学年江西省赣州市厚德外国语学校高二月考英语试题+听力.docx
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学年江西省赣州市厚德外国语学校高二月考英语试题+听力
2017-2018学年江西省赣州市厚德外国语学校高二12月月考英语学科试卷
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l0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. Whenwillthespeakersleavehome?
A.At4:
30pm.. B.At5:
00pm. C.At6:
00pm.
2. Whatwillthewomando?
A.Cooksupper B.Setthetable C.Makeareservation
3. Whatisthemansuffering?
A.Afever B.Aheadache C.Acold
4. What’stherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?
A.Classmates B.Teacherandstudent C.Motherandson
5. Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?
A.Somestrangers B.Acat C.Astrangephenomenon
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。
每段对话有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出的最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。
听每段对 话前,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秒钟的做答时间。
每段对话读两遍。
听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。
6. HowlongwillthewomanstayinBeijing?
A.Foraweek B.Fortwoweeks C.Forthreeweeks
7. Withwhomdoesthewomantravelinthecity?
A.Twonewlymadefriends
B.AnoldfriendlivinginBeijing
C.Twofriendswhocamewithher
听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
8. Whattroubledoesthemanhave?
A.CoughingatnightB.AhightemperatureC.Aseriousheadache
9. Whathasthemandone?
A.Hehastakensomepills
B.Hehassleptinthedaytimeforlong
C.Hehasdrunkalotofwarmboiledwater
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10. Whydidn’tthewomananswerthephone?
A.Itwasinconvenient
B.Herphonehadbrokendown
C.Shedidn’theartheringing
11. Whatwasthesuggestionfromthewoman’sprofessor?
A.Tolearnwhatshetrulyloves
B.Totalkwithherparentsfirst
C.Toattendsomerelatedlecturesfirst
12. Whatisthewoman’sparents’attitudetowardherplan?
A.Negative B.Uninterested C.Supportive
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13. Whydoesthemanwanttomove?
A.Tohavelargerspace B.Tobeclosertohisoffice C.Toliveinanewerhouse
14. Whatistheproblemthemanfaces?
A.Hecannotsellhisoldhouse.
B.Hedoesn’thaveenoughmoney.
C.Hischildrendon’twanttomove.
15. Whatdoesthehouseonsalenowhave?
A.Eightbedrooms. B.Twofloors C.Twolargelivingrooms.
16. Howdoesthemanreactintheend?
A.Disappointed B.Interested C.Shocked
听第10段材料,回答每17至20题。
17. Howmanyflatsarethereinthebuilding?
A.3 B.6 C.18
18. WhendidMr.Kapoor’sfamilymovein?
A.Aboutsixmonthsago B.Aboutayearago C.Aboutoneandahalfyearsago
19. WhatwastherelationshipbetweenAshokandtheman?
A.Classmates B.Schoolmates C.Friends
20. WhatdoesthemanmostprobablythinkofMr.Kapoorandhisfamily?
A.Strange B.Unfriendly C.Great
第二部分阅读理解(共2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中(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项.
A(出题人为期中考试英语第一名:
叶信良)
Theearthisfull ofsurprises,and weget shockedby them as theyearsgoby.The
followingarethe top3mostspectacularplacesonearth.
FlyGeyser,Nevada
Actually,the Fly Geyser is man- made (人造的).It'sone of Nevada'scoolestattractions
that was created100years ago.Before it becamethe alien looking geyser(喷泉)wesee
today,itwassimplyaman-madewell(井)inthel900s.
TheBermuda Triangle
TheBermuda Triangle is one of the world's biggestmysterioustriangles.
It's a region in theNorthAtlanticOcean where alargenumber of airplaneand ships
disappeared withoutexplanation.Therearemany theoriesabout the Bermuda Triangle,
but no one knows forsurethe answerofthisgreatestmystery.
GodafossWaterfall,Northern Iceland
Godafoss Waterfall(神灵瀑布) is an unmissable attraction onyourtripto Iceland.Itis oneofthemost beautifulwaterfallsin Europe.Thisgorgeous waterfall truly deserves thatname.Surroundedbylavarocks(火山岩),the GodafossWaterfallhas an attractive horseshoe shape(马蹄状).What themostsatisfyingthing aboutGodafoss for a traveler is itsmagnificentlandscapesthroughouttheyear.Also,it can bevisited fromboth sides.
21.WhatdoyouknowaboutTheBermuda Triangle?
A.Itistheworld’sbiggestmysterioustriangle.
B.Many airplanes and ships disappearedafterenteringTheBermuda Triangle.
C.It'saregioninAmerican.
D.PeoplegetaclearansweraboutmysteriesofTheBermuda Triangle.
22.Whatcanwelearn from this text?
A.TheFlyGeyserisentirelynature'sdoing in Nevada.
B.The Fly Geyserhasalreadybecomeageyserinthel900s.
C.TheBermuda Triangleisaregionin theNorthAtlanticOcean withalotoftheories.
D.You canvisitGodafossWaterfall onlyinsummer.
23.Thetextismostprobablytakenfroma_______.
