2023_2024学年5月湖南长沙雨花区南雅中学高二下学期月考英语试卷

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2023~2024学年5月湖南长沙雨花区南雅中学高二下学期月考英语试卷
一、阅读理解
Here are fur universities in Germany that ffer free tuitin fr their students.
Technical University f Munich (TUM)
This university is the best technical university in Germany. It was established in 1868 by King Ludwig II. The university was renamed Technische
Universitat Munchen in 1970. Its alumni (校友) included several Nbel Prize winners, including Knrad Emil Blch fr Medicine r Physilgy and Rbert
Huber fr Chemistry. This free university ffers undergraduate degrees in Aerspace Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Envirnmental Engineering,
Infrmatin Science, Nuclear Technlgy, and Agricultural Sciences and thers.
Munich University f Applied Sciences (MUAS)
Established in 1971, it is the largest university f applied sciences in Bavaria, and the secnd largest in Germany. It was established fllwing the
merger (合并) f seven clleges f higher educatin. It ffers a variety f bachelr’s and master’s degrees in different subjects. It hlds partnerships
with mre than 200 universities acrss Eurpe, Nrth and Suth America, and Asia. Apprximately 13% f its students cme frm abrad.
Ludwig Maximilian University (LMU)
LMU, funded in 1472, is a renwned Eurpean university knwn fr its academics and research, As a tp Eurpean research university, LM cvers
many subjects, including humanities, law, ecnmics, medicine, and natural sciences. LMU has 18 faculties and an excellent library system. They
emphasize creative thinking, prblem - slving, and research in their academic prgrams.
Academy f Media Arts Clgne( KHM)
The Academy was funded in 1990, als knwn as KHM in German. It is a public academic institutin that ffers a special and unique cncept f
study: instead f separating the field s f film, televisin, art, design and thery, they are integrated int a single curse f study leading t a diplma in
Audivisual Media. It is hme t ver 400 students, with nearly 50% internatinal students.
【小题1】What d we knw abut Munich University f Applied Sciences?
A．It is the biggest university in Germany.
B．It was frmed by cmbining several clleges.
C．It wns an excellent library system.
D．It has sme Nbel Prize winners in its histry.
【小题2】Which university has the lngest histry?
A．TUM.
B．LMU.
C．KHM.
D．MUAS.
【小题3】What makes the Academy f Media Arts Clgne stand ut?
A．It was funded by a king.
B．It is a private academy.
D．It nly prvides ne prgram.
C．It has fewer internatinal students.
There can be n dubt that Stephen King, New Yrk Time’s Best-Selling authr, has fund success in many aspects, but it wasn’t always like this.
King witnessed tragedy and hrrrs frm the very beginning. When he was 2 years ld, his father tld his mm that he was ging ut t get cigarettes
but in fact, he never came back, he had abandned his family.
This left his mther Ruth t care fr Stephen and his elder brther David n her wn. Ruth was frced t mve ften, desperately lking fr wrk as
she was nw the nly prvider f the family, and she had t rely n relatives mst f the time. One day Stephen went ut t play with friends and when
he came back, he wasn’t even able t speak a single wrd, it seemed he was hurt mentally r smething, but he still gt the curage t cntinue
frward. It turned ut that ne f his friends was hit by a train and died, which left an emtinal scar n him.
King, later n, drpped ut f schl due t sme serius health cncerns and was tld that he had t enlist (入伍) again the next fall, which
demtivated him t. Althugh Stephen King didn’t see his childhd as smething extrardinary r special, he did say that he was always fascinated
by scary things. Peple used t acknwledge the King family by their lve f literature, in fact whenever Stephen’s mm had t g ut, she didn’t hire
a babysitter, fr the kids used t read nvels t each ther s they wuld nt get bred. Stephen King’s lve f stries was develped frm a very
yung age and he carried that traditin with his wn children alng with his wife Tabitha.

In 1973, Stephen King started his amazing jurney f success when he published his first nvel Carrie, which is scary. The rest fllwed frm after
that as he published many amazing bks like The Shining, IT, Firestarter, and Cuj. All f these bks became instant classics and gt their wn mvie
and televisin shws adaptins.
【小题1】What is mainly talked abut abut Stephen King in the first tw paragraphs?
A．His achievements in writing.
B．His unfrtunate childhd.
C．His difficulty in supprting the family.
D．His mther’s bitter experiences.
【小题2】What left Stephen King nt even speaking a single wrd?
A．He was kncked dwn by a passing train.
C．He was depressed by the cnstant mves.
