青海省西宁五中2020学年高二英语4月月考试题（无答案）

西宁五中2020学年高二4月月考英语试题第卷（选择题）第一部分、英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）第一节、单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）请从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。1.We can never expect_ bluer sky unless we create less polluted world.A. a; a B. a; the C. the; a D. the; the2.The new product is said _. It is of good quality.A to test out B to be tested outC to have been tested out D having been tested out3.He is a strict but kind teacher, _, in my opinion, my son loves and respects.A. one B. he C. which D. that4.Disabled visitors are welcome; there is good wheelchair to most facilities.A. entry B. arrival C. access D. exit5. _true events, the film follows the life of Ali, a world famous boxer in the US.A. Being based on B. Basing on C. Based on D. Having based on6.Will you attend the opening ceremony of the sports meeting at the end of the month?A. takes place B. will take place C. to take place D. taking place7. Do you need any help, Lucy?Yes, the job is _I could do myself.A. less than B. more than C. no more than D. not more than8.Would you please keep silent? The weather report and I want to listen.A. is broadcast B. has been broadcastC. had been broadcast D. is being broadcast9.As is known, we Chinese people are to win the battle against the present severe drought under the leadership of the Party.A. willing B. alert C. bound D. allergic10.As we all know, every minute _ full use of _ our lessons will do good to our students.A. which makes; studying B. that is made; to studyC. when is made; to study D. that is made; studying11. It was several minutes before I was of what happened.A. tired B. accused C. aware D. ashamed12. Im going for a holiday tomorrow. .A. Never mind B. All the bestC. Thats all right D. The same to you13.At the end of the news report, the reporter expressed her desire that Xinhua dictionaries _ contributed to the children in poor areas of Guangxi Province.A. will be B. must be C. should be D. have been14.Parents attach great importance to education, so they tend to _some money to guarantee their children will be well educated.A. cut out B. set aside C. leave alone D. adapt to15. It was not until Mum agreed to take her to KFC, _was her favorite, _the spoiled girl stopped crying.A. that; that B. which; which C. that; which D. which; that第二节、完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20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。Hi! John Mary ran towards me with a rare bright smile on her face, saying, Im going to have a 16 performance tonightI hope youll comeHere is the 17 . She left in a hurry, disappearing in the crowds of people 18 Is that true? I asked myselfShe was a quite 19 girlI had never seen her making up or wearing attractive clothes, for she did not know how to 20 indeedI arrived at the 21 with the ticket, and found my seatHer performance was the seventh oneI knew I would 22 from a hard time before her turn, for I had no 23 of art, but her performance was 24 watching, no matter how long I would waitTime went slowlyI 25 with myself not to fall asleepLet s welcome the next exciting danceLatin 26 filled the hall at onceI opened my eyes as large as possible, 27 to lose anythingWearing a golden and shining skirt, Mary appeared on the stageDancing with a charming smile, she was fully 28 in the Latin musicAt this moment, she looked like a pretty butterfly 29 on the splendid stageAfter all the performance 30 , I waited for her at the gateHi! She stood in front of me with a bag and her crystal （水晶） high-heeled shoes in her hands, and 31 as she used to be, but the making-up still could be seenHow do you feel? There was not a little bit tired 32 on her face 33 ! I answeredThank you! I knew it would be She could not 34 her excitement, laughing like a childLooking at the shining crystal high-heeled shoes in the wonderful starry night, I _35_that every girl has a pair of special shoes which are like the crystal shoes of Cinderella （灰姑娘）16Ainstrument Bdance Cmusic Dopera17Aaddress Bnumber Cticket Dinvitation18Aquickly Bcompletely Cquietly Dexcitedly19Alovely Bpopular Cconfident Dordinary20Acover up Bturn off Cdress up Dtake in21Ahall Bparty Ctheatre Dschool22Arelieve Bescape Crelax Dsuffer23Ainterest B ability Csense Dtouch24Aproper Bworth Cgood Dhappy25Astruggled Bknocked Csupported Dshouted26AAppreciation BAttention CExpectation DApplause27Afailing Bfearing Cforgetting Dregretting28Aabsorbed Bswallowed Cinterested Dsurrounded29Asinging Bflying Cskipping Dstaying30Astopped Bpaused Cended Dsucceeded31Atalked Bdressed Claughed Dlooked32Aappearance Bexcitement Cexpression Dexhibition33ASorry BCongratulations CFar from DFantastic34Ahide Bprevent Cremove Dabandon35Adoubted Brealized Cwondered Dsuggested第二部分、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）第一节、请阅读下列短文，从每题给出的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。