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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.Herpencilwas
n’tsharp.B.HecoulduseherextrapenC.Shedidn’tbringthepencilsharpener.2.Whywasthemansurprised?A.Thewomanwaslate.B.Thewomanarrivedearly.C.Thewoma
nhadtoworkovertimetonight.3.Whenwillthespeakersdiscussthematteragain?A.OnWednesday.B.OnThursday.C.OnFriday.4.HowdoesHenryfeelnow
?A.Proud.B.Grateful.C.Tired.5.Whatwillthespeakersdo?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.Whatistheconversationmainlyabout?A.Thebestsocialapps.B.Plansfortheweekend.C.The
man’sphonemessages.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.Havethewomanvisi
thisfriends.C.Gotothelibrarytofinishhispaper.听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。10.WhyisJeffattheairport?A.ToseeRyanoff.B.ToflytoLondon.C.Tomeet
thewoman.11.WhydoesRyangotoParis?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.HowmanypeopledoesMark’sofficeserveeveryyear?A.About100,000.B.About200,000.C.About500,000.15.WhatdoweknowaboutM
ark?A.Heisateamleader.B.HewasborninLondon.C.Hespeaksthirtyforeignlanguages.16.WhatdoMarkandhisco-workersusuallydotohelpvisit
ors?A.Showthemaround.B.Plantoursforthem.C.TeachthemEnglish.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17.Whatdoesthespeakerdo?A.Areporter.B.Astudent.C.ATVhost.18.Wher
edidthespeakervisitlastyear?A.Amuseum.B.Atopcollege.C.Anewsagency.19.Whichkindofjobdoesthespeakerdislike?A.Theonewithoutchange.B.Theon
ethatkeepshimenergetic.C.Theonethatneedstokeepmoving.20.Whatisthespeakergoingtodoaftergettingthebachelor’sdegree?A.Findajob.B.Keepl
earning.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。ABelowisascreenshotofbookre
viewonabestsellerMyLifeonCraigslist.KrysiJoseph4.0outof5starsOdd,funandcutestory.GreatreadThiswasacute,lightheartedbooktha
texploresthelifeofaCraigslistaddict,andhowCraiglist,alargefreeclassifieds(分类广告)website,gotherthroughherlifesofar.Thestorywaswellthoughtoutand
prettyrealisticwhenitcomestolifestruggles.Itgetsalittleunbelievabletowardstheend,andIdon’tlikeitwhenauthorscon
formtothe’theworldisperfect’viewpointmostbookshave,but,thatmypessimistbreakingthrough.Thebookneedssomeseriousediting.She’srepeatedth
esameexactline3-4timesacoupleofand...(clickformore)KindleCustomer3.0outof5starsWouldHaveGivenit4stars,
but...Thebookwentalongwell.Funnyandtotallyinthehereandnow.IwouldhavegivenitmoreifSPOILERALERT(剧透警告):Itdidn’tendw
ithherinaloverelationshipwiththeguyshehadbeenspyingonthatfither.Seriously,itwent...(clickformore)Lovetoread4.0outof5s
tarsBeachorvacationread—it’sworthit!Iwasintriguedbythedescription,soIgaveitashot.I’mgladIdid.Iwasneverlikethemaincharacter,Emily,soit’s
interestingtoreadaboutheraimlesslife.ShelivesonCraigslist-findingroommates,findingwork,findingsocial...(clickformore)
Annabellall5.0outof5starsLiftingmyspiritstypeunforgettableandfunnybookIreadandinstantlylovedthisbook,becauseitiswittyandentertainingbutatth
esametimehasphilosophicalandpsychologicalbackgroundwithanhonestlookatthereallifeinabigcity.Itperfectlyshowshowasingleyoun
gwoman,whilelivingthereandsurviving....(clickformore)21.WholikesthebookMyLifeonCraigslistmost?A.Krysi
Joseph.B.KindleCustomer.C.Annabellall.D.Lovetoread.22.WhichofthefollowingdobothKindleCustomerandKrysiJosephagreeon?A.Thebookdeservesagoodrat
ing.B.Theendingofthebookisdisappointing.C.ThebookispopularwithCraigslistaddicts.D.Thebookwouldhavebeenperfectwithou
teditingerrors.23.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A.Toadvertiseabestseller.B.Torecommendawebsite.C.Toshareawoman’sstor
