西安市第一中学
2017-2018学年度第一学期高二年级第二次月考英语试题
第一部分 听力（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）
第一节 （共5小题）
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 does the woman think of the iPad case?
A. It’s too heavy. B. It’s light. C. It wouldn’t protect her iPad enough.
2. What will the man do on Friday?
A. Have dinner with the woman. B. Go to a concert. C. Meet a student.
3. What are the speakers doing?
A. Looking at something expensive. B. Waiting in a bank. C. Talking about dreams.
4. What was difficult for the man?
A. Finding a parking place. B. Driving in the rain. C. Pleasing the woman.
5. Where will the speakers probably go?
A. A cinema. B. A zoo. C. A school.
第二节
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. Who are the speakers?
A. Co-workers. B. Husband and wife. C. Mother and son.
7. What is the man trying to do?
A. Wash his daughter’s blanket. B. Get his daughter to sleep early. C. Stop his daughter from crying.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What is true about the hotel?
A. The rooms are small. B. There’s no restaurant there. C. Everything is expensive.
9. Why did the woman probably go there on weekend?
A. The swimming pool was open then.
B. She didn’t need to make a reservation then.
C. She could get a discount then.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. Where does the man suggest they stay?
A. A hotel. B. A motel (汽车旅馆). C. A youth hostel(招待所).
11. What will Peter do for his holiday?
A. Study at school. B. Go to Hong Kong. C. Visit his brother.
12. What will the woman do next?
A. Rent a small house. B. Have a party with her friends. C. Call a group of people.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. Where was the man before the conversation?
A. In the bathroom. B. In the kitchen. C. In the living room.
14. How did the man know why the skirt was losing its color?
A. He looked at the instructions on the skirt.
B. He looked at the instructions on the washing machine.
C. He knew from personal experience.
15. Why was the skirt losing color?
A. The woman wasn’t supposed to wash it.
B. The quality of the skirt is poor.
C. The woman used the wrong kind of soap.
16. What will the woman do next time?
A. Wash the skirt in hot water. B. Have it dry-cleaned. C. Wash the skirt separately.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Why did the king and queen cry when they saw their baby?
A. She was seriously ill. B. She had no hair and no teeth. C. She was too big.
18. What did the doctors think about the king’s order?
A. It was impossible. B. It would take a long time to complete.
C. It would be easy to follow.
19. How long did the older doctor say he needed?
A. Two years. B. Six years. C. Twelve years.
20. What is the king like?
A. He’s very stupid. B. He’s very kind. C. He’s really smart.
第二部分 阅读理解 （共两节，满分30分）
第一节 （共10小题;每小题2分，满分20分）
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The kids in this village wear dirty clothes. They sleep beside cows and sheep in huts (棚屋) made of sticks and mud. They have no school. Yet they all can sing the English letters, and some can make words.
The key to their success: 20 tablet computers (平板电脑) dropped off in their Ethiopian village in February by a U.S. group called One Laptop Per Child.
The goal is to find out whether kids using today’s new technology can teach themselves to read
in places where no schools or teachers exist. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers analyzing the project say they’re already amazed. “What I think has already happened is that the kids have already learned more than they would have in one year of kindergarten ,” said Matt Keller, who runs the Ethiopia program.
The fastest learner—and the first to turn on one of the tablets—is 8-year-old Kelbesa Negusse. The tablet’s camera couldn’t save memory, yet within weeks Kelbesa had figured out its workings and made the camera work. He called himself a lion, a marker of accomplishment in Ethiopia.
With his tablet, Kelbasa rearranged the letters HSROE into one of the many English animal names he knows. Then he spelled words on his own. “Seven months ago he didn’t know any English. That’s unbelievable,” said Keller.
The project aims to get kids to a stage called “deep reading,” where they can read to learn. It won’t be in Amharic, Ethiopia’s first language, but in English, which is widely seen as the ticket to higher paying jobs.
