1、莆田六中2017-18高二下学期6月份月考英语试卷B本试卷分第一卷(选择题)和第二卷(非选择题)两部分。满分150分。考试时间120分钟。第卷 (选择题 共100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. Whats wrong with the man? A. Hes got a toothache.B. Hes got a stomachach
2、e.C. Hes got a cold.2. How does the man prefer to contact their friends? A. By e-mails.B. By phone calls.C. By apps on smart phones.3. Where is the man probably? A. In a hotel.B. In a supermarket.C. In a bank.4. What happened to the man? A. His car was ruined.B. He got a new car.C. Hes injured.5. Wh
3、at makes the Japanese live so long according to the man? A. Good habit.B. Work environment.C. Food and drink.第二节 （共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）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、7题。6. What kind of sweater did the man want at first? A. A blue one with a high neck. B. A bl
4、ue one with a V-neck. C. A brown one with a V-neck.7. Why did the man buy the sweater? A. He liked it very much. B. He liked the latest fashion. C. The salesman was very persuasive.请听第7段材料，回答第8,9题。8. What does the man like about the suburbs? A. The environment.B. The education.C. The transportation.
5、9. What did the woman do last Saturday afternoon? A. Visited the museum.B. Read in the library. C. Went to the park.请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What time is it now? A. 8:15 a.m.B. 8:25 a.m.C. 8:30 a.m.11. What did the woman blaming for her lateness? A. A wrong alarm.B. A broken watch.C. A traffic jam.12.
6、Whats the relationship between the speakers? A. Boss and employee.B. Businessman and client(顾客).C. Teacher and student.请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Whats the book about? A. Literature.B. Architecture.C. History.14. How much longer does the man want to keep the book? A. A few days B. A week.C. Half a month.
7、15. Why cant the man renew the book now? A. He has lost the library card. B. He hasnt paid the former fine. C. The book has been signed back in for others.16. How does the woman feel towards the man? A. Sad.B. AnnoyedC. Puzzled.请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Which word can best describe the mans work? A. Ty
8、pical.B. Exiting.C. Various.18. What were the bad man doing when the man tried to catch them? A. Robbing a bank.B. Stealing from walkers. C. Hurting people with weapons.19. How many of the bad men run away? A. Three.B. Four.C. Seven.20. Where did the woman give birth to the baby? A. In a hospital.B.
9、 In a police car.C. On the street.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。A. Kindle Worlds most advanced e-readerhigher resolution(分辨率), higher contrast touchscreen with built-in light and 8-week battery lifeMassive Selection Millions of books, newspa
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14、ks Lend some Kindle books to other Kindle or Kindle app users for up to 14 days.21. The text mainly tells us about .A. a variety of Kindle booksB. the features of Kindle booksC. the functions of a Kindle e-readerD. different kinds of Kindle e-readers22. Which of the following can help Kindle owners
15、read New York Times best sellers for free?A. Kindle Singles.B. Amazon Prime.C. Kindle public library.D. Kindle Reading Apps.23. What can we learn from the text?A. Most Kindle books are less than $4.99.B. Some books can only be found on Kindle.C. Kindle books can only be read on Kindle e-readers.D. A
16、ll Kindle books can be lent to other Kindle users.BLast year, Claire Noble-Randall woke up at 5:30 am every morning. She had to catch two buses to arrive in time for first-period chemistry at Ingraham High School in Seattle, US. Ingraham starts at 8 am, but Noble-Randall often didnt get to sleep unt
17、il after midnight. “It was really hard not to fall asleep in class,” she said. Her mom solved the problem this year when she discovered that other parents had hired a private city tour bus to take their children to the school. “Now, she leaves the house at a much more reasonable time 7:10 in the mor
18、ning. to catch the little tour bus at 7:23 am,” said her mother, Noelle Noble.That may be one way to help students get more sleep. But more than 3,300 people have signed an online petition (请愿) looking for a better solution from the Seattle school district. Those who have signed the petition want al
19、l high schools and middle schools to start no earlier than 8:30 am. Most of Seattles high schools and middle schools start at 8 am or earlier. Later start times for teenagers is an idea that some parents around the nation, have wanted for years. Theyve provided plenty of scientific evidence that tee
20、nagers tend to be night owls and delayed start times improve their health, mood, attention, and, in some cases, learning. But attempts to delay start times for teenagers havent worked. Coaches dont want late dismissals (放学) cutting into sports practices; community groups dont want to wait longer for
