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1、杨家坪中学高2018级第二次月考英语试题第一部分：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）请听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项。1. What is the woman not satisfied with? A. The design.B. The color. C. The price.2. What is the mans most favorite activity?A. Watching TV. B. Reading a book. C. Listening to music.3. Where will the woman go first?A. To

2、the accounting office. B. To the shipping department. C. To a Thai restaurant. 4. Whats the weather probably like today? A. Rainy. B. Cloudy. C. Fine.5.Whydoesthemancometothewoman?A.Totakeapictureofher. B.ToaskforanewIDcard. C.To get a social security number.第二节 （共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）请听下面5段对话或独白，选出

3、最佳选项。请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. What is the date this Friday? A. July 9th.B. July 10th. C. July 11th.7. What does the man find surprising? A. His friends are coming.B. Anna often throws parties.C. The woman is leaving America.请听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. Where did the woman buy the printsA. In Boston. B. In New York.

4、 C. In Washington.9. What is the woman going to do?A. Make another museum tour. B. Organize an exhibition of art.C. Visit some European painters.请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Why has the man been invited to the program? A. To advertise his driving school. B. To talk about learning to drive. C. To share his

5、driving experience.11. How does the man usually get his customers? A. Through friends. B. Through newspapers. C. Through the Internet.12. Why does the man have so many customers now? A. He works very hard. B. He teaches one-to-one. C. He offers lower prices.请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What is no longer pa

6、rt of the course?A. Weekly tests. B. Monthly reports. C. The midterm exam.14. What does the woman say about the term paper?A. It is mainly about magazines. B. It is ten pages long at the most.C. It can focus on any period in history.15. What should be discussed with the woman in advance?A. Certain p

7、aper topics. B. Where to do the research C. Using interviews as sources.16. Which month is it probably?A. September. B. October. C. December. 请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What will the temperature be at the bottom of the Grand Canyon four hours later? A. 26C. B. 41C. C. 43C.18. What is the most important

8、thing to bring when hiking? A. Some medicine. B. Enough water. C. Comfortable clothes.19. What is the most common cause of death in the Grand Canyon? A. Heat exhaustion. B.Falling into it. C. Getting bitten by snakes.20. How many persons will go hiking together?A. Three. B. Four. C. Five.第二部分 阅读理解（共

9、两节，满分40分）第一节 （共15小题，每小题2分，共30分阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A, B, C, D）中选出最佳选项。 ATwo years ago my grandmother was going to turn 75. My family discussed what was the best way to celebrate. Should we throw her a party? Should we take her on a trip? We remembered that she had touched so many peoples lives, and the

10、re were so many people for her to consider. Then someone got the idea that we should include everyone in the celebration by turning it into a tribute(献礼) to my grandmother.We secretly sent out letters to the people in Grandmothers address book and asked them to send a letter with a memory that they

11、had shared with her. People sent us letters with poems, stories and pictures. The deep feeling that was shared through their reaction surprised us. We compiled(编辑)these letters into a memory book and amazed her with it on the morning of her birthday. The unusual thing about my grandmothers friends w

12、as not the number that she had, but the connection they shared. In many ways this book of friendship was the greatest achievement of my grandmothers life. I believe that developing true friendships is one of the most important things that anyone can do in ones lifetime. It is not a matter of the num

13、ber of friends one has, but the quality of the bonds. If one has had at least one true friendship before dying, then one can say one has lived a successful life. I have made many friends and I believe I have begun to develop the same types of friendships my grandmother kept up over her lifetime. I o

14、nly hope that I will be as successful as she has been. 21.How did the authors family celebrate Grandmothers birthday? A. They gave her a memory book of friendship.B. They paid a tribute to her by inviting all her friends to the party.C. They took her on a trip across the country.D. They asked all he

15、r friends to give her their congratulations.22. The underlined word “bonds” in the last paragraph probably means_A. worksB. celebrations C. relationshipsD. successes23. According to the passage, the author probably agrees that _. A. the more friends you have, the better you feel B. true friendship i

