陕西省2020-2021学年高二第二学期第一次月考英语试卷

咸阳市实验中学2020-2021学年第二学期第一次月考

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个小题：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.Whatdoesthewomanoffertodofortheman?

A.LookathisX-ray.B.Givehimtreatment.C.Sendhimtothehospital.

2.Howdoesthewomanfeelabouttheprice?

A.Expensive.B.Reasonable.C.Cheap.

3.Whatisthewomangoingtodo?

A.CallJulianAssange.B.WatchthenewsonTV.C.GetinformationontheInternet.

4.Whydidn'tthemanfinishhissciencehomework?

A.Hedidn'thaveenoughtime.B.Heforgotitcompletely.C.Hefounditdifficult.

5.Whatdoesthejobrequire?

A.BusinesstripstoItalian.B.ExcellentSpanish.C.NativeGermans.

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。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.Whatwillthemanteachthisafternoon?

A.Americanhistory.B.EnglishGrammar.C.Englishhistory.

7.Whattimedoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.At6:55.B.At7:00.C.At7:05.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Wherewasthewomanborn?

A.InAmerica.B.InFrance.C.InEngland.

9.Whoheldtheartshow?

A.Theman.B.Theman'sstudents.C.Theman'sdaughter.

10.Whatdoweknowabouttheman'sdaughter?

A.SheisstudyinginLondon.

B.ShegraduatedfromNewYorkUniversity.

C.Shelikespaintingandplayingthepiano.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.Howcanparentspreventtheirchildrenfromfallingdownthestairs?

A.Byusingmats.

B.Byfittingsafetygates.

C.Byaccompanyingthem.

12.Whichplaceisthemostdangerousaccordingtothewoman?

A.Thekitchen.B.Thebathroom.C.Thelivingroom.

13.Whatprobablyistheman?

A.Awriter.B.ATVhost.C.Aradiohost.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14.Whatcanwelearnaboutthewoman?

A.SheworksinJapan.B.Shelivesinthetown.C.Sheoftenchangesherjobs.

15.Whatdidthemanplantodoatfirst?

A.TraveltoJapan.B.Starthisownbusiness.C.Goabroadtostudy.

16.Wheredoesthemanworknow?

A.Inashop.B.Inasupermarket.C.Inarestaurant.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.WherewastheMaryCelestegoing?

A.TheUSA.B.Italy.C.England.

18.WhatdidtheshiplooklikewhenfoundintheeasternAtlantic?

A.Badlydamaged.B.Ingreatdanger.C.Ingoodcondition.

19.Whathappenedtothetenpeopleontheship?

A.Theyweredead.B.Theyweremissing.C.Theywereinjured.

20.WhatdoesthespeakerthinkofthestoryabouttheMaryCeleste?

A.Boring.B.Understandable.C.Mysterious.

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四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

FantasticMagazinesforLearningEnglish

DigitalPhotographer

Perfectifyoulike:takingpictureswithyourcameraorphone.

Whatyou'llfindinside:Thismagazineisfullofcolorfulphotosandverypleasing

tolookat.Therearemanytipsandguidesonhowtotakegreatpictures,andtheyare

writteninsimpleandeasy-to-understandEnglishthoughtherearesometechnical

cameraterms.Youfeellikethewritersaretalkingtoyou!Youcanimpressyourfriends

withyourimprovedEnglishandyournewphotographyskills!

FastCompany

Perfectifyoulike:businessandlearninghowsuccessfulcompanieswork.

Whatyou'llfindinside:FastCompanyisoneofthemostapproachablemagazines

aboutbusinessandcompanies.Ithasmanyinterviewsofsuccessfulpeople,aswellas

generalnewsaboutinterestingnewcompanies.Itdoesuseahigherlevelofwritingthan

whatisusualformagazines,sogiveitatryfirsttomakesureyoucanunderstandthe

articles.

CricketandCicada

Perfectifyoulike:excellentliteratureandshortstories.

Whatyou'llfindinside:CricketandCicadaareliterarymagazinesaimedat

teenagers.Eachissueisfullofwonderfulshortstoriesandpoems,andbeautiful

illustrations.Eventhoughthesearetechnicallychildren'smagazines,theyareperfect

forlearningEnglishbecausetheyhavehighqualitywriting.

MentalFloss

Perfectifyoulike:interestingtriviaandfacts.

