河北省宣化市第一中学2019_2020学年高二英语12月月考试题.docx

河北省宣化市第一中学2019-2020学年高二英语12月月考试题一、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，共30.0分）AFire Prevention Information The University of Adelaide employs a full-time staff of fire prevention professionals They inspect all campus buildings and test and maintain all sprinkler（喷水灭火装置） systems， fire alarms， and fire extinguishers （灭火器） They also provide educational programs on fire safety in the residence halls Whenever you move to a new area， you should locate the fire alarm pull stations and the two exits nearest your room Fire Alarms The floors of all campus buildings are equipped with manual（手动的） fire alarm systems which include fire alarm pull stations and pipes Most are also equipped with automatic fire alarm systems consisting of heat detectors， smoke detectors and sprinklers For your safety， never tamper with（胡乱摆弄） these systems False fire alarms are illegal and may lead to imprisonment Fire Drills A fire drill will be conducted in your residence hall every semester During a fire drill， please do the following： Take your room key and ID， close and lock the door to your room Exit immediately from the nearest emergency exit； do not use a lift Meet outside of your residence hall and wait for further instructions Fire Extinguishers Fire extinguishers are located on each floor and in each apartment Use a fire extinguisher only if you have been trained to do so Irresponsible use of a fire extinguisher can create a dangerous situation for other residents and could result in damage to personal property Misuse of a fire extinguisher will result in fines Smoke Detectors A smoke detector is on the ceiling in your room Some buildings also have heat detectors on the ceilings Do the following to ensure the safe operation of your smoke detector： If your smoke detector is working properly， the red light should be on If the red light is not blinking（闪动）， contact residence hall staff immediately Do not cover or block your smoke detector in any way If a smoke detector sets off an alarm and there is no fire or smoke， inform your hall staff1. What is the main duty of the fire prevention professionals？ _ A. To provide part-time jobs for studentsB. To lead the students to the nearest exitsC. To check and maintain fire prevention equipmentD. To train teachers to be fire prevention professionals2. What do the automatic fire alarm systems include？ _ A. Pipes and smoke detectorsB. Smoke detectors and sprinklersC. Fire alarm pull stations and pipesD. Sprinklers and fire alarm pull stations3. In a fire drill， the students should _ A. rush quickly to a liftB. gather at the nearest exitC. shut the door and leave at onceD. wait for instructions in the hall4. What do we know about the use of fire extinguishers？ _ A. Using them wrongly results in punishmentB. Irresponsible use of them can damage themC. Improper use of them can destroy the apartmentD. Using them without a trainer present is forbiddenBGive yourself a test Which way is the wind blowing？ How many kinds of wildflowers can be seen from your front door？ If your awareness is as sharp as it could be， youll have no trouble answering these questions Most of us observed much more as children than we do as adults A childs day is filled with fascination， newness and wonder Curiosity gave us all a natural awareness But distinctions that were sharp to us as children become unclear； we are numb（麻木的）to new stimulation（刺激）， new ideas Relearning the art of seeing the world around us is quite simple， although it takes practice and requires breaking some bad habits The first step in awakening senses is to stop predicting what we are going to see and feel before it occurs This blocks awareness One chilly night when I was hiking in the Rocky Mountains with some students， I mentioned that we were going to cross a mountain stream The students began complaining about how cold it would be We reached the stream， and they unwillingly walked ahead They were almost knee-deep when they realized it was a hot spring Later they all admitted theyd felt cold water at first Another block to awareness is the obsession（痴迷） many of us have with naming things I saw bird watchers who spotted a