高二上学期第二次月考英语试题A卷 含答案.docx

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高二上学期第二次月考英语试题A卷含答案

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A卷河北冀州中学

2019-2020年高二上学期第二次月考英语试题A卷含答案

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.Whatdoesthewomanaskthemantodo?

A.Chopsomevegetables.

B.Putthevegetablesinthesink.

C.WatchTVwithher.

2.Whatcoloristhefurnitureinthelivingroomnow?

A.Yellow.B.Purple.C.Brown.

3.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?

A.Sheknowsnothingaboutfashions.

B.Shedoesn’thavetoomuchmoneyforclothes.

C.Shenevercaresaboutfashionableclothes.

4.WhoisRoger?

A.Thewoman’schild.B.Thewoman’spet.C.Thewoman’sneighbor.

5.Wheremightthespeakersbe?

A.Onthestreet.B.Inastudio.C.Inthewoman’soffice.

第二节

听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有几个小题，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。

听每段对话前，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。

每段对话读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.Whatwerethespeakersdoing?

A.Watchingabasketballgameinastadium.

B.Playingbasketball.

C.WatchingabasketballgameonTV.

7.Howdothespeakersprobablyfeelnow?

A.Excited.B.Disappointed.C.Confused.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.HowlongdidthemanstayinBahamas?

A.About3days.B.About7days.C.About10days.

9.Howisthewoman’spanygoing?

A.Thingsaregoingquitewell.B.Itisjuststartingup.C.Justso-so.

10.Whatwillhappeninthefall?

A.Themanwillreturntowork.

B.Thewomanwillbeabletotakeavacation.

C.Thewomanwillhaveababy.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.Whycan’tthewomanbuyaniPhone5today?

A.Shehasn’tenoughmoney.

B.Theyhaveallbeenreserved.

C.Theyhaven’teout.

12.Whatdopeopleneedtodoafterpayingfortheirphoneonline?

A.Pickitupthesameday.

B.Gotothestoretolineupimmediately.

C.Waitforthephonetobereadytobepickedup.

13.What’soptionthreeaccordingtotheman?

A.Buythephoneonthestore’swebsite.

B.Buythephonefromanonlineretailer.

C.Waitsixmonths.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14.What’stherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Hostandguest.B.Fatheranddaughter.C.Colleagues.

15.Whatistheweatherlikenow?

A.Rainy.B.Cloudy.C.Sunny.

16.Whathappenedlastyearattheget-together?

A.Noonewantedtoplayanygames.

B.Peoplejustwantedtostaywarm.

C.Theyranoutoffoodanddrinks.

听第10段材料，回答17至20题。

17.Whydidthewomanrentthetopfloorofanoldhouse?

A.Shewantedafortableplacetostudyin.

B.Shewantedasunnyplacetolivein.

C.Shewantedaplaceforherfriendstohangout.

18.Whatdidherfriendsdo?

A.Theyofferedtosharetherent.

B.Theysetupasmalllibrary.

C.Theypaidforthethingstheyused.

19.Whoarethetargetcustomersofthestudyroom?

A.Businessmen.B.Experts.C.Students.

20.Whatdoesthewomanthinkoftheroom?

A.It’saquietplaceforhertoread.

B.It’sagoodwaytoearnmoney.

C.It’smoreaboutakindoflifestyle.

第二部分　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和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

Foodfestivalsaroundtheworld

StiltonCheeseRolling

MayDayisatraditionaldayforcelebrations,butthe2,000EnglishvillagersofStiltonmustbetheonlypeopleintheworldwhoincludecheeserollingintheirannualplans.Teamsoffour,dressedinavarietyofstrangeandfunnyclothes,rollapletecheesealonga50-metrecourse.Ontheway,theymustnotkickorthrowtheircheese,orgointotheirpetitors'lane.petitionisfierceandthechiefprizeisapleteStiltoncheeseweighingaboutfourkilos（disappointingly,butunderstandablythecheesesusedintheracearewoodenones）.Allthepetitorsarcservedwithbeerorportwine,thetraditionalacpanimentforStiltoncheese.

FieryFoodsFestival—TheHottestFestivalonEarth

Everyyearmorethan10,000peopleheadforthecityofAlbuquerque,NewMexico.TheyefromasfarawayasAustralia,theCaribbeanandChina,buttheyallshareamonaddiction—foodthatisnotjustspicy,buthotenoughtomakeyourmouthburn,yourheadspinandyoureyeswater.TheirdestinationistheFieryFoodandBBQFestivalwhichisheldoveraperiodofthreeclayseveryMarch.Youmightliketotryachocolate-coveredhabaneropepper—officiallythehottestpepperintheworld—oranyoneofthethousandsofproductsthatareonshow.Butonething'sforsure—ifyoudon'tlikethefeelingofaburningtongue,thisfestivalisn'tforyou!

LaTomatina—TheWorld'sBiggestFoodFight

OnthelastWednesdayofeveryAugust,theSpanishtownofBunolhostsEaTomatina—theworld'slargestfoodfight.Aweek-longcelebrationleadsuptoanexcitingtomatobattleasthehighlightoftheweek'sevents.Theearlymorningseesthearrivaloflargetruckswithtomatoes—officialfight-startersgetthingsgoingbycastingtomatoesatthecrowd.

Thebattlelastslittlemorethanhalfanhour,inwhichtimearound50,000kilogramsoftomatoeshavebeenthrownatanyoneoranythingthatmoves,runs,orfightsback.Theneveryoneheadsdowntotherivertomakefriendsagain—andforamuch-neededwash!

