高二年段下学期第一次月考英语试卷

高二年段下学期第一次月考英语试卷

考试时间：120分钟满分:150分

第I卷

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选

出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小

题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1、Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

A.Athome.B.Atarestaurant.C.Atagrocery.

2、Whydoesn'tthewomantaketheman'sumbrella?

A.Becauseitisn'trainingnow.B.Becauseshehasacar.

C.Becauseshehasanumbrella.

3、Howmanysubjectshasthewomanpassed?

A.Eleven.B.NineC.Two

4、Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

A.ThemansuggestsshetellJoanaboutthemeetingduringlunch.

B.ThemansuggestsshecallJoanatlunch.

C.ThemansuggestsshemeetJoanthisafternoon.

5、WhatdoweknowaboutMaryandherson?

A.Shedoesn'twanthersontogethurt.

B.Shewantshersontoplayball.

C.Shedoesn'tcareaboutherson.

第二节听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C

三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读

各小题,每小题5秒钟；听完后,每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独自读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。

6、Wherearethemagazines?

A.Onthedesk.B.Onthecoffeetable.C.Ontheshelf.

7、Howlongdoesittakethemantogethishaircut?

A.Thirtyminutes.B.Fortyminutes.C.Fiftyminutes.

8、Howmuchdoesthemassagecostonce?

A.10yuan.B.50yuan.C.100yuan.

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9、Whoistheman?

A.Anadvisor.B.Apatient.C.Thewoman'sfriend.

10、Whywon'tthemancometothecliniconWednesday?

A.Becausetheclinicwillbeclosed.

B.Becausehewon'thavetime.

C.BecauseDr.Miltonwon'tbeinoffice.

11、Whenistheclinicopen?

A.OnweekdaysexceptThursday.

B.Monday由roughFriday.

C.Duringthewholeweek.

听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12、Whenarethestudentssupposedtogetout?

A.Atten.B.Attenpastten.C.Attwentypastten.

13、Whydon'tthestudentstalktotheirmathsteacher?

A.Becausetheydon'tmindtheman'sbeinglate.

B.Becausetheydon'twanttohurttheteacher.

C.Becausetheyprefertolearnmoremaths.

14、Whatisthemanmostlikelytodonext?

A.Talktothemathsteacher.

B.Remainsilentabouttheproblem.

C.Followthemathsteacher'sadvice.

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15、Whatwillthewomanneedtodonextweek?

A.Finishareport.B.Finishthetermpapers.C.Haveherlastexam.

16、Whichofthefollowingistrueabouttheexhibition?

A.Itisabouttraditionalart.

B.ItwasinLosAngeleslastsummer.

C.ItwillgotoLosAngelesnextweek.

17、Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

A.Thewomanknowslittleabouttraditionalart.

B.Themanisamodernartist.

C.Thetwospeakerswillgototheexhibitiontomorrow.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18、Whatdeterminesthemeaningsoffacialexpression?

A.Contextsandrelationships.B.Placesandrelationships.C.Backgroundsandcontexts.

19、Whatcan'tbeexpressedbyraisingtheeyebrows?

A.Surprise.B.Joy.C.Disbelief.

20、Whatdoesawinkgiventoafriendmean?

A.Iwilltellyouasecret.

B.Tmjustplayingajokeonyou.

C.Iwanttomakefriendswithyou.

第二部分单项选择（共15小题，每题1分，共15分）

1.—Haveyoubeenwastingtimeoncomputergamesagain?

—.I'vebeenstudyingalotandIneedabreak.

A.NowayB.NotreallyC.Idon'tagreeD.Icouldn'tagreemore

2.Peopleusuallyfinditeasytogetonwellwiththeirfriendsiftheyareinbackgrounds

andtastes.

A.likelyB.likeC.familiarD.alike

3.Manypeopleinthecitythemayorhavingbrokenhiswords.

A.charged;forB.accused;ofC.blamed;ofD.rewarded;with

4.Manyfamousliteraryworksarebeyondourthefirsttimewereadthem.

