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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.Herpe
ncilwasn’tsharp.B.HecoulduseherextrapenC.Shedidn’tbringthepencilsharpener.2.Whywasthemansurprised?A.Thewomanwaslate.B.Thewomanarrivedear
ly.C.Thewomanhadtoworkovertimetonight.3.Whenwillthespeakersdiscussthematteragain?A.OnWednesday.B.OnThursday.C.OnFrid
ay.4.HowdoesHenryfeelnow?A.Proud.B.Grateful.C.Tired.5.Whatwillthespeakersdo?A.Keepwaiting.B.Gobackhome.C.Got
oanotherrestaurant.第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)6.Whatistheconversationmainlyabout?A.Thebestsocialapps.B.Plansfortheweekend.C.Theman’sphone
messages.7.Howmanypeopledoesthemanclaimtotextoften?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.Lookafterhisbabysister.9.Whatwillthemando?A.Lendthewoman’scomputer.B.Havethewomanvisithisfriends.C.Gotothelibrarytofin
ishhispaper.听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。10.WhyisJeffattheairport?A.ToseeRyanoff.B.ToflytoLondon.C.Tomeetthewoman.11.WhydoesRyangoto
Paris?A.Todobusiness.B.Togosightseeing.C.Toreceiveeducation.12.WhatdoesJeffworryabout?A.Ryanmaymisshisflight.B.Theplanemaybedelayed.C.T
here’snotimetotalktoDaisy.听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。13.WhatisPeopleYouMeet?A.Aneveningparty.B.Aradioprogram.C.Asportsclub.14.H
owmanypeopledoesMark’sofficeserveeveryyear?A.About100,000.B.About200,000.C.About500,000.15.Whatdoweknowabo
utMark?A.Heisateamleader.B.HewasborninLondon.C.Hespeaksthirtyforeignlanguages.16.WhatdoMarkandhisco-
workersusuallydotohelpvisitors?A.Showthemaround.B.Plantoursforthem.C.TeachthemEnglish.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17.Whatdoesthespeakerdo?A.Areport
er.B.Astudent.C.ATVhost.18.Wheredidthespeakervisitlastyear?A.Amuseum.B.Atopcollege.C.Anewsagency.19.Whichkindofjobdoesthespeakerdislike?A.Theon
ewithoutchange.B.Theonethatkeepshimenergetic.C.Theonethatneedstokeepmoving.20.Whatisthespeakergoingtodoaftergett
ingthebachelor’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.KrysiJosep
h4.0outof5starsOdd,funandcutestory.GreatreadThiswasacute,lightheartedbookthatexploresthelifeofaCraigslistaddict,andhowCraiglist,alargefreeclassifie
ds(分类广告)website,gotherthroughherlifesofar.Thestorywaswellthoughtoutandprettyrealisticwhenitcomestolifestruggles.Itgetsalittleunbelievab
letowardstheend,andIdon’tlikeitwhenauthorsconformtothe’theworldisperfect’viewpointmostbookshave,but,thatmypessimistbreakingthrough.Thebookn
eedssomeseriousediting.She’srepeatedthesameexactline3-4timesacoupleofand...(clickformore)KindleCustomer3.0outof5starsWouldHav
eGivenit4stars,but...Thebookwentalongwell.Funnyandtotallyinthehereandnow.IwouldhavegivenitmoreifSPOILERALERT(剧透警告):Itdidn’tendwith
herinaloverelationshipwiththeguyshehadbeenspyingonthatfither.Seriously,itwent...(clickformore)Lovetoread4.0outof5starsBeachorvacationread—it’swort
hit!Iwasintriguedbythedescription,soIgaveitashot.I’mgladIdid.Iwasneverlikethemaincharacter,Emily,soit’sinterestin
gtoreadaboutheraimlesslife.ShelivesonCraigslist-findingroommates,findingwork,findingsocial...(clickformore)Annabell
all5.0outof5starsLiftingmyspiritstypeunforgettableandfunnybookIreadandinstantlylovedthisbook,becauseitiswittyandentertainingbu
tatthesametimehasphilosophicalandpsychologicalbackgroundwithanhonestlookatthereallifeinabigcity.Itperfectlyshow
showasingleyoungwoman,whilelivingthereandsurviving....(clickformore)21.WholikesthebookMyLifeonCraigslistmost?A.KrysiJoseph.B.K
