1、- 1 -江西省宜春市宜丰中学 2018-2019 学年高一英语下学期第二次月考试题（中考班，无答案）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 does the woman want to do?A. To have an X ray. B. To go to the hospital.C. To help the woun
2、ded man.2.Where and when will the meeting be held?A. Room 303,3:00 pm. B. Room 303,2:00 pm.C. Room 302,2:00 pm.3.When would Thomas and Lily like to leave?A. Tomorrow. B. Next Monday or Tuesday. C. This Monday.4.What is the mans choice?A. He prefers train for trip. B. He doesnt like traveling.C. Not
3、mentioned.5.According to the woman, what should the man do at first?A. He should ask about the flat on the phone.B. He should read the advertisements for flats in the newspaper.C. He should phone and make an appointment.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
4、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。6.How long is it since they met each other?- 2 -A. More than one year. B. Less than one year. C. Three months.7.Where does the man work?A. In a food factory. B. At a university. C. At the National Bank
5、.8.Which of the following is true?A. The woman speaks German better than Spanish.B. Tom, Johns son, is in Grade Three.C. The man has two children.听第 7 段材料，回答第 9 至 11 题。9.Who are the two speakers?A. A man and his wife. B. A man and his sister. C. A man and his girlfriend.10.Why is the man unhappy abo
6、ut their weekends?A. They seldom invite friends over. B. They seldom go out for a picnic.C. They seldom spend weekends together.11.Which aspect of the picnic do the man and woman differ on?A. Who should get the car ready. B. How many friends they should invite.C. What food and drink they should prep
7、are.听第 8 段材料，回答第 12 至 14 题。12.Why does the man go to see the doctor?A. Because he is seriously ill. B. Because he wants to see death.C. Because the doctor wants his money.13.What does the doctor advise the man to do?A. Take more medicine. B. Have a holiday.C. Give some of his money to poor people.14
8、.How do you find the man?A. He is honest. B. He is careless about his health.C. He cares for his money beyond everything else.- 3 -听第 9 段材料，回答第 15 至 17 题。15.How has the man been feeling lately?A. Lonely. B. Unhappy. C. Depressed.16.What does the woman advise the man to do?A. To learn English. B. To
9、join a club. C. To do exercise.17.What can we learn from the conversation?A. The man is the womans elder brother.B. You dont feel alone when you have a close friend.C. The man comes from north America.听第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至 20 题。18.Why was the Mesa Verde National Park built?A. To attract more visitors.
10、B. To earn money.C. To protect the culture of ancient Native Americans.19.What language do the words “Mesa Verde” belong to?A. English. B. Spanish. C. French.20.How many ruins were discovered in all?A. One. B. Two. C. Three.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
11、D）中，选出最佳选项。AYou probably know who Marie Curie was, but you may not have heard of Rachel Carson. Of the outstanding ladies listed below, who do you think was the most important woman of the past 100 years?Jane Addams (1860-1935)Anyone who has ever been helped by a social worker has Jane Addams to tha
12、nk. Addams helped the poor and worked for peace. She encouraged a sense of community(社区) by creating shelters and promoting education and services for people in need. In 1931, Addams became the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.- 4 -Rachel Carson (1907-1964)If it werent for Rachel Ca
13、rson, the environmental movement might not exist today. Her popular 1962 book Silent Spring raised awareness of the dangers of pollution and the harmful effects of chemicals on humans and on the worlds lakes and oceans.Sandra Day OConnor (1930-present)When Sandra Day OConnor finished third in her cl
14、ass at Stanford Law School, in 1952, she could not find work at a law firm because she was a woman. She became an Arizona state senator(参议员) and ,in 1981, the first woman to join the U.S. Supreme Court. OConnor gave the deciding vote in many important cases during her 24 years on the top court.Rosa
15、Parks (1913-2005)On December 1, 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, Rasa Parks would not give up her seat on a bus to a passenger. Her simple act landed Parks in prison. But it also set off the Montgomery bus boycott. It lasted for more than a year, and kicked off the civil-rights movement. “The only tire
16、d I was, was tired of giving in,” said Parks.21. What is Jane Addams well-known for in history?A. Her social work. B. Her lack of proper training in law.C. Her efforts to win a prize. D. Her community background.22. What is the reason for OConnors being turned down by the law firm?A. Her lack of pro
