观庙镇高中2021-2022学年高二上学期12月月考
英语试题
二、阅读理解（共40分）
A
In Singapore, art is more than what meets the eye. Galleries and museums here are not just places to be visited, but also homes to distinctive souvenirs. Take home well-designed pieces that reflect your personality.
Singapore Tyler Print Institute (STPI)
41 Robertson Quay, Singapore 238236. +65 6336 3663.
Mon.--Fri. 10 am--7 pm; Sat. 9 am--6 pm
STPI is a space for experimentation of print and paper. Walk through the gallery and join other art lovers in developing an appreciation of print and paper art practice. STPI allows you to own a piece of the work produced by artists at the gallery workshops.
Red Dot Design Museum (RDDM)
11 Marina Boulevard, Singapore 018940. +65 6514 0111.
Mon.--Thur. 10 am--8 pm; Fri.--Sun. 10 am--11 pm
From lighting to parasol(阳伞), the Red Dot Design Museum presents award-winning products and design concepts from over 30 countries. Head to the Design Museum Shop, there are many interesting design objects and collections sourced from all over the world.
National Gallery Singapore (NGS)
1 St. Andrew's Rd, Singapore 178957. +65 6271 7000.
Mon.--Thur., Sat.--Sun. 10 am--7 pm; Fri. 10 am-9 pm
NGS occupies two major landmarks — the former Supreme Court and City Hall — and features over 8,000 artworks, which is the largest public display of modern Southeast Asian art and culture. It is also a home to a host of international exhibitions that have inspired the world and will be remembered for years to come.
Singapore Philatelic Museum (SPM)
23-B Coleman Street, Singapore 179807. +65 6337 3888.
Daily 10 am --7 pm
Fascinated by stamps SPM features postage stamps dating all the way back from the 1830s. Enjoy this vibrant museum's in-depth presentation of local and international postal history. Send Singapore-inspired postcards or collect miniature postboxes from Singapore and around the world. Charming souvenirs at the museum store will make creative decorations for your home or office.
21.Which number is available(可用的)if you have any question on Red Dot Design Museum
A.+65 6336 3663. B.+65 6514 0111. C.+65 6271 7000. D.+65 6337 3888.
22.Where can you go if you are fond of stamps
A.Singapore Tyler Print Institute. B.Red Dot Design Museum.
C.National Gallery Singapore. D.Singapore Philatelic Museum.
23.Where is this passage most likely to be found
A.In a textbook. B.In a report. C.In a travel guide. D.In a novel.
B
I was selfish as a teenager.I usually spent my time thinking about myself and taking care of my own needs.I let my older brother do most of the work around the house until he left for college.I let my mom and dad worry about our bills and problems while I read books, played, and lost myself in my own imagination.This didn't change even when I went to college either.I studied hard but only to make my own life better. Even when I started to explore my faith, it was only to increase my own happiness.
I married after graduation and decided to start a family.Of course, I had no idea what hard knocks reality had in store for my selfish soul.Soon I found myself unemployed, deeply in debt, and with a new baby on the way.l found out that life has no love for spoiled people.In fact, all of the struggles I was going through were beating the selfishness slowly out of me.
Still,I didn't give up on happiness.I knew that there must be a way to find it.I finally realized, however, that it had to include more than just my own needs, wants, and desires.The answer began to make itself clear one night shortly after my baby boy was born.I got a bottle and held him in my arms.As I was feeding him I looked down and saw his big, innocent, trusting eyes.I smiled and talked to him.Then he smiled and I could feel my heart growing, expanding with love.I felt such peace and joy.At that moment I had the truth: it is by growing our hearts with love that we find our happiness.
Carolyn wrote:"The more people you let into your heart, the bigger your heart gets.The more love you get, the more love you have to give.It just keeps growing." So, keep loving, keep living and keep caring.Keep growing your heart today, tomorrow, and always.
24.What do we know about the author from the first paragraph
A.He often helped his brother with housework. B.He studied hard for his family.
