宁夏青铜峡市高级中学（吴忠中学分校）2019-2020学年高二上学期第一次月考英语试题 WORD版含答案.doc

1、 高级中学2019-2020年度上学期高二英语第一次月考英语试卷 满分：150分 第卷 (选择题）第一部分：听力（共两节满分30分）第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)请听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项。1. What is the mans daughter doing?A Watching TV. B. Riding a bicycle. C Playing the violin2. Where did the woman meet her cousin?A. In the library B. In the car park C In the supermarket3. What

2、 are the speakers talking about?A. A computer B. Their homework C The games4. What time is it now?A.9:00 B.10:00 C.11:005. How will the woman probably book the ticket?A By phone B. By Internet C. By travel agent第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分225分)请听下面5段对话或独白，选出最佳选项。请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. What animal is Crazy Conra

3、d?A. An elephant. B. A horse C. A bear7. What might the speakers be doing?A. Visiting a zoo B. Looking at a picture. C. Watching a cartoon movie.请听第7段材料，回答第8，9题8. Why did the man go to Michael s?A. To attend a wedding B. To have a get-together. C. To celebrate a birthday.9. When did the speakers mee

4、t last time?A. In March. B In August. C. In December请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. W hat will the woman do after work?A. Drive outside the city B. Go to the guitar club C Take Toby to a lesson11. How will the man get home?A. By car B. By taxi C On foot12. What is the probable relationship between the speaker

5、s?A, Colleagues. B Couple.C Friends请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13 Who teaches art?A Ms. Taylor. B. Mr Harris C. Mrs Brown14. What is Miss Williams like?A Interesting. B Easy-going. C Friendly15. What do we know about Mr. Smith s class?A. It s full B. It s high-level.C. It s boring16. What class will the woman

6、 take?A Art history. B German. C Geography.请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题17. How will the weather change tomorrow?A. It will get drier B. It will get colder. C. It will get warmer.18. When will it rain?A. On Wednesday. B. On Thursday C On Friday19. What will the weather be like on Saturday?A. Cloudy B Windy C.

7、Sunny.20. What is considered to be the best activity for Sunday?A Bike riding B Windsurfing C Camping第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（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和D）中，选出最佳选项。AThe United States International Photography Contest for Kids held byNational Geographicbegins August 1, 2017, and ends Oc

8、tober 15, 2017. All mail-in entries (参赛作品) must be postmarked (盖上邮戳) by October 15, 2017, and received by October 22, 2017. Online entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. on October 15, 2017. Entries will not be returned. No entry fee necessary to enter or win. Many will enter, few will win.Who may e

9、nterContest is open only to legal residents (居民) of the United States who are between the ages of 6 and 14 at the time of entry. Employees and officers ofNational Geographic, and their immediate family members are not allowed to enter or win a prize.How to enterThe categories (类别) for entries are: (

10、1) Amazing Animals (photos of pets, zoo animals, or wild animals), (2) Dare to Explore (photos of outdoor scenery), and (3) Wild Vacation (photos taken during vacation travels). Each competitor may submit (提交) entries in any category he / she wishes and may submit entries to different categories, bu

11、t no competitors may submit in total more than one entry per category.Cool prizesOne grand-prize winner will be chosen from the four first-place winners in this contest. The grand prize is a 10-day Galpagos Family Adventure.First-place winners will win a camera; their winning photo will be published

12、 on; and they will be entered into the Worldwide National Geographic International Photography Contest for Kids for a chance to win the international grand-prize trip. The international grand-prize winner will win a 5-day trip toWashingtonD.C.Second-place winners will winNational Geographicmagazines

13、, and their winning photo will be published on.21. When should competitors submit their entries to the contest?A. Before August 1, 2017.B. After October 22, 2017.C. Between October 15 - 22, 2017.D. Between August 1 and October 15, 2017.22. Who can enter the contest?A. Employees ofNational Geographic

14、. B. Kids over 6 from around the world.C. American kids aged 6 to14.D. American students.23. What can we learn about the contest?A. Photos of pets are allowed.B. Competitors should pay for it.C. Images of indoor activities are preferred.D. Each competitor can submit only one photo.24. What will the

