湖南省衡阳县第二中学学年高二上学期第一次月考英语试题含答案.docx
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湖南省衡阳县第二中学学年高二上学期第一次月考英语试题含答案
衡阳县二中2016-2017年上期高二第一次月考
英语试题
考试时间:
120分钟满分:
共150分
第I卷
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.Wherewilltheymeet?
A.Attheunderground.B.Atthecinema.C.Atthemuseum.
2.Whichbuswillthewomantake?
A.Busnumber4.4.B.Busnumber6.C.Busnumber2.
3.Whatisthemandoing?
A.Sayinggood-byetoafriend.
B.Arrangingaplanetrip.
C.Payingabillatthebank.
4.Howwillthewomanpayforthemeal?
A.WithMasterCard.B.WithVisaCard.C.Withcash.
5.WhenwillthewomangettheTV?
A.Inaboutanhour.B.Alongtime.C.Severaldays.
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.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?
A.Atschool.B.Athome.C.Intheoffice.
7.Howmanyhourswillthegirlworkaday?
A.2.B.4.C.6.
8.Howmuchcouldshegetinaweek?
A.24dollars.B.80dollars.C.120dollars.
听第7段材料,回答第9至11题。
9.Whatistheman’soccupation?
A.Aphysician.B.Apsychologist.C.Ajournalist.
10.Whichofthefollowingroomdidthemanbookbeforehecame?
A.Awarmroomwithashower.
B.Asingleroomwithashower.
C.Adoubleroomwithashower.
11.Whenisthemancheckingin?
A.Saturday.B.Thursday.C.Tuesday.
听第8段材料,回答第12至14题。
12.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?
A.Adventure.B.Vacation.C.Weather.
13.Whichisthebestpartofthewoman’stour?
A.Hiking.B.Skydiving.C.Visitingrelatives.
14.WhydidthemanstayhomeandwatchTV?
A.Itwasraining.B.Hewastootired.C.Hewaswithhisrelatives.
听第9段材料,回答第15至17题。
15.WhatdowelearnaboutMsRowling’sfirstbook?
A.Itwaswrittenforadults.
B.Itmadeherfamoussoon.
C.Itwasaboutakindofanimal.
16.WhydoesMsRowlingconsiderherselfsolucky?
A.Shecanmakealivingbywriting.
B.Sheislovedbymanypeople.
C.Shelikeswritingsomuch.
17.WheredidMsRowlinggettheideasfortheHarryPotterbooks?
A.Shereadmanybookswrittenbyothers.
B.Shecollectedthemfromdailylife.
C.Shedidn’tknowitherself.
听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。
18.HowlongshouldtheparticipantsinBigBrotherstayinside?
A.24days.B.100days.C.124days.
19.WhowillbethewinnerofSurvivor?
A.Theonewhoisleftatlast.
B.Theonewhocanfindtheirownfood.
C.Theonewhowinsonemilliondollars.
20.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?
A.TointroduceSurvivor.
B.TointroduceBigBrother.
C.Tointroducerealityshows.
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。
A
Haveyoueverheardofanoldsaying?
Intelligenceisabornabilitywhilegoodnessisachoice.Giftsareeasy–they’regivenafterall.Choicecanbehard.
IgottheideatostartAmazon16yearsago.IcameacrossthefactthattheInternetusagewasgrowingat2300percentperyear.I'dneverseenorheardofanythingthatgrewthatfast,andtheideaofbuildinganonlinebookstorewithmillionsoftitleswasveryexcitingtome.Ihadjustturned30yearsold,andI’dbeenmarriedforayear.ItoldmywifeMacKenziethatIwantedtoquitmyjobandgotodothiscrazythingthatprobablywouldn’tworksincemoststart-upsdon’tandIwasn’tsurewhattoexpect.MacKenzietoldmeIshouldgoforit.Asayoungboy,I’dbeenagarageinventor.I’dalwayswantedtobeaninventor,andshewantedmetofollowmypassion.
IwasworkingatafinancialfirminNewYorkCitywithabunchofverysmartpeopleandIhadabrilliantbossthatImuchadmired.IwenttomybossandtoldhimIwantedtostartacompanysellingbooksontheInternet.HetookmeonalongwalkinCentralPark,listenedcarefullytome,andfinallysaid,“Thatsoundslikeareallygoodidea,butitwouldbeanevenbetterideaforsomeonewhodidn’talreadyhaveagoodjob.”Thatlogicmadesomesensetome,andheconvincedmetothinkaboutitfor48hoursbeforemakingafinaldecision.Seeninthatlight,itreallywasadifficultchoice,butfinally,IdecidedIhadtogiveitashot.Ididn’tthinkI’dregrettryingandfailing.AndIsuspectedIwouldalwaysbehauntedbyadecisiontonottryatall.
Aftermuchconsideration,Itookthelesssafepathtofollowmypassion,andI’mproudofthatchoice.Forallofus,intheend,weareourchoice.
2l.Whatinspiredtheauthorwiththeideaofbuildinganonlinebookstore?
A.Hisdreamofbeinganinventor.
B.Thesupportofhiswife.
C.ThegreatlyincreasingusageoftheInternet.
D.Millionsofexcitingtitles.
22.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedsentence?
A.Theideaofnottryingwouldkeepcomingtohismindanddisturbhim.
B.Hewouldbeveryexcitedifhetrieditout.
