学年河北省唐山市开滦第二中学高二月考英语试题 Word版 听力.docx

1、学年河北省唐山市开滦第二中学高二月考英语试题 Word版 听力开滦二中20192020学年第一学期高二年级月考考试英语试卷 说明：1、本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分，第卷第（1）页至第（12）页，第卷第（12）页至第（14）页。2、本试卷共150分，考试时间120分钟。第卷（选择题，共95分）注意事项：1、答第卷前，考生务必将自己的准考证号、科目填涂在答题卡上。2、每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应的题目标号涂黑。答在试卷上无效。3、考试结束后，监考人员将试卷答题卡和机读卡一并收回。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）

2、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。 例：How much is the shirt? A. 19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15. 答案是C。 1. What does the man want to do? A. Take photos. B. Buy a camera. C. Help the woman. 2. What are the speakers talking about? A. A noisy night. B.

3、 Their life in town. C. A place of living. 3. Where is the man now? A. On his way. B. In a restaurant. C. At home. 4. What will Celia do? A. Find a player. B. Watch a game. C. Play basketball. 5. What day is it when the conversation takes place? A. Saturday. B. Sunday. C. Monday. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满

4、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、7题。 6. What is Sara going to do? A. Buy John a gift. B. Give John a surprise. C. Invite John to France. 7. What does the man think of Saras plan? A. Funny. B. Ex

5、citing. C. Strange. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8. Why does Diana say sorry to Peter? A. She has to give up her travel plan. B. She wants to visit another city. C. She needs to put off her test. 9. What does Diana want Peter to do? A. Help her with her study. B. Take a book to her friend. C. Teach a geography l

6、esson.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10. Why does the man call the woman? A. To tell her about her new job. B. To ask about her job program. C. To plan a meeting with her. 11. Who needs a new flat? A. Alex. B. Andrea. C. Miranda. 12. Where is the woman now? A. In Baltimore. B. In New York. C. In Avon. 听第9段材料，回答第

7、13至16题。 13. What does Jan consider most important when he judges a restaurant? A. Where the restaurant is. B. Whether the prices are low. C. How well the food is prepared. 14. When did Jan begin to write for a magazine? A. After he came back to Sweden. B. Before he went to the United States. C. As s

8、oon as he got his first job in 1982. 15. What may Jan do to find a good restaurant? A. Talk to people in the street. B. Speak to taxi drivers. C. Ask hotel clerks. 16. What do we know about Jan? A. He cooks for a restaurant. B. He travels a lot for his work. C. He prefers American food. 听第10段材料，回答第1

9、7至20题。17. What do we know about the Plaza Leon? A. Its a new building. B. Its a small town. C. Its a public place. 18. When do parents and children like going to the Plaza Leon? A. Saturday nights. B. Sunday afternoons. C. Fridays and Saturdays. 19. Which street is known for its food shops and marke

10、ts? A. Via del Mar Street. B. Fernando Street. C. Hernandes Street. 20. Why does the speaker like Horatio Street best? A. It has an old stone surface. B. It is named after a writer. C. It has a famous university. 第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共10个小题；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

11、涂黑。AThere is a certain atmosphere surrounding somebody who lives in Washington. Everybody seems to think that you know more about what is going on, and a fellow who makes his home in Washington can look forward to being invited to lots of parties.I discovered this when I went up to New York recently

12、. At the first dinner party, everyone was most interested in what was going on in Washington and I was quite honest and admitted I had no idea. Not only did this disappoint the people I was dining with, it also made them angry. They couldnt believe that I didnt know and assumed I wasnt telling the t

13、ruth. When I was leaving, the hostess told me, We didnt expect you to tell us everything, but I see no reason why you have to protect the Administration.I decided then I would have to come up with some inside information, or I would have to pay for my own meals in New YorkSo the next morning I went

14、through all the morning papers and took time to watch TV for what had happened recently. When I arrived at the party, I was well prepared to discuss almost anything. What do they say about taxes in Washington? a lawyer asked.“Ive heard there will probably be a tax cut next year, I saidCan you tell u

15、s what the President plans to do about Latin America?“Im sorry! I said, There are some things the President discusses with me that I just cant talk about in public.”“Quite true, the lawyer agreed, Youve probably told us more than you should anyway.For the next three days I had more invitations to di

