2020-2021學年湖北省咸寧市銅鐘鄉(xiāng)中學高二英語月考試題含解析

1、2020-2021學年湖北省咸寧市銅鐘鄉(xiāng)中學高二英語月考試題含解析一、 選擇題1. unless _ to speak, you should remain silent at the conference.  a. invited b. inviting c. being invited d. having invited參考答案：a從句補充完整為“unless you are invited to speak”，you與invite為動賓關系，主從句主語一致，且從句含有be的某種形式（are），可將從句的主語和be一起省去，故選a。2. the sooner we student

2、s _ to the new school，the better it will be _ our studies.a. adapt; for   b. adjust; to      c. adopt; ford. admit; to參考答案：a3. a quarrel _ last sunday, and he _ his family.a. was broken out; broke away           

3、60;  b. broke out; broke awayc. was broken out; broke away from          d. broke out; broke away from參考答案：d 4. why didnt you tell him the truth?  if i _you, i would have.a. were            

4、          b. had been            c. am                        d. would be 參考答案：b5. house prices

5、 vary from place to place and are usually high        there are famous schools.a. where              b. since               &

6、#160; c. when         d. whether參考答案：a6. more works require_ to achieve our final success.a. being done    b. to do    c. doing    d. done參考答案：c考查動詞用法。句中 require作為實意動詞， require+doing主動表被動，無需再用被動語態(tài)，主語是more works，其后應該

7、跟to be done或doing作為賓語。句意：很多工作需要被做以確保實現(xiàn)最后的成功。故選c。7. we are not allowed _ to the library _now, so we have to find a place in the lab.a. to go; to be repaired          b.going; being repaired  c.to go; being repaired      &

8、#160;   d.going; to be repaired參考答案：c略8. -it's reported that nearly 150,000 people lost their lives in asian tsunamis(海嘯).      -yes,         news came as         shock to me.a.the; a  &

9、#160;  b.the; the       c.a; a    d.a; the參考答案：a9. at this time tomorrow _     over the atlantic.a. were going to fly    b. well be flying         c. well fly    d. were to fl

10、y參考答案：b略10. its _  of him to set his aim high but do little，so he is always leaving things undone.acontroversial   btypical      cconventional   devident參考答案：b11.  _ is reported in the newspaper, talks between the two countries are making progre

11、ss.  a. it                              b. as                 

12、60;          c. that                   d. what參考答案：b12. the driver suddenly stopped his car just before it an old man. a.knocked atb.knocked backc.knocked aboutd.knocked

13、into參考答案：d提示:句意為:“司機突然剎車,差點撞著一位老人?！眐nock into sb.“撞上某人”,賓語在介詞后面。knock back“阻礙,妨礙”。 knock at“敲門”;knock about“漫游”。 13. it is jack as well as his wife that is _ for their sons bad performance at school.       a. blaming      b. to be blamed

14、60;     c. blamed       d. to blame參考答案：d略14. its the radio set that has kept him _ of what happened outside since he became blind. a. impressed          b. informed      

15、0;    c. communicated              d. reminded參考答案：b15. - can those    at the back of the classroom hear me?- no problem.a. seat      b. seated      

16、c. sat      d. sit參考答案：b16. she was very _ about her fathers sudden death.   a. cut down            b. cut in                c. cut up   

17、60;           d. cut off參考答案：c略17. scientists are also developing new fuels and engines that will let us travel without worrying about _we are polluting the environment.a. if             

18、60;                b. whether                          c. which      &

19、#160;              d. what 參考答案：b18. -have you brought the photo of your family, helen?-yes, i     for it the whole morning.a. lookedb. have lookedc. have been lookingd. had looked參考答案：a19. when he was trying to bre

20、ak into the bank, the thief was caught _.a .in a spot   b. on the spot   c. from the spot    d. in the spot參考答案：b二、 書面表達20. it is obvious that traffic is a major problem in our cities today, but there are endless arguments about the solutions. some people put forwa

21、rd the argument that banning private transport would make the city centre much safer. what is your opinion on this? are you for or against the argument? write an argument letter in about 100 words to express your opinion. you may use the following words and expressions in your writing. i am for

22、 / against the idea ofin my opinionone solution would be on one handon the other handto sum up 參考答案：i am against the idea of banning private transport from the city centre.banning private transport and allowing only public transport would be highly inconvenient for many people. as far as i can see,

23、one solution would be to allow cars into the city centre on alternate days. on the other hand, creating more car parks just outside the city centre and providing free buses, or charging cares to drive into the centre may be better solutions . many people might choose to take public transport because

24、 it is cheaper. in that way, the city authorities could also make some extra money.to sum up, a complete ban on private traffic in the city may not be practical, however desirable it is. i am in favour of creating more car parks just outside the city centre and charging cars that go into it. 三、 閱讀理解

25、21. a recent study led by researchers from the national university of singapore(nus)has found a clear link between the color1 of a taxi and its accident rate. an analysis of 36 months of detailed taxi, driver and accident data from two fleets of yellow and blue taxis in singapore suggested that yell

26、ow taxis have fewer accidents than blue taxis. the higher visibility (能見度)of yellow makes it easier for drivers to avoid getting into accidents with yellow taxis, leading to a lower accident rate.the study was led by prof ho. to test whether there was a causal relationship between the color1 of a ta

27、xi and the number of accidents the taxi had, the research team analysed data collected by the largest taxi company in singapore. the researchers found that yellow taxis have about 6.1 fewer accidents per 1,000 taxis per month.the researchers also studied the economic effect of changing the color1 of

28、 the entire fleet of taxis to yellow. the singapore taxi company involved in the study owns about 16,700 taxis in a ratio(比例) of one yellow to three blue taxis. if a commercial decision is made to switch from blue to yellow taxis, 76.6 fewer accidents would occur per month or 917 fewer accidents per

29、 year. assuming an average repair cost of $1,000 per car and a downtime of six days, switching the color1 of all taxis to yellow could produce an annual savings of $2 million.“we are eager to continue to validate(證實) the findings of our study by looking at the use of yellow in other types of public

30、transport, such as school buses. for instance, we hope to compare the accident rates of yellow school buses against other color1 s to find out if yellow is indeed a safer color1 for school buses. besides, we are also interested to look at private-hire vehicles and do a comparison of the accident rat

31、es of vehicles that are of different color1 s,” explained prof ho.8why do yellow taxis result in fewer accidents?abecause yellow can be seen more easily.bbecause yellow signals a warning of danger.cbecause drivers tend to be more careful in yellow taxis.dbecause people act more quickly in yellow sur

32、roundings.9whats prof hos study based on?aphysical risks taxi passengers experience.bthe economic effect of changing taxi color1 .cdata from singapores largest taxi company.dpersonal reports from taxi drivers worldwide.10what do prof hos words in the last paragraph suggest?aschool buses should be painted yellow.btheir findings are worth popularizing.cyellow should be widely used in public transport.dtheir study will be