安徽省涡阳县育萃高级中学2020-2021学年高二英语下学期第一次月考试题

1、安徽省涡阳县育萃高级中学2020-2021学年高二英语下学期第一次月考试题安徽省涡阳县育萃高级中学2020-2021学年高二英语下学期第一次月考试题年级：姓名：17安徽省涡阳县育萃高级中学2020-2021学年高二英语下学期第一次月考试题注意事项：1答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。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

2、将有两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。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. where does the man usually go on friday nights?a. a cinema.b. a restaurant.c. a bar. 2. what does the woman think of the party?a. it was a great success. b. it was n

3、ot perfect. c. it was terrible. 3. what does the man mean?a. he doesnt like boxing at all. b. he likes various kinds of sports. c. he only likes the sport of boxing. 4. why did sam refuse to take the job?a. the hours are inconvenient. b. it requires much traveling. c. the salary is low. 5. whats the

4、 regular price of the pork?a. $7. b. $14. c. $21. 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。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。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。6. what does the woman want to do?a. have a drink with the man. b. work in the laboratory. c. kee

5、p a pet dog. 7. what does the woman say about the mans life?a. relaxing. b. tiring.c. colorful. 听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。8. where are the speakers?a. at the womans home. b. at a formal party.c. in a restaurant. 9. which food is oily according to the woman?a. cantonese food.b. shanghai food.c. hunan food.

6、 听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。10. what made the womans house messy?a. her pets.b. her kids.c. her friends. 11. how was the weather on saturday afternoon?a. nice.b. cloudy.c. windy. 12. what did the woman do on sunday?a. she watched tv at home. b. she had a walk in the mountain. c. she spent some time in th

7、e museum. 听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。13. whom is the man speaking to?a. his classmate.b. his former teacher.c. a librarian. 14. in which section does the man need the womans help?a. the literature room.b. the exhibition gallery.c. the dance studio. 15. how many famous people does the woman mention?a. 2.

8、b. 3. c. 4. 16. what will the man do?a. visit the readers club. b. send the list to the woman. c. deliver some books to the woman. 听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。17. where is jabbar now?a. in india.b. in new york.c. in los angeles. 18. what does jabbar look like?a. he is tall.b. he is thin.c. he is heavy. 19

9、. what do we know about jabbar?a. he can eat much food. b. he is usually outgoing. c. he comes from new york. 20. who might the speaker be?a. a host. b. an animal keeper. c. a tour guide.第二部分 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。aoccasions like anniver

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14、ntly located 5 minutes south of lax, right off the 405 and 105 freeways, the 610 lairport space has a special feel surrounded by our primary automobile collection. we offer several different venues inside and outside our facility for diverse events. to better our service, reservations are needed. ya

15、mashiro hollywood 1999 n. sycamore ave., los angeles, california 90068 yamashiro hollywood is a restaurant and therefore, all food and wine must be handled in house. however, guests are allowed to bring in outside wine and champagne for a corkage fee (开瓶费). 21. what can we learn about business expo

16、center? a. you can enjoy free parking. b. its home to space for music shows. c. its located in los angeles, california 92805. d. you can experience high-speed wi-fi free of charge. 22. which venue do you need to book in advance? a. business expo center. b. yamashiro hollywood. c. hard rock cafe anch

17、orage. d. automobile driving museum. 23. what do the four venues have in common? a. they are located in the same state. b. they are open to special events. c. they enjoy convenient transportation. d. they offer an exceptional experience and free services. bafter university in 2011, samuel went to a

18、rural primary school for native children, where, on his first day, another teacher told him, “samuel, you dont have to do much, theyre just orang aslinative children.”this was what samuel would spend years fighting against.the orang asli community has struggled with poverty, melting into society, an

19、d losing their own identity and culture due to others disregard of it. samuel saw that the main barrier in teaching these children was the attitude on the part of many teachers that the native children were not worth their efforts. it was thought that whatever was taught would make no difference, so

20、 nobody bothered to try. the children themselves ended up believing these stigmas(污名), often doubting what they can achieve. teachers skipped or slept in classes and little effort was made to create an appropriate learning environment. consequently,the school was one of the worst-performing in the d

