甘肃省西和县第二中学2020学年高二英语下学期第一次月考试题（无答案）

西和二中2020学年度第二学期高二月考试题英 语第一节 阅读理解(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。ALooking for cool gifts can inspire people.A personalized gift means so much more. It makes the receiver feel special, and is likely to be treasured. Take a look at these best-sellers. Remember to check out the suitable gifts for her or for him.Coffee CupThis Pretty cup features three colorful flowers, with plenty of room to write your own special words above and below the flowers. It is suitable for many special occasions including birthdays and Mothers Day. The top line can be made up of up to 15 words, while the bottom line can only be the 10 words long. Price: $17.84Charming HeartMoms can carve the wishes or names of their children on the heart. It is not suitable for children under the age of 12. Regular price: $9.99; Sale price: $8.99 (You save: 10%)Heart and Flower Picture Frame (相框)You can send the frame to a special friend, your sister, mom, or someone whos made a difference in your life. This photo frame has plenty of room for your own personal words. It can be personalized with two lines of text of up to 25 words per line. Regular price: $29.99; Sale price: $26.99 (You save: 10%)Round Clock Key ChainThis key chain has a handsome silver watch. It makes a special gift when carved, adding a personal touch. It can be personalized with 3 words. It is very popular among young men. Price: $24.99; Sale price: $17.49 (You save: 30%)Silver and Gold Key ChainThis key chain will be a pleasant and personalized ornament (装饰) to your key ring. This useful key chain can be personalized with two lines of text of up to 8 words per line. Price: $16.991. Who will be interested in this passage most?A. Someone who likes to inspire others.B. Someone who wants to advertise gifts.C. Someone who wants to choose a giftD. .Someone who designs gifts.2. Which of the following gifts are suitable for your mother?A. The Picture Frame and the Coffee Cup. B. The Coffee Cup and the Charming Heart.C. The Charming Heart and the Picture Frame. D. The Picture Frame and the Round Clock Key Chain.3. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. The personalized Coffee Cup can hold 25 words. B. The Charming Heart is not suitable for babies.C. Young men are likely to love the Round Clock Key Chain. D. The Round Clock Key Chain is the cheapest gift.BIf Confucius（孔子）were still alive today and could celebrate his September 28 birthday with a big cake, there would be a lot of candles. Hed need a fan or a strong wind to help him put them out.While many people in China will remember Confucius on his special day, few people in the United States will give him a passing thought. Its nothing personal. Most Americans dont even remember the birthdays of their own national heroes.But this doesnt mean that Americans dont care about Confucius. In many ways he has become a bridge that foreigners must cross if they want to reach a deeper understanding of China.In the past two decades, the Chinese studies programs have gained huge popularity in Western universities. More recently, the Chinese government has set up Confucius Institutes in more than 80 countries. These schools teach both Chinese language and culture. The main courses of Chinese culture usually included Chinese art, history and philosophy（哲学）. Some social scientists suggest that Westerners should take advantages of the ancient Chinese wisdom to make up for the drawbacks of Westerners philosophy. Students in the United States, at the same time, are racing to learn Chinese. So they will be ready for life in a world where China is an equal power with the United States. Businessmen who hope to make money in China are reading books about Confucius to understand their Chinese customers.So the old thinkers ideas are still alive and well.Today China attracts the West more than ever, and it will need more teachers to introduce Confucius and Chinese culture to the West.As for the old thinker, he will not soon be forgotten by people in the West, even if his birthday is.4. The opening paragraph is mainly intended to _A. provide some key facts about Confucius B. attract the readers interest in the subjectC. show great respect for the ancient thinker D. prove the popularity of modern birthday celebrations5. We can learn from Paragraph 4 that American students_A. have a great interest in studying Chinese B. take an active part in Chinese competitionsC. try to get high scores in Chinese exams D. fight for a chance to learn Chinese6. What is the best title for the passage?A. Forgotten Wisdom in America B. Huge Fans of the Chinese LanguageC. Chinese Culture for Westerners D. Old Thinker with a Big Future7. The passage is likely to appear in _.A. a biography B. a history paper C. a newspaper D. a philosophy textbookCYou are made of 73 percent water. You have 206 bones. There are about 60 muscles (肌肉) in