1、 1 深圳科学高中高二年级上学期英语第二次月考深圳科学高中高二年级上学期英语第二次月考 命题人（审题人）： 骆靓靓 曾小芳 卷面总分：150 分 考试时长：120 分钟 第一部分第一部分 阅读（共两节，满分阅读（共两节，满分 50 分）分） 第一节第一节(共共 15 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分分，满分 37.5 分分) 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。 A The Yellow River basin (流域) has extraordinary landscaped and cultural relics (文化遗产). Along the
2、 river path, there are 20 World Heritage Sites, more than 300, 000 non-movable cultural relics, 649 national cultural heritages, 47 national tourism demonstration areas and 84 national top tourist attractions. The Ministry of Culture and Tourism recently launched 10 themed routes around the yellow R
3、iver. Lets take a look at some of the highlights. Qinghai Museum The Museum is especially known for the chipped stone tools from the Paleolithic Age, colored pottery from the Neolithic Age, bronze mirrors and inscriptions from the Han (206 BC- 220) and Tang dynasties (618-907), paper money and stone
4、 statues from the Yuan Dynasty(1271-1368), and porcelain and paintings from the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing Dynasties (1644-1911). Inner Mongolia Museum The museum displays a large number of fossils (化石) from paleontological eras, including dinosaurs from across the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. T
5、here are also 44,000 relics bearing witness to life in ancient times. In particular, Mongolian female clothing from different places and statues as well as religious relics is the biggest attraction for most visitors to the museum. Shanxi Museum The museum in Shanxi province houses over 400,000 cult
6、ural relics, and has exhibitions that follow history in time order and show highlights of civilization. The exhibits also define the unique contributions Shanxi has made to the 5,000-year evolution of Chinese civilization. 1. Who would be probably interested in Inner Mongolia Museum? A. Painters. B.
7、 Composers. C. Physicians. D. Clothes designers. 2. What will visitors do in Shanxi Museum? A. road some ancient books that cannot be seen very often. B. appreciate plenty of dinosaurs fossils from paleontological eras. C. witness the difference that Shanxi has made to Chinese civilization. D. see b
8、ronze mirrors and inscriptions from the Han and Tang Dynasties. 3. What do the museums mentioned above have in common? A. They are in the same province. B. They focus on various paintings. C. They are around the Yellow River. D. They house 400,000 cultural relics. 2 B Rhiannon Potkey writes about sp
9、orts for a newspaper in Tennessee (田纳西州). She learned through that work that some young people did not have good sports equipment. She decided to do something about it. Potkey started an aid group called Goods4Greatness. The charity connects teams and children who need sports equipment with donors.
10、Like Aubree Munro, who is a player on the U. S. A. womens softball team, she was hoping to compete in the Olympics in Japan last year. When the event was delayed because of the COVID-19, Munro started cleaning out her home in Florida. She realized she had a lot of extra sports equipment. Munro had h
11、eard about Potkeys organization. So she sent pictures of the gear she no longer needed. Potkey helped find people in Florida who could use the softball equipment. Munro said by making the donation, she was “paying it forward.” One person who got some of her softball equipment was a girl who reminded
12、 Munro of herself when she was young. “That one was particularly special,” she said. “I had a lot of people who did really great things for me when I was growing up.” Munro said doing something nice for a stranger made her feel good. Many people have donated to Goods4Greatness. The softball team at
13、Duke University in Durham, North Carolina donated used equipment. Former U. S. womens soccer star Julie Foudy donated 100 soccer balls. Colleges in states including Georgia, California and Colorado sent equipment, too. Jarrett Walls is the tennis coach at a high school near Raleigh, North Carolina.
14、He said many of his players never would have tried the sport if it had not been for the donation from Potkeys charity. Last year, he said, only seven girls tried to play tennis. This year, he has about 30. Potkey said, “I enjoy helping children play sports. I feel like theres so much more need that
15、I could help. ” 4. Why did Potkey set up Goods4Greatness? A. To collect used sports equipment. B. To inspire her to write about sports. C. To help young people who need sports equipment. D. To encourage more high school girls to play tennis. 5. Why didnt Aubree Munro participate in the Olympics in J
16、apan last year? A. Because she had an accident. B. Because the event was put off. C. Because she lacked sports equipment. D. Because she wanted to help a stranger. 6. What does the underlined phrase “paying it forward” probably mean? A. To get others to remind you of something special and valuable.
