广东省蕉岭县蕉岭中学2020学年高二英语下学期第三次月考试题

广东省蕉岭县蕉岭中学2020学年高二英语下学期第三次月考试题考试须知:1、试卷用黑色钢笔或黑色水笔作答。2、考试时间120分钟，卷面满分135分。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 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ADuring ancient times, children didnt have smartphones, iPads or computers to entertain themselves. Instead, they came up with interesting games to play.Stone ballsDuring the Qing Dynasty, kicking a stone ball around was a popular sport in the northern part of China, and it was often played in the winter to protect kids from the cold. Stones were carved into small balls and kicked along with feet. In 1999, the sport was included in the 6th National Ethnic Group Traditional Sports Meeting held in Beijing.Flying kitesKites have quite a long history. The earliest kites were made of wood, instead of paper. Nowadays, the four most famous kites are the Beijing kite, Tianjin kite, Weifang kite and Nantong kite, of which each has distinctive features. The kite which resembles a swallow is a well-known Beijing style.Hide-and-seekHide-and-seek is a traditional game for children, popular around the nation. There are two ways to play: covering a childs eyes while other kids run around to tease him or, more commonly, participants hide and one child must try to find them.Playing diabolosA diabolo is always made of wood or bamboo and has empty space in the center. By juggling(边抛边接) the diabolo on the rope, the high-speed spinning diabolos will make a sound like a whistle. Playing diabolos is an interesting folk game, especially popular in North China. Playing diabolos was also included in the first group of national intangible cultural heritage.1. Why did ancient children often play stone balls in the winter?A. To practice their feet.B. To warm themselves.C. To train their skills. D. To relax themselves.2. Which kites are swallow-shaped?A. Weifang kites.B. Tianjin kites.C. Beijing kites.D. Nantong kites.3. Why does playing diabolos make a sound?A. Because the diabolos center is hollow.B. Because the high-speed spinning diabolo is light.C. Because the diabolo is equipped with a whistle.D. Because ropes surface moves against the diabolos.BTwenty-one years ago, my husband gave me Sam, an eight-week-old schnauzer（雪纳瑞犬）, to help ease the loss of our daughter. Sam and I developed a very special bond over the next years.At one point, my husband and I decided to move to a new home in New Jersey. Our neighbor, whose cat had recently had kittens, asked if we would like one. We were a little apprehensive about Sams jealousy and how he would handle his turf（地盘）being invaded, but we decided to risk it.We picked a little, gray, playful ball of Fur. She raced around chasing imaginary mice and squirrels and jumped from table to chair in the blink of an eye, so we named her Lightning.At first, Sam and Lightning were very cautious with each other and kept their distance. But slowly, Lightning started following Sam up the stairs, down the stairs, into the kitchen. Later, when they slept, it was always together; when they ate, it was always next to each other. When I took either one out, the other was always waiting by the door when we returned. That was the way it was for years.Then, without any warning, Sam was diagnosed as having a weak heart. I had no other choice but to have him put down. The pain was nothing compared with what I experienced when I had to walk into our house alone. This time, there was no Sam for Lightning to greet and no way to explain why she would never see her friend again.In the following days, Lightning seemed heart-broken. I could see the disappointment in her eyes whenever anyone opened the front door, or the hope whenever she heard a dog bark.One day as I walked into our living room, I happened to see Lightning was lying next to the sculptured replica（复制品）of Sam that we had bought a few years ago, one arm wrapped around the statues neck, contentedly sleeping with her best friend.4. What does the underlined word “apprehensive” in paragraph 2 mean?A. Shocked. B. Curious. C. Worried. D. Eager.5. How did Sam get along with Lightning at first?A. Lightning followed Sam everywhere it went.B. They fought with each other fiercely.C. They kept a certain distance from each other.D. Sam was unfriendly to Lightning.6. What can we infer from the text?A. Lightning knew Sam had died.B. Sam means a lot to Lightning.C. We took Lightning home to accompany Sam.D. Sam came back to stay with Lightning again.7. What can be the best title of the text?A. The Friendship between Sam and LightningB. The Coming of Sam and LightningC. The Death of Sam to LightningD. The Importance of Sam to UsCThe tons of plastic were dumping in the oceans is finding a new homethe stomachs of our beautiful marine animals. Yet another reminder of this fact washed ashore in Eastern Indonesia this week. A large amount of waste, including drinking cups and flip-flops, was found in the stomach of a whale that died off the coast near Kapota Island.The 9.5-metre sperm whale (抹香鲸) was found by rescuers from the Wakatobi National Park.The whale had swallowed 5.9 kilograms of plastic waste containing 115 plastic cups, four plastic bottles, 25 plastic bags, and more than 1,000 other kinds of pieces of plastic, park chief Heri Santoso told the reporter.