2024-2025学年山东省滨州市惠民县第二中学高一上学期第二次月考英语试卷

2024—2025学年山东省滨州市惠民县第二中学高一上学期第二次月考英语试卷

一、阅读理解(★★)TheInternetisoftenusedtobuyandsellproducts,paybills,andcommunicatewithpeople.ButhowsafeisitwhenyouusetheInternet?OurmagazineInteractionsaskedsomeInternetusersabouttheirexperiences.Linda,29,nurse:Ipayallmybillsonline.Oneday,Ireceivedanemailfrommybank.Ittoldmethatsomeonewastryingtotakeoutmoneyfrommyaccount(账号),soIshouldemailmypassword(密码)tothe“bankmanager”Ifeltsomethingwaswrong,soIcalledmybankandaskedabouttheemail.Thebanksaidtheyneversentit.Irealisedthatsomeonetriedtocheat(欺骗)meofmymoney.I’llcontinuepayingmybillsthisway,butI’llbemorecareful.Emily,22,officeworker:Iwasatwork,andIsentanemailtoafriendofmine.IwastellingheraboutmyproblemswithMark,themanager.Afewminuteslater,afriendofMark’scameovertomydesk.Hesaid,“SoyouthinkMarkistoostrict?”Myfacewasred.Ichosethewrongnameonmyaddresslist.Itwasmyownfault,soI’lllookovermyemailsmorecarefullybeforeIclick“Send”nexttime.Thomas,21,universitystudent:IlovetheInternet!Ilookuplotsofinformationonline.Ioftenbuythingsonthewebsites-furniture,clothes,CDs,evenfoods.IhavealsosoldsomeofmythingsontheInternet.IonlyusethewebsitesItrustandI’veneverhadasafetyproblem.1.Whereisthepassagetakenfrom?

A．Adiary.B．Anovel.C．Amagazine.D．Ahistorybook.2.Lindaprobablygottheemailfromapersonwho________.

A．refusedtolendmoneytoherB．askedaboutherexperiencesC．soldthingstoheronthewebsitesD．triedtocheatherofhermoney3.Theword“fault”inParagraph3means“________”.

A．projectB．mistakeC．advantageD．plan4.Whosharedenjoyableexperiencesaccordingtothepassage?

A．Linda.B．Emily.C．Mark.D．Thomas.5.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A．TheInternet:HowSafeIsIt?B．TheBank:HowUsefulIsIt?C．TheWebsite:HowCheapIsIt?D．TheMagazine:HowAmazingIsIt?(★★)Theschoolyearbegan.Aspresidentoftherecyclingclub,Scottwasthinkingaboutnewactivitiestoencourageotherstudentstobecomemoreenthusiastic(热心的)aboutrecycling.Hisclubhadhelpedtorecyclealotofwasteforthepastfiveyearsandhehopedthatthisyeartheywoulddoevenbetter.Scottwenthomeonedayandlookedonline;Hopingtofindideasforeventstheclubcouldorganizeatschool.Duringhisresearch,helearnedthattheamount(数量)ofelectronicwaste,ore-waste,isincreasingrapidly.Scottwasupsetwithhimselffornotnoticingthisproblemsooner.Atthatmoment,hebegantodevelopaplan.“ThereisaspecialprojectIwantustoworkonthisterr,”Scottannounced(宣布)attherecyclingclubmeetingthenextday.“Wehaveallheardaboute-waste,butrecentlyIlearnedaboutthebadeffectsit’shavingonourenvironment.”Hewentontotelltheclubmembersthathewantedthemtoorganizeane-wastedrive-adaywhenstudentsandtheirfamiliescoulddropoffunwantedelectronicstoberecycled.“Nowlet’sgettowork!”Forseveralweeks,therecyclingclubwasbusypreparingfortheupcominge-wastedrive,ore-driveasitwassooncalled.Thebigdayfinallyarrived,andScottwasnervous.Heandtheothermembersarrivedatschoolearlytomakesurethateverythingwouldgosmoothly.Everyonewaitedeagerly,hopingthatstudentsoftheschoolwouldtakepartintheevent.Itwasn’tlongbeforethefirstcarspulledintotheschoolparkinglot.Afterawhile,morepeoplearrived.Phones,TVsets;computersandkeyboardssoonbeganpilingup(堆积).Attheendoftheevent,Scottheardsomeonesuggestthattheschoolshouldhaveane-driveeventeveryterm.Scottsmiled,realizingthatasimpleactioncouldtrulyhavealastinginfluence.6.WhatdidScottlearnduringhisresearchonline?

