青海省湟川中学2020-2021学年高二第一学期第一次月考英语试卷 PDF版含答案.pdf

1、第 1页共 5页青海湟川中学 20202021 学年第一学期高二年级英语第一次月考试卷命题人:杨晓丽审题人:魏国强第一卷第一部分：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 willthe women probably do at about4 pm?A.Take a swim.B.Have a class.C.Seea doctor.2.What are the speakers mainly talking about?A.Astreet.B.Arestaurant.C.Abank.3.Which pa

2、rtof the centeropened recently?A.The cinema.B.The gallery.C.The concertarea.4.What items cannot be borrowedfrom the library?A.CDs.B.Magazines.C.Audiotapes.5.When will the speakers meet?A.Atabout 6:30.B.Atabout 7:00.C.Atabout 9:30.第二节（共 15 小题；每小题1.5 分，满分 22.5 分）请听下面5 段对话或独白，选出最佳选项。听第6 段材料，回答第6、7 题。6.

3、What is the woman doing?A.Making an apology.B.Expressing herthanks.C.Submitting a claim.7.What can we know aboutthe man?A.He will be charged less.B.He will cancel his order.C.He will check the computer.听第7 段材料，回答第8、9 题。8.How did the woman hearabout the hotel?A.From the radio.B.From a friend.C.From t

4、he paper.9.What is the womans attitude toward buildingthe hotel?A.Disapproving.B.Ambiguous.C.Understanding.听第8 段材料，回答第10 至 12 题。10.What does the mans brother do？A.Amanager.B.An engineer.C.Ateacher.11.Whatdoes the man think ofgoing to acting school?A.Boring.B.Expensive.C.Worthwhile.12.Whatdoes the ma

5、n planto do?A.QuittheTVplan.B.Trying playing differentroles.C.Learn from more actors.听第9 段材料，回答第13 至16 题。13.Whatdoes the man mainly wantto do in Mexico?A.Explore the city.B.Walk the beaches.C.Meetpeople ofhis age.14.Where does the woman first advicethe man to stay?A.Near the coast.B.On an island.C.I

6、n the city center.15.How long will the man probably stay in Mexico?A.Forabout one week.B.For abouttwo weeks.C.Foraboutthree weeks.16.Whatwill the manprobably do next?A.Ask more about the hotels.B.Offerhis personalinformation.C.Getsome details ofthe trip.听第10 段材料，回答第17 至20 题。17.Whatdoes Cathy usually

7、 do afterwork?A.She talks to parents.B.She plays with kids.C.She makes some cakes.18.Whatdoes the speakersay aboutAndrea？A.She has herown children.B.She is often on the nightshift.C.She is good with shy children.19.How does the speaker feel aboutBella now?A.She is outgoing.B.She is hard-working.C.Sh

8、e is knowledgeable.20.Who is good atmaking cakes?A.Susan.B.Lisa.C.Liz.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,D）中，选出最佳选项。AIf youre looking to fully experience Africas breathtaking scenery,and have an eye for adventure,then theres onlyoneplace to be.Here,insideAfrica

9、 picks four ofthe best hikes from across the continent.1.Kilimanjaro第 2页共 5页Make it to the top of Tanzanias 5895-meter Kilimanjaro,and youll be standing at Africas highest point.Themountain isAfricas most-visitedhiking destination,attracting tens of thousands oftourists and adventures every day.You

10、dont have to be a technical climber to climb Mount Kilimanjaro;you just need not be pretty physically fit.There are six routes to choose from,each with varying degrees of difficulty,scenery and success.No special equipment isrequired.2.Atlas mountainsThe High Atlas is an impressive mountainous range

11、 in central Morocco that hosts North Africas highest peak.MountToubkal,at 4165 meters.Theres a variety of routes to follow during your climb but inexperienced climbers shouldnote that the hike through the mountains challenging zones is quite demanding.3.Mount KenyaAlong-extinct volcano.MountKenya is

12、Africas second-highestpeak,at 5199meters.Lying just south of the equator,the mountains deep valleys and diverse wildlife will guarantee you wonderfulscenery and a fantastic hiking experience.The climb,however,to the mountains steep ice-capped peaks is quite challenging,making it the mosttechnical,pr

13、obably,in that EastAfrican area.4.Mount MeruMount Meru may forever exist in the shadow of its neighbor,Kilimanjaro,but Tanzanias second-highest mountain(4565 meters)has its own devotees.Its less known,but Mount Meru is for the true enthusiast who wants to experience what very few people actuallydo.M

14、ount Meru is often used by mountaineers to accustom themselves before trying to conquer Kilimanjaro,or bythose wanting a hike with the localMassai.21.Whatdo we know about Kilimanjaro?A.Its comparatively easy to climb.B.ItsAfricas second highest mountain.C.Itssix routes are equally difficult.D.It lie

