2017-2018学年福建省莆田第九中学高二下学期第二次月考英语试题（Word版）

2017-2018学年福建省莆田第九中学高二下学期第二次月考英语试题（Word版）

福建省莆田第九中学2017-2018学年下学期高二第二次月考英语试题 ‎ 考试时间：120分钟 总分值：150分 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。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. How long did it take the man to get to the campus today?‎ A. Half an hour. B. One hour.‎ ‎2. What color is the blanket?‎ C. 45 minutes.‎ A. Yellow. B. Blue.‎ ‎3. Where is the woman probably?‎ C. Green.‎ A. At an airport. B. In the man’s company.‎ ‎4. What is Johnson doing now?‎ C. In her friend’s house.‎ A. He is having a meeting. B. He is making a phone call.‎ ‎5. What will the speakers probably do next?‎ C. He is taking a walk outside.‎ A. Talk to a policeman. B. Visit the exhibition.‎ 第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分）‎ C. Cancel their flight.‎ 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。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 is the probable relationship between the speakers?‎ A. Brother and sister. B. Classmates.‎ ‎7. What will the girl do on Saturday?‎ C. Son and mother.‎ A. Visit her grandparents. B. Attend a birthday party.‎ C. Have a class.‎ 听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。‎ ‎8. Where is the woman from?‎ A. Spain. B. Italy. C. Finland.‎ ‎9. Why is the woman at the conference?‎ A. To do research. B. To represent her company. C. To ensure computer security.‎ ‎10. What will the woman do next?‎ A. Meet Robert. B. Read an article. C. Introduce the man to her friend.‎ 听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。‎ 11. Why does the man want to get a summer job?‎ A. To pay his brother back. B. To save for a trip. C. To save money for a course.‎ 12. How will the woman get money?‎ A. By borrowing from her brother. B. By doing a part-time job. C. By asking her parents.‎ 13. What does the man decide to do in the end?‎ ‎ A. Study in Spain. B. Get a job in Portugal.‎ 听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 16 题。‎ ‎14. What does the woman probably do?‎ C. Go to Latin America with the woman.‎ ‎ A. A swimmer. B. A boxer.‎ ‎15. What does the woman do after lunch?‎ C. A footballer.‎ A. Have a break. B. Get back to the pool. 16. How does the woman spend her most nights?‎ C. Do track work and body exercises.‎ ‎ A. Dancing at a club. B. Chatting online. C. Going to bed early.‎ 听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。‎ 17. Which place will have the strictest ban on smoking according to the text?‎ A. Britain. B. Finland. C. Hong Kong.‎ 18. What does the government mean by saying ＂once and for all＂? A. It can’t ban smoking forever.‎ B. It wants to ban smoking now.‎ C. It wants to ban smoking thoroughly.‎ 19. Which public place is allowed to smoke in Hong Kong?‎ A. Restaurants. B. Cars. C. Shopping malls.‎ 20. What would be the best title for this passage?‎ A. Smoking and Cancer. B. Smoking in Hong Kong. C. Anti-smoking Laws.‎ 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)‎ A Whether in the home or the workplace, social robots are going to become a lot more common in the next few years. Social robots are about to bring ‎ technology to the everyday world in a more humanized way, said Cynthia Breazeal , chief scientist at the robot company Jibo.‎ While household robots today do the normal housework, social robots will be much more like companions than mere tools. For example, these robots will be able to distinguish when someone is happy or sad. This allows them to respond more appropriately to the user.‎ The Jibo robot, arranged to ship later this year, is designed to be a personalizedassistant.Youcantalktotherobot,askitquestions,andmakerequests for it to perform different tasks. The robot doesn’t just deliver general answers to questions; it responds based on what it learns about each individual in the household.Itcandothingssuchasremindinganelderlyfamilymembertotakemedicine or taking family photos.‎ Socialrobotsarenotjustfindingtheir wayintothehome.Theyhavepotential applicationsineverythingfromeducationtohealthcareandarealreadyfindingtheir way into some of these spaces.‎ Fellow Robots is one company bringing social robots to the market. The company’s “Oshbot” robot is built to assist customers in a store, which can help thecustomers find items and help guide them to the product’s location in the store. It can also speak different languages and make recommendations for different items based on what the customer is shopping for.