贵州省绥阳县绥阳中学2020-2021学年高二英语上学期第一次月考试题

1、贵州省绥阳县绥阳中学2020_2021学年高二英语上学期第一次月考试题贵州省绥阳县绥阳中学2020_2021学年高二英语上学期第一次月考试题PAGE PAGE - 26 -贵州省绥阳县绥阳中学2020_2021学年高二英语上学期第一次月考试题贵州省绥阳县绥阳中学2020-2021学年高二英语上学期第一次月考试题第一部分 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。 Why

2、 does the man come home？A。 To give the woman a surprise。 B。 To have some lunch。 C。 To get papers。2. What does Nancy plan to do at Christmas?A。 Have dinner at home. B. Do volunteer work . C。 Visit some friends.3. What relation is most probably the woman to John?A. His mother。 B. His teacher。 C. His c

3、oach。4. Where is the bookstore now?A. On Nelson Street B. On Lear Road. C。On Huntington Road.5。 What is the man going to do?A. Make breakfast。 B。 Do some shopping. C. Pick up the woman。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三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。每段对话或独白读两遍.听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.

4、Why does the woman charge the man？A. He returned a book late. B. He damaged a book。 C。 He lost a book.7. How does the man find the fine？A。 Its too much。 B。 Its acceptable。 C。 Its unnecessary。听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8。 What is the man?A。 A doctor. B。 A nutritionist. C。 A teacher。9. What is the matter with Su

5、sie？A。 She has a fever。 B. She has a cough. C。 She has a headache。10。 What does the man think Susie should do?A. Do more exercise。B。 Go out for a walk to catch some fresh air。C。 Have meals on time and get a rest。听第8段材料,回答第11至13题.11。 What is the woman doing？A. Telling a story。 B。 Hosting a program。 C

6、. Having a job interview.12。 Why was Todd late for the interview?A。 His bike was broken。 B. He was busy with work。 C. He was stuck in a traffic jam.13. Where did Todd change his clothes?A。 At McDonalds。 B. At an office。 C. At home。听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14。 What is Amys original plan for tonightA。 To have

7、 a good rest. B。 To study for an exam. C. To celebrate her birthday.15。 What does Stewart intend to do with friends at 6：30？A.Watch a movie。 B. Hold a party。 C。 Have dinner。16. When will the party probably end?A. At 10:00. B. At 10:30。 C. At 11:00。17。 How does Stewart sound?A。 Enthusiastic。 B。 Impat

8、ient. C。 Hesitant.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。18。 What is the talk mainly about?A. English couplets. B。 Different festivals. C. Chinese culture.19. What do we know about Yu Runrun？A. He writes great couplets。 B. He teaches English。 C。 He owns a shop.20。 What will Wolken consider doing?A。 Making his own couple

9、ts。 B. Going to college in China。C. Celebrating the festival with colleagues.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。ADiscover Britain through literatureLiterature gives you the safety of travelling within the comforts of your own home. I would like to take you on

10、a journey through Great Britain。 Through these novels you will be able to transport yourself and discover the beauty and the culture of Great Britain。Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Austens romantic novel centres around the Bennet family during the 19th century and the importance of marriage

11、and social expectations。 The style of the novel is using exaggerated (夸张的） characters to make fun of the society.Setting: Longbourn （a fictional town） in HertfordshireThe Harry Potter Series by J K. RowlingIts highly unlikely that youve managed to avoid hearing of Harry Potter， even if you are a mug

12、gle （不会魔法的人). It is a fantastic series of novels which makes you believe in magic and that anything is possible.Setting: HogwartsOliver Twist by Charles DickensThe novel follows Olivers life as an orphan in London and the characters he meets while living on the streets。Setting: LondonHow Green Was M

13、y Valley by Richard LlewellynIn the novel， Llewellyn writes about a Welsh family and their life among a mining community。 It gives readers a really good representation of the struggles faced by those living in this sort of community。Setting: South Wales21。 Which deals with the main characters childh

