2018-2019学年江苏省常州一中高二上学期10月月考英语试题（Word版）

2018-2019学年江苏省常州一中高二上学期10月月考英语试题（Word版）

常州市第一中学2018-2019学年第一学期阶段测试 高二英语 ‎ （时间:120分钟 页数：共页 满分120）‎ 第一部分：听力(共两节，满分20分)‎ 第一节(共5小题；每小题1分，满分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 is the woman looking for?‎ A . A café. B. A museum. C. A park.‎ ‎2. What does the man say about the shoes?.‎ A. They are for bowling.‎ B. They are very bright.‎ C. They keep you from falling down..‎ ‎3. Where does the conversation probably take place?‎ A. In a police station.‎ B. In the principal's office.‎ C. In an elementary school classroom.‎ ‎4. When will the lights go down?‎ A. At 7:15. B. At 7:25. C. At 7：30.‎ ‎5. What are the speakers doing?‎ A. Driving in a car.‎ B. Playing with the smart phones.‎ C. Playing a computer game.‎ 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段材料答第6、7题。‎ ‎6. What does the man ask the woman about first?‎ A. Fresh food. B. Snacks. C. Luggage ‎7. How many bags is the woman carrying in total?‎ A. Two. B. Three C. Four 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。‎ ‎8. Which subject does Mr. Brooks probably teach?‎ A. English. B. Art. C. Math ‎9. What does Mr. Brooks imply in the end?‎ A. Melanie should go back to her scat.‎ B. Melanie gave the correct answer.‎ C. He will punish Melanie after class.‎ 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。‎ ‎10. What is the man’s main concern about the TV?‎ A. The picture quality. B. The sound quality. C. The screen size ‎11. Why does the man mention his friends?‎ A. Because they all have nice TVs. B. Because they just got a new TV.‎ C. Because they’re planning a vacation with the couple ‎12. How much will the speakers probably spend on a TV?‎ A. At least $500. B. No more than $500. C. No more than $300.‎ 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。‎ ‎13. Why did the man make the appointment?‎ A. He always feels tired recently.‎ B. He’s going on a trip soon.‎ C. He needs to have an annual health examination.‎ ‎14. When was the appointment scheduled for?‎ A. The early afternoon. B. The late morning. C. Noon ‎15. What does the man say about his toss?‎ A. His boss is a woman.‎ B. His boss is very understanding.‎ C. His boss is on holiday.‎ ‎16. What will the man do after his appointment?‎ A. Have lunch. B. Give a presentation. C. Go to the bank 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。‎ ‎17. How high is the highest mountain in New Zealand?‎ A. About 3700 meters. B. About 1600 meters. C. About l600 meters.‎ ‎18. Why did half of the native animals die?‎ A. Because people hunted them for food.‎ B. Because they couldn’t find enough food.‎ C. Because they were killed by the new animals.‎ ‎19. What is the nickname for New Zealanders?‎ A. Maori. B. Kiwis. C. Mount Cook.‎ ‎20. Where, do most New Zealanders live today?‎ A. On the North‎ ‎Island. B. On farms. C. On the South Island.‎ 第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分50分)‎ 第一节：单项填空(共30小题；每小题1分，满分30分)‎ 请阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。‎ ‎21. — This journey was fantastic and exciting, though I feel really tired.‎ ‎— A warm bath together with a sound sleep, ________ you will recover soon.‎ A. so B. or C. but D. and ‎22. Mr. Smith _______________in the Australia for over twenty years, and now and then he talks about the life there to us. ‎ A. lived B. has lived C. had lived D. has been living ‎23. There is a saying that the material possessions you own might end up ___________ you.‎ A. for owning B. owned by C. owning D. to own ‎ ‎24. We have to admit something will go wrong and that there is someone _______, so it is ________ to work out some strategies to solve the problem. ‎ A. to be blamed; sensible B. to blame; sensible C. to blame; sensitive D. to be blamed; sensitive ‎ ‎25．– He was nearly drowned in a pool.‎ ‎__ Oh, when was __________ exactly ? ‎ ‎__ It was in 2010 _________ he was swimming with his friends.‎ A． this; that B．that; that ‎ C．what; when D．that; when ‎26. Without facts, we can’t form a correct opinion, for we need to have actual knowledge____________ our thinking. ‎ A. which to be based on B. which to base on ‎ C. on which to base D. on which to be based ‎ ‎27. Don't trust such people ______ praise you to your face but speak ill of you behind your back. A. who    B. whoever    C.as    D.that ‎28.---Sharon, why is the man so upset now?‎ ‎ ---His wallet, mobile phone and ID card___________, the police are investigating and will send him to a social assistance station.