21、istrict.samuel bonded with his native students and accepted their culture, leading him to see their potential. however, he also came to see that they did not have equal opportunities compared to urban schools, due to the lack of facilities. so he set up crowd funding project to create a fully equipp

22、ed 21st-century english classroom with tablets and computers. the orang asli children now learn technology, experience english and communicate in english with volunteers all over malaysia and overseas.consequently, the students have improved in national standardized examinations, from a pass rate of

23、 30% in english (20082012) to an average of 80% (20132017). these efforts have resulted in a shift of what local children are considered capable of academically.24. what did the teachers words suggest about the native children?a. they were intelligent.b. they were hopeless.c. they were unfriendly.d.

24、 they were independent.25. what major problem did samuel need to solve?a. the poverty of local people.b. the lack of facilities in his school.c. the prejudice against the native kids.d. the unsuitable teaching methods.26. what is paragraph 3 mainly about?a. the change of native students.b. the impor

25、tance of learning english.c. the improvement of native education.d. samuels work for the native kids.27. what can we learn from samuels story?a. respect makes a big difference. b. the academic performance comes first.c. everyone deserves access to education. d. one method cant apply to each situatio

26、n.cthanks to a program called hunger：not impossible (hni), hungry people could have access to fresh, healthy food in their neighborhood by texting one simple word: hungry. on one hand, people in charge of the program learn that each year 42 million americans go hungry including 15. 9 million childre

27、n. on the other, grocery stores, restaurants, and food providers throw out 60 million tons of unused food. hni had a solution connectivity. hni started fund raising and developing partnerships. then they make plans with organizations and charities to help locate people who suffer from food insecurit

28、y. and they reached out to technical experts at sales force who developed an easy-to-use text-driven platform using a chat box. with all the elements in place, a simple text started the goodwill rolling. when a needy person types in “hungry” and sends the text message to hni, they receive a message,

29、 back showing the closest locations that are offering free food. they also get a text displaying different menu options. they simply select a restaurant, choose the meal, then head to the takeout counter where they pick up their free meal alongside paying customers. no questions are asked and dignit

30、y is preserved. the pilot project began in venice beach, california, providing over 250 meals to more than 50 youth in three weeks. hni then grew to bentonville, arkansas, klamath falls oregon and st. louis missouri. “providing food is the first step in transforming lives for the best.” michelle di

31、battiste, operations and volunteer manager at safe place for youth said in the press release, “by satisfying that initial survived instinct of finding food,hunger: not impossible provides necessary space for personal growth, self-realization and finding stability. if there were less hungry people in

32、 the world, the crime rate would be reduced. there would be fewer homeless people, and the cost of health care would cut down. ” 28. what does hni do to help hungry people? a. make a link between hungry people and food providers. b. offer hungry people fresh and healthy food. c. ask some restaurants

33、 to donate money. d. text a message to a grocery store. 29. what does the underlined word “elements” refer to in paragraph 2? a. fund, restaurants, technical experts and the number of hungry people. b. text messages, location of the stores, menu options and the takeout counter. c. the pilot project,

34、 people suffering from food insecurity, a chat box and plans. d. fund, partnership, locating hungry people, and an easy-to-use text-driven platform. 30. what can we infer from what michelle dibattiste said? a. hungry people will live a better life. b. hni is good at helping hungry people. c. hni is

35、good for the people and society. d. personal growth is extremely important. 31. what can be the best title for the text? a. a programme connects hungry people with food b. feeding the needy is necessary for social stability c. a simple word helps people in need of food d. hungry people are grateful

36、to restaurants djournalists are the major group of people who make their living from writing. many young people who see themselves as future novelists choose journalism as a way of earning a living while developing their writing skills.although writing for newspapers and writing for books require di

37、fferent qualities, the aspiration(志向)to be a great writer is not one to be discouraged in a would-be journalist.most people want their work to be recognized by others. this helps to give it value. some people also want themselves to be recognized, so that they have status(地位)in the eyes of society.