24. How does the Ethiopia program benefit the kids in the village?
A. It trains teachers for them. B. It contributes to their self-study.
C. It helps raise their living standards. D. It provides money for building schools.
25. What can we infer from Keller’s words in Paragraph 3?
A. They need more time to analyze the results. B. More children are needed for the research.
C. He is confident about the future of the project . D. The research should be carried out in kindergartens.
26. It amazed Keller that with the tablet Kelbesa could _________.
A. draw pictures of animals B. learn English words quickly
C. write letters to researchers D. make phone calls to his friends
27. What is the aim of the project?
A. To offer Ethiopians higher paying jobs. B. To assist Ethiopians in learning their first language.
C. To make Amharic widely used in the world. D. To help Ethiopian kids learn to read in English.
C
Since we arc social beings, the quality of our lives depends in large measure on our
interpersonal relationships. One strength of the human conditions is our possibility to give and receive support from one another under stressful conditions. Social support makes up of the exchange of resources among people based on their interpersonal ties. Those of us with strong support systems appear better able to deal with major life changes and daily problems. People with strong social ties live longer and have better health than those without such ties. Studies over types of illnesses, from depression to heart disease, show that the presence of social support helps people defend themselves against illness, and the absence of such support makes poor health more likely.
Social support cushions stress in a number of ways. First, friends, relatives and co-workers may let us know that they value us. Our self-respect is strengthened when we feel accepted by others in spite of our faults and difficulties. Second, other people often provide us with informational support. They help us to define and understand our problems and find solutions to them. Third, we typically find social companionship supportive. Taking part in free-time activities with others helps us to meet our social needs while at the same time distracting (转移注意力) us from our worries and troubles. Finally, other people may give us instrumental support — money aid, material resources, and needed services — that reduces stress by helping us resolve and deal with our problems.
28. The researches show that people’s physical and mental health .
A. lies in the social medical care systems which support them
B. has much to do with the amount of support they get from others
C. depends on their ability to deal with daily worries and troubles
D. is related to their courage for dealing with major life changes
29. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word “cushions”?
A. Takes place of. B. Makes up of.
C. Lessens the effect of. D. Gets rid of.
30. Helping a sick neighbor with some repair work in spare time is an example of .
A. social companionship B. informational support
C. instrumental support D. the strengthening of self-respect
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从下框的A—G选项中选出最佳答案。 选项中有两项为多余选项。
I was ten when I first sat with my grandmother behind the cashier（收银台）in her general store.
31 I quickly learned the importance of treating customers politely and saying “thank you.”
At first I was paid in candy. 32 I worked every day after school, and during the summer and on weekends and holidays from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. My father helped me set up a bank account. 33
By the time I was 12, My grandmother thought I had done such a good job that the promoted me to selling cosmetics（化妆品）. I developed the ability to look customers directly in the eye. Even though I was just a kid, women would ask me such things as “ What color do you think I should wear?” I took a real interest in their questions and was able to translate what they wanted into makeup（化妆）ideas. 34
The job taught me a valuable lesson: to be a successful salesperson, you didn’t need to be a Rocket scientist—you needed to be a great listener. 35 expect they are NO longer women purchasing cosmetics from me; instead, they are kids who tell me which toys they would like to see designed and developed.
A. Watching my money grow was more rewarding than anything I could have bought.
B. Before long, she let me sit there by myself.
C. I ended my selling a record amount of cosmetics.
D. Today I still carry that lesson with me: I listen to customers.
E. My grandma’s trust taught me how to handle responsibility.
F. Soon I found myself looking more beautiful than ever before.
G. Later I received 50 cents an hour.
第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）
He was 11 years old and went fishing every chance he got from the dock at his family’s cabin on an island in the middle of a New Hampshire lake. On the day __36__ the bass (鲈鱼) season opened, he and his father were fishing early in the evening, __37__ sunfish with worms. Then he tied on a small lure (鱼饵) and practiced casting. When his pole __38__, he knew something huge was __39__. His father watched __40__ as the boy skillfully worked the fish alongside the dock. Finally, he very carefully lifted the __41__ fish from the water. It was the largest one he had ever seen, __42__ it was a bass. It was 10 P.M.-- two hours before the season opened. The father looked at the
fish, then at the boy.
“You’ll have to __43__, son,” he said.
“Dad!” cried the boy.
“There will be other fish,” said his father.
“Not as big as this one,” cried the boy.
