江西省赣州市信丰县信丰中学高二英语上学期第一次月考试题

PAGEPAGE8高考资源网（），您身边的高考专家信丰中学2023届高二上学期月考（一）英语试卷本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两局部，

全卷总分值为150分。考试用时120分钟。考前须知：2．试题所有答案均答在本试卷的答题卷上第I卷（选择题，共100分）第一局部：听力（共两节，总分值30分)第一节请听下面5段对话，选出最正确选项。1、Wheredoesthemanwanttogo?A.Chicago.B.Phoenix.C.NewYork.2、Whatcoloristheshirt?A.Yellow.B.Blue.C.Green.3、Whenwillthetwospeakersprobablygorockclimbing?A.OnMonday. B.OnSaturday.C.OnSunday.4、Whatwillthemanprobablydonext?A.Eatsomenoodles.B.Gotothekitchen.C.Makesomecookies.5、Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Atatrainstation.B.Atabusstation.C.Atanairport.第二节请听下面5段对话或独白，选出最正确选项。请听第6段材料，答复第6、7题。6、HowoldwasJamesClerkMaxwellwhenhedied?A.31yearsold. B.48yearsold.C.79yearsold.7、InwhichfielddidJamesClerkMaxwellhavegreatsuccess?A.Education. B.Mathematics.C.Physics.请听第7段材料，答复第8、9题。8、Whydoesn'tthewomanwanthermomtotakeataxi?A.Hermomhatestakingtaxis.B.Hermomoftenleavesthingsinthetaxi.C.Hermomalwaysgetslostwhenshetakestaxis.9、WhatwillthemanprobablydoonSunday?A.Playgolfwithhisfriend.B.Pickupthewoman'scar.C.Meethismother-in-lawatthestation.请听第8段材料，答复第10至12题。WhyisthemangoingtoLondon?A.Totakeabusinesstrip.B.Tospendaholiday.C.Tovisitafriend.HowlongwillthemanstayinLondon?A.Forfivedays. B.Forsevendays.C.Foreightdays.12、Whichhoteldoesthemanwanttostayat?