Whatyou'llfindinside:Whatdoesouterspacesmelllike?Whyisn'tcatfood

mouse-flavored?Ifyou'rethekindofpersonwhoasksyourselfthesequestions,you'll

loveMentalFloss.Eachissueisfullofbite-sizedtriviaandmostlyshortarticleswith

reallyinterestingfactsthatyou'llwanttosharewithothers.

Whiletheprinteditionofthemagazinestoppedpublishingin2016,youcanstillread

MentalFlossonline.Clickheretogetmoreinformation.

21.Whichmagazinetellssomethingaboutbusinessandcompanies?

A.DigitalPhotographer.B.FastCompany.

C.Cricket.andCicada.D.MentalFloss.

22.WhatisspecialaboutCricketandCicada?

A.Theyfocusondrawingskills.

B.Theycanonlybeboughtonline.

C.Theyareintendedforteenagers.

D.Theyarefullofcolorfulpictures.

23.Whereisthetextmostprobablytaken?

A.Onawebsite.B.Inanewspaper.

C.InanEnglishtextbook.D.Fromasciencemagazine.

B

Thirteen,fbrme,wasachallengingyear.MyparentsdivorcedandImovedtoa

newtownwithmyfather,farfrommyoldfamilyandfriends.Iwasterriblylonelyand

wouldcrymyselftosleepeachnight.Toeasemysadness,myfatherpurchasedanold

horseformeatalocalauction（拍卖会）.InamedhimCowboy.

Cowboywasundoubtedlytheugliesthorseintheworld.ButIdidn'tcare.Iloved

himbeyondallreasons.

Ijoinedaridingclubandsufferedrudecommentsandmeansnickersabout

Cowboy'slooks.IneverletonabouthowIfelt,butdeepinside,myheartwasbreaking.

Theothermembersrodebeautiful,registeredhorses.

WhenCowboyandIenteredtheeventswherethehorseisjudgedonappearance,

wewerequicklyshownthegate.Noamountofpreparationandlovewouldturn

Cowboyintoabeauty.Myonlychancetocompetewouldbeinthespeedevents.I

chosethejumpingrace.

OnegirlnamedBeckyrodeabigbrownhorseintheraceevents.Shealwayswon

theblueribbons.Needlesstosay,shedidn'tfeelthreatenedwhenIcompetedagainsther

atthenextshow.Shedidn'tneedto.Icameinnexttolast.

ThestingingmemoryofBecky'ssmirks（得意的笑）mademedeterminedtobeat

her.ForthewholenextmonthIwokeupearlyeverydayandrodeCowboyfivemilesto

thearena.WepracticedrunningandjumpingfbrhoursinthehotsunandthenIwould

walkCowboyhometotallyexhausted.

Allofourhardworkdidn'tmakemefeelconfidentbythetimetheshowcame.I

satatthegateandsweateditoutwhileIwatchedBeckyandherhorsechargethrough

thecourseandfinishinfirstplace.

Myturnfinallycame.Iputonmyhat,rubbedCowboy'sneckandenteredthe

arena.Atthesignal,wedashedtowardthefirstfence,jumpeditwithouttroubleand

racedontothenextone.Cowboythenflewoverthesecond,thirdandfourthfenceslike

abirdandIturnedhimtowardthefinishline.

Aswecrossedthelinethecrowdwasshockedintosilence.CowboyandIhad

beatenBeckyandherfancyhorsebytwoseconds!

Igainedmuchmorethanablueribbonthatday.Atthirteen,Irealizedthatno

matterwhattheodds,I'dalwayscomeoutawinnerifIwantedsomethingbadlyenough

toworkforit.

24.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart"...wewerequicklyshownthegate."inparagraph4

probablymean?

A.Weweretoldhowtoenterthearena.

B.Wewereshownhowtomakethehorsebeautiful.

C.Wewereremovedfromthecompetitionearly.

D.Weweretoldtoenterthetimed-speedevents.

25.Whywasthewriternotconfidentofvictory?

A.Hewasaninexperiencedrider.

B.Hebelievedhewasunpopularwiththecrowd.

C.Hehadnotpracticedenough.

D.Hethoughthishorsewasn'tasgoodastheothers.

26.Whatdidthewriterlearnfromhisexperience?

A.Lifecansometimesbeunfair.

