重庆市巫山县官渡中学2020-2021学年高二下学期第一次月考英语试题

2021年春高二（下）第一次月考试卷（英语）第I卷第一部分听力（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1.Whatwillthemandoat8:00?A.Workintheoffice.B.HavedinnerwithMike.C.Gooutwiththewoman.2.Whatdoesthewomandislikeabouttheshirt?A.Thecolor. B.Thedesign. C.Theprice.3.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Gary’sworks.B.Gary’sapplication.C.Gary’slistofsamples.4.WhatdidthemanplantodoonMarch1st?A.Applyforsomeclasses.B.Callthetravelagent.C.Gotothemountains.5.WhydoesAmyplantogotoRome?A.Towork. B.Totravel. C.Tostudy.第二节（共15小题：每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。6.Whatcoursewon’tthegirlattend?A.Africanmusic. B.Business. C.BasicSpanish.7.Onwhichdaysdoesthegirlhaveadvancedpianoclasses?A.Mondays. B.Tuesdays. C.Thursdays.听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。8.Whichfamilyholidaydoesthemanrecommend?A.Theoneonthe18th. B.Theoneonthe19th. C.Theoneonthe20th.9.Wherewillthewomanprobablygo?A.France. B.Spain. C.Greece.10.WhatdoweknowaboutTheHotelPlaya?A.Itisafive-starhotel. B.Ithasitsownbeach. C.Ithasaswimmingpool.听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。11.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?A.Inashop. B.Athome. C.AtaTVstation.12.WhatdoesBoblikedoing?A.Playingtennis. B.Takingpictures. C.Ridingbikes.13.Whatdidthewomandreamofbeing?A.Ashopowner. B.Abankclerk. C.Atennisplayer.听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17四个小题。14.HowlonghasLouisebeenworkingatthecenter?A.Aboutsixmonths. B.Aboutoneyear. C.Aboutayearandahalf.15.HowdidLouisefeelwhenshestartedworkingatthecenter?A.Excited. B.Nervous. C.Confident.16.Whatisthemostrewardingpartofthejob?A.Seeingchildrenhavealotoffun.B.Thinkingofnewthingsforchildrentodo.C.Helpthemsucceedinsomethingtheyhaven’tmanagedtodobefore.17.WhatdoesLouisesayaboutworkingatnight?A.It’sunfairforhertodoit.B.It’ssomethingthatsheenjoys.C.It’sanecessarypartofthejob.听下面一段独白，回答第18至第20三个小题。18.Whatorganizationsusedtohavealotofpower?A.Newspapersandpublishers.B.Universitiesandbookstores.C.Librariesandprintingcompanies.19.Whydomanycitypeoplelikee-books?A.Theyarecheaper.B.Theyareeasiertocarry.C.Theyaremoreinteresting.20.WhatcanwelearnaboutBorder’sGroup?A.Theywereboughtbyatechcompany.B.Theyusedtohavemorethan600stores.C.Theymadebillionsofdollarsthisyear.第二部分．阅读理解（共2节，满分50分，每空2.5分）第一节阅读下列短文，选出最佳选项（共15小题，每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）AJerrie:Myhopeisthatmygrandchildrenandthenextgenerationwillinherit(继承)someofthevaluesthatweresoimportanttome.ItisthebestgiftIcouldhavegiventomyfamily.Jodi:ThespecialbookwrittenbymymotherisoneofthemostpreciousgiftsIcouldeverreceive,andIcannotevendescribemyfeelingsaboutthislaboroflovethatshecompleted,withthehelpoftheteamatLifeBook.Kelli:Iwanttosaythankyoufortakingmygrandma’spictures,emails,andstoriesandturningthemintothisbeautifulandprofessionalbook.ItissuchaworkofartandsomethingIwillforeverkeep.LETUSWRITEYOURPRIVATEAUTOBIOGRAPHY（自传）FORYOU&YOURFAMILYImagineyourveryownprivateautobiography.Allyourstoriesinabeautifullydesignedbookarethereforthewholefamilytoenjoy—forever.LetLifeBooktakecareofeverything,withexpertwritersandinterviewersrecordingyourexperiencesoveramemorablesix-monthjourney.Theworld’sleadingprivateautobiographyservice.Globally,over7,000peoplewithLifeBookssince2012.Adevotedprojectmanagerandateamof5tohelpyou.20hoursofface-to-faceinterviews.Interest-freepayments.Perfectforyou,orasagiftforalovedone.REQUESTAFREEAUTOBIOGRAPHYGUIDETalktoaLifeBookplannertoday.FREEon0800-999-2280onweekdays.Formoreinformation,visitthewebsite:.Whatisthepurposeofthefirstthreeparagraphs?Toshowtheimportanceofthebook.B.ToadvertiseandattractcustomerstoLifebook.C.TointroduceJerrie’sautobiographytopeople.D.TospreadJerrie’svaluesacrossherfamily.22.WhatcanwelearnfromLifeBook’sservice?A.LifeBookwilltakeyouonatour.B.LifeBookwon’tprovidefreeservicesforyou.C.Therewillbeaninterviewonthephone.D.Therewillbesixpeoplehelpingyou.23.Whatcanyoudoifyouarestillconfusedafterreadingthistext?A.VisitthewebsiteofLifeBook.B.Talktotheplanneranytime.C.SendanemailtoLifeBook.D.Call0800-999-2280onSunday.BWherevershegoes,Mollyleaveshermarks.Withoutsayingaword,shespeakstopeoplewithherkindeyes.Evenwhenshewalksaway,sheleavesanimpression.Molly’smarkisasmile,stampedintothegroundbythehorseshoeatthebottomofherfalseleg.

Afewyearsago,Mollywasbadlyattackedbyadog.ThedogbitallfourMolly’slegsandleftlargecutsonherface.Molly’sowner,KateHarris,tookhertoananimalhospital.DoctorstherewereabletosaveMolly’slife,butsoononeofherlegsbecameveryinfected.

Atfirst,doctorsthoughtMollywouldnotsurvive.ButMollychangedtheirminds.Thispony,asdoctorsnoticed,shiftedherweight,andrestedhergoodlegsfromtimetotime.DoctorsknewthatMollyhadamazingintelligence,andthatshewantedtolive.

SeveraldoctorsoperatedonMolly,andremovedherinfectedleg.Afalselegwasmadeforher.Thelegwasahollowcastwithapoleatthebottomforbalance.DoctorsgaveMollyaspecialhorseshoeatthebottomoftheleg.Thishorseshoeshehadhadastampofasmilingfaceinit!

Aftertheoperation,Mollywalkedaroundonallfourlegs,asifnothinghadeverhappenedtoher!Now,witheverystepshetakes,shestampsasmileinthedirt.Butsheleaveshermarkinotherways,too.

KateHarristookMollytothefalselegcenter.Therewerechildrentherewho,likeMolly,hadartificialarmsorlegs.Theywereamazedtoseeaponywithafalseleg.Mollymadethemsmileandgavethemhope.Soon,Mollybegantovisitschools,nursinghomes,armybasesandhospitals.AbookwasevenwrittenaboutMolly!24.Mollyisthenameofa_____.A.horseB.childC.teacherD.dog25.Whichofthefollowingsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.AllMolly’sfourlegswereremovedbecauseofinfection.B.Mollysurprisedpeopleforherintelligenceanddetermination.C.KateHarrisrefusedtooperateonMollyinthebeginning.D.Mollywasinlowspiritsforalongtimeaftertheoperation.26.WhatisuniqueaboutMolly?A.Mollyaccompaniesherownertoschooleveryday.B.Molly’sfalseleghasasmilingface.C.Mollycanspeaktopeopleinkindwords.D.Mollyisgoodatrunningandhaswonseveralawards.27.Whichisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.Afalseleg.B.OnedayaboutMolly.C.Asuccessfuloperation.D.Mollyandhersmilemark.CPeoplehavegrowntalleroverthelastcentury.Aglobalstudylookedattheaverageheightofthe18-year-oldsin200countriesin1914and2014.TheresultsrevealthatwhileSwedeswerethetallestpeopleintheworldin1914,Dutchmenhaverisenfromthe12thplacetoclaimtopspotwithanaverageheightof182.5cm.Latvianwomen,meanwhile,rosefromthe28thplacein1914tobecomethetallestintheworldacenturylater,withanaverageheightof169.8cm.JamesBentham,aco-authoroftheresearchfromImperialCollege,London,saystheglobaltrendislikelytobedueprimarilytoimprovementsinnutritionandhealthcare.