江西省九江市学年高二上学期第一次阶段联考.docx

1、江西省九江市学年高二上学期第一次阶段联考江西省九江市2017-2018学年高二上学期第一次阶段联考英语试题第一部分 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 are the two speakers going to buy?A.Bread. B.Cheese. C.Eggs.2.How does the woman find the fish?A.Just s

2、o-so. B.Bad. C.Quite good.3.What does the woman mean?A.Mark should go on with the game.B.Mark should draw pictures on the computer.C.Mark should review his lessons.4.Where does the conversation take place?A.In the bookstore. B.In the library. C.In the classroom.5.Why doesnt the woman like chocolate

3、cake?A.She doesnt like chocolate. B.She has trouble with her tooth. C.She has no tooth.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，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.In which department can this conversation most proba

4、bly take place?A.Shoe Department. B.Clothing Department. C.Jewelry Department.7.What could be the reason if the woman does not buy the overcoat?A.The color. B.The size. C.The price.请听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.What can the woman be?A.A waitress at a hotel. B.The secretary of Mr.Black. C.The assistant of Profe

5、ssor Green.9.How could the man get in touch with Mr.Green?A.Ask the woman to find the Blackwood Hotel.B.Dial 809.C.Dial 114 to find the telephone number of the Blackwood Hotel.10.Why did the man ask the woman to change the dollar?A.To pay for the information. B.To make a phone calf. C.To go to the h

6、otel by bus.请听第8段材料，回答第11至14题。11.What is the man doing?A.Selling his house. B.Looking for a house. C.Looking for work.12.How long has the woman lived in the house?A.19years. B.8 years. C.20.years.13.Why does the woman want to sell the house?A.She wants to move abroad.B.She wants to move to the count

7、ryside.C.She hopes to get a lot of money.14.How much does the house cost?A.$6,850. B.$6,815. C.$7,850.请听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15.Whats the probable relationship between the two speakers?A.Friends. B.Strangers. C.Husband and wife.16.How did the woman find her stay there?A.Boring B.Wonderful. C.Adventurous.

8、17.What does the man advise the woman to do when she gets home?A.Send him an email. B.Write a letter to him. C.Give him a call.请听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18.How old was Rose when she left school?A.16. B.17. C.18.19.What did Rose learn in the college?A.Computer. B.English. C.Typing.20.How much will the offic

9、e pay Rose in three months if she gets the job?A.$30. B.$27. C.$20.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，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。AWork is a part of livingmy grandparents understood that.They lived and worked on a farm that has been in my family for 150 years.They raised c

10、hickens for eggs,pigs and cattle for meat.Cows were kept for milk and the cream,from which Grandma made butter and cheese.What little yard they had became a garden.The Depression（大萧条时期）,therefore,didnt make much change in their lives.But it did bring a lot of men out of work,drifting from job to job

11、,to the farm.The first to show up at the door of the kitchen was a man in rags.He took off his hat and quietly explained that he hadnt eaten for a while.Grandpa stood watching him a bit,then said, “Theres a stack of firewood against the fence behind the barn（谷仓）.Ive been needing to get it moved to t

12、he other side of the fence.You have just about enough time to finish the job before lunch.”Grandma said a surprising thing happened.The man got a shine in his eyes and he hurried to the barn at once. She set another place at the table and made an apple pie.During lunch,the stranger didnt say much,bu

13、t when he left, his shoulders had straightened.“Nothing ruins a man like losing his self-respect,”Grandpa later told me.Soon after,another man showed up asking for a meal.This one was dressed in a suit and carried a small old suitcase.Grandpa came out when he heard voices.He looked at the man and th

14、en offered a handshake.“There is a stack of firewood along the fence down behind the barn Ive been meaning to get it moved.Itd sure be a help to me. And wed be pleased to have you stay for lunch.”The fellow set his suitcase aside and neatly laid his coat on top. Then he set off to work.Grandma says

15、she doesnt remember how many strangers they shared a meal with during those Depression days-or how many times that stack of wood got moved.1. When he was asked to move a stack of firewood,the first man who asked for a meal got a shine in his eyes for he was glad that .A. he had found a good jobB. he

16、 would have something to eatC. he would no longer suffer from the DepressionD. he would get what he wanted without losing his self-respect2. The writers grandfather asked those jobless men to move the stack of firewood because .A. he didnt want them to have a meal free of chargeB. he had been needin

17、g to get it movedC. he wanted to help them in his own wayD. he wanted to show them his kindness and respect3. The writers grandfather was all of the following but .A. kind B. thoughtfulC. wealthy D. sympathetic4. The best title for the story would be .A. The Depression B. The Pleasure of Helping Oth

