1、贵州省绥阳县绥阳中学2020-2021学年高二英语上学期第一次月考试题第一部分 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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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. Why does the man come home?A. To give the woman a surprise. B. To have some lunch. C. To get papers.2. What does Nancy plan
2、to do at Christmas?A. Have dinner at home. B. Do volunteer work . C. Visit some friends.3. What relation is most probably the woman to John?A. His mother. B. His teacher. C. His coach.4. Where is the bookstore now?A. On Nelson Street B. On Lear Road. C.On Huntington Road.5. What is the man going to
3、do?A. Make breakfast. B. Do some shopping. C. Pick up the woman.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。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. Why does the woman charge the man?A. He returned a book late. B. He damaged a book. C. He lost a book.7. How does the man
4、 find the fine?A. Its too much. B. Its acceptable. C. Its unnecessary.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. What is the man?A. A doctor. B. A nutritionist. C. A teacher.9. What is the matter with Susie?A. She has a fever. B. She has a cough. C. She has a headache.10. What does the man think Susie should do?A. Do more
5、exercise.B. Go out for a walk to catch some fresh air.C. Have meals on time and get a rest.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. What is the woman doing?A. Telling a story. B. Hosting a program. C. Having a job interview.12. Why was Todd late for the interview?A. His bike was broken. B. He was busy with work. C. He
6、was stuck in a traffic jam.13. Where did Todd change his clothes?A. At McDonalds. B. At an office. C. At home.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14. What is Amys original plan for tonightA. To have a good rest. B. To study for an exam. C. To celebrate her birthday.15. What does Stewart intend to do with friends at 6:
7、30?A.Watch a movie. B. Hold a party. C. Have dinner.16. When will the party probably end?A. At 10:00. B. At 10:30. C. At 11:00.17. How does Stewart sound?A. Enthusiastic. B. Impatient. C. Hesitant.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。18. What is the talk mainly about?A. English couplets. B. Different festivals. C. Chi
8、nese culture.19. What do we know about Yu Runrun?A. He writes great couplets. B. He teaches English. C. He owns a shop.20. What will Wolken consider doing?A. Making his own couplets. B. Going to college in China.C. Celebrating the festival with colleagues.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
9、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。ADiscover Britain through literatureLiterature gives you the safety of travelling within the comforts of your own home. I would like to take you on a journey through Great Britain. Through these novels you will be able to transport yourself and discover the beauty and
10、the culture of Great Britain.Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Austens romantic novel centres around the Bennet family during the 19th century and the importance of marriage and social expectations. The style of the novel is using exaggerated (夸张的) characters to make fun of the society.Setting:
11、 Longbourn (a fictional town) in HertfordshireThe Harry Potter Series by J K. RowlingIts highly unlikely that youve managed to avoid hearing of Harry Potter, even if you are a muggle (不会魔法的人). It is a fantastic series of novels which makes you believe in magic and that anything is possible.Setting:
12、HogwartsOliver Twist by Charles DickensThe novel follows Olivers life as an orphan in London and the characters he meets while living on the streets.Setting: LondonHow Green Was My Valley by Richard LlewellynIn the novel, Llewellyn writes about a Welsh family and their life among a mining community.
