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北仑中学2019学年第二学期高二年级月考英语试卷命题：阮宏波审题：唐静芬第一部分：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。例：Howmuchistheshirt?A.£19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.1.Whatwilltheweath

erbeliketomorrowafternoon?A.Rainy.B.Cloudy.C.Sunny.2.WhendoesthetrainusuallyarriveinRome?A.At10：15.B.At9：30.

C.At8：15.3.Wherearethespeakers?A.Atamovietheater.B.Inarestaurant.C.Inthecar.4.Whatdoesthemandecidetodonext?A.Gotothecafe.B.Watch

adifferentmovie.C.Continuewatchingthemovie.5.Howdoesthemanprobablyfeel?A.Relaxed.B.Nervous.C.Satisfied.第二节（共15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。每段对话读或独白读两遍。听第6

段材料，回答第6、7题。6.Whatdidthemanlikedoing?A.Hiking.B.Swimming.C.Takingphotographs.7.Whatdoesthewomansuggestintheend?A.Themanshouldgomorecampin

g.B.Familyactivitiesareveryimportant.C.Lifecouldbefunwithoutsocialmedia.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Idea

sonfriendship.B.Thewomanandherfriend.C.Howthewomanhelpedafriend.9.WhatistrueaboutDorothy?A.SheisfromNewYork.B.Sheisgoo

dattellingstories.C.Shemetthewomanattheageofsixteen.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Whatdoesthewomanwanttoteach?A.Math.B.Science.C.Arthistory.11.Whenwi

llthewomangraduatefromcollege?A.Inthreeyears.B.Inaboutoneyear.C.Innearlytwoyears.12.Whatdoesthemanimplyint

heend?A.He'safraidtograduate.B.He'sgoingtomissschool.C.Hewantstobeginhissociallife.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Whatistherelationsh

ipbetweenthespeakers?A.Bossandsecretary.B.Motherandson.C.Shopkeeperandcustomer.14.Whenwillthemanplantowalk

hisdog?A.Inafewhours.B.Inafewdays.C.Inafewmonths.15.Whatisthedog'sname?A.Spike.B.Bozo.C.Bingo.16.Whydoesthewomanaskthemansomanyquestions?A.Shethi

nksshe'stooyoungforadog.B.Shedoubtswhetherhecanaffordadog.C.Shedoesn'tthinkhe'sresponsibleenough.听第10段材料，回答第17

至20题。17.Whenisalaundryplaceusuallyclosed?A.Atsixa.m.B.OnSundays.C.Atsevenp.m.18.Howmanywashersmightalargerlaundryplacehave?

A.48.B.24.C.12.19.Accordingtothetalk,whatdopeopleoftendowhilewaitinginthelaundryplace?A.Eatsomefood.B.Chatwiththeemployee.C.Puttheirclothe

soutinthesun.20.Whathappenedtothespeaker'ssisteratalaundryplace?A.Shemetherhusband.B.Shecameacrossanaccident.C.Sheputherclothesinawrongba

sket.第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共12个小题；每小题2.5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四个选项中选出最佳选项。AKatiealwayswantedtobeaperformer.She,theyoungestofthethreeki

dsfromCleveland,wascrazyaboutmusicalsandDisneymoviesfromanearlyageandwouldoftenwatchthemsingingwithhermom,Karen.However,Katie'shappychildhoodtookatur

nwhenhermotherwasdiagnosed(诊断)withcancer.WhenthedoctorinformedthefamilythatKaren'sdiseasewasterminal,theydecidedtomakeatriptoDis

neyWorld.Thefamilysparednoexpensefortheironce-in-a-lifetimevacationandstayedatDisney'shotelforeightn

ights.Theyspenttheirdaysintheparks,seeingthesights,greetingcharacters,allthewhilepushingKareninherwheelchairandwatchingherfacelightupwithjoy.The

yallsharedinthemerrimentofexperiencingtheparksforthefirsttimewithKaren.ThetriptoDisneyWorldattheheightofKaren'sbattlewithcancerallowedthemto

