1、河南省汤阴县五一中学2019-2020学年高二英语下学期第四次月考试题时间：100分钟 分值：120分 第I卷（选择题)第一部分 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。AEco-CruisesIt covers the areas from Lakes Entrance through to Lake King.Duration: 3 hours, 30 km course around the amazing Gippsland Lakes.Departs: 1 p.m. every da
2、y except Wednesday, from the Cunningham Quay.Food: Included in your ticket price is freshly made scones and cream-made right on board as we cruise.Passengers are very welcome to bring a picnic lunch on board with them.Aim: Our aim is for you to enjoy the wonderful sights of the beautiful Gippsland L
3、akes.Wild native animals are protected by law. We may see dolphins and seals in the Gippsland Lakes system during the summer/autumn months, but more so during the winter/spring seasons: during these times we exercise great care not to disturb them.However, these are intelligent creatures and on many
4、 occasions they will interact with us. During this time, we show them respect they deserve and appreciate the opportunity to see these wonderful animals at play.As a bonus, the amazing bird life is always there and changes through the seasons.We will do our best during the cruise to locate the anima
5、ls for you to experience, but, of course, they dont always co-operate and are sometimes beyond our view. Therefore, unfortunately, we cannot guarantee sightings.How to bookPhone 0413 666 638 for prices and bookings.Dont forget to ask about our family ticket special.Seniors and group discounts also a
6、vailable.1What is the average speed of the cruise?A. 5 km/h B. 10 km/hC. 15 km/h D. 20 km/h2Which of the following sentence is TRUE?A. The cruise leaves the harbor at l p.m. every day.B. The ready-made food is served on board.C. The passengers are not allowed to take food on board.D. We need to avoi
7、d bothering the dolphins.3What can be inferred from the passage?A. Seldom do you have the opportunity to play with the wild animals.B. When allowed, you can approach the wild animals, doing whatever you like with them.C. You will enjoy bird sightings during the cruise.D. We can promise you to watch
8、all the wild animals.B As the parent of two teenagers who have played multiple sports over the years, Ive seen the good, the bad, the ugly and the absolutely cruel. The negative news around youth sports makes parents wonder if it is worth it to let their kids continue playing. For me, the answer is
9、“yes” when I think about the value of the sports and why my kids continue to play, it is because sports teach kids lessons critical to becoming successful adults. Through sports, kids learn how to work in teams, how to take risks, how to challenge themselves to be better, and how to behave when they
10、 loseand when they win.Whether kids play soccer, baseball, football, or cheer, they learn they are part of a team where one person depends on another. When my son plays baseball, hes not the only one who needs to play well; he depends on his defense to make the plays in the field. When my daughter p
11、lays tennis, she depends on her partner to cut off the ball at the net and win the point, and the tennis team depends on each person in order to win the overall match. Sports also teach children to trust and respect the decisions of someone who understands how the entire team needs to work in order
12、to succeed.Sadly, though, youth sports have suffered from the “winning isnt everything; its the only thing” attitude. They have become too much of a reflection of professional sports. Winning is a happy result, but the lessons from losing are even more important. When my daughter loses tennis match,
13、 her coach reminds her that you learn more from losing than from winning. Losing makes you focus on improving your skills and your strategy. Were going to learn from our mistakes and not repeat them.I believe that participating in youth sports is much more than building a sound body or winning a sch
14、olarship to college. Sports are the best way to shape and build more self-motivated and happier children and help them become more self-motivated and happier adults.4What is the authors attitude to youth sports?A. Critical. B. Positive.C. Doubtful. D. Unclear.5What does Paragraph 2 mainly talk about
15、?A. What sports the authors kids take.B. What the authors kids do in sports.C. How sports benefit the authors kids.D. How the authors kids continue to play sports.6What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 mean?A. Teenagers dont have to win every time.B. Winning is the only goal for teen play
