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1、2020-2021学年下学期四月月考高二年级美语学科试卷r考试时间120分钟，满分150分）第一部分听力，其两节，满分30分）第一节r共5小题;每小题1。5分，满分7。5分）听下面5段对话.每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、 C三个选项中选出录佳选项。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族下一小题.每段对话仅撰一遍1. What will the man do this afternoon ?A. Take an exam。B Review his notes. Co Study with the womano 2o Where does the conversat

2、ion probably take place?Ao At home. Bo At a parko C. At a hotelo3. What day is it today ?A Wednesday o B. Thursday C. Friday.4o How does the man most probably feel now?A. Confused. B.Anxiouso Co Surprisedo5. What are the speakers talking about?A. The mans tour。 B. The mans healtho C The mans plan to

3、 visit Beijingo第二节（共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22。5分）听下面5段对话或独每段对话或独。后有几个小题，从题 中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出录佳选项。听每段对话或推理判断题。根据第五段中“But then I heard my coaches shouting my name from the top of the hillo I felt confused and embarrassed; why were they cheering for me ? I was running terribly! As I tried my best to finish the

4、race, I realized that my coaches didnt care how fast I ran。 Neither did my teammates。 During the rest of the season, they were always on the sidelines of every race, cheering for me just as loudly as theyd cheered for the front runnero （但我听到我的教 练在山顶喊我的名字。我感到困我和尴尬，他们为什么为我欢 呼？我跑得很糟糕！当我竭尽全力完成比赛时，我意识到我的

5、教 练并不在乎我跑得有多快。我的队友也没有。在赛季剩下的时 间里,他们总是在每场比赛的边线上为我欢呼，就像他们为领先 者欢呼一样大声）可推知，这些教练体贴和乐于给予他人支持。 故选B。【6题详解】细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中From then on, I began to put my effort into supporting my teammates instead of focusing on my own performance.（从那时起，我开始努力支持我的队友，而不 是关注 我自己的表现）“可知，在他的第一次越野比赛后，作者开始关心 他的队友。故选C。【7题详解】推理判断题。根据

6、最后一段Crosscountry running made me realize I dont need to be the best to be successful in life。 It taught me to value my relationships with people more than my relationshipwith my ego. It taught me to cheer fbr others even if I dont know their nameso （越野跑步让我意识到，要想在人生中职得成功， 我并不需要成为最好的人。它教会我珍惜与人的关宗，而不是

7、与自我的关宗。它教会了我为别人喝彩，即使我不知道他们的名 字。）”可知,作者从他的经历中意识到了团队精神的重要性。故 选D。CToday, the most frightening living shark is the great white, which is over six meters long and bites with a force of two tonnes。Its fossil relative, Megalodon （meaning big tooth11 J that lived about 23 to 3o 6 million years ago, was over

8、 twice the length of a great white shark and had a bite force of more than ten tonnes。Jack Cooper and his team used a number of mathematical methods to find out the size and proportions （上匕有il）of this monster, by making close comparisons with a variety of living relatives that have certain similarit

9、ies to Megalodono He said, I have always been mad about sharks. Megalodon was actually the very animal that inspired me to pursue palaeontology （古生 物学）in the first place when I was just six years old so I was over the moon to get a chance to study it. This was my dream project.nPreviously the fossil

10、 shark, known formally as Otodus megalodon. was only compared with the great white o Jack and his colleagues, for the first time， expanded this analysis to include fivemodem sharks. Megalodon is not a direct ancestor of the great white and is equally related to several modern sharks such as the salm

11、on shark, as well as the great white o We collected detailed measurements of all five to make predictions about Megalodon， ”Dr。 Pimiento said 0The researchers discovered that the babies of all these modern sharks start out as little adults, and they dont change in proportion as they get largero Jack

12、 Cooper said. This means we could simply take the growth curves （生长曲线）of the five modem forms and forecast the overall shape as they get larger and largerright up toa body length of 16 meters o ”The results suggest that a 16meter-long Megalodon likely had a head round 4.65 meters long, a fin about 1

13、。 62 meters tall on the back and a tail around 3.85 meters higho The reconstruction of the size of Megalodons body parts represents a fundamental step towards a better understanding of this huge extinct shark o8 o Why is the great white mentioned in Paragraph 1 ?A. To remind people to stay away from

