上海市行知中学2020-2021学年高二上学期12月月考英语试卷含详解.docx

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1、上海市行知中学高二年级第一学期第二次月考英语试卷考试时间：100分钟 满分：100分第I卷（共77分）1. Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoke

2、n only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. At a dancing show. B. At an airport.C. At home. D. At a cinema.2. A. He cant find the manager. B. His new w

3、atch doesnt work.C. He doesnt get the right watch. D. His deposit was missing.3. A. The plan of their holiday trips. B. Their feeling of the trip to Washington.C. The weather of the beach. D. Their wishes and dreams.4. A. Save money on the rent. B. Share the rent with someone.C. Find a part-time job

4、. D. Apply for a student loan.5. A. The woman has watered too much.B. Moving plants is not a good idea.C. The plants may need more sunshine.D. The woman should get some professional help.6. A. She is ill and has to stay at home. B. She hates watching TV at home.C. She cant go to work herself. D. She

5、s wasting much time watching TV.7. A. Look at the laundry basket. B. Check the business time of the laundry.C. Go to do her laundry. D. Find another suitable blouse.8. A. The man will have a business trip tomorrow.B. The woman has no idea what the boss is doing.C. The terrible weather has delayed al

6、l the flights.43 Our latest attempt to count them suggests there are 75 different types in the neocortex alone, the area responsible for our most advanced thoughts and behaviors.That isnt to say our efforts to explore the brains mysteries are in vain. Despite Pughs observation, we are always learnin

7、g more and more about how a 1.5-kilogram lump of tissue that flutters and crackles inside our skull can come up with our most elaborate behaviors. 44Breakthroughs in the understanding of how our brain stitch （缝合）together our sense of reality are redefining what it means to be conscious. They are als

8、o highlighting the persistent power of the mind, even in the cases in which our bodies hide all signs of awareness.We dont appear to be heading towards a world of jars full of brains, bodies thrown away Just yet though.45Gut thinking is not just a clever turn of phrase: microbes in our intestines （月

9、勿道）affect our risk forneurological conditions, and can influence our mood and mental health.And when it comes to preventing cognitive decline, physical activity is crucial. Still, lefs not reject a sci-fi future entirely we know, fbr instance, that magnetic stimulation can have many uses, from treat

10、ing depression to supercharging our brains processing power, effectively making us smarter.The human brain has many more revelations in store, and they may require us to rethink old ideas or correct our assumptions. 46 After all, between our ears lies the most complex object in the known universe.A.

11、 But that should come as no surprise.B Our brain-body connection has never been so strong.C. Pughs claim appears to be widely challenged among scientific circles.D. Yet each new insight raises more questions, while it also casts age-old problems in a new light.E. We seem to have a long way to go bef

12、ore we will be able to shed any further light on the structure of the brain.F. However, it can feel like an amazing achievement to establish even basic facts, such as how many different kinds of brain cells we have.第H卷（共23分）I. Summary Writing. Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize in no

13、more than 60 words the main idea of the passage and how it is illustrated. Use your own words as far as possible.EnvyIts a familiar but uncomfortable feeling. Your best friend will marry a handsome doctor, and the congratulatory hug you offer lacks genuine warmth. Your friend is made the team fbr Sa

14、turdays big game, and you take a certain pleasure in telling him you cant be there to watch him play. You smile but a voice in your head asks, why them and not you?Envy is a shortcoming of character we like to keep in our heart secretly. How shameful is it not to be looking forward with delight to y

15、our day as your best friends bridesmaid! Who would hope your friend might suffer some injury, so you can take his place on the team?Envy is everywhere. It seems to be in our nature to hate others gifts and good fortune, especially if we see them as advantages they shouldnt have.Envy raises its ugly

16、head when we fbcus on what we want but we dont possess now. Worse still, we may even wish fbr and take pleasure in someones losing what we have always desired. When you compare yourself and your life unfavorably with your friend or your colleague, you can only keep your darker emotions.So, is there

17、a solution? Is there anything you can do to get rid of this most ungenerous emotion? Well, why not make envy the motivation you need for self-improvement? The best weapon against envy is not to compete where you cant shine, but to do your absolute best where you can.Start by making peace with yourse

18、lf, and accept the gifts which make you unique. Make an agreement with yourself to be the best you can be. Then find the qualities in others that cause your envy. Is it someones singing voice, their work promotion, their new car? Envy shows us the things wed like to have. So, make a plan to earn wha

19、ts important to you.And aim for genuine pleasure in the achievements and good fortune of others. Cheer on your friend when he scores that goal. Enjoy your best friends wedding day. Then go out and do something special, and make yourself wonderfully proud of you.IL TranslationDirections: Translate th

