湖北省恩施鄂西南三校2023-2024学年高二年级上册9月月考英语试卷

鄂西南三校高二年级9月联考英语试卷

本试卷共12页，67题。全卷满分150分，考试用时120分钟。

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.Whatisthewomanlookingfor?

A.Thecitybank.B.Thepostoffice.C.Theshoppingcentre.

2.Whatisthemanprobably?

A.Ateacher.B.Acoach.C.Adoctor.

3.Whowillhosttheshow?

A.Linda.B.CaptainJohnWren.C.Thepilot.

4.Whatarethespeakersgoingtodo?

A.Drivehome.B.Goshopping.C.Eatout.

5.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Waystogettowork.B.Changesingasprices.C.Airpollutioninthecity.

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。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，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，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；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。

听下面一段长对话，回答小题。

6.What'stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Waiterandcustomer.B.Bossandemployee.C.Colleagues.

7.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.Atameetingroom.B.Atarestaurant.C.Atahospital.

听下面一段长对话，回答小题。

8.WhydoesChrisfeelworried?

A.Hecan*taffordthecoffee.

B.Hefailedinthephysicsexam.

C.Hedoesn'tdowellinthemathfinalexam.

9.Whatpercentagedoesthefinalexamaccountfor?

A.30%.B.40%.C.50%.

10.Wherewerethephysicsgradesposted?

A.Onthewallofthecafeteria.

B.OnDr.Jackson'sofficedoor.

C.Ontheblackboardoftheclassroom.

听下面一段长对话，回答小题。

11.WhenisLaborDayofAmericanow?

A.ThefirstdayofMay.

B.TheseconddayofMay.

C.ThefirstMondayofSeptember.

12.WhatdoesthewomanusuallydoonLaborDay?

A.Shehasacookout.

B.Shehangswhitepants.

C.Shehitsback-to-schoolsales.

13.Howdoesthewomanfindtheactivityintheman'shometown?

A.Competitive.B.Interesting.C.Silly.

听下面一段长对话，回答小题。

14.Whatprizedidthewomanwininthenationalcompetition?

A.Thefirstprize.B.Thesecondprize.C.Thethirdprize.

15.Whodoesthewomanfocusoninthecompetition?

A.Theaudience.B.Thejudges.C.Otherskaters.

16.Whatwasthewoman'sfirstlovebeforeskating?

A.Horse-riding.B.Tennis.C.Swimming.

17.Whatisthewomangoingtodonextweek?

A.Competeinanothermatch.

B.BeajudgeinaTVshow.

C.Teachsomeskaters.

听下面一段独白，回答小题。

18.Whatdomostpeoplethinkisveryimportantinspokencommunication?

A.Pronunciation.B.Vocabulary.C.Grammar.

19.Whyshouldyoulistentoexpertsaccordingtothespeaker?

A.Todevelopyourreadingfluency.

B.Toimproveyournote-takingskills.

C.Tofindoutyourmispronunciations.

20.Whatisthespeaker'slastsuggestion?

A.Spelloutthedifficultwords.

B.Checkthewordsinadictionary.

C.Practicereadingthewordsaloud.

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）

A

Firstreleasedinthelate1950s,Legohasbecomeaniconictoy,whichislovedandappreciatedbymillions

aroundtheworld.Here,we'veputtogethersomeoftheLegosetsthatmayappealtoyou.

DarthMaulLegoHead

Cost:$1,255

Ifyoudon'tknowwhoheis,thenIsuggestyouwatchStarWars:EpisodeI-ThePhantomMenace.ThisLegoset

containsover1,800smallindividualpieces,makingonehellofasettocomplete.Ifyouhavethetime,patienceand

desiretoputtogetherasetlikethis,youcanearnyourselfsomeseriousbragging（吹嘘）rightsinyourLegosocial

circle!

RebelBlockadeRunner

Cost:$1,330

OneofthebiggestLegosetsonthelististheRebelBlockadeRunner.It'sprettygiant,tosaytheleast,andis

madeupofover1,700piecesandisfromStarWars:EpisodeIV-ANewHope.Ifyou'realsoaStarWarsfan,you

shouldseriouslythinkaboutaddingthistoyourcollection!

EiffelTower

Cost:$1,455

BreakingoutoftheStarWarsistheEiffelTower,releasedin2007.With3,428pieces,thisisthetallestLegoset

onthemarketandshouldonlybeattemptedifyouhavethedeterminationandpatiencetoseeitthrough!Itwasbuilt

to1:300scale(比例尺)fromtherealtower.

