河北省元氏县第四中学2020-2021学年高二英语下学期第一次月考试题.doc

河北省元氏县第四中学2020-2021学年高二英语下学期第一次月考试题

河北省元氏县第四中学2020-2021学年高二英语下学期第一次月考试题

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河北省元氏县第四中学2020-2021学年高二英语下学期第一次月考试题
本试题分第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷两部分，时间120分钟 满分150分
第Ⅰ卷
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, 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。
1. What does the man do?
A. A waiter. 　 B. A teacher. 　 C. A salesman.
2. What does the woman think about their trip to China?
A. It’s great. B. It’s long. C. It’s boring.
3. What happened to the driver?
A. He ran into a bicycle. B. He drove too slowly. C. He ran into a tree.
4. Where most probably are the speakers?
A. At a post office. 　B. At a railway station. C. At a local hotel.
5. What kind of music does the woman like best?
A. Pop music. 　　　B. Light music. C. Classical music.
第二节(共15小题; 每小题1. 5分, 满分22. 5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题, 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。听每段对话或独白前, 你将有时间阅读各个小题, 每小题5秒钟; 听完后, 各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料, 回答第6、7题。
6. Where does this conversation take place?
A. In a library. B. In a school. C. In a bookstore.
7. Why is William Shakespeare mentioned in the conversation?
A. He gave gifts to millions of people.
B. He was a very wealthy man in his times.
C. His signature is worth a lot of money.
听第7段材料, 回答第8、9题。
8. What can we know about the suit that the man bought?
A. It’s light brown. 　　
B. It’s more than $150.
C. It will be delivered in 24 hours.
9. How many shirts does the man buy?
A. One. B. Two. C. Three.
听第8段材料, 回答第10～12题。
10. When was the music awards presentation held?
A. Last Tuesday. 　　　　
B. Last Wednesday.
C. Last Thursday.
11. How many awards does Whitney get?
A. 2. B. 3. C. 7.
12. What is the man going to do now?
A. Going to buy a CD. 　　
B. Working on his paper.
C. Having a sunbath.
听第9段材料, 回答第13～16题。
13. What does the woman think of the blouse’s price?
A. High. B. Low. C. Middle.
14. What blouse does the woman want first?
A. A blue cotton one. 　　B. A blue silk one. C. A cream silk one.
15. Why doesn’t the woman take the blouse she wants first?
A. The size is not suitable. B. It’s sold out. C. It’s not of good quality.
16. How much should the woman pay for the air tickets?
A. 45 pounds. 　 B. 90 pounds. 　 C. 450 pounds.
听第10段材料, 回答第17～20题。
17. What did Susan Sontag write in her books?
A. Poetry. B. Essays. C. Dramas.
18. How many languages have Susan Sontag’s works been translated into?
A. 17. B. 20. C. 32.
19. Why was Susan Sontag different from other social critics?
A. She has never appeared on TV.
B. She appeared in films.
C. She wrote many love stories.
20. What do we know about Susan Sontag?
A. She was considered one of the most influential liberal thinkers.
B. She was a common social intellectual.
C. She set up 15, 000 libraries.
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)
　　阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中, 选出最佳选项。
A
STUDENT UNION NOTICE
    There will be an open-air concert given by some pop stars from Beijing. All the students are welcome to enjoy it. Free of charge.
    Time: 7:30 pm,July 5
    Place: Outside the dinninghall
    Attention: Please don’t forget to take chairs with you.
An Announcement
Dear classmates,
    Attention, please. I have something to tell you. There will be an important lecture in Classroom 301 ,at 2:30 on Friday afternoon. The main speaker is Christopher Jacques. He is an Englishman, one of the textbook writers of the "Senior English for China". He will give us a talk on English learning. After the talk, he would like to hear your opinions on the new textbook. He also wishes to answer your questions on.English learning. Please get prepared. Don't hesitate to express your opinions and to give your questions.
    Please remember:
    Time: 2:30pm,Friday afternoon
    Place : Classroom 301
    Thank you for listening.
NOTICE
    We are going to organize an English Speech Contest. It is to be held at 2:30 pm,Sept 25. The theme of the contest is " Love Our Motherland"  Those who would like to join in the contest are required to get the speech ready and hand it in before Sept. 20. The place for the contest is in the assembly hall (会议大厅).All students are welcome to attend.
NOTICE
    A football match will be held between Class One and Class Two of Senior Grade 1 at 4:00 pm on Friday,May 17 on the school playground. All are warmly welcome.
21.If you have some questions on English learning,             is your best choice.
A.the lecture by Christopher Jacques B.the open-air concert
C.the English Speech Contest D.the football match
22.If you want to enjoy pop songs by the stars from Beijing,you should             .
A.join the student union B.pay for it
C.take chairs with you D.bring your own musical instrument

