河南省博爱英才学校高二英语上学期11月月考试题

PAGE河南省博爱英才学校2020-2021学年高二英语上学期11月月考试题第二部分阅读理解（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涂黑．ARainbeatagainstthewindow,matchingmymood.Ishouldhaveknownthatmynewjobatthehospitalwastoogoodtobetrue.Throughouttheday,rumors(传言)warnedthatthenewestemployeefromeachdepartmentwouldbelaidoff.Iwasthenewestoneinthetrainingdepartment.Mybossappeared.“Youprobablyknowwe’recuttingback,”hesaid.“Administrationwantsustoofferoutplacementclassestohelpthoseemployeesfindotherjobs,showingthemhowtoactinaninterview,forexample.”“Fine,”Iansweredunwillingly,notknowingwhatelsetosay.Idecidedtogohomeearlythatday.Inthehall,ImettheladywhobroughtuscookieseveryFriday.Shewasalittlewomanwithgrayhair.Onlyherheadandthetopofhergreenapronwerevisibleoverthecart(小车)loadedwithcleaningsupplies.Atleastshehadajob!Atthefinalmeeting,laid-offworkersformedalineatthedoor.Acolleaguewhispered,“Ican’tbelieveourCookieLadyisbeinglaidoff.We’llmissherasmuchaswe’llmisshercookies.”WhenthecolleaguespoketoherinSpanish,IknewmyclasseswouldbeuselessforherandIrealizedhowmuchbetteroffIwasthanthispoorwoman.Idecidedtodosomethingforher.IwrotetoanewspaperexpressinghowIfeltabouttheunselfishnessoftheCookieLadywhoneededajob.Afewdayslater,myarticleappearedinthenewspaperandtheCookieLadywasallowedtostayinherposition.Onthesameday,Ireceivedaletter,whichseemedsounlikelythatIreadittwice.“Aneditorofalocalmagazinelikesyourpieceandwantsyoutocallhernexttimeyou’relookingforwork…”21．Howdidtheauthorfeelonthatrainyday?A．Nervous.B．Excited.C．Awkward.D．Proud.22．Whatwastheauthoraskedtodo?A．Takecareofpatients.B．Leaveearlierthatday.C．Resignfromthehospital.D．Helpthelaid-offworkers.23．HowdidtheauthorhelptheCookieLady?A．Heofferedherahigh-paidjob.B．Hegaveheradviceonjobhunting.C．Hemadeherstoryknowntoothers.D．Hetaughtherhowtopassaninterview.24．Whatdoesthestorytellus?A．Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.B．Gooddeedshavetheirrewards.C．Littlepeoplecanmakeabigdifference.D．Lovebringsmorejoytopeoplethanworkdoes.BAtyournextmeeting,waitforapauseinconversationandtrytomeasurehowlongitlasts.AmongEnglishspeakers,chancesarethatitwillbeasecondortwoatmost.Butwhilethispatternmaybeuniversal,ourawarenessofsilencediffersdramaticallyacrosscultures.Whatonecultureconsidersaconfusingorawkwardpausemaybeseenbyothersasavaluablemomentofreflectionandsignofrespectforwhatthelastspeakerhassaid.ResearchinDutchandalsoinEnglishfoundthatwhenasilenceinconversationstretchestofourseconds,peoplestarttofeeluneasy.Incontrast,aseparatestudyofbusinessmeetingsfoundthatJapanesepeoplearehappywithsilencesof8.2seconds—nearlytwiceaslongasinAmericans’meetings.InJapan,itisrecognizedthatthebestcommunicationiswhenyoudon’tspeakatall.It’salreadyafailuretounderstandeachotherbyspeakingbecauseyou’rerepairingthatfailurebyusingwords.IntheUS,itmayoriginatefromthehistoryofcolonial(殖民地)Americaasacrossroadsofmanydifferentraces.Whenyouhaveacomplexofdifference,it’shardtoestablishcommonunderstandingunlessyoutalkandthere’sunderstandablyakindofanxietyunlesspeopleareverballyengagedtoestablishacommonlife.ThisappliesalsotosomeextenttoLondon.Incontrast,whenthere’smorehomogeneity,perhapsit’seasierforsomekindsofsilencetoappear.Forexample,amongyourclosestfriendsandfamilyit’seasiertositinsilencethanwithpeopleyou’relesswellacquaintedwith.25．Whichofthefollowingpeoplemighthavethelongestsilenceinconversation?A．