2017-2018学年度高二下学期第二次月考试卷

2017-2018学年高二下学期第二次月考（英语）

出题人：舒真 审题人：饶盛

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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 does the woman dislike most?

A. Physics. B. Chemistry. C. Mathematics. 2. What are the two speakers talking about?

A. Cleaning the house. B. Dealing with old books. C. Sorting the rubbish. 3. What day is it today?

A. Friday. B. Thursday. C. Wednesday. 4. Where did the conversation take place?

A. In a flower shop. B. At a post office. C. In a cinema. 5. What does the man plan to do first?

A. Borrow a CD. B. Go to the bank. C. Return home.

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. What type of music is the woman’s favorite? A. Rock. B. Jazz. C. Pop.

7. What does the woman think of Charlie Puth?

A. He is talented. B. He is kindhearted. C. He is handsome. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. What does the man think of the news?

A. Exciting. B. Sad. C. Unbelievable. 9. What do the speakers plan to do next?

A. Go to the store. B. Attend the wedding. C. Buy some flowers. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What will the man finally book?

A. Three double rooms. B. Three single rooms. C. A double room and two single rooms. 11. How will the man pay for rooms?

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A. By online payment. B. By bash. C. By credit card. 12. What will cost extra pay in the hotel?

A.WiFi B. Parking. C.Breakfast. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. Where will the speakers go?

A. A foreign country. B. The countryside. C. A mountain area. 14. When will the woman start preparing?

A. This Saturday. B. This Sunday. C. Next Monday. 15. How will the speakers have the trip?

A. By car. B. By bus. C. By train.

16. What's the probable relationship between the two speakers?

A. Husband and wife. B. Boss and secretary. C. Tourist and guide. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. When did the first human travel to the space?

A. On July 20, 1957. B. On April 12, 1961. C. On July 20, 1969. 18. How many Apollo missions were made until 1972? A. Six B. Seven. C. Eight. 19. Where will humans explore next?

A. Mars. B. The Earth. C. The space station. 20. What does the speaker mainly talk about?

A. Experiments in history. B. Some future challenges. C. Human exploration of space.

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）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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There are theater colleges all over the country that train students in acting, dancing and singing. Here are some colleges for you.

Tisch School of the Arts

The Tisch School of the Arts is New York University’s theater school. Founded in 1965, it quickly became one of the leading theater arts schools in the country. The school provides courses for students interested in dancing, acting, film-making, dramatic writing and other performing arts. Admission is highly competitive and requires an interview and recommendations from former teachers.

American Musical and Dramatic Academy

The American Musical and Dramatic Academy is also located in New York, and is number two on the top ten lists of best theater schools. AMDA was founded in 1964 by Phillip H. Burton. The college offers four programs: acting, musical theater, dance theater and performing arts. Students must schedule an audition and complete a written application.

School of theater at the University of Southern California

The School of theater at the University of Southern California is in the top five undergraduate programs in the nation. The school offers the following programs: Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Fine Art, Master of Fine Arts. Minors in areas like dance are also available. USC has offered

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drama courses since the university was founded in 1880. The School of Theater was founded in 1945.

The Juilliard School

The Juilliard School, a private school for drama, music and dance, was founded in 1905, and is named after Augustus Juilliard. Be fully prepared if you want to be admitted into this school. According to the school’s website, over two thousand people apply every fall, and only about 180 are admitted. The school is located in New York City. 21. What do we know about the Tisch School of the Arts?

A. Being admitted into it isn’t very hard. B. It teaches how to write dramas. C. A written application is needed to go into it. D. It is the best theater School.

22. Why does the School of Theater at the University of Southern California differ from other schools in the passage?

A. Because it is a private school. B. Because it is not located in New York.

C. Because dance classes are offered there. D. Because it is the most popular theater school. 23. Which of the following arts schools has the longest history?

A. The Juilliard School. B. The School of theater at the University of Southern California. C. The American Musical and Dramatic Academy. D. The Tisch School of the Arts. B

Have you ever thought about how hats came to be? Who was the first person ever to think “Hmm... I think I’d like to walk about with something on my head today!”? why do humans love wearing hats?

Of course, no one really knows who first invented hats or when they did so. It was probably one of the first prehistoric humans who first used an animal skin to protect his head from the sun. Historians can prove the fact that hats have been around for a long, long time. In fact, hats have played an important role throughout the development of civilizations, including Egypt, Greece, Rome, and China.

The first hats were probably used for special purposes, such as protection from nature and weather. It probably wasn’t long, though, before hats became both a fashion statement and a status symbol. For example, ancient Rome and Greece, the lowest levels of society were not allowed to wear hats. Upon becoming official citizens, however, they were presented with hats.

Over the ages, hats have been made from just about every material you could think of. One of the first popular materials for hats was probably straw because an ancient painting found on the wall of a tomb in ancient Egypt shows a man wearing a straw hat. Today, hats can be found in all varieties. From sock caps to baseball caps and cowboy hats, it’s not uncommon to find a dozen or more different types of hats in a typical home.