‎ Themoreinteractiontherobothaswithhumans,themoreitlearns.ButOshbot, like other social robots, is not intended to replace workers, but to work alongside other employees.“We have technologies to train social robots to do things not for us, but with us,” said Breazeal.‎ ‎21.How are social robots different from household robots?‎ A. They can control their emotions. B. They are more like humans.‎ C. They do the normal housework. D. They respond to users more slowly.‎ ‎22.What can a Jibo robot do according to Paragraph 3?‎ A. Communicate with you and perform operations. B. Answer your questions and make requests.‎ C. Take your family pictures and deliver milk. D. Obey your orders and remind you to take pills.‎ ‎23.What can Oshbot work as?‎ A.A language teacher. B.A tour guide.‎ C.A shop assistant. D.A private nurse.‎ ‎24.What does the passage mainly present?‎ A.Anewdesignideaofhouseholdrobots. B.Marketingstrategiesforsocialrobots. C.Informationonhouseholdrobots. D.Anintroductiontosocialrobots.‎ B Your house may have an effect on your figure. Experts say the way you design your home could play a role in whether you pack on the pounds or keep them off. You can make your environment work for you instead of against you. Here are some ways to turn your home into part of your diet plan.‎ Open the curtains and turn up the lights. Dark environments are more likely to encourage overeating, for people are often less self-conscious(难为情)when they’re in poorly lit places—and so more likely to eat lots of food .If your home doesn’t have enough window light, get more lamps and flood the place with brightness.‎ Mindthecolors.Researchsuggestswarmcolorsfuelourappetites.Inonestudy, people who ate meals in a blue room consumed 33 percent less than those in a yellow or red room. Warm colors like yellow make food appear more appetizing, while cold colors make us feel less hungry. So when it’s time to repaint, go blue.‎ Don’t forget the clock—or the radio. People who eat slowly tend to consume about70fewercalories(卡路里)permealthanthosewhorushthroughtheirmeals.Begin keeping track of the time, and try to make dinner last at least 30 minutes. And while you’re at it, actually sit down to eat. If you need some help slowing down, turn on relaxing music. It makes you less likely to rush through a meal.‎ Downsize the dishes. Big serving bowls and plates can easily make us fat. We eat about 22 percent more when using a 12-inch plate instead of a 10-inch plate. When we choose a large spoon over a smaller one, total intake(摄入)jumps by 14 percent. And we’ll pour about 30 percent more liquid into a short, wide glass than a tall,‎ skinny glass.‎ ‎25.The text is especially helpful for those who care about______.‎ A. their home comforts B. their body shape C. house buying D. healthy diets ‎26.A home environment in blue can help people _______.‎ A. digest food better B. reduce food intake C. burn more calories D. regain their appetites 27.What are people advised to do at mealtimes?___ ___ A. Eat quickly. B. Play fast music.‎ C. Use smaller spoons. D. Turn down the lights.‎ ‎28.What can be a suitable title for the text?_______‎ A.Is Your House Making You Fat? B. Ways of Serving Dinner C. Effects of Self-Consciousness D.Is Your Home Environment Relaxing?‎ C In the United States alone, over 100 million cell-phones are thrown away each year. Cell-phones are part of a growing mountain of electronic waste like computers andpersonaldigitalassistants.Theelectronicwastestreamisincreasingthreetimes faster than traditional garbage as a whole.‎ Electronicdevicescontainvaluablemetalssuchasgoldandsilver.ASwissstudy reported that while the weight of electronic goods represented by precious metals was relatively small in comparison to total waste, the concentration(含量)of gold andotherpreciousmetalswashigherin so-callede-wastethaninnaturallyoccurring minerals.‎ Electronic wastes also contain many poisonous metals. Even when the machines are recycled and the harmful metals removed, the recycling process often is ‎ carried out in poor countries, in practically uncontrolled ways which allow many poisonous substances to escape into the environment.