湖北省宜昌市一中2015-2016学年高二英语下学期二月月考试题

宜昌一中高二年级2月月考英语试题考试时间: 120分钟总分: 150分第Ⅰ卷第一部分听力 (共两节，满分30分)做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。

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，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. Which place does the man stay at during lunch time these days?A. A store.B. The library.C. His office.2. Where have the speakers probably been?A. A flower show.B. A restaurant.C. A concert.3. What happened to the woman?A. Someone knocked her down.B. Her friend just had an operation.C. Something was stolen from her.4. Who is the man playing the game with?A. His friend Samantha.B. The woman.C. A stranger.5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. Rules for winning a prize.B. How to lose weight.C. A special diet.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 does the woman hope to buy?A. A medium blue shirt.B. A medium blue bag.C. A small blue bag.7. What can we learn from the conversation?A. The man is a shop assistant.B. The woman will come back herself next week.C. The man has ordered more products the woman wants.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. Why was the woman on the news?A. She won a music contest.B. She sang a song for charity.C. She wrote a song for the TV station.9. What is her plan about singing?A. She decides to be a professional singer.B. She will stick to it whatever happens.C. She will just sing in her spare time.听第8段材料，回答第10至13题。

10. What are the speakers doing?A. Watching ads on TV.B. Reading ads in a newspaper.C. Looking for an office building.11. What products does Culture Flash sell?A. Cloths.B. Lamps.C. Books.12. What’s one of the requirements of the job offer?A. Rich experience.B. Being able to travel.C. Being independent.13. What will the man probably do later?A. Look for a different job.B. Go to the compa ny’s office.C. Go to class.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14. Where did the woman take her pictures?A. In Australia.B. In America.C. In Africa.15. How much money did the man save by buying his camera in Japan?A. $200.B. $400.C. $500.16. What mistake did the woman make?A. She didn’t save her own pictures.B. She thought the man had saved his pictures.C. She accidentally broke the man’s camera.17. How did the man sound in the end?A. Angry.B. Surprised.C. Relieved.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. What is the talk mainly about?A. Why people laugh.B. The benefits of laughing.C. Different funny things in life.19. What does the speaker suggest people do?A. Spend time with children and pets.B. Tell jokes with their funny neighbors.C. Watch funny movies a lot.20. Why should people have “full belly laughs”?A. To live longer.B. To entertain others.C. To make your belly smaller.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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

ALong ago a Native American chief named Shenandoah lived with his tribes in what is now the state of Virginia. Little is known about Shenandoah, but in some way, the soft sound of his name was given to a river. The Shenandoah River still flows in a deep valley between the Allegheny and Blue Ridge Mountains, just as it did when Chief Shenandoah lived. It is a slow moving river, soft and as beautiful as its name. Some word experts believe the word “Shenandoah” means “spruce river” because the waters of the river run through great forests of spruce trees. And this explanation could be correct.However, there is an old Native American story which is far more beautiful than that of the experts. Centuries before Europeans came to the New World, there was a great lake of blue water hidden in the mountains of Virginia. For hundreds of years, Native American tribes lived near this lake, feeding on the fish from its clean waters. The Native Americans often climbed up the mountains and camped there during their long hunts for food. In the evenings they sat near their camp and looked down at the beautiful lake.On a clear, starry night you could see thousands of stars shining and dancing on the water below. The Native Americans loved this lake, and because they could see the stars in it, they called the lake, “Clear Daughter of the Stars.” In their language, the word for this was “Shenandoah.”One day the lake started to disappear. Its water ran out of the valley, through a break in the mountain side. The waters ran on and on until they joined another river known as the Potomac. At last, the lake was gone. In its place was only a river. It is the beautiful Shenandoah River today.However, the word Shenandoah becomes well known to people because someone wrote a song about it some years ago. “Shenandoah” is perhaps one of America’s most recognizable folk songs. Some say the song refers to the river. Others say it is about the daughter of Chief Shenandoah. Regardl ess of what the song is about, “S henandoah”remains an American classic. “O Shenandoah, I love your daughter, Away you rolling river; O Shenandoah, I love your daughter, Away I'm bound to go, 'Cross the wide Missouri …”21. According to the text, “Shenandoah” may be the