2021-2022学年山西省长治市第二中学校高二下学期第一次月考英语试题含答案

长治市第二中学校2021-2022学年高二下学期第一次月考

英语试题

【本试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟】

第Ⅰ卷（共100分）

第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分，计入总分）

第一节 （共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What was the result of the earthquake according to the man?

A. Terrible damage. B. Small damage. C. No loss of lives.

2. What are the speakers talking about?

A. Christmas Eve. B. Christmas gifts. C. Christmas party.

3. What can the man get?

A. Two business class tickets. B. Two economy class tickets.

C. One business and one economy class tickets.

4. What is the man doing?

A. Offering help. B. Asking for promotion. C. Having an interview.

5. How much does the man ordinarily pay for a haircut?

A. $20. B. $30. C. $60.

第二节 （共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。           

6. What is wrong with the man?

A. He had a car accident. B. His shirt dirtied. C. He was hurt.

7. Where probably are the speakers?

A. At a hotel. B. At a hospital. C. At a police station.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。           

8. What will the man have to do next year?

A. Repeat a lot of courses. B. Choose more courses. C. Finish his courses.

9. What does the woman ask the man to do himself?

A. Buy a wallet. B. Wash his clothes. C. Clean his garden.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。           

10. Why does the woman get angry at first?

 A. The man tore her dress. B. The man is rude to her.   C. The man dirtied her dress.

11. What does the woman say about the man afterward?

 A. He is generous. B. He is polite. C. He is kind.

12. What is the man's advice at last?

 A. To have dinner together. B. To exchange phone numbers.

 C. To buy the woman a new dress.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。           

13. Where does Lisa come from?

 A. America. B. England. C. Greece.

14. When did the woman know Lisa?

 A. About 14 years ago. B. About 15 years ago. C. About 16 years ago.

15. Where did the woman meet Lisa for the first time?

 A. At a pub. B. At a cinema. C. At a bookshop.

16. What do we know about Lisa?

 A. She works full-time. B. She has short hair. C. She has a son.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。           

17. Where will Sam work as a manager?

 A. In San Francisco. B. In New York. C. In Chicago.

18. Why is Susan eager to move to the new house?

 A. It is bigger.

 B. It is more convenient for shopping.

 C. It is more modern and has a bigger garden.

19. How many children does Sam have?

 A. 2. B. 3. C. 4.

20. What are Carol and Betty interested in?

 A. Playing the piano. B. Playing football. C. Surfing.

第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题，每小题2.5分，满分37.5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。

A

Where to go?

Here are some of the best places across the UK for your whole family to enjoy the quality time together in nature.

Drove Orchards (果园), Thornham, Norfolk

Drove shines a bit brighter each autumn when it starts delivering fruit. Many of the fresh apples and pears there are ready-picked as well as PYO (short for pick-your-own). Also juice made from the orchards' special varieties of apples is strongly recommended.

Opening time: 10 am～4 pm daily until the end of October (booking not necessary but checking what's fruiting before visiting at droveorchards.com)

Blooming Green, Linton, Kent

Blooming Green is a "no-dig" flower business, selling flowers directly to customers and opening for PYO activities from summer to the end of October. In November and December there are wreath-making (花环制作) workshops, where participants pick their favorite flowers.

Opening time:10 am～4 pm on Saturdays only (with pre-booking of one-hour schedule, bloominggreenflowers.co.uk)

Towerbrook Farm, Banwell, Somerset

Like many other farms, Towerbrook Farm offers pick-your-own and cut-your-own service. But it's the first place that offers dig-your-own Christmas trees, meaning you can take your tree back after the holiday and replant it there, which allows you to avoid sending your tree to the recycling centre.

Opening time: 8 am~4 pm daily between 20 November and 30 December (pre-booking not necessary)

Shute Fruit, Bishopsteignton, South Devon

As well as selling preserves made from kinds of berries (浆果), Shute Fruit also manages an extensive pick-your-own operation. There you can pick your own sloe berries. If you are a fan of sloe gin, a kind of alcoholic drink, whose alcohol content is between 15 and 30 percent, ask the farm for recipes to make your own sloe gin at home.

