2020版高二英语下学期第二次月考试题 (II).doc

2020版高二英语下学期第二次月考试题 (II)第一部分 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）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Phantom Gourmet Food Festival Saturday, September 24, noon - 4 pmLansdowne & Ipswich Streets617-635-2120Ages 21+$40/ in advance; $50, day of eventThe Phantom Gourmet presents a giant afternoon Food Festival to take place in the streets, bars, and clubs around Fenway Park. Ticket holders will have access to several food samplings, entrance to the streets and bars, and admission to nightclub parties. Drinks are not included with tickets. Also, if you want to fit in, Phantom Gourmet suggests wearing something purple. The 4th annual Fashion ShowSaturday, September 24，8 pmCyclorama at Boston Center for the Arts, 539 Tremont St., Boston 02 116617-426- 5000$50- $175As part of Boston Fashion week xx, the event presents the 4th annual Fashion Show, which will show some of the best designers in the fashion industry. Contestants, Jery Tam, Maya Luz, and Keith Lissner (The Fashion Show, Bravo TV) also plan to be present. Regent Theatres 95th Anniversary CelebrationSunday, September 25, 4 pmThe Regent Theatre, 7 Medford St. , Arlington 02476781-646-4849All ages$10/ in advance, $15 / day of show, $5 / kids under 12The Regent Theatre presents a show in honor of their 9Sth anniversary. Entertainment for the evening will include musicians, local singers, dancers, storytellers, edians and famous bands. The show will be hosted by Dan Foley of the Airborne edians. An Evening with Donald RumsfeldMonday, September 26, 7 pmThe Historic Old South Meeting House, 310 Washington St., Boston 02108617-482- 6439$50WRKO AM680 presents An Evening with Donald Rumsfeld, featuring a talk by the former US Secretary of Defense. Rumsfeld will discuss details of his book Known and Unknown , including the events surrounding the September 11attacks and other topics involving the United States government. Tickets are $50 and include an autographed (签名的) copy of Known and Unknown. 1. If you have a ticket for the Food Festival, you can .A. get purple clothes for freeB. drink tea or coffee for freeC. attend nightclub parties for freeD. eat any food as you like for free2. If a couple and their 15-year-old son buy tickets for Regent Theatres 95th Anniversary Celebration in advance, they should pay .A. 25 dollars B. 45 dollars C. 32 dollars D. 30 dollars3. If you are interested in the topics about the United States Government, you should .A. go to clubs around Fenway ParkB. attend An Evening with Donald RumsfeldC. make an appointment in advanceD. call 781-646-4849 for some informationB“Why It Can Matter More Than IQ”, this subtitle (副标题) of my 1995 book Emotional Intelligence (EI), unfortunately, has led to misunderstandings of what I actually say. Some readers even jumped to an absurd conclusion that “EI accounts for 80 percent of success.”I never made the claim that EI matters more than IQ for academic achievements. My argument is actually that emotional and social skills give people advantages in areas where such abilities make the most difference, like love and leadership.EI does better than IQ in “soft” areas, where intelligence matters relatively little for success.IQ is a much stronger predictor (预测指标) than EI of which jobs or professions people can enter. However, having enough intelligence to hold a given job does not by itself predict whether one will be a star performer or rise to management or leadership positions in ones field. In part this is because everyone at the top level of a given profession has already been examined for intelligence. At those top levels a high IQ bees a basic ability, one needed just to get into and stay in the game.The one place, I expect, we will be seeing more data showing a relationship between skills in the emotional and social area and school performance, will be in studies of children who have gone through social/emotional learning (SEL) programs. These courses give students the self-management skills they need to do better on academic achievement scores. A study from the University of Illinois finds around a 10 percent increase in achievement test scores among these students. Probably, the SEL programs would also have meant higher scores on the particular assessment of EI used in the Australian study, and so if they had tested such children, there may well have been a positive connection.Therefore, learning seems to be another area where EI may matter whether more than IQ is a question based on experience. This is what I want to explain on this website. 