四川省邻水实验学校2020-2021学年高二英语下学期第一次月考试题.doc

四川省邻水实验学校2020-2021学年高二英语下学期第一次月考试题

四川省邻水实验学校2020-2021学年高二英语下学期第一次月考试题

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四川省邻水实验学校2020-2021学年高二英语下学期第一次月考试题
第一部分 听力（共两节, 满分 20 分）
做题时,先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题纸上。
第一节（共 5 小题; 每小题 1 分, 满分 5 分）
例：How much is the shirt?
A. ￡19.15.
B. ￡9.15.
C. ￡9.18.
答案是B。
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 is the man going to do first?
A. See a doctor. B. Fill out some forms. C. Attend a meeting.
2. Which place is the woman’s destination?
A. Seoul. B. Hong Kong. C. Tokyo.
3. Why is the woman disappointed about the restaurant?
A. The service is slow.
B. The waiter is unfriendly.
C. The price is unacceptable.
4. What does the man mean?
A. The Blue Kings is well known.
B. The concert is canceled.
C. The woman should go to the concert as well.
5. Where does the conversation take place?
A. In a restaurant. B. In a hotel. C. At the man’s house.
第二节（共 15 小题; 每小题 1 分, 满分 15 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,各小题将给出 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. How does the man feel when he sees the woman?
A. Annoyed. B. Disappointed. C. Surprised.
7. What is the woman going to do next weekend?
A. Go to the beach. B. Stay at home. C. Work a half day.
听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。
8. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. A job interview. B. A meal. C. A building’s position.
9. What will the woman do at noon tomorrow?
A. Go to the man’s office.
B. Meet the man.
C. Have lunch with the marketing director.
听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。
10. Who is the Best Car Design Prize winner?
A. Ms. Miller. B. Mr. Zarba. C. Mr. Giddings.
11. Where is the Hyatt Hotel?
A. Opposite a department store.
B. Across from a bank.
C. On the left side of Granville Avenue.
12. What do we know about the Best Car Design competition?
A. The winner will receive much money.
B. It was very fierce.
C. There were few competitors.
听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。
13. What does the woman think of Cape Town?
A. Crowded. B. Safe. C. Modern.
14. What did the man put on the shelf?
A. His car keys. B. His passport. C. His traveler’s check.
15. What does the woman most probably do?
A. A customs officer. B. A travel agent. C. A hotel clerk.
16. What does the woman suggest the man do?
A. Drive around the poor areas.

