2021-2022学年安徽省滁州市定远县育才学校高二分层班下学期5月月考英语试题 Word版含答案

1、定远县育才学校2021-2022学年高二分层班下学期5月月考英语试题第一部分 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。 1When does the man want to go to the library?AOn saturday.BOn Sunday.COn Monday.2How does the boy probably feel?AW

2、orried.BCheated.CExcited.3Who will the woman have dinner with tonight?AThe man.BHer grandmother.CHer colleagues in Shanghai.4Why does the man have so many clocks?AHe has trouble getting up.BHe likes collecting clocks.CHe often forgets about time.5What will the man probably do next?ACheck out of his

3、hotel.BTake some medicine.CSee a doctor.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2至4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5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；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6、7题。6Where will the students go?AA theater.BA zoo.CA big park.7Which of the following has displays from di

4、fferent countries?AThe De Young Museum.BThe House of Flowers.CThe Japanese Tea Garden.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8What is in the Japanese Tea Garden?AA concert hall.BAn art gallery.CA small lake.9Where is Golden Gate Park?AIn the middle of the city.BIn the countryside.CClose to the city.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10How l

5、ong did Michael stay in China?AFive days.BOne week.CTwo weeks.11Where did Michael go last year?ARussia.BNorway.CIndia.12What kind of painting does the man like?AWatercolor paintings.BOil paintings.CInk paintings.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13What are the speakers mainly talking about?AHobbies.BA famous paintin

6、g.CTheir university classes.14What are the speakers doing now?APlaying the violin.BTalking about music.CHaving a class.15In what aspect does Anna make a mistake?AThe topic of the report.BThe problem people are involved in.CThe performance of playing the violin.16What do we know about Anna?AShe is ac

7、tive in class.BShe is late for the class.CShe likes playing the violin.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17What is the book about?AArmy plans.BChess moves.CBusiness competition.18Why is Matt reading the book?ATo improve his reading.BTo become a better chess player.CTo prepare for entering the army.19What would the

8、woman like to do?ABe a manager at work.BQuit her job.CBorrow Matts book.20What is the relationship between the speakers?ATeacher and student.BAunt and nephew.CBoss and employee.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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AHappy Shakespeare Day!The 23rd Apr

9、il is World Book Day, but did you know that it is also Shakespeare Day? Everybody has heard of Shakespeare, but do you know many plays he wrote? Have you heard of many of his poetry?Shakespeares plays fit into three categories: tragedies, comedies and histories. Perhaps his most famous play is the t

10、ragedy story of Romeo and Juliet, which deals with two young lovers who are forbidden to marry by their parents. Other tragedies include Hamlet, a play about a vengeful ghost Othello, about an army general who is manipulated(操纵) into killing his wife, and Macbeth(麦克白). If youve seen Harry Potter and

11、 the Prisoner of Azkaban written which is sung in the Great Hall after the Sorting Ceremony. These words come from the Witches in Macbeth!Shakespeares comedies include Much Ado About Nothing, A Midsummer Nights Dream and Twelfth Night. Twelfth Night is a play about confusing identities. Two twins ar

12、e shipwrecked and the sister, Viola, dresses up as her brother, Sebastian, who she thinks is dead. Its hilarious, because the brother reappears without Viola realizing and theres a big love triangle going on: Viola is in love with the Duke Osino, who is in love with Olivia, who falls in love with Se

13、bastian, except she doesnt realize that Sebastian is actually Viola dressed up! Everybody falls in love with the wrong person, but it is all made right in the end.The history plays, such as Antony and Cleopatra, Richard III and Henry V are based on the lives of real historical people. Antony and Cle

14、opatra is a story about a doomed romance in ancient Egypt. Cleopatra becomes Antonys mistress and Antony becomes so obsessed with her that he loses his military might. Cleopatra kills self by letting a snake bite her after Egypts army has been defeated by Octavius and Antony kills himself too.Shakes

15、peares plays can be very heavy going sometimes. Some of the themes they deal with are heavy and complex, so they almost always contain a lighter subplot with characters who arent closely linked to the characters in the main plot. They are often used in tragedies to lighten the mood of the play and t

16、o keep the audience interested in the main plot.21What can we learn about Shakespeares tragedies?ARomeo and Juliet is perhaps the most famous play of all time.BHamlet tells us a story of two young lovers dead in the end.CThe army general Othello kills his wife in person purposely.DMacbeth gives J.K.