23.The English Speech Contest will be held             .
A.outside the dinninghall B.in Classroom 301
C.on the school playground D.in the assembly hall
24.The deadline for those who want to watch the football match is              .
A.Sept 20 B.May 17 C.July 5 D.June 8
25.Which is NOT true?
A.The concert will he held at 7:30 pm,July 5.
B.Christopher Jacques will give the students a talk on Friday afternoon.
C.All the students can attend the English Speech Contest.
D.The football match will be held between Class 1 and Class 3.
B
A couple from Miami, Bill and Simone Butler, spent sixty –six days in a life-raft (救生艇) in the seas of Central America after their boat sank.
      Twenty-one days after they left Panama in their boat, Simony, they met some whales (鲸鱼). “They started to hit the side of the boat,” said Bill, “and then suddenly we heard water.” Two minutes later, the boat was sinking. They jumped into the life-raft and watched the boat go under the water.For twenty days they had tins of food, biscuits, and bottles of water. 
      They also had a fishing-line and a machine to make salt water into drinking water— two things which saved their lives. They caught eight to ten fish a day and ate them raw (生的). Then the line broke. “So we had no more fish until something very strange happened. Some sharks (鲨鱼) came to feed, and the fish under the raft were afraid and came to the surface. I caught them with my hands.”
       About twenty ships passed them, but no one saw them. After fifty days at sea their life-raft was beginning to break up. Then suddenly it was all over. A fishing boat saw them and picked them up. They couldn’t stand up. So the captain carried them onto his boat and took them to Costa Rica. Their two months at sea was over.
26.Bill and Simone were traveling ______ when they met some whales.
A.in a life-raft B.in Miami C.in Simony D.in Panama
27.During their days at sea, ______ saved their lives.
A.tins of food and bottles of water B.a fishing-line and a machine
C.whales and sharks D.Twenty passing ships
28.After their boat sank, the couple ______.
A.jumped into the life-raft
B.heard water
C.watched the boat go under water
D.stayed in the life-raft
C
Dolphins(海豚)are not fish,but warm-blooded animals.They live in groups,and speak to each other in their own language.In this way they are like other animals,such as bees and birds.But dolphins are very different from almost all land animals.Its brain is nearly the same size as our own,and they live a long time—at least twenty or thirty years.
    Like some animals,dolphins use sound to help them find their way around.They also make these sounds to talk to each other and to help them find food.We now know they do not use their ears to receive these sounds,but the lower part of the mouth,called the jaw.
    Strangely,dolphins seem to like man,and for thousands of years there have been stories about the dolphin and its friendship with people.There is a story about sailors in the 19th century.In a dangerous part of the sea off the coast of New Zealand,they learnt to look for a dolphin called Jack.From 1871 to 1903 Jack met every boat in the area and showed it the way.Then in 1903 a passenger on a boat called The Penguin shot and wounded Jack.He recovered and for nine years more continued to guide all ships through the area—except for The Penguin.
    Today,some people continue to kill dolphins,but many countries in the world now protect them and in these places it is against the law to kill them.

