吉林省前郭尔罗斯蒙古族自治县蒙古族中学2020-2021年度高二上学期第二次月考英语试卷含答案

前郭蒙中2020-2021年度第一学期第二次月考
高二英语试卷
一．听力理解(20小题，共30分，每小题1.5分，)
听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项。

1.Where does the conversation take place?
A.At a store
B. At an airport
C. At a hotel
2.What does the man mean?
A.The woman can buy both a pizza and a hamburger.
B.The woman should make her decision quickly.
C.He cannot watch the movie with the woman.
3.Who will leave for Houston?
A.Jim
B. The man
C. Jim’s brother
4.What day is it today?
A.Friday
B. Thursday
C. Wednesday.
5.What will the man do tomorrow night?
A. Watch a film on TV
B. Go to a jazz concert
C. Go to a folk music concert.
听第6段材料，回答6，7题。

6. Which transportation does the woman prefer, especially for short journey?
A. The bus
B. The subway
C. The taxi
7. What do we know about the woman?
A. She travels quite a lot in America.
B. She feels that taxis are too expensive.
C. She goes to Washtington
D.C. every week
听第7段材料，回答8，9 题。

8. When did the accident take place?
A. At about 8:30
B. At about 8:45
C. At about 8:40
9. What caused the accident?
A. A black car
B. A black dog
C. A white car
听第8段材料，回答第10，11，12题。

10. What did the woman do at the age of six?
A. She went to Jackson Hole for the first time.
B. She sang for the Red Sox at Fenway.
C. She joined a children’s theater program.
11.How many sports teams has the woman sung for?
A. Four
B. Three.
C. Five
12. What is the woman probably?
A. A famous athlete
B. A movie star.
C. A country music singer.
听第9段材料，回答第13，14，15，16题。

13. Why didn’t the man go to the woman’s party?
A. He had to go to visit a friend
B. He suddenly became ill.
C. He took a friend to the hospital.
14. What happened when the woman’s husband went hiking last time?
A. He hurt his arm
B. He hurt his back
C. He hurt his ankle
15. Who needs to lose weight?
A. T he man’s wife
B. The man’s friend
C. The man himself
16. Which of the following does the woman not like to do?
A. Lie on the beach
B. Go to picnics
C. A swim
听第10段材料，回答第17，18，19，20题。