‎ ‎ A.was stolen B.stolen C.being stolen D.having ‎29. I was told that there were about 50 foreign students ________ Chinese in the school, most ___________ were from Germany. A. study; of whom B. study; of them ‎ C. studying; of them D. studying; of whom ‎30. I don’t know whether you happen _____________, but I’m going to study in the U.S.A.‎ this September.‎ A. to be heard B. to be hearing C. to hear D. to have heard ‎ ‎31. Clothing made of man-made fibers has certain advantage over ______ made of natural fibers like cotton, wool or silk. ‎ A. this B. one C. that D. what ‎32. — How do you deal with the disagreement between the company and the customers? ‎ ‎—The key ___________ the problem is to meet the demand ___________ by the customers.‎ A. to solving; making B. to solving; made ‎ C. to solve; making D. to solve; made ‎33. With a lot of difficult problems __________, the newly-elected president is having a hard time.‎ A. settled B. settling C. to settle D. being settled ‎ ‎34. Sandy could do nothing but _____________ to his teacher that he was wrong. ‎ A. admit B. admitted C. admitting D. to admit ‎35. —We didn’t find you _________ in the debate.‎ ‎—Don’t mention it. I had no idea of ________ one. ‎ A. participate; there being B. participating; there being C. participate; there to be D. participating; there to be ‎ ‎36. It is almost always the case that the police conduct an investigation and look at the evidence that may suggest who ________ the offence. ‎ A. should commit B. commit C. committed D. will commit ‎37. Some people are born with the belief _____they are masters of their own w hile others feel that they are __________ other people. ‎ A. that; at the mercy of B. which; in the mercy of C. what; for the mercy of D. /; with the mercy of ‎38. _______ you continue in your efforts and achieve new and greater successes. ‎ A. Would B. Will C. May D. Should ‎39. I won't go to the party even after _______. ‎ A. inviting B. being invited ‎ C. having invited D. invited ‎40. Who would you rather get _______with you, him or me? ‎ A. to go B. gone C. going D. go ‎41. ____ about the student, the teacher called his parents to find out why he was so absent-minded in class.‎ A. Concerning B. Concerns C. Concerned D. Concern ‎42. The professor spoke very clearly to make his speech easily__________. ‎ A. understood B. understand C. understanding D. to understand ‎43. My father suggested me ______to the park for a rest, and permitted me ______ back before 8. ‎ A. going; coming B. to go; coming C. to go; to come D. going; to come ‎44. It is ______ his tremendous enthusiasm and devotion that the old teacher is respected by all his students. ‎ A. on account of B. in regard to  C. in terms of D. in reference to ‎45. The doctor suggested that I keep away from oily food, because it_____ easily. ‎ A. isn’t digested B. doesn’t digest C. isn’t to digest D. won’t be digested ‎46. Much disappointed as he is ______ in the job interview, he still keeps his confidence. ‎ A. to have failed B. failed C. having failed D. failing ‎47. Adapted versions of foreign shows have gained massive audiences, thus ________ more Chinese television groups to buy foreign materials.‎ A. to inspire B. inspired C. inspiring D. having inspired ‎48. Have you heard of it? Firefighters rushed into a burning house, three of them unfortunately _______ in and ________ their lives. ‎ A. catching; lost B. caught; lost ‎ C. caught; losing D. catching; losing ‎49. ____________, the players began the game.‎ A. Having taken our seats B. Taking our seats C. Being taken the seats D. After we had taken our seats ‎50.The first Painting Guilin Heights, which focuses on several steep hills with the ‎ Li River________below,______over three meters tall.‎ ‎ A.flowing; measures B.flowing; is measured C.flowed; measures D.flowed; is measured 第二节  完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分, 满分20分）‎ ‎ 阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 从短文后所给的四个选项（A、B、C和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。‎ ‎ Books serve as stepping stones to human progress and civilization. Since the pre-historic ‎ times, man has had an 51 to 52 his needs. Be it hunger, shelter or search for a mate, he has always dealt with the circumstances to the best of his 53 . This might be the reason why we human are the most developed of all living species on the earth, and 54 also in the universe. 