贵州省凯里市第三中学2023-2024学年高二下学期第一次月考英语试题

凯里三中2023——2024年高二年级第二学期第一次月考英语试卷本试卷共11页,67题,全卷满分150分,考试用时120分钟。第I卷(选择题)第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)第一节(共5小题,每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1.Whatwillthespeakersdonext?AVisitafriend. B.PickupBilly. C.Buysomebeans.2WhoisAndyClarks?A.Apubliclibrarian. B.ATVactor. C.Afamouslawyer.3.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.GiftsforJason. B.Abaseballgame. C.Thewoman’sretirement.4.WhatwentonatCooper’slastnight?A.Amovieshow. B.Abirthdayparty. C.Asalespromotion.5.Whatproblemdothespeakershave?A.Theyarelateforwork. B.Theygetstuckintraffic. C.Theyhavelosttheirway.第二节(共15小题,每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前,各个小题将有5秒钟的阅读时间;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段较长对话,回答以下小题。6.Wherearethespeakers?A.Athome. B.Attheoffice. C.Attheairport.7.HowdoesSarasound?A.Anxious. B.Surprised. C.Grateful.听下面一段较长对话,回答以下小题。8.WhatmadeMissJohnsonchooseteachingasaprofession?APressurefromherfamily. B.Herpassionforthework. C.Ateacher’sencouragement.9.WhatdoesMissJohnsonthinkisthebestpartofherjob?A.Beingwithchildren. B.Winningothers’respect. C.Learningdifferentthings.10.WhatdoesMissJohnsonwantherstudentstobecome?A.Lifelonglearners. B.Creativethinkers. C.Goodcommunicators.听下面一段较长对话,回答以下小题。11.WhatdoesBeckylikeaboutlivingwithherparents?A.Theyhaveabighouse. B.Theycookmealsforher. C.Theypayallherexpenses.12.WhatdoesEthansuggestBeckydoregardinghermother?A.Havepatience. B.Providecompany. C.Expressgratitude.13.WhyisEthanconcernedabouthisparentslivingontheirown?A.Theymayfeellonely. B.Theymayfailtogetalong. C.Theymayhaveanemergency.听下面一段较长对话,回答以下小题。14.Whosespeechdidthewomanlistentothismorning?A.JohnMiller’s. B.DavidThompson’s. C.AllanBrown’s.15.Whatistheworkshopintheafternoonabout?A.Knowledgeeconomy. B.Riskassessment. C.Employeemotivation.16.Whatdoesthewomansayaboutherjob?A.Itcanbechallenging. B.Itistrulyinteresting. C.Itwillberewarding.17.Whatdothemanandthewomanbothwanttodo?A.Applyforanewposition. B.Offertheirstaffasalaryraise. C.Improvetheirmanagementskills.听下面一段独白,回答以下小题。18.Whatdoesthespeakerprobablydo?A.She’samedicaldoctor B.She’safitnessinstructor. C.She’saswimmingcoach.19.Whatisacommonworkoutmistake?A.Focusingonlyonbuildingmuscles.B.Takingtoomanytypesofexercises.C.Doingthesameroutineallthetime.20.Howoftendoesthespeakersuggestpeopledohardworkouts?A.Onceaweek. B.Twiceaweek. C.Threetimesaweek.第二部分阅读理解(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。AMostpeopleabove16yearsoldhaveastrongwishthattheyshoulddriveontheroadbythemselves.Thus,gettingalicenseisanexcitingtimeintheirlife.UltimateDriversistheretohelpyourteenlearntherulesoftheroadandgainimportantdrivingexperience.WhatWeOfferIntimateDrivers’programwillhelpstudentspreparefortheirroadtestandgivethemtheskillstheyneedtobecomelifelongsafeanddefensivedrivers.Thebeginnerprogramoffers20hoursofin-classtraining,12hoursofhomeworkassignmentsand8hoursofin-cartraining.Eachin-classtraininglasts120minutesandeachone-on-onein-cartraining80minutes.What’smore,studentscanbepickedupforfreefromhome,workorschool.WhatYouNeedKnowStudentscancompletetheclassroompartofthecourseinjusttwoweekendsorifitbettersuitstheirschedules,theycantakeitduringtheeveningsonweekdays.Therearealsoclassesofferedduringtheholidaybreak.StudentscanstarttakinglineclassroompartofthedrivingtrainingwithouttheG1license,butdoneeditbythetimethey’rereadytostartthein-cardrivinglessons.WhatExtraBenefitsAreThebeginnerdriverscangainmuchthroughtheprogram.Afterthatthey’llreceivestudenttestimonials(证明书).Thetestimonialsshowteenagerswhohavetakenthecoursefeelmoreconfidentintheirabilitiesandmanybelievetheycouldn’thavepassedtheroadtestwithoutit.SignupbeforeApril5,andstudentscangetaninsurancediscount(保险折扣)!21.Howmanytimesdoestheprogramofferin-classtraining?A.20. B.12. C.10. D.8.22.Whatdostudentsneedtodotohavein-cardrivinglessons?AGettheG1license. B.Finishtheclassroompart.C.SignupbeforeApril5th. D.Receiveastudenttestimonial.23.Whattypeofwritingisthetext?A.Areview. B.Anadvertisement. C.Aguide. D.Anannouncement.BForpeoplebornintotheRussianaristocracy(贵族)inthenineteenthcentury,lifewasfullofinterestingopportunities-unlesstheywerefemale.Atthetime,womengenerallydidnothavecareers,fortheywereexpected,instead,tofocusfullyonmarryingandraisingfamilies.SophiaBehrswasonesuchyoungwoman.WhenSophiamarriedLeoTolstoy(列夫·托尔斯泰),hewasalreadyawell-knownauthor.Boththecouplewereliteraryintheirinterests:Sophiahadbeenagiftedstudentand,evenataveryyoungage,wasakeenandsensitivereader.Sophia’smarriagetoTolstoygavehertheopportunitytoputherabilitiesasagoodreadertouse,oftenadvisinghimonhisworkthroughoutthewritingprocess.Sheservedasherhusband’scopyist,writingoutmultiplecopiesofhisnovelsbyhand.Shemadesuggestionsforandeditstohiswork,manyofwhichwereincorporatedintothefinalproduct.Inaddition,sheservedashismanager,publicist,andagent,keepingtrackofthefinancialandlegalsidesofherhusband’swritingcareer.IfSophiawerealivetoday,shemighthavefound.hercallingatapublishinghouseorliterary-agency.ShewroteherownRussian-languagegrammartextbookandtranslatedtextsfromGermanandEnglish.Shealsowrotefiction,includingarevisionofLeo’snovellaTheKrcutzerSonata.Inthatstory,amanrecountsthedramaticbreakdownofhismarriage;Sophiaretoldthenarrativefromhiswife’spointofview.Thefamouswriterwasimpressedbyhiswife’sliterarytalents.“Whatforceoftruthandsimplicity!”hewroteinhisdiaryuponreadingoneofherstories.However,Sophianeversoughtpublicationforherownwork.Writingwasnotafantasythatshelookseriously;rather,sheregardeditwith“acertaincontempt(轻蔑)andirony.”Limitedbypersonalmodesty,herdomesticduties,andtheexpectationsforwomeninherlifetime,Sophianeverevenconsideredseekingfameofherown.YetTolstoywouldneverhavebeenabletoproducetheworkhedidwithoutSophia’sitalcontributions.24.WhatadvantagesdidSophia’smarriagebringtoher?A.Astronginterestinliterature. B.Asuperiorsenseofgracefulness.C.Aprofessionataliteraryagency. D.Achancetoputherliterarygifttouse.25.WhatcanbeinferredaboutSophiafromparagraph3?A.HerrevisionofTheKreutzerSonatawasadmirable. B.Hergrammartextbookwaseasyandsimple.C.Shehadadramaticandimaginativewritingstyle. D.Shealmostwentthroughamarriagebreakdown.26.WhichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribeSophiaaccordingtothelastparagraph?A.Talentedandselfless. B.Lovingandambitious.C.Thoughtfulbutstrong-willed. D.Responsiblebutproud.27.