2024-2025学年辽宁省沈阳市浑南区广全实验学校高一上学期第二次月考英语试卷

2024—2025学年辽宁省沈阳市浑南区广全实验学校高一上学期第二次月考英语试卷

一、阅读理解(★★★)Becauseofthe“YunnanElephant”,manypeoplehavedevelopedastronginterestinelephants,andithasalsoarousedaheateddiscussionabouthowmanandnatureshouldsharetheearthandliveinharmony.Inthisissueof“WeekendCinema”,Yingdahasbroughtfourdocumentariesrelatedtothis：TheSecretLifeofElephantsTheSecretLifeofElephantsisaBBCnaturedocumentaryseriesfollowingthelivesofelephantsandtheworkoftheconservationcharitySavetheElephantsinSamburuNationalReserve,Kenya.ItwasfirstreleasedintheUnitedKingdomonBBCOneinJanuary2009to4.2millionviewers.Theteamfollowthedramaticandemotionalstoriesof500plusindividuallyknownelephants.PenguinTownTheseriesisfilmedinSimon’sTown,SouthAfrica,wheretheseadorableAfricanpenguinswanderclosebytopeople,strollingdownthesidewalk,passingsunbathersonthebeach.Theseriesfollowsvariouspenguincouples.Withgreathumor,theirlovestoriesaretold,andyoufollowtheadventuresofthesepenguincouplesstartingfamiliesandhavingchicks.SevenWorlds,OnePlanetMillionsofyearsagoincredibleforcestoreaparttheEarth’scrust(地壳)creatingsevenextraordinarycontinents,eachwithitsowndistinctclimate,itsowndistinctterrain(地形)anditsownuniqueanimallife.SevenWorlds,OnePlanetexploresthenaturalwondersthatgiveeachofourcontinentsitsdistinctcharacter.Followingtheanimalsthathavemadetheseenvironmentstheirhome,itdiscoversamazingwildlifestoriesthatuncoverwhatmakeseachofthesesevenworldsunique.BearsonTopoftheWorldThismovingfilmrevealsthedifferingfortunesofamotherpolarbear,amotherbearandtheirnewbornbabies,inarapidlychangingworld.Thisisaremarkablestoryofhowbears,everintelligent,areadaptingtoawarmingworld.1.Ifyouareinterestedindocumentarieswithfunnylanguages,whichfilmdoyouprefer?

A．TheSecretLifeofElephantsB．PenguinTownC．SevenWorlds,OnePlanetD．BearsonTopoftheWorld2.Whatdothesefourdocumentarieshaveincommon?

A．TheyareallfilmedinAfrica.B．Theyexplorethenaturalwonderswithdistinctcharacter.C．Theysharethestoriesofwildlife.D．Theyfocusonanimalsadaptingtothechangingworld.3.Whichsectiononthewebsitecanyoufindthispassage?

A．SportsandhealthB．EntertainmentandCultureC．FinanceandEconomicsD．TechnologyandScience(★★)OneCanada,TwoLanguagesCanadaisoneofthefewnationsintheworldtohavetwoofficiallanguages:EnglishandFrench.Thereare10provincesinthecountry,butonlyoneofthese—Quebecisknownas“FrenchCanada”.ThisisbecauseitwasfoundedbyFrenchexplorerswhileBritishadventurersdiscoveredtherest.CanadalefttheBritishEmpire(帝国)in1867tobecomeanindependentcountryandEnglishandFrenchhavebeenrecognizedastheofficiallanguageseversince.MostpeoplespeakEnglishastheirfirstlanguageandthetwonationaltelevisionnetworksbroadcastinEnglishthroughoutthecountry.ApartfrominQuebecandafewplacesontheeastcoast,Frenchtelevisionisveryrare.Thesamegoesfortrafficsignsandmenus,forexample,outsideofQuebec,thereareonlyafewplaceswhereyou’llseetrafficsignsinFrench.Inrestaurants,it’salmostimpossibletofindFrenchonthemenuunlessyouareintheheartland(中心地带)ofFrenchCanada.However,allproductssoldinCanadamust,bylaw,havelabels(标签)instructionsinbothlanguages.InCanada’sEnglish-speakingprovinces,officialbilingualism(双语)meansthatstudentscanchoosetocompleteaspecialFrenchlanguagecourse.Underthisprogram,theyaretaughtmostoftheirsubjectsinFrench.Ifastudentbeginsthecourseinkindergarten(幼儿园)orGradeOne,itislikelythatallhislessonswillbeinFrench.However,ifhestartsatjuniorhighschool,25percentoftheteachingwillcontinuetobeinEnglish.4.HowmanyprovincesarethereinCanada?

