湖北省麻城市实验高级中学2020-2021学年高二英语下学期3月月考试题.doc

湖北省麻城市实验高级中学2020-2021学年高二英语下学期3月月考试题

湖北省麻城市实验高级中学2020-2021学年高二英语下学期3月月考试题

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湖北省麻城市实验高级中学2020-2021学年高二英语下学期3月月考试题
时间:120分钟 满分:150

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。
例：How much is the shirt?
A.£ 19.15. B.£ 9. 18. C. £ 9.15.
1. Where are the speakers probably?
A. In the post office. B. In the park. C. At the airport.
2. Why does Alice feel excited?
A. She met an old friend. B. She got a desired book. C. She found a nice bookstore.
3. What does Judy advise Steven to do?
A. Write e-mails immediately. B. Pick out suitable applicants. C. Arrange interviews tomorrow.
4. Which country is Brent from?
A. Australia. B. America. C. Russia.
5. Who will begin the lecture?
A Dr. White. B. Dr. Hopkins. C. Prof. Pears.

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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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. What do we know about the speakers?
A. They are family. B. They are strangers. C. They are colleagues.
7. How should Jane help her roommate?
A. By hanging out together. B. By lending her books. C. By talking to her often.
听下面一段对话，第8和第9两个小题。
8. Who might the woman be?
A. James’ teacher. B. James’ mother. C. James’ classmate.
9. What was James like in the past?
A. Troublemaking. B. Hardworking. C. Easygoing.
听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。
10. What is the man doing?
A. Buying a new TV. B. Having his TV repaired. C. Getting a cable TV service.
11. Which of the following is the man’s favorite?
A. Movies. B. Sports. C. News.
12. How much would the man pay each month?
A. $ 54. B. $ 30. C. $ 60.
听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。
13. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. Tests. B. Treatments. C. Symptoms.
14. What's wrong with the woman?
A. She can’t bear cold weather. B. She can’t sleep well. C. She can’t breathe deeply.
15. When will the woman get a specific medical care?
A. Right now. B. In seven days. C. In two months.
16. What is Mr. Smith?
A. A nurse. B. A patient. C. A doctor.
听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。
17. Who first traveled around the moon before human beings?
A. Dogs. B. Monkeys. C. Tortoises.
18. Why were the creatures studied after returning to earth?
A. To see how they were affected.
B. To examine where they were affected.
C. To find out whether they were affected.
19. What caused the main changes in the creatures?
A. The space travel. B. A lack of food. C. Loss of appetite.
20. What happened in October 1948?
A. Two dogs landed in the Indian Ocean.
B. Mice helped people explore space.
C. Monkeys were sent into space.

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，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
A
The following four famous paintings—from Jan van Eyck’s portrait to Pablo Picasso’s masterpiece—have stood the test of time.
The Arnolfini Portrait
Jan van Eyck’s Arnolfini Portrait，an oil painting on wood produced in 1434，in which a man and a woman hold hands with a window behind him and a bed behind her, is undoubtedly one of the masterpieces in the National Gallery, London.This painting is not only visually interesting but also famed. It is also an informative document on fifteenth­century society, through Jan van Eyck’s heavy use of symbolism—while husbands went out to engage in business，wives concerned themselves with domestic duties.
The Starry Night
Vincent van Gogh painted The Starry Night，oil on canvas(油画布), a moderately abstract landscape painting of a night sky over a small hillside village, during his 12­month stay at the mental hospital in Saint­Remy­de­Provence, France between 1889 and 1890. When the Museum of Modern Art in New York City purchased the painting from a private collector in 1941, it was not well known, but it has since become one of Vincent van Gogh’s most famous works.
The Harvesters
The Harvesters is an oil painting on wood completed by Pieter Bruegel the Elder in 1565.It depicts(描绘)the harvest time which most commonly occurred within the months of July and August. Nicolaes Jonghelinck, a merchant banker and art collector from Antwerp, once held this painting. The painting has been at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City since 1919.
Guernica
Guernica, a large oil painting，was painted by the Cubist(立体派的)Spanish painter, Pablo Picasso in 1937. The title “Guernica” refers to the city that was bombed during the war.The painting depicts the horrors of war and as a result, has come to be an antiwar symbol and a reminder of the tragedies of war. Today, the painting is housed at the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía in Madrid.
21. Which of the following paintings was produced earliest?
A. Guernica.　　　　 B. The Arnolfini Portrait. C. The Starry Night. D. The Harvesters.
22. Who created the painting describing the harvest seasons?
A. Jan van Eyck. B. Vincent van Gogh.
C. Pieter Bruegel the Elder. D. Pablo Picasso.
23. What do we know about the painting The Starry Night?
A. It was painted on wood in oils. B. It described the painter’s life in hospital.
C. It was given away to the museum by a collector. D. It wasn't widely recognized before 1941.

