福建省三明市2017-2018学年高一英语上学期第二次月考试题

2017—2018学年上学期第二次月考

高一英语试题

（时间：120分钟；满分：100分）

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 man looking for?

A. Vegetables.

B. Orange juice.

C. An employee.

2. What is Pat wearing?

A. A white hat.

B. A white shirt.

C. A brown shirt.

3. What did the man borrow from the woman?

A. Her iPhone.

B. Her iPod.

C. Her gym bag.

4. Who will the man call?

A. His wife.

B. His boss.

C. A driver.

5. What happened to the woman?

A. She was late for school.

B. She got lost while driving.

C. She couldn’t find a parking spot.

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 does the woman say about puppies?

A. They are free.

B. They need shots.

C. They eat vegetables.

7. What does the boy offer to do?

A. Build a house for her puppy.

B. Take good care of the puppy.

C. Give the puppy some of his food.

听第7段材料, 回答第8、9题。

8. Why does the man want the door oiled?

A. It is very old.

B. It’s hard to open.

C. It makes too much noise.

9. When does the woman usually come home?

A. Late at night.

B. Early in the morning.

C. In the middle of the day.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.What does the man expect for the year?

A. It will be fun

B. It will be easy.

C. It will be difficult.

11.What does the man plan to do?

A. Major in English.

B. Volunteer at the zoo.

C. Attend medical school.

12. How often will the woman be volunteering?

A. Every day.

B. Every weekend.

C. Three days a week.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. Who did the woman just meet?

A. Her doctor.

B. A psychologist

C. One of her friends.

14. What might be the cause of the wo man’s sleeping problems?

A. Anxiety.

B. Too much work.

C. The pills she takes.

15. What does the man suggest?

A. Exercising outdoors.

B. Talking more often to others.

C. Not using the computer for a while.

16. When does the man usually fall asleep?

A. At 8:00 p.m.

B. At 9:00 p.m.

C. At 10:00 p.m.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.When did the storm start?

A. This morning

B. This afternoon.

C. Last night.

18. Who has been rescued by boat?

A. People living in low areas.

B. People living near the hills.

C. People living near the ocean.

19. How many people are without power?

A. Thousands.

B. Hundreds.

C. Several.

20. What does the Weather Service suggest people do?

A. Not leave their homes.

B. Turn off their electricity.

C. Drive carefully through water.

第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分25分)

第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项。

A

I learned to fly in a balloon in a race across the Atlantic Ocean in 1992 and became extremely interested in the sport. In the same way that a mountain climber dreams of the world’s highest mountain, I dreamed about flying non-stop around the world.

I spent six years planning the flight and failed twice before I and my team managed to succeed. For some reason, we had to go first to North Africa to catch the right winds. That added 10, 000 kilometres, and another week, to our journey. But because of this, our flight broke all the records for distance and time spent in the air.

The most memorable part of the trip for me is that we lived in the air for 20 days and that the rising sun was the most amazing thing we saw. We had to go out of the balloon’s capsule(舱), in which we were transported, three times while in the air to repair the fuel(燃料) system. We didn’t have any safety equipment but when you are in a situation like that, you just do what you have to do without thinking about feeling afraid.

Landing was a fantastic moment. I remember that when I got out of the capsule, I looked at my footprint in the sand. I remembered the astronaut Neil Armstrong, who

was so happy to put his footprint on the moon, so far away Earth. At that moment,

I was so happy to have my foot back on Earth!

21. What made the author interested in ballooning?

A. A non-stop flight.

B. A mountain climb.

C. A childhood dream.

D. A cross-ocean race.

22. What can be inferred from Paragraph 2 about the author and his team’s flight?

A. They set a new record.

B. They shortened their flight.

C. Their flight covered 10,000 kilometres.

D. They finished the flight without any difficulty.

23. Why did the author and his teammates get out of the capsule during the flight?

A. To fight the fear.

B. To do some repair work.

C. To admire the rising sun.

D. To check safety equipment.

B

They are sisters. They are in a car. They are arguing and one of them tries to leave. The two girls are acting but for 17-year-old Ellie it’s not all that far from the truth. Next week she will be in court to testify(作证) against a friend who hurt her. “Being here makes me forget all about that,” she says.

At Breeze Arts foundation in Leeds, eight young people between the ages of 16 and 20 are practicing what their acting teacher Fiona has presented to them.

Breeze Arts Foundation, which has been running for five years, is trying to get young people who are Neet (not in education, employment, or training) or in danger of becoming Neet back into education or work.

Each member of the group tells a different story. Some are here because they simply can’t stay in school, some because they have family problems, and some because they have a history of breaking the law.