B．He was badly criticized by a clse friend.
D．He was heart-struck by a terrible accident.
【小题3】What des the underlined wrd “demtivated” in paragraph 3 mean?
A．Discuraged. B．Relaxed. C．Embarrassed.
D．Inspired.
【小题4】Why didn’t Stephen’s mm hire a babysitter?
A．The family was t pr t hire a babysitter.
B．The family culd nt find a prper babysitter.
C．The children culd actually entertain themselves.
D．The children didn’t like t be cared fr by thers.
On December 16, 2023, the first sectin f Maya Train fficially pened, which runs between Campeche and Cancún, carrying up t 231 passengers
acrss 290 miles and stpping at 14 train statins.
Built as an ambitius effrt t prmte turism and bst Mexic’s ecnmy, the rail system cnnects the majr cities and turist regins f the
Yucatán Peninsula —frm Cancún’s beaches t Tulum’s archaelgical wnders. Once the prject is cmpleted, the entire rail system will link turist
destinatins acrss five states. Hwever, envirnmentalists and archaelgists argue that the train rute will cause great damage t the envirnment-and
ancient Mayan sites.
The Maya Train passes thrugh six UNESCO Wrld Heritage sites and thusands f archaelgical sites. One particular area f cncern is the
Calakmul bisphere reserve, which is hme t many endangered species, such as jaguars and ver 500 ther animal species. The train lines, mre than
60 meters wide, culd act as artificial barriers that may limit the mvement f these animals within the reserve making it difficult fr them t mve
arund and access fd and water surces.
Oppnents als express safety cncerns. Certain sectins f the rail system will be built right n tp f the aquifer’s(含水层的) mst fragile pints f
cntact with the surface. “It’s like wanting t build ver eggshells,” says Guillerm Christy, a water treatment cnsultant. “Putting trains weighing
thusands f tns n tp culd cause the undergrund caves t crash dwn.” T cnstruct the train infrastructure als requires driving lng piles deep
int the grund, which pses a big threat t this fragile ecsystem and leads t water shrtages.
In the nging debate f Maya Train, it is crucial t cnsider the delicate balance between ecnmic develpment and envirnmental preservatin.
While Maya Train may prvide ecnmic benefits, we must nt verlk the ptential envirnmental and cultural lsses, as well as the safety risks it may
bring. Achieving harmny between prgress and cnservatin may be a significant challenge fr the prject, but we must take int accunt the lng-
term cnsequences f ur actins.
【小题1】What d we knw abut the Maya Train prject?
A．It cnsumes lts f labr in Mexic.
B．It has cncerned sme prfessinals.
C．It was cmpleted n December 16,2023.
D．It blcks the develpment f lcal turism.
【小题2】What effect d the train lines have n the animals in the reserve?
A．Restricting their activities.
B．Plluting their water surces.
C．Disturbing their sleeping patterns.
D．Attracting their enemies t the area.
【小题3】Why des the authr mentin “eggshells” in Paragraph 4?
A．T shw the difficulty f cnstructing the rail lines.
B．T prve the urgency f prtectıng the fragile ecsystem.
C．T explain the reasns fr water shrtages alng the railway.

D．T stress Maya Train’s ptential harm t the aquifer system.
【小题4】Which statement wuld the authr prbably agree with?
A．Preserving cultural sites requires strng financial supprt.
B．It is time t speed up the cn tructin prcess f Maya Train.
C．We shuld value the ecnmic benefits f the prject in the lng run.
D．Ecnmic develpment shuld nt cme at the cst f the envirnment.
Zlgists studied the nervus systems f insects t investigate principles f bilgical brain cmputatin and pssible effects n machine learning
and artificial intelligence. Specifically, they analysed hw insects learn t assciate sensry infrmatin in their envirnment with a fd reward, and hw
they can recall this infrmatin later in rder t slve cmplex tasks such as the search fr fd.
Living rganisms shw remarkable abilities in cping with prblems psed by cmplex and dynamic envirnments. They are able t generalize their
experiences in rder t rapidly adapt their behaviur when the envirnment changes. The zlgists investigated hw the nervus system f the fruit fly
cntrls its behaviur when searching fr fd.
Using a cmputer mdel, they simulated and analysed the cmputatins in the fruit fly’s nervus system in respnse t scents (气味) cming frm
the fd surce. They initially trained their mdel f the fly brain in exactly the same way as insects are trained in experiments. They presented a specific
scent in the simulatin tgether with a reward and a secnd scent withut a reward.
