河南省辉县市第一高级中学2019-2020学年高二英语上学期第一次月考试题

河南省辉县市第一高级中学2019-2020学年高二英语上学期第一次月考试题本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。考生作答时，将答案答在答题卡上，在本试卷上答题无效。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第卷注意事项：1.答题前，考生在答题卡上务必用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将自己的姓名、准考证号、考试科目填涂清楚。2.每小题选出答案后，用2b 铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号，在试题卷上作答无效。第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节 （共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）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，每段对话仅读一遍。1. where does this conversation probably take place?ain a bookstore. b. in a classroom. c. in a library.2. at what time will the film begin?a. 7:20. b. 7:15. c. 7:00.3. what are the two speakers mainly talking about?a. their friend jane. b. a weekend trip. c. a radio programme.4. what will the woman probably do?a. catch a train. b. see the man off. c. go shopping. 5. why did the woman apologize?a. she made a late delivery. b. she went to the wrong place. c. she couldnt take the cake back.第二节（共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话前，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秒钟的做答时间。每段对话读两遍。听第6段材料.回答第6、7题。6. whose cd is broken?a. kathys. b. mums. c. jacks.7. what does the boy promise to do for the girl?a. buy her a new cd. b. do some cleaning. c. give her 10 dollars.听第7段材料.回答第8、9题。8. what did the man think of the meal?a. just so-so. b. quite satisfactory. c. a bit disappointing.9. what was the 15% on the bill paid for?a. the food. b. the drinks. c. the service.听第8段材料，回答第i0至12题。10. why is the man at the shop?a. to order a camera for his wife. b. to have a camera repaired. c. to get a camera changed.11. what colour does the man want?a. pink. b. black. c. orange.12. what will the man do afterwards?a. make a phone call. b. wait until further notice. c. come again the next day.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. what would joe probably do during the thanksgiving holiday?a. go to a play. b. stay at home. c. visit kingston.14. what is ariel going to do in toronto?a. attend a party. b. meet her aunt. c. see a car show.i5. why is ariel in a hurry to leave?a. to call up betty. b. to buy some dvds. c. to pick up daniel.16. what might be the relationship between the speakers?a. classmates. b. fellow workers. c. guide and tourist.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. where does thomas manning work?a. in the guinness company. b. at a radio station. c. in a museum.18. where did the idea of a book of records come from?a. a bird-shooting trip. b. a visit to europe. c. a television talk show.19. when did sir hughs first book of recordsa. in 1875. b. in 1950. c. in 1955.20. what are the two speakers going to talk about next?a. more records of unusual facts. b. the founder of the company. c. the oldest person in the world第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）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。ainside the rain roomthe rain room has arrived and local art lovers are taking notice. is it worth the wait? yes, i assure you it is. once inside, visitors find a long, dark room with a high ceiling. a single bright light shines through heavy rain falling around visitors. the mist. the damp air. the noise. it feels like a mighty storm is pouring down. but the storm is inside. and visitors arent getting wet. instead, visitors wander in awe, admiring the rain and the artists who created it.welcome to the rain rooml the rain room features falling water. please be aware you may get slightly wet. however, visitors wearing raincoats will be turned away.l this exhibit features advanced technology. to ensure its effectiveness, please avoid wearing dark or reflective clothing.l visitors are welcome to take photographs of the exhibit.l children must be accompanied by an adult.l for the convenience of all guests, visits are limited to 10 minutes.the rain room was created to highlight the connection between humans, nature and technology. with a tracking system that senses movement and stops the rain wherever visitors move, it does just that. light and sound produce an experience that feels both natural and foreign. the exhibit is moving on to atlanta next month. i urge you to visit before then. its time to experience the rain room for yourself!21. whats the purpose of the text?a. to attract visitors to a new art exhibit.b. to explain how an exhibit has been created.c. to describe the technology used in the exhibit.d. to promote the artists taking part in an exhibit.22. whats the function of the exhibits tracking system?a. to keep visitors from getting wet. b. to protect the exhibit from water damage.c. to time how long visitors are in the room.d. to count the number of visitors in the room.23. what must you do when visiting the rain room?a. wear a raincoat.b. wear dark clothing.c. leave your camera outside.d. pass through within 10 minutes.bif albuquerque police officer ryan holets had his way, this story would never have got so much attention. cnn would not have learned that holets, while on duty, had agreed to adopt a baby from a homeless drug addict.holets values his privacy（隐私）and didnt do it for the attention. he did it just because he knew it was the right thing to do.on sept. 23, holets responded to a call about a possible theft from a convenience store in albuquerque. by the time he arrived, the thief was no longer there, but holets spotted a woman in a grassy area behind the store about to inject a needle into her companions arm. the woman, crystal champ, was eight months pregnant.after a short conversation, he learned champ longed for her child to go to a good family. holets offered to do just that.when sergeant jim edison learned what holets did, he was floored. in his 10 years as a police officer, he has seen many “heroic acts” but none like what holets did, edison said.edison awarded holets for his outstanding service for the city, but felt that wasnt enough. its his job to reward his officers and encourage them to do the right thing, so edison signed holets up to do an interview for cnns “beyond the call of duty” series without telling him.