彭泽一中2020-2021学年度高二年级上学期第二次月考英语考试

彭泽一中20202021学年度上学期高二第二次月考英语试卷命题人：高二英语组时间：120分钟总分：150分第一部分听力（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。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. What’swrongwiththeman? A.Hehasbadeyesight. B.Hefeelsdizzy. C.Hehasaheadache.2. Wherearethespeakers? A.Atacinema. B.Attheairport. C.Attherailwaystation.3. Howdoesthewomanfeel? A.Excited. B.Surprised. C.Worried.4. Howmuchgasolinedidthetwospeakersuselastmonth? A.52liters. B.13liters. C.26liters. 5. What

are

the

speakers

mainly

talking

about?

A.

A

supermarket.

B.

A

piece

of

furniture.

C.

A

new

store.

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。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题。6. Whydoesthemanmakethecall? A.Becausethehotelisnoisy.B.Becausetheroomissmall. C.BecausetheTVisn’tworking.7. Howdoesthemanfeelatlast? A.Satisfied. B.Annoyed. C.Puzzled.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.

What

do

the

speakers

decide

to

do?

A.

Play

bowling.

B.

Play

tennis.

C.

Go

dancing.

9.

When

will

the

man

leave?

A.

At

7:00.

B.

At

7:30.

C.

At

8:00.

10.

What

does

the

man

think

of

driving

a

car?

A.

Timesaving.

B.

fortable.

C.

