2021-2022学年重庆市第八中学高二下学期第一次月考试题英语含答案

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重庆八中2021—2022学年度（下）第一次月考高二年级
英语试题
(满分 150 分，时间 120分钟)

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）
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。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 is the weatherlike now?
A.Rainy. B. Warm. C. Sunny.
2. Where is thescienceclass beingheld?
A. Inthe classroom.B. Inthe laboratory.C.In thelibrary.
3. Whydoes theman refuse the woman?
A. Thestoreisclosed.
B. Heneeds togo towork.
C. Theyhavecoldmedicineathome.
4. What does thewomansuggestthemando?
A. See a movie.B.Go on holiday.C. Visithisrelatives.
5. What timedoes the meeting start?
A.At11:40. B. At 11:50. C. At 12:00.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5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。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 theprobablerelationshipbetweenthe speakers?
A. Friends. B.Family members. C. Co-workers.
7. What does thewomansayaboutthe old factory?
A.Itisboring.B.Itisdangerous.C.Itistoofaraway.
听第7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。
8. Where is the womanprobably?
A. At home. B.In a gym.C. In anoffice.
9. Howoftendid thewomanusetoexercise?
A.Once a day.B.Oncea week. C. Oncea month.
10. What exercisedoes theman suggestthe womando?
A. Runoutside. B. Play tennis. C. Ride an exercise bike.

听第8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。
11.What willthe man do firsttonight?
A. Eat dinner. B. Watchamovie. C. Do his homework.
12. Whichmoviedoes the man wantto see?
A. NeZha. B. Frozen2. C. StarWars.
13. Whydoes themandisagreewithdownloadingmovies online?
A. Hewants tosupportthe filmmakers.
B. He likes toseemovies in theaters.
C. He thinks it’snot allowed by the law.
听第9段材料，回答第 14 至 16 题。
14. What did the strangerdo accordingtothe man?
A. Hestolesomething.
B. Hesoldsomething.
C. Heaskedfor directions.
15. What does the manthink aboutthe stranger?
A.He was rude.B.He was friendly.C.He wasdishonest.
16.What will the woman do next?
A. Goshopping.
B. Makesome food.
C. Goout tochecksomething.
听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。
17.What is themain idea ofthe talk?
A. Aschool’seducation project.
B. Aschool’s closing announcement.
C.A school’s ideasto fightthe virus.
18. Whomight beallowed to attend schoolduringthis period?
A. Anurse’schild. B. A farmer’s child.C.An engineer’s child.
19.Whoisthe talk aimed at?
A.Students.B.Parents. C. Teachers.
20. Howshouldpeoplecontactthe school?
A. Bysendinganemail. B. Bymakingaphonecall. C. Bygoingthere inperson.

第二部分阅读（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 A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
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The following4 famous paintings — from Janvan Eyck’s portraitto Pablo Picasso’smasterpiece—havestoodthetestof time.
TheAmolfiniPortrait

JanvanEyck’sAmolfini Portrait,anoil paintingonwoodproducedin1434,inwhichamanandawomanholdhandswithawindowbehindhimandabedbehindher,is undoubtedlyoneofthemasterpiecesintheNational Gallery,London.Thispainting isasvisually interestingas it is famed. It is alsoan informativedocument on fifteenth-century society,through vanEyck’sheavyuseofsymbolism—whilehusbandswent out toengageinbusiness,wivesconcernedthemselveswithdomesticduties.
TheStarryNight
Vincent vanGoghpaintedTheStarryNight,oiloncanvas,amoderatelyabstractlandscapepaintingofanexpressivenight skyoverasmall hillsidevillage,duringhis 12month stayatthemental hospital nearSaint-Remy-de-Provence,Francebetween1889and1890.WhentheMuseumof ModernArtinNewYorkCitypurchasedthepainting fromaprivatecollector in1941,it wasnot well known,but it hassincebecomeoneofvanGogh’s most famous works.
TheHarvesters
TheHarvesters isanoil paintingonwoodcompletedbyPieterBruegelthe Elderin1565.Itdescribes theharvest timewhichmost commonlyoccurredwithin themonthsofAugustandSeptember.NicolaesJonghelinck,amerchantbanker andartcollector fromAntwerp,commissioned thispainting.Thepaintinghasbeenat theMetropolitanMuseumofArt inNewYorkCity since 1919.
Guernica
Guernica,a largeblack-and-whiteoil painting,was paintedbytheCubistSpanishpainter,PabloPicassoin1937.Thetitle“Guernica” referstothecitythatwasbombedbyNazi planesduring theSpanishCivil War.Thepaintingdepicts thehorrors ofwarandas aresult,has cometobeananti-war symbol anda reminder of the tragediesof war.Today,the paintingis housed attheMuseoNacional CentrodeArteReinaSofiainMadrid.
21. Whichof thefollowingpaintings was producedearliest?
A.TheStarryNight.B. TheAmolfiniPortrait.
C.Guernica. D. TheHarvesters.
22. Whocreated thepaintingdescribingtheharvest seasons?
A. PieterBruegel theElder. B. VincentvanGogh.
C. Janvan Eyck.D. Pablo Picasso.
23. What doweknowabout thepaintingTheStarryNight?
A. It waspaintedonwoodinoils.
B. It described thepainter’s lifeinhospital.
C. It wasn’t widelyrecognizedbefore1941.
D. It wasgivenaway to themuseumby a collector.B
It was last weekendwhenmykidsand I flew toTexas for mydaughter’s trampoline(蹦床)competition,plusacoupleofside trips. Wewould tour theDallas Cowboys Stadium.Wewouldvisit Waco’sMagnoliaMarket. Wewouldplay outdoormini golfin January.