Opening time: 1l am~5 pm daily except rainy days and Mondays, until the end of October (booking not necessary, shutefruit.co.uk)

21. If you go to Drove Orchards，what can be recommended to you?

 A. Delivering fruit.   B. Tasting freshly squeezed apple juice.

 C. Planting Christmas trees.  D. Picking your own apples at 8 am.

22. If you want to dig your own Christmas tree and take it back，where will you most probably visit?

 A. Thorham. B. Linton.  C. Banwell. D. Bishopsteignton.

23. What do the four places have in common??

 A. Their relevant Information can be got from the same website.

 B. They have the same opening time.

 C. They all offer pick-your-own service.

 D. They needn't be booked in advance.

B

As technology makes communication easier and quicker, handwritten letters are nearly a thing of the past.

But it is making a comeback on Feng Shengji's desk. The 34-year-old from Chengdu started an online letter-writing business in February last year, writing and mailing hundreds of letters on behalf of others. She has written letters of appreciation, apologies for wrongdoings, love letters and breakup letters. Her story has spread on social media, triggering wide discussion on the lost art of letter writing. It has been viewed more than 14 million times on Sina Weibo.

The idea of writing letters for others came when Feng tried to draw and write on her iPad to beat boredom during COVID-19. Then, she opened an online store for letter writing. Up till last month, she worked for a local design company in the day, and worked on her online business as a letter writer at night.

In mid-March last year, a doctor from Sichuan became her first client. He was assigned to help fight COVID-19 in Wuhan during the 76-day lockdown. The doctor contacted Feng to help him write thank-you letters to the Wuhan Red Cross Hospital and the hotel he stayed in for their care and support during his time in Wuhan. As mailing services were stopped during the lockdown, Feng wrote the letters on her iPad and emailed the letters. "I told him that I wanted to write the letters free of charge, but he insisted on paying. " Feng recounts.

Since then, her business has taken off. Up to now, she has written more than 700 letters , with each letter ranging from dozens of words to thousands. Depending on the length of the letters, each letter can cost from dozens of yuan to less than 100 yuan.

"Letter writing is a meaningful thing, and I want to make it into a lifetime career. " says Feng, smiling. She resigned from her design job and became a full-time letter writer from June.

24. Which can we infer from the passage?

 A. People used to write letters by hands.      

 B. People used to communicate much easier .     

 C. Technology makes people write letters often.    

 D. Hand-written letter was the only popular way of communication in the past.

25. What was Feng's original idea to take up writing letters for others?

 A. To kill time during the pandemic (流行病). 

 B. To revive the lost art of letter writing.

 C. To help the doctors to keep in touch.  

 D. To earn extra money in her spare time.

26. What do we know about Feng's business?

 A. Her first customer got the service for free. 

 B. Her business suffered a lot from COVID-19.

 C. Her business is well received and successful.

 D. Her letter writing store was started in Chengdu.

27. Which is the best title for the passage?

 A. Fighting COVID-19 with handwritten letters  

 B. A creative and successful woman writer

 C. Written art revived as an online business

 D. Letter writing—an art calling for preservation        

C

You can find just about any skill you want to learn on the Internet: Steve Jobs's appealing presentation style, Steph Curry's jumper, Michael Jackson's moonwalk......all of these are easily accessible. Clearly, instructional videos, how-to guides, and online tutorials (教程) have changed the way we learn.

Watching experts' performances might make you feel that you could similarly perform the same skills. But new evidence suggests that learning by observation may sometimes be illusory. Observers come away feeling confident that they're well prepared to try the task out themselves, but when they do, they'll find that's a different matter.

Researchers have conducted an experiment involving the moonwalk. One hundred participants watched an expert doing the moonwalk. They were randomly assigned to see a moonwalk video either once or 20 times continuously. They made predictions about their own moonwalk abilities and then attempted the moonwalk themselves. A video recorded their moonwalks and later their attempts were shown to an outside group of judges, who were blind to the number of times performers watched the training video. As a result, participants who watched 20 times and participants who watched once both predicted their scores. But the first group's predicted scores were higher. The judges gave similarly low ratings to both groups of participants.

