2020-2021学年山西省长治市第二中学校高二上学期第二次月考英语试题(Word版) 听力

2020—2021学年第一学期高二第二次月考英语试题
【本试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟】
第Ⅰ卷（选择题共100分）
第一部分听力（共两节，满分20分）
第一节(共5小题；每小题1分，满分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三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。

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. Who keeps the storybook now?
A. Jane.
B. Henry.
C. Tom.
2. What will Lisa do this Saturday?
A. Go shopping.
B. Visit her parents.
C. Have dinner with Jack.
3. Where did the woman spend her childhood?
A. In the UK.
B. In Australia.
C. In America.
4. What does Lily think of the speech?
A. Touching.
B. Boring.
C. Difficult.
5. What are the speakers talking about?
A. The seasons.
B. Their plan.
C. The weather.
第二节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出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. What does the man plan to do this Friday?
A. Buy some tickets.
B. Watch a movie.
C. Go to a show.
7. How much do the tickets cost in total?
A. $90.
B. $120.
C. $150.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. What is the woman doing in the city?
A. Doing sightseeing.
B. Looking for books.
C. Watching elephants.
9. How many stops should the woman take on line 10?
A. Five.
B. Six.
C. Eleven.
10. What’s the relationship between the speakers?
A. Friends.
B. Strangers
C. Colleagues.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. What did the man do this morning?
A. He went boating.
B. He made some cookies.
C. He did math homework.
12. What will the man do tomorrow?
A. Visit his parents.
B. Take a test.
C. Attend a wedding.
13. What is the woman?
A. A teacher.
B. A student.
C. A gardener.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14. What does the man do twice a week?
A. Go swimming.
B. Play tennis.
C. Do yoga.
15. When does the dance class begin?
A. 18:30.
B. 19:00.
C. 20:00.
16. Why does the woman want to join a health club?
A. To lose some weight.
B. To have some fun.
C. To work part-time.
17. Where does the conversation take place?
A. At the office.
B. Over the phone.
C. In the gym.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. How well did the speaker play basketball years ago?
A. Very badly.
B. Just so-so.
C. Very well.
19. What was Sergio Donadoni when he was young?
A. A school teacher.
B. A basketball player.
C. A basketball coach.
20. What will the team do in Porto San Giorgio next month?
A. Receive some special training.
B. Meet some famous winners.
C. Play basketball games.
第二部分阅读理解（共两节，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黑。

