1、清远市博爱学校2020-2021学年第一学期第一次质量检测高二英语试题第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分50分）第一节（共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分37.5分）AThe Opening of The Book NookSaturday, October 4 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.You will not want to miss the opening of your new neighborhood bookstore! Located at 2289 Main Street, the Book Nook is within walking dis
2、tance of schools and many homes and businesses. Come and check out the Book Nook on Saturday!Activities will include: Live music by local musicians One Book-of-the-Month Club membership giveawayWide SelectionThe Book Nook has three floors with books of all kinds any kind you could want. If we do not
3、 have the book you are looking for, we can specially order it for you. You will have it in your hands within two days!Reading NooksWe are proud of our childrens reading area on the first floor, as well as our teenagers nook on the second floor. Come for the activities and stay a while! Settle in one
4、 of these inviting reading areas; take a seat with a good book and a free cup of hot chocolate. You will discover the perfect way to spend a few hours.Book EventsThe Book Nook will be featuring (以为特色) monthly book signings by different authors, giving you a chance to meet and speak with well-known w
5、riters. Do not miss the experience of hearing these authors read aloud from their own books!The Book-of-the-Month ClubOur Book-of-the-Month Club will feature 12 books each year. As a member, you will be able to select one new book each month. The membership fee is only $10.00 per month. That is a gr
6、eat price for 12 books each year!So please join us on Saturday and learn about all that the Book Nook has to offer. You can come anytime between 10 a.m. and 10 p.m. our activities last all day long!1.According to “Reading Nooks”, a nook is _.A. a club that children may join B. a space for a certain
7、purposeC. a program for teenage readers D. a prize in a national competition2.What can we learn about the Book Nook?A. It is a well-located bookstore.B. Any books can be found right there.C. It is open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day.D. The third floor is specially designed for children.3.As a mem
8、ber of the Book-of-the-Month Club, you _.A. can buy any books in the Book Nook at a low priceB. may borrow as many as 12 books every weekC. need to pay 120 dollars every yearD. should be over the age of 124.The purpose of the text is to get more people to _.A. give away booksB. visit the bookstoreC.
9、 learn from famous writersD. read different kinds of booksBRecordings of angry bees are enough to send big, tough African elephants running away, a new study says. Beehives (蜂窝)-either recorded or real-may even prevent elephants from damaging farmers crops.In 2002, scientist Lucy King and her team f
10、ound that elephants avoid certain trees with bees living in them. Today, Lucy wants to see if African honeybees might discourage elephants from eating crops. But before she asked farmer to go to the trouble of setting up beehives on their farms, she needed to find out if the bees would scare elephan
11、ts away.Lucy found a wild beehive inside a tree in northern Kenya and set up a recorder. Then she threw a stone into the beehive, which burst into life. Lucy and her assistant hid in their car until the angry bees had calmed down. Next，Lucy searched out elephant families in Samburu National Reserve
12、in northern Kenya and put a speaker in a close to each family.From a distance, Lucy switched on the pre-recorded sound of angry bees while at the same time recording the elephants with a video camera. Half the elephant groups left the area within ten seconds. Out of a total of 17 groups, only one gr
13、oup ignored the sound of the angry bees. Lucy reported that all the young elephants immediately ran to their mothers to hide under them. When Lucy Played the sound of a waterfall (瀑布) instead of the angry bees to many of the same elephant families, the animals were undisturbed. Even after four minut
14、es, most of the groups stayed in one place.Lucy is now studying whether the elephants will continue to avoid the sound of angry bees after hearing it several times. She hasnt tested enough groups yet to know, but her initial (最初的) results were promising enough to begin trials with farmers. She has n
