2019-2020年高二英语上学期12月月考试题.doc

2019-2020年高二英语上学期12月月考试题第一部分 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 does the woman dislike doing?A. Dancing. B. Watching TV. C. Listening to music.2. What does the woman want the man to buy?A. Cheese. B. Sandwiches. C. Bread.3. What does the man like about the song?A. The singer. B. The words. C. The style.4. When does the woman want to leave for Florida?A. On the 26th. B. on the 28th. C. on the 30th.5. Which petrol station will the woman probably go to?A. The one next to the bridge. B. The one around the corner.C. The one opposite the cinema.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下而5段对活或独白。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. Whats the relationship between the speakers?A. Good friends. B. Mother and son. C. Brother and sister.7. What will the woman do next?A. Gas up the car. B. Get the key. C. Pick up Lucy.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What are the speakers talking about?A. How to advertise the concert. B. Who will play in the concert. C. Where to give the concert.9. What do the speakers agree to do in the end?A. Put up notices. B. Send out emails. C. Hand out printed invitations.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Where does the man e from?A. India. B. Thailand. C. Britain.11. What does the man often to do?A. He visits friends. B. He goes swimming. C. He does the gardening.12. How does the man usually spend his holidays?A. By staying at home.B. By visiting relatives.C. By travelling around.听第9段材枓，回答第13至16题。13. What is Frank Brisenskis weakness?A. His voice. B. His appearance. C. His experience.14. What does the man say about Barbara Jones?A. She was very polite. B. She was well dressed. C. She was too shy.15. What kind of person are the speakers probably looking for?A. A hotel receptionist.B. A shop assistant. C. A private secretary.16. Who do the speakers finally decide to hire?A. Barbara Jones. B. David Wallace. C. Dona.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Where will the Guitar Day be held?A. At the Music Centre. B. In the Plaza Theatre. C. In the Arts Centre.18. At what time can people see the first French film in the evening?A. 7:30 pm. B. 8:00 pm. C. 10:00 pm.19. Where will the cycling team go this year?A. The lake. B. The forest. C. The town.20. What can people do at Camford Castle?A. Climb its six towers.B. Try the old kitchens. C. Make medicine with plants.第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题；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。 Modern life can be stressful. Its full of pressure and hardships, worries and annoyances. But after years of being dosed (给服药)up by doctors and seeking solutions on the self-help shelves, can most mon plaints be cured through your next holiday? The festival doctor will see you now.plaintPrescription (处方)Dosage (剂量)GuiltyRestart yourself at the Wanderlust Festival.A weekend at any Wanderlust Festival should restrain some of the shame you are feeling. Empty your mind with meditation (冥想) sessions in the mountains of America or adjust your feelings with a sound bath in Santiago, Chile. SadA healthy dose of laughter at Just for Laughs in Montreal, Canada in July. Have fun at the largest edy festival, which attracts more than two million ha-ha hunters every summer. Apart from 250 edy acts, there will be walkabout theatre, circus acts and lots of new edy films to make you laugh to tears.Over- thinkingGet nourishing food for your thought at the UKs HowTheLightGetsIn in May. Spend a week or so in the pany of like-minded individuals and you will see you are not the only one overthinking things. The worlds largest philosophy festival, held in Hareous Wye, will have talks, debates and classes on culture, philosophy, politics, art and science.Heart-brokenFind one of your favorite fish in the sea at Irelands matchmaking festival in June. A week at Liverpools matchmaking festival could be a choice as Irelands mythical matchmakers (媒人) have been pairing lovers together for centuries. Try to find Willie Dally, a fourth-generation matchmaker, for your best chance of everlasting love. Those who touch his lucky book are said to fall in love and marry within six months. 21. When celebrating the festival Just for Laugh in Montreal, you will _.A. empty your mind with meditation sessionsB. burst into tears by watching edy filmsC. be thrilled and your depression will be removedD. have discussions on the meaning of life22. If you are thinking too much about work, you can spend a few days at _.A. the Wanderlust Festival B. Irelands matchmaking festivalC. Just for LaughsD. HowTheLightGetsIn23. According to the passage, we can learn the festival doctor specializes in _.A. offering a cure through the festival formB. celebrating the festivals with the patientsC. treating people falling ill during festivalsD. listening to peoples plaints during festivalsBLast week, my granddaughter started kindergarten, and I wished her every success. But part of me didnt. I actually wanted her to fail in some ways because I believe that failure can be good for our learning process. Success is proving that you can do something that you already know you can do, or doing something correctly the first time, which can often be a problematic (存在问题的) victory. First-time success is usually a fluke (侥幸). First-time failure, however, is supposed to be the natural order of things. Failure is how we learn.In Africa they describe a good cook as “she who has broken many pots”. If youve spent enough time in the kitchen to have broken a lot of pots, probably you know a fair amount about cooking. I once had dinner with a group of cooks, and they spent time paring knife wounds and burn scars. They knew how much credibility (可信) their failures gave them.I earn my living by writing a daily newspaper column. Each week I know that one column I write is going to be the worst column. I try my best every day. I have learned to love that column. A successful column usually means that I am discussing my familiar topic, writing in a style I am used to or saying the same things as anyone else but in a better way.My younger daughter is a trapeze artist (荡秋千演员). She spent three years practising a