山西省2020-2021学年高二第一学期第一次月考英语试卷

沁县中学2020-2021学年度第一学期第一次月考

高二英语

答题时间：120分钟，满分：150分

命题人（卫明凤）

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上

将该项涂黑。

A

What'sthedifferenceamongtheBritishIsles,Britain,theUnitedKingdomandEngland?

TheBritishIslesismadeupoftwoislands:oneiscalledIrelandandtheotherBritain.Britain,

orGreatBritain,isthelargerofthesetwoislands,anditisdividedintothreeparts:Scotland,

WalesandEngland.

TheUnitedKingdomisshortfortheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland.

ItismadeupofScotland,Wales,England,andalsoaboutone-sixthofIreland,thenorthernpart.

TherestofIrelandisself-governing（自治的）.

Englandisthelargest,mostpopulous（人口众多的），andgenerallyspeaking,therichest

section.Englishpeopleoftenusethewords"England"and"English1'whentheymean"Britain”

and^,British^^.ThissometimesmakestheScotsandtheWelshangry.TheScotsareveryproudof

theirseparatenationality.TheWelshalsodonotconsiderthemselvesasEnglish,andtheyhavea

cultureandevenalanguageoftheirown.IrelandbecamepartoftheUnitedKingdomin1801,but

issoongrewdiscontented（不满的），andforfortyyearsthe"IrishQuestion"wasagreatheadache

fortheBritishParliament（国会）.Atlast,Irelanddivideditselfintotwo:NorthernIreland

remainedloyal（忠诚于）totheCrown（英国王室）,andin1922therestofthecountrybroke

awaytoformtheIrishFreeState,nowtheRepublicofIreland.

1.Whichisthelargestindiefollowing?

A.TheBritishIsles.B.GreatBritain.

C.TheUnitedKingdom.D.England.

2.TheUnitedKingdomismainlymadeupof.

A.3parts:Scotland,Wales,andEngland

B.4parts:Scotland,Wales,EnglandandIreland

C.2parts:thewholeofBritainandIreland

D.2parts:thewholeofBritainandNorthernIreland

3.Strictlyspeaking,whichofthefollowingisWRONG?

A."English"referstopeopleofEngland.

B."TheScots"referstopeopleofScotland.

C."English"referstoallthepeopleoftheUK.

D.Onlyone-sixthofIrelandbelongstotheUK.

4.Whowillbegladifweuse"England"whenwemeanBritain?

A.TheBritish.B.PeopleofEngland.

C.PeopleoftheRepublicofIreland.D.TheWelsh.

B

Ourneighborsaidthestormlastedfourminutes.Thetownhousesaredestroyedordamaged.

Amazingly,noneofuswereseverelyinjured.

Onthedaythetornadohit,therewasnoindicationthatsevereweatherwasonitsway.The

firstalertmyhusband,Jimmy,67,andI,65,gotcamearound9p.m.,fromsomerollingtexton

theTVJimmywaswatching.Heranupstairstofindmeinourthird-floorbedroom,andwe

changedthechanneltoourlocalPensacola,Florida,station.

Nosoonerhadwefoundcoverageofthetornadothanitwasontopofus.Thebonesofthe

houseshook,andthepowerwentout.Wehadthreeflightsofstepstogettotherelativelysafe

closetdownonthefirstfloor.

Aswereachedthelastflightofsteps,ourfrontdoorblewout.Suddenly,athree-foot-long

treebranchwhippedthroughthedoorframe.Itflewoverourheads,missingusbyinches.Hadwe

beenonestepup,itwouldhavestuckthroughus.

Finally,Jimmypushedmedowntotheclosetfloor,buthecouldn'tgetinsidehimself

becauseofthewind.IgraspedJimmy'sarmasthetornadosuckedthedooropenandtriedtobring

Jimmywithit.Mykneesandscalp（头皮）werefullofglass,butinthatmoment,Ifeltnopain.IfI

hadletgo,Jimmywouldhaveflownrightoutthebackofthehouseandintothebay.

Allofasudden,Jimmyliftedoffhisfeetlikepeopleintornadoesdointhemovies.Ithought

hewasgone.Andtheneverythingstopped.Helandedonhisfeet.Inthosefirstquietmoments,I

couldn'tbelieveitwasover.

5.Howwastheoldcoupleawareofthetornado?

A.Theylearneditfromtheirneighborswhopassedtheirhouse.

