广东省佛山市南海区艺术高级中学2021-2022学年高二上学期第一次月考英语试题

广东省佛山市南海区艺术高级中学2021-2022学年高二上学
期第一次月考英语试题
学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________
一、阅读理解
ALL NEW!
REPTILE (爬行动物) PETTING ZOO at the Oak Park Nature Center Kids! Are you tired of Mom or Dad taking you to the same’ old petting zoos where (if you’re lucky)you might get to touch a little rabbit or goat?
Mom or Dad! Are you tired of hearing your kids complain about how animals in the same old petting zoos are monotonous?
Consider This:
The fact is that most mammals (哺乳动物) are boringly warm, furry, . and come in a limited range of dull colors. Reptiles, on the other hand, are cold-blooded and covered with scales (鳞) of attractive colors, from bright green to bright red to dark purple-red. Some like the chameleon, can even CHANGE colors. Did you ever see a rabbit with scales and a purple tongue almost as long as its body? NO! In our zoo, you can see iguanas, snakes, bearded dragons, giant tortoise and other attractive creatures! Learn what these reptiles eat and how they care for their babies, which ones live in the desert and which live in wetlands, which ones are meat-eaters and which are vegetarians, which ones are deadly poisonous and which are not.
So Remember:
If you’re bored with furry animals like rabbits. . .
Then the place for YOU is the Reptile Petting Zoo!
Bring the WHOLE family —Grandpa, Grandma, Cousin Irene, even baby Joe!
There’s something for EVERYONE!
1．What does the underlined word “monotonous” in paragraph 2 mean?
A．Active.B．Boring.C．Attractive.D．Common. 2．People might like the animals in a reptile petting zoo because they are ________.
A．warm and furry B．lovely and friendly
C．unusual and interesting D．frightening and dangerous
3．What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?
A．To encourage people to visit the zoo.B．To inform people when the zoo is open.
C．To tell people how to distinguish reptiles.D．To call on people to protect reptiles.
Recently, I experienced a wonderful lesson in how little things still mean a lot. My brother, mother and I live in Hawaii. Our farm is at least a dozen miles from even the most basic of services. Therefore, I take weekly trips to the shop to gel supplies. About a month ago, I finished loading up the car and was about to leave when a piece of paper on the ground
that
It was a receipt (收据) from the State Motor Vehicle Division, recording the owner's payment of her Vehicle's Registration fees. I put myself in his or her shoes and thought: no one would throw this away. I looked over the receipt for any personal data, perhaps a license plate (车牌) or telephone number, but failed. How could I find the owner in the busy, crowded parking lot? Had it been lying there for a few minutes or a week? So I checked the date, the fees paid and the name of the owner, who must live in our town. I decided that the best and easiest step to take was to put the receipt in an envelope and send it to the owner first the next morning.
By the end of the week, I received a beautiful “thank you” letter from a woman including a handwritten message and a card. In the letter, the woman explained how the wind took her receipt from a pocket in her car's passenger door. She had searched everywhere for quite some time before giving up.
It felt great to know I had helped someone avoid a loss by doing something that seemed little and unimportant.
4．What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 1 mean?
A．He was lucky to learn the lesson.
B．It was a good idea to do shopping that day.
C．He was right to pick up the paper.
D．It turned out the paper belonged to the writer.
5．What information did the writer get from the paper?
A．The woman's license plate number.
B．The woman's phone number.
C．The woman's name.
D．The woman's address.
6．How did the woman lose the receipt?
A．She forgot where she had put it.B．A strong wind blew it away.
C．It fell onto the floor.D．She left it in the parking lot.
7．What can be the best title for the text?
A．A Lesson I Will Never Forget B．Never Lose Heart or Give up
C．Little Things Still Mean a Lot D．Think Carefully Before You Act
Sportsmen in the running races of the Olympics are great athletes, but even the slow runners of the running world —joggers in the park —have good health. A study out this week in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology finds that even 5 to 10 minutes a day of slow running is enough to extend life by several years, compared with not running at all.
The new study focused on a group of more than 55, 000 men and women aged 18 to 100. About a quarter of them were runners. Over 15 years, those who ran just 50 minutes a week or fewer at a slow speed were less likely to die from either cardiovascular(心血管的)disease or other causes, compared with those who didn’t run at all.
