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呼和浩特第一中学 2019～2020 学年第二学期高二第一次月考
英语试卷
满分：120 分 考试时间：100 分钟 命题人：张娜
第一部分：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）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
Ask Dr？Jeffers This month Dr. Jeffers is answering questions about the
human brain and how it works.
Dear Dr. Jeffers,
One of my colleagues, Felix Moeller, told me that scientists are learning to
use computer to “read minds”. Is there any truth to this story?
—Jane Leon, New York, USA
Dear Ms. Leon,
Well, a lot of research is being conducted in this area, but so far, the brain
scanning equipment and corresponding computer programs haven't been able to
actually read thoughts. In one experiment, test subjects (受试者) were connected
to scanning equipment and shown two numbers on a screen. They were then as
ked to choose between adding or subtracting(减) the two numbers. Using this
method, researchers were able to follow brain processes and make the correct
assumptions(假设) 70 percent of the time. It's not quite mind reading, but it's
certainly a first step.
—Dr. J.呼和浩特第一中学 2019～2020 学年第二学期高二英语第一次月考练
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Dear Dr. Jeffers,
My three-year-old son loves it when I dig my fingers into his sides and
tickle (胳肢) him until he laughs uncontrollably. The other day I noticed him
trying to tickle himself but he couldn't do it. Why not?
—Glenn Lewis, Vancouver, Canada
Dear Mr. Lewis,
It's because of how the brain works. The brain is trained to know what to
pay attention to and what to ignore. It causes us to ignore physical feelings we
expect to happen, but it causes a mild panic reaction when there is an
unexpected feeling. For example, you don't notice how your shoulder feels while
you're walking down the street. But if someone comes up behind you and
touches you lightly on the shoulder, you may jump in fear. It's that unexpected
part that causes the tickle reaction.
—Dr. J.
1. What can we learn from the answer to the first question?
A. Some equipment is able to read human minds.
B. Test subjects have been used to make decisions.
C. Some progress has been made in mind reading.
D. Computer programs can copy brain processes.
2. People laugh when tickled by others because the feeling is ___________.
A. unexpected B. expected C. comfortable D. uncomfortable
3. According to the text, Jeffers is probably ___________.
A. a computer programmer B. a test subject
C. a human brain expert D. a medical doctor
B
People from East Asia tend to have more difficulty than those from Europe in
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explains why.
Rachael Jack, University of Glasgow researcher, said that rather than scanning
evenly(均匀的) across a face as Westerners do, Easterners fix their attention on the eyes.
"We show that Easterners and Westerners look at different face features to read
facial expressions," Jack said. "Westerners look at the eyes and the mouth in equal
measure, whereas Easterners favor the eyes and neglect (忽略) the mouth. "
According to Jack and her colleagues, the discovery shows that human
communication of emotion is more complex than previously believed. As a result, facial
expressions that had been considered universally recognizable cannot be used to reliably
convey emotion in cross-cultural situations.
The researchers studied cultural differences in the recognition of facial expressions
by recording the eye movements of 13 Western Caucasian and 13 East Asian people while
they observed pictures of. expressive faces and put them into categories: happy, sad,
surprised, fearful, disgusted, angry, or neutral. They compared how accurately
participants read those facial expressions using their particular eye movement strategies.
It turned out that Easterners focused much greater attention on the eyes and made
significantly more errors than did Westerners. "The cultural difference in eye movements
that they show is probably a reflection of cultural difference in facial expressions," Jack
said. "Our data suggest that whereas Westerners use the whole face to convey emotion,
Easterners use the eyes more and mouth less. "
In short, the data show that facial expressions are not universal signals of human
emotion. From here on, examining how cultural factors have diversified these basic social
skills will help our understanding of human emotion. Otherwise, when it comes to
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4. The discovery shows that Westerners .
A. pay equal attention to the eyes and the mouth
B. consider facial expressions universally reliable
C. observe the eyes and the mouth in different ways
D. have more difficulty in recognizing facial expressions
5. What does the underlined word "they" in Paragraph 6 refer to?
A. The participants in the study. B. The researchers of the study.
C. The errors made during the study. D. The data collected from the study.
6. In comparison with Westerners, Easterners are likely to .
A. do translation more successfully B. study the mouth more frequently
C. read facial expressions more correctly D. examine the eyes more attentively
7. What can be the best title for the passage?
A. The Eye as the Window to the Soul
B. Cultural Differences in Reading Emotions
C. Effective Methods to Develop Social Skills
D. How to Increase Cross-cultural Understanding
C
When you’re lying on the white sands of the Mexican Riviera, the stresses of the
world seem a million miles away. Hey, stop! This is no vacation — you have to finish
something!
