江苏省东海县第二中学2020-2021学年高二9月月考英语试题含答案

2020-2021学年第一学期第一次学分认定考试高二英语试题（试卷满分150分考试时间120分钟）第Ⅰ卷（选择题共95分）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.What do we learn from the conversation?A.The man hates to lend his tools to other people.B.The man hasn't finished working on the bookshelf.C.The man lost those tools.2.What do we know about the man?A.He doesn't like his job.B.He will not give up his job.C.He has a large family to support.3.What's the relationship between the two speakers?A.Classmates.B.Teachers and students.C.Headmaster and teachers4.Who is worried about gaining weight?A.The son.B.Aunt Louise.C.The mother.5.Why doesn't the woman buy the coat?A.It is expensive.B.There isn't her size.C.She doesn't like the color.第二节：听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有2至4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。

听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的做答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.What is the woman probably?A.A hotel clerk.B.A house agentC.A shop assistant.7.What is the pillow filled with?A.Cotton.B.Dried flowers.C.A special material.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8.What kind of skills does the woman not have?A.Operating computers.B.Doing business.C.Typing.9.Which company did the woman work in?A.A trading company and a trust company.B.A trust company.C.A trading company.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.What's wrong with the woman's mother?A.She has been sick.B.She misses her family and friends.C.She can't earn enough to support her family.11.Where does the woman live?A.In America.B.In India.C.In Britain.12.What does the woman plan to do next year?A.Study a new language.B.Travel to India.C.Visit her father's native country.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.How many Economics lectures will the man attend every week?A.Five times,from Monday to Friday.B.Two times,on Thursday and Friday.C.Two times,on Tuesday and Thursday.14.Why did the man miss the meeting for the new students yesterday?A.Because he hadn't received any notice about that meeting.B.Because he had to attend the group discussion.C.Because he had to do some part time jobs yesterday.15.If a student wants to earn the scholarship,what is the required attendance rate?A.80%B.90%C.100%16.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the conversation?A.The man is a grade one student in the university.B.The man has to work after school.C.The man thinks the time of the lecture is too early.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.How long has the speaker lived in a big city?A.One year.B.Ten years.C.Eighteen years.18.What is the speaker's opinion on public transport?A.It's comfortable.B.It's time-saving.C.It's cheap.19.What is good about living in a small town?A.It's safer.B.It's healthier.C.It's more convenient.20.What kind of life do the speakers seem to like most?A.Busy.B.Colorful.C.Quiet.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。

