2020-2021学年高二下学期第二次月考英语试题及答案

1、2020-2021学年高二下学期第二次月考英 语 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. What is the weather like?A. Its raining. B. Its cloudy. C. Its sunny.2. Who will go to China next month? A. Lucy. B. Alice. C. Rich

2、ard.3. What are the speakers talking about? A. The mans sister. B. A film. C. An actor.4. Where will the speakers meet? A. In Room 340. B. In Room 314. C. In Room 223.5. Where does the conversation most probably take place? A. In a restaurant. B. In an office. C. At home第二节 （共15小题；每题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面

3、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。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，每小题将给出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. Why did the woman go to New York?A. To spend some time with the baby.B. To look after her sister.C. To find a new job.7. How old was the baby when the woman left New Y

4、ork? A. Two months. B. Five months. C. Seven months.8. What did the woman like doing most with the baby? A. Holding him. B. Playing with him. C. Feeding him.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9. Whet are the speakers talking about?A. A way to improve air quality.B. A problem with traffic rules.C. A suggestion for city

5、 planning.10. What does the man suggest? A. Limiting the use of cars.B. Encouraging people to walk.C. Warning drivers of air pollution.11. What does the woman think about the mans idea? A. Its interesting. B. Its worth trying. C. Its impractical.听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12. How long will the man probably st

6、ay in New Zealand? A. One week. B. Two weeks. C. Three weeks.13. What advice does the woman give to the man?A. Go to New Zealand after Christmas.B. Book his flight as soon as possible.C. Save more money for his trip.14. What can we learn about flights to New Zealand at Christmas time? A. They requir

7、e early booking.B. They can be twice as expensive.C. They are on special offer.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15. Why did Jane call Mike? A. To ask him to meet her. B. To tell him about Tom.C. To borrow his car.16. Where will Jane be in about one hour?A. At Mikes place. B. At the airport. C. At a garage.17. What

8、can we infer from the conversation?A. Jane has just learned to drive.B. Janes car is in bad condition.C. Mike will go to the airport.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. What did the speaker ask the students to do the week before?A. Write a short story. B. Prepare for the lesson. C. Learn more about the writer19.

9、Why does the speaker ask the questions?A. To check the students understanding of the story.B. To draw the students attention to reading skills.C. To let the students discuss father-son relationships.20. What will the students do in 10 minutes?A. Ask more questions. B. Discuss in groups. C. Give thei

10、r answers.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节, 满分40分）第一节：单项填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，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。21. _ that you are grown up; you should no longer depend on your parents.A. Since B. Now C. As D. Because 22. May 12th, 2008 _a heavy earthquake, which caused a large number of deaths. A. noticed B.

11、watched C. saw D. suffered23. He made a considerable _ selling waste materials.A. wealth B. possessions C. property D. fortune24. His success was a pride to everyone in the family and they presented him with a gift to _the occasion.A. mark B. sign C. congratulate D. honor25. He is wearing a heavy ov

12、ercoat as a _against the cold.A. prevention B. shelter C. protection D. defense 26. _, the sky cleared up and we went to the beach.A. Eventually B. Exactly C. Extremely D. Similarly 27. _ inflation, the cost of the project over 10 years is $ 2 million.A. Allowing B. Allowing into C. Allowing of D. A

13、llowing for 28. His only _was that we should keep it secret.A. consequence B. occasion C. condition D. state 29. If people dont learn from this, his suffering and death were _.A. in comfort B. in vain C. in despair D. in hope 30. He always tries to avoid being _ with his headteacher. A. left out B.

14、left alone C. left behind D. left over 第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1. 5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（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。I hired a carpenter to help me restore an old farmhouse. After he had just finished a rough day on the job, a flat tire 31 him lose an hour of work, his electric saw(锯) 32 a

15、nd now his ancient pickup truck refused to 33 . While I drove him home, he sat in stony silence. 34 arriving, he invited me in to meet his family. As we walked toward the front door, he paused 35 at a small tree, touching tips of the 36 with his hands.When opening the door, he 37 an amusing transfor

16、mation. His brown face was covered with 38 and hugged his two small children and gave his wife a kiss.After leaving the 39 family, I passed the tree and my curiosity got the 40 of me. I asked him, who 41 me to the car, “Before we went in, 42 did you stop by the tree earlier?”“Oh, thats my trouble tr

17、ee,” he replied, “I know I cant help having 43 on the job and in my life, but those troubles dont 44 in the house with my wife and children. I know I can control one thing for 45 . I can hang them up on the tree every night 46 I come home. Then in the morning I pick them up again before I 47 for wor

