2022-2023学年陕西省西安经开第二中学高二上学期第一次月考英语试题含答案

  陕西省西安经开第二中学2022-2023学年高二上学期第一次月考英语试题

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）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

  听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、 C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。 每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）/

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Situated along the Pacific Flyway, a good migratory path that stretches from Alaska to Patagonia, Santa Cruz plays host to hundreds of bird species. Just head to one of the spots listed below and see for yourself!

UCSC Arboretum

The diverse plants that attract a wide range of birds make these gardens a wonderful place to start. Mark your calendar for the Arboretum's popular Hummingbird Days, a family-friendly festival that celebrates the tiny birds on March 5th and 6th.

Natural Bridges State Beach

This scenic park is excellent for bird watchers due to its wide sampling of local habitats. Over 250 bird species have been recorded in the area.

Neary Lagoon

Birdsong fills the air at this peaceful oasis (绿洲） less than a 10-minute walk from the fun of the Santa Cruz Beach. A walkway allows visitors a front-row view of birds such as American Coots,

Watsonville Wetlands

The wetlands provide a year-round home for local birds and serve as a stop for migratory birds visiting from faraway. Drop by the Nature Center for exhibits, maps, and suggestions for best spots to visit.

Birding Tips

The early birder gets the worm. You're likely to see more birds earlier rather than later in the day.

No two visits are likely to be the same. Varying times and seasons bring different birds and behavior.

No matter how cute those little birds are, you should resist feeding them with your bread. It's unhealthy for the bird and the surrounding ecosystem.

How to Get More Involved

We recommend joining the Santa Cruz Birding Club for public events and abundant online guides. Contact us free at Birding &. Wildlife Watch Kit for registration.

21. Which place can visitors reach easily on foot from the Santa Cruz Beach?

    A. Neary Lagoon. B.UCSC Arboretum. C. Watsonville Wetlands. D. Natural Bridges State Beach.

22. What advice does the text give about bird-watching?

A. Don't get close to the home of local birds.

B.Don't feed the birds with your own food.

C.Prepare a road map to watch the early birds.

D. Registration is required for a watching event.

23. What does the text recommend for more involvement?

A. Visiting the Nature Center.

B. Attending the Hummingbird Days.

C. Joining the Santa Cruz Birding Club.

D. Working at Birding &. Wildlife Watch Kit.

B

I carried the flame in 1984 in the torch relay as it made its way across the country to the Olympics in Los Angeles. What an honor that was! I wasn't an Olympic athlete. My dad did some voluntary work for the Olympics, for which I had been offered the opportunity.

On one May night, the flame had begun its route across America, covering 15,000 kilometers, It inched its way up the coast from New York, each runner carrying it for a kilometer. Some of the runners were legendary, like the grand-daughter of gold-medaled Jesse Owens, Others were common people like me and supporters of the cause.

I had been sent a uniform and the official torch. I held it as I stood waiting for the flame to arrive. Part of me wondered if it would even arrive. Would they ever find enough runners to cover that enormous distance? Other people were huddled in the dark on the sidewalk. What would they see?

All at once it happened. A runner appeared and lit my torch. I was sent on my way, jogging down the highway. There was no question whether I had worried about finding my way in the dark. People lined the road, clapping and shouting as I passed. Actually, it was not for me but for the cause that I represented. Soon, I passed the flame on to the next runner, who would pass it along to the next until it finally reached gold medalist Rafer Johnson who would carry it into the L. A.Coliseum.

How lucky I was to play a part! But I think we all have these opportunities to carry the torch, for we are all the light of the world. Therefore, why not let your light shine?

24. Why was the author chosen to relay the Olympic torch?

A.He used to be an athlete.

B. It was all thanks to his father.

C.He was an Olympic volunteer.

D.It was because of his supporters.

25. Why did the author mention Jesse Owens in paragraph 2?

A. To introduce the athlete's achievement. 

B. To explain the torch carriers' composition. 

C. To show his deep admiration for the athlete.

D. To doubt the popularity of the Olympics locally.

26. How did the author feel while waiting for the flame to arrive?

A. Relaxed. B. Disappointed. C.Worried. D.Excited.

27. What does the author mainly express in the last paragraph?

A. Satisfaction. B. Relief. C.Sympathy. D. Encouragement.

C

Two protection groups successfully removed the invading（入侵的）European rabbits from the Humboldt Penguin National Reserve (HPNR). These rabbits destroyed the habitats for the Humboldt penguins and Peruvian petrels(海燕）on the two islands of the HPNR, which are home to 80 percent of Humboldt penguins in the world and were once home to 100,000 pairs of Peruvian petrels. However, the protection groups couldn't have completed the task without the help of a four-legged friend, Finn—a yellow dog trained to discover holes of the invading rabbits.

