广东省东莞外国语学校2023-2024学年高二英语上学期10月月考试题（Word版附答案）

东莞外国语学校2023-2024学年第一学期

高二级第一次段考英语科试题

第一部分. 听力 (共两节，满分20分)

第一节  听力理解(两段共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分)

每段播放两遍，各段后有几个小题。每段播放前每小题有5秒钟的阅题时间。请根据各段播放内容及其相关小题，在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B、C项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

听第一段对话，回答第1-2题。

1. Where might the woman catch a cold?

A. In her classroom.       B. In her dormitory.      C. In her home.

2. What might the woman do if she gets worse?

A. Drink plenty of water.   B. Eat some honey.       C. See a doctor.

听第二段对话，回答第3-5题。

3. Why is the man talking with the woman?

A.To pay much money for a tour.     

B.To arrange something for a tour.

C.To complain about some problems.

4. How does the man think of the room?

A. Comfortable.          B. Smelly.             C. So-so.

5. What did the woman offer to the man at last?

A. A free tour and lunch.       

B. A free tour and supper.

C. A free tour and breakfast.

第二节  听取信息 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)

听下面一段独白。请根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入答题卡标号为6-10的空格中。听录音前，你将有10秒钟的阅题时间，录音读两遍。你将有60秒钟的作答时间。

第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，每小题2.5 分，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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项， 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

A New Campaign to Stress the Benefits of a Balanced Diet

Look out for a new TV campaign, entitled “Eat Balanced”, which will highlight the continued benefits of eating meat and dairy (奶制的) products as part of a balanced diet.

Introduction

The campaign spearheaded by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) will appear on TV, social media and supermarket packaging and aims to highlight the nutritional benefits of enjoying red meat and dairy, while showing Britain’s world-class standards in food production and sustainability.

Basis

The campaign will be built on the following three key messages about meat and diary products:

●Meat and dairy products contain vitamin B12, an essential nutrient not naturally present in vegan diet;

●Red meat and dairy products from Britain are produced to world-class standards;

●Red meat and dairy products from Britain are among the most sustainable in the world.

The Aim

AHDB is conveying a message to consumers for a bright new year—enjoy the food you eat.

AHDB’s Chief Communications and Market Development Officer Christine Watts says, “In Britain, we have so much to be proud of when it comes to the food we eat, how it’s produced and the entire journey from farm to fork. Our farmers operate farms in the excellent way, so our food meets the international criterion. This campaign is aimed to balance the negative commentary around farming, as well as highlight the importance of eating meat and dairy products as part of a balanced and healthy diet.”

11．What is the new campaign based on?

A．British eating habits.     B．Corporate advertising.

C．Some important food information. D．Some supermarket regulations.

12．What message does Christine Watts convey?

A．British food is short of supply. 

B．British food is up to standard.

C．British farmers are fond of meat. 

D．British farmers are hard-working.

13．What section of a magazine is the text most probably taken from?

A．Society and economy. B．Health and diet.

C．Industry and production. D．Agriculture and farming.

B

As you walk around the UK in March, you might notice that some people are wearing a daffodil (水仙花) on their coats. The British wear these yellow flowers to show they support one of this country’s best-known charities: the Marie Curie Cancer Care.

The Marie Curie Cancer Care tries to ensure everyone diagnosed with cancer is cared for in the best possible way. It also helps fund research into possible cures through other organizations. Founded in 1948, it has been continuing with its goal ever since.

The charity was named after Marie Curie, a renowned scientist. She experimented with newly-discovered elements to create the theory of radioactivity. Unfortunately, over-exposure to the radioactive elements made her develop a disease and die in 1934. Marie Curie won the Nobel Prize in two different fields. Because of her pioneering work which led to chemotherapy (化学疗法), the charity shared the name of Marie Curie.

The daffodil is one of the first plants to flower during spring in the UK, which marks the return of flowering plants to the ecosystem after winter. Because of this, the charity uses the daffodil as a metaphor for bringing life to other people through charitable giving.

Everyone you see wearing a daffodil has donated money to the charity, but each daffodil is worth only what you want to pay for it. The charity does ask that you stick to a minimum amount of £1.

The charity encourages people to start wearing their daffodils at the start of March, when the “Great Daffodil Appeal” kicks off. But that doesn’t mean you can only wear them in March. People are sometimes seen walking around with daffodils on their clothes all year round.

14．What does it mean when the British wear a daffodil on their coats?

A．They’ve been diagnosed with cancer. 

B．They are recovering from cancer.

C．They’ve been helped by a charity.   

D．They support a charity.

15．What does the underlined word “renowned” in paragraph 3 mean?

A．Beautiful.    B．Modest. C．Famous.     D．Humorous.

16．Why was the charity named after Marie Curie?

