1、 长春外国语学校2020-2021学年第二学期第一次月考高二年级英语试卷 本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。考试结束后，将答题卡交回。注意事项： 1.答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。 2.选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0.5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3.请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。4.作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5.保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第卷第一部分
2、：阅读理解（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、D）中，选出最佳选项。AApps to Help in a DisasterDisasters almost always arrive unexpectedly. But there are computer apps to help people prepare for disasters. Some apps alert users when a disaster has taken place. Siren GPS MobileThe free Siren GPS Mobile app
3、connects users to emergency services at the tap of the screen. The app will let emergency workers know where the person in need is.The app works over cellphone networks. But it also works on Wi-Fi if cellphone networks are down after an emergency.Users can create a personal health report on the app
4、to share with emergency services. This will provide information about medicines that users take, allergies they might have and other medical information important to treatment decisions.Life360The Life360 app provides a service to keep the loved ones connected. Users can set up a network of people t
5、o share their location, chat and get alerts when they are near someone in their network. People in the same network can use the app on iPhone and Android devices.The app helps users communicate when they are in danger. The location sharing function can be suspended (暂停) when desired.The Life360 app
6、is free, with some services available for a fee.Red Panic ButtonWhen a person is in danger, the Red Panic Button app might help. This app can send a text message to chosen contacts providing the users location. You can also add a voice or video message or photo to your text and email.This app can al
7、so be used to contact emergency services.Red Panic Button is free, but extra features are available for a fee.First Aid by American Red CrossThe free First Aid app by the American Red Cross helps guide users in giving first aid to the injured people. The app can also help with information to help pl
8、an for droughts, floods, storms and more.Watch videos and take quizzes within the app. Users can switch the app from English to Spanish.1.All of the following are features of the Siren GPS Mobile app EXCEPT _.A. it connects users to emergency servicesB. it is useless if your cellphone network is dow
9、nC. rescuers can get your health information through itD. rescue workers can know where the injured person is2.If you have the Life360 app, you can _.A. watch over your loved ones movementsB. keep connected with those in your networkC. share your health information with doctors directlyD. get hospit
10、al information immediately when in danger3.Which is the best choice if you want to get information about disasters in advance?A. Siren GPS Mobile. B. Life360. C. Red Panic Button. D. First Aid by American Red Cross.BResearchers have created glass by harvesting energy from wind and precipitation (降水)
11、.The approach offers an alternative to other smart windows powered by batteries, solar panels, and even standard power outlets. “The creation represents a new kind of renewable energy source”, says Liming Dai, a nanomaterial engineer at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, who was not
12、 involved in the research.Smart glass, which changes its characteristics to block out light or heat, has been around for decades. Common examples include glare-fighting rearview (后视) car mirrors and windows that change color for energy savings and privacy. But many are expensive, and people are stil
13、l looking for eco-friendly ways to power the windows. Batteries and plug-in outlets arent apparently “green”, and built-in solar panels can cloud or hide parts of the glass.In experiments, the glass produced up to 130 milliwatts per square meter, enough to power a pacemaker or a smart phone while it
14、s asleep, the team reported online last month in ACS Nano. This output might suit many applications, such as being a power source for home or office electronics, says co-developer and scientist Zhong Wang of the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. Since their first project in 2012, a light-u
15、p sidewalk powered by footsteps, he and his colleagues have miniaturized their generators to create everything from self-cleaning keyboards to sensors for security systems.But Wang and colleagues still have more work to do before this smart glass is ready for commercialization. Now, the glass has no
16、 way to store the energy it creates. To solve this problem, Dai says, transparent supercapacitors (超级电容器) could be placed into the glass without decreasing visibility.For now, the team wants to improve the energy efficiency of their nanogenerators. These tiny power plants can convert about 60% of th
17、e mechanical energy (机械能) that they encounter into electricity. “The output power is a constant goal,” Wang says. “Free energy is around us, and anything can happen if you take control of it.4.What is unique about the latest generation of the smart glass?A. It is more expensive.B. It is powered by w
18、eather.C. It can protect privacy.D. It can block out light and heat.5. What is the drawback of the smart glass?A. It cannot power a smart phone.B. It cannot suit the supercapacitors.C. It cannot keep its produced electricity.D. It cannot change its color according to weather.6. Which of the followin
19、g best explains “convert” underlined in the last paragraph?A. Transform. B. Waste.C. Consume. D. Reserve.CThe start of the US Atlantic hurricane season is just over two weeks away and forecasters (预报员) are expecting particularly high activity this year. With warmer than usual conditions expected in
20、the North Atlantic this summer, meteorologists have predicted that the season could produce eight or more hurricanes.While forecasters cannot predict how many hurricanes if any will make landfall, the potential for dangerous storms to strike the southern and eastern coasts brings an additional probl