escapeintoaworldofmagicandlaughter.ThiswasthedayKatiedecidedshewantedtoworkforDisney.Sadly,Karenlostthebattleanddied

later,butthewholefamilyrememberedhereverydayandoftenthoughtofthatDisneyvacation.Katiewentontogoafterherdream.Aftershereceivedher

degreeinmusicaltheater,shestruggledforyears,workingasawaitressandtryingtobeaperformer.HerhardworkfinallypaidoffwhenshewashiredtoworkforDisney.AsaDis

neyperformer,Katieisawarethatmanyotherfamiliesvisittheparksandhavesimilarstoriestoherown.Sheencourageseveryone,especiallychildren,whomay

beexperiencingahardtime.“Everymomentismeantforyou,eventhepainfulones,”shesays.“It'sjustlikeinyourfavoriteDisneymovie：Thereisalwayssomekind

ofconflictorhardshiporpressure.Remembertocelebratethosemoments,too,becausetheyaretakingyoutowhateveryourversionofahappyendingis.

”21.WhatmadeKatiedecidetoworkforDisney?A.Thedreamthatshewantedtolivealifefullofmagic.B.ThememorythatshewatchedDisneymoviesasakid.C.The

greatjoytheDisneyvacationbroughttoherfamily.D.Thegreatcouragehermothershowedinfightingcancer.22.Whichofthefollowingwordsbes

tdescribeKatie?A.Kindandcurious.B.Patientandhelpful.C.Strictandindependent.D.Toughanddetermined.23.WhatmessagedoesKat

ieconveyinthelastparagraph?A.Sweetispleasureafterpain.B.Experiencemustbebought.C.Manydropsmakeashower.D.Goodmedicinetastesbitter.

BEighteenpeopleincentralKenyaaretakingthecountry'ssecondaryeducationtestcalledtheKCSE.Evenundernormalconditions,thisexamin

ationcanmakeastudentnervous.Butthese18studentsmayfeelespeciallyfearful.Theyareservingsentencesinatop-sec

urityprison.Andiftheydowellinthetest,theymightgettoleavetheprison.Duringthetesttheinmates(囚犯)sitatschooldesksatNaivashaPrison.Theclassroomloo

kslikeanyotherexceptthatthestudentsarewearingprisonuniforms.DavidNoahOkwembahasjustfinishedtheexaminationforhistoryandbiology.Hesaysh

ewantspeopletoknowthattheprisonersarenolongercriminals.Instead,hesaystheyarestudent.Prisonerswhoperformwellcanhavetheirsentenceschanged.

Theymaybereleasedearlytogotouniversityorfindemployment.PatrickMwendaisheadofficeratNaivashaprison.HesaysNaivasha

workswiththehighcourtstoconsiderthecasesofprisonerswhogethighmarksandnineprisonershavebeenreleasedsince2008asaresultoftheirschoolingan

dtests.Sofar,thereleaseshavegoneonlytoprisonerssentencedtoshortterms.Onlyoneotherpossibilityforfreedomexistsfort

hosefacinglifeinprisonandthosewhohaveusedupalltheirlegalappeals.Kenya'sPowerofMercycommitteeadvisesaboutpardonsforprisoners.Mr

.Mwendaadmitsthedifficultiesofgettingapardon.Buthesaystheprisonurgesstudentswithlongersentencestobuildskills,whichwouldhelpthemhaveagood

recordtoshowthecommittee.InmatePrinceWinsorMosiidoesnotapproveofthewholesystem.“ThePowerofMercyisnota

ctuallyhelpful.Itisthere,butitisnothelpinginsettingusatliberty,evenifyouhaveperformed.“Servingalifesentenceforhisinvolvementinanarmedrobbery,PrinceWi

nsorMosiitookhisKCSEexamlastyear.Buthesayshedoesnotseemuchreasontogetaneducationifheistoremaininprison.“Itisofnog

