2017-2018学年陕西省西安市第一中学高二上学期第一次月考英语试题

2017-2018学年陕西省西安市第一中学高二上学期第一次月考英语试题

西安市第一中学 ‎2017-2018学年度第一学期高二年级第一次月考英语试题 第一部分 听力（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）‎ 第一节 （共5小题）‎ 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 day is it today?‎ ‎ A. Tuesday. B. Wednesday. C. Thursday.‎ ‎2. Where are the speakers? ‎ ‎ A. In a theater. B. In front of a library. C. Outside a bookstore. ‎ ‎3. What does the woman suggest the man do? ‎ ‎ A. Look for shoes out of town. B. Buy shoes online. C. Give up buying shoes.‎ ‎4. What can we learn from the conversation? ‎ A. The man stayed with Jenny yesterday. B. Jenny complained about Sam’s birthday party. ‎ C. The man has been busy dating Jenny these days. ‎ ‎5. What are the speakers mainly talking about? ‎ A. How to get main points. B. How to choose a course. C. How to prepare for a subject. ‎ 第二节（共15 小题）‎ 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 does the woman ask the man to do?‎ ‎ A. Go on a trip with her. B. Look after her house. C. Go downtown. ‎ ‎7. Which country does the woman hope to visit? ‎ ‎ A. America. B. Mexico. C. Canada.‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 ‎ ‎8. What are the speakers talking about in general? ‎ ‎ A. Job plans. B. A camp. C. Trips. ‎ ‎9. What do we know about the woman? ‎ A. She intends to have a trip with her sister. B. She plans to get a job at a hotel.‎ C. She wants to go camping.‎ 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 ‎ ‎10. Why is the man at the woman’s house? ‎ ‎ A. To repair the house. B. To finish his report. C. To pay for the damage. ‎ ‎11. What happened to the woman’s house? ‎ A. The chimney fell down right on the fence. B. A tree fell down on the wall. ‎ C. The roof was damaged.‎ ‎12. How does the woman feel about the service? ‎ ‎ A. Satisfied. B. Disappointed. C. Angry.‎ 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 ‎ ‎13. Why does the man contact the airport?‎ ‎ A. To book a ticket. B. To find his luggage. C. To ask for transport information.‎ ‎14. How long will the man stay in Milton? ‎ ‎ A. About four weeks. B. About two weeks. C. About one week.‎ ‎15. How will the man travel after arriving at the airport? ‎ ‎ A. By taxi. B. By subway. C. By car. ‎ ‎16. What does the man say about his daughter? ‎ A. She will get married next week. B. She always takes the bus to work. ‎ C. She will probably be busy when he arrives. ‎ 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题 。‎ ‎17. What is regarded as the main secret to wealth? ‎ ‎ A. Working hard. B. Saving money. C. Making financial plans.‎ ‎18. How many millionaires made their fortunes in one generation in America? ‎ A. Four-fifths. B. Two-thirds. C. One-fifth.‎ ‎19. How much money does a typical millionaire save per year? ‎ A. $130,000. B. $104,000. C. $26,000.‎ ‎20. What do we know about millionaires? ‎ A. They look quite different from ordinary people. B. They were not good at studying at school. ‎ C. One third of them are self-employed.‎ 第二部分 阅读理解 （共两节，满分30分） ‎ 第一节 （共10小题;每小题2分，满分20分）‎ A ‎ For people who are addicted to shopping, the post-Christmas period means only one thing—sales! Across the country, prices are reducing sharply on clothing, electronics, home furnishings and more, but London is the place for serious shopping, and you can certainly pick up some amazing bargains. ‎ The sales start on Boxing Day—26th December, and continue for the month of January, but the keenest bargain hunters get there early to be first through the doors. In Oxford Street queues formed outside shops ahead of early morning openings for the start of their sales. At Brent Cross, in north London, more than 1,000 people were queuing at 3:30 am for the “Next” clothing store’s sale which began at 4 am. Some eager individuals even camped outside the shops to be first in the line. ‎ Consumers who hit the shops were rewarded with discounts of as much as 80% as department stores joined the bargain sales. The shops are very crowded as the sales reached the boiling-point, with more than half a million people gathering on London’s West End. ‎ Famous sales include the biggest and most popular shops such as Harrods, Selfridges, Liberty and John Lewis. Department stores are always a good bet— you’re likely to find everything you need under one roof, including much-needed