1、江西省奉新县高一英语下学期第二次月考试题江西省奉新县2016-2017学年高一英语下学期第二次月考试题第一部分 听力（共两节，共20题，每题1.5分，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）1. Where does the man probably work?A. At a store. B. At a restaurant. C. At a club.2. What is the woman going to do next week?A. Meet Richs mother. B. Buy her mother a present. C. Introduce Rich
2、 to her mother.3. What are the speakers talking about?A. A computer. B. A television. C. A radio.4. What will the boy do first?A. Do his homework. B. Clean his room. C. Watch TV.5. Where are the speakers?A. At a bus stop. B. On a bus. C. In the mans home.第二节 （共15小题；每小题1分, 满分15分）听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. Why
3、 does the woman refuse to help the man?A. It is against the rules. B. His instrument is too heavy.C. She doesnt know where to make a call.7. Where will the man go?A. To the reception. B. To the dining room. C. To the bag office.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What is the relationship between Miss Gibson and Aliso
4、n?A. Mother and daughter. B. Teacher and student. C. Boss and secretary.9. Why cant Alison go on the trip?A. She is sick. B. She has a meeting. C. She hasnt caught the bus.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What does the woman prefer doing?A. Asking the man to go shopping.B. Having the man post letters. C. Going
5、shopping herself.11. Where is the letter?A. In the mailbox. B. In the mans wallet. C. In the shopping basket.12. What do we know about the man?A. Hes clever. B. Hes orderly. C. Hes forgetful.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. When was the World Wildlife Fund founded?A. In 1916. B. In 1961. C. In 1969.14. What is
6、the official sign of the World Wildlife Fund?A. A picture of a panda. B. A picture of a dolphin. C. A picture of a whale.15. What does the Audubon Society focus on?A. The protection of ocean animals.B. The protection of forests.C. The protection of birds.16. What do we know about Wilderness Society?
7、A. It is named after an American wildlife painter.B. It has eighteen branches in the United States.C. Its head office is in Washington, D.C.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. How did Oliver know the dive with sharks?A. He watched the advertisement on TV.B. He saw the advertisement on a beach.C. He found the adve
8、rtisement in a travel agency.18. What did Oliver think of the sharks?A. Beautiful. B. Huge. C. Dangerous.19. What happened to the cage?A. It was destroyed. B. It sank in the sea. C. Its lock was broken.20. What did the sharks do as Oliver was climbing up the rope?A. They attacked him. B. They swam a
9、round him. C. They watched him阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）AOnce there was something wrong with a machine in a factory. The workers could do nothing but turn to a German engineer for help, who drew a line on it and said, Take off the part where the line is and change it to a new one. With a new line on, t
10、he machine began running well again. The engineer asked for $30,000 for what he had done. The following were what he wrote on a bill, The new part only costs one dollar, and knowing where the problem with the machine costs $29,999.One dollar for changing a new part sounds reasonable but the $29,999
11、is exactly the value of wisdom and knowledge.21. The factory turned to the German engineer because . A. the workers had nothing to do B. the workers asked for too much moneyC. there were no other people D. the workers couldnt repair the machine22. The writer wants to tell us that . A. the engineer a
12、sked for too much money B. the knowledge is worth money C. the workers should pay the money D. the new part could cost money23. The best title for the passage should be _. A. The Expensive Machine. B. Helpless Workers. C. The Value of Knowledge. D. The Lucky FactoryBBenjamin Franklin was born into a
13、 large family. His father, Josiah, was a candle maker. His father wanted him to take over the family business when he grew up, but he wasnt interested. To help Ben decide on a career, Josiah took him on long walks around Boston so he could observe men doing the work of their trade. Benjamin learned
14、how to do many things during these excursions, but he didnt want to pursue（追求，追赶） any of the trades.When Ben was twelve years old his father sent him to his older brother James, who was a printer. Ben worked twelve hours a day in the printing shop, but still found time to educate himself. Though he
15、only had two years of formal schooling, he taught himself foreign languages and read books on grammar, science, and math.Later Ben went to Philadelphia. He started his own successful printing business and published a newspaper. People frequently quote from his sayings such things as, Early to bed an
16、d early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise and “A penny saved is a penny earned”.He invented the Franklin stove which provided better heat for their homes. He refused to patent（注册专利） the Franklin stove and the lightning rod because he thought more people would benefit from the inventions