B.Theylearneditfromsomecommonindicationsbeforeatornado.

C.TheyfoundthenewsreportforecastingthetornadoonTV.

D.Theyfoundthetornadoontopofthemwhentheywereupstairs.

6.Wecaninferfromparagraph4that

A.Theoldcouplewasverygratefultothebranch.

B.Theoldcouplemissedthebranchverymuch.

C.Theoldcouplewashitbythebranchonthehead.

D.Theoldcouplewasfortunatetohaveanarrowescape.

7.Thepassageismostprobablytakenfrom.

A.abrochureB.anovelC.newspaperD.amagazine

C

Theelephantwaslyingheavilyonitsside,fastasleep.Afewdogsstartedbarkingatit.The

elephantwokeupinaterribleanger:itchasedthedogsintothevillagewheretheyranforsafety.

Thatdidn'tstoptheelephant.Itdestroyedadozenhousesandinjuredseveralpeople.The

villagerswerescaredandangry.ThensomeonesuggestedcallingParbati,theelephantprincess.

ParbatiBarua'sfatherwasahunteroftigersandanelephanttamer.HetaughtParbatitoridean

elephantbeforeshecouldevenwalk.Healsotaughtherthedangerousartoftheelephant

round-up-howtocatchwildelephants.

Parbatihasn*talwayslivedinthejungle.Afterahappychildhoodhuntingwithherfather,she

wassenttoboardingschoolinthecity.ButParbatinevergotusedtobeingthereandmanyyears

latershewentbacktoheroldlife.HLifeinthecityistoodull.Catchingelephantsisanadventure

andtheexcitementlastsfordaysafterthechase,"shesays.

ButParbatidoesn*tcatchelephantsjustforfun."Mywork/shesays,"istorescuemanfrom

theelephants,andtokeeptheelephantssafefromman."AndthisisexactlywhatParbatihasbeen

doingformanyyears.Increasingly,theIndianelephantisangry:formanyyears,illegalhunters

haveattackeditanditshomeinthejunglehasbeenreducedtosmallpiecesofland.Itisnow

fightingback.Wheneverwildelephantsenterateagardenoravillage,Parbatiiscalledtoguide

theanimalsbacktothejunglebeforetheycankill.

Theworkofanelephanttameralsoinvolvesloveanddevotion.Agoodelephanttamerwill

spendhoursadaysinginglovesongstoanewlycapturedelephant."Eventuallytheygrowtolove

theirtamersandneverforgetthem.Theyarealsomoreloyalthanhumans/'shesaid,asshe

climbeduponeofherelephantsandsatonthegiant,happyanimal.Anelephantprincessindeed!

8.ForParbati,catchingelephantsismainlyto.

A.getlonglastingexcitementB.keepbothmanandelephantssafe

C.sendthembacktothejungleD.maketheangryelephantstame

9.BeforeParbatistudiedinaboardingschool,.

A.shespenthertimehuntingwithherfather

B.shelearnedhowtosinglovesongs

C.shehadalreadybeencalledanelephantprincess

D.shewastaughthowtohunttigers

lO.Indianelephantsaregettingincreasinglyangryandtheyrevengebecause.

A.theyarecaughtandsentforheavywork

B.illegalhunterscapturethemandkillthem

C.theyareattackedandtheirlandgetslimited

D.dogsoftenbarkatthemandchasethem

11.ThepassagestartswithanelephantstoryinordertoexplainthatinIndia.

A.peopleeasilyfallvictimtoelephants'attacks

B.theman-elephantrelationshipisgettingworse

C.elephanttamersareinshortsupply

D.dogsareaspowerfulaselephants

D

Doyouhavetroubletryingtocreatethenextbigidea?Sometimestheanswerisn'ttojust

forceanideaoutofyourmind.Instead,youmightwanttotrysittingback,relaxingandletting

yourmindwander.Yes,youheardthatcorrectly.Ifyouareinneedofanewidea,try

daydreaming.

ResearchersfromtheuniversityofCalifornia,SantaBarbara,foundanassociationbetween

daydreamingandcreativeproblem-solving.Theirstudyincludeshavingparticipantsfirstdoan

“unusual-usetask”.Theyhadtotrytocomeupwithasmanydifferentwaystouseanobjectas

theycould.

