湖北省枣阳市高级中学2017-2018学年高二下学期4月月考试题英语

湖北省枣阳市高级中学20172018学年高二年级下学期4月月考英语试题(全卷满分150分，考试用时120分钟)第I卷（共100分）第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上.录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转写到答题卡上。（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）Whatisthewomangoingtodo?A.Buyacar B.Drawsomemoney C.PickuphergrandmaWhatdoesthewomanneedtobuyforskiing?A.Gloves B.Ascarf C.SunglassesWhenisthemangoingtogetmarried?A.OnJuly30th B.OnJune30th C.OnMay3rd.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthestudioapartment?A.Itisold. B.Itissmall. C.Itisexpensive.Whydoesthemanhavemuchcoffee？A.Heissleepy. B.Heisthirsty. C.Heisaddicted. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）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，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Ateacher. B.Aphoto. C.Anouting.WhatdoesthegirlsayaboutherEnglishteacher?A.Shewearsglasses.B.Sheisnotstrict. C.Sheispopular.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。Whatdoesthewomanwantthemantodo？A.Teachhertousethephone. B.Helpherwithherwork. C.Lendherhisphone.9.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Husbandandwife. B.Coworkers. C.Salesmanandcustomer.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Howmuchistheadultticketforthephotographyexhibitionsonly?A.£10 B.£5 C.£6 11.WhereistheHillsideGallery?A.OnGardeniaRoad.B.BesidetheTownSquare .C.OnFlowerStreet. Howwillthewomangotothegallery?A.Bybus. B.Bysubway. C.Bycar.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Wheredidthewomangetherinformationabout“smart”cars?A.Fromamagazinearticle.B.FromaTVprogramme.C.Fromanewspaperreport.14.Whatisthepurposeofthevoiceon“smart”cars?A.Towarnthedriverofdangers.B.Toexplaintrafficrules.C.Togivedirections.15.Whatdoesthemanimply(暗示)abouthisbrother?A.Heownsa“smart”car.B.Hehasagoodsenseofdirection.C.Hedoesn’tknowthewaytothewoman’shouse?16.Whywasthemandelayed(推迟)onhiswaytothewoman’shouse?A.Heranoutofgas.B.Hegotlost.C.Hemetwithanaccident.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.WheredidGandhi(甘地)studylaw?A.InPorbandar. B.InBombay. C.InLondon.18.WhatwasGandhi’sdreambefore1947?A.LivinginSouthAfrica.B.Beingtheleaderofapoliticalparty.C.GainingIndia’sindependence.19.WhatcanwelearnaboutGandhi?A.Heneverfollowedotherpoliticians’methodsinhisfight.B.Heoncefoughtforblackpeople’srightsinSouthAfrica.C.Hedidn’tfightforIndianpeople’srightsuntilreturningtoIndia.20.WhatmakesGandhiremainaninspirationtopeople?A.Hisdreamoffreedom.B.Hisstrongbeliefs.C.Hispoliticalpower.第二部分阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）第二部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。AStressisaninevitablepartofabusyandmodernlife.Timeandtimeagain,weseepeoplefeelingoverwhelmedbecauseofstress.Butafteryearsofbeingdosedupbydoctorsandseekingsolutionsontheselfhelpshelves,canmostmonplaintsbecuredthroughyournextholiday?Thefestivaldoctorwillseeyounow.plaintPrescription(处方)Dosage(剂量)GuiltyRestartyourselfattheWanderlustFestivalAweekendatanyWanderlustFestivalshouldrestrainsomeoftheshameyouarefeeling.Emptyyourmindwithmeditation(冥想)sessionsinthemountainsofAmericaoradjustyourfeelingswithasoundbathinSantiago,Chile.SadAhealthydoseoflaughteratJustforLaughsinMontreal,Havefunatthelargestedyfestival,whichattractsmorethantwomillionhahahunterseverysummer.Apartfrom250edyacts,therewillbewalkabouttheater,circusactsandlotsofnewedyfilmstomakeyoulaughtotears.OverthinkingGetnourishingfoodforyourthoughtattheU.K.’sHowtheLightGetsIninMay.Spendaweekorsointhepanyoflikemindedindividualsandyouwillseeyouarenottheonlyoneoverthinkingthings.Theworld’slargestphilosophyfestival,heldinHareousWye,willhavetalks,debatesandclassesonculture,philosophy,politics,artandscience.HeartbrokenFindoneofyourfavoritefishintheseaatIreland’sMatchmakingFestivalinJune.AweekatLiverpool’sMatchmakingFestivalcouldbeachoiceasIreland’smythicalmatchmakershavebeenpairingloverstogetherforcenturies.TrytofindWillieDally,afourthgenerationmatchmaker,foryourbestchanceofeverlastinglove.Thosewhotouchhisluckybookaresaidtofallinloveandmarrywithinsixmonths.21.WhencelebratingthefestivalJustforLaughs,youwill________.A.havediscussionsonthemeaningoflife