A．Because patients required that. 

B．Because it could show respect for her.

C．Because she greatly supported it. 

D．Because it was launched by her.

17．What can we learn about the daffodil from the text?

A．It can be used as medicine. 

B．It’s sold to the wearers at a high price.

C．It’s widely worn worldwide. 

D．It’s thought to stand for hope.

C

Health food is a general term applied to all kinds of food that is considered more healthy than the types of food sold in supermarkets. For example, whole grains, dried beans, and corn oil are health food. A narrower classification of health food is natural food. This term is used to distinguish between types of the same food. Raw honey is a natural sweetener, while refined sugar is not. Fresh fruit is a natural food, but canned fruit, with sugars and other additives (添加剂), is not. The most exact term of all and the narrowest classification within health food is organic food, used to describe food that has been grown on a particular kind of farm. Fruits and vegetables that are grown in gardens, that are treated only with organic fertilizers, that are not sprayed with poisonous insecticides (杀虫剂), and that are not refined after harvest, are organic food. Meat, fish, dairy and poultry products from animals that are fed only on organically-grown feed and that are not injected with hormones are organic food.

In choosing the type of food you eat, then, you have basically two choices: inorganic, processed food, or organic, unprocessed food. A wise decision should include study of the reason why processed food contains chemicals, some of which are proved to be poisonous and that vitamin content is greatly reduced in processed food.

Bread is typically used by health food supporters as an example of a processed food. First, the seeds from which the grain is grown are treated with a chemical which is extremely harmful. Later, the grain is sprayed with a number of very deadly insecticides. After the grain has been made into flour, it is made white with another chemical which is also poisonous. Next, a dough conditioner is added along with a softener. The conditioner and softener are poisons, and in fact, the softener has sickened and killed experimental animals. A very poisonous anti-fungal compound is added to keep the bread from getting moldy.

Other food from the supermarket would show a similar pattern of processing and preserving. You see, we buy our food on the basis of smell, color, and texture, instead of vitamin content, and manufacturers give us what we want, even if it is poisonous. The alternative? Eat health foods, preferably the organic variety.

18. What is the passage mainly about?

A. Poisons.                            B. The processing of bread.

C. Processed food.                      D. Health food.

19. What do all of the additives in bread have in common?

A. They are all used to keep the bread from getting moldy.

B. They are all organic.                            

C. They are all poisonous.

D. They have all killed laboratory animals.

20. What happens to food when it is processed?

A. The basic content remains the same. 

B. Vitamin is not available after processing.

C. The vitamin content increases a bit.  

D. The vitamin content is greatly reduced.

21. We normally buy food on the basis of________.

A. organic variety                        B. beauty 

C. refined contents                       D. color and texture

D

An 18,000-year-old human genome has been sequenced as a consequence of genetic research of ancient African skeletons, revealing information as to how the continent’s former people lived, migrated, and reproduced.

In general, DNA cannot survive in Africa’s heat and damp for lengthy periods of time, and researchers have never previously sequenced a sub-Saharan African human genome older than 9,000 years. The authors of this new study, on the other hand, regained genetic material from six people buried between 5,000 and 18,000 years ago.

They also looked at the records of 28 previously reported individuals found at burial sites around the continent, and these 34 people were from three unique source populations originating in northeastern, central, and southern Africa after studying their DNA. This means that the continent was originally inhabited by three distinct groups who must have lived in remote areas for long periods of time. The combination of these three branches, on the other hand, suggests that genetic information was exchanged between the three populations before 20,000 years ago.

According to the authors of the study, this process began around 50,000 years ago, because archaeological records suggest an increase in the movement of products over great distances around this time. People are thought to have started having offspring with partners from far-away places as trading networks grew across the continent.

However, the genomic data shows that this long-range DNA interchange began to decline some 20,000 years ago, implying that humans began reproducing with their immediate neighbors at that time. According to the study’s authors, it may be due to the Last Glacial Maximum, when climate change may have limited people’s mobility and pushed them to become more sedentary.

In a statement, study author Jessica Thompson noted, “At first, people found their mates from a wide geographic pool. Further down the line, people valued partners who lived closer to them and were perhaps more culturally similar.” Co-author Elizabeth Sawchuk added, “Perhaps it was because previously established social networks allowed for the movement of information and technologies without requiring people to migrate.”

22．What is the challenge of the DNA study in Africa?

A．Limited technology. B．Hot and wet climate.

C．Too many cultural exchanges. D．Complex human genomes.

23．What caused the genetic information exchange around 50,000 years ago?

A．Climate change. B．Archaeological records.

C．Trades with distant groups. D．Development in technology.

24．What is the meaning of the underlined word “sedentary” in Paragraph 5?

A．Stable.    B．Diverse.    C．Active.     D．Reproductive.