Then,theparticipantschosetodooneofthefollowingfourthingsbeforedoingthe

“unusual-usetask“again:completeadifficulttask;completeaneasytask;takea12-minutebreak;

orskipthe12-minutebreakandmoverightontothetaskexerciseagain.

Surprisingly,thegroupthatperformedbestwastheonethatcompletedtheeasytask.Many

participantsreportedthattheyweredaydreamingwhileperformingtheeasytask.Sothe

researchersbelievedthatthisdaydreamingmighthavehelpedunlocktheircreativity.

Buthowcoulddaydreaminghelpthebraincomeupwithcreativeways?Theansweris

somethingknownas"unconsciousthought”.Evenwhenyouarenotactivelyworkingtosolvea

problem,itisstillinthebackofyourmind.Yourbrainisstillthinkingabouttheproblem,butina

muchmoresubtle（不易察觉的）way.

Whenyoudaydream,yourmindisallowedtothinkinwaysitnormallywouldnot.Becauseit

isfreeofcontrol,itcancreatecompletelynewandout-of-the-boxideas.

Greatideasnevercomeeasily,butthatdoesnotmeanyoualwayshavetoworkhardtoget

them.Feelfreetodowhatyouwantandletyourmindwander.

12.The“unusual-usetask“inParagraph2meansthatparticipants.

A.completeaneasytaskB.completeaverydifficulttask

C.takea12-minutebreakD.thinkofvariouswaystouseanobject

13.Whydidtheparticipantswhocompletedtheeasytaskperformbest?

ATheywerenotactivelyworkingtosolvetheeasytask.

BTheydaydreamedandithelpedthembemorecreative.

CTheyweredaydreamingwhileperformingthedifficulttask.

DTheyskippedthe12-minutebreaktocompletethetaskagain.

14.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“unconsciousthought“inParagraph5mean?

A.Yourbrainwanderinasubtlewaywithinyourcontrol.

B.Yourbrainknowsclearlywhatyou'rethinkinganddoing.

C.Yourbrainisthinkingaboutaproblemoutsideofyourawareness.

D.Yourbrainrefusestoreceiveanyinformationfromtheoutsideworld.

15.Thepassagemainlywantstotellusthat.

A.brainstormingisimportanttocreativeideas

B.daydreamingisawaytoimprovecreativity

C.problem-solvingskillsareimportantinourlives

D.themoreweexercisebrains,themoreideaswe'llget

第二节（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15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。

Hollywoodmoviesareregularlyfilledwithsexandviolence.Theycanbeexcitingfilmsbut

sometimesallyouwantisalittlelight-heartedentertainment.

HaveyouheardofBollywood?Allsinging,alldancingandunrealistic,itistheperfect

alternativetonormalHollywoodmovies.BollywoodistheIndianfilmindustry,basedinMumbai,

formerlyknownasBombay.16YetBollywoodisthelargestproduceroffilmsintheworld.

ThisyeartheIndianFilmgareAwards,Bollywood'sOscars,turn50yearsold.

ThetypicalBollywoodmovieusuallyhasthefollowingingredients:acupofromance,a

tea-spoonofcomedy,adashofinternationalsight-seeing,servedwithahugesliceofsingingand

dancing.Therewillalsobeonebravehero,onebeautifulheroineandonebaddie.17

Bollywoodfilmsarefullofidealthingsandfreeofdailyworries.18Theactorschange

clothesandlocationswithinasinglesong.Buttheaudiencedon'tmind.ToIndianmovielovers,

especiallythepoor,suchfilmsareagatewaytoheavenandthestarsaretheirgods.Thefilmstake

themtoamagicalworldawayfromtheireverydaytroubles.Thefilmstellthemtheimpossibleis

possibleandthattrueloveconquersall.

19Behindthebeautifulscenes,Bollywoodstillemphasizestraditionalfamilyvalues.In

mostfilms,iftwoloverswanttobreakanarrangedmarriage,theycan'tjustrunaway.Theymust

winovertheirparents.

Bollywoodisadecentrefreshingreplacementforthoseover-stimulatingHollywoodfilms.

20Theywilltakeyoutoabrighter,cheerierandmorecolorfulworld,whereit'sstillcoolto

dancearoundatreeandsingalovesong.

A.Bollywoodhasgraduallywonitsreputationontheworldstage.

B.Thereisneveranymentionofpolitics,povertyorwar.

C.MostChineseschoolkidshaveprobablyneverseenanIndianfilm.