oodtogetortoacquiresomethingofgreatvalue,skills,andnotputitintoaction.”Morethanhalfofthe3,000inmatesattheNaivasha

prisonareinvolvedintheschoolprogram.Theinmatesthemselveschoosethesubjectsanddecidethecontentofthestudies.Personalexperience

makesupanimportantpartoftheclassdiscussions.24.WhydoestheauthormentionKCSEinParagraph1?A.Tosuggestitspopularit

yamongKenya.B.Toexplainitsinfluenceonsecondarystudents.C.TointroduceaspecialmercyinKenyaprison.D.Topraisetheachievementofschoolinginprison.

25.AccordingtoPrinceWinsorMoss,______________.A.itisdifficultforprisonerstolearnaskillB.itisuselessstudyingifonecannotb

ereleasedC.prisonerswithlongsentencesalsoneedtostudyD.masteringaskillcanhelponesolvepracticalproblems26.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.

HighEducationReducesCrime.B.EveryoneHastheRighttoEducation.C.TheMoreEducated,theLessCriminal.D.GoodGradesAr

ethePasstoFreedom.CTheGreatSphinxofGiza,Egypt,isoneofcivilization'sgreatestmysteries.Nooneknowsforsureexactly

when,why,orhowitwasbuilt.Itisanenormoussculpture,believedtobethebiggestevercreated.Itmeasuresabout241feet(73.5meters)longand66feet(20meters)high

.Duetoitsunknownorigin,thismassivecreationhaspuzzledlocals,tourists,historians,andarchaeologistsforcenturies.TheSphinxhasthebodyofalionandtheheado

faman,whichgivesittheappearanceofamythical(神话里的)creature.Itremainsmostlyintacttoday,withtheexceptionofitsnose.Manyleg

endssurroundthemissingnose,butawidelyacceptedexplanationisthataformerrulerhadthenosecarvedoffatsomepointafteritscreati

on.MostarchaeologistsbelievethattheSphinxwasbuiltabout4,600yearsagobyapharaoh(法老),orruler,namedKhafre.Hispyramid,thegianttombthatholdsKhafre'sb

ody,islocateddirectlybehindtheSphinx.StoneblockscutoutinordertocarvetheSphinx'sfacewereusedtobuildtheKhafreValleyTemplea

taboutthesametime.SomehistoriansalsobelievetheSphinx'sfacewasmodeledafterthefaceofKhafre.Formostofitsexistence,theSphinxwasburie

dinsand.Onestoryclaimsthataround1400BC,thepharaohThutmoseIVdreamedthattheSphinxorderedhimtoclearawaythesan

dinreturnforthecrownofEgypt.ThesandsoonburiedtheSphinxagain,however.Inthe1850s,thesandwaspartiallycleare

d,andinthe1930s,theSphinxwascompletelyexposed.Now,however,wind,humidity(湿热),andsmogarecausingtheSphinxtocrumble(碎裂).Archaeologis

tsmustactquicklytopreservethismysterioussymbolofEgypt.27.WhyistheSphinxconsideredtobemysterious?A.Itisthebiggestsculptureeverm

ade.B.Windandsmogdidn'tbreakitdown.C.Peopleknowlittleaboutit.D.Itwasburiedinthesandforcenturies.28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“intact”

inparagraph2mean?A.Complete.B.Magical.C.Mysterious.D.Confusing.29.Whatisparagraph3mainlyabout?A.ThehistoryofKhafre'sfamoustomb.B.Khafre'sgreatachieve

mentinbuildingtheSphinx.C.DocumentsrecordingKhafre'srulingofEgypt.D.EvidencessupportingKhafre'sbuildingoftheSphinx.30.Whatdoestheauthorcallonarchae

ologiststodointhelastparagraph?A.DigouttheSphinxcompletely.B.TakeactiontoprotecttheSphinx.C.MaketheSphinxthe

