射洪中学高三第二学月考试
英语试题
注意事项：
1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如
需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，
写在本试卷上无效。
3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转
涂到答题卡上。
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。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。
例：How much is the shirt?
A. £19.15. B. £9.18. C. £9.15.
答案是 C。
1．What is the woman doing now?
A．Baking cookies B．Making a list C．Shopping for groceries
2．How does the woman feel about the zoo?
A．Sad. B．Impressed C．Disappointed
3．What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A．Young people lose their jobs easily.
B．Young people are too quick in making decisions.
C．Young people seldom stay long in the same job.
4．What happened to the woman?
A．She woke up late B．She got to work late C．She stayed up late5．Where does the man want to go?
A．To a railway station B．To a Post Office C．To the seaside
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。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．When will the man start his new job?
A．Tomorrow B．Next week C．Next month
7．Why is the man paying for the woman’s lunch?
A．She helped him a lot B．It is his turn to pay C．He wants to congratulate her
听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 9 题。
8．What’s the complaint of the man’s neighbor?
A．Loud noise. B．Bad sleeping room. C．An important meeting.
9．What were the man and his friends about to do?
A．Change a room. B．Apologize to their neighbor. C．End their activity.
听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。
10．What is Miss Lan going to work as in Ola city?
A．A doctor. B．A nurse. C．A teacher.
11．What worries Miss Lan so much?
A．She no friends in Ola. B．The work in Ola is hard to do. C．The people in Ola are not
friendly.
12．How will Miss Lan keep in touch with Mr. Huang after she arrives in Ola?
A．By e-mail. B．By phone. C．By letter.
听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。
13．What is the purpose of the reception party?
A．To offer students delicious food. B．To introduce teachers to students.
C．To get students to know each other.
14．Who is organizing this event?
A．The Student Union. B．The President Office. C．The university teacher.15．What does the woman think of the senior students?
A．Careful. B．Helpful. C．Grateful.
16．What does the woman mean finally?
A．She will buy a pie. B．Students should work hard. C．College life is easy and
interesting.
听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。
17．What does the speaker want her kids to do?
A．Help with the dishes. B．Go to bed immediately. C．Pick out something to
wear.
18．When will the family probably need to leave their house tomorrow?
A．At 7:00 a.m. B．At 6:00 a.m. C．At 5:00 a.m.
19．Why doesn't the speaker make dinner?
A．There is no food left at home. B．She doesn't want to make a mess.
C．They have already eaten at a restaurant.
20．What is the purpose of the talk?
A．To make sure everyone gets ready. B．To make the house clean. C．To make a regular
plan.
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 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
The New York See It All Tour is exactly what it sounds like: an all-inclusive guided tour of
New York City.
Central Park
One of the most famous parks in the world, Central Park is a man-made wonder. Not only is it
the first public park built in America, but it is also one of the most frequently visited parks, with
over 25 million guests per year. Set in the middle of busy Manhattan, its grounds serve as a safe
harbor, not only for athletes, and musicians but also for lots of migratory birds each year. One can
spend an entire peaceful day wandering its grounds, gazing upon nearly 50 fountains, monuments, and sculptures or admiring its 36 bridges.
Hudson River Park
Hudson River Park is a waterside park on the Hudson River that extends from 59th Street
south to Battery Park in the New York City district of Manhattan. Bicycle and pedestrian paths,
including the Manhattan Waterfront Greenway, span the park north to south, opening up the
waterfront for the public to relax. The park includes tennis and soccer fields, children’s playground,
dog run, and many other features.
Washington Square Park
Washington Square, located in the heart of Greenwich Village, is a very popular and often
crowded square. People from all backgrounds gather to this large square dotted with trees.
Central Park Zoo
The Central Park Zoo is a small 6.5-acre zoo located on Central Park in New York City. The zoo
began in the 1860s, making it the first official zoo to open in New York. The zoo was improved in
1934, with the addition of many new buildings ranged in a quadrangle around the sea lion pool.
Finally, the zoo was repaired in the mid-1980s and reopened in 1988, replacing the old-fashioned
cages with naturalistic environments.
