内蒙古赤峰市实验中学2023-2024学年高二上学期期中 英语

赤峰实验中学高二年级月考英语试题第一部分听力（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）1.Whattypeofmusicdoesthemanlikebest?A.Rockmusic. B.Popmusic. C.Countrymusic.2.Whereisthepostoffice?A.OnHighStreet. B.OnVictoriaRoad. C.OnParkRoad.3.Whatistheweatherprobablylikenow?A.Rainy. B.Sunny. C.Cloudy.4.WhenwillLisa’smotherbeback?A.ThisFriday. B.ThisSaturday. C.ThisSunday.5.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Theirhobbies. B.Theirjobs. C.Theirfamilies.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）6.Whatfooddidthemanhaveyesterday?A.Chinesefood. B.Mexicanfood. C.Frenchfood.7.Howdidthemanliketherestauranthewentto?A.Itwascold. B.Itwasquiet. C.Itwascrowded.8.Whousedtobethewoman’sfavoritesinger?A.MichaelJackson. B.WhitneyHouston. C.BrunoMars.9.Whatdoesthemansuggestdoingthisafternoon?A.GettingsomeCDs.B.Downloadingsomemusic.C.Meetingasinger.10.Whatscoredoesthemangivetothelecturerooms?A.2. B.3. C.4.11.Whichplacearethespeakersbothsatisfiedwith?A.Thecomputercenter. B.TheStudents’Union. C.Thelibrary.12.Whatdoesthemansayaboutthegym?A.Small. B.Modern. C.Expensive.13.WhatdoesthewomanthinkofAuntElme?A.Oldfashioned. B.Open-minded. C.Warmhearted.14.WhoisBob?A.Tom’sworkmate. B.Tom’scousin. C.Tom’suncle.15.WheredoesRogerlive?AInEngland. B.InFrance. C.InScotland.16.WhatdoesMarkdo?A.Adesigner. B.Astudent. C.Asalesman.17.Wherewillthefinaldiscussionbeheld?A.InRoom302. B.InRoom312. C.InRoom320.18.Whenwillthefirstcoachleavefortheairportprobably?A.At3:30p.m. B.At5:00p.m. C.At5:15p.m.19.WhatdoesProfessorColeneedtodobeforeleaving?A.Getthediscussionrecords.B.Gatheratthereception.C.Collectthecopies.20.WhocanpeoplecontacttoattendtheSixthEducationalConvention?A.ProfessorOlsen. B.ProfessorMike. C.ProfessorHurst.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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AAdriverstoppedhiscaronastreetside.tohavearest.Ashelaydownintheseatandclosedhiseyes,apersoncameupandknockedatthewindowtoaskthetime.Thedriveropenedhiseyesandlookedathiswatch:“It’s8:05,”hesaid.Thenhewenttosleepagain.Butsoonhewaswakenupagainbecauseasecondpersonwasknockingatthewindow.“Sir,doyouknowthetime?”heasked.Thedriverlookedathiswatchagain,andtoldhimitwashalfpasteight.Inthisway,thedriverthoughthecouldnothaveagoodrest,sohewroteashortnoteandstuckitonthewindowforalltosee.Itsaid,“Idon’tknowthetime.”Again,helaydownintheseatforhissleep.Afewminuteslater,athirdpersoncameandbegantoknockathewindow,“Hey,sir,”hesaid,“It’saquartertonine.”21.Wheredidthedriversleep?A.Atthewindow. B.Inthestreetroad.C.Inhiscar. D.Inhisroom.22.Howlonghadthedriverbeentherewhenthethirdpersoncalledhim?A.40minutes. B.25minutes. C.50minutes. D.70minutes.23.Whydidthedriverwriteanoteandstickitonthewindow?A.Becausehedidn’tknowthetime.B.Becausehedidn’twantanybodytotroublehim.C.Becauseheneededsomebodytowakehimup.D.Becausehewantedsomebodytotellhimthetime.BWhenIwasateenof16yearsold,Iusedtomakemorefriendsbecauseofmyoutgoingnature.Butunfortunately,Ialsohadthemostmisunderstandingswiththem.However,Ihavenotlostanyofmyfriendsoverthesedisagreements.OnceIboughtafewbookstoreadinmyfreetimeduringthesummervacationathighschool.Oneeveningduringthevacation,twoofmyfriendsvisitedmyhome.Afterhavingsomesmalltalk,oneofthemstartedlookingatmylibrarythatIhadbuiltsincemychildhood.HepickeduponeofthebooksthatIhadjuststartedreadinginthemorning.ItwasThomas,oneofmybestfriendsinhighschool.Ihelpedhimalotwithhismathematicsfortheexambeforethesummervacation.Thedisagreementwithhimbeganwhenhewantedtotakethebookhome.ThebooknamedAnAmericanTragedybyTheodoreDreiserwashisfirstchoice.ItriedtomakehimrealizethatIhadjuststartedreadingitbeforetheyarrivedatmyhomeandhadjustfinishedone-fourthofthebook.Butitseemedthathewasalsocrazyaboutthebook.Hewasdeterminedtotakeit.Samuel,theotherfriendofminesatquietlyandsawusarguewitheachother.Theargumentcontinuedforabout15minutes,andItriedtoaskhimtotakesomeotherbooks.Helookedsad,sayingthatafterhestartedreadingthestory,hereallydidn’twanttomissthechancetocompletethebook.Finally,Igaveupandlethimtakethebookononecondition:heshouldreturnthebookjustafterhefinishedreadingitandalsowouldnotlendittosomeoneelse(hehadlostmostofhisbookslendingthemtoothers)ashedidearlierwithmybooks.24.WhathappenedtoThomassoonafterhearrivedattheauthor’shome?A.Hethoughtofachildren’sbook.B.HearguedwithSamueloverabook.C.Hewasattractedtooneoftheauthor’sbooks.D.Herememberedleavinghisbookinthelibrary.25.WhydidtheauthorwanttocontinuereadingAnAmericanTragedy?A.Heenjoyeditverymuch. B.Hewasafanofthewriter.C.Hereaditforthefinalexam. D.Heplannedtoresearchintoit.26.HowdidtheauthorsolvethedisagreementwithThomas?A.Hetoldhimthestoryofthebook.B.Hedecidedtolendhimthebook.C.Hegavehimanotherbookbythesamewriter.D.Helethimlookthroughthebookbeforeleaving.27.WhatcanwesayaboutThomas?A.Hedoesn’thaveanyfriends. B.Heisgoodatmathematics.C.Healwayskeepshisword. D.Hedoesn’tgiveupeasily.CWemaythinkwe’reaculturethatgetsridofourworntechnologyatthefirstsightofsomethingshinyandnew,butanewstudyshowsthatwekeepusingourolddevices(装置)wellaftertheygooutofstyle.That’sbadnewsfortheenvironment—andourwallets—astheseoutdateddevicesconsumemuchmoreenergythantheneweronesthatdothesamethings.Tofigureouthowmuchpowerthesedevicesareusing,CallieBabbittandhercolleaguesattheRochesterInstituteofTechnologyinNewYorktrackedtheenvironmentalcostsforeachproductthroughoutitslife—fromwhenitsmineralsareminedtowhenwestopusingthedevice.Thismethodprovidedareadoutforhowhomeenergyusehasevolvedsincetheearly1990s.Devicesweregroupedbygeneration.Desktopcomputers,basicmobilephones,andbox-setTVsdefined1992.Digitalcamerasarrivedonthescenein1997.AndWP3players,smartphones,andLCDTVsenteredhomesin2002,beforetabletsande-readersshowedupin2007.Asweaccumulatedmoredevices,however,wedidn’tthrowoutouroldones.