St Martins Sports Centre
St Martins vs Doonsberg, Saturday 2:00 p.m. $8 Eastside Central vs Light Hill, Sunday 2:00 p.m. $8 Neill Park Recreation Centre
Neill Park vs Robinson, Saturday 2:00 p.m. $11 Essen vs Springwood, Sunday 2:00 p.m. $11 LAWN BOWLS(草坪滚木球）： Tans Town B.C
Tans Town vs White Vale, Saturday 9:00 p.m. $10 Wake Hill B.C.
Wake Hill vs Colls, Saturday 2: 00 p.m. $9
28．According to the passage, the most popular time for the sporting events may be ____.
A. Sat 8:30 pm B. Sun noon C. Sun 2:00 pm D. Sat 2:00 pm
29．The purpose of the passage is to let people ____.
A. compare the prices of the matches B. find the nearest place to watch a match C. know the sport matches and come to watch them D. spend their money on these matches wisely 30．You may find the passage most probably in a ____.
A. handbook B. newspaper about match reviews C. magazine about ball matches D. notice 31．If you have $18, you can go to watch both ____.
A. Walk Hill vs Colls and Essen vs Springwood
B. All Stars vs Rockets and the bushwalking at Westley Station C. Neill Park vs Robinson and Eastside Central vs Light Hill D. St Matins vs Doonsberg and Northerners vs Tigers
D
Green is an important color in nature. It is the color of grass and the leaves on trees. It is also the color of most growing plants.
Sometimes, the word “green” means young, fresh and growing. For example, a greenhorn is someone
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who has no experience. In the 15th century, a greenhorn was a young cow or an ox whose horns(角)had not yet developed. A century later, a greenhorn was a soldier who had no experience in war. By the 18th century, a greenhorn had the meaning it has today—a person who is new in a job.
Someone who is good at growing plants is said to have a green thumb(大拇指). The expression comes from the early 20th century. A person with a green thumb can make plants grow quickly and well.
Green is also the color used to describe the powerful feeling , jealousy(嫉妒). The green-eyed monster （怪物）is not a dangerous animal from outer space. It is an expression used about 400 years ago by the British writer William Shakespeare in his play “Othello”. It describes the unpleasant feeling when someone has something he wants. For example, a young man may suffer from the green-eyed monster if you get a pay rise and he does not.
In most places in the world, a green light means to move ahead. In everyday speech, a green light means agree to continue with a project. 32．A greenhorn now refers to ____________.
A. a person who is new in a job B. a new soldier. C. a young horse D. a cow without horns 33．A person with a green thumb is a person _______.
A. who is good at growing plants B. whose thumbs are of green color C. whose garden is greener than others’ D. who is younger than his neighbors 34．A man may meet the green-eyed monster if ____.
A. he sees a dangerous animal B. he reads a sad play C. his friend gets a prize that he wants D. he can't get something 35．The main idea of the passage is ________.
A. a greenhorn B. a green thumb
C. the Green Revolution D. the word “green” and its story 第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
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。
Taking good notes is a time-saving skill that will help you to become a better student in several ways. 36 Second, your notes are excellent materials to refer to when you are studying for a test. Third, note-taking offers variety to your study time and helps you to hold your interest. You will want to take notes during classroom discussions and while reading a textbook or doing research for a report. 37 whenever or however you take notes, keep in mind that note-taking is a selective process. 38
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The following methods may work best for you.
Read the text quickly to find the main facts and ideas in it.
Carefully read the text and watch for words that can show main points and supporting facts. Write your notes in your own words. 39
Note any questions or ideas you may have about what was said or written.
As you take notes, you may want to use your own shorthand(速记). When you do, be sure that you understand your symbols and that you use them all the time. 40 A. Use words, not complete sentences.
B. There are three practical note-taking methods. C. You must write your notes on separate paper.
D. Otherwise, you may not be able to read your notes later. E. You will also want to develop your own method for taking notes.
F. That means you must first decide what is important enough to include in your notes.
G. First, the simple act of writing something down makes it easier for you to understand and remember it.
第三部分 英语知识运用（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）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Norman Cousins was a businessman from the United States who often traveled around the world on business. He enjoyed his 41 and traveling.
