1、 2020-2021学年第一学期高二年级英语第二次月考试卷 命题人： 青铜峡市高级中学吴忠中学青铜峡分校第一部分 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。每段对话仅读一遍。1What time is it now? A9:10. B9:50.C10:00.2What does the woman think of the weather? AIts nice.BIts warm.CIts cold.3What will the man do? AAttend a meeting.BGive a lecture.CLeave his offi
2、ce.4What is the womans opinion about the course? AToo hard. BWorth taking.CVery easy.5What does the woman want the man to do?ASpeak louder.BApologize to her.CTurn off the radio.第二节（共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22. 5分）每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6How long did Michael stay in China? A5 days.B1 week.C2 weeks.7Where d
3、id Michael go last year? ARussia.BNorway.CIndia.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8What food does Sally like? AChicken.BFish.CEggs.9What are the speakers going to do? ACook dinner.BGo shopping.COrder dishes.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10Where are the speakers?AIn a hospital.BIn the office.CAt home.11When is the report due?AThurs
4、day.BFriday.CNext Monday.12What does George suggest Stephanie do with the report?AImprove it.BHand it in later.CLeave it with him.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13What is the probable relationship between the speakers?ASalesperson and customer. BHomeowner and cleaner. CHusband and wife.14What kind of apartment do
5、 the speakers prefer?AOne with two bedrooms. BOne without furniture. COne near a market.15How much rent should one pay for the one bedroom apartment?A350.B400.C415.16Where is the apartment the speakers would like to see?AOn Lake Street.BOn Market Street.COn South Street.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17What perc
6、entage of the worlds tea exports go to Britain?AAlmost 15%.BAbout 30%.COver 40%.18Why do tea tasters taste tea with milk?AMost British people drink tea that way. BTea tastes much better with milk.CTea with milk is healthy.19Who suggests a price for each tea?ATea tasters.BTea exporters.CTea companies
7、.20What is the speaker talking about?AThe life of tea tasters. BAfternoon tea in Britain. CThe London Tea Trade Centre.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）AJapanese Restaurant (free parking) Open timeLunch 12：002：00 pm. Dinner 6：0010：00 pm.Monday to Saturday a beautiful gift for the first com
8、erSpecial Place$5 for each person TuesdayFriday 7 nights12：002：00 pm. 5：3011：30 pm.McDonalds $6Monday to Sunday 10：00 am.9：30 pm.70% off for students NO.18 Centre Street LondonSEA FAST FOOD CLUBBreakfast by the sea Milk Egg Bread Saturday & Sunday 6：009：00 am. 21According to the four advertisements,
9、 you can go to _ for breakfast on Saturday.AJapanese Restaurant BSpecial Place CMcDonalds DSEA FAST FOOD CLUB22Students can pay _ for a hamburger at McDonalds.A$4.2 B$6 C$3.6 D$1.823If you want to eat at 10：00 at night on Sunday, where can you go?AJapanese Restaurant. BSEA FAST FOOD CLUB CSpecial Pl
10、ace. DMcDonalds.BMrs.Black was having a lot of trouble with her skin, so she went to her doctor about it. He could not find anything wrong with her, however. So he sent her to the local hospital for some tests. The hospital, of course, sent the results of the tests direct to Mrs. Blacks doctor, and
11、the next morning he telephoned her to give her a list of the things that he thought she could not eat, as any of them might be the cause of her skin trouble. Mrs. Black carefully wrote all the things down on a piece of paper, which she then left beside the telephone while she went out to a ladies me
12、eting.When she got back home two hours later, she found her husband waiting for her. He had a big basket full of packages beside him, and when he saw her, he said, “Hello, dear. I have done all your shopping for you.” “Done all my shopping?” She asked in surprise. “But how did you know what I wanted
13、?” “Well, when I got home, I found your shopping list beside the telephone,” answered her husband. “So I went down to the shops and bought everything you had written down.”Of course, Mrs.Black had to tell him that what he had thought were all the things the doctor did not allow her to eat.24The doct
