2018-2019学年高二英语12月月考试题 (VII).doc

xx-2019学年高二英语12月月考试题 (VII)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。每段对话仅读一遍。1. What does the man want?A. A tennis game. B. An online game. C. A shooting game.2. What will the man do next?A. Make dinner. B. Wash the dishes. C. Watch TV.3. What does the man mean? A. He prefers to keep the window closed. B. He is too busy to open the window. C. He agrees to open the window at once.4. What is the time now? A. About 5:30. B. About 5:00. C. About 4:30.5. What does the man suggest doing? A. Pressing the emergency button. B. Calling the service centre. C. Doing nothing for a short while.第二节 （共15小题；每题1分，满分15分）听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. What did the woman spend $10 on？ A. The taxi. B. The hot dogs. C. The popcorn and drinks.7. Where did the speakers go just before they went home? A. To the convenience store. B. To the movies. C. To the new hot dog place.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. What relation is Ms Leska to the woman? A. Her roommate. B. Her cousin. C. Her workmate.9. Who will probably meet Kevin at the bus station? A. Claudia. B. Tara. C. Albee.10. What will the woman do at 3:00 p.m.? A. Meet the man. B. Look after Ms Leska. C. Teach a class.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. How did the man learn to play instruments? A. He taught himself. B. He learned it at school. C. He learned it at pubs and clubs.12. What instrument did the man play first? A. The piano. B. Keyboards. C. The drum.13. When did the man leave school? A. In 1981. B. In 1992. C. In 1997.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. An article. B. A newspaper. C. A minibus.15. How did the girl fall down on the road? A. She tripped over something. B. She was knocked over by a car. C. She slipped because of the wet road.16. Who flew out in the accident? A. A car driver. B. A minibus driver. C. A minibus passenger.17. What can we learn from the conversation? A. The accident took place on Tuesday. B. A truck was involved in the accident. C. The woman witnessed the accident.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. When were the speaker and his friends caught in a storm? A. The second night. B. The fifth night. C. The last night.19. What was the weather like on the last day? A. Rainy. B. Cloudy. C. Fine.20. What do we know about the speaker? A. He was persuaded into the trip. B. He walked 100 miles in one week. C. He was disappointed at the trip.第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节：单项填空(共15小题，每小题1分，共15分)请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21. We are all eager to see whether or not the chairman himself is going to _ the mitment he has made.A. get down to B. look forward to C. live up to D. think back to22. I saw your uncle take a taxi to the airport. Why didnt you drive him there? I _. But my car _.A. would; was fixed B. would have; was fixedC. would have; was being fixed D. did; was being fixed23. These scientists of the center _ to finding measures to stop desertification have done much research into the problem since the center set up in 1996.A. have mitted B. mitted C. being mitted D. have been mitted24. fortable as the chair was _, he preferred standing while attending the lecture.A. to sit on B. to be sat on C. sitting on D. sit on 25. What did the two countries want to avoid as cooperative partners rather than enemies?_ the mistakes happening in history.A. To repeat.B. Having repeatedC. To have repeatedD. Repeating26. The seeming logic of addressing the issue has fallen apart that _ economy develops, interpersonal relationships worsen, for people are willing to take due responsibility. A. unlessB. beforeC. whatD. where27. The need to do what the majority of us are doing forces us to take up activities which we _ otherwise.A. wontB. wouldnt C. shouldD. might 28. _ you lose weight in a healthy way, I dont really care what your _ is.A. Even though; accountB. As long as; motivationC. So that; entertainmentD. In case; performance29. In his youth, however, he never left his home town, let alone _ to another country.A. travelling B. to travel C. travelled D. travel30. Ill e to see your performance at 9:00 tomorrow evening. Im sorry, by then my performance _ and I _ reporters in the meeting room.A. will end, will meet B. will have ended, will be meeting C. will be ended, am going to meet D. is to end, will meet31. Located in the center of Melbourne, Australia, are two tall towers designed by building architect Phil Rowe, both of _ shaped like massive tree houses rather than skyscrapers.A. who B. them C. which D. whom32. The two passengers occupying seats were reported _ from taking trains for 180 days.A. to be banned B. to have been bannedC. being banned D. having been banned33. I dont mind playing against a beginner, like myself, but Im not going to _ someone who has been playing chess for years.A. take up B. take downC. take off D. take on 34. Congratulations! Yesterdays fund-raising charity was a great success. Yes. And Id like to thank everyone _ for making this activity _ so smoothly.A. concerning; to run B. concerned; run C. concerned; running D. to concern; running35. I was reading The Romance of the Three Kingdoms yesterday, but I couldnt understand it. _. It is classical literature, so take your time to enjoy it.A. Dont fly off the handleB. Dont be over the moonC. More haste, less speed D. You got me there 第二节： 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)请认真阅读下面短文，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。