1、阳春一中2019-2020学年第二学期高二年级月考四英语科试题（时间：120分钟，满分：150分 ）一、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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AMonthly Talks at London Canal Museum Our monthly talks start at 19:30 on the first Thursday of each month except August. Admission is at normal charges and you dont need to book. They end ar
2、ound 21:00.November 7th The Canal Pioneers, by Chris Lewis. James Brindley is recognized as one of the leading early canal engineers. He was also a major player in training others in the art of canal planning and building. Chris Lewis will explain how Brindley made such a positive contribution to th
3、e education of that group of early “civil engineers”.来源:学,科,网December 5th Ice for the Metropolis, by Malcolm Tucker. Well before the arrival of freezers, there was a demand for ice for food preservation and catering, Malcolm will explain the history of importing natural ice and the technology of bui
4、lding ice wells, and how Londons ice trade grew.February 6th An Update on the Cotsword Canals, by Liz Payne. The Smoudwater Canal is moving towards reopenling. The Thames and Severn Canal will take a little longer. We will have a report on the present state of play.March 6thEyots and Aits- Thames Is
5、lands, by Miranda Vickers. The Thames had many islands. Miranda has undertaken a review of all of them. She will tell us about those of greatest interest.Online bookings:www.canalmuseum.org.uk/bookMore into:www.canalmuseum.org.uk/whatsonLondon Canal Museum12-13 New Wharf Road, London NI 9RTwww.canal
6、museum.org.uk www.canalmuseum.mobi Tel:020 771308361.When is the talk on James Brindley? A. November 7th. B. March 6th. C. February 6th. D. December 5th.2. What is the topic of the talk in February? A. The Canal Pioneers. B. Ice for the Metropolis. C. Eyots and Aits- Thames Islands. D. An Update on
7、the Cotsword Canals.3. Who will give the talk on the islands in the Thames? A. Chris Lewis. B. Malcolm Tucker. C. Miranda Vickers. D. Liz Payne.BDriving home from work one evening in the heavy rain, I found a very wet, injured cat on the side of the road. He looked up at me, meowing pitifully. A car
8、 must have hit it so it wasnt able to move. I stopped my car and carried the cat in and went on driving.At the nearest vet clinic, the vet gently examined it. Hes about eight months old and has two broken legs, but I would need X-rays to know how serious the damage is, he told me. As hes not your ca
9、t, I dont know if you want to go ahead with this. It could be rather expensive.I knew it would cost me hundreds of dollars, but I agreed with his advice. The following morning the vet rang to say the X-rays confirmed two bad breaks in his legs. Ill operate on his legs and put metal pins in them to k
10、eep them fixed. he told me.That afternoon I went to pick up my little friend. There I could hardly recognize him. His previously dirty fur was now a beautiful silver grey. His front legs were in two casts and he lay there looking at me, purring(发咕噜声) happily.I thanked the doctor and went out to pay
11、the bill. I think youve given me the wrong account, I said to the clerk. This is only $85. Hes had X-rays and an operation on his legs. No, thats right, she replied. The vet has only charged you for the medication. Theres a message on the bottom.Written under the total were the words SPECIAL RATE FO
12、R ADOPTIONS. I was speechless at his kind and generous gesture. I paid the account and under his message I wrote WITH GRATEFUL THANKS, CAT AND MUM.4.Why didnt the vet give the cat X-rays immediately?A.The damage was not serious at all.B. The cat was too young to be X-rayed.C.The doctor wasnt sure wh
13、ether the author would like to cover the expenses.D.The examination was too expensive for the author to afford.5.What do we know about the author?A. The author was a caring and generous lady.B. The author often adopted animals.C. The authors workplace was far from home.D. The author only worked at n
14、ight.6. Which of the following is true of the cat?A. He was deserted by his owner and nearly starved to death.B. He was saved on a dark and stormy night.C. He was a lively creature with beautiful brown fur.D. His back legs were broken and had to have an operation.7. Which of the following would be t