symbolofEgypt.D.BeautifytheSphinxtoattractmorearchaeologists.第二节（共5个小题；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。Thoughtechnologyhas

considerablewonderfulbenefits,itisbecomingincreasinglyobviousthatouraddictiontotechnologyandoverallcellphoneaddictionisbecomingtoocommon.Howeverpower

fulitis,itdoeshaveapower-offbutton.31●Powering-downpreventsthefearofmissingout.Scientificallyspeaking,theFearofMissin

gOut(FOMO)hasbeenrecognizedasarecentlyrisingpsychologicaldisorderbroughtonbythehugeincreaseintechnologyaddiction.Thepr

emise(假定)issimple.32Withinthisconstantstreamofinformation,ourfearofbeingleftoutcontinuestogrow.Turningoffsocialmediaandlearninghowtoliveinthemo

mentarebothimportantskillsinthismodernworld.●Powering-downpromotescreationoverconsumption.Essentially,mostofourtimeisspentinone

ofthetwocategories：consumingorcreating.Certainly,technologycancontributetocreating.Forexample,thisartic

lewaswritten(created)onacomputer.Butmostofthetimewespendinfrontoftechnologyisspentconsuming(playingvideogames,br

owsingtheInternet,watchingmovies,listeningtomusic).33Itneedsmorecreating.Itneedsyourpassion,yoursolution,andyouruniquecontribution.Powerdownandb

egincontributingtoabetterworldbecauseofit.●34Ifwepowerdownforawhile,wecanlearnsomethingaboutourselves.Wewill

learnwearefarmoreaddictedtotechnologythanwewouldhaveguessed.Butthatisthenatureofaddiction,isn'tit?Wecanneverfullyrealizeourlevelofaddiction

untiltheitemisoutofsight.Theonlywaytotrulydiscovertechnology'scontrollinginfluenceonourlifeistotumit

off,walkaway,andsensehowstrongthepullistoturnitbackon.●Life,atitsbest,ishappeningrightinfrontofyou.Our

worldmaybechanging,butthetruenatureoflifeisnot.Life,atitsbest,ishappeningrightinfrontofyou.35Theconversationsarenaturalandauthentic.Andthel

oveisreal.Butifwearetoobusystaringdownatourscreen,we'regoingtomissallofit.A.Ithasanegativeeffectonourcreativity.B.Ourworlddoesn'tneed

moreconsuming.C.Theexperiencesinlifewillneverrepeatthemselves.D.Thefollowingaresomeimportantreasonstounplu

g.E.Oursocialmediaarefilledwitheverythinghappeningallaroundus.F.Powering-downhelpsremoveunhealthyfeelingsofen

vyandloneliness.G.Technologyaddictioncanonlybeunderstoodwhentheobjectistakenaway.第三部分：语言运用（共三节，满分55分）第一节：完形填空（共20

个小题；每小题1.5分；满分30分）阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。IwasgoingtoseemygrandmaRuthy.Approachinghera

partment,Iwassuddenlyseizedwiththe36thatIwasgoingtodieoneday.Iwalkedintoseemygrandmothersitingonthesofa,37andpale.Onceshe

wouldhave38meinherhugebearhug,butnowitseemedlikethesofawasgoingtohaveher39alive.IknewIwassupposedtohugherbutIwantedto40.Ididn'

twanttoevenmakeeyecontactwiththiswomanthatIhadlovedso41,becauseifIdid,maybedeathwould42fromoverhershoulderan

dtouchmetoo.Mygrandmother,dyingofcancer,43pulledherselftotheedgeofthesofaand44herselfupandsaid:“Sowherearewegoingfordinner?”Iturnedtomym

om45Ididn'tknowwhatfoodwentwithdying.Thenextminute,weendedup46heroffthesofa,downthesteps,intothecar,anddrivingtotheclosest47.Shehadn'tmanageds

olidfoodinweeks,andcould48doasipofwaterduetothepain.Butsheorderedalargecupofbeer.Weateandshedrank.49,therewasnodeath.Therewasnocancer.Therew

asamomentlikethatinevery50.Thenwesaid51.Iwaswaitingfortheicycoldhandof52onmyheart.ButIdidn'tfeelit,becauseshehad53ashield(