following EXCEPT______.A. “spruce river”B. the PotomacC. “Clear Daughter of the Stars”D. an American chief’s name22. “Shenandoah” is familiar to Americans mostly because of ______.A. pure and refreshing waterB. a great historical characterC. an American classic songD. the mysterious disappearance of a lake23. The most suitable title of the passage is ______.A. Shenandoah and Its Native American RootsB. An American Chief’s Romantic TaleC. The Mystery of a Missing LakeD. A Beautiful American SongBDoes happiness have a scent?When someone is happy, can you smell it?You can usually tell when someone is happy based on seeing them smile, hearing them laugh or perhaps from receiving a big hug. But can you also smell their happiness? Surprising new research suggests that happiness does indeed have a scent, and that the experience of happiness can be transmitted through smell, reports .For the study, 12 young men were shown videos meant to bring about a variety of emotions while researchers gathered sweat samples from them. All of the men were healthy and none of them were drug users or smokers, and all were asked to abstain from drinking or eating smelly foods during the study period.Those sweat samples were then given to 36 equally healthy young women to smell, while researchers monitored their reactions. Only women were selected to smell the samples, apparently because previous research has shown that women have a better sense of smell than men and are also more sensitive to emotional signaling—though it's unclear why only men were chosen to produce the scents.Researchers found that the behavior of the women after smelling the scents—particularly their facial expressions—indicated a relationship between the emotional states of the men who produced the sweat and the women who sniffed them.“Human sweat produced when a person is happy brings about a stat e similar to happiness in somebody who breathes this smell,” said study co-author Gun Semin, a professor at Koc University in Turkey.This is a fascinating finding because it not only means that happiness does have a scent, but that the scent is capable of transmitting the emotion to others. The study also found that other emotions, such as fear, seem to carry a scent too. This ensures previous research suggesting that some negative emotions have a smell, but it is the first time this has proved to be true of positive feelings.Researchers have yet to isolate(分离) exactly what the chemical compound for the happiness smell is, but you might imagine what the potential applications for such a finding could be. Happiness perfumes, for instance, could be invented. Scent therapies（香味疗法）could also be developed to help people through depression or anxiety.Perhaps the most surprising result of the study, however, is our broadened understanding of how emotions get communicated, and also how our own emotions are potentially managed through our social context and the emotional states of those around us.24. What is the main finding of the new research?A. Men produce more sweats.B. Negative emotions have a smell.C. Pleasant feelings can be smelt out.D. Women have a better sense of smell.25. The underlined part “abstain from” in Paragraph 3 probably means _________.A. avoidB. practiceC. continueD. try26. What is the application value of the new research?A. Perfumes could help people understand each other.B. Some smells could be developed to better our mood.C. Perfumes could be produced to cure physical diseases.D. Some smells could be created to improve our appearance.27. We can learn from the last paragraph that .A. happiness comes from a scent of sweatB. positive energy can deepen understandingC. people need more emotional communicationD. social surroundings can influence our emotionsCConventional wisdom is a major barrier to innovation(创新) that threatens the survival of companies everywhere. It’s based on the assumption that old ideas will always work, so they shouldn’t be challenged. While this may be a valid（有效的）assumption in situat ions that don’t change, it’s unlikely to hold true in a changing situation. In today’s rapid changing global environment, old methods often don't work, and stubbornly using them can lead to major problems.Most people seem to agree with conventional wisdom because it gives one a false sense of security. If everyone else believes it, then it must be true. Individuals who use conventional wisdom are certain that they are right, and being right is good. They want to continue using old ideas rather than take risks with changes that might not work. In 1977, Ken Olsen, co-founder and CEO of Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), stated “There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home.” Despite being a dominant leader in the computer industry, DE C no longer exists.People seem to forget that since innovation is a change, there can be no innovation without change. Unfortunately, conventional wisdom prevents leaders, followers and companies from changing and therefore innovating. If companies don’t innovate, but their competitors do, the future is likely to be