C.Hewouldbealwayshavingadoubtifhedidn’ttry.
D.Thedecisiontonottrytheonlinebookstorewouldterrifyhim.
23.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?
AClevernessandKindness
B.TheStartingofAmazon
C.FollowingMyPassion
D.WeAreWhatWeChoose
24.Wecanknowfromthepassagethat_______
A.thebossthoughttheideawassuitablefortheauthor
B.theauthorwantedsomeoneelsetotrytheidea
C.theauthormightnotregretifhefailedtheidea
D.theauthormightgobacktohisbossifhefailed
B
RecentlyLonely PlanetmakesupthetenAsiantouristattractions,Shanghaialsointhelistofmagicarea.
1.Hokkaido,Japan
Thoughknownprimarilytotheoutsideworldforitsskiresortsandpowderysnow,Hokkaido'syear-roundbeautymightsoonbecomeamorefamiliarsighttoforeignvisitors.Thenewbullet-trainservicefromTokyoshouldhelp.
2.Shanghai,China
TheenormousmetropolisofShanghai--China'smostpopulouscity--hasahistoricurbancorewhichsitsalongsideitsstatusasacontemporary,globalfinancialhub.
3.Jeonju,SouthKorea
HundredsoftraditionalKoreanhousesremainincentralJeonju'sHanokvillage.
4.ConDaoIslands,Vietnam
OncethesiteoftheinfamousConDaoprison,Vietnam'sisolatedarchipelagoof16islandsknownastheConDaoIslandsisstartingtobecomeknownforitssceneryandfreshseafood.
5.HongKong,China
AjunkboatsetagainstthefamousskylinemightbetheiconicshotofHongKong,butLonelyPlanetpickedtheterritoryforitsnaturalheritagemilesawayfromVictoriaHarbor.
6.Ipoh,Malaysia
Around200kilometersnorthofKualaLumpur,theformerBritishcolonialcityisnowafoodiedestination,wherelocalstreetfoodandboutiquecafesabound.
What’smore,Taiwanisalsoincludedinthisbook.Thefootbridgewhichconnectssmall,uninhabitedSanxiantaiIslandtoTaitungiscelebratedforitseightloopingarches.Thiscoastalcountyisin LonelyPlanet'slistoftopdestinationsinAsiatovisitin2016.
25.Ifyouwanttoseebeautifulsightseeingbytrain,you’dbettergoto______.
A.Shanghai,ChinaB.Hokkaido,Japan
C.Jeonju,SouthKoreaD.Ipoh,Malaysia
26.ConDaoIslandswereoncethesiteof______alongtimeago.
A.jailB.sceneryC.oceanD.colonialcity
27.WecaninferthatLonely Planet isthelargest_______bookpublisherintheworld.
A.scienceB.expeditionandadventure
C.travelguideD.massive open course
28.Thereare_____placesinChinain LonelyPlanet'slistoftopdestinationsinAsiatovisitin2016.
A.2B.3C.4D.5
C
ResearchersfromFranceandItalydiscoveredthatCanadianparentsarelessstrictwiththeirchildrenthanmothersandfathersinFranceandItaly.
“OurmostimportantfindingwasthedifferencebetweenCanadiansandtheothers,”saidProfessorMichelClaes,theleadauthorofthestudy.“Canadiansfocusonindependenceandnegotiation.Ontheotherhand,Italians,forexample,exercisemorecontrol.WefoundCanadiansseemtofocusonnegotiationincaseofaconflict.”
ClaessaidCanada,FranceandItalywereselectedforthestudybecausetheyshareimportantculturalandsocialfactors.“WechoseFrenchCanadiansbecausetheysharethesamelanguageasFrance,andoriginallycamefromFranceandsharecertainvalues.Italywasincludedbecauseitwasconsideredtohavesimilar,strongandimportantfamilyvalues,”heexplained.
Theresearchersexaminedtheemotionaltiesbetweenparentsandtheirchildrenbyquestioning1,256studentsaged11to19yearsold.
Canadianstudentsreportedlesscontrolandmorefreeactions,accordingtothestudy.ItalianparentswerestricterandFrenchparentsweresomewhereinthemiddle.
ClaesexplainsthatthedifferenceslieineducationinCanada,FranceandItaly.
“NorthAmericahasitsowneducationalvalues,whichpromoteindividualization.Toleranceandcomprehensionareencouraged.Italy,ontheotherhand,promotesrespectofauthority,control,andtheneedforpermission.”hesaid.
Childrenfromallthreecountriesdescribedtheirmothersaswarmandcommunicative.ItalianandCanadianchildrenhadsimilarfeelingsabouttheirfathers,andreportedhighlevelsofemotionalties.ButFrenchfathersweregenerallythoughtbytheirchildrentobemoredistantandcold.
“Weweresurprisedbythis,”Claesadmitted.“ItseemsasthoughtherelationshipsbetweenFrenchmothersandtheirchildrenwerebecomingcloserovertime,whilefathersmaintainaformofdistanceandcoldness,whichismoreofasourceofconflictinFrancethanintheothercountries.”
29.ProfessorMichelClaesbelievesthatCanada,FranceandItaly________.
A.havethesamefamilyspirit
B.havesomesimilarculturaltraditions
C.haveexperiencedsomesimilarsocialchanges
D.haveexperienced