show, and she did it successfully for years. There was no reason for her to change it but she did anyway. She said she was no longer learning anything new and she was bored. And if she was bored, there was no point in subjecting (使服从于) her body to all that stress. She risked failure and great public embarrassment in order to feed her soul.My granddaughter is a perfectionist. She will feel her failures, and I will want to fort her. But I will also, I hope, remind her of what she learned, and how she can do better next time. I hope I can tell her, though, that its not the end of the world. Indeed, with luck, it is the beginning.24. Why did the author want his granddaughter to fail?A. She would learn more from failure.B. He wanted her to be strong enough to face hardships.C. Its impossible to do everything successfully.D. Success is boring though good.25. Whats the authors attitude toward his daughter changing her show? A. Negative.B. Worried.C. Anxious.D. Positive.26. The author develops the article mainly by .A. following the time orderB. paring different opinionsC. giving examplesD. giving a cause and analyzing its effects27. The writer talked about his own experience to show that .A. we should try every possible way to avoid failureB. the thought of failure will make you work even harderC. past failures made him dare not take risks in writingD. we cannot depend on luck to live a good lifeCStudying abroad will shape you in various ways. You will learn things you never would have if you had stayed home. When you are young and unattached, you should travel. Besides, you just might save a large sum of money. College is expensive in the United States. Its cheap or free in other countries even for foreigners, so why not get out of here and e back smarter?More and more American students are currently studying at German colleges. That number has increased 20% over the last three years. Living costs are about $7,000 a year, which is even lower than in other European countries. Germany encourages international students. They create a multicultural landscape that benefits German students as well. According to a new report, Germany is home to six of the worlds 100 best universities. These schools offer around 900 degrees pletely in English and many German students speak the language.You could be part of Finlands excellent education system. The Finns charge no tuition and offer a number of courses purely in English. They would be happy for you to add flavor to their school scene. Cost of living there is high. Be prepared for frosty winters that far north, but you will get that sweet midnight sun in the summer.Many other European nations offer cheap or free college for foreign students, but if South America is more your thing, try Brazil. Most of the education will take place in Portuguese, so if that is in your plan you can study near beautiful beaches and jungles. The University of Sao Paulo and State University of Campinas are both highly ranked internationally. Your money will go a long way there, too.Many of the lessons you will learn will be outside the classroom. Living on the economy in a foreign country will keep you on your toes. You will learn new customs, how to bargain, stay safe, budget and bee more flexible with people. There is no better way to learn a language than by immersing yourself in it. At first, it will be the toughest thing you have ever done. Eventually, it will bee second nature.28. German universities are popular among US students mainly because _.A. they offer a multicultural landscapeB. they belong to the worlds best onesC. the cost of living there is reasonableD. the students can get their degrees easily29. The fourth paragraph suggests that _.A. students can learn to earn some money after classB. many universities are surrounded by beautiful sceneriesC. Brazil provides excellent education to foreign studentsD. students neednt worry about their expense in Brazil30. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the passage? A. Foreign students are weled in Finland. B. Studying abroad wisely can reduce your expense. C. Students can learn English well only by learning abroad. D. Cost of living in Finland is high because of its special climate.31. What is the authors attitude in the last paragraph?A. Critical. B. Encouraging. C. Doubtful. D. Objective.DOceanography has been defined as “The application of all sciences to the study of the sea”.Before the nineteenth century, scientists with an interest in the sea were few and far between. Certainly Newton considered some theoretical aspects of it in his writings, but he was reluctant to go to the sea to further his work.For most people the sea was remote, and with the exception of early intercontinental travelers or others who earned a living from the sea, there was little reason to ask many questions about it, let alone to ask what lay beneath the surface. The first time that question “What is at the bottom of the oceans?” had to be answered with any mercial consequence was when the laying of a telegraph cable from Europe to America was proposed. They had to know the depth and profile (起伏形状) of the route to estimate the length of cable that had to be manufactured.It was to Maury of the US Navy that the Atlantic Telegraph pany turned, in 1853, for information on this matter. In the 1840s, Maury had been responsible for encouraging voyages during which soundings (测深) were taken to investigate the depths of the North Atlantic and Pacific Ocean. Later, some of his findings aroused much popular interest in his book The Physical Geography of the Sea.The cable was laid, but not until 1866 was the connection made permanent and reliable. At the early attempts, the cable failed and when it was taken out for repairs, it was found to be covered in living growths, a fact which defied contemporary scientific opinion that there was no life in the deeper parts of the sea.Within a few years oceanography was under way. In 1872 Thomson led a scientific expedition (考察), which lasted for four years and brought home thousands of samples from the sea. Their classification and analysis occupied scientists for years and led to a five-volume report, the last volume being published in 1895.32. The proposal to lay a telegraph cable from Europe to America made oceanographic studies take on .A. an academic aspectB. a business aspectC. an international aspectD. a military aspect33. The aim of the voyages Maury was responsible for in the 1840s was .A. to conduct some sounding experiments in the oceansB. to calculate the length of cable that was neededC. to measure the depths of the two oceansD. to collect samples of sea plants and animals34. It was that asked Maury for help in oceanographic studies .A. the American NavyB. some early intercontinental travelersC. those who earned a living from the seaD. the pany which proposed to lay an undersea cable35. This passage is mainly about .A. the beginnings of oceanographyB. the laying of the first undersea cableC. the investigation of ocean depthsD. the early intercontinental munications 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。