15、first-place winners of the contest win?A. A Galpagos Family Adventure.B. A trip toWashingtonD.C.C. Magazines. D. A camera.BMike Hayes of Rochelle, Illinois, proved he was smart in his first year at college. In 1987, while he was a student in the first year of the University of Illinois, he had gotte

16、n $2,500 from a job working at a store, but that money would not go far to pay the four years of tuition (学费) and college expenses that added up to around $28,000. His middle-class family had already put his older brothers through college. While Mikes parents would have helped him to pay, Mike decid

17、ed he did not want his parents going into debt for him. He came up with an idea to solve this problem.Mike wrote to Chicago Tribune writer Bob Greene. He wanted each of the newspapers readers to send him a penny (分). Greene thought the idea sounded fun and agreed to do it. He shared Mikes letter wit

18、h his readers on September 6, 1987. “Just one penny,” Mike said. “A penny doesnt mean anything to anyone. If everyone who is reading your reports looks around the room right now, there will be a penny on the corner of the desk, or on the floor. Thats all Im asking. A penny from each of your readers.

19、”In less than a month, the Many Pennies for Mike fund (基金) had around $23,000. Donations (捐款) were received from every state in the United States, and even Mexico, Canada, and the Bahamas. So, Mike achieved his $28,000 goal and went on to learn food science from the University of Illinois.In the end

20、, Mike had this to say about the whole thing, “I just want to express my thanks to everyone . right now Im feeling that the world is a pretty great place.”24. What troubled Mike when he was in his first year at college?A. He couldnt afford his tuition. B. He failed to find a part-time job.C. His par

21、ents were unwilling to help.D. His parents had huge debts to pay off.25. Why did Mike write to Greene?A. To ask for help. B. To send his greetings.C. To express his thanks. D. To introduce himself.26. What can we infer from Paragraph 4 about Mike?A. His fund needed more donations. B. He became rich

22、and successful.C. His plan really worked. D. He asked for too much.27. Whats the best title for the text?A. Pennies for readers B. The value of educationC. Mikes business in college D. The one penny college fundCThe American Thanksgiving holiday is on Thursday. Many people will get together with fam

23、ily members for a big meal. It is a time to celebrate family, friends and everything there is to be thankful for.But some people do not look forward to spending a lot of time with their family. It can be stressful. Family members can start arguments with each other. Some people at the meal may have

24、conflicting (冲突的) political beliefs. Conflict can even find its way into the kitchen, where all the cooking takes place. There is a saying called “too many cooks in the kitchen.” This means that, sometimes, if many people are trying to do a project together, it does not turn out as well as it could

25、have if only one person were in charge. That is why people are offering Thanksgiving survival ideas on Twitter.Rick Irwin had one. “Say that youre letting the dog out and use it as an excuse to disappear for several hours.” Tracy Brooks had a suggestion for limiting Thanksgiving dinner responsibilit

26、ies. She wrote: “Be the last to arrive and the first to leave.” Since there is so much food at the Thanksgiving meal, Christine Turner suggested forgetting about your diet and wearing loose clothing. But, one fitness expert said people do not have to give up on their diets during the big meal. They

27、can prepare foods that have fewer calories (卡路里). For example, they could bake some foods instead of frying them in oil. But other people are looking forward to the holiday. Sara Marie Brenner wondered why people need to “survive” Thanksgiving, at all. She wrote: “I enjoy the holiday.” 28. Why do so

28、me people dislike having Thanksgiving with their family?A. Some disagreements may arise.B. They live far away from each other.C. They have distant family relationships.D. The traditional cooking takes up too much time.29. Which of the following is an example of “too many cooks in the kitchen”?A. Man

29、y friends came to help but ruined my plan.B. Nobody is willing to help me when Im in trouble.C. I dont know who to choose from the many helpers.D. Many cooks dont know more about cooking than I.30. What advice does Christine offer on Thanksgiving diet?A. Preparing low-calorie foods. B. Limiting food

30、 intake. C. Enjoying the food. D. Baking foods.31. What is Saras attitude towards Thanksgiving?A. Worried. B. Positive. C. Critical. D. Uninterested.DForget calling the front desk. If youre a guest at an Affinia hotel, the staff (员工) will try to find out what you need just by looking at you.The Affi

