贵州省凯里市第一中学2022-2023学年高二下学期第一次月考英语试卷

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凯里一中2022-2023学年度第二学期第一次月考

高二英语试卷

注意事项：

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第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节

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。

1.What does the man expect the woman to do?

A.Study in university.

B.Travel to Singapore.

C.Write a reference for her.

2.How do the speakers feel about today's paper?

A.Shocked.

B.Amused.

C.Uninterested.

3.What discount will the speakers get?

A.30%.

B.50%.

C.70%.

4.What was the woman dissatisfied with about the movie?

A.The special effects.

B.The acting.

C.The length.

5.Where does the conversation probably take place?

A.In a store.

B.On a plane.

C.In an office.

第二节

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。

听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。

6.Why does the man talk to the woman?

A.To book a trip.

B.To cancel a trip.

C.To put off a trip.

7.How much is the trip to Paris?

A.$500.

B.$650.

C.$1,300.

听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。

8.What is Baytown Stars probably?

A.An ice hockey club.

B.A film on ice hockey.

C.A stadium.

9.What does the man imply about ice hockey games?

A.The tickets are expensive.

B.They are not shown on TV.

C.Children are not allowed to watch.

听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。

10.Whenwill the man come back?

A.Around 5 o'clock.

B.Around 6 o'clock.

C.Around 7 o'clock.

11.What's the relationship between the speakers?

A. Father and daughter.

B. Husband and wife.

C.Host and babysitter.

12.What does the woman think of her life?

A.Boring.

B.Relaxing.

C.Interesting.

听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。

13.What did the man plan to do tomorrow at first?

A.Go hiking.

B.Go fishing.

C.Go hunting.

14.What will the weather be like tonight according to the forecast?

A.Pleasant.

B.Windy.

C.Rainy.

15.What did the woman ask the man to bring?

A.Boots.

B.Food.

C.Raincoats.

16.Where will the speakers stay tonight?

A.In a tent.

B.In a hotel.

C.At home.

听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。

17.Where does Jane come from?

A.Japan.

B.England.

C.America.

18.What did Jane think the speaker was doing while in the bathroom?

A.Laughing.

B.Arguing.

C.Crying.

19.How did the speaker find out how to cook a lobster?

A.By asking her husband.

B.By checking the Internet.

C.By talking to a neighbor.

20.What happened to the lobster in the end?

A.It was set free.

B.It was given away.

C.It was cooked by Jane.

第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

Most people above 16 years old have a strong wish that they should drive on the road by themselves. Thus, getting a license is an exciting time in their life. Ultimate Drivers is there to help your teen learn the rules of the road and gain important driving experience.

What We Offer

Intimate Drivers'  program will help students prepare for their road test and give them the skills they need to become lifelong safe and defensive drivers.

The beginner program offers 20 hours of in-class training,12 hours of homework assignments and 8 hours of in-car training. Each in-class training lasts 120 minutes and each one-on-one in-car training 80 minutes. What’s more, students can be picked up for free from home, work or school.

What You Need Know

Students can complete the classroom part of the course in just two weekends or if it better suits their schedules, they can take it during the evenings on weekdays. There are also classes offered during the holiday break.

Students can start taking line classroom part of the driving training without the Gl license, but do need it by the time they're ready to start the in-car driving lessons.

What Extra Benefits Are

The beginner drivers can gain much through the program. After that they'll receive student testimonials（证明书）.The testimonials show teenagers who have taken the course feel more confident in their abilities and many believe they couldn't have passed the road test without it.

Sign up before April fifth, and students can get an insurance discount!

21.How many times does Intimate Drivers' program offer in-class trainings?

A.8.

B.10.

C.12.

D.20.

22.What is necessary for students to start in-car driving lessons?

A.Finish the classroom part.

C.Get the Gl license.

B.Sign up before April 5th.

D.Receive a student testimonial.

23.What kind of writing is this text?

A.An announcement.

B.A review.

C.A guide.

D.An advertisement.

