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1、甘肃省兰州第一中学2017-2018学年高二英语下学期第一次月考试题说明：本试卷分为第卷（选择题卷）和第卷（非选择题卷）。满分120分，考试时间100分钟。答案写在答题卡上，交换时只交答题卡。第卷（选择题 共50分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20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。AIt is a popular Internet thing to focus on the upside of being in your 30s, and it is nice to know how to do basic modern-
2、human-being things like paying your taxes and cooking a simple meal. But it can be a less-encouraging story at work: People in their late 20s to early 40s tend to report lower levels of job satisfaction and higher levels of emotional exhaustion than other age groups, according to new research. There
3、s an obvious reason: These tend to be the ages when people have young children at home, and the researchers did find that this group reported feeling increasingly crunched for time. But adding to that pressure, coworker support also tends to decline at this age. Some researchers interpret the findin
4、gs: Support from co-workers probably decreases in midlife as peers compete for limited resources（promotion bottlenecks are often encountered during this career stage. Also, whereas younger co-workers are often hungry to make up new social networks, and older workers seek identity-affirming work expe
5、riences in their remaining tenure（任期）, mid lifers find it demanding enough just to maintain existing social networks. Meanwhile, time pressure likely increases as colleagues are all trying to enrich their own knowledge and experience. But the good news is that after about a decade of struggle, thing
6、s start to pick back up again. Occupational psychologists say that happiness at work recovers when people reach their 40s, and that people in their 50s are more satisfied with their jobs than any other age group. Hang in there, 30-somethings-soon you will be older, but at least work will meet less f
7、rustration（挫折）!1. What can we learn about people in their 30s according to the text?A. They tend to feel less emotionally exhausted B. They are more satisfied with their work. C. They may feel more pressured at work. D. They dont know how to do basic modern-human-being things.2. Which of the followi
8、ng can replace the underlined word “crunched” in Paragraph 2? A. pressed B. encouraged C. relaxed D. satisfied3. Why do people in their late 20s to early 40s have less support from co-workers? A. Because they have a family to support. B. Because they are eager to form new social networks. C. Because
9、 they try to seek identity-affirming work experiences. D. Because they are faced with strong competition in promotion.BFour years ago, we asked ourselves: what if we could create a shopping experience with no waiting in lines and no checkout? Or could we create a physical store where customers could
10、 simply take what they want and go? Our answer to those questions is Amazon Go, where you could experience the idea of just walk out shopping.Amazon Go is a new kind of store with no checkout required. We created the worlds most advanced shopping technology, so you never have to wait in line. With o
11、ur just walk out shopping experience, simply use the Amazon Go app to enter the store, take the products you want, and go! No lines, no checkout. Our checkout-free shopping experience is made possible by the same types of technologies used in self-driving cars: computer vision, sensor fusion, and de
12、ep learning. Our “ just walk out technology ” automatically detects when products are taken from or returned to the shelves and keeps track of them in your virtual cart. When you have done shopping, you can just leave the store. Shortly after, well charge your Amazon account and send you a receipt.
