1、- 1 -2018-2019 上学期高二月考英语试题第一部分 听力(略)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)读下列短文,从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个项中,选出最佳选项。AFun DayTo celebrate the Year of the dogOrganised by Lam Tin Youth Centre and Kwun Tong High SchoolDate: 2 February 2018Time: 10 am5 pmPlace: Kwun Tong PlaygroundFee: $20 (buy thr
2、ee get one free)Programmes: drama, lion dance, magic show and ballet performanceHighlights:1) enter the lucky draw to win a digital camera2) learn to make festival foodJoin us on the Fun Day!All are welcome!Free Soft DrinksNote: Tickets are available at the General Office of Lam Tin Youth Center For
3、 those who would like to be a volunteer, please contact Miss Olivia Wong one week before the activity.- 2 -21. What you have just read is a _.A. note B. report C. schedule D. poster22. What is going to take place on 2 February 2018?A. A big event to welcome a Chinese new year.B. A social gathering t
4、o raise money for wildlife.C. A party for close friends to meet and have fun.D. A meeting of Kwun Tong High School students.23. How much do you have to pay in total if four of you go together?A. $20. B. $40. C. $60. D. $80.24. Which of the following statements is true?A. Tickets are sold in Kwun Ton
5、g High School.B. Its unnecessary to take soft drinks with you.C. Free digital cameras are provided for everybody.D. Festival food will be served without extra charge.BI left university with a good degree in English Literature, but no sense of - 3 -what I wanted to do. Over the next six years, I was
6、treading water, just trying to earn an income. I tried journalism, but I didnt think I was any good, then finance, which I hated. Finally, I got a job as a rights assistant at a famous publisher. I loved working with books, although the job that I did was dull.I had enough savings to take a year off
7、 work, and I decided to try to satisfy a deep-down wish to write a novel. Attending a Novel Writing MA course gave me the structure I needed to write my first 55,000 words.It takes confidence to make a new start theres a dark period in-between where youre neither one thing nor the other. Youre out f
8、or dinner and people ask what you do, and youre too ashamed to say, “Well, Im writing a novel, but Im not quite sure if Im going to get there.” My confidence dived. Believing my novel could not be published, I put it aside.Then I met an agent(代理商)who said I should send my novel out to agents. So, I
9、did and, to my surprise, got some wonderful feedback. I felt a little hope that I might actually become a published writer and, after signing with an agent, I finished the second half of the novel.The next problem was finding a publisher. After two-and-a-half years of no income, just waiting and won
10、dering, a publisher offered me a book deal - that publisher turned out to be the one I once worked for.It feels like an unbelievable stroke of luck -of fate, really. When you set out to do something different, theres no end in sight, so to find myself in a position where I now have my own name on a
11、contract(合同)of the publisher -to be a published writer - is unbelievably rewarding(有回报的).25. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 1 mean?A. I was waiting for good fortune.B. I was trying to find an admirable job.C. I was being aimless about a suitable job.D. I was doing several jobs for more p
12、ay at a time.26. The author decided to write a novel _ .- 4 -A. to finish the writing course B. to realize her own dreamC. to satisfy readers wish D. to earn more money27. How did the writer feel halfway with the novel?A. Disturbed. B. Ashamed.C. Confident. D. Uncertain.28. What does the author main
13、ly want to tell readers in the last paragraph?A. It pays to stick to ones goal.B. Hard work can lead to success.C. She feels like being unexpectedly lucky.D. There is no end in sight when starting to do something.CLife in the ClearTransparent animals let light pass through their bodies the same way
14、light passes through a window. These animals typically live between the surface of the ocean and a depth of about 3,300 feet-as far as most light can reach. Most of them are extremely delicate and can be damaged by a simple touch. Sonke Johnsen, a scientist in biology, says, “These animals live thro
15、ugh their life alone. They never touch anything unless theyre eating it, or unless something is eating them.”And they are as clear as glass. How does an animal become see-through? It s trickier than you might think.The objects around you are visible because they interact with light. Light typically