B
Uminur Kuchukova of Russia could have retired years ago. Yet the 61­year­old teacher keeps working at a school in the Siberian village of Sibilyakovo. She continues to teach for one reason: the school’s one and only student, a nine­year­old boy. Kuchukova is to leave next year for health problems, which means the school will close.
Sibilyakovo is like thousands of villages across Russia: Many people moved out of it after the closure of the local state­operated collective farm. Sibilyakovo is mainly home to Tatars, a Turkic group that is one of many minorities in Russia.In the 1970s, the village had a population of 550 and a primary school with four classes. Each class had about 18 children.Today the village’s population has shrunk to 39.
Kuchukova has taught at the school for 42 years. She has bought a home in the town of Tara, about 50 kilometers away and plans to retire there with her husband at the end of the school year. By then, she hopes, her only student will be old enough to travel to a neighboring village for classes. But the nearest school is a 30­minute boat ride across the Irtysh River followed by a 20­minute ride on a school bus.
Kuchukova does not think her student, Ravil, is ready yet for making such a trip every school day. “His parents don’t want to leave Sibilyakovo yet and it’s scary to send a little boy like him over the Irtysh. There are such big waves,” she says.
And even when she herself will finally retire and go to live in Tara, Kuchukova will not leave her past behind, saying, “My parents are buried here; a part of me is here.
24. Why did so many people leave Sibilyakovo?
A. Because there was no good school.
B. Because it wasn’t comfortable to live there.
C. Because they wanted to make a living.
D. Because they hated working on the local farm.
25. How does Kuchukova feel when it comes to Ravil?
A. Hopeful.　　　　　　 B. Worried. C. Proud. D. Guilty.
26. Which of the following best describe Kuchukova as a teacher?
A. Careful and positive. B. Responsible and caring.
C. Patient and determined. D. Selfless and confident.
27. What does the last paragraph convey?
A. Kuchukova’s bond with the village. B. Kuchukova’s plan for future.
C. Kuchukova’s memory of her parents. D. Kuchukova’s love for Tara.

C
Magazine sales have generally been falling since the day the inventor of the Internet said, “Hey, why don’t I invent the Internet?”
But the latest ABC figures, released this week, show that sales of certain titles are actually going up. News and current affairs magazines are becoming more popular—but celebrity (名人), gossip and fashion publications are still struggling.
“Gossip and celebrity news is rarely something that requires detailed analysis—so it’s best suited to bite-sized content on social media,” says Ian Burrell, media columnist for The Drum. “Once it’s out there, it’s quickly shared and readers move on to the next star. No one wants to wait a week to read about it in a print magazine.”
Fraser Nelson, editor of The Spectator, wrote this week: “There’s now too much writing online, and in an era of fake news, where you get your analysis from has never been more important. As newspapers and magazines are finding out, if you can publish writing that is consistently better than what can be found online, people will pay.”
But many editors are struggling to strike the right balance between physical and digital content. They are faced with the choice of either posting all their articles online for free so the magazine stays relevant, or charging readers money to protect the financial future of the brand.
As Burrell points out, most readers are hungry for a deeper understanding of the fast-moving changes in global news and politics rather than seeking to escape from it by burying their heads in celebrity gossip and entertainment stories.
Serious times call for serious journalism. While general-interest daily news has been turned into an almost universally available commodity (商品) by the Internet, specialist journalism is still a service people value and think they can’t get elsewhere.
28. What does Ian Burrell think of celebrity news?
A. It should be read carefully. B. It should appear on magazines.
C. It isn’t worth reading. D. It isn’t worth analyzing.
29. What did Fraser Nelson mainly stress?
A. The value of newspapers and magazines. B. The significance of current affairs.
C. The importance of news sources. D. The balance between physical and digital content.
30. What can be inferred from Burrell’ s opinion in Paragraph 6?
A. Most readers are fond of rapid changes. B. Most readers tend to escape from reality.
C. Most readers like entertainment news best. D. Most readers show great interest in global news and politics.
31. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A. What Makes Some Magazines Disappear. B. Where Magazines Will Go in the Future.
C. How Magazines Are Surviving the Digital Age. D. Why People Are Still Reading Fashion Publications.

D
In many walks of life and in many situations, persuading people to do what you want them to do is the key to success. Researchers have looked into different aspects of persuasion and come up with some interesting results which are surely helpful to us.
One advertising copywriter came up with an approach to selling a product on a TV shopping channel via phone sales. Instead of being instructed “Operators are waiting, please call now”, viewers were told “If operators are busy, please call again”. The results were extraordinary. The ad suggested operators weren't sitting around hoping people would call. Instead there were so many people wanting the product that people might have to wait until they could get it.
What role does choice have in persuading people to buy or get something? One study in a supermarket showed the effect of choice. A particular supermarket displayed either 6 or 24 different kinds of jam. The large display attracted more interest than the small one. But when the time came to purchase things, people who saw the large display were one­tenth as likely to buy. If they do buy, they are less content with their selection, even though they have made a good choice. A wider range of choices require more time and effort and lead to unreasonably high expectations.
Another aspect of persuasion concerns getting someone to change their mind. It’s hard to prove to someone that a previous decision is wrong, and as people get older they get less and less willing to change their minds. People want things to be unwavering; they want their attitudes,statements, values and actions to follow a set pattern. The only way to persuade them to change is to acknowledge this by agreeing that the previous decision they made is a perfectly understandable one. This allows them to focus on your suggestion without feeling their previous decision is wrong. As a result, they may be persuaded to break out of their established pattern.
32. What does the advertising copywriter want to indicate about the product?
A. It’s for sale. B. It’s precious. C. It’s in demand. D. It’s rare.
33. What does the study mentioned in Paragraph 3 show?
A. Increased choice decreases satisfaction. B. More selections bring more actions.
C. More and more people don’t want to choose. D. Some choices are more attractive than others.
34. What does the underlined word “unwavering” in the last paragraph mean?
A. Demanding. B. Consistent. C. Reliable. D. Unique.
35. What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?
A. To teach how to get better at persuasion. B. To discuss various studies on persuasion.
C. To compare different forms of persuasion. D. To analyze how persuasion affects success.

第二节 七选五 （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。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 successful 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 suffer 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 between 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 i