贵州省绥阳县绥阳中学2020-2021学年高二第一学期第一次月考英语试卷

20202021学年度第一学期第一次月考高二年级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。1.Whydoesthemanehome?A.Togivethewomanasurprise.B.Tohavesomelunch.C.Togetpapers.2.WhatdoesNancyplantodoatChristmas?A.Havedinnerathome.B.Dovolunteerwork.C.Visitsomefriends.3.WhatrelationismostprobablythewomantoJohn?A.Hismother.B.Histeacher.C.Hiscoach.4.Whereisthebookstorenow?A.OnNelsonStreetB.OnLearRoad.C.OnHuntingtonRoad.5.Whatisthemangoingtodo?A.Makebreakfast.B.Dosomeshopping.C.Pickupthewoman.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，并标在试卷的相应位置。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.Whydoesthewomanchargetheman?A.Hereturnedabooklate.B.Hedamagedabook.C.Helostabook.7.Howdoesthemanfindthefine?A.It'stoomuch.B.It'sacceptable.C.It'sunnecessary.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.Whatistheman?A.Adoctor.B.Anutritionist.C.Ateacher.9.WhatisthematterwithSusie?A.Shehasafever.B.Shehasacough.C.Shehasaheadache.10.WhatdoesthemanthinkSusieshoulddo?A.Domoreexercise.B.Gooutforawalktocatchsomefreshair.C.Havemealsontimeandgetarest.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.Whatisthewomandoing?A.Tellingastory.B.Hostingaprogram.C.Havingajobinterview.12.WhywasToddlatefortheinterview?A.Hisbikewasbroken.B.Hewasbusywithwork.C.Hewasstuckinatrafficjam.13.WheredidToddchangehisclothes?A.AtMcDonald's.B.Atanoffice.C.Athome.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14.WhatisAmysoriginalplanfortonightA.Tohaveagoodrest.B.Tostudyforanexam.C.Tocelebrateherbirthday.15.WhatdoesStewartintendtodowithfriendsat6:30?A.Watchamovie.B.Holdaparty.C.Havedinner.16.Whenwillthepartyprobablyend?A.At10:00.B.At10:30.C.At11:00.17.HowdoesStewartsound?A.Enthusiastic.B.Impatient.C.Hesitant.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。18.Whatisthetalkmainlyabout?A.Englishcouplets.B.Differentfestivals.C.Chineseculture.19.WhatdoweknowaboutYuRunrun?A.Hewritesgreatcouplets.B.HeteachesEnglish.C.Heownsashop.20.WhatwillWolkenconsiderdoing?A.Makinghisowncouplets.B.GoingtocollegeinChina.C.Celebratingthefestivalwithcolleagues.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。ADiscoverBritainthroughliteratureLiteraturegivesyouthesafetyoftravellingwithinthefortsofyourownhome.IwouldliketotakeyouonajourneythroughGreatBritain.ThroughthesenovelsyouwillbeabletotransportyourselfanddiscoverthebeautyandthecultureofGreatBritain.PrideandPrejudicebyJaneAustenJaneAusten'sromanticnovelcentresaroundtheBennetfamilyduringthe19thcenturyandtheimportanceofmarriageandsocialexpectations.Thestyleofthenovelisusingexaggerated(夸张的)characterstomakefunofthesociety.Setting:Longbourn(afictionaltown)inHertfordshireTheHarryPotterSeriesbyJK.RowlingIt'shighlyunlikelythatyou’vemanagedtoavoidhearingofHarryPotter,evenifyouareamuggle(不会魔法的人).Itisafantasticseriesofnovelswhichmakesyoubelieveinmagicandthatanythingispossible.Setting:HogwartsOliverTwistbyCharlesDickensThenovelfollowsOliver'slifeasanorphaninLondonandthecharactershemeetswhilelivingonthestreets.Setting:LondonHowGreenWasMyValleybyRichardLlewellynInthenovel,LlewellynwritesaboutaWelshfamilyandtheirlifeamongaminingmunity.Itgivesreadersareallygoodrepresentationofthestrugglesfacedbythoselivinginthissortofmunity.Setting:SouthWales21.Whichdealswiththemaincharacter'schildhood?A.PrideandPrejudiceB.TheHarryPotterSeriesC.OliverTwistD.HowGreenWasMyvalley22.WhatcanweknowaboutHowGreenWasMyvalley?A.Itintroducesthehistoryofaminingmunity.B.Ithelpsreaderslearnhowtofacedifficulties.C.Itencouragesreaderstoexplorethebeautyofnature.D.Itpresentsaminingfamily’slife.23.Whomakesreadersinterestedinmagicaccordingtothetext?A.JaneAusten.BJ.K.Rowling.C.CharlesDickens.D.RichardLlewellyn.BInFrance,thereoncelivedamannamedLouisPasteur,whowasadoctorofscience.Thethingthatconcernedhimmostwasthediseaserabies(狂犬病).“Imustfindtherabiesgermsthathideinsidepeopleandmakethemsosickthattheydie,”

hethought.