4. The author writes the passage to _.A. state his new opinion on IQ and EIB. explain the importance of IQ and EIC. argue for his study into school learningD. clear up some misunderstandings of his book5. According to the author, EI matters more than IQ for _.A. winning a quiz; being a star performerB. being a leader; receiving an MBA degreeC. family relations; being promoted at work D. being an accountant; getting an interview6. The author might agree that _.A. IQ determines ones basic ability to enter a certain field B. the subtitle of his book is seldom misunderstoodC. EI matters more than IQ for academic achievementD. success has everything to do with intelligence7. We can learn from Paragraph 4 that _.A. the two same studies have opposite findings B. the SEL programs attempt to promote learning with EIC. students school performance is decided by their EID. the SEL programs improve students scores rapidlyCHave you ever noticed tiny raised areas on the branches of a tree? These may have been insects. These small insects feed on tree sap (汁液). Insects on urban trees are notably more abundant than those on rural trees. As a result, urban trees suffer from heavy infestations (害虫横行), and are often unhealthy or die. To protect and restore urban trees health, we need to determine the factors that make these tree pests more successful in urban habitats.Living organisms interact closely with their environment. The warmer, more drought-stressed trees harbor more successful pests than cooler, less drought-stressed trees. As cities and natural habitats bee hotter and drier, damaging insects will bee more abundant on urban trees.Trees within urban forests are valuable economically and for the environmental sustainability (可持续性) of the region. More than half of the worlds population lives in cities. Across the globe, people are moving into cities at a faster rate than ever.Rapid growth may turn cities into places with harder conditions. Although cities are primarily made of buildings, roads, parking lots, and vehicles, there are still plants in them. The trees within a city are referred to as the urban forest. Urban forests offer very big benefits to human and environmental health. They improve air and water quality, provide habitat for wildlife. cool down temperatures air and water quality, provide habitat for wildlife, cool down temperatures and beautify our environment. They make cities livable.However, being a city tree is not easy. Heat released by human activities is trapped in cities. As a result, temperatures in urban areas are often warmer than their surrounding rural areas. We call this urban warming or the urban heat island effect. Urban habitats are mostly made of surfaces of asphalt (沥青 ) and concrete. These surfaces reduce the amount of rainwater that reaches tree roots. As a result, urban forests may suffer, which can negatively affect people and the environment.What can we do to restore urban forests? Regular irrigation when possible may help keep pest populations under control. Planting tree species that are suitable to handle heat and drought stress would also reduce the occurrence of insect pest outbreaks.8. Why do urban trees suffer from heavier infestations?A. Because urban insects are more abundant.B. Because more people have e to cities.C. Because cities bee hotter and drier.D. Because more tree sap can be fed on. 9. What causes the urban heat island effect according to the text?A. The use of asphalt and concrete.B. The heat that is trapped in urban areas. C. The lack of unban forests.D. The lower temperatures in rural areas.10. Which of the following word can replace the underlined word in Paragraph 5?A. Watering.B. Inspection. C. Pest killing. D. Tree planting.11. What would be the authors purpose of writing the text?A. Show how to solve the urban warming.B. Display the importance of urban trees.C. Tell us methods to protect urban trees.D. Call for people to protect urban trees.DChildren of all ages gathered in New York City recently for the International Toy Fair. Hidden among already popular toys were new, high-tech educational products. Toymakers are working to create these products for improving a childs emotional intelligence.panies showed off their products last week at New Yorks Jacob Javitz Convention Center.PleIQ is a set of plastic toy blocks. It uses visual reality technology to teach words, numbers and other things, Edison Durn directs the pany that makes PleIQ. She showed people at the toy fair how virtual images appear on the blocks when they are held in front of a tablet camera, PleIQ has children act as teacher