陕西省西安高新一中学2023年下学期第二次月考英语试题含解析

陕西省西安高新一中学2023年下学期第二次月考英语试题注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。Ⅰ.单项选择1、—I'dliketoknow________fortheparty.—Ihavenoidea.A．whydidshebuysolittlefoodB．whatshehaspreparedC．whetherwillshedanceD．whenissheleaving2、InApril,theweatherinsomeplaceschangesalot.Peoplerememberwhentheyhavefourseasonsinoneweek.A．organized B．describedC．expressed D．experienced3、—Whatdidyourfathersaytoyoujustnow?—Heaskedme_______________.A．thatIwouldliketoseeamovieB．whereIwillspendmyholidayC．ifIenjoyedmyselfatthepartyD．whendidIattendthegraduationparty4、—Doyouthinkpaperbooksbye-booksinthefuture?—No,Idon’tthinkso.A．havereplaced B．arereplaced C．werereplaced D．willbereplaced5、—Morethan30countriesattendedtheBeltandRoadForumforInternationalCooperation(“一带一路”国际合作高峰论坛)inBeijing,May14.—Really?excitingnews!A．Whatan B．What C．Howan6、Doyouwanttobehealthy?___.Smilingcanhelpyoustayhealthy.A．Smiles B．Smiling C．Tosmile D．Smile7、—Hello,Matt.How’syourlifeinCanada?—Iamusedtoitnow.Myhostfamilyalwaystrytheirbesttomakefeelathome.A．me B．I C．my D．mine8、---Couldyoutellmeinthepast?---Yes.Greatchangeshavetakenplaceinourcity.Thesepicturescanshowyou.A．whatourcitylookedlikeB．howourcitylookedlikeC．whatwasourcitylike9、Thiskindofplantisseeninourcitybecauseitlives4,500mabovethesealevelandishardtofind．A．often B．always C．usually D．seldom10、-Mydreamistobuild______________universityonthemoonsomeday-Itsoundslike_________unusualdream.IwishyoucouldrealizeitA．aa B．an,a C．an,an D．aanⅡ.完形填空11、Oncetherewasawriter.Hehada(n)1ofwalkingonthebeachbeforehebeganhiswork.Onedaywhenhewaswalkingalongthebeach,hesawapersondancingonthebeach.Sohebegantowalkfastertocatchupwiththeperson.Ashegot2,hesawthatitwasayoungman.Theyoungmanwasn’t3.Hewas4somethingcarefullyandthrowingitintothesea.Thewriterasked,“Whatareyoudoing?”Theyoungmanstoppedand5,“Throwingstarfish（海星）intothesea.”“6areyouthrowingstarfishintothesea?”“Thesunisup.Thetide（潮水）isgoingout.IfIdon’tthrowthemintothesea,they’ll7.”“But,youngman,don’tyouknowthattherearemilesandmilesofbeach,andagreatnumberofstarfishallalongit.Youcan’tmakea8!”Theyoungmanlistened9.Thenhepickedupanotherstarfishandthrewitintothesea.Hesaid,“Itmadeadifferencetothatone.”There’ssomethingspecialineachoneofus.Weallhavetheability（能力）tomakeadifference.Ifwecan10it,wecanhavethepower（力量）tochangethefuture.1．A．habit B．game C．idea D．style2．A．higher B．lower C．further D．closer3．A．dancing B．singing C．playing D．swimming4．A．cleaningup B．pickingup C．givingup D．cheeringup5．A．left B．learnt C．asked D．replied6．A．Who B．When C．Why D．Where7．A．die B．run C．lose D．fall8．A．promise B．difference C．plan D．decision9．A．slowly B．quickly C．quietly D．noisily10．A．consider B．search C．protect D．realizeⅢ.语法填空12、阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。Haveyoueverliedtoanyone?Student1:ItellliessometimesbecauseIdon’twant___1___(be)criticized.Forexample,Ididn’tdowellinanexamonce.Inordernottoletmyparents___2___,ItoldthemIdidn’thaveanyexams,sotheydidn’tscold(责备)me.Student2:___3___ofvanity(虚荣),Iliedonce.Iwasondutyoneday,butIwas___4___,soIdidn’tfinishmywork.Whentheteacheraskedus___5___anyonewaslate,inordertokeepagoodrecord,Ididn’tadmit(承认)thatIwaslate.Student3:Iusedtolietomymomsometimes.Shealwaystoldmetohavealittlenap(午睡)intheafternoon,andItoldherIcouldn’tfall___6___(sleep),butactuallyIreadnovelsatthattime.IliedbecauseIwantedtohavetimetodowhatIwant,___7___ofdoingthingsIdon’tlike,eventhoughtheyaregoodforme.Student4:IliebecauseIwanttohaveprivacy(隐私).Iwantmyparentstogive___8___(I)enoughpersonalspace.IrememberIwentoutwithsome___9___(friend)oneday.Inordernottomakemyparents___10___(worry)aboutme,ItoldthemIwenttostudywithsomegoodstudents,sotheywouldn’tasktoomanyquestions.