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沁县中学2020-2021学年度第一学期第一次月考
高二英语
答题时间:120分钟,满分:150分
命题人(卫明凤)
第一部分阅读理解(共两节,满分60分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题3分,满分45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,并在答题卡上
将该项涂黑。
A
What'sthedifferenceamongtheBritishIsles,Britain,theUnitedKingdomandEngland?
TheBritishIslesismadeupoftwoislands:oneiscalledIrelandandtheotherBritain.Britain,
orGreatBritain,isthelargerofthesetwoislands,anditisdividedintothreeparts:Scotland,
WalesandEngland.
TheUnitedKingdomisshortfortheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland.
ItismadeupofScotland,Wales,England,andalsoaboutone-sixthofIreland,thenorthernpart.
TherestofIrelandisself-governing(自治的).
Englandisthelargest,mostpopulous(人口众多的),andgenerallyspeaking,therichest
section.Englishpeopleoftenusethewords"England"and"English1'whentheymean"Britain”
and^,British^^.ThissometimesmakestheScotsandtheWelshangry.TheScotsareveryproudof
theirseparatenationality.TheWelshalsodonotconsiderthemselvesasEnglish,andtheyhavea
cultureandevenalanguageoftheirown.IrelandbecamepartoftheUnitedKingdomin1801,but
issoongrewdiscontented(不满的),andforfortyyearsthe"IrishQuestion"wasagreatheadache
fortheBritishParliament(国会).Atlast,Irelanddivideditselfintotwo:NorthernIreland
remainedloyal(忠诚于)totheCrown(英国王室),andin1922therestofthecountrybroke
awaytoformtheIrishFreeState,nowtheRepublicofIreland.
1.Whichisthelargestindiefollowing?
A.TheBritishIsles.B.GreatBritain.
C.TheUnitedKingdom.D.England.
2.TheUnitedKingdomismainlymadeupof.
A.3parts:Scotland,Wales,andEngland
B.4parts:Scotland,Wales,EnglandandIreland
C.2parts:thewholeofBritainandIreland
D.2parts:thewholeofBritainandNorthernIreland
3.Strictlyspeaking,whichofthefollowingisWRONG?
A."English"referstopeopleofEngland.
B."TheScots"referstopeopleofScotland.
C."English"referstoallthepeopleoftheUK.
D.Onlyone-sixthofIrelandbelongstotheUK.
4.Whowillbegladifweuse"England"whenwemeanBritain?
A.TheBritish.B.PeopleofEngland.
C.PeopleoftheRepublicofIreland.D.TheWelsh.
B
Ourneighborsaidthestormlastedfourminutes.Thetownhousesaredestroyedordamaged.
Amazingly,noneofuswereseverelyinjured.
Onthedaythetornadohit,therewasnoindicationthatsevereweatherwasonitsway.The
firstalertmyhusband,Jimmy,67,andI,65,gotcamearound9p.m.,fromsomerollingtexton
theTVJimmywaswatching.Heranupstairstofindmeinourthird-floorbedroom,andwe
changedthechanneltoourlocalPensacola,Florida,station.
Nosoonerhadwefoundcoverageofthetornadothanitwasontopofus.Thebonesofthe
houseshook,andthepowerwentout.Wehadthreeflightsofstepstogettotherelativelysafe
closetdownonthefirstfloor.
Aswereachedthelastflightofsteps,ourfrontdoorblewout.Suddenly,athree-foot-long
treebranchwhippedthroughthedoorframe.Itflewoverourheads,missingusbyinches.Hadwe
beenonestepup,itwouldhavestuckthroughus.
Finally,Jimmypushedmedowntotheclosetfloor,buthecouldn'tgetinsidehimself
becauseofthewind.IgraspedJimmy'sarmasthetornadosuckedthedooropenandtriedtobring
Jimmywithit.Mykneesandscalp(头皮)werefullofglass,butinthatmoment,Ifeltnopain.IfI
hadletgo,Jimmywouldhaveflownrightoutthebackofthehouseandintothebay.
Allofasudden,Jimmyliftedoffhisfeetlikepeopleintornadoesdointhemovies.Ithought
hewasgone.Andtheneverythingstopped.Helandedonhisfeet.Inthosefirstquietmoments,I
couldn'tbelieveitwasover.
5.Howwastheoldcoupleawareofthetornado?
A.Theylearneditfromtheirneighborswhopassedtheirhouse.
