江西省南昌市第二中学2018-2019学年高二英语下学期第一次月考试题.doc

江西省南昌市第二中学2018-2019学年高二英语下学期第一次月考试题

江西省南昌市第二中学2018-2019学年高二英语下学期第一次月考试题

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江西省南昌市第二中学2018-2019学年高二英语下学期第一次月考试题（含解析）
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. What will the woman probably write her name with?
A. A pencil. B. Her finger. C. An electronic pen.
2. What would the woman probably order with chicken?
A. White wine. B. Red wine. C. Beer.
3. What is the woman’s red jacket best for?
A. The rainy days. B. The windy days. C. The warm days.
4. Where did the man go yesterday?
A. The hotel. B. The office. C. The airport.
5. What do we know about the man’s apartment?
A. It is not quiet enough. B. It is near the train station. C. It has a good view of the park.
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. Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. In a gift shop. B. In a food store. C. In a travel agency.
7. What did the woman buy?
A. A cup. B. A shirt. C. The key chains.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. A shopping trip. B. A family argument. C. A working environment.
9. What does the woman probably want the man to do?
A. Do some cleaning. B. Be careful in his job. C. Take out the trash in turn.
10. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Mother and son. B. Brother and sister. C. Manager and new worker.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What are the speakers doing?
A. Ordering food. B. Waiting in line. C. Taking a break.
12. How often does the woman exercise every week?
A. Twice. B. Three times. C. Four times.
13. How does the man usually get to work?
A. By walking. B. By driving his car. C. By taking the subway.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. What does the woman want to be?
A. A doctor. B. A teacher. C. An engineer.
15. Who does the man admire most?
A. His brother. B His father. C. His grandfather.
16. Where would the man love to travel to?
A. Asia. B. Europe. C. North America.
17. What will the woman do this summer?
A. Find a job. B. Go on a trip. C. Take extra classes.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. What is the speaker trying to tell us?
A. She eats too much.
B. It’s bad to have too many hobbies.
C. Keeping fit is not an easy thing to do.
19. What does the speaker think about before exercising?
A. Watering plants. B. Taking pictures. C. Watching videos.
20 What does the speaker think of doing exercise?
A. It makes her happy. B. It makes her guilty. C. It makes her bored.
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
Whether it’s music, art, stage, screen, restaurant and bar deals, or the great outdoors – there’s always something interesting going on in Hong Kong
Tim Yip: Blue – Art, Costumes and Memory
What: A well-known visual artist, costume designer, and art director for stage and film (particularly on his work for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, for which he won an Oscar), Tim Yip has been a proud promoter of Eastern aestheticism(唯美主义)for 30 years. For his first large-scale solo exhibition in Hong Kong, Yip explores the nature of human imagination and the depths of the subconscious mind. Organized by Mark Holborn, the exhibition is expected to be praised due to Yip’s vision of “New Orientalism”.
Where: HKDI Gallery, Hong Kong Design Institute, 3 King Ling Road, Tiu Keng Leng, Tseung Kwan O
When: Until March 31, 2019
Alice’s Adventure at Starlight Garden
What: Introduced last year, this exhibition became a huge hit, with more than 6,000 photos and videos posted online every day. Created by 27 multimedia digital artists from Korea, the exhibition features a 30-foot rabbit hole for visitors to explore the fantasy world made famous in the book Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. This Christmas, New Town Plaza delivers a brand-new interactive digital version of the literary work. In particular, check out the seventh floor, with its bright lighting, glittering mirrors and rose-shaped decorations.
Where: New Town Plaza, 18 Sha Tin Centre Street, Sha Tin
When: Until January 13, 2019
We Travel in Our Minds
What: This exhibition of sculpture aims to present ideas of theatricality, the fantastical, travel and exchange, with figures that take the forms of humans and animals. Made by artist Ethan Murrow, a professor at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University in Boston, these dream-like objects are inspired by puppetry (木偶戏), music, trade, navigation and beyond, with mixed effects of materiality, sound and imagination.