‎ Creating products out of raw materials creates much more waste material, up to 100 times more, than the material contained in the finished products. Consider again thecell-phone,andimaginetheminesthatproducedthosemetals,thefactoriesneeded to make the box and packaging(包装)it came in. Many wastes produced in the producing process are harmful as well.‎ The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency notes that most waste is dangerous in that“ the production, distribution, and use of products—as well as management of the resulting waste—all result in greenhouse gas release.”Individuals can reduce theircontributionbycreatinglesswasteatthestart—forinstance,buyingreusable products and recycling.‎ In many countries the concept of extended producer responsibility is being considered or has been put in place as an incentive(动机)for reducing waste. If producers are required to take back packaging they use to sell their products, would they reduce the packaging in the first place?‎ Governments’ incentive to require producers to take responsibility for the packaging they produce is usually based on money. Why, they ask, should cities or townsberesponsibleforpayingtodealwiththebubblewrap(气泡垫)thatencasedyour television?‎ From the governments’ point of view, a primary goal of laws requiring extended producerresponsibilityistotransferboththecostsandthephysicalresponsibility of waste management from the government and tax-payers back to the producers.‎ ‎29. By mentioning the Swiss study, the author intends to tell us that_____.‎ A. the weight of e-goods is rather small B. e-waste deserves to be made good use of C. natural minerals contain more precious metals D. the percentage of precious metals is heavy in e-waste ‎30 . The responsibility of e-waste treatment should be extended ______.‎ A. from producers to governments B. from governments to producers C. from individuals to distributors D. from distributors to governments ‎31. What does the passage mainly talk about?_____‎ A. The increase in e-waste. B. The creation of e-waste.‎ C. The seriousness of e-waste D. The management of e-waste.‎ D Everyone looks forward to progress, whether in one’s personal life or in the generalsociety.Progressindicatesaperson’sabilitytochangethewayheisliving at the moment. Progress must lead to a better life and a better way of doing things. All these, however, remain true only in so far as people want to accept technology and move forward by finding new and more efficient ways of doing things.‎ However, at the back of the minds of many people, especially those who miss the“goodolddays”,efficiencycomeswithaprice.Whencommunication becomesmore efficient, people are able to contact one another no matter where they are and at whatever time they wish to. The click of a button allows people miles apart to talk or see each other without even leaving their homes. With the communication gadgets, such as mobile phones and ipads, people often do not take the effort to visit one anotherpersonally.Apersonalvisitcarrieswithittheadditionalfeatureofhaving tobeintheperson’spresenceforaslongasthevisitlasts.Wecannotunnecessarily excuse ourselves or turn the other person off.‎ With efficiency also comes mass production. Such is the nature of factories and the success of industrialization today. Factories have improved efficiency. Unskillful tasks are left to machines and products are better made and produced with greater accuracy than any human hand could ever have done. However, with the improvementsinefficiencyalsocomesthelossofthepersonaltouchwhenmakingthese products. For example, many handicrafts(手工艺品)are now produced in a factory.‎ Although this means that supply is better able to increase demand, now that the supply is quick and efficient, the demand might fall because mass production lowers thequalityofthehandicraftanditisdifficulttofinduniquedesignsoneachitem.‎ Nevertheless, we must not commit the mistake of analyzing progress only from one point of view. In fact, progress has allowed tradition to keep up. It is only with progress and the invention of new technology that many old products can be brought back to their old state. New technology is required for old products to stay old.