14、ood ？A。 Pride and Prejudice B。 The Harry Potter SeriesC。 Oliver Twist D。 How Green Was My valley22。 What can we know about How Green Was My valley ？A. It introduces the history of a mining community。B。 It helps readers learn how to face difficulties.C. It encourages readers to explore the beauty of

15、nature。D。 It presents a mining familys life.23。 Who makes readers interested in magic according to the text？A。 Jane Austen。 B J. K。 Rowling。 C. Charles Dickens. D。 Richard Llewellyn。BIn France， there once lived a man named Louis Pasteur, who was a doctor of science. The thing that concerned him most

16、 was the disease rabies (狂犬病)。“I must find the rabies germs that hide inside people and make them so sick that they die，”he thought。“Once I find them, Ill think of a way to kill them.”Many people thought Pasteur was wasting his time。 Some laughed at him and said, “Youll never do it.”Pasteur didnt ca

17、re what people thought； he believed in himself. He kept right on working.At the same time, in Germany， a boy named Joey was about to get into trouble. He was teasing a dog. But this dog was sick with rabies, which made the dog mad。 Unfortunately， the dog bit him. The rabies germs were passed from th

18、e dog to Joey.Soon the little boy was very sick. His parents could only wait。 But then there was news。 Joeys mother saw it and shouted for joy. “A doctor of science has found a way to save sick people like Joey！ she said。 The man， of course， was Louis Pasteur. Joeys parents quickly prepared Joey for

19、 the long journey to Paris。“Dr. Pasteur,” said the mother。 “Our little boy is very sick。 Can you help us？”“Perhaps,said Pasteur。“Ive invented a vaccine (疫苗）。 It is strong enough to kill the rabies germs。 Joey will be the first person to have my rabies vaccine.”“The first person?” asked Joeys worried

20、 father nervously. “Will it be dangerous？ Are you sure it will work？”“I believe it will,” said Pasteur.Slowly the vaccine killed more and more of the rabies germs。 Joey began to get well。 Dr。 Pasteurs vaccine was a success！From then on no one had to be afraid of rabies anymore, and people who had la

21、ughed at him before， respected him。 He is recognized as one of the worlds greatest scientists.What was peoples first reaction toward Pasteurs thoughts on killing rabies germs?A。 Hopeful. B。 Sceptical. C.Uncaring. D. Cheerful. 25. What happened to Joey？A。 He fought with a dog。 B. He drove a mad dog a

22、way.C。 He killed the rabies germs. D。 He got rabies unexpectedly。26。 Which of the following words can best describe Pasteur？A. Proud and imaginative. B.Careful and simple-minded。C. Selfless and humorous. D. Confident and strong-minded.27。What does the text mainly talk about？A. The amazing story of J

23、oey。B. Pasteurs deep interest in science。C. The first known person to survive rabies.D。 Pasteurs success in finding a treatment for rabies。CThe city of San Francisco is home to some of the nations largest technology companies， including Twitter and Uber。 At the same time, it has one of the largest h

24、omeless populations in the country。 Homelessness and unemployment for local people continue to rise. But one program is helping connect the two worlds for these poor job seekers。 Del Seymour created the program。 He was once homeless himself。Seymour spent years in a neighborhood known as the Tenderlo

25、in, an area with an extremely high rate of homelessness and unemployment. However, in recent years, large companies like Twitter and Uber have moved in or near the Tenderloin area. They started importing people from other regions countries to work in the neighborhood。Seymour started making phone cal

26、ls to technology companies。 He thought it was unfair for the companies to ignore local people, including homeless ones。 Youre not going to come in my neighborhood and ignore my people， ”he said。 “You re going to include us in your business.”To everyones surprise, the companies started answering。 As

27、a result， Seymour started Code Tenderloin, an organization that is giving the homeless and other needy people a path to employment, including jobs in technology companies. It offers classes in coding for computer languages. It also gives sixweek training classes in job readiness。 The class teaches s

