2019-2020学年高二英语上学期10月月考试题 (I).doc

2019-2020学年高二英语上学期10月月考试题 (I)I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）Chinese people are now spending more time surfing the net than watching TV, according to results of a survey by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) published Thursday. The survey, of citizens of five Chinese cities, found that 79 percent of interviewees use the internet for information, and 55.1 percent to read news on the internet. About 63 percent of the interviewees use e-mail. The average times spent surfing the net and watching TV were 2.73 hours and 1.29hours, respectively.Only 10.4 percent reported use the internet primarily to send and receive email; 65.9 percent read online news; 62.2 quite often play games on-line. More and more people have taken an interest in the entertainment opportunities online. Up to 56.5 percent of interviewees quite often download music, and 53.5 percent get entertainment messages from the internet.Yet the survey found that television is still the dominant mass medium. Seventy-nine percent of interviewees choose to watch TV to get information, and another 75 percent take newspapers as important as TV.Five major web sites in the Chinese language, namely Sina, Sohu, Netease, Baidu and Yahoo are still ranked top ones by web users, and those that voted for Sina as the best among them were 30.9 percent.Authorized statistics showed that web users in China have already exceeded 100 million, second to that of the United States.1. Which of the following is not true?A. Chinese people are now spending more time surfing the net than watching TV.B. There are more Chinese people using the internet for information pared with those reading news on the internet.C. There are more people using e-mail pared with those searching information on the internet.D. There are more people using e-mail pared with those reading news on the internet.2. The survey shows that .A. Only 10.4% reported use the internet to send and receive email.B. Less than half of the people use the internet for enter fain-ment.C. All of the people reported like to play games on-line.D. Most of the people reported read online news.3. Which will you choose if you want to chat with your friends on the internet?A. TVB. SinaC. telephoneD. QQ4. The underlined word “exceeded” means .A. increased to B. increased byC. risenD. decreasedBIn the early part of the twentieth century, racism was widespread in the United States. Many African Americans were not given equal opportunities in education or employment. Marian Anderson (1897-1993) was an African American woman who gained fame as a concert singer in this climate of racism. She was born in Philadelphia and sang in church choirs during her childhood. When she applied for admission to a local music school in 1917, she was turned down because she was black. Unable to attend music school, she began her career as a singer for church gatherings. In 1929, she went to Europe to study voice and spent several years performing there. Her voice was widely praised throughout Europe. Then she returned to the US in 1935 and became a top concert singer after performing at Town Hall in New York City.Racism again affected Anderson in 1939. When it was arranged for her to sing at Constitution Hall in Washington, DC, the Daughters of the American Revolution opposed it because of her color. She sang instead at the Lincoln Memorial for over 75 000 people. In 1955, Anderson became the first black soloist to sing win the Metropolitan Opera of New York City. The famous conductor Toscanini praised her voice as “heard only once in a hundred years”. She was a US delegate to the United Nations in 1958 and won the UN peace prize in 1977. Anderson eventually triumphed over racism.5. According to this passage, what did Marian Anderson do between 1917 and 1929?A. She studied at a music school.B. She sang for religious activities.C. She sang at Town Hall in New York.D. She studied voice in Europe.6. Toscanini thought that Marian Anderson .A. had a very rare voiceB. sang occasionally in publicC. sang only once in many yearsD. was seldom heard by people7. Andersons beautiful voice was first recognized .A. at the Lincoln MemorialB. in Washington, DC.C. in EuropeD. at the United Nations8. This passage shows that Anderson finally defeated racism in the US by .A. protesting to the governmentB. appealing to the United NationsC. demonstrating in the streetsD. working hard to perfect her artCIS IT TIME TO GET MP3?Your puter has been playing music for years, one CD at a time. Now hundreds of songs can be stored in your PC (personal puter) if theyre in the MP3 format.What is it?MP3 presses music into small puter friendly files. You access MP3 music several ways : Music can be downloaded from websites that have converted vast music libraries into MP3. Or you can prerecord CDs into your PC and convert songs in minutes into MP3. Once MP3 music is on your PCs hard drive, you can play it through your puters speakers, “burn” it onto blank CDs or exchange MP3 files with friends using E-mail.How much?Software needed to play and convert