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Shewasreturningfromteachingoutinasmallcommunity.Itwasamoonlessnight,andaheavysnowwasfalling.Sherememberedbacktowhenshehadfirststartedteachingoutinsmallcommunities.Inthosedaysshehadalwayspickeduphitchhikers(搭便车者),untilthedayhersistertoldherofafriendwhohadbeenshot(中枪)intheheadbyahitchhiker,allbecauseshehadstoppedoutofkindnesstohelphimduringastorm.Herfamilydidn’tbecomeconcerned(关心的)abouthersafetyoverthehitchhikersuntilthefamilyheardthepromise:“Nomorehitchhikers!”Thesnowthatnightwasmakingherthinkbacktothis.Thenshesawamanwaving.Shesloweddownforhim,butnowasherantowardthecarinthedarksheshookwithfear.Yetshethoughtthatifhewastrulyinneedshecouldn’tleavehimhereinthisstorm.Thestrangerexplainedthathiscarwasdead,andshetoldhimtogetin.Theydroveforanhourintothenextcityandshetookhimtoatelephonebooth(公用电话亭).Shewaiteduntilhehadmadeacall.Whenhereportedbacktoherthatafamilymemberwouldsooncomeforhim,shewishedhimwellandleft.______________________________________________________“Ihopethey’llunderstandwhyIhadtobreakmypromise,”shethought.1．Whatcanwelearnaboutthewoman?A．Shewasataxidriver.B．Sheusedtobeahitchhiker.C．Shetaughtinsmallcommunities.D．Sheseldompickedupstrangers.2．Whatmadeherfamilyworriedabouthersafety?A．Shehadbeenhurtbyahitchhiker.B．Hersister’sfriendwaskilledbyahitchhiker.C．Therewereoftensnowstormsonherwayhome.D．Hercaroftenbrokedownonherwayhome.3．Wecaninferfromtheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphthat_________.A．shewassorryforpickingupthestranger.B．shefelttootiredtobreathe.C．shehadbeenafraidbeingwiththestranger.D．shehadbeentoocarefuldrivinginthestorm.B14、Onedaywhensomegovernmentofficialswererebuildingabarn(谷仓),theyfoundamouseholeinacornerandtheyusedsmoketoforcethemiceinsidetheholetocomeout.Awhilelatertheyindeedsawmicerunningout,oneafteranother.Then,everyonethoughtthatallthemicehadranaway.Butjustastheybegantocleanup,theysawtwomicesqueezing(挤)outatthemouthofthehole.Withsomeefforts,themicefinallygotout.However,itwasstrangethataftertheycameoutofthehole,theydidnotrunawayimmediately.Instead,oneranaftertheothernearthemouthofthehole.Itseemedthatonewastryingtobitethetailoftheother.Everyonewaspuzzled,sotheysteppednearertotakealook.Theyrealizedthatoneofthemicewasblindandcouldnotseeanything,andtheotherwastryingtoallowtheblindmousetobiteonhistailsothathecouldpulltheblindonewithhimtorunaway.Afterseeingwhathappened,everyonewassilentandlostinthought.Duringthemealtime,thegroupofpeoplesatdowninacircleandstartedtochataboutwhathappenedtothetwomice.OneseriousAmericanofficialsaid:"Ithinktherelationshipbetweenthosetwomicewasthatofkingandguard."Theothersthoughtforawhileandsaid:"Thatwaswhy!"AsmartFrenchsaid:"Ithinktherelationshipbetweenthosetwomicewasthatofhusbandandwife."Againtheothersthoughtforawhile,andallfeltitmeaningful.AJapanesesaid:"Ithinktherelationshipbetweenthosetwomicewasthatofmotherandson."Onceagaintheothersthoughtforawhile,andfeltthiswasmorereasonable.Sotheyexpressedagreementanothertime.Atthatmoment,oneChineseasked:"Whydidthosetwomicehavetohaveacertainrelationship?"Suddenly,thegrouplookedbackattheChineseanddidn'tsayanywords.TheAmericanofficial,theFrenchandtheJapanesewhohadspokenearlierallloweredtheirheadsinshyness,anddidnotdaretoanswer.Infact,thetrueloveisnotbuiltonfriendship,loyalty(忠诚)orbloodrelationship.Instead,itisbasedonnorelationship.1．