18、ersC. No Pains,No Gains D. Work-A Part of Living【答案】1. D 2. C 3. C 4. B【解析】试题分析：2. 推理题：安排的工作，看似是做无用功但he wanted to help them in his own way C3. 从文章提到的爷爷帮助别人的事情，可知爷爷是kind，thoughtful，sympathetic但文中没提到wealthy ，选C4. 主旨题：文章讲述的是爷爷用自己的方式帮助别人的事情，选D考点:考查故事类短文阅读点评;文章讲述的是爷爷用自己的方式帮助别人的事情，很强的思想性，同时注意对文章细节的理解和把握。推

19、理出作者的态度和意图。BTales From Animal HospitalDavid GrantDavid Grant has become a familiar face to millions of fans of Animal Hospital.Here Dr Grant tells us the very best of his personal stories about the animals he has treated,including familiar patients such as the dogs Snowy and Duchess,the delightful c

20、at Marigold Serendipity Diamond.He also takes the reader behind the scenes at Harmsworth Memorial Animal Hospital as he describes his day,from ordinary medical check-ups to surgery（外科手术）.Tales From Animal Hospital will delight all fans of the programme and anyone who has a lively interest in their p

21、et, whether it be cat,dog or snake!14.99 Hardback 272 pp Simon SchusterISBN 0751304417Isaac Newton: The Last SorcererMichael WhiteFrom the author of Stephen Hawking: A Life in Science,comes this colourful description of the life of the worlds first modern scientist.Interesting yet based on fact,Mich

22、ael Whites new book offers a true picture of Newton completely different from what people commonly know about him.Newton is shown as a gifted scientist with very human weaknesses who stood at the point in history where magic ended and science began.18.99 Hardback 320 pp Fourth EstateISBN 1857024168F

23、ermats Last TheoremSimon SinghIn 1963 a schoolboy called Andrew Wiles reading in his school library came across the worlds greatest mathematical problem: Fermats Last Theorem（费马大定理）.First put forward by the French mathematician Pierre de Fermat in the 17th century,the theorem had baffled and beaten

24、the finest mathematical minds,including a French woman scientist who made a major advance in working out the problem,and who had to dress like a man in order to be able to study at the Ecole Polytechnique（巴黎综合理工大学）.Through unbelievable determination Andrew Wiles finally worked out the problem in 199

25、5.An unusual story of human effort over three centuries,Fermats Last Theorem will delight specialists and general readers alike.12.99 Hardback 384 pp Fourth EstateISBN 18570252105. What is Animal Hospital?A. A news story. B. A popular book.C. A research report. D. A TV programme.6. In Michael Whites

26、 book,Newton is described as _.A. a person who did not look the same as in many picturesB. a person who lived a colourful and meaningful lifeC. a great but not perfect manD. an old-time magician7. Which of the following best explains the meaning of the word “baffle” as it is used in the text?A. To e

27、ncourage people to raise questions.B. To cause difficulty in understanding.C. To provide a person with an explanation.D. To limit peoples imagination.8. What is the purpose of writing these three texts?A. To make the books easier to read.B. To show the importance of science.C. To introduce new autho

28、rs.D. To sell the books.【答案】5. D 6. C 7. B 8. D【解析】试题分析：本文是销售人员对三本书进行的内容进行了介绍，从每段的内容都包含书的结果可知作者意在推销这三本书。5. 细节理解题。根据第一部分Tales From Animal Hospital will delight all fans of the program中的节目粉丝可知这是一个电视节目。故选D6. 细节理解题。根据第二部分中的Newton is shown as a gifted scientist with very human weaknesses可知牛顿被以具有人类弱点的天才科学

29、家来介绍的，是一个伟大并不完美的人。故选C7. 词义推测题。根据第三部分the theorem hadbaffledand beaten the finest mathematical minds 可知这个理论打败了最棒的数学家们，and前后连接同属性的词，所以baffled应该理解成让人理解有困难的。故选B8. 主旨大意题。根据$ 14.99 Hardback 272 pp Simon Schuster和8.99 Hardback 320 pp Fourth Estate及12.99 Hardback 384 pp Fourth Estate可知每本书的价格，很显然作者是为了推销这本书。故选

30、D考点：考查信息阅读类阅读CA scientist who developed a way to calculate how much water is used in the production of anything from a cup of coffee to a hamburger was awarded the 2008 Stockholm.Water Prize.Professor John Anthony Allan of the University of London in Britain won the award for introducing the idea of

31、 “virtual water（虚拟水）”,a calculation method that has changed the nature of trade policy and research.Allan has written seven books and published more than 100 papers.The Stockholm International Water Institute said this idea is now embedded（埋藏）in the production of foods and industrial products.The in

32、stitute said Allans work had made a big effect on global trade policy and research, especially in water-scarce（缺水的）regions.“The improved understanding of trade and water management issues on local,regional and global scales are of the highest value for the successful and sustainable（可持续的）use of water resources,”it said.“People do not only use water when they drink it or