防护物)aroundme--themeal.Thelast54mygrandmaRuthytaughtmeisthatoneday,I'msupposedtolookovermyshoulderandsay,“Hello,Death.Beforeweg

o,I'mgoingtohaveonemore55.”36.A.depressionB.terrorC.surpriseD.anger37.A.clumsyB.hungryC.tiredD.weak38.A.wrappedB.packedC.contactedD.comforted39.A.

lockedB.splitC.bittenD.swallowed40.A.checkB.screamC.runD.stand41.A.slightlyB.deliberatelyC.secretlyD.dearly4

2.A.reachoutB.runawayC.lookawayD.setout43.A.smoothlyB.unwillinglyC.slowlyD.casually44.A.dressedB.straig

htenedC.gaveD.fastened45.A.whenB.althoughC.becauseD.unless46.A.draggingB.rushingC.carryingD.inviting47.A.restaur

antB.parkC.supermarketD.clinic48.A.carefullyB.barelyC.freelyD.easily49.A.FromtimetotimeB.FromthenonC.ForalongwhileD.Foramoment50.

A.mealB.conversationC.partyD.celebration51.A.sorryB.goodbyeC.helloD.thanks52.A.fateB.GodC.deathD.life53.A.builtB.removedC.b

oughtD.refused54.A.skillB.conceptC.storyD.lesson55.A.hugB.beerC.talkD.trip第二节：语法填空（10个小题；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（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。“Betruetoyourself”isa56(common)usedsayingencouragingindividualstomakedecisionsaccordingtotheirow

nbeliefs.However,oneshouldalwaystakeinto57(consider)thethoughtsandopinionsofothers,because58outsidercan

oftenseethesituationfromadifferentpointofview,59(offer)adifferentwayofgoingabouttheproblem.JohnF.KennedyduringtheCubanMissileCrisissoughttheadv

iceofothers60howtohandlethesituationandendedupmakingtherightdecisions.LilyfromEdithWharton's“HouseofMirth”was61_(able)tol

istentotheadviceofothersandconsequentlymadepoordecisions.Askingfortheopinionsofothersforpersonalorprofessionaldecisions62(help)on

eavoidmakingthewrongdecision.Thoughitisimportanttoremaintrueto63eachofustrulybelievesin,weareexpected64(keep)oneearop

entoobjectiveopinions.Withoutthethoughtsofothers,wewillfind65moredifficulttoseetheweaknessinourownargument

sandwithoutthisself-reflectionwecannevergrow.第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节应用文写作(满分15分)假定你是李华,你校交换生David有意加入学校阳光志愿者组织(Su

nshineClub),向你咨询相关情况，请你给他写一封回信，内容包括：1.表示支持；2.主要志愿活动；3.申请方式。注意：1.词数80左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。________________________________________________________

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__________________________________第二节读后续写(满分25分)阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。Freddiewokeuptoseeitwassnowing—again.Theworldoutsidewaswhite.Sn

owcoveredtheroads,thecars,thehouses,andeventhedrivewayFreddiehadjustshoveled(铲)thedaybefore.“Ugh,”saidFreddie.“Nomoresnow!”Heg

otoutofbedandheadedtothebathroomforhisregularmorningshower.Ashereachedforthetaps,hismotherappearedinthedoorway.“I