Neitherofthetwomiceranawayimmediatelybecause_______.A．onewastryingtohelptheblindoneB．onewasbitingtheotherC．themouthoftheholewastoosmallD．theywerenotafraidofsmoke2．Whydidtheylowertheirheadsinshynessaccordingtothepassage?A．Becausetheydidnotdaretoanswer.B．Becausetheyregretted(后悔)drivingapoorblindmouseaway.C．Becausetheyhadmistakentherelationshipofthemice.D,Becausetheydidnotexpressthemselvesmuchbetter.3．Itisclearthat_______.A．allthemicecameoutoftheholeeasilyB．eachofthepeopleunderstoodtherelationshipdifferentlyC．thepeoplewantedtokillthemicewithsmokeD．thepeopleknewoneofthemicewasblindatthefirstsight4．Thebesttitleforthepassageis_______.A．TwolovelymiceB．HelpproducesloveC．LoveisallD．FriendsinneedC15、CooksWantedAreyougoodatcooking?Canyoucookhealthyfoodfortheold?Canyougetonwellwiththem?Canyouwork6daysaweek?Yes?Thenpleasecall69230033ore-mailusatSunshineOldPeople’sHome@.Weneedyourhelp!RoomtoRent(出租)Aroomwithasinglebed,adeskandachair.NearShapingbaSubwayStationandashoppingcenter.¥900permonth(includingWi-Fi).Non-smokersonly.CallMr.LiuaLostAsmallgreycatmissinginXinhuaBookstoreonMay31st.Sheisafraidofdogsandthere’saringaroundherneck.Ifyouseeher,pleasephonIreallymissher.BigSale(FromJune10th-18th)TheDragonBoatFestivaliscoming.DoyoulikeZongzi?WehavedifferentkindsofZongziforsale.Cheapanddelicious.Zongziwithroses¥3;Zongziwithmeat¥6;Zongziwithmeatandeggs¥8.ComeandbuyinJiajiaSupermarket!1．MissChenneedstorentaroom.She’dbetter________.A．phonB．callMr.Liua．cometoJiajiaSupermarket D．gotoSunshineOldPeople’sHome2．Thesmallgreycatgotlostin________.A．XinhuaBookstore B．anOldPeople’sHomeC．JiajiaSupermarket D．ShapingbaSubwayStation3．Weshouldpay¥________fortwoZongziwithrosesandonewithmeatandeggs.A．12 B．14 C．19 D．20D16、Beingsafeinyoureverydaylifeneedsknowledge.Ifyourememberthefollowinginformation,yourlifewillbemuchsafer.Alwaysnoticetheenvironmentaroundyou.Youshouldn’twalkaloneoutside.Makesurewherethepublicphonesare.Ifanythingdangeroushappens,youcanfindthemeasily.Yourbagshouldbecarriedtowardsthefrontofyourbodyinsteadofputtingitonyourback.Whenabusisfullofpeople,itiseasyenoughforathieftotakeawaythethingsinthebagonyourback.Ifyouarefollowedbysomeoneyoudon’tknow,crossthestreetandgototheotherway,letthepersonunderstandthatyouknowheorsheisafteryou.Next,don’tgohomeatonce.Youaresaferinthestreetthanyouarealoneinyourhomeorinalift(电梯).Ifyouhavetotakeabustoaplacefaraway,trytogettothestopafewminutesearlierbeforethebusleaves.Thisstopsotherpeoplefromstudyingyou.Onthebus,don’tsitalone.Sitbehindthedriverorwithotherpeople.Don’tsleep.1．WhichofthefollowingisNOTsafewhenyouareout?A．Gohomealonelateatnight.B．Makesurewherethepublicphonesare.C．Don’tgettothebusstoptooearly.D．Alwaysnoticetheenvironmentaroundyou.2．Whenyouarefollowedbysomeoneonyourwayhome,youshould__________tomakeyourselfsafe.A．runhomeB．turnbackandwalktowardshimorherC．findaliftandgoinD．crossthestreetandgototheotherway3．Whatcanyoulearnfromthetext?A．Howtocrossthestreet.B．Howtobesafeinyoureverydaylife.C．Howtousethepublicphones.D．