21、em for authorities already struggling with COVID-19.Experts say that COVID-19 is affecting the capabilities of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and other organizations involved in responding to natural disasters.Retired U.S. Army Lieutenant General Jeffrey Talley, who now leads global
22、efforts on disaster management at IBMs Center for the Business of Government, said that with FEMA and other authorities engaged in responding to COVID-19, resources will be limited if a hurricane strikes.“When we look at a disaster . I think of it in terms of how we prepare for, respond to and recov
23、er from those types of events,” Talley said. “Right now were in the middle of the response of COVID-19. None of us are really sure how long its going to last and how the response to disasters is going to be different, say, two months from now, six months from now, so on and so forth,” he said.Accord
24、ing to Talley, COVID-19 could complicate the response to a hurricane by interrupting the flow of emergency supplies to areas where they are urgently needed at crucial moments.Social distancing and stay-at-home orders will also force authorities along the south and east coast to rethink how they mana
25、ge people who must leave their homes in the event of a disaster. While many states are already lifting some lockdown restrictions, social distancing will still be important for many months to come.7.When will the first hurricane possibly arrive in the US this summer?A. In about eight days.B. In abou
26、t six months.C. In about two months.D. In more than two weeks.8. According to Talley, how could COVID-19 influence the response to a hurricane?A. Lockdown can greatly reduce damage and injury.B. The pandemic makes it harder to predict hurricanes.C. More people will leave home to fight against a hurr
27、icane.D. Relief supplies might not reach disaster areas sometimes.9.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?A. Authorities along the coasts will stick to the former orders.B. People throughout the country no longer need to stay at home.C. It is necessary to keep social distance in the coming mo
28、nths.D. The state governments are confident about dealing with hurricanes.10.What is the best title for the text?A. COVID-19 to Worsen Hurricane ResponseB. More Destructive Hurricanes to Be ExpectedC. More Difficult to Forecast Hurricanes ComingD. Social Distancing Needed in the Coming MonthsDThe wo
29、rld has a water problem which is simple to understand but not to solve. The amount of water in the world is limited. Water usage in the world has increased during the past 10 years. Usages will continue to increase as the population grows and uses more water. A third of the worlds population lives i
30、n countries that have too little water. 11 Its strange to think that there is more than enough water available for everyones basic needs. 12 Some countries are much drier than others, for example Sudan in Africa. The UN says that people need a minimum of 50 litres of water a day for drinking, washin
31、g, cooking and sanitation (卫生). In 1990, over a billion people did not have even that. Water shortages can mean long walks to get water, high prices to buy it, food insecurity and disease from drinking dirty water. 13 Governments that try to improve water supplies need to think carefully about how t
32、o do this. 14 But in many cases, the environment and the habitats of plants and animals are threatened by the dams as a result. 15 New technology can help, especially by cleaning up pollution and so making more water usable, and in agriculture, where water use can be made far more efficient. For mil
33、lions of people around the world, solving the problem is a matter of life and death.A. So what can help? B. Its just not spread evenly throughout the world. C. Unfortunately, its poor people who suffer most. D. By 2025, scientists expect this to increase to two-thirds. E. Dams and other large projec
34、ts now provide millions with water. F. Electricity from these dams can provide people with clean energy. G. The rest along major rivers in the world have no worry about water. 第二部分：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 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 had
35、 struck the mountain. Matrone couldnt 16 it any longer. “Lets get out of here,” he told his wife, dressing quickly. They 17 the parking lot, where others were digging their cars. Fifteen minutes after the first earthquake, another earthquake 18 , this one measuring 5.6. With a dozen vehicles freed,
36、guests 19 down the driveway. But when they reached the main road, the path was 20 by a six-foot-high wall of snow. Matrone got out of his car and 21 the snow drift (雪堆). There was no road, just piles of shining 22 . He turned and yelled down to his wife, “Were 23 !”And they made their way back to th
37、e 24 . A handful of guests sat in white sofas. Matrone paced up and down in the reception area, 25 discussing choices with his wife. This was when the snow on the mountain began to 26 . They heard the avalanche before they saw it. As the wall of snow and ice 27 downward, it pressed the air into a 28
38、 low whistle (啸声). The snowslide gathered speed and size, grabbing rocks and trees and anything else in its 29 as it roared down the mountain. The snow and the 30 of everything it had brought down the mountain with it tore the hotel from its foundation, reduced it to 31 , and sent remains dashing mo
39、re than 100 yards away. People caught inside were left 32 in the ruins.When the 33 finally arrived, eight hours after the disaster occurred, there was no movement anywhere. All was now 34 . Hard rescue work began. It was bound to be a(n) 35 tragedy. Who would be the survivors?16. A. forecastB. expre
40、ssC. standD. determine17. A. went throughB. headed toC. turned toD. looked into18. A. beatB. hitC. endedD. recovered19. A. grieved forB. gave inC. took apart D. set off20. A. blockedB. destroyedC. limitedD. changed21. A. clearedB. ignoredC. crossedD. climbed22. A. groundB. snowC. sceneD. sky23. A. s
41、caredB. drownedC. reservedD. trapped24. A. resortB. entranceC. destinationD. castle25. A. sincerelyB. actuallyC. exactlyD. anxiously 26. A. sinkB. slideC. ariseD. crash27. A. escapedB. brokeC. fellD. trembled28. A. terribleB. signalC. reliableD. mysterious29. A. positionB. stateC. wayD. condition30.