D.Bollywoodfilmsaremostlycomicromanceswithlight-heartedincidentalmusic.

E.Bollywoodpaysgreatattentiontotraditionalvalues.

F.Theresultisafun-filledmusical.

G.Soifyou'retiredofallthatHollywoodactions,checkoutthefollowingBollywoodfilms.

第二部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分55分）

第一节完形填空（共20小题；每题2分，满分40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。

RaynorWinnandherhusbandMothbecamehomelessduetotheirwronginvestment.Their

savingshadbeen21topaylawyers5fees.Tomakemattersworse,Mothwasdiagnosed（诊

断）witha22disease.Therewasno23onlypainrelief.

Failingtofindanyotherwayout,theydecidedtomakea24journey,astheycaught

sightofanoldhikers，（徒步旅行者）guide.

Thiswasalongjourneyofunaccustomedhardshipand25recovery.Whenleaving

home,RaynorandMothhadjust£320inthebank.Theyplannedtokeepthe26lowby

livingonboilednoodles,withthe27hamburgershoptreat.

Wildcampingis28inEngland.Toavoidbeingcaught,theWinnshadtogettheir

tentup29andpackeditawayearlyinthemorning.TheWinnssoondiscoveredthatdaily

hikingintheir50sisalot30thantheyrememberitwasintheir20s.Raynor31all

overanddesiredabath.Moth,meanwhile,afteraninitial32,foundhissymptomswere

strangely33bytheirdailytiringjourney.

34,thecouplefoundthattheirbodiesturnedforthebetter,withre-foundstrong

musclesthattheythoughthad35forever."Ourhairwasfriedandfallingout,nailsbroken,

clothes36toathread,butwewerealive.11

Duringthejourney,Raynorbeganacareerasanaturewriter.Shewrites,"37had

takeneverymaterialthingfrommeandleftmetornbare,anemptypageattheendofa（n）38

writtenbook.Ithadalsogivenmea39,eithertoleavethatpage40ortokeep

writingthestorywithhope.Ichosehope.^^

21.A.drawnupB.usedupC.backedupD.keptup

22.A.mildB.commonC.preventableD.serious

23.A.cureB.luckC.careD.promise

24.A.businessB.walkingC.busD.rail

25.A.expectedB.frighteningC.disappointing□.surprising

26.A.budgetB.revenueC.compensation0.allowance

27.A.frequentB.occasionalC.abundantD.constant

28.A.unpopularB.lawfulC.attractiveD.illegal

29.A.soonB.earlyC.lateD.slowly

30.A.harderB.easierC.cheaperD.funnier

31.A.rolledB.bledC.achedD.trembled

32.A.struggleB.progressC.excitementD.research

33.A.developedB.controlledC.reducedD.increased

34.A.InitiallyB.EventuallyC.Temporarily0.Consequently

35.A.gainedB.keptC.woundedD.lost

36.A.sewnB.washedC.wornD.ironed

37.A.DoctorsB.HikingC.LawyersD.Homelessness

38.A.wellB.partlyC.neatlyD.originally

39.A.choiceB.rewardC.promiseD.break

40.A.looseB.fullC.blankD.missing

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式

41.Movingtothecountrycuredherthedisease.

42.interestedhermostistheSummerPalace.

43.Whendeeply(absorb)inwork,healwaysforgetsallabouteatingorsleeping.

44.hiscredit,hehasadmittedhismistakes.

45.Unluckily,shehadallhermoney(steal)duringthejourney.

46.Wewouldappreciateitifyoucouldreplyatyourearliest(convenient)

47.Itisnogood(cry)overspiltmilk.

48.ThegrandsightofMountHuangshanisbeyond(describe)

49.Godrepliedwitha(puzzle)look,"Whatdoyoumean?

50.Thedoctorsuggestedthatallthepeoplefromtheareaexamined.

第三部分写作(共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短文。短文中

共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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(八)，并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，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。

Thewinterholidayiscoming,whichmademeexcited.Ihavebeenlookingforwardtorelax

myself.I'dliketogoskating,climbmountainsandseeseveralmovie.IthinkIcanplaythe

basketballwithmyclassmates.HowawonderfultimeI'llhaveduringtheholiday!However,my

parentsthinkdifferent.Theydon'twantmegoout.TheyareafraidI'llbeknockeddownbyatruck,

fallenoffatree,orfightwithoth