Troublesome.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. Whatisthewomandoing? A.Jokingabouttheman’sfunexperiences. B.Givingthemanadviceonavoidingdanger. C.Talkingthemanintotryingsomethingfun.12. Whatdoesthewomanprefertodothisweekend? A.Gotothelibrary. B.Gomountainbiking. C.Stayathome.13. Whathappenedtothemanonhislastfishingtrip? A.Hebrokehisarm. B.Hegotsunburnt. C.Hedidn’tcatchanyfish.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14. Whichwordmaybestdescribethewoman? A.Dishonest. B.Encouraging. C.Interesting. 15. Whatdoesthemanworryabout? A.Howtospeaktoawomanbravely.B.Howtodeveloparealinterest. C.Howtobalancehisstudyandwork.16. Whydoesthemanwanttogobacktoschool? A.HehastoolooseascheduleB.Helovesthefeelingwithstudents. C.Hewantstodecidehisfuturedevelopment.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What’sthepurposeofprovidingtheschoolstudentswithyogaexercises? A.Toenablestudentstorejectviolence. B.Toeliminate(消除)povertymoreeffectively. C.Tohelpstudentsfacestrugglesmoreproperly.18. WhatcanstudentslearnintheMindfulMomentRoom? A.Howtocalmdownbytalkingtoteachers. B.Howtorespondtosituationsbetter. C.Howtocleartheirmindatnight.19. Whatchangehaveyogaexercisesbroughttoschool? A.Morestudentsdroppedoutofschoollastyear. B.Thereislessbadbehavioroncampus. C.Morestudentsarewillingtobesenttotheoffice.20. Whatdoesthespeakerthinkofyoga? A.Thereisenoughevidenceforitsimportance. B.Everyonecanbenefitfromit. C.Itseffectonstudentsremainstobeseen.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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AUnsolvedMysteriesAboutthePlanetEarth◆Mystery1:Wheredidallthewaterefrom?Watercovers70percentofEarth'ssurfaceandearnsitthenickname“theblueplanet".Andwherediditefrom?Themostpopularscientifictheorystatesthatthewatercamefromseveralviolentasteroids(小行星)filledwithice.AnothersuggeststhatthewateractuallyhasbeenaroundsinceEarth'sformation.Howeverithappened,though,it'scertainlyworkedoutwellforEarth'slifeforms.◆Mystery2:Whataboutalltheoxygen?Anotherthingistheplanet'soxygen.Tinycreaturesreleasedoxygenasawasteproduct,fillingtheatmospherewithit.Afterthat,thelevelofoxygeninEarth'satmospherewentwildlyupanddownuntilitfinallycalmeddownaround540millionyearsago.Sincethen,it'sremainedataboutthebreathablelevelweexperiencetoday.Butwhatcausedittobesuddenlysteady?◆Mystery3:WhatcausedtheCambrian(寒武纪)Explosion?TheCambrianExplosionreferstotheexplosionofplexlifeformsthatoccurredonEarthabout540millionyearsago.Beforethen,lifehadconsistedmostlyofbacteria.ButatthebeginningoftheCambrianperiod,plexcreaturesbegandevelopingatarateneverseenbefore.Suddenly,lifeformshadbrains,eyes,andbones.MostlivingcreaturestodaycantracetheirbloodbacktotheCambrianperiod.◆Mystery4:Willweeverbeabletopredictearthquakes?Westillhaven'tbeenabletoeupwithawaytoaccuratelypredictearthquakes.Wecancertainlytry,butourcurrenttechnologycannotpredictthemexactly.Weknowthatearthquakesstartwhenrockscrackundergroundandsendearthquakewavestowardthesurface,butwehaven'tfiguredoutwhythathappens,orhowtopredictit.21.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?A.Earthiscalledthebluestarbecauseofwatercoverage.B.Thelevelofoxygenhasbeensteadyallthetime.C.plexcreatureshadrapiddevelopmentaftertheCambrianperiod.D.Weknownothingaboutpredictingearthquakes.22.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutMystery4?A.Itistheoldestmysteryofthefour.B.Itisamatterthatisofpracticalsignificance.C.Itisthemostdifficultmysterytosolve.D.Itwillbesolvedinthenearfuture.23.Whereisthistextmostlikelyfrom?A.Ageographybook.B.Adiary.C.Anovel.D.Aguidebook.BIamamotherofthreechildrenandhaverecentlypletedmycollegedegree.ThelastclassIhadtotakewassocialstudy.Thelastclasswasaskedtogooutandsmileatthreepeopleanddocumenttheirreactions.Soonafterweweregiventheproject,myhusband,myyoungestson,andIwentouttoMcDonald’sonecoldMarchmorning.Wewerestandinginline,waitingtobeserved,whenallofasuddeneveryonearoundusbegantobackaway.Iturnedaroundandfoundtherestandingbehindmeweretwopoorhomelessmenwithahorrible“dirtybody”smell.Theshortgentleman,closetome,was“smiling”.Hisbeautifulskyblueeyeswerefulloflightashesearchedforacceptance.Thesecondmanplayedwithhishandsuneasilyashestoodbehindhisfriend.Theshortmanjustaskedforacoffeebecausethatwasalltheycouldafford.Ismiledandaskedtheyoungladybehindthecountertogivemetwomorebreakfastmealsonaseparatedish.Ithenwalkedaroundthecornertothemen’stable.Iputthedishonthetableandlaidmyhandontheblueeyedgentleman’scoldhand.Helookedupatmewithtearsinhiseyesandsaid“Thankyou”.IstartedtocryasIwalkedawaytojoinmyhusbandandson.WhenIsatdown,myhusbandsmiledatmeandsaid,“That’swhyGodgaveyoutome,Honey.Togivemehope.”Onthelasteveningofclass,Iturnedin“myproject”andtheinstructorreadit.Thenshelookedupatmeandsaid,“CanIsharethis?”Islowlynoddedasshegottheattentionoftheclass.Shebegantoreadandweallknewthatweneedtohealpeopleandtobehealed.IgraduatedwithoneofthebiggestlessonsIwouldeverlearn:UnconditionalAcceptance.