学年高二上学期第四次月考英语试题含答案.docx

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学年高二上学期第四次月考英语试题含答案

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怀仁市大地学校2020-2021学年度上学期第四次月考

高二英语

（考试时间：

120分钟试卷满分：

150分）

注意事项：

1.本试卷由三个部分组成。

其中，第一和第二部分的第一节为选择题。

第二部分的第二节和第三部分为非选择题。

2.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。

3.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。

回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。

4.考试结束后，将答题卡交回。

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）（略）

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分）

A

JourneyBackinTimewithScholars

ClassicalProvence（13days）

JourneythroughthebeautifulcountrysideofProvence,France,withProf.OriZ.Soltes.Wewillvisitsomeofthebest-preservedRomanmonumentsintheworld.OurtouralsoincludesachancetowalkinthefootstepsofVanGoghandGauguin.Fieldsofflowers,tile-roofed（瓦屋顶）villagesandtastymealsenrichthiswonderfulexperience.

SouthernSpain（15days）

Spainhaslovelywhitetownsandthescent（芳香）oforanges,butitisalsoatreasuryofancientremainsincludingthecitiesleftbytheGreeks,RomansandArabs.AswetravelsouthfromMadridwithProf.RonaldMessiertohistoricToledo,RomanMeridaandintoAndalucia,weexplorehistoricalmonumentsandarchitecture.

China'sSacredLandscapes（21days）

DiscovertheChinaof"pastages",itswalledcities,templesandmountainscenerywithProf.RobertThorp.Highlights（精彩之处）includeChina'smostsacredpeaksatMountTaiandHangzhou'srollinghills,waterwaysandpeacefultemples.WewillwanderintraditionalsmalltownsandendourtourwithanexceptionalmuseuminShanghai.

Tunisia（17days）

JoinProf.PedarFossonourin-depthTunisian（突尼斯的）tour.TourhighlightsincludetheRomancityofDougga,theundergroundNumidiancapitalatBullaRegia,RomanSbeitlaandtheremoteareasaroundTataouineandMatmata,uniqueforundergroundcities.OurjourneytakesustopicturesqueBerbervillagesandlovelybeaches.

1.WhatcanvisitorsseeinbothClassicalProvenceandSouthernSpain？

A.Historicalmonuments.B.Fieldsofflowers.

C.VanGogh'spaintings.D.Greekbuildings.

2.WhichcountryisProf.Thorpmostknowledgeableabout？

A.France.B.Spain.C.China.D.Tunisia.

3.WhichofthefollowinghighlightstheTunisiantour？

A.Whitetowns.B.Undergroundcities.

C.Tile-roofedvillages.D.Rollinghills.

B

I’mgoingtobecompletelyhonest.IhavenoideahowIendedupwiththisopportunity,IhavenoideawhatI’mdoing,butIamveryhappytobehere.

LastsummerafriendtaggedmeinaFacebookpostfromBBCEarthandencouragedmetoapplytotheBBCPresenterSearch2018.Theassignmentwaseasyandhard,makeavideoshorterthan60secondswhereyoutalkaboutsomethinginscienceyouthinkiscool.Simpleconcept,butformeitwaschallengingasIwanttotalkaboutbryophytes（苔藓植物）forever（whichisslightlylongerthan60seconds）.

SoIdecidedtomakeanattempt.Iwasgoingtomakea60secondvideoaboutsphagnum（水苔）,commonlyknownaspeatmossanduncommonlyknownasanunsungclimatehero.Sphagnumistheplantgenusthatholdsthemostcarbonintheworld,itslowlybuildsupitscarbonstorageoverhundredsofthousandsofyearsandifundisturbed,theyneverletgoofthecarbontheygathered.

MakingashortvideoonthiswashardbecauseIwantedtoincludeeverything.AnditbecameevenharderasIhadnoonetoholdthecamera.Itiedmycameratothescrawniestlittletree,swinginginthewindasabirdtriedtochasemeawayfromthemud.Thischaosendedupasthevideo“Whysphagnumisawesome”onmychannel.Isubmittedthevideo,butdidn’tdaretowriteinthedescriptionsectionofthevideothatitwasasubmission,becauseIneverimaginedthatIcouldwin!

ButIdid.

IwaitedtwomonthsbeforeIcouldtellpeoplethatIhadwonthesearch,andwhenthenewscameout,IreceivedthemostattentionI’vehadinmyentirelife.

Nomatteryourbackground,whetheryouwanttopassthetimeorpassanexam,Ireallyhopeyouenjoythevideo!

4.Whatcanweinferabouttheauthorfromparagraph1?

A.Sheisuncertainabouttheresult.B.Shegetsusedtotellingpeoplelies.

C.Sheisunabletoachievethegoal.D.Sheknowsmuchabouttheending.

5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutsphagnum?

A.Itcanformitscarbonstorageinaveryslowway.

B.Itisuniversallyrecognizedasanunknownclimatehero.

C.Itwon’treleasethecarbonwithoutbeingdisturbed.

D.Itcontainsalargeamountofcarbon.

6.Theunderlinedword“scrawniest”inParagraph4probablymeans___________.

A.weakestB.strongestC.shortestD.mostenergetic

7.Whatcanwelearnfromtheauthor’sstory?

A.Sheshowsgreatinterestinfilmingthevideo.

B.Herknowledgehelpsovercomeallthedifficulties.

C.Herattitudeandhardworkpayoffeventually.

