1、虔州艺校2018-2019学年度上学期第一次月考英语试题命题人：袁芬忠第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分） 做题时，现将答案标在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。 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。例： How much is the shirt?A. 19.15 B. 9.18 C. 9.15答案是C。1. What time is it now?A
2、.9:10 B.9:50 C.10:002. What does the woman think of the weather?A. Its nice. B. Its warm C. Its cold3. What will the man do?来源:学科网ZXXKA. Attend a meeting. B. Give a lecture C. Leave his office.4. What is the womans opinion about the course?A. Too hard. B. Worth taking. C. Very easy.5. What does the
3、woman want the man to do?A. Speak louder. B. Apologize to her. C. Turn off the radio.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、7题。6. How long did Michael stay in China?A. Five days. B.
4、One week. C. Two weeks.7. Where did Michael go last year?A. Russia. B. Norway. C. India.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.What food does Sally like?A. Chicken. B. Fish. C. Eggs.9.What are the speakers going to do?A. Cook dinner. B. Go shopping. C. Order dishes.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Where are the speakers?A. In a hosp
5、ital. B. In the office. C. At home.11. When is the report due?A. Thursday. B. Friday. C. Next Monday.12. What does George suggest Stephanie do with the report?A. Improve it. B. Hand it in later. C. Leave it with him.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Sales
6、person and customer. B. Homeowner and cleaner. C. Husband and wife.14. What kind of apartment do the speakers prefer?A. One with two bedrooms. B. One without furniture. C. One near a market.15.How much rent should one pay for the one-bedroom apartment?A.$360. B. $400. C. $415.16.Where is the apartme
7、nt the speakers would like to see?A. On Lake Street. B. On Market Street. C. On South Street.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.What percentage of the worlds tea exports go to Britain?A. Almost 15%. B. About 30%. C. Over 40%.18. Why do tea tasters taste tea with milk?A. Most British people drink tea that way.B. T
8、ea tastes much better with milk.C. Tea with milk is healthy.19. Who suggests a price for each tea?A. Tea tasters. B. Tea exporters. C. Tea companies.20. What is the speaker talking about?A. The life of tea tasters.B. Afternoon tea in Britain.C. The London Tea Trade Centre.第二部分：阅读理解 （共两节，满分40分）第一节 （共
9、15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从各题所给的4个选项（A, B, C, D）中选出最佳选项。A A good modern newspaper is an extraordinary piece of reading. It is remarkable first for what it contains: the range of news from local crime to international politics, from sports to business to fashion to science, and the range of comment and
10、 special features as well, from editorial page to feature articles and interviews to criticism of books, art, theatre, and music. A newspaper is even more remarkable for the way one reads it: never completely, never straight through, but always by jumping from here to there, in and out, glancing at
11、one piece, reading another article all the way through, reading just a few paragraphs of the next. A good modern newspaper offers a variety to attract many different readers, but far more than any one reader is interested in. What brings this variety together in one place is its topicality(时事性) , it
12、s immediate relation to what is happening in your world and your locality now. But immediacy and the speed of production that goes with it mean also that much of what appears in a newspaper has no more than transient value. For all these reasons, no two people really read the same paper: what each p
13、erson does is to put together, out of the pages of that days paper, his own selection and sequence, his own newspaper. For all these reasons, reading newspapers efficiently, which means getting what you want from them without missing things you need but without wasting time, demands skill and self-a
14、wareness as you modify and apply the techniques of reading.21 A modern newspaper is remarkable for all the following except its _.A popularity B uniform styleC wide coverage Dspeed in reporting news22According to the passage, the reason why no two people really read the “same” newspaper is that _.A
15、people have different views about what a good newspaper isB people are rarely interested in the same kind of newsCpeople scan for the news they are interested inD different people prefer different newspapers23 It can be concluded from the passage that newspaper readers _.A apply reading techniques s
16、killfullyB jump from one newspaper to anotherC appreciate the variety of a newspaperD read a newspaper selectively usually24 A good newspaper offers “a variety” to readers because _.A it has to cover things that happen in a certain localityB readers like to read different newspapersCit tries to serv