17.Who is said to be the first inventor of the seat belt?
A. Edward Junior.
B. George Caley.
C. Nils Bohlin.
18. When did the United States first recognize the invention of a car seat belt?
A. In 1894
B. In 1849
C. In 1920
19. Who was Bohlin?
A. A British inventor
B. A Swedish engineer.
C. An American pilot.
20. How old was Bohlin when he died?
A. 72 years old.
B. 80 years old.
C.82 years old.
二．阅读理解（15小题，共30分，每小题2分）
A
How to Save Money to Visit Shanghai Disneyland?
The “happiest place on earth” is a top destination on many families’ bucket lists. But taking a vacation to Disney World can be difficult to do on a budget. There are some considerations that you can make to reduce the cost of your Disney World vacation.
1．Buy Souvenirs in Advance
Disney has influenced practically every industry，which makes it easy to find Disney items anywhere，from Walmart，Target，and your local grocery store to department stores and Amazon. You can save a lot of money by purchasing items before your trip at these less-expensive places than at Disneyland.
2．Make an Autograph Book
An autograph book is seen as a must-have by many Disneyland enthusiasts and is a memory you can take home with you. These books can cost anywhere from $7.95 to $19.95 at the Disney Store and up to $30 for the latest-and-greatest autograph book at Disneyland，such as the park’s 60th anniversary edition. Other choices can get the job done for under $5.For example，you can buy a small photo album，cute pads or notebooks.
3．Eat Breakfast Before You Arrive
Breakfast is almost as pricey as lunch or dinner if you eat inside the Disneyland parks. If you have a hotel with a free breakfast，take advantage of it. If you want to eat out，eat at a local restaurant that is inexpensive or has a kids’ menu，such as McDonald’s which is close to the park.
4．Take Advantage of Discounts Offered to Special Groups
Disney offers a wide variety of discounts，including for military service members，college students，teachers，and youth groups. If you think you might qualify for a special discount or group rate，call the Disneyland Resort to book tickets.
21.It may take you more money to buy souvenirs at.
A．Walmart B．department stores
C．Disneyland D．Amazon
22.How much do you pay for the par k’s 60th anniversary edition?
A．$7.95. B．$30. C．$5. D. $19.95
23.What is one piece of the author’s advice on breakfast?
A．You can eat at a local restaurant.
B．You had better eat at Disneyland.
C．You should prepare it well at home.
D．You can ask the hotel to supply it for free.
B
My youngest son Jack has begun to learn the cello(大提琴)．Every night，he carefully gets his cello out of its case and begins practici ng . I won’t lie. It’s not pretty. While he’s getting better every day，he has a long way from becoming the next Yo-Yo Ma.
This led me to wonder what Yo-Yo Ma was like the first time he played the cello. Of course，we now know him as one of the most excellent artists in the world，but I’m sure that when he first tried，he wasn’t much better than my son. I’m not suggesting that Jack is going to take the classical music world by storm one day. But he’s got to start somewhere.
Michael Jordan wasn’t born play ing basketball，but I’m sure that he had to start somewhere. Warren Buffett wasn’t born making great investment choices，but he had to start somewhere. J.K.Rowling wasn’t born a writer，but she had to start somewhere. Bruce Springsteen wasn’t born a songwriter and performer，but he had to start somewhere. Each of these individuals is now famous as being at the top of their occupation. But when they first started，their skills would have been
disappointing and their potential unrealized. It has taken years of hard work to realize their undoubted talents. But they had to start somewhere.
I don’t know what my kids are going to do with their lives，but they have a great opportunity to explore a wide range of experiences before focusing on one or two things that they can be crazy about and good at. It’s my job as dad to encourage them not to be put off by their bad first efforts. Because everyone has to start somewhere.
24.We know the author’s son.
A．has no gift for playing the cello
B．cannot play the cello well now
C．doesn’t like playing the cello
D．is sure to be the next Yo-Yo Ma
25.How is the third paragraph developed?
A．By giving examples.
B．By making comparisons.
C．By presenting research findings.
D．By setting down general rules
26.What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean?
A．The author has no confidence in his kids.
B．The author is worried about his kids’ bad first efforts.
C．The author will encourage his kids.
D．The author will give his kids freedom to do what they want.
27.The text is meant to show that.
A．people should do what they’re good at
B．everyone has to start somewhere
C．a gift is very important in one’s success
D．everyone can realize their potential with practice
C
Albert Einstein was born in Germany in 1879.He was a quiet child who spent much of his time alone. He was slow to talk and had difficulty learning to read. When Albert was five years old，his father gave him a compass. The child was filled with wonder when he discovered that the compass
needle always pointed in the same direction—to the north. He asked his father and his uncle what caused the needle to move.
Albert did not like school. The German schools of that time were not pleasant. Students could not ask questions. Albert said he felt as if he were in prison.