B.Anythingispossibleifonetrieshardenough.

C.Apositiveattitudewillbringsuccess.

D.Oneshouldnotmakejudgmentsbasedonappearance.

27.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthestory?

A.ARuntoRememberB.AHorse'sTale

C.NeckandNeckD.ADifficultAge

C

PopmusicsuperstarRihannaisteamingupwithoneoftheworld'sleading

bike-sharingfirms,China-basedofb（共享单车）,togivegirlsintheAfricancountryof

Malawiachanceofeducationandtheconvenienceofbikes.

Inanew“1KMAction"partnershipannouncedonMonday,thesinger9sClara

LionelFoundationwillfundscholarshipsforgirlsinMalawithroughthefoundation^

GlobalScholarshipProgram,whileofowilldonatebikestothosestudentstorelieve

transportationchallengesingettingtoclass.

"I'msohappyabouttheClaraLionelFoundation'snewpartnershipwithofb

becauseitwillhelpsomanyyoungpeoplearoundtheworldreceiveaqualityeducation,

andalsohelptheyounggirlsofMalawigettoschoolsafely/9Rihanna,aBarbadian

singer,songwriterandactress,saidinastatement.Shestressedtheimportanceofofb's

contributionin"cuttingdownthoseverylongwalktheymaketoandfromschoolall

alone,Rihannasaid.

Beforestartingofbandbecomingitschiefexecutiveofficer1总裁），DaiWeisaid

hehadworkedasavolunteerteacherforoneyearinoneofChina'smost

impoverished（贫困的）regions.

“Webelieveinunlockingeverycomerintheworldwithequalaccesstoeducationas

wellaswithourbike-sharingscheme,MDaiadded.

Thisannouncementispartofafive-yearplanthatwillalsoprovidescholarships

forgirlstohelpwiththeirhighereducationpursuits（追求）.

EarlierthisyearRihanna,aglobalambassadorfortheGlobalPartnershipfor

Education,visitedMalawiwhereonlyeightpercentofthe4.6millionstudentsin

primaryschoolgoontoasecondaryone.

TheChinesefirmofoisalsohelpingtheFoundationtoofferscholarshipsto

studentsfromChina,Brazil,Barbados,Cuba,Haiti,Grenada,GuyanaandJamaicawho

areacceptedtocollegesoruniversitiesintheUS.Thecompanyisparticularlyinterested

instudentsfocusedontheenvironmentandsustainability（持续性）.

28.WhatcanweknowaboutRihannaaccordingtothepassage?

A.Shejustwantstoearnmoney.

B.ShetriestohelpallAfricangirls.

C.ShewilldonatebikestoMalawigirls.

D.ShetriestohelpMalawigirlsreceiveeducation.

29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inparagraph3referto?

A.China-basedofo.B.ClaraLionelFoundation.

C.GlobalScholarshipProgram.D.Foundation'snewpartnershipwithofb.

30.Accordingtothelastparagraph,whatcanwelearnabouttheChinesefirmofo?

A.ItwillsellbikestoMalawigirls.

B.ItistheClaraLionelFoundation'spartnership.

C.Itisalsohelpingthestudentsfocusedontheenvironment.

D.Itschiefexecutiveofficerisateacherinamostimpoverishedregion.

31.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A.RihannahelpsMalawigirlsgotoschool.

B.RihannaandChina'sofohelpMalawigirlsreceiveeducation.

C.China'sbike-sharingcompanyofboffersbikestoMalawigirls.

D.YoungpeopleinAfricancountriesshouldreceiveaqualityeducation.

D

Havingagreatcollectionofbooksathomedoesn'treallymeanthatyouarea

personwhohasapassionforliteratureandreading.Itcanbeafamilyinheritance（继承）

oritcanbejusttoimpresspeoplearoundyouaboutthefactthatyouareapersonof

culture.Ontheotherhand,therearemanypersonswhocannotaffordtobuy

books,becausesomeofthemarequiteexpensive,buttheyusuallygotolibrariesand

spendhoursreadingsomethingthatintereststhemalot,orjustborrowbookstoreadat

home.