21、 gyms and fields and before- and after-school programs don t want to change their schedules. This time, however, theyve got Seattle School Board. President Sharon Peaslee on their side. She herself is the mother of two high school students. Peaslee hopes other board members will pass her plan callin
22、g on the district to find a way to make the changes. 24. How did Noble-Randal solve her problem of early classes? A. She quit first-period classes. B. She found a faster way to the school. C. She took a private city tour bus to the school. D. Her family moved to a house near the school. 25. People w
23、ho signed the online petition want schools to . A. provide a school bus serviceB. delay school start times C. improve the quality of lessonsD. stop students from falling asleep in class26. Why did parents attempts to change school start times fail? A. Not enough people signed the petition. B. No sci
24、entific evidence could support their idea. C. It would influence the schools schedules. D. It would influence many out-of-school activities. 27. What can we infer from the article? A. More parents will hire a private bus for their children. B. Seattle schools plan to change their schedules next year
25、. C. There will be less after-school activities and programs. D. There is now a higher chance of delaying school start times. CA team of Michigan State University (MSU) researchers has developed a new，more efficient way of cloning zebra fish, a breakthrough that could have an impact on research into
26、 human health. Zebra fish are quickly becoming the animal of choice for many researchers. “After mice, they are the most commonly used vertebrates, that is, animals with backbones, in genetic studies，”says Jose Cibelli, the leader of the team. “They are used in cancer and heartdisease research becau
27、se they have many of the same genes as people have. ”For more than 20 years，zebra fish have also served as an excellent model for understanding both normal development and birth imperfections. More recently, research with zebra fish has extended to modeling human diseases. Traditional cloning uses a
28、n egg and a donor(捐赠者) cell. The DNA is removed from the egg and replaced by the DNA taken from the donor. The resulting fish is an exact genetic copy of the donor. In Cibellis technique，the egg is removed from the female zebra fish and placed in the ovarian(卵巢的) fluid of a Chinook salmon, another k
29、ind of fish, before the donor cell is placed into the egg. The previous methods of cloning zebra fish had very low survival rates. With the new technique, the number of cloned fish is increased by 15 percent. What makes zebra fish so useful in research is that their eggs are transparent (透明的), makin
30、g the fishs development easy to follow. Improving zebrafish cloning techniques is also important because currently the mouse is the only good model for genetic research. “So far the mouse is the only animal from which you can delete genes in a reliable way，”Cibelli says. “What researchers do is muta
31、te (使变异) a gene, destroy its function completely, and then study the consequence. ”29What do we learn about zebra fish from the text？_ A. They can be used to cure human diseases. BThey have been used in genetic studies for 20 years. CThey are the only vertebrates used in cloning. DTheir survival rat
32、es are increased by the new method of cloning. 30Researchers choose zebra fish for genetic research because _. Athey have the same genes as human beingsBthey are a kind of vertebrateCtheir genes can be changedDtheir eggs are easy to observe31If 20 zebra fish could be cloned by the previous method，ho
33、w many zebra fish can be cloned by the new one？_A20. B23. C17. D15. 32Whats the text mainly about？_AHow cloning has developed. BA study of a new way to clone zebra fish. CA breakthrough in research into human health. DZebra fish，the best model for genetic research. DThe African elephant, the largest
34、 land animal remaining on earth, is of great importance to African ecosystem（生态系统）. Unlike other animals, the African elephant is to a great extent the builder of its environment. As a big plant-eater, it largely shapes the forest-and-savanna（大草原）surroundings in which it lives, therefore setting the
35、 terms of existence for millions of other animals that live in its habitat. It is the elephants great desire for food that makes it a disturber of the environment and an important builder of its habitat. In its continuous search for the 300 pounds of plants it must have every day, it kills small tre
36、es and under-bushes, and pulls branches off big trees. This results in numerous open spaces in both deep tropical forests and in the woodlands that cover part of the African savannas. In these open spaces are numerous plants in various stages of growth that attract a variety of other plant-eaters. T
37、ake the rain forests for example. In their natural state, the spreading branches overhead shut out sunlight and prevent the growth of plants on the forest floor. By pulling down trees and eating plants, elephants make open spaces, allowing new plants to grow on the forest floor. In such situations,