Wewouldhavenothing tocomplainabout! Wewouldbeleavingbehind schoolandworkforahotel pool andhavingwall-to-wall fun!
Andyet—wefound things tocomplainabout. Thepool wasbigger in that otherhotel!Whydoyouget toshower first?Theycallthis coffee?
Luckily,Iremembered to takemy imaginarycoat ofarmor(盔甲)withme. I’velearnedtoputitonassoonaswearrivesomewhereasnocomplaint canget through it. Theysimplybounceoff it and landharmlesslyat myfeet. Ishrug (耸肩). I smile.
For threedays,wehadgreat fun.Sillycomplaintswere ignored,andwehadgreater fun.Until it was time toreturn thecar,get onaplane,and flyhome.
Except our flight wascanceled.Andsowas the flight after that.Andonce thatairlineresumed(恢复)flying,therewouldbenoroomonanyof its flights for another 21hours.
Wespentthenextcoupleofhourssecuringseatsfor thenext evening,trackingdownouralready-checkedbags,andfindingahotel room.Wehitthehotelpoolbeforebed.We swamwellinto thenight,mykidsmakingupsongsandsingingand jumpingand laughing.
Andthatwaswhenithitmethat familytravelisalotmorethan I thoughtbefore. It’sdiscovering that thingsdon’t have togoright togowell. It’s rememberingthatjoyandmemoriesarewhereyoumake them,not whereyou find them.Mykidsmade themat thetail endof a verylongday,ina tinypool near a Texas airport.SoIdidtoo.
24. What was theauthor’smainreasonfortravellingtoTexas?
A. Tovisit a football stadium.
B. To takepartin a golf event.
C. Toaccompanyher daughterto a game.
D. Toshoponafamous internationalmarket.
25. Howdid theauthordeal with theunsatisfying things duringthetrip?
A. Shepaidnoattentiontothem.
B. She turned tostrangers for help.
C. Sheput onherarmor toavoidthem.
D. Sheaskedherchildren tosolvethem.
26. What did theauthorlearn fromthetrip?
A.Travelmore with children.B.Happinessissomethingyoumake.
C. Booka flight inadvance. D. Respect children’s rights.
27. Which is thebest title forthe text?
A.TheBestFamily Vacation Ever
B.TheBest ThingsAboutTravelling
C. Find theSourceof HappyMemories
D.Travelling with Children Around the WorldC
TheForbiddenCityiswellknownforbeingfullofChineseculturalandhistoricalrelics.ButMastersintheForbiddenCity (《我在故宫修文物》)does not just focus on the stories of the

