1、 沫若中学2019级2020年上期月考 英 语 试 题注意：1、本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分，满分150分。考试时间：120分钟。答卷前，考生务必将条形码、姓名和考号张贴和填写答题卷指定的位置。2、选择题答案用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案；不能答在试题卷上。3、主观题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔在答题卷上作答，答案必须写在答题卷各题目指定区域内的相应位置上，超出指定区域的答案无效；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案。第I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
2、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 can apply for the job according to the conversation?A. Anyone with experience abroad. B. Only women. C. Anyone who wants to do it.2. At what time does the man go to work?A. 8:00. B. 6:00. C. 8:30. 3. Wh
3、y is the man going to Britain?A. To live in London forever. B. For sightseeing. C. To stay in London for a few days.4. What happened to the woman?A. She made Martin worried. B. She missed an appointment. C. She needed an appointment. 5. Where might the woman be now?A. In a police office. B. In a ban
4、k. C. In a post office.第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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. What does the man advise the woman to do to keep her hair smooth?A. Brush every time or more often. B. Do a special car
5、e every week.C. Use some special egg shampoo.7. Where do you think the conversation takes place?A. At the barbers. B. In the shampoo shop. C. In the market. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题8. What is the customer complaining about?A. The food quality. B. The management. C. The service.9. Whats the mans attitude to th
6、e womans way of dealing with the matter?A. Satisfied. B. Disappointed. C. Angry.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题10. Why does the man say sorry when he arrives at the front desk?A. He forgets to pay on time. B. He thinks he was late for checking out.C. He cant use his credit card.11. Which of the following do the ki
7、ds dislike about the hotel?A. The pool. B. The room. C. The price.12. How much change should the woman give to the man totally?A. $ 25. B. $ 8.67. C. $ 16.33听第9段材料，回答第13至16题13. What do the customers think of Sally?A. Creative. B. Reliable. C. Lazy.14. How does Sally deal with pressure usually?A. Rea
8、d a book. B. Ask for help. C. Stay calm.15. What does the man still want to know besides Sallys advantages?A. shortcomings. B. Team work. C. Personality.16. What is the most probable relationship between the two speakers?A. Interviewer and interviewee. B. Waiter and customer. C. Strangers.听第10段材料，回答
9、第17至20题17. What is against the law in Los Cabos according to the tour guide?A. Being drunk in public. B. Drinking alcohol (酒) on the bus. C. Eating on the bus. 18. Which place is suitable for swimming if you want to go?A. San Jose. B. Los Cabos. C. Cabo San Lucas.19. Where are tourists recommended (
10、推荐) to exchange their money?A. At the hotel. B. On the bus. C. In a bank 20. How does the tour guide recommend the tourists to get to Cabo San Lucas?A. By taxi. B. By bus. C. On foot.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。ASkillswise Delivery（递送）Serv
11、icesChristmas Job Opportunities（机会）Aged between 16 and 65 years?Need some money for Christmas?Are you available to work at short notice?Can you work early in the morning or late at night?We are looking for careful and patient people to help to sort and deliver parcels in the Reading area from late N
12、ovember until the end of December.Pay for weekdays,including Saturdays and Sundays,will be:Ages 16 to 174.80 per hour.Age 18 and over6.10 per hour.So if you have good communication skills and are able to work as part of a team,we would like to hear from you.To get an application form（申请表）please writ
13、e to:Elaine Grey,PersonnelOfficer,Skillswise Delivery Services,Windsor Road.Reading,RG5 4BRTel:0118 932 814 (24 hr.answer phone)Closing date: 10th November21.Skillswise Delivery Services is looking for people who.A.are young adults B. have good qualities and certain skillsC. live in the Reading area
14、 D.can work full-time22.If youre 16 and work 8 hours on Sunday,youll get.A.48.80 B.19.20 C.38.40 D. 24.4023.To get the Christmas job,you must.A.phone Elaine Grey B. go to the office of Skillswise Delivery ServicesC.get an application form before late November D. fill in a form24.What should he do if
15、 a teen,Tom wants to get this job?A.He must hand in his form before 10th October. B.He must be sixteen years old or older.C.He must work at noon. D.He must call 0118 932 824.BThe positions listed below are being advertised now.VacancyA Brief Job DescriptionRequirementsCleanerSalary：$ 17.941 per year
16、.Hours：Working from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.Monday to Saturday with half an hour meal break.Ability to work effectively on own or as part of a team. GardenerSalary varies from $ 16,000 to $ 19,000 per year.Hours：Working Monday to Friday from 7 a.m. to 12 noon and from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the afternoon.1. Kn
17、owing how to use and keep garden machinery in good order.2. PA1 and PA2 Licenses.3. Working with others if necessary.ChefThe salary is $ 14, 713 per year. This role is 6 days out of 7 with a combination of early, middle and late shifts. Usually 5 hours per shift.1. Previous kitchen experience in a s