13、 It gives readers a really good representation of the struggles faced by those living in this sort of community.Setting: South Wales21. Which deals with the main characters childhood ?A. Pride and Prejudice B. The Harry Potter SeriesC. Oliver Twist D. How Green Was My valley22. What can we know abou
14、t How Green Was My valley ?A. It introduces the history of a mining community.B. It helps readers learn how to face difficulties.C. It encourages readers to explore the beauty of nature.D. It presents a mining familys life.23. Who makes readers interested in magic according to the text?A. Jane Auste
15、n. B J. K. Rowling. C. Charles Dickens. D. Richard Llewellyn.BIn France, there once lived a man named Louis Pasteur, who was a doctor of science. The thing that concerned him most was the disease rabies (狂犬病).“I must find the rabies germs that hide inside people and make them so sick that they die,”
16、he thought.“Once I find them, Ill think of a way to kill them.”Many people thought Pasteur was wasting his time. Some laughed at him and said, “Youll never do it.”Pasteur didnt care what people thought; he believed in himself. He kept right on working.At the same time, in Germany, a boy named Joey w
17、as about to get into trouble. He was teasing a dog. But this dog was sick with rabies, which made the dog mad. Unfortunately, the dog bit him. The rabies germs were passed from the dog to Joey.Soon the little boy was very sick. His parents could only wait. But then there was news. Joeys mother saw i
18、t and shouted for joy. “A doctor of science has found a way to save sick people like Joey!” she said. The man, of course, was Louis Pasteur. Joeys parents quickly prepared Joey for the long journey to Paris.“Dr. Pasteur,” said the mother. “Our little boy is very sick. Can you help us?”“Perhaps,”said
19、 Pasteur.“Ive invented a vaccine (疫苗). It is strong enough to kill the rabies germs. Joey will be the first person to have my rabies vaccine.”“The first person?” asked Joeys worried father nervously. “Will it be dangerous? Are you sure it will work?”“I believe it will,” said Pasteur.Slowly the vacci
20、ne killed more and more of the rabies germs. Joey began to get well. Dr. Pasteurs vaccine was a success!From then on no one had to be afraid of rabies anymore, and people who had laughed at him before, respected him. He is recognized as one of the worlds greatest scientists.24. What was peoples firs
21、t reaction toward Pasteurs thoughts on killing rabies germs?A. Hopeful. B. Sceptical. C.Uncaring. D. Cheerful. 25. What happened to Joey?A. He fought with a dog. B. He drove a mad dog away.C. He killed the rabies germs. D. He got rabies unexpectedly.26. Which of the following words can best describe
22、 Pasteur?A. Proud and imaginative. B.Careful and simple-minded.C. Selfless and humorous. D. Confident and strong-minded.27.What does the text mainly talk about?A. The amazing story of Joey.B. Pasteurs deep interest in science.C. The first known person to survive rabies.D. Pasteurs success in finding
23、 a treatment for rabies.CThe city of San Francisco is home to some of the nations largest technology companies, including Twitter and Uber. At the same time, it has one of the largest homeless populations in the country. Homelessness and unemployment for local people continue to rise. But one progra
24、m is helping connect the two worlds for these poor job seekers. Del Seymour created the program. He was once homeless himself.Seymour spent years in a neighborhood known as the Tenderloin, an area with an extremely high rate of homelessness and unemployment. However, in recent years, large companies
25、 like Twitter and Uber have moved in or near the Tenderloin area. They started importing people from other regions countries to work in the neighborhood.Seymour started making phone calls to technology companies. He thought it was unfair for the companies to ignore local people, including homeless o
26、nes. Youre not going to come in my neighborhood and ignore my people, he said. “You re going to include us in your business.”To everyones surprise, the companies started answering. As a result, Seymour started Code Tenderloin, an organization that is giving the homeless and other needy people a path
27、 to employment, including jobs in technology companies. It offers classes in coding for computer languages. It also gives six-week training classes in job readiness. The class teaches students public speaking, resume building, interviewing and other skills. Code Tenderloins students visit technology
28、 companies to meet people, ask questions and learn from employees. Although only a small number of students have found full-time technology jobs, many others have got internships(实习) through the program. And many others have found other full-time jobs.28. What has happened to the Tenderloin in recen
29、t years?A. The rate of homelessness is decreasing.B. People are hired by large companies.C. Twitter sent employees to work for it.D. Large companies located their offices there.29. What is Seymours attitude toward the actions of Twitter and Uber at first?A. Supportive. B. Indifferent C. Critical D.
