2021年彭泽一中高二年级上学期第二次月考英语考试

彭泽一中20202021学年度上学期高二第二次月考英语试卷

命题人：高二英语组时间：120分钟总分：150分

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.Whafswrongwiththeman?

A.Hehasbadeyesight.B.Hefeelsdizzy.C.Hehasaheadache.

2.Wherearethespeakers?

A.Atacinema.B.Attheairport.C.Attherailwaystation.

3.Howdoesthewomanfeel?

A.Excited.B.Surprised.C.Worried.

4.Howmuchgasolinedidthetwospeakersuselastmonth?

A.52liters.B.13liters.C.26liters.

5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Asupermarket.B.Apieceoffurniture.C.Anewstore.

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.Whydoesthemanmakethecall?

A.Becausethehotelisnoisy.B.Becausetheroomissmall.

C.BecausetheTVisn'tworking.

7.Howdoesthemanfeelatlast?

A.Satisfied.B.Annoyed.C.Puzzled.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Whatdothespeakersdecidetodo?

A.Playbowling.B.Playtennis.C.Godancing.

9.Whenwillthemanleave?

A.At7:00.B.At7:30.C.At8:00.

10.Whatdoesthemanthinkofdrivingacar?

A.Timesaving.B.fbrtable.C.Troublesome.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.Whatisthewomandoing?

A.Jokingabouttheman'sfunexperiences.

B.Givingthemanadviceonavoidingdanger.

C.Talkingthemanintotryingsomethingfun.

12.Whatdoesthewomanprefertodothisweekend?

A.Gotothelibrary.B.Gomountainbiking.C.Stayathome.

13.Whathappenedtothemanonhislastfishingtrip?

A.Hebrokehisarm.B.Hegotsunburnt.C.Hedidn'tcatchanyfish.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14.Whichwordmaybestdescribethewoman?

A.Dishonest.B.Encouraging.C.Interesting.

15.Whatdoesthemanworryabout?

A.Howtospeaktoawomanbravely.

B.Howtodeveloparealinterest.

C.Howtobalancehisstudyandwork.

16.Whydoesthemanwanttogobacktoschool?

A.Hehastoolooseaschedule

B.Helovesthefeelingwithstudents.

C.Hewantstodecidehisfuturedevelopment.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.What'sthepurposeofprovidingtheschoolstudentswithyogaexercises?

A.Toenablestudentstorejectviolence.

B.Toeliminate（消除）povertymoreeffectively.

C.Tohelpstudentsfacestrugglesmoreproperly.

18.WhatcanstudentslearnintheMindfulMomentRoom?

A.Howtocalmdownbytalkingtoteachers.

B.Howtorespondtosituationsbetter.

C.Howtocleartheirmindatnight.

19.Whatchangehaveyogaexercisesbroughttoschool?

A.Morestudentsdroppedoutofschoollastyear.

B.Thereislessbadbehavioroncampus.

C.Morestudentsarewillingtobesenttotheoffice.

20.Whatdoesthespeakerthinkofyoga?

A.Thereisenoughevidenceforitsimportance.

B.Everyonecanbenefitfromit.

C.Itseffectonstudentsremainstobeseen.

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。

A

UnsolvedMysteriesAboutthePlanetEarth

♦Mystery1:Wheredidallthewaterefrom?

Watercovers70percentofEarth*ssurfaceandearnsitthenickname4ttheblueplanet”.

Andwherediditefrom?Themostpopularscientifictheorystatesthatthewatercamefrom

severalviolentasteroids（＜）、彳亍星）filledwithice.Anothersuggeststhatthewateractuallyhas

beenaroundsinceEarth'sformation.Howeverithappened,though,it*scertainlyworkedout

wellforEarth*slifeforms.

♦Mystery2:Whataboutalltheoxygen?

Anotherthingistheplanetsoxygen.Tinycreaturesreleasedoxygenasawasteproduct,

fillingtheatmospherewithit.Afterthat,thelevelofoxygeninEarth'satmospherewentwildly

upanddownuntilitfinallycalmeddownaround540millionyearsago.Sincethen,it1s

remainedataboutthebreathablelevelweexperiencetoday.Butwhatcausedittobesuddenly

steady?

♦Mystery3:WhatcausedtheCambrian（寒武纪）Explosion?

TheCambrianExplosionreferstotheexplosionofplexlifeformsthatoccurredonEarth

about540millionyearsago.Beforethen,lifehadconsistedmostlyofbacteria.Butatthe

beginningoftheCambrianperiod,plexcreaturesbegandevelopingatarateneverseenbe

fbre.Suddenly,lifeformshadbrains,eyes,andbones.Mostlivingcreaturestodaycantrace

theirbloodbacktotheCambrianperiod.

♦Mystery4:Willweeverbeabletopredictearthquakes?