31、nia Hotel Collection is improving service in its five hotels inNew York Cityand one each in Chicago andWashington,D.C.Everyone from housekeeping to management will communicate with guests based on body language.A body language expert (专家) trained employees on what cues (信号) to look for. A guest who

32、makes eye contact (接触) while walking down the hall, for example, may be open to conversation. A businessman frequently touching an ear is probably nervous and may be interested in a therapeutic pillow (理疗枕头).“So many companies, when they talk about service, they programitto how many rings till you a

33、nswer the phone,” says John Moser, marketing officer for Affinia. “That doesnt sound very reasonable. Lets give employees some tools they can use to find out whats the right way to talk with somebody at a particular time.”Patti Wood, a body language expert who carried out the Affinia training, says

34、she has never seen such training given to all hotel employees. “All of the training is to make sure every single guest is treated as special,” she says.Staff questions about a guests day wont disappear, Moser says. But, he says, small talk isnt always enough to get a reading of a guests needs. “You

35、cant always tell from the first sentence whether someone is happy or unhappy,” he says. “Measuring some of the things theyre showing, with the way theyre talking to you, can help our employees provide a service thats more personal for them.”28. What are Affinia hotels doing?A. Understanding their em

36、ployees better.B. Setting up new hotels in different cities.C. Improving their employees body language.D. Training employees to understand guests needs better.29. What should a hotel employee do if a guest looks into his or her eye?A. Offer a pillow. B. Make small talk.C. Avoid speaking to the guest

37、. D. Be open to the guests suggestions.30. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 4 refer to?A. The company. B. The service. C. The phone. D. The hotel.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。Living in a dorm (宿舍) this year? Here are some survival suggestions:Dont just

38、 shout. Talk it out.Even if you knew your roommate before, living with him or her will be completely different. The key to making it work is communication.36If you still have problems after talking, turn to your teacher for help especially if you think you need to change rooms or roommates.Make your

39、 room represent(代表)you.Your dorm room isnt just the place where you sleep or study. Its your home.37Show your personality. Put up the posters your mom never let you put up at home. Do whatever you can to make your room a comfortable place so you feel right at home.A clean room is a happy room.Cleanl

40、iness is important. Whether you share a space with one person or seven, you should have a cleaning plan.38Draw up a plan that can be stuck to by everyone so that your room is always clean.39One of the great things about living in a dorm is that youll probably meet people from other places who were r

41、aised differently than you were. Dont laugh at people because of their differences.40You never know that guy or girl in your dorm might turn out to be one of your lifelong friends!A. Be open to differences.B. Make it as you as it can be.C. You may see students who dress differently.D. If theres a pr

42、oblem, always talk it out with your roommate first.E. Instead, try to get to know these students and learn something new.F. You could move in with a stranger and have it be the best living situation ever.G. Dont fall into a situation where one person is always cleaning up after the others.第一节（共20小题；

43、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。My dog Chi Chi always has a smile on her face. However, before my family adopted (收养) her, her life was pretty41. Its hard to believe this sweet dog was once left in a dustbin (垃圾箱). Her42was injured and she was in pain. But when the rescuers

44、 got to her, her eyes shone with43and she was trying to get to them. Her rescuers drove her to the closest hospital to get her44. The vets there45her by fitting her with a prosthesis (假肢) and shared her46on the Internet.Thats how my parents and I first47her. For weeks, we48Chi Chis story and discuss

45、ed adopting her. We49had three dogs. My mom wanted to know who would50her, because it might be a lot of work to take care of a dog that was51.We had a lot of52about Chi Chi. Her rescuers sent us photos and videos. After we adopted her, we made her try different prostheses so she could move around mo

46、re53. Shes made a lot of progress with her54, and now she can even jump up on the sofa.Chi Chi has a great attitude55shes been through something hard. Shes always smiling and happy. Chi Chi has a lot to56about kindness and about57little achievements (like making58with walking or jumping). She has ta

47、ught me to care about the59of others and help them. Ive also noticed that when people meet Chi Chi, they talk about hard things theyve faced. I think she shows them its possible to60anything difficult. She sure encourages me to be the best I can be, like she is every day.41. A. normalB. hardC. funD.