LECAAutomobile(LEGOInsideTourExclusive2005Edition)

Cost:$2,350

Asoneofthetop5mostexpensiveLegosetsintheworld,it'snotthecoolestormostprettylookingLegoset.

However,it'sdifferentandrare,andincludes4,060pieces.So,ifcarsareyourthing,pleaseclickheretoknowmore

aboutit.

I.WhatdotheDarthMaulLegoHeadandRebelBlockadeRunnerhaveincommon?

A.Theyaresoldatthesameprice.B.Theycontainthesamepieces.

C.Theyrelatetothesamemovie.D.Theywerereleasedinthesameyear.

2.WhatdoweknowabouttheEiffelTower?

A.ItisthemostexpensiveLegoset.B.Itisaminiversionoftherealtower.

C.Itisrelativelyeasytoputittogether.D.ItisthebiggestLegosetintheworld.

3.Wherecanweprobablyreadthetext?

A.Inasciencereport.B.Inanewspaper.C.Inafashionmagazine.D.Onawebsite.

答案：l.C2.B3.D

Today,theoriginalBeetlehaslargelydisappearedfromtheworld'sroadssinceVolkswagenstoppedproducingit

inGermanyin1978.Buttheinstantlyrecognizablecarwasonceeverywhere.Fromthe1970stothe1990s,morethan

21millionBeetleswereproducedworldwide.Manyadultsintheir40sorabovehaveastoryabouttheBeetle,orat

leastamemory.

Partofitsuniversalappealisitsuniquelook.There'ssomethingaboutthecarthatjustmakespeoplesmile:its

happyshape,itscheerfulcolors,andperhapsitssmallsize.However,thesmilesthatbeetlesevoke,inpeoplearenot

simplyduetotheirdesign.Ithasacharacteralmost.Ithasasortofsoulinaway.It'sbeyondamachine.Forthebetter

partofacenturythiscarhasbeenapartinpeople'slives.Seeingthesecarsontheroadislikeatimecapsule.Itopens

peopletomemoriesandstoriesthatmightotherwisegountold.Byallowingustotravelbackintime,theyremindus

ofwhafsimportant.Intoday'sworld,thiscarrepresentssomethingverybasicandearthyandgenuine.Exactlythe

kindoftravelweneedrightnow.

“Myparentshadthree,awhiteone,thenaredone,andthenanorangeone.ItwasthecarIgrewupwith,“said

actorEwanMcGregor.4tTheywouldputusinthebackoftheBeetleinScotlandanddrivetoFrancefbrcamping

holidaysinsummer.Myfirstcarwasa1978BeetleandnowIowntwo,parkedatmyhomeinLosAngeles.”

McGregorthinksthecar'sfutureiselectric.Hehasrecentlyturnedhis1978modelintoafullyelectriccar.

“Movingforward,maybewe'lljusthavetothink;smallercars,lowemissions（排放），andsomethingthatmakesus

feelhappy,“hesays.

4.WhenwastheproductionofBeetlesstoppedinGermany?

A.Inthe1990s.B.Inthe1980s.C.Inthelate1970s.D.Intheearly1960s.

5.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“evoke"underlinedinparagraph2?

A.Tokeepanunpleasantfeelinginone'smind.

B.Tofindoutinformationaboutone'scharacter.

C.Tobringafeelingoramemoryintoone'smind.

D.Toasksomebodytodosomethinginarudeway.

6.WhydoesEwanMcGregorowntwoBeetles?

A.Hewantstoberemindedofhischildhood.

B.Theyareusedtodecoratehisnewhome.

C.Hehastoomanychildrenforjustonecar.

D.Hisparentshaveleftoneoftheircarstohim.

7.Inwhichsectionofanewspaperdoesthistextmostprobablyappear?

A.Advertisement.B.Lifestyle.C.Environment.D.Economy.

答案：4.C5.C6.A7.B

c

Ourcityisinasorrystate.Outdoorpollutionkills4.2millionpeopleayearaccordingtotheWorldHealth

Organization.Concreteandtarmac（柏油碎石材料）absorbthesurTsraysratherthanreflectingthembackintospace,

andalsoreplaceplantswhichwouldotherwisecoolthingsdown.Thecontinuousspreadofbuildingsandroadsthus

turnsurbanareasintoheatislands,discomfortingresidentsandworseningdangerousheatwaves.