25．What can we learn from the ancient social network according to the passage?

A．Distant social exchange was booming 50,000 years ago.

B．Long-ranged DNA interchange started to occur 20,000 years ago.

C．Communication with people from similar cultures was always favored.

D．Migration declined when social networks for information became mature.

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Green is an important color in nature. It is the color of grass and the leaves on trees. It is also the color of most growing plants.    26     For example, a greenhorn is someone who has no experience, who is new to a situation. In the 15th century, a greenhorn was a young cow or ox whose horns had not yet developed.    27     By the 18th century, a greenhorn had the meaning it has today—a person who is new in a job. About 100 years ago,greenhorn was a popular expression in the west of America.    28     The greenhorn lacked the skills he would need to live in the hard, rough country.
  Someone who has the ability to grow plants well is said to have a green thumb.    29     A person with a green thumb seems to have a magic touch that makes plants grow quickly and well. You might say that the woman next door has a green thumb if her garden continues to grow long after your plants have died.
  Green is also the color used to describe the powerful feeling, jealousy(嫉妒). The green-eyed monster is not a frightening creature from outer space. It is an expression used about four hundred years ago by British writer William Shakespeare in his play “Othello”.    30     A young man may suffer from the green-eyed monster if his girlfriend begins going out with someone else. Or that green-eyed monster may affect your friend if you get a pay rise and she does not.

A. The plants produced much larger crops．

B. The expression comes from the early 1900s.

C. Sometimes, it describes something that is not yet ripe or finished.

D. Later, it meant a soldier who had not yet had any experience in battle.

E. It was used to describe a man who just arrived from one of the big cities．
F. It was the result of hard work by agricultural scientists who had green thumbs．
G. It describes the unpleasant feeling a person has when someone has something he wants.

第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分 37.5 分）

第一节 完形填空（共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分, 满分 22.5 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

My husband and I booked a fall foliage (叶子) tour up the Hudson River. We were really excited to see all the changing colors of the leaves in their full glory.

It was a beautiful day. We were a little ____31____ since none of the leaves in our backyard seemed to be changing color. But we ____32____ that as we motored farther north, it would be a ____33____ story.

However, through the whole trip, there was only the occasional sight of yellow and orange. It was not the fall foliage tour we had ____34____.

Our whole family ____35____ where we were and we had to prepare to face their           ____36____ about the trip when we returned. How were the leaves? Were you disappointed?

If I tell myself that the ____37____ was all about the color of the leaves, and complain about money wasted and hopes ____38____, I will have had a truly ____39____ day. But if I tell myself that I had a beautiful day out on the Hudson River, had some ____40____ time (even on a boat filled with passengers), and came back refreshed, then it was money and time ____41____.

____42____ I couldn’t change the surroundings and I couldn’t make the leaves suddenly change color, all that was left was to change my ____43____.

So the honest answer is that while there was some initial ____44____, we ____45____ having a great day. I love being out on the water.

第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

根据句子结构的语法性，在下面空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中单词的恰当形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为46~55的相应位置。

46. Following the vaccination campaign, there was __________ substantial decrease in the number of COVID-19 cases in the community.
47. Washing your hands frequently is a simple but effective way to prevent the transmission of __________ (infect).
48. He paused for a moment, __________ (recall) the important advice his mentor had given him.
49. It was the first time that he __________ (ride) a horse, and he was both nervous and thrilled.
50. She __________ (sincere) apologized for any inconvenience her actions may have caused.
51. A situation where a person is unable to remember past events is __________ is generally called amnesia (健忘症).
52. The __________ (gift) student was placed in an advanced mathematics class to challenge her abilities.
53. A healthy diet should consist __________ a variety of fruits, vegetables, and lean proteins.
54. The soldier was determined __________ (defend) his country against any foreign invaders, no matter the cost.
55. It remains to be seen __________ my research paper will be well received.

第四部分 写作（共两节；满分42.5分）

第一节 句子考查（共10小题；56~62小题每空0.5分；63~65每小题3分, 满分17.5分）

根据下面各个句子的要求，完成、改写或翻译句子。

56. __________ __________ (总的来说), living in the school dormitory is better than living outside the campus.
57. For this project, we need __________ __________ __________ (至少) three weeks to complete the research phase.
58. The lifeguard is __________ __________ __________ (主管，负责) ensuring swimmer safety at the pool.
59. It's essential to __________ __________ (参与，参加) regular exercise to maintain good physical health.
60. Given his experience and qualifications, it is likely that he will be promoted to a higher position within the company. (同义转换)

Given his experience and qualifications, he __________ __________ __________ be promoted to a higher position within the company.