38、it is not a bad motive to wish to be famous, but this must never become your main reason for being a journalist. you will not be a good journalist if you care more for impressing your audience than for serving their needs.knowing the power of the printed or spoken word or image, some people enter jo

39、urnalism for the power it will give them to influence people. there is a strong belief that journalists control the mass media but the best journalists recognize their role as servants of the people. there is a difference between the desire to influence events for your own sake, and the desire to do

40、 it for other people. you should never use journalism for selfish ends,but you can use it to improve the life of other people.curiosity is a natural part of most peoples characters and an important ingredient for any journalist. lots of young men and women enter the profession with the desire to kno

41、w more about the world without needing to specialize in limited fields of study. most journalists tend to know a little bit about a lot of things, rather than a lot about one subject. knowledge has many uses. it can simply help to make you a fuller and more interesting person. it can also give you p

42、ower over people, especially people who do not have that particular knowledge. always bear in mind that power can be used in a positive way to improve peoples lives.32.what can we know from the first paragraph?a.journalists are most likely to become great writers.b. writing for newspapers is similar

43、 to writing for novels.c. most of the journalists make a living by writing books.d. journalism can be used as a means to improve writing.33. why do some people want themselves to be recognized?a. to gain high position.b. to get great power.c. to earn much wealth.d. to learn rich knowledge.34. what i

44、s most necessary for journalists according to paragraph 4?a. being specialized in a certain field.b. having a wide range of knowledge.c. being good at making friends with others.d.being able to speak a foreign language well.35.what does the text mainly talk about?a.the development of journalism.b.th

45、e challenges journalists face now.c. how to become a qualified journalist.d. why people choose a career in journalism.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可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。helping people is the backbone(支柱)of a healthy society.36 this statement is true and the following are some of the maj

46、or benefits of assisting other people.37 . researchers have done lots of work to prove that helping others does have a great effect on a persons happiness. even though we usually feel the urge to compete with other people, taking time to assist others can be very beneficial to us. the key to interna

47、l joy and happiness is simply helping those in need.build trust. when people see that you have genuine intentions of assisting them, it is likely they are going to be very grateful. 38 . helping people is also a good way to create and develop trusty relationship,particularly if you never expect anyt

48、hing to be given to you in return.improve the community. the mentality of helping people is increasing in popularity since more people have realized that we do not need to fight for survival. a rising number of individuals now assist others without asking for anything back. this has resulted in the

49、change in attitude and people are now more giving, more willing and also much readier to offer assistance.39 helping other people is important as it helps to connect many people together.40 the end result is an inspired community in general.a. increase happiness.b.improve mental health.c. this impro

50、ves the whole community and changes the atmosphere.d. it is believed that helping others is basically helping yourself.e. as a result, they see you as a caring person and begin to trust you.f. if you often help others, you will become a more responsible person.g. those who offer help and get help co

51、me together and inspire one another.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节（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。off goes your alarm clock! your eyes snap open! what is the first thing on your _41_？ do you calculate how long you can hit snooze (回笼觉)? are you already going over the days t

52、odo list? _42_ checking your phone?you are definitely not _43_ if any or all of these morning habits sound familiar. _44_， 60 percent of people check their phones immediately when they _45_， according to a 2015 survey. you stop using your smart phone in bed seriouslythese mind-numbing routines are a

53、mong what you will _46_ most in life. so why not take a _47_ approach?at the graduation ceremony in stanford university in 2005, steve jobs made a speech, advising his _48_ to start each morning with one specific sentence. “doing so”， he said, “will _49_ the way we deal with our day-to-day lives.”jo

54、bs got the idea after reading a quote about _50_ when he was 17. from then on, he started each morning by looking in the _51_ and asking, “if today were the last day of my _52_， would i want to do what im about to do today？”now，_53_ it for yourself. asking yourself this powerful question every day r

55、equires you to deeply _54_ what you do on a daily basisand if you find satisfaction in it. it can also help you _55_ your tasks to the fundamental ones. _56_ wasting time with mindless activities like surfing the internet, youll start filling your days with more satisfying things, such as spending t

56、ime with family and friends. _57_， youll stop worrying about what other people think of you; your energy and focus should be _58_， like improving yourself, reaching your goals and making an impact on the world._59_ you have made a habit of asking this one simple question every morning, congratulations! you are _60_ finding the secret to living a meaningful life.41.a.sidebmind cphone dlevel42.a.seriouslybhappily cmindlessly dhopelessly43.a.aw