past. Instead,thedocumentarymovie,whichcameout inChinesecinemason16December,focusesonordinarypeople— therestorersofrelics andantiquities (古董).
Thestoriesare toldat aslowand relaxedpace,reflecting the restorers’work.Restorationofcultural relicsandantiquescanbe time-consuming,andsometimesboring.Yetthese restorers’patienceandpeaceofmindareespeciallyprecious inasocietywhereeverythingischangingsofast.
“If youchoosethis job,youhavetostandhoursofworksittingonachair.Youneed tobequiet andget used tobeingquiet,”says Wang Jin,anancientclock repair expert.
A touchingpart of thedocumentary is thespirit ofcraftsmanshipinthe restorers.“Yearsofhumdrumworkrequiresnot onlyskill,but alsofaithandspirit,”ChinaDailycommented.“Lookingforprecisenessandperfection,devotingyourself towork,patience,endurance,loneliness... allthesequalitiescome from thecraftsmanspirit.”
But unlike thepopular ideaof seriousexpertswhositaroundbeingserious,thedocumentaryshowsoff theenthusiasmof therestorers.Theyplay their guitars andmakejokesabout eachotheraftera longdayofrestorationwork.
Onescene that hasbeenverypopularwithInternetusers featuresayoung female restorerridingabicycle through theemptyForbiddenCityonaMonday.Whileshe isdoing this,anarratorsays,“The last person todo thiswasPuYi,the last emperorof theQingDynasty.”
MastersintheForbiddenCityhasprovedmanypeople’swrong ideas about antiquerestorers,allowing them torealise that theyarenot old,dull professors,butpeopleintheir 40s,30sandeven20swhocanbequitepleasing to theeye.
28. Why is thedocumentarymoviemade?
A. Toshowpeoplehowantiques are restored.
B. Todisplayrelicsseldom seenbyordinarypeople.
C. Todrawattention toChinese antique restorers’lives.
D. Topraise thecraftsmanshipof Chineseantique restorers.
29. What doesWang Jinmeaninparagraph3?
A. Heoftengets tiredwithhiswork.
B. There isnoneed todorestorationwork fast.
C. Antiquerestorersneedtobepatientandpeaceful.
D. It takesyearsofhardwork toadapt toantique restoration.
30. What does theunderlinedword“humdrum”mostprobablymean?
A.Boring.B. Different. C. Relaxing. D. Unusual.
31. What’s thepurposeof thebicycle-riding scene inthe movie?
A. To remind theaudienceofthe lastQing emperor.
B. Toshow thestrangehobbies of youngantique restorers.
C. Toencourage theyoung toconsider acareer inantique restorationinthe future.
D. Toshow that thedocumentarybreaksfrom theold,dullimageof antique restorers.

