益阳市六中2016年下学期高二第一次月考英语试卷(考试时间：120分钟总分：100分)第Ⅰ卷选择题（三部分，共65分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。

录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

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。

1.Wi th whom does the man go home?A. His father.B. His motherC. His sister2.How old is the man?A. 28.B. 36C. 383.What do we know about the man?A. He got a ticket.B. He didn’t like the film.C. He s aw the film with the woman.4.How much money is the man short?A. 6 dollars.B. 8 dollars.C. 10 dollars.5. What was the man’s problem?A. He lost the car key.B. He was late for work.C. He disliked his boss.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。

每段对话后有几个小题，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。

每段对话读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.Where does the conversation take place?A. In a store.B. In a factoryC. At a party.7.How much will the woman pay?A. 200 yuan.B. 160 yuan.C. 360 yuan.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8.What do the speakers plan to do at first this afternoon?A. Go to a lecture.B. Go to Xi Hu Garden.C. Surf the Internet.9.When does the lecture begin?A. At 2:00B. At 3:00C. At 4:00听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Who gave the girl a dog for her birthday?A. The man.B. Her father.C. Her mother.11.What is the color of the dog?A. Black.B. WhiteC. Brown.12. What did the girl buy for her dog?A. A red shirtB. Yellow trousers.C. A white dress.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Who will visit the Yun Tai Mount?A. The man and his daughter.B. The man’s wife and his daughter.C. The woman and the man.14.How much money will the man pay?A. 200 yuan.B. 400 yuan.C. 300 yuan.15.When will the one-day tour start?A. Next Wednesday.B. This Friday.C. This Wednesday.16.What is the man’s phone number?A. 1373533195.B. 1374533195.C.1375433195.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.When is the Longtaitou Festival?A. The first day of the second lunar month.B. The second day of the first lunar month.C. The second day of the second lunar month.18.Why do some people have their hair cut at this time?A. To pray to the dragon.B. To take bad luck away.C. To be lucky in business.19.What do people in Fujian Province eat on this day?A. Tofu balls.B. Vegetable soup.C. Meat balls.20.Where do people eat fried beans on this day?A. Suzhou in Jiangsu Province.B. Fujian Province.C. Parts of Shandong Province.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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

