1、宁夏大学附属中学2020-2021学年高二英语下学期第一次月考试题 第一部分 听力（每题1.5分,共30分。）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）1. Where does the conversation take place?A. In a kitchen.B. In a garage.C. In a grocery store.2. How old was Elvis when he died?A. 77 years old.B. 42 years old.C. 50 years old.3.What does the man wish he could do?A. Ride
2、 on a train. B. Write an article. C. Travel around the world.4. Why did the boy spit the cookie out?A. It has too much milk.B. It was too hard.C. It was too hot.5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. Birds. B. The womans yard. C. Food from the grocery store.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面一段对
3、话，回答以下小题。6. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Teacher and student.B. Parent and child.C. Boss and employee.7. How does the woman most likely feel?A. Annoyed.B. Let down.C. Sorry听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。8. What are the speakers planning to do?A. Go to a yoga class.B. Go on a hike.C. Hav
4、e a race.9. What is the woman worried about?A The snakes.B. Getting lost.C. Getting too tired.听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。10. What does the man always get from the food truck?A. A burger.B. Bacon jam.C. A cheese sandwich.11. What was the woman doing around 8:00 a.m.?A. Working.B. Having breakfast.C. Enjoying a m
5、orning coffee12. Why do the speakers need to hurry up?A. So there will be food left. B. Since theyre already late.C. So they wont miss too much work.听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。13. Who ranked the number one hotel in the world?A. A popular website. B. A famous newspaper. C. A high-quality magazine.14. What do all
6、 the rooms in the hotel have?A. Balconies.B. King-size beds. C. Direct access to private pools.15. What do people mainly go to the hotel for?A. Shopping.B. Relaxing.C. Enjoying the club.16. What may have changed the womans mind about the hotel?A. The area around the hotel. B. The price of the rooms.
7、C. The food that is available.听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。17. What is the weather like in the Southern states?A. Sunny.B. Snowy.C. Rainy.18. How much rainfall has been reported in some Texas stations?A. 2 inches.B. 15 inches.C. 24 inches.19. In which state is the temperature rather high according to the talk?A.
8、Florida.B. Arizona.C. Texas.20. What can we infer from the talk?A. The weather in the USA is very pleasant now.B. The weather conditions are very poor in the USA.C. The weather conditions vary greatly in the USA.第二部分 阅读理解第一节 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A, B, C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。(共 15小题；每小题 2分，满分 30分)ATired of
9、 your summer break? Here comes a list of best sellers on ABorn a CrimeBy Noah TrevorBorn a Crime is the story of a naughty young boy in South Africa, who grows into a restless young man, the author of the book, as he struggles to find himself in a world where he was never supposed to exist. It is al
10、so the story of that young mans relationship with his fearless and religious mother. “Dont cry, Trevor. Trevor, listen. Listen to me. Listen.” “My child, you must look on the bright side.” It was Mothers faith and positive attitude that shaped the young man.How It Feels to FloatBy Helaia FoxIf youre
11、 looking for a moving story that explores themes of mental illness, grief (悲痛), and love, pick up a copy of How It Feels to Float and follow Biz as she comes of age. This moving novel will stay with you long after you finish reading it.Two Can Keep a SecretBy Karen M. MeManusPut on your crime-solvin
12、g cap and get swept away in this thriller about a girl, a boy, and a string of unsolved murders. As threats and clues pile up, youll be burning the midnight oil trying to finish the book before dawn.DuneBy Frank HerbertIf the Star Wars movies have made you fall in love with the space opera, eventual
13、ly youre going to read Frank Herberts most famous creation. The story of centuries-old political plotting about warring factions (派系) battling over control of the extremely valuable planet Arrakis is a classic and remains a wonderful introduction to the larger, more complex world of science fiction
14、just beyond the Star Wars trilogies.21. Which books are about growth?A. How It Feels to Float and Two Can Keep a Secret.B. Born a Crime and How It Feels to Float.C. Two Can Keep a Secret and Dune.D. How It Feels to Float and Dune.22. What is Two Can Keep a Secret mainly about?A. Challenges of growin
15、g up. B. A girls space adventures.C. battling for control of another planet. D. The murders remaining to be settled.23. What kind of book is Dune?A. A love story. B. A science-fiction story. C. An autobiography. D. A fairy tale.BIn the first term of college, Professor Kelly lectured us in his Acting
16、 class about the importance of taking the business of acting seriously. As I prepare to take on my senior year, I think back on the first term and I consider my seriousness and my love for the art of theatre. Im pleased to say that, for the most part, my determination remains as strong as ever.Even
