1、山东省莒县第二中学2018-2019 学年高二英语下学期第一次月考试题1. 本卷共 12 页满分 150 分，考试时间 120 分钟；2. 答题前，在答题卷指定区域填写班级、姓名、考场号、座位号及准考证号并填涂相应数字。3. 所有答案必须写在答题纸上，写在试卷上无效；4. 考试结束后，只需上交答题纸。第 I 卷（共 100分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分 7.5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 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
2、段对话仅读一遍。例： How much is the shirt?A. 19.15.B. 9.15.C. 9.18.答案是 B。1. How will the speakers probably go home?A. By taxiB. By bus.C. By subway.2. How much does the woman pay for the tickets?A. 9.B. 10.C. 11.3.What was the weather like on Johnsholiday?A. Sunny.B. Rainy.C. Cold.4.What is the man?A. A secr
3、etary.B. A teacher.C. A doctor.1 / 195. Where is the woman A. At home. s grandmanow?B. In a hospital.C. In a hotel.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A 、B、C 三个选5秒钟时间阅读各个小题；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。6. What is the relatio
4、nship between the speakers?A. Strangers.B. Old schoolmates.7. What does the man think of the match?A. Boring.B. Exciting.C. Coach and player.C. Fair.听第 7段材料，回答第8至 10题。8. What does the man say about the winter in New Work City?A. Its coldand wet.B. The wind is strong. C. The air is heavy.9. What is t
5、he most unpleasant part of the weather in New York City?A. Its hot inthe summer.B. Itround.s verychangeable.C. It rains all the year10. What do we know about the man?A. He speaks highly of New York City.B. He doesn t like NewYork City very much.C. He s leaving NewYork City because of the weather.听第
6、8段材料，回答第11至 13题。11. Where did the man go last year?A. To Italy.B. To France.C. To Scotland.2 / 1912.What does the woman like doing in summer?A. Doing outdoor sports.B. Learning dancing.13.What does the woman dislike about Scotland?A. The hotels.B. The castles.听第 9 段材料，回答第 14至 16 题。14. What does the
7、woman do at the beginning of a day?A. She deals with post.B. She sends out photographs.C. She visits artists.15. How often does a new exhibition take place?A. About twice a week.B. About twice a month.16. Why is the woman pleased with her job?A. Her life is nice and calm.B. She spends time dealing w
8、ith artworks.C. Her boss is easy to get along with.听第 10段材料，回答第17至 20题。17. How long did the speaker work a day?A. For 9 hours.B. For 10 hours.18. According to the speaker, what was interesting in his work?A. Taking different people to restaurants.B. Meeting interesting dressers.C. Showing tourists t
9、he beautiful city.19. Which trip brought the speaker the most money?A. The one to the club.B. The one to the airport.theatre.20. Why did the speaker give up the job?3 / 19C. Visiting art galleries.C. The weather.C. About once a month.C. For 12 hours.C.TheonetotheA. He was tired.B. The traffic jams b
10、othered him. C. Some passengerswerent nice.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、 B、 C 和D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。AIt is football time again. Currently, the qualifying rounds are being playedto decide which countries will send teams to the next World Cup. Some Soccer isbecoming m
11、ore and more popular on a worldwide scale and these qualifying legs arecausing much excitement.The game is popular at club level as well. Many fans go every week to supporttheir teams, whether the event is a home or away one, hoping to get a result. Theyall hope an attacking game, with a lot of goal
12、s being scored. Obviously, they donot want to see a boring, defensive match where the players are aimlessly passingthe ball to each other.Sadly,not allthe actionalways takesplaceon the ground.Alltoo frequently,thereis actionin the stands,too.Footballsupporters,most of whomdeclaretheirloyaltyby weari
13、ngtheirteam colors,inthe form of shirts,are not known fortheirquiet behavior. They are often very noisy, shouting noisy encouragement to theirteam and singing deafening songs.There is much rivalry between supporters. Mostly, this is good-natured, buttroublecan easilyarise.Fans get angry ifthey feelt
14、hata refereehas made a wrongdecision,perhaps givingone of theirteam a red or yellowcard unfairly,or perhapsfailing to notice a foul committed by a member of the other team.When trouble breaks out in a football crowd, it can be difficult to control.Stadium officials often seat the opposing fans in se
15、parate parts of the ground asa precautionagainstfighting.However, preventingtroubleis more difficultoutsidethe ground. In the worst cases, riot (暴乱 ) police have to be called in.4 / 19Unfortunately, there are some fans who enjoy this violent aspect of football.These football hooligans( 流氓 ) really e
16、njoy a running battle with the police, and call up other people to throw stones and bottles at them. They regard football not only as a sport, but as an excuse for trouble makings. Inevitably, their behaviorspoils the reputation of the game.21. The qualifying rounds are played to_.A. make the game m
17、ore excitingB. attract soccer fans at club levelC. raise funds for the organizationD. select the teams for the next rounds22. What do football fans hope to see?A. A home game.B. A defensive game.C. An exciting game.D. An evenly matched game.23. Riot police are called in_.A. to stop fighting occurrin
18、g outside the groundB. to separate the opposing fans inside the groundC. as a precaution against trouble inside the groundD. as a precaution against fighting outside the ground24. It is implied in the last paragraph that_.A. football has a poor reputationB. football hooligans are crazy about the gam
19、esC. football fans enjoy spoiling gamesD. football can be an excuse for troublemakingBEver sincemobile phones became widelyused around the world,therehave beenconcerns about how safe they are. All mobile phones give off a small amount of radiation when in use, which many believe could be a cause of