“The mdel rapidly learns a strng representatin f the rewarded scent after just a few scent presentatins and is then able t find the surce f
this scent in a cmplex envirnment,” said cmputer scientist Dr Hannes Rapp, wh created the mdel.
The mdel created is thus capable t generalize frm its memry and t apply what it has learned previusly in a cmpletely new and cmplex
envirnment, while learning required nly a very small database f training samples.
The results suggest that the transfrmatin f sensry infrmatin int memries in the brain can inspire future machine learning and artificial
intelligence applicatins t slving cmplex tasks.
【小题1】What is the ultimate aim f the research?
A．T investigate principles f bilgical brain cmputatin.
B．T slve prblems in simulated cmplex envirnments.
C．T analyse hw insects search fr fd in cmplex envirnment.
D．T prmte machine learning and AI applicatins.
【小题2】Hw did zlgists mainly carry ut their research?
A．By bserving fruit flies.
B．By perfrming lab experiments.
D．By carrying ut field research.
C．By using a cmputer mdel.
【小题3】What is mainly discussed abut the study in paragraphs 3-5?
A．Its findings.
B．Its prcess.
C．Its imprtance.
D．Its applicatin.
【小题4】What des the result f this study imply?
A．Artificial intelligence is applied t the study f insect brain.
B．Fd reward is cnnected with infrmatin transfrmatin.
C．Sensry infrmatin can be applied t slving cmplex tasks.
D．Studying living rganisms can make a difference t AI research.
Educatin is a self-enlightening prcess. It is an imprtant part f life.
【小题1】 The first thing that strikes me abut educatin is knwledge gain. Educatin gives us knwledge f the wrld arund us. It
develps in us a perspective f lking at life. It helps us build pinins and have pints f view n things in life. Educatin makes us capable f
explaining things rightly. It is nt just abut lessns in textbks. 【小题2】
Educatin is imprtant als because it equips us with all that is needed t make ur dreams cme true. It pens drs t brilliant career
pprtunities. 【小题3】 We are weighed in the market n the basis f ur educatinal skills and hw well we can apply them.
【小题4】 It wipes ut all the wrng beliefs in ur minds. It helps create a clear picture f everything arund us and we n lnger remain in
cnfusin abut the things we learn. It can lead us t enlightenment. It is educatin that builds in every individual the cnfidence t make decisins, t

face life and t accept success and failure.
Fr the prgress f a natin, fr the enrichment f sciety in general, educatin is necessary and imprtant. A cuntry’s literate ppulatin is its
asset(有利条件). The number f institutes ffering vcatinal curses and clleges ffering nline educatin is increasing by the day.
Well, schls, clleges and ther such educatinal institutes define the basic framewrk f educatin. But educatin des nt end here.
Self-learning begins at a pint where institutinal educatin ends. The prcess f self-learning cntinues.
【小题
5】
A．Educatin is essential as it paves the path leading t disillusinment(醒悟).
B．Why is educatin s imprtant?
C．It is a lifelng prcess.
D．Hw can peple get educatin?
E．It brings better prspects in career and grwth.
F．It is abut the lessns f life.
G．It ends when ur career begins.
二、完形填空
Histry’s first empire rse ut f a ht, dry landscape, withut rainfall fr crps, withut trees r stnes fr building. In spite f all this, its peple
built the wrld’s first cities, with mnumental architecture and large ppulatins — and they built them ut f mud.
Sumer
the suthern part f mdern Iraq in the regin called Mesptamia. Mesptamia means “between tw rivers” — the Tigris and
the Euphrates. Arund 5000 BCE, early Sumerians used channels and dams t
river water and farm large areas f previusly
land.
Agricultural cmmunities like this were slwly
But Sumerians were the first t take the
in Mesptamia.
step. Using
made frm river mud, they began t build multi-stried hmes and temples.
Thse clay bricks gave rise t the wrld’s first
, like Uruk, Ur, and Eridu, prbably arund 4500 BCE.
The Sumerians created the first
well int adulthd. They
system, designed t teach the ability f writing. In the schls, peple studied frm dawn t dusk, frm
accunting, mathematics, and cpied wrks f literature.
But by the third millennium (千年) BCE, Sumer was n lnger the
pured int the frm the nrth and east. In 2300 BCE, the Sumerian Empire was cnquered and
Afterward, Sumer disappeared back int the desert dirt, nt t be
empire arund, r even in Mesptamia. Waves f nmadic (游牧) tribes
.
until the 19th century.
