2019-2020学年高二英语下学期第二次月考试题 (II).doc

2019-2020学年高二英语下学期第二次月考试题 (II)注意事项：答案必须写在答题卡上，答在试卷上无效。本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分，本试卷满分120分。考试时间90分钟。第一部分 阅读理解（共20小题；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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A The management and staff are happy to wele you and will do all they can to make your stay an enjoyable one. MEAL TIMES Our overnight charge includes a continental-type breakfast. Breakfast: 7:30-9:30 a. m. Lunch: 12:00-2:00 p. m. Afternoon tea: 4:00-5:30 p. m. Dinner: 7:00-9:15 p. m. Meals can be served in rooms at a small extra charge. We regret that meals cannot be served outside these times. Light refreshments including tea, coffee, biscuits and sandwiches, can be served in rooms between 10:00 a. m. and 11:00 p. m. except during the meal times listed above. Cold drinks are available in the room refrigerator. ROOM CLEANING Please hang the appropriate sign on your door handle if you do not wish to be disturbed. It will be easier for the maids if you can leave the room temporarily at any time between 9 : 30 a. m. and 4 : 00 p.m. VALUABLES We are not responsible for the loss of money, jewellery, or other valuables unless they are kept in the safe and signed for by the manager. DEPARTURES Please inform receptionists of your intended leaving before 9:30 a. m. of the day concerned and leave the room by noon to allow for its preparation for ining guests. If circumstances (情况) require, luggage can be left in the charge of the hall porter. A SPECIAL REQUEST We would respectfully suggest that in consideration of the fort of other guests, the volume of radios and televisions should be turned down after 11:00 p. m.1. Meals can be served _. A. in rooms at 9:00 p. m. B. in the dining-room at 6:00 p. m. C. outside the room at 3:00 p. m. D. in the dining-room from 7:30 a. m. to 9:15 p. m. 2. Where is this notice most likely to be found? A. In hotels. B. In shops. C. At restaurants. D. In the newspapers. 3. What can we conclude from the last paragraph? A. You should respect the other guests. B. You are not allowed to use radios and televisions. C. You shouldnt make the radios and televisions too loud after 11:00 p.m. D. To fort others, you should turn off radios and televisions after 11:00 p.m. BFifteen years ago, I took a summer vacation in Lecce in southern Italy. After climbing up a hill for a panoramic(全景的) view of the blue sea, white buildings and green olive trees, Ipaused to catch my breath and then positioned myself to take the best photo of this panorama.Unfortunately, just as Itook out my camera, a woman approached from behind, and planted herself right in front of my view. Like me, this woman was here to stop, sigh and appreciate the view.Patient as I was, after about 15 minutes, my camera scanning the sun and reviewing the shot I would eventually take, Igrew frustrated. Was it too much to ask her to move so Icould take just one picture of the landscape? Sure, Icould have asked her, but something prevented me from doing so. She seemed so content in her observation. Ididnt want to mess with that.Another 15 minutes passed and Igrew bored. The woman was still there. I decided to take the photo anyway. And now when I look at it, I think her presence in the photo is what makes the image interesting. The landscape, beautiful on its own, somehow es to life and breathes because this woman is engaging with it.This photo, with the unique beauty that unfolded before me and that woman who “ruined”it, now hangs on a wall in my bedroom. What would she think if she knew that her figure is captured(捕捉) and frozen on some strangers bedroom wall? A bedroom, after all, is a very private space, in which some woman Idont even know has been immortalized(使永存). In some ways, she lives in my house.Perhaps we all live in each othersspaces. Perhaps this is what photos are for: to remind us that we all appreciate beauty, that we all share a mon desire for pleasure, for connection, for something that is greater than us.That photo is a reminder, a captured moment, an unspoken conversation between two women, separated only by a thin square of glass.4. What happened when the author was about to take a photo?A. Hercamera stopped working. B. A woman blocked her view.C. Someone asked her to leave. D. A friend approached from behind.5. According to the author, the woman was probably_.A. enjoying herself B. losing her patienceC. waiting for the sunset D. thinking about her past6. In the authors opinion, what makes the photo so alive?A. The rich color of the landscape. B. The perfect positioning of the camera.C. The womans existence in the photo. D. The soft sunlight that summer day.7. The passage can be seen as the authors reflections upon _.A. a particular life experience B. the pleasure of travelingC. the art of photography D. a lost friendshipCImagine you got paid to do shopping, and could keep the things you bought with other peoples money. Does this sound like a dream? Well, for some, like Amy Knott, from Chicago, this is their job.Amy Knott is a mystery shopper. She is paid to visit a store, eat in a restaurant, go to a bank, stay in a hotel, get her hair cut, fill up her gas tank, or see a movie. She pretends to be an ordinary customer, but afterwards she writes a report about her experience, menting on things like：How long did you wait in line? Was the food hot? Did the cashier say Thank you.”？