A.connectionB.comprehensionC.associationD.satisfaction

5.YoumayfindoutmoreinformationaboutAustraliannativesthroughtheInternet.

A.ifpossibleB.ifnecessaryC.ifanythingD.ifever

6.InsomepartsofLondon,missingabusmeansforanotherhour.

A.waitingB.towaitC.waitD.tobewaiting

7.—Doyouthinkhewouldhavegivenyouahandinyourtimeoffinancialdifficulty?

一Heifhehadknownaboutit.Weareverygoodfriends.

A.musthaveB.can'thaveC.wouldhaveD.shouldhave

8.—Sorry,theticketshavealreadybeensoldout.

一Really?MaybeIalittleearlier.

A.shouldcomeB.shouldhavecomeC.couldhavecomeD.musthavecome

9.Theseproblemsmayleadtomoreseriousonesifunsolved.

A.toleaveB.tobeleftC.leftD.leaving

10.Itwasinthebeautifulparkwaslocatedbytheseawefirstmetournew

Chineseteacher.

A.where;thatB.which;whichC.that;由atD.which;where

11.,theideaofhavingtoworkunderawomandefeatedhim.

A.WantingthejobverymuchB.Althoughwantingthejobbadly

C.ThoughhewantedthejobverymuchD.Hewantedthejobbadly

12.Heaskedme.

A.amIaPartymemberoraLeaguemember

B.wasIaPartymemberoraLeaguemember

C.ifIwasaPartymemberoraLeaguemember

D.whetherwasIaPartymemberoraLeaguemember.

13.ofdangerinthestreetatnight,shehadtogohome,withafriendher.

A.Warned,followedB.Warning,following

C.Havingwarned,followingD.Havingbeenwarned,following

14.MothermadeapromiseIpassedthecollegeentranceexamination,shewouldbuy

meaniphone4.

A.thatB.ifthatC.thatifD.thatwhether

15.It'sbelievedthattheharderyouwork,.

A.thebetteryouwillgetresultB.youwillgetbetterresult

C.abetterresultyouwillgetD.thebetterresultyouwillget

第三部分完形填空（共20题，每题1.5分，共30分）

God'sCoffee

Agroupofclassfriends,highlyestablishedintheircareers,gottogethertovisittheirold

universityprofessor.Conversationsoon36intocomplaintsaboutstressinworkandlife.

Offeringhisguestscoffee,theprofessorwenttothe37andreturnedwithalargepotof

coffeeandacoupleof38—porcelain,plastic,glass,crystal,some39,someexpensive,

somenice-looking—tellingthemto40themselvestothecoffee.

Whenallthestudentshadacupofcoffeein41,theprofessorsaid:<6Ifyounoticed,allthe

nice-lookingandexpensivecupsweretakenup,42behindtheplainandcheapones.Whileitis

normalforyouto43onlythebestforyourselves,thatisthe44ofyourproblemsandstress.

Beassuredthatthecupitself45noqualitytothecoffee.Inmostcasesitisjustmoreexpensive

andinsomecasesevenhideswhatwedrink.46allofyoureallywantedwascoffee,notthecup,

butyou47wentforthebestcups...Andthenyoubegan48eachother'scups.Nowconsider

this:Lifeisthe49;thejobs,moneyandpositioninsocietyarethecups.Theyarejusttoolsto

holdandcontainlife,andthetypeofcupwehavedoesnotdefine,50changethequalityoflife

we51.Sometimes,byconcentratingonlyonthecup,we52toenjoythecoffeeGod

has53us.Godbrewsthecoffee,notthecups...Enjoyyourcoffee!”

Thehappiestpeopledon'thavethebestofeverything.Theyjust54thebestofeverything.

Livesimply.Lovegenerously.Caredeeply.Speakkindly.Leavethe55toGod.