20、cancer. However, two recently published studies tried to finally answer the question of whether5 / 19using mobile phones actually brings a dangerous risk to humans.Carriedoutby theUS government,thestudiesexposedratsand micetoradiation over the course of two years. A small number of the rats were fou
21、nd tohave developedheart tumors( 肿 瘤 )as a directresultof the radiationexposure.However, John Bucher, one of the studys authors, said that the animals wereexposed to far more radiation than even the heaviest mobile phone user wouldusually be, reportedThe New York Times . Bucher also added that the f
22、indingsdidn t make him want to change his or his familys mobile phone usage habits.Indeed,the US Food and Drug Administrationsaiditbelievesthatithas “notfound enough evidence that there are negative health effects on humans” frommobile phone use.Althoughmobilephones do give offradiation,it sa differ
23、enttype of radiation than that given off by dangerous sources.High-energy radiation such as that givenoff by nuclear waste is knowntobe verydangerous tohumans as itis abletodamage our DNA, leadingto canceror even death. On the other hand, low-energy radiation such as the one givenoff by mobile phone
24、s is considered to be harmless.Were exposed to this all the time, asits givenoff by everyday objectslike WiFi routers (路由器 ), televisions, and even bananas. Some argue that whenitcomes tohuman health,however,you cantbe more concerned,even iftheriskisonly small.For thosepeople, an earphone isadvisedw
25、hen theyaremakingphonecalls and the timespent using mobile phones can be limited.But don t worry: there s no need to take bananas off the menu.25.What did the two recent studies by the US government discover?A. Radiation exposure could bring risks to animals rather than to humans.B. Too much radiati
26、on exposure could lead to health problems.C. Using mobile phones only increases the risk of heart diseases.6 / 19D. There is no link between mobile phone radiation and cancer. 26.Why did the author mention other types of radiation?A. To inform people of harmful radiation sources.B. To explain how ra
27、diation affects our lives.C. To show mobile phone radiation is not so dangerous.D. To remind readers to keep away from radiation.27. What does the author suggest by saying“there s no need to take bananas offthe menu” inthe lastparagraph?A. People shoulduse a mobile phonegiving off radiation aslittle
28、 asbananas.B. It s unnecessary for people to get rid of the mobile phone due to its radiation.C. Bananas should be included in the menu for people to keep health.D.Eatingbananas can helppeopleagainstradiationgivenoffby mobilephones.CI ve never been the kindof person to say,“it s the thoughtthatcount
29、s ”when it comes to gifts. That was until a couple of weeks ago, when my kids gaveme a present that blew me away.For years now, I ve been wantingto sellour home, the place where my husbandand I raised our kids. But to me, this house is much more than just a building.In the frontroom, there s a wallt
30、hathas hundreds ofpencillines,markingtheprogressof my childrensgrowth.Every growth stage is marked in grey,with eachchild s name and the date they were measured. Most people I know have been featuredon a wall like this, or at least had a wall like it in their home.Of allthe objectsand allthe memorie
31、s, it s thisone thingin a home that sthe hardest to leave behind. Friends I know have returned home after work only to discover their wall of heights has been freshly painted over. A new paint job7 / 19wouldnt normally be greeted by tears, but erasing that evidence of motherhoodhurtsmore than itshou
32、ld.Our kidsgrow in so many ways, but the wallisphysicalevidence of their progress, right there for everyone to see.Over the years, Ive talked about how much I would hate leaving that wallbehind when I moved, even though the last marks were made 10 years ago when my kids stopped growing. So one day,
33、while I was at work, my children decided to do something about it.They hired Jacquie Manning, a professional photographer whose work is aboutcapturing (捕捉 ) the beautiful things in life, from clear lakes and skies todiamonds and ballgowns.She came to our house whileI was at work, and over severalhou
34、rs,took photos of the hundreds of drawingsand lines,littlegrey fingerprints( 手 印 ), and old marks. Somehow, she managed to photograph all those years ofmemories perfectly. Afterwards, she put all the photos together into one image,transforming them into a beautiful history of my family.Three weeks l
35、ater, my childrens wonderful gift made its way tome alife-size photo of the pencil lines and fingerprints that represents entirelifetimes of love and growth.28. The author used her friends example in Paragraph3 to.A. persuade her family to leave the wall as it wasB. stress the meaning of keeping goo
36、d memoriesC. explain why her house badly needed a new paint jobD. share her memory of motherhood with readers29. According to the article, it was Jacquie Manning who.A. helped the author paint her new houseB. came up with the idea of the photo giftC. shot pictures to record the authors growthstageD.
37、 made a copy of the growth marks on the wall8 / 1930.We can infer from the article that the author.A. was strongly against selling their homeB. was not happy with the gift from her familyC. kept marks for family members every yearD. put great love and care in raising her children31.What is the best
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