陕西省西安太白学校2023-2024学年高一下学期第二次月考英语试题

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2023-2024学年度第二学期第二次月考 高一年级英语科目试题
满分：150分 考试时间：120分钟
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.Why des the wman want t try n anther hat?
A.Shc dcsn't like the stylc.
B.Shc wants nc f the right sizc.
C.She desn't like the clur.
2.Hw much is the red bk?
A.S4. B.$5. C.$6.
3.Where are the speakers prbably?
A.At a stre. B.At a z. C.At a theater.
4.What prbably caused the wman's stmachache?
A.The seafd. B.The medicine C.The cld.
5.What dcs the wman say abut Susan?
A.She is a fast wrker.
B.She has nt finished her wrk.
C.She didn't d the hmewrk n her wn.
第二节(共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话和独白，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，你都有时间阅读每个小题，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6-8题。
6.What are the speakers prbably ding?
A.Watching a match n TV.
B.Listening t a prgramme n the radi.
C.Reading advertisements in e newspaper.
7.What kind f persn des the cmpany need?
A Ajunir sales manaccr. B.A gcncral manager. C A sccrclary,
8.What will the man mst prbably d ncxi?
A.Make an applicatin fr the jb.
B G and lk fr anthcr jb.
C.Give the jb a scrius thught.
听第7段材料，回答第9-11 题。
9.Hw ften dcs the wman watch a ftball malch?
A.Everyday. B.Oncc a weck. C.Oncc a mnth,
10.What is thc man's favrite sprt?
A.Ftball. B.Baskctball. C.Vllcyball.
11.What d we knw abut the wman?
A.Shc des nt play ftball.
B.She's a gd basketball player.
C.She uscd t watch ftball a lt.
听第8段材料，回答第12-14题。
12.What is the natinality f the Brnte sisters?
A.Irish. B.English. C.American.
13.Why are the Brntes'nvels ppular arund the wrld?
A.They are creative.
B.They are full f humr.
C.They are intcresting.
14.What did the Brntes like t d when they were yung?
A.Write pems. B.Invent. C.Read essays.
听第9段材料，回答第15-17题。
A.Last week. B.Last mnth. .
15.When did the wman start architecture studies? C.Last year
16.What can we learn frm the cnversatin?
A.English is very useful in the wman's jb.
B.The wman will wrk in England after graduatin.
C.The wman's English is very gd.
17.What has made the wman chse architecture as a career?
A.Her teacher's suggestin.
B.Her parents'expectatin.
C.Her persnal qualities.
听第10段材料，回答第18-20题。
18.What will the weather be like in Britain tday?
C,Sunny but cl,
1.Wct and windy. B.Quite dry.
19.Where will the weather be quite cld tday?
A.Suthem Eurpc
B.Nnhwestcm Eurpc.
C.Eastcm Eurpc
20.Hw whl the wcather be in the cast f Eurve tmrrw?
A.u indy. B.Rainy, C.Finc
第二部分阅读(共两节，满分40分)
第一节 (共11小题，每小题2.5分，湖分27.5分)
阅读下面短文，从每顺所给的A 、B 、C 、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。 (A)
Stries f Animals Acting Just Like Humans
◆Mnkeys d math
If mnkeys manage tne wrla,we might have stayed away frm the recent banking hardship.In an experiment led by Keith Chen at Yale,mnkeys shwed an understanding f pricing and planning thc mney,as well as a wish t stay away frm lsses when requirea t buy fd with mney.Makes sense this ne lks like it's checking its stcks ( 股 票 ) n a smart phne.Think that's impressive?
◆Camel eats breakfast with peple
The first.Mis. Je ate with British farmers,he was uninvited.The fur-year-ld Bactrian camel stuck his head.thruph their pen kitchen windw, and empted a fruit bwl.Nw the cuple,wli rent ut reindeer,amels,gats, and ther creatures fr televisin shws,mvies,and pht shts,set a place at their table fr the cnfident duble-humped creature,where Je eats grain fd
and his favrite:bananas n tast.
◆Marmts (土拨鼠) befriend a hy
A grup f marmts in the Austnar Alps has made fiends with eight-year-ld Matte Walch by chance,whse family vacatins there m summer. Typically,they beat their tails,chatter,and whistle t warn ther marmts f danger,but with Matte,they behave much differently,allwing the by t feed, pet,and even tuch nses with them.“Watching them makes me feel a cnnectin with nature,”says Matte.Hw sweet!
