2020-2021学年湖南娄底高二上英语月考试卷

2020-2021学年湖南娄底高二上英语月考试卷
一、阅读理解
1.
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Writing for AC is a great work opportunity for students, stay-at-home parents and freelance writers. You can work on your own time and submit papers, reviews, essays, etc. on any topic that you have interest in. This is a job you can do from anywhere—all you need is access to the Internet.
Here's how you get started:
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4）Start submitting articles. You'll begin earning money as soon as your articles are published and the amount is based on the page views it receives.
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（1）You can write for AC on condition that you ________.
A. have rich experience in writing
B. have access to the Internet
C.register an account
D.be free at home
（2）How much you can earn for your published article depends on ________.
A. the space it covers
B. the topic it deals with
C. the opinion it voices
D. the page views it receives
（3）Partner Content Team is mentioned here to ________.
A. encourage people to write more articles for AC
B. lay stress on the importance of cooperation
C. seek more support from other business partners
D. show off its abundant library of content
2.
My first book had been rejected by every major American publisher. My dream of a life as a successful author was in tatters.
"It isn't going to happen," I said to my friend. "And I have to accept it." "If you lose faith in your product, no one else will have faith in it," she told me.
And, I knew she was right. But, how could I believe in myself when I hit a wall at every turn? I knew I had a good product. The book featured（以……为特色）interviews with world-famous people who had learned how to succeed and learn the hard way. It had information that could help other people. As a consumer, I would have loved that book because it had the great wisdom I so desperately needed. And, their stories made for good reading. I had a good book. What I didn't have was a publisher. I had to find a way to get that book sold and on the shelves. But, how?
The hardest challenge was forcing myself to do battle again. I had to find the strength to believe in myself when it seemed like no one else believed in me. When I hit a wall, I usually need to get more information to figure out what is going wrong. So, I did some research and found out that my initial vision for the book wasn't attractive to big publishers because that format（版式）wasn't very reasonable. What I had to do was restructure and rearrange.
I needed an agent（代理人）. There are thousands of agents. Surely one of them was right for me. So, I started sending out my letters. Within a week, I had a dozen agents who wanted the book. I chose the one who I thought would believe in me and my dream. She did get me my choices of publishers. Finally, my book got published and became a best-selling book.
（1）Which can best replace the underlined part "in tatters" in Paragraph 1?
A.Realized.
B.Ruined.
C.Achieved.
D.Treasured.
（2）How can the author's first book be described?
A.It is very hard to understand.
B.It contains many love stories.
C.It is about a well-known person.
D.It is quite useful for many people.
（3）Which part of the mentioned book was changed by the author?
A.The cover of it.
B.The main content.
C.The structure of it.
D.The introduction part.
（4）What does the author's story tell us?
A.Never give up.
B.Easier said than done.
C.Every man has his faults.
D.Never judge a book by its cover.
3.
Societies all over the world name places in similar ways. Quite often there is no official naming ceremony but places tend to be called names as points of reference by people. Then an organized body steps in and gives the place a name. Frequently it happens that a place has two names: One is named by the people and the other by the government. As in many areas, old habits died hard, and the place continues to be called by its unofficial name long after the meaning is lost.
Many roads and places in Singapore are named in order that the pioneers will be remembered by future generations. Thus we have names such as Stamford Road and Raffles Place. This is in keeping with traditions in many countries—in both the West and the East.
Another way of naming places is naming them after other places. Perhaps they were named to promote friendships between the two places or it could be that the people who used to live there were originally from the places that the roads were named after. The mystery is clearer when we see some of the roads named after former British bases. If you step out of Seletar Airport you will see Piccadilly Circus—obviously named by some homesick Royal Air Force personnel.
Some places were named after the activities that used to go on at those places. Bras Basah Road is an interesting example, "Bras Basah" means "wet rice" in Malay（马来语）. Now why would anyone want to name a road "Wet Rice Road"? The reason is simple. During the pioneering days, wet rice was laid out to dry along this road.
