1、吉林省前郭尔罗斯蒙古族自治县蒙古族中学2020-2021年度高二英语上学期第二次月考试题一听力理解(20小题，共30分，每小题1.5分，)听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项。1. Where does the conversation take place?A. At a store B. At an airport C. At a hotel2. What does the man mean?A. The woman can buy both a pizza and a hamburger.B. The woman should make her decision quickly.C. He ca
2、nnot watch the movie with the woman.3. Who will leave for Houston?A. Jim B. The man C. Jims brother 4. What day is it today?A. Friday B. Thursday C. Wednesday.5. What will the man do tomorrow night?A. Watch a film on TVB. Go to a jazz concertC. Go to a folk music concert.听第6段材料，回答6，7题。6. Which trans
3、portation does the woman prefer, especially for short journey?A. The bus B. The subway C. The taxi7. What do we know about the woman? A. She travels quite a lot in America. B. She feels that taxis are too expensive. C. She goes to Washtington D.C. every week听第7段材料，回答8，9 题。8. When did the accident ta
4、ke place? A. At about 8:30 B. At about 8:45 C. At about 8:40 9. What caused the accident? A. A black car B. A black dog C. A white car听第8段材料，回答第10，11，12题。10. What did the woman do at the age of six? A. She went to Jackson Hole for the first time. B. She sang for the Red Sox at Fenway. C. She joined
5、a childrens theater program.11.How many sports teams has the woman sung for?A. Four B. Three. C. Five12. What is the woman probably? A. A famous athlete B. A movie star. C. A country music singer.听第9段材料，回答第13，14，15，16题。13. Why didnt the man go to the womans party?A. He had to go to visit a friend B.
6、 He suddenly became ill.C. He took a friend to the hospital.14. What happened when the womans husband went hiking last time? A. He hurt his arm B. He hurt his back C. He hurt his ankle15. Who needs to lose weight? A. The mans wife B. The mans friend C. The man himself 16. Which of the following does
7、 the woman not like to do? A. Lie on the beach B. Go to picnics C. A swim 听第10段材料，回答第17，18，19，20题。 17.Who is said to be the first inventor of the seat belt? A. Edward Junior. B. George Caley. C. Nils Bohlin. 18. When did the United States first recognize the invention of a car seat belt? A. In 1894
8、B. In 1849 C. In 1920 19. Who was Bohlin? A. A British inventor B. A Swedish engineer. C. An American pilot. 20. How old was Bohlin when he died? A. 72 years old. B. 80 years old. C.82 years old.二阅读理解 （15小题，共30分，每小题2分） AHow to Save Money to Visit Shanghai Disneyland?The “happiest place on earth” is
9、a top destination on many families bucket lists. But taking a vacation to Disney World can be difficult to do on a budget. There are some considerations that you can make to reduce the cost of your Disney World vacation.1Buy Souvenirs in AdvanceDisney has influenced practically every industry，which
10、makes it easy to find Disney items anywhere，from Walmart，Target，and your local grocery store to department stores and Amazon. You can save a lot of money by purchasing items before your trip at these less-expensive places than at Disneyland.2Make an Autograph BookAn autograph book is seen as a must-
11、have by many Disneyland enthusiasts and is a memory you can take home with you. These books can cost anywhere from $7.95 to $19.95 at the Disney Store and up to $30 for the latest-and-greatest autograph book at Disneyland，such as the parks 60th anniversary edition. Other choices can get the job done
12、 for under $5.For example，you can buy a small photo album，cute pads or notebooks.3Eat Breakfast Before You ArriveBreakfast is almost as pricey as lunch or dinner if you eat inside the Disneyland parks. If you have a hotel with a free breakfast，take advantage of it. If you want to eat out，eat at a lo
13、cal restaurant that is inexpensive or has a kids menu，such as McDonalds which is close to the park.4Take Advantage of Discounts Offered to Special GroupsDisney offers a wide variety of discounts，including for military service members，college students，teachers，and youth groups. If you think you might
14、 qualify for a special discount or group rate，call the Disneyland Resort to book tickets.21.It may take you more money to buy souvenirs at.A Walmart B department stores CDisneyland D Amazon22.How much do you pay for the parks 60th anniversary edition?A $7.95. B$30. C $5. D. $19.95 23.What is one pie
15、ce of the authors advice on breakfast?A You can eat at a local restaurant.BYou had better eat at Disneyland. C You should prepare it well at home.D You can ask the hotel to supply it for free. BMy youngest son Jack has begun to learn the cello(大提琴)Every night，he carefully gets his cello out of its c
16、ase and begins practicing . I wont lie. Its not pretty. While hes getting better every day，he has a long way from becoming the next YoYo Ma.This led me to wonder what YoYo Ma was like the first time he played the cello. Of course，we now know him as one of the most excellent artists in the world，but
