湖南省永州四中、郴州一中2015-2016学年高一上学期第二次月考英语试题

2015年永州学、郴州市第一中学第二次月考综合检测高一英语（试题卷）考号填写处：命题人：杨辉（永州四中）廖慧文（郴州一中）审题人：陈立民（郴州一中）注意事项：1.本次考试分六部分，共72题。

满分150分，考试时间为120分钟。

2.考生答题前，请注意试卷是否有漏页缺页，重影模糊等有妨碍答题的现象，请立即通报监考老师。

3.答案填写在试题卷上无效，请考生注意分配时间，将答案转移到答题卡上。

第一部分听力（每题1.5分，共30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.Who is the woman?A. Mary.B. Mary’s sister.C. Mary’s mother.2.When did the man live in London?A. Last year.B. Last month.C. When he was a child.3.What happened to the man just now?A. He met an old friend on the street.B. He mistook the woman for his friend.C. Lydia paid an unexpected visit to him.4.Why did the man change his mind probably?A. He didn’t bring enough money.B. He forgot his wallet.C. He didn’t need that much fruit.5.What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. The role of shopping in people’s lives.B. How to promote sales.C. The importance of mass media.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。

听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。

6.What’s the most probable relationship between the speakers?A. Friends.B. Husband and wife.C. Neighbors.7.What are the speakers doing?A. Making a birthday cake.B. Cooking a huge dinner.C. Preparing for a party.8.What has the woman finished doing?A. Putting up a big sign.B. Buying a tape.C. Putting candles on the cake.听第7段材料，回答第9、10题。

9.How many pictures did the woman take in all?A. One.B. Two.C. Three.10.Where will the speakers take another picture together?A. In front of the garden.B. Near the flowers.C. Near the falls. 听第8段材料，回答第11、12题。