The course members attend a 11-week programme. While here they will all work towards an Arts Award and an end-of-term performance.

Sarah McGlinchey is the course keyworker. As well as designing the courses, she does one-on-one work with the students, helping with everything from housing to job

hunting. Lessons are given on Wednesdays and Thursdays but the rest of the time McGlinchey focuses on one-to-one support.

Some of the teens here will never go on to work in the performing arts, but some will make careers in the area. One former member has worked at the West Yorkshire Playhouse. Another student went on to university to study modern art. Whatever happens, McGlinchey says, “Learning about performing arts and the arts industry builds their confidence and shows them what chances are out there.”

24. What does Ellie probably think of the course?

A. It is challenging.

B. It teaches her some basic rules.

C. It takes her pain away.

D. It gives her knowledge about law.

25. What is the purpose of the course?

A. To help youths in difficult situations.

B. To encourage youths to enter college.

C. To teach arts lessons to local students.

D. To pick out excellent star performers.

26. What can we learn about the course from the last paragraph?

A. It allows students to enjoy works of art.

B. It needs more support from art industry.

C. It helps the members believe in themselves.

D. It is attracting more and more members these days.

27. What would be the best title for the passage?

A. Each teenager tells a different story

B. Performing arts gives Neets a new start

C. Teens make careers in the performing arts

D. Breeze Arts Foundation offers acting course

C

Consider this: LeBron James made $71 million last year. Nurses who give a lot of time and energy to take care of others didn’t make that much. Firefighters who pull little kids out of burning buildings didn’t make that much. The president of the United States— who runs the entire country—didn’t make that much. Not even

close.

And that is a problem. What does it say about our society when we pay athletes millions more than we pay people who save lives? Do we value entertainment(娱乐) more than health and safety? Is competition more important to us than pity and public service?

Of course, not all professional(专业的) athletes make as much as LeBron, but the average salaries for professional football, baseball, basketball and hockey players all tend to be in the $2 million to 5$ million a year range. Compare that with the average salary for a family: $54,000. What’s more, many Americans will work a full-time job until they are about 70 years old and not make as much in a lifetime as an athlete like Tom Brady makes in one year ($36 million).

It’s true that the careers of athletes are short, which means players have a smaller window of time to earn money. But retired(退休的) athletes can go on to lucrative jobs. Many former athletes become coaches, sports commentators, or public speakers.

Athletes do deserve to make a good living. They encourage and entertain us, and they work hard. Training can be very tiring and difficult. Injuries are a long-lasting threat, especially in sports like football and hockey. But there are plenty of people who have difficult and dangerous jobs, and no one is handing them too much money.

Professional athletes are certainly impressive, but do they really deserve millions of dollars more than the rest of us?

28. How does the author mainly express his idea?

A. By making comparisons.

B. By telling interesting stories.

C. By showing research findings.

D. By sharing his own experience.

29. What does the underline word “lucrative” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A. Interesting.

B. Competitive.

C. Troublesome.

D. Money making.

30. What does the author agree with?

A. Professional athletes have easy lives.

B. The sports industry creates many jobs.

C. Professional athletes’ careers are short.

D. People value competition more than pity.

31. What does the author say about professional athletes’ salary?

A. He supports it.

B. He has doubts about it.

C. He is against it.

D. He is unconcerned about it.

D

Virtual reality(虚拟现实) has the ability to take young patients from their hospital beds to far-away worlds, under the sea or on a plane, so where do they want to go?

“The young kids at The Alfred Hospital told us they just want to be ‘anywhere but here’,” virtual reality maker Trent Clews-De Castella said. He is one of the creators of virtual reality company Phoria, which is creating experiences specially for child patients, thanks to the help from the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI).

“Right now we’re creating animal-assisted(动物辅助的) treatment experience together with Zoos Victoria,” Clews-De Castella said. Children could wear a pair of inexpensive VR glasses and find themselves interacting(互动)with a panda or a giraffe.“There’s good evidence that kind of experience is good for pain management and reducing uneasiness,” he said.

Clews-De Castella said the project was started thanks to one special family, the John s from Victoria. “We had created a VR experience for the TV show The Block and we had a call from a family who got in touch with the producers to say their daughter was a huge fan of the show but that she was also very sick and wondered if there was any way we could bring the exciting experience to Beccky. We went to the hospital with the VR experience and she loved it. Afterwards, her father Paul told us how the doctors had praised the experience which had helped improve her condition.”

Unfortunately, Beccky died of cancer, but her love for virtual reality has encouraged this project, which, if all goes according to the plan, will be benefiting lots of young peopl e’s hospital experiences.