A．Ten.B．Nine.C．Eleven.D．Two.5.WhichcountrycontrolledCanadabeforeitsindependence?

A．France.B．Britain.C．America.D．Germany.6.WherecanyouwatchFrenchtelevisionprograms?

A．OnlyinQuebec.B．InQuebecandafewotherplaces.C．Fromthetwonationaltelevisionnetworks.D．AlloverCanada.7.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?

A．Canadahastwoofficiallanguages:EnglishandFrench,B．EnglishisspokeninCanada.C．FrenchisspokeninCanada.D．Alltheabove.(★★★★)Formanyparents,raisingateenagerislikefightingalongwar,butyearsgobywithoutanyclearwinner.Likeaborderconflictbetweenneighboringcountries,theparent-teenwarisaboutboundaries:WhereisthelinebetweenwhatIcontrolandwhatyoudo?Bothsideswantpeace,butneitherfeelsithasanypowertostoptheconflict.Inpart,thisisbecauseneitheriswillingtoadmitanyresponsibilityforstartingit.Fromtheparents’pointofview,theonlycauseoftheirfightistheiradolescents’completeunreasonableness.Andofcourse,theteensseeitinexactlythesameway,exceptoppositely.Bothfeeltrapped.Inthisarticle,I’lldescribethreeno-winsituationsthatcommonlyarisebetweenteensandparentsandthensuggestsomewaysoutofthetrap.Thefirstno-winsituationisquarrelsoverunimportantthings.Examplesincludethecoloroftheteen’shair,thecleanlinessofthebedroom,thepreferredstyleofclothing,thechild’sfailuretoeatagoodbreakfastbeforeschool,orhistendencytosleepuntilnoonontheweekends.Second,blaming.Thegoalofablamingbattleistomaketheotheradmitthathisbadattitudeisthereasonwhyeverythinggoeswrong.Third,needingtoberight.Itdoesn’tmatterwhatthetopicis—politics,thelawsofphysics,ortheproperwaytobreakanegg—thepointoftheseargumentsistoprovethatyouarerightandtheotherpersoniswrong,forbothwishtobeconsideredanauthority—someonewhoactuallyknowssomething—andthereforetocommandrespect.Unfortunately,aslongasparentsandteenscontinuetoassumethattheyknowmorethantheother,they’llcontinuetofightthesebattlesforeverandnevermakeanyrealprogress.8.Whydoestheauthorcomparetheparent-teenwartoaborderconflict?

A．Bothareaboutwheretodrawtheline.B．Bothcancontinueforgenerations.C．Neitherhasanyclearwinner.D．Neithercanbeputtoanend.9.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph2mean?

A．Theteenstendtohaveafullunderstandingoftheirparents.B．Theteensagreewiththeirparentsonthecauseoftheconflict.C．Theteenscausetheirparentsofmisleadingthem.D．Theteensblametheirparentsforstartingtheconflict.10.Parentsandteenswanttoberightbecausetheywantto______.

A．giveorderstotheotherB．knowmorethantheotherC．gainrespectfromtheotherD．gettheothertobehaveproperly11.Whatwilltheauthormostprobablydiscussintheparagraphthatfollows?