28、tudents public speaking， resume building， interviewing and other skills. Code Tenderloins students visit technology companies to meet people, ask questions and learn from employees. Although only a small number of students have found full-time technology jobs， many others have got internships(实习) th

29、rough the program. And many others have found other fulltime jobs.28. What has happened to the Tenderloin in recent years？A。 The rate of homelessness is decreasing。B. People are hired by large companies。C. Twitter sent employees to work for it。D。 Large companies located their offices there.29。 What

30、is Seymours attitude toward the actions of Twitter and Uber at first?A. Supportive. B. Indifferent C。 Critical D. Objective30。 Why did Seymour set up Code Tenderloin？A。 To help people find jobs.B。 To create jobs for himself and local people.C. To help technology companies find suitable workers.D. To

31、 teach coding for computer languages.31。 What does the underlined word ”It” in Paragraph 4 refer to？A。 A technology company. B. An organization.C。 A learning path. D。 A job。DOn South Goulburn Island， a small and forested island off Australias northern coast, a settlement called Warruwi Community con

32、sists of about 500 people who speak among themselves around 9 different languages. This is one of the last places in Australia-and probably the worldwhere so many indigenous（本地的） languages exist together. Theres the Maung language， but also one called Bininj Kunwok and another called Yolnu Matha, an

33、d Burarra， Ndjebbana, Gunbarlang， Iwaidja, Torres Strait Creole, and English。None of these languages, except English, are spoken by more than a few thousand people. Several， such as Ndjebbana and Maung, are spoken by groups numbering in the hundreds。 For all these individuals to understand one anoth

34、er， one might except South Goulburn to be an island of polyglots， or a place where residents have known well about others languages, like a sort of “linguistic stone soup”. Rather， they just talk to one another in their own language or languages, which they can do because everyone else understands s

35、ome or all of the languages but doesnt speak them。People at Warruwi Community avoid simply switching to a shared language because there are social and personal costs of doing so. Some families insist that their children speak only their language, usually their fathers. Languages are associated with

36、particular pieces of land or territory on the island， and races claim ownership of that land， so languages are also considered to be owned by races. One can only speak the languages that one has the right to speak-and breaking this restriction can be seen as a sign of hostility。This arrangement, whi

37、ch linguists call “receptive multilingualism （接受式多语制)”, shows up all around the world. In some places， its accidental。 Many Englishspeaking Anglos who live in the U.S. border states, for instance, can read and understand quite a bit of Spanish from being exposed to it。 And countless immigrant childr

38、en learn to speak the language of their host country while keeping the ability to understand their parents languages. In other places, receptive multilingualism is a method for temporary situations。 But at Warruwi Community， it plays a special role.32。 What can we learn from Paragraph 1？A. Everyone

39、at Warruwi Community can speak 9 different languages。B。 South Goulburn is the last place in the world where 9 different languages exist together.C。 English is one of the 9 different languages spoken at Warruwi Community.D。 9 different languages are spoken on the northern coast of Australia.33. What

40、does the underlined word ”polyglots mean in Paragraph 2？A。 People knowing many languages.B。 Different languages mixed together。C. Local people speaking the same language。D. Individuals speaking different languages34。 How do children at Warruwi Community choose the spoken language?A. They can only sp

41、eak their fathers language.B. They choose a land and learn its local language。C。 They speak the language they have the right to speak.D。 They choose to speak a shared language.35. What will be talked about following the last paragraph?A。 Receptive multilingualism as a method for temporary situations

42、。B. The functions of receptive multilingualism at Warruwi Community.C。 Receptive multilingualism used around the world。D. Childrens adoption of receptive multilingualism。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.International students magazineWould you like to talk to people of y

43、our age in another country? Here are just a few of the free websites we can recommend。36Whats your hobby?This is a website where you can meet people who have the same hobbies and interests as you。 You type in the name of something you enjoy, and then you can find other people in different countries

