1、高二上学期月考英语试题【全国百强校】浙江省余姚中学2020-2021学年高二上学期10月月考英语试题学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_一、阅读选择 If Confucius(孔子) were still alive today and could celebrate his September 28 birthday with a big cake, there would be a lot of candles. Hed need a strong wind to help him put them out.While many people in China will remember Co
2、nfucius on this special day, few people in the United States will give him a passing thought. Its nothing personal. Most Americans dont even remember the birthdays of their own national heroes.But this doesnt mean that Americans dont care about Confucius. In many ways he has become a bridge that for
3、eigners must cross if they want to reach a deeper understanding of China.In the past two decades, the Chinese studies programs have gained huge popularity in Western universities. More recently, the Chinese government has set up Confucius Institutes in more than 80 countries. These schools teach bot
4、h Chinese language and culture. The main courses of Chinese culture usually included Chinese art, history and philosophy(哲学). Some social scientists suggest that Westerners should take advantages of the ancient Chinese wisdom to make up for the drawbacks(缺点) of Westerners philosophy. Students in the
5、 United States, at the same time, are racing to learn Chinese. So they will be ready for life in a world where China is an equal power with the United States. Businessmen who hope to make money in China are reading books about Confucius to understand their Chinese customers.So the old thinkers ideas
6、 are still alive and well.Today China attracts the West more than ever, and it will need more teachers to introduce Confucius and Chinese culture to the West.As for the old thinker, he will not soon be forgotten by people in the West, even if his birthday is.1The opening paragraph is mainly intended
7、 to _.Aprovide some key facts about ConfuciusBattract the readers interest in the subjectCshow great respect for the ancient thinkerDprove the popularity of modern birthday celebrations2We can learn from Paragraph 4 that American students _.Ahave a great interest in studying ChineseBtake an active p
8、art in Chinese competitionsCtry to get high scores in Chinese examsDfight for a chance to learn Chinese3What is t he best title for the passage?AForgotten Wisdom in America BHuge Fans of the Chinese LanguageCChinese Culture for Westerners DOld Thinker with a Big Future One of the greatest contributi
9、ons to the first Oxford English Dictionary was also one of its most unusual In 1879， Oxford University in England asked ProfJames Murray to serve as editor for what was to be the most ambitious dictionary in the history of the English language It would include every English word possible and would g
10、ive not only the definition but also the history of the word and quotations （引文） showing how it was usedThis was a huge task， so Murrary had to find volunteers from Britain， the United States， and the British colonies to search every newspaper， magazine， and book ever written in English Hundreds of
11、volunteers responded， including William Chester Minor Dr Minor was an American surgeon who had served in the Civil War and was now living in England He gave his address as Broadmoor， Crowthorne， Berkshire， 50 miles from OxfordMinor joined the army of volunteers sending words and quotations to Murray
12、 Over the next 17 years， he became one of the staffs most valued contributorsBut he was also a mystery In spite of many invitations， he would always decline to visit Oxford So in 1897， Murray finally decided to travel to Crowthorne himself When he arrived， he found Minor locked in a book-lined cell
13、at the Broadmoor Asylum （精神病院） for the Criminally InsaneMurray and Minor became friends， sharing their love of words Minor continued contributing to the dictionary， sending in more than 10，000 submissions in 20 years Murray continued to visit Minor regularly， sometimes taking walks with him around t
14、he asylum groundsIn 1910， Minor left Broadmoor for an asylum in his native America Murray was at the port to wave goodbye to his remarkable friend.Minor died in 1920， seven years before the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary was completed The 12 volumes defined 414 825 words， and thousan
15、ds of them were contributions from a very scholarly and devoted asylum patient4How did DrMinor contribute to the dictionary?AHe helped Murray to find hundreds of volunteersBHe sent newspapers, magazines and books to MurrayCHe provided a great number of words and quotationsDhe went to England to work
16、 with Murray5Which of the following best describe DrMinor?ABrave and determined. BCautious and friendly.CConsiderate and optimistic. DUnusual and scholarly.6What does the text mainly talk about?AThe history of the English languageBThe friendship between Murray and MinorCMinor and the first Oxford En