The study suggests relatively low efforts are necessary to benefit from jogging, but it can be better to exercise more often. “A little bit is good but a little more is probably better,” says Dr. Aaron Baggish. A 2013 study in Denmark suggested that the secret of maximum longevity is up to 2. 5 hours of running a week.
Although running can make you less likely to have cardiovascular disease, it doesn’t entirely take the risk away from you. “There is no question that the healthier you are and the more exercise you do, the longer you’ll live and the better your quality of life will be,” Dr. Baggish says. “But it doesn’t mean you’ll never get sick.”
“Many long-term runners do not run because they want to live longer,” Dr. Baggish notes. “They run because it makes them feel better every day.”
For these runners, the cost of feeling good can be injuries, so Dr. Baggish supports the value of what he calls “active rest.” His belief, not supported by any recent research, is that it’s a good idea to spend 25% of exercise time over the course of a year running at a slow speed or doing other activities like swimming or biking.
8．What does the new study mainly show us?
A．The best way to run.B．The best time to run.
C．The importance of running.D．The popularity of running.
9．What does Dr. Baggish say about cardiovascular disease?
A．It can result from running often.B．It’s not completely preventable.
C．It’s not so serious as most people think.D．It can be treated by some kind of
exercise.
10．What’s Dr. Baggish’s suggestion for someone doing exercise?
A．Staying active all the time.B．Swimming more, run less.
C．Having a big rest after doing sports.D．Taking a little light exercise.
11．In which part of a newspaper can you most probably find this text?
A．Health.B．Business.C．Society.D．Medicine.
Stages of Hurricane: Simple Storms Grow Into Giants
A storm progresses through four different stages before it is actually considered a hurricane. First is a tropical disturbance (热带扰动), which has thunderstorms and rotating (旋转) winds. Next is a tropical depression (热带低气压), which is similar to a tropical disturbance, but has winds between 23 and 39 miles per hour. A tropical storm is the next level, which has stronger wind speeds between 40and 73 miles per hour. Once winds reach 74 miles per hour the storm is officially called a hurricane. The wind picks up energy from the warm surface ocean water.
As a hurricane crosses over land, it begins to become weaker or break apart and reduce in strength. This is because it is no longer over the warm ocean water that it needs for energy. At this point, a hurricane can still cause a lot of damage because of high winds, rain, and flooding. But unless it makes its way back over the open ocean, it is downgraded from a hurricane back to a tropical storm.
What’s Your Name, Hurricane?
Hurricanes and tropical storms are given names to help people recognize them. Scientists refer to hurricanes and storms by name as they track them across the ocean.
Before 1953, hurricanes were not given official names. From 1953 through 1978, hurricanes were only given female names, like Isabel, Camille, Claudette, and Wilma. Beginning in 1979, hurricanes were given the names of both women and men. Today, the names alternate male and female, and they are named in order of letters.
For example, in 2010, storms were named as follows: Alex (male), Bonnie (female),
Colin (male), Danielle (female), Earl (male) and so on…
There are six different lists of names that change, so the same names are used every six years. The only way that a new name is added is when a hurricane has been particularly deadly or costly and the name is retired, then replaced with a new one.
12．Which of the following is the right order of stages of a hurricane?
A．Tropical depression, tropical disturbance, tropical storm, hurricane
B．Tropical disturbance, tropical depression, tropical storm, hurricane
C．Tropical storm, tropical depression, tropical disturbance, hurricane
D．Tropical storm, tropical disturbance, tropical depression, hurricane
13．What happens when a hurricane crosses over land?
A．It breaks apart and forms tornadoes.B．It returns to the ocean afterwards.
C．It moves more quickly.D．It becomes less powerful.
14．The underlined word “alternate” in paragraph 4 means “____”.
A．take turns between B．carry or
C．come from D．cause trouble to
15．What do we know about the hurricanes?
A．Six common hurricane names are often used.
B．An old name will be replaced every year.
C．Most of them are deadly and costly.
D．They didn’t have official names until 1953.
二、五选五
