湖南省长沙市重点中学2023-2024学年高二上学期第一次月考英语试题（含答案）

第第页湖南省长沙市重点中学2023-2024学年高二上学期第一次月考英语试题（含答案）2023-2024-1明德中学高二上第一次月考

英语

时量：120分钟满分：150分

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）略

第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

BostonUniversity(BU)istest-optionalforfirst-yearinternationalapplicantsapplyingforfall2023.

StudentswillberequiredtosubmittheTOEFL,IELTSorDETtestscoresastheprimarymeansforevaluatingEnglishlanguagecapacity.Highschoolrecords,teacherevaluationandyourfinancialdocumentsshallalsobeincludedinapplicantchecklist.ApplicantsmustdecideforthemselveswhethertoincludestandardizedtestscoreswiththeirBUapplication.

StandardizedTestScores

BUacceptsself-reportedstandardizedtestscoresonyourapplication.Youmayalsosubmityourofficialtestscoresbythetestingagency,orthroughtheself-reportformontheMyBUApplicantPortal.

Pleasenote:Ifyousubmitself-reportedstandardizedtestscores,anofficialscorereportfromthetestingagencywillberequiredbeforeregisteringatBU.Ifthescoresonthosedifferevenslightlyfromthescoresyouself-reportedearlier,yourapplicationwillmostlikelybedisqualified.

HighSchoolReports

Officialcopiesofyourhighschoolreportsmustbesubmittedbyaschoolofficial.Ifyouareadmittedinaninternationalcoursewithnationalexams,pleaseseeourHighSchoolCredentials(资格证书)pageforhowtosubmittheseofficialresults.

FormostBUprograms,therecommendedhighschoolcoursesareasfollows:4yearsofEnglish,3-4yearsofmathematics,3-4yearsoflaboratoryscience,3-4yearsofhistoryand/orsocialscience.

21.WhichareoptionalinapplyingtoBU

A.Financialdocuments.B.Highschoolrecords.

C.Standardizedtestscores.D.Teacherevaluationreports.

22.Whatmaycauseafailureinyourapplication

A.Updatingapplicantinformation.

B.Submittinginconsistenttestresults.

C.TakingdifferentEnglishlanguagetests.

D.ReportingscoresontheMyBUApplicantPortal.

23.Whoisthetextintendedfor

A.Testorganizers.B.Primarystudents.

C.Collegeprofessors.D.Internationalapplicants.

B

Recently,the“citywalk”hasbeengainingsteamamongresidentsandtouristsaroundChina.OnsocialplatformXiaohongshu,datashowsthatthenumberofcitywalk-relatedtopicpostshasincreasedby700percentoverthepastthreemonths,andthetotalnumberofinteractionshasincreasedbymorethan600percent.

AcitywalkisaformofurbantourismoriginatingintheUK.Unliketraditionalsightseeing,whichaimstohitfamousattractionsandcommercialcenter,usuallybyvehicleswithtenseschedules,citywalkisabout“roaming”aroundacityonfoot,soakinguptheatmosphereandfindingunusualthingsthatevenaresidentofthecitymightnothavenoticedbefore.Suchwalksgenerallyavoidfamousscenicspotsandshoppingcenters,andtakeyoutoplaceswhereyoucanhaverealinteractionswiththelocalpeople,eatatsmallbutauthenticrestaurants,andgainadeeperunderstandingofthehistoryandcultureofthecity.

Citywalkersareacastofpeoplewhopossessintensecuriosity.Theyareeagertoengagewiththecitytheyarevisitingorresideintheirownway.By“roaming”onfoot,citywalkerscanbetterfeelthetextureandlistentothebreathofaplace.Theyseekpleasuremorethroughconnectionthanconsumption,whichindicatesadeepculturalcuriosity.Forexample,inChongqing,ifyoudon’ttakeawalk,youcanhardlyexperiencetheuniquegeographicalcharmofthemountainouscity.BeitthehutonginBeijingortheChineseparasoltreedistrictinShanghai;citywalksallowpeopletoseethesceneryapartfromthesceneanduncoverhiddenknowledge.