“Although we have not been able to deduce the cause of death, the facts that we see are truly awful,” said Dwi Suprapti, a marine species conservation co-ordinator at WWF Indonesia. She said it was not possible to determine if the plastic had caused the whales death because of the animals advanced state of decay (腐烂). But this is only the latest.Four Asian nationsIndonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam and Thailandaccount for 50% of the plastic waste in the oceans, according to a report by environmental campaigner Ocean Conservancy and the McKinsey Center for Business and Environment. The Philippines is second to Indonesia when it comes to putting away plastic waste in the oceans, according to a study published in the journal Science in January. Of the 3.2 million mismanaged waste it produces every year, 1.29 million ends up in the ocean.A report released earlier this year stated that the amount of plastic in the ocean is likely to increase.8. What can we know about the sperm whale?A. Its stomach is the home of plastic waste. B. It died of swallowing lots of plastic waste.C. It was the first whale to eat plastic waste.D. It had eaten much plastic waste before its death.9. Which can best replace the underlined word “deduce” in paragraph 3?A. confirm B. cause C. approve D. contain10. Which country dumps the most plastic waste into the oceans?A. Thailand B. Indonesia C. Vietnam D. Philippines11. Whats the main idea of the passage?A. Philippines puts away 1.29 million tons of plastic.B. A sperm whale was found dead near Kapota Island.C. Much dumped plastic waste was found in a dead whale.D. We should take measures to reduce the waste in whales.DIf you live in Washington, D. C. , or Redwood, Calif. , you may have glimpsed a small，boxy robot rolling along a local sidewalk, minding its own business, but attracting the attention of many a curious onlooker. The autonomous machines were part of a pilot program last year by Starship Technologies focused on delivering meals from local restaurants in dozens of cities around the world.Today, more than ever, people lead a busy and diverse life, Lex Bayer, Starships CEO, said in a statement online. The hassle of needing to rearrange your life for a delivery will become a thing of the past. You dont have to switch your working from home day, reschedule meetings, visit a locker, drive to a post office or contact a deliveryman all because of a missed delivery. The package delivery service is not available to everyone just yet. The company said its rolling out the service in Milton Keynes, England. The wheeled robots have a top speed of 4 mph and can detect obstacles from as far as 30 feet away. The robot can operate through just about anything, Nick Handrick, head of operations for Starships D. C. office, told The Washington Posts Maura Judkis last year. If you had something in the way-a stick-its able to climb the edges of a road. By giving customers control of when deliveries occur, Starship Technologies is offering its service as a way to battle package theft. In its announcement, the company cited statistics from a Wakefield Research Poll for Comcast last year that found that 3 in 10 Americans who live in houses or townhouses have had packages stolen.To sign up for the service, which costs a little more than $ 10 per month, customers need to download the companys app. Customers then create a Starship Delivery Address, a unique address inside a Starship facility, instead of a residence, where they can have packages sent from places such as Amazon. com Once a package is delivered to the Starship address, customers receive a text that allows them to schedule a home delivery via robot.12. Which can best replace the underlined word hassle in paragraph 2?A failure B. expectation C. safety D. trouble13. What problem is the delivery robot facing?A. There is a limit to its service area. B. It takes longer to deliver packages.C. It covers a short distance each time. D. It cant sense the barriers 20 feet away.14. How does the package by a robot avoid being stolen?A. The company shortens the delivery hour.B. The package is delivered to the house directly.C. Its delivery time is in the control of customers.D. The customers are informed of its delivery time in advance.15. What can be inferred about Starship Delivery Address in the last paragraph?A. It is a real home address of the customers.B. It can arrange delivery robots for the customers.C. It is a cheaper solution to the delivery of packages.D. It sends the packages mainly to some shopping platforms.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。This Is Why Traffic Lights Are Red, Yellow, and GreenEver wondered why blue doesnt mean go and brown mean stop? 16 .The idea that red means stop and green means go has impacted our lives in more ways than just traffic signals. We have been taught from a young age that the color red means danger.17 . But why were those particular colors chosen for traffic lights in the first place? For something we have to look at every day, why couldnt they have been prettier colors like magenta (紫红) and turquoise (天蓝色)?Its important to know that before there were traffic lights for cars, there were traffic signals for trains. At first, railroad companies used red to mean stop, white to mean go, and green to mean caution. As you could imagine, train conductors ran into a few problems with the color white meaning go 18 , with train conductors thinking they were all clear when they really werent. Railway companies eventually moved to the color green meaning go, and its been that way ever since.As far as red goes, thats always been a color that indicated danger, long before cars were even around. Red is the color with the longest wavelength. 