1、浙 江 省 湖 州 中 学2018 学年第一学期高二第一次质量检测英语考生须知：1.全 卷 分 试 卷 和 答 卷 。 试 卷 4 页 ， 答 卷 1 页 ， 共 5 页 。 考 试 时 间 120 分 钟 ， 满 分 150 分 。2.本卷的答案必须做在答卷的相应位置上，做在试卷上无效；3.请用黑色水笔或钢笔将班级、序号、姓名、座位号分别填写在答卷的相应位置上。本卷命题：余丽霞 审核：刘娅君试 卷第 I 卷第一部分：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
2、选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒种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 was the mans original plan?A. Go to the picnic. B. Work in the company. C. Do his gardening.2. What will the man do?A. Change his jacket. B. Buy a tie. C. Have an interview.3. Where does the woman want to get married?A. In a church. B
3、. In the open air. C. In a country house.4. What is the man doing?A. Taking a test. B. Reading a book. C. Having a class.5. What do we know about the man?A. He is on a diet. B. He likes eating salad. C. He has a good appetite.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
4、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. What are the speakers talking about?A. An exam. B. A course. C. A lecture.7. What topic did the essay question cover?A. Walt Whitmans poems. B. Mark Twains novels. C. Arthur Millers plays.听第 7
5、 段材料，回答第 8-9 题。8. At what time does the truck come?A. 8:00 pm. B. 5:00 am. C. 8:00 am.9. What does the woman mean in the end?A. Tony is often late for school.B. Tony should take the rubbish out now.C. Tony is a naughty boy.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10-12 题。10. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. A
6、t a gas station. B. At a garage. C. At a car factory.11. Which part of the car exists potential risk?A. The tire. B. The radiator. C. The windshield.12. How does the woman pay?A. In cash. B. By credit card. C. By check.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13-16 题。13. What day is it today?A. Friday. B. Saturday. C. Sunday.1
7、4. What is the man doing?A. Watching TV. B. Doing his homework. C. Making a telephone call.15. What does the man advise the woman to do?A. Have a rest. B. Find a quiet place. C. Go to another room.16. When will the woman probably finish her homework?A. Later at night. B. Tomorrow morning. C. The day
8、 after tomorrow.听第 10 段材料，回答第 1720 题。17. How long did Westlife last?A. 19 years. B. 14 years. C. 12 years.18. How many top ten singles did Westlife achieve?A. 14. B. 26. C. 50.19. Which is Westlifes first single?A. Flying Without Wings. B. If I Let You Go. C. Swear It Again.20. Which country did Wes
9、tlife fail to break into?A. The US. B. Ireland. C. The UK.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分 35 分）第一节（共 10 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 25 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。AMany theater critics (评论家) believe Arthur Miller was one of the greatest American playwrights of the 20th century.Arthur Miller was born in N
10、ew York City in 1915. He died in 2005 at his home in Roxburv, Connecticut. For sixty years, he created one dramatic work after another. Miller won many awards for his plays. Among them were a Pulitzer Prize, New York Drama Critics Circle prizes and Tony awards. In 1984, the John F. Kennedy Center fo
11、r the Performing Arts in Washington DC. honored him for his lifetime work in drama Several plays by Arthur Miller will probably be performed for many years to come. That is because critics say Miller was able to dramatize the emotional pain that average people suffer in their daily lives. A critic o
12、nce described Miller as an activist for the common man. He demonstrates this well in one of his most famous plays, Death of a Salesman. The main character is a man whose dreams of success in business have died.But Millers interest in the average man did not stop him from exploring major problems of
13、society. In The Crucible, for example, he shows what happens when unreasonable dislike and fear cause people to accuse innocent people of horrible crimes.Some others of his bestknown plays include All My Sons, A View from the Bridge and After the Fall.Miller also created stories for movies. For exam
14、ple, he wrote The Misfits for actress Marilyn Monroe. Millers television drama, Playing for Time, told of an orchestra of prisoners at the Nazi death camp, Auschwitz, during World War . Miller was also a political activist for human rights. But it was drama performed in the theater that Miller loved
15、 most.Arthur Miller also wrote short stories and a book about his life called Timebendas: A Life. He once wrote that when he was young he imagined that with the possible exception of a doctor saving a life, “writing a worthy play was the most important thing a human being could do”. Theater owners o
16、n Broadway agreed. On the day after he died, the lights of Broadway theaters darkened for a minute in honor of Arthur Miller.21. How many of Arthur Millers plays that were performed in the theater are mentioned in the passage?A. Five. B. Six. C. Seven. D. Eight.22. Which of the following plays best
17、reflected a critics description of Miller as an activist for the common man?A. The Crucible. B. Death of a Salesman. C. All My Sons. D. After the Fall.23. What is the passage mainly about?A. Arthur Millers life. B. The awards owned by Arthur Miller.C. The works of Arthur Miller. D. Arthur Millers ea