18、imilar environment.2. Health and Safety knowledge.AdministratorSalary：$ 6,278 per year.A part-time job from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.Expert at using Word, Excel, and Power Point.Applicants are asked to download and complete the application form and return either by post t
19、o HR Department, Eton College Windsor, Berkshire 6DJ or by email to etoncollege HPersonal submission(提交)isnt allowed. Applicants can also download the application form from the Eton College website by clicking the link below: http: / / Vacancies.html.25. What is necessary for the position of a Garde
20、ner?A. Required PA1 and PA2 licenses.B. Previous working experience.C. Knowledge of using office software. D. Working hours from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.26. A (an) _ will be required to work the longest hours per week.A. AdministratorB. CleanerC. Chef D. Gardener27. How can an applicant return the applicati
21、on form?A. In person. B. By post only. C. By email only. D. By post or email.28. This passage is most likely to be read _.A. on a notice board B. on a website C. in a phone book D. in a local newspaperCIt was at her companys annual picnic that my mother met my father, and he walked her home. The nex
22、t week, from his home in Chicago, he sent her a post card: Remember me please. Do be calling you one of these days. - David. She still has that post card. I am not sure what made her keep it. Though he already had his heart set on her, she hadnt chosen him yet, at least not consciously at first. My
23、father, a salesman for a big electronics company, often told us while we were growing up, it was blind luck that he was at the picnic that day. He was in town to meet with clients and happened to stop by the branch office that Saturday morning to make a call. It was the manager of a local radio stat
24、ion where my mother worked as a writer. “Dave! Glad youre in town!” he said, and invited him to come right over to their annual picnic. Later my mother dated him when he was in town. Eventually, one night a few months later, she woke her mother and told her she was going to marry Dave. A few months
25、after the wedding, my father was transferred east. They settled in New York, in the house where I grew up. Sometimes I think how time gets us together and puts us in a certain place where we face one choice or another. We leave behind while others live by the choice we made. We could have lived full
26、 of different passions and joys, different problems and disappointments. Sometimes, particularly when I came home late to a sleeping house, my husband and daughter curled (蜷缩) around each other. I think about the lives we would not have had if choices had brought us to a different place. And I am fr
27、ightened at the thought that I might have missed this life, this man, this child, and this love.29. According to the text, where did the authors parents come across?A. At her mothers companys picnic.B. At a local radio station.C. At her fathers companys picnic.D. At the authors home.30. It can be in
28、ferred from the text that A. the authors father didnt like her mother B. the authors mother always made right decisionsC. the author didnt believe her mother D. the authors mother hadnt decided to marry her father at first31. What do we know about the author?来源:学科网A. Her life now faces problems and
29、disappointments. B. Time makes her life now perfect.C. She is tired of her life now. D. She values her life now.DObesity is a “rising pandemic(流行病)”afflicting 1 in 10 people around the world, causing health problems and premature deaths, according to a new study.Obesity rates have risen over the las
30、t three decades in the 195 countries examined by the sweeping study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Monday. In more than 70 countries, including the United States, obesity rates at least doubled from 1980 to 2015. The worlds population of 7.5 billion now includes more than 2 bil
31、lion people who are overweight or obese, according to the study.The study defines adult obesity as having a body mass index (BMI) 体重指数 a number derived （源于）from weight and height greater than 30, and overweight as having BMI of 25 to 29. Those definitions also are used by the National Institutes of
32、Health. Using those measures, nearly 108 million children and 604 million adults are obese, according to the study.Alarmingly, the study found that excess（超额的）weight accounted for about 4 million deaths worldwide in 2015, a 28 percent increase in the global death rate since 1990. More than two-third
33、s were caused by cardiovascular（心血管） disease. Diabetes was the second-leading cause of death.Obesity rates jumped in both poor and wealthy countries, “which indicates that the problem is not simply a function of income or wealth,” the study says. The decline in activity preceded导致 sharp increases in
34、 obesity, so that is unlikely to be a main cause, the authors noted. Instead, the study suggested that major drivers in the obesity trend are food systems and eating habits, including “increased availability, accessibility, and affordability of energy-dense foods, along with intense marketing of suc
35、h foods.”The authors of the study found that 39 percent of the 4 million deaths in 2015 occurred among people who were in the overweight BMI range and pointed to suggestions to lower obesity rates, but said those programs needed more evaluation. They had little optimism for the immediate future.32.