17、e different readersD readers are difficult to please25 The best title for this passage would be “_”.A The Characteristics of a Good NewspaperB The Variety of a Good NewspaperC The Importance of Newspaper TopicalityD Some Suggestions on How to Read a Newspaper B“OK,”I said to my daughter as she bent
18、over her afternoon bowl of rice. “Whats going on with you and your friend J.?” J. is the leader of a group of third-graders at her camp- a position Lucy herself occupied the previous summer. Now shes the one on the outs. and every day at snack time, she tells me all about it, while I offer the unhel
19、pful advice all summer long.“Shes fond of giving orders, ”Lucy complained. “Shes turning everyone against me. Shes mean. And shes fat.” “Excuse me,” I said, struggling for calm. “What did you just said?” “Shes fat.” Lucy mumbled(含糊地说).“Were going upstairs,” I said, my voice cold. “Were going to disc
20、uss this.” And up we went. Id spent the nine years since her birth getting ready for this day, the day wed have the conversation about this horrible word. I knew exactly what to say to the girl on the receiving end of the teasing, but in all of my imaginings, it never once occurred to me that my dau
21、ghter would be the one who used the F word-Fat.My daughter sat on her bed, and I sat beside her. “How would you feel if someone made fun of you for something that wasnt your fault?” I began. “She could stop eating so much,” Lucy mumbled, mouthing the simple advice a thousand doctors have given overw
22、eight women for years.“Its not always that easy,” I said . “Everyones different in terms of how they treat food.” Lucy looked at me, waiting for me to go on. I opened my mouth, then closed it. Should I tell her that, in teasing a womans weight, shes joined the long tradition of critics? Should I tel
23、l her I didnt cry when someone posted my picture and commented , “Im sorry, but arent authors who write books marketed to young women supposed to be pretty?”Does she need to know, now, that life isnt fair ? I feel her eyes on me, waiting for an answer I dont have. Words are my tools. Stories are my
24、job. Its possible shell remember what I say forever, and I have no idea what to say.So I tell her the only thing I can come up with that is absolutely true. I say to my daughter, “I love you, and there is nothing you could ever do to make me not love you. But Im disappointed in you right now. There
25、are plenty of reasons for not liking someone. What she looks like isnt one of them. ”Lucy nods, tears on her cheeks. “I wont say that again,” she tells me, and I pull her close, pressing my nose against her hair. As we sit there together, I pray for her to be smart and strong. I pray for her to find
26、 friends, work she loves, a partner who loves her. And still, always, I pray that she will never struggle as Ive struggled, that weight will never be her cross to bear. She may not be able to use the word in our home, but I can use in my head. I pray that she will never get fat.26The underlined sent
27、ence in Paragraph 1 indicates that Lucy _.A has turned against her friend J.Bgets along well with her friend J.C has begun to compete with her friend J.D often makes fun of her friend J.27Why does the author want to discuss with Lucy?A Because she decides to tell Lucy a similar story of her own.B Be
28、cause she is really shocked at Lucys rudeness.C Because she has prepared the conversation for nine years.D Because she wants to offer some other helpful advice.28What does the author want to tell her daughter?A People shouldnt complain because life is unfair.B She herself was once laughed at for her
29、 appearance.C People shouldnt be blamed for their appearance.D It is not easy to take the doctors advice to eat less.29It can be inferred from the passage that_.A the author earns a living by writing stories.B the author is a fat but good-looking woman.C the author will stop loving her daughter for
30、what she said.D the authors daughter agreed with her from the very beginning.30We can learn from the last paragraph that_.A Lucy was deeply moved by her mothers prayer.B a mothers prayer will shape her daughters attitude towards lifeC the author allows her daughter to use the F word in her headD the
31、 author hopes her daughter will never have weight trouble31The authors attitude towards her daughter can be best described as _.A unsatisfied and angry B loving but strictC indifferent but patient D satisfied and friendlyC After 20 years as a full-time wife and mother, I decided to be a school bus d