16、nner parties than I could accept. But it has been quite a strain. I have to go on reading so many newspapers and watching so many TV shows from Washington that sometimes I wonder if its worth the trouble.21. At the first dinner party the people were disappointed and angry because A. the author did n

17、ot tell them the truthB. the author refused to pay for the dinnerC. the author did not offer any inside informationD. the author showed no interest in what they discussed22.How did the author get well prepared for the next party?A. He tried to catch up on the latest events.B. He had secret discussio

18、ns with the PresidentC. He learned how to protect the Administration.D. He consulted the lawyer about taxes in Washington.23. What does the underlined word strain in the last paragraph mean?A. Burden. B. Pleasure C. Shame. D. Responsibility.B The traffic in Lagos, Nigerias capital, is enough to make

19、 the most patient travelers mad. A rush-hour commuter（通勤者）can take three hours to go 15 km. Office workers try, often in vain, not to fall asleep at their desks after hard and sweaty journeys Globe-travelling managers are never sure whether they will catch their flights.A person who benefits has bee

20、n the okada rider. On his cheap motorbike taxi, he often carries an entire family or a weeks groceries, ducking through the traffic. His wildly time-saving ways include riding on the wrong side of the road and ignoring red lights.But Babatunde Fashola, Lagoss popular governor; is banning okadas as p

21、art of his push to put the city in order. On September 1, Mr. Fashola banned okadas from many of the coastal citys main roads and bridges. Many Lagosians say that, though he has actually banned okadas, the governor has failed to provide alternativesMany poorer Lagosians, facing long journeys from th

22、e countryside, must now use far slower taxis or unlicensed minibuses. Richer people who have always used their own cars are also complaining（抱怨）as the jams become even worse.Mr Fashola notes that the untrained riders cause many accidents Of the dozen, five admit to having had serious crashes. One ha

23、s an open wound on his leg. Another lifts his T-shirt to show a scar on his chest. Mr. Fashola, who took office in 2007, has been trying to set up a proper public transport system A bus system with its own lanes started running in 2008 Two railway lines are promised, though it is unclear when they w

24、ill be laid.But many think the campaign against okadas is not mature. Whether Mn Fashola can successfully carry out his measures is another matter. After he previously ordered okada riders to buy helmets, many wore old paint cans and melon rinds（瓜皮）.24. What in particular annoys Lagosian commuters?A

25、. Not having fixed taxi fares.B. Wasting time in traffic jams.C. Not having punctual flights. D. Missing scheduled appointments25. Why did Mr. Fashola ban okadas?A. To promote the use of taxis. B. To introduce new alternatives C. To make himself a more popular governorD. To create a city with a good

26、 transport system26. What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph imply?A. The green concept is most welcome in NigeriaB. Lagosians are creative and full of imagination.C. Lagosians didnt fully support Mr. Fasholas measuresD. The campaign against okadas didnt catch public attention.CFrom

27、ancient stories to modern researches, the label（标签）attached to being left-handed is undeniable. Left-handed people, or lefties as they are often called, are generally believed to be good at art Leonardo da Vinci, Picasso and Michelangelo are all left-handed Our brain is divided into two parts: the l

28、eft hemisphere（大脑半球）and the right hemisphere The left hemisphere, linked to logic and analysis, is responsible for the right side of the body. The right hemisphere, linked to creativity and imagination, controls the left side of the body. So, people tend to believe lefties are controlled by the righ

29、t side of the brain, and are more creative than right-handers. Some also think that lefties may not be as good as right-handers in mathematics and problem-solving skills.However; a recent study carried out by scientists from the University of Liverpool in the UK and the University of Milan in Italy

30、proved this theory wrong The study involved（涉及）more than 2,300 students in Italy aged between 6 and 17 years old. They were asked to complete several mathematical tasks of different levels. It turned out the left-handers outperformed the others when the tasks involved difficult problem-solving. This

31、 pattern was particularly clear in male adolescents However; when it came to simple arithmetic, there was no difference between left-handers aud right-handersIt was also discovered that those who are “severely” right-handed performed less well in all the experiments compared to medium” right-handers

32、 and left-handers.Taken together, these findings show that handedness does influence abilities to some degree, the studys authors wrote. However, handedness is just an indirect expression of brain function, wrote psychology professor Giovanni Sala from the University of Liverpool in the UK, the lead author of the study. Sala also noted that only