Actually, when people watch videos, they see the performer's technique, but they don't feel it themselves. It's one thing to memorize what steps to take, but another thing to experience how those steps are worked out. People often miss subtleties (细小但重要的地方) while watching, and people are likely to underestimate the complexity of the skill, and overestimate their own abilities, after watching experts.

We're not saying that YouTube's tens of millions of instructional videos are useless. People get more out of watching after they have already attempted the skill, so try the skill yourself and then revisit your favorite how-to videos frequently to improve your technique. Learning skills takes time.

28. What does the underlined part "be illusory" in Paragraph 2 mean?

 A. Give a wrong impression. B. Give a clear picture.

 C. Give an opposite explanation. D. Make a great difference.

29. To do the study, which of the following was done by the researchers?

 A. Explaining the moonwalk to participants  

 B. Letting participants watch videos after breaks

 C. Letting different people watch a video for different times

 D. Letting participants watch different videos

30. What can we learn from the moonwalk experiment?

 A. Watching experts raises one's confidence rather than ability.

 B. The participants' predictions agree with the judges' scoring.

 C. The number of times participants watch training videos matters to them.

 D. Watching instructional videos boosts observers' interest in the related area.

31. According to the author, what should a learner do?

 A. Compare the instructional videos from different platforms.

 B. Combine instructional videos with professional advice.

 C. Watch instructional videos as much as possible.

 D. Combine instructional videos with frequent practice.

D

If you could travel back in time, which period of history would you visit? It's a great question to ask your friends, and time travel is the subject of many science fiction films. Of course, sci-fi is familiar to most of us, but what is cli-fi? The simple answer is that climate fiction focuses on the subject of climate change.

Many of the cli-fi examples we watch tend to be disaster films. As is known, it could be solar flares (太阳耀斑), ice ages devastating (摧毁) the planet, extreme flooding swamping the earth with water, or super-storms that threaten life. While films and novels of this style are often subject to the typical images of a hero or heroine battling to save the day, what sets it apart from most sci-fi films is that the plots will often draw on apparently reasonable outcomes in the near future.

Climate change and the potential threats have long been established. Some believe that the issue of climate change has even led to more fans watching films to learn more about what's happening to the world–seeing it as a form of educational entertainment. A study conducted by the Yale programme on Climate Change Communication tested the effects that two climate fiction novels can have on its readers and found “significant positive effects” in terms of their attitudes and beliefs towards the climate crisis–for example, understanding global warming will harm them and future generations.

Most climate films are not only extremely popular action films, but also cause our fear of what some see as the approaching end of the world. This sounds bad, but according to a study conducted on 310 adults in the US, watching such scary films can help us feel more prepared and less alone in situations such as the pandemic. So, it looks like cli-fi is here to stay–and there seem to be some benefits. Whether it's there to educate, entertain or prepare you for a climate crisis, it might have a role to play.

32. Which of the following may be the subject of cli-fi?

 A. Time travel. B. Global warming. C. Weather forecast. D. Economic climate.

33. What can we learn about cli-fi films from paragraph 2?

 A. They are often about extreme natural disasters.

 B. They want to show that man can conquer nature.

 C. They usually have similar plots with sci-fi films.

 D. They can show the true near future of the world.

34. Why is the study conducted by the Yale programme mentioned in paragraph 3?

 A. To prove that climate change has potential threats.

 B. To show that people like climate fiction novels.

 C. To tell that cli-fi novels have positive effects on readers.

 D. To explain how the climate crisis affect the human being.

35. What does the writer mainly want to tell us in the last paragraph?

 A. Cli-fi films are very popular as action films.

 B. A study was conducted on 310 adults in the US.

 C. The pandemic make people scared and alone.

 D. Cli-fi films are useful and will be here to stay.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。

How is dining in space different from eating on Earth?