17、glish DictionaryDBroadmoor Asylum and its patientsHolidays are really important Many of us will have childhood memories of summer holidays where we were taken away from home to experience new environments and learn in different waysBut holidays are expensive and， for those on low wages or living on
18、benefits， they are often unobtainable Even the cheapest holidays require travel and other additional costs that are difficult for many families to meetFor working parents， the long summer break can be a very difficult problem for childcare When an annual leave allowance amounts to only five weeks， t
19、here is a need to spread this across the year Couples can find themselves taking leave in turn in order to care for children who are on holiday For some， this makes even an affordable family holiday difficultThe schools that I visit in Nottingham are full of experienced staff committed to giving our
20、 children a caring and inspiring learning environment The number of children receiving free school meals is quite large in Nottingham and many schools have breakfast clubs to make sure that children get a healthy start to the day Most schools undertake programs of group or individual educational sup
21、port Schools also have an important role in safeguarding childrens welfare through the ongoing touch and support with their pupils During the long summer holidays， much of this is missedWhile teachers are holidaying in the UK， many of their pupils spend the whole six weeks on the street where they l
22、ive The lack of free school meals for six weeks can result in pressure on a family budget and an inability to afford the inspiring experiences that help children to continue their learningIn setting out its plans for a five-term year， Nottingham City Council （委员会） is seeking to reduce the summer hol
23、iday down to four and a half weeks， with a more balanced five terms of roughly eight weeks， each followed by a two-week break We believe this will give real down time for school staff and pupils alike but will be short enough not to cause a real break in learningWe acknowledge that this change may b
24、e difficult for some school staff， particularly whose own children are educated in other authorities However， this must be weighed against the benefits for city children for whom we all have the greatest duty of care7The passage is probably written by _.Aan experienced teacher Ba working parentCan i
25、nspired student Da city council member8The underlined word they in the second paragraph refers to _.Aenvironments BholidaysCwages Dbenefits9The plans for a shorter summer holiday will help students _.Aobtain the cheapest holidays without additional costsBget a chance to spend six weeks a term with t
26、eachers in schoolCbenefit more from the caring and inspiring learning environmentDhave more school days to receive free school meals10It can be inferred from the passage that _.Aworking parents can enjoy a five-week break to care for their childrenBthe suggested plans for a five-term school year can
27、 hardly be carried outCthe long summer holiday gives teachers and students real down timeDsome school staff will say No to the plans for a shorter summer holiday二、七选五 Chinese Kung Fu is a series of fighting styles which has developed over a long historical period in China11. Styles, including shaoli
28、n, taichi and qigong, have many followers worldwide. Some westerners think that all Chinese people are kung fu masters12. But this traditional heritage has its unique existence in modern times and has much influence on the locals lifestyle13, kung fu advocates virtue and peace, not aggression or vio
29、lence. This has been the common value upheld by martial artists from generation to generation. With a number of movement sets, boxing styles, weapon skills and some unique fighting skills, kung fu keeps its original function of self-defense14In order to survive in an extremely aggressive environment
30、, our primitive Chinese ancestors developed primary means of defense and attack that including jumping, tumbling（空翻）and kicking. The martial arts we recognize today as kung fu had their origins in the Shang and Zhou Dynasties. During the following Qin and Han Dynasties, wrestling, swordplay and spea
31、r skills became well developed and were popular among civilians and troops15, various schools, boxing styles, movement sets and weapon skills developed quicklyAAlthough being fighting stylesBIncluding various schoolsCFollowing the Song DynastyDThat may not be completely trueE.Kung fu has become a la
32、rge systemF.Now its value in body-building and fitness is also highly appreciatedG.Nowadays, it is regarded as a traditional sport gaining more and more popularity三、完形填空I used to hate being called upon in class mainly because I didnt like attention drawn to myself. And 16 otherwise assigned（指定）a seat by the teacher, I a
