广东省肇庆第四中学2020学年高二英语上学期第二次月考试题（无答案）

肇庆市第四中学2020学年度高二第一学期英语新课程模块二考试试题第I卷第二部分 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。(A)Owning pet birds is not just feeding them when necessaryYou have to be very responsible if you have decided to keep birds as petsIf you really want to acquire a companion, think in advance whether you are able to handle itDepending on what pet bird you are going to have and how big it is, the cost is differentFor example, the cost of a comfortable cage, the cost for nutritional food and the money for some additional things should be taken into considerationThere are also some unexpected costFor example, when your pet bird gets sick, you have to send for a vet （兽医）You may think that you do not have free time to have a dog so youd better have a pet bird because it doesnt require a lot of attentionYou are wrong! Some people even do not have time for a short sleepThey will not have enough time for pets, eitherFor good bird health it is very important to handle them and play with them as much as you canAlso there are a lot of people who think that birds do not require a lot of space and they are wrong againThey also need to fly so if you do not have space for it, youd better reconsider the thingsBut do not forget the great advantage of having a pet birdIn the animal kingdom, birds rank near the top when it comes to smartsYou can have a friend for life if you take good care of itIts a real character and can bring joy and colour in your home1What is the text mainly about?ADifferent types of pets for different peopleBThe advantages of keeping a pet birdCThe reasons for keeping a pet birdDThings to consider if you want to keep a pet bird2We can learn from the second paragraph that Athe cost of having a pet bird is unpredictable sometimesByou have to be very rich to keep a pet birdCsome cost of keeping a pet bird is unnecessaryDit is very easy to calculate the cost of having a pet bird3If you want to have a pet bird, you neednt consider Athe space a pet bird needs to fly Bthe knowledge about a pet birdCthe cost of having a pet bird Dthe time taken to care for a pet bird(B)Ask a teacher to name the most annoying invention of recent years and they will often mention the mobile phoneDisturbed by the problems they create, many head teachers have ordered that pupils should keep their phones switched off at schoolOthers have told pupils to leave them at homeHowever, education researchers at The University of Nottingham believe it is time that phone bans were reassessed, because mobile phones can be a powerful learning aid, they sayDr Elizabeth Hartnell-Young and her colleagues have reached this conclusion after studying the consequences of allowing pupils in five secondary schools to use either their own mobile phones or the new generation of smartphones in lessonsDuring the nine-month experiment, 14- to 16-year-old pupils used the phones for a wide range of educational purposes, including creating short movies, setting homework reminders, recording a teacher reading a poem, and timing experiments with the phones stopwatchesThe smartphones, which could be connected to the Internet, also allowed pupils to access revision websites, log into the school email system, or transfer （转存） electronic files between school and homeThe research involved 331 pupils in schools in Cambridgeshire, West Berkshire and Nottingham“At the start of the study, even pupils were often surprised at the thought that mobile phones could be used for learning,” Dr Hartnell-Young said“After their hands-on experience, almost all pupils said they had enjoyed the project and felt more inspired”Some teachers found that pupils who lacked confidence gained most from the projectHowever, they recognized that greater use of mobile phones in schools could cause problems4We can infer from the first paragraph that Amobile phones are usually forbidden to be used at schoolBteachers are strongly against students owning mobile phonesCmobile phones should be developed to meet students needsDstudents are free to use their mobile phones at school5When the students first used mobile phones for learning, they Awere surprised that they were allowed to use mobile phones in schoolsBall enjoyed the project very muchCdidnt know what they were used forDdidnt fully realize the learning functions of mobile phones6Who benefited most from the project?APupils who were confident BOlder pupilsCPupils who were not confident DYounger pupils7The purpose of the text is to tell us that Athe mobile phone is considered the most annoying invention of recent yearsBmobile phones can actually help students learnCmobile phones begin to be widely used in schoolsDtoo much use of mobile phones in schools can cause problems(C)Below are four ads on the websiteArtful ExperienceIts an artful experience even if youre artistically challengedAdults, teens, and children of all ages are welcome at Contemporary Art studioWe provide everything: stamps, idea books, a little coaching, and a lot of encouragementDrop in anytimeIts creative fun for everyone to paint your own pottery （陶器）! 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Rentals With Drivers DCheap Car Tours(D)Plant cloning has been an agricultural technique used by farmers and gardeners for centuriesGrafting （嫁接） is a common form of plant cloningMany plants in nature actually clone themselves and reproduce asexuallyCloned plants are much more predictable than normal plants, so their yield （产量） is more reliableCloned plants also reproduce faster, limiting the amount of time between planting and harvestingIt is also often cheaper to produce seeds through cloning than through traditional methodsPlants can essentially be optimized so that farmers or individual growers always have the best seeds availableWith more yield at a faster rate, farms can produce more food for more people while decreasing overall costsCloning can be used to wipe out diseases that previously killed off entire fields of cropsThis would make plants immune （免疫的） to the kinds of diseases that farmers and gardeners around the world fear each yearCrop failures due to disease and virus could become a thing of the pastAlso, plants that are near extinction can be brought back to