1、 1 2018201920182019 学年高二上学期第一次月考学年高二上学期第一次月考 英英 语语 (考试时间:100 分钟 试卷满分:120 分) 注意事项: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 2B 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。 第一部分第一部分 听力(略)听力(略) 第二部分第二部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分阅读理解(共两节,满分 4040 分)分) 第
2、一节第一节 (共(共 1515 小题;每小题小题;每小题 2 2 分,分,满分满分 3030 分)分) 阅读下面短文,从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A A Read the advertisements, and then choose the best answers, Driver WantedDriver Wanted 1. Clean driving license. 2. Must be of smart appearance. 3. Aged over 25. Apply to: Capes Taxis, 17 Palace Road, Boston
3、Air Hostesses for InAir Hostesses for International Flight Wantedternational Flight Wanted 1. Applicants must be between 20 and 33 years old. 2. Height 1.6m to L75ra. 3. Education to GCSE standard, 4. Two languages. 5. Must be able to swim. Apply to: Recruitment office, Southern Airlines, Heathrow A
4、irport West HR37KK TeTeacher Neededacher Needed For private language school teaching experience unnecessary. Apply to: The Director of Studies, Instant language Ltd, 279 Canal Street. 2 Nurses NeededNurses Needed 1. Having worked more than 3 years. 2. Aged more than 30. 3. Identification. Apply to:
5、West Hospital 58 Park Avenue, Manhattan 21Which of the following prevents Jack working as a Capes Taxis driver? A Drinking beer once in a while. B Not having college education. C Being unable to speak a foreign language. D Being punished for speeding and wrong parking. 22Which of the following needs
6、 working experience according to the text? A To be a nurse. B To be a teacher. C To be a driver. D To be an air hostesses. 23If Mary wants to work as an air hostess for Southern Airlines, she must _. A be over 25 years old B look smart and beautiful C have some similar working experience D speak ano
7、ther language besides her mother tongue B B Audrey Hepburn won an Academy Award as Best Actress for her first major American movie,Roman Holiday,which was released in 1953But she is remembered as much for her aid work as for her acting Born in Belgium in 1929,Audreys father was British and her mothe
8、r was Dutch Audrey was sent to live at a British school for part of her childhoodDuring World War II, she 3 lived and studied in the Netherlands. Her mother thought it would be safe from German attacksAudrey studied dance as a teenager and during college when she returned to London after the warBut
9、she realized she wasnt going to be a ballerina (芭蕾舞女演员) So she began taking acting parts in stage showsLater she began to get small parts in movies But it was Audrey Hepburns move to America that brought her true fameIn 1951 she played the character “Gigi“ in the Broadway play of the same name to gr
10、eat critical praiseTwo years later,Roman Holiday made her a star at the age of 24 Audrey made more than 25moviesAmong her most popular roles was Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tifanys in 1961Three years later she played Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady She was married two times and had one son by ea
11、ch husbandIn 1989,the UN Childrens Fund named Audrey a goodwill ambassadorShe travelled all over the world in support of UNICEF (联合国儿童基金会) projectsThe UN agency said she was a tireless workerShe often gave 15interviews a day to gain money and support for UNICEF projects Audrey Hepburn often said her
12、 loyalty to UNICEF was the result of her experiences as a child during World War IIShe said she knew what it was like to be starving and to be saved by international aidShe was a goodwill ambassador until her death in 1993from colon cancer 24Which is NOT mentioned in the passage about Audrey Hepburn
13、? A Marriage B Identity C Contribution D Religion 25The reason why Audrey lived and studied in the Netherlands was that A she wanted to be a ballerina B it was safe there C her parents were from Britain D the education there was excellent 26We can infer from the passage that A Audrey lived in Americ
14、a in the 1950s B Audreys parents lived in Germany during World War II C Audrey was made to give up dancing D the character “Gigi“ in the Broadway play was her most popular role 27Which of the following is the right order for Audreys life? 4 The first time she began to play in movies She returned to
15、London from the Netherlands She won an Academy Award as Best Actress She travelled all over the world in support of UNlCEF projects She played a part in My Fair Lady A B C D C C The biggest and the smallest of the worlds animals are most at risk of dying out, according to a new analysis. Action is n
16、eeded to protect animals at both ends of the scale(规 模), scientists say. “The largest vertebrates(脊椎动物) are mostly threatened by direct killing by humans, ” said a team led by Prof Ripple of Oregon State University in Corvallis, US. The research adds to evidence that animals are dying out on such a
17、scale that a sixth extinction is considered under way. Research on birds and mammals has shown that those with larger bodies are more likely to go extinct. Yet, when the researchers made a data base of thousands of birds, mammals, and fish at risk of extinction, they found disproportionate(不成比例 的) l
18、osses at the large and small ends of the scale. To the researchers surprise, they found that not only the largest of all vertebrate animal species are most threatened, but the very tiniest ones are also highly threatened with extinction. Large animals, such as elephants, and lions have long been the
19、 target of protection efforts. However, small species at risk - such as frogs - receive very little attention. “I think, for the smallest species, first of all we need to bring higher awareness to them, because the larger ones get a lot of attention, but the smaller ones get very little, ”said Prof
20、Ripple. Vertebrates with the smallest and the largest bodies were found to be most at risk of disappearing, whether they were on land or living in oceans, streams or rivers. 5 The researchers say that while different approaches are needed for the conservation of large versus small species, there is
21、an urgent need to step up efforts for both. Larger animals are threatened mainly by hunting, while smaller ones are losing out to pollution and cutting down forests. Reducing global consumption of wild meat is a key step necessary to reduce negative impacts of human hunting, fishing, and trapping on
22、 the worlds vertebrates. 28. What can be inferred from the first two paragraphs? A. Key drivers of animals extinction are unknown. B. Middle-sized animals are under protection. C. A large number of animals are dying out. D. Big animals are nearly dying out. 29. Whats Prof Ripples suggestion on prote
23、cting small species? A. Finding ways to make them produce more. B. Taking measures to stop killing them. C. Transforming our living habits. D. Increasing awareness to them. 30. Which of the following brings the greatest threat to vertebrates? A. Loss of forests. B. Climate change. C. Human activitie
24、s. D. Environmental pollution. 31. What would be the best title for the passage? A. Size matters when it comes to extinction risk B. Large animals are badly in need of protection C. Why a great number of animals are dying out D. What we should do to protect endangered species D D You know how things work with these WhatsApp messaged; right after you hit send, you realize the terrible mistake that you made and you might think that there is no wa