云南省某知名中学高二英语上学期第一次月考试题

1、玉溪一中高2020届高二上学期第一次月考英语 试 卷 本试卷分为第i卷（选择题）和第ii卷（非选择题）两部分, 共150分。考试时间120分钟。第 i 卷注意事项：1. 答第i卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考号填写在本试卷和答题卡相应位置上。2. 选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒

2、钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. whats the main reason that the man likes his college?a. its not expensive.b. it has great teachers.c. he likes his classmates.2. what does the man suggest the woman do?a. wait on the phone.b. order on the internet.c. drive to the pizza place.3. how much will a stamp co

3、st in may?a. a penny. b. 42 cents. c. 44 cents.4. what does the man offer to do?a. take a message.b. get ms. sullivan.c. call back in thirty minutes.5. what will the man do on friday?a. go shopping. b. go camping. c. hold a dinner party.第二节 （共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的a、b、c

4、三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7小题。6. what present does the woman first suggest?a. a toy car. b. a doll. c. a machine gun.7. what is the relationship between the speakers?a. father and daughter.b. mother and son.c. sister and brother.听第7

5、段材料，回答第8、9小题。 8. why does the man want to learn how to cook?a. to save money.b. to eat a healthier diet.c. to cook for his mother.9. what does the woman tell the man to do first?a. crack the egg. b. get the cooking oil. c. heat up some water.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. what does maria say about reading?a.

6、she reads all the time. b. she only reads at work.c. she doesnt have much time to read.11. what is marias favorite type of book?a. biographies. b. history. c. novels. 12. what might marias job be?a. a teacher. b. a musician. c. an athlete.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. where does this conversation take place?

7、a. in an apartment building.b. in a workplace.c. in a restaurant.14. where will the womans husband open a restaurant?a. in dallas. b. in houston. c. in san antonio.15. what type of food does the mans wife like best?a. thai. b. middle eastern. c. mexican.16. what does the man offer the woman?a. to sh

8、ow her around town.b. to introduce her to his wife.c. to tell her about good restaurants.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17. where is idina menzel from?a. los angeles. b. new york. c. chicago.18. what is menzel best known for right now?a. a broadway musical.b. her dancing abilities.c. the song let it go.19. what

9、does menzel do in frozen?a. she plays a princess.b. she voices the main character.c. she performs a beautiful dance.20. what does the speaker say about menzels voice?a. its very powerful.b. it sounds younger than her age.c. its been in many disney movies. 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

10、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。 aalton towers is the most famous theme park in the uk which has been successfully running since 1980. the park is set high in the hills of alton in staffordshire and it is hidden amongst the trees. the buying up of the theme park has caused more and mor

11、e money to be put into the park which is only good for thrill (兴奋) seekers! the amount of new rides is increasing but at the expense of the admittance fees. however the higher fees by no means stops people from visiting though with still around 2.5 million visitors each year.the theme park is open t

12、his year from the 17th march through until 11th november. this gives riders the nice hot british summer time to enjoy the rides with preferably less rainfall. the gates to the park open at 9:30 am and the rides and other attractions open at 10 am. to make the most of your money and your day i would

13、suggest getting there on time or it will seem wasted. when i went we got there at around 1 oclock and because of that we didnt get around everything we wanted to.the cost of getting into the park these days is very expensive so trips there i think for most families would be few and far between. ther

14、e are many different prices as the cost changes depending on how you pay and when you want to go. there are three sets of prices, normal day ticket, event day ticket and buying online. the prices are as follows:adultchild under 12disablednormal day pass: £32normal day pass: £22normal day p

15、ass: £16event day pass: £34event day pass: £23event day pass: £17buying online: £24buying online: £16buying online: £1221. which of the following is true of alton towers?a. it lies at the foot of the hills of alton. b. it is the best national park in the uk.c. it i

16、s covered with trees and grasses. d. it has a history of over thirty years. 22. youd better travel to alton towers in _.a. january b. february c. september d. december23. if you are at the age of 9 and visit alton towers on st davids day with your mom, how much has to be paid online?a. £64 b. &

17、#163;40 c. £54 d. £57 brobert frost was one of americas best known and most honored serious writers. but his fame came late in his life. he was born in san francisco, california in 1874. he lived in california during his early childhood. he was named after the chief southern general in ame

18、ricas civil war. the generals name was robert edward lee. the poet was named robert lee frost, because his father wanted to honor the general.someone once asked another american writer, ernest hemingway, how to become a writer. the best thing, he said, was to have an unhappy childhood. if this is tr