11.What is true about the factory tour?A. Tourists can visit the factory anytime.B. It is sponsored by the car company.C. It is only good for the company.12.What will the man do next?A. Make a phone call to get some information.B. Book tickets to go home.C. Go to the factory to make an appointment.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.What makes the suit special?A. Its style.B. Its material.C. Its color.14.How much does the woman want for the suit today?A. $600.B. $750.C. $900.15.What does the man think of the suit?A. It’s good but a little expensive.B. It’s stylish but a little uncomfortable.C. It’s a little old-fashioned.16.Why can’t the woman reduce the price of the suit?A. The material comes from France.B. She is not the owner of the shop.C. It is already on sale.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.What season is it now?A. Fall.B. Spring.C. Summer.18.What was the weather like this afternoon?A. Windy.B. Rainy.C. Foggy.19.What will the weather be like this evening?A. Cold.B. Pleasant.C. Cloudy.20.What will the daytime temperature be in the next three days?A. About 40 degrees.B. About 50 degrees.C. About 60 degrees.第二部分阅读理解（每题2分，共40分）第一节选择型阅读（共4篇，每题2分，共30分）AWhen something goes wrong，it can be very satisfying to say，”Well, it’s so-and-so’s fault.” or “I know I’m late，but it’s not my fault；the car broke down.”It is probably not your fault，but once you form the habit of blaming somebody or something else for a bad situation，you are a loser. You have no power and could do nothing that helps change the situation. However, you can have great power over what happens to you if you stop focusing on whom to blame and start focusing on how to remedy the situation. This is the winner’s key to success.Winners are great at overcoming problems. For example, if you were late because your car broke down, maybe you need to have your car examined more regularly. Or, you might start to carry along with you the useful phone numbers, so you could call for help when in need. For another example, if your colleague causes you problems on the job for lack of responsibility or ability, find ways of dealing with his irresponsibility or inability rather than simply blame the person. Ask to work with a different person, or don’t rely on this person. You should accept that the person is not reliable and find creative ways to work successfully regardless of how your colleague fails to do his job well.This is what being a winner is all about—creatively using your skills and talents so that you are successful no matter what happens. Winners don’t have fewer problems in their lives; they have just as many difficult situations to face as anybody else. They are just better at seeing those problems as challenges and opportunities to develop their own talents. So, stop focusing on “whose fault it is.” Once you are confident about your power over bad situations, problems are just stepping stone forsuccess.21. According to the passage, winners .A. blame themselves rather that othersB. meet with fewer difficulties in their livesC. have responsible and able colleaguesD. deal with problems rather than blame others22. The underlined word remedy in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to .A. improveB. acceptC. avoidD. consider23. When your colleague brings about a problem, you should .A. blame him for his lack of responsibilityB. find a better way to handle the problemC. tell him to find the cause of the problemD. ask a more able colleague for help24. When problems occur, winners take them as .A. excuses for their failuresB. barriers to greater powerC. chances for self-developmentD. challenges to their colleaguesBThough the facts that too many people on earth and a too rapid increase in the number added each year are not in argument, we always begin the discussion of "population as global issue" with what most persons mean like this. It was quite right to compare demographic growth to "a long, thin powder fuse(导火线)that bums steadily and hesitatingly until it finally reaches the charge and explodes".To understand the current situation, which is characterized by rapid increases in population, it is necessary to understand the history of population trends. Rapid growth is a comparatively recent phenomenon. Looking back at the 8,000 years of demographic history, we find that populations have been virtually stable or growing very slightly for most of human history. For most of our ancestors, life was hard, often nasty, and very short. There was high fertility(生育)in most places, but this was usually balanced by high mortality. For most of human history, it was seldom the case that one in ten persons would live past forty, while infancy and childhood were especially risky periods. Often, societies were in clear danger of extinction becausedeath rates could exceed their birthrates. Thus, the population problem throughout most of history was how to prevent extinction of the human race.This pattern is important to notice. Not only does it put the current problems of demographic growth into ahistorical perspective, but it suggests that the cause of rapid increase in population in recent years is not a sudden enthusiasm for more children, but an improvement in the conditions that traditionally have caused high mortality.Demographic history can be divided into two major periods: a time of long, slow growth which extended from about 8000 B.C. till approximately 1650 A.D. In the first period of some 9,600 years, the population increased from some 8 million to 500 million in 1650. Between 1650 and 1975, the population has increased from 500 million to more than 4 billion. And the population reached 6.2 billion throughout the world by the year 2000, One way to appreciate this dramatic difference in such abstract numbers is to reduce the time frame to something that is more manageable. Between 8000 B.C. and 1650, an average of only 50,000 persons was being added annually to the world's population, At present, this number is added every six hours. The increase is about 800000,000 persons annually.25. The underlined word "demographic" in Paragraph l means .A. extinction of humanB. statistics of human populationC. death rate of humanD. development of human population26. Which of the following demographic growth patterns is most similar to the long thin powder fuse?A. A slow growth for a long time and then a period of rapid, dramatic increase.B. Too many people on earth and a few rapid increases in the number added each year.C. A virtually stable or slightly decreasing period and then a sudden explosion of population.D. A long period when death rates exceed birthrates and then a short period with higher fertility and lowermortality.27. During the first period of demographic history, societies were often in danger of extinction because .A. only one in ten persons could live past 40.B. our ancestors had little enthusiasm for more childrenC. there was higher mortality than fertility in most placesD. it was too dangerous to have babies due to the poor conditionsCJust three days after hitting the screen across China, the Chinese animation (动画) film “Monkey King: Hero is Back” aroused enthusiasm among audience and ticket sales have exceeded（超过）100 million yuan ($16.11 million).Web celebrities and many fans even posted topics about the film on China’s Twitter-like Weibo, atwhich heated discussion are sparked.“Monkey King: Hero is Back” is based on the household legend of the Monkey King, but tells a not-so familiar story. However, it’s still a Chinese style heroic legend and an exciting adventure against evil and darkness in troubled times, according to Lu Wei, the producer.“Monkey King is China’s super hero. It is so popular among Chinese audience because they long for and cherish our own superhero,” said Tian Xiaopeng, the director.Some media also put on a lot of comments from foreigners.