C.He was concerned about his family. D.He put his own needs above others'.
25.What did the author realize after he suffered in life
A.Spoiled people can't live the hardship of life B.Spoiled people are happy in life
C.Life is cruel to spoiled people D.Selfishness is helpful
26.What can be inferred from the passage
A.The author loved kids. B.When caring for his baby, the author got inspired.
C.The author realized the importance of happiness. D.The author often fed his baby.
27.Which can be the best title of the passage
A.Loving Others, a Way to Happiness B.The Elder One Grows, the More He Gets
C.Help Others, Help Oneself D.Healthy growth to Live a Happy Life
C
Terrafugia said Monday that its new flying car has completed its first flight, bringing the company closer to its goal of selling the flying car within the next year.The vehicle-named the Transition–has two seats,four wheels and wings that fold up so it can be driven like a car.The Transition, which flew at 1,400 feet for eight minutes last month,can reach around 70 miles per hour on the road and 115 in the air.It flies using a 23-gallon tank of gas and bums 5 gallons per hour in the air.On the ground,it gets 35 miles per gallon.
Around 100 people have already put down a $10,000 deposit(订金) to get a Transition when they go on sale,and those numbers will likely rise after Terrafugia introduces the Transition to the public later this week at the New York Auto Show.But don’t expect it to show up in too many driveways.It’s expected to cost $279,000. And it won’t help if you’re stuck in traffic.The car needs a runway.
Inventors have been trying to make flying cars since the 1930s,according to Robert Mann,an airline industry expert.But Mann thinks Terrafugia has come closer than anyone to making the flying car a reality.The govemment has already supported the company to use special materials to make it easier for the vehicle to fly.The Transition is now going through crash tests to make sure it meets federal safety standards.
Mann said Terrafugia was helped by the Federal Aviation Administration’s(联邦航空管理局) decision five years ago to create a separate set of standards for light sport aircraft,which are lower than those for pilots of larger planes Terrafugia says an owner would need to pass a test and complete 20 hours of flying time to be able to fly the Transition,a requirement pilots would find redatively easy to meet.
28.What is the first paragraph mainly about
A.The advantages of flying cars. B.The basic data of the Transition.
C.The possible market for flying cars. D.The designers of the Transition.
29.Why is the Transition unlikely to show up on too many driveways
A.It causes traffic jams. B.It is difficult to operate.
C.It is very expensive. D.It burns too much fuel.
30.What is the government's attitude to the development of the flying car
A.The government supports it. B.The government is against it.
C.The government sets higher standards to discourage it. D.The government thinks it is on the way out.
31.What is the best title for the text
A.Flying Car at Auto Show B.The Transition's First Flight
C.Pilots’ Dream Coming True D.Flying Car Closer to Reality
D
When Joanne Morton and Lydia Shaw come across the Boston Public Market, which features only New England businesspersons, they know they have to stop in. The women, visiting from southeastern Connecticut, always try to buy local. “We always try to support our local farmers and businessmen,” says Ms.Shaw. “We're not into big companies,” adds Ms.Morton.
They aren't alone. A great number of Americans continue to be attracted by “local” food and to buy it, according to recent surveys from the International Food Foundation, the Pew Research Center, and British polling firm . But what does it mean to shop local For some, local is still a matter of geography. For others, it is about supporting their local economy(经济). And for still others, it is about knowing where their food comes from and how it is made, even if it is coffee shipped from a Costa Rican company. In 2008, Congress passed a bill that gave money to support local food. According to the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act, a product that can be considered local has to travel less than 400 miles.
But Lydia Zepeda, a professor at the University , has found the largest agreement about what is local: any product that comes from within an hour's drive. “But is that with or without traffic ” she asks. “What if it crosses state lines ” adds John Hayes, a food science professor . “A customer might like to buy local to help an old town,” he says. “Or maybe it's just because local food tastes better.” It is for Kaitlin Bohon. “I taste a difference,” she says at the Boston Public Market. For Ms.Bohon, buying local is both about supporting New England business and knowing who grew and handled her food.