19、ue, robert frosts childhood was unhappy enough to make him a very good writer. robert frosts father was a reporter who wanted to be a politician. but he didnt make it. he often drank too much wine and became angry. robert was the victim (受害者) of his anger.robert frost finished high school in 1891. a

20、fter high school, roberts grandfather offered to pay his costs at dartmouth college. but robert left the school after a few months. he did not like it. he spent the next few years working at different jobs. at one time, he worked in a factory. later, he repaired shoes. he was a teacher. he was a rep

21、orter. always, he wrote poetry.robert frost attended harvard university for two years. after that, he returned to the many jobs he held before. for a while, frost tried to take care of a farm in the state of new hampshire. he was not a successful farmer. and he continued to write poetry. he said tha

22、t until 1930, he earned only about ten dollars a year from writing. in 1912, he decided to try to make a new start. he took his family to britain. the cost of living was low. in britain, frost found a publisher for his first book of poems. the book was called a boys will. when it appeared in 1913, f

23、rost received high praise from british readers. praise was something he had not received in his own country.ezra pound, another american poet living in britain, read the poems and liked them very much. he wrote a magazine article about frost. he also helped get frosts second book of poems published

24、in america. that book was called north of boston.24. the followings are writers except _.a. robert lee frostb. robert edward lee c. ernest hemingway d. ezra pound25. the passage wrote about hemingway in order to show that _.a. he had great influence on frosts poetry and lifeb. frosts poetry style wa

25、s the same as hemingwaysc. frost spent his childhood unhappilyd. frost was unhappy because he was the victim of his father 26. what can we learn from the passage?a. robert frosts father was angry and drank a lot because he didnt realize his dream.b. once frosts first book was published he gained gre

26、at praise in his country.c. after leaving harvard university, he began to learn to write poetry.d. frost was found to have a gift in poetry while he studied in high school.27. whats the passage mainly about?a. roberl frosts unhappy childhood.b. roberl frosts first and second book.c. roberl frosts fa

27、mily and jobs.d. roberl frosts life and poetry.cchinas high-tech buildings can be seen everywhere in places like beijing and shanghai, but a few hundred miles away in shanxi province, some three million people still live in caves.these simple homes often dot the countryside in small, hard-to-find gr

28、oups, but in places like lijiashan, where hundreds of caves are on nine different levels of a hillside, it is possible to find whole villages made up entirely of cave livers.people have been living in caves in shanxi for around 5,000 years, and it is believed that at one time a quarter of the popula

29、tion lived underground. these days around one-twelfth live in caves and for many of them, life is almost as it was for their ancestors.lijiashan, a 550-year-old cave village is typical. like most cave villages, there is still no running water, meaning locals are using muddy water of the nearby yello

30、w river. most homes still have paper windows rather than glass ones. inside, their owners sleep on large stone beds, known as kang; cool in the summer, but fires can be lit inside them during the winter months. lijiashan once housed 600 families. but now there are just over 40. mr lis family has liv

31、ed in lijiashan for six generations. after his kids left the village to find work elsewhere, he and his wife turned their 180-year-old home into a guest house with cave bed-rooms where chinese art students stay when they come to paint the unusual village landscape.“the only people left here now are

32、old people,” he said, “as soon as the children grow up they leave. they dont mind living here by the yellow river. sometimes they just move down the road. but they want to live in new apartments, not in these old caves.”28. according to the passage, in lijiashan_.a. some three million people still l

33、ive in cavesb. hundreds of caves are hard to findc. all the villagers are cave liversd. people live in small groups29. in a typical cave village_. a. people usually use water of the riverb. the houses have glass windowsc. people sleep on the groundd. there is running water30. why do the families in

34、lijiashan become fewer and fewer?a. because old people have to leave their homes to have a better life.b. because the students go to school in the city.c. because caves are not fit to live now.d. because young people dont want to live there any more.31. the underlined word “landscape” can probably b

35、e replaced by_.a. animalb. scenery c. clothing d. windowdcats are domestic（驯养的）animals. they are not only sociable but also fashionable. domesticated cats would like to form cat communities based on sharing of love and food. and they bond with each other very quickly, which is quite different from h

36、umans.cats dont always cry because of being hungry for food. because cats are social animals, they cry because they want to have company. cats may not cry every time but they may chatter or mumble. its really scary to hear cats chattering like old women. they should be listened and one must talk bac

37、k.meow does not mean that the cat is crying but it is simply a greeting. a cats cry may depend on what it is looking for; it can be championship or other things. cats may cry because of boredom on rare occasions. cats also need rest and recreation. cats get stressed when they are ignored. it can be

38、given a name and called, it can be given a pat on the head, but it should not be kicked when it wraps itself around its masters leg.a cat follows its master around because of a connecting feeling. cats look upon its master as a second mother. even if a cat is old, they never ignore the feeling of be

39、ing attended and cared for.cats use a variety of sounds like mimicking to communicate with one another. they are very moody and they cant be made like oneself all the time. they have different body language signs which you can tell by the way their tail, ears, paws and body are positioned.there are

40、many ways by which a cat can be stopped from crying like setting up playful activities with the cat, not ignoring it, taking it to a walk and feeding it regularly. a cat knows how to take advantage of its masters feelings because they can read them.32. cats are probably afraid of_. a. excitement b.

