甘肃省定西市福台高级中学2021～2022学年高二下学期第二次月考英语试题.docx

福台高级中学20212022学年第二学期第二次月考试题高二英语命世人：英语命题组本送迎分为第 琴和西 卷两部分,满分150分.考试片同120分钟。考生 务必填写流史班级、姓名、学号.将答案填写在各题卡上，考试结束后只上女 答题卡.本试卷分第I卷（选择题和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。共120分,考试时 间100分仲.第I卷第一部分阅读理解（共20小题：每小题2分，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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选 项,并在答题卡上将该项涂AApril 27 is Take Our Daughters to Work Day in Britain. Started at first in the Unite States and brought to Britain in 1994, Take Our Daughters to Work Day has become a special day for girls between 11 and 15. On that day thousands of girls take a day off school and go together with one of their parents to their work places. The puipose of this day is to broaden girls, horizons and raise their self-confidence.For many years people have thought that boys can do better than girls in society. But actually* "girls can be whatever they want to be just like boys, whether it is a pilot, a nurse or a chief executive." says the chairman of the Our Sons and Daughters Charitable Trust, an organization which supported the activity of the Day. "Now the girls have a close 100k at what their parents arc doing and this may help them to be more self confident when they arc faced with a choice of work.'' Schools and many companies support their activity (oo. Palmers* Green High School for girls, in north London, has made the day necessary part of careers education.Zarina Bart、15, from Palmers' Green, went with her mother to her Lawyer's office this year's Take Our Daughters to Work Day. She found it interesting io see her mother at work. "It's really strange seeing Mum at work-running around, getting serious and telling people what to do.” She has always liked this idea of going into law and thinks it likely (hat she will follow in her mother fbotsieps. Having a chance to see how her mother works has given her more self-confidence.Experts believe that girls with higher scirconfldcncc aim higher and arc more likely to be successful in life. Parents have niost imporiant etlect on the confidence of teenage girls. If parvnls believe in their daughlers and show examples both al work as well as at home for them, this will give a lot of help to girls. lake OurDaughters to Wort Day is surely a seep in the right direction. dictionary must be of great help to my English learning. Thank you ibr your timely help and fine present, and I will work harder at English in return. If you have time this summer holiday, rd like you(o come to my home and let's study English together.Best wishes to your parents.Yours. LiHua1. Which is the best title of this passage?A. Raising Sclt-confidcnccB. Take Our Daughters to Work DayC. Girls can be Excellenl too!D. Following Footsteps2. It can be inferred from paragraph 2 that.A. Women pilots are popular in BritainB. Girls arc sure about their future jobsC. People have wrongly believed that girls can do as well as boysD. For many years boys have a comparcitively wider choice of work3. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?A. Take Our Daughters to Work Day is British in origin.B. On Take Our Daughters to Work Day, children are taken to their parents' work places.C. Palmers, Green High School for girls favors Take Our Daughters to Work Day.D. Parents always show good examples tor their children both at work and at home.BMy teenage son Karl became withdrawn after his father died. As a single parent, I tried(o do my best to talk(o him. but the more I tried to talk(o him. the farther he pulled away. When his report card arrived during his junior year, il said ihal he had been absent 95 tin>cs from classes and had six failing grades for （he ycar. At this rate < 照这样下去）he would never graduate. I sent him to the school adviser, and I even begged him. Bui nothing worked.One night I felt so powerless that i got down on my knees and begged for help. 'Tlcasc God. I can't do anything more tbr my son. I'm at the end of my rope. I'm giving the whole thing up to you." I was a（ work when I got a phone call. A man intnxluccd himself as the headmaster, want to talk to you about Karl's absences.*' Before he could say another word. I choked up （哽咽）and all my disappointment and sadness over Karl came pouring out into the ears of this stranger. love iny son but I just don't know what to do. I*vc tried everything to get Karl to go back to school but nothing has worked. It-s out of my hands." For a moment there was silence on the other end of （he line. The headmaster seriously said. “Thank you tbr your time" and hung up.Karl's next report card showed a marked improvement in his grades. Finally, he even made the honor roll （光荣榜）, In his fourth year. I attended a parent-teacher meeting with Karl. I noticed that his teachers were astonished al the way he had improved himself. On our way home, he saidJ'Mum, remember that call from （he headmaster last year?" L nodded, was ine. I thought Td play a joke but when Iheard what you said, it really hit me how much 1 had hurl you. That's when I knew 1had to make you proud of your son.