food and drinks! It’s a good time to stock up on cheap small tools, and there’s no better time to invest in some designer clothes. ‎ Some people are taking their partners shopping with them, and buying their Christmas presents in the sale—a practical but unromantic way of making sure you get the gift you really want. For a less exciting but less stressful shopping experience, online sellers are also here, taking part in the act with January sales of their own. ‎ The most organized of all are those who are already doing their present shopping for next Christmas, in the January sales! ‎ ‎21. We can learn from the passage that the sales ______.‎ A. actually start before the end of December B. generally last for two months C. basically benefit none of the people D. are a time to buy Christmas gifts in a romantic way ‎22. “Hit the shops” in the third paragraph means to ______.‎ ‎ A. attack the shops B. arrive at the shops C. affect the shops D. find the shops ‎23. What is the passage mainly about?‎ ‎ A. People buy a lot of bargains in the department stores in London after Christmas. ‎ B. People buy their Christmas presents in the sales in London.‎ ‎ C. People are prepared to do their shopping for next Christmas. ‎ D. People take part in the January sales to do business online.‎ ‎ B ‎ Scientists study the natural world by using “scientific method”. When a scientist observes some phenomenon in nature, he develops an idea, called a theory or hypothesis(假设), about what is happening. Then he does an experiment to test his theory. If the results are as expected, then the experiment proves the hypothesis which makes it more likely that the theory is correct. If the experiment fails and the results are not as expected, then the scientist must come up with a new theory that he can test.‎ ‎ In ancient times great thinkers came up with complicated theories to explain nature, but they did not always prove them by experiment. For example, the great Greek thinker Aristotle, had a theory that heavy objects would fall faster than light objects. People believed this until the scientist Galileo performed an experiment and found it was wrong.‎ ‎ Here’s an experiment that you can use to prove or disprove a common-sense theory:‎ ‎ Step 1: Get an empty bottle with a small neck. A diameter (直径)of 1/2 inch should be ideal.‎ ‎ Step 2: Cut a sheet of paper to a square 5 inches on each side.‎ ‎ Step 3: Crumple (压皱) the paper into a tight wad (块状物).‎ ‎ Step 4: Lay the bottle on its side and place the paper so it lies loosely in the neck of the bottle.‎ ‎ Construct a theory about what will happen if you put your mouth about a half inch from the neck of the bottle and blow hard towards it. A common-sense theory might be that the wad ‎ would be blown into the bottle by the force of the breath. Now do your experiment to see what really happens.‎ ‎ If your theory was that the wad would be blown by the force of the air into the bottle, the experiment gave you unexpected results. In most cases the wad is blown out of the neck of the bottle in the opposite direction. A new theory might be that the air being blown into the bottle creates a whirlwind (旋风) of air currents (气流) in the closed space which push the wad out.‎ ‎24. The writer mentions Aristotle’s theory to show___________.‎ A. he was a greater thinker in ancient times B. he was less successful than Galileo C. objects of different weights fall at the same speed D. experiments are necessary to support theories ‎25. According to the passage, what is not required in the four–step experiment?‎ A. A pair of scissors. B. A piece of paper. C. A bottle. D. A strong breath.‎ ‎26. What’s the best title for the passage?‎ A. Come to Nature with Scientists B. Make up a New Theory C. Experiment with Breath in a Bottle D. Watch Out for Common Sense ‎ C Heat might explain why we lost our fur and now strike an upright and slim pose（姿势）. ‎ If our ancestors lived somewhere really hot, the theory goes, it would have made sense for us to lose body hair, start sweating more, become slender(修长的) and even walk upright—to create distance between our bodies and the hot ground. ‎ A new study supports the theory that heat helped drive human evolution(进化), by showing that a key source of human evolution in East Africa has indeed been really hot for at least four million years. ‎ ‎“It’s something that’s been hard to get at,” said Ben Passey, a geochemist(地球化学家) at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. “It’s nice to say that these body features would be advantageous to live in hot and open environments. But was it actually hot and open?”