A
If you are interested in art, there are four art activities to be held in Beijing.
Paintings of Xu Beihong
Over 100 paintings by modern China’s paintin g master Xu Beihong are on show at the National Art Museum, including his oil and ink works.
Xu is skilled at describing birds and animals. His works creatively combine Western methods with traditional Chinese art, which has a big influence on modern Chinese artists.
If you go:
9: 00 am-5: 30 pm, from September to November (closed on Mondays). 1 Wusi Avenue, Dongcheng district, Beijing. 010-6403-4951.
Musical performances for Japanese anime (动漫) lovers
Music Fans Classical Orchestra will provide a performance for Japanese anime and music lovers, bringing together great works by famous Japanese writer Joe Hisaishi, including melodies (旋律) in Hayao Miyaz aki’s Castle in the Sky and director Takeshi Kitano’s film Kikwjiro.
If you go:
7: 30 pm, November. Beijing Concert Hall, 1 North Xinhua Street, Xicheng district. 010-6605-7006.
Opera Film Carmen
The French opera film Carmen will be showed in Beijing on Saturday. It will be played in French, with English and Chinese subtitles (字幕).
Based on the novel of the same name by Prosper Mérimée, Carmen was the last work of the famous French writer Georges Bizet, telling stories of the working class and o rdinary people. It’s also one of the most popular operas in the world.
If you go:
1:30 pm, September. National Center for the Performing A rts, 2 West Chang’an Avenue, Xicheng district. 010-6655-0000.
The Merchant of V enice
Beijing Comedy Theater will p ut on William Shakespeare’s work The Merchant of Venice. It will be played in Chinese.
If you go:
7:30pm, Dec 15-17. Beijing Comedy Theater, 11 Chaoyangmen North Street, Dongcheng district, Beijing. 400-610-3721.
21. Where can you go if you are free in October?
A. Beijing Concert Hall.
B. National Art Museum.
C. Beijing Comedy Theater.
D. National Center for the Performing Arts.
22. What can we learn about the film Carmen?
A. It’s a British film.
B. It’s about to be played on Sunday.
C. It’s about stories of ordinary people.
D. It’s based on Georges Bizet’s best work.
23. What would a foreigner choose if wanting to improve his Chinese listening ability?
A. Carmen.
B. Kikujiro.
C. Castle in the Sky.
D. The Merchant of Venice.
B
Many years ago three soldiers, hungry and weary of battle, came upon a small village. The villagers, suffering a poor harvest and the many years of war, quickly hid what little they had to eat and met the three at the village square, wringing (攥紧) their hands and sighing of the lack of anything to eat.
The soldiers spoke quietly among themselves and the first soldier then turned to the village elders, “Your tired fields have left you nothing to share, so we will share what little we have: the secret of how to make soup from stones.”
Naturally the villagers were curious and soon a fire was put to the town’s greatest kettle as the soldie rs dropped in three smooth stones. “It will be a fine soup,” said the second soldier, “but a pinch of salt and some celery (芹菜) would make it wonderful!”
Up jumped a villager, crying “What luck! I’ve just remembered where some has been left!” And off she ran, returning with some celery and a turnip. As the kettle boiled on, the memory of the village improved: soon barley, carrots, beef and cream had found their way into the great pot, and a cask of wine was rolled into the square as all sat down to feast. They ate and danced and sang well into the night, refreshed by the feast.
In the morning the three soldiers awoke to find the entire village standing before them. At their feet lay a bag of the village’s best breads and cheese. “You have given us the great est of gifts: the secret of how to make soup from stones,” said an elder, “and we shall never forget.”
The third so ldier turned to the crowd, and said, “There is no secret, but this is certain: it is only by sharing that we may make a feast.” And off the soldiers wandered, down the road.
24. The villagers were unwilling to give the soldiers anything to eat because .
A. they didn’t like the three soldiers who came back from the battle
B. they had a poor harvest because of the war
C. their food had all been taken away by the soldiers
D. they didn’t have enough food to eat themselves
25. Why did the soldiers want to make soup with stones?
A. Because stone soup would be more delicious.
B. Because they could only find stones in the years of war.
C. Because it could be a clever strategy to ask villagers to take out their food.
D. Because it could be a clever way to help villagers get through the hunger.
26. When the soldier said they could make soup from stones, the villagers .
A. laughed at the foolish idea
B. showed great interest in it
C. doubted what he said
D. considered it as a trick
27. What does the underlined part “the memory of the village improved” imply?
A. The villagers remembered what had happened in the past.
B. The villagers became good at remembering things.
C. The villagers were willing to take out the food they had hidden.
D. The soup made from stones did good to the villagers’ memory.
C
Bees seem to fly aimlessly as they search for the sugary liquid called nectar (花蜜). But their flight plans actually do have a pattern. Flowers act as the insects’ air-traffic controllers. And new research shows bees prefer flowers that aren’t too flashy.
Flowers give bees clues (提示) about how much food a plant can offer. Those clues can be in the color of petals (花瓣), in the type, in the smell or even in the electrical charge. All of these characteristics send signals to the bees, telling them whether to land or not, among which the color plays the most significant role. The insects keep track of the color of flowers that are especially rich in nectar. They then visit more flowers of that color.
However, color can’t guarantee bees a good meal. It may change depending on the angle at which sunlight hits its petals. A yellow flower, for example, may look somewhat blue from one angle and red from another. Beverley Glover studies plants at the University of Cambridge in England. Glover and her colleagues showed that even when the color of petals looks similar, bees behave differently in searching for nectar. They started to guess that the strength of petals’ iridescence (色彩斑斓) might be related to how bees find the petals.
Glover and her colleagues tested their hypothesis (假设) in the lab. In their experiment, they found that bees felt confused sometimes when the petals were very iridescent. They also found that bees had no problem finding the flowers with more nectar when the petals were not very iridescent. The team shared its new findings in the March 21 Current Biology.
“At first glance, it is v ery surprising because animals can usually discover a more vivid signal more easily,” says Klaus Lunau, a biologist in Germany, who was not involved in the study.
28. What can we know about the flight of bees?
A. They usually fly in large groups.
B. They usually fly without any purpose.
C. They fly to very flashy flowers.
D. They fly under the direction of flowers.
29. What is the most important clue for bees to search for nectar?
A. The petals’ type.
B. The petals’ color.
C. The flowers’ smell.
D. The flowers’ electrical charge.
30. According to Paragraph 3, the color of petals changes .
A. when bees come to flowers
B. when sunlight hits flowers
C. when observed from a different angle
D. when the environment is different
31. What is the new finding of the team?
A. Petals of different colors usually give different signals.
B. Petals that are vivid are detected by bees more easily.
C. Petals that are not very flashy are better for bees to make judgments.
D. Petals of different types make bees confused to find the right flower.
D
I’ve been taking time this week to smell the roses. Literally. I bend over in my neighbors’ front yard, check that nobody is watching, then bury my head in the flowers.
I’ve also been walking into bakeries and walking ar ound without buying anything.
After having surgery (外科手术) on my broken nose 18 months ago, I haven’t been able to smell or taste things.
This week, however, my nose is back in business.
I’ve been overwhelmed（极大影响）by smells, and it’s given me a new way of thinking. Scent is just one of the little bits and pieces that make life enjoyable, but which we often ignore. I remember once, when my son was 5 months old, I was carrying him down the street. Wind swept through and almost tipped us over. He threw his little head back and giggled (傻笑). He’d never
felt the wind on his face. When is the last time I laughed at the weather?
The first time I ate bacon, I rushed home to my parents, determined that we ate this deliciousness at every meal. My father smiled and agreed.
Do you recall when you learned that the voice actors of Mickey and Minnie Mouse were married in real life? Do you enjoy sleeping in new, clean bedsheets? Is there someone on the radio whose voice is as smooth as velvet (天鹅绒)?
We don’t write postcards about the small things. We don’t frame them in photographs. They aren’t that great or grand, but without them, life is altogether too loud. These quiet experiences give us a chance to enjoy the simple fact of being alive.
As my sense of smell returns to me, it’s like I’m smelling things for the first time. They’re full of memories and magic. Food tastes better, and the air is indeed sweet. I know what the poets mean now. It almost makes my broken nose worthwhile. Now, I am waiting for this bandage to come off. There’s an itch (痒) I can’ t reach!
32. With the first two paragraphs, the writer mainly tries to .
A. discuss new ways to enjoy leisure time
B. show that she loves doing secret things
C. give examples of how she kills time
D. get readers to wonder about her behavior
33. By “a new way of thinking”, the author means .
A. the ability to discover the joy of small things
B. the habit of overcoming ignorance
C. the ability to fully use our limited attention
D. the habit of making personal reflections
34. What did the author take for granted before?
A. Memories and magic.
B. Valuing being alive.
C. Her sense of smell.
D. Laughing at the weather.
35. The tone of the story is .
A. sad
B. lively
C. serious
D. lonely
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。

