湖北省恩施鄂西南三校联盟考试2023-2024学年高二上学期9月月考英语试题
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这是一份湖北省恩施鄂西南三校联盟考试2023-2024学年高二上学期9月月考英语试题,共6页。试卷主要包含了选择题的作答,考生必须保持答题卡的整洁等内容,欢迎下载使用。
鄂西南三校高二年级9月联考
英语试卷
命题人:鹤峰一中 曾金菊 审题人:鹤峰一中 钟发春
本试卷共12页,67题。全卷满分150分,考试用时120分钟。
注意事项:
1.答题前,考生先将自己的姓名、考号填写在答题卡与试题卷上,并将考号条形码贴在答题卡上的指定位置。
2.选择题的作答:每小题选出答案后,用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案标号。答在试题卷、草稿纸上无效。
3.非选择题用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将答案直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。答在试题卷、草稿纸上无效。
4.考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后,只交答题卡。
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。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 is the woman looking for?
A.The city bank. B.The post office. C.The shopping centre.
2.What is the man probably?
A.A teacher. B.A coach. C.A doctor.
3.Who will host the show?
A.Linda. B.Captain John Wren. C.The pilot.
4.What are the speakers going to do?
A.Drive home. B.Go shopping. C.Eat out.
5.What are the speakers talking about?
A.Ways to get to work. B.Changes in gas prices. C.Air pollution in the city.
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。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。
6.What's the probable relationship between the speakers?
A.Waiter and customer. B.Boss and employee. C.Colleagues.
7.Where does the conversation take place?
A.At a meeting room. B.At a restaurant. C.At a hospital.
听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。
8.Why does Chris feel worried?
A.He can't afford the coffee.
B.He failed in the physics exam.
C.He doesn't do well in the math final exam.
9.What percentage does the final exam account for?
A.30%. B.40%. C.50%.
10.Where were the physics grades posted?
A.On the wall of the cafeteria.
B.On Dr.Jackson's office door.
C.On the blackboard of the classroom.
听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。
11.When is Labor Day of America now?
A.The first day of May.
B.The second day of May.
C.The first Monday of September.
12.What does the woman usually do on Labor Day?
A.She has a cookout.
B.She hangs white pants.
C.She hits back-to-school sales.
13.How does the woman find the activity in the man's hometown?
A.Competitive. B.Interesting. C.Silly.
听第9段材料,回答第14至17题。
14.What prize did the woman win in the national competition?
A.The first prize. B.The second prize. C.The third prize.
15.Who does the woman focus on in the competition?
A.The audience. B.The judges. C.Other skaters.
16.What was the woman's first love before skating?
A.Horse-riding. B.Tennis. C.Swimming.
17.What is the woman going to do next week?
A. Compete in another match.
B. Be a judge in a TV show.
C. Teach some skaters.
听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。
18.What do most people think is very important in spoken communication?
A.Pronunciation. B.Vocabulary. C.Grammar.
19.Why should you listen to experts according to the speaker?
A.To develop your reading fluency.
B.To improve your note-taking skills.
C.To find out your mispronunciations.
20.What is the speaker's last suggestion?
A.Spell out the difficult words.
B.Check the words in a dictionary.
C.Practice reading the words aloud.
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)
A
First released in the late1950s, Lego has become an iconic toy, which is loved and appreciated by millions around the world. Here we ’ve put together some of the Lego sets that may appeal to you.
Darth Maul Lego Head
Cost: $1. 255
If you don’t know who he is, then I suggest you watch Star Wars: Episode I-The Phantom Menace. This Lego set contains over 1,800 small individual pieces, making one hell of a set to complete. If you have the time, patience and desire to put together a set like this, you can earn yourself some serious bragging(吹嘘) rights in your Lego social circle!
Rebel Blockade Runner
Cost: $1. 330
One of the biggest Lego sets on the list is the Rebel Blockade Runner. It’ s pretty giant, to say the least, and is made up of over 1, 700 pieces and is from Star Wars: Episode IV- A New Hope. If you’ re also a Star Wars fan, you should seriously think about adding this to your collection!
Eiffel Tower
Cost: $1. 455
Breaking out of the Star Wars is the Eiffel Tower,released in 2007. With 3,428 pieces,this is the tallest Lego set on the market and should only be attempted if you have the determination and patience to see it through! It was built to1:300 scale(比例尺) from the real tower.
LECA Automobile(LEGO Inside Tour Exclusive 2005 Edition)
Cost: $2. 350
As one of the top 5 most expensive Lego sets in the world,it’s not the coolest or most pretty looking Lego set. However, it’s different and rare and includes 4, 060 pieces. So, if cars are your thing, please click here to know more about it.