A few roads in Singapore are named by their shapes. There is "Circular Road" for one. Other roads may have part of their names to describe their shapes, like "Paya Lebar Crescent". This road is called a crescent（新月形街道）because it begins on the main road, makes a crescent and comes back to join the main road again.
（1）We learn from Paragraph 1 that ________.
A.the govemment is usually the first to name a place
B.many places tend to have more than one name
C.a ceremony will be held when a place is named
D.people prefer the place names given by the government
（2）Which of the following places is named after a person?
A.Raffles Place.
B.Selector Airbase.
C.Piccadilly Circus.
D.Paya Lebar Crescent.
（3）Bras Basah Road is named ________.
A.after a person
B.after a place
C.after an activity
D.by its shape
（4）What can be inferred from the passage?
A.Some place names in Singapore may be the same as in Britain.
B.Some places in Singapore are named for military purposes.
C.The way Singaporeans name their places is unique.
D.Young Singaporeans have forgotten the pioneers.
4.
Picky eaters may have good reasons for their behavior. No matter why your child has become picky, how you handle the situation can affect his or her future. Therefore, you should know the following reasons for picky children first of all.
Neophobia is common among children; it often happens at the dinner table. Some children just refuse to try new food because they don't know what it will taste like, while others dislike new food before even smelling it. Some children take it to extremes and will only eat a little food that they like. Psychologist Dr. Elizabeth Capaldi says that, by the time children reach the age of two, they have formed their own eating habits that they don't want to be disturbed by new food at the table.
A newly published study led by Dr. Lucy Cooke of University College London showed that picky eating habits of children result from genetic and environmental causes. The research, which followed the eating habits of 5,390 pairs of twins between the ages of 8 and 11, found that about 75% of the neophobia in the children was from their parents, while 25% was due to the influence of environment.
Children grow at a high speed during their first year, but that fast-paced growth tends to slow down during their second year. When children are not experiencing one of those fast growth periods, their bodies need leas energy; and that results in a smaller appetite（胃口）. When children are not hungry, they tend to enjoy only the food they like. They refuse new food and food that is not their favorite. Some children will limit the amount of food to only one kind, like hamburgers or pancakes, leaving all the other food untouched.
In some cases, many real reasons why a child behaves as a picky eater exist. About 5% of children who are 10 years of age or younger have some type of neurological dysfunction（神经机能障碍）that influences their eating habits. These children may be easily hurt by some special smells, or their brain may not be able to process such sensory information properly.
（1）The underlined word "Neophobia" in Paragraph 2 probably means ______.
A.the fear of something new or unknown
B.the worry about the amount of new food
C.the feeling of eating at the dinner table
D.the fear of eating tasty food
（2）What can we learn about the study led by Dr. Cooke?
A.It paid more attention to the environmental effects on children's eating habits.
B.It followed the eating habits of 5,390 children aged between 8 and 11.
C.It showed that genes greatly affect children's eating habits.
D.It suggested that parents should have good eating habits.
（3）The fourth paragraph mainly tells us that ______.
A.children's growth speed stays the same in the first two years
B.children develop their own diet when they grow up
C.children tends to eat less when they grow up
D.children's growth has an effect on their diet
（4）The reason mentioned in the last paragraph has something to do with a child's ______.
A.exercise
B.sense
C.habit
D.interest
二、七选五
5. 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。

People who are confident really seem to be naturally outstanding and just seem to do everything with more style than others.（1）______ It is a habit that everyone can develop in life. Try these simple tips to drill（训练）and build up your confidence:
1. Admit your shortcomings calmly.
Do not try to run away from them or cover them. Face them bravely.（2）______ Fight against them every day until the day when you could break away and conquer（战胜）them.
2. Dress for self-confidence.
（3）______ And therefore pay attention to your dress, display your unique physical advantages and exhibit your best image. In addition, on formal occasions such as a business conference or a wedding ceremony, elegant dressing contributes to building your confidence.
3.（4）______
You should break your routine that the work is always dealt with passively. Concentrate your
efforts immediately on overcoming it, because it will make your restless mind at ease and build your self-confidence.
