2021宁夏大学附中高二下学期第一次月考英语试题含答案

宁大附中2020-2021学年第二学期第一次月考

高二英语试卷

第一部分 听力（每题1.5分,共30分。）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

1. Where does the conversation take place?

A. In a kitchen. B. In a garage. C. In a grocery store.

2. How old was Elvis when he died?

A. 77 years old. B. 42 years old. C. 50 years old.

3.What does the man wish he could do?

A. Ride on a train.      B. Write an article.            C. Travel around the world.

4. Why did the boy spit the cookie out?

A. It has too much milk. B. It was too hard. C. It was too hot.

5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A. Birds.         B. The woman’s yard.          C. Food from the grocery store.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。

6. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A. Teacher and student. B. Parent and child. C. Boss and employee.

7. How does the woman most likely feel?

A. Annoyed. B. Let down. C. Sorry

听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。

8. What are the speakers planning to do?

A. Go to a yoga class. B. Go on a hike. C. Have a race.

9. What is the woman worried about?

A The snakes. B. Getting lost. C. Getting too tired.

听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。

10. What does the man always get from the food truck?

A. A burger. B. Bacon jam. C. A cheese sandwich.

11. What was the woman doing around 8:00 a.m.?

A. Working. B. Having breakfast. C. Enjoying a morning coffee

12. Why do the speakers need to hurry up?

A. So there will be food left.            B. Since they’re already late.

C. So they won’t miss too much work.

听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。

13. Who ranked the number one hotel in the world?

A. A popular website.     B. A famous newspaper.    C. A high-quality magazine.

14. What do all the rooms in the hotel have?

A. Balconies. B. King-size beds.           C. Direct access to private pools.

15. What do people mainly go to the hotel for?

A. Shopping. B. Relaxing. C. Enjoying the club.

16. What may have changed the woman’s mind about the hotel?

A. The area around the hotel.           B. The price of the rooms.

C. The food that is available.

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

17. What is the weather like in the Southern states?

A. Sunny. B. Snowy. C. Rainy.

18. How much rainfall has been reported in some Texas stations?

A. 2 inches. B. 15 inches. C. 24 inches.

19. In which state is the temperature rather high according to the talk?

A. Florida. B. Arizona. C. Texas.

20. What can we infer from the talk?

A. The weather in the USA is very pleasant now.

B. The weather conditions are very poor in the USA.

C. The weather conditions vary greatly in the USA.

第二部分  阅读理解

第一节 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A, B, C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。(共 15小题；每小题 2分，满分 30分)

A

Tired of your summer break? Here comes a list of best sellers on Amazon.com

Born a Crime

By Noah Trevor

Born a Crime is the story of a naughty young boy in South Africa, who grows into a restless young man, the author of the book, as he struggles to find himself in a world where he was never supposed to exist. It is also the story of that young man’s relationship with his fearless and religious mother. “Don't cry, Trevor. Trevor, listen. Listen to me. Listen.” “My child, you must look on the bright side.” It was Mother's faith and positive attitude that shaped the young man.

How It Feels to Float

By Helaia Fox

If you're looking for a moving story that explores themes of mental illness, grief (悲痛), and love, pick up a copy of How It Feels to Float and follow Biz as she comes of age. This moving novel will stay with you long after you finish reading it.

Two Can Keep a Secret

By Karen M. MeManus

Put on your crime-solving cap and get swept away in this thriller about a girl, a boy, and a string of unsolved murders. As threats and clues pile up, you’ll be burning the midnight oil trying to finish the book before dawn.

Dune

By Frank Herbert

If the Star Wars movies have made you fall in love with the space opera, eventually you're going to read Frank Herbert's most famous creation. The story of centuries-old political plotting — about warring factions (派系) battling over control of the extremely valuable planet Arrakis — is a classic and remains a wonderful introduction to the larger, more complex world of science fiction just beyond the Star Wars trilogies.

21. Which books are about growth?

A. How It Feels to Float and Two Can Keep a Secret.

B. Born a Crime and How It Feels to Float.

C. Two Can Keep a Secret and Dune.

D. How It Feels to Float and Dune.

22. What is Two Can Keep a Secret mainly about?

A. Challenges of growing up.                B. A girl's space adventures.

C. battling for control of another planet.        D. The murders remaining to be settled.

23. What kind of book is Dune?

A. A love story.    B. A science-fiction story.   C. An autobiography.  D. A fairy tale.

B

In the first term of college, Professor Kelly lectured us in his Acting class about the importance of taking the business of acting seriously. As I prepare to take on my senior year, I think back on the first term and I consider my seriousness and my love for the art of theatre. I'm pleased to say that, for the most part, my determination remains as strong as ever.

