河北省保定市2020学年高二英语3月月考试题
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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）
1.What did the man think of his trip?
A. Great.
B. Long.
C. Boring.
2.What trouble does the man have in learning English?
A. Spelling.
B. Grammar.
C. Pronunciation.
3.Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. In a supermarket.
B. In a bookstore.
C. In a hotel.
4.What has the woman bought?
A. Bread.
B. Meat.
C. Milk.
5.When were the parts for the machine sent out?
A. Three days ago.
B. Two days ago.
C. One day ago.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
请听下面5段对话或独白，选出最佳选项。
请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6.What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Friends.
B. Colleagues.
C. Couple.
7.What will the man do next?
A. Go on working.
B. Meet his boss.
C. Go to a shop.
请听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8.Who is the boss?
A. Mr. Black.
B. Ms. Johnson.
C. Mr. Clinton.
9.Why does the man apologize in the end?
A. He has misunderstood what the woman did.
B. He will be absent from the birthday party.
C. He took the woman’s pencils by accident.
请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10.How many books are there on the list?
A. 5.
B. 8.
C. 13.
11.What did the woman do this summer?
A. she took a trip to Bali.
B. She visited her cousins.
C. She bought a new laptop.
12.How does the woman advise they should solve the problem?
A. She buys three and the man buys two.
B. She pays the man fifty dollars for sharing.
C. They each pay half of the amount for the books.
请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13.What is the woman’ s book about?
A. Marin Egyptian attractions.
B. Some Egyptian guides.
C. Unusual places to visit in Egypt.
14.Why did the woman always cover her head in the daytime when she went out?
A. To keep warm.
B. To avoid sunburn.
C. To prevent insects.
15.How did Egyptians help the woman?
A. By helping her get to know local customs.
B. By inviting her to their homes.
C. By finding buses for her.
16.When will the woman take a trip to Tibet?
A. In a month.
B. In two months.
C. In three months.
请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17.In how many countries is the IELTS given?
A. 180.
B. 135.
C. 118.
18.How much will a test taker pay for the TOEFL if it measures all four skills?
A. 250 dollars.
B. 275 dollars.
C. 300 dollars.
19.What can we learn about the IELTS?
A. It’s more popular than the TOEFL.
B. It’s recognized by 30,000 American colleges.
C. It’s available to both under-graduates and graduates.
20.What is the IELTS’ speaking test?
A. A live interview.
B. A computer test. B. A paper test.
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，共 30 分）
阅读下列短文：从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，将正确的选项涂在答题卡上。
A
Wanted, Someone for a Kiss
We’re looking for producers to join US on the sound of London Kiss l00 FM. You’Il work on the stati on’s music programmes. Music productio n experience in radio is necessary, along with rich knowledge of modern dance music. Please apply in writing to Producer Vacancies, Kiss 100．
Father Christmas
We’re looking for a very special person, preferably over 40, to fill our Father Christmas suit．
Working days：Every Saturday from November 24 to December l5 and every day from December 17 to December 24 except Sundays, 10: 30-16: 00.
Excellent pay．
Please contact the Enterprise Shopping Centre, Station Parade, Eastbourne．Accountants Assistant
When you join the team in our Revenue Administration Unit, you will be providing assistance within all parts of the Revenue Division, dealing with post and other general duties. If you are educated to GCSE grade C level we would like to talk to you. This position is equally suitable for a school leaver or for somebody who has office experience.
Wealden District Council
Software Trainer
If you are aged 24-45 and have experience in teaching and training, you could be the person we are looking for. You should be good at the computer and have some experience in programme
writing. You will be allowed to make your own decisions, and to design courses as well as present them. Pay upwards of ￡15,000 for the right person. Please apply by sending your CV (简历) to Mrs R.Oglivie, Palmlace Limited.
21. We learn from the ads that the Enterprise Shopping Centre needs a person who____.
A. is aged between 24 and 40
B. may do some training work
C. can work for about a month
D. should deal with general duties
22. Which position is open to recent school graduates?
A. Accountants Assistant.
B. Father Christmas.
C. Producer, London Kiss.
D. Software Trainer.
23. What kind of person would probably apply to Palmlace Limited?
A. One with GCSE grade C level.
B. One with some office experience.
C. One trained in producing music programmes.
D. One having good computer knowledge.
B
George Ge rshwin, born in 1898, was one of America’s greatest composers. He published his first song when he was eighteen years old. During the next twenty years he wrote more than five hundred songs.