B.laughtotearsbywatchingedyfilmsC.emptyyourmindwithmeditationsessions D.bethrilledandyourdepressionwillberemoved22.Ifyouarethinkingtoomuchaboutwork,youcanspendafewdaysat________.A.JustforLaughs B.theWanderlustFestivalC.HowtheLightGetsIn D.Ireland’sMatchmakingFestival23.Accordingtothepassage,wecanlearnthatthefestivaldoctorspecializesin________.A.treatingpeoplefallingillduringfestivals B.offeringacurethroughthefestivalformC.celebratingthefestivalswiththepatients D.listeningtopeople’splaintsduringfestivalsB Thosewhofindthemselveseasilydistracted(分散注意力)atworkmaybeintellectually(智力上地)superiortotheircolleagues,accordingtoresearch.Intelligentworkersmayhavedifficultyconcentratingduetothevastnumberofcleverideaspoppingintotheirgiftedbrains. BostjanLjubic,vicepresidentofSteelcase,aworkplacesolutionspanythatanalyzedthefindingsofneuroscientists(神经学家)andcognitive(认知的)researchers,said,“Employersarealwaysonthelookoutforthebrightestpeopleavailable.However,thedifficultytoundertakemultipletasksanddistractionsintheofficeaffectsmartpeopleinthesamewayaseveryoneelse,ifnotmore.Thesmartestpeoplemayfinditmoredifficulttodecidewhichideastoprioritize(区分优先次序)withdistractionleadingtoafeelingofinabilitytodealwiththeworkasawhole.Thesmartestbrainscanfinallyfallshortoftheirownexpectedpotential,aswellasfailingtoliveuptotheiremployers’hopes.” Nearlyhalfofmorethan10,000workers,surveyedin17countries,saidtheystruggledtoconcentrateintheoffice,accordingtoahealthstudybySteelcase.Increasedaccesstotechnologyhasbeenconsideredasapossiblereasonforthislackoffocus.ResearchfromGlobalWebIndexsaystheaveragetimespentonmobiledeviceshasincreasedby200percentsince2012,whiletheaveragesmartphoneuserintheUKcheckstheirphone221timeseverydayandtheaverageofficeworkercheckstheiremailaround30timesanhour.TheUniversityofCaliforniasuggeststhattheaverageofficeworkerisinterruptedordistractedeverythreeminutes. MrLjubicsaid,“Thewaysinwhichweworkarechangingmorerapidlythaneverbeforeandthebrainisbeingsubjectedtostressesanddistractionswhichcanleadtooverloadandstatisticsshowthatdistractionsintheworkplaceareontherise.”24.Thepurposeofthetextistotellreaders________.A.manyemployersarelookingforcleverworkers B.officeworkersspendmoretimeoncellphonesC.intelligentworkersaremoreeasilydistracted D.distractionsintheworkplaceareontherise25.Intelligentworkerscannotconcentrateeasilyprobablybecause________.A.theyshouldbecarefulabouttheirwork B.theyareingupwithlotsofgreatideasC.theymustkeepaneyeontheircolleagues D.theyareafraidtheycan’tdotheirworkwell26.AccordingtoBostjanLjubic,thebrightestpeople________.A.can’tgainsatisfactionintheirjob B.alwaysfailtofindawellpaidjobC.can’tnecessarilyworkbetterthanothers D.canmoreeasilymeettheiremployers’needs27.