江西省南昌市第二中学2018_2019学年高二英语下学期第二次月考试题

南昌二中2018—2019学年度下学期第二次月考高二英语试卷第一部分听力（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 advise the man to do?A. Change the order.B. Telephone the seller.C. Wait for some time.2. Which sport does the man like to play now?A. Basketball.B. Tennis.C. Baseball.3. What does the woman imply about Uncle Jim?A. He eats too much.B. His manners are just fine.C. He has a sense of humor.4. What will the man do this afternoon?A. Talk with his professor.B. Write his term paper.C. Go to the library.5. What upsets the woman?A. Being unable to see her brother.B. Not receiving any replies from her brother.C. Getting the wrong address for her brother.第二节听下面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，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. What color pants does the man choose?A. Yellow.B. Black.C. Grey.7. How much will the man pay?A. $64.B. $72.C. $80.请听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. When is Mary’s birthday?A. On July 7th.B. On July 14th.C. On July 21st.9. What will the woman get for Mary?A. A book.B. A picture.C. A scarf.请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. Why is the woman calling the man?A. To inform him of a talk.B. To invite him to give a talk.C. To confirm details of his talk.11. Where will the talk be given?A. In the hall.B. In the lecture theatre.C. In the conference room.12. What equipment does the woman fail to offer?A. A microphone.B. A whiteboard.C. A CD player.请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What does the woman think of Katie?A. Funny.B. Outgoing.C. Artistic.14. Why can’t Gary be in the film project?A. He is in another group.B. He wants to do his own project.C. He isn’t good at the school play.15. What does the woman want to be?A. An actress.B. A cameraman.C. A director.16. Who will probably be the makeup artist?A. Lucy.B. Mark.C. Susan.请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. When will the lunch break start?A. At 11:40.B. At 11:50.C. At 12:00.18. When will the changes take place?A. Next Wednesday.B. Next Thursday.C. Next Friday.19. What are the listeners asked to do in the end?A. Visit a paper factory.B. Sort the containers by color.C. Take a paper with more information.20. What’s the speaker mainly talking about?A. A new product.B. A recycling program.C. New office hours.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。

ASummer CampsMake your summer magical with a one-of-a-kind summer camp experience!Half-day, week-long camps are held from 9 am-12 pm or 1 pm-4 pm.Daily snacks will be provided and even become part of the hands-on fun!Session 1 --- Ocean Commotion(暴动)Set sail for fun and adventure on the deep blue sea! Campers explore uncharted land at The Magic House and discover something fishy as they come into the exciting world of sea creatures.June 6-10June 13-17June 20-24Session 2 --- Super Kids Explore EarthCampers become superheroes to the earth as they learn about the environment and discover how to use their super powers to protect it! During this action-packed week, campers will explore the earth from the sky to the sea and participate in fun, earth-friendly activities such as turning trash into treasure.June 27-July 1July 11-15July 18-22Session 3 --- Once Upon A TimeAt this unique fairy tale-themed camp, campers have a magical, make-believe adventure through the pages of some of their favorite storybooks. Campers experience giant-sized fun as they use their imaginations to travel to places found only in fairy tales.July 25-29August 1-5August 8-12 (am sessions only)21. What does the underlined word “one-of-a-kind” in Paragraph 1 mean?A. Long.B. Unique.C. Official.D. Moving.22. What is the main purpose of Session 2?A. To encourage reading.B. To inspire imagination.C. To develop the spirit of adventure.D. To raise environmental awareness.23. What do campers probably do during Session 3?A. Read fairy stories.B. Travel the country.C. Search for treasure.D. Learn about animals.BThere is virtue in working standing up. It sounds like a fashion. But it does have a basis in science.That, by itself, may not be surprising. Health ministries ask people for decadesto do more exercise. What is surprising is that long periods of inactivity are bad regardless of how much time you also spend on officially approved high-impact stuff like pounding treadmills(跑步机) in the gym. What you need instead, the latest research suggests, is constant low-level activity. This can be so low-level that you might not think of it as activity at all. Even just standing up counts, for it invokes muscles that sitting does not.Researchers in this field trace the history of the idea that standing up is good for you back to 1953, when a study published in The Lancet found that bus conductors, who spent their days standing, had a risk of heart attack half that of bus drivers, who spent their shifts on their backsides. But as the health benefits of exercise and vigorous(强度大的) physical activity began to become clear in the 1970s, says David Dunstan, a researcher at the Baker IDI Heart & Diabetes Institute in Melbourne, Australia, interest in low-intensity activity --- like walking and standing --- became weaker.Over the past few years, however, interest has been excited again. A series of studies, none big enough to provide convincing evidence, but all pointing in the same direction, persuaded Emma Wilmot of the University of Leicester, in Britain, to carry out a meta-analysis. This is a technique that combines diverse studies in a statistically meaningful way. Dr Wilmot combined 18 of them, covering almost 800,000 people and concluded that those individuals who are the least active in their normal daily lives are twice as likely to develop diabetes(糖尿病) as those who are the most active. She also found that the immobile are twice as likely to die from a heart attack and two-and-a-half times as likely to suffer cardiovascular disease as the most mobile. Crucially, all this seemed to be independent of the amount of vigorous, gym-style exercise that volunteers did.24. The surprising thing mentioned in Paragraph 2 is that ______.A. Low-level activities are better than high-level ones.B. Long periods of inactivity are bad to people’s healthC. The benefits of high-impact exercise are not highly approved by peopleD. Strong physical activities cannot make up for the bad effects of inactivity.25. Why did people lose interest in low-intensity activity in the 1970s?A. Researchers