14、or who Mrs. Black went to see_.Adidnt find the cause of her illnessB didnt examine her carefully enoughCwanted to fool herDtook her to a local hospital25The doctor telephoned her the next morning because_.AMrs. Black left the list of foods at the doctorsBhe wanted her to come to his office againChe
15、didnt receive the results of the testsDhe thought she should stop eating some foods, any of which might cause her disease26The word “He” in the second paragraph refers to _.AMr. BlackBa doctor in the local hospitalCMrs. Blacks doctorDsomeone else we dont know27From the passage, we can tell Mr. Black
16、 was_.Aat home when his wife answered the telephoneB a stupid man Can honest husband Dabout to leave for a meetingC Ottawa is the capital of Canada. It is the second largest city in Ontario and the fourth largest city in the country.The Centre Block is the main building on Parliament Hill (国会山). The
17、re also stand several ceremonial spaces, such as the Hall of Honor and the Memorial Chamber. The present Centre Block is the second copy of the building, after the first was undermined by a big fire in 1916, and it is one of the most recognizable buildings in Canada.Downtown Ottawa is the commercial
18、 and economic centre of the city. Most of the buildings are office towers. While most of Ottawas high tech industry is based elsewhere, it has an important presence in the downtown center. The downtown also contains a number of apartments, hotels, and the older single family homes and townhouses alo
19、ng its edges (边缘).The National Gallery of Canada is one of Canadas earliest art galleries. The Gallery has a large and varied collection of paintings, drawings, sculpture and photographs. Although its focus is on Canadian art, it also holds works by some well-known American and European artists.The
20、Rideau Canal is the oldest continuously operated canal (运河) system in North America. At the very beginning, it was used to provide a safe supply and communication route between Montreal and the British naval (海军的) base in Kingston. It remains in use today mainly for people to boat and enjoy themselv
21、es, with most of its original structures undamaged. The locks on the system open for navigation (航海) in mid-May and close in mid-October.28What does the underlined word “undermined” in Paragraph 2 mean?ACheckedBOvercome.CCompleted.D.Destroyed.29What are the main collections of the National Gallery o
22、f Canada?APaintings from Europe.BSculpture and photographs.CDrawings by American artists.DArtworks by Canadian artists.30The Rideau Canal at present is mainly used for _.Apublic transportationBpleasure boatingCsafe supplyDcommunication route31Whats the best title for the text?AReasons for Visiting O
23、ttawaBThe Long History of OttawaCSome Famous Places in OttawaDAn Unforgettable Trip to OttawaDThe third-generation hybrid rice which was developed by Yuan Longping, the father of hybrid rice, and his team ran its first public yield monitoring from Monday to Tuesday and achieved high output. The fina
24、l yield of the tested variety, G3-1S/P19, came to1046.3 kg per mu（about 667 square meters）, based on two pieces of land in Qingzhu Village under the city of Hengyang in central Chinas Hunan Province.Some previous high-yielding hybrid rice varieties in China took 160 to even 180 days from sowing to h
25、arvesting, while the figure was shortened to around 125 days for the new variety. This is one of the most important features of the third-generation hybrid rice that can reduce the use of pesticides（杀虫剂）and fertilizers, thus reducing cost and improving production efficiency. said Qian Qian, the depu
26、ty director of the China National Rice Research Institute.Unlike the previous two generations that required a large amount of water and fertilizers as well as demanding growing conditions and technological support, the third-generation hybrid rice is easier to be cultivated（种植）by ordinary farmers. S
27、o the soil, altitude and climate of the test site were not ideal conditions carefully selected beforehand but were close to the paddies（稻田）of ordinary farmers.Nowadays. Chinas average yield of rice is about 500 kg per mu. Ordinary farmers can produce 600 kg to 700 kg of rice per mu by growing some e
