宁夏青铜峡市高级中学（吴忠中学分校）2020届高三英语上学期第二次月考试题.docx

宁夏青铜峡市高级中学（吴忠中学分校）2020届高三英语上学期第二次月考试题 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.Who is the man most probably speaking to? A. His wife. B. A travel agent staff. C. A waitress.2. What does the man mean? A. He needs a lot of help. B. He is hungry now. C. The work is easy for him. 3. What does the woman mean? A. She is not so sure about the vote now. B. She will of course vote for Bob. C. She has found out another candidate who is more suitable.4. Where does the conversation most probably take place? A. At an airport. B. In a restaurant. C. In a waiting room. 5. What do we know about the man? A. He is allergic to cats. B. He had a bad cold on his first day of work. C. He often brings his cat to work. 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，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍.请听第6段材料，回答6至7题6. Where does the conversation most probably take place? A. In a store. B. At the airport. C. In the street.7. What does the man suggest the woman do first? A. Turn left. B. Drive back to the traffic lights. C. Drive along the road for a mile.请听第7段材料，回答8至9题。8. What does the woman worry about? A. The result of a football match. B. A heavy rainstorm. C. The arrangement of a TV program.9. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. In a park. B. At the weather station. C. At home.请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Why is the woman here? A. To buy a present. B. To look for some cheap things. C. To get another wallet. 11. Why does the woman dislike the brown wallet? A. It is too big and heavy. B. It is too expensive. C. It doesnt have a place to put pictures.12. How much does the woman spend in the end? A. $25.9 B. $13.99 C. $5.00 请听第9段材料，回答第13至16 题。13. What is the mans trouble? A. He lost all his data in his work. B. He cant find his data in the computer. C. His computer has crashed in the middle of his work.14. How can the man retrieve his data? A. Asking for help from the company suggested by the woman. B. Switching off his computer. C. Changing an advanced antivirus software. 15. What does the woman suggest the man do when hes calling the company? A. Try again before switching off the computer. B. Refer to her name when speaking to Kit. C. Mention his computers name.16.What is the companys phone number? A. 0238-356-789 B. 0208-346-789 C. 0208-356-739.请听第10段材料，回答17至20题。17. What is intelligence according to this passage? A. The ability to study well. B. The ability to get high scores on some tests. C. The ability to deal with life.18. What will an intelligent person do when meeting a new situation? A. Care more about what might happen to him. B. Concentrate on what to do about the situation. C. Care more about himself.19. What will an intelligent person do if he fails? A. Learn from his mistakes. B. Try not to feel ashamed. C. Regret as much as possible.20.Which is not the quality of a bright child? A. Trying to find out about life. B. Building a wall between him and life. C. Having a special outlook on life. 二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分40分) 第1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、D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ASIGN YOUR CHILD UP FOR “FLY TO THE MOON CLUBAND ENJOY A FREE FLIGHT TO ANY DESTINATION IN ASIA!With a registration fee of just $ 50 per child, children under the age of 12 can join Eagle Airways FLY TO THE MOON CLUB as members. They can then enjoy the same benefits onboard Eagle Airways newest Boeing-797 to any destination in the world!BENEFITS YOU CANT MISS!1. A free flight to any destination in Asia2. 30% off any course at Tanya Language School3. 20% off any purchase made at Ruby Bookstore4. A free notebook with every purchase above $50 at Starlight Stationery5. A free bowl of dessert for a family of four at Dons Diners with every set dinner ordered6. A birthday gift on your childs birthday7. 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Any child must be accompanied by at least one paying adult.BSome years ago, writing in my diary used to be a usual activity. I would return from school and spend the expected half hour recording the days events, feelings, and impressions in my little blue diary. I did not really need to express my emotions by way of words, but I gained a certain satisfaction from seeing my experiences forever recorded on paper. After all, isnt accumulating memories a way of preserving the past?When I was thirteen years old, I went on a long journey on foot in a great valley, well equipped with pens, a diary, and a camera. During the trip, I was busy recording every incident, name and place I came across. I felt proud to be spending my time productively, dutifully preserving for future generations a detailed description of my travels. On my last night there, I wandered out of my tent, diary in hand. The sky was clear and lit by the glare of the moon, and the walls of the valley looked threatening behind their screen of shadows. I automatically took out my pen.At that point, I understood that nothing I wrote could ever match or replace the few seconds I allowed myself to experience the dramatic beauty of the valley. All I remembered of the previous few