湖北省鄂州市2019-2020学年高二英语上学期月考试题.doc

湖北省鄂州市2019-2020学年高二英语上学期月考试题注意事项：本试卷满分为150分，时量为120分钟选择题部分第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题纸上。第一节听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. what time is it now?a.10:10. b.10:05. c.9:05. 2.where is the mans biology textbook?a. next to the tv. b. under his bed. c. on the cupboard.3.what does the man think is the best way to get to know a place?a. seeing travel films about it. b. going there in person. c. reading descriptions of it.4. why does the woman make an early appointment?a. the tests must be done in the morning.b. she mustnt eat before the tests.c. she doesnt want to take time off work.5. what do we know about the woman?a. she will call the man at noon.b. she has a meeting this evening.c. she plans to play badminton this afternoon.第二节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的a、b、c三个项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。6.where are the speakers probably?a. at home. b. in a theatre. c. in a store.7.what kind of films does the woman want now?a. the ones that have sorrowful stories.b. the ones that make her pleased. c. the ones that can get her attention.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8.where does this conversation probably take place?a. in a supermarket. b. in a cinema. c. in a restaurant. 9.what do we know about the woman?a. she is trying to keep healthy now.b. she doesnt like eating chocolate.c. she pays for the food.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.what did the government ask all adults to do?a. learn special skills. b. help out in the war. c. work on christmas day.11.what did the woman do during world war ?a. she nursed the injured. b. she trained nurses.c. she worked in the government.12.why were the manchester city rest centers short of staff?a. people got wounded in the war.b. people went home after days of hard work. c. people were away for christmas holidays.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.what is the womans purpose in talking to the man?a. to ask him to help arrange an interview. b. to interview him about his job.c. to beg him to do the school project.14.what does the man do?a. a professor. b. an accountant. c.a driver.15.what is the man going to do?a. have an interview with the woman.b. share his opinions about diving.c. make a telephone call.16.how does the woman feel about the project at last?a. confident. b. worried. c. annoyed.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.what is the speaker doing?a. reporting a match live. b. cheering for his team. c. coaching a football team.18.why is the match starting late?a. the weather is terrible. b. the traffic is heavy. c. one player is badly injured.19.what happened after the match was on for 2 minutes?a. the fans shouted happily for the goal.b. hank took the ball from parker.c. rossi fell on the ground.20.who has kicked a goal?a. rossi. b. hank. c. parker.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的a、b、c和d四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。astepinac has become one of the first high schools in the country to drop all textbooks and replace them with a “digital library”. when students started classes on monday, they were zipping to an app on their laptops and had instant access to all 40 texts in the stepinac curriculum (课程).dennis lauro, director of an information center which provides technical support to public schools in new york, said neither he nor his colleagues were aware of a similar digital effort in a public school setting. “this is the wave of the future.” lauro said. “im not surprised that a private school would beat the public schools to it. they have the ability to just do it. there is so much politics involved in public schools, when it comes to a move like that, needing approval from boards and committees.”for tom collins, stepinacs president, the commitment to digital source material was not so difficult a decision. in the past, students families had to spend up to $ 700 a year on textbooks. this year after the one-time purchase of a laptop families only need to pay $ 150. using the digital library is almost as easy as opening a new book. a student can instantly lap into a digital book and open a map of egypt or a speech by president john f. kennedy. a teacher can show a page from a digital book on a whiteboard at the front of the class or send students a link to a particular math problem with notes added in.the first few weeks may bring some challenges. stepinac officials expect some parental discomfort over dropping concrete books. they recognize there may be technical faults at first. and they will have to encourage students to leave space-eating photos and music off their laptops and to keep their laptops charged. 21. what is going on in stepinac? a. its building a new library. b. its changing its management patternc. its updating its digital resources. d. its reforming its textbooks.22. by saying the underlined sentence, lauro believes _ .a. its a trend for schools to go digital b. private schools have their advantagesc. the effort is to cause instant changes d. public schools face great challenges23. who may worry about the move in stepinac?a. parents.b. technicians.c. officials.d. teachers.bdo you like to show off your expensive items? you could find yourself without friends! scientists prove that expensive status symbols make you look less socially attractive.items such as a fancy car and a rolex watch are often thought to increase our social standing(地位) and often come with a high price tag(标签).according to the latest research, however, it has the opposite effect and people would prefer to be friends with someone who places less value on material objects.