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Sophia,adelayedpublisher B.Sophia,theotherTolstoy.C.LifeofTolstoyandSophia. D.LiteratureonRussianwomen.CAccordingtoarecentstudybyKeithRobinson,children’sschoolgradesmaybebroughtdownbytheirparentswhohelptheirchildrenwithhomework.Otherformsofparentalinvolvement(参与),includingvolunteeringatschoolandwatchingachild’sclasscarefully,alsofailtohelp,accordingtothemostrecentstudyonthetopic.Thefindingschallengeakeyprincipleofmodernparenting(养育子女)whereschoolsexpectthemtoactaspartnersintheirchildren’seducation.Previousgenerationsconcentratedongettingchildrentoschoolontime,fed,dressedandreadytolearn.KeithRobinson,theauthorofthestudy,said,“Ireallydon’tknowifthepublicisreadyforthisbuttherearesomewaysparentspaytoomuchattentiontotheirkids”education,whichleadstodeclines(下降)intheirperformanceatschool.Oneofthethingsthatwasconsistentlynotbeneficialwasparents’helpwithhomework.”Robinsonsuggestedthatmaybebecauseparentsthemselvesstruggletounderstandthetasks.“Theymayeithernotrememberthematerialtheirkidsarestudyingnow,orinsomecasesneverlearnitthemselves,butthey’restillofferingadvice.”Robinsonassessedparentalinvolvementperformanceandfoundoneofthemostdamagingthingsaparentcoulddowastopunishtheirchildrenforpoormarks.Ingeneral,about20%ofparentalinvolvementwaspositive,about45%negativeandthereststatisticallyinsignificant.Commonsensesuggestsitwasagoodthingforparentstogetinvolvedbecause“childrenwithgoodacademicsuccessdohaveinvolvedparents”,admittedRobinson.Buthearguedthatthisdidnotproveparentalinvolvementwastherootcauseofthatsuccess.“AbigsurprisewasthatAsian-Americanparentswhosekidsaredoingsowellinschoolarehardlyinvolved.Inamorereasonableway,theymadetheirchildrenknowhowsuccessatschoolcouldimprovetheirlives.”28.Whatisthepurposeofthefirstparagraph?A.Topresentthefindingofarecentstudy. В.Todiscusshowtoimprovechildren’sgrades.C.Totellwhatkindofparentingisgood. D.Toshowdifferentparentinginvolvements.29.Whatkindofroleshouldparentsplayinchildren’seducationaccordingtoKeithRobinson?A.Partners. B.Trainer. C.Monitors. D.Standers-by.30.WhatisthemajorfindingofRobinson’sstudy?A.Modernparentsraisechildreninamorescientificway.B.Parentalinvolvementisnotsobeneficialasexpected.C.Punishingkidsforbadmarksismentallydamaging.D.Parentsarenotabletohelpwithchildren’shomework.31.WhichofthefollowingmightRobinsonagree?A.Childrenwithgoodacademicsuccessdonothaveinvolvedparents.B.Parentalinvolvementwastherootcauseofacademicsuccess.C.Parentsshouldletchildrenknowtheimportanceofsuccessatschool.D.Asian-Americanparentsarehardlyinvolvedinchildren’seducation.DKidsandscienceseemtobemadeforeachother!Thebasicscienceisacombinationofthoughtandexperimentcalledthescientificmethod.It’swhereyoustartwithanidea,createawaytoproveordisproveyouridea,andshowwhatyoulearnedbasedonfacts.Learningtofollowthisprocesshelpsyouthinklogically(逻辑地)andcarefully.Theseimportantthinkingskillscanbeusedinmanyareasofstudy.Togiveachildpracticewiththesethinkingskillsislikegivingvitamins(维生素)toadevelopingmind.Oneofthegreatestthingswecanteachourchildrenistolovelearning.Learningscienceisagreatwaytodoso.Childrenareeasytobeinterestedinscience.Becausemuchofscienceishands-ou,itattractsmostchildren.Nothingmakesachildsitupandtakenoticelikethe“WOW!”ofagreatscienceshowing.Scienceopensdoorstomanysubjectsatschool.Buildingloveforsciencecanbehelpfulinotherareasofstudy.Forexample,onecannotlovescienceforverylongwithoutbecominggoodatitslanguage-math!Soscienceencourageschildrentostudymath.Aninterestinscienceisaninterestinhowthingswereonceunderstoodcomparedtohowtheyareunderstoodnow.Thusstudyingsciencelendsitselfeasilytostudyinghistory.Andafteryoudoanexperiment,youneedtowritealabreport.Therefore,writingbecomesanimportantpartofscience.Scienceisthebasicthingformuchofourlife.Thescienceoffarmingshowshowourfoodisproduced;biomedicalsciencekeepsushealthy;evenourbedsthesedaysaredesignedaccordingtoscientificfacts.Wealmosteat,sleepandbreathewiththehelpofscience!Whenwepreparethenextgeneration(一代)ofvoters,creatorsandpolicymakers,itisimportanttomakesuretheyarenotonlycomfortablebutalsogoodatscience.32.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Howkidscanmakeuseofscience. B.Whyscienceisimportant.C.Whykidsshouldlearnscience. D.Whatkidsshouldlearnatschool.33.AccordingtoParagraph2,whatdoeslearningthescientificmethodmeantokids?A.Learningtodoexperiments. B.Learningmanyareasofstudy.C.Helpingthemdevelopthinkingskills. D.Refusinganyideasthatarenotlogical.34.Ifachildworkshardatscienceatschool,he/she________.A.usuallyhasnotimeforothersubjects. B.islikelytolearnmanyothersubjectswell.C.isusuallybadatsuchsubjectslikehistory. D.usuallylosesinterestinotheractivities.35.Whichofthefollowingstatementswouldtheauthoragreewith?A.Scienceistoodifficultforchildren. B.ChildrenusuallyconsiderscienceboringC.Sciencecouldmakechildrenlovelearning. D.Childrenwhocan’tthinkcarefullyshouldn’tlearnscience.第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5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。Recentyears,studyinggroupshasbeenbecomingmoreandmorepopularinclass,foritsadvantagesareasfollowing.Understandinformationfaster.Studentswilllearnfasterworkinginagroupthanworkingalone.Whenworkingonyourown,lotsoftimecanbewastedthinkingoverdifficultproblems.36Youcanalsohelpotherswhentheyhavedifficultiesunderstandingsomethingthatyouhaveunderstood.Helpwithprocrastination.37Wheninastudygroup,meetingatacertaintimecankeepyoufromprocrastinating.Youarelesslikelytoputoffyourtasksbecauseotherpeoplearedependingonyou.Havedifferentwaysofthinking.Eachgroupmemberhasdifferentideastooffertothestudygroup.Studyingbyyourselfwillalwaysleadtoonewayofthinking.38Listeningandaskingquestionswillprovidemorefoodforthoughtandhelpdevelopyourthinkingskills.Dealwithtestanxiety.Testanxietyisanuneasinessexperiencedbefore,during,orafteranexaminationbecauseofworryorfear.Somestudentsfindthatanxietyinfluencestheirlearning.Beinginastudygroupwithclassmatesisoftenhelpful.3940Studygroupscanhelpyoudevelopasastudent,person,andprofessional.Theyencouragememberstothinkcreativelyandbuildstrongcommunicationskills.Ithasbeenproventhatthoseinstudygroupsfeelmoreconfidentandcomfortableaboutreachingtheirlearninggoals.Mostjobsrequireworkingwithothers,sostudygroupsareexcellentpracticeinpreparationfortheworkworld.A.Joinastudygroupmakeslearningfun!B.Improveyourpersonalorprofessionalskills.C.Youwilllearnactivelybytakingpartinlearningactivities.D.Manystudentsarelikelytostudythenightbeforetheexam.E.Instructorsagreethatstudygroupsimprovestudents’performanceontests.F.However,workingingroups,youcanleanquicklybysimplyaskingaquestion.G.Yet,ingroups,youreceivedifferentopinionsthathelpyoureachyourownideas.