河南省汤阴县五一中学高二英语下学期第四次月考试题.docx

河南省汤阴县五一中学20192020学年高二英语下学期第四次月考试题时间：100分钟 分值：120分第I卷（选择题）.第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AEcoCruisesIt covers the areas from Lakes Entrance through to Lake King.Duration: 3 hours, 30 km course around the amazing Gippsland Lakes.Departs: 1 p. m. every day except Wednesday, from the Cunningham Quay.Food: Included in your ticket price is freshly made scones and creammade right on board as we cruise.Passengers are very wele to bring a picnic lunch on board with them.Aim: Our aim is for you to enjoy the wonderful sights of the beautiful Gippsland Lakes.Wild native animals are protected by law. We may see dolphins and seals in the Gippsland Lakes system during the summer/autumn months, but more so during the winter/spring seasons: during these times we exercise great care not to disturb them.However, these are intelligent creatures and on many occasions they will interact with us. During this time, we show them respect they deserve and appreciate the opportunity to see these wonderful animals at play.As a bonus, the amazing bird life is always there and changes through the seasons.We will do our best during the cruise to locate the animals for you to experience, but, of course, they don, t always cooperate and are sometimes beyond our view. Therefore, unfortunately, we cannot guarantee sightings.How to bookPhone 0413 666 638 for prices and bookings.Don' t forget to ask about our family ticket special.Seniors and group discounts also available.1. What is the average speed of the cruise?A. 5 km/hB. 10 km/hC. 15 km/hD. 20 km/h41. to42. Located43. introduces 44. importance 45. that46. cultural 47. to understand48. and/so49.nations50. the第六部分写作（共两节，满分30分） 第三节短文改错【答案】1. tends 后加 to2. Therefore-However3. itf them4. solvef solving5. which-*-what6. seems->seem7. gamegames8. tof in9. but去掉10. embarrassing-embarrassed第二节书面表达（满分25分）【答案】 Dear Jim,Knowing from your last letter that you are interested in traditional Chinese culture and eager to explore more, I' d like to share my opinions.As far as I am concerned, the ancient poetry class is your best choice. By learning Chinese ancient poems, you can have an extensive knowledge of the history and culture in ancient China. Also, you can feel the charm of the language by reading poems, which helps to improve your Chinese. To follow the course well, you' d better read and recite as many poems as possible. Besides, it is a good idea to search for related background knowledge so that you will fully understand the conception of the poetry.What do you think of the course? I am sure you will gain a lot of fun from it.Yours,Lihua2. Which of the following sentence is TRUE?A. The cruise leaves the harbor at 1 p. m. every day.B. The readymade food is served on board.C. The passengers are not allowed to take food on board.D. We need to avoid bothering the dolphins.3. What can be inferred from the passage?A. Seldom do you have the opportunity to play with the wild animals.B. When allowed, you can approach the wild animals, doing whatever you like with them.C. You will enjoy bird sightings during the cruise.D. We can promise you to watch all the wild animals.BAs the parent of two teenagers who have played multiple sports over the years, I' ve seen the good, the bad, the ugly and the absolutely cruel. The negative news around youth sports makes parents wonder if it is worth it to let their kids continue playing.For me, the answer is “yes" when I think about the value of the sports and why my kids continue to play, it is because sports teach kids lessons critical to being successful adults. Through sports, kids learn how to work in teams, how to take risks, how to challenge themselves to be better, and how to behave when they lose一and when they win.Whether kids play soccer, baseball, football, or cheer, they learn they are part of a team where one person depends on another. When my son plays baseball, he' s not the only one who needs to play well; he depends on his defense to make the plays in the field. When my daughter plays tennis, she depends on her partner to cut off the ball at the net and win the point, and the tennis team depends on each person in order to win the overall match. Sports also teach children to trust and respect the decisions of someone who understands how the entire team needs to work in order to succeed.Sadly, though, youth sports have suffered from the “winning isn' t everything; it' s the only thing“ attitude. They have bee too much of a reflection of professional sports. Winning is a happy result, but the lessons from losing are even more important. When my daughter loses tennis match, her coach reminds her that you learn more from losing than from winning. Losing makes you focus on improving your skills and your strategy. We' re going to learn from our mistakes and not repeat them.I believe that participating in youth sports is much more than building a sound body or winning a scholarship to college. Sports are the best way to shape and build more selfmotivated and happier children and help them bee more selfmotivated and happier adults.4. What is the author? s attitude to youth sports?A. Critical. B. Positive.C. Doubtful.D. Unclear.5. What does Paragraph 2 mainly talk about?A. What sports the author' s kids take.B. What the author, s kids do in sports.C. How sports benefit the authors kids.D. How the author' s kids continue to play sports.6. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 mean?A. Teenagers don' t have to win every time.B. Winning is the only goal for teen players.C. Teenagers should work together to succeed.D. Winning is not the most important in sports.7. What is the best title for the text?A. Youth Sports Build Better AdultsB. Teenagers Suffer from Youth SportsC. Losing Brings More than Winning DoesD. Teenagers Perform Better than Adults in SportsCLarge gatherings such as weddings and conferences can be socially stressful. Pressure to learn people' s names only adds to the stress. A new facialrecognition app could e to the rescue, but privacy experts remend going on with caution.The app, called SocialRecall, connects names with faces via smartphone cameras and facial recognition, potentially avoiding the need for formal introductions. "It breaks down these social barriers we all have when meeting somebody, “ says Bany Sandrew, who created the app and tested it at an event attended by about 10000 people.After receiving an invitation to download SocialRecall from an event organizer, the user is asked to take two selfies（自拍）and sign in via social median. At the event, the app is active within a previously defined geographical area. When a user points his or her phone camera at an attendee' s face, the app identifies the individual, displays the person, s name, and links to his or her social media profile.To protect privacy, it recognizes only those who have agreed to participate. And the app' s creators say it automatically deletes users' data after an event.Ann Cavoukian, a privacy expert who runs the Privacy by Design Center of Excellence praises the app' s creators for these protective measures. She cautions, however, that when people choose to share their personal information with the app, they should know that uthere may be unintended consequences down the road with that information being used in another context that might e back to bite you. ”The startup has also developed a version of the app for individuals who suffer from prosopagnosia, or ' 'face blindness' , a condition that prevents people from recognizing individuals they have met. To use this app, a person first acquires an image of someone, s face, from either the smartphone? s camera or a photograph, and then tags it with a name. When the camera spots that same face in real life, the previously entered information is displayed. The collected data are stored only on a user? s phone, according to the team behind the app.8. SocialRecall is designed to.A. invite attendeesB. identify peopleC.break barriersD.introduce strangers9. What is the third paragraph mainly about?A.Why the app was created.B.How to sign in the app.C.How the app works.D.What information the appprovides.10. Ann Cavoukian warns the user of the app that.A. it has caused unintended consequences.B. it can prevent municationdisorders.C. it may put people' s privacy at risk.D. its protective measures proveuseless.11. What is the best title for the text?A. New App Shares Personal Information B. New App Gets Rid of Face Blindness C. New App Endangers PrivacyD. New App Helps Recognize FacesDThe Cosmic Crisp一a new supersweet variety of apple that can reportedly last longer than a year in the refrigeratoris expected to hit grocery stores in the US this week.The Cosmic Crisp' s release es after two decades of development and some three years of planting apple trees. Washington state farmers have exclusive growing rightsfor one decade, according to local media KIMA. The apple, developed by Washington State University' s fruit tree breeding program and first cultivated in 1997, is said to have a uremarkably firm and crisp texture（口感）" and be surprisingly sweet, making it an excellent eating apple, according to its website.The fruit, a cross between the Enterprise and Honeycrisp apple varieties, was bred to feature naturally higher levels of acidity and sugar, , so much so that one can use less sugar while baking, researchers claim. They also say that it' s “naturally slow to brown when cut and maintains its texture and flavor in storage for more than a year. ”Its name stems （起源于）from the tiny bright dots on the apple' s otherwise darker red skin. Tasters said the flecks reminded them of “outer space and the cosmos, ” Cosmic Crisp's website noted. Just over 450, 000 401b boxes of the Cosmic Crisp crop were expected to be shipped to retailers across the US on Sunday, according to the Spokanebased SpokesmanReview.The producers hope the shipments will grow to 2. Im boxes in 2020. For those who can' t wait for their local grocery store to stock them, four apples were retailing for $39 online over the weekend.The initial 600, 000 Cosmic Crisp trees were sold to farmers in 2017, researchers reportedly said. Since then, more than 10m Cosmic Crisp trees were planted, Kate Evans, who heads the university' s Pome Fruit Breeding Program, told the SpokesmanReview. 