17、after Ive learned about the difficulties and the heartbreak that go with working as an actor, I know that it is still the right path for me. Something Professor Kelly said in that first acting class has stuck with me through these last three years. He said, Every actor chooses to act for their own r
18、easons personally I do it because I have to. I have to perform. Its who l am. For as long as Ive been performing, Ive wondered how to best describe why I do what I do. Professor Kelly answered that question for me that day.When I was little and first imagined what it would be like to be a real actor
19、, I would imagine being known about by many people someday. However, I never actually wanted that. I act because no matter what is going on in my life，no matter how stressed I am with whats happening outside of or during practices, when Im on stage, Im home and Im me.Many parents will feel worried a
20、bout their childrens choosing to be an actor. Some will be surprised. My parents are just exceptions. They knew from the start that nothing was going to keep me from doing what I love.24. What did Professor Kellys words make the author realize?A. She did acting out of love.B. She really had a gift f
21、or acting.C. She would face many challenges.D. She must work hard to learn acting.25 What does the underlined word that in paragraph 3 refer to?A. Imagining being an actor.B. Being on stage.C. Becoming famous one day.D. Being devoted to theatre.26. How do the authors parents feel about her choice?A.
22、 Content B. SympatheticC. ConcernedD. Disappointed27. What is the author mainly talking about in the text?A. Why she chose acting.B. Who inspired her to act.C. How acting changed her life.D. What she learned about acting.CThere is such a group of singers in the western musical circle at present, who
23、 enter the business as online celebrities （名人）and then become top idols （偶像） and giant stars globally. They become popular for their videos online and then they are discovered by talent agents（代理人） and gradually cause huge storms in the musical circle. Troye Sivan, a singer who is nicknamed “chuoye”
24、, became popular on YouTube from an early age. As a popular video sharing website, YouTube has given rise to plenty of stars, creating a new celebrity culture. Providing a platform where anyone can post videos, YouTube presents the opportunity for anyone to achieve fame by simply uploading a short v
25、ideo. Sivan has been making YouTube videos since he was 12 to show his singing talent. In the digital age, Sivan has already developed large devoted audience online and his touching video blogs have earned him extreme popularity. A survey has showed that US teenagers are more attracted to YouTube st
26、ars, which is a surprising result. YouTube stars are judged to be more attractive, outstanding and related than traditional stars. Looking at the survey comments and feedback（反馈）, teens enjoy a close and real experience with YouTube celebrities, who arent carefully directed by design. Teens also say
27、 they appreciate YouTube stars sense of humor and risk-taking spirit, which are often limited by Hollywood stars. As a result, singers who make their first show in the traditional way no longer have a complete advantage in front of the audience. Online platforms open up a lot of doors for people. Th
28、ey become the best place to be discovered.28. Why is Troye Sivan mentioned in Paragraph 1?A. To give an example for the topic. B. To uncover the secret of success online.C. To add more background information. D. To introduce the topic of the passage.29. What made Troye Sivan a success according to t
29、he author?A. Learning to sing at an early age. B. Developing lots of fans online.C. Sharing his family stories online. D. Starting a different music style.30. Why are YouTube stars so attractive in the digital age?A. They are more firmly connected with teens.B. They are more hardworking than traditi
30、onal stars.C. They are often carefully designed.D. They are discovered in a traditional way.31. What is the authors attitude towards online platforms like YouTube?A. Worried. B. Regretful. C. Supportive. D. Doubtful.D A recent study showed that the experiences children have in their first few years
31、are important. These experiences affect the development of the brain. When children receive more attention, they often have higher IQs. Babies receive information when they see, hear and feel things, which makes connections between different parts of the brain. There are a hundred trillion connectio
32、ns in the brain of a three-year-old child. Researcher Judit Gervain tested how good newborns are at telling different sound patterns. The researchers produced images of the brains of babies as they heard different sound patterns. For example,one order was mubaba. This is the pattern A -B B”. Another