24. How does the author introduce the topic of the passage?

A. By telling a story. B. By listing some examples. B. By showing some puzzles. D. By asking some questions. 25. What can we infer from Paragraph 2?

A. The hat was invented by a farmer. B. The hat was first discovered in Egypt. C. The hat is something with a long history. D. The hat was used to keep warm in winter. 26. The fact that official citizens were presented with hats shows_________ . A. hats were very popular B. official citizens needed protection

C. hats were a symbols of status at that time D. official citizens could afford to buy hats

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27. What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A. There are many kinds of hats now. B. The first hats were made from straw.

C. Fewer people wear hats in modern times. D. there were only straw hats in ancient Egypt. C

Several days ago I was badly late for dinner with Sigourny Luz, the Australian actor who shares my house with me, and my younger son, Jake Lyall, who is an actor in California, was visiting.

I had been kept by an event for the young at the English Speaking Union about speech-making. It dealt not only with how to make a speech, but also how to assess any speeches they may be called upon to judge. And, with all this coming my way, I found myself, as ever, feeling incredibly lucky for having English as my native tongue.

It’s so easy reading the books of what used to be the empire and with the news and so many films coming from across the Atlantic. Also, even apart from these admirable enjoyments, there’s the likelihood that in most of the places where they speak different languages, there will be one person, at least, who is paid to deal with the English language. We are, on the whole, understood wherever we go.

Although Mandarin and Spanish are now, in fact, the two most common languages in the world, English is still seen by many as being the most influential. It is, according to scholars such as scientist Steven Pinker, the language that connects the most people worldwide. English is probably as universal as it is likely to get. We don’t run the world any more, but we may as well be grateful that so many people still use our language.

I was late for that dinner, but I employed my recently brushed-up skills and gave a sincere speech to make my apologies—and my companions both understood me perfectly.

28. Who does the author live with?

A. Jake Lyall. B. Sigourny Luz C. Only himself. D. Her friend and her younger son. 29. Why was the author late for the dinner with her companions? A. She was occupied in writing an article. B. She walked in the wrong direction at first.

C. She spent too much time talking with her friends. D. She was delayed by something about speech-making.

30. According to Steven Pinker, which language connects the most people worldwide? A. Mandarin. B. Spanish. C. English. D. French. 31. How do the author’s companions feel about her being late for dinner?

A. Unhappy. B. Annoyed. C. Concerned. D. Understandable. D

Full house was an American television show from the 1980s to the 1990s. It was among the most popular TV shows of its time. The show followed a single father who asks his friends to help him raise his three young girls. The last episode(集) of Full House aired in May 1995. But on Friday, the No. 1 trending topic on Twitter in the U.S. was Fuller House. The new show is the long-awaited sequel(续集) series that follows the now-adult characters from Full House. The streaming service Netflix released 13 episodes of the new series at midnight Friday.

Fuller House trended throughout the night and into Friday morning on Twitter and Facebook. The actors on the show were among the top 10 U.S. Google searches, as well. Longtime fans of Full House admitted that they stayed up all night to watch the entire season.

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Excited fans tweeted about having waited more than 20 years for the sequel. But some viewers were not impressed with Fuller House. And television critic Hank Steuver of The Washington Post called the show “a retread”. He said the show was not some golden treasure of family-friendly programming.

Although most of the main characters from the original Full House have returned for Fuller House, the show’s youngest character, Michelle Tanner, refused. Michelle was played by twins Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. The Olsens are now active in the fashion world. One episode of Fuller House even joked about their absence. One of her sisters on the show asks where Michelle is. Her father, Danny Tanner, responds: “Oh, she’s busy in New York running her fashion empire.” 32. What can we learn from the first two paragraphs? A. The last episode of Full House was exciting. B. Full House tells a story about a poor father. C. It was Netflix that played Full House in 1995.

D. The original characters come back in the sequel. 33. The fans of Full House ________.

A. don’t like its characters B. think highly of Fuller House

C. show great interest in its sequel D. don’t like to watch its sequel at night 34. What does the underlined word “aired” mean?

A. Broadcast. B. Failed. C. Stopped. D. Slipped. 35. What does the last paragraph mainly tell us? A. The twins didn’t appear in the new show. B. The Olsens failed their business.

C. Danny Tanner is satisfied with the Olsens’s work. D. Michelle was an important role in Fuller House.

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。 Whether it’s your very first job or you’re moving to a new role at a new organization, the thought of having to face a new environment, new colleagues and new responsibilities can be boring. But remember, worrying about whether you’re able to perform well in your new role won’t help. 36 Make a good impression.

As well as making sure your appearance is proper for your new office, showing up on time in the morning is basic. If you’re not sure how long it will take to get to the office, consider having a try before your first day. 37 Then on your first morning, you can be well prepared and plan your journey time properly.

38 When you start a new job, it may be likely to compare yourself to your co-workers and expect too much of yourself. Try to remember that settling into a new job will take a while because you have so many new things to learn. 39 During your first few days, your goal should be to concentrate on being familiar with your new work environment and your new company’s work procedures.

Don’t be afraid to ask.

40 Instead of trying to look as if you know what you’re doing, don’t be afraid or feel too

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