辽宁省阜新市第二高级中学2020-2021学年高一上学期第二次月考英语试卷

阜新市第二高中2020高一上第二次考试英语试卷时间：90分钟满分：100分第一部分：阅读（共两节，满分40分）（共15道小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Chinaisalandofbicycles.Atleastitwasbackin1992whenItraveledthecountry.Backtheneveryoneseemedtoberidingabicycle.Millionsofthem,allblack.Carswererare.YetsincemyarrivalinBeijinglastyear,I’vefoundtheoppositeistrue.Therearemillionsofcars.However,peoplestillusetheirbicyclestogetaround.Formany,it’stheeasiestandcheapestwaytotraveltoday.Bicyclesalsoeindifferentcolorssivler,green,red,blue,yellow,whateveryouwant. It’sfunwatchingpeoplebiking.Theyrushquicklythroughcrossroads,moveskillfullythroughtraffic,andrideevenonsidewalks(人行道).Bicyclesallowpeoplethefreedomtomoveaboutthatcarsjustcan’tprovide. EagertobepartofthisaspectofChineseculture,Idecidedtobuyabicycle.Greatweatheracpaniedmygreatbuy.Iimmediatelyjumpeduponmybicycleseatandstartedhome. Myfirstridehomewasorderly(守秩序的).Tobesafe,Istayedwitha“pack”ofbikerswhilecarsonthestreetscamerunningswiftlyoutofnowhereattimes.Ididn’twanttogethit.SoItooktheridecarefully. Crossingthestreetswasthebiggestproblem.ItwasalotlikecrossingamajorhighwaybackintheUnitedStates.Thestreetsherewerewide,socrossingtooktime,skillandalittlebitofluck. Ifinallymadeithome.Thefeelingonthebicyclewasamazing.Theairhittingmyfaceandgoingthroughmyhairwaswonderful.IwassittingontopoftheworldasIpassedbyplacesandpeople.Bikingmademefeelalive.1.Accordingtotheauthor,whyarebicyclesstillpopularinChinatoday? A.Becausetheyaretraditionalandsafe. B.Becausetheyareconvenientandinexpensive. C.Becausetheyarecolorfulandavailable. D.Becausetheyarefastandenvironmentfriendly.2.Theauthordecidedtobuyabicyclebecauseheintended______________. A.torideitforfun B.touseitfortransport C.toexperiencelocalskills D.toimprovehisridingskills3.Howdidtheauthorfeelabouthisstreetcrossing? A.Itwasboring. B.Itwasdifficult. C.Itwaslively. D.Itwaswonderful.BDinnercustoms

aredifferentaroundtheworld.IfyouareadinnerguestinGhana,thisinformationwillhelpyoualot.

InGhana,dinnerisusuallyfromfourintheafternoontosixintheevening.Buttherearenostrictrules

abouttime.Wheneveraguestarrives,afamilyoffersfood.Whenyougotoahome,thepersonwhoreceivesgueststakesyoutothelivingroomfirst.Atthistime,everyonewelesyou.Thenyougotothediningroom.Thereyouwashyourhandsinabowlofwater.Allthefoodisonthetable.

InGhana,youusuallyeatwithyourfingers.Youeatfromthesamedishaseveryoneelse.Butyoueatfromonesideofthedishonly.Itisnotpolitetogetfoodfromtheothersideofthedish.Afterdinner,youwashyourhandsagaininabowlofwater.

MostmealsinGhanahaveadishcalledfufu.PeopleinGhanamakefufufromthepowderofsomeplants.Sometimestheycutthefufuwithasaw(锯子)becauseitisveryhard.Youmustchew(咀嚼)fufuwell,oryoumaygetsick.Youeatfufuwiththefingersofyourrighthandonly.4.

FromthepassageweknowthatinGhana______________.A.therulesfordinnertimearenotstrictB.dinnerisalwaysatsixintheeveningC.afamilyoffersfoodonlyatfourintheafternoonD.peopleusuallyinvitetheirgueststodinnerlaterintheevening5.

PeopleinGhanausuallyeat_________.A.fromonesideofadishtotheotherB.fromtheothersideofthedishC.withtheirfingersD.withtheirspoons6.Whenyoueatfufu,You’dbetter________.A.cutitwithasaw