D
Quiteoften,nomatter howgoodyouare,yoursuccess isdependent onhowotherpeoplesuchasyourboss,peers,clientsandcustomersperceiveyour communicationand responses.Sowhenyoucome topeoplewhomake thekeydifferencebetweenhelpingyouorholdingyouback,howcanyou influenceandpersuade them togivewhatyouwant?
Psychological researches repeatedlyshowthatpeoplegenerallymakeuptheirmindsonwhether tohelporhinderyoubasedonwhether they likeyouornot. It ishumannature.Whatcanyoudoabout it?Youneed tomakeagood impressiononothers toensure they likeyouandgiveyouwhat youwant. Researchagainshows that peoplegiveopportunities tothepeopletheylikebest. In fact,mostpeopleactuallymakeup theirmindsabout otherpeople in thefirst fiveminutesor lessof meetingsomeone. Theseare calledfirstimpressions or “moments oftruth” .
Once theymakeup theirminds,they tend tobeveryreluctanttochangetheir opinions.Youhardlyhave room for error whenmaking that first impressiononanewacquaintance.Therefore,whetheryouareapplyingforajob,goingforaninterview,attendingameetingwithyour bossorpeers,orservingacustomer,youneed toprepareyourself mentallyand rehearsehowyouwillmanagethefirstfewminutesofyourinteraction. Thisincludesdoingyour homework togatherinformationand researchingall possible issues soyouwillknowhowto address them shouldtheotherpartyraise themunexpectedly.
It isamazinghowpoorlysomepeoplecancomeacrossat thebeginning.Theworstthingisthattheydonotevenseemto realizeit.Havinggoodqualificationsandanexcellentworkperformancedoesnot excusecandidates fromtryingtomakeagood firstimpression.
32. What is thepassagemainly about?
A. Persuadingpeople to likeyou. B. Peoplemaking thekeydifference.
C. Winningstrategies for a job interview. D. Making a goodfirstimpression.
33. Which is thewaypeople tend todecidewhether tolikeother peopleor not?
A. Theymakequickdecisions.
B. Theychange their opinions frequently.
C. Theypreferpeoplewhoareexperienced.
D. Theypaymuchattention togoodqualifications.
34. Whichof thefollowingstrategies mighthelpinaninterview?
A. Showyourfriendlinessandconfidence.
B. Ask the interviewersfor homeworktodo.
C. Knowasmuchaspossibleabout thesituation.
D. Dosomethingunexpectedtoimpress interviewers.
35. What will probablybe talkedaboutinthenextpartof thepassage?
A. Examplesofhowgoodfirst impressions helppeople succeed.
B. Somepractical advice tohelpmakeagoodfirstimpression.
C. Questions that might beaskedby theinterviewers.
D. How towinoverpeoplewhodon't likeyouat first.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
TheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)says that80%of theworld’s teens don’tgetenoughexercise to livehealthy lives. Thereport,published inTheLancet,wasbasedon researchdonewithstudentsaged11 to17 in146different countries.TheWHOhas been studyingteen activitylevelssince2001.36
Doctorssay60minutes’dailyexercise isneededfor teens tobuilduptheir boneandmusclestrength.37Regular activitycanhelp themcontrol their weight,too.Besides,more andmoreresearchisshowingthatexercisedoesn’tjust help thebody,but also thebrain,improvingthinking,testscores,andschool grades.
38Theywerealsoverydifferent betweenboysandgirls. In theUS,for example,64%of boyswerenot activeenough,compared to80%of girls.ROK (RepublicofKorea)wasthecountrywiththelowest activity levels—91%of theboysand97%of thegirlsdidn’t getenoughexercise.
Onebigreasonfor the lackofactivity in today’s teens is technology,suchassmartphones,computersandTVs. 39Thepatternof inactivitycanseverely affecttheir growth.
TheWHOwarns that teensneed todo lessplayinginthe digitalworld,andmore playinginthereal world. Teensshould takepart insports,whether onofficialteams or justplayingaroundontheplayground.Exercisecanalsobebuiltintoanormalday’sactivities.40Buildingsuchahabit nowhaspositiveeffects onteens’ life.
A. Opinionsaredividedonthisissue.
B. Activity levelsvarywithcountries.
C. Everydayworkout alsobenefits themacademically.
D. However,not much isreported tohavechanged sincethen.
E. Many teensfind it hard topull themselvesaway fromthem.
F. It’salsohugely important for thehealthofthe heart andlungs.
G. Formanypeople,walkingorbiking toschool isoneway tomakethathappen.

第三部分语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B 、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Iamshowingoff thesouvenirI41from thegift shopat theSmithsonian’s NationalZoo— a cottonsweatshirt withpandasdancingon the42,inalmost everyphoto fromour1986familyvacation toWashington,D.C.. Iwasnineyearsold,andpandaswerecool.Notevenmidsummer heatcould43mekeepingthat sweatshirtonthroughoutthe
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Over30years laterIfoundmyselfamongapoolof photojournalistsandvideocrews

45 into the panda enclosure (围场).A baby panda named BeiBeiwas being 46 totheworld,andIwascovering it forNational Geographic. Iaskedzooadministratorsif I could47periodically todocument thefirst yearof thepanda’s life.They saidyes.
Soon I was making48 stops at thezoo to record thebabypanda’s daily49.IwatchedBeiBeigrowfromababytoa50andenergeticyoungadult. Heplayedwiththekeepers,lookingaround thecorner fromone room to thenext inhis versionofhide-and-seek.IfIgot tooclose,he’d lunge(猛冲)formycamera,remindingmethathewas 51abear.
WhenBeiBeiwasa fewmonthsold,thezooheldanofficialopeningday for the52tocomeandseehim.Thatmorning I arrivedearly,makingmywaypastthe line thatwas 53formingattheentrancetotheenclosure.I54withawoman therewho’dbeenmakingfrequent trips to thezoo toseepandassince1982,pandaearrings swingingenthusiasticallyfromherears.“It’sgreat towatchthebabypanda55.”shesaid,“I’llpayavisitonceamonth.”
41.A.pickedoutB.tookinC.broughtinD.puton
42. A.spot B.ground C.frontD. cover
43.A.delayB.preventC. keep D. avoid
44.A.yearB.world C. country D. trip
45. A. breakingB. packing C.forcing D. pushing
46. A.presentedB.offeredC.addedD. carried
47. A. pass B.start C.leave D.return
48. A. common B.abrupt C.regularD.temporary
49. A. matterB.treatmentC. cause D.routine
50.A.curiousB.thoughtfulC.friendly D. brave
51. A. merelyB. never C. actually D. once
52. A. childrenB. publicC. journalists D. keepers
53. A. eventuallyB. soonC. constantlyD. already
54. A.chattedB.hurriedC. workedD. drove
55. A. playing B.recovering C. growing D.sleeping

