四川省成都市2015-2016学年高一英语下册4月月考试题1

2015-2016学年度下期高2015级4月阶段考英语试题本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。

满分150分，考试时间120分钟。

命题人：刘诗宋张杰审题人：黄朝晖第Ⅰ卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1. 5分，满分7. 5分）听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题, 从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项, 并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后, 你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What dessert will the man order?A. Ice cream.B. A chocolate cake.C. Nothing.2. What is the man doing?A. Doing some shopping.B. Translating words.C. Using a machine.3. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a hotel.B. In a library.C. In a classroom.4. What’s the relationship between the speakers?A. Teacher and student.B. Doctor and patient.C. Boss and employee.5. What is the woman probably going to do this weekend?A. Rent a boat in the Water Park.B. Go out with her parents.C. Prepare for a competition.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。

每段对话后有几个小题, 从所给选项中选出最佳选项, 并标在试卷的相应位置。

听前, 每小题5秒钟阅读；听完后，每小题5秒钟作答。

每段对话读两遍。

听第6段材料, 回答第6、7题。

6. How does the woman feel now?A. Nervous.B. Confident.C. Relaxed.7. When will the presentation start?A. At 2: 00.B. At 3: 00.C. At 5: 00.听第7段材料, 回答第8、9题。

8. Where is the woman going?A. To her house.B. To an appointment.C. To West 22nd Street.1（共10页）9. What can we learn from the conversation?A. The woman is in a rush.B. It is going to rain soon.C. The traffic is heavy at the moment.听第8段材料, 回答第10至12题。

10. Why did the woman miss the outing?A. She had to help her mother.B. She invited some visitors.C. She ran out of gas.11. Where did the man have the picnic?A. In the mountains.B. On the hill.C. In the backyard.12. How was the weather when the man got home?A. Rainy.B. Cloudy.C. Sunny.听第9段材料, 回答第13至16题。

13. What’s the most probable relationship between the two speakers?A. Friends.B. Strangers.C. Husband and wife.14. Why don’t the woman and her husband move to a new house?A. It’s so far away.B. They love their old house.C. They ca n’t afford a new house.15. What does the man’s sister think of the house she bought?A. Poor.B. Satisfying.C. Expensive.16. What can we know from the conversation?A. The old house is over 100 years old.B. The old house is worth a lot.C. The neighbors get along well.听第10段材料, 回答第17至20题。

17. What might be the relationship between the speakers?A. Waiter and customer.B. Father and daughter.C. Friends.18. What was the worst food the woman has ever had?A. The chicken.B. The fish.C. The French fries.19. How does the experience affect the woman?A. She is a vegetarian now.B. She seldom eats in restaurants.C. She’s never been to Hawaii again.20. What happened to the man speaker in the fast food restaurant?A. There was a fly in his food.B. The cook forgot to make his food.C. He was charged too much.2（共10页）第二部分: 阅读理解(共两节, 满分40分)第一节(共15小题; 每小题2分, 满分30分)阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中, 选出最佳选项。