“LovePeopleAndUseThings—NotLoveThingsAndUsePeople.”24.Whydidthepeoplearoundtheauthorbackaway?A.Becausethesecondmanstoodplayingwithhishands.B.Becausebothmenwerepoorlydressedandmentallyill.C.Becausetheshortgentlemanwassmilingtoeveryonearound.D.Becausethetwohomelessmenwerealsowaitinginline,withabadsmell.25.Aftertheauthorhandedthemealstothehomelessmen,she_________.A.regrettedandcried B.turnedinherprojectC.wentbacktoherhusbandandson D.talkedwiththemforalongtime26.Whatkindofwomandoyouthinktheauthoris?A.Lovely B.Mature C.Caring D.Overcurious27.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Theauthorthoughtwemusthealpeopleunconditionally.B.Poorasthehomelessmenwere,theyshouldbeaccepted.C.Theauthor’shusbandwasveryproudofher.D.Whattheauthordidtothementouchedtheinstructor.CResearchershavediscoveredanewbacteriumthatfeedsonpolyurethane,akindofplasticthatisdifficulttorecycleordestroy.Scientistssaythediscoverycouldhelpreduceafloodofhard—to—recycleplasticsthatareendingupintheworld'slandfills（垃圾填埋地）andpollutingoceans.AteamfromtheHelmholtzCenterforEnvironmentalResearchinLeipzig,Germany,foundthenewtypeofsoilbacteria.Itwasspottedinanareathatcontainedalargeamountofplasticwaste.Theteamdiscoveredthebacteriawerefeedingonpolyurethanediol,whichwaswidelyusedinmanydifferentproducts.Oneproblemisthatrecyclingpolyurethanerequiresalotofenergy.Theplasticmaterialdoesnotmeltwhenheated.Mostpolyurethanebasedproductsendupinlandfills,wheretheycanreleasedangerouschemicals.Theteamroundthatthebacteriumcanproduceenzymes（酶）thateatawaypolyurethane.Thiswouldmakeitpossibletobreakdownthematerialintheenvironment.TheresultswererecentlyreportedinastudyinthepublicationFrontiersinMicrobiology.HermannHeipieperhelpedwritethereport.Hesaidinastatementthefinding“representsanimportantstepinbeingabletoreusepolyurethaneproducts.”Germanstudynotedthatplasticeatingbacteriacouldbeeasilycontrolledandproducedforindustrialuse.Theresearcherssaidthenextstepistofindmoreinformationaboutthebacterialenzymesthatcanbreakdownpolyurethane.ScientistDouglasRaderwroteabouttheissueina4018articlefortheEnvironmentalDefenseFund.Hesaidmuchmorestudyshouldbecarriedouttolearnabouttheplexrelationshipsbetweenbacteriaandmarineecosystems.“Suchresearchisneededbeforewecantakeactionsuchasputtingplasticeatingbacteriaintotheocean,”Raderwrote.28．Whatistheproblemaboutpolyurethane?A．Itseemsdifficulttotransportwhenitgoestolandfills.B．Itaffectsthequalityofplasticproductsifwidelyused.C．Itmeltseasilywhenexposedtothesunforalongtime.D．Itpollutestheenvironmentunlessrecycledordestroyed.29．Whatdoweknowaboutthenewtypeofbacteriafromthetext?A．Itcanproduceharmfulchemicals. B．Itisveryhardtodiscoverandcontrol.C．Itcangraduallydestroypolyurethane. D．Itisverylikelytoincreaseplasticwaste.30．WhatisDouglasRader'sattitudetowardsthefutureuseofthenewbacterium?A．Doubtful. B．Disapproval.C．Cautious. D．Enthusiastic.31．Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A．PlasticandOcean B．PlasticWaste—ABigProblemC．PlasticeatingBacteria D．Polyurethane—ABacteriakillerDSeaurchins(海胆)aresmallcreatures,butwhat’sreallyremarkableaboutthemisthattheyeatanythingthathappenstofloatby.Theyhavereallysharpteeththeyusetoridrocksofalgae(海澡),whichmakesthemprettyvaluableespeciallyinplaceslikeHawaiiwherealgaearethreateningthecoralreefs.Inthesummerof2019,500,000ofthemwereusedtodealwiththealgae.TheproblemstartedwhennonnativealgaewereintroducedtotheecosystemofKane’oheBayinthe1970s.Becausetheyhadnoenemies,theyendeduptakingoverthebay,accordingtotheNationalMarineFisheriesService(NMFS).Thealgaeblockedsunlightfromreachingthecoral,whichinturnaffectedthelocalfishbecausetheychangedthechemistryofthewater.That'swhentheNMFSturnedtoseaurchinsthatlovedtodevourthealgae.Buttheyhadtogrowtothesizeofacherrytomatobeforetheycouldbeused.Since2011,seaurchinshavebeengrownandusedtohandlethealgaeproblem.Someofthefundsareavailableduetoanunfortunateincident.In2005,ashipwasgroundedonashallowreefnearKane’oheBay.Whentheshipwasremoved,20acresofreefshavebeendamaged.Whenthereisenvironmentaldamage,theNMFSandotheragenciesreceivefundsfromthewrongdoersandthefundsareusedtorestorethedamage.Somefundswerespentonotherprojectsliketheseaurchins.Whentheyarelargeenough,diverscarefullyplacethemonthereef.Algaeisn’ttheonlythingthatthreatensthecoralreefs.Climatechangeandtheeffectsoffishingandtourismintheareaalsoendangerthecoralreefs.Butturningtoseaurchinsinsteadofmanmadesolutionsseemslikethebestwaytogo.32．