Where: Duddell’s, Level 3, Shanghai Tang Mansion, 1 Duddell Street, Central
When: Until March 10, 2019
1. Which person mentioned in the passage has ever won a famous film award?
A. Ethan Murrow. B. Tim Yip.
C. Mark Holborn. D. Alice Green.
2. What can be learned from the passage?
A. Tim Yip a well-known visual artist, is devoted to promoting western arts.
B. Alice’s Adventure at Starlight Garden was not greeted with viewers’ approval.
C. Humans and animals sculptures are displayed in We Travel in Our Minds.
D. The exhibition in New Town Plaza explores the depths of the subconscious mind.
3. What is the purpose of the passage?
A. To introduce interesting exhibitions in Hong Kong.
B. To encourage people to go outdoors.
C. To advertise some nice bars in Hong Kong.
D. To attract visitors to go shopping.
【答案】1. B 2. C 3. A
【解析】
这是一篇应用文。介绍了香港三个有趣的艺术展览。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“particularly on his work for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, for which he won an Oscar”可知Tim Yip曾获过奥斯卡奖，故选B。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。第四段第一句“This exhibition of sculpture aims to present ideas of theatricality, the fantastical, travel and exchange, with figures that take the forms of humans and animals.”可知We Travel in Our Minds这个雕塑展的目的是通过人与动物的形象来展示戏剧、奇幻、旅行和交流的理念，展出人与动物的雕塑，故选C。
【3题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第一段“Whether it’s music, art, stage, screen, restaurant and bar deals, or the great outdoors – there’s always something interesting going on in Hong Kong.”可知无论是音乐、艺术、舞台、银幕、餐厅和酒吧，还是户外活动，香港总有有趣的事情发生，接着文章主要介绍了三个艺术展览，故文章的目的是为了介绍香港一些有趣的展览，故选A。
B
I can proudly say that last year I broke the record for the oldest person in the world to ride a roller-coaster. I’m 105, but I feel younger. Even the doctor agrees I’m in good condition. I’m a bit deaf and my legs feel weak, but they are the only issue.
I rode the Twistosaurus at Flamingo Land, which spins you round quite fast. I didn’t choose to go on that. I’d have preferred a really fast one that went upside down. But I was told I couldn’t ride something like that because my blood pressure could drop and I might have some danger.
I wasn’t nervous — I don’t get frightened of anything. I was securely fastened, so I knew I wouldn’t fall out. The roller-coaster ride went on for three or four minutes, and it couldn’t be a better experience. And I raised a lot of money for the Derbyshire, Leicestershire & Rutland Air Ambulance fund, which was fantastic.
People were saying I’d got a place in the Guinness World Records. Later, someone came to present me with the certificate. I had it on the wall in my living room, with another one that got a year earlier.
My record-breaking ways really began a couple of years ago, with the ice-bucket challenge. It turned out that I was probably the oldest person in the world to do it, and the video was very popular. After that, I started to think about what else I could do to raise money for different charities.
I’m not sure if anyone admires all the fun I’m having. They just say I’m daft and that’s about it. But I’ve had many good days and many exciting times. I’ve had a really good life. I don’t think I’ve wasted any of it.
4. Why didn’t the author choose to go on riding the Twistosaurus?
A. Because he was in a bad physical condition.
B. Because he was told not to do so.
C. Because he considered it too gentle.
D. Because he thought it spun too fast.
5. How did the author most probably react while riding the roller-coaster?
A. He really enjoyed himself. B. He was very worried at first.
C. He couldn’t think much about it. D. He got frightened as it started moving.
6. What do you know about the author from Paragraph 4?
A. He was the oldest person in the world. B. He set a record the year before last year.
C. He disliked showing off his success. D. He was eager to get certificates.
7. What does the underlined word “daft” in the last paragraph probably mean?
A. healthy. B. strong.
C. crazy. D. funny.
【答案】4. C 5. A 6. B 7. C
【解析】
这是一篇记叙文。短文叙述了作者打破了世界上最年长的人坐过山车的纪录。他希望能够做更多的事情为慈善组织筹集更多的资金。
【4题详解】
推理判断题。由第二段“I didn’t choose to go on that. I’d have preferred a really fast one that went upside down.”可知，我没有选择乘坐那个。我更喜欢速度快的上下颠倒的那种过山车。所以判断出为什么作者没有选择坐Twistosaurus的原因是因为他认为它太平缓了。故C选项正确。
【5题详解】
细节理解题。由第二段“The roller-coaster ride went on for three or four minutes, and it couldn’t be a better experience.”可知，过山车连续运行了三四分钟，这是在好不过的体验。所以作者坐过山车的时候最可能的反应是他很开心。故A选项正确。
【6题详解】
推理判断题。由第四段“Later, someone came to present me with the certificate. I had it on the wall in my living room, with another one that got a year earlier.”可知，后来有人给我颁发了证书。我把它和前年获得的证书一起挂在客厅的墙上。所以判断出作者前年创造了一项纪录。故B选项正确。
【7题详解】
词义猜测题。由最后段“They just say I’m daft and that’s about it. But I’ve had many good days and many exciting times.”可知，他们只是说我愚蠢，仅此而已。但我度过了许多美好的日子和令人兴奋的时光。所以最后一段加下划线的“daft”一词可能是crazy“愚蠢的，荒唐的”的意思。故C选项正确。
C
Finland is the happiest place on Earth, according to the 2018 World Happiness Report of 156 nations.
