甘肃省武威第十八中学2019_2020学年高二英语上学期第二次月考试题.docx

甘肃省武威第十八中学2019-2020学年高二英语上学期第二次月考试题时间：100分钟 满分： 120分第卷第一部分 阅读理解（两节 共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）第一节：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。（每小题2分，共30分） A Most people usually travelled by ship and train which are driven by steam engine. It played an important part in many kinds of vehicles several scores of years ago. Who invented steam engine and what units could be used to measure the power of engine? The word “horse-power” was first used two hundred years ago. James Watt from a workers family made the world first widely used steam engine. At first, he couldnt tell people how powerful it was, because there were no units at that time. Watt decided to find out how much work one strong horse could do in one minute. He named that unit one horse-power. In this way he could measure the work of his steam engine.He discovered that a horse could lift a 3300-pound weight 10 feet into the air in one minute. His engine could lift a 3300-pound weight 100 feet in one minute. Because his engine did ten times as much work as the horse, Watt called it a ten horse-power engine.1. The main idea of the passage is _.A. James Watt invented the steam engineB. James Watt first used horse-power as a unit of measureC. how much power does a horse haveD. why Watts engine is called a ten horse-power engine 2. The story says that Watt made the first _.A. engine B. horse-power engine C. useful engine D. widely used steam engine 3. James Watt was born in _.A. a workers family B. a farmers family C. a teachers family D. a doctors 4. Watt wanted to find a way to _.A. measure the work his engine could do B. tell people how powerful his engine was C. lift a 3300-pound weight D. both A and B 5. One horse-power means the _.A. work a horse could do in a minute B. weight a horse could do in ten minutes C. work a horse could do in ten minutes D. weight of one horseBI came to study in the United States a year ago.Yet I did not know the real American society until I was injured in a car accident because after the accident I had to see a doctor and go to court. After the accident, my roommate called a doctor for me. I was very grateful and determined to repay him one day. But the next day, he asked me to pay him $200 for what he had done. I was astonished. He had good reason to charge me, he said. And if I wanted to collect money from the person who was responsible for my injury, Id have to have a good lawyer. And only a good doctor can help me get a good lawyer. Now that he had helped me find a good doctor, it was only fair that I should pay him. But every day I went to see the doctor, I had to wait about 50 minutes. He would see two or three patients at the same time, and often stop treating one so as to see another. Yet he charged me $115 each time.The final examination report consisted of ten lines, and it cost me $215. My lawyer was all smiles the first time we met. But after that he avoided seeing me at all. He knew very well the other party was responsible for the accident, yet he hardly did anything. He simply waited to collect his money. He was so irresponsible that I decided to dismiss him. And he made me pay him $770. Now I had to act as my own lawyer. Due to my inexperience, I told the insurance company the date I was leaving America. Knowing that, they played for timeand I left without getting a cent.6. The authors roommate offered to help him because_.A. he felt sorry for the author B. he thought it was a chance to make some money C. he knew the doctor was a very good one D. he wanted the author to have a good lawyer7. A good doctor is essential for the author to _. A. be properly treated B. talk with the person responsible for the accident C. recover before he leaves America D. eventually get the responsible party to pay for his injury8. The underlined word charge in the second paragraph means_ . A. be responsible B. accuse C. ask for a price D. claim9. Both the doctor and the lawyer in this passage are very_. A. friendly B. selfish C. professional D. busy10. What conclusion can you draw from the story? A. Going to court is something very common in America. B. One must be very careful while driving a car. C. There are more bad sides in America than good sides. D. Money is more important than other things in the US.C In sport the sexes(性别)are separate. Women and men do not run or swim in the same races. Women are less strong than men. That at least is what people say. Women are called the weaker sex, or, if men want to please them, the fair sex. But boys and girls are taught together at schools and universities. There are women who are famous Prime Ministers, scientists and writers. And women live longer than men.A European woman can expect to live until the age of 74, a man only until he is 68. Are womens bodies really weaker?The fastest men can run a mile in under 4 minutes. The best women need 4.5 minutes. Womens time are always slower than mens, but some facts are a surprise. Some of the fastest women swimmers today are teenage girls. One of them swam 400 metres in 4 minutes 21.2 seconds when she was only 16.The firstTartanin film was an Olympic swimmer, Johnny Weissmuller. His fastest 400 metres was 4 minutes 49.1 seconds, which is 37.9 seconds slower than a girl 50 years later! This does not mean that women are catching men up. Conditions are very different now and sport is much more serious. It is so serious that some women athletes are given hormone (荷尔蒙)injections(注射). At the Olympics a doctor has to check whether the women athletes are really women or not. It seems sad that sport has such problems. Life can be very complicated(复杂的) when there are two separate sexes! 11.Women are called the weaker sex because _ .A.women do as much as menB.people think women are weaker than menC.sport is easier for men than for womenD.in sport the two sexes are always together 12.Which of the following is true?A.Boys and girls study separately everywhere. B.Women do not run or swim in races with men.C. Famous Prime Ministers are women .D.Men can expect to live longer than women in Europe. 13.