Theappealofacitywalkliesintheyounggeneration’schangingattitudetowardlife—pursuingqualityleisuretimewhilebeingoccupiedwithdemandingworkloadsandlimitedtimeforexploration.Whileroamingalongtheroad,youcanentirelyfocusonyourselfandlistentoyourinnervoiceandcareforwhatyoufeel,whichisawaytoloveyourselfandbenefityourmentalhealth.JustlikeOscarWildeoncesaid,“Toloveoneselfisthebeginningofalifelongromance.”

24.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“gainingsteam”inparagraphoneprobablymean

A.Raisingconcerns.B.Gettingoutdated.C.Causingtrouble.D.Receivingpopularity.

25.Howdoesthecitywalkdifferfromtraditionalsightseeing

A.Itpursueseconomicaltourism.

B.Itisusuallywell-organizedandscheduled.

C.Ithelpspromotetheauthenticfoodofthedestination.

D.Itfocusesonfeelingthelocalculturebyconnectingthecity.

26.Whatdoweknowaboutcitywalkers

A.Theyarekeentobuysouvenirs.

B.Theytendtowalkasmuchaspossible.

C.Theyhavestrongcuriosityaboutthelocalculture.

D.Theypreferthecitylandscapetothenaturalscenery.

27.Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout

A.Whycitywalkchangespeople’slifestyle.

B.Whytheyoungfallinlovewithacitywalk.

C.Howpopularthecitywalkisamongcitizens.

D.Whatyoungpeopleusuallydoduringacitywalk.

C

Inrecentyears,labelshaveincreasinglybeenusedbythefoodindustry.Whether“non-GMO”or“zerotransfat”,“noaddedhormones”or“sugar-free”,consumersaredemandingmoreinformationaboutwhat’sintheirfood.

AreportbyNielsenfoundthat39percentofconsumerswouldswitchfromthebrandstheycurrentlybuytoothersthatprovideclearer,moreaccurateproductinformation.Foodmanufacturersareusingthenewlabelstomeetconsumers’demand,withaneyetowardsgivingtheirproductsalegupoverthecompetition,andtheirbottomlinesaboostaswell.

Onitsface,thenewmarketingstrategymakessense.Buttheseso-called“absenceclaims”labelsareharmfulbothtotheconsumerswhopurchasetheproductsandtheindustrythatsuppliesthem.Forexample,Hunt’sputa“non-GMO”labelonitstomatoesafewyearsago—despitethefactthat,atthetime,therewasnosuchthingasaGMOtomatoonthemarket.Overthelongterm,thisstrategywillhavetheoppositeeffect:bycreatingfear,weruntheriskofdamagingconsumers’trust.

Eventually,itbecomesaquestioninconsumers’minds:ShouldIhaveeverbeeneatingthesefoodsinthefirstplaceBypurchasingandconsumingthesetypesofproducts,haveIalreadydonesomekindofharmtome

Forfoodmanufacturers,itwilldamageconsumers’trust,whichinturnwouldlowersalesforthewholefoodindustry.Andthisisn’tjustsupposition.ArecentstudybyagroupofacademicsattheUniversityofDelawarefoundthat“absenceclaims”labelscanstigmatize(污名化)foodproducedwithconventionalprocessesevenwhenthereisnoscientificevidencethattheycauseharm.

Inadditiontothelikelynegativelong-termimpactonsales,itsendsamessagethatinnovationsinfarmingandfoodprocessingareunwelcome,eventuallyleadingtolessefficiency,fewerchoicesforconsumers,and,ultimately,morecostlyfoodproducts.Therefore,it’sclearthatfoodmanufacturersmustbecarefulwhenusing“absenceclaims”asamarketingstrategy.Ifweallowthiskindoflabelfear-mongeringtocontinue,theloserswillbeallofus.

28.Whatisfoodmanufacturers’newmarketingstrategy

A.Handingoutfreesamplesforconsumerstotaste.

B.Usingcreativewrapperstoeachcustomers’eyes.

C.Attractingconsumersbylabelling“absenceclaims”.

D.Offeringmoredetailedgoodsinformationtocustomers.

29.WhatdoestheauthorintendtoindicatebymentioningHunt’s

A.TheHunt’stakesaleadinthefood-marketingstrategy.

