石家庄市第四十中学2024-2025学年高三第二次月考英语试题含解析

石家庄市第四十中学2024-2025学年高三第二次月考英语试题考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Janerealizedher____tobecomethefirstwomantorunthe10,000metreswithin30minutes.A．achievementB．commitmentC．competitionD．ambition2．ProfessorLi________forhisinformativelecture,waswarmlyreceivedbythestudents.A．knownB．knowingC．havingknownD．tobeknown3．Reportersaskedhimto______

his

positiononwelfarereform.A．clarifyB．divideC．instruct4．ThemainissueattheAPECmeetingwasaclimate-changeplan_____byAustralia’sHowardandbackedbyBush.A．putout B．putoffC．putaway D．putforward5．_______arecord-breakingsevenGoldenGlobes,themusicalLaLaLandsurprisinglydoesnotappealtoChineseviewers.A．WinningB．WonC．HavingwonD．Towin6．Youcanaskanyoneforhelp.________hereiswillingtolendyouahand.A．Everyone B．NooneC．One D．Someone7．OwingtoTheChinesePoetryCompetition,publicationsonclassicalChineseliteratureare__________asignificantshareofstoragespaceatthebookstore.A．takingupB．dividingupC．breakingupD．puttingup8．IamabetterreaderthisyearthanIwaslastyearbecauseI________tohundredsofnewconceptsandideas.A．haveexposedB．hadbeenexposedC．havebeenexposedD．wasexposed9．Ihavenodoubtthathewillmakeit,butIwonder_____heisreallyreadyenough.A．what B．whyC．whether D．That10．Visittheoldmanthisafternoon？Ifyou________，makesureyouwearsunscreenstoprotectyourskin.A．must B．canC．may D．shall11．InmanyhomesintheUK,thefirstperson_______hastomaketeaforthefamily.A．wakingup B．towakeupC．wokeup D．wokenup12．PleasewearyourbestclothesonMonday,asyourclassphotos______then.A．willtakeB．willbetakenC．havetakenD．havebeentaken13．Manythoughtthatafterstarringintheimmenselypopulardrama,NirvanainFire,HuGewould________andactivelyseeknewroles.A．makeamountainoutofamolehillB．havetoomanyironsinthefireC．strikewhiletheironishotD．D．putthecartbeforethehorse14．Asisknowntoall,_______openingceremonyofthe16thAsianGamesheldonNovember12thinGuangzhouwas_______greatsuccess.A．/;aB．the;aC．the;/D．a;/15．—What’sthatnoise?—Oh，Iforgettotellyou.Thenewmachine________.A．istestingB．wasbeingtestedC．isbeingtestedD．hasbeentested16．—Whatdoesthesignoverthereread?—"Noperson_______smokeorcarryalightedcigarette,cigarorpipeinthisarea．"A．shall B．may C．must D．Will17．It’snaturalthatIdidn’trecognizeherimmediatelyIsawher._______,it’salmost5yearssincewemetlast.A．Afterall B．InadditionC．What’smoreD．Inparticular18．IfJoe’swifewon’tgototheparty,________.A．hewilleither B．neitherwillheC．heneitherwill D．eitherhewill19．---AlanseemsalottallerthanwhenIlastsawhim.---He.He’sgrownafootsinceyousawhiminShanghai.A．is B．willbeC．hasbeen D．was20．volleyballishermainfocus,sheisalsogreatatbasketball.A．Since B．OnceC．Unless D．While第二部分阅读理解（满分40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。21．（6分）ThePerfectSleepChairisdesignedtobethemostcomfortablereclinerchair.Whetheryouaresittingupright,relaxinginyourfavoriteTVviewingposition,orlyingcompletelyflatforsleeping,it’slikebeingonacloud.Acloudthathasbuilt-inheatandmassagesettingstomatchyourownpersonalcomfortlevel.Itevenhasabatterybackupincaseofapowercut.WithPerfectSleepChair,there’saperfectpositionforeverybody,eventhosethatprefertolieflatbutwanttheadditionalsupportthatmostmattresses(垫子)don’tprovide.Atthetouchofabutton,thePerfectSleepChairgentlyliftsyoutoanalmoststandingpositionsoyoucangetbackonyourfeetwithease.Someownersusethisfeaturedaily,whileothersuseitwhenrecoveringfromanillness.Timeandtimeagain,ourcustomerstellustheyaretiredofhavingtoreplacetheirreclinersduetoqualityissues.Wehearyou!ThatiswhythePerfectSleepChairishandmadeintheUSAusingqualityhardwoodsandonlythehighestqualityupholster(垫衬物).Eachchairiscarefullycraftedbyworkersandnotjustabunchofrobots.Everychairstructureisguaranteedforlifeandtheelectroniccomponentsaregenerouslywarrantedforthreeyears.Simplyput,it’sthehighestqualitychaironthemarket—butitdoesn’tendthere…WhenyoupurchasethePerfectSleepChair,you’llgetyourchoiceofclothandcolors!You’llalsoreceiveWhiteGloveDelivery.Professionalswillcarrythechairtotheexactspotinyourhomewhereyouwantit,unpackit,inspectit,testit,positionit,andeventakethepackagingaway!Toensurethatyourproductandpurchaseprocessisofthehighestquality,ourcustomerserviceteamisheretoansweranyquestion,fivedaysaweek,from9a.m.to8p.m.Pleasecallusat800-958-8324.1、Accordingtotheadvertisement,PerfectSleepChair.（事实信息）A．helpsdetectillnessesB．supportsvariousbodypositionsC．comeswithanadditionalmattressD．adjustsitstemperatureaccordingly2、WhatisthekeyfeatureofPerfectSleepChairintroducedinParagraph3?(推理判断)A．Itissafe. B．Itislasting.C．Itisportable. D．Itiscomfortable.3、Whatservicecancustomersreceive?A．Homedelivery. B．Free

