浙江省温州市求知中学学年高二下学期第一次月考英语试题 Word版含答案.docx
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浙江省温州市求知中学学年高二下学期第一次月考英语试题Word版含答案
求知中学2018学年第二学期第一次月考
高二英语试卷
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.WhowatchedtheOscars?
A.Theman.B.Angelina.C.Miranda.
2.Wherewillthemanbeat5:
00?
A.Athisoffice.B.Athome.C.Onthewayhome.
3.Whatisthewomandoingnow?
A.Doingsomeresearch.B.Writingapaper.C.Studyingforatest.
4.Whydoesthemanneedtheboxes?
A.Heisgoingonatrip.
B.Heisusingthemforaproject.
C.Heispackingforschool.
5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?
A.Asnackplace.B.FoodfromTaiwan.C.Badeconomy.
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6~7题。
6.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?
A.Hewantstogetajobinfinance.
B.Hedoesn’thaveanyworkexperience.
C.Hisoldjobwasinadvertising.
7.Whatwillthewomanprobablydonext?
A.Godownstairs.B.Makeaphonecall.C.Lookatherschedule.听第7段材料,回答第8~9题。
8.Whydoesthewomanseldomgototheshop?
A.It’stoofarforher.
B.Shedoesn’tliketheowneroftheshop.
C.Thepricesatsupermarketsarelower.
9.Whatdoesthemanthinkoftheshop?
A.Hedoesn’tneedtolineup.
B.Thepricesarecompetitive.
C.Hecangetthemostforhismoney.
听第8段材料,回答第10~12题。
10.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?
A.Atafilmschool.B.Atabar.C.Atacinema.
11.WhatdoesJimdo?
A.Ahost.B.Areporter.C.ATVproducer.
12.Whatdoesthemanadvisethewomantodo?
A.Thinkoverhermarriage.
B.AskJimwhathethinksofthefuture.
C.Saygoodbyetohernewboyfriend.
听第9段材料,回答第13~16题。
13.Whatdoesthemanintendtodointhebeginning?
A.Gotoseethedoctor.B.Askforasickleave.C.Talktothedirector.
14.Whyhasn’tthemangonetosleep?
A.Heiswaitingforacallfromhisdoctor.
B.Hedoesn’tneedtogetupearlynextmorning.
C.Heishavingtroublefallingasleep.
15.Whatistheman’sworkenvironmentlike?
A.Stressful.B.Noisy.C.Joyful.
16.Whatwillthewomangetnextmonth?
A.Avacation.B.Araise.C.Anewjob.
听第10段材料,回答第17~20题。
17.Whoisthespeakerprobablyspeakingto?
A.Allnewstudents.B.Foreignstudents.C.Localstudents.
18.Whatcanwelearnaboutthestudentdorms?
A.Fourstudentssharearoom.
B.Studentscannotcookthere.
C.Mealsinthecafeteria(食堂)areincludedintheprice.
19.Whichtypeofhousinghasnomoreroomsavailable?
A.TheSwedishhouse.B.Thestudentdorms.C.TheSpanishhouse.
20.Whatwilltheaudienceprobablydonext?
A.Gotothecafeteria.B.Fillapplicationforms.C.Moveintotheirrooms.
第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分35分)
第一节(共10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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Chopsticks,orkuaiziinChinese,areusedtoeatAsianfood.TheearliestevidenceofapairofchopsticksmadeoutofbronzewasfoundintheRuinsofYinnearAnyang,Henanprovince,datingbacktoroughly1,200BC.
Chopsticksareroundontheeatingendwhichsymbolizesheaven,andtheotherendissquarewhichsymbolizesearth.ThisisbecausemaintaininganadequatefoodsupplyisthegreatestconcernbetweenheavenandearthinChineseculture.
Thereisnosinglestandardfortheuseofchopsticks,butbetterbearsomerulesinmindeatingwiththem.Playingwithchopsticksisconsideredbadmannersandrude,justasplayingwithaforkinaWesternenvironmentwouldbeconsideredimpolite.Besides,chopsticksarenotusedtomovebowlsorplatesortotoywithone’sfood.Chopsticksarenotsupposedtostabfood,either.Exceptionsincludetearinglargeritemsapartsuchasvegetables.Also,chopsticksshouldnotbeleftstandingupinabowloffood.Anystick-likeobjectpointingupwardresembles(像)theincensesticksthatsomeAsiansuseasofferingstofamilymemberswhohavepassedaway.Inaddition,avoidtappingchopsticksontheedgeofone’sbowl,asbeggarsarebelievedtomakethisnoisetoattractattention.Furthermore,chopsticksshouldnotbechewedon,orlingerinone’smouthfortoolong.
Today,chopsticksservemanyfunctionsbesidesastableware.Forexample,youcanbuyapairofchopsticksasagiftforanewly-marriedcoupleastheirweddinggift.InChinese,‘chopsticks’reads‘kuaizi’,whichmeanstohavesonssoon.Skillfulcraftsmenpaintbeautifulsceneryonchopstickstomakethemlikefineartwork.Additionally,ithasbeensaidthatusingchopsticksimprovesone’smemory,increasesfingerflexibilityandcanbeusefulinlearningandimprovingskillssuchasChinesecharacterprintingandbrushpainting.
21.Weprobablyfindthispassagein_________.
