山西省运城市景胜中学2019-2020学年高二英语12月月考试题.doc

山西省运城市景胜中学2019-2020学年高二英语12月月考试题时间 120分钟 满分150分第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）第一节（ 共15小题，每小题3分，满分45分 ） A Pete Sparks was a sensitive（敏感的）boy. So sensitive that even his hair was ticklish（怕痒的）. You only had to touch his hair a little bit and he would start laughing. When this ticklish laughter started, no one could make him stop.Pete tried everything to control his ticklishness, but nothing worked. So he began to feel sad for being different.One day in the street, he met a special clown. The clown was very old and could hardly walk, but when he saw Pete in tears, he went to cheer him up. It didnt take long to make Pete laugh. Later Pete told him about his ticklish problem, and he asked the clown how such an old man could carry on being a clown.“I have no one to take my place,” said the clown. “I have a very serious job to do.” Pete looked at him, surprised. “Come, Ill show you,” said the clown. So the clown took Pete to many hospitals full of children who were sick. As soon as they saw the clown, their faces changed completely and lit up with a smile. Their short while spent with the clown changed everything for them. That day was even more special, because in every show Petes laughter would end up with the kids lying on the floor, dying with laughter. When the visit came to an end, the old clown said to Pete, “Now do you see why I cant retire（退休）, even at my age?”That was how Pete became a clown, and took the special old mans place. From that day on, the fact that Pete was different actually made him happy, thanks to his special gift（天赋）. （1）Petewantedtochangebecausehewantedto _.A.makeadifferenceB.justbeanormalboyC.makeeveryonehappyD.justbeaspecialclown （2）TheclowntookPetetothehospitalsinorderto _.A.treathisticklishnessB.encouragehimtobeaclownC.showhimthemeaningofhisjobD.know whether Pete had told a lie （3）Whatdoesthestoryteachus?A.Practicemakesperfect.B.Everyoneisbornuseful.C.Wellbegunishalfdone.D.Wherethereislife, thereishope. BEnding the habit of smoking is an unpleasant experience. You need to deal with desire to smoke. In order to live a healthy life, you need to give up the habit of smoking. In this article, we will deal with some important methods to beat the habit of smoking. Mark a date few weeks before you stop smoking. This method will give you enough time to prepare yourself mentally for upcoming changes. However, it will also permit you to start some medical treatment. Avoid visiting the place and locations that will cause you to light cigarettes（香烟）. Even avoid the habits with which normally you smoked. For example, some people have a habit of smoking a cigarette with morning tea or coffee. So replace your habit of drinking tea or coffee. Stay away from visiting night pubs or clubs. Save the money that you used to spend on buying cigarettes. Keep a record of daily expense that will help you to check your unnecessary expenses. Cut down this expense and you may be able to buy something useful for you. Take part in physical activities. Include lots of sports in your daily life. Start going for long walks or walk down to grocery store. Buy a bike for yourself, travel to nearby place with it instead of traveling with car. You can pick any physical activity that might interest you. Change your eating habit. Include enough fresh green vegetables and fruits in your diet. Drink plenty of water throughout the day. Ask help from your family and friends. They will help you to stay away from your habit. The last tip to stop smoking is to stay patient and calm, that is to say, believe in yourself and have confidence. Stick to your plans and schedules. （4）Whyisstoppingsmokingdifficultaccordingtothepassage?A.Wecanneverchangeourhabits.B.Itshardtosolvethedesiretosmoke.C.Welackthesupportofourfamily.D.Wecantrealizetheharmofsmoking. （5）Inordertostopsmoking, wehadbetternot _.A.takeexerciseB.turntoyourfriendsC.keeppatientD.visitnightpubs （6）Howmanytipsdoestheauthorofferinthepassage?A.5.B.6.C.7.D.8. （7）Themostprobablereadersforthepassageare _.A.studentsB.adultsC.smokersD.non-smokers CIn general, people talk about two groups of colors: warm colors and cool colors. Researchers in psychology think that there are also two groups of people: people who prefer warm colors and people who prefer cool colors. The warm colors are red, orange and yellow. Where there are warm colors and a lot of light, people usually want to be active. People think that red, for example, is exciting. Sociable people, those who like to be with others, like red. The cool colors are green, blue and violet. These colors, unlike warm colors, are relaxing. Where there are cool colors, people