17、Im sure that when he first tried，he wasnt much better than my son. Im not suggesting that Jack is going to take the classical music world by storm one day. But hes got to start somewhere.Michael Jordan wasnt born playing basketball，but Im sure that he had to start somewhere. Warren Buffett wasnt bor
18、n making great investment choices，but he had to start somewhere. J.K.Rowling wasnt born a writer，but she had to start somewhere. Bruce Springsteen wasnt born a songwriter and performer，but he had to start somewhere. Each of these individuals is now famous as being at the top of their occupation. But
19、 when they first started，their skills would have been disappointing and their potential unrealized. It has taken years of hard work to realize their undoubted talents. But they had to start somewhere.I dont know what my kids are going to do with their lives，but they have a great opportunity to explo
20、re a wide range of experiences before focusing on one or two things that they can be crazy about and good at. Its my job as dad to encourage them not to be put off by their bad first efforts. Because everyone has to start somewhere.24.We know the authors son.A has no gift for playing the celloBcanno
21、t play the cello well nowCdoesnt like playing the celloD is sure to be the next YoYo Ma25.How is the third paragraph developed?ABy giving examples.B By making comparisons.C By presenting research findings.D By setting down general rules26.What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean?
22、A The author has no confidence in his kids.BThe author is worried about his kids bad first efforts. C The author will encourage his kids.D The author will give his kids freedom to do what they want.27.The text is meant to show that.Apeople should do what theyre good atBeveryone has to start somewher
23、eC a gift is very important in ones successD everyone can realize their potential with practiceCAlbert Einstein was born in Germany in 1879.He was a quiet child who spent much of his time alone. He was slow to talk and had difficulty learning to read. When Albert was five years old，his father gave h
24、im a compass. The child was filled with wonder when he discovered that the compass needle always pointed in the same directionto the north. He asked his father and his uncle what caused the needle to move.Albert did not like school. The German schools of that time were not pleasant. Students could n
25、ot ask questions. Albert said he felt as if he were in prison.In 1905，Albert Einstein published some important papers in a German scientific magazine. They included one of the most important scientific documents in history. It explained what came to be called his “Special Theory of Relativity(相对论)”T
26、en years later he expanded it to a “General Theory of Relativity”In 1921，he won the Nobel Prize in Physics. It was given to him not for his theories of relativity，but for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect(光电效应)Albert Einstein left Germany in 1933.He moved to the United States to c
27、ontinue his research. Einstein became a citizen of the United States in 1940.Einstein was a famous man，but you would not have known that by looking at him. His white hair was long and wild. He wore old clothes. He showed an inner joy when he was playing his violin or talking about his work. Students
28、 and friends said he had a way of explaining difficult ideas using images that were easy to understand.Einstein spent the last twenty-five years of his life working on what he called a “unified field theory”. He hoped to find a common mathematical statement that could tie together all the different
29、parts of physics. However，he did not succeed.Albert Einstein died in 1955 at the age of seventy-six.28.What do we know about Albert Einstein in his childhood?AHe was curious about new things.B He liked talking with people.CHe was very clever. D He was good at inventing new things.29.Whats the right
30、order of the following events about Albert Einstein?aHe became a citizen of the United States.bHe won the Nobel Prize in Physics.cHe put forward his “General Theory of Relativity”dHe left Germany for the United States.A d，b，c，aB d，a，c，bC b，c，d，aD c，b，d，a30.What can be inferred about Albert Einstein
31、from the passage?A Albert Einstein didnt like asking questions at school.BAlbert Einstein cared little about how he looked. CAlbert Einstein hated school for its strict rules. D Albert Einsteins lessons were too difficult to understand.31.Whats the passage mainly about?A The life story of Albert Ein
32、stein.B The scientific discoveries of Albert Einstein.C Albert Einstein and his theories of relativity.D How Albert Einstein won great success in his life.DToday we tell about the expression “down to earth”“Down to earth” means being open and honest. It is easy to deal with someone who is down to ea