17、B. To come up with an idea to donate second-hand sports equipment. C. To do something special for others to make yourself feel pleased. D. To do good for someone in return for the help others give you. 7. Whats Jarrett Walls attitude towards Goods4Greatness? A. Approving B. Opposed C. Skeptical D. C
18、asual 3 C A discovery in animal science is causing close attention among dog owners nationwide. The discovery was made by the famous researcher and vet (兽医), Dr. Mary Goldstein, or Dr. Mary, as hes known in the industry. “I used to spend a lot of time teaching owners to spot red flagslike restlessne
19、ss, lethargy (无精打采), and antisocial behaviorso they can tell when their dog is asking for help right away,” he recalls. “But now, I want to help people take a more active method to their dogs health.” It was this idea that led Dr. Mary to discover a remarkable new care technique that could help your
20、 dog lead the longest, healthiest life possible no matter their age. “It was amazing to see the transformation, especially in older dogs who were already slowing down,” he says. “In a matter of weeks, their energy and enthusiasm noticeably improved. They had more energy, they were more playful, more
21、 flexible, more relaxed it was pretty astonishing. Even their coats looked healthier. ” Over the course of his career, Dr. Mary has treated countless animals and been at the forefront of veterinary advancement for years, but he believes this to be his most important discovery to date. “Its rooted in
22、 science typically used for humans, but Ive made it very simple to use for dogs,” he explains. “I think its exactly what our four-legged friends have been asking for.” Earlier this month, Dr. Mary released an educational video for other dog owners, so they could follow his plan for a medical treatme
23、nt at home. If youd like to try increasing your pets life span using Dr. Marys method, click below for more complete instructions. 8. What led Dr. Mary to discover a new care technique? A. The aim to help dogs live a much longer life. B. The thought of improving dogs health actively. C. The plan to
24、make dogs live a much healthier life. D. The hope of becoming a great vet throughout history. 9. What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph 5 refer to? A. Teaching people how to take care of their dogs. B. Treating a large quantity of animals these years. C. Being at the forefront of veterina
25、ry advancement. D. Discovering a method to improve dogs health condition. 10. Which of the following may best describe Dr. Mary? A. Helpful and creative. B. Proud and mean. C. Optimistic and stubborn. D. Famous and humorous. 11. Where is the text most probably from? A. A magazine B. A novel C. A web
26、site D. A booklet D 4 Children learn language at a far faster pace than adults. One explanation for this learning advantage comes not from differences between children and adults, but from the differences in the way that people talk to children and adults. A team of researchers developed a method to
27、 experimentally evaluate how parents use what they know about their childrens language when they talk to them. They have found that parents have models of their childrens language knowledge, and use these models to adjust the language they use when speaking to them. “We have known for years that par
28、ents talk to children differently than to other adults in a lot of ways, for example, simplifying their speech and repeating words,” said Daniel Yurovsky, assistant professor in psychology at Carnegie Mellon University. “This helps young kids learn language, but we dont know whether parents change t
29、he way they talk as children are acquiring language.” Yurovsky adds, “Adults tend to speak to children more slowly. Adults also strengthen their communication with questions to see if children have understood their speech. As the childs language fluency increases, the sentence structure and complexi
30、ty used by adults increases.” Yurovsky and his team wanted to understand exactly how parents adjusted their interactions to match their childs speech development. The team developed a game where parents helped their children to pick a certain animal from a set of three. Half of the animals in the ma
31、tching game were animals children typically learn before age two, and the other half were animals that are typically learned later. The researchers asked 41 child-adult pairs to play the game. They measured the differences in how parents talked about animals they thought their children knew as compa
32、red to those they thought their children did not know. The researchers found that the caregiver used various techniques to introduce the unknown animal to the child. The most common approach was to use additional descriptors familiar to the child. 12. Researchers have found parents adjust how they t
33、alk to their kids based on _. A. their own language level B. the importance of the talk C. the closeness of their relationship D. their kids language knowledge 13. Why do adults ask questions when talking to kids in Yurovskys opinion? A. To draw kids attention to the talk. B. To measure kids compreh