B. Buy some pills from a drugstore.
C. Take a ferry to Robben Island.
听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。
17. What made the speaker’s father proud?
A. He found a well-paid job.
B. He made great amounts of money.
C. He was the first in his family to go to university.
18. How many shoe shops did the speaker have by 1990? A. 268. B. 250. C. 120.
19. What did the speaker do in 2002?
A. He spent a lot on race cars.
B. He paid a visit to Africa.
C. He lent large sums of money to farmers.
20. What was built in a small town in Malawi this spring?
A. A hospital. B. A school. C. A shoe shop.
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节,满分 30 分） 第一节（共 10 小题;每小题 2 分,满分 20 分）
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C 和D 四个选项中选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
A
My neighbor’s eight-year-old daughter used to stay in the countryside, her native place. Recently her parents brought her to town to live with them. Wild and uneducated, she would swear or use dirty words when she was displeased. Sometimes she went so far as to roll on the ground, to the shock of all people around. Her parents tried to tame her by beating and kicking, only to result in more violent outbursts. Finally they became thoroughly disappointed with her.
One day their next-door neighbor, a retired woman teacher, gave the girl a snow-white dress, which was very beautiful. It immediately caught the girl’s eyes and made them shine brightly.
The girl put on the dress and became quite another person. She no longer abused or hit others, even less rolled on the floor. She knew running wild was beneath her in such a beautiful dress. Since then the girl has been gentle, neat, and lovely.
The story set me thinking a lot. Perhaps everyone has a beautiful dress hidden somewhere in his or her heart. Only some people are not aware of it, forget it or give it up. Beauty is a power force or weapon--that’s something unrealized by many of us. It can arouse fine qualities that humans are born with but have so far hidden somewhere. It has a soul-shaking influence that is indeed unmatched.
21. The little girl behaved badly because .
A. her parents often bear her . B. she was not well dressed.
C. she was not used to life in town D. she was not properly educated
22. The little girl changed greatly because of .
A. the encouragement from a teacher B. a beautiful dress given by a teacher
C. her sudden awareness of her beauty D. her parents’ being strict with her
23. The passage is written to tell us .
A. beauty can arouse fine qualities in us B. beauty exists everywhere
C. education is important to children D. children all like beautiful dresses
B
A report by the US' Open Syllabus Project found that the most read books among US college students in the past year were books like The Republic by ancient Greek philosopher Plato and The Clash of Civilizations by US political scientist Samuel Huntington. And according to reports by Chinese college libraries, the most popular books among Chinese students are novels like Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils by Chinese author Jin Yong.
This is considered by many to be one of the reasons why Chinese students are sometimes not as good at critical thinking or observing global perspectives (视野) as US students—they read too many bestseller novels.
"By reading texts in history/social studies, science, and other subjects, students build a foundation of knowledge in these fields that will also give them the background to be better readers in all areas," Robert Pondiscio, vice president of the Core Knowledge Foundation in the US told The Washington Post.
According to China Youth Daily, there are usually five stages when it comes to reading, with popular novels at the bottom. More advanced readers normally go on to read classic fictional literature, history and philosophy, or books with critical ideas.
We spend hours, days or even weeks on a book, so it's only natural that we want to learn something useful in return for our efforts. Many see reading as an investment (投资) in themselves. But this practical view of literature and the thought that history and philosophy books are superior to novels are not agreed by everyone. After all, what they offer are two different kinds of satisfaction. While the former provides knowledge, the latter brings emotional experiences. "Fiction and poetry are medicines," UK writer Jeanette Winterson once wrote. "What they heal is the rupture (裂痕) reality makes on the imagination."
24. What are the most popular books among Chinese students?
A. Bestseller novels. B. Philosophy books.
C. History books. D. Books with critical ideas.
25. What do Chinese students lack compared with US students?
A. Careful observation. B. Vast stores of knowledge.
C. Critical thinking D. Practical use of knowledge.
26. Which of the following does Jeanette Winterson probably agree with?
A. People read books to learn something useful.
B. Imagination is not so important as knowledge.

C. Novels can bring necessary emotional experiences.
D. History and philosophy books are superior to novels.
C
Crossing your legs is an extremely common habit; most people don't even notice that they're doing it when they sit down. While you may find it comfortable to sit with one knee crossed over the other, it might be causing health problems that you are not aware of.
A study published in Blood Pressure Monitoring stated that sitting with your legs crossed can increase your blood pressure. The reason for this is that the blood in your legs has to work against gravity to be pumped back to your heart and that crossing one leg over the other increases resistance, making it even harder for the blood to circulate. This causes your body to increase your blood pressure to push the blood back to the heart. You won't feel any immediate effects, but repeated, drawn-out increases in blood pressure can cause long-term health issues. So, planning to sit for a long period of time? Don't keep your legs crossed. Crossing your legs at the knee can also cause pressure on the major nerve in your leg that passes just below your knee and along the outside of your leg, explains Richard Graves, a medical expert. This pressure can cause numbness and temporary paralysis (麻痹) of some of the muscles in your foot and leg, preventing you from being able to raise your ankle—what we know as that “pins and needles” sensation. While the feeling of discomfort may only last a minute or two, repeatedly crossing your legs until they feel numb can
cause permanent nerve damage.
So next time you sit down, try to get yourself in the habit of sitting with both of your feet on the floor.
Not only will it help your posture and stability, but it will also save your health in the long run.
27. What can we learn about crossing one's legs?
A. It is a very bad social habit.
B. It can do harm to people's health.
C. It is usually practiced deliberately.
D. It can make others feel uncomfortable.
28. According to the study, sitting with your legs crossed can .
A. resist gravity effectively B. affect your blood pressure
C. lead to heart attacks easily D. improve the function of legs
29. In the third paragraph “pins and needles” probably means .
A. being highly flexible B. being a little nervous
C. slight sharp pains D. serious muscle injuries
30. What is the main purpose of the text?
A. To give readers some advice. B. To compare common habits.
C. To evaluate effects of an experiment. D. To introduce research methods.
第二节（共 5 个小题；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。
For Better Grades - Use Your Brain!
How does the brain save new information? Think of the last time you looked up a number in the telephone book and dial it. Could you remember that number five minutes later? Probably not! 31 . Short-term memory works like a “holding area" for new information ---that's where you keep the phone number while you dial it .But if you can put the phone number into long-term memory, you'll remember that same phone number next week. This part of your memory holds everything from irregular verbs to the names of all your cousins.
When you study, you transfer new information into long-term memory. Every time we learn something new, the structure of the brain actually changes, 32 . When there are more connections to the new information, it's easier to find it again. Brain researchers have discovered four key points for effective study.
♦ Make an effort. The brain remembers better when we are interested in the subject, already know a little about it, and know we will need the information in the future.
♦ 33 . Your brain can process only a limited amount of information at one time, so don't try to remember every detail. When studying a textbook, look for titles, headings and illustrations to show you the main ideas.
♦ 34 . One technique is to recite the ideas out loud in your own words. This is the most powerful way to transfer information from short-term to long-term memory. Another method is drawing a picture of the information, to activate the visual part of the brain.
♦ Give the new material time to soak in( 吸收)--your brain has to build new physical connections.
35 . And cramming(突击准备考试) the night before a big test doesn't help.
A. as we build new connections to information that we already know
B. but these memories last just a few seconds
C. Make the new brain connections stronger
D. For this reason, it's better to study for several short sessions than one long one
E. Remember all the small details to really learn a subject
F. That's because it's in your short-term memory
G. Find the most important information and organize it
第三部分 语言应用（共四节 满分 65 分）
第一节 完形填空（共 20 个小题； 每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）
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,并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
During my second year in high school, I got sick and missed a few classes. When I

