河北省邢台一中2020┄2021学年高二下学期第二次月考

年级英语试题

命题人：孟春净

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 does the woman advise the man to do？

A. Work hard at his lessons. B. Go to sleep. C. Stay there and wait.

2. Why was the man late for the film？

A. Because he had an unexpected visitor.

B. Because he had to take his son to the doctor.

C. Because his car broke down on the way

3. How much are the oranges？

A. 6 cents a pound. B. 16 cents a pound. C. 60 cents a pound.

4. Where may Bob be？

A. In the bedroom sleeping. B. In the office working.

C. At the lab sleeping.

5. When will the movie start？

A. It is already on. B. It will start at eight. C. It will start after eight o’ clock.

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几个小题，从每题所给的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，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；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。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6. What will the man do in the evening？

A. Go to London. B. Meet somebody. C. See the woman again.

7. Where are the speakers？

A. In the street. B. In a hotel. C. In a taxi.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8. What does the woman intend to do？

A. Introduce the Star Club. B. Invite the man to do sports.

C. Invite the man to see a film.

9. What can we learn about the club？

A. People can skate there. B. It is open until midnight.

C. Three buses pass the club.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What will Mary’s mother receive for her birthday？

A. A shirt. B. A skirt. C. A plate.

11. Who’ ll cook the special dinner？

A. Mary. B. Mary’s friend. C. Mary’s mother.

12. Who will do the shopping？

A. Mary’s father and mother. B. Mary and her mother. C. Mary and her father.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What is the speaker mainly talking about？

A. The history of cola. B. Soft-drink production.

C. Using cola as a drug.

14. How was cola originally sold？

A. A soft drink. B. As a medicine. C. As a cooking oil.

15. Why does the speaker mention John S. Pamberton？

A. He sold cola to doctors. B. He was a drugstore clerk.

C. he developed colas a drug.

16. How was the drug made into a soft drink？

A. By mixing it with special oils.

B. By heating it.

C. By adding soda water.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20 题

17. What did the wife want to do before their flight？

A. Do some shopping. B. have a good sleep.

C. have a business talk.

18. Where did the couple agree to meet？

A. At the hotel. B. At the airport. C. At a store.

19. What did the husband take with him？

A. All the money.

B. Their passports.

C. All the luggage.

20. What did the wife wear when going downstairs in the hotel？

A. A top and a blanket. B. A top and pants. C. A skirt.

第二部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

第一节阅读下列短文，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

For their nick-of-time acts, Toby, a 2-year-old dog, and Winnie, a cute cat, were named Dog and Cat of the Year by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

As Amy Paul choked（哽住） on a piece of apple at her home, her dog jumped up, landing hard on her chest and forcing the piece in her throat out. When the Keesling family of Indiana was about to be killed by carbon monoxide, their cat clawed at the wife Cathy’s hair until she woke up and called for help.

No one could explain their timely heroics.

Both pets were rescued by their owners in infancy---Toby as a 4-week-old thrown into a garbage bin to die, and Winnie as a week-old orphan hiding under a barn, so helpless that Cathy’s husband, Eric, had to feed her milk with an eyedropper.

As the Keeslings recalled it, a gas-driven pump being used broke down, spreading carbon monoxide through the house. By the time Winnie went to rescue, the couple’s 14-year-old son was already unconscious. “Winnie jumped on the bed and was clawing at me, with a kind of angry sound,” Cathy Keesling said. The state police responding to her 911 call said the family was only minutes from death, judging by the amount of poisonous gas in the house.

Amy Paul’s husband was at his job when she took a midday break from making jewelry and bit into an apple. “Normally I peel them, but I read in Good Housekeeping Magazine that the skin has all the nutrients, so I ate the skin, and that’s what caused me to choke,” she recalled. “I couldn’t breathe and I was in panic when Toby jumped on me. He never does that, but he did, and saved my life.”

Both Toby and Winnie accompanied their owners to the awards luncheon.

21．Why did Amy Paul choke on a piece of apple？

A. She was too young to care for herself.

B. She didn’t peel the skin as usual.

C. The apple was too hard.

D. She had a big bite.

22．Winnie saved the lives of its owner’s whole family in an accident by __________.

A. jumping onto its owner B. calling for help

C. clawing at Cathy’s hair D. making some strange noises

23．Which of the following has the similar meaning to the underlined word “infancy” in Paragraph 4？

A. middle age B. youth C. babyhood D. agedness

24．What caused the carbon monoxide spreading through the house？

A. A pump breaking down. B. A driver breaking into the house.

C. The burning gas. D. The poisonous gas.

B

Work is a part of living—my grandparents understood that. They lived and worked on a farm that has been in my family for 150 years. They raised chickens for eggs, pigs and cattle for meat. Cows were kept for milk and the cream, from which Grandma made butter and cheese. What little yard they had became a garden.

