河南省博爱英才学校2019_2020学年高二英语下学期6月月考试题202101190354

1、河南省博爱英才学校2019-2020学年高二英语下学期6月月考试题第卷 第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分） 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有2分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。 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. At what time will the speakers get to the sports meeting?A. 7:45. B. 8:00.

2、 C. 8:15.2. Who sent a new camera to the boy?A. His mother. B. His uncle. C. His sister.3. What does the man suggest?A. The woman should find a spare key.B. They should try to find a way.C. The woman should be more careful next time.4. Why is the woman studying English?A. It will help her with her j

3、ob.B. She wants to find a good job.C. She likes English conversation.5. What do we know about the woman?A. She doesnt understand the man.B. She cant hear the man clearly.C. She is angry with the man.第二节（共15小题）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

4、，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68小题。6. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?A. They are parent and teacher.B. They are close friends.C. They are neighbors.7. What can we learn from the conversation?A. The man is making complaint to the woman.B. The man is making some sugg

5、estion to the woman.C. The man is satisfied after talking to the woman.8. Whats NOT the result of the childrens noise?A. The man couldnt work.B. The man couldnt sleep.C. The man couldnt enjoy the film on TV.听第7段材料，回答第911小题。9. How many stories did the man tell the woman?A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.10.

6、What happened to the robber at last?A. He was killed. B. He was caught. C. He ran away.11. Why did the man in the last story get in through the chimney?A. He thought it interesting.B. He got mad.C. He was locked out of his house.听第8段材料，回答第1214小题。12. What kind of colour TV set was the man going to bu

7、y?A. A small one. B. A big one. C. A cheap one.13. What kind of colour TV set does the woman suggest the man should buy?A. A small one. B. A big one. C. A cheap one.14. Why does the woman give the man such a suggestion?A. It would be a waste of money.B. He might have to change it in a few years time

8、.C. His sitting room isnt very big.听第9段材料，回答第1517小题。15. Why did the woman go to New York during the vacation?A. To learn English.B. To do business. C. To visit her teachers.16. Where was the woman on July 4th?A. In an American university.B. In New York.C. At home.17. What did the woman like particul

9、arly about the American classes?A. The students had a lot more freedom in class.B. The teachers were nice.C. There were a lot of activities in class.听第10段材料，回答第1820小题。18. Whats the flight number of British Airways to Singapore?A. OS455. B. AF814. C.BA11.19. How long are the passengers to New York de

10、layed?A. 15 minutes. B. 35 minutes. C. 45 minutes.20. Which gate should the passengers of Olympic Airways to Athens board?A. Gate 3. B. Gate 6. C. Gate 8.笫二部分阅读理解（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。AWith more than 100,000 people aged 100 years over, Spain

11、is the country with the greatest life expectancy after Japan. How do you live to 100? Here,4 0f the countrys centenarians(百岁老人)give their advice on staying youthful.Pilar Fernandez, 101 She lives with her daughter Pili, granddaughters Flori and Ana in Ambas，Asturias，northern Spain. Fernandez suffere

12、d hunger and hardship during the war years alongside her nine brothers and sisters. To avoid history repeating itself, she limited herself to just one child.From pure fear, I didnt have anymore, says Fernandez. One of the best things for her health, she says, is tending livestock(家畜) and a vegetable

13、 garden.Maximino San Miguel, 102He lives in Leon, northern Spain. San Miguel discovered his passion(酷爱) for amateur dramatics at the age of 80 and has participated in many local productions. He didnt go to school as a child because he was sent to work as a shepherd(敉羊人). He prefers reading books abo

14、ut drawing and travelling. Now this hobby, he said, has kept him full of energy.Pedro Rodriguez, 106He lives in Cangas de Onis, Asturias, northern Spain. Rodriguez plays the piano every day in the living room of the flat where he lives with his wife who is nearly 20 years younger than him, Their dau

15、ghters visit them often. His hobby is something that he feels has kept him young. The nuns(修女) taught me how to play the piano as a child, he says.Francisco Nunez, 112He is from Bienvenida, Badajoz, southern Spain. Nunez lives with his daughter. He says he doesn t like the pensioners daycare center

16、because it s full of old people, whose negative attitude towards life affects him deeply sometimes. Despite his old age, he has always maintained(保持)a youthful outlook, and that is what has kept him going on.21. What benefits her health according to Pilar Fernandez?A. Having more children. B. Learni

17、ng history.C. Living with kids. D. Doing gardening.22. What does Maximino San Miguel want to do most in his life now?A. Working as a shepherd. B. Reading books.C. Taking up painting. D. Going travelling.23. Why does Francisco Nunez dislike living with other old people?A. They may depend on his help.