15、he best title for the text?A. The adventure of a cat.B. An impressive vet.C. An unforgettable night.D. Love in relays.CIn a recent series of experiments at the University of California, researchers studied toddlers thinking about winners and losers, bullies (欺凌) and victims.In the first experiment,
16、toddlers (学步儿童) watched a scene in which two puppets (木偶) had conflicting goals: One was crossing a stage from right to left, and the other from left to right. The puppets met in the middle and stopped. Eventually one puppet bowed down and moved aside, letting the other one pass by. Then researchers
17、 asked the toddlers which puppet they liked. The result: 20 out of 23 toddlers picked the higher-status puppet the one that did not bow or move aside. It seems that individuals can gain status for being dominant (占优势的) and toddlers like winners better than losers.But then researchers had another que
18、stion: Do toddlers like winners no matter how they win? So, researchers did another experiment very similar to the one described above. But this time, the conflict ended because one puppet knocked the other down and out of the way. Now when the toddlers were asked who they liked, the results were di
19、fferent: Only 4 out of 23 children liked the winner.These data suggest that children already love a winner by the age of 21-31 months. This does not necessarily mean that the preference is inborn: 21 months is enough time to learn a lot of things. But if a preference for winners is something we lear
20、n, we appear to learn it quite early.Even more interesting, the preference for winners is not absolute. Children in our study did not like a winner who knocked a competitor down. This suggests that already by the age of 21-31 months, childrens liking for winners is balanced with other social concern
21、s, including perhaps a general preference for nice or helpful people over aggressive ones.In a time when the news is full of stories of public figures who celebrate winning at all costs, these results give us much confidence. Humans understand dominance, but we also expect strong individuals to guid
22、e, protect and help others. This feels like good news.8. One of the purposes of the experiments is to .A. teach toddlers how to gain higher status.B. offer toddlers a chance to watch a scene.C. observe the process of toddlers solving a conflict.D. find out toddlers attitude toward winners and losers
23、.9. The toddlers regarded bowing and moving aside as a sign of .A. obeying rules. Bgaining status.C.giving in to the other. Dshowing good manners. 10. What does the second experiment tell us about toddlers?AThey are excellent learners. BThey are always changeable.CThey show mercy to the loser. DThey
24、 value kindness over winning.11. What does the author think of the results of the series of experiments?ADisappointing. BEncouraging.CUnexpected. DControversial.DLanguages have been coming and going for thousands of years, but in recent times there has been less coming and a lot more going. When the
25、 world was still populated by hunter-gatherers, small, tightly knit (联系)groups developed their own patterns of speech independent of each other.Some language experts believe that 10,000 years ago, when the world had just five to ten million people, they spoke perhaps 12,000 languages between them.So
26、on afterwards, many of those people started settling down to become farmers, and their languages too became more settled and fewer in number. In recent centuries, trade, industrialization, the development of the nation-state and the spread of universal compulsory education, especially globalization
27、and better communications in the past few decades, all have caused many languages to disappear, and dominant languages such as English, Spanish and Chinese are increasingly taking over.At present, the world has about 6,800 languages. The distribution of these languages is hugely uneven. The general
28、rule is that mild zones have relatively few languages, often spoken by many people, while hot, wet zones have lots, often spoken by small numbers. Europe has only around 200 languages; the Americas about 1,000; Africa 2 400; and Asia and the Pacific perhaps 3,200, of which Papua New Guinea alone acc
