北京市昌平區(qū)2017-2018學年高二英語上學期第一次月考試題

1、2017-2018 學年上學期第一次月考高二英語試卷（滿分 150 分，考試時間 120 分鐘）2017-9-23第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分 30 分）第一節(jié) （共 5 小題；每小題 1.5 分，滿分 7.5 分）聽下面 5 段對話，每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的項，并標在試卷的相應位置，聽完每段對話后，你都有A B C 三個選項中選出最佳選10 秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。1. What did Dick s girlfriend do on the weekend?A. She watched TV. B. She went dancing. C. She

2、 went shopp ing.2. Where does the conversation probably take place?C. At a ticket office.A. On a train.B. I n a di ninghall.3. When will the man go to the birthday party?A. When he gets back from work.B. Whe n Jane fini shes her homework.C. When he receives the in vitati on.翅 I4. What was the man do

3、ing just now?A. Operating a printer./ rv JB. Teach ing the woma n English.C. Explaining how to use a printer.5. How did the man s exam in ati on go?A. Fairly well. B. Just so-so. C. Very poorly.第二節(jié) （共 15 小題；每小題 1.5 分，滿分 22. 5 分）聽下面 5 段對話或獨白，每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A B、C 三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。 聽每段對話或獨白前

4、，你將有時間閱讀各個小題,每小題 5 秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5 秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。3聽第 6 段材料，回答第 6 和第 7 兩個小題。6.Where are the speakers?A. At the tailor s. B. In a department store. C. At a clothes factory.7.What is the problem with the shirtA. The sleeves become shorter.B. The sleeves become Ion ger.C. The sleeves become loose.8.

5、Who does the woman know here?聽第 7 段材料，回答第 8 和第 9 兩個小題。4A. At 7:00 am on Saturday morning.B. At 6:00 am on Saturday morning.C. At 10:00 am on Saturday morning.聽第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 四個小題。17. What happens to the youth unemployment in rich countries?A. It is rising. B. It is coming down. C. It stays the

6、 same.18. What is the youth unemployment rate in Brazil now?A. 14%. B. 16%. C. 11.1%.19. Where does the highest rate of youth unemployment lie?A. In Africa. B. In Asia. C. In Europe.A. The man. B. Lin da. C. Most people here.9. Where does the woma n stay?A. In a dormitory. B. In her friends house. C

7、. In an apartment.聽第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 三個小題。10. Which city is not in eluded in the manA. Lon do n.B. Paris. C. Sydney.11. How long does the man want to stay?A. Ten days. B. About seve n days.12. Where are the speakers talki ng?C. Five days.A. On the phone. B. In a travelagency.7聽第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16

8、四個小題。C. Beside thein formati on desk.13. What will the woman do next Saturday?A. Orga nize a party. B. Get a costume for a party.C. Have dinner withthe man.14. Who is orga nizing the party?A. The man . B. The woman. C. The womans colleague.15. What s the theme of the party?A. Country theme. B. Ghost

9、 theme. C. Fairy-tale theme.16. When will the two speakers meet?s travel plan?520. What may be the reason for youth unemployment?A. Financial crisis. B. World wars. C. More strikes.第二部分 閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分 40 分） 第一節(jié) （共 15 小題；每小題 2 分，滿分 30 分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C 和 D）中，選出最佳選項。AHere is some must-know inform

10、ation from a handbook on how people behave in doingbusiness in some countries.In BrazilBrazilians are warm and friendly. They often stand close when talking and itis commonfor them to touch the person on the shoulder. People often greet each other （particularlywomen） with light cheek kisses. Schedul

11、es tend to be flexible, with business meetings sometimesstarting later than planned. But to be safe, be on time. Meals can stretch for hours there s no suchthing as rushing a meal in Brazil.Lunches also can start in the mid to late afternoon. Brazilians are social, preferring face-to-facecommunicati

12、on over mails or phone calls.In Singapore6Sin gaporea ns shake hands whe n they meet and often also greet each other withArriving late is considered disrespectful. So be on time. Efficiency（goal, so meetings and dealings often are fast-paced.Singaporeans are direct in theirdiscussions,even when the

13、subject is about money. Rank is important and authorityis respected. This determ ines both people in teract in meet in gs. For example, people avoid disagreeing outright with some one with a higher rank.In the Un ited Arab EmiratesIn the UAE, status is important, so the most senior or oldest should