“every day edison calls me to ask for forgiveness,” holets said laughing. “and i keep assuring him that were fine. we didnt quite realize it would get this response, and neither did he. but we all realize its a really good thing, and some really go od things can come of it.”one of holetss conditions when he agreed to cnns interview was that his superiors would not set up a gofundme page for his family. “we dont want anybody to say weve used this occasion to enrich ourselves,” holets said. he instead urges those who want to offer support to donate to a local drug recovery center or adoption organization.24. what was holets doing when he met champ?a. he was on his way home. b. he was looking into a theft.c. he was making a telephone call. d. he was buying things in a store.25. what does the underlined word “it” in paragraph 7 refer to?a. the encouragement b. the telephonec. the interview d. the forgiveness26. why did edison call holets to ask for forgiveness?a. he did wrong to holets.b. he didnt keep his promise.c. holets didnt get promoted as expected.d. he made holets become the focus of attention.27. what did holets expect people to do?a. raise money for families like his.b. support the polices routine work.c. make donations to adoption organizations.d. set up an organization to help the homeless.cwatson entered mr smiths office. the boss was a hard man. he fired people who didnt do well without giving them a second chance.“watson,” said mr smith, “this past year your department hasnt earned money. were going to drop that department. its finished. im sorry-but youll have to go.” “but, sir-if i just had a little more time. for the moment i need the job to keep my son at riverside school.”“whats that!” said the boss. “riverside! i didnt know you had a boy there. thats an expensive school for a man with your salary.”“i know, sir. but he likes it there so much! hes a star trackman（田径运动员）and the best boxer in the school. the boys call him champ（冠军）there.”the boss sat perfectly still for a long time-a faraway look in his eyes. then, suddenly, he said, “weve got to close your department, watson. but youll take over a new job in another department. it means long hours-maybe more pay. now get out. youre here for life.”watson got out, with surprise in his face. then the boss took a letter from the top drawer of his desk. it was herbies last letter from riverside school-written a few days before he died. he had read it over and over again with sick pain. the letter read:i cant say the boys here are any nicer to me than the others were. i guess its the same everywhere when youre a cripple（跛脚的人）. but dont worry about me, dad. theyve got a good chemistry department here. and theres one boy here who is really great. hes a track star and boxing champ and just tops in chemistry. the boys call him champ. he made them stop throwing my books around. and he knocked a boy down who hit me. he is the best friend i ever had. dad, when i grow up, i want to do something for champ. something big-that he wont even know about. your son,herbie28 watson was given a second chance because_.a. a man was needed in another departmentb. mr smith wanted to realize his sons dreamc. mr smith wanted to help watsons sond. herbie told mr smith to do so in his letter29. the underlined word “drop” in paragraph 2 could best be replaced by _.a. punishb. fallc. closed. sell30. from the text we know that herbie _.a. made friends with many boysb. was a college studentc. died from an incurable diseased. didnt live to grow up31. watson and mr smith both_.a. loved their sons deeplyb. were hard menc. knew champd. were interested in chemistrydevery year, billions of kilograms of fresh produce are wasted in the united states. meanwhile, millions of poor americans go hungry, without access to healthy, affordable meals.evan lutz is enthusiastic about correcting that social injustice. and he combines that goal with enthusiasm for business. lutz is ceo and founder of hungry harvest, a business which collects and sells “ugly ” produce. these are fruits and vegetables that most food companies would throw away. more than six billion pounds are wasted each year due to surface imperfections.“so ill give you an example.” lutz says, “if you go to a grocery store you will see all the produce lineup shiny, perfect, of the same size and color. but on a farm, everything doesnt grow the same way. so all that stuff that doesnt grow the same way often gets thrown out. and what we do is take all that normally gets thrown out because of its odd size or shape, box it up and deliver it to our customers once a week.”for evan lutz, giving back to others came form his upbringing.