浙江省杭州市西湖高级中学学年高二英语月考试题1.docx

1、浙江省杭州市西湖高级中学学年高二英语月考试题1浙江省杭州市西湖高级中学2020学年高二英语12月月考试题第I卷第一部分 ：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 is Sherry doing?A. Doing exercise. B. Having breakfast. C. Packing her schoolbag.2. Where does the

2、 man want to go?A. A hospital. B. A hotel. C. A bank.3. What does the woman mean?A. Bob will give up playing chess. B. It is common to fail sometimes.C. She doesnt believe Bob lost the game.4. What color sweater will the woman buy?A. White. B. Red. C. Blue.5. What is Bill?A. A lawyer. B. A teacher.

3、C. A cook.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2至4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。听下面一段材料，回答第6、7题。6. How much does the man need to pay totally?A. 830 yuan. B. 950 yuan. C. 1,070 yuan.7. When will the furniture be delivered?A. On

4、Wednesday. B. On Saturday. C. On Sunday.听下面一段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What will the woman do next month?A. Apply for a visa for London. B. Visit some universities. C. Study in Scotland.9. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Classmates. B. Colleagues.(同事) C. Father and daughter.听下面一段材料，回答第

5、10至12题。10. How does the woman feel?A. Excited. B. Nervous. C. Relaxed.11. What will the speakers do at the end of the presentation?A. Answer questions. B. Show their photos. C. Give out the materials.12. What does the man plan to do tonight?A. Collect enough materials. B. Practice with the woman.C.

6、Go to his friends party.听下面一段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. At home. B. In the office. C. At the airport.14. What time will the man leave for Florida?A. At 2:10 am. B. At 7:30 am. C. At 11:30 am.15. What is the man going to do on August 18th?A. Celebrate their we

7、dding anniversary.B. Celebrate his daughters birthday.C. Bur some gifts foe his family.16. What does the woman mean?A. Her husband always forgets to buy gifts.B. Her daughter doesnt like to play with the man.C. Her husband has been busy working for weeks.听下面一段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Which of the following

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9、lp?A. American kids. B. African kids. C. Danish kids.第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共10个小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWinners ClubYou choose to be a winner!The Winners Club is a bank account specially designed for teenagers. It has been made to help you better manage your m

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16、o be a member of the Club, you must_.A. be an Internet user B. be permitted by your parentC. have a big sum of money D. be in your twentiesBSince the 1970s, scientists have been searching for ways to link the brain with computers. Braincomputer interface (BCI) technology could help people with disab

17、ilities send commands to machines.Recently, two researchers, Jose Millan and Michele Tavella from the Federal Polytechnic School in Lausanne, Switzerland, showed a small robotic wheelchair directed by a persons thoughts.In the laboratory, Tavella operated the wheelchair just by thinking about moving

18、 his left or right hand. He could even talk as he watched the vehicle and guided it with his thoughts.“Our brain has billions of nerve cells. These send signals through the spinal cord (脊髓) to the muscles to give us the ability to move. But spinal cord injuries or other conditions can prevent these

19、weak electrical signals from reaching the muscles.” Tavella says. “Our system allows disabled people to communicate with outside world and also to control devices.”The researchers designed a special cap for the user. This head cover picks up the signals from the scalp (头皮) and sends them to a comput

20、er. The computer interprets(翻译) the signals and commands the motorized wheelchair. The wheelchair also has two cameras that identify objects in its path. They help the computer react to commands from the brain.Prof. Millan, the team leader, says scientists keep improving the computer software that i

21、nterprets brain signals and turns them into simple commands. “The practical possibilities that BCI technology offers to disabled people can be grouped in two categories: communication, and controlling devices. One example is this wheelchair.”He says his team has set two goals. One is testing with re

22、al patients, so as to prove that this is a technology they can benefit from. And the other is to guarantee that they can use the technology over long periods of time.24. How did Tavella operate the wheelchair in the laboratory?A. By controlling his muscles. B. By talking to the machine.C. By moving

23、his hand. D. By using his mind.25. Which of the following shows the path of the signals described in Paragraph 5?A. scalpcomputercapwheelchairB. computercapscalpwheelchairC. scalpcapcomputerwheelchairD. capcomputerscalpwheelchair26. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?A. Swit

24、zerland, the BCI Research CenterB. New Findings About How the Human Brain WorksC. BCI Could Mean More Freedom for the DisabledD. Robotic Vehicles Could Help to Cure Brain InjuriesCTim Richter and his wife, Linda, had taught for over 30 years near Buffalo, New Yorkhe in computers, she in special educ

25、ation. “Teaching means everything to us.” Tim would say. In April 1998, he learned he would need a heart operation. It was the kind of news that leads to some serious thinking about lifes purpose.Not long after the surgery, Tim saw a brochure（手册） describing Imagination Library, a program started by

26、Dolly Partons foundation (基金会) that mailed a book every month to children from birth to age five in the singers home town of Sevier, Tennessee. “I thought, maybe Linda and I could do something like this when we retire.” Tim recalls. He placed the brochure on his desk, “as a reminder”.Five years late

27、r, now retired and with that brochure still on the desk, Tim clicked on . The program had been opened up to partners who could take advantage of book and postage discounts.The quality of the books was of great concern to the Richters. Rather than sign up online, they went to Dollywood for a look-see

28、. “We didnt want to give the children rubbish.” says Linda. The booksreviewed each year by teachers, literacy specialists, and Dollywood board membersincluded classics such as Ezra Jack Keatss The Snowy Day and newer books like Anna Dewdneys Llama Llama series.Satisfied, the couple set up the Richte

29、r Family Foundation and got to work. Since 2020, they have shipped more than 12,200 books to preschoolers in their area. Megan Williams, a mother of four, is more than appreciative：“This program introduces us to books Ive never heard of.”The Richters spend about $400 a month sending books to 200 chi

30、ldren. “Some people sit there and wait to die.” says Tim. “Others get as busy as they can in the time they have left.”27. What led Tim to think seriously about the meaning of life?A. His health problem. B. His love for teaching.C. The influence of his wife. D. The news from the Web.28. What did Tim

31、want to do after learning about Imagination Library?A. Give out brochures. B. Do something similar.C. Write books for children. D. Retire from being a teacher.29. Why did the Richters go to Dollywood?A. To avoid signing up online.B. To meet Dollywood board members.C. To make sure the books were the newest.D. To see if the books were of good quality.30. What can we learn from Tims words in the last paragraph?A. He needs more money to help the children.B. He wonders why some people are so busy.C. He tries to save those waiting to die.D. He cons