Here lies the problem for travel writer and food critic (评 论家 ) Edie Jarolim. “I
always loved travelling and always liked to eat, but it never occurred to me that I could
make money doing both of those things.” Jarolim said. Now you can read her travel呼和浩特第一中学 2019～2020 学年第二学期高二英语第一次月考练
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advice everywhere in Arts and Antiques, in Brides, or in one of her three books. The
Complete Idiot’s Travel Guide to Mexico’s Beach Resorts.
Her job in travel writing began some eight years ago. After getting a PhD in English
in Canada, she took a test for Frommer’s travel guides, passed it, and got the job. After
working at Frommer’s, Jarolim worked for a while at Rough Guides in London, then
Fodor’s, where she fell so in love with a description of the Southwest of the U.S. that she
moved there.
Now as a travel writer, she spends one-third of her year on the road. The rest of the
time is spent completing her tasks and writing reviews of restaurants at home in Tueson,
Arizona.
As adventurous as the job sounds, the hard part is fact-checking all the information.
Sure, it’s great to write about a tourist attraction, but you’d better get the local museum
hours correct or you could really ruin someone’s vacation.
8. Which country does Jarolim live in now?
A. Mexico B. The U.S. C. The U.K. D. Canada
9. What is most difficult for Jarolim?
A. Working in different places to collect information.
B. Checking all the facts to be written in the guides.
C. Finishing her work as soon as possible.
D. Passing a test to write travel guides.
10. What do we know about Jarolim from the text?
A. She is successful in her job. B. She finds her life full of stresses
C. She spends half of her time traveling D. She is especially interested in museums.
11. What would be the best title for the text?
A. Adventure in Travel Writing B. Working as a Food Critic呼和浩特第一中学 2019～2020 学年第二学期高二英语第一次月考练
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C. Travel Guides on the Market D. Vacationing for a Living
D
There were smiling children all the way. Clearly they knew at what time the train
passed their homes and they made it their business to stand along the railway, wave to
complete strangers and cheer them up as they rushed towards Penang. Often whole
families stood outside their homes and waved and smiled as if those on the trains were
their favorite relatives. This is the simple village people of Malaysia. I was moved.
I had always traveled to Malaysia by plane or car, so this was the first time I was on
a train. I did not particularly relish the long train journey and had brought along a dozen
magazines to read and reread. I looked about the train. There was not one familiar face. I
sighed and sat down to read my Economics.
It was not long before the train was across the Causeway and in Malaysia. Johore
Baru was just another city like Singapore, so I was tired of looking at the crowds of
people as they hurried past. As we went beyond the city, I watched the straight rows of
rubber trees and miles and miles of green. Then the first village came into sight,
immediately I came alive; I decided to wave back.
From then on my journey became interesting. I threw my magazines into the waste
basket and decided to join in Malaysian life. Then everything came alive. The mountains
seemed to speak to me. Even the trees were smiling. I stared at everything as if I was
looking at it for the first time.
The day passed fast and I even forgot to have my lunch until I felt hungry. I looked
at my watch and was surprised that it was 3: 00 pm. Soon the train pulled up at
Butterworth. I looked at the people all around me. They all looked beautiful. When my
uncle waved with a smile, I threw my arms around him to give him a warm hug. I had
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with a huge smile. We walked arm in arm to his car.
I looked forward to the return journey.
12. The author had expected the train trip to be _________.
A. adventurous B. pleasant C. dull D. exciting
13. What touched the author during the train trip?
A. The mountains along the way. B. The friendly country people.
C. The crowds of people in the streets. D. The simple lunch served on the train.
14. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “relish” in Paragraph 2?
A. choose B. enjoy C. prepare for D. carry on
15. What can we learn from the story?
A. Comfort in traveling by train. B. Pleasure of living in the country.
C. Reading gives people delight. D. Smiles brighten people up.
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，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
Muzak
The next time you go into a bank, a store, or a supermarket, stop and listen. What do
you hear? 16 It's similar to the music you listen to, but it's not exactly the same. That's
because this music was especially designed to relax you, or to give you extra energy.