“often we think that status symbols will make us look more socially attractive to others,” says stephen garcia, the studys leading author from the university of michigan. he adds, “however, our research suggests that these status signals actually make us look less socially attractive.the researchers conducted six studies which assessed how people presented themselves and how people viewed strangers. people who chose to wear higher status items tended to get a negative response, but people wanted to be friends with people who preferred lower status symbols.the study took the role of the luxury(奢侈) item to see if it was possible that the expensive item itself played a part in peoples reactions. the definition of a status symbol changed based on a persons socioeconomic status, but the same effect of keeping off potential friends was seen regardless of social position.at a social level, we may be wasting billions of dollars on expensive status symbols that finally keep others from wanting to associate with us, says kimberlee weaver livnat at the university of haifa. she says, and to the extent that close friendships are important to well-being, and we may be unintentionally hurting ourselves.”however, patricia chen of the national university of singapore said this does not necessarily mean status symbols are a bad thing. she says, our findings right now only apply to the formation of new friendships. status symbols may be beneficial at other times and in other settings, such as when trying to establish new business contacts.”24.which is the negative influence of expensive status symbols?a. preventing people from making friends.b. lowering peoples social status.c. doing harm to peoples health absolutely. d. changing people s consumption concept.25.who may be more popular among friends according to the text?a. people who are very rich. b. people with high social status.c. people with charming appearance. d. people who keep a low status.26.what attitude does patricia chen have towards status symbols?a. unconcerned. b. positive. c. critical. d. casual.cdoing business nowadays without a cellphone? living a very private life? i cant imagine it anymore.journalist chris stokel-walker explained it very well: for the average working person, theres no greater feeling than powering down your computer and kissing goodbye to your work emails for the day. if were lucky enough to disconnect from the job on evenings and weekends, were overjoyed to leave work emails and the stress that comes with it in the office.but experts say were increasingly failing to do so, instead bringing the burden home with us and dealing with emails during our free time. unsurprisingly, this routine has some serious consequences.working abnormal or long hours has long been linked with depression(抑郁症), anxiety and even heart disease. in addition, the importance of weekend recovery has also been linked with weekly job performance and personal initiative(主动性). and further research showed psychological detachment(脱离) during off-work time reduced emotional exhaustion caused by high job demands and helped people stay engaged.so, if we know all this, it begs the question: why are we still letting work bother our precious weekend? according to cary cooper, professor of organizational school, the recent trend even spills into the way we access our work communications and projects.today, says cooper, work emails are just a tap of a smartphone away. “you dont carry your laptop around when youre out to dinner, but you do carry your mobile phone,” he says. “the smartphone does not make up for what is lost.” so delete your work email account from your inbox(收件箱), and leave the worries until monday. 27. what did chris stokel-walker try to stress?a. the development of office work. b. the importance of working hard. c. the pleasure of completing work. d. the power of modern technology.28. what does the underlined part “this routine” in paragraph 3 refer to?a. using a cellphone. b. working in personal time. c. failing to work long hours. d. leaving work emails behind.29. what does cary cooper think of working extra hours?a. it isnt boring. b. it isnt interesting. c. it isnt common. d. it isnt worth.30. what would be the best title for the text?a. can we live without a cellphone? b. what should we do on weekends? c. should we ban weekend work emails? d. who should be blamed for work overload?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 a world surrounded by bad news, it may feel like an unhappy place sometimes. 31 if you make even one person smile today, you can help make this world a better place. here is a list of ideas to help you. 32 in this day and age where everything is sent via the internet, its a shock to receive a letter through the post. putting pen to paper and writing a few words to a friend can be an easy way to make a positive impact.requiring some time and research to find the perfect project, volunteering is one of the nicest things you can do. whether you volunteer at your local youth group or take dogs from shelters for a walk, the simple fact that you are giving your time to help someone else is incredible. there are so many opportunities. 