30、Objective30. Why did Seymour set up Code Tenderloin?A. To help people find jobs.B. To create jobs for himself and local people.C. To help technology companies find suitable workers.D. To teach coding for computer languages.31. What does the underlined word It in Paragraph 4 refer to?A. A technology
31、company. B. An organization.C. A learning path. D. A job.DOn South Goulburn Island, a small and forested island off Australias northern coast, a settlement called Warruwi Community consists of about 500 people who speak among themselves around 9 different languages. This is one of the last places in
32、 Australia-and probably the world-where so many indigenous(本地的) languages exist together. Theres the Maung language, but also one called Bininj Kunwok and another called Yolnu Matha, and Burarra, Ndjebbana, Gunbarlang, Iwaidja, Torres Strait Creole, and English.None of these languages, except Englis
33、h, are spoken by more than a few thousand people. Several, such as Ndjebbana and Maung, are spoken by groups numbering in the hundreds. For all these individuals to understand one another, one might except South Goulburn to be an island of polyglots, or a place where residents have known well about
34、others languages, like a sort of “linguistic stone soup”. Rather, they just talk to one another in their own language or languages, which they can do because everyone else understands some or all of the languages but doesnt speak them.People at Warruwi Community avoid simply switching to a shared la
35、nguage because there are social and personal costs of doing so. Some families insist that their children speak only their language, usually their fathers. Languages are associated with particular pieces of land or territory on the island, and races claim ownership of that land, so languages are also
36、 considered to be owned by races. One can only speak the languages that one has the right to speak-and breaking this restriction can be seen as a sign of hostility.This arrangement, which linguists call “receptive multilingualism (接受式多语制)”, shows up all around the world. In some places, its accident
37、al. Many English-speaking Anglos who live in the U.S. border states, for instance, can read and understand quite a bit of Spanish from being exposed to it. And countless immigrant children learn to speak the language of their host country while keeping the ability to understand their parents languag
38、es. In other places, receptive multilingualism is a method for temporary situations. But at Warruwi Community, it plays a special role.32. What can we learn from Paragraph 1?A. Everyone at Warruwi Community can speak 9 different languages.B. South Goulburn is the last place in the world where 9 diff
39、erent languages exist together.C. English is one of the 9 different languages spoken at Warruwi Community.D. 9 different languages are spoken on the northern coast of Australia.33. What does the underlined word polyglots mean in Paragraph 2?A. People knowing many languages.B. Different languages mix
40、ed together.C. Local people speaking the same language.D. Individuals speaking different languages34. How do children at Warruwi Community choose the spoken language?A. They can only speak their fathers language.B. They choose a land and learn its local language.C. They speak the language they have
41、the right to speak.D. They choose to speak a shared language.35. What will be talked about following the last paragraph?A. Receptive multilingualism as a method for temporary situations.B. The functions of receptive multilingualism at Warruwi Community.C. Receptive multilingualism used around the wo
42、rld.D. Childrens adoption of receptive multilingualism.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。International students magazineWould you like to talk to people of your age in another country? Here are just a few of the free websites we can recommend.36Whats your hobby?This is a
43、website where you can meet people who have the same hobbies and interests as you. You type in the name of something you enjoy, and then you can find other people in different countries who like the same thing.37Serious teenage talkPerhaps you like talking about more important things like education.
44、On this site you can join in group discussions about things that are important to everyone.38We can learn a lot. So if you care about things like homeless people and human rights, come online and talk about them.Exchange!You probably think this site is about exchange visits where students go to othe
45、r countries for a short time. It is, but thats not all you can do on this site.39You can exchange music, books and so on. In this way you can learn a lot about different cultures.Learn a languageDo you want to learn another language? This website can find online language classes for nearly every mai
46、n language in the world.40So if youd like to learn German or Russian, go on the website and someone will help you.A. One day perhaps youll meet and do your hobby together!B. You can give advice to your friends online.C. TheInternet is changingthewaywethink.D. Go online and make some friends.E. Its g
47、ood to hear the ideas of people from different countries.F. You can also exchange things with teenagers all round the world.G. And you can study in an international group with excellent teachers.第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：完形填空（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四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Once I t
48、ook a taxi to a hotel in Palm Springs to give a speech. The 41 appeared to be in his 60s and I remember thinking how 42 he was to keep doing this boring job. 43 it turned out that he was the retired CFO of a major Chicago-based company. He took a part-time job as a taxi driver, so he could 44 new pe
49、ople and stay in touch with the world. He even 45 giving some good advice to me, a financially inexperienced 46 .I believe every person deserves 47 , and that I can always 48 something new from everyone else. Now I make a point of listening to people about their 49 . From taxi drivers to cleaning wo
50、men, each person gives me a chance to indirectly visit a place or do a thing I might never 50 myself. I find that most people are 51 if I show an interest in, and respect for what they say.Respect doesnt mean we have to 52 but that we disagree in a polite manner. My work is in high-speed electronic
51、communications, where misunderstandings are common and can lead to 53 disagreements.Some people think the Internet 54 us. I dont agree. The Internet is 55 a tool for people to communicate. When an online discussion becomes serious, many of us choose to communicate 56 , which can ease an increasingly
52、 worse 57 . Reading words often invites the worst explanation. 58 this is the key to the Internet world.Whether its on the Internet or in person, when I meet new people, 59 Im open, curious and polite, I can learn 60 things. I believe its important to treat every person with respect.41.A. speakerB.