Spacesuits? Check! Oxygen? Check! Water? Check! Are we forgetting something? Food! If you send astronauts into space, you have to send along food as well. But what do astronauts eat, and how do they eat it?  36 

First, and possibly most important, is nutrition (营养). Maintaining the astronauts' physical health is a top task for any space mission. Providing junk foods to eat, such as potato chips, sodas, and pizza, would make the astronauts unhealthy.

  37  If the food that has been provided is distasteful, then the astronauts may avoid eating it. If you've ever tried to concentrate on something important while your stomach doesn't feel well, you'll know why the scientists in charge of a space mission want their astronauts to eat regularly.

The lack of gravity in a spacecraft also determines what foods can or cannot be eaten in space. Meals must be packaged carefully so they won't spill into the cabin. Liquids or tiny bits of food could get inside a machine or electronic device and damage it.  38  A loose knife bouncing (弹起) around inside the cabin would be dangerous.

  39  The weight of every object included in a spacecraft must be calculated in order to ensure that there is enough fuel and power to carry the craft safely into space and home again.  40  Most foods are stored in plastic bags, and often, the foods are dehydrated (脱水)．When an astronaut is ready to eat, hot water is added to rehydrate the meal and warm it up.

Despite all these requirements, much of the food eaten in space is actually similar to what you might eat on the earth.

 A. Variety and taste are also important.

 B. Finally, weight is an important concern.

 C. Food packaging is made to be as light as possible.

 D. Believe it or not, they also have fresh fruits and vegetables.

 E. Nutrition and practicality are important things to consider.

 F. For the same reason sharp tools are never used onboard.

 G. Scientists take several factors into consideration as they plan meals for space.

第三部分:  英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)

第一节        完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

One of my close friends named David, an expert rock climber, told me he wanted to do something special for my birthday. He   41   to take me up a famous rock climbing wall in Cathedral Peak in Yosemite Valley.

I had some rock climbing experiences in college and I was ready for a(n)   42  . We drove to Tuolomne Meadows and hiked for two and a half hours.   43   we stood in front of a cliff. David pointed upward and said   44  , "This is it. Get ready." I   45   and saw a steep white wall that was nearly vertical (垂直的), 2,000 feet from the base, where we were standing, to its   46  . "Are you serious?" I asked, hoping he would tell me that he was just   47  . When he began unpacking ropes, I knew his   48  . Suddenly I had a sick feeling in the stomach.

I had to put on my climbing shoes and adjust my packs and my   49  . David moved fast, like Spiderman. After fixing the rope, he secured himself and yelled down, "Okay! Climb!" Step by step, I made my way straight up. About 300 feet off the ground, I looked down. Then my legs began to   50  . I looked up and   51   I had 1,700 feet to go. I felt   52   in the mid-air. I called out, "David! I can't do this!" He yelled to me, "That belief isn't going to get you up here!" He was right! That   53   belief would never get me up to the top. I had to   54   my belief. What belief would   55   me in getting up this demanding wall? I   56   a new belief: This is within my capability. Then I   57   felt much better. I began to climb easily. I made it! I finally   58    David.

Looking at a good view of Yosemite Valley with David at the top, a narrow platform of 2,000 feet above the ground, I was absolutely   59   that I had made it. I really realized how   60     right beliefs are!

41.A.preferred B.decided C.agreed D.regretted

42.A.destination B.accident C.ceremony D.adventure

43.A.Finally B.Gradually C.Naturally D.Fortunately

44.A.lightly B.coldly C.casually D.quietly

45.A.looked down B.looked out C.looked up D.looked behind

46.A.side B.top C.back D.bottom

47.A.lying B.wondering C.kidding D.arguing

48.A.answer B.plan C.secret D.purpose

49.A.schedule B.language C.behavior D.attitude

50.A.shake B.kick C.move D.swing

51.A.predicted B.realized C.doubted D.expected

52.A.shocked B.angry C.desperate D.entertained

53.A.absolute B.strong C.limited D.growing

54.A.share B.follow C.emphasize D.change

55.A.disturb B.support C.join D.involve

56.A.admired B.rejected C.created D.spread

57.A.deeply B.hardly C.merely D.instantly

58.A.reached B.blamed C.recognized D.encouraged

59.A.worried B.astonished C.annoyed D.disappointed

60.A.popular B.sincere C.firm D.powerful

第Ⅱ卷（共50分）

第二节 语法填空 (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（不多于1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

The Organizing Committee of the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 revealed its Olympic torch design in the National Aquatics (水上运动) Centre,   61   has been transformed into the "Ice Cube" for next year's Olympic Winter Games curling (冰壶) competition.