B

For people born into the Russian aristocracy（贵族）in the nineteenth century，life was full of interesting opportunities---- unless they were female. At the time, women generally did not have careers,for they were expected,instead,to focus fully on marrying and raising families. Sophia Behrs was one such young woman.When Sophia married Leo Tolstoy（列夫·托尔斯泰），he was already a well-known author.Both the couple were literary in their interests: Sophia had been a gifted student and, even at a very young age, was a keen and sensitive reader.

Sophia's marriage to Tolstoy gave her the opportunity to put her abilities as a good reader to use, often advising him on his work throughout the writing process.She served as her husband's copyist, writing out multiple copies of his novels by hand. She made suggestions for and edits to his work, many of which were incorporated into the final product. In addition, she served as his manager, publicist, and agent, keeping track of the financial and legal sides of her husband's writing career.If Sophia were alive today, she might have found her calling at a publishing house or literary-agency.

She wrote her own Russian-language grammar textbook and translated texts from German and English. She also wrote fiction, including a revision of Leo's novella The Krcutzer Sonata. In that story, a man recounts the dramatic breakdown of his marriage; Sophia retold the narrative from his wife's point of view. The famous writer was impressed by his wife's literary talents.“What force of truth and simplicity!” he wrote in his diary upon reading one of her stories.

However,Sophia never sought publication for her own work. Writing was not a fantasy that she took seriously; rather，she regarded it with “a certain contempt（轻蔑） and irony.”Limited by personal modesty， her domestic duties， and the expectations for women in her lifetime,Sophia never even considered seeking fame of her own.Yet Tolstoy would never have been able to produce the work he did without Sophia's vital contributions.

24.What advantages did Sophia's marriage bring to her?

A.A chance to put her literary gift to use.

C.A superior sense of gracefulness.

B.A strong interest in literature.

D.A career at a literary agency.

25.What can be inferred about Sophia from paragraph 3?

A.Her grammar textbook was easy and simple.

B. She almost went through a marriage breakdown.

C.Her revision of The Kreutzer Sonata was admirable.

D.She had a dramatic and imaginative writing style.

26.Which of the following words best describe Sophia according to the last paragraph?

A.Responsible but proud.

C.Loving and ambitious.

B.Thoughtful but strong-willed.

D.Talented and selfless.

27.Which might be a suitable title of the text?

A.Sophia,a Born Publisher.

C.Sophia,the Other Tolstoy.

B.The Marriage of Tolstoy and Sophia.

D.Literature on Russian Women.

C

According to a recent study by Keith Robinson, children’s school grades may be brought down by their parents who help their children with homework. Other forms of parental involvement（参与），including volunteering at school and watching a child's class carefully, also fail to help, according to the most recent study on the topic.

The findings challenge a key principle of modern parenting（养育子女）where schools expect them to act as partners in their children's education. Previous generations concentrated on getting children to school on time, fed, dressed and ready to learn.

Keith Robinson, the author of the study, said, “I really don't know if the public is ready for this but there are some ways parents pay too much attention to their kids＇ education， which leads to declines（下降）in their performance at school. One of the things that was consistently not beneficial was parents' help with homework.”  Robinson suggested that may be because parents themselves struggle to understand the tasks.  “They may either not remember the material their kids are studying now, or in some cases never learn it themselves, but they're still offering advice.”

Robinson assessed parental involvement performance and found one of the most damaging things a parent could do was to punish their children for poor marks. In general, about 20% of parental involvement was positive, about 45% negative and the rest statistically insignificant.

Common sense suggests it was a good thing for parents to get involved because “children with good academic success do have involved parents", admitted Robinson. But he argued that this did not prove parental involvement was the root cause of that success. “A big surprise was that Asian-American parents whose kids are doing so well in school are hardly involved. In a more reasonable way, they made their children know how success at school could improve their lives.”

28.What is the purpose of the first paragraph?

A.To present the finding of a recent study.

B. To discuss how to improve children's grades.

C.To tell what kind of parenting is good.

D.To show different parenting involvements.

29.What kind of role should parents play in children's education according to Keith Robinson?

A.Partners.

B.Trainers.

C.Monitors.

D.Standers-by.

30.What is the major finding of Robinson's study?

