2021江西省靖安中学高二上学期第二次月考英语试题含答案

2020—2021学年度上学期高二年级第二次月考英语试卷

时间：120分钟   分值：150分

卷Ⅰ(选择题  共95分)

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。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. When does the woman plan to finish her history essay?

A. On Friday.      B. Tomorrow.     C. Tonight.

2. What does the woman’s brother do?

A. A security guard.    B. A shop assistant.    C. A clothes designer.

3. Which program does the man want to watch?

A. The basketball game.    B. The documentary.    C. The chat show.

4. What does the woman dislike about her burger?

A. The size.      B. The taste.     C. The price.

5. What does the man think of the concert?

A. The instruments were bad.  　　　　

B. The songs were quite interesting.

C. The musicians should have practiced more.

第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，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。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A. Sales clerk and customer.   B. Mother and son.    C. Schoolmates.

7. Why did the man decide to buy the green shoes?

A. They were his first choice.  　　　　

B. They were comfortable to wear.

C. They were popular among students.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. What are the speakers talking about?

A. A match.      B. A coach.       C. A season.

9. Why does the man feel happy?

A. He scored a goal.    B. His parents came to watch.  　 C. His coach praised him.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. Where did the speakers go swimming?

A. In the sea.      B. In the river.      C. In the lake.

11. How did the man feel about sleeping in a tent at first?

A. Excited.      B. Nervous.      C. Unhappy.

12. What do we know about the campsite?

A. It needs a shop.     B. It is too small.      C. It has no showers.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. Why did the woman try a flying experience day?

A. Her friend persuaded her.  　　　　

B. She decided to become a pilot.

C. She expected to see her house from the sky.

14. What did the woman’s instructor do during the flight?

A. She said little.     B. She told jokes.     C. She stayed upset.

15. What does the woman say about the flight?

A. It made her very tired.    

B. It seemed to last long.   

C. It was worse than expected.

16. Which experience day would the woman like to try most?

A. Sports car driving.        B. Deep-sea fishing.     C. Horse riding.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What role did Alice Fisher play in Green Valley?

A. A policewoman.     B. A teacher.      C. A farmer.

18. How long has Alice Fisher worked in comedy productions?

A. For 3 years.      B. For 7 years.      C. For 10 years.

19. What does the speaker focus on in the first section of the classes?

A. Voice control.     B. Performance skills.     C. Body movement.

20. When will The Passenger be performed?

A. On July 7th.     B. On July 13th.      C. On July 20th.

第二部分：阅读理解（每小题2分，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

A

Small-Group Tour of Angkor Wat from Siem Reap

Watching the sunrise over Angkor Wat and the amazing temples is a truly unforgettable experience that makes for spectacular photos. It is a must visit when you go to Cambodia. On this tour, arrive early to beat the crowds and midday heat, enjoy a guided tour of the ancient ruins, and visit the temples of Ta Prohm, Angkor Thom, and Bayon Temple.

Tour of Angkor Wat

Start your tour with an early morning pickup from your Siem Reap hotel and travel to the Angkor Archaeological Park to experience Angkor Wat at sunrise.

After watching the grand sunrise, set out to explore Angkor Wat on a guided walking tour and listen as your guide points out attractive architectural features and details the fascinating history of the Khmer Empire.

Angkor Thom and the Bayon Temple

Angkor Thom is a smaller site than Angkor Wat but no less impressive, especially the Bayon Temple, which is famous for all the great stone towers with their mysterious smiling heads. The artistry is quite unique and truly a wonder of the world. The temples are better preserved and more interesting than those at Angkor-picturing details of people’s everyday life, rather than just battle scenes.

Additional Information

Dress Code: Respectful dress which covers your shoulders and knees is required.

Comfortable walking shoes are recommended.

No wheelchair accessible.

Most travelers can participate. Minimum age is 5 years to participate on this tour (younger than 5 years old are not allowed).

21. What’s the best time of the day for the tour of Angkor Wat?

A. Early morning.        B. Early afternoon.    

C. Late afternoon.       D. The evening.

22. What is the Bayon Temple best-known for?

A. The fascinating history.                 

B. The unique architectural features.

C. The huge stone towers with smiling faces. 

D. The ruins of the capital of an ancient kingdom.

23. What can we learn from the additional information?

A. It’s free for travelers to tour in Cambodia.

B. Angkor Wat is not quite friendly to the disabled.

C. People have to tour Angkor Wat in small groups.

D. Comfortable walking shoes is a must for all travelers.

B

Katharine Meyer Graham was once described as "the most powerful woman in America." She was not a government official or elected representative, but she owned The Washington Post newspaper. Under her leadership, it became one of the most important newspapers in the country.