21.In what way d mnkeys behave like humans accrding t the text?
A.In character. B.In intelligence.
C.In cmmunicatin. D.In the way f lifestyle.
22.Why d the British cuple raise the animals?
A.T make mney. B.T have dinncrs with them.
C,T prtcel endangcred animals. D.T train them t act as humans.
n3.Why did Matc Walch g t the Austrian Alps?
A.T wam mamts f danger. B.T develp interest in nature.
C.T make fricnds with marmts. D.Tg n a hliday with his family.
(B)
Suppse yu're in a rush,felling tired,nn paying attentin t yur screen,and yu send an cmail that culd gel yu in truble.
Realisatin will prbably sct in secnds after yu've clicked "send".Yu freeze in hrr and bum with shame.
What t d?Here arc fur cmmn cmail accidents,and hw t recvcr.
Clicking"send"t sn
Dn't wɔse yur time trying t find ut if the receiver has read it yet.Write anther cmail as swialyas yu can and send it with a bricf title explaining that this is the crect versin and the previus versinn shuld be ignred.
Writing ne mrng name
The sncr yu ntice,the better.Respnd quickly and bricfly.aplgising fr yur mistake.Keep the tnc mcasured:dn't tandle it t lightly,as pcple can be ffended,especially if yur crr suggests a msunderstanchng f their culture ( rdcring f Chinese names).
Clicking "reply all"unintentinally
Yu accidentally reveal (透露)t the entire cmpany what menu chices yu wuld prefer at the staff Christmas dinner,r what hliday yu'd like t take.In this instance,the best slutin is t send a quick.licht-heared apley t explain yur awkwardness.But it can quickly rise t smething wrse, when everyne starts hitting "reply all"t jin in a lng and unpleasant cnversatin.In this instancc, step away frm yur keybard t allw everync t calm dwn.
Sending an ffensive message t its subject
The mst awkward email mistake is usually cmmitted in anger.Yu write an unkind message abut smene,intending t send it t a fiend,but accidentally send it t the persn yu're discussing. In that case,ask t speak in persn as sn as pssible and say sry.Explain yur frustratins calmly and sensibls —see it as an pprunity t clear up any difficulties yu may have with this persn.
24.Afterrealizing an email accidcnt,yu are likely t fcel
A.curius B.tired C.awful D.funny
25.If yu have written the wrng name in an email,it is best t
A.aplgise in a serius manner B.tell the receiver t ignre the errr
C.learn t write the name crrectly D.send a shrt ntice t everyne
26.What shuld yu d when an unplcasant cnvcrsatin is started by yur "reply all"cmail?
A.Try ffcring ther chices. B.Avid furthcr invlvcment.
C.Mcctthcr staff membcrs. D.Makc a light hcarted aplgy.
27.What is the passage mainly abut?
A.Dcfining cmail crrrs. B.Reducing cmail mistakes.
C.Handling cmail accidents. D.Imprving cmail writing.
(C)
If yu want t lcarm a languagc and becme Nuent in it,yu really nced t start as carly in life as pssiblc,because the lder yu get,thc hardcr it can be t get yur tnguc rund new wrds and sunds. Hwever,that is nt a reasn t put ff leaming a language later in life,becausc there arc still many advantages t it.
As yu get lder,it can becmc mre and mre tempting t stick t things yu are mst familiar with.Hwever,giving yursclf smcthing new t d can help t keep yur brain active,and the mre active yur brain is,the yunger yu will fccl.
We all nccd new challcnges every nw and again.It makes life interesting.Dn't set yu expectatins t high—yu aren't ging t becme lucnt in a cuple f mnths,fr example.Insteac set yurself shrt-1erm gals—t finish a text-bk r t practice yur skills n a language speaker.Th challenge will prvide yu with a renewed energy fr life.
Many pcple,especialiy when they are lder,put ff ging verseas because they are wrrit abut cmmunicating with the lcal peple.Hwever,nce yu start t learn a language,yu will har much mre cnfidencc t travcl in cuntrics where the language is spken.Once yu are able t bi things,ask directins and have free cnversatins,yu will find traveling much mre enjyable.