Due to their good sense of smell, dogs have become rising stars in searching for invasive animals, protecting wildlife and assisting scientists in their field work. Finn is an example of how dogs can make a big difference to environmental protection by speeding up searches or finding targets that humans can't find. In this case, Finn played a key role in protecting the habitats of penguins and petrels. It used its good sense of smell to aid the field team in ensuring that the HPNR was entirely free of rabbits.

The rabbits ate certain plants which provided shade for baby penguins, and they also took over the holes that petrels use to nest. Thanks to the efforts of Finn and the people of the protection groups, the HPNR was free of the invading rabbits. Thus the penguins and petrels have their habitats back. Meanwhile, since completing the removal, plants there have grown better. Scientists have recorded 16 types of plants that have never been identified on the islands!

     "No wonder Finn is called a 'Wonder Dog'. It has a very good sense of smell," states Karen, who worked alongside Finn. It's able to determine the position of a rabbit from long distances by sniffing. Without it, we can only rely on our eyes to spot the invading rabbits hidden there."

28. What does the underlined part “the task” in paragraph 1 refer to?

1. Protecting the HPNR from destruction.
   B. Helping the rabbits hunt for more food.
   C. Assisting scientists in biological research.

    D.Building more nests for baby penguins

29. In what way do European rabbits cause harm to the HPNR?

A. Frightening some penguins.

B.Producing much more waste 

C. Killing penguins’ and pertrels’ babies

D. Eating plants and occupying nests.

30. How does Finn help in the HPNR?

1. By watching over baby penguins.
   B. By frightening away petrels' enemies.

    C.By catching and killing European rabbits.

D. By positioning European rabbits quickly.

31. What is the text mainly about?
    A. How European rabbits invaded.

B. How popular Finn was in the HPNR.

C. How the HPNR was successfully protected.

D. How much the penguins relied on humans.

D

Each year, the world wastes about one-sixth of the food available to consumers. That's the finding of a new United Nations report. It calculated numbers for 2019, the most recent year for which data are available. The report now estimates global food losses at about 931 million tons. That's an average of 121 kilograms for each man, woman and child on Earth.

What isn't eaten also wastes all of the resources used to make that food, notes Martina Otto. Based near Paris, France, she works for the U. N. Environment Program (UNEP). Those resources include the water, energy, money, human labor and more. Wasted food "does not feed people, but it does feed climate change," added Otto.

Some 690 million people go hungry each year. More than 3 billion people can't afford a healthy diet. At the same time, the activities that had produced all of the lost and wasted food produced 8 to 10 percent of all global greenhouse-gas emissions. Reducing food waste could ease hunger and potentially lower that pollution. That's the conclusion of Food Waste Index Report 2021.

Otto said, "We thought waste was mainly a problem in rich countries." In fact, the new report finds, food waste is a big problem in nations rich and poor.

While the report is the best analysis of the issue to date, several data gaps remain. The countries surveyed are home to just 75 percent of the world's population. What happens in other places remains unknown. And only 23 countries provided waste estimates for food losses by restaurants or grocery stores. The researchers tried to explain such gaps. To do this, they made estimates based on what they learned in parts of the world that do count such data.

Otto recommends that countries begin making more efficient use of food a part of their climate strategies. "Food waste has been largely overlooked in national climate strategies," Otto said. "We know what to do. And we can take action quickly."

32. What's the world's amount of the food available to people in 2019?

A. About 900 million tons in total. B. About 5. 5 billion tons in total.

C.About 120 kilograms per person. D. About 200 kilograms per person.

33. What does the underlined phrase in paragraph 2 probably mean?

A. Slow global warming.

B.Change food resources.

C. Cause greenhouse effect. 

D. Reduce natural disasters.

34. What does the author think of the report?

 A. Quite inspiring.    B. Rather unconvincing.

 C.Good but imperfect. D. Subjective but acceptable.

35.Which of the following may Otto most probably agree with?

A. Climate problem is the most serious problem.

B. Saving food is meaningful to climate strategies.

C.People know how to make proper climate strategies.

D. Most countries ignore climate change intentionally.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Who should you be friends with?

For International students, if you are going to the USA for the next four years, academics should not be the only things you think about. To quote Hamlet: “To be, or not to be (surrounded by people from your home country): that is the question."

TO BE

Instant friendship

There is nothing like the instant connection with friends from your country while abroad. You don't have to explain cultural references, and that makes everything easier. 36________ Why would you come to a completely different country if you are going to just hang out with the exact same people?

Sense of community

In some universities, if you have friends from your country, you can organize events to celebrate some of your country's festivities. 37 ________

NOT TO BE

You're learning English

One of the main reasons to study abroad is to learn a language through complete immersion（沉浸）. 38________

Learning from different cultures

Learning from different cultures will give you a new way of seeing the world. 39________ No matter where they come from, students have similar questions and doubts, so you won't be alone.

40________ Who should you be friends with? What will make you grow, and what will make you the happiest? You decide.

A. In the end, it really is up to you.

B.You miss the food, the music or your family.

C.But be careful not to make them your only friends.