第三部分语言知识运用(共两节,满分30分)第一节:完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Likemanyyoungpeople,Jessicawantstotraveltheglobe.Unlikemostofthem,this25-year-oldisdoingit41.Sheandherhusbandhavespentthelasttwoyearstravelingtheworld,stoppingeverywherefromParistoSingapore.Itmightsoundlikeonelong,expensive42,butthecouplehasanunusualwaytomaketheirtravel43.They’repartofanewformofthe44economy:anonlinegroupofhousesitters.Throughouttheirno-coststaysin45homes,theyfeedpetsandwaterplantsinthehomeowner’s46.It’snotallsightseeing.Thetwotravelerscarefully47theirtrips,schedulingtheirdaysaroundthepetsthataresometimesdifficultto48.Buthousesittingalsooffersalevelof49theycan’tfindinahotel:“It’slike50atafriend’shouse,”JessicasaysThecouplehasahigh51rateingettingacceptedashousesittersandtheyalwaysgobeyondthehomeowner’s52.ForJessica,thatmeans53plentyofpicturesofhappypets,keepingthehouse54andleavinganicesmallgiftbeforeheadingtothenexthouse.“Youwanttomakethehomeownerfeelthattheymadetheright55,”shesays.41.A.indoors B.online C.single-handed D.full-time42.A.game B.service C.vacati D.procedure43.A.safe B.busy C.helpful D.affordable44.A.local B.private C.sharing D.agricultural45.A.strangers’ B.parents’ C.co-workers’ D.neighbors’46.A.favor B.defense C.honor D.absence47.A.plan B.explain C.compare D.complete48,A.buy B.transport C.choose D.please49.A.support B.comfort C.control D.attention50.A.cooking B.staying C.waiting D.studying51.A.success B.survival C.growth D.unemployment52.A.budget B.abilities C.expectations D.understanding53.A.admiring B.donating C.sending D.borrowing54.A.clean B.open C.simple D.empty55.A.guess B.decision C.response D.impression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。Withhighyieldandsuperiorquality,Chinesehybridricevarietieshavebeenintroducedaroundtheworld,56(benefit)morepeople.TheexportofChina’shybridricetechnologystartedmanyyearsago.In1979.Chinaprovidedhybridriceseedstoanothercountryforthefirsttime,and40yearslater,in57(real),China’shybridricehasbeenplantedindozensofcountries.intheworld.Inthepast40years,Chinesescientists58(devote)toprovidingassistancetomanyothercountries.Chinahastrainedmorethan14,000hybridriceprofessionalsformorethan80developingcountriesthroughinternationaltrainingcourses.Thistechnologyhasspread59moreandmoreplacesintheworldsofar.YuanLongping,60cultivatedtheworld’sfirsthigh-yieldhybridricestrainnotonlyearnedrespectfromChinesepeoplebutalsotheglobalcommunity.Hishybridriceresearchhasbeen61(entire)savingmillionsofpeoplefromhunger.Yuan’sdreamwas62(solve)theglobalfoodshortageandpromotehybridricearoundtheworld.Chinahasachieved63greatwonder,feedingnearlyonefifthoftheworld’spopulationwithlessthanninepercentoftheworld’stotalland.AndChinais64(will)tocontributetoglobalfoodsecurityandcallsforjointeffortstoendglobalhungerandpoverty.It65(believe)thatYuan’sdreamwillcometrueoneday.第四部分写作(共两节,满分40分)第一节(满分15分)66.为了丰富校园生活、提高学生身体素质,学校组织了篮球赛。今天课外活动是高二男子组决赛,请你就本次比赛给校英文广播站写一篇活动报道,内容包括:1.介绍比赛时间、地点和参赛双方;