Did the restroom have soap and tissue? This gives panies useful information about how they can improve their customer service. So who can bee a mystery shopper? You do not need any special qualifications or experience, but you need a good memory, an eye for detail, and good writing skills. When you apply for the job, instead of an interview, you will be asked to write about something like What was your best shopping experience? What is the pay like? For a 15-minute visit to a store, you might get $ 10 and the cost of what you buy. For a haircut, you might get $ 35 and the cost of the haircut. Most mystery shoppers do this job in their spare time, like Byron Jenner, who visits a restaurant on his lunch break every day and earns about $ 500 extra a month. But others, like Amy, make it their full-time career, and earn up to $ 40,000 a year. I love mystery shopping. I cant believe I actually get paid to have fun, she said. For example, tonight my husband and I will go out, have a $ 150 dinner, go to stay at a luxury hotel, and Ill walk away with $ 300.”8. Amy Knott is paid to go shopping . A. to ment on some things B. to see whether the cashier says Thank you. C. to see whether the restroom has soap and tissue D. to do a research for a pany to improve its service 9. Which of the following is NOT the qualification for a mystery shopper? A. A good memory. B. Passing an interview. C. Good writing skills. D. An eye for detail.10. As a mystery shopper, Amy Knott feels the job . A. a sad thing B. a surprising thingC. a tiresome mailer D. a great pleasure11. What does the underlined word luxury in the last paragraph mean? A. A condition of much noise. B. A condition of large size. C. A condition of great fort. D. A condition of special cheapness.DTeaching can be one of the most satisfying jobs in the United States. Yet many American teachers say they feel overworked, undervalued, and underpaid. This has led to what education experts call teacher burnout, a feeling of mental, physical, and emotional exhaustion.In all, nearly 50 percent of American teachers leave the profession before their fifth year. That information es from a xx study by the advisory service McKinsey & pany.And, a xx study from Penn State University found that 46 percent of teachers report high daily stress. Teachers say the stress affects their sleep, health, teaching performance, and quality of life. The study identified mindfulness training as one promising solution for improving teacher well-being.The Greater Good Science Center at the University of California Berkeley studies the science and practice of well-being. It defines mindfulness as keeping “a moment-by-moment awareness of our thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations, and surrounding environment.”A person can reach this emotional state by spending time in quiet thought, without judging these thoughts and feelings. A number of people also meditate they take slow, deep breaths to bee calm.Many organizations around the country have designed mindfulness training programs for schools. Some of them are designed for teachers. The programs seek to reduce teacher stress while helping them be more effective in the classroom.Maureen Naughton is a seventh grade science teacher at a public middle school in the Bronx section of New York City. As a highly active teacher, Naughton would sometimes forget to take time to herself. But after the programs she shared the methods such as mindful walking and mindful eating ways of enjoying those activities fully instead of being distracted by worries or responsibilities.Naughton also said the deep breathing methods help her to maintain calm when faced with the stress of trying to “meet everyones needs.”12. What does teacher burnout in Paragraph 1 mean?A. A situation of physical exercise B. A condition of happiness and sorrowC. A feeling of mental, physical, and emotional relaxation D. A feeling of mental, physical, and emotional tiredness13. What do we know from Paragraphs 2 and 3?A. A xx study was conducted by a college.B. Forty-six percent of teachers report high daily stress in last years study.C. Nearly half of American teachers leave the profession before their tenth year.D. Daily stress affects their sleep, health, teaching performance, and quality of teaching.14. What do mindfulness training programs designed for teachers try to do?A. They try to make teachers enjoy those activities fully B. They try to reduce teacher stress to help teachers be more effective when teachingC. They try to make teachers take slow, deep breaths to bee calmD. They try to make teachers spend time in quiet thought, without judging these thoughts and feelings15. What can we infer from Naughtons words?A. Enjoy all kinds of activities carefully. B. Dont be distracted by worries or possibilities.C. The deep breathing methods are a good way to let her keep calm when faced with stress.D. The deep breathing methods help her to maintain calm when faced with the stress of trying to “meet everyones needs.”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。