2019-2020学年高二英语下学期第二次月考试题 (I).doc

2019-2020学年高二英语下学期第二次月考试题 (I)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ABC三个选项中选出最佳答案，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. When will the woman arrive in New York?A. At 9:35. B. At 9:25. C. At 7:25.2. What does the woman advise the man to do? A. Choose an easier topic. B. Stay up to finish his paper. C. Ask for help from Mr. Black.3. What did the man probably do last night? A. He went to the theater. B. He stayed at home. C. He went to the factory.4. What did the man do yesterday? A. He went to Sams birthday party. B. He met the woman. C. He stayed with his dog.5. Where does the conversation most paobably take place? A. At school. B. At the mans house. C. At the train station.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小题，从题中所给的ABC三个选项中选出最佳答案，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你将有时间阅读各小题，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67 小题6. How long does the man have to work a day?A. Nine hours, fifteen minutes. B. Eight hours, fifty minutes. C. Eight and a half hours. 7. What would the man have to do if he took the job?A. Wear uniforms. B. Type letters and answer the telephone. C. Learn to smoke.听第7 段材料，回答第89题。8. What happened to the woman? A. She was robbed. B. Her house was broken into. C. She lost her purse somewhere. 9. What colour was the womans purse? A. Blue. B. Yellow. C. Red.听第8段材料，回答第1012题。10. What is the woman probably? A. A bank clerk. B. A post officer. C. A shop assistant.11. What does the man want to do A. He wants to withdraw his money. B. He wants to open an account. C. He wants to buy some products.12. Why does the man have to e back tomorrow? A. He forgets to take any proofs of ID. B. He doesnt have enough money. C. He is not interested in the product. 听第9段材料，回答第1316 题。13. Which game does the man like best? A. Chinese chess. B. Cards. C. Bridge. 14. What does the woman think of Chinese chess? A. plicated. B. Simple. C. Boring. 15. Why does the woman only play bridge occasionally? A. She doesnt like it. B. She isnt good at it. C. Its hard to find four players.16. What does the man look forward to? A. Learning to play bridge. B. Setting up a cards game. C. Arranging a bridge game with the woman. 听第10段材料，回答第1720题。17. When will the lecture about the wolves be given? A. At 5pm on weekends. B. At 5pm on Wednesday. C. At 7pm on Wednesday.18. Who will give the lecture about the wolves? A. Stephanie Hartman. B. James White. C. Shannon Jensen. 19. Why cant the original presenter give the lecture? A. He was attacked by the wolves. B. He doest have time to do it. C. He isnt interested in the program. 20. What can people do after the lecture? A. Visit the zoo for free. B. Talk with the lecturer face to face. C. Take part in an activity about wolves.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共10小题，每小题2.5分，共25分）In a Station of the MetroThe apparition of these faces in the crowd;Petals on a wet, black bough.This is the only Ezra Pound poem that many people will read in their lives. Why? One obvious reason is that its just two lines long. The poem, which can be understood as “A man sees a bunch of faces in the subway and thinks they look like flowers on a tree branch,” is an exercise in shortness. Pound wrote it after having a spiritual experience in a Paris metro (subway) station. In 1916, the US poet originally thought he could best describe his vision in a painting. Unfortunately, he wasnt a painter. So he wrote a thirty-line poem, which he didnt like. He dropped the long version in the waste bin. Six months later, he wrote a shorter poem, but didnt like that one either. Finally, a full year after the experience, he had been reading short Japanese poems called haikus, and he figured he would try this style. The result, which was published in 1913, is one of the most famous and influential works in modern poetry.This poem is one of the monuments (纪念物) of the 20th-century artistic movement known as “Imagism”. Basically, Pound and his friends thought that images (意象) werent just decoration: they were the highest form of speech. By finding the right image, the poet can express the true, spiritual reality of a thing, which is more important than using a bunch of adjectives to describe its physical appearance. Thus, “In a Station of the Metro” is a poem that consists of one image expressed with absolute (绝对的) exactness and nothing else. To the imagists, the best way to describe an experience is not to use more and more words; the best way is to find exactly the right words. Have you ever told a beloved one that “words cant express” how much you love them? Well, Pound would say that