32.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 mean
A.We never go into big companies. B.We're not interested in big companies.
C.Big companies don't support local farmers. D.Big companies are not good shopping places.
33.According to the passage, buying local in America ________.
A.is becoming more and more popular B.is a way to support big companies
C.means people will spend much less D.allows people to know about their food
34.What can be inferred about Kaitlin Bohon according to the text
A.She is from New England. B.She knows every cook in her town.
C.She likes to taste different foods. D.She works at the Boston Public Market.
35.The purpose of the passage is ________.
A.to introduce how popular buying local is B.to attract more people to buy local
C.to explain who like buying local D.to discuss the meaning of buying local
E
Parents should help their children understand money.36__________So you may start talking about money when your child shows an interest in buying things, candy or toys, for example.
1. The basic function of money
Begin explaining the basic function of money by showing how people trade money for goods or services. It’s important to show your child how money is traded for the things he wants to have. If he wants to have a toy, give him the money and let him hand the money to the cashier.37______When your child grows a bit older and understands the basic function of money, you can start explaining more complex ways of using money.
2. Money lessons
Approach money lessons with openness and honesty.38__________If you must say no to a child's request to spend money, explain, “You have enough toy trucks for now. ” Or,if the request is for many different things,say. “You have to make a choice between this toy and that toy. ”
3.39__________
Begin at the grocery store. Pick out similar brands of a product—a name-brand butter and a generic(无商标产品),for example. You can show your child how to make choices between different brands of a product so that you can save money.40__________If he chooses the cheaper brand, allow him to make another purchase with the money saved. Later, you may explain how the more expensive choice leaves less money for other purchases.
A. Wise choices
B. The value of money
C. Permit the child to choose between them
D. Tell your child why he can -or cannot -have certain things.
E. Ask yourself what things that cost money are most important to you.
F. Talk about how the money bought the thing after you leave the toy store.
G. The best time to teach a child anything about money is when he shows an interest.
三、完形填空（共30分）
Eddie has lots of hobbies, but he loves baseball best. So it is his 41 sport. Eddie plays baseball on a team every year in the spring. He loves baseball 42 .
Every day when it is 43 , Eddie’s father throws a baseball to Eddie in the backyard. This is the time of day that Eddie 44 best. He enjoys spending time with his father and he loves practicing baseball.
Eddie 45 baseball cards throughout the year. He and his father visit the 46 and buy cards for Eddie’s collection. Eddie spends hours with his baseball cards. He arranges them in different 47 , and trades them with other baseball 48 .
One day, Eddie’s father came home with two tickets to 49 the Atlanta Braves play the next Saturday. Eddie was so 50 . He counted down the days on the calendar.
Finally it was the day of the game. Eddie and his father 51 to Atlanta early in the morning. Before they watched the match, they 52 the Braves' museum at the stadium and saw a short movie 53 the history of the Atlanta Braves. Eddie enjoyed seeing the museum. They ate 54 at the stadium, and soon it was time for the game.
The game was exciting. Eddie tried to 55 every move the players made. 56 he watched carefully and practiced a lot, he might just be on one of those baseball cards some day!
57 the game, Eddie and his father drove home. They talked about the game. They talked about which 58 were the best, and which 59 were the most exciting. Eddie went to sleep that night still 60 of baseball. His dreams were filled with images from his very special day.