14、be greeted first with their titles.The han dshake seems to be Ion ger tha n elsewhere. So, do / not pull away the han dshake. Women should coverthemselves 離 whe n it comes to dress.Men also tend to be covered from neck to elbows（ 肘部 ）and down to the knees. People do not avoiden terta ining in their

15、homes, but they also hold bus in ess meals at restaurants. Touching or passingfood or eating with your left hand is to be avoided.When meet ings are on e-to-on e, if your host offers you coffee, you should refuse.It might seem odd, but it is a cultural traditi on. Coffee should only be accepted if i

16、t is always set out orprese nted.In Switzerla nd formal and address each other by last name. They also areW Vrespectful of private lives. You should be careful not to ask about personaltopics.f rPunctuality（守時）is vital,something that comes from a deep respect for others /time. Arrive at any meeting

17、or event a few minutes early to be safe. They also haveclear structure in their compa ni es. Higher-ups make the final decisi ons, even ifothers might disagree. Neat, clean dress is expected. The Swiss follow formal tablemann ers. They also keep their hands visible at the table and their elbows off

18、thetable. It is polite to finish the food on your plate.21. In the UAE, whe n should you refuse the coffee if it is offered?A. When greet ing seniors.B. When meeti ng the host alone.C. When atte nding a prese ntatio n.D.Whe n dining with bus in ess partners.22. Why do Sin gaporea ns avoid arguing wi

19、th their boss?a small, polite bow. Busin ess cardsshould be offered and received withtwo hands.效率）is theThe Swiss tend7A. They put efficie ncy in the first place.B. They dislike face-to-face com muni cati on.C. They want to finish meetings as quickly as possible.D. They are supposed to obey the pers

20、 on of a higher rank.23. The passage is mainly about_.A. com muni cati on typesB. the workplace atmosphereC. customs and social mannersD.livi ngcon diti onsand sta ndardsBIt was a cold win ter day. A woma n drove up to the Rain bow Bridge tollbooth （收費站）.“ I m paying for myself, and for the six cars

21、 behind me,” she said witha smile, handing over seven tickets.One after another, the next six drivers arrivingat the tollbooth were in formed,“ Some lady up ahead already paid your fare. ”It turned out that the woman, Natalie Smith, had read something on a friend s refrigerator:“ Practice random kin

22、dness and senseless acts of beauty. ” The phraseimpressed her so much that she copied it dow n.Judy Forema n spotted the same phrase on a warehouse wall far away from home.When it stayed on her mind for days, she gave up and drove all the way back to copyit down. “I thought it was beautiful,” she sa

23、id, explaining why she d taken towriting it at the bottom of all her letters,“l(fā)ike a message from above. ” Herhusba nd, Fran k, liked the phrase so much that he put it up on the classroom wall for his students,one of whomwas the daughter of Alice Johnson, a local news reporter.Alice put it in the ne

24、wspaper, admittingthat though she liked it, she didn t knowwhere it came from or what it really meant.Two days later, Alice got a call from Anne Herbert, a woman living in Marin.It was in a restaura nt that Anne wrote the phrase dow n on a piece of paper, after turning it around inher mind for days.

25、“Here s the idea, ” Anne says. “Anything you think there should be more of, do itrandomly. ” Her fantasiesinclude paintingthe classrooms of shabby schools, leav ing8hot meals on kitche n tables in the poor part of tow n, and giv ing money9viole nee canThe acts of ran dom kindn ess spread. If you wer

26、e one of those drivers who found yourfare paid, who knows what you might have bee n in spired to do for some one elselater. Like all great even ts, kindn ess begi ns slowly, with every sin gle act. Let it be yours!24. Why did Natalie Smith pay for the six cars behind her?A. She knew the car drivers

27、well.B. She wan ted to show kindn ess.C. She hoped to please others.D. She had seve n tickets.25. Judy Forema n copied dow n the phrase because she_A. thought it was beautifully writte nB. wan ted to know what it really mea ntC. decided to write it on a warehouse wallD. wan ted her husba nd to put i

28、t up in the classroom26. Which of the following statements is closest in the meaning to the underlined sentence above?A. Kindn ess and viole nee can cha nge the world.B. Kindness and violenee can affect one s behavior.C. Kindn ess and viole nee can reproduce themselves.D. Kindness andviolenee can sh