19 . The color yellow was used to caution drivers because it has a slightly shorter wavelength than red, but not as short as green.20 . Employ these driving rules first and know that traffic lights have certainly come a long way.A. And the color green means its OK to move forwardB. Turns out, theres a perfectly good explanation for itC. It can be seen from a greater distance than other colorsD. bright white could easily be seen from a distance by usE. bright white could easily be mistaken for stars at nightF. Why dont we use blue to mean go and brown mean stopG. So dont get mad next time youre impatiently waiting at a traffic light第二部分：语言知识运用（共两节，满分50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（、和）中，选出可以填入空白阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（、和）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Raynor Winn and her husband Moth became homeless due to their wrong investment. Their savings had been 21 to pay lawyers fees. To make matters worse, Moth was diagnosed (诊断) with a 22 disease. There was no 23 , only pain relief.Failing to find any other way out, they decided to make a 24 journey, as they caught sight of an old hikers (徒步旅行者) guide.This was a long journey of unaccustomed hardship and 25 recovery. When leaving home, Raynor and Moth had just 320 in the bank. They planned to keep the 26 low by living on boiled noodles, with the 27 hamburger shop treat.Wild camping is 28 in England. To avoid being caught, the Winns had to get their tent up 29 and packed it away early in the morning. The Winns soon discovered that daily hiking in their 50s is a lot 30 than they remember it was in their 20s. Raynor 31 all over and desired a bath. Moth, meanwhile, after an initial 32 , found his symptoms were strangely 33 by their daily tiring journey.34 , the couple found that their bodies turned for the better, with re-found strong muscles that they thought had 35 forever. “Our hair was fried and falling out, nails broken, clothes 36 to a thread, but we were alive.”During the journey, Raynor began a career as a nature writer. She writes, “ 37 had taken every material thing from me and left me torn bare, an empty page at the end of a(n) 38 written book. It had also given me a 39 , either to leave that page 40 or to keep writing the story with hope. I chose hope.”21. A. drawn up B. used upC. backed upD. kept up22. A. mildB. commonC. preventableD. serious23. A. cureB. luckC. careD. promise24. A. businessB. walkingC. busD. rail25. A. expectedB. frighteningC. disappointingD. surprising26. A. budgetB. revenueC. compensationD. allowance27. A. frequentB. occasionalC. abundantD. constant28. A. unpopularB. lawfulC. attractiveD. illegal29. A. soonB. earlyC. lateD. slowly30. A. harderB. easierC. cheaperD. funnier31. A. rolledB. bledC. achedD. trembled32. A. struggleB. progressC. excitementD. research33. A. developedB. controlledC. reducedD. increased34. A. InitiallyB. EventuallyC. TemporarilyD. Consequently35. A. gainedB. keptC. woundedD. lost36. A. sewnB. washedC. wornD. ironed37. A. DoctorsB. HikingC. LawyersD. Homelessness38. A. wellB. partlyC. neatlyD. originally39. A. choiceB. rewardC. promiseD. break40. A. looseB. fullC. blankD. missing第二节 语法填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)在空白处填入适当的的内 容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。In northeastern Liaoning Province, winter can be very cold. For months, almost nothing grows on these frozen areas, except for one 41 (surprise) productgrapes, which make something special, ice wine. Ice wine 42 (make) from frozen grapes. The freezing process gives the wine a sweet flavor. Its so much 43 (strong). It tastes like a raisin (葡萄干).Here, conditions for making ice wine are so perfect 44 a third of the worlds ice wine is now produced here. Strict rules mean that the temperature must be at least -8 for 24 hours. While they wait, the grapes could go bad. So, 45 (prevent) this from happening, they need to be picked as soon as the conditions 46 (be) right.In the early morning, the villagers are all 47 (die) to help. The grapes planted here are called Vidal. As soon as the grapes are picked, they are transported to the wine companythe largest 48 (produce) in China. Two years later, the wine is ready to be in the bottles, each of 49 contains the juice of a 2.5 kilograms of grapes. These bottles will be 50 the dinner table across China and even the world.第三部分：基础知识运用（共两节，满分25分）第一节、根据所给中文或者单词的首字母填空。(共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分)51. Increasing number of people e_ to work from home nowadays, especially the young, if they can choose.52. A survey of retired people has _ (表明) most are independent and enjoying life.53. The m_ of doctors believe smoking is harmful to health.54. It suddenly o_ to her that her child was still at home alone.55. Tom promised to _ (改革) if given another chance, however, his offer was refused.56. The woman over there o_ to paying that much for gas and argued with the manager.57. She _(获得) her doctors degree in 2020.58. My foot s_ and I fell down the stairs. As a result, I was absent from the meeting.59. Students are required to _(着手) simple experiments.60. Scientists are hoping for a(n) _(突破) in the search for a cure for cancer.第二节、根据所给中文提示完成下列句子。(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)61. 他们用了三年时间偿清他们的债务。It took them three years _.62. 何时何地举行比赛还没有定。_ when and where the match will be held.63. 这位老人设法借助手语来解释。The old man tried to explain _.64. 他总是设法得到他想要的任何东西。He always manages to _.65. 当她输掉比赛是，她感到沮丧并且忍不住哭了。When she lost the race, she _ and couldnt help crying.第三节、新概念(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)Dreams of finding lost treasure almost 66. _ recently. A new machine called The Revealer has been invented and it 67. _ gold which has been buried in the ground. The machine was