安徽省明光中学2018-2019学年第二学期第一次月考高一英语试卷满分：150分考试时间：120分钟第I卷（选择题)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。
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. What is the woman going to do this afternoon?A. Eat out.B. Go shopping.C. See a doctor.2. How does Henry feel now?A. Proud.B. Grateful.C. Tired.3. What did Fred do?A. He travelled to Italy.B. He bought a new car.C. He offered Kate a ride.4. What does the woman do?A. She’s a salesperson.B. She’s a bank clerk.C. She’s a librarian.5. What did Patrick do last Friday?A. He moved to another place.B. He sold his old apartment.C. He went out with a friend.第二节（共15小题；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。
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。
听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7题。
6. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Strangers.B. Co-workers.C. Classmates.7. Why is Sara worried?A. She knows nothing about British history.B. She has problem preparing for a speech.C. She fails to finish her homework on time.听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10题。
8. Who are the speakers?A. Teachers.B. Secretaries.C. Students.9. When will Ms. Kelly probably give the lecture?A. O n Friday.B. On Wednesday.C. On Tuesday.10. What will the man probably do next?A. Go on a trip.B. Talk to Dr. Lee.C. Start a research project.听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13题。
11. What is the man doing?A. Talking to a friend.B. Touring the city centre.C. Asking for directions.12. What does the man decide to do?A. Keep walking.B. Wait for the bus.C. Get a taxi.13. How does the man feel at the end of the conversation?A. Excited.B. Annoyed.C. Surprised.听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17题。
14. What is “People You Meet”?A. A radio program.B. A training course.C. An office party.15. How many people does Mark’s office receive every year?A. 100,000.B. 200,000.C. 500,000.16. What do we know about Mark?A. He is a team leader.B. He was born in London.C. He speaks thirteen languages.17. What do Mark and his co-workers usually do to help people?A. Show them around.B. Teach them English.C. Plan tours for them.听下面一段独白，回答第18至第20题。
18. How long did the speaker and his family live in the downtown apartment?A. 10 years.B. 8 years.C. 30 years.19. What was the reason for the speaker’s unpleasant childhood?A. Little chance to play outside.B. Strict family rules.C. Too much school work.20. What does the speaker think of outdoor activities?A. Colorless.B. Enjoyable.C. Dangerous.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。
Free Online CoursesReading in the Digital AgeThis course is for people from all walks of life who enjoy reading and would like to know how literaryscholars understand texts in the digital age. It introduces you to a variety of ways of understanding texts.Through the course, you will become familiar with professional reading practices as well as newer, computer-driven reading skills.Duration: 6 weeks 4 hours pw 2 AugustExploring English: ShakespeareThis course is aimed at high school students and university students who wish to learn more about Shakespeare. The first week will look at Shakespeare’s life and times. For th e rest of the course, we willlook closely at a different play each week. Shakespearean actors will help us explore the universal themes inRomeo and Juliet, Hamlet, The Tempest and Macbeth. Our video tutor (辅导员) will guide you through thecourse and look at the words and phrases that Shakespeare introduced to the English language.Duration: 6 weeks 2 hours pw 16 JulyThe European Discovery of ChinaThis course is aimed at anyone with an interest in Chinese, European or world history. It focuses onwhen and how the West first approached China. We will look at China’s place in the world and connectionsto the West via the Silk Road, the rise of Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire, and finally the Ming dynasty. We’ll know this period of Chinese history through the eyes of Western travellers from the 13th tothe 17th century. What these Western travellers saw, what they didn’t see —that’s the story that we willuncover in this course.Duration: 8 weeks 6 hours pw 6 July21．When you take Reading in the Digital Age, you will ________.A．walk into different people’s life B．get better at computer skillsC．learn ways of understanding texts D．share opinions with literary scholars22．What can people learn from The European Discovery of China?A．China’s discovery of the West.B．The rise and fall of the Qing Dynasty.C．China’s interest in Western travellers.D．The importance of the Silk Road.23．What are the subjects of these online courses?A．Science and history. B．Language and culture.C．Media and health. D．Nature and environment.B“Attention, everyone!” Miss Dalrymple looked at her class of ten-year-olds. “Today we are going to create a special card for Father’s Day, which falls on this weekend.” Then sh e busied herself handing out the paper and art materials to her noisy pupils.They were a mixed punch. Some came from the rich side of the town, but the majorities were from parents who struggled to get jobs. So she had not been eager to carry out this activity.“Think about all the things that your dad does that make him special,” she said loudly as she approached the last table. “You can write a poem or short story thinking of the positive characteristics that make your dad special. The written part of th is activity should be completed before you start to decorate your card.”Andrew looked at the blank page. He had never met, spoken to, or been hugged by his dad, so how could he write about him? Once when he was looking in his grandma’s photo box, he had s een an old black and white photo but it was badly creased(弄皱) and difficult to recognize any clear features. She had quickly taken it from him and buried it deeply among the rest, never to be found again. After thinking for a while, he wrote:Dear Dad,You are a person I do not know and would probably not recognize as I only saw an old photo of you a long time ago. I think and wonder about you often, especially when I have no one to talk to about the Saturday fixtures(体育活动). One day when I grow up I will do an Internet search to find you, but I am not sure whether I will be successful as several attempts by the Child Support Agency have not been successful. Happy Father’s Day, Dad.Andrew 24．What did Miss Dalrymple ask her students to do?A．Hand out the paper and art materials. B．