1、2021年高二上学期第一次（10月）月考英语试题含答案第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)I was in a shopping mall recently, and I decided to go and get a cup of tea. As I was making my way to the coffee shop, I noticed an old gentleman rather poorly dressed sitting on a bench nearby. I knew from the first sight that he
2、 was in need of some kind of help. He had a little lunch in front of him and was wholeheartedly enjoying it. There was a young man in front of me in the line also waiting to be served. The young man handed the servant a twenty-dollar bill and asked for an orange juice as well as a favor. The servant
3、 looked at the young man with a little surprise, not fully understanding him. The young man asked her to give the juice to the old gentleman eating his lunch outside on the bench. The young man also told her that he would be watching every second so that she would be pletely safe at all times. Later
4、, there was a wonderful exchange (交换) between the waitress and the old man. I only wished I had taken a photo of the smiles on both of their faces. As I was thinking about this event later on, I wondered why the young man didnt just perform this act of kindness himself. I thought he was hoping that
5、this act of kindness might inspire others to do something for the old man as well. Thinking of the happy smiles on the old mans face, I felt how worthwhile it is to help others. 21. The underlined word “favor” in Para. 2 refers to .A. passing the young man a cup of orange juice B. buying lunch for t
6、he old manC. giving the juice to the old man D. exchanging meals with the old man22. Which of the following can be used to describe the young man?A. Humorous and helpful. B. Generous and proud.C. Rich and friendly. D. Kind and considerate.23. In the authors opinion, the young man asked the servant t
7、o take the juice to the old man so that .A. more people would be inspired to do good deedsB. he would bee famous for his good deedC. the old man could probably accept it D. he would bee a friend of the servantBThe Horn of Plenty is one of the largest natural health food stores within the Greater Ham
8、ilton area. We are big supporters of buying locally and we are here to tell you why it is so important for your family, the munity and the environment. The concept (概念) of buying locally is simple: buy food produced, grown, or raised as close to your home as possible. Not only will your food be fres
9、her and tastier, but you are helping protect the environment and are supporting businesses within your munity and reducing pollution. Better for the environment Sustainability (持续性) and global warming are such hot topics at the moment, and many people want to do their bit to help support a healthier
10、 environment. Small action carried out by many people can make a big difference. Most materials in an average North American meal have traveled about 1,500 miles to get from farm to plate. To cut out a big part of this travel would greatly reduce not only pollution from transportation and refrigerat
11、ion but also customers expenses as well. Taste and nutritional content Locally-grown fruits and vegetables are usually sold within 24 hours of being harvested. Because they are picked at the height of ripeness (成熟) and travel only a short distance to the market, their freshness, nutrition, and flavo
12、r are kept. Produce trucked in from far away may lose both taste and nutritional content. munity and home values When you buy direct from a farmer or buy locally-grown foods, you are engaging in a time-honored tradition between a grower and an eater. You also help keep dollars within your munity. 24
13、. It can be inferred from the third paragraph that .A. global warming is the most serious problem nowB. the increased cost of transporting food is passed on to the customersC. North American food is rich in various kinds of materialsD. most people support buying locally25. Locally-grown fruits and v
14、egetables taste good mostly because .A. they are sent to the market at a high speedB. they are not polluted by chemical fertilizerC. they can be harvested at any timeD. they are picked when they are fully grown26. According to the author, when you buy locally-grown foods .A. you can see how fruits a
15、nd vegetables grow B. you will bee much healthier and prettierC. you will contribute to protecting the environmentD. you are making money from your munity27. What does the passage mainly talk about?A. The benefits of buying locally. B. The popularity of the Horn of Plenty.C. The importance of protec
16、ting the environment.D. The way to keep your food tasty and healthy.CPeople often say that money talks. They mean that a person with a lot of money can say how he or she wants things done. But it is not easy to earn enough money to gain this kind of power.Sometimes people in business feel businesses
17、 are as dangerous as wild animals in a jungle. They have to be careful if they are to survive the jungle out there. They must not be led into making bogus investments (投资). Bogus means something that is not real. It was said that the word came from a criminal (罪犯) whose name was Borghese. Borghese w
18、rote checks to people although he didnt have money. After he wrote the checks, he would disappear. So, people who were paid with his checks received nothing. People trying to earn money also must be aware of being ripped off. A person who is ripped off has had something stolen, or at least has been
