1、河北省沧州市盐山中学 20182019 学年第一学期12 月月考英语试题第一部分 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。每段对话仅读一遍。1What is the weather like?AIts raining. B It s sunny. CIts cloudy.2Who will go to China next month?AAlice. BLucy.
2、 CRichard.3What are the speakers talking about?AThe mans sister.BA film.CAn actor.4Where will the speakers meet?AIn Room 340.BIn Room 314.CIn Room 223.5Where does the conversation most probably take place?AIn a restaurant.BIn an office.CAt home.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
3、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 至 8 题。6Why did the woman go to New York?ATo spend some time with the baby.BTo look after her sister.CTo find a new job.7How old was the baby when the woman left New York?ATwo months.
4、BFive months.CSeven months.8What did the woman like doing most with the baby?AHolding him.BPlaying with him.CFeeding him.听第 7 段材料，回答第 9 至 11 题。9What are the speakers talking about?AA way to improve air quality.BA problem with traffic miles. CA suggestion for city planning.10What does the man suggest
5、? ALimiting the use of cars.BEncouraging people to walk. CWarning drivers of air pollution.11What does the woman think about the mans idea?AIts interesting.BIts worth trying.CIts impractical.听第 8 段材料，回答第 12 至 14 题。12How long will the man probably stay in New Zealand?AOne week.BTwo weeks.CThree weeks
6、.13What advice does the woman give to the man?AGo to New Zealand after Christmas.BBook his flight as soon as possible.CSave more money for his trip.14What can we learn about flights to New Zealand at Christmas time?AThey require early booking.BThey can be twice as expensive.CThey are on special offe
7、r.听第 9 段材料，回答第 15 至 17 题。15Why did Jane call Mike?ATo ask him to meet her.BTo tell him about Tom.CTo borrow his car.16Where will Jane be in about one hour?AAt Mikes place.BAt the airport.CAt a garage.17What can we infer from the conversation?AJane has just learned to drive.BJanes car is in bad condi
8、tion.CMike will go to the airport.听第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至 20 题。18What did the speaker ask the students to do the week before?AWrite a short story.BPrepare for the lesson.CLearn more about the writer.19Why does the speaker ask the questions?ATo check the students understanding of the story.BTo draw the st
9、udents attention to reading skills.CTo let the students discuss fatherson relationships.20What will the students do in 10 minutes?AAsk more questions.BDiscussion in groups.CGive their answers.第二部分 阅读理解 AWhether it is Mozart or Miley，your choice of music could determine whether you will perform well
10、at your work.A new study suggests that listening to music in the office improves the speed and accuracy of tasks such as data entry，proofreading and problemsolving.In an officebased experiment,88 per cent of participants were found to produce their most accurate work when listening to music.The stud
11、y also found that 81 per cent completed their fastest work when music was played.And it matters what type of music you listen to. For instance，if youre doing your tax returns，then classical music is the most effective as it improves maths skills.Listening to Jessie J or Justin Bieber could also impr
12、ove your speed，with 58 per cent of participants completing data entry tasks faster while listening to pop songs.During proofreading，dance music，such as David Guettas，had the biggest positive impact on participants increasing their speed by 20 per cent compared to tests undertaken with no music at al
13、l.Dance music also had a positive effect on spellchecking with a 75 per cent pass rate compared to 68 per cent when no music was played at all.The research，undertaken by Brightonbased Mindlab International，suggests that silent offices may be the least productive.“The music experiment showed that whe
14、n listening to music，nine out of ten people performed better， ”said Dr.David Lewis，chairman of Mindlab International.“Proper music enables people to quickly process and keep information，regulate their behavior，make good choices，solve problems，plan and adjust to changing mental demands， ”a senior inv
15、estigator of Mindlab International explained.“While many schools are cutting music programs and spending more and more time on test preparations，our findings suggest that musical training courses may actually help to set up children for a better academic future， ”added Dr.David Lewis.21What does the
16、 passage mainly talk about.AThe positive relationship between music and work efficiency.BThe speed and accuracy of problemsolving tasks.CThe comparison of different kinds of music.DThe experiment on productivity of office staff.22According to the passage，we can conclude that .Adifferent kinds of mus
17、ic lead to the same effectBsilent offices can make people perform betterClistening to proper music can improve efficiency in officesDmore tests prepare children for a better academic future23What is the authors attitude towards school music programs?ARespectful. BDoubtful.CTolerant. DSupportive.BChr
