湖南省邵东县第三中学2015-2016学年高二下学期第一次月考英语试题 Word版无答案.doc

2016年上学期高二年级第一次月考英语试卷（实验班）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，从试题所给的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 do the speakers need to buy?A. A fridgeB. A dinner tableC. Some chairs2.What‟s the possible relationship between the two speakers?A.Waitress and customerB. Teacher and studentC. Mother and son3.Why does the man think it funny to walk in the open?A.He has been kept inside for a long timeB.There is more fresh air in the openC.He likes to walk in the open4.How much did the dog cost?A.＄118.B.＄189.C.＄109.5. What are the two speakers doing?A. Making a planB. Attending a meetingC. Making a call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. What are the two speakers talking about?A. A new car.B. The latest newsC. Their work7. Why did the man buy a car?A. He is too old to go to work on foot.B. He is rich enough now.C. His home is far away from his office.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题8. When does the conversation take place?A. At 10:05B. At 9:55C. At 10:009. What does the man decide to do with his watch?A. Give it to the womanB. Buy a new oneC. Repair it听第8段材料，回答第10至12题.10. How long has the man been in London?A. One yearB. A few yearsC. A couple of months11. Why did the woman leave her hometown?A. To lead a city lifeB. To open a restaurantC. To find a job12. Where did the woman come from?A. LondonB. ArnsideC. Lancaster听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. Where does the conversation most probably take place?A. In the streetB. At the railway stationC. In the office14. Where does the woman want to go?A. The bus stationB. The airportC. The railway station15. How does the woman go there in the end?A. By train B, By bike C. By taxi16. Why won‟t the woman go there by bus?A. There is no direct bus to the place.B. There is no bus there.C. The bus was far away.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. Where did the speaker see snow for the first time?A. In Hong Kong B, In the USA C. In Canada18. Why was the speaker very happy one evening?A. He didn‟t need to go to school.B. It was beginning to snow.C. He could put on warm clothes.19. Why didn‟t the children have to go to school?A. Heavy snow blocked the roads.B. They wanted to play on the snow field.C. Their teachers were sure that they liked snow.20. What did the children‟s mother do when asked to let them go out to play?A. Refused to let them go out.B. Told them to turn on the radio.C. Told them to wait until after breakfast.第二部分（共两节，满分40分）第一节阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）AThe Cambridge Science Festival Curiosity ChallengeDare to Take the Curiosity Challenge!The Cambridge Science Festival（CSF）is pleased to inform you of the sixth annual Curiosity Challenge．The challenge invites，even dares school students between the ages of 5 and 14 to create artwork or a piece of writing that shows their curiosity and how it inspires them to explore their world．Students are being dared to draw a picture，write an article，take a photo or write a poem that shows what they are curious about．To enter the challenge，all artwork or pieces of writing should be sent to the Cambridge Science Festival，MIT Museum，265 Mass Avenue，Cambridge 02139 by Friday，February 8th．Students who enter the Curiosity Challenge and are selected as winners will be honored at a special ceremony during the CSF on Sunday，April 21st．Guest speakers will also present prizes to the students．Winning entries will be published in a book．Student entries will be exhibited and prizes will be given．Families of those who take part will be included in the celebration and brunch will be served．Between March 10th and March 15th，each winner will be given the specifics of the closing ceremony and the Curiosity Challenge celebration．The program guidelines and other related information are available at：http：//cambridgesciencefestival．org．21．Who can take part in the Curiosity Challenge?A．MIT artists．B．Cambridge locals． C．CSF winners． D．School students．22．When will the prize-giving ceremony be held?A．On April 21st．B．On March 10th．C．On March 15th．D．On February 8th．23．What type of writing is this text?A．An exhibition guide．B．An announcement．C．An art show review．D．An official report．BAs more and more people speak the global languages of English，Chinese，Spanish，and Arabic，other languages are rapidly disappearing．In fact，half of the 6,000—7,000 languages spoken around the world today will likely die out by the next century，according to the United Nations Educational，Scientific，and Cultural Organization（UNESCO）．In an effort to prevent language loss，scholars from a number of organizations—UNESCO and National Geographic among them—have for many years been documenting dying languages and the cultures they reflect．Mark Turin，a scientist at the Macmillan Center，Yale University，who specializes in the languages and oral traditions of the Himalayas，is following in that tradition．