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1、河南省郑州市中牟县第一高级中学2019-2020学年高一英语下学期第二次限时练考试试题第卷第一部分：听力（略）第二部分：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）AEngland has been the birthplace of most of the great Englishlanguage theatre written throughout history. Most of the plays in England that are truly famous have something in common. They usually come fr

2、om a playwright (剧作家) with several famous plays.ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare is considered the most famous British playwright. Shakespeare has a large catalogue (目录) of tragedies, comedies and history plays, and each category is home to some of the most famous plays ever written. Hamlet, Macbeth,

3、Romeo and Juliet, Othello and Julius Caesar are all tragedies and performed in theatres around the world every year. Famous comedies include A Midsummer Nights Dream and Much Ado About Nothing. In the history category, Richard and Henry are very famous.Oscar Wilde and George Bernard ShawSeveral hund

4、red years after Shakespeare, English people began to enjoy the works of Oscar Wilde and George Bernard Shaw. Wildes plays are still popular now, and The Importance of Being Earnest is both performed and studied extremely frequently. A Woman of No Importance and An Ideal Husband are among his other f

5、amous works. Shaw and Wilde were born within a few years of each other, but Shaw was a much more productive writer. His most famous plays include Pygmalion and Candida. Shaws plays are loved so much that an entire theatre company is devoted to performing his works in NiagaraontheLake in southern Ont

6、ario.Harold PinterThe plays of Harold Pinter certainly have an international presence. His writing was so widely recognized for its importance that he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2005. Pinter is especially known for his style of writing. Many of his plays such as Betrayal, The Dumb

7、Waiter and his first play, The Room, are extremely well known.21. The writer wrote this passage to _Aadvise us to spend more time enjoying playsBexplain why England has so many wonderful playsCtell us about some famous British playwrights and their worksDtell us the differences among some British pl

8、aywrights22. What do the works in the underlined part in Paragraph 2 have in common?AThey are all Shakespeares early works.BThey are all tragedies written by Shakespeare.CThey are all Shakespeares famous comedies.DThey all belong to the history category of Shakespeares plays.23. Which of the followi

9、ng plays were most probably written in the same period of time?AThe Dumb Waiter and A Woman of No Importance.BRichard and A Woman of No Importance.CAn Ideal Husband and Candida.DCandida and Betrayal.BBad news sells. If it bleeds, it leads. No news is good news, and good news is no news. Those are th

10、e classic rules for the evening broadcasts and the morning papers. But now that information is being spread and monitored in different ways, researchers are discovering new rules. By tracking peoples emails and online posts, scientists have found that good news can spread faster and farther than dis

11、asters and sob stories.“The if it bleeds rule works for mass media，” says Jonah Berger, a scholar at the University of Pennsylvania. “They want your eyeballs and dont care how youre feeling. But when you share a story with your friends, you care a lot more how they react. You dont want them to think

12、 of you as a Debbie Downer.”Researchers analyzing wordofmouth communicationemails, Web posts and reviews, facetoface conversationsfound that it tended to be more positive than negative, but that didnt necessarily mean people preferred positive news. Was positive news shared more often simply because

13、 people experienced more good things than bad things? To test for that possibility, Dr Berger looked at how people spread a particular set of news stories: thousands of articles on The New York Times website. He and a Penn colleague analyzed the “most emailed” list for six months. One of his first f

14、indings was that articles in the science section were much more likely to make the list than nonscience articles. He found that science amazed Times readers and made them want to share this positive feeling with others.Readers also tended to share articles that were exciting or funny, or that inspir

15、ed negative feelings like anger or anxiety, but not articles that left them merely sad. They needed to be aroused one way or the other, and they preferred good news to bad. The more positive an article, the more likely it was to be shared, as Dr Berger explains in his new book, Contagious: Why Thing

16、s Catch On.24What do the classic rules mentioned in the text apply to?ADaily conversations. BResearch papers.CPrivate emails. DNews reports.25What can we infer about people like Debbie Downer?ATheyre socially inactive. BTheyre inconsiderate of others.CTheyre good at telling stories. DTheyre careful

17、with their words.26Which tended to be the most emailed according to Dr Bergers research?APersonal accounts. BFinancial reviews.CScience articles. DSports news.27What can be a suitable title for the text? ASad stories actually travel far and wide BReading habits change with the timesCGood news beats

18、bad on social networks DOnline news indeed attracts more peopleCThese days, people who do manual (体力的) work often receive far more money than people who work in offices. People who work in offices are frequently referred to as “white-collar workers” for the simple reason that they usually wear a col