17、per training in law. B. Her little work experience in court.C. Womens being looked down upon. D. The poor financial conditions.23. Who made a great contribution to the civil-rights movement in the US?A. Jane Addams. B. Rachel Carson. C. Sandra Day OConnor. D. Rosa ParksBOne day a few years ago a ver
18、y funny thing happened to a neighbour of mine. He is a teacher at one of Londons big medical schools, He had finished his teaching for the summer term and was at the airport on his way to Russia to give - 5 -a lecture.He had put a few clothes and his lecture notes in his shoulder bag, but he had put
19、 Rupert, the skeleton (人体骨骼) to be used in his lecture, in a large brown suitcase (箱子). At the airport desk, he suddenly thought that he had forgotten to buy a newspaper. He left his suitcase near the desk and went over to the shop.When he got back he discovered that someone had taken his suitcase b
20、y mistake. He often wonders what they said when they got home and found Rupert.24. Who wrote the story?A. Ruperts teacher. B. The neighbours teacher.C. A medical school teacher. D. The teachers neighbour.25. Why did the teacher put a skeleton in his suitcase?A. He needed it for the summer term in Lo
21、ndon.B. He needed it for the lecture he was going to give.C. He wanted to take it to Russia for medical research.D. He wanted to take it home as he had finished his teaching.26. What happened at the airport?A. The skeleton went missing . B. The skeleton was stolen .C. The teacher forgot his suitcase
22、. D. The teacher took the wrong suitcase .27. Which of the following best tells the teachers feeling about the incident?A. He is very angry . B. He thinks it rather funny .C. He feels helpless without Rupert. D. He feels good without Rupert .CAn expensive car speeding down the main street of a small
23、 town was soon caught up with by a young motorcycle policeman. As he started to take out the ticket, the woman behind the wheel said proudly, “Before you go any further, young man, I think you should know that the mayor of this city is a good friend of mine.”The officer did not say a word, but kept
24、writing. “I am also a friend of chief of police Barens,”continued the woman, getting more angry each moment, - 6 -Still he kept on writing. “Young man,”she persisted, “I know Judge Lawson and State Senator (参议员) Patton.” Handing the ticket to the woman, the officer asked pleasantly , “Tell me, do yo
25、u know Bill Bronson.”“Why, no,”she answered.“Well, that is the man you should have known,”he said, heading back to his motorcycle, “I am Bill Bronson.”28. The policeman stopped the car because_A. it was an expensive carB. the driver was a proud ladyC. the driver was driving beyond the speed limitD.
26、the driver was going to make trouble for the police29. The woman was getting more angry each moment because _.A. the policeman didnt know her friends B. the policeman didnt accept her kindnessC. the policeman was going to punish her D. she didnt know the policemans name30. The woman was _.A. kind-he
27、artedB. a person who depended on someone else to finish her workC. trying to frighten the policeman on the strength of her friends powerful positionsD. introducing her good friends names to the young officer31. The policeman _.A. had no sense of humor B. had s sense of humorC. had no sense of duty D
28、. was senselessDToday Ill be talking about the invention of the camera and photography. The camera is often thought to be a modern invention, but as early as 1727, a German physicist discovered that light darkens silver salt. Used as a camera, a big box was set up, and a small hole was cut in one si
29、de to let the light in; he - 7 -made temporary pictures on the salt. Silver salt is still the base of the photographic film today. Then a French scientist made the first permanent (永久的) picture by using a special piece of metal which was covered with silver salt. A photograph he made in 1826 still e
30、xists.The painter De Gear improved the process (制作法) by covering the metal also with placing the common salt which we can eat. This was in 1839, the official date of beginning of photographs. But the problem was the printing of the photographs. And it wasnt until other scientists developed the kind
31、of photographic paper we now use that good prints were possible and photography became truly modern. In the 1870s, Matthew Bradey was able to take his famous pictures in American Civil War. In the 20s of this century, Georges Mann of the United States simplified film developing (冲洗), and Dr Edward L
32、ane invented the socalled Instant Camera which uses selfdeveloping film. If we say photography came into existence in 1839, it follows that it took more than 100 years for the camera to reach its present condition of technical refinement(密度).32. What discovery was the basis of photography?A. Light d
