1、河南省商城高级中学2017-2018学年上期高二第一次月考英语试题命题人：陶金琳 审题人：李新本试卷分第I 卷（选择题）和第II 卷（非选择题）两部分，共150分，考试时间120分钟。注意事项：1.答第I卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考号、考试科目用铅笔涂写在答题卡上。2.选出每小题答案后，用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，再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。第I 卷（选择题，共100分）WWW.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
2、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 man want to do? A. Write a check. B. Read the newspaper. C. Cook dinner.2. When will the film probably start? A. At 12:45. B At 12:15. C. At 12:00.3. What does the man mean? A. The park is nearby. B It There are many parks
3、here.C. He doesnt know theres a park.4. What can we learn from the conversation? A. The man is free on Tuesday evening. B. The woman is busy on Tuesday evening. C. The man is free on Wednesday afternoon.5. What is the man dissatisfied with? A. The dirty room. B. The awful dinner. C. The noisy enviro
4、nment.第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分.满分22.5分) 听下而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。每段对话或独自读两遍.听第6段材料.回答第6,7题。6. Which bus did the man take yesterday? A. Number 7. B. Number 15. C. Number 50.7. How far will the woman walk if she takes a Number
5、15 bus?A. Half a mile. B. One mile. C. Two miles.听第7段材料.回答第8,9题.8. Whats the weather like these days? A. Raining all the time. B. Sunny and bright C. Cloudy and windy.9. What will the weather probably be like tomorrow? A. Cloudy. B. Rainy. C. Sunny.Z听第8段材料.回答第10至12题。10. What is the woman? A. A sales
6、woman. B. A student. C. A hank clerk.11. How much money can the woman get per month all together? A. $ 500. B. $760. C.$1.260.12. What does the man advise the woman to do? A. Work more. B. Make a monthly budget. C. Get some money from the hank.听第9段材料.同答第13至16题。13. What is the woman going to be?W A.
7、A part-tine waitress. B. A full-time secretary. C. A part-time teacher14. Why does the woman want to leave Park Hotel? A. It is far from her university. B She cant earn much money there. C. She is too busy to work full-time.15. On which day will the woman work all day? A. Friday. B. Saturday. C. Sun
8、day.16. When will the woman start working?A. On May1. B. On May3. C. On May 8.听第10段材料.回答第17至20题.17. What is the speaker?A. A school nurse. B. A family doctor. C. A social worker.18. What is the speakers responsibility? A. To help the children with their homework B. To make sure the children are heal
9、thy. C. To offer advice and support to teachers.19. What kind of problem does the speaker deal with?A. Healthy eating. B. Family outing. C. Financial problems.20. Why does the speaker like her job? A. She can learn a lot from it. B. She can meet many people.C. She likes being with children.第二部分 阅读理解
10、（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 LONDON(AP)-A suburban house that starred onscreen as Harry Potters childhood home is on the market-complete with a cupboard under the stairs.Fans of the boy wizard will recognize 12 Picket Post Close as 4 Privet Drive
11、, home of Harrys cruel aunt and uncle, the Dursleys. The couple unwillingly took Harry in after his parents were murdered and made him sleep in a cupboard under the stairs.The house in Bracknell, 30 miles(50 kilometers)west of London, was a location featured in the 2001 film “Harry Potter and the Ph
12、ilosophers Stone.” A studio set of the house was built for later films of the eight series.Real estate agency Chancellors(房地产公司总代理)says the three-bedroom house has recently been made over to an extremely high standard.” Its listed at a price of 475,000 pounds$616,000.)” Real estate agent Paul Bosank
13、o said, “the original plan was to take this property to market without using any reference to Harry Potter. But since news of the connection got out, interest has shot up, and that may or may not influence the final price that we achieve at this property,” Bosanko said.Neighbor Karen Field said that
14、 the house still attracts Potter fans a decade-and-a-half after the film crews left. When the movie first came out, “there were tour buses, literally tour buses coming down the road,” Field said. “Its a lot quieter now,” she said. “School holidays, you still get people coming along.”21. What is the
