2021-2022学年上学期宣化一中高二月考考试英语试卷(9月份)一、阅读理解(本大题共15小题,共30.0分)ADoyoulookforsomethingtoreadwhileinLondon?Ifso,you'relucky.TheBritishcapitalhappenstohaveanincrediblecollectionofbookshops.FoylesIfyouwill,digthepicture:fourmilesofshelvesholdingupto200,000books.Let'shopeyouhavesometimetoreadbookswhentravellinginFoyles.Thisbookshopisimpossibletoleaveempty-handed.ItwasoncelistedintheGuinnessBookofWorldRecordsasthebiggestbookshopontheplanet.Location:107CharingCrossRdHatchardsIntheyear1797,ThomasPainepublishedAgrarianJustice.It'salsotheyearthisLondonbookshop,theoldestinthecitytoday,firstturnedonitslights.Itstocksanexcellentselectionoffiction,nonfiction,historyandothersorts.Location:187PiccadillyStLibreriaThisbookshopisoneofthemostpleasingofitskindinLondon.Theyellowbookshelvesaddatouchofcolorandmysteryand,well,youkindofjustwanttogrababookandaseatandstayawhile.Mobilephoneusageisstronglybannedhere.Location:65HanburyStLondonReviewBookshopThiswonderfulbookshopthatopenedin2003comesfromthesmartpeopleoftheLondonReviewofBooks.Asyou'dexpect,thereisanexcellentselectionofhistory,philosophy,politics,newfictionandmanyothersortshere.Plus,there'sanicecafeinwhichyoucanhavesomethingtodrinkandstartreading.Location:16BuryPI1.WherecanyoufindtheoldestbookshopinLondon?______
A.16BuryPI.B.187PiccadillySt.C.107CharingCrossRd.D.65HanburySt.1.WhatisspecialaboutLibreria?______A.Ithasvariousbooks.B.ItislocatedinLondon.C.Ithasyellowbookshelves.D.Itisthebiggestone.2.Whichbookshopcanofferpeoplecoffee?______A.Foyles.B.Hatchards.C.Libreria.D.LondonReviewBookshop.BThesunwasrisingaswedroveacrosstheMinnesotastatelinetoNewYorkformynewPh.D.program.Themovewasgoodformeprofessionally,butIworriedaboutmyhusbandanddaughters.IalsofearedthatIwouldn'tbeabletogivemykidsthechildhoodtheydeserved.Anne,ourfirstdaughter,cameintotheworldwhenIwasajuniormajoringinbiologyincollege.Itwaschallengingtobalanceclasses,workschedules,andbeingamom.ButIgotthroughit,findingmomentsofjoyalongtheway.OnthenightswhenIwashome,I'dreadmyclassnotesoutloudwithmydaughter.She'drespondbyaskingquestions,suchas"Mom,whatarebacteria?"Ithelpedusbothlearn.AfterIgraduated,IknewthatIwouldneedaPh.D.tolandthekindofjobIwanted.IarrivedinNewYorkfeelingmorethantheusualnew-grad-studentanxiety.IalsosufferedfromamorepersonalfearthatIwasbeingselfish—thatmydecisiontoinvigoratemycareerwasgoingtohavelong-termnegativeimpactsonmykids.Overthepastyear,though,I'vestartedtoletgoofsomeofthisworry.I'verealizedthatwehavenotonlyadaptedtoournewsituation,butthingsaregettingbetter.Myhusbandlandedajobthatheishappywith.Annedreamsofbecomingamarinebiologist.Recently,whiledrivingpastthecancerinstituteIworkat,Annesaid,"Thinkingaboutpeoplehavingcancerissosad,butIfeelbetterknowingthatyouareresearchingittohelp."Navigatingacademiaasayoungmotherishard,butit'salsorewarding.Mykidsarelearningtolookattheworldthroughthelensofscience,andwatchingtheirmomsucceedinspiresthem.Ilookforwardtoseeingthemfollowmyfootsteps,whateverpaththeychoose.