Even after I've learned about the difficulties and the heartbreak that go with working as an actor, I know that it is still the right path for me. Something Professor Kelly said in that first acting class has stuck with me through these last three years. He said, " Every actor chooses to act for their own reasons — personally I do it because I have to. I have to perform. It's who l am." For as long as I've been performing, I've wondered how to best describe why I do what I do. Professor Kelly answered that question for me that day.

When I was little and first imagined what it would be like to be a real actor, I would imagine being known about by many people someday. However, I never actually wanted that. I act because no matter what is going on in my life，no matter how stressed I am with what's happening outside of or during practices, when I'm on stage, I'm home and I'm me.

Many parents will feel worried about their children's choosing to be an actor. Some will be surprised. My parents are just exceptions. They knew from the start that nothing was going to keep me from doing what I love.

24. What did Professor Kelly's words make the author realize?

A. She did acting out of love. B. She really had a gift for acting.

C. She would face many challenges. D. She must work hard to learn acting.

25 What does the underlined word " that" in paragraph 3 refer to?

A. Imagining being an actor. B. Being on stage.

C. Becoming famous one day. D. Being devoted to theatre.

26. How do the author's parents feel about her choice?

A. Content         B. Sympathetic C. Concerned D. Disappointed

27. What is the author mainly talking about in the text?

A. Why she chose acting. B. Who inspired her to act.

C. How acting changed her life. D. What she learned about acting.

C

There is such a group of singers in the western musical circle at present, who enter the business as online celebrities （名人）and then become top idols （偶像） and giant stars globally. They become popular for their videos online and then they are discovered by talent agents（代理人） and gradually cause huge storms in the musical circle. Troye Sivan, a singer who is nicknamed “chuoye”, became popular on YouTube from an early age.

   As a popular video sharing website, YouTube has given rise to plenty of stars, creating a new celebrity culture. Providing a platform where anyone can post videos, YouTube presents the opportunity for anyone to achieve fame by simply uploading a short video. Sivan has been making YouTube videos since he was 12 to show his singing talent. In the digital age, Sivan has already developed large devoted audience online and his touching video blogs have earned him extreme popularity.

   A survey has showed that US teenagers are more attracted to YouTube stars, which is a surprising result. YouTube stars are judged to be more attractive, outstanding and related than traditional stars. Looking at the survey comments and feedback（反馈）, teens enjoy a close and real experience with YouTube celebrities, who aren't carefully directed by design. Teens also say they appreciate YouTube stars’ sense of humor and risk-taking spirit, which are often limited by Hollywood stars. As a result, singers who make their first show in the traditional way no longer have a complete advantage in front of the audience. Online platforms open up a lot of doors for people. They become the best place to be discovered.

28. Why is Troye Sivan mentioned in Paragraph 1?

A. To give an example for the topic.       B. To uncover the secret of success online.

C. To add more background information.   D. To introduce the topic of the passage.

29. What made Troye Sivan a success according to the author?

A. Learning to sing at an early age.        B. Developing lots of fans online.

C. Sharing his family stories online.       D. Starting a different music style.

30. Why are YouTube stars so attractive in the digital age?

A. They are more firmly connected with teens.

B. They are more hardworking than traditional stars.

C. They are often carefully designed.

D. They are discovered in a traditional way.

31. What is the author's attitude towards online platforms like YouTube?

A. Worried.         B. Regretful.      C. Supportive.      D. Doubtful.

D

   A recent study showed that the experiences children have in their first few years are important. These experiences affect the development of the brain. When children receive more attention, they often have higher IQs. Babies receive information when they see, hear and feel things, which makes connections between different parts of the brain. There are a hundred trillion connections in the brain of a three-year-old child.

   Researcher Judit Gervain tested how good newborns are at telling different sound patterns. The researchers produced images of the brains of babies as they heard different sound patterns. For example,one order was mu—ba—ba. This is the pattern "A -B— B”. Another order was mu—ba—ge. This is the pattern "A-B—C”. The images showed that the part of the brain responsible for speech was more active during the "A—B-B” pattern. This shows that babies can tell the difference between different patterns. They also were sensitive（敏感的）to where it occurred in the order.

   Gervain is excited by these findings because the order of sounds is the base of words and grammar, "Position is key to language," she says. "If something is at the beginning or at the end, it makes a big difference： 'John caught the bear' is very different from 'The bear caught John.