“when i was growing up my parents taught me the values of giving back, and giving is a lot more powerful than receiving. we sell produce with a purpose and that doesnt just mean we reduce food from going to waste. we hire people that were formerly in prison or were formerly injured or sick living in homeless shelters. they really wanted to get back on their feet for a second chance in life.”evan lutz is really happy to be realizing great mission that he thinks can really revolutionize the food industry in america.32. the social injustice in paragraph 2 refers to the fact that _.a. vegetables and fruits that dont taste good get wasted.b. much produce gets wasted while many americans starve.c. grocery stores only sell produce of the same size.d. poor americans can not afford healthy food.33. what business does hungry harvest mainly do?a. deliver food for free.b. raise money for the poor.c. collect “ugly” produce and sell it.d. buy “ugly” produce and process it.34. why does evan lutz hire those people mentioned in paragraph 5?a. to lower labor costs.b. to increase productivity.c. to offer them a job.d. to enjoy a better reputation.35. what can be a suitable title for the passage?a. creating more jobs for the less fortunate.b. putting healthy food on dinner table.c. making profits from shiny produce.d. giving unused produce a purpose.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。“so, what are you doing after graduation?” many juniors and seniors get bored answering that question over and over. most students, however, choose to go to college for further study. 36 talking to your parents 37 talk openly with your parents about your plans-both for the short term and the long term. if your parents want you to go to a college but you dont feel that college is right for you, explain why. 38 your parents probably dont know everything. for school and career guidance, visit your school consultant and talk with adult friends. make an effort to talk to people in the fields that interest you. ask friends in college about their schools and other schools theyre familiar with. making a decisionsome people know from an early age exactly what they want to be and how they plan to get there. however, not all of us are so s ure of our plans, though, and thats ok too. school is also not just about careers and getting a high-paying job after graduation-its a place for learning about yourself and the world. 39 you can always go back to school or change a career path-lots of people do. selecting a schoolif college is in your future, you need to plan. which schools appeal to you? how do you decide on a school when there are thousands to pick from? once youve narrowed down your choices, you can visit their websites or make arrangements to visit. 40 a.whatever you choose to do now does not have to be what you do forever. b.this is the fact that young people have to take into consideration.c.getting advice.d.try to do this during school time so you can get a good idea of what life is really like on campus.e.talking to friends.f.what if your post-graduation plans differ from what your parents have in mind？g.here are some practical tips to prepare yourself for the journey.第三部分 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）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。nowadays mobile phones play an increasingly important part in our daily life. many people even could not live normally or would become anxious and upset without them. our phones are very 41 items: they share our beds with us, they join us at the dinner table, and they even go to the bathroom with us. yes, they are reliable tools or our 42 , some may say that they keep us 43 and in company.a study 44 in 2016 found that a sample swab(取样) of the surface of someones phone can reveal a lot about their 45 if they like spicy food , use expensive cosmetics, or spend a lot of time outdoors. whats more, the information inside our phones also 46 a lot about our personality.since we now 47 do everything on our phonesend emails, take photos, play gamesour phone habits 48 a lot about who we are, 49 we dont realize it. studies have even been carried out to try and 50 a persons personality just by looking at the 51 of their phones，such as the way they arrange their emails, or what kind of apps they download.“ many of us dont like 52 when other people use our phones because it can reveal so much about us,” a psychology student told a reporter. “it is becoming more and more 53 that smart phones are becoming a mini digital version of the 54 .” but as much as having our phones nearby makes us feel comfortable and 55 with the world, some people are worried were also bound(束缚) 56 technology.so although it 57 that smart phones have almost become a part of us, perhaps its time to figure out how to 58 the relationship between ourselves and our phones a 59 healthy one. 60 , good friendships are all about finding the right balance.41. a. usefulb. valuablec. personald. portable42. a. strangersb. colleaguesc. neighborsd. friends43. a. informedb. occupiedc. focusedd. disturbed44. a. farb. backc. lated. forward45. a. lifestyleb. ambitionc. routined. thought46. a. gives backb. gives inc. gives awayd. gives up47. a. particularlyb. practicallyc. purposelyd. formally48. a. talkb. sayc. chatd. speak49. a. as ifb. in casec. as long asd. even if50. a. give outb. send outc. figure outd. work out51. a. surfacesb. contentsc. shapesd. sizes52. a. thatb. thisc. itd. one53. a. popularb. reasonablec. legald. apparent54. a. employerb. userc. workerd. producer55. a. connectedb. convincedc. isolatedd. believed56. a. inb. byc. throughd. with57. a. seemsb. looksc. happensd. remains58. a. getb. developc. remaind. make59. a. fewerb. lessc. muchd. more60. a. for allb. in allc. after alld. above all第ii卷第二节（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或括号内单词的正确形式。（每空不多于3个单词。出现拼写、大小写、词性错误都不给分。）good morning, ladies and gentlemen,firstly, i have a question: have you ever been asked by your chinese friend, what is your zodiac sign?if you say, im a dog, they immediately know you are 61 12，24, 36, 48 or 60 years old.asking a zodiac sign is a polite way of asking your age. by revealing your zodiac sign, in the meantime,you 62 (evaluate). judgments are being made about your fortune or 63 (fortune), your personality, career prospects and