or guide to a panion character.On the other side of the convention center, Karen Hu from another pany demonstrated an educational robot called Woobo. The robot es programmed with educational games and activities. Children use its touch screen face to get them started. Hu described how the robot can help a child who has autism (自闭症). “The child can municate with Woobo and follow some of the instructions Woobo is giving because he thinks of this as a panion instead of a parent or someone else telling him to certain things.”At the EQtainment stand，sales director Jonathan Erickson explained the panys toys. “The purpose of all of our products is to develop emotional and social intelligence” he said Erickson showed off a board game called “Qs Race to the Top”. He said the game got his 4-year-old daughter to open up. “The biggest thing is her talking. And thats the key of all thisgetting her feelings expressed out. Like, Hey, what does it feel like to be sad? Or how does it feel like to be happy?”It remains to be seen whether a game or toy can improve emotional intelligence. But toymakers are doing what they can to help parents in their efforts to raise well-rounded children.12. How does PleIQ instruct children to learn?A. By playing the role of a panion. B. By giving direct guidance.C. By taking photos with a camera. D. By presenting visual images.13. What can be inferred about Woobo from Paragraph 4?A. It is programmed to replace teachers. B. It may be good pany for kids.C. It can get started automatically. D. It is intended to design games.14. What does Jonathan Erickson think of his toys?A. They are quite easy to operate.B. They can teach children numbers.C. They help kids express themselves well. D. They can show their emotions clearly. 15. What is the best title of the text?A. Toys help to build emotional intelligence B. Educational toys sell well in the Toy FairC. Toymakers are making profits in education D. Children celebrate the International Toy Fair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。HOW COULD CHINA FIGHT BACK?US President Donald Trump said Thursday he had asked the US Trade Representative to consider collecting 100 billion US dollars worth of additional tariffs (关税) on China imports. The headline Chinese publication Global Times says nothing good would e out of a trade war with President Trump, and has warned that China could fight back.So what could China do? Well here are a few options:1) 16 China says the US tariffs are bad for global trade and has already said that it will work with other WTO members to defend itself.2) 17 Last May, the US and China signed a deal to allow, among other things, the eback of US beef exports to China after 14 years. But there are specific requirements from the Chinese that US beef panies need to stick to.3) Tell Chinese customers not to buy American carsChina is the worlds biggest passenger car market. By 2022 it will contribute to over half of the worlds car growth. 18 . Its not unheard of for Beijing to instruct how Chinese consumers spend their money.4) Tell tourists to stop visiting the USChina is the worlds leading outbound (向国外的) tourist market, with more than 130 million Chinese people traveling around the world each year a number that just keeps rising. They spend something like $260bn (185.2bn) a year when they travel, and the US has also benefited. So the US could lose out if Beijing says America is a non-ideal place to travel to.5) 19 China owns more than a $1tn of US debt. It has threatened to sell US Treasuries before, and many have worried that this level of debt could mean that Beijing has great impact on the US economy. 20 .A. Sell some US bonds (债券)B. Limit US beef imports C. Negotiate with US governmentD. Submit plaints to the World Trade Organization E. China is also consistently among the top five export markets for US cars and car partsF. If a trade war between the two countries broke out, it wouldnt just be Beijing and the US losing out.G. But the truth is even if China did sell US debt, it would most likely be picked up by other countries.第二部分 语言知识运用（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A、B、C和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。