His recently published book，A Grammar of Thangmi with an Ethnolinguistic Introduction to the Speakers and Their Culture，grows out of his experience living，working，and raising a family in a village in Nepal．Documenting the Thangmi language and culture is just a starting point for Turin，who seeks to include other languages and oral traditions across the Himalayan reaches of India，Nepal，Bhutan，and China．But he is not content to simply record these voices before they disappear without record．At the University of Cambridge Turin discovered a wealth of important materials—including photographs，films，tape recordings，and field notes—which had remained unstudied and were badly in need of care and protection．Now，through the two organizations that he has founded—the Digital Himalaya Project and the World Oral Literature Project—Turin has started a campaign to make such documents，found in libraries and stores around the world，available not just to scholars but to the younger generations of communities from whom the materials were originally collected．Thanks to digital technology and the widely available Internet，Turin notes，the endangered languages can be saved and reconnected with speech communities．24．Many scholars are making efforts to ______．A．promote global languages B．search for language communitiesC．rescue disappearing languages D．set up language research organizations 25．What does “that tradition” in Paragraph 3 refer to?A．Writing books on language teaching．B．Having full records of the languages．C．Telling stories about language users．D．Living with the native speakers．26．What is Turin's book based on?A．His personal experience in Nepal．B．The documents available at Yale．C．His language research in Bhutan．D．The cultural studies in India．27．Which of the following best describes Turin's work?A．Write，sell and donate．B．Record，repair and reward．C．Design，experiment and report．D．Collect，protect and reconnect．CPlanning a visit to the UK? Here we help with ways to cut your costs.A VOID BIG EVENTS Big sporting events, concerts and exhibitions can increase the cost of accommodation and make it harder to find a room. A standard double room at the Thistle Brighton on the final Friday of the Brighton Comedy Festival (19 Oct.) cost £169.15 at . A week later, the same room cost £118.15.If you can be flexible and want to know dates to avoid—or you‟re looking for a big event to pass your time—check out sites such as , which allow you to search for events in the UK by city, date and category.STAY AWAY FROM THE STA TION If traveling to your destination by train, you may want to find a good base close to the station, but you could end up paying more for the sake of convenience at the start of your holiday.Don‟t be too choosy about the part of town you stay in. Booking two months in advance, the cheapest room at Travelodge‟s Central Euston hotel in London for Saturday 22 September was £95.95. A room just a tube journey away at its Covent Garden hotel was £75.75. And at Farringdon, a double room cost just £62.95.LOOK AFTER YOURSELF Really central hotels in cities such as London, Edinburgh and Cardiff can cost a fortune, especially at weekends and during big events. As an alternative consider checking into a self-catering flat with its own kitchen. Often these flats are hidden away on the top floors of ci ty centre buildings. A great example is the historic O‟Neill Flat onEdinburgh‟s Royal Mile, available for £420 for five days in late September, with room for four adults.GET ON A BIKE London‟s …Boris bikes‟ have attracted the most attention, but other c ities also have similar programs that let you rent a bicycle and explore at your own pace, saving you on public transport or car parking costs.Among the smaller cities with their own programs are Newcastle (casual members pay around £1.50 for two hours) and Cardiff (free for up to 30 minutes, or £5 per day).28. The Brighton Comedy Festival is mentioned mainly to show big events may __________.A. cause travelers to pay more for accommodationB. attract lots of travelers to the UKC. allow travelers to make flexible plansD. help travelers pass time29. “Farringdon” in Paragraph 5 is most probably __________.A. the tube line to Covent GardenB. a hotel away from the train stationC. an ideal holiday destinationD. the name of a travel agency30. The passage shows that the O‟Neill Flat __________.A. lies on the ground floorB. is located in central LondonC. costs over £100 on average per day in late SeptemberD. provides cooking facilities for tourists31. Cardiff‟s progr am allows a free bike for a maximum period of __________.A. one hourB. half an hourC. one hour and a halfD. two hoursDLast night‟s meteor(流星) shower left many people in the community dissatisfied and demanding answers. According to Gabe R othschild, Emerald Valley‟s mayor, people gathered in the suburbs of the city, carrying heavy telescopes, expecting to watch the brightly burning meteors passing through the sky. What they found instead was a sky so brightened by the city‟s lights that it darkened the light of the meteors passing overhead.