“That at least is what people say”means people _ .A.say other things , too B.dont say this muchC.say this but may not think so D.only think this 14. What problems does sport have?A.Some women athletes are actually men.B.Some women athletes are give hormone injections. C.Women and men do not run or swim in the same races.D.It is difficult to check whether women athletes are really women. 15. In this passage the author implies that _A.women are weaker than wen , but fasterB.women are slower than men, but strongerC.men are not always stronger and faster than womenD.men are faster and stronger than women第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）How to Be a Good FriendBeing a good friend isnt always easy. As the years pass, some people will stay by your side, but many wont. And youll realize that each friendship you keep is priceless. Of course, to have a good friend, you should remember the following tips: Keep your promises. _16_ Nobodys perfect, and its okay if you skip out on a promise occasionally, but dont make it a regular thing. _17_ Your friend will need you for support, especially in hard times. Its hard to rely on a person who doesnt behave in a consistent and trustworthy way. Apologize when youve made a mistake. _18_ If you know youve made a mistake, just say sorry. Though your friends wont be happy that you made a mistake, theyll be very pleased if you admit it instead of just pretending that nothing is wrong. Be honest. If you want to be a good friend and to have people trust you, then you have to be honest about your feelings and about how you feel about your friendship. _19_ If your friend hurts you, dont be afraid to talk about it.Be loyal. _20_ Just do it as youd expect your friend to do for you. Dont discuss your friend behind his or her back, and dont spread rumors. ABe dependable. BTake an interest in his / her hobby. CDont make a promise that you cant keep.DIf youre honest about how you feel, that will make your friends more likely to open up to you.E. If you want your friends to trust you, then you cant act like youre perfect.F. If your friend tells you a secret, keep it and dont talk about it with anyone else.G. All the same, you dont always have to agree with him just because he is your friend.第二部分 英语知识运用（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） He met her at a party. She was outstanding, many guys were 21 her, but nobody paid any attention to him. After the party, he 22 her for coffee. She was 23. In order not to appear rude, she went 24 . As they sat in a nice 25 shop,he was too nervous to say anything and she felt 26 . Suddenly, he asked the waiter, “Could you please give me some 27 ? Id like to put it in my coffee.”They stared at him. He turned red; but when the salt came, he put it in his coffee and drank. 28 , she asked.“Why salt with coffee?”He explained,“When I was a little boy, I lived near the sea, I liked playing on the sea and I could 29 its salty taste, like salty coffee.Now every time I drink it, I 30 my childhood and my hometown. I miss 31 and my parents, who are still there.”She was 32 touched. A man who can admit that hes homesick must love his home and care about his family. He must be 33 . So they dated, 34 and lived happily together. And every time she made coffee for him, she would put in some salt, the way he liked it. After 40 years, he 35 and left her a letter which said ,“My dear, please 36 my life-long lie. Remember the first time we dated?” I was so nervous that I asked for salt 37 sugar.Sweetheart, I dont exactly like salty coffee. But as it mattered so 38 to you , Ive 39 to enjoy it. Having you with me was my greatest happiness. If I could live a second time, I hope we can be together again, 40 it means that I have to drink salty coffee for the rest of my life.21. A. before B. beyond C. after D. near22. A. invited B. paid C. forced D. asked23. A. interested B. frightened C. moved D. surprised24. A. away B. along C. off D. down25. A. coffee B. tea C. beer D. wine26. A. comfortable B. different C. uncomfortable D. indifferent27. A. sugar B. pepper C. candy D. salt28. A. Angrily B. Curiously C. Worriedly D. Happily29. A. feel B. see C. notice D. find30. A. think over B. bring up C. think of D. remind of31. A. this B. it C. him D. her32. A. highly B. specially C. hardly D. deeply33. A. responsible B. reasonable C. sensible D. representative34. A. married B. engaged C. separated D. split35. A. walked away B. left away C. passed away D. got away36. A. forget B. forgive C. imagine D. value37. A. instead B. instead of C. in spite of D. other than38. A. many B. more C. any D. much39. A. studied B. learnt C. adapted D. used40. A. however B. as if C. when D. even if第卷第二节 语法填空（给出词的填词的正确形式，没有给出词的填冠词，介词，连词或副词。每空1.5分，共15分。） In my opinion, we should try our best 1 (realize) our goals even though 2 is little hope. The efforts seem to be the lights in the darkness, leading the way to hope and success. I used to be 3 shy girl in my primary school. I was weak in English at that time, especially for 4 (speak) English. So I was afraid to answer the teachers questions during English classes. After I entered my dream middle school. Something 5 (change).I started to read many 6 (interest) English stories and my English teacher was patient to help me a lot. I studied hard in class and practiced by watching English films and listening to English songs in my free time. Little 7 little, I found 8 more and more interesting to learn English. I could even talk with my classmates 9 (fluent) in English and I was not shy any more. At last, I got high grades in English and I had 10 ( confident) to do it better in the future.第三部分 写作(共两节，满分35分)第一节 短文改错(共10小题:每小题1分，满分10分) 文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处.每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号() 并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除:把多余的词用斜线()划掉。修改:在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。 2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Dear Mr. Brown,I am writing to thank you with your kind help.Before you came to teach us, I had not interest in English. My pronunciation was terribly. I could only speak a few words. But one and half a year later, I now think English fun to learn. I got a lot from your encouraged words. I will always remember what you said,“If you try to, you can be No.1!”I hope you have had pleasant journey home and will come to China again sometimes in the future. I will write again and send you the photos we take together. Yours