河北省石家庄市第2中学2023-2024学年高二年级上学期10月份月考英语试题

河北省石家庄市第2中学2023-2024学年高二年级上学期10

月份月考英语试题

学校:姓名：班级：考号：

一、阅读理解

BestspringdestinationsinTibet

TheQinghai-TibetPlateauhaslongbeenanidealandmysteriousdestinationforvisitors

whoarepassionateaboutexploringremotelands.Herewerecommendsomeofthebest

touristdestinationsinTibet.

PeachBlossomValley,Nyingchi

ThepeachblossomsinNyingchihavebeendubbedas"themostbeautifiilpeachflowers

intheworld^^.Theannualfestivalhasbecomeasignaturetourismeventontheplateau.Peach

treesbloomdependingonthealtitudeandclimate,sovisitorswillhavethechancetoenjoy

theblossoms.

RanvvuLake

RanwuLakeisrenownedforitstranquilityanditspurityofblueness.Sceneryalongthe

lakesidevariesagooddealwithgrass,forest,autumnleaves,whitewaterfowlandcolorful

pebblesclearlyreflectedinthemirror-likewater.Springcoming,areflectionofgreentrees

dancesonthelakeandpeoplefeelliketheyarewalkingintoaromanticdreamland.

TheYarlungZangboRiverGrandCanyon

TheGrandCanyonisthedeepestcanyonintheworld.Withatotallengthofabout500

kilometers,itsaltitudespansfrom7,782metersto550metersaroundtheYarlungZangbo

RiverValley.Visitorscanenjoyboththepeachblossomsandthesnow-cappedmountains.

NanyiValley

NanyiValleyisknownas“thehighestgreenmysteriousplaceonEarth”.Surroundedby

mountainsandshroudedinclouds,NanyiValleyisanidealspringdestinationforvisitors,

whereyoucanfindpeachandazaleablossomseverywhere.

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1.Ifyoupreferthepeaceandtheclearsky,whichdestinationwillyouchoose?

A.PeachBlossomValley,Nyingchi.B.RanwuLake.

C.TheYarlungZangboRiverGrandCanyon.D.NanyiValley.

2.WhatdoPeachBlossomValley,NyingchiandNanyiValleyhaveincommon?

A.Appreciatingazaleaflowers.B.Watchingwhitewaterfowl.

C.Enjoyingpeachblossoms.D.Admiringsnow-cappedmountains.

3.Whereisthistextprobablytakenfrom?

A.Abookreview.B.Amagazine.C.Atravelbrochure.D.Awebsite.

InApril2008,Icameacrossanessayaboywithautism（自闭症）hadwrittenwhenhe

was14.1wasimpressed.Ithoughttherewaspotentialforadocumentary.Thedirectoragreed.

“Findtheboy!”hesaid.Acoupleofmonthslater,Ifoundhim,Anton.Soitbegan-afilm

aboutAnton'stransformation.Atleast,that9swhatIthoughtatthetime.

Duringfilming,Ihelpedputhimintodifferenthospitalsandcampsfortreatmentandwe

becameclose.Therewerelotsofunforgettablemoments.Irememberonevisitwhenwesat

together,talkingquietlyandeatingfoodI'dmade.Thenitwastimeformetogo.Without

sayingaword,Antonstoodupandstartedtobanghisheadagainstthewall.BAM.BAM.

Bloodstreameddownhisface.Atthatmoment,lookingatthedespaironAnton'sface,I

recognizedmyself.WhatIrecognizedwasanemotionalabundanceinhimthatIhadmyself.

LikeAnton,Iwasoverthetop.IfIlovedsomeone,Ilovedthemcompletely.IfIwasupset,I

letitshow.ButunlikeAnton,Tdlearnedtoeditemotionsasiftheywereafilm.Butlately,I

waswakingupinthemomingwithoneterrifyingthought:"WhoamI?”Antonhelpedmeto

answerthis.Hewastheonlypersoninmylifewholetmelovewithoutanyholdingbackand

wholovedmethesameway.

ThefilmAnton'sRightHerewasreleasedinOctober2012andshownatfilmfestivalsin

RussiawhereitreceivedprizesatseveralmajorRussianfilmfestivals.

AfterthefilmwasshownbytheFirstTVChannel,Russia'smainTVchannel,letters

flowedin.Autisticindividualsandtheirfamiliesneededhelp.That'swhentheideaofa

foundationbegantotakeshapeinmymind.Thefoundation,calledAnton'sRightHere,

officiallyopenedinDecember2013.It'sRussia'sfirst-evercentreforadultswithautism.It

keepshelpingpeoplewithautismlikeAnton.

Whenwestartedtofilm,Antonwas19.He'snow31.I'mstillverymuchapartofhis

life.Withhisuneditedemotions,Antonremindsmeeverydayofwhatit'sliketobereally,

unreservedlylovedandtolovebackinreturn.

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4.WhydidthewriterwanttofindAnton?

A.ShewantedtotransformAnton'slife.B.Shewasaskedtodosobythedirector.

C.ShesawAnton'spotentialtobeawriter.D.SheintendedtomakeafilmaboutAnton.

