甘肃省白银市白银区大成学校2023-2024学年高二上学期月考（一）英语试题

白银大成学校2023-2024学年度第一学期月考（一）

科目：英语   年级：高二   命题人：

（考生注意：本卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟）

第一部分  听力（共两节，满分30分）

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

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。

1. What does Michelle want to do?

A. Have dinner.

B. Do her homework.

C. Write a thank-you note.

2. What will the speakers do this weekend?

A. Go to Disneyland. B. Visit a museum. C. Write an article.

3. When did the woman come to the US?

A. In 1973. B. In 1975. C. In 1977.

4. How is probably the weather today?

A. Warm. B. Hot. C. Wet.

5. What are the speakers talking about?

A. A TV show. B. The man’s hobby. C. Wildlife protection.

 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。

6. What did Jason think of Karen’s food?

A. Delicious. B. Unhealthy. C. Terrible.

7. What does the woman suggest Jason do?

A. Observe the bees.

B. Have some ice cream.

C. Study English slang.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. What is the man’s plan for the weekend?

A. Attending a wedding. B. Going to a party. C. Watching a film.

9. Why will the woman throw a party this Saturday?

A. For house-warming. B. For her birthday. C. For a promotion.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What can kids do through Bryan’s Facebook page?

A. Listen to stories. B. Chat with friends. C. Enjoy nice photos.

11. Who inspired Bryan to start a Facebook page?

A. His father. B. His mother. C. His grandmother.

12. What does Bryan want the woman to do?

A. Join him in reading stories.

B. Record kids’ daily life.

C. Spend more time with kids.

第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. Where might Henry be when he smelled some smoke?

A. In the yard. B. In the kitchen. C. In the living room.

14. Who called 911?

A. Henry.

B. A bystander.

C. The guy in the burning house.

15. How many people ran into the burning house?

A. 1. B. 2. C. 3.

16. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A. Brother and sister.

B. Colleagues.

C. Interviewer and interviewee.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. How old is the speaker’s brother?

A. 15. B. 19. C. 20.

18. What is the speaker’s mother?

A. A police officer. B. A nurse. C. A firefighter.

19. Why is it hard for the speaker to see her brother now?

A. Her brother has been infected with COVID-19.

B. Her brother is in isolation because of COVID-19.

C. Her brother is busy helping fight against COVID-19.

20. What does the speaker decide to do in the future?

A. Help more people like her brother.

B. Spend more time with family.

C. Study in a police training school.

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）

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。

A

In Europe, many people make friends between their countries through town twinning. Town or city twinning means two towns in different countries agree and decide to become “twins” with a sister city relationship.

The people find pen friends in the twin town. They exchange newspapers and stamps. The school teachers discuss teaching methods with the teachers in the twin town. Officials visit the twin town for celebrations. Ordinary people travel to the twin town, too, but not very often if it is far away.

Sometimes, schools even exchange their classes for two or three weeks! For example, German middle school students study for a while at the school in their twin town in Britain, staying with British families. A few months later, their British friends come to study in Germany.

Many British towns are so pleased with the results of the twinning that they set out to find more than one twin town!

Tonbridge, a small town in Kent, for example, has twin town in both Germany and France.

Richmond near London has relationships with Germany, France and even a town in a Balkan country!

Town twinning can help make friends. It helps students improve their language skills, and also helps people to understand the differences between nations.

21. Twin towns develop      .

A. in the same country.

B. between different countries.

C. in the English-speaking countries only.

D. between European countries and China.

22. Which country is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. Britain. B. France. C. China. D. Germany.

23. Which is one of the advantages of town twinning?

A. To earn more money.

B. To set up schools.

C. To develop industry and agriculture.

D. To improve students’ language skills.

24. Which is the best title for the passage?

A. Town Twinning.

B. Friendly Towns.

C. Making friends in different countries.

D. Exchanging Teachers and Students.

B

Welcome to our school. You can do a lot of things here. Come and join us.

25. You may have a chance to introduce your inventions on _________.

A. Sunday       B. Monday        C. Wednesday         D. Friday

26.The person who teaches Computer Science is from___________.

A. Canada       B. Australia       C. New Zealand       D. America

27.You may learn something about a disease called TB from __________.

A. Dr. West      B. Mr. Morison     C. Mrs. Green   D. Mr. Thomas

28.If you want to learn something about satellites(卫星), you can go to the class from______.

A. 8:30 to 11:30 on Sunday            B. 19:00 to 21:00 on Monday

C. 19:30 to 21:00 on Wednesday        D. 18:30 to 21:00 on Friday

C

A mother of nine who started medical school when her youngest child was 4 years old graduated with her degree and plans to be a neurosurgeon (神经外科医生).

Sarah Merrill, now 41, said her journey to medical school began at age 17. She then met her husband and got married. Merrill first thought about going to school part-time to get a degree, but later she decided to follow her dream of attending medical school. Certainly, it was a challenge. Speaking of her successfully returning to university, Merrill thought it was credited to her family largely. “When I was accepted at Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, we moved from Pennsylvania to Arizona,” said Merrill, who is moving to Indiana with her family to begin her residency (实习期) in neurosurgery. “In fact, they volunteered these movements. I know it was tough for all of us.”