MP3 music is often free. It es preinstalled on most new puters or can be downloaded from many websites, including MP3. . Some MP3 sites are free. Just type “MP3 sites” into any search engine. The popular MP3 players start at around $50and can hold hundreds of songs. A blank CD on which you can record music costs about a dollar.AdvantagesMP3 turns your home PC into a tape recorder. Tiny MP3 players are the size of a card, making it easy to take hundreds of songs with you.DisadvantagesYou may find that music at many sites is limited. And some only allow you to listen rather than download offerings. Others let you download music that then cant be copied to MP3 players. And a growing number of new CDs make it impossible to copy songs to a puter.9. How can you get MP3 music?A. By turning your home PC into a tape recorderB. By taking your own music or songs with youC. By copying songs to a PC through the speakers.D. By downloading from websites which have converted music libraries into MP3.10. Which is NOT true to the passage?A. Software needed to play and convert MP3 music is often free of charge.B. MP3 music can be with friends by e-mail.C. MP3 music can be downloaded for free at any site.D. A greater number of new CDs make it possible to copy songs to a puter.11.The underlined word “burn” probably means_.A. fireB. changeC. downloadD. play12. How much will you pay for a MP3 player?A. Free of charge.B. Free downloading. C. At least fifty dollars.D. About a dollar.DMost people think their time problems are outer, and that they are caused by the telephone, meetings, visitors, and delayed information or decisions. Although these problems often have a bad effete on them, as when people call or drop in, we usually contribute to them. We fail to have calls screened by a skillful secretary or assistant, or we leave our door open, actually assuring constant interruptions.In almost all cases, it is possible to influence, if not control, it usually can cause problems, such as, slowness and indecision, lack of self-discipline, the inability to delegate, or the tendency to fight fires, to act without thinking, and to jump from task to task without finishing any of them.Time is constant that cannot be changed. The clock cannot be slowed down or speeded up. Thus we cannot manage time itself. We can only manage our activities with respect to time.The same skills are needed as those used in managing othersthe abilities to plan, organize, delegate, direct, and control. Time management is simply self-management. It is impossible to be effective in any position without controlling ones time effectively.Successful time management does not mean working harder, but working smarter. All kinds of management skills must be used in the home and office to get most value from time. You must think ahead about what to do, and timely than others, making it get maximum results in the shortest possible period.13. According to the writer, time problems .A. are caused by the telephone, meetings and visitorsB. are caused by delayed information or decisionsC. can be solved by self-managementD. cant be controlled14. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as tile internally generated time wasters?A. slowness and indecision.B. Lack of self-discipline.C. Jumping from task to task without finishing any of them.D. Working hard.15. It can be concluded from the passage that the abilities to plan, organize, delegate, direct and control should .A. be used in managing others activitiesB. be used in managing ones own activitiesC. not be used in time managementD. be used in managing both others and ones activities 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。 A great life doesnt happen by accident. It is the result of allocating(分配) your time, energy, thoughts, and hard work towards what you want your life to be. Stop setting yourself up for stress and failure, and start setting up your life to support success and ease. It is the result of using what you get in a creative and thoughtful way, instead of just what es next.16 SSimplify. A great life is the result of simplifying your life. People often misinterpret what simplify means. Its not a way to remove work from your life. 17 In order to create a great life, you will have to make room for it in yours first.EEffort. A great life is the result of your best effort. Creating it requires that you make some adjustments. It may mean re-evaluating how you spend your time, or choosing to spend your money in a different way. Life will reward your best effort. CCreate priorities（首要事情）. A great life is the result of creating priorities. Its easy to spend your days just responding to the next thing that gets your attention, instead of intentionally using the time, energy and money you have in a way thats important to you. 18 RRemove distractions (分心). A great life is the result of removing distractions. 19 Removing distractions can be a difficult concept to many people, since they havent really considered that there is another way to live. Find ways to free up your mental energy for things that are more important to you. TThoughts. 