13、We offer delicious ready-to-eat breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snack options made fresh every day by our on-site chefs and favorite local kitchens and bakeries. Our selection of food stuff ranges from bread and milk to cheeses and locally made chocolates. You ll find well-known brands we love, plus s
14、pecial finds were excited to introduce to customers. For a quick home-cooked dinner, pick up one of our chef-designed Amazon Meal Kits, and you can make a meal for two in about 30 minutes. Our 1,800-square-foot shopping space is conveniently compact, so busy customers can get in and out fast. It is
15、located at 2131, 7th Ave, Seattle, WA, on the corner of 7th Avenue and Blanchard Street. All you need is an Amazon account, a supported smart phone, and the free Amazon Go app. Amazon Go is currently only open to Amazon employees in our testing program, and will be open to the public soon. 4. From t
16、he passage, we can learn that Amazon Go _. A. is a checkout-free store B. sells all kinds of goodsC. is open to the public D. uses unknown technologies5. What is mainly discussed in Paragraph 3?A. When Amazon Go charges. B. What Amazon Go sells. C. Where Amazon Go lies. D. How Amazon Go works. 6. Th
17、e main purpose of the passage is to _. A. encourage people to shop online B. advise people to work for AmazonC. inform people of a new concept store D. tell people of the shopping experience C“Clothes Swapping”has become an increasingly popular activity for women in the United States. The women can
18、give away unwanted clothing at a clothes swap event and get something different in return.Recently about 300 women went to a clothes swap at a high school in Springfield, Virginia. It was the largest crowd ever for the areas popular clothing-swapping group.Daphne Steinberg was having a good day.“For
19、 anyone who knows Ann Taylor LOFT, Ann Taylor is a really nice womens designer and I will totally wear this to work. So I love that, I love that I can equip myself for work, have a good time in doing it, not totally bankrupt myself.”Sandy Van Dusen likes the idea that clothes are finding new homes i
20、nstead of being thrown away. “Because it helps to keep the Earth green. Theres no point in my opinion in continuing to buy new clothes when we can reuse whats already here. Give it a new home- let somebody else love what you used to love and no longer love.”Kim Pratt organized the clothing-swapping
21、event in Springfield. She also organized a money-raising activity for the high schools debate team. It is one of several ways that her group gives to charitable causes. Another is by donating all of the“un-swapped” clothing to shelters for victims of domestic violence.“I started doing this four year
22、s ago, and weve been doing it for four years, getting bigger and bigger each time we have a swap.”She used the social media website to help publicize the events. The website has helped her group grow from 30 members to 1,300. Mrs.Pratt says most of the members respect the clothing swap rules. But s
23、he say competition for desirable fashion can be strong.“We have to tell people sometimes not to hover over the new people coming in with their clothing. As they put it out, some people tend to grab the stuff right out of their hands and it becomes like a free-for-all. We try to avoid that as much as
24、 possible.”7. At a clothes swap what can women do?A. Make some money by giving away unwanted clothingB. Buy whatever clothing they like C. Have a social gathering and make friendsD. Exchange unwanted clothing for something different8. What can be learnt from what Daphne Steinberg said?A. The clothes
25、 swap was the largest ever in the area B. She got some nice clothes at the clothes swapC. It was the first time she had been to a clothes swap D. She saved much more money than she had expected9. What is Paragraph 5 mainly about? A. How Kim Pratt raised money to help charitable causesB. How Kim Prat
26、t started the clothing-swapping event. C. What Kim Pratt did to help people in need.D. What Kim Pratt did with the un-swapped clothes.10. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?A. Clothes swaps often go out of control in the endB. Clothes-swapping is becoming increasingly popular with womenC.
27、Improper behavior at clothes swaps needs to be controlledD. More clothing swapping events need to be organized第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的七个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。How northern Europeans beat the winter bluesAsk a child from northern Europe to draw two picturesone on a rainy day and a secon
28、d in the sunshineand this is what you will get: in the first, as raindrops fall from the top of the page, the man behind the window has an unhappy expression. When a yellow sun sends out some light from the corner, the man is smiling.Northern Europeans associate rain with sadness and sunshine with h
29、appiness. They think this is true because they are so aware of how their environment affects them. 11 In October 2008, a group of researchers examined the influence of different daily weather factors, including temperature,wind and sunlight, on 1,200 participants. The conclusion was that good or bad