15、news mainly about? A. Visits to Harry Potters home B. Harry Potters childhood homeC. 12 Picket Post Close in Bracknell for sale D. Films of Harry Potter at 4 Privet Drive22. What happened to the suburban house west of London? A. Harry Potter lived in it in his childhood B. It was modeled on as a stu
16、dio set later C. Harry Potter series were all filmed here D. It was sold at a price of 475,000 pounds23. What is not true with the house?A. It is now on the marketB. It belongs to the DursleysC. It was related to Harry PotterD. Potter fans keep coming to itB Several times my daughter had telephoned
17、to say, “Mum, you must come and see the daffodils(水仙花)before they are over.” I wanted to go, but it was a two-hour drive from Lake Arrowhead. I will go next Tuesday, I promised, a little unwillingly, on her third call.The next Tuesday dawned cold and rainy. Still, I had promised, and so I drove ther
18、e. When I finally walked into Carolyns house and hugged and greeted my grandchildren, I said, Forget the daffodils, Carolyn! Theroad is invisible (看不见的) in the cloud and fog, and there is nothing in the world except you and thesechildren that I want to see!My daughter smiled calmly and said, We driv
19、e in this weather all the time, Mum. You will never forgive yourself if you miss this experience.After about twenty minutes, we turned onto a small road and I saw a small church. On the far side of the church, I saw a hand-lettered sign that read Daffodil Garden?We got out of the car and each took a
20、 childs hand, and I followed Carolyn down the path. Then, we turned a comer of the path, and I looked up amazed. Before me lay the most beautiful sight. Flows of flowers of different colors seemed poured down the peak and slopes. There were five acres of flowers! A seas of daffodil! It was like a fa
21、iryland all beyond description.But who has done this? I asked Carolyn. Its just one woman, Carolyn answered. Thats her home, Carolyn pointed to a well-kept A-frame house that looked small and modest in the midst of all that glory. We walked up to the house. On the patio (露台), we saw a poster. Answer
22、s to the Questions I KnowYou Are Asking was the headline.The first answer was a simple one. 50,000 bulbs (鳞茎) it read. The second answer was, One at a time,by one woman. The third answer was, Began in 1958.I thought of this woman whom I Had never met, who, more than fifty years before, had begun-one
23、 bulb at a time-to bring the beauty and joy to the mountain top. Just planting one bulb at a time, year after year, had changed the world where she lived and created something of magnificence, beauty, and inspiration.资*源%库When we multiply tiny pieces of time with small amounts of daily effort, we to
24、o can accomplish great things. Everyone can do something to change the world.24. The writer wasnt going to see the daffodils at first because _.A. the weather was not good enoughB. she cared more about the childrenC. it was not easy for her to drive thereD. they were on a remote mountain top25. What
25、 do we know from the passage about the woman who grew daffodil?A. She must have been a modest womanB. She worked as a professional gardenerC. She grew the daffodils over 50 years by herselfD. Being poor, she made a living by selling daffodils26. What has the writer learned from this experience? A. I
26、ts never too late to learn资*源%库 B. Nothing is too difficult if you put your heart into it C. People can change the world where they live by growing flowersD. Accumulation of small steps may lead to something magnificent27. Which may be the best title for the passage? A.One bulb grown, magnificence d
27、awns B.An Unforgettable Experience C.A woman and Daffodils D.The Daffodil GardenCInstagram is containing so many photos of food-now a pop-up diner in London is taking advantage of this new trend by letting people settle the bill for their meals simply by uploading photos of their dishes to social ne
