1、 第 1 页 共 11 页2018 年 12 月2018 年秋季高 2017 级 12 月月考英语试题(满分 150 分；考试时间：120 分钟)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。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。每段对话仅读一遍。1. What is Chases hobby? A. Skiing. B. Writing. C. Collecting stamps.2. How much will t
2、he woman pay? A. $39. B. $35. C. $31.3. How does the man probably feel? A. Hopeful. B. Confused. C. Annoyed. 4. What is the topic of the conversation? A. The lighting of the restaurant. B. The friendly staff. C. A romantic meal. 5. What does the woman mean? A. She only buys things on sale. B. Even t
3、he special price is too high.C. The man should have gotten a better deal.第二节 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。6. Why is the woman talking to the man? A. She wants to see the doctor. B. She
4、needs to email her doctor.C. She needs help logging in to the patient website.7. How often does the woman seem to go to the clinic? A. Every year. B. Every two years. C. Every four years.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. Why does the woman look up the weather report?A. She needs to pick up her son. B. She doesn
5、t trust the weather news on TV.C. She wants to know if she should get her umbrella.9. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Husband and wife. B. Classmates. C. Co-workers.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。第 2 页 共 11 页10. Where are the speakers talking? A. In a classroom. B. On the beach. C
6、. In an apartment.11. Why did Mary go to Xiamen? A. To learn some business skills. B. To escape Wuhans heat.C. To spend time with her uncle.12. What does Mary probably think about seafood? A. She thinks it was terrible. B. She doesnt like it.C. She thinks it was delicious.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13.
7、How long before the scheduled time did the bus leave? A. Ten minutes. B. Thirty minutes. C. An hour.14. When did the woman probably get on the next bus? A. At 4:35. B. At 4:45. C. At 5:05.15. What is the man worried about? A. The daily expense. B. The womans safety.C. The public transportation.16. W
8、hat does the woman decide to do in the end? A. Buy a car. B. Work for the newspaper.C. Complain to the local government.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. What did customers use to complain about? A. Not getting through to the restaurants. B. Paying a lot for delivery.C. Slow service.18. What is special ab
9、out DoorDash? A. You can order from many places at once. B. You can check the progress of the delivery.C. The prices are lower than from the restaurants.19. What do we know about the work of DoorDashers? A. The hours are flexible. B. The pay isnt very good.C. Its a good way to promote themselves.20.
10、 Why do many restaurants like DoorDash? A. They dont need to hire their own delivery workers.B. They dont need to find correct change to pay the driver.C. They can pay for things up front like a delivery car and gas.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，从每题所给的四个选项（A 、B、C 和 D）中，选出
11、最佳选项。第 3 页 共 11 页AName:Off the Beaten PathCover price:$30.00Our price:$19.80The best-selling Readers Digest travel book has 40% new content including over 200 new sites, over 200 new full-color photographs, and all-new, up-to-date maps. It focuses on more than 1, 000 of the United States most overlo
12、oked must-see destinations.Name:Container Gardens by NumberCover price:$ 15.95Our price:$9.49A unique book contains 50 easy-to-follow container designs. Each design provides a simple numbered planting plan that shows exactly how to create each display, with an instruction of the finished planter and
13、 in-depth plant information. The plans are easy to follow and for any type of living space or garden.Name:Best Weekend ProjectsCover price:$ 17.95Our price:$13.96Choose from 80 unique ideas to create an extraordinary living space. The projects are practical,as well as attractive, and will improve yo
14、ur home and yard and can be made in a weekend. These 80 well-designed projects are presented in a clear, easy-to-follow style that addresses readers in an accessible, user-friendly tone.Name:l80l Home Remedies(治疗方案)Cover price:$ 40.00Our price:$ 29.96Plenty of health complaints can be handled at hom
15、e. Each and every remedy will be tested by a doctor to make sure it is safe and sound.Dozens of conditions are covered, from headaches, sunburn, bad breath, and blisters(起泡；起疮)to allergies, and hiccups(打嗝).21. You can most probably read the passage in a _ .A. travel guide B. medicine booklet C. text
16、book D. newspaper22. How much money could you save if you want to buy a travel book?A. $10. 20. B. $6.46. C. $13.96. D. $19.80.23. Which of the following could help you to deal with common diseases without a doctor?A. Off the Beaten Path. B. Container Gardens by Number.C. 1801 Home Remedies. D. Best
17、 Weekend Projects.BWhat happens inside the head of a soccer player who repeatedly heads a soccer ball？ That question inspired a challenging new study of the brains of experienced p layers that has caused discussion and debate among soccer players, and some anxiety among those of us with soccer-playi