problematic. Breaking from conventional wisdom has led to many of the most innovative companies and products in history across many industries, so it has a powerful effect on business success.Ted Turner (founder of CNN) knew little, if anything, about the news business, but he knew it was inconvenient to watch news only at the dinner hour,as was common before CNN. Turner’s solution was to create a cable channel dedicated to news 24 hours a day. The news establishment reflected conventional wisdom at the time, and predicted his idea would fail because no one wanted to watch the news all day. However, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to understand that viewers don’t have to watch the news all day for the CNN to work. Viewers just have to watch when they want toget information. Due to conventional thinking, the critics failed to recognize the opportunity that was clear to Ted. They assumed that only what was familiar to them could work in the future.Conventional wisdom prevents creativity, flexibility and risk-taking, so unconventional leaders enthusiastically break from it. To survive, thrive and maintain competitive advantage, companies must be flexible when reacting to change.28. DEC has disappeared probably because ___________.A. the consumers didn’t like its productsB. the leaders lacked the sense of securityC. the CEO stuck to the conventional ideasD. the employees took many risks with changes29. The founding of CNN is used as an example to prove _________.A. missing opportunities could lead to failureB. changing could contribute to business successC. watching news at the dinner hour is convenientD. conventional wisdom influences business success30. What does the underlined part probably mean?A. Rocket scientists can ensure the CNN works properly.B. Most of the viewers don’t like to watch the news at work.C. It’s necessary to understand when people watch the news.D. It’s easy to know people needn’t watch the news all the time.31. The passage is mainly written to tell us that ______.A. old methods are changing with timeB. opportunities lead to business successC. conventional wisdom limits innovationD. successful companies need wise leadersDIndoor PlantsAs with any house guests, indoor plants require a certain amount of basic, regular attention if they are going to feel at home. The first consideration when purchasing plants is to make reasonably sure that they are suitable for the condition in which they are going to be housed.A general rule for most plants being brought indoors for the first time is to ensure that they have reasonable temperature of not less than 60 degrees Fahrenheit, a position out of cold air, safe from pets and not exposed to strong sunlight. Plants love company. When plants are growing together, they create an atmosphere of damp around themselves which is far more beneficial than hot dry conditions. A group of plants will also present a more pleasing picture and provide an opportunity for a creative arrangement. There is no secret to this. Just rely on your natural feeling for harmony.Watering and feeding plants are probably the two areas of care that are the least well understood, but, again, if you follow a few simple rules, your plants should do well. Cold water direct from the tap can have a frightening effect on theroots of delicate plants. Slightly warm water is therefore the answer. It is usually better to pour water on to the soil on the surface of the pot rather than put the water into the pot holder at the bottom. Avoid giving small amount of water at regular intervals- it is much better to wet the soil right through the pot in one go and then to allow it to dry noticeably before giving it a further watering.The majority of indoor plants will be in active growth from March until October, and during this time, the established ones will benefit from regular feeding. This may mean feeding with a weak liquid fertilizer(肥料) at each watering or at intervals of a week or ten days with fertilizer at a standard strength. It is important, however, to ensure that plants are not fed when growth is inactive, when the soil in the pot is dry, or too soon after the plants has been potted up.32. In Paragraph 2, the author mainly tells us to___________.A. buy plants that help clean indoor airB. create a new environment with plantsC. put plants on the sunny side of the roomD. make sure of suitable conditions for plants33. W hat’s the benefit of plants growing together?A. It provides owners good company.B. It helps the air around them slightly wet.C. It makes it convenient to look after them.D. It allows owners to draw a pleasant picture.34. While watering the plants, what should we remember to do?A. Use water that is a little warm.B. Pour the water into the pot holder.C. Give small amount of water at one time.D. Consider further watering in dry weather.35. What is the best time to feed the plants?A. When the soil is dry.B. When their growth is active.C. When the temperature is high.D. When they have just been planted.第二节：七选五(共5小题;每小题2分,满分为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，其余两项为多余选项。