浙江省东阳市某高级中学-学年高一上学期第二次月考英语试题

1、2021-2021学年高一上学期第二次月考英语试题一、单项填空共20小题；每题1分，总分值20分1Of the two brothers, Bill is younger one, and he is quiet boy, one that mostadults like very much.Athe; aBa; theCa; oneDthe; the2When I told her the bad news, Helen tears.Aburst outBburst intoCburst ofDburst upon3We had planned to climb the hill this

2、morning, but the heavy rain our plan.AsettledBignoredCupsetDreceived4She changed so much that I could hardly her when we met again after a separationof 20 years.ArecognizeBknowCrememberDtell5Her operation was a success, but it took her a long time to from her illness.AsufferBreturnCrecoverDcome6I th

3、ought she was African, but shes Spanish.AbesidesBactuallyCon the other handDat all7The teachers were always trying to the excited students at that time.Acalm downBset downClet downDturn down8Please the money and Im sure it will more than 1,000 yuan.Aadd; add upBadd up; add upCadd up; add up toDadd t

4、o; add up9Everyone will have to a test before they are admitted to the university.Acome throughBlook throughCpull throughDgo through10If it was not an accident, he must have done it .Aon purposeBfor purposeCin timeDwith care11The book Robinson Crusoe on the book by Daniel Defoe is well worth .Abasin

5、g, readingCbased, readingBbased, being readDto be based, to read12We went to see Mr Lincoln, gave us a warm welcome.AwhichBthatCwhoseDwho13Would you like to the discussion in our classroom?Id love to, but Im busy right now.Ajoin in; much tooBjoin; much tooCtake; far tooDtake part in; too much1421st

6、Century School Edition is a newspaper. It helps us to improve our English a lot.Ano less thanBno more thanCless thanDmore than15Jane said to Mary, “What are you going to do tomorrow?Jane asked Mary .Awhat was she going to do the next dayBwhat she was going to do tomorrowCwhat she was going to do the

7、 next dayDwhat was she going to do tomorrow16Dont leave matches or cigarettes on the table within the of little children.AdistanceBspaceCreachDhard17What surprised me was not what he said but he said it.Athe wayBin the way thatCin the wayDthe way which18A survey has shown that 40% of those killed in

8、 traffic accidents if they had beenwearing seat belts.Ashould have been savedBmust have been savedCneed have been savedDcould have been saved19Why does she always ask you for help?There is no one else , is there?Awho to turn toBshe can turn toCfor whom to turnDfor her to turn20 role she played in th

9、e film! No wonder she has won an Oscar.AHow interestingBHow an interestingCWhat interestingDWhat an interesting二、完形填空共20小题；每题1分，总分值20分I was tired and hungry after a long day of work. When I walked into the living-room, my 12-year-old son looked up at me and said, “I 21 you. I did not 22 what to say,

10、 and I just stood there, looking 23 at him. My first 24 was that he 25 need help with his homework. Then I asked, “What was that all 26 ?“Nothing, he said, “My teacher said we should tell our parents we love them and 27 what they say.The next day I called his teacher to 28 more about what my son sai

11、d and how the other parents had reacted反响. “Most of the fathers had the 29 response as you did, the teacher said, When I first 30 that we try this, I asked the children 31 they thought their parents 32 say. Some of them thought their parents would have heart trouble.Then the teacher 33 , “I want my

12、students to know that feeling love is an important part of 34 . Im trying to tell them its too bad that we dont express表达our feelings. A boy 35 tell his father or mother he loves him or her. The teacher understands that sometimes it is 36 for some of us to say something that is good for us to say.Th

13、at evening when my son 37 to me, I took him in my arms and held 38 for a longer moment, saying, “Hey, I love you, 39 . I dont know if saying that made 40 of us healthier, but it did feel pretty good.21AhateBloveClikeDenjoy22ArealizeBrecognizeCknowDfind23AawayBforCdownDon24AthoughtBmeaningCnewsDreaso