The Depression, therefore, didn’t make much change in their lives. But it did bring an unending flow of men out of work, drifting from job to job, to the farm. The first to show up at the door of the kitchen was a man in rags. He took off his hat and quietly explained that he hadn’t eaten for a while. Grandpa stood watching him a bit , then said , “There’s a stack of firewood against the fence behind the barn （谷仓）. I’ve been needing to get it moved to the other side of the fence. You have just about enough time to finish the job before lunch.”

Grandma said a surprising thing happened. The man got a shine in his eyes and he hurried to the barn at once. She set another place at the table and made an apple pie. During lunch, the stranger didn’t say much, but when he left, his shoulders had straightened. “Nothing ruins a man like losing his self-respect,” Grandpa later told me.

Soon after, another man showed up asking for a meal. This one was dressed in a suit and carried a small old suitcase. Grandpa came out when he heard voices. He looked at the man and then offered a handshake.” There is a stack of firewood along the fence down behind the barn I’ve been meaning to get it moved. It’d sure be a help to me. And we’d be pleased to have you stay for lunch.” The fellow set his suitcase aside and neatly laid his coat on top. Then he set off to work.

Grandma says she doesn’t remember how many strangers they shared a meal with during those Depression days—or how many times that stack of wood got moved.

25. When he was asked to move a stack of firewood, the first man who asked for a meal got a shine in his eyes for he was glad that .

A. he had found a good job

B. he would have something to eat

C. he would no longer suffer from the Depression

D. he would get what he wanted without losing his self-respect

26. The writer’s grandfather asked those jobless men to move the stack of firewood because .

A. he didn’t want them to have a meal free of charge

B. he had been needing to get it moved

C. he wanted to show them his kindness

D. he wanted to help them in his own way

27. The writer’s grandfather was all of the following but .

A. thoughtful B. kind C wealthy. D. sympathetic

28. The best title for the story would be .

A. Work—A Part of Living B. No Pains, No Gains

C. The Depression D. The Pleasure of farming

C

A culture’s values can be mirrored by its humor．Humor has been evaluated by many great minds such as Thomas Hobbes，who，in “On Nature”，disliked humor, “Laughter is nothing else but sudden glory arising from sudden thought of feeling far better than others．”He thought humor to be a negative quality of human narrow-mindedness．

However, Mordechai Gordon，Ph. D of Education，insists，“Humor allows us to view the

world from an angle that is amusing rather than serious．” I agree with Gordon．Learning to look at the world through humor is important．

In the United States，every four years an election occurs．Without humor as a way to express their feelings，how else would Americans keep from clawing their eyes out and going the

way of lemming？ Television shows like “The Daily Show” have become important parts of American culture．They are mothering the masses by metaphorically（隐喻地） airplane-ing politics into our mouths．They make politics fun．

Of course, politics is only one type of humor．Social humor helps people through the twists and turns of the human condition．American pop culture promotes an unhealthy self image．On the topic of self-image，Hari Kondabolu stands out．He has a joke about the popular musical group “The Pussycat Dolls”，describing their hit song “Don't Cha” as a negative representation of women．He points out an obvious offence in American culture．

A study from Loyola University of Maryland has shown that humor is one determining factor for selecting a mating partner．Amongst other things，mates look for an outstanding funny bone in a potential partner．

Of course，humor is not always used for good purposes．Humor can be linked to vulgarity （粗俗）and racism，but，like everything else，it has potential to unite human beings by allowing us to laugh at ourselves，our failures and our connection with one another．

Though life may seem tough and depressing at times，all I have to do is look in the mirror at my increased wrinkles（皱纹） to know that there is a comedy out there that even Chaplin wasn’t aware of．

With that in mind，remember to laugh with humanity and sometimes at humanity．

29．Hobbes believes that humor__________．

A．was only a way to laugh at others to make oneself feel better

B．resulted in narrow-mindedness of human beings

C．had the power to mirror personal glory and national values

D．was for people to view the world from another angle

30．What is the author’s attitude towards political humor？

A．Worried B．Disappointed C．Curious D．Appreciative

31．The fourth paragraph is developed mainly__________．

A．by example B．by process C．by comparison D．by classification

32．What can we learn from the last two paragraphs？

A．Chaplin wasn’t aware of being laughed at

B．The author feels helpless and sad about getting older

C．Never be the one who laughs at other people

D．The author is determined to face life with a sense of humor．

D

Men are spending more and more time in the kitchen encouraged by celebrity （名人） chefs like Gordon Ramsay and Jamie Oliver, according to a report from Oxford University.

  The effect of the celebrity role models, who have given cooking a more manly picture, has combined with a more general drive towards sexual equality and men now spend more than twice the amount of time preparing meals than they did in 1961.