33、 order was mubage. This is the pattern A-BC”. The images showed that the part of the brain responsible for speech was more active during the AB-B” pattern. This shows that babies can tell the difference between different patterns. They also were sensitive（敏感的）to where it occurred in the order. Gerva
34、in is excited by these findings because the order of sounds is the base of words and grammar, Position is key to language, she says. If something is at the beginning or at the end, it makes a big difference： John caught the bear is very different from The bear caught John.Researchers led by scientis
35、t Patricia Kuhl have found that language delivered by televisions, audio books, the Internet, or smartphonesno matter how educational doesnt appear to be enough for childrens brain development. They carried out a study of nine-month-old American babies. They expected the first group whod watched vid
36、eos in Chinese to show the same kind of learning as the second group who were brought face-to- face with the same sounds. Instead they found a huge difference. The babies in the second group were able to distinguish （辨别）between similar Chinese sounds as well as native listeners. But the other babies
37、一regardless of whether they had watched the video or listened to the audiolearned nothing.32. Why are early experiences so important to children according to the study?A. They can show connections in their brains.B. They can increase new information of IQs.C. They can offer children more attention.D
38、. They can help to develop their brains.33. How was the research carried out?A. By recognizing babies different appearances.B. By producing images of new words for babies.C. By testing how babies brains learn to speak language.D. By checking babies brains to identify different sound patterns.34. Why
39、 is Gervain excited about the findings?A. Grammar is important in learning languages.B. Different orders of sounds have different meanings.C. The order of words comes from its grammar meaning.D. Different languages have different grammar rules.35. What is Patricia Kuhl most likely to agree?A. Learni
40、ng Chinese is of great benefit to babies brains.B. Babies are better than adults in learning a foreign language.C. Face-to-face communication can improve babies brains.D. Babies learn a lot from television，audio books or the Internet.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。Choo
41、sing a major is a very important thing in our life. However, at the same time, it can be extremely challenging. So its necessary to learn some simple tips that will make your decision much easier. 36 . And how does that choice affect your future career? We can help guide you in choosing a major.Your
42、 major is your primary field of study in your undergraduate (大学的）program. It is the subject in which you earn your bachelors degree（学士学位）. After completing a list of general education courses, you spend the rest of the time studying one subject of your choice. 37 .For many students, its best to try
43、out different classes to figure out a major youll like, but you need to have a couple of solid（可靠的） choices. 38 , you should begin taking courses you are required to complete before graduation, so it will decrease your chances of needing to switch majors later because you already know what to expect
44、. 39 , you should begin thinking about how your field will lead to a job as soon as possible. Consider clubs, research programs and part-time jobs related to potential （可能的）career choices for your major.For more career-specific majors like nursing and engineering, the majority of your studies will i
45、nclude skills that can be used in a future job. 40 . The sooner you begin working in a lab, on research projects or helping as a teaching assistant for a professor, the better youll be able to figure out your career.A. You have to think of ways to choose a majorB. Be sure that you choose a major tha
46、t suits your interestsC. Once you have a better idea of which major you like bestD. While your major may or may not lead directly to a careerE. Do some research to find out which majors can help you get that jobF. Roughly one-third to one-half of your courses will be related to your majorG. However,
47、 you should still consider doing activities outside of the classroom to better prepare you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，共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。During my second year in high school, I got sick and missed a few classes. When I 41 ，I was greeted with three days
48、of math and history homework, and several tests. 42 I went home from school that day tired, I had to stay up really late to finish them all.The next day at school, I got a shock: Id totally forgotten to prepare for the 43 on English play Romeo and Juliet, which Id take 44 my lunch hour! Worse still,
49、 I had 45 the in-class discussion and all the notes. When lunch came, 1 went to the English room to face my certain doom(厄运). All 1 could do was try to 46 on the questions I didnt know.As it turned out, I didnt know the majority of the questions. I was just about to give 47 when my pencil accidental