29.Dolphins are different from many other animals in that they ____________________.
A.live in groups
B.have large brains
C.are warm-blooded
D.have their own language
30.Which of the following does the dolphin use to help it find its way around?
A.Its nose. B.Its ears. C.Its mouth. D.Its eyes.
31.Why did the sailors off the coast of New Zealand look for Jack?
A.He was lonely and liked to be with people.
B.They enjoyed playing with him.
C.He was seriously wounded.
D.They wanted his help.
32.By telling the story of Jack the writer wants to show that ____________________.
A.dolphins are friendly and clever
B.people are cruel to animals
C.Jack is different from other dolphins
D.dolphins should be protected by the law
D
Getting less sleep has become a bad habit for most American kids. According to a new survey (调查) by the National Sleep Foundation, 51% of kids aged 10 to 18 go to bed at 10 pm or later on school nights, even though they have to get up early. Last year the Foundation reported that nearly 60% of 7- to 12-year-olds said they felt tired during the day, and 15% said they had fallen asleep at school.
    How much sleep you need depends a lot on your age. Babies need a lot of rest; most of them sleep about 18 hours a day! Adults need about eight hours. For most school-age children, ten hours is ideal (理想的). But the new National Sleep Foundation survey found that 35% of 10- to 12-year-olds get only seven or eight hours. And guess what almost half of the surveyed kids said they do before bedtime? Watch TV.
    "More children are going to bed with TVs on, and there are more opportunities (机会) to stay awake, with more homework, the Internet and the phone," says Dr. Mary Carskadon, a sleep researcher at Brown University Medical School. She says these activities at bedtime can get kids all excited and make it hard for them to calm down and sleep. Other experts say part of the problem is chemical. Changing levels of body chemicals called hormones not only make teenagers’ bodies develop adult characteristics, but also make it hard for teenagers to fall asleep before 11 pm.
    Because sleepiness is such a problem for teenagers, some school districts have decided to start high school classes later than they used to. Three years ago, schools in Edina, Minnesota, changed the start time from 7:25 am to 8:30 am. Students, parents and teachers are pleased with the results.
33.What is the new National Sleep Foundation survey on?
A.American kids' sleeping habits.
B.Teenagers' sleep-related diseases.
C.Activities to prevent sleeplessness.
D.Learning problems and lack of sleep.
34.How many hours of sleep do 11-year-olds need every day?
A.7 hours. B.8 hours. C.10 hours. D.18 hours.
35.Why do teenagers go to sleep late according to Carskadon?
A.They are affected by certain body chemicals.
B.They tend to do things that excite them.
C.They follow their parents' examples.
D.They don't need to go to school early.
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。
We all experience momentary bursts of anger every now and then. For the most part , though, these relatively minor annoyances are easy to deal with, but walking back your anger when you're having a heated conversation with someone is a lot more difficult. There are things you can do in the moment to calm yourself. though.
1.   Acknowledge that you’re angry.
When you're angry, you notice it in your body. 36_______. If you're not physically feeling it, you might hear it in the sound of your voice.
Once you notice this, try to adjust your voice. Just as increasing anger can correspond to an increasingly loud voice, so can the opposite.37_______
2. Give yourself a time out.
How do you do the exercise above when you're in the middle of a face-to-face conversation? Call a personal timeout. Walking away gives you time to calm down and collect your thoughts before responding. This also aids in decreasing anger.
Of course, don't just peace out of the argument. Let whoever you're talking to know that you just need a little physical space.
3. Ask yourself what emotion is behind the anger.
38_______. More often than not, anger is a "secondary emotion" we use as a mask or a defense for an entirely different feeling (shame, for instance, or embarrassment).
Once you’re aware of the real emotions at play, you can communicate it to the person you snapped at. Also, you'd apologize to your co-worker and perhaps consider asking your manager to lighten your workload.
4.39_______
Let’s say you've taken the advice above, but you're still feeling heated. If so, changing the topic of conversation can also be a good way to cope with anger in the moment. 40_______ If you were discussing something serious -- or something that needs to be resolved eventually — table the discussion for later or the next day, when cooler heads prevail.
A. Change the subject of the conversation.
B. Stop the conversation with your partner.
C. Anger will do damage to your lungs and heart.
D. Try responding to your loud voice by gradually lowering it.
E. Now that you've calmed down, think about what's motivating your anger.
F. Make a joke and reroute the conversation to a safe, calm, enjoyable dialogue.
G. Anger will often cause changes in our body, such as muscle tension or sore neck.
第三部分　英语知识运用(共两节, 满分45分)
第一节　完形填空(共15小题; 每小题2分, 满分30分)　　
　阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。　　
I sat with my friend in a well-known coffee shop in Venice. As we were enjoying our coffee, a man entered and sat beside us.
He called the waiter and placed his    41   : two cups of coffee, one of them there on the wall. With interest we observed that he was served with one cup of coffee but he paid for two. As soon as he    42 ,the waiter pasted (粘贴)a piece of paper on the wall saying "A Cup of Coffee". The    43    thing happened to two other men.
    It seemed that this gesture was common at this place.   4 4   , it was something unique and amazing for us. Since we had nothing to do with the matter, we finished our coffee, paid the bill and left.
    After a few days, we   4 5    went to this coffee shop. While we were    46    our coffee, a man entered. The way this man was   4 7    didn't match the standard nor the atmosphere of this coffee shop.
    Poverty was e