A.anadvertisementB.atextbook
C.atravelmagazineD.amedicalnewspaper
B
Themonthsarefamiliartoeveryone.Nearlyanysmallchildcanrattleoffthetwelvemonthsoftheyear.Buthowandwhydidthenamescomeintobeing?
Everymonth’snametellsastory.JanuaryisnamedafterJanus,aRomangoddescribedashavingtwofaces,onelookingforwardandonelookingback.Asthegodofdoors,hehadtowatchoutforfriendsandenemiescomingfromeitherdirection.
Februaryisaformoffebruare,whichwasaRomanfestival.Onthatday,peoplebeggedthegodsforhealthychildrenandenoughcropsinthenextyear.
MarchisnamedafterMars,whommanypeoplehavereadaboutasthegodofwars.FewpeoplerealizethatatfirstMarswasthegodofspringtime.Fighterswould“takethewinteroff”fromfighting,restingwhiletheweatherwastoobadforthebattle.Inthespring-aroundwhatwenowthinkofasMarchbattleswouldstartagain.Fromthistimeline,Marssoonbecamemorewellknownasthegodofwarsthanofspringtime.
Aprilisamystery.Expertsarguealotabouttheoriginofit.
Mayisalsonamedafteragoddess,Maika.Shewasthegoddessofplants,becauseplantsoftenbegintohaveflowersinMay.
Noteverymonthkeptthesamenameovertheyears.ThefirstnameforJulywasQuintilis,“thefifthmonth”.AugustwasatfirstcalledSextilis,“thesixthmonth”.Likewise,September,October,November,andDecemberweretheseventh,eighth,ninth,andtenthmonths.HowdidJulyandAugustgettheirnewnames?
JulywasnamedafterJuliusCaesar,thefirstemperorofRome,afterhewaskilledin66BC.AugustwasnamedafterAugustusCaesar,JuliusCaesar’snephew.
24.Theunderlinedphrase“rattleoff”inParagraph1probablymeans“_______”.
A.shakeuntilsomethingdropsoffB.saysomethingquicklyfrommemory
C.getridofD.feelunhappy
25.Thewriter’smainpurposeinwritingthepassageisto_______.
A.explainhowthemonthsgottheirnames
B.showwhytherearetwelvemonthsandnotjusttenmonths
C.showhowimportanthumanactivitiesareindecidingthenamesofthemonths
D.suggestthenewnamesforthetwelvemonths
26.Accordingtothepassage,Janusneededbothofhisfacesbecause_______.
A.hewasthecaretakeroffightersinthebattle
B.hewasthegodofthebeginningoftheyear
C.hehadtolookinbothdirectionsasthegodofdoors
D.hehadmoredaysinhismonththanintheothermonths
27.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingmonthsisnamedafterafestival?
A.February.B.March.C.April.D.May.
C
TheCreationofAdamisMichelangelo’sfresco(壁画)paintedduring1508to1512.ThepaintingisbasedontheBiblicalstoryofcreationandpresentsmorethantheartist’sbravepointofview.ItmightonlybeapartoftheSistineChapelceiling,butsomethingaboutthispaintingmakesitstandout.
Inthepainting,Adamislocatedontheleftsideinarelaxedfashion,andGodispresentedasawhite-beardedelderlyman.God’srightarmalmosttouchesAdam’slefthand.HereAdamisreceivinglifedirectlyfromGod,andthroughthelifegiventohim–-hewill,inturn,givelifetoallhumans.
MichelangelomadeTheCreationofAdaminsuchawaythatthefigureofAdamimitatesthefigureofGod.Adam’sbodyiscurved(弧形的)ashereachesouttoGod,takingone’smindtobeideathatmanismadeinsimilarappearancetoGodhimself.Theman’simageappearsamirrorreflectionofGod.
InMichelangelo’stime,creationsceneswereacommonsubject.ButTheCreationofAdambroketherulesthatweresetinthefieldofart.Godhasalwaysbeenthoughtofasapowerfulrulerofmankind.Onewouldexpectsuchapersonalitytobepaintedwearingroyalclothingandsuch,butMichelangeloreducedhimtoasimpleoldmaninsimpleclotheswithmostofhisbodyexposed.Godisshowntobeaccessible,touchable,andclosetohiscreation.
Therearestillmanexplanationsregardingthemeaningofthepainting.Geographershaveconsideredittobesimilartotwolandsjoinedbutseparatedbyahugecanal.Scientistshaveanalyzedthepicturemightsymbolized(象征)thebirthofmankind.WhydidMichelangelomakethehandsinthatway?
Whywasaspaceleftbetweentwofingers?
Itishardtothinkaboutit.Thisonedetailistheentirereasonwhythispaintingisfamous.
28.TheimageofGodandAdamreachingouttoeachothersymbolizes_______.
A.lovetobepassedB.lifetobepassed
C.thestruggleoflifeD.equalityofhumans
29.HowdidMichelangelopaintGodinacreativeway?
A.HepaintedGodasapooroldman.B.HepaintedGodasanordinaryman.
C.HedescribedGodasapowerfulruler.D.HemadeGodtouchedbyhumans.
30.Ac