Katharine Meyer was born in a rich family in New York City in 1917. In 1933, her father had bought a failing newspaper, The Washington Post. Her marriage was a tragedy. Her husband treated her badly and suffered from mental illness, killing himself in 1963.

With no training or experience in business, she was insecure and she did not think she had the ability to do an important job. But Katharine Graham didn’t give up. In 1969, Missus Graham became publisher as well as president of The Washington Post Company.

In the 1970s, The Washington Post became famous around the world because of two major successes. In 1971, an order from a federal judge stopped The New York Times from publishing the Pentagon(五角大楼)Papers, because President Richard Nixon believed publication would endanger national security. Yet Katharine Graham ruled against the judge’s order and decided to publish the Pentagon Papers in The Washington Post, which was considered a major success for freedom of the press.

In 1972, The Washington Post had another major success. Through the long Watergate(水门事件)investigation, despite government’ s threat, Missus Graham supported her reporters and editors. The newspaper was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for public service in 1973 for its Watergate reporting. The next year, President Nixon resigned from office.

Katharine Graham died of head injuries when she was eighty-four. She used her intelligence and bravery to improve the American media. After her death, the employees of The Washington Post wrote: "A world without Katharine Graham will not be the same at all."

24. What is Katharine Graham remembered for?

A. Her struggling with her unfortunate marriage.

B. Her success in running The Washington Post.

C. Her bravery in competing with other newspapers.

D. Her close relationship with her reporters and editors.

25. How did Katharine Graham feel before taking over the business?

A. Excited and overjoyed.           B. Curious and eager.

C. Unconfident and unsure.          D. Annoyed and upset.

26. What can we learn about Katharine Graham from Paragraphs 4 and 5?

A. Her determination and bravery led to the success of the newspaper.

B. Her father laid a solid foundation for her success.

C. She was good at working with the government.

D. She was born a great leader.

27. Which might be the best title for the passage?

A. The Rise of The Washington Post          B. The Making of a Great Newspaper

C. Great Newspapers of the United States        D. A Powerful Media Leader in America

C

The year 2020 will mark the beginning of the decade of the yold, or the “young old”, as the Japanese call people aged between 65 and 75. The traditional retirement age is 65. One might therefore expect peak retirement. By continuing to work, and staying socially engaged, the yold will change the world, as they have done several times before at different stages of their lives.

The yold are more numerous, healthier and wealthier than previous generations of seniors. The yold are busier, too. In short, the yold are not just any group of old people. They are challenging the traditional expectations of the retired as people who wear slippers and look after the grandchildren. That will influence consumer, service and financial markets.

The over-60s are one of the fastest-growing groups of customers of the airline business. The yold are vital to the tourism industry because they spend much more, when taking a foreign holiday, than younger adults.

But for all this to happen,three big things will have to change, under pressure from the yold themselves. The most important is public attitudes towards older people, and in particular the expectation that the old ought to be putting their feet up and quietly retiring into the background. Then, government policies will have to change, too. The retirement age in many rich countries is still below the age to which many people want to work. The effective retirement age (the age at which people actually leave the workforce) is usually even lower. Third, higher numbers of healthy yold people will require drastic changes in health spending. Most diseases of ageing are best met prevention and lifestyle changes. But only about 2%~3% of most countries’ health-care spending goes on prevention. That will have to rise, because although the yold will constitute a bulge of comparative health and activity over the next decade, by 2030 they will hit 75 and enter a long period of decline for which few rich countries are ready.

28. What kind of people are the yold exactly?

A. They are workaholics.            B. They are full of energy.

C. They enjoy being focused on.    D. They like staying socially engaged.

29. Why do the yold contribute to tourist industry?

A. They like traveling more.        B. They have more money.

C. They consume more on travel.    D. They have much free time.

30. What’s the author’s attitude toward health-care spending on prevention?

A. Unsatisfied.  B. Subjective.   C. Neutral.  D. Active.

31. What does the underlined word “met” in the fourth paragraph mean?

A. dealt with     B.come across  C.satisfied   D. experienced.

D

  You have everything you think you need for your dream job, but could something else be holding you back? You possess hard skills for the job, but you may lack soft skills.

 Hard skills are things that are measurable and technical. A master’s degree in business is a hard skill. The ability to speak Spanish is a hard skill. Many specific qualifications for a job are hard skills, such as years of work experience or proficiency (精通 ) with particular computer programs.

 On the other hand, soft skills are harder to define.And they can’t be defined. And they can’t be measured. Soft skills covers a wide range of characteristics that you can work on for a lifetime but some of the most common—and most necessary for success—include being a good listener and speaker, a wise leader, a problem solver, a strong communicator or a team player. It's also helpful if you can accept feedback, settle conflicts with others, deal with difficult people or be flexible. These soft skills are what many employers desire.

