江苏省邳州四中高二上学期10月月考英语试卷(无答案)

1、邳州市第四中学高二 10 月月考英语试卷第一部分：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（ABCD ）中，选出最佳选项。A.“ I never expected that I would be so busy. Why can Liu Ran in Hong Kong as mid-term exams were going on. t there be 25 hours in a day?” cThe 18-year-oldLiu Ran was Shandong Province s top scorer in this year s col

2、lege entranceexamination. After graduating from Tai an No.1 High School, she chose the Chinese University ofHong Kong( 香港中文大学 ), although both Peking University andTsinghua University promisedher a place.“ I want to experience a more international school and social life in Hong Kong. I mjournalism,

3、so Hong Kong will surely help widen my horizons,” Liu said.It is two months since Liu first set foot on Hong Kong. She missed home a lot at the beginning,because of the food and language problems.“ The canteen offers mostly Western or Guangdong food, but it s convenient to cook forourselves in our d

4、orm if we like. People speak Cantonese and almost all classes are in English,” Liuexplained.Her English and Cantonese are now both improving, but she still needs more time to adapt to the new environment.“ I m happy that I made the right decision to study here. With a mix of the Eastern and Westernc

5、ultures, there is so much to discover and learn,” she said.Liu has 18 credit hours( 学分 ) of classes every week and 23 non-credit hours every other week.She has signed up for four associations including the Chinese Language Debating Team and the drama club. Essays, book reports and presentations also

6、 take plenty of time to prepare. And , of course, there are various parties to attend. “ I wasn t a party animal before, but that may beinteresting part of college. I sense myself changing,” Liu said.1. Liu Ran chose the Chinese University of Hong Kong, because_. A. she couldn t be admitted to Pekin

7、g University第 1页B. Hong Kong is a good placeC. she wants to be far from her homelandD. the Chinese University of Hong Kong can widen her horizons2. According to the last paragraph, we can infer_. A. the busy and full life makes Liu Ran feel goodB. Liu Ran hates the busy life in the Chinese Universit

8、y of Hong Kong C. Liu Ran likes the food thereD. now Liu Ran dislikes attending parties3. Liu Ran had to overcome the difficulties in many aspects EXCEPT_.A. foodB. languageC. missing homeD. no friendsBBorn in 1965, Shania Twain was the second of five children in her family. At the age of two, she m

9、oved with her mother and two sisters to Timmins, a town north of Toronto. When Shania was eight years old, her mother took her to many different bars, clubs and concerts to perform. In high school, Shania joined a local band, with which she often performed. After that, Shania moved toToronto, where

10、she continued singing.When Shania was 21 years old, her parents were killed in a car accident. She had to take over the role of parent to her younger siblings( 兄弟姐妹 ). Taking care of two teenage brothers and asister was a Gordian knot. Suddenly, she had to pay the bills, keep food on the table, and

11、make aliving. Anyway, Shania managed to pay the bills by singing here and there.In 1991, Shania went to Nashville, the home of the country music industry. In 1993, she recorded Shania Twain, her first CD. In 2019, her next CD, The Woman in Me, which had eight hit songs, sold more than ten million co

12、pies. Her third CD, Come on Over, was also popular and she had another hit song.Shania and Robert Lange, a famous producer, got married in 1993. After finishing her 2019world tour, she decided to take a break from performing. In August 2019, they had a lovely son, whom they named Eja. After Septembe

13、r 11th, Shania decided to spend more time on her family and stayed at home until the fall of 2019. Her reappearance in the music world put her face on magazinecovers and country music publications. She also began to promote( 宣传 ) her new CD, Up, on TV shows.第 2页4. According to the text, Shania _. A.

14、 went to Timmins in 1965B. was born into a musical familyC. recorded her first CD in high school D. began singing in public at an early age5. The underlined part“ a Gordian knot” in Paragraph 2 probably means _.A. a big businessB. a difficult taskC. a social activityD. a simple problem6. What s the

15、right order of the events in Shania Twain s life?a. She moved to Nashville.b. She married Robert Lange.c. She lost her parents forever.d. She promoted Up on TV shows.e. She recorded The Woman in Me.A. c,a,b,e,dB. a,c,e,b,dC. c,b,a,d,eD. a,b,e,d,c7. What does the author mainly talk about in the text?