32. For whom is the project carried out?

A. General VR fans.

B. Sick children in hospitals.

C. Adult cancer patients.

D. Families with cancer patients.

33. What do we know about Clews-De Castella’s company?

A. It is working with Zoos Victoria.

B. It is doing research with hospitals.

C. It is trying to cut VR glasses’ prices.

D. It is aiming to search for medical evidence.

34. Why did the family call the producers?

A. Their daughter hoped to praise the program.

B. Their daughter wished to get onto a TV show.

C. They wanted their daughter to experience VR.

D. They needed to raise money through the show.

35. What caused Phoria to start the project？

A. The John’s invitation.

B. The MCRI’s research.

C. Doctor’s suggestions.

D. Beccky’s excitement for VR. 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。

The coffee story

Kaldi was tired but he couldn’t sleep. His goats were awake and very noisy. “Why can’t they sleep?” Kaldi thought. 36 They were eating some green plants with little red fruits on them. Kaldi decided to taste the fruits. He ate the soft part of each fruit and the hard things in the centre. 37 He was not tired. He felt more awake and did not want to sleep.

Those hard things were coffee beans, and Kaldi discovered them in Ethiopia more than 1,000 years ago. 38 Perhaps it is true, perhaps not. Nobody knows. But we know that coffee grew first in Ethiopia, and somebody discovered it there more than 1,000 years ago.

39 Arab farmers began to grow coffee plants. People learned to make a drink from the beans, and they called it qahwa.

For 400 years, only the Arabs knew about qahwa. Then people in Turkey learned about it. Soon after that, western Europeans began to drink it, and in 1652 the first coffee shop in London opened.

40 Some famous coffee-growing countries are Brazil, Colombia, Indonesia and, of course, Ethiopia. Coffee is one of the world’s favorite drinks, thanks to Kaldi and his goats.

A. At least, that’s the traditional story.

B. After a minute he began to feel different.

C. Many Arab farmers grew coffee to make money.

D. Now farmers grow coffee in many parts of the world.

E. Coffee was such an important drink during that time period.

F. He couldn’t understand the problem so he watched the animals carefully.

G. After that, Arab travelers took coffee plants to Egypt and other Arab countries. 第三部分语言知识运用（共两节, 满分25分）

第一节（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

With hard work and optimism, Robledo went from a migrant(移民的) worker to the owner of a California winery(葡萄酒厂).

Robledo 41 his childhood in a poor mountain town in Mexico and often went to bed 42 . In 1968, with his own long-awaited passport, he arrived at Christian Brothers Winery with his 43 . He realized that the craft(技艺), if one became 44 at it, could offer a 45 out of poverty. He felt that an even better life was waiting, if only he could 46 it. To reach his 47 , Robledo worked up to 16 hours a day. Within three months, he worked as foreman(工长), 48 35 workers, his father included. Six years after his arrival, Robledo landed the 49 of vineyard(葡萄园) manager. His salary of $60,000 50 unusual talent. In 1984, he 51 experimental plots(圃), using different soils and rootstocks. Although there was bad weather sometimes, his vineyards all bore 52 fruit. In October 2008, he opened a winery in Sonoma. As a privately-held (私有的) company, Robledo’s winery 53 its gains with others. Over the past three years the company has 54 about $100, 000 in farm workers’ health and housing programs.

At the winery’s annual harvest festival, Robledo walks around his 55 from across the USA and beyond 56 they were his old friends. Looking at the 57 on everyone’s face, he says with deep feelings, “This is 58 I’ve been working that way without getting 59 . You have been doing business with me and have helped me

a lot. I love you all. I can’t 60 how I feel. Right now my dreams have come true.”

41. A. recalled B. dislike C. took D. spent

42. A. calm B. angry C. hungry D.

thirsty

43. A. mother B. father C. friends D. teammates

44. A. skilled B. devoted C. disappointed D. surprised

45. A. place B. way C. space D. room

46. A. catch B. control C. know D. understand

47. A. reality B. goal C. plan D. idea

48. A. educating B. reminding C. managing D. examining

49. A. condition B. situation C. admission D. position

50. A. promised B. pretended C. showed D. solved

51. A. set up B. set down C. settled down D. settled up

52. A. ordinary B. special C. common D. amazing

53. A. holds B. earned C. makes D. shares

54. A. founded B. removed C. put D. taken

55. A. visitors B. workers C. customers D.

competitors

56. A. as if B. even if C. if only D. only if

57. A .signs B. smiles C. doubts D. suffering

58. A. why B. when C. where D. what

59. A. excited B. interested C. ashamed D. tired

60. A. decide B. describe C. accept D. realize

第二节（共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分）

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个合适的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

The Amber Room, one of the greatest 61 (wonder) of the world, was a great work 62 (make) of several tons of amber. It was first made for Frederic I, the King of Russia. In 1776, the Amber Room 63 (give) to the Russian people as a gift of friendship by Frederick William. In Russia, the room first served 64 a small reception hall for important visitors. Later, Catherine II had the room 65 (move) to her summer palace. In 1770, the room was completed as she wished. 66 (sad), the Amber Room disappeared 67 the Nazi Germany and Russia were at war and now

nobody knows 68 happened to it. In 2003, 69 , a new Amber Room, built by the Russians and Germans on the basis of old photos, was ready for the people of St Petersburg 70 (celebrate) the 300th birthday of the city.