4. Be positive.
Don't feel pity either on yourself or on others. If you are used to hating and accusing yourself, others would tend to do that and believe it. Instead, you should speak positively about yourself, your progress, and your bright future.（5）______
A. Then talk about them to a reliable mate, a friend or a family member.
B. Actually, true self-confidence is neither born nor acquired overnight.
C. Build your confidence.
D. By doing so, you would encourage your growth in a positive direction.
E. Don't put off what you eventually have to do.
F. Don't judge a person by appearance.
G. Your appearance could put you into embarrassment or increase your confidence.
三、完形填空
6.
Once upon a time there lived an old man in a nice cottage with a large garden. The old man was seen（1）________ his flowers all the time. They were so well-tended that every passer-by could not but（2）________ for a glance.
One day a young man went by the garden. He gazed at the splendid garden, lost in admiration for the beauty of these views. Then, suddenly he（3）________ the old gardener was blind.（4）________, the young man asked, "Why are you busy tending these flowers every day which you can't（5）________ in fact?" The old man smiled and answered, "I can tell you four reasons. First I was a（6）________ when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, although I can't see these flowers, yet I can（7）________ them. Third, I can smell the sweetness of them. As to the last one, that's you."
"Me? But you don't know me," responded the young man（8）________.
"Yeah, it's（9）________ that I don't know you. But I know everyone loves flowers and would never（10）________. I know the beauty of my garden will get many people into a good（11）________. In the meantime, it also offers a chance to me to have a word with you here and to enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us."
The old man's（12）________ astonished me. The blind man grows flowers and（13）
________ them as a link of minds so as to make（14）________ enjoy the sunshine in spring. Isn't it one kind of happiness?
I believe every flower has soul with which people can see the kindness of the old man's heart. The blind man grows flowers in his heart. Though（15）________ to see the beauty of blossoming, he surely can hear the voice of it, I suppose.
（1）
A.loving
B.watering
C.tending
D.planting
A.stop
B.stay
C.live
D.run
（3）
A.realized
B.noticed
C.felt
D.thought
（4）
A.Excited
B.Frightened
C.Shocked
D.Satisfied
（5）
A.feel
B.see
C.hear
D.eat
（6）
A.gardener
B.teacher
C.farmer
D.painter
（7）
A.taste
B.plant
C.touch
D.appreciate
（8）
A.with pleasure
B.in surprise
C.with fear
D.in anger
（9）
A.true
B.possible
C.pitiful
D.shameful
（10）
A.put them down
B.turn them down
C.get them down
D.knock them down
（11）
A.mind
B.life
C.future
D.mood
（12）
A.words
B.behavior
C.story
D.attitude
A.treats
B.acts
C.works
D.serves
（14）
A.anybody
B.somebody
C.everybody
D.nobody
（15）
A.refusing
B.trying
C.pretending
D.failing
四、语法填空
7. 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Which would you rather be, a mathematician or（1）________ author? Perhaps you will never be faced（2）_______ this kind of choice. Lewis Carroll was a mathematician and author. He was a lecturer in mathematics at Oxford University. But be is（3）________（well）known as the writer of two of the most famous children's books（4）________ have ever been written（Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Class, and What Alice Found There）. The author's real name was Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, but he（5）________（prefer）to use the pen-name "Lewis Carroll" when he wrote, and this is the name we remember（6）________（he）. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland,（7）
________（publish）in 1865 when the author was 33 years old, was followed by Through the Looking-Class, and What Alice Found There in 1871. Both books were written for a real girl called Alice and they（8）________（read）by millions of children since they were first published. Those stories are about a dream world in which Alice meets strange creatures and has（9）________（interest）adventures. I'm sure you know this already, but if you don't you'd better read the（10）________（story）.
