1、张掖二高20212022学年度第一学期月考试卷（10月）高二英语第二部分 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。AFire Safety Training OnlineThis e-learning fire safety training course is aimed at all staff. This fire safety awareness online course enables individuals to improve their knowledge and under
2、standing of the safety. Fire safety is an important part of any business. With the e-learning fire safety course you can ensure a safe environment for your staff and customers with minimum disruption (混乱) to your business. As this course is online, it benefits from constant updates to ensure the con
3、tent remains accurate to any changing legislation (法规).WHAT DOES THE LAW REQUIRE?The Fire Safety Order requires all employers to:Carry out a Fire Risk Assessment.Provide appropriate training to their staff - this should be related to a persons job role. Everyone should have basic fire safety trainin
4、g so this course is ideal.Provide training for fire wardens (管理人) - Fire Risk Assessments Ltd provides this training online due to this being unique to your site and fire procedures.THE TRAINING PROGRAMThe average time to complete the course is approximately 30 minutes. After completing each section
5、, people need answer a few multiple (多的) choice questions correctly before progress to the next section is possible.COURSE CONTENTMain goals including preservation, prevention, protection and proceduresCharacteristics of FireLegal RequirementsFire Evacuation (疏散)Means of putting out FireInteractive
6、QuizShould you wish to book or find out more about the above course, please call Fire Risk Assessments Ltd on 0208763 S610 to speak to one of their training advisors. Alternatively, you can email them at enquiriesfirera.co.uk or visit their website at www.firera.co.uk.1. This advertisement is most p
7、robably intended for_.A. law makersB. employers C. firefightersD. government officials2. What do people need to do after finishing each section?A. answer some questions correctly.B. put out a fire in 30 minutes.C. conduct a Fire Risk Assessment.D. learn related legal requirements.3. For more informa
8、tion, you should_.A. have an appointment with a training advisor B. visit Fire Risk Assessments Ltd in personC. write a letter to Fire Risk Assessments Ltd D. visit the website www.firera.co.ukBLiverpool,my hometown,is a unique city.It is so unique that in 2004 it became a World Heritage (遗产) Site.I
9、 recently returned to my home city and my first stop was at a museum on the River Mersey.Enveloped in mist(薄雾),Victorian buildings rose from the banks of the river,responded to the sounds of seabirds,and appeared unbelievably charming.When I headed towards the centre,I found myself surrounded by bui
10、ldings that mirror the best palaces of Europe.It is not hard to imagine why,on first seeing the city,most visitors would be overpowered by the beauty of the noble buildings,which are solid signs of Liverpools history.As if to stress its cultural role,Liverpool has more museums and galleries(美术馆) tha
11、n most cities in Britain.At Walker Art Gallery,I was told that it has the best collections of Victorian paintings in the world,and is the home of modern art in the north of England.However,culture is more than just galleries.Liverpool offers many music events.As Britains No.1 music city,it has the b
12、iggest city music festival in Europe,and its musicians are famous all over the world.Liverpool is also well known for its football and other sports events.Every year,the Mersey River Festival attracts thousands of visitors,making the city a place of wonders.As you would expect from such a city,there
13、 are restaurants serving foods from all over the world.When my trip was about to finish,I chose to rest my legs in Liverpools famous Philharmonic Pub.It is a perfect monument,and a heritage attraction itself.Being a World Heritage Site,my home city is certainly a place of “outstanding universal valu
14、e”.It is a treasure house with plenty of secrets for the world to explore.4.Visitors who see the city for the first time would be deeply impressed by .A.its charming banks B.its famous museumsC.its wonderful palaces D.its attractive buildings5. The third paragraph is developed mainly by .A.providing
15、 different examples B.following the order of spaceC.making comparisons D.analyzing causes6. The author uses the Philharmonic Pub to prove that .A.Liverpool is a well-known city for its restaurantsB.Liverpool is an impressive place full of attractionsC.a pub is a wonderful place for visitors to relax
16、 themselvesD.a pub is a perfect choice for visitors to complete their journey7. What is the passage mainly about?A.The universal value of the world heritage in Liverpool.B.The exciting experience of the author in Liverpool.C.The special cultural atmosphere of Liverpool.D.The beautiful historical sit
17、es of Liverpool.CTencent announced yesterday that it will limit the daily time for youngsters to play its popular King of Glory game after parents and schools in Shanghai and other areas complained their children had become addicted to playing it.From tomorrow, children younger than 12 will only be