A．Solutionsfortheparent-teenproblems.B．Examplesoftheparent-teenwar.C．Causesfortheparent-teenconflicts.D．Futureoftheparent-teenrelationship.(★★★)Californiahaslosthalfitsbigtreessincethe1930s,accordingtoastudytobepublishedTuesdayandclimatechangeseemstobeamajorfactor(因素).Thenumberoftreeslargerthantwofeetacrosshasdeclinedby50percentonmorethan46,000squaremilesofCaliforniaforests,thenewstudyfinds.Noareawassparedorunaffected,fromthefoggynortherncoasttotheSierraNevadaMountainstotheSanGabrielsaboveLosAngeles.IntheSierrahighcountry,thenumberofbigtreeshasfallenbymorethan55percent;inpartsofsouthernCaliforniathedeclinewasnearly75percent.Manyfactorscontributedtothedecline,saidPatrickMcIntyre,anecologistwhowastheleadauthorofthestudy.Woodcutterstargetedbigtrees.Housingdevelopmentpushedintothewoods.AggressivewildfirecontrolhasleftCaliforniaforestscrowdedwithsmalltreesthatcompetewithbigtreesforresources(资源).ButincomparingastudyofCaliforniaforestsdoneinthe1920sand1930swithanotheronebetween2001and2010,McIntyreandhiscolleaguesdocumentedawidespreaddeathofbigtreesthatwasevidenteveninwildlandsprotectedfromwoodcuttingordevelopment.Thelossofbigtreeswasgreatestinareaswheretreeshadsufferedthegreatestwatershortage.Theresearchersfiguredoutwaterstresswithacomputermodelthatcalculatedhowmuchwatertreesweregettingincomparisonwithhowmuchtheyneeded,takingintoaccountsuchthingsasrainfall,airtemperature,dampnessofsoil,andthetimingofsnowmelt(融雪).Sincethe1930s,McIntyresaid,thebiggestfactorsdrivingupwaterstressinthestatehavebeenrisingtemperatures,whichcausetreestolosemorewatertotheair,andearliersnowmelt,whichreducesthewatersupplyavailabletotreesduringthedryseason.12.Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?

A．Theseriousnessofbig-treelossinCalifornia.B．TheincreasingvarietyofCaliforniabigtrees.C．ThedistributionofbigtreesinCaliforniaforests.D．TheinfluenceoffarmingonbigtreesinCalifornia.13.Whichofthefollowingiswell-intentionedbutmaybebadforbigtrees?

A．Ecologicalstudiesofforests.B．Banningwoodcutting.C．Limitinghousingdevelopment.D．Firecontrolmeasures.14.WhatisamajorcauseofthewatershortageaccordingtoMcIntyre?

A．Inadequatesnowmelt.B．Alongerdryseason.C．Awarmerclimate.D．Dampnessoftheair.15.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A．California’sForests:WhereHaveAlltheBigTreesGone?B．CuttingofBigTreestoBeProhibitedinCaliforniaSoonC．WhyAretheBigTreesImportanttoCaliforniaForests?D．PatrickMcIntyre:GrowMoreBigTreesinCalifornia(★★★)Travelingcanbeagoodwaytogetlifeexperiences.16.Don’tworry.Herearesomeusefulsuggestions.PlanaheadThisisprobablythemostimportantpreparationfortraveling.Don’twaituntilthelastminutetoplanyourtrip,oryouwillhavetospendmoreontickets.17.Makeaplanandyoucansavemuchinthisway.Findusefulinformation18.AlsotheInternetcanhelpyousavemoney.Youcanfindsomeusefulwebsiteslikewww.Travelcity.comandwww.Economytravel.com.TravelingroupsFindsomeonewhoisinterestedinvisitingthesameplaces.Bytravelingwithothersyoucansharecostsandexperiences.19.Well-knownplacesmaybeexpensiveandtoocrowded.Youmaywanttothinkoveryourtripandgotoaless-knownplace.Smallertownsstillhavemanyinterestingactivitiesandsights.Youcanlearnaboutlotsoflocalcustoms,too.PacknecessarythingsThemostimportantthingstotakearenotalwaysclothes.20.Snacksarealsonecessarybecausetheycansaveyoumuchmoneywhenyoucannotfindacheaprestaurant.Byplanningcarefully,youcannotonlyenjoytravelingbutalsosavelotsofmoney.Youwillrememberyourtravelexperiencesallyourlife.