“Theliving-roomtelevisionisreplacedandgetsplantedinthekids’room,andsuddenlyoneday,youhaveaTVineveryroomofthehouse,”saidoneresearcher.Theaveragenumberofelectronicdevicesrosefromfourperhouseholdin1992to13in2007.We’renotjustkeepingtheseolddevices—Wecontinuetousethem.AccordingtotheanalysisofBabbitt’steam,olddesktopmonitorsandboxTVswithcathoderaytubesaretheworstdeviceswiththeirenergyconsumptionandcontributiontogreenhousegasemissions(排放)morethandoublingduringthe1992to2007window.Sowhat’sthesolution(解决方案)?Theteam’sdataonlywentupto2007,buttheresearchersalsoexploredwhatwouldhappenifconsumersreplacedoldproductswithnewelectronicsthatservemorethanonefunction,suchasatabletforwordprocessingandTVviewing.Theyfoundthatmoreon-demandentertainmentviewingontabletsinsteadofTVsanddesktopcomputerscouldcutenergyconsumptionby44%.28.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofnewdevices?A.Theyareenvironment-friendly. B.Theyarenobetterthantheold.C.Theycostmoretouseathome. D.Theygooutofstylequickly.29.WhydidBabbitt’steamconducttheresearch?A.Toreducethecostofminerals.B.Totestthelifecycleofaproduct.C.Toupdateconsumersonnewtechnology.D.Tofindoutelectricityconsumptionofthedevices.30.Whichofthefollowingusestheleastenergy?A.Thebox-setTV. B.Thetablet.C.TheLCDTV. D.Thedesktopcomputer.31.Whatdoesthetextsuggestpeopledoaboutoldelectronicdevices?A.Stopusingthem. B.Takethemapart.C.Upgradethem. D.Recyclethem.DMyspacelaunchedinSeptember2003.FriendstergaveinspirationtothefoundersofMyspace,andthesocialnetworkofficiallywentliveonthewebinJanuary2004.Afteritsfirstmonthonline,overonemillionpeoplesignedup.ByNovember2004,thatnumbergrewto5million.By2006,MyspacewasvisitedmoretimesthanGoogleSearchandYahoo,becomingthemostvisitedwebsiteintheUnitedStates.InJuneofthatyear,Myspacewasreportedlyresponsiblefornearly80percentofallsocialmediatraffic.AsexplosiveasMyspacewas,itpaledincomparisontohowquicklyFacebookgrewintotheinternetgiantitistoday.InApril2008,bothFacebookandMyspaceattracted115millionuniqueglobalvisitorspermonth,withMyspacestillwinningintheU.S.alone.InDecember2008,Myspaceexperiencedpeak(顶峰)U.S.trafficwith75.9millionuniquevisitors.AsFacebookgrew,Myspacesustainaseriesofdownsizingandredesignsasittriedtoredefineitselfasasocialentertainmentnetwork.Itwasestimated(估价)inMarch2011thatthesitehaddroppedfromattracting95millionto63millionuniquevisitorswithinthepastyear.AlthoughseveralfactorstriggeredMyspace’sfall,oneargumentheldthatthecompanyneverfiguredouthowtoinnovatewellenoughtokeepupwiththecompetition.Officially,however,Myspaceisfarfromdead.Ifyougoto,you’llseethatitisverymuchstillalive,thoughithasmostlytransitionedawayfromsocialnetworkingtobecomeasiteforplanningmusicandentertainment.Asof2019,thesiteboastedover7millionmonthlyvisits.OnMyspace’sfrontpage,you’llfindavarietyofentertainmentnewsstoriesnotjustaboutmusic,butalsomovies,sports,food,andotherculturaltopics.Profilesarestillacentralfeatureofthesocialnetwork,butusersareencouragedtosharetheirownmusic,videos,photos,andevenconcertevents.32.HowlonghasittakenMyspacetobecomethemostvisitedwebsiteinAmericasinceitsestablishment?A.About2years. B.About3years.C.About5years. D.About8years.33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“sustain”meaninthesecondparagraph?A.adapted B.acquired C.challenged D.experienced34.WhatisoneofthemainreasonsforMyspace’failure?A.Lackofimprovement.B.Toomuchcompetition.C.Unclearbusinesspositioning.D.Cuttingdowntoomanyworkers.35.WhatdoesMyspacemainlyfeaturerightnow?A.Profiles. B.SocialnetworkingC.Entertainmentnews. D.Musicandentertainment.