Apossibleansweristrees.Theirleavesmaydestroyatleastsomechemicalpollutants（污染物）andprovide

shade.In2019,researchersattheUniversityofWisconsinfoundthatAmericancitiesneed40%treecoveragetocut

urbanheatbackmeaningfully.Unfortunately,notallcities-andespeciallynotthosespringingupintheworld's

poorcountries—areblessedwithparks,privategardensorevenstreettreesinsufficientnumbers.

MiyawakiAkira,aplantecologistatYorkhamaNationalUniversity,inJapan,hasdevelopedanewwayto

increaseunbangreening.Itistoplantminiaturesimulacra（微型仿制品）ofnaturalforestsintheunpromising

abandonedareas.DrMiyawakihasorganisedtheplantingofmorethan1,500oftheseminiatureforests,firstin

Japan,theninotherpartsoftheworld.Othersarefollowinginhisfootsteps.Indiaisparticularlykeen.InMumbai,

morethan200,000treesarefoundinMiyawakiforeststhroughoutthecity.Hyderabadstartedgrowingthelargest

individualforestofthelotin2020.

TheMiyawakimethodwillneverworkoutonalargescale.Relyingonnatureandthepassageoftimeis

probablythebestforreplantingextensiveareasofdamagedwoodlands.Butifyourgoalistobetteryourimmediate

neighborhood,ratherthantosavetheplanetfromglobalwarming,thenDr.Miyawakimightwellbeyourman.

8.WhatdoweknowfromParagraph1?

A.Plantsarereplacedtocoolthingsdown.

B.Urbanareasarebecomingpollutionhotspots.

C.Buildingsandroadsmakeresidentscomfortable.

D.Concreteandtarmacreflectheatbackintospace.

9.Whatdoestheresearchin2019imply?

A.Plantsprovideshadeforurbanresidents.B.Treecoverageneedstobefurtherexpanded.

C.Thesituationinurbanareasgetssteadilyworse.D.Treescutdownchemicalpollutionfromfactories.

10.WhatcanwelearnabouttheMiyawakimethod?

A.ItoriginatedfromIndia.B.Ittakeseffectasexpected.

C.ItmakesnodifferencetoMumbai.D.Itisfindingincreasingfavour.

11.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Apracticalstrategytosaveourplanet.B.Aflexiblescheduletosettleachallenge.

C.Apartialsolutiontothelackofurbangreening.D.Aneffectivemeasuretopreventglobalwarming.

答案：8.B9.B10.D11.C

D

People'sfirstmemoriesareallautobiographical（自传式的），ormemoriesofsignificantexperiencesintheir

lives,andtheseeventstypicallydidn'thappenbeforetheageof2or3.Infact,mostpeoplecan'trememberthings

fromthefirstfewyearsoftheirlivesaphenomenonresearchershavecalledinfantileamnesia.

However,researchsuggeststhatinfants（婴儿）canformotherkindsofmemories.Withinthefirstfewdaysof

life,infantscanrecalltheirownmother'sfaceandtellitfromthefaceofastranger.Afewmonthslater,infantscan

showthattheyrememberlotsoffamiliarfacesbysmilingmostattheonestheyseemostoften.

Butifso,whydopeopleexperienceinfantileamnesia?Thoughitstillisn'tclearwhetherit'sbecausewecan't

formautobiographicalmemories,orwhetherweinsthavenowaytoretrieve（找回）them,scientistshaveafew

guesses.

Oneisthatautobiographicalmemoriesrequireyoutohavesomesenseofself.Researchershavetestedthis

abilityusingamirrorrecognitiontaskcalledtherougetest.Itinvolvesmarkingababy'snosewithaspotofred

lipstick.

Researchersthenplacetheinfantinfrontofamirror.Infantsyoungerthan18monthsjustsmileatthebabyinthe

reflection,notshowinganyevidenceofrecognizingthemselvesortheredmarkontheirface.Between18and24

months,infantstouchtheirownnose,evenlookingembarrassed,suggestingthattheyconnectthereddotinthe

mirrorwiththeirownfaceandstarttoformsomesenseofself.

Anotherpossibleexplanationisthatbecauseinfantsdon'thavelanguageuntillaterinthesecondyearoflife,

theycan'tformdescriptionsabouttheirownlivesthattheycanlaterrecall.Finally,thehippocampus,whichisthe

regionofthebrainthat'slargelyresponsibleformemory,isn'tfullydevelopedintheinfancyperiod.

