湖南省邵阳市武冈市第二中学2019-2020学年高二上学期第一次月考英语试卷

湖南省邵阳市武冈市第二中学2019-2020学年高二上学期第一次月考英语试卷

英语试题 第 I 卷（共 110 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 does the man think of Ben Brown's latest novel? A. Interesting. B. Boring. C. Confusing. 2.What does the man ask the woman to do? A. Come home early. B. Be quiet when coming home. C. Go to bed early. 3.What will the man probably do tonight? A. Go to a movie. B. Put on a show. C. Watch a firework show. 4.How does the woman probably feel now? A. Interested. B. Confused. C. Exhausted. 5.Why is the man moving? A. He needs a quieter place. B. He wants to live alone. C. The present one is too expensive. 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 5 秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；听完后，各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段 对话或独白读两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答第 6 和第 7 题。 6.What did the man's cousin buy for him? A. A book. B. A bike. C.A phone. 7.Who gave the man two tickets? A. His mum. B. His brother. C. His aunt. 听下面一段对话，回答第 8 至第 10 题。 8.Where did the boy break his leg? A. On the playing field. B. In the classroom. C. At home. 9.What made the boy slip and fall? A. Water. B. Banana skins. C. A stone. 10.Whose fault is it probably for the man's hurt? A. The man himself. B. The coach. C. The woman speaker. 听下面一段对话，回答第 11 至第 13 题。 11.What does the man travel especially for? A. Seeking adventures. B. Having delicious food. C. Seeing something special. 12.What makes the man avoid to go to Tibet? A. The weather. B. The road. C. The travel safety. 13.Where will the man probably go? A. His hometown. B. Singapore. C. Malaysia. 听下面一段对话，回答第 14 至第 16 题。 14.Why did the man say Debra was a hero? A. She was alone at sea for 113 days. B. She fought with a big shark and killed it. C. She won the championship in a boating match. 15.Why did Andrew leave after two weeks? A. He was badly ill. B. He was afraid of the sea. C. He missed fresh food. 16.What bad experience did Debra have on the sea? A. Knocking into a large ship. B. Experiencing a Typhoon. C. Meeting with a big whale. 听下面一段独白，回答第 17 至第 20 题。 17.What did the old king ask other people for? A. Food. B. Money. C. Clothes. 18.What did the business owner do? A. He laughed at the old king. B. He ignored the old king. C. He threatened the old king. 19.Who threw rocks at the old king? A. A rich couple. B. Some children. C. The palace guards. 20.What can be known from the passage? A. The poor couple became rich. B. The king gave away all his money. C. The king was very angry at last. 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 35 分） 第一节 （共 10 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 25 分） 阅读下列短文，从题中所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并 在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A One of the best student cities: Boston Boston, Massachusetts is the unofficial student capital of the United States. The Boston area contains some of the most famous universities in the world, including Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). With their reputation(名声) attracting some of the brightest students from around the globe, the heart of New England is young, energetic and active. Best spots The Fenway area (—home Of the Boston Red Sox baseball team—) attracts students from nearby schools. On game days, the neighborhood's many sports bars are filled with college students. Student activities Boston's most popular college events are the universities' yearly music festivals, during which big-name stars perform free concerts before the spring term ends. The Berklee College of Music, which attracts top international talents, often organizes free student performances in such picture-perfect locations as the Boston Harbor National Park. The free-to-watch boating races on the Charles River are also well-attended on fair-weather race days when students cheer on their classmates. Student discounts The Museum of Fine Arts is free for students carrying ID from one of the many schools in the city. The historic Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and the New England Aquarium offer discounts for all university students, while admission to Harvard's museums is free for Harvard student s and discounted for all other college kids. Even movie theaters like Regal Cinemas Fenway and AMC Loews Boston Common cut students a discount. 21. What does the underlined part" the heart of New England" in Paragraph 1 refer to? A. Boston. B. Massachusetts. C. Harvard. D. the MIT. 22. Which of the following is free for students carrying ID from one of the schools in Boston? A. The Isabella Stewart Gardener Museum. B. The New England Aquarium. C. The Museum of Fine Arts. D. Regal Cinemas Fenway. 