汾阳中学 2018—2019 年度高二年级第一学期第二次月考
英语试题
第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分60 分） 第一节(共15 小题;每小题3 分，满分45 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。
A
Tom arrivedatthebusstationquiteearlyfortheLondonbus. ThebusforLondonwouldnotleave untilfivetotwelve.Hesawalotofpeoplewaitinginthestation.Somewerestandinginlines,and otherswerewalkingabout.Therewasagroupofschoolgirls. Theirteacherwascryingtokeepthemin
order.Tomlookedaroundbut therewasnowhere forhimtosit.
Hewalked
intothestation
café.
Helookedupattheclockthere.Itwasonlytwentytotwelve.
He
foundaseatandsatdown,facinga large mirroron thewall. Just then,John, oneofTom’s friends,came inandsatwithTom.
“Whattimeisyourbus?” askedJohn.
“Oh,thereisplentyoftimeyet,”answeredTom. “Oh, I’llgetyousomemoreteathen,”saidJohn.
Theytalkedwhiledrinking.ThenTomlookedatthe clockagain. “Goodheavens!It’sgoingback-ward!”hecried.“A fewminutesagoitwastwentytotwelveand
now
it’shalfpasteleven.”
“Youare looking attheclockinthe mirror,”saidJohn.
Tomwantedtokickhimselfforbeingsofoolish.Thenextbuswasnottoleaveforanotherhour. Hehasnever
likemirrorsincethen.
1.TheLondonbus left .
A. at11:55 B. at5:12 C.before11:55 D. after11:55
2.Tomwentintothestationcafébecause.
A. John askedhimtohave acupoftea B. hewantedadrinkthere
C.hewouldmeetafriend ofhis D. it was earlyyetandhewantedto findaplacetosit 3.Whattimewasitin factwhenhe lookedattheclockinthemirror? A. Halfpast twelve.
B. Halfpasteleven.
C.Twentytotwelve. D. Half pastone.
4.Whichofthefollowingistrue? A.Tommissedhisbus
B. Hehaslikemirrorsincethen.
C.Thenextbuswouldleavesoon.
D.TomarrivedLondonon time.
B TheAmericanbook
WhoMovedMyCheese
（
奶酪
）
hasbeenabestsellerallovertheworld.It
teachespeoplehowtofacechangesintheirlives.NowitsauthorSpenceJohnsonhaswrittenabook justforteens.
Thebooktellsusthatwhenfacingchangeinourlives,likeanewschoolornewfriends, don'tbeafraid.Instead,usethischangetomakeabetterlife.
Thebookgivesanexampleofachangeat
school.Aschoolis changingfromhavingtwotermstothreetermsbecausethere are toomanystudents.
Several teensaretalkingaboutthis. Mostofthemareunhappyandworried.ButChrisisnot.He laughsand tellsastory abouttwomice,two“littlepeople”andsomecheese.
Thefourareinamazelookingforthecheese.Here,cheesemeanssomethingimportantinlife, likemovingtoanewclassorgettingintocollege.Buttheyfindthecheeseisgone.Themicerealize thattheycan’tchangewhathashappenedandhavetofindmorecheese.
Thismeansfindingdifferent
dreams.Thelittlepeople,however,can’tdo this.They are afraidof changesotheyfindno cheese.
AfterChrisfinishesthestory,
thefriendsunderstandonething:togetmorecheese,
moveinanew
directionquickly. Hisfriendsunderstandhowthiscanbeusedinthechangesallteensface,suchas doingwell atschoolorhaving goodrelationshipsorjustfeelinggoodaboutyourself. 5.Whatdoesthetextmainlydiscuss?
A. Never change inourlife. B. Changewhenyouliketodo. C.Changewiththechanges.
D. Pay attentiontothechanges,
6.Theunderlineword
“four”（paragraph3） refersto .
A. Mice andlittlepeople
B. Students C.Cheese
D. Readers 7. Inourlives, weshouldlearnfrom . A. Mice B. Littlepeople
C.Chris
D. SpenceJohnson 8.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue? A.The authoris Britain.
B.Thereare threetermsin every school.
C.Mostteens don't understandChris'story.
D.Thebook tellsteenshow to facechangesintheir lives.
C
A smallpieceoffisheachdaymaykeeptheheartdoctoraway.That'sthefindingofanextensive studyofDutchmen inwhichdeathsfromheartdisease weremorethan 50percent loweramong those who consumedatleastanounce ofsaltwaterfishperday thanthosewho never atefish.
TheDutchresearchisoneofthreehumanstudiesthatgive
strongscientificbackingtothe
long-heldbeliefthat eatingfish canprovide healthbenefits,particularlytothe heart.