14、n25AmustBshouldCcouldDwould26AforBwithCaroundDabout27AtestBknowCunderstandDsee28Atalk toBchat withCfind outDdo with29AsameBdifferentCusualDunusual30AallowedBagreedCplannedDsuggested31AhowBwhetherCwhenDwhat32AwouldBwillCcouldDcan33AexplainedBpreparedCinformedDdeveloped34AstudyBworkChealthDbody35Amigh

15、tBcanCshouldDneed36AeasyBdifficultCcrazyDsilly37AturnedBshoutedCwentDcame38AonBtoCinDout39AeitherBtooCalsoDagain40AallBeitherCnoneDneither三、阅读理解共两小节，每题2分，共40分第一节：阅读以下短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中选出最正确选项。AIn some parts of the United States, farming is easy. But farming has always been difficult in the northe

16、astern corner of the country, which is called New England.New England has many trees and thin, rocky soil. Anyone who has wanted to start a new farm there has had to work very hard. The first job has been cutting down the trees. The new job has been digging out the roots of the trees. Then the farme

17、r has had the difficult job of removing stones from his land. This work of removing stones never really ends, because every winter more stones appear. They come up through the thin soil from the rocks below. Farmers have to keep removing stones from the fields. Even today, farms which have been work

18、ed on for two hundred years still keep producing more stones. That is why stone walls are used instead of fences篱笆 in New England fields. The stone walls are not high and a man can easily climb over them. However, they keep the farmers cows from joining those of his neighbors.41Where is New England?

19、AIn EnglandBIn North AmericaCIn South AmericaDIn Australia42Why do stones keep appearing?ABecause the farmers keep digging them outBBecause there are rocks below the soil and the soil is too thinCBecause there are no trees at allDBecause the wind keeps blowing43Why do the farmers build stone walls i

20、nstead of fences?ABecause the stone walls are not high and a person can easily climb over themBBecause the stone walls can stop the cows from joining their neighborsCBecause there are too many stonesDBoth A and B44Which of the following is NOT true? AThere are almost no trees in New EnglandBFarming

21、is difficult in New EnglandCIts difficult for farmers to remove stones from the fieldsDThe stone walls in New England are not highBYou do not need every word to understand the meaning of what you read. In fact, too much emphasis强调on separate words both slows your speed and reduces your comprehension

22、.First, any habit which slows down your silent reading to the speed at which you speak or read aloud, is inefficient. If you point to each word as you read, or move your head, or form the words with your lips, you read poorly. Less obvious habits also hold back reading efficiency效率. One is saying ea

23、ch word silently by moving your tongue or throat; another is hearing each word as you read.These are habits which should have been outgrown long ago. The beginning reader is learning how letters can make words, how written words are pronounced, and how sentences are put together. Your reading purpos

24、e is quite different, which is to understand meaning.It has been supposed that up to 75% of the words in English sentences are not really necessary for expressing the meaning. The secret of silent reading is to find out those key words and phrases which carry the thought, and to pay less attention t

25、o words which exist only for grammatical completeness.An efficient reader can grasp the meaning from a page at least twice as fast as he can read the page aloud. He takes in a whole phrase or thought unit at a time. If he “says or hears words to himself, they are selected ones, said for emphasis.45T

26、his passage is mainly about .Aimproving eye movementBreading more widelyCchanging poor reading habitsDreading as fast as you can46Saying each word to yourself as you read .Aimproves comprehensionBincreases reading speedCgives too much emphasisDreduces reading efficiency47Your reading purpose should

27、be .Ato understand all the wordsBto make fewer eye movementsCto understand meaningDto understand the grammatical structures48While reading, efficient readers usually .Amove their eyes quicklyBtake in whole phrases or thought unitsCpoint at key wordsDread only important points for speedCAll her life,

28、 my mother wanted busy children. It was very important that her house should remain at all things clean and tidy.You could turn your back for a moment in my mothers house, leave a half written letter on the dining room table, a magazine open on the chair, and turn around to find that my mother had p

29、ut it back where it belonged. as she explained.My wife, on one of her first visits to my mothers house, placed a packet of biscuits on an end table and went to the kitchen to fetch a drink. When she returned, she found the packet had been removed. Confused疑惑的, she set down her drink and went back to