__44__ no one had seen them, nor could anyone ever know what time he caught the fish, the boy could __45__ by his father’s firm voice that the decision was __46__. He slowly worked the hook out of the lip of the huge bass and lowered it into __47__. The creature moved its powerful body and __48__. The boy thought that he would never again see such a great fish.
That was 34 years ago. Today, the boy is a successful architect in New York City. And he was __49__. He has never again caught such a magnificent fish as the one he __50__ that night long ago. But he does see __51__ fish again and again every time he comes up against a question of principles. As his father taught him, principles are simple matters of right and wrong. It is only the practice of principles__52__ difficult. Do we __53__ when no one is looking?
We would if we __54__ to put the fish back when we were young for we would have learned the truth. The decision to do right lives __55__ and fragrant in our memory. It is a story we will proudly tell our friends and grandchildren.
36．A．until B．when C．after D．before
37．A．providing B．catching C．feeding D．supplying
38．A．bent over B．came up C．turned over D．broke down
39．A．on the other end B．on the other hand C．on one hand D．at the either side
40．A．with anxiety B．in surprise C．with admiration D．for fear
41．A．delighted B．frustrated C．frightened D．exhausted
42．A．and B．but C．however D．yet
43．A．bring it home B．put it aside C．put it back D．pick it up
44．A．Even though B．Now that C．Ever since D．In case
45．A．tell B．say C．speak D．talk
46．A．passed B．changed C．fixed D．refused
47．A．the wide container B．the broad sea
C．the black water D．the small river
48．A．fled B．disappeared C．floated D．swam
49．A．wrong B．right C．satisfactory D．pleased
50．A．landed B．saw C．cast D．threw
51．A．a different B．many big C．even bigger D．the same
52．A．which is B．it is C．that is D．this is
53．A．do wrong B．do right C．do harm D．do good
54．A．were taught B．told C．were let D．ordered
55．A．strong B．fresh C．clear D．steady
第二节 语篇填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10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。
Xi'an No.1 Middle School, which was established in 1947 and 1_________ (current) located at No. 3 Iron Tower Temple Road Xi’an Shaanxi PRC, is a public government high school directly administrated by the Xi’an Municipal Bureau of Education.
Xi'an No.1 Middle School is a top-level provincial standardized high school with fully 2__________ (equip) teaching facilities and elegant living environment.
There are 31 classes ,over 1400 students in our school. The rate of students entering key 3___________ (university) is 98.3%. Since the school 4__________(build),more than 20,000 qualified country builders have been cultivated (培养) ,among 5_________ are pillars of society and backbone of the country.
Xi'an No.1 Middle School has high-quality 6_________(profession) teaching faculty and staff. All 143 teachers have noble virtues, exquisite (精湛的) teaching skills and great scientific research abilities. Many teachers are outstanding ones with 7 ________ high reputation in our province.
Xi 'an No. 1 Middle School attaches great importance 8_________ cultivating students' development of core literacy（核心素养）, in addition to the national curriculum, a rich school-based curriculum is included as well. More than 30 students’ societies are opened in the purpose of 9___________ (lay) a solid foundation for students’ lifelong development. At the end of this year, our school will happily celebrate the 10 ____________ (seventy) anniversary.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分20分）
第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
A primary school teacher decided to let her class playing a game. The teacher told each child in the class to bring along the bag with a few potato in it. Each potato will be give a name of a person that the child dislikes, so the number of potatoes that a child will put in his bag will depend the number of people they cannot forgive .
So when the day came, every child bring some potatoes with the names of the people he disliked. Some had 2 or 3 potatoes while some had up to 5 potatoes. The teacher then told the children to carry the potatoes with them whenever they went for one week. With days passed by, the children started to complain because of that the bad smell let out by the rotten (腐烂的) potatoes they were carrying.