15、ow begun placing speakers in the fields to see if elephants are frightened away.5:We know from the passage that elephants may be frightened of .Aloud noisesBsome cropsCvideo camerasDangry bees6:As mentioned in the passage, LucyAworks by herself in AfricaBneeds to test more elephant groupsChas stoppe
16、d elephants eating cropsDhas got farmers to set up beehives on their farms7:Why did Lucy throw a stone into a wild beehive?ATo record the sound of bees.BTo make a video of elephants.CTo see if elephants would run away.DTo find out more about the behavior of bees.8:Which of the following is true acco
17、rding to the passage?AYoung elephants ignore African honeybees.BWaterfalls can make elephants stay in one place.CElephants do not go near trees with bees living in them.DFarmers do not allow Lucy to conduct tests in their fields.CSpending as little as 5 a day on someone else can signicicantly boost
18、happiness, the Universityof British Columbia and Harvard Business School foundTheirexperimentson 600 Americans showed they were measurably happier when they spent money on others-even if they thought spending the money on themselves would make them happier.“We wanted to test our theory that how peop
19、le spend their money is at least as important as how much money they can earn”said Elizabeth Dunn,a psychologist at the Universityof British Columbia .The team asked their 600 volunteers first rate their genneral happiness,report their annual income，and detail their monthy spending including bills,
20、gifts for themselves ,gifts for others and donations to charityNo matter how much income each person made, those who spent money on others could get greater happiness than those who spent money only on themselves, Dunn said in a statement Dunns team also surveyed 16 workers at a company in Boston af
21、ter they received an annual profit sharing bonus of between 3,000 and 8,000Employees who devoted most of their bonus to pro-social spending experienced greater happiness after receiving the bonus, they wrote in their report,published in the Journal ScienceThey gave their volunteers $5or $29and half
22、got clear instructions on how to spend it.Those who spent the money on someone or something else reported feeling happier about itThe findings suggested that very minor changes in spending allocations - as little as 5 could be enough to produce real gains in happiness on a given day, Dunn said9. Wha
23、t is the general idea of the passage?A. The more you ear, the greater happiness you will getB. Spending more money on yourself will make you happierC. If you spend money on someone else, you will feel happierD. You can spend only $ 5 a day on someone else to get happiness10. The underlined word boos
24、tin the first graph probably means_ A. help to find B. help to bring C. help to increase D. heip to get11. Dunn is_A.an employee in a company B.a psychologist at an universityC.a reporter in a journal D.a volunteer in the experientDShould we allow modern buildings to be built next to older buildings
25、 in a historic area of a city? In order to answer this question, we must first examine whether people really want to preserve the historic feel of an area. Not all historical buildings are attractive. However, there may be other reasonsfor example, economic (经济的) reasonswhy they should be preserved.
26、 So, let us assume that historical buildings are both attractive and important to the majority of people. What should we do then if a new building is needed?In my view, new architectural styles can exist perfectly well alongside an older style. Indeed, there are many examples in my own home town of
27、Tours where modern designs have been placed very successfully next to old buildings. As long as the building in question is pleasing and does not dominate (影响) its surroundings too much, it often improves the attractiveness of the area.It is true that there are examples of new buildings which have s
28、poilt (破坏) the area they are in, but the same can be said of some old buildings too. Yet people still speak against new buildings in historic areas. I think this is simply because people are naturally conservative(保守的)and do not like change.Although we have to respect peoples feelings as fellow user
29、s of the buildings, I believe that it is the duty of the architect and planner tomove things forward. If we always reproduced what was there before, we would all still be living in caves. Thus, I would argue against copying previous architectural styles and choose something fresh and different , eve
