1、邻水实验学校高 2018 级 2019 春第一次月考英语试题考试时间：120 分钟；命题人：陈渝 审题人：沈建珍第一部分 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。1. What is harry best at?A. Drawing pictures. B. Creating street art. C. Making short films.2
2、. What is the relationship between the two speakers?A Host and audience. B. Brothers. C. roommates3. What makes the man so excited?A. The beautiful scenery. B. The fresh air. C. The power of nature.4. Which day does the man prefer?A. Monday. B. Tuesday. C. Wednesday.5. what does the woman mean?A. Sp
3、icy food is poisonous. B. Spicy food is unhealthy. C. People have different tastes.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 7 题。6. What makes the man upset?A. Feeling
4、 unwell. B. Making a mistake. C. Getting tired.7. What does the woman advise the man to do at last?A. Be honest. B. Be careful. C. Feel relaxed.听第 7 段材料,回答第 8 至 9 题。8. Who is the man likely to be?A. An assistant B. A student in the radio station C. The new director9. what is the woman doing?A. Makin
5、g a radio program. B. Making an appointment. C. Interviewing the man.听第 8 段材料,回答第 10 至 12 题。10. How does the man feel at first?A. Angry. B. Happy. C. Disappointed.11. What is the problem with Andy?A. He is too noisy. B. He isnt tidy enough. C. He doesnt pay his rent.12 What will the man do next?A. T
6、alk to Andy. B. Ask for help. C. Clean the apartment.听第 9 段材料,回答第 13 至 16 题。13. On which day did the man receive the invitation?A. Monday. B. Wednesday. C. Friday.l4. What should the speakers do if they want to get a discount on membership?A. Find a personal trainer. B. Go to the gym that afternoon.
7、C. Sign up together before the deadline.15. What is the woman uncertain about?A. Whether shes free today. B. Which equipment to choose C. How to lose weight.16. What does the man think of lifting weights?A. Easy. B. Difficult. C. Relaxing.听第 10 段材料,回答第 17 至 20 题。17. What is mainly talked about?A. Li
8、fe in the future. B. Changes of school. C. Future education.18. Where will most people like to study in the future?A On TV and radio. B. On the Internet. C. In real classrooms.19. Who will be the students in the future?A. Mostly young kids. B. Every person. C. Only school learners.20. What will be d
9、ifferent in the future?A. Peoples attitude towards learning.B. The efforts to improve the world.C. Studentseveryday homework.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，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AInteresting Exhibitions Held in Four Different MuseumsName: The British Mus
10、eumPhone: 020-7323-8000 Website:www. britishmuseum.org Opening hours; daily 10 a. m.-5:30p. m.Price: FreeThis exhibition aims to show the mysteries of mummification (干尸化) From a kings daughter to a temple doorkeeper, the displays explore the identities of eight people, using their bodies to discover
11、 clues about how they lived, By using new methods, such as CT scanning and 3D visualization, the British Museum has been able to build up a picture of life in the Nile valley over 4,000 years, from prehistoric Egypt to Christian Sudan.Name: The Fashion and Textile MuseumPhone :020-7407-8664 Website
12、:www. Ftmlondon. org Opening hours: daily 11a.m.-5:30 p.m.Price: 8.80 adults, 5.50 students This Fashion and Textile Museum is housing the first-ever exhibition on classic Mexican shawl (披肩) which became famous in the 20th century. Mexican artists, photographers and fashion and textile designers wil
13、l be exhibiting their colorful works there.Name: The Victoria and Albert Museum Phone: 020-7942-2000Website: www. vam.ac.ukOpening hours: daily 10 a.m.5:45 p.m.;Fri.10.a.m.10 p.m.Price: Free The Victoria and Albert Museum has dug out some of their most charming wedding dresses to record their histor
14、y during the past two centuries, White wedding dresses were made popular by Queen Victoria in the nineteenth century. See beautiful wedding dresses made by famous designers.Name: The Science MuseumPhone: 020-7942-4000 Website: www. sciencemuseum. org. uk Opening hours: daily 10 a. m. - 6p. m. Price:
15、 Free This four-day festival displays the latest exciting gadgets and introduces their inventors. Visitors can explore electronics, build robots, get bands-on with new technologies and have ago at 3D printing. There will be displays taking place throughout the festival, which is suitable for anyone
16、aged ten and over.21.Which number would you call if youre interested in exploring history with charming wedding clothes? A.020-7323-8000.B.020-7407-8664.C.020-7942-2000.D.020-7942-400022.Which museum can you visit if you are free at 9 p. m. on Friday?A.The British Museum.B.The Victoria and Albert Mu
17、seum.C.The Fashion and textile Museum.D.The Science Museum.23.What can we learn about the Science Museum?A.The exhibition will last a week.B.It displays CT scanning technology.C.Visitors themselves can try new technologies.D.More information can be found at www.vam.ac.uk.BMost people know the feelin
