高二上学期第一次月考英语试题含答案.docx

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高二上学期第一次月考英语试题含答案

2021年高二上学期第一次（10月）月考英语试题含答案

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

Iwasinashoppingmallrecently,andIdecidedtogoandgetacupoftea.AsIwasmakingmywaytothecoffeeshop,Inoticedanoldgentlemanratherpoorlydressedsittingonabenchnearby.Iknewfromthefirstsightthathewasinneedofsomekindofhelp.Hehadalittlelunchinfrontofhimandwaswholeheartedlyenjoyingit.

Therewasayoungmaninfrontofmeinthelinealsowaitingtobeserved.Theyoungmanhandedtheservantatwenty-dollarbillandaskedforanorangejuiceaswellasafavor.Theservantlookedattheyoungmanwithalittlesurprise,notfullyunderstandinghim.Theyoungmanaskedhertogivethejuicetotheoldgentlemaneatinghislunchoutsideonthebench.Theyoungmanalsotoldherthathewouldbewatchingeverysecondsothatshewouldbepletelysafeatalltimes.Later,therewasawonderfulexchange（交换）betweenthewaitressandtheoldman.IonlywishedIhadtakenaphotoofthesmilesonbothoftheirfaces.

AsIwasthinkingaboutthiseventlateron,Iwonderedwhytheyoungmandidn’tjustperformthisactofkindnesshimself.Ithoughthewashopingthatthisactofkindnessmightinspireotherstodosomethingfortheoldmanaswell.Thinkingofthehappysmilesontheoldman’sface,Ifelthowworthwhileitistohelpothers.

21.Theunderlinedword“favor”inPara.2refersto　　　.

A.passingtheyoungmanacupoforangejuiceB.buyinglunchfortheoldman

C.givingthejuicetotheoldmanD.exchangingmealswiththeoldman

22.Whichofthefollowingcanbeusedtodescribetheyoungman?

A.Humorousandhelpful.B.Generousandproud.

C.Richandfriendly.D.Kindandconsiderate.

23.Intheauthor’sopinion,theyoungmanaskedtheservanttotakethejuicetotheoldmansothat　　　.

A.morepeoplewouldbeinspiredtodogooddeeds

B.hewouldbeefamousforhisgooddeed

C.theoldmancouldprobablyacceptit

D.hewouldbeeafriendoftheservant

B

TheHornofPlentyisoneofthelargestnaturalhealthfoodstoreswithintheGreaterHamiltonarea.Wearebigsupportersofbuyinglocallyandweareheretotellyouwhyitissoimportantforyourfamily,themunityandtheenvironment.

Theconcept（概念）ofbuyinglocallyissimple:

buyfoodproduced,grown,orraisedasclosetoyourhomeaspossible.Notonlywillyourfoodbefresherandtastier,butyouarehelpingprotecttheenvironmentandaresupportingbusinesseswithinyourmunityandreducingpollution.

Betterfortheenvironment

Sustainability（持续性）andglobalwarmingaresuchhottopicsatthemoment,andmanypeoplewanttodotheirbittohelpsupportahealthierenvironment.Smallactioncarriedoutbymanypeoplecanmakeabigdifference.MostmaterialsinanaverageNorthAmericanmealhavetraveledabout1,500milestogetfromfarmtoplate.Tocutoutabigpartofthistravelwouldgreatlyreducenotonlypollutionfromtransportationandrefrigerationbutalsocustomers’expensesaswell.

Tasteandnutritionalcontent

Locally-grownfruitsandvegetablesareusuallysoldwithin24hoursofbeingharvested.Becausetheyarepickedattheheightofripeness（成熟）andtravelonlyashortdistancetothemarket,theirfreshness,nutrition,andflavorarekept.Producetruckedinfromfarawaymaylosebothtasteandnutritionalcontent.

munityandhomevalues

Whenyoubuydirectfromafarmerorbuylocally-grownfoods,youareengaginginatime-honoredtraditionbetweenagrowerandaneater.Youalsohelpkeepdollarswithinyourmunity.

24.Itcanbeinferredfromthethirdparagraphthat　　　.

A.globalwarmingisthemostseriousproblemnow

B.theincreasedcostoftransportingfoodispassedontothecustomers

C.NorthAmericanfoodisrichinvariouskindsofmaterials

D.mostpeoplesupportbuyinglocally

25.Locally-grownfruitsandvegetablestastegoodmostlybecause　　　.

A.theyaresenttothemarketatahighspeed

B.theyarenotpollutedbychemicalfertilizer

C.theycanbeharvestedatanytime

D.theyarepickedwhentheyarefullygrown

26.Accordingtotheauthor,whenyoubuylocally-grownfoods　　　.

A.youcanseehowfruitsandvegetablesgrow

B.youwillbeemuchhealthierandprettier

C.youwillcontributetoprotectingtheenvironment

D.youaremakingmoneyfromyourmunity

27.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A.Thebenefitsofbuyinglocally.

B.ThepopularityoftheHornofPlenty.

C.Theimportanceofprotectingtheenvironment.

D.Thewaytokeepyourfoodtastyandhealthy.

C

Peopleoftensaythatmoneytalks.Theymeanthatapersonwithalotofmoneycansayhowheorshewantsthingsdone.Butitisnoteasytoearnenoughmoneytogainthiskindofpower.

