高二英语下学期第一次月考试题新 人教版

2019学年高二英语下学期第一次月考试题

本试卷满分120分，考试时间100分钟

注意事项：

1.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考号、座位号填写在答题卡上。

2.选择题:每小题选出答案后，用2B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。

3.非选择题：用黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上书写作答。在试卷上作答，答案无效。

第一部分阅读理解（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、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑

A

Clive Roberts．a director at ELS Educational Services，says English tests are changing greatly in response to the global growth in the use of English as a lingua franca—the common language used among people with different native languages．For that reason，a lot of new tests are being developed while old tests are being improved to meet the needs of universities and employers worldwide.

Changes in language testing

“A lot of tests are now delivered online，all four skills are being tested，in some cases，by computer，in particular speaking and writing skills，which are the most difficult to assess on a computer environment，”says Mr.Roberts.

Computer testing will reduce the length of time required for testing，because the tests adjust to the test-taker’s ability．These computer-adaptive tests also increase accuracy in scoring．Computer-a- daptive tests change depending on the test-taker’s responses．They can become more or less difficult during the testing session．For this reason，the set of correct answers will be different for each test-taker．

Cultural sensitivity

Another change to language testing relates to cultural sensitivity．The term refers to material on a test that is based on a certain culture or is hard for test-takers from different cultures to understand．

Mr．Roberts says test development companies are now hiring people with intercultural communication backgrounds to review test items．The companies want to make sure the test does not upset test-takers．

Proficiency(精通程度)in language

Changes to English proficiency tests make them better at measuring the learners’ability．However，Mr。Roberts says the changes may mean the tests are more difficult for some students．

“The tests have become more proficiency-oriented．The items are being designed in such a way that they test real-world proficiency and not simply sort of an artificial environment or a specific set of skills that are taught in a classroom．So a lot of authentic texts，a lot of authentic listening passages are being used．”

The changes mean students have to be able to understand English the way it is

used in everyday life，not just in textbooks．

1．Which of the following can best replace the underlined words“a lingua franca”in Paragraph l?

A．a universal language B．a second language C．a native language D．a mother tongue

2．Why is proficiency stressed in language testing?

A．To make the test more difficult．B．To get learners to learn textbooks well．

C．To test learners’speaking ability．D．To test learners’real ability to use the language．

3．which words can best describe the new English tests?

A．More accurate but easier．B．Less practical but harder．

C．Better but harder．D．Less popular but easier．

B

Guide dogs help blind people who cannot get around by themselves．Although Yorkshire terriers and poodles are good companion dogs，guide dogs are chosen from lager breeds(品种)such as German shepherds，golden retrievers，and Labrador retrievers．The young dogs are raised by families until they are eighteen months old．During this time，they get lots of love and attention，but they are also taught to obey．Then the dogs go to a special school where，for four months，they work

with a sighted trainer，an individual who can see．The dog forms a close relationship with this person who teaches it how to follow directions such as right，left，straight ahead，and stop．The young dog also learns to watch out for dangerous traffic and wait until it is safe to cross a busy street.

When the dog is two years old，it starts training with the blind person it will live with. The dog and its new owner make many trips from downtown to where the blind person lives so the dog becomes familiar with the normal atmosphere．During the training，a sighted trainer always remains with them. A blind person who is getting a guide dog for the first time will train for about a month. If the individual has had a dog before，the training takes about three weeks．After the training，the blind person depends on the guide dog for between seven and twelve years．At that point，the working dog become a family pet and the owner needs to train with a younger guide dog．

4．Which breed would NOT be trained as a guide dog?

A．A Yorkshire terrier．B．A golden retriever.

C．A German shepherd．D．A Labrador．

5．What does the guide dog learn to do during the training?

A．Associate directions with food. B．Play with young children．

C．Stay away from busy streets．D．Look out for traffic problems．6．Who gives the dogs training at the special school?

A．A sighted trainer. B．Other blind people.

C．A traffic peliceman．D．The school director．

7．What’s this passage mainly about?