‎ Itispeople’sattitudetowardsprogressthatcausesthetypeofinfluence that technology has on society. Technology is flexible. There is no fixed way of making use of it. Everything depends on people’s attitude. The worst effects of progress will fall on those who are unable to rethink their attitudes and views of society. When we accept progress and adapt it to suit our needs, a new“ past” is created.‎ ‎32.According to Paragraph 1,progress can benefit people when they are willing to_____.‎ A. live a better life B. look for better methods C. change ways of living D. accept technology and advance steadily ‎33.The underlined word “gadgets” is closest in meaning to______.‎ ‎ A. tools B. messages C. barriers D. skills ‎34.The author explains “efficiency comes with a price” by_______.‎ ‎ A. describing a process B. using examples ‎ C. following time order D. making classification ‎35.Compared with home-made handicrafts, machine-made products_______.‎ ‎ A. lack great accuracy B. lack the personal touch ‎ C. are of high value D. are quite welcome 第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)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.选项中有两项为多余选项.‎ Everyone knows that fish is good for health.__36 . But it seems that many people don’t cook fish at home. Americans eat only about fifteen pounds of fish per person per year, but we eat twice as much fish in restaurants as at home. Buying, storing, and cooking fish isn’t difficult. 37. This text is about how to buy and cook fish in an easy way.‎ ‎38 .Fresh fish should smell sweet: you should feel that you’re standing at the ocean’s edge. Any fishy or strong smell means the fish isn’t fresh. 39 .When you have bought a fish and arrive home, you’d better store the fish in the refrigerator if you don’t cook it immediately, but fresh fish should be stored in your fridge for only a day or two. Frozen fish isn’t as tasty as the fresh one.‎ There are many common methods used to cook fish. 40 .First, clean it and season it with your choice of spices(调料).Put the whole fish on a plate and steam it in a steam pot for 8 to 10 minutes if it weighs about one pound.(A larger one will take more time.)Then, it’s ready to serve. A. Do not buy it.‎ B. The easiest is to steam it.‎ C. This is how you can do it.‎ D. It just requires a little knowledge.‎ E. The fish will go bad within hours.‎ F. When buying fish, you should first smell it.‎ G. The fats in fish are thought to help prevent heart disease.‎ 第三部分 英语知识运用(共两节, 满分45分) 第一节 完形填空 (共20小题; 每小题1.5 分, 满分30分)‎ Sincefinishing mystudiesatHarvardandOxford,I’vewatchedonefriendafter another land high-ranking, high-paying Wall Street jobs. As executives(高级管理人员)with banks,consulting firms,established lawfirms,and majorcorporations, many arenow 41 ontheirwaytoimpressivecareers.Bysociety’s 42,theyseemtohave it made.‎ On the surface, these people seem to be very lucky in life. As they left student lifebehind,manyhada 43 drinkattheircheapbutfriendlylocal bar,shook hands with longtime roommates, and 44 out of small apartments into high buildings. They madereservationsatrestaurantswherethecostofabottleofwine45acollegeyear’s monthly rent. They replaced their beloved old cars with expensive new sports cars.‎ Thethingis,anumberofthemhave 46 thatdespitetheirsuccess,theyaren’t happy. Some 47 of unfriendly coworkers and feel sad for eight-hour workweeks devoted to tasks they 48 .Some do not respect the companies they work for and talk ‎ offeelingtiredand49 .However, insteadofdevotingthemselvestotheirwork,they find themselves working to support the 50 to which they have so quickly become ‎51 .‎ Peopleoftenspeakoftrying amoresatisfying path,and 52 intheendtheidea ofleavingtheirjobstoworkforsomethingthey 53 orfindingapositionthatwould givethemmoretimewiththeirfamiliesalmostalwaysleadsthemtothesameconclusion: it’s 54 .They have loans, bills, a mortgage(抵押贷款)to 55, retirement to save for. They recognize there’s something 56 in their lives, but it’s 57 to step off the track.‎ Inasocietythattendsto 58 everythingintermsofdollarsandcents,welearn from a young ageto consider the costs of our 59 in financial terms. But what about the personal and social costs 60 in pursuing money over meaning? These are exactly the kinds of costs many of us tend to ignore—and the very ones we need to consider most.