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-1-2012017 7-201-2018 8 学年学年上上学期学期第二次月考第二次月考高高二年二年 英语试卷英语试卷（考试时间：120分钟总分：150分）第第卷（满分卷（满分 100100 分）分）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 is the relationship between the two speakers?A.Salesgirl and customer.B.Waitress and customer.C.Hostessandguest.2.What do we know about Sue?A.She was hit by a car.B.Her dog was hurt.C.Shewassenttohospital.3.Where are the speakers probably?A.In a shopB.In a hospital.C.On the playground.4.What does the woman mean?A.She doesnt like dessert B.She needs to buy jeans.C.She needs to loseweight.5.What is the woman probably going to see?A.A film.B.A ballet.C.A concert.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.Why does the man want to cancel his booking?A.He hurt his leg in a hiking tour.B.His father is coming to see him.C.He will have to go to a meeting.7.What does the woman suggest the man do?A.See a doctor.B.Take a boat trip.C.Pay$150first.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。8.Where is the womans car?A.In her house.B.In her school.C.In the repair shop.9.What do we know about the womans car?A.Shes going to sell it.-2-B.It is a black one.C.It has broken down before.10.What does the man offer to do?A.Take the woman to school today.B.Take the woman home in his car.C.Help the woman fix her car.听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。11.Where are the speakers?A.On a mountain.B.In a park.C.In a forest.12.What is the woman?A.An actress.B.A student.C.A reporter.13.How many different kinds of plants are there in one square kilometer?A.About 1500.B.About 1400.C.About 750.听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 16 题。14.Why is the man annoyed?A.The woman treats him coldly.B.His reservation was forgotten.C.His dish is badly cooked.15.Who is to blame for the trouble?A.The woman.B.The receptionist.C.The man.16.How is the problem solved?A.The woman explains the problem to her guests.B.The woman finds a table for the man in another restaurant.C.The woman manages to put a table for the man in the hall.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17.How did the speaker go to London?A.By train.B.By air.C.By bus.18.What did the speaker want to do first after graduation?A.To have a rest.B.To look for a job.C.To take a trip.19.When did the story happen?A.In spring.B.In summer.C.In winter.20.What did the man give the speaker when they separated?A.A business card.B.A book.C.A newspaper.第二部分第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分阅读理解（共两节，满分 4040 分）分）第一节第一节(共共 1515 小题小题;每小题每小题 2 2 分分,满分满分 3030 分分)A AStephanieStephanie PlumPlum NovelsNovelsbyby JanetJanet EvanovichEvanovichJanet Evanovichs series about brash and beautiful New Jersey bounty hunter(赏金猎人)Stephanie Plumhas readers addicted.Start withOne for the Moneyand followthe number titles to follow Stephanies adventures.-3-JacksonJackson BrodieBrodie MysteriesMysteriesbyby KateKate AtkinsonAtkinsonAtkinsons literary thrillers are well written,intelligent and suspenseful.Jackson Brodie is a detective who solves cases in Scotland and England,and the booksalso have plenty of personal details about Brodie.No need to read these novels inorder,although there are some connections from book to book.AlexAlex CrossCross NovelsNovelsbyby JamesJames PattersonPattersonPattersons Alex Cross series started withAlong Came a Spiderin 1993 andhas been keeping readers entertained ever since.Patterson writes short chapters fromseveral viewpoints,keeping the pages turning as readers solve murder cases with thislikable detective.KinseyKinsey MilhoneMilhone MysteriesMysteriesbyby SueSue GraftonGraftonStarting withA is for Alibi,Grafton has written an alphabet of mysteriesstarring detective Kinsey Milhone.These murder mysteries are fast and fun.TheThe SouthernSouthern VampireVampire SeriesSeriesbyby CharlaineCharlaine HarrisHarrisDead Until Darkis the first book in CharlenesSouthern Vampire Series,whichinspired the HBO TV seriesTrue Blood.These novels are fast and sexy,but well writtenand full of interesting characters.If you like vampires(吸血鬼)or supernaturalelements in stories,this is the series for you.21.If you are interested in books about adventure,youd like to read _.A.Kinsey Milhone MysteriesB.Alex Cross NovelsC.Stephanie Plum NovelsD.The Southern Vampire Series22.Which of the following is NOT the name of a book?A.True Blood.B.Along Came a Spider.C.One for the Money.D.A is for Alibi.23.Whose books dont need to be read in order?A.Janet Evanovichs.B.Kate Atkinsons.C.Sue Graftons.D.JamesPattersons.B BThere are plenty of things you can feel positive knowing about Garfield thecat who loves lasagna,hates Mondays and adores a teddy bear named Pooky.But lastweek,without warning,there rose a strange and sudden debate around a question aboutthe famous cat that even creator Jim Davis needed to weighweigh inin onon:Is Garfield a boy,a girl,or no gender(性别)at all?The argument appears to have begun when writer Virgil Texas came across a 2014Mental Floss