36、The underlined word “afflict，in Paragraph 1 probably can be replaced by .A. suffer B. abandon C. trouble D. kill33. What can we learn from Paragraph 2?A. Obesity rates doubled from 1980 to 2015 in about 200 countries.B. The study examined obesity rates in about 200 countries.C. More than 2 billion p
37、eople are obese around the world.D. The US is not among the 195 countries examined by the study.34. What is a main cause of obesity according to the study?A. Unhealthy eating habits. B. Lack of wealth. C. The decline in activity. D. Availability of healthy foods.35. What would be the best title for
38、this passage?A. Main Causes of Obesity B. Suggestions on How to Lower Obesity RatesC. Rising Obesity Now Affects the Globe and Fuels Illness and Death D. How to Use BMI to Define Obesity第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）来源:Z。xx。k.Com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。选项中有两项多余。It is generally believed that money cant b
39、uy happiness. However, that may not be always true. According to a recent article, in the last few years, a new research has given us a far deeper understanding of the relationship between what we earn and how we feel. Generally speaking, people with higher incomes are happier than those who struggl
40、e to get by. But it also shows you need to spend wisely if you expect those bank notes to put a smile on your face. 36 1. Buy experiences, not material goods.In a recently published study. Professor Ryan at San Francisco State University in the US, found that when people dont have much money to spar
41、e, they tend to stick to material goods. 37 But they in fact provide both more happiness and more lasting value.2. 38 No matter how much money you spend on something and how special that product is, you will get used to having it over time and lose interest in it. With the same money you spend on on
42、e big thing, you can buy many little things. Buying small things means you can get frequent small pleasures.3. Be sure to buy time. 39 For example, that big house in the suburbs may seem like a good idea, but a 2014 study by researchers from University of Zurich in Switzerland found that people with
43、 longer time on the way had lower life satisfaction, all other things being equal.4.Try giving it away.Elizabeth Dunn, a professor at the University of British Columbia in Canada, found that in nations as diverse (多样化) as Canada, South Africa and Uganda, giving away money consistently made people ha
44、ppier. 40 A. Be sure to buy what you like.B. Here are some ways to better spend your money.C. Buy lots of little things, rather than one big thing.D. There are a lot of reasons someone might buy something.E. People think experiences only provide temporary happiness.F. This was even true when people
45、giving away were relatively poor.G. Consider how the things you buy will affect how you spend your time.第三部分英语知识运用（共三节，满分55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选项(A、B、C、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。One day, a train was approaching the small town of Cheekyville. On the train was a 41 man
46、 with a big suitcase. He was called William and he looked very 42 indeed. But what made him most unusual was the fact that whenever he needed to 43 , he did so by singing opera. Even if someone said “good day” to him, he would 44 his throat and respond: “Gooooddayyy to youuuu . tooooo!”Almost everyo
47、ne considered William unusual, since no one could get a normal 45 word out of him. As no one knew how he made his living - he lived quite simply, always 46 his same old second-hand suit - they often disrespected him and sometimes even 47 him. William had been in Cheekyville for years, when, one day,
48、 a rumor (谣言) 48 round the town: William had 49 a role in an important opera in the nations capital, and there were 50 everywhere advertising the event. Everyone in the capital had gone to see it, and it was a great 51 . And to everyones surprise in Cheekyville, when William was being 52 by reporter
49、s, he answered their questions by speaking 53 singing. And he did it with good 54 and with a clear and pleasant voice.From that day on, William 55 singing at all hours. He sang only during his stage appearances. Some people had an idea 56 he had changed, but others still had none, and continued beli
50、eving him to be mad. They wouldnt have thought so 57 they had seen what William kept in his big suitcase. It was a large stone with a hand-carved message on it. It said “Practice every second, for you never know when your 58 will come.”Little did people 59 that William got the role in the opera beca