Howtonoticetheenvironmentaroundyou.E17、Everybodyinthisworldisdifferentfromoneanother.Butdoyouknowthatunderstandingdifferencescanhelpyoubettermanageyourmoney?Aswegrowup,wegraduallydevelopasetofourownvaluesorbeliefs.Theseareinfluencedbysociety,ourfamily,theeducationwereceiveandsoon.Oncethisvaluesystemissetup,it'snoteasytochangelaterinlife.Financialexpertssaythateveryonealsohastheirownbeliefofhowtomanagetheirfinances.Thisispartofourvaluesystemandithasagreatimpactonthewaywelookafterourmoney.Accordingtoourdifferentvalues,expertsputusinthreecategories.Theyare:theant,thecricketandthesnail(蜗牛).Theant－worksfirstJustlikeantswhoworkheartandsoulinsummerinordertostorefoodforwinter,thesepeopledon'tcareaboutenjoyingthemoment.Theyworkveryhardandsavemoneytheyearnsothattheycanenjoylifewhentheygetoldandretire.Theantlovestosavebuttheycouldmakemoreoutoftheirmoneyiftheywerewillingtoinvestinsomefundsandstockswithlowrisk.Thecricket－funfirstThecricketwantstoenjoyeverythingnowanddoesn'tthinktoomuchaboutthefuture.Theyevenborrowmoneywhentheyreallywantsomething.Manyyoungpeoplenowbelongtothisgroup.Thesepeoplehavelittlesavings.Whentheygetold,theymighthaveproblems.Theyshouldlearntosaveandbuyinsurance.Thesnail－livesunderpressureThesnailreferstopeoplewhomakelifedifficultforthemselves.Theytakebiglong－termloansfromthebankinordertobuythingssuchasluxuryhouses.Theyarehappytotakebigloanseventhoughtheyarenotsurewhethertheycanaffordit.Thiscancauseproblemsinthefuture.Theyshouldplanmorecarefully.1．（小题1）Whatisthemeaningofvaluesysteminthispassage?A．Beliefofhowtomanageourfinances.B．Thewaywelookafterourmoney.C．Somethingwillnotchangelaterinlife.D．Asetofourownvaluesorbeliefs.2．（小题2）Theantreferstopeoplewho________.A．Workveryhardinsummerinordertostorefoodforwinter.B．CouldmakemoremoneyiftheyworkedharderC．SavemoneytheyearnfortheirlaterlifewhentheygetoldandretireD．Onlycareaboutenjoyingthemomentbyworkingveryhard3．（小题3）Thecricketsborrowmoneybecause_________.A．TheywouldliketoenjoyeverythingnowB．TheyareyoungC．TheythinktheyhavenofutureD．Theywanttobuyinsurance4．（小题4）WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothelastparagraph?A．Thesnailsenjoylifebecausetheyhaveluxuryhouses.B．Thesnailsliveunderpressureandtheymayhaveproblemsinthefuture.C．Thesnailswilltakemoreloansiftheyrealizethattheycanaffordit.D．Thesnailstakebiglong-termloansbecausetheinterestforthelong-termloansislow.5．（小题5）Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage?A．Tomakefunofthethreekindsoffoolishpeople.B．Tomakeusunderstandthedifferencesandmanageourmoneybetter.C．Tomakeusunderstandweshouldspendourownmoney.D．Tostatethatwearethesameasanimals.F18、Peoplehavestrangeideasaboutfood.Inthe18thcentury,Americansneveratetomatoes.Theygrewthemintheirgardensbecausetomatoplantsaresopretty.Buttheythoughtthevegetablewaspoisonous(有毒的).Theycalledtomatoes"poisonapples."PresidentThomasJefferson,however,knewthattomatoesweregoodtoeat.Hewasalearnedman.HehadbeentoParis,wherehelearnedtolovethetasteoftomatoes.Hegrewmanykindsoftomatoesinhisgarden.ThePresidenttaughthiscookaway,foracreamoftomatosoup.ThisbeautifulpinksoupwasservedatthePresident'snextdinnerparty.Thegueststhoughtthesouptastedreallygood.TheyneverthoughttheirPresidentwouldseverhisdinnerguestspoisonapples.Jeffersonneverspoketohisguestsaboutthefact.1．Whichofthefollowingistrue?A．Americansneveratetomatoesafterthe17thcentury.B．EvennowAmericansdon'teattomatoes.C．Itwasnotuntilafterthe18thcent