明光中学2019-2020学年第一学期高二第一次月考
第I卷（选择题 100分）
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.Where was the man born?
A.In Boston. B.In Phoenix. C.In New York.
2.How does the man usually go to work?
A.By train. B.By bus. C.By car.
3.What did the man fail to do in Las Vegas?
A.Do the shopping. B.Go swimming. C.Visit the Hoover Dam.
4.At what age did the man probably start to play basketball?
A.7 years old. B.13 years old. C.27 years old.
5.What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A.Some kinds of art. B.The woman's mother. C.Their school life.
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。
听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。
6.Why does the man's family raise dogs?
A.To guard the house. B.To help blind people.
C.To keep his mom company.
7.What pet does the man's friend keep?
A.A spider. B.A fish. C.A snake.
听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。
8.Why don't those students work at the computer labs today?
A.They go to the engineering school.
B.They are taking exams. C.They take the day off.
9.What does the man suggest the woman do?
A.Go to the arts building.
B.Find someone in the student center.
C.Study at the engineering school.
听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。
10.Where did the man work last year?
A.In a restaurant. B.In the art library. C.In the photography center.
11.Why did the man plan to work as a waiter?
A.For his friend. B.For more money. C.For some experience.
12.What will the man probably do?
A.Take some classes.
B.Ask Susan for help.
C.Contact the Student Office.
听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。
13.What program does the man show little interest in?
A.Sports. B.Movies. C.History.
14.How long did the man stay in Egypt?
A.A week or so. B.About one year. C.One and a half years.
15.Where are the speakers?
A.In Japan. B.In Mexico. C.In Peru.
16.What do we know about the man's trips?
A.He hasn't been to Korea.
B.He climbed the Pyramids in Egypt.
C.He will visit all of European countries.
听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。
17.Whom are these new types of technology designed for?
A.The elderly. B.Busy people. C.Young kids.
18.What feature does Lively have?
A.It gives basic commands. B.It works like a smartphone.
C.It doesn't need Wi-Fi to work.
19.How long can the Jitterbug Plus last?
A.About 24 hours. B.As long as 5 days. C.More than 3 weeks
20.What is the last type of technology used for?
A.Communicating. B.House cleaning. C.Keeping healthy.
第二部分 阅读理解(共20 题，每题2分，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、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
China has announced it’s abolishing（废除） its one-child policy. What difference has it made, statistically speaking?
400 million births prevented
The one-child policy, officially in place since 1979, has prevented 400 million births. Parents have faced fines and other punishments for having more children.
The majority of the decrease in China’s fertility(生育)rate happened in the 1970s. It dropped from 5. 8 children per woman in 1970 to 2. 7 in 1978. Despite the one-child policy the rate had only fallen to 1. 7 by 2013.
21:28 baby death rate
Since the one-child policy was introduced, baby girls have become more likely to die than boys.
In the 1970s, according to the United Nations, 60 males per 1, 000 live births died under the age of one. For girls the figure was 53. In the 1980s, after the one-child policy became official, the rate for both was 36. By the 1990s, 26 males per 1,000 live births died before the age of one and 33 girls. The 2000s saw 21 boys per 1,000 live births dying and 28 girls.
1.16 boys born for every girl
Sexually selective abortions have been considered as a major cause of China’s unusual sexual imbalance.
Gietel-Basten, associate professor in social policy at Oxford University, says the births of many girls are not registered if parents have broken the rule by having two children, adding officials often turn a blind eye. It’s estimated there are now 33 million more men than women in China.
4: 2: 1 families
With the ageing of China’s population and the continuation of the one-child policy, a “4: 2: 1” home is the description given to households in which there are four grandparents cared for by two working age parents, who themselves have one child.
By 2050, it’s predicted that a quarter of China’s population will be 65 or older. The predicted decline in the number of people of working age is thought to have persuaded the government to drop the one-child policy.