16、s very important to us C. developing true friendships is the most important thing in ones lifetime D. memory plays an important part in a family BSome 30 million Americans suffer from insomnia. Here，our experts provide you with four different solutions for getting some rest：Neil BKavey，MD. Director,

17、 Sleep Disorders Center. New York Presbyterian HospitalThe sleep specialist. Try behavior changes and proper use of medication. At night，keep away from bright light. In the morning, open the shades and go out for a walk，to tell your brain，“This is the start of the day.” You can try OTC sleep aids，bu

18、t if you suffer for more than three weeks，see a doctor. Drugs are safe when used properly, and better than the consequences of not sleeping.Gerald Lemole，MD. Associate Medical Director，Christiana Care Center for Hcart and Vascular Health，Wilmington，DelawareThe alternative source. Stress often plays

19、a part in insomnia，so try to change your reaction to it. Dont exercise or eat at the end of the day, and avoid or limit caffeine，alcohol and nicotine. Enjoying a warm bath can help. Also，try taking 1000 mg of calcium(it may calm your muscles and nerves，helping you sleep)Lisa Derosimo，MD，Owner，The We

20、ight and Wellness Center，Jupiter，FloridaThe nutritionist. Go to bed and get up at the same time daily. Keep your room dark and quiet，and remove distractions(no working in bed)Have a cup of herbal (草药)tea，such as chamomile，to relax your body. And remember，people who eat a healthy diet of whole grains

21、，fruits and vegetables，and low-fat protein feel better and sleep better.Sandra McLanahan，MD，Medical Director，Integral Health Center，Buckingham，Virginia The mind/body pro. Lying in bed，starting from your legs and moving up to your head，tense your muscles one at a time, and then release. Your body wil

22、l feel more relaxed, like a rubber band after its been stretched. And try alternate nostril(鼻孔)breathing. Exhale(呼气) through one nostril，using your fingers to close the opposite nostril. Breathe in and out; then switch back and forth.24.Which of the following can help you know you may suffer from in

23、somnia?A. Laziness. B. Breathlessness. C.Lack of sleep. D. Excitement.25.Who thinks keeping a regular daily timetable is important in keeping a good sleep?A. Kavey. B. Derosimo. C. Lemole.D. McLanahan.26.According to the experts, which of the following may not be a cause of insomnia?A. Stress. B. Ex

24、ercise. C. Work. D. Herbal tea.27.Kavey and Derosimo share the idea in _to have a good sleep.A. changing your behaviorsB. avoiding making your bedroom lightC. having regular work and restD. eating a healthy dietCIts sometimes said that the US is a “melting pot” of different racial groups living toge

25、ther, but a decision last month set fire to the pot.On Nov 24, a local court decided not to charge(控告) Darren Wilson, a 28-year-old white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, US. Wilson shot dead the 18-year-old unarmed black teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson on Aug 9.By Nov 26, people who were ag

26、ainst the decision in 37 US states and Canada had taken to the streets, said a newspaper.Wilson said that Brown had hit him and tried to get his gun. In fear for his life, Wilson shot Brown 12 times and killed him. However, some said that Wilson attacked Brown for breaking traffic laws, and shot him

27、 for no good reason.People are wondering whether the same thing would have happened if Brown had been white. The deep racial divide in the US makes the case more than a crime story, said a New York Times article.Its been five decades since legal segregation (种族隔离政策) was banned, but a wide gap remain

28、s between black and white Americans. The unemployment gap between them is unchanged in 40 years, while the gaps in wealth, income and educational attainment have widened, according to the newspaper.The case is the latest reminder for some people that the US judicial system doesnt treat black and whi

29、te people the same, CNN reported.Just days before the decision, a white police officer shot and killed a 12-year-old black child, Tamir Rice. Police said that Tamir had an air gun that looked real, according to CNN.To help with the distrust between police and minority communities (少数民族社区), President

30、 Obama said that he would ask Congress for $263 million to buy 50, 000 body-worn cameras for police to record themselves, and improve training to make sure law is obeyed.“For the people who just feel pained because they get a sense that some communities arent treated fairly I understand that, and I