55 we climbed the steps of evolution with giant 56 , we somehow left 57 common sense and logical thinking ---- we forgot 58 we have stopped thinking ahead of time. 　　　If you are hungry, what do you do? Grab a piece of your favorite meal and stay quiet after that? 59 your stomach, even your mind is hungry. But it never lets you know, because you keep it busy thinking about your dream lover, favorite star and many such unreasonable things. So it silently begins to focus on your needs and never lets itself 60 . When mind loses its freedom to develop, creativity gets a full 61 . This might be the reason why we all sometimes think "What happens next?", "Why can't I think?", "Why am I always given the difficult problems?" Well, this is the cause and 62 of using our brain for thinking of 63 things. 64 of the mind can be actually satisfied through extensive reading. Now why reading and not watching TV? Because reading has been the most 65 tool used by us right from the childhood. Just like that to develop other aspects of our life, we have to take 66 of reading. You have innumerable number of books in this world which will answer all your "How to?" questions. Once you read a book, you just don't 67 your eyes through the lines, but even your mind understands it and explains it to you. The interesting part of the book is stored in your mind as a seed. Now this seed is 68 used by you in your future to develop new ideas. The same seed if used many times, can help you link and relate a lot of things, which you would have never thought of in your wildest dreams! This is nothing but 69 . The more the number of books you read, your mind will open up like 70 before.‎ ‎51. A. urge B. excitement C. expectation D. idea ‎ ‎52.A. cater B.provide C. satisfy D. achieve ‎53. A. advantages B. beliefs C. standards D. interests ‎54. A. naturally B. actually C. probably D. certainly ‎ ‎55.A. As B. Because C. However D. Whenever ‎ ‎56. A. gaps B. efforts C. leaps D. consequences ‎57. A. off B. behind C. over D. with ‎ ‎58.A. that B. how C. why D. what ‎ ‎59. A. Just with B. As with C. Regardless of D. In spite of ‎60. A. happen B. go C. increase D. grow ‎61. A. stop B. end C. failure D. rest ‎62. A. result B. effect C. ending D. conclusion ‎ ‎63. A. priceless B. helpless C. meaningless D. hopeless 64. A. Hunger B. Eagerness C. Peacefulness D. Creativity ‎65. A. handy B. convenient C. practical D. educative ‎66. A. help B. notice C. care D. consideration ‎67. A. let B. keep C. run D. concentrate ‎68. A. unknowingly B. increasingly C. surprisingly D. unavoidably ‎69. A. happiness B. success C. creativity D. progress ‎70. A. never B. ever C. as D. even ‎ 第三部分 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）‎ ‎ 请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ A All aboard: try these out ‎ Here are new card games popular in the Western geek circle that offer much brain work. Give them a try if you fancy testing your limits.‎ Mysterium ‎ ‎ In this game, the players are to solve a murder mystery in order to put rest the soul of a wrongly-accused man who dies in prison. ‎ ‎ Mysterium allows one player to be the ghost itself, who offers hints to other players in the way of “dream cards”. The dream cards will then lead players to the cards with details about the murder weapon, location and suspects. Figuring out the connections between these elements will help them find the murderer. ‎ ‎ Playing the ghost can be fun, as Tony Mastrangeli, a game reviewer, puts it, “For me, some of the most fun comes from playing the ghost role. I like steering the ship and handing out cards.” ‎ Codenames ‎ ‎ Codenames starts players out with cards. Each card bears a word on the front and a secret identity on the reverse. Players are divided into two teams, red team and blue team. Each team has a leader, or “spymaster”, who owns a map of each hidden identity. It’s then their job to give out clues so the team members can find their own spies. ‎ ‎ Spymasters can only indicate the word on the card following a strict format: a single word followed by a number. For example, if the cards bearing “cactus (仙人掌)” and “heat” both belong to the red team, the clue can be “desert, two”. The red team members will then start discussing the clues and try to find the two cards that relate to “desert”. ‎ Pandemic: Legacy ‎ ‎ In this game, you and your friends play a team of doctors and scientists, who can help to prevent four deadly diseases from wiping out humanity. This is a cooperative game, which means you and your