28、xcellent second-generation hybrid rice varieties. However, under the same planting conditions and environment, the yield of the third-generation hybrid rice could reach 800 kg per mu. China now feeds around 20 percent of the worlds population with less than 9 percent of the worlds arable（可耕种的）land.A
29、t present, Yuans team has nine third-generation hybrid rice combinations under trial, which are expected to achieve commercial seed production in the following three to four years and hope to apply the technology into the research of sea rice. The third-generation hybrid rice has the comprehensive s
30、trength to promote a greener and more sustainable development of Chinas rice production with higher quality and yield.32What feature of the new hybrid rice does Qian Qian mainly talk about?AIt saves a lot more water.BIt has a shorter growing period.CIt saves much more farmland.DIt achieves a higher
31、yield.33Why is the new hybrid rice not tested in ideal areas?AThe ordinary farmers master planting technology.BThe researchers want to reduce the experiment cost.CThe growing conditions the new hybrid rice needs are simple.DThe previous rice farming provides researchers with experience.34What is the
32、 fourth paragraph mainly about?AThe high output of the third-generation hybrid rice.BThe future of the new hybrid rice variety.CThe advanced technology of the research on hybrid rice.DThe differences between the three hybrid rice varieties.35Where is this text most likely from?AA news report.B A gui
33、de book.CAn advertisement.DA fashion magazine.第二节 七选五（共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分）How to Improve Your MemoryThe human brain is extremely complex and powerful. 36 Here are 3 simple things that will help you improve your memory and keep it going strong into your old age.Get plenty of exercise and rest.Exercise i
34、snt just good for your physical body, but it is also good for your brain. Exercise increases the amount of oxygen that gets to your brain. 37 When you exercise, your brain produces certain chemicals that help to protect your brain cells. Rest is also an important part of improving your memory. Studi
35、es show that key memory improvement happens when you are in those deep stages of sleep, so go to bed early every night.Have a good laugh as often as you can.Not only is laughter good for the soul, it is also good for the brain and can help improve your memory.38 This helps you to learn more and be m
36、ore creative. So, go ahead and belt out a good laugh. Not only will others join you, but you will feel much better after doing it.39Stress has a bad effect on your body, especially the brain. If you let stress stay, it can destroy your brain cells and cause damage to the part of the brain responsibl
37、e for creating new memories and remembering old ones. So, stay away from stress. Its bad for you. If you are feeling a little stressed, go outside and take a little walk around. 40A It also helps to reduce memory loss BAvoid stress. C Change your behavior.DThis will make you feel ten times better.E.
38、When you laugh you excite many areas of your brain.F.The health of your brain directly shows how strong your memory is.G.The human brain is like a muscle and can be trained.第三部分 完形填空（共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分） My mother used to be controlling and our relationship was difficult. As she got older, she 41 to
39、 soften. Just five years ago, I got a call at 5:30 a.m. from Hawaii saying my mother was in the 42 room with a high fever and fast heart rate. When I was 43 planes in San Francisco, I got a call from my mothers 44 , who was also my friend. She said, “ 45 you get here, dont go to the hotel first. Com
40、e 46 to the hospital. I think were looking at hours now.” I said, “Chery, I have a 6hour 47 ahead of me. Please 48 in her ear that Im coming, and shell 49 .” Chery did. My mother waited. I 50 Hawaii, and held her hand for the next 8 days.During that time our relationship was 51 . She could no longer
