1、2018 届天津市第一中学高三上学期第二次月考 英语第卷（选择题，共 95 分）第一部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分 45 分） 第一节 单项填空（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）从 A、B、C 、 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1. Whats the , in your opinion, of helping him if he doesnt make an effort to help himself?A. sympathy B. theme C. object D. point2. Graduation is a good time to thank t
2、hose who have helped you the tough years.A. through B. up C. with D. from3. Can you help me to translate it into English? .A. Never mind. B. With pleasure.C Yes, thats right. D. No, thanks.4. It is widely acknowledged that students should be in terms of overall quality.A. supported B. matched C. eva
3、luated D. controlled5. The palace caught fire three times in the last century, and little of the original building now.A. remains B. is remainedC. is remaining D. has been remained6. You have been to Singapore, for you know so much about the local customs.A, must B. should C. need D. can7. in painti
4、ng, John didnt notice evening approaching.A. To absorb B. To be absorbed C. Absorbed D. Absorbing8. Having checked the doors were closed, and all the lights were off, the boy opened the door to his bedroom.A. why B. that C. when D. where9. Though the teacher asked a very difficult question, Tom up w
5、ith a very good answer immediately.A. put B. kept C. came D. caught10. It was sad to me that they, so poor themselves, bring me foodA. might B. would C. should D. could11. I wasnt sure if he was really interested or if he polite.A. was just being B. will just be C. had just been D. would just be12.
6、the morning train, he would not have been late for the meeting.A. Did he catch B. Should he catchC. Has he caught D. Had he caught13. basic first-aid skills, according to the expert, will help people respond effectively to emergencies.A. Known B. Having known C. Knowing D. Being known14. A lot of la
7、nguage learning, has been discovered, is happening in the first year of life, so parents should talk much to their children during that period.A. as B. it C. which D. this15. -Tom, your foreign teacher speaks Chinese fluently!-Oh, she has lived in China for six years; otherwise she such good Chinese
8、.A. didnt speak B. would not have spokenC. would not speak D. hadnt spoken第二节 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 16-30 各题所给的 A、B 、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Travelling alone can be a little frightening. However, this time is 16 . Last week, I had a holiday from work, but all my friends were occupied and
9、 none of them had the same 17 as mine. Such as it was, I still booked a train ride to Toronto and 18 a bed in a hotel for one week.One week by myself? Would I be lonely? Would I be 19 ? Quite the opposite! In fact, there are many 20 that come from travelling alone. Firstly, I was able to do whatever
10、 I wanted. I enjoyed spending hours in museums that might have seemed 21 to some of my friends. I walked all around the 22 , which some people may have found too exhausting. Instead of 23 someone else to remember 24 or to suggest activities to do, I discovered my independence and 25 map-reading skil
11、ls that I didnt know I had. I could 26 and go to sleep when I wanted. Being in the safe environment of a hotel with like-minded 27 also gives a great opportunity to meet new people from all over the world, which can help conquer 28 .I found that there were also some disadvantages of travelling alone
12、 29 the benefits. I missed having someone to talk to and to 30 ideas off. Experiences are often more enjoyable if they are 31 , and part of the fun of travelling is the 32 that you have with your friends or families afterwards. 33 , eating in a restaurant or cooking in the hotel alone is less fun.I
13、am very 34 of myself for travelling alone and I had a fantastic time in Toronto, I would rather be by myself than with someone who is lazy and 35 to deal with in the future!16. A. different B. proper C. strange D. disappointing17. A. work B. arrangement C. interest D. profession18. A. bought B. made
14、 C. stripped D. reserved19. A. tired B. delighted C bored D. amazed20. A. benefits B. results C. effects D. accidents21. A. private B. unique C. dissatisfying D. dull22. A. hotel B. community C. city D. country23. A. appealing to B. relying on C. waiting for D. finding out24. A. constructions B. ins