B.Productswithout“non-GMO”labelsareusuallyunhealthy.

C.Consumerstendtopurchaseproductswith“absenceclaims”labels.

D.The“absenceclaims”labelswillhavenegativeeffectsonconsumers.

30.Whatimpactdoesthenewmarketingstrategyhaveonfoodmanufacturers

A.Itwillcutdownthesalesoftheirfoodproducts.

B.Itwillhelpremovethestigmaoftheirbrandhistory.

C.Itwilldamagethetrustoftheircooperativepartners.

D.Itmightincreasetheconsumptionoffoodprocessing.

31.Whatdoestheauthoradvisefoodmanufacturerstodo

A.Increasefoodchoicesforconsumers.

B.Use“absenceclaims”labelscautiously.

C.Improvetheefficiencyoffoodproduction.

D.Innovatetheprocessingmethodsoffoodproducts.

D

Thecommonlyheldbeliefthatittakes21daystoformanewhabitcanbetracedbacktoa1960bookbyplasticsurgeonMaxwelMaltzcalledPsycho-Cybernetics.Inhisworktreatingpatientswhohadgonethroughfacialreconstructionsurgery,Maltznoticedthatittypicallytookaroundthreeweeksforthemtoadjusttoseeingtheirnewfacesinthemirror.Healsofoundthatindividualswhohadlostalimbstillsensed“phantom(幻觉的)”painsinthemissingarmorlegforabout21days.

Basedontheseperceptions(认知)ofrecoverytimeaftersignificantphysicalchanges,Maltztheorizedinhisbookthatitlikelytakesaminimumof21daysfortheneurologicalpathwaysinourbrainsassociatedwitholdbehaviorsandhabitstogoaway,andfornewmentalimagesandroutinestotakefirmroot.Thisideaofastandardized21-dayformationperiodforhabitssoonbecamewidelyaccepted.

However,Maltzwasdrawingcausalinferencesratherthanconductingstrictscientificresearch.Itwasn’tuntil2023thathealthpsychologistPhillippaLallyatUniversityCollegeLondondecidedtoproperlystudyhabitformationtimelines.Shedesignedayear-longexperimentthattracked96participantsastheyeachestablishedasinglenewhabitoftheirchoosing.Everyday,subjectsreportedonwhethertheysuccessfullyperformedtheirintendedbehaviorthatdayaswellashowautomatictheactionfelt.

Lally’findingsrevealedthatonaverage,ittook66daysbeforeahabitbecameanormalpartofaroutineandfeltautomatic.Butresultsvariedwidely,withhabitsforminganywherefrom18daysupto254daysbetweenindividuals.Consistencywasthekeyfactorinsuccessfullymakingabehaviorhabitual,withsometimesmissingdaysnotstoppingoverallprogress.

Thislandmarkstudydisprovedtheassumed21-daystandardandshowedthatawiderangeoftimelinesarenormal.Ultimately,committingtoconsistentlypracticinganewbehaviorformonths,notweeks,iswhatallowsrealhabitchangeandimprovementtooccurnaturallyinthebrain.Understandinghabitformationasagradual,individualizedprocesshelpspeopledeveloppositiveroutineswithoutunrealisticexpectations.

32.WhatisMaltz’sassumptionbasedon

A.Anintensivesurvey.B.Psychologicalwork.

C.Thestrictscientificresearch.D.Hispersonalobservations.

33.WhydidLally’steamconducttheresearch

A.ToproveMaltz’stheoryonhabitformation.

B.Toidentifytimelinesforestablishingnewhabits.

C.Toexplorethefactorsinaffectinghabitformation.

D.Topresentadvantagesofdevelopinggoodbehavior.

34.WhatdoweknowaboutLally’sfindings

A.Therearelargeindividualdifferencesinforminghabits.

B.Mostparticipantstook66daystomakeabehaviorhabitual.

C.Itishardertoformanewhabitthantopersistwithanoldone.

D.Occasionalstopshaveabigeffectontheprogressofhabitformation.