（A）It was a village in IndiaThe people were poorHowever, they were not unhappyAfter all, their forefathers had lived in the same way for centuriesThen one day, some visitors from the city arrivedThey told the villagers there were some people elsewhere who liked to eat frogs legsHowever, they did not have enough frogs of their own, and so they wanted to buy frogs from other placesThis seemed like money for nothingThere were millions of frogs in the fields around, and they were no use to the villagersAll they had to do was catch themAgreement was reached, and the children were sent into the fields to catch frogsEvery week a truck arrived to collect the catch and hand over the moneyFor the first time, the people were able to dream of a better futureBut the dream didnt last longThe change was hardly noticed at first, but it seemed as if the crops were not doing so well. More worrying was that the children fell ill more often, and, there seemed to be more insects around latelyThe villagers decided that they couldnt just wait to see the crops failing and the children getting weakThey would have to use the money earned to buy pesticides （刹虫剂 ） and medicinesSoon there was no money leftThen the people realized what was happeningIt was the frogThey hadnt been useless They had been doing an important jobeating insectsNow with so many frogs killed, the insects were increasing more rapidlyThey were damaging the crops and spreading diseasesNow, the people are still poorBut in the evenings they sit in the village square and listen to sounds of insects and frogsThese sounds of the night now have a much deeper meaning36From paragraph1, we learn that the villagers_Aworked very hard for centuries Bdreamed of having a better lifeCwere poor but somewhat content Dlived a different life from their forefathers37Why did the villagers agree to sell frogs?AThe frogs were easy money BThey needed money to buy medicineCThey wanted to please the visitors DThe frogs made too much noise38What might be the cause of the childrens sickness?AThe crops didnt do well BThere were too many insectsCThe visitors brought in diseases DThe pesticides were overused39What can we infer from the last sentence of the text?AHappiness comes from peaceful life in the countryBHealth is more important than moneyCThe harmony between man and nature is importantDGood old days will never be forgotten（B）Here are brief introductions to some popular novels.WATCHERS Two mutants（突异变种）,both changed from the animals they once were, escape and no one who encounters them will ever be the same again. A lonely widower, a ruthless assassin, a beautiful woman and a government agent are drawn together in a deadly hunt. All four are cruelly propelled（推进） towards a fight with an evil beyond human imagining. THE MASK She had appeared out of nowhere in front of Carols car. She was a teenager with no past and no memory. Carol and Paul were instantly drawn to her, and they called her Janeshe was the daughter they never had. But then the questions began. Where had Jane come from? Who was the girl behind the mask? THE FUNHOUSE Young Ellen ran away, joined a carnival, married a man she grew to hate and gave birth to a child so ugly that she killed it. Years later she has a new husband and two children, Amy and Joey, but the time has come for Amy and Joey to pay for her sins（罪恶） as Amy is pregnant and the carnival is back in town.LOVE STORY He is Oliver Barrett ,a rich jockey from a stuffy Wasp family on his way to a Harvard degree and a career in law. She is Jenny Cavilleri, a wisecracking working-class beauty studying music at Radcliffe. They are opposites in nearly every way. But they fall in love. This is their story.40. Which novel is about a fierce fight between justice and evil?A. WATCHERSB. THE MASKC. THE FUNHOUSED. LOVE STORY41. If you like romantic stories, you would prefer to read _ .A. WATCHERSB. THE MASKC. THE FUNHOUSED. LOVE STORY42. According to the brief introduction to the novel THE FUNHOUSE, we can infer _ .A. Ellen was a kind womanB. Ellen didnt get along well with her two husbandsC. the main plot has something to do with carnivalD. Amy and Joey hate their mother43. The underlined sentence in the brief introduction to the novelLOVE STORY means _ .A. they are the same in every wayB. they are quite different from each other in most aspectsC. they have a lot in common D. they are attracted by each other（C）Ralph and Norton can grow to be 40 feet long and live in a tank as large as a football field.What are they？