41、 52 anything. We sat, talked, and she 53 sang to me. Because everyone thought she was 54 ， I said all the things I thought I might never have the 55 to say again. I told her I loved her, and how much I 56 all shed done for me.After that, she 57 slowly and stuck around for her 90th birthday. That was
42、 5 years ago. She died 6 days after her 95th birthday. During the last 5 years I made about 25 58 to see her. In the last few hours of her 59 , her children and grandchildren told her they loved her, and Mom was sweet and bathed in 60 as she passed.41AforgotBbeganCcontinuedDhappened42AoperationBexam
43、CrestDemergency43AfindingBbookingCchangingDboarding44AcolleagueBroommateCdoctorDneighbor45AWhenBBeforeCSinceDThough46AonlyBinsteadCstraightDalong47AflightBwalkCdriveDride48AshoutBremindCconvinceDwhisper49AinsistBwaitCrelaxDlive50AvisitedBpassedCleftDreached51AruinedBimprovedCignoredDblamed52AsayBcon
44、trolCdoDlearn53AstillBevenCeverDalmost54AflyingBdyingCsleepingDpracticing55AtimeBrightCchanceDturn56AappreciatedBrememberedCrequiredDvalued57AwokeBbreathedCadvanced Drecovered58AtripsBplansCroutinesDopportunities59AworldBcareerClifeDstay60AkindnessBgenerosityCloveDsorrow第四部分 语法填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分
45、)I am a volcanologist and often travel to unusual places and work alongside interesting people from all over the world. Using scientific equipment and 61 (collect) information about volcanoes are my job. Though my job is occasionally 62 (danger), I dont mind because danger excites me and makes me fe
46、el alive. As is known, when lava from the volcano 63 (flow), many houses will be covered 64 lava or burned to the ground. However, my job helps scientists predict where lava from the volcano will flow next and how fast, 65 can help protect ordinary people from one of the most powerful 66 (force) on
47、earth the volcano. I once experienced the 67 (erupt) of Mount Kilauea. I was lucky to have a close look at the 68 (absolute) fantastic sight. When it 69 (break) out, red lava was pouring hundreds of meters into the air. All the lava passing slowly down the mountain caused great damage and buried eve
48、rything in 70 path under the molten rock.第五部分 短文改错（共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分）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。Id like to introduce Sarah to you. She is a good friend of me. Actually she is an exchange student from Ireland, which has been studying in my school for two month. Wanting to take an adv
49、antage of her short time here, Sarah works hardly. She had not studied Chinese before arriving here, but she has some difficulty communicating with people. She woke up early every morning to study a bit before class. I admire her independence for doing all of this while live so far away from her fam
50、ily. Besides, Sarah is in great help. Busy as she is, she often takes time help classmates with their English homework. A lovely girl, isnt she?第六部分 书面表达（满分25分）72假设你是育才中学学生李华，针对学校有学生不珍惜粮食的情况，给你校英文报投稿，倡议大家节约粮食。要点包括；1.为何不要浪费粮食；2.你觉得可行的一些措施；3.号召同学们节约粮食。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可适当增加细节以使行文连贯； Dear fellow students
51、,_Yours, Li Hua高二年级第二次英语月考试卷答案1-5 ACABC 6-10 BABCB 11-15 ABCAB 16-20 CBAAC21-25 DDCAD 26-30 ACDDB 31-35CBCAA 36-40 FAEBD 41-45 BDCCA 46-50 CADBD 51-55BBBBC56-60ADACC第四部分：语法填空61collecting 62dangerous 63flows 64with 65which66forces 67eruption 68absolutely 69broke 70its第五部分：短文改错711. me-mine 2. which-wh
52、o 3. month-months 4. 去掉an 5. hardly-hard 6. but-so 7. woke-wakes 8. live-living 9. in- of 10. timehelp中间加to72第六部分：写作Dear fellow students,Some students are usually seen wasting food. I am writing to call on everyone to move against wasting food and take an active part in saving food.Food is of vital
53、significance. It is not easy for farmers to produce it,and we should value every grain of it. Many people in the world are still suffering from hunger. Besides, the COVID 19 is still here and we shouldnt be too optimistic about our food supply. And this is what we can do: When eating at the school, buy no more than what you can have. When eating out，take your leftovers back home.I am convinced that, with our joint efforts, the happening of wasting food will disappear.Yours,Li Hua