bird， immediately looked it up in field guides， and said， a ruby-crowned kinglet and checked it off They no longer paid attention to the bird and never learned what it was doing The pressures of time and destination are further blocks to awareness I encountered many hikers who were headed to a distant camp-ground with just enough time to get there before dark It seldom occurred to them to wander a bit， to take a moment to see whats around them I asked them what theyd seen Oh， a few birds， they said They seemed bent on their destinations Nature seems to unfold to people who watch and wait Next time you take a walk， no matter where it is， take in all the sights， sounds and sensations Wander in this frame of mind and you will open a new dimension to your life5. According to Paragraph 2， compared with adults， children are more _ A. anxious to do wondersB. sensitive to others feelingsC. likely to develop unpleasant habitsD. eager to explore the world around them6. What idea does the author convey in Paragraph 3？ _ A. To avoid jumping to conclusionsB. To stop complaining all the timeC. To follow the teachers adviceD. To admit mistakes honestly7. The bird watchers behavior shows that they _ A. are very patient in their observationB. are really fascinated by natureC. care only about the names of birdsD. question the accuracy of the field guides8. Why do the hikers take no notice of the surroundings during the journey？ _ A. The natural beauty isnt attractive to themB. They focus on arriving at the camp in timeC. The forest in the dark is dangerous for themD. They are keen to see rare birds at the destinationCI have learned something about myself since I moved from Long Island to Florida three years ago Even though 1own a home in Port St Lucie just minutes from the ocean， an uncontrollable urge wells up to return to Long Island even as others make their way south I guess I am a snowbird stuck in reverse Instead of enjoying Floridas mild winters， I willingly endure the severe weather on Long Island， the place I called home for 65 years Im like a migratory bird （候鸟） that has lost its sense of timing and direction， my wings flapping against season So what makes me fly against the tide of snowbirds？ The answer has a lot to do with my reluctance to give up the things that define who I am Once I hear that the temperature on Long Island has dipped into the range of 40 to 50 degrees， I begin to long for the sight and crackling sound of a wood fire I also long for the bright display of colors-first in the fall trees， and then in the lights around homes and at Rockefeller Center Floridians decorate， too， but cant create the special feel of a New England winter I suppose the biggest reason why I return is to celebrate the holidays with people I havent seen in months What could be better than sitting with family and friends for a Thanksgiving turkey dinner， or watching neighbors children excitedly open gifts on Christmas？ Even the first snowfall seems special I especially enjoy seeing a bright red bird settling on a snow-covered branch（ My wife and 1spend winters at a retirement community in Ridge， and Im grateful that I dont have to shovel） While these simple pleasures are not unique to Long Island， they are some of the reasons why I come back Who says you cant go home？9. Whats the difference between Florida and Long Island？ _ A. Winters in Florida are milderB. The snowbirds in Florida are rarerC. Weather in Florida is severerD. Florida is nearer to the ocean10. What does the underlined word reluctance in Paragraph 3 mean？ _ A. UnwillingnessB. ExpectationC. CoincidenceD. Motivation11. Which of the following words can best describe the author？ _ A. Imaginative and outspokenB. Hard-working and seriousC. Homesick and easy-goingD. Anxious and painful12. Whats the authors purpose in writing the text？ _ A. To describe his dream to be a free birdB. To express his feeling of missing his hometownC. To praise the beauty and warmth of his hometownD. TO explain the reasons for moving from his hometownDPlastic-Eating Worms Humans produce more than 300 million tons of plastic every year Almost half of that winds up in landfills（垃圾填埋场），and up to 12 million tons pollute the oceans qSo far there is no effective way to get rid of it， but a new study suggests an answer may lie in the stomachs of some hungry worms Researchers in Spain and England recently found that the worms of the greater wax moth can break down polyethylene， which accounts for 40% of plastics The team left 100 wax worms on a commercial polyethylene shopping bag for 12 hours， and the worms consumed and broke down about 92 milligrams， or almost 3% of it To confirm that the worms chewing alone was not responsible for the polyethylene breakdown， the researchers made some worms into paste（糊状物） and applied it to plastic films 14 hours later the films had lost 13% of their mass-apparently broken down by enzymes（酶）from the worms stomachs Their findings were published in Current Biology in 2017 Federica Bertocchini， co-author of the study， says the worms ability to break down their everyday food-beeswax-also allows them to break down plastic Wax is a complex mixture， but the basic bond in polyethylene， the carbon-carbon bond， is there as well， she explains The wax worm evolved a method or system to break this bond Jennifer Debruyn， a microbiologist at the University of Tennessee， who was not involved in the study， says it is not surprising that such worms can break down polyethylene But compared with previous studies， she finds the speed of breaking down in this one exciting The next step， DeBruyn says， will be to identify the cause of the breakdown Is it an enzyme produced by the worm itself or by its gut microbes（肠道微生物）？ Bertocchini agrees and hopes her teams findings might one day help employ the enzyme to break down plastics in landfills But she expects using the chemical in some kind of industrial process-not simply millions of worms thrown on top of the plastic13. What can we learn about the worms in the study？ _ A. They take plastics as their everyday foodB. They are newly evolved creaturesC. They can consume plasticsD. They wind up in landfills14. According to Jennifer DeBruyn， the next step of the study is to _ A. identify other means of the breakdownB. find out the source of the enzymeC. confirm the research findingsD. increase the breakdown speed15. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that the chemical might _ A. help to raise wormsB. help make plastic bagsC. be used to clean the oceansD. be produced in factories in future二、阅读七选五（本大题共5小题，共10.0分）Difficult financial times dont mean your giving shuts down (1) There are so many ways to give back that wont hurt your wallet and will enrich your life 1 Pick up the phone Calling someone for no reason is an important opportunity to show them that you are thinking of them You are taking time out of your busy day to reach out Everyone needs someone to just listen sometimes They may be filled with joy or sadness (2) 2 Write a note (3) It is one thing to say it， but it can be even more meaningful to put it in writing What if you made a commitment to write a thank-you note to someone every week？ 3 (4) You never know what someone might be going through a painful divorce， a tough college semester， or just a bad day Opening up your home will make someone feel appreciated In addition， it costs less than going out The leftovers from this dinner can be packaged up for homeless people Thats double giving! 4Set aside money from a daily routine to donate Giving doesnt have to mean a life full of sacrifices You can still buy a burger or get your nails done (5) Donate the money you saves： Even5 can make a difference in someones life A Give a gift to the stomach B Invite someone over for dinner C To take your awareness to a new level， move beyond money D But instead of buying much coffee every week， you can drink less E While some people enjoy receiving gifts， all of us appreciate a kind word F Instead， they allow you to examine how your time and money are spent G Be there to celebrate their good news， or support them with sympathy16. 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G三、完形填空（本大题共20小题，共40.0分）Where do you go when you want to learn something？School？A friend？A tutor（家庭教师）？