Heartdisease
isthenumber-onekiller
intheUnitedStates,withmorethan550,000deaths
occurringfromheartattackseachyear.Butresearcherspreviouslyhavenoticed
thattheincidenceof
heartdiseaseislowerinculturesthatconsumemorefishthanAmericansdo.Therearefewerheart diseasedeaths,forexample,
amongtheEskimosofGreenland,whoconsumeabout14ouncesoffisha
day,andamongtheJapanese,whosedailyfish consumptionaveragesmorethan3 ounces.
Duringthenexttwodecades,78ofthemendiedfromheartdisease.Thefewestdeathswere among thegroupwhoregularlyatefish,evenatlevelsfarlowerthan
thoseofthe
JapaneseorEskimos.
This
relationshipwastrueregardlessofotherfactorssuchasage,highbloodpressure,orblood cholesterollevels.
9.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage? A.TheDutchresearchhasproved that eatingfish can helptoprevent heartdisease. B.There isalowincidenceofheartdiseasein countries likeJapan andGreenland. C.Amongallthediseasesheart diseaseisthemostdangerousinAmerica.
D. Heartdoctorswon’t callyourhouseso longasyoukeepeating fish eachday.
italsogivesteacherssomuchtroubleintheirclassrooms.Teacherswerealsosayingthatsometimes
p
10. Theunderlined phrase“this relationship”refers to theconnection between e
incidenceofheartdisease. oA. theamountof fish eaten B.regular pl
fish-eating C.thekindof fish eaten D. e’
peopleofdifferent regions s11.Thepassage ismainlyabout . A. thehigh hincidenceofheartdiseaseinsome
countries
eaB.thechanges inpeople’sdietintheUnitedStates
lt C.thedailyfish consumptionofpeopleindifferentcultures
h
D. theeffectof fish eatingregularlyon 12.HowmanylivescouldprobablybesavedeachyearintheUnitedStatesbyeatingfishaccordingto theDutchstudy? A. 550, 000. B.110,000.
C.275,000.
D. 852.
D
Mobilephonehasbecomeaproblemformiddleschools.SomemiddleschoolsinAustraliahave bannedstudentsfromcarryingmobilephonesduringschoolhours.
Mobilephone usedamongchildrenhasbecomea problemfor theschoolthisyear.Several childrenhave gotmobilephoneasChristmasgifts,andmorestudentswillwantthem.
MaryBluett,anofficial,saidmobilephoneuseisadistractiontostudentduringschoolhoursand
studentsmightusephone messagesto cheatduring exams.
Shesaidsomeschoolshadtriedtobanmobile phones.
Someparentsfeltunhappybecausethey
couldn’tgetintouchwiththeir children.
Manyteacherssaidstudentsshouldnothavemobilephonesatschool,butiftherewasagood reason,theycouldleavetheirphonesatschooloffice.
Theyalsosaidthereweremanyreasonswhythe
studentsshouldnothavemobile phonesatschool:theywereeasytoloseandwereadistractionfrom studies.
Manypeoplesaythattheyunderstandwhyparentswouldwanttheirchildren
tohavephones,but
theythinkschoolsshouldletthestudentsknow when theycan usetheir mobilephones. 13.Weknow from thepassagethatsome childrengetmobilephonesfrom. A. themakers
andsellers B. thepassers-byandstrangers
C.theirparentsandfriends
D. somemobilephoneusers 14. Someparentsfeltunhappybecausetheycouldn
’t duringschoolhours. A. use theirmobilephones
B. leavetheirmobilephonesatschooloffice C.helptheteacherswiththeir work D. getintouchwiththeirchildren
and the
15.Thepassage tellsus that.
A. studentsshouldn
’t have mobilephonesatschool exceptforsomespecialreasons B. itisimpossibletobanstudentsfromusingmobilephoneatschool
C.someparentsfeltunhappybecausetheycouldn
’tuse theirphones atschool D. parentsshouldteachtheir childrenhowtouse mobilephonesduringschoolhours 第二节 (共5 小题;每小题3 分，满分15 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。
Insomanyways,cyberspace(网络空间)mirrorstherealworld.Peopleaskforinformation,play games,andshare hobby tips.
16 Stillotherslook forfriendship,orevenlove.
Unliketherealworld,however,
yourknowledgeaboutapersonislimitedtowordsonacomputer
screen.Identityandappearancemeanverylittleincyberspace.17 Soeventheshyestperson can becomeachat-roomstar.
Usually,this“faceless”communicationdoesn’tcreateproblems.Identitydoesn’treallymatter when you’re in a chat room discussing politics or hobbies. In fact, this emphasis on the ideas themselvesmakesthe Internet a greatplaceforexcitingconversation.18
ButsomeInternetuserswantmorethanjustsomeonetochatwith.19 Iscyberspacea goodplacetofind love?That answer dependson whomyouask.20 Othersfail miserably.
