山西省寿阳县第一中学2019—2020学年高一下学期第二次月考英语试题 WORD版含答案.doc

1、寿阳一中高一年级第二学期第二次月考英语试题（考试时间：100分钟 试卷满分：150分）第一卷第一部分：听力（略）第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分60分 ）第一节 （共15小题；每小题3分，满分45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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AAmsterdam, the capital and most populous city in the Netherlands, is one of the most popular travel destinations in the world, famous for its beautiful

2、canals, top art museum, cycling culture, and Red Light District. Here are some of the key points to remember as you plan your trip to Amsterdam.Must-See AttractionsMost visitors begin their Amsterdam adventure in the Old Centre, which is full of traditional architecture, shopping centers, and coffee

3、 shops. Youll also want to check out Amsterdams Museum Quarter in the South District, which is great for shopping at the Albert Cuyp Market and having a picnic in the Vondelpark. The top museums to visit are the Rijksmusuem, the Ann Frank House, and the Van Gogh Museum. The Canal Ring is a UNESCO Wo

4、rld Heritage Site that was originally built to attract wealthy home owners and is a popular place for celebrity spotting and nightlife today. TransportationTravelers should be aware that Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is one of the busiest airports in the world. This airport is located about 15 kilomete

5、rs southwest of city center. You can catch a train from Schiphol to Amsterdam Central Station, which has many connecting routes. Its typically not a good idea to drive a car to the city center because traffic is heavy and parking is difficult to find. Cycling is incredibly popular here, and its easy

6、 to find cheap bike rentals around town.Amsterdam has a flat terrain(地形) and is a great city to explore on foot.Money Saving TipsUnless you really want to see the tulips(郁金香) blooming, avoid booking between mid-March and mid-May. This is when hotel and flight prices rise.Look for accommodations in A

7、msterdams South District, where rates are generally cheaper than in the city center.Buy train tickets at the machine instead of the counter to save a bit of money.Instead of hiring a tour guide, hop on a canal boat. Theyre inexpensive and will give you a unique point of view of the city.Check out ou

8、r homepage to view price comparisons for flights, hotels, and rental cars before you book.1.Which attraction was built with the original purpose of drawing the rich? A. Albert Cuyp Market. B. The Ann Frank House.C. The Van Gogh Museum. D. The Canal Ring. 2. Which means of transportation is not advis

9、able in Amsterdam according to the passage?A. The plane. B. The train. C. The car. D. The bike.3. Which way can help visitors save money in Amsterdam?A .Seeing the tulips blooming in spring. B. Avoiding accommodating downtown. C. Buying car tickets at the machine. D. Hiring a local tour guide. BTwel

10、ve years ago, a young traveler named Rhett Butler from San Francisco, California, visited the Sabah rainforest on Malaysian Borneo. In one area of the rainforest, he watched a bird flying through the trees. The beautiful sight left quite an impression on him. But weeks later, back home, Rhett Butler

11、 got the news that trees had been cut down in the area he visited.That experience led Rhett Butler to begin writing a book about rainforests and threats to their existence. But he did not publish the book. Instead, in 1999, he used his research for the book to create a website. The site is Mongabay.

12、 Com. His purpose was to inform the public about tropical rainforests. But the subject quickly developed. As a former businessman, he became a respected writer of science and environmental stories.The popularity of Mongabay. Com attracted advertisers. Small ads on the site pay for its operations. Mo

13、ngabay. Com has grown and led to other sites. For example, there is a site for children which is called kids. Mongabay. Com. Another one, WildMadangascar. Org, is all about the island nation that Rhett Butler calls his favorite place.To keep his website going, he travels around the world on several

14、major trips each year. His working tools are a laptop computer, cameras and sometimes diving equipment. He often calls on experts for information. For example, he interviewed Alison Jolly, a top experts on lemurs(狐猴). He interviewed Rodney Jackson, a biologist who established the Snow Leopard Conser

15、vancy.Stories like these have made Mongabay a favorite place on the Internet for researchers, students and teachers. In April, Time. Com named it one of the fifteen top climate and environment websites in the world.4. Whats the main idea of the passage?A. Rhett Butler and his website. B. Rainforest