5.WhydidAntonhurthimselfduringavisit?

A.Hewaslostforwords.B.Hisconditionwasgettingworse.

C.Hedidnotwantthewritertoleave.D.Hetendedtolosehistemperforno

reason.

6.Whatdoweknowaboutthedocumentaryfromthepassage?

A.Ittook5yearstoshoot.

B.Itarousedlittlesocialconcern.

C.Shootingitmadeadifferencetothewriter'slife.

D.AfoundationofthesamenamewasestablishedbyAnton.

7.WhatlessondidthewriterlearnfromAnton?

A.Howtodealwithautism.B.Howtoloveandbeloved.

C.Howtoeditheremotions.D.Howtolivelifetothefullest.

Checkyourjunkdrawerathome,andyou'relikelytofindamessofelectronicdevice

chargers-manyofthemprobablyold-fashioned.LatelastweektheEuropeanUnion

proposedanewregulationthatwouldsolvethisproblembyrequiringallsmallelectronics

(includingphones,tablets,portablespeakersandcameras)tohavethesametypeofcharging

port.AllsuchelectronicssoldintheEUwouldneedtoswitchtotheUSB-Cstandardwithin

twoyears.

Europeanofficialsdeclarethisuniversalstandardnotonlyincreasesconveniencefor

consumersbutalsocutsdownonelectronicwaste.Criticsofsuchmeasures,includingApple

whichusesaspecialchargingportonitsphones,claimthemovewillslowdowninnovation.

AndwhenUSB-Ccertainlygiveswaytothenextimprovedchargingmethod,peoplewillstill

needtoinvestinnewchargers.Thetrueimpactofthislaw,however,maynotbeassimpleas

eithersidesuggests.

“Basedonwhatweknowaboutwhat'sintheelectronicwastestream,therelative

reductionintheamountofe-wasteisprobablygoingtoberelativelysmallduetochargers

alone,“saysCallieBabbitt,aprofessorofsustainabilityatResearcherInstituteofTechnology,

whereshestudieselectronicwaste."ButIthinkthebiggerpotentialisthatthisisagoodtest

caseforrequiringmanufacturerstothinkaboutstandardizationanddesignthatis

user-friendlyfortheconsumer-andthenactuallyseewhetherthereisanincreaseindiscarding

（丢弃）astechnologychangesorifweactuallyseeareductionbecauseconsumersaren't

replacingproductsandchargersasfrequently,MBabbittspokewithScientificAmericanabout

thescaleofthee-wasteproblem,howresearcherswanttosolveitandwhetherthisnewrule

isastepintherightdirection.

HouseholdsacrosstheUSdiscardaboutjustundertwomillionmetrictonsofelectronics

ayear.Andthat'sjusthouseholds.Ifyoustarttoincludebusinesses,companiesandindustry,

thenthenumberisestimatedtoperhapsdouble.

8.Whydoestheauthormentionthejunkdrawerinparagraph1?

A.Toclarifyarule.B.Tointroduceatopic.

C.Todrawaconclusion.D.Toexplainaconcept.

9.WhafsApple'sreactiontotheEUstandard?

A.Itisinfavorofthestandard.B.Itpayslittleattentiontothestandard.

C.Itclaimsthenegativeeffectsofthestandard.D.Itthinksthere'salongwaytomeet

thestandard.

10.WhatdoesBabbirtthinkaboutthenewregulation?

A.Itwillreducealargeamountofe-waste.

B.Itwillcontributetoothertechnologychanges.

C.Itisastepinthewrongdirectionofreducingewaste.

D.Itisagoodtryforstandardizationanduser-friendlydesign.

11.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.AuniversalstandardforchargingportB.Traditionalchargers:old-fashioned

C.AnewregulationaboutewasteD.E-waste:aglobalconcern

二、七选五

Doyoueverfindyourselfstudyingexceptionallyhardforatestbutfinallynotdoingso

well?Youspenthoursreviewingyournotes,onlytoreceiveagradethatdidn'treflectyour

hardwork.12.It'sjustthatyou'restudyingthewrongway.

WhenIwasyounger,Istaredatmynotesfortwohoursandhopedthecontentwould

magicallystickwithme.Butitactuallywasnotanefficientwayofstudying.Ioftenspaced

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out,orgavemyself"littlebreaks“tochecksocialmediabecauseIwasboredoutofmymind.

Iwashardlyretaining（保留）anyoftheinformationIwasreading.Ifyou'reanythinglike

youngerme,pleasestopstaringatyournotes.13.

Createcompare-and-contrasttablesfordifferentconceptsortheories.Thishelpsour

brainwithcategorizing（归类）information.14.Understandingtheirsimilaritiesand

differenceswillalsobehelpfulforatest.

Studywithfriends.Ifyou'reabletostayfocused,studyingwithagroupmightbemore

funandmotivatingthanstudyingalone.It'salsogreattohearotherpeople'sthoughtsonthe

coursematerialincasethere'sanythingyoumissed.

15.Flashcardsareagreatwaytomemorizevitalmaterial!Tomakeitmorefun,

writeyourflashcardsusingcolorfulpensandhighlightimportantparts.