18、B. He is sensitive to his old age.C. They may affect his attitude to life.D. He has more kids to look after at home.24. What can we infer about the four old people from the text?A. They are fond of exercising regularly.B. They led a hard life when they were young.C. They have the same hobbies in the

19、ir free time.D. They have their own method of staying youthful.BStruggling with five kids, Mom didnt have much time or space to explore her passionsduring my childhood. But she was usually up for fun, and sometimes went out of her way tocreate it.As fall turned into winter, money remained tight, for

20、 which my parents were arguing morethan ever. Gifts were not really in the budget that year, and Moms spirits grew as gray as theskies. On top of all this stress and sadness, we discovered that most of our Christmas treeornaments(装饰) had broken during the move from New Jersey.My mother, ever resourc

21、eful, took an unexpected action. I have lost our Christmasornaments, she declared, and we dont have enough money, so we re going to make ourown with the tin can lids. Then shed spent the past week removing and saving the lids aftermeals, and that day she eagerly waited for us kids to arrive before c

22、utting them into stars,bells, angels, and trees. My brothers and I got to choose our shapes and decorate them as welaughed, sang carols(圣诞颂歌) , told tales about our new teachers and classmates, and tookpleasure in Mom s renewed cheer. That December afternoon at the picnic table was morememorable tha

23、n most Christmas mornings full of shiny- paper and expensive gifts.To this day, my brothers and I speak fondly of our tin can Christmas as we point out the few surviving ornaments on our parents tree. Primitive(粗糙的) , yet crafted with love and hope, they are more precious than most of the store-boug

24、ht new ones. The magic of thatparticular Christmas came directly through my mother, who could turn tin cans into angels, anddarkness into light.25. What made the authors parents argue more than ever as winter was near?A. Part-time jobs. B. No gifts for kids.C. Financial hardship. D. Broken Christmas

25、 tree.26. Why did the authors mother make their own Christmas tree ornaments?A. To save money. B. To educate the children.C. To kill her time. D. Just for fun.27. What can we learn about the author s mother from the last paragraph?A. She was very good at doing business.B. She had a positive attitude

26、 towards life.C. She was inconsiderate to the author s father.D. She made money by selling handicrafts.CFrom December 5-11, millions of kids in over 180 countries will take part in the Hour of Code challenge, which coincides with Computer Science Week. It is organized by Seattle based non-profit Cod

27、e. org every year. It was created to inspire students of all backgrounds and ages to love computer science, and then consider a career in software engineering.During the Hour, which can be set aside any time of the week, participants can try programming using one or more of the free tutorials(教程) of

28、fered on the Code. org s website.The sessions that are organized by age and experience level and available in 45 languages, begin with a brief introduction to computer science. Then comes the fun part-coding. With tasks that include solving a problem for Disney s daring teenager Moana, taking Alex o

29、r Steve on an adventure through a Minecraft world, or building a Star Wars Galaxy, there is something to interest everyone.Started in 2013, the Hour of Code is now one of the biggest global learning events. Whileschools are the biggest participants, corporations(法人) have started organizing the Hour

30、ofCode events as well. For schools that want to go beyond the Hour, Code. org has createdcomputer science courses. Available for elementary, middle., and high schools, they can beused by educators to offer computer science as a subject during the school year. According tothe non-profit s website, ov

31、er 43,000 teachers have undergone Code. org s professionallearning program to teach computer science to over one million students. Of these, 2,000 arehigh school teachers who aim to start a full-year computer science course in schools that havenot offered the subject before.Though the 32 states that

32、 currently count computer science classes towards high-schoolmath or science requirements are a big improvement over the 12 states that recognized thesubject in 2013, there is still more to be done. But thanks to organizations like Code. org,things can only improve. To see how you and your school ca

33、n participate in this exciting event,go to hourofcode. com.28. What is the Hour of Code designed for kids to do?A. Develop interest in computer science.B. Get to know Computer Science Week.C. Have a good command of science.D. Make a decision about their future jobs.29. What can students do if they a

34、ttend the Hour of Code?A. Learn languages. B. Visit Disneyland.C. Learn to program. D. Go adventuring.30. What can we learn about. the Hour of Code from the text?A. It s the biggest global learning event.B. Only students liking computer can participate.C. It s a non-profit organization.D. It s an an

35、nual program.31. What is the authors, purpose in writing the text?A. To promote computer science. B. To introduce the Hour of Code.C. To show how to teach science. D. To let kids prepare for the future.DFrom losing weight to quitting smoking, each December people around the world make aNew Year s re

36、solution(决心) . But studies have shown that despite their best effort, most willfail.Professor Peter Herman, a psychology lecturer at the University of Toronto says that thereasons why resolutions fail are clear. They are really realistic in some or all of the followingrespects: people think that the

37、y can change themselves more quickly; they think that they canchange much more than anyone else; or they think they can change everything more easily. Professor Herman suggests that the issue may be a cycle of failure and renewed effort.which he calls the false-hope syndrome (虚妄期盼综合征). The cycle beg

