2024-2025学年青海省西宁市湟中区第一中学高二上学期第一次月考英语试卷

2024—2025学年青海省西宁市湟中区第一中学高二上学期第一次月考英语试卷

一、听力选择题(★★)1.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A．Inashop.B．Athome.C．Inabank.(★★)2.Whatwillthewomandoafterarrivinghome?

A．DrawamapofItaly.B．Makepizzawiththeman.C．Drivethemantoschool.(★★)3.Wherewillthemangofirstaftertheclass?

A．Hishome.B．Thewoman’shouse.C．Thelibrary.(★★)4.WhatisTonynow?

A．Ateacher.B．Areporter.C．Awriter.(★★)5.Whenwilltheflightleave?

A．At4:30pm.B．At7:00pm.C．At8:30pm.(★★)听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。6.WhydoesthemanholdapartyforSheila?

A．Forherbirthday.B．Forhergraduation.C．Forhermarriage.7.WheredoesSheilalivenow?

A．InHouston.B．InNewYork.C．InDallas.(★★★)听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。8.WhendidMrs.Philips’painsstart?

A．OnTuesday.B．OnWednesday.C．OnThursday.9.WhatdoesthemansuggestMrs.PhilipsdonextWednesday?

A．Stayathome.B．Buythemedicine.C．Visithimagain.(★★★)听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。10.Howdoesthemanfeelatfirst?

A．Impatient.B．Confident.C．Unsure.11.Whattopicdoesthewomanadvisethemantotalkabout?

A．Howtochoosematerials.B．Howtodrawpictures.C．Howtotakephotos.12.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A．Friends.B．Teacherandstudent.C．Shopassistantandcustomer.(★★★)听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。13.WhydoesPaulrefusetogotoRussiawithhisparents?

A．Theweatherthereiscold.B．Hehasmuchworktodo.C．Heneedstomeetthewoman.14.Howmanypeoplewillbethereatthewoman’shouseonThursday?

A．Four.B．Five.C．Eight.15.Whohasalreadyvolunteeredforthedessert?

A．Thewoman’ssister.B．Thewoman’smother.C．Thewoman’sbrother.16.WhatwillPaulbringtothewoman'shouse?

A．Abottleofwine.B．Somecakes.C．Somepies.(★★)听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。17.Whoisthespeakertalkingto?

A．Tourists.B．Students.C．Parents.18.WhatwillthestudentsandteachersdoonThursdaymorning?

A．Visitalibrary.B．Attendaconcert.C．Holdachessgame.19.WhatisamustfortheactivityonThursdaymorning?

A．Chess.B．Abook.C．Asignednote.20.Whatdoesthespeakermainlytalkabout?

A．Plansforaschooltrip.B．Aseriesofnewschoolrules.C．Schedulesbeforewintervacation.二、阅读理解(★★★)Farmers’marketsareprovingpopulardestinations—particularlyforyoungpeople—astheyshowcaseacity’sauthenticcustomsandtraditions.Xi’an:JianguomenMarketLocatedattheeasternendofthecitywallinXi’an,Shaanxiprovince,JianguomenMarkethasahistoryofmorethan20years.Thegroundfloorfeaturesabundantsuppliesofneatlyarrangedfruitandvegetables.Visitors’purchasesoffreshproduceareprocessedonthesecondfloor,whilethethirdfloorhasbeentransformedintoanartexhibitionhallcompletewithtallfiberglasswindowsthatallowplentyofsunlight.Peoplecanenjoyvariousthemedartexhibitionshere.Openingtime:8:30—18:00Beijing:SanyuanliMarketAninterestincookingislikelytobeinspiredbywanderingthroughthismarketinChaoyangdistrict,Beijing.Establishedin1992,itoffersawiderangeoffreshvegetables,meatandfruit,andspecialtyingredientsfromaroundtheworld.Themarketcanmeettheneedsofmostcustomersfromneighboringcommunitiestofive-starhotels.Moreover,numerousstallownersareskilledinforeignlanguages.Openingtime:9:00—19:00Shanghai:WuzhongMarketWuzhongMarkethasahistoryoftwoorthreedecades,duringwhichithasundergonemanytransformations.Anditreopenedtothepublicin2019.Manylocals’favoritefood,rangingfromChongmingricefromShanghai,ZhoushanseafoodfromZhejiangprovince,mushroomsfromYunnanprovince,andsometropicalfruitsfromSoutheastAsia,canbefoundhere.Therearealsovarioussemi-finishedproduceandcookedfood.Openingtime:7:00—18:30Harbin:DaoliFoodMarketDaoliFoodMarket,foundedin1902,isoneofthethirteenmajormarketsinChina.Thistwo-flooroutletcovers130,000squaremetersandittakeshalfadaytofullyexplorewhatithastooffer.Localbreadbiggerthanahumanhead,redsausagesandsteamingporkstewallpromisetosatisfyvisitors’tastebuds.Manylocalsoftendragalongtheirsuitcasestobuygroceries.Openingtime:8:00—18:0021.WhatmakesJianguomenMarketdifferentfromtheothers?