16、on Malaysian Borneo.C. How Rhett Butler protected rare animals. D. How Rhett Butler made his website popular.5. Rhett Butler didnt publish his book about rainforests because _.A. making websites earns more money than writing booksB. he didnt want to become a writerC. the book was not about rainfores

17、t protectionD. he wanted to use the information to create a website6. Which of the followings is NOT true about the Mongabay. Com?A. It was set up in 1999. B. It attracted many advertisers.C. At least two related websites grew from it.D. Rhett Butler made a lot of money from it.7. To keep his websit

18、e going, Rhett Butler _.A. kept visiting the rainforestB. traveled around and interviewed expertsC. raised rare snow leopardsD. made a great number of advertisementsCMy daughter had a bullying(欺凌) problem a couple of years ago. She kept receiving rude text messages from kids at school. Dealing with

19、school bullying wasnt easy, but I finally ended it. When you realize things are serious, it is no time to be silent. If your kids are also receiving such text messages, take them directly to the headmaster and show him. Describe to him how it is affecting your kids. Tell him you will not tolerate it

20、 and that you want him to put an end to it now.School bullying is a dangerous and serious issue these days .and any good headmaster will take your charges seriously. He will probably address the issues with the parents. If they are crappy(糟糕的)parents, then they may do nothing to their child. You may

21、 have to repeat this process several times, but you need to keep a check on those text messages and dont allow your child to delete them .Now it is time to draw your child close and take care of him/her, because he/she needs it. My daughter did not like me being involved either, but you are the only

22、 person your kid can depend on to solve this problem, so do it and mean business. Always be polite, but straight forward . The headmaster and parents must know you mean business.If repeated meetings with the headmaster (and parents , if he allows it ) do not work, then I would consider hiring a lawy

23、er. That will send the message loud and clear. When you are talking about financial loss, most parents will stand up and take notice and act to keep their kids under control!I know a lawyer is a big expense and not something you do lightly, but when bad things like school bullying are happening to y

24、our children, you must act and act quickly.8.Which of the following can replace the underlined word “tolerate” in Paragraph 2?A. mind B. discuss C. stand D. affect9. What does the author suggest about school bullying in Paragraph 4?A. Children can deal with it themselves.B. Not all bullying problems

25、 can be solved. C. Parents should fully respect kids thoughts.D. Its necessary for parents to be involved in it.10. What should parents do if the headmaster fails to solve the bullying problem?A.Ask a lawyer for help. B. Put your child under your care.C. Meet the bullies in person. D. Ask the parent

26、s of the bullies for money.11. Why does the author write the text?A. To seek help . B. To offer advice. C. To ask for advice. D. To share his experience. DRobot vacuum cleaners arent a new concept, having been around for more than 15 years, but they have become greatly more helpful since the days of

27、 catching on rug hairs, running out of battery mid-clean and forgetting where they were.But the next generation of disc-shaped floor-cleaners could bring some of the most important upgrades yet, including being more autonomous than ever and knowing exactly where they are in your home and where you n

28、eed them to be.iRobots latest Roombas, the i7 and i7+, shown off at a recent event in Tokyo, will be arriving in Australia in the coming months. Their key new feature: persistent mapping of your home. The ability to map not only makes the robot quicker and more efficient, but lets it integrate(融入) m

29、ore closely with smart homes. Once its explored your house a few times, the i7 will present you with a map via its smart phone app, which Angle says tends to be “maybe 80 per cent right”.As the robot travels around cleaning up dust, it draws a floor plan and uses a sensor(传感器) to identify landmarks

30、and objects. Unlike previous models, the i7 remembers this information, meaning it will learn the most efficient paths around your home over time.If you change the layout of your furniture, it will adapt the existing map rather than having to create a whole new one and if you have a multi-storey hou

31、se, it simply makes multiple maps, and uses its learned landmarks to determine which floor its on (youll still need to carry it up the stairs).iRobots CEO and founder Colin Angle says the i7 class, the companys 10th generation Roomba, is the robot hes always wanted to build; capable of keeping a hom

32、es floors clean with virtually no user input needed.“This robot has 30 times the processing power of its former generation,” he says. “So were fully into a situation today where we can be running machine learning and visual object recognition technology and very advanced algorithms(演算法; 运算法则) on the