Many of Gershwin’s songs were first written for musical plays performed in theatres in New York City. These plays were a popular form of entertainment in the 1920s and 1930s. Many of his songs have remained popular as ever. Over the years they have been sung and played in every possible way—from jazz to country.
In the 1920s there was a debate in the United States about jazz music. Could jazz, some people asked, be considered serious music? In 1924 jazz musician and orchestra leader Paul Whiteman decided to organize a special concert to show that jazz was serious music. Gershwin agreed to compose something for the concert before he realized he had just a few weeks to do it. And in that short time, he composed a piece for piano and orchestra which he called Rhapsody in Blue. Gershwin himself played the piano at the concert. The audience were thrilled when they heard his music. It made him world-famous and showed that jazz music could be both serious and popular.
In 1928, Gershwin went to Paris. He applied to study composition (作曲) with the well-known musician Nadia Boulanger, but she rejected him. She was afraid that classical study would ruin his jazz-influenced style. While there, Gershwin wrote An American in Paris.
When it was first performed, critics (评论家) were divided over the music. Some called it happy and full of life, to others it was silly and boring. But it quickly became popular in Europe and the United States. It sill remains one of his most famous works.
George Gershwin died in 1937, just days after doctors learned he had brain cancer. He was only thirty-nine years old. Newspapers all over the world reported his death on their front pages. People mourned the loss of the man and all the music he might have still written.
24. Many of Gershwin’s musical works were ________ .
A. played mainly in the countryside
B. performed in various ways
C. written about New Yorkers
D. composed for Paul Whiteman
25. What do we know about the concert organized by Whiteman?
A. It attracted more people to theatres.
B. It made Gershwin leader of the orchestra.
C. It proved jazz could be serious music.
D. It caused a debate among jazz musicians.
26.Which of the following best describes Gershwin?
A. Friendly and honest
B. Serious and boring
C. Popular and unhappy
D. Talented and productive
C
While small may be beautiful, tall is just plain uncomfortable it seems, particularly when it comes to staying in hotels and eating in restaurants.
The Tall Persons Club Great Britain (TPCGB), which was formed six months ago to campaign for the needs of the tall, has turned its attention to hotels and restaurants beds that are too small, shower heads that are too low, and restaurant tables with hardly any leg-room all make life difficult for those of above average height, it says.
But it is not just the extra-tall whose needs are not being met. The average height of the population has been increasing yet the standard size of beds, doorways, and chairs has remained unchanged.
“The bedding industry says a bed should be six inches larger than the person using it, so even a king-size bed at 6′6″(6 feet and 6 inche s) is falling short for 25% of men, while the standard 6′3″ bed caters for (满足要求) less than half of the male population.” said TPCGB president Phil Heinricy, “Seven-foot beds would work fin e.”
Similarly, restaurant tables can cause no end of problems. Small tables, which mean the long-legged have to sit a foot or so away from them, are enough to make tall customers go elsewhere.
Some have already taken note, however. At Queens Moat Houses′ Caledoman Hotel in Edinburgh, 6′6″beds are now put in as standard a fter requests for longer beds from taller visitors, particularly Americans.
27. What is the purpose of the TPCGB campaign?
A. To draw public attention to the needs of the tall.
B. To rebuild hotels and restaurants.
C. To provide better services.
D. To attract more people to become its members.
28. Which of the following might be a bed of proper length according to Phil Heinricy?
A. 7′2″.
B. 6′3″
C. 6′6″
D. 7′
29.What may happen to restaurants with small tables?
A. They have to find easy chairs to match the tables.
B. They may start businesses elsewhere.
C. They may lose some customers.
D. They have to provide enough space for the long-legged.
30. What change has already been made in a hotel in Edinburgh?
A. Tall people pay more for larger beds.
B. Guest rooms are standardized.
C. Special rooms are kept for Americans.
D. 6′6″beds have taken the place of 6′3″ beds.
D
Once when I was facing a decision that involved high risk, I went to a friend. He looked at me for a moment, and then wrote a sentence containing the best advice I’ve ever had:
Be bold and brave — and mighty (强大的) forces will come to your aid.
Those words made me see clearly that when I had fallen short in the past, it was seldom because I had tried and failed. It was usually because I had let fear of failure stop me from trying at all. On the other hand, whenever I had plunged into deep water, forced by courage or circumstance, I had always been able to swim until I got my feet on the ground again.
Boldness means a decision to bite off more than you can eat. And there is nothing mysterious about the mighty forces. They are potential powers we possess: energy, skill, sound judgment, creative ideas — even physical strength greater than most of us realize.