youre just being lazy. In his view, words can express anything, even if it takes an entire year to find the right ones. 21. In the short poem, Ezra Pound . A. tells us one of his painful experiences B. pares the passengers faces to flowers C. describes a man walking among the crowd D. shows a wet, black tree branch in a metro station 22. According to the text, “In a Station of the Metro” was . A. based on one of Pounds paintings B. first discovered in a waste bin C. influenced by haikus D. pleted in 1916 23. Pound and his friends . A. stressed the importance of using adjectives B. were good at describing abstract images C. decorated their poems with pictures D. used images to express their ideasBSome 30,000 years ago, artists who lived in caves in Europe painted pictures of the animals around them: panthers, hyenas, rhinos, cave lions, mammoths and other creatures which have been extinct for a long time. The paintings were highly realistic. Some even showed movement. The artwork, more than a thousand drawings, is considered the oldest group of human cave drawings which have ever been discovered. They were preserved because the cave was sealed-closed off-for more or less 23,000 years. Fast forward to December 18, 1994, a group of French cave scientists were exploring caves in southern France. Jean Marie Chauvet, who led the group then, describes the process of discovering the cave paintings. “At that time I was in the front, Eliette just walked behind me, Christian behind. Eliette said she saw two marks made with red ochre and she said, They came here. And at this very moment everything began. The drawings and everything linked to the parietal art(壁画). That is where it is started.”Cave art expert Jean Clotttes reviewed the paintings. “I was amazed at the number of paintings there were and paintings of their quality and particularly in front of the panel of the horses.”Scientific analysis confirmed the prehistoric date of the artwork. Studies showed the drawings were created tens of thousands of years ago, before human history was written. The United Nations cultural agency UNESCO lists the cave as a World Heritage Site. They say that the drawings form a remarkable expression of early human artistic creation of grand excellence and variety. The Chauvet Cave has been named after the explorer who first entered it. However, its environment and drawings are too fragile to be visited by human beings. So the cave is closed, and only people there for scientific purposes can go inside and see the artwork.However, French authorities asked experts to create an exact copy of the cave, called Pont dArc Cavern. The copy, which we also called replica, cost more than 59 million dollars to build. It opened at the end of April in France. Pascal Terrasse is the president of the cavern. He says everyone will be able to experience the thrill of looking at drawings made by the first humans in Europe. He says the place is magic because it is done so well. Authorities say they think as many as 400,000 people will be allowed to visit Pont dArc Cavern every year. 24. According to Jean Clottes words in Paragraph 4, the paintings in the cave were _.A. abstract B. superiorC. creativeD. inspiring25. Which of the follow statements is TRUE about the Chauvet Cave?A. It was closed off for more than 30,000 years.B. It is thought to be the origin of modern parietal art. C. The environment and artwork there are very easy to damage. D. The majority of drawings there are about the extinct animals. 26. The purpose of creating Pont dArc Cavern is to _.A. show admiration for the earliest artists in EuropeB. arouse visitors awareness of protecting ancient artC. offer visitors chances to view the wonderful artworkD. collect money for the perseverance of the Chauvet CaveCGreen is an important color in nature. It is the color of grass and the leaves on trees. It is also the color of most growing plants.Sometimes, the word green means young, fresh and growing. Sometimes, it describes something that is not yet ripe（成熟）or finished. For example, a greenhorn is someone who has no experience, who is new to a situation. In the fifteenth century, a greenhorn was a young cow or ox whose horns (角) had not yet developed. A century or so later, a greenhorn was a soldier who had not yet any experience in battle. By the eighteenth century, a greenhorn had the meaning it has today - a person who is new in a job. Someone who has the ability to grow plants well is said to have a green thumb. The expression es from the early nineteen hundreds. You might say that the woman next door has a green thumb if her garden continues to grow after your plants