2017-2018学年贵州省思南中学高二上学期第一次月考英语试题

2017-2018学年高二英语月考试题（120分钟150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）听下面五段对话。

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 are the speakers talking about?A. Holiday plan.B. Diving school.C. New Jersey.2.How does the man feel?A. Surprised.B. Worried.C. Excited.3.Where does the woman want to go first?A. To the restaurant.B. To the concert.C. To the cinema.4.What do we know about May?A. Her face is long.B. She is unhappy.C. She is seldom seen.5.When will the train arrive?A. At 8.B. At 7:30.C. At 7.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面五段对话或对白。

每段对话或对白后有几个小题，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和第7两个小题。

6.Where is the woman likely to go in the afternoon?A. To the football club.B. To the sports ground.C.To the park.7.Which sport does the man like most?A. Baseball.B. Basketball.C. Tennis.听第7段材料，回答第8和第9两个小题。

8.What color is the woman’s dress?A. Red.B. Green.C. Blue.9.Why doesn’t the woman like the blue shoes?A.Because of the high heels.B. Because of the ugly color.C. Because of the highprice.听第8段材料，回答第10至第12三个小题。

10.What do both of the speakers like?A. Comedy.B. Science fiction.C. Stories.11.What does the man think of alien stories?A. Terrifying.B. Exciting.C. Interesting.12.How did the girl in the story find her way home in herdream?A. By asking others the way.B. With the help of a wizard.C. By walking on a yellowbrick path.听第9段材料，回答第13至第16四个小题。

13.Who is the woman shopping for?A. Her mother.B. Her father.C.Her brother.14.What is the man going to buy for his mother?A. Some plants.B. Some jewelry.C. Some clothes.15.What is the woman’s plan for Christmas?A. Going to New York.B. Visiting her relatives.C. Staying with her family.16.What’s the possible relationship between the speakers?A. Friends.B. A couple.C. Relatives.听第10段材料，回答第17至第20四个小题。

17.Which grade is Charlotte Kelly in?A. Seventh.B. Fifth.C. Third.18.How many people in her family went to Russia to seeher father going off into space?A. Two.B. Four.C. Six.19.How did Kelly feel when she saw her father was readyto go into space?A. Terrified.B. Excited.C. Proud.20.Why did Kelly feel sad?A. They were in the desert.B. She couldn’t go with Dad.C. She couldn’t see Dad fora year.第二部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从每题中所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