‎ To find out, Passey and his colleagues analyzed dated soil examples from the Turkana Basin, a well-studied region in Kenya and Ethiopia that contains lots of fossils(化石) from our human and pre-human ancestors. In particular, they looked at weighted carbon and oxygen atoms, called isotopes(同位素). ‎ Their results, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, showed that dirt in the Turkana Basin has remained above about 85 degrees Fahrenheit with spikes(尖状物) above 95 degrees Fahrenheit over the past four million years. Since soil absorbs heat from the air, it means that the region has been really hot for a really long time. ‎ ‎“There is no question that the results are fascinating,” said Harvard anthropologist（人类学家）, Daniel Lieberman, who studies how and why the human body looks the way it does.‎ For one thing, at some point we developed a unique ability to control our body temperature while running, which might have helped people catch prey (猎物) in hot and dry conditions. “The hotter it is, the more humans have an advantage over other mammals, especially when running.”‎ ‎“No one knows for sure when we lost our fur,” he added. “But this paper provides strong evidence that the right climatic conditions were present for a long time.”‎ ‎27. What is the main idea of the text? ‎ A. Heat made humans lose their fur. B. Heat caused humans to walk upright.‎ C. Heat helped the evolution of humans. D. Heat affected the height of our ancestors.‎ ‎28. The main aim of Passey’s study is to find out__________.‎ A. why Africa is suitable for humans to live in ‎ B. how many types of fossils there are in the ‎Turkana‎ ‎Basin C. what the climatic conditions were like four million years ago D. whether East Africa is the key source of human evolution ‎29. According to Daniel Lieberman, ___________.‎ A. the result of Passey’s study is not satisfactory B. controlling the body temperature helped catch prey C. a hot climate was not helpful for human evolution D. humans ran faster than other animals in winter ‎30. Which of the following statements about East Africa is TRUE?‎ A. It was one of the toughest places for human ancestors to bear.‎ B. The high temperature in this area has been stable for a long time.‎ C. Few people studied the Tukana‎ ‎Basin before Passey.‎ D. The soil has remained over 95 degrees F for a long time. ‎ 第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）‎ ‎ 根据短文内容，从下框的A—G选项中选出最佳答案。 选项中有两项为多余选项。‎ Eyesight plays a very important role in our daily life. Every waking moment, the eyes are working to see the world around us. Over forty percent of Americans worry about losing eyesight, but it's easy to include steps into our daily life to ensure healthy eyes. Here are five suggestions for a lifetime of healthy eyesight：‎ ‎·Schedule yearly exams. __31__ Experts advise parents to bring babies 6 to 12 months of age to the doctor for a careful check. The good news is that millions of children now can have yearly eye exams and following treatment, including eyeglasses.‎ ‎·Protect against UV rays (紫外线). Long term stay in the sun creates risk to your eyes. No matter what the season is, it's extremely important to wear sunglasses. __32__‎ ‎·Give your eyes a break. Two thirds of Americans spend up to seven hours a day using computers or other digital products. __33__ Experts recommend that people practice the 20/20/20 rule: every 20 minutes, take a 20-second break and look at something 20 feet away.‎ ‎·__34__ As part of a healthy diet, eat more fruits and vegetables each day. Vitamins C and E help protect eyesight and promote eye health.‎ ‎·Practice safe wear and care of contact lenses (隐形眼镜). Many Americans use contact lenses to improve their eyesight. While some follow the medical guidance for wearing contact lenses, many are breaking the rules and putting their eyesight at risk. __35__ Otherwise, you may have problems such as red eyes, pain in the eyes, or a more serious condition.‎ A．Eat your greens.‎ B．Eye care should begin early in life.