28、tworks.I always thought peoples taking pictures of their food was kind of silly, but at this new pop-up restaurant in the UK, Id probably do it too. “The Picture House” is the worlds first pay-by-photo restaurantyou order, click a photo of the food, share on Instagram and eat for free!The restaurant
29、 belongs to frozen food giant (巨人）Birds Eye, who came up with the idea to cash in on peoples addiction with photographing food and sharing the pictures online. They conducted a survey and found out that more than half of the British population regularly took pictures of their meals. So they realized
30、 it was a better way to advertise their new dining range.The pop-up diner was open in Soho, London for three days in May, and is now moving to other major UK cities. They serve two-course meals that customers dont have to pay for, if they photo and Instagram it.The restaurant is a part of Birds Eyes
31、 “Food for Life,” campaign, a new marketing project that aims at changing the way people look at frozen food. “Taking photos of food enables people to show off and to share their mealtime momentsfrom the everyday to the special,” said marketing director Margaret Jobling.The reaction to The Picture H
32、ouse has been great so far. And the pay-by-picture concept has proven to be an effective way. Alternative payment methods are actually gaining popularity among a lot of businesses. Last year, in a cafe in Germany customers pay by how much time they spend there, not by what they eat.28.Instagram prob
33、ably is_.A. a new marketing project B. a restaurant free of chargeC. a campaign of “Food for Life” D. a program used to share photos29. Whats the authors attitude to this new trend? A. Opposed B. Confused C. Interested D. Unconcerned 30. “The Picture House” encourages sharing photos of its food to_.
34、A. raise the price of frozen food B. attract more customersC. create a new social media trend D. reward the regular customers31. Which of the following can serve as the best title for the passage?A. Pay by Picture. B. The Pop-up Diner. C. No Need to Pay. D. Food for Life.DWhenever we see a button, w
35、e are eager to press it because we know something will happen. This is true in most cases, for example on a doorbell and on the “on/off” button on the TV. But some buttons are actually fake, like the “close” button on a lift.Many people are in the habit of pressing the “close” button because they do
36、nt have the patience to wait for the lift doors to shut. But lifts “close” buttons are a complete scam (骗局), at least in the USthe doors will not close any faster no matter how hard you press.It started in the 1990s when the Americans with Disabilities Act was passed in the US, making sure that all
37、lifts stayed open long enough so that people with disabilities could enter. Only US firefighters and repairmen can use the buttons to speed up the door-closing process if they have a code or special keys.But to normal lift riders, the buttons arent completely useless. According to psychologists, fak
38、e buttons can actually make you feel better by offering you a sense of control.“Perceived (能够感知的) control is very important. It reduces stress and increases well-being,” Ellen J. Langer, a psychology professor, said, “ having a lack of control is associated with depression.”Experts have revealed tha
39、t a lot of buttons that dont do anything exist in our livesfor this same purpose. For example, many offices in the US have fake thermostats (温度调节器) because people tend to feel better when they think they can control the temperature in their workspace.But psychologists found it interesting that even
40、when people are aware of these little “white lies”, they still continue to push fake buttons because as long as the doors eventually close, it is considered to be worth the effort.“That habit is here to stay,” John Kounios, a psychology professor, said. “Even though I have real doubts about the traf
41、fic light buttons, I always press them. After all, Ive got nothing else to do while waiting. So why not press the button in the hope that this one will work?”32.What was the authors main purpose in writing the article?A. To describe various fake buttons.B. To analyze the functions of fake buttons.C.