1.HowdidthewriterfeelaboutthemoveforherPh.D.program?______A.Itwasfruitfulbutexhausting.B.Itwasthelastthingshewoulddo.C.Itwashopefulbutchallenging.D.Itwaspromisingforthewholefamily.2.Whichcanbestreplacetheword"invigorate"inParagraph3?______A.boost.B.change.C.create.D.choose.3.WhatcouldbeinferredfromAnne'swordsinParagraph4?______A.Peopleareafraidofhavingcancer.B.CancerishealthenemyNo.1.C.Hermothertakesherjobseriously.D.Anneisproudofhermother.4.Whatmightbethebesttitleofthetext?______A.OnwardsandUpwardsB.DoubleGainsofMum'sPursuitC.LikeMotherLikeDaughterD.GenerationGapNarrowedbyLoveCIfyoulivenearapark,you'veprobablyobservedthisuniquesquirrelbehavior.Aswinterapproaches,thesecreaturesbeginwhatlookslikepreparationforawidescavenger(觅食)hunt.Ingreatnumbers,thesesquirrelsbegintoburynuts!Thiskindofbehaviorraisesalotofquestionsforsquirrelenthusiasts—themostpressingbeinghowthesquirrelsfindtheirnutsagain.Easterngraysquirrels,inparticular,burytheirnutsfarandwide.Scientiststhemselvesaren'tevenquitesureofeverythingthatgoesintothishidingbehavior,buttheyhavesomeideas.Forone,scientistshaveobservedgraysquirrelsfrequentlyburyingandreburyingtheirnuts.Thescientistsassumedthatthisbehaviorwastohelpalwayskeepafreshmemoryofthenuts!locations.However,it'snotonlymemorythatthesquirrelsneedtocombat(战斗)inordertofindtheirnuts!Thegraysquirrelcommunityisrampant(猖獗的)withnutstealing.Thesquirrelscanloseupto25%oftheirhiddennutstosuchthieves!Luckily,thesquirrelshavedevelopedsomeclever
methodstoprotecttheirnuts.Scientistshaveobservedthesquirrelscreatingfalsecaches(储藏)inordertotrickthieves.Ifthesquirrelsareworriedaboutthieves,theywillalsostarttohidetheirnutsindifficult-to-reachplaces(likeunderbushesorinmuddyareas).Whileitmightbefrustratingforsquirrelstolosetheircarefullyhiddennuts,itcanbebeneficialforotherorganisms.Inparticular,itcanhelptheforestitself!AstudydoneattheUniversityofRichmondreportsthatsquirrelsfailtorecoverupto74%ofthenutstheybury.Thismisplacingofsomanyacorns(theseedsofoaktrees),thestudysays,islikelyresponsibleforoakforestregeneration.Whensquirrelsmisplacetheseburiedacorns,theyallowfortheseseedstoeventuallygrowintofulloaktrees!Thesquirrels'habitofwidespreadcachingisalsoimportanttothegrowthoftheforest,asitallowsthegenetic(基因的)informationtospreadfar.Whatseemedlikeaharmlessscavengerhuntisactuallypartofanendlesscomplexecosysteminourforests!1.Inwhataspectdosquirrelspuzzlepeoplemost?______A.Thewaytheysearchforfood.B.Theplacestheyhideinwinter.C.Thelocationoftheirhiddenfood.D.Thewaytheyrecoverhiddennuts2.Whatcanwelearnaboutthegraysquirrels?______A.Theyoftenfightwitheachotherforfood.B.Theytendtofeelmoresecureinbushyplaces.C.Theyarecautiousaboutstoringfoodforwinter.D.Theysurvivelargelythankstotheirteamspirit.3.What'sthemessageconveyedinthethirdparagraph?______A.Squirrelscanstarveduetolackoffood.B.Itcanbebeneficialthatsquirrelslosetheirnuts.C.It'seasytogetsquirrels'geneticinformation.D.Squirrelsalwaysmisplacetheirnutsdeliberately.4.Whichcanbethebesttitleforthetext?______A.Whydosquirrelsstealnuts?B.Howdosquirrelssurvivethewinter?