I find it interesting sometimes that even the most ordinary occurrences can have an impact on our awareness.My wife, daughter, and I moved into our home nine years ago and we _36_ a lot of time and energy in the yard to getting it looking like it does today. We _37_ on a corner, higher than street level, and the entire side of the yard is _38_ by a professionally built rock wall. We did the best to put what we had into _39_ and called this area our “rock garden”. Whenever we had flowers or plants, my wife Denise or I would stick them out and plant them in the “rock garden”, just to bring some _40_ to the area.I still do all of my own yard work, even the _41_ weed-pulling. After _ _42_ my knee pads, I assume the _43_ to clear the yard of weeds, even in the rock garden.Last summer I had reached the end of the rock garden and found a tiny little _44_ that I could not _45_ identify. I knew I didnt plant it and Denise _46_ that she didnt either. We decided to let it continue growing until we could _47_ what it was.Weeks passed and _48_ I made my way back to the mystery plant, it appeared to be a sunflower. It was _49_, looking with a tall thin stalk (茎) and only one head on it. I decided to _50_ it and weed around it. As I _51_ rocks from the area to get to the weeds, I noticed something _52_. The sunflower had not started where I saw the stalk begin. It actually had begun under a big rock and _53_ under and around it to reach the sun.Thats when I realized that if a tiny little sunflower didnt let a big rock stand in its way of developing, we too have the _54_ of doing the same thing. As long as we try, we can find ways to go under or around our big _55_ in order to reach our desires.36. A. use B. spent C. applied D. devoted37. A. work B. live C. stay D. play38. A. crowded B. surrounded C. prohibited D. governed39. A. effect B. practice C. use D. operation40. A. color B. peace C. credit D. focus41. A. plain B. bored C. tiring D. initial42. A. holding on B. taking on C. bringing on D. putting on43. A. position B. style C. tissue D. thumb44. A. flower B. plant C. crop D. bush45. A. suddenly B. hardly C. gradually D. instantly46. A. claimed B. instructed C. described D. guaranteed47. A. turn out B. figure out C. hold out D. pick out48. A. as B. before C. since D. because49. A. pitiful B. ugly C. pretty D. weak50. A. admire B. consider C. attend D. observe51. A. pushed B. removed C. transported D. conducted52. A. cheerful B. unnatural C. unusual D. appealing53. A. pulled B. dug C. expanded D. grown54. A. power B. capability C. energy D. strength55. A. conflicts B. responsibilities C. barriers D. chances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。Some of the worlds most significant problems never hit headlines. One example es from agriculture. Food riots and hunger make news. But the trend lying behind these matters is rarely talked about. This is the decline in the growth in yields of some of the worlds major crops. A new study by the University of Minnesota and McGill University in Montreal looks at where, and how far, this decline is occurring.The authors take a vast number of data points for the four most important crops: rice, wheat, corn and soya beans. They find that on between 24% and 39% of all harvested areas, the improvement in yields that took place before the 1980s slowed down in the 1990s and xxs.There are two worrying features of the slowdown. One is that it has been particularly sharp in the worlds most populous(人口多的)countries, India and China. Their ability to feed themselves has been an important source of relative stability both within the countries and on world food markets. That self-sufficiency cannot be taken for granted if yields continue to slow down or reverse.Second, yield growth has been lower in wheat and rice than in corn and soybeans. This is problematic because wheat and rice are more important as foods, accounting for around half of all calories consumed. Corn and soya beans are more important as feed grains. The authors note that “we have preferentially focused our crop improvement efforts on feeding animals and cars rather than on crops that feed people and are the basis of food security in much of the world.”The report qualifies the more optimistic findings of another new paper which suggests that the world will not have to dig up a lot more land for farming in order to feed 9 billion people in 2050, as the Food and Agriculture Organization has argued.Instead, it says, thanks to slowing population growth, land currently ploughed up for crops might be able to revert(回返)to forest or wilderness. This could happen. The trouble is that the forecast assumes continued improvements in yields, which may not actually happen.56. What does the author try to draw attention to?A. Food riots and hunger in the world.B. News headlines in the leading media.C. The decline of the grain yield growth.D. The food supply in populous countries.57. Why does the author mention India and China in particular?A. Their self-sufficiency is vital to the stability of world food markets.B. Their food yields have begun to decrease sharply in recent years.C. Their big populations are causing worldwide concerns.D. Their food self-sufficiency has been taken for granted.58. What does the new study by the two universities say about recent crop improvement efforts?A. They fail to produce the same remarkable results as before the 1980s.B. They contribute a lot to the improvement of human food production.C. They play a major role in guaranteeing the food security of the world.D. They focus more on the increase of animal feed than human food grains.59. What does the Food and Agriculture Organization say about world food production in the ing decades?A. The growing population will greatly increase the pressure on world food supplies.B. The optimistic prediction about food production should be viewed with caution.C. The slowdown of the growth in yields of major food crops will be reversed.D. The world will be able to feed its population without increasing farmland.60. How does the author view the argument of the Food and Agriculture Organization?A. It is built on the findings of a new study.B. It is based on a doubtful assumption.C. It is backed by strong evidence.D. It is open to further discussion.BThere has long been a notion (观念) that money buys happiness. However, although “we really, really tried that for a couple of generations, it didnt work,” said Francine Jay, author of The Joy of Less, A Minimalist Living Guide: How to Declutter, Organize, and Simplify Your Life.Thanks to a travel-inspired revelation (启发), Jay has been happily