16、travels in a straight line. But some materials slow and scatter (散射) light, bouncing it away from its original path. Others absorb light, stopping it dead in its tracks. Both scattering and absorption make an object look different from other objects around it, so you can see it easily.But a transpar
17、ent object doesnt absorb or scatter light, at least not very much. Light can pass through it without bending or stopping. That means a transparent object doesnt look very different from the surrounding air or water. You dont see it you see the things behind it.- 5 -To become transparent, an animal n
18、eeds to keep its body from absorbing or scattering light. Living materials can stop light because they contain pigments (色素) that absorb specific colors of light. But a transparent animal doesnt have pigments, so its tissues wont absorb light. According to Johnsen, avoiding absorption is actually ea
19、sy. The real challenge is preventing light from scattering.Animals are built of many different materials-skin, fat, and more-and light moves through each at a different speed. Every time light moves into a material with a new speed, it bends and scatters. Transparent animals use different tricks to
20、fight scattering. Some animals are simply very small or extremely flat. Without much tissue to scatter light, it is easier to be see-through. Others build a large, clear mass of non-living jelly-like (果冻状的) material and spread themselves over it.Larger transparent animals have the biggest challenge,
21、 because they have to make all the different tissues in their bodies slow down light exactly as much as water does. They need to look uniform. But how theyre doing it is still unknown. One thing is clear: for these larger animals, staying transparent is an active process. When they die, they turn a
22、non-transparent milky white.29. According to Paragraph 1,transparent animals .A. stay in groups B. can be easily damagedC. appear only in deep ocean D. are beautiful creatures30. The underlined word “dead” in Paragraph 3 means .A. silently B. gradually C. regularly D. completely31. One way for an an
23、imal to become transparent is to .A. change the direction of light travel B. gather materials to scatter lightC. avoid the absorption of light D. grow bigger to stop light32. The last paragraph tells us that larger transparent animals .A. move more slowly in deep waterB. stay see-through even after
24、deathC. produce more tissues for their survival- 6 -D. take effective action to reduce light spreadingDHaving a learning disability doesnt mean you cant learn, but youll need some help and need to work extra hard. If you have a learning disability such as dyslexia or dyscalculia, remember that you a
25、re not slow or stupid.Learning disabilities can be genetic. That means they can be passed down in families through the genes, But kids today have an advantage over their parents. Learning experts now know a lot more about the brain and how learning works, and its easier for kids to get the help they
26、 need.Dyslexia is a learning disability that means a kid has a lot of trouble reading and writing. Kids who have trouble with math may have dyscalculia. Other kids may have language disorders, meaning they have trouble understanding language and understanding what they read.It can be confusing, thou
27、gh. What qualifies as “trouble“ enough to be diagnosed as a learning disability? Reading, doing math, and writing letters may be tough for lots of kids at first. But when those troubles dont fade away and its really difficult to make any progress, its possible that the kid has a learning disability.
28、Finding out you have a learning disability can be upsetting. You might feel different from everyone else. But the truth is that learning disabilities are pretty common. And if your learning specialist or psychologist has figured out which one youre facing, youre on the right track. Now, you can star
29、t getting the help you need to do better in school.But for this special help to really work, youll need to practice the new skills youre learning. It may take a lot of efforts every day. That can be a challenge, but you can do it soon, youll enjoy the results of all your hard work: more fun and succ
30、ess at school.33. Children are likely to have a learning disability .A. if their parents have the same problem B. if they are not interested in a subject- 7 -C. if they dont get help in time D. if they dont work hard34. How can you know if you have a learning disability?A. Your teacher says you are
31、a slow student.B. You cant make progress after hard work.C. You have trouble with some lessons at first.D. Your learning style is different from others.35. Whats the main purpose of the text?A. To find out the reasons for the learning disability.B. To get parents to know more about their children.C.
