重庆市巫山县官渡中学2020-2021学年高二下学期第一次月考英语试题

2021年春高二（下）第一次月考试卷（英语）  

第I卷

第一部分 听力（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

1. What will the man do at 8:00?

A. Work in the office.    B. Have dinner with Mike.  C. Go out with the woman.

2. What does the woman dislike about the shirt?

A. The color.  B. The design.  C. The price.

3. What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A. Gary’s works.     B. Gary’s application.        C. Gary’s list of samples.

4. What did the man plan to do on March 1st?

A. Apply for some classes.   B. Call the travel agent.   C. Go to the mountains.

5. Why does Amy plan to go to Rome?

A. To work.  B. To travel.  C. To study.

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，回答第6和第7两个小题。

6. What course won’t the girl attend?

A. African music.  B. Business.  C. Basic Spanish.

7. On which days does the girl have advanced piano classes?

A. Mondays.  B. Tuesdays.  C. Thursdays.

听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。

8. Which family holiday does the man recommend?

A. The one on the 18th.  B. The one on the 19th.   C. The one on the 20th.

9. Where will the woman probably go?

A. France.  B. Spain.   C. Greece.

10. What do we know about The Hotel Playa?

A. It is a five-star hotel.   B. It has its own beach.   C. It has a swimming pool.

听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。

11. Where does the conversation take place?

A. In a shop.  B. At home.   C. At a TV station.

12. What does Bob like doing?

A. Playing tennis.  B. Taking pictures.   C. Riding bikes.

13. What did the woman dream of being?

A. A shop owner.  B. A bank clerk.   C. A tennis player.

听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17四个小题。

14. How long has Louise been working at the center?

A. About six months.  B. About one year.   C. About a year and a half.

15. How did Louise feel when she started working at the center?

A. Excited.    B. Nervous.   C. Confident.

16. What is the most rewarding part of the job?

A. Seeing children have a lot of fun.

B. Thinking of new things for children to do.

C. Help them succeed in something they haven’t managed to do before.

17. What does Louise say about working at night?

A. It’s unfair for her to do it.

B. It’s something that she enjoys.

C. It’s a necessary part of the job.

听下面一段独白，回答第18至第20三个小题。

18. What organizations used to have a lot of power?

A. Newspapers and publishers.

B. Universities and bookstores.

C. Libraries and printing companies.

19. Why do many city people like e-books?

A. They are cheaper.

B. They are easier to carry.

C. They are more interesting.

20. What can we learn about Border’s Group?

A. They were bought by a tech company.

B. They used to have more than 600 stores.

C. They made billions of dollars this year.

第二部分．阅读理解（共2节，满分50分，每空2.5分）

第一节阅读下列短文，选出最佳选项（共15小题，每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

                                A

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21. What is the purpose of the first three paragraphs?

1. To show the importance of the book.  

B. To advertise and attract customers to Lifebook.

C. To introduce Jerrie’s autobiography to people.

D. To spread Jerrie’s values across her family.

22. What can we learn from LifeBook’s service?

A. LifeBook will take you on a tour.       B. LifeBook won’t provide free services for you.

C. There will be an interview on the phone.      D. There will be six people helping you.

23. What can you do if you are still confused after reading this text?

A. Visit the website of LifeBook.          B. Talk to the planner anytime.

C. Send an email to LifeBook.            D. Call 0800-999-2280 on Sunday.

                              B

Wherever she goes, Molly leaves her marks. Without saying a word, she speaks to people with her kind eyes. Even when she walks away, she leaves an impression. Molly’s mark is a smile, stamped into the ground by the horseshoe at the bottom of her false leg.
     A few years ago, Molly was badly attacked by a dog. The dog bit all four Molly’s legs and left large cuts on her face. Molly’s owner, Kate Harris, took her to an animal hospital. Doctors there were able to save Molly’s life, but soon one of her legs became very infected.
     At first, doctors thought Molly would not survive. But Molly changed their minds. This pony, as doctors noticed, shifted her weight, and rested her good legs from time to time. Doctors knew that Molly had amazing intelligence, and that she wanted to live. 
     Several doctors operated on Molly, and removed her infected leg. A false leg was made for her. The leg was a hollow cast with a pole at the bottom for balance. Doctors gave Molly a special horseshoe at the bottom of the leg. This horseshoe she had had a stamp of a smiling face in it!
     After the operation, Molly walked around on all four legs, as if nothing had ever happened to her! Now, with every step she takes, she stamps a smile in the dirt. But she leaves her mark in other ways, too.
     Kate Harris took Molly to the false leg center. There were children there who, like Molly, had artificial arms or legs. They were amazed to see a pony with a false leg. Molly made them smile and gave them hope. Soon, Molly began to visit schools, nursing homes, army bases and hospitals. A book was even written about Molly!