A．Peoplecanbuyallkindsoffreshvegetableshere.B．Peoplecanseelotsofartexhibitionsonthethirdfloor.C．Thismarkethasthelongestopeningtime.D．Peoplealwaysdrawtheirsuitcasestobuygroceries.22.WhatdoSanyuanliMarketandWuzhongMarkethaveincommon?

A．Theybothsellfruitfromforeigncountries.B．Youcanbuycookedfoodinthetwomarkets.C．Thesellerscanspeakforeignlanguages.D．Visitors’purchasescanbeprocessedhere.23.Whichmarkethasthelongesthistory?

A．JianguomenMarket.B．SanyuanliMarket.C．WuzhongMarket.D．DaoliFoodMarket.(★★)Iwasbornwithouthandsandfeet.Itisararecondition.LivingwiththatmisfortunehasmademewhoIamtoday.Myparentshelpedmedeveloptoolstoovercomemychallenges.WhenIwastwo,mydaddecidedthatmyfamilywouldstophelpingmeeat.HeknewthatonedayI’dliveonmyown,soI’dhavetolookaftermyself.Ilearnedtoeatwithaspoon,andthenwithaknifeandfork.Itgavemeahugesenseofachievement.MydarkestmomentcamewhenIwas10.MyfamilyhadmovedfromIndianatoGeorgia.InIndiana,friendstreatedmeasnormal.ButinGeorgia,itwasdifferent.Ifeltveryawareofmydisability.IworriedI’dhavetoliveathomeforever.Ifelthopelessaboutthefuture.MyworldchangedwhenIgotintosports.Istartedplayingfootball.EverythingcametogetherwhenImademyfirsttackle(抢断球)atage11.Itwasmyfirstrealachievement.EveryoneIplayedagainstwasable-bodied.Atfirst,Istruggled.ButIthreweverythingIhadintolearningtobethebestplayer.Iturnedmylackofheightintoaweapon.ThenIdecidedtostartwrestling(摔跤).Ilost35games,butthenIhadabreakthrough.Ihadanamazingcoachwhohelpedmeinventmovesthattookadvantageofmystrength.Mydifferentbodytypewasapsychologicaladvantage-opponents(对手)didn’tknowhowtohandleit.Ieventuallyfinished12thinthe103-poundweightclassinthechampionships.Ikeepgoinginthefaceofdifficulties.Insteadofthinkingaboutthefinalgoal,Ifocusonthenearfuture.WhenI’mclimbingamountain,I’mdownonallfourslookingattheground.It’snotgoingtodomeanygoodtolookupatthetop.IjustfigureouthowtodothebestIcanwiththenextfewfeetinfrontofme.24.Whydidtheparentsstophelpingthewritereat?

A．Togivehimasenseofachievement.B．Tolethimgetusedtothenewtools.C．Topushhimtobemoreindependent.D．TopreparehimforhisnewlifeinGeorgia.25.HowdidthewriterfeelabouthisnewlifeinGeorgiaatfirst?

A．Excited.B．Relaxed.C．Anxious.D．Disappointed.26.Howdidthewriterbecomegoodatwrestling?

A．Bytraininghimselfindependently.B．Bylearningfromdifferentopponents.C．Bydevelopingapsychologicaladvantage.D．Bylearninghowtobetterusehisstrength.27.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardlife?