19、lar and tie to go to work. Such is human nature, that a great many people are often willing to sacrifice higher pay for the honor of becoming white-collar workers. This can lead to curious situations, as it did in the case of Alfred Bloggs who worked as a dustman for the Ellesmere Corporation.When h

20、e got married, Alf was too embarrassed to say anything to his wife about his job. He simply told her that he worked for the Corporation. Every morning, he left home dressed in a smart black suit. He then changed into overalls (工作服) and spent the next eight hours as a dustman. Before returning home a

21、t night, he took a shower and changed back into his suit. Alf did this for over two years and his fellow dustmen kept his secret. Alfs wife has never discovered that she married a dustman and she never will, for Alf has just found another job. He will soon be working in an office. He will be earning

22、 only half as much as he used to, but he feels that his rise in status (身份；地位) is well worth the loss of money. From now on, he will wear a suit all day and others will call him Mr. Bloggs, not Alf.28.What does the case of Alfred Bloggs show?A. That people often care more about the status of a job t

23、han the income.B. That “white-collar workers” usually wear a suit to go to work.C. That manual workers prefer to keep their jobs a secret.D. That office workers earn less than manual workers.29.What did Alfred Bloggs do for over two years?A. He told his wife he worked for the Corporation, when in fa

24、ct he did not.B. He dressed himself as a dustman before leaving home every morning.C. He lied to his wife about his job.D. He earned twice as much as a white-collar worker.30.What does Alfred Bloggs think of his new job?A. He feels it is a pity because he now earns less than before.B. He thinks it i

25、s worthwhile for his rise in status.C. He is proud because he earns much more than before.D. He is satisfied because he no longer needs a shower before returning home.31.Whats the best title of the passage?A. The Double Life of Alfred Bloggs.B. Money or Status, Which Comes First?C. The Story of Alfr

26、ed Bloggs, a Dustman.D. Truth Will Come to Light Sooner or Later.DIts 2035. You have a job, a family and youre about 40 years old. Welcome to our future life.Getting ready for work, you pause in front of the mirror. “Turn red,” you say. Your shirt changes from sky blue to deep red. Tiny preprogramme

27、d electronics (智能电子元件) are rearranged in your shirt to change its color. Looking into the mirror, you find it hard to believe youre 40. You look much younger. With amazing advances in medicine, people in your generation may live to be 150 years old. Youre not even middle aged!As you go into the kitc

28、hen and prepare to pour your breakfast cereal（谷物） into a bowl, you hear, “To lose weight, you shouldnt eat that,” from your shoes. They read the tiny electronic code on the cereal box to find out the nutrition details. You decide to listen to your shoes. “Kitchen, what can I have for breakfast?” A l

29、ist of possible foods appears on the counter as the kitchen cheeks its food supplies.“Ready for your trip to space,” you ask your son and daughter. In 2005 only specially-trained astronauts went into space-and very few of them. Today anyone can go to space for day trips or longer vacations. Your bes

30、t friend even works in space. Handing your children three strawberries each, you add, “The doctor said you need these for space travel.” Thanks to medical advances, vaccination shots (防疫针) are a thing of the past. Ordinary foods contain specific vaccines(疫苗). With the strawberries in their mouths, t

31、he kids head for the front door.Its time for you to go to work. Your car checks your fingerprints and unlocks the doors. “My office, autopilot,” you command. Your car drives itself down the road and move smoothly into traffic on the highway. You sit back and unroll your e-newspaper. The latest news

32、downloads and fills the viewer. Looking through the pages, you watch the news as video film rather than read it.32.What changes the color of your shirt?A. The mirror. B. The shirt itselfC. The counter. D. The medicine.33.How do the shoes know that you shouldnt eat the breakfast cereal?A. By pouring

33、the breakfast into a bowl. B. By listening to the doctors advice.C. By testing the food supplies in the kitchen. D. By checking the nutrition details of the food.34.The strawberries the children eat serve as _.A. breakfast B. lunch C. vaccines D. nutrition35.How is the text organized?A. In order of

34、time. B. In order of frequency.C. In order of preference. D. In order of importance.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）（出题人：梁涛 审题人：赵聪）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。There is an English saying:“_36_.” Until recently, few people took the saying seriously. Now, however, doctors have begun to look into laug