30、n though that might be the more risky choice.12.What does the author say about historical buildings in the first paragraph?A.Some of them are not attractive.B.Most of them ate too expensive to preserve.C.They are more pleasing than modern buildings.D.They have nothing to do with the historic feel of
31、 an area.13.Which of the following is true according to the author ?A.We should reproduce the same old buildings.B.Buildings should not dominate their surroundings.C.Some old buildings have spoilt the area they are in.D.No one understands why people speak against new buildings.14.By “move things for
32、ward ” in the last paragraph , the author probably means“”A.destroy old buildingsB.put things in a different placeC.respect peoples feelings for historical buildingsD.choose new architectural styles15.What is the main purpose of the passage?A.To explain why people dislike change.B.To argue that mode
33、rn buildings can be built in historic areas.C.To warn that we could end up living in caves.D.To admit how new buildings have ruined their surroundings.第二节（共5小题，每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）Money MattersParentsshouldhelptheirchildrenunderstandmoney.1._Soyoumaystarttalkingaboutmoneywhenyourchildshowsaninterestinbu
34、yingthings,candyortoys,forexample.1.ThebasicfunctionofmoneyBeingexplainingthebasicfunctionofmoneybyshowinghowpeopletrademoneyforgoodsorservices.Itisimportanttoshowyourchildhowmoneyistradedforthethinghewantstohave.Ifhewantstohaveatoy,givehimthemoneyandlethimhandthemoneytothecashier(收银员).2._Whenyourch
35、ildgrowsabitolderandunderstandsthebasicfunctionofmoney,youcanstartexplainingmorecomplexwaysofusingmoney.2.MoneylessonsApproachmoneylessonswithopennessandhonesty.3._Ifyoumustsaynotoyourchildrequesttospendmoney,explain,“Youhaveenoughtoytrucksfornow.”Or,iftherequestisformanydifferentthings,say,“Youhave
36、tomakeachoicebetweenthistoyandthattoy.”3.4._Beginatthegrocerystore.Pickoutsimilarbrandsofaproduct-anamebrandbutterandageneric(无商标产品),forexample.Youcanshowyourchildhowtomakechoicesbetweendifferentbrandsofaproductsothatyoucansavemoney.5._Ifhechoosesthecheaperbrand,allowhimtomakeanotherpurchasewiththem
37、oneysaved.Later,youmayexplainhowthemoreexpensivechoiceleavesmoneyforotherpurchases.A.WisedecisionB.ThevalueofmoneyC.Allowthechildtochoosebetweenthem.D.Tellyourchildwhyhecanorcannothavecertainthings.E.AskyourselfwhatthingsthatcostmoneyaremostimportanttoyouF.Talkabouthowthemoneyboughtthethingafteryoul
38、eavetoystoreG.Thebesttimetoteachachildanythingaboutmoneyiswhenheshowsaninterest第二部分 应用理解（共两节，共30小题，每题1分，满分30分）第一节 完形填空 （共15小题，每题1分，满分15分）I was a single parent of four small children, working at a low-paid job. But I didn;t want my children to know we were poor, so when Christmas was drawing near, I
39、decided togive them some money to buy some _21_They planned weeks ahead of time, askingeach other what they wanted for Christmas._22_, I had saved $120 for23to share by all five of us. The big24arrived. I gave each kid a twenty-dollar bill and25them to look for gifts of about four dollars each. Then
40、 everyone walk around. We had two hours to shop; then we would26back at the Santas Workshop. Driving home, everyone was in _27_ Christmas spirits,exceptmy younger daughter, Ginger, who was unusually28. She had only one small, flat bag with a few candies-fifty-cent candies! I was so_29_, but I didnt
41、say anythinguntilwe got home. I called her into my bedroom and closed the door,30to be angry again. This is what she told me. I was lookingaroundthinking of what to buy, and I31to read the little 32 on theGiving Trees. One was for a little girl, four years old, and all she33for Christmas was a doll
42、(玩具娃娃). So I took the card off the tree and34the doll for her. We have so much and she doesnt have anything. I never felt so35as I did that day.( )21. A. flowers B. gifts C.candies D.books( )22. A. Badly B. Fortunately C.Doubtfully D.Exactly( )23. A. presents B. clothes C.toys D.bills( )24. A. money
43、 B. chance C.day D.tree( )25. A.forced B. begged C.invited D.reminded( )26. A.draw B.meet C.move D.stay( )27. A. high B. depressed C.upset D.down( )28. A. excited B. quiet C.happy D.ashamed ( )29. A. pleased B. anxious C.angry D.delighted( )30. A. waiting B. hoping C.ready D.afraid( )31. A. forgot B
44、. failed C.stopped D.hated( )32. A. letters B.cards C.newspapers D.papers( )33. A. got B.did C.played D.wanted( )34. A. bought B.searched C.made D.fetched( )35. A. angry B.bitter C.patient D.rich第二节：单项选择从所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题作上将该项涂黑。36_to the sun, rain and wind for a long time, the stone split.