15、tructions C. destinations D. directions25. A. recovered B. developed C. received D. refreshed26. A. come out B bring back C. get up D. turn over27. A. foreigners B. newcomers C. customers D. travelers28. A. loneliness B. illness C. homesickness D. fear29. A. rather than B. despite C. instead of D. e
16、xcept30. A. switch B. break C. bounce D. set31. A. shared B. explored C. shown D. experienced32. A. guidelines B. plans C. opinions D. memories33. A. However B. Gradually C. Additionally D. Altogether34. A. aware B. proud C. fond D. ashamed35. A. difficult B. rude C. stubborn D. silly第二部分 阅读理解（共 20
17、小题：每小题 2.5 分，满分 50 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ASIX-WEEK PROGRAMAll 6-week courses offered through Summer College are college-level courses. Students earn up to seven college credits (学分), Courses are offered in many areas of study and in two enrollment (登记) types: programs/courses that are
18、 only for Summer College students and programs/courses that are open to both Summer College students and students at Syracuse University (SU). Students are enrolled in two courses, with the exception of Architecture, due to the number of study hours. And the second course need to be chosen from the
19、courses with the tag in the following table. NAME OF PROGRAMS/COURSESCOURSES OF CREDIT HOURS SUMMER COLLEGE STUDENTS ONLYArchitecture ARC 93 6 YesEngineering(can be 2nd course)ECS 125 33 or 4YesNoForensic Science-1 CHE 133FSC 20042NoNoLaw(can be 2nd course)LGL 100 33 or 4YesNoLiberal Arts 30+ course
20、s 3 or 4 NoMedia Literacy, Popular Culture theyre also more likely to enforce strict rules and punishments. It could be the case that parents are more relaxed with their later-born children because they are exhausted and less anxious about policing their childrens behavior.46. Why do first-borns hav
21、e higher IQs?A. Because they work harder than their siblings. B. Because they are born with higher IQ.C. Because they are brought up more strictly. D. Because they get more care from teachers.47. Which is the right order of childrens intelligence according to the study?A. The firstthe secondthe thir
22、dthe fourth. B. The secondthe fourththe firstthe second. D. The firstthe secondthe thirdthe fourth.48. The underlined word “dire” can be replaced by “ ”.A. excellent B. averaged C. correct D. terrible49. It can be inferred that school performance .A. increases with birth order. B. will be weakened b
23、y parental pressureC. will be increased by parental pressure D. remains the same with birth order50. Why do parents give little pressure to their later-born children?A. Because the eldest can share the family burden.B. Because they focus too much on the eldest child.C. Because the eldest is the whol
24、e hope of the family.D. Because the eldest is an example for younger siblings.DAs any plane passenger will confirm, a crying baby is almost impossible to ignore, no matter how hard you try. Now scientists believe they may have worked out why. A babys cry pulls at the heartstrings (扣人心弦) in a way whi
25、le other cries dont, researchers found.Researchers found that a babys cry can trigger unique emotional responses in the brain, making it impossible for us to ignore them-whether we are parents or not. Other types of cries, including calls of animals in great pain, fail to get the same response-sugge
26、sting the brain is programmed to respond specifically to a babys cry.A team of Oxford University scientists scanned the brains of 28 men and women as they listened to a variety of calls and cries. After 100 milliseconds, two parts of the brain that respond to emotion lit up. Their response to a baby
27、s cry was particularly strong. The response was seen in both men and women-even if they had no children,Researcher Dr, Christine Parsons said, “You might read that men should just notice a baby and step over it and not see it, but its not true. There is a special processing in men and women, which m
28、akes sense from an evolutionary view that both men and women would be responding to these cries,” The study involved people who were not parents, yet they are all responding quickly to these particular cries, so this might be a fundamental response present in all of us regardless of parental status.