A．Heconcentratesonwhat’sdirectlyahead.B．Hehighlyvaluesthefinalgoal.C．Hecomplainsalotabouthismisfortune.D．Hedreamsbigdespitehisdisability.(★★★)OnJuly19,China’sfirsthigh-speedMaglev(磁悬浮)trainwithaspeedof600kilometersperhourrolledoffQingdao,Shandong.Expertsbelieveitwillfillthegapbetweenhigh-speedrail(铁轨)andairtransportation.MaglevtechnologywasfirstdescribedbyJonathanSwiftin1726inCulliver’Travels.Itwasfirstdevelopedinthe1940sbyBritishengineerEricLaithwaite.ShanghaiMaglevTrainisthefastestpassengertrainglobally,reaching430km/hinoperationtoday.TheonlyotherMaglevsystemscurrentlyservingthepublicareLinimoinSouthKorea.In2015,anexperimentalMaglevtraininJapanbroketherecordforthefastesttrainglobally,travelingat603kmperhour.ThebenefitsofMaglevarehardtodoubt.Thetrainscanreachhigherspeeds.Preventinginteractionsbetweenwheelsandrailsalsomeanslessnoiseandnomechanicaldamage.Itishighlyefficientinmaintenance(维护)andhasmuchlesstroubleinbadweather.Ituses30percentlessenergythantraditionaltrains.Maglevtrainsuseonlyelectricity,whichreducespollution.ThemainproblemfacingthedevelopmentofMaglevhasalwaysbeenhighcosts.Unliketraditionalhigh-speedtrains,thenewtrainsdonotadapttoexistingtransportsystems.Theycanoperateonlyontheiruniquetracks,unabletoswitchtothousandsofmilesoftraditionalpaths.Therewasalreadyarailnetworkbetweentwocities,anditwasmuchcheapertoupgradethelinesthantobuildnewlineswithnewtechnology.RogerGoodall,aprofessoratLoughboroughUniversitysays,“Maglevisacompetitortocarsandplanes,aswellasbusesandsubwaysystems.Ithasmanynaturalenemiesbutnonaturalfriends.”Heremainsconvincedthatitsmostsignificantbenefitis“connectingcities”,butdoubtsthatthistechnologywillgainwidespreadacceptanceanytimesoon.Whatwillwinintheend,thebrilliantfutureofthenewtechnologyorthecoldmathematics?28.WhichcountryhasthefastestMaglevtraininoperation?

A．Britain.B．China.C．SouthKorea.D．Japan.29.WhycanMaglevmakelessnoisecomparedwithtraditionaltrains?

A．Maglev’swheelsdon’ttouchrails.B．Maglevmovesathigherspeeds.C．Maglevreceivesmoreattention.D．Maglevusesonlyelectricity.30.WhatisRogerGoodall’sattitudetowardsMaglev?

A．Objective.B．Positive.C．Negative.D．Doubtful.31.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A．TheDifferencesBetweenMaglevandTraditionalTrainsB．TheBrightFutureoftheNewTechnologyC．IstheAirTransportationStillFarAway?D．IsThereaFutureforMaglevTrains?(★★★)ThesouthwesternUnitedStateshasexperienceddroughtformorethan20years.Arizonahasincreasinglypumped(抽吸)waterfromunderground,butthatmeetslessthanhalfofwhatthestateneeds.Meanwhile,tensofthousandsofnewresidentsarriveeveryyear,andmorecommunitiesarebuilt.OnereportshowsthatalargeareanearPhoenixdoesn’thaveenoughgroundwaterforallthehomesthatdeveloperswanttobuildthere.Thatmeans800,000people.Someexpertssaythesolutionistoimportwaterfromoutsidethestate.Oneideaistobuilda$5.5billiondesalination(脱盐)plantonMexico’sSeaofCortez.TheplantwouldremovesaltfromthewaterandpumpthatwatertoArizonathrougha200-milepipeline.Supporterssaythiscouldprovideawatersupplyfordecades.Environmentalistsseeadifferentfuture.SomeofthesalttakenoutoftheSeaofCortezmightendupbackintheocean,harmingwildlife.Thepipelinewoulddamagelandwherepeopleandanimalslive.Andthedesalinationprocessuseslotsofenergy.Thiswouldcreategreenhousegases,theverygasesthatarecausingtheconditionsthathaveledtoArizona’swaterproblems.MargaretWilderisaprofessorattheUniversityofArizona,inTucson.Shewarnsthatbigprojectslikethisonecouldbeusedtoshowmuchmoreunsustainabledevelopmentinthedesertinthefuture.Moreover,desalinatingwaterwouldlikelybeamassiveexpenditureforArizonans.Citiespayabout$50to$150for326,000gallons.That’senoughforafamilyofthreeinPhoenixforayear.Desalinatedwatercouldcharge20timesasmuch.Environmentalistssaythegovernmentshouldfocusoncuttingthedemandforwaterratherthanincreasingthesupply.Thatwouldmeantakingwater-savingmeasuresandlimitinghowmanyhomesarebuilt.ThousandsofhouseholdsinTucson,Arizona,arecollectingrainwaterandusingitforcooking,drinking,andintheirgardens.Governmentleadershavetakennotice.Tucsonalsohelpsresidentspayforequipmentthatcollectsrainwaterforhomeuse.32.WhatistheproblemfacedbythesouthwesternUnitedStates?