Then, after returning to the United States from a 42 trip to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic(USSR), Mr. Cousins got sick. Because he had pushed his body to the 43 of its strength on the trip, a change began to take place 44 him. The material between his bones became 45 . In less than one week after his return, he could not 46 . Every move that he 47 was painful. He was not able to sleep at night. The doctors told him that they did not know how to cure Mr. Cousins’ problem and he might never 48 over the illness. Mr. Cousins, however, refused to give up 49 Mr. Cousins thought that 50 thoughts were causing bad chemical changes in his body. He did not want to take medicine to cure himself. 51 , he felt that happy thoughts or 52 might cure his illness. He began to 53 on himself while still in the hospital by watching funny shows on television. Mr. Cousins quickly found that 10 minutes of real laughter during the 54 gave him two hours of pain-free sleep at night. 55 the doctors could not help him, Mr. Cousins left the hospital and checked into a hotel room where he could 56 his experiments with laughter. For eight days, Mr.
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Cousins rested in the hotel room watching funny shows on television, reading funny books, and sleeping 57 he felt tired. Within three weeks, he felt well 58 to take a vacation to Puerto Rico where he began running on the beach for 59 . After a few months, Mr. Cousins returned to work. He had laughed himself back to 60 . 41. A. time
B. holiday B. tiring
C. sleep
D. work
D. pleasant
42. A. boring 43. A. top 44. A. from 45. A. weak
C. dangerous
D. limit
B. degree
C. problem
B. around B. ill
C. inside C. false C. stand C. took C. turn
D. beside
D. painful D. see D. gave D. think
D. arrangement
46. A. speak 47. A. made 48. A. look
B. breathe B. did B. get B. hope
49. A. effort 50. A. foolish 51. A. Instead 52. A. sleep 53. A. rescue 54. A. day
C. treatment
B. unusual C. funny D. unhappy D. Otherwise
D. television
B. However
C. Therefore
B. travel B. operate
C. laughter
C. try D. experiment D. year
D. Recognizing D. prove
B. week C. month
55. A. Promising 56. A. invent 57. A. until 58. A. soon
B. Deciding B. begin B. whenever
C. Doubting C. continue C. unless
D. so that
B. completely C. slowly B. illness B. sense
C. rest
D. enough
D. pleasure D. happiness
59. A. exercise 60. A. power
C. health
第二节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Anyone who has had a long-term disease knows that recovering at home can be lonely. This can be 61 (especial) true of children. Now, these children may have a high-tech friend to help feel less lonely. A small robot may help children who are recovering from long-term 62 (ill). Like human beings, the robot goes to school instead of them. Through the robot, children can hear 63 (they) teachers and friends. Children can also attend classes from wherever they are recovering—whether at home 64 from a hospital bed. Dolva, one of the scientists who 65 (be) concentrating on
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developing the robot, explains 66 the robot AV1 works. She says from home, a child uses a tablet or phone to start the robot. Using 67 same device, he or she can control the robot’s movements. Inside the robot, there is a small computer linked to a 4G network. The robot is 68 (equip) with speakers, microphones and cameras, which makes communicating much 69 (easy). So it’s the eyes and the ears and the voices at school. Hopefully AV1 will help some children feel less lonely while they are absent 70 class.
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）
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(
)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线( \\ )划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，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10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
This year, our school called on us students to make a good use of our time and do some socially practice during the holiday, so I found a job and began to work in a small restaurant. I thought it was easy, and it turned out to be a hard one by a matter of fact. I spend the whole morning washing dish and setting tables. I didn't have lunch until it was two in the afternoon. After lunch. I immediately began to work again, does the same things until 11 pm. It took myself more than ten hours a day to work there! However, through the hard work, I've come to understand the value of hard work. I've also realized what difficult it is my parents to support the family. Therefore, I am now determined to study harder to repay my parents.
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
网络购物逐渐成为我们生活的一个有机部分，请你用英文给China Daily写一封信，谈谈网络购物的利弊以及你的看法。 要点如下：
1.优点（方便、快捷、质优、价廉）；
2.缺点（质量无法保证、售后态度不好）； 3.你的看法。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
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2020学年高二英语上学期第一次月考试题（新版）新人教版