The report, released Wednesday by the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Solutions Network, ranks the countries of the world based on six different categories of well-being: income, freedom, trust, life expectancy, generosity and social support. This year's report also pays special attention to the happiness of each country’s immigrants.
The U.S. dropped four spots from 2017 and landed in 18th place, and last year’s winner, Norway, came in second place — followed by Denmark, Iceland and Switzerland.
“The top five countries all have almost equally high values for the six factors found to support happiness, and four of these countries—Denmark, Switzerland, Norway and now Finland — have been in first place in the six World Happiness Report rankings since the first report" in 2012, ”co-editor John Helliwell told CNN. “In a division with such excellent teams, changes in the top spot are to be expected."
Rounding out the top 10 happiest countries was Canada in sixth place, then New Zealand, Sweden and Australia. The order of the top 10 nations changed from the 2017 list but the countries did not, according to the report. They were also 10 of the 11 top spots in the immigrant happiness category (including Mexico — 24th overall, but 10th in immigration).
“The most striking finding of the report is the remarkable consistency between the happiness of immigrants and the locally born,” Helliwell said in a statement. “Although immigrants come from countries with very different levels of happiness, their reported life evaluations resemble those of other residents in their new countries. Those who move to happier countries gain, while those who move to less happy countries lose.”
Other major world powers placed in significantly low spots on the list. Germany came in 15th, the UK was 19th — followed by Japan in 54th place, Russia in 59th and China in 86th.
The report, based on surveys completed by citizen volunteers, came just under a week before World Happiness Day on March 20, when the UN declared to recognize “the relevance of happiness and well-being as universal goals and aspirations in the lives of human beings around the world and the importance of their recognition in public policy objectives”
8. The US ranked ______ in 2017.
A. 14 B. 10
C. 18 D. 22
9. What is the most significant finding of the report?
A. That immigrants are different from residents in the country.
B. That immigrants come from countries with different levels of happiness.
C. That immigrants become happy when they leave the country.
D. That immigrants and locals feel the similar level of happiness.
10. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A. Happiness is no less important than any other aspect in life.
B. People’s happiness and well-being should be considered when it comes to policy-making.
C. The happiness report came under a week before World Happiness Day.
D. What the UN declared was beneficial to all human beings.
11. What is the best title of the passage?
A. World Happiness Day. B. Happiness — forever pursuit.
C. What's your happiness index(指数)? D. The 2018 World Happiness Report.
【答案】8. A 9. D 10. B 11. D
【解析】
本文为说明文。文章介绍了2018年世界幸福报告。联合国可持续发展解决方案网络(Sustainable Development Solutions Network)周三发布的这份报告，根据收入、自由、信任、预期寿命、慷慨和社会支持六种不同的幸福程度对世界各国进行了排名。
【8题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段中的The U.S. dropped four spots from 2017 and landed in 18th place,可知，美国2018年排名18，比2017年下降了4个名次，故2017年排名第14，故A选项正确。
【9题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第三段中的The most striking finding of the report is the remarkable consistency between the happiness of immigrants and the locally born可知，这份报告最令人震惊的发现是，移民和本地出生的人的幸福感惊人地一致。故D选项正确。
【10题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段中的the UN declared to recognize “the relevance of happiness and well-being as universal goals and aspirations in the lives of human beings around the world and the importance of their recognition in public policy objectives”（联合国宣布承认“幸福和福祉作为全世界人类生活的普遍目标和愿望的重要性及其在公共政策目标中的重要性”）可知，在决策时要考虑人民的幸福和福祉。故B选项正确。
【11题详解】
主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了联合国可持续发展解决方案网络(Sustainable Development Solutions Network)周三发布的一份2018年世界幸福报告，根据收入、自由、信任、预期寿命、慷慨和社会支持六种不同的幸福程度对世界各国进行了排名。由此可知，D项“2018年世界幸福报告”适合做本文最佳标题。故D选项正确。
D
Blue Planet II’s latest episode focuses on how plastic is having a disastrous effect on the ocean and slowly poisoning our sea creatures. Researchers recently also found that sea creatures living in the deepest place on Earth, the Mariana Trench, have plastic in their stomachs. Indeed, the oceans are drowning in plastic.
Though it seems now that the world couldn’t possibly function without plastics, consumer plastics are a remarkably recent invention. The first plastic bags were introduced in the 1950s; the same decade that plastic packaging began gaining in popularity in the United States. This growth has happened so fast that science is still catching up with the change. Plastics pollution research, for instance, is still a