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长阳一中2023-2024学年度第一学期月考考试高二英语试卷命题:向国艳审题:牟方琴本试卷共8页。全卷满分150分。考试用时120分钟。第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)做题时,先将答案标在试卷上。录音结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答
题卡上。第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。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.Whatdidthewomantelltheman?A.Herpencilwasn’tsharp.B.HecoulduseherextrapenC.Shedidn’tbringthepencilsharpener.2.Whywasthemansurprised?A.The
womanwaslate.B.Thewomanarrivedearly.C.Thewomanhadtoworkovertimetonight.3.Whenwillthespeakersdiscussthematteragain?A.OnWed
nesday.B.OnThursday.C.OnFriday.4.HowdoesHenryfeelnow?A.Proud.B.Grateful.C.Tired.5.Whatwillthespeakers
do?A.Keepwaiting.B.Gobackhome.C.Gotoanotherrestaurant.第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)6.Whatistheconversat
ionmainlyabout?A.Thebestsocialapps.B.Plansfortheweekend.C.Theman’sphonemessages.7.Howmanypeopledoesthema
nclaimtotextoften?A.5.B.10.C.60.听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。8.Whatdoesthemanhavetodothismorning?A.Treatfriendsathome.B.Finishreadingapaper.C.Lookafterhisbabysis
ter.9.Whatwillthemando?A.Lendthewoman’scomputer.B.Havethewomanvisithisfriends.C.Gotothelibrarytofinishhispaper.听
第8段材料,回答第10至12题。10.WhyisJeffattheairport?A.ToseeRyanoff.B.ToflytoLondon.C.Tomeetthewoman.11.WhydoesRyan
gotoParis?A.Todobusiness.B.Togosightseeing.C.Toreceiveeducation.12.WhatdoesJeffworryabout?A.Ryanmaymisshisflight.B.Theplanemaybedelayed.
C.There’snotimetotalktoDaisy.听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。13.WhatisPeopleYouMeet?A.Aneveningparty.B.Aradioprogram.C.Asportsclub.14.Howman
ypeopledoesMark’sofficeserveeveryyear?A.About100,000.B.About200,000.C.About500,000.15.Whatdoweknowabo
utMark?A.Heisateamleader.B.HewasborninLondon.C.Hespeaksthirtyforeignlanguages.16.WhatdoMarkandhisco-workersusuallydotoh
elpvisitors?A.Showthemaround.B.Plantoursforthem.C.TeachthemEnglish.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17.Whatdoesthespeakerdo?A.Are
porter.B.Astudent.C.ATVhost.18.Wheredidthespeakervisitlastyear?A.Amuseum.B.Atopcollege.C.Anewsagency.19.Whichkindof
jobdoesthespeakerdislike?A.Theonewithoutchange.B.Theonethatkeepshimenergetic.C.Theonethatneedstokeepmoving.20.Whatisthespeakergoingtodoafte
rgettingthebachelor’sdegree?A.Findajob.B.Keeplearning.C.Travelaroundthecountry.第二部分阅读(共两节,满分50分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分
)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。ABelowisascreenshotofbookreviewonabestsellerMyLifeonCraigslist.KrysiJoseph4.0o
utof5starsOdd,funandcutestory.GreatreadThiswasacute,lightheartedbookthatexploresthelifeofaCraigslistaddict,andhowCraiglist,alarge
freeclassifieds(分类广告)website,gotherthroughherlifesofar.Thestorywaswellthoughtoutandprettyrealisticwhenitcomestolifestruggles.Itgetsalittleunbeli
evabletowardstheend,andIdon’tlikeitwhenauthorsconformtothe’theworldisperfect’viewpointmostbookshave,but,thatmypessimistbreakin