29、ounts for well over 800. The median number (中位数)of speakers is a mere 6,000, which means that half the worlds languages are spoken by fewer people than that.Already well over 400 of the total of, 6,800 languages are close to extinction(消亡), with only a few elderly speakers left. Pick, at random, Bus
30、uu in Cameroon (eight remaining speakers),Chiapaneco in Mexico(150), Lipan Apache in the United States(two or three)or Wadjigu in Australia (one, with a question-mark): none of these seems to have much chance of survival.12. What can we infer about languages in hunter-gatherer times? A.They develope
31、d very fast. B. They were large in number.C. They had similar patterns. D. They were closely connected.13. Which of the following best explainsdominant underlined in paragraph 2？A.Complex. B. Advanced.C.Powerful. D.Modern.14. How many languages are spoken by less than 6, 000 people at present? A.Abo
32、ut 6,800. B.About 3,400.C.About 2,400. D.About 1,200.15. What is the main idea of the text? A. New languages will be created.B. Peoples lifestyles are reflected in languages.C. Human development results in fewer languages.D. Geography determines language evolution.二、七选五（ 共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）Secret code
33、s (密码) keep messages private。Banks, companies, and government agencies use secret codes in doing business, especially when information is sent by computer. People have used secret codes for thousands of years. 16 Code breaking never lags(落后) far behind code making. The science of creating and readin
34、g coded messages is called cryptography. There are three main types of cryptography. 17 For example, the first letters of “My elephant eats too many eels” Spell out the hidden message “Meet me.” 18 You might represent each letter with a number, for example, Lets number the letters of the alphabet, i
35、n order, from 1 to 26. If we substitute a number for each letter, the message “Meet me” would read “13 5 20 13 5.” A code uses symbols to replace words, phrases, or sentences. To read the message of a real code, you must have a code book. 19 For example, “bridge” might stand for “meet” and “out” mig
36、ht stand for “me.” The message “bridge out” would actually mean “Meet me.” 20 However, it is also hard to keep a code book secret for long. So codes must be changed frequently.A. It is very hard to break a code without the code book. B. In any language, some letters are used more than others. C. Onl
37、y people who know the keyword can read the message. D. As long as there have been codes, people have tried to break them. E. You can hide a message by having the first letters of each word spell it out. F. With a code book, you might write down words that would stand for other words. G. Another way
38、to hide a message is to use symbols to stand for specific letters of the alphabet.三、完形填空（ 共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）While high school does not generally encourage students to explore new aspects of life, college sets the stage for that exploration. I myself went through this _21_process and found somethin
39、g that has changed my_22_at college for the better: I discovered ASLAmerican Sign Language (美式手语)I never felt an urge to_23_any sign language before. My entire family is hearing, and so are all my friends. The_24_languages were enough in all my interactions (交往). Little did I know that I would disco
40、ver my_25_ for ASL.The_26_began during my first week at college. I watched as the ASL Club_27_their translation of a song. Both the hand movements and the very_28_of communicating without speaking_29_me. What I saw was completely unlike anything I had experienced in the_30_. This newness just left m
41、e_31_more.After that, feeling the need to_32_further, I decided to drop in on one of ASL clubs meetings. I only learned how to_33_the alphabet that day. Yet instead of being discouraged by my_34_progress, I was excited. I then made it a point to_35_those meetings and learn all I could.The following
