广西南宁市学年高二英语上学期第一次月考试题0927017.docx

1、广西南宁市学年高二英语上学期第一次月考试题092701720172018学年度上学期高二月考（一） 英语试题 2017.9第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一小题，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 the man to do? A. Bring her a blanket. B. Turn down the heat. C. Shut the wind

2、ows.2. What might the boy do after school? A. Wait at school for his mother. B. Play on the swings with Katie. C. Go to the park with his mother.3. How does the woman feel? A. Annoyed. B. Relieved. C. Nervous.4. What happened to the man? A. He paid 10 dollars for a shirt. B. He got a shirt from his

3、friend. C. He bought the shirt at a higher price.5. When might the painting be enjoyed? A. Right after waking up. B. While entertaining friends. C. Before taking a shower.第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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

4、。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. Who is the man? A. A baseball coach. B. A baseball fan. C. A professional baseball player.7. How much did the woman charge the man? A. Four dollars. B. Eight dollars. C. Ten dollars.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. Why cant Jeremy cut the womans hair? A. He isnt working. B. He is cutt

5、ing someone elses hair. C. The woman didnt make an appointment.9. What does the woman ask the man? A. If she can stay in the waiting area. B. If Landon can cut her hair instead. C. If someone will call her when its her turn.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Where might the speakers be? A. In New Zealand. B. In A

6、ustralia. C. In the U. S.11. When might the mans daughter receive the package? A. In four to five days. B. In two or three weeks. C. In a month.12. What happened to the woman during Christmas? A. She got a package from Africa. B. She tried to send a present to her brother. C. She received something

7、one month late. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. How do the speakers know each other? A. From work. B. From college. C. From childhood.14. What does the woman say about Hawaii? A. The weather is nice. B. Its hard to find a job there. C. She has some great friends there.15. Where does the man live? A. In his bro

8、thers house. B. In an apartment. C. In the school dormitory.16. What does the woman want to do for work? A. Work in the fashion industry. B. Keep working for Google. C. Study the brain.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. According to the man, what is the most valuable part of the tour? A. Telling stories about cl

9、asses. B. Learning detailed facts about the student center. C. Getting to know the college as a whole.18. What does the man suggest about the library? A. Food is sold there. B. It is only popular for studying. C. The rules are not very strict there.19. When does the student center close on school ni

10、ghts? A. At 2:00 a.m. B. At 10:00p.m. C. Its open all night.20. What will the man probably discuss next? A. School sports teams. B. Library. C. Famous professors.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)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。ALeonardo da Vinci, one of the greatest thinkers in the wor

11、ld, began his career as an artist. Very little is known about Leonardos early life. He was born in 1452 in the town of Vinci. As a boy, Leonardo showed a great interest in drawing, sculpting and observing nature.However, because Leonardo was born to parents who were not married to each other, he was

12、 barred from some studies and professions. He trained as an artist after moving to Florence with his father in the 1460s. It was an exciting time to be in Florence, one of the cultural capitals of Europe. Leonardo trained with one of the citys very successful artists, Andrea del Verrocchio. He was a

13、 painter, sculptor and gold worker. Verrocchio told his students that they needed to understand the bodys bones and muscles when drawing people.Leonardo took the teachers advice very seriously. He spent several periods of his life studying the human body by taking apart and examining dead bodies. Wh

14、ile training as an artist, Leonardo also learned about and improved on relatively new painting methods at the time. One was the use of perspective(透视) to show depth. A method called “sfumato” helped to create a cloudy effect to suggest distance. “Chiaroscuro” is a method using light and shade as a p

15、ainterly effect.Leonardos first known portrait now hangs in the National Gallery in Washington, D. C. He made this painting of a young woman named Ginevra de Benci around 1474. The woman has a pale face with dark hair. In the distance, Leonardo painted the Italian countryside.He soon received attent

16、ion for his extraordinary artistic skills. Around 1475 he was asked to draw an angel in Verrocchios painting “Baptism of Christ.” One story says that when Verrocchio saw Leonardos addition to the painting, he was so amazed by his students skill that he said he would never paint again.21. Which of th

