广东省佛山市南海一中高二第一次月考 高二年级英语测试卷

广东省佛山市南海一中2019届高二第一次月考

高二年级英语测试卷

第二部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题 2 分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C﹑D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I was never very neat, while my roommate Kate was extremely organized. Each of her objects

had its place, but mine always hid somewhere. She even labeled (贴标签) everything. I always looked for everything. Over time, Kate got neater and I got messier. She would push my dirty

War broke out one evening. Kate came into the room. Soon, I heard her screaming, “Take your shoes away!Why under my bed!”Deafened, I saw my shoes flying at me. I jumped to my feet and

The room was filled with anger. We could not have stayed together for a single minute but for a phone call. Kate answered it. From her end of the conversation, I could tell right away her grandma was seriously ill. When she hung up, she quickly crawled (爬) under her covers, sobbing. Obviously, that was something she should not go through alone. All of a sudden, a warm feeling of sympathy rose up in my heart.

Slowly, I collected the pencils, took back the books, made my bed, cleaned the socks and swept

the floor, even on her side. I got so into my work that I even didn't notice Kate had sat up. She was watching, her tears dried and her expression one of disbelief. Then, she reached out her hands to

Kate and I stayed roommates for the rest of the year. We didn't always agree, but we learned

the key to living together: giving in, cleaning up and holding on.

21. What made Kate so angry one evening?

A. She couldn't find her books.

B. She heard the author shouting loud.

C. She got the news that her grandma was ill.

D. She saw the author's shoes beneath her bed.

22. The author tidied up the room most probably because ________.

A. she was scared by Kate's anger

B. she hated herself for being so messy

C. she wanted to show her care

D. she was asked by Kate to do so

23. How is Paragraph 1 mainly developed?

A. By analyzing causes.

B. By showing differences.

C. By describing a process.

D. By following time order.

24. What might be the best title for the story?

A. My Friend Kate

B. Hard Work Pays Off

C. How to Be Organized

D. Learning to Be Roommates

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There have always been a lot of commonly believed but false ideas about being fat and doing exercise. Some people believe that they can't help putting on weight as they get older, while others hold that if they stop exercising, their muscles will turn into fat. Here are some more myths:

I come from a fat family

I'll never lose weight—Wrong!While we can't change the body type we are born with, we can't blame our genes for

that fatness runs in families, and the main reason is that making us fat. There's plenty of evidencethey share the same habits of eating too much and exercising too little.

I am fat because I burn calories slowly

). In fact, although fat people 新陈代谢Wrong!Fatness is not caused by a slow metabolism (consume more energy than slim people, they also fail to realize how much they eat!Keeping a diary

can help you work out your daily food intake more accurately.

Exercise is boring

Wrong!Anything will become boring if you do it repetitively. The key is to develop a balanced

and varied program that's fun as well as progressive. If you enjoy a Sunday walk, take a different route. If you do yoga, try a tai chi class. If you like swimming, set yourself a distance or time challenge.

No pain, no gain

ise is not meant to hurt. Indeed, pain is your body telling you something's wrong, Wrong!Exercand continuing to exercise could lead to serious injury. You may experience mild discomfort as you

begin to exercise regularly, but this is your body adapting to the positive changes in your life-style and the aches should disappear relatively quickly. If they don't, rest and seek medical advice.What does the author think about being fat? 25.

It is the family genes that make people fat.

A.

People are fat because they consume too little energy. B.

A diary of exercise can prevent people from becoming fat. C.

-style.D. It is the consequence of people's unbalanced lifeAccording to the author, how can we make exercise more interesting? 26.

By taking varied exercise. A.

By choosing simple exercise. B.

By doing regular exercise.

C.

D. By sticking to outdoor exercise. 27. What is the author's opinion about “No pain, no gain”in exercising?Keeping fit is essentially a painful experience.

A.

Exercise should be stopped if continuous pain is felt. B.

Pain in exercise is a precondition for reaching your goal. C.

Getting used to pain leads to positive changes in your body.D.

What is the purpose of the passage? 28.

To declare the importance of keeping fit.

A.

To clarify some misconceptions about fatness and exercise. B.

To confirm what has long been believed about keeping fit.

C.

To explain some medical facts about being fat and doing exercise.

D.