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。
Doyouknow theUKgovernment has56 (successful)passed a lawbanningbrandingonpacksofcigarettes?That means tobaccomanufacturerswill be forcedtopacktheircigarettesinplainpackets.Themotivationbehindthedecisionis tomakesmoking lessappealing57people,especiallychildren.
58similar law that waspassed inAustralia in2012has resulted inafallinsmoking rates from15. 1% to12.8% for people59 (age)14. As for January2015,22%ofadult menand17%of adultwomensmokeinGreatBritain.The60 (probable)ofsmoking in theUK increases withage sothatattheageof 15,8%of schoolchildren61

(be)regular smokers.Actually,62 is thought that childrenwill be lessattracted tocigarettes soldinunbrandedboxes.Smokingis oneof the63 (big)causesofpreventabledeaths inEngland.
In thepasttenyears,morethan4,500,00064 (send)tohospitaldueto smoking.Thisplaces largepressureon thehealthserviceandisalsoa factor inwhythegovernmentwouldlike to stoppeople from takingup smoking or 65 (help)them quit.

第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节（满分15分）
你的家乡(QingshanVillage)苹果大丰收，为了在电商平台上吸引外国客人购买，请你用英语为其写一篇宣传稿，内容包括：
1.品质、价格等；2.相关服务。注意：1. 词数不少于 80；
2. 可适当增加内容，以使行文连贯。

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第二节（满分25分）
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
I insistedondroppingoutof collegeafter my firstsemester inorder totryandjointheMerchant Marine (商船队).Usinganarticle fromLifeasmyguide,I decidedtohitchhike (搭便车)down toNewOrleansandseetheworld.
Myfamily isrelativelypoor andmyyouthwasintheworkers’ sectionof alargeNewEnglandmill town. MyfatherandIhavespent adifficult timesincemymotherpassedaway. Itoftenseemsasif weweremorelike roommates rather thanfatherandson. He thought Iwasfoolish todropout ofschool;Ididn’t informhimof myplans.

Oneday inFebruary,I leftanoteonthekitchentable,tellinghim I wasgoingtoNewOrleansforafewdaysandwouldbebacksoon. Iwalked toahighwaynearwhereIlived,stuckout my thumb,andwas“on theroad.”
My trip toNewOrleanswasamistake. TheMerchant Marinewasn’ttakingon (让...上客)anypeopleforawhile. Idecided towait inNewOrleansuntil it did. I lastedover aweek,livinginadirtyhoteluntilmymoney startedtorunout.I hadtosleepinthepark for a fewdays.Lifeseemed tobecomeacontinuousadventure. Iwroteembarrassinglyterriblepoetrytoexpressmybitterness.
FromNewOrleans I wenttoNewYorkandstayedwitha friend for afewweeks,thenMartha’sVineyard,livingon thebeachinApril. Afterthat,adesertedhouseand,finally,anextendedstop inBoston. Therewasstill nowordfrom theMerchant Marine. Ifeltsodesperate.MyclosefriendJimmycalledmeonedayandaskedmehoweverythingwas going. I hadtotell
him the truthandhesoonpersuadedmetogoback.
注意：1. 续写词数应为150 左右；
2.每段开头语已写出。
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重庆八中2021—2022学年度（下）第一次月考高二年级
英语试题答案
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IhadbeengoneforovertwomonthswhenIcamebacktomyfather’s.Ihadexpectedhewouldexplodewithviolent angerbecauseIdidn’t call orevensendapostcardafter I hadleft. Iwalked into the livingroomandsat down,waitingforavolcano toerupt.My father was readinganewspaper,glancedup,noddedat me,and thenwent back tohis paper.Hekepton reading forwhat seemedanhourbut infact it wasprobablyonly5 to10minutes.
Finally,heputhispaperdownandlookedatme.Hesighedandshookhis head.“Imademistakes inmyyouth;it looksas ifyouhad tomakeyours. Just,please,becarefulanddon’tgethurt,”hesaid. He thenwent back toreading. Ifelt soshockedandbowedmyheadinshame. Ihadpridedmyself onmy talent and turnedadeafear tomyfather'sadvice.Ifelt deepregret atthemissedopportunity. Idecided togoback tocollegeand finishmydegree.