23. What do we learn from the passage? A. The Fenway area attracts only talented teachers. B. People have a chance to enjoy student performances for free. C. The Boston Harbor National Park often invites big stars to perform. D. Boston's most popular college events are boating race along the Charles River. B Dogs are our best friends. That's especially true after a disaster, such as an earthquake. When buildings fall down, search and rescue dogs help find trapped people. Dogs' amazing noses can pick up the smell of survivors. Now scientists have developed an electronic tool that does the same thing. It’s taking smell detection(探测) to a whole new level. The new invention is a sort of electronic nose,which can detect extremely low level s of many compounds(化合物）from people’s skin. This isn’t the first time engineers have developed such an object. Earlier models, however, have been bulky and expensive. They could not detect low levels of target compounds either. The new one is inexpensive and small enough to fit inside hand-held equipment. The electronic nose can detect extremely slight smell of more than one compound at the same time. "Being able to do this, in such a small object, is the significant discove ry,” says Sotiris E. Pratsinis, Professor of Process Engineering & Materials Science at th e Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich. His team tested it in special spaces. They were like the small spaces where people might be trapped. Chemicals given off by the volunteers built up inside. The electronic equipment detected those compounds at unbelievably low levels. The results were good news for the research team. But they may be not for our four-legged friends, who could soon be out of a job. "Ideally,this technology could replace search and rescue dogs," Pratsinis says. Stephen Taylor, an electrical engineer, agrees that the new technology has some benefits over dogs. Still, he thinks it may be too soon to have our trusty friends retire. H e suspects, "I foresee that such an object could add to the fine work done by the dogs." Taylor also pointed out some potential limitations of the new invention. "E-noses are useful. But they can be very likely to be affected by unstable readings and interruption," he says. 24.Why does the author talk about dogs at the beginning? A. To catch the readers’ attention. B. To introduce the topic about e-noses. C. To show what search and rescue dogs do. D. To add background information for discussion. 25.Which of the following best explains "bulky" underlined in paragraph 2? A. Complex. B. Fragile. C. Large. D. Handy. 26.What is paragraph 3 mainly about? A. How e-noses are made. B. How powerful e-noses are. C. What e-noses' working principle is. D. What differences between dogs and e-noses are. 27.What does Stephen Taylor mean? A. Dogs and e-noses could work together. B. Search and rescue dogs will retire soon. C. E-noses are more reliable than noses of clogs. D. Dogs are better at finding out trapped people. C You're at your favorite sporting event, watching your team play their hardest. Then all of a sudden you hear a cheer. This really seems to get the crowd fired up. But did anyone ever stop and think about how much time and effort it takes to be a cheerleader? Did you ever wonder how much sweat and practice go into cheerleaders being out there to cheer on their home team? Did you ever think these cheerleaders really have to have a good memory also? Not only are they athletes, but they are smart athletes, and the nicest people you will ever meet. Cheerleading is a sport because cheerleaders take part in all kinds of competitions, and there is danger involved. It is not a well-known fact that cheerleaders have to compete in a lot of different competitions. This is something a lot of people think is very easy, but in fact, taking part in the competitions is one of the hardest things that cheerleaders have to do. Competitions take a lot of time and effort. I have been to 37 different cheerleading competitions since the age of five. And in my opinion, competitions require quite a lot of physical and mental effort. Moreover, there are many dangerous activities involved. Jump is one of the most dangerous things in cheerleading. If you were to come down from the jump incorrectly, you could break a foot, or even a leg. Tumbling (翻筋斗) is another highly risky thing. During tumbling, concussions (脑震荡) may happen when you hit the head on the floor. I believe that cheerleading is a sport because cheerleaders compete in all kinds of competitions, there are many different skills to learn and master, and it can be a very dangerous sport. So the next time you are at your favorite sporting event listening to the cheers of the crowd, think about the preparation involved in this energetic sport. 