 Soft skills benefit you in many ways. Being a good listener, for example, is very helpful if you're a doctor. Being flexible, a team player and a problem solver help you succeed when dealing with deadlines.

 Soft skills are something extra that help a particular person to success. Being able to show you possess them could make a difference in landing a job you’ll love, or being more successful in the job you already have. They make the difference between someone who is just OK at their Job and someone who is outstanding, the person you always want on your team. In general, soft skills make you more likable and more competent.

Soft skills are what can set people apart from each other on resumes or in job interviews, but soft skills don’t come naturally.

32.What’s the best title for the passage?

A.Hard Skills Differ from Soft Skills.          B. Soft skills Can Be Learnt at School.

C.Soft Skills Needed in Workplace.            D.Soft Skills Matter to Your Success at Work.

33. Which of the following belongs to hard skills?

A. Having a good command of English.     B. Communicating with others efficiently.

C. Being good at expressing oneself .       D. Being able to solve problems.

34. Which of the following is TRUE about soft skills?

A. They are measurable and technical.      B. They are taught in many universities.

C.They are desired by many employers.      D. They are specific job qualifications.

35. What will be probably talked about following the last paragraph?

 A. Why soft skills are important.    B. How soft skills are developed.

 C. Where soft skills are applied.    D. What the key soft skills are.

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。

How to Be Successful in School

Learn the income payoff. 36． Education is the best choice a person can make. The higher one’s

level of education, the more income they will be likely to earn and the better life will probably be.

37． Short-term goals cover a period of less than one year. Do you want to get into a good college? Do you want to graduate in the top 10 percent of your class? It’s important to have short-term goals that are stepping stones to your long-term goals.

38． A strategy might be to study with a group of friends on a regular time. An action plan will

include several individual tasks with timing and any cost that might be required. If you are a student,

start now to understand how to make goals, strategies and action plans that work. Then this skill can

help you to be successful in school and later in life.

Develop good study habits. One of the most important things to be successful in school is to

develop good study habits. Good study habits are formed by studying on a regular basis for the amount

of time required to learn something. 39． 

Seek out other winners. Winners are those who make the best of their potential through great

effort. 40． Make friends with such people so that you can support each other to be successful in

school.

A. They are always very smart and can take the shortcut to success.

B. Once they are well formed you will find that learning and success in school become easier.

C. They don’t have to be the smartest, but they should be on their way to being the best they can be.

D. Examine the relationship between education levels and the earnings during one’s working life.

E. Define short-term education goals.

F. Keep in mind your short-term goals.

G. Develop a strategy and plan.

第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每题1.5分）

Sometimes fate steps in when you need a good dog encounter(邂逅). That’s what  41   to Kate Howard, who was sitting outside one afternoon after a memorial service(追悼会)  42   a brown dog sat down on the grass in front of her and  43   to leave. The following is what Howard wrote on Twitter.

The dog was  44   with white spots. Her owner was trying to get her rolling  45   she was staying where she was. She called her. “Winnie! Come on! ” Her name was Winnie! It  46   to me that last November, I once fostered (代养）a brown baby dog also called Winnie over Thanksgiving Day. I cried sadly for three days after she was taken away for adoption.

I asked the woman  47   she had adopted Winnie with that name, She  48   . Then I asked when she adopted Winnie. She answered last November. On hearing the  49   , I jumped with joy,  50   , “I FOSTERED THIS DOG! ”

I told the woman I was so  51  whether she found a good home that I  52    the shelter to put my name in her file in case she was ever  53   , an unfortunate but not uncommon  54   . “Oh, no. I would never return it to the shelter! She is a  55   dog, ”she said.

The woman told me the moment she saw Winnie's  56   on the Animal Services website, she fell in love with the dog. So she got in touch with the adoption site early,  57    her intention to adopt her when she became  58   .

I just moved into this house a couple months ago. And this house is a block away from Winnie’s! I would have been at work, not at home that afternoon if I hadn’t   59   the memorial service of my friend Heidi, a  60   of dogs.

第一节（共10小题；每小题1.5分）

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

The southern area of Jiangxi province   61   (produce) tea for hundreds of years. Villagers there often like to sing songs while    62    (pick) tea leaves. The beautiful tunes echo over the tea gardens in the hills. After over 400 years of development, this practice has transformed into a performance art.

The tea-leave picking opera, or Caicha Xi in Chinese, is    63    culture monument of Jiangxi province, having a history of more than 400 years. The opera can be seen on special occasions such as Chinese New Year,    64    the locals are looking to pray for prosperity and a good harvest. Tea-picking opera in southern Jiangxi province is a combination of folk songs and dancing.    65   (it)  repertoire(表演剧目) is not about royal families or government officials,    66     about the daily lives of local people.