indleCustomer.C.Annabellall.D.Lovetoread.22.WhichofthefollowingdobothKindleCustomerandKrysiJosephagreeon?A.Thebookdeserv
esagoodrating.B.Theendingofthebookisdisappointing.C.ThebookispopularwithCraigslistaddicts.D.Thebookwouldhavebeenperfectwithouteditinger
rors.23.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A.Toadvertiseabestseller.B.Torecommendawebsite.C.Toshareawoman’sstory.D.Topresentrevie
wsofabook.BSmokingisevenatraditioninChinesecelebrations.Atmywedding,wehandedoutthetraditionalcandiestope
oplewhocame.Ihadsaidtomywife,Ellen,thathandingoutpacketsofcigaretteswaswrong,asitjustencouragedpeopletocontinueadeadlyhabit.“Butit
’straditional,”shereplied,“Peoplewouldthinkweweremeanifwedon’t!”OvertheyearsI’vebeengivencigarettesasgiftsandhavealwayshandedt
hemstraightback.ThismightmakemelookungratefulinChineseeyes,butIcan’tunderstandthelogicbehindhandingsomeoneagiftthatwil
lcausethemtosmellterrible,haveawfulbreath,andevenworse,killthem.ThisyeartheuniversityIworkathastakentheboldstepofmakingtheentirecampus“smoke
free”.Asmystudentsareeitherdoctorsdoingpostgraduatesstudies,ormedicalstudentsontheirwaytobeingdoctors,Ithou
ghttheywouldbeinfavorofsuchamove,butIwaswrong.Manyofthemhavecomplainedtomethattheyseethisasdeprivingthemoftheircivilrightsandthattheyshouldbeallo
wedtosmokewhenandwheretheylike.WhenIpointedouttothemthatcigarettesdoharmnotonlytothosesmokingthem,buteventothosebreathinginsecondhandsmoke,thear
gumentwasdismissedwithawave.“Thosestudiesaren’tconclusive”,onedoctorreplied.“Besides,mygrandmothertoldmethatsmokingisma
nly.”Tempting(诱人的)asitwastoaskifshewasalsoadoctor,Ilettheargumentgoandwasinsearchofsomefreshair.24.Whichofth
efollowingisaconsequenceofsmokingaccordingtotheauthor?A.Itwillleaveyoubreathless.B.Peoplebelieveyouarcmean.C.Peoplethinkyouareungrate
ful.D.Itwillmakeyoursmellunpleasant.25.Whatattitudedomanyoftheauthor’sstudentshavetowardstheentirecampus“smokefree”?A.O
bjective.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)hasbeenincreasinglygoodatfoolingpeople.AseriesofphotosshowingformerUSpresidentDonaldTrumpbeingarrestedby
policehavecaughtpeople’sattention.Theywerefakebutveryconvincing.CreatedbytheAIprogramMidjourney,thephotoswerehighlyrealistic,fromthecharacters’movem
entstothesurroundings.However,manydetailscangiveawaythefactthattheyaremadebyAI.TheWashingtonPost’stechnologywriterShiraOv
idesharedhertips.Themainideaistospottheproblems—anythingthatwouldlookstrangeinaphoto.AIsoftwarehasahistoryofgeneratinghuma
nhandsincorrectly.Itsometimescancreatehandswithmorethanfivefingers.ThisisbecauseAIisn’tsurewhata“hand”exactlyis
,accordingtoPopularScience.ThedataAIusestolearnoftenshowhandsandfingersinvariousgestures,whichcanbev
eryconfusingforAI.AI-generatedimagesalsousuallycontaindetailsthatareagainstreality.Tospotthis,focusonitemslikeaccessories.Forexample,p
eopleinanimagemaybemissingearringsoronepartoftheirsunglasses.Ifthere’stextinanimage,suchasanewspaperorposter,it’susuallyg
arbled(篡改),eventhoughthetextmaylookrealisticfromadistance.AnotherthingAIisterribleathandlingisthebackground.Ifthere’sacrowdintheima
ge,people’sfacesinthebackgroundareusuallyblurry—ortheydon’thavefacesatall!ThedevelopmentofAI-generatedartalsoraisesalarmbellsaboutho
wthesefakeimagescouldbeusedtospreadmisinformation.“Ithinkmisinformationisgoingtohitanall-timehigh,”Ja
mieCohen,adigitalcultureandAIexpertintheUS,toldNewYorkPost.GeneratinganAIartworkisto“createreality”,
