第二次月考英语试题【新课标Ⅰ版】

第一部分 听力(共两节)

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 want to drink?

A. Coffee. B. Water. C. Orange juice.

2. Where does the woman want to go?

A. To a hotel. B. To a park. C. To Fourth Avenue.

3. When will the man’s train leave?

A. At 4:00. B. At 8:30. C. At 6:45.

4. What does the woman like?

A. Writing a play. B. Going to the theatre. C. Acting a play.

5. What were the speakers doing just now?

A. Dancing. B. Quarreling. C. Playing games.

第二节(共1 5小题)

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。每段对话读两遍。

　　听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. Where did the woman meet Ann?

A. In China. B. In England. C. In America.

7. What does the man suggest the woman do?

A. Go to the library with him. B. Take a walk in the school.

C. Talk with Ann on the Internet.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. What color is the woman’s bike?

A. White. B. Red. C. Black.

9. What do the speakers finally decide to do?

A. Wait here. B. Take the bike away. C. Call the police.

听第8段材料，回答第10-12题。

10. What is the problem the woman will have for going to Hainan?

A. The bad weather. B. The difficulty in booking a hotel.

C. The difficulty in understanding the local language.

11. What does the man suggest the woman do if she wants to visit Disneyland?

A. Go with a tour group. B. Visit it alone.

C. Get more information online.

12. When does the man think typhoons usually happen in Hong Kong?

A. In spring and summer. B. In summer and autumn.

C. In autumn and winter.

听第9段材料，回答第13-16题。

13. Why doesn’t the woman want to drive to the theater?

A. Because traffic is bad on weekends. B. Because parking can be expensive.

C. Because she doesn’t know the route well.

14. Where is the nearest subway station?

A. On Grant Street. B. Right in front of the woman’s house.

C. 25 minutes’ walk away.

15. What do we know about the bus service to the theater?

A. Buses come every half an hour on weekends.

B. It is fast and convenient.

C. One has to change buses three times.

16. What way would the man suggest?

A. Taking the subway. B. Driving his car.

C. Taking the bus.

听第10段材料，回答第17-20题。

17. What is the speaker mainly talking about?

A. Youth programs. B. After-class activities.

C. Communicating with people.

18. What is one of the benefits of joining groups?

A. Getting support from others. B. Helping you get a higher position.

C. Getting rid of your bad habits.

19. What can joining in after-class activities help you do in job seeking?

A. Leave a good impression. B. Ensure you to get the job.

C. Perform actively in the interview.

20. What is the most basic reason for joining a club?

A. Making more friends with similar interests.

B. Helping you improve your studies.

C. Giving you something better to do.

第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）

（共15题；每小题3分，满分45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。

A

Both of Jessica’s parents were lawyers and expected her to follow suit. So she went to law school, got a job at a great firm in Washington, DC, and worked as a lawyer for a decade. But her heart was never in it. “I had a big salary but no personal satisfaction,” she says.

Jessica found pleasure in the same thing that had brought her joy since joining the church choir at the age of 12. “Singing always felt like communicating something real at a spiritual and emotional level,” says Jessica. Yet she never considered it a career option. “That seemed like something people did in fairy tales, and I would never let my parents down,” she says.

It was her mom’s diagnosis of brain cancer in 2009 that made Jessica realize she had to write her own happy-ever-after. “Work was busy and my mother was ailing. So I was flying back and forth from Washington, DC to Houston to see her,” Jessica says. “I finally said, ‘Enough!’ and quit.” While caring for her mom, Jessica made a plan. She would spend her savings and study music for a year, and then open a part-time law practice so she could pursue her passion. Before her mother passed away two years later, she encouraged Jessica to follow her dream. Her song Live This Life was inspired by her mom, and her dad came to watch her perform at clubs.

In 2012, Jessica moved to Nashville to try singing and songwriting. A decade of presenting cases in court gave her the confidence to sing for a crowd. “At 20, I would have been too shy to perform,” says Jessica.

“Doing music is so free,” Jessica says. “There’s no pressure to be a star. Success, to me, isn’t a dollar amount or a record deal; it’s doing what I love.”

21. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Jessica didn’t really like working as a lawyer.