One f the best reasns fr learning a language later in life is simply because yu can.Wh yunger,yu prbably had little spare time.Nw,yu prbably have mre time in hand because yc family has grwn up and yu may even have retired.There are s many tls yu can use t le; languages these days (the televisin and Internet are tw bvius nes),s yu may nt even hav
pay.
28.It is cmmnly believed that when a persn is ld,
A.he will stp learning
B.he is slw in thught
C.he can hardly learn anything new
D.he has gt n time t d anything
29,The authr suggests that an ld persn .
A.d the things he is familiar with
B.set a high gal fr later life
C.take up smething new
D.savc his brain fr futurc
30.The reasn that ld men can learn a frcign language is that
A.thcy are planning t travel abrad alnc
B.they have mre time than the yung
C.thcy have been left bchind by familics
D.thcy have a beter memry
31.Which wuld be the best title fr the passage?
A.Lcan a Languagc Latcr in Lifc
B.Gain Advantagcs in Later Lifc
C.Build up Cnfidence When Old
D.Older Peple t Mcet Challengcs
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。
Chsing the Right Path t Be a"Better"Persn
Life is a cnstant exercise in sclf-imprvement.In the rush t achicve ,the idea f being “belter”can becme lst smetimes.Yu may always wnder hw t imprve yurself and fulill yur dreams in an easier way. 32
Explre yur talents.
Everybdy has smc utstanding skills r interests.S it's ften necessary t bc patient and try many tbings bcbnc yu find ne that suits yu.
!3] I exmmple,peple lving adventure may nt be interested in the quiet chess club,but smrene wh enjys ther quict activitics might be.Determining wh yu enjy bcing arund may help yu knw what yu'll enjy.
ter hw much mney yu make,yu will nt be happy if yu spend yur entire life ding smething yu hate.It's imprtant t at least devte sme f yur tin t what yu lve.
If yu're particularly unhappy at yur jb,cnsider whv. B5 .If yu fcel yur jb isn't neaningful,r isn't in line with yur valucs,cnsider finding anther jb.
Experience smething new.
Rescarch has shwn thar vhen we're in ur cmfrt zne,we aren't as prductive as we arc when ve step just beynd it. 32 Beeause f that,we may react slwly t ur wn psitive cxperiences nd interactins with thers,even when thse are a little scary.Ding s can help yu achieve mre.
1.D what yu lve.
{.Here are sme tips fr yu.
:Register in a class yu're interested in.
1.Humans adapt very quickly t psitive events.
.It's pssible that sme changes may change yur feeling.
·Similar types f peple may be attracted t the same activitics.
.Try nt t allw yurself t fcus s much n a cerain aspect f yur life.
5三部分语言运用(共三节，满分40分)
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第一节 (共15小题，每小照1分，满分15分)
阅读下而短文，从每题所给 A 、B 、C 、D 四个选项中选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项。
l had always hped t travcl t Hawaii but culdn't affrd it.By chancc,a fricnd "pet sitting",a service that helps lk after pets when wners are away frm hmes.I quickly began. 8 pprtunitics n a pct siting website.There were nly a cuple f sitting jbs available,but I tned my, luck,scnt an. 39 _waited a few days and. 4Q landed ajthree-mnth jb in a beautiful
husc.
A mnth int my sitting,I had explred the. 41 pretty well.lmpressed by such a beautiful island,I decided t start a travcl blg t share the bcautiful beaches.. 42 ,fr every sct f phts f a bcautiful bcach there were 10 phts f rubbish.It was nt 3 fr me t ignre the plastic pllutin 44 .S l began t share phts f the rubbish I. 45 and hw much I culd 46 n my daily dg walks.The blg was used t raise. 47 and highlight plastic-free travel.
1 changed my way f living and even my. 48 t adapt t mre rganic fds withut plastic packaging.It's bcen ver thrce years nw and I. 49 t d what I can.
This jumey has led mc t sme amazing 50 plluted places,and I have even rganized sme cuntrywide beach clcan-up activities.My. 51 nw is t keep n ging.
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。
I started playing the pian whenI . 52 (be)five years ld and still really enjy it nw.It is a ɔerfect way t relax and it cheers me up 53 I'm feeling dwn.
