吉林省公主岭市范家屯镇第一中学2019_2020学年高二英语上学期第二次月考试题.doc

吉林省公主岭市范家屯镇第一中学2019-2020学年高二英语上学期第二次月考试题第一部分听力第一节(共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)听下面5短对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中给的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 color are Julies shoes? A. Black. B. Brown. C. Dark blue.2. Who dies in the story? A. The dragon. B. The soldier. C. The princess.3. Which animal is in the field? A. A sheep. B. A cow. C. A horse.4. What is the woman going to do this evening? A. Go on a trip. B. Attend a concert. C. Look after her brother.5. What is the homework for next Tuesday? A. Writing an essay. B. Reading the textbook. C. Listening to some radio programs.第二节(共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听下面5短对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话或独白后，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题有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. Where are the speakers? A. At their house. B. At a museum. C. At a restaurant.7. What is the man interested in? A. Rock music. B. History. C. Diet.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. When is the big game? A. Today. B. Tomorrow. C. In three days.9. Why was the girl planning not to go to soccer practice?A. She wasnt given her uniform.B. She doesnt think its important.C. She is busy with her studies.10. What will make the girls mother angry?A. Losing her uniform. B. Not passing an exam. C. Missing a sports game.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. Why was there an accident?A. The traffic light was broken.B. The cars slid in bad weather.C. The drivers didnt see each other.12. How many students were in the accident?A. Two. B. Four. C. Six.13. Who broke an arm?A. Michelle. B. Linda. C. Liam.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题14. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. The influence of the Internet on reading.B. Various books on the Internet.C. Changes in communication.15. Why does the woman use the Internet?A. To have fun. B. To check her email. C. To learn new technology.16. What has the man stopped reading?A. Books. B. Magazines. C. Newspapers.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Who is the speech for?A. The managers. B. The employees. C. The customers.18. Why is the speaker giving the speech?A. To set a regular meeting. B. To introduce himself. C. To teach about technology.19. How long has the speaker worked with technology?A. For about a month. B. For about two years. C. For about twenty years.20. What is the speakers goal?A. To study computers. B. To earn more money. C. To collect great ideas.第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节（本节共8小题；每小题2.5分，满分20分） 阅读下面短文并完成每篇后面的题目。从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出能回答所提问题的最佳选项。AThe ocean is always moving：waves break on the surface，sea levels rise and fall with the tides，and currents flow below the surfaceAlthough it looks as if the water in a wave is moving across the surface of the ocean，it is notThe water is actually moving up and downThis is why an object on top of a wave will bob up and down，but not move forwardWhen a wave reaches the shore，however, the water does move forwardIt surges(前进)onto the shoreThis is because the “bottom” of the wave drags on the sand and the “top” continues on，crashing onto the shoreThis crashing water is called the surfMost waves are caused by wind blowing across the ocean's surfaceThe size of a wave depends on how fast and how far the wind blows over the surface and on the depth of the waveSmall winds can cause ripples，while strong winds create large hurricane wavesAlong most shorelineswater levels rise and fall twice a dayThese changes，called tidesare caused by the gravitational pull of the Sun and the MoonThe ocean surface lifts，or bulges(凸出)，in two places：on the side of Earth that faces the Moon and on the side of Earth that faces away from the MoonBoth bulges cause a high tide on nearby shorelinesAt the same time that the high tides occur，low tides occur between the two bulgesTides are also affected by the pull of the Sun，although the effect of the Sun is not as great as the effect of the MoonWhen the Moon and Sun are lined up with Earth，the combined pull is the strongest，causing the highest high tides and the lowest low tidesThese very high and very low tides are called spring tidesWeaker tides，called neap tides，happen when the Moon and the Sun are at right angles to EarthHigh tides alternate with low tidesAlong most shorelines，a high tide or low tide occurs about every six hours21The word “alternate” in the last paragraph means _ Aappear suddenly Bbob up and down Cchange or become quickly Dhappen or follow one after another22. The water in the ocean is actually moving _.A. left and right B. forward and backward C. here and there D. up and down23. Most waves are caused by _. A. the sun