Whyareseaurchinsregardedasoutstandingcreatures?A．Theyaretinybuthaveteeth. B．Theycankeeptheoceanclean.C．Theygrowoncoralreefswithalgae. D．Theyareusefulinremovingalgae. 33．WhathappenedafternonnativealgaearrivedatKane’oheBay?A．Theyhelpedthecoralreefstosurvive. B．Theyspreadtoeverycornerofthebay.C．Theydidn’tfitinwiththenewsurroundings. D．Theyfoughtagainstotherspeciestogetfood.34．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“devour”inparagraph5mean?A．Eat. B．Block. C．Tease. D．Attract.35．Whatdoestheauthorsuggestdoingtosavecoralreefs?A．Relyingonhumans’solutions. B．Banningfishingandtourism.C．Employingdiverstohandlealgae. D．Lettingnaturetakecareofnature.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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。Mostpeoplewanttogethealthierandlookyounger,yettheycan’tseemtofindthetimeforit.36However,itdoesrequireasmallamountofmitmentandabigloveforbeingrefreshed.Herearesometipsforhealthyliving:●Enjoyaglassofwaterfirstthinginthemorning.Ifyouhaven’tgottimeforanythingelseinthemorning,maketimetodrinkabigglassofwater.37Torefreshourcells,weneedtosupplythemwithwaterandoxygen.Drinkaglassofwaterandwithinaweekyouwillbegintofeellesstired.●Grabafewfreshfruitsonyourwayout.Whereveryouaregoing—whetheritisawalkordrivetothesupermarketoronyourwaytoameeting—pickuponeortwofruitsandeatthem.Ifyouleaveforworkinthemorninganddon’treturnuntilevening,takeafewfruitsandeatthemthroughouttheday.38●Dodeepbreathing.Whenyou’vegottime—atyourdesk,drivingthecar,cookingfood—dosomedeepbreathing.Exchangeofoxygenandcarbondioxideisoneofthebestthingswecandoforourbloodandcells.●39Ifyouworkinanoffice,getupevery30minutesandgoforawalk.Ifyouhaveanofficewithstairs,runupanddownthestairseverycoupleofhours.Getyourbloodflowingandyourmusclesmoving.●Eatahandfulofnuts.Getyourfavoriteselectionofnutsbeforeyouleavehomeforworkandhaveabighandfulofthemataround3pm.40A.Exerciseonthego.B.Watchoutfortravel.C.It’salwayshardatthebeginning.D.Welosealotofoxygenthroughthenight.E.Actually,healthylivingdoesn’thavetobehard.F.Thishelpstoincreaseafternoonenergyandproductivity.G.Theirnutrients,vitaminsandsugarsarewhatourbodyrequires.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）（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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Ibecameamagicianbyaccident.WhenIwasnineIlearnedhowtomakeacoin41.Atfirstthemagicwasn'tanygood;itwasjustabad42Ispenthourseachday43inthebathroom,runningthroughthesecret44infrontofthemirrorOnedayImadethecoindisappearontheplayground.Whatamiracle(奇迹)!Dozensofpeoplewere45.Ishowedthecointoeveryone.Thenitdisappeared.Thekids46andlaughed.Itwasgreat.Everyonewent47.Theteacherondutycrossedtheplaygroundto48moreaboutit.Mrs.Tannerwasa(n)49womanwhocontrolledherclasswithanappetite(欲望)for50studentsShemarchedtowardmeand51toknowwhatwasgoingon.Thecoindisappearedforhertoo.“Doitagain,”shesaidangrily,andIdid.Myhandswere52,butwhenIlookedup,everythinghad53.Iwouldrememberthelookonherface—thelookofwideeyed,openmouthed54.Ikeptseeingmyteacher'sface—thestrictlook55intogreatwonderandjoy56.Thekids'too.Theyhadbeen57immediatelyfromanindifferent(冷漠的)packofcreaturesintorealpeople.Whenthe58ofworryorpainhadgone,thefacesthatshonewithoutitwere59.Magiciansgettoseepeopleattheirverybest,andinthistransformationwecanseewhatcanonlybedescribedasreal,actual60.A．roll B．drop C．disappear D．spinA．trick B．gesture C．joke D．word43．A．reading B．thinking C．practising D．showering44．A．talks B．smiles C．moves D．messages45．A．watching B．performing C．debating D．playing46．A．screamed B．whispered C．nodded D．sighed47．A．wrong B．blind C．crazy D．hungry48．A．leaveout B．tryout C．findout D．turnout49．A．annoying B．easygoing C．pleasant D．clumsy50．A．protecting B．punishing C．encouraging D．ignoring51．A．demanded B．begged C．pretended D．promised52．A．dancing B．rising C．flying D．shaking53．A．started B．recovered C．changed D．ended54．A．relief B．astonishment C．disappointment D．doubt55．A．dividing B．softening C．falling D．breaking56．A．inreturn B．asaresult C．asusual D．allatonce57．A．admired B．recognized C．transformed D．freed58．A．significance B．attempt C．weight D．example59．A．familiar B．blank C．serious D．amazing60．A．kindness B．magic C．talent D．Education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。Forcenturies,peopledreamedaboutleavingEarthandtravellingtootherworlds.Then,in1957,theSovietUnion61（make）thefirstsmallstepintospace62sendingupasmallsatellitecalledSputnik.Earlyspaceactivitiesw