A．Studentsareenthusiasticaboutrecycling.B．Thereisalotofwasterecycledeveryyear.C．Theamountofe-wasteisincreasingrapidly.D．Therearemanyrecyclingclubsinthecountry.7.HowdidScottfeelatfirstonthatbigday?

A．Proud.B．Upset.C．Excited.D．Nervous.8.WhatdidScottrealizeattheendofthee-driveevent?

A．Environmentalproblemscouldbesolved.B．Asimpleactioncouldbringalong-termeffect.C．Teamworkisvaluableforthesuccessofevents.D．Familymembersareinterestedinschoolactivities.(★★)SamHillisreallybadatfindinghiswayfromplacetoplace.TheworldisfullofpeoplelikeHill—andtheiropposites,whoalwaysseemtoknowexactlywheretheyareandhowtogetwheretheywanttogo.Ithasprovedhardtoexplainwhy.However,withthedevelopmentoftechnology,there’snewexcitementhappeningintheresearchworld.Anexperimentwascarriedoutin2022tofindoutwhatmightinfluencewayfindingability.Researchersdevelopedanonlinegameinwhichplayerstravelbyboattofindwherealotofcheckpointslie.Thegameaskedplayerstoprovidebasicbackgroundinformationandnearlyfourmillionpeopleworldwidedidso.Throughthegame,theresearcherswereabletojudgenavigational(辨识方向的)abilitybylookingathowfareachpersontraveledtoreachallthecheckpoints.Thentheycomparedplayers’performancewiththeirbackgroundinformationTheresearchersfoundthatNorthernEuropeansseemedtobebetternavigations,perhapsbecausetheyloveorienteering(定向越野),asportwhichinvolvescross-countryrunningandnavigation.Andthosefromcitieswithmoredisorganizedstreetnetworks(网状系统)didbetterthanthosefromcitieswithorderlyones.Perhapspeopleofplannedcitiesdon’tneedtobuildcomplex(复杂的)mapsintheirminds.Researchresultslikethesesuggestthatpeople’slifeexperiencedecideshowwelltheyfindtheirway.Infact,experiencemayevenexplainapopularbeliefthatmenaremorelikelytoperformbetterthanwomen.Itturnsoutthatthisdifferenceismoreaquestionofcultureandexperiencethanofinbornability.NortherEuropeans,forexample,showalmostnogender(性别)differenceinnavigation.However,mendomuchbetterthanwomeninplaceswherewomenfaceculturallimitsonexploringtheirenvironmentontheirown.ThatfindingisalsosupportedbystudiesontheTsimane,acommunitylivinginaforestinSouthAmerica.ResearchersputGPSunitson305Tsimanepeopletochecktheirdailymovementsoverathree-dayperiod,andfoundnodifferencebetweenmenandwomeninnavigationalability.Evenchildrenperformedverywell—aresult,researchersthink,ofgrowingupinanenvironmentthatencourageschildrentoexploretheforest.9.Whywasanexperimentcarriedoutin2022?

A．Todevelopanonlinewayfindinggame.B．Toimprovetheplayers’wayfindingability.C．Topickoutpeoplewhoareweakinwayfinding.D．Tofindoutwhypeoplearedifferentinwayfindingability.10.Accordingtothepassage,whoisprobablythebestatfindingtheirway?

