学年南洋中学高二上英语月考.docx

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学年南洋中学高二上英语月考

高二年级英语学科9月学习能力诊断测试题

Ⅰ.GrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:

Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

（A）

EnglandbecameEngland,thelandofEnglish-speakingpeople,atthebeginningoftheMiddleAges.__1__thatithadbeenthehomeofIronAgeTribesknownasCelts,andforatime,partoftheRomanEmpire.Thenbeginninginthe400sAD,tribesfromthenorth,knownastheAngles,theSaxons,andtheJutes,__2__（move）in.

ThemostfamousleaderofthistimeperiodinEnglandwasAlfredtheGreat.AlfredlivedinWessex,thekingdomoftheWestSaxons,which__3__（locate）inthesouthernpartofEngland.Hewasagoodleader__4__madehiskingdomstronger.Hecreatedasystemofdefenses（防御）,__5__（call）burhs,acrossthecountry.Hereorganizedthearmysothathismen__6__havetimetofightandtimetofarm.Alfred’seffortsprotectedhispeoplefromtheVikingsandallowedWessextogrow.EventuallytherulersofWessexwouldruleallofEngland.

Alfredalsomadeotherimprovements.Hemadelawsforhispeople.Heencouragedlearningandtranslatedseveralimportantbooks__7__hisSaxonlanguage.Thiswas__8__modernpeoplethinkofasthestartofthelanguagewecallEnglishtoday.

TwoimportantpiecesofliteraturefromthattimeperiodaretheAnglo-SaxonChronicleandBeowulf,both__9__（write）inOldEnglish.OldEnglishlastedthroughmostoftheMiddleAges.MiddleEnglishcameinduringthelateMiddleAges,andModernEnglishbeganaboutthetimeoftheRenaissance.

EnglandandEnglishgottheirnames,notfromtheSaxons,butfromoneoftheothertribes,andAngles.TheoriginalnameofEnglandmusthavebeen__10__likeAngle-land（onlyinoldEnglishofcourse）.

（B）

Thiswasnoordinarydog.Dyngo,aten-year-oldBelgianMalinois,__11__（train）tomovehis87-poundbodytowardpeople,lockinghisjawsaroundthem.He__12__（serve）threetoursinAfghanistanandhadsavedthousandsoflives.IhadtraveledacrossthecountrytoretrieveDyngo__13__hecouldliveouthisremainingyearswithmeincivilianretirement.

ThatfirstArizonanight,Dyngosatonmyhotelbed__14__（wait）forme.__15__Idriftedofftosleep,Ifelthisbodytwitch,andIsmiled:

Dyngoisadogwhodreams.Thenextmorning,Igavehimatoyandwenttoshower.WhenIemergedfromthebathroom,itwaslikesteppingintoahenhouse__16__feathersfloatedintheair.InthemiddleofthebedwasDyngo,pantingoverapileofshreddedpillows.Ontheflighthome,__17__（sit）atmyfeetintheroomyfirstrow,DyngosoonhadboutsofvomitinginbetweenhisattemptstoshredtheHarryPotterblanketI’dbrought.Thepilotannounced__18__militarystatus,inspiringapplausefromthewholecabin.

ImetDyngoin2012atLacklandAirForceBaseinSanAntonioandhadheardabouthowDyngohadsavedmanylivesinAfghanistan.Inearly2011,KittsandDyngoboardedahelicopterontheirway__19__aremoteoutpostinAfghanistan.DyngoworeawidechokechainandavestthatsaidMWDPoliceK-9toindicate__20__hewasamilitary-workingdog.

SectionB

Directions:

Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.stardomB.streamC.chattingD.subjectE.trending

F.addictG.attainmentH.completedI.depressionJ.frame

K.supportive

“Jawline,”Reviewed:

AChillingLookattheMakingofaTeenInfluencer

LizaMandelup,thedirectorof“Jawline”anewdocumentaryabouttheteen-influencer,hassaidthatshefilmedforayearbeforeshefoundher__21__,AustynTester.hecurlsaroundhiscats,whosometimesslinkintothe__22__ashebroadcastsonYouNow,aplatformforreal-time,chat-basedlivestreaming.“Broadcasting”iswhatYouNowcallsit,andsodoesAustyn,hisvoicepuffinguptomeettheimportanceoftheword--hisvocationinlife.He’ssetupariginhissmallbedroom,whereherecordshimself__23__toasmallnumberofviewers,mostlyteen-agegirlshebarelyknows.OntheWebsite’sdash,wecanseethatheis__24__atNo.28underthehashtag#guys.Theconversationsareplain,adorablyordinary.Inanearlysceneinthefilm,heapologizesforaminorprobleminhis__25__.“IknowIneedtogetbetterWi-Fi.”

TesterlivesinKingsport,Tennessee,withhismotherandhisbrother.Theydon’thavemoney.Tester’sfatherisabsent;whenhewasaround,thefamilysays,hewasa（n）__26__andwasphysicallyabusive.Tester’sbrother,Donovan,is__27__ofhissibling’sdreams,whichwillmakehimknownaroundtheworld.Forwhat?