41.A.popular B.favourite C.only D.main
42.A.practice B.school C.games D.clubs
43.A.stormy B.rainy C.sunny D.windy
44.A.exercises B.likes C.learns D.wants
45.A.sells B.keeps C.collects D.plays
46.A.buyers B.museums C.libraries D.stores
47.A.rooms B.sides C.situations D.groups
48.A.stars B.fans C.agents D.managers
49.A.watch B.join C.attend D.wait
50.A.amazed B.excited C.proud D.nervous
51.A.flew B.walked C.rode D.drove
52.A.visited B.passed C.arrived D.left
53.A.about B.off C.in D.with
54.A.breakfast B.dessert C.lunch D.supper
55.A.choose B.forget C.watch D.copy
56.A.Though B.Unless C.When D.If
57.A.Over B.Before C.During D.After
58.A.seats B.teams C.players D.cards
59.A.parts B.games C.movies D.sports
60.A.thinking B.dreaming C.hearing D.talking
四、语法填空（共15分）
Today, Mount Qomolangma's peak is not a lonely place any more. Over 3,500 people have 61__________(successful) climbed the mountain over the past years. Meanwhile, climbers have complained about 62_______ (wait) for hours in the bottlenecks.
In fact, the dangerous 63_______ (crowd) aren't the only problem. All those climbers need 64_____ (bring) a lot of gear(装置) and they mostly end up being left on the mountains, becoming the world's 65_____ (tall) rubbish dump.
But the good news is 66_____ some mountaineers are overtaking it to clean up Qomolangma. Mountaineers Paul and Eberhard are part of Eco Everest Expedition which has been cleaning up rubbish since 2008. So far they 67_______ (collect) over 13 tons of garbage.
Rubbish is being used for 68_____ high purpose. As part of the Mount Everest 8844 Art Project, a group of 15 artists from Nepal collected 1.5 tons of garbage. They've changed the cans and oxygen tanks into 74 pieces of art that are exhibited 69_____ Nepal's capital. Part of the profiit from sales 70_____ (be) available for the Everest Pakeers Association which has helped collect tons of rubbish of the mountain.
短文改错（共10分）
Working on a farm was quite a experience! Our teacher told us that how a city farm in our neighbourhood was looking for young people to helping with the animals. City farms were a great way for people to get amazed experiences of country life. We can learn more about animals and plant and even take part working on the farm. So I spoke to the owner of the farm, but a few days later I was looking after the horses on the farm. I was proud of myself when he helped a young boy to ride a horse for the first time. It real meant a lot to him—and to me!
六、书面表达（共25分）
假设你叫李华, 你的英国朋友Deborah来上海旅游, 回国后因天气和旅途劳累等原因病倒了, 请你用英语给他写一封慰问信。词数120左右。
1. 引入话题(同情对方遭遇, 表明写信目的);
2. 表示慰问(向对方的处境表示理解、关心, 并给予鼓励或者提供帮助等);
3. 总结全文(表达美好祝愿)。
Dear Deborah,
____________________________________________________________
Yours Sincerely,
Li Hua观庙镇高中2021-2022学年高二上学期12月月考
英语试题参考答案
阅读理解：21-23 BDC 24—27 DCBA 28—31BCAD 32—35 BAAD
36—40 GFDAC
完形填空答案：41-45 BACBC 46-50 DDBAB 51-55 DAACC 56-60 DDCAA
语法填空答案： 61successfully; 62waiting; 6 3crowds; 64 to bring; 65tallest;
66 that; 67 have collected; 68 a; 69 in; 70 is
改错答案：
Working on a farm was quite experience! Our teacher told us that a city farm in our neighbourhood was looking for young people to with the animals. City farms a great way for people to get experiences of country life. We can learn more about animals and and even take part ^in^ working on the farm. So I spoke to the owner of the farm, a few days later I was looking after the horses on the farm. I was proud of myself when helped a young boy to ride a horse for the first time. It meant a lot to him—and to me!
作文答案：
Dear Deborah
I am very sorry to hear that you have been ill since you returned home from China, and that your illness was caused by the bad weather in Shanghai last week.
We had a wonderful time while you were here, forgetting that the weather in Shanghai was very different from that in London. You must also have been very tired after travelling such a long distance in such a short time. So I suggest you get some rest, and if necessary, go to see a doctor. Don't worry too much about your studies.
You'll catch up with others soon once you recover.
I am looking forward to your early recovery.
Sincerely yours,
Li Hua