Tips for Cooking on a Tight Schedule
From my experience, there are three main reasons why people don’t cook more often: ability, money and time. 36 Money is a topic I’ll sa ve for another day. So today I want to give you some wisdom about how to make the most of the time you spend in the kitchen. Here are three tips for great cooking on a tight schedule:
1. Think ahead. The moments when I think cooking is a pain are when I’m already hungry and there is nothing ready to eat. So think ahead of the coming week. When will you have time to cook? Do you have the right materials ready? 37
2. Make your time worth it. When you do find time to cook a meal, make the most of it and save yourself time later on. Are you making one loaf of bread? 38 It takes around the same amount of time to make more of something. So save yourself the effort for a future meal.
3. 39 This may surprise you, but one of the best tools for making cooking worth your time is experimentation. It gives you the chance to hit upon new ideas and recipes that can work well with your appetite and schedule. The more you learn and the more you try, the more ability you have to take control of your food and your schedule.
Hopefully that gives you a good start. 40 And don’t let a busy schedule discourage you from making some great changes in the way you eat and live!
A. Try new things.
B. Ability is easily improved.
C. Make three or four instead.
D. Understand your food better.
E. Cooking is a burden for many people.
F. Let cooking and living simply be a joy rather than a burden.
G. A little time planning ahead can save a lot of work later on.
第三部分英语知识应用（共两节，满分55分）
第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