A．The time spent training a guide dog．B．The importance of having a guide dog．

C．The process of training a guide dog. D．The way of choosing a guide dog.

C

College students constantly hear the praises of education．We have all become used to believing that a college education is always a guarantee of an easier life．I was nine years old when my fourth-grade teacher presented me with a task, to write down all of the things I wanted in my life．I filled my paper with things like: own a big house and have servants; be rich and have a good job．The next day my teacher handed back my paper and in red ink she wrote: " GO TO COLLEGE．" For a long time, I was convinced that once I obtained an education, BAM! Life would be easier．

However, education cannot promise all wishes, dreams, and desires．Society must reject the foolish idea that a college education's main purpose is to satisfy our desires and secure success．Like most challenging things, education is a gamble （赌博）in which results depend entirely on people's ability to look past their wants to see the realism and reason behind their wants．

For instance, my first year of college, I took a sociology class．In class, we were taught that Third World countries were poor．We learned that our quality of life would be almost impossible for an average person in those countries．I began to examine my own desire to be rich．To always go after money felt selfish when knowing others had none at all．Learning about other society's financial situations forced me to look beyond what I wanted．

Through the process of education, everything once desired is tested．Wanting something no longer is enough; it's more important to examine why we want it and whether we really want it．When my desire for money changed, everything changed．I stopped longing for money-driven careers and stopped valuing the people who had them．I began to examine the things I purchased and my reason for wanting them．

Education is a tool to be used to develop and advance our desires, so we can discover the things that are truly significant in life．Education is a source to expand our society to see beyond the superficial （表面的）appeals and the "quick fixes" , leaving the belief of an effortless life behind in order to desire a meaningful one．8．The author's fourth-grade teacher probably agreed that ______．A．the author was an ambitious student

B．the author should set more realistic goals

C．a college student would lead an easier life

D．a college degree was the key to the author's dreams

9．Why does the author mention her sociology class?

A．To share her learning experiences with readers．

B．To support her new understanding about education．

C．To express her sympathy for people in Third World．

D．To stress the importance of taking a sociology course．

10．With a college education, the author ______．

A．envied rich people B．lost interest in career

C．desired more material things D．stopped always seeking more wealth 11．What's the main idea of the passage?

A．College education promises an effortless life．

B．College education tests and guides our life desires．

C．College education offers solutions to social problems．

D．College education turns young people into gamblers．

D

Frank Lloyd Wright is often called the father of American modern architecture．He designed buildings and homes across the United States for more than 70 years．He created most of his works from 1900 through the 1950s，but his open-living spaces and imaginative designs still appear very modern today．

Last week，the United States nominated(提名)10 of his buildings for the UN Educational，Scientific，and Cultural Organization—or UNESCO—the World Heritage List．The World Heritage List recognizes the most，important cultural and natural sites worldwide．

The 10 buildings，titled．“Key Works of Modern Architecture by Frank Lloyd Wright，”were built between 1906 and 1969．They include several of his personal homes and studios，churches，government buildings，private residences，and one very famous museum—New York City’s Guggenheim Museum．

The Solomon R．Guggenheim Museum is one of the most visited sites in New York City．About one million people visit it every year．Frank Lloyd Wright worked on it from 1943 to 1959．It was designed to create a new type of space for new

types of art．The museum remains an international symbol of modern architecture that represents Wright’s unique design．

Many of Mr．Wright’s modern buildings and homes in the U．S．Midwest have also become symbols of modern American architecture．Richard Longstreth is the president of the Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy．He calls Mr．Wrisht“the father of modern architecture，fundamentally redefining the nature of form and space during the early 20th century that would have enduring impacts of modern architecture worldwide．”

The UNESCO World Heritage Committee will announce its decision in

mid-2016．If Frank Lloyd Wright’s 10 buildings were chosen for the list，they would be the first World Heritage listings for modem U．S．architecture．The World Heritage List already includes 22 other American sites，including the Grand Canyon，Yellowstone National Park and the Statue of Liberty．

12.We can learn from the passage that_____．

A．Mr．Wright’s designs are out of style today

B．Mr．Wright’s designs have been widely recognized

C．Mr．Wright’s designs on modern buildings and homes are a failure D．Mr．Wright is the owner of ten buildings

13．Which of the following statements about Guggenheim Museum is true? A．It is a masterpiece showing Mr．Wright’s unique design.

