高二英语下学期学考模拟考试试题.docx

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高二英语下学期学考模拟考试试题

2019-2020年高二英语下学期学考模拟考试试题

（本试卷分第

卷和第

卷，考试试卷90分钟，满分100分）

（选择题满分60分）

第一部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

A

Areyouamusiclover?

Ifyouranswerisyes,youmightbeinterestedinthefollowingmusicservices.

AppleMusic

AppleMusichasmorethan30millionsongsandisavailableinover100countries.Searchfor"HolidayMusic"tofindplaylists.ThentellvoiceassistantSinto"playholidaymusic"toopenthemusicprogramonyouriPhone,iPodorAppleTV.Theappwillprovideholidayplaylistsandstations.

YoucanalsolistentoAppleMusiconyourputerthroughtheiTunesstoreoronAppleTV.

AppleMusicisfreeforthefirstthreemonths.Afterthat,usersmustpayasubscriptionfee.

GooglePlayMusic

GooglePlayMusicisalsointheholidayspirit.GototheGooglePlayMusicHolidaypageorappandsearchfor"HolidayMusic".

GooglePlayMusicisavailableforfreeifyoudon'tmindtheadvertisements.Ifyoudo,buyapaidsubscriptiontoavoidthem.GooglePlayMusicoffersmorethan30millionsongsin58countries.

Theserviceisavailableonyourputer,andthroughappsonyourAndroidphoneandiPhone.

Live365

Live365isaninternetradioserviceavailableonyourputerormobiledevice.Theservicehas158Christmasmusicstations,suchasContemporaryChristmas,ChristmasBreezesandClassicalChristmas.

Live365isfreeandavailablearoundtheworld.Searchingfor"HolidayMusic"letsyoulistentomorestationswithoutadvertisements.

Spotify

Spotify,anotheronlineservice,isfilledwithholidaymusic.ListentoplaylistsonSpotifybysearchingfor"HolidayMusic".TheplaylistsincludeMerryChristmas.TheBestHolidayMusic,PureChristmasMusicandPureHolidayMusic.

1.Whatdothemusicserviceshaveinmon?

A.Theyarefreeofcharge.

B.Theyhaveendlesssongs.

C."HolidayMusic"canbesearchedfor.

D.Theyhavemusicstations.

2.Whichmusicservicehasavoiceassistant?

A.GooglePlayMusic.

B.Live365.

C.Spotify.

D.AppleMusic.

3.Whichofthefollowingisamusicstation?

A.MerryChristmas.

B.TheBestHolidayMusic.

C.ClassicalChristmas.

D.PureChristmasMusic.

4.WhatdoweknowaboutAppleMusic?

A.Itdoesn'thavemusicstations.

B.It'savailableallovertheworld.

C.Itchargessubscriptionfeesafterthefirstthreemonths.

D.Ithas30millionsongs.

5.Accordingtothepassage,GooglePlayMusic_________.

A.isfavoredbyyoungpeople.

B.canalwaysbeusedforfree

C.hasthelargestnumberofsongs

D.doesn’tallowanyadvertisement

B

Haveyoueverbeenonabuswhensomeoneansweredatelephoneloudly?

Haveyoueverbeeninataxiwhenthedriveralwaysmakesnoiseswiththehorn?

Youprobablyanswer“Yes”,buthaveyouevertriedtostopforamomentandlistentothesilence?

Probablynot.Silenceisathingtowhichwepaylittleattention.

Todaymanyofusaretoobusytoappreciatethesmallthingsinlife,includingsilence.Withthedevelopmentofeconomy（经济）,wearesurrounded（环绕）bynoiseandsometimeswecan’trealizehownoiseinfluencesus,butitreallychangeshowwetalkandlistentoeachother.Becausewearesousedtonoise,weforgettobethankfulwhentherefinallyisnonoise.Evenwhenthereisnonoisewewanttotalktofillupthesilence.Itseemsfunnythatweareafraidofthesemomentswhenthereisnotalking,andwecallfortheawkward（尴尬的）noisebecausewefeelunfortable.Butinfactsilencecanbebetterthannoise,andweneedtoappreciateit.

SomeofmyfriendsaskedwhyIdidn’ttalkverymuch.InfactIliketalking,butIdon’tlikepushingawaysilencebytalkingbecauseIappreciatethebeautyofsilence.Ibelieveinwhatoneofmyfriendseversaid,“Donottalkunlessyoucanimproveuponsilence.”Sonexttimewhenyouareonabusorinataxi,remembertoappreciatethesilenceyoueacrosslaterinsomeday.

6.AccordingtoParagraph1,wepaylittleattentionto_____.

A.atelephoneB.ataxiC.silenceD.noise

7.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“horn”meaninParagraph1?

A.立体声B.小号C.扩音器D.喇叭

8.Whydoweforgettobethankfulwhentherefinallyisnonoise?

A.Becausewearesurroundedbynoise.

B.Becausewearesousedtonoise.

C.Becausewewanttofillupthesilence.

D.Becausewefeelunfortable.

9.What’sthewriter’sattitudetowardssilenceandnoiseinParagraph2?

A.Silencecanbebettertannoise.

B.Silencecanbeenjoyedatanytime.

C.Noisecannotinfluencepeople’slife.

D.Noisecanbringusalotofhappiness.

10.Thewriterdoesn’tlikepushingawaysilencebytalkingbecause_____.