‎ C．They can properly protect your eyes.‎ D．Stay in good shape by taking more vitamins.‎ E．Parents usually don't care about their own eyesight.‎ F．Always follow the doctor's advice for appropriate wear.‎ G．This frequent eye activity increases the risk for eye tiredness. ‎ 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）‎ 第一节 完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）‎ ‎ Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to __36__ in order to pay the high tuition for my brother and me. They don’t act in the __37__ ways that I read in books or I see on TV. In their opinion, “I love you” is too __38__ for them to say. Sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more out of __39__.‎ One day, my mother was sewing a quilt. I sat down beside her. “Mom, I have a question to ask you. Is there __40__ between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice. She didn’t answer immediately. She __41__ her head and continued to sew the quilt.‎ I was very worried because I thought I had _42_ her. I was _43__ and I didn’t know what I should do. But at last I heard my mother say the following words:‎ ‎“Susan,” she said thoughtfully, “Look at this thread．Sometimes it __44_, but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt __45__. If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread．It can hardly be seen __46_, but it’s really there. Love is __47__.”‎ I listened carefully but I __48__ her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly __49_ seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. When they returned from the hospital, they both looked __50 _. It seemed both of them had had a serious illness. After they were back, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father __51__ on the country road．‎ ‎“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.‎ ‎“Susan, don’t __52__ me.‎” he said gently. “To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom.”__53__ his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply.‎ Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and __54__. But from this experience, I understand that love is just __55__ in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.‎ ‎36．A．keep fit               B．rise early             C．earn money         D．collect money ‎37．A．magic                 B．romantic             C．fantastic             D．attractive ‎38．A．simple                B．easy                   C．relaxing              D．luxurious ‎39．A．the question        B．question              C．reach                 D．control ‎40．A．feeling                B．love                    C．quarrel               D．smile ‎41．A．raised                 B．shook                 C．nodded               D．bowed ‎42．A．hurt                   B．injured                C．wounded            D．harmed ‎43．A．in great surprise                                  B．in a great embarrassment ‎       C．with deep depression                           D．at extreme sorrow ‎44．A．happens              B．comes about       C．appears              D．occurs ‎45．A．warm and soft    B．hot and hard        C．thin and cool        D．strong and durable ‎46．A．somewhere and sometime                   B．anywhere or anytime ‎       C．more or less                                        D．here and there ‎47．A．inside                 B．outside               C．faraway             D．nearby ‎48．A．could believe                                      B．couldn’t understand       ‎ ‎       C．wouldn’t recognize                              D．might know ‎49．A．got sick              B．got stuck            C．threw up             D．became disabled ‎50．A．quite healthy       B．very pale             C．fairly red             D．much surprised ‎51．A．jump high           B．go hurriedly        C．run fast              D．walk slowly ‎52．A．think about         B．talk with             C．worry about        D．laugh at ‎53．A．Reading              B．Seeing                C．Saying                D．Writing ‎54．A．fresh roses         B．gold ring            C．sweet kisses       D．beautiful jewelry ‎55．A．a thread         B．a needle           C．the cloth       D．the cotton 第二节 语篇填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）‎ 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。‎ Is there such a thing as being “over-protective”?