are usually quiet. People who like to spend time alone often prefer blue. Red may be exciting, but one researcher says that time seems to pass more slowly in a room with warm colors than in a room with cool colors. He suggests that a warm color, such as red or orange is a good color for a living room or restaurant. People who are relaxing or eating do not want time to pass quickly. Cool colors are better for offices or factories if the people who are working there want time to pass quickly. Researchers do not know why people think some colors are warm and other colors are cool. However, almost everyone agrees that red, orange, and yellow are warm and that green, blue, and violet are cool. Perhaps warm colors remind people of warm days and the cool colors remind them of cool days. Because in the north the sun is higher during summer, the hot summer sunlight appears yellow. （8）Whichofthefollowingcolorsbelongtocoolcolors?A.Yellow, green.B.Blue, violet.C.Black, blue.D.Brown, white. （9）Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?A.Sociablepeoplelikewarmcolors.B.Warmcolorscanmakepeopleexcited.C.Peoplewholiketobewithothersdontlikered.D.Wheretherearewarmcolors, peoplewanttobeactive. （10）Whichistherightcolorfordifferentrooms?A.Redororangeforoffices.B.Orangefordiningrooms.C.Blueforbedrooms.D.Redforstudies. （11）Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.Two Groupsof ColoursB.Cool ColoursC.Warm ColoursD.Colours And People D A higher reading rate, with no loss of comprehension, will help you in other subjects as well as in English, and the general principles apply to any language. Naturally, you will not read every book at the same speed. You would expect to read a newspaper, for example, much faster than a physics or economics textbookbut you can raise your average reading speed over the whole range of materials you wish to cover so that the percentage gained will be the same whatever kind of reading you are concerned with. The reading passages which follow are all of an average level of difficulty for your stage of instruction. They are all about five hundred words long. They are about topics of general interest which do not require a great deal of specialized knowledge. Thus they fall between the kind of reading you might find in your textbooks and the much less demanding kind you will find in a newspaper or light novel. If you read this kind of English, with understanding at four hundred words per minute, you might skim（浏览）through a newspaper at perhaps 650-700, while with a difficult textbook you might drop to two hundred or two hundred and fifty. Perhaps you would like to know what reading speeds are common among native English-speaking university students and how those speeds can be improved. Tests in Minnesota, USA, for example, have shown that students without special training can read English of average difficulty, for example, Tolstoys War and Peace in translation, at speeds of between 240 and 250 words per minute with about seventy percent comprehension. Students in Minnesota claim that after twelve half-hour lessons, once a week, the reading speed can be increased, with no loss of comprehension, to around five hundred words per minute. （12）Accordingtothepassage, thepurposeofeffective（有效的）readingwithhigherspeedismostlikelytohelpyou _.A.readaphysicstextbookonlyB.improveyourunderstandingofaneconomicstextbookC.studynotonlyEnglishbutalsoothersubjectsD.choosethesuitablematerialsforyoutopractisereading （13）Whichofthefollowingdoesnotdescribethetypesofreadingmaterialsmentionedinthesecondparagraph?A.Thosebeyondonesreadingcomprehension.B.Thoseconcernedwithcommonknowledge.C.Thoseconcernedwithspecializedknowledge.D.Thosewiththelengthofaboutfivehundredwords. （14）TheaveragespeedofuntrainednativespeakersintheUniversityofMinnesotais _.A.about300 wordsperminuteB.about245 wordsperminuteC.about650-700 wordsperminuteD.about500 wordsperminute （15）Accordingtothepassage, howfastcanyouexpecttoreadafteryouhaveattendedtwelvehalf-hourlessonsintheUniversityofMinnesota?A.Youcanincreaseyourreadingspeedbythreetimes.B.Norealincreaseinreadingspeedcanbeachieved.C.Yoncanincreaseyourreadingspeedbyfourtimes.D.Youcandoubleyourreadingspeed.第二节（每小题3分，满分15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.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。Recently some American scientists have given a useful piece of advice to people in industrialized nations. They say people should eat more of the same kind of food eaten by humans living more than 10,000 years ago.（16_The scientists say that the human life has changed greatly. Our bodies have not been able to deal with these changes in lifestyle and this had led to new kinds of sicknesses.