新田二中2018届高三第二次月考 英语试题
命题人：夏艳梅
审题人：罗莉、李伟军
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. How did the man feel about the movie? A. It was funny.
B. It was a good comedy. C. He didn’t want to see it.
2. When should the woman be at the airport? A. At 9:00. B. At 9:30. C. At 10:30. 3. When is the good time to go to New Zealand?
A. In June. B. In August. C. In December. 4. How much do the man and his wife pay for their gym?
A. $ 130 a month. B. $ 80a month. C. $ 50a month. 5. Why doesn’t the woman like the Star Club?
A. It’s too expensive. B. It’s too far away. C. It’s too loud. 第二节听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。
6. How many apartments does the man have in total? A. One. B. Two. C. Three. 7. What does the man prefer to be?
A. A writer. B. A designer. C. A landlord. 听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。
8. What’s the relationship between the speakers?
A. Teacher and student. B. Classmates. C. Doctor and patient. 9. Why is the man in bed?
A. He has a fever. B. He hurt his back. C. He is very sleepy. 听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。 10. Where did the woman just come from?
A. Her house. B. Her office. C. The train station. 11. Why does the man get to the airport so quickly? A. He drove on the highway. B. He drove a fast car. C. He took a shortcut.
12. What does the woman tell the man to do in the end?
A. Keep the change. B. Get his tires fixed. C. Take a vacation. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。 13. What does the man want a part-time job? A. To have some extra spending money. B. To pay his school fees.
听C. To help his future career.
14. What kinds of jobs has the man applied for?
A. Service jobs. B. Office jobs. C. Manufacturing jobs. 15. What is the main purpose of a cover letter? A. To describe the job market. B. To introduce a job applicant.
C. To ask the employer about the job duties.
16. What does the woman say about finding a job? A. It is easier now than it used to be.
B. Employers never read resumes anymore. C. The job market is very competitive.
听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。
17. What news does the speaker tell his audience? A. He will retire in several months. B. He will host a different show. C. He will join a jazz band soon.
18. Who is the first special guest tonight?
A. The Roots. B. Jay Leno. C. Bill Clinton. 19. What is Brian Cranston known for?
A. A hit TV show. B. His well-known songs. C. His popular movies. 20. What will the audience do next? A. Listen to a funny story.
B. Welcome the show’s band. C. Welcome the first special guest.
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。
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Which constellation (星座) are you? For those who believe in stars, 2017 is going to be better in terms of love, and many signs have indicated signs of promise.
Gemini
Ah, you are going to be active in 2017. If you are coming into 2017 with a significant other, guess what? You should not have any problems. In fact, I think I hear wedding bells in the distance...
Stay away from: Taurus, Pisces, Virgo
Positive signs: Sagittarius, Aries, Aquarius, Libra Pisces
You will find your Mr. Right this year. Stay open-minded. The tide (潮汐) of love is strong. And for those already with the perfect partner, great. This is your year to thoroughly deepen the bond between the two of you. In fact, do not be surprised if a new relationship suddenly seems to be moving faster and you two take on a new level of seriousness.
Stay away from: Aquarius, Sagittarius, Gemini Positive signs: Capricorn, Scorpio, Cancer Taurus
Fortune favors you in 2017. You will find much peace throughout the year, although you will also have to face your fears. Through these trials, the true face of your loved ones will appear. Also, stay strong if you are currently with a partner. The two of you might have a quarrel. But love will find a way if it is truly meant to be.
Stay away from: Aries, Aquarius. Leo
Positive signs: Scorpio, Capricorn, Virgo, Pisces Leo
Roar heartily, Leo. 2017 is going to be a blessed year for you. Luck continues to find you in the dating game too, single Leo. However, since Leo is also feeling adventurous, those in relationships are about to meet some tension. It’s decisions that matter a lot.
Stay away from: Scorpio, Taurus, Cancer Positive signs: Sagittarius, Gemini, Aries
21. Which constellation mentioned in the text will get married in 2017? A.Pisces B. Gemini. C. Aries.. D. Leo. 22. Which pair is the best match according to this text? A. Gemini and Cancer. B.Pisces and Capricorn. C. Gemini and Scorpio. D.Leo and Taurus. 23. Which of the following is WRONG?
A.This year for Taurus is tough in terms of money.
B.The character of Leo may lead to trouble in relationship.
C.2017 is suitable for Pisces to strengthen existing relationship. D. All four stars in the text are likely to find true love in 2017.
B
We took a rare family road trip to the Adirondacks in late August，and it was as refreshing and exhausting as family vacations tend to be．Toward the end of our long drive home, even the kids were leaning forward in their seats urging my lead foot on．At that point in a road trip，even sixty-five miles per hour feels slow. We have become numb to our speed and numb to the road signs flashing by.