teammates either live together or die together. ‎ ‎ By drawing an instruction card, teammates will be able to move, treat diseases or build a research station. If they draw one of the five “epidemic” (流行病) cards, the city will suffer a disease outbreak. If handled wrong, outbreaks might lead to a chain reaction and cause things to crash down. ‎ ‎ Pandemic: Legacy requires you to look at the bigger picture before making any decisions. Finding the balance between treating diseases and seeking more permanent cures is a constant challenge. ‎ ‎71. Playing the ghost in Mysterium offers you a lot of fun because __________. ‎ A. you can bring the poor man back to life ‎ B. you can solve the murder mystery by yourself ‎ C. you can dominate the whole game ‎ D. you can select your partners ‎ ‎72. Which of the following is NOT true about Pandemic: Legacy? ‎ A. It’s a role-play game. ‎ B. Its players need to beat one another. ‎ C. It provides fun and mental challenge. ‎ D. It calls for carefulness and comprehensive thinking to win the challenge. ‎ B If your preschoolers turn up their noses at carrots or celery, a small reward like a sticker for taking even a taste may help get them to eat previously disliked foods, a UK study said.‎ ‎ Though it might seem obvious that a reward could encourage young children to eat their vegetables, the idea is actually controversial, researchers wrote in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. That’s because some studies have shown that rewards can backfire and cause children to lose interest in foods they already liked, said Jane Wardle, a researcher at University College London who worked on the study. Verbal praise, such as “Brilliant! You’re a great vegetable taster,” did not work as well.‎ ‎ The study found that when parents gave their small children a sticker each time they took a “tiny taste” of a disliked vegetable, it gradually changed their attitudes. The children were also willing to eat more of the vegetables-either carrots, celery, cucumber, red pepper, cabbage or sugar snap peas-in laboratory taste tests, the study said.‎ Researchers randomly assigned（分派）173 families to one of these groups. In one, parents used stickers to reward their children each time they took a tiny sample of a disliked vegetable. A second group of parents used verbal praise. The third group, where parents used no special vegetable-promoting methods, served as a “control”.‎ Parents in the reward groups offered their children a taste of the “target” vegetable every day of 12 days, Soon after, children in the sticker group were giving higher ratings to the vegetables-and were willing to eat more in the research lab, going from an average of 5 grams at the start to about 10 grams after the 12-day experience. The turnaround also seemed to last, with preschoolers in the sticker group still willing to eat more of the once disliked vegetable three months later.‎ Why didn’t the verbal praise work? Wardle said the parents’ words may have seemed “insincere” to their children.‎ ‎73．The purpose of writing the passage is .‎ A．to introduce a practical method of making children eat vegetables B．to show the procedure of an experiment on children’s diet C．to explain why children hate to eat vegetables D．to present a proper way of verbal praise to parents ‎74．The underlined word “backfire” in Paragraph 2 probably means “ ”.‎ A．shoot from behind the back B．make a fire in the hackyard C．produce an unexpected result D．achieve what was planned ‎75．According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?‎ A．Most children are born to dislike carrots or celery.‎ B．It remains a question whether rewarding is a good way to get children to eat vegetables.‎ C．Oral praise works quite well in encouraging children to eat vegetables.‎ D．Children in the sticker group will never lose interest in eating vegetables.