33、rth.A person who is down to earth is a pleasure to find. He or she accepts other people as equals. A downtoearth person is the opposite of someone who acts important or proud.Downtoearth people could be important members of society. But they do not consider themselves to be better than others who ar
34、e less important. They do not let their importance “go to their heads”Someone who lets something go to his head feels he is better than others. He has a “big head”A person who is filled with his own importance and pride is said to have “his nose in the air”Often the person who has a big head and his
35、 nose in the air has no reason to feel better than others. He surely is the opposite of someone who is down to earth.Americans use another expression that is similar in some ways to “down to earth”The expression is “both feet on the ground”Someone with both feet on the ground is a person with a good
36、 understanding of reality.The opposite kind of person is one who has his “head in the clouds”Someone with his head in the clouds is a person whose mind is not on what is happening in real life. Such a person may be called a “daydreamer”The person who is down to earth usually has both feet on the gro
37、und. But the opposite is not always true. Someone with both feet on the ground may not be as open and easy to deal with as someone who is down to earth.When we have both our feet firmly on the ground，and when we are down to earth we do not have our noses in the air. We act honestly and openly to oth
38、ers. Our lives are like the ground below ussolid(坚固的) and strong.32.What does the passage mainly talk about?A How to be a downtoearth person.B Best ways to learn English expressions.C The expression “down to earth”DHow to deal with proud and dishonest people. 33.If you want to praise someone for his
39、 being open and honest，you may use the expression “_”A big headBdown to earth C head in the cloudsD his nose in the air34.Which of the following statements is TRUE?ASomeone who is down to earth isnt full of his own importance.BImportant members of society must be downtoearth people.C “Both feet on t
40、he ground” has an opposite meaning to “down to earth”D The person who has his head in the clouds is down to earth.35.We can infer from the passage that_.A the English language is colorfulB the English language is hard to learnC some expressions are meaninglessD English people like playing tricks on
41、others三七选五(共5小题,每小题2.0分,共10分) .Everybody loves oranges. They are very sweet. Some oranges dont have any seeds._36_ And some have a thin skin.The orange tree is beautiful when it has a lot of bright green leaves and flowers._37_ An orange tree has flowers and fruit at the same time.There were orange
42、trees twenty million years ago._38_ The orange trees probably came from China. Many different kinds of oranges grow there today. The Chinese started to plant orange trees around 2,400 BC. _39_Farmers in other parts of Asia and the Middle East learned to grow oranges from the Chinese. Then they taugh
43、t Europeans. The Europeans planted orange trees in North and South America. They took them to Florida first，which is now a state in the United States. _40_“Orange” is both a fruit and a color. The color of orange is so beautiful that in English we use the name of the fruit for the color.ASome have a
44、 thick skin.BThey were not as sweet as today.CThe small white flowers smell very sweet.DChinese art has lovely old pictures of oranges and orange trees.EToday oranges are a very important crop in Florida.FThe oranges were very small，not like the ones today.GAn orange grown on one side of a tree is b
45、etter than an orange grown on the other side. 四、完形填空(共20小题,每小题1.5分,共30分) One Monday evening，I received a direct message from a boy who found a mean message in his locker. He took a picture of it and sent it to me asking for41.I asked him to meet me the following morning.A few hours later I42on the I
46、nternet that he had posted the picture of the mean note and asked if anyone43who it was. I thought it was44of the boy to find it out via social media.The next day the boy came to me and another45was with him. The boy showed me another note he had46.But this was a beautiful，heartfelt47.I asked him if
47、 he knew who had done it，and the boy who came with him48，“It was me. I dont know why I did it，49I know it was wrong and not at all kind. So I wrote him this note. I also wrote 150 notes with50sayings and put them in all the lockers. I just51to do something to make up for my52.”My heart felt full of
48、pride and love for this53boy. I told him how courageous it was for him to come54and how amazing it was that he did something kind in return to try to balance his55.I turned to the boy who received both notes and asked him if he also56the bravery and could forgive. Without57，he said，“Yes，definitely.