36.A.stoppedB.lookedC.grewD.turned

37.A.living-roomB.waiting-roomC.bedroomD.kitchen

38.A.cupsB.pansC.bowlsD.bottles

39.A.plainB.cleanC.uglyD.fine

40.A.devoteB.helpC.consultD.enjoy

41.A.stomachB.handC.mindD.mouth

42.A.fallingB.leavingC.hidingD.keeping

43.A.hopeB.wishC.needD.want

44.A.sourceB.guidanceC.summaryD.section

45.A.adaptsB.putsC.addsD.applies

46.A.AsB.WhatC.ThatD.Which

47.A.consciouslyB.appropriatelyC.entirelyD.accurately

48.A.lookingB.glaringC.eyeingD.glancing

49.A.teaB.waterC.wineD.coffee

50.A.orB.andC.norD.but

51.A.spendB.liveC.hateD.love

52.A.failB.succeedC.tendD.manage

53.A.shownB.takenC.sentD.provided

54.A.keepB.takeC.makeD.hold

55.A.complexB.remainsC.restD.complaints

第四部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）

A

TheFestivalofCultures（August11-14）

CityPark

TheFestivalofCulturesisanannualeventtocelebratethewiderangeofculturesfoundin

ourgreatstate.Peoplerepresenting40culturalgroupswillsharetheirtraditionsandcustoms.Here

arejustafewofthefestivafsmanyactivities.

Crafts（手工）：SeethefineartofbasketweavingfromVietnamandZimbabwe.Watchthe

delicateartofmakingpaperumbrellasfromThailandandthedecorativecraftofpaperlpicado,or

papercutting,fromMexico.Allcraftdemonstrationsprovideafirsthandviewofhowthingsare

made.Youwillappreciatetheprocessinvolvedinmakingtheseproducts.

MusicandDance:Experiencemusicalinstrumentsthatyouhaveneverheardbefore.

ListeningtothemusicofashofromJapan,abull-roarerfromAustralia,asitarfromIndia,anda

chakayfromTailand.Youwillalsobeentertainedbyfolkdancesfromaroundtheworld,suchas

thetroikafromRussiaandthemayimfromIsrael.From1:00P.M.to3:00P.M.onAugust14,

specialfolk-dancingclassesfbrchildrenwillbeoffered.Childrenranginginagefrom6-8can

learnthekinderpolkafromGermany.Childrenranginginagefrom9-12canlearntheraspa

fromMexico.

Storytelling:Listenforhoursasprofessionalstorytellerscharmyouwithinterestingtales.

Fables,folktales,andballadsfromvariouscountrieswillbetold.Bypopulardemand,Gwendolyn

Washington,afamousAfricanAmericanstoryteller,isback.

Food:Enjoyirresistiblefoodsfromothercountries,suchasgyrosfromGreece,seafood

paellafromSpain,crepesfromFrance,andtandoorichickenfromIndia.Thesetastydisheswillbe

difficulttopassup.

TicketsAugust14

Adults$3

Ages13-18$2

Ages12andunderFree

TicketsAugust11-13

Adults$3

Ages13-18$2

Ages6-12$1

Ages6andunderFree

56.WhichofthefollowingarefromMexico?

A.Thepapercuttingandtroika.B.Thekinderpolkaandsitar.

C.Thepaper!picadoandtheraspo.D.Themayimmayimandthegyros.

57.Afamilywithtwochildrenattheageof8and16aregoingtothefestivalonAugust12.How

muchmoneywilltheypayforthefestival?

A.$5.B.$6.C.$8.D.$9.

58.Whatdoweknowaboutthefestival?

A.Childrenwillhaveachancetolearndifferentfolk-dancing.

B.StorytellerGwendolynisinvitedtothefestivalfbrthefirsttime.

C.Peoplewillbeofferedopportunitiestoplaymusicalinstruments.

D.Visitorscanmakepaperumbrellasfromtheirfirst-handexperience.

59.What'sthepurposeofwritingthispassage?

A.ToadvertisefortheWorldMarketplace.

B.Tointroduceawiderangeofculturaltraditions.

C.Toexplainthegreatsignificanceofpopularizingthefestival.