AVoice ans onscreen directionsTeleNav GPS Navigator(导航仪) is easy to use as you drive, and it will give you all the information you need, such as:●The current street●The nex turn to take●The next street to turn to●The number of miles left on your tripAlong the way, directions will be announced in a clear voice nd displayed on your phone. For example, it will say, “ Go 12 miles and turn right on Elm Street.” As you approach the turn, you will hear, “ Turn right on Elm Street.”Hit the road by previewing your route before you go. You can even get the total distance and estimate of the the travel time to your destination.Biz (行业) finderWith TeleNav GPS Navigator, it’s easy to find restaurants, banks, cafes, hotels and more from over 10 million points of interest. Once you’ve found what you are looking for, you can use TeleNav GPS Navigator to get direction or to call ahead to make a reservation.List price: $ 199.99; our price: $142.77Comments from users“It’s easy to use. The voice that tells you the turn directions --- with names and streets --- is clear and easy to understand.” ---- Dory Delvin“TeleNav helps professionals on the road make the most of their time.” --- Dale Hein21. If you buy ten TeleNav GPS Navigators, you can save___________.A. $ 142.77B. $ 572.2C. $ 552.2D. $ 42022. The author quotes the customers’ comments in the ad to __________.A. teach people how to use the product correctlyB. describe how to make the most of the productC. convince people of the product’s top qualityD. persuade people not to use paper maps23. How does TeleNav GPS Navigator give users directions?A. By speaking and shaking.B. By dispalying and writing.C. By shaking and displayingD. By speaking and displayingBAre you concerned about your body image? These days, both women and men are surrounded by magazines and websites full of tips on dieting, exercise and fashion. Not to mention hairstyles! Gone are the days when all men didn’t need to think about wearing a nice suit to be smart and handsome. Things have changed.Now, a survey by the University of the West of England (UWE) has suggested that 80% of men confess to being unhappy about their body. The biggest body issues for them were beer bellies and lack of muscles.Some think this sudden vanity(虚荣心) is due to the pressure or influence of role models we see on TV and in magazines. People end up with a perception of what the perfect body should look like. But not everybody wants to put in the efforts to have a perfect pecs (胸肌) and dazzling white teeth like Arnold Schwarzenegger.An opportunistic(投机取巧的) entrepreneur has even invented a muscle-enhancing shirt to be worn under a man’s clothes to make him look more of a hunk.But Joe Warner, the previous editor of Men’s Fitnes s magazine in the UK, thinks the padded shirt is just a gimmick(骗人的玩意). He thinks many people in the country are obese, and that they need to do more exercise.Warner says, “I think it’s a real shame that people still want shortcuts when it doesn’t take a n awful lot of effort to get to the gym or go for a walk.”Exercise is always a good thing. But we mustn’t forget that beauty is only skin-deep. Character is more important than appearance.So before I head off to the pub, it might be worth spending an h our at the gym. I’m not looking forward to getting a six-pack (块块隆起的腹肌), but looking healthier would certainlyimprove my confidence and self-esteem.What about you: how much do you worry about your physique?24. From the survey by UWE, we can know that 80% of men ____________.A. lack opportunity to prove themselvesB. are nor satisfied with their body imageC. want to have a muscle-enhancing shirtD. make complaints about the working conditions25. The underlined word “hunk” in paragraph 4 p robably refers to __________.A. a passionate and cool manB. a strong and sexually attractive manC. a handsome and energetic manD. a wise and wealthy gentleman26. It can be learned that Joe Warner _________.A. is the present editor of Men’s Fitness magazine in the UKB. thinks it’s right for people to want shortcuts to a good imageC. thinks many people are overweight and should take regular exerciseD. thinks the shirt with soft material can change the appearance of the body27. What does the passage mainly talk about?A. You should never judge a book by its cover.B. More and more people become obese in England.C. Role models put great pressure on common people.D. Men become more and more conscious of the body image.CWe’ve all experienced times when we’ve tried hard to remember particular details, but only come up with a total blank.A recent study dicovered that the more we recall one particular memory, other similar memories are automatically supressed(抑制) by the brain itself. This means that over time, remembering selective incidents could make you forget many other related incidents. “ Forgetting” then is not as passive a process as we thought in the past.A team of researchers gave their test subjects some pictures associated with a certain word. Participants were later made to recall an individual memory. Although all the associated memories were originally awakened, repeatedly bringing back just one specific memory caused all the others to get supressed. Each time the same memory was pulled up, the participants were able to describeit in more detail. And brain activity in the areas that stored the other memories simply reduced.When one memory was recalled so often, the brain recognized that this was more important to us than other similar ones. It simply gave that memory more importance and made sure competing memories wouldn’t get involved. This is what happens to eyewitnesses in reality. As they are made to replay a scene over and over again, their brain controls other related memories automatically. So later, when they are tested on those other details, they can’t get back those memories easily, which make them appear to be unreliable.Imagine if our brain could keep every single memory it stored. We would spend ages sorting through all of them for whatever information we need. Instead, the brain appears to automatically arrange memories based on how often we’ve recalled those memories earlier, so that it can function faster and more efficiently. In short, this phenomenon (现象) means that people can gradually overcome sorrowful memories by replacing them with more positive memories.28. According to the text, we used to think that forgetting __________.A. is to give up selective incidentsB. refers to ignoring particular detailsC. makes it hard to recall related thingsD. doesn’t happen actively in our brains29. When we repeatedly recall one memory, ___________.A. other memories compete strongly with itB. the related memories gets held back unconsciouslyC. our brain connects other related ones itselfD. the associated memories don’t become active at all30. The author gave the example of eyewitnesses to prove __________.A. detailed information is easy to forgetB. sometimes eyewitnessess are not dependableC. they relate the brain to the scene automaticallyD. all memories aren’t really equal for us to remember31. Which of the following statements is true according to the text?A. Our brains can delete extra information itself.B. More memories make our brain work slower.C. Every single memory of our life is stored in our brain.D. Good memories are remembered more clearly than bad ones.DIn 1996, John Tierney suggested in a New York Times Magazine article that “recycling is garbage”. He wrote, “The money spent on recycling programs should have been spent on real social and environmental problems. Recycling programs not only increase energy use and pollution, but also cost more money than the disposal of plain old garbage. Recycling may be the most wasteful activity in modern America.”Environmental groups were quick to express their disagreement. They wrote reports on how recycling programs in cities can reduce pollution and cost less than regular garbage pickup and disposal. Michael Shapiro, an official of the US Environmental Agency (EPA), said that “recycling can be good value for money, although there’s still room for improvement”.But in 2002, New York City, a pioneer of recycling, found that its recycling program was losing money, so it stopped glass and plastic recycling. Other major cities watched closely to see how New York was dealing with it remaining program (the city never stopped paper recycling). But then it closed its last landfill (垃圾填埋地), and private companies out of New York rasied price due to the increased workload of carrying away and disposing New York’s garbage. As a result, glass and plastic recycling became profitable for the city again, and New York brought the program back. According to Cecil Adams of Chicago Reader, the lessons learned by New York are relevant everywhere. He believes that, if managed correctly, recycling programs should cost cities less than garbage disposal.Even though the benefits of recycling over disposal are many, keep in mind that it better serves the environment to “reduce and reuse” before recycling is even considered as a choice.32. Why did John Tierney think “recycling is garbage”?A. Because he didn’t like the environmental gro ups.B. Because he didn’t think recycling was a new idea.C. Because he found few people would like to recycle.D. Because he considered recycling a wasteful activity.33. Which argument was put forward by the environmental groups?A. Recycling programs save money.B. Recycling technologies are mature.C. Recycling programs cause pollution.D. Recycling technologies are valueless.34. Why did other cities watch closely to see how New York was doing?A. Because New York was doing extremely well.B. Because they felt worried about the waste of money.C. Because they didn’t want to have a recycling program.D. Because New York was running a new recycling program.35. Which of the following would the author most probably recommend?A. Always bring your own shopping bag when you go shopping.B. Always put your shopping bag into the dustbin after use.C. Never go shopping where shopping bags are offered for free.D. Never use a shopping bag which is not recycled.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。