辽宁省凤城市第一中学2019-2020学年高二英语12月月考试题

1、辽宁省凤城市第一中学2019-2020学年高二英语12月月考试题答题时间：100分钟满分：150分第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25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。ATheNobelPrizeinPhysicshasbeenawardedtoawomanforthefirsttimein55years,andforonlythethirdtimeinitshistory.DonnaStrickland,aCanadianphysicist,wasawardedthe2018pri

2、zetogetherwithGrardMourou,fromFrance,fortheirworkongeneratinghigh-intensity,ultra-shortopticalpulses(超短光脉冲).TheysharetheawardwithanAmerican,ArthurAshkin,whoat96becomestheoldestNobelLaureate,fordeveloping“opticaltweezers.”Bothinventionshadrevolutionizedlaserphysics,theRoyalSwedishAcademysaid.Theannou

3、ncementcomesadayafteraseniorscientistatCERNwassuspended(暂停)forsayingthatphysicswasinventedandbuiltbymen.Stricklandsaidtheachievementsofwomenscientistsdeservedrecognition.Weneedtocelebratewomenphysicistsbecausewereoutthere.Imhonoredtobeoneofthosewomen,Stricklandsaidbyvideolinkatanewsconferencefollowi

4、ngtheannouncementinStockholm.MarieCuriewasthefirstwomantowinaNobelPrizeinPhysicsin1903,recognizedforherco-discoveryofradiation,followedbyMariaGoeppert-Mayerin1963fordiscoveriesaboutnuclearstructure.Stricklandsaidshethoughttheremighthavebeenmorethanthreephysicslaureates,adding:Hopefully,intime,itwill

5、starttomoveforwardatafasterrate.StricklandandMourousdevelopmentofveryshortandintenselaserpulses,knownaschirpedpulseamplification,havemadeitpossibletocutordrillholesinmaterialsandlivingmatterincrediblyprecisely.Thetechnologytheypioneeredhasledtocorrectiveeyeoperationsformillionsofpeople.21.Howmanytim

6、eshavewomenwontheNobelPrizeinPhysics?A.OneB.ThreeC.TwoD.Never22.WhowastheoldestpersonwinningtheNobelPrize?A.DonnaStricklandB.GrardMourouC.ArthurAshkinD.MarieCurie23.WhathasStricklandandMouroustechnologybeenappliedto?A.MakingrobotsB.MakinglaserproductsC.MakingvehiclesD.EyeoperationsBBrianGreene,aprof

7、essorofphysicsandmathematicsatColumbiaUniversity,hascreatedanonlinescienceeducationplatform.Hetriestobuildabridgewiththingsyouknowabout,andthenbringyouacrossthatbridgetothestrangeplaceofmodernphysics.RecentlyIhadachancetoaskGreeneaboutwormholes(aholewhichsomescientiststhinkmightexist,connectingparts

8、ofspaceandtimethatarenotusuallyconnected),timetravelandothermysteriesoftheuniverse.Iaskedhimamillion-dollarquestion:WhatifIwentthroughawormholeandpreventedmyparentsfrommeeting?Mostofusbelievethattheuniversemakessense,Greenesaid.Althoughthereareseveralinterestingtheoriesabouttimetravel,headded,thelaw

9、sofphysicswouldprobablypreventsomethingsoillogicalfromtakingplace.Thegoodnewsisthatthetimeparadox（悖论）isopenforfuturephysiciststosolve.Whenaskedhowphysicscouldbecomemoreexcitingforkids,GreenesaidthatbooksbyStephenWeinberg,LeonardSusskind,andotherphysicists,makeitagreattimeforpeoplewhowanttolearnabout

10、bigideasbutarentyetready,perhaps,tolearnmath.WhenIpointedoutthatsomestudentsstillmightfindphysicsboring,Greenesaidthatthekeyistoteachthemaboutthingsthatarestrange.Thebasicstuffisimportant,Greenesaid.ButIthinkitsreallyimportanttoalsodescribethemoremodernideas,thingslikeblackholesandtheBigBang.Ifkidsh