“Anindividual’sgeneshaveabiginfluenceontheirheight,butonceyouaverageoverwholepopulations,genesplayalesskeyrole,”headds.Alittleextraheightbringsanumberofadvantages,saysElioRiboliofImperialCollege.“Beingtallerisassociatedwithlongerlifeexpectancy,”hesays.“Thisislargelyduetoalowerriskofdyingofcardiovascular(心血管的)diseaseamongtallerpeople.”“Butwhileheighthasincreasedaroundtheworld,thetrendinmanycountriesofnorthandsub-SaharanAfricacausesconcern,”saysRiboli.WhileheightincreasedinUgandaandNigerduringtheearly20thcentury,thetrendhasreversedinrecentyears,withheightdecreasingamong18-year-olds.“Onereasonforthesedecreasesinheightistheeconomicsituationinthe1980s,”saysAlexanderMoradioftheUniversityofSussex.Thenutritionalandhealthcrisesthatfollowedthepolicyofstructuraladjustmentledtomanychildrenandteenagersfailingtoreachtheirfullpotentialintermsofheight.Benthambelievestheglobaltrendofincreasingheighthasimportantinfluences.“Howtallwearenowisstronglyinfluencedbytheenvironmentwegrowupin,”hesays.“Ifwegivechildrenthebestpossiblestartinlifenow,theywillbehealthierandmoreproductivefordecadestocome.”28.Whatcanwelearnfromthestudyinparagraph1?A.Theincreaseinwomen’sheightisbiggerthanmen’s.B.Swedeswerethetallestwithanaverageheightof182.5cmin1914.C.Therehasbeenlittleincreaseinmostcountries.D.Dutchmenwerethetallestpeopleintheworldin2014.29.AccordingtoJamesBentham,howdogenesinfluencetheincreaseofpeople’sheight?A.Theydeterminepeople’sheightcompletely.B.Theyinfluencemoreonanindividualthanonpopulations.C.Theyhavethesameinfluencesasnutritionandhealthcare.D.Theyplayamoresignificantroleinfemalesthanmales.30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“reversed”inparagraph4mean?A.Changedintheoppositedirection.B.Growninthesameway.C.Appearedasecondtime.D.Stoppedallofasudden.31.WhatisBentham’sattitudetotheinfluencesoftheincreasingheight?A.Uncaring.B.Negative.C.Objective.D.Critical.DHaveyoueverhadsuchanexperience?Travelersintheairportlineupandmarchslowlytowardthefullbodyscanner.Haveyouwonderedthatscreeningmayonedayspeedupdramatically?Now,scientistsarecreatingacheapandsmartnewdevicethatgathersdatainaflash.Itreliesonmicrowavestoimageobjects.Microwavesareaformofelectromagneticradiation—typesofenergythattravelthroughspaceasawave.Electromagneticradiationincludesvisiblelight,whichcanbeseenwiththenakedeye.Italsoincludesseveraltypesofenergy,suchasmicrowaves,thataren’tvisiblewiththenakedeye.InJanuary,scientistsatDukeUniversityandelsewherereportedcreatinganewdevicethatcouldhelpmakesmarter,fasterandcheaperscanningmachines.Sofar,thenewdevicehasbeentestedonlyinthelab.Butifitworksoutsidethelab,too,itcouldfindusesinshostofnewproducts.Atairports,thenewdevicecouldbeusedinmachinesthatscanpeopleforguns,knivesofotherwould-beweapons.Atechniquesimilartotheoneusedbytheresearcherscouldbeappliedtootherscanners,likethosedoctorsusetopeerintothebody.Thiscouldreducetheamountoftimepatientsspendinascannerandthecostofsuchprocedures.Thedevice’sdesignersevenimaginepoliceofficerswearingvestsembeddedwiththenewtechnologytohelpidentifyahiddenweapon.Insteadofrequiringexpensivetechnology,ascannerbasedonthedevicecoulduseexistingmaterials(likecopper)inasmarterway.Calledmetamaterials,therebecomeusefulbasedonhowthey’redesigned,notwhatthey’remadeof.