51、use the 60 had heard him singing while out buying a newspaper one day.41. A. handsome B. strange C. funny D. tall42. A. strong B. common C. stubborn D. upset43. A. communicate B. practice C. sing D. debate44. A. close B. sweep C. clear D. bend45. A. singing B. printed C. written D. spoken46. A. usin
52、g B. buying C. taking D. wearing47. A. got along withB. made fun of C. took pride in D.went after48. A. spread B. escaped C. developed D. expressed49. A. got B. ruined C. created D. refused50. A. quotes B. flowers C. posters D. singers51. A. disadvantage B. discovery C. experience D. success52. A. i
53、nterviewed B. blamed C. attacked D. welcomed53. A. other than B. more than C. rather than D. less than54. A. views B. efforts C. manners D. signs55. A. turned to B. gave up C. put up D.cared about56. A. why B. how C. that D. where57. A. while B. because C. since D. if58. A. money B. chance C. foreca
54、st D. disaster59. A. realize B. expect C. add D. ignore60. A. salesman B. writer C. director D. teacher第II卷来源:学科网ZXXK注意事项：用0.5 毫米黑色笔迹的签字笔将答案写在答题卡上。答案写在本试卷上无效。第三部分英语知识运用（共三节，满分55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。When 61 （travel）in a train, a gentleman felt thirsty and got
55、down at a station in search of water. No sooner had he reached the water tap than the engine whistled and started, so he missed the train.It was getting 62 （dark）and he decided to find a place for a days stay. So he went to a small hut and asked the villager. The villager 63 (glad) agreed. With the
56、villagers 64(permit) , he could stay in his house for a day. That day the villager served the gentleman food and gave him a room to rest.Surprisingly, the villager neither asked nor expected anything65 return.At night, the gentleman heard a knock at the door. When the villager opened the door, the g
57、entleman saw that a man 66(dress) in rich clothes entered the hut and demanded the villager payhis debts. The gentleman realized that the villager was in need of money. The next morning, he put a pocket on the table and 67 (leave) . When the villager came to know about 68 pocket, he saw there was a
58、note addressed to him, it read, “You helped me 69 did not expect anything from me. Yesterday I heard the conversation between you and the stranger and came to know that you were in need of money. This is 70 you need ”.第四部分写作（共两节；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
59、有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。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：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1. 每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。I often go to a weekend school. So do much of my classmates. This is very popular at the present. Good weekend schools have excellent teachers whic
60、h can help us improve our studies. In addition, we can get to know some students from another school and make friends with they.But every coin have two sides. Extra lessons from weekend schools often needed a lot of time and this may affect their school subjects. We usually find ourselves very tired
61、 on Mondays to study in our own school. So I think we should consider this problem serious and make good use our time.第二节 去年以来，诸如抖音（Tik Tok/Douyin）等拍摄和发布短视频的手机应用程序在年轻人中颇受欢迎。假如你是李华，英国笔友May来信向你了解中国学生玩抖音的情况，并请你谈谈它的利与弊。注意：（1）词数100左右；（2）开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。Dear Mary, So glad to hear from you! _来源:学+科+网Z+X+X+
62、K_ Best wishes!Yours sincerely,Li Hua来源:学&科&网2020英语月考参考答案15 AABBC610 BACAB1115 ACBCA1620 AACCB2124 BCDB 2528 ABDB 2931 ADD3235 CBAC3640 BECGF41-45 BBACD 46-50 DBAAC 51-55 DACCB 56-60 ADBAC语法填空（10分）61. travelling 62.darker 63.gladly 64.permission 65.in66.dressed 67.left 68.the 69.but 70.what短文改错：much
63、-manyat the present - at present（去掉the） which-who/thatthey-themhave-hasneeded-needtheir-ourvery-tooserious-seriouslygood use后加上of写作：Dear Mary, So glad to hear from you! Im delighted that you are concerned about the most popular / downloaded app Tik Tok (Douyin) among Chinese students nowadays. Tik T
64、ok is an app of short video platform where people can show and share their life in a relaxing and lively way. The contents range from a lovely sleeping baby to a pet dog with funny behavior. On the one hand, it can enrich peoples life and relieve people of pressure to some degree. On the other hand,
65、 it may make people addicted to it so deeply that it can waste too much time and make their life circle smaller, affecting their real life and devotion to work. Therefore, only when we use Tik Tok in an appropriate way can it benefit us most. Would you please introduce some interesting apps to me? Best wishes! Yours sincerely, Li Hua