21. When was the baby death rate for both boys and girls equal?
A. In the 1970s. B. In the 1980s.
C. In the 1990s. D. In the 2000s.
22. What makes the one-child policy abolished according to the passage?
A. The decline of birth rate.
B. The rise of baby death rate.
C. The change of family structure.
D. The decline of working age people.
23. The passage sums up the one-child policy by _______.
A. number B. example C. contrast D. analysis
B
An 80-year-old man was sitting on the sofa in his house along with his 45-year-old son.?Suddenly a crow (乌鸦) landed on their window. The father asked his son, "What is that?" The son replied, "That is a crow." ???? After a few minutes, the father asked his son for the second time, "What is that?" The son said, "Father, I told you just now. It's a crow." After a little while, the father asked his son the same question for the third time, "What is that?" This time, the son said to his father in a low and cold tone, "It's a crow, a crow." ???? After a moment, the father yet again asked his son for the fourth time, "What is that?" This time his son shouted at his father, "Why do you keep asking me the same question again and again? I have told you already, 'IT IS A CROW'. Are you not able to understand?this?" ???? A minute later the father went to his room and came back with a diary, which he had kept since his son was born. On opening a page, he asked his son to read that page. ????"Today my little son aged three was sitting with me on the sofa, when a crow suddenly landed on the window edge. My son asked me 23 times what it was, and I replied him 23 times that it?was a crow. I hugged him lovingly each time he asked me the same question. I didn't at all feel?angry, but instead felt?affection?for my son. ???? If your parents reach old age, do not look at them as a burden, but speak to them gently,?and be kind to them. From today say this aloud, "I want to see my parents happy forever. They have cared for me ever since I was a little child. They have always showered me with love. I will?take care of my old parents in the BEST way no matter how they behave."
24. The writer mainly intends to ______.
A. tell us the fun_ction of a diary?????
B. call on us to love our parents
C. teach us what a crow is??????????
D. introduce a pair of son and father
25. The underlined word "affection" probably means______.
A. puzzle??????B. hatred(恨)? ?C. worry????????D. love
26. We can infer that the father wrote that piece of diary at the age of ______.
A. eighty??????????B. thirty-five???????C. thirty-eight???? D. forty-five
27. Why did the father ask his son questions about the crow?
A. Because he wanted to test his son’s patience.??
B. Because he had difficulty in hearing.???????
C. Because he didn’t want to be treated as a burden.
D. Because he tried to remind his son of what he did in the past?.
C
The moon and its possible influence over human behaviors have been objects of tales for centuries. Although the full moon can't turn people into werewolves (狼人)，some people do blame it for causing a bad night's sleep or discomfort.
To find out if lunar phases (月相) affected humans，an international group of researchers studied children to see if their sleeping patterns changed or if there were any differences in their daily activities. The research studied a total of 5，812 children from five continents. Data collection took place over 28 months，which is the same as the number of lunar cycles. These were then divided into three lunar phases：full moon，half- moon and new moon.
The findings of the study indicated that in general，sleep duration around full moon reported an average decrease of five minutes compared to new moon. “Our study provides evidence that the moon doesn't seem to influence people's behaviors，” said Dr. Jean-Philippe Chaput from the Eastern Ontario Research Institute .The only significant finding was one percent sleep decrease in full moon. However，sleeping for five minutes less time during a full moon is not a danger to health. “Our behaviors are largely influenced by many other factors like genes，education and income，” he added.
“Folk tales and even certain examples suggest that behaviors of humans and animals are affected by lunar phases，” Dr . Chaput explained . “Whether there is science behind it or not， the moon secret will continue to attract human civilizations in the years to come.”
28. Where does the moon's bad influence on human behaviors usually come from ?
A. Tales. B. Textbooks. C . News reports. D . Scientific papers.
29. Why did the research last 28 months ?
A. To attract more attention. B . To cover the lunar cycles .
C . To look into more children. D. To collect as much data as possible.
30 . What can be concluded from the findings ?
A. We should go to bed five minutes earlier during a full moon.
B. The moon is a major cause to affect our sleep and behaviors.
C. We shouldn't worry about the moon's influence over health.
D. The moon plays a significant role in children's sleeping patterns.
31. How does Dr. Chaput feel about the topic of the moon influence ?
A. It's boring. B. It's worrying C. It's frightening . D . It's interesting.
D
Phone Soap: Charge and Clean Your Phone
You may charge your phone every day, but do you clean your phone as much? Whatever your hands touch, your phones touch. It has been discovered that some phones have 18 times more bacteria and viruses than any surface in a public restroom. So it probably won’t surprise you that a 2011 University of London study found that one in six of our phones have bacteria and viruses on them—specifically, the bacteria called E. coli.
The research on bacteria and viruses led to the invention of PhoneSoap. It is not actually liquid like dishwasher soap. It is a phone charger that uses the electromagnetic radiation (辐射) used in hospitals to kill 99.9 percent of bacteria and viruses, cleaning your phone while it charges.