38、the forests become suitable for large hoofed plant-eaters to move around and for small plant-eaters to get their food as well. What worries scientists now is that the African elephant has become an endangered species. If the elephant disappears, scientists say, many other animals will also disappear
39、 from vast areas of forest and savanna, greatly changing and worsening the whole ecosystem.32. What does the underlined phrase “setting the terms” most probably mean? A. Improving the quality. B. Worsening the state.C. Fixing the time. D. Deciding the conditions.33. The passage is developed mainly b
40、y_. A. showing the effect and then explaining the causes B. giving examplesC. pointing out similarities and differences D. describing the changes in space order34. What is the passage mainly about?A. Forests and savannas as habitats for African elephants.B. The eating habit of African elephants. C.
41、Disappearance of African elephants. D. The effect of African elephants search for food.35. What do we know about the open spaces in the passage? A. They are home to many endangered animals.B. They result from the destruction of rain forests.C. They are attractive to plant-eating animals of different
42、 kinds.D. They provide food mainly for African elephants. 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。 Americans use the term college students to mean students either in colleges or universities. Not only that, Americans almost never say going off to university or when I was in un
43、iversity. That sounds British._36_ College, university: whats the difference? _37_ Both offer undergraduate(本科) degrees in the arts and sciences, for example. And both can help prepare young people to earn a living. But many colleges do not offer graduate studies. Another difference is that universi
44、ties are generally bigger. _38_ Another place of higher education, especially in technical areas, is an institute, like the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Yet even an institute of technology can offer a wide choice of programs and activities. Modern universities developed from those of Europ
45、e in the Middle Ages. The word university came from the Latin universities, describing a group of people organized for a common purpose. _39 _ In England, colleges were formed to provide students with places to live in. Usually each group was studying the same thing. So college came to mean an area
46、of study. The first American universities divided their studies into a number of areas and called each one a college. This is still true. _40_For example, Harvard College is the undergraduate part of Harvard University. Programs in higher learning can also be called schools, like a school of enginee
47、ring or a medical school within a college or university. You know, learning all these terms is an education in itself.A. A college can also be a part of a university.B. There are more universities than colleges in the USA.C. They offer more programs and do more research.D. College came from collegiu
48、m, a Latin word with a similar meaning.E. Universities and colleges offer students different opportunities.F. Instead, they say going off to college and when I was in college.G. Colleges and universities have many things in common.第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个
49、选项（A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Learning experiences happen to us throughout our lives. Not long ago, I had one that I would like to 41 .I was going to Marblehead with my sailboat team. The team was racing down the highway at 85 mph 42 we realized we were 43 . Luckily, we saw a rest area ah
50、ead. I had a brand new $20 bill. I was so 44 because I had never had that kind of cash before. But spending it on 45 seemed like throwing it away. We all rushed into the pizza line. 46 I got a pizza and a drink, and walked to my table. About halfway through the meal, I 47 I had not actually handed a
51、ny money to the cashier. I had just 48 out, and nobody had noticed. I felt terrible.My conscience（良心） opened its mouth and swallowed me in one big bite. I couldnt 49 over it. I just couldnt go back to the cashier and 50 for my stolen pizza. I was so upset that I 51 to give myself the pleasure of an
52、ice cream in 52 that someone would say,“ Hey, Jeff, why dont you use the change 53 the pizza instead of that nice, new $20 bill?” I was not so 54_ of my cash now.For the next two years, whenever I was 55 of the “pizza incident”, I would say to myself, “Dont think about it.”I have learned two things
53、from this 56 .Maybe I was a fool for 57 in to my conscience, and being too stupid to appreciate a 58 pizza. But the real lesson is that even if you get away from what you have done, your conscience will 59 up with you.This reflects the saying, “A coward（懦夫） dies a thousand deaths; a hero dies once.”