Admittedly, those mighty forces are spiritual ones. But they are more important than physical ones. A college classmate of mine, Tim, was an exc ellent football player, even though he weighed much less than the average player. “In one game I suddenly found myself confronting a huge player, who had nothing but me between him and our goal line,” said Tim. “I was so frightened that I closed my eyes and desperately threw myself at that guy like a bullet —and stopped him cold.”
Boldness — a willingness to extend yourself to the extreme—is not one that can be acquired overnight. But it can be taught to children and developed in adults. Confidence builds up. Surely, there will be setbacks (挫折) and disappointments in life; boldness in itself is no guarantee of success. But the person who tries to do something and fails is a lot better off than the person who tries to do nothing and succeeds.
So, always try to live a little bit beyond your abilities—and you’ll find your abilities are greater than you ever dreamed.
31. Why was the author sometimes unable to reach his goal in the past?
A. Fear prevented him from trying.
B. He lacked mighty forces.
C. He faced huge risks.
D. Failure blocked his way to success.
32. What is the implied meaning of the underlined part?
A. Swallow more than you can digest.
B. Learn to make creative decisions.
C. Develop more mysterious powers.
D. Act slightly above your abilities.
33. What was especially important for Tim’s successful defense i n the football game?
A. His physical strength.
B. His spiritual force.
C. His real fear.
D. His basic skill.
34. What can be learned from Paragraph 5?
A. Confidence grows more rapidly in adults.
B. Boldness can be gained little by little.
C. Repeated failure creates a better life.
D. Trying without success is meaningless.
35. What is the author’s purpose in writing this passage?
A. To tell people the ways to guarantee success.
B. To advise people to build up physical power.
C. To encourage people to be courageous.
D. To recommend people to develop more abilities.
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。
Building Trust in a Relationship Again
Trust is a learned behavior that we gain from past experiences. 36 . That is a risk. But you can’t be succ essful when there’s a lack of trust in a relationship that results from an action where the wrongdoer takes no responsibility to fix the mistake.
Unfortunately, we’ve all been victims of betrayal. Whether we’ve been stol en from, lied to, misled, or cheated on, there are different levels of losing trust. Sometimes people simply can’t trust anymore. 37 . It’s understandable, but if you’re willing to build trust in a relationship again, we have some steps you can take to get you there.
● 38 Having confidence in yourself will help you make better choices because you can
see what the best outcome would be for your well-being.
● 39 If you’ve been betrayed, you are the victim of your circumstance. But there’s
a difference bet ween being a victim and living with a “victim mentality”. At some
point in all of our lives, we’ll have our trust tested or violated.
●You didn’t lose “everything”. Once trust is lost, what is left? Instead of looking
at the situation from this hopeless angle, look at everything you still have and be
thankful for all of the good in your life. 40 Instead, it’s a healthy way to work through the experience to allow room for positive growth and forgiveness.
A.Stop regarding yourself as the victim.
B.They’ve been too badly hurt and they can’t bear to let it happen again.
C.Learn to really trust yourself.
D.Remember that you can expect the best in return.
E.It is putting confidence in someone.
F.This knowledge carries over in their attitude toward their future relationships.
G.Seeing the positive side of things doesn’t mean you’re ignoring what happened.第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One night, when I was eight, my mother gently asked me a question I would never forget. “Sweetie, my company wants to 41 me but needs me to work in Brazil. This is like your teacher telling that you’ve done 42 and allowing you to skip a grade(跳级), but you’ll have to 43 your friends. Would you say yes to your t eacher?” She gave me a hug and asked me to think about it. I was puzzled. The question kept me 44 for the rest of the night.
I had said “yes” but for the first time, I realized the 45 decisions adults had to make.
For almost four years, my mother would call us from Brazil every day. Every evening I’d 46 wait for the phone to ring and then tell her every detail of my day. A phone call, however, could never replace her 47 and it was difficult not to feel lonely at times.
During my fourth-grade Christmas break, we flew to Rio to visit her. Looking at her large 48 apartment, I became 49 how lonely my mother must have been in Brazil herself. It was then 50 I started to appreciate the tough choices she had to make on 51 family and work. 52 difficult dec isions, she used to tell me, you wouldn’t know whether you make the right choice, but you could always make the best out of the situation, with passion and a 53 attitude.
Back home, I 54 myself that what my mother could do, I could, too. If she 55 to live in Rio all by herself, I, too, could learn to be 56 . I learn how to take care of myself
and set high but achievable 57.