33、 robot, to allow it to continue to work on increasingly complicated code.”12.According to the passage the robot cleaners invented 15 years ago could _.A. catch on the hairs on the rugB. charge the battery mid-cleanC. draw the map of the homeD. know their exact home position 13. The underlined word “

34、layout” in Paragraph 5 can be replaced by _.A. arrangement B. design C. style D. size14. Which of the following statements about the i7 and i7+ is true?A. i7 remembers the identified landmarks like former models.B. They can enter the room upstairs themselves and clean it.C. They can do better in mat

35、h than the previous cleaners.D.i7 can present a map exactly via its smart phone app. 15. What can be the best title of the passage?A. Technologies in the Cleaner. B. The Future of iRobots. C. The Development of iRobots. D. The Latest Robot Cleaner.第二节（共5小题；每小题3分，共15分）根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。有

36、两项为多余选项。 Weight loss is a hard topic. Lots of people arent satisfied with their present weight, but most people arent sure how to change it. You may want to look like the models or actors in magazines or on TV, but those goals might not be healthy or realistic for you. 16 So what should you do about

37、 your weight control? 17 The best way to find out if you are at a healthy weight or if you need to lose or gain weight is to talk to a doctor or dietitian（营养学家). 18 If it turns out that you can benefit from weight loss then you can follow a few of the simple suggestions listed below to get started.

38、19 People who lose weight quickly by crash（速成的） dieting or other extreme measures usually gain back all of the pounds they lost, because they havent permanently changed their habits. Therefore, the best weight management ways are those that you can maintain for a lifetime.Small changes are a lot eas

39、ier to stick with than large ones. Try reducing the size of what you eat. 20 Once you have that down, start gradually introducing healthier foods and exercise into your life. Its a good idea to maintain a healthy weight because its just that: healthy.A. Try giving up regular soda for a weekB. Try to

40、 pay attention as you eat and stop when youre full.C. Weight management is about long-term success.D. Besides, no magical diet will make you look like someone else.E. Being healthy is really about being at a weight that is right for you.F. Changing from whole to nonfat or low-fat milk is also a good

41、 idea.G. They will compare your weight with healthy standards and help you set goals.第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节；满分55分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。第一节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）Returning from a trip overseas, I sensed that something was wrong between Keith and me. So I asked him, “Keith, have I

42、done anything that really 21 your feeling?”Immediately, he said, “Yes. Last Christmas you promised us a special 22 that I really wanted but you 23 gave it to me.”The 24 was that Id completely forgotten about it. I 25 , “Is there anything else Ive done wrong, but didnt apologize for?”Again, his 26 wa

43、s immediate, “Remember last Christmas when Mom said you had to go to the 27 because Stephen was going to be born? You left us at home and 28 in a hurry. Remember?”“Well, you left and 29 the suitcase.” I couldnt believe he 30 all the details! “After you came back from the hospital you were 31 . When

44、you got home, the suitcase had been opened and 32 had been thrown all over the place. And you 33 me.”“And you didnt do it?” I asked.“No, I didnt . I was just searching for my gift.”My heart sank. I felt 34 . I hugged Keith and asked him to 35 me. His Honesty made me think of our other son, Kevin. Ma

45、ybe Id hurt his feelings, too. I went to ask him the 36 question. Kevins answer was as immediate as his 37 “Last Christmas you 38 us a special toy, but you forgot about it.” 39 Christmas had passed, I took my two sons to the store that day and bought them what I had promised. The 40 thing wasnt the

46、toy. The problem was Id made a promise too lightly and didnt keep it as their father.21. A. showedB. hurtC. attendedD. expressed22. A. candyB. bookC. pictureD. toy23. A. neverB. oftenC. alwaysD. ever24. A. challengeB. messageC. ideaD. fact25. A. complainedB. apologizedC. continuedD. explained26. A.

47、suggestionB. answerC. actionD. blame27. A. hospitalB. churchC. schoolD. garden28. A. settled downB. went onC. set offD. got up29. A. replacedB. forgotC. broughtD. opened30. A. knewB. imaginedC. discoveredD. remembered31. A. angryB. worriedC. happyD. satisfied32. A. nothingB. somebodyC. everythingD.