life through cloningThrough cloning scientists can develop “super” fruits and vegetables of superior nutritional qualityThis could make for a healthier population overallThis is already being done through selective pollination （授粉）, and genetic cloning could take it to the next levelBy plant cloning we have a population of identical plants and all these plants equally suffer from the same diseases, but in nature the weak would die and the strong would surviveWhile there are some dangers to consider with plant cloning, there are plenty of benefits that could prove vital to the propagation （繁衍） of the human species12The underlined word “optimized” in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by “ ”Aexamined BenlargedCproduced Dperfected13According to the text, cloned plants Ahave a short growth cycleBhave lower yield than normal plantsCneed little care from peopleDresist various kinds of diseases14What can we infer from the text?APeople should avoid eating cloned fruitsBThe fruits produced by cloned plants taste much betterCThere are more cloned plants than normal plantsDPlant cloning can disturb the laws of nature15What is the main purpose of the text?ATo inform us about the advantages of plant cloningBTo warn the negative effects of plant cloningCTo present different kinds of plant cloningDTo predict the future of plant cloning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。Ive been keeping an English blog for many yearsThese practical tips have helped me over the course of my blogging Read quality books, blogs, journals, etcwhich are written in EnglishBlogging is not always about writing 16 Reading also improves your English comprehension, grammar, spelling, vocabulary and writing Practice helps, so continue writing 17 Trying to make a perfect post （帖子） free from grammar and spelling mistakes is good but youre not making use of your time efficiently （有效地） 18 Think about the main points you want to raiseI prepare an outline of my post and a list of the points I want to talk aboutDoing this has helped me stay on track and focus on my main pointsThe outline and the list of points I want to write about serve as my guidelines when Im writing When writing, use simple words and sentencesUsing simple sentences makes your job as a blogger easier 19 Always remember this: The aim of your writing is to get your message across and the only way to become an effective writer is successfully conveying your message to your readers Write your posts ahead of time 20 To free yourself from the pressure of making a post on daily basis, which might affect your writing, consider making your posts ahead of timeAPrepare an outline of your postBAlso, it makes your posts more understandable to your readersCWelcome comments from your blog readersDThere are benefits of daily blogging but if it becomes tiring, forget about itEDont be scared of making mistakesFMistakes can be reduced with the help of your readersGYou need to read to be able to write fluently第 II 卷第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分55分）第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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。Elaine was a saleswoman，who drove all over the city five days a weekWhen all the freeway lanes were at a dead stop, she would drive quickly along the emergency laneWhile driving, she usually 21 on her cell phone. Drinking a soda or eating a sandwich-her hands，legs，and mouth were always 22 while she was drivingLast night she got 23 in Friday evening rush hourShe was going to be 24 for her dateShe was already 25 when things seemed to be getting worse and all the traffic stoppedElaine drove 26 over to the emergency laneSoon she saw the red flashing lights in the mirror She had to 27 her carA good-looking officer walked up“Officer, Im pregnantI have constant morning sicknessIm just trying to get to the nearest store to buy my 28 ” She looked at the officer with 29 eyesHe looked at her pitifully, then said 30 “Okay，maam Take the first exit you come toI hope youll be feeling better.”The officer walked back to his car and Elaine drove on This was the second time that 31 had worked for herShe had one more thing to do before she got home She had to mail a packageWhen she got to the shopping mall at 7 pm，no parking was 32 ，except for the handicapped(残疾人的)space Elaine drove right into itIt would only be a minute，and she told 33 All she had to do was 34 the mailbox store，get the package 35 ，and pay the clerkFortunately, there was no 36 in the storeEverything was done so 37 that she was whistling while she walked back out to her carThen she stopped 38 There was an envelope on the windshieldShe opened it slowlyShe knew 39 it was，but not how much it wasShe screamed when she saw the 40 A dog started barking21Adepended Btalked Ccarried Dsold22Abusy Bopen C free Dfull23Ahurt B. punishedCannoyed Dstuck24Aexcited Bready Clate Dmad25Asatisfied Bexhausted Cangry Dcalm26Aunwillingly B. immediately Cguiltily Dgratefully27Aspeed Bstart Cdiscard Dstop28Agas Bticket Cpackage Dmedicine29Aproud Baggressive Cinnocent Daddicted30Asoftly Brudely Cstrictly Dskeptically31Aofficer Bexcuse Cdriver Dmistake32Aavailable Badaptable Cacceptable Dadoptable33Athe clerk Bthe guard Cherself Dthe worker34Atake out Bget out Cpush into Drun into35Aweighed Bbought Crepaired Dpaid36Acar Bpolice Cline Dservice37A quietly Bslowly Cstrangely Dquickly38Atalking Bwhistling Cthinking Ddriving39Awhat Bwhy Chow Dthat40Aamount Border Cletter Dinvitation第二节 阅读下面材料，用不多于 1 个单词的正确形式填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）Are you facing a situation that looks impossible to fix？In 1969, the pollution was terrible along the Cuyahoga River near Cleveland, Ohio. It 41._ (be) unimaginable that it could ever be cleaned up. The river was so polluted that it 42._(actual) caught fire and burned. Now, years later, this river is one of 43._ most outstanding examples of environmental cleanup.But the river wasnt changed in a few days 44._ even a few months. It took years of work 45._ (reduce) the industrial pollution and clean the water. Finally, that hard work paid off and now the water in the river is 46._ (clean) than ever.Maybe you are facing an impossible situation. Maybe you have