29、ape one s character.27. What can we infer from the last paragraph?A. People should practice ran dom kindn ess to those in n eed.B. People who receive kindn ess are likely to offer it to others.C. People should practice ran dom kindn ess to stra ngers they meet.D. People who receive kindn ess are lik

30、ely to pay it back to the giver.Every manwants his son to be somewhat of a clone, not in features but in footsteps.As he grows you also age, and your ambiti ons become more un achievable. You begi nto realize that your boy, in your footsteps, could probably accomplish what you hopedsecretly to a pro

31、ud old lady. Anne says,Kindn ess can build on itself as much as10for. But footsteps can be muddied and they can go off in differe nt directi ons.My son Jody has hated school since day one in kin dergarte n. Scie nee projectswaited until the last moment. Book reports weren t writtenuntilthe final thr

32、eat.I ve been a newspaperman all my adult life. My daughter is a university graduatethe rest of the stude nt body.clothes. And they don t often make school honor rolls（But being the pare nt of a motorhead is itselfan experie nee in educati on.We who labor in clean shirts in offices don t have the ab

33、ilities that motorheads have. I began to lear n this whe n I had my car crashed. The cost to repair it wasestimated at $800.“ Hey, I can fix it, ” said Jody. I doubted it , but let him goahead, for I had nothing to lose.My son ,with other motorheads, fixed the car. They got parts（零件）from ajun kyard,

34、 non-toast ing toaster have bee n fixed. Neighbours and co-workers trust their car repair tohim.Since that first repair job, a broken air-conditioner,a non-functioning washer anda non-toasti ng toaster have bee n fixed. Neighbors and co-workers trust their car repairs to him. Thesekids are happiest

35、whe n doing repairs. They joke and laughand are livingin their own relaxed world. And their minds are bright despite theirdirty hands and clothes.I have lear ned a lot from my motorhead: publishers n eedprin ters, engin eers n eed mecha ni cs, and architects n eed builders. Most importa nt,I have le

36、arned that fathers don t need clones in footsteps or anywhere else.My son may n ever make the school honor roll. But he made mine.28. What used to be the author s hope for his son?A. To avoid beco ming his clone.B. To resemble him in appeara nee.working toward her master sdegree in English.But Jody?

37、 Whenhe entered the tenthgrade he became a vo-tech ”student（技校學生）.They re called“ motorheads” byWhe na secretaryin my officefirstcalled himmotorhead” , I was shocked. “Hey,he s a good kid,” I wan ted to say.And smart, really. ” I learned later thatmotorheads are,in deed, differe nt.They usually have

38、 dirty hands and wear dirty work光榮榜 ）.11C. To develop in a differe nt directio n.D. To reach the auth or s unachieved goals.29. What can we learn about the author s children?A. His daughter does better in school.B. His daughter has got a master s degree.C. His son tried hard to finish homework.D. Hi

39、s son couldn t write his book reports.30. The author let his son repair the car because he believed that_.A. his son had the ability to fix it.B. it would save him much time.C. it wouldn t cause him any more lossD. other motorheads would come to help.31. What did the author realize in the end?A. It

40、is un wise to expect your child to follow your path.B. It is importa nt for one to make the honor roll.C. Architects play a more importa nt role tha n builders.D. Motorheads have greater ability tha n office workers.DWhen Joh n was grow ing up, other kids felt sorry for him. His pare nts always hadh

41、im weeding the garden, carrying out the garbage and deliveringnewspapers. But whenJohn reached adulthood, he was better off than his childhood playmates. He had more job satisfaction,a better marriage and was healthier. Most of all, he was happier.Far happier.These are the findings of a 40-year stud

42、y that followed the lives of 456 teenage boys from Bost on.The study showed that those who had worked as boys enjoyed happier and more productive lives tha nthose who had n ot.“ Boys who worked in the home orcom mun ity gained compete nee （ 能力） and came to feel they were worthwhile members of societ

43、y, ”said George Vaillant, the psychologist （心理學家 ）who made thediscovery.“And because they felt good about themselves, others felt good about them.12Vailla nt s study followed these males in great detail. In terviews wererepeated at ages 25, 31 and 47. Under Vaillant, the researchers compared the mer

44、i s mental-healthscores with their boyhood-activity scores with their boyhood-activityscores. Poi nts were awarded for part-time jobs, housework, effort in school, and ability to deal withproblems.The link between what the men had done as boys and how they turned out as adults was surpris ingly shar