50、ly fell and broke. Standing by the blackboard sharpening my pencil, I 48 down and there is the answer sheet for the test! What good fortune! I can kiss good-bye to all my 49 of failing the test! My heart started beating, and my brain 50 . Yes! Read over the answers quickly! This was quickly followed
51、 by another voice, No! Youll get caught! My mind turned back and forth, Yes! No! Yes! No! . This went on for ten of the 51 seconds in my entire life.Finally I decided to finish the test on my own, without 52 ! I was satisfied with my decision but pretty 53 I would fail the test.The nest day when I w
52、alked into the English room, my great joy of having been an 54 soul changed into a wave of doom as 1 saw my test paper lying face down on my desk. I knew what awaited me.1 stared at it a few seconds before I took the 55 to turn it over.You can only imagine my 56 when I learned that I had passed the
53、test! I have never been so happy to see my 57 , a C-.My mom says the success that takes the most courage is 58 within. Now I know 59 what she means. Now not only can my conscience(良心) rest easy, but also I dont have to worry about getting caught and meeting a sad 60 like Romeo and Juliet.41. A. arri
54、vedB. appearedC. returnedD. finished42. A. AlthoughB. BecauseC. UntilD. If43. A. lectureB. testC. essayD. play44. A. byB. uponC. overD. toward45. A. carriedB. lostC. droppedD. missed46. A. dependB. guessC. agreeD. improve47. A. inB. offC. outD. away48. A. wroteB. settledC. lookedD. calmed49. A. worr
55、iesB. lonelinessC. tirednessD. boredom50. A. warnedB. whisperedC. shoutedD. cried51. A. coldestB. saddestC. longestD. fastest52. A. sufferingB. cheatingC. checkingD. thinking53. A. certainB. gladC. surprisedD. relieved54. A. honestB. openC. optimisticD. energetic55 A. wisdomB. chanceC. intentionD. c
56、ourage56. A. anxietyB. shockC. fearD. appreciation57. A. teacherB. creditC. rateD. grade58. A. wonB. putC. foundD. taken59 A. graduallyB. exactlyC. willinglyD. seemingly60. A. factB. filmC. endingD. love第四部分 基础知识考察第一节 课文语法填空 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式.（每小题1.5分，共15分）It is Zhou Yangs first day at the of
57、fice of China Daily. He is excited and eager to go out to cover a story 61._ his own, but he cant because he isnt 62._ (experience) enough. His new boss, Hu Xin, is sharing with him 63._ to be a good reporter.To be a good reporter, one needs to be curious, which enables him to ask many different que
58、stions and acquire all the information 64._ he needs to know. Besides, its important for a reporter to have a good nose for a story and assess if someone is telling the truth. And while interviewing people, a reporter has to listen to the answers carefully because he has to listen to the detailed 65
59、._ (fact) and prepare the next question, 66._ (depend) on what people say.The boss also told him a case where someone accused their journalists of getting the wrong end of the stick. Once a footballer 67._ (accuse) of taking money for 68._ (deliberate) not scoring goals. He admitted that someone 69.
60、_ (try) to bribe him, but he denied taking the money. The journalists wrote an article suggesting he was lying. He was angry and tried to stop it, but failed. Finally, it was proved that he was 70._ (guilt)第二节 单词拼写（73-76小题）,用括号内词的正确形式填空（77-80小题）。(每空1分，共10分)。71.They were both _（不确定的）about what to do
61、and turned to their uncle for help.72. The secret of happiness is to think about positive things and stay_（乐观的）.73. You should_（集中注意力） on the road when driving, or youll be asking for trouble.74. The doctors are _（高兴的）to find that the patient is beginning to recover from heart trouble.75. A lot of c
62、hildren at the school do not live in the town, but come from the _（周围的）countryside.76. Considering the present situation， I have to _（调整）my study plan.77. The woman scientist entered the room，_（ follow） by her assistants.78.They bought a new machine _（ make） in Shanghai.79. Not only his parents but
63、also his elder brother_（go） to the summer palace. They havent come back yet.80. I have reached a point in my life_ I am supposed to make decisions of my own.（填入一个合适的词。）第五部分 书面表达（满分25分）3月12日是植树节，你校组织全体学生参加了义务植树活动。假如你是校报的记者李明，请以“难忘的一次植树节”为题,写一篇新闻报道。内容包括：1.植树节那天发生的事；2.你的感想。注意:词数100左右。An Unforgettable T
64、ree-planting Day By Li Ming高二英语答案听力部分： 1-5 ABCBA 6-10ACBAA 11-15AACBB 16-20BCBBC阅读理解：A篇 21. B 22. D 23. BB篇 24.A 25. C 26. B 27. AC篇 28.A 29. B 30. A 31. CD篇 32. D 33. D 34. B 35. C七选五：36. A 37. F 38. C 39. D 40. G完型填空：41. C 42. A 43. B 44. C 45. D 46. B 47. A 48. C 49. A 50. B 51. C 52. B 53. A 54. A 55. D 56. B 57. D 58. A 59. B 60. C课文语法填空:61.on 62.experienced 63.how 64.that 65.facts 66.depending 67.was accused 68.deliberately 69.had tried 70.guilty单词拼写:71.uncertain 72.optismistic 73.concentrate 74.delighted 75.surrounding76.adjust 77.followed 78.made 79.has gone 80.where