18、rly literary achievements.BDear Mr. Jones,I expect you may be slightly surprised to receive a letter from someone living as near as your next-door neighbor; but I have to raise a subject that it will be easier for me to discuss in writing.You may have noticed that I have a line of apple trees runnin
19、g alongside the fence that separates our two gardens. You may also have taken pleasure in the frequent sight of your two children sitting on your lawn directly by the fence. And you may also have noticed that my apple trees, so to speak, bend over the fence and seem to look down at your children wit
20、h interest.It is only natural that your children should sometimes seem to return that interest. And it is not only natural, but, I acknowledge, quite legal, for them occasionally to show that interest by picking all the apples that hang over on your side of the fence.But to be plain with you, Mr. Jo
21、nes, I am tired of seeing your children, day after day, tear the branches off the side of every one of my apple trees, and leave my trees looking as though a battle had been fought on one side of them. I am, if anything, even more tired of waking up these fine autumn mornings, to find even the apple
22、s on my side of the fence much less in number. I know this is the work of your children, since last night I was woken at midnight by the noise they were making climbing one of my trees, and (as they may have told you) chased them home.While I am on the subject, I am at least grateful to you for keep
23、ing your bonfires on the far side of your garden this year. Last year neither I nor your children had any apples, because the smoke from your bonfire destroyed all the flowers before the apples had time to form. I hope that next yearfor the first time since I came to this villageI shall have my appl
24、es, and your children will have theirs and that the sight of the line of apple trees will be a pride to us both.Otherwise, I shall not express my displeasure simply in writing to you, but shall have to refer the matter to those capable of taking stronger action.Yours sincerely,J. Smith.24.What does
25、the writer mainly complain about in his letter?A. Mr. Jones children bending over the fence.B. Mr. Jones children climbing the apple trees.C. Mr. Jones children tearing off the branches of the trees.D. Mr. Jones children picking too many of his apples.25.Mr.Jones is likely to feel after reading the
26、letter.A. ashamed B. grateful C. contented D. frightened26.Which statement is NOT true according to the passage?A. Mr. Jones children must be rather ill-mannered.B. Mr. Jones must be terribly strict with his children as well as with neighbours.C. Mr. Smith is likely to have come to this town for no
27、more than two years.D. The writer considers writing a letter is a better way to talk about the matter with Mr. Jones.27.What is the tone of the writer at the end of the letter?A. Humorous. B. Sympathetic. C. Depressed. D. Determined.CThe quality of our seafood has been in the news a lot lately. A ne
28、w study has found that people who eat seafood are also eating plastic 11,000 pieces of microplastic per year to be exact.Researchers at the University of Ghent in Belgium found that seafood eaters are consuming plastic at a concerning rate.“Per serving of mussels (贻贝), which contains about 300 grams
29、 of mussel meat, you get 300 pieces of plastic inside your body,” researchers wrote. Researchers dont yet know the implications of eating microplastic, but they worry that it could have negative consequences on our health.While we dont know what microplastic does yet to humans, we do know what it do
30、es to sea animals. In earlier studies, scientists have found that when fish eat microplastics, it prevents their growth and changes their feeding patterns. In fact, fish will stop eating natural sources of nutrients, and only go for plastic.When youre done using plastic, a small portion (部分) may be
31、recycled. However, more than likely its in a landfill or making its way towards the ocean. Once rubbish hits the water, sea creatures may mistake it for food. This often leads to poisoning or death. If they get caught for humans food, the plastic may very well make its way back to you on your dinner
32、 plate.According to a study published in Science magazine, eight million tons of plastic go into our waterways every year. The problem is so serious that scientists say that by 2050 the weight of plastic in our oceans will outweigh fish. And just because its out of sight, it doesnt mean it should be
33、 out of mind.Theres no immediate way to prevent microplastic from ending up in your body. However, you can help reduce the amount of plastic reaching rivers, lakes and oceans in the first place. You can make a difference with your choices every day. Even small changes will add up. While your dinner
34、may contain microplastic, you can help prevent the future generations from having that same problem.28. What does the underlined word “implications” probably mean?A. Real functions. B. Potential benefits. C. Logical reasons. D. Possible effects.29. What do we learn about microplastics in the oceans?