A．Awomanwhooftenexploresnature.B．AgirlwhostudiesSouthAmericanculture.C．Amanwhorunsonasportsgroundeverymorning.D．Aboywholivesinacitywithanorderlystreetnetwork.11.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A．Goodnavigatorsaremostlymade,notborn.B．Navigationskillsdifferbetweenthegenders.C．Navigationskillsarepasseddown,neverlost.D．Goodnavigatorsbringdevelopmentsintechnology(★★★)Almosteveryonehasexperiencedthefeelingofdiscomfortwhentheiractionsdonotagreewiththeirinnervalues.Aman,forexample,valueswork-lifebalanceyetworks80hourseveryweek,caringlittleabouthisownhealthandfamily.Anotherexampleisaboywhoholdshisparents’lovedearbutgetsangryattheminamomentofstress;orawomanwhohopestolivehealthilybutgivesintotheattractionoffastfoodduringmomentsofweakness.Thisdisagreementcanleadtoseriousresults,suchasworseningrelationships,limitedpersonalgrowth,andself-doubt.Theemotionaleffectsoffeelingoutofcontrolandunabletoliveuptoourownstandardscanalsobedeeplyharmful.Theshameandupsetthatgoalongwiththesefeelingsoftenforceusintosilence,resultinginmoreself-doubt.Onereasonforthissilencemightbethatadmitting(承认)tothesebehaviorscanfeellikeshowingaweaknessormistakethatsocietytellsusshouldbekepthidden.What’smore,recognizingthisdisagreementrequirescomingfacetofacewithuncomfortabletruthsaboutourselves-aprocessthatisasdiscouragingasitisnecessaryforgrowth.Recognizingandaddressingthesebehaviorscanprovideapossibilityofchange.Bylookingintothecausesofourbehaviors,wecanbegintounderstandouractionsmoreeasilyandworktowardstickingtoourbeliefs.Researchsupportstheideathatrecognizingthisdisagreement;togetherwithmindfulnessandopencommunication,canhelpwiththisprocess.Thesemethodshelpusslowdown,reflect(反思),andchoosebehaviorsthatfollowourvaluesmoreclosely,eveninthefaceofoldhabitsorimmediateneeds.Thekeytodealingwiththisdisagreementliesincompassion(同情)forourselvesandothers.Bydevelopingacultureofopennessandbyunderstandingthechallengesofaligningbehaviorswithbeliefs,wecanbegintobreakdownwhatpreventsusfromhavingconversationandchange.Admittingthatthisdisagreementisasharedpartofthehumanexperiencecanenableustospeakopenly,findsupport,andtakenecessarystepstowardtheagreementbetweenourinnerworldandouractions.Whilethedisagreementbetweenourinnervaluesandactionsmaybecommon,throughreflection,understandingandpurposefulpractice,wecanbridgethedivideandsetoutonajourneyofself-discovery.12.WhydoesthewriterusetheexamplesinParagraph1?

A．Tostressanunavoidableneed.B．Toshowaresultofthewrongvalues.C．Todescribeacommonhumanexperience.D．Tointroduceachangeinpeople’srelationships.13.Whatdoestheword“aligning”inParagraph4mostprobablymean?

A．Matching.B．Comparing.C．Mixing.D．Confusing.14.Whichofthefollowingwouldthewritermostprobablyagreewith?

A．Discomfortforcesustogiveupourbeliefs.B．Ourbehaviorsweakenourunderstandinigsoflife.C．Opencommunicationmakesitpossibleforustochange.D．Keepingsilentallowsustimetoliveuptoourstandards.15.Whatisthewriter’smainpurposeinwritingthispassage?

A．Toencouragepeopletostaytruetotheirbeliefs.B．Toprovetheimportanceofhavingtherightvalues.C．Tocomparedifferentwaystodealwithdiscomfort.D．Todiscusstheinfluenceofpeople’simproperactions.(★★)ActiveListeningWhenwetalk,wetypicallyexpectotherstolistenwithattention.Butwhensomeoneelseisspeaking,areweshowingthemthesamepoliteness?Listeningwelldoesn’tcomenaturallytomostpeople.16.Thisalsomeansweoften.don’treallyfocus(集中)onwhatpeoplearesaying.Onewaytolistenwithmorecareandattentionistopracticeactivelistening.17.Activelisteningisnotonlyhearingsomeone’swordsbutalsotakingnotesoftheirnonverbal(非口头的)communication.Nonverbalcommunicationcanincludebodylanguage,thetone(语气)andtheirtalkingspeed.Bypracticingactivelistening,wecanholdontoimportantinformationbetterandshowcaretoothers.Thisusefulskillmakesotherswanttodiscussthingswithus.Togetbetteratactivelistening,givethespeakeryourcompleteattention.18,itiseasiersaidthandone.Stoppingthinkingaboutyourphoneandclearingyourmindofyourownthoughtsarethefirststeps.19,it’seasiertogiveyourcompleteattentiontothespeaker.Anotherwaytopracticeactivelisteningistonoticebodylanguage.Researchshowsthat55%offace-to-facecommunicationisnonverbal,38%vocal(噪音的)and7%words.20.Withthatinmind,youcangiveproperreplieslikenodding,smilingorlookingatthempolitely.Nowdoyouknowhowtolistenactively?