replacement.C．A24-hourhotline. D．Amoney-backguarantee.22．（8分）WhatCocktailPartiesTeachUsYou’reataparty.Musicisplaying.Glassesareclinking.Dozensofconversationsaredrivingupthedecibel(分贝)level.Yetamongallthosedistractions,youcantuneyourattentiontojustonevoicefrommany.Thisabilityiswhatresearcherscallthe“cocktail-partyeffect”.ScientistsattheUniversityofCaliforniainSanFranciscohavefoundwherethatsound-editingprocessoccursinthebrain—intheauditorycortex(听觉皮层)justbehindtheear,notinareasofhigherthought.Theauditorycortexboostssomesoundsandturnsdownotherssothatwhenthesignalreachesthehigherbrain,“it’sasifonlyonepersonwasspeakingalone,”saysinvestigatorEdwardChang.Thesefindings,publishedinthejournalNaturelastweek,explainwhypeoplearen’tverygoodatmultitasking—ourbrainsarewiredfor“selectiveattention”andcanfocusononlyonethingatatime.Thatinborn

ability

hashelpedhumans

survive

inaworldbuzzingwithvisualandauditorystimulation(刺激).Butwekeep

trying

topushthelimitswithmultitasking,sometimeswith

tragic

(悲剧的)consequences.Driverstalkingoncellphones,forexample,arefourtimesaslikelytogetinto

traffic

accidentsasthosewhoaren’t.Manyofthoseaccidentsaredueto“inattentionalblindness”,inwhichpeoplecan,ineffect,turnablindeyetothingstheyaren’tfocusingon.Themoreattentionataskdemands,thelessattentionwecanpaytootherthingsinourfieldofvision.Imageslandonourretinas(视网膜)andareeitherboostedorplayeddowninthevisualcortexbeforebeingpassedtothebrain,justastheauditorycortexfilterssounds,asshownintheNaturestudylastweek.“It’sapush-pull

relationship

—themorewefocusononething,thelesswecanfocusonothers,”saysDianeM.Beck,an

associate

professorof

psychology

attheUniversityofIllinois.Studiesoverthepast

decade

attheUniversityofUtahshowthatdriverstalkingonhands-freecellphonesarejustasinfluencedasthoseonhands-heldphonesbecauseitistheconversation,notthedevice,thatisdistractingtheirattention.Thosetalkingonanykindofcellphonereactmoreslowlyandmissmoretrafficsignalsthanothermotorists.Somepeoplecantrainthemselvestopayextraattentiontothingsthatareimportant—likepoliceofficerslearntoscancrowdsforfacesandconductorscanlistenforindividualinstrumentswithinthe