TheDutch.B．Americans.C．TheEnglish.D．TheJapanese.26．WhatmighttheJapaneseagreewithinaconversation?A．Speakingmoregivestheupperhand.B．Speakoutwhatyouhaveinyourmind.C．Greatmindsthinkalikewithoutwords.D．Theshortertalkingsilence,thebetter.27．Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．Afoursecondsilenceinconversationisuniversal.B．It’shardforAmericanstoreachacommonagreement.C．EnglishspeakersaremoretalkativethanJapanesespeakers.D．Thecloserweandourfamilyare,theeasierthesilenceappears.28．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“homogeneity”inthelastparagraphmean?A．Similarity.B．Contradiction.C．Diversity.D．Misunderstanding.CNextmonth,I’mtravelingtoaremoteareaofCentralAfricaandmyaimistoknowenoughLingala—oneofthelocallanguages—tohaveaconversation.Iwasn’tsurehowIwasgoingtomanagethis—untilIdiscoveredawaytolearnallthevocabularyI’mgoingtoneed.ThankstoMemrise,theappI’musing.Itfeelsjustlikeagame.“Peopleoftenstoplearningthingsbecausetheyfeelthey’renotmakingprogressorbecauseitallfeelsliketoomuchhardwork,”saysEdCooke,oneofthepeoplewhocreatedMemrise.“We’retryingtocreateaformoflearningexperiencethatisfunandissomethingyou’dwanttodoinsteadofwatchingTV.”Memrisegivesyouafewnewwordstolearnandtheseare“seeds”whichyouplantinyour“greenhouse”.Whenyoupracticethewords,you“wateryourplants”.Whentheappbelievesthatyouhavereallyrememberedaword,itmovesthewordtoyour“garden”.Andifyouforgettologon(登录)，theappsendsyouemailsthatremindyouto“wateryourplants”.Theappusestwoprinciplesaboutlearning.Thefirstisthatpeoplerememberthingsbetterwhentheylinkthemtoapictureintheirmind.Memrisetranslateswordsintoyourownlanguage,butitalsoencouragesyoutouse“mems”.Forexample,Imemorizedmotele,theLingalawordfor“engine”,usingamemIcreated—Iimaginedanoldengineinamotel(汽车旅馆)room.Thesecondprincipleisthatweneedtostopafterstudyingwordsandthenrepeatthemagainlater,leavingtimebetweenstudysessions.Memrisehelpsyouwiththis,becauseit’sthekindofappyouonlyuseforfiveortenminutesaday.I’velearnthundredsofLingalawordswithMemrise.Iknowthiswon’tmakemeafluentspeaker,butIhopeI’llbeabletodomorethanjustsmilewhenImeetpeopleinCongo.Now,IneedtogoandwatermyVocabulary!29．WhatdoesEdCookemakeanefforttodowithMemrise?A．Creatememorableexperiences.B．Makeprogresswithhardwork.C．Masterlanguagesthroughgames.D．Combinestudywithentertainment.30．Whatdotheunderlinedwords“wateryourplants”inParagraph3referto?A．Learningnewwords.B．BeingaMemriseuser.C．Loggingontotheapp.D．Takingcareofyourgarden.31．HowdoesMemrisework?A．Bylinkingdifferentmemstogether.B．Byapplyinganassociativememoryapproach.C．Byofferinghumantranslationservices.D．Byputtingknowledgeintopractice.32．Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsMemrise?A．Positive.B．Doubtful.C．Uncaring.D．Disapproving.DShoppingforandchoosingclothesischallengingenough.Butimagineifyouwereunabletouseyourarmstodoanything,orusedawheelchair.Theconditionsarerealityforfourpeoplewhobecamethe“customers”of15studentsatParsonsSchoolofDesignattheNewSchoolthisyear.Thestudentsspenttheirspringtermcreatingclothingtofittheircustomers’uniquerequirementsaspartofaclassrunbyOpenStyleLab,anonprofitorganizationwhoseaimistodesignfunctionalandfashionableclothingforpeoplewithdisabilities.“Disabilityoverlaps(关联、一致)withaginganduniversaldesign,”saidGraceJun,thedirectoroftheprogram.“Weneedtoseeitaspartofourlifecycle.It’ssomethingthatweneedtonotonlyseefromahumanrightsstandpointbutalsoforitseconomicvalue.”