14、 it。Bo To uncover its close relation with Megalodon0C. To introduce the researchers1 new findings about it。D To show Megalodon!s giant body and strength by comparison.9. What does the underlined phrasenover the moonin Paragraph 2 mean?Ao A bit hesitant。B. Very excited。C. Really stressed.D. Totally u

15、nprepared.10o What was special about the new study led by Jack Cooper?A. It proved the real existence of Megalodon.B. It was based on data from five types of modern sharks.C- It was aimed at finding the direct ancestor of the great white oDo It compared Megalodon with the great white for the first t

16、ime。 11. What did the researchers find about Megalodon ?A. Their babies had the same body length as modern baby sharks.B o Their body proportions changed dramatically during growth。 C. Their fin on the back could be as tall as an adult human.Do Their bite force was equal to the great whites.【答案】8o D

17、 9. B 10. B 11. C【解析】【分析】这是一篇说明文.文章主要介绍了大白鲨和它的化石近 亲巨齿鲨。【8题详解】推理判断题。根据第一段Today, the most frightening living shark is the great white, which is over six meters long and bites with a force of two tonnes. Its fossil relative, Megalodon (meaning “big tooth) that lived about 23 to 3 o 6 million years ago,

18、 was over twice the length of a great white shark and had a bite force of more than ten tonnes.(如今，在世的鲨鱼中最可怕的是大白蜜，它身长超过六米，咬人的力量可达两吨。它的化石近亲巨齿鲨（意为“大牙 齿”）生活在2300万到360万年前，身长是大白鲨的两僖，咬力 超过10吨）可推知在第一段中提到大白鲨是为了对比一下巨齿 鲨巨大的身体和力量。故选D。【9题详解】词句猜测题.根据第二段He said, I have always been mad about sharks。Megalodon was a

19、ctually the very animal that inspired me to pursue palaeontology （古生 物学）in the first place when I was just six years old, so I was over the moon to get a chance to study it。This was my dream project.（他说：我一直彼喜欢鲨鱼。在我六岁的 时候，巨齿鲨正是激发我开始研究古生物学的动物，所以能有机 会研究它，我over the moon。这是我梦家以求的项目）可知他 终于有机会研究自己梦柒以求的项目，非

20、常的激动。”over the moon”的意思是非常激动的，故选B.【10题详解】细节理解题。根据第三段“Previously the fossil shark, known formally as Otodus megalodon， was only compared with the great white. Jack and his colleagues, for the first time, expanded this analysis to include five modern sharks o “ Megalodon is not a direct ancestor of th

21、e great white and is equally related to several modern sharks such as the salmon shark, as well as the great white. We collected detailed measurements of all five to make predictions about Megalodon,Dro Pimiento said. （在此之前，化石鲨鱼，正式名称为巨齿齿鲨，只与大白鲨相比较.杰克和他的同事们第一次将这 一分析犷展到包括五种现代鲨鱼.“巨齿鲨并不是大白鲨的直接 祖先，它与一些现代

22、鲨鱼也有同样的关乳比如鞋鱼鲨和大白鲨。 我们收集了这五种动物的详细测量数据，从而对巨齿鲨做出预 测。Dr. Pimiento说）可知Jack Cooper领导的这项新研究的特 别之处在于该研究基于五种现代鲨鱼的数据。故选B.【11题详斛】细节理解题。根据最后一段The results suggest that a 16一meter-long Megalodon likely had a head round 4。65 meters long, a fin about 1.62 meters tall on the back and a tail around 3.85 meters high.