No one is born a winner. People make themselves into winners by their own 41 .
I learned this lesson from a(n) 42 many years ago. I took the head 43 job at a school in Baxley, Georgia. It was a small school with a weak football program.
It was a tradition for the school’s old team to play against the44 team at the end of spring practice. The old team had no coach, and they didn’t even practice to 45 the game. Being the coach of the new team, I was excited because I knew we were going to win, but to my disappointment we were defeated. I couldn’t46 I had got into such a situation. Thinking hard about it, I came to 47 that my team might not be the number one team in Georgia, but they were 48 me. I had to change my 49 about their ability and potential.
I started doing anything I could to help them build a little 50 . Most important, I began to treat them like 51 . That summer, when the other teams enjoyed their 52 , we met every day and 53 passing and kicking the football.
Six months after suffering our 54 on the spring practice field, we won our first game and our second, and continued to 55 . Finally, we faced the number one team in the state. I felt that it would be a 56 for us even if we lost the game. But that wasn’t what happened. My boys beat the best team in Georgia, giving me one of the greatest 57 of my life！
From the experience I learned a lot about how the attitude of the leader can 58 the members of a team. Instead of seeing my boys as losers, I pushed and 59 them. I helped them to see themselves 60 , and they built themselves into winners.
Winners are made, not born.
41. A. luck B. tests C. efforts D. nature
42. A. experiment B. experience C. visit D. show
43. A. operating B. editing C. consulting D. coaching
44. A. successful B. excellent C. strong D. new
45. A. cheer for B. prepare for C. help with D. finish with
46. A. believe B. agree C. describe D. regret
47. A. realize B. claim C. permit D. demand
48. A. reacting to B. looking for C. depending on D. caring about
49. A. decision B. attitude C. conclusion D. intention
50. A. pride B. culture C. fortune D. relationship
51. A. leaders B. partners C. winners D. learners
52. A. rewards B. vacations C. health D. honor
53. A. risked B. missed C. considered D. practiced
54. A. defeat B. decline C. accident D. mistake
55. A. relax B. improve C. expand D. defend
56. A. shame B. burden C. victory D. favor
57. A. chances B. thrills C. concerns D. offers
58. A. surprise B. serve C. interest D. affect
59. A. encouraged B. observed C. protected D. impressed
60. A. honestly B. individually C. calmly D. differently
第Ⅱ卷
第二节语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1
(be) the
most important things for travelers in this city. (praise) as “Oriental (东方的) Opera”,
Beijing opera an important role in the local entertainment for centuries. It
folk art of China . If in the mystery of oriental culture, (enjoy) the
traditional folk opera is must for you.
Liyuan Theater theater for watching the opera. Located in Qianmen
Jianguo Hotel, the theater puts
the Chinese New Year’s Eve—(profession) tradition.
In Liyuan Theater, you can sit around a (a square eight people) and
drink Chinese tea. You can also go into the dressing room to see put on
(show)
第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。

文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均限一词。

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Today we had a chemistry test. I found the test difficulty, but I tried hardly to do it. Suddenly Mary, my best friend, asking me to let her to copy my answers. After think for some time, I let her copy my answers. But after the test, all of us were called to the teacher’s office. The teacher was angry because we had same answers in the tests. We were warned not to cheat again so she would need to see our parents. I was very upset. I didn’t c heat. I was just helping a friend. Why does she punish me?
第二节：书面表达（满分25分）
假如你是李华，上周日你参加了你的好友交换生Tom的生日晚会，奢侈的场面让你非常惊讶。

请你针对此现象写一封信给他，谈谈你的看法。

内容包括：
1. 过于铺张，浪费严重；
2. 喧闹太久，干扰他人；
3. 生日晚会的真正意义。

注意：
1. 词数100左右(开头和结尾已写好，不计入总词数）；
2. 可以适当增加细节，使得上下文连贯。

参考词汇：奢侈的luxurious; 铺张的extravagant
Dear Tom,
I’m glad to have att ended your birthday party last Sunday.
_______________________________________________________________________________ Yours,
Li Hua
2020—2021学年第一学期高二第二次月考英语试题答案听力(每题1分)
1-5 BBCAC 6-10 CBAAB 11-15 ACBBA 16-20 ABABC
阅读理解(每题2.5分)
21-25 BCDDC 26-30 BCDBC 31-35 CDACB 36-40 BGCAF
完型填空(每题1.5分)
41-45 CBDDB 46-50 AACBA 51-55 CBDAB 56-60 CBDAD
语法填空(每题1.5分)
61. are 62. Praised 63. has played 64. enjoying 65. a
66. on 67. professional 68. how 69. shows 70. frequently
短文改错(每题1分)
1. difficulty→difficult
2. hardly→hard
3. asking→asked
4. to去掉
5. think→thinking
6. all→both
7. same前加the
8. tests→test
9. so→or 10. does→did
书面表达(25分)
Dear Tom,
I’m glad to have attended your birthday party last Sunda y. It was a big party indeed. But I have to say it was the most luxurious birthday party I’d ever attended.
For us teenagers there is no need to be that extravagant because we mainly get living expenses from our parents. And it is shameful to waste muc h of the food. What’s more, the party with loud noise went on late into the night, which bothered the neighborhood.
To my mind, the meaning of the birthday party lies in sharing the pleasure of our growth with our friends instead of the expensive food and splendid decorations.
Yours,
Li Hua。