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothelastparagraph?A.Distractionscandamageofficeworkers’brain.B.Officeworkersaretryingtogetridofdistractions.C.Distractionsleadtoworkers’stressanddissatisfaction.D.Distractionsinworkplaceswillbeemoreserious.C TheBikeExperienceisacharitythatteachesandadvisesmotorcyclistswhohavebeendisabledhowtheycanrideagain,throughtheprovisionofanadaptedandmodifiedmotorcycle,whichwillallowthemtorideinasafeenvironmentusingalogicalstepbystepprocess. TheBikeExperiencewasformedinApril,2011,astherewasnoprojectinexistencethattaughtdisabledmotorcyclistshowtoride. Overaperiodoffiveyears,theinitialideahasbeearegisteredcharity.Over75disabledmotorcyclistshavelearnedtorideagainandtheconcepthasstartedtoinfluencethemotorsportworld. InMarch,2003,TalanSkeelsPiggins,thefounderofthecharity,wasknockedoffhismotorcycleandthrownunderthepathoftheoningtraffic.Theaccidentlefthimparalyzed(瘫痪的)fromthechestdownandhethoughthewouldneverrideamotorcycleagain.Eightyearslater,TalanwasbackridingamotorbikeonUKtrackdaysandfelttheimportanceofteachingothershowtodothesame.Talansays,“WhenIamriding,Idonotfeeldisabled.Ifeelfreefrommywheelchair,andIenjoythesenseofexcitementandindependencejustasIusedto.Gettingtothispointhasbeenastruggle,butithasbeenworthit.Iwantedtohelpotherdisabledmotorcyclistshavethefantasticfeelingofbeingbackonabike,withoutthefallsandsetbacksIsuffered,soTheBikeExperienceCharitywasestablished. Inadditiontogettingridersbackontwowheels?TheBikeExperienceCharityaimsto： •Helptheindividualswhotakepartdevelopapositiveattitude.Increaseeachclient’sselfconfidenceandselfbeliefsothattheycanlookforwardtotherestoftheirlifewithrefocusedenergy,motivationandinspiration. •Adviseparticipantshowtobuytheirownbike,adaptitandrideindependentlyandsafely. •Improvetheparticipant’sphysicalhealth,balance,coordination,strengthandstamina(耐力). •Bringtogetherablebodiedanddisabledpeoplesothatboundariesarebrokendownandmythsofdisabilityaredeconstructed. •Evolveattitudesinthemotorcyclingworldsothatdisabledpeople’sridingmotorcyclescanbeconsideredpossible,feasibleandacceptable.28.TheBikeExperienceCharity________.A.hasbeenraisingmoneyforthedisabled B.hashelpedmorethan750disabledpeopleC.providesspecialmotorcyclesforthedisabled D.establishesnewrulesforthemotorsportworld29.Asthefounderofthecharity,Talan________.A.hasbeenfreefromawheelchair B.wasonceknockeddownbyamotorcycleC.spenteightyearsestablishingthecharity D.wasunabletowalkaftertheaccident30.Thecharity’saimssuggestthecharity________.A.constructsthemythsofdisability B.helpsdisabledpeoplemakealivingC.placesimportanceonphysicalhealth D.makestheimpossibleseempossible31. Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A.TointroduceTheBikeExperienceCharity. B.Toadvisethedisabledtoridemotorcycles.C.Toencouragethedisabledtoliveindependently.D.Totellusasuccessfulstoryofadisabledperson.DChickenfeathersareuseful,andnotjusttochickens.Somegointopillows,coatsandotherproducts.Butcountlesschickenfeathersgotowaste. IntheUnitedStates,billionsofchickensareproducedyearly.Mostoftheirfeathersarethrownaway.Butinsteadofendingupinlandfills(废物埋填地),somefeatherscouldfindafutureinplastics. ScientistsintheWashingtonareahavebeenworkingwithkeratin,themainsubstance(物质)inchickenfeathers.Oneoftheproductstheyhavedevelopedisaflowerpotwhichmaylooklikeotherflowerpots,butthecontainerbreaksdownintheearthwithinonetofiveyears.Andasitbreaksdown,itreleasesnitrogen(氮)intothesoil. TheenvironmentallyfriendlyflowerpotistheworkoftworesearchersWalterSchmidtandMasudHuda.WalterSchmidthasbeenworkingtofindusesforchickenfeatherssincethe1990s.Progressin2002showedthatplasticmadefromfeatherscouldbeformedlikeotherplastics. Hesaysfeathersaremuchstrongerandlastlongerthananotherplantmaterial,cellulose(纤维素).