21.IntheStiltoncheeserollingpetition,petitorsoneachteammust.

A.wearvariousformalclothes

B.rollawoodencheeseintheirownlane

C.kickorthrowtheircheese

D.usearealcheeseweighingaboutfourkilos

22.WhereistheFieryFoodandBBQFestivalheld?

A.InNewMexico.B.IntheCaribbean.C.InAustralia.D.InChina.

23.ThecelebrationofLaTomatinalasts.

A.threedaysB.sevendays0C.lessthanthreedaysD.morethansevendays

24.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.ThechiefprizefortheStiltoncheeserollingpetitionisbeerorportwine.

B.Morethan10,000ChinesetakepailintheFieryFoodandBBQFestival.

C.ThousandsofspicyfoodsareonshowintheFieryFoodandBBQFestival.

D.AnexcitingtomatobattletakesplaceatthebeginningofLaTomatina.

B

WHAT’Sthemostimportantthingoflife?

People’sanswersvarygreatly.ForBritishscientistRobertEdwards，theanswerishavingachild.“Nothingismorespecialthanachild，”hetoldtheBBC.

Edwards，theinventoroftheInVitroFertilization（IVF）technology—moremonlyknownas“testtube（试管）baby”technology—passedawayonApril10,xxattheageof87.

Edwardschangedthelivesofmillionsofordinarypeoplewhonowrejoice（充满喜悦）inthegiftoftheirownchild，”saidPeterBraude，professoratKing’sCollegeLondon.“Heleavestheworldamuchbetterplace.”

Edwardsstartedhisexperimentsasearlyasthe1950s，whenhehadjustfinishedhisPhDingenetics.Atthattime，muchofthepublicviewedtest-tubebabiesas“scary”，accordingtoMarkSauer，professoratColumbiaUniversity，US.

EdwardsandhiscolleaguePatrickSteptoefacedoppositionfromchurches，governmentsandmedia，nottomentionattacksfrommanyoftheirfellowscientists.“PeoplesaidthatweshouldnotplayGodandweshouldnotinterferewithnature，”EdwardsoncetoldTimes.Hesaidthathefelt“quitealone”atthetime.

“ButEdwardswasafighter，andhebelievedinwhathewasdoing，”saidSauer.Withoutsupportfromthegovernment，thetwostruggledtoraisefundstocarryon.Andin1968theyfinallydevelopedamethodtosuccessfullyfertilizehumaneggsoutsidethebody.

Thefirsttest-tubebabywasbornonJuly25，1978.HernamewasLouiseBrown.Despitepeople’ssafetyconcerns，Brownwasjustashealthyasotherchildren.

“IVFhadmovedfromvisiontorealityandanewerainmedicinehadbegun，”BBCmented.

Eversincethen，publicopinionhasevolvedconsiderably.Coupleswhowereunabletohavebabiesbeganthronging（蜂拥）toEdwards’clinic.Nowadays，Reutersreports，some4.3millionother“test-tube”childrenexist.EdwardsreceivedaNobelPrizeinxxandwasknighted（封为爵士）byQueenElizabethⅡthefollowingyear.

Beforehisdeath，EdwardswasstillintouchwithLouise.“Heislikeagranddadtome，”shesaidinaninterviewwiththeDailyMail.

Heisagranddadtomillions,infact.

25．Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?

A．Thefirsttest-tubebaby.

B．Anewerainmedicine.

C．TheinventorofIVFtechnology.

D．ThechangesIVFtechnologyhasbrought.

26．ThewriterquotedPeterBraudeto________．

A．showhowdifficultitwasforEdwardstodohiswork

B．describewhatkindofpersonEdwardswas

C．explainwhyheislovedbyallchildren

D．mentonhisachievement

27．Theunderlinedword“opposition”inParagraph6isclosestinmeaningto________．

A．attack　　　　　　　　　B．support

C．testD．influence

28．WhatistheCORRECTorderofeventsinEdwards’life?

a．HereceivedaNobelPrize.

b．Hestruggledtoraisefunds.

c．Thefirsttest-tubebabywasborn.

d．HewasknightedbyQueenElizabethⅡ.

e．Hesucceededinfertilizinghumaneggsoutsidethebody.

f．HestartedhisexperimentsonIVFtechnology.

A．f—e—b—c—a—d　　　B．f—b—e—c—d—a

C．f—b—e—c—a—d　　　D．f—e—d—a—c—b

C

Successisoftenmeasuredbytheabilitytoovereadversity.But,itisoftenthebeliefofothersthatgivesusthecouragetotry.

J.K.Rowling,authoroftheHarryPotterbookseries，beganwritingattheageof6.Inherbiography,sherememberswithgreatfondnesswhenhergoodfriendSean,whomshemetinsecondaryschool,becamethefirstpersontoencourageherandhelpbuildtheconfidencethatonedayshewouldbeaverygoodwriter.

“HewasthefirstpersonwithwhomIreallydiscussedmyseriousambitiontobeawriter.HewasalsotheonlypersonwhothoughtIwasboundtobeasuccessatit,whichmeantmuchmoretomethanIevertoldhimatthetime.”

Despitemanysetbacks,Rowlingperseveredinherwriting,particularlyfantasystories.Butitwasn'tuntil1990thatshefirstconceivedtheideaaboutHarryPotter.Assherecalls，itwasonalongtrainjourneyfromLondontoManchesterthattheideaofHarryPottersimplyfellintoherhead.“Tomyimmensefrustration（沮丧