41、chattering c. being listened to d. loneliness33. in order to comfort your cat when it is stressed, youd better_.a. touch it on the head b. make it sleep quicklyc. kick it on the back d. pay no attention to it34. the cat is good at communicating with others by_.a. making different noises b. moving it

42、s tail downc. using different body languages d. lying on the ground on its back35. which of the following can comfort the crying cat?a. interesting games b. listening to music c. having a walk d. shouting at ite. having a meal f. leaving it alonea. b, d, f b. a, c, e c. a, b, e d. b, c, f第二节（共5小题；每小

43、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。the wonderful world of makeupas a busy mom, my makeup routine has changed significantly. unless its a special occasion, i wont spend much time on it. however, despite my speedy routine, makeup is fun. 36 i also enjoy freebies (赠品) very much. you too

44、? thought so. lets get started.be realistic. are you a person who likes simplicity? 37 besides time, how much money are you willing to invest in products? do you know your skin type? knowing how your skin reacts is important. once you have a realistic idea of what you want to do, your skin type, and

45、 how much money you are willing to spend, youre on your way.research. think about your budget and check out different brands online. one of the very best websites and beauty retailers online is sephora. the sephora website gives you detailed information on each brand. want to go green? sephora has a

46、 great deal of information on green and natural products suited for every budget. 38 once youve got an idea about brands, try it out. sephoras in-store product samples are enough and you are allowed and encouraged to give makeup a test. dont be afraid to ask questions. 39 when you make a purchase fr

47、om sephora, you always get to choose three free samples. if you join its beauty insider program, you will earn reward points that can be redeemed (兑现) for more samples, other products, and a free beautiful gift on your birthday.a word on expensive brands. some of the expensive brands really do have

48、superior staying power and last a long time. 40 personally, i like to mix things up (higher end with drugstore brands).a. they are investments for our skins after all.b. when time allows, i love playing with different colors and trying new products.c. theres no pressure to buy just come and learn. d

49、. dont be shy away from drugstore brands.e. take advantage of freebies.f. try before you buy.g. do you prefer the 5-minute or less routine?第三部分 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l.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。it was a mid aprila time when the planet earth turns

50、 under the hot rays of the sun. there was a large desert in africa with no sign of 41 except a little rose. there was not a bird or tree in 42 . the sand dunes（沙丘）became piles of burning coal as the days 43 . but the little rose successfully 44 the cruelty of sun. the sun was very 45 to have seen th

51、e roses ability to 46 such terrible conditionsone afternoon, the sun said to the little 47 , “dear rose! i am the supreme power in this universe. i have the 48 to give and take life. thousands of living things 49 every day, as they are not able to stand my heat. but, you have been bearing even my ho

52、ttest ray 50 any complaint. may i know the source that gave you this huge 51 ?”“oh，mighty sun,” the little rose said 52 , “i dont know much about this desert. but it appears 53 and there seems to be no one else in the whole world my eye could reach. i began to feel 54 for the loneliness of this dese

53、rt and 55 to help it as possible as i could. and in this process, i never 56 anything that caused pain to memy whole 57 has been to be a good friend to this desert and help 58 its loneliness.” 59 by the little roses care for the large desert, the sun offered a(n) 60 millions of other roses that fill

54、ed the desert with their sweet smells and thus turned the entire stretch (延伸) into a great oasis (绿洲) of life41. a. historyb. humanc. lifed. death42. a. silenceb. sightc. turnd. trouble43.a. got throughb. set downc. got togetherd. passed by44. a. stoodb. avoidedc. completedd. disliked45.a. pleasedb.

55、 surprised c. disappointed d. frightened46.a. changeb. followc. improved. survive47.a. child b. friend c. flower d. animal48. a. power b. chance c. duty d. right49.a. growb. diec. stopd. live50. a. with b. over c. through d. without51.a. attention b. force c. strength d. success52.a. gently b. proudly c. fluently d. rudely53. a. small b. far c. thick d. large54. a. happy b. lucky c. sorry d. angry55. a. refused b. decided c. agreed d. promised56.a. experiencedb. collectedc. solvedd. forgot57. a. courage b. bravery