ATom arrived at the bus station quite early for a Paris bus. The bus for Paris would not leave until five to twelve. He saw a lot of people waiting in the station. Some were standing in line, and others were walking around. There was a group of schoolgirls. Their teacher was trying to keep them in line. Tom looked around but there was no place for him to sit.He walked into the station cafe. He looked up at the clock there. It was only twenty to twelve. He found a seat and sat down before a large mirror on the wall. Just then, Mike, one of T om’s workmates came in and sat with Tom.“What time is your bus?” asked Mike.“There’s plenty of time yet,” answered Tom.“Well, I’ll get you some more tea then,” said Mike.They talked while drinking. Then Tom looked at the clock aga in. “Oh! It’s going backward!” he cried. “A few minutes ago it was twenty to twelve and now it’s half past eleven.”“You’re looking at the clock in the mirror.” said Mike. Tom was so sad. The next bus was not to leave for another hour. Since then Tom has never liked mirrors.21. Tom went into the station cafe because_____.A. It was quite early and he could find a seat thereB. Mike asked him to have a cup of teaC. He didn’t like to stay with the schoolgirlsD. He wanted to have a drink with his workmate there22. What time was it in fact when Tom looked at the clock again?A. Half past eleven.B. Twenty to twelve.C. Half past twelve.D. Half past one.23. Which of the following is true?A. Tom arrived in Paris on time.B. Tom looked at the clock in the mirror only onceC. The next bus would leave in half an hour.D. After that Tom didn’t like clocks any longer.24. Which of the following is the title of the story?A. The Mirror of the StationB. The Clock In The MirrorC. Not A Careful ManD. Missing A BusBI’m very proud of my son, who is considerate and has a loving heart.When my son was 11 years old, he got a small job helping out with a traveling carnival(狂欢节) in our town. He didn’t come ho me at lunch time, phoning instead to tell m e he was fine and had found a few days’ work helping out at an exhibit. He turned up for supper as usual however after he finished work.I asked him how he had managed at lunch and he told me he had made some new friends at the carnival, some young men who were twin brothers, and their mom and dad. They had paid him a few dollars and invited him for lunch in re turn for helping them set up their exhibit and wanted him to return the next day to help with other chores (杂务).I was glad he had found new friends but a little worried about the type of people who might be traveling in a carnival. "Oh, Mom, these are just normal everyday people like anyoneelse. They just work at a carnival instead of in a store or something". "Come down tomorrow and meet them yourself," he said.So the next day I went to the carnival and to the exhibit he had directed me to. The twin brothers turned out to be Siamese (连体的) twins, joined at the chest. He hadn’t thought this fact was noteworthy enough to mention. When I brought it to him, he said, "Yes, I noticed that too. Do you know that their mom has to make all their clothes because it’s so difficult to find anything to fit them? They’re also really good cooks. Today, Joe, the one on the right, made me spaghetti (意大利面条) for lunch."What others see first in a person is not what a child considers important. Where I saw Siamese twins, he saw people having difficulty buying clothes that fit, and young men who were good cooks. It was a lesson I have thought about many times over the years.25. From the second paragraph we know that __________.A. The author’s son could make a living by helping at the exhibitB. The author’s son usually went home to have supperC. The author’s son disliked meeting his parents at homeD. The author’s son was good at communicating with others26. The author was worried about the new friends her son made because_______.A. she feared the people at the carnival were not friendly to her sonB. her son simply believed in strangersC. the carnival was suitable for childrenD. she thought people traveling in a carnival were not so reliable27. By telling the story, the author tries to tell usA. one’s appearance is very important.B. It’s never too late to l earn.C. We should not worry about our childrenD. Children look at people in a different way.C2016 is a Leap Year. It means February has 29 days this year. For the babies born on the Leap Day, they finally have a real birthday after waiting for four years.Emma is one of them. She says,“For the Leap Day babies, it is a very special feeling. But this year(2016) the 29th was on a Monday. I had to work. So I didn’t have anything for my birthday. But it was still very special because that was my real birthday.”Jane is another example. She has a 21-year-old granddaughter named Anna. On February 29 this year, Jane celebrated her real 21st birthday. It is interesting that she is the “same”age as Anna.There are some small difficulties for Leap Day people. In the United States, when people turn 21 years old, they usually have a big party. That is because a person is legally able to drink alcohol at 21. They will usually have a good time with friends at a bar. Kate Herman remembers what happened in her 21st year. “My birthday is the last day of February. If I want to celebrate it each year, it has to be on February the 28th. However, I was stopped, because I was not exactly at the age of 21! They really gave me a hard time.”But for most Leap Day babies, they do not mind. After all, it is only a birthday.“I never really had a problem with it. I’ve always felt like my birthday is very special,”says Emma.28.The words“the Leap Day babies”in the second paragraph refer to peoplewho_______.A. celebrate their birthday every other yearB. keep working on their birthdayC. are born on February 29D. do nothing for their birthday party29.What can we learn from the third paragraph?A. Jane and Anna are both 21 years old.B. Anna is also a Leap Day girl.C. Jane is 84 years old this year.D. Jane and Anna held a birthday party on the same day this year.30.Why do Americans hold a big party at the age of 21?A. Because they become an adult legally on this exact day.B. Because then they can drink alcohol according to the law.C. Because then they can have a good time with Leap Day babies.D. Because then they have enough money to celebrate birthdays.31.According to the text, Emma______________.A. has a day free on her real birthdayB. is proud of being born on February 29C. has a hard time on her birthday every yearD. holds a big party every February 29DLife comes in a package. This package includes love, happiness and sorrow, failure and success, hope and despair. Life is a learning process. Experiences in life teach us new lessons and make us a better person. With each day passing we learn to handle various situations.LoveLove plays a pivotal role in our life. Love makes you feel wanted. Without love a person could go hayward(不归路) and also become cruel and ferocious. In the early stage of our life, our parents are the ones who show us with unconditional love and care; they teach us about what is right and wrong, good and bad. But we always tend to take this for granted. It is only after marriage and having kids that a person understands and becomes sensitive to others’ feelings.Kids make a person responsible and mature and help us to understand life better.Happiness and SorrowMaterialistic happiness is short-lived, but happiness achieved by bringing a smile on others’ face gives a certain level of fulfillment. Peace of mind is the main link to happiness. No mind is happy without peace. We realize the true worth of happiness when we are in sorrow. Sorrow is basically due to the death of a loved one, failure and despair. But these things are temporary.Failure and SuccessFailure is the path to success. It helps us to touch the sky, teaches us to survive and shows us a specific way. Success brings in money, fame, pride and self-respect. Here it becomes very important to keep our head on our shoulder. The only way to courteous and respectful to the less fortunate ones.Hope and DespairHope is what keeps life going. Parents always hope their children will do well. Hope makes us dream.Hope builds in patience. Life teaches us not to despair even in the darkest hour, because after every night there is a day. Nothing remains the same. We have only one choice: keep moving on in life and be hopeful.Life teaches us not to regret over yesterday, for it has passed and is beyond our control. Tomorrow is unknown, for it could either be bright or dull. So the only alternative is to work hard today, so that we will enjoy a better tomorrow.32.In the passage, the author compares life to _____________.A. failure and successB. joy and sorrowC. a packageD. hope and despair33.In which section can readers probably read the passage?A. Opinions.B. Politics.C. Lifestyles.D. Education.34.What’s the general meaning of the last sentence of the whole passage?A. If you work hard, you’ll have a better life in the future.B. When choosing between “today”and “tomorrow”, you’d better enjoyTomorrow.C. What you only can choose is to work hard today rather than tomorrow.D. Enjoying a better tomorrow is your only choice.35.What’s the purpose of the passage?A. To encourage people to love each other.B. To tell people how to deal with happiness and sorrow.C. To remind people of keeping having a beautiful dream.D. To give readers some information about life.第二节根据短文内容，从短文后选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项。