18、istmas in the United States is traditionally a time of giftgiving and family gatherings.But small towns across the country have their own traditions.Middleburg，a small town in the state of Virginia，is known for its horses. For more than 50 years，Middleburg has organized a yearly Christmas parade(游行)
19、Men and women ride horses through the woods and fields. They follow hunting dogs as they search for a wild fox. But first，these hunters ride in the yearly parade， wearing their bright red hunting clothes and hats.John Hale，a citizen of Middleburg says many city people visit his town.“We have a lot o
20、f people from an urban area that come to visit，but it incorporates a lot of the old traditions.”The nighttime hayride is one such tradition. Small groups gather under the moonlight on an open wagon filled with hay. The passengers sing as farm horses pull the wagon slowly across the fields.There are
21、some newer traditions，too. Trey Matheu works at the nearby Salamander Resort. He says a visit to Middleburg is a chance to slow down for a day. He says Middleburg can be a calming，peaceful place without tension.“Middleburg is an opportunity to take a step back，to take a deep breath，and understand th
22、at even though life is moving on at a very fast pace，theres really an opportunity where youre allowed to step off for a little bit.”Parade organizers say more than 13,000 people attend even in below freezing weather. But if you ask，you will hear many different reasons why people come to watch the pa
23、rade：“I come here because Im from a small town. I like how everybody comes together.”“I live right down that street，right there. And thats my dog.”Middleburg looks its best at Christmastime. That may be why so many people return each year.24Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A
24、Middleburgs Christmas paradeBA small town known for horsesCChristmas traditions in MiddleburgDNewer traditions at Christmastime25At Christmas，people in Middleburg usually .Avisit friends and familiesBfeed farm horses with hayChunt for dogs in the woodsDride in the yearly parade26According to Trey Ma
25、theu，why do people visit Middleburg?ATo relax themselves.BTo enjoy the fresh air.CTo escape competition.DTo challenge themselves.27What do we know about the small town Middleburg?AIt makes a large profit from tourism.BIt attracts many people each year.CIt is a good place for family gatherings.DIt do
26、esnt respect Christmas traditions.CThere is a very instructive incident involving the life of Alexander the Great， King of Greek.Alexander，after conquering many kingdoms，was returning home. On the way，he fell ill and it took him to his death bed. With death staring him in his face，Alexander realized
27、 his conquests，his great army，his sharp sword and all his wealth were of no consequence.So，he lay helplessly waiting to breathe his last. He called his generals and said， “I will depart from this world soon，and I have three wishes. Please carry them out without fail.”“My first desire is that， ”said
28、Alexander， “my physicians alone must carry my coffin.”After a pause，he continued， “Secondly，I desire that when my coffin is being carried to the grave，the path leading to the graveyard be strewn(撒满)with gold，silver and precious stones which I have collected.”The King continued， “My third and last wi
29、sh is that both my hands should be kept hanging out of my coffin.”Alexanders favorite general kissed his hand and pressed them to his heart.“Oh King，we assure you that your wishes will all be fulfilled. But tell us why do you make such strange wishes？”Alexander took a deep breath and said， “I would
30、like the world to know of the three lessons I have just learnt. I want my physicians to carry my coffin because people should realize that no doctor can really cure any bodies. They are powerless and cannot save a person from the clutches of death. So let people not take life for granted.“The second
31、 wish of strewing gold，silver and other riches on the way to the graveyard is to tell people that not even a bit of gold will come with me. I spent all my life earning riches but cannot take anything with me. Let people realize that it is just a waste of time to chase wealth.”“And about my third wis
32、h of having my hands hanging out of the coffin，I wish people to know that I came emptyhanded into this world and emptyhanded out of this world.”With these words，the King closed his eyes. Soon he let death conquer him and breathed his last.28The first paragraph suggests that Alexander .Awas conquerin
33、g many kingdomsBrealized that what he got in his life was nothing to him at allCwanted to leave as he came emptyhandedDregarded his conquests，his great army，his sharp sword and all his wealth as the most important things29The underlined word “clutches”in Paragraph 3 means “ ”Asentence BattentionCcon