“Thisdefinitelyrepresentsalessexpensiveandpotentiallyfasteralternativetocurrentimagingmethods,anditsworkingprincipleiseasilyunderstood,”KevinKellytoldScienceNews.KellyisatechnologyspecialistatRiceUniversityinHouston.32.Whatcanweinferfromthefirstparagraph? A.Everytraveleriswillingtohaveasecurityscan. B.Thecurrentsecurityscansystemshouldbeimproved.C.Thenewsystemhasbeenputintomarket. D.Thespeedofsecurityscanisslowbecausetherearesomanytravelers.33.Whatisspecialaboutmicrowavescomparedtovisiblelightaccordingtothepassage?A.Youcan’tseeitwiththenakedeye.B.Itisaformofelectromagneticradiation.C.Itcantravelthroughspace.D.Itisakindofenergy.34.Withthenewdevicewecoulddothefollowingthingsexcept_____________. A.shorteningthepatients’testtime. B.helpingpatientsspendlessmoney. C.helpingthepoliceofficersidentifyahiddenweapon. D.reducingthesufferingofthepatient.35.Whatdoyouthinktheauthorwillprobablytalkaboutinthefollowingparagraph? A.Theapplicationofthenewdevice. B.Whatisthenewdevicelike?C.Howdoesthenewdevicework? D.People’sattitudeaboutthenewdevice.第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。BenefitsofReadingBooksTherearemanybenefitsofreadingbooks.Readontolearnthevariousbenefitsofreadingbooks!Obviously,readingbooksprovidesyouwithnewknowledge.36Itcanbeafactabouthistoryoratheoryyoudidnotknow.Ifyouwanttolearnnewwordsinparticular,readingbooksisagreatwaytoenrichyourvocabulary.37Similartosolvingpuzzles,readingbooksallowsyourmindtopracticeitsprocessingskills.Goingwithoutbooksfortoolongwillturnyourmindtomush.I’mnotkidding!Oneoftheprimarybenefitsofreadingbooksisitsabilitytodevelopyourcriticalthinkingskills.38wheneveryouarefacedwithasimilarprobleminreallife,yourmindisnowabletoputitsmystery-solvingskillstothetest.Readinghelpsyouimproveyourcommunicationskills.39Seeinghowwordsareusedandhowsentencesarestructuredwithyourowneyeshelpsyoumemorizetheinformationbetterthanbylisteningtoateacherdiscussthepointsinclass.Asaresult,youcanusethewordsandsentencestructurestoexpressyouropinionswhilecommunicatingwithothers.40Forexample,followingarecipefromacookingshowwillbedifficult,butwhenyou’refollowingarecipe,readingacookbookallowsyoutoreviewtheproceduresandtheingredientswheneveryouneedto.A.Readingnovels,forexample,isagoodwaytoimproveyourthinkingskills.B.There’snothinglikereadingbookstohelpyoubecomeabetterconversationalist.C.Whateveryouread,youwilllearnnewinformation.D.Finally,readingbooksisthattheinformationinitcanbeaccessedagainandagain.E.Readingbookswillhelpyouprepareyourselfforthefuture.F.Readingalsokeepsyourmindingoodcondition.G.Inall,youshouldmakereadingahabittokeepupwiththefastdevelopingsociety.第三部分：完形填空（共15题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，选出最佳答案。