54、 I was a coward and have felt terrible about that incident at least a thousand times. If I had been a “ 60 ” and gone back to pay for the pizza, I would have felt a little uncomfortable about it only once, or maybe twice.41. A. say B. talk C. share D. explain42. A. as B. while C. thenD. when43. A. l
55、ost B. tired C. hungryD. anxious44. A. excited B. eager C. satisfied D. encouraged45. A. rest B. food C. travelD. drink46. A. Luckily B. Finally C. ImmediatelyD. Actually47. A. thought B. recognized C. noticedD. realized48. A. walked B. left C. workedD. found49. A. look B. get C. turn D. think50. A.
56、 ask B. pay C. apologizeD. send 51. A. refusedB. wanted C. hopedD. meant52. A. hope B. surprise C. angerD. fear53. A. into B. with C. forD. from54. A. sure B. upset C. proudD. pleased55. A. warned B. reminded C. thoughtD. told56. A. experience B. experiment C. storyD. mistake57. A. turning B. taking
57、 C. handingD. giving58. A. free B. cheap C. plainD. delicious59. A. make B. wake C. catchD. put60. A. coward B. fool C. loserD. hero56第卷 (非选择题 共50分)第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Californiais the most multicultural state in the USA. This diversity of culture is not 61. _
58、(surprise) when you know the history of California. Exactly when the first people arrived in 62._ we now know as California, no one really knows. However, 63._is likely that Native Americans were living in California at least fifteen thousand years ago. In the 16th century, after the 64._(arrive) of
59、 the Europeans, the native people suffered 65._(great). Thousands were killed or forced into slavery. In addition, many died from the diseases brought by the Europeans. However, some survived these terrible times, and today there are more Native Americans 66._( live) in California than in any other
60、state.In the 18th century California 67._( rule) by Spain. Of the first Spanish 68._(go) to California, themajority69._ religious men. In more recent decades, California has become home to more people from Asia. It is 70._(believe) that before long the mix of nationalities will be so great that ther
61、e will be no distinct majorracialor cultural groups, but simply a mixture of many races and cultures.第四部分 写作（共二节，满分35分）第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号()，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用()划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1. 每
62、处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Peru is a country in the Pacific coast of South America. It has three main geographical areas: a narrow coastal belt; the Andes Mountains run parallel to the coast; and high, flat plains in the southeast. In the high plains area are Lake Titicaca, the most high
63、est lake in the world. It is a beautiful place which boats can travel.Peru has wide variety of plants. It gained its independent from Spain in 1821. The ancient Inca capital, Cuzco, is a popularly tourist destination. Cuzco was a lively city where both Indian and Spanish culture and art can be seen.It is a wonderful place of you to visit.第二节 书面表达（满分25分）假如你是中学生李华,你的美国朋友Jack在异国读书,写电子邮件向你描述了他在国外的种种不适应,请你根据以下要点回一封电子邮件,给他提一些建议。1.详细了解当地文化;2.主动和身边的人沟通;3.加强练习当地语言;4.调整心态适应环境。注意:1.词数:100左右,邮件的开头和结尾已给出,但不计入总词数;2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。Dear Jack,I am sorry to hear that _ Yours Li Hua