B．It is a good example of traditional design．

C．It is the most famous site in New York City.

D．It is the symbol of New York City．

14．In which section of the newspaper can you probably find this article? A．News B．Science C．Biography D．Economy

15．What’s the best title of the passage?

A．Frank Lloyd Wright—the Father of American Modern Architecture

B．The World Heritage List—Cultural Collection Worldwide C．Guggenheim Museum—International Symbol of modern Architecture D．Frank Lloyd Wright’Buildings—On the way to World Heritage List

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入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。（请将答案涂在答题卡的16--20的位置）

There is distinction between reading for information and reading for understanding. 16

The first sense is the one in which we read newspapers, magazines, or anything else. 17 Such materials may increase our store of information, but they cannot improve our understanding. And clearly we don’t have any difficulty in gaining the new information, for our understanding was equal to them before we started. Otherwise, we would have felt the shock of puzzlement.

The second sense is the one in which we read something that at first we do not completely understand. Here the thing to be read is at the first sight better or higher than the reader. The writer is communicating something that can increase the reader’s understanding. 18 Otherwise one person could never learn from another. Here “learning”means understanding more, not remembering more information.

What are the conditions in this kind of reading? First, there is inequality in understanding. 19 Besides, his book must convey something he possesses and

his potential readers lack. Second, the reader must be able to overcome this inequality in some degree. And he should always try to reach the same level of understanding with the writer. If the equality is approached, success of communication is achieved.

20 It is the least demanding and requires the least amount of effort. Everyone who knows how to read can read for entertainment if he wants to. In fact, any book that can be read for understanding or information can probably be read for entertainment as well.

A. The writer should have a better communicating skill.

B. Such communication between unequals must be possible.

C. We can get access to the content of those materials easily.

D. The writer must be “superior”to the reader in understanding.

E. Thus, we can employ the word “reading”in two distinct senses.

F. Reading for entertainment is capable of increasing our understanding for information.

G. Besides gaining information and understanding, there’s another goal of reading —entertainment.

第二部分：英语知识运用（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16~35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。

At my heaviest I weighed 370 pounds. I had a very poor relationship with food: I used it to 21 bad feelings, to make myself feel better, and to celebrate. Worried about my health, I tried many different kinds of 22 but nothing worked. I came to believe that I could do nothing about my 23 .

When I was 50, my weight problem began to affect me 24 . I didn’t want to live the rest of my life with this 25 weight any more.

That year, I 26 a seminar where we were asked to create a project that would touch the world. A seminar leader shared her 27 story —she had not only 125 lost pounds, but also raised $25,000 for homeless children.

28 by her story, I created the As We Heal(痊愈), the World Heals 29 . My goal was to lose 150 pounds in one year and raise $50,000 30 a movement founded 30 years ago to end hunger. This combination of healing myself and healing the world 31 me as the perfect solution.

32 I began my own personal weight program, I was filled with the fear that I would 33 the same difficulties that beat me before. While the 34 hung over my head, there were also signs that I was headed down the right 35 . I sent letters to everyone I knew, telling them about my project. It worked perfectly. Donations began 36 in from hundreds of people.

Of course, I also took some practical steps to lose weight. I consulted with a physician（内医生）, I hired a fitness coach, and I began to eat small and 37 meals. My fund-raising focus also gave me new motivation to exercise 38 .

A year later, I 39 my goal: I lost 150 pounds and raised $50,000! I feel that I’ve been given a second life to devote to something that is 40 and enormous.