30、 the kitchen for more biscuits, only to return to find that her drink had disappeared. Up to then she had guessed that everyone in my family held onto their drinks, so as not to make water rings on the end tables. Now she knows better.These disappearances had a confusing effect on our family. We wer

31、e all inclined to有的倾向forgetfulness, and it was common for one of us, upon returning from the bathroom, to find the every sign of his work in progress had disappeared suddenly. Do you remember what I was doing? was a question frequently asked, but rarely answered.Now my sister has developed a second-

32、hand love of clean windows, and my brother does the cleaning in his house, perhaps to avoid having to be the one to lift his feet. I try not to think about it too much, but I have at this later time started to dust the furniture once a week.49Which of the following is TRUE about my mother?AShe enjoy

33、ed removing others drinksBShe became more and more forgetfulCShe preferred to do everything by herselfDShe wanted to keep her house in good order50My wife could not find her biscuits and drink in my mothers house because .Ashe had already finished themBmy mother had taken them awayCshe forgot where

34、she had left themDsomeone in my family was holding them51The underlined part to the fifth paragraph suggests that my sister .Ais happy to clean windowsBloves to clean used windowsCis fond of clean used windowsDlikes clean windows as my mother did52This passage mainly tells us that .Amy mother often

35、made us confusedBmy family members had a poor memoryCmy mother helped us to form a good habitDmy wife was surprised when she visited my motherDIf your mother wants to tell you something, she uses words. Birds cannot talk as we do. But some birds can make sounds to warn their young of danger.The jack

36、daw is a kind of blackbirds that lives in Europe. Jackdaws live together. Young jackdaws do not know their enemies. When an older jackdaw sees a dog, it makes a loud rattling sound. The younger birds know this sound means danger is nearby. The sound warns them to know their enemiesIf a young jackdaw

37、 is in a dangerous place, a jackdaw parent flies over him from behind. The parent bird flies low over the young birds back. The parents tail feathers move quickly from side to side, trying to express, “Follow me. At the same time, the parent calls out, “Key-aw, key-aw. The parent mean, “Fly home wit

38、h me. The young bird then follows the older one home. Young jackdaws do not have to learn what certain sounds mean. They know the meaning of these sounds from the time they hatch孵出.53The jackdaw lives in .AEuropeBAustraliaCAmericaDAfrica54Which of the following does this story lead you to believe?AA

39、ll animal parents can talk to their youngBDogs are the most dangerous enemies for jackdawsCYoung jackdaws know the meaning of their parents sound when they grow olderDSome birds can give information to one another55Parent jackdaw can use their tail feathers to .Aask their young to follow themBplay a

40、 game with the youngCtell the meal timeDgive a warning of a fire第二节：任务型阅读：阅读下面的短文并从方框中的AF中为每段文字选出最正确标题，在答题卡上将对应的选项涂黑。其中有一项选择是多余的。ATake some time to speak EnglishBJoin an English clubCHave a mirror on the wallDKeep it short and simpleEListen to good English speakersFPractice with peers or familyHere

41、are some tips to improve your spoken English.61Whatever you have learnt or read in a day, practice in front of the mirror. For a start, you can read something from newspapers, English magazines, and books. Take a passage and read it aloud. After you think your accent has improved, try reciting a poe

42、m in front of the mirror. This will increase your confidence as well.62Talk to your family members and friends in English. You can also organize debates and speeches on a low level, where everyone in your family or friend circle speaks on one topic for a few minutes. It will help you get over the fe

43、ar of making mistakes, as you will be with your friends and familyyour comfort zone.63Listen to people who you think are good English speakers. It will help you catch the skill better. You can also watch their videos, listen to them online, or even in person. It can be anyone from Barack Obama to yo

44、ur teacher in school. Find every opportunity to speak English.64You will meet people like you there and it will help you realize that you are not the only person who isnt good at this subject. Also meeting different people will help you overcome your complex. You can also join coaching classes, which will provide you professional help in learning spoken English.65Nothing is