days were the dull characterizations I had set down in my diary.Now, I only write in my diary when I need to write down a special thought or feeling. I still love to record ideas and quotations that strike me in books, or observations that are particularly meaningful. I take pictures, but not very often only of objects I find really beautiful. Im no longer blindly satisfied with having something to remember when I grow old. I realize that life will simply pass me by if I stay behind the camera, busy preserving the present so as to live it in the future.I dont want to wake up one day and have nothing but a pile of pictures and notes. Maybe I wont have as many exact representations of people and places; maybe Ill forget certain facts, but at least the experiences will always remain inside me. I dont live to make memories-I just live, and the memories form themselves.24. Before the age of thirteen, the author regarded keeping a diary as a way of _.A. observing her school routineB. expressing her satisfactionC. impressing her classmatesD. preserving her history25. What caused a change in the authors understanding of keeping a diary?A. A dull night on the journey.B. The beauty of the great valley.C. A striking quotation from a book.D. Her concerns for future generations.26. What does the author put in her diary now?A. Notes and beautiful pictures.B. Special thoughts and feelings.C. Detailed accounts of daily activities.D. Descriptions of unforgettable events.27. The author comes to realize that to live a meaningful life is _.A. to experience itB. to live the present in the futureC. to make memoriesD. to give accurate representations of itCIf you live in a big city, there are many things to drive you crazy on your daily route, and its not just overcrowded subway trains.Vicky Zhao is a mainlander working in Hong Kong. For her, one thing she cant put up with is people standing on the wrong side of the escalator（自动扶梯）in subway stations. “Escalators help us move faster and save time. It isnt a place to rest,” the 24-year-old says. “I often see tourists block the way with their suitcases or chatting on the escalators during rush hours. It annoys me to no end.”Admitting she is not the patient type, Zhao says things are much better in Hong Kong than in cities on the mainland where “stand right, walk left” signs are often ignored.The logic behind the “stand right, walk left” escalator etiquette（礼仪）seems obvious. Even though you may want to catch your breath while youre transported up or down, you should still consider others and leave enough space for people in a hurry, so that they can run and catch the train.Many cities escalators, including Londons and Beijings, use the “stand right, walk left” system to speed up the flow of people.（Australia is an exception and you should stand on the left side instead.）But some cities discourage people from moving on escalators out of safety reasons. In Hong Kongs subway stations there are regular announcements asking people to “stand still” on escalators. Even so, most people in this fast-paced city observe the “stand right, walk left” etiquette.But the people who stand on escalators defend themselves by telling the walkers not to be so impatient. The BBC quotes one stander as saying：“If the person is in such a rush, why not just take the stairs? Even when the escalator is packed and theres nowhere to move, I see these same people complaining about not being able to pass.Whatever the escalator etiquette is in the place you live or visit, do what most people are doing and always be mindful of others: leave enough space between each other, dont stay at the end of the escalator, and if someone is blocking your way, a simple “excuse me” is enough.28In the second paragraph, the underlined word It refers _.Athe authors living in the big city of Hong KongBbeing crowded on the subway trains in rush hoursCpeoples blocking the way or chat on the escalatorsDpeoples standing on the right side resting29When on the escalator, a majority of local people in Hong Kong _.Astand still as the railway stations requireBignore the “stand right, walk left” signsCuse the stairs instead of escalatorsDfollow the “stand right, walk left” etiquette30What can be inferred from the 6th paragraph?ANot everyone follows the “stand right, walk left” etiquette.BThe BBC is against the “stand right, walk left” etiquette.CPeople should be patient and take the stairs if possible.DPeople shouldnt complain about the crowded escalators.31Which of the following statements is the writers opinion?APeople should stand right no matter where they are.BPeople should do as the Romans do and consider others.CPeople should do as they like on the escalators.DPeople should be seriously criticized when they block the way.DNowadays more and more people are talking about genetically modified foods ( GM foods). GM foods develop from genetically modified organisms (有机体), which have had specific changes introduced into their DNA by genetic engineering techniques. These techniques are much more precise where an organism is exposed to chemicals to create a nonspecific but stable change. For many people, the hightech production raises all kinds of environmental, ethical, health and