河北省保定市唐县第一中学2020-2021学年高二9月月考英语试卷

英语试题注意事项：1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡上。

2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。

回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。

3. 考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

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. What do we know about John?A. He had an accident.B. He works in the hospital.C. He suffered from a headache.2. Why is the man late?A. He overslept.B. He lost his car key.C. He had no alarm clocks.3. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. Health.B. Education.C. Environment.4. How old is the girl?A. 6 years old.B. 9 years old.C. 15 years old.5. What’s the relationship between the speakers?A. Neighbors.B. Former classmates.C. Workmates.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。

听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。

6. Who needs a new dress?A. Jenny.B. Ann.C. Lucy.7. Where will the speakers go first?A. A clothes store.B. The City Library.C. A bookstore.听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。

8. What is the party for?A. A festival.B. A birthday.C. An anniversary.9. Why does the girl talk to the man?A. To ask for permission.B. To make an invitation.C. To get some advice.10. What will the headmaster do before the party?A. Sing an English song.B. Share his resolutions.C. Deliver a speech.听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。

11. What did the man think of the girl’s last paper?A. Excellent.B. Ordinary.C. Poorly done.12. Who helped the girl with her research?A. Jean.B. Mr. Smith.C. Ms. White.13. What will the girl do next?A. Rewrite the paper.B. Ask for sick leave.C. Prepare for an oral presentation.听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17四个小题。

14. What does the woman want to do?A. Get fit.B. Kill time.C. Relax herself.15. When can non-members enjoy the special offer?A. This month.B. During holidays.C. On their birthdays.16. How much does a swimming class cost non-members each time?A. $ 35.B. $ 25.C. $ 10.17. What class will the woman choose?A. A weight lifting class.B. A swimming class.C. A yoga class.听下面一段独白，回答第18至第20三个小题。

18. Why did the reader feel lonely?A. She had trouble with her studies.B. Her best friend wasn’t around.C. She was unable to look after herself.19. What is the speaker trying to do?A. Introduce a class.B. Share experiences.C. Give suggestions.20. Whom is this passage written for?A. Teachers.B. Parents.C. Students.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