31、want to work with you, and I want to move forward with you,” Obama said on Dec 2.28. Which of the following differences between black and white Americans isnt mentioned in the text?A. incomeB. welfareC. education D. jobs29. We can learn from the text that _.A. only black Americans care about the sho

32、otingB. the case is not about a man but about legal segregation.C. if Brown had been white, the same thing would not have happened.D. many American Media pay attention to the case30. President Obamas attitude towards the case can be described as _.A. gentleB. caring C. angry D. hesitant31. We can in

33、fer from the text that _.A. the shooting and the decision shock the United StatesB. all American policemen are equipped with body-worn camerasC. all people believe black Americans arent treated fairly D. the police, Wilson, will be charged with the shooting DCooking Kills Four Million People a Year.

34、 Polluted airborne particles （大气悬浮颗粒）kill 7 million people a year, reports the World Health Organization That news may not come as a surprise to anyone who has seen images of chimneys in Beijing, Delhi or Mexico. But those factoriesor even the jammed roadways of modern citiesare not the biggest kill

35、er. Each year, some 4.3 million people die earlier than they should because of polluted air inside their homes, says the WHO Whats causing the air inside peoples homes to be so harmful that it kills around 11, 000 people a day? Stoves(火炉). “Having an open fire in your kitchen is like burning 400 cig

36、arettes an hour”, says Kirk Smith, a professor at the University of California at Berkeley, whose research suggests that household air pollution from cooking killed between 3.5 million and 4 million people in 2013 Not all stoves cause this kind of harmThe ones Smiths talking about are those that the

37、 3 billion people in the developing world use for heat and cooking, which burn solid fuels such as wood, coal, or crop waste instead of gasThe smoke from those fires produces harmful fine particles and carbon monoxide into homesPoor ventilation then prevents that smoke from escaping, raising fine pa

38、rticle levels 100 times higher than the limits that the WHO considers acceptable Breathing this air day in day out eventually causes a lot of diseases: more than a third of the 4.3 million die of a stroke, while a quarter die of heart diseaseAnd around one-third of annual lung disease deaths worldwi

39、de result from waste from coal stoves It is extremely dangerous for the people to spend the most time around the fireusually women and young childrenIn fact, the WHO reports that household air pollution almost doubles the risk for childhood lung disease32.According to Kirk Smiths research, _A.some 4

40、.3 million people die earlier each year than they should B. cooking smoke should be the deadly killer in a household kitchenC.polluted airborne particles kill 7 million people a year D. factories are the biggest killer worldwide nowadays33._ may not cause air pollution according to this passage.A. W

41、ood B. Coal C. Heavy trafficD. Gas34.The underlined word “ventilation” in Paragraph 4 probably means _A.burning B. breathing C. airing D. heating35.The author intends to tell people _A. to know about household air pollution from cookingB. how to avoid polluted air in their homesC. to stop cooking in

42、 the household kitchenD. polluted air is harmful第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10 分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的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。Some people make you feel comfortable when they are around. You spend an hour with them and feel you are already close friends. They are always good talkers.Here are several skills that go

43、od talkers have in common. If you follow the skills, theyll help you put people at their ease, and make friends with them quickly. 36 .First of all, good talkers ask questions. Almost anyone, no matter how shy he is, will answer a question. One well-known businesswoman says, “At business lunches, I

44、always ask people what they did that morning. 37 .” From there you can move on to other matterssometimes to really personal questions. 38 . Second, once good talkers have asked questions, they listen to the answers. Your questions should have a point and help to tell what sort of person you are talk

45、ing to. And to find out, you really have to listen carefully.Real listening at least means some things. If someone sticks to one topic, you can take it as a fact that hes really interested in it. Real listening also means not just listening to words, but to tones of voice. 39 Finally, good talkers k

46、now well how to “say goodbye”. If youre saying goodbye, you may give him a firm handshake and say, “Ive really enjoyed meeting you.” 40 . Let people know what you feel, and they may walk away, happy and satisfied.A. You can become a popular person.B. Common as the question is, it will get things going.C. Dont be afraid to say so if you want to see that person againD. Youd better change the subject if the voice sounds dull.E. Its polite to li