21．Which park is set in the heart of Greenwich Village?
A．Central Park. B．Hudson River Park. C．Central Park Zoo. D．Washington
Square Park.
22．What can we learn about Central Park?
A．It is primarily an artificial park.
B．It is the first public park built in the world.
C．It was the most crowded park when first built.
D．It especially attracts pedestrian and artists.
23．When was the first official zoo in New York repaired for the first time?
A．In the 1860s. B．In 1934. C．In the mid-1980s. D．In 1988.
B
I promised to myself on the way down to the vacation beach cottage. For two weeks I
would try to be a loving husband and father. Totally loving. No ifs, ands or buts.
The idea had occurred to me as I listened to a talk on my car radio. The speaker was reading a passage about husbands being thoughtful of their wives. Then he went on to say, “Love is an act of
will. A person can choose to love.” To myself, I had to admit that I had been a selfish husband. Well,
for two weeks that would change.
And it did. Right from the moment I kissed Evelyn at the doctor and said, “That new yellow
sweater looks good on you.”
“Oh, Tom, you noticed,” she said, surprised and pleased. Maybe a little puzzled.
After the long drive, I wanted to sit and read. Evelyn suggested a walk on the beach. I started
to refuse, but then I changed my mind. We walked on the beach while the children flew their kites.
So it went. Two weeks of not calling the Wall Street firm; a visit to the shell museum though I
usually hate museums. Relaxed and happy, that’s how the whole vacation passed.
There was one thing that went wrong with my experiment, however. On the last night at our
cottage, Evelyn stared at me with the saddest expression.
“What’s the matter?” I asked her.
“Tom,” she said in a voice filled with distress, “do you know something I don’t?”
“What do you mean?”
“Well… that checkup I had several weeks ago… our doctor… did he tell you something about
me? Tom, you’ve been so good to me… am I dying?”
It took a moment for it all to sink in. Then I burst out laughing.
“No, honey,” I said, wrapping her in my arms. “You’re not dying; I’m just starting to live.”
24．What do”No ifs, ands or buts”in Paragraph 1 probably mean?
A．Unnecessarily. B．Unexpectedly.
C．Impossibly. D．Unconditionally.
25．Why did Tom try to be a loving husband and father?
A．Evelyn looked lovely in her sweater. B．Evelyn suffered a deadly disease.
C．He regretted about his past behaviors. D．He had made lots of money in Wall
Street.
26．What does the underlined sentence probably mean?
A．Tom thought Evelyn’s words were funny.
B．It took Tom a while to understand Evelyn’s words.
C．Tom’s heart sank suddenly on hearing Evelyn’s words.D．Tom tried to prevent Evelyn knowing the truth about her illness.
27．What can we infer about Evelyn’s feeling towards her husband’s change?
A．Relaxed and happy. B．Pleased and grateful.
C．Pleased but sorrowful. D．Surprised but pleased.
C
One man’s white bread is another man’s green vegetables.
That’s the key from The Personalised Diet, a new book from Israeli authors Eran Segal and
Eran Elinav. The authors say it’s time to admit to ourselves that one-size-fits-all diets don’t work,
and when it comes to nutrition,it’s about doing what works best for your body, not catching the
latest diet fashion.
“For years,we’ve been trying to search for that silver-bullet diet and we’ve been miserably
failing,” Segal said. “And that’s because the best diet for each person really has to be tailored to
that individual.”
They conducted a personalised nutrition project at Weizmann, where hundreds of volunteers
agreed to have their blood sugar tested after meals. One participant in the study, a woman named
Ruti, said she was surprised that it was tomatoes -- not ice cream or candies -- that were raising her
blood sugar level. Ruti recalled, “I have now significantly reduced my intake of tomato and I’m
feeling much more energetic, which still surprises me. I have already lost a couple of pounds, and I
have high hopes that I have finally found the answer to my weight struggle, too.”
The Israeli scientists found that some people can consume traditionally unhealthy foods with
little or no rise in their blood sugar levels, while others have a stronger response, and therefore
shouldn’t eat those foods. It’s those kinds of results that you can only find from a personalised diet.
