2019-2020年高二下学期5月月考英语试题I. Listening prehensionSection A1. A. August 6. B. August 7. C. August 13. D. August 19.2. A. A coat store. B. A chemist’s. C. A dry cleaner. D. A watch shop.3. A. Policeman and driver. B. Teacher and student.C. Boss and clerk.D. Doctor and nurse.4. A. A brand of jeans. B. A new hair style. C. Popular stars.D.School uniforms.5. A. The man enjoys dramas very much.B. Soap operas aren’t the woman’s favorite.C. The woman has watched a lot of soap operas.D. The man doesn’t want to watch a drama with the woman.6. A. Anxious. B. Casual. C. Supportive. D. Unbelieving.7. A. The style of the watch. B. Her boy friend’s figure.C. The price of the watch.D. Her boy friend’s preference.8. A. The damage to the environment. B. The location of the hotel.C. The demand of the job market.D. The solution to the issue.9. A. Sh e can’t afford that much for a trip.B. She is fortunate to have made a lot of money.C. Sh e doesn’t think 15,000 dollars is enough for the trip.D. She considers 15,000 dollars only a small sum of money.10. A. Skipping the meal to lose weight. B. Having the pizza with thewoman.C. Ordering food to be eaten at home.D. Dining out instead of eatingat home.Section BQuestions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. Engine trouble. B. Poor weather. C. Tall waterfalls. D. Tight budget.12. A. Amazing as well as tough. B. Funny while incredible.C. Disappointing but rewarding.D. Fascinating and well-paid.13. A. A mechanic. B. A photographer. C. A travel writer. D. A weather man.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. Because it is totally beyond most students’ ability.B. Because it doesn’t help people today l earn from history.C. Because students should be taught from the past forward.D. Because this kind of teaching approach is out-of-fashion.15. A. By studying with the traditional approach.B. By keeping names, places and dates in mind.C. By putting forward questions about the near future.D. By looking into the past for answers to present problems.16. A. To explain the history of education.B. To state the purpose of learning history.C. To criticize students’ habits of history study.D. To present a new method of history education.Section Cplete the form. Write ONE WORD for each blank.II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices markedA, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best pletes the sentence.21. —-David has made great progress recently.----_______, and _______.A. So he has ; so you haveB. So he has ; so have youC. So has he ; so haveD. So has he ; so you have22. Perhaps this book will prove ______to you in your studies.A. of usefulB. of some useC. some useD. much use23. electricity plays an important part in our daily life?A. why was it thatB. why is it thatC. why is itD. why it isC. following, followingD. have followed, followed24. ____ in reading a book, she didn’t notice me enter the room.A. AbsorbingB. AbsorbedC. Unless absorbedD. Though absorbed25.There was ___snow on the ground ,if you go___ fast，you will fall over.A. too much, too muchB. much too, much tooC. too much, much tooD. much too,too much26.The factory was built for the ____of cars.A. researchB. productionC. equipmentD. experiment27. He dreamed _____a scientist in the future.A. to beeB. beingC. of beingD. became28.Only students with special _____will be considered.A. outlookB. foundationC. qualificationsD. equivalent29. The terrible accident is reported to have happened ________ the night of the firstSunday in June.A. atB. inC. onD. to30. It was on May 21 ________ the Chinese climbers reached the top of the world’shighest peak, Mount Qumolangma.A. whenB. thatC. whichD. /31. I was rather _________ after listening to the ______ lecture for two hours.A. tired…boringB. tiring…boringC. tiring…boredD. tired…bored32. It is no use ____________ the text by heart without understanding.A .to learn B. learn C. learning D. learned33. So well _____ that his class teacher praised him.A. he had carried out the taskB. the task had been carried outC. did he carry out the taskD. he carried out the task34. In Yuan Longping’s mind always exists a dream that popularizing the new hybridrice with higher yields around can _______ starvation.A. estimate B .eliminate C.establish D. embrace35. He ________ knowing anything about their plans..A. releasedB. refused C .declined D. deniedIII. Section A( A )Since my retirement from teaching music in xx, I have spent a good deal of time 36. ______ (paint) as an artist. I actually began drawing in the summer of 1995 when my father died, so perhaps I was trying to recover 37. _____ the loss