18、g when you walk into a lift (电梯) with other people. A study has found that where people stand is based on their social position on entering the lift.Rebekah Rousi, a PhD. student, did a study of lift behavior in two of the tallest office buildings in Adelaide, Australia. As part of her research,she
19、took a total of 30 lift rides in the two buildings,and discovered there was a fixed order about where people chose to stand.In her research paper, she wrote that more senior men seemed to walk straight towards the back of the lift. She said, “In front of them were younger men, and in front of them w
20、ere women of all ages.”She also noticed there was a difference in the direction where people look during the ride. “Men watched the monitors,looked in the side mirrors (in one building) to see themselves, and in the door mirrors (in the other building) to watch others. Women would watch the monitors
21、 and avoid looking into others eyes (unless in conversations) and the mirrors. ”Rebekah Rousi concluded that shyer people stand toward the front, where they cant see other passengers, while fearless people stand in the back, where they have a good view of everyone else.24. According to the study,whe
22、re people stand in a lift isdecided by .A.their social position B.the monitorsC.other passengers D.othersposition25. Who are most likely to go to the back of the lift?A.Shyer people. B.Senior men.C.Younger men. D.Women26. Which is TRUE according to the passage?A.The order in which people stand in a
23、lift is fixed.B.Few people feel embarrassed with strangers in a lift.C.Women like watching themselves in the side mirrors.D.Fearless people stand in the back to avoid seeing others.27. The passage is probably taken from .A.a lift instruction B.a storybookC.a travel guide D.a newspaperCThe United Sta
24、tes has more tornadoes(龙卷风) than any other country in the world. In a normal year there are 800 to 1000 tornadoes. Most happen in the middle part of the country. Tornadoes form when warm and cool air meet. In the Midwest,the warm air from the Gulf of Mexico often meets the cold air from Canada.The u
25、sual tornado season is March through May. Tornadoes form most often in the afternoon and early evening. There is often no warning of a tornado. People who live in the Midwest know the signs (征兆)of tornado activity. The sky becomes dark, often a greenish color. Dark clouds appear in the sky and there
26、 is often large hail(冰雹).Suddenly,there is a loud sound,like a train or a jet plane. Sometimes, two, three, five, ten or more tornadoes can form over a large area.This type of tornado activity hit Oklahoma and Kansas in May 1999. The day was stormy,with heavy thunderstorms in the afternoon. As the s
27、torms continued, tornadoes began to form. Dozens of tornadoes hit towns and neighborhoods in Oklahoma, then in Kansas. Some stayed on the ground for several hours, destroying everything they touched. The tornadoes killed 43 people and injured 600 others. They destroyed thousands of homes and busines
28、ses. In some areas,not one home stood. In other areas,the tornadoes destroyed every home on the left side of the street, but didnt touch any homes on the right side. The tornadoes lifted people and cars into the air and then threw them back down to earth. So it is important to know where to hide and
29、 how to protect yourself in the face of a tornado.27. What can we learn about tornadoes in America?A.They may appear in groups.B.They usually happen in the summer.C.There are more tornadoes in the Eastern States.D.There are more than 1000 tornadoes every year.29.The tornadoes that hit Oklahoma and K
30、ansas in May 1999 .A.took place at the same timeB.were the biggest in historyC.came and went quicklyD.brought death and destruction30. How do people in the Midwest get to know a tornado iscoming?A. They watch the news on TV.B. They get a warning from the government. C. They see the signs of tornado
31、activity.D They listen to the weather report on the radio.31.What will the author most probably talk about next?A.Tornado dangers and warning signs.B.How to stay safe during a tornado.C.Different kinds of tornadoes.D.How a tornado forms.DAccording to newresearch from the University ofCambridge in En
32、gland, sheep are able to recognize humanfaces from photographs. The farm animals, who are social and have large brainswere previously known to be able to recognize one another, aswell as familiar humans. However, their ability to recognizehuman faces from photos alone is novel.The recent study, the
33、results of which were published inthe journal Royal Society showed that the woolly creaturescould be trained to recognize still images of human faces, including those of former President Barack Obama andactress Emma Watson.Initially, the sheep were trained to approach certainimages by being given fo