“What we were surprised to find out was just like any other food, there is no such thing as
good bread,” Elinav said. “The response to bread was completely individualised.”
28．What is suggested in the first sentence?
A．Everyone has their own tastes. B．Nutrition serves your body best.
C．People’s response to the same food is different. D．The latest diet doesn’t fit each
person.
29．What does “that silver-bullet diet” refer to?
A．A diet that is low in fat. B．A diet that begins a new diet trend.C．A diet that works best for everyone. D．A diet that provides all the
nutrition.
30．Ruti’s example suggests that to control weight, one needs to .
A．eat much fewer tomatoes B．control their blood sugar levels
C．struggle for weight loss constantly D．eat according to his or her blood sugar
level
31．Why is Elinav’s opinion on bread mentioned in the last paragraph?
A．To advise people not to eat unhealthy food. B．To stress the need of the personalised
diet.
C．To explain the popularity of white bread. D．To show the importance of good bread.
D
Stress in middle age can make your brain shrink and make your memory worse, scientists
have discovered. The brain-reducing effects of stress, identified in people in their 40s free from
dementia - a serious mental disorder caused by brain disease or injury, were found to be caused by
cortisol(皮质醇). The high levels of the stress hormone may be an early warning “sign that
someone may end up with dementia, the research suggests.
Stress also made people's thinking skills worse, which the Harvard Medical School study,
published in the journal Neurology found. For the research, scientists led by Dr. Justin
B．Echouffo-Tcheugui studied 2,231 people with an average of 49 and free of dementia. He said."
Our research detected memory loss and brain shrinkage in middle-aged people before symptoms
started to show. So it's important for people to find ways to reduce stress, such as getting enough
sleep, taking part in moderate exercise, making relaxation techniques part of their daily lives or
asking their doctor about their cortisol levels and taking a cortisol-reducing medication if needed.
"He also added, "It's important for physicians to give professional advice to all people with high
cortisol levels."
Researchers found lower scores on tests of memory and thinking in people with higher levels
of cortisol than those with average levels. In addition, people with higher cortisol levels had a
smaller brain volume, with those with high cortisol levels having brains that were 88.5 per cent of
the total cranial(颅骨的) volume. This was compared to 88. 7 percent of the total cranial volume
for people with normal levels of the hormone. No links were found between low levels of cortisol and brain size.
Cortisol helps the body respond to stress and when we are stressed, cortisol levels increase
because that is our fight - or - flight(战或逃) response. It can also help reduce inflammation(发炎)
and control blood sugar and blood pressure. High cortisol levels can be caused by stress, medical
conditions or medications.
“Cortisol affects many different functions so it is important to fully investigate how high levels
of the hormone may affect the brain," Dr Echouffo-Tcheugui said, “While other studies have
examined cortisol and memory, we believe our large, community-based study is the first to
explore, in middle-aged people, cortisol levels and brain volume, as well as memory and thinking
skills. ”
32．What may Dr. Echouffo-Tcheugui suggest people do about stress-reducing?
A．Early to bed and early to rise. B．Strengthen the social network.
C．Eat food with more protein. D．Ride a bicycle around a lake.
33．Which statement about cortisol may the author agree to?
A．Higher cortisol levels are associated with larger brain volume.
B．The more stressed one feels, the higher his cortisol levels are.
C．Age and gender play a big role in the participants' brain volume.
D．People with high cortisol levels will suffer from low blood pressure.
34．What's the possible direction for future research according to Dr. Echouffo-Tcheugui?
A．How high cortisol levels affect human brains. B．The link between cortisol levels and
memory
C．The link between cortisol levels and brain size. D．How cortisol affects peoples
response.
35．Why does the author write this passage?
A．To suggest the efficient ways to reduce stress.
B．To prevent the features and functions of cortisol.
C．To explain how cortisol affects people s stress level.
D．To show stress can cause memory loss and brain shrinkage.