30、 weather had little effect on peoples feelings. 12 A person who is upset on dark or cold days suffers from a negative mood, and he will be likely to experience a sad winter. This is the basis of an illness called Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). 13 .AniKalayjian, professor of psychology at Fordham
31、 University, advises that we should take steps to strengthen the brains system against weather-driven mood changes. Research on SAD has been focused on the brains response to darkness and light. When our eyes detect darkness, the brain gives off melatonin, which starts sleep cycles. 14 It takes over
32、 to help us wake up and feel better when we detect light.“We can encourage people to take charge of their feelings,” says Kalayjian.“We tell them to leave the computers and the indoor games and get out there in the sun. 15 ”A day of rain can potentially destroy your plan and affect your mood. But as
33、 the Scottish comedian Billy Connolly once said:“There is no such thing as bad weather, only the wrong clothing.”A. Another chemical called serotonin, however, can make people happy.B. It affects about10% of the population of northern Europe each year.C. Thats when people can recharge their serotoni
34、n and get a better mood.D. Yet that link has no scientific basis.E. Most studies prove that a negative feeling is associated with bad weather.F. They determined that people actually differ in their sensitivity to weather changes.G. It is seriously doubted among the people who suffer from SAD.第三节 完形填
35、空（共20小题；每小题1分，共20分）One student took a box of chicken to class. Another carried on a cell-phone 16 , and still another whistled loudly every time the 17 turned his back. Reform school? No. College.More and more, professors say, they are 18 across rude students in their classrooms. Many of todays youn
36、g scholars arrive late, leave 19 , talk loud or take care of personal 20 such as paying bills during class.Why are the students behaving badly? “Because they can,” said a student of University of North Texas. “A lot of the time, the professors 21 them get away with it.”Some educators say it is time
37、to bring politeness back to their classroomsand even 22 taking some of the blame for bad behavior. They say that 23 students are by no means the majority but that one of them can ruin an entire 24 .People are 25 when they learn that impolite behavior is becoming more and more common in 26 education,
38、 says Dr. Gerald Amanda, a counselor at City College of San Francisco. They 27 some high school students to misbehave but think those who get to 28 will behave more politely.Dr. Amanda believes that society in 29 has become more tolerant of rude behavior 30 that people in power, including professors
39、, no longer 31 standards for politeness. That leads to a growing imprudence among some college 32 . “Theres a great 33 of bad behavior in the world around them, and young people see it and 34 disrespect,” said Dr. Amanda, 35 that sometimes students have no idea that they are being rude.16. A. lookB.
40、 news C. picture D. conversation17. A. professorB. chickC. monitorD. classmate18. A. getting B. coming C. cheating D. moving19. A. aloneB. earlyC. happilyD. quietly20. A. appearance B. interestC. computerD. affairs21. A. let B. askC. persuadeD. lead22. A. riskB. mindC. avoid D. start23. A. rudeB. po
41、or C. beautiful D. good24. A. lesson B. classmateC. subjectD. class25. A. moved B. inspired C. surprisedD. encouraged26. A. lowerB. juniorC. higherD. younger27. A. expectB. wantC. forbid D. warn28. A. profession B. school C. knowledge D. college29. A. motionB. timeC. charge D. general30. A. butB. so
42、C. or D. and31. A. set B. change C. break D. reach32. A. teachersB. professorsC. leaders D. students33. A. deal B. numberC. kind D. sum34. A. prepareB. respect C. develop D. escape35. A. speaking B. warning C. adding D. wishing第卷（非选择题共70分）第1节 单词拼写（共10小题，每题1分，共10分）36. Bad customs and laws ought to be
43、 (废除).37. If I were in your shoes, Id （辞职）immediately.38. She never speaks ill of anyone in his or her (不在).39. I will (陪伴）her to the concert.40. The tests are supposed to provide a basis for the (评价)of children.41. I (目睹) an accident and felt scared.42. They (逃离)the village because of the heavy flo
44、od.43. He got in at the （浅的）end of the swimming pool.44. He (同意) of my plan for the weekend.45. A (数字的) camera is handy.第二节 用动词的正确形式填空（共20小题，每题1分，共20分）46. (praise) by the neighbour, he became the pride of his parents.47. I explored every corner (find) a perfect place to study.48. The sunlight is bli
45、nding, (throw) hard- edged shadows on the ground.49. While waiting for the opportunity to get (promote), he did his best.50. As a result, I regret (tell) you that I have to change my plan.51. Women and children were the first (get) onto the lifeboats.52. This kind of wool shirt (sell) well.53. My gr
46、andmother wake up, only (find) everybody gone.54. (invite) to the celebration can be an honor for an ordinary person.55. The man downstairs found it difficult (get) to sleep.56. The student was lucky that he just missed (punish).57. Having passed all the tests, he felt a great weight (take) off his mind.58. Sorry, I didnt mean (annoy) you.59. (make) it easier to contact us, youd better keep this card at hand.60. The boy pretended (read) when his mother entered the room.61. My heart was (beat)