19、treated unfairly. To keep from getting ripped off in business, people had better try to earn money step by step instead of getting rich quickly. To be successful, a person in business works hard and tries to get down to brass tacks. For example, a salesman may talk about his product without saying t
20、he price. You get down to brass tacks when you say, “It sounds good, but how much does it cost?” Word experts thought the expression came from sailors on ships. They cleaned the bottom of a boat. After they finished, they were down to the brass tacks, the copper pieces that held the boat together. S
21、o, if we get down to brass tacks, we can avoid rip-offs and bogus ways of earning money. 28. What would happen to those people who make bogus investments?A. They would lose a lot of money. B. They would disappear after that.C. They would receive nothing but checks.D. They were more likely to be puni
22、shed by law. 29. The best way to avoid being ripped off in business is to .A. work as hard as possible B. ask for checks in advanceC. avoid being wealthy eagerly D. earn as more money as you can30. When doing business, people prefer to get down to brass tacks to .A. keep themselves from being fooled
23、 B. develop more ways of earning moneyC. reduce their production costs D. get in touch with more partners31. In which part of a newspaper can we find this passage?A. News and business. B. The history of language.C. Words and their stories. D. Funny new expressions.DMore often than not, people will l
24、ook at the phone screen to check for new messages or have a quick look at Facebook. Researchers have now found why we often feel such a strong need to look at our phones. Using the mobile phone, they say, is contagious (蔓延的).A team says people are twice as likely to pull out their phones to check th
25、eir text messages or e-mails if theyre with someone that has just done the same. They also found that women were more likely to use their mobile phones than men. The team watched students in dining halls and coffee shops around the college, observing pairs of college students sitting at tables for a
26、s long as 20 minutes and recording their cellphone use. “What we found most interesting was just how often people were using their mobile phones,” Dr. Daniel Kruger, the studys co-author, said. “Every person we studied used his or her phone at least once while one woman was on hers about half of the
27、 time. People saw others checking their ining messages and began to check their own.”“Cellphones create another choice for ones attention and may both support and disagree with live social activities,” the researchers wrote. Kruger believed this could be explained by the effects of social inclusion
28、(包含) and exclusion (排除). If one person in a pair starts a conversation through his phone, the other one may feel excluded and then feel the need to get in touch with others so as not to feel left out.The researchers note that they might not get the same result in a study of different peoplefor examp
29、le, older adults, who may not have a habit of using cellphones so often.32. From the study we can learn that .A. people can affect each other in using mobile phonesB. using mobile phones has nothing to do with social activitiesC. men are more likely to be affected by others using mobile phonesD. the
30、 sound of mobile phones makes using mobile phones contagious33. If old adults are studied, the researchers .A. will find that old adults dont like to use mobile phonesB. will find that mobile phones are harmful to healthC. will no longer like using mobile phonesD. may reach a different result34. Whi
31、ch can best describe the authors attitude towards using mobile phones?A. Supportive. B. Objective. C. Indifferent. D. Opposed.35. Which can be the best title for the passage?A. How to use mobile phones correctlyB. Why college students like mobile phonesC. Relation between mobile phones and peoples h
32、obbiesD. Something interesting about the habit of using mobile phones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。Many kids feel tempted (诱惑) to cheat once in a while. Some kids cheat once and feel so bad that they never do it again. 36 Unfortunately, some kids start cheating and
33、feel like they cant stop. 37 Whether they are caught or not, these kids may feel guilty or ashamed. Even if the cheater feels fine or doesnt get caught, that doesnt mean its OK. If you see someone cheating, or if someone asks to copy your work, you can tell a teacher or another grown-up.Kids who get
34、 caught cheating might be given a “zero” score, be sent to the headmasters office and even have their parents contacted. Worse than the bad grade may be the feeling of having disappointed other people, like parents and teachers. 38 A teacher might watch you more closely the next time youre taking a
35、test.Cheaters cheat themselves in a way because they dont make an honest attempt to learn as much as they can. 39 That can catch up with you when you get older! And adults who cheat will get into serious trouble.There are plenty of reasons why a kid shouldnt cheat, but some kids have already cheated
36、. 40 Cheating can bee a habit, but like other bad habits, a kid can always decide to act better and make better choices. It might help to talk the problem over with a parent or a teacher. Choosing to play fair and be honest again can help a kid feel relaxed and proud.A. Others never cheat at all.B.