(注意：E涂AB： F 涂AC: G 涂AD )Whats the biggest problem with memory skills? _16_ There are many memory skills that work well, but youll forget them when you need them most unless you make using them a habit. So when you take the time to learn a technique, use it until it bees automatic. Here are some for you to have a try. Use a story-list. As a child, I went to a party. There was a game that involved looking at a table covered in fifteen various items. _17_ Finally, one boy won the prize by remembering all fifteen items. Later, I learned why he won. His father taught him a simple trick that none of us other kids knew. The skill is to tie the items together in an imaginative story._18_When you learn a persons name, for example, tell yourself, “Remember that”. This signals your unconscious (潜意识的) mind to rank this input as more important.Know why you want to remember something, and how youll remember it. To remember a person, for example, ask why theyll be important to you in the future, imagine where youll see them next, and connect that to anything you notice about them. Seeing the importance of remembering really helps. _19_ Do you ever forget where you put your keys? You have probably tried retracing (追溯) your steps, at least doing it in your imagination._20_When you set the keys on the chair, see yourself walking in and setting the keys on the chair. You wont forget where they are. There are many more of these memory tricks. If you want them to be useful, though, dont just read about them. Make one or two memory skills a habit and start today. A. Tell yourself to remember.B. Where can you pick up these skills? C. The answer is remembering to use them.D. It is not easy for us to learn memory techniques.E. We had to write down as many items as we could remember.F. Additional connections can set the memory more firmly in your brain. G. This can work well, but even better is to prevent the forgetting beforehand.第二部分 英语知识运用 完形填空（共20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四个选项（A、B、C和D）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 was traveling by train from Perth to Central one morning. Quietly sitting there reading, I found myself suddenly listening to the train guards _21_. As I looked up from my paper, I noticed other passengers, _22_ absorbed in their smart phones, also appeared to be listening. Why did they _23_ this message so much?As best I can recall, the guard said something along the _24_, “Good Morning, everyone! This is the 7:35 a.m. train from Perth to Central and we are right on time. It is really a _25_ morning in Sydney today! The sun is shining, birds are _26_, and alls right with the world. I trust you have a great day wherever youre going. Thanks for _27_ my train and I hope to see you again soon. Have a great day.”Everyone started smiling, even the _28_ talking to one another, all about the guards _29_ and how good it made everyone feel.I was thinking about this and as I exited the train, I _30_ the Guards cabin to thank him, only to be told he had just finished his _31_ and was on his way home.Then I _32_ down the stairs. At the bottom, I finally _33_ the young guard.“Are you the guard on the 7:35 train from Perth?”“Oh, oh, yes, yes.” replied the guard, a bit _34_ at first.“Well, I just want to thank you for your message. It is so upbeat and pleasant. Thank you for giving us such a good _35_ to the day. Please _36_ doing it.”When people are happy in their _37_, it shows in what they do and say, which will make a _38_ to each other. Can you imagine the conversation that guard would have at table when he _39_ home, “Guess what happened to me todaya customer actually _40_ me!”21A. announcement B. explanation C. appreciation D. arrangement22A. confidently B. deliberately C. anxiously D. previously23A. object to B. pay attention to C. get across D. give out24A. rows B. texts C. lines D. passages25A. busy B. violent C. free D. lovely26A. falling B. singing C. trembling D. hiding27A. leaving B. decorating C. taking D. cleaning28A. friends B. cleaners C. acquaintances D. strangers29A. message B. instruction C. requirement D. warning30A. watched B. approached C. ignored D. escaped31A. shift B. speech C. advertisement D. vocation32A. went B. fell C. raced D. broke33A. missed B. caught C. mistook D. avoided34A. honored B. relaxed C. moved D. shocked35A. arrangement B. conclusion C. start D. excuse36A. keep B. remember C. imagine D. risk37A. lecture B. work C. challenge D. traveling38A. conversation B. promise C. difference D. promise39A. got B. left C. missed D. drove40A. followed B. frightened C. embarrassed D. thanked第II卷（非选择题 共50分）注意事项：1、 用蓝色或黑色钢笔或圆珠笔将答案写在答题纸上，直接答在试卷上不得分。2、 答卷前将密封线内的项目填写清楚。第三部分 写作（共四节，满分50分） 第一节 语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 The Nile（尼罗河）, throughout history, has served humankind in many ways. But for all its 1 (impress) size and importance, this river is fragile: a single incident of pollution may affect countless lives. This illustrates many of the 2 (challenge) facing the global environment. Our own attitudes to the environment may have consequences for people on every continent.If we recognize the interests and needs of the people who are most 3 (affect), we can work with 4 (they) to bring about lasting change. Happily, 5 awareness of environmental issues is now widespread, with a determination 6 future generations should enjoy clean air, sufficient fresh water and energy without 7 (risk) damage to the planet. Few are more aware or energetic in confronting(对抗) climate change 8 young people, and we should support them.Therefore, governments, businesses, munities and individuals should each struggle to match words and good 9 (intend) with deeds. Whatever we do, wherever we live, our actions in defense of the environment can have a real and positive effect 10 the lives of others, today and into the future.第二节 单词拼写 根据汉语或首字母的提示填入句中所需单词的正确形式。注意：请用本