河南省鲁山县第一高级中学2019_2020年高二英语上学期月考试题.docx

河南省鲁山县第一高级中学2019-2020年高二英语上学期月考试题第二部分 阅读理解 (共两节, 共40分)第一节 (共15小题; 每小题2分, 共30分) 阅读下面短文, 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。 AMonthly Talks at London Canal MuseumOur monthly talks start at 19:30 on the first Thursday of each month except August. Admission is at normal charges and you dont need to book. They end around 21:00.November 7thThe Canal Pioneers, by Chris Lewis. James Brindley is recognized as one of the leading early canal engineers. He was also a major player in training others in the art of canal planning and building. Chris Lewis will explain how Brindley made a positive contribution to the education of that group of early “civil engineers”.December 5thIce for the Metropolis, by Malcolm Tucker. Well before the arrival of freezers, there was a demand for ice for food preservation and catering, Malcolm will explain the history of importing natural ice and the technology of building ice wells, and how Londons ice trade grew.February 6thAn Update on the Cotsword Canals, by Liz Payne. The Stroudwater Canal is moving towards reopening. The Thames and Severn Canal will take a little longer. We will have a report on the present state of play.March 6thEyots and AitsThames Islands, by Miranda Vickers. The Thames had many islands. Miranda has undertaken a review of all of them. She will tell us about those of greatest interest.Online bookings:.uk/bookMore infor:.uk/whatsonLondon Cannal Museum12-13 New Wharf Road, London NI 9RT.uk www.canalmuseum.mobiTel:0207713083621. When is the talk on James Brindley?A. February 6th. B. November 7th. C. March 6th. D. December 5th.22. What is the topic of the talk in February?A. The Canal Pioneers. B. Ice for the MetropolisC. Eyots and AitsThames Islands D. An Update on the Cotsword Canals23. Who will give the talk on the islands in the Thames?A. Miranda Vickers. B. Malcolm Tucker. C. Chris Lewis. D. Liz Payne.BA ten-year-old from Howell, Michigan is being praised as a hero thanks to his persistence (坚持) that led to saving the life of an elderly neighbor. The event happened late in an evening when Danny DiPietro was being driven home from hockey practice by his mom.Thats when the young boy noticed an open garage (车库) and a figure (身影) that he believed was a dog outside an apartment building near his house. Given the freezing cold weather, the young boy got a feeling that something was not right. But instead of dismissing it like most kids his age would have, he insisted that his mother, Dawn, find out what was going on. Dawn tried to make Danny believe that no one would leave a dog out in such cold weather, but he refused to take no for an answer.Dawn finally gave in and decided to drive to the area with the family dog and see if there was any truth to Dannys hunch (直觉). Sure enough, as she got closer to the apartment building she noticed a garage that was wide open and someone waving madly for help. Upon getting there, she realized that it was not a dog the young boy had seen, but Kathleen St. Onge. The 80-year-old had fallen down on some ice in her garage and had been lying there for two hours, unable to get up.Dawn rushed home to get her husband to help and called 911. The two then returned with some blankets to cover Ms. St. Onge, while they waited for the ambulance (救护车) to arrive. Though still in hospital, the elderly woman is recovering well and forever grateful to Danny, for following up on his hunch!24. When seeing a figure in an open garage, Danny _.A. recognized it was an old man B. thought it was a homeless dogC. realized something was wrong D. believed it was nothing important25. What did Dawn find when she got closer to the garage?A. the dog had gone away B. Dannys hunch was wrongC. an old lady waving for help D. something must have been stolen26. Which of the following can best describe Danny?A. Brave and patient. B. Persistent and warm-hearted.C. Considerate and optimistic. D. Friendly and honest.27. Whats the writers attitude toward Dannys action?A. Favorable B. Cautious C. Skeptical D. NegativeC One of the nicest things to do during the cold winter is to curl up (蜷缩) with a hot cup of tea. But for Britons,tea is a popular drink all year round. Afternoon tea, high tea, builders tea (a strong cup of tea, usually with full-fat milk and two teaspoons of sugar), tea gowns (礼服), tea cakes, tea houses, breaks they are all everyday names and phrases in the UK. Tea has, in fact, become part of the British way of life. And Britons preferences for types of tea and how to drink it can really say a lot about them. British anthropologist (人类学家) Kate Fox writes in her book Watching the English that several clear messages are sent whenever a Briton makes a cup of tea. She observes that the strongest cups of black tea are usually drunk by the working class. The tea gets weaker as one goes up the social ladder.Sugar means something. too. “Taking sugar in your tea is thought by many to be a sign of a lower-class person: even one makes people suspicious (可疑的)；more than one and you are lower-middle at best; more than two and you are definitely working class,” she writes.Other rules involve how milk and sugar are added, if any is added. For example, drinking smoky black Lapsang Souchong (正山小种) tea from China with no sugar or milk can be a sign of class worries in the middle class.Tea doesnt just show class, though; it can also be a social space filler. “whenever the English feel awkward (尴尬) or uncomfortable in a social situation (that is, almost all the time), they make tea,” Fox wrote in her book. 28. What can we infer in the paragraph 2?A. Tea is Britons favourite drink. B. Tea culture is popular in the UK. C. Britons drink tea only in the afternoon. D. Tea names and phrases are received by Britons.29. What does the underlined sentence mean in the paragraph 5?A. The higher social class is , the stronger black tea they prefer.B. The higher social class is , the weaker black tea they prefer.C. The stronger black tea is, the more delicious it tastes.D. The stronger black tea is, the bitterer it tastes.30. What can be concluded from the book Watching the English? A. How a Briton drinks his or her tea reflects his or her social position. B. Britons often judge others class by their tea. C. Britons drink tea to show off their special tastes. D. A Britons way of drinking tea shows his or her character.31. Whats the main idea of the passage? A. British tea has many interesting functions. B. There are rules to obey when drinking British tea. C. The ways in which Britons drink their tea are very telling. D. Tea plays an important part on social occasions in Britain.DAnts are good navigators (导航员). They often travel long distances to search for food and carry it back to their nests. But how do they do it?An international team of scientists, including researchers at the University of Edinburgh, UK, has recently come up with an explanation. According to the findings, ants use visual (视觉的) memories of their environments and the suns position to find their way home. And they can even do it while traveling backwards.The researchers studied a group of desert ants in Seville, Spain. The studys purpose was to find out how ants navigate when they carry pieces of food of different sizes.To make it work, the scientists first trained the ants to follow a particular path back home, including a challenging 90-degree turn. Then the ants were given either a small or a large piece of food to test their navigational skills.Ants with small pieces of food walked forward and cleared the 90-degree turn just fine. However, those with larger pieces sometimes had to turn backwards to drag them. Generally, these ants would set off in the correct direction. But if they stayed too long in the backward position, they would miss the correct turn to reach the nest.Interestingly, not of the backward-walking ants were that stubborn. Some would drop the food occasionally (偶尔) to check their surroundings . So after turning back to pick up their food, the ants would find themselves back on the right path.Barbara Webb, a professor from the University of Edinburghs School of Informatics, said the findings could help people make smarter robots in the future.“Understanding their behavior gives us new insights into brain function and has inspired us to build robot systems that mimic (模仿) their functions”, she told the BBC.Scientists have been able to copy the neural (神经的) network in the ants brain. The hope is to invent robots that can explore by themselves in natural areas such as forests.32. According to the new study, ants _. . A. mainly depend on local landmarks to guide them home B. cannot navigate well when they are carrying food with them C . prefer to travel in groups to avoid being lost on long-distance journeys D. use the suns position and visual memories of their surroundings to navigate33. Why do the researchers study desert ants? A. To find out how ants find their way home. B. To find out how ants carry pieces of food. C. To study whether ants travel backward. D. To study whether ants use sense of sight.34. What inspiration does the researchers get from their findings? A. Robots can be used to explore the forest. B. Ants neural network can be moved into robots. C. Findings help understand humans brain function better D. People can make cleverer robots imitating ants brain functions.35.What is the best title of the passage？ A. Ants navigational skills and their possible applicationB. Ants traveling habits and brain functionsC. How ants carry food pieces of various sizesD. How scientists test ants skills.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。 In many cultures, small talk is a big deal. 36 , it is actually very important for communicating and bonding with others. According to US inspirational speaker Wadsworth, Small talk is about making use of possibilities. 