D.TopersuadereaderstoattendthefestivalheldintheCityPark.

B

RodneyMace,35,ismarriedwithtwoyoungchildren,andisapart-timeteacherofhistory,44I

amconstantlysurprisedbyotherpeople'ssurprise,whentheycometothehouseandseeme

cleaningafloororhangingoutthewashing.Theireyesopenwideatthesightofit!Muchofthe

commentcomesfrommen.ButIamevenmoresurprisedatthenumberofwomenwhocomment

too.”

HiswifeJane,anOxfordgraduateinmodernlanguages,hasademandingfull-timejob.

SheisdirectoroftheCambridgeHouseliteracyscheme（扫盲计戈U）foradultsinSouthLondon.

HerworkingweekinvolvesseveraleveningsandSaturdays,andatthesetimesherhusbandisin

chargeofhomeandfamily.Apartfromthis,theysharehouseholdjobsandemploya

child-minderfortheafternoons.Thisenableshimtoteachtwodaysaweekandtodowhathe

considershisprincipalwork:writing.Hehaswrittenseveralbooksandspendsmuchofhistime

intheMuseumReadingRoom,cyclingtherefromhishomeinBrixton.

PeopleasktheMacesiftheythinktheirchildrenmissthem.Onecanarguethatsatisfied

parentsgenerallyhavesatisfiedchildren,butinanycasetheMacesarecarefultosparetimeand

energytoplaywiththeirchildren."Andtheyhavenowdevelopedrelationshipswithother

adultsandchildren.

Before,RodneyMaceworkedfull-timeandJaneonlypart-time.Then18monthsago,the

directoroftheliteracyschemeleft."ItseemstomethatJanewasverywellsuitedtodothisjob.

Shewasverydoubtfulaboutit.ButIaskedhertoapply.Shedid,andshegotit."JaneMacesays

thatsheneededthisencouragement,assomanywomendo.

Didhismaleego（男性自我意识）sufferfromthechange-over?Nothinglikethatoccurred.

Buthestillseemsamazedatthewayitchangedhisthinking.feltthatwewerefinallygoingto

bepartners.Ifeltenormousrelief,Iwasn'tavoidingresponsibility,butchangingit.Our

relationshipissomuchbetternow.Ithasbeenachangeforthegoodforbothofus-thinkforall

ofus,ineveryaspectofourlives.Icannotoveremphasize（过高强调）that:ineveryaspect,I

thinkitisnecessarythatthewomanworks.Theideaofequalpartnershipisanillusionifone

partnerdoesn'twork.

60.Thearticleisaboutacouplewhosemarriedlifeishappierbecause.

A.theyhaveatrulyequalpartnershipB.thehusbandenjoysstayingathome

C.theyearnmoremoneyD.thewifehasafull-timejob

61.Janefinallydecidedtoapplyforherpresentjobbecause.

A.shethoughtshehadbetterqualificationthanothers

B.herhusbandhadpersuadedherto

C.itwasverywellpaid

D.someofherfriendsencouragedherto

62.Wecaninferfromthispassagethatachange-overofrolesinthefamily.

A.isquitenecessaryinmodernlife

B.isprobablybasedonsomepracticalreasons

C.aimsmainlyatacompleteliberationofwomen

D.showswomenarenotnecessarilyinferior（低下）tomen

63.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.MostEnglishmenthinkthatahusbandshoulddomorehouseworkthanawife.

B.InLondonthetraditionalideaaboutthesexroleathomehasbeencompletelychanged.

C.ManyEnglishmenandEnglishwomenstillbelievethatwomenaremainlyinchargeofhomeand

family.

D.Englishpeoplebelievethatmenshouldtakemoreresponsibilitiesforhousework.

C

Apopularsayinggoes,“Sticksandstonesmaybreakmybones,butwordswillneverhurt

me.^^However,that'snotreallytrue.Wordshavethepowertobuildusuportearusdown.It

doesn'tmatterifthewordscomefromsomeoneelseorourselves——thepositiveandnegative

effectsarejustaslasting.