Yearsago，whenIarrivedtospeakatahighschoolinLouisiana，IheardalotaboutastudentcalledWildMan.Long-haired，plate-throwing...Teachersandstudentsthoughtbadlyofhim.UnlikeWildMan，therewasastudentwhohadbeena41toeveryone.Zacharywasakidwhohelpedwithallthegamesanddances.Buthehada42，andforyearsZachhadbeeninawheelchair(轮椅)controlledby43，movingfromclasstoclass.AmonthbeforeIarrived，Zach’sconditiongotworseandhe44anelectricwheelchairtostayatschool.Withoutit，hewouldhavetoleaveschool.ItturnedoutthatZachcouldn’t45thenewelectricchair，sohisonlychoicewastocheckout.WhenthedayofZach’s46came，alltheteachersandstudentsgottogetherinahall.Zach47itwashislastdayatschool.Thestudentpresidentwasintroducedandhethen48everyonewhenheintroducedWildMan.Withoutsayingaword，WildMan49Zachandbroughthimtothecenterofthestage(舞台).WildManthen50himselfanddisappearedbackstage.Secondslater，hereappeareddrivinganewandshinyelectricwheelchair.After51Zachinthechair，heshowedZachhowtouseitandletZach52aroundthestage.Withtearsstreamingfromtheirfaces，twothousandteachersandstudents53andclappedforfiveminutes.WeretheyjustcheeringforZachandthefactthathecouldnow54intheirschool?No，theywerealsocheeringforWildMan，whogotZachanewchairbycollectingmoneyfromhisfriends.So，it’s55：weshouldn’tjudge(评判)abookbyitscover.41.A.mirrorB.winnerC.friend D.problem42.A.dreamB.chanceC.question D.disease43.A.computersB.themouthC.theteacher D.hands44.A.neededB.boughtC.designed D.borrowed45.A.affordB.stopC.drive D.use46.A.teachingB.leavingC.return D.visit47.A.thoughtB.rememberedC.decided D.promised48.A.welcomedB.trustedC.surprised D.protected49.A.talkedaboutB.walkedtoC.threwaway D.laughedat50.A.excusedB.askedC.introduced D.enjoyed51.A.placingB.controllingC.freeing D.discovering52.A.runB.moveC.play D.dance53.A.satbackB.rushedinC.wokeup D.stoodup54.A.helpB.remainC.appear D.start55.A.greatB.stupidC.true D.sad第II卷第四部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分55分）第一节.阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（一个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式（满分15分）Thereareseveralreasonswhyschooluniformsaregoodidea.Firstofall,uniformshelptheschoollooksmart.Thestudentsfeelthattheybelongtoaparticulargroup.Wheneverypupilintheschoolwearstheuniform,nobody___56___(have)toworryaboutfashion(时尚).Everybodywears___57___samestyleofclothes.Uniformscanbeusefulinunexpectedways.AschoolinIrelandhasintroducedaninterestingnewuniform.Ontheedgeofthejacket,thereisapieceofcloth___58___givesofflightinthedark.Whenthechildrenarewalkingor___59___(cycle)toschoolondarkmornings,cardriverscan___60___(easy)seethem.Butcanuniformshelpimproveschoolstandards?Theanswer___61___thisquestionisnotclear.Onestudy___62___(conduct)inAmericafoundthatstudents’gradesimprovedalittleaftertheschoolintroduceduniforms.Butsomestudentsdidn’twant___63___(wear)theuniform.OtherAmericanstudiesshowedno___64___(connect)betweenuniformsandschoolperformance.Schooluniformsare____65____(tradition)inBritain,butsomeschoolsarestartingtogetridofthem.Someverygoodschoolsdon’thaveauniformpolicy.However,uniformsarestillpopular.Pupilsatabout90percentofBritishsecondaryschoolswearuniforms.写作(共两节，满分35分)第一节：短语运用（每题2.5分，满分15分）根据句意，完成译文。众所周知，一年分为12个月。Asisknowntoall,ayear_____________________12months.遗憾的是他没能按时完成任务。

________________________________hedidn’tfinishthetaskontime.只有目光短浅的人才看不到环境保护的重要性。Onlyashort-sightedmanwill_______________the_______ofenvironmentalprotection.他回到家里，又饿又累。Hearrivedhome,____________________.她渴望高中毕业后出国留学。She____________________________aftergraduatingfromhighschool.汤姆对事故保持沉默是为了不丢掉他的工作。Tomkeptquiet_______________