35.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext

A.WhatIstheKeytoFormaNewHabit

B.HowDoWeDevelopPositiveRoutines

C.WhenIstheBestTimetoStartaNewHabit

D.DoesItReallyTake21DaystoBuildaNewHabit

第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Havinggoodworkingrelationshipswithyourcoworkersisimportant.Unfortunately,somecoworkerscanberude,orunprofessional.It’seasytogetstressedandstrugglewithproductivitywhenyou’resufferingabadworkrelationship.36

Oneeasiestwaytoavoidtroubleissimplytoavoidthemwhenyoucan.Stayawayfromdifficultcoworkersifyoudon’thavetoworkwiththemdirectly.Limityourinteractions.37Whenyoudoneedtospeakwiththem,keepthediscussionbriefbutpleasant.

38Dependingonthesituation,it’shealthiesttoletgoofyourangerwhenacolleagueactsout.Theirbadbehaviorisn’tyourfault.Aslongasitdoesn’tinterferewithyourwork,it’snotyourproblem.Insteadoftakingtheirbehaviorpersonally,ignoreitandmoveon.

Fightacoworker’snegativitywithyourownoptimisticperspective.Doesyourcoworkerseemtocomplainconstantly39Yourcoworkerwillgettheinformationifyouwiselychangethetopicorofferanoppositepositivepointofview.Withoutsomeonetofueltheirnegativity,they’llgetboredandmoveon.

Understandingandempathizingwiththemmakesiteasiertogetalong.Asyoulearnaboutyourcoworker,you’llalsogaininsightintowhytheybehavethewaytheydo.40Yourrelationshipmayimprovewhenyoucanempathizewiththeirsituation.

A.Ifso,buildapositiveattitudeinresponse.B.Trydevelopingafewcopingmethodstohelpyou.C.Thankfully,therearewaystoimprovethesituation.D.Thenyou’llreducetheamountoffrustrationyoufeel.E.Theymightbeoverworked,orgoingthrougharoughtime.F.Gettoknowyourcoworkersoyoucanunderstandwhytheyactthatway.G.Lettingbadbehaviorsliderightoffyourshouldersisoftentheeasiestway.

第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

IstartedworkingattheUniversityofLeedstwoyearsago.41thattheBusinessConfuciusInstitutewasofferingChineseeveningclassesontheuniversitycampus,Idecidedto42abeginnerclass.

MyfirstclasstookplaceinJanuary2023andIattendedonelessonaweek,eachlastingoneandahalfhours.MyChineseteacher,Mr.Kong,washighly43andengaging.Eachclasshewouldteachuslotsofnewwordsand44,andthengetustoactthemoutinroleplays45basicChineseintroductionsandconversations,asifhewouldnevergettired.

AftereachlessonIfeltasthoughmy46hadbeenplacedinadeepfatfryer(锅)foralongperiodoftime.Despitetheseinitial47,Imadeprogressgradually.Begantorealizethatthemoremybrain48immediatelyafterclass,themoreinformationIhad49.Betweenweeklyclassesmymindwouldreorderandmakesenseofthechaos.IfoundthatChinesephrasesornurserythymeswehad50wouldpopunexpectedlyintomyheadat51moments,suchaswhenintheshoweroronthewaytowork.

IfoundthatlearningChinsewasmucheasierandmuchharderthanIhadthoughtit.ItismucheasierbecauseChinese52—atleastatbeginnerlevel—issignificantlysimplerthanEnglishorSpanish,bothofwhichhavecomplicatedgrammaticalrules.Itisharderbecausereadingandwritingtoadecentstandard53thememorizationofsome3,000characters.Itisareal54enemyforthemomentbutIamdeterminedto55himoneday.

41.A.StudyingB.RealizingC.NoticingD.Wondering

42.A.puttothetestB.signupforC.takeintoaccountD.settledownin

43.A.energeticB.optimisticC.excellentD.intelligent

44.A.rulesB.novelsC.vocabularyD.phrases

45.A.recitingB.practisingC.creatingD.reading

46.A.heartB.soulC.bodyD.brain

47.A.successesB.achievementsC.challengesD.surprises

48.A.matteredB.achedC.roseD.flew

49.A.absorbedB.forgottenC.predictedD.occupied

50.A.regrettedB.intendedC.coveredD.pretended

51.A.randomB.casualC.deliberateD.intentional

52.A.characterB.pronunciationC.dictationD.grammar

53.A.assessesB.ignoresC.involvesD.concludes

54.A.mercifulB.toughC.riskyD.mature

55.A.guaranteeB.appreciateC.overcomeD.conquer

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

ButterflyLovers,amasterpiece56reallydeservestobeheard,isabeautifulviolinconcertocomposedbyHeZhanhaoandChenGang.

