内蒙古包头市第四中学2018_2019学年高二英语上学期第二次月考试题.docx

内蒙古包头市第四中学2018-2019学年高二英语上学期第二次月考试题满分120分 时间100分钟 命题人： 第一部分 听力 （共两节，满分30分）略第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15个小题，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A If you want to be a citizen scientist，the National Science Foundation（NSF） has got you coveredNSF supports citizen scientists across all areas of science，whether your passion（热情）is scanning the night sky，exploring your own backyard or playing video gamesJoin a Flock of Birders eBirdis an online platform that allows birdwatchers to record their sightings on a massive online databaseWith more than 100，000 active users，eBird involves bird population，distribution（分布）and habitat that users can explore in real timeIn May 2015，there were 9.5 million records uploadedCount Every Drop TheCommunity Collaborative Rain and Snow Network is the largest provider of daily rainfall observations in the United StatesVolunteers set up rain instruments and record data every time a rain，or snow storm passesData is organized and shared on the CoCoRaHS website，and used by the National Weather Service，scientists，farmers and so onJoin the Plankton Party Withoutplankton（浮游生物），life in the ocean would not existThese tiny things form the base of the food chain and play an important role in the global carbon cyclePlankton Party encourages citizen scientists to identify images snapped（拍照）by the ISIIS，an underwater robotClassifying the images helps researchers understand plankton diversity，habitat and behavior21What can birdwatchers do with eBird？AWatch birds through satellitesBChoose their favorite birdsCUpload their sightings to a databaseDObserve the night sky22Which subject can you learn about if you join Count Every Drop？AFarmingBBiologyCAnimalsDWeather23Whats the intention of the Plankton Party？ATo help researchers to learn about planktonBTo raise citizens interest in planktonCTo inform citizens of how ocean life survivesDTo tell us what ISIIS does with ocean lifeBDo dogs understand us? Be careful what you say around your dog. It might understand more than you think. A border collie(牧羊犬) named Rico recognizes the names of about 200 objects, say researchers in Germany. The dog also appears to be able to learn new words as easily as a 3-year-old child. Its word-learning skills are as good as those of a parrot or chimpanzee(黑猩猩). In one experiment, the researchers took all 200 items that Rico is supposed to know and divided them into 20 groups of 10 objects. Then the owner told the dog to go and fetch one of the items and bring it back. In four tests, Rico got 37 out of 40 commands right. As the dog couldnt see anyone to get clues, the scientists believe Rico must understand the meanings of certain words. In another experiment, the scientists took one toy that Rico had never seen before and put it in a room with seven toys whose names the dog already knew. The owner then told Rico to fetch the object, using a word the dog had never heard before. The correct object was chosen in seven out of l0 tests, suggesting that the dog had worked out the answer by process of elimination(排除法). A month later, Rico remembered half of the new names, which is even more impressive. Rico is thought to be smarter than the average dog. For one thing, Rico is a border collie, a breed (品种)known for its mental abilities. In addition, the 9-year-old dog has been trained to fetch toys by their names since the age of nine months. Its hard to know if all dogs understand at least some of the words we say. Even if they do, they cant talk back. Still, it wouldnt hurt to sweet-talk your dog every now and then. You might just get a big, wet kiss in return! 24. From paragraph 2 we know that . A. animals are as clever as human beingsB. dogs are smarter than parrots and chimpanzees C. chimpanzees have very good word-learning skills D. dogs have similar learning abilities as 3-year-old children 25. Both experiments show that . A. Rico is smart enough to get all commands right B. Rico can recognize different things including toys C. Rico has developed the ability of learning mathematics D. Rico wont forget the names of objects once recognizing them 26. Which of the following statements is true? A. The purpose of the experiments is to show the border collies mental abilities. B. Rico has a better memory partly because of its proper early training. C. The border collie is world-famous for recognizing objects. D. Rico is born to understand its owners commands. 27. What does the writer want to tell us? A. To train your dog. B. To talk to your dog. C. To be friendly to your dog. D. To be careful with your dog.COne advantage of the Internet is shopping conveniently online for clothes; one disadvantage of the Internet is also shopping conveniently online for clothes.