24. Molly is the name of a _____.

A. horse           B. child             C. teacher           D. dog

25. Which of the followings is true according to the passage?

A. All Molly’s four legs were removed because of infection.

B. Molly surprised people for her intelligence and determination.

C. Kate Harris refused to operate on Molly in the beginning.

D. Molly was in low spirits for a long time after the operation.

26. What is unique about Molly?

A. Molly accompanies her owner to school every day.

B. Molly’s false leg has a smiling face.

C. Molly can speak to people in kind words.

D. Molly is good at running and has won several awards.

27. Which is the best title for this passage?

A. A false leg.                        B. One day about Molly.

C. A successful operation.               D. Molly and her smile mark.

C

People have grown taller over the last century. A global study looked at the average height of the 18-year-olds in 200 countries in 1914 and 2014. The results reveal that while Swedes were the tallest people in the world in 1914, Dutch men have risen from the 12th place to claim top spot with an average height of 182.5cm. Latvian women, meanwhile, rose from the 28th place in 1914 to become the tallest in the world a century later, with an average height of 169.8cm.

James Bentham, a co-author of the research from Imperial College, London, says the global trend is likely to be due primarily to improvements in nutrition and healthcare. “An individual’s genes have a big influence on their height, but once you average over whole populations, genes play a less key role,” he adds.

A little extra height brings a number of advantages, says Elio Riboli of Imperial College. “Being taller is associated with longer life expectancy,” he says. “This is largely due to a lower risk of dying of cardiovascular (心血管的) disease among taller people.”

“But while height has increased around the world, the trend in many countries of north and sub-Saharan Africa causes concern,” says Riboli. While height increased in Uganda and Niger during the early 20th century, the trend has reversed in recent years, with height decreasing among 18-year-olds.

“One reason for these decreases in height is the economic situation in the 1980s,” says Alexander Moradi of the University of Sussex. The nutritional and health crises that followed the policy of structural adjustment led to many children and teenagers failing to reach their full potential in terms of height.

Bentham believes the global trend of increasing height has important influences. “How tall we are now is strongly influenced by the environment we grow up in,” he says. “If we give children the best possible start in life now, they will be healthier and more productive for decades to come.”

28. What can we learn from the study in paragraph 1?

A. The increase in women’s height is bigger than men’s.

B. Swedes were the tallest with an average height of 182.5cm in 1914.

C. There has been little increase in most countries.

D. Dutch men were the tallest people in the world in 2014.

29. According to James Bentham, how do genes influence the increase of people’s height?

A. They determine people’s height completely.

B. They influence more on an individual than on populations.

C. They have the same influences as nutrition and healthcare.

D. They play a more significant role in females than males.

30. What does the underlined word “reversed” in paragraph 4 mean?

A. Changed in the opposite direction.             B. Grown in the same way.   

C. Appeared a second time.            D. Stopped all of a sudden.

31. What is Bentham’s attitude to the influences of the increasing height?

A. Uncaring.      B. Negative.        C. Objective.      D. Critical.

                                  D

Have you ever had such an experience? Travelers in the airport line up and march slowly toward the full body scanner. Have you wondered that screening may one day speed up dramatically? Now, scientists are creating a cheap and smart new device that gathers data in a flash.

It relies on microwaves to image objects. Microwaves are a form of electromagnetic radiation — types of energy that travel through space as a wave. Electromagnetic radiation includes visible light, which can be seen with the naked eye. It also includes several types of energy, such as microwaves, that aren’t visible with the naked eye.

In January, scientists at Duke University and elsewhere reported creating a new device that could help make smarter, faster and cheaper scanning machines. So far, the new device has been tested only in the lab. But if it works outside the lab, too, it could find uses in s host of new products.

At airports, the new device could be used in machines that scan people for guns, knives of other would-be weapons. A technique similar to the one used by the researchers could be applied to other scanners, like those doctors use to peer into the body. This could reduce the amount of time patients spend in a scanner and the cost of such procedures. The device’s designers even imagine police officers wearing vests embedded with the new technology to help identify a hidden weapon.