D. You should be surrounded by people from your home country.

E. You will be surprised to find how similar different cultures can be.

F. Surrounding yourself with the people from home can limit that experience.

G. With more people from your country, it becomes a support network as a community.

第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） /6.5

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。

Jack was a kitten(小猫）born without eyes.He was the 41______ among the kids hanging around. However, when the time came to find him a permanent 42_____, no one knew where Jack would 43_____.

When my friend asked if I wanted a kitten with no eyes which no one would 44 _____, 4 told her without 45 ____ that I did want the kitten.

When first 46_____ home, Jack stayed mostly in my room. He walked 47_____ around at first and soon had no 48_____ running around, jumping onto my bed. He 49_____ a hard time when he could climb the stairs but 50 _____to get down. He would sit at the top and 51_____ until someone came and got him. Every now and then when he gets 52. _____he'll stop and cry. But we just 53_____ his name and it isn't long before he finds his way back to us.

It doesn't matter that he is eyeless. Jack is always a 54_____ around. He'll run across the yard straight to us, 55_____ us with a big hug.

Jack is truly a(n) 56_____. I’ve owned a lot of kittens in my life, but Jack is the happiest, most 57_____ of them all. He doesn't feel 58_____ for himself. Jack doesn't need pity and we 59_____ him the way he is. The cat doesn't have 60_____; he has adaptabilities.

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。

A desert doesn't sound like the most promising place to plant a tree. Yet, since 1978, China has planted at least 66 billion of them across its northern regions, 61 __________ (hope) to transform its sandhills into a Great Green Wall.

The tree-planting strategy is a massive attempt 62__________ (make) to fight deserti-fication(荒漠化）. Nearly a million square miles of China is 63__________ (cover) in sand. Many scientists are skeptical that planting trees will make a difference 64__________ the long run. But China's State Forestry Administration claims the measure 65__________ (reduce) sandstorms by 20 percent and desertification by nearly 5,000 square miles in recent years.

Ian Teh lives in Malaysia but 66____________ (most) works throughout Asia, documenting humans' influence on the landscape. Over six days in May 2016, he photographed tree-planting 67____________ (plan) in the Gobi Desert in northern China. They seemed to be 68____________ (success) in places like Duolun County, some 220 miles north of Beijing, 69____________ the government has planted 2. 6 million trees over the past 17 years. The place felt almost grassy. "To be honest, it is hard to imagine 70__________ it was like at all," he says.

第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分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处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅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。

During the weekend I traveled by air at the first time in my life. I usually travel by train or bus. It's both cheaper but safer. But to fly in the sky was nothing new to me. At the beginning, I felt a little nervously and frightened. But very goon I became exciting when I found myself high up in the sky among the cloud. I was like a little bird fly freely. I also found that mountains, fields, rivers and so on were interestingly small. It was such a great fun. I really enjoy the frightening but comfortable journey very much. After all, it is interesting to take a plane than to take a car.

第二节 书面表达（满分25分）

假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Peter向你咨询如何才能学好中文，请根据下列要点回复邮件。

1. 参加中文学习班；

2.看中文图书、杂志、报纸、电视节目；

3.学唱中文歌曲，能更轻松地记住汉语词汇；

4.交中国朋友，帮助学习。

Dear Peter,

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours truly

Li Hua

陕西省西安经开第二中学2022-2023学年高二上学期第一次月考英语试题答案

听力略

21--25  ABCBB  26--30 CDADD   31--35  CBCCB  36--40  CGFEA  41--45 CADAC  

46--50  DBACB  51--55 BABCD   56--60  BAADC 

61. hoping  62. made 63. covered  64. in  65.  has reduced  66. mostly  67.  plans  68. successful

69. where  70. what
70.  

第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节短文改错答案

During the weekend I traveled by air at/for the first time in my life. I usually travel by train or bus. It's both cheaper but/and safer. But to fly in the sky was nothing/something new to me. At the beginning, I felt a little nervously/nervous and frightened. But very goon I became exciting/excited when I found myself high up in the sky among the cloud/clouds. I was like a little bird fly/flying freely. I also found that mountains, fields, rivers and so on were interestingly small. It was such 去a great fun. I really enjoy/enjoyed the frightening but comfortable journey very much. After all, it is 加more interesting to take a plane than to take a car.

第二节书面表达参考答案

Dear Peter,

Happy to receive your e-mail, I’ll give you some advice on learning Chinese.

It is a good way to take part in Chinese class when you want to learn Chinese well, where you can make some good friends to help you, maybe they can teach you how to improve your spelling and you can talk with them in Chinese, thus you can learn Chinese faster and better.

Of course, you can make use of Chinese magazines, books, newspapers and TV to practice your Chinese, you can try all kinds of ways, if so, you’ll find Chinese more interesting and easier.

After class, you can learn Chinese songs, through it, you can remember more and more Chinese words. If you have interests, you can recite Tang poems to use Chinese words and Chinese culture.

As long as you word hard, where there is a will, there is a way.

Yours truly

Li Hua