安徽省马鞍山市含山县含山中学2020-2021学年高二第一次月考英语试卷

英语试卷本试卷共四部分，共8 页。

满分150 分。

考试时间120 分钟。

注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡和试卷指定位置上。

2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。

回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。

写在本试卷上无效。

3.考试结束后，将答题卡上交。

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30 分）第一节（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.Where did the man work before June?A. In a school.B. In a restaurant.C. In the army.2.What does the woman think of her university life?A. Boring.B. Challenging.C. Interesting.3.When will the woman go to work?A. On February 18.B. On February 22.C. On February 14.4.What's the possible relationship between the speakers?A. Coach and athlete.B. Doctor and patient.C. Husband and wife.5.How will they go for the meeting?A. By taxi.B. By bus.C. By subway.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's Mrs. Roberts doing now?A.Eating her breakfast.B.Trying her new recipe.C.Preparing a chemistry paper.7.What kind of person is John?A. A creative cook.B. A kind teacher.C. A hard-working student.听第7 段材料，回答第8、9 题。

8.What does the man suggest to stop speeding?A.Making new rules.B.Giving drivers a fine.C.Setting speed cameras.9.What is the possible reason for the Germans driving responsibly?A. Better education.B. Less powerful cars.C. Stricter speed limits.听第8 段材料，回答第10 至12 题。

10.What is the woman's key to staying young?A. Keeping active.B. Taking exercise.C. Pursuing dreams.11.What does the woman do?A.She runs a computer store.B.She teaches biology at school.C.She works at a medical college.12.What is the man's dream?A. To be a biologist.B. To be a doctor.C. To be a businessman.听第9 段材料，回答第13 至16 题。

13.Who might be the woman speaker?A. A bus driver.B. A travel agent.C. A hotel manager.14.Why did the man wait in the heat for two hours?A.The bus broke down.B.The bus driver felt sick.C.The hotel rooms were full.15.What does the man complain about?A.Impolite hotel cleaners.B.Rude people living downstairs.C.Upsetting noise and terrible food.16.How did the man feel about the woman's offer?A. Unacceptable.B. Understandable.C. Sincere.听第10 段材料，回答第17 至20 题。

17.Why did Donna join the Green Group?A. To help people.B. To make money.C. To continue her project.18.Where did Donna grow up?A. In a village.B. On a farm.C. In a town.19.How did Donna help the local villagers in Brazil?A.Teach them history.anize a watering project.C.Advise them to plant trees.20.What made Donna decide to return to Brazil?A.Her love for the country.B.Her interest in its culture.C.Her desire to be a teacher.第二部分阅读(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、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。