A．ByforgettingthosethingsthatcouldinfluenceyouB．AlthoughthismayseemclearandeasytonoticeandunderstandC．Thismeanswedon’tpayattentiontowhatsomeoneisexpressingD．Whensomeoneisspeaking,theirbodylanguageisgivinginformation,tooE．Becausemostofusliveinabusyworld,wecareaboutcertainthingsandmisstherestF．ActivelisteningisfocusingonwhatsomeoneiscommunicatingandgivingyourunderstandingG．Akeypartofactivelisteningisaskingquestionsandclarifyingyourunderstanding二、完形填空(★★)Someartistsareoftennotfamousduringtheirlifetime.VincentvanGogh(梵高)wassuchanartist.Peopledidnotpaymuchattentiontohis_______.Hebegantothinkhewasnotaverygoodpainter.Buthedidnotgiveuppainting.Hewasso_______inwhathewaspaintingthathedidnotwanttostop.Hewouldeven_______toeat!_______,hispaintingsweredark.Heusedpencilsorcharcoalsticks(炭条)tomakethem.Thenhe_______colour.Heusedlotsofbrownanddarkgreen.Later,VincentmovedtoFrance.Hewantedtolearnfromtheartistswho_______there.Theyweretryingnew_______ofpainting.InFrance,Vincentbeganusingbrightcolours.Heusedoilpaints(油画颜料)tocreatehisart.Hepaintedboththecountrysideandpeople.He_______paintedself-portraits(自画像).Hecreatedmorethan20portraitsofhimself!Vincentcompletedmorethan2,000paintingsinhislife._______peopledidnotbuyhispaintingsduringhislifetime,hispaintingssellforalotofmoneytoday.Peoplethinkhispaintingsaremasterpieces(杰作).Forexample,thepaintingSunflowersisvery________allovertheworld.21.A．tripsB．paintingsC．villagesD．music22.A．wrongB．luckyC．interestedD．tired23.A．forgetB．startC．hopeD．agree24.A．AtlastB．OnceagainC．AtleastD．Atfirst25.A．helpedB．addedC．missedD．guessed26.A．workedB．sangC．dancedD．cooked27.A．factsB．storiesC．waysD．reports28.A．neverB．hardlyC．perhapsD．also29.A．BeforeB．ThoughC．IfD．When30.A．humorousB．politeC．famousD．quiet三、语法填空(★★★)短文填空阅读下面短文，根据上下文或者括号内的提示，用单词的正确形式填空。Kitesareoneoftheoldestandsimplesttoys,whichenjoypopularityallovertheworld.Itissaid31thekiteswereinventedintheearlyWarringStatesPeriodbyMoziandLuBan.Theperiodsawmanywarsandkites32(play)animportantroleinscaringoffenemies.Also,kitescould33(use)fortestingthewind,liftingmen,communicatingwithothersandsoon.Forexample,peopleusedtowritetheirownnamesonthekitewhentheywereunhappyorfelt34(weakness).Bydoingso,theybelievedthattheirbadluckwouldgowiththekite.35anincreasingnumberofpeopleflyingkites,kitesbecamemorepopularandwereintroducedfromChinatoJapan,Koreaandsomewesterncountries.Afamouskitestory36(be)abouttheAmericaninventorBenjaminFranklin.Heflewakiteduringathunderstorm:Electricityrandownthewetstringandgavehim37smallshock,whichshowedlightningwaselectricityforthe38(one)time.WhenFranklintrieditagain,hewasbadlyhurt.Believeitornot,donottrythisdangerousactionyourself!Sofar,people39(develop)kitesofdifferentsizes,shapesandcolors.SomekitesevenhaveLEDlightsforfunlightshows.40a