17、 Rowling some inspiration in her writing.22What is not a probable ending in Twelfth Night?AViola and Sebastian reunited.BOsino and Viola got marred.COsino and Olivia got married.DSebastian and Olivia got married.23Characters in the lighter subplot of Shakespeares plays are often used to_.Adeal with

18、the heavy and complex themesBdistinguish the characters in the main plotCmake the mood of the play softer than beforeDinterest the audience in the subplot to the great extentBMy nephew Sam was the only child of the family. His parents proudly showed him off; his aunts and uncles tried to be the firs

19、t to hold him. But later things changed.Due to the need of my job, my family lived with Sams family for a short time. By this time, my daughter Sophie was almost 3, and was a remarkably intelligent little girl. She could sing childrens songs and recite little poems. Sophies aunts and uncles were fas

20、cinated by her sweetness. Sam, who was seven, had to tolerate this new little human, but wasnt quick to give away his high position.Sophies third birthday was about to be celebrated, and the family had gathered presents. We were all busy getting the party ready when we heard the sharp cry from Sophi

21、e. Instantly, a half dozen adults moved as one and found Sophie sitting on the ground crying. She might have fallen off the seat of her well-decorated chair. We picked her up, comforted her and dried her tears. Finally, she settled like a queen on the royal throne of the birthday girl.Nine years lat

22、er, we went camping. Around the campfire, Sam spoke. He spoke of the agony he had been feeling for almost a decade. With a deep sigh, he shared his secret. During Sophies 3-year-old birthday, a fire of jealousy came from the proud and depressive guy when his position had been taken away by Sophie. H

23、e had waited for his moment. And then it came as Sophie was going to sit on her birthday chair. How he delighted in hearing the sound of his competitor hitting on the floor and crying. Sam really apologized then; his voice was soft and sincere.Though Sam was seven, he was old enough to feel jealous

24、of his cousin and played his hoax.As he grew older, he realized his mistake, and eventually apologized and laid his burden down.24How did Sam feel about Sophie at first?AHe had a hatred of her.BHe was afraid of her.CHe took no notice of her.DHe envied her cleverness.25What made Sophie cry on her bir

25、thday in the authors familys opinion?AHer being startled by Sam.BHer hitting on the seat.CHer having a fight with Sam.DHer falling down from the chair.26What was Sams secret about?AHe was responsible for Sophies cry.BHe laughed at Sophies stupidity.CHe took up Sophies position.DHe broke Sophies chai

26、r.27Which words can best describe Sam after he shared his secret?AUpset and painful.BQuiet and peaceful.CGentle and regretful.DAshamed and relaxed.CThe way that others judge you is similar to placing marbles (玻璃弹珠) on a scale (天平盘) as soon as they get any information. We form impressions of people t

27、he same way we form an impression of anything: As soon as our scale of marbles starts tipping one way,we start collecting evidence to back that up by picking up the marble thats easiest to pick up.Why? Our brains are lazy and our time is limited. As we get more choices, we become more careless about

28、 everything. “Basically, we get around choice overload by ignoring most of the choices we have,” says the decision-making researcher Peter Todd.Think about an employment manager working through a stack of rsums (一摞简历), one of which advertises an applicants (申请人的) fluency in French. Does it matter, e

29、ven if the position is for a web designer? It just might.“Suppose the manager has a great interest in learning French to talk to her elderly aunt in Montreal. No doubt the applicant would feel excited about being offered the job,” writes Warren Thorngate in Judging Merit. “But how would you feel abo