‎ ‎41.A.much B.never C.seldom D.well ‎42.A.policies B.standards C.experiments D.regulations ‎43.A.last B.least C.second D.best ‎44.A.cycled B.moved C.slid D.looked ‎45.A.shared B.paid C.equaled D.collected ‎46.A.advertised B.witnessed C.admitted D.demanded ‎47.A.complain B.dream C.hear D.approve ‎48.A.distribute B.hate C.applaud D.neglect ‎49.A.calm B.guilty C.warm D.empty ‎50.A.family B.government C.lifestyle D.project ‎51.A.accustomed B.appointed C.unique D.available ‎52.A.yet B.also C.instead D.rather ‎53.A.let out B.turn in C.give up D.believe in ‎54.A.fundamental B.practical C.impossible D.unforgettable ‎55.A.take off B.drop off C.put off D.pay off ‎56.A.missing B.inspiring C.sinking D.shining ‎57.A.harmful B.hard C.useful D.normal ‎58.A.measure B.suffer C.digest D.deliver ‎59.A.disasters ‎ B.motivations C.campaigns D.decisions ‎60.A.assessed B.involved C.covered D.reduced 第二节 语法填空(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或括号内单词的正确形式。‎ KeepingadiaryinEnglishisoneofthe__61__(effect)waystoimproveourEnglish writing ability.‎ ‎__62__(compare) with other forms of writing, it is shorter and takes ‎____63_(little) time. It can help us to develop the habit of thinking in English. If we persist in this practice, gradually we’ll learn how to express__64_ (us) in English.InkeepingadiaryinEnglish,wecertainlyrunupagainstmanydifficulties. In __65__first place, it often happens that we have trouble __66__(find) appropriate words and phrases to give expression to our mind. Secondly, there are many idiomatic ways of saying things in Chinese. And it is extremely hard for us to put them into English __67_(proper).‎ As far as I’m concerned, my__68__(suggest) is that we should always have a notebookandaChinese-Englishdictionarywithineasyreach.Wheneversomethingbeats us, we can first put it down in our notebook __69__then consult our dictionary. We can also turn to our English teacher for help, if necessary. In short, I believe that it is __70__ great use to keep a diary in English for the development of our writing skills.‎ 第四部分 写作 (共两节, 满分35分) 第一节 短文改错 (共10小题，每题1分，满分10分) 短文中共有10处错误，错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧)，并在此符号下面写出该加的词。‎ 删除：把多余的词用斜线( )划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词的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’m glad to hear the news what you’ll come to Hangzhou for a visit. You know, Hangzhou isthebeautiful cityontheeastcoastofChina.ItissaidthatMarcoPolo, a well-known Italy traveler once visits Hangzhou, and was struck by its beautifully scenery. Hangzhou is one of the oldest city with a long history. It was the capital of several dynasties. As a result, it has a lot famous temples and old ‎ towers. The West Lake, with green hills on three sides or many beautiful parks around, attracts a large number of visitors at home and at abroad. I think you’ll have a good time during your stay in Hangzhou. I’m looking forward to see you here soon.‎ 第二节 书面表达 (满分25分) 假定你是某中学的学生李华。请用英语给出版社的编辑写一封信,表达你对现在使用的英语教材的看法,内容主要包括:‎ 优点:1.话题广泛;‎ ‎2.图片丰富;‎ ‎3.有助于提高学习兴趣。建议:适当降低词汇难度。‎ 注意:1.词数100左右;‎ ‎2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;‎ ‎3.开头语已为你写好,不计入总词数。‎ Dear Editor,‎ As a student reader, I am writing to talk about the English textbooks published by your house.‎ ‎______________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________‎ Best regards,‎ Li Hua 第二次月考英语参考答案：‎ 听力：1-5 BCABA 6-10 BACAA 11-15 BACAC 16-20 CBCBC 阅读：21-24 BDCD 25-28 BBCD 29-31 BBD 32-35 DABB 36-40 GDFEB 完型填空：41-45 DBABC 46-50 CABDC 51-55 AADCD 56-60 ABADB 语法填空：61.effective 62. Compared 63.less 64.ourselves 65.the 66.finding ‎67.properly 68.suggestion 69.and 70.of 短 文 改 错 ： 1.what—that 2.the--a 3.Italy—Italian 4.visits---visited ‎5.city—cities 6.beautifully---beautiful 7.lot 后加of 8.or---and 9.去掉at 10. see-seeing 书面表达：Dear Editor,‎ As a student reader, I am writing to talk about the English textbooks published by your house. These books have many advantages. One of them is that we can find a variety of topics, such as science, culture and history. These topics, I think, are very popular with us students. What’s more, along with the texts there are many beautiful and colorful pictures, which can help us understand English better. Even thestudentswhousedtodislikeEnglishhaveturnedouttobeinterestedinthesubject. However, some of the texts have too many new words and expressions which are hard for us. Therefore, I’d like to suggest changing them into easier ones.‎ Best regards,‎ Li Hua