Frommypointofview,literatureisveryimportantinourlivesfromseveralpoints

ofview.Forexample,readingisameansofgainingcultureandenrichingour

knowledgeindifferentareasofactivities.Itcanhelpushaveagreatimaginationandit

makesthingseasierwhenitcomestomakingcompositionsondifferentthemes.Itgives

youthepossibilitytospeakaboutscience,evenifyoudon'tworkinthisfield,oryou

canexpressyouropinionaboutapoliticalaspect,justbecauseyouhavereadsomething

connectedtothat.

Secondly,literatureoffersusthepossibilitytoentertheworldofimagination,and

toleaveaparttherealoneforacoupleofhours.Wecometomeetkingsandqueens

manyyearsago,dreamintheworldoftherichorimaginehowlifewillbeinthefuture.

Sometimes,weidentifyourselveswiththecharactersinthestorieswereadandtheycan

giveussomecluestosolveourproblemsandhowtoreactincertaincircumstances.

Toconclude,Iwouldliketosaythatliteratureistheperfectmeanstoenrichour

culture,toexpresscorrectlyandhavearichvocabulary,tobeabletointerfere（干涉）in

conversationsindifferentfieldsofinterestandtoreallybeconsideredaneruditeperson.

32.Thepeoplewhoarefbndofliteraturearethosethat.

A.gotolibrariesonweekendsB.buyexpensivebooksinthebookstore

C.keepmanybooksintheirstudiesD.havemuchinterestinreading

33.Whatcanlearnfromthethirdparagraph?

A.Wecanbringkingsandqueensbacktolife.

B.Whatwereadcanbeusefulinourdailylife.

C.Itisverygoodforustostayaloneforsomehours.

D.Wecanmakefriendswiththepeopleinthestories.

34.Whichhastheclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedword“erudite“inthelast

paragraph?

A.hard-workingB.enthusiasticC.learnedD.creative

35.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthepassage?

A.Toadvisereaderstolikereading.

B.Toexplainthetruemeaningofreading.

C.Totellreadershowtoreadabook.

D.Totellreaderswhohastherealpassionforliterature.

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。

TakeCareofYourEyes

Manyofusdon'tpayattentiontotheimportanceofeyecare.Ifssaidthatifyou

takecareofyourbody,thenyoucanbehealthy.36Naturaleyecareshouldbeput

inanumberoneplace.

Thereareseveralreasonsleadingtopooreyesightlikenotenoughfood,gene（基

因）andaging.37Ifyouhappentoworkinfrontofthecomputer,itisbesttotake

aresteveryonceinawhile.

Somethingdirtycanleadtorednessandtheywillmakeyoufeeluncomfortable.It

isbadforyoureyes,too.Ifthishappens,thebestwayistocleanyoureyesbyusing

coldwater.38Forexample,sunglassesarenotjustfashionbuttheycanalsoserve

asagreatwaytoprotectyoureyesightfromUVrays.

Eatinghealthyfoodswilldogoodtoyoureyesight.RememberthatvitaminsA,C

andEaregoodforeyes.Trytoeatfoodgroupsthathavethesevitamins.Andyou

shoulddoeyeexercisesbecauseexerciseprotectsyoureyesight,too.Ifaperson

exercisesregularlyandeatstherightkindoffood,39.

40Beinghappyallthetimecanbehelpfultoaperson'seyesight,too.Ina

word,eyecareisveryimportant,nomatterhowoldapersonis.

A.Whatcanyoudotocatchyoureye?

B.suchbehaviorwilldoharmtooureyes.

C.Thatiswhyoureyesshouldbegivenalotofcare.

D.hiseyeswillstayingoodconditionforalongtime.

E.Allabovearenaturalwaysofeyecarethathelpuskeephealthyeyes.

F.Youmustalsotryyourbesttoprotectyoureyesfromharmfulthing.

G.Televisions,computersandreadingarealsothereasonsofhavingpooreyesight.

第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节（共20小题；每小题L5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最

佳选项。

AfterIturned80,mydaughteraskedtoseemydrivinglicence.WhenI41itto

her,shecutitintopieces.AtfirstIdidn't42whyandIwasalittlebit43

Shesaidsomanyofmy44endeddrivingthedayaftertheykilledpeopleorthey

madepeopleinjuredwhentheyweredrivingonthecrowded45.Shethoughtthat

Ishouldstop46thedaybeforethathappenedtome.

Shethentookmetoouryardand47meabeautifulredadulttricycle（三轮自

行车）.Afterthat,shegavemeanICcardtotakea48ifIwantedtogoout.