A．Apopulationincrease.B．Aseriousheatwave.C．Awasteofresources.D．Awatershortage.33.Whatdoenvironmentalistsprobablythinkofthedesalinationproject?

A．Itprovidesalong-termsolutiontodrought.B．Itwouldharmtheplanetfromvariousaspects.C．Itfailstotakepeople’sbasicneedsintoaccount.D．Itdrawspeople’sattentiontoenvironmentaldestruction.34.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“amassiveexpenditure”inParagraph4mean?

A．Affordable.B．Costly.C．Unsafe.D．Beneficial.35.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A．Peopleareunsatisfiedwiththegovernment’swatermeasures.B．Collectingrainwateristhekeytomeetingwaterdemands.C．Peopleareexploringwaterresourceswithofficialsupport.D．Publicconcernaboutwatersafetyhasincreased.(★★★)Nowadays，thereisatrendthatmoreandmorepeoplespendtheirholidaysinforeigncountries.36Soreadourtraveltipsthataresimpleandpractical，andyoucanalwaysenjoyyourtravels.Onabusinesscard，writedowntheemergencycontact'sinformationandplaceitinyourwallet.37Giveyouremergencycontactacopyofyourtravelplan，apassportdatapage，andthevisainformation.Giveeachpieceofyourluggageauniquelook：tieabrighthandkerchieftoahandleorpurchaseacoloredluggagetag.38Ifyoudon'tspeakthelocallanguage，carryamatchbox，orabrochurewiththenameandaddressofyourdestination.39Toavoidbeingatargetofcrime，don'tweareyecatchingclothing：dressconservatively(保守地)，anddon'twearorcarryobvioussignsofwealth(goldwatches，expensivejewelryandetc.)anddon'tcarrymorecashthannecessary.40Tomakesureofasafejourneyandavoidsomeunnecessarytroublewhentravelinginforeigncountries，youcouldneverbetoocareful.