“OnceIfindthem,I’llthinkofawaytokillthem.”ManypeoplethoughtPasteurwaswastinghistime.Somelaughedathimandsaid,“You’llneverdoit.”Pasteurdidn’tcarewhatpeoplethought;hebelievedinhimself.Hekeptrightonworking.Atthesametime,inGermany,aboynamedJoeywasabouttogetintotrouble.Hewasteasingadog.Butthisdogwassickwithrabies,whichmadethedogmad.Unfortunately,thedogbithim.TherabiesgermswerepassedfromthedogtoJoey.Soonthelittleboywasverysick.Hisparentscouldonlywait.Butthentherewasnews.Joey’smothersawitandshoutedforjoy.“AdoctorofsciencehasfoundawaytosavesickpeoplelikeJoey!”shesaid.Theman,ofcourse,wasLouisPasteur.Joey’sparentsquicklypreparedJoeyforthelongjourneytoParis.“Dr.Pasteur,”saidthemother.“Ourlittleboyisverysick.Canyouhelpus?”“Perhaps,”

saidPasteur.

“I’veinventedavaccine(疫苗).Itisstrongenoughtokilltherabiesgerms.Joeywillbethefirstpersontohavemyrabiesvaccine.”“Thefirstperson?”askedJoey’sworriedfathernervously.“Willitbedangerous?Areyousureitwillwork?”“Ibelieveitwill,”saidPasteur.Slowlythevaccinekilledmoreandmoreoftherabiesgerms.Joeybegantogetwell.Dr.Pasteur’svaccinewasasuccess!Fromthenonnoonehadtobeafraidofrabiesanymore,andpeoplewhohadlaughedathimbefore,respectedhim.Heisrecognizedasoneoftheworld’sgreatestscientists.Whatwaspeople’sfirstreactiontowardPasteur’sthoughtsonkillingrabiesgerms?A.Hopeful.

B.Sceptical.

C.Uncaring.

D.Cheerful.25.WhathappenedtoJoey?A.Hefoughtwithadog.B.Hedroveamaddogaway.C.Hekilledtherabiesgerms.D.Hegotrabiesunexpectedly.26.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribePasteur?A.Proudandimaginative.B.

Carefulandsimpleminded.

C.Selflessandhumorous.D.Confidentandstrongminded.27.

Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A.TheamazingstoryofJoey.B.Pasteur’sdeepinterestinscience.C.Thefirstknownpersontosurviverabies.D.Pasteur’ssuccessinfindingatreatmentforrabies.CThecityofSanFranciscoishometosomeofthenation'slargesttechnologypanies,includingTwitterandUber.Atthesametime,ithasoneofthelargesthomelesspopulationsinthecountry.Homelessnessandunemploymentforlocalpeoplecontinuetorise.Butoneprogramishelpingconnectthetwoworldsforthesepoorjobseekers.DelSeymourcreatedtheprogram.Hewasoncehomelesshimself.SeymourspentyearsinaneighborhoodknownastheTenderloin,anareawithanextremelyhighrateofhomelessnessandunemployment.However,inrecentyears,largepanieslikeTwitterandUberhavemovedinorneartheTenderloinarea.Theystartedimportingpeoplefromotherregionscountriestoworkintheneighborhood.Seymourstartedmakingphonecallstotechnologypanies.Hethoughtitwasunfairforthepaniestoignorelocalpeople,includinghomelessones."You'renotgoingtoeinmyneighborhoodandignoremypeople,"hesaid.“You'regoingtoincludeusinyourbusiness.”Toeveryone'ssurprise,thepaniesstartedanswering.Asaresult,SeymourstartedCodeTenderloin,anorganizationthatisgivingthehomelessandotherneedypeopleapathtoemployment,includingjobsintechnologypanies.Itoffersclassesincodingforputerlanguages.Italsogivessixweektrainingclassesinjobreadiness.Theclassteachesstudentspublicspeaking,resumebuilding,interviewingandotherskills.CodeTenderloin’sstudentsvisittechnologypaniestomeetpeople,askquestionsandlearnfromemployees.Althoughonlyasmallnumberofstudentshavefoundfulltimetechnologyjobs,manyothershavegotinternships(实习)throughtheprogram.Andmanyothershavefoundotherfulltimejobs.28.WhathashappenedtotheTenderloininrecentyears?A.Therateofhomelessnessisdecreasing.B.Peoplearehiredbylargepanies.C.Twittersentemployeestoworkforit.D.Largepanieslocatedtheirofficesthere.29.WhatisSeymoursattitudetowardtheactionsofTwitterandUberatfirst?A.Supportive.B.IndifferentC.CriticalD.Objective30.WhydidSeymoursetupCodeTenderloin?A.Tohelppeoplefindjobs.B.Tocreatejobsforhimselfandlocalpeople.C.Tohelptechnologypaniesfindsuitableworkers.D.Toteachcodingforputerlanguages.31.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"It"inParagraph4referto?A.Atechnologypany.B.Anorganization.C.Alearningpath.D.Ajob.DOnSouthGoulburnIsland,asmallandforestedislandoffAustralia’snortherncoast,asettlementcalledWarruwimunityconsistsofabout500peoplewhospeakamongthemselvesaround9differentlanguages.ThisisoneofthelastplacesinAustraliaandprobablytheworldwheresomanyindigenous(本地的)languagesexisttogether.There'stheMaunglanguage,butalsoonecalledBininjKunwokandanothercalledYolnuMatha,andBurarra,Ndjebbana,Gunbarlang,Iwaidja,TorresStraitCreole,andEnglish.Noneoftheselanguages,exceptEnglish,arespokenbymorethanafewthousandpeople.Several,suchasNdjebbanaandMaung,arespokenbygroupsnumberinginthehundreds.Foralltheseindividualstounderstandoneanother,onemightexceptSouthGoulburntobeanislandofpolyglots,oraplacewhereresidentshaveknownwellaboutothers'languages,likeasortof“linguisticstonesoup”.Rather,theyjusttalktooneanotherintheirownlanguageorlanguages,whichtheycandobecauseeveryoneelseunderstandssomeorallofthelanguagesbutdoesn'tspeakthem.PeopleatWarruwimunityavoidsimplyswitchingtoasharedlanguagebecausetherearesocialandpersonalcostsofdoingso.Somefamiliesinsistthattheirchildrenspeakonlytheirlanguage,usuallytheirfather's.Languagesareassociatedwithparticularpiecesoflandorterritoryontheisland,andracesclaimownershipofthatland,solanguagesarealsoconsideredtobeownedbyraces.Onecanonlyspeakthelanguagesthatonehastherighttospeakandbreakingthisrestrictioncanbeseenasasignofhostility.Thisarrangement,whichlinguistscall“receptivemultilingualism(接受式多语制)”,showsupallaroundtheworld.Insomeplaces,it’saccidental.ManyEnglishspeakingAngloswholiveintheU.S.borderstates,forinstance,canreadandunderstandquiteabitofSpanishfrombeingexposedtoit.Andcountlessimmigrantchildrenlearntospeakthelanguageoftheirhostcountrywhilekeepingtheabilitytounderstandtheirparents'languages.Inotherplaces,receptivemultilingualismisamethodfortemporarysituations.ButatWarruwimunity,itplaysaspecialrole.32.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph1?A.EveryoneatWarruwimunitycanspeak9differentlanguages.B.SouthGoulburnisthelastplaceintheworldwhere9differentlanguagesexisttogether.C.Englishisoneofthe9differentlanguagesspokenatWarruwimunity.D.9differentlanguagesarespokenonthenortherncoastofAustralia.33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"polyglots"meaninParagraph2?A.Peopleknowingmanylanguages.B.Differentlanguagesmixedtogether.C.Localpeoplespeakingthesamelanguage.D.Individualsspeakingdifferentlanguages34.HowdochildrenatWarruwimunitychoosethespokenlanguage?A.Theycanonlyspeaktheirfather'slanguage.B.Theychoosealandandlearnitslocallanguage.C.Theyspeakthelanguagetheyhavetherighttospeak.D.Theychoosetospeakasharedlanguage.35.Whatwillbetalkedaboutfollowingthelastparagraph?A.Receptivemultilingualismasamethodfortemporarysituations.B.ThefunctionsofreceptivemultilingualismatWarruwimunity.C.Receptivemultilingualismusedaroundtheworld.D.Children'sadoptionofreceptivemultilingualism.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。Internationalstudents’magazineWouldyouliketotalktopeopleofyourageinanothercountry?Herearejustafewofthefreewebsiteswecanremend.

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What’syourhobby?Thisisawebsitewhereyoucanmeetpeoplewhohavethesamehobbiesandinterestsasyou.Youtypeinthenameofsomethingyouenjoy,andthenyoucanfindotherpeopleindifferentcountrieswholikethesamething.