“My family was so frustrated,” admitted town resident Duane Cosby. “We wanted to make this an unforgettable family outing, but it turned out to be a huge disappointment.”Astronomers---scientists who study stars and planets---have been complaining about thisproblem for decades. They say that light pollution prevents them from seeing objects in the sky that they could see quite easily in the past. They call on people and the government to take measures to fight against it.There is yet a population besides professional and amateur star observers that suffers even more from light pollution. This population consists of birds, bats, frogs, snakes, etc. For example, outdoor lightening severely affects migrating (迁徙) birds. According to the International Dark- Sky Association, “100 million birds a year throughout North America die in crashes with lighted buildings and towers.”Countless more animal casualties (伤亡) result from the use of artificial lighting. Clearly, people enjoy the benefits of lighting their evenings, but some scientists think it can be harmful for humans, too. They worry that exposure to light while sleeping can increase a person‟s chances of getting cancer.Emerald Valley is only one community that is becoming aware of the negative effects of light pollution. For years, Flagstaff, Arizona, has enforced lighting regulations in its city in order to assist astronomers at the Lowell Observatory. Similar efforts have been made worldwide, and a movement is underway to remind us to turn off lights when we are not using them, so that other creatures can share the night.32. It happened last night that __________________.A. the meteor flew past before being noticedB. the city‟s lights affected the met eor watchingC. the city light show attracted many peopleD. the meteor watching ended up in social outing33. What do the astronomers complain about?A. Meteor showers occur less often than beforeB. Their observation equipment is in poor repair.C. Their eyesight is failing due to artificial lighting.D. Light pollution has remained unsolved for years.34. What is the author concerned about according to Paragraph 4?A. Animal‟s survival is threatened by outdoor lighting.B. Animal‟s living habit s may change suddenly.C. Varieties of animals will become sharply reduced.D. Birds may take other migration paths.35. Lighting regulations in Flagstaff, Arizona are put into effect to ______________.A. lessen the chance of getting cancerB. ensure citizens a good sleep at nightC. create an ideal observation conditionD. enable all creatures to live in harmony 第二节七选五（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）UrbanizationUntil relatively recently, the vast majority of human beings lived and died without ever seeing a city. The first city was probably founded no more than 5,500 years ago. 36 . In fact, nearly everyone lived on farms or in tiny rural (乡村的) villages. It was not until the 20th century that Great Britain became the first urban society in history--- a society in which the majority of people live in cities and do not farm for a living.Britain was only the beginning. 37 .The process of urbanization--- the migration (迁移) of people from the countryside to the city--- was the result of modernization, which has rapidly transformed how people live and where they live.In 1990, fewer than 40% of Americans lived in urban areas. Today, over 82% of Americans live in cities. Only about 2% live on farms. 38 .Large cities were impossible until agriculture became industrialized. Even in advanced agricultural societies. It took about ninety-five people on farms to feed five people in cities.39 . Until modern times, those living in cities were mainly the ruling elite(精英) and the servants, laborers and professionals who served them. Cities survived by taxing farmers and were limited in size by the amount of surplus food that the rural population produced and by the ability to move this surplus from farm to city.Over the past two centuries, the Industrial Revolution has broken this balance between the city and the country. 40 . Today, instead of needing ninety-five farmers to feed five city people, one American farmer is able to feed more than a hundred non-farmers.A. The rest live in small towns.B. The effects of urban living on people should be considered.C. Soon many other industrial nations become urban societies.D. But even 200 years ago, only a few people could live in cities.E. Modernization drew people to the cities and made farmers more productive.F. Modern cities have destroyed social relations and the health of human beings.G. That kept cities very small.第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45）第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（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。