新世纪新世纪 2017-2018 学年度第一学期学年度第一学期 9 月考试高二英语月考试高二英语第第 I 卷卷命题人：洪叶 审卷人：王菊卿第一部分第一部分 听力听力 (共两节共两节, 满分满分 30 分分)第一节第一节 (共共 5 小题小题;每小题每小题 1.5 分分,满分满分 7.5 分分) 请听下面 5 段对话， 选出最佳选项。 1. What are the speakers talking about? A. Having a birthday party. B. Doing some exercise. C. Getting Lydia a gift. 2. What is the woman going to do? A. Help the man. B. Take a bus. C. Get a camera. 3. What does the woman suggest the man do? A. Tell Kate to stop. B. Call Kates friends. C. Stay away from Kate. 4. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. In a wine shop. B. In a supermarket. C. In a restaurant. 5. What does the woman mean?A. Keep the window closed. B. Go out for fresh air. C. Turn on the fan. 第二节第二节 (共共 15 小题小题;每小题每小题 1.5 分分,满分满分 22.5 分分) 请听下面 5 段对话或独白，选出最佳选项。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6 至 7 题。6. What is the man going to do this summer? A. Teach a course. B. Repair his house. C. Work at a hotel.7. How will the man use the money? A. To hire a gardener. B. To buy books. C. To pay for a boat trip. 听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 9 题。8. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Schoolmates. B. Colleagues. C. Roommates. 9. What does Frank plan to do right after graduation? A. Work as a programmer. B. Travel around the world. C. Start his own business. 听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. Why does the woman make the call? A. To book a hotel. B. To ask about the room service. C. To make changes to a reservation. 11. When will the woman arrive at the hotel? A. On September 15. B. On September 16. C. On September 23.12. How much will the woman pay for her room per night? A. $179. B. $199. C. $219.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. What is the womans plan for Saturday? A. Going shopping. B. Going camping. C. Going boating. 14. Where will the woman stay in Keswick? A. In a country inn. B. In a five-star hotel. C. In her aunts home. 15. What will Gordon do over the weekend? A. Visit his friends. B. Watch DVDs. C. Join the woman. 16. What does the woman think of Gordons coming weekend? A. Relaxed. B. Boring. C. Busy. 听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. Who is Wang Ming?A. A student. B. An employer. C. An engineer.18. What does the speaker say about the college job market this year? A. Its unpredictable. B. Its quite stable. C. Its not optimistic. 19. What percentage of student job seekers have found a job by now?A. 20% B. 22%. C. 50%. 20. Why are engineering graduates more likely to accept a job? A. They need more work experience.B. The salary is usually good. C. Their choice is limited.第二部分第二部分 阅读理解（共两节阅读理解（共两节 满分满分 40 分）分）第一节（共第一节（共 15 小题小题 每小题每小题 2 分，满分分，满分 30 分）分）ATheres nothing like a good nights sleep-but what does that really mean？It turns out that the answer depends not only on your age，but also on your lifestyleSome people are productive and happy with fewer hours of sleep，while others need moreStill，experts can determine guidelines that work for most peopleThe National Sleep Foundation researched the topic and gave new recommendations this weekThe foundation acknowledges that sleep needs will vary-lifestyle and stress should be taken into consideration-but their recommendations offer a general guidelineFor example，teenagers （ 14-17 years old） ne 8-10 hours，sleep every dayTo create the recommendations，some sleep and medical experts reviewed 312 articles from journals published during the last decadeThis is the first time that any professional organization has developed age-specific recommended sleep durations based on a systematic review of the world scientific literatureA lack of sleep can be linked to weight gain，because that causes an increase in appetite，according to the foundationIt can also have serious consequences on the brainPeople who d o not get enough sleep are at increased risk for depression，and can endanger othersThose that become sleepy while driving，for example，risk both their lives and the lives of those around themResearchers also have found in the past that too much sleep can have negative effectsLow socioeconomic status and depression reportedly are significantly associated with longer sleepHowever，experts nowadays find that research on oversleeping is still unconvincing and needs more attentionCurrently，there is no strong evidence that sleeping too much has health consequencesThere is，however，laboratory evidence that short sleep durations of four to five hours have negative consequencesWe need similar laboratory studies to determin e whether long sleep durations result in physiological changes that could lead to disease before we make any recommendations against sleep extension21Which is TRUE about sleeping time?AThe time you need for sleep is related to your state of mindBExperts guideline for sleeping time applies to all t