（17）_ So they are called “diseases of civilization”. Many cancers and diseases of the blood system are examples of such diseases.Scientists noted that people in both the Old Stone Age and the New Stone Age enjoyed very little alcohol or tobacco, probably none.（18）_ However, a change in food is one of the main differences between life in ancient times and that of today.Stone Age people hunted wild animals for their meat, which had much less fat than domestic ones. They ate a lot of fresh wild vegetables and fruits. They did not have milk or any other dairy products, and they made very little use of grains.（19）_ We eat six times more salt than our ancestors. We eat more sugar. We eat twice as much fat but only one third as much protein and much less vitamin C.（20）_ But scientists say that we would be much healthier if we eat much the same way as our ancestors did, cutting the amount of fatty, salty and sweet food.A. These new sicknesses were not known in ancient times.B. People today probably do not want to live the way people thousands of years ago did.C. Ancient people also lived in large groups.D. But today, we eat a lot of these.E. Ancient people also got a great deal of physical exercise.F. In that case, they would live much healthier.G. People today probably live the same life as people thousands of years ago.第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分55分）第一节完形填空（每题2分，满分40分）My dad has been driving a truck for almost his entire life. Hes usually（21）_ all the weekdays and comes home only at weekends. Sometimes he stays（22）_ for two weeks at a time.（23）_ I dont get to see him as often as I wish, we remain very24）_.My dad is the type of person who doesnt let you（25）_ up anything that you start. When I was eleven, my father bought me a piano. At first I was so（26）_ about it that I would spend hours and hours learning how to play. Then it got（27）_. I was so tired of it that I asked if I could stop. Much as I tried, he（28）_ me to go on. Now I have been playing for almost five years. I love it and Im glad I（29）_ my dads advice. My dad is（30）_ talented, for he has been playing the guitar for over 20 years. Under his influence, I also like（31）_ now. Sometimes my dad can be my biggest（32）_. He makes me smile even when I lose in a talent show（33）_ sometimes he can be my biggest critic. He（34）_ ignores the small mistakes I make. He encourages me never to lose（35）_ because he thinks that all my efforts will（36）_ one day.My dad is generous. Every Thursday night, he（37）_ to read to the children at a childrens club. When he reads, their（38）_ light up with curiosity about what will happen next. I feel（39）_ of having a person in my family who cares enough to volunteer to（40）_.I love dad with all my heart. Hes a hero in my heart and the most wonderful person in the world. （21）A.onB.with C.inD.out （22）A.home B.away C.insideD.alone （23）A.In case B.If onlyC.Even though D.As if （24）A.polite B.close C.different D.kind （25）A.put B.give C.take D.speed （26）A.nervous B.crazy C.anxious D.familiar （27）A.rough B.difficult C.boringD.disappointing （28）A.persuaded B.promised C.reminded D.suggested （29）A.tookB.challengedC.received D.listened （30）A.physically B.typically C.exactly D.musically （31）A.dancing B.composingC.writing D.drawing （32）A.directorB.sponsor C.scholar D.supporter （33）A.howeverB.and C.so D.still （34）A.ever B.often C.even D.never （35）A.heart B.dreamC.strength D.aim （36）A.pay off B.take risks C.come true D.let out （37）A.agrees B.likes C.offersD.intends （38）A.faces B.arms C.handsD.bodies （39）A.jealous B.proudC.optimistic D.happy （40）A.helpB.work C.read D.drive第二节 短文填空（每小题15分，满分15分） 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入一个单词或括号内单词的正确形式（不多于3个单词）。阅读下面材料，在空白处填入一个单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Nowadays, it is far（41）_（easy）to entertain children than it is to instruct them in personal development skills. In the current fast-paced society, parents choose to（42）_（occupy）with work in order to earn more and provide their children（43）_ a good living environment. They（44）_（spare）enough time to play or communicate with their children. So parents can easily offer their children new toys（45）_ than develop their childrens sense of duty,（46）_ will lead their children through self-learning to understand the（47）_（mean）of hard work and patience.（48）_, the best method for parents to teach patience to their children is not by buying them things, but by giving their children an opportunity to explore and learn about（49）_ interests them.（50）_ by using this method can parents eventually teach their children the same hard lessons that they have painfully learned t