42、 A. disadvantageB. resultC. crueltyD. weight31. A. housesB. highwaysC. ruinsD. traps32. A. buriedB. noticedC. traumatisedD. starved33. A. officersB. familiesC. rescuersD. relatives34. A. regularB. stillC. powerfulD. uneven35. A. enormousB. commonC. fortunateD. fancy第卷第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分25分）第一节 原文填空（每
43、空只写一词）（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）The Earth is made up of three layers. In the centre is the core, which is as big as the Mars and has a high 36 of over 7,000C. 37 the core is a thick layer called the mantle, 38 lower part is solid rock, 39 portion is molten rock called the magma. Floating on top of the magm
44、a is the Earths rocky crust.The crust is made up of tectonic plates. These huge plates are moved slowly by magma currents below, sliding past each other with 40 . If a plate is forced down 41 another and gets 42 , pressure will build up until the stressed rocks suddenly 43 apart, causing 44 ground m
45、ovements called earthquakes. The point where the rocks suddenly jolt or break is called the epicentre, from which, powerful shock waves 45 out in all directions. 第二节 词汇语法填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）A. 根据提示补全句子，每空仅填一词。46.Edison made an o_ (公务的) visit to Tokyo in March.47.When two plates c_ (相撞), one tends t
46、o ride over the other.48.It is vital that we act to stop the d_ (破坏) of the rainforests.49.Even with her busy s_ (时间表), Monica finds time to watch TV.50.It is i_ (难以置信的) how much Tom has changed since he met Lily.51.The polluted air in the city has been badly e_ (危害) the health of the residents.52.A
47、 police officer was killed when his car _ _ (爆炸).53.Last month, we _ _ (收留，收容) the poor man, who had nowhere to live.54.Lack of consumer confidence is _ _ (阻碍，阻挡) economic recovery.55.Women are more likely to _ _ _ (成为的牺牲品) conflicts between their work and their family life than men.B. 单句语法填空，在空白处填入
48、括号内单词的正确形式（每空不多于3个单词）。56._ (tell) many times, John still made the same mistake.57._ (finish) his homework, the boy went out to play basketball.58.On hearing his name _ (call), the sleeping dog suddenly jumped up.59.The next morning people found the man _ (lie) on the ground, dead.60.Tom has been awa
49、y from home for two years, leaving his room _ (cover) with dust.第四部分：写作（共两节, 满分35分） 第一节 短文改错（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
50、分。Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing this letter to draw you attention to the community lecture concerning garbage classification. As we all know, garbage classification is of great significant for environmental protection. We should try our best make our community an better place.Garbage classificatio
51、n not only benefits the environment, but reduce the workload of workers. More important, it can help us develop a sense of responsibility and form good habits for ourselves. Whats more, the garbage where is classified can be recycled and turned into value resources.The lecture will be held in the ha
52、ll at 9 am next Sunday. I hope you can come and join in us. Making a contribution to garbage classification, please. Yours,Hongqi Community第二节 书面表达（满分25分）假如你是班长李华，你们班的外教Mark最近生病住院了，请代表你们班的同学给他写封慰问信，内容包括：1. 表示难过；2. 感谢他的付出； 3. 希望给他一些帮助。注意：1. 词数：120词左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Dear Mark, Yours,Li Hua长春外国语学校2
53、020-2021学年第二学期第一次月考高二年级英语试卷答案第一部分 阅读理解1-5 BBD4-6 BCA7-10 DDCA11-15 DBCEA第二部分 完形填空16-20 CBBDA 21-25DBDAD 26-30BCACD 31-35CACBA第三部分 第一节 原文填空36. temperature37. Surrounding38. whose39. upper40. difficulty41. underneath42. stuck43. tear44. violent45. spread第二节 词汇语法填空A. 根据提示补全句子，注意使用所填词汇的适当形式，每空仅填一词。46. o
54、fficial 47. collide48. destruction 49. schedule50. incredible51. endangering52. blew up53. took in54. holding back55. fall victim toB. 单句语法填空，在空白处填入括号内单词的正确形式（每空不多于3个）56. Having been told57. Having finished 58. called59. lying 60. covered第四部分 写作（共两节, 满分35分） 第一节 短文改错（满分10分）61. you your62. significant
55、 significance63. best后添加to64. an a65. reduce reduces66. important importantly67. where which/that68. value valuable69.去掉in70. Making Make第二节 书面表达（满分25分）Dear Mark,Were sorry to hear that youre ill and have been in hospital for several days. We miss you a lot. Youre a great teacher humorous and warmhe
56、arted. In your class, you always motivate us to interact with you. And youre willing to spare your time to communicate with us in English, which has greatly improved our oral English. We appreciate what youve done for us and have regarded you as our friend.Now wed like to do something for you, like bringing you food and borrowing books for you. We really hope you can recover soon. If theres anything that we can do for you, please let us know.Best wishes.Yours, Li Hua