11、avethoseideasinmind,thenatleastsomeofthemwillbeexcitedtolearnallthedetailsGreenehasfollowedAlbertEinsteinsleadintryingtosolvethemysteriesoftheuniverse.Nowhewantskidstodothesame.AsGreenesaid,physicsisnotjustamatterofsolvingproblemsinanexam.Itsaboutexperimenting,showinganinterestinstrangephenomena（现象）

12、-andhavingfun!24.Amillion-dollarquestioninparagraph2isprobablyvery_.A.directB.difficultC.personalD.long25.ThebooksbyWeinbergandSusskind_.A.areboringtoreadB.aremainlyaboutmathC.arepopularsciencebooksD.areonlypopularamongkids26.AccordingtoParagraph4,whichofthefollowingdoesGreeneagreewith?A.Modernphysi

13、csisaboringsubject.B.Interestplaysanimportantroleinstudying.C.Itisnotnecessarytolearnallaboutphysics.D.ItiseasytodescribeblackholesandtheBigBang.27.Inthelastparagraph,Greenehopesthat_.A.kidscanlovescienceandphysicsB.kidscandowellinphysicsexamsC.kidscanhavefunwithexperimentsD.kidscanfindmorestrangeth

14、ingsinlifeCIntheearlytimes,themusicindustrywasterrifiedoftaping,thinkingthatcustomerswouldjustcopymusic,orrecordfromtheradio.Butthatneverreallyhappened,atleastnotenoughtocauseanyrealhardshiptoanyoneinthemusicbusiness.ThesameargumentaroseovertechnologieslikeminiDiscandrecordableCDs.Butthethingthatter

15、rifiedthemusicindustrymorethananythingelsewasthearrivalofserviceslikeNapster,whichallowedpeopletosharemusicovertheInternetwithoutcostingthemanything.Themusicindustrywasshocked:itsawpeopleexchangingdigitalcopiesthatdidntdegrade（降级）witheachtransfer,somethingthatkepttapesfrombeingahugethreat.Butitwasnt

16、theInternetthatkilledthemusicindustry.Infact,everythingisstilllookingoptimisticformanymusicians.TaylorSwifthashadagoodyear,andherlatestalbumislikelytobemakingherverywealthyindeed.Andthatwontchangeinalllikelihood,notforSwift,andnotforthosewhocomeafterher.Thereisalwaysgoingtobepublicdemandformusic.How

17、ever,thetechnologywillsimplydestroytherecordcompany.Thereasonissimple.Recordcompaniesareamaninthemiddlethatsimplydoesntneedtoexistanymore.ThesamewaywebuyourflightsdirectlydidgetourshoppingonlineandhavethingsdeliveredfromAmazoninsteadofgoingtoalocalshop.Wehavealwaysbeenwillingtoenjoycostreductionsatt

18、heexpenseofthemiddlemanandtherecordcompaniesarethatkindofmiddleman.Whatdoestherecordindustryoffer?Well,surprisinglylittlethesedays.Itusedtobethecasethatrecordcompanieswouldgoandfindnewtalents.Ofcoursethisstillhappens,butmorelikelyisthatanartistwillbediscoveredbythepublicthroughYouTube,orevenfromfrie

19、ndsonFacebookorTwitter.Recordcompaniesalsousedtohaveanimportantroleinproducingthemusic.Butcountlessartistsaremakingtheirownwaythroughsoftwareoranyoftheotheramazingmusicdevelopmentapps,withoutanyhelpfromtherecordcompanies.28.Whydidnttapecopyingbecomeaseriousdangertothemusicindustry?A.Itwashardtotrans

20、fer.B.Itwasstrictlycontrolled.C.Itdidntsavemuchmoney.D.ItwasreplacedbyminiDiscandrecordableCDs.29.TheexampleofTaylorSwiftisusedtoprovethat_.A.thedemandformusicisontheincreaseduetotheInternetB.thesalesofalbumsarebadlyaffectedbytheInternetC.theInternetdoesnthaveadestructiveeffectonthemusicindustryD.th

