湖南省邵阳市学年高二英语下册第一次月考试题2.docx

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湖南省邵阳市学年高二英语下册第一次月考试题2

石齐学校2016年上学期166班第一次月考

英语试题

时量：

120分钟总分：

150分

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

第1节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

1.Whydoesthewomanrefusetheinvitationfortonight?

A.Shedoesn'tliketheman.B.Shehasanotherappointment.

C.Sheistoobusywithherwork.

2.Whatdoesthemanthinkofclassicalmusic?

A.Hedoesnotlikeitatall.B.Heprefersittoothermusic.

C.Heenjoysitatbedtime.

3.Whatdidthetwogirlsdoyesterday?

A.TheywenttotheEnglishEvening.B.TheywenttomeetJeff.

C.TheybecamefriendsattheEnglishEvening.

4.Whattimeisitnow?

A.9:

00.B.9:

10.C.9:

40.

5.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?

A.Hesawoffhisfatherattheairportyesterday.

B.Hewaslateforclassyesterdaymorning.

C.Hewenttomeethiscousinyesterdaymorning.

第2节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。

6.Whatarethetwospeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.WhentheysurftheWeb.B.WhattheydoontheInternet.

C.Howtheylookupinformationonline.

7.HowoftendoesthemanprobablysurftheInternet?

A.Onceaweek.B.Twiceaweek.C.Severaltimesaweek.

8.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?

A.HegetssomehelpfromtheWeb.B.HeshowsnointerestintheInternet.

C.Hehasneversentemail.

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9.Wheredoesthisconversationtakeplace?

A.Onatrain.B.Nearabusstop.C.Inadepartmentstore.

10.Whatdidthemando?

A.Hehurtthewoman.B.Hehelpedthewomancarrythebags.

C.Hemadethewomandropthebagstotheground.

11.Whatisthewomanlike?

A.Sheiskind.B.Sheisrude.C.Sheisproud.

听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12.Wheredoesthisconversationtakeplace?

A.Inarestaurant.B.Inahospital.C.Attheoffice.

13.Whendoesthewomangetapaininstomach?

A.Aboutanhouraftershehaseaten.B.Aboutanhourbeforeshehaseaten.

C.Justwhenshebeginstoeat.

14.Whatcanyouconcludeaboutthewoman'shusbandfromthisconversation?

A.Heeatsveryquickly.B.Hedoesn'teatasquicklyashiswife.

C.Hesometimeseatsmoreslowlythanhiswife.

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15.Wheredidthetwospeakersgofordinner?

A.ToMcDonald's.B.ToKFC.C.ToaChineserestaurant.

16.Whydidn'ttheyeatathome?

A.BecauseJill'smotherwasnotinthehouse.

B.BecauseJill'sfatherwantedtoeatfriedchicken.

C.BecauseJillwastiredofherfather'scooking.

17.WhatdidJillwantforherdinner?

A.Hamburger,salad,coffeeandchicken.B.Hamburger,salad,Coke,andicecream.

C.Hamburger,vegetablesandcoffee.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.WhatdoweknowaboutManhattanIsland?

A.Itusedtobeasmallcountry.B.ItwascontrolledbytheDutchbefore1609.

C.OnlyIndianslivedtherebefore1609.

19.WhydidHenryHudsongotoManhattanIsland?

A.HewantedtotradewiththeIndians.

B.HehopedtofindashorterwaytotheFarEast.

C.Hewantedtofindmorelandforhiscountry.

20.HowdidtheIndiansreacttoHenryHudson'sarrival?

A.Theycapturedhim.B.Theydidn'tallowhimtoland.

C.Theywerefriendlytohim.

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。

）

A

Beinganastronautsoundscool,doesn'tit?

Inspace,theygettodosomeprettyamazingthings,likefloatinginzerogravity.

However,therearealsoplentyofthingsthatastronautscan'tdobecauseoftheirweightlessenvironment,andthat'sverysad.What'sworse,theycan'tevenlettheirsadnessshow–becauseit'simpossibletocryinzerogravity.

Ofcourse,astronautscanstillproducetears.Butcryingismuchmoredifficultinspace,reportedTheAtlanticinJanuary.Withoutgravity,tearsdon'tflowdownwardoutoftheeyesliketheydohereonEarth.Thismeansthatwhenyoucryinspace,yourtearshavenowheretogo–theyjuststicktoyoureyes.

InMay2011,astronautAndrewFeustelexperiencedthisduringoneofhisspacewalks."Tears,"hesaid,"don'tfalloffyoureye．．．Theyjustkindofstaythere."Besidesmakingyourvisionunclear,thiscanalsocausephysicalpain.BackonEarth,tearsaresupposedtobringcomforttotheeyes.Butthat'snotthecaseinspace.Thespaceenvironmentdriesoutastronauts'eyes,andwhentearssuddenlywettheeyes,itcancausepainratherthancomfort."Myrighteyeispainfullikecrazy."Feusteltoldhisteammateduringthewalk.

Sincegravitydoesn'tworkinspace,astronautsneedsomeextrahelptogetridofthetears.Feustelchosetorub（擦）hiseyesagainsthishelmettowipe（擦）thetearsaway.Anotherchoiceistojustwait–"Whenthetearsgetbigenoughtheysimplybreakfreeoftheeyeandfloataround,"astronautRonParisetoldTheAtlantic.