“There are really certain types of bacteria and viruses that we should not be in touch with, and they are really on our phones,” says Wes Barnes, the PhoneSoap co-founder. It all started while his cousin and co-founder, Dan LaPorte, was in his cancer research lab at college. “He realized he got the idea of getting rid of bacteria and viruses on the phones,” said Barnes. “In the lab they used UV-C light for destroying them. He realized this would be the fastest, most powerful way to kill any bacteria and viruses living on electronic machines.”
PhoneSoap looks like a little metal suitcase. Your phone rests in to charge and get cleaned at the same time. Instead of plugging your phone into the wall, you’d plug it into the PhoneSoap charger box. The process only takes a few minutes but Barnes says, “The idea is that you can leave it in there overnight if you want to keep charging. Reflective paint keeps the light completely around the phone so it cleans the phone fully.”
The co-founders spent 2013 finding the right companies and they started shipping the product in late November. By last week’s International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, PhoneSoap was all grown-up. Both co-founders have left their previous jobs and are selling PhoneSoap nonstop. “We’re shipping almost more than we can handle each day,” Barnes says. “It’s been a great adventure.”
32. We can learn from the first paragraph that ______.
A. phones can be very dirty B. phones are where bacteria are born
C. most phones are attacked by bacteria D. phones store more bacteria in a restroom
33. According to the passage, PhoneSoap ______.
A.takes a whole night to kill bacteria B. deals with bacteria with radiation
C. is a kind of liquid like dishwasher soap D. has to be plugged into the wall to work
34. From what Barnes said in the last paragraph, we can infer that ______.
A. PhoneSoap is in great demand now B. PhoneSoap is really hard to handle
C. they can’t produce enough PhoneSoap D. they’ll make improvements to PhoneSoap
35. What’s the passage mainly about?
A. Methods of cleaning phones. B. Tips on charging phones quickly.
C. Soap killing harmful bacteria on phones. D. A phone charger keeping your phone clean.
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。
Homework is made up of out-of-class activities and at-home activities teachers assign to students．It can include practice assignments that emphasize newly acquired skills. 36 . Projects that have to be worked on in agreement with schoolwork also form a part of homework．
37 ．For example，to complete their homework in time，children start dividing their time into studying and playing，thus learning to complete their scheduled tasks within the time they have．They learn to do things on their own．They manage their time and complete their work independently．
Homework can also help build up children's confidence. 38 .Teachers' positive remarks can help develop students' confidence and encourage them to keep up with their good work．
In addition，homework gives students a chance to learn from their mistakes and overcome their weakness. It provides them with a platform to express what they know or have newly found，and exhibit their talents． 39 ．This helps them improve their academic results．
However, to be as beneficial to students as possible, homework should be assigned properly．The amount and difficulty level of homework assignments should match the ages and abilities of students. 40 ．Homework proves to be beneficial only if it does not put students under stress or pressure．
A． Otherwise，it will become a punishment．
B． Homework can benefit students in many ways．
C． Teachers give comments on the work that students do．
D． It also gives students the practice of whatever they learn in school．
E． Completing homework requires planning, organizing and acting upon it．
F． Students can gain a sense of accomplishment after completing homework．
G． It can be preparation assignments to make students ready for class activities．
第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
On August 26, 1999, New York City was struck by a terrible rainstorm. The rain caused the streets to 41 and the subway system almost came to a stop.
Unfortunately, this happened during the morning rush hour. Many people who were going to work were 42 to go home. Some battled to 43 a taxi or to get on a bus. Still others faced the 44 bravely, walking miles to get to work. I 45 to be one of people on the way to work that morning. I went from subway line to subway line only to find that most 46 had stopped. After making my way 47 crowds of people, I finally found a subway line that was 48 . Unfortunately, there were so many people waiting to 49 the subway that I could not even get down the stairs to the 50 . So I took the train going in the opposite direction, and then switched back to the downtown train. Finally, after what seemed endless, the train 51 my stop. Then I had to walk several blocks in the increasingly heavy rain. When I finally got to my office, I was 52 through, exhausted and 53 .
My co-workers and I spent most of the day drying off. When it was 5:00 pm, I was ready to go home. I was about to turn off my computer 54 I received an email from Garth, my Director:
I would like to thank all of you who made the effort and 55 reported to work. It is always reassuring(令人欣慰), at times like these, when employees so clearly show their 56 to their jobs. Thank you.
