四川省叙州区第一中学高二英语上学期第二次月考试题

四川省叙州区第一中学2020-2021学年高二英语上学期第二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）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．Whenarethespeakerswakinguptomorrow?A．Atten. B．Aroundnine. C．Beforeeight.2．Whyhasthewomanchangedtheboy’sseat?A．Becausehecan’tseeclearly. B．Becausehetalkstoomuch.C．Becausehehastroubleinlistening.3．WhatdoesthemansayaboutSam?A．HeisnowinAmerica. B．Hewillholdagoodbyeparty.C．Hehasreturnedfromabroad.4．Whatseemstobetheproblem?A．Janecan’ttypefast. B．Thereportistoolong. C．Thecomputermaybreakdown.5．Whichteamwillhavetowait?A．Theyellowteam. B．Theredteam. C．Theblueteam.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。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6．Whatdotheartistsmakethesculpturesfrom?A．Animals'fur. B．Garbage. C．Clay.7．Whatwillthemanprobablydo?A．Studyart. B．Gotoashow. C．Pickuptrashintheocean.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8．Whenisthenewappointment?A．Fridayat2:30p.m. B．Fridayat4:30p.m. C．Wednesdayat9:00p.m.9．Wheredoestheconversationmostlikelytakeplace?A．Inahospital. B．Inameetingroom. C．Onthephone.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10．Wherearethespeakers?A．InJapan. B．InChina. C．InAmerica.11．Whatkindoffooddidthewomanwanttoeatatfirst?A．Fastfood. B．Streetfood. C．Home-madefood.12．Whatwillthewomandonext?A．Startcooking. B．Getchanged. C．SurfontheInternet.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13．Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A．Amissingpet.B．Alatepackage.C．Awrongfoodorder.14．WhoisTommy?A．Thewoman’sson. B．Thewoman’spet. C．Thewoman’sboss.15．Whatiswrongwiththedeliverydrivers?A．Theyareill.B．Theyareoutforlunch.C．Theyhaveleftthecompany.16．Whatwillthewomangetthemoneyforaccordingtotheman?A．Herlostitem.B．Deliverycosts.C．Hertimespentonthephone.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17．HowlongdidWestlifelast?A．19years. B．14years. C．12years.18．WhichisWestlife’sfirstsingle?A．FlyingWithoutWings.B．IfILetYouGo.C．SwearItAgain.19．WhatdoweknowaboutWestlife?A．Itbrokeupin2011.B．Itsoldover15millionrecordsinall.C．ItsfirstthreesinglestoppedthelistsintheU.K.20．WhichcountrydidWestlifefailtobreakinto?A．TheU.S. B．Ireland. C．TheU.K.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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AWashington,D．C．BicycleToursCherryBlossomBikeTourinWashington,D．C．Duration:3hoursThissmallgroupbiketourisafantasticwaytoseeaworld-famouscherrytreeswithbeautifulflowersofWashington,D．C．Yourguidewillprovideahistorylessonaboutthetreesandthefamousmonumentswheretheyblossom.Reserveyourspotbeforeavailability—thecherryblossoms—disappear!WashingtonCapitalMonumentsBicycleTourDuration:3hours(4miles)JoinaguidedbiketourandviewsomeofthemostpopularmonumentsinWashington,D．C．ExplorethemonumentsandmemorialsontheNationalMallasyourguidesharesuniquefactsandhistoryateachstop.Guidedtourincludesbike,helmet,cookiesandbottledwater.CapitalCityBikeTourInWashington,D．C．Duration:3hoursMorningorAfternoon,thisbiketouristheperfecttourforD．C．newcomersandlocalslookingtoexperienceWashington,D．C．