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The idea of being able to walk on water has long interested humans greatly. Sadly, biological

facts prevent us ever accomplishing such a thing without artificial aid—we simply weigh too much, and all our mass pushes down through our relatively small feet, resulting in a lot of pressure that

However, several types of animals can walk on water. One of the most interesting is the

common basilisk Basilicus basilicus , a lizard (蜥蜴) native to Central and South America. It can run across water for a distance of several meters, avoiding getting wet by rapidly hitting the water's surface with its feet. The lizard will take as many as 20 steps per second to keep moving forward.

For humans to do this, we'd need huge feet that we could bring up to our ears in order to create

But fortunately there is an alternative: cornflour. By adding enough of this common thickening

agent to water (and it does take a lot), you can create a “non-Newtonian”liquid that doesn't behave like normal water. Now, if the surface of the water is hit hard enough, particles (粒子) in the water

group together for a moment to make the surface hard. Move quickly enough and put enough force into each step, and you really can walk across the surface of an adequately thick liquid of cornflour. Fun though all this may sound, it's still rather messy and better read about in theory than carried

out in practice. If you must do it, then keep the water wings handy in case you start to sink—and take a shower afterward!

29. Walking on water hasn't become a reality mainly because humans ________.

A. are not interested in it

B. have biological limitations

C. have not invented proper tools

D. are afraid to make an attempt

30. What do we know about Basilicus basilicus from the passage?

A. It is light enough to walk on water.

B. Its huge feet enable it to stay above water.

C. It can run across water at a certain speed.

D. Its unique skin keeps it from getting wet in water.

31. What is the function of the cornflour according to the passage?

A. To create a thick liquid.

B. To turn the water into solid.

C. To help the liquid behave normally.

D. To enable the water to move rapidly.

32. What is the author's attitude toward the idea of humans' walking on water?

A. It is risky but beneficial.

B. It is interesting and worth trying.

C. It is crazy and cannot become a reality.

D. It is impractical though theoretically possible.

One moment it was quiet and calm in the forest, the next, the air was charged with tension. The elephant had heard the distant alarm calls of animals and her mood suddenly changed. I urged the elephant deeper into the forest. We sounded like a forest fire—crackling, snapping, trail-blazing. But through all the noise came a sharp warning cry. The elephant stopped and we heard it again—the tell-

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I looked quickly around the shadows of the forest. Rays of sunlight shone through tree branches, beneath which the patchwork (交错) of green plants and shadows-within-shadows would make tiger stripes (条纹) look more attractive. Apart from an occasional noise from the elephant's stomach, the

Gradually, the tension slipped from our bodies. The elephant seized a nearby branch and put it

into her mouth. I reached forward and gently moved my hand over the elephant's neck;there was a

soft part, free of wrinkles and hairs, behind her ear.

This was my fourth time to sense the aura of the forest in Corbett, although I saw no tigers in

the end. Located at the foot of the Himalayan mountains, Corbett is home to about 135 Bengal tigers, but the forest seemed to be guarding their whereabouts (出没处), a silent reminder of their secrecy and rarity. Still, I was happy enough touching the elephant behind the ear. If I had so desperately wanted to see a tiger, I could have gone to a zoo. After all, spotting tigers merely confirms their beauty;tracking them can make you aware of something more.

33. Which of the following was a clear signal of alarm?

A. The elephant stopped.

B. A spotted deer called.

C. The elephant seized a branch.

D. The forest was silent for a while.

34. The author begins his account of the tour in the forest mainly by ________.

A. describing various sounds

B. comparing different animals

C. listing different activities

D. introducing various plants

35. What does the underlined part “to sense the aura”most probably mean?

A. To see the diversity.

B. To enjoy the scenery.

C. To feel the atmosphere.

D. To experience the freedom.

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。Secret codes (密码)keep messages private。Banks, companies, and government agencies use

secret codes in doing business, especially when information is sent by computer.

People have used secret codes for thousands of years. 36 Code breaking never lags(落后) far behind code making. The science of creating and reading coded messages is called cryptography.

There are three main types of cryptography. 37 For example, the first letters of “My elephant eats

too many eels”Spell out the hidden message “Meet me.”