32、river for I loved kids. After hard practice, by the time school started that year Id gotten the hang of it. I was happy in my new work. I became a combination of chauffeur, nurse and friend. And if the kids needed it, Id put on my “Tough Big Sister” act. It was a lot like my previous job-being a mom
33、.When I think about my years of bus driving, many things crowded in, but mostly, I remember Charlie.Charlie, eight years old, with blond hair and crystalline gray eyes, began riding my bus in September of my fourth year driving. They all had stories to tell me about their summers. Charlie, though, i
34、gnored me. He didnt even answer when I asked his name.From that day on, Charlie was a trial. If a fight broke out I didnt have to turn my head to know who had started it. If someone was throwing spitballs I could guess the culprits name. If a girl was crying, chances were Charlie had pulled her hair
35、. No matter how I spoke to him, gently or firmly, he wouldnt say a word. Hed just stare at me with those big gray eyes of his.I asked around some, and found out Charlies father was dead and he didnt live with his mother. He deserves my patience, I thought. So I practiced every bit of patience I coul
36、d muster. To my cheery “Good Morning”, he was silent. When I wished him a happy Halloween, he sneered. Many, many times I asked God how I could reach Charlie. “Im at my wits end.” Id say. Still I was sure that this child needed to feel some warmth from me. So, when hed pass by, Id ruffle his hair or
37、 pat him on the arm.Toward the end of that year, the kids on my bus gave me a small trophy inscribed “To the Best Bus Driver Ever”. I propped it up on the dashboard. On top I hung a small tin heart that a little girl had given me. In red paint she had written, “I love Polly and Polly loves me.”On th
38、e next-to-last day of school I was delayed a few minutes talking to the principal. When I got on the bus I realized that the tin heart was gone. “Does anyone know what happened to the little heart that was up here?” I asked. For once with 39 children, there was silence.One boy piped up, “Charlie was
39、 the first one on the bus. I bet（打赌） he took it.” Other children joined the chorus, “Yeah! Charlie did it! Search him!” I asked Charlie, “Have you seen the heart?”“I dont know what youre talking about,” he protested（抗议）. Standing up, he took a few pennies and a small ball out of his pockets. “See, I
40、 dont have it.”“I bet he does!” insisted the girl who had given me the heart. “Check his pockets.”Charlie glowered when I asked him to come forward. His gaze burned into mine. I stuck my hand into one pocket. Nothing. I reached into the other pocket. Then I felt it -the familiar outline of the small
41、 tin heart. Charlie stared at me for a long time. There were no tears in those big gray eyes, no plea(乞求) for mercy. He seemed to be waiting for what hed come to expect from the world. I was about to pull the tin heart out of Charlies pocket when I stopped myself. Let him keep it, a voice seemed to
42、whisper.“It must have fallen off before I got here,” I said to the kids. “Ill probably find it back at the depot.” Without a word, Charlie returned to his seat. When he got off at his stop, he didnt so much as glance at me.That summer Charlie moved away.Eventually I retired. And there my story as a
43、school bus driver ends, except for one more incident. A dozen years after retirement I was in a department store in Kansas City, when someone said tentatively, “Polly?”I turned to see a balding（在脱发的） man who was approaching middle age. “Yes?”His face didnt look familiar until I noticed his big gray
44、eyes. There was no doubt. It was Charlie.He told me he was living in Montana and doing well. Then, to my surprise, he hugged me. After he let go, he pulled something from his pocket and held it up for me to see. An old key chain.bent out of shape, the lettering faded. You can probably guess what it
45、was-the little tin heart that said, “I love Polly and Polly loves me.”“You were the only one who kept trying,” he explained. We hugged again, and went our separate ways. That night I thought over his words. You were the only one who kept trying. Before I fell asleep I thanked the Lord for the reassu
46、rance that Id done a good job and for all the qualifications hed given me to do it with.32The sentence “He seemed to be waiting for what hed come to expect from the world.”suggests that Charlie _.A felt ashamed of what he had doneB felt Polly had done wrong to himC expected to get away with what he
47、had doneD expected to get punished for what he had done33 Charlie kept the tin heart all the time because it reminded him _.A it was a Christmas gift from PollyB it once gave him warmthC someone there cared himD it was once a shame to him34What do you think is the best reward to Pollys love for Char