15、s to the eastofTanzania.22.Why domountaineers climb Mount Meru firstbefore they do Kilimanjaro?A.To avoid big crowds ofclimbers.BTo hike with the local Massai.C.To getused to the situation.DTo experience what mostpeople do.23.Which is the lowest ofthe four?A.Kilimanjaro.B.Atlas mountains.C.MountKeny

16、a.D.Mount Meru.BBatteries can power anything from small sensors to large systems.While scientists are finding ways to make themsmaller but even more powerful,problems can arise when these batteries are much larger and heavier than the devicesthemselves.University of Missouri(MU)researchers are devel

17、oping a nuclear energy source that is smaller,lighter andmore efficient.“To provide enough power,we need certain methods with high energy density（密度）”，said Jae Kwon,assistantprofessor of electrical and computer engineering at MU.“The radioisotope(放射性同位素)battery can provide powerdensitythatis much li

18、ghter than chemical batteries.”Kwon and his research team have been working on building a small nuclear battery,presently the size and thicknessof a penny,intended to power various micro/nanoelectromechanical systems(M/NEMS).Although nuclear batteries cancauseconcerns,Kwonsaid they are safe.“People

19、hear the word nuclearand think of something very dangerous,”he said,“However,nuclear power sourceshave already been safely poweringa variety ofdevices,such as pace-makers,space satellites and underwatersystems.”His new idea is not only in the batterys size,but also in its semiconductor(半导体),Kwons ba

20、ttery uses a liquidsemiconductorrather than a solid semiconductor.“The key part of using a radioactive battery is that when you harvest the energy,part of the radiation energy candamage the lattice structure(晶体结构)of the solid semiconductor,”Kwon said,“By using a liquid semiconductor,webelievewe can

21、minimize thatproblem.”Together with J.David Robertson,chemistry professor and associate director of the MU Research Reactor,Kwon isworking to build and test the battery.In the future,they hope to increase the batterys power,shrink its size and try withvarious othermaterials.Kwon said that batterycou

22、ld bethinnerthan the thickness ofhuman hair.24Which of the following is true ofJae Kwon?AHe teaches chemistry atMU.BHe developed a chemicalbattery.CHe is working on a nuclear energy source.DHe made a breakthrough in computer engineering.25Jae Kwon gave examples in Paragraph4_Ato show chemical batter

23、ies are widely used.Bto indicate nuclear batteries can besafely used.Cto describe a nuclear-powered system.Dto introduce various energy sources.26Liquid semiconductor is used to _Agetrid ofthe radioactive waste.Btestthe powerof nuclearbatteries.Cdecrease the size ofnuclearbatteries.Dreduce the damag

24、e to lattice structure.27This article can be takenfrom_A.a book review.Banexperiment report.C.an autobiography.Da scientific magazine.CThe year 2114 will be an eventful one for art.In May of that year in Berlin,the philosopher-artist Jonathon Keats“century cameras”cameras with a 100-year-long exposu

25、re(曝光)timewill be brought back from hiding placesaround the city to have their results developed and exhibited.Six months after that,the Future Library in Oslo,Norway,第 3页共 5页willopen its doorfor the firsttime,presenting100 books printed on the wood oftrees planted in the distantpast of2014.As Katie

26、 Paterson,the creator of the Future Library,puts it:“Future Library is an artwork for future generations.”These projects,more than a century in the making,are part of a new wave of“slow art”intended to push viewers andparticipants to think beyond their own lifetimes.They aim to challenge todays shor

27、t-term thinking and the brief attentionspans of modern consumers,forcing people into considering works more deliberately(慎重地).In their way,too,they arefighting against modern culture-not just regarding money,but also the way in which artistic worth is measured byattention.In a similar fashion,everyA

28、pril on Slow Art Day,visitors are encouraged to stare at five works of art for 10 minutesat a timea tough task forthe average museum visitor,who typically spends less than 30 seconds on each piece ofart.Like the Future Library,the century cameras are very much a project for cities,since its in citie

29、s that time runs fastestand the pace of life is fastest.“Since I started living in a city,Ive somehow been quite disconnected,”Anne Beate Hovind,the Future Library project manager,who described how working on the library drew her back to the pace of life she knewwhenshe was growing upon a farm in he

30、ryouth,toldTheAtlantic magazines.28According to the first paragraph,what will NOThappen in 2114?AAcamera which was produced 100years ago will be exhibited.BThe Future Library will be opento the public for the firsttime.CPhotos with a 100-yearexposure time will be developed and exhibited.D.Books prin

31、ted on the wood oftrees planted in 2014 will be displayed.29Whatcan we learn about todays peoples attitude towardworks ofart?AThey consider worksdeliberately.BThey spend little time on works.CThey spend much money on works.D.They stare atworks for10 minutes ata time.30Whatis the purpose of the wave