A.HoxtonHotel. B.GreatHotel.C.RoseHotel.请听第9段材料，答复第13至16题。13、Whathasthewomanbeenpreparingforinthepastweek?A.Astreetmotorrace.B.Atestontherulesoftheroad.C.Herroadtesttogetherdriver'slicense.14、Wheredidthewomanbeginhertest?A.Inabusinessarea.B.Nearaschool.C.Nearapark.15、Whatmistakedidthewomanmake?A.Shealmosthitapasser-by.B.Shealmostcrashedintoatruck.C.Shealmoststoppedonazebracrossing.16、Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomandointheend?A.Takethewrittentestagain.B.Havehercarcheckedthoroughly.C.Takethetestwithanotherofficer.请听第10段材料，答复第17至20题。17、WhatwillthetouristsvisitonTuesday?A.UniversityofCambridge.B.BigBen. C.Stonehenge.18、HowoldisBigBen?A.Over150yearsold.B.Over160yearsold.C.Over170yearsold.19、HowhighisOxfordUniversityplacedin2023accordingtoTimesHigherEducation?A.No.3.B.No.4.C.No.5.20、Whenwillthetouristsmostprobablycomeback?A.OnThursday.B.OnFriday.C.OnSaturday.第二局部：阅读理解（共两节，总分值40分）（共15小题；每题2分，总分值30分）阅读以下短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最正确选项。ATimRichterandhiswife,Linda,hadtaughtforover30yearsnearBuffalo,NewYork—heincomputers,sheinspecialeducation.“Teachingmeanseverythingtous.”Timwouldsay.InApril1998,helearnedhewouldneedaheartoperation.Itwasthekindofnewsthatleadstosomeseriousthinkingaboutlife'spurpose.Notlongafterthesurgery,Timsawabrochure(手册)describingImaginationLibrary,aprogramstartedbyDollyParton'sfoundation(基金会)thatmailedabookeverymonthtochildrenfrombirthtoagefiveinthesinger'shometownofSevier,Tennessee.“Ithought,maybeLindaandIcoulddosomethinglikethiswhenweretire.”Timrecalls.Heplacedthebrochureonhisdesk,“asareminder”．Fiveyearslater,nowretiredandwiththatbrochurestillonthedesk,Timclickedon.Theprogramhadbeenopeneduptopartnerswhocouldtakeadvantageofbookandpostagediscounts.ThequalityofthebookswasofgreatconcerntotheRichters.Ratherthansignuponline,theywenttoDollywoodforalook­see.“Wedidn'twanttogivethechildrenrubbish.”saysLinda.Thebooks—reviewedeachyearbyteachers,literacyspecialists,andDollywoodboardmembers—includedclassicssuchasEzraJackKeats'sTheSnowyDayandnewerbookslikeAnnaDewdney'sLlamaLlamaseries.Satisfied,thecouplesetuptheRichterFamilyFoundationandgottowork.Since2004,theyhaveshippedmorethan12,200bookstopreschoolersintheirarea.MeganWilliams,amotheroffour,ismorethanappreciative：“ThisprogramintroducesustobooksI'veneverheardof.”TheRichtersspendabout$400amonthsendingbooksto200children.“Somepeoplesitthereandwaittodie.”saysTim.“Othersgetasbusyastheycaninthetimetheyhaveleft.”21．WhatledTimtothinkseriouslyaboutthemeaningoflife?A.Hishealthproblem.B.Hisloveforteaching.C.Theinfluenceofhiswife.D.ThenewsfromtheWeb.22．WhydidtheRichtersgotoDollywood?A.Toavoidsigninguponline.B.TomeetDollywoodboardmembers.C.Tomakesurethebookswerethenewest.D.Toseeifthebookswereofgoodquality.23．WhatcanwelearnfromTim'swordsinthelastparagraph?A.Heneedsmoremoneytohelpthechildren.B.Hewonderswhysomepeoplearesobusy.C.Hetriestosavethosewaitingtodie.D.Heconsidershiseffortsworthwhile.BParentsarenotonlylookingforauniquenamefortheirbaby,buttheyalsowantanamethathasaspecialmeaning.AmericanIndiansusuallyhaveprettyinterestingnames.Thesenamesaregiventothemthroughvariousmethodsandusuallybyanelder.AmericanIndiansfeelverystronglyaboutnamingtheirchild,anditisalmosttreatedlikearitual.InsomeAmericanIndiancultures,theyevenholdaceremonywhentheyaretonameachildAmericanIndianchildrenareusuallynamedbyanelderwhocouldbetheirgrandmother,grandfather,motherorfather.Thenamegivenbytheeldercomestotheminmanydifferentformssuchascharacteristicsoftheperson,dreamsthattheeldermayhave.orthenameofafamilymemberwhohasdiedItisalsotruethatsomeAmericanIndiansarcnamedaftersomesortofanimalwhileothersarenamedafternatureSometribes(部落)nametheirchildrenaftereventsthathappenbeforetheirbirth.Alsoindifferenttribes,twooftheAmericanIndiansinthesametribecan'tsharethesamenameOncethepersonwiththenamehasdied.thenthenamemaybeusedagain.ItissaidthatAmericanIndiansbelievethattheyshoutednotaddressthebabybythenamethattheyaregivenbecauseifthenameistoowell-known.thechildorbabymaybecalledbacktothespiritworld;thisiswhatcausesmanyAmericanIndianstobegivennicknames(绰号).ManyAmericanIndiansarcmorecommonlyknownbytheirnicknamesinsteadoftheirnamesgivenatbirth.24.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"ritual"inParagraphlprobablymean?A.excitingmoment B.specialeventC.goodopportunity D.greattime25.WhichisnotthewayIndiansnametheirchild?A.Thenameofacertainanimal.B.Oneofthechild'sancestors.C.ThedreamsoftheIndianchild.D.Aneventbeforethechild'sbirth.26.WhyareAmericanIndiansgivennicknames?A.ItisnotconvenienttousetheirformalnamesB.Theydon'twanttobefamousinthetribes.C.Parentsareafraidtheirchildwoulddieyoung.D.Nicknamesareshorterandeasiertoaddress.27.Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A.OriginsofAmericanIndians'namesB.HistoryofAmericanIndians'namesC.ImportanceofAmericanIndians'names.D.CustomsinAmericanIndians'names.CChina'sgrowingimportanceontheworldstagemeansthattheWestneedstostartspeakingitslanguage.MysonhasbeenlearningMandarinChinesesincehewasfive;heisnowjust14.Ithasnotbeeneasy.LearningChinesehasrequiredadeeppocketandthedeterminationofanOlympicathlete.Fornineyears,hefedonanumberofpart-timetutors,eachonelastingayearorsoifwewerelucky.Thereason?Until12monthsagoitwasn'tpossibleforhimtolearnitatschoolFrench,SpanishGerman,Latin,evenAncientGreek,noproblem.ButnotChinese.Evennow,itisverymuchasecond-classsubject.Hislessonstakeplaceduringtheschoollunchbreak.OureducationalsystempublicandprivatefailstopayenoughattentiontoChina,whichreflectsamuchwiderproblem:ourignoranceaboutChinaandourfailuretoappreciatejusthowmuchitwillchangetheworldandtransformourlives.Withhabitualthinking,ourpredictionsaboutChinahaveprovedmistaken.Takeitseconomyforexample.In1980itwasone-20thofthesizeoftheUS,todayitishalfthesizeandclosingrapidly.Throughoutthatperiod,thedoubtingThomaseswerealwaysinalargemajority.Itwouldnotlast,soonerorlateritwouldallendintears.WhyhavewemanagedtogetChinasowrong?Thereasonishardlyrocketscience.Weinsistonviewingitthroughawesternangle(角度).Forthebestpartoftwocenturies,Westernsocietieshaveseenthemselvesasthemodelforallothers.ButChinaisn'tlikeus.Itneverhasbeenandneverwillbe.ThegreattaskfacingtheWestoverthenextcenturywillbetomakesenseofChinanotinourtermsbutintheirs.WehavetounderstandChinaasitisandasithasbeen,notputourownhistory,culture,institutionsandvaluesontoit.Itwillalwaysfailthattest.Infactsuchawayofthinkingtellsusmoreaboutourownarrogance(傲慢)andlackofcuriositythananythingaboutChina.28.Accordingtothewriter,learningChineseis___________.A.cheapandusefulB.boringanduselessC.hardandexpensiveD.easyandinteresting29.WhydoWesternsocietiesgetChinasowrong?A.BecauseChinaischangingtooquickly.B.BecauseChinaisn’topentotheoutsideworld.C.BecausetheyknownothingaboutChina.D.BecausetheyviewChinafromtheirownangles.30.What’sthewriter’sattitudetowardsChina?A.Curious.B.Surprised.C.Respectful.D.Unfriendly.31.ThewriterbelievesthatthemostimportantthingfortheWestis_______.A.tolimitChinaB.tounderstandChinaC.tolearnfromChinaD.tocatchupwithChinaDAngerisnotwrong.Iknowthisstatementseemsshockingandchallengesthewildlypopular"PositiveThinking"movement,whichencouragesusto"befullofpositiveenergy"and"letgoofouranger."However,thetruthisthatangerisjustanemotion,andemotionsareneitherrightnorwrong.Wedonotconsciouslychoosethem.Wedo,ontheotherhand,choosehowweexpressouremotionsandtherearedefinitelyrightandwrongmeansofexpression.