五、书面表达
8. 假定你是李华，得知美国外教Peter最近经常头痛，西医疗效不佳。

请你给他写一封电子邮件，推荐中医治疗，简介中医的优点（如副作用小、价格低等），表示愿意帮忙，并期待他早日康复。

可能用到的词：suffer recommend（推荐） western medicine（西药）
Chinese medicine（中药） side-effects（副作用）
typical（典型的） budget（预算）
注意：
1. 词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Peter,
I'm sorry to learn that ________
Yours,
Li Hua
9. 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

An Unforgivable Mistake
A few years ago, the company I work for sent my wife and me to live in New York for a year. I've always loved jogging, so I was really happy when I found out the apartment they had rented for us was next to Central Park. This meant that every morning I could go for a run before I went to work.
Because a lot of people had told me to be careful of muggers（抢劫犯）in the park, I didn't usually take anything with me. How could they rob me if I didn't have anything? But this one morning my wife asked me to buy some bread on the way hone, so I put a $10 bill in my back pocket.
It was a beautiful morning and the park was quiet with very few people walking or jogging around. While I was running, another jogger bumped into me. He apologized and continued running. For a while, I didn't think too much of it. However, when I noticed the wide path where I was running. I thought it was kind of strange. The warning of muggers in the park occurred to me. "It could have been a mugger." I suddenly became alarmed（警觉，警惕）, so I checked my pocket. The money was missing! I immediately started to run after the other jogger. I finally caught up and grabbed him firmly by the arm. I started shouting and demanding that he gave me the $10 bill. I'm not usually a hot-headed（易冲动的）person, but I really lost my temper. I couldn't believe the robbery was actually happening to me. Filled with rage（暴怒，狂怒）, I shook my fist（攀头）at him. This seemed to frighten him. He quickly put his hand in his pocket and gave me the money. Then he ran away as fast as be could.
I bought the bread and went home. As soon as I got home, I couldn't wait to tell my wife the story. "You won't believe what happened to me," I started with pride. She immediately interrupted. "I know, you left the money for the bread on the kitchen table."
注意：
1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2. 至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；
3. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

Paragraph 1:
Looking at the money on the table, I stood there, shocked. ______
Paragraph 2:
For several days, I waited at the same spot. ______
参考答案与试题解析
2020-2021学年湖南娄底高二上英语月考试卷
一、阅读理解
1.
【答案】
B
D
A
2.
【答案】
B
D
C
A
3.
【答案】
B
A
C
A
4.
【答案】
A
C
D
B
二、七选五
5.
【答案】
B,A,G,E,D
三、完形填空
6.
【答案】
C
A
B
C
B
A
C
B
A
B
D
A
A
C
D
四、语法填空
7.
【答案】
（1）an,（2）with,（3）better,（4）that,（5）preferred,（6）him,（7）published,（8）have been read,（9）interesting,（10）stories
五、书面表达
8.
【答案】
Dear Peter,
I'm sorry to learn that you have been suffering from headaches, which prevent you from performing well in your work. Worse still, you haven't got better after taking medicine. Therefore, I'm writing to recommend Chinese medicine to you.
From my perspective, Chinese medicine is superior to western medicine in a sense. Producing fewer side effects is typical of Chinese medicine. If time permits, patients can recover completely. In addition, Chinese medicine is cheaper, so you don't need to worry about your budget. I believe the treatment is a great choice for you.
I hope you will recover soon. If there is anything I can do for you, please don't hesitate to let me know.
Yours,
Li Hua
9.
【答案】
Paragraph 1:
Looking at the money on the table, I stood there, shocked. For the rest of the day, I felt extremely guilty, with the innocent jogger and his "helplessness" on my mind. "How could I
be so rude to him without knowing the truth? Why was it that the jogger gave me the money? What if I waited for him to explain?" I still remember his frightened face when I scared him away like a monster. I decided to find a chance to apologize to him. The next morning, I got up and went to the park as usual, but not for jogging. I just hung around where I met that jogger, but in vain.
Paragraph 2:
For several days, I waited at the same spot. But to my disappointment, he didn't turn up. It was almost a week later before I finally saw him again. I, the "mugger", gave the $10 bill back to him and said sorry to him again and again. Fortunately, he forgave me for what I had done to him and said, "Oh, it doesn't matter." Many years have passed, but I can still feel my cheeks burning with shame. From the experience I have learned that it is too early to judge a person before you know the truth.。