32、ofslow art？ATo advocate creatingworks of artslowly.BTo protectworks ofart from being damaged.CTo promote works ofart formodern culture.DTo encourage people to consider works more deliberately.31How wouldAnne Beate Hovind feel about the city life?AIts discouraging.BIts awful.CIts developed.D.Its busy

33、.DThe first thing I do in the mornings is looking at my phone.Thats mainly because my phone is my alarm clock,butonce my eyes are open and that screen is lit up in my hands,its an awfully short trip to check emails and pursue headlines.Theres no reason for me to be doing this.My emails that early in

34、 the morning are mainly junk,and the headlines wontchange much before Ive brushed myteeth and poured a cup ofcoffee,right?My wife says Im addicted to my phone.I disagree,but I can definitely stand to spend less time looking at it.Im notterribly active on social media,but I do enjoy me some idle scro

35、lling.And,wow,do these tech companies know how tokeep those thumbs constantly swiping up!Weve got a daughter,and while I think were pretty good about limiting herscreen time,it would seem that technology has fascinated me from the start.So,I decided to try loosening my phonesgrasp on my attention by

36、switching the screen to blackand white.Changing the display to black and white is very easy.In your iPhones settings(设置),choose General(通用技能),thenAccessibility(辅助功能).Next choose DisplayAccommodations(显示调节),then Color Filters(色彩滤镜).Tap thetoggle(切换器)onand a listof filters appears.Choose Grayscale and

37、 youre all set.32What is the actualreason forthe authors looking athis phone in the mornings?A.He turns offhis alarm clock.B.He can have a shorttrip whilescrolling it.C.He has to check emails before they change.D.He cant help doing so.33What does the authors wife think ofthe time he spends using his

38、 phone?A.Over use.B.Modestuse.C.Underuse.D.Adequate use.34How does the authordecrease the use ofhis phone?A.By changing the screen to black and white.B.By limiting his screen time.C.By ignoring the tech companies.D.By looking after his daughter.35Whats the final stepto set the phoneto black and whit

39、e?A.Choose General.B.ChooseAccessibility.C.Choose Grayscale.D.Choose Color Filters.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得最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Complaining is a bad habit that we should definitely break to live a happier life._36_This bad habit can causedissatisfaction with our daily life and

40、lead to anxiety,depression and other emotional disorders.If you are trying tobreakthe complaining habit,here are a few rules to follow.Be thankfulforwhat we have._37_Be thankful for what we have in our life,because were lucky simply for being ourselves.Make a list ofthe things were thankful forand w

41、ell see thatwe dont have any reason to complain.Stay positive.One of the best ways to break the complaining habit is to develop a positive attitude._38_All our mistakes andfailures help to improve our life.Learn from them and move on.Learnto adapt tothe changes.There are many things that we cant cha

42、nge._39_Always find the positive side in each situation,regardless ofhow difficultthe situation is.With ourparentsand friendssupport,we can survive any life change._40_If we want people around us to stop complaining all the time,we need to break our complaining habit first.If第 4页共 5页someone complain

43、s about something,try to change the topic of conversation and help them realize that complaining isa bad habit that is notonly annoying but also harmful totheir health.ASetan example.BStop judging others.CDont be afraidto make mistakes orto fail.DTry to putourselves inourcoworkersshoes.E.The bestand

44、 only thing we can do is acceptthem.F.Itcan affectourbrains,physical health and mental well-being in a negative way.G.We often complain about the things we dont have withoutnoticing those things we already have.第三部分:语言知识运用（共两节，满分 45 分）第一节：（共20 小题；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四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出

45、可以填入空白处的最佳选项。The first time Mercado thought seriously about becoming a professional model,she surfed the Internet forsomeone with a disability in the modeling world.That was six years ago,when disabled models were _41_.Thus,hersearch came upempty.“I didnt think there was a _42_.”she talks of the car

46、eer shed imagined“Not because I wasnt worthy of it,butbecause I didnt see anyone else like me out there.It was just not a thing.”However,Mercado has helped _43_ thatreality because of her not giving up.Last year,Mercado signed with IMG Models,the powerhouse agency which_44_top supermodels.During a s

47、hoot(拍摄),there are certain movements and _45_ that are simply not an option for her.But her teamshas always found a way to work around these _46_,and shed never been cut from a campaign because of concernsaboutherdisability.“Theres _47_ been a problem with the team not getting what they need to get

48、from me as a model.Theres neverbeen an excuse where its likeshe has a disability,this is not going to work because the _48_ wont look nice.”Shesays,“If Im a model,a clothing company wants to showcase their _49_ on me,thats great,”she says.“Thats all itshouldbe.”Her small body has more than a dozen s