Thereasonwhywe'reoftenadvisedto"keepalidon"ourangeristhatfewpeopleeverlearnproperandpositivewaystoexpressanger.Instead,wearetaughtthat"angeriswrong"and"youshouldkeepyourangerinside".Butthesemessagesdon'tchangethefactthatformostofus,angerexists.

Manypopular"PositiveThinking"programmesassumethatsuccesscomesfrom"controllingouremotions"andthatthiscanbedonebysimplyrepeatingpositivestatements.Interestingly,thesepositiveslogans(口号)oftenincludealotofnegativity(消极负面性)."Onlyloserscomplain!Iamawinner!"isonepopularsaying.Thebeliefthatthosewhodisagreewithusarelosersisactuallyquitenegativeandisoftenusedasanexcuseforrudelanguageandpersonalattacks.

Whenitcomestodealingwithnegativesituationsinourdailylives,theabilitytoreasonablyexpressangerordisagreementisanimportantskill.Butwemustusebalancedandnon-violentmethodstoexpressourdissatisfaction.Frustration(挫折)atunfairpoliciesortreatmentcancertainlycauseanger,butourangercanneverbeanexcuseforabusing(虐待)familymembers,damagingschools,attackingdoctorsormostseriously,engaginginterrorism(恐惧主义).Insteadofpretendingthatangerdoesn'texist,weshouldstartteachingappropriatemeansofdealingwithanger.Whenweexperienceangryfeelingsinourselvesorothers,whatweshould"letgoof"isthesillyideathatwecanremoveangerwithjustafewsweetwords.Instead,weshouldfindreasonablesolutionstothecausesofthoseangryfeelings.Weneedtoacceptangerasanaturalemotionbutstopusingitasanexcuseforviolentanddestructive(破坏性的)behavior.Angerisn'twrong,butfailuretodealwithitappropriatelyis.

32.Whatisthewriter’sopinionaboutthe“PositiveThinking”movement?A.Itcanhelppeoplecontroltheirnegativefeelings.

B.Itdoesnotofferusefulsolutionsfordealingwithanger.

C.Simplyfollowingit’sadvicecanimprovepeople’schancesofsuccess.D.Mostofthepeoplewhoparticipateinsuchprogrammesaredishonest.