My family lives on the edge of Lancaster County. Only thirty miles from home，I hit the brakes，and we began to roll，slowly，behind a horse-drawn carriage. We began to open our eyes again．We saw familiar green hills and the farm with the best watermelons. I rolled down the windows, and we breathed again．Just-cut hay and a barn full of dairy cattle．
At five miles per hour，you remember what you forget at sixty-five．You are thinking about a place，even when you are moving from place to place．
I am a placemaker. A homemaker, too. I am a mother of a young kid at home，and also a writer and a gardener．But，for me，those roles are wrapped up with the one big thing I want to do with the rest of my life：I want to cultivate a place and share it with others．
The place I make with my family is a red-brick farmhouse built in l880. It has quite a few nineteenth-century bedrooms and a few acres of land，and we love nothing more than to fill them with neighbors and friends. We grow vegetables and flowers，keep a baker’s dozen of egg—laying chickens，and，since we moved in three years ago，we have planted many，many trees．
Living with my life’s purpose does not allow for much travel. I need to be here，feeding the chickens and watering the tomatoes. Any extra in the budget，and we spend it on trees．
But I learned something at the end of our family road trip．Travel can help me in the task of caring for my own place．When I slow down and pay attention to the road between here and there，travel tells me the connections between my place and all the other places．
24．What does the author try to express in the first paragraph? A.Her disappointment at the family road trip B.Kids’excitement at driving fast on the road
C.The tiredness of her past family life． D.The family’s eagerness to return home．．
25．Why did the author slow her car some miles from her home? A．Because she enjoyed the scenery along the road
B．Because she wanted to get rid of a fast-paced life. C．Because she made a way for a horse-drawn carriage．． D．Because she needed a break after the long drive ．
26．The underlined word“placemaker”in the 4th paragraph refers to someone who_______ .
A．makes a creative design for others’houses.
B.is good at cultivating a place and sharing it with others． C.is ready to help anyone in need in the community.
D.devotes most of his energy and time to building his house. 27．What can be the best title of the passage?
A. On the Way Home B.Never Travel again． C．Life on the Farm D.Escape from a Family Life C
What is the most common cause for people in the UK to ask for leave due to illness? The answer is not the common cold or flu, but back pain. Back pain affects one in three British adults, costs the country over 5 billion pounds every year and is very difficult to treat. But now Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) will be offering a new solution: acupuncture. The ancient Chinese needle treatment has been around in the UK for many years, but this is the first time it has been officially approved by the NHS.
Traditionally, doctors in the UK have advised back pain sufferers to stay active, do stretching exercises and take painkillers when necessary. In more serious cases some people are given X-ray treatment or injections with medicines. However, there is evidence that acupuncture may be more
effective than expensive X-rays or injections, so patients who have been suffering for over six weeks should be given a choice. As an alternative to acupuncture, patients will be able to choose either a course of spinal manipulation (脊柱推拿), or a series of special exercise sessions. In the UK, acupuncture is regarded as an aiding treatment, which means medical procedure hasn’t experienced serious experiments by which scientists prove some treatments work. While many experts have welcomed the policy to make acupuncture available on the NHS, some are still skeptical about its effectiveness.
Research from the US earlier this month found that similar acupuncture using toothpicks (牙签) which do not stick into the skin could be as good as using real needles. So while some are yet to be convinced, back pain sufferers will be hoping that acupuncture helps get them feeling healthy again.
28. According to the passage, which is the best way to treat back pain? A.To be acupunctured. B.To stay active.
C.To take X-ray treatment or injections. D.To do stretching exercises 29.Why are some people still doubtful about the effectiveness of acupuncture?
A.Because using toothpicks is as good as using real needles. B.Because acupuncture hasn’t been tested by scientists strictly C.Because they have other choices.
D.Because acupuncture is just an aiding treatment.
30. What does the author want to prove in the last paragraph? A.Toothpicks will take place of needles in the future. B.Needles are no better than toothpicks . C.Toothpicks is a useful tool for acupuncture
D.Acupuncture can be an effective treatment for back pain. 31. What does the passage mainly talk about?
A.The ways to treat back pain. B.The reasons for people to ask for leave. C.The magic needles. D.Acupuncture in the UK. .
D
Young children often “read” picture books. They’re attracted by the colorful scenery and the realistic characters that contribute to fascinating plots.
Unfortunately, some children can’t use these resources, even if they do know how to read. Take three-year old Elodie Bateson, for example. Elodie was born with under-developed eyes and has retinal detachments (视网膜脱落), making her visually impaired.
It is because of people like Elodie that Tom Yeh, head of the Tactile Picture Books Project, has started printing 3D books, so they can feel the illustrations in picture books.
The first book Tom Yeh printed was Goodnight Moon, a popular
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