didn’t devote much to st udying their health benefits.B. The health benefits of high-impact exercise were widely recognized.C. It was believed to be unable to invoke all the muscles of the body.D. It was proved not so effective in reducing the risk of heart attacks.26. The findings made by Dr Wilmot ______.A. disagreed with her assumptionB. consisted with the results of the 1953 studyC. changed her original research objectivesD. confirmed David Dunstan’s research results27. What’s the passage mainly about?A. The history of the theory.B. The benefits of standing up.C. Low-level activity and health.D. A series of epidemiological studies.CDyeing eggs has long been an Easter tradition, but it’s the dyeing of baby chicks that is upsetting in some states.The dye, which is often ordinary food coloring, is either injected into eggs being hatched or sprayed onto newly hatched chicks. Although hatchery owners say the practice is harmless, critics argue that spraying the birds with color is stressful and that dyeing the animals transforms them into something attractive that can be thrown away when their colorful feathers disappear.“These are living creature and dyeing them sends out a message saying that they are more of a new and unusual object than a living animal,” said Dr. Marc Copper, senior scientific manager for the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.Dyed chicks --- and sometimes rabbits --- have been a traditional part of the Easter holiday in some parts of the world, but the practice has gone largelyunderground in the U.S. because many people view it as cruel.Today, about half of U.S. states ban the dyeing of animals, but last month the Florida Legislature passed a bill to remove the state’s 45-year-old ban. The drive to end the law wasn’t related to Easter chicks; it was done at the request of a dog groomer(美容师) who wanted to enter pet beauty contests.Florida governor Rick Scott must agree to remove the ban, which would be lifted July 1, but the Animal Rights Foundation of Florida(ARFF) has asked him not to remove the ban. In addition to allowing animals dyeing, the law would also lift a ban on selling baby animals as pets, and the organization fears that next year the state could see hundreds of dyed baby chicks on the market.As long as the dye i s not poisonous, experts say the birds’ health isn’t affected, and there are scientific reasons to dye animals. Wildlife researchers often inject eggs with dye to track birds in the wild, and teachers have dyed chicks for educational purposes. However, animal advocates are quick to point out that dyeing baby chicks for Easter isn’t educational --- it’s done simply to earn profits.28. What can we infer from Cooper’s words?A. He finds it dangerous to dye eggs.B. He likes dyed birds’ colorful feathers.C. He is in support of the hatchery owners.D. He is among the critics of dyeing animals.29. What do we learn about dyed baby chicks in the U.S.?A. They are mainly sold in secret.B. They are as common as dyed eggs.C. They are welcomed by most Americans.D. They are getting more popular in the world.30. What was the purpose of the bill?A. To protect Easter chicks.B. To ban pet beauty contests.C. To make animals dyeing legal.D. To prevent the sale of baby animals.31. What is the ARFF’s attitude toward t he bill?A. Tolerance.B. Opposition.C. Doubt.D. Caution.DWhen asked about her childhood in the documentary Alive Inside, a 90-year-old woman with dementia(痴呆) replies, “I’ve forgotten so much.” Filmmaker Michael Rossato-Bennett then plays music from her past for her. “That’s Louis Armstrong,” she says. “He’s singing When the Saints Go Marching In and it takes me back to my school days.” She then recalls exact details from her life.Why does it happen? Music tends to accompany events that arouse emotions or otherwise make strong impressions on us --- such as weddings and graduations. These kinds of experiences form strong memories, and the music and memories likely become intertwined(紧密相连) in our neural(神经的) networks, according to Julene Johnson, a professor at the University of California. Movements, such as dancing, also often pair with our experience of music, which can help form memories. Even many years later, hearing the music can bring back memories of these long-past events.As Alive Inside shows, music has this power even for many people with dementia. Researchers note that the brain areas that process and remember music are typically less damaged by dementia than other areas, and they think it may explain the phenomenon.They also pay attention to elderly people with dementia, especially those in nursing homes. “It’s possible those long-term memories are still there,” Johnson says, “but people just have a harder time accessing them because they’re in a strange place and there are not a lot of circumstances in which someone could pull out those memories.”Johnson also notes that music is not universally useful for all people with dementia since there are some people with dementia whose brain area that recognizesmusic is damaged.Despite music’s ap parent benefits, few studies have explored its influence on memory recall in people with dementia. “It’s really an untapped area,” Johnson says. Petr Janata is one researcher investigating the topic of music and memory. He says that scientists still do not have the answers for why and how music reawakens memories in people with dementia, but this phenomenon is real and it’s just a matter of time before it’s fully borne out by scientific research.32. What helps the old woman in Alive Inside recall her childhood?A. A film she has watched before.B. A song she has listened to before.C. The voice of her childhood friend.D. The description of her school days.33. What benefit of music is discussed in Paragraph 2?A. It helps make lasting memories.B. It helps cure patients of dementia.C. It helps arouse emotions in special events.D. It helps remember dance movements easily.34. According to Johnson, what should we do for elderly people with dementia?A. Send them to nursing homes for good care.B. Provide familiar environments for them.C. Play lots of classical music to them.D. Talk to them about their past.35. What do we know about the study into music and memory recall in people with dementia?A. It is criticized by Petr Janata.B. It is a ground-breaking study.C. It is supported by solid evidence.D. It applies to all people with dementia.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。