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。
Music is an art form which deals with the representation of emotion through the medium
of sound. It can have a physical effect on us because it is closely linked with emotion, perhaps even
more than the abstract nature of words. The number one reason why people listen to music is to
adjust their emotional state. 36．
Numerous studies leave us in no doubt that music can affect our mood state and stress
level.37．For example, they have found that background music shuts out distractions. It calms them
before a large task and then they can stay focused for longer. Also it can help their creativity and
make studying more enjoyable.
38．Firstly, it depends on what the task it. The more difficult the challenge is, the more likely
background music will interrupt the learning process. For less challenging learning tasks, music can
greatly assist in providing a positive learning state. Secondly, it depends on the characteristics of
the music we'll come to in a moment. And thirdly, extroverts (性格外向者) enjoy and often require
more external stimulation (刺激) and are likely to handle background noise better than those who
are quiet and shy.
Actually, it's not about the genre (类型) of music, but the natural musical characteristics which
aid or disrupt study. One of these characteristics is the tempo (拍子). The recommended tempo for
background music is in the range 70-110 beats per minute, slightly faster than the heartbeat at
rest.39．And very slow music lowers the heartbeat, creating a state that might be too relaxed for
study purposes.
In addition, lyrics (歌词) are the most distracting aspect of background musical listening.
40．More particularly, studies have found that the most distracting background is fast and
familiar vocal music, chosen and liked by the listener.
A．Music is part of every culture in the world.
B．In a very real sense, music connects us with our inner selves.
C．Music, like language, is a unique human form of communication.
D．They compete with the same brain regions that process language.
E.Fast music raises the heartbeat , making one unable to focus on study.
F. Moreover, those who like studying with background music have found a lot of benefits.
G.There are a few factors that determine the effects of music on studying.第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分 45 分）
第一节 （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 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的
最佳选项。
A research shows two-thirds of human conversation is taken up not with discussion of a
cultural or political issue, not heated debates about a film or a book, but plain and simple
41 . Language is our greatest treasure and what do we 42 do with it? We gossip(闲聊). About
others' behavior and private lives; how to deal with difficult 43 situations involving
children, lovers, and colleagues.
So why are we keen on gossiping? Are we just natural 44 , of both time and words? Or
do we talk a lot about 45 in particular simply to avoid facing up to the really important
issues of life? It’s not the case according to Professor Robin Dunbar, who says gossip is one of these
really 46 issues.
Dunbar 47 the traditional view that language was developed by the men at the early
stage of social development in order to organize their manly bunting activities more effectively.
48 . he suggests that language evolved among women. We don't spend two-thirds of our time
griping just 49 we can talk, argues Dunbar--- 50 he goes on to say, language
evolved specifically to allow us to gossip.
Dunbar arrived at his cheery theory by studying the 51 of the higher primates(灵长类动
物)like monkeys. By means of grooming leaning the fur by brushing it monkeys form groups with
other individuals on whom they can rely for support 52 some kind of conflict within the
group or 53 from outside it.
As we human beings evolve from in a particular branch of the primate family. Dunbar 54
that at one time in our history we did much the same. 55 together made sense because the
bigger the group the greater the 56 it provided, on the other hand, the bigger the group,
the greater the 57 of living close to others. Grooming helped to ease the pressure and calm
everybody down.
But as the groups got bigger and bigger, the amount of time spent in grooming activities also
had to be 58 to maintain its effectiveness. Clearly, a more 59 kind of grooming
was needed, and thus language evolved as a kind of vocal grooming which allowed humans to develop relationship with ever-larger groups by exchanging information over a wider network of
individuals than would be possible by one-to-one 60 contact.