A.heisonabusorinataxi

B.hebelievesinoneofhisfriends

C.hedoesn’tliketalkingverymuch

D.heappreciatesthebeautyofsilence

C

It'sapopularbeliefthatafish'smemorylastsforonlysevenseconds．Itmayseemsadtothinkthattheydon'trememberwhatthey'veeatenorwherethey'vebeen，andtheydon'trecognizeyouoranyoftheirfriends---everymomentintheirlifewouldbelikeseeingtheworldforthefirsttime．

Butdon'tbesoquicktofeelsorryforthem．Anewstudyhasfoundthatfishhaveamuchbettermemorythanweusedtothink．Infact，certainspeciesoffishcanevenremembereventsfromaslongas12daysago．

Inthestudy，researchersfromMacEwanUniversityinCanadatrainedakindoffishcalledAfricancichlidstogotoacertainareaoftheirtanktogetfood．Theythenwaitedfor12daysbeforeputtingthembackinthetankagain．

Researchersusedputersoftwaretomonitorthefish'smovements．Theyfoundthataftersuchalongbreakthefishstillwenttothesameplacewheretheyfirstgotfood．Thissuggestedthattheycouldremembertheirpastexperiences．

Infact，scientistshadbeenthinkingforalongtimethatAfricancichlidsmighthaveagoodmemory．Anearlierstudyshowedthattheybehavedaggressivelyinfrontofcertainfish，perhapsbecausetheyrememberedtheirpast"fights"．Butuntilthelatestfindings，therewasnoclearevidence．Justasagoodmemorycanmakeourliveseasier，italsoplaysanimportantpartwhenafishistryingtosurviveinthewild．"Iffishareabletorememberthatacertainareacontainssafefood，theywillbeabletogobacktothatareawithoutputtingtheirlivesatrisk，"leadresearcherTrevorHamiltontoldLiveScience．

Foralongtime，fishwereplacedfarbelowchimpanzees，dolphinsandmiceonthelistofsmartanimals．Butthisstudyhasgivenscientistsanewunderstandingoftheirintelligence．

11．Whatisthearticlemainlyabout？

A．Fishbeingsmarterthanwethought．

B．Fishhavingverybadmemories．

C．Howfishimprovetheirmemory．

D．Whatwecanlearnfromfish．

12．Accordingtothearticle，peopleusedtobelievethat__________．

A．fishcouldonlyrememberpartoftheirpastexperiences

B．fishcouldrememberthingsthathappened12daysago

C．afish'smemorylastedforonlysevenminutes

D．fishdidn'trecognizeanyoftheirfriends

13．Howcanfishbenefitmostfromagoodmemory？

Theycanremember_______．

A．wheretogetfoodandsurvive

B．theirenemiesandfight

C．wheretoescapetowhenindanger

D．theirfriendsandhelpeachother．

14.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Fishdon'tbelongtothelistofsmartanimals.

B.Fishcanremembermore.

C.Fishbehaveaggressivelyinafight.

D.OnlyAfricancichlidshaveagoodmemory.

15.Whichanimalisbelievedtobesmart?

A.AbirdB.Ahorse.C.AmouseD.Asnake

D

IwenttolivewithmyhusbandinadesertinCaliforniaduringthewar,becausehisarmycampedthere.IhatedtheplaceandIhadneverbeforebeensounhappy.Myhusbandwasorderedoutonalong-termduty.Iwasleftinatinyshack（棚屋）alone.Theheatwasunbearable.Therewasnoonetotalkto.Thewindblewnon-stop.AllthefoodIateandtheairIbreathedwerefilledwithsand,sand,sand!

IwassosorryformyselfthatIwrotetomyparents.ItoldthemIwasgivingupandingbackhome.IsaidIcouldn’tstanditoneminutelonger.Iwouldratherbeinprison!

Myfatheransweredmyletterwithjusttwolines--twolinesthatwillalwayssinginmymemory--twolinesthatpletelychangedmylife:

Twomenlookedoutfromprisonbars,

Onesawthemud,theothersawthestars.

Ireadthosetwolinesoverandover.Iwasashamedofmyself.ImadeupmymindIwouldfindoutwhatwasgoodinmypresentsituation;Iwouldlookforthestars.

Imadefriendswiththenatives,andtheirreactionamazedme.Theygavemepresentsoftheirfavoriteartworkswhichtheyhadrefusedtoselltotourists.Istudiedthedelightfulformsofthecactus（仙人掌）.Iwatchedforthedesertsunsets,andhuntedforseashellsthathadbeenlefttheremillionsofyearsagowhenthesandsofthedeserthadbeenanoceanfloor.

Thedeserthadn’tchangedme,butIhad.Ihadchangedmyattitude.Andbydoingso,Ichangedanunhappyexperienceintothemostamazingadventureofmylife.IwasexcitedbythisnewworldthatIhaddiscovered.Ihadlookedoutofmyself-createdprisonandfoundthestars.

16.Whydidthewriterliveinthedesert?

A.Becauseshelikedthedesert.

B.Becauseherparentslivedthere.

C.Becausethearmyorderedherto.

D.Becauseherhusband’sarmycampedthere.

17.Howwastheweatherthere?

A.WarmB.ColdC.VeryhotD.Freezingcold

18.Shewrotetoher_____forhelp.

A.parentsB.husbandC.friendsD.natives

19.Whendidshechangeherattitude?

A.Beforeshereadtheletter.

B.Aftershereadtheletter.

C.Beforeshewrotetheletter.

D.BeforeshewenttoCalifornia.

20.Accordingtotheletter,thepersonwhosawthestarsmightbe_____tolife.

A.worriedB.curiousC.puzzledD.optimistic

第二部分英语知识运用（共两节；满分35分）

第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

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