33.Theunderlinedexpression“keepalidon”inParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto“_______”.A.freelyexpress

B.alwaysforgiveC.holdbackandkeepinside

D.completelyforget34.Accordingtothewriter,thebestwaytodealwithangeristo______.A.understandthecauseoftheproblemandactappropriately

B.ignorethecauseandhopethattheangerwillgoawayC.respondtothecausewithpositiveenergyandwords

D.lettheangeroutfreelyuntilyoufinallyfeelrelaxed.35.Whatinformationisusefultoaddtothefinalparagraph?A.Thenamesofsomegoodbooksthattalkaboutangerissues.B.Theviewpointsofpeoplewhoholdtheoppositeopiniontothewriter.C.Differentstudiesthatprovidesomeevidencesupportingthewriter’sbeliefs.D.Someexamplesofhowtodealwithangerinapositiveandbeneficialway.（共5小题；每题2分，总分值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正确选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Ifyouthinkyoumighthavelowself-esteem(自尊),trytalkingtoanadultyoutrustaboutit.36Hereareafewthingsthatyoucantrytoincreaseyourself-esteem.37Itcanbeanythingfromdrawingorsingingtoplayingasportortellingagoodjoke.Ifyou’rehavingtroublewithyourlist,askyourmomordadtohelpyouwithit.Thenaddafewthingstothelistthatyou’dliketobegoodat.Yourmomordadcanhelpyouplanawaytoworkontheseskillsortalents.38Don’tjustsay,“I’msogreat.”Bespecificaboutsomethinggoodaboutyourself.“IwasagoodfriendtoJilltoday”or“IdidbetteronthattestthanIthoughtIwould.”Whileyou’reatit,beforeyougotobedeverynight,listthreethingsinyourdaythatreallymadeyouhappy.Rememberthatyourbodyisyourown,nomatterwhatshape,size,orcoloritis.Ifyouareworriedaboutyourweightorsize,youcancheckwithyourdoctortomakesurethatthingsareOK.Remindyourselfofthingsaboutyourbodythatarecool,like,“39Rememberthattherearethingsaboutyourselfyoucan’tchange.Youshouldacceptandlovethesethings，suchasskincolorandshoesize，becausetheyarepartofyou.40Whenyoudothis,youtakethepowerawayfromthevoiceinsidethatdiscouragesyou.Giveyourselfthreepraiseseveryday.Themoreself-esteemyouhave,thebetter.Whenyouhearnegativecomments,tellyourselftostop.Makealistofwhatyou’regoodat.MylegsarestrongandIcanskatereallywellHeorshemayhelpyoucomeupwithsomegoodideas.第三局部英语知识运用（共两节，总分值45分）完形填空（共20小题,每题1.5分，共30分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最正确选项。Onenight,apooryoungartiststoodatthegateofthesubwaystation,playinghisviolin.Manypeopleputsomemoneyintothe41oftheyoungman.Thenextday,theyoungartistcameagain,andputhishatonthegroundgracefully.42fromthedaybefore,hetookoutalargepieceof43andlaiditontheground.Thenhebegan44.Beforelong,theyoungviolinistwas45withpeople,whowereallattractedbythe46onthatpaper,whichsaid,“Lastnight,agentlemannamedGeorgeSangputsomethingimportantintomyhat47.Pleasecometoclaim(认领)itsoon.”Afterhalfanhour,amiddle-agedmanranthereinahurryand48throughthecrowdtotheviolinistandsaid.“Yes,it’syou.You49here.Iknewthatyou’reanhonestmanandwould50comehere.”Theviolinist51alotteryticket（彩票）onwhichGeorgeSang’snamewasseen.Georgeseizedthelotteryticketand52Georgeboughtalotteryticketwhich53himaprizeof$500,000.Hewassohappyafterworkandfelttheviolinistplayingsowonderfullythatheput50dollarsinthehat.54,thelotteryticketwasalsothrownin.Whenaskedwhyhedidn’tkeepthelotteryticket55himself,theviolinistsaid,“56Idon’thavemuchmoney,Ilivehappily;butifIlosehonesty,Iwon’tbehappyforever.”We41.A.box B.hat C.bowl D.bag42.A.Different B.Away C.Free D.Far43.A.cloth B.stone C.paper D.wood44.A.begging B.shouting C.singing D.playing45.A.crowded B.surprised C.surrounded D.satisfied46.A.picture B.money C.ticket D.words47.A.onpurpose B.bymistake C.inadvance D.inahurry48.A.rushed B.looked C.broke D.lived49.A.didn’tcome B.didleave C.didcome D.didarrive50.A.probably B.certainly C.recently D.nearly51.A.handedout B.gaveout C.sentout D.tookout52.A.tore B.threw C.kissed D.hid53.A.beat B.won C.took D.sold54.A.However B.Fortunately C.Otherwise D.Generally55.A.by B.with C.from D.for56.A.Although B.Whenever C.Unless D.Until57.A.often B.always C.seldom D.never58.A.must B.should C.may D.need59.A.water B.air C.grass D.tree60A.road B.chance C.path D.method第II卷（非选择题，共50分）第二节语法填空（共10小题，每题1.5分，总分值15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。（共10小题；每题1.5分，总分值15分）Inordertoknow61foreignlanguagethoroughly,fourthingsarenecessary.Firstly,wemustunderstandthelanguagewhenwehear____