living a simpler life for 12 years. “I always packed as lightly as possible, and found it exciting to get by with just a small carry-on bag,” she told CNN. “I thought if it feels this great to travel lightly, how amazing would it be to live this way? I wanted to have that same feeling of freedom in my everyday life.”Jay decided to get rid of all her excess (额外的) possessions and live with just the essentials (必需品). “I wanted to spend my time and energy on experiences, rather than things.”Jay is a follower of a movement called “minimalism (极简主义)”. Growing numbers of people have been attracted to this lifestyle all over the world. They share the same feeling of disappointment with modern life and a desire to live more simply. Minimalists are typically progressive and concerned about the environment, Leah Watkins, a lead researcher at Otago University in New Zealand, told Stuff magazine in March.But many simply experienced unhappiness caused by owning too many possessions. Depression with the materialism of our world isnt new. English romantic poet William Wordsworth summed up how dispiriting (令人 消沉的) this was back in 1802, at the beginning of the industrial age, when he wrote: “Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers”. His preference was to go back to nature. Closer to our own times, the hippies (嬉皮士) of the 1960s also sought to drop out” of modern life.And for many minimalists, their key is to unload. Without objects, they “believe people are forced more and more into the present moment and thats where life happens,” wrote Stuff.But does simplicity ever feel like a sacrifice (牺牲)?“Its eliminating the excessunused items, unnecessary purchasesfrom your life. Well, I may have fewer possessions, but I have more space Minimalism is making room for what matters most,” said Jay.And “the real questions”, according to Duane Elgin, US social scientist, are “what do you care about?” and “What do you value?”He told CNN: “Its important for people to realize minimalism isnt simply the amount of stuff we consume. Its about our families, our work, our connection with the larger world, our spiritual dimension. Its about how we touch the whole world. Its a way of life.”61. What was the authors main purpose in writing the text?A. To explore the trend of minimalism.B. To give tips on how to lead a happy life.C. To argue whether money buys happiness.D. To remend one of Francine Jays books.62. What inspired Francine Jay to live a simple life?A. A book she came across.B. Her desire to keep up with modern life.C. The pleasure she enjoyed from traveling lightly.D. A follower of minimalism she met on a trip.63. According to Leah Watkins, a typical minimalist tends to .a. be fed up with materialismb. like saving and visiting nature oftenc. be angry about his or her current lifed. be environmentally friendly and live with fewer thingsA. a, b B. a, dC. a, b, c D. b, c, d64. The underlined word “eliminating” in Paragraph 8 probably means .A. removing B. distinguishingC. accepting D. improving65. Which of the following would Duane Elgin probably agree with?A. Minimalism is a healthy lifestyle that is in conflict with modem life.B. Minimalism limits peoples freedom to enjoy their lives to the fullest.C. Minimalism enables people to reflect on what truly counts in their lives.D. Minimalism means people have to sacrifice some pleasure to live simply.CMiss Martha, aged 40, kept a little bakery on the corner. Two or three times a week a customer came in in whom she began to take an interest. He spoke English with a strong German accent. His clothes were worn and darned in places, and wrinkled and baggy in others. But he looked neat, and had very good manners. 1.He always bought two loaves of stale bread. Fresh bread was five cents a loaf. Stale ones were two for five. Never did he call for anything but stale bread.Once Miss Martha saw a red and brown stain on his fingers. She was sure then that he was an artist and very poor. No doubt he lived in a attic painting pictures and ate stale bread. Often when Miss Martha sat down to her chops and light rolls and jam and tea she would sigh, and wish that the gentle-mannered artist might share her tasty meal instead of eating his dry bread.In order to test her theory as to his occupation, she brought from her room one day a painting that she had bought at a sale, and set it against the shelves behind the bread counter. Two days afterward the customer came in.Two loafs of stale bread, if you please.A fine picture, madam, he said while she was wrapping up the bread.Yes? says Miss Martha I do admire art. You think it is a good picture?Der balance, said the customer, is not in good drawing. Then he took his bread, and hurried out.How and kindly his eyes shone behind his spectacles! To be able to judge perspective at a glance - and to live on stale bread! But genius often has to struggle before it is recognized. She thought he began to look thinner. 2. Her heart ached to add something good to eat to his meagre purchase, but her courage failed at the act. She did not dare affront him. She knew the pride of artists.Miss Martha took to wearing her blue-dotted silk waist behind the counter. In the back room she cooked a mysterious pound of quince seeds and borax. One day the customer came in as usual, and called for his stale loaves. 3. While Miss Martha was reaching for them, a fire-engine came lumbering past. He hurried to the door to look, as any one will. Suddenly inspired, Miss Martha seized the opportunity. With a bread knife Miss Martha made a deep slash in each of the stale loaves, inserted a generous quantity of butter, and pressed the loaves tight again.When the customer turned once more she was tying the paper around them.When he had gone, after an unusually pleasant little chat, Miss Martha smiled to herself. For a long time that day her mind dwelt on the subject. She imagined the scene when he should discover her little deception.He would prepare for his luncheon of dry bread and water. He would slice into a loaf - ah! Miss Martha blushed. Would he think of the hand