Garth’s email was short, but I learned more from that 57 message than I ever did from a textbook. The email taught me that a few words of 58 can make a big difference. The rainstorm and the traffic 59 had made me tired and upset. But Garth’s words immediately 60 me and put a smile back on my face.
41. A. break B. sink C. flood D. crash
42. A. refused B. forced C. adjusted D. gathered
43. A. order B. pay C. search D. call
44. A. climate B. storm C. scenery D. burden
45. A. used B. promised C. happened D. deserved
46. A. practice B. routine C. service D. process
47. A. through B. to C. over D. for
48. A. cycling B. operating C. turning D. rushing
49. A. check B. carry C. board D. find
50. A. street B. ground C. platform D. floor
51. A. paused B. reached C. crossed D. parked
52. A. weak B. wet C. sick D. hurt
53. A. discouraged B. ashamed C. surprised D. puzzled
54. A. when B. while C. where D. after
55. A. hardly B. casually C. eventually D. absolutely
56. A. donation B. devotion C. connection D. reaction
57. A. accurate B. urgent C. humorous D. brief
58. A. appreciation B. promise C. advice D. guidance
59. A. signals B. troubles C. rules D. signs
60. A. corrected B. supported C. refreshed D. amazed
第II卷（5 0分）
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(一个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Last month，I visited China, 61 I always wanted to see. I have been learning the culture and the language 62 I was young.
The first four days of the ten-day trip 63 (spend) in Beijing. We saw the Great Wall of China and the Forbidden City，shopped at markets，and 64 (eat) at different restaurants. Wow! I'm here in the place I only heard 65 (story) about and saw pictures of!
I spent the next six days in Xi'an. 66 (compare) to Beijing， I found more of the daily life in China because I stayed with a Chinese friend，who welcomed me home with open arms and so did his family. It was 67 amazing experience to dip into the culture. Xi'an really gave me a chance 68 (meet) new people and figure out what their lives were like on a day-to-day basis. I was able to practice and improve my Chinese more than ever. Besides new vocabulary，my 69 (able) to communicate improved a lot.
Going across the world to a place 70 (complete) different from mine was eye-opening and inspiring. It gave me a new view on my life，which I will constantly use to compare to my daily life back home.
61.________ 62.__________ 63.__________ 64.__________ 65.__________
66.________ 67.__________ 68.__________ 69.__________ 70.__________
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;
只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
My English teacher, Mr. Li, nearly fifty years old, comes to our school in 1998. As he has been working very hardly all these years, he has praised for his excellent work many times. He has many knowledge and is good at teaching. All of us enjoy his lessons that is lively and interested. He gets on well with us, so he is strict with us. He often encourages us to do our best as the benefit of our country. With his help, we have made a great progress. Mr. Li is not only our good teacher but also our good friend. He is my favorite teacher and we all love and respect her.
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
假定你是李华，应邀为某英文校报写一则通讯稿，报道你们学校今天举行的学生文艺汇演活动。内容包括：
1.活动目的：庆祝建国70周年；
2.活动形式：歌舞、诗歌朗诵等；
3.活动效果。
注意: 1.词数 100 左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
（学生文艺汇演: a Grand Art and Cultural Show
70周年：the 70th anniversary ）
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听力
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阅读理解
21-23 BDA 24-27 BDCD 28-31 ABCD 32-35 ABAD 36-40 GBCDA
完形填空
41-45 CBDBC 46-50 CABCC 51-55 BBAAC 56-60 BDABC
语法填空 61. which 62.since 63.were spent. 64. ate 65. stories
66. Compared 67. an 68. to meet 69. ability 70.completely
短文改错
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书面表达（满分25分）
Today a Grand Art and Cultural Show was held in our school with the aim of celebrating the 70th anniversary of our motherland and singing high praise of the great achievements we have accomplished in the past seven decades.
In the course of the activity, the students in our school put on a variety of colorful performances, such as singing, dancing and reciting poems, and all performers were well prepared, making a deep impression on the audience. At the end of the show, a singing program, Me and my country won the first place.
From where I stand, this activity is extremely meaningful for the reason that not only does it enable us to get rid of pressure from our study but also it inspires us to work hard and make great contributions to our country. It was a successful performance.
听力原文
Text 1
W： Kevin, were you born in Phoenix?