For The Flying Classrooms second project, 11 of us from Tehran went to Tokhme-Baloot, a rural village in Ilam, one of the poorest provinces in the country. _21_ by the government, Ilam has a high rate of unemployment, _22_ and drug use. People there used to make their living by farming, but now this way of life is _23_ by constant famine (饥荒). The situation for children there is _24_. Boys who dont do well in school must start work after eighth grade and girls who dont do well in school stay at home doing _25_ or get married.Because our research before the trip made us believe there were large _26_ around the village, we planned our project concept around oak (橡树) trees and squirrels to make the children _27_ the beauty of the environment._28_, when we arrived at the village, we saw that there were only flat, _29_ grass fields. Tokhme-Baloot was far less _30_ than we had expected. The village had only gotten gas and electricity four years earlier, and it was sometimes _31_ in the winter. After we saw the village and the surrounding area, the best concept for the project that we could think of focused on the respect for _32_.We began working with the students. Children started _33_ the school equipment in bright colors. My colleague Zoya and I cut a dead branch into pieces and painted it to recreate a tree inside the school, as a symbol of nature _34_ by children, and on it we hung the squirrels and cranes. We left the school in bright colors with objects to _35_ the childrens imaginations.Projects like ours are viewed _36_ by Irans government, and during our trip we were _37_ twice, once by the army and once by Basij, a paramilitary (准军事的) militia (民兵组织). They came to the school and talked to our groups founder about the project, questioning him about its _38_, who supported it, who our members were, etc. After the trip, we _39_ that The Flying Classroom might be stopped, but _40_, it wasnt.21. A. Supported B. Ignored C. Cheated D. Valued22. A. poverty B. influence C. development D. increase23. A. used B. covered C. threatened D. enjoyed24. A. hopeful B. poor C. wonderful D. strange25. A. homework B. cooking C. chores D. washing26. A. panies B. factories C. forests D. markets27. A. destroy B. appreciate C. forget D. decide28. A. However B. Therefore C. Besides D. Instead29. A. false B. dusty C. poisonous D. rare30. A. developed B. visited C. known D. polluted31. A. benefited B. produced C. burned D. interrupted32. A. war B. nature C. love D. god33. A. dreaming B. stealing C. painting D. borrowing34. A. praised B. written C. created D. saved35. A. limit B. inspire C. share D. check36. A. skeptically B. naturally C. wonderfully D. secretly37. A. sentenced B. killed C. interviewed D. rescued38. A. purpose B. result C. ine D. success39. A. hoped B. concluded C. pretended D. feared40. A. secondly B. fortunately C. unluckily D. gradually第二节：语篇填空（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。The Silk Road is actually the name given to a number of ancient trade routes. It is the worlds 41_ (old) and most historically important overland trade route 42_ (link) China and Central Asia. 43_ (establish) during the Han Dynasty of China, it starts from the old capitals of Luoyang and Xian, 44_ (cross) the Yellow River at Lanzhou, follows the Gansu Corridor, and stretches along the edge of deserts and mountain ranges. In ancient times, Chinese people transported silk, tea and other 46_(product) in exchange 45_ horses with small kingdoms in west of China. The famous explorer Marco Polo opened this trade route to the Middle East, Western Europe and North Africa. Now the route is no longer used for international trade 47_ many stories of 48_ happened on the ancient road remain. The ancient Silk Road is 49_ great treasure of history to China as well as to the world, and it has 50_ (doubt) left its unique traces in the development of human beings. 第三部分 写作（共两节，满分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作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅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()，并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用斜线()划掉。 修改：在错的词下画一横线，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。This morning, when I was walking in the street, I saw two traveler reading a map, looked puzzled. It seemed that we were lost. I went up them and asked how I could help. They told me that they were looking for the Temple of Heaven. I lead them to a nearby bus stop and advised them to take Bus No. 20, that could take them there directly. They appreciated my help great. Before long, the bus pulled out. They got on a bus and waved goodbye to me. Seeing them on the bus, and I felt a kind of satisfaction.第2节 书面表达（满分25分）假设你是李华，从互联网上看到一个国际中学生家教组织将面向中国招聘兼职中文家教(tutor) 的广告，欢迎中国学生参加。请写一封电子邮件申请参加。内容主要包括：1. 自我介绍（包括中英文能力)，2. 参加意图（帮助别人学习中文和推介中国文化）3. 希望获准。注意：1.词数100左右； 2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.邮件开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总次数。Dear Sir or Madam: _