AIn a world today of new technology, population growth and economicflourish, planning forfuture residential（适合居住的）and commercial developments needs careful analysis abouteffects on the environment and the people of the community.One example of a growing city is Wooster, Ohio, my place of residency.Wooster in the lastfive years has grown considerably in population, leading to a growth in commercial business.Surrounded by farmland, Wooster’s planning commission chose to extend the community intothese farm areas in the form of residential and commercial areas.Picture this---corn fields, old trees, clean air, country roads, andwildlife are all part of thearea. Within four years, the people living on this farm step outside on their front porch to view anextensive shopping center containing Wal-Mart, McDonald’s，Wendy’s, TCBY, and a Cinemarkmovie theatre. The once quiet road is now a city street with traffic lights, busy with automobilesday and night. The air smells of car exhaust and fast food.Some destruction of farmland is unavoidable when a city expands.Instead of expandingoutward, planning commissions should consider interior remodeling of a city. Tearing downunusable buildings could remodel many areas inside the city. In addition, commercializedbuildings could extend upwards to avoid unnecessary use of land.Environmentally, commercial expansion is harmful to the land.Besides forms of pollution,wildlife, including both plants and animals, is put at risk. A planning commission could haverealized the benefits of environmental protection. Why not preserve the beauty and naturalness ofthe land while at the same time allowing for growth?With a steady growth of population and the need for more homes and more workplaces,many problems arise when planning for the future. The hillsides, fields and animal habitats needto be preserved while expanding cities. In the future, a world covered with concrete and asphalt（沥青）could become reality. Serious research and analysis are needed when planning for thefuture of our home communities and for the entire globe to avoid such a miserable result.21. It can be inferred from the passage that.A. it is unavoidable to destroy farmland when a city growsB. Wooster used to be a quiet and peaceful city surrounded by farmlandC. with many nationwide shopping centers, Wooster lost its uniquenessD. commercial expansion has done no harm to Wooster22. The underlined word “remodeling” in Paragraph 4 probably means.A. reconstructionB. recoveryC. destructionD. decoration3（共10页）23. Which of the following sentences best expresses the main idea of the passage?A. Planning for the future has bad effects on the environment and the livingthings.B. With safety growth of population, more homes and more workplaces areneeded.C. The development of technology, population and economy causes us toplan for the future.D. Planning for future developments, effects on the environment should betaken into account.24. What is the writer’s attitude towards the current planning of cities?A. FavorableB. CriticalC. ObjectiveD. Depressed．BIn America, Virginia Beach has all the elements of a classic seaside resort: brilliant beaches, alively boardwalk, plenty of restaurants and nightspots, and amusement rides are sure to appeal tokids. Many believe Virginia Beach is at its best in the off-season, when the town is less crowdedbut the weather is still mild.Meanwhile, some safety tips should be followed, enjoying the happiness and excitement thebeach offers.The number l safety tip concerns ocean safety: pay attention to Flagconditions posted on thelifeguard stands. Lifeguards post a red flag to warn when the ocean water is dangerous. Take themseriously! Tourists from land-locked regions are particularly easily attracted by the magic of thewaves. However, a calm ocean can become risky without warning. Make sure you swim near alifeguard. Swimming without lifeguard protection is almost five times as great as drowning at abeach with lifeguards.Never swim alone. Many drownings involve single swimmers.When you swim withsomeone else, if one of you has a problem, the other may be able to get help, including signalingfor assistance from others.Don’t fight the current. The facts show that some 80% of rescues by lifeguards at oceanbeaches are caused by currents. These currents are formed by surf and gravity, because once surfpushes water up the slope of a beach, gravity pulls it back. This can create concentrated rivers ofwater moving offshore. If you are caught in a rip current, don’t fight it by trying to swim directlyto shore. Instead, swim parallel to shore until you feel the current relax, then swim to shore. Mostrip currents are narrow and a short swim parallel to shore will help bring you to safety.25. When coming to Virginia Beach, children CANNOT enjoy the happiness of.A. walking on the road made of woodB. joining the nightspotsC. riding a horse or a pumper carD. surfing in the sea26. Many people believe the best time to visit Virginia Beach may be.A. after autumn school term beginningB. in the summer vacationC. during the Christmas holidayD. in the cold winter27. Swimming in the sea you’d better not swim.A. with a friendB. within the sight of the lifeguardC. with the currentD.as far as you like4（共10页）28. The passage mainly tells us.A. some safety tips when swimming in the seaB. the happiness and excitement the beach offersC. Virginia Beach has all the elements of a classic seaside resortD. the dangers for tourists from land-locked regions to swim in the seaCResidents in the Spanish town of Lorca are assessing the damage fromquakes that killed ninepeople. The