Sometimes you don't even realize the music is playing, but you react to the music anyway.
Quiet background music used to be called“elevator (电梯) music”because we often
heard it in elevators. But lately we hear it in more and more places, and it has a new
name“Muzak”. About one-third of the people in America listen to“Muzak”every day.
The music plays for 15 minutes at a time, with short pauses in between. It is always more呼和浩特第一中学 2019～2020 学年第二学期高二英语第一次月考练
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lively between ten and eleven in the morning, and between three and four in the afternoon,
when people are more tired. 17
If you listen to Muzak carefully, you will probably recognize the names of many of
the songs. Some musicians or songwriters don't want their songs to be used as Muzak, but
others are happy when their songs are chosen. Why? 18
Music is often played in public places because it is designed to make people feel less
lonely when they are in an airport or a hotel. It has been proven that Muzak does what it
is designed to do. Tired office workers suddenly have more energy when they hear the
pleasant sound of Muzak in the background. 19 Supermarket shoppers buy 38 percent
more groceries.
20 They say it's boring to hear the same songs all the time. But other people enjoy
hearing Muzak in public places. They say it helps them relax and feel calm. One way or
another, Muzak affects everyone. Some farmers even say their cows give more milk when
they hear Muzak!
A. Some people don't like Muzak.
B. The music gives them extra energy.
C. Music is playing in the background.
D. Factory workers produce 13 percent more.
E. Muzak tends to help people understand music better.
F. They get as much as $4 million a year if their songs are used.
G. Muzak is played in most of the big supermarkets in the world.
第三节 完形填空（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中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Robert Moody, 52, is an experienced police officer. Much of his work involves dealing呼和浩特第一中学 2019～2020 学年第二学期高二英语第一次月考练
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with 21 and gang ( 团 伙 )problems in the schools of his community. Knowing that
many kids often 22 trouble, he decided to do something about it. So in 1991 he began
to invite small groups of kids to go fishing with him on his day 23 .
Those fun trips had a(n) 24 impact. A chance encounter in 2000 proved that. One
day, 25 working security at a school basketball game, Moody noticed two young guys
26 .He sensed trouble between them. 27 , one of them headed toward Moody and
gave him a hug. “I 28 you. You took me 29 when I was in fifth grade. That was
one of the 30 days of my life .”
Deeply touched by the boy’s words, Moody decided to create a foundation（基金会）that
31 teenagers to the basics of fishing in camping programs. “As a policeman, I saw 32
there was violence, drugs were always behind it. They have a damaging 33 on the
kids,” says Moody.
By turning kids on to fishing, he 34 to present an alternative way of life. “When
you’re sitting there waiting for a 35 ,”he says, “you can’t help but talk to each other,
and such 36 can be pretty deep.”
“Talking about drugs helped prepare me for the peer（同龄人）pressures in high school,”
says Michelle, 17, who 37 the first program. “And I was able to help my little brother
38 drugs.”
Moody faces 39 in three years, when he hopes to run the foundation full-time. “I’m
living a happy life and I have a responsibility to my 40 to give back,” Moody says. “If I
teach a kid to fish today, he can teach his brother to fish tomorrow.”
21. A. drinking B. drug C. security D. smoking
22. A. ran into B. got over C. left behind D. looked into
23. A. ahead B. away C. off D. out
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25. A. once B. while C. since D. until
26. A. quarreling B. complaining C. talking D. cheering
27. A. Slowly B. Suddenly C. Finally D. Secretly
28. A. understand B. hear C. see D. remember
29. A. fishing B. sailing C. boating D. swimming.
30. A. quietest B. longest C. best D. busiest
31. A. connects B. introduces C. reduces D. commits
32. A. where B. unless C. as D. whether
33. A. impression B. burden C. decision D. impact
34. A. asked B. intended C. pretended D. agreed
35. A. solution B. change C. bite D. surprise
36. A. concerns B. interests C. conversations D. emotions
37. A. participated in B. worked out C. approved of D. made up
38. A. misuse B. avoid C. tolerate D. test
39. A. unemployment B. challenge C. competition D. retirement
40. A. team B. school C. family D. Community
第二部分：英语知识运用
第一节：单句语法填空（共 10 小题， 每题 1 分， 满分 10 分）
1. Sarah made _________ to the airport just in time to catch her plane this morning.
2. Had I known about this computer program, a huge amount of time and energy
__________________ (will, save).
3. It's Miss Liang’s birthday today. I wish I___________________(take) her out to a
superb restaurant for dinner.