have died. Green is also the color used to describe the powerful emotion, jealousy（嫉妒）. The green-eyed monster is not a frightening creature from outer space. It is an expression used about four hundred years ago by British writer William Shakespeare in his play “Othello.” It describes the unpleasant feeling a person has when someone else has something he wants. A young man may suffer from the green-eyed monster if his girlfriend begins going out with someone else. Or, that green-eyed monster may affect your friend if you get a pay raise and she does not.In most places in the world, a green light is a signal to move ahead. A green light on a traffic signal means your car can continue on. In everyday speech, a green light means approval（同意）to continue. 27. If you are a new er to a pany, you can be called _. A. A greenhorn B. A green thumb C. A green-eyed monster D. A green light28. If a man may suffer from the green-eyed monster, it means he is _. A. honest B. jealous C. new D. experienced29. When you see a green light while you are taking part in a speech petition, it means you _. A. are ignored B. have fallen behindC. can go away D. get permission 30. According to the text, which word first came into use in the 1700s? A. greenhorn. B. green thumb. C. green-eyed monster.D. green.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。Too many of us are waiting too long to live our best lives. We keep putting everything off until tomorrow. Then, before we know it, we find ourselves asking, How did it get so late so soon?So wed better make today the beginning of our new life. Take time to figure ourselves out. Take time to realize what we want and need. Take time to love, laugh, cry, and learn. _31_ Here are five things we should start doing today:Accept ourselves. The secret to happiness and success is the acceptance of ourselves. We will never bee who we want to be if we rely on everyone else to qualify us. _32_ So always go with ourselves, never against ourselves. Be who we were created to be and we will set the world on fire.Make ourselves a priority. To tell the truth, there are only a few people in this world who will stay 100% true to us, so we should stay true to ourselves. Put our own needs into the list of things to do._33_ Dont sit back and let things happen to us. Go out and make things happen. We are what we do, not what we say well do. Stop saying I wish and start saying I will. Turn our dreams into plans.Do the work. We cant underestimate(低估) a person who always works hard. Be that person. _34_ Always remember that the task ahead of us is never greater than the strength within us. Do whats right, not whats easy. Our dreams are worth it._35_ We cant force things to happen; we can only drive ourselves trying crazily. Theres a time and place for everything. So dont force whats not yet supposed to fit into our life. When its meant to be, it will be. Work hard, and be patient.A. Take positive action.B. Enjoy every moment of life.C. Life is shorter than it often seems.D. Everyone has a different way of life.E. Accept ourselves just the way we are.F. Allow life to happen like its supposed to.G. In life, we dont get what we wish for; we get what we work for.第三部分 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。Until I was 13, I assumed I was just like everyone else. But one day I read a piece of paper in my dads briefcase that _36_everything. Thats when I saw the words: “Simone is said to have Asperger syndrome.”I screamed at my dad, “Tell me what it is!” He _37_ that I have a mild form of brain disorders, which was a problem that shapes the way I interact with other people. I wasnt sure exactly what he _38_, but it didnt matter. I just wanted to try to _39_ my shock and go back to the way things were before I knew. But even though I wouldnt _40_ acknowledge the news, Aspergers still destroyed my confidence and made me _41_ and isolated. I felt like an outcast(被抛弃者)-not just because Aspergers made it hard for me to make friends, but because now I had this _42_ . I just wanted to be like everyone else. _43_, at 16, I said to myself, “Enough! You cant run and hide from it, girl. Just face it.”Its funny, the first time I thought something was _44_ was not because of what I couldnt do - it was because of what I could do. In the sixth grade, while other kids were _45_ with spelling, I was like a human spell-checker! Ive also had a photographic memory, and _46_ I call my “super powers”-extrasensory hearing and acute awareness: I can _47_ phone numbers people dial just by the sound the buttons make when pressed or _48_ hear one sour note in an entire symphony! And I can _49_ pay