earthquake forced thousands of people to spend the night outdoors.The mayor of the historic town, with a population of 90,000, said:“Almost no-one slept intheir homes”. Some 20,000 buildings are believed to have been damaged. It was Spain’s worstearthquake for 50 years. The magnitude (震级) 5.2 tremor hit early on Wednesday evening,around two hours after a quake measuring 4.4. Those who died---including at least one pregnantwoman and a child---were killed by falling things in the second quake. Regional officials say atleast 130 people have been injured, with several in a serious condition.Lorca’s Mayor Francisco Jodar said most of the town’s population had spent the nightsheltering in their cars, streets, public squares or other towns. Some camped out in an outdoorbasketball court, and others used children’s playgrounds. “We have provided them with blankets,food, water and both medical and psychological attention,” he said. “It is very sad to seeneighbours spending the night in the street,” he added. “There is desperation and fear in theirminds.”Many people were queuing at dawn for food and hot drinks fromemergency workers. Somewere returning to their homes to assess the damage, although many were ordered to keep away.“We are very scared, because our houses didn’t collapse, but they are badly damaged,” oneresident, Jose Crespo, said. “All the village has fallen, everything... All the buildings have beenaffected.” “We know we live near a fault line (断裂带) but we never thought this would happen,”another resident Pepe Tomas, 56,said. “People are afraid. No one here has ever seen anything likethis before.”The Red Cross says it has moved in 24 ambulances and set up three field hospitals. Hundredsof military teams are now in the town, searching the rubble for victims and survivors, beginningthe clean-up and checking which buildings are safe to enter. Schools and some roads remainclosed, although some train services have now been restored, Spanish mediareports.29. Where did the earthquake happen?A. Asia.B. Europe.C. America.D. Africa.30. According to the passage, we can learn.A. all the buildings fell down in the earthquakeB. the earthquake killed 130 peopleC. only one pregnant woman died in the earthquakeD. it was the worst earthquake for 50 years in Spain5（共10页）31. What’s the fe eling of the people after the earthquake according to the passage?A. Surprised.B. Disappointed.C. Scared and desperate.D. Frustrated.DAmerican researchers found females are the more talkative sex because of a special“language protein(蛋白质)”in the brain.The study, conducted by neuroscientists (神经学家)and psychologist from the University ofMaryland, concluded that women talked more because they had more of the Foxp2 protein. Theresearch, published in the Journal of Neuroscience, found that higher levels were found amonghumans that were women but in rats that were males. Their findings came after it was previouslyclaimed that ladies speak about 20,000 words a day – over 13,000 more than men. “This study i sone of the first to report a sex difference in the expression of a language-associated protein inhumans or animals,” said Prof Margaret McCarthy, who led the study. In their study, theresearchers attempted to determine what might make male rats more vocal than their femalefriends.They separated four-day-old rats from their mothers and then counted the number of timesthey cried out in the “ultrasonic range”, the frequencies higher than humans can hear, over fiveminutes. While both sexes called out hundreds of cries, the males called out twice as often, theyfound. But when the pups were returned to their mother’s cage, she fussed over her sons first.Tests conducted on the parts of the brain known to be associated with vocal calls showed the malepups have up to twice as much Foxp2 protein as the females. The researchers then increased theproduction in the brains of female pups and reduced it in males. This led to the female rats cryingout more often and their mothers showing more interest to them. In contrast, males became less“talkative”.The researchers then tested samples from ten children, aged between three and five, whichshowed that females had up to 30 per cent more of the Foxp2 protein than males, in a brain areakey to language in humans.“Based on our observations, we assume higher levels of Foxp2 in girls and higher levels ofFoxp2 in male rats is an indication that Foxp2 protein levels are associated with the morecommunicative sex,” said Prof McCarthy. “Our results imply Foxp2 as a component of theneurobiological basis of sex differences in vocal communication in mammals.”32. From the second paragraph, we can learn that.A. women always speak more words than menB. men and male rats have low levels of language proteinC. women and male rats have similar levels of Foxp2D. McCarthy isn’t the first to find females more talka tive33. The underlined phrase “fussed over” in the third paragraph probably means.A. paid attention toB. related toC. put pressure onD.counted on6（共10页）34. The researchers carried out the experiments on rats in order to.A. test which part of the brain is key to language in rats and humansB. prove the levels of Foxp2 protein in humans and rats are differentC. discover the association between Foxp2 protein and vocalcommunicationD. determine the reason why female rats are more talkative than male rats35. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?A. Tests on humans and rats.B. Why women are the talkative sex.C. Sex differences in Foxp2 protein.D. Foxp2 protein determines oral ability.第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，其中两项为多余选项。