48、lie?A His doing well in his life.B Peoples appreciation for her kindness.C His thanks to her love.D Charlies recognition of Polly after many years.35Which detail from the story best shows Pollys love for Charlie?A She wished him a happy Halloween.B She ruffled his hair when he passed her.C She greet
49、ed him with cheery “Good Morning”.D She lied to the other kids about what happened to the tin heart.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。Britains High Streets Are Dying SlowlyTwenty years ago, the prosperous high streets (繁华商业区) was the heart of most cities. It was crowded
50、 with customers. 36 Nowadays, high streets are declining, with very few shops and shoppers. With about 14 shops down every day, Britains high streets are dying little by little. 37 Its fairly easy to understand. To start with, people are spending less because of the economic recession (衰退). On top o
51、f that, more and more people are using the internet to do their shopping. And it is not easy for shopkeepers in the high streets, either. 38 Finally, there are the out-of town retail parks with free car parking that sell just about everything at very low prices.What can be done? Prime Minister David
52、 Cameron has hired Mary Portas, a British businesswoman and star of TV show Mary Queen of Shops, to bring some life back into Britains high streets. Shes talked about creating “magnets (磁石)”to attract people back to the centre. 39 In one town, a bicycle rickshaw (人力车) service is delivering peoples s
53、hopping to their homes. 40 where children can be cared for while parents are shopping.Members of the public have also voiced their opinions. “My ideal shopping center is one where theres a wide selection of attractive looking shops, with cheap parking and good public transport links,” said a 28-year
54、-old man. “Id like to see Night Shopping evenings where shops are open through to 10 pm or later.” said a 22-year-old girl.A. They have to pay increasing high rents.来源:Zxxk.ComB. But it is not the only one to solve the problem.C. But thats all changed.D. In another town, they set up night shopping c
55、enters.E. In another town, they set up a nursery.F. They can make a fortune overnight.G. Why are high streets in such a desperate situation?第三部分， 英语知识应用 （共两节，满分45分）第一节， 完形填空 （满分30分，每小题1.5分，共20小题）阅读短文，从短文后各题所给的4个选项（A, B, C, D）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 I was warned about certain law and order issues in the cit
56、y of Amsterdam before I landed there. But I was surely not 41 for my car being 42 in the first hour of being there. I had taken enough precautions (预防措施), 43 an hour later, I found my favorite jacket, among other things, 44 from the cars backseat.But this is just a(n) 45 and Amsterdam is a very safe
57、 place for travelers. I soon 46 about my loss among the vast fields of roses, and tulips that have now become synonymous (同义词) with Holland. 47 the tulips, Amsterdam has a rich history that shines through the citys architecture. A small part of the citythe Dam Square is covered with cobblestones (鹅卵
58、石) that 48 the road to the loyal palace. The palace was a town hall until 1523, when Napoleons brother Louis Bonaparte considered it to be a structure 49 for the ruler, due to its central location perhaps. For most part of the year, the palace is 50 , but it opens up for 51 in the summer months.52 i
59、mage you associate with the lowlands, the first thing 53 to come to mind is the windmill (风车)。These living monuments have so much 54 attached to it in Holland that there is 55 a National Windmill Day (11 May). They are 56 with flowers, figures of angels and the Dutch flag on festive occasions and na
60、tional holidays. For 57 , windmills have helped the Dutch fight water shortages so they were the first 58 “windmill technology”. 59 throughout Holland, they are the pride of the 60 and there are eight of them in Amsterdam alone.41. A. prepared B. prepare C. preparing D. to prepare42. A. broken away
61、B. broken out C. broken into D. broken down43. A. and B. so C. but D. since44. A. torn B. gone C. cut D. burnt45. A. joke B. chance C. mistake D. incident46. A. complained B. thought C. worried D. forgot47. A. Apart from B. In addition C. But for D. Known as48. A. follows B. links C. has D. builds49
62、. A. fit B. famous C. good D. necessary50. A. watched B. treasured C. guarded D. closed51. A. tourists B. teachers C. farmers D. players52. A. What B. Whatever C. Which D. Whichever53. A. easy B. natural C. like D. likely54. A. devotion B. importance C. weight D. connection55. A. just B. sometimes C
63、. even D. still56. A. polluted B. offered C. decorated D. ordered57. A. centuries B. months C. decades D. weeks来源:学科网58. A. developed B. to develop C. developing D. develops59. A. Fixed B. Introduced C. Delivered D. Spread60. A. country B. world C. village D. city第二节 （共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处