“I’malwayslookingatmebeingtheproblemandtheclothingasbeingOK,”saidKieranKern,whogetsaroundinawheelchair.WhenMs.KernapproachedOpenStyleLab,shewaslookingforacoatthatwouldbeeasytoputonwiththelimitationsofaweakerbody.Herteamcameupwithadesignwithacircularrod(杆)thatrunsthroughthecollarandallowsMs.Kerntoswingthecoatacrossherbackwithonehand.“TheideaofhavingacoatthatseesthepartsthatmakemeasjustpartsandnotasaproblemthatIneedtosolvewasreallyliberatinginanidentitysense,”Ms.Kernsaid.“Becausegenerally,whenyouhaveadifferentbody,youdon’treallyseeyourself.”“Ithinkthechallengesthestudentsfacedthroughoutthecoursehadalottodowiththeexchangeofideas,”Ms.Junsaid.“Theywereabletounderstandthatnotwopeoplewithadisabilityarealike.Beingabletodesignuniquelymeansyouhavetohaveacollaborative(合作)process.We’redesigningwitheachother,notfor.”33．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3referto?A．Aging.B．Design.C．Disability.D．Theprogram.34．WhatdidthestudentsfindchallengingaccordingtoMs.Jun?A．Creativityinfashiondesign.B．Interpersonalcommunication.C．Makingclothingpartofawearer.D．Meetingtheneedsofthedisabled.35．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．OpenStyleLabB．DisabilityisnolongeraproblemC．AnewfashionindustryD．Designsthatdomorethanmeettheeye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。SpreadingsmilesatBirchwoodWhenAvaMcCarverwasinkindergarten,herclassvisitedanursinghome(疗养院).Avalearnedthatmanyoftheresidents(住户)therereceivefewvisitors.36．“IaskedmymomifIcouldvisitthem,”shesays.Soon,AvaandhermombecamevolunteersatBirchwoodHealthCareCenter.Thatwassixyearsago.37．SheenjoyshangingoutwithMary,Shirleyandotherresidentsduringhertwice-monthlyvisits.“Ipainttheirnails,andItalktoalotofthem,”shesays.Sometimesshehelpsleadcraft(手工艺)projects.Othertimestheyplaycardgames.“It’sgoodfortheresidentstoseelittlekids,”Avasays.“Thatmakesthemreallyhappy.”38．Shehasraisedmoneyforthenursinghomebymakingrefrigeratordecorationsandsellingthematacraftfair.ShehasalsocollectedusedpuzzlesfromgaragesalesanddonatedthemtoBirchwood.AvawroteabookcalledTheSquirrelFamily.Inthebook,twosquirrelsraiseafamilyandeventuallymoveintoaplacecalledBirchwoodwheretheylivehappily.39．Tenstoresinhercityagreedtodisplaythebooks,alongwithacantocollectmoney.Ava’sprojectraisedabout$750.Birchwoodusedthatmoneytobuyfurniturefortheresidents.Avasayssheenjoyedthelookof“purejoy”onaresident’sfaceafterahugfromher.That’swhyshestartedvisitingBirchwood—tobringhappinesstoothers.40．“It’sreallyfun,”shesays.“Theyhavegoodstories,andIenjoymytimethere.”A．Shedecidedtotakeaction.B．Butshehasgainedhappinessforherself,too.C．Sincethen,AvahasmademanyfriendsatBirchwood.D．Avausedherbooktoraisemoneyforthenursinghome.E.Birchwoodneedsmorevolunteersforitscraftproject.F.AvahasfoundsomecreativewaystohelpherfriendsatBirchwood.G.Ava’sbookhasachievedagreatsuccessandearnedalargeamountofmoneyforher.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。Draper,theownerofasecondhandbookstore,wassortingthroughapileofoldbookswhenanenvelopefellfromone.Insidewasanundated______41______andafadedphotoofawomanholdingalittlegirlonherlap.ThelettersaidifBethanywas_____42_____it,itmeanttheauthorhaddied.TearswerewellingupinDraper’seyes.Thesewerea_____43_____woman’slastwordstoherchild.Hehadto_____44____Bethany.“Whoeveritiswill_____45_____this,”hethought.