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1、会昌中学2018-2019学年第一学期高一年级第二次月考 英语试卷满分150分 考试时间 120分钟 第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分)第一节 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） AMaria Sibylla MerianToday, children can happily explain how a caterpillar (毛毛虫) turns i
2、nto a butterfly, thanks to Maria Sibylla Merian. Born in Germany in 1647, Merian was fond of insects, and she began collecting, studying and drawing them when she was as young as 13. It was through her study of caterpillar that she discovered the truth about their life cycles, and she went on to pub
3、lish two volumes of naturalist research about the life cycles of insects.Ada LovelaceAda Lovelace, born in 1815, was the daughter of famous British poet Lord Byron, but she wasnt a poet herself. She was the worlds first computer programmer. Lovelace wrote some suggestions as to how to program “compu
4、ting machines” to calculate a specific sequence of numbers. Besides this, she predicted them to do everything that could possibly be represented by a series of numbers, from producing images to composing music.Hedy LamarrShe was born in 1914 in Austria and moved to the United States in the hope of g
5、oing after a film career. In 1942, in the midst of her Hollywood success, she and composer George Antheil received a patent(专利) for a device that could change radio signal frequencies. The purpose of the technology was to keep military enemiesespecially, the Nazis -from decoding (解码) messages. But i
6、t did more than that-it paved the way for much of the wireless technology we use today.21. What was Maria Sibylla Merians achievement? A.She became the worlds first woman naturist.B.She drew all kinds of insects when she was 13.C.She discovered the truth about butterfliescycles.D.She invented a devi
7、ce that could change radio signal frequencies.22. What can we learn about Hedy Lamarr from the passage? A.She was gifted in composing music.B.She shared a patent with another person.C.She was a computer programmer during World War .D.She was born in Germany and moved to the United States.23. What di
8、d these women have in common? A.They had affection for insects.B.They were famous computer progarmmers.C.They were born in Germany and moved to the USAD.They were all great women that we might not learn about in history class.BOnce upon a time, there were two people. One who went from the country to
9、 the city and one who did the opposite.Janet Lincoln is a salesgirl who moved to St. Louis five years ago. Heres what Janet told us:“Five years ago I used to live in a small town called Lemon Falls. I grew up and went to high school there. After I graduated I worked in a supermarket. Lemon Falls had
10、 a population of about 800 people, and I knew every single one of them. They all knew everything about me, too. You couldnt do anything without everyone in town knowing about it. The first chance I got I moved to St. Louis and I love it. I dont know as many people now as I used to, but thats OK. I h
11、ave a few good friends, and I see them when I want to. I kind of like being anonymous. Id never go back to Lemon Falls.”Troy Henson had the opposite experience. He and his wife, Darla, and their two children moved from St. Louis to Bloomfield three years ago. Heres what Troy told us: “The best thing
12、 we ever did was get out of St. Louis. Dont get me wrong; St. Louis is as good a place as any other city, I suppose, if you like cities, that is. We dont. Both Darla and I grew up in St. Louis. We met at college and got married. Then the kids came along and life got difficult. We didnt know any of o
13、ur neighbors. We both had good jobs, but it always seemed like there was never enough money. That all changed when we moved to Bloomfield. I dont make as much money as I used to, but then we dont have as many expenses(开销) as we did. We know our neighbors. Life is good. Wed never leave Bloomfield.”24
14、. What troubled Janet when she was in Lemon Falls?A. She had no friends.B. There was no secrets.C. There was a lot of competition.D. She couldnt find a well-paid job.25. What does the underlined word “anonymous” in Paragraph 3 mean?A. Lonely.B. excited.C. Sociable.D. Unknown.26. Different from Janet
15、, Troy_.A. prefers country life.B. moved to a bigger city.C. grew up in a smaller town.D. knows little about his new neighbors.27. What is Troys opinion on living in Bloomfield?A. It is a little boring.B. It is quite comfortable.C. It costs a lot of money.D. It creates a safe environment.CA few years ago, bubble tea(奶茶) exploded as a popular drink for Internet foodies(吃货) everywhere. Many take this Taiwanese drink as a guilt-free snack similar to juice or a cup of coffee. After all, it has the word “tea”in it, so it