Westillhaven'tbeenabletoeupwithawaytoaccuratelypredictearthquakes.Wecan

certainlytry,butourcurrenttechnologycannotpredictthemexactly.Weknowthat

earthquakesstartwhenrockscrackundergroundandsendearthquakewavestowardthe

surface,butwehaven,tfiguredoutwhythathappens,orhowtopredictit.

21.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?

A.Earthiscalledthebluestarbecauseofwatercoverage.

B.Thelevelofoxygenhasbeensteadyallthetime.

C.plexcreatureshadrapiddevelopmentaftertheCambrianperiod.

D.Weknownothingaboutpredictingearthquakes.

22.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutMystery4?

A.Itistheoldestmysteryofthefour.B.Itisamatterthatisofpracticalsignificance.

C.Itisthemostdifficultmysterytosolve.D.Itwillbesolvedinthenearfuture.

23.Whereisthistextmostlikelyfrom?

A.Ageographybook.B.Adiary.C.Anovel.D.Aguidebook.

B

Iamamotherofthreechildrenandhaverecentlypletedmycollegedegree.Thelastclass

Ihadtotakewassocialstudy.Thelastclasswasaskedtogooutandsmileatthreepeopleand

documenttheirreactions.

Soonafterweweregiventheproject,myhusband,myyoungestson,andIwentoutto

McDonald'sonecoldMarchmorning.Wewerestandinginline,waitingtobeserved,when

allofasuddeneveryonearoundusbegantobackaway.Iturnedaroundandfoundthere

standingbehindmeweretwopoorhomelessmenwithahorrible“dirtybody”smell.The

shortgentleman,closetome,was“smiling”.Hisbeautifulskyblueeyeswerefulloflightas

hesearchedforacceptance.Thesecondmanplayedwithhishandsuneasilyashestood

behindhisfriend.Theshortmanjustaskedforacoffeebecausethatwasalltheycouldafford.

Ismiledandaskedtheyoungladybehindthecountertogivemetwomorebreakfast

mealsonaseparatedish.Ithenwalkedaroundthecornertothemen'stable.Iputthedishon

thetableandlaidmyhandontheblueeyedgentleman'scoldhand.Helookedupatmewith

tearsinhiseyesandsaid“Thankyou”.

IstartedtocryasIwalkedawaytojoinmyhusbandandson.WhenIsatdown,my

husbandsmiledatmeandsaid,"That'swhyGodgaveyoutome,Honey.Togivemehope.”

Onthelasteveningofclass,Iturnedin“myproject“andtheinstructorreadit.Thenshe

lookedupatmeandsaid,“CanIsharethis?”Islowlynoddedasshegottheattentionofthe

class.Shebegantoreadandweallknewthatweneedtohealpeopleandtobehealed.

IgraduatedwithoneofthebiggestlessonsIwouldeverlearn:UnconditionalAcceptance.

“LovePeopleAndUseThings-NotLoveThingsAndUsePeople."

24.Whydidthepeoplearoundtheauthorbackaway?

A.Becausethesecondmanstoodplayingwithhishands.

B.Becausebothmenwerepoorlydressedandmentallyill.

C.Becausetheshortgentlemanwassmilingtoeveryonearound.

D.Becausethetwohomelessmenwerealsowaitinginline,withabadsmell.

25.Aftertheauthorhandedthemealstothehomelessmen,she.

A.regrettedandcriedB.turnedinherproject

C.wentbacktoherhusbandandsonD.talkedwiththemforalongtime

26.Whatkindofwomandoyouthinktheauthoris?

A.LovelyB.MatureC.CaringD.Overcurious

27.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Theauthorthoughtwemusthealpeopleunconditionally.

B.Poorasthehomelessmenwere,theyshouldbeaccepted.

C.Theauthor'shusbandwasveryproudofher.

D.Whattheauthordidtothementouchedtheinstructor.

C

Researchershavediscoveredanewbacteriumthatfeedsonpolyurethane,akindof

plasticthatisdifficulttorecycleordestroy.Scientistssaythediscoverycouldhelpreducea

floodofhard-to—recycleplasticsthatareendingupintheworld'sland行Ils（垃圾填埋地）

andpollutingoceans.

AteamfromtheHelmholtzCenterforEnvironmentalResearchinLeipzig,Germany,

foundthenewtypeofsoilbacteria.Itwasspottedinanareathatcontainedalargeamountof

plasticwaste.Theteamdiscoveredthebacteriawerefeedingonpolyurethanediol,whichwas

widelyusedinmanydifferentproducts.