A. Rather,aperson’sthoughts—oratleast thethoughtstheytype—arewhatreallycount
B.Othersbuy andsellproducts.
C.They’relookingforseriousloverelationships. D. But cyberspaceisdifferentfrom therealworldinsomeaspects. E.Someoftheserelationshipsactuallysucceed.
F.Whereelsecan so manypeoplecometogetherto chat? G. Chattingonlineisn’t alwaysreliable.
第二部分: 英语知识运用(共两节，满分55 分)
第一节 完形填空（共20 小题；每小题2 分，满分40 分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，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。 MyfriendMichelle isblind,butyou’dneverknowit.She makessuchgooduseofherother21, includingher“sixthsense”22sherarelygivestheimpressionshe’smissedanything.
Michellelooksafterherchildrenprettymuchliketherestofus23thatshedoesn’tpushtoohard onthem,24reallybenefitalotfromherrelaxedattitude.Sheknowswhentocleanthehouse,she movesaroundso
fastthatoften the25 don’trealizeshe’sblind.
I26thisthefirsttimeaftermysix-year-olddaughter,Kayla,wenttoplaythere.WhenKaylacame home,
shewasvery27aboutherday.Shetoldme
theyhadbakedcookies,playedgamesanddoneart
projects.Butshewas28excitedaboutherfinger-paintingproject.
“Mom,guesswhat?”saidKayla,allsmiles.
“Ilearnedhowto29colorstoday!Blueandredmake
purple,andyellowandbluemake green!AndMichelle30 withus.”
Tomy great31, mychildhadlearnt about colorfromablind friend!
ThenKaylacontinued,“Michelletold memy 32showed joy,prideandasense ofaccomplishment. Shereally
33whatIwasdoing!”Kaylasaidshehadneverfelthowgoodfingerpaintsfelt34Michelle showedherhow topaintwithoutlooking atherpaper.
I realizedKayladidn’t know thatMichellewasblind.Ithadjustnever35inconversation. WhenItoldher,shewas36foramoment.Atfirst,shedidn’tbelieveme.“ButMommy,Michelle knewexactlywhatwasinmypicture!”Kayla37.
AndIknewmychildwas38becauseMichellehad
listenedtoKayladescribeherartwork. Michellehadalsoheard Kayla’s39inherwork.
Weweresilentforaminute.ThenKaylasaidslowly,“Youknow,Mommy,Michellereallydid ‘see’mypicture.Shejustusedmy40.”Indeed,sheusesaspecialtypeof“vision”thatallmothers have.
21.A. ways B.means C.methods D. senses 22.A. which B.when C.that D. as 23.A.and
B. except C.even D. but 24.A.who
B. that C.she D. which 25.A.guests
B. family C.children D. friends 26.A.heard
B. realized C.recognized D. witnessed 27.A.excited
B. sad C.satisfied D. enjoyed 28.A.alittle
B. notso
C.especially
D. not at all
29.A.paint
B. draw C.create D. mix 30.A.stayed
B. painted C.talked D. played 31.A.excitement
B. encouragement C.delight D. surprise 32.A.attitude
B. picture C.color D. paper 33.A.understood
B. distinguished C.saw D. touched 34.A.after
B. while C.until D. when 35.A.referredto
B. turnedout C.talkedabout D. comeup 36.A.curious
B. quiet C.puzzled D. worried 37.A.insisted
B. cried C.complained D. informed 38.A.wrong
B. right C.worried D. uncertain 39.A.shortcomings
B. difficulties C.description D. pride 40.A.paper B. pens C.eyes D. hands 第二节 语法填空 (共10 小题；每小题1.5 分，满分15 分) 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
In1963thefirstundergroundpassengerrailwayintheworldopenedinLondon.Itranforjust
undersevenkilometersandallowedpeopletoavoidterrible41 (crowd)ontheroadsabove astheytravelledtoand 42 work.Ittookthreeyearstocompleteandwasbuiltusinganinteresting method.This includeddiggingupthe road, 43 (lay)the trackandthen buildingastrongroofover 44 top.Whenallthosehadbeen done,the roadsurfacewas replaced. Streamengineers 45 (use)topullthecarriagesanditmusthavebeen46 (fair)
unpleasantforthepassengers,withallthesmokeandnoise.However, therailwayquicklyprovedtobe
a
greatsuccessandwithinsixmonths,morethan25,000 peoplewereusing 47 every day.
Later,engineers48(manage)toconstructrailwaysinasystemofdeeptunnels(隧道)， which became known as the Tube. This development was only possible with the
49(introd
uce)ofelectric-poweredenginesandlifts.TheCentralLondonRailwaywasoneofthemost 50 (success)ofthesenewlines,andwasopenedin1900.Ithadwhite-paintedtunnelsandbright redcarriages,andprovedextremelypopular withthe public.