17、 if he did not patent them.He proved that lightning and electricity are the same thing using a kite, string, and key in a thunderstorm. His experiments earned him fame. He was also awarded honorary degrees from Harvard and Yale even though he lacked formal schooling. He also worked to put an end to
18、slavery in America long before others took up the cause. Some say when he died in 1790 the whole world went into mourning. 20,000 people honored him at his funeral（葬礼） in Philadelphia.24. What does the underlined word excursions mean in the passage?A. exercises B. careers C. trades D. tours25. How d
19、id the author describe Benjamin in the passage?A. Humorously. B. Admiringly. C. Critically. D. indifferently.26. Benjamin refused to patent the Franklin stove because .A. he hoped he could help others B. he thought it not very perfect C. more people could invent it D. the stove was not worth patenti
20、ng27. What can we infer from the last paragraph? A. His experiments were exciting but dangerous.B. His inventions saved African Americans.C. His death is a great loss to the whole world.D. His funeral is the biggest in American history.CFounded in 1764 by French traders，StLouis today is the fifteent
21、h largest urban area in the United StatesThere are many attractive destinations for touristsAmerican Kennel Club Museum of the DogDog lovers who visit StLouis wont want to miss this 14,000-square-foot museumInside are over 500 paintings，prints，watercolors，and a variety of other dog art objectsThe Mu
22、seum is open year round，Tuesday through Saturday 10 AM to 4 PM，and Sunday 1 PM to 5 PMAdmission is 5 for adults，250 for seniors，and 1 for children up to 14.Anheuser Busch Brewery The Anheuser Buxch Brewery tour is not just for beer loversThe tour includes the historic Brew HouseThen the tour continu
23、es to the modern Bevo Packaging PlantThe best will be the Budweiser Clydesdale stables The tours are always freeGateway Arch Designed by Eero Sarinen and Hannskari Bandel，it took two years and 900 tons of stainless steel to buildIt is the tallest of the countrys National Monuments（纪念碑）The Arch is pa
24、rt of the Jefferson National Expansion MemorialAbout one million people per year come to the top of the Arch，where there is an observation platform providing a great view of the cityStLouis ZooFirst version of the StLouis Zoo opened in 1904 at the StLouis Worlds Fair，but in the century since it has
25、grown into one of the foremost zoos in the worldThe Zooline Raiload passenger train takes visitors around the Zoo，which contains over 9，000 animals of over 800 speciesThe Zoo is open every day but Christmas and New Year，with summer hours of 8 AM to 7 PM，and hours the rest of the year of 9 AM to 5 PM
26、Admission to the Zoo is free28If you are interested in how to make beer，you can visit _AStLouis Zoo BAmerican Kennel Club Museum of the DogCGateway Arch DAnheuser Busch Brewery29Which of the following statements about Gateway Arch is TRUE?A. It took three years to build it. B. You can see the city o
27、n the top of the Arch.C. President Jefferson was buried there.D. It is the largest of the countrys National Monuments.30. At the St. Louis Zoo, you can visit all animals there .A. by train B. by bicycle C. by bus D. on foot31. If you plan to visit St. Louis Zoo, you can go there .A. on New Year B. o
28、n Christmas C. at 5:30 pm in autumn D. at 8:30 am in summerDWith the development of science and technology, the research of human genes is playing a more and more important part in our daily life. Sometimes it is a hot topic drawing more and more attention.Gene technology can cure serious diseases t
29、hat doctors at present can almost do nothing with, such as cancer and heart disease. Every year, millions of people are murdered by these two killers. But if the gene technology is used, not only these two diseases can be cured completely, bringing happiness and more living days to the patients, but
30、 also the great amount of money people spend curing their diseases can be saved, therefore it benefits the economy as well. In addition, people can live longer.Gene technology can help people to give birth to more healthy and clever children. Some families have hereditary diseases and their children
31、 will for sure have the family disease, which is a great trouble for these families. In the past, doctors could do nothing about them. But gene technology can solve this problem perfectly. The scientists just need to find the wrong gene and correct it, and a healthy child will be born.Some people ar
32、e worrying that the gene research can be used to clone（克隆） human beings in large quantities. In the past few years, scientists have succeeded in cloning a sheep; therefore these people predict that human babies would be cloned. But I believe cloned babies will not come out in large amounts, for most couples in the w
