新疆北屯高級中學(xué)2020-2021學(xué)年高二上學(xué)期10月月考英語試卷

20202021學(xué)年第一學(xué)期高二英語月考試卷（卷面分值：120分考試時間：100分鐘）注意事項(xiàng)：1.本試卷共4頁。答題前，請考生務(wù)必將自己的學(xué)校、姓名、座位號、準(zhǔn)考證號等信息填寫在答題卡上。2.作答非選擇題時須用黑色字跡0.5毫米簽字筆書寫在答題卡的指定位置上，作答選擇題須用2B鉛筆將答題卡上對應(yīng)題目的選項(xiàng)涂黑。如需改動，請用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案，請保持答題卡卡面清潔，不折疊、不破損。第I卷（選擇題共75分）閱讀理解（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）ASmartHomeProductsforLivingaConnectedLifeWhatmakessomethingasmarthomeproduct？Generally，it'sdefinedbyitsabilitytoconnecttoaWiFinetwork，allowinguserstointeract（交流）withitfromtheirsmartphones.We'veroundedupsomecool，diverseofferingsthatyou'lllovetohaveinyourhome.NestCamIQTheNestCamIQisabeautifullydesignedhomesecuritycamerathatcanrecognizefaces.Itcanwarnyouifthere'sastrangerinyourhome.Thedevicealsosupportstwowaymunicationviabuiltinmicrophonesandapowerfulspeaker.LogitechHarmonyEliteamazon.TheLogitechHarmonyEliteisoneofthebestuniversalremotecontrolsavailableonthemarket.ItcancontroljustabouteverypieceofelectronicsyouownineveryroomofyourhouseorapartmentincludingTVs,streamingdevices,andsoundsystems.Itsupportsover270,000devices!AppleHomePodbhphotovideo.TheAppleHomePodhasbetteraudioqualitythananyothersmartspeakeravailabletoday.Availableinwhiteorspacegray，theSiripowereddevicealsoallowsyoutocontrolanumberofdeviceswithyourvoice.AugustSmartLockProTheAugustSmartLockProispatible（兼容的）withmostlocks.Amobileappallowsyoutomanageaccesstothelock，checkitsusagehistory，andgetinformedwhensomeoneopensthedoor.Youcancontrolitandcheckonthestateofyourdoorwithvoicemands.1.WhatcantheNestCamIQhelpyoudo?A.Properlyuseyoursmartphonecamera.B.Controlelectronicswithyourvoice.C.Checkthelocksofyourhouse.D.Keepyourhomesafe.2.Whichdevicecanhelpyouoperatealmostallyourelectronicequipmentremotely?A.NestCamIQB.AppleHomePod.C.AugustSmartLockPro.D.LogitechHarmonyElite.3.Whichcolumnofawebsiteisthetextmostprobablytakenfrom?A.Technology.B.News.C.SocietyD.Education.BIheardmanyparentsplainingthattheirteenagechildrenarerebelling（叛逆）.Isuggestedtheyrecalltheirownteenageyears.Atthatagetheywouldliketobegrowingawayfromparents.Theypreferredtostandontheirownfeet.Buttakeagoodlookatthepresentrebellion.Itseemsthatteenagersaretakingthesamewayofshowingthattheydisagreewiththeirparents.Insteadofgoingoutfightingbravelyontheirown,mostofthemaregraspingoneanther'shandsforreassurance（肯定）.Theydeclaretheywanttodressastheylike,buttheyallwearthesameclothes.Theysetoffinnewdirectionsinmusic,butsomehowtheyallendupgatheringaroundlisteningtothesamerecord.Theirreasonforthinkingoractinginasimilarwayisthatthecrowdisdoingit.Theyhaveeoutoftheircocoon（繭）intoalargercocoon.Ithasbeeharderandharderforateenagertostandupagainstthepopularitywaveandtogohisorherownway.Industryhasfirmlycarvedoutateenagemarket.Thesedayseveryteenagercanlearnfromtheadvertisementswhatateenagershouldhaveandbe.Andmanyoftoday'sparentshaveetoawardhighmarksforthepopularityoftheirchildren.Allthesecreateagreatbarrierfortheteenagerwhowantstofindhisorherownpath.Butthebarrierisworthclimbingover.Thepathisworthfollowing.Youmaywanttolistentoclassicalmusicinsteadofgoingtoaparty.Youmaywanttocollectrockswheneveryoneelseiscollectingrecords.Youmayhavesomethoughtsthatyoudon't,caretoshareatoncewithyourclassmates.Well,goforit.Findyourself.Beyourself.Popularitywillewiththepeoplewhorespectyouforwhoyouare.Thatistheonlykindofpopularitythatreallymatters.4.Theauthordoesn'tpreferrebellingteenagersA.walkinganewwayontheirownB.alwaysturningtofriendsforhelpC.growingawayfromparentsD.followingothersblindly5.Thephrase"largercocoon”attheendofthesecondparagraphreferstoA.thecareandlovefromparentsB.thepopulartrendinthesocietyC.thepresentteenagemarketD.thefantasticmusicworld6．