20、e following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.47 .世界各地的洪水往往与滥砍滥伐密切相关。（relate）（汉译英）.在深秋，穿行在夹杂着绿色、红色和金色的树林中，不胜惬意。（touch n.）（汉译英）48 .为了让后人有鱼吃，许多国家已经对一次捕捞量作了限制。（limit）（汉译英）.是这位年轻学者的热忱、好奇心与坚持帮助她赢得了学术权威的信任。（It）（汉译英）上海市行知中学高二年级第一学期第二次月考英语试卷考试时间：100分钟 满分：100分第I卷（共77分）1. Listening

21、 ComprehensionSection ADirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question abo

22、ut it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. At a dancing show. B. At an airport.C. At home. D. At a cinema.2. A. He cant find the manager. B. His new watch doesnt work.C. He doesnt get the right watch. D. His depos

23、it was missing.3. A. The plan of their holiday trips. B. Their feeling of the trip to Washington.C. The weather of the beach. D. Their wishes and dreams.4. A. Save money on the rent. B. Share the rent with someone.C. Find a part-time job. D. Apply for a student loan.5. A. The woman has watered too m

24、uch.B. Moving plants is not a good idea.C. The plants may need more sunshine.D. The woman should get some professional help.6. A. She is ill and has to stay at home. B. She hates watching TV at home.C. She cant go to work herself. D. Shes wasting much time watching TV.7. A. Look at the laundry baske

25、t. B. Check the business time of the laundry.C. Go to do her laundry. D. Find another suitable blouse.8. A. The man will have a business trip tomorrow.B. The woman has no idea what the boss is doing.C. The terrible weather has delayed all the flights.D. The boss is not supposed to be at the office.9

26、. A. He is used to going out on cold days. B. He is used to wearing a wool hat.C. He is used to wearing no hat in winter. D. He is used to carrying a heavy bag.10. A. The woman often suffers from bad traffic.B. The woman is used to getting up late.C. The woman lives in the downtown area.D. The woman

27、 lives far away from the company.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked questions on each of them. The passages and conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, r

28、ead the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. How to stay calm. B. How to order a meal.C. How to complain politely. D. How to deal with an argument.12. A. Cust

29、omers are less likely to get help. B. Customers will get problems fixed.C. Managers will be frightened. D. Managers will smile happily.13. A. Asking to speak to a manager.B. Blaming the person youre talking to.C. Saying “There has been a misunderstanding”.D. Giving the person a chance to explain.Que

30、stions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. Sharing your wishes. B. Supplying things with you.C. Chatting with you. D. Carrying things for you.15. A. Its special Wi-F. B. Fingerprint identification system.C. Its built-in cameras. D. Its partners.16. A. Security. B. Convenient. C.

31、Independent. D. Unpractical.Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.17. A. Kids should do chores on weekends.B. Parents should help kids with chores.C. Parents feel pride in helping around the house.D. Chores teach children responsibility.18. A. Kids academic achievements wil

32、l improve.B. Kids rooms will be clean and tidy.C. Kids will take care of themselves.D. Kids will finish schoolwork sooner.19. A. Kids like doing schoolwork. B. Kids dont need to do chores.C. Kids are spoiled. D. Kids appreciate parents.20. A. The woman wont ask her kids to do chores.B. The woman wil

33、l encourage her kids to do chores.C. The man wont ask his kids to do chores.D. The man will encourage his kids to study.IL Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a gi

34、ven word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.Gorgeous Rare White Grizzly Bear Sighted In CanadaWith less than 55,000 grizzly bears left in the wild across North America, the sighting of even one is a cause for celeb

35、ration. Hence you can only imagine 1 delighted Cara Clarkson and her family were when they spotted two young grizzlies 2 with rarely seen all-white fur- wandering alongside the Trans-Canada Highway nearBanff, Canada.“We knew we were so lucky because white grizzly bears are unheard of J Cara told St.

36、 Albert Today. The Director of Operations at the Rimrock Resort Hotel in Banff, who shared her images and video 3 social media,said the sighting was a real treat given that the family was out celebrating two birthdays - her husband Tylers on April 26 and her three-year-old son Beaus on April 24.Mike

37、 Gibeau, a carnivore （食肉动物）specialist for Parks Canada, says 4 Clarksons and other motorists who have encountered the white bear - now called Nakoda, which means fHend“ in the native language - are truly lucky. For,5 there are a few variations of white bears to be found, such as the Kermode bears in

38、 BritishColumbia and the polar bears in the Arctic, white grizzly bears are extremely rare.Though this is the first time that the world6(see) the white grizzly, park rangers have known of Nakoda*sexistence since 2018. Jon Stuart-Smith, a Parks Canada wildlife management specialist says his team firs

39、t spotted the bear and its sibling traveling with their mother, who they tracked from 2012 to 2017 as part of a Canadian Pacific-Parks Canada research project 7 (analyze) the mortality rates of the regions grizzly bears. The park officials never publicized the unique bear 8 fear that it would be cha