“Nothing fits,” said Lam Yuk Wong, a senior in electrical and computer engineering at Rice University. “Everyone says this. They order clothes and they dont fit. People get very unhappy.”Wong and her design partner, Xuaner “Cecilia” Zhang, are Team White Mirror, creators of what they call a “virtual (虚拟)fitting room”. Their goal is simple and consumer-friendly: to let online clothing shoppers have a perfect fit and a perfect look when shopping every time. Both women are from China, Wong from Hong Kong and Zhang from Beijing. They both order most of their clothing online. They got the idea from their own experience as consumers and from listening to the complaints of friends and relatives. “They say, The color is wrong or I got the right size but it still does not fit. We want to make it like youre in the store trying on the clothes,” Zhang said.Using a Kinect developed by Microsoft for use with its Xbox 360 video game player, Zhang scans Wong and turns her image into, in effect, a virtual model, keeping Wongs dimensions (尺寸), and even her skin and hair color. “We put the clothes on the shoppers 3-D body models and show how they look when they are dressed,” Wong said. So far, Wong and Zhang have adapted the software to show dresses and shirts, and they are now working on shorts.Asked if she thought men as well as women might be interested in using their virtual fitting room, Wong said, “I think their wives will care about this, so it will also be important to men.”28. Why is shopping conveniently online for clothes a disadvantage? A. Students may easily get addicted to it. B. Clothes bought online may not fit. C. It attracts more online clothing shoppers. D. It causes shoppers to waste too much money.29. Wong and Zhang got the idea to design a virtual fitting room from _.A. their shopping experiencesB. a program at their universityC. some shop-owners complaintsD. the Xbox 360 video game player30. Which of the following shows the process of using the virtual fitting room?A. scanning - trying on clothes - getting imagesB. trying on clothes - getting models - scanningC. scanning - getting models -trying on clothes D. trying on clothes - getting images - scanning31. What did Wong think of her virtual fitting room?A. It is perfectly developed. B. It will have its market share.C. It is limited to women shoppers.D. It is like a kind of video game player.DNOT all memories are sweet. Some people spend all their lives trying to forget bad experiences. Violence and traffic accidents can leave people with terrible physical and emotional scars. Often they relive these experiences in nightmares.Now American researchers think they are close to developing a pill, which will help people forget bad memories. The pill is designed to be taken immediately after a frightening experience. They hope it might reduce ,or possibly erase(抹去),the effect of painful memories.In November, experts tested a drug on people in the US and France. The drug stops the body releasing chemicals that fix memories in the brain. So far the research has suggested that only the emotional effects of memories may be reduced, not that the memories are erased. The research has caused a great deal of argument. Some think it is a bad idea, While others support it. Supporters say it could lead to pills that prevent or treat soldiers troubling memories after war. They say that there are many people who suffer from terrible memories.Some memories can ruin peoples lives . They come back to you when you dont want to have them in a daydream or nightmare. They usually come with very painful emotions, said Roger Pitman, a professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. This could relieve a lot of that suffering. But those who are against the research say that changing memories is very dangerous because memories give us our identity (特质). They also help us all avoid the mistakes of the past. All of us can think of bad events in our lives that were horrible at the time but make us who we are. Im not sure we want to wipe those memories out, said Rebecca Dresser, a medical ethicist. 32. The passage is mainly about . A. a new medical invention B. a new research on the pill C. a way of erasing painful memories D. an argument about the research on the pill 33. The drug tested on people can . A. cause the brain to fix memories B. stop people remembering bad experiences C. prevent body producing certain chemicals D. Wipe out the emotional effects of memories 34. We can infer from the passage that . A. people doubt the effects of the pills B. the pill will stop peoples bad experiences C. taking the pill will do harm to peoples health D. the pill has probably been produced in America 35. Which of the following does Rebecca Dresser agree with? A. Some memories can ruin peoples lives. B. People want to get rid of bad memories. C. Experiencing bad events makes us different from others. D. The pill will reduce peoples sufferings from bad memories.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。Humor plays an important role in relationships. In new relationships, humor can be an effective tool not just for attracting the other person but also for overcoming any awkwardness or embarrassment. 36_Sharing the pleasure of humor creates a sense of connection between two people. When you laugh with one another, you create a positive tie between you. This tie acts as a strong buffer(缓冲) against stress, disagreements, disappointments, and bad patches in a relationship. And laughter really is infectious.37_But dont worry if youre not naturally a lighthearted, humorous person-you can learn to access your playful side and develop your sense of fun.Like any tool, humor can be used in negative as well as positive ways. Humor can only help you overcome relationship problems when both partners can understand the joke.38_If your partner or friend isnt likely to appreciate the joke, dont say or do it. Humor in relationships should be equally fun and enjoyable for both people.Dont use humor to cover up other emotions.39_Thats when it is used as a cover for avoiding, rather than coping with, painful emotions. You can be funny about the truth, but