35、A. They make fish grow quickly. B. Fish are sick and tired of them.C. Fish tend to be addicted to them. D. They dont affect fishs eating habits.30. Whats the writers purpose of writing the last paragraph?A. To give us a final warning. B. To call on us for action.C. To offer us a brief summary. D. To
36、 send us a gentle reminder.第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，共 10 分）根据短文内容，从短文后的七个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。Sleep and Teens-Biology and BehaviorHow much sleep do teens need? And how much sleep are they realistically getting? Based on current data, most teens need about 9-plus hours to have the best or most suit
37、able sleep night. 31 Many factors combine to decrease sleep in adolescents. We can think in general of two major factors: biological, the brain processes that regulate the amount and timing of sleep, and behavior, all the psychological, parental, societal, cultural features of teens life._32 These c
38、hanges lay the ground work for the biological night to occur later during the teen years than before. Circadian Rhythms (daily biological clock) seems to slow down as young people progress through the middle school years. At the same time, the sleep pressure system appears to change in a way that ma
39、kes it easier to stay awake longer, though without changing the amount of sleep that is needed.Moreover, many teens have a “technological playground“ in their bedrooms: television, computer with 24/7 Internet access, telephones, electronic game stations, MP3 players, and so forth. These technologies
40、 provide instant and constant contact with peers. Societal and media pressure to consume these technologies is now higher than ever. Yet society also requires that teens go to school at a time of day that is at odds with their biological and social lives. So we see teens turn to caffeine, late-night
41、 Internet and cramming in activity after activity as a means to keep awake. _33 .Problems emerge for lack of sleep. 34 For some, grades begin to suffer as they struggle to keep awake during class and while doing homework. And others may simply feel moody, never knowing how to feel or do their best.
42、Worse still, many teens suffer from both physical and mental illness._35 The earlier teens can start this good sleep habit, the easier it will be for them to stay healthy, happy and smart.A. Sleep experts recommend teens keep regular sleep and wake schedule.B. Teens may schedule sleep like any other
43、 daily activity and make sleep a priority.C. Then they are trapped into a terrible situation where they would never get enough sleep.D. The sleep-wake bio-regulatory factors appear to change significantly during adolescence.E. Some teenagers struggle to wake up in the morning, often resulting in lat
44、e or missed school.F. Teens may be driven to things that can wake them up because theyll fall asleep if they do not.G. However, it is indicated that most teens fall short of this goal, many by a considerable amount.第三部分 英语知识运用 （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四个选项（A 、B
45、 、C 和 D）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。A black boy guarded the barrels (桶) in his fathers wine factory. Every morning he cleaned up every barrel with rag, and then _36_them in order row upon row. However, the strong wind blew the barrels here and there _37_.The boy was so angry that he _38_ a letter to
46、 the wind on every barrel with crayon, “Please dont blow down my barrels.”After _39_that, his father asked the boy with a smile, “Can the wind read your _40_?”The little boy said, “I dont know, but I have no way of how to _41_ the wind.”The next morning, when the little boy ran to look at the barrel
47、s, he found that the wind simply _42_ his letter and blew the barrels here and there. The little boy felt very _43_ and burst into tears. His father _44_ him on the head gently and said, “Son, dont be sad. We may have no way of what to do with the wind, but we may have ways for ourselves, so we can
48、have our own _45_ to conquer the wind.”Then the little boy dried his tears and sat near the barrels to _46_ over and over. Finally he found out a way. He went to the well to pick barrels of _47_, put them into those empty barrels, and then went home to sleep uneasily.At daybreak, the little boy got
49、up _48_, ran out and saw the barrels were placed in _49_ order. The little boy smiled happily and told his father, “If we dont want the barrels blown down by the wind, we have no way to the _50_, but we have ways to ourselves and the barrels. Its a very _51_ way, that is, to add the weight of the barrels. ”The little boys father smiled _52_.Yes, we cant change the wind, nor can we change many things in the _53_, but we
