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1、湖北省宜昌市葛洲坝中学2019-2020学年高二英语8月月考试题 第卷第一节（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 will the speakers do today?A. Tour around the city. B. Buy a train ticket. C. Visit a park.2. What did the woman do last weekend?A. She went on a tri
2、p. B. She cleaned her kitchen. C. She moved to a new apartment.3. Where did the man work part-time?A. In a department store.B. In a post office. C. In a bank.4. What is the man doing?A. Having a class. B. Reading a book. C. Taking an exam. 5. Where does the conversation take place?A. In a store.B. I
3、n a concert. C. In a library. 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。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. Why was Loretta on the news?A. She wrote a song for the TV . B. She won a music contest. C. She sang a song for charity
4、.7. What does Loretta think of singing?A. It gives her great pleasure. B. It will make her famous . C. It takes too much of her time.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What relation is Mr. Butler to the woman?A. Her boss. B. Her customer. C. Her workmate.9. What does the man suggest the woman do?A. Do her best to he
5、lp others. B. Deal with complaints properly.C. Put Mr. Butlers phone calls through to him.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What are the mans hobbies?A. Fishing and stamp collecting. B. Reading and watching TV. C. Watching TV and collecting stamps.11. What does the man say about the woman?A. She is popular. B. S
6、he is bad-tempered. C. She lacks patience.12. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a library. B. By a lake. C. At a cinema.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What is the most important transportation in Karls village now?A. The plane. B. The bus. C. The boat.14. What type of work do many people i
7、n Karls village do now?A. They fish in a boat. B. They make tools by hand. C. They do business on the Internet.15. What does Karl think of the old lifestyle?A. Easy. B. Exciting. C. Dangerous.16. What is Karl most interested in?A. Modern clothes. B. Computer games. C. Hunting tales.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题
8、。17. What is the weather probably like today?A. Rainy.B. Dry. C. Hot. 18. Where did Matt begin his journey?A. In England. B. In California. C. In Hawaii.19. How many hours was Matts longest flight?A. Sixteen and a half hours.B. Sixteen hours. C. Fourteen hours.20. What will Matt do next?A. Interview
9、 someone. B. Share his experiences. C. Plan on another journey.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。A If Confucius（孔子）were still alive today and could celebrate his September 28 birthday with a big cake, there would be a lot of candles. Hed need a fan or
10、a strong wind to help him put them out. While many people in China will remember Confucius on his special day, few people in the United States will give him a passing thought. Its nothing personal. Most Americans dont even remember the birthdays of their own national heroes. But this doesnt mean tha
11、t Americans dont care about Confucius. In many ways he has become a bridge foreigners must cross if they want to reach a deeper understanding of China. In the past two decades, the Chinese studies programs have gained huge popularity in Western universities. More recently, the Chinese government has
12、 set up Confucius Institutes in more than 80 countries. These schools teach both Chinese language and culture. The main courses of Chinese culture usually included Chinese art, history and philosophy（哲学）. Some social scientists suggest that Westerners should take advantages of the ancient Chinese wi
13、sdom to make up for the drawbacks of Westerners philosophy. Students in the United States, at the same time, are racing to learn Chinese. So they will be ready for life in a world where China is an equal power with the United States. Businessmen who hope to make money in China are reading books abou
14、t Confucius to understand their Chinese customers. So the old thinkers ideas are still alive and well. Today China attracts the West more than ever, and it will need more teachers to introduce Confucius and Chinese culture to the West. As for the old thinker, he will not soon be forgotten by people
15、in the West, even if his birthday is.21. The opening paragraph is mainly intended to _A. provide some key facts about Confucius B. show great respect for the ancient thinkerC. attract the readers interest in the subjectD. prove the popularity of modern birthday celebrations22. What is the best title for the passage?