After the founding of New China,    67    (music) created a number of songs based on tea -picking tunes and took the opera to a bigger stage. In 1960s, the popular “ See the Red Army off”       68          

(compose) by drawing inspirations from one of the    69     (tradition) tunes of the southern Jiangxi tea-picking opera. 86 years ago, with the same tune, mothers saw off their sons, and wives saw off their husbands for Long March.

  In 2006, it was listed    70    an intangible cultural heritage in China. To better keep the tradition and pass it on from generation to generation , the local government has provided free education to teenagers in love with tea-picking opera.

第四部分 写作 (共两节，满分35分)

第一节 短文改错(共10小题；每小题1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10处语言错误，每句最多有两处。每处错误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。

The winter holiday I am looking forward to is drawing near. I feel more than happier because I will have more time to make good use. With so many things to do, I had already made a plan. First of all, I will go to visit my grandparents. It was them who brought me up. Not having seen them for nearly six months, I miss them very much. When I come back, I’ll devote my time to go over the notes, what is of great help to my study. Through a month’s hard work, and I'm sure to make great progresses. How satisfied the result will be!

第二节  书面表达 （满分25分）

假如你是李华，你的英语笔友Peter写信向你咨询近日你校举办的“节约粮食，反对浪费”的活动。请你用英语给Peter写一封回信。要点包括：

1.举办活动的原因。    2.爱惜粮食的具体措施。

注意：1.参考词汇：节约粮食，反对浪费：save food and combat waste. 节约：thrift.

2.字数：100词左右。可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

英语答案

第一部分  听力1-5 CABAC　6-10 CBABC　11-15 BACBB　16-20 ACBAC

21—23  ACB   24—27  BCAD 28-31: DCAA      32-35: DACB

七选五：36－40.DEGBC

完形填空：

41-45:DABCC 46-50:DBABD 51-55:CACBA 56-60:DBACA

语法填空：61：has produced 或 has been producing 62: picking

63: a 64: when 65:Its(没大写不给分) 66: but

67: musicians 68: was composed 69:traditional 70: as

改错：1.happier 改成 happy 2. make good use 后面加 of

3. had 改成 have

4.them 改成 they

4. near 改成 nearly

6. miss 改成 missed

7. go 改成 going

8. what 改成 which

8. 去掉 and

10.progresses 改成 progress

参考范文：

Dear Peter,

I am more than delighted to hear from you. You have asked me about the “ save food and

combat waste” activity, which is held all over our nation. Let me introduce it to you in detail.

There are some reasons accounting for the activity. As we all know, eating is an important

part in our daily life. However, many people waste food without even realizing it. What’s more,

there is a growing population in my country while our resources are limited, which makes it urgent

to save food. Faced with such a serious situation, it is high time that we took action now and

started small. To begin with, When we have dinner out in a restaurant, remember to order

appropriately, and clean the plate,because small actions make a big difference. In addition,

we held various activities to remind citizens of the importance of the food. For example,

posters are made to promote food saving actions.

Above is some information about the activity “save food and combat waste.”

Looking forward to your reply.

Lihua

英语答案

第一部分  听力1-5 CABAC　6-10 CBABC　11-15 BACBB　16-20 ACBAC

21—23  ACB   24—27  BCAD 28-31: DCAA      32-35: DACB

七选五：36－40.DEGBC

完形填空：

41-45:DABCC 46-50:DBABD 51-55:CACBA 56-60:DBACA

语法填空：61：has produced 或 has been producing 62: picking

63: a 64: when 65:Its(没大写不给分) 66: but

67: musicians 68: was composed 69:traditional 70: as

改错：1.happier 改成 happy 2. make good use 后面加 of

3. had 改成 have

4.them 改成 they

4. near 改成 nearly

6. miss 改成 missed

7. go 改成 going

8. what 改成 which

8. 去掉 and

10.progresses 改成 progress

参考范文：

Dear Peter,

I am more than delighted to hear from you. You have asked me about the “ save food and

combat waste” activity, which is held all over our nation. Let me introduce it to you in detail.

There are some reasons accounting for the activity. As we all know, eating is an important

part in our daily life. However, many people waste food without even realizing it. What’s more,

there is a growing population in my country while our resources are limited, which makes it urgent

to save food. Faced with such a serious situation, it is high time that we took action now and

started small. To begin with, When we have dinner out in a restaurant, remember to order

appropriately, and clean the plate,because small actions make a big difference. In addition,

we held various activities to remind citizens of the importance of the food. For example,

posters are made to promote food saving actions.

Above is some information about the activity “save food and combat waste.”

Looking forward to your reply.

Lihua