4. Without his wartime experiences, Hemingway would not_____________________(write)呼和浩特第一中学 2019～2020 学年第二学期高二英语第一次月考练
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his famous novel A Farewell to Arm.
5. Cosmetics were probably first used in India, but it was the Egyptians, six thousand
years ago, _______________ made the most use of them.
6. If he _________________(listen) to his advice that day, he would have been alarmed
and would not have been injured.
7. I just wonder _____________ it is that makes him so excited.
8. It’s required that the papers should ______________ (hand) in before 5:00.
9. The official made ___________ clear that he would do everything possible to solve the
problem.
10. He was told that it would be at least three more months ____________ he could
recover and return to work.
第二节：根据下列各句句意及所给单词的提示，写出所缺单词的正确形式。 (共 20 小题，
每题 1 分，满分 20 分)
11. The people had to gather up their few ________________ (财产) and escaped abroad.
12. She went to London with the a of finding a job.
13. She and I both arrived at the same time by c .
14. Many Chinese brands, having developed their ________________ ( 名 誉 ) over
centuries, are facing new challenges from the modern market.
15. Since then, this society has moved onward, never looking back, as the car _________
(使转变) America from a farm-based society into an industrial power.
16. To keep things move smoothly, they need a more _______________ (灵活的) policy.
17. She is very p about what she wears, depending on what occasions
she has to attend.
18. They had to make great concessions in e for economic aid.
19. Without any aid, the situation in this country will be ________________ (绝望的)．
20. After the accident, he was b from driving alone.呼和浩特第一中学 2019～2020 学年第二学期高二英语第一次月考练
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21. As for you, you ought to be ________________ (感到惭愧的) of what you have done.
22. I am a to taking a walk after supper.
23. The child is still __________________ (笨拙的) with his chopsticks.
24. Because of his bad management, the _________________ (中途失败) of his business is
unavoidable.
25. This kind of car usually __________________ (消耗) much gasoline.
26. The message c here is clear: “Actions speak louder than words.”
27. The injured are being t by the doctors and nurses.
28. Under no ____________________ (情况) should you lend Paul any money.
29. I also noticed that I became b quickly, and that I wasn’t enjoying
sport as much.
30. The language is c but imaginative, and they delight small children
because they rhyme, have strong rhythm and a lot of repetition.
第三节：单词正确形式填空. (共 20 小题， 每题 1 分，满分 20 分)
31. _____________ (adopt) the doctor's advice, he cut down coffee and cigarettes and ate
a balanced diet.
32. The soldier is always ________ (faith) to his country.
33. Sport has become an important form of entertainment, ______________ (appeal) to
both men and women.
34. It's a big company and it has ________________ (branch) all over the country.
35. It's too bad of you ________________ (tease) the child like that.
36. Through great efforts, the young man became a famous _______________ (piano)．
37. _________________ (addict) to cigarettes, he can't give them up.
38. Suddenly the door opened ___________________ (automatic) as we approached.
39. We all agreed on an idea to __________________ (strength) the cooperation between呼和浩特第一中学 2019～2020 学年第二学期高二英语第一次月考练
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our two Parties.
40. I feel like ______________ (drink) a cup of hot tea in the cold winter every evening.
41. The whole family was grateful for the son's __________________ (survive) in the
earthquake.
42. Government should take measures to prevent environment from _________ (pollute)．
43. Schools tend _______________ (judge) by the performance of their students in exams.
44. Let's make good use of our energy and be opposed to ______________ (waste) water,
electricity, paper and so on.
45. The ministry recommended punishments _______________ (range) from warnings to
legal action.
46. _____________ did it come about that you made a lot of mistakes in your homework?
47. It _______________ (state) that more than thirty people were killed in the accident.
48. Prices of some goods have gone up ________________ (steady) these days.
49. Every year, large quantities of money and energy _________________ (spend) on
environment protection.
50. We can see monuments here and there. Those who have made great _______________
(contribute) to human beings and society will never be forgotten.
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