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可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Thoughitisestimatedthatabout500,000earthquakesoccureachyear,only100ofthemcausedamage!However,anearthquakecouldoccuranytimeofthedayornight,soitpaystobepreparedifyouareunfortunatelycaughtinthemiddleofone.36Ifyouareindoors,stayindoorsunlessyouareinthegroundfloorwhereyoucaneasilyrunoutside,37Donottrytoheadforthestairwayifyouarelivinginanupperstorey,asthestairwaysmaycollapse.Stayawayfromwindows,insidewallsandmovablefurnitureorappliances(用具,器具).38Don’ttrytorushdownstairsoroutdoorswhilethebuildingisshaking.39Stayawayfromhigh-risebuildings,trees,powerandtelephonecablesoranythingelsethatmightfallonyou.Lastly,ifyouarenottrappedorseriouslyhurt,donotexpectfirefighters,armyorpolicetohelpyou.40A.Ifyouareoutdoors,trytoreachanopenground.B.Youcouldfalldownandburnyourselfonthefire.C.Therearecertaindosanddon’tsthatcanhelpyouduringanearthquake.D.Theymaybebusyrescuingotherswhoareingreaterneedthanyouare.E.Thekitchenisadangerousplaceasthingsstoredincupboardscanfallonyou.F.Ensureyouestablishameetingplacewithallfamilymembersincaseyougetseparated.G.Thebestthingtodoindoorsistohideunderastrongpieceoffurniturelikeabedordesk.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，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Technologyhasreallyimprovedmylifeoverthepastyears.Forexample,the41thattheiPhonebroughthavebeendramatic(巨大的).We42ourphonesasmusicplayers,cameras,flashlights,andentertainmentdevices.WecanuseSiri,orGoogleonourphonesto43toourvoicerequests.Phoneshave44becomeawaytopayforitems.Andthesaying“There’sanappforthat”hasbecomeaserious45tomanyofourquestionsandproblems.TheAmazonEchovoiceassistant(Alexa)hasalsohadadramatic46onmylife.WithafewInternet-connectedlightbulbsandswitches,Icannow47Alexatoturnlightsanddevicesonandoff.WhenIgetintobedatnight,ItellAlexawhattimeto48me.Inthemorning,Alexa49thealarmclockandgivesmetheweatherandnews.Amorerecent50tomyhome,theGoogleHomevoiceassistant,hasalsomademylife51.Withtheadditionofa$35ChromecastdeviceformyTVandasubscription(订阅)toNetflix,IcantellGoogletoplayacertainNetflixmovieortelevisionshowby52.Forexample,Icansay,“HeyGoogle,53TheCrownonTV.”MyTVwilldisplaytheshowand54rightwhereIleftoff.Nomore55theseriesintheNetflixapportryingtorememberwhatIwatchedlast.41.A.problems B.voices C.changes D.prices42.A.require B.use C.look D.copy43.A.agree B.respond C.relate D.compare44.A.even B.never C.still D.seldom45.A.way B.discussion C.plan D.answer46.A.push B.recovery C.decision D.impact47.A.beg B.allow C.ask D.force48.A.wake B.warm C.invite D.detect49.A.switches B.sounds C.sets D.tests50.A.connection B.direction C.addition D.description51.A.safer B.longer C.worse D.easier52.A.example B.order C.time D.name53.A.watch B.play C.film D.buy54.A.organize B.record C.start D.close55.A.searchingfor B.turningto C.thinkingabout D.appealingto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。