16、 A. Why Shania Twain chose to be a singer.B. How difficult it is to become a singer. C. A girl roads to success as a singer.D. ShaniaTwain sopiniononmusic.CWhen temperatures are high, walking on hot roadways, parking lots, and other paved surfaces can really burn your feet. All of that heat comes fr

17、om the energy of the sun reacting with thepavement. But what if we could turn that energy into electricity? It may sound like a crazy science dream, but an electrical engineer and his wife may have found a way to do just that.Scott Brusaw has developed a six-sided glass panel(面板 ) that contains sola

18、r cells, whichcan change sunlight into electricity.The panels fit together and can form a flat surface on theground. Brusaw and his wife, Julie, founded a company called Solar Roadways to further develop the idea and produce these new solar panels. They plan to use their invention to replace the pav

19、ement on U.S. roads.第 3页According to the Brusaws, if we replaced all of the nation沥青 ) withs theseasphaltsolar(panels, the network would produce more than three times the amount of electricity currently usedby the United States in a year. In return, electricityfrom solar panels doesn producet harmfu

20、lpollution, so the panels could be a smart choice for the environment.The U.S. governmentsees some promise in the Solar Roadways project. Anumber oflaboratories around the country have tested the panels to see if they can withstand ( 经受 ) the heavy traffic and rough weather that asphalt pavement suf

21、fers from year to year. The lab resultsshow that not only do the panels meet the requirements, but they can actually handle more weight than they need to.Now, money must be raised to start building the panel pavement system. The Brusaws haveraised more than $1 million from ordinary people who learne

22、d about their project. However, someexperts predict the Brusaws plan could finally cost moretrilliothan.$1Could Solar Roadways be the answer to the world-growingsneedever for electricity? A lotof obstacles(阻碍 ) stand in the way of re-creating the highway system out of solar panels. Butthe Brusaws ma

23、y just be paving a road to the future.8. The glass panel the Brusaws have developed _.A. is too heavy to carryB. has a high temperatureC. is powered by an engineD. is environmentally-friendly9. What s theU.S. government s attitude towards the Brusaws plan now?A. Worried.B. Doubtful.C. Interested.D.

24、Supportive.10. What does the underlined part“ their projectA. Replacing asphalt roads with solar panels.B. Designing more money-saving solar panels.C. Testing the solar panels the Brusaws invented.D. Reducing the ever-growing need for electricity.11. What would be the best title for the text?A. Adva

25、ntages of sunlightB. Better choice for your feetC. Power from the streetsD. Finding more future energy” in Paragraph 5 refer to?D第 4页Most people will recognize Bill Clinton, ex-president of the United States. Bill Clinton is avery popular speech giver and regularly gives talks all over the world, to

26、 many different audiences.He is so effective at giving talks because he has a special quality which we callisma (魅力 ) ”.“ charNowadays, psychologists(心理学家 ) are becoming very interested incharisma and wantto describe its meaning in a better way. People often misunderstand what charisma is and think

27、ofit as a kind of fame, but it is not the same as fame. Charisma is a kind of magic and is relativelyrare. A well-known American psychologist thinks that charismatic people are basically excellentcommunicators. However, they have other qualities such as self-confidence, eloquence ( 口才 ) andvision.Ch

28、arismatic personalitiesare able to draw people to them, and people feel happy in theircompany. There is a sense of“ togetherness ” when a charismatic person is with other people. Agood example of this ability,some say, is the famous American, OprahWinfrey.She is ahighly-successful businesswoman and

29、is probably best known as the presenter of a very populartalk show. Oprah is able to relate to audiences at her shows and they respond well toher. Hercharismatic personality has made her one of the richest women in the world. She owns severalhouses and publishes her own magazines. Presently, she is

30、presenting a new series of theOprahWinfrey Show . She also runs a book club, which influences the nation s reading habits and may beone of the reasons why people are reading more these days in the USA.A woman who had extraordinary charisma was the film star, Marilyn Monroe. A beautiful woman and a t

31、alented (有天赋的 ) actress, she was always the centre of attention wherever she went.Unlike fame, charisma doesn t disappearmeover.Eventi now, more than fifty years after herdeath, when young people see Monroe in her films, her charisma seems as fresh and powerful asever.12. Bill Clinton is good at giv

32、ing talks because _.A. he has a quality called charismaB. he was once president of the USAC. he has many fans that support himD. he is well-known all over the world13. According to the text, charismatic people _.第 5页A. are all effective speech makersB. are all confident and successfulC. can easily a

33、ttract and interest peopleD. often try to create a calm atmosphere14. What do we know about Oprah Winfrey?A. She is most famous as a magazine publisher.B. She has a happy relationship with her audiences.C. She often gives talks to American young people.D. She writes books to influence Americans read