33 tell someone “i love you”. it can be anyone. 34 perhaps you can tell a friend that you appreciate all they are to you, or remind your mum that its her birthday. sometimes, in our busy lives we forget to take a moment to tell people what they mean to us. 35 whether youre creative or not, taking time to make something for someone else shows how much you appreciate them. even if you think youre not creative, the recipient will feel lucky to get such a unique gift that you put your precious time into. some ideas could include a card, painting, drawing, song, poem or cake!ahowever, you can make a difference.bits a surprise to send a handwritten letter.cand you dont even have to say “i love you”.dso you are sure to find one that is right for you.eand it doesnt necessarily have to take up all your life.fmaking something for a special person is always unique.geven a postcard with a couple of sentences could really make someones day.第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 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a、b、c和d四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。in 2009 a group of parents in an english town started sharing worries about their childrens money management skills. shopping was done online; the children 36 saw their parents handling cash. they were 37 online, too. money had become intangible(无形的). how, then, were children to learn its 38 ?the answer they 39 was gohenry, an app now available in britain. it is designed to help young people learn good 40 habits through real-world money management. parents signed up with their own bank account(账户) and paid a monthly 41 of $2.99 for each child aged six or over. adults and children 42 separate versions. at the end of last year, 379,000 children had active accounts.parents can schedule pocket money and 43 tasks. when those tasks are marked as 44 , the child is paid some money back as a reward. parents can see what child has 45 and where. and children choose 46 to use the card: in shops, online or at atms.children get debit cards(借记卡) with their name. they can 47 their spending and set savings targets. they can decide to 48 for someones birthday or set a goal at 12 to 49 $2,000 to buy a car at age 18. the app tells them how much to save each week to meet their 50 .some gohenry customers are rich parents who 51 that their children will grow up financially careless. others regard the 52 as an investment in their childs future. some say that they have been 53 and want their children to avoid that mistake when they grow up; others say that the app is cost-effective because their children 54 to how to use money. even though young people no longer touch and hold 55 , they can still be taught to handle it well.36. a. seldomb. regularlyc. suddenlyd. only37. a. playingb. writingc. spendingd. talking38. a. booksb. materialc. historyd. value39. a. stepped away fromb. put up withc. came up withd. looked down on40. a. physicalb. financialc. sociald. cultural41. a. feeb. finec. bonusd. salary42. a. overuseb. createc. downloadd. show43. a. useb. setc. enjoyd. change44. a. doneb. lostc. goned. used45. a. boughtb. readc. eatend. worn46. a. whob. wherec. whyd. whether47. a. useb. continuec. increased. view48. a. completeb. returnc. saved. wait49. a. donateb. havec. wasted. borrow50. a. moneyb. rulec. goald. deadline51. a. worryb. provec. acceptd. delight52. a. carb. bankc. atmd. app53. a. in serviceb. in debtc. in controld. in danger54. a. forgetb. dreamc. learnd. admit55. a. timeb. moneyc. powerd. knowledge非选择题部分第2节 （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（一个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 when people hear the word rat, they may think of dirty animals 56._ spread disease. and if you are an english learner, you may also connect the word rat with bad 57._(express). for examples, calling someone a rat is a big insult and rat race describes 58._ joyless, hurried ways of living. so rats generally are not beloved animals either in life or the english language.however, the rat trainers at the nonprofit organization, apopo, see the animals very 59._(differ). they consider the rats lifesavers.based in tanzania, apopo trains pouched rats 60._(find) landmines(地雷). and the rats 61._ their extraordinary sense of smell are very good at the job. apopo calls their animal team herorats. everybody should know that these rats, theyre not stupid. theyre not terrible animals. theyre really 62._(intelligence) and they can be trained to do someamazingthings. says american ellie cutright, an apopo trainer from charleston, south carolina. apopo estimates that worldwide there are 110 million hidden explosives 63._(leave) by the war. these explosives are still live, or able to explode. experts say such landmines kill or wound 5000 people a year. apopo says its rats 64._(discover) more than 107,000 landmines and unexploded explosives so far, 65._(make) life safer for almost a million people.第4部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节 应用文写作（满分15分）假如你是李华，最近在英语阅读理解学习上遇到了困难，英语老师说只有扩大词汇量才能做好阅读理解，但你在记忆单词方面有困难，所以现在你向常常给予你帮助的已经回国的外教mark写信求助，希望他能提供一些记忆单词的建议。注意:1）词数:80词左右； 2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。_第二节 概要写作（满分25分）阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。there are times when nothing seems to be working in our favor. we may use complaining as a