“Youwouldn’t_____46_____aletterlikethat.”Hesupposedifthe_____47_____endedupinhisshopthenBethanywaslikelyfromaroundBishopAuckland.Andhethoughthe_____48_____recognizedthelittlegirl’sface.Evenifshe’dsinceleftthearea,theremightbesomeoneintownwhowouldrecognizethe_____49_____.Hestartedwiththelocalnewspaper.TheNorthernEchoranthestoryofthe___50___letter._____51_____,BethanyGash,now21anda(n)_____52_____herself,wasonFacebookabout10milesawaywhenaclosefriendmessagedhertocheckoutthe_____53_____.Asshereadhermother’s_____54_____,wordsshethoughthadbeenlostforever,shesaidshethoughtshemustbe_____55_____.Gashwasonly4whenhermother_____56_____.Fiveyearslater,herfamilymovedtoanewhomeandtheletter,putawayinthepagesofabookforsafekeeping,wasunintentionally_____57_____.Sheremembersunpackingandlookingfortheletter,andthen_____58_____searchingthrougheverythinginhopesthatitwasthere.“That’swhenIrealizeditwas_____59____gonebynowandI’dneverseeitagain,”shesaid.Draper_____60_____theletterinperson.Healsobroughtherachildren’sbookforherson.Gashwasgreatlymovedtohavetheletterback,andalsotouchedbythestranger’skindness.41．A．messageB．emailC．postcardD．letter42．A．readingB．destroyingC．forgettingD．copying43．A．determinedB．kindC．selfishD．dying44．A．findB．introduceC．phoneD．comfort45．A．enjoyB．avoidC．wantD．like46．A．tearopenB．cutupC．throwawayD．pullout47．A．girlB．bookC．reporterD．news48．A．hardlyB．actuallyC．unfortunatelyD．accidentally49．A．authorB．teacherC．pictureD．stranger50．A．lostB．valuableC．wetD．broken51．A．MeanwhileB．ThereforeC．HoweverD．Eventually52．A．editorB．motherC．daughterD．assistant53．A．ticketB．magazineC．articleD．homework54．A．vocabulariesB．termsC．languagesD．words55．A．writingB．jokingC．playingD．dreaming56．A．camebackB．passedawayC．diedoutD．calmeddown57．A．donatedB．burnedC．dirtiedD．robbed58．A．secretlyB．suddenlyC．madlyD．regularly59．A．almostB．neverC．stillD．long60．A．keptB．deliveredC．composedD．published第Ⅱ卷第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。BaiduisnotadoctorWhenpeople_____61_____(face)withhealthornutritionquestions,itis_____62_____(increasing)commontogoonlineanddiagnosethemselves.ButtheInternetisfullofconflictinghealthwarningswithnoregulationtogetridofthewrongadvice,someofwhich_____63_____(be)extremelydangerous!Also,searchenginesrankresultsby_____64_____(popular)ratherthanaccuracy,sosolidfactscanbetrickytofind.Itisworth_____65_____(check)ifthewriterofanonlinepieceisproperlyqualifiedasanexpert.Anyonecancall_____66_____(they)a“dietexpert”,“nutritionist”andevena“doctor”—givenitcouldrefertoqualificationslikeaPhD．Butremember,onlyofficially_____67_____(recognize)practicingdoctorsaswellasdietitianshavedegreesingivingmedical_____68_____(suggest).Soifyouareunsureandstillwondering_____69_____thechocolatedietreallydoesworkornot,thenitpaystomake_____70_____appointmentwithyourdieticianordoctor.Thetruthisoutthere,andyoujustneedtolookintherightplace!第四部分：写作(共两节，满分35分)第一节短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Iwillshareoneexperiencewithyou.WiththeCollegeEntranceExaminationdrawnear,Iwasfilledwithgreatanxiety.However,Icouldn’tbeabsorbedinstudy,resultingfrommyfailingintheexamination.Igotverydiscouraging.Justthen,myteacher,MissZhang,approachmeandsaid,“Inlifeweallhavemomentwhenwecan’tachievewhatwewantit.Itisnatural.Don’tallowthosemomentstoweakenyou,andturnthemintomotivationtoinspireyou.”Herwordswereareminderwhichprovid