18、ng children.For the study, researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York selected 34 adults， men and women. All of the volunteers had played soccer since childhood and now competed year-round in adult soccer leagues. Each filled out a detailed questionnaire developed especially
19、for this study to determine how many times they had headed a soccer ball in the previous year, as well as whether they had experienced any known concussions（脑震荡）in the past.第 4 页 共 11 页Then the players completed computerized tests of their memory and other learning skills and had their brains scanne
20、d, using a complex new M.R.I. technique which can find structural changes in the brain that cant be seen during most scans.According to the data they presented at a Radiological Society of North America meeting last month，the researchers found that the players who had headed the ball more than about
21、 1,100 times in the previous 12 months showed significant loss of white matter in parts of their brains involved with memory, attention and the processing of visual information, compared with players who had headed the ball fewer times.This pattern of white matter loss is “similar to those seen in t
22、raumatic （外伤的） brain injury ”, like that after a serious concussion, the researchers reported， even though only one of these players was reported to have ever experienced a concussion.The players who had headed the ball about 1,100 times or more in the past year were also generally worse at recallin
23、g lists of words read to them, forgetting the words far more often than players who had headed the ball less.24. The passage is most probably a _.A. news reportB. research report C. medicine instructions D.text for doctors25. What was used to find the structural changes in the brain?A. Learning skil
24、ls. B. Advanced computers.C. Special questionnaires. D. A new technique M.R.I. 26. From the passage we can conclude that frequent heading may have _.A. a significant effect on ones brain B. little effect on ones brainC. nothing to do with the brain injury D. ones memory improved27. What do we know a
25、bout the volunteers?A. They were all researchers about soccer B. They had serious injury on the head.C. They were adults who still played soccer D. They all head children who played soccer.COne of the main creators of the World Wide Web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee has warned that the fast growth of the Int
26、ernet is also creating serious problems.He especially warns of false information being easily spread around the Internet, “A great danger is that it becomes a place where untruths start to spread more than truths, or it becomes a place which becomes increasingly unfair in some way.“ In particular he
27、 mentions the phenomena of blogging. Blogging enables friends and contacts to easily spread information. However he argues that people may too easily trust information mentioned in a blog. This inaccurate information can then easily become an accepted truth on the Internet.He suggests that the most
28、important development of the Internet will be in creating ways of allowing people to check the correctness of information by providing original sources. Sir Tim admits that this is an important challenge. Its interesting to note that Wikipedia（维基百科）has had to take steps to 第 5 页 共 11 页prevent false
29、information being added to the biographies of living people. Its easy for anybody to edit the open source. However, some people have pointed out that it has been used to spread false materials. In seeking to raise standards, Wikipedia has sought to stop publishing the false material.At the same time
30、 there is a growing view that the Internet has had a great effect on the way millions of people work. The last two years have seen a big growth in the use of the Internet. There appears no slow-down in the growth of the Internet with increasing access in the developing countries. Sir Tim says anothe
31、r major challenge will be to provide free Internet for everybody. Sir Tim was recently launching a new joint initiative（倡议）between Southampton University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to create the first degree in Web science. The two schools hope to raise the standards of web conten
32、t.28. What is the especially serious problem that Sir Tim refers to?A. The growth of the Internet is too fast.B. The Internet has a side effect on young children.C. The false information spreads rapidly on the Internet.D. The Internet companies compete against each other in an unfair way. 29. What c
33、auses the biographies to have false information?A. Anybody can easily edit the biographies.B. Wikipedia doesnt take any steps.C. The Internet users refuse other users to correct it.D. Wikipedia attempts to publish false materials.30.According to the last paragraph, the purpose of the joint initiativ