Wealltalktoourselvessometimes.We'reusuallytooembarrassedtoadmitit,though.Infact,

wereallyshouldn'tbebecausemoreandmoreexpertsbelievetalkingtoourselvesoutloudisa

healthyhabit.

This”self・talk“helpsusmotivateourselves,rememberthings,solveproblems,andcalm

ourselvesdown.Beaware,though,thatasmuchas77%ofself-talktendstobenegative.Soin

ordertostaypositive,weshouldonlyspeakwordsofencouragementtoourselves.Weshouldalso

bequicklogiveourselvesapalonIheback.Thenexttimeyoufinishaproject,dowellinatest,

orfinallycleanyourroom,joinmeinsaying“Goodjob!”

Often,wordscomeoutofourmouthswithoutusthinkingabouttheeffecttheywillhave.But

weshouldbeawarethatourwordscausecertainresponsesinothers.Forexample,whenreturning

anitemtoastore,wemightusewarm,friendlylanguageduringtheexchange.Andtheclerkwill

probablyrespondinasimilarmanner.Orharshandcriticallanguagewillmostlikelycausethe

clerktobedefensive.

Wordspossesspowerbecauseoftheirlastingeffect.Manyofusregretsomethingweoncesaid.

Andwerememberunkindwordssaidtous!Beforespeaking,weshouldalwaysaskourselvesIsit

true?Isitloving?Isitneeded?Ifwhatwewanttosaydoesn'tpassthistest,thenit'sbetterleft

unsaid.

Wordspossesspower:bothpositiveandnegative.Thosearoundusreceiveencouragement

whenwespeakpositively.Wecanofferhope,buildself-esteemandmotivateotherstodotheir

best.Negativewordsdestroyallthosethings.Willweuseourwordstohurtortoheal?Thechoice

isours.

64.Themainideaofthefirstparagraphisthat.

A.notsticksandstonesbutwordswillhurtus

B.inspiringwordsgiveusconfidence

C.negativewordsmayletusdown

D.wordshavealastingeffectonus

65.Thereisnosenseforustofeelembarrassedwhenwetalktoourselvesbecause.

A.almosteverybodyhasthehabitoftalkingtothemselves

B.wecanbenefitfromtalkingtoourselves

C.talkingtoourselvesalwaysgivesuscourage

D.itdoesnoharmtohave“seUalk“whenwearealone

66.Theunderlinedpartinthethirdparagraphmeansthatweshouldalsotimely__.

A.praiseourselvesB.remindourselves

C.makeourselvesrelaxedD.giveourselvesamusement

67.Theauthorwouldprobablyholdtheviewthat.

A.encouragingwordsaresuretoleadtokindoften

B.negativewordsmaystimulateustomakemoreprogress

C.peopletendtorememberfriendlywords

D.itisbettertothinktwicebeforetalkingtoothers

D

Wouldyouliketobeakingorqueen?Tohavepeoplewaitingonyourhandandfoot?

ManyAmericansexperiencethisroyaltreatmenteveryday.How?Bybeingcustomers.The

Americanideaofcustomerserviceistomakeeachcustomerthecenterofattention.Needproof?

Justlistentothecommercials.MostofthemsoundliketheMcDonald'sad:"Wedoitallforyou.”

Actually,notallstoresinAmericarollouttheredcarpetfortheircustomers.Butwhereveryougo,

goodcustomerservicemeansmakingcustomersfeelspecial.Peoplegoingshopping

inAmericacanexpecttobetreatedwithrespectfromtheverybeginning.

Mostplacesdon'thavea''furniturestreet"ora"computerroad,,whichallowyouto

comparepriceseasily.Instead,peopleoften“lettheirfingersdothewalking55throughthestorehot

lines.Fromthefirst“hello"，customersreceiveasatisfyingresponsetotheirquestions.Thisinitial

contactcanhelpthemdecidewheretoshop.