“He’s never dead, he’s just fallen asleep. We all need a hero to look up to, to give us hope and courage when it is needed. We grew up listening to his tales, his great adventures and heroic deeds. What makes a true hero is not just helping people when one has the power, but having the courage to stand up against the evil even without power. And this is what the film is about. When the hero loses his power and armor, when he is nothing more than an ordinary monkey, what would he do to protect the one he loves? This is also about a group of Chinese dream chasers trying to keep the beacon of hope lit even though being in the most unfavorable situations” from Tumblr.“Though the film was injected with a little bit of Hollywood, its and creative story has attracted several Chinese cinema aficionados.” from Yibada.One netizen posted after watching the film: “The film sets a new high-bar for the domestic animation film, when I walked out of the theater, I was crying.”28. According to the director’s opinion, the film is so pop ular among Chinese audience because_______.A. Chinese audience long for and cherish his own superheroB. the film is based on the household legend of the Monkey KingC. the Chinese need a hero to look up to, to give them hope and courageD. the film was injected with a little bit of Hollywood29. According to the passage, it can be inferred that _________.A. the film is still a Chinese style heroic legendB. the film is well-receivedC. the film tells us the fact that what makes a true hero is to help people when one has the powerD. the film only aroused enthusiasm among Chinese audience30. After watching the film, the netizen mentioned in the last paragraph was _________.A. very sadB. deeply moved C .very crazy D. deeply gloomy31. Why does the writer mention Weibo, Tumblr and Yibada? Because he wants to __________.A. persuade more readers to visit themB. tell readers some information about themC. make them better known to readersD. provide some evidence for readersDFor anyone still doubting the belief that our emotions impact our physical health, a new study from New Zealand should be able to settle the matter. It reports that the physical wounds of healthy seniors healed more quickly if they wrote about their most upsetting experiences.This confirms the results of a 2010 study, and extends those findings to cover older adults-a group that is likely to suffer wounds (as from surgery), and one with less access to other ways of lowering tension (such as exercise).Reported in the journal Psychosomatic Medicine, a research team led by the University of Auckland's Elizabeth Broadbent made a study featuring 50 healthy adults ranging in age from 64 to 97. They were assigned to write for 20 minutes per day for three consecutive(连续的) days.Half were asked to write about the most upsetting experience in their life, describing their deepest thoughts, feelings, and emotions about the events, ideally not previously shared with others. The others were asked to write about their daily activities without mentioning emotions, opinions or beliefs.Two weeks after the third day of writing, all participants received a standard 4mm skin biopsy（皮下活体组织检查）on their inner arm. The very tiny wounds caused by the biopsy were photographed regularly over the following days to determine the rate at which they healed.On the 11th day after the biopsy, the wounds completely healed on 76.2 percent of those who had done the expressive writing. That was true of only 42.1 percent of those who had written about everyday activities."The biological and psychological mechanisms behind this effect remain unclear," the researchers wrote, noting that those who had done the expressive writing did not report lower stress levels or fewer depressive symptoms than the others in the control group. Even if they weren’t consciously aware of feeling more relaxed or positive, the expressive writing appeared to have caused some sort of bodily reaction-probably involving their immune systems-that hastened their recovery.32. What was the difference between the two groups of participants in the study?A. When they wrote.B. Where they wrote.C. What they wrote about.D. How often they wrote.33. According to the text, the experiment lasted.A. about three daysB. about ten daysC. about two weeksD. about a month34. The underlined word "hastened" in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to .A. speededB. showedC. limitedD. ruined35. What would be the best title of the text?A. Sharing with others can reduce stress.B. Skin biopsies are likely to cause wounds.C. Expressive writing heals physical wounds.D. Upsetting experiences impact our emotions.第二节七选五阅读（每题2分，共10分）Choosing to Study OverseasEvery year, thousands of students choose to study in another country for a semester(学期，半年), the summer, or a year. Studying overseas can be an exciting experience for many people.●____36____Living in another country can help you to learn a language, and about another culture.____37____Overseas study may also look good on your future resume(履历，摘要). Many companies today want employees who speak a second language, or have experienced living or working in another country.●Making the right choiceOnce you decide to study overseas, you have to make some choices. To choose the right country or school, ask yourself: Where do I want to go and why? How much do I want to pay?____38____ Do I want to live with a host family, with roommates, or alone?●Getting ready to goGet your passport and visa early ! ____39____Learn about the money. Bring some of it, and a credit card, with you.●Once you are thereAfter the first few weeks overseas, many students will feel a little homesick. They may miss their family, friends, and familiar ways of doing things. ____40____ When you feel sad or homesick, try to talk to others, or write about your feelings in a notebook.A．Why do it?B．How long do I want to study overseas?C．You should improve your mother tongue before you go.D．A large number of students can' t afford to study overseas.E．You will see the world in a new way, and learn more about yourself. F．Remember that it takes time to get used to a new place, school, and culture. G．Before you go, learn some of the language, and read about some common customs in your host country.第三部分完形填空（每题1.5分，共30分）Having visited quite a few places of interest and had a wonderful time, Mrs. Smith bought a lot of things including two expensive overcoats and was now on a return ship.Time 41 .The ship was at the end of its long trip and the people in it were waiting to get off. Mrs. Smith looked very 42 .She bought two expensive overcoats during the trip, but the Customs allowed each passenger to have 43 one overcoat.What should she do？Suddenly she saw a poor young lady on 44 side of the ship.She had a good 45 .She went over there and took her to a 46 place.No one could hear what they talked 47 .They first said “Hello！” to each other.Then Mrs. Smith asked politely, “Would you be 48 enough to do something for me?” “Of course. What’s that?” “I have two overcoats and can’t be let 49 .Will you put this on, please？They will 50 you take it into the country,” Mrs. Smith 51 .At first the young lady refused but some time later she 52 .The young lady was surprised to find the overcoat was very 53 on her and she felt very happy because she never had a coat like that in her 54 .“Remember，”said the rich woman.“Don’t tell anyone about 55 we had said and done and don’t look at me 56 when we are through.”The two women left the ship safely. No 57 happened to either of them. 58 ，when the rich woman asked the young lady to give 59 herovercoat，the young lady said，“I am sorry. I don’t know you. This is my overcoat. 60 should I give it to you？”41. A. walked B. flew C.left D. went 42. A. happy B. worried C.excited D. pleased43. A. also B. still C. only D. yet44. A. the other B. another C.other D. some45. A. point B. idea C.way D. thing46. A. high B. quiet C.noisy D. bright47. A. to B. with C.for D. about 48. A. tall B. strong C.kind D. sorryacross C.out D. in 50. A. ask B. want C.tell D.let51. A. insisted B. repeated C.requested D. advised52. A. gave in B. gave away C. gave up D. gave back53. A. large B. small C.heavy D. beautiful54. A. home B. room C.life D.living55. A. what B.that C.which D. how56. A. too B. also C.either D. neitherquestion C.accident D. situation58. A. Ever since B. However C.But D. So 59. A. back B. up C.inD. away60. A. What B. Why C.Which D. Where第四部分语法填空（每题1.5分，共15分）阅读下面材料在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。