37SeriousteenagetalkPerhapsyouliketalkingaboutmoreimportantthingslikeeducation.Onthissiteyoucanjoiningroupdiscussionsaboutthingsthatareimportanttoeveryone.

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Wecanlearnalot.Soifyoucareaboutthingslikehomelesspeopleandhumanrights,eonlineandtalkaboutthem.Exchange!Youprobablythinkthissiteisaboutexchangevisitswherestudentsgotoothercountriesforashorttime.Itis,butthat’snotallyoucandoonthissite.

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Youcanexchangemusic,booksandsoon.Inthiswayyoucanlearnalotaboutdifferentcultures.LearnalanguageDoyouwanttolearnanotherlanguage?Thiswebsitecanfindonlinelanguageclassesfornearlyeverymainlanguageintheworld.

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Soifyou’dliketolearnGermanorRussian,goonthewebsiteandsomeonewillhelpyou.A.Onedayperhapsyou’llmeetanddoyourhobbytogether!B.Youcangiveadvicetoyourfriendsonline.C.The

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way

we

think.D.Goonlineandmakesomefriends.E.It’sgoodtoheartheideasofpeoplefromdifferentcountries.F.Youcanalsoexchangethingswithteenagersallroundtheworld.G.Andyoucanstudyinaninternationalgroupwithexcellentteachers.第三部分：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）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。OnceItookataxitoahotelinPalmSpringstogiveaspeech.The

41appearedtobeinhis60sandIrememberthinkinghow

42hewastokeepdoingthisboringjob.

43itturnedoutthathewastheretiredCFOofamajorChicagobasedpany.Hetookaparttimejobasataxidriver,sohecould

44newpeopleandstayintouchwiththeworld.Heeven

45givingsomegoodadvicetome,afinanciallyinexperienced

46.Ibelieveeverypersondeserves

47,andthatIcanalways

48somethingnewfromeveryoneelse.NowImakeapointoflisteningtopeopleabouttheir

49.Fromtaxidriverstocleaningwomen,eachpersongivesmeachancetoindirectlyvisitaplaceordoathingImightnever

50myself.Ifindthatmostpeopleare

51ifIshowaninterestin,andrespectforwhattheysay.Respectdoesn'tmeanwehaveto

52butthatwedisagreeinapolitemanner.Myworkisinhighspeedelectronicmunications,wheremisunderstandingsaremonandcanleadto

53disagreements.SomepeoplethinktheInternet

54us.Idon'tagree.TheInternetis

55atoolforpeopletomunicate.Whenanonlinediscussionbeesserious,manyofuschoosetomunicate

56,whichcaneaseanincreasinglyworse

57.Readingwordsofteninvitestheworstexplanation.

58thisisthekeytotheInternetworld.Whetherit'sontheInternetorinperson,whenImeetnewpeople,

59I'mopen,curiousandpolite,Icanlearn

60things.Ibelieveit'simportanttotreateverypersonwithrespect.41.A.speakerB.driverC.customerD.waiter42.A.sadB.happyC.strangeD.curious43.A.AgainB.MoreoverC.HoweverD.Therefore44.A.trainB.meetC.changeD.hire45.A.cheeredupB.gotupC.endedupD.hurriedup46.A.painterB.doctorC.chemistD.engineer47.A.successB.respectC.praiseD.rest48.A.learnB.takeC.buyD.borrow49.A.worriesB.difficultiesC.plaintsD.stories50.A.studyB.explainC.experienceD.doubt51.A.politeB.boredC.angryD.popular52A.dependB.argueC.admitD.agree53.A.politicalB.seriousC.basicD.necessary54A.angersB.concernsC.excitesD.frightens55.A.evenB.simplyC.especiallyD.also56.A.stepbystepB.sidebysideC.backtobackD.facetoface57.A.disadvantageB.discoveryC.conversationD.business58.A.FindingB.UnderstandingC.RemindingD.Thinking59.A.untilB.unlessC.ifD.though60.A.skillfulB.personalC.newD.plex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1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Antarcticscientistswereleft61(astonish)whentheydiscoveredauniquecreatureatthebottomoftheocean,adocumentaryshowed.Theicycontinentis62greatinteresttoscientistsasitisatotallyunspoiltlandscape61theycanstudythehistoryoftheEarthandtheeffectsofclimatechange.Thousandsofscientistsstaythere,64(dig)belowtheicetogetabetterideaoftheicycontinent'spast.TheteamofscientistsstartedajourneythroughthesurroundingwatersofAntarctica65(discover)someofthemostunusualoceaniclifeknowntoman.Thankfully,cameraswerearoundtocatchoneofthemoststrangemoments,whenleadingscientistAndrewStewartmadeaninterestingdiscoveraboutSnailfish(狮子鱼).Snailfishare66(poor)