‎ I can honestly say that my answer_ 1 _that question has changed dramatically（戏剧性地）since I became a parent.‎ Before the birth of my daughter, I taught at a private school, often _ 2 _(view) my students as over-protected, worrying_ 3 _would happen to them when they went on to middle schools.‎ Some did fine, and some did not. Some needed constant pats on the back, words of encouragement and extra support, which I_ 4 _(happy) gave. Others_ 5 _(satisfy) with themselves, needing little or no interaction with their teacher. _ 6 _for the most part, graduates would go on for higher schooling.‎ I'd always taken it for granted_ 7 _their parents were over-protective, for they were the ones that still walked their_ 8 _(five) graders into the classroom and met them at the school ‎ gate.‎ Admittedly, I laughed at those parents, thinking their children would never learn to be ‎_ 9 _(independence) if they didn't let go just a little. Then I had my own daughter. The instant I looked at her little face, I knew I'd do everything in my power _ 10 _(protect) her and make sure she always felt safe!‎ 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分20分）‎ 第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）‎ Hello, Peter. I’m very grateful for your concern about me coming exam. To tell you truth, I have been busy prepare for the exam recently. Some classmates are feeling really stressed due of the exam, but I don’t take it so serious. I always learn in a relaxed mood and I’m making a great progress. Now that I had tried my best, it doesn’t matter much to me what the result is. In my opinion, we should keep a good balance among our study, rest or exercise. I believe we can be succeeded if we prepare for the exam in a proper way. I’d appreciate it if you could give me some good advices.‎ 第二节 书面表达（满分10分）‎ 英语中“please ,thank you, sorry”等礼貌用语等具有促进友谊、改善关系和化解矛盾的神奇力量， 因而被称为“magic words” ，请用“magic power of polite words” 为题写一篇短文，字数100-120。‎ ‎__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ 高二英语月考答案 一、听力1~5 ACBAC 6~10 BCABB 11~15 CACAA 16~20 CBACB 二、阅读：21-23 ABA 24-26 DAC 27-30 CCBB 31-35 BCGAF 三、完形填空：‎ ‎36．C 37．B 38．D ‎ ‎39．A out of the question是个固定短语，意为“亳无可能”；out of question“有可能”；out of reach (伸手)够不着；out of control 失控。 40．B 41．D 42．A 43．B 44．C 45．D ‎ ‎ 46．B 47．A 48．B 49．A 50．B 51．D 52．C 53．A 54．C 55．A ‎ 四、语法填空：‎ ‎1.to 2.viewing 3.what 4.happily 5.were satisfied ‎ ‎6.But 7.that 8.fifth 9.independent 10.to protect ‎ 五、短文改错:‎ Hello, Peter. I’m very grateful for your concern about me coming exam. To tell you∧‎ ‎ 1 my truth, 2 the I have been busy prepare for the exam recently. Some classmates are feeling really ‎ 3 preparing ‎ stressed due of the exam, but I don’t take it so serious. I always learn in a relaxed ‎ ‎ 4 to 5 seriously ‎ ‎ ‎ mood and I’m making a （a）great progress. Now that I had tried my best, it doesn’t ‎ ‎ 6 删掉a 7 have matter much to me what the result is. ‎ In my opinion, we should keep a good balance among our study, rest or exercise. I 8 and believe we can be succeeded if we prepare for the exam in a proper way.‎ ‎9 successful I’d appreciate it if you could give me some good advices.‎ ‎10 advice 六、作文范文 ：Magic power of polite words More and more people attach great importance to relationship in career success. Being polite is the first and most important step to develop good relationship among friends. Polite words can be easy yet very powerful in your daily life.‎ Always saying please and thank you will make your friends more comfortable and more willing to offer help when necessary .We all know that one man’s success is based on how he deals with people . Always be grateful to other people’s kindness and show your gratitude through the words you speak . The more support you win from other people, the faster you will move towards your goal.‎ Although some people may easily ignore the importance of being polite , we students should form good habits and behave in good manners . First , learn to be friendly to your parents and relatives at home . Then at school, listen respectfully when your teachers instruct you. Follow and accept their advice to improve yourself . You will make further progress if you express your gratitude in time .‎ Remember, being polite costs nothing but it’s worth millions of dollars.‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