gthrough.Thebookneedssomeseriousediting.She’srepeatedthesameexactline3-4timesacoupleofand...(clickformore)KindleCustomer3.0outof5starsWouldHa
veGivenit4stars,but...Thebookwentalongwell.Funnyandtotallyinthehereandnow.IwouldhavegivenitmoreifSPOILERALERT(剧透警告):Itdidn’tendwithherinaloverelat
ionshipwiththeguyshehadbeenspyingonthatfither.Seriously,itwent...(clickformore)Lovetoread4.0outof5starsBeachorvaca
tionread—it’sworthit!Iwasintriguedbythedescription,soIgaveitashot.I’mgladIdid.Iwasneverlikethemaincharacter,Emil
y,soit’sinterestingtoreadaboutheraimlesslife.ShelivesonCraigslist-findingroommates,findingwork,findi
ngsocial...(clickformore)Annabellall5.0outof5starsLiftingmyspiritstypeunforgettableandfunnybookIreadandinstantlylovedthisbook,becauseiti
swittyandentertainingbutatthesametimehasphilosophicalandpsychologicalbackgroundwithanhonestlookatthereallifeinabigcity.Itper
fectlyshowshowasingleyoungwoman,whilelivingthereandsurviving....(clickformore)21.WholikesthebookMyLife
onCraigslistmost?A.KrysiJoseph.B.KindleCustomer.C.Annabellall.D.Lovetoread.22.WhichofthefollowingdobothKindleCustomerandKrysiJosephag
reeon?A.Thebookdeservesagoodrating.B.Theendingofthebookisdisappointing.C.ThebookispopularwithCraigslistaddicts.D.Thebookwouldhavebeenper
fectwithouteditingerrors.23.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A.Toadvertiseabestseller.B.Torecommendawebsite.C.
Toshareawoman’sstory.D.Topresentreviewsofabook.BSmokingisevenatraditioninChinesecelebrations.Atmywedding,wehandedoutthetraditionalcandiestope
oplewhocame.Ihadsaidtomywife,Ellen,thathandingoutpacketsofcigaretteswaswrong,asitjustencouragedpeopletocon
tinueadeadlyhabit.“Butit’straditional,”shereplied,“Peoplewouldthinkweweremeanifwedon’t!”OvertheyearsI’vebeengivencigarettesasgiftsandhave
alwayshandedthemstraightback.ThismightmakemelookungratefulinChineseeyes,butIcan’tunderstandthelogicbehindhandingsomeoneagiftthatwillcausethemtosm
ellterrible,haveawfulbreath,andevenworse,killthem.ThisyeartheuniversityIworkathastakentheboldstepofmakingtheent
irecampus“smokefree”.Asmystudentsareeitherdoctorsdoingpostgraduatesstudies,ormedicalstudentsontheirwaytobeingdoctors,Ithoughttheywouldbe
infavorofsuchamove,butIwaswrong.Manyofthemhavecomplainedtomethattheyseethisasdeprivingthemoftheircivilrightsandthattheyshou
ldbeallowedtosmokewhenandwheretheylike.WhenIpointedouttothemthatcigarettesdoharmnotonlytothosesmokingthem,buteventothosebreathinginsecondhan
dsmoke,theargumentwasdismissedwithawave.“Thosestudiesaren’tconclusive”,onedoctorreplied.“Besides,mygrandmothertoldmet
hatsmokingismanly.”Tempting(诱人的)asitwastoaskifshewasalsoadoctor,Ilettheargumentgoandwasinsearchofsomefreshair.24.Whichofthefollowingisacon
sequenceofsmokingaccordingtotheauthor?A.Itwillleaveyoubreathless.B.Peoplebelieveyouarcmean.C.Peoplethinkyouareungrateful.D.Itwillmakeyours
mellunpleasant.25.Whatattitudedomanyoftheauthor’sstudentshavetowardstheentirecampus“smokefree”?A.Object
ive.B.Unconcerned.C.Negative.D.Positive.26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“depriving”inparagraph3mean?A.Robbing.B.Accusing.
C.Informing.D.Reminding.27.Inwhichcolumnofanewspaperisthistextprobablyfound?A.Technology.B.Entertainment.C.Art.D.Life.CArtificialintelligence(AI)ha
sbeenincreasinglygoodatfoolingpeople.AseriesofphotosshowingformerUSpresidentDonaldTrumpbeingarrestedbypolicehavecaughtpeople’sattention.Theywe
refakebutveryconvincing.CreatedbytheAIprogramMidjourney,thephotoswerehighlyrealistic,fromthecharacters’movementstot
hesurroundings.However,manydetailscangiveawaythefactthattheyaremadebyAI.TheWashingtonPost’stechnologywriterShiraOvidesharedhertips.Themainideaist
ospottheproblems—anythingthatwouldlookstrangeinaphoto.AIsoftwarehasahistoryofgeneratinghumanhandsincorrectly.Itsometimescancreatehandswithmorethanf
ivefingers.ThisisbecauseAIisn’tsurewhata“hand”exactlyis,accordingtoPopularScience.ThedataAIusestolearnoftenshowhandsan
dfingersinvariousgestures,whichcanbeveryconfusingforAI.AI-generatedimagesalsousuallycontaindetailsthatareagainstreality.Tospotthis,focusonite
mslikeaccessories.Forexample,peopleinanimagemaybemissingearringsoronepartoftheirsunglasses.Ifthere’stextinanimage,suchasanewspaperorposter,i
t’susuallygarbled(篡改),eventhoughthetextmaylookrealisticfromadistance.AnotherthingAIisterribleathandlingisthebac
kground.Ifthere’sacrowdintheimage,people’sfacesinthebackgroundareusuallyblurry—ortheydon’thavefacesatall!ThedevelopmentofAI-
generatedartalsoraisesalarmbellsabouthowthesefakeimagescouldbeusedtospreadmisinformation.“Ithinkmisinformationisgoingtohitanall-
timehigh,”JamieCohen,adigitalcultureandAIexpertintheUS,toldNewYorkPost.GeneratinganAIartworkisto“createreality”,Cohenargued,addingthat,beingablet
otellwhethertheworkisrealornotrequireshighmedialiteracy(素养)skills.“Theworldmaynotbereadyforhowrealistictheimageshavebecome,”ShaneKittelson,aUSre
searcher,toldTheWashingtonPost.28.WhyareDonaldTrump’sphotosmentionedinthefirstparagraph?A.Totellaninterestingstory.B.Tomakepeopleentertained.C.Tosh
owalltheAI-generatedimageswerefake.D.Toprovethatit’seasyforAItocheatpeople.29.WhydoesAIgeneratehumanhandsincor
rectlyaccordingtothetext?A.Itisunabletowitnesshumanhands.B.Thedataitusestolearncontainerrors.C.Itdoesn’taccuratelyidentifyhumanhands.D.Ithasinsu
fficientgesturesabouthumanhands.30.WhichofthefollowingwillJamieCohenagreewith?A.AIartworksisreflectiveoftruecreativity.B.It’shightimetokeepawayfromth
eAIworks.C.AIartworkswillreplacetraditionalartformsinthefuture.D.Detectingrealartdemandsstrongmedialiteracyc
ompetence.31.Whereisthetextprobablyfrom?A.Anewsreport.B.Adiary.C.AhealthjournalD.Asciencefiction.DScientistshavefoundthatfloatingsolarpan
elscouldprovideahugeamountofelectricityiftheywereplacedonlakesandotherbodiesofwateraroundtheworld.Floatingsolarpanelscouldal
sohelpsavewaterandprotectland.Solarpanels—alsoknownas“photovoltaic”panels—areusedtoturnsunlightintoelectricity.Mostsolarpanelsareplacedonlandinlargec
ollectionscalledsolarfarms.Butrecentlypeoplehavebeguntoexploreputtingfloatingsolarpanelsonwater.Becausethesepanelsflo
at,somepeoplecallthem“floatovoltaics(浮动光伏)”.Theresearchersbehindthenewstudylookedat114,555reservoirs(水库)worldwide.Theyusedcomputerprogramstofi
gureouthowmuchelectricitycouldbeproducedyearlybycovering30%ofthesereservoirswithfloatingsolarpanels.Theanswerw
assurprisinglylarge—morethantwicetheamountofenergytheUnitedStatesgeneratesinayear.And10timesasmuchenergyasallthesolarpowercurrentlyb
einggeneratedintheworld.Theresearchersdescribedtheresultsas“remarkable“.Thescientistsfoundthatfloatovol
taicswouldbeespeciallyusefulwhenreservoirswerenearsmallercities(50,000peopleorless).Theresearcherssayth
ereareabout6,256citiesaroundtheworldwherefloatingsolarpanelscouldprovidealltheelectricitythecitiesneed.Floatovoltaicscanalsohelpsavewaterbylimiti
ngevaporation(蒸发)fromreservoirs.Thescientistssaythatsolarpanelscoveringjust30%ofthereservoirs’surfacescouldsaveasmuchwateras300millionpeoplewouldusei
nayear.Thereareseveralotherreasonsthatmakefloatovoltaicsagoodidea.Photovoltaicpanelsworkbetterwhenthey’renotextremelyhot.Thewaterhelpscool
thepanelssothattheycreatemoreenergy.Puttingsolarpanelsonwateralsomeansthatthere’snoneedtoclearlandforasolarfarm.That’smoreandmoreimportantasco
untriesworktofightclimatechangeandprotectnaturalspacesforwildanimals.32.Whatdidtheresearchersthinkofthestudyresults?A.Skept
ical.B.Awesome.C.Worrying.D.Awkward.33.Whereshouldfloatingsolarpanelsbeplacedtomakethemextremelyessential?A.Insmallcitieswithmorerainandles
ssunshine.B.Inhugecitieswithmanysmalllakesandrivers.C.Intinycitiesnearreservoirswithlessthan50,000people.D.Inlargecitiesfarfromre
servoirswithmorethan50,000people.34.Whyiscoveringreservoirswithfloatingsolarpanelsuseful?A.Itcanhelpr
educewaterloss.B.Itcanpreventwaterfrombeingpolluted.C.Itpurifiesthewateravailableforconsumption.D.Itprovides
enoughsunlightforthesolarpanels.35.What’sthebesttitleforthetext?A.ThemethodsofusingfloatovoltaicsB.Thepr
ospectsofthepowerindustryC.SolarFarms—TurningSunlightintoElectricityD.FloatingSolarPanels—MakingEnergy,SavingWater第
二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Therearehundredsofworthydestinationsinthecountrycateringtoalltastes.Att
hetopofthatlistisChengdu,theperfectjumping-offpointforthoseinsearchofamixofstunningnaturalscenery,wildlifeandso
meofmosttastyfoodontheplanet.Inrecentyearsthecityhasexpandeditsofferings,includinganumberofnewprojectstouristswillwantto
experience.36It’sthehappiestcityinChina.Ifvisitingaplacewithhappylocalsisapriorityforyou,there’snobettercitytohitthanCheng
du.IthasbeenvotedthehappiestcityinChinafor12continuousyearsbyanannualsurveyconductedbyOrientalOutlook.
37IthasgotonemostbeautifulbookstoreinChina.ThenewlocationinDujiangyanisthesecondZhongshugebookstoreintheprovincialcapit
al.38InspiredbyDujiangyan’sancientirrigationsystem,thenewbookstorehasitsownfeatures.Thebeautifulenvironmentofthebookstorecanattractmorepeoplewho
donotlovebooks,andawakentheirinterestandmemoryinreading.There’saspectacularnewmassiveairport.Oneoftheworld’smosteye-catchingnewairports,Chengd
u’sTianfuInternationalAirportisasmodernasitgets.Beginningoperationsin2021,TianfuAirportisthelargestcivilairp
ort.39Travelerscanexperienceaseriesofcutting-edgetechnologiesatTianfu,includingfacialrecognitionsoftwareandself-check-inbooth.40The
re’replanstoturnChengduintoa“WesternChinaScienceCity”.Travelersvisitingthe“ScienceCity”canexpecttoseemanyexamplesofeco-consciousandnewwavearchitectu
recreatedbysomeofthemostfamousfirmsintheworld.Amongtheseistheworld’sfirst“UnicornIsland”,thecountry’snex
thigh-techunicorn.Therewillalsobealow-carbonFutureScienceandTechnologyCity.A.Theartssceneistakingoff.B.B.It’salsoacityf
ocusedonthefuture.C.There’snoharminstartingtodreamaboutyournextvisitnow.D.It’sexpectedtohandleupto60millionpassengersperyearby2025.E.Itsr
esultscombinebigdata,questionnaires,sitevisitsandexpertopinions.F.Thefirst,whichopenedin2017incentralChen
gdu,ismodeledafterterracefields.G.Whetheryou’redreamingofbusinesstravelorjustpost-pandemictrip,herearesomereasons.第三部分语言运用(共两节,满分30分)第一节(共15小
题;每小题1分,满分15分)从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。Fiveyearsago,IwasatrailrideleaderataholidayfarminVictoria.Myfavouritehorsewasawar
mbloodcalledHolly,achestnutmare.Agedseven,shewas41,sweet-naturedandwell-trained;theonly42withHollywashervividimagination.
IwasconstantlyastonishedbyHolly’sreactiontobeing43byrabbits,thewindorevenshadows—sometimesherownshadow!On
eday,asweheadedbackfromarideonthebeach,HollyandIwere44thewayoverthehillyarea.Whenwegottooneparticularlylong,steephill,Ho
llybegantotwitch(抽动)herearsandstepinplace.So,whenshe45tosniff(嗅)andgaveallthe46thatshebelievedthe‘horse-eatingmonsters’wereclose,Ibecamealittlew
orried.Atthebottomofthehillasweroundedacorner,Holly47withcaution,andsoIfollowedhergazetothepathahead.There,sunningitselfinthemid
dleofthetrack,wasabrown48.Thistimeitwasmy49togetscared;Iwasonanervoushorse,withagroupofeightinexperien
cedpre-teenriders.Unexpectedly,Hollywasfirmly50,earsforward.Withthesnakeinhersight,shewasnolongerworried.Ihaveheardthathorsesha
veabettersenseof51thandogs.Ihadn’tseenit52beforethatmoment.53,whilewewaitedinrealityforjustasecondortwo—butforwhatfeltlikeacent
ury-thesnakeawokeandglidedcalmlyoffintothebush.Hollythen54,guidingthehorseswithcautionandcare.Shehadbeenalerttodangerbecauseshewas55fo
rthesafetyofusall.Followingintheseriousfootstepsoftheirleadmare,notoneoftheotherhorsesshowedanyfear,notasinglehorsewentwrong,andnon
eofusgothurt.41.A.negativeB.gracefulC.pitifulD.aggressive42.A.characteristicB.impactC.problemD.competence43.A.hor
rifiedB.addictedC.abandonedD.attracted44.A.walkingB.leadingC.ridingD.pushing45.A.proceededB.preparedC.hesitatedD.refused46.A.evidenceB.sign
C.signalsD.symbols47.A.ranB.rushedC.escapedD.slowed48.A.rabbitB.horseC.monsterD.snake49.A.turnB.caseC.chanceD.rule50.A.sealedB.plant
edC.fastenedD.frozen51.A.visionB.directionC.smellD.hearing52.A.toldB.deniedC.ignoredD.demonstrated53.A.Nat
urallyB.UndoubtedlyC.ThankfullyD.Interestingly54.A.setoffB.felloffC.gooffD.cutoff55.A.responsibleB.carefulC.gratefulD.help
ful第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。AChineseshortvideothathasgoneviralonsocialmediah
assparkedheateddiscussionsaboutthereturnofChineseculturalrelicsfromoverseas.TitledEscapefromBritishMuseum,thethree-episodese
riestellsthestoryof56_______aChinesejadeteapot,havingturnedintoawomanandescapedfromtheBritishMuseum,returnedtoChinaw
iththehelpofaChinesejournalist.Theseries,releasedfromAugust30toSeptember8,57(receive)morethan20millionlikesonDouyin,theChin
eseversionofTikTok,eachepisodehavingbeenplayedover5milliontimesonBilibili,anotherChinesevideoplatform,bytheendoflastweek.AChinesevlo
ggerpostedavideoonlineearlierthisyeardepictinghervisittotheBritishMuseum,sayingthattheculturalrelicsmustmisshome.Acommentunderthepostsuggestedthatso
meoneshouldonedaymakesome58(video)aboutculturalrelicsescapingfromthemuseum.TheideainthecommentinspiredanothertwoChinesevlogge
rs___59_____(research)topicandtraveltotheUKtoshootthevideo.ThestoryhastouchedChinesewebuserswithitstheme
ofhomecoming,contributingtocallsfortheBritishMuseumtoreturnculturalrelicstakenfromChinaTheBritishMuseumhaslongclaim
edtherelicsare60__________(well)protectedintheBritishMuseumthanintheirhomecountries___61______announce
donitswebsitethatthemuseumhas62collectionof23,000Chineseculturalrelics,whichisbelievedtobethelargestcollectionoutsideofChina.Ho
wever,about2,000itemsfromtheBritishMuseumcollectionwerereportedtobemissing,63(steal)ordamagedlastmon
th.Thethefts____64___(incredible)prompted促使massivecallsfrommanycountries–includingSudan,NigeriaandGreece–demanding65______exception
thereturnoftheirartworksheldbythemuseum.ImprovingOurHandwritingAnhourorsolater,wepresentedMissy’sfatherwiththecarandtheinquirybegan.H
erfatherlookedatmewithgreatdisbelief.第四部分写作(共两节;满分40分)第一节(满分15分)假定你是李华,你校英语报即将举办题为“ImprovingOurHandwriting”的征文活动。请你写一篇短文参赛,内容包括:1.好的书写的益处;
2.改进书写的方法。注意:1.写作词数应为80左右;2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。第二节(满分25分)阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。Missywasabsolutelymybest
friendinthewholeworld.Wehadknowneachothersincefirstgrade,andweliterallydideverythingtogether.Wefrequently
visitedeachother’shomes,wekneweachother’sfamiliesliketheywereourown.Theinterestingthingaboutourrelationship,howeverthefact
wasthattheolderwegot,themoreourvaluesseemedtodiffer.Westillenjoyedalotofthesamethings,butIwasabitmoresettledwhileshel
ovedbeingassociatedwithpopularpeopleandthings.Althoughshewasbasicallyagoodperson,shehadnoproblemwith
forcingthingstogoherway.Perhapsthisiswhyitseemedthatherfamilyactuallytrustedmemorethantheytrustedher.So,onthedaywhenMiss
yshowedupatmyhousewithahugedent(凹痕)inherfather’scar,Iknewthatwewereinforatroublesometime.Shehadbangedthecarintoatreewhil
eoutthatday,andsheknewherfatherwasgoingtohaveanexplanation.Soshestoppedbymyhouseinordertomakeupastorythatwouldlessenhe
rfather’srage.Missydecidedtotellhimthatwhileinaparkinglot,someonemusthavebackedintothecaranddentedit.Lookingatthedentwithsomecras
hedleavesandbarkstillstickingthere,Iattemptedtoperish(打消)herthought.“Idon’tthinkyourfatherwillbuyit.”“Don’tworry,”sheinsisted,“evenifm
ydaddoesn’ttrustme,he’lltrustyou.”Myrolewastoconfirmforher.NowkeepinmindthatIhadstrongobjectionstolyingandIwantedabsolu
telynothingtodowiththesituation.Ilovedherparentsjustlikemyown,andIdidnotwanttobeapartytothisliethatMissywascrea
ting.Nevertheless,aftermuchrequestandageneralquestioningofmyloyaltytoourfriendship,IdecidedthattheleastIcould
dowastoactasasilentwitness.Thatway,Iwasn’tactuallylying;Ijustwasn’ttellingthefulltruth.注意:1.续写词数应为150左右;2
.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。