orchestra

asawhole.Manymorethinktheycaneffectivelymultitask,butareactuallyshiftingtheirattentionrapidlybetweentwothingsandnotgettingthefulleffectofeither,expertssay.1、WhathavescientistsinUniversityofCaliforniafoundabout“thecocktail-partyeffect”?A．Usuallythereisonlyonepersonwhoisspeakingalone.B．Allkindsofannoyingsoundsdriveupthedecibellevel.C．Thehigherbrainprocessessoundsandimagesselectively.D．Soundsaresortedoutbeforereachingthehigherbrain.2、Whatdowelearnfromthepassage?A．Wearebiologicallyincapableofmultitasking.B．Wesurvivedistractionsinlifebymultitasking.C．Wecannotmultitaskwithoutextraattention.D．Webenefitfrompushingthelimitwithmultitasking.3、Whichofthefollowingisanexampleof“inattentionalblindness”?A．Acarelessdriverlosthiseyesightafteracaraccident.B．Policescannedthecrowdsandlocatedthecriminal.C．Amanagertalkedonahands-freephonewithhisclient.D．Apedestrianhadacaraccidentbecauseofphubbing(低头).4、Themainpurposeofthepassageisto______.A．compareandcontrastB．informandexplainC．argueanddiscussD．examineandevaluate23．（8分）FromthemodemLondonEyetothehistoricTowerofLondon,belowareLondon’smostvisitedtouristattractions.BritishMuseumTheworld-famousBritishMuseumexhibitstheworksofmanfromprehistorictomodemtimes,fromaroundtheworld.ThemostinterestingandexcitingpartsincludetheRosettaStone,theParthenonsculpturesandthemummiesintheAncientEgyptcollection.Someexhibitionsrequiretickets.NationalGalleryThegreatestandmostbeautifulbuildingofTrafalgarSquare,London’sNationalGalleryisavastspacefilledwithWesternEuropeanpaintingsfromthe13thtothe19thcenturies.InthisimpressiveartgalleryyoucanfindworksbymasterssuchasVanGoghdaVinet.Botticelli,Constable,Renoir,TitianandStubbs.Someexhibitionsrequiretickets.TateModernSittingonthebanksoftheThamesistheTateModem,Britain’snationalmuseumofmodemandcontemporaryart.Itsuniqueshapeisduetoitbeingapowerstationbefore.Thegallery’srestaurantsofferwonderfulviewsacrossthecity.Someexhibitionsrequiretickets.Coca-ColaLondonEyeTheCoca-ColaLondonEyeisamajorfeatureofLondon’sskyline.IthassomeofLondon’sbestviewsfromits32capsules,eachweighing10tonnesandholdingupto25people.Climbaboardforabreathtakingexperience,withanunforgettableviewofmorethan55ofLondon’smostfamouslandmarks—allinjust30minutes!MadameTussaudsAtMadameTussauds,you’llcomeface-to-facewithsomeoftheworld’smostfamousfaces.FromShakespearetoLadyGagayou’llmeetinfluentialfiguresfromshowbusiness,sport,politicsandevenroyalty.StrikeaposewithUsainBolt,getclosetoOneDirectionorreceiveaonce-in-a-lifetimeaudiencewithHerMajestytheQueen.1、WhichoneshouldtheyvisitifvisitorswanttogetabetterviewofLondon’sfamouslandmarks?A．TheTateModem.B．TheBritishMuseum.C．TheNationalGallery.D．TheCoca-ColaLondonEye.2、WhatdotheBritishMuseumandtheNationalGalleryhaveincommon?A．Bothhavechargeableexhibitions.B．BothareonthebanksoftheThames.C．Bothhavevastspacesandspecialshapes.D．Bothexhibitmodemandcontemporaryart.3、WhatcanvisitorsdoinMadameTussauds?A．EnjoyShakespeare’sworks.B．WatchLadyGaga’sperformance.C．Seefiguresofmanyinfluentialpeople.D．Talktosomefamouspeoplefacetoface.24．（8分）"Bigtobacco"iswhatthebossesofseverallargetechnologyfirmshavestartedcallingFacebook．Beingcomparedtothetobaccogiantsisfarfrompraise，butitisnottheonlywide﹣spreadanalogy（比拟）．AlowerblowisthesuggestionthatFacebookmaybecomelikeYahoo，theoncehigh﹣flyinginternetfirmthatfell．Evenayearagotheideawouldhavebeenunthinkable．ButsinceJanuaryFacebookhasbecometrappedinaseriesofmisjudgmentsandmissteps．ItbecameclearthatithaddonetoolittletostopRussianinterference（干涉）inAmerica'selectionin2016．Ithadtoadmitthatithadsharedthepersonaldataof90muserswithoutsidefirmswithoutpermission．ThecomparisontoYahooisimperfect．EvenatitspeakYahoo'sbusinesswasneveraslargeandprofitableasFacebook's．