These are all(21) places of learningBut it may well be that the learning you really want(22) somewhere else insteadI had the(23)of seeing thisst hand on a(24) My daughter plays on a recreational （娱乐的）soccer teamThey did very well this season and so(25)a tournament（联赛），which normally was only for more skilled club teamsThis led to some(26) experiences on Saturday as they played against teams(27) trainedThrough the first two games，her(28)did not get one serious shot on goalAs a parent，I(29) seeing my daughter playing her best，(30)still defeated It seemed that something clicked with the(31) between Saturday and SundayWhen they(32) for their Sunday game，they were(33) differentThey had begun integrate（融合）the kinds of play and teamwork they had(34) the day before into their(35)They played aggressively （攻击地、积极地）and(36) scored a goal It(37) me that playing against the other team was a great(38) moment for all the girls on the teamI think it is a general principle(39) is the best teacherThe lessons they may not be(40) what they would have gotten in school，but are certainly more personal and meaningful，because they had to work them out on their own21. A. publicB. traditionalC. officialD. special22. A. passesB. worksC. liesD. ends23. A. dreamB. ideaC. habitD. chance24. A. tripB. holidayC. weekendD. square25. A. wonB. enteredC. organizedD. watched26. A. painfulB. strangeC. commonD. practical27. A. lessB. poorlyC. newlyD. better28. A. fansB. tutorsC. classD. team29. A. imaginedB. hatedC. avoidedD. missed30. A. ifB. orC. butD. as31. A. girlsB. parentsC. coachesD. viewers32. A. dressedB. showed upC. made upD. planned33. A. slightlyB. hardlyC. basicallyD. completely34. A. seenB. knownC. heardD. read35. A. stylesB. trainingC. gameD. rules36. A. evenB. stillC. seldomD. again37. A. confusedB. struckC. remindedD. warned38. A. touchingB. thinkingC. encouragingD. learning39. A. ExperienceB. IndependenceC. CuriosityD. Interest40. A. harmful toB. mixed withC. different fromD. applied to四、单句语法填空（本大题共9小题，共18.0分）41. ItissaidthatFrickhada_(prefer) forpretwentiethcenturyofWesternpaintings42. Ifthey_（start）earlierthanexpected，theywouldbeherenow43. Thenewlawwillmakeit_（legal）tosmokeinpublic44. Youshouldnot_（automatic）thinkthateverythingyourteachersaysiscorrect45. Aftertheaccident，he_（ban）fromdrivingalone46. They_（strength）thewallsincethelastconflict47. Ifyourarenotcarefulenough，yourchancesof_（survive）areverysmall48. Heclosedhiseyesandfeltthe_ (warm) ofthesunonhisface.49. Thedoorflewopenandinrusheda_（breath）woman五、单词拼写-单句（本大题共1小题，共2.0分）A l_isapersonwhoisinchargeoforworksinalibrary答案和解析1.【答案】【小题1】C【小题2】B【小题3】C【小题4】A【解析】1C细节理解题根据Fire Prevention Information部分中的They inspect all campus buildings and test and maintain all sprinkler（喷水灭火装置）systems fire alarms and fire extinguishers （灭火器）可知，专职消防人员主要职责是检查、测试和维护所有的校园建筑物防火装备故选C 2B细节理解题根据Fire Alarms部分中的Most are also equipped with automatic fire alarm systems consisting heat detectors， smoke detectors and sprinklers可知，火灾自动报警系统由热探测器、烟雾探测器和喷头组成故选B 3C细节理解题根据Fire Drills部分中的Take your room key and ID， close and lock the door to your room和Exit immediately from the nearest emergency exit do not use a lift可知，在消防演习中，学生锁好门并立即从最近的紧急出口离开故选C 4A细节理解题根据Fire Extinguishers部分中的Misuse of a fire extinguisher will result in fines可知，误用灭火器会导致罚款故选A本文章主要讲述了和火灾相关的一些知识，灭火器的使用，火灾报警系统的组成以及火场逃生等常识进行了介绍5.【答案】【小题1】D【小题2】A【小题3】C【小题4】B【解析】1 D细节理解题根据文章第二段第三句 Curiosity gave us all a natural awareness 和第四句 But distinctions that were sharp to us as children become unclear， we are numb（麻木的） to new stimulation（刺激）， new ideas 可知，与成人相比，孩子们对世界更具有好奇心，更乐于去探索世界故正确答案为D 2 A推理判断题根据文章第三段第一句The first step in awakening senses is to stop predicting what we are going to see and feel before it occurs 可知，作者认为在事情发生前不要进行推测与A项避免直接得出结论意思相近故正确答案为A 3 C细节理解题根据文章第四段最后两句I saw bird watchers who spotted a bird， immediately looked it up in field guides， and said， a ruby-crowned kinglet and checked it off They no longer paid attention to the bird and never learned what it was doing 可知，这些观鸟者只是匆匆记下这些鸟的名字，而没有观察它们在做什么故正确答案为C 4 B细节理解题根据文章第五段最后一句Theyseemedbentontheirdestinations可知，这些登山客关心的只是到达目的地，即他们的营地故正确答案为B本文属于人生感悟类阅读，作者希望我们能够运用我们的感官和情感去全方位感受自然的美妙，去感受世界的美好9.【答案】【小题1】A【小题2】A【小题3】C【小题4】B【解析】2427 AACB 24A，细节理解题，根据第一段Instead of enjoying Floridas mild winters， I willingly endure the severe weather on Long Island， the p