Oneproblemisthatrecyclingpolyurethanerequiresalotofenergy.Theplasticmaterial

doesnotmeltwhenheated.Mostpolyurethanebasedproductsendupinlandfills,wherethey

canreleasedangerouschemicals.Theteamroundthatthebacteriumcanproduceenzymes

（酶）thateatawaypolyurethane.Thiswouldmakeitpossibletobreakdownthematerialin

theenvironment.TheresultswererecentlyreportedinastudyinthepublicationFrontiersin

Microbiology.HermannHeipieperhelpedwritethereport.Hesaidinastatementthefinding

"representsanimportantstepinbeingabletoreusepolyurethaneproducts.^^

Germanstudynotedthatplasticeatingbacteriacouldbeeasilycontrolledandproduced

forindustrialuse.Theresearcherssaidthenextstepistofindmoreinformationaboutthe

bacterialenzymesthatcanbreakdownpolyurethane.

ScientistDouglasRaderwroteabouttheissueina4018articlefortheEnvironmental

DefenseFund.Hesaidmuchmorestudyshouldbecarriedouttolearnabouttheplex

relationshipsbetweenbacteriaandmarineecosystems."Suchresearchisneededbeforewe

cantakeactionsuchasputtingplasticeatingbacteriaintotheocean,“Raderwrote.

28.Whatistheproblemaboutpolyurethane?

A.Itseemsdifficulttotransportwhenitgoestolandfills.

B.Itaffectsthequalityofplasticproductsifwidelyused.

C.Itmeltseasilywhenexposedtothesunforalongtime.

D.Itpollutestheenvironmentunlessrecycledordestroyed.

29.Whatdoweknowaboutthenewtypeofbacteriafromthetext?

A.Itcanproduceharmfulchemicals.B.Itisveryhardtodiscoverandcontrol.

C.Itcangraduallydestroypolyurethane.D.Itisverylikelytoincreaseplasticwaste.

30.WhatisDouglasRader'sattitudetowardsthefutureuseofthenewbacterium?

A.Doubtful.B.Disapproval.

C.Cautious.D.Enthusiastic.

31.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.PlasticandOceanB-PlasticWaste一ABigProblem

C.PlasticeatingBacteriaD.Polyurethane——ABacteriakiller

D

Seaurchins（海月旦）aresmallcreatures,butwhat'sreallyremarkableaboutthemisthat

theyeatanythingthathappenstofloatby.Theyhavereallysharpteeththeyusetoridrocksof

algae（海澡），whichmakesthemprettyvaluableespeciallyinplaceslikeHawaiiwherealgae

arethreateningthecoralreefs.Inthesummerof2019,500,000ofthemwereusedtodeal

withthealgae.

TheproblemstartedwhennonnativealgaewereintroducedtotheecosystemofKane'ohe

Bayinthe1970s.Becausetheyhadnoenemies,theyendeduptakingoverthebay,according

totheNationalMarineFisheriesService（NMFS）.Thealgaeblockedsunlightfromreaching

thecoral,whichinturnaffectedthelocalfishbecausetheychangedthechemistryofthe

water.

ThafswhentheNMFSturnedtoseaurchinsthatlovedtodevourthealgae.Buttheyhad

togrowtothesizeofacherrytomatobeforetheycouldbeused.Since2011,seaurchinshave

beengrownandusedtohandlethealgaeproblem.Someofthefundsareavailableduetoan

unfortunateincident.

In2005,ashipwasgroundedonashallowreefnearKane'oheBay.Whentheshipwas

removed,20acresofreefehavebeendamaged.Whenthereisenvironmentaldamage,the

NMFSandotheragenciesreceivefundsfromthewrongdoersandthefundsareusedto

restorethedamage.Somefundswerespentonotherprojectsliketheseaurchins.Whenthey

arelargeenough,diverscarefullyplacethemonthereef.

Algaeisn'ttheonlythingthatthreatensthecoralreefs.Climatechangeandtheeffectsof

fishingandtourismintheareaalsoendangerthecoralreefs.Butturningtoseaurchinsinstead

ofmanmadesolutionsseemslikethebestwaytogo.

32.Whyareseaurchinsregardedasoutstandingcreatures?

A.Theyaretinybuthaveteeth.B.Theycankeeptheoceanclean.

C.Theygrowoncoralreefswithalgae.D.Theyareusefulinremovingalgae.

33.WhathappenedafternonnativealgaearrivedatKane'oheBay?

A.Theyhelpedthecoralreefstosurvive.

B.Theyspreadtoeverycomerofthebay.

C.Theydidn'tfitinwiththenewsurroundings.

D.Theyfoughtagainstotherspeciestogetfood.

34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“devour”inparagraph5mean?

A.Eat.B.Block.C.Tease.D.Attract.

35.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestdoingtosavecoralreefs?

A.Relyingonhumans'solutions.B.Banningfishingandtourism.

C.Employingdiverstohandlealgae.D.Lettingnaturetakecareofnature.