38 You might represent each letter with a number, For example, Let's number the letters of the alphabet, in order, from 1 to 26. If we substitute a number for each letter, the message “Meet me”

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would read “13 5 20 13 5.”

A code uses symbols to replace words, phrases, or sentences. To read the message of a real code, you must have a code book. 39 For example, ”bridge“might stand for “meet”and “out”might

stand

for “me.”The message “bridge out”would actually mean “Meet me.”40 However, it is also hard to

keep a code book secret for long. So codes must be changed frequently.

A. It is very hard to break a code without the code book.

B. In any language, some letters are used more than others.

C. Only people who know the keyword can read the message.

D. As long as there have been codes, people have tried to break them.

E. You can hide a message by having the first letters of each word spell it out.

F. With a code book, you might write down words that would stand for other words.

G. Another way to hide a message is to use symbols to stand for specific letters of the alphabet.

第三部分完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C﹑D）中，选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

第二节完形填空（共20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，共30 分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上讲该项涂黑。

A Welcome Gift

Dario and his mother loved their new apartment. The living room was large enough for their piano. That night, the two of them 41 side by side at the piano. They played jazz music to celebrate

their new home. The loud 42 filled the room and made them feel very happy.

The next morning, 44 , their happiness disappeared. Someone had left a 43 under their

door during the night. One of their neighbor had written to complain(抱怨) about the sound of the piano. Dario's mother asked the building superintendent(管理员) if he knew anything about it. But

he said that they were all 45 people and he couldn't imagine any of them had done that. Later

that morning, Dario suggested that they write a letter to their 46 and apologize for their

playing.

“Maybe we could go and 47 everyone in person.”his mother said.

“What if we invited them to come here for a 48 instead? Dario asked.

They both loved the 49 . Over the next few days, they sent out invitations and prepared

desserts 50 their guests. They decorated the apartment with streamers(彩带) and party lights.

Finally, the day of the party 51 . Some guests brought presents. Others brought flowers. Some

even brought desserts to 52 . One woman, Mrs. Gilbert, 53 Dario's mother with a book of

piano music by Chopin.

“I heard you playing the other night,”she said. “The sounds woke me out of bed. I 54 that

you might play like this every night. So I wrote a short note. I hope you don't think I disliked the playing.”

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Dario's mother smiled at Mrs. Gilbert. “I think maybe we 55 you an apology.”she said. “I didn't 56 how late it was when we were playing. Maybe we should play some quieter music at

night.

“You play, you play!”Mrs. Gilbert said. “I like what you play! Just not so loud at night.”She pointed to the book she had given them. “These songs are not such 57 music.”

“These songs are beautiful music.”Dario's mother said. “We will be 58 to play them in the

evening.”

“And we won't play so loud or late!”Dario said. He was already looking forward to 59 the

new music. More than that, however, he was happy to see the big smile on his mother's face. It gave him a feeling of 60 and made him feel that they were home at last.

41. A. sat B. stood C. lay D. walked

42. A. voice B. ring C. music D. cry

43. A. therefore B. however C. otherwise D. instead

44. A. note B. poster C. bill D. report

45. A. proud B. rich C. lucky D. nice

46. A. neighbors B. friends C. relatives D. audience

47. A. blame B. instruct C. question D. visit

48. A. party B. concert C. show D. play

49. A. experience B. idea C. performance D. action

50. A. to B. with C. for D. from

51. A. continued B. arrived C. passed D. finished

52. A. order B. sell C. share D. advertise

53. A. treated B. presented C. helped D. served

54. A. promised B. admitted C. agreed D. worried

55. A. give B. send C. offer D. owe

56. A. realize B. remember C. understand D. accept

57. A. sweet B. strange C. funny D. loud

58. A. brave B. sorry C. happy D. afraid

59. A. changing B. practicing C. recording D. writing

60. A. equality B. freedom C. warmth D. sympathy

第四部分语法填空（每题1.5分,共15分）

阅读下面短文，根据上下文填入适当的词语，或使用括号中的词语的适当形式填空，并将答案填在答题卷标号为31~40的相应位置上。

Are you facing a situation that looks impossible to fix?

In 1969, the pollution was terrible along the Cuyahoga River near Cleveland, Ohio. It ___61__ (be) unimaginable that it could ever be cleaned up. The river was so polluted that it ___62___ (actual)