42、term，I_36_an ASL class. The professor was deaf and any talking was_37_. I soon realized that the silence was not unpleasant._38_， if there had been any talking, it would have_39_us to learn less.Now，I appreciate the silence and the_40_way of communication it opens.21A.searchingBplanning CnaturalDfor
43、mal22A.progress Bexperience Cmajor Dopinion23A.choose Bread Clearn Dcreate24A.official Bforeign Cbody Dspoken25A.love Bconcern Cgoal Drequest26A.meeting Btrip Cstory Dtask27A.recorded Bperformed Crecited Ddiscussed28A.idea Bamount Cdream Dreason29A.disturbed Bsupported Cembarrassed Dattracted30A.end
44、 Bpast Ccourse Ddistance31A.showing Bacting Csaying Dwanting32A.exercise Bexplore Cexpress Dexplain33A.print Bwrite Csign Dcount34A.slow Bsteady Cnormal Dobvious35A.chair Bsponsor Cattend Dorganize36A.missed Bpassed Cgave up Dregistered for37A.prohibited Bwelcomed Cignored DRepeated38A.Lastly BThus
45、CInstead DHowever39A.required Bcaused Callowed Dexpected40A.easy Bpopular Cquick Dnew四、语法填空（ 共10个空，每空1.5分，满分15分） From her _41_(remark) work as former First Lady, to her influence on fashion and pop culture, Michelle Obama has become one of the most important women in the world In recent years, the h
46、ard work effort she put into social issues such as poverty, healthy living, and education_42_(become) widely known, but Michelle has always fought for important social issues. In 1988, she graduated from Harvard Law School in Massachusetts, _43_ (make) her the third First Lady with a postgraduate de
47、gree. She then returned to her roots in Chicago, _44_ she met her husband just one year later. In 1991, she gave up her law career_45_(work) in public service For the next several years, she directed various public _46_(program) for youths in education. She visited_47_ (home) shelters and appeared a
48、t public schools to stress the importance of education. When her husband became president in 2009, she became the first African-American First Lady in American history. She_48_(public) supported healthy living, and she introduced healthier lunches at high schools across the country. Because of these
49、 appearances, Michelle became_49_fashion symbol, and her dresses featured in many magazines. This is_50_many of her international fans appreciate most about her五、基础题（ 共两节，满分40分）要求使用Book 8所学的单词、短语。I. 根据下面各句中的汉语提示，写出该单词的正确形式，并将完整的单词抄在答题卡上。（共15个空，每空1分，满分15分）。51.It _(发生) to me that little Tom was left h
50、ome alone. 52.The links that you get are not _（分类） by subject.53.At our festival, Hollywood films are in the minority, while films that are likely to be _(忽视) at other festivals, for example at Cannes, have a real chance of becoming champions. 54.Can you telephone me at your _(方便) to arrange a meeti
51、ng?55.There is so much information on the Internet that it is often difficult to _ (辨别)clearly between fact and fiction.56.With considerable _(犹豫)，the US negotiators struck the deal, offering guaranteed minimum orders and a higher price.57.Medical opinion _ (不同) as to how to treat this disease.58.As
52、 a stopping point on the famous Silk Road ,the _ (商业的)city was busy and wealthy about 2,000 years ago.59.My doctor _(禁止) me to smoke so I had to give up smoking.60.It can be difficult to begin a project without some kind of milestone _ (表明) when to start.61.Noah Webster started an effort to _(改革) En
53、glish spelling in the late 1700s. 62.These seeds cant _(抵抗) diseases or stand droughts, so they need to be improved.63.Can you provide any evidence that he was _（清白的） of the crime?64.An economic _ (繁荣) followed, especially in housing and construction. 65.He showed no _ (仁慈) to his enemies in the war
54、.II. 用合适的短语并用其正确形式填空（每空一词，每词一分，共25分）。66.Seven candidates have _ _ (申请) the position.67.But at last the determination and patience of the scientists _ _ (得到好结果) in 1996 with a breakthrough - the cloning of Dolly the sheep.68.He then _ _(开始) campaigning, giving talks and fund-raising.69.Her car was _
55、_ _(出了故障) on the way to the church, so she had to get it repaired halfway.70.Tom will invite some painters to a party tonight, so you can come and _ _ _ (结识他们).来源:学科网ZXXK71.We are delighted to _ _ _ (与合作) Audi at this event promoting advanced clean vehicle technology.72.They have _ _(沿袭) the strange