In 1905，Albert Einstein published some important papers in a German scientific magazine. They included one of the most important scientific documents in history. It explained what came to be called his “Special Theory of Relativity(相对论)”．Ten ye ars later he expanded it to a “General Theory of Relativity”．
In 1921，he won the Nobel Prize in Physics. It was given to him not for his theories of relativity，but for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect(光电效应)．
Albert Einstein left Germany in 1933.He moved to the United States to continue his research. Einstein became a citizen of the United States in 1940.
Einstein was a famous man，but you would not have known that by looking at him. His white hair was long and wild. He wore old clothes. He showed an inner joy when he was playing his violin or talking about his work. Students and friends said he had a way of explaining difficult ideas using images that were easy to understand.
Einstein spent the last twenty-five years of his life workin g on what he called a “unified field theory”. He hoped to find a common mathematical statement that could tie together all the different parts of physics. However，he did not succeed.
Albert Einstein died in 1955 at the age of seventy-six.
28.What do we know about Albert Einstein in his childhood?
A．He was curious about new things.
B．He liked talking with people.
C．He was very clever.
D．He was good at inventing new things.
29.What’s the right order of the following events about Albert Einstein?
a．He became a citizen of the United States.
b．He won the Nobel Prize in Physics.
c．He put forward his “General Theory of Relativity”．
d．He left Germany for the United States.
A．d，b，c，a
B．d，a，c，b
C．b，c，d，a
D．c，b，d，a
30.What can be inferred about Albert Einstein from the passage?
A．Albert Einstein didn’t like asking questions at school.
B．Albert Einstein cared little about how he looked.
C．Albert Einstein hated school for its strict rules.
D．Albert Einstein’s lessons were too difficult to understand.
31.What’s the passage mainly about?
A．The life story of Albert Einstein.
B．The scientific discoveries of Albert Einstein.
C．Albert Einstein and his theories of relativity.
D．How Albert Einstein won great success in his life.
D
Today we tell about the expression “down to earth”．“Down to earth” means being open and honest. It is easy to deal with someone who is down to earth.
A person who is down to earth is a pleasure to find. He or she accepts other people as equals. A down-to-earth person is the opposite of someone who acts important or proud.
Down-to-earth people could be important members of society. But they do not consider themselves to be better than others who are less important. They do not let their importance “go to their heads”．Someone who lets som ething go to his head feels he is better than others. He has a “big head”．
A person who is filled with his own importance and pride is said to have “his nose in the air”．Often the person who has a big head and his nose in the air has no reason to feel better than others. He surely is the opposite of someone who is down to earth.
Americans use another expression that is similar in some ways to “down to earth”．The expression is “both feet on the ground”．Someone with both feet on the ground is a person with a good understanding of reality.
The opposite kind of person is one who has his “head in the clouds”．Someone with his head in the
clouds is a person whose mind is not on what is happening in real life. Such a person may be called a “daydreamer”．
The person who is down to earth usually has both feet on the ground. But the opposite is not always true. Someone with both feet on the ground may not be as open and easy to deal with as someone who is down to earth.
When we have both our feet firmly on the ground，and when we are down to earth we do not have our noses in the air. We act honestly and openly to others. Our lives are like the ground below us—solid(坚固的) and strong.
32.What does the passage mainly talk about?
A．How to be a down-to-earth person.
B．Best ways to learn English expressions.
C．The expression “down to earth”．
D．How to deal with proud and dishonest people.
33.If you want to praise someone for his being open and honest，you may use the expression “________”．
A．big head
B．down to earth
C．head in the clouds
D．his nose in the air
34.Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A．Someone who is down to earth isn’t full of his own importance.
B．Important members of society must be down-to-earth people.
C．“Both feet on the ground” has an opposite meaning to “down to earth”．
D．The person who has his head in the clouds is down to earth.
35.We can infer from the passage that________.
A．the English language is colorful
B．the English language is hard to learn
C．some expressions are meaningless
D．English people like playing tricks on others
三．七选五(共5小题,每小题2.0分,共10分)
.Everybody loves oranges. They are very sweet. Some oranges don’t have any seeds.__36__ And some have a thin skin.
The orange tree is beautiful when it has a lot of bright green leaves and flowers.__37__ An orange tree has flowers and fruit at the same time.
There were orange trees twenty million years ago.__38__ The orange trees probably came from China. Many different kinds of oranges grow there today. The Chinese started to plant orange trees around 2,400 B．C. __39_
Farmers in other parts of Asia and the Middle East learned to grow oranges from the Chinese. Then they taught Europeans. The Europeans planted orange trees in North and South America. They took them to Florida first，which is now a state in the United States. _40_