According to the research by Prof. Jonatahn Gershuny, who runs the Centre for Time Research at Oxford, men now spend more than half an hour a day cooking, up from just 12 minutes a day in 1961.

Prof. Gershuny said, “The man in the kitchen is part of a much wider social trend. There has been 40 years of sexual equality, but there is another 40 years probably to come.”

Women, who a generation ago spent nearly two hours a day cooking, now spend just one hour and seven minutes—a great fall, but they still spend far more time in the kitchen than men.

Some experts have named these men in aprons as “Gastrosexuals （men using cooking skills to impress friends）”, who have been inspired to pick up a kitchen knife by the success of Ramsay, Oliver as well as other male celebrity chefs such as Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Marco Pierre White and Keith Floyd.

  “I was married in 1974. When my father came to visit me a few weeks later, I was wearing an apron when I opened the door. He laughed,” said Prof. Gershuny. “That would never happen now.”

Two-thirds of adults say that they come together to share at least three times a week, even if it is not necessarily around a kitchen or dining room table. Prof. Gershuny pointed out that the family meal was now rarely eaten by all of its members around a table—with many “family meals” in fact taken on the sofa in the sitting room, and shared by family members. “The family meal has changed a lot, and few of us eat—as I did when I was a child—at least two meals a day together as a family. But it has survived in a different format.”

33. What is one reason behind the trend that men spend more time cooking than before？

A. The improvement of cooks’ status.

B. The influence of popular female chefs.

C. The change of female’s view on cooking.

D. The development of sexual equality campaign.

34. What does the author think about the time men and women spend on cooking？

A. Men spend more time cooking than women nowadays.

B. Women spend much less time on cooking than before.

C. It will take 40 years before men spend more time at the stove than women.

D. There is a sharp decline in the time men spend on cooking compared with 1961.

35. How did Prof. Gershuny see the family meal according to the passage？

A. It has become a thing of the past.

B. It is very different from what it used to be.

C. It shouldn’t be advocated in modern times.

D. It is beneficial to the stability of the family.

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人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Life comes in a package. This package includes happiness and sorrow, failure and success, hope and despair. Life is a learning process. Experiences in life teach us new lessons and make us a better person.

Love

Love plays a key role on our life. Love makes you feel wanted. Without love a person could become cruel and violent. In the early stage of our life, our parents are the ones who shower us with unconditional love and care. They tell us what is right or wrong, good or bad. 36 . It is only after marriage and having kids that a person understands and becomes sensitive to the feelings of others. Kids make a person responsible and mature and help us to understand life better.

Happiness and Sorrow

Materialistic happiness is short-lived, but happiness achieved by bringing a smile on others gives a certain level of fulfillment. 37 . No mind is happy without peace. We realize the true worth of happiness when we are in sorrow. Sorrow is basically due to death of a loved one, failure and despair. But these things are temporary and pass away.

Failure and Success

38 . It helps us to touch the sky, teaches us to survive and shows us a specific way.

Hope and Despair

Hope is what keeps life going. Parents always hope their children will do well. Hope makes us dream. Hope builds in patience. 39 , because after every night there is a day. Nothing remains the same. We have only one choice ---keep moving on in life and be hopeful.

Life teaches us not to regret over yesterday, for it has passed and is beyond our control. Tomorrow is unknown, for it could either be right or dull. 40 , so that we will enjoy a better tomorrow.

A. Life teaches us not to despair even in the darkest hour

B. So the only alternative is work hard today

C. But we always tend to take this for granted

D. Success lies in trusting yourself

E. So let’s enjoy every day

F. Failure is the path to success

G. Peace of mind is the main link to happiness

第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

    阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41-60各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

A little part of me thought about going to another checkout line．This one had the shortest __41__，there was only one guy in it，but he was in a__42__and there seemed to be some difficulties__43__．

We stepped in behind him．At first, he__44__to be having difficulty getting his groceries onto the counter．But after a while，I realized that what he was actually doing was__45__it into two parts．

I offered to help，but he and the checkout lady had it under 46__．He asked Julie if she would mind putting his 47__basket away．Then he 48__ for his wallet which was in a bag on one side of his chair．The 49__he was positioned and the fact he only had one usable arm 50__ this troublesome for him，so I helped there．

The checkout operator came around and gave him his 51__ and the goods he needed to have to hand．She 52__one bag of groceries over a handle at the back of his chair．

I offered to get the other bigger bag and he said，“No． 53_you could do me a favor．Take that bag along to the entrance and give it to Angela．"

Angela，it 54__，was collecting food for people who might __55__ go hungry! I hadn’t even__56__ her before.

This guy，in spite of the limitations，had bought more than twice as __57__shopping as he needed—and given the bigger bag away to help __58__ people!