Sometimespeopleinbusinessfeelbusinessesareasdangerousaswildanimalsinajungle.Theyhavetobecarefuliftheyaretosurvivethejungleoutthere.Theymustnotbeledintomakingbogusinvestments（投资）.Bogusmeanssomethingthatisnotreal.Itwassaidthatthewordcamefromacriminal（罪犯）whosenamewasBorghese.Borghesewrotecheckstopeoplealthoughhedidn’thavemoney.Afterhewrotethechecks,hewoulddisappear.So,peoplewhowerepaidwithhischecksreceivednothing.

Peopletryingtoearnmoneyalsomustbeawareofbeingrippedoff.Apersonwhoisrippedoffhashadsomethingstolen,oratleasthasbeentreatedunfairly.Tokeepfromgettingrippedoffinbusiness,peoplehadbettertrytoearnmoneystepbystepinsteadofgettingrichquickly.

Tobesuccessful,apersoninbusinessworkshardandtriestogetdowntobrasstacks.Forexample,asalesmanmaytalkabouthisproductwithoutsayingtheprice.Yougetdowntobrasstackswhenyousay,“Itsoundsgood,buthowmuchdoesitcost?

”Wordexpertsthoughttheexpressioncamefromsailorsonships.Theycleanedthebottomofaboat.Aftertheyfinished,theyweredowntothebrasstacks,thecopperpiecesthatheldtheboattogether.So,ifwegetdowntobrasstacks,wecanavoidrip-offsandboguswaysofearningmoney.

28.Whatwouldhappentothosepeoplewhomakebogusinvestments?

A.Theywouldlosealotofmoney.B.Theywoulddisappearafterthat.

C.Theywouldreceivenothingbutchecks.D.Theyweremorelikelytobepunishedbylaw.

29.Thebestwaytoavoidbeingrippedoffinbusinessisto　　　.

A.workashardaspossibleB.askforchecksinadvance

C.avoidbeingwealthyeagerlyD.earnasmoremoneyasyoucan

30.Whendoingbusiness,peopleprefertogetdowntobrasstacksto　　　.

A.keepthemselvesfrombeingfooledB.developmorewaysofearningmoney

C.reducetheirproductioncostsD.getintouchwithmorepartners

31.Inwhichpartofanewspapercanwefindthispassage?

A.Newsandbusiness.B.Thehistoryoflanguage.

C.Wordsandtheirstories.D.Funnynewexpressions.

D

Moreoftenthannot,peoplewilllookatthephonescreentocheckfornewmessagesorhaveaquicklookatFacebook.Researchershavenowfoundwhyweoftenfeelsuchastrongneedtolookatourphones.Usingthemobilephone,theysay,iscontagious（蔓延的）.

Ateamsayspeoplearetwiceaslikelytopullouttheirphonestochecktheirtextmessagesore-mailsifthey’rewithsomeonethathasjustdonethesame.Theyalsofoundthatwomenweremorelikelytousetheirmobilephonesthanmen.Theteamwatchedstudentsindininghallsandcoffeeshopsaroundthecollege,observingpairsofcollegestudentssittingattablesforaslongas20minutesandrecordingtheircellphoneuse.“Whatwefoundmostinterestingwasjusthowoftenpeoplewereusingtheirmobilephones,”Dr.DanielKruger,thestudy’sco-author,said.“Everypersonwestudiedusedhisorherphoneatleastoncewhileonewomanwasonhersabouthalfofthetime.Peoplesawotherscheckingtheiriningmessagesandbegantochecktheirown.”

“Cellphonescreateanotherchoiceforone’sattentionandmaybothsupportanddisagreewithlivesocialactivities,”theresearcherswrote.Krugerbelievedthiscouldbeexplainedbytheeffectsofsocialinclusion（包含）andexclusion（排除）.Ifonepersoninapairstartsaconversationthroughhisphone,theotheronemayfeelexcludedandthenfeeltheneedtogetintouchwithotherssoasnottofeelleftout.

Theresearchersnotethattheymightnotgetthesameresultinastudyofdifferentpeople—forexample,olderadults,whomaynothaveahabitofusingcellphonessooften.

32.Fromthestudywecanlearnthat　　　.

A.peoplecanaffecteachotherinusingmobilephones

B.usingmobilephoneshasnothingtodowithsocialactivities

C.menaremorelikelytobeaffectedbyothers’usingmobilephones

D.thesoundofmobilephonesmakesusingmobilephonescontagious

33.Ifoldadultsarestudied,theresearchers　　　.

A.willfindthatoldadultsdon’tliketousemobilephones

B.willfindthatmobilephonesareharmfultohealth

C.willnolongerlikeusingmobilephones

D.mayreachadifferentresult

34.Whichcanbestdescribetheauthor’sattitudetowardsusingmobilephones?

A.Supportive.B.Objective.C.Indifferent.D.Opposed.

35.Whichcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Howtousemobilephonescorrectly

B.Whycollegestudentslikemobilephones

C.Relationbetweenmobilephonesandpeople’shobbies

D.Somethinginterestingaboutthehabitofusingmobilephones

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能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

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37Whethertheyarecaughtornot,thesekidsmayfeelguiltyorasham