interview with Davis where he described his creation Garfield as“notreally male or female or any particular race or nationality,young or old.”In response to the quote(引用),Virgil wrote on Twitter:“FACT:Garfield hasno gender.This.Is.Definite.”So sure was he of Garfields true gender status-4-that Virgil even took it upon himself to update the Garfield character Wikipedia pagewith the information.But it was quickly clear that not everyone agreed with Virgils edits,and thusbegan a war over the Wikipedia entry edits.Some mentioned that Garfield is male.Others wrote that it shouldnt matter at all whether Garfield is male or female.Washington Post reported that the battle took place over 60 hours and eventually endedwhen Wikipedia shut things down by locking the page.It was a statement that soon appeared to have been made in a hurry as Jim Davisindeed soon joined in the debate,shutting everything down in one line to WashingtonPost:“Garfield is male.”The 71-year-old cartoonist also pointed out that Garfieldhas a girlfriend,Arlene,and claimed that his 2014 quotes had been“taken out ofcontext”.“Ive always said that I wanted to work with animals because theyrenot regarded as being any particular gender,race,age or nationality”,he said.“In that sense,the humor could be enjoyed by a broader group.”24.What does the passage mainly discuss?A.An argument about the gender of Garfield.B.The interview between Jim Davis and Virgil Texas.C.An update of Wikipedia entry edits about Garfield.D.The popularity of the famous cartoon character Garfield.25.What does the underlined phrase“weighweigh inin onon”probably mean?A.Agree with.B.Join in.C.Put forward.D.Careabout.26.The debate online upon the gender of Garfield was ended up by _.A.writer Virgil TexasB.WikipediaC.Washington PostD.creator Jim Davis27.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?A.Jim Davis 2014 quotes had been cut out.B.Garfield becomes more famous than before.C.Washington Post shut everything down in one line about Garfield.D.The creation of Garfield is aimed at entertainment rather than anything else.C CHow do you pay for things in a shop?Perhaps you like the touchable reliabilityof hard cash?Maybe the financial flexibility of a credit card suits you better?Orperhaps you prefer the simple convenience of a smartphone?Whateveryouusetoday,expertsbelieveallthesemethodscouldsoonbecomeoutdated.Instead,we will use our bodies:our eyes,our fingerprints,evenour mere presence in the store.In fact its happening already.Amazon are trialingstores which have no checkouts,where technology tracks the items youve taken fromthe shelves and deducts(扣除)the total from your account when you leave the shop.French supermarket Monoprix takes a different path:you choose your groceriesand leave them with a human cashier.You then leave the shop while the cashieraddsupyour bill,charges your account,and organizes delivery to your home.Amir,CEO of Barclaycard predicts that such new developmentsmeanthe end ofthe plastic credit card.Instead,wearable items such as rings,necklaces and key-5-chains will carrychips(芯片)that allow shoppers toshop,going between the webs,an app or in store.And while all the above payment methods are supported by accounts held intraditional currencies,lets not forget the rise of alternatives such as Litecoin.Virtual(虚拟)currencies can rise in value very quickly.One such possibility isexplored in the movieIn Time.It imagines a futuristic society in which the currencyis time itself,where people trade the amount of time they have left to live.Or perhaps wed do better towind back the clock to the simpler financial worldof theequal exchange economy.While the term recalls images of bags of grain andherds of sheep being exchanged in ancient times,there are signs that are making acomeback in todays world of modern technology.Maybe the only thing we know forcertain is that money will keep updating.28.Which of the following statements is TRUE?A.Payment is done by the cashiers at Amazon.B.All the methods of payment have become outdated.C.Shopping at Monoprix is convenient for customers.D.Customers can leave their credit cards at Monoprix.29.What might replace the credit cards in the future according to Amir?A.Smartphones.B.Wearable items.C.Virtual currencies.D.Fingerprints.30.What is used as a currency in the movieIn Time?A.Litecoin.B.Human life.C.Time.D.Bags of grain.31.Which is the best title for the passage?A.The Rise of Virtual CurrenciesB.The History of MoneyC.The Ending of Credit CardsD.The Changing Nature of MoneyD DDangersDangers fromfrom OuterOuter SpaceSpaceWhat is the greatest threat to life on our planet?Is it climate change?Shortagesof food or water?Or might an altogether bigger danger come from somewhere furtheraway:space?Were not talking about an attack bylittle green menhere.Instead,how aboutbeing hit by a largefalling star,beat by deadly universal raysor fried by theenergy of an erupting star?It wouldnt be the first time that our Earth has hada rough rideover thelast 3.7 billion