of my father, or maybe it was just paintings 38. _____ brought back memories of him. In any case, I drew pen and ink animals and landscapes much influenced by Krenkel and St. John for five years.For some strange reason, I had been waiting until my retirement to start doing watercolors again, but 39. _____ _____ ______ I walked out of the school door for the last time, I picked up my brushes and rediscovered Andrew Wyeth, who quickly became my favorite artist. I had looked through all the art books I had on my shelves and found his watercolors to be 40. _____ (close) to how I thought good watercolors should look. So I painted landscapes around Minnesota for three years and tried out many other types of painting. However, watercolors remained my first choice, and I think I did my best work there, 41. _____ (display) my paintings at a number of art shows.It is wonderful to have some time doing 42. _____ I want to do. As Confucius once said, “At seventy I can follow my heart’s desire.”( B )In the last decade, research 43. _____ (show) that resistance exercise can help numerous disease states, including depression. You can improve your overall health just by watching your weight and taking walks in the neighborhood. But 44. _____ you want to improve your fitness — look better, maximize health, have more energy, prevent injuries — you need to do more.In recent years, emphasis has shifted to a type of resistance training 45. _____ builds muscles used in day-to-day tasks, helping avoid injury or re-injury. 46. _____ (call) functional strength training, it helps with tasks such as lifting infants in and out of car seats or lifting garage doors. Another goal is 47. _____ (reduce) the risk factors in patients with long-term diseases such as heart disease and diabetes.“Part of my job is tr ying to convince that 85-year-old woman that she really 48. _____ start weight lifting. 49. _____ who need persuading are women recently treated for breast cancer.” says Dr. Dennis Kerrigan, at Henry Ford Health System’s Center for Athletic Medicine.“Friends and family tell them, ‘Take it easy,’ but chemotherapy (化疗) can reduce muscle mass, leaving body fat that is linked to cancer returning,” he says. “My suggestion? Strength training. It’s taken a l ong time for women to realize 50. _____ important strength training is, but once they try it, they 51. _____ (hook).”“Campus representatives approach students groups, local merchants and other prospective users to demonstrate how the card reader works and its advantages over __57__ machines.” Adam Bassett, who runs the Square U program said.Cord Silverstein, executive vice president of interactive munications at the Raleigh advertising agency Capstrat, said, “Social media have made it easier than ever for college students to share opinions on a product with their friends. So meone’s friend, someone they __58__, like a student or a professor, these people are having much greater influence on what college students think, like and don’t like, because they trust their opinion s.”When looking at representative __59__, McCarthy, who heads the campus representative program for Square, said the pany looks for __60__ students who are social-media understanding. “Three or four years ago, brand representatives on campus were a(n) __61__ idea. Now panies have them everywhere. There’s only so much mindshare to capture.” McCathy emphasized.IV. Reading prehensionSection AIn India, almost all marriages are arranged. Even among the educated middle classes in modern urban India, marriage is as much a concern of the families as it is of the __62__. So customary is the practice of arranged marriage that there is a special name for a marriage which is not __63__: It is called a “love match”.On my first trip to India, I met many young men and women whose parents were in the process of “getting them married”. In many cases, the bride and groom would not meet each other before the marriage. __64__ they might meet for a brief conversation, and this meeting would take place only after their parents had decided that the match was __65__. Parents do not force their children to marry a person who either marriage partner finds unacceptable. But only after one match is refused will another be sought.As a young American woman in India for the first time, I found this custom of arranged marriage __66__. How could any intelligent young person __67__ to such a marriage without great reluctance? It was __68__ to everything I believed about the importance of romantic love as the only basis of a happy marriage. It was also in conflict with my strongly held