42、 To explain the advantages and disadvantages of fake buttons.D. To explore peoples different habits when it comes to pushing buttons.33.In America, the “close” buttons on lifts _.A. are fake for the convenience of disabled peopleB. work only when people press them hard for a whileC. were specially d
43、esigned to give people a sense of controlD. cannot speed up the process of closing the door in any case34.The underlined part “for this same purpose” in Paragraph 6 refers to _.A. making people more patientB. making people with depression feel betterC. helping people to build up confidenceD.giving p
44、eople perceived control35. According to John Kounios, people who press fake buttons _.A. probably do so to kill timeB. should give up this habitC. consider what they do to be meaninglessD. dont know that what they press is fake第二节 根据短文内容，从短文后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。 Much meaning can be conveyed
45、 clearly with our eyes, so it is often said that eyes can speak. 36 In a bus you may look at a stranger, but not for too long. And if he sensed that you are staring at him, he may feel uncomfortable.The same is true in our daily life. If you are stared at for more than necessary, you will look at yo
46、urself up and down to see if there is anything wrong with you. 37 . Eyes do speak, right？Looking too long at someone may seem to be rude and aggressive. 38 . If a man stares at a woman for more than 10 seconds and refuses to look away from her, his intentions are obvious. He wishes to attract her at
47、tention, and let her know that he is admiring her.However, when two persons are engaged in a conversation, the speaker will only look into the listeners eyes from time to time to make sure that the listener does pay attention to what the former is speaking. 39 If a speaker looks at you continuously
48、when speaking as if he trying to control you, you will feel awkward. A poor liar usually exposes himself by looking too long at the victim. He wrongly believes that looking straight in the eye is a sign of honest communication. 40 Actually, eye contact should be made based on specific relationship a
49、nd situation.A. On the contrary, it will give him away.B. Do you have such a kind of experience?C. Thats what normal eye contact is all about.D. Actually, continuous eye contact is limited to lovers only.E. After all, everybody likes to be stared at for quite a long time.F. But things are different
50、when it comes to staring at the opposite sex.G. If nothing goes wrong, you will feel annoyed at being stared at that way.第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分40分）第一节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） “Paul must have been trying to carry his waste paper to garbage can and dropped a few pieces.” I 41 picking them up. 42 later I
51、 found more pieces. No quiet sighing this time. I 43 ,“Who is throwing garbage?” No answer. Instead, I saw more bits of paper silentlyfloating 44 from upstairs. Looking up, I saw my seven-year-old son, Paul.“Stop making a mess.” “Its not a mess. Theyre 45 .” “Sorry, what did you say?” I hadnt heard
52、him clearly.He didnt answer me. Paul has autism (自闭症) and 46 answers a question, especially when hes 47 attentively on something else. He ran down the stairs. “Where are my other butterflies?” he asked, 48 around. Every time Paul 49 five or more words together, my heart says a 50 of thanks. But late
53、ly he seems to 51 that the benefits of forming complete sentences when communicating are 52 of the effort.Butterflies. Of course. I rushed to 53 them from the garbage, 54 them off and handed them to my young artist. “Want to see them 55 again?” he asked with a shy smile. “Oh yes! Theyre beautiful.”
54、I whispered. He ran back upstairs to float his 56 down again. They really did look like beautiful butterflies.zThat day Paul 57 me to look up at 58 insteadof down at garbage. How many other masterpieces (杰作) do I miss because Im too caught up in my 59 to take time to appreciate whats right in front
55、of me? Life is not what happens to us. Its 60 we look at it. Now, I look up.41. A. laughedB. amazedC. sighed D. shouted42. A. MomentsB. YearsC. Days D. Weeks43. A. got in B. turned upC.called out D. added to44. A. up B. down C. away D. off45. A. planesB. papersC. leavesD. butterflies46. A. rarelyB.
56、frequentlyC. willinglyD. eagerly47. A. devotedB. focusedC. dependedD. addicted48. A. showingB. playingC. lookingD. drawing49. A. spellsB. putsC. pushesD. accumulates50. A. soundB. remarkC. reportD. prayer51. A. refuseB. hearC. mindD. realize52. A. worthyB. awareC. fondD. typical53. A. hideB. destroy
57、C. removeD. rescue54. A. toreB. dustedC. cut D. seized55. A. throwB. flowC.flyD. land56. A. masterpiecesB. schoolworkC. inventionsD. imagination57. A. intendedB. forced C. reminded D. permitted58. A. beauty B. weaknessesC. mistakes D. scenery59. A. amusementB. houseworkC. communicationD. homework60.