A.Modern parents raise children in a more scientific way.

B.Parental involvement is not so beneficial as expected.

C.Punishing kids for bad marks is mentally damaging.

D. Parents are not able to help with children's homework.

31.Which of the following might Robinson agree?

A.Children with good academic success do not have involved parents.

B.Parental involvement was the root cause of academic success.

C.Parents should let children know the importance of success at school.

D.Asian-American parents are hardly involved in children's education.

D

As we age,even if we're healthy,the heart just isn't as efficient in processing oxygen as it used to be.In most people the first signs show up in their 50s or early 60s. And among people who don't exercise,the changes can start even sooner.

“Think of a rubber band. In the beginning, it is flexible,but put it in a drawer for 20 years and it will become dry and easily broken,” says Dr.Ben Levine,a heart specialist at the University of Texas. That's what happens to

the heart.Fortunately for those in midlife,Levine is finding that even if you haven't been an enthusiastic exerciser,

getting in shape now may help improve your aging heart.

Levine and his research team selected volunteers aged between 45 and 64 who did not exercise much but were otherwise healthy. Participants were randomly divided into two groups. The first group participated in a program of nonaerobic（无氧）exercise-balance training and weight training-three times a week. The second group did high-intensity aerobic exercise under the guidance of a trainer for four or more days a week. After two years,the second group saw remarkable improvements in heart health.

“We took these 50-year-old hearts and turned the clock back to 30-or 35-year-old hearts," says Levine.”  And the reason they got so much stronger and fitter was that their hearts could now fill a lot better and pump（泵送）a lot more blood during exercise.” But the hearts of those who participated in less intense exercise didn't change, he says.

“The sweet spot in life to start exercising, if you haven't already, is in late middle age when the heart still has flexibility,”Levine says. “We put healthy 70-year-olds through a yearlong exercise training program, and nothing happened to them at all.”

Dr.Nieca Goldberg, a spokeswoman for the American Heart Association, says Levine's findings are a great start. But the study was small and needs to be repeated with far larger groups of people to determine exactly which aspects of an exercise routine make the biggest difference.

32.What does Levine want to explain by mentioning the rubber band?

A.The right way of exercising.

C.The causes of a heart attack.

B.The aging process of the heart

D.The difficulty of keeping fit.

33.In which aspect were the two groups different in terms of research design?

A. Diet plan.

C.Professional background.

B.Previous physical condition

D.Exercise type

34.What does Levine's research find?

A.It is never too late for people to start taking exercise.

B.Middle-aged hearts get younger with aerobic exercise.

C.High-intensity exercise is more suitable for the young.

D.The more exercise we do, the stronger our hearts get.

35.What does Dr.Nieca Goldberg suggest?

A.Conducting further research.

C.Interviewing the study participants.

B.Making use of the findings.

D.Clarifying the purpose of the study.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。

Recent years, studying groups has been becoming more and more popular in class, for its advantages are as following.

Understand information faster. Students will learn faster working in a group than working alone. When working on your own, lots of time can be wasted thinking over difficult problems. 36 You can also help others when they have difficulties understanding something that you have understood.

Help with procrastination（拖延）．37When in a study group， meeting at a certain time can keep you from procrastinating. You are less likely to put off your tasks because other people are depending on you.

Have different ways of thinking. Each group member has different ideas to offer to the study group. Studying by yourself will always lead to one way of thinking. 38 Listening and asking questions will provide more food for thought and help develop your thinking skills.

Deal with test anxiety. Test anxiety is an uneasiness experienced before, during, or after an examination because of worry or fear. Some students find that anxiety influences their learning. Being in a study group with classmates is often helpful. 39

40.Study groups can help you develop as a student, person, and professional. They encourage members to think creatively and build strong communication skills. It has been proven that those in study groups feel more confident and comfortable about reaching their learning goals. Most jobs require working with others, so study groups are excellent practice in preparation for the work world.

A.Join a study group makes learning fun!

B.Improve your personal or professional skills.

C.You will learn actively by taking part in learning activities.

D.Many students are likely to study the night before the exam.

E.Instructors agree that study groups improve students' performance on tests.