inahealthywaywithminimumeffort.Knowledgeableguideswillentertainyouwiththemost,interestingstoriesaboutPresidents,Congress,memorials,andparks.Comfortablebikesandasmoothtourroute(路线)makecyclingbetweenthesitesfunandrelaxing.WashingtonCapitalSitesatNightBicycleTourDuration:3hours(7miles)JoinasmallgroupbiketourforaneveningofexplorationintheheartofWashington,D．C．GetupclosetothemonumentsandmemorialsasyoubikethesitesofCapitolHillandtheNationalMall.Frequentstopsaremadeforphototakingasyourguideoffersuniquefactsandhistory.Tourincludesbike,helmet,andbottledwater.Allridersareequippedwithreflectivevestsandsafetylights.21．Whichtourdoyouneedtobookinadvance?A．CherryBlossomBikeTourinWashington,D．C．B．WashingtonCapitalMonumentsBicycleTour.C．CapitalCityBikeTourinWashington.D．WashingtonCapitalSitesatNightBicycleTour.22．WhatwillyoudoontheCapitalCityBikeTour?A．Meetfamouspeople. B．Gotoanationalpark.C．Visitwell-knownmuseums. D．Enjoyinterestingstories.23．Whichofthefollowingdoesthebicycletouratnightprovide?A．Citymaps. B．Cameras.C．Meals. D．Safetylights.BElonMusk,perhapstheworld’smostfamousbusinessman,hasahabitofmakingstatementsthatstretchtheboundsofbelievability.OnJuly16th,2019,heintroducedanewtypeofbrain-machineinterface(BMI),startingfromthedesignofa“neurallace(神经织网)”,anetofthinelectrodes(电极)thatcapturetheinformationfromthebrain.However,theelectrodesmustbeflexible,sothattheydonotdamagebraintissueandwilllastforalongtime.Andtomaketheimplantation(植入)ofsomanyelectrodessafe,painlessandeffective,theprocesshastobeautomated.Mr.Musk’steamdoesindeedseemtohavemadeprogresstowardsthesegoals.Itspresentationincludedvideosofarobotthatisbestdescribedasasewingmachine.Thisrobotgrabs“threads”,andshootsthemdeepintothebrainthroughahole.Thefirmhasalsodesignedachipthatcanhandlesignalsfromasmanyas3,072electrodes.Withallthesetechnologicalbreakthroughs,thefirmnowhopestohelppeopleovercomesuchillnessesasblindnessandparalysis.Theydesignedasmalldevicethatwouldsitbehindsomeone’sear,pickingupsignalsfromtheimplantedchipandpassingthemonasappropriate.Inafewyears,usingabrainimplanttocontrolyourdevicesmaybeasprevalentaswearingwirelessearphonestoday.Finally,MuskpredictsneurallacewillallowhumanstobecombinedwithAIsystems,thusenablingthespeciestosurvive.Though,asthisannouncementshows,Mr.Muskdoeshaveahabitofpresentinghimselfastheheroofthehumanrace,theideathatsomemachinesatleastwillcomeunderthedirectcontrolofhumanbrainsseemspossibletobecarriedout.Thebiggestbarriertothishappeningwillprobablynotbewritingthesoftwareneededtointerpretbrainwaves,butratherpersuadingpeoplethatthenecessarysurgery,whetherbysewingmachineorotherwise,isactuallyagoodidea.24．Wecanlearnfromthefirsttwoparagraphsthat_____.A．electrodesshouldbeflexibletoextendlifeB．ElonMuskconstantlycomesupwithunexpectedideasC．aneurallaceisusedtostoreinformationfromthebrainD．electrodesareimplantedbytopsurgeonsforsafetyreasons25．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“prevalent”inParagraph4probablymean?A．Useful. B．Common. C．Professional. D．Appropriate.26．WhatisthehardestpartofcarryingoutBMI?A．Convincingpeopletoacceptthesurgery.B．Developingdevicestoperformthesurgery.C．Writingthesoftwaretointerpretbrainwaves.D．Informingpeopleofthesuccessofthesurgery.27．Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A．TheNeuralLace,ANewTypeofBMI.B．