attention to two things at once. Dont get me wrong. Aspergers can be very confusing. For years I felt like a butterfly _50_ in its cocoon (茧), waiting to emerge. It took years of work with a psychologist to _51_ the difficulty of making friends. Im not going to let Aspergers create _52_ for me. That why I am happy to have found out about and faced my _53_. Aspergers is a metaphor(象征) for life: We all have _54_ , but the key is to be able to have the _55_ to face whats bad about them and still find whats good. 36. A. preventedB. changedC. determinedD. improved37. A. explained B. realizedC. apologizedD. suspected38. A. meantB. predictedC. concernedD. doubted39. A. admitB. subscribeC. recognize D. ignore40. A. appropriatelyB. consciously C. previouslyD. automatically41. A. anxiousB. stressedC. lonelyD. ashamed42. A. signB. symbolC. labelD. signal43. A. ConsequentlyB. GraduallyC. FortunatelyD. Eventually44. A. unusualB. specificC. unfortableD. awkward45. A. bining B. exchanging C.strugglingD. dealing46. A. thatB. whatC. whomD. which47. A. figure outB. pick out C. try outD. make out48. A. even B. still C. everD. just49. A. sensitivelyB. fullyC. flexiblyD. firmly50. A. absorbedB. buriedC. engagedD. trapped51. A. get overB. knock downC. take up D. go through52. A. surprisesB. limitationsC. opportunitiesD. experiences53. A. failureB. desperationC. disabilityD. suffering54. A. talentsB. dreamsC. challengesD. aims55. A. ambitionB. courage C. rightD. attempt第四部分 非选择题（本题有三个题型，共55分，请将本部分答案写在答题卷上）第一节 短文填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。What we eat every day has a great effect on our health. Therefore, we should try our best to change our bad eating habits and have _56_ balanced diet. _ 57_ we all know, baked or fried food may be _58_ (taste), but eating too much of them will probably lead _59_ some illnesses. Moreover, some food costs us a great deal of money but its not healthy. pared with people in the West, Chinese people used to _60_ (eat) more grains and vegetables, but _61_ (little) meat, which is a good eating habit. However, things are _62_ (real) different now. With our life being better and better, we are now eating a lot of food that is high in sugar and fat. We often eat out without _63_ (consider) the balance of our diet. The food we choose _64_ (affect) our health, so we must keep in mind that the food we choose should give us various _65_ (benefit) in leading a healthy life.第二节 应用文写作（共1题，满分15分） 健康的生活习惯对于成长中的我们是非常重要的。你认为健康的生活习惯应当是怎样的呢?请根据下面的信息提示,写一篇短文,首句已给出。 1. 信息提示：健康饮食;早睡早起,不熬夜;参加运动,强身健体。 2. 要求：根据信息提示,把握要点,适当发挥,不逐字翻译。3. 字数在80词左右。 _第二节 概要写作（共1题，满分25分）阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。 With global warming and melting ice, it isnt easy being a polar bear anymore. Some studies have predicted that polar bears could die out by the end of the century. The good news is not all researchers think the bears are absolutely disappearing. Scientists at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) have published a new paper indicating that things might not be as bad for polar bears as some scientists expect. To understand the reason for the researchers cautious optimism, we must first understand the factors that are threatening the polar bears existence. Polar bears consume a diet of mainly young seals. In order to hunt these seals, polar bears need to rest at the top of sea ice-the same ice that is increasingly melting for most of the year thanks to climate change. In another 50 years, experts expect that the Arctic will be too warm for sea ice to form for half of the year, leaving polar bears without a reliable food source and in serious danger of starvation. As it turns out, alternative food sources for the polar bears arent pletely out of the question. For as long as biologists have tailed after the animals, theyve seen polar bears eating animals found on land like caribou(驯鹿) and snow geese-as well as the snow geeses eggs. Can polar bears actually survive off these alternative food sources for long periods of time? To figure this out, researchers calculated the nutrients that a caribou and snow geese diet would provide. They found that even adult male polar bears would be able to obtain more calories than they would burn in hunting these meals. Moreover, the food would provide the food necessary to avoid starvation during the summer months. Unfortunately, not all polar bears have tended to seek food on land. That said, the researchers expect that necessity would push more polar bears to hunt on land to avoid starvation. They also expect that the bears could learn from their fellow bears how to hunt on land until the practice bees second nature. _