福建省莆田市荔城区2016-2017学年高二英语下学期第一次月考试题(含答案)

2016-2017莆田下学期高二年段第一次月考英语科目试卷本试卷分第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。

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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 will the woman do next?A. Check her eyes.B. Read a book.C. Have a rest.2. Where are the speakers?A. In a restaurant.B. In the man’s house.C. In a shop.3. What is the man?A. A driver.B. A policeman.C. A doctor.4. What does the man think of the ads?A. Helpful.B. Unbelievable.C. Reliable.5. What is the man going to do?A. Find the key for the woman.B. Open the door for the woman.C. Ask his friend to help the woman.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. Why does the man talk to the woman?A. To repair his telephone.B. To re port a mistake in a bill.C. To make a phone call to Finland.7. How much should the man pay in the end?A. $24.B. $60.C. $84.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Classmates.B. Baseball teammates.C. Brother and sister.9. What does the man ask the woman to do?A. Pick him up from the airport.B. Bring some drinks.C. Order pizza.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. Why is the woman calling the man?A. To inform him of a talk.B. To invite him to give a talk.C. To confirm details of his talk.11. Where will the talk be given?A. In the hall.B. In the lecture theatre.C. In the conference room.12. What equipment does the woman fail to offer?A. Microphones.B. A whiteboard.C. A CD player.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. What to do at night.B. When to get together.C. Whether to go to a party.14. What will the woman do on Tuesday night?A. See a film.B. Go back to Japan.C. Study for the final exam.15. At what time will the last class party begin?A. 6:30 p.m.B. 7:00 p.m.C. 8:00 p.m.16. Why doesn’t the woman want to go to a disco with the man?A. She thinks it too noisy.B. She won’t have time.C. She can’t dance well.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What can students do in the Student Service building?A. Get help with their personal problems.B. Have a variety of classes.C. Take a rest.18. Where is the sports centre?A. On the left of the library.B. Next to the Department of Science.C. To the right of the Student Service building.19. What does the speaker say about the Cafeteria?A. It has a wide range of food.B. It offers stages for musicals and plays.C. It is the most relaxing part of the schoolyard.20. Which place is particularly for the overseas students?A. The Engineering building.B. The Main Education Centre.C. The Information Technology building.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，并在题卡上将该项涂黑。