F.However,working in groups, you can learn quickly by simply asking a question.

G.Yet,in groups,you receive different opinions that help you reach your own ideas.

第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节：完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Like many young people, Jessica wants to travel the globe. Unlike most of them, this 25-year-old is doing it 41.She and her husband have spent the last two years traveling the world, stopping everywhere from Paris to Singapore. It might sound like one long, expensive 42,but the couple has an unusual way to make their travel 43.

They're part of a new form of the 44 economy: an online group of house sitters. Throughout their no-cost stays in 45 homes, they feed pets and water plants in the homeowner's 46.

It's not all sightseeing. The two travelers carefully 47 their trips, scheduling their days around the pets that are sometimes difficult to 48.But house sitting also offers a level of 49 they can't find in a hotel. "It's like 50 at a friend's house,” Jessica says. The couple has a high 51 rate in getting accepted as house sitters and they always go beyond the homeowner's 52.For Jessica, that means 53 plenty of pictures of happy pets, keeping the house 54 and leaving a nice small gift before heading to the next house. “You want to make the homeowner feel that they made the right 55,”she says.

第二节：语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式，并将答案填写在答题卡相应的位置上。

In Sarek National Park, I wake up to the sound of the wind 56.       (buffet) the cloth of my tent. Standing at the edge of the mountain, I find 57.(branch) of the Rapa River flowing through the valley below. Sarek's mountains used to 58.(cover) by vast sheets of ice. Around 9,000 years ago, this ice melted, with about 100 glaciers 59.(leave) behind. Soon after, reindeer began to arrive. Following the reindeer 60.(be) the Sami people, who made this territory their home. In 1909,61.(keep)the land's natural state, the government made Sarek a national park.

For hundreds of years, the Sami lived 62. reindeer. With reindeer on the move, the Sami would pick up their tents and accompany them. Today, most Sami have houses in villages near Sarek and live 63. modern life. But every spring, a small number of Sami still follow their reindeer into the valleys of Sarek,64. they live in tents and enjoy their traditions. Nothing could be 65.(good) than breathing the fresh air and enjoying this great adventure in such a beautiful and wild place.

第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节 应用文写作（满分15分）

假设你是李华，你的美国朋友 Mike 想通过你了解中国的传统节日。请你给Mike 写一封e-mail，向他介绍我国传统节日春节的情况。内容包括：

1．春节是中国最重要的传统节日；

2．春节持续的时间、春节来临前及期间人们的主要活动（节前、除夕、节日期间）

注意：1．词数80左右；2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Mike,

Yours sincerely

                                                                      Li Hua

第二节（满分25分）

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。

One cold winter's day, three boys were wandering the street. The oldest was Henry, who always was in trouble himself, and tried to get others into trouble. Another boy, James, was also a naughty one. Both of the two often got scoldings  from their fathers for making trouble.  The youngest, whose name was George, was a very good boy. He wished to do right, but was very much wanting in courage.

As they were passing by a schoolhouse, Henry suddenly came up with an idea. “How fun it would be to throw a snowball at the schoolroom door and make the teacher and the students all jump! ” he said excitedly.

“Ha! You would jump, if you should do that. I the teacher did not catch you and punish you, he would tell your father, and you would get a scolding then. That would make you jump higher than the students, I think.” James replied.

“Why, we would get off already before the teacher could come to the door so that he could not tell who we are.” Henry said as his eyes fell on George， who was looking at them in silence. Henry smiled cunningly（狡猾的）and continued，“Here is a snowball just as hard as ice， and George would throw it at the door as fast as he could."

“Give it to him and see. I guess he would not dare to throw it. ” James said. “James, do you think George is a coward（胆小鬼）？You do not know him as well as I do！”Henry said with eyebrows uplifted，staring at George provocatively（挑衅地）.Then he held the snowball and lifted it up. “George，take the snowball，and show James that you are not such a coward as he thinks you are.” After saying this,  he passed the snowball to George.

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。

Paragraph 1:

Looking at the snowball in his hand,  George hesitated.                           

Paragraph 2:

The two looked at Georg, astonished.