M： I was actually born in New York, but I grew up in Phoenix. So Phoenix is what I consider to be my hometown.
Text 2
W： Hi, Ken. Do you fly quite often for your job?
M： No, I go to work by bus and drive to different business appointments, but sometimes I take the train to go to the business conferences in other cities or things like that.
Text 3
W： I heard you went to Las Vegas. What did you do?
M： Well, we went shopping a lot. We went and visited the Hoover Dam.
W： That's a lot of water. Did you go swimming?
M： No.It's not warm enough for that.
Text 4
W： How long have you been playing basketball?
M： Probably about 30 years. I'm 37 now and I think I was in primary school when I started to play at first.
Text 5
M： How do you learn that? Is that something that your mother would teach you?
W： There're some classes for both flower arrangement and tea ceremony. So you need to go to a school, yes, and learn from your teacher.
Text 6
W： Matt, do you have a pet?
M： Yes, in fact, in my mom's house we have three pets—two dogs and a cat. ⑥My family actually raises dogs for helping blind people.
W： Oh, wow, that's cool. Um, why do people keep pets?
M： I guess the most important thing is companionship. Right! So there is always somebody there for you that will like you.
W： Yeah, that's true. OK, besides cats, dogs, and fish, what are some other pets people keep?
M： Well, I guess all types of things. ⑦My friend has a snake. I don't know if you mention that： snake and insects, spiders…
Text 7
W： Excuse me. All the printers in the student center have stopped working. Can you fix them?
M： Well, not really. I'm just an administrator （行政人员）. Most of our actual technicians are students who take the job part-time.
W： Where are they?
M： Well, ⑧most of the students who work at the computer labs study at the engineering school, and unfortunately they all took the day off. I think they have some big exams tomorrow.
W： There must be something you can do. People need those printers working.
M： ⑨Well, there is one technician working at the computer lab in the arts building. You may find him there.
Text 8
W： Hi, can I help you?
M： I hope so. My name's Mark. I'm…
W： Don't I remember you from last year? You worked in, uh… where was it? The art library?
M： You have a good memory. Yeah, that was me, and I really enjoyed the work. But for this year…
W： Well, if you'd come in earlier, you could probably have gotten the library job again, but now…
M： I planned to get a job in a restaurant this year. I really need to make more money, and working as a waiter, there're always the tips. But I've tried a ton of places and I haven't found anything. And then my friend Susan, she takes photography classes in Harrison Hall and she sort of thought there might be an opening there.
W： Let's see…Ha, your friend's right. Seems like one of the students quit a couple of weeks ago for some reason. Well, whatever, it looks like this is your lucky day.
M： Wow! That is so great. So who's the contact person?
W： Check with the Student Office.
Text 9
W： So David, you don't like sports.
M： Well, I like sports but I'm just not keen on sports programs. You know I would usually rather watch a movie or some kind of history program.
W： Oh, OK. So you're into history.
M： Oh, yes! I like studying the history of the countries that I have visited. It makes it more interesting when I go sightseeing.
W： OK. Which countries have you visited?
M： I've been over a good bit of Europe, ah, Mexico, Peru（秘鲁）, I spent almost a year in Egypt and I went to Israel, Jordan, and now I'm here in Japan. I've been in Japan for a year and a half. And while I have been here, I visited Korea for about a week.
W： OK. Wow. That's a lot. So did you do the Pyramids in Egypt?
M： Oh, yes. Actually, I climbed the Pyramids. It was during the summer so there aren't many tourists.
Text 10
M：Today I will introduce three new types of technology that can help you know your parents are fine while giving them the freedom that they have always had. Lively is an activity tracking system. You attach Lively ports（端口） to things that your parents use every day. Then you connect the ports to your computer or smartphone. If something seems out of the ordinary, Lively will send you messages so you can check in to make certain everything is as it should be. Lively uses a special network, so no Wi-Fi is required.
The Jitterbug Plus from Samsung is a phone that has simple, user-friendly buttons and very basic commands. Plus, if they forget to charge the Jitterbug Plus it will last for 25 days on standby（待命）. This phone will place you at the touch of your aging parents' fingers.
The Moneual Rydis H68 Hybrid Robotic Vacuum is a vacuum（真空吸尘器） keeping the house clean. This vacuum cleans both carpets and hard floors by itself. When the battery is running low it can even recharge itself.