第二节 书面表达（满分10分）
某中学生英文报就“保护中国传统文化”为主题举行英语征文活动。你准备给该报投稿，稿件内容包括：
1. 保护中国传统文化的重要性
2. 列举1-2个你所知道的国家或当地政府文化保护的事例;
3. 谈谈你对文化保护的建议。
字数要求：120字。
Protect Traditional Chinese Culture
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高二英语12月考答案
一、听力1—5 BCAAB 6—10 CAACC 11—15 BCBAA 16—20 CBACA
二、阅读：21-23 DCA 24-27 BCBD 28-30 BCA 31-35 BGACD
三、完形填空：
这是一篇夹叙夹议的记叙文。通过与父亲一起钓鱼的一次亲身经历，小男孩受到了深刻的道德教育，从而影响了他的一生。道德是简单的对和错的问题，但要付诸行动却很难。尤其是在无人知晓的情况下，我们是否会自觉以道德的标准来衡量我们的言行呢？人应当以“诚实为本，道德至上”。
36．B 由下文可知是鲈鱼季节开放的前两个小时。
37．B 他是去钓鱼而非其它。
38．A 当鱼杆向下弯的时候，他知道线的另一端一定钓到了一条大鱼。
39．A 在线的另一端。on the one hand, on the other hand 意为“一方面……；另一方面……”
40．C 小男孩钓鱼技巧纯熟，父亲看了眼神充满赞赏。
41．D 被钓着的鱼当然是筋疲力尽。
42．B 但他钓着的是一条鲈鱼。此处用but 表示转折，因为还没有到捕鱼的开放时间。
43．C “你得把它放回去，孩子，”他说道。此处指放回去。A、B、D项均不相符。
44．A even though 表示让步“即使”；其句意为：即使没有人看到他们，更无从得知他们何时钓到了鱼。
45．A tell“分辨，辨别，断定”常与can, could, be able to 连用。
46．C 从父亲不可动摇的语气中，他知道这个决定没有商量余地。fixed“固定了的，不可改变的”。
47．C the black water 意为“漆黑的水中”。其句意为“他慢慢地将鱼钩从大鲈鱼的嘴唇上取下，然后蹲下将鱼放回水中”。他在湖上钓鱼，不可能把鱼放回到河流或海里，更不是放入容器里。
48．B 鱼儿摆动着它强健的身躯，消失在水中。fled 逃跑；floated漂浮；swim游。
49．B 他猜得没错。此处肯定上文所说的事“他可能再也看不到这么大的鱼了”
50．A land 意为“将鱼钓上岸”。saw指表示看见；cast洒网；threw投，掷。
51．D the same fish指被他自己钓着的那条鱼。但每次他面临道德难题而举棋不定的时候，他的眼前总是浮现出当年的那条鱼。
52．C 此处是强调句型，it is ---that----意为：要付诸行动却很难。
53．B do right 做得对、得当。do wrong做得不对；do good做好事；do harm
危害。此句意为“在没人瞧见的时候，我们是否仍始终如一，做出正确的选择”
54．A 意为：在我们还小的时候，如果有人教导我们把鱼放回去。
55．B 此处是形容词作状语，表示状态。不能用副词。意为：做一个对的决定会给我们留下好的和甜美的记忆，这是一个值得很骄傲的告诉我们朋友和子孙的故事
四、语法填空：
1.currently 2.equipped 3.universities 4.was built
5.whom 6.professional 7. a 8.to 9.laying 10. seventieth
五、短文改错:
A primary school teacher decided to let her class play a game. The teacher told each child in the class to bring along a bag with a few potatoes in. Each potato will be given a name of a person that the child dislikes, so the number of potatoes that a child will put in his bag will depend on the number of people he cannot forgive .
So when the day came, every child brought some potatoes with the names of the people he disliked. Some had 2 or 3 potatoes while some had up to 5 potatoes. The teacher then told the children to carry the potatoes with them wherever they went for one week. With days passing by, the children started to complain because of （删掉that）the bad smell let out by the rotten (腐烂的) potatoes they were carrying.
六、作文范文 :
Protect Traditional Chinese Culture
The protection of national and folk culture is of great significance to Chinese cultural diversity and also to the harmonious development between local economic and social development. It is reported that the Shaanxi government pays special attention to protecting Qin Opera， a local drama born in our province. Our government has called on the people to participate in all kinds of related activities, such as watching performances and listening to Qin Opera concerts.
In my opinion, some effective measures should be taken to protect our traditional culture. To start with, we should make laws to regulate the society’s performance. Besides, we should draw more people’s attention to it, for the more they know about the importance of culture protection, the stronger support we can
get from the public.
In a word, it is high time for us to treasure and develop our own valuable culture.
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