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firstCItistruethattimesarechangingfortheoldpeopleinBritain.Butnotallthechangesarebadones.Modernmedicine,forexample,hasmadeoldpeoplehealthierthaneverbefore.Anotheradvantageisthattherearemanymoreoldpeoplethanthereusedtobe.Thismeansthatoldpeopleoftenhaveagoodsociallifewiththeirownclubsandorganizations.Oldpeople,too,havemoremoneynowthantheirownparentsandgrandparentshad.Thebiggestdisadvantageofmodemlifeisloneliness.Theyoungleavehomewhentheygrowupandmanyoldpeoplelivealone.Feweroldpeoplehavebrothersandsisters.Anoldperson’soneortwochildrenmayhavemovedtoanotherpartofthecountry.Evenwhentheylivenearby,theyoungpeoplehavetheirownworktodoandtheirownchildrentolookafter.Theyhavenotmuchtimefortheold.Problemsoflonelinessoftenstartwhenpeoplestopwork.Whenpeopleretiretheyoftenfinditdifficulttostartanewlifewithouttheirjobs.Theworldhaschangedsofastsince1900thatitisdifficultforoldpeopletounderstandtheproblemsoftheyoung.Andtheworldischangingevenfasterthesedaysthanitwasfiftyyearsago.Itmakesyouthing,doesn’tit?Whatwillitbelikewhentoday’syoungpeopleareold?8.Totheoldpeople,thechangesinsocietyare______.A.betterthantheyexpectedB.notasgoodastheywishC.bothgoodandbadD.difficulttounderstand9.Accordingtothispassage,theoldpeopletoday______.oftengotoclubswiththeirbrothersandsisterspreferlonelylifetosociallifeC.livemorehappilythantheirparentsandgrandparentsD.liketosharetheirfeelingsandthoughtswithotherpeople10Althoughsomeoldpeopleliveneartheirsonsordaughters,______.A.theystillfeellonelyB.theywanttomovetootherplacesC.theyhavenotimetolookaftertheyoungpeople’schildrenD.theyliketolivewiththeirownbrothersandsisters11Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.Modernsocietyonlybelongstotheyoung.B.Modernlifehasbroughtnewproblemstotheold.C.Today’syoungpeoplearehappierthantheirparents.D.Itisnecessarytotakebettercareoftheoldpeople.DEveryoneneedsfriends．Theyareabasicsourceofhappinessandhopeinourlives．However,theabilitytomakefriendsvariesfrompersontoperson．Tosomepeople,makingfriendsiseasy,andtoothersit’sverydifficult．Weallhavetheabilitytomakefriends．Unfortunately,manypeopleneverreachtheirpotential．Makingfriendsisaskill,andthefirststepindevelopingthatskillisknowinghowtogetalongwithothers．Peoplewhoaregoodatgettingalongwithotherstakeaninterestinwhatotherpeoplelike．Theylearntodevelopinterestthatmakethemenjoyabletobearound．Therefore,themorethingsthatyourchildknowshowtodothatinvolve(涉及)connectingwithotherkids,themorechancesheorshehastomakefriends．Ifyourchildhastroublemakingfriends,youcantellhimorherhowtodoit．Realizeyourownstrengths．Youhaveskillsandtalentsthatotherscanenjoy．Somepeopledon’tletothersseetheirgoodness．Believethatyouareagoodpersonwhohassomethingtosharewithothers．Developasenseofhumor．Learntolaughatyourselfandyourshortings．Itwillrelievesomeofthestressinyourlife．Ifyoueverfeelpokingfunatsomeone,letitbeyou,neveranyoneelse．Smile,smile,smile．Respecttherightsofothers．Theyhavetheiropinions,youhaveyours．Differentopinionsarehealthy．Learnhowtolistentootherswithoutputtingthemdownortryingtopersuadethemthatyouropinionisright．Bekind．Throughoutyourlife,youwilllearnthatifyouarekindtoothers,theywillusuallybekindtoyou．Whenshouldyoustartbeingkind﹖Rightnow．Givesomeoneapliment(恭维)．Openthedoorforsomeone．Wavetoafriend．Encouragesomeonewhoisdiscouraged．Saysomethingpositive(积极的)．Therearehundredsoflittlethingsyoucandotoshowkindness．Besympathetic(同情的)．Trytounderstandwhatothersaregoingthrough．Lookatlifethroughtheireyes．Ifyouemphasizewithsomeone’sfeelings,youcanhelp．Don’tplain．Peoplegettiredoflisteningtoconstantplaining．Lifedoesn’talwaysgothewayyouwant．Learntoacceptwhatyoucan’tchange,andworkhardtochangewhatyoucan．Replacethetimeyouusedtospendplainingwithtimespentbeingkind．Nevergiveup．Evenifyouarefacedwithnegative,closedmindedpeople,nevergiveup．Don'tletthemchangeyouintooneofthem．Findpeoplewhowillappreciateyou．12.Makingfriendsis______.13.IfIwanttomakefriendswithothers,firstIshouldknow_____.A.whocanbemyfriend

B.whohasthesimilarideawithme

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D.howtopraiseothers.14.Ifyourchildhastroublemakingfriends,howmanymanysuggestionscanyoufindinthispassage?______.15.Thebesttitleforthispassageis________.A.thebasicsourceofhappinessandhope