18、k.“ 48 thing is,” he smiled, “when I come out in the morning to pick them up, there arent nearly as 49 as I remember 50 up the night before.” 31. A. causedB. forcedC. madeD. got32. A. quitB. deletedC. declinedD. reduced33. A. rideB. increaseC. performD. start34. A. BeforeB. UponC. ImmediatelyD. Dire

19、ctly35. A. shortlyB. brieflyC. quietlyD. straightly36. A. trucksB. leavesC. branchesD. shoots37. A. went byB. went overC. went offD. went through38. A. smilesB. sorrowC. confidenceD. doubts39. A. happyB. largeC. complexD. modern40. A. worseB. betterC. moreD. less41. A. droveB. sentC. instructedD. wa

20、lked42. A. howB. whoC. whyD. where43. A. mattersB. troublesC. questionsD. worries44. A. belongB. insertC. includeD. provide45. A. instanceB. agesC. purposesD. sure46. A. whenB. sinceC. becauseD. if47. A. askB. comeC. leaveD. look48. A. FrightfulB. FunnyC. StrangeD. Accessible49. A. muchB. fewC. litt

21、leD. many50. A. pickingB. holdingC. hangingD. giving第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ADear Ben:I really love reading your column. Your words are always so witty.Heres my problem: My boyfriend and I have been together for four years and we have many drea

22、ms about the future. Recently my parents and all relatives are urging me to get married and have given me a lot of pressure.I got totally tired and lost patience and I made a mistake. I wrote a letter to break up with my boyfriend. He just kept silent. After a month, I calmed down and realized I sti

23、ll love him deeply. Im really regretting what happened. What should I do? Just let it be or do something like apologize? Is it too late?ElaineDear ElaineI sometimes think that we stare so long at a door thats closing that its too late when we see the one thats open. After four years together, you mi

24、ght think that a Dear John letter would be met with a little more than indifference, but alas this guy just walked away and gives up without a fight.I think maybe you need to ask yourself if this guy was really worth the four years you spent with him and if youre willing to wait another four years f

25、or him to make up his mind. A lot of what youre been feeling now is natural because youre been together for so long. Once you know how much time it will take, I think you should use it to see the world of possibilities right there in front of your eyes. You should take these moments to go on some da

26、tes with some other people to see whether your ex-boyfriend is truly the man you want to spend the rest of your life with.The main thing, though, is to use your time apart to get a clear perspective on your relationship and see whether he is or isnt Mr. Right, or whether the traditional form of marr

27、iage is something you ultimately need to be happy together.Ben51. The passage is most probably from_. A. the InternetB. a newspaperC. a talk showD. an experts lecture52. The underlined part “Dear John letter” means _. A. an apology letter B. a letter which make suggestions C. an invitation letterD.

28、a letter to end a relationship with somebody53. What is the best title of the passage? A. Maybe he is silently hurtingB. Love him? Apologize to him! C. Is he worth the four years?D. Secrets of getting along with himBThey say that Mexico is a country no one ever leaves. Every year, millions of touris

29、ts pass through, and Mexicans jovially(高兴地) warn that a part of them will remain behind forever. Most visitors are vacationing North Americans who wind up on the brilliant beaches of Cancun, Acapulco, Mazatlan, and Puerto Vallarta. The beaches, of course, are among the worlds bestbut those who ventu

30、re inland are rewarded with the true soul of Mexico, which has always resided firmly in the interior.And it is a big soul. Mexico is vast, made up of nearly two million square miles of coastline, desert, rain forests, mountains, and fertile plains. From the American borderlands of the wide, agricult

31、urally rich north, the country narrows gently as it sweeps south and east. The two main mountain ranges, the Sierra Madre Occidental and the Sierra Madre Oriental, hug the west and east, finally merging(并入) into the volcanically active central highlands and the capital, Mexico Citythe most populous

32、city in the world. Further south, the country narrows to only 100 miles, then broadens again before reaching the Guatemalan border. There are two major peninsulas(半岛) that are almost countries themselves. In the west is the poetically barren Baja Peninsula; to the east, protruding into the Caribbean

33、 like the end of a fish hook, is the Yucatan peninsula, bursting with rain forests, Mayan ruins, and white powder beaches.The population is about 106 million, and the generosity（慷慨大方）of the Mexican people is unsurpassed (非常卓越的). Knowing a few simple sentences in Spanish will win hearts.Mexico has be