56、 custom for centuries.73.It became obvious that all her complaints were _ _ (白费力气). 74._ _ (一般来说)，the more expensive the car, the better it is.75.I tried to telephone you but I couldnt _ _(接通).76.The circumstances were all against Joe, but he was not _ _ (感到沮丧).六、 书面表达( 满分 25 分 )假定你是某国际学校的学生李华，你校学生会
57、准备举行一次“读书月”活动。请你根据下面的提示，用英语写一则书面通知，并号召大家积极参与。 1. 活动目的；2 . 活动内容：每人至少读三本书，并写一篇读后感，于7月1日前交给学生会；3. 活动时间：6月1日至7月1日。写作要求：1. 词数120左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；评分标准： 句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。 提示词：1、读书月Reading Month2、读后感 impressions of after-readingNotice_来源:Z。xx。k.Com Students Union高二英语月考四参考答案 阅读理解1-3 A D C 4-7 CABD 8
58、-11 DCDB 12-15 B C B C 七选五 16-20 DEGFA 完形填空本文是一篇记叙文。文章围绕着人与自我的主题，讲述了作为正常人的作者开始认识并喜欢上美式手语的故事。21解析：选A。同义复现题。由上文中的explore new aspects of life可知，所填词与explore(探索)在词义上相近，故选searching(寻找)。planning计划；natural自然的；formal正式的。22解析：选B。上下文语境题。根据语境可知，此处指作者发现了朝更好的方向改变自己大学经历(experience)的东西。另外，第三段中的I had experienced也给出了
59、提示。progress进步；major专业；opinion观点。23解析：选C。下文语境题。后面一句提到作者的全家人及他所有的朋友都有听觉，因此他之前从没有想学(learn)手语的强烈愿望。另外，第四段中的I only learned how to也给出了提示。choose选择；read阅读；create创造。24解析：选D。上下文语境题。既然作者和家人及朋友都有听觉，那么在作者与别人的所有交往中口语(spoken languages)已经足够了。official language官方语言；foreign language外语；body language肢体语言。来源:Z&xx&k.Com25
60、解析：选A。下文语境题。由下文的内容尤其是最后一段中的“Now，I appreciate the silence.”可知，作者后来爱上了美式手语，但是刚开始的时候作者没有发现自己对它的热爱(love)。concern关注；goal目标；request请求。26解析：选C。下文语境题。由空格后面的内容可知，作者开始讲事情的经过了，故选story(故事)。meeting会议；trip旅行；task任务。27解析：选B。上下文语境题。由空格前的watched(观看)和后面的the hand movements(手部的动作)以及what I saw(我所看见的)可知，作者是在观看美式手语俱乐部的成员表
61、演(perform)他们对一首歌的诠释。record记录；recite背诵；discuss讨论。28解析：选A。上下文语境题。根据语境可知，这里指的是无语言交流的想法(idea)。idea与前面的the hand movements并列。amount数量；dream梦想；reason原因。29解析：选D。下文语境题。下文提到作者参加了美式手语俱乐部的一次会议并在下一学期参加了美式手语学习班的课程，由此可以看出，这种手部的动作以及无语言交流的想法把作者给吸引(attract)住了。disturb打扰；support支持；embarrass使尴尬。30解析：选B。上文语境题。根据I had exp
62、erienced用的时态可知，它指的是作者过去的经历，故选past。in the past过去，是固定搭配。in the end最后；in the course经常与of连用，意为“在期间”；in the distance在远处。31解析：选D。下文语境题。由下文中的further以及最后一段中提到作者参加了美式手语学习班的课程可知，这种新颖让作者想要(want)了解更多。show展示；act表现；say说。32解析：选B。上文复现题。由第一段第一句中的explore可知，此处应填explore，指作者感受到了进一步探索的必要。exercise练习；express表达；explain解释。33
63、解析：选C。上下文语境题。因为作者是在学习美式手语(American Sign Language)，所以他就得学会如何打手势。这里是说那天作者只学会了如何用手势表示(sign)字母表中的字母。print印刷；write写作；count数数。34解析：选A。上文语境题。由前面的being discouraged by(对感到失望)可知，此处是说作者的进步缓慢(slow)。steady持续的；normal正常的；obvious明显的。35解析：选C。上下文语境题。虽然作者在学美式手语方面进步缓慢，但他还是感到很兴奋，因此他把出席那些会议并尽最大可能多学看作重要的事情。attend a meetin
64、g出席会议，是固定搭配。另外，本段第一句中的drop in on one of ASL clubs meetings也给出了提示。chair主持；sponsor赞助；organize组织。36解析：选D。下文语境题。后面讲的是课堂上的事情，由此可以推断出接下来的那个学期，作者参加了美式手语学习班的课程。register for注册，登记，是固定搭配，且符合此处的语境。miss错过；pass通过；give up放弃。37解析：选A。上文语境题。由空格前面的the professor was deaf可知，在课堂上是禁止(prohibit)说话的。welcome欢迎；ignore忽视；repeat
65、重复。38解析：选C。下文语境题。由后面主从句谓语动词的结构可知，此处用的是虚拟语气，也就是说所填词表示的是一种相反情况的假设，故应选instead(相反)。39解析：选B。上下文语境题。相反，如果有任何交谈的话，那会导致学生们学到的更少。cause sb.to do sth.导致某人做某事，是固定搭配，且符合此处的语境。require要求；allow允许；expect预料。40. 解析：选D。同义复现题。由第三段最后一句中的this newness可知，对作者来说，这是一种新的(new)交流方法，而不是容易的(easy)、流行的(popular)或迅速的(quick)方法。来源:Z+xx+k
66、.Com语法填空41. remarkable 42.has become 43.making 44.where 45.to work 46. programs 47.homeless 48. publicly 49.a 50.why基础题I.51.occurred 52. classified 53.overlooked 54. convenience 55. distinguish56. hesitation 57.differs/differed mercial 59. forbad/forbade 60.indicating61. reform 62. resist 63.innocen
67、t 64.boom 65. mercyII.66. applied for 67. paid off 68. set about 69.out of order 70.make their acquaintance 71. team up with 72. kept up 73. in vain 74. Generally speaking 75. get through 76. cast down书面表达NoticeIn order to enrich our school life, we are going to hold an event called “Reading Month”.
68、 The event is aimed at broadening our horizons and improving our reading ability. Everyone is encouraged to take an active part.The details of the arrangement are as follows. The event will last from June 1st to July 1st, during which every participant is required to read at least three books of any kind. Besides, impressions of after-reading are welcome and should be submitted to Students Union before July 5th.This event is of great benefit to students. We call on every one of you to join us. Lets enjoy ourselves in the ocean of books.StudentsUnion