重庆42中学 2017-2018学年度上期12月月考 英语试题（含答案）

Without the help of the government, most of the benefits of technological change will be enjoyed only by men, making gender inequality exacerbate. 28. What does the passage mainly tell us?

A. Women suffer a lot from the poor economy. B. Digital technology is greatly beneficial to men. C. The digital gender gap needs to be ended. D. Girls are lacking in basic education. 29. How is Paragraph 2 organized? A. By giving reasons.

B. By giving numbers. D. By giving examples.

C. By following time order.

30. What is the writer?s attitude to the idea that girls are simply not good at using technology? A. Positive.

B. Negative.

C. Acceptable.

D. Unconcerned.

31. What does the underlined word “exacerbate” in Paragraph 5 mean? A. worse off

B. get improved

C. slow down

D. die out

D【原创】

When it first aired in Japan in 1966, the Ultraman TV series was a hit, in spite of its poor performances and clichéd (老套的) stories, which involved men in tight suits fighting funny monsters(怪物). The TV series created a new approach for kids to dream about being a superhero or maybe even one of the powerful kaijus, which means “strange and terrible beasts” in Japanese.

July 7, 2016 marks the 50th anniversary of the series? creation. But it?s not just

Ultraman arousing fans? nostalgia (怀旧) . Other kaijus are calling memories back too.

There has long been a fascination with kaijus in Japanese culture. There isn?t even a parallel(对应的) word in English for kaiju. The word “monster” can refer to anything that is non-human, including the bloodthirsty outer-space Alien and the highly intelligent great white shark. Yet none of these characters would be considered a kaiju.

No matter what form it takes, a kaiju is best identified by its size: These creatures are large enough (even mountainous) to destroy entire cities.

One possible explanation for the kaiju is that these super-sized monsters give Japan a way of combining its history with natural disasters. Earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis(海啸) and typhoons have not only affected Japan?s environment but also the mentality of its people. As a result, the kaijus that appear in literature and pop culture are seen as “a symbol of natural destructive forces”, American writer Patrick Macias told the BBC. Kaiju also draws from a national trauma(创伤) unique to Japan: It is the only country on Earth to have experienced atomic(原子的) bombing. Considering the first Godzilla(哥斯拉) film (Godzilla is one of the most classic kaiju characters in Japanese culture) was released back in 1954, when the nuclear bombings of the two cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were still fresh in the Japanese consciousness, many people see Godzilla as a symbol of nuclear weapons. This mindset was proved to be still much alive after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear power plant accident.

32. The writer mentioned the poor performances and cliched stories of Ultraman to A. highlight the unique kaiju culture in Japan B. make fun of the early Japanese films

C. present the simple and boring life of Japanese in the old days D. introduce many Japanese children dreamed to be heroes

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33. The kaijus are designed as mountainous monsters which can destroy entire cities to . A. show Japan is great enough not to fear anything

B. reflect Japan has been attacked by many big natural disasters C. show Japanese buildings are easy to be destroyed D. describe the hardness of Japanese people?s life

34. What film character might Japanese think of during the 2011 Fukushima nuclear power plant accident? A. Ultraman B. outer-space alien C. great white shark D. Godzilla 35. The most proper title for this passage may be

A. Ultraman Beats Kaijus B. Godzilla—the Symbol of Nuclear Weapons C. Kaiju Movies with a long history D. Japanese Early Films 第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

How to Make the World a Wonderful Place

When it refers to the people who had helped to make the world a wonderful place, will you only think of famous scientists or great leaders. That is not all the facts. _______36______ An act of kindness can bring a smile to a person?s face even if only for a moment.

Give away your money. ______37_____. For example, if you want to help hungry children, you can try to find an international organization that provides food for those in poor areas. Every cent you donate will mean a lot.

Help a stranger. Your small actions can brighten the day of others. Hold the door for someone whose hands are full. Help the blind cross the street. _____38_____. The key is expecting nothing in return for your acts of kindness.

Care about those you know. Show the people close to you how much you care about them. Tell them they mean a lot to you. Make a beautiful gift for a friend. Take your husband to his favorite fun place if he has had a hard week. ____39____.

Be grateful to others. Have you had good service in a restaurant? Thank the waiter. Do you have a very good neighbor who is always there when you need her? Tell her how much you appreciate her being in your life.

_____40______. If a friend needs skill in a certain area, offer your advice. Perhaps she is struggling to set up a computer, and you know how to do that. Offer whatever ability you have, but always remember to be polite. A. Keep walking forward. B. Share your knowledge. C. Small step, not big once. D. Give your seat on the bus to the elderly. E. Choose a charity that has meaning for you. F. Or tell your children how much they mean to you. G. Ordinary people like you and me can also help a lot. 第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）【原创：改编自2017.8美国《Readers’ Digest》】 第一节（共20小题：每小题1.5分，满分30分）

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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

One hot day I was playing with the kids next door, and I found out that in other people?s houses older kids had later bedtimes. I went to my mother with my new 41 , and I asked for policy change. My request was 42 .

