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第二部分阅读理解(共两节, 满分40分)

A

Choose Your One-Day-Tours!

Tour A - Bath &Stonehenge: including entrance fees to the ancient Roman bathrooms and Stonehenge -￡37 until 26 March and ￡39 thereafter.

Visit the city with over 2,000 years of history and Bath Abbey, the Royal Crescent and the Costume Museum, Stonehenge is one of the world's most famous prehistoric monuments dating back over 5,000 years.

Tour B - Oxford & Stratford including entrance fees to the University St Mary's Church Tower and Anne Hathaway’s -￡32 until 12 March and ￡36 thereafter Oxford: Includes a guided tour of England's oldest university city and colleges. Look over the “city of dreaming spires(尖顶)”from St Mary’s Church Tower. Stratford: Includes a guided tour exploring much of the Shakespeare wonder.

Tour C - Windsor Castle &Hampton Court including entrance fees to Hampton Court Palace -￡34 until 11 March and ￡37 thereafter.

Includes a guided tour of Windsor and Hampton Court, Henry VILL's favorite palace. Free time to visit Windsor Castle(entrance fees not included).With 500 years of history, Hampton Court was once the home of four Kings and one Queen. Now this former royal palace is open to the public as a major tourist attraction. Visit the palace and its various historic gardens, which include the famous maze(迷宫)where it is easy to get lost!

Tour D -Cambridge including entrance fees to the Tower of Saint Mary the Great -￡33 until 18 March and ￡37 thereafter.

Includes a guided tour of Cambridge, the famous university town, and the gardens of the 18th century.

21. Which tour will you choose if you want to see England’s oldest university city?

A. Tour A

B. Tour B

C. Tour C

D. Tour D

22. Which of the following tours charges the lowest fee on 17 March?

A. Windsor Castle & Hampton Court

B. Oxford & Stratford

C. Bath & Stonehenge

D. Cambridge

23. Why is Hampton Court a major tourist attraction?

A. It used to be the home of royal families

B. It used to be a well-known maze

C. It is the oldest palace in Britain

D. It is a world-famous castle

B

“The situation in Syria is terrible --so terrible that I think it stops kids from dreaming. I wish I could just give them a little bit of hope and make them believe that they can have dreams,” says Obada Kassoumah, who is a Syrian student in Tokyo now. He has become a translator of Japanese comics into Arabic(阿拉伯语).

As a student at university in Syria, Obada received a scholarship to go to Japan on an exchange program. That was in 2012, and the unrest(动乱) in the country had already started. When the situation got too dangerous, his parents decided to send him to live with his aunt in Jordan until he could leave for Tokyo.

When his scholarship ended a year later, he was able to stay in Japan as a regular student, and picked up a part-time job translating Captain tsubasa.“I watched it as a kid and I loved it,” says Obada. “It’s a story about a kid having a dream to become a professional

football player and working hard to make that dream come true. That’s something should make these kids see.”

“For Syrian kids it is very important to be able to escape from reality for a while. And these books can also give them some hope for their own future,” explains Prof. Masanori Naito, who had spent several years looking for ways to help kids affected by the conflict. One of the places where Captain Tsubasa now provides a small escape from reality is a refugee(难民) home where copies were handed out to around 60 refugees. “What the kids usually get are of course clothes and food, and so they were really surprised when they suddenly had Japanese comic books in their own language. And you really could tell that from their eyes!” says Prof. Masanori Naito.

Back in Tokyo, Obada Kassoumah has decided to keep translating even more adventures of Captain Tsubasa into Arabic. He hopes his translations will put a smile on the face of a Syrian child somewhere, trying to forget the terror of the past.

24. Why did Obada translate the Japanese comics?

A. To gain fame.

B. To satisfy his hobby.

C. To inspire Syrian kids.

D. To improve his Japanese.

25. What can we know about Obada?

A. He had a poor record at college.

B. He was moved by Captain Tsubasa.

C. He stayed with his aunt in Tokyo.

D. He dreamed of being a football player.

26. The fourth paragraph suggests that____________.

A. Captain Tsubasa is popular with Syrian kids

B. around 60 refugees lack basic necessities of life

C. most Syrian kids dream of leaving the refugee home

D. the conflict has ruined Masanori Naito’s hope for the future

27. What will Obada do next?

A. Return to his own country.

B. Enjoy adventures in Japan.

C. Forget memories from wars.

D. Continue his translating work.

第二节(共5小题; 每小题2分, 满分10 分)

A city beneath the sea

French underwater archaeologist Franck Goddio discovered the remains of Heracleion, a long-lost Egyptian city, beneath the waves of the Mediterranean Sea in 2000. After more than a decade of research, he and his team are now presenting their discoveries to the world.

Heracleion was founded around the 8th century B.C.(800-700B.C). Because Heracleion was located at the mouth of the Nile River, it was an important economic and trading centre. 36._____________________.

“It was the major international trading port for Egypt at this time,” says Damian Robinson. He is the director of the Centre for Maritime Archaeology at the University of Oxford and working with Goddio’s team.

37.___________________. This, as well as a rising ocean and possibly even earthquakes, eventually caused the city to sink around 100 A.D.

The underwater site has proved rich in historical artifacts(人工制品). 38._________.

“The archaeological evidence is simply amazing,” says Oxford University archaeologist Sir Barry Cunliffe.” By lying untouched and protected by sand on the seafloor for centuries, the artifacts are brilliantly preserved.”

39._________________. They have also found miniature Egyptian coffins that may have held animal mummies! Additionally, the remains of 64 ancient ships and more than 700 anchors lay buried in the sand around the ruins of the city.

But Goddio and his team have barely scratched（刮）the surface of Heracleion’s remains. “40 _________________.” says Goddio.” We will probably have to continue working for the next 200 years for it to be fully revealed and understood.”