12. How long can the new apples last?A. They can last shorter than three years. B. They can last longer than a year.C. They can last a year. D. They can last one decade. 13. What is the third paragraph mainly about?A. The features of the Cosmic Crisp. B. The way of planting the Cosmic Crisp.C. The cost of planting the Cosmic Crisp. D. The shape of the Cosmic Crisp. 14. What does the underlined word “flecks" mean?A. Flavor. B. Red skin. C. The tiny bright dots. D. Stars.15. What is the author' s attitude towards this Cosmic Crisp?A. Pessimistic.B. Disapproving.C. Subjective.D.Objective.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的七个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。From red apples and yellow lemons to blueberries and green melons, fruit es in many different colors. 16.According to scientists, fruit colors actually e from their different pigments （色素）,such as red or yellow carotenoid （类胡萝 卜素）and blue or purple anthocyanin （花青素）.These pigments appear in different amounts, depending on the fruit? s environment. This causes the fruit to turn a certain color17, They found that red fruit tends to grow in cooler places. Insteadof just growing in one place, you can find them growing in many places around the world. Blue and purple fruit mostly grows in warm places. 18. The scientists also found that the closer the fruit is to the equator, the darker its color will be.19., Animals eat fruit and drop the seeds in other places later. This helps the fruit spread and grow in different places. However, animals see colors in a different way. Therefore, in order to attract animals, some fruit develop colors that are easy for animals to see. For example, birds can see red more easily than humans can. 20. The lemurs （狐猴）of Madagascar are redgreen color blind. Many yellow fruit can be found in their habitats, as they can easily see this color. A. How does temperature influence fruit colors?B. These fruits tend to grow a lot in just one specific area.C. Why do different kinds of fruit have so many colors?D. However, a darker color doesn' t mean a better kind of fruit.E. So there tends to be more red fruit in areas where birds live.F. Animals have also had an influence on the evolution of fruit colors.G. Scientists studied more than 280 different fruit colors to find out how environment affects fruit colors.第二部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分） 第一节（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Have you ever heard of an old saying? Intelligence is a born gift while goodness is a choice of people. Gifts are easy一they? re 12 after all. But choices can be hard.I got the idea to start Amazon many years ago. I 22 the fact that the Internetusage was growing at 2,300 percent per year. I' d never seen or heard of anything that grew that fast, and the 32 of building an online bookstore with millions of titles was very 24 to me. I told my wife MacKenzie that I wanted to 25 my job and do this 26 thing that probably wouldn' t work 27 most startups don' t and I wasn? t sure what to 28 . MacKenzie told me I should 29 it.I was working at a financial firm in New York City and I had a brilliant boss.I went to my 30 and told him I wanted to start a pany selling 31 on the Internet. He 32 me for a long walk in Central Park, listened 33 to me, and finally said, “That sounds like a really good idea, but it would be an even better idea for someone who didn，t 34 have a good job. " That logic made some 35 to me, and he 36 me to think about it for 48 hours before making a final decision.It really was a difficult choice, 37 finally, I decided I had to give it a38 . After much consideration, I took theand I' m 40 of that choice. For all ofless 39 path to follow my passion,21. A. purchased22. A. dreamed of23. A. idea24. A. practical25. A. increase26. A. flexible27. A. therefore28. A. expect29. A. believe in through30. A. friend employee31. A. ideas32. A. begged33. A. carefully34. A. already insteadB. chosenB. made upB. planB. excitingB. improveB. gratefulB. sinceB. say8. knock onB. bossus, in the end, weC. givenC. turned intoC. projectC. disappointingC. quitC. intelligentC. althoughC. offerC. go forC. colleagueare our choices.D. appreciatedD. came acrossD. decisionD. frighteningD. changeD. crazyD. whileD. findD. l