B.Theylearneditfromsomecommonindicationsbeforeatornado.
C.TheyfoundthenewsreportforecastingthetornadoonTV.
D.Theyfoundthetornadoontopofthemwhentheywereupstairs.
6.Wecaninferfromparagraph4that
A.Theoldcouplewasverygratefultothebranch.
B.Theoldcouplemissedthebranchverymuch.
C.Theoldcouplewashitbythebranchonthehead.
D.Theoldcouplewasfortunatetohaveanarrowescape.
7.Thepassageismostprobablytakenfrom.
A.abrochureB.anovelC.newspaperD.amagazine
C
Theelephantwaslyingheavilyonitsside,fastasleep.Afewdogsstartedbarkingatit.The
elephantwokeupinaterribleanger:itchasedthedogsintothevillagewheretheyranforsafety.
Thatdidn'tstoptheelephant.Itdestroyedadozenhousesandinjuredseveralpeople.The
villagerswerescaredandangry.ThensomeonesuggestedcallingParbati,theelephantprincess.
ParbatiBarua'sfatherwasahunteroftigersandanelephanttamer.HetaughtParbatitoridean
elephantbeforeshecouldevenwalk.Healsotaughtherthedangerousartoftheelephant
round-up-howtocatchwildelephants.
Parbatihasn*talwayslivedinthejungle.Afterahappychildhoodhuntingwithherfather,she
wassenttoboardingschoolinthecity.ButParbatinevergotusedtobeingthereandmanyyears
latershewentbacktoheroldlife.HLifeinthecityistoodull.Catchingelephantsisanadventure
andtheexcitementlastsfordaysafterthechase,"shesays.
ButParbatidoesn*tcatchelephantsjustforfun."Mywork/shesays,"istorescuemanfrom
theelephants,andtokeeptheelephantssafefromman."AndthisisexactlywhatParbatihasbeen
doingformanyyears.Increasingly,theIndianelephantisangry:formanyyears,illegalhunters
haveattackeditanditshomeinthejunglehasbeenreducedtosmallpiecesofland.Itisnow
fightingback.Wheneverwildelephantsenterateagardenoravillage,Parbatiiscalledtoguide
theanimalsbacktothejunglebeforetheycankill.
Theworkofanelephanttameralsoinvolvesloveanddevotion.Agoodelephanttamerwill
spendhoursadaysinginglovesongstoanewlycapturedelephant."Eventuallytheygrowtolove
theirtamersandneverforgetthem.Theyarealsomoreloyalthanhumans/'shesaid,asshe
climbeduponeofherelephantsandsatonthegiant,happyanimal.Anelephantprincessindeed!
8.ForParbati,catchingelephantsismainlyto.
A.getlonglastingexcitementB.keepbothmanandelephantssafe
C.sendthembacktothejungleD.maketheangryelephantstame
9.BeforeParbatistudiedinaboardingschool,.
A.shespenthertimehuntingwithherfather
B.shelearnedhowtosinglovesongs
C.shehadalreadybeencalledanelephantprincess
D.shewastaughthowtohunttigers
lO.Indianelephantsaregettingincreasinglyangryandtheyrevengebecause.
A.theyarecaughtandsentforheavywork
B.illegalhunterscapturethemandkillthem
C.theyareattackedandtheirlandgetslimited
D.dogsoftenbarkatthemandchasethem
11.ThepassagestartswithanelephantstoryinordertoexplainthatinIndia.
A.peopleeasilyfallvictimtoelephants'attacks
B.theman-elephantrelationshipisgettingworse
C.elephanttamersareinshortsupply
D.dogsareaspowerfulaselephants
D
Doyouhavetroubletryingtocreatethenextbigidea?Sometimestheanswerisn'ttojust
forceanideaoutofyourmind.Instead,youmightwanttotrysittingback,relaxingandletting
yourmindwander.Yes,youheardthatcorrectly.Ifyouareinneedofanewidea,try
daydreaming.
ResearchersfromtheuniversityofCalifornia,SantaBarbara,foundanassociationbetween
daydreamingandcreativeproblem-solving.Theirstudyincludeshavingparticipantsfirstdoan
“unusual-usetask”.Theyhadtotrytocomeupwithasmanydifferentwaystouseanobjectas
theycould.
Then,theparticipantschosetodooneofthefollowingfourthingsbeforedoingthe
“unusual-usetask“again:completeadifficulttask;completeaneasytask;takea12-minutebreak;
orskipthe12-minutebreakandmoverightontothetaskexerciseagain.