‎ C The MacArthur Foundation late last month announced its latest crop of “genius grants”, and once again you thought maybe, just maybe, this was your year. ‎ And why not? These days, we’re all geniuses. We might be “marketing geniuses” or “cooking geniuses” or “TV geniuses”. We have so weakened “genius” that it’s fast joining the company of “natural” and “mindful” (留心), words left inactive through overuse and misuse. ‎ Admittedly, the word is tough to nail down. Sometimes we assume genius equivalent to raw intelligence. But many of humanity’s greatest breakthroughs were achieved by those with only modest IQs. ‎ Sometimes we think of the genius as someone extremely knowledgeable, but that definition also falls short. During Albert Einstein’s time, other scientists knew more physics than Einstein did, but history doesn’t remember them. That’s because they didn’t make use of that knowledge the way Einstein did. They weren’t able to, as he put it, “regard old questions from a new angle”. ‎ The genius is not a know-it-all but a see-it-all, someone who, working with the material available to all of us, is able to make surprising and useful connections. True genius involves not merely an extra advance, but a conceptual leap. As philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer put it: Talent hits the target no one else can hit; genius hits the target no one else can see. ‎ We’ve lost sight of this truth, and too often grant the title of genius on talented people hitting visible targets. A good example is the much-boasted announcement earlier this year that scientists had, for the first time, recorded the sound of two black holes bumping, a billion light-years away. It was a remarkable discovery, no doubt, but it did not represent a dramatic shift in how we understand the universe. It merely confirmed Einstein’s general theory of relativity. ‎ As Plato observed, “What is honored in a country is cultivated there.” What do we honor? Digital technology, and the convenience it represents, so naturally we get a Steve Jobs or a Mark Zuckerberg as our “geniuses”, which, in point of fact, they aren’t. ‎ The iPhone and Facebook are wonderful inventions. In many ways, they make our lives a bit easier, a bit more convenient. If anything, though, a true genius makes our lives more difficult, more unsettled. William Shakespeare’s words provide more anxiety than relief, and the world felt a bit more secure before Charles Darwin came along. Zuckerberg and Jobs may have changed our world, but they haven’t yet changed our worldview. ‎ We need to recover genius, and a good place to start is by putting the brakes on Genius Flooding. ‎ ‎76. The key factor that sets geniuses and talents apart is that __________. ‎ A. geniuses have a larger range of knowledge ‎ B. geniuses have access to far more resources ‎ C. geniuses can see visible targets ‎ D. geniuses approach things differently ‎ ‎77. The reasons why people naturally regard Steve Jobs & Mark Zuckerberg as geniuses include all the following EXCEPT that __________. ‎ A. their achievements bring people convenience ‎ B. they have extraordinary intelligence ‎ C. they are native to the country where digital technology is highly valued ‎ D. they satisfy people’s needs in the age of high technology ‎ ‎78. What can we infer from the passage? ‎ A. We should stop the improper use of “natural” and “mindful”. ‎ B. The first recording of two black holes bumping each other is a genius breakthrough. ‎ C. Charles Darwin is hardly a genius. ‎ D. More geniuses remain to be found in our life. ‎ ‎79. What is the best title for the passage? ‎ A. Get a new word, genius. B. Learn from a new model, genius. ‎ C. Join in a new group, genius. D. Make a new friend, genius. ‎ D ‎ When Charles Lee handed me the small red notebook in 1974, he changed my life. “While you are traveling, you should keep notes of things you see and do,” he explained. ‎ ‎ I was 20 years old, a junior in college, spending a term at the University of London. Charles was a retired traveling salesman. I was staying with him in his cottage in Kendal, located in the Lake District of northern England. It was a one-week homestay the university arranged for us before classes began. ‎ ‎ I took his advice. I wrote in the notebook every day during the homestay. Back in London, I recorded weekend trips to Wales, Yorkshire, France, and Spain. I commented on my classes, professors, and classmates. I contrasted my life at a small college in the US with my wandering through the streets of London, my introduction to life in a big city, and my initial travels outside the US. I tracked ideas I had about my life and my future. ‎ ‎ When I wrote in the notebook, I struggled with a sense of my audience and purpose. Who would read this? Were these writings just for me, or did I want others to read them? Was I recording events and ideas just as a prompt(提示)to memory, or was there some larger purpose for this daily exercise? ‎ ‎ I knew I was recording events, thoughts, words that were important to my life. I imagined a future me sitting down to