When I lived at hme with my parents,I had . 54 lvely pian in the huse.Besides,
B.mentincd
C.dubted,
D.dcsigned
acrss
B.giving up
C.tuming dwn
D.scarching fr
B.aplgy
C.rder
D.invitatin
B.generally
C.luckily
D.casually
B.dcstinatin
C,custm
D.market
B.Hwever
C.Otherwise
DAhstead
B.pssiblc
C.easy
D.nrmal
B.type
C.prcess
D.issue
B.threw
C.prduced
D.buried
fr
B.take ff
C.pick up
D.cut dwn
B.standards
C.mney
D.awareness
B.diet
C.impressin
D.wrkut
B.cmpete
C.agree
D.cntinue
B.r
C.nr
D.but
B.advice
C.limit
D.answer
attended pian 55 (lessn)every weck.Hwever,when I went t university,I had t Icave my family,my hme and my pian bchind.I misscd playing the pian s much that I spent all the mncy 1 saved n a new electric pian.I had 56 (dificult)taking it frm the shp t my huse b; mysclf,s l tk a friend with me 57 (get)it hme.When I fclt tired aftcr studying r writing ; rescarch paper,I wuld take a brcak t play smething energetic, 58 rcally helped rcmve m: stress.When I was fecling hmesick,playing the pian madc me feel much 59 (gd).
Nw I'm abrad and I dn't have a pian, 60 I still listen t a lt f classical music 61 (write)by my favrite cmpsers likc Becthven and Chpin.When I get hme next time,I'll drive my family mad because I'll play the pian all the timc.
第三节(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)
根据汉语意思填写单词的适当形式。
62.With the devclpment f industry,the 浓业的) land is in decline.
63.I sent my (祝奶)t my deskmate after hearing he was admitted t Peking University.
64.Shc 收集)all hcr belngings tgether and left in a hurry
65.Itis (典型的)f him t decrate a rm with different clrs,which range frm rec
t yellw.
66.The ffer has yet t be accepted by the lawvers (代表)the victims
67.He was (糟糕的)bunt s he was rushed t the hspital
68.She tries t create an (氛围)f calm and security fr her children where they can live
happily.
69.We are impressed with the (优雅)with which a dancer leaps int the air
70.The ld man was (满意的)t watch his sn appear n TV
71.The night (灯笼)glwed sftly in the darkness
第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节 (满分15分)
72. 假如你是李华，你的网友Jhn即将外出旅行，请你根据以下提示，用英语给他写封电子邮件，
向他介绍你对旅游的看法并提醒他旅行的注意事项。
1.旅游是一种非常好的活动。欣赏美景，呼吸新鲜空气，交朋友，放松。
2.旅行前的准备。了解天气，带好衣服、相机、常用药品等。
3.旅行时注意饮食卫生和安全。
要求：1.行文连贯，不得逐句翻译；
2.词数：100词左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数。
Dcar Jhn.
Yurs.
Li Hua
第二节(满分25分)
73 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。
When Jackie came t his first pian lessn in his mther's car,he was already l1 years ld.I preferredistudents that began at an earlier age,but wing t his insistence.I tak-him as a student.Much as Jackie tried,he lacked the sense f basic rhythm(节奏).At the end t cacn lessn,he'd say,"My mm's ging t hear me play smeday."But it seemed hpeless.I nly knew his mther frm a distance as she waited in her ld car,but never stepped in.
Then ne day Jackie stpped cming t ur lessns.I thught abut calling him but assumed(认为) that,because f his lack f ability,he had decided t quit.I was als glau tmat ne stpped cming—he was a bad advertisement tr my teaching!
Several weeks later 1 mailed letter n the upcming cncert t the students'hmes.Surprisingly,
Jackie received it and asked me if ne culd be in the cncert.I tld him that the cncert was nt fr drputs (辍学者),but fr current pupils He said that his mm had been sick and unable t take him t
pian lessns but he was still practicing.I didn't knw what led me t agree eventual
The night fr the cncert came.The high schl gymnasium was packed with parents and friends.I placed Jackie last in the prgram.I thught that any damage he wuld d wuld cme at the end f the
prgram and the negative effect wuld be reduced t the minimum(最小值).
The cncert went ff smthly.Then Jackie came up n stage.His clthes were wrinkled(皱巴巴 的)and his hair lked messy."Why didn't his mther at least make him cmb his hair fr this special
night?"Ithught.
注意：续写词数应为150左右。