'vegotnews,”shesaid.“There'sbeensomuchsnowovernightthattheroadsareslipperyanddangerous.Ijustheardontheradiothattheycan

celedtheschoolbusesfortheday.”Freddiegroaned.“ThenhowamIsupposedtogettoschool?”Hismomgrinned.“Iguessyoudon'

t.It'sasnowday!”Freddie'seyeslitup.He'dneverhadasnowdayofffromschoolbefore.Whatwouldhedofirst?“I’mgoingbacktobed!”Fred

dieheadedbacktohisroomandclimbedunderthecovers.Afterafewminutes,herealizedthatitwastoolate.Hewasalreadywideawak

e.Heheadeddowntothekitchenandthensatatthetable,watchinghisfatherfrytheeggsoverinthepanandhismotherpourjuic

eandcoffee.Itwasrelaxing,thoughtFreddie.Afterbreakfasthismothersuggestedhegooutandbuildasnowman.Freddiewasn'ttoosure.Hedidn'tre

allylikethecoldandthesnow.He'dratherstayinsideandplayvideogames.“Youcanplayafterward,buthowaboutgoingoutsidefor

alittlebit?It'sgoodtogetsomefreshair,andwhoknows,youmightevenenjoyyourself.”Freddieunwillinglyputonthewarmclothesandheadedoutside.S

tandingaloneinthefrontyard,withthecoldwindblowing,wasnotFreddie'sideaofagoodtime.Knowinghismommeantwhatshesaid,theboysighed,thin

kingthequickerhecompletedhissnowman,thefasterhecouldgobackinsidetohisvideogames.Hesettoworkpackingupsomesnowintoalargeball.Momentslater,hesaw

oneofhisfriendsappearingfromhishouseupthestreet.Dionwaddled(蹒跚)outinhisbigsnowtrousersandheavyovercoat.HewavedtoFreddie.“H

eythere!Isawyououthereandthoughtyoumightwantcompany.Snowdaysareawesome!”Dionlaughed.注意：1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；2.至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；3.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写

好；4.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。Paral：Freddiewassurprisedbuthappytoseehisclassmate.__________________________________________________

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___________________听力：1-5BACCB6-10CCBBA11-15BCBCA16-20CABAA阅读：21-23CDA24-26CBD27-30CADB七选五31-35DEBGC

完形36-40BDADC41-45DACBC46-50CABDA51-55BCADB语法56.commonly57.consideration58.an59.offering60.on/about61.unable62.helps/willhelp

63.what64.tokeep65.It应用文DearDavid,GladtoknowyourdesiretobeavolunteeroftheSunshineClub.Asamember,Idoregarditworthwhi

letobeengagedinvolunteeringandI'mwritingtogiveyoumyfullsupport.Asformajoractivities,regularly,wearecomm

ittedtoraisingfundsanddonationsforthoseinneed.Sometimesweholdeventsinthelocalcommunitytopromotepeople'sawarenessofenvironmentalprotection.Onceyou

havedecided,pleasefillintheapplicationformattachedandsendittome.Lookingforwardtoyourparticipation.YoursLiHua续写Freddiewassu

rprisedbuthappytoseehisclassmate.“Yeah,sure.Helpmemakethissnowman,wouldyou?”Dionnodded,andtheygottowork,buildingthesnowma

nasolidbaseandliftingaheavysnowballontopofit.Dionfoundsomestonesforbuttons,andFreddiestuckacoupleofbrokenbranchesintoth

ebodytomakearms.Finally,thesnowmanwasfinished!Then，theystoodbacktoadmiretheirwork,exhaustedandred-cheekedbutexcitedandhappy.Suddenly,

Dionsaid,“Hey,Iknowwhatwecandonext!”HetoldFreddiehisideaandFreddiegrinned.Freddieranintothehouse.Hismommethimatthedoor.Seein

gsnowfullofDebbie’sfaceandovercoat，shecouldn’thelplaughing.“Areyoureadytocomein?”sheasked.“Notyet,Mom!”Freddiesaid.Stillexcited,heasked

hismotherifhecouldgototheparkwithDionandgosleddingdownthehill.KnowingDebbiewouldratherenjoyhimselfoutsidethanplayvideogam

esathome,hismotheragreedwithouthesitation,withherfaceshininglikeadiamond.“Snowdaysarethebest!”Freddieyelledasheranofftoplaywith

hisfriend-Dion.