34、ing habits.15. The author mentions the popularity of Marilyn Monroe to show that _. A. fame is as important as charismaB. famous people always have charismaC. charisma doesn t become weaker over time D. Monroe is an extraordinarily talented actress第二部分七选五（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

35、的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。In the early 1900s the dancer Isadora Duncan created a new form of dance. Duncan refusedto accept the strict rules of ballet ( 芭蕾舞 ), which was the main form of dance at the time.1Duncan was born in San Francisco, California on either May 26, 1877, or May 27, 1878. She was one of f

36、our children raised by their mother, a poor music teacher. At first her name was Angela Duncan. 2Duncan learned ballet as a child. However, ballet movements did not please her. 3 Duncan performed in New York City and Chicago, Illinois, but she did not have much success. At age 21 she left for Europe

37、.Duncan s dancing interested European audiences. She danced to classical music, just as balletdancers did.4She was the first Western dancer to perform without shoes on her feet andwithout tights ( 紧身衣 ). She wore a loose dress based on ancient Greek clothes.Duncan finally opened dance schools in Fra

38、nce, Germany, the United States, and the SovietUnion. She taught her students how to follow the natural movements and rhythms of their bodies.5第 6页In 1922 Duncan married a poet from the Soviet Union. Many people in the United States feared the Soviets. Some said Duncan was not faithful to the United

39、 States. She then left her home country for good. Duncan died in Nice, France, on September 14, 1927. A. Duncan s ideas also influenced many modern dancers.B. While in her teens she changed her first name to Isadora.C. Duncan began her dancing career by teaching lessons in her home.D. But Duncan mad

40、e up many of her moves during each performance.E. She spent most of the rest of her life in this manner, touring in Europe.F. Instead, she created a free style of dancing, which is known as modern dance.G. She soon began to invent a more natural way to express herself through dance.第三部分：完形填空（共20 小题；

41、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。Though one can change his or her physical appearance with the help of cosmetics (化妆品 ),honesty is a quality that is not as easily obtained ( 获得 ). 1 , when choosing my friends, I look for people who 2 honesty as much as I do.Honesty is

42、 much more 3than physical appearance, because, for me, a friendprimarysfunctionistobe mysecret keeper and problem 4 . When I havea problem, I like to askfor 5 frommyfriends. However, I want to be sure that I can discuss privatethingswith myfriends and that they won6 anyonet else. Also, I want my fri

43、ends to give me their7opinions. Idon t want them to lie to me or try to 8 the truth. That would only 9 me and make me upset.In addition, I like being an honest person that people can 10 . I believe friends should havea(n)11influence on you and help you to better yourself. If I am around someone who

44、repeatedlylies, I might pick up his or her bad12 . Then, I would become someone that others cannot trust.Another 13 is thatphysicalappearance isnot always a goodreflection ( 反映 ) of howsomeone is on the inside. Yourfrie nds14 cannot help you to solve a problem or make youfeel15whenyou refeelingbad.

45、However,an honest personwitha goodpersonalitywill16yourfeelingsenoughto tell you the truth, even whentellingthetruthmay bedifficult.17a good personality, good looks do not last.Overall, I believe one s social life will always be much18moreifone has an honest friend第 7页rather than a physically 19 one

46、. The phrase“ Honesty is the best policy”20 iswhenespeciallyitcomes to keeping lasting friendships.1.A. BesidesB. HoweverC. ThereforeD. Anyhow2.A. doubtB. valueC. showD. fear3.A. commonB. obviousC. mysteriousD. important4.A. makerB. loverC. solverD. finder5.A. moneyB. troubleC. adviceD. permission6.

47、A. tellB. seeC. answerD. invite7.A. contraryB. honestC. variousD. mistaken8.A. faceB. admitC. hideD. discover9.A. treatB. forgetC. hurtD. refuse10.A. missB. trustC. learnD. meet11.A.immediateB. positiveC. slightD. dangerous12.A. tipB. secretC. habitD. skill13.A. resultB. goalC. functionD. reason14.A

48、. mindB. feelingsC. behaviorD. looks15.A. saferB. betterC. strongerD. sadder16.A. describeB. respectC. wakenD. discuss17.A. WithB. ExceptC. UnlikeD. Over18.A. normalB. pleasantC. modernD. peaceful19.A. activeB. sickC. possibleD. attractive20.A. trueB. simpleC. rudeD. polite第四部分短文填空（共10 小题；每小题1 分，满分10 分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1 个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Jane: Hi, Jack. What are you doing there?Jack: Im reading a book about the American scientist, George Washington Carver, who madegre