30、ut such a one-step judgment, especially if youd spent three days preparing your rsum for the job opening but did not trouble to note in your rsum that you, too, spoke French?”I called Thorngate to ask how such things manage to continue. “Some very good applicants may be missed, buttheydont care,” th

31、e judgment and decision-making researcher replied.“Its one of those problems where everybody thinks that theyre a good judge of character,” says the researcher Kristine Kuhn. “But obviously people just are not nearly as good as they think they are. Even if they met someone and judged them as great e

32、mployees and employed them, and then they turned out to be bad, that doesnt shake peoples confidence. They can always explain away that it really didnt have anything to do with them not being a good judge of character.”28What does the author say about first impressions in Paragraph 1?ATheyre lasting

33、.BTheyre important.CTheyre hard to make.DTheyre often unreliable.29Why does the author give the example of an employment managers judgment?ATo prove it is not easy to prepare a rsum.BTo suggest the employment manager is irresponsible.CTo explain how your rsum makes a first impression.DTo show first

34、impressions are formed quickly and easily.30What does the underlined word “they” in Paragraph 5 refer to?AEmployment managers.BDecision-makers.CResearchers.DApplicants.31What would happen if people made a wrong judgment according to Kristine Kuhn?AThey would hide it.BThey would be punished.CThey wou

35、ld excuse themselves.DThey would lose their confidence.D“Get your hands off me; I have been stolen,” the laptop, a portable computer, shouted. That is a new solution to laptop computer theft: a program that lets owners give their property a voice when it has been taken.The program allows users to di

36、splay alerts on the missing computers screen and even to set a spoken message. Tracking software for stolen laptops has been on the market for some time, but this is thought to be the first that allows owners to give the thief a piece of their mind.Owners must report their laptop missing by logging

37、on to a website, which sends a message to the model: a red and yellow “lost or stolen” banner pops up on its screen when it is started. Under the latest version of the software, users can also send a spoken message.The message can be set to reappear every 30 seconds, no matter how many times the thi

38、ef closes it. “One customer sent a message saying, You are being tracked. I am right at your door, said Carrie Hafeman, chief executive of the company which produces the program, Retriever.In the latest version, people can add a spoken message. For example, the laptops speaker will say: “Help, this

39、laptop is reported lost or stolen. If you are not my owner, please report me now.”The Retriever software package, which costs $29.95 but has a free trial period, has the functions of many security software programs. Owners can remotely switch to an alternative password if they fear that the thief ha

40、s also got hold of the access details.If a thief accesses the Internet with the stolen laptop, Retriever will collect information on the Internet service provider in use, so that the police can be alerted to its location.Thousands of laptops are stolen every year from homes and offices, but with the

41、 use of laptops increasing, the number stolen while their owners are out and about has been rising sharply.Other security software allows users to erase data remotely or lock down the computer.32The expression “to give the thief a piece of mind” can be understood as“ ”.Ato give the thief an alert mi

42、ndBto express owners anger to the thiefCto remind the thief of his conscienceDto make the thief give up his mind33Different from other security software, Retriever can .Arecord the stealing processBhelp recognize the lost laptopClock down the computer remotelyDsend a spoken message34One function of

43、the program is that it allows the owner to at a distance.Achange some access details for switching on the laptopBturn on the laptop by using the original passwordCoperate the laptop by means of an alternative passwordDerase the information kept in the stolen laptop35Which of the following can best s

44、ummarize the main idea of the passage?AWith no Retriever, thousands of laptops are stolen every year.BA new software provides a means to reduce laptop theft.CRetriever has helped to find thieves and lost computers.DA new program offers a communication platform with the thief.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短

45、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项。Before the discovery of insulin (胰岛素), diabetes was a death sentence._36_ But why do some people need insulin and how does it work?Diabetes has been recognized as a discase since ancient times, and as early as 1775 physician Matthew Dobson detected the presence o

46、f sugar in the urine (小便) of diabetics. In 1797, John Rollo found that a very low-calorie diet could prolong the lives of diabetics._37_ At the beginning of the 20th century, although the biological mechanism of diabetes was understood, medical science was yet to come up with an effective treatment.

47、The most common types of diabetes are type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes means the body cannot rmake insulin, a deficiency (缺陷) perhaps caused by genetics. Type 2 diabetesis a different disease, where the body has difficulty using insulin._38_ Type2 disbetes can be caused by lfestygle such

48、as being overweight and lacking physical activity._39_ Without insulin, glucose remains in the blood and is passed through the kidnays into the urine. Diabetics produce a lot of urine as glucose draws water out of the body, leading to thirst Symptoms like weight loss and a lack of energy may occur w

49、hen glucose cannot get into the bodys cells.Canadian Dr Frederick Banting, together with medical student Charles Best, building on the work of earlier physicians, isolated insulin from the pancreases (胰腺) of dogs and cows in 1921. A year later, the insulin was first tested on 14-year-old Leonard Tho

50、mpson._40_ No other drug in the history of medicine changed the lives of so many people so suddenly. Banting was jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in 1923 for his achievement.AIt restored him to health.BFurthermore, that acts slowly and for a long time.CMany diabetics are advised to adopt both forms o

51、f insulin.DIt often begins later in life, and can lead to loss of insulin production.EHowever, it was only a matter oftime before they finally died of starvation.FWidely regarded as the first true powerful drug, insulin has saved millions of lives.GInsulin is a hormone that unlocks cells and lets gl

52、ucose (葡萄糖) in, where glucose is either used as energy or stored as fuel.第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节语法填空（共20小题; 每小题1.5分，满分30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。While the Majale River in Botswana only flows for a few months of the year, there is plenty of water to be found under the surface. Aware _41_ t

53、his, the areas animals frequently visit the dry riverbed _42_ (dig) up the water and satisfy their thirst.In late August, Wildlife filmmaker Kim was searching the area, _43_ (hope) to see an elephant herd (群) in action. She had driven a few kilometers along the riverbank when she _44_ (notice) an el

54、ephant herd making their way up.Things went smoothly at first. Two team members effortlessly climbed up the riverbank and disappeared. The rest of the family, which _45_ (lead) by a female elephant, followed closely behind. They were doing well until a baby elephant, much _46_ (thin) than other baby

55、 ones, got stuck on the steepest (陡) part. Not realizing _47_ (it) trouble, the mother kept moving ahead. Fortunately, the herds responsible leader stayed behind to ensure everyone made it up safely. She _48_ (gentle) pushed the helpless baby elephant up the tricky place._49_ happened in front of Ki

56、m made her excited. And she was even more excited to have captured the heartwarming video of the scene. She said that elephants are caring animals that deserve human love and _50_ (admire).第二节完形填空（共10小题; 每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从5170各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Volunteering and its Sur

57、prising BenefitsIn todays busy society, it can be hard to think about finding time to volunteer. _51_ , the benefits of volunteering are enormous（巨大的）, both to you and to the community. The right match can help you find friends, reach out to the community, learn new skills and even _52_ your career.

58、 Volunteering can even help protect your mental and physical health. One of the better-known benefits of volunteering is the _53_ on the community. Unpaid volunteers are often the glue（胶水） that holds a community together. Volunteering allows you to _54_ your community and make it a better place. One

59、 of the best _55_ to make new friends and strengthen existing relationships is to _56_ to a shared activity together. Volunteering is a great way to meet new people, _57_ if you arenew to an area. Volunteering also strengthens your _58_ to the community and broadens your support network, _59_ you to

60、 people with common interests, neighbourhood resources, and fun and fulfilling activities. _60_ some people are naturally outgoing,others are _61_ and have a hard time meeting new people. Volunteering gives you the _62_ to practise and develop your social skills, since you are meeting regularly with