29、Researcher Katie Young said it may take a bit longer for someone to recognize their own childs cries because they need to do more “fine-grained analysis”. The team had previously found that our reactions speed up when we hear a baby crying. Adults performed better on computer games when they were pl
30、ayed the sound of a baby crying than after they heard recordings of adults crying or high-pitched (高音的) birdsong. The findings could help shed light on post-natal (产后的) depression-where mothers struggle to bond with their newborn-by showing how a healthy brain responds to a babys cries.51. A babys c
31、ry is difficult to ignore because it .A. keeps on cryingB. cries harder than adultsC. causes people great painD. makes people feel strong emotions52. The underlined word “trigger” in Paragraph 2 probably means “ ”A. remove B. avoid C. cause D. cure53. What may Christine Parsons agree to?A. Almost ev
32、eryone makes certain response to a babys cries.B. A crying baby makes no sense to people without children.C. Men pay less attention to a crying baby than women.D. Parents can hardly recognize their own babies cry.54. Peoples response to babys cry can be understood from .A. a developing valuesB. a vi
33、ew of parentsC. a view of the fundamental emotionD. a view of the development of human55. Computer games are mentioned in the text to show .A. players different reactions to a crying babyB. babys crying contributes to quicker reactionsC. the influence of babys and adults crying on performanceD. its
34、hard to keep ones concentration with a crying baby nearby第卷（非选择题，共 35 分）第一节 阅读表达（共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分）阅读下面短文，并根据题目要求用英语问答问题（请注意问题后的字数要求）。Some fourteen years ago, I read Diet for a New America by John Robbins. At that time I wanted to change the world by means of stopping animals from being eaten b
35、y people.Diet for a New America paints a beautiful picture of the animal world, in which one is rich not only in intelligence and beauty but even in compassion (同情). It tells stories, for example, of dolphins saving sea mammals from predatory whales (食肉鲸) and saving humans from shipwreck. It appeale
36、d to my sense of compassion, one of the values I had always cherished deeply in my heart, no matter how stupidly or wisely I had tried to put it into practice. Having captured my compassion, the book naturally led me to sec human authority over animals as abusive and unjust. Diet for a New America a
37、lso convinced me that consuming animal products is ecologically irresponsible and the major cause of human disease.So I decided to make a change. I bought a tofu cookbook, and purged every form of animal flesh from my diet. Six months later, I went from vegetarian to vegan (素食主义者) and rid even eggs
38、and dairy products from my diet. This diet was qualified as vegan in most respects, although I didnt add some of the more extreme elements, like avoiding honey.However, as time went by, my health became bad due to the diet without animal products. My parents were worried and took me to a doctor. The
39、 doctor suggested I change my diet. Finally, I gave up being a vegan. I included high-quality, nutrient-dense animal foods into my diet again. And I finally recovered.Being a vegan isnt suitable for everyone and Im a good example of it. I should find other proper ways to protect animals and make the
40、ir life easier.请在答题纸作答56. What did the author want to do after reading Diet for a New America (no more than 10 words)57. What did the author think of human authority over animals after reading the book? (no more than 3 words)58. What does the underlined word purged“ in Paragraph 3 probably mean? (1
41、word)59. What happened to the author after becoming a vegan? (no more than 5 words)60. What do you think of being a vegan after reading the text? Why? (no more than 20 words)第二节 书面表达（满分 25 分）假定你是校英语报的编辑李华。如今，越来越多的人选择出国旅游，为了让大家了解到更多有关国外旅游景点的知识，校英语报新增“环游世界”（Travel Around the World)栏目，该栏目拟刊登介绍国外旅游景点的文章
42、。请向你在美国纽约的朋友 Rose 约稿。要点如下：1.约稿理由；2.栏目介绍：3.交稿日期：10 月 25 日前。3.稿件要求：内容积极；字数 400 左右等。注意：1.词数 100 左右；2.可适当添加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。词汇：专栏 column请在答题纸作答第卷（听力共 20 分）A 卷 请同学们填涂答题卡第 61 至第 75第一节(共 5 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 5 分)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 二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，你将有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一
43、小题。每段对话仅读一遍。61. What does the woman want to do?A. See a machine. B. Help the man. C. Buy a drink,62. What is most probably the woman?A. A teacher. B. A writer. C. An actress.63. What is the possible relationship between the speakers?A. Interviewer and applicant.B. Teacher and student.C. Doctor and patient.64. What does the woman mean?