“Feathersareabouteighttimesasstrongascellulose.Bydesign,feathersarestronganddurable(耐用的).” WalterSchmidtalsopointsoutthattraditionalflowerpotscanlastmuchlonger.Buthewondersifthereisreallyaneed.Hesaysmostflowerpotsareneverreused. “Whywouldyouwantaplasticthatyouuseforayeartolastfortwohundredyears?Itmakesnosense.Youwanttomatchtheproductwiththeuse,”hesays.WalterSchmidtandMasudHudaarenowaddinganotherchickenproducttotheirflowerpots—chickenwaste.Thewastewilladdmorenutrientstothesoilasthepotbreaksdown.Thescientistssaytheyhopetheirflowerpotwillbeonthemarketinayearortwo.32.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?A.Scientistsfindnewusesforchickenfeathers.B.Anewkindofflowerpotwillbeonthemarket.C.Chickenfeathersarenotonlyusefultochickens.D.BillionsofchickensareproducedyearlyintheUS.33.FromParagraph2weknowthat_____.A.theUSproducesthemostchickensaroundtheworldB.allchickenfeatherswillbemadeintoplasticsinthefutureC.mostchickenfeathersarenotmadeuseofintheUSatpresentD.chickenfeatherswillnolongerbetakentolandfillsquitesoon34.Whichofthefollowingisthemainfeatureofthenewflowerpot?A.Itismadefromwaste.B.Itlooksquitedifferent.C.Itcanbeusedforyears.D.Itisenvironmentallyfriendly.35.WalterSchmidtmostprobablythinks_____.A.peopleshouldreusethesameflowerpotB.itisunnecessaryforaflowerpottolastlongC.nowadaysmostproductsdon’tmatchtheiruseD.peopleprefertobuyflowerpotswhichlastlong第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空格的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Nowadays,it'shardtosayexactlywhyyoulikesomeone.Scientistshavespentyearstryingtodiscovertheexactfactorsthatdrawonepersontoanother.Below,we'velistedsomeoftheirmostinterestingfindings.Youcanreadonforinsights(深入了解).36pliment(称赞)otherpeoplePeoplewillassociatetheadjectivesyouusetodescribeotherpeoplewithyourpersonality.Thisphenomenoniscalledspontaneoustraittransference(自发特征迁移).37Ifyoudescribesomeoneelseasgenuineandkind,peoplewillalsoassociateyouwiththosequalities.Thereverse(相反)isalsotrue:Ifyouareconstantlytrashingpeoplebehindtheirbacks,yourfriendswillstarttoassociatethenegativequalitieswithyouaswell.Emphasize（强调）sharedvalue38Thisisknownasthesimilarityattractioneffect.AccordingtoaclassicstudybyTheodoreNewb,Newbmeasuredhissubjects'attitudesonsometopicswhichmaycausealotofdisagreementinhisexperiment,suchassexandpolitics,andthenputtheminahousetolivetogether.Bytheendoftheirstay,thesubjectslikedtheirhousematesmorewhentheyhadsimilarattitudesaboutthetopicsmeasured.CopytheirbehaviorsThisstrategy（策略）iscalledmirroring.39Whentalkingtosomeone,trycopyingtheirbodylanguage,gestures,andfacialexpressions.In1999,NewYorkUniversityresearchersfoundthatpeopleweremorelikelytoliketheirpartnerwhentheirpartnerhadbeenmimicking(模仿)theirbehavior.DisplayasenseofhumorResearchfromCaliforniaStateUniversityfoundthat,regardlessofwhetherpeoplewerethinkingabouttheiridealfriendorromanticpartner,asenseofhumorwasreallyimportant.Infact,thestudysuggestedthatparticipatinginahumoroustaskcanincreaseromanticattraction.A.Theywillpresentyourcurrentfriendshipsinanewlight.B.Usehumorwhenyou'refirstgettingtoknowsomeone.C.Everyonehassomethinginmonwithotherpeople.D.Itinvolvessubtlymimickinganotherperson'sbehavior.E.Peoplearemoreattractedtothosewhoaresimilartothem.F.Trytolearnsomebasicstrategiesandskillsofmunication.G.Whateveryousayaboutotherpeopleinfluenceshowpeopleseeyou.