28. What is the author's attitude to cheerleaders? A. She looks down upon them. B. She is doubtful about them. C. She gives them high praise. D. She pays no attention to them. 29. Why does the author mention her own experiences in Paragraph 2? A. To show how cheerleading competitions work. B. To prove cheerleading competitions are hard work. C. To prove the great influence of competitions on her. D. To show her important achievements in cheerleading. 30. What can be the best title for the passage? A. Why is cheerleading so popular? B. The moment you hear a cheer C. Your favorite sporting event D. Is cheerleading a sport? 第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，共 10 分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的七个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。 I have been a teacher for some years. I have always been interested in human connection, and the ways in which I can use these connections to inspire change and make a difference. 31 , I do believe there are other ways where AI could make a more efficient and effective difference than I could on my own. My teaching experiences over the past several years have been creative and inspiring l believe that the job of educators extends beyond simply teaching students a set curriculum. 32 . They must constantly reflect on ways to better their teaching, and they must inspire their students to be the best versions of themselves. And now with the help of AI, they could achieve these goals much more easily. 33 . First. AI can be used to promote fundamental skills, such as mathematical education and vocabulary lessons. Additionally, I see AI being used for necessary tasks such as answering questions and grading assignments. Thus I could focus my attention on establishing human connection, individualizing lesson plans and inspiring my students. 34 . 1 believe AI could provide a strong basis for educational equality around the world. According to Todd Leopold, close to 800 million people worldwide are functionally illiterate (不识字的). Due to its ability to efficiently pass knowledge across large groups of people, fewer teachers may be needed in some schools. _ 35 . A. Since students will always need a human teacher B, The benefit AI brings is far beyond my own classroom C. I think AI is a powerful assistant to my future classroom D, The need for students to learn how to use Al will also grow E. Although human connection may never be able to be fully replaced by AI F. This could be an opportunity for students everywhere to receive equal education G. They must observe and get to know their students in order to individualize educational plans 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分 45 分） 第一节 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中， 选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 I used to think of myself as a quite international person, but my bookshelves told a different story. Besides a few Indian novels and an Australian book, my literature collection was only 36 British and American titles. At the start of 2012, I set myself the 37 of trying to read a book from every 38 in a year to find out what I was missing. Knowing that it’s impossible to find books from nearly 200 nations on the shelves of the 39 bookshop, I decided to ask the planet’s readers for help. I created a blog called A Year of Reading the World for suggestions of 40 I could read in English. The response（响应）was 41 . People all over the 42 were getting in touch with me, offering ideas and book 43 . Some posted me books from their home countries. Several writers sent me unpublished translations of their novels, giving me a rare 44 to read works unavailable in Britain. Even with such an amazing team behind me, however, getting books in English was no 45 task. This was especially true for some African countries. And when it 46 to the small island nation of San Tome & Principle, I would have given up 47 a team of helpers who 48 a book of short stories by Olinda Beja. Then there were places where stories were 49 written down. All in all, getting stories like these 50 as much time as the reading, 51 the effort was worth it. In the hands of different writers, I was taken inside the 52 of people living far away and shown the world through their eyes. These 53 not only opened my mind to life in other places, but opened my heart to the way people there might feel. And that in turn 54 my thinking. One by one, the country names on the list changed into 55 places filled with laughter, love, anger, hope and fear. At its best, I learned, books make the world real. 36. A. applied to B. based on C. made up of D. made use of 37. A. thought B. challenge C. record D. example 38. A. country B. island C. city D. town 39. A. familiar B. favorite C. national D. local 40. A. titles B. bookshops C. bookshelves D. places 41. A. puzzling B. shocking C. amazing D. interesting 42. A. planet B. country C. town D. city 43. A. shops B. writers C. covers D. lists 44. A. place B. chance C. reason D. time 45. A. fun B. proper C. pleasant D. easy 46. A. came B. went C. referred D. occurred 47. A. in B. for C. with D. without 48. A. wrote B. published C. translated D. read 49. A. always B. seldom C. often D. sometimes 50. A. wasted B. took C. spent D. saved 51. A. so B. and C. but D. or 52. A. beauty B. thoughts C. hometown D. spirits 53. A. writers B. translators C. stories D. places 54. A. changed B. limited C. decided D. disturbed 55. A. wonderful .B. powerful C. suitable D. real 第二节 （共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分） 阅读下列材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1 个单词）或括号内单词的正确形 式，并将答案填写在答题卡上。 