ElonMusk,theHeroofHumanBeings.C．ArtificialIntelligence,theWaytoSurvive.D．ABrainImplant,ASteptoControlMachines.C“Congratulations,Mr.Jones,it’sagirl.”Fatherhoodisgoingtohaveadifferentmeaningandbringforthadifferentresponsefromeverymanwhohearsthesewords.Somefeelproudwhentheyreceivethenews,whileothersworry,wonderingwhethertheywillbegoodfathers.Althoughtherearesomemenwholikechildrenandmayhavehadconsiderableexperiencewiththem,othersdonotparticularlycareforchildrenandspendlittletimewiththem.Manyfathersandmothershavebeenplanningandlookingforwardtochildrenforsometime.Forothercouples,pregnancywasanaccidentthatbothhusbandandwifehaveacceptedwillinglyorunwillingly.Whateverthereactiontothebirthofachild,itisclearthatthechangefromtheroleofhusbandtothatoffatherisadifficulttask.Yet,unfortunately,fewattemptshavebeenmadetoeducatefathersinthisresocializationprocess.AlthoughmanybookshavebeenwrittenaboutAmericanmothers,onlyrecentlyhasliteraturereferredtotheroleofafather.Itisarguedbysomewritersthatthetransition(转化)tothefather’srole,althoughdifficult,isnotnearlyasgreatasthetransitionthewifemustmaketothemother’srole.Themother’sroleseemstorequireacompletetransformationindailylifeandhighlyinnovative(革新性的)adaptation,ontheotherhand,thefather’sroleislessdemandingandimmediate.However,eventhoughwementionedthefactthatgrowingnumbersofwomenareworkingoutsidethehome,thefatherisstillthoughtbymanyasthebreadwinnerinthefamily.28．Accordingtotheauthor,beingafather______.A．bringsafeelingofexcitementtosomemenB．makessomemenfeelproudandothersworried.C．hasadifferentmeaningforthosewhohavedaughtersD．meansnothingbutmoreresponsibilities29．Inthethirdparagraph,theauthor_______.A．criticizes(批评)fathersfornottakingenoughresponsibilitiesinbringinguptheirchildrenB．excusestheAmericanwritersforignoringthedifficultiesofbeingafatherC．supportstheideathatthechief(主要的)roleofafatheristoearnmoneyforthefamilyD．complainsaboutthelackofsocialprogramtohelphusbandsgetusedtotheroleofafather30．Thetransitiontothemother’srolerequiresthatthewife______.A．changeherlifestyleinahighlyinnovativewayB．stayathometotakecareofthebabyC．makeacompletechangeinhereverydaylifetodealwiththenewsituationD．helpherhusbandinhisresocializationprocess31．Somewritersarguethatwithrespectof(关于)thechangeofroles,fathers,comparedwithmothers,_______.A．haveaneasierjobtodo B．havetomakemoredifficultadaptationC．havetoshouldermoreresponsibilities D．canusuallydoabetterjobDThesunisgoingtoexpandintotheorbitofMercuryaccordingtoscientificcalculations,whichwillresultintheentireEarthcatchingonfire.Whowillsavetheworld?ThisimaginativetaleisattheheartofthelatestChinesesci-fimovieTheWanderingEarth.UnlikemanyAmericanspace-themedfilmswherethesolutiontoadisasterEarthfacesisalwaysfleeing(逃离)theplanetinspaceships,thistimewe’retakingtheEarthwithus.Thefilm,whichhasmadeitthecountry'smostsuccessfulfilmofalltime,hasofferedadifferentandmoreambitiousidea.The“ambition”didn’tcomefromnowhere.Forthousandsofyears,“homeland”hashadasoftspotintheheartsandmindsofChinesepeople.OneoldidiomthatshowsastrongfeelingthatChinesepeoplehavehadfortheirhomelandis“luoyeguigen”,whichmeansreturningtoone’shomelandinoldage,likefallenleavesreturningtotherootsoftheirtree.