45、 A. Expose B. Exposed C Exposing D. To expose37. Suddenly, a tall man driving a golden carriage_the girl and took her away,_into the woods A seizing: disappeared B seized, disappeared C seizing, disappearing D seized; disappearing38. Most of the artists_ to the party were from South Africa A. invite
46、d B. to invite C. being invited D. had been invited39. The computer center,_last year, is very popular among the students in this school A. open B. opening C. having opened D opened40. Dont leave the water_while you brush your teeth A. run B running C being run D to run41._ such heavy pollution alre
47、ady, it may now be too late to clean up the river. A. Having suffered B Suffering C. To suffer D. Suffered42. The murderer was brought in, with his hands_behind his back.A.being B. having tied C. to be tied D.tied43_his address, couldnt go to see him yesterday. A. Not known B Known not C. Knowing no
48、t D. Not knowing44. When_,ice changes into water A. to heat B. heating C. heated D. they are heated45._many times, but he still couldnt understand it.A. Though he had been C. Having told B. Having been told D. He had been told46. I have had my bike_,and Im going to have somebody my radio tomorrowA.
49、repair, to repair B. repairing, to be repaired C. repaired; repaire D. to repair, repaining47. I can make you_what I say, but you cant make yourself_in EnglishA. understand: understand B understand. understoodC. to understand: understand D. understand: to be understo48. All people present at the mee
50、ting were_ at the surprising news A.to surprise B. surprised C. being surprised D. surpise49. Tom sounds very much_ in the job, but Im not sure whether he can manage it.A. Interested B. interesting C. interestingly D. interestedly50. I care for nothing_ the one you bought me yesterday. A. in additio
51、n B. as well as C besides D. apart from第三部分主观题一理解应用(共两节，共17小题，满分25分)51-67题第一节:语法填空(共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为51-60的相应位置上。 John Snow was_51_ outstanding doctor. He was so expert that he became Queen Victorias personal physician. Hearing tha
52、t many ordinary people were exposed to a _52_ (dead)disease, he became very _53_(inspire)to help them find the cause and control it. He became interested in two theories that_54_(possible)explained how Cholera killed people and then started to look_55_them. He focused on the second theory, _56_ sugg
53、ested that it was through meals that people were infected. In a place where all the dead people had lived, he _57_(find)that some houses had no deaths. This led him to do _58_ (far)research. They _59_(give)free beer so they had not drunk the water from the pump. _60_ seemed that the water was to bla
54、me第二节:单词拼写(共4小题;每小题1分，满分4分)61-64题根据下列各句句意及所给单词的首字母或中文提示，用单词的恰当形式填空，并把完整单词填写在答卡的相应位置上61. He put a grape into his mouth and_(吞下) it whole。62. The students are asked to a_ the task in less than ten minutes63. Make sure your seat belt is securely f_before the plane takes off.64. To my great d_, the plan
55、 worked perfectly第三节，完成句子(共3小题，每小题2分，满分6分):请根据所给的中文，补全下列各句。65-67题65. As shots rang out, the crowd ran screaming_ _ _(朝四面八方)66.I _ _ _(看不见他了) but could still hear his footsteps67. Several days later. I_ _ _(熟悉了) the one-way system in the centre of town第四部分主观题一书面表达(满分15分)第68假设你叫李华，现在英国某所中学作交换生。下周你想组织同学们开展一次秋游活动，但需得到校长的批准。根据以下要点给校长写一封信:1.写信的目的;2.陈述理由:3.请校长批准。注意1.词数100左右;2.须包含全部要点3.文章要连贯、通顺，卷面要整洁、字迹要工整4.信的开头已给出，但不计入总词数 Dear Sir I am Li Hua, an exchange student from China. Yours sincerely, Li Hua