34、en graced with an unusually temperate climate year round. The most important thing to remember is that the Mexican summer is also the rainy season, although the rain rarely lasts more than a few hours, and typically arrives in the late afternoon. Extremes are present only in the North and in Baja, b

35、oth of which have deserts where the temperature leaps above 100F. Mexico City has a year-round temperature in the high 80s, while the coasts usually stay in the mid-90s. Night time temperatures fall somewhat, but rarely break down below a comfortable 60F.54. By saying “Knowing a few simple sentences

36、 in Spanish will win hearts.”, the writer wants to show that _.A. Mexicans are particularly friendly to foreigners who can speak SpanishB. Spanish is Mexicos official languageC. Mexicans especially welcome Spanish touristsD. Mexicans all want to learn about Spanish culture55. The last paragraph is m

37、ainly about Mexicos _.A. geography B. climate C. population D. language56. In the north of Mexico, _.A. there are plenty of rainforests B. many volcanoes are very activeC. economy mainly depends on agricultureD. visitors can enjoy Mayan ruins in the forests57. The purpose of this passage is to _.A.

38、tell us the results of the writers surveyB. advise us to tour around Mexico C. give us some introduction about MexicoD. show the relationship between temperature and desert58. It can be inferred that a tourist who stays in Mexico City usually feels _.A. cold B. frozen C. comfortable D. hot59. Which

39、of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. Nobody prefers to leave Mexico.B. Mexico City has a large population.C. Baja Peninsula looks like a fish hook.D. Whoever visits Mexico can learn about Mexicos soul.CYouth volunteers from Beijing University visited Songtang Hospital, a c

40、are clinic for the aged and dying patients, during the second Global Youth Service Day on April 21.Thirty student volunteers from the universitys School of International Studies sat at the beds of the patients in their specially- decorated“ care huts”. They talked with them and gave massages （按摩）to

41、patients kept in their beds.“I felt sorry that I could not offer more to these people than talking with them and trying to cheer them up.” said Deng Yetao, 20, a third - year student. “But it occurred to me that they need more care and love than babies. They are afraid of the coming death. Their lon

42、eliness is worse than physical pains.”“Even though they are suffering a lot, the majority of the elderly people want to talk to us. Each of them has a lot of life experiences and philosophies to share. Instead of doing them a favor, I felt I was benefited a lot,” said Mao Xiaohua, another third - ye

43、ar student.Mao talked with two elderly patients for a whole afternoon. The fact that most of the patients in the 80 - room clinic are aged people with diseases what will lead to death soon made the volunteers hearts heavy. Ninety-one percent of the patients will spend the last days of their lives in

44、 the clinic, according to a survey by the hospital. For people at this stage of their lives, loneliness is even more dreadful than death itself,” said Li Wei, president of the hospital.Daily visits and services by social workers and youth volunteers are a very important part of their programmer. A t

45、otal of 330, 000 Beijing students from 119 universities and colleges have visited the hospital. Many continue to offer services in their spare time. They showered them with kindnesses. Some of them even volunteer to hold the hands of dying patients during the last minutes of their lives.Yin Hang, a

46、student from Beijing Medical College, said he felt“ the glory of life” as he saw the fading smile on the face of the old man who passed into a deep unconsciousness while he was holding his hands.60Which of the following do the aged people feel the most terrible?A. LonelinessB. DeathC. IllnessD. Pove

47、rty61What does the underlined sentence “They showered them with kindnesses” mean?A. They talked to them with patience.B. They gave them massages with care.C. They helped them with showers.D. They offered them whatever help with affection.62What did the volunteers gain from this activity?A. A great e

48、ncouragement.B. A welcome favor.C. A valuable lesson.D. A good reward.63We can learn from the report that .A. young people are fond of popular social activitiesB. the Global Youth Service Day was started in ChinaC. ninety-one percent of the aged in China are living in clinicsD. the volunteers show a

49、 willing heart to this kind of activityDGallery Policiesfor Visitors to National Gallery of Art, Washington Visitors must present all carried items for inspection upon entry. After inspection, all bags, backpacks, umbrellas, parcels, and other things as determined by security officers must be left a

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55、l their carried items x-rayed at the entrance C. take all their carried items with them without inspection D. have all their carried items inspected at the entrance65. What does the Gallery feel sorry for? A. Visitors have to keep their valuable items in the checkrooms. B. The size of visitor items

56、allowed into the Gallery is limited. C. It cannot keep oversized visitor items due to limited space. D. Visitor items over 1726 inches must go through additional checks.66. Parents with small children visiting the Gallery _. A. can carry their children in soft front child carriers. B. can carry their children on their shoulders C. c