34、ension. C. To encourage kids to think carefully. D. To increase the difficulty of the speech. 14. What did the researchers do to the parents in the game? A. They studied their ways to describe animals. B. They required them to act like some animals. C. They asked them to comment on kids speech. D. T
35、hey limited their words used to talk to kids. 15. What is the best title for the text? A. When Children Should Start to Learn Language B. What Lessons Adults Can Learn From Children C. How Parents Understand Childrens Language D. Why Children Learn Language Faster Than Adults 5 第二节第二节( (共共 5 小题，每小题小
36、题，每小题 2.5 分，满分分，满分 12.5分分) ) 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项多余项。 Do you think studying in a different country is something that sounds very exciting? Certainly, it is a new experience, which brings the opportunity of discovering fascinating things and a feeling of freedom. 16 You will experience
37、 culture shock. In fact, at least four essential stages of culture-shock adjustment might occur. The first stage is called “the honeymoon”. In this stage, you feel excited about living in a different place, and everything seems to be marvelous. 17 Eventually, however, the second stage of culture sho
38、ck appears. This is the “hostility stage”.18 You become tired of many things about the new culture. Moreover, people dont treat you like a guest anymore. Everything that seemed to be so wonderful at first is now awful, and everything makes you feel distressed and tired. Then you come to the third st
39、age called “recovery”. You start feeling more positive, and you try to develop comprehension of everything you dont understand. The whole situation starts to become more favorable. 19 The last stage of culture shock is called “adjustment”. 20 The things that initially made you feel uncomfortable or
40、strange are now things that you understand. Now you feel comfortable; you have adjusted to the new culture. A. You recover from the symptoms of the first two stages. B. You like everything, and everybody seems to be so nice to you. C. You begin to notice that not everything is as good as you had ori
41、ginally thought it was. D. In spite of these advantages, however, there are also some challenges you will encounter. E. Actually, culture shock is something you cannot avoid when studying in a foreign country. F. However, when you have completely adjusted to a new culture you can more fully enjoy it
42、. G. You have reached a point where you feel good because you have learned enough to understand the new culture. 第二部分第二部分 语言运用语言运用 （共三节，满分（共三节，满分 60 分分 ） 第一节第一节（共（共 15 题；每小题题；每小题 2 2 分，满分分，满分 3030 分）分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 I log onto a computer at the doctors office to say I
43、 have arrived and then wait until a voice calls me into the examination room. There, a robotic nurse 21 me onto the scales and then takes my blood pressure. Some time later, in steps the 22 , who is also a robot. He notes down my 23 and gives me a prescription (处方). I pay for my visit using a credit
44、 card and return home without having met another human being. This is my terrible vision of the future, which hasnt happened 24 yet. I should say I really do like many aspects of 25 . I am a big fan of air conditioning in summer and heaters in winter. But I am writing this because I dont want machin
45、es to 26 . When I call my dentists office and actually get a human being on the line, I am 27 . But when I see the introduction of yet more self-service checkout stations at the grocery store, I feel like 28 “When it comes to cashiers (收银员), make mine a(n) 29 , please!” 6 After all, human cashiers s
46、ometimes 30 you a store coupon (优惠券) for items you are buying. Even more than that, real-life cashiers often take an interest in particularly cute children, which can 31 young mothers day. A cashier may also show pity on an elderly person 32 to get that last penny out of his purse. Machines can be 3
47、3 and cost-effective and they often got the job done just fine. 34 they lack an element so important to everyday life. Call it the spirit, the soul or the heart. It is 35 no machine will ever have. It is human being that encourages us to smile at others, which may be what they need at that moment. 2
48、1. A. tears B. directs C. follows D. separates 22. A. worker B. nurse C. doctor D. cleaner 23. A. signals B. symptoms C. words D. symbols 24. A. at most B. at last C. at least D. at intervals 25. A. economy B. agriculture C. literature D. technology 26. A. cut in B. pass by C. take over D. go away 2
49、7. A. annoyed B. thrilled C. discouraged D. disappointed 28. A. smiling B. laughing C. shouting D. weeping 29. A. machine B. human C. animal D. plant 30. A. give B. remind C. bargain D. buy 31. A. brighten B. darken C. strengthen D. widen 32. A. turning B. happening C. describing D. struggling 33. A
50、. urgent B. efficient C. frequent D. consistent 34. A. But B. Because C. Otherwise D. Therefore 35. A. everything B. nothing C. anything D. something 第二节第二节 （共（共 10 小题，每题小题，每题 1.5 分；满分分；满分 15 分）分） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Poor diet and nutrition may be behind an average height gap of 20 cm