He didn’t let the fact that he needed help_59__ him from being a help．He may have been limited__60__，but his heart was more than able to overcome all that．

41．A figure B．space C．queue D．time

42．A．supermarket B．wheelchair C．helmet D．uniform

43．A．going on B．holding on C．paying off D．setting down

44．A．happened B．used C．seemed D．pretended

45．A．selecting B．wrapping C．handing D．separating

46．A．charge B．control C．improvement D．settlement

47．A．empty B．heavy C．large D．broken

48．A．felt B．in search of C．seized D．reached

49．A．spot B．direction C．distance D．way

50．A．caught B．carried C．made D．solved

51．A．basket B．bag C．wallet D．change

52．A．arranged B．hung C．loaded D．connected

53．A．And B．But C．So D．Or

54．A．turned out B．found out C．pointed out D．put out

55．A．already B．always C．otherwise D．fairly

56．A．noticed B．known C．understood D．greeted

57．A．many B．much C．few D．little

58．A．wealthy B．ordinary C．other D．normal

59．A．stop B．require C．lead D．persuade

60．A．financially B．morally C．mentally D．physically

第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分， 满分15分）

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为61-70的相应位置上。

Why is pink or purple a color for girls and blue or brown for boys？

The answer depends largely 61 cultural values as well as personal experiences. To the Egyptians, green was a color 62 represented the hope and joy of spring, while for Muslims, it means heaven. Red is a symbol of good luck in many cultures. During the Spring Festival in China, children 63 （give） money in a red envelope to bring good fortune in the New Year. For many nations, blue is a symbol of protection and religious beliefs. Greek people often wear a blue necklace hoping to protect 64 against evils（灾祸）.

People’s 65 （choose） of colors is also influenced by their bodies’ reactions toward them. Green is said to be 66 most restful color. It has the ability to reduce pain and relax people both mentally 67 physically. People 68 （work） in green environment have been found to have fewer stomach aches.

Red can cause a person’s blood pressure to rise and increase people’s appetites（食欲）. Many decorators will include different shades of red in the restaurant. And many commercial websites will have a red “Buy Now” button because red is a color that 69 （easy） catches a person’s eye.

Blue is another calming color. Unlike red, blue is believed to cause people to lose appetite. So 70 you want to eat less, some suggest that eating from blue plates can help.

第II卷

注意：将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。

第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均限一词。

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分

Three years ago I failed an important exam in my life and became a student in a ordinary school. Disappointing as I felt at the shabby campus and the poorly-equipped classroom, I found the teachers patiently and considerate. Besides, I enjoyed the friendly atmosphere in class. I decided make the best of it. I worked hard and get along well with my teachers and classmates. Whenever I had difficulties, they were always available. Soon, I became one of the top student in my class, and which greatly increased my confidence and got him motivated.

My experience tell me that it is not what you are given but how you make use for it that determines who you are.

第二节：书面表达（满分25分） （请在答题纸上作答，否则无效）

假定你是李华，你校外教Mr．Brown邀请你周日上午去听关于英国文学的讲座，但你因故不能参加。请根据以下提示，写封邮件向Mr．Brown说明。

1．表示歉意；

2．说明理由：去火车站接一位来访的老同学；

3．表示遗憾：对英国文学很感兴趣，遗憾失去这次机会；

4．希望得到讲座录像或课件，以便课下学习。

注意：1．词数100左右；

2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3．邮件开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；

Dear Mr．Brown．

Best wishes to you．

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

月考答案

听力：

1-5 BACCB 6-10 BABBB 11-15 ACABC 16-20 CABCA

阅读理解

A：BCCAD

B： DDCA

C： ADAD

D： DBBC

七选五 CGFAB

完型填空：41-45 CBACD 46-50 BADDC 51-55 DBBAC 56-60 ABCAD

第一节 语法填空：

61. on / upon 62. that /which 63. are given 64. themselves 65. choice 66. the 67. and 68. working 69.easily 70. if / when

短文改错

1.a--an 2. Disappointing---Disappointed 3.patiently---patient

4. decided 后加to 5.get---got 6.student---students

7. which 前的and 取掉 8．him--- me 9. tell—tells 10 for---of

书面表达（满分25分）：

One possible version：

Dear Mr. Brown,

I’m so sorry that I won’t be able to attend the lecture on the British literature this Sunday morning. But an old classmate of mine will come to see me that day. We haven’t seen each other for quite a long time and I have promised to meet him at the railway station, for he is not familiar with this city.

As you know, I’m deeply interested in the British literature, so it’s really a pity to miss the lecture. But I wonder if I could borrow the record or have a copy of the PPT. It would mean so much to me to watch the record or PPT and learn what’s covered in your lecture. （116 words）

Best wishes to you.

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

河北省邢台一中20202021学年高二下学期第二次月考英语试题