21. A. add B. mix C. kill D. share

22. A. diets B. drinks C. fruits D. dishes

23. A. height B. ability C. wisdom D. weight

24. A. temporarily B. recently C. seriously D. secretly

25. A. ideal B. extra C. normal D. low

26. A. attended B. organized C. recommended D. mentioned

27. A. folk B. success C. adventure D. science

28. A. Surprised B. Amused C. Influenced D. Disturbed

29. A. project B. business C. system D. custom

30. A. in search of B. in need of C. in place of D. in support of

31. A. scared B. considered C. confused D. struck

32. A. As B. Until C. If D. Unless

33. A. get over B. run into C. look for D. put aside

34. A. excitement B. joy C. anger D.

fear

35. A. row B. hall C. path D. street

36. A. breaking B. flooding C. jumping D. stepping

37. A. heavy B. full C. expensive D. healthy

38. A. regularly B. limitlessly C. suddenly D. randomly

39. A. set B. reached C. missed D. dropped

40. A. stressful B. painful C. meaningful D. peaceful 第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

She looks like any other schoolgirl, fresh-faced and full of life. Sarah Thomas is looking forward to the challenge of her new A-level course. But unlike her school friends, 16-year-old Sarah is not spending half-term 41 (rest). Instead, she is earning ￡6500 a day as 42 model in New York.

Sarah 43 (tell) that she could be Britain’s new supermodel earning a million dollars in the next year. Her father Peter, 44, wants her to give up school to model full-time. But Sarah, 44 has taken part in shows along with top models, wants 45 (prove) that she has brains as well as beauty. She is determined to carry on with her 46 (educate).

She has turned down several 47 (invitation) to star at shows in order to concentrate on her studies. After school she plans to take a year off to model

full-time before going to university to get a degree 48 engineering or architecture.

Sarah says, ＂My dad thinks I should take the offer now. But at the moment, school 49 (come) first. I don’t want to get too absorbed in modeling. It is 50 (certain) fun but the lifestyle is a little unreal. I don’t want to have nothing else to fall back on when I can’t model any more.＂

第三部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节：短文改错(共10小题；每小题l分，满分10分)

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。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仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

When I look at this picture of myself. I realize of how fast time flies. I had grown not only physically, and also mentally in the past few years. About one month after this photo was took, I entered my second year of high school and become a new member of the school music club. Around me in picture are the things they were very important in my life at that time: car magazines and musical instruments. I enjoyed studying difference kinds of cars and planes, playing pop music, and collecting the late music albums. This picture often brings back to me many happy

memories of your high school days.

第二节：书面表达（满分25分）

假如你是李华，计划和同学去敬老院（nursing home）陪老人们过重阳节（the Double Ninth Festival）。请给外教露西写封邮件，邀她一同前往，内容包括：

1.出发及返回时间；

2.活动：包饺子、表演节目等。（make dumplings）

注意：

1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3.结语已为你写好。

Dear Lucy,

Looking forward to your reply

Yours Li Hua

第一部分：阅读理解（40分）

A篇：1——3 A B C B篇：4——7 A D A C

C篇：8——11 D B D B D篇: 12——15 B A A D

七选五：16——20 E C B D G

第二部分：英语知识运用（45分）

第一节：完型填空（30分）

21——25 CADCB 26——30 ABCAD 31——35 DABDC 36——40 BDABC

第二节：语法填空（15分）

41. resting 42. a 43. was told 44. who 45. to prove

46. education 47. invitations 48. in 49. comes 50. certainly

第三部分：写作（35分）

第一节：改错（10分）

51. 去掉realize后的of 52. had ——have 53. and ——but 54. took ——taken 55. become——became 56. picture前加the/this

57. they ——that/which 58.difference ——different 59. late ——latest

60. your ——my

Dear Lucy,

I’d like to invite you to join us for a visit to the nearby nursing home next Saturday for the Double Ninth Festival. It is the day for the elderly in our culture. We’ll go and make dumplings and cakes with the elderly people there. We’ll also spend some fun time together singing, dancing and playing games, which we hope will make them happy. We should be back around 4 o’clock in the afternoon. If you are able to come with us, please let us know and we’ll wait for you at the gate at 9 in the morning.

Looking forward to your reply.

Yours Li Hu