45、p. Those who had done the most boyhood activities were twice as likely to have warm relationswith a wide variety of people, five times as likely to be well paid and 16 times less likely to have beenunemployed. The researchers also found that IQ and family social and econo mic class made no realdiffe

46、re nee in how the boys turned out. Workingatany ageisimportant.Childhood activitieshelp a child develop resp on sibility,in depe ndence, con fide nee and compete nce-theunderpinnings （基礎(chǔ)）of emotional health. They also help him understand that people must cooperateand work toward com mon goals. The m

47、ost compete nt adults are those who know how to do this. Yetwork isn t everything. As Tolstoy once said,“Onecan live magnificently in this world if one knows how to work and how to love, to work for the person oneloves and to love one s work. ”32. Vaillant s words in Paragraph 2 serve as_ .A. a desc

48、ription of personal values and social valuesB. an an alysis of how work was related to compete neeC. an example for parents expectations of their childrenD. an expla nati on why some boys grew into happy men33. Vaillant s team obtained their findings by_ .A. recording the boys effort in schoolB. eva

49、luating the men s mental healthC. compari ng differe nt sets of scoresD. measuring the men s problem solving ability34. What does the underlined word“sharp ” probably mean in Paragraph 4?13A. Quick to react14weigh the risk and the reward, the risk seems worth tasking.36 Some of usenjoy activities th

50、at would surprise and scare the rest of us. Why? Experts say it may have to do withhow our brains work.quality of Risk-tak ing was passed from on rati on to the n ext, huma ns en ded up with_a sense of adve nture and a tolera nee for risk.JZ, 7_So why aren t we all jumping out of airplanesthen? Well

51、, even 200,000 years ago,7 rtoo much risk-takingcould get one Killed. A few daring survived, though, along with=a few stay-i n-the-cave types. As a result, huma ns developed a range of charactertypes that still exists today. So maybe you love car rac ing, or maybe you hateit. 38No matter where you a

52、re on the risk-seeking range, scientists say that yourWilli ngn ess to take risks in creases duri ng your tee nage years. 39 To help you do that, your brain increases your hun ger for new experie nces. Newexperie nces ofte n mean taking some risks, so yourbrain raises your tolerance for risk as well

53、.15Mean taking some risks, so your brain raisers your toleranee for risk as well.40 For the risk-seekers a part of the brain related to pleasure becomes active, while for the rest ofus, a part of the brain related to fear becomes active.As experts continue to study the scienee of risk- seeking, we l

54、l continue to hit the mountains, thewaves or the shallow end of the pool.A.It all depends on your character.B.Those are the risks you should jump to take.C.Being better at those things meant a greater chanee of survival.D.Thus, these well-equipped people survived because they were the fittest.E.This

55、 is whe n you start to move away from your family and in to the bigger world.F.However, we are not all using the same referenee standard to weigh risks and rewards.G.New brain research suggests our brains work differentlywhen we face a nervoussituati on.第三部分英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45 分）第一節(jié)（共 20 小題；每小題 1.5 分，滿分

56、 30 分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C 和 D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。The jour ney my daughter Cathy has had with her swim ming is as long as it is beautiful.Cathy suffered some terrible_41 in her early childhood. After years of regulartreatme nt, she42 became healthy.Two years ago, while Cathy was watching the Oly

57、mpics, a dream came into hersweet little head to be a swimmer. Last summer, she wan ted to43 out local swimteam. She practiced hard and fin ally44 it.start. She coughed and choked and could hardly hercoughing bitterly one night, I decided to me up earlynext morning, wearing her swimsuitswim after a

58、whole night s coughing, but she refused toThe team practice, 45 was a rough46 her first few weeks. Heari ng47 her from it all. But Cathy woke48 to go! I told her she shouldn t49 and in sisted she go .16From that day on, Cathy kept swim ming and did nt50 a sin gle practice. Shehad a 51 inten ti onwit

59、h in herselfto be the best she couldbe. My ten year -oldwas growing and changing right before my eyes, into this 52humanbeing witha passi onand a missi on. There were mome nts of53 of course: ofte n she would be the lastswimmer in the race. It was difficult for Cathy to accept that she was nta 54- e

60、ver. But that didn t stop her from tryingThen came the final awards ceremony at the end of theyear. Cathy didn t expectany award but was still there to 55 her friends and praise theiraccomplishments.As the ceremony was n eari ng the en d, I sudde nly heard the head coach 565“Thehighest honor goes to