第三部分完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Ayoungmanappliedforajobasatelegraph(电报)operator.Heanswereda(n)41inthenewspaperandwenttothetelegraphofficetoattendaninterview.42heknewmuchaboutthisfieldandwasqualifiedineveryotherway,sevenotherapplicantswerealsowaitinginthe43officefilledwithnoise.Hesawofficersingandgoingandhearda(n)44clacking(发出咔嗒声)inthebackground.Healsonoticedasignonthereceptionist’scounter,45applicantstofilloutaformandwaittobecalledtoaninnerofficeforaninterview.Hefilledoutaformandsatdown.After46seemedtobeafewminutes,theyoungmanstoodup,47theroomtothedooroftheinneroffice,andwalkedrightin.48,theotherapplicantswonderedwhatwasgoingon.They49amongthemselveswhytheyhadn’tbeencalledtobeinterviewedyetandthoughtthemanwouldlikelybe50fornotfollowinginstructions.Withinafewminutes,however,theyoungman51fromtheinneroffice.Thentheinterviewersteppedoutand52__totheotherapplicants,“Thankyouverymuchforing,butthe53hasjustbeenfilled.”Theywereall54andonemanspokeup,“Waitaminute.We’vebeenwaitinglongerthanheandweneverevengota55tobeinterviewed.”Theemployerresponded,“56you’vebeensittinghere;thetelegraphhasbeentickingoutthefollowinginstruction:Ifyouunderstandthis,thenerightin.Thejobisyours.Itwastheyoungman57youthatheardandunderstoodit.”Thismanconveyedavaluable58thatmostpeoplemiss:Whereveryouare,bethere.Betherephysically;bethereemotionally;betherementally;bethere59.Whenyou’repletely60,you’llmakethemostofeveryminute.Andminuteslivedfullyadduptoalifelivedmagnificently.41.A.examination B.question C.request D.advertisement42.A.If B.When C.While D.Since43.A.fortable B.busy C.temporary D.awkward44.A.clock B.bell C.telegraph D.officer45.A.instructing B.urging C.appointing D.challenging46.A.which B.what C.that D.it47.A.gotround B.glancedat C.observed D.crossed48.A.Gradually B.Eventually C.Naturally D.Similarly49.A.quarreled B.whispered C.plained D.accused50.A.blamed B.rejected C.squeezedout D.leftout51.A.showedoff B.showedaround C.turneddown D.turnedup52.A.shouted B.claimed C.announced D.approached53.A.position B.form C.course D.blank54.A.embarrassed B.amazed C.concerned D.confused55.A.signature B.signal C.standard D.symptom56.A.Attimes B.Allthetime C.Aheadoftime D.Atonetime57.A.orrather B.rather than C.morethan D.otherthan58.A.honor B.motto C.faith D.message59.A.curiously B.hopefully C.attentively D.frequently60.A.present B.occupied C.accustomed D.available第II卷（非选择题共50分）注意：请把第二卷所有试题答案写在答题纸上。语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处用一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 Fromredlanternstoredenvelopes,didyoueverwonder61thecolorredissopopularinChina,especiallyontheChineseNewYear?Legendhasitthatitall62(begin)withtheNian,aterriblebeastthatwouldharmvillagersontheNewYear,63（eat）crops,animals,andevenchildren.Butvillagerslearnedthishalfbullwithalionheadwasafraid64threethings:fire,noise,andthecolorred.Nian65(defeat)andfromthenonthecolorredwasconsideredtobringgoodluckandgoodfortunetoall.Luckyforyou,youdon’tneedtodefeataterriblebeast66(celebrate)theChineseNewYear,allyouneedtodoisgetyourredon.“67(usual)redlanternsarehungoutsidethedoorstokeepawayfrombadluck,”suggestsKarenKatz,authoroftherecently68(publish)picturebook,MyFirstChineseNewYear.“Alsoredcutoutpapersareusedas69(decorate)tohangonthewalls.70youlivenearaChineseneighborhoodyoushouldbeabletopurchasetheseitems,butifnot,goonlineandorderthem.Youcanalsomakeyourowncutouts.”第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号∧，并在此符号下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线＼划掉。修改：在错词下面划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；只允许修改10处，多者从第11处不计Lastyear,agirlgotherselfstickinthesewer(下水道)andalmostlosthislife.Thanksthepolice,shewasrescuedintime.Thisaccidentwerecausedbythegirl’scarelessnesswhilewalking.Shefixedsomuchattentiononhermobilephonethatshedidn’tnoticethesewerinthefrontofherwaswithoutacover.Itsoundskindofridiculous,butit’strulyandmoninourdailylife.Mobilelifehasdistracted(分散)people’sattentionsfromfacetofacemunication.Itseemswhattheycan’tlivewithoutamobilephone.Whetherwaitingforthebusormeetwithfriends,theywillmakesurethattheirmobilephoneisathand.Don’tletmobilephonescontrolyourlife,andyoumay