Tips to Increase Your ProductivityWant to get more done in your day? Of course you do. 36 The good news is that everyone can increase the amount of tasks they acplish in a day. Here are some tips to help you have a more productive day.Make a plan for your day. Make sure you know how you want your day to go in advance, even before you start. 37 To work best, create the next days plan the night before so that every morning you spend time performing, not planning.Break large tasks down into bits acplished easily. Do you have a large project thats just so big that you keep putting it off? Or maybe youre just unsure of where to begin, so you put it off. 38 Therefore, you will feel a sense of acplishment as you check the items of your list.Always set your priorities (优先事项). 39 Figure out what must be done, do that first and rank the rest of your work according to importance. If you dont get to the items at the end of your list, it wont be a big problem, and you can do them another time. 40 If you are the most productive in the morning, thats when you should hit it hard and do as much as you can. If you work better in the afternoon, take care of some things like emails in the morning and then acplish the important projects in the afternoon. Keep on top of your work habits, and youll be more productive.A. Reward yourself if you are productive.B. Be aware of when you are the most productive.C. This can provide you a roadmap for the day.D. Its tough to meet depressed people who are productive.E. Its important to acplish the most important tasks first.F. A good way is to break the project down into more manageable ones.G. To stay petitive in any industry, you need to improve your productivity.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；每小题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，选出可以填入的空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。With Christmas ing, my father agreed to purchase a plastic tree and ship it to us in several smaller boxes. Two 41 before Christmas, we were in a panic. All the boxes had 42 except for one. The tree trunk was still 43 . We rushed out to buy a live tree, only to find 44 left at that late date. We made up our minds to wait another day. In the meanwhile, in Bremerhaven, a young mail clerk 45 a long box under a counter. He picked it up and saw the customs tag (海关标签). He 46 someone in Mannheim would be without a tree for Christmas. He felt 47 them but there wasnt much he could do, for there was no 48 on Christmas.He put it on the proper shelf and 49 to the snack bar for a drink, where he discovered one of 50 was stationed in Mannheim and was driving back that afternoon. He 51 the package back and said to the man, “You could really 52 Santa for someone in Mannheim tonight if youd like to.”Back in Mannheim, we were desperately 53 to put our tree together but couldnt e up with a workable (可行的) 54 . By dinner time, we gave up.It looked as if we would spend Christmas without any tree when the door bell rang. There 55 a stranger holding a long boxour tree trunk! He 56 about the clerk and the snack bar meeting. We invited him in, but it was Christmas Eve and he was in 57 to get home. He left 58 before we had a chance to get his name. We never did 59 who they were, our Santa with the package, or the thoughtful mail clerk. The next day as we watched our childrens eyes light up at the sight of our beautiful tree, I 60 a little prayer, “Bless those two strangers who brightened our Christmas with their kindness. ”41.A. months B. seconds C. days D. decades42.A. changed B. returned C. left D. arrived43.A. damaged B. fixed C. increasing D. missing44.A. none B. neither C. others D. all45.A. spotted B. hidden C. filled D. lost46.A. explained B. realized C. suggested D. announced47.A. tired of B. frightened byC. similar to D. sorry for48.A. problem B. trade C. delivery D. place49.A. returned B. headed C. moved D. rushed50.A. soldiers B. customers C. journalists D. neighbors51.A. thought of B. looked intoC. longed for D. ran across52.A. thank B. blame C. play D. invite53.A. pretending B. trying C. happening D. promising54.A. present B. solution C. wish D. introduction55.A. stood B. slept C. worked D. learnt56.A. asked B. plainedC. explained D. cared57.A. peace B. wonder C. a hurry D. a way58.A. secretly B. slowly C. safely D. quickly59.A. find out B. pick up C. work out D. see off60.A. provided B. obtained C. doubted D. whispered第II卷第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Fathers Day was not established as a holiday in order to help greeting cards manufacturers sell more cards. In fact, when a “Fathers Day” was first proposed (提议), there 61 (be) no Fathers Day cards!Mrs. Dodd first proposed that a “Fathers Day” be celebrated in 1909. Mrs. Dodd wanted a special day 62 (honor) her father, William Smart. William Smart, a Civil War veteran (老兵) was widowed when his wife died in childbirth with their sixth child. Mr. Smart was left to raise the newborn and his 63 five children all by himself on a rural farm in eastern Washington State. It was after Mrs. Dodd became an adult 64 she realized the 65 (strong) and selflessness her father had shown in raising his children as a single parent.The first Fathers Day 66 (celebrate) on June 19, 1910 in Washington. At about 67 same time in various to