2018_2019学年高一英语上学期第二次月考期中试题

承德一中高一上学期第二次月考试题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)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答案,并标在相应的位置上,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. How old is Alex?A.20B. 21C.222. What does the man decide to buy for his wife ?A.a bikeB.tennis shoesC. nothing yet3.How much does the woman have to pay if she stays for 5 days ?A. $5B.$15C.$254.Why didn’t the man wear his coat ?A. Because he couldn’t find it .B. Because he didn’t feel goodC. Because the coat was too old .5.What do you think is the man ?A. a booksellerB. a writerC. a publisher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,每段对话后有几个小题,从题中所给的A,B,C三个选项中选出最佳答案,并标在相应的位置上,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,各个小题给出5秒钟的时间作答.每段对话或独白读两遍.听第6段材料,回答第6至8题.6.How long does the man’s grandpa walk a day ?A. for half an hourB. for about 40 minutesC. for 2 hours7.What kind of person is the man’s grandpa?A. He keeps a light heartB. He looks like a young manC. He is kind and healthy .8.What will the two speakers do this afternoon?A. Play tennisB. Play table tennisC. Go to a film听第7段材料,回答第9至11题.9. What time is it now?A. It is 6:00B. It is 5:55C. It is 5:5010. Where are the speakers?A. In a hotelB. At their homeC. In the street11.What did the man want to buy?A. some booksB. a couple of cardsC. some postcards听第8段材料,回答第12至14题.12.What does the woman complain about?A. Her neighbours making lots of noise every night.B. Her neighbours never inviting her to their partiesC.Her kids playing late in the back yard every night13. When is the woman’s kid supposed to go to bed ?A. at 9:00 pmB.at 9:30 pmC. at 10:00 pm14. What’s the man’s sugge stion?A.Turning down the musicB. Asking the police for helpC. Having a talk with them.听第9段材料,回答第15至17题.15.What can we learn about the speaker?A.He is a famous artistB.He is against modern artC. He is for modern art16.What did the man think of the woman ?A. She is smartB.She is unfairC.She is foolish17.What can we learn about the woman speaker?A.She will keep her opinionB. She has agreed with the manC.She is expert in modern art 听第10段材料,回答第18至20题.18.What did Jack want to do in Southern California?A. He wanted to visit the oceanB.He wanted to see movie stars .C. He wanted to visit amusement parks19. What did the twins do first after arriving at their uncle’s house?A. They had a sleepB. They looked aroundC. They went to the beach20. Who went to visit Uncle James?A. Only the twinsB. The twins and their parentsC. The twins and their friends第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）第一节阅读下列短文，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（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）AOn Monday, my class mates and I heard that our astronomy teacher’s mother had died. Wewere surprised that he was still teaching in school. My best friend was telling me that the teacher was trying to forget the pain of losing his mother and trying to be strong in themiddle of teaching. The teacher was such a warm-hearted person and we figured that we should give him a lotof love and good cheer. That night after school, my best friend and I thought about our teacheras well as his beloved mother and then we came up with an idea. When we went back to school yesterday, we gave him cheer-up cards which we had taken timeto decorate with flowers, hearts and peace signs. As we handed the cards to him, we could both see the light in his eyes. The smiles on his face showed how much he appreciated what we did for him. The whole atmosphere was very warm and loving, and it’s hard to express inwords. This morning, when we both went to see the teacher again, he was so happy, and gave usboth a hug. This made us feel that we just might have made his day, and that he was goingto be okay. With that, I want to remind you to take the time to smile at the ones you love, be extra generous with hugs, kisses, things of that lovely nature! Life is so precious (宝贵的), solet us be happy and enjoy the gift of life.21. What made the author and her best friend surprised?A. Their teacher never cared about his mother.B. Their teacher didn’t ask for leave.C. Their teacher tried to forget his mother.D. Their teacher loved teaching so much.22. The cheer-up cards include all of the following EXCEPT _____.A. smilesB. flowersC. heartsD. peace signs 23. What can be the best title for the text?A. Extra care for a teacher going through a difficult timeB. So much help from my astronomy teacherC. How a teacher helps the students out of troubleD. Love can change everything in the worldB If you wish to become a better reader, here are four important points to remember about rate, or speed, of reading:1. Knowing why you are reading —what you are reading to find out —will often help you to know whether to read rapidly or slowly.2. Some things should be read slowly throughout. Examples are directions for making or doing something, arithmetic problems, science and history books, which are full of important information. You must read such things slowly to remember each important step and understand each important idea.3. Some things should be read rapidly throughout. Examples are simple stories meant for enjoyment, news, and letters from friends, items, or bits of news from local, or hometown, paper, telling what is happening to friends and neighbors.4. In some of your readings, you must change your speed from fast to slow to fast, as you go along. You need to read certain pages rapidly and then slow down and do more careful readings when you come to important ideas which must be remembered.24. According to the passage, your reading speed depends on ________.A. whether the reading material is easy or difficultB. what you are readingC. what your purpose in reading something isD. both B and C25. If one wants to be relaxed by reading, one should take up ________.A. a story bookB. a book on science and technologyC. news, letters from friendsD. some material full of information26. Which of the following readings should you read slowly and carefully?A. Fairy tales.B. Aesop’s Fables.