Instead of requiring expensive technology, a scanner based on the device could use existing materials (like copper ) in a smarter way. Called metamaterials, there become useful based on how they’re designed, not what they’re made of.

“This definitely represents a less expensive and potentially faster alternative to current imaging methods, and its working principle is easily understood,” Kevin Kelly told Science News. Kelly is a technology specialist at Rice University in Houston.

32. What can we infer from the first paragraph?

 A. Every traveler is willing to have a security scan.

 B. The current security scan system should be improved.

C. The new system has been put into market. 

D. The speed of security scan is slow because there are so many travelers.

33. What is special about microwaves compared to visible light according to the passage?

A. You can’t see it with the naked eye.

B. It is a form of electromagnetic radiation.

C. It can travel through space.

D. It is a kind of energy.

34. With the new device we could do the following things except_____________.

 A. shortening the patients’ test time.

 B. helping patients spend less money.

 C. helping the police officers identify a hidden weapon.

 D. reducing the suffering of the patient.

35. What do you think the author will probably talk about in the following paragraph?

 A. The application of the new device.       B. What is the new device like?

C. How does the new device work?    D. People’s attitude about the new device.

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。

Benefits of Reading Books

There are many benefits of reading books. Read on to learn the various benefits of reading books!

Obviously, reading books provides you with new knowledge. 36  It can be a fact about history or a theory you did not know. If you want to learn new words in particular, reading books is a great way to enrich your vocabulary.

37  Similar to solving puzzles, reading books allows your mind to practice its processing skills. Going without books for too long will turn your mind to mush. I’m not kidding!

One of the primary benefits of reading books is its ability to develop your critical thinking skills. 38  whenever you are faced with a similar problem in real life, your mind is now able to put its mystery-solving skills to the test.

Reading helps you improve your communication skills. 39  Seeing how words are used and how sentences are structured with your own eyes helps you memorize the information better than by listening to a teacher discuss the points in class. As a result, you can use the words and sentence structures to express your opinions while communicating with others.

40   For example, following a recipe from a cooking show will be difficult, but when you’re following a recipe ,reading a cookbook allows you to review the procedures and the ingredients whenever you need to.

A. Reading novels, for example, is a good way to improve your thinking skills.

B. There’s nothing like reading books to help you become a better conversationalist.

C. Whatever you read, you will learn new information.

D.Finally, reading books is that the information in it can be accessed again and again.

E. Reading books will help you prepare yourself for the future.

F. Reading also keeps your mind in good condition.

G. In all, you should make reading a habit to keep up with the fast developing society.

第三部分：完形填空（共15题；每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，选出最佳答案。

Years ago，when I arrived to speak at a high school in Louisiana，I heard a lot about a student called Wild Man. Long-haired，plate-throwing...Teachers and students thought badly of him. Unlike Wild Man，there was a student who had been a   41   to everyone. Zachary was a kid who helped with all the games and dances. But he had a   42  ，and for years Zach had been in a wheelchair (轮椅) controlled by   43  ， moving from class to class.

A month before I arrived，Zach’s condition got worse and he   44  an electric wheelchair to stay at school. Without it，he would have to leave school.

It turned out that Zach couldn’t   45   the new electric chair，so his only choice was to check out. When the day of Zach’s   46   came，all the teachers and students got together in a hall. Zach   47   it was his last day at school.

The student president was introduced and he then   48   everyone when he introduced Wild Man. Without saying a word，Wild Man   49   Zach and brought him to the center of the stage (舞台).Wild Man then   50   himself and disappeared backstage. Seconds later，he reappeared driving a new and shiny electric wheelchair. After   51   Zach in the chair，he showed Zach how to use it and let Zach   52   around the stage. With tears streaming from their faces，two thousand teachers and students   53   and clapped for five minutes.

Were they just cheering for Zach and the fact that he could now   54   in their school? No，they were also cheering for Wild Man，who got Zach a new chair by collecting money from his friends.

So，it’s   55  ： we shouldn’t judge (评判) a book by its cover.