covering up the truth isnt funny. When you use humor and playfulness as a cover for other emotions, you create confusion and mistrust in your relationships.40_Theimportant thing is to find enjoyable activities that help you embrace your playful nature with other people. As humor and play become an unseparated part of your life, youll begin to find daily opportunities for using your new-found skills to help build and maintain your relationships.A. Humor can help you and your loved one.B. There are times when humor is not healthy.C. Its important to be sensitive to the other person.D. Its never too late to develop your humorous side.E. The more you joke, play, and laugh-the easier it becomes.F. Just hearing someone laugh can make you smile and join in on the fun.G. In longer-term relationships, humor can keep things exciting and fresh.第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后各小题所给选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。I loved working with my dad, but I hated the summer job he gave me. He owned a small _41_ in Bank Street. In his shop, the most recently _42_ person got the worst job, and the boss son was also _43_.I didnt want to spend hours _44_ the frost on the ceiling of the walkin freezer, and it was the Saturday afternoons job that I hated most. We received fresh _45_ every day. Chicken sat in wooden boxes and was _46_ with crushed ice. During the week, the ice and the blood of the chicken slowly leaked into the containers _47_ the chicken, creating its bloody smell.There was only one _48_ to get rid of the blood and wash the containers: hold my _49_ and carefully slide the containers from under the chicken, as I tried not to _50_ the contents over my clothes, and then _51_ into the drain(下水道)Soon, students _52_ have cut lawns, painted houses, worked in offices, or maybe even worked in the butchers will _53_ to school. Some will have great memories _54_ others will come back with _55_ ones.Looking back, I thought my father could have _56_ me from my weekly hell. However, my dad, whod dropped out of school to help support his family after his father died, was a teacher for me _57_. He knew treating me _58_ from his other employees would be an unfair thing. Most importantly, he taught me to _59_ those who do the hard and _60_ tasks in life.For the next six summers, I returned not as the boss son, but as one of other guys, and I cleaned the dirty containers every Saturday afternoon.41A. grocery Bbutchers Cchain Dbarbers42A. hired Binvited Creceived Dtrained43A. interested Bincluded Caffected Doffered44A. looking intoBtearing up Ccleaning upDcarrying on45A. fruit Bvegetable Cchicken Dgrain46A. surrounded Bimpressed CaccompaniedDcooked47A. above Bbeside Cbelow Dunder48A .chance Bway Cplace Dreason49A. arm Bnose Cbreath Dhead40A. touch Bnotice Cfind Dsplash51A .break Bdivide Cempty Dallow52A .which Bwhat Cwhen Dwho53A. adapt Bwalk Creturn Dapply54A. while Bwhen Csince Dbecause55A. exciting Bgood Camazing Dunpleasant56A. forced Bspared Ctreated Dpushed57A. at heart Bin fact Cin case Dat home58A. kindly BcarefullyCdifferently D.warmly59A. witness BappreciateChurt Dinfluence60A. vital Bdirty Ceasy Dfunny第二卷注意：将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。第一节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或者括号内单词的正确形式。Sammy Armstrong was driving to his office when he61._(notice)a car was stuck on railroad tracks, Then he heard a train whistle. Sammy threw down his sunglasses and keys and ran toward the car.62._elderly man, Jean Papich , eight-four, sat in the driver-s seat,63._(turn) the key and hitting the gas. His wife, Marion, seventy-eight, was looking64._(nervous) at him. Then Sammy walked65._the car and pushed it forward, but his boots slipped on the warm asphalt（沥青.He could see the train approaching fast.It might be66._(easy) to push the car backward, Sammy thought.He ran around to the front of the vehicle and shouted at Jean67._(put) the car in neutral（空挡）.Sammy could feel the ground trembling under his feet.He put his boots against the track and pushed forcefully. Finally, the car rolled off the tracks. When Sammy looked up, the train was just a couple of68._(foot) away.Sammy, shocked and69._(speech), went back to work as crowd gathered at the scene.Weeks later, Marion called to thank Sammy.He responded, I just did70._I had to do.”第二节短文改错（共10分）假如英语课上老师要求同学们交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文文中共有10处语言错误，要求你在错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在此符号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后的词注意：1每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2只允许修改十处，多者（从第 11处起） 不计分It seems that if the result is bad，that people work for will be meaninglessPersonally speak，the process of fighting for a goal is less important than the resultWhen we fight for our goals，we will be devoting to what we are doing and try to improve usIf we fail in the end，when we look back the beginning，we will find that we are no longer childishWe have grown upWhats the more，in the process of fighting，we get closely to success，which the saying goes that failure is the mother of successSo dont treat the result so serious； just enjoy the process书面表达（满分25分）全国中学生运动会将会在你市举行，组委会现面向全市中学生征集志愿者。假如你是李华，请给组委会负责人Mr. Li写封信，申请成为一名志愿者。内容要点包括：1个人情况；2为什么申请当志愿者;3你将如何当好这个志愿者。注意：1.词数100左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文流畅。参考词汇：全国中学生运动national high school sports meeting Dear Mr Li,_Yourssincerely,Lihua包头四中2018-2019学年度 第一学期 月考 高二英语