Surprisingly,thegroupthatperformedbestwastheonethatcompletedtheeasytask.Many
participantsreportedthattheyweredaydreamingwhileperformingtheeasytask.Sothe
researchersbelievedthatthisdaydreamingmighthavehelpedunlocktheircreativity.
Buthowcoulddaydreaminghelpthebraincomeupwithcreativeways?Theansweris
somethingknownas"unconsciousthought”.Evenwhenyouarenotactivelyworkingtosolvea
problem,itisstillinthebackofyourmind.Yourbrainisstillthinkingabouttheproblem,butina
muchmoresubtle(不易察觉的)way.
Whenyoudaydream,yourmindisallowedtothinkinwaysitnormallywouldnot.Becauseit
isfreeofcontrol,itcancreatecompletelynewandout-of-the-boxideas.
Greatideasnevercomeeasily,butthatdoesnotmeanyoualwayshavetoworkhardtoget
them.Feelfreetodowhatyouwantandletyourmindwander.
12.The“unusual-usetask“inParagraph2meansthatparticipants.
A.completeaneasytaskB.completeaverydifficulttask
C.takea12-minutebreakD.thinkofvariouswaystouseanobject
13.Whydidtheparticipantswhocompletedtheeasytaskperformbest?
ATheywerenotactivelyworkingtosolvetheeasytask.
BTheydaydreamedandithelpedthembemorecreative.
CTheyweredaydreamingwhileperformingthedifficulttask.
DTheyskippedthe12-minutebreaktocompletethetaskagain.
14.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“unconsciousthought“inParagraph5mean?
A.Yourbrainwanderinasubtlewaywithinyourcontrol.
B.Yourbrainknowsclearlywhatyou'rethinkinganddoing.
C.Yourbrainisthinkingaboutaproblemoutsideofyourawareness.
D.Yourbrainrefusestoreceiveanyinformationfromtheoutsideworld.
15.Thepassagemainlywantstotellusthat.
A.brainstormingisimportanttocreativeideas
B.daydreamingisawaytoimprovecreativity
C.problem-solvingskillsareimportantinourlives
D.themoreweexercisebrains,themoreideaswe'llget
第二节(共5小题;每小题3分,满分15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。
Hollywoodmoviesareregularlyfilledwithsexandviolence.Theycanbeexcitingfilmsbut
sometimesallyouwantisalittlelight-heartedentertainment.
HaveyouheardofBollywood?Allsinging,alldancingandunrealistic,itistheperfect
alternativetonormalHollywoodmovies.BollywoodistheIndianfilmindustry,basedinMumbai,
formerlyknownasBombay.16YetBollywoodisthelargestproduceroffilmsintheworld.
ThisyeartheIndianFilmgareAwards,Bollywood'sOscars,turn50yearsold.
ThetypicalBollywoodmovieusuallyhasthefollowingingredients:acupofromance,a
tea-spoonofcomedy,adashofinternationalsight-seeing,servedwithahugesliceofsingingand
dancing.Therewillalsobeonebravehero,onebeautifulheroineandonebaddie.17
Bollywoodfilmsarefullofidealthingsandfreeofdailyworries.18Theactorschange
clothesandlocationswithinasinglesong.Buttheaudiencedon'tmind.ToIndianmovielovers,
especiallythepoor,suchfilmsareagatewaytoheavenandthestarsaretheirgods.Thefilmstake
themtoamagicalworldawayfromtheireverydaytroubles.Thefilmstellthemtheimpossibleis
possibleandthattrueloveconquersall.
19Behindthebeautifulscenes,Bollywoodstillemphasizestraditionalfamilyvalues.In
mostfilms,iftwoloverswanttobreakanarrangedmarriage,theycan'tjustrunaway.Theymust
winovertheirparents.
Bollywoodisadecentrefreshingreplacementforthoseover-stimulatingHollywoodfilms.
20Theywilltakeyoutoabrighter,cheerierandmorecolorfulworld,whereit'sstillcoolto
dancearoundatreeandsingalovesong.
A.Bollywoodhasgraduallywonitsreputationontheworldstage.
B.Thereisneveranymentionofpolitics,povertyorwar.
C.MostChineseschoolkidshaveprobablyneverseenanIndianfilm.
D.Bollywoodfilmsaremostlycomicromanceswithlight-heartedincidentalmusic.