The Programme for International Student Assessment. (PISA)is a worldwide study of 15-year-old school pupils’ scholastic performance in mathematics, science, and reading undertaken by the OECD．A closer look at the reading tests, shows the interesting fact that girls are outperforming boys in reading and that this is associated with girls’ greater enjoyment of reading.
One key area which has a major impact on reading performance, is reading for enjoyment rather than simply for study or school work purposes. Interestingly, the PISA study found that in all countries assessed (apart from South Korea), girls read for enjoyment more than boys. 16 In countries such as Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and the Netherlands, the
difference between boys and girls was most significant, where they found a 30%gap or more between the genders. Additionally in places such as Austria and Liechtenstein, very low levels of boys expressed interest in reading(40% or less), which are worrying statistics.
17 In places like Japan, boys and girls read for enjoyment at an almost identical level, with 54% of boys and 58% of girls reporting that they enjoy reading. And there were a few countries and regions that scored very highly in boys reading enjoyment, for example in Albania, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Shanghai in China and Thailand where at least 80% of boys enjoy reading. 18
19 There were clear differences in the choices boys and girls make when deciding on what to read. Boys were found to enjoy reading magazines, newspapers and comic books more than girls.20 Unlike reading enjoyment, this pattern was clearly repeated across all countries, especially in terms of boys reading of magazines and comic books.
A．However, not all countries had such an obvious trend.
B．Girls were found to be twice as likely to enjoy works of fiction than boys.
C．An interesting area which the PISA study looked at was the types of literature that both girls and boys enjoy.
D．The study found that in all the countries assessed, just over half of boys(52%), but almost three-quarters of girls(73%)said that they read for enjoyment which may come as a surprise to many.
E．Although these positive numbers are matched and passed by girls who reported an even higher level of reading enjoyment(90% or higher)
三、完形填空
This morning I was walking with my husband when I noticed an elderly man was
area. But she was too 29 to do anything.
Once the ambulance got there, I talked to his wife. His medical 30 was very rough. He had had a triple bypass heart operation(三重心脏搭桥手术) and 31 from cancer. Their son had 32 in the army for many years. This was their last trip here to visit him, who always had no holidays to see them.
Before we all 33 , one young man, who had been so helpful, asked if I was his family. “No.” I said, shrugging, “but then again, aren’t we all 34 ?” He nodded and smiled in 35 .
21．A．calm B．balance C．help D．challenge 22．A．escaped B．turned C．fell D．pointed 23．A．Surprisingly B．Luckily C．Finally D．Actually 24．A．accident B．story C．situation D．news 25．A．all at once B．on time C．in the end D．as usual 26．A．placed B．threw C．wore D．pressed 27．A．healthy B．popular C．comfortable D．important 28．A．rushed over B．came round C．went ahead D．set off 29．A．bored B．embarrassed C．dissatisfied D．concerned 30．A．bill B．history C．license D．study 31．A．learned B．heard C．resulted D．suffered 32．A．joined B．grown C．served D．competed 33．A．parted B．waved C．explored D．communicate 34．A．partners B．families C．friends D．strangers 35．A．excitement B．disappointment C．agreement D．argument
四、用单词的适当形式完成短文
五、根据汉语意思填写单词
(根据汉语提示单词拼写)
47．Asking questions is the easiest way to (促进) active learning. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
六、根据首字母填写单词
by itself. (根据首字母单词拼写)
49．I have poor memory and I find m new words is very difficult. (根据首字母单词拼写)
七、根据汉语意思填写单词
八、根据首字母填写单词
首字母单词拼写)
52．My friend Michael helped me with my studies and changed my life, so I am extremely g to him. (根据首字母单词拼写)
53．I wasn’t a willing student but I wasn’t slow to learn new things. The problem was that I l confidence in myself. (根据首字母单词拼写)
九、根据汉语意思填写单词
learners. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
55．When giving negative feedback, we should do it in a less direct (方式), especially to those who are shy or sensitive. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
十、汉译英（整句）
56．确实我们忍不住讨厌某些人。

(汉译英)
57．我的问题是如何有效地学习英语。

(汉译英)
58．我花了很多时间读英语课本，但进步很小。

(汉译英)
59．在面对面交流的时候，我的老师准确地告诉我们问题所在及我们应该如何改进。

(汉译英)
60．做老师意味着，你有机会在孩子们敞开心扉，渴望学习的时候，走进他们的心灵。

(汉译英)
十一、邀请信
61．假设你是李华，你们学校在教师节前出版一个教师节专栏，你写信邀请来中国学习中文的英国朋友Jack投稿，让他写一篇文章讲述他与中文老师的故事。

内容包括：
1. 写信目的；
2. 建议Jack投稿的内容（如对中文教师的印象、学习中文遇到的因难、中文老师如何帮助他克服困难等）；
3. 期待对方的回复。

写作要求：
1. 字数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Jack,
Teachers’ Day is around the corner.
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Yours,
Li Hua。