58、 A. when B. whether C. where D. how第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） Pinyin is a useful tool, which 61_(teach)in China to school kids. It is not merely used by westerners like us. It has proved to be a useful tool for Chinese people 62_(they)to learn standard pronunciation in their early education. The
59、first step is to learn how 63_(pronounce) each letter in pinyin correctly and the meaning of the tone markers. Then you have to do 64_(drill) as many as you can. Turn that into a game. It can be 65_(much) fun than you would expect. Start 66_single syllables and to that a lot and then syllable（音节）pai
60、rs. Slowly move on to larger groups. Understand the initial, final and the tones. But most importantly, what you need is good feedback. Youd better have someone that can correct your mistakes immediately. Find a native Chinese, 67_pronunciation is quite perfect to correct you. If you take Chinese cl
61、asses, the teacher will 68_(probable) have you do exercises every class. Do this very seriously. If you are self-studying, try to meet native Chinese people and ask them to give you some feedback. Otherwise, try to be self-critical and listen very carefully. Good 69_(listen) is more than 50% of 70_i
62、t takes to pronounce correctly.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。错误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：把多余的词用斜线（）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。Dear Steven, Im glad that you ar
63、e coming to Beijing this summer vacation. You asked many question in your letter, and now let me answer them. To start with , Beijing, the capital of China, is very attractive city with a long history. You can found all kinds of delicious food in Beijing, of that the most famous is the roast Beijing
64、 duck. I hope we will enjoy it. Besides, there is a great number of tourist attractions worth visiting, such as the Great Wall, the Summer Palace or the Forbidden City. These scenic spots have attracted millions of tourists in this year. I promise you will have a wonderfully time here in Beijing. Im
65、 looking forward to hear from you as soon as possible. Yours, Liu Chao第二节 书面表达（满分25分）假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Alice对中国艺术感兴趣，特写信请你向她介绍中国传统艺术。请依据下列要点，给其写封回信。 要点：1.介绍传统艺术年画； 2.欢迎Alice来中国体验中国年画的创作。注意：1. 词数100左右。 2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。提示词：年画Chinese New Year paintingsDear Alice,_ Yours truly Li Hua 商城高中2017-2018学年上期高二第一次
66、月考英语试题答案听力（一题1.5分，共30分）： 1-5.BACCB 6-10.ACACB 11-15. CBACB 16-20. AABAC阅读（一题2分，共40分）： (A)CBB (B) CCDA (C) DCBA (D) BADA 七选五BGFCA完形（一题1.5分，共30分）： 41.CACBD 46. ABCBD 51. DADBC 56.ACABD语法填空（一题1.5分，共15分） 61. is taught; themselves; to pronounce; drills; more 66. with; whose; probably; listening; what短文改错
67、（一题1分，共10分）：Dear Steven, Im glad that you are coming to Beijing this summer vacation. You asked many question in your letter, and now let questionsme answer them. To start with , Beijing, the capital of China, is very attractive city with a long history. You can found all kinds a findof delicious fo
68、od in Beijing, of that the most famous is the roast Beijing duck. I hope we will enjoy it. Besides, there which youis a great number of tourist attractions worth visiting, such as the Great Wall, the Summer Palace or the Forbidden are andCity. These scenic spots have attracted millions of tourists i
69、n this year. I promise you will have a wonderfully time wonderfulhere in Beijing. Im looking forward to hear from you as soon as possible. hearing Yours,Liu Chao 书面表达：（25分）One possible version：Dear Alice,How is everything going? Im so happy to know that you are interested in Chinese traditional arts
70、 from your letter. In my opinion, learning Chinese New Year paintings is the best choice. As is known to us all, Chinese people would like to put up pictures to celebrate the Spring Festival. Chinese New Year paintings cover various subjects, like historical stories, harvests, flowers and birds. As you are good at painting, I believe you can learn the art well quickly. By learning it, you can know more about Chinese culture, and improve your drawing skills.Im looking forward to seeing you soon in China. Yours, Li Hua版权所有：高考资源网()