D.Sheismorethandelightedtogainthemostattention.

C

Irelandhashadaverydifficulthistory.Theproblemsstartedinthe16thcenturywhenEnglishrulertriedtoconquer（征服）Ireland.Forhundredsofyears,theIrishpeoplefoughtagainsttheEnglish,Finally,in1921,theBritishgovernmentwasforcedtogiveindependencetothesouthofIreland.Theresultisthattodaytherearetwo"Irelands".NorthernIreland,inthenorth,ispartoftheUnitedKingdom.TheRepublicofIreland,inthesouth,isanindependentcountry.

Inthe1840sthemaincrop,potatoes,wasaffectedbydiseaseandabout750,000peoplediedofhunger.This,andashortage（短缺）ofwork,forcedmanypeopletoleaveIrelandandliveintheUSA,theUK,AustraliaandCanada.Asaresultoftheseproblems,thepopulationfellfrom8.2millionin1841to6.6millionin1851.

Formanyyears,themajorityofIrishpeopleearnedtheirlivingasfarmers.Today,manypeoplewillworkonthelandbutmoreandmorepeoplearemovingtothecitiestoworkinfactoriesandoffices.Lifeinthecitiesisverydifferentfromlifeinthecountryside,wherethingsmoveataquieterandslowerpace.

TheIrisharefamousforbeingwarm-heartedandfriendly.OscarWilde,afamousIrishwriter,oncesaidthattheIrishwere"thegreatesttalkerssincetheCreeks".Sinceindependence,Irelandhasrevived（复兴）itsowncultureofmusic,language,literatureandsinging.DifferentareashavedifferentstylesofoldIrishsongswhicharesungwithoutinstruments.OtherkindsofIrishmusicusemanydifferentinstrumentssuchastheviolin,whistles,etc.

8.WhatdoestheauthortellusinParagraph1?

A.HowtheIrishfoughtagainsttheEnglish.B.HowIrelandgainedindependence

C.HowEnglishrulerstriedtoconquerIreland.D.Howtwo"Irelands"cameintobeing

9.WelearnfromthetextthatinIreland________.

A.foodshortagesinthe1840sledtoadeclineinpopulation

B.peoplearemovingtothecitiesforlackofworkinthecountryside

C.itishardertomakealivingasafarmerthanasafactoryworker

D.differentkindsofoldIrishsongsareallsungwithinstruments

10.Thelastparagraphismainlyabout________

A.theIrishcharacterB.Irishculture

C.IrishmusicalinstrumentsD.afamousIrishwriter

11.whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.lifeinIrelandB.AVeryDifficultHistory

C.IrelandpastandpresentD.TheindependenceofIreland

D

Onlinelivestreaming（直播）isbigbusinessnowadays,makinghugeprofitsandattractinghundredsofmillionsofviewers.Inadditiontoadults,thisrapidlyexpandingindustryisnowdrawingunderagelivestreamers,whoarenotoflegalage.AccordingtoareportbytheSinaWeiboDataCenter,livestreamersaged11—16accountedfor12percentofallstreamersinChina.Thefigurehasbeenrisingstill,whilestreamersaregettingyounger.

Ithasbeenfoundthatalargenumberofunderagestreamersaredrinking,smokingorevenexposingtoattractviewers.Inthebestcase,livestreamingwillaffectchildren’sschoolworkandwastetheirpreciousyouth.Intheworstcase,theywilldevelopbadvaluesandanimproperoutlook,whichwilldamagetheirfuture.

“Webcasts（webbroadcast）aresuspectedofhavingahotbedofimproperprogram.Particularly,theinvolvementofunderagestreamersinthisindustryismakingthesituationmorecomplex”saidMaoJianguofromSouthernMetropolisDaily.

Somelegalexpertsrecentlyissuedareportonprotectionofthechildreninthecyberspace（网络空间）,suggestingthatthoseunder14shouldberestrictedfromindependentlylivestreamingandpostingvideosonline.

However,itisunwiseandimpossibletototallyrejectallunderagestreamersbutit'snecessaryandevenurgenttostandardizetheunderagewebcastsector.

Fortunately,somewebcastcompanieshavesaidthattheywillnotallowstreamersundertheageof18andonlinelivestreamersmustregisterbyusingtheirID.However,therealityisthatmanyunderagestreamerschoosetoavoidthatbyusingtheIDsofadults,whoalsogothroughthefacescanningrequiredforconditions.Allthismeansthattoblockunderagestreamersfromwebcasting,it’snotenoughtodependontheirself-discipline.

Parentsshouldtelltheirchildrenaboutthedisadvantagesofgettinginvolvedinlivestreamingsothatchildrendevelopanobjectiveattitudetowardlivestreaming.AdultsshouldnotlendtheirIDstochildrentoregisterforlivestreaming.Andthewatchdogsmustpatrol（巡逻）webcastplatformsmoreactivelyandremoveallunauthorizedvideosofunderagestreamers.

12.Whatarethefirstandsecondparagraphsmainlyabout?

A.Anewindustryoflivestreamingcameintobeing.

B.Onlinelivestreaminghasbeenasocialconcern.

C.Teenagersarecuriousaboutlivestreamingrecently.

D.Onlinelivestreamingisincreasinglypopularandbringingbadeffects.

13.AccordingtoMaoJianguo’swords,wecanindicate__________.

A.children’slivestreamingistherootofallthesocialproblems

B.webcastscontributetotheunheal