21、emusiciansmakeagreatfortuneviatheInternet30.Therecordcompanieswillsuffermostbecause_.A.theyareinthemiddlewayandblockthedevelopmentofthemusicindustry.B.therecordindustrycanoffernothingtousC.peopleprefertocutdowntheexpensesatthecostoftherecordcompaniesD.thepublicpaymoreattentiontoFacebookorTwitter第二节（

22、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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。Earthquakesarecommonincidents,rumbling(隆隆声)belowtheearthssurfacethousandsoftimeseveryday.31Herearesomethingstodotoprepareforabigearthquakeandwhattodooncethegroundstartsshaking.Safetytips_32_Suchaplancanmakeyoubecomepreparedandkeep

23、calm.Consultaprofessionaltolearnhowtomakeyourhomestronger.Locateaplaceineachroomofthehousethatyoucangotoincaseofanearthquake.Itshouldbeaspotwherenothingislikelytofallonyou.Preparesomefoodandothernecessarytools.Keepsupplyofcannedfoodand3gallonsofwaterperperson._33_Knowhowtoturnoffyourgasandwaterpipes

24、.IfshakingbeginsDropdown.Takecoverunderadeskortableandholdon._34_Stayawayfrombookcasesorfurniturethatcanfallonyou.Stayawayfromwindows.Inahigh-risebuilding,expectthefirealarmsandsprinklerstogooffduringaquake.Ifyouareinbed,holdonandstaythere,protectingyourheadwithapillow.Ifyoureinthekitchen,moveawayfr

25、omtherefrigerator,stove,andoverheadcupboards.Ifyouareoutdoors,findaclearspot._35_Ifyoureonasidewalknearthebuilding,duckintoadoorwaytoprotectyourselffromfallingbricks,glass,plaster(灰泥),andotherdebris（碎片）.Ifyouareinacar,slowdownanddrivetoaclearplace.Avoidoverpasses,powerlines,andotherdangerousthings.S

26、tayinsidethevehicleuntiltheshakingisover.A.Ifyoureinawheelchair,stayinit.B.Haveanearthquakereadinessplan.C.Butbigearthquakesarelesscommon.D.Stayindoorsuntiltheshakingstopsandyouresureitssafetoexit.E.Donttrytoleaveuntiltheshakingisover,andthenleaveinacalm,orderlymanner.F.Movequicklytoaclearareaawayfr

27、omtrees,signs,buildings,electricalwires,andpoles.G.Keepanup-to-datefirstaidtools,dustmasks,andabattery-operatedradioandflashlights.第二部分：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。,Awomanprofessorwasgivingalessontoherstudentson36management.Assheraised

28、aglassofwater,everyoneintheclass37theywouldbeaskedthe“half-emptyorhalf-full”question.38,thatwasnotthecase.Withasmileonherface,sheaskedthestudents“Howmuchdoyouthinkthisglassofwaterweighs?”Answerscalledout39fromeighttotwentyounces(盎司).Shequietedthestudentsdownandthenreplied,“Theabsoluteweightdoesnt40.

29、Butitcountshowlongyouholdit.IfIholditforaminute,itisOK.IfIholditforanhour,Iwillhaveanacheinmy41.IfIholditforaday,myarmwillfeelnumb.Ineachcase,the42oftheglassofwaterdoesntchange,butthe43Iholdit,theheavieritbecomes.Why?”Lostin44,allthestudentskeptsilentandlistenedtotheprofessorcarefully.“Ourstressesan

30、d45inlifearelikethatglassofwater.Ifwe46ourburdensallthetime,soonerorlater,wewillfeelexhausted,evenunableto47.”48youhavetodoisputallyourburdensdown,as49intheeveningaspossible.Dontcarrythemthroughtheeveningintothenight;bydoingthis,wecanget50nextmorningandare51tomoveforward.Moreoftenthannot,lifegetster

