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1、 奋斗中学2018-2019 学年高二第一学期第二次月考英语试题第一部分 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，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。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。AGenerally speaking, waiting rooms are always filled w
2、ith a lot of impatient people. However, a project carried out byThe Observersuggests that people regard these spaces as a place of refuge (避难), a window in their tightly scheduled lives.Ella Doroudy,MargateStationWe were at the beach for the day, and now are on our way home. We dont have to wait ver
3、y long, because we checked the timetable so we got here in time for the train. I just chat with my mates, really, and listen to music until the train comes. Waiting with other people is easier because you can kill time when youre talking about stuff.Caroline Lacey,StreathamDentalCenterI dont really
4、get nervous about seeing the dentist, but since these two fillings (补牙的材料) came out Ive been in sharp pain. Its very bright and airy here, so its quite calming. Usually I kill time by reading magazines. Ive been coming to the dentist as and when I need to, but now its got to be regular.Katie Hawkins
5、, Model CastingI was a bit late today, which Im quite pleased about because some of these girls have been waiting ages. I cant help but look at everyone else a bit I look at the other girls and think: “I wonder if theyll like her better than they like me.” While Im waiting, Im thinking: “Oh come on.
6、I do have a life!”Paul Thomas,RoyalLondonHospitalI feel pretty indifferent (满不在乎的) while Im waiting here, to be honest. Its something Ive got very used to since my motorbike accident seven years ago. Ive had about 32 operations so far. Its no good rushing in thinking youre going to escape in five mi
7、nutes, so I just sit back and people-watch, really.21. What is Ella doing at Margate Station?A. Checking the timetable. B. Catching the train to the beach.C. Meeting and picking her mates up. D. Waiting for the train to return home.22. How does Caroline feel after she enters the waiting room?A. Bore
8、d. B. Excited. C. Relaxed. D. Nervous.23. What kind of feeling does Katie probably show when she is thinking “I do have a life!”?A. Impatience. B. Satisfaction. C. Amazement. D. Confidence.24. Who enjoys looking at the people around him or her while waiting?A. Paul Thomas. B. Ella Doroudy.C. Katie H
9、awkins. D. Caroline Lacey.BThroughout history scientists have risked their health and their lives in their search for the truth.Sir Isaac Newton, the seventeenth century scientist, was very smart, but that didnt stop him from doing some pretty stupid things. In his laboratory in Cambridge he often d
10、id the strangest experiments. Once, while testing how light passes through lenses (晶状体), he put a long needle into his eye, pushed it to the back, and then moved it around just to see what would happen. Luckily, nothing long-lasting did. On another occasion he stared at the sun for as long as he cou
11、ld bear, to discover what effect this would have on his sight. Again he escaped sufferingpermanentdamage, though he had to spend some days in a darkened room before his eyes recovered.In the 1750s the Swedish chemist Karl Scheele was the first person to find a way to produce phosphorus (磷). He in fa
12、ct discovered eight more chemical elements including chlorine (氯), though he didnt get any praise for them. He was a very clever scientist, but his one failing was a curious habit of tasting a little of every substance he worked with. This risky practice finally caught up with him, and in 1786 he wa
13、s found dead in his laboratory surrounded by a large number of dangerous chemicals, any of which might have been responsible for his death.Eugene Shoemaker was a respected geologist. He spent a large part of his life studying craters (火山口) on the moon, and how they were formed, and later did researc
14、h into the comets of the planet Jupiter. In 1997 he and his wife were in the Australian desert where they went every year to search for places where comets might have hit the earth. While driving in the Tanami desert, normally one of the emptiest places in the world, another vehicle crashed into the
15、m and Shoemaker was killed on the spot. Some of his ashes (骨灰) were sent to the moon aboard the Lunar Prospector spacecraft and left therehe is the only person who has had this honor.25. What does the underlined word “permanent” in Paragraph 2 mean?A. Brief. B. Slight. C. Lasting. D. Ordinary.26. What did Karl Scheele like doing when performing experiments?A. Tasting chemicals. B. Staying in the empty lab.C. Experimenting in darkness. D. Working together with others.27. What special honor was Shoemaker given after his death?A. He was b