ThemusiccombinesChineseandWesternmusicalelements:itisplayed57Westernmusicalinstrumentssuchastheviolin.Butmore58(significant),muchofthemusichasitsrootsinChineseYueOpera.Ittakestheaudiencethroughthetwistsandturnsofaclassicstoryaboutayoungcouple59(tear)apartbytheirfamilies.WhenthetwoloversLiangShanboandZhuYingtaifirstmeet,themusicislightandpleasant,asif60(whisper)totheaudience.Thetunesthenbecomefastandcheerful61(represent)theirthreehappyyearsofschool.Laterthemusicgetsdramaticwithheaviernotesandthatis62theloversareseparated.Angryandsad,Liangfallssickanddies.Overcomewithsorrow,Zhujumpsintohisgrave.Finally,duringthemostexcitingpart,themusictakesa63(soft)turnandendsonabittersweetnote,tellingushowthecoupletransformintobutterfliesandflyawaytobetogetherforever.What64amazingjourney!Nowonderit65(praise)asoneofthegreatestconcertossinceitwascreated.

第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（满分15分）

66.假定你是李华，是某中学的一名高二学生。学校即将举行一年一度的美食节，美食节上有来自湖南和全国各地的特色美食展示与推荐。与此同时，为了增进对各地美食的了解，美食节设定了英语写作竞赛环节，参赛者按如下提示给英语老师Simon写一封邮件，进行具体推荐。

1.推荐美食的名称及推荐的理由；

2.推荐美食的外貌、气味、口味等相关特征；

3.推荐美食的其他信息。

注意：

1.词数应为80词左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

DearSimon,

Yourssincerely,

LiHua

第二节（满分25分）

阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Ihadalovelypiggybank,whichmyfathersentmeasabirthdaygift.Throughanopeningonthetopofitonecouldputmoneyin,buttheopeningwasnotbigenoughtoreachinandgetthemoneyout.Theonlywaytogetatthemoneywastobreakthepiggybankopen.Myfatherexplainedthatwasthewholeidea:thepiggybankwouldhelpsavemymoneysothat,attheendoftheyear,ImighthaveenoughforthatbikeIdreamtabout.HeaskedifIwouldputsomeofthemoneyhegavemeintothepiggybank.IagreedimmediatelyandpromisedthatIwouldn’tbreakitopenuntilIcouldaffordmydreambike.

Eachtimehefundmealittlebitofmoney,hewouldsay,“Thisisforspending.Butyoucansavesomeandputitinthepiggybankifyouwanttosaveitup.”Whenhegavemelargeramounts,itwasclearlyforsavinginthepiggybank.Forsometime,thisworkedfine.Ilovedshakingthepiggybankandhearingthesoundofthecoins.Asitbecameheavier,Igrewmoreexcited,dreamingaboutbuyingmynewbike,andalltheadventuresIcouldhaveonit.

EachtimeIwantedtotakesomemoneyfromthepiggybanktobuydeliciouspizzaorbeautifulpencilsharpener,Iwouldimagineridingmybikeonthestreet,andthinkingofthat,mythoughtsaboutpizzaorpencilsharpenerwentaway.Soforalmostsixmonths,Ionlyputmoneyintothepiggybankwithouttakinganyout.IthoughtIwouldn’tbreakmypiggybankforanything.Butonedaysomethingunexpectedhappened.Isawapieceofnewsonthetelevisionthataseriousearthquakehadhappenedinanearbyprovince.Asmanyhousesweredestroyed,alotofchildrenbecamehomeless.Seeingtheirshabbyclothesandcryingfaces,Iwassleeplessthatnight.

注意：

1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。

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