E.Bollywoodpaysgreatattentiontotraditionalvalues.
F.Theresultisafun-filledmusical.
G.Soifyou'retiredofallthatHollywoodactions,checkoutthefollowingBollywoodfilms.
第二部分语言知识运用(共两节,满分55分)
第一节完形填空(共20小题;每题2分,满分40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,选出可以填入空白处
的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
RaynorWinnandherhusbandMothbecamehomelessduetotheirwronginvestment.Their
savingshadbeen21topaylawyers5fees.Tomakemattersworse,Mothwasdiagnosed(诊
断)witha22disease.Therewasno23onlypainrelief.
Failingtofindanyotherwayout,theydecidedtomakea24journey,astheycaught
sightofanoldhikers,(徒步旅行者)guide.
Thiswasalongjourneyofunaccustomedhardshipand25recovery.Whenleaving
home,RaynorandMothhadjust£320inthebank.Theyplannedtokeepthe26lowby
livingonboilednoodles,withthe27hamburgershoptreat.
Wildcampingis28inEngland.Toavoidbeingcaught,theWinnshadtogettheir
tentup29andpackeditawayearlyinthemorning.TheWinnssoondiscoveredthatdaily
hikingintheir50sisalot30thantheyrememberitwasintheir20s.Raynor31all
overanddesiredabath.Moth,meanwhile,afteraninitial32,foundhissymptomswere
strangely33bytheirdailytiringjourney.
34,thecouplefoundthattheirbodiesturnedforthebetter,withre-foundstrong
musclesthattheythoughthad35forever."Ourhairwasfriedandfallingout,nailsbroken,
clothes36toathread,butwewerealive.11
Duringthejourney,Raynorbeganacareerasanaturewriter.Shewrites,"37had
takeneverymaterialthingfrommeandleftmetornbare,anemptypageattheendofa(n)38
writtenbook.Ithadalsogivenmea39,eithertoleavethatpage40ortokeep
writingthestorywithhope.Ichosehope.^^
21.A.drawnupB.usedupC.backedupD.keptup
22.A.mildB.commonC.preventableD.serious
23.A.cureB.luckC.careD.promise
24.A.businessB.walkingC.busD.rail
25.A.expectedB.frighteningC.disappointing□.surprising
26.A.budgetB.revenueC.compensation0.allowance
27.A.frequentB.occasionalC.abundantD.constant
28.A.unpopularB.lawfulC.attractiveD.illegal
29.A.soonB.earlyC.lateD.slowly
30.A.harderB.easierC.cheaperD.funnier
31.A.rolledB.bledC.achedD.trembled
32.A.struggleB.progressC.excitementD.research
33.A.developedB.controlledC.reducedD.increased
34.A.InitiallyB.EventuallyC.Temporarily0.Consequently
35.A.gainedB.keptC.woundedD.lost
36.A.sewnB.washedC.wornD.ironed
37.A.DoctorsB.HikingC.LawyersD.Homelessness
38.A.wellB.partlyC.neatlyD.originally
39.A.choiceB.rewardC.promiseD.break
40.A.looseB.fullC.blankD.missing
第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式
41.Movingtothecountrycuredherthedisease.
42.interestedhermostistheSummerPalace.
43.Whendeeply(absorb)inwork,healwaysforgetsallabouteatingorsleeping.
44.hiscredit,hehasadmittedhismistakes.
45.Unluckily,shehadallhermoney(steal)duringthejourney.
46.Wewouldappreciateitifyoucouldreplyatyourearliest(convenient)
47.Itisnogood(cry)overspiltmilk.
48.ThegrandsightofMountHuangshanisbeyond(describe)
49.Godrepliedwitha(puzzle)look,"Whatdoyoumean?
50.Thedoctorsuggestedthatallthepeoplefromtheareaexamined.
第三部分写作(共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短文。短文中
共有10处错误,每句中最多有两处。错误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(八),并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
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。
Thewinterholidayiscoming,whichmademeexcited.Ihavebeenlookingforwardtorelax
myself.I'dliketogoskating,climbmountainsandseeseveralmovie.IthinkIcanplaythe
basketballwithmyclassmates.HowawonderfultimeI'llhaveduringtheholiday!However,my
parentsthinkdifferent.Theydon'twantmegoout.TheyareafraidI'llbeknockeddownbyatruck,
fallenoffatree,orfightwithoth
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