Theyre the only two whale sharks at a North American aquariumYou can see Ralph and Norton at the worlds largest aquarium，the new Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta.The aquariums giant tanks hold eight million gallons of water and will be home to about 100,000 fish!The aquarium was designed to look like a giant ship breaking through the waves.It has 60 different habitats from the sea and five galleries (展馆)，each with a different theme.About 2.4 million visitors are expected to come each year.“We want to be the worlds most engaging aquarium.” said Jeff Swanagan，the aquariums executive director.Ralph and Norton arrived in June,2020 from Taiwan.They were only 15 and 13 feet long，but they may grow to be more than 40 feet long！Whale sharks are the worlds largest fish. Three fulltime vets will work there to make sure that Ralph，Norton，and all of the aquariums sea life stay healthy.Students from the University of Georgia will help run the aquarium and conduct research at the animal hospital.The aquarium was paid for almost completely by a $200 million gift from Berne Marcus，cofounder of the Home Depot Inc，and his wife，Billi. “Its going to be the most unique aquarium in the world，”said Marcus.Marcus said the aquarium was a “thank you” note to the city of Atlanta and the State of Georgia，where the Home Depot first opened for business.44According to this passage，Ralph and Norton are_.Apolar bears Bwhale sharksCpenguins Ddolphins45The worlds largest aquarium located in_.ALos Angeles BNew YorkCAtlanta DMiami46By saying “We want to be the worlds most engaging aquarium”，Jeff Swanagan means_.Athe aquarium will attract a large number of visitorsBthe aquarium will be home to very special sea animalsCthe aquarium will be rebuilt and will be made even largerDthe aquarium will be the largest habitat for sea life（D）Started in 1636,Harvard University is the oldest of all the colleges and universities in the United States. Yale, Princeton, Columbia and Dartmouth were opened soon after Harvard.In the early years, these schools were much alike. Only young men went to college. All the students studied the same subjects, and everyone learned Latin, Greek and Hebrew. Little was known about science then, and one kind of school could teach everything that was known about the world. When the students graduated, most of them became ministers or teachers.In 1782,Harvard started a medical school for young men who wanted to become doctors. Later, lawyers could receive their training in Harvards law school. In 1825,besides Latin and Greek, Harvard began teaching modern languages, such as French and German. Soon it began teaching American history.As knowledge increased, Harvard and other colleges began to teach many new subjects. Students were allowed to choose the subjects that interested them.Today, there are many different kinds of colleges and universities. Most of them are made up of smaller schools that deal with special fields of learning. Theres so much to learn that one kind of school cant offer it all.47. The oldest university in the US is _ .A. Yale B. Harvard C. Princeton D. Columbia48. From the second paragraph, we can see that in the early years, _ .A. those colleges and universities were nearly the sameB. people, young or old, might study in the collegesC. students studied only some languages and scienceD. when the students finished their school, they became lawyers or teachers49. As knowledge increased, colleges began to teach _ .A. everything that was knownB. law and something about medicineC. the subjects that interested studentsD. many new subjects50. On the whole, the passage is about _ .A. the world-famous colleges in AmericaB. what kind of lesson each college teachesC. how to start a universityD. how colleges have changed第二节 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。（E）Getting your children to study can be a little like getting them to eat their vegetables.51 Make a study time and have it at the same time every day. This will help your kid to learn to schedule their day and will give them a sense of control over how they spend their time.Allow them to study in block of time, such as for half an hour with a five-minute break in the middle. 52 Ideal (理想的) study times are after dinner or right after school before dinner .Never allow your children to study in front of the television, as that will encourage passive activity. 53Youll also need to help your kids find the right place to study. After youve set up a good study time for little learners, set up a good place where they can get those creative juices flowing .54 Make sure there is a table or a desk and a comfortable chair.55 This includes helping them out with their homework sometimes and being there for them with the answers to any questions. The input you give you