“WhatisChinesesci-fi?”GuoFan,thefilm’sdirector,saidinaninterview.“Avehiclethatreallyexpressesourculturalandspiritualcore(核心)canbecalledChinesesci-fi.Otherwise,we’rejustfollowingothersandtellingthesameHollywoodstories.”AndthemakersofTheWanderingEarthmayhavechosenthebesttimetotellitsChinesesci-fistory.ThefilmwasreleasedonFeb5,thefirstdayofChineseNewYear.Itwasatimewhenmanypeoplehadjustmadethehardjourneybacktotheirhometowns.Sotothem,thereisonlyonepossiblewaytotellthestory:Earthgoeswhereverhumansgo,becauseit’sourhome.32．Themainpurposeoftheopeningparagraphisto.A．giveabriefaccountofthefilm B．warnpeopleofthecomingthreatC．explorewaystoavoidthedisaster D．introducethetopicofthepassage33．Theunderlinedphrase“adifferentandmoreambitiousidea”refersto.A．fleeingtheEarthinspaceships B．bringinginhugesuccessC．fillingthegapinChinesesci-fimovies D．helpingEarthmakeitsescape34．Whichofthefollowingisunlikelytoaccountforthesuccessofthefilm?A．Therichimaginationofthestory. B．Hollywood-stylespacestories.C．Thespecialculturalbackground. D．Thetimechosentoreleasethefilm.35．Whatislikelytobetitleforthepassage?A．ChineseSci-fiCatchesUp B．TheMostSuccessfulChineseSci-fiC．ChineseSci-fiSetsaNewPath D．ChineseSci-fiChallengesHollywood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空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。CarvingpumpkinsisaclassicHalloweenactivity.Familiesandfriendscancometogethertocreateamazingscenesandfacesoutofpumpkinswhileenjoyingeachothers'companyinafamilyfriendlyenvironment.36．Afterchoosingyourpumpkin,youshouldmakesureyouhavealloftherightcarvingtools.Onceyouhavetherightpumpkin,thetools,andperhapsatemplate,itistimetostartcarving.First,useasawtocutoutthetop,aroundthestemofthepumpkin,soyoucanreachinside.Youcancutthetopofthepumpkinround.Ofcourse,youcancutanotchinit.37．Onceyourtopisoff,reachinsidewithalargespoonandtakeoutalloftheseedsandstuffinsidesofthepumpkin.Whenalloftheinsidesaretakenoutandtheinsideofyourpumpkinlooksclean,youarereadytostartcarving.Youcanuseapentodrawyourpatternontothepumpkinsoit'seasiertocarveoryoucandrawyourdesign.38．Afteryourpumpkiniscarved,itistimetoputitoutsideofthehouseandlightit.39．ThatgivesittheflamingqualitywhichisthebestonHalloween.Youcanalsousesomelightsthatarebatterypoweredratherthanactuallyonfire.OnHalloweennight,yourfantasticpumpkincreationswillsurelyamazeallofthetrick-or-treaters.40．Hopefully,youhavefuncarvingpumpkinswithallofyourfavoritepeopleandsharingyourcreationwiththeworld.A．Thetopshouldbebigandbeautiful.B．Ensurethatallnecessaryitemsareavailable.C．Thenaughtychildrenwillstopbyyourhouse.D．Youcanuseanactualcandleinsideyourpumpkin.E.Childrenwillpayavisittoeveryfamilyintheircommunity.F.Themostimportantpartofpumpkincarvingdesignistobecreative.G.Becauseit'ssimplertorememberhowthetopandthepumpkinfittogether.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。ThemomentIsteppedofftheplaneafterawriter’sconference,myyoungestsonJeremygreetedmeandcriedout,“Posterpaper,Mama!Ineedposterpaper.We’rehavinga41atschool.”Beingahousewifeandwriter,IfeltlikenomatterhowhardItried,Icouldn’tkeepupwiththeneedsofmy42.Backathome,Jeremykeptremindingmeoftheposterpaper,butIjustcouldn’t43aminuteforit.Graduallythough,hebegantospeakmore44,almost45heweretalkingtohimself.