38、ins with a difficult self-change task. such as overeating or smoking-common yet rarely successful changes. While people may make some initial progress in the task, eventually they fail to achieve their goal. Having failed, they interpret(解释)their failure to convince themselves that with a few adjust

39、ments they will succeed. Finally, they begin to embark on another attempt, and the cycle repeats.In his paper on the topic, Professor Herman and his co-author, Janet Polivy, write, “People tend to make the same resolutions year after year, vowing(发誓) on average l0 times to get rid of a particular vi

40、ce (恶习). Obviously. every renewed vow represents a certain failure; otherwise. there would be no need for yet another attempt, Equally obviously, unsuccessful attempts do not decrease the. chance of making future plans for self-change. Even those who are finally successful at sticking to their resol

41、utions make the attempt five or six times on average before succeeding.Expecting to make a breakthrough is not a good way, so Professor Herman says that thebest way of sticking to your resolution is to expect the changes little by little rather than a majortransformation. He told Mail Online, Often

42、this means scaling back(缩减）your resolution tosomething that is actually manageable.”32. Why do most people fail in their New Years resolutions according to Professor Herman?A. They doesnt do their best at all.B. They make unrealistic resolutions.C. They want to stay unchanged.D. They change them fre

43、quently.33. What does the underlined part embark on” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?A. Undertake. B. Abandon. C. Welcome. D. Represent.34. How to achieve your New Years resolutions in Professor Hermans opinion?A. Set a big resolution. B. Make a breakthrough.C. Expect gradual changes. D. Believe in you

44、rself35.What may be the best title for the text?A. Actions Speak Louder Than WordsB. Think Twice Before You DoCA Bargain Is a BargainD. Good Plan Is Half Done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夺白处的最佳遗项，并住答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。How to Fix a RelationshipIf youre having a problem with your relatio

45、nship, youre not alone. 36 However, you can make it work out if you decide to work together to fix it.Recognize the problems. Any number of problems could do harm to your relationship. You should look for signs and symptoms of the problems youre facing. Listening attentively is the key, which can he

46、lp you understand what he or she is feeling. 37 Actually think about what. the person is saying, and maybe try to understand what is behind the words, as well. You also have a right to discuss what you re feeling and thinking. The key is to keep a calm head. 38 Once you ve figured out what your prob

47、lems are , have a conversation to find ways to solve them. How can you solve the problems in a way that both of you can live with? 39 Start with the place you both agree on. Maybe you can both agree on the problem at least, or maybe you can agree on the first step to the solution. For instance, mayb

48、e you agree that you are feeling disconnected. Maybe you can take it one step further and agree that you need to spend more time together.Make a plan together. Once youre agreed to solutions, its time to put them into concrete terms. For instance, if you both agree you need to spend more time togeth

49、er, then maybe the agreement will be that you should make a date at least once a week.Find ways to compromise. The key to any relationship is learning to compromise. 40 Compromising is about finding common ground, and both of you giving in a little on the issue.A. Spend time connecting.B. Talk about

50、 solutions together.C. Dont just let the words pass over you.D. In other words, you need to look for common ground.E. Most people have trouble with relationships at one point or another.F. You cant just expect to win every argument, as relationships need to give and take.G. Whatever you need to do,

51、take a few minutes to calm down before continuing the discussion.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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Every New Years Eve in the past, we had breakfast at Aunt Dots house. My most vivid 41 of the meal was the centerpiece（餐桌中央的摆饰）t

52、hat Aunt Dot always 42 on herkitchen table-seven sets of salt and pepper shakers. It wasnt until years later that I finallyasked Aunt Dot about the unusual centerpiece.She was then 87 but she 43 invited us to the last breakfast of the year. I had 44 early that morning to help with the meal 45 Though

53、 weak, Aunt Dot was 46 stirring（搅拌）pancake batter(糊状物)as she 47 my question. You know I arrange those saltand pepper shakers on the table every single year.”“I know, I said, 48 plates on the table. But 49 do you always do that on NewYears Eve morning?“It helps to remind me that 50 the holidays are o

54、ver, theres another whole year ofthem coming, Aunt Dot said thoughtfully.I nodded 51 ,1 guess that makes sense. Let me tell you something more, she said.“Ive learned over my many Tears thatnothing really 52 ; every ending in life is really just another new 53 . She pointed atme with the batter-cover

55、ed spoon. 54 that, my dear. I will, I told her.In the spring of that year, after a short illness, Aunt Dot passed away. To my 55 , I got the holiday salt and pepper shakers which I thought would be given to her own children. I 56 Aunt Dot wanted to make sure I remembered her philosophy(生活信条).I continued Aunt Dots breakfast 57 at my own apartment wit