20 Your belief in the oute will directly determine how successful you are. Motivated people have specific goals and look for ways to achieve them. Believing there is a solution to the same old problems you encounter year after year is vitally important to creating a life that you love.A. When you focus on simplifying your life, you free up energy and time for the work that you enjoy and the purpose for which you are here.B. A great life is the result of having reservesreserves of things, time, space, energy and money.C. Today, right now, is the right day to start to take a step in the direction of your hearts desires.D. Up to 75% of your mental energy can be tied up in things that stop you concentrating.E. Now please use “secrets” to fit your own needs and style, and start creating your own great life today.F. A great life is the result of controlling your thoughts so that you accept and allow for the possibility that it actually can happen to you! G. Focus on removing the obstacles that get in the way of you making sure you are honoring your priorities.II完形填空(共20题，每题2 分，共40分)My friend Jessie and I have known each other since we were very young. After we both got married we seldom had time to get together 21 I always promised myself that I would meet her whenever I was free.Friendships get more 22 as we get older, and when we reached our forties, we 23 to do something to keep our 24 strong, healthy and growing. We picked out one Saturday a month and 25 to do something together that day. Sometimes we had a long lunch out, and other times we went to see a movie or went shopping. We also promised to have a(n)26 every few days. In some adventures we drove to our favorite places and 27 a night there. Other times we just 28, stopping wherever we wanted.One of our adventures 29 us to a very small town in South Georgia. The people there were 30 a special festival. We were 31 to buy the handmade gifts and to eat the 32 food. There was also a parade. Everyone in the parade 33 and waved to us! It was so great! We 34 had a great time that day!35 is always on the menu, whether its a weekend trip or a couple of hours chat over lunch. We are so happy and have a great 36 on each others lives. We share our sorrow and 37 and we ask for and receive advice. We always laugh, too!Dont keep promising yourself that “someday” youll 38 your friends. Do it now. Pick up your phone and make a 39 for THIS weekend. Youll be a happier and 40 person for it! You need it and your friends need it, too.21.A.as B.unless C.though D.since22.A.precious B.difficult C.boring D.interesting23.A.refused B .decided C.remembered D.regretted24.A.friendship B.connection C.marriage D.life25.A.paused B.promised C.prepared D.pretended26.A.revision B.adventure C.operation D.appointment27.A.consumed B.took C.cost D.spent28.A.disappeared B.left C.drove D.ran29.A.showed B.took C.pushed D.forced30.A.offering B.enjoying C.presenting D.conducting31.A.willing B.eager C.delighted D.allowed32.A.delicious B.terrible C.awful D.valuable33.A.wiped B. stared C.smiled D.announced34.A.hardly B.nearly C.really D.probably35.A.Fun B.Mercy C.Concern D.Disagreement36.A.consideration B.influence C.discussion D.impression37.A.weakness B.benefits C.problems D.happiness38.A.meet B.impress C.support D.forgive39.A.design B.plan C.speech D.record40.A.busier B.prettier C.healthier D.cleaner 第II卷（非选择题，共计70分）I. 语法填空阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当内容（不多余三个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式(每小题2分，共10小题，满分20分）Betty: Do you live in Hawaii? Mark: Yeah. I have been working in Honolulu since I 41 (graduate) from college. Betty: Great. I have dreamed 42 visiting it. I hear Hawaii is 43 beautiful that it has many visitors. Mark: Yes, it is. So what do you plan to do there? Betty: First, I am going to the beach. Then, I will go to some other 44 (attract) places. Mark: Thats a good idea. Theres 45 number of things to do there. Betty:Really? What should I see? Mark:Well, you should try 46 (see) a Hawaiian show if you can.There is a good one at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel,where you can enjoy wonderful 47 (perform) and music ！Then if you like museums, there is the Bishop Museum, which is very interesting. Betty:I should set this down. Is it very hard 48 (get ) around the island ? By the way, do you think I should rent a car?Mark:It is up to you. Public transportation is pretty good, 49 .There are plenty of buses, and you can take a bus trip around the whole island for only 60 cents. Betty:Oh, thats great! Im sure Ill enjoy 50 . II完成句子（共15小题，每题2分，满分30分）51.One of the_（挑战）he has accepted is to swim the river.52._ _ (每当)I catch a cold, I always drink much water.53.Once the little girl (被怀疑)stealing the money.54. People are trying to make the (pollute)rivers clean again.55. I am (frighten)to look out of the airplane window.56. Will it be (方便)for you to talk with me.57. As we all know, the world (由.组成)7 continents and 4 oceans.58. It requires my great efforts (澄清)what I mean.59. The little boy was (遗漏)at home.60. I have had my bike ,and I am going to have somebody my radio tom