Cohenargued,addingthat,beingabletotellwhethertheworkisrealornotrequireshighmedialiteracy(素养)skills.“Th
eworldmaynotbereadyforhowrealistictheimageshavebecome,”ShaneKittelson,aUSresearcher,toldTheWashingtonPost.28.WhyareDonaldTrump’s
photosmentionedinthefirstparagraph?A.Totellaninterestingstory.B.Tomakepeopleentertained.C.ToshowalltheAI-generatedimageswerefake.D.Toprovethatit’se
asyforAItocheatpeople.29.WhydoesAIgeneratehumanhandsincorrectlyaccordingtothetext?A.Itisunabletowitnesshumanhands.B.Thedataitusestolearnconta
inerrors.C.Itdoesn’taccuratelyidentifyhumanhands.D.Ithasinsufficientgesturesabouthumanhands.30.Whicho
fthefollowingwillJamieCohenagreewith?A.AIartworksisreflectiveoftruecreativity.B.It’shightimetokeepawayfromtheAIworks.C.AIart
workswillreplacetraditionalartformsinthefuture.D.Detectingrealartdemandsstrongmedialiteracycompetence.31.Whereisthetextprobablyfrom?A.Anewsr
eport.B.Adiary.C.AhealthjournalD.Asciencefiction.DScientistshavefoundthatfloatingsolarpanelscouldprovideahugeamountofelectricityift
heywereplacedonlakesandotherbodiesofwateraroundtheworld.Floatingsolarpanelscouldalsohelpsavewaterandprotectland.Solarpanels
—alsoknownas“photovoltaic”panels—areusedtoturnsunlightintoelectricity.Mostsolarpanelsareplacedonlandinlargecollectionscalledsolarfarms.Butr
ecentlypeoplehavebeguntoexploreputtingfloatingsolarpanelsonwater.Becausethesepanelsfloat,somepeoplecallthem“floatovoltaics(浮动光伏)”.Therese
archersbehindthenewstudylookedat114,555reservoirs(水库)worldwide.Theyusedcomputerprogramstofigureouthowmuchelectricitycouldbeproducedyearlyb
ycovering30%ofthesereservoirswithfloatingsolarpanels.Theanswerwassurprisinglylarge—morethantwicetheamountofenergytheUnitedStatesgeneratesinayear.And
10timesasmuchenergyasallthesolarpowercurrentlybeinggeneratedintheworld.Theresearchersdescribedtheresultsas“remarkable“.Thescientistsfou
ndthatfloatovoltaicswouldbeespeciallyusefulwhenreservoirswerenearsmallercities(50,000peopleorless).Theresearcherssaythereareabout6,256citiesaroundth
eworldwherefloatingsolarpanelscouldprovidealltheelectricitythecitiesneed.Floatovoltaicscanalsohelpsavewaterbylimi
tingevaporation(蒸发)fromreservoirs.Thescientistssaythatsolarpanelscoveringjust30%ofthereservoirs’surfaces
couldsaveasmuchwateras300millionpeoplewoulduseinayear.Thereareseveralotherreasonsthatmakefloatovolta
icsagoodidea.Photovoltaicpanelsworkbetterwhenthey’renotextremelyhot.Thewaterhelpscoolthepanelssothattheycrea
temoreenergy.Puttingsolarpanelsonwateralsomeansthatthere’snoneedtoclearlandforasolarfarm.That’smoreandmoreimportantascoun
triesworktofightclimatechangeandprotectnaturalspacesforwildanimals.32.Whatdidtheresearchersthinkofthestudyresults?A.Skeptical.B.Awesome.C.Worryin
g.D.Awkward.33.Whereshouldfloatingsolarpanelsbeplacedtomakethemextremelyessential?A.Insmallcitieswithmorerainandlesssunshine.B.Inhugecitieswi
thmanysmalllakesandrivers.C.Intinycitiesnearreservoirswithlessthan50,000people.D.Inlargecitiesfarfromreservoirswithmo
rethan50,000people.34.Whyiscoveringreservoirswithfloatingsolarpanelsuseful?A.Itcanhelpreducewaterloss.B.Itcanpreventwater
frombeingpolluted.C.Itpurifiesthewateravailableforconsumption.D.Itprovidesenoughsunlightforthesolarpanels.35.What’sthebesttitleforthe
text?A.ThemethodsofusingfloatovoltaicsB.TheprospectsofthepowerindustryC.SolarFarms—TurningSunlightintoElectri
cityD.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。Therearehundredsofworthydestinat