41．A．claim B．description C．gossip D．language
42．A．occasionally B．habitually C．independently D．originally
43．A．social B．political C．historical D．cultural
44．A．admirers B．masters C．consumers D．wasters
45．A．every tiling B．something C．anything D．nothing
46．A．vital B．sensitive C．ideal D．difficult
47．A．confirms B．rejects C．outlines D．broadens
48．A．Still B．Besides C．Therefore D．Instead
49．A．because B．until C．unless D．as
50．A．for instance B．in addition C．on the contrary D．as a result,
51．A．motivation B．appearance C．emotion D．behavior
52．A．in terms of B．in favor of C．in the wake of D．in the event of
53．A．attack B．contact C．inspection D．assistance
54．A．recalls B．denies C．concludes D．acknowledges
55．A．Communicating B．Grouping C．Migrating D．Swinging
56．A．prospect B．responsibility C．leadership D．protection
57．A．stresses B．benefits C．barriers D．conveniences
58．A．reduced B．extended C．consumed D．wasted
59．A．common B．efficient C．scientific D．thoughtful
60．A．indirect B．daily C．physical D．confidential
第二节 （共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Alice Pang from Hong Kong always liked dressing well and looking elegant, but never
61． (actual) considered a career (职业) in modelling. But her granddaughter always thought she
had a gift 62． it, so when she saw an online ad for senior models over 65, she sent in Alice's
pictures and she was selected for a photo shoot.
Though 63． ( know) nothing about modelling, Alice Pang had all the natural qualities and
succeeded. Today, she 64． (recognize) as one of the best senior models in Asia, as well as the oldest.
'' What I was worried about was 65． I did not have the slightest idea of how to model. But my
manager taught me a lot and those girls helped me with my makeup. I gradually developed an
interest in modelling and got 66． (good) at it, '' Alice said in an interview.
'' I entered 67． industry when I was 93 and this is my third year working as a model, '' she
added.
While most people praise her for her 68． (act) lifestyle and the courage to start a whole new
career in her nineties, Alice Pang is not without her critics (批评). She chooses 69． (ignore) them,
though, saying that her personal 70． (happy) is all that counts.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分 35 分）
第一节 短文改错（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有 10
处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：
1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改 10 处，多者（从第 11 处起）不计分。
Yesterday, Tom and I were walking down the street when we saw the old man fall off his bike.
I suggested we carried the old man to hospital, and Tom did not agree. He had learned first aid, so I
said that the old man mustn't be moving. We should leave him what he was and check him first.
Seeing that the old man wasn't breathing, Tom asks me to call the First-aid Center and he used the
mouth-to-mouth way make the old man breathe. Soon the old man began to move on a little and
the doctors also arrived. They said what we had done were right.
第二节 书面表达（满分 25 分）
假定你是李华，下周将参加英语模联（MUN）活动，请你用英语给外教 Henry 写封邮件，内
容如下：
1. 借用《英语时事新闻字典》（Dictionary of English Media）;2. 请教英文演讲技巧；3. 请求当面指导。
注意：1. 词数 100 左右；2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。3. 结尾已为你写好。
Dear Henry,
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________
I’m looking forward to you early reply.
Yours,
Li Hua英语试题参考答案
一．听力
1-5：BBCAC 6-10:BAACC 11-15:CACAB 16-20:BCCBA
二．阅读理解
21-23:DAB 24-27:DCBC 28-31:CCDB 32-35:DBAD 36-40:BFGED
三，完形填空
41-45:CBADD 46-50:ABDAC 51-55:DDACB 56-60:DABBC
四．语法填空
61．Actually 62．For 63．Knowing 64．is recognized/ has been recognized
65．that
66．Better 67．The 68．Active 69．to ignore
70．happiness
五．短文改错
(1) the→ an；(2) carried→ carry；(3) and→ but；(4) I→ he；(5) moving→ moved；
(6) what→ where；(7) asks→ asked；(8) 在 make 前加 to；(9) 去掉 on；(10)were→ was。
六．书面表达
Dear Mr Henry,
I’m Li Hua from your English speaking class last term. I’m writing to ask for your help.
Now I am preparing to attend MUN next week. However, I have some difficulty with concepts
and expressions of the current affairs and speech skills. I wonder if I can borrow your Dictionary of
English Media, which you presented in class. Furthermore, I am not quite sure about how to make
a convincing and persuasive speech at MUN. Could you be so kind as to give me some advice? I
know you have a very busy schedule, but I’d be very grateful if you could spare some time to give
me face-to-face instructions. Thank you for your kindness.
I am looking forward to your reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
微信/支付宝扫码支付