湖南省永州四中、郴州一中2015-2016学年高一上学期第二次月考英语试卷

1湖南省永州四中、郴州一中2015-2016学年高一英语上学期第二次月考试题注意事项：1.本次考试分六部分，共72题。满分150分，考试时间为120分钟。2.考生答题前，请注意试卷是否有漏页缺页，重影模糊等有妨碍答题的现象，请立即通报监考老师。3.答案填写在试题卷上无效，请考生注意分配时间，将答案转移到答题卡上。第一部分听力（每题1.5分，共30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.Whoisthewoman?A.Mary.B.Mary’ssister.C.Mary’smother.2.WhendidthemanliveinLondon?A.Lastyear.B.Lastmonth.C.Whenhewasachild.3.Whathappenedtothemanjustnow?A.Hemetanoldfriendonthestreet.B.Hemistookthewomanforhisfriend.C.Lydiapaidanunexpectedvisittohim.4.Whydidthemanchangehismindprobably?A.Hedidn’tbringenoughmoney.B.Heforgothiswallet.C.Hedidn’tneedthatmuchfruit.5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Theroleofshoppinginpeople’slives.B.Howtopromotesales.C.Theimportanceofmassmedia.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。听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。6.What’sthemostprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?2A.Friends.B.Husbandandwife.C.Neighbors.7.Whatarethespeakersdoing?A.Makingabirthdaycake.B.Cookingahugedinner.C.Preparingforaparty.8.Whathasthewomanfinisheddoing?A.Puttingupabigsign.B.Buyingatape.C.Puttingcandlesonthecake.听第7段材料，回答第9、10题。9.Howmanypicturesdidthewomantakeinall?A.One.B.Two.C.Three.10.Wherewillthespeakerstakeanotherpicturetogether?A.Infrontofthegarden.B.Neartheflowers.C.Nearthefalls.听第8段材料，回答第11、12题。11.Whatistrueaboutthefactorytour?A.Touristscanvisitthefactoryanytime.B.Itissponsoredbythecarcompany.C.Itisonlygoodforthecompany.12.Whatwillthemandonext?A.Makeaphonecalltogetsomeinformation.B.Bookticketstogohome.C.Gotothefactorytomakeanappointment.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Whatmakesthesuitspecial?A.Itsstyle.B.Itsmaterial.C.Itscolor.14.Howmuchdoesthewomanwantforthesuittoday?A.$600.B.$750.C.$900.15.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthesuit?A.It’sgoodbutalittleexpensive.B.It’sstylishbutalittleuncomfortable.C.It’salittleold-fashioned.16.Whycan’tthewomanreducethepriceofthesuit?A.ThematerialcomesfromFrance.B.Sheisnottheowneroftheshop.C.Itisalreadyonsale.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Whatseasonisitnow?A.Fall.B.Spring.C.Summer.18.Whatwastheweatherlikethisafternoon?A.Windy.B.Rainy.C.Foggy.19.Whatwilltheweatherbelikethisevening?3A.Cold.B.Pleasant.C.Cloudy.20.Whatwillthedaytimetemperaturebeinthenextthreedays?A.About40degrees.B.About50degrees.C.About60degrees.第二部分阅读理解（每题2分，共40分）第一节选择型阅读（共4篇，每题2分，共30分）AWhensomethinggoeswrong，itcanbeverysatisfyingtosay，”Well,it’sso-and-so’sfault.”or“IknowI’mlate，butit’snotmyfault；thecarbrokedown.”Itisprobablynotyourfault，butonceyouformthehabitofblamingsomebodyorsomethingelseforabadsituation，youarealoser.Youhavenopowerandcoulddonothingthathelpschangethesituation.However,youcanhavegreatpoweroverwhathappenstoyouifyoustopfocusingonwhomtoblameandstartfocusingonhowtoremedythesituation.Thisisthewinner’skeytosuccess.Winnersaregreatatovercomingproblems.Forexample,ifyouwerelatebecauseyourcarbrokedown,maybeyouneedtohaveyourcarexaminedmoreregularly.Or,youmightstarttocarryalongwithyoutheusefulphonenumbers,soyoucouldcallforhelpwheninneed.Foranotherexample,ifyourcolleaguecausesyouproblemsonthejobforlackofresponsibilityorability,findwaysofdealingwithhisirresponsibilityorinabilityratherthansimplyblametheperson.Asktoworkwithadifferentperson,ordon’trelyonthisperson.Youshouldacceptthatthepersonisnotreliableandfindcreativewaystoworksuccessfullyregardlessofhowyourcolleaguefailstodohisjobwell.Thisiswhatbeingawinnerisallabout—creativelyusingyourskillsandtalentssothatyouaresuccessfulnomatterwhathappens.Winnersdon’thavefewerproblemsintheirlives;theyhavejustasmanydifficultsituationstofaceasanybodyelse.Theyarejustbetteratseeingthoseproblemsaschallengesandopportunitiestodeveloptheirowntalents.So,stopfocusingon“whosefaultitis.”Onceyouareconfidentaboutyourpoweroverbadsituations,problemsarejuststeppingstoneforsuccess.21.Accordingtothepassage,winners.A.blamethemselvesratherthatothersB.meetwithfewerdifficultiesintheirlivesC.haveresponsibleandablecolleaguesD.dealwithproblemsratherthanblame4others22.TheunderlinedwordremedyinParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto.A.improveB.acceptC.avoidD.consider23.Whenyourcolleaguebringsaboutaproblem,youshould.A.blamehimforhislackofresponsibilityB.findabetterwaytohandletheproblemC.tellhimtofindthecauseoftheproblemD.askamoreablecolleagueforhelp24.Whenproblemsoccur,winnerstakethemas.A.excusesfortheirfailuresB.barrierstogreaterpowerC.chancesforself-developmentD.challengestotheircolleaguesBThoughthefactsthattoomanypeopleonearthandatoorapidincreaseinthenumberaddedeachyeararenotinargument,wealwaysbeginthediscussionofpopulationasglobalissuewithwhatmostpersonsmeanlikethis.Itwasquiterighttocomparedemographicgrowthtoalong,thinpowderfuse(导火线)thatbumssteadilyandhesitatinglyuntilitfinallyreachesthechargeandexplodes.Tounderstandthecurrentsituation,whichischaracterizedbyrapidincreasesinpopulation,itisnecessarytounderstandthehistoryofpopulationtrends.Rapidgrowthisacomparativelyrecentphenomenon.Lookingbackatthe8,000yearsofdemographichistory,wefindthatpopulationshavebeenvirtuallystableorgrowingveryslightlyformostofh