OneofthemainreasonsYahoodeclinedisbecauseitlostouttoapowerfulcompetitor，Google，inonlinesearch；MarissaMayer，itsbossfrom2012untilitssaletoVerizonlastyear，wasunabletorestoreadvertisers'oremployees'confidenceasusersleft．ButpeoplewhowatchedYahoo'sfallingseesimilarities．Executive（主管）turnoverwasaleadingindicatorofitsdecline；beforeMs．MayerwashiredYahoowentthroughfourchiefexecutivesinthreeyears．Mr．Zuckerberg，whocontrolsthemajorityofFacebook'svotingshares，isnotleaving，butmanytopexecutivesare．Thisyearseveralhaveannouncedtheirdepartures，includingFacebook'schiefsecurityofficer．Whenadvertisers'faithinFacebookhasbeenshaken，politiciansinWashingtonarerunningoutofpatiencewiththecompany．Lawmakers'inspectionofthefirmiscausingittobemorecautiousabouthowitusesdatafortargetingadvertisementsandaboutwhatinformationitmakesavailabletooutsiders．Mr．ZuckerbergandMs．SandbergareunderpressuretoprovetoemployeesandadvertisersthatFacebookisnotonlytrustworthybutworthyoftheirtimeandmoney．Iftheycannotdoso，andthecompany'ssharepricecontinuesitsslide，itispossiblethatMs．Sandbergwillbereplacedinthenextyear．Mr．ZuckerbergwilldoubtlesshavethoughtsaboutYahoo'ssorrytale．1、ForFacebook，beingcomparedto"bigtobacco"is．A．positiveB．ambitiousC．creativeD．negative2、Accordingtotheauthor，whatdoesFacebookcurrentlyhaveincommonwiththefailedYahoo？A．Lettingoutusers'data．B．Beingdeepinfinancialcrisis．C．Leadersareleavingthecompany．D．Layingoffalargenumberofemployees．3、TheauthortriestosupporthisjudgmentaboutFacebookby．A．questioningitsmanagementB．usingevidencerelatedtoitC．analyzingitsfinancialdataD．listingitsadvantagesanddisadvantages4、Whatisthemainideaofthepassage？A．Facebookgetstrappedintrouble．B．Twocompaniesaredeepincrisis．C．HowtosaveFacebook．D．Faithismorevaluablethangold．25．（10分）Someinternationallanguagesarewidelyusedformanypurposes.Someminoritylanuageswilldieoutandsomenationstendtokeepminoritylanguages.Ireckonthatmostcommonusedinternationallanguageseaseourlifequalityandcommunicationwithdifferentnationalities.Ontheotherhand,weneedtohelpimproveminoritylanguages.Therearemanylanguagesintheentireworldbuttwoorthreeminoritylanguagesdieouteachyear.Somecountriestrytosavedyinglanguages.Forinstance,AustralianGovernmentcreatedaprojecttosavethelanguageandcultureofMaoriwhoareAustralianaborigines.AndthereareotherprojectstokeepminoritylanguagessuchasAmericanIndianlanguage.However,theworldwidejobmarketusuallyrequirescandidateswhocanspeakEnglishorotherinternationallanguages.Peoplewhocannotspeaklinguafranca(共通语)couldhardlybepromotedatwork.Forexample,somecompaniesneedanemployeewhocandealwithforeigncompanies.Somostpeopletendtolearnatleastoneinternationallanguagethathelpsthemtofindabetterjob.Therefore,worldneedsonecommonlinguafrancathatshouldbespokeninanycountry.Consequently,onecommonlanguageshouldbearequiredsubjectineveryschool.Soanyonespeakingonecommonlanguagecantravelwithoutworriestoanypointoftheworldandtradetheirproducts.Peoplewillnotbeforcedtolearnmanylanguages.Inconclusion,weshouldhelpminoritynationstokeeptheirlanguagesfortheculturaldiversity.Toeasetheworldwidecommunicationamongnations,weshouldcreateacommonlanguageandprovidecoursesofit.Asaresult,noonewillfacealanguageissue.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“reckon”inParagraph1mean?A．Deny.B．Fear.C．Ignore.D．Think.2、WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph2?A．Notallminoritylanguagesareuseful.B．Someminoritylanguageshavediedout.C．MaoriisattractivetoAustraliantourists.D．AmericanIndianlanguageiswellpreserved.3、Whydomostpeoplestudymoreinternationallanguages?A．Itbenefitstheirjourney.B．Theycanearnmoremoney.C．Itdoesgoodtofindagoodjob.D．Theyareeagertogetpromoted.4、Howcanwestayawayfromlanguageproblems?A．