What'sparagraph3mainlyabout?A．Thesymbolsofthepresentrebellion.B．Theattitudesofparentstothepresentrebellion.C．Thereasonswhyteenagersfailinfindingtheirownways.D．Thewaysofchangingtheteenagers'dependence.7．Whatdoestheauthorsuggest? A．Findingpopularitywithothers.B．Growingawayfromparents.C．Stayingtogetherwithfriends.D．Holdingontoourownthoughts.CReadingcanbeasocialactivity.Thinkofthepeoplewhobelongtobookgroups.Theychoosebookstoreadandthenmeettodiscussthem.Now,thewebsiteBookCrossingturnsthepageonthetraditionalideaofabookgroup.Membersgoonthesiteandregisterthebookstheyownandwouldliketoshare.BookCrossingprovidesanidentificationnumbertostickinsidethebook.Thenthepersonleavesitinapublicplace,hopingthatthebookwillhaveanadventure,travelingfarandwidewitheachnewreaderwhofindsit.BrucePederson,themanagingdirectorofBookCrossing,says,“Thetwothingsthatchangeyourlifearethepeopleyoumeetandbooksyouread.BookCrossingbinesboth.”Membersleavebooksonparkbenchesandbuses,intrainstationsandcoffeeshops.Whoeverfindstheirbookwillgotothesiteandrecordwheretheyfoundit.Peoplewhofindabookcanalsoleaveajournalentrydescribingwhattheythoughtofit.EmailsarethensenttotheBookCrossingtokeepthemupdatedaboutwheretheirbookshavebeenfound.BrucePetersonsaystheideaisforpeoplenottobeselfishbykeepingabooktogatherdustonashelfathome.BookCrossingispartofatrendamongpeoplewhowanttogetbacktothe“real”andnotthevirtual(虛擬).Thesitenowhasmorethanonemillionmembersinmorethanonehundredthirtyfivecountries.8.Whydoestheauthormentionbookgroupsinthefirstparagraph?A.Toexplainwhattheyare.B.TointroduceBookCrossing.C.Tostresstheimportanceofreading.D.Toencouragereaderstosharetheirideas.9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2referto?A.Thebook.B.Anadventure.C.Apublicplace.D.Theidentificationnumber.10.WhatwillaBookCrosserdowithabookafterreadingit?A.Meetotherreaderstodiscussit.B.Keepitsafeinhisbookcase.C.Passitontoanotherreader.D.Mailitbacktoitsowner.11.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.OnlineReading:AVirtualTourB.ElectronicBooks:AnewTrendC.ABookGroupBringsTraditionBackD.AWebsiteLinksPeoplethroughBooksDTimeTravelIfyoucouldtravelintime,wherewouldyougo?PerhapsyouwouldwatchanoriginalperformanceofaShakespeare’splayinElizabethanEngland?WhatabouthangingoutwithLaoziintheSpringandAutumnPeriod?Ormaybeyou’dvoyagefaraheadofthepresentdaytoseewhatthefutureholds.Thepossibilityoftimetravelisindeedappealing.Storiesexploringthesubjecthavebeenaroundforhundredsofyears.Perhapsthebestknownexampleissciencefictionnovel“TheTimeMachine”,whichwaswrittenbyH.G.Wellsandpublishedin1895forthefirsttime.Itwasadaptedintoatleasttwofeaturefilmsofthesamename,aswellastwotelevisionversions,andalargenumberoficbookadaptations.Itisgenerallycreditedwiththepopularizationoftheconceptoftimetravelusingavehiclethatallowsanoperatortotravelpurposefullyandselectively.Theterm“timemachine”,coinedbyWells,isnowuniversallyusedtorefertoavehicletransportingpeopleintothefarfuture.Butcouldtimetravelactuallybepossible?Somescientistssayyes,intheory.Theyproposeusingcracksintimeandspacecalled“wormholes”,whichcouldbeusedasshortcutstootherperiods.Einstein'stheoryofrelativityallowstimetravelinextremeconditions.AndBritishphysicistStephenHawkingsaysyoucouldtravelintothefuturewithareallyfastspaceship—goingatnearlythespeedoflight.Thoughbuildingsuchaspaceshipwouldofcoursebenosimpletask.Evenifyoucouldtravelintothepast,thereissomethingcalledthe“grandfatherparadox”.Itaskswhatwouldhappenifatimetravelerweretogobackintimeandhavehisowngrandfatherkilledforsomereason,andthereforepreventhimselffrombeingborn．Ifthetimetravelerwasn'tborn,howwouldhetravelbackintime?Andwouldyoureallyliketovisitthefuture?InH.G.Wells'book,themaincharactertravelsintodistanttimewherehearrivesatabeachandisattackedbygiantcrabs.Hethenvoyages30millionyearsintothefuturewheretheonlylivingthingisablackobjectwithtentacles(觸角).Ifthat'swhathappensinthefuture,maybewearebetterjustlivinginthepresentdayafterall.12.ThenovelTheTimeMachinementionedinParagraph2aimstoshow___________.A.people'sinterestintimetravel B.thespecialfeatureofthebookC.thelonghistoryoftimetravel D.thecontributionofH.G.Wells13.Einstein'sandHawking'stheories_________.A.havesimilaritiesinmanywaysB.suggestthepossibilitytoinventthetimemachineC.haveprovedwrongbysometimetravelersD.pushtheinventionofthefirstspaceship14.InParagraph4,“grandfatherparadox”probablyreferstotheideathat________.A.thetravelerispreventedfrommeetinghisgrandfatherB.thetravelergoesbackintimetoseekforhisgrandfatherC.thegrandfather'sdeathmakesthetraveler'sbirthimpossibleD.thereunionofthetravelerandhisgrandfatherbringshappiness15.Accordingtothepassage,whatisprobablytheauthor'sattitudetowardstimetravel?A.Supportive. B.Unconcerned. C.Unclear. D.Sceptical第二節(jié)、七選五（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。Whatisthedifferencebetweenhappypeopleandunhappypeople?16ReadthefollowinglistofthingsthatHAPPYpeopledodifferentlyfromUNHAPPYpeopleandyouwillknow.Well,Icantellyousurelythatthosepeoplewhoarereallyhappy,fearlessandlovealotmore.Theyseeeachmoment,eachchallenge,eachpersonasanopportunitytodiscovermoreaboutthemselvesandtheworldaroundthem.17Happypeopleunderstandthatyoucan’treallychangeasituationbyresisting（反抗）it.Buttheycanfeelbetterbyunderstandingthattheremightbeareason.18But,theyaskthemselvesquestionslike:WhatcanIlearnfromthis?HowcanImakethisbetter?Theyalwaysseemtobepleasantandhopefulnomatter.Theydothethingstheydobecauseofthemeaningitbringsintotheirlivesandbecausetheygetasenseofpurposebydoingso.19Theycaremoreaboutlivingalifefullofmeaningratherthan,whatinourmodernsocietywewouldcall,livingasuccessfullife.Thefacthereisthatmostofthetimetheygetboth,successandmeaning,justbecausetheychoosetofocusondoingthethingstheylovethemost.20Theymakesurethattheiractionsbringmeaningandhappinessinthelivesofmany.Theylookforwaystogiveandtosharethebestofthemselveswiththeworldandtomakeotherpeoplehappy.A.Theyhaveanideal（理想的）livingandabalancedlife.B.Whatarethesetwokindsofpeopledodifferently?C.Theyarekindtothemselvesandothersandtheyunderstandthepoweroflove.D.Thethingshappypeopledoarenotforthemselves,butforthegoodofothers.E.Theyarereadytoembraceeverythinginfrontofthem.F.Theyunderstandthat“Doingwhatyouloveisthemostimportantforlivingafulllife”.G.Whensomethingunpleasanthappenstothem,theydon’ttrytofightit,becausethiswillmakethesituationevenworse.