18、allowed to play the game for a maximum (最大值) of one hour a day, and after 9 p.m., they will be banned from logging into it, said Tencent. Those older than 12 will be able to play a maximum two hours a day.The game system will remind players the time they have been playing and young players will be f
19、orced to log out when the time is up.Tencent claimed these were the strictest measures in Chinas game industry to prevent addiction and the company expected they would ease parents anxiety.The company also said it had updated its system for parents to keep tabs on their children using its games.Sinc
20、e February, parents can receive messages when children log in and spend money on the game after they connect childrens game accounts with their mobile phone numbers.Now, parents can connect phones, tablets or computers that their children use to play games, so that they can keep an eye on the childr
21、en even if they have several game accounts, Tencent said. Song Zhe, a father of a Shanghai high school student, welcomed the measures but was not sure if they would be sufficiently effective. I like the system that could lock up the devices as children can register many accounts, he said, but childr
22、en are so clever that they can always think out counter measures.8. What can we infer from Paragraph 2?A.Kids under 11 could play the game for at most 7 hours in a week.B. Girls under 8 are able to log in the game at 10 p.m.C.Those older than 16 are able to play the game all the time.D. Children ove
23、r 13 can log in the game after playing 3 hours in a day.9. The underlined phrase keep tabs on is closest in meaning to _.(原创)A. be related toB. pay no attention to C. have an eye on D. keep contact with10. What did Song Zhes father think of the game system?A. The game system was absolutely welcomed
24、by him.B. Children were too dull to break out of the system.C. He was uncertain about the effectiveness of the system.D. Children could register lots of accounts to unlock the devices.11. Where can we read this text?（原创） A. In an advertisement. B. In a history textbook. C. In a technological magazin
25、e. D. In a newspaper.DAnts are good navigators (导航员). They often travel long distances to search for food and carry it back to their nests. But how do they do it?An international team of scientists, including researchers at the University of Edinburgh, UK, has recently come up with an explanation. A
26、ccording to the findings, ants use visual (视觉的) memories of their environments and the suns position to find their way home. And they can even do it while traveling backwards.The researchers studied a group of desert ants in Seville, Spain. The studys purpose was to find out how ants navigate when t
27、hey carry pieces of food of different sizes.To make it work, the scientists first trained the ants to follow a particular path back home, including a challenging 90-degree turn. Then the ants were given either a small or a large piece of food to test their navigational skills.Ants with small pieces
28、of food walked forward and cleared the 90-degree turn just fine. However, those with larger pieces sometimes had to turn backwards to drag them. Generally, these ants would set off in the correct direction. But if they stayed too long in the backward position, they would miss the correct turn to rea
29、ch the nest.Interestingly, not of the backward-walking ants were that stubborn. Some would drop the food occasionally (偶尔) to check their surroundings . So after turning back to pick up their food, the ants would find themselves back on the right path.Barbara Webb, a professor from the University of
30、 Edinburghs School of Informatics, said the findings could help people make smarter robots in the future.“Understanding their behavior gives us new insights into brain function and has inspired us to build robot systems that mimic (模仿) their functions”, she told the BBC.Scientists have been able to
31、copy the neural (神经的) network in the ants brain. The hope is to invent robots that can explore by themselves in natural areas such as forests.12. According to the new study, ants _. . A. mainly depend on local landmarks to guide them home B. cannot navigate well when they are carrying food with them
32、 C . prefer to travel in groups to avoid being lost on long-distance journeys D. use the suns position and visual memories of their surroundings to navigate13. Why do the researchers study desert ants? A. To find out how ants find their way home. B. To find out how ants carry pieces of food. C. To s
33、tudy whether ants travel backward. D. To study whether ants use sense of sight.14. What inspiration does the researchers get from their findings? A. Robots can be used to explore the forest. B. Ants neural network can be moved into robots. C. Findings help understand humans brain function better D.