C.Thesecretsbehindsquirrels'buryingnutsD.Theecosystemintheforest.DWhichkindofdiamondisbetterfortheenvironmentandtheworldwelivein:adiamondfromatraditionalmineoronemadeinalaboratory?Itseemsthateveryonewouldthinkthatman-madediamondswouldbebetter.Butwaitaminute.Don'tdrawyourconclusionsoquickly.Somerecentreportssuggesttheanswermaynotbesoclear.Attheveryleast,thesereportsprovideevidenceoftensionsbetweentwodifferentsectorsofthediamondindustry.Lab-growndiamondcompaniessaytheyaremoremoralandcauselessharmtotheEarth'senvironmentastheydon'thavetodigdeepintotheearthfordiamonds.Thetraditionaldiamondsectornotesthatitsbusinesseshelpthecommunitieswheretheyoperatemines.Itsaystheyprovidejobs,helpbuildroadsandotherinfrastructureandmakeinvestmentsinconservation.Somecompanies,suchasDeBeers,workonbothsides.DeBeerssellsnaturalandman-madediamonds.IntheUnitedStates,theFederalTradeCommission(FTC)investigatesreportsofdeceptive,ormisleading,advertising.InApril,thecommissionsentwarningletterstoeightlab-growndiamondcompanies.OneoftheFTC'sconcernswastheuseoftheword"eco-friendly",andsimilarterms,todescribediamondsmadeinalaboratory.Thelab-grownprocessrequiresveryhightemperaturesandusesalotofenergy.Trucostisacompanythatestimatesthecostsofusingnaturalresources.AskedbytheDiamondProducersAssociationtostudytheissue,Trucostfoundthecarbonintensityofnaturaldiamondswaslowerthanlab-growndiamonds.TheTrucostreportdidnotethatdiamondminersshouldreducetheireffectontheenvironmentbyusingmorewindpowerandsunlight.TheReutersnewsagencyreportedthattheInternationalGrownDiamondAssociationdidnotimmediatelyrespondtorequestsforcommentsaboutthestory.1.What'stheopinionoftraditionaldiamondcompaniesabouttheirbusiness?______A.Theyrefuselab-growndiamonds.B.Theybringbenefitstolocalpeople.
C.TheycauselessharmtotheEarth'senvironment.D.Theyaremoremoralthanlab-growndiamondcompanies.1.Whywerelab-growndiamondcompanieswarnedbyFTC?______A.Theysoldfalsediamonds.B.Theyteasedcustomers.C.Theytookunfaircompetition.D.Theymadefalseadvertisements.2.WhatdidTrucostadvisediamondminerstodo?______A.Userenewableenergy.B.Giveupminingdiamonds.C.Changeminingequipment.D.Developlab-growndiamonds.3.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?______A.IsNaturalDiamondMiningComingtoanEnd?B.DoDiamondMinersReallyProtecttheEnvironment?C.WhichKindofDiamondIsBetterfortheEnvironment?D.WhyAreLab-grownDiamondsEnvironmentallyFriendly?二、阅读七选五(本大题共5小题,共10.0分)TipsforKeepingAwakeinClassIfyouwanttokeepawakeduringclass,sleepthenightbeforeyourclass.Studentswhodoze(打瞌睡)inclassoftenmissedsleepthenightbefore.Gettingenoughsleepisyourfirstlineofdefensewhenitcomestostayingawakeinclass.(1)Formostpeople,eighthoursofsleepisenoughtogetthroughtheday,butyourbodymayrequiremore.(2)Thiswilltrainyourbodytoknowwhenitneedstobeasleepandwhenitistimetowakeup.Allowyourselftimetorelaxbeforeheadingtobedbyputtingawayyourphone,homework,andotherthingsthatkeepyourmindactive.Gettingenoughhigh-qualitysleepcanhelpyou.Anotherwayistotakeashowerbeforeclass.(3)Thewarmwaterfromyourshowerraisesyourbodytemperature.Thisalsoincreasesyourheartratesoyourbloodtravelsaroundyourbodyfaster.Finally,ithelpsdeliveroxygentoyourimportantorganssoyourbodycanworkatthebestlevelofefficiency.(4)Whenyourbodyisexposedtocoldwater,yourbloodwillflowatahigherpressure,meaningthatyourcirculation(循环)isevenfurtherincreased.Thecoldwaterwillalsohelpwakeyouupbecauseitwillshockyourbody,forcingyoutobreathemoredeeply.(5)Andthusyouwillbemorementallysharp.