第四部分写作（共三节，满分30分）

第一节单词拼写（共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分）

根据各句句意以及所给单词的首字母或汉语提示词，写出单词的正确形式。

71. The chair’s price is 10 yuan and it allows 30% discount. What a good b_______.

72. The kids watched as the coin they had thrown ________ (下沉)to the bottom of the

pool.

73. Many people felt lucky to have __________ (幸存)the earthquake.

74. Both the Winter and Summer Olympics are held every four years on a r________basis.

75. Last year, his brother was ________(录取) to Beijing University with a high score.

76. P________, I think this program needs further testing and revision.

77. You must have this sentence ________(简化) so that the children can understand

it easily.

78. The film is well w__________ seeing, because it is the first Indian film that

has won the Academy Award the best Foreign Language.

79. As we know, the motto of the Olympics is “S_________, Higher and Stronger.”

80. You need to fill in this __________(申请) form if you want to apply for a job

in our company.

第二节完成句子（共20空；每空格0.5分，满分10分）

根据汉语意思完成句子。（注意：每空一词）

81. 我很欣赏那些为寻找琥珀屋而努力的人。

I think highly of those people ________ ________ the Amber Room.

82. 参加游泳比赛的运动员一个接一个进入比赛场馆。

The athletes who ________ _________ ________ the swimming competition went into the stadium ________ _________ ________.

83. 随着时间流逝，我被造得更小了。

As time __________ __________, I was made smaller.

84. 字母“PRC”代表中华人民共和国。

The letters “PRC” _______ ________ the People’s Republic of China.

85. 我决定给Tom 写信而不是打电话。

I decided to write a letter to Tom ________ ________ make a call.

86. 琥珀屋是用金银珠宝装饰起来的珍品，艺术家们花了十年时间才把它完成。

The Amber Room was a treasure ________ ________ gold and jewels, which took artists about ten years to make.

87.有些父母整天忙着处理个人事务，结果忽略了对孩子的管教。

Some parents are busy ________ ________ their personal business and as a result, parental control over their children is neglected.

88. 不到三分钟，这位好奇的男孩就把新买的玩具拆开了。

In less than three minutes, the newly-bought toy was ________ ________ by the curious boy.

第三节书面表达（满分10分）

假定你是李华，刚刚升入高一的你发现难以适应现在的学习，压力很大。请你用英语给你的美国笔友John写一封信，说明你的情况并寻求他的帮助。

注意：1. 词数100左右（开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数）;

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear John,

How are you getting on these days? __________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

Looking forward to your reply.

Yours

Li Hua

2017-2018学年上学期第二次月考

高一英语参考答案（2017/12）

第一部分听力

1-5 BCBAC 6-10. BCCAC 11-15. CBAAA 16-20. CBABA

第二部分阅读理解

第一节 A. DAB B. CACB C. ADCB D. BACD

第二节FBAGD

第三部分语言知识运用

第一节41. DCBAB 46. ABCDC 51. ADDCC 56. ABADB

第二节

61. wonders 62. made 63. was given 64. as 65. moved

66. Sadly 67. when 68. what 69. however 70. to celebrate

第四部分写作

第一节

71. bargain 72. sank 73. survived 74. regular

75.admitted

76. Personally 77. simplified 78. worth 79. Swifter 80.application

第二节

81. searching/looking for 82. took part in; one after another/one by one 83. went by 84. stand for 85. rather than 86. decorated with

87. dealing with 88. taken apart

第三节书面表达（One possible version）

Dear John,

How are you getting on these days? I am encountering some problems that make me worried and I am writing this letter to ask for your help.

To tell you the truth, I’ve found it’s really difficult for me to get used to the life of senior high school. All the subjects are much more difficult than the ones in junior high school, and therefore, I feel nervous and anxious all the time. What’s worse, because of too much pressure, I am unable to concentrate in class and

make more mistakes in exams, which really worries me a lot. I am wondering if you could give me some suggestions to help me deal with the pressure.

Looking forward to your early reply.

Yours,

Li Hua