41. A. mirror          B. winner      C. friend   D. problem

42. A. dream          B. chance      C. question   D. disease

43. A. computers      B. the mouth    C. the teacher   D. hands

44. A. needed         B. bought      C. designed   D. borrowed

45. A. afford          B. stop        C. drive   D. use

46. A. teaching        B. leaving      C. return   D. visit

47. A. thought         B. remembered   C. decided   D. promised

48. A. welcomed       B. trusted       C. surprised   D. protected

49. A. talked about     B. walked to    C. threw away   D. laughed at

50. A. excused        B. asked       C. introduced    D. enjoyed

51. A. placing        B. controlling     C. freeing   D. discovering

52. A. run           B. move          C. play   D. dance

53. A. sat back         B. rushed in      C. woke up     D. stood up

54. A. help            B. remain        C. appear    D. start

55. A. great           B. stupid         C. true    D. sad

第II卷  第四部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分55分）

第一节.阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（一个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式（满分15分）

There are several reasons why school uniforms are good idea. First of all, uniforms help the school look smart. The students feel that they belong to a particular group. When every pupil in the school wears the uniform, nobody ___56___(have) to worry about fashion(时尚). Everybody wears ___57___ same style of clothes. Uniforms can be useful in unexpected ways. A school in Ireland has introduced an interesting new uniform. On the edge of the jacket, there is a piece of cloth ___58___ gives off light in the dark. When the children are walking or ___59___(cycle) to school on dark mornings, car drivers can ___60___(easy) see them.

But can uniforms help improve school standards? The answer ___61___ this question is not clear. One study ___62___(conduct) in America found that students’ grades improved a little after the school introduced uniforms. But some students didn’t want ___63___(wear) the uniform. Other American studies showed no ___64___(connect) between uniforms and school performance.

School uniforms are ____65____(tradition) in Britain, but some schools are starting to get rid of them. Some very good schools don’t have a uniform policy. However, uniforms are still popular. Pupils at about 90 percent of British secondary schools wear uniforms.

第二节写作(共两节，满分35分)

第一节：短语运用 （每题2.5分，满分15分）根据句意，完成译文。

1. 众所周知，一年分为12个月。

As is known to all, a year _____ _________ _______ 12 months.

2. 遗憾的是他没能按时完成任务。
   ______ ______ ______ _______ _______ he didn’t finish the task on time.
3. 只有目光短浅的人才看不到环境保护的重要性。

Only a short-sighted man will _____ _______ ___ the _______of environmental protection.

4. 他回到家里，又饿又累。

He arrived home, _______ _____ ________.

5. 她渴望高中毕业后出国留学。

She ___ ______ ______ ______ _______ after graduating from high school.

6. 汤姆对事故保持沉默是为了不丢掉他的工作。

Tom kept quiet ____ ____ ______ ______ ________ his job.

第二节. 书面表达（满分25分）

上周末你和同学参加了一次采摘活动。请你为班级英语角写一篇短文，介绍这次的活动。内容包括：

1．农场情况；   2．采摘过程；   3．个人感受。

注意：1.词数100左右； 2．题目已为你写好。      题目：My Weekend

参考词汇：1. 采摘 pick  2. 农场 farm  3.  占地面积 cover an area of

4. 珍惜 cherish  

2021年春高二英语第一次月考   答题卡

语法填空

56­_____      57______     58_______    59________     60________

61­_____      62____      63______      64_______       65_______

短语运用

1. 众所周知，一年分为12个月。

As is known to all, a year _____ _________ _______ 12 months.

2. 遗憾的是他没能按时完成任务。
   ______ ______ ______ _______ _______ he didn’t finish the task on time.
3. 只有目光短浅的人才看不到环境保护的重要性。

Only a short-sighted man will _____ _______ ___ the _______of environmental protection.

4. 他回到家里，又饿又累。

He arrived home, _______ _____ ________.

5. 她渴望高中毕业后出国留学。

She ___ ______ ______ ______ _______ after graduating from high school.

6. 汤姆对事故保持沉默是为了不丢掉他的工作。

Tom kept quiet ____ ____ ______ ______ ________ his job.

书面表达

上周末你和同学参加了一次采摘活动。请你为班级英语角写一篇短文，介绍这次的活动。内容包括：

1．农场情况；   2．采摘过程；   3．个人感受。

注意：1.词数100左右； 2．题目已为你写好。      题目：My Weekend

参考词汇：1. 采摘 pick  2. 农场 farm  3.  占地面积 cover an area of

4 . 珍惜 cherish  

My Weekend

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