B. the air C. the wind blows D. fish in the ocean24The best title for the passage is _ AThe Moving Ocean CTides and Waves BOcean and Earth DWaves and CurrentsBIn a Station of the MetroThe apparition of these faces in the crowd;Petals on a wet, black bough.This is the only Ezra Pound poem that many people will read in their lives. Why? One obvious reason is that its just two lines long. The poem, which can be understood as “A man sees a bunch of faces in the subway and thinks they look like flowers on a tree branch,” is an exercise in shortness. Pound wrote it after having a spiritual experience in a Paris metro (subway) station. In 1916, the US poet originally thought he could best describe his vision in a painting. Unfortunately, he wasnt a painter. So he wrote a thirty-line poem, which he didnt like. He dropped the long version in the waste bin. Six months later, he wrote a shorter poem, but didnt like that one either. Finally, a full year after the experience, he had been reading short Japanese poems called haikus, and he figured he would try this style. The result, which was published in 1913, is one of the most famous and influential works in modern poetry.This poem is one of the monuments (纪念物) of the 20th-century artistic movement known as “Imagism”. Basically, Pound and his friends thought that images (意象) werent just decoration: they were the highest form of speech. By finding the right image, the poet can express the true, spiritual reality of a thing, which is more important than using a bunch of adjectives to describe its physical appearance. Thus, “In a Station of the Metro” is a poem that consists of one image expressed with absolute (绝对的) exactness and nothing else. To the imagists, the best way to describe an experience is not to use more and more words; the best way is to find exactly the right words. Have you ever told a beloved one that “words cant express” how much you love them? Well, Pound would say that youre just being lazy. In his view, words can express anything, even if it takes an entire year to find the right ones. 25. In the short poem, Ezra Pound _.  A. tells us one of his painful experiencesB. compares the passengers faces to flowersC. describes a man walking among the crowdD. shows a wet, black tree branch in a metro station 26. According to the text, “In a Station of the Metro” was _.  A. based on one of Pounds paintings B. first discovered in a waste bin C. influenced by haikus D. completed in 1916 27. Pound and his friends _. A. stressed the importance of using adjectives B. were good at describing abstract images  C. decorated their poems with pictures  D. used images to express their ideas  CSome 30,000 years ago, artists who lived in caves in Europe painted pictures of the animals around them: panthers, hyenas, rhinos, cave lions, mammoths and other creatures which have been extinct for a long time. The paintings were highly realistic. Some even showed movement. The artwork, more than a thousand drawings, is considered the oldest group of human cave drawings which have ever been discovered. They were preserved because the cave was sealed-closed off-for more or less 23,000 years. Fast forward to December 18, 1994, a group of French cave scientists were exploring caves in southern France. Jean Marie Chauvet, who led the group then, describes the process of discovering the cave paintings. “At that time I was in the front, Eliette just walked behind me, Christian behind. Eliette said she saw two marks with red ochre and she said, They came here. And at this very moment everything began. The drawings and everything linked to the parietal art(壁画). That is where it is started.”Cave art expert Jean Clotttes reviewed the paintings. “I was amazed at the number of paintings there were and paintings of their quality and particularly in front of the panel of the horses.”Scientific analysis confirmed the prehistoric date of the artwork. Studies showed the drawings were created tens of thousands of years ago, before human history was written. The United Nations cultural agency UNESCO lists the cave as a World Heritage Site. They say that the drawings form a remarkable expression of early human artistic creation of grand excellence and variety. The Chauvet Cave has been named after the explorer who first entered it. However, its environment and drawings are too fragile to be visited by human beings. So the cave is closed, and only people there for scientific purposes can go inside and see the artwork.However, French authorities asked experts to create an exact copy of the cave, called Pont dArc Cavern. The copy, which we also called replica, cost more than 59 million dollars to build. It opened at the end of April in France. Pascal Terrasse is the president of the cavern. He says everyone will be able to experience the thrill of looking at drawings made by the first humans in Europe. He says the place is magic because it is done so well. Authorities say they think as many as 400,000 people will be allowed to visit Pont dArc Cavern every year. 28. What did the artists who lived in caves in Europe paint? A. Flowers B. Trees C. Animals D. People29. According to Jean Clottes words in Paragraph 4, the paintings in the cave were _.A. abstractB. superiorC. creativeD. inspiring30. Which of the follow statements is TRUE about the Chauvet Cave?A. It was closed off for more than 30,000 years.B. It is thought to be the origin of modern parietal art. C. The environment and artwork there are very easy to damage. D. The majority of drawings there are about the extinct animals. 