read the pages. I wondered what it would feel like to read those words later. I wondered where I would be and what my life would be like. ‎ ‎ I filled the notebook Charles gave me. I bought a new one and filled it. Then another and another. I continued writing in notebooks for four decades. By that time, they filled two boxes in my garage. ‎ ‎ I had reread some of the journals. Specific volumes had provided me with the background I needed for dozens of articles for magazines. But I had never read them all. Recently, I decided to bring my collection of notebooks into my office and replay my life. As I opened the first box, I suddenly became nervous would I like the former me described on those pages? There was a risk in opening that first notebook. I did it anyway. ‎ ‎ Charles had been right. I remembered the big events and the central happenings, but on each page were many details I hadn't retained(保留). ‎ ‎ The pages revealed highlights from college classes and stories about roommates and friends. I read anxious comments I'd written as I'd launched my teaching career, learned to write lesson plans, assigned grades for student work, and solved discipline problems. I reflected on my coming marriage, then the wedding, and eventually the proud moments when I held each of my three girls as a father. I recounted more trips---returning to Europe, teaching in South America, going on safari(游猎)in Africa, and exploring Greenland. I relived memories of trails hit, rivers crossed, and mountains climbed. ‎ ‎ The writings in those journals framed my life. I hadn't written every day. I often skipped a few days or even weeks, but I always picked up the writing when it felt important. Journals went with me when I traveled, and I often wrote in them at school when my own students were writing. ‎ ‎ It took several long evenings to read through the notebooks, taking me on tour spanning(持续) ‎ ‎42 years. As I read I could recall sitting on a bench in Trafalgar Square in London or in our apartment in Peru to write to the future me. It was then that I realized: I am now the person I was writing to throughout those years. ‎ ‎80. What can we learn about Charles Lee? ‎ A. He was an Englishman the author came across ‎ B. He gave the author a notebook as birthday present ‎ C. The author gained valuable experience of life from him ‎ D. The author once lived in his house as a college graduate ‎ ‎81. One reason why the author kept writing journals was that he wanted to _______. ‎ A. let others read what he wrote in the future ‎ B. live up to Charles Lee's expectation for him ‎ C.keep memory and shape life D. leave something special to his three daughters ‎ ‎82. How did the author feel when he opened the first box filled with his journals? ‎ A. Curious B. Worried C. Surprised D. Disappointed ‎ ‎83. By mentioning the highlights in Paragraph 9, the author intends to tell us _________. ‎ A. the regrets he had about his life B. the benefits of keeping journals ‎ C. the big events that happened to him D. the themes of his articles for magazines ‎ ‎84. We can learn from the passage that the author _________. ‎ A. rarely wrote journals at school B. keeps a daily journal of his life ‎ C. even wrote journals when traveling D. had kept writing journals for five decades ‎ ‎85. What would be the best title for the passage? ‎ A. Rereading my journals B. My interesting experience of life ‎ C. A red notebook D. A gift to my future self ‎ 第II卷 非选择题（共35分）‎ 第五部分 任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）‎ 请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。‎ 注意：请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。每个空格只填一个单词。‎ The benefits of being an independent business are truly great. Beyond the rewarding nature of owning something truly unique, small businesses have the edge over their big business counterparts in many areas. Consider the importance of being independent and how that independence can help drive your business.‎ ‎ To some, having fewer customers simply means less cash flow; however, having a smaller base also allows you to focus more on customer satisfaction.‎ ‎ Companies are always searching for ways to improve customer service and have more of their business. Whether through paying special attention to who comes through your door or monitoring your customers through the social network, it’s less of trouble to make sure your customers’ needs are being met when there’s a smaller sample to deal with. In addition, it becomes much easier to create a personal connection with buyers when you have enough time and attention to show them some love.