四川省眉山市东坡区多悦高级中学2023年高二英语月考试题含解析

1、四川省眉山市东坡区多悦高级中学2023年高二英语月考试题含解析一、 选择题1. This novel is _ that one, so I like neither of them.A. as interesting as B. no more interesting than C. not more interesting than D. not more interesting than参考答案：B2. -You must obey every word of mine! -_ I dont? A. How if B. What if C. Even if D. Only if参考答案：

2、B3. The little boy wont go to sleep _ his mother tells him a story. A. or B. unless C. but D. whether参考答案：B4. Only after I finished my meal_to order another one for him.A. I decided B. I had decided C. had I decided D. did I decide参考答案：D略5. With the successful launch of the Shenzhou ten spaceship, w

3、hich was _ breakthrough in this field, Chinas space dream took a step closer to _ reality. A a;/ B. the a C. a; the D the;/参考答案：A略6. Its clear that the little money he earns can hardly _ a family as large as his. A. support B. share c. spare D. seize参考答案：A7. How about going to the movies tonight? _.

4、It is fun to see a film at night.A. Why not? B. What for? C. No way. D. Go ahead.参考答案：A略8. Thanks to the work of UNICEF(联合国儿童基金会). Otherwise many children the chance of living a good life. A. will not have B. have not had C. do not have D. would not have 参考答案：D9. Mum, I lost _ pen my friend bought f

5、or me. Could you keep _ eye out for it when you clean the house? A. a; an B. the; an C. a; the D. the; the参考答案：B10. Footsteps _ his return.A. announced B. declared C. pronounced D.suggested参考答案：B11. What do you think of their marriage? _, if I were Kate, I would not marry him. A. Generally speaking

6、B. I have no idea C. To be honest D. To my surprise参考答案：C略12. -Do you mind if I open the window?-_ I feel a bit cold.A. Of course not. B. Id rather you didnt.C. Go ahead. D. Why not?参考答案：B试题分析：考查交际用语。A当然不；B我宁愿你不要这样做；C去做吧；D为什么不？句意：你介意我打开窗户吗？我宁愿你不要这样做。我感觉有点冷。根据I feel a bit cold.说明我不愿意你打开窗户，故B正确。13. Th

7、e teacher as well as the students _ the book already.A. has read B. have read C. is reading D. are reading参考答案：A14. I dont know who invented telephone. Its really most useful invention.A. the; a B. /:a C. a; the D. /; the参考答案：A15. Most people are familiar with the idea that all matter in the univers

8、e _ atoms.A. makes up B. makes up of C. consists in D. consists of参考答案：D二、 填空16. When I returned, mother _ （碰巧在做饭） in the kitchen. （happen）参考答案：happened to be cooking三、 阅读理解17. At first, muffled (听不太清的)conversations made researchers at a San Diego aquarium puzzled, but when a diver thought he was be

9、ing told to get “out” of the water they realized the conversations were coming from a white whale.Noc was about one year old when he was caught off the Pacific coast of Canada. He was kept in an open-ocean pen (围栏) at the US National Marine Mammal Foundation in San Diego, California. After seven yea

10、rs at the Foundation, he began, automatically, to make unusual sounds, a report in the latest issue of the journal, Current Biology, said.“We thought of the whale s vocalizations(发出的声音) as an attempt to imitate humans. Whale vocalizations often sounded as if two people were talking just out of the r

11、ange of our understanding,” the authors said. “These conversations were heard several times before we finally realized the whale was the source.” The researchers realized it was Noc when a diver surfaced and asked, “Who told me to get out?” It was then that they realized the word “out”, which was re

12、peated several times, had come from Noc. Later, his speech-like sounds were recorded in the air and underwater.Noc started making the sounds after seven years in the open-ocean pen, and continued making them for another four years. He died five years ago. Researchers have now analyzed the sound reco

13、rdings. It was the first time that sound recordings had shown how such sounds imitated speech and were different from the usual calls of the species.The speech-like sounds were lower than normal whale sounds and much closer to those of the human voice. Also, whales talk to each other by blowing air

14、through their noses, rather than using a larynx(喉), as people do.“We dont claim that our whale was a good imitator compared to such well-known imitators as parrots,” the researchers said. “However, the behavior we observed is an example of vocal learning by the white whale. It seems that Nocs close

15、association with humans played a role in how often and how well he employed his human voice.”28. What can we learn about Noc from the text?A. He had lived in the Pacific Ocean before he was caught.B. He was kept in a Canadian foundation until he died.C. When he was seven, he started making speech-li

16、ke sounds.D. He was able to imitate humans before he was caught.29. Nocs sound was considered unusual because it was_.A. made by using a larynxB. very similar to the human soundC. different in the air and underwaterD. higher than the normal whale sound30. According to Paragraph 3, which of the follo

17、wing statements is TRUE?A. A diver realized the word “out”, which he had heard several times before, was from Noc. B. The researchers heard the word, “out”, repeated once before they realized where it came form.C. The researchers realized it was Noc when a diver asked who had told him to get out of

18、the water.D. Before they realized the word “out” came from Noc, the researchers had recorded the speech-like sounds.31. In the researchers opinion, what contributed a great deal to Nocs speech-like sounds?A. Nocs close association with humans.B. Nocs talent for imitation.C. Whales special vocalizations.D. The words being repeated several times.参考答案：28A29B30C31A28A细节理解题。根据文章第二段的句子“Noc was about one year old when he was caught off the Pacific coast of Canada.”可知，Noc在被抓住之前生活在太平洋。故选A。29B细节理解题。根据文章第三段的句子“Whale vocaliza