48、 strange42. A. eye B. earC. leg D. head43. A. imagination B. responsibility C. happiness D. dissatisfaction44. A. water B. foodC. courage D. help45. A. saved B. protectedC. freed D. examined46. A. price B. storyC. character D. desire47. A. worried about B. cared about C. dreamed aboutD. heard about4

49、8. A. copied B. wroteC. followed D. doubted49. A. already B. neverC. also D. even50. A. look at B. look for C. look after D. look into51. A. unsafe B. disabled C. usual D. lonely52. A. ideas B. opinions C. feelings D. questions53. A. slowly B. comfortably C. quietly D. patiently54. A. listening B. s

50、itting C. eating D. walking55. A. because B. soC. although D. unless56. A. choose B. teachC. enjoy D. prepare57. A. discussing B. using C. celebrating D.preventing58. A. progress B. money C. mistakes D. performances59. A. habits B. advantages C. interests D. difficulties60. A. avoid B. solve C. fini

51、sh D. understand第卷第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Rice 61. _ (believe) to have been first grown inChinaor possibly somewhere else in easternAsiaaround 10,000 years ago. 62. _ earliest evidence of rice farming comes from a 7,000-year-old site near the

52、 lower Yangtze RivervillageofHemuduinZhejiangprovince inChina. Rice is a kind of food which requires much labor. In developed countries, the planting and harvesting is done 63. _ (most) with machines. However, in much of the world, these things are still largely done by hand. It takes one farmer 1,0

53、00 to 2,000 working hours 64. _ (raise) a rice crop on 2.5 acres of land. The fact that rice needs so much labor means 65. _ (keep) a lot of the population on the land.Rice is also a crop 66. _ need of lots of water. The wet rice grown in most ofAsianeeds hot weather after a period of rain and condi

54、tions provided by the 67. _ (rain) seasons affect many of the places 68. _ rice is grown.Rice straws (稻秆) 69. _ (leave) in the fields add nutrients (营养物) to the soil after rice is harvested. For the next crop, rice farmers can often enjoy a good harvest by adding little 70. _ no fertilizer.第四部分：写作（共

55、两节，满分35分） 第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，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）不计分。Last week, some of my classmate and I wanted to buy

56、a world map. However, we didnt agree on how to getting it. I wanted to go to a bookstore while they prefer to buy it online. The reason they turned to an Internet was that books were sold a lower price online. I went directly to the bookstore but chose a suitable map after school. The next day, they

57、 also had got their maps but unfortunate not the ones they wanted. The maps were bound too tightly (装订太紧). Now they have to return both the maps and get their money back. So, does online shopping always has an advantage? I doubt it.第二节：书面表达（满分25分）你校英语俱乐部将举办主题为“My Hero”的讨论活动。请你用英语写一篇发言稿，介绍你心中的英雄。要点包括

58、： 1.他/她的职业； 2.他/她可称为Hero的理由；3.你对Hero的理解。注意：1.词数100左右； 2.开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数。 Good afternoon, everyone._Thats all. Thank you! 参考答案一听力1-5CBAAB 6-10ABCAC 11-15ABBAB 16-20ABCCB二阅读理解A篇 DCAD B篇AACD C篇AACB D篇 DBB E篇DBGAE41-45 BCCDA46-50 BDCAC 51-55 BDBDC 56-60 BCADB语法填空：61. is believed 62. The 63. mostly 64.

59、to raise 65. keeping 66. in 67. rainy 68. where 69. left 70. or 短文改错：71. classmateclassmates 72.gettingget73preferpreferred 74anthe 75.a前加at 76butand 77.去掉had 78. unfortunateunfortunately79. bothall 80.hashave 书面表达One possible version: Good afternoon, everyone.My hero is a middle-aged woman named Li

60、 Dan. She isnt beautiful or rich, and she is just an ordinary street cleaner. So why is she my hero? First, I admire her because of her deep devotion to her common but useful work, which requires her to work for more than nine hours a day, rain or shine. Second, she has a kind heart and always manages to return the wallets or cellphones she finds while working to the owners. Theres a lot that I should learn from her.In short, my heroes are those who do small things in life, because its the small things that count.Thats all. Thank you!