23、”（结果表明，一头16米长的巨齿鲨的头可能有4。 65米长,尾鳍约1。62米氤尾巴约3.85米高）可知研究人员发现 巨齿鲨背上的鳍可以和成年人类一样高.故选C。DRoads have existed from ancient times. Could you imagine how difficult travel would be if we didnt have them? Now, bees in England will soon have roads of their own so they can safely find the right direction.Thafs beca

24、use without our intervention （干 预），40-70 percent of our bees and other pollinators（传扮昆 虫）will become extinct, according to the non一profit Buglife, unless action is taken that will allow species to move easily through the landscape。 Today, wildlife is contained in small pieces of habitat that will no

25、w be linkedby using B-Lines 0The B一Lines are part of an online map that identifies routes that can be turned into pollinator highways 0The plan started by Buglife is looking to restore at least 370, 658 acres of habitat across the UK.The organization said on its website “B-Lines have been mapped acr

26、oss England Wales, Northern Ireland and large areas of Scotland. Along with conservation partners, land managers, businesses and local authorities we are helping to fill the mapped places with restored and new wildflower-rich areas o ”Planting wildflowers is really vital to the survival of the polli

27、nators. According to Positive News England alone has lost over 97 percent of its wildflowers since World War II and this loss of habitat has been disastrous for species like bees and butterflies。A complete England B-Lines network is a real landmark step in our task of turning around the decrease of

28、insects and lending a helping hand to our struggling pollinators, said Catherine Jones pollinator officer at Buglife oBuglife identified ways that people can help pollinators. The ways include: growing more flowers and trees; letting your garden go wild; cutting your grass more infrequently; leaving

29、 insect nests alone; being careful to use chemicals that are safe for pollinators 0Every action for pollinators, no matter how big or small, cancontribute to the B-Lines network and a secure future of pollinators/ according to the non-profit.12o Why is the plan called B-Lines being carried out?A. To

30、 make bee roads more beautiful.Bo To stop bees flying into human areas.Co To save some pollinators from dying out.Do To replace the roads existing from ancient times.13. What does Buglife expect of the B一Lines areas?Ao They will attract many tourists.B o They will be full of wildflowers。C o They wil

31、l help people remember history。D o They will keep the traffic running smoothly.14. What does Buglife suggest people do?Ao Give up using any chemicals.B o Plant more flowers than trees.C Avoid destroying insect nests.Do Cut grass as often as possible.15. What can be the best title for this text?A. Ta

32、ke action immediately to protect wildlifeB o House lost pollinators in your gardenC. Learn about Buglife and join it15o D15o DDo Build special highways for bees 【答案】12. C 13o B 14o C【解析】【分析】本文是篇说明文，Buglife这个组织通过BLines这 种方式，将蜜蜂的栖息地连接起来，从而做到对于蜜蜂的保护。【12题详解】推理判 断题。才艮据文章第二段Thats because without our inter

33、vention, 40-70 percent of our bees and other pollinators will become extinct, according to the non-profit Buglife, unless action is taken that will allow species to move easily through the landscape o Today, wildlife is contained in small pieces of habitat that will now be linked by using B-Lines o

34、（根据非营利组织 Buglife 的说法， 是因为如果没有我们的干预，4070%的蜜蜂和其他传粉者将 天绝，除非采取行动，让物种能够在景观中轻松移动。令天，野 生动物被包含在一小块栖息地中，这些栖息地现在将通过 BLines连接起来）”可知，由于栖息地的减少，大量蜜蜂和传 粉者将要天绝，所以通过BLines将栖息地连接起来，从而修救 传扬者。即实施BLines的原因就是为了保护蜜蜂和其他传扬 者.故选C。【13题详解】细节理斛题。根据文章第五段Along with conservation partners, land managers, businesses and local author

35、ities, we are helping to fill the mapped places with restored and new wildflowerrich areaso （与保护伙伴、土地管理者、企业和地方当局一道，我们 正在通过帮助重建和新建野花丰富的地区来填补绘制好的地方）”可知，Buglife和其他部门一起帮助重建和新建野花丰富的 地区.即Buglife希望这些地区长满野花。故选B。【14题详解】细节理斛题。根据文章倒数第二段The ways include: growing more flowers and trees; letting your garden go wi

36、ld; cutting your grass more infrequently; leaving insect nests alone; being careful to use chemicals that are safe for pollinators。（这些方法包括：种植 更多的绊龙和树木；让你的花园变得狂野；不要频繁割草；不 理会昆虫巢穴；小心使用对传粉者安全的化学物质）”可知， Buglife希望人们不要去破坏昆虫的洞穴。故选C.【15题详解】主旨大意题.根据文章第一段“Now, bees in England will soon have roads of their own