Tryusingsomeofthesemethodswhenyoustudyforyournexttest,andseeifyou've

improved.16.However,findingwaystomakeitmorefuncanreallyhelpyoudo

wellinyourtests.Sodon'tlosemotivation!

A.Studyingcanbeboring

B.It'snotthatyou'renotsmart

C.Thelastoptionistouseflashcards

D.Studyingistoodifficultforstudents

E.Startstudyinginamoreengagingway

F.Ifyouusethismethod,youwillstudymoreefficiently

G.Ifyoucanfillupatable,thatmeansyouknowenoughaboutthem

三、完形填空

IteacheconomicsatUNLVthreetimesperweek.LastMonday,atthebeginningof

class,Icheerfullyaskedmystudentshowtheir17hadbeen.Oneyoungmansaid

thathisweekendhadnotbeensogood.Hehadhiswisdomteeth18.Theyoungman

thenproceededtoaskmewhyIalwaysseemedtobeso19.

Hisquestion20meofsomethingI'dreadsomewherebefore:44Everymorning

whenyougetup,youhaveachoiceabouthowyouwantto21lifethatday."Isaid,

“Ichoosetobecheerful.^^

“Letmegiveyouanexample,Icontinued,addressingallsixtystudentsintheclass,'in

additiontoteachinghereatUNLV,1alsoteachoutatthecommunitycollegeinHenderson,

17milesdownthe22fromwhereIlive.Onedayafewweeksago,Idrovethose17

milestoHenderson.IexitedthefreewayandturnedontoCollegeDrive.Ionlyhadtodrive

23quartermiledowntheroadtothecollege.Butjustthenmycardied.Itriedtostartit

again,buttheenginewouldn't24.SoIputmyflasherson,25mybooks,

andmarcheddowntheroadtothecollege.

“AssoonasIgotthereIcalledAAAandarrangedforatowtrucktomeetmeatmycar

afterclass.The26intheProvosfsofficeaskedmewhathadhappened."Thisis

myluckyday,“Ismiled.Shewaspuzzled.

“Mycarbrokedownintheperfectplace:offthefreeway,withinwalkingdistanceof

here.Ifmycarwas27tobreakdowntoday,itcouldn'thavebeenarrangedina

more28fashion,1added.Thesecretary'seyesopenedwide,andthenshesmiled.

Ismiledbackand29forclass.Soendedmystory.

IscannedthesixtyfacesinmyeconomicsclassatUNLV.Despitetheearlyhour,noone

seemedtobe30.Somehow,mystoryhadtouchedthem.Ormaybeitwasn'tthe

storyatall.Infact,ithadallstartedwithastudent's31thatIwascheerful.

17.A.weekendB.taskC.sleepD.class

18.A.plantedB.removedC.abandonedD.brightened

19.A.gratefulB.thoughtfulC.cheerfulD.delightful

20.A.satisfiedB.warnedC.informedD.reminded

21.A.sustainB.approachC-lengthenD.enjoy

22.A.streetB.districtC.pathD.freeway

23.A.anotherB.otherC.extraD.certain

24.A.turnoutB・turnintoC.turnoverD.turnaway

25.A.leftB.grabbedC.coveredD.hid

26.A.secretaryB.consultantC.assistantD.minister

27.A.thoughtB.supposedC.committedD.meant

28.A.validB.considerableC.intentionalD.convenient

29.A.headedB.inspectedC.sawD.panicked

30.A.alikeB.asleepC.activeD.available

31.A.faithB.proposalC.observationD.emphasis

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四、用单词的适当形式完成短文

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Asmarthomeisonethat32(integrate)computersintothestructureofthe

building33(it).Inthisway,manyofthethingsthatwenowdoourselveswill

becomeautomatic,whichwillkeepussecure,saveusenergy,andprovideamore

comfortableenvironment34(live)in.Forexample,thesmarthomecouldcontrol

theairconditioningandlightssothatyouwouldnolongerhavetoswitchthemonandoff

makingyourhomemoreenergy-efficient.Yourhomewillalsolearnyour35(day)

routineand36(prefer),soeverythingwillbereadyforyouwhenyougethomeeach

evening.Allcontrolswillrespondtovoicecommands,soifyouwanttochangeyourroutine,

youjustsayaloudwhatyouwantandthehomesystem37(obey).

Thesmarthomecouldalsomonitoritselftomakesurethateverythingisworkingasit

should,andsendyoua38(warn)ifthereisaproblem.Suchsmarthomescould

even39(program)todetectyourhealthproblems,andthengiveyourelevantadvice

astothefoodyoushouldeat40ifyoushouldseeadoctor.Smarthomecanalso

preventusfromdisasters.Soin41sense,smarthomeswillleadustolivingsmarter

lives

五、读后续写

42.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。

Hisfathersaid,“Allset,boy?”andJeremynoddedquickly,pickinguphisgun.Finally,

theyarrivedatthemarsh.Normally,Jeremywouldaskhisfathertowaitwhilehetriedto

recordthebeautifulplacewithhiscamera,butnotthismorning.Thisw