Whencustomersgettothestore,theyaretreatedashonoredguests.Customersdon'tusually

findstoreclerkssittingaroundwatchingTVorplayingcards.Instead,theclerksgreetthem

warmlyandoffertohelpthemfindwhattheywant.Inmoststores,theclearsignsthatlabeleach

departmentmakeshoppingabreeze.Customersusuallydon'thavetoaskhowmuchitemscost,

sincepricesareclearlymarked.Andunlessthey'reatafleamarketorayardsale,theydon't

bothertryingtobargain.

Whencustomersarereadytocheckout,theyfindthenearestandshortestcheckoutlane.But

asMurphy'sLawwouldhaveit,whicheverlanetheygetin,alltheotherlaneswillmovefaster.

Goodstoresopennewcheckoutlaneswhenthelanesgettoolong.Someevenofferexpresslanes

forcustomerswith10itemsorless.Aftertheypayfortheirpurchases,customersreceiveasmile

andawarm“thankyou”fromtheclerk.Manystoresevenallowcustomerstotaketheirshopping

cartsouttotheparkinglot.Thatway,theydon9thavetocarryheavybagsouttothecar.

68.IntheUSA,whatmayyoudoatfirstifyouwanttodosomeshopping?

A.Tovisitaprofessionalstreetwithlotsofsimilarstores.

B.Tocomparepricesinmanyshopsinthesamestreet.

C.Tomakephonecallsandgetbettershoppingchoices.

D.Toreceiveothercustomers9answerstothequestions.

69.Theunderlinedwords"abreeze"inPara.3mostprobablymeans.

A.aneasyjobB.atroubleC.afunnythingD.aboringtask

70.WhichofthefollowingsshowsAmericanstoresofferconveniencetocustomers?

A.Thestoreclerksdon'tusuallysitaroundwatchingTVorplayingcards.

B.Somestoresofferpricebargaintothecustomerslikeayardsale.

C.Theclerksgivecustomersasmileandawarm“thankyou”afterpaying.

D.Somestoresopennewcheckoutlaneswhenthelanesarecrowded.

71.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthispassage?

A.CustomerServiceinAmericaB.ExcellentStoresinAmerica

C.ShoppingRulesinAmericaD.BeingKingorQueeninAmerica

E

“Westartedasagroupoffriendswiththesameproblem:difficultyinourpersonallifeto

manageourtime,beingalwaysinahurry."ThisthoughtwasrecentlyofferedbyBrunotoexplain

theoriginofTheArtofLivingSlowly,anorganizationthathefoundedtwoyearsago,withhis

wife,Ella.

BrunoandEllasaidtheydecidedtodrawmorepeople'sattentiontotheoverlookedidea

that"Timeiswealth."OnFebruary19,lastyear,theycreatedanewholiday,thefirstGlobalDay

ofSlowLiving.Despiteitsambitiousname,theeventwaslimitedalmostentirelytoItaly,where

thecouplearrangedanumberofevents:areversebicycleraceinwhichthelastriderwasdeclared

thewinner;anafternoonofgrandfathersreadingpoetrytochildren.etc.

OneMondayinlateFebruary,2008,thecouplestagedaNewYorkversionoftheDayofSlow

Living.€€IthastobeaMonday,theworstdaytotrytoslowdown."Brunoexplained.Brunowas

wearingapolicecap,mirroredsunglasses,andasandwichboardstating,"Caution!Speed-walking

cameraisinaction!,5Heflaggeddownpassers-byandhandedthempostcardsprintedwith

fourteen"slowmandments."Forexample,No4:Writeyourtextmessageonyourcellphonewith

nosymbolsandgetinthehabitofstartingwith"Dear...”No.7:Avoidbeingsobusythatyou

don'thavetimeforyourself.Brunotoldthepassers-bytoreadthemonceadayandkeepthe

doctoraway.

Manysaid,t4Ican'tdothis.NewYorkistoofast79Brunoadmitted.Butmanystopped,they

readandsaid.uThisoneisgoodfbrme,becausetryingtoslowdownisliketryingtostop

smoking.^^

Whenaskedaboutth