ionsinthecountrycateringtoalltastes.AtthetopofthatlistisChengdu,theperfectjumping-offpointforthoseins
earchofamixofstunningnaturalscenery,wildlifeandsomeofmosttastyfoodontheplanet.Inrecentyearsthecityhasexpandeditsofferings,inclu
dinganumberofnewprojectstouristswillwanttoexperience.36It’sthehappiestcityinChina.Ifvisitingaplacewithha
ppylocalsisapriorityforyou,there’snobettercitytohitthanChengdu.IthasbeenvotedthehappiestcityinChinafor12continuousyearsbyanannual
surveyconductedbyOrientalOutlook.37IthasgotonemostbeautifulbookstoreinChina.ThenewlocationinDujiangyanistheseco
ndZhongshugebookstoreintheprovincialcapital.38InspiredbyDujiangyan’sancientirrigationsystem,thenewbookstorehasitsown
features.Thebeautifulenvironmentofthebookstorecanattractmorepeoplewhodonotlovebooks,andawakentheirinterestandmemoryinreading.There’sa
spectacularnewmassiveairport.Oneoftheworld’smosteye-catchingnewairports,Chengdu’sTianfuInternationalAirportisasmodernasitgets.Beginningoperati
onsin2021,TianfuAirportisthelargestcivilairport.39Travelerscanexperienceaseriesofcutting-edgetechnologiesatTianfu,including
facialrecognitionsoftwareandself-check-inbooth.40There’replanstoturnChengduintoa“WesternChinaScienceCity”.Travelersvisitin
gthe“ScienceCity”canexpecttoseemanyexamplesofeco-consciousandnewwavearchitecturecreatedbysomeofthemostfamousfirmsin
theworld.Amongtheseistheworld’sfirst“UnicornIsland”,thecountry’snexthigh-techunicorn.Therewillalsobealow-carbonFutureScienceandTechnologyCity.A.Th
eartssceneistakingoff.B.B.It’salsoacityfocusedonthefuture.C.There’snoharminstartingtodreamaboutyourne
xtvisitnow.D.It’sexpectedtohandleupto60millionpassengersperyearby2025.E.Itsresultscombinebigdata,questionnaires,sitevisitsandexpertopinions.F.T
hefirst,whichopenedin2017incentralChengdu,ismodeledafterterracefields.G.Whetheryou’redreamingofbusinesstravelorjustpost-pandemictrip,herearesomereas
ons.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.Myfavouritehor
sewasawarmbloodcalledHolly,achestnutmare.Agedseven,shewas41,sweet-naturedandwell-trained;theonly42withHollywashervividi
magination.IwasconstantlyastonishedbyHolly’sreactiontobeing43byrabbits,thewindorevenshadows—sometimesherownshadow!Oneday,a
sweheadedbackfromarideonthebeach,HollyandIwere44thewayoverthehillyarea.Whenwegottooneparticularlylong,steephill,Hollybegant
otwitch(抽动)herearsandstepinplace.So,whenshe45tosniff(嗅)andgaveallthe46thatshebelievedthe‘horse-eatingmonsters
’wereclose,Ibecamealittleworried.Atthebottomofthehillasweroundedacorner,Holly47withcaution,andsoIfollowedhergazetothep
athahead.There,sunningitselfinthemiddleofthetrack,wasabrown48.Thistimeitwasmy49togetscared;Iwasonanervoushorse,withagroup
ofeightinexperiencedpre-teenriders.Unexpectedly,Hollywasfirmly50,earsforward.Withthesnakeinhersight,shewasnolongerworried.
Ihaveheardthathorseshaveabettersenseof51thandogs.Ihadn’tseenit52beforethatmoment.53,whilewewaitedinrealityforjustasecondortwo—butfo
rwhatfeltlikeacentury-thesnakeawokeandglidedcalmlyoffintothebush.Hollythen54,guidingthehorseswithcautionandcare.Shehadbeenalerttodangerbecauseshe
was55forthesafetyofusall.Followingintheseriousfootstepsoftheirleadmare,notoneoftheotherhorsesshowedanyfear,notasinglehorsewentwrong
,andnoneofusgothurt.41.A.negativeB.gracefulC.pitifulD.aggressive42.A.characteristicB.impactC.problemD.competence43.A.horrifiedB.addictedC.aba
ndonedD.attracted44.A.walkingB.leadingC.ridingD.pushing45.A.proceededB.preparedC.hesitatedD.refused46.A.evidenceB.signC.signalsD.symbols47.A.ranB.