16、ers.C. Teenagers should work together to succeed.D. Winning is not the most important in sports.7What is the best title for the text?A. Youth Sports Build Better AdultsB. Teenagers Suffer from Youth SportsC. Losing Brings More than Winning DoesD. Teenagers Perform Better than Adults in SportsCLarge
17、gatherings such as weddings and conferences can be socially stressful. Pressure to learn peoples names only adds to the stress. A new facial-recognition app could come to the rescue, but privacy experts recommend going on with caution.The app, called SocialRecall, connects names with faces via smart
18、phone cameras and facial recognition, potentially avoiding the need for formal introductions. “It breaks down these social barriers we all have when meeting somebody,” says Bany Sandrew, who created the app and tested it at an event attended by about 10000 people.After receiving an invitation to dow
19、nload SocialRecall from an event organizer, the user is asked to take two selfies(自拍) and sign in via social median. At the event, the app is active within a previously defined geographical area. When a user points his or her phone camera at an attendees face, the app identifies the individual, disp
20、lays the persons name, and links to his or her social media profile. To protect privacy, it recognizes only those who have agreed to participate. And the apps creators say it automatically deletes users data after an event.Ann Cavoukian, a privacy expert who runs the Privacy by Design Center of Exce
21、llence praises the apps creators for these protective measures. She cautions, however, that when people choose to share their personal information with the app, they should know that “there may be unintended consequences down the road with that information being used in another context that might co
22、me back to bite you.”The start-up has also developed a version of the app for individuals who suffer from prosopagnosia, or face blindness, a condition that prevents people from recognizing individuals they have met. To use this app, a person first acquires an image of someones face, from either the
23、 smartphones camera or a photograph, and then tags it with a name. When the camera spots that same face in real life, the previously entered information is displayed. The collected data are stored only on a users phone, according to the team behind the app.8SocialRecall is designed to_.A. invite att
24、endees B. identify peopleC. break barriers D. introduce strangers9What is the third paragraph mainly about?A. Why the app was created. B. How to sign in the app.C. How the app works. D. What information the app provides.10Ann Cavoukian warns the user of the app that_.A. it has caused unintended cons
25、equences. B. it can prevent communication disorders.C. it may put peoples privacy at risk. D. its protective measures prove useless.11What is the best title for the text?A. New App Shares Personal Information B. New App Gets Rid of Face BlindnessC. New App Endangers Privacy D. New App Helps Recogniz
26、e FacesDThe Cosmic Crispa new super-sweet variety of apple that can reportedly last longer than a year in the refrigeratoris expected to hit grocery stores in the US this week.The Cosmic Crisps release comes after two decades of development and some three years of planting apple trees. Washington st
27、ate farmers have exclusive growing rights for one decade, according to local media KIMAThe apple, developed by Washington State Universitys fruit tree breeding program and first cultivated in 1997, is said to have a “remarkably firm and crisp texture(口感)” and be surprisingly sweet, making it an exce
28、llent eating apple, according to its website.The fruit, a cross between the Enterprise and Honeycrisp apple varieties, was bred to feature “naturally higher levels of acidity and sugar”, so much so that one can use less sugar while baking, researchers claim. They also say that its “naturally slow to
29、 brown when cut and maintains its texture and flavor in storage for more than a year.”Its name stems(起源于) from the tiny bright dots on the apples otherwise darker red skin. Tasters said the flecks reminded them of “outer space and the cosmos,” Cosmic Crisps website noted. Just over 450,000 40lb boxe
30、s of the Cosmic Crisp crop were expected to be shipped to retailers across the US on Sunday, according to the Spokane-based Spokesman-Review.The producers hope the shipments will grow to 2.1m boxes in 2020. For those who cant wait for their local grocery store to stock them, four apples were retaili