37、Others get caught and think it isnt worth it.C. Cheating can happen in a lot of different ways.D. If thats you, its never too late for you to stop it.E. A parent may worry that you are not an honest person.F. Kids who cheat may feel worried about getting caught.G. For example, if you cheat your way
38、through spelling tests, you wont learn how to spell.第三部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5 分，满分30分）Five birds are sitting on a telephone wire. Two of them say that they 41 to fly south. How many are left? Most people would say three. 42 , all five are left. Deciding to fly is not the same as 43
39、 it. If a bird 44 wants to go somewhere, it has to point itself in the 45 direction, jump off the wire, flap (拍打) its wings, and keep flapping 46 it gets there. So it is 47 most things. Good intentions (意图) are not 48 . It is not what we want, say, or think that makes things 49 ; it is what we do.I
40、50 think of writing thank-you, birthday, and congratulatory (祝贺的) notes. 51 , only a sad few of these good ideas ever make it to 52 . Still, I can delude (欺骗) myself into 53 that, based on my good thoughts, Im a kind and grateful person. Ive seen people who wanted to quit smoking. It is 54 to quit r
41、ight after youve put out a cigarette. The real 55 is to force back the urge (冲动) to 56 later on in the day. The same can be said about cutting back on drinking, eating junk food, and fast food diets. In the end, we either do or do not do. We either make the 57 to do the things that we want to and sh
42、ould do or we make 58 . As Alfred Adler said, “Life happens at the level of events, not of 59 . Trust movement.” Its not our 60 that determine the quality of our life; its our actions. So, what is stopping you from jumping off the wire and flapping your wings? 41. A. promise B. begin C. askD. decide
43、42. A. In fact B. As usualC. In return D. In general43. A. preparing B. doing C. changing D. forgetting44. A. really B. finally C. naturally D. suddenly45. A. new B. rightC. same D. different46. A. because B. thoughC. until D. unless 47. A. onB. atC. overD. with48. A. enough B. clearC. serious D. ne
44、cessary49. A. stop B. happenC. continue D. fail40. A. often B. just C. never D. seldom51. A. Anyway B. BesidesC. However D. Therefore52. A. ground B. boardC. paperD. screen53. A. fearing B. showingC. proving D. thinking54.A. easyB. activeC. strangeD. stupid55.A. ruleB. difficultyC. dangerD. disadvan
45、tage56.A. light upB. speed upC. look outD. take off57. A. courageB. place C. energyD. time58. A. mistakes B. excusesC. conversations D. debates59. A. chances B. problemsC. results D. words60.A. appearancesB. methodsC. goalsD. skills 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)或括号内单词的正确形式。There
46、are several causes leading to poor eyesight like illness, aging (老化) and poor reading 61 (habit). Televisions, puters and reading are also the causes of having poor eyesight. If you happen to work in front of the puter, 62 is good to take a break every once in a while. Dirty things can make your eye
47、s unfortable. If they drop into your eyes, the best way is to clean your eyes 63 using cold water. You must also do all you can 64 (protect) your eyes from harmful things. For example, wearing sunglasses is not just for fashion 65 it can also serve as a great way to protect your eyesight from strong sunshine. Eating healthy foods will do good to your eyesight, too. Try to eat food groups 66 contain vitamins A, C and E. And you should do eye exercises because they can protect your eyesight, too. If you exercise 67 (regular) and