A.Havingawarmmealalsoworks.B.Thiswillincreaseyouroxygenintake.C.Performaseriesofmovementsbeforesleep.D.Thishelpsyoufeelrefreshedandawakensyoursenses.E.Forsomeextraenergy,finishyourshowerwithcoldwater.F.Makesuretogetsomeshut-eyeifyouhaveaclassthenextday.G.Keeparegularsleepschedulebygoingtobedatthesametimeeachnight.1. A.AB.BC.CD.DE.EF.FG.G2. A.AB.BC.CD.DE.EF.FG.G3. A.AB.BC.CD.DE.EF.FG.G4. A.AB.BC.CD.DE.EF.FG.G5. A.AB.BC.CD.DE.EF.FG.G三、完形填空(本大题共20小题,共30.0分)Sometimes,animalsactjustashumansdo.OfficerBurgessfoundamotherduckpecking(啄)onhiscar.Hefiguredshejustwanted(21).Butthepeckingcontinued.OfficerBurgessgrew(22)whentheduckignoredthefoodhethrewoutofthewindow.Instead,theduck(23)awayjustabit,thenstopped,lookedback,andreturnedtothe(24)forsomemorepeckingandscreaming.Aftertheduck'sdoingsoforasecondtime,OfficerBurgess(25)gotoutofhiscartofollowtheduck.Buthewasn'tpreparedforwhathewasaboutto(26)!"Sheledmeabout100yardsawaytothisgrassy(27)nearalakewhereIsawoneofher(28)alltangledup(缠住)insomestring.Hislittlefeetwere(29),"theofficerexplained."Sheledmestraighttohim."OfficerBurgessthoughtthemotherduckmight(30)himifhetriedtotouchherbaby,sohe(31)theanimalrescuecenterforhelp.Therescuegroupdidn'thaveanystaffreadily(32)toassist,butapolicewoman,OfficerCeciliaCharron,decidedshe'dlenda(33).WhenOfficerCharronarrived,shewentstraighttoworksoncarefully(34)thelittleone."Themotherduckjust(35),likesheknew.Itwasamazing,"OfficerBurgessrecalled.Oncefreed,thebabyrantoitsmama,andtheysafely(36)away.
Itwasanunbelievable(37)fortheshockedofficers,andOfficerCharron(38)tearedupabit.OfficerBurgesssaid,"Ihonestlydon'tknowwhyIdecidedto(39)her,butIdid.Itmakesmewonder-dotheyknowto(40)humanswhentheyneedhelp?"1. A.waterB.peaceC.foodD.protection2. A.curiousB.stubbornC.happyD.grateful3. A.hidB.walkedC.brokeD.floated4. A.lakeB.roadC.sidewalkD.car5. A.finallyB.sincerelyC.actuallyD.exactly6. A.believeB.findC.hearD.regret7. A.hallwayB.houseC.gardenD.area8. A.neighborsB.nestsC.babiesD.wings9. A.kickingB.sinkingC.climbingD.wandering10. A.helpB.attackC.admitD.trap11. A.encouragedB.warnedC.refusedD.called12. A.availableB.willingC.powerfulD.certain13. A.volunteerB.vehicleC.handD.tool14. A.fixingB.comfortingC.freeingD.curing15. A.glaredB.watchedC.cheeredD.screamed16. A.escapedB.flewC.swamD.carried17. A.experimentB.goalC.chanceD.moment18. A.evenB.yetC.stillD.ever19. A.stopB.driveC.ignoreD.follow20. A.sufferfromB.turntoC.comeacrossD.concentrateon四、语法填空(本大题共1小题,共15.0分)21.ThePalaceMuseumhasannouncedthatallentranceticketsarenowbeingsoldonline,amove(1)______(save)visitorsfromqueuingtobuyticketsatthegate.October2ndwasthefirstdaythemuseum,alsoknownastheForbiddenCity,soldall(2)______(it)80,000dailyticketsonline.Forvisitors(3)______havenotboughtticketsinadvance,museumstaffwillassistthemtopurchaseticketsontheirmobiledevices(4)