Researchers led by scientist Patricia Kuhl have found that language delivered by televisions, audio books, the Internet, or smartphones——no matter how educational—— doesn't appear to be enough for children's brain development. They carried out a study of nine-month-old American babies. They expected the first group who'd watched videos in Chinese to show the same kind of learning as the second group who were brought face-to- face with the same sounds. Instead they found a huge difference. The babies in the second group were able to distinguish （辨别）between similar Chinese sounds as well as native listeners. But the other babies一regardless of whether they had watched the video or listened to the audio—learned nothing.

32. Why are early experiences so important to children according to the study?

A. They can show connections in their brains.

B. They can increase new information of IQs.

C. They can offer children more attention.

D. They can help to develop their brains.

33. How was the research carried out?

A. By recognizing babies’ different appearances.

B. By producing images of new words for babies.

C. By testing how babies’ brains learn to speak language.

D. By checking babies’ brains to identify different sound patterns.

34. Why is Gervain excited about the findings?

A. Grammar is important in learning languages.

B. Different orders of sounds have different meanings.

C. The order of words comes from its grammar meaning.

D. Different languages have different grammar rules.

35. What is Patricia Kuhl most likely to agree?

A. Learning Chinese is of great benefit to babies’ brains.

B. Babies are better than adults in learning a foreign language.

C. Face-to-face communication can improve babies’ brains.

D. Babies learn a lot from television，audio books or the Internet.

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。

Choosing a major is a very important thing in our life. However, at the same time, it can be extremely challenging. So it’s necessary to learn some simple tips that will make your decision much easier.    36   . And how does that choice affect your future career? We can help guide you in choosing a major.

Your major is your primary field of study in your undergraduate (大学的）program. It is the subject in which you earn your bachelor’s degree（学士学位）. After completing a list of general education courses, you spend the rest of the time studying one subject of your choice.  

   37   .

For many students, it's best to try out different classes to figure out a major you’ll like, but you need to have a couple of solid（可靠的） choices.    38   , you should begin taking courses you are required to complete before graduation, so it will decrease your chances of needing to switch majors later because you already know what to expect.

    39   , you should begin thinking about how your field will lead to a job as soon as possible. Consider clubs, research programs and part-time jobs related to potential （可能的）career choices for your major.

For more career-specific majors like nursing and engineering, the majority of your studies will include skills that can be used in a future job.    40   . The sooner you begin working in a lab, on research projects or helping as a teaching assistant for a professor, the better you'll be able to figure out your career.

A. You have to think of ways to choose a major

B. Be sure that you choose a major that suits your interests

C. Once you have a better idea of which major you like best

D. While your major may or may not lead directly to a career

E. Do some research to find out which majors can help you get that job

F. Roughly one-third to one-half of your courses will be related to your major

G. However, you should still consider doing activities outside of the classroom to better prepare you

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，共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。

During my second year in high school, I got sick and missed a few classes. When I

   41   ，I was greeted with three days of math and history homework, and several tests.

   42    I went home from school that day tired, I had to stay up really late to finish them all.

The next day at school, I got a shock: I'd totally forgotten to prepare for the   43   on English play Romeo and Juliet, which I’d take   44   my lunch hour! Worse still, I had

   45   the in-class discussion and all the notes. When lunch came, 1 went to the English room to face my certain doom(厄运). All 1 could do was try to   46    on the questions I didn't know.

As it turned out, I didn’t' know the majority of the questions. I was just about to give

   47   when my pencil accidentally fell and broke. Standing by the blackboard sharpening my pencil, I    48    down and there is the answer sheet for the test! What good fortune! I can kiss good-bye to all my    49    of failing the test! My heart started beating, and my brain    50   . Yes! Read over the answers — quickly! This was quickly followed by another voice, No! You’ll get caught! My mind turned back and forth, Yes! No! Yes! No! ... This went on for ten of the   51    seconds in my entire life.

Finally I decided to finish the test on my own, without    52    ! I was satisfied with my decision but pretty    53    I would fail the test.

The nest day when I walked into the English room, my great joy of having been an

   54    soul changed into a wave of doom as 1 saw my test paper lying face down on my desk. I knew what awaited me.1 stared at it a few seconds before I took the    55   to turn it over.

You can only imagine my    56    when I learned that I had passed the test! I have never been so happy to see my    57   , a C-.