64、填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 John Snow was a famous doctor in London, who was so expert that he attended Queen Victoria as her 61._(person) physician. But he felt 62._(inspire) when he thought about 63._(help) people exposed to cholera. Cholera was a 64._ (dead) disease and neither its cause nor its cu
65、re was understood. John Snow wanted to face the challenge and solve the problem. He suspected that people absorbed this disease 65._ their bodies with their meals. So when another outbreak hit London, he began his enquiry. He found that many victims 66._(link) to the outbreak were near the water pum
66、p, so he had the handle 67._ (remove). Soon afterwards the disease slowed down. He drew a conclusion that the water was 68._( blame). The water 69._(company) were instructed not to expose people to 70._(pollute) water any more. Finally “King Cholera” was defeated. 第四部分：写作 （共两节，满分35分）第一节 短文改错 （共10处，每
67、处1分，满分10分） The United Kingdom consists with England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. England is the largest and for the convenience it is divided roughly into three zones. London is the center of national government and its administration, with its fine museums, art collections or the oldest p
68、ort. Why did only Northern Ireland join England? In the early twentieth century the English government tried to form the United Kingdom by get Ireland connected without conflict.来源:Z|xx|k.ComTherefore, the southern part of Ireland was unwilling and break away to form its own government. To its credi
69、t, the countries do work together in the currency, international relations and so on, but they still have very different institution.Its a pity in England the industrial cities do not attract visitors. People can go to older but smaller towns build by the Romans for historically architecture and to
70、the countryside for great scenery as well.来源:Zxxk.Com第二节， 书面表达 （满分25分） 当前，不少文学作品被改编成电影。有人选择看电影，有人则喜欢读原著。请你以“Film or Book, Which Do You Prefer?”为题，按照下列要点写一篇英语短文：1. 看电影：省时，有趣，易懂；2. 读原著：细节更多，语言优美；3. 我的看法及理由。 要求：1. 词数120左右，文章题目和开头已经给出（不记入总词数）2. 参考词汇： 原著 original work3. 可适当添加细节；Film or Book, Which Do You
71、 Prefer?_Some of us think that it is better to see the film than to read the original work._ 2018-2019学年上学期月考-英语答题卡 参考答案第一部分 听力（共20小题：每小题1.5分，满分30分）1.A 2.C 3.A 4 B 5C6 B 7A 8B 9C 10 B11A 12 B 13 C 14A 15B16.C 17.B 18A 19A 20 C 第二部分 阅读理解 （共20小题：每小题2分，满分40分）21-25 BBDCA 26-30 ABCAD 31-35 BDCAD 36-40 CG
72、ABE第三部分， 英语知识应用第一节 （共20小题：每小题1.5分，满分30分）41-45 ACCBD 46-50DABAD 51-55ABDBC 56-60 CABDA 第二节（共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下列材料，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。 61. personal 62. inspired 63. helping 64. deadly 65. into 66. linked 67. removed 68. to blame 69. companies 70. polluted第四部分， 写作 第一节： 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满
73、分10分）The United Kingdom consists with England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. England is the largest and for the convenience it is divided roughly into three zones. London is the center of national government and its administration, with its fine museums, art collections or the oldest port. W
74、hy did only Northern Ireland join England? In the early twentieth century the English government tried to form the United Kingdom by get Ireland connected without conflict.Therefore, the southern part of Ireland was unwilling and break away to form its own government. To its credits, the countries d
75、o work together in the currency, international relations and so on, but they still have very different institution.Its a pity that in England the industrial cities do not attract visitors. People can go to older but smaller towns build by the Romans for historically architecture and to the countrysi
76、de for great scenery as well.第二节：书面表达(满分25分) Film or Book, Which Do You Prefer? Some of us think that it is better to see the film than to read the original work. The reason is that it takes less time to understand the whole story. Besides, the film is usually more interesting, and it is easier to f
77、ollow. Others have just the opposite opinion. They think that they can get more detailed information from the original. Meanwhile, the language in the book is possibly more lively and beautiful. Personally, I agree with the second view. Actually I have more reasons for it. I think I can stay at home, reading quietly in a situation of my own, and whats more, I am able to better understand the authors ideas. In a word, to read the original work is better than to see the film based on it.