A. The Greeks called it Heracleion.

B. We are just at the beginning of our research.

C. All trade from nearby Greece had to pass through Heracleion.

D. For many years, historians were not sure if this city ever existed.

E. But the ground on which Heracleion was built wore away over many centuries.

F. The researchers have uncovered numerous 15-foot-tall statues as well as hundreds of

smaller artifacts.

G. In fact,because the city sank to the bottom of the ocean, many ancient pieces have

remained undisturbed.

第一节完形填空(共20小题; 每小题1.5分, 满分30分)

My class and I visited Chris Care Center in Phoenix, Arizona to comfort the old people who needed a little cheering up during the holiday season.

The first two 41 there were for persons requiring help in taking care of themselves. We sang 42 for them. They loved our sweet songs and the flowers that we left with them.

As we were 43 on the third floor for old people with Alzheimer (老年痴呆症), most of them 44 off at the walls or floor. However, one lady 45 my eye. She was sitting by the door, in a wheelchair, singing songs to herself. They weren’t the songs that we were singing, at least they didn’t 46 like that. As we got 47 with each festive song, she did as well. The louder we got, the louder she got. 48 she was singing, she was also 49 out to us with her hands and body. I knew that I should have gone over to her, but I thought that my 50 were to my students. People who worked at the care center could 51 to her, I thought. Just when I stopped feeling 52 about not giving her the attention she needed, one of my students, Justin, showed me what the holiday season is really about.

Justin also 53 the same lady. The difference between us is that he 54 on her needs, but I didn’t. During the last song, “Silent Night,” Justin walked over to her and held her hand. He looked this aged lady in her 55 and with his actions said, “You are important, and I will take my 56 to let you know that.”

This tired, elderly lady stopped singing and held his hand. Then she touched his cheek with __57 hand. Tears began to fall down her face. No 58 can completely describe that touching moment...

It 59 a boy to teach me, a man, about kindness and love. Justin’s example of a complete, selfless attitude toward another was a 60 that I will never forget. He was the teacher that day, and I consider myself lucky to have witnessed his lesson.

41. A. buildings B. rooms C. floors D. groups

42. A. shyly B. bravely C. madly D. beautifully

43. A. meeting B. dancing C. gathering D. singing

44. A. shut B. stared C. paid D. glared

45. A. caught B. looked C. escaped D. hurt

46. A. appear B. hear C. sound D. feel

47. A. louder B. nearer C. faster D. higher

48. A. Because B. As C. Since D. Though

49. A. moving B. reaching C. coming D. spreading

50. A. interests B. abilities C. responsibilities D. feelings

51. A. speak B. object C. compare D. attend

52. A. afraid B. sure C. scary D. guilty

53. A. feared B. avoided C. noticed D. helped

54. A. called B. acted C. kept D. insisted

55. A. tears B. hands C. face D. eyes

56. A. time B. flower C. body D. cheek

57. A.another B. his C. the other D. herself

58. A. words B. poems C. expressions D. songs

59. A. took B. wasted C. caused D. made

60. A. message B. lesson C. activity D. class

第二节语法填空（共10空；每空1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Jane is a housewife, but delighted to work as an amateur journalist. It is 61.__________ dilemma for her to rush between family and work, and it is also unusual for the News Department to depend on an amateur 62.____________(cover) crimes. But Jane is really gifted. It is 63._________(admire) that she is seldom accused 64._________ making mistakes. Eager to become more professional, she concentrates on her job and updates herself now and then. Once 65.___________(inform) of a new case, she begins normal working process as follows: first, she makes appointments with guilty people for interviews. Second, she assesses 66.___________ they are deliberately hiding the 67._________(true). If she is skeptical about their words, she will look into the case 68.___________(her). Third, she writes thorough stories ahead of the deadline and submits them to the senior chief editor, who 69._________(polish) and approves every section. 70.____________(final), her stories will be published in different editions of their magazine.

第一节完成句子（共5小题10空；每空1分，满分10分）

71. 作为人民代表大会的代表，我们决不能将人民对我们的信任视而不见。

As delegates to the People’s Congress Council, we’ll never ______ ________ ________ the trust people have placed in us.

72.这些天，《我和我的祖国》这部影片让我们时时想起过去70年的七件大事。

These days the film Me and My Motherland keeps us __________ of seven

monumental moments in the past seventy years.

73.我对他的第一印象感觉不错。

My first ____________ ___________ him is favourable.

74.只有利用可利用的时间来学习，我们才能取得进步。

Only by making use of the time _____________ to study ________ we able to

make progress.

75.他们已经安排了小车到机场来接我们。

They have __________ ________ a car to collect us from the airport.

Li Hua

永安一中2019---2020学年上学期第一次月考

高二英语试题参考答案

参考答案：

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阅读理解：21. BDA 24. CBAD 28.ACBD 32. ADCB36.CEGFB

完型填空41--45 CDDBA 46--50 CABBC 51--55 DDCBD 56--60 ACAAB

61.a 62.to cover 63.admirable 64. of65. informed 66. whether 67. truth 68. herself69. polishes 70.Finally

71.lose sight of 72. reminded 73.impression of 74. available, are 75. arranged for

参考范文：

Dear Sir/Madam,

Getting the information about the summer camp from the internet, I can’t wait to write to apply to participate in the activity.

I’m a student of 18 from a senior middle school with a good knowledge of Chinese culture. Besides, I can speak English fluently, which makes me capable to give the international students a real insight into Chinese culture. As for me, it is a good opportunity to learn about their countries as well. I would appreciate it if I can be accepted as a member of your summer camp.

Thanks for considering my application. Looking forward to your reply.

Regards,

Li Hua

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