34、People can make cleverer robots imitating ants brain functions.15. What is the best title of the passage？ A. Ants navigational skills and their possible applicationB. Ants traveling habits and brain functionsC. How ants carry food pieces of various sizesD. How scientists test ants skills.第二节 （共5小题；每
35、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。EnglandEngland is the biggest of the four countries in the United Kingdom. Over 50 million people live in England, which is around 80% of the total UK population._16_ It is spoken today by billions of people all over the world. Many students go to
36、England from other countries to study the language and learn about the culture. Although everyone speaks English, there are many different accents around the country. French was the official language in England between 1066 and 1362. _17_ The English people love music. _18_ Glastonbury is a five-day
37、 festival of music, dance, comedy, and theatre and around 175,000 people go there. Many people stay at the festivals for a few days and they camp in tents. People listen to all types of music, especially pop and rock. England has produced many international groups and singers.The most popular sports
38、 in England are football, rugby and cricket. Most towns have a football, rugby and cricket ground where teams can play. _19_ Womens football is also popular. Cricket is a traditional sport played with a bat and a ball. People like to watch all these sports on TEngland is a multicultural country. _20
39、_ Indian, Chinese and Italian foods are popular. Traditional English food includes fish and chips, roast beef, sausages and mashed potatoes. Many English people drink several cups of tea every day, usually with milk. However, different types of coffee are also popular.A. The official language of Eng
40、land is English.B. This has a big influence on the food people eat.C. The lion is the symbol of many English sports teams.D. It is a fact that English is accepted as an international language.E. In the summer you can go to music festivals all over the country.F. This is why there are many French wor
41、ds and expressions in English.G. English football teams like Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool are world-famous.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。After watching my son Todd run in a race, I made my usual comment, “Todd, I could walk fas
42、ter than those women run.” Todd 21 as he knew I wasnt a runner. “Listen, Mom, how about you run with me next year at this race?” Without thinking, I quickly agreed to this 22 . I felt this was going to be a piece of cake!Never in my 23 dreams did I ever imagine what the next year would 24 . When it
43、was almost time for this race to 25 , Todd wasnt going to be running. He had died in a car accident. A few of his friends knew this “challenge” I had agreed to with Todd. They started to 26 me to run the race. I hadnt 27 or prepared anything. Quite 28 , I had almost forgotten I said I would do it.I
44、decided I should keep my 29 . The day of the race came. I felt pretty 30 . When it was time for the race, I was all dressed and ready. It was freezing cold that day, but I didnt care. I 31 all my warm clothes and ran with only a sleeveless shirt and shorts on. Nothing was going to 32 me.Before the r
45、ace, I listened to some 33 talking about how to run a race. They gave ideas about staying 34 and knowing when to make your 35 . I played the race over and over in my 36 when I listened to the tapes. Now the time had come to put it into a 37 practice.No one knew what 38 me to run. I found that runnin
46、g 39 the stress I was feeling of losing my dear Todd. I finished my run, fell on the grass, and cried my eyes out. It brought me 40 and relief through running.21. A. sighedB. laughedC. noddedD. screamed22. A. challengeB. compromiseC. commandD. declaration23. A. mildestB. happiestC. deepestD. wildest
47、24. A. bringB. offerC. createD. display25. A. existB. rewardC. endD. occur26. A. pressB. encourageC. botherD. order27. A. appliedB. recoveredC. trainedD. digested28. A. entertaininglyB. franklyC. doubtfullyD. generously29. A. secretB. distanceC. kindnessD. promise30. A. desperateB. heartbrokenC. emo