Merrill and her children often have “homework parties” where they study for their own courses. Merrill’s choice has given a stimulus to her children. Merrill felt touched knowing her 11-year-old daughter wants to become a surgeon and overhearing her son tell his friends his mom’s going to be a cool brain surgeon, though he doesn’t understand that really.

Merrill’s next step into a neurosurgery residency will take her into a male-dominated field where only 5% of board certified neurosurgeons are women. Dr. Michele Halyard at Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine said Merrill was known as a focused student. Halyard said, “If you can deal with nine children and keep your reason, the residency should be a piece of cake because no amount of stress will make you fail.”

Merrill had considered choosing a more family-friendly specialty, but, again, chose to dream big and follow her original pursuit. It’s the same advice she would give to all. “Set the goal that is what you’re really enthusiastic about, and it helps to think small. If you know what your priorities are, focus on the next step. Then you’ll get where you want to go.”

29. Why does Merrill speak of their movements?

A. To show the support of her family.

B. To stress her determination to be a doctor.

C. To reflect difficulties in attending college.

D. To describe the process of pursuing her dream.

30. What does the underlined word “stimulus” mean in paragraph 3?

A. Entertainment. B. Inspiration.

C. Commitment. D. Confusion.

31. What does Halyard mean in paragraph 4?

A. Merrill will have more stress to handle.

B. Staying focused and sensible is key to success.

C. Being Mom makes Merrill a better doctor.

D. She is confident of Merrill’s being a neurosurgeon.

32. What does Merrill suggest at last?

A. Starting with small things.

B. Getting your priorities right.

C. Being true to your passion.

D. Having the courage to dream big.

D

Ellen Parker was worried about her health. She could not walk very quickly and it was difficult for her to climb stairs. She was soon out of breath. “I suppose I had better go to the doctor,” she thought. She went to the doctor and told him her problem.

“I’m not at all surprised, ”he said. “It’s clear what your problem is.”

He examined her and then gave her some advice.

“If you don’t do what I say, Mrs. Parker,” he said, “you will have a heart attack. It could kill you.” Ellen was very worried as she left the doctor’s. She knew that she had to take his advice but that it would not be easy and it would take time.

The next day she went shopping. The first shop she went into was a butcher’s shop （肉铺）.

“I’d like ten pounds of steak （牛排）, please,” she said.

“Certainly, madam,” the butcher replied and went into the cold room and found a large piece of steak. He brought the huge piece of meat back into the shop and placed it on the scale （天平）.

“That’s just under ten pounds,” he said.

“That’s big enough,” Mrs. Parker said.

The butcher worked out the price. “At ＄4. 99 a pound. That will be ＄49.50, please. Would you like me to cut it up into smaller pieces for you?”

“Oh, I don’t want to buy the meat,” Mrs. Parker said.

“If you don’t want to buy it,” the butcher replied angrily, “why did you ask me to get it for you?”

“My doctor told me that I am overweight and have to lose ten pounds. I wanted to see what ten pounds of flesh looked like.”

33. The reason why Ellen Parker visited the doctor is that________.

A. she had had a heart attack.

B. she had a problem with her health.

C. she was unhappy about her weight.

D. she could not sleep well.

34. Parker asked for ten pounds of steak because ________.

A. she wanted to buy some for dinner.

B. she wanted to lose weight.

C. her doctor had told her to eat steak.

D. she wanted to see what ten pounds of meat looked like.

35. What was Ellen Parker’s real problem？

A. She ate too much steak. B. She weighed too much.

C. The doctor did not know. D. She could not walk very quickly.

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。

Life is like a book. There are two pens which can write this book. One is writing growth, and the other is writing caducity (衰老). One is describing success, and the other is presenting failure. ____36____

Life is like a heavy truck, so happiness and sorrow are like the wheels. No cross, no crown. No pain, no joy. ____37____ One is that to live a day is to leave a day. The other is that to live a day is to enjoy a day. Just one word difference, it has reflected the complete reverse (相反的) state of psychology. Life is like the course, which is investing (投资)all the time. ____38____

When you have it, you should use it well and make it develop great actions. Please remember, the active attitude creates wonderful life, or the negative attitude wastes lifetime.

____39____ When she was about to knock at the door, she heard someone speaking in the room. A little girl said, “Would you like some braised (炖熟的) pork today?” Another girl said, “No. I would like some toasted chicken.” Following the words, the lady knocked at the door and went into the room. ____40____ To her surprise, there were only some pieces of thin and dry bread, two cold potatoes and a jar of water on the table. The lady asked them what was the matter. They said that they imagined that, so poor food was turned into many kinds of delicious food.

When the lady left the family, she had new understanding of happiness.