31. The purpose of creating Pont dArc Cavern is to _.A. show admiration for the earliest artists in EuropeB. arouse visitors awareness of protecting ancient artC. offer visitors chances to view the wonderful artworkD. collect money for the perseverance of the Chauvet CaveDI have many new teachers in high school, but Lori Runkle, my English Language and Composition teacher, is my favorite teacher.Ms Runkle enjoys getting to know more about students, so I have many chances to talk with her after class. I have always wanted to become a journalist(新闻记者). Since Ms Runkle used to be a journalist back in the United States, she has introduced many helpful journalistic writing skills to me. Although she is my teacher, Ms Runkle and I are more like friends. She often invites my classmates and me to take part in different activities outside of school. For example, I went to listen to a journalist's speech, which helped me better understand current events(时事). Not only does Ms Runkle talk with me outside of school, she is also a great teacher in the classroom. English Language and Composition is a really hard subject for a second language learner. We felt worried in the beginning, but Ms Runkle really makes an effort to help us out. In class, Ms Runkle always encourages students to question everything to keep us active. One part of class I love the most is when groups of students are required to give speeches on events that are happening in the world. It requires a lot of deep thinking and I really learn quite a lot from it. I love Ms Runkle very much. She not only helps me to get good scores, but also acts as a good friend and always gives me advice on life.32. After class, the author_.A. seldom sees Ms RunkleB. talks with Ms Runkle quite a lotC. enjoys introducing Ms Runkle to her friendsD. often invites Ms Runkle to different activities33. We can infer from the text that Ms Runkle is _.A. friendly and helpful B. kind and humorousC. clever and active D. strict and boring34. The author's favorite part of Ms Runkle's class is when Ms Runkle _.A. tells them how to get good scoresB. asks them questions about the worldC. asks them to describe current eventsD. tells them about events that are happening35. What is the author's purpose of writing the text?A. To express how much she misses Ms Runkle.B. To look back on her special high school life.C. To describe an unforgettable teacher.D. To show what makes a good teacher.第二节（本节共5小题；每小题2分，共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。Too many of us are waiting too long to live our best lives. We keep putting everything off until tomorrow. Then, before we know it, we find ourselves asking, "How did it get so late so soon?"So wed better make today the beginning of our new life. Take time to figure ourselves out. Take time to realize what we want and need. Take time to love, laugh, cry, and learn. _36_ Here are five things we should start doing today:Accept ourselves. The secret to happiness and success is the acceptance of ourselves. We will never become who we want to be if we rely on everyone else to qualify us. _37_ So always go with ourselves, never against ourselves. Be who we were created to be and we will set the world on fire.Make ourselves a priority. To tell the truth, there are only a few people in this world who will stay 100% true to us, so we should stay true to ourselves. Put our own needs into the list of things to do._38_ Dont sit back and let things happen to us. Go out and make things happen. We are what we do, not what we say well do. Stop saying "I wish" and start saying "I will". Turn our dreams into plans.Do the work. We cant underestimate(低估) a person who always works hard. Be that person. _39_ Always remember that the task ahead of us is never greater than the strength within us. Do whats right, not whats easy. Our dreams are worth it._40_ We cant force things to happen; we can only drive ourselves trying crazily. Theres a time and place for everything. So dont force whats not yet supposed to fit into our life. When its meant to be, it will be. Work hard, and be patient.A. Take positive action.B. Enjoy every moment of life.C. Life is short