34、e is to_.A. enlarge the use of the InternetB. create the first degree in science and technologyC. provide free Internet access to the poor countriesD. improve the reliability of online content31. We can learn from the text that _.A. Sir Tim has built two schools recently B. Sir Tim hopes everyone ca
35、n use the Internet for freeC. the Internet is harmful to the peoples health D. the Internet develops slowly in the developing countriesDLast week, two companies, Kitty Hawk and Uber, announced their plans to bring flying cars to reality very soon.Imagine never having to worry about traffic, stop lig
36、hts, or road construction. A flying car would get to a place much faster than one travelling by road. On the other hand, imagine having to avoid drones (无人驾驶飞机 ) and other flying cars. Also, what if your battery dies when you are in the air? And, how will you know where to land?第 6 页 共 11 页Kitty Haw
37、k is a start-up tech company supported by Google co-founder, Larry Page. According to the Kitty Hawk website, its car will be able to travel at speeds up to 40 kilometers an hour in the air. It says under US aviation law such a machine “does not require registration or a pilots license and may be fl
38、own in uncrowded areas for recreational（消遣的） purposes.” As of now, the car can only be flown over fresh water.Kitty Hawk is making a list of people interested in buying the flying car. They must pay a deposit of US$100. Those who get their names on the list early will receive US$2, 000 off the final
39、 cost of the car. However, Kitty Hawk has not yet announced the price. Kitty Hawk expects its first flying cars will go on sale by the end of this year.At a conference last week, Uber announced plans for flying taxis to begin carrying passengers. Unlike the Kitty Hawk company, Uber does not plan to
40、build its flying cars. Instead, it will use the resources of partner companies.Like the Kitty Hawk car, Uber flying taxis will use electric power. Uber says its flying taxis could travel up to 241 kilometers an hour. The company said that could reduce the travel time between San Francisco and San Jo
41、se, California from two hours on the road to 15 minutes in the air.Riders could use the Uber app to book a flying taxi to take them to their destinations. The company has not yet said how costly air taxi travel would be compared to road taxi travel.32. What could the main problems for flying cars be
42、?A. There is not enough space for them to land.B. They may hit other flying cars or have a dead battery in the sky.C. Sky transportation would cause more traffic jams.D. They travel much more slowly than travelling by road.33. According to the passage, the pilots of flying cars .A. must be professio
43、nal pilotsB. are not required to have a pilots licenseC. are required to fly in crowded spaceD. are only allowed to fly in urgent situations34. What is Kitty Hawk doing to attract customers?A. Offering a discount to those paying a deposit early.B. Giving rewards to those visiting its website.C. Adve
44、rtising its first flying cars on public media.D. Reducing the price for all customers.35. What is the difference between Uber and Kitty Hawk in the flying car market?A. Ubers flying taxis will use electric power.B. Uber intends to build its flying cars to fly very fast.C. The trips made by Ubers fly
45、ing taxis are much cheaper than road taxis.D. Uber prefers to use the resources of partners rather than build its flying cars.第 7 页 共 11 页第二节（共 5 个小题；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。How to Love Your ParentsEven if you think that your parents are mean-spirited at times, lovin
46、g your parents is a normal and fulfilling part of life. You love them for the fact that they created you, raised you, and are in part, a source of who you are. Here are some ways to love your parents. 36 . A gentle “good morning” and “I love you” will warm a coldest heart. Remember that they brought
47、 you into this world. Without your parents, we might still wander at an unknown corner in an unknown world.Respect them more and cherish these moments. You can use these moments to learn from them, preparing yourself for when youre off on your own. Its OK to get angry but angry actions dont help you
48、 or your parents. Act calmly, cool off, write down your feelings, or talk to a friend. 37 Obey their requests. It will make your attitude better and earn you more respect from them. It may seem like you are going through hell when you dont get what you want or you have to clean. However, you had bet
49、ter remember they keep a roof over your head when its cold, raining, snowing, or too hot. Understand that parents are human beings and make mistakes. 38 Since you can forgive your friends, why not forgive your parents?Keep company with them. Do things with your parents like watching TV, or go somewhere with them. 39 Listen to their old stories and learn from them. You will find they are your teachers in this way or another