B. Jessica didn’t know what she truly loved for ten years.

C. Jessica wasn’t satisfied with the pay she got as a lawyer.

D. Jessica was grateful for her parents’ arrangement for her.

22. What does the underlined word “ailing” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A. Sick.

B. Crazy.

C. Worried.

D. Unhappy.



23. What was Jessica’s mother’s attitude toward her singing?

A. Unknown.

B. Doubtful.

C. Supportive.

D. Negative.



24. By telling Jessica’s story, the writer most probably wants to _______.

A. encourage us to pursue our dreams

B. show that singing can be a practical career

C. tell us the importance of choosing a right job

D. show that family members’ support is important

B

Deborah Cohen is a senior natural scientist at the Rand Corp and the author of the book A Big Fat Crisis: The Hidden Forces Behind the Obesity Epidemic and How We Can End It. According to the book, there are lots of misunderstandings of obesity.

1. If you’re obese, blame your genes.

Obesity rates have increased. Yet, between 1980 and 2000, the number of Americans who are obese has doubled—too quickly for genetic factors to be responsible.

At restaurants, a dollar puts more calories on our plates than ever before, because restaurant meals usually have more calories than what we prepare at home, so people who eat out more frequently have higher rates of obesity than those who eat out less.

2. If you’re obese, you lack self-control.

Research shows that if we are faced with too much information, we have a tendency to make poor dietary choices. Our world has become so rich in temptation that we can be led to consume too much in ways we can’t understand. Even the most vigilant(警觉的) people may not be up to the task of controlling themselves.

3. Lack of access to fresh fruits and vegetables is responsible for obesity.

Although the US Department of Agriculture estimates that fewer than 5 percent of Americans live in the “food deserts”, about 65 percent of the nation’s population is overweight or obese. For most of us, obesity is not related to access to more fresh fruits and vegetables, but to the choices we make in supermarkets.

4. The problem is not that we eat too much, but that we don’t exercise.

Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” campaign is based on the idea that if kids exercise more, childhood obesity rates will decrease. But there was no significant decrease in physical activity levels as obesity rates climbed in the 1980s and 1990s. In fact, although a drop in work-related physical activity may account for up to 100 fewer calories burned, leisure physical activity appears to have increased. The problem is that we eat too much.

25. The author mentioned Deborah Cohen’s book in Paragraph 1 to _______.

A. introduce the topic

B. draw readers’ attention



C. introduce the author of the book

D. advertise the book



26. What is the relationship between obesity and the place where you eat?

A. The less you eat out, the higher rates of obesity you have.

B. The less you eat at home, the lower rates of obesity you have.

C. The more you eat out, the higher rates of obesity you have.

D. The more you eat at home, the higher rates of obesity you have.

27. What’s the best title of this passage?

A. Four misunderstandings of obesity.

B. Four rules to help you avoid obesity.



C. Obesity leads to a big fat crisis.

D. Lacking self-control leads to obesity.





C

TIME is an American weekly news magazine published in New York City. It was created in 1923 by Briton Hadden and Henry Luce, making it the first weekly news magazine in the US. Hadden was considered carefree, liked to tease Luce and saw TIME as important but also fun. That accounted for its heavy coverage of celebrities(including politicians), the entertainment industry, and pop culture—criticized as too light for serious news.

It tells the news through people, and for many decades, the magazine’s cover depicted a single person. On Hadden’s death in 1929, Luce became the most important man at TIME and a major figure in the history of 20th-century media.

TIME is also known for its signature red border, first introduced in 1927. It has only changed four times since then. The issue released shortly after the September 11 attacks on the United States featured a black border to symbolize mourning. However, this edition was a special “extra” edition published quickly for the breaking news of the event; the next regularly scheduled issue contained the red border. Additionally, the April 28, 2008 Earth Day issue, dedicated to environmental issues, contained a green border. The next change in border was in the September 19, 2011 issue, commemorating the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks with a metallic silver border. The most recent change(again with a silver border) was in the December 31, 2012 issue, noting Barack Obama’s selection as Man of the Year.

TIME has a division magazine, TIME FOR KIDS(TFK), which is especially published for children and is mainly distributed in classrooms. TFK contains some national news, a “Cartoon of the W