1、- 1 -陕西省汉中中学 2019届高三英语上学期第二次月考试题注意事项： 1. 本试卷分第 I卷（选择题）和第 II卷（非选择题）两部分。总分 150分，时间 120分钟。2. 答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在本试卷相应的位置。3. 全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。第 I卷第一部分 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涂到答题卡上。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
2、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. When will the man play volleyball? A. This weekend. B. Today. C. Today and tomorrow.2. How much will the woman spend? A. $220. B. $250. C. $230 3. What are the speakers talking about? A. European paintings. B. A book. C. A yellow coat. 4. What will the man
3、 probably do with the computer? A. Get a new one. B. Give it to the woman. C. Have it fixed.5. Why is the girls father special? A. He makes time for himself. B. He has an important job.C. He finds time for his kids.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
4、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。6. When did the man start drawing? A. Five years ago. B. Six years ago. C. When he was five years old.7. How does the woman feel about the mans art? A. She thinks it is great. B. She is too shy to tell him.C. She li
5、kes his photography the most.听第 7段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. Which countries has the woman already been to? A. Canada and Australia. B. Singapore and America. C. China and Korea. - 2 -9. What can we learn about Norway? A. It is always cold all over the country. B. It snows almost everywhere in winter. C. Its v
6、ery dry in summer.听第 8段材料，回答第 10至 12题。10. Why will the man be late? A. He didnt make it onto the bridge in time. B. He had an accident.C. Hes stuck in traffic.11. When is the plane scheduled to leave? A. In two hours. B. In 45 minutes. C. In 30 minutes.12. How does the man probably feel? A. Stressed
7、 out. B. Positive. C. Apologetic.听第 9段材料，回答第 13至 16题。13. Why did the man get a new job? A. His old job was too stressful.B. He wanted to work closer to his house.C. He wanted to make more money.14. What did the man probably do at his last job? A. Handle money. B. Drive a car. C. Take care of patient
8、s.15. Where does the mans mother live? A. In California. B. In Chicago. C. In New York.16. What will the man do in a year? A. Gain more experience in the hospital. B. Move back to where his family live.C. Find enough time to visit his parents.听第 10段材料，回答第 17至 20题。17. Where is Washington Square Park
9、located? A. Between 6th St. and 4th St. B. In Upper Manhattan.C. In the Washington Village neighborhood.18. What is true about Washington Square Park? A. It covers ten city blocks. B. Eating and drinking are not allowed.C. Dogs have their own areas to play.19. Who especially likes the parks fountain
10、 area? A. Children. B. Students. C. Artists.20. When was the Washington Arch built? A. In 1806. B. In 1889. C. In 1871.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)阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A- 3 -Happy birthdayThe China National Opera (CNO) will give a concert to celebrate it
11、s 50th birthday. Different generations of CNO vocalists(声乐家), like Li Guangxi, Yao Hong and Ma Mei, will present the concert which will feature both songs from famous operas like “The White-haired Girl” and “The Hundredth Bride”, as well as arias(独唱曲) of such Western opera classics as “Madame Butter
12、fly”, “La Traviata” and “Rigoletto”.Time/Date:7:30pm, September 7,8Location: Tianqiao TheatreTel: 65514787, 83156170Tickets:60500 yuan (US $7.360.2)Folk musicA concert will be held to feature some recently-composed traditional Chinese music works.The concert, given by the Folk Orchestra of China Ope
13、ra and Ballet Theatre, will include such pieces as “Memory of Childhood”, “Memorial Ceremony for God” and “Wine Song”.Time/Date:7:30pm, September 13Location: Concert Hall at the National Library of ChinaTel: 68485462, 68419220Tickets:30200 yuan (US $ 3.624.1)Moon musicA concert of traditional Chines
14、e music will be given on the eve of the Moon Festival which falls on September 21 this year. The concert will feature a number of famous pieces centered on the theme of the moon, such as “Moonlight”, “Spring Night on a Moonlit River” and “Lofty Mountain and Flowing River”. A number of established tr
15、aditional Chinese music performers, like Zhou Yaokun and Fan Weiqing, will play solos as well as collaborate(合作) with the folk music orchestra.Time/Date:7:30pm, September 20Location: Grand Theatre of the Cultural Palace of NationalitiesTel : 66068888, 6606999921 “Madame Butterfly” is .A a Chinese op
16、era B a Western opera C a piece of music Da song22Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?A “Lofty Mountain and Flowing River” is a traditional Chinese music. B. Li Guangxi, Yao Hong and Ma Mei stand for the same generation of CNO vocalists.C “Rigoletto” is a famous piece on the theme of th