‎ ‎ Small businesses have an inherent advantage over their big box competitors in the sense that they can offer something different. People want to see the independent businesses that offer unique products and flavor to their communities. Your business can be the difference when it ‎ comes to what customers want.‎ ‎ Of course, big box companies will almost always beat you down when it comes to price. Consider, however, that if you can offer a truly unique product or experience, price becomes much less of an issue.‎ ‎ People like the idea of supporting local independent businesses versus “the big guys”. So, what businesses are booming due to the rise of independence?‎ ‎ Craft Beer(精酿啤酒) ---- The craft beer movement in the United States is supported so widely that big breweries have taken to creating their own competing “craft beer” brands in an attempt to follow the trend. While Anheuser Busch represents nearly half of America’s breweries, craft beer has been competitive in sales in recent years.‎ ‎ Video Games ---- Whether through PCs, traditional consoles or mobile games, independent developers are supported by enthusiastic fans and micro-transactions in an industry that was formerly dominated by bigger developers.‎ ‎ Musicians ---- The modern web offers immense opportunities to musicians, resulting in more economic and artistic freedom. A surprising number of mainstream artists have seen great success from their independent releases, such as Macklemore’s The Heist, which has sold over one million copies in the United States alone.‎ Some small businesses don’t want to be small businesses forever. Regardless, consider what independence does for you and your company. If you offer something out of the ordinary, you can build an audience that respects your individuality and supports your cause.‎ The necessity of being an independent business A focus on customer ‎(86) _______‎ A smaller sample of customers makes it easy to (87) _______ to the customers’ needs.‎ With enough time and attention to show customers some love, an independent business person finds it easier to connect with them (88)________.‎ An offer of something completely different Small businesses can offer something (89) _______ the ordinary to their communities.‎ Being different can (90)_______a large number of active consumer groups.‎ A really unique product or experience can make customers take (91)_______ less seriously.‎ Successful (93)______ given of independent businesses In the USA, craft beer is very popular with people, having (92)_______ well in recent years.‎ Independent game developers gain the support of crazy fans in an industry that used to be in the control of bigger developers.‎ A surprising number of mainstream artists (94)______ great success to their independent releases.‎ A chance to develop for some small businesses For some small businesses, independence can attract a group of people that respect their (95)______ and support their development.‎ 六、 单词拼写（共10小题: 每小题1分，满分10分）：仅限于模块五第一单元单词。‎ ‎96. I felt ____________(背叛) when my friend let out my secret to others. ‎ ‎97.The detective, _____________(假装)to be reading a newspaper, glanced at the man seated next to a woman. ‎ ‎98.In his speech , he mentioned _______(道歉） to his teacher for what he had done.‎ ‎99---Pete, this is Laura, a student from No.1 Middle School.‎ ‎---How do you do? I’m very delighted to make your ________________（结识）. ‎ ‎100. She doesn’t want to make a big ________(承诺，尽心尽力) to Steve at the moment. ‎ ‎101. It was strange that she should have such an ____________(荒谬的) idea. ‎ ‎102. He _______(原谅) the man who hit him because everybody deserved a chance.‎ ‎103. John’s outlook is highly thought of, ___________(扎根于) in the political mainstream. ‎ ‎104. She failed to gain _______(录取) to the university of her choice. ‎ ‎105. What I am not willing to do is _________(回复) to the offensive message. ‎ ‎2019年高二上学期10月月考 ‎ 听力1-5 AABBC  6-10 ACCBA 11-15 ABCBA 16-20 BACBA 单选： DACBD CCBDD CBCAB CACBA CADAB ACCDA ‎ 完型： ACACA CBABD ABCAD ACACA 阅读： CB ACB DBAA CCBBCD 任务型： ‎ 86. satisfaction  87. cater    88. personally   89. beyond  ‎ ‎90. attract / mean win 91. price  92. competed  93. examples ‎ ‎94. owe   95. individuality ‎ 单词拼写：‎ ‎96.betrayed 97. pretending 98. apologizing 99. acquaintance 100. commitment ‎101.absurd 102. forgave 103. anchored 104. admission 105. respond 听力文字稿 Text 1‎ W: Excuse me. Do you know where I can find a café near here?