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高二上学期第二次月考英语试题含答案VI
2019-2020年高二上学期第二次月考英语试题含答案(VI)
SectionA(22.5marks)
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearsixconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Foreachconversation,thereareseveralquestionsandeachquestionisfollowedbythreechoicesmarkedA,BandC.Listencarefullyandthenchoosethebestanswerforeachquestion.
YouwillheareachconversationTWICE.
Conversation1
1.WhatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthewomanspeakerandFred?
A.Colleagues.B.Neighbours.C.Classmates.
2.WhattoweknowaboutFred?
A.Hecan’tgetthehighestscore.B.Hecan’tdevelopallaround.C.Hecan’tgetonwellwithothers.
Conversation2
3.WhatisthemangoingtoDresdenfor?
A.Avisittofriends.B.Sightseeing.C.Apicnic.
4.Howwilltheygothere?
A.Bytrain.B.Bycar.C.Bybus.
Conversation3
5.Whydoesthemancoughalot?
A.Hehasworkedatnight.B.Hehassmokedalot.C.Hehascaughtacold.
6.Whatdoesthewomanadvisehimtodo?
A.Seeadoctor.B.Sleepandriseearly.C.Keepawakewhileworking.
Conversation4
7.WhatdoweknowabouttheFrenchrestaurant?
A.Itmaybethebestintown.B.It’snotthatexpensive.C.Itofferscoldfood.
8.Wheredothetwospeakersgofortheirsupper?
A.OnBroadway.B.Nearasupermarket.C.OnHopeStreet.
9.Whendothetwospeakerssetofffortheirsupper?
A.At8.B.At8:
05.C.At9.
Conversation5
10.WhydoesthemanfindithardtomasterEnglish?
A.Hefindsthewordsdifficulttoread.
B.Hejustmemorizesbutseldomuseswords.
C.Heisafraidofmakingmistakes.
11.Howdoesthewomanfeelaboutmath?
A.Easy.B.Interesting.C.Difficult.
12.What’stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?
A.Workmates.B.Classmates.C.Teacherandstudent.
Conversation6
13.Wherecanpeoplebuytheirgifts?
A.Intheshop.B.InAmerica.C.AtMacy’sgiftchatroom.
14.What’stheadvantagesofestablishingsuchwebsite?
A.Peoplecandiscusswhattogetbyaloneortogether.B.Peoplecanbuythesamethings.
C.Peoplecanreadcomments.
15.Whatistheconversationabout?
A.Thebenefitofonlineshopping.B.Whattogetfromthewebsite.C.Ideasforthewebsite.
SectionB(7.5marks)
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearashortpassage.Listencarefullyandthenfillinthenumberedblankswiththeinformationyouhaveheard.FillineachblankwithNOMORETHANTHREEWORDS.
YouwillheartheshortpassageTWICE.
NASA’sSpaceflightTragedies
Time
Nameofthespaceflight
Event
Reason
On16
Apollo1
17astronautswerekilledNASA’sfirstmission-relatedtragedy
Afirebrokeoutintheircrewcapsuleduringa18amonthbeforetheirplannedlaunch
OnJan.28,
1986
19
Breakingapart73secondsafterliftoff,externalfueltankexplodedand7astronautswerekilled
AnO-ring20inoneoftheorbiter’stwinsolidrocketboosters
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)
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。
A
Plantogettotheairportatleastanhourearly,ortwoduringholidaysandotherbusytimes;thiswill reducethestressoftheflight.Ifallgoeswell,youwillhavetimetorelax,shopforlast-minuteitems,or haveamealbeforetheflight.
FlightDelays
Findoutwhyyourflightisdelayed.Callthefreecallnumbers.Findoutifotherairlinesareexperiencingsimilardelays.Ifyoubelievethedelayisduetosomethingotherthanweatherorairtrafficproblems,then mentionyoursuspicion(怀疑)andasktheairlineagenttobookyouonthenextavailableflight,eitheronthesameair-lineoracompetingone.Thisiscalled"Rule240",andallairlinesarerequiredtodoit.
FlightCancellations(取消)
Ifyourflightiscanceled,thenmakeareservation(预订)onthenextflighttoyourdestination.Usually,air-linepersonnel(职员)willtrytobookeveryoneontheirnextflight.Oftentheywillputyouonacompetitor'snextflightonlyifyourequestit.
Ifon-timearrivalisimportanttoyou,whenyoucheckflightsthroughourreservationsystemyoucanrateyourchoicesbasedontheiron-timearrivalrecords.Besuretoalsocheckthe weatherconditions,astheyoftenaffectflightschedules.
21.Apersongoestotheairportaheadoftimemainlyto_______.
A.buywhathewantsintheairport B.haveagoodrestintheairplane
C.reducethepressureoftheflightD.getontheairplaneimmediately
22.Ifapersoncalls"Rule240",hewantsto_______.
A.changeforthetickettothenextflight B.makesurethetimeforthenextplane
C.knowifotherflights'delayshappenD.askthereasonfortheplanedelay
23.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.UnpleasanttravelsB.Dangerousflights
C.AirporttraveltipsD.Busyairport
B
Myparentsknewtheirwealth:
eachother,theirsixchildren,andtheirfaith.Theytriedtolivesimplelivessothattheycouldhavetimeforwhatwasmostimportant.