years,with some disastrous events.The most famousmass extinction(灭绝)was 66 million years ago,when its widely believed that a meteorite(陨石)killed offthe dinosaurs.A 110-mile-widecraterin Mexico with thesamegeologicalage supports this theory.Believe it or not,this wasnt the worst catastrophe in our planets history.That was when 96%of life waswiped outat the end of the Permian period,252 millionyears ago.Scientists dont know for sure why this happened,but any potentialexplanations carry with them the possibility that similar events could happen again.Some experts believe that our Sun has a twin star which is too far away to observedirectly.This huge sleeping star could twist the paths oforbitingicy rocks and-6-cast them towards the rest of theSolar System.Is this what happened 252 million years ago?Or is there instead,perhaps,adistant,ninth planet in our Solar System which pulls in passingcomets(彗星)andsends themdashingour way?The Sun that has given us the warmth is gradually turning into a deadly enemy.Like all stars,it is slowing dying,burning through its energy supplies.As it doesso,it expands,and in about 2 billion years it will have grown so much that the heatwill make life on planet Earth unbearable.While all this sounds a littlehorrible,take comfort from the fact that thechance of being hit by a hugeinterstellarprojectile(星际碰撞物)is unbelievablyslim,and that 2 billion years is a very long time.32.When did dinosaurs die out according to the passage?A.3.7 billion years ago.B.252 million years ago.C.66 million years ago.D.2 billion years ago.33.Why was 96%of life destroyed at the end of the Permian period?A.The cause is still unknown.B.A huge falling star hit the earth.C.A twin star cast icy rocks towards the Solar System.D.A ninth planet pulled in passingcomets.34.What can we learn from the passage?A.All stars will eventually run out of energy.B.Our planet will be attacked by little green men.C.A huge sleeping star will hit the earth in millions of years.D.We will be fried by the energy of an erupting star.35.What is the authors attitude toward the dangers from outer space?A.Frightened.B.Relieved.C.Worried.D.Doubtful.第二节（共第二节（共 5 5 小题；每小题分，满分小题；每小题分，满分 1010 分）分）根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Maybe you are an ordinary student.36This is not necessarily so.Anyone canbecome a better student if he or she wants to.Heres how:Plan your time carefully.When planning your work,you should make a list of thingsthat you have to do.After making this list,you should make a plan of your time.First arrange your time for eating,sleeping,dressing,etc,then decide a good,regular time for studying.37A weekly plan may not solve all your problems,butit will force you realize what is happening to your time.Make good use of your time in class.38Listening carefully in class meansless work later.Taking notes will help you remember what the teacher says.Study regularly.When you get home from school,go over your notes,review theimportant points that your teacher is going to discuss the next day,read that material.39If you do these things regularly,the material will become more meaningful,andyou will remember it longer.-7-Develop a good attitude towards tests.The purpose of a test is to show what youhave learned about a subject.The world wont end if you dont pass a test,so dontbe over worried.40You will probably discover many others after you have tried these.A.This will help you understand the next class.B.You probably think you will never be a top student.C.Dont forget to set aside enough time for entertainment.D.No one can become a top student unless he or she works hard.E.There are other methods that might help you with your study.F.Take advantage of class time to listen to everything the teacher says.G.Make full use of spare time to take note of what the teacher says in class.第三部分第三部分英语知识运用（共二节，满分英语知识运用（共二节，满分 4545 分）分）第一节第一节完形填空（共完形填空（共 2020 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1.51.5 分，满分分，满分 3030 分）分）That holiday morning,I didnt have to attend school.Usually,on holidays,mother41me to sleep in.And I would certainly take full advantage of it.On thisparticular morning,42,I felt like getting up early.I stood by my window overlooking the43,having nothing better to do.Butas it turned out,I was soon to learn about something44in life.As I watched several people go by,get into their cars and go off,I45anold man on a bicycle with a bucket on its46and a basket rags and bottles onits back-carriage.He47 from one car to another,washing and cleaning them.Fromthe water on the ground,it seemed that he had already48washing and cleaningabout a dozen or more cars.He must have begun to work quite early in the morning.Several thoughts49my mind as I watched him work.He wasnt well-dressed.He had on a pair of shorts and a(n)50T-shirt.The bicycle he rode was not byany means the kind modern51would want to be seen riding on.But he seemed52with life.There he was,working hard at his small business,53at passers-byand stopping to chat now