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1、 合肥九中2018-2019年度第一学期高二第一次月考英语试卷考试时间:120分钟 满分：150分第一部分 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；每题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AOwning pet birds is not just feeding them when nece
2、ssary. You have to be very responsible if you have decided to keep birds as petsIf you really want to acquire a companion, think in advance whether you are able to handle itDepending on what pet bird you are going to have and how big it is, the cost is differentFor example, the cost of a comfortable
3、 cage, the cost for nutritional food and the money for some additional things should be taken into considerationThere are also some unexpected costFor example, when your pet bird gets sick, you have to send for a vet.You may think that you do not have free time to have a dog so youd better have a pe
4、t bird because it doesnt require a lot of attentionYou are wrong! Some people even do not have time for a short sleepThey will not have enough time for pets, eitherFor good bird health it is very important to handle them and play with them as much as you canAlso there are a lot of people who think t
5、hat birds do not require a lot of space and they are wrong again. They also need to fly so if you do not have space for it, youd better reconsider the thingsBut do not forget the great advantage of having a pet birdIn the animal kingdom, birds rank near the top when it comes to smarts. You can have
6、a friend for life if you take good care of itIts a real character and can bring joy and colour in your home21What is the text mainly about?AThe advantages of keeping a pet birdBThings to consider if you want to keep a pet birdCThe reasons for keeping a pet birdDDifferent types of pets for different
7、people22We can learn from the second paragraph that Ayou have to be very rich to keep a pet bird Bsome cost of keeping a pet bird is unnecessaryCthe cost of having a pet bird is unpredictable sometimesDit is very easy to calculate the cost of having a pet bird23If you want to have a pet bird, you ne
8、ednt consider Athe space a pet bird needs to fly Bthe cost of having a pet bird Cthe time taken to care for a pet bird Dthe knowledge about a pet birdBNo country in the world has more daily newspapers than the USA. There are almost 2000 of them, as compared with 180 in Japan, 164 in Argentina and 11
9、1 in Britain. The quality of some American papers is quite high and their views are used all over the world. Excellent newspapers like the Washington Post or the New York Times have a powerful influence all over the country. However, they are not national newspapers in the sense that The Times is in
10、 Britain or Le Monde is in France, since each American city has its own daily newspaper. The best of these give detailed description of national and interrnational news, but many tend to limit themselves to state or city news to attract local readers.Like the press in most other countries, American
11、newspapers report news from the “exciting” and “relaxing” to the serious. They try to entertain people as well as give information, for they have to compete with the attraction of television.Just as American newspapers try to satisfy all tastes, they also try to attract readers of all political part
12、ies. A few newspapers support extremist groups on the far right and on the far left, but most daily newspapers try their best to attract middle-of-the-road Americans who are mainly moderate(中立的). Many of these papers print materials by well-known journalists of different political and social views,
13、in order to give a balanced picture.As in other countries American newspapers can be either responsible or irresponsible, but it is generally accepted that the American press serves its country well and that it has more than once exposed political scandals, for example, the Warga Affair（水门事件）.24 Whi
14、ch newspaper in the U.K. is national?A. Le Monde.B. Washington Post.C. New York Times.D. The Times.25. Most American newspapers attract readers by carrying_.A. national news B. local newsC. international news D. political news26. In order to win the competition with television, American newspapers h
15、ave to_.A. give little information B. give serious newsC. give entertainment news D. give national news27. Most daily newspapers attract moderate Americans by_.A. printing articles by well-known journalists of di舒中高二统考英语 第3页 (共10页)fferent viewsB. supporting extremist groupsC. exposing political scandalsD. serving the country wellCPeople do not like being separated from their mobile phones, even while enjoying a restful holiday at the beach. However, the phone battery may become exhausted completely. If that happens, they have no choic