A.asciencefictionB.amagazineC.atravelguideD.anadvertisement
22.Whatisparagraph3mainlyabout?
A.Traditionalrulesforusingchopsticks.B.Differentstandardstousechopsticks.
C.Someexceptionstousechopsticks.D.Culturalbackgroundsforusingchopsticks.
23.Theauthorprobablyagreesthat_________.
A.chopstickscanhelpmaintainanadequatefoodsupply
B.stabbingfoodwithchopsticksisstrictlyforbiddeninChina
C.standingchopsticksupinabowloffoodistraditionallyaccepted
D.Chinesebrushpaintinglearnersmaybenefitfromusingchopsticks
B
Recently,KevinSmith,thedirectorofClerksandChasingAmy,gotkickedoffofaSouthwesternAirlinesflightforbeingtoofat.HeusedthesocialmediatoolTwittertotakepicturesofhimselfinaseat,andcriticizedtheairline’sdecision.Inreality,mostairlineshavehadpoliciesfor“customersofsize”forthepast25years,butfewairlineshaveusedtheserulesbecausetheydon’twantthenegativepublicity.
Whileitisverypoliticallyincorrecttolookdownonpeoplebecauseoftheirage,sex,race,orreligion,manypeoplebelievethatobesepeoplearediscriminated(歧视)againstallthetime.Foranextremelylargeperson,itisverydifficulttogetaroundonnormal-sizedpublictransportation,suchasbusesorsubways.Flyingisnotmucheasierbecausetheseatsaresmallevenforaregularperson,andairlineshavebeensqueezingasmanypeopleastheycanontoflights.
WiththecombinationofSeptember11terroristattackandtheeconomicdownturn,theairlinebusinesshasn’tbeendoingverywell.Thismeansthatairlinesaretryingtosqueezeeverydollaroutofflyers.Recently,theystartedchargingfeesforoverweightluggageandextracarry-onbags.Itmakessensefinanciallytomakeanoverweightpersonpurchasetwoticketsiftheycan’tfitintooneseat,butairlineshavetobecautiouswhendealingwiththisproblem.Usually,someonethatisheavyisalreadyembarrassedabouttheirweight,andmakingthempayextracanviolate(侵犯)theirrights.
Manypeoplebelievethatthosewhoareoverweighthavealackofwillpowerandshouldbetreatedaccordingly.Infact,therearemanydiseasesthatcausepeopletobeoverweight.Discriminatingagainstsomeonebecausetheyareoverweightismorallywrong.Forairlinestoshowprejudiceagainstanyoneisbadforbusiness.
Inconclusion,airlinesshouldconsiderthespecialneedsoftheircustomerstoearnrepeatbusiness.Iftheyforceobesepassengerstobuytwoticketsforoneflight,theynotonlydiscriminatethem,buttheymaylosealotofbusinessaswell.
24.Whyisthedirectormentionedinthefirstparagraph?
A.Topromotehismovies.B.Toaskhimtoloseweight.
C.Tointroducethetopic.D.Tocomplainabouttheairline.
25.Whydoairlinestendtochargeobesepassengerstwotickets?
A.Becausetheywantthemtoloseweight.
B.Becausetheyarefacingfinancialproblems.
C.Becausetheyneedtoloadmoreluggageandbags.
D.Becausetheyprefertoprotectregularpassengers’rights.
26.Whatistheauthor’sopinion?
A.Overweightpeopledeservetobechargedmore.
B.Overweightpeopleshouldhaveastrongerwillpower.
C.It’sagoodideaforairlinestochargelessforasecondticket.
D.It’sbadpracticeforairlinestodiscriminateagainstobesepeople.
C
OnthefirstFridayofeverymonththeU.S.BureauofLaborStatisticsreleaseswhat’sknownasthejobsreport.It’scloselywatchedbyeconomists,businessleaders,investorsandpoliticiansbecausethereportgivesasenseofhowtheU.S.economyisdoing.
ThegovernmentsaystheU.S.economyadded250,000jobs,betterthanwhatanalystsandeconomistsexpected.Mostofthenewjobswereinthefieldsofhealthcare,manufacturing,construction,aswellastransportationandwarehousing.TheunemploymentrateisapercentageoftheU.S.workforcethatdoesn’thaveajob.ThereportsaysitstayedthesameinOctober2018asitdidinSeptemberat3.7percent.That’sthelowestit’sbeenin49years,whichisgoodnewsforworkersandtheeconomy.Thereportalsofindsthataveragewagesincreased.That’ssignificantbecausewhilethenumberofjobshasbeengrowingforyearsnow,wageshavebeenastickingpointbecausetheyhaven’tkeptpace.
InOctober,though,theLaborDepartmentsayswagesgrewby3.1percent.That’stheirfastestpaceinnineyears.WiththeU.S.midtermelectionssetforTuesday,PresidentDonaldTrump,aRepublican,calledthejobsreportincredibleandsaidAmericansshouldkeepitgoingbyvotingforRepublicans.SenatorChuckSchumer,aDemocrat,said“numberswillmeanlittlewhenaverageAmericansseetheirhealthcarecostsgoupbecauseofRepublicanactions”.SohewantspeopletovoteforDemocrats.Regardlessofwherefolksstandpolitically,oneinterestingsideeffectofstrongjobgrowthisthechallengeitcreatesforcompaniestogetpeopletoworkforthem.Considerwhatretailers(零售商)aredoi