Ittookabitoftimeto49thischangeandIgraduallyunderstooditwasfor

my50.Oneneighborhadoncedrivenintoafarmand51thebackdoorofit.

Anotherfriendofmyagehaddrivenintoastore,52alotofgoodsandinjuring

himselfseriously.Sohewasforbiddentodriveafterhecamebackfromthe53.

Atfirstitdidnotseemtobeanicething,butnowIrealizethatitisreallygoodfor

me.Iamhealthier,strongerandhavehadmany54withmytricycle.What'smore,

Ifoundthatthecitybusesareeasyandvery55totake.Foronly50centsaride,I

can56manyplacesofinterestinthecity.

NowIdon'tneedtobuygasandinsuranceformycar57Somanypeoplehave

knownmenow,andIcan58comehomeaslateas11pmonthebuswithout

feeling59,Icanalsoridemytricycletothebeachwithoutworryingabout

parking.What'smore,I'mdoingsomethinggoodto60theenvironment.

41.A.threwB.handedC.deliveredD.pushed

42.A.doubtB.imagineC.c-o/mplainD.understand

43.A.angryB.nervousC.serious0.worried

44.A.styleB.appearanceC.ageD.character

45.A.marketB.stationC.beachD.street

46.A.joggingB.drivingC.travellingD.riding

47.A.bookedB.boughtC.showedD.left

48.A.busB.trainC.tripD.picture

49.A.declareB.predictC.stateD.accept

50.A.businessB.independenceC.safetyD.responsibility

51.A.lookedintoB.runintoC.brokeintoD.gotinto

52.A.producingB.stealingC.purchasingD.destroying

53.A.hospitalB.vacationC.storeD.factory

54.A.challengesB.connectionsC.adventuresD.disagreements

55.A.difficultB.cheapC.crowdedD.boring

56.A.exploreB.discoverC.analyzeD.preserve

57.A.quicklyB.regularlyC.ultimatelyD.gradually

58.A.neverB.alsoC.stillD.even

59.A.boredB.upsetC.afraidD.embarrassed

60.A.benefitB.polluteC.controlD.affect

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。

Builtover2,200yearsago,Dujiangyan,61istheworld'soldest

man-madewatersystem,liesinSichuanProvinceinSouthwestChina.Thisamazing

engineering62(achieve)isseenasawonderinthedevelopmentofChinese

science.

Inancienttimes,theregioninwhichDujiangyannowstands

63(suffer)fromregularfloods64(cause)byoverflowfromtheMinjiang

River.65(help)thevictimsoftheflooding,LiBing,theregiongovernor,

togetherwithhisson,decidedtofindasolution.Lidesignedaseriesofchannelsbuilt

atdifferentlevelsalongMountYuleithatwouldtakeawaythefloodwaterwhile

leavingtheriverflowingnaturally.66(good)thanever,theextrawater

couldbedirectedtothedryChengduPlain,making67suitablefor

farming.

Oncethesystemwasfinished,nomorefloodsoccurredandthepeoplewereableto

live68(peace).Today,Dujiangyan69(admire)byscientistsfrom

aroundtheworldbecauseofonefeature.Unlikemoderndamswherethewateris

blockedwithahugewall,DujiangyanstillletswaterflowthroughtheMinjiangRiver

naturally,enablingecosystemandfishpopulationstoexist70harmony.

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）

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共

有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。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（八），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线（一）,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。

Theforestofmyhometownisbeautifulnomatterhowtheseasonis.Iwasdriving

thismorningwhileIsawadeerliveinthewoodsappearinthemiddleoftheroad.I

cametothefullstop,andwestaredeachother.Heseemedclever.Hehadbeeninthis

worldforsomemonthandIdidn'twanttoendinhislife.Finally,Iwavedmyhandfor

himtogoon.Havingseenanythingtofear,hejumpedacrosstheroad.Idriveon

smilingatthemagicofthismomentandwasthankfulthatIhadbeengoingslownotto

hitthisbeautifulcreature.

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

你们年级下周要举办一次主题为“展望未来新生活”的英语演讲比赛，请根据

以下内容，通过合理想象，写一篇演讲稿。包括：

1、人们可以选择到月亮上度假或在海底生活；

2、人们依靠机器人做家务；

3、所有材料都可以回收利用。

注意：