‎ M: Sure. There’s a small one inside the museum, not far from here. There’s also a lovely one next to the park.‎ Text 2‎ W: What kind of shoes are those?‎ M: They’re bowling shoes.‎ W: I’ve never seen such crazy colored footwear before!‎ M: They are for sliding on the floor before you throw the ball down the lane.‎ Text 3‎ M: Thank you for coming today, Mrs. Dobson.‎ W: I came down here as soon as I could.‎ M: Derrick is in his classroom with Mr. Green right now.‎ W: My son is a good student. He’s never gotten into a fight before. His father and I are taking this very seriously.‎ Text 4‎ W: What time does the play start?‎ M: At half past seven. But the lights go down five minutes before that.‎ Text 5‎ W: Can’t you go any faster?‎ M: I’m trying! This is my first time to play anything on a computer. I usually only play simple games on my smart phone.‎ Text 6 ‎ M: Do you have anything to declare, madam?‎ W: No, sir.‎ M: You don’t have any fresh food in your bags?‎ W: No. I finished everything on the plane.‎ M: Is this all the luggage that you’re bringing in?‎ W: Yes, just these two suitcases, one backpack, and my handbag.‎ M: All right. Please exit to your right. Welcome to the United States, madam.‎ Text 7‎ M: Who knows the answer to the problem on the board? Anyone? Yes, Melanie?‎ W: Mr. Brooks, can I have a bathroom pass? I really have to go.‎ M: Melanie, you’re supposed to take care of these things before class starts. Can’t you read the sign on the wall?‎ W: I know, Mr. Brooks.‎ M: I’ll tell you what, Melanie. If you give me the correct answer, I’ll let you go.‎ W: Fine…the correct answer is 34, I think.‎ M: OK. Just please be back as soon as you can.‎ Text 8‎ M: That’s it! I’ve had it with this TV! We need to get a new one. The signal is so bad. It’s ridiculous. All of our friends have nice TVs. It’s high time we joined them.‎ W: You don’t want to get one of those 3D TVs do you?‎ M: Well, I’m not sure. All I know is that I want something with a big screen, and the most important thing is a clear picture.‎ W: Oh, you mean like the one our neighbor bought the other day?‎ M: Yeah. They have fantastic sound, too.‎ W: This all sounds a little expensive to me. I’m not sure if we have the money, even if we didn’t go on vacation.‎ M: Hey, look at this ad in the paper! They’re having a special sale on TVs. This one is only $300! And even the biggest ones are only $ 500.‎ W: Well, I think we can afford that. Let’s go check out that sale!‎ Text 9‎ M: Excuse me. I’ve been waiting for over an hour. My appointment was scheduled for 11:00 a.m., and I have a meeting at 1:30 p.m. I took lunch early and then came straight here for my annual health examination.‎ W: What’s your name, sir?‎ M: Peter Jennings.‎ W: Let’s see… you’re next, Mr. Jennings. Dr. Watson is just finishing up with ‎ another patient. It should only be another couple of minutes.‎ M: It took me two months to get this appointment. I’m just worried that I’ll be late getting back to the office. If I’m late for my meeting, my boss will be upset.‎ W: But you have a medical appointment. I’m sure he’ll understand…‎ M: It’s a “she”, actually. The problem is that I’ll give a presentation at the meeting. If I’m late, the whole thing will be …‎ W: Oh, look who’s here!‎ M: Thank goodness! Dr. Watson…‎ Text 10 ‎ New Zealand is a remote, mountainous group of islands in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. The two main islands, the North Island and the South Island, are separated by the Cook Strait. Australia, its neighbor, is about 1600 kilometers away. New Zealand has many volcanoes, some of which are still active today. The South Island is home to the highest mountain peak in New Zealand, Mount Cook. It rises to about 3700 meters. Because of its remote location, New Zealand is rich in unusual wildlife not seen anywhere else in the world. Nearly all the native land animals are birds, and many of these species have lost the ability to fly. The Maori people and European settlers introduced other animals to the islands, and the birds had no defense against them. In the last 1000 years, half of all native animals on the islands have died. New Zealanders, called “Kiwis”, had little connection with the outside world in the past. Today, most Kiwis are no longer famers. More people live in the city of Auckland on the North Island than the entire South Island.‎