21. What do the Darth Maul Lego Head and Rebel Blockade Runner have in common?
A. They are sold at the same price. B. They contain the same pieces.
C. They relate to the same movie. D. They were released in the same year.
22. What do we know about the Eiffel Tower?
A. It is the most expensive Lego set. B. It is a mini version of the real tower.
C. It is relatively easy to put it together. D. It is the biggest Lego set in the world.
23. Where can we probably read the text?
A. In a science report. B. In a newspaper.
C. In a fashion magazine. D. On a website.
B
Today, the original Beetle has largely disappeared from the world’s roads since Volkswagen stopped producing it in Germany in 1978. But the instantly recognizable car was once everywhere. From the 1970s to the 1990s, more than 21 million Beetles were produced worldwide. Many adults in their 40s or above have a story about the Beetle, or at least a memory.
Part of its universal appeal is its unique look. There’s something about the car that just makes people smile: its happy shape, its cheerful colors, and perhaps its small size. However, the smiles that Beetles evoke in people are not simply due to their design. It has a character almost. It has a sort of soul in a way. It’s beyond a machine. For the better part of a century this car has been a part in people’s lives. Seeing these cars on the road is like a time capsule. It opens people to memories and stories that might otherwise go untold. By allowing us to travel back in time, they remind us of what’s important. In today’s world, this car represents something very basic and earthy and genuine. Exactly the kind of travel we need right now.
“My parents had three, a white one, then a red one, and then an orange one. It was the car I grew up with, ”said actor Ewan McGregor. “They would put us in the back of the Beetle in Scotland and drive to France for camping holidays in summer, My first car was a 1978 Beetle and now I own two, parked at my home in Los Angeles. ”
McGregor thinks the car’s future is electric. He has recently turned his 1978 model into a fully electric car. “Moving forward, maybe we’ll just have to think: smaller cars, low emissions (排放) , and something that makes us feel happy,” he says.
24. When was the production of Beetles stopped in Germany?
A. In the 1990s. B. In the 1980s. C. In the late 1970s. D. In the early 1960s.
25. Which of the following best explains“evoke”underlined in paragraph 2?
A. To keep an unpleasant feeling in one’s mind.
B. To find out information about one’s character.
C. To bring a feeling or a memory into one’s mind.
D. To ask somebody to do something in a rude way.
26. Why does Ewan McGregor own two Beetles?
A. He wants to be reminded of his childhood.
B. They are used to decorate his new home.
C. He has too many children for just one car.
D. His parents have left one of their cars to him.
27. In which section of a newspaper does this text most probably appear?
A. Advertisement. B. Lifestyle. C. Environment. D. Economy.
C
Our city is in a sorry state. Outdoor pollution kills 4. 2 million people a year, according to the World Health Organization. Concrete and tarmac(柏油碎石材料) absorb the sun’ s rays rather than reflecting them back into space, and also replace plants which would otherwise cool things down. The continuous spread of buildings and roads thus turns urban areas into heat islands, discomforting residents and worsening dangerous heatwaves.
A possible answer is trees. Their leaves may destroy at least some chemical pollutants(污染 物) and provide shade. In 2019, researchers at the University of Wisconsin found that American cities need 40% tree coverage to cut urban heat back meaningfully. Unfortunately, not all cities— and especially not those springing up in the world’s poor countries— are blessed with parks, private gardens or even street trees in sufficient numbers.
Miyawaki Akira, a plant ecologist at Yorkhama National University, in Japan, has developed a new way to increase unban greening. It is to plant miniature simulacra (微型仿制品) of natural forests in the unpromising abandoned areas. Dr Miyawaki has organised the planting of more than
1, 500 of these miniature forests, first in Japan, then in other parts of the world. Others are following in his footsteps. India is particularly keen. In Mumbai, more than 200, 000 trees are found in Miyawaki forests throughout the city. Hyderabad started growing the largest individual forest of the lot in 2020.
The Miyawaki method will never work out on a large scale. Relying on nature and the passage of time is probably the best for replanting extensive areas of damaged woodlands. But if your goal is to better your immediate neighborhood, rather than to save the planet from global warming, then Dr Miyawaki might well be your man.