33、arkens silver salt. B. Light darkens natural salt.C. Light darkens silver. D. Light darkens self-developing film33. How was the first permanent picture made?A. By making use of special paper. B. By adding common salt to silver salt.C. By giving a slight colour to the silver salt. D. By using a speci
34、al piece of metal.34. What does the speaker regard as the official date of beginning of photography?A. 1727 B. 1826 C. 1839 D. 187035. According to the speaker why is Matthew Bradey remembered today?- 8 -A. He was a soldier. B. He took war photographs.C. He painted portraits. D. He designed a portab
35、le camera.第二节（共 5 小题，每小题两分，满分 10 分）Easy Ways to Keep Your Brain SharpEveryone is forgetful, but as we age, we start to feel like our brains are slowing down a bitand that can be a very annoying thing._36_. Read on for some techniques worth trying.1 37 People who regularly made plans and looked forwa
36、rd to upcoming events had a 50 percent reduced chance of Alzheimers disease（阿尔茨海默病）, according to a recent study. 38 Something as simple as setting a goal to have a weekly coffee date with a friend will do. Theres evidence that people who have a purpose in life or who are working on long or shortter
37、m goals appear to do better. In other words，keep your brain looking forward.2Go for a walk.Mildly raised glucose（葡萄糖）levels can harm the area of the brain that helps you form memories and physical activity can help get blood glucose down to normal levels. In fact, exercise produces chemicals that ar
38、e good for your brain. 39 3Learn something new.Take a Spanish class online, join a drawing club, or learn to play cards. A study found that mental stimulation limits the weakening effects of aging on memory and the mind. But the best thing for your brain is when you learn something new and are physi
39、cally active at the same time. 40 Or go dancing with your friends.AFocus on the future.BThis can be especially harmful to the aged.CIt should be something like learning gardening.DSo take a few minutes each day to do some reading.EBut dont worry if your schedule isnt filled with lifechanging events.
40、- 9 -FLuckily, research shows there is a lot you can do to avoid those moments.GIn other words, when you take care of your body, you take care of your brain.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）Mrs. Jones was over eighty, but she still drove her old car like a woman half her ag
41、e. She loved driving very fast, and was proud of the fact 41 she had never, in her thirty-five years of driving, been punished 42 a driving offence (犯规，犯法).Then one day she nearly 43 her record. A police car 44 her, and the policemen in it saw her 45 a red light without stopping. Of course, she was
42、stopped. It seemed 46 that she would be punished.47 Mrs. Jones came up to the judge, he looked at her seriously and said that she was 48 old to drive a car, and that the 49 why she had not stopped at the red 50 was most probably that her eyes had become weak 51 old age, so that she had simply not se
43、en it.When the judge had finished what he was 52, Mrs. Jones opened the big handbag she was 53 and took out her sewing. Without saying a word, she 54 a needle with a very small eye, and threaded it at her first attempt.When she had 55 done this, she took the thread out of the needle again and handed
44、 56 the needle and the thread to the judge, saying, “Now it is your 57. I suppose you drive a car, and that you are quite sure about your own eyesight.”The judge took the 58 and tried to thread it. After half a dozen tries, he had still not succeeded. The case (案例) against Mrs. Jones was59, and her
45、record 60 unbroken.41. A. which B. when C. that D. this42. A. about B. on C. to D. for43. A. kept B. won C. missed D. - 10 -lost44. A. watched B. after C. followed D. ran after45. A. pass B. go C. run D. rush46. A. sure B. indeed C. certain D. perhaps47. A. Before B. While C. Until D. When48. A. so
46、B. very C. too D. quite49. A. cause B. reason C. matter D. trouble50. A. light B. lamp C. sign D. one51. A. with B. because C. for D. of52. A. speaking B. saying C. talking D. telling53. A. holding B. getting C. carrying D. bringing54. A. took B. brought C. picked D. chose55. A. almost B. hardly C.
47、successfully D. successful56. A. both B. all C. neither D. either57. A. time B. turn C. chance D. job58. A. thread B. glasses C. needles D. needle- 11 -59. A. dismissed B. passed C. settled D. studied60. A. was B. kept C. seemed D. remained第二节语法填空 （共 10 分，每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）61.You should make an_(apo
48、logize) to your desk-mate for your bad behavior.62.The terrible blaze in Notre Dame reminded us _ the big fire in The Old Summer Palace.63.Hearing the news, he had a _(puzzle) expression on his face.64.The government should take action to prevent the environment from_(pollute).65._ made him proud is that his son had been admitted into key university.66.He preferred _