(寓言)C. Directions for use of a machineD. An evening paper.27. Which of the following can best express the main idea of the passage?A. How to decide your reading speed.B. How to raise your reading speed.C. How to improve your reading skills.D. How to choose your reading materials. CThe year was 1932. Amelia Earhart was flying alone from North America to England in a small single —engined aeroplane. At midnight, several hours after she had left Newfoundland, sheran into bad weather. To make things worse, her altimeter (高度表) failed and she didn’t know how high she was flying. At night, and in a storm, a pilot is in great difficulty without an altimeter. At times, her plane nearly plunged (冲) into the sea.Just before dawn, there was further trouble. Amelia noticed flames (火焰) coming from the engine. Would she be able to reach land? There was nothing to do except to keep going and to hope.In the end, Amelia Earhart did reach Ireland, and for the courage she had shown, she was warmly welcomed in England and Europe. When she returned to the United States, she was honored by President Hoover at a special dinner in the White House. From that time on, Amelia Earhart was famous.What was so important about her flight? Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly the Atlantic Ocean alone, and she had set a record of fourteen hours and fifty—six minutes. In the years that followed, Amelia Earhart made several flights across the United States, and on each occasion (时刻) she set a new record for flying time. Amelia Earhart made these flights to show that women had a place in aviation (航空) and that air travel was useful.28.. Which of the following statements is NOT the difficulty which Amelia Earhart met in her flight from north America to England?A. She was caught in a storm.B. The altimeter went out of order.C. Her engine went wrong.D. She lost her direction.29. When Amelia Earhart saw flames coming from the engine, what did she do?A. She did nothing but pray for herself.B. She changed her direction and landed in Ireland.C. She continued flying.D. She lost hope of reaching land.30. According to the passage, what was Amelia Earhart’s reason for making her flights?A. To set a new record for flying time.B. To be the first woman to fly around the world.C. To show that aviation was not just for men.D. To become famous in the world.31. Which of the following statements was NOT mentioned?A. She was the first woman who succeeded in flying across the Atlantic Ocean alone.B. She showed great courage in overcoming the difficulties during the flight.C She was warmly welcomed in England, Europe and the United States.D. She made plans to fly around the world.32. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?A. Amelia Earhart—First Across the Atlantic.B. Amelia Earhart—Pioneer in Women’s Aviation.C. A New Record for Flying Time.D. A Dangerous Flight from North America to England.DAll over the world people enjoy sports．Sports help to keep people healthy, happy and help them to live longer．Sports change with the season. People play different games in winter and summer.Games and sports often grow out of people’s work and everyday activities．The Arabs use horses or camels in much of their everyday life; they use them in their sports, too．Some sports are so interesting that people everywhere go in for them．Football, for example, has spread around the world．Swimming is popular in all countries near the sea or in those with many rivers．Some sports or games go back to thousands of years, like running or jumping．Chinese boxing, for example, has a very long history．But basketball and volleyball are rather new．Neither one is a hundred years old yet．People are inventing new sports or games all the time．People from different countries may not be able to understand each other, but after a game they often become good friends．Sports help to train a person’s character(性格)． One learns to fight hard but fight fair, to win without pride and to lose with grace(体面). 33．According to this passage we know that _____．A．people began to play about one hundred years agoB．about 100 years ago people ran or jumped when they playedC．basketball has a longer history than volleyballD．not all the games have a long history34．The writer didn’t tell us in this passage that _____．A．basketball was invented in AmericaB．sports change with the seasonC．games and sports often grow out of people’s work and everyday activitiesD．football is played all over the world35．People all over the world enjoy sports because _____．A．sports are interestingB．sports help to keep people healthy , happy and to live longerC．sports help to train one’s characterD．all of the above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。