C．patiently
C．lst
【小题1】
A．permanently
B．quickly
D．entirely
【小题2】
A．ccupied
【小题3】
A．separate
【小题4】
A．dry
B．destryed
D．attacked
B．interrupt
C．redirect
D．freeze
D．rich
B．ryal
C．awesme
【小题5】
A．wearing dwn
【小题6】
A．next
B．springing up
C．rising up
D．breaking dwn
D．same
B．last
C．slw
【小题7】
A．equipment
【小题8】
A．emperrs
【小题9】
A．law
B．basins
C．walls
D．bricks
B．universities
C．cities
D．palaces
B．schl
C．cnstructin
D．labur
【小题10】
A．sciety
B．childhd
C．cmmunity
D．parenthd

【小题11】
A．invented
【小题12】
A．nly
B．dismissed
C．learned
D．preserved
B．safe
C．weak
D．reliable
【小题13】
A．regin
B．center
C．river
D．farm
D．verturned
D．reunited
【小题14】
A．strengthened
【小题15】
A．rebuilt
B．saved
C．surrunded
C．rediscvered
B．relcated
三、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。
The Shanghai Disney Resrt celebrated the 【小题1】 (ten) anniversary f its grundbreaking n Thursday,
【小题2】
President Je
yu will
Schtt expressing great cnfidence in the resrt’s future. “We believe in the lng-term benefits f the China market. That’s
see us cntinue t d,” Schtt says.
【小题3】
Since its pening, the Shanghai Disney Resrt
welcming mre than 11 millin visitrs in its first year f peratins. The main features f the resrt saw rapid expansin f its peratins. The first
majr expansin, Disney Pixar Ty Stry Land, pened n April 26, 2018, 【小题6】 (make) Shanghai Disneyland the fastest Disneyland in the
wrld t expand after 【小题7】 (pen). The secnd majr expansin is the Ztpia themed land, 【小题8】 is currently under
cnstructin. It is als the first-ever Ztpia themed land at any Disney park in the wrld.
【小题4】
(set) many recrds, which include beating market
【小题5】
(expect) by
He Jianmin, a prfessr at the Shanghai University f Finance and Ecnmics, says the resrt has made a psitive impact n the industry, imprving
service quality
10 millin visits
【小题9】
innvating turism prducts. Shanghai plans t duble the number f scenic spts and turism prjects with mre than
(annual) in 2025, as cmpared with last year. He hpes the Shanghai Disney Resrt culd be a new driver fr high-
【小题10】
quality develpment f the turism industry.
四、书信写作
假定你是李华，外籍心理学教授Mr Petersn正在做一个关于中学生学习压力现状的调查，作为调查对象，请你结合自身经历给他写一封邮件，内容包括：
1. 原因及其影响；
2. 压力缓解方式。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Mr Petersn,
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Yurs sincerely,
Li Hua
五、书面表达
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。
Almst every childhd memry I have is centred n fd. Telling stries arund a crwded table at hliday dinners, the smell f rasting
vegetables, the sensatin (感受) f heat cming frm the kitchen, all picture a familiar feeling f lve and cmfrt.

My favurite memry f all is f my grandparents making and baking bread tgether. T this day, I have never tasted bread that is as delicius as
theirs. N ther laf has ever been made with that kind f pwerful, uncnditinal lve.
When ur sn Brian, ne f seventh graders, began t refuse usual cmmunicatin with me, I felt desperate. Hw I missed thse lvely ld days
when he culdn’t wait t tell me his stries in kindergarten the mment I arrived hme withut getting changed! And there were als times when he
brught lads f strybks t me and demanded t be tld all the stries befre ging t bed. But I didn’t knw since when everything changed.
There was hardly any sharing abut his daily schl life with friends r any truble abut his schlwrk. Mst f the time, his bedrm dr was clsed.
The cld silence between us seemed t warn me that lve between us began t fade.
At that time, like mst mthers, I culdn’t fcus n wrk and culdn’t sleep well. Why did things g ff track s much? Was it because my wrk
tk away mst f my energy that family lve was taken fr granted? Was it because my nly precius spare time went t much t my tw - year - ld
baby daughter that Brian’s need fr my cmpany was ignred? The mre I reflected, the mre I felt myself t blame and it was my respnsibility t find
a way ut.
One day, as my eyes landed nt the bread n the kitchen table, I was reminded f thse sweet childhd memries, “Culd fd help us make a
change?” I wndered.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右;
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
With an uneasy feeling, I decided t try.
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Mre than that, ne weekend evening, Brian ffered t help me in the kitchen.
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