17、e following words can be used to describe Leonardo according to the third paragraph? A. Stubborn. B. Creative. C. Pessimistic. D. Determined.22. What can we learn from the last paragraph? A. Verrocchio felt shame at his own work. B. Verrocchio thought Leonardos work terrible. C. Verrocchio thought h

18、ighly of Leonardos work. D. Verrocchio didnt believe Leonardo could paint well. 23. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Leonardo was prevented from some studies because of his parents.B. Leonardo thought his teachers advice was unreasonable.C. “Sfumato” is a method to show dep

19、th by using light and shade.D. “Baptism of Christ” made Leonardo known across the world.BMurciaI have spent about 8 months living in Murcia and I feel that I should put it as number one on my list. On my return from exploring other cities, I always feel like Im returning home when I set foot in Murc

20、ia. The city centre is full of life and energy and has an incredible atmosphere all year round. Although the accent takes you a little time to get used to at first, you will adjust to it. Murcia is also home to some gorgeous(壮丽的) beaches and amazing coastal views. So it really does have the best of

21、both worlds!GibraltarI visited Gibraltar during the Easter holidays and I was totally surprised by the beauty of Gibraltar! From a short cable car riding up to the top of the rock you are met with splendid views over the coast and the adorable monkeys which curiously come to greet you on your arriva

22、l. Make sure to hide all your food because they think its a gift for them!ValenciaValencia is beautiful. Its as simple as that! The river-area is so exciting and full of life, all the way up to the science museum and beaches. However, I was a little confused by the fact that the river had long been

23、filled in and turned into a park, yet people still referred to it as The River.AlicanteI have spent many a weekend in Alicante, making the most of the beautiful beach in low season, before all the tourists arrive. May is the high season here, so Id definitely recommend a visit in April, September, o

24、r October, just before or after the holiday season.24. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 1 refer to? A. Murcia and other cities. B. The city centre and beautiful coasts. C. Gorgeous beaches and amazing coastal views. D. The incredible atmosphere and lovely homes of the city.25. Actually the

25、 adorable monkeys come to visitors to . A. welcome them B. send them gifts C. attract them D. get something to eat26. The River is now . A. a park B. a river C. beautiful beaches D. the science museum27. When did the author visit Alicante? A. In May. B. In October. C. In April. D. In September.CIrel

26、and has had a very difficult history. The problems started in the 16th century when English ruler tried to conquer(征服) Ireland. For hundreds of years, the Irish people fought against the English. Finally, in 1921, the British government was forced to give independence to the south of Ireland. The re

27、sult in that today there are two “Irelands”. Northern Ireland, in the north, is part of the United Kingdom. The Republic of Ireland, in the south is an independent country.In the 1840s the main crop, was affected by disease and about 750,000 people died of hunger. This, and a shortage(短缺) of work, f

28、orced many people to leave Ireland and live in the USA, the UK, Australia and Canada. As a result of these problems, the population fell from 8.2 million in 1841 to 6.6 million in 1851.For many years, the majority of Irish people earned their living as farmers. Today, many people will work on the la

29、nd but more and more people are moving to the cities to work in factories and offices. Life in the cities is very different from life in the countryside, where things move at a quieter and slower pace.The Irish are famous for being warm-hearted and friendly. Oscar Wilde, a famous Irish writer, once

30、said that the Irish were “the greatest talkers since the Creeks”. Since independence, Ireland has revived(复兴) its own culture of music, language, literature and singing. Different areas have different styles of old Irish songs which are sung without instruments. Other kinds of Irish music use many d

31、ifferent instruments such as the violin, whistles, etc.28. What does the author tell us in Paragraph 1? A. How the Irish fought against the English.B. How Ireland gained independence.C. How English rulers tried to conquer Ireland.D. How two “Irelands” came into being.29. We learn from the text that

32、in Ireland _.A. food shortages in the 1840s led to a decrease in populationB. people are moving to the cities for lack of work in the countrysideC. it is harder to make a living as a farmer than as a factory workerD. different kinds of old Irish songs are all sung with instruments30. The last paragraph is mainly about_.A. the Irish character B. Irish cul