34、od rewards. Later, they were able torecognize the image for which they had been rewarded. Thesheep could even recognize images of faces shown at anangle. though their ability to do so declined by about 15percent- the same rate at which a humans ability toperform the same task declines.“Anyone who ha
35、s spent time working with sheep willknow that they are intelligent, individual animals who areable to recognize their handlers,”said Professor JennyMorton, who led the Cambridge study.“Weve shown withour study that sheep have advanced face-recognitionabilities, comparable with those of humans and mo
36、nkeys.”Recognizing faces is one of the most important socialskills for human being. and some disorders of the brainincluding Huntingtons disease, affect this ability.“Sheep are long-lived and have brains that are similar insize and complexity to those of some monkeys. That means theycan be useful mo
37、dels to help us understand disorders of thebrain, such as Huntingtons disease, which develops over a longtime and affects cognitive abilities. Our study gives us anotherway to monitor how these abilities change.”Morton said.32. According to the new research, whats unusual aboutsheep?A. They have lar
38、ge brains.B. They can recognize their owners.C They can recognize human faces fromphotograph.D. They can tell animals from humans.33. How did the researchers train the sheep?A. By giving foodrewardB. By showing photos of humans and monkeys bytumsC By guiding them to follow their handlersD By showing
39、 photos of famous people34. What can be inferred from the passage?A. Sheep have a higher face-recognition ability than monkeys.B The sheeps face-recognition ability may prevent somedisorders of the brain.C The sheeps face-recognition ability says the same whenshownphotos at any angle.D. The new disc
40、overy is beneficial to the study of cognitiveability changes35. Whats the best title of the passage? A.A Wonderful Scientist. B . How Sheep Recognize Each Other.C. A New discovery about Sheep. D. The Life of Sheep.第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分）根据段文内容，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。Participating (参与)
41、 in ClassClass participation is a valuable part of learning. Many students are unwilling to participate in class. 36_Other students participate in class, but do so not correctly. Here is some advice that can help you become an effective class participant.37_. Do all tasks and readings and go over yo
42、ur notes from previous class periods. This will help to prevent you from making uninformed ( 无知的) comments or asking unsuitable questions. As you get ready for class, think about important questions and concerns that may appear in class. Be sure that you are prepared to deal with these.Try to sit cl
43、ose to the front of the class. 38_. Besides, you can hear what the teachers say clearly.Listen to what the other students say. You can then build on their comments to make your own. Be active when you respond to something another student says. You can disagree, but dont go into an “attack mode”.Dont
44、 be afraid to be wrong.39_. You can learn from being wrong. Dont be afraid to ask questions. This is a good learning skill. Also, the chances are that other students in the class have the same questions as you do, and they will appreciate your asking.Be sure that your questions and comments are clos
45、ely connected with the class topic.Dont waste the time of the teacher and other students by going off way. Dont take it in person if others disagree with what you say. 40_.A. Creating a personal connection helps you feel more comfortable about participating in class.B. Be confident that your opinion
46、s will be valued by your teacher and other students.C. Its hard to stay unconcerned when you are near to the teacher.D. Be sure that you are well prepared before coming to class.E. This may be because they are shy or fearful of being judged and criticized (批评).F. Your class should be a good place fo
47、r giving opinions and taking advice.G. Learning is a change in behavior based on experience.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四个选项（A 、B、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。There once was a king in a faraway country. One day, he decided to 41_ a prize to the artist
48、who would paint thebest picture of 42_ . So many artists 43_. The kinglooked at all the pictures. 44_ there were only two hereally liked, and he had to 45 _ between them. Onepicture was of a 46_ lake. The lake was a perfect mirrorwith peaceful huge mountains all around it. Above was a 47_ sky with l
49、ight white clouds. All who 48_ thispicture thought that it was a perfect picture of peace.The other picture had 49_ , too. But these were notflat at all. Above was a(n) 50_ sky, from which rain fellnearly and in which lightning played 51_ . Down the sideof the mountain was a waterfall with loud sound. This did not look 52_ at all.But when the king looked 53_ , he saw behind thewaterfall a tiny bush 54_ in a crack(缝隙 ) in the