TheGreatWallofChinaismorethan6,000kilometerslong.Itwinds56(it)wayfromwesttoeast,acrossdeserts,overmountains,throughvalleys57atlastitreachesthesea.TheGreatWallhasahistoryofovertwenty-centuries.Thefirstpartofit58(build)duringtheSpringandAutumnPeriod.DuringtheQinDynasty,59(keep)theenemyoutofhisempire,EmperorQinShihuanghadallthewalls60(join)up.Thus,theGreatWallcameintobeing.TheGreatWalliswideenoughat61topforfivehorsesortenmentowalksidebyside.Alongthe.wallarewatchtowers,62soldiersusedtokeepwatch.Fireswerelitonthetowersasa63(warn)whentheenemycame.Itwas64(extreme)difficulttobuildsuchawallintheancientdayswithoutanymodernmachines.Alltheworkwasdone65hand.Thousandsofmendiedandwereburiedunderthewalltheybuilt.TheGreatWallwasmadenotonlyofstoneandearth,butofthefleshandbloodofmillionsofmen.第四部分写作（共二节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）假定你是李华，你校即将举办一场以“人工智能”为主题的专家讲座。请你写一封邮件，邀请你的交换生朋友Chris一起参加。内容包括：1.讲座时间、地点；2.讲座内容；3.期待回复。注意：1.词数80左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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。“Surprise!”wasthefirstthingIheardwhenIopenedthedoor.Myfamilyandfriendswereallsmilingatme.Therewerecolorfulballoonsalloverthehouse,abigpostersaying“HAPPYBIRTHDAY”,andofcourseacakewith12candles.Itwasawonderfulfeeling.IknewthatIhadfinallyturnedtwelveandImightpossiblygetthethingIwantedmost.Isawmymomanddadcomingtowardsmewithasmallboxwhichseemedtobeabirthdaypresent.WhenIopenedthebox,Icouldn’tbelievemyeyes.Ihadreallygottenamobilephone!Throwingmyselfintotheiram,Iletoutacryofjoy,“Thankyou!Iloveyouguys!”“You’rewelcome.Weknewthiswasgoingtomakeyouhappybutwedidn’tonlygetyouthisbecauseyouturnedtwelve,butalsobecauseyouaredoingwellinschool.Weexpectyoutokeepgettinggoodgrades.”“OfcourseIwill.”Isaidconfidently.AssoonasIgottoschoolthenextmorning,Iwasshowingoffmyphoneandaskingeveryonefortheirnumber.ItwascoolhowIgotsomanycontactsonthefirstday.ItfeltlikeIdidn’tevenexistinthatclassanymore.Iwouldn’tpaymuchattentiontotheteachersbecauseIwastoobusyonmyphone.However,Ididn’tgetcaughtusingit.IamprettysurethattheteacherdidnoticethatIstoppedpayingattentiontoherbecauseaweeklaterwetookatestandIfailed.Whatwasworse,mymomhadtosignthetest.Itwashardtoshowmymomthetest.ShewasusedtoseeingA’sandB’sonmytests.Finally,Ishowedittoher,andshecouldn’tbelieveit.Shewasangrybutmostofall,shewasdisappointed.注意：1.续写短文的词数应为150左右；2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头已给出。Realizingthereasonformyfailure,myparentsstartedtodislikethefactthatIhadaphone.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ThenIstartedtowonderifIwaswrong._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

期中试卷英语答案第一部分听力（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）【1题答案】C【2题答案】B【3题答案】C【4题答案】B【5题答案】A第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）【6～7题答案】6.A7.C【8～9题答案】8.B9.A【10～12题答案】10.B11.A12.C【13～16题答案】13.B14.A15.C16.B【17～20题答案】17.B18.A19.C20.AA21.C22.D23.BB24.C25.A26.B27.DC28.A