“Maybehe’lljustforgetit,”Ithoughthopefully.SoIputJeremy’srequestatthe46ofmylonglistofthingstodo.MythirddayhomeImanagedtotakefifteenminutestotypeanarticlewhenasmall47fellacrossmypaper.IknewwhoitwouldbebeforeI48.Jeremystoodquietlywatchingme.“Oh,Lord,pleasedon’tlethimsayitagain.”IknewwhathewantedbutIneededto49.Ismiled50atJeremyandkepttyping.He51forafewmoreminutes,thenturnedandwalkedaway.Ialmostdidn’thearhis52.“Competitionisovertomorrow,anyway.”Thesmallfigurewalkingoutofmyroom,asilentvoicespokeurgentlytomyheart,“Gethimthatpaper—now!”“Let’sgotogetthepaper,Jeremy.”Hestopped,53andlookedatmein54“You’regoingtothestorejustforme?”I55.Suddenly,alookof56shotacrosshisface,erasingthedisbelief.Idon’tthinkI’llever57thatmoment.Laterthatday,heworkedsilentlyonthe58allafternoon.Andafewweekslater,alargeyellowenvelopecame.InsideitwastheCertificateofAward.So59wasIthatIdidn’tturnedawayfromhis60togethimsomeposterpaper.41．A．race B．class C．ceremony D．competition42．A．colleagues B．family C．neighbors D．relatives43．A．spare B．wait C．spend D．lose44．A．slowly B．softly C．confidently D．loudly45．A．assoonas B．aslongas C．asthough D．evenif46．A．bottom B．top C．beginning D．corner47．A．letter B．foot C．image D．shadow48．A．wokeup B．stoodup C．gotup D．lookedup49．A．rest B．type C．learn D．exercise50．A．widely B．happily C．weakly D．politely51．A．watched B．searched C．hesitated D．complained52．A．comment B．footsteps C．warning D．advice53．A．fellover B．satdown C．turnedaround D．walkedaway54．A．peace B．astonishment C．relief D．silence55．A．doubted B．argued C．apologized D．nodded56．A．surprise B．sadness C．disappointment D．excitement57．A．enjoy B．remember C．forget D．value58．A．story B．question C．poster D．composition59．A．grateful B．generous C．forgetful D．selfless60．A．opinion B．request C．promise D．gift第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15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。Whenitcomestoyourbrain,researchershavefoundhere'snobettersuperfoodthanabook.Accordingtothedata61．(collect)bytheUniversityofMichigan'sHealthandRetirementStudy,ahopefulpatterncameout:peoplewhoreadbooksforaslittle62．30minutesadayoverseveralyearswerelivinganaverageoftwoyearslongerthanpeople63．didn'treadanythingatall.Strangestill,asscienceremindsus,readingbooks--especiallyfiction—64．(force)yourbraintothinkcriticallyandmakeconnectionsfromonechaptertoanother,andtotheoutsideworld.Also,reading65．(story)canleadtoanoticeableincreaseinhumaninteraction,whichinturncanlowerstresslevels.Butitdoesn’tmeanthatmagazines,newspapersandwebarticlesare66．(use).Anyreadingmaterialthatfillsyourmindandenlargesyourvocabularyseems67．(carry)mentalbenefits.Therefore,whetheryou'rereadingaturnerorsimplyscanning68．instructionforyourcoffeemaker,manypartsofyourbrain69．involve)inpositivethinking.Stillnotinspiredtogive70．atry?第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Mistakesareunavoidableinlife.Butattitudestowardsitmaymakedifference.IstillrememberhowmyspokenEnglishwasimproved.Atthebeginning,Ialwayskeptsilentinouroralclasstoavoidmakemistakes.Beforelongmyteachergottoknowaboutmysituation,andheencouragedmetospeakoutthatIthought.WheneverImademistakesandfeltdiscouraging,myteacherandmyclassma