A．Also，don'tacceptpackagesfromstrangers.B．Onceyourwalletisstolen，youcanletthemknow.C．Goodpreparationscanalwayshelpyououtaswell.D．Youcanshowittotaxidriverswhenaskingfordirections.E．Itwillbeeasierforyoutokeeptrackofyourbagfromadistance.F．Ofcourseeveryonewantshistravelstobetrouble-freeandenjoyable.G．Includethenameofanyonewhoshouldbecontactedinanemergency.三、完形填空(★★★)IsufferedfromAsperger’satmychildhood.Oneofthebiggest_______Ifacedwascommunicatingwithothers.IwasshybutIlovedtoreadandrecitefacts.Thissometimesmademea_______forbullies(欺凌).Ididn’treallyunderstandasmuchaboutthediseaseorhowit_______mylife.WhenIwasinmy20s，I_______toParis.Iwasdeeplyattractedbythecity，andI_______ajobinabighotelrightthen.AsanEiffelTowerambassador,I_______guestsandvisitorsastheytookthelifttothetopofthehotel’s46-storywhereIlikedto_______thelocalattractionsandhelpedpeoplefindthebest_______fortakingphotos.Atfirst,Ihadaproblemwithchangesineverydaylife,_______whentalkingwithpeoplewhoweredifferentfromme.ButIlikedtomemorizefacts,andthatreally________inmyjobbecausepeoplelovedtolearnalloftheinterestingthingsaboutthecity.EverydaywhenIclockedin,Ifeltit’stimeformetoperformforand________theguests.IloveditwhenIlearntsomethingnewbecauseIcouldn’t________tosharetheinformationwithothers.Everyoneis________,andeveryonehasagift.Ittakesmemorethan50yearsto________thatIamdifferent.Justbeyourself,bekind,andtrytomakea________inyourlife.41.A．decisionsB．challengesC．conflictsD．changes42.A．victoryB．designC．memoryD．target43.A．reflectedB．improvedC．affectedD．forgot44.A．movedB．escapedC．rushedD．gathered45.A．preparedforB．putawayC．appliedforD．turneddown46.A．droveB．directedC．sentD．accompanied47.A．introduceB．identifyC．considerD．connect48.A．advertisementsB．spotsC．reasonsD．habits49.A．chieflyB．personallyC．speciallyD．especially50.A．favoredB．treatedC．helpedD．relaxed51.A．entertainB．trustC．hireD．educate52.A．stopB．workC．waitD．follow53.A．difficultB．terribleC．brightD．unique54.A．recognizeB．realizeC．wonderD．admit55.A．differenceB．promiseC．choiceD．sacrifice四、语法填空(★★★)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。TheSilkRoadshavelongbeenasymbolofculturalexchangeandinteractionbetweenEastandWest.Since1988,UNESCO56(seek)tobetterunderstandtherichhistoryandsharedlegacy(遗产)oftheSilkRoadsandhowcultureshaveinfluencedeachother.AspartofUNESCO’scommitmentto57(create)acultureofpeace,theSilkRoadsOnlinePlatformaims58(promote)thisuniquehistoryofmutualexchangeanddialogue.InthewordsofUNESCO’sDirectorGeneral,AudreyAzoulay,“Wemustlearnfromtheexchanges59tookplacealongtheSilkRoads.TheseexchangesformedconnectionsbetweenpeoplesandculturesacrossAsiaandEurope—60thisinmind,wecanworktofoster(促进)much61(need)dialogueandmutualrespectgoingforward.”WithinthisOnlinePlatform,variousaspectsoftheseroutescan62(explore)throughaseriesofthemes,coveringsubjectsrangingfromfestivalsandtraditionalcraftsmanshipalongtheSilkRoads,toWorldCulturalHeritage,museums,cities,andmuchmore.Thesethemesarealsodisplayed63(visual)ontheplatform’sinteractiveSilkRoadsMap.Thisstandsasavitaltoolfor64wishestostudyanyaspectoftheroutesindetail.Thisonlineplatformisdedicatedtobuildingactivelinksbetweenpeoplefromdifferentcommunitiesalongthe65(long)oftheseroutes.Inthisway,thelegacyoftheSilkRoadsliveson.五、书信写作(★★★)66.假定你是李华，学校近期将举办中国文学名人展。外教Ryan是文学爱好者，请你给外教写一封邀请邮件，内容包括：1.展览时间、地点；2.展览内容。注意：1.写作词数应为80个左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。3.中国文学名人展ChineseLiteratureCelebritiesExhibition___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________六、书面表达(★★★)67.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。In1945,a12-year-oldboysawabeautifulbrooch(胸针)inashopwindowthatsethisheartracing.Buttheprice—fivedollars—wastoohighforReubenEarle.Fivedollarswouldbuyalmostaweek’sfoodforhisfamily.Reubencouldn’taskhisfatherforthemoney.Everythinghisfathermadethroughfishingwenttohismother,Dora.Slimandbeautiful,shewasthecenterofthehome,thegluethatheldittogether.Thehouseworkwasnever-ending,andshestruggledtofeedandclothetheirfivechildren,butshewashappyasherfamilyandtheirwell-beingwereallshecaredabout.Neverthe