35、hter and the effects it has on the human body. _37_.Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body. People watched funny films while doctors checked their hearts, blood pressure, breathing and muscles. It was found that laughter has similar effects to physical exercise._38_. If

36、laughter exercises the body, it must be beneficial.Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be able to reduce the effect of pain on the body. In one experiment doctors produced pain in groups of students who listened to different radio programs. The group that tolerated(忍耐) the pain for the l

37、ongest time was the group which listened to a funny program. _39_._40_. They have found that even if their patients do not really feel like laughing, making them smile is enough to produce beneficial effects similar to those caused by laughter.A.Laughter can prolong（延长） ones life.B.As a result of th

38、ese discoveries, some doctors in the United States now hold laughter clinics in which they help to improve their patients condition by encouraging them to laugh.C.The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to produce a kind of chemicals in the brain which diminish both stress

39、and pain.D.It increases blood pressure, the heart beating and breathing; it also works several groups of muscles in the face, the stomach and even the feet.E.Although laughter helps cure the disease, doctors still can not put this theory into clinic practice.F.Laughter is the best medicine.G.They ha

40、ve found that laughter really can improve peoples health第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分） 第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）(出题人：刘玲 审题人：杜会娟)We have all heard how time is more valuable than money, but is it possible to have too much time?I 41 back in high school I spent most of my day at school since I also 42 a tea

41、m sport. By the time I got home, I only had a few hours to do my homework, and I had to do it 43.When I got into college, things 44.I suddenly found myself out of class before noon time. Because of all this 45 time, there was no sense of 46 to do my school work immediately. I was performing this act

42、ion of waiting until it later became a 47. Once that happened, I just kept 48 my studying further and further back in my day. Then I got to the point where I was 49 really late at night to get my work done.One day I 50 a former classmate of mine who was 51 a lot of money running a sideline(副业).Since

43、 his regular job was 52 , I asked him why he just didnt do his sideline full-time. He said 53 the job, he would 54 have too much time and would just do what I did back in 55. He said that if he 56 the job, he would lose his 57 to work and succeed.So, try 58 your time with other work. This is why the

44、re is a 59 that if you want something done, ask a (n)60person to do it.41. A. remember B. admit C. understand D. expect42. A. watched B. loved C. coached D. played43. A. in person B. right away C. up close D. in case44. A. occurred B. existed C. changed D. mattered45. A. extra B. difficult C. valuab

45、le D. limited46. A. safety B. achievement C. emergency D. direction47. A. burden B. relief C. risk D. habit48. A. pushing B. dismissing C. setting D. calling49. A. hanging out B. staying up C. stepping up D. showing off50. A. met B. helped C. viewed D. hired51. A. raising B. wasting C. demanding D.

46、making52. A. safe B. important C. boring D. rewarding53. A. with B. without C. for D. within54. A. luckily B. hardly C. hopefully D. simply55. A. childhood B. college C. town D. business56. A. quit B. found C. accepted D. kept57. A. ability B. chance C. drive D. way58. A. coming across B. filling up

47、 C. giving up D. belonging to59. A. message B. story C. saying D. fact60. A brilliant B busy C optimistic D curious第卷第二节：语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）(出题人：杜会娟 审题人：闫莉)阅读下面材料，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Whos the 61._(popular) cartoon character in China right now ? It might be Peppa Pig . Peppa is 4 years old

48、 . She 62._(wear) a red dress . Her favorite thing is to jump in muddy puddles(泥坑) . She can spend all day 63._(do) this . Her favorite toy is a bear named Teddy . Geroge is Peppas little brother . He likes dinosaurs very much . Mummy Pig is a beautiful lady and she takes care of her family . Daddy

49、Pig is an architect who is very cheerful and plays with Peppa and Geroge a lot . Peppa often makes fun of his big belly . They are 64._main characters on the British Tv cartoon series Peppa Pig . The cartoon has been on Tv in 40 languages in more than 180 65._(country) and regions . It is about the

50、everyday lives of the Peppa Pig family members . The cartoon is 66._(main) for preschoolers . But many olders kids and even adults have become fans 67._it as well .“I think its popularity is partly because of its being ageless ,” Richard Ridings , a voice actor 68._plays Peppas dad , told The Mirror

51、 . The stories are simple , but 69._(it) humor is not too childish . Both kids and adults are always made 70._(laugh) as soon as they see Peppa . 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分） 第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）（出题人：闫莉 审题人：刘玲） 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(

