甘肃省民乐县一中学年高二英语月考试题.docx

1、甘肃省民乐县一中学年高二英语月考试题民乐一中2020学年第二学期高二四月考试 英语试卷（满分150分 用时120分钟）第1部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第1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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。AChoose the SAT Tutoring option thats right for youOffer both in person and online to meet the demands of your busy schedule.Prefer in-person learning? Just choose t

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7、rse.C. To provide some learning tip D. To attract good tutors.BMany years ago when we first went to Canada, we were driving through Montana with our two children. We thought we would find motel the way and had not made a booking. As it was getting late, we started looking for a motel, only to find t

8、hat all were booked, which worried me sick.Finally, around 9 p. m. we stopped at a gas station to fill up the gas tank. My husband asked for a phone book and told the woman at the counter that we were trying to find a motel. He tried for 15 minutes. When he was unsuccessful, the woman, Linda, said s

9、he and her family lived nearby and would be happy if we spent the night at her home.My husband was stunned by her offer. She called her son to direct us, since she had to hold the fort at the gas station till midnight.When we reached her home, her husband greeted us. He took out two sleeping bags fo

10、r the children He invited us to have coffee and chat while we waited for his wife. When she came back, we asked if we could slip away in the morning so as not to disturb them. They said we were now guests and we would have to have breakfast with them.We woke up to a table set for breakfast. They mad

11、e a mountain of pancakes and bacon. We ate breakfast, and when we were leaving. my husband asked if he could offer some payment.They insisted we were their guests. We felt moved by their spirit of hospitality(好客). We were amazed that they would take in a family of total strangers from a different co

12、untry. We kept in touch for many years. Over the years, weve lost touch with them, but have never forgotten their kindness.4. What made the author upset at first?A. They got lost in Canada. B. They ran out of gas.C. They had nowhere to stay. D. They were late for dinner.5.What does the underlined wo

13、rdstunned in Paragraph 3 mean?A. Trouble B. Surprised. C. Disappointed. D.Confused.6. What didi the authors family do the next morning?A. They sipped away. B.They paid for the breakfast.C. The met some strangers. D.They had a big breakfast.7.Whats the best title for the text?A. Unexpected Hospitalit

14、y B. A Kind Woman.C. Be Kind to Strangers. D. Looking for a Motel.CI was one of the young US soldiers in Saudi Arabia. At a time before the Internet,our only lifeline to friends and family was the mail we sent and received.One evening the mail soldier called my name and, instead of a letter, handed

15、me a large box from my grandmother back in Oklahoma. One of the great hardships of the war for me was the absence of my grandmothers cooking her fried chicken and onion, corn bread,and, most of all, her desserts. But on that evening I was about to take a gastronomic(美食的) journey home: opened the box

16、 to find two dozen my grandmothers pies.A man from New York approached and asked me what I had received. I couldnt answer my mouth was full of pie. So I just offered him one. So nice/he said.What are they?” He had to wait a few moments for an answer, but eventually I explained. As insurance, I offer

17、ed him another pie to keep quiet.Once a day for the next three weeks I imagined returning home to my grandmothers kitchen, if only for a few sweet bites at a time.Some of my earliest memories are associated with my grandmothers pies. She had been baking pies since before the Great Depression. She wo

18、uld have astonished the judges on todays TV cooking challenges. I remember coming across a persimmon (柿子) tree once while out hiking.It was autumn, and the fruit was soft and sweet. I picked a few dozen and brought them to Grandma Guess what! The next day I walked into her kitchen to find a persimmo

19、n pie waiting for me.8. What can we infer about the US soldiers?A. They were familiar with the pies. B. They were eager to get their mails.C. They were forbidden to use the Internet. D. They seldom got in touch with the outside9. Why did the author offer the soldier another pie?A. To prove it was ma

20、de by grandma. B. To make the soldier judge the taste.C. To indicate he was generous. D. To let himself enjoy the pies.10. Why did the author mention the persimmon pie?A. To look back on the hiking day. B To appreciate Grandmas devotion to him.C. To show Grandmas pie-making skills. D. To explain Gra

21、ndmas pie-making history.11. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A. Earliest memories of grandma B Grandmas package sent me homeC. I missed Grandmas persimmon pie D.Memorizing Grandmas cooking historyDExperts believe that the best time to teach kids language skills is when they

22、 are babies. Most time the tasks easily accomplished with parents reading or talking to their babies. However, in some cases that is not possible due to busy work schedules or when kids are born deaf. Now, an adorable（可爱的） blue-eyed robot, a human avatar, and some high-tech neuroscience may be able

23、to assist parents with this important developmental task.The robot AVatar thermal-Enhance system, or RAVE, is the brainchild of a team of researchers led by Laura-Ann Petitto,an educational neuroscientist, at Washington,D. C s Gallaudet University. The learning process begins when the robots camera,

24、 which is focused on the babys face, detects tiny changes in his/her body temperature. This, combined with the babys facial expression, causes the robot to turn its head and guide the babys attention to a computer screen, on which a human avatar starts to communicate with the baby. much like a paren

25、t would. For example, if the baby points towards the screen, the avatar might respond. Are you pointing to me? and follow that up with a nursery rhyme, fairy tale, or some essential social communication, all in American Sign Language (ASL) Theconversation continues until the kid loses interest.The r

26、esearchers, who have been testing the system for three years,found t hat babies as young as 6 to 8 months old began to move their hands in a rhythm similar to ASL after interacting with RAVE for just a few minutes. Petitto says natural language, whether communicated through speech or sign, activates

27、 the same parts of the brain and believes the rhythmic motions prove the babies are learning the essential elements of communication.What sets this technique apart from other methods, such as showing educational videos or television shows, is its interactive nature and real-time response to the baby

28、 s actions. The researchers say that while it is too early to determine the systems long-term influence on the initial response has been very encouraging. Next they plan to introduce an avatar that can both sign and speak to babies.12. What can the RAVE system help parents do?A. Improve babies healt

29、h condition. B. Take good care of babies.C. Develop babies language skills. D. Keep babies company.13. What does Paragraph 2 mainly talk about?A. How babies learn ASL effectively. B. How parents educate their babies.C. How robots talk and read to babies. D. How the RAVE system works.14.What indicate

30、s babies are learning with the help of the RAVE system?A. Interest in videos and TV shows. B. Changes in their body temperature.C. Improvement in their natural language. D. Hand movements in a rhythm like ASL.15. What do the researchers think of the RAVE system?A. Promising. B.Impractical. C. satisf

31、actory. D. Disappointing,.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。(1620填涂在答题卡7175)Self-confidence is linked to almost every component related to a happy and satisfying life. _16_Understanding the benefits is an important first step toward living better with confidence.Less fear

32、 and anxietyThe more confident you become, the more youll calm the voice inside you that says, I cant do it. Youll be able to stay away from such thoughts and take action in line with your values. _17_. By filling up your tank with it, you can break the cycle of over-thinking.Greater motivationIf youve ever overcome barriers to get to where you wanted to be, youre wel