A. Happy life exists everywhere.

B. There are two different minds.

C. She saw them sitting at a table.

D. Everybody wishes to live a happy life.

E. Therefore, for one sense, life is the capital(财富).

F. One day, a rich lady went to visit a poor, but happy family.

G. In other words, one is drawing happiness and the other is showing sorrow as well.

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15分）

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

In the middle of town lived an old man. One day he    41     his watch in his own store. It was     42     to him because it was from his wife. After searching high and low in the store for a long while, he     43     to ask for help from a group of children playing outside the store. He    44     them that the person who found it would be rewarded.     45     this, the children hurried inside the store, went through and around the    46     store, but still could not find the watch.

Soon the man felt     47     and wanted to give up. A little boy went up to him and asked for another    48    . The man looked at him and thought, “Why not? After all, this kid looks sincere enough. ”So the man sent him back in the store. After a while the boy     49     with the watch in his hand！The man was very      50     , and he asked the boy how he found it while the others had      51     . The boy replied, “I did nothing but sat on the ground and listened. Then I heard the ticking(滴答声) of the watch and just looked for it in that      52     .”

We usually think about our own needs, which can’t bring peace into our mind.      53      we need to think about ourselves and keep peaceful for a while, which can produce a      54      result. So allow a few minutes of silence to your mind every day, and see how it helps you deal with your work and make      55      as you expect to!

41．A．lost B．broke   C．hid  D．fixed

42．A．close B．strange C．similar D．important

43．A．forgot B．decided C．agreed D．learned

44．A．warned B．taught C．promised D．worried

45．A．Hearing B．Seeing C．Wearing D．Feeling

46．A．big B．dirty C．whole D．busy

47．A．satisfied B．scared C．hopeless D．amazing

48．A．date B．reason C．meeting D．chance

49．A．ran away B．came out C．fell down D．went back

50．A．angry B．proud C．nervous D．surprised

51．A．failed B．finished C．regretted D．doubted

52．A．station B．direction C．situation D．darkness

53．A．Luckily B．Possibly C．Besides D．Instead

54．A．clear B．good C．direct D．natural

55．A．noises B．sense C．progress D．mistakes

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。

Socializing with my friends online is my life. The moment I wake   56   I check through all my social networking ___57_____ (app), reading my emails and posting updates. I have 500 friends online and I live with several roommates, but I feel lonely. It seems that I have an active social life,   58  (attend) parties and playing sports, but I'm absent-minded because I   59  (strong ) obsess over my phone.

Social networking ____60____(be ) the master of my life. Though sometimes I set deadlines___61___ (tear) myself away from my phone, I fail again and again. Spending so much time socializing online. I always feel __62_____ (depress) and alone. As a result, I can't finish what I should do in my real life.

It is common that at parties or at a family holiday, most members fix their eyes on their phones, _____63______they think it normal rather than rude.

What is most worrying is that it is ____64_____ (possible) to drop my phone. I need it for my studies because my teachers and classmates need to contact me. It is ___65______ problem that we are so close but really so far.

第四部分  写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节 （满分15分）

假定你是李华，你校将举办音乐节。请写一封邮件邀请你的英国朋友Allen参加，内容包括：

1 时间

2 活动安排

3 欢迎他表演节目

注意：1 词数100左右

      2 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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词汇和句型

一次音乐节 a music festival

精彩表演 wonderful performances

邀请你加入我们 invite you to join us

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。

It was exam time at Marc’s school. Every day, their teachers gave them loads of homework and told them the test was very important and that they ought to spare no effort to perform well in it. Everyone followed the teachers’ instructions and made preparations for it, except Marc. He just turned a deaf ear to it. He thought he would rather play football than study.

His mum and dad repeated the importance of revision for exams over and over again. They told him that he should be working hard preparing for the test. But the weather was sunny and he thought he had better things to do.

“Shall we go to the park?” he said to his friend Huck one afternoon. “It’s a nice day. We could play football and kick around.” Huck shook his head. “I’m supposed to review my lessons,” he said. “I’m going home to do some math.”

Marc was amazed. “You’d rather do math than play football?”

“Math is important. Besides, my mum says she will buy me a mountain bike if I do well in the math exam.”

“That’s crazy,” said Marc. Huck shrugged (耸肩) and replied, “Wait until I beat you in the test and you will watch me riding past on my mountain bike!”

“You won’t beat me,” said Marc.

“Oh yes, I will.”

“Oh no, you won’t! That will never happen. Just wait and see!”

For the first time ever, Marc wanted to perform well. He couldn’t bear it if his friend came top and he did badly. So when he got home, he opened his math book. But there was so much to do. All of a sudden, he felt like he’d forgotten everything he had learned that year! He didn’t know where to start. When his sister Lily came in, he was sitting expressionlessly by the desk, just staring out of the window.

注意：

1. 续写词数应为150左右;

2. 请按如下格式作答。

“You don’t look happy, Marc. What’s wrong?” she said.

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On the day of the exam, Marc went to school with great confidence.

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