Therearelotsofsmallthings–thingslikecryingthatwearesousedtoonEarth.Weusuallytakethemforgranted,untiltheybecomeaprobleminatotallydifferentenvironment,likespace.There,astronautscan'ttalktoeachotherdirectly.Theyalsocan'teatordrinkinnormalways.Theycan'tevenburp,becausethereisnogravitytoholdthefooddownintheirstomach.Iftheydoburp,theyjustendupthrowingupeverythingintheirstomach,accordingtotheUKNationalSpaceCenter.

Thus,perhapsit'sonlyspaceexplorerswhocanhonestlysay:

"Gravity,you'rethebest."

21.WhatcanweconcludefromParagraphs2and3?

A.Astronautsareunabletofeelsadinspace．

B.Astronautsproducefewertearsinspace．

C.Tearsproducedinspaceflowdownmoreslowly．

D.Tearsproducedinspacedon'tflowdownward．

22.Whateffectdotearshaveonastronauts?

A.Theycausephysicalpain．B.Theybringcomforttothem．

C.Theymaketheirvisionclearer.D.Theyfloataroundandcausetrouble．

23.Whatcantheastronautdotogetridofthetears?

A.Rubhiseyesagainsthishelmettoletthetearsfloatforward．

B.Rubhiseyesbyhandtoletthetearsfloataround．

C.Getthetearsbigenoughtofalloffhiseyes．

D.Getthetearsbigenoughtobreakawayfromhiseyes．

24.What'sthesecond-to-lastparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Suggestionsonhowastronautscanstaycomfortableinspace．

B.Otherbasicthingsthataredifficulttodoinspace．

C.Whyburpingisimpossibleinspace．

D.Thingsthathumanscan'tdowithoutgravity．

B

Precisionagriculture（精确农业）isawayofthinkingabouthowtoimproveproductionandgetmorefromexistingresources.Itofteninvolvestheuseoftechnology.Anexamplefoundmostlyinwealthiercountriesisacomputerguidedtractor.Thecomputerdoesmostofthedriving.ItusessignalsfromsatellitesintheGlobalPositioningSystem.GPStechnologyhelpsthetractorcutrowsinstraightlinesandputtherightamountoffertilizer（化肥）intherightplace.

JimmyMessickisafarmerinnorthernVirginia,notfarfromWashington.HesaystheGPSguidancesystemmakesiteasytocomebacklaterandplanttheseedinhisfieldsofcorn.BecauseoftheGPSguidance,Messicknowpayshalfwhatheoncedidforfertilizer.BruceEricksonisanagronomist（农学家）atPurdueUniversityinIndiana.Hesayssavingevenalittlebitofseed,pesticide（农药）orfertilizerleadsdirectlytocostsavingsandlessenvironmentaldamage.

RajKhoslaisanagronomistatColoradoStateUniversity.Hesaysfarmersinthedevelopingworldcanuseprecisionagricultureevenwithouthightechtractors."Wedonotnecessarilyhavetohavecomplex,largemachinestopracticewhatcouldbedoneassimplyasusingbottlecaps,"MrKhoslasays.Theideaistouseabottlecaptopourameasuredamountoffertilizerrightnexttoeachplant.Ittakesmoreworkthansimplythrowinghandfulsoffertilizeracrossafield.ButMrKhoslasayswhenresearcherstaughtthisbottlecapmethodtofarmersinsubSaharanAfrica,theydiscoveredthatitwasworththeextraeffortiftheycouldonlyaffordasmallamountoffertilizer."Therewasahugedifference,morethandouble,intermsofproductivity,"MrKhoslasays.

Ofcourse,newtechnologyisnotalwayssocheap.ButMrKhoslasaysfarmerscouldformacooperativeorcombinetheirresourcestopayfornewequipment.HeandotherresearchersworkedwithafarmerinIndiatopreciselylevelhiswheatfields.Thatkeptthefieldsfromdevelopingwetanddryareasthatreducedproductivity.Thefarmeralsoaddedbetterfertilizerandinsectcontrol.Asaresult,hewasabletogrowalmostthreetimesasmuchwheatonthesameamountofland.MrKhoslasayswiththeextramoneythefarmermadeandasmallloan,heboughthisownprecisionleveler.Andnow,forafee,heoffersthatasaservicetohisneighborsandotherfarmers.

25.WithGPStechnology,farmerscan________.

A.applyfertilizerpreciselyB.cutrowswithoutusingtractors

C.findthewaytotheirfieldseasilyD.connectwiththeirfamilyconveniently

26.Theexampleofthebottlecapmethodintendstoshowprecisionagriculture________.

A.isworththeextraeffortB.savesbothmoneyandtime

C.takesmoreworkthanthetraditionalway

D.canbeputintopracticewithouthightechtractors

27.Accordingtothepassagethecommonadvantage（s）aboutprecisionagricultureis（are）________．

A.reducingtheamountoftimeandfertilizer

B.savingbothcostandhumanstrength

C.solvingtheproblemofpestanddiseasedamage

D.increasingproductivityandprotectingtheenvironment

28.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethatprecisionagriculture________.

A.hasbecomeatrendB.isagoodinvestment（投资）

C.meansextrabutworthwhileworkD.isanexpensiveandunpopularway

C

Goonaslowjogforjustfiveminutesadayandyoumaygainafewextrayearsoflife.ThisisallaccordingtoanAmericanstudy,whichfocusesontheeffectofjoggingonlifespan（寿命）.Accordingtotheresearch,evenashortperiodoftimemayimproveyourchancesofavoidingcardio（心的）andvascular（血管）diseases,whichmayleadtoprematuredeath.

"Fromamoretraditionalhealth