第三節(jié)、完型填空(共20小題;每小題1.5分,滿分30分)閱讀下面短文,從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。abouthowshewouldtakecareofthe22herselfandhowshewould23responsibilitybydoingso.Ididn’twantarat,yetthatdidn’tseemtobetheright24forthissituation,consideringthewayBarbarahadsomaturely(成熟地）madeherstrong25.SoIgavehertheclassicparent26."Letmetalktoyour27aboutit."Mywifedidn’tletwehadaboutrats:Howmuchdotheycost?Whatcaredotheyneed?Thetaskmight30herandwecouldmoveonto31pets,suchasgoldfish.32,shesearchedouttheanswersandeventookdetailednotes.Mywife33.IdroveBarbaraandher6yearoldbrother,EdvintothepetstoreandBarbara34pickedoutababyrat."Ican’tbelieveIhavearatofmyownafterayearof35!"Shesaid."Itwasn’tyourbegging,"Itoldher."Youmadeastrongcasefor36arat.Wewantedto37that.""Dad?"Edvinimmediately38."CanIgetapetlion?"Hequickly39fivereasonswhyalionwouldmakeagoodpet.Imayhavelearnedsomethingaboutflexibilitywiththerats,butIhadnot40myabilitytoreason."No."21．A．development B．a(chǎn)rrangements C．treatmentD．a(chǎn)rguments22．A．goldfish B．rat C．lionD．cat23．A．learn B．discuss C．remindD．explain24．A．bond B．cause C．responseD．signal25．A．case B．habit C．guessD．a(chǎn)ttempt26．A．a(chǎn)dvice B．fortC．a(chǎn)nswerD．praise27．A．sister B．mother C．brotherD．teacher28．A．happiness B．willingness C．weaknessD．loneliness29．A．situationsB．suggestions C．inventionsD．questions30．A．surprise B．frightenC．discourageD．inspire31．A．traditional B．personalC．naturalD．metal32．A．BesidesB．Therefore C．MeanwhileD．However33．A．a(chǎn)pologized B．a(chǎn)greed C．failed D．waited34．A．curiously B．immediately C．hardly D．occasionally35．A．begging B．paring C．consulting D．planning36．A．getting B．get C．gotD．gets37．A．correct B．deliver C．rewardD．celebrate38．A．questioned B．defended C．remendedD．a(chǎn)sked39．A．referredto B．wentthrough C．turneddown D．laidout40．A．recovered B．missed C．lost D．represented第Ⅱ卷（非選擇題共45分）第一節(jié)語法填空（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Haveyoueveraskedyourselfwhychildrengotoschool?Youwill41(probable)saythattheygotoschooltolearnlanguages,maths,history,scienceandsomeotherknowledge.Thatisquitetrue,but42dotheylearnthesethings?Wesendourchildrentoschool43(prepare)themforthetimewhentheywillbebigandwillhavetoworkforthemselves.Nearlyeverythingtheystudyatschoolhassomepracticaluseintheirlife.Butisthat44onlyreasonwhytheygotoschool?Thereis45(many)ineducationthanjust46(learn)facts.Wegotoschooltolearnhowtolearn,sothatwhenwehaveleftschoolwecancontinuetolearn.Amanwhoreallyknowshowtolearnwillalwaysbe47(success