53、driverC. customerD. waiter42.A. sadB.happyC. strangeD. curious43.A. AgainB. MoreoverC. HoweverD. Therefore44.A. trainB. meetC. changeD. hire45.A. cheered upB. got upC. ended upD. hurried up46.A. painterB. doctorC. chemistD. engineer47.A. successB. respectC. praiseD. rest48.A. learnB. takeC. buyD. bo
54、rrow49.A. worriesB. difficultiesC. complaintsD. stories50.A. studyB. explainC. experienceD. doubt51.A. politeB. boredC. angryD. popular52A. dependB. argueC. admitD. agree53.A. politicalB. seriousC. basicD. necessary54A. angersB. concernsC. excitesD. frightens55.A. evenB. simplyC. especiallyD. also56
55、.A. step by stepB. side by sideC. back to backD. face to face57.A. disadvantageB. discoveryC. conversationD. business58.A. FindingB. UnderstandingC. RemindingD. Thinking59.A. untilB. unlessC. ifD. though60.A. skillfulB. personalC. newD. complex第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
56、Antarctic scientists were left 61 (astonish) when they discovered a unique creature at the bottom of the ocean, a documentary showed. The icy continent is 62 great interest to scientists as it is a totally unspoilt landscape 61 they can study the history of the Earth and the effects of climate chang
57、e. Thousands of scientists stay there, 64 (dig) below the ice to get a better idea of the icy continents past.The team of scientists started a journey through the surrounding waters of Antarctica 65 (discover)some of the most unusual oceanic life known to man. Thankfully, cameras were around to catc
58、h one of the most strange moments, when leading scientist Andrew Stewart made an interesting discover about Snailfish (狮子鱼). Snailfish are 66 (poor) understood and Andrew may have found a new species. The sea 61 (have) a wide variety of fish to thrill biologists.“There may be about 115 species of th
59、e snailfish there, ” Andrew said, this is 68 I came to Antarctica, seeing things like this. Its just beyond 69 (word). We now have the whole families of fish that are found nowhere else in the world except in the Southern Ocean. These are 70 (attract) animals.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
60、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：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，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。It was in Beijing that I attended a ten-day winter camp during Spring Festival this year. Not only do
61、we visit many place of interest and we also listened to many lectures. How exciting I was when we visited a new sports stadium! It is ten times big than our school. Though everyone said the lectures were boring, but I enjoyed myself. I thought most of the activities, that expanded my knowledge and e
62、nriched my experience, was wonderful. Finally, I do hope that more outdoor activities will be organizing so that we can learn more about Beijing.第二节：书面表达（满分25分）假设你是李华,你的美国朋友Peter在给你的邮件中提到他计划十月初来中国游玩, 想了解中国人过国庆节的情况。请给他回邮件, 内容包括：1. 简介国庆节(时间、意义等)2. 你如何过国庆节3. 给出旅行建议注意：1.词数100左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。_2020-20
63、21学年度第一学期第一次月考高二年级英语试题参考答案第一部分：听力（每题1.5分，满分30分）1-5 CBACB6-10 BBABC11-15 BBABC16-20 BAACA第二部分：阅读理解（每题2分，满分40分）21-25 CDBBD26-30 DDDCA 31-35 BCACB 36-40 DAEFG第三部分：语言运用第一节：完形填空（每题1.5分，满分30分）41-45 BACBC 46-50 DBADC 51-55 ADBAB 56-60 DCBCC第二节：语法填71.在Spring前加the 72. dodid 73. placeplaces 74. andbut75. excitingexcited 76. bigbigger 77. 删掉but 或 butyet 78. that which 79. waswere 80. organizing organized第二节 书面表达（满分25分）