AWhat's on your travel list for 2020? I’ve consulted s everal travel experts to find out the top places in the USA worth visiting in 2020.Where: New Orleans, LouisianaWhy: New Orleans is known for its music and food scene-not to mention the festivals.It has about 130 festivals each year so there's really no bad time to visit. Bourbon Street is the obvious choice for food, drink and jazz and it's definitely a must-visit location, especially for first-timers to the city.Where: Vail, ColoradoWhy: Vail is the perfect destination for travelers looking to find almost everything in one central spot. Stay at the amazing Four Seasons Resort and Residences Vail to be steps away from Vail Village, a popular town with cobblestone(鹅卵石）streets for wandering leisurely. The country's largest free transportation system runs frequently, making it easy to access almost anywhere from Vail Village to Lionshead Village.Where: Hudson Valley, New YorkWhy: The Hudson Valley is where New Yorkers go to escape the city when they need a healthy dose of nature and relaxation. Just an hour and half north of New York City, the Hudson Valley is made up of small, impossibly charming towns, where the air is fresher and things do move slower in the m ountains.21.You can enjoy different things in New Orleans except .A. sceneryB. musicC. festivalsD. food22.Which place would you prefer if you like wandering leisurely?A. Bourbon Street.B. Vail Village.C. Lionshead Village.D. New Orleans.23.What can New Yorkers enjoy in theHudson Valley?A. Ancient towns.B. Healthy diets.C. Slow movement.D. Delicious food.BIt's been a long journey from January 10.1972.when Rick was born a spastic quadriplegic(四肢瘫痪者）with cerebral palsy(脑瘫）. Doctors told the young Hoyts that their son had no hope of a normal life.As Rick grew, his parents noticed he was far from a "vegetable" as doctors had called him. "We could tell by looking in Rick's eyes that he understood everything we were saying. We taught him the alphabet and numbers and did a lot of reading with him. " says Dick’s the father.Then with the help of the Tufts Interactive Communicator(TIC),Rick was able to use his head movement to tap out (用键盘敲出)words and phrases.As Rick tapped out his first words. His parents debated over what he'd say. To their surprise, his first words were "Go, Bruins!" "We knew right then and there that he understood everything, and that he loved sports and followed the game just like anyone else." says Dick’s father.When Rick was in high school. He wanted to take part in a 5-mile road race, and they did finish the race. That night, Rick tapped out a message that would change the course of his life. He wrote." Dad, when I'm running it feels like I'm not disabled."“That was a very powerful message for me." recalls Dick’s father. He knew he wanted to lend Rick his arms and legs so he could compete in other races.With the father pushing his disabled son in a wheelchair, the father-son Team Hoyt began running races. Dick says that some people thought he was being selfish, pushing his disabled son in races. "They thought I was doing it for myself. They didn't understand Rick was the one wanting to race," he says.Team Hoyt has completed to date over 1.075 running events, including marathons and Ironman triathlons (三项全能运动）.Rick was once asked if he could give his father one thing, what would it be? Rick responded, “The thing I'd most like is for my dad to sit in the chair and I would push him for once."24.What can be inferred about Rick as he grew up?A. He couldn't see.B. He couldn't speak.C. He couldn't think.D. He couldn't hear.25.What did Rick want to do when he tapped out the words "Go, Bruins!"?A. Watch a game.B. Go traveling.C. Run a race.D. Go to school.26.How does "Team Hoyt" work in a running event?A.The father and the son run together.B.The father and the son run with the help of TIC.C.The father pushes the son in a wheelchair.D.The son follows the father in his wheelchair.27.What Rick expressed in the last paragraph shows thatA. He felt proudB. He was upsetC. He felt luckyD. He was gratefulCA huge 42 percent of marriages in the UK end in divorce, the highest rate in Europe. What is happening in the UK to cause such a phenomenon( 现象)? Many consider the family to be the basic building block of society. If marriages and families are falling apart, is the UK society also falling apart? Is the UKs cultural identity breaking down? The UK of today is one of the most multicultural countries on earth. There are exotic sights and sounds on the street corners of every British city. British cuisine is now one of the most diverse around. Everyone speaks with a different accent.Is such diversity a good thing? Well, it makes the UK a very exciting place to live in. There are new ideas everywhere. There is great freedom to be who you want to be, and most people will not criticize you for who you are. Yet such freedom seems to come at a cost. Some British people regard ethnic minorities (少数民族) as coming to the UK to steal jobs. When the economy does badly, this feeling increases as unemployment rates rise. So, it could be argued that the breakdown of marriages in the UK is in some part because of the pressures put upon families by wider problems in British society. Many people become stressed when those problems arise, and that can then make their family life unhappy as well.Another possible reason for the high divorce rate might be that marriage no longer has the same value or meaning for British people as it once did. Church attendance in the UK has been falling for the last 50 years, suggesting fewer people consider marriage a holy thing. Since 1991, there has been a drop of 50 percent in people getting married in church rather than a registeroffice.Then there is the financial side. In the past, married couples paid lower government taxes than single people. That tax incentive (激励) policy, which used to reduce a couples tax by up to 500 in a year, has now disappeared, making the cost to keep a marriage higher.However, the 42 percent UK divorce rate isn’t the highest rate in the past forty years! Meanwhile, some measures are being taken to strengthen marriage in the UK by the government.28.According to the text, all the following are the reasons for the high divorce rate except.A. Desire for freedom.B. Social problems.C. Change of values.D. Financial pressures.29.What does the und erlined word “exotic” probably mean in paragraph2?A. amazingB. foreignC. localD. familiar30.What can be inferred from the text?A Cultural diversity has brought people freedom tocriticize others. B The rising of the divorce rateindicates the society is falling apart.C The tax incentive policy once contributed to steady families to some degree.D More British people would get married in the church rather than in a register office.31 What’s the writer’s attitude towards the present situation of the div orce rate in UK?A.PessimisticB. UnconcernedC. DoubtfulD. OptimisticDRobots are often described in popular science fiction as the bad characters that take over the world and enslave mankind. But with the beginning of some serious diseases, robots are increasingly being employed as helpers, taking on often dull, difficult and dangerous tasks and thus reducing humans 'exposure to some terrifying virus.In the United States, two of the main ways in which robotic technology is being used in the hospitals are to disinfect (消毒）hospital rooms and act as a telemedicine portal, allowing doctors and health care workers to communicate via video conference directly with patients without unnecessarily exposing themselves to those highly infectious virus.In Boston, doctors, researchers and robotics engineers have teamed up to bring a friendly, dog-like, four- legged robot named Spot into Brigham and Women' s Hospital, allowing doctors to communicate with patients via telemedicine.In March, at the start of the pandemic, a team from hospital, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Spot's manufacturer-Boston Dynamics, began testing the robot's design to enable Spot to communicate with patients, thus reducing the exposure of frontline health care workers to the virus. In the place of a head, Spot has an iPad fixed on a stand, allowing doctors to conduct telemedicine services with their patients.＂Most people actually really like it," says Dr. Peter Chai, an emergency medicine physician who serves as the hospital's chief researcher on the robot project.Researchers are working to increase the robot's diagnostic abilities, enabling it to measure the patients’ temperature and his or her respiratory rate (呼吸率）.Chai predicts that hospitals will continue to find more ways to use robots, and wonders whether robots can deliver supplies to rooms or see patients with other infectious diseases32.What words can best describe the jobs robots are employed to do?A. Normal and easy.B. Exciting and dangerous.C. Dirty and complex.D. Frightening and difficult.33.Why are robots being used in American hospitals?A. To save money.B. To replace doctors.C. To protect doctors from infecting virus.D. To deliver supplies to patients and doctors.34.What do we know about Spot?A.It is a friendly dog.B.It can deliver supplies to hospital rooms.C.It can help adjust the patient's temperature.D.It allows doctors to conduct telemedicine services.35.What can be the best title for the text?A. Spot, the Robot DogB. Train Robot DoctorsC. Robots Being Used in HospitalD. Robots in Popular Science Fiction第二节（共5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分10 分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出填入空白处的最佳选项。