AIsland of FeelingsOnce upon a time there was an island where all the feelings lived:Happiness,Sadness, Knowledge,and all the others,including Love.One day it was announced to all of the feelings that the island was going to sink to the bottom of the ocean.So all the feelings prepared their boats to leave.Love was the only one that stayed.She wanted to preserve the island paradise until the last possible moment.When the island was almost totally under,Love decided it was time to leave.She began looking for someone to ask for help.Just then Richness was passing by in a grand boat.Love asked,“Richness,can I come with you on your boat?”Richness answered,“I’m sorry,but there is a lot of silver and gold on my boat and there would be no room for you anywhere.”Then Love decided to ask Vanity for help who was passing by in a beautiful vessel.Love criedout,“Vanity,help me please!”“I can’t help you,”Vanity said,“You are all wet and will damage my beautiful boat.”Next,Love saw Sadness passing by.Love said,“Sadness,please let me go with you.”Sadness answered,“Love,I’m sorry,but,I just need to be alone now.”Then,Love saw Happiness.Love cried out,“Happiness,please take me with you.”But Happiness was so overjoyed that he didn’t hear Love calling to him.Love began to cry.Then,she heard a voice say,“Come Love,I will take you with me.”It was an elder.Love felt so blessed and overjoyed that she forgot to ask the elder his name.When they arrived on land the elder went on his way.Love realized how much she owed the elder.Love then found Knowledge and asked,“Who was it that helped me?”“It was Time,”Knowledge answered.“But why did Time help me when no one else would?”Love asked.Knowledge smiled and with deep wisdom and sincerity,answered,“Because only Time is capable of understanding how great Love is.”21.Who is the elder?A.KnowledgeB.TimeC.LoveD.Happiness22.Which one is both clever and honest?A.KnowledgeB.TimeC.LoveD.Happiness23.Which one is the greatest according to the passage?A.KnowledgeB.TimeC.LoveD.HappinessBOrganic food is very popular.It is also expensive.Some organic food costs twice as much as non-organic food,but new parents and pet owners are willing to pay up to200%more for organic food.However,there are people who think it is a waste of money.There is one main difference between organic and non-organic anic farms do not use agricultural chemicals,such as pesticides(杀虫剂).In many countries organic foods have special labels.These guarantee that the products are natural.Some people think organic means locally grown.Originally this was true.Over time organic farming became more difficult.The demand for organic food grew larger than the supply.Small companies had to sell out to large companies.There weren't enough organic ingredients(原料),such as grain and cattle.This made it difficult for many organic companies to stay in business.Today, many large companies have an organic line of products.Is organic food more nutritious?This is part of the debate.Many farmers and consumers believe it is.They think agricultural chemicals cause health problems such as cancer.Many health professionals disagree.Few studies prove that organic foods prevent health problems.Health specialists worry more about bacteria(病毒),such as E.coli and salmonella.These can get into contact with organic and non-organic food.Doctors recommend washing produce very carefully. Handling meat carefully is important too.Most people agree that naturally grown food tastes better.Is tastier food worth the extra money?This is a matter of opinion.Whether it is healthier or not may require more research. However,organic consumers argue it is better to be safe than sorry.24What is probably the major concern of organic food consumers?A.Price.B.Safety.C.Freshness.D.Variety.25.What is the doctors'suggestion?A.Grow your own food.B.Reduce the use of pesticides.C.Make sure the food is clean.D.Buy large companies'products.26.Which of the following do most people agree on organic food?A.It tastes better.B.It is easier to grow.C.It contains more fat.D.It is more nutritious.CWhenever she was having a tough day,Selena Berry would look at the sky and imagine herself, flying high in the clouds above her troubled neighborhood and challenging school life."Flying makes you feel big,"Betty said."You’re on top of everything.You look down and all you see is the view,the beauty."This summer,Berry and seven other African-American students in the Chicago area participated in a program to learn how to fly.The program is new and challenging for participants.In the end,successful students will graduate with a private pilot’s license.The unique program is called Tuskegee Next."It is a special effort to increase the number of African-Americans who can work as pilots."said Stephen L.Davis,who owns a big companyWheaton,lllinois and founded the organization.The main mission of the group is to help students follow in the footsteps of the country’s first black military pilot Tuskegee.It costs about$25,000to take the lessons and pay for the flying time.But it is free for these students.Davis donates his own money and raises funds to cover the costs.For much of his early life,Davis wanted to become a pilot.But growing up,he could not afford the expensive schooling.By the time he could afford lessons,he had a wife and children and did not want to take the risk.For the students,the benefits of learning to fly are greater than being pilots. "When you don’t see black pilots,you don’t think you can do it,he said."Even if these kids don’t become pilots,learning to fly will give them confidence to do other great things."Tuskegee Next targets African-American teenagers from rough communities who might never have such a chance.The experience will change their lives and let them see a happy future.Some of the students in the program will receive a small stipend,which makes up for the summer jobs they would have otherwise.All eight of the students have passed the written exam.Now they are spending hours piloting a Cessna airplane with an instructor.Some are already flying the planes alone.On a recent sunny afternoon,20-year-old Quiana White spent about an hour alone in a Cessna airplane practicing turns.This was her first solo flight and her classmates crowded around her after she landed."You’re not the same person once you go up on your own,"she said."No matter what happens,I know I’ma pilot."27.Thinking of being in the sky brought Selena Berry_____A.some relief from her daily lifeB.some memories of her school lifeC.some trouble her neighbors madeD.the beautiful view she saw from the sky28.What can we learn about Tuskegee Next?A.It encourages teenagers to serve in the army.B It aims to find another Tuskegee in the country.C.It helps black teenagers build hope for their future.D.It is a commercial organization founded by Davis.29.What does the underlined word“stipend”in Paragraph5refer to?A.Chance.B.Fine.C.Job.D.Pay.30.How does the passage explain the POSITIVE effects of this program?A.It quotes community leaders who see the difference this program has made.B.It quotes students who have experienced its positive influence on their lives.C.It quotes family members who have noticed the progress made by their kids.D.It quotes a study that shows the program has positively changed the lives of teenagers.DHow does an ecosystem（生态系统）work?What makes the population of different species the way they are?Why are there so many flies and so few wolves?To find an answer,scientists have built mathematical,models of food webs,noting who eats whom and how much each one eats.With such models,scientists have found out some key principles operating in food webs.Most food webs,for instance,consist of many weak links rather than a few strong ones.When a predator （掠食动物）always eats huge numbers of a single prey（猎物）,the two species are strongly linked；when a predator lives on various species,they are weakly linked.Food webs may be dominated by many weak links because that arrangement is more stable over the long term.If a predator can eat several species,it can survive the extinction(灭绝)of one of them.And if a predator can move on to another species that is easier to find when a prey species becomes rare, the switch allows to original prey to recover.The weak links may thus keep species from driving one another to extinction.Mathematical models have also revealed that food webs may be unstable,where small changes of top predators can lead to big effects throughout entire ecosystems.In the1960s, scientists proposed that predators at the top of a food web had a surprising amount of control over the size of populations of other species-including species they did not directly attack.And unplanned human activities have proved the idea of top-down control by top predators to be true.In the ocean,we fished for top predators such as cod on an industrial scale,while on land, we killed off large predators such as wolves.These actions have greatly affected the ecological balance.Scientists have built an early-warning system based on mathematical models.Ideally,the system would tell us when to adapt human activities that are pushing an ecosystem toward abreakdown or would even allow us to pull an ecosystem back from the borderline.Prevention is key, scientists say,because once ecosystems pass their tipping point（临界点）,it is remarkably difficult for them to return.31.What have scientists discovered with the help of mathematical of food webs?A.The living habits of species in food webs.B.The rules governing food webs of the ecosystems.C.The approaches to studying the species in the ecosystems.D.The differences between weak and strong links in food webs.32.A strong link is found between two species when a predator______.A.has a wide food choice.B.can easily find new prey.C.sticks to one prey speciesD.can quickly move to another place33.What will happen if the populations of top predators in a food web greatly decline?A.The prey species they directly attack will die out.B.The species they indirectly attack will turn into top predators.C.The living environment of other species will remain unchanged.D.The population of other species will experience unexpected changes.34.What conclusion can be drawn from the examples in Paragraph4?A.Uncontrolled human activities greatly upset ecosystems.B.Rapid economic development threatens animal habitats.C.Species of commercial value dominate other species.D.Industrial activities help keep food webs stable.35.How does an early-warning system help us maintain the ecological balance?A.By getting illegal practices under control.B.By stopping us from killing large predators.C.By bringing the broken-down ecosystems back to normal.D.By signaling the urgent need for taking preventive action.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。