28. What do we know from Paragraph1?
A. Plants are replaced to cool things down.
B. Buildings and roads make residents comfortable.
C. Urban areas are becoming pollution hot spots.
D. Concrete and tarmac reflect heat back into space.
29. What does the research in 2019 imply?
A. Plants provide shade for urban residents.
B. Tree coverage needs to be further expanded.
C. The situation in urban areas gets steadily worse.
D. Trees cut down chemical pollution from factories.
30. What can we learn about the Miyawaki method?
A. It originated from India. B. It takes effect as expected.
C. It makes no difference to Mumbai. D. It is finding increasing favour.
31. What is the passage mainly about?
A. A practical strategy to save our planet.
B. A flexible schedule to settle a challenge.
C. A partial solution to the lack of urban greening.
D. An effective measure to prevent global warming.
D
People’ s first memories are all autobiographical(自传式的), or memories of significant experiences in their lives, and these events typically didn’t happen before the age of 2 or 3. In fact, most people can’t remember things from the first few years of their lives— a phenomenon researchers have called infantile amnesia(失忆症).
However, research suggests that infants(婴儿) can form other kinds of memories. Within the first few days of life, infants can recall their own mother’s face and tell it from the face of a stranger. A few months later, infants can show that they remember lots of familiar faces by smiling most at the ones they see most often.
But if so, why do people experience infantile amnesia? Though it still isn’t clear whether it’s because we can’t form autobiographical memories, or whether we just have no way to retrieve(找回) them, scientists have a few guesses.
One is that autobiographical memories require you to have some sense of self. Researchers have tested this ability using a mirror recognition task called the rouge test. It involves marking a baby’s nose with a spot of red lipstick.
Researchers then place the infant in front of a mirror. Infants younger than18 months just smile at the baby in the reflection, not showing any evidence of recognizing themselves or the red mark on their face. Between 18 and 24 months, infants touch their own nose, even looking embarrassed, suggesting that they connect the red dot in the mirror with their own face and start to form some sense of self.
Another possible explanation is that because infants don’t have language until later in the second year of life, they can’t form descriptions about their own lives that they can later recall. Finally, the hippocampus, which is the region of the brain that’s largely responsible for memory, isn’t fully developed in the infancy period.
Scientists will continue to investigate how these factors might contribute to infantile amnesia.
32. What can infants do in their first few months?
A. Recognize familiar faces. B. Remember a series of events.
C. Identify their own reflections. D. Memorize their family members.
33. What does the rouge test show about babies between 18 and 24 months?
A. They like looking in the mirror.
B. They ignore the marks on their faces.
C. They see their reflections as themselves.
D. They enjoy playing with their reflections.
34. What could be a cause of infantile amnesia according to the text?
A. Infants’ lack of social skills.
B. Infants’ undeveloped hippocampus.
C. Infants’ inability to recall memories.
D. Infants’ unusual autobiographical memories.
35. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A. How do kids form their memories?
B. When do babies start remembering?
C. How can we retrieve lost memories?
D. Why can’t we remember being a baby?
第二节 (共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Every day, we face a series of opportunities to do the right thing. Sometimes we seize those moments; other times, we don’t. 36 And what drives some people to take the moral high ground?
Jessie Sun interviewed 952 people about the motivations for moral behavior and the changes they wished to make in their lives in order to become more morally good.
When we think about morals, we often think about making “personal sacrifices” for the greater good. In Sun’s study, she found that nearly half of the participants said they were most encouraged to become more moral for themselves. 37 And fewer participants said that they most wanted to benefit friends and people in general.
Moreover, many people believe that acting more morally—for example, being more thoughtful, more open-minded—would increase their own well-being. The more they believed that their moral change would have positive results for themselves, the more they reported being encouraged to make that change. 38 That was the most surprising finding in the study.
39 Interestingly, participants generally expected possible harms to themselves and others if they were honest. You can imagine that some people regularly tell white lies to save other people’s feelings, and they believe it would be hurtful if they were honest.
Researchers also asked people about the things they’d like to improve about themselves. If they’re extremely shy, they usually want to become more comfortable in social situations. But if they aren’t especially honest or thoughtful, they usually won’t improve those aspects of their lives on purpose. 40
A. How can we become more moral?
B. So, why do we make these choices?
C. Being moral just isn’t what most people consider first.
D. Being moral means different things to different people.
E. But people see some disadvantages of being moral, too.
F. In short, many people want to become more moral for their own benefits.
G. Sixteen percent said that they most wanted to become more moral for their family.
第三部分 语言运用(共两节,满分30分)
第一节 (共15小题;每小题1分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I don’t usually keep houseplants. They get either overwatered or underwatered. But after I got a terminal (晚期) brain cancer and needed a major operation, I 41 the idea of having something green around.