safety problems. Particularly in countries with long farming traditions, the idea seems against nature.In fact, GM foods are already very much a part of our lives. They were first put on the market in 1996. A third of the corn and more than half the cotton grown in the U. S. last year was the product of biotechnology, according to the Department of Agriculture. More than 65 million acres of genetically modified crops will be planted in the US this year. The genetic genie is out of the bottle.However, like any new product entering the food chain, GM foods must be subjected to careful testing. In wealthy countries, the debate about biotech is not so fierce by the fact that they have a large number of foods to choose from, and a supply that goes beyond the needs. In developing countries desperate to feed fastgrowing and underfed populations, the matter is simpler and much more urgent: do the benefits of biotech outweigh the risks?The statistics on population growth and hunger are disturbing. Last year the worlds population reached 6 billion. The UN states that nearly 800 million people around the world are unhealthy. About 400 million women of childbearing age don t have enough iron, which means their babies are exposed to various birth defeats.As many as 100 million children suffer from vitamin A deficiency, a leading cause of blindness.How can biotech help? Genetic engineering is widely used to produce plants and animals with better nutritional values. Biotechnologists have developed genetically modified rice and they are working on other kinds of nutritionally improved crops. Biotech can also improve farming productivity in places where food shortages are caused by crop damage attributable to drought, poor soil and crop viruses.32. The passage mainly talks about_.A. the worlds food problem B. the development in biotechC. the genetically modified foods D. the way to solve food shortages33. According to the passage, GM foods_.A. will replace naturally grown foodsB. are far better than naturally grown foodsC. may help to solve the problem of poor nutritionD. can cause serious trouble in developing countries34. The underlined sentence “The genetic genie is out of the bottle.” in Paragraph 2 probably means that_.A. GM foods are available everywhereB. the technology in producing GM foods is advancedC. genetic technology may have uncontrollable powersD. genetic technology has come out of laboratories into markets35. Whats the writers attitude towards GM foods?A. Enthusiastic. B. Cautious. C. Disapproving. D. Unbelievable. 第二节(共五小题；每小题5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 to Care for Your Ears?Ears not only let us hear, but they also play a role in maintaining our balance, which is vital to our ability to function in daily life. Yet, we ignore them. We cant even see our ears, except in a mirror. We take for granted what they do for us day in and day outuntil we notice somethings wrong, such as when an earache strikes or when we start having to ask people to repeat what they say. 36 Clean your ear with a washclothcovered finger only.Never put anything inside your ear canal, including cotton swabs (药签) 37 Leave earwax(耳垢) alone.Wax is your ears way of eliminating(消除) anything foreign that gets into the ear canal. 38 If you find you have too much earwax, use a few drops of earwax remover(去除剂) in the canal. After a few minutes, wash the ear with warm water.Avoid noisy places.Rock concerts and construction sites are just a few places that frequently have noise levels that can damage hearing. Any place where you have to shout to be heard should be avoided. 39 Be careful not to play MP3 too loud, especially if using earphone.Be careful with illness and medications.Respiratory (呼吸的) illnesses should be treated to avoid their spread to the ears. Certain medications can damage hearing, so follow the directions carefully before taking them.See your doctor if you suffer from sudden hearing loss or hear noises in your head. 40 AMost people dont need to clean wax out of their ears.BIn such case, go to see a doctor as soon as possible.CThese can be symptoms of a serious illness which needs to be treated.DThis article will show you how to care for your ears.ETurn the volume down.FAvoid using earphones while listening to MP3.GYour ear canal is very narrow, and a swab can damage it. 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） 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。 Debbie Macomber decided to pursue her dream of becoming a writer. She rented a typewriter, put it on the _41_ table and began typing each morning after the kids went to school. _42_ the kids came home, she moved it and made them dinner. When they were _43_ she got it back and typed some more. Debbie followed this _44_ for two years. She had become a struggling writer and she loved every minute of it. One night, _45_, her husband, Wayne, said, “Honey, Im sorry, but youre not _46_ any income. We cant do this anymore. We cant survive on just what I make.” That night, her heart was _47_. Debbie knew, with all of the _48_ of keeping up a house, working 40 hours a week would _49_ her no time to write. Seeing her _50_, her husband asked, “Whats wrong?” “I really think I ca