61. It was surprising that she found herself speaking up in class after just a few weeks. (同义转换)

__________ made her __________ was that she found herself speaking up in class after just a few weeks.

62. Some traditional Chinese dishes from before the Ming Dynasty are still popular today. (同义转换)

Some traditional Chinese dishes from __________ __________ the Ming Dynasty are still popular today.

63. Because Hawking was determined, he was able to succeed even though he was ill. (强调划线部分)

________________________________________________________________________.

64. Cars can be driven without human drivers. Jack is excited about the good news. (用同位语从句合并句子)

________________________________________________________________________.

65. 我们应该感恩父母所给予我们的。(用宾语从句翻译)

________________________________________________________________________.

第二节 读后续写（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。

Tess was eight years old when she heard her mother and father talking about her little brother, Andrew. All she knew was that he was very sick and they were completely out of money.

Only a very costly surgery could save him and it was looking like there was no one to loan them the money. She heard her father say to her tearful mother with whispered desperation, “Only a miracle(奇迹) can save him now.”

Tess went to her bedroom and pulled a glass jar from its hiding place. She poured all the change out on the floor and counted it carefully. Placing the coins back in the jar and twisting on the cap, she slipped out the back door and made her way to Rexall’s Drug Store.

She waited patiently for the pharmacist(药剂师) to give her some attention but he was too busy at that moment. Finally she took a quarter from her jar and banged it on the glass counter. It worked. “And what do you want?” the pharmacist said, “I’m talking to my brother from Chicago whom I haven’t seen in ages.” Tess replied, “My little brother, Andrew, has something bad growing inside his head and my father says only a miracle can save him now. So how much does a miracle cost?” “We don’t sell miracles here, little girl. I’m sorry but I can’t help you,” the pharmacist said.

The pharmacist’s brother was a well-dressed man. He came up and asked her, “What kind of miracle does your brother need?” “I don’t know,” Tess replied with her eyes welling up. “I just know he is really sick and my mother says he needs an operation. But she can’t pay for it, so I want to use my money.” The man from Chicago asked, “How much do you have?” “One dollar and eleven cents,” Tess answered.

注意：

1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。

 
东莞外国语学校2023-2024学年度第一学期高二级第一次段考

英语参考答案

第一部分 听力（共两节；满分20分）

第一节 听力理解（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

1—5 BCCBA  

第二节 听取信息（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

6. Monday     7. 20/twenty     8. gas station     9. behavio(u)r    

10. driving mistake

第二部分 阅读理解（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）

11—13 CBB  14—17 DCBD    18—21 DCDD   22-25 BCAD

第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

26—30 CDEBG

第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节；满分37.5分）

第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1.5分, 满分22.5分）

31-35 ABCDA   36-40 DABAC   41-45 CACCD

第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

46. a        47. infection(s)     48. recalling    49. had ridden       50. sincerely  51. what                              52. gifted                    53. of                                54. to defend                                          55. whether

第四部分 写作（共三节；满分42.5分）

第一节 句子考查（第56~62小题每空0.5分，63~65小题每题3分, 满分17.5分）

56. In summary / In conclusion/In general/ Generally speaking

57. at a minimum

58. in charge of

59. engage in/ participate in 

60. is likely to

61. What, surprised

62. prior to

63. It was because Hawking was determined that he was able to succeed even though he was ill.

64. Jack is excited about the good news that cars can be driven without human drivers./

The good news that cars can be driven without human drivers makes Jack excited.

65. We should be grateful/thankful for what our parents give us. /We should appreciate what our parents give us./ We should thank our parents for what they give us.

第三节 读后续写（满分25分）

One possible Version:

 The man touched Tess’s head and smiled. His kind smile was like a ray of sunlight breaking through the clouds on a gloomy day. He spoke to Tess, his words dripping with compassion, assuring her that the modest sum of money she held was the precise price of the miracle her little brother so desperately needed. With utmost care, he accepted her humble offering, one dollar and eleven cents, and his other hand wrapped around Tess's, creating a bond that extended far beyond the physical connection. With a soft-spoken request, he asked Tess to guide him to her home. He assured her that he possessed the very miracle she needed. What Tess couldn't have known was that the man standing before her was no ordinary stranger.

In fact, the man was a famous doctor. He is a beacon of hope for those less fortunate, whose promise to assist the struggling family carried the weight of unwavering kindness. The operation, a complex and life-changing procedure, was performed free of charge. In no time, Andrew was back at home, his health on the path to recovery. Tess’s mother leaned in and whispered, "That surgery was indeed a miracle. I can't help but wonder what it would have cost us." Tess, her eyes shimmering with a wisdom well beyond her years, responded with a radiant smile. She understood the cost of this miracle: not just one dollar and eleven cents, but also the boundless generosity of a kind-hearted doctor, and most importantly, the unyielding faith of a little child, a faith that had brought them all to a place of hope and healing.