Bylearningacommonlanguage.B．Bywipingoutminoritylanguages.C．Bystudyingmorelanguagesatcollege.D．Bycommunicatingmorewithforeigners.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30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．26．（30分）Onedayamanwasaskedtopaintaboatbytheowneroftheboat.Hebroughtwithhimpaintand1andbegantopainttheboatbrightred,astheowneraskedhim.Whilepainting,he2therewasaholeintheboatanddecidedto3it.Whenhefinishedpainting,hereceivedhis4andleft.Thenextday,theowneroftheboatcametothepainterand5himwithanicecheck,much6thanthepaymentforpainting.Thepainterwas7.“You’vealreadypaidmeforpaintingtheboat!”hesaid.“Butthisisnotforthepaint8.It’sforhavingrepairedtheholeintheboat.”“Butitwassucha(n)9service.Certainlyit’snotworth10mesuchahighamountforsomethingsounimportant!”“Mydearfriend,youdonot11.Nowletmetellyouwhat12.WhenIaskedyoutopainttheboat,I13tomentionaboutthehole.Whentheboatdried,mykidstooktheboatand14afishingtrip.Theydidnotknowthattherewasa15intheboat.Iwasnotathomeatthattime.WhenIreturnedandnoticedtheyhadtakentheboat,Iwas16becauseIrememberedthattheboathadahole.Imaginemy17andjoywhenIsawthemreturningfromfishing.“Then,I18theboatandfoundthatyouhadrepairedthehole!Yousee,now,whatyoudid?You19mychildren!Idonothaveenoughmoneytopayyour‘small’gooddeed.”So,nomailerwho,whenorhow,just20repairallthe“leaks”youfind.1、A．chainsB．brushesC．beliefsD．pens2、A．consultedB．remindedC．roundD．confirmed3、A．repairB．wipeC．hideD．measure4、A．benefitB．baggageC．keyD．money5、A．admiredB．treatedC．presentedD．comforted6、A．higherB．lessC．quickerD．wealthier7、A．shockedB．excitedC．movedD．surprised8、A．awardB．kindnessC．jobD．skill9、A．cheapB．smallC．valuableD．additional10、A．lendingB．sellingC．borrowingD．paying11、A．screamB．bowC．forgiveD．understand12、A．happenedB．existedC．crashedD．circulated13、A．decidedB．hatedC．forgotD．remembered14、A．wentthroughB．wentonC．dreamedaboutD．turnedto15、A．holeB．signC．ruleD．danger16、A．angryB．desperateC．embarrassedD．clumsy17、A．sorrowB．situationC．patienceD．relief18、A．pulledB．spottedC．examinedD．destroyed19、A．savedB．taughtC．instructedD．treasured20、A．exactlyB．carefullyC．actuallyD．finally第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）语法填空LastyearIwonaprizeinacompetition．I1．（award）ajourneytoAD2．Worriedaboutthejourney，Iwasnervousand3．（certain）atfirst．Luckily，myfriendandguide，WangPing，wasveryunderstandingandgavemesomegreentablets4．helpedalot．Well-knownfortheirexpertise，hisparents'company，5．（call）"FutureTours"，transportedmesafelyintothefutureinatimecapsule．Icanstillremember6．momentwhenIlayrelaxedinthecomfortableseatsafteracalmingdrinkasthecapsuleswung7．（gentle）sideways．Duringthejourney，theairseemedthinasif8．（it）combinationofgasseshadlittleoxygenleft．Thenewsurroundingsweredifficultformetotolerate，soWangPingsuggestedmeputtingonamaskwhichmademefeelmuchbetter．Innotime，Iwasbackonmyfeetagain．When9．（arrive）atastrange-lookinghouse，IwasshownbyWangPingintoalarge，brightcleanroom，whosewallwasmade10．trees．LaterIfoundthattheir11．（leaf）providedtheroomwithmuch-neededoxygen．AfterawhileWangPingleft．Ihadabriefmealandahotbath．Exhausted，Islidintobedandfellfastasleep．第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。MyfriendTonyandIalwayswalkhometogetherafterschool、LastFridayonourwaytohome,weheardaloudshoutbehindus、Whenwelookedaroundtoseewhathadhappened,wefoundawomanliedontheground,bleeding、Wesoonrealizedthatshehadknockeddownbythecarinfrontofhim、Wehurriedtohelpher,andamancameoverandtriedtopreventusfromgettingclosertothewoundedwoman、Wegotveryangrilywiththeman、Howcouldhestoppedusfromhelpingadyingwoman?Themanaskedustoturnaroundandweweresurprisedtoseeamanwhowerecarryingavideocameraonhisshoulders、Infact,theywerejustshootingafilm!Howaninteresting