“Orange” is both a fruit and a color. The color of orange is so beautiful that in English we use the name of the fruit for the color.
A．Some have a thick skin.
B．They were not as sweet as today.
C．The small white flowers smell very sweet.
D．Chinese art has lovely old pictures of oranges and orange trees.
E．Today oranges are a very important crop in Florida.
F．The oranges were very small，not like the ones today.
G．An orange grown on one side of a tree is better than an orange grown on the other side.
四、完形填空(共20小题,每小题1.5分,共30分)
One Monday evening，I received a direct message from a boy who found a mean message in his locker. He took a picture of it and sent it to me asking for《41》.I asked him to meet me the following morning.
A few hours later I《42》on the Internet that he had posted the picture of the mean note and asked if anyone《43》who it was. I thought it was《44》of the boy to find it out via social media. The next day the boy came to me and another《45》was with him. The boy showed me another note he had《46》.But this was a beautiful，heartfelt《47》.I asked him if he knew who had done it，and the boy who came with him《48》，“It was me. I don’t know why I did it，《49》I know it was wrong and not at all kind. So I wrote him this note. I also wrote 150 notes with《50》sayings and put them in all the lockers. I just《51》to do something to make up for my《52》.”
My heart felt full of pride and love for this《53》boy. I told him how courageous it was for him to come《54》and how amazing it was that he did something kind in return to try to balance his《55》.I turned to the boy who received both notes and asked him if he also《56》the bravery and could forgive. Without《57》，he said，“Yes，definitely. And《58》anyone tries to be mean to him for making a bad choice，I will stand up to him.”
These two boys《59》me that coming forward when we need help is important，and coming forward to《60》wrong is vital.
41. A．support B．help C．money D．comfort
42. A．noticed B．realized C．concluded D．declared
43. A．agreed B．predicated C．knew D．imagined
44. A．patient B．reliable C．honest D．smart
45. A．teacher B．boy C．girl D．advisor
46. A．written B．lost C．received D．selected
47.A．invitation B．apology C．greeting D．wish
48. A．replied B．added C．shouted D．argued
49. A．so B．for C．but D．or
50. A．kind B．simple C．specific D．cautious
51. A．wanted B．continued C．failed D．refused
52. A．carelessness B.meanness C. loneliness D．sadness
53. A．special B．unique C．wise D．brave
54. A．along B．forward C．back D．out
55. A．mistake B．loss C．belief D．value
56. A．compared B．challenged C．presented D．recognized
57.A．difficulty B．doubt C．hesitation D．fear
58.A．if B．although C．because D．until
59.A．promised B．warned C．showed D．informed
60.A．admit B．conduct C．Judge D．discover
五、语法填空(共1小题,每小题1.5分,共15分)
My name is B illy Smith. I’m 50 years old this year. I tipped the scales at 32 stone two years ago.61.________(lucky)，I managed to lose weight.
I began to gain weight when my mom developed Parkinson’s disease in 1992.I soon became her caregiver，and continued to provide her 62. ________ care for over 10 years. But when the pressure of taking care of my mother and 63. ________ (keep) my job got too much for me，I began to skip meals and feed on fast food. I gained weight quickly.
My huge weight gain caused me to develop high blood pressure. I also had 64. ________ (difficult) in breathing at times. In 2014 I went to see my doctor,65. ________ told me that I would die within two years if I didn’t lose weight. I didn’t want to die. I wanted to see my young son grow up，and I knew 66. ________ was time to change.
I started to eat healthy food and work out in the gym. Finally，I 67. ________ (succeed) in losing weight. Now I weigh just 19 stone. I had never been to my son’s parents’ evenings because I was so ashamed and scared 68. ________ my weight would lead to him being bullied. Now, 69. ________ (look) normal，I can do the things I have never been able to do，but should 70. ________ (do) as his father.
六、短文改错(共1小题,每小题1分,共10分)
On a cold winter night，it was snowing heavily，a bus with 45 passenger had an accident because of the wet road. And all of them were trapping in the bus and what was worse，the bus ran out gas and it was very cold in it. They could do nothing but to wait for help. A man who lived nearby saw that had happened. He and some villagers managed to open the door and helped all of them out of bus. He took them to his home but offered food and water and even some warm clothes to the children. They spent two days in their home and finally help come. All of them were thankful with their help.
七．写作(共25分)
现代人越来越离不开手机。

假如你在暑期社会实践活动中对手机的使用进行了调查，发现很多人在开车、过马路时也在使用手机。

请针对这一现象用英语写一篇报道，呼吁人们文明使用手机。

内容包括：
1．描述这一社会现象；
2．你的观点和合理建议。

注意：1.词数80左右；2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

英语参考答案：
一．听力
1-5 BBCCA 6-10 ABCBC 11-15 ACABC 16-20 CBBAC
二．阅读理解：
21-25 CBABA 26-30 CBADB 31-35 ACBAA 36-40 ACFDE
三．完形填空：
41-45 BACDB 46-50 CBACA 51-55 ABDBA 56-60 DCACA
四．语法填空
1.Luckily
2. with
3. keeping
4. difficulty
5.who
6.it
7. Succeeded 8. because/as 9. looking 10.have done
五．改错
六．书面表达
Recently，an increasing number of people use mobile phones in improper situations，such as driving cars，crossing roads or attending conferences. Such inappropriate behavior is likely to bring bad consequences.
Personally，I think we shouldn’t use mobile phones where attention is needed. Besides，relevant laws are supposed to be passed to guide people’s use of cell phones. Only when everybody has the awareness of the negative impacts of improper use of phones can we create a more civilized society.。