37 , which can lead to friendships, jobs, or other goals. Not only that, small talk is shown to increase brainpower by encouraging empathy(同感), making you consider what another person feels or thinks. If small talk is so important, how do you do it? 38 ? Well, some of the most common topics include the weather, hobbies, work, family and travel. These topics are great for small talk because they are relatable. Its easy for people to talk about them. 39 . For example, you can talk to your schoolmates about your classes or that teacher who drives everyone crazy. If you are at a party, you might comment on the snacks, music, or the number of people there. If you are lucky, you might have a friend introducing you to others first to help start a conversation. Sometimes, it may seem a bit difficult to start a conversation with someone you dont know. Thats OK. 40 . Wadsworth has the best advice for this: Approach the conversation excited about the friendship, the good laugh, the fascinating story, the job opportunity, the date, the joy or the sense-of-belonging potential inherent (内在的) in this shared experience. Small talk might just be the first step to something much bigger. A. when I started making small talk B. Everyone has this problem sometimes C. What does making small talk mean D. Whats the best way to break the ice and start talking to people? E. Having good small talk skills is the best way to meet new people F. Another way to start small talk is to comment on your surroundings G. Although it may seem like a pointless conversation to pass the time or avoid awkward silence第三部分 完形填空（共20小题；每题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。 When her five daughters were young, Helene An always told them that there was strength in unity . To show this, she 41 one chopstick, representing one person. Then she easily broke it into two 42 . Next, she tied several chopsticks together, representing a family. She showed the girls it was 43 to break the tied chopsticks. This lesson about family 44 stayed with the daughters as they grew up.Helene An and her family 45 a large restaurant business in California. 46 , when Helene and her husband Danny 47 their home in Vietnam in 1975, they didnt have much money. They 48 their family to San Francisco. There they joined Dannys mother, Diana, who owned a small Italian 49 shop. Soon afterwards, Helene and Diana 50 the sandwich shop into a small Vietnamese restaurant. The five daughters helped in the restaurant when they were young. 51 the girls all graduated from college and went away to work for themselves, but one by one, the daughters 52 to work in the family business. They opened new 53 in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Even though family 54 sometimes disagreed with each other, they worked together to make the business 55 . Daughter Elisabeth explains, Our mother taught us that to succeed we must have 56 , and to have unity we must have peace. Without the 57 of the family, there is no business.Their 58 business became a large corporation in 1996, with three generations of Ans working together. Now the Ans corporation makes more than $20 million each year. 59 they began with a small restaurant, they had big 60 , and they worked together. Now they are a big success.41. A. held up B. put upC. sped upD. swept up42. A. stands B. groups C. piecesD. kinds 43. A. easy B. hardC.comfortable D.delighted 44. A. quarrel B. conflictC.harmony D.unity 45. A.own B. pursue C.rebuild D.organize 46. A. MeanwhileB. ThereforeC.Besides D.However 47. A. supportedB. managedC.left D.missed 48. A. guided B. moved C.divided D.united 49. A. food B. chopstickC.sandwich D.shoe 50. A.changed B. absorbedC.constructed D.linked 51. A. RoughlyB. EventuallyC.Cautiously D.Instantly 52. A. adjusted B. contributedC.arranged D.returned 53. A.restaurantsB. shopsC.factories D.banks 54. A. surroundings B. meetingsC. membersD.backgrounds 55. A. representativeB. impressiveC.admirable D. successful56. A. unity B. cooperationC.concentration D.motivation 57. A. guide B. strengthC.struggle D.enthusiasm 58. A. updatingB. challengingC. expandingD.processing 59. A. Because B. AlthoughC.Unless D.When 60. A. requirements B. tasksC.standards D.dreams 第四部分：语言知识运用（共三节，满分50分）第一节 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分 China，which takes pride in four inventions in ancient times，has once again shown its ability . 61 (change) the world with its “new four great inventions”：highspeed railways，electronic payment，shared bicycles and online shopping.Recently，the “new four great inventions” 62 (improve) the quality of peoples lives. Thanks to online shopping and mobile payment，people can buy what they want 63_ (simple) with a tap of the phone within doors. Highspeed trains have shortened 64_ journey from Beijing to the coastal city Tianjin to half an hour. As for the bikes，they themselves are not new. It is the operating model of bikesharing 65 (base) on satellite navigation (导航) system，mobile payment as well as big data 66 has surprised the world. Shared bicycles are bringing cycling back 67 peoples lives and they are making public transport more 68 (attract)It is increasingly clear that China is no longer 69 (copy) western ideas and is leading in many new ways. A growing number of foreign 70 (company) hope to promote the development in their home country by highlighting the need for technological achievements like that of China.第二节（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）根据下列句子所给汉语注释或者所给词，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。71. Ive made a few_ (adjust)to the design .72. Only after she_ (获得) a good knowledge of law can she become a lawyer. 73. The girl _into（溜进） the room when nobody noticed her 74. Please keep us _of (告知) the latest news.75. He has told me his plans and hes made a good _(印象)on me.76. Her father will never a_（同意）of her marriage