I was five years old then, and my sister Lisa was two years younger. Every time we did something 43 , I was the one who got in more trouble. Everybody 44 her. And I hated that we had to go to bed at the 45 time!

I couldn?t 46 all this, so I went to my room. I put my white suitcase on the bed. I 47 all my Barbie dolls, a pair of pants and a T-shirt in it. Then I went downstairs.

My mother was in the kitchen. She asked if I was 48 home. I told her, “Yes, and forever!”

She continued, “Are you going to your 49 ?” It was the only other 50 I knew, which was not even a mile away. How could she 51 my destination? What a witch(女巫)!

I didn?t answer her. Pulling my 52 , I went out the front door and headed to Grandma?s. However, I didn?t 53 my mother was 20 yards behind me, following and waving 54 people away.

My mother got to Grandma?s apartment on my heels. As she asked why I had left home, I poured(倾;倒) out all my 55 . My mother cupped my hot, red little face in her hands and said, “Sweetheart, if it?s 56 for you to live with Lisa, I?ll call the orphanage(孤儿院) and we?ll send her away.”

I know what a(an) 57 meant. I started to 58 , and I begged her, “Don?t send my sister there!” You know what happened next. We went home and I gave it another try. Lisa and I grew to be two halves, through adventures and concerts and boyfriends and divorces and 59 . But sometimes we still had some 60 . Even to this day, when I turn over my shoulder and complain, “Mom, Lisa?s being mean to me!” my mother always smiled and answered in the same way, “You had your chance.” 41. A. finding 42. A. turned over 43. A. important 44. A. respected 45. A. difficult 46. A. meet up with 47. A. packed 48. A. flying 49. A. bedroom 50. A. country 51. A. figure out 52. A. clothes 53. A. mean 54. A. modest 55. A. curiosity 56. A. hard 57. A. butcher house 58. A. smile 59. A. something 60. A. fights

B. explanation B. turned out B. wrong B. liked B. different B. come up with B. burned B. leaving B. classmate?s B. dormitory B. search for B. dolls B. realize B. dangerous B. content B. easy B. orphanage B. cheer B. anything B. fun

C. research C. turned down C. necessary C. hated C. late C. put up with C. stored C. returning C. school C. place C. focus on C. suitcase C. understand C. strange C. delight C. patient C. prison C. cry C. nothing C. agreements

D. creation D. turned off D. right D. envied D. same D. catch up with D. equipped D. arriving D. Grandma?s D. filed D. pick up D. backpack D. awake D. concerned D. unhappiness D. astonished D. circus D. laugh D. everything D. discussions

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第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）【原创】

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

For 61 decade, the iPhone products have been more and more popular. The iPhone X is the latest product, 62 is released for the 10th anniversary of the company. Apple CEO Tim Cook said 63 (proud), “We have done much 64 (meet) all your expectations. You will surely feel content 65 it.”

Although the iPhone X is smaller than the iPhone 8 Plus, it has a slightly 66 (large) screen. Besides, the X has no home button. Furthermore, the iPhone X supports 67 (face) recognition(识别). 68 (look) at the screen to unlock your phone is all you need to do. The dearest iPhone X costs $1149, 69 the high price can?t stop people?s passion. Thousands of iPhone 70 (fan) can?t wait to obtain their own Xs. 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）【原创】

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处；每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用斜线（\\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改的词。 注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

I still remember an incident which happened last year. In a sunny spring morning, I was walking to school while someone called out, “Look! A cat!” I looked up and notice a little cat trembling in a tree. Obviously it could climb up the tree, but it didn?t dare to get down. We called to ask the kitty come down, however, it was so frightened to move. The girl wanted to call 119, but I said, “The fireman are busy enough. Let me do it.” I climbed up the tree and slow approached the cat. Finally, I caught it and got down. I was so much delighted for what I had done. Care for small animals is our duty. Do you think so? 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）【原创】

假设你叫李华。你的外国朋友John对中国“新四大发明——高铁、电子支付、共享单车和网购”很好奇，也很感兴趣，来信希望能更多了解它们。请你给他回一封信，内容应包括：

1. 简单介绍“新四大发明New Four Great Inventions”，如它们的优点及你的感受等。

2. 邀请他来参加2017年12月26日晚7点在你校举行的“Technology Changes China”的讲座。 注意：

1.词数100左右； 2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 3.注意书写整洁美观。

词汇：高铁high-speed railways, 电子支付 electronic payments, 共享单车 shared bicycles, 网购 online shopping

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