Francie Nolan is an 11-year-old girl 56 (live) in the slums（贫民窟）of Brooklyn, New York. Her family 57 (be) so poor that she and her brother have to collect junk to exchange for money. But Nolan is humble and works hard 58 (change) her life. She helps her mother do housework and spends every afternoon 59 (read) at the library. However, because of 60 (poor), Nolan has to leave high school and find a job, 61 life is full of ups and downs. This is 62 story of the novel A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by US author Betty Smith. First 63 (publish) in 1943, the novel covers five different periods in Nolan's life. Millions of readers 64 (inspire) by Nolan’s bittersweet story ever since. It was named 65 one of the best books of the 20th century by the New York Public Library. 第 II 卷（共 40 分） 第四部分：写作（共两节，满分 40 分） 第一节 应用文写作（满分 15 分） 假定你是班长李华，邀请外教 Mike 老师参加你班在本月举行的文明班级的创 建活动（Build a civilized class)。请根据以下要点，给他写一封电子邮件：1、活动 目的；2、活动内容；3、表示欢迎。 注意：1.词数 80 左右； 2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 Dear Mr. Mike, ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______ Yours, Li Hua 第二节 概要写作（满分 25 分） 阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇 60 词左右的内容概要。 Some people doubt the accuracy and reliability of the facial recognition technology. They need not, because the technology is highly advanced. It can distinguish a human face with or without glasses. Tests show it has a precision rate of more than 99 percent. Some argue that the fingerprint or iris (虹膜) recognition system is perhaps more accurate than the facial recognition system. True, but for iris recognition, a person has to hold his or her head still and look at the camera, which is time-consuming and thus not suitable for public spaces such as subway stations. And the fingerprint recognition system is not so secure, as some people can cheat the system by copying and using the fingerprints of other people to enter or exit a station. The facial recognition system is rather mature. It collects people's facial images from different angles, instead of one, and therefore minimizes the chance of cheating. Actually, it is already being applied to many fields such as unlocking smartphones and computers. Besides, the facial recognition technology can also help the police to hunt escaped criminals in public spaces. However, the law says a citizen's photo should not be collected for commercial use without his/her permission. To avoid such legal risks, some measures should be taken before the collection of passenger information. First, companies must ensure the collected facial images are only for public convenience, and will never be used for commercial purposes, such as advertising. Second, companies must take necessary measures to make sure not even a single one is leaked or sold to any third party without the passenger's permission. Generally, advanced technologies can be used in public spaces, but people's rights must be respected, at least to avoid legal risks. 请同学们注意：为了方便老师手工评卷，写完一个要点后，请写上标注。 ……（要点 1）……（要点 2）……（要点 3）……（要点 4）。 ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ________ 每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分 英语参考答案 1-5 ABCBA 6-10 ACABC 11-15 CABAB 16-20 CBCBA 21-25 ACBBC 26-30 BACBD 31-35 EGCBF 概要写作： Paragraph 1：有些人怀疑人脸识别技术的准确性和可靠性，这是没有必要的，因 为该项技术非常先进。测试表明它的准确率超过 99%。 Paragraph 2：一些人认为指纹或虹膜识别系统可能比人脸识别系统更准确。但 是虹膜识别系统比较耗时，不适合公共场所。指纹识别系统不那么安全，因为有 些人可以通过复制和使用其他人的指纹来欺骗系统。 Paragraph 3：人脸识别系统相当成熟。它从不同的角度收集人类的面部图像， 降低被骗的可能性。事实上，人脸识别技术已被运用到多个领域，而且它还可以 帮助警察在公共场所追捕逃犯。 Paragraph 4：法律规定，未经许可，不得因商业用途采集公民的照片。首先， 公司必须确保采集的面部图像仅仅为了公共方便，并且永远不会用于商业目的； 其次，必须采取必要措施，确保在未经许可的情况下，任何个人的照片信息不被 泄露或出售给任何第三方。 【范文展示】 The facial recognition technology is highly reliable and accurate. (要点 1) Compared with the fingerprint or iris recognition system, it well suits public spaces and is more secure. (要点 2) The multi-angled images lessen the possibility of cheating, and the system is widely employed in many places like smartphones and computers. (要点 3) However, to protect privacy and respect human rights, facial images must be collected with permission and well protected. (要点 4)