甘肃省张掖市山丹县第一中学2019-2020学年高二英语9月月考试题（PDF）

1山丹一中2019-2020学年上学期9月月考试卷高二英语（考试时间：90分钟试卷满分：120分）测试范围：人教必修5Unit1–Unit2。第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AWelcometoHolkerHall&GardensVisitorInformationHowtoGettoHolkerByCar:FollowbrownsignsanA590fromJB6,M6.Approximaletraveltimes:Windermere-20minutes,Kendal-25minutes,Lancaster-45minutes,Manchester——1hour30minutes.ByRail:TheneareststationisCark-in-CartmelwithtrainstoCarnforth,LancasterPrestonforconnectionstomajorcities&airports.OpeningTimesSunday-Friday(closedonSaturday)11:00am-4:00pm,30March-2ndNovember.AdmissionChargesHall&GardensGardensAdults:£12.00£8.00Groups£9£5.5SpecialEventsProducers:Market13thAprilJoinustotasteavarietyoffreshlocalfoodanddrinks.Meettheproducersandgetsomeexcellentrecipeideas.HolkerGardenFestival30thMayTheeventcelebrateits22ndanniversarywithagreatshowoftheverybestofgardening,makingitoneofthemostpopulareventsingardening.NationalGardenDay28thAugustHolkeronceagainopensisgardensinaidofthedisadvantaged.Forjustasmalldonationyoucantakeatourwithourgardenguide.WinterMarket8thNovember2Thisisaneventforallthefamily.Wanderamongavarietyofshopssellinggifswhileenjoyingalivemusicshowandnicestreetentertainment.1.HowlongdoesitprobablytakeatouristtodrivetoHolkerfromManchester?A.20minutes.B.25minutes.C.45minutes.D.90minutes.2.HowmuchshouldamemberofatourgrouppaytovisittoHall&Cardens?A.￡12.00.B.￡9.00.C.￡8.0D.￡5.503.Whicheventwillyougotoifyouwanttoseealivemusicshow?A.Producers'Market.B.HolkerGardenFestival.C.NationalGardenDay.D.WinterMarket.BDespitebeingusedby1.34billionpeopleeachyear,travelingontheTubeinLondoncanactuallybequitelonely.Anunwrittenruleencouragingsilence,mixedwithclassicBritishreserve,meansthateventhoughyou’repackedintoenclosedspacewithhundredsofotherpeople,themorningtripcanleaveyoufeelingsomewhatlonely.OneLondonresident,however,istryingtochangethis.YougetontheTubehereandit’scompletelysilentandit’sstrange,saysJonathanDunne,anAmericanlivinginLondon,whohasstartedacampaignofgivingoutbadges(徽章)withthesloganTubeChat?lastmonth,encouragingtravelersinLondontogettalkingtooneanother.AlthoughDunnesayshe’sreceivedmostlypositiveresponses,therearealwaysexceptions.LondonerBrianWilsonrespondedwithacampaignofhisown,handingout500badgeswiththewordsDon’teventhinkaboutitonthem.Ican’tstandtheideaofhavingtotalktostrangersontheTubeonmywaytowork,hesaid.MichaelRobinson,astudentfromLondon,agrees.BeingontheTubeistheonlypeaceandquietsomepeoplegetontheirjourneystoandfromwork.Itdoesn’tneedtobespoiledbypeoplecomingupandchattingtoyou,hesays.PeopleassumethatIjustwalkupandtalktostrangers,whichIdon’t,butit’sbeenagreatwaytomeetpeopleyouwouldneverhavenormallyspokento,Dunnesays.SoifyoueverendupusingpublictransportinLondon,whynotsayhellotothepersonnexttoyou?Justmakesuretocheckforabadgefirst.4.WhichpartlyleadstothesilenceontheTubeinLondon?A.Thegovernment’srule.B.People’sdesireforquiet.C.Britishpeople’spersonality.D.Awarenessofpersonalprivacy.5.WhatcanthebadgewithTubeChat?beseenas?3A.Arequestforkeepingsilent.B.Aspecialwayofgreetingsomeone.C.Asignalofavoidingbeingdisturbed.D.Anencouragementtostartaconversation.6.WhydoestheauthormentionBrianandMichael?A.Tostresstheimportanceofcommunication.B.ToshownoteveryoneagreeswithDunne’sidea.C.ToproveLondonersarespeechlessontheTube.D.Tostatethedisadvantagesofchattingwithstrangers.7.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.PleasemindthesilenceontheTube!B.Timetochangeyourwaytotakethesubway!C.WhatmakespeoplefeellonelyontheTube?D.WhywastheTubeChat?campaignnotasuccess?CAyoungwomansitsaloneinacafésippingteaandreadingabook.Shepausesbrieflytowriteinanearbynotepadbeforeshowingherwordstoapassingcaféwaiter:Wherearethetoiletsplease?ThisisafamiliarsceneinTokyo’sso-calledsilentcafés,wherecustomersarenotallowedtospeak,andonlycommunicatebywritinginnotepads.TheconceptrisesbyadesiretobealoneamongyoungJapanese,asituationbroughtbyeconomicuncertainty,ashiftintraditionalfamilysupportstructuresandthegrowingsocialisolation.Thephenomenonisnotlimitedtocoffeeshopsbutcoverseverythingfromsilentdiscos,whereparticipantsdancealonewearingwirelessheadphonesconnectedtotheDJ,toproductssuchassmalldesktentsdesignedforconversation-freeprivacyintheoffice.OneKyotocompanyevenofferssinglewomentheopportunitytohaveaonewomanwedding—afullbridalaffair,completewithwhitedressandceremony,andtheonlythingmissingisthegroom.Thetrendhasitsownmediaexpression-“botchi-zoku”,referringtoindividualswhoconsciouslychoosetodothingscompletelyontheirown.Onerecentweekdayafternoon,ChihiroHigashikokubaru,a23-year-oldnurse,travelled90minutesfromherhome,toTokyoonherdayoffinordertoenjoysomesolotime.Speakingquietlyattheentranceofthecafe,MissHigashikokubarusaid:“IheardaboutthisplaceviaTwitterandIliketheideaofcominghere.Iworkasanurseandit'salwaysverybusy.ThereareveryfewquietplacesinTokyo,andit'sabigbusycity.Ijustwanttocomeandsitsomewherequietlyonmyown.I’mgoingtodrinkacupofteaandmaybedosomedrawings.Iliketheideaofaquiet,calmatmosphere.”4ThedesiretobeisolatedisnotanewconceptinJapan,hometoanestimated3.6millionhikikomori-amoreextremeexampleofsocialr