Forbeingfamous.Forbeingpositive.Social-media__28__hasbeenengineeredsuchthatthepathtofamerequiresonlythe__29__offame.“Whenyoubecomefamous,youhavealotofpeoplewholookuptoyou,”Testersays.OnYouNow,heisatelegenicpreacher,aphilosopherofclichédwords,deliveringhimselftohissmallflockoffollowers.Bothpartiesarepreytoadecentralizedeconomythathasmonetizedteen-ageanxiety,__30__andgeneralfragility.Insuchatempest,theyaremakingeachotherfeelseen.“Remember:

stormsdon’tlastforever,”Testerpromises.“Whateveryou’regoingthrough,it’snotgoingtolastforever.”

Ⅱ.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:

ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Whendiscussingthecausesofanimalendangerment,itisimportanttounderstandthatindividualspeciesarenottheonlyfactorsinvolvedinthisdifficultsituation.Endangermentisabroad__31__,onethatinvolvesthehabitatsandenvironmentswherespeciesliveandinteractwithoneanother.Althoughsomemeasuresarebeingtakentohelpspecificcasesofendangerment,theuniversalproblemcannotbesolveduntilhumans__32__thenaturalenvironmentswhereendangeredspecieslive.Therearemanyreasonswhyaparticularspeciesmaybecomeendangered,buthabitatdestructionisontop.

Ourplanetiscontinuallychanging,causinghabitatstobealteredandmodified.Naturalchangestendtooccurata（n）__33__pace,usuallycausingonlyaslight__34__onindividualspecies.However,whenchangesoccuratafastpace,thereislittleornotimeforindividualspeciesto__35__andadjusttonewsituations.Thiscancreatedisastrousresults,andforthisreason,rapidhabitatlossistheprimarycauseofspeciesendangerment.Thestrongest__36__inrapidhabitatlossarehumanbeings.Nearlyeveryregionoftheearthhasbeenaffectedbyhumanactivity,particularlyduringthispastcentury.Thelossofmicrobesinsoilsthat__37__supportedtropicalforests,theextinctionoffishandvariousaquaticspeciesinpollutedhabitats,andchangesinglobalclimatebroughtaboutbythe__38__ofgreenhousegasesareallresultsofhumanactivity.

Itcanbedifficultforanindividualto__39__theeffectsthathumanshavehadonspecificspecies.Itisalsohardtoidentifyor__40__humaneffectsonindividualspeciesandhabitats,especiallyduringahumanlifetime.Butitisquite__41__thathumanactivityhasgreatlycontributedtospeciesendangerment.__42__,althoughtropicalforestsmaylookasthoughtheyarethickandhealthy,theyare__43__highlysusceptible（易受影响的）todestruction.Thisisbecausethesoilsinwhichtheygrow__44__nutrients.Itmaytakecenturiestore-growaforestthatwascutdownbyhumansordestroyedbyfire,andmanyoftheworld’sseverelythreatenedanimalsandplantsliveintheseforests.Ifthecurrentrateofforest__45__continues,hugequantitiesofplantandanimalspecieswilldisappear.

31.A.remarkB.issueC.projectD.experiment

32.A.worsenB.protectC.seekD.ignore

33.A.extremeB.favorableC.gradualD.rapid

34.A.commandB.spiritC.impactD.expectation

35.A.reactB.boostC.expressD.announce

36.A.sportsB.meaningsC.forcesD.crimes

37.A.usuallyB.formallyC.freelyD.formerly

38.A.escapeB.goalC.releaseD.origin

39.A.updateB.recognizeC.coverD.remind

40.A.predictB.devoteC.struggleD.transfer

41.A.obviousB.vitalC.contemporaryD.selfish

42.A.InshortB.InawordC.AsaresultD.Forexample

43.A.naturallyB.completelyC.fullyD.actually

44.A.containB.lackC.reduceD.limit

45.A.growthB.lossC.extensionD.planting

SectionB

Directions:

Readthefollowingtwopassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhaveread.

（A）

Ihadateacherwhousedtowakeupinclassbyshouting:

Theearlybirdgetstheworm!

”Isaylethimhavetheworm”.Ihatefoodthatdoesn’tstaystill,andavoid‘Japaneserestaurantforthatveryreason.Anyway,Istoppedeatingwormsattheageofthree,switchingtoregularbreakfastsofcereal,towhichIwouldaddextrasugar.

RecentlyIwasthinkingaboutearlybirdsandthecompetitivespiritafterreceivingaletterfromareaderinMalaysia:

“Mysondeliberatelythrowsawaymarksbecausehedoesn’tliketobetopoftheclass.WhatshallIdo?

”Givehimaroundofapplauseforbeingsmart!

ActuallymanychildreninAsiatendtobethefocusbyperformingbetter.

PlacedintoaverycompetitiveclasswhenIwas11,Iquicklylearnedtheidealpositionwassecondtolast.Thetopthreeperformersandtheverylastpersonarehighlighted;thesecond-to-lastcontestanti