44、who like the same thing.37Serious teenage talkPerhaps you like talking about more important things like education. On this site you can join in group discussions about things that are important to everyone。38We can learn a lot. So if you care about things like homeless people and human rights, come

45、online and talk about them.Exchange!You probably think this site is about exchange visits where students go to other countries for a short time. It is, but thats not all you can do on this site.39You can exchange music, books and so on. In this way you can learn a lot about different cultures。Learn

46、a languageDo you want to learn another language? This website can find online language classes for nearly every main language in the world.40So if youd like to learn German or Russian, go on the website and someone will help you。A。 One day perhaps youll meet and do your hobby together！B。 You can giv

47、e advice to your friends online。C. TheInternet is changingthewaywethink。D。 Go online and make some friends.E. Its good to hear the ideas of people from different countries。F。 You can also exchange things with teenagers all round the world.G。 And you can study in an international group with excellent

48、 teachers。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。Once I took a taxi to a hotel in Palm Springs to give a speech. The 41 appeared to be in his 60s and I remember thinking how 42 he was to keep doing this boring job。 43 it turned out that he wa

49、s the retired CFO of a major Chicagobased company. He took a part-time job as a taxi driver, so he could 44 new people and stay in touch with the world。 He even 45 giving some good advice to me, a financially inexperienced 46 .I believe every person deserves 47 , and that I can always 48 something n

50、ew from everyone else. Now I make a point of listening to people about their 49 . From taxi drivers to cleaning women, each person gives me a chance to indirectly visit a place or do a thing I might never 50 myself. I find that most people are 51 if I show an interest in， and respect for what they s

51、ay.Respect doesnt mean we have to 52 but that we disagree in a polite manner. My work is in high-speed electronic communications, where misunderstandings are common and can lead to 53 disagreements.Some people think the Internet 54 us。 I dont agree。 The Internet is 55 a tool for people to communicat

52、e。 When an online discussion becomes serious, many of us choose to communicate 56 , which can ease an increasingly worse 57 . Reading words often invites the worst explanation。 58 this is the key to the Internet world。Whether its on the Internet or in person, when I meet new people, 59 Im open， curi

53、ous and polite， I can learn 60 things。 I believe its important to treat every person with respect。41.A. speakerB. driverC。 customerD. waiter42。A. sadB。happyC. strangeD。 curious43。A。 AgainB。 MoreoverC。 HoweverD。 Therefore44.A. trainB。 meetC. changeD. hire45.A. cheered upB。 got upC. ended upD。 hurried

54、 up46。A。 painterB。 doctorC. chemistD. engineer47.A。 successB. respectC. praiseD。 rest48。A. learnB. takeC。 buyD。 borrow49.A. worriesB。 difficultiesC。 complaintsD。 stories50.A。 studyB. explainC. experienceD. doubt51.A。 politeB。 boredC。 angryD。 popular52A. dependB。 argueC. admitD。 agree53.A。 politicalB

55、. seriousC. basicD. necessary54A。 angersB. concernsC. excitesD. frightens55.A. evenB. simplyC. especiallyD. also56.A. step by stepB. side by sideC. back to backD. face to face57。A. disadvantageB。 discoveryC。 conversationD。 business58.A。 FindingB。 UnderstandingC。 RemindingD。 Thinking59。A。 untilB。 unl

56、essC。 ifD。 though60.A。 skillfulB. personalC. newD。 complex第二节(共10小题;每小题1。5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式.Antarctic scientists were left 61 (astonish） when they discovered a unique creature at the bottom of the ocean, a documentary showed. The icy continent is 62 great interest to scientists

57、 as it is a totally unspoilt landscape 61 they can study the history of the Earth and the effects of climate change。 Thousands of scientists stay there, 64 (dig） below the ice to get a better idea of the icy continents past.The team of scientists started a journey through the surrounding waters of Antarctica 65 (discover)some of the most unusual oceanic life known to man. Thankfully， cameras were around