31、ng for $39 online over the weekend.The initial 600,000 Cosmic Crisp trees were sold to farmers in 2017, researchers reportedly said. Since then, more than 10m Cosmic Crisp trees were planted, Kate Evans, who heads the universitys Pome Fruit Breeding Program, told the Spokesman-Review.12How long can
32、the new apples last?A. They can last shorter than three years.B. They can last longer than a year.C. They can last a year. D. They can last one decade.13What is the third paragraph mainly about?A. The features of the Cosmic Crisp. B. The way of planting the Cosmic Crisp.C. The cost of planting the C
33、osmic Crisp.D. The shape of the Cosmic Crisp.14What does the underlined word “flecks” mean?A. Flavor. B. Red skin. C. The tiny bright dots. D. Stars.15What is the authors attitude towards this Cosmic Crisp?A. Pessimistic. B. Disapproving.C. Subjective. D. Objective.第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的七
34、个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。 From red apples and yellow lemons to blueberries and green melons, fruit comes in many different colors. 16. .According to scientists, fruit colors actually come from their different pigments (色素) , such as red or yellow carotenoid (类胡萝卜素) and blue or purple anthocyani
35、n (花青素). These pigments appear in different amounts, depending on the fruits environment. This causes the fruit to turn a certain color 17. . They found that red fruit tends to grow in cooler places. Instead of just growing in one place, you can find them growing in many places around the world. Blu
36、e and purple fruit mostly grows in warm places. 18. The scientists also found that the closer the fruit is to the equator, the darker its color will be. 19. . Animals eat fruit and drop the seeds in other places later. This helps the fruit spread and grow in different places. However, animals see co
37、lors in a different way. Therefore, in order to attract animals, some fruit develop colors that are easy for animals to see. For example, birds can see red more easily than humans can. 20. The lemurs (狐猴) of Madagascar are red-green color blind. Many yellow fruit can be found in their habitats, as t
38、hey can easily see this color.A. How does temperature influence fruit colors?B. These fruits tend to grow a lot in just one specific area.C. Why do different kinds of fruit have so many colors?D. However, a darker color doesnt mean a better kind of fruit.E. So there tends to be more red fruit in are
39、as where birds live.F. Animals have also had an influence on the evolution of fruit colors.G. Scientists studied more than 280 different fruit colors to find out how environment affects fruit colors.第二部分 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。Have you ever heard o
40、f an old saying? Intelligence is a born gift while goodness is a choice of people. Gifts are easytheyre 12 after all. But choices can be hard.I got the idea to start Amazon many years ago. I 22 the fact that the Internet usage was growing at 2,300 percent per year. Id never seen or heard of anything
41、 that grew that fast, and the 32 of building an online bookstore with millions of titles was very 24 to me. I told my wife MacKenzie that I wanted to 25 my job and do this 26 thing that probably wouldnt work 27 most start-ups dont and I wasnt sure what to 28 . MacKenzie told me I should 29 it.I was
42、working at a financial firm in New York City and I had a brilliant boss. I went to my 30 and told him I wanted to start a company selling 31 on the Internet. He 32 me for a long walk in Central Park, listened 33 to me, and finally said, “That sounds like a really good idea, but it would be an even b
43、etter idea for someone who didnt 34 have a good job. ” That logic made some 35 to me, and he 36 me to think about it for 48 hours before making a final decision.It really was a difficult choice, 37 finally, I decided I had to give it a 38 . After much consideration, I took the less 39 path to follow
44、 my passion, and Im 40 of that choice. For all of us, in the end, we are our choices.21. A. purchased B. chosen C. given D. appreciated22. A. dreamed of B. made up C. turned into D. came across23. A. idea B. plan C. project D. decision24. A. practical B. exciting C. disappointing D. frightening25. A
45、. increase B. improve C. quit D. change26. A. flexible B. grateful C. intelligent D. crazy27. A. therefore B. since C. although D. while28. A. expect B. say C. offer D. find29. A. believe in B. knock on C. go for D. look through30. A. friend B. boss C. colleague D. employee31. A. ideas B. hobbies C.