your face; you use 20 of them to smile but 40 to frown. Your heart beats over 100,000 times each day. You really are amazing!The human body is a complex machine. Most of the time we are unaware of what is happening in our bodies; usually it is only when we get sick or feel pain that we notice.Many people do not take enough care of their complex machines. Bad habits like smoking, drinking too much alcohol, and eating junk food damage our bodies. Stress can also cause health problems. People who worry a lot or have busy jobs often dont get enough sleep, or dont eat properly. We also damage our bodies by playing sports or having accidents. A recent survey in the U.K. found that 14 percent of people had gone to a hospital Emergency Room in the previous three months. The two most common reasons were for injury and poisoning. Hospital patients were also treated for many other medical problems, ranging from colds toheart attacks.Just like any machine, different body parts sometimes go wrong from old age. In fact, a study in the U.S. found that 60 to 70 percent of all patients in the Emergency Room were aged 75 or over. Fortunately, older people who suffer from an illness or injury can now receive treatment to help extend their lives. It is now common for older people with damaged joints, for example, to have an operation to replace the old joint with a new one made of plastic or metal.As with any machine, the better you take care of it, the longer it will last. Of course, the best way to take care of your amazing machine is to eat the right food, do regular exercise, and get enough sleep. Oh, and dont forget to smile!8. The facts in Paragraph 1 are used to _.A. explain how the human body can change B .prove that the human body works like a machineC. show how complex and interesting the human body is D. describe the most important features of the human body9. The underlined phrase “are unaware of” in Paragraph 2 most probably means _.A. are afraid of B. do not know C. refuse to believe D. do not care10. According to the passage, which of the following would the writer agree with?A. Most people know a lot about their bodies. B.14% of people go to hospital because of accidents.C. Our body is like a machine because it is expensive to fix. D. Old people have the most accidents and health emergencies.11. What advice does the writer give to readers who want to have a better health?A. Go to the hospital more frequently. B. Try to make people laugh.C. Exercise and eat the right food. D. Always get up early.DOwning a smartphone may not be as smart as you think. It may let you surf the Internet, listen to music and snap photos wherever you arebut it also turns you into a workaholic, it seems.A study suggests that, by giving you access to emails at all times, the all-singing, all-dancing mobile phone adds as much as two hours to your working day. Researchers found that Britons work an additional 460 hours a year on average as they are able to respond to emails on their mobiles.The study by technology retailer Pixmania reveals the average UK working day is between 9 and 10 hours, but a further two hours is spent responding to or sending work emails, or making work calls. More than 90 percent of office workers have email-enabled phones, with a third accessing them more than 20 times a day. Almost one in ten admits spending up to three hours outside their normal working day checking work emails. Some workers confess(承认) they are on call almost 24 hours a day, with nine out of ten saying they make work emails and calls outside their normal working hours. The average time for first checking emails is between 6 a.m. and 7 a.m., with more than a third checking their first emails in this period, and a quarter checking them between 11 p.m. and midnight.Ghadi Hobeika, marketing director of Pixmania, said, “The ability to access literally millions of apps, keep in contact via social networks and take photos and video as well as text and call has made smartphones invaluable for many people. However, there are drawbacks. Many companies expect their employees to be on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and smartphones mean that people literally cannot get away from work. The more constantly in contact we become , the more is expected of us in a work capacity(容量).”12. What can we conclude from the text?A. All that glitters is not gold. B. It never rains but pours.C. Every coins has two sides. D. Its no good crying over spilt milk.13. The underlined word “accessing” in the third paragraph can be replaced by “_”.A. calling B. reaching C. getting D. using14. Which of the following is true according to the text?A. The average UK working time is between nine and twelve hours.B. Nine- tenths spent over three hours checking work emails.C. One-fourth check their first mail between 11 p.m. and midnight.D. The average time for first checking emails is between 6 a.m. and 8 .am.15. Whats the main idea of the text?A. Workaholics like smartphones. B. Smartphones bring about extra work.C. Smartphones make our life easier. D. Employers dont like smartphones.