*4. By saying "Karl became wiihdrawn- ihe author means that the boy.A. preferred io stay at schoolB. lost interest in his studiesC. refused (o talk to his motherD. began to dislike his life5. There was silence on the other end of the line because.A. the speaker was too moved (o say anything to his motherB. the speaker waited fbnhe inoiber to finish speakingC. the speaker didn't want the mother to recognize his voiceD. the speaker didn't want to interrupt the mother6. The sentence “he even made the honor roir, means (hat.A. he was even on the list lo be praised at the parcnl-lcacher meetingB. he was even on the list of students who made progress in gradesC. he was even on the list of students who had improved themselvesD. he was even on the list of the best sludenls al school7. What is (he main idea of this passage?A. Children in single-parent families often have mental problems.B. Mother's love plays an important role in teenagers, life.C. Being understood by parents is verj- important to teenagers.D. School education doesn't work without full support from parents.CWhen 1 was six, Dad brought home a dog one day, who was called ,'Brownie*'. My brothers and I all loved Brownie and did different things with her. One of us would walk her. another would feed her. (hen (here were baths, playing caich and many other games. Brownie, in return, loved each and every one of us. One thing that most touched my hcan was that she would go to whoever was sick and just be with them . We always felt better when she was around.One day. as I was getting her food, she chewed up(哎破)onc of Dad飞 shoes, which had (o be thrown away in the end. 1 knew Dad would be mad and 1 had to let her know what she did was wrong. When I looked at her and said, "Bad girl." she looked down al the ground and then went and hid. I saw a tear in her eyes.Brownie turned out to be more than just our family pct, she went everywhere with us .People would stop and ask if they could pel her. Of course she'd let anyone pct her. She was just the mosl lovable dog. There were many times when we'd be oul walking and a small child would come over and pull an her hair. She never barked (吠)or tried(o gel away. Funny thing is she would smile. This frightened people because they thought she was showing her icclh. Far from the iruth. she loved everyone.Now many years have passed since Brownie died of old age. I still miss (he days when she was with us.8. What would Brownie do when someone was ill in the family?A. Look at (hem sadly.B. Touch them gently.C. Play games with them.D. Keep (hem company.9. We can infer from Paragraph 2 that Brownie.A. would eat anything when hungryB. loved playing hide-and-seekC. felt sorry Cr her mistakeD. disliked the author's dad10. Why docs the author say that Brownie was more than just a family pct?A. She was loved by everybody she met.B. She played games with anyone she liked.C.Shc was treated as a member of the family.D. She went everywhere with the family.11. Which of the following best describes Brownie?A. ShyB. PoliteC. CaringD. BraveDIn July 1994 Jupiter, (he largest planet in our solar system, was struck by 21 pieces of a comcK 珞星).When the fragment 碎片)landcd in the southern part of the giant planet, the explosions were watched by scientists here on earth. But what if our own planet was hit by a comet?The year is 2094. It has been announced that a comet is heading towards the Earth. Most of it will miss our planet, but (wo fragments will probably hit Che southern part of ihe Earth. The news has caused panic.On 17 July, a fragment four kilometers wide enters the Earth's atmosphere with a huge explosion. About half of (he fragment is destroyed. But the major part survives and hits the South /Xdantic at 200 limes the speed of sound. The sea boils and an enormous wave is created and spreads. The wall of waler rushes towards soulhemAfrica at 800 kilometers an hour. Citics on the African coast arc totally destroyed and millions of people arc drowned. The wave moves into the Indian Ocean and heads towards Asia.Millions of people are already dead in the southern part of the Earth, but (he north won't escape for long. Tons of broken pieces are thrown into the atmosphere by ihe explosions. As the sun is hidden by clouds of dust, temperatures around the world fall (o almost zero. Crops arc ruined. Wars break out as countries fight tbr food. A year later civilization has collapsed. No more than 10 million people have survived.Could it really happen? In fact, it has already happened more than once in the history of the Earth. The dinosaurs were on the Earth for over 160 million years. Then 65 million years ago they suddenly disappeared. Many scientists believe thai the Earth was hit by a space fragment. The dinosauni couldn't sunivc in the cold climate (hat followed and they became extinct. Will we meet the same end?12. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according (o the author's description of the disaster in 2094?A .The whole mankind becomes extinct.B.AI1 ihe coastal cities in African are destroyed.C.The whole world becomes extremely cold.D/lhc visit of the comet results in wars.13. Why does the author mention dinosaurs at (he end of (be passage?A. Because they could only live in ihe warin climate.B. Because they once dominated the Earth.C. Because dinosaurs and humans never live in the same age.D. Because iheir exiinciion indicates future disasters14. In writing the parage, the author intends to.A. give an accurate description of the possible disaster in the futureB. warn of a possible disaster in ihe futureC. tell the historical development of the EarthD. prove that humans will sooner or later be destroyed4.1 1( can be concluded that the passage is most probably part of a(n).A. horror storyB. news rq)ortC. article of popular scienceD. research paper第二节(共5小题；每小期2.5分，满分12.5分)根据题文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能地入空白处的G佳选项。选项中 有两项为多余选项.16Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon if situations change. Neither side feels hurt by this. Both may exchange Christmas greetings for a year or two. perhaps a few letters for a while, then no more. If the same two people meet again by chance, even years later, _17_. I*his can he quite diftlcuk for us Chinese to understand, because friendships between us flow more slowly but then may become lifelong feelings.Another difficult point for us to understand is that 18 . This is usually the opposite of (he practice in our country where we may be generous with our time. Sometimes, we. as hosts, will appear at airports even in the middle of (he night (o meet a friend; 19 . The Americans, however, they will probably expect us to get ourselves fromhe airport to our own hotel by bus. And they expect that we will phone (hem from there. Once we arrive at their homes. _20_. For the Americans. i( is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to gi> to restaurants, except for pure business matters. So accept their hospitality at home?A. they don't show (heir politeness if it requires a great deal of timeB. Friendships between Americans usually extend deeply inli) their families.C. Americans always show their warmth even if they arc very busy.D. the welcome will be full, warm and realE. we may lake days off to act as guides lo our foreign friendsF. they pick up the friendshipAmerica is a mobile society.第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分S5分）第一节 完形填空（共20小题：每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从2J40各感所绘的四个选项（A、B、 C和D）中,选出最佳选项，并在答题K上将该项涂果，Rivers arc one of our most important natural resources. Many of the world s great cities arc 21 on rivers, and almost every country has 22 one river flowing 23_i（ （hat plays an important part in the lives of 24 people.Since the beginning of history; people have used rivers 25 transportation. Some great 26 arc the Mississipi, the Nile, （he Gongo, etc. The 27 of all fbr navigation （水路航行 ）.however, is the Amzon in Braizil. Il is so wide and so deep 28_large ships and ocean liners can go about two thousand miles 29 it. Besides 30_, rivers 31 food, water to drink, water fbr crops, and opportunities 32 fun. However, large cities and industries that are located upon rivers often make 33 . 34_the cities grow in 35 and the industries 36 in number, the water in the rivers becomes 37 with chemicals and other materials. People arc 38 the importance, however, of doing more co keep their rivers 39 if they want to enjoy the benefits of his natural 40 .21. A. stoodB. locatedC. livedD. arisen22. A, at bestB. at lastC. at mostD. at least23. A. throughB. crossC. overD. under第二节语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）24. A. theirB. it sC. its1). theirs阅读下面捶文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,要求在空格处25. A. withB. offC. ofD. fbr填入个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空,并将答案填写在答SS卡26. A. streamsB. seasC. oceanD. rivers标号为41-50的相应位置27. A. shortestB. fastestC. longestD. smallestMany Chinese believe_41_(cat) pig brains will increase their _42_(intelligent)28. A. andB. thatC. fbrD. whereand some Americans regularly cat uncooked eggs to keep their minds sharp._43_.29. A. uponB. aboveC. underD. belowdoctors don't recoininend eating either raw eggs_44_ animal brains. Then, whai30. A. voyageB. making funC. touringD. transportationfood is good_44_ your brain? Scientists have found a relationship between diet31. A. produceB. exploreC. provideD. plantand a healthy brain. Generally _46_(speak), fish is a brain fo(xi.Besides fish, you32. A. byB. inC. fbrD. overshould introduce lots of dark green_47_(leaf) vegetables and colorful fruits into33. A. problemsB. questionsC. mattersD. affairsyour diet, because most people lack the special vitamins_48_these brain food34. A. IfB. AsC. UntilD. Unlessprovide. If you