广东省汕头市金山中学高二英语上学期12月月考试卷
2020学年高二上学期12月份月考英语试题 2020.12本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，考试用时120分钟。注意事项：1答卷前，考生务必分别将答题卡和答题卷上的姓名、考试号用黑色字迹的签字笔填写，用2B铅笔将考试号对应的信息点涂黑。2选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。第一部分 英语知识运用第一节 单项填空（共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1. Had he spent more time practicing speaking English before, he _ able to speak it muchbetter now. A. will beB. would beC. has beenD. would have been2. Although _ about fatness, she still has confidence in her performance of daily life. A. teasedB. teasingC. teaseD. to tease3. She _ high and tries hard to make her dream come true. A. achievesB. reachesC. missesD. aims4. _ any change about the date，please tell me immediately. A. Will there beB. Should there beC. There will beD. There should be5. - Where did you meet Alice？- It was in the cinema _ we used to go. A. whereB. thatC. whichD. how6. -I _ myself more-it was a perfect day.-Me, too. Its years _ I enjoyed myself so much. A. couldnt have enjoyed; since B. neednt have enjoyed; sinceC. wouldnt have enjoyed; beforeD. shouldnt have enjoyed; before7. The nurse treated the naughty boy very kindly, but her patience _ at last. A. used upB. gave outC. run outD. was run out8. -Do these paintings _ you?- No, not really. They dont _ to me at all.A. interest to you; make any sense B. appeal for you; attractC. appeal to; make senseD. interest; attract9. Do you expect _ to be a possibility that we shall be able to afford the special furniturethat we need? A. thereB. thatC. oneD. it10. - What will you do during the summer holiday?-I dont know, but its high time _ something. A. Im decidingB. Ill decideC. I decideD. I decided11. _ bad-tempered at times, he is still respected by all the students. A. In spite ofB. Even ifC. Not untilD. Despite12. What she is addicted _ her feel better temporarily and reduces the pain of separation. A. to makingB. makesC. to makesD. to make13. -Does the young man standing there _ the company?- No, the company is _ his father.A. in possession of; in the possession of B. have possession of; in the possession ofC. take possession of; in possession of D. have possession of; in possession of14. To tell you the truth, if it were not for the fact that you _ my daughter, I would not take such pains to serve you. A. wereB. have beenC. had beenD. are15. The judge permitted the couple _ the boy who became an orphan after the earthquake. A. adaptingB. to adaptC. adjustingD. to adopt16. -Im afraid Ill fail in the exam.- _. It wont be so bad.A. Dont be afraidB. It doesnt matterC. Take it easyD. Youll not fail17. The great success of this project has been largely _ the support given by the 30 local businesspersons. A. instead ofB. thanks toC. due toD. as a consequence18. _is our strong suggestion that he _ a holiday, but _ doesnt help. A. As; takes; whichB. As; should take; itC. It; takes; whichD. It; take; it19. The fact that so many people still smoke in public places_ that we may need a nationwide campaign _ awareness of the risks of smoking. A. suggest; raiseB. suggests: raisingC. suggest; raisedD. suggests; to raise20. The novel is so badly written that I can hardly _what the writer is trying to say. A. turn outB. make outC. let outD. try out第二节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Evelyn Glennie was the first lady of solo percussion in Scotland. In an interview, she recalled how she became a percussion soloist (打击乐器独奏演员) in spite of her disability.“Early on I decided not to allow the 21 of others to stop me from becoming a musician. I grew up on a farm in northeast Scotland and began 22 piano lessons when I was eight. The older I got, the more my passion for music grew. But I also began to gradually lose my 23. Doctors concluded that the nerve damage was the 24 and by age twelve, I was completely deaf. But my love for music never 25 me.“My 26 was to become a percussion soloist, even though there were none at that time. To perform, I 27 to hear music differently from others. I play in my stocking feet and can 28 the pitch of a note (音调高低) by the vibrations (振动). I feel through my body and through my 29. My entire sound world exists by making use of almost every 30 that I have.“I was 31 to be assessed as a musician, not as a deaf musician, and I applied to the famous Royal Academy of Music in London. No other deaf student had 32 this before and some teachers 33 my admission. Based on my performance, I was 34 admitted and went to 35 with the academys highest honors.“After that, I es