ARave-on!How about learning new skills on the guitar, drums and keyboard by video? Follow the touch-screen instructions to find lessons on each instrument, or search for a song to practice playing along to. Try our Professional Selection, with video clips of band members who will explain the techniques that make their recordings so individual.Show-in-a-day!Be a star singer or dancer for the day in a one-time-only special performance! Experts in international music and dance styles will train you, and costumes provided for the performance help create a really special, individual show. Get your friends and family to come and see you perform, as no videoing or photography is allowed.Archived ImagesWant to find out about a new band, or just want more information about an old favourite? Visit our collection to find out facts and figures, or see the actual possessions of famous bands and musicians you are interested in. You can actually get to touch things worn on stage at major rock and pop events, and there are plenty of other concert souvenirs.Rhythm-studioGet your body moving in the studio and learn to move to rhythms and sounds from the past to now, including Soul and Disco. Learn your steps from our professional onscreen dance instructor, then watch your performance and become the star in your own video recording which you can take away!21. James likes collecting information about his favourite bands, which will he choose?A. Rave-on!B. Show-in-a-day!C. Archived Images.D. Rhythm-studio.22. In what way is Rhythm-studio different from Show-in-a-day?A. Rhythm-studio offers free gifts from musicians.B. Rhythm-studio has experts to teach face to face.C. Rhythm-studio allows people to bring videos home.D. Rhythm-studio gets family members to enjoy the shows.23. Where can you most probably read the above information?A. In a newspaper.B. In a report.C. In a science magazine.D. In a travel brochure.BIf you were asked to imagine a scientist, what image would come to your mind? The idea that most of the kids have is a man wearing a white lab coat with messy hair, big glasses, and cups of colorful liquids giving off clouds of smoke. As for adults, the majority regard scientists as strangepeople who spend a lot of time working in a lonely lab. However, the reality is quite different.Recently I’ve had a chance to take part in a scientific experience far from my lab and into Costa Rica. It has a large amount of wildlife due to its geographical placement between North and South America. It is home to more than 500,000 species (物种), which represents nearly 4% of the species worldwide!First we worked to protect wildlife at a leatherback turtle (棱皮龟) protection center. We helped the volunteers to remove rubbish from the beach to create a safe environment for turtle eggs to come out. After that we stayed at Mount Arenal where we studied seismic (地壳的) activity relating to earthquakes. During our stay at Arenal, we rode over the mountainous areas and took a long walk through the rainforest. On the last day we got a professional introduction of rocket (火箭) science and learned about new rocket technology that will be used on the international space station.During my Costa Rica experience, I know that being a scientist doesn’t mean working in a lab all day and night. A scientist is the one who loves learning and getting a better understanding of the world from helping protect wildlife, learning about earthquakes or inventing rockets. I think that science is so much more than wearing a lab coat and mixing chemicals. Kids need to be aware of the excitement and adventures science can bring!24. According to Paragraph 1, scientists are often believed ________.A. to do experiments in messy labsB. to spend too much time in labsC. to wear clothes in a different wayD. to work in dangerous conditions25. In Costa Rica, the author ________.A. experienced an earthquakeB. took part in rocket experimentsC. picked up rubbish on the beachD. helped the volunteers collect turtle eggs26. What does the author learn about science from his experience?A. Science is full of boring experiments.B. Science is related to chemical liquids.C. Science is more than working in a lab.D. Science is about wildlife and earthquakes.27. What is the best title for the passage?A. What a Scientist Is LikeB. Where a Scientist WorksC. How I Travelled in Costa RicaD. Why I Chose to Study ScienceCDo you think alien beings exist somewhere in the universe? It seems like Mars, our closest neighbor, has inspired the most science fiction as the place where aliens are most likely to come from. Recent Mars probes (探测) have shown us that there is no life on that planet—at least not now. But that does not mean that life does not exist elsewhere—after all, the universe is really big. A lot ofscientific research is going on in the search for “extraterrestrial life”.Think about it—why should the seven billion people on this little planet be the only living beings in the universe? It would, in fact, seem logical that this is not the case. So scientific research in this matter is based around the idea of finding other planets that have environments that can support life —environments similar to the Earth. The search is on for the evidence of the existence, or earlier existence of life: from very wise beings to simple organisms (有机物).So far, there have been a number of theories as to which planetary bodies may have an atmosphere that can support such life and therefore deserve closer attention. As for places within our own Milky Way Galaxy, it has been assumed over the decades that Mars and Venus, as well as some of the moons of Jupiter and Saturn, may have been hosts for life. Now, as technologies have improved and we can obtain measurements of the composition of the atmosphere on extra-solar planets, the chances of finding “alien” life forms are increasing.There has been a theory that some of the planets in the habitable zone of the red dwarf star Gliese 581 may be able to support life. In 2007, scientists discovered exoplanet Gliese 581c—and felt that its atmosphere was most suitable for supporting life. But further research revealed that it would not. Now, a ttention has been turned to Gliese 581d, at the outer edge of the star’s habitable zone. The main standards for deciding whether a planetary body can be life-supporting are atmospheric conditions which allow the existence of water. Gliese 581 is about 20.4 light years away from the Earth, so even if life does exist there, the distance would mean that communication would be unlikely.Having said this—who says alien life forms (if they exist) need water?28. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 1 mean?A. Life existing outside of the Earth.B. The evidence of the existence of life.C. Other faraway planets in the universe.D. Creatures known from science fictions.29. What makes it possible for people to find “alien beings”?A. Modern scientific theories.B. Atmospheric conditions.C Environments similar to the Earth. D. Advanced technologies.30. From the passage, we know that _________.A. the atmosphere of Gliese 581c was most suitable for lifeB. it is not certain whether alien life forms need water or notC. the 7 billion people on the Earth are the only beings in the universeD. the distance of 20.4 light years makes it impossible to find life on Gliese 581d31. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A. Do Aliens Exist?B. Is Mars Suitable for Life?C. Are Alien Life Forms Various?D. Can We Communicate with Aliens?DConvincing someone to change their mind is really the process of convincing them to change their tribe (部落). If they abandon their belie fs, they run the risk of losing social ties. You can’t expect someone to change their mind if you take away their community too.The way to change people’s minds is to become friends with them, to combine them into your tribe, to bring them into your circle. Now, they can change their beliefs without the risk of being abandoned socially.The British philosopher Alain de Botton suggests that we simply share meals with those who disagree with us: “Sitting down at a table with a group of strangers has the inco mparable and odd benefit of making it a little more difficult to hate them without punishment. Prejudice and conflict between groups of people from different nations or races feed off abstraction. However, during a meal, something about handing dishes around, unfolding napkins (餐巾纸) at the same moment, even asking a stranger to pass the salt makes us less likely to hold the belief that the outsiders who wear unusual clothes and speak in distinctive accents deserve to be sent home or attacked. For all the large-scale political solutions which have been proposed to ease racial or cultural conflict, there are few more effective ways to promote tolerance between suspicious neighbours than to force them to eat supper together.”Perhaps it is not difference, but distance that produces tribalism and unfriendliness. As proximity increases, so does understanding. I am reminded of Abraham Lincoln’s quote, “I don’t like that man.I must get to know him better.” Facts don’t change our minds. Friendship does.The Japanese writer Haruki Murakami once wrote, “Always remember that to argue, and win, is to break down the reality of the person you are arguing against. It is painful to lose your reality, so be kind, even if you are right.”When we are in the moment, we can easily forget that the goal is to connect with the other side, cooperate with them, befriend them, and integrate them into our tribe. We are so caught up in winning that we forget about connecting. It’s easy to spend your energy labeling people rather than working with them.The word “kind (family and relatives)” originated from the word “kin (old fashion of family and relatives).” When you are kind to someone, it means you are treating them like family. This, I think, is a good method for actually changing some one’s mind. Develop a friendship. Share a meal. Gift a book. Be kind first, be right later.32. People are likely to change their mind when they _____.A. change their beliefsB. are made friends withC. move to a new communityD. are given somewhere to go33. What does the underlined word “proximity” in paragraph 4 mean?A. Nearness.B. Action.C. Communication.D. Politeness.34. The author quotes from Haruki Murakami to imply that _____.A. breaking down one’s reality is easyB. kindness is more important than rightC. arguing and winning are not importantD. losing one’s identity is a painful process35. According to the passage, sharing meals is effective in building connections because it ____.A. pleases people with different beliefs or accentsB. makes people focus on eating rather than conflictsC. brings benefits to the people having dinner togetherD. promotes understanding and tolerance among people第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。