A．Gotoaless-knownplace.B．Watchoutforpotentialdangers.C．Getagoodrestbeforeyoutravelthenextday.D．Remembertobringmedicinebecauseyoumaygetsick.E．Writedownhowmuchyouexpecttospendonfoodandhotels.F．Travelbookswillofferinformationaboutthecheapesthotelsandrestaurants.G．Butwhatwillyoudoifyou’reastudentanddon’thaveenoughmoneyforatrip?二、完形填空(★★)Monthsearlier,mywifeLisahadjustwokenupat4:45whensheheardvoicescomingfromtheupstairsroom.Andthenshedecidedto_______what’sgoingon.She_______thatourson,Hunter,hadbeenplayingavideogamesincehegothomefromschoolthepreviousday.Whatshefound_______bothofus.Weweretiredofthe_______oftimeHunterspentplayingvideogames.Hewouldoftensleepuntil1:00or2:00pmonSaturdaysbecausehe_______playinggamesuntil2:00or3:00inthemorning.I_______anideaandtoldittoLisa.Effectiveimmediately,video-gametimeinourhousewouldhavetobe_______justlikemoney.Isetthe_______rate:Eachmilerun_______30minutesofvideo-gameplay.Thefirstcoupleofdaysdidn’tgovery__________.Insteadofchoosingtorun,hedecidedto__________thenewprogramandspendthattimesleeping.Eventually,Huntercamearound,andthetemptation(诱惑)ofplayinggameswasjusttoomuch.Hedecidedhewould__________Fivemonthslater,Hunterwas__________whenhefinishedsecondinhisagegroupinhisfirst10K,achievedthirdinhisfirst10-milerace,andcompletedsecondinhisfirsthalfmarathon.Recentlyhetookfirstplaceinthe25KindowntownHouston.Hunter’s__________nowistohavethefastestmarathontimeinourfamily.Runningteacheshimtoinvest(投入)timethatneedstobespentin__________efforts,todohardthings,andthentoenjoyareward.21.A．answerB．focusC．seeD．respond22.A．discoveredB．remindedC．pressedD．admitted23.A．thrilledB．scaredC．annoyedD．delighted24.A．styleB．amountC．factD．number25.A．cheatedupB．accountedforC．stayedupD．showedoff26.A．putoffB．calledoffC．caughtupwithD．cameupwith27.A．lentB．receivedC．borrowedD．earned28.A．interestB．exchangeC．optionD．tension29.A．balancesB．designsC．equalsD．volunteers30.A．smoothlyB．obviouslyC．naturallyD．eagerly31.A．beginB．refuseC．acceptD．change32.A．giveitashotB．makeitaruleC．keepitasecretD．makeitapoint33.A．relaxedB．disappointedC．embarrassedD．excited34.A．workB．skillC．goalD．trust35.A．fitB．fastC．perfectD．worthwhile三、语法填空(★★)语法填空TheLivingRootBridgehasbeenincludedintheTentativeListtheUNESCOWorldHeritageSites.TherootbridgesareintheMeghalayaregionofnortheastIndia.Theregiongetsalotofrainfallandisoneofthewettest36.(area)onEarth.Thatcreates37.numberoflakes,riversandwaterfalls,38.(make)itdifficulttobuildroadsinthearea.However,forhundredsofyearsthelocalKhasipeoplehavebeentrying39.(they)besttogrowbridgeacrossriversandstreamstomakeitmuch40.(easy)forthemtomovearoundthearea.Thebridges41.(build)bystretching(拉长)therootsoflivingtreesovertheriverandwindingthemaroundbamboostructurestoguidethemintheparticular42.(direct).Therootscantakeupto20years43.(grow)intoacompletebridge.TheIndiagovernmenthassuggestedMeghalaya’srootbridgesshouldbeadded44.theUNESCOWorldHeritageList,45.meanstheywillberecognisedofficially.Therootbridgeswillattractmoretouristsandmoneytothearea,justlikeEgypt’spyramids(金字塔)ortheGreatBarrierReefinAustralia.四、书信写作(★★★)46.假定你是李华，你的外国朋友Peter对中国的农耕文化很感兴趣，他来信询问你关于龙脊梯田的情况。请你根据以下要点给他写一封回信介绍龙脊梯田。内容包括：1.位置和建造时间2.景色特点3.邀请Peter来中国欣赏龙脊梯田，并表达你对他此行的期待注意：1词数应为80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________五、书面表达(★★★)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。续写的词数应为150左右。TheeventthatstandsoutinTom’smemoryhappenedonemorningwhenTomwasonlytenyearsold.HewasathomewithhiseldersisterJane.Tomwasdoinghishomeworkwhenheheardraisedvoices.Atfirsthethoughtnothingofitsincecustomersinthemotorcycleshopdirectlybelowtheirflatoftenbecameloud，buthesoonrealizedthistimeitwasdifferent.“Quick!Quick!Removethemotorcyclesfromtheshop.”someoneshouted.Thenathickburningsmellfilledtheair.WhenTomopenedthefrontdooroftheirflattoinvestigate，athickcloudofsmokegreetedhim.Themotorcycleshophadcaughtfireandpeoplewererunningandcrying.Jane，whohadbeenplayingtheviolininherroom，hurriedtothelivingroom.Theyrushedoutofthedoorandalongthecorridor(走廊)throughthesmoke.Theywereheadingtowardsthest