Scientistswillcontinuetoinvestigatehowthesefactorsmightcontributetoinfantileamnesia.

12.Whatcaninfantsdointheirfirstfewmonths?

A.Recognizefamiliarfaces.

B.Rememberaseriesofevents.

CIdentifytheirownreflections.

D.Memorizetheirfamilymembers.

13.Whatdoestherougetestshowaboutbabiesbetween18and24months?

A.Theylikelookinginthemirror.

B.Theyignorethemarksontheirfaces.

C.Theyseetheirreflectionsasthemselves.

DTheyenjoyplayingwiththeirreflections.

14.Whatcouldbeacauseofinfantileamnesiaaccordingtothetext?

A.Infants9lackofsocialskills.

B.Infants9undevelopedhippocampus.

C.Infants,inabilitytorecallmemories.

D.Infants5unusualautobiographicalmemories,

15.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Howdokidsformtheirmemories?

B.Whendobabiesstartremembering?

C.Howcanweretrievelostmemories?

D.Whycan'twerememberbeingababy?

答案：12.A13.C14.B15.D

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。

Everyday,wefaceaseriesofopportunitiestodotherightthing.Sometimesweseize（抓住）thosemoments;

othertimes,wedon't.16Andwhatdrivessomepeopletotakethemoralhighground?

JessieSuninterviewed952peopleaboutthemolivalions（动机）formoralbehaviorandthechangestheywished

tomakeintheirlivesinordertobecomemoremorallygood.

Whenwethinkaboutmorals,weoftenthinkaboutmaking"personalsacrifices（牺牲）"forthegreatergood.In

Sun'sstudy,shefoundthatnearlyhalfoftheparticipantssaidtheyweremostencouragedtobecomemoremoralfor

themselves.17Andfewerparticipantssaidthattheymostwantedtobenefitfriendsandpeopleingeneral.

Moreover,manypeoplebelievethatactingmoremorally-forexample,beingmorethoughtful,more

open-minded-wouldincreasetheirownwell-being.Themoretheybelievedthattheirmoralchangewouldhave

positiveresultsforthemselves,themoretheyreportedbeingencouragedtomakethatchange.18Thatwas

themostsurprisingfindinginthestudy.

19Interestingly,participantsgenerallyexpectedpossibleharmstothemselvesandothersiftheywere

honest.Youcanimaginethatsomepeopleregularlytellwhiteliestosaveotherpeople'sfeelings,andtheybelieveit

wouldbehurtfuliftheywerehonest.

Researchersalsoaskedpeopleaboutthethingsthey'dliketoimproveaboutthemselves.Ifthey'reextremelyshy,

theyusuallywanttobecomemorecomfortableinsocialsituations.Butiftheyaren'tespeciallyhonestorthoughtful,

theyusuallywon'timprovethoseaspectsoftheirlivesonpurpose.20

A.Howcanwebecomemoremoral?

B.So,whydowemakethesechoices?

C.Beingmoraljustisn'twhatmostpeopleconsiderfirst.

D.Beingmoralmeansdifferentthingstodifferentpeople.

E.Butpeopleseesomedisadvantagesofbeingmoral,too.

F.Inshort,manypeoplewanttobecomemoremoralfortheirownbenefits.

GSixteenpercentsaidthattheymostwantedtobecomemoremoralfortheirfamily.

答案：16.B17.G18.F19.E20.C

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四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Idon'tusuallykeephouseplants.Theygeteitheroverwateredorunderwatered.ButafterIgotaterminal（晚期）

braincancerandneededamajoroperation,I21theideaofhavingsomethinggreenaround.

Myfriendgavemealuckybambooplant,whichItoldmywifeIwantedto22mvself.

Caringfortheplantgavemeasenseof23whenIfeltuseless.Thedisease24myabilityto

walk.Asadoctor,Iwasusedtobeingtheonewhooffered25、nottheonewhoreceivedit.26the

plant,assmallanactasitwas,connectedmetoamainpartofmyoldidentity.

Overthenextfewmonths,Irecoveredfrommy27andreturnedtowork.Andtheplanthaddoubledin

heightanditsleaveswere28andhealthy.BoththetreeandIwerethriving（旺盛）.Then,29、

whateverIdid,theleaveskeptbrowninganddropping.Igrewmoreandmore30.