36 ，I was
45. A. warned B. whispered C. shouted D. cried
46. A. coldest B. saddest C. longest D. fastest

greeted with three days of math and history homework, and several tests. 37 school that day tired, I had to stay up really late to finish them all.
The next day at school, I got a shock: I'd totally forgotten to prepare for the 38
I went home from

on English play
47. A. suffering B. cheating C. checking D. thinking
48. A. certain B. glad C. surprised D. relieved
49. A. honest B. open C. optimistic D. energetic

Romeo and Juliet
39 my lunch hour! Worse still, I had
40 the in-class discussion and all the
50 A. wisdom B. chance C. intention D. courage

notes. When lunch came, 1 went to the English room to face my certain doom(厄运). All 1 could do was try 51. A. anxiety B. shock C. fear D. appreciation

to 41
on the questions I didn't know.
52. A. teacher B. credit C. rate D. grade

As it turned out, I didn’t' know most of the questions. I was just about to give accidentally fell and broke. Standing by the blackboard sharpening my pencil, I
is the answer sheet for the test! What good fortune! I can kiss good-bye to all my
42 when my pencil
43 down and there
44 of failing the
53. A. won B. put C. found D. taken
54 A. gradually B. exactly C. willingly D. seemingly
55. A. fact B. film C. ending D. love

test! My heart started beating, and my brain
45 . Yes! Read over the answers — quickly! This was
第二节 选词填空 （共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分； 有一个多余选项）

F： anyone AB： feature AC： those AD. notice AE： polite AF: appreciate
E： custom
D： properly
C： correct
B： regard
A： avoiding
quickly followed by another voice, No! You’ll get caught! My mind turned back and forth, Yes! No! Yes!
No! ... as if it were the 46 time in my entire life.

Finally I decided to finish the test on my own, without
47 ! I was satisfied with my decision
Foreigners often fail to 56 the formal code of greeting in France. The French shake hands with

but pretty 48
I would fail the test.
everyone(family, children, strangers), at home, on the way to work, at work, on leaving work, on the way

The next day when I walked into the English rom. my great joy of having been an 49
soul
home from work, etc. Thus, in an office , perhaps a dozen people, no work will be done for the first half

changed into a wave of doom as 1 saw my test paper lying face down on my desk. I knew what awaited hour while 57 who have not met since the day before, remind each other who they are.

me.1 stared at it a few seconds before I took the
50 to turn it over.
However, it is important to remember with whom one has shaken hands on any one day. The French