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。How to Succeed in ScienceTo succeed in science, you need a lot more than luck. In my view, you have to combine intelligence with a willingness not to follow conventions when they block your path forward. Thus, these have come to be my rules for success.1. 16That might sound proud, but the fact is that you must always turn to people who are brighter than yourself. Its like playing any game. Even as a child, I never wanted to play games with anyone who was as bad as I was. If you win, it gives you no pleasure. And in the game of science or life, the highest goal isnt simply to win; its to win at something really difficult. 172. Take risksTo make a huge success, a scientist has to be prepared to get into deep trouble. If you are going to make a huge jump in science, you will very likely be unqualified to succeed by definition. 18 This can be more than personally upsetting.3. Never do anything that bores you.My experience in science is that someone is always telling you to do things, and then leave you alone. Im not good enough to do well in something I dislike. 19Its very hard to succeed if you dont want to be with other scientists you have to go to key meetings where you spot key facts that would have escaped you. And you have to chat with your competitors, even if you find them objectionable.So my final rule is: 20A. Meet challenges with great courage.B. If you cant stand to be with your real peers, get out of science.C. Put another way, its to go somewhere beyond your ability and come out on top.D. Be sure you always have someone to save you from a deep mess.E. Avoid foolish people.F. In fact, I find it hard to do well in something I like.G. Besides, you even have to be prepared to disbelieve your scientific heroes.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)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。Accept life as it is. I learned how to do it from my father. 21 , he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy, but rather when he was 22 and ill.My father was 23 a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness 24 all that away. Now he can no longer walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is 25 . One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started 26 about life, and I told them about one of my 27 . I said that we must very often give things up 28 we grow our youth, our beauty, our friends but it always 29 that after we give something up, we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father 30 up. He said, “But, Peter, I gave up 31 ! What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I couldnt think of anything to say. 32 , he answered his own question: “I 33 the love of my family,” I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes, along with hope and thankfulness.I was also 34 by his words. After that, when I began to feel irritated (愤怒的) at someone, I 35 remember his words and become 36 . If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be 37 to give up my small irritations. In this 38 , I learned the power of acceptance from my father.Sometimes I 39 what other things I could have learned from him if I had listened more carefully when I was a boy. For now, though, I am 40 for this one word.21 A. However B. Therefore C. Meanwhile D. Afterward22 A. poor B. slow C. weak D. tired23 A. already B. once C. still D. only24 A. sent B. threw C. put D. took25 A. difficult B. stressfulC. hopeless D. impossible26 A. asking B. talking C. worrying D. caring27 A. experiences B. decisionsC. beliefs D. ambitions28 A. till B. as C. before D. since29 A. promises B. suggestsC. requires D. seems30 A. spoke B. opened C. summed D. turned31 A. anything B. somethingC. everything D. nothing32 A. Immediately B. Surprisingly C. Naturally D. Certainly33 A. accepted B. hadC. enjoyed D. gained34 A. attracted B. warned C. touched D. astonished35 A. would B. should C. could D. might36 A. quiet B. relaxed C. calm D. happy37 A. likely B. freeC. ready D. able38 A. way B. place C. case D. form39 A. wonder B. doubt C. guess D. know40 A. useful B. grateful C. shameful D. ashamed第II卷第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第二节：语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）Having free time to play and enjoy hobbies and interests is important. Its also good _1_ peoples health. People need time away from the pressures of study or work _2_ (relax) with friends and family.In different countries and cultures around the world, free time _ 3_ (spend) in different ways. A survey showed that reading was the _4_ (popular) spare-time activity in the United States. This was followed by watching TV, and then spen