______scanningaQRcode(二维码).(5)______(base)oncurrentsalesdata,between15,000to20,000ticketsperdayareavailabletobepurchasedonsiteusingtheQRcode.Thatamountisapproximatelywhatwas(6)______(previous)soldthrough30ticketboothsintwohours.Ifvisitorsareunabletopurchasetheirticketsonline,forexampletheelderly,foreigntourists(7)______thosewithoute-payment,staffatthemuseumcanbookticketsonlineontheirbehalf.AtrialoftheonlineticketingservicebeganonSeptember25th,2011.Lastyear,around77percentofthetickets(8)______(book)online.Themuseumbegantolimitdailyvisitorsto80,000inJune2015,preventingexcessivenumbersoftouristsduringholidayperiods.Since2012,themuseum(9)______(receive)atleast15millionvisitorseachyear,with(10)______numberofvisitorshitting16millionlastyear.五、短文改错(本大题共1小题,共10.0分)1.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:在错的词下画一横线,并在该词下而写出修改后的词。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。WhenIwasafreshmanatcollege,Ispendmostofmysparetimetakingapart-timejobintheschoollibrary.Myjobwasmaintosortthebooksreturnedbystudents.Ittookgreatefforttoputthebooksintheplace.IenjoyedmyworkbecauseIcoulddowhenIreallylikedinsteadofplayvideogameslikeotherstudentsinthedorm.Laterwithoutnewtechnologyintroduced,thelibraryequippedwithelectronicmanagementsystems.Itmadeweworkmoreefficientlythanbefore.Butnotpaidmuch,Icouldgainsomeworkexperiencesbeforegraduation.六、书面表达(本大题共1小题,共25.0分)2.生活教会我们成长。某英文网站"青春论坛"专栏正在征集成长故事。请你发帖分享你的亲身经历,并谈谈感想。注意:(1)词数100左右;
(2)可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。(3)不得透露个人及学校真实信息。
2021-2022学年上学期宣化一中高二月考考试英语试卷(9月份)答案1.【答案】【小题1】B【小题2】C【小题3】D4.【答案】【小题1】C【小题2】A【小题3】D【小题4】B8.【答案】【小题1】D【小题2】C【小题3】B【小题4】C12.【答案】【小题1】B【小题2】D【小题3】A【小题4】C16.【答案】【小题1】F【小题2】G【小题3】D【小题4】E【小题5】B21.【答案】【小题1】C【小题2】A【小题3】B【小题4】D【小题5】A【小题6】B【小题7】D【小题8】C【小题9】A【小题10】B【小题11】D【小题12】A【小题13】C【小题14】C【小题15】B【小题16】C【小题17】D【小题18】A【小题19】D【小题20】B41.【答案】(1)tosave.(2)its(3)who/that.(4)by.(5)Based.(6)previously.(7)or/and.(8)werebooked.
(9)hasreceived.(10)the.42.【答案】(1)spend改为spent.(2)main改为mainly.(3)去掉the(4)when改为what.(5)play改为playing.(6)without改为with.(7)equipped前加was.(8)we改为us/me.(9)But改为Though/Although/While。(10)experiences改为experience.43.【答案】Lastyear,IfirstloggedintomyaccountonWeChat.ItsconvenienceandinstantupdatesintheMomentssoonintriguedme.Asaresult,IgraduallybecameaddictedtoWeChat.IspentsomuchtimechattingwithmyfriendsorcheckingthecommentsthatIstayeduplateandlefthomeworkunfinishednearlyeveryday.【高分句型一】(亲身经历)ItwasnotuntilonedaywhenIfellasleepinclassagainthatIrealizedIhadgonetoofurther.【高分句型二】Imustlearntocontrolmyself.ThenIlockedthephoneinthedrawerduringtheweekdaysandalwaysmadestudyapriority.ItwastoughbutImadeit.Practicingself-controlhelpedmegrowintoabetterself.(感想)