49、And58anyone tries to be mean to him for making a bad choice，I will stand up to him.”These two boys59me that coming forward when we need help is important，and coming forward to60 wrong is vital.41. A support Bhelp Cmoney D comfort42. A noticed B realized C concluded D declared43. A agreed B predicate
50、d C knew D imagined44. A patient Breliable C honest Dsmart45. Ateacher Bboy C girl D advisor46. A written B lost C received D selected47.A invitation Bapology C greeting Dwish 48. A replied B added C shouted D argued49. A so B for Cbut Dor50. Akind Bsimple C specific D cautious51. A wanted B continu
51、ed C failed D refused52. A carelessness B. meanness C. loneliness D sadness53. A special B unique C wise D brave54. A along B forward C back D out55. A mistake B loss C belief D value56. A compared B challenged C presented D recognized57.A difficulty B doubt C hesitation D fear58.Aif Balthough C bec
52、ause D until59.A promised B warned C showed D informed60.Aadmit B conduct C Judge Ddiscover五、语法填空(共1小题,每小题1.5分,共15分) My name is Billy Smith. Im 50 years old this year. I tipped the scales at 32 stone two years ago.61._(lucky)，I managed to lose weight.I began to gain weight when my mom developed Park
53、insons disease in 1992.I soon became her caregiver，and continued to provide her 62. _ care for over 10 years. But when the pressure of taking care of my mother and 63. _ (keep) my job got too much for me，I began to skip meals and feed on fast food. I gained weight quickly.My huge weight gain caused
54、me to develop high blood pressure. I also had 64. _ (difficult) in breathing at times. In 2014 I went to see my doctor,65. _ told me that I would die within two years if I didnt lose weight. I didnt want to die. I wanted to see my young son grow up，and I knew 66. _ was time to change.I started to ea
55、t healthy food and work out in the gym. Finally，I 67. _ (succeed) in losing weight. Now I weigh just 19 stone. I had never been to my sons parents evenings because I was so ashamed and scared 68. _ my weight would lead to him being bullied. Now, 69. _ (look) normal，I can do the things I have never b
56、een able to do，but should 70. _ (do) as his father.六、短文改错(共1小题,每小题1分,共10分) On a cold winter night，it was snowing heavily，a bus with 45 passenger had an accident because of the wet road. And all of them were trapping in the bus and what was worse，the bus ran out gas and it was very cold in it. They c
57、ould do nothing but to wait for help. A man who lived nearby saw that had happened. He and some villagers managed to open the door and helped all of them out of bus. He took them to his home but offered food and water and even some warm clothes to the children. They spent two days in their home and
58、finally help come. All of them were thankful with their help.七写作(共25分) 现代人越来越离不开手机。假如你在暑期社会实践活动中对手机的使用进行了调查，发现很多人在开车、过马路时也在使用手机。请针对这一现象用英语写一篇报道，呼吁人们文明使用手机。内容包括：1描述这一社会现象；2你的观点和合理建议。注意：1.词数80左右；2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。英语参考答案：一 听力 1-5 BBCCA 6-10 ABCBC 11-15 ACABC 16-20 CBBAC二 阅读理解：21-25 CBABA 26-30 CBADB 31-
59、35 ACBAA 36-40 ACFDE 三 完形填空：41-45 BACDB 46-50 CBACA 51-55 ABDBA 56-60 DCACA四语法填空1.Luckily 2. with 3. keeping 4. difficulty 5.who 6.it 7. Succeeded 8. because/as 9. looking 10.have done五改错六书面表达Recently，an increasing number of people use mobile phones in improper situations，such as driving cars，crossi
60、ng roads or attending conferences. Such inappropriate behavior is likely to bring bad consequences.Personally，I think we shouldnt use mobile phones where attention is needed. Besides，relevant laws are supposed to be passed to guide peoples use of cell phones. Only when everybody has the awareness of the negative impacts of improper use of phones can we create a more civilized society.