17、e moon.D Zhou Yaokun will play solos and Fan Weiqing will collaborate with the folk - 4 -music orchestra.23In which part of a newspaper will the article be published?A. Culture B Sports C Entertainment D NewsB“Have you got a light?“ This question is the most common between smokers. What if this ques
18、tion was to come from an unusual source? In May 2012, the National Health Promotion Foundation posted an anti-smoking advertisement onto YouTube. The anti-smoking ad has quickly been known as the “most powerful anti-smoking ad“.The anti-smoking video, called the “Smoking Kid“, features children walk
19、ing up to adult smokers asking for a light. The children in the ad are actors but the adults smoking are unsuspecting participants in the project.The video begins with the statement “adults know that smoking is harmful, but dont remind themselves of this fact “. Once a “smoking kid“ approaches the a
20、dults, every adult asked is shocked that a child with a cigarette in hand is asking for a light. The first adult starts by saying, “Im not giving it to you,“ and the video goes on to state “Every adult filmed said no and reminded the children that smoking is bad.“Before going away, the kid hands eac
21、h adult a booklet after being turned down for a light. The booklet says, “You worry about me, but why not about yourself?“ Each adult looks around for the child as their faces are filled with confusion and discomfort.The video shows that a few of the smokers quickly threw away their cigarettes or pu
22、t their cigarettes away, showing that this experiment was effective at that moment.The most influential element in the ad isnt the use of children or the responses from the smoking adults. It comes down to something much simpler than that. Why is it that we worry about other people, forgetting to wo
23、rry about ourselves?24According to the text, the anti-smoking ad is _.Aunusual Bshocking Cencouraging Dinfluential25The underlined word “unsuspecting“ in the second paragraph probably means _Auninformed Bunwilling Cunfortunate Dunacceptable26What are the adults reactions to the children asking for a
24、 light?AThey pay no attention to childrens request.BThey look around for childrens parents.CThey reject kids request and educate them.DThey quickly throw childrens cigarettes away.27The best title of the text might be _.AKeep away from smoking, adults BGive up smoking, for your own sake - 5 -CTell y
25、our children not to smoke DReject a child asking for a lightCFor busy working parents and heavily scheduled school kids, family mealtime is out of fashion. But supermarkets are trying to attract families back to the dinner table.There is a cost if family members have meals apart: research shows that
26、 teenagers who dont eat with their parents face a greater risk of drug and alcohol problems.“The more often kids have dinner with their parents, the less likely they are to smoke, drink or use drugs,” said Joseph Califano Jr., head of the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse, which did t
27、he research.Stores are familiar with the idea and will start telling shoppers about the findings and encouraging them to share meals together at home, instead of separately or at restaurants. The food marketing Institute will give $25,000 to the center and help stores promote the centers Family Day
28、in September.Many stores have grab-and-go dinners and recipe cards. Some have kiosks where people can taste a main dish, and then pick out side dishes.“Our members have worked hard to try to have easily prepared food either ready to eat or ready to take home,” said Tim Hammonds, the institutes presi
29、dent and chief executive.Los Angeles-based Contessa Premium Foods makes frozen delicious meals, which a family can heat in 10 minutes to 12 minutes. “Thats nearly as fast as a TV dinner,” said president and chief executive John Z. Blazevich, “but is healthier and makes people feel like they actually
30、 cooked.”“The preparation is the hardest part, so we try to combine a variety of tastes and flavors from around the world and make it fast and easy,” he said. “Eating at home helps keep meals healthy and teaches kids how to eat right. If we can get people back to having family dinners, parents back
31、to being engaged with their kids, it will have a surprising impact,” he said.28The reasons why family mealtime is out of fashion are the following EXCEPT _.Athe parents are busy with workBthe children are not fond of family meal Cthe children have less spare timeDit will take much time to cook and e
32、at at home29The underlined word “cost” in paragraph 2 can be explained as _.Agains Ba sum of money Csomething you lose Dadvantage30According to the passage, stores are trying to attract families back to the dinner table by the following ways EXCEPT _.Atelling the parents the disadvantages of having
33、dinner separately.Boffering various prepared food to make family cooking fast and easy.- 6 -Chelping housewives prepare their meals at home.Dtaking part in Family Day activities in September.31What would be the best title for the passage?AS upermarkets Urges Families to Dinner Table B Family Day is