34、trol Dshadow30The author intends to .Atell us the story of AlexanderBintroduce readers to the instructive lessons of AlexanderCstress the power of Alexander the GreatDpersuade people to realize what Alexander said31What would be the best title for the passage?AThe Death of AlexanderBThe Greed of Ale
35、xanderCThree Wishes of AlexanderDThe Life of AlexanderDThe new highspeed railway line between Urumqi，capital of the Xinjiang Uygur Selfgoverning Region，and Lanzhou，capital of Gansu Province，has cut train travel time by half to less than 12 hours.The dramatic improvement will benefit many families pl
36、anning reunions for Spring Festival.“For the first time，I feel home is not that far away after all， ”said Liang Shaofu as he boarded a highspeed train in Urumqi with six members of his family.The 35yearold left Lanzhou to set up a dry fruit business in Xinjiang eight years ago，and he has now settled
37、 in Urumqi.The 1,776km line，which passes through Qinghai Province and is the countrys first highspeed railway to be built in a highaltitude region，came into service on Dec.26.“We normally drive home for Spring Festival to avoid the difficulties of buying seven train tickets for the whole family duri
38、ng the peak season， ”Liang said.“Driving can be very tiring and dangerous sometimes，so one year we even decided not to go back to Lanzhou simply to avoid the trip.”More than 600,000 passengers traveled on the line during its first month，and the Urumqi Railway Bureau said the introduction of highspee
39、d services will ease transport pressure during the Spring Festival peak season.The existing usual railway line could no longer support Xinjiangs development.All passenger trains will gradually shift to the new link，leaving the old one to be used for goods.As a result，Xinjiangs annual goods ability c
40、ould reach 200 million metric tons from the current 70 million.The line passes through areas that experience high winds，and it also crosses parts of the deserted QinghaiTibet Plateau and the bonedry sands of the Gobi Desert.The project could help China to promote its highspeed railway technology abr
41、oad，said Ma Xizhang，director of the LanzhouXinjiang railway projects management department in Xinjiang.32How long did it take to go from Urumqi to Lanzhou by the usual train before?AAbout 12 hours. BAbout 6 hours.CAbout 18 hours. DAbout 24 hours.33Whats the main advantage of the new highspeed railwa
42、y?AIt takes more time to go from Urumqi to Lanzhou.BIt will be more convenient for people all over the country to go to Xinjiang.CAll the people in Lanzhou can return home on festivals.DIt helps to improve Xinjiangs development.34From the passage we can learn .AXinjiangs annual goods ability can inc
43、rease nearly four timesBthe new railway technology may help more railway lines to be built abroadCthe highspeed railway lines cant be built across the bonedry sandsDthe old railway lines can only carry goods now35Which of the following is true according to the passage?AThe new highspeed railway line
44、 is good for all people to go home.BThe new highspeed railway line benefits businessmen to carry goods.CTaking the new train is safer than driving home from Urumqi to Lanzhou.DBusinessmen seldom went home for Spring Festival before.第二节根据短文内容，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。(2016豫东、豫北十所名校联考)Whateve
45、r burdens youre carrying now，let them down for a moment if you can. 36 Do your most difficult task first in the morning. Pushing a challenging task back is like holding a glass of water in an outstretched arm. At first nothing happens，but if you do it for hours or even days，you will soon feel the st
46、ress. Get the most annoying task done first and youll enjoy the peace of mind for the rest of the day.Let go of things you cant control. You make plans to go outside with friends. But at the last minute，it starts raining. Some people become upset and start complaining. Youd better not. The rain wont
47、 stop just because of your complaint. 37 What I do in such situation is going for a quick walk in the park or just lie in bed reading a good book，listening to the rain beating on my window.38 Just make a list of three simple things about any part of your life that you love. This is a great technique
48、 if youre ever bored while stuck in traffic，or waiting in the grocery store checkout lane. You can immediately transform boredom into happiness and peace of mind!Relax your body. Just walk to a window，look outside，and then take a single deep breath， focusing only on that breath and nothing else in t
49、he whole world. 39 Talk to friends about your stress. Talking to friends about your worries can often be beneficial. 40 The simple act of speaking about anxieties can make them seem more manageable.AWith physical relaxation，you can also increase your peace of mind.BInstead，make the best of the situation.CThose who car