46、 books D. keys32. A. begged B. recommended C. took D. asked33. A. carefully B. impatiently C. generously D. cautiously34. A. already B. still C. otherwise D. instead35. A. power B. sense C. progress D. effect36. A. convinced B. informed C. reminded D. forced37. A. next B. then C. but D. so38. A. sen
47、se B. hope C. thought D. try39. A. attractive B. safe C. profitable D. painful40. A. proud B. aware C. shamed D. sorrowful第II卷（非选择题)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。 “Chinese Bookshelf a project which aims to provide local readers with access 41 Chinese books and culture, was
48、launched Tuesday here. 42 (locate) inside Foyles Bookstore at Charing Cross Road, near the British Museum and Chinatown, the “China Bookshelf” 43 (introduce) more than 100 kinds of books such as literature, folktale, economic publications and political works.Carmelo Puglisi, head of foreign language
49、 books at Foyles Bookstore, told Xinhua that the bookshop has always attached great 44 (important) to Chinese books as it started selling them years ago.Liu Xiaoming, Chinese ambassador to Britain, said in a congratulatory letter to the launching ceremony 45 the carefully-selected books in the “Chin
50、ese Bookshelf “ will serve as a bridge for 46 (culture) exchanges and a window for Western readers 47 (understand) China.“Chinese publishing has transformed itself in the last 10 to 20 years, 48 it is now among the leading publishing 49 (nation) of the world . I think the more the Chinese and Wester
51、n publishers can develop global Chinese books, journals, databases, the more understanding there will be between 50 East and West,” he said.第三部分 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。每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（），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词
52、用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下面画一横线，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。Everyone tends have many problems while gaining knowledgeTherefore，your willingness to deal with these problems will eventually enable you to work it outWhat Id like to share is my approaches to solve the problemsFirst，y
53、ou must focus on which you are faced withThere seems to be a lot of attractive things，like computers or gameTo stay focused，you can list these things and tell yourself you should touch them after finishing your workSecond，believe to yourselfThough there is no doubt that each of us might make mistake
54、s or come across some tough problems in learning，but it can never be a reason for the loss of confidenceLast, keep modest. Never feel embarrassing to turn to your teachers or classmatesEveryone in your surroundings can be your teacher第二节 书面表达 （满分25分）假设你是红星中学高二学生李华，你校将于下学期开设中华文化的选修课，你班的交换生Jim对此很感兴趣，准
55、备下学期选修一门相关课程，向你征询建议。请你给Jim写一封信，内容包括：1推荐一门选修课；2说明推荐的理由；3提出学习这门课程的建议。注意：1词数100左右；2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。Dear Jim,_Yours,Li Hua高二英语试 卷答案第I卷（选择题)第四部分 阅读理解 第一节: A篇: 1-3: BDC B篇: 4-7: BCBAC篇：8-11: BCCDD篇: 12-15: BACD第二节：七选五答案：16-20：CGBFE第五部分 语言知识运用 （共两节，满分45分）第一节：完型填空：21-25：CDABC :26-30：DBACB
56、31-35：CCAAB :36-40：ACDBA第II卷（非选择题)第二节：语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）41to42Located43introduces44importance45that46cultural47to understand48and/so49nations50the第六部分 写作 （共两节，满分30分）第三节 短文改错【答案】1.tends后加to 2.ThereforeHowever 3.itthem 4.solvesolving 5.whichwhat 6.seemsseem 7.gamegames 8.toin 9.but去掉 10.embarra
57、ssingembarrassed第二节 书面表达 （满分25分）【答案】Dear Jim,Knowing from your last letter that you are interested in traditional Chinese culture and eager to explore more, Id like to share my opinions.As far as I am concerned, the ancient poetry class is your best choice. By learning Chinese ancient poems, you can
58、 have an extensive knowledge of the history and culture in ancient China. Also, you can feel the charm of the language by reading poems, which helps to improve your Chinese. To follow the course well, youd better read and recite as many poems as possible. Besides, it is a good idea to search for related background knowledge so that you will fully understand the conception of the poetry.What do you think of the course? I am sure you will gain a lot of fun from it.Yours,Lihua