49、urgical_50_ and she fells both nervous and excited when she decided lastyear to _51_ them for a shoot for a lingerie(女式贴身内衣)company.“_52_ Im very outspoken with what I believein,Im very much of a _53_ person still at heart.But I wanted to _54_ a challenge.“Mercado liked _55_ peoplethat everyonecan a

50、nd should feel attractive in their own skin:“You shouldnt be shamed of yourown_56_.”In the meantime,shes focused on her work and using her blog to encourage those who want to follow her _57_.When the next generation ofdisabled models searches the web for_58_,theyll findher.Mercado _59_ her success t

51、o confidence,faith and never_60_,“Im an example that you can do what you want,because.”she pauses.“Justbecause！Thats it.You justcan.”41.A.popularB.invisibleC.scarceD.enough42.A.responsibilityB.failureC.challengeD.possibility43.A.avoidB.changeC.escapeD.realize44.A.rejectsB.complainsC.praisesD.represe

52、nts45.A.posesB.entertainmentC.campaignsD.situations46.A.eventsB.issuesC.questionsD.methods47.A.neverB.justC.everD.even48.A.facesB.photosC.clothes.D.magazines49.A.stripeB.styleC.stuffD.scarf50.A.injuriesB.woundsC.hurtsD.scars51.A.showB.coverC.hideD.bare52.A.In caseB.Even thoughC.As thoughD.Now that53

53、.A.shyB.quietC.eagerD.active54.A.draw onB.count onC.putonD.take on55.A.managingB.informingC.remindingD.urging56.A.bodyB.figureC.appearanceD.disability57.A.exampleB.spiritC.moodD.dream58.A.amusementB.pleasureC.inspirationD.cooperation59.A.givesB.getsC.takesD.owes60.A.blowing upB.giving upC.calling of

54、fD.putting off第二卷第二节（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。The younger generation is concerned about the future of our planet.Kids are taking it61their consideration toensure they will grow up in62clean world.To63(strength)this love and care for the earth,a new bill(法案)has been pa

55、ssed in the Philippines64requires students to plant 10 trees each before graduating.On May 15,2019,it65(pass)officially,marking a hugestep in the rightdirection towards a healthy planet.“While we recognize the right of the youth to a66(balance)and healthy ecology,there is no reason why theycannot be

56、 made67(contribute)in order to ensure that this will be a68(real),”Gray Alejano commentedonthe bill.The Philippines has lost69(much)than 30%of its forest cover due to illegal cutting,but the new bill meansthat the young generation can help to change the trend.Under the new law,175 million new trees

57、could be planted bystudents each year.If only 10%of them70(actual)survive,that means that 525 billion trees could flourish over thecourse of one generation.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（）

58、，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。第 5页共 5页修改：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。Interest is a kind of power that can drive people learn active and happily.It also makes learning more effective andefficient.I really appreciate the opinion.I had been fond of English since

59、I was a little boy.And I got interested in foreigncultures and customs on particular to meet my curiosity.I read English stories,listening to English songs and watchedEnglish films every day,all of that even seemed to be the“meal”of my daily life.As the result,I always did very well inEnglish exams.

60、In a word,interesting is the keyto success.Anyone who are interested in something will devote him to it.第二节：书面表达（满分25 分）假设你是李华，近来国外新冠肺炎(COVID-19)形势严峻，请给你的美国笔友 Maria 写一封邮件分享中国战“疫”经验。内容包括：1.询问她的近况；2.介绍中国措施；3.希望尽快战胜疫情。注意：1.词数 100 词左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头和结尾已写好，不计入总词数。DearMaria,_Yours,Li Hua听力 1-5 CBCB

61、B6-10 AACAC11-15 CBACB16-20 BABAB阅读 21-25 ACBCB26-30 DDABD31-35 DDAAC36-40 FGCEA完型 41-45 CDBDA46-50 BABCD51-55 DBADC56-60 AACDB语法：61.into62.a63.strengthen64.which/that65.was passed66.balanced67.to contribute68.reality69.more70.actually短改:1.learn 前加 to2.active-actively3.had-have4.on-in5.listening-lis

62、tened6.that-which7.the-a8.interesting-interest9.are-is10.him-himselfDear Maria,Knowing COVID-19 is spreading quickly in your city,I amwondering whether you are OK.I would like to share with you how wehave managed to contain the virus.First,Wuhan was locked down to prevent the virus spreading.Second,

63、the residents were required to stay at home,which helped avoidinfection.Third,doctors and nurses from different parts of China weresent to Wuhan to save lives.Besides,some new hospitals were built totreat patients infected with COVID-19.Thanks to the joint efforts ofevery Chinese,we finally brought the virus under control.I hope that youcan beat the virus soon.If theres anything I can do to help,please dont hesitate to let meknow.