My friend gave me a lucky bamboo plant, which I told my wife I wanted to 42 myself. Caring for the plant gave me a sense of 43 when I felt useless. The disease 44 my ability to walk. As a doctor, I was used to being the one who offered 45 , not the one who received it.
46 the plant, as small an act as it was, connected me to a main part of my old identity.
Over the next few months, I recovered from my 47 and returned to work. And the plant had doubled in height and its leaves were 48 and healthy. Both the tree and I were thriving (旺盛). Then, 49 , whatever I did, the leaves kept browning and dropping. I grew more and more 50 .
“If my lucky bamboo dies, I might die too.” I couldn’t shake the feeling that the plant had become a(n) 51 of my health until I realized I had 52 connected my good care for the plant with my own survival. When my cancer unavoidably 53 , I no longer thought it was any failure on my part. And as my anxiety 54 , I began to learn how to better care for my plant. I put it to a larger pot, giving it 55 to grow. Gradually,we both began to thrive again.
41. A. doubted B. feared C. loved D. introduced
42. A. look after B. check out C. show off D. put away
43. A. emptiness B. belonging C. freedom D. achievement
44. A. proved B. limited C. tested D. strengthened
45. A. patience B. trust C. comfort D. care
46. A. Sharing B. Watering C. Observing D. Decorating
47. A. injury B. operation C. stress D. loss
48. A. shiny B. strange C. dusty D. colorful
49. A. normally B. consequently C. mysteriously D. undoubtedly
50. A. bored B. annoyed C. lonely D. anxious
51. A. example B. result C. gift D. symbol
52. A. slightly B. secretly C. wrongly D. hardly
53. A. returned B. changed C. disappeared D. started
54. A. increased B. lessened C. spread D. exploded
55. A. energy B. nutrition C. room D. time
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。
Kunming, the capital of Yunnan province, is the economic and 56 (culture) center of southwest China. It is linked by rail with all of China ’s major cities. Its rail link with Hanoi(河内)
57 (establish) in1901.
Kunming ’s mild climate makes it 58 good place to visit any time of the year. 59 it can be hot and humid in summer, it has cool, dry winters. The climate here is great for flowers, with more than 400 varieties 60 (plant) here. The camellia(山茶花) is the city ’s official flower. The city is also known for its green parks, such as Cuihu (Green Lake) Park with its waterways and winding paths. Younger 61 (tourist) may enjoy a visit to Daguan Park because of its food stalls.
In addition to its own charms, Kunming serves 62 a base from which people can explore the culture of ethnic groups in the area. The best known 63 (be)the Dai , Bai and Naxi. People can also visit the Yunnan Stone Forest, which has been 64 (universal) known as " the first wonder of the world" since the Ming Dynasty. The stone forest is located 120 km from Kunming, 65 (feature)impressive rock formations.
第四部分 写作(共两节,满分40分)
第一节 (满分15分)
假设你是李华,你的外国网友Tom对中国的传统节日很好奇,想来你的城市体验中秋节。请你给他写一封回信,介绍即将到来的中秋节的相关习俗。内容包括:
1. 时间;
2. 庆祝方式;
3. 喜欢这个节日的原因。
注意:
1. 词数 80 左右;
2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
Dear Tom,
Yours,
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。
Growing up, I wanted to be just like my mom. She was kind and caring, and always made people comfortable in her presence. For years she was a volunteer in our community. I love going to the local nursing home to help with her when I was a child. However, once I became a teenager, I was too caught up in my adolescent world to worry about helping others.
One particular summer day when I was 12, Mom came into my room and told me to get up and meet her at the car. But I had planned to spend the day at the lake with friends. Why did she have to ruin everything? At last, I made my way outside with my mother. Angry and annoyed, I climbed into the car and shoot the door loudly. I sat in silence, too upset to talk. “Tasha, do you know where we are going? ” Mom asked calmly. I remained silent. “Sweetheart, we’re going to the children’s shelter. I have been there before and I think it would benefit you, ” she explained.
I feel a pain slowly form in my stomach. How was I supposed to help there?
When we reached the shelter, I was rather surprised. As we approached the front door, wind bells played a calming tune while trees and flowers welcomed us. Maybe this wasn’t going to be so.
Mom rang the doorbell. We were led to the front room, where all of the children were playing. Toys were spread out across the floor. I noticed a baby whose body was seriously wounded. Most of the children had noticeable physical scars such as cuts, burns and scratches. What a terrible life they must have had before they moved here! My heart sank. As I was looking around, I felt a gentle pull on my shirt.
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:
I looked down to find a little girl with brown eyes looking up at me.
Paragraph 2:
I returned to the shelter with mum several times.
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