beliefs that the choice of such a close and permanent relationship could be made only by individuals __69__. If anyone had tried to arrange my marriage, I would have been __70__!Sita, one of my young friends, was a college graduate with a degree in political science. She had been __71__ for over a year while her parents were arranging a match for her. I found it difficult to accept the obedient（顺从的） manner in which this well-educated young woman awaited the oute of a process that would __72__ her spending the rest of her life with a man she hardly knew, a total stranger, __73__ by her parents.In frustration and distress, I asked her, “Don’t you care who you __74__?” “Of course I care,” she answered. “This is why I must let my parents choose a boy for me. My marriage is too important to be arranged by such a(n) __75__ person as myself. In such matters, it is better to have my parents’ __76__”.62. A. classes B. individuals C. society D. country63. A. matched B. decided C. concerned D. arranged64. A. After all B. In addition C. At most D. On average65. A. fortable B. imperfect C. suitable D. dissatisfying66. A. acceptable B. amazing C. depressing D. strange67. A. agree B. turn C. exchange D. devote68. A. customary B. remarkable C. similar D. contrary69. A. involved B. present C. informed D. available70. A. ambitious B. proud C. rebelliousD. puzzled71. A. fighting B. protesting C. waiting D. dreaming72. A. profit from B. hold back C. act out D. result in73. A. picked out B. picked up C. taken up D. taken out74. A. encounter B. favor C. marryD. join75. A. intelligent B. unfortunate C. inexperienced D. careless76. A. blessing B. guidance C. fortune D. promise Section B(A)Yo-Yo Ma is one of the most gifted cellists (大提琴手) in the world today. He is known internationally for not only the many classical pieces he performs but also his willingness to think outside of the box musically.Yo-Yo Ma has recorded over 75 albums; many of them strictly considered classical in arrangement, while others differ greatly from classical music. He’s worked with musicians like Bobby Mcferrin and Sting, and explored musical forms that range from traditional Chinese music to bluegrass. His musical explorations, including the scoring or performance in numerous films, have won Ma many awards and honors.Born to Chinese immigrant parents in Paris in 1955, Yo-Yo Ma was already a gifted musician by the time his family moved to the U.S., when he was seven. One of his first performances where he was much noted was a 1962 performance for U.S. President John F. Kennedy. Ma was certainly a genius, appearing on television by the time he was eight and performing with numerous orchestras through his teens.Like many young extraordinary musicians, Yo-Yo Ma’s educational path included the study at the distinguished Juilliard School of Music. Unlike geniuses that stay on a singular path, Ma felt that he wanted to expand his education by taking a traditional liberal arts course at first Columbia and then Harvard University, where he received his bachelor’s degree in 1976. He wasn’t always certain that he should continue to pursue his career as a cellist, and refers to hearing the work of Pablo Casals, the famous Spanish cellist, as inspiration to continue his studies and performance.By the early 1980s, Yo-Yo Ma had bee internationally known. He also began to express considerable interest in the possibilities of musical education for children. To that end, he made appearances on Sesame Street and other shows targeted at children.In xx, Ma started the Silk Road Project, which promotes cooperation among artists, including musicians from around the world. His devotion to bringing together the various cultures represented by the ancient Silk Road is expressed in Ma’s political attitude of peace through music. In xx, the UN Secretary General Kofi Anan named Maa Peace Ambassador.77.Which of the following statements is TRUE about Yo-Yo Ma?A. He has explored a wide range of musical forms.B. He wasn’t well-known in the U.S. until the 1980s.C. He is famous only for the classical pieces he performs.D. He was determined to bee a cellist since childhood.78.Whose work has had an influence on Ma in deciding to pursue a career as a cellist?A. Bobby McFerrin’s.B. Kofi Anan’s.C. Pablo Casals’.D. Sting’s.79. Through the Silk Road Project, Yo-Yo Ma intended to ___________.A. continue his studies while performing with musicians all around the worldB. bring together many different cultures represented by the ancient Silk RoadC. bee a UN Peace Ambassador by expressing his political attitude of peaceD. promote musical education for children in the countries along the ancient Silk Road80. Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?A. To Be Known as Early as PossibleB. Growth Process of a Peace AmbassadorC. University Education: Key Factor to Yo-Yo Ma’s SuccessD. A Talented Musician with Sense of Social Responsibility( B )81. If you seldom exercise, prefer nature to literature and are used to getting upearly, you’re most likely to join __________.A. Early Morning Stroll in Upper Lane Cove ValleyB. Baime Basin TrackC. Poetry around a campfireD. Morning Walk at Mitchell Park82. If you want to enjoy the peace of the bush at night, you are required to __________.A. meet at 7:30 p.m. June 6B. bring slippers with youC. prepare a torchD. climb rocks for two hours83. How many guided walks and nature activities provide food or drink?A. 1.B. 2.C. 3.D. 4.84. In the activity “Morning Walk at Mitchell Park”, one may have no chance to ___________.A.appreciate bird watchingB. enjoy mountain climbingC.take a relaxing walkD. have morning tea( C )ESP, Extra Sensory Perception, is a catch-all expression for the so-called ability of certain people to receive transmitted thoughts from others, to transmit their own thoughts, to see what will happen in the future or to be able to move objects from one place to another without physically touching them. These special people are called psychics. Some believe that we all have this ability to some degree but that most of us choose not to develop it.Many people are skeptical about ESP. Alongside the existence of documented evidence, there are plenty of claims that have turned out to be cheating. For most people, it is difficult to accept such claims without having had first hand experience. The lack of scientific evidence is another factor to take into account. On the otherhand, most of us have, at some time, experienced a seemingly unexplainable occurrence; hearing the telephone ring and knowing who will be on the other end of the line or cases of coincidence that seem to be too extreme to be accidental.Over the years there have been numerous ESP experiments conducted by serious scientists in serious institutions. Joseph Banks Rhine, a botanist at Duke University published a famous book in 1934 called “Extra-Sensory P erception” in which he claimed to have enormous evidence of ESP. However, other scientists have been unable to copy his results since, which has resulted in the book losing much of its original credibility and fame.The Ganzfield Experiments are considered to have been the most carefully examined ESP experiments. So-called psychics had their eyes covered and ears blocked while a “sender” attempted to transmit messages. Later the psychic s would pare the messages received to the original messages sent out. There was a great deal of excitement and interest at the time, but the research failed to produce convincing results.One of the strongest criticisms against ESP is that in order for it to exist, the fundamental laws of physics would necessarily have to be broken.Human beings are attracted to the whole range of supernatural phenomena. ESP will always continue to fascinate. This bees clear when we see how much of the media is dedicated to the topic: magazines, journals, web sites, television and radio programs. Some of the most successful films in recent years have fuelled interest among the younger generations who are starting to ask the same questions and to look for explanations for the same phenomena as their parents and grandparents before them. Who knows? One day we might just find these answers because one thing is certain: “The truth is out there! ”85. According to the 1st paragraph, a psychic can do the following EXCEPT __________.A. read what his parents are thinking aboutB. transmit one friend’s thought to anotherC. predict what’ll happen at tomorrow’s meetingD. change the position of a chair without touching it86. The underlined word “skeptical” in the second paragraph c an be replaced with __________.A. enthusiasticB. doubtfulC. particularD.curious87. What can be learned about the book “Extra–Sensory P erception” and“theGanzfield E xperiments”?A. They both failed to prove the existence of ESP scientifically.B. They were both the products of casually-designed research.C. Others followed their examples and got the same consequences.D. The writer and the experiment operators lost their fame eventually.88. What does the passage mainly talk about?A. Whether ESP exists.B. How ESP works.C. Who ESP attracts.D. Why ESP fails.第II卷V. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.1. 他一辞去那份高收入的工作，就投入于农业研究。