31、riblewhenwe52toomuch.Andthemomentyou53yourburdens,youllfindyourselffeelingsomuchmorerelaxed.Soratherthanbeingupsetandfeeling54foryourself,startdoingsomethingaboutit.Afterall,lifeistooshortto55yourselftoanythingthatisnotmakingyouhappy.36.A.classstress37.A.suspectedarguedB.emotionC.timeD.B.expectedC.c

32、onvincedD.38.A.However39.A.rangedB.MeanwhileB.respondedC.AnyhowC.readD.SomehowD.exchanged40.A.existincrease41.A.headB.changeC.matterD.B.armC.legD.stomach42.A.shapevolumnB.positionC.weightD.43.A.betterfurther44.A.fantasydiscussion45.A.doubtsB.soonerC.longerD.B.thoughtC.occurrenceD.B.joysC.amazementD.

33、worries46.A.coverconvey47.A.getacrosscatchonB.carryC.hideB.workoutC.carryonD.D.48.A.SomethingB.AllC.ThatD.Anything49.A.discreetlyB.naturallyC.quicklyearlyD.50.A.refreshedannoyedB.entertainedC.depressedD.51.A.ableB.anxiousC.passiveD.ambitious52.A.fearB.thinkC.bearD.get53.A.catchupwithB.lookdownonputu

34、pwithC.1etgoofD.54.A.arbitrarygreedy55.A.assistB.sorryB.treatC.disappointedC.driveD.D.abandon第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Weareallbusytalkingaboutand56(use)theInternet,buthowmanyofusknow_57_historyoftheInternet?Manypeopleare58(surprise)whentheyfindthattheInternetwasnot

35、setupinthe1960s.Atthattime,computerswerelarge59expensive.Computernetworksdidntworkwell.Ifonecomputerinthenetworkbroke60_,thenthewholenetworkstopped.Soanewnetworksystemhadtobesetup.Itshouldbegoodenoughtobeusedbymanydifferentcomputers.Ifpartofthenetworkwasworking,informationcouldbesent61anotherpart.In

36、thiswaythecomputernetworksystemwouldkeepon62.(work)allthetime.TheInternetwasonlyusedbythegovernmentinthe1960s,butintheearly1970s,universities,hospitalsandbanks_63_(allow)touseittoo.However,computerswerestillveryexpensiveandtheInternetwasdifficulttouse.Bythestartof1990s,computersbecamecheaperandeasie

37、rtouse.Scientistshadalsodevelopedsoftwarethatmade“surfing”theInternetmore64(convenience).TodayitiseasytogetonlineanditissaidthatmillionsofpeopleusetheInterneteveryday.65(send)emailsismoreandmorepopularamongstudents.TheInternethasnowbecomeoneofthemostimportantpartsofpeopleslife.第三部分：写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节：

38、应用文写作（15分）假定你是李华，将去纽约交流学习，得知当地博物馆要举行中国传统服装展，正在招募志愿者。请写一封申请信，内容包括：1.写信目的；2、个人特长；3、期待回复。注意：1、词数80左右。2、可适当增减细节_第二节：概要写作（25分）根据短文内容写出60字左右的概要HowtoBeHappierMostpeoplewanttobehappy,butfewknowhowtofindhappiness.Moneyandsuccessalonedonotbringlastinghappiness.Aristotle,aGreekthinker,said,“Happinessdependsono

39、urselves”Inotherwords,wemakeourownhappiness.Hereareafewsuggestionstohelpyoubehappier.lifThefirstsecretofhappinessistoenjoythesimplethingsinlife.Toooften,wespendsomuchtimethinkingaboutthefuture.Forexample,gettingintocollegeorgettingagoodjobthatwefailtoenjoythepresent.Youshouldenjoyessimplepleasures,suchasreadingabook,listeningtoyourfavoritemusic,orspendingtimewithclosefriends.Peoplewhohaveseveralclosefriendsoftenlivehappierandhealthierlives.Anothersecrettolivingahappylifeistobeactive.Manypeoplegodancin