32、 To help people know and handle learning disability.D. To ask teachers to help students with learning disability.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白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。We all wish we had just a bit more time. Just think what you could do with an extra hour or two each day: you could fin
33、ally stick to an exercise routine, or springclean the house, or write your novel, or learn the guitar and so on._36_ But I can help you find more hours in your day for the things that really matter. Get Out of Bed EarlierIf you normally get up at 7:30 am., try getting up at 7:00 am. That halfhour mi
34、ght not sound like much, but it could be time that you use to exercise, to read that book youve been meaning to finish. _37_ Do the Important Tasks FirstOnce you get to work, get the important ones done first (not the easy ones, or even the urgent ones). You can afford to spend at least an hour work
35、ing on big, important tasks rather than on all those little urgent ones._38_ The urgent tasks will still get done, and you wont miss the important ones. Reduce Interruptions- 8 -If colleagues have a habit of hanging around your desk to chat, or if the phone is constantly ringing, you might find that
36、 it takes you half the day to finish a simple task like writing a letter. Constant interruptions dont just eat up time, they also break your concentration.When youve got a big task to focus on, let your calls go to voicemail. _39_ Wearing headphones makes it less likely that people will try to strik
37、e up a conversation. _40_A few minutes chatting, browsing the web, and so on, can easily turn into hours of wasted time over the course of a day.When youre working, work. If your concentration is slipping, take a proper break: go and get a glass of water, or stretch your legs a bit. And if youre fac
38、ing a difficult task, try breaking it into small steps or stages so that its easier to deal with.AStay Focused on Your WorkBTake Breaks When NecessaryCIf you have an office door, close it.DIf you work like this, youll usually save time.EWould you want me to make your day longer?FI cant magically mak
39、e all your days 25 hours long.GOr simply to get your day off to a calm and organized start.第三部分 语言知识运用(共两节,满分 45 分)第一节(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。One day, a professor entered the classroom and asked his students to prepare for a surprise test. They wait
40、ed anxiously at their desks for the test to begin. The professor_41_ the question papers,with the text facing down as usual. _42_ he handed them all out, he asked his students to _43_ the page and begin. To everyones surprise, there were no _44_, just a black dot in the - 9 -center of the page.The p
41、rofessor, seeing the expression on everyones face, told them the following:“I want you to write what you _45_ there.”The students, _46_, got started on the inexplicable (费解的) task.At the end of the class, the professor _47_ all the answer papers and started reading each one of them aloud in front of
42、 all the students. All of them, with no _48_, described the black dot, trying to explain its position in the middle of the sheet, etc. After all had been _49_, the classroom was silent, and the professor began to explain:“Im not going to grade (打分) this. I _50_ wanted to give you something to think
43、about. No one wrote about the _51_ part of the paper. Everyone focused on the black dot, and the same happens in our _52_We have a white paper to observe and _53_, but we always focus on the dark spots. Our life is a _54_ given to us with love and care, and we always have _55_ to celebrate:nature re
44、newing itself every day, our friends around us, the job that _56_ our livelihood and the miracles we see every day._57_, we insist on focusing only on the dark spots:the health issues that bother us,the lack of money, the _58_ relationship with colleagues, the _59_ with a friend, and etc.The dark sp
45、ots are very _60_ compared to everything we have in our lives, but they are the ones that pollute our minds.”41. A. handed out B. wrapped up C. referred to D. pointed at42. A. Since B. Until C. If D. After43. A. fold B. turn C. open D. use44. A. exercises B. choices C. questions D. scores45. A. reme
46、mber B. imagine C. study D. see46. A. surprised B. confused C. curious D. displeased47. A. collected B. finished C. marked D. selected48. A. excuse B. doubt C. exception D. explanation- 10 -49. A. said B. answered C. returned D. read50. A. also B. just C. even D. finally51. A. big B. black C. beauti
47、ful D. white52. A. lives B. classrooms C. colleges D. studies53. A. send B. keep C. enjoy D. show54. A. burden B. gift C. pressure D. lesson55. A. reasons B. time C. freedom D. festivals56. A. threatens B. ruins C. provides D. changes57. A. However B. Therefore C. Besides D. Moreover58. A. close B.
48、complicated C. special D. strong59. A. stay B. contact C. satisfaction D. disappointment60. A. dark B. round C. small D. dirty第二节(共 10 小题;每小题 1.5 分,满分 15 分)阅读下面短文,在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式(不超过三个词)。Did you grow up in one culture, your parents came from another, and you are now living in a _61_ (total) different country? If so, then you are a third-culture kid.The term “thirdculture kid” _62_ (use) in the 1960s for the first time by Dr. Ruth. She first came across this phenomenon while _63_ (research) North American children living in India. In general, third-culture kids b