rushedC.escapedD.slowed48.A.rabbitB.horseC.monsterD.snake49.A.turnB.caseC.chanceD.rule50.A.sealedB.plantedC.fasten
edD.frozen51.A.visionB.directionC.smellD.hearing52.A.toldB.deniedC.ignoredD.demonstrated53.A.NaturallyB.UndoubtedlyC.ThankfullyD.Interestingl
y54.A.setoffB.felloffC.gooffD.cutoff55.A.responsibleB.carefulC.gratefulD.helpful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
。AChineseshortvideothathasgoneviralonsocialmediahassparkedheateddiscussionsaboutthereturnofChineseculturalrel
icsfromoverseas.TitledEscapefromBritishMuseum,thethree-episodeseriestellsthestoryof56_______aChinesejadeteapot,havingturnedinto
awomanandescapedfromtheBritishMuseum,returnedtoChinawiththehelpofaChinesejournalist.Theseries,releasedfromAugust30toSeptember8,57(receive)morethan20m
illionlikesonDouyin,theChineseversionofTikTok,eachepisodehavingbeenplayedover5milliontimesonBilibili,anotherChinesevideopla
tform,bytheendoflastweek.AChinesevloggerpostedavideoonlineearlierthisyeardepictinghervisittotheBritishMuseum,sayingthattheculturalrelicsmu
stmisshome.Acommentunderthepostsuggestedthatsomeoneshouldonedaymakesome58(video)aboutculturalrelicsescapingfromthemuseu
m.TheideainthecommentinspiredanothertwoChinesevloggers___59_____(research)topicandtraveltotheUKtoshootthevideo.Thestoryhastouch
edChinesewebuserswithitsthemeofhomecoming,contributingtocallsfortheBritishMuseumtoreturnculturalrelicsta
kenfromChinaTheBritishMuseumhaslongclaimedtherelicsare60__________(well)protectedintheBritishMuseumthanintheirhomecountries___61
______announcedonitswebsitethatthemuseumhas62collectionof23,000Chineseculturalrelics,whichisbelievedtobethelargestcollectionoutsideofChina.Howe
ver,about2,000itemsfromtheBritishMuseumcollectionwerereportedtobemissing,63(steal)ordamagedlastmonth.Thethefts____64
___(incredible)prompted促使massivecallsfrommanycountries–includingSudan,NigeriaandGreece–demanding65______exc
eptionthereturnoftheirartworksheldbythemuseum.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。Missywasabsolutelymybestfriendinthewh
oleworld.Wehadknowneachothersincefirstgrade,andweliterallydideverythingtogether.Wefrequentlyvisitedeacho
ther’shomes,wekneweachother’sfamiliesliketheywereourown.Theinterestingthingaboutourrelationship,howevert
hefactwasthattheolderwegot,themoreourvaluesseemedtodiffer.Westillenjoyedalotofthesamethings,butIwasabitmoresettledwhiles
helovedbeingassociatedwithpopularpeopleandthings.Althoughshewasbasicallyagoodperson,shehadnoproblemwithforcingthingstogoherway.Perh
apsthisiswhyitseemedthatherfamilyactuallytrustedmemorethantheytrustedher.So,onthedaywhenMissyshowedupatmyhou
sewithahugedent(凹痕)inherfather’scar,Iknewthatwewereinforatroublesometime.Shehadbangedthecarintoatreew
hileoutthatday,andsheknewherfatherwasgoingtohaveanexplanation.Soshestoppedbymyhouseinordertomakeupastory
thatwouldlessenherfather’srage.Missydecidedtotellhimthatwhileinaparkinglot,someonemusthavebackedintothecaranddentedit.Lookingatthedentwithsomec
rashedleavesandbarkstillstickingthere,Iattemptedtoperish(打消)herthought.“Idon’tthinkyourfatherwillbuyit.”“Don’tworry,”sheinsisted,“evenifmydaddoesn’
ttrustme,he’lltrustyou.”Myrolewastoconfirmforher.NowkeepinmindthatIhadstrongobjectionstolyingandIwantedabsolutelynothingto
dowiththesituation.Ilovedherparentsjustlikemyown,andIdidnotwanttobeapartytothisliethatMissywascreating.Nevertheless,aftermuchrequestandagener
alquestioningofmyloyaltytoourfriendship,IdecidedthattheleastIcoulddowastoactasasilentwitness.Thatway,I
wasn’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。