52、), 并在此符号下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（ ）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线, 并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词； 2. 只允许修改十处, 多者(从第11处起) 不计分。After school, I was about to enter into my apartment when I saw a little dirty dog lie beside the dustbin. He looked extremely weak. Immediately the homeless dog filled me of sympathy. So I

53、decided to take him home. I gave him some food and a bath. After the bath he looked energy and refreshed. What a lovely dog! When my parents got home, I asked that I could keep the dog. To my surprised and joy, they agreed. Up to now, he has become member of our family and everyone had enjoyed his c

54、ompany. Looked at the cute and happy dog today, I realize that I was right to help him. I offered him a shelter and he brought ourselves great happiness and laughter. 第二节 单句语法填空和改错（满分25分）（出题人：赵聪 审题人：梁涛）单句语法填空（每空1.5分，共21分）1. The child was found _ (wander) around the street alone.2. We hope to pay a v

55、isit _ the scientist if time _ (permit).3. Neighbors spotted smoke _ (come) out of the house.4. The poor weather may have accounted _ the small crowd present at the meeting.5. I think its time that we _ (seek) legal advice.6. Fruit juices can be _ (harm) to childrens teeth.7. The universities have e

56、xpanded, thus _ (offer) more people the chance of higher education.8. Many disasters _ (break) out since it became warmer.9. In this special period, we can wear masks to prevent ourselves from _ (hurt) by the virus.10. Its no trouble at all. _ the contrary, it will be _ honor to help you.11. The _ (

57、puzzle) look on his face suggested that the question was quite _ (puzzle).单句改错（每题1分，共4分）1. The suggestions bringing up at the meeting are quite practical.2. It is known what Taiwan is part of China.3. It is bad manner to talk with your mouth full.4. The war broken out last year in that country has c

58、aused many deaths.答案阅读理解21. C 22. B 23. C 文章大意 本文主要介绍了几位英国著名的戏剧作家以及他们的作品。21. C主旨大意题。根据文章内容可知，作者写这篇文章是向读者介绍英国著名的戏剧作家莎士比亚、奥斯卡王尔德、萧伯纳和哈罗德品特以及他们的作品。故选C。22. B细节理解题。根据文中的“Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, Othello and Julius Caesar are all tragedies and performed in theatres around the world every year.”可

59、知，这些戏剧都是由莎士比亚写的悲剧。故选B。23. C细节理解题。根据文章第三段“Shaw and Wilde were born within a few years of each other”可知，An Ideal Husband和Candida这两部戏剧最有可能出自同一个时期。故选C。24. D 25. B 26. C 27. C文章大意 科学家们发现好消息比灾难和伤感故事传播得更快更远。24D细节理解题。由第一段第四句 “Those are the classic rules for the evening broadcasts and the morning papers.” 可知

60、，传统的规则适用于晚间广播和早报。D项“新闻报道”，符合文意。 故正确答案为D。25B推理判断题。由第二段倒数第二句 “But when you share a story with your friends, you care a lot more how they react.”可知，在与朋友分享故事时，你会更多地关注他们的反应，否则就会被认为是 “Debbie Downer”，故Debbie Downer 是不太关注交流对象反应的人。B项“为他人考虑不周”，符合文意。A项“在社交方面不活跃”，C项“擅长讲故事”，D项“说话谨慎”，均不符合文意。故正确答案为B。26C细节理解题。由关键词“

61、most emailed”定位到第三段，根据“One of his first findings was that articles in the science section were much more likely to make the list than nonscience articles.”可知，科学部分更有可能上榜。C项“科学文章”符合文意。故正确答案为C。27C主旨大意题。第一段写在新闻报道中坏消息比好消息更能吸引眼球，但追踪人们的邮件和网上发帖情况发现好消息传播得更快。之后介绍了 Dr Berger 的研究及发现，人们在邮件交流时更多的是科学文章和积极的情感，可见在平时

62、的交流中，人们更倾向于好消息。C项“在社会网络中好消息战胜坏消息”符合文意。A项“悲伤的故事传播得又远又广”，B项“阅读习惯随时间改变”，D项“网上的新闻更能吸引人”，均不符合文意。故正确答案为C。C篇ACBA本文属于说明文，本文主要介绍艾尔弗雷德布洛格斯在过去两年的双面人生或双重生活；揭示了服饰，称谓是西方国家的阶级差异(class distinction)的一些表现形式。28.推理判断题。根据第一段Such is human nature, that a great many people are often willing to sacrifice higher pay for the honor of becoming white-collar workers. This can lead to curious situations, as it did in