2018-2019学年度第一学期高二英语第一次月考试题本试卷分为卷I（选择题）和卷（非选择题）两部分，满分150分。第I卷（选择题 共100分）第一部分: 阅读理解(共两节,每小题3分，满分60分)第1节 (共15小题,每小题3分,满分45分) 阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的选项（A,B,C,D）中选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑AMonthly Talks at London Canal Museum Our monthly talks start at 19:30 on the first Thursday of each month except August. Admission is at normal charges and you dont need to book. They end around 21:00.November 7thThe Canal Pioneers, by Chris Lewis. James Brindley is recognized as one of the leading early canal engineers. He was also a major player in training others in the art of canal planning and building. Chris Lewis will explain how Brindley made such a positive contribution to the education of that group of early “civil engineers”.December 5thIce for the Metropolis, by Malcolm Tucker. Well before the arrival of freezers, there was a demand for ice for food preservation and catering, Malcolm will explain the history of importing natural ice and the technology of building ice wells, and how Londons ice trade grew.February 6thAn Update on the Cotswold Canals, by Liz Payne. The Stroudwater Canal is moving towards reopening. The Thames and Severn Canal will take a little longer. We will have a report on the present state of play.March 6thEyots and Aits-Thames Islands, by Miranda Vickers. The Thames had many islands. Miranda has undertaken a review of all of them. She will tell us about those of greatest interest. Online bookings: www.canalmuseum.org.uk/book More info: www.canalmuseum.org.uk/whatson London Canal Museum 12-13 New Wharf Road, London NI 9RT www.canalmuseum.org.uk www. canalmuseum.mobi Tel: 020 7713 08361. When is the talk on James Brindley? A. November 7th. B. March 6th. C. February 6th. D. December 5th.2. What is the topic of the talk in February? A. The Canal Pioneers.B. Ice for the Metropolis. C. Eyots and Aits-Thames Islands.D. An Update on the Cotswold Canals.3. Who will give the talk on the islands in the Thames? A. Chris Lewis. B. Malcolm Tucker. C. Miranda Vickers. D. Liz Payne.BHow many men do housework? Recently a European commission(委员会) tried to find out peoples ideas and reactions to the womens movement. As part of their survey(调查),they asked many men and women the question,” Who does the housework?” The men answered very differently from the women!The housework they asked people about were: preparing meals, washing dishes, cleaning the house and babysitting. 48% of British husbands said they did these things. 37% of Danish(丹麦的) men helped in the house. But only 15% of Italian men said they did the housework; many of them said they never helped at all! But there was an interesting point of view from the wives. According to British wives, only 38% of their husbands helped in the house. And Italian wives said that their husbands hardly ever helped. The Italian and British men did not tell the truth! The Commission found that Danish men were the most truthful husbands. Their answers were the same as their wives answers. Do the men you know help in the house? Do you think the survey gives a true picture in your experience? Write and tell us what you think. 4. The survey was carried out in _ A. Britain B. Italy C. Denmark D. Europe5. The subject for the survey is _A. how many boys do the houseworkB. who does the housework at homeC. how many women do the houseworkD. who are more diligent, wives or husbands6. From the passage we can see that _A. there were more husbands who did the housework than wivesB. husbands did half of the housework all the timeC. there were more wives who did the housework than husbandsD. wives did almost all the housework at home7. More _ husbands help in the house than _ husbands. A. British; DanishB. Italian; DanishC. Danish; BritishD. Italian; British CRobots are smart. With their computer brains, they help people work in dangerous places or do difficult jobs. Some robots do regular jobs. Bobby, the mail carrier, brings mail to a large office building in Washington, D.C. He is one of 250 mail carriers in the United States.Mr. Leachim, who weighs two hundred pounds and is six feet tall, has some advantages as a teacher. One is that he does not forget details. He knows each childs name, the parents names and what each child knows and needs to know. In addition, he knows each childs pets and hobbies. Mr. Leachim does not make mistakes. Each child goes and tells him his or her name, then dials an identification number. His computer brain puts the childs voice and number together. He identifies the child with no mistakes. Then he starts the lesson.Another advantage is that Mr. Leachim is flexible(=changeable). If the children need more time to do their lessons they can m