The winning design,   62  (select) from 182 entries in a global competition, was praised by Beijing 2022's judges for   63  (it) combination of Chinese aesthetic (审美的) value, traditional cultural meanings   64   advanced technology.

One of the design highlights   65  (allow) two Olympic torches to lock into each other at the top when torchbearers exchange the flame during the Olympic Torch Relay. The two-tone design represents an indication of fire and ice, symbolizing how it will bring light and   66  (warm) to the winter sports scene.

In recognition of Beijing's status as the world's first city   67  (host) both the Summer and Winter Games, the 2022 Olympic torch features a similar design   68   the 2008 Olympic torch and by   69   same color combination and artistic elements from that torch, the Organizing Committee aims to present Beijing's rich Olympic culture.

Planning for the Olympic Torch Relay and the selection of torchbearers for the Games are   70  (current) underway, with detailed information to be released in the near future by the Beijing 2022 Organizing Committee.

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。

We high school students often run into various problem in our learning. Everyone of us have his or her own way to deal with them. Now take a look at mine. While I come across a learning problem, I usual turn to some reference materials or web pages. For most cases, I can work it out myself or it also improves my ability to overcome obstacles. You see, I do not study alone all a time. If a problem is too far beyond my competence, I ask my classmates or teachers for help. Sometimes parents offer some useful advice. As a result, I have made many progress in my study.

第二节: 书面表达（满分25分）      

假如你是李华，为了学生们的健康和安全，你校将组织学生接种新冠疫苗第三剂。请你代表学生会写一则通知。

内容包括：1. 时间与地点；2. 注意事项；3. 建议接种。

注意：1. 写作词数应为 100 左右；2. 可适当增加细节使行文连贯。

参考词汇：1.第三剂新冠疫苗接种活动 a third dose of COVID-19 vaccination campaign；

2.接种疫苗 get vaccinated

2021-2022学年第二学期高二第一次月考试题英语答案

听力:

 1-5. CBACB 6-10. BAABC 11-15. BACBA 16-20. CACBA

阅读理解：

 21-23 BCC 24-27 AACC 28-31 ACAD 32-35 BACD 36-40 GAFBC

完形填空：

41-45 BDAAC  46-50 BCADA  51-55 BCCDB  56-60 CDABD

语法填空：

 61 which 62 selected 63 its  64 and 65 allows

 66 warmth 67 to host 68 to 69 the 70 currently

短文改错：

We high school students often run into various  in our learning. Every one of us  his or her own way to deal with them. Now take a look at mine.  I come across a learning problem, I  turn to some reference materials or web pages.  most cases, I can work it out myself  it also improves my ability to overcome obstacles. You see, I do not study alone all  time. If a problem is ⑧too far beyond my competence, I ask my classmates or teachers for help. Sometimes  parents offer some useful advice. As a result, I have made  progress in my study.

书面表达：

Notice

In order to fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, our school is to organize a third dose of COVID-19 vaccination campaign for all the students . The following tips should be kept in mind.

To begin with, the vaccination will last from next Monday to next Friday at the School's Clinic, and it’ll be provided free of charge . Secondly, check up if you are allergic to the vaccine. Thirdly, stay at site for half an hour after getting the injection, for fear that there’s severe reaction. Additionally, remember to bring your ID card.

All students who are physically fit are strongly advised to get vaccinated , which not only protects you, but also those around you. Let’s join together to make greater progress in the epidemic prevention and control.

The Student Union