My mother is now back with us. But I will never forget what the 58 has really taught me. Sacrifices 59 in the end. The separation between us has proved to be 60 for me.
41. A. attract B. praise C. surprise D. promote
42. A. well B. much C. little D. wrong
43. A. contact B. refuse C. leave D. forgive
44. A. wondering B. sleeping C. explaining D. regretting
45. A. tough B. timely C. final D. poor
46. A. nervously B. politely C. eagerly D. curiously
47. A. patience B. influence C. intelligence D. presence
48. A. empty B. expensive C. comfortable D. modern
49. A. interested in B. satisfied with C. doubtful D. aware of
50. A. when B. that C. which D. where
51. A. abandoning B. mixing C. comparing D. balancing
52. A. Faced with B. Supplied with C. Depending on D. Insistin g on
53. A. positive B. friendly C. different D. general
54. A. criticized B. reminded C. warned D. informed
55. A. attempted B. offered C. managed D. expected
56. A. independent B. energetic C. grateful D. practical
57. A. examples B. goals C. rules D. limits
58. A. question B. occasion C. history D. experience
59. A. run out B. come back C. pay off D. turn up
60. A. failure B. gathering C. blessing D. pleasure
第二节（共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内的正确形式。
Last year, my brother and I went to Miami for a vacation. Some of my friends who had been there before said___61___ was a wonderful holiday destination. Before we went, we had planned for months. When the day came, we were ready.
After our plane landed, we went to the hotel. We had made our reservation six months___62___ （early）, but the man at the front desk said there had been a mistake. We
__63___（tell）that our rooms hadn’t been reserved for that week, ___64__ for the week after.I didn’t understand __65__ this would happen and my credit c ard had already been charged___66___ the reservation. What’s worse, the hotel had been fully booked. When we were wondering what to do, the manager came out. She was __67___（surprise）helpful. She apologized for the mistake and gave us a spare VIP room on ___68__ top floor. We had never stayed in such an amazing room, and we weren’t charged extra.
The next day, my brother and I went to the beach __69__ we watched some people play volleyball. We got a little __70___（sunburn），but the day had been so relaxing that we didn’t mind.
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）
Today is Sunday. I’ve been in Canada for two months. This is the first time that I’ve been away my family for such a long time. With the help of Katia, a roommate of me, I’ve soon got used to live without my parents around. Katia, like many other Russian girls, are nice and lively. We became friends shortly after we meet each other. Although her English is a little hardly to understand, we enjoy chatting together and we usually talk a lot of about our own families. We are both surprised that Chinese culture or Russian culture are so different. Now, we are planning a small party for the next Sunday. There, Kat ia will introduce me to some of her friends, one of who has been to China seve ral time. I just can’t wait.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
假设你是李华，最近你在国外某购物网站上买了一本韦氏学生词典（Webster’s Dictionary for Students），但到货后你发现它存在缺页现象，而且随字典所附的光盘也无法使用。请你给卖家写一封电子邮件进行投诉。
注意：1.词数100左右;
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯;
3.开头和结尾已为你写好，但不计入总词数。
Dear Sir / Madam,
______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________
Yours faithfully, Li Hua
2016——2017学年度第二学期 3月月考
高二英语试题参考答案
听力：1-5 AACBB 6-10 CACAB 11-15 ACCBA 16-20 ABBCA
阅读：21-23 CAD 24-26 BCD 27-30 ADCD 31-35 ADBBC
七选五：36-40 EBCAG
完型：41-45 DACAA 46-50 CDADB 51-55 DAABC 56-60 ABDCC
语法填空：61. it 62. earlier 63. were told 64. but 65. why
66. for 67. surprisingly 68. the 69. where 70. sunburnt/ sunburned
短文改错：
1. away 后加上from
2. me 改为mine
3. live 改为living
4. are 改为is
5. meet 改为met
6. har dly 改为hard
7. 去掉a lot of 中的of
8. or 改为and 9. who 改为whom 10. time 改为times
参考范文：
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am sorry to trouble you but I am afraid that I have to make a complaint about the Webster’s Dictionary for Students purchased from your website.
In the first place, a few pages like Page 205 and Page 206 are missing. In addition, the CD enclosed doesn’t work at all. Therefore, I would like to either change the dictionary for anther one or get a full refund. I would be grateful if you could settle my complaint as soon as possible.
I hope you’ll pay full attention to the matter. Your early reply will be highly appreciated.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua