高二英语月考试卷
高二英语月考试卷（卷面分：150分考试时间：120分钟）第Ⅰ卷第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题l.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. Who joined the company recently?A. Some photographer.B. An art director.C. Some designers.2. What does the woman mean?A. She is a visitor.B. She just moved in here.C. She knows the manager.3. What did the woman do last weekend?A. She stayed at home.B. She went boating.C. She took a walk.4. Where is National City Bank？A. On Oak Street.B. On Elm Street.C. On Poplar Street.5. What will Lisa do after work?A. Pick up her friends.B. Go for a drink with her friends.C. Meet her friends at a repair shop.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至7题。
6. What does the man think of the French restaurant?A. It’s too far away.B. The price is too high.C. The menu is too old.7. Why does the man want to eat in?A. He’s tired of eating out.B. He’s good at cooking.C. He’s in bad mood.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What is Tony’s nationality?A. British.B. Canadian.C. French.9. Why has Tony come to China?A. To seek a better life.B. To do banana trade.C. To find his root.10. How does Tony find his experience in China?A. Interesting.B. Crazy.C. Disappointing.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What are the speakers talking about?A. Old schoolmates.B. High school life.C. A company meeting.12. What did Sally try to show her friends?A. She was very happy.B. She was interested in Simon.C. She was successful in business.13. What do we know about Simon Fox?A. He enjoys parties.B. He likes the woman.C. He is Sally’s husband.听第9段材料，回答第14至第16题。
14. When is the report due?A. Today.B. Tomorrow.C. In three weeks.15. How does the woman sound?A. Sorry.B. Unhappy.C. Interested.16. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Sister and brother.B. Teacher and students.C. Boss and employee.听第10段材料，回答第17至第20小题。
17. What is the meeting about?A. Hiring new teachers.B. Running a new school.C. Moving to a new campus.18. What does the speaker say about Agriculture students?A. They need bigger places.B. They will stay where they are.C. They will have their labs ready in a week.19. What is the plan for the History Department?A. The teacher will move later.B. Everybody will stay in the old building.C. The students will move to the Law Building.20. Who will be in the downtown building?A. Arts students.B. Law students.C. Engineering students.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题;每小题2分，满分30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，并在题卡上将该项涂黑。
AMy love for dogs goes as far back as my first memory. As a little girl, I collected dog toys. At 5 years old, I was ready and willing to run away with the family dog after the threat of giving him away when he chewed up the sofa. Luckily he stayed and my affection for man's best friend continued. As an adult, my reasons for wanting to adopt a dog were purely selfish. I wanted a companion. I wanted a young, energetic dog that would need long walks or runs to help keep me active to stick to an exercise routine.Little did I know that my four-legged friend and love for dogs would help me feel more at home in and fall in love with my Shanghai community. It seemed to me that being a tall blonde didn't already attract a lot of curious stares; add a 12-kilogram black dog that believes everyone is his best friend to the picture and locals seem even more intrigued. The decision to adopt Xiao Hei definitely fulfilled those early selfish desires, but the experience has also brought me closer to my neighbors and made me feel more at home.A few months after I first brought Xiao Hei home, I spotted the group of elderly Chinese people who gather at the park. After realizing they go there most weeknights, I decided it would be a good way to help Xiao Hei socialize with other dogs. After a few visits, it was not only an opportunity for him to play but also a chance for me to practice my Chinese. "Most Chinese give their dogs English names, butyou've given him a Chinese name. Very interesting," they laughed. With that simple laugh, it seemed that barriers were broken and with each visit I felt more a part of the community.21. Why did the author want to adopt a dog?A. To practice Chinese.B. To feel at home.C. To understand Chinese culture.D. To find a companion.22. Who is likely to be the author of the text?A. A foreigner in Shanghai.B. A researcher on Chinese culture.C. A Shanghai native.D. A Chinese dog lover.23. The underlined word “intrigued” in Paragraph 2 probably means ________.A. excitedB. frightenedC. satisfiedD. interested24. What can be inferred from the text?A. The author gets along well with her neighbors.B. The author once left home with her dog.C. The author will settle in Shanghai forever.D. The author is good at the Chinese language.BBeijing Opera is also called Peking Opera. It came into being after 1790 when the famous four Anhui opera troupe(戏班) came to Beijing. Its music and singing came from Xipi and Er-huang in Anhui and Hubei. Its costumes are all fascinating and artistic. It is the highest expression of the Chinese culture. It’s full of famous stories, beautiful facial paintings, and wonderful gestures and fighting. This kind of opera is very popular with Chinese people.There are four main roles in Beijing Opera: Sheng, Dan, Jing and Chou. Sheng is the leading male actor. For example, a Wusheng is a soldier or fighter. A Xiaosheng is a young man. A Laosheng is the comedy actor or clown. Dan is the female role. Jing，mostly male, is the face-painted role and Chou is the comedy actor or clown.Stories in Beijing Opera are very interesting. Some of them are from the history book, but most of them are from the literature, especially famous novels. The people in the story usually have some disagreements. They become angry and unhappy. They are sad and lonely. Sometimes they are nervous and worried. Then they find a way to make peace. The stories usually end with happiness and laughter and people are all happy in the end.25．Beijing Opera’s singing is from _______.A. Anhui and HubeiB. the history bookC. Beijing and AnhuiD. the literature and novels26．The second paragraph (段落) of the reading is about the ______of Beijing Opera.A. storiesB. PaintingsC. gesturesD. roles27．From the reading, we know the Chou most probably has a(n) _____feature.A. funnyB. seriousC. dullD. honestCAre you sometimes a little tired and sleepy in the early afternoon? Many people feel this way after lunch. They may think that eating lunch is the cause of the sleepiness. Or, in summer, they may think it is the heat. However, the real reason lies inside their bodies. At that time—about eight hours after you wake up—your body temperature goes down. This is what makes you slow down and feel sleepy. Scientists have tested sleep habits in experiments where there was no night or day. The people in these experiments almost always followed a similar sleeping pattern. They slept for one long period and then for one short period about eight hours later.In many parts of the world, people take naps in the middle of the day. This is especially true in warmer climates, where the heat makes work difficult in the early afternoon. Researchers are now saying that naps are good for everyone in any climate. A daily nap gives one a more rested body and mind and therefore is good for health in general. In countries where naps are traditional, people often suffer less from problems such as heart disease. Many working people, unfortunately, have no time to take naps. Though doctors may advise taking naps, employers do not allow it! If you do have the chance, however, here are a few tips about making the most of your nap. Remember that the best time to take a nap is about eight hours after you get up. A short sleep too late in the day may only make you feel more tired and sleepy afterward. This can also happen if you sleep for too long. If you do not have enough time，try a short nap—even ten minutes of sleep can be helpful.28. Why do you sometimes feel sleepy in the early afternoon?A. Because your body temperature goes down at that time．B. Because you didn’t have a good sleep last night．C. Because it’s hot in summer．D. Because you eat too much for lunch．29. What can we learn about“naps”according to the last paragraph?A. If you take naps everyday，you’11 never suffer from heart disease．B. Taking naps regularly is beneficial to p eople’s health．C. Doctors need to take naps while employers don’t．D. All the people in warmer climates take naps in the middle of the day．30．What would be the best title for the text?A. A1l for a NapB. Just for a RestC. A Special Sleep PatternD. Taking Naps in Warmer Climate第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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。
江苏省泰州中学2024-2025学年高二上学期10月月考英语试卷(含答案,无听力音频无听力原文)
高二年级英语练习（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，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. Why does David learn calligraphy?A. To show his works at exhibitions.B. To give his pieces to his parents as gifts.C. To teach his parents this ancient art form.2. What is probably the man?A A doctor. B. A car mechanic. C. A police officer.3. What is the woman advised to do?A. Buy a new phone.B. Get a pair of glasses.C. Have a bigger text size on her phone.4. How does the woman sound?A. Excited.B. Tired.C. Disappointed.5. What are the speakers talking about?A. The pro s and cons of technology.B. The time people spend on screens.C. Different ways to access information.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。
河南省周口市鹿邑县2024-2025学年高二上学期10月月考英语试题
河南省周口市鹿邑县2024-2025学年高二上学期10月月考英语试题一、阅读理解If you’re wondering why indoor skate parks are becoming the hottest trend among the young ones, just think about the incredible benefits they offer:● Safety First: Indoor skate parks are designed with safety in mind, featuring soft ramps (斜坡), padded areas, and well-maintained obstacles, ensuring your kids can skate without the worry of weather-related risks.● Community Spirit: They are not just about skateboarding; they’re energetic communities where kids can make new friends, learn from each other, and share a positive atmosphere.● Professional Guidance: Most indoor parks have experienced instructors ready to help your kids learn and improve in a structured and supportive environment.Choosing the Best Indoor Skate Park for Your FamilyNow that you’re all stoked about indoor skate parks, it’s time to find the perfect one for your family’s needs. Here’s a checklist to help you make an informed choice:● Variety of Features: Look for a park with diverse areas and obstacles that cater to (迎合) all skill levels, from beginners to advanced skaters.● Cleanliness and Maintenance: A well-kept park is a happy park. Check out reviews or visit in person to ensure the facility is clean and well-maintained.● Staff Credentials (资质): Inquire about the qualifications of the staff and coaches. It’s essential they have the experience and skills to provide a safe and supportive learning environment.● Opening Times: Make sure the park’s schedule matches with your family’s routine. Consider memberships or punch cards if you plan on becoming regulars!● Snack Facilities: Active kids are hungry kids. See if there’s a cafe or snack bar to refuel after an energetic session.By keeping these points in mind, you’ll be able to find an indoor skate park that not only fuels the passion for skateboarding in your children but also becomes a regular spot for familybonding and fun.1．Who will most probably sign up for the indoor skate parks?A．A man caring about maintenance of a park.B．A designer interested in snack facilities.C．A kid eager to go for outdoor activities.D．A mother motivating her kids to learn skateboarding.2．What can we know about kids skating in indoor skate parks?A．They needn’t be concerned about weather’s impact.B．They can play skateboards with parents whenever.C．They will gain guidance from foreign instructors.D．They must compete with each other regularly.3．Which of the following may not be necessarily considered?A．The qualifications of the staff.B．Opening hours including holidays.C．Cleaning and safeguard of facilities.D．Accommodation and hotels.It is my first time playing the game, which I know nothing about. I am not a soccer fan, and every time I watch a match, I fall asleep within 10 minutes, without exception.Before I went to The Other Green’s salon held by La Otra — a women-themed bookstore in Beijing — last month, playing soccer never would have appeared on my bucket list. I regularly do yoga, cycle and swim, which, in my eyes, are good exercises for women, while soccer, definitely, is for men.How can soccer become a feminist (女权主义的) topic? What prevents women from participating in the game? Or is it really a game only for men? Keeping these questions in mind, I step into the salon and meet five members from the Beijing-based WM female soccer club. They look wonderful, with sunny smiles and athletic figures. And their passion and confidence impress me when they talk about how soccer has changed their lives.What’s more, they all faced societal prejudices about women playing soccer and want to break gender gaps. A tough player since primary school, Xiao Da used to be the only girl on the court and was excluded from school training because there was no girls’ team at her school.Being a working mother for seven years, my life has been limited to the office and home,and when I heard about the physical and mental benefits that it brings, I hoped soccer can make a difference in my boring life.This is where the story starts. After an hour of warm-up exercises and practising kicking a ball around, here comes the match time. I try to shoot twice, miss both times and I hurt my right leg for perhaps the following two weeks. I still feel the pain. But I also feel that, for me, happiness is real on the court. Soccer is more than just a game.4．What impression do the female soccer members leave on the author?A．They’re energetic and confident.B．They’re angry with gender prejudice.C．They’re always treated fairly.D．They’re respected by others.5．What does the underlined phrase “excluded from” in Paragraph 4 mean?A．Accepted.B．Refused.C．Elected.D．Protected.6．Why does the author take part in the soccer team?A．To satisfy her own curiosity.B．To be different from others.C．To make life more meaningful.D．To escape from the real world.7．What does the author imply in the last paragraph?A．She will give up playing soccer.B．She is determined to teach soccer.C．She takes a fancy to soccer.D．She gets more hurt than happiness from soccer.Most of us like shortcuts — the ones that get us to a place faster, whether we have to walk through a few trees or jump over a wall. But how far would you go to make a really good shortcut? Probably not as far as the Americans did when they built the Panama Canal, giving ships a quicker route between the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific. When it opened in 1914, the canal cut the journey time from the east coast of the US to the west coast by as much as 15,000 kilometres.This was not an easy shortcut. Panama had been chosen mainly because it was the narrowest part of Central America. But the land was mountainous and full of tropical rain forests and it was still more than 80 kilometres wide. It’s said that almost 6,000 workers died from making the canal between 1904 and 1913, but the real number is probably much higher.As well as the difficult, dangerous job they had, those workers — many from the Caribbean — had to deal with heat, mosquitoes (蚊子), snakes and lots of rain. The result was a canal thathas been called one of the wonders of the modern world.Today, a ship entering the canal has to pass through three sets of locks. These are used like stairs, and they’re needed because the canal is not of the same height all the way through. The locks use lots of fresh water to lift up the boats-on average, 9 billion liters every day from lakes next to the canal.And although Panama is a wet country, the climate is changing, and there is less water now than there used to be. The Panama Canal is still a shortcut for now, but it’s in danger.8．How does the author develop Paragraph 1?A．By giving an example.B．By asking a question.C．By referring to old writings.D．By making an assumption.9．Why was the Panama Canal called a hard shortcut?A．Panama has complex geography characters.B．6, 000 workers died each year during its building process.C．Panama always came across terrible weather.D．Unknown wildlife increased challenges of making it.10．What do you think of the locks using fresh water?A．It is a waste of natural resource.B．It makes lakes next to the canal in danger.C．It is a must to keep boats run smoothly.D．It is a good way to deal with changeable climate.11．Which of the following is the best title for the text?A．Everyone Is Willing to Take ShortcutsB．The Great Canal Facing Climate ChangesC．The Panama Canal Is an Important ShortcutD．The Old Canal Lacking Water to Lift BoatsMore than 2,200 years ago, a battle between the Romans and the Carthaginians took place at sea off northwestern Sicily. Rome was victorious, defeating the other military ships and ending the war. While so much was destroyed at the time, scientists have recently discovered a shipwreck that was sunk in the battle with at least 114 animal species living on the ship’s ram (夯锤).The ram’s discovery is an important archaeological discovery. But finding it to be a host for so much underwater life also provides great insight for scientists studying how marine animals colonize (聚居) empty sites and slowly create diverse and rich communities there.The ram was recovered in 2017, located between 75 and 90 metres deep. It’s bronze and hollow, allowing it to accumulate (积累) sea creatures both inside and outside. Several years later the ram was cleaned and restored by researchers. All the marine animals found inside and outside the ram were collected, along with blocks of sediment (沉积物) and hardened materials from the same area.Scientists have been working to compare the species found in and around the ram with those found in similar Mediterranean habitats. They reconstructed how it had likely been colonized. “We conclude that the primary ‘constructors’ in this community are organisms which attach themselves directly to the wreck’s surface,” said Edoardo Casoli from Sapienza University of Rome. “Then there are ‘habitants’ which aren’t attached but move freely between empty spaces in the superstructure. What we don’t yet know exactly is the order in which these organisms colonize wrecks.”“Younger shipwrecks (遇难船只) typically host a less diverse community than their environment,” said Maria Flavia Gravina, another researcher. “By comparison, our ram is much more representative of the natural habitat. It can act as a novel kind of sampling tool for scientists, which effectively acts as an ‘ecological memory’ of colonization.”12．Why is the battle between the Romans and the Carthaginians mentioned?A．To lead in the topic.B．To draw a conclusion.C．To arouse the sympathy about the war.D．To clarify the serious damage caused by the war.13．How did scientists do researches about the marine animals on the ram?A．By creating the post-war situations.B．By comparing the habitats of 114 species.C．By restoration, reconstruction and comparison.D．By putting the organisms colonize wrecks in order.14．What does the underlined word “It” refer to in the last paragraph?A．The ship’s ram.B．The marine environment.C．A less diverse community.D．The natural habitat of marine animals. 15．Where is the text probably taken from?A．A guidebook to a sea exploration.B．An educational website.C．A government document.D．A natural science magazine.How to Introduce Friends to Other FriendsYou may find that you have two friends that you really want to introduce to each other.16 . If so, you can make an introduction by bringing them together and facilitate a new friendship. Regardless of how you introduce your friends, you will need to remember a few pieces of friendship etiquette (礼仪) to help the friendship blossom and ensure that you and your friends all stay on good terms.Bring your friends together.If you are at a party or some social gathering, bring your two friends together so that they can physically meet each other. 17 , or have one friend come with you while you look for the other one. Regardless, try to take them to a place where you are able to introduce them.Make the necessary introductions.Once you have brought your friends together, introduce them to each other. You can choose to do the introduction and say their names, or let them do the introduction. 18 .Stick around and facilitate (促进) the conversation.19 . Meeting new people can be awkward, so you should stay and keep the conversation from fizzling out (失败). If it slows down, mention other things that your friends have in common.20 .If your friends do not hit it off, you need to move on. You cannot take it personally. It is not your fault that a friendship did not blossom. Sometimes, people, who in theory should get along, simply do not like each other. Do not push it if they do not become friends. No one likes being forced into a relationship.A．Let it go if they do not like each otherB．Spare no effort to boost a new friendshipC．You can have one friend stay put while you track down the other oneD．However, it may be less awkward and more formal if you do the introductionE．You should let them know why you thought they would be friendsF．They may have a lot in common or be in a similar place in lifeG．Once you do the initial introduction, stick around to keep the conversation going二、完形填空In 2018, Julie Silverman developed a bad cough. She went to see many doctors, but no one could diagnose (诊断) the 21 of the cough, or figure out a way to 22 it.Over the next few years, the 23 got worse and worse. When Silverman went to a 24 for weekly appointments for allergy (过敏) shots, she met a nurse practitioner (从业人员) named Alison. She kept tabs on (密切关注) Silverman. When Silverman came in one day, Alison noticed that her condition had 25 .Alison 26 one of the physicians in the clinic and insisted that he do a thorough examination to Silverman’s trachea (气管). It turned out that Silverman had a condition called idiopathic subglottic stenosis. It is a very 27 condition which only happens to about one in 400,000 people. It was very serious and 28 if not treated, because Silverman’s airway completely closed.The diagnosis gave Silverman the 29 she needed to find a specialist who could properly treat her. Now she spends her time 30 at her local hospital, riding her bike, hiking, skiing and spending time with family and friends. She often 31 Alison while doing the things that bring her 32 .“Had Alison not picked up on the fact that she was sure something else was 33 , and gotten this physician to look in my throat (喉咙), I don’t know what would have happened,” she said. “It was her persistence and taking me seriously that 34 my life. She was my unsung 35 .”21．A．account B．source C．degree D．direction 22．A．ignore B．regard C．treat D．feel 23．A．stomachache B．cough C．sleep D．cold 24．A．clinic B．company C．church D．charity25．A．improved B．worsened C．changed D．disappeared 26．A．approached B．ordered C．doubted D．mentioned 27．A．ordinary B．scary C．rare D．slow 28．A．curable B．violent C．grand D．deadly 29．A．information B．courage C．finance D．licence 30．A．travelling B．volunteering C．staying D．wandering 31．A．takes on B．runs into C．meets with D．thinks of 32．A．peace B．annoyance C．defeat D．joy 33．A．messy B．unpredictable C．wrong D．absent 34．A．saved B．affected C．shared D．ruled 35．A．partner B．goal C．hero D．dream三、语法填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
广西壮族自治区河池市十校联考2024-2025学年高二上学期10月月考英语试卷(word版含答案)
2024年秋季学期高二年级第一次联考英语(本试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟)第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)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. Where does the conversation take place?A. In a restaurant.B. In a supermarket.C. At home.2. Who is probably the man?A. A tour guide.B. A teacher.C. A shopkeeper.3. What will the man do next?A. Choose a sweater in another colour.B. Pay for the sweater.C. Try on the sweater.4. What time is the train leaving?A. At 10: 55.B. At 10: 35.C. At 10: 25.5. What is the woman doing?A. Talking to a friend.B. Introducing a city.C. Asking for directions.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 wrong with the shoes?A. The style is not good.B. They are too large.C. They are worn out.7. What does the man do?A. He’s a shop assistant.B. He’s an accountant.C. He’s a shoe repairer.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
河南省平顶山市叶县高级中学2024-2025学年高二上学期9月月考英语试卷
河南省平顶山市叶县高级中学2024-2025学年高二上学期9月月考英语试卷一、听力选择题1．What did the woman buy for her mum?A．A hat.B．A coat.C．A T- shirt.2．What does the man like doing?A．Travelling alone.B．Joining a guided tour.C．Backpacking with friends. 3．Why is the woman broke at the end of the month?A．She likes shopping.B．She doesn't work hard.C．She earns little money. 4．What time will the man’s party probably start?A．At 7: 30 p.m.B．At 8: 00 p.m.C．At 11: 00 p.m.5．Where are the speakers probably?A．In a hospital.B．In the police office.C．On the street.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
6．What should the woman do to order checks?A．Wait in a line.B．Fill in a form.C．Check the mail.7．When will the woman probably get the check?A．In two days.B．In four days.C．In a week.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
8．What is the man’s attitude towards art class?A．Favourable.B．Unconcerned.C．Worried.9．What does the woman mean about talent?A．She wants to be a painter too.B．She knows how to draw and paint.C．She hopes she could have some kind of talent.10．What are the speakers mainly talking about?A．The man’s hobby.B．The talent of the woman.C．The woman’s favourite class.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
重庆市重点中学2023-2024学年高二上学期10月月考英语试题(Word版无答案,无听力音频及听力
重庆市重点中学2023-2024学年高二上学期10月月考英语试题（Word版无答案，无听力音频及听力原文）重庆市第十八中学高2025届高二上期10月能力测试英语试题考试说明：1.考试时间120分钟2.试卷总分150分 3.试卷页数5页第一卷第一部分听力(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。
每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的Ａ、Ｂ、Ｃ三个选项中选出最佳选项。
听完每段对话后，你将有１０秒中的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题，每段对话你将听一遍。
1. Who first knew the light bulb burned outA. The man.B. The woman.C. Nancy.2. What is the man interested inA. Education.B. Medicine.C. Technology.3. What does the woman suggest doingA. Taking a taxi.B. Walking to the theater.C. Eating dinner after the show.4. How old is Tony nowA. 15 years old.B. 20 years old.C.25 years old.5. What are the speakers mainly talking aboutA. A party.B. The past weekend.C. Their classmates.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 did Tom do last nightA. He listened to the radio.B. He did his homework.C. He played the piano.7. What is the possible relationship between the speakersA. Mother and son.B. Sister and brother.C. Teacher and student.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题.8. When will Tommy run the 400-meter raceA. On the first day.B. On the second day.C. On the third day.9. What would Tommy like to doA. Appear on TV all the time.B. Be reported by the newspapers frequently.C. Make himself recognized in public.听第8段材料,回答第10 至12题.10. What has the woman been studyingA. International relationship.B. Business management.C. English writing.11. How many books can the woman borrow in allA. Eight.B. Ten.C. Twelve.12. What will the woman do nextA. Have a class.B. Take an exam.C. Go to John's dorm.听第9段材料，回答第13 至16题。
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2024-2025学年度第一学期第一次月考试卷高二英语一、听力理解（15分）二、单选（15分）16．—Shall I give you a ride as you live so far away?—Thank you. _________.A．It couldn’t be better B．Of course you canC．If you like D．It’s up to you17.The police thought he was_______ the murder case in the shop.A.connected toB. related toC. joined inD. linked and18.Don’t take______ for granted ______ everyone should adore you.A. that; whatB. that; whichC. it; whatD. it ;that19. If you are interested in this job, please ______ us as soon as possible.A. contractB. contactC. considerD. combine20.I will tell you what trouble I had ______ your house on the way I came here.A. findB. foundC. findingD. founded21. Those prisoners made a (an) ______ to escape from the prison but failed.A. tryB. runC. attemptD. attract22 . _____his timely help ,Kate overcame the hardship at last.A. ForB. Thanks toC. As a resultD. Because23. It is almost five years we saw each other last time.A. beforeB. sinceC. forD. when24. He couldn’t continue to l ive such a poor life, so he left home, ______ not tocome back if he couldn’t get rich.A. determiningB. determinedC. determineD. being determined25. She got into______ when she thought she’d forgotten the tickets, and this _______her husband, too.A. panic; panicB. a panic; panickedC. a panic; panicD. panic; panicked26. It was dark. But ______ the light of the moon , I saw a man ____ in the streetcorner.A. in; lyingB. in; to lieC. by; lyingD. by; to lie27. The boy hurried home ______ the room had been stolen and everything valuable wasgone.A. only to findB. only foundC. findingD. and find28．Please tell me how the accident _______. I am still in the dark.A．came by B．came upon C．came to D．came about29．—Hurry up ! Alice and Sue are waiting for you at the school gate .—Oh ! thought they without me .A．went B．are going C．have gone D．had gone30．The manager, _______ it clear to us that he didn’t agree with us，left the meeting room.A．who has made B．having made C．made D．making三、完型填空（30分）A Welcome GiftDario and his mother loved their new apartment.The living room was large enoughfor their piano. That night,the two of them 31 side by side at the piano.Theyplayed jazz music to celebrate their new home.The loud 32 filled the room andmade them feel very happy.The next morning, 33 ,their happiness disappeared.Someone had left a 34under their door during the night.One of their neighbors had written to complain(埋怨) about the sound of the piano.Dario’s mother asked the building superintendent(管理员) if he knew anything about it.But he said that they were all 35 people and he couldn’t imagine any of them had done ter that morning,Dario suggested that they write a letter to their 36 and apologize for their playing.“Maybe we could go and 37 everyone in person,”his mother said.“What if we invited them to come here for a 38 instead?”Dario asked.They both loved the 39 .Over the next few days,they sent out invitations and prepared desserts 40 their guests.They decorated the apartment with streamers(彩带) and party lights.Finally,the day of the party 41 .Some guests brought presents.Others brought flowers.Some even brought desserts to 42 .One woman,Mrs.Gilbert, 43 Dario’s mother with a book of piano music by Chopin.“I heard you playing the other night,”she said.“The sounds woke me out of bed.I 44 that you might play like this every night.So I wrote a short note.I hope you don’t think I disliked the playing.”Dario’s mother smiled at Mrs.Gilbert.“I think maybe we 45you an apology,”she said.“I didn’t 46 how late it was when we were playing.Maybe we should play some quieter music at night.”“You play,you play!”Mrs.Gilbert said.“I like w hat you play!Just not so loud at night.”She pointed to the book she had given them.“These songs are not such 47 music.”“These songs are beautiful music,”Dario’s mother said.“We will be 48 to play them in the evening.”“And we won’t play so loud or late!”Dario said.He was already looking forward to 49 the new music.More than that,however,he was happy to see the big smile on his mother’s face.It gave him a feeling of 50 and made him feel that they were home at last.31.A.sat B.stood y D.walked32.A.voice B.ring C.music D.cry33.A.therefore B.however C.otherwise D.instead34.A.note B.poster C.bill D.report35.A.proud B.rich C.lucky D.nice36.A.neighbors B.friends C.relatives D.audiences37A.blame B.instruct C.question D.visit38.A.party B.concert C.show D.play39.A.experience B.idea C.performance D.action40.A.to B.with C.for D.from41.A.continued B.arrived C.passed D.finished42.A.order B.sell C.share D.advertise43.A.treated B.presented C.helped D.served44.A.promised B.admitted C.agreed D.worried45.A.give B.send C.offer D.owe46.A.realize B.remember C.understand D.accept47.A.sweet B.strange C.funny D.loud48.A.brave B.sorry C.happy D.afraid49.A.changing B.practicing C.recording D.writing50.A.equality B.freedom C.warmth D.sympathy四、阅读理解 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)AThere are over 10,000 various species of birds across the world. These creatures are warm-blooded, can fly due to their wings, and lay eggs. From different sizes, communication skills, shapes, colors, to types of flight, the creatures are thought to be a wonder.AvocetsThere are four different species of Avocets birds found around the world. This bird is found in North and South America, Europe, and even Australia. They live in large groups, and have been known to become quite eager to fight, if they feel they are in danger.Eastern bluebirdsThese types of birds are around 6.5 inches in length. Such birds are found mainly in gardens, and woodlands with the arrival of spring. Male Eastern Bluebirds are bright blue and white. Female Eastern Bluebirds are gray. New York and Missouri have named this creature as their state bird.CatbirdsCatbirds are known to imitate the sounds of other birds. This bird is gray in color and has a shade of chestnut, just under its tail. There are different species of Catbirds found in various parts of the world.DovesDoves are smaller than pigeons and have a longer tail in appearance. Doves are found throughout the world and these birds are also a symbol of romance as well as peace. They feed on fruits, plants and seeds to survive. They are different species Doves found.There are many other beautiful and attractive birds which can be seen in nature. Birds would prefer to have their own freedom rather than be trapped in a cage, so if you think you can have it as a pet, you need to think again.51.According to the passage, birds .A. have less than 10,000 various speciesB. have different lifestylesC. can lay eggs as result of their wingsD. can live long52. We can learn from the passage that Avocets .A. can be rarely seen in AsiaB. are about 6.5 inches in lengthC. have a shade of chestnutD. are a symbol of romance and peace53. Male Eastern Bluebirds are different from female Eastern Bluebirds in .A. sizeB. habitC. lengthD. color54. Which birds can copy the speech of other birds?A. Avocets.B. Eastern bluebirds.C. Catbirds.D. Doves.55. Where would you most probably see the text?A. In a sports newspaper.B. In a poster.C. In a travel guide.D. In a science magazine..BWhether in the home or the workplace,social robots are going to become a lot more common in the next few years.Social robots are about to bring technology to the everyday world in a more humanized way,said Cynthia Breazeal,chief scientist at the robot company Jibo.While household robots today do the normal housework,social robots will be much more like companions than mere tools.For example,these robots will be able to distinguish when someone is happy or sad.This allows them to respond more appropriately to the user.The Jibo robot,arranged to ship later this year,is designed to be a personalized assistant.You can talk to the robot,ask it questions and make requests for it to perform different tasks.The robot doesn’t just deliver general answers to questions;it responds based on what it learns about each individual in the household.It can do things such as reminding an elderly family member to take medicine or taking family photos.Social robots are not just finding their way into the home.They have potential applications in everything from education to health care and are already finding their way into some of these spaces.Fellow Robots is one company bringing social robots to the market.The company’s “Oshbot” robot is built to assist customers in a store,which can help the customers find items and help guide them to the product’s location in the store.It can also speak different languages and make recommendations for different items based on what the customer is shopping for.The more interaction the robot has with humans,the more it learns.But Oshbot,like other social robots,is not intended to replace workers,but to work alongside other employ ees.“We have technologies to train social robots to do things not for us,but with us,”said Breazeal.56.How are social robots different from household robots?A.They can control their emotions.B.They are more like humans.C.They do the normal housework.D.They respond to users more slowly.57.What can a Jibo robot do according to Paragraph 3?municate with you and perform operations.B.Answer your questions and make requests.C.Take your family pictures and deliver milk.D.Obey your orders and remind you to take pills.58.What can Oshbot work as?A.A language teacher.B.A tour guide.C.A shop assistant.D.A private nurse.59.We can learn from the last paragraph that social robots will .A.train employeesB.be our workmatesC.improve technologiesD.take the place of workers60.What does the passage mainly present?A.A new design idea of household robots.B.Marketing strategies for social robots.rmation on household robots.D.An introduction to social robots.CA Language Programme for TeenagersWelcome to Teenagers Abroad! We invite you to join us on an amazing journey of language learning.Our CoursesRegardless of your choice of course, you’ll develop your language ability both quickly and effectively.Our Standard Course guarantees a significant increase in your confidence in a foreign language, with focused teaching in all 4 skill areas----speaking, listening, reading and writing.Our Intensive Course builds on our Standard Course, with 10 additional lessonsＥｖａｌｕａｔｉｏｎＳｔｕｄｅｎｔｓａｒｅplaced into classes according to their current language skills. The majority of them take on online language test before starting their programme. However, if this is not available, students sit the exam on the first Monday of their course.Learning materials are provided to students throughout their course, and there will never be more than 15 participants in each class.Arrivals and TransferOur programme offers the full package—students are take good care of from the start through to the very end. They are collected from the airport upon arrival and brought to their accommodation in comfort. We require the student’s full details at least 4 weeks in advance.Meals/Allergies(过敏)/Special Dietary RequirementsStudents are provided with breakfast, dinner and either a cooked or packedlunch(which consists of a sandwich, a drink and a dessert). Snacks outside of mealtimes may be purchased by the student individually.We ask that you let us know of any allergies or dietary requirements as well as information about any medicines you take. Depending on the type of allergies and/ or dietary requirements, an extra charge may be made for providing special food.61. How does Intensive Course differ from Standard Course?A. It is less effective.B. It focuses on speaking.C. It includes extra lessons.D. It give you confidence62. When can a student attend Standard Course?A. 13:00-14:30 Monday.B. 9:00-12:30 TuesdayC. 13:00-14:30 Friday.D. 9:00-12:30 Saturday.63. Before starting their programme, students are expected to _____.A. take a language testB. have an online interviewC. prepare learning materialsD. report their language levels64. With the full package, the programme organizer is supposed to_____.A. inform students of their full flight detailsB. look after students throughout the programmeC. offer students free sightseeing tripsD. collect students’ luggage in advance65. Which of the following may require an extra payment?A. Cooked dinner.B. Mealtime dessert.C. Packed lunch.D. Special diet.五、阅读理解（10分）Six days a week,up and down the red hills of northeast Georgia,my grandfather brought the mail to the folks there.At age 68,he retired from the post office,but he never stopped serving the community.On his 80th birthday,I sent him a letter, noting the things we all should be thankful for—good health,good friends and good outcomes.By most measurements he was a happy man.Then I suggested it was time for him to slow down. At long last,in a comfortable home,with a generous pension he should learn to take things easy.“Thank you for your nice words,”he wrote in his letter back,“and I know what you meant,but slowing down scares me.Life isn’t having it made;it’s getting it made.”“The finest and happiest years of our lives were not when all the debts were paid,and all difficult experiences had passed,and we had settled into a comfortable home.No.I go back years ago,when we lived in a three-room house,when we got up before daylight and worked till after dark to make ends meet.I rarely had more than four hours of sleep.But what I still can’t figure out is why I never got tired,never felt better in my life.I guess the answer is,we were fighting for survival,protecting and providing for those we loved.What matters are not the great moments,but the partial victories,the waiting,and even the defeats.It’s the journey,not the arrival,that counts.”The letter ended with a personal request:“Boy,on my next birthday,just tell me to wake up and get going,because I will have one less year to do things—and there are ten million things waiting to be done.”Christina Rossetti,an English poet,once said:“Does the road wind uphill all the way?Yes,to the very end.”Today,at 96,my grandfather is still on that long road,climbing.66.Wh at was the author’s grandfather before he retired?(no more than 5 words)_________________________________________________________________67.What did the author advise his grandfather to do in his letter?(no more than 10 words)_________________________________________________________________68.What is the grandfather’s view on life according to his letter back?(no more than 10 words)_________________________________________________________________69.How do you understand the underlined sentence in the last paragraph?(no more than 10 words)_________________________________________________________________70.Do you agree with the grandfather’s view on life?Give reasons in your own words.(no more than 20 words)_________________________________________________________________六：书面表达（满分20分）假设你是新华中学的学生李华，你校英语协会正在招募志愿者，来接待来访的外国中学生。
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江苏省南通市区2024-2025学年高二10月月考英语试卷一、阅读理解Looking to inspire curious young minds? These are some of the best popular science books for children, which should keep the young minds full of ideas long into the future.Amazing JellyfishThis book includes plenty of impressive facts. The first-person style of the author helps to keep the attention of young readers, by including personal stories and avoiding all pages of words. Each part is divided into detailed drawings and valuable information. The book has fun jokes about jellyfish, a maze (迷宫) with sea trash, and more.A Brief History of StuffDK has chosen a mix of many different things for this unique book. From baby bottles to pens, there isn’t much of a logical (合乎逻辑的) path or timeline, making it a great book for kids of all ages. Seeing a list of everyday items such as a pot or a fridge, you realize how little you know about the stories behind them. This book has all the information you need about their beginnings and impact on society.A Kid’s Guide to the Night SkyThe night sky is filled with countless astronomical objects to explore and this book does its best to introduce a wide variety of them to children. The life cycle of stars and light pollution are just a few of the topics that the book introduces to its audience. It also takes a deep div e into each of the solar system’s planets and some of the amazing technology that’s working to find out more about them.Radar (雷达) and the RaftThe story of radar, along with the inventors and contributing scientists, comes together in this book about the technology’s development and lifesaving uses. By connecting the story of the Bell family’s near-death experience at sea with the story of radar’s discovery, the author has produced an interesting and informative storyline.1．What is a main feature of Amazing Jellyfish?A．Using a strictly scientific style.B．Presenting a clear timeline of events.C．Focusing on fun games about sea life.D．Matching the text and the picture well. 2．How do readers probably perceive A Brief History of Steff?A．A collection of famous speeches.B．An introduction to historical heroes.C．A guide to exploring common objects.D．A handbook on starting interest clubs. 3．Which book best suits young enthusiasts for astronomy?A．Amazing Jellyfish.B．Radar and the Raft.C．A Brief History of Stuff.D．A Kid’s Guide to the Night Sky.How would you feel if your child were being tutored by a robot? It’s believed that social robots could become as common as paper and whiteboards in schools. Those robots have been used to read stories to preschool students in Singapore, help 12-year-olds in Iran learn English and improve handwriting among young children in Switzerland.As a professor of education, I study the different ways that teachers worldwide do their jobs. To understand how social robots could affect teaching, I introduced a robot called “Pepper” into a public elementary and middle school in the U. S. and found many problems with the current generation of social robots.To get the robot to perform, our students had to master the directions that came with the robot. Some students quickly figured out that the robot could respond only to certain basic routines. They kept trying to interact with the robot as if it were a person but got very frustrated with its nonhuman responses. When a robot failed to answer a question, or responded in the wrong way, students realized the robot wasn’t really understanding them and that the robot’s dialogue was preprogrammed.Also, I have found that these are not limited to school settings. Service robots in some health care facilities have been programmed to deliver medicine, but this requires special sensors and programming. Stores and restaurants are experimenting with delivery and cleaning robots. But when a grocery store in Scotland tried to use “Pepper” for customer interactions, the robot was fired after a week.While the social robots currently used in schools are limited in functions, they can still provide useful learning experiences. Students can use them to learn more about robotics and artificial intelligence. Struggling with a robot’s limitations gives students real insights into thecomplicated nature of human social interaction. The opportunity to do hands-on work with a social robot shows students how difficult it is to program robots to copy human behavior. As AI becomes a bigger part of our work and lives, we need to teach students to think critically about what it means to live and work with social machines.4．What phenomenon is described at the beginning of the text?A．The global differences in educational approachesB．The transformative impact of robots on education.C．The adoption of social robots in classrooms worldwide.D．The innovative achievements in science and technology.5．How do students find their interaction with social robots?A．Amusing and engagıng.B．Challenging but beneficial.C．Ineffective and disappointing.D．Satisfying but time-consuming.6．What does the author want to show by mentioning the examples in paragraph 4?A．Robotics still has room for improvement.B．Technology has changed the way we workC．Many fields are open to experimenting with robots.D．Robots might pose a threat to people’s employment.7．What can students learn by interacting with limited-function social robots in schools?A．To master communication skills.B．To get some hands-on experience.C．To strengthen the sense of mission.D．To improve critical thinking ability.For many of us, online shopping has made the process of purchasing goods a far simpler and more convenient process. No longer do we have to head to shops to browse through various objects, wandering round endless shelves, before finally setting for the first thing we saw. These days, we find the item we want or need online, click on it, and check out its description and, most importantly, its user reviews. If it fits the bill, we send it to our basket and pay.There seems to be a wealth of options at our fingertips. But how do we know the options that pop up in front of us really are the best deals, and how might algorithms (算法) help or hold us back?Algorithms, simply put, are mathematical instructions which tell a computer how to solveproblems. When shopping is involved, what is the problem they solve? Well, they instruct a computer which advertisements to show and which products a user is most likely to buy. By analyzing the things we bought or looked at previously algorithms can predict what goods we’re most likely to be attracted by.For some people, the idea of something guessing your preferences could sound a bit worrying. But first, let’s look at the positives. By telling a computer to show us what we are interested in, it can not only save us a lot of time, but also help us find the best deals. However, there are some people who have concerns about the impact of algorithms on our shopping experience. It is possible that algorithms may only select options from a limited number of brands, or may favour products from certain companies. There are also concerns that we aren’t always shown the cheapest or best deal, even though that’s what we’re searching for.So, the takeaway from this is that algorithms are here to stay, and it’s wise to know they exist. Whenever you are shopping, be it online or off, make sure you shop around for the best deals. The first thing you see might not always be the best for you.8．What is the main factor that leads you to buy the product online immediately?A．The reasonable price.B．Salesgirls’ description.C．Customers’ comments.D．The convenient delivery.9．How do algorithms help customers find their favourite goods?A．The previous consuming records.B．The most advertisements they see.C．The frequency of visiting the store.D．The amount of money they spend. 10．What does the author think of algorithms used for online shopping?A．Doubtful.B．Beneficial.C．Negative.D．Worrying. 11．Which message does the author want to convey in the last paragraph?A．Many hands make light work.B．Actions speak louder than words.C．Only the feet tell if the shoes fit.D．Only comparing can see the gap.At a park in one of the world’s most polluted cities, a filtration (过滤) “tower” has been quietly cleaning the surrounding air since last summer. Called Verto, the device filters 600,000 cubic meters of air a day in New Delhi’s Sunder Nursery.Filtration towers were designed by architecture firm Studio Symbiosis. The firm’sco-founders, Amit Gupta and Britta Knobel Gupta, say their fan-powered devices can clean the air within a radius (半径) of 200 to 500 meters in some spaces, depending on wind speed and how open the surroundings are. “I think the towers can also be installed in public parks and squares, where people spend quality outdoor time,” Britta said, adding that installing (安装) the towers in spots where homeless people sleep might also be very beneficial.In 2019 alone, air pollution is thought to have caused nearly 1.6 million deaths in India, according to a study in medical journal The Lancet. New Delhi is regularly covered with smog, with vehicle emissions, crop-burning, and coal-fired power plants all contributing to the city’s bad air quality.In addition to the direct impact of pollution, the resulting climate change has caused heat waves that have killed more than 24,000 people in the country since 1992, according to a study published by the University of Cambridge.Amit estimated that maybe 100 of the towers would be required to filter the air across central New Delhi, though further research and a “full-scale model” would be required to calculate more figures. The devices are also designed to be easily transported, with the hope that they can be adopted on a larger scale.The filters, which need to be changed every three to nine months, are partly recyclable. Noise generated by the towers is, at a maximum of 75 decibels, similar to that of a standard kitchen exhaust fan (排风扇). To reduce Verto’s environmental impact, Studio Symbıosis installed energy-efficient smart fans that vary according to local conditions, slowing down when pollution is low, or when strong winds provide natural air flow.12．Which factor can improve the work efficiency of filtration tower?A．The height of tower.B．The surrounding people.C．The design of fans.D．The strength of wind.13．What is mainly discussed in Paragraphs 3 and 4?A．The death number in India since 1992.B．The consequence of climate change.C．The cause and effect of air pollution.D．The process of heat wave generation. 14．What is the striking feature of Verto?A．Cost-effective.B．Uniquely-designed.C．Eco-friendly.D．Completely-recycled15．What is the best title for the text?A．The air cleaning tower in India B．The bad air quality in New DelhiC．The filtration tower’s global trend D．Smart fans’ environmental purposeAppreciating art can be a rewarding experience. But it can also be confusing if you’re not sure where to start. Here are a few tips to help you get the most out of your art appreciation journey.One of the most important things to remember when looking at art is to approach it with an open mind. 16 Instead, allow yourself to experience the art work on its own terms and see what emotions or thoughts it awakens in you.When you first encounter a piece of art, take a few moments to look at it. Notice the colors, lines, shapes, and materials. 17 If you’re looking at a painting, try to identify the brushwork and how it contributes to the artistic effect of the piece.18 Thinking about the situation in which a piece was created can help you better understand and appreciate the work. For example, if you’re looking at a piece of art from the 19th century, it can be helpful to learn about the artistic movements and social issues that were common at the time.The medium in which a piece of art is created can have a significant impact on the final product. 19 Understanding the properties and limitations of different mediums can help you appreciate the technical skills and choices of the artist.If you’re looking at art in a museum or gallery, there may be a staff member available to answer your questions. Don’t be afraid to ask for more information. If you’re looking at art online or in a book, try to find out more about the work through research. 20A．Many works of art convey a deeper meaning.B．You can also turn to a professional about the subject.C．Try not to assume what the artist was trying to express.D．The key to appreciating art is to approach it with curiosity.E．Observe how the various elements of the artwork are arranged.F．Art is often created within a specific historical, or cultural context.G．A sculpture made of metal has a different feel from an oil painting.二、完形填空The town of North Rustico is a homey sort of place. Neighbors there are always sure to 21 one another as they go about their day. And that 22 of friendliness is apparently infectious.One day, local resident Lisa Sandoval was walking near the waterfront when she realized somebody was 23 to her. “I heard ‘Hello! Hello!’” Sandoval said. “I turned around and there wasn’t even a 24 . Then I heard the 25 again. I got a little 26 , and thought I must be hearing things.”It was then that Sandoval noticed only a crow (乌鸦) nearby. “I stopped and said, ‘Hello?’”27 , he answered me back, “Hello!”Sandoval later came to learn that she wasn’t the only one in town to have 28 the talking crow. The story goes that years earlier the bird had been found injured as a baby and 29 by an elderly man living nearby, who often spoke to him during his 30 . “That bird had learned to say hello and had been let go free after regaining his health,” Sandoval said. A few months after their 31 meeting, Sandoval ran into the talking crow again.Crows, much like parrots, are indeed 32 of learning to mimic human language. So, if the story of his 33 is true, his vocalizations (说出的话) may very well 34 the voice of the elderly man who’d saved him. “He passed away years ago,” Sandoval said, but his legacy (遗产) 35 in the friendly, feathered bird. 21．A．understand B．greet C．attract D．remember 22．A．chance B．principle C．sense D．demand 23．A．pointing B．speaking C．responding D．appealing 24．A．soul B．signal C．choice D．change 25．A．answer B．rhythm C．warning D．voice 26．A．confused B．bored C．messy D．guilty 27．A．Gradually B．Carelessly C．Incredibly D．Accidentally 28．A．attended B．adopted C．encountered D．expected 29．A．introduced B．nursed C．grabbed D．accepted30．A．residence B．flight C．absence D．recovery 31．A．initial B．regular C．casual D．private 32．A．aware B．proud C．capable D．ignorant 33．A．origin B．talent C．injury D．departure 34．A．raise B．reflect C．protect D．replace 35．A．sets off B．gives up C．backs down D．lives on三、语法填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
江苏省镇江市实验高级中学、镇江市第二中学2024-2025学年高二上学期10月月考英语试卷
江苏省镇江市实验高级中学、镇江市第二中学2024-2025学年高二上学期10月月考英语试卷一、阅读理解Warm Mineral Springs ParkStep into the past at the only natural warm spring in Florida! With a consistent average temperature of 85 °F year round, Warm Mineral Springs Park provides visitors with a number of recreation options. The spring is reported to have one of the highest mineral contents of any natural spring in the United States. With highly mineralized properties, internationally known for its healing qualities, the park attracts more than 130,000 visitors annually.At Warm Mineral Springs Park, you will find a day full of relaxation. A variety of spa services are available to those who book in advance by calling (941) 426-1692. An on-site gift shop offers diverse items and souvenirs for purchase.PricingTickets are not refundable, cannot be exchanged, and cannot be reissued if lost or stolen. Same day re-entry is permitted. Residents include all of Sarasota County. Proof of residency includes driver’s license, water bill and tax bill. Entry pricing, including sales tax, is as follows:General RulesTo ensure a safe and enjoyable experience for all visitors, please respect the following rules:♦ Children 10 years and younger must stay in the children’s area.♦Children ages 11-16 must remain in the outer border.♦You must be 17 years or older to swim in the middle.♦No toys are allowed in the water.♦No food or drinks in the water.♦No visitors may block the entrance or exit ramps (坡道).♦Devices for the producing or reproducing of sound are prohibited.For Daily Programming, Contact: (941) 426-1692Hours of Operation: Monday through Sunday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.Open every day, with the exception of December 25.1．What makes Warm Mineral Springs Park unique in Florida?A．The natural spring.B．The recreation options.C．The average temperature.D．The mineral contents.2．A student aged 16 from Sarasota entered the park twice last Sunday, and he paid ________.A．$11.25B．$22.50C．$15D．$303．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A．Visitors can purchase souvenirs all year round.B．The entrance or exit ramps aren’t available to visitors.C．Activity zones are separated according to the age of visitors.D．Each visitor to the park can relax himself through spa services.My best friend traveled to stay with our family last weekend. When she arrived, she went straight to the kitchen and, without asking, ate a spoonful of raspberry jam and some dried fruit. She wasn’t being rude. I knew she would do this. We’ve known each other for almost 20 years. She can eat anything she wants from my kitchen. Indeed, I bought her favorite fruits and snacks at the shop that morning.Our long weekend together was luxuriously (惬意地) simple. I was recovering from surgery (手术) and couldn’t go to shopping malls. We passed the time running errands (做杂事), going to the post office and collecting dry cleaning. We drank way too many cappuccinos. But we talked about every little detail of our lives.There’s never been a quiet moment in our friendship. We’ve lived in different cities for almost a decade. Reunions demand constant conversation. our personalities are matched, to be sure, and a shared history is indescribably valuable. We were competitors in high school before bonding over a bad experience. Then we discovered the many interests that we had in common. Our friendship cemented (巩固) itself quickly. We stayed companions through law school, through our first jobs and our first boyfriends. We supported each other through break-ups and breakthroughs. Ours is a friendship for the ages.There is something special about friends who know everyone and everything about you. They are rare. These are the people you’ve chosen to witness your life. They have seen the bright lights of achievement, the depths of despair (绝望) and the boring routine (平淡乏味) of the in-between.It’s special to unpack feelings and frustrations without wasting time filling in the blanks. As my long weekend shows, with such friends we don’t have to “do”, we simply have to “be”. We drop the act, the performance, the public version of ourselves.The special friendships are those which never fail to delight, the continuation of which is worth the extra effort, despite distance and difference sneaking (溜进) into your separate lives. I had the very great joy of this reminder last weekend. I’m lucky to have found this friend, to see a future where her companionship remains. Being together is perfection.4．What happened during her best friend’s visit?A．They enjoyed an eventful long weekend.B．They bonded by having long conversations.C．They made their favorite snacks and coffee.D．They talked about recent news events. 5．One thing that the author appreciates about their friendship is that ______.A．they help each other deal with the boredom of lifeB．they prefer to witness each other’s lives from far awayC．they try to show each other their best selvesD．they are comfortable being themselves when together6．Which of the following would the author agree with?A．Charm comes from differences.B．Politeness brings best friends closer.C．Good friendships last naturally.D．Good friendships need devotion.7．The author’s main purpose in writing this article is to ______.A．describe what her best friend is like B．tell about the friendship she treasuresC．explore the key aspects of friendship D．express thanks to her best friendEveryone is afraid of something. Maybe you're afraid of spiders, or heights, or dogs, or the dark. And traditionally, we’ve thought that's because you learned to be afraid. Probably because you had a bad run-in with something at some point. But there's a different idea out there that's been getting more attention lately: the idea that fears aren’t just learned …they also can be inherited.It sounds like a wild idea. How do you inherit something as abstract as fear? But over the last fifty years, researchers have been studying just how much fears have to do with inheritance and genetics. And their results have been kind of surprising.In this work, they’ve put a lot of effort into understanding one extreme kind of fear, called a phobia. To get a sense of how much genes influence fear, scientists have begun looking at identical twins. Since identical twins have almost the same DNA, researchers can figure out how heritable a fear is by comparing how often specific phobias appear in identical twins as opposed to other brothers or sisters. Because even though twins often have lots of similar experiences, they probably don't share the types of experiences that cause phobias — like getting bitten by a dog or falling out of a tree.One 1998 study of 659 pairs of identical and fraternal twins in Australia looked at how many had a fear of blood. The study found that genetics accounted for 71 percent of the variation among those people, meaning genetic factors play a pretty big role in determining whether a person has some specific fear.A 2016 study also found that fear of dental work was over 30 percent heritable. So, if you are afraid of going to the dentist, it really might not be your dentist's fault. Overall, first-degree relatives of people with phobias are more likely to have similar phobias than people with no family history.So, it's pretty clear that phobias are heritable!8．What does the author mean by saying the underlined sentence in Para. 2?A．It's unbelievable that people can inherit something so abstract like fear.B．It's surprising that people know so little about inheritance and genetics.C．It's natural that people become afraid of things that they had bad experience with.D．It's interesting that people are afraid of so many things such as spiders and the dark. 9．Why did the scientists choose identical twins as their test subjects?A．They look very much alike.B．They have shared experiences.C．They have similar personalities.D．They share basically the same DNA．10．What did the author try to prove by mentioning the studies in Para. 4 and 5?A．Dentists are scary to many kids.B．Most people have some kind of fear.C．Fear of blood is the most common phobia.D．Fear of things can be a result of genetic inheritance.11．Where does the text probably come from?A．A travel brochure.B．A science talk show.C．A commercial advertisement.D．A history book.In order to improve people’s sleep, experts have encouraged people to adopt a variety of measures to overcome their stress-related sleeplessness. Among their recommendations: engage in regular exercise, establish a nightly bedtime routine and cut back on screen time. But many people may be overlooking another important factor in poor sleep: diet.A growing body of research suggests that the foods you eat can affect how well you sleep, and your sleep patterns can affect your diet choices. Dr St-Onge has spent years studying the relationship between diet and sleep. In this research, she and her assistants selected 26 healthy adults and controlled what they ate for four days, providing them with regular meals prepared by nutritionists while also monitoring how they slept at night. On the fifth day, the subjects were allowed to eat whatever they wanted.Their work suggests that rather than stressing one or two specific foods with supposedly sleep-inducing properties, it is better to focus on the overall quality of your diet. They discovered that eating more fat and less fiber from foods like vegetables, fruits and whole grains led to reductions in slow-wave sleep, which is the deep kind. In general, the experiments have also found that carbs have a significant impact on sleep: People tend to fall asleep much faster at night when they consume a high-carb diet compared to when they consume a high-fat or high-protein diet.But the quality of carbs matters. In fact, they can be a double-edged sword when it comes tosleep. Dr St-Onge has found that when people eat more sugar and simple carbs — such as white bread and pasta — they wake up more frequently throughout the night. In other words, eating carbs may help you fall asleep faster, but it is best to consume “complex” carbs that contain fiber, which may help you obtain more deep, healthy sleep.12．In what way can we say “the quality of carbs matters”?A．Carbs are essential to better sleep.B．Carbs’ influence depends on its quality.C．Carbs can be consumed as many as possible.D．Carbs should be taken in frequently. 13．Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A．A Recent Research on Sleep and Diet B．A Method of Having a Good SleepC．The Relation between Sleep and Diet D．The Sleep Patterns and Diet Choices 14．Which factor might be ignored in poor sleep?A．Regular exercise.B．Bedtime schedule.C．Screen time.D．Proper diet.15．What does the research conducted by Dr St-Onge suggest?A．We can have a better sleep with all carbs.B．Sleep and diet can influence each other.C．Carbs contribute to easier sleep than high-fat diets.D．We’d better focus on one or two specific food.Tips to Create Great ReadersAre great readers born or are they made? Obviously, children don’t enter the world knowing how to understand a text or make a prediction. 16 Here are some tips for making children great readers by habit.17 The most critical moment in reading instruction is when children get something wrong. If the child continues practising the skill incorrectly, he or she will build weaker habits. Intervene (干预) with a targeted question, such as “How does this part of the text help you understand this character?” Doing so can prevent poor habits from taking root and build great ones in their place.Build habits at the moment of writing. Just like adults, children use writing to gather their thoughts about a text and communicate their ideas to others. 18 For example, children can first have a discussion about what they’re reading by answering a focus question in writing: “Whatis the author trying to teach us in this story?” 19 By doing this, you can get a better understanding of what guidance the children will need during the discussion.Build habits at the moment of reading. Independent reading time is important for any reading programme. It’s a chance for children to put together everything they’ve learnt in reading lessons and fly using their own wings. 20 So providing a rich class library and letting children know that they are expected to read for the entire period will ensure their success as lifelong independent readers.A．Build habits at the moment of error.B．Make sure children fall in love with reading.C．Then, you can review their written responses.D．They grow into great readers by learning great habits.E．But it only works if they really do spend that time reading.F．Specific lines or phrases from the text help to reveal that information.G．Therefore, you can develop their writing and reading skills at the same time.二、完形填空In the summer of 2015, Brian Peterson and his wife, had just moved to California. Outside the couple’s apartment, a homeless man often shouted on the street corner. One day, Peterson was reading the book Love Does, when his quiet was 21 by the homeless man. Inspired by the book’s 22 message, Peterson then decided to go out and 23 himself.In that first conversation, Peterson learned that the man’s name was Matt Faris. He’d moved to California to pursue a career in 24 , but he soon fell on 25 difficulties and ended up living on the street without a penny. The story touched Peterson, a graduate of the Cleveland College of Art, who hadn’t 26 a paintbrush in eight years. 27 , he found himself asking if he could paint Faris’s portrait. Faris said yes.This 28 sparked Peterson to found Faces of Mankind, a nonprofit organization that focused on painting and 29 portraits of those who are unhoused. Peterson put half the money into a “love account” to help his 30 get back on their feet. Many people use the funds for 31 —medical care, clothes or food, but Faris chose to 32 hismusical dream. When the album was delivered to Faris, the man finally couldn’t contain his emotions and 33 in Peterson’s arms.Over the years, Peterson has discovered that the buyers begin to see the homeless 34 . They mention that they tend to connect and develop friendship with someone they might have otherwise 35 .21．A．tackled B．threatened C．disturbed D．grasped 22．A．severe B．outgoing C．enormous D．caring 23．A．introduce B．delight C．commit D．accuse 24．A．music B．business C．medicine D．painting 25．A．physical B．emotional C．academic D．financial 26．A．pick out B．pick up C．get up D．take up 27．A．Apparently B．Unexpectedly C．Unwillingly D．Brilliantly 28．A．encounter B．conflict C．reunion D．detection 29．A．demanding B．purchasing C．abandoning D．selling 30．A．artists B．employees C．models D．neighbors 31．A．preparations B．necessities C．requirements D．qualities 32．A．accomplish B．postpone C．approach D．withdraw 33．A．clapped B．laughed C．screamed D．wept 34．A．cautiously B．differently C．openly D．gratefully 35．A．accompanied B．engaged C．ignored D．supported三、语法填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
山东省济宁市实验高中2024-2025学年高二上学期9月份月考英语试卷
山东省济宁市实验高中2024-2025学年高二上学期9月份月考英语试卷一、阅读理解Learn about programs, events and much more for students of your age to get opportunities.Youth and Non-Violent Direct ActionTime: October 18 and November 1,2023Contact: Robert CroonquistThis interactive workshop for school groups will teach how to appeal to the government for change and how to create safe, non-violent direct action. Students will meet in small groups to discuss issues that are important to them. The fee to participate is $5 per student.Attend a FREE Architecture and Design College FairTime: October 28,2023Contact: Mary Lib SchmidtHigh school students are invited to learn more about applying to architecture school. Representatives from over 30 colleges, universities, and design programs will meet with students and answer questions. The event will be held from 11am-3pm.Seeds of Knowledge: Teen Tour and Natural Bath Bomb Making WorkshopTime: October 26,2023Contact: Nicole LeistParticipants will look at 15th- to-17th-century printed herbals on display and learn how modern practitioners （医师）create beneficial natural products today. Teens will create bath bombs using all organic materials. This program is intended only for teens aged 13 to 18. FREE with advance registration.FREE Saturday Leadership Program for Hispanic YouthTime: November 2023 through March 2024Contact: Lisa PinedaIt is a FREE Saturday program serving 100 students. It offers various leadership opportunities and resources with the goal of affirming students in cultural pride and increasing the Hispanic voice in government, community, and institutional spaces. Seats are limited.1．What can you learn about Youth and Non-Violent Direct Action?A．It lasts a fortnight.B．It is free of charge.C．It is organized by the government.D．It teaches legal ways to communicate.2．If you want to learn how to make a natural product, who should you contact?A．Robert Croonquist.B．Mary Lib Schmidt.C．Nicole Leist.D．Lisa Pineda.3．Which activity limits the number of participants?A．Youth and Non-Violent Direct Action.B．Attend a FREE Architecture and Design College Fair.C．Seeds of Knowledge: Teen Tour and Natural Bath Bomb Making Workshop.D．FREE Saturday Leadership Program for Hispanic Youth.It is a bright cold day in April and Paul Blachut is busy as usual. From behind the bar of a restaurant, he has a good view of the river. He can see that, along the shore, many visitors are cooling their feet in the river.Among those are a mother and her two teenage daughters. They’re standing on the edge of the riverbank, playing with an inflatable (充气的)tube when, suddenly, the girls lose their footing and are caught in the river’s current. It all happens so fast. The girls desperately grab on to the tube, which their mother is sitting in, dragging her into the river, too. Now all three are being carried away by the fast current.A bystander races to the restaurant and shouted for help. Despite having no lifesaving training, Blachut rushes to the riverbank, quickly pulling off his T-shirt. Then he jumps into the river. He doesn’t care about the cold; all he can think about is saving the women.As Blachut gets closer to them, he can tell that the mother seems to be in the most trouble; her head is now submerged. He recalls how a lifeguard saves people in a movie so he tries this, but in vain. Without hesitation, Blachut dives under the drowning woman, pushing her upward and using that momentum (冲力) to push her toward the shore. Then he dives into the current again, swims quickly downstream and manages to get hold of one of the teenagers, and get her out in the same way he did her mother. He is out of strength and luckily, the girl’s sister is helped out by someone else.Several onlookers express their admiration for Blachut following the incident, but he is modest about his role. “The whole rescue only took two or three minutes” he says today, adding that he is happy to have received high praise from his boss for his courage. Indeed, it was a job very well done.4．What might Blachut be?A．A visitor.B．A waiter.C．The boss.D．A lifeguard. 5．What happens to the mother of two teenagers?A．She loses her footing while playing.B．She is dragged into the river by accident.C．She jumps into the river to save her daughters.D．She loses control of the tube and flows with it.6．What is the key factor in this successful rescue?A．Blachut’s rich lifesaving experience.B．The method Blachut recalls in a movie.C．The slow speed of the river current.D．Blachut’s ability to make quick decisions. 7．In which section of a newspaper may the text appear?A．Health.B．Travel.C．Inspiration.D．Entertainment.To humans, roads mean connection and escape; to other life-forms, they spell death and division. A half-century ago, just 3 percent of land animals met their end on a road; by 2017 the number had greatly doubled.Considering the outsize effects of roads, it’s perhaps surprising that they didn’t truly receive their scientific due until the late 20th century. In 1993, Richard Forman, a landscape ecologist, coined an English term: “road ecology,” defined loosely as the study of how “life changes for plants and animals with a road and traffic nearby.” As the 1990s wore on, road ecology gained steam.Like most people, I at once cherish animals and think nothing of piloting a 3,000-pounddeath machine. One summer, in Alaska, I hit a songbird–a death I didn’t discover until I found the delicate splash of feathers the next day. I’d killed it unconsciously. But I could do nothing.Road ecology offers one path through this thicket (灌木丛). North America and Europe constructed their road networks with little regard for how they would affect nature. Today, intheory, we know better. Road ecology has revealed the danger of thoughtless development and pointed us toward solutions. Over the last several decades, its practitioners have constructed bridges for bears, tunnels (隧道) for turtles. In Kenya, elephants move slowly beneath highways and railroads via passages as tall as two-story houses.And road ecology has yielded more than crossings: We’ve also learned to map and protect the migrations of certain animals, to design roadsides that nourish bees and butterflies– proof that old mistakes need not be permanent.Today we’re entering a period that might fairly be considered the golden age of road ecology. The coming years will undoubtedly be transformative ones for our road network. Still, whether we can ever truly undo the harms of our concrete-coated world is far less certain. 8．What may be the reason for the doubled death number by 2017?A．Road noises.B．Traffic accidents.C．Natural disasters.D．Hunting activities. 9．What did the author want to tell us by the experience in Alaska in Paragraph 3?A．Songbirds were common in that area.B．The songbird’s death was undervalued.C．Driving a car was necessary for his job.D．He was much troubled by the songbird. 10．Which best describes the impact of road ecology?A．Far-reaching.B．One-sided.C．Short-lived.D．Unnoticeable. 11．What is the most suitable title for the text?A．How Roads Have Transformed the Natural World B．What Measures Should Be Taken to Protect AnimalsC．How Road Ecology Will Change the Future World D．What Difficulties Humans face in Road ConstructionIn the days before the internet, critical thinking was the most important skill that informed citizens could have. But in the digital age, according to Anastasia Kozyreva, a German psychologist, an even more important skill is “critical ignoring.” With such an overabundance of information, we need to first decide what’s worth our attention and time, and what’s not.The first strategy is self-nudging. This involves avoiding low-quality information so that we have more quality time for ourselves. It also involves the removal of distracting things from the environment around you. Of course, we need to stay informed of world events, so we can’t justignore the internet altogether. When you do go into social media, Kozyreva recommends setting time limits, which prevents you from losing track of time as you click on one attractive link after another.The next strategy is lateral (横向的) reading. Its purpose is to improve judgments about the reliability of information, and to protect you from false and misleading information. The strategy involves opening a new web page to find out more about the source of the information. Likewise, it’s also good to check the source of the information in an internet post. Headlines are often cheating. They’re designed to attract attention, not provide information. The main idea of the article may be completely contrary to the implication in the headline. A sensational claim may provide a link with a headline that seems to support it, but a careful reading of the original source shows it doesn’t.We live in a digital age in which we’re overwhelmed with information, much of it of poor quality. Train our critical ignoring skills and we can get the benefits of the internet while we avoid falling victim to those who try to control our attention.12．Which of the following saying can best describe “critical ignoring”?A．Rob Peter to pay Paul.B．Make something out of nothing.C．Birds of a feather flock together.D．Separate the sheep from the goats. 13．What does the author suggest for applying self-nudging strategy?A．Improving study equipment.B．Managing our own time well.C．Avoiding access to social media.D．Staying informed of what happened. 14．How can we get the reliable information of an article?A．By focusing on headlines.B．By reading posts at random.C．By searching for original sources.D．By consulting authorities for advice. 15．What is the purpose of writing the text?A．To clarify a concept.B．To promote an app.C．To describe a scene.D．To make a proposal.In Russia, guests almost receive a warm welcome. People in the country go out of their way to make sure visitors have everything. In ancient Russia, bread and salt symbolized boom and health, so hosts would put on their best clothes and offer bread together with salt to their guests.16 No bread at home means there’s nothing to eat — no meal doesn’t include bread. “Bread is the staff of life” is probably the most famous Russian proverb.Today, there is no shortage of salt in the world. 17 During the mid-17th century the rising price of salt led to riots (暴乱) in Moscow. The salt tax was completely abolished (废除) at the end of the 19th century — only afterwards did salt become affordable. 18 According to tradition, guests are greeted by ladies in national costumes with a large round loaf on a towel with a salt shaker on top. The guests should carefully break off a piece of the bread, dip it in the salt and eat. 19 An old belief is that if the worst of enemies share bread and salt, they will reconcile (和解).In today’s Russia, this tradition is still popular. It can be witnessed during official receptions, as well as in restaurants prepared for foreign tourists. 20 Parents of the newlyweds welcome their children with bread and salt after the ceremony. The husband and wife should break off a piece of bread, dip it in salt, and feed each other. This is a sign that they are ready to share any difficulties in life and always take care of each other.A．It was believed this gesture expressed rudeness.B．Bread in Russia culture is considered an important thing.C．Most often you can see this at traditional Russian weddings.D．Many foreigners visiting Russia have come across a strange welcome.E．This signals that a friendship has been formed between the two parties.F．But in ancient Russia, it was rather expensive and not everyone could afford it.G．That’s why Russians kept it for special occasions, like when they received guests.二、完形填空I opened the door of our campervan (房车). My two cats, Gatinha and Jon Snow, 21 down the stairs and onto the grass. In the distance, the sea 22 before me and the sun’s rays danced on the surface, creating a/an 23 display of light and shadow.A month earlier, Wade, 35, and I thought we were ready for our travel in 24 . So we25 our office jobs to travel around Australia in our truck that we’d transformed into a 26 on wheels. Besides saving for the trip, we’d set up a website to 27 money while we weretravelling, along with renting out our home.Knowing we couldn’t leave our two rescue cats behind, we decided to bring them with us. After doing some 28 , I discovered that seeing cats on the road is 29 but we didn’t let it stop us. To 30 the cats to their new home, we brought them into the van while we worked. Finally, we were on the way to travel.For the first few days they 31 the inside of the van, but as days turned to weeks, they gradually grew more 32 . It wasn’t long before they were curiously sniffing the grass.33 , neither of the cats have ever walked far and we 34 them to wander freely.Looking back, 35 the city life to travel around was the best decision we ever made, and our cats make the perfect companions!21．A．jumped B．bent C．fell D．stopped 22．A．shouted B．stretched C．folded D．disappeared 23．A．heartbreaking B．imaginary C．breathtaking D．disturbing 24．A．time B．budget C．energy D．facility 25．A．quit B．ignored C．took D．changed 26．A．library B．school C．home D．hotel 27．A．make B．save C．collect D．donate 28．A．practice B．thought C．discussion D．research 29．A．common B．fascinating C．rare D．natural 30．A．force B．adapt C．move D．lead 31．A．focused on B．messed up C．stuck to D．escaped from 32．A．dependent B．anxious C．confident D．tolerant 33．A．Amazingly B．Suddenly C．Regretfully D．Doubtfully 34．A．ordered B．reminded C．taught D．trusted 35．A．exchanging B．choosing C．abandoning D．experiencing三、单词拼写36．It is not right to e a person on the basis of appearance. （根据首字母单词拼写）37．Men m for what they have lost; women for what they don’t get. （根据首字母单词拼写）38．I would have gone to your birthday party last night, but I was not a then. （根据首字母单词拼写）39．The Wandering Earth, a 3-D film, is set in a d future, when the sun is about to destroy the Earth. （根据首字母单词拼写）40．We will have a further discussion before we draw a final c (根据首字母单词拼写) 41．One of the most crucial thing you can do as a good neighbor is to keep your (房产) neat, clean and in good repair.（根据汉语提示单词拼写）42．During his travels, he visited famous mountains and great rivers, (遇到) different customs and practices. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)43．As his best friend, I can guess what he will do or think (精确地). （根据汉语提示单词拼写）44．You’ll (逐步地) get better at it—it’s just a question of practice. （根据汉语提示单词拼写）45．Many groups of people around the world live happily in the (不在) of new technology. （根据汉语提示单词拼写）四、语法填空46．We actually make the majority of our food choices according to our (prefer). （所给词的适当形式填空）47．He refused to acknowledge (defeat)by the other competitor in the match. (所给词的适当形式填空)48．The professor (oppose) to carrying out the project made a comment on the report. （所给词的适当形式填空）49．Some people think that Confucius (孔子), lived from roughly 551 to 479 B．C．, influenced the development of chopsticks (筷子).(用适当的词填空)50．As a consequence, they had to take a series of steps, none of was powerful enough to prevent the disaster.（用适当的词填空）五、书信写作51．鉴于近些年有些人提出要英语退出高考，“Youth”杂志现面向全国高中生征文，旨在了解年轻人对此的观点。
江苏省南京市雨花台中学2024-2025学年高二上学期10月月考英语试卷
江苏省南京市雨花台中学2024-2025学年高二上学期10月月考英语试卷一、阅读理解For the intrepid traveler seeking unique and off-the-beaten-path experiences, these four international tourist destinations offer a plethora of captivating sights and activities.Destination 1: Machu Picchu, PeruNestled high in the Andes Mountains, Machu Picchu is an archaeological wonder that has mystified and attracted scholars and adventurers alike. This ancient Incan citadel, often referred to as the “Lost City of the Incas,” is accessible only by a strenuous hike or a train ride through breathtaking landscapes. The ruins are replete with intricately carved stone structures, terraced fields, and sacred temples. The site’s mysterious history and stunning natural setting make it a must-visit destination for those with a penchant for exploration.Destination 2: Santorini, Greece Renowned for its dramatic cliffs, cobalt-blue domes, and mesmerizing sunsets, Santorini is a paradise for aesthetes and romantics. The island’s unique volcanic landscape offers a visual feast of multicolored cliffsides and crystal-clear waters. Wander through the charming white-washed villages of Oia and Fira, and savor the local cuisine, which includes fresh seafood and delicious Mediterranean delicacies. The island’s luxurious resorts and spas provide the perfect respite after a day of exploring.Destination 3: Kyoto, JapanAs the cultural heart of Japan, Kyoto is a city steeped in history and tradition. Home to numerous ancient temples, shrines, and gardens, Kyoto offers a glimpse into Japan’s rich cultural heritage. Visit the iconic Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion), stroll through the serene Arashiyama Bamboo Grove, and experience a traditional tea ceremony. The city’s traditional crafts, such as silk weaving and pottery, are also a draw for tourists seeking a more immersive cultural experience.Destination 4: Prague, Czech RepublicWith its fairytale-like architecture, Prague is a city that seems to have stepped out of a storybook. The city’s Old Town Square is dominated by the Astronomical Clock, a medieval timepiece that is a marvel of engineering. Explore the narrow cobblestone streets and visit the many castles and palaces that dot the city. Prague’s vibrant nightlife and world-class cuisine makeit a popular destination for travelers from around the world.1．What makes Machu Picchu a must-visit destination?A．Its ancient lost city of the Incas.B．Its easy accessibility to all travellers.C．Its stone structures and sacred temples.D．Its unexplainable history and naturallandscape.2．What do Destination 2 and Destination 4 have in common?A．They are paradises for romantics.B．They provide delicious delicacies.C．They are dominated by engineering marvels.D．They offer a visual feast of crystal-clear waters.3．If you’re interested in history, you can choose to visit .A．Destination 1 and Destination 3B．Destination 2 and Destination 3C．Destination 2 and Destination 4D．Destination 1 and Destination 2A daughter complained to her father about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know if she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved a new one arose.Her father, a cook, took her to the kitchen. He filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to a boil. In one he placed carrots, in the second he placed eggs, and in the last he placed ground coffee beans. He let them sit and boil, without saying a word.The daughter sucked her teeth and impatiently waited, wondering what he was doing. In about twenty minutes he turned off the burners. He fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. He pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. Then he ladled the coffee out and placed it in a mug. Turning to her, he asked, “Darling, what do you see?”“Carrots, eggs, and coffee,” she replied.He brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft. He then asked her to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg. Finally, he asked her to sip the coffee. She smiled, as she tasted its rich aroma.“What does it mean, father?” she humbly asked.He explained that each of them had faced the same adversity, boiling water, but each reacted differently. The carrot went in strong, hard, and unrelenting; but after being subjected to the boiling water, it became softened and weak. The egg had been fragile; its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior; but after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened.The ground coffee beans were unique, however; after they were in the boiling water, they had changed the water.“Which are you?” he asked his daughter.4．Why did the daughter complain to her father?A．Because she found life was extremely cruel to her.B．Because she found that she was at a loss in her life.C．Because she was tired of fighting and struggling with others.D．Because she doubted if she’d make it to addressing the boredom in life.5．What did the father take his daughter to the kitchen for?A．To boil three things for her.B．To explain to her what life is.C．To give her some inspiration.D．To carry out an experiment with her. 6．What can be inferred from the text?A．The father seemed to be in favor of the egg most.B．The carrot was likely to be the daughter’s favourite.C．The three things all stood the test of the boiling water.D．The ground coffee beans chose to affect their surroundings.7．What’s the best title for the text?A．A vivid lesson B．A best choiceC．A tough challenge D．A rough rideWhen driving, Clara-Marina Martinez makes a note of any unusual behaviour she sees on the road. She then feeds these into machine-learning algorithms (算法), a form of AI, which she is helping develop for Porsche Engineering.Those algorithms are intended to produce a system reliable enough for a car to drive itself. Such a fully autonomous car, known in the industry as Level 5, should be able to complete anentire journey without any intervention (介入) from the driver, and deal with all situations on the road. But this is proving hard to achieve, and many attempts to do so are being abandoned. Last year, for instance, Uber sold off its unit developing self-driving cars.Autonomous vehicles are said to be not just convenient but potentially safer. However, just as people take time to learn how to drive safely, so do machines. And machines are not quick learners. The RAND Corporation calculates that to develop a system 20% safer than a human driver, 100self-driving cars would have to operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.Carmakers such as Porsche therefore speed up the development process using simulators (模拟器). These teach software about dangers rarely encountered in reality. Dr Martinez and her colleagues employ “game engines” to do this. These are used to create virtual worlds through which the software can drive. Objects in these virtual worlds are assigned their physical characteristics (ie, buildings are hard, people are soft) so that the sensors in vehicles respond in the appropriate way. Once the software has been trained, it is tested in real autonomous vehicles by re-creating those situations on a test track.How quickly all this will translate into reality remains to be seen. Both regulators and customers will need to overcome the doubt that a software driver really can be safer than a human being.From Porsche’s point of view, though, there is another question. Given that much of the reason owning a sports car is for owners to show off their driving skills, just how big a market will there be for a version where software takes those bragging (炫耀的) rights away?8．Why does Clara-Marina Martinez note the unusual behaviour on the road?A．To market Porsche cars.B．To improve an AI technology.C．To learn to be a responsible driver.D．To enjoy riding in a self-driving car.9．The problem with self-driving cars is that .A．they learn as slowly as human beingsB．they operate for a very short period of timeC．they have to be monitored by human driversD．they need a long time to reach a certain safety level10．What does the underlined word “this” in paragraph 4 refer to?A．Employing simulators on a test track.B．Speeding the development of process.C．Figuring out the physical road dangers.D．Separating the real world from the virtual world.11．What worries Porsche according to the last paragraph?A．The reliability of car software.B．The future of the sports car market.C．The driving skills of human beings.D．The quality of self-driving cars in the future.Studies have shown the mere exposure effect, also referred to as the familiarity principle, inspires our decisions. It is a helpful psychological mechanism that helps us sustain our energy and focus our attention on other things. Getting used to new things takes effort and it can be tiring. So unless we have a terrible experience, we are likely to buy from companies we’ve got used to. That is why companies spend so much money on advertising and marketing and why insurance (保险) companies openly charge existing customers more than new ones.It’s not the case that we only desire things we already know. Some studies suggest when invited to share our preferences, we sometimes see less familiar options as more desirable. But when acting on that preference, we fall back to what we know. This might explain why sometimes the things we want and the things we do don’t quite match up. We might even return to companies that treated us poorly in the past or stay in bad relationships.It’s easy to paint the familiarity principle as an enemy or something to battle as if it is something that holds us back from living our dreams. But this attitude might be overwhelming because it tends to encourage us toward big-picture thinking. Where we imagine that change requires a quite dramatic swing that we don’t feel ready for. Some articles suggest the solution to familiarity frustration (沮丧) is complete exposure to novelty. While this can appear effective in the short term, we may only end up replacing one problem with another. It also risks overwhelm and burnout.So what if we can work with the familiarity principle instead? Familiarity is something wecan learn to play with and enjoy. It is a setting for creativity and a pathway to expansion. We can broaden the zone of familiarity bit by bit. If we think of familiarity as something that can expand, we can consider changing the conditions in and around our lives to make more space for our preferences to take root and grow gently. From here, we will start to make decisions, drawing from an ever-deepening pool of valuable options.12．What allows insurance companies to charge old customers more?A．The advertising cost.B．The improved service.C．The familiarity principle.D．The principle of the market.13．We can learn from paragraph 2 that .A．Our preferences affect our decisionsB．Familiarity tends to generate disrespectC．The familiarity principle is a double-edged swordD．There can be a mismatch between desires and actions14．What is the author’s attitude towards the solution in some articles?A．Disapproving.B．Tolerant.C．Objective.D．Reserved. 15．Which of the following is the best title for the text?A．Step Out of Your Familiarity ZoneB．Spare a Thought for Your PreferenceC．Gently Expand Your Familiarity ZoneD．Give Priority to the Mere Exposure EffectEssential CreativityIn a recent survey in America, 62% of people said that creativity was more important to success in the workplace than they had expected it to be when they were in school.16 It is of course possible to scan people’s brains and see which parts are firing when an idea is created, but rather more romantically it can be thought of as something that cannot be identified. Creativity is what comes to you when you least expect it. You cannot demand creativity from your mind, nor can you demand that you are creative in a particular way.One misconception about creativity is that it is reserved for a few special people. This is not true. 17 Another misconception is that creativity is all about the arts but this simply isn’ttrue. 18It is incredibly important that schools do not prevent creativity. 19 Students should be taught to ask questions and investigate when things do not make sense. They need to learn to view mistakes as opportunities for learning rather than something that was unsuccessful. But now it is worrying that many schools are less concerned with nurturing creativity. However, without creativity, we are indistinguishable from the masses. 20 Meanwhile, we can also channel it to face the challenges of the future.A．We can use it to set ourselves apart.B．It’s difficult to define what creativity is.C．Everyone has the capacity to be creative.D．We can employ creativity to deal with the world.E．Rather, they should work to expand, grow, and exercise it.F．It’s hard to work out where exactly creativity comes from.G．Creativity extends to maths and science in just the way it does to music and literature.二、完形填空Atomic (原子的) shapes are so simple that they can’t be broken down any further. Mathematicians are trying to 21 artificial intelligence (AI) to build a “periodic table” (周期表) of these shapes.Tom Coates at Imperial College London and his colleagues are working to classify (分类) atomic shapes 22 as Fano varieties, which are so simple that they can’t be broken down into smaller 23 . Just as chemists arranged elements in the periodic table by their atomic weight and group to 24 new insights, the researchers hope that organizing these atomic shapes by their various 25 will help in understanding them.The team has assigned each atomic shape a sequence of numbers 26 its features such as the number of holes it has or the 27 to which it twists around itself. This acts as a bar code (条形码) to 28 it. Coates and his colleagues have now created an AI that can predict certain properties of these shapes from their bar code numbers alone, with an 29 of 98 percent.The team member Alexander Kasprzyk, who works at the University of Nottingham, UK, says that the AI has let the team organize atomic shapes in a way that begins to 30 the periodic table, 31 when you read from left to right, or up and down, there seem to be organized patterns in the geometry (几何) of the shapes.The team hopes to 32 the model to the point where missing spaces in its periodic table could point to the existence of unknown shapes, which could 33 benefit further study.Graham Niblo at the University of Southampton, UK, stresses that humans will still need to understand the results provided by the AI and creates proofs of these ideas. “AI has 34 got unbelievable abilities. But in the same way that telescopes (望远镜) don’t put astronomers out of work, AI doesn’t put mathematicians out of work,” he says. “It just gives us new 35 that allows us to explore parts of the mathematical landscape that are out of reach.”21．A．go about B．turn to C．break with D．throw in 22．A．rewarded B．encountered C．entitled D．diverged 23．A．components B．perspectives C．variations D．transformations 24．A．enhance B．estimate C．reveal D．guarantee 25．A．predictions B．properties C．arrangements D．allowances 26．A．trapped in B．compared to C．bent on D．based on 27．A．scale B．extent C．width D．dimension 28．A．identify B．grasp C．imply D．cast 29．A．concept B．impression C．essence D．accuracy 30．A．differ B．follow C．multiple D．claim31．A．as though B．even if C．so that D．now that 32．A．display B．expose C．distinguish D．improve 33．A．in turn B．in contrast C．by turns D．in return 34．A．critically B．definitely C．strikingly D．comprehensively 35．A．setting B．booming C．backing D．calling三、语法填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。