My mom says the success that takes the most courage is    58    within. Now I know

   59    what she means. Now not only can my conscience(良心) rest easy, but also I don't have to worry about getting caught and meeting a sad    60    like Romeo and Juliet.

41. A. arrived B. appeared C. returned D. finished

42. A. Although B. Because C. Until D. If

43. A. lecture B. test C. essay D. play

44. A. by B. upon C. over D. toward

45. A. carried B. lost C. dropped D. missed

46. A. depend B. guess C. agree D. improve

47. A. in B. off C. out D. away

48. A. wrote B. settled C. looked D. calmed

49. A. worries B. loneliness C. tiredness D. boredom

50. A. warned B. whispered C. shouted D. cried

51. A. coldest B. saddest C. longest D. fastest

52. A. suffering B. cheating C. checking D. thinking

53. A. certain B. glad C. surprised D. relieved

54. A. honest B. open C. optimistic D. energetic

55 A. wisdom B. chance C. intention D. courage

56. A. anxiety B. shock C. fear D. appreciation

57. A. teacher B. credit C. rate D. grade

58. A. won B. put C. found D. taken

59 A. gradually B. exactly C. willingly D. seemingly

60. A. fact B. film C. ending D. love

第四部分 基础知识考察

第一节 课文语法填空

在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式.（每小题1.5分，共15分）

It is Zhou Yang's first day at the office of China Daily. He is excited and eager to go out to cover a story 61.________ his own, but he can't because he isn't 62.________ (experience) enough. His new boss, Hu Xin, is sharing with him 63.________ to be a good reporter.

To be a good reporter, one needs to be curious, which enables him to ask many different questions and acquire all the information 64.________ he needs to know. Besides, it's important for a reporter to have a good nose for a story and assess if someone is telling the truth. And while interviewing people, a reporter has to listen to the answers carefully because he has to listen to the detailed 65.________ (fact) and prepare the next question, 66.________ (depend) on what people say.

The boss also told him a case where someone accused their journalists of getting the wrong end of the stick. Once a footballer 67.___________ (accuse) of taking money for 68.________ (deliberate) not scoring goals. He admitted that someone 69.________ (try) to bribe him, but he denied taking the money. The journalists wrote an article suggesting he was lying. He was angry and tried to stop it, but failed. Finally, it was proved that he was 70.________ (guilt)

第二节 单词拼写（73-76小题）,用括号内词的正确形式填空（77-80小题）。(每空1分，共10分)。

71.They were both ______（不确定的）about what to do and turned to their uncle for help.

72. The secret of happiness is to think about positive things and stay_________（乐观的）.

73. You should________（集中注意力） on the road when driving, or you’ll be asking for trouble.

74. The doctors are __________（高兴的）to find that the patient is beginning to recover from heart trouble.

75. A lot of children at the school do not live in the town, but come from the ________

（周围的）countryside.

76. Considering the present situation， I have to __________（调整）my study plan.

77. The woman scientist entered the room，__________（ follow） by her assistants.

78.They bought a new machine _________（ make） in Shanghai.

79. Not only his parents but also his elder brother__________（go） to the summer palace.  They haven't come back yet.

80. I have reached a point in my life__________ I am supposed to make decisions of my own.（填入一个合适的词。）

第五部分 书面表达（满分25分）

3月12日是植树节，你校组织全体学生参加了义务植树活动。假如你是校报的记者李明，请以“难忘的一次植树节”为题,写一篇新闻报道。内容包括：

1.植树节那天发生的事；

2.你的感想。

注意:词数100左右。

An Unforgettable Tree-planting Day

By Li Ming

高二英语答案

听力部分：

1-5 ABCBA    6-10ACBAA    11-15AACBB    16-20BCBBC

阅读理解：
A篇 21. B    22. D   23. B

B篇 24.A    25. C    26. B    27. A

C篇 28.A   29. B  30. A    31. C

D篇 32. D    33. D    34. B    35. C

七选五：

36. A    37. F    38. C    39. D    40. G

完型填空：

41. C    42. A    43. B    44. C    45. D 

46. B    47. A    48. C    49. A    50. B   

51. C    52. B    53. A    54. A    55. D 

56. B    57. D    58. A    59. B    60. C

课文语法填空:

61.on 62.experienced 63.how 64.that  65.facts 

66.depending 67.was accused 68.deliberately  69.had tried 70.guilty

单词拼写:

71.uncertain 72.optismistic 73.concentrate 74.delighted 75.surrounding

76.adjust 77.followed 78.made 79.has gone 80.where