AAustin Children’s MuseumThis 7,000-square-foot museum aims to entertain and educate children up to age 9. Inits Global City exhibit, people can go shopping for groceries, order lunch at a diner,pretend that they’re doctors or construction workers, and more. In other fun exhibits,they learn about Austin’s history, explore the world of water, and experience life on alarge Texas farm.Open time: From Tuesday to Saturday, 10:00 am-5:00 pm. On Sunday, 12:00 am-5:00 pm.Address: 201 Colorado St, Austin, Texas 78701Phone: 512-4722499Brooklyn Children’s MuseumFounded in 1899, it is the world’s oldest children’s museum, featuring interactive exhibits, workshops, and special events. The Mystery of Things teaches children aboutcultural and scientific objects and Music Mix welcomes young virtuosos (名家).Open time: From Wednesday to Friday, 2:00 pm-5:00 pm. On Saturday and Sunday, 10:00 am-5:00 pm.Address: 145 Brooklyn Ave, Brooklyn, New York 1213Phone: 718-7354400Children’s Discovery MuseumThis museum’s hand-on exhibits explore the relationships between the natural and the created worlds, and among people of different cultures and times. Exhibits include Streets, a 5/8-scale copy of an actual city, with street lights, and Waterworks, which shows howpumps can move water through a reservoir system.Open time: From Monday to Saturday, 10:00 am-5:00 pm. On Sunday, from noon. Closed onholidays.Address: 180 Woz Way, Guadalupe River Park, San Jose, California 95110Phone: 408-2985437Children’s Museum of IndianapolisThis museum is the largest of its kind. Exhibits cover science, culture, space, history, and explorations. Among them are the Space Quest Planetarium (additional fee), the 33-foot-high Water Clock, the Playscape gallery for preschools, and the Dinosphere exhibit, along with hand-on science exhibits. The largest gallery, the Center for Exploration, isdesigned for ages 12 and up. Open time: From Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00 am-5:00 pm. Closedon Thanksgiving Day and December 25.Address: 3000 N Meridian St, Indianapolis, Indiana 46208Phone: 317-334332221. Suppose that December 25 is Tuesday, which of the following museums can you visit?A. Austin Children’s Museum.B. Brooklyn Children’s Museum.C. Children’s Discovery Museum.D. Children’s Museum of Indianapolis.22. If you want to see how pumps can move water through a reservoir system, you should visitthe museum in _____.A. TexasB. New YorkC. CaliforniaD. Indiana23. After entering the museum, you need to pay an additional fee to see __________.A. the Center for ExplorationB. the Space Quest PlanetariumC. the Global City exhibitD. Waterworks24. The purpose of writing this passage is to _______.A. ask adults to visit museumsB. compare some museums and decide which one is the bestC. introduce some museums and encourage parents to visit them with their childrenD. introduce some exhibits and museums to foreignersBNot having done physical exercise for some time, I found myself a little low-spiritedand couldn’t study efficiently, so I decided to do some running the next day.At 6:15 the next morning, my alarm clock rang. Unwilling to rise from my bed, I turned it off and went back to sleep. However, 5 minutes later, I struggled to get up. After washing and brushing, I put my sneakers on and went out.Wow! The air was so fresh that I couldn’t help breathing it deeply. I stretched myarms and legs, and then started to run. I found all the things around me were attractive.The branches were waving, as if they were welcoming me. The blossoming flowers were bowing, with shyness, just like girls. The wind was whispering, as if to say “Come on, girl”. Two birds, perching (栖息) in a tree were the most interesting. They were scared and flewaway when I passed them. “Hey, relax,”　I shouted without stopping running. “Let’s enjoy the beautiful morning together!” Then a wonder happened. The two little creatures seemedto understand what I said. They turned back and twittered around me. “Are you singing for me?” I asked. They chirped again and again, and it sounded like “Yes”. I was delightedto hear that. Ah, what a wonderful morning and how beautiful the life is!Actually, there are a lot of charming things around us. Helen Keller wrote in her famousworks Three Days T o See, “The seeing see little”. Indeed, many of us ignore beauty around us, just because we are familiar with it. They always complain that life is boring. But,I just want to say, if you live each day with the appreciation of things around, you’ll find life is very charming. So, let’s enjoy life from now on.25. Why did the writer go running acco rding to the passage?A. To make herself more active.B. To talk with birds.C. To breathe fresh air.D. To see the beauty of nature.26. The underlined sentence “The seeing see little” probably means “_______”．A. People who go sight-seeing often see littleB. Those who can see enjoy nature very muchC. People who can see hardly notice the beauty of natureD. Those who go out only see few things27. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. The writer got up as soon as her alarm clock rang.B. The writer struggled to get up at 6:20 the next morning.C. The writer was tired of the birds’ singing and frightened them away.D. The writer always complained that life was boring.28. What does the writer intend to tell us in the passage?A. We should appreciate the beauty of life.B. Physical exercise is very useful.C. Birds are very lovely.D. The fresh air outside is wonderful.CAlthough in the 17th century in the United States fine art and folk art had similarqualities, a difference between them began to appear as time went on. In the 18th and 19th centuries artists with ambition studied abroad and came back to paint portraits of upper-class families in American society. The less ambitious or less fortunate artiststraveled around their own areas and created pictures of countryside society. Anyway, artistsgot trained and those simple creations improved a lot.Around 1930, folk art began to take on a new meaning and was considered as an expression of the common people and an expression of a small cultural class. Folk art is never theproduct of art movements, but comes out of craft traditions. This art is based not on measurements or calculations and rarely goes with the standards of realism. It goes straightto the bases of art which the folk artists feel naturally.The period 1930-1960 was the time when folk artists began to receive recognition. They often began their art careers late in life and used art as an outlet for their energy. Their materials were cheap and simple, their subjects were different, but their creativity flowed. Doing their own things became the norm, and was what made folk art so desirable.Although it is hard to define folk art, one thing is certain —it touches us in a special way because the artists show us how he or she brought beauty into their everyday life. Since folk artists come from all walks of life, each piece of art created is one of a kind,emphasizing color, simplicity of line and brave, simple form. Most importantly, it exemplifies (作为,,的例子) the history of American life.29. W hat similar qualities did folk art and fine art probably have in the 17th century?A. The artists of both came from the lower class.B. The artists of both focused on family life.C. They were both simple creations.D. They were both gifted creations by trained artists.30. Which of the following statements can NOT be used to describe the works of folkartists?A. They are easy to understand.B. They are similar to one another.C. They show pictures of real life.D. They help artists let out their energy.31. What is the purpose of the passage?A. To speak highly of folk art.B. To compare folk art and fine art.C. To explain the development and changes of American art.D. To explain the history and characteristics of folk art.DWe all hate speed cameras, don’t we? They’re not t here to slow drivers down and lower the road accidents. They just make money for the government. They trick us, cost us coldhard cash, distract us from driving properly and are plain unfair.Well, here’s a surprising thing: What if there are facts tha t the boring cameras actually saved lives? It’s a conclusion difficult to ignore when you look at what’s happening in France, a country with a historically poor record of road safety.There were 16,617 road deaths in 1972 in France, for example, but that had dropped to4412 by 2005 following the introduction of rules such as compulsory seat belt wearing in1990 and a lowering of the blood alcohol limit to 0.05 in 1995.In 2016, the road deaths dropped below 2,500 for the first time, or 5.2 per cent lessthan 2015. That’s about 409 deaths per million people compared with Australia’s 387. And guess what? In 2016, the number of speed cameras on French roads reached 30,000and the government plans to double that within the next three years.Okay, you know the arguments regarding increased traffic safety and cameras-for-income, but it seems in France there’s been a major cultural change brought on by radars and other laws. A three-hour, wine-soaked lunch with a quick rush back to the office is no longeron.Travelling on the highways, it is rare to see anyone breaking the 130 km/h speed limit when once few traveled below it. The speed cameras are clearly signed so drivers know when they are coming. There’s even an official website listing fixed and mobile camera locations and it is updated regularly.Maybe it is because of such transparency（透明）by the government, rather than the concealment too often used by authorities in many other countries that more French peoplecan enjoy joy of living thanks to speed cameras.32. According to the first paragraph, it seems to most people that speed cameras are usedto __________.A. make money for the governmentB. slow down the trafficC. lower the number of road accidentsD. help us drive properly33. From the passage we can learn that __________.A. France has a very poor record of road safety nowB. we’d better ignore the evidence that speed cameras save livesC. France had less road deaths than Australia in 2005D. France has successfully controlled road accidents34. Now in France, you seldom see __________.A. people driving at a speed of less than 130 km/hB. people having a long lunch time, getting drunk and rushing back to the officeC. drivers obeying the traffic lightsD. police conducting traffic in streets35. The underlined word “concealment” in the last paragraph means “ _______”．A. hidingB. opennessC. strictnessD. harmony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。