“Ifmyluckybamboodies,Imightdietoo."Icouldn'tshakethefeelingthattheplanthadbecomea（n）

31ofmyhealthuntilIrealizedIhad32connectedmygoodcarefortheplantwithmyown

survival.Whenmycancerunavoidably33,1nolongerthoughtitwasanyfailureonmypart.Andasmy

anxiety34、Ibegantolearnhowtobettercareformyplant.Iputittoalargerpot（花盆）,givingit

35togrow.Gradually,webothbegantothriveagain.

21.A.doubtedB.fearedC.lovedD.introduced

22.A.lookafterB.checkoutC.showoffD.putaway

23.A.emptinessB.belongingC.freedomD.achievement

24.A.provedB.limitedC.testedD.strengthened

25.A.patienceB.trustC.comfortD.care

26.A.SharingB.WateringC.ObservingD.Decorating

27.A.injuryB.operationC.stressD.loss

28.A.shinyB.strangeC.dustyD.colorful

29.A.normallyB.consequentlyC.mysteriouslyD.undoubtedly

30.A.boredB.annoyedC.lonelyD.anxious

31.A.exampleB.resultC.giftD.symbol

32.A.slightlyB.secretlyC.wronglyD.hardly

33.A.returnedB.changedC.disappearedD.started

34.A.increasedB.lessenedC.spreadD.exploded

35.A.energyB.nutritionC.roomD.time

答案：21.C22.A23.D24.B25.D26.B27.B28.A29.C30.D31

D32.C33.A34.B35.C

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。

Kunming,thecapitalofYunnanprovince,istheeconomicand36(culture)centerofsouthwestChina.

ItislinkedbyrailwithallofChina'smajorcities.ItsraillinkwithHanoi(河内)37(establish)in1901.

Kunming'smildclimatemakesit38goodplacetovisitanytimeoftheyear.39itcanbe

hotandhumidinsummer,ithascool,drywinters.Theclimatehereisgreatforflowers,withmorethan400

varieties40(plant)here.Thecamellia(lll茶花)isthecity'sofficialflower.Thecityisalsoknownforitsgreen

parks,suchasCuihu(GreenLake)Parkwithitswaterwaysandwindingpaths.Younger41(tourist)mayenjoy

avisittoDaguanParkbecauseofitsfoodstalls.

Inadditiontoitsowncharms,Kunmingserves42abasefromwhichpeoplecanexplorethecultureof

ethnicgroupsinthearea.Thebestknown43(be)theDai,BaiandNaxi.PeoplecanalsovisittheYunnan

StoneForest,whichhasbeen44(universal)knownas“thefirstwonderoftheworld“sincetheMingDynasty.

Thestoneforestislocated120kmfromKunming,45(feature)impressiverockformations.

答案：36.cultural

37.wasestablished38.a

39.Although##While##Though

40.planted

41.tourists42.as

43.are44.universally

45.featuring

第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(满分15分)

46.假设你是李华，你的外国网友Tom对中国的传统节日很好奇，想来你的城市体验中秋节。请你给他写

一封回信，介绍即将到来的中秋节的相关习俗。内容包括：

1.时间；

2.庆祝方式；

3.喜欢这个节日的原因。

注意：

1.词数80左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯;

DearTom,

Yours,

LiHua

答案：DearTom,

I'mgladtohearthatyou'reinterestedinexperiencingtheMid-AutumnFestivalinmycity!Allowmeto

introduceyoutosomeofthecustomsassociatedwiththistraditionalChinesefestival.

TheMid-AutumnFestivalfallsonthe15thdayoftheeighthlunarmonth,whichusuallyfallsinSeptemberor

October.Onepopularwaytocelebrateisbyeatingmooncakes,whichareroundpastriesfilledwithlotusseedpasteor

beanpaste.Peoplelovethisfestivalbecauseit'satimeforfamilyandfriendstocometogether,whichbringsasense

ofwarmthandjoy.

IhopethisgivesyouaglimpseintothecelebrationsoftheMid-AutumnFestival.

Yours,

LiHua

第二节（满分25分）

47.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。

Growingup,Iwantedtobejustlikemymom.Shewaskindandcaring,andalwaysmadepeoplecomfortablein

herpresence.Foryearsshewasavolunteerinourcommunity.Ilovegoingtothelocalnursinghometohelpwithher

whenIwasachild.However,onceIbecameateenager,Iwastoocaughtupin