B.theabilitytomakefriends

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D.adviceonmakingfriends第二节（共5道小题；每题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,选项中有两项为多余选项。___16___.Beingangrydoesn’treallysolvemuch,butwhatpeopledowhentheyfeelangryisimportant.Thegoalistocalmdownandtrytosolvewhatisbotheringyou.Thisishardforsomekidsandadults,too.Insteadofcalmingdown,somekidsmightkeepgettingmoreandmoreupsetuntiltheyexplodelikeavolcano!___1718___19__.However,it’snotOKforakidtodoanyofthosethings.Kidsdon’twanttoactinthisway,butsometimesangryfeelingscanbehardtomanage.Sowhattodo?20___.Imagineyourtemperasapuppyinsideyouthatneedssometraining.Thepuppyisnotbaditwillprobablyturnoutagreatdog.Itjustneedstolearnsomerulesbecause,rightnow,thatpuppyiscausingsomeproblemstoyou.Youcantrainyoutemper.Youcantrainyoutemper.Youdon’twanttocausetrouble.Kidsshouldbeallowedtoexpresstheirfeelings,evenangryones.Everybodygetsangrysometimes.Infact,theyusuallymeanthatakidbehavesbadlywhenfeelingangry.Insteadofthinkingofthepersonyou’reangrywith,thinkofsomethingelse.Somekidsgetangrymoreoftenormoreeasilythansomeotherkids.第二部分语言知识运用(共两节，满分35分)第一节完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Itwas3am，acoldandwetnight，onAugust21,2010.IhadjustleftalocalclubtotraveltenkilometershomewhenIlost__21__ofmycaronGrandJunctionRoadinHopeValley.I__22__intoastillcarthatwas__23__infrontofahouse，andthenhitatree.Iwasbadlyinjured！__24__still，Ihadnoideathatafirehadstarted__25__thebonnet(引擎盖)ofmycar.__26__inthecarbehindmewasayoungman，whoIlaterfoundoutwascalledJared.Hesawtheaccidentoccurand__27__tohelpmeoutofthecar.Heputhisownlifein__28__whenhegotintothebackseattryingtoundomyseatbelt.Withmyseatbelt__29__，Jaredthenbrokethedriver'swindowtodragmeout.He__331__bythecrash，thehomeownerscameouttoinvestigate(调查)．Jaredtoldthemtoringemergencyservices__32__hecontinuedtohelpmeoutofthecar.I__33__mylifetoJaredandIconsiderhimagoodfriendduetothe__34__bondcreatedonthenighthedraggedmetosafety.IwasrushedtotheRoyalAdelaideHospitalina__35__condition，fivebonesbroken.Ispentafewweeksinhospital，duringwhichtimeJaredvisitedmetoseehowIwas__36__.HealsocontinuedtocontactmeafterIreturnedhome.Hesayshedoesn'tbelievethathedidanythingspecial.Onthat，I__37__disagreewithhimandamverygladthathedidn'tgethurtinthe__38__.Today，nearlysevenyearslater，JaredandIstill__39__andoftentalkabouttheeventsofthatnight.Jaredismy__40__andmyfriend.21．A.balanceB．sightC．interestD．control22．A.gotB．steppedC．crashedD．hid23．A.keptB．parkedC．foundD．stood24．A.WorseB．LuckilyC．ClearlyD．Badly25．A.offB．underC．nearD．beyond26．A.SittingB．SleepingC．DrivingD．Waiting27．A.stoppedB．failedC．happenedD．hesitated28．A.practiceB．handC．safetyD．danger29．A.renewedB．undoneC．repairedD．fastened30．A.hardlyB．graduallyC．bravelyD．naturally31．A.AnnoyedB．DraggedC．WarnedD．Woken32．A.whileB．althoughC．untilD．since33．A.devoteB．oweC．takeD．save34．A.bloodyB．socialC．specialD．loose35．A.nervousB．pleasantC．normalD．serious36．A.recoveringB.operatingC.strugglingD.relaxing37．A.eventuallyB．exactlyC．totallyD．probably38．A.spotB．processC．wayD．challenge39．A.takecareB.fitinC.dropinonD.keepintouch40．A.angelB．ownerC．doctorD．driver第二节语法填空(共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式，并将答案填写在答题卡的相应位置上。Walkingdownthecitystreets,youlookupandseearedtelephonebox.Behindit,ontheroad,abigreddoubledeckerbuspassesby,41._______(carry)citizensandtourists.ThisisLondon.Andtheredbushasbeenalongstandingiconofthecity.

Moderntransportationhaschangedthewaywelive42._______lives.Oneimportantmodeoftransporthasbeenthebus.InLondon,busestakeonabiggerrole.Theyareused43._______(tour)thecity.Redtouristbuseshaveopenroofs,44._______letpeopletakemanyphotosastheydrivepastBigBen,theThames,theLondonEye,andsoon.Buthowdidthebusbeeunique45._______Londonculture?HorsedrawnbuseshavebeenusedinLondonsince1829.Bytheearly20thcentury,motorbusesweredrivingaroundLondon.Buspaniesuseddifferentcolorsatthetime.The46._______(big)panychosered.In1933,whenLondontransportwasgroupedintoasinglepany,theychosethemost47._______(wide)usedcolorat