48、tionalD. depressed31. A. took offB. tore upC. threw awayD. handed out32. A. amuseB. depressC. easeD. disappoint33. A. expertsB. lecturesC. friendsD. tapes34. A. behindB. upC. aroundD. out35. A. gestureB. moveC. callD. decision36. A. dreamB. memoryC. mindD. soul37. A. braveB. cautiousC. difficultD. v
49、ital38. A. influencedB. permittedC. directedD. motivated39. A. deepenedB. provedC. relievedD. fostered40. A. harmonyB. healthC. comfortD. freedom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1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。The big advantage to using an unmanned drone (无人机)_41_ (be) that the drone can be sent into da
50、ngerous locations. Drones have stepped forward as efficient tools in taking up tasks，_42_ (include) checking body temperatures and spraying (喷洒)disinfectant (消毒剂) during the novel coronavirus epidemic (新冠病毒疫情) in China. A picture _43_ (take) by Xinhua News Agency showed an operator using his drone t
51、o check_44_temperatures of residents in a community in Yichun, Jiangxi province, on Jan 29.The drone, equipped with a special camera_45_a loudspeaker, can detect people_46_fever at a certain distance and broadcast messages about protective measures to residents, a Xinhua report said. That way, the s
52、pread of the virus could _47_ (prevent), it said, since people did not need to be in close contact.In other places, drones are being used to check for any behavior _48_ might contribute to the spread of the virus, such as people not wearing _49_(mask ) in public.The scientists said the new technolog
53、y can be _50_ (wide) applied and is ready for more fields in the future.第二节：短文改错（共10错误，每处1分，满分10分）下面这篇短文共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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合()，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。On January 5th, students in our school vis
54、ited Robot World, which we saw a great variety of robot. It was amazed to find those robots could do a great number of things just like real people, including playing chess, playing piano and drawing pictures. Whats more, the robots are in different kinds and shapes, which made us enjoyable. In addi
55、tion, that excited me most was the show given by a group of robots. They danced just as if we were dancers on the stage. By visit Robot World, I have learned a lot about robots, especial about their functions and shapes. The great human wisdom is so powerful that it makes us to feel more comfortable
56、 to live in the world.第三节：书面表达（满分25分）假如你是李华，打算给校报的栏目“英语天地”供稿，以“My Favorite Outdoor Activity”为题，分享你最喜欢的户外活动，内容包括：1.说明是哪种户外活动；2.喜欢这种活动的原因；3.呼吁参加户外活动。注意：1.词数80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。张掖二高20212022学年度第一学期月考试卷（10月）高二英语答案第二部分 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）1-3 BAD 4-7 DABC 8-11 ACCD 12-15 DADA第二节 （共5小题
57、；每小题2分，满分10分）16. A 17. F 18. E 19. G 20. B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）21. B 22. A 23. D 24. A 25. D 26. B 27. C28. B 29. D30. C31. A 32. B 33. D 34. A35. B。36. C 37. A38. D 39. C 40. C 第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）41. is 42. including 43. taken 44. the 45. and 46. with 47. be prev
58、ented 48. that; which 49. masks 50. widely第二节：短文改错（共10错误，每处1分，满分10分）51.which-where 52.robotrobots 53.amazedamazing 54.piano前加the 55.arewere56.that-what 57.we -they 58.visitvisiting 59.especialespecially 60.feel前to去掉六、 书面表达（满分25分）My Favorite Outdoor ActivityAmong various outdoor activities，going clim
59、bing with my friends is my favorite.While climbing the mountain, I can appreciate the beauty of nature, talking and laughing with my friends. It gives me a sense of freedom and relaxation, especially when I stand on top of the mountain. Besides, climbing mountains regularly keeps me fit both mentally and physically. It also strengthens my willpower.So much does mountain climbing benefit me that I invite my friends to do it as long as we can spare time. I hope everyone can join in such beneficial outdoor activities.