Theydidn’tbusythemselvesbuyingabiggerhouse,becausethatwouldmeanworkinghardertopaythemonthlymortgage(按揭贷款),workingovertimeortakingsecondjob.Whowouldgorunningwithmethen?
Whowouldreadstoriestome?
Theydidn’tburdenthemselveswithbuyinganexpensivecarbecausethatwouldmeanworryingaboutinstallment(分期付款)bills.Besides,walkingtotheshoppingcentreeverySaturdayafternoonwithmegavemydadhisneededexercise,andmademefeelsospecial.
Oneofmyheart’sdelightswasseeingDadandMomintheirbedroomatnight,afterournightlyfamilyprayer.Thelightswereturnedoff,andI’dseethefigureofmyfatherseatedonhisoldchairandMomstandingbehindhim,gentlymassaging(按摩)hisshoulders.I’dhearthemtalkaboutwhathappenedduringtheirday.Evenasachild,Isensedtheirquietpleasureinbeingtogether.
Myquestiontoday:
Couldtheyhavedonethisrichritual(仪式)eachnightandnourished(滋润)theirmarriageiftheyhadbeenbusypayingforexpensiveclothesforthemselvesortheirkids,oriftheyhadbeenworryingaboutmonthlybillsfornewhi-techequipment?
Idon’tthinkso.AndI’vemadeachoice:
Idon’twantthatoflifeeither.
24.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheauthor’sfamily?
A.Thereweresixpeopleinthefamily.B.Theydecidedtobuyabiggerhouse.
C.Theylivedaneasyandhappylife.D.Theyhadasecond-handcar.
25.Whatdidtheparentsregularlydowiththeauthor?
A.Theywrotestoriestogether.B.Theyreadnewspaperstogether.
C.Theyregularlytookexercisetogether.D.Theywentshoppingtogethereachday.
26.Theauthorbelievedthathis/herparents’happinesswasdueto(由于, 归功于)
A.theirattitudetowardslifeB.theirloveforeachother
C.theircommoninterestsD.theirabilitytocommunicatewitheachother
27.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthattheauthor__________.
A.gotboredwithhis/herparents’wayofeducatingkids
B.wasinfluencedbyhis/herparents’lifestyle
C.didn’twanttofollowhis/herparents’advice
D.didn’twanttolivethesamelifeashis/herparents
C
Inheroutstandingbook,“ChoosetheHappinessHabit”,PamGoldenwrote,“Takethestoryoftwotwinbrothersforexample.Onegrewupandbecameanalcoholic(酒鬼),whiletheotherbecameasuccessfulbusinessman.Whenaskedwhyhebecameanalcoholic,thealcoholicreplied,“Becausemyfatherwasadrunk.”However,thesuccessfulbusinessman’sanswerwasalso“Becausemyfatherwasadrunk.”whenaskedwhyhesucceeded.Thesamebackground.Thesameupbringing(培养).However,theresultswerequitedifferent.Why?
Thereasonisthattheyhaddifferentchoices.Thebrotherschosedifferentthoughtswhichformedthesituationstheyfoundthemselvesinatlast,sotheyhaddifferentexperiences.
TherewasatimeinmylifewhenIthoughtdifficultywasdueto“badluck”.Haveyoueverheardthesaying“Whenitrains,itpours”?
ThatwasmyanswerwhenothersaskedmehowthingsweregoingonwhenIwasintrouble.SowhatdoyouthinkIgot?
“RAIN”.Moreandmore“RAIN”.Icouldn’tunderstandwhybadluckwasalwayswithme.
PamGoldensays,“You’reeitherlivingintheproblemoryou’relivinginthesolution.”Now,whenI’mfacedwithwhatIusedtothinkwasanegative(消极的)situation,Iuseadifferentwaytothinkaboutit.Iforcemyselftoreplacethosenegativethoughtsthatmakemeloseheartinmymindwithpositivethoughtswhichencouragemetofightagainstthedifficultybravely.SometimesIwritedownsomeideasthatmaybeasolution,whichIcombinewiththelessonsIhavelearnedfromthebadsituationsandthedifficultiesthattroubledmeinthepast,andoften,Ifindasolutiontotheproblemsoon.ItseemsthatIshouldthankthedifficultyImetwith.TheRAINthatpouredinmyworldhasbecomegreatexperiencesthatprovidemewithvaluableexperience,fromwhichIcanbenefit.
Now,itdoesn’t“rain”asmuchinmylifeasitusedto.Infact,mostdaysarebeautiful,cloudlessandsunny!
SometimesIdogetarain,butIthinkitmakesmestrongerjustliketherainhelpsplantsgrowup.
28.Theexampleofthetwinbrothersshowsthat________.
A.makinggoodchoicesisthemostimportantB.educationdecidesaperson’sfuture
C.upbringingmakesabigdifferenceD.itisluckthatleadstosuccess
29.Whatdoes“RAIN”mentionedinthesecondparagraphreferto?
A.Water.B.Goodluck.C.Success.D.Difficulty.
30.Whatistalkedaboutinthethirdparagraph?
A.Howtheauthorcollectsusefulexperience.
B.Howtheauthordealswithdifficultynow.
C.Howtheauthorgetshelpfromothers.
D.Howtheauthorlivesintheproblem.
31.Now,theauthor’sattitudetowards“RAIN”is________.
A.negativeB.unclearC.positiveD.unknown
D
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