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，并在答题卡上将

该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Mostpeoplewanttogethealthierandlookyounger,yettheycan'tseemtofindthetime

forit.

36However,itdoesrequireasmallamountofmitmentandabigloveforbeing

refreshed.Herearesometipsforhealthyliving:

•Enjoyaglassofwaterfirstthinginthemorning.Ifyouhaven91gottimefbranything

elseinthemorning,maketimetodrinkabigglassofwater.37Torefreshourcells,we

needtosupplythemwithwaterandoxygen.Drinkaglassofwaterandwithinaweekyou

willbegintofeellesstired.

•Grabafewfreshfruitsonyourwayout.Whereveryouaregoing-whetheritisawalk

ordrivetothesupermarketoronyourwaytoameeting-pickuponeortwofruitsandeat

them.Ifyouleavefbrworkinthemorninganddon'treturnuntilevening,takeafewfruits

andeatthemthroughouttheday.38

•Dodeepbreathing.Whenyou'vegottime一atyourdesk,drivingthecar,cooking

food一dosomedeepbreathing.Exchangeofoxygenandcarbondioxideisoneofthebest

thingswecandofbrourbloodandcells.

•39Ifyouworkinanoffice,getupevery30minutesandgofbrawalk.Ifyou

haveanofficewithstairs,runupanddownthestairseverycoupleofhours.Getyourblood

flowingandyourmusclesmoving.

•Eatahandfulofnuts.Getyourfavoriteselectionofnutsbeforeyouleavehomefor

workandhaveabighandfulofthemataround3pm.40

A.Exerciseonthego.

B.Watchoutfortravel.

C.Ifsalwayshardatthebeginning.

D.Welosealotofoxygenthroughthenight.

E.Actually,healthylivingdoesn'thavetobehard.

F.Thishelpstoincreaseafternoonenergyandproductivity.

G.Theirnutrients,vitaminsandsugarsarewhatourbodyrequires.

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。

Ibecameamagicianbyaccident.WhenIwasnineIlearnedhowtomakeacoin

41.Atfirstthemagicwasn'tanygood;itwasjustabad42Ispenthourseachday

43inthebathroom,runningthroughthesecret44infrontofthemirror

OnedayImadethecoindisappearontheplayground.Whatamiracle（奇迹）！Dozensof

peoplewere45.1showedthecointoeveryone.Thenitdisappeared.Thekids46

andlaughed.Itwasgreat.Everyonewent47.

Theteacherondutycrossedtheplaygroundto48moreaboutit.Mrs.Tannerwas

a（n）49womanwhocontrolledherclasswithanappetite（欲望）fbr50

studentsShemarchedtowardmeand51toknowwhatwasgoingon.

Thecoindisappearedforhertoo."Doitagain,“shesaidangrily,andIdid.Myhands

were52.butwhenIlookedup,everythinghad53.1wouldrememberthelook

onherface一thelookofwideeyed,openmouthed54.

Ikeptseeingmyteachefsface一thestrictlook55intogreatwonderandjoy

56.Thekids*too.Theyhadbeen57immediatelyfromanindiffbrent（冷漠

的）packofcreaturesintorealpeople.Whenthe58ofworryorpainhadgone,the

facesthatshonewithoutitwere59.

Magiciansgettoseepeopleattheirverybest,andinthistransformationwecanseewhat

canonlybedescribedasreal,actual60.

41.A.rollB.dropC.disappearD.spin

42.A.trickB.gestureC.jokeD.word

43.A.readingB.thinkingC.practisingD.showering

44.A.talksB.smilesC.movesD.messages

45.A.watchingB.performingC.debatingD.playing

46.A.screamedB.whisperedC.noddedD.sighed

47.A.wrongB.blindC・crazyD.hungry

48.A.leaveoutB.tryoutC.findoutD.turnout

49.A.annoyingB.easygoingC.pleasantD.clumsy

50.A.protectingB.punishingC.encouragingD.ignoring

51.A.demandedB.beggedC.pretendedD.promised

52.A.dancingB.risingC.flyingD・shaking

53.A.startedB.recoveredC.changedD.ended

54.A.reliefB.astonishmentC.disappointmentD.doubt

55.A.dividingB•softeningC.fallingD.breaking

56.A.inreturnB.asaresultC・asusualD.allatonce

57.A.admiredB.recognizedC.transformedD.freed

58.A.significanceB•attemptC.weightD.example

59.A.familiarB.blankC.seriousD.amazing

60.A.kindnessB.magicC.talentD.Education

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。

Forcenturies,peopledreamedaboutleavingEarthandtravellingtootherworlds.Then,

in1957,theSovietUnion61(make)thefirstsmallstepintospace62sendingup

asmallsatellitecalledSputnik.

Earlyspaceactivitie