34、Promoted in SeptemberCParents should Cook Meals for Kids DFamily Mealtime is out of FashionDAny list of the worlds top ten most famous paintings will surely include Leonardo da Vinci s Mona LisaPart of the paintings attraction is its mysteryThose lucky enough to have a view of the Mona Lisa at the L
35、ouvre often stare in awe, surprised by the smile that seems to flicker（忽隐忽现） Staring at a reproduction of the work produces the same effectNow shes smiling, but then shes notWhats the deal with Mona Lisas smile?Harvard scientist Margaret Livingstone is pretty sure shes solved the puzzleAfter careful
36、 studies on human brains, Livingstone reasoned that the famous paintings flickering smile is caused by the way human beings seeOur eyes use two separate regions to seeOne is central vision, used to see colors and pick out details such as fine print The other is the vision around, used to observe lig
37、hts, shadows, black and white contrastsWhen we look at a persons face, according to Livingstone, we usually focus centrally on the eyesStaring at Mona Lisas eyes, our less accurate vision notices the mouth, picking up shadows from the cheekbonesThe shadows play tricks, looking like a smileBut when w
38、e look directly at the mouth, our central vision doesnt see the shadows, and so the smile suddenly disappearsAs our eyes observe different parts of the painting, Monas smile seems to show up or disappearDid Leonardo da Vinci intend to create this flickering smile effect? PerhapsIn any case, he was t
39、alented enough to paint shadows so good as to puzzle viewers for centuriesMeanwhile, Mona Lisa will keep smilingAnd not32Staring at Mona Lisa, people are amazed because _Ait is one of the worlds top ten most famous paintingsBthe reproduction of the work produces the same effectCthey are lucky enough
40、 to have a view at the LouvreDMona Lisas smile seems to disappear sometimes 33The central vision is used to see _Alights and shadows Cblack and white contrastsBcolors and pick out details Dfine paintings34While looking at a persons face, the first we focus on is _Aeyes Bbrains Cmouth Dcheekbone- 7 -
41、35What can you infer from the passage?ALeonardo da Vinci created the flickering smile effect by designBOur eyes use many separate regions to see paintingsCThe flickering smile effect is caused by the shadows DMona Lisa is the most famous painting in the world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
42、出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Solutions to Boost Your Confidence36 . Here are some tips to boost your confidence in the long run.Always think positivelyWe all have negative voices inside our head. 37 . Start out slowly and push yourself to think of three good things about yourself every morning.38 Take t
43、he time to look within yourself and assess what is possible to change and what is out of reach. It is important to focus on changing the things you have control over, because this is where you will see the most self-improvement. Make a list of three things that you would like to improve on and then
44、under each item write a few bullet pints on how you will go about making this change.Focus on the small steps for signs of improvement.Be sure to focus on smaller victories. It is often harder for individuals to see their own self improvement when they are looking at the long term, but it is easier
45、to pinpoint changes when you are focusing on daily accomplishments. 39 . Whatever it is, makes sure you follow through and then acknowledge your achievements by making a list and posting it somewhere easily in view, because small steps always add up in the end.Stop comparing yourself to others.One o
46、f the most common pitfalls(陷阱)that humans are guilty of is comparing themselves with each other. It is important to remember that what appears on the surface is not always what is real. If you feel like you are constantly overwhelmed by trying to keep up with others, make a marked effort to limit yo
47、ur usage of social media. 40 .A. Try to understand body languages of others. B. Be realistic with what you can change.C. Building confidence takes time and patience.D. Practice being award of how you hold yourself during the day.E. Start small and have a daily goal of one instance where you practice
48、 defending yourself.F. The good news is that we can change these voices to only say positive things instead.G. You will be surprised with all the free time you have to do other things and best of all you will have a clear, more confident self.- 8 -第三部分 语言知识运用(共两节，满分 45分)第一节 完形填空(共 20小题；每小题 1. 5分，满分 30分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。People from every corner poured into the streets on the Christmas Eve. “Frosty the Snowman,” and “Jingle Bells” 41 in stores; on the pavements, the street singers performed happily. Everyo