40、sed by fans eager to catch a glimpse. “Theyre just young bears trying to figure out how to make a living on the landscape, and havent had enough time to know they 9 avoid the highway and people. These unusual-looking animals get hunted mercilessly byphotographers, and so 10 (little) we talk about th

41、em, the better/9 【答案】1. how 2. one3. on 4. the5. although 6. has seen7. to analyze 8. because of9. should 10. the less【解析】这是一篇新闻报道。主要说明了卡拉克拉克森和她的家人在加拿大班夫附近的加拿大高速公路上看到两 只年轻灰熊，非常高兴。介绍了他们看到这两只熊的起因经过，以及这两只灰熊的情况。【1题详解】考查感叹句。句意：因此，你可以想象卡拉克拉克森和她的家人在加拿大班夫附近的加拿大高速公路上 看到两只年轻灰熊时是多么高兴，其中一只有着罕见的全白皮毛。此处为感叹句，感叹后文形

42、容词delighted 应用howo故填howo2题详解】考查代词。句意：因此，你可以想象卡拉克拉克森和她的家人在加拿大班夫附近的加拿大高速公路上看 到两只年轻灰熊时是多么高兴，其中一只有着罕见的全白皮毛。此处指两种灰熊中的一只，但不确定是哪一只，故用代词。ne,相当“不定冠词+名词”。故填one。3题详解】考查介词。句意：班夫Rimrock度假酒店的运营总监在社交媒体上分享了她的图片和视频，她说，鉴于他 们一家正在外面庆祝两个生日一一4月26日是她丈夫Tyler的生日，4月24日是她三岁的儿子Beau的生日， 所以看到这一幕真的很开心。结合句意表示“在社交媒体上”可知应用介词on。故填on。

43、4题详解】考查冠词。句意：加拿大公园的肉食动物专家迈克吉博说，克拉克森一家和其他开车的人遇到了这头白 熊一一现在被称为Nakoda,在母语中意思是“朋友”一一真的很幸运。根据“the+姓氏复数”表示“一家 人”，可知应填定冠词the。故填the。【5题详解】考查状语从句。句意：尽管人们已经发现了一些白熊的变种，如不列颠哥伦比亚省的克莫德熊和北极的北 极熊，但白灰熊是极其罕见的。引导让步状语从句，表示“尽管”应用although。故填although。6题详解】考查动词时态。句意：虽然这是世界上第一次看到白色灰熊，但公园管理员从2018年就知道了 Nakoda的 存在。此处为句型“it/this

44、isthefirsttimethat+现在完成时”，意为“是某人/某物第一次做某事”，应用现 在完成时，主语world是单数，助动词用has。故填has seen。7题详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：加拿大公园管理局野生动物管理专家Jon Stuart-Smith说，他的团队首次发现这只 熊和它的兄弟姐妹与它们的母亲一起旅行，作为加拿大太平洋一一加拿大公园研究项目的一部分，他们从 2012年到2017年追踪了这只熊，以分析该地区灰熊的死亡率。分析句子结构可知analyze在句中应用非谓 语动词形式，且本句中作目的状语，应用不定式。故填t。analyze。8题详解】考查固定短语。句意：公园管理人员从

45、未公开过这只独特的熊，因为担心它会被渴望看一眼的粉丝追逐。 表示“因为”，后跟名词为ar作宾语,可知应用短语because of。故填becauseof。9题详解】考查情态动词。句意：它们只是试图弄清楚如何在这片土地上谋生的年轻的熊，还没有足够的时间知道它 们应该避开高速公路和人群。后文avoid为动词原形，可知应填情态动词，且表示“应该”应用should。故 填 should o10题详解】考查固定句型。句意：这些长相不寻常的动物被摄影师无情地猎杀，所以我们越少谈论它们越好。此处为 句型“the+比较级,the+比较级”，表示“越越”，此处表示“越少”可知应用the less。故填the l

46、ess。 Section BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. tricky B. present C. arguably D. admittedly E. marginalized F. bottom G. viral H. capturedl. substance J. collapse K. represented

47、Diego Maradona Transcended SportFor a nation prone to frequent grieving over its missed opportunities, crashing from the worlds 10th wealthiest economy per capita in 1913 to the edge of economic and social 11 in the past century, Argentina has produced an astonishing array of instantly recognizable

48、global icons.And there is Diego Maradona, 12 the worlds greatest ever footballer, who transcended the sport to become something much more than a soccer star to millions around the world. Perhaps no image 13 his conflicting essence like the one at the 1994 World Cup. After scoring a wonderful goal against Greece, he raced toward the sideline TV camera, arms pulled back, chest stuck out, mouth open, eyes wide as if he were possessed by the devil. And there also was the “Hand of God J a（an）14 goal undetected by the referee. Had it taken place inthis age of