48、nobody33. A. praisedB. punishedC. helpedD. educated34. A. terribleB. hopelessC. inspiredD. encouraged35. A. supportB. criticizeC. suspectD. forgive36. A. easyB. directC. sameD. funny37. A. mothers B. brothersC. sistersD. fathers38. A. boughtB. borrowedC. leftD. promised39. A. ThoughB. BecauseC. Sinc

49、eD. Until40. A. strangeB. interestingC. importantD. difficult 第二卷注意事项：用0.5毫米黑色笔迹的签字笔将答案写在答题卡上。写在试卷上无效。第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分55分）第二节（共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 For hundreds of years the people of Spain have celebrated a holiday with music, dancing and the running of the bulls(公

50、牛). The festival of San Fermin 41 (know) as the Pamplona Running of the Bullstakes place every year from July 6th to 14th. This festival is a tradition 42 dates back to the 13th century. At first only the people of Spain 43 (celebrate) it, but people from other countries started showing up in the 17

51、th century as everyone from around the world heard about this great party. When a famous writer named Ernest Hemingway wrote a story based 44 the running of the bulls, the popularity of the event increased 45 (rapid). The name of that story 46 (call) “The Sun Also Rises”. The book was sold all over

52、the world and everyone wanted 47 (see) this crazy event. The running of the bulls takes place every morning from July 7 to 14. Bulls, 48 (weigh) over 1,500 pounds each, come charging into a narrow street where people (only men) run ahead of them. 49 run lasts for less than one mile along three or fo

53、ur different narrow streets and into a stadium where the bulls are fought by experienced bullfighters. It might be 50 (excite). people obviously think its fun . but every year runners get hurt.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。错误涉及一

54、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。This spring, my class went to the seaside to go camping. We arrived at a sandy beach with a well view of the sea and mountains. We set up our tents on the sandy beach. When

55、 night fell, we started a fire to give we light and kept us warm. All my classmates sit around it, talking, singing and laughing. Several hours late, Robert and I went back the tent to have the chat. We stayed up all night. We found that we two had a lot of in common. The fire and stars saw our happ

56、y and friendship. What I wished time would stop at the moment! 第二节：书面表达（25分） 假定你是李华,上个月Professor Smith曾推荐你去芝加哥大学(Chicago University)深造学习,现在你已被该大学录取。请你给Professor Smith写一封e-mail,表达对他的感激之情。主要内容:1.表达感激;2.描述Professor Smith提供的帮助;3.表示会努力学习以回报老师的帮助。注意:1.词数100左右;2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;3.开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。寿阳一中高一年级第二

57、学期第二次月考英语答案阅读理解1-5 DCBAD 6-10DBCDA 11-15BAACD 16-20DEGCA完形填空21-25BDADC 26-30BACBD 31-35ACBAD 36-40CBDAC语法填空41. known 42. that/which 43.celebrated 44. on 45. rapidly46. was called 47. to see 48. weighing 49. The 50. exciting短文改错This spring, my class went to the seaside to go camping. We arrived at a

58、sandy beach with a well (good) view of the sea and mountains. We set up our tents on the sandy beach. When night fell, we started a fire to give we(us) light and kept(keep) us warm. All my classmates sit(sat) around it, talking, singing and laughing. Several hours late(later), Robert and I went back

59、 (to)the tent to have the (a)chat. We stayed up all night. We found that we two had a lot of(去掉) in common. The fire and stars saw our happy ( happiness) and friendship. What(How) I wished time would stop at the moment! 书面表达Dear Professor Smith,I am writing to express my sincere thanks to you. Witho

60、ut your help,I wouldnt have become a student of the famous universityChicago University.Last month when I applied to Chicago University for my further education,you really gave me your kindest help. Firstly,you wrote a recommendation letter for me to your friend who works in Chicago University.Besides,it was very nice of you to give me much advice on how to go through the interview.It was you who made me gain this valuable opportunity of further education.From now on,I will study hard to make good grades in return for your sincere and generous help.Yours truly,Li Hua