Make a celebration plan for F ather’s Day.C．Make a special card for their fathers. D．Carry out a school activity on the weekend.25．What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 indicate?A．The students’ family conditions were quite different.B．The students were not willing to finish the task. C．The students didn’t get along well with each other.D．The students were eager to carry out the activity. 26．Why did Andrew have difficulty in making a special card for his father?A．Because he forgot all the things his father did. B．Because his father was not a successful man. C．Because he and his grandma didn’t like his father.D．Because he had never seen his father.27．What can we learn from Andrew’s letter?A．Andrew’s father has been dead.B．Andrew is eager to meet his father.C．Andrew is sure of finding his father. D．Andrew’s father can’t recognize him.CThe search engine Google celebrated on Thursday the 110th birthday of the first Native American woman engineer. Google honored Mary Ross with a special Google Doodle on its homepage.Ross was born on August 9，1908，in the state of Oklahoma.She was the great-granddaughter of John Ross，the longest—serving chief of the Cherokee Nation. Her work is considered important to the early stages of the age of space travel.Ross showed special abilities in math and science from an early age. As a student，she developed an interest in aviation，or the practice of flying aircraft. She went on to earn a master’s degree in mathematics from Colorado State Teachers College，now called the University of Northern Colorado.During World War II，Ross began working for the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation as a mathematician. She earneda special certification in the field from the University of California in1949. Ross was later chosen to join Lockheed’s top—secret Skunk Works team that worked on aircraft designs. The name refers to a group that is permitted to work independently on advanced projects. She was the only female engineer among the team’s 40 members.Early on，she researched defense systems. By the late 1950s，her work centered on satellites and a series of space rockets called Agenda. The rockets were extremely important in the 1960s during the Apollo moon program.Ross also helped develop early design ideas for space travel between planets，including flyby space flights to study Venus and Mars. Ross retired from Lockheed in 1973. But she continued to give talks at high schools and colleges to encourage more women and Native Americans to study engineering. She died in 2008，a few months before her 100th birthday.Many celebrated Ross’life on social media. Twitter user Aaron Perez, for example, wrote:“Mary Ross was an engineer who pioneered in the field of satellites. I never would have known if it wasn’t for the doodle. Women engineers deserve more recognition.”28．Why did Google celebrate Mary Ross’ 110th birthday?A．She invented a new flying aircraft. B．She had been a great designer ever.C．She got a master’s degree in mathematics. D．She contributed a lot to space travel.29．What did Mary Ross do in the middle of the 20th century?A．She planned the Apollo moon program. B．She worked on Agenda.C．She helped women study engineering. D．She gave talks at high schools.30．Which of the following can best describe Mary Ross?A．Caring and cautious. B．Courageous and optimistic.C．Generous and patient. D．Talented and creative.31．What can be inferred from the last paragraph?A．Social media is very popular in the world.B．Every Twitter user thinks highly of Mary Ross.C．More attention should be paid to women engineers.D．Man has made greater progress in space technology.DDolphins, African gray parrots and some other animals understand the idea of “zero,” but researchers were surprised to find that honeybees also comprehend this abstract concept, consideri ng the insects’ tiny brains, according to a new study. Honeybees have fewer than one million neurons (神经元), compared with the 86 billion neurons in humans—and yet, they grasp a concept that humans, by some measures, don’t start to understand before prescho ol.The researchers set up two cards, each of which had a set of symbols on them, like triangles or circles. Then, they trained a group of the bees to fly to the card with the lower number of symbols. The bees quickly learned what the humans wanted them to do to get their delicious, sweet rewards. The trained bees were then shown a card that was empty and one that had symbols on it. There is no need for the bees to be trained to fly more often to the empty card—thus showing that they understood that “zero” was a number less than the others.Although they flew more often to an empty card than to one that had one symbol on it, it became easier for them to distinguish when the symbols on the card increased in number. For example, they more often flew to the zero when the other card had four symbols than when it had one.Perhaps these findings will explain the brain mechanism (机制) behind what allows us to understand the concept of “nothing,” Adrian Dyer, a researcher said. This understanding, in turn, could help in the development of artificial intelligence (AI) that also understands this concept. “If bees can understand ‘zero’ with a brain of less than a million neurons, it suggests there are simple, efficient ways to teach AI new tricks,” Dyer said in the statement.32．What is a surprising finding for the researchers?A．Many animals also comprehend the meaning of “zero”.B．Hone ybees can understand “zero” with their tiny brains.C．The number of neurons of honeybees is much smaller.D．Humans fail to recognize abstract ideas before preschool.33．What can the bees do without further training?A．Fly more often to the card without any symbol on it.B．Fly directly to the card with more symbols on it.C．Fly quite slowly to the card without anything on it.D．Fly less often to the card with fewer symbols on it.34．What does Adrian Dyer say about these findings?A．They allow people to set a new type of brain mechanism.B．They offer inspiration to the development of technology.C．They suggest ways to teach humans some complex tricks.D．They enable people to understand more abstract concepts.35．What is the main idea of the text?A．Honeybees c an be trained to comprehend “zero”.B．Honeybees can understand much as humans do. C．Honeybees will help to improve AI in the future. D．Honeybees know about the concept of “zero”.第二节（共5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。