37、so they can safely find the right direction o （现在, 英国的蜜蜂很快就会有自己的路，这样它们就能安全地找到正 确的方向）”可知，本文主要介绍了帮助蜜蜂找到正确的路的方法 B一Lines。所以 D 项 Build special highways for bees （为蜜 峰建造专用公路）满足大意。故选D。第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内参，从短文后的选项中选出能境人空处的崇佳选 项。选项中有两项为多余选项。I am Linda from a small country in Africa o After my first ye

38、ar at Ashesi University I found an international program available for us students to study abroad. 16 After discussing with my独白前，你将有时间阅族各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小 题将给出5豹钟的作答时间。每段对话或独族两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6, 7题。6. What does Susan want to buy?Ao An iPad. B.A desktop. Co A notebookWhat will Susan mostly use the comp

39、uter to do?A Search for study materialso Bo Watch TV shows online. C。 Play video games。听第7段材料，回答第8、9题.8 o Why does Ella read The Economist?Ao To keep up with current events。7. To improve her writing skillsoTo get information about new movies o9. How much does Ella spend on magazines a year now?Ao $1

40、00o Bo $150o Co S200.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题What will the weather be like this afternoon in Marks city?A Rainy. B Cloudy. C Fine.10. What is Karen going to Marks city for?A o Taking a trip。 Bo Visiting Mark. C。 Looking for a job.11. How will Karen most probably get to Marks city?A. By air Bo By car. C. By

41、rail听第9段材料，回答第13至16题family I decided to spend a semester abroad 0Before I set off to study abroad at University of Leeds in the UK in spring 2019, there was only one thing on my mindEXPLORE! I looked forward to exploring different school settings， career interests and potential hobbies。17. My attitu

42、de was“try it alF which led to my semester abroad being my best semester so far in college.& Besides attending classes, a typical week involved going to rugby practice volunteering on campus and taking Tango lessons o My weekends were usually spent visiting different places like the zoo, museum or a

43、rt gallery with my host family。My experience as a student at Ashesi University had given me hints（窍门） on dealing with life away from home.Mybiggest gain from my time abroad was my strengthened sense of global citizenship。I made friends from other African countries who were determined to make a chang

44、e in their home countries。I went to University of Leeds with my willingness to explore and I left there being more confident and open-minded with a wider network of friends and tons of great memories. 20 A. I also had moments when I felt lostoBesides, I wanted to experience another cultureo Co Howev

45、er, University of Leeds gave me a lot more。D. I felt excited and intended to take advantage of itEo I was very busy during the days at University of LeedsF o Studying abroad was both an exciting and a scary adventure for me.G. That is why I would advise students to grasp opportunities to study abroa

46、d.【答案】16o D 17o B 18. E 19o C 20。G【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文。作者来自非洲的一个小国彖，通 过在阿什思大学的第一年之后，作者发现了一个可供美国学生 出国留学的国际项目。作者建议学生们要抓住出国留学的机会。【16题详解】才艮据上 文提示“After my first year at Ashesi University, I found an international program available for us students to study abroad.（在 阿什思大学的第一年之后，我发现了一个可供美国学生出国留 学的国际项目o J承接上文，

47、D项I felt excited and intended to take advantage of it.（我很兴各，想好好利用一下J切题。该项中的it 指代的是上文中的an international program available fbr us students to study abroad。故选 Do【17题详解】才艮据上文提示I looked forward to exploring different school settings, career interests and potential hobbies。（我期待着操索 不同的学校环境、职业兴趣和潜在的爰好.）承接上文

48、，B项Besides, I wanted to experience another culture.（止匕夕卜, 我想体验另 一种文化J 切题。该项中的experience another culture与上文中 的“exploring different school settings, career interests and potential hobbies”相吻合。故选B。【18题详解】根据下 文提示“Besides attending classes, a typical week involved going to rugby practice, volunteering on campus and taking Tango lessons。（除了上课,一周的活动还包括橄榄球练习、在校园做 志愿者以及上探戈课。）由此可知，E项I was very busy during the days at University of Leeds o （在利兹大学的日子里我彼忙）切题。 该项中的busy during the days与下文的classes和lessons”保持 玫。故选E.【19题详解】根据上文提示“My experience as a student at Ashesi University had gi