y.D.Topresentreviewsofabook.BSmokingisevenatraditioninChinesecelebrations.Atmywedding,wehandedoutthetraditionalcandiestopeoplewh
ocame.Ihadsaidtomywife,Ellen,thathandingoutpacketsofcigaretteswaswrong,asitjustencouragedpeopletocontinueadeadlyhabit
.“Butit’straditional,”shereplied,“Peoplewouldthinkweweremeanifwedon’t!”OvertheyearsI’vebeengivencigarettesasgiftsandhavea
lwayshandedthemstraightback.ThismightmakemelookungratefulinChineseeyes,butIcan’tunderstandthelogicbehindhandi
ngsomeoneagiftthatwillcausethemtosmellterrible,haveawfulbreath,andevenworse,killthem.ThisyeartheuniversityIworkathastakentheb
oldstepofmakingtheentirecampus“smokefree”.Asmystudentsareeitherdoctorsdoingpostgraduatesstudies,ormedical
studentsontheirwaytobeingdoctors,Ithoughttheywouldbeinfavorofsuchamove,butIwaswrong.Manyofthemhavecomplained
tomethattheyseethisasdeprivingthemoftheircivilrightsandthattheyshouldbeallowedtosmokewhenandwheretheylike.WhenIpointedouttothemthatcigarettesdohar
mnotonlytothosesmokingthem,buteventothosebreathinginsecondhandsmoke,theargumentwasdismissedwithawave.“Thosestudiesaren’tconclusive”,oned
octorreplied.“Besides,mygrandmothertoldmethatsmokingismanly.”Tempting(诱人的)asitwastoaskifshewasalsoadoctor,Iletthea
rgumentgoandwasinsearchofsomefreshair.24.Whichofthefollowingisaconsequenceofsmokingaccordingtotheauthor?A.Itwillleaveyoubreathless.B.Peoplebeli
eveyouarcmean.C.Peoplethinkyouareungrateful.D.Itwillmakeyoursmellunpleasant.25.Whatattitudedomanyoftheauthor’sstudent
shavetowardstheentirecampus“smokefree”?A.Objective.B.Unconcerned.C.Negative.D.Positive.26.Whatdoesth
eunderlinedword“depriving”inparagraph3mean?A.Robbing.B.Accusing.C.Informing.D.Reminding.27.Inwhichcolumnofanewspaperisthistextprobablyfound
?A.Technology.B.Entertainment.C.Art.D.Life.CArtificialintelligence(AI)hasbeenincreasinglygoodatfoolingpeople.A
seriesofphotosshowingformerUSpresidentDonaldTrumpbeingarrestedbypolicehavecaughtpeople’sattention.Theywe
refakebutveryconvincing.CreatedbytheAIprogramMidjourney,thephotoswerehighlyrealistic,fromthecharacters’movementstothesurroundings.Howeve
r,manydetailscangiveawaythefactthattheyaremadebyAI.TheWashingtonPost’stechnologywriterShiraOvideshared
hertips.Themainideaistospottheproblems—anythingthatwouldlookstrangeinaphoto.AIsoftwarehasahistoryofgeneratinghumanhandsin
correctly.Itsometimescancreatehandswithmorethanfivefingers.ThisisbecauseAIisn’tsurewhata“hand”exactlyis,accordingtoPopularScience.ThedataA
Iusestolearnoftenshowhandsandfingersinvariousgestures,whichcanbeveryconfusingforAI.AI-generatedimagesalsousua
llycontaindetailsthatareagainstreality.Tospotthis,focusonitemslikeaccessories.Forexample,peopleinanimagemaybemissingearringsoronepartoftheir
sunglasses.Ifthere’stextinanimage,suchasanewspaperorposter,it’susuallygarbled(篡改),eventhoughthetextmaylookrealisticfromadistan
ce.AnotherthingAIisterribleathandlingisthebackground.Ifthere’sacrowdintheimage,people’sfacesinthebackgro
undareusuallyblurry—ortheydon’thavefacesatall!ThedevelopmentofAI-generatedartalsoraisesalarmbellsabouthowthese
fakeimagescouldbeusedtospreadmisinformation.“Ithinkmisinformationisgoingtohitanall-timehigh,”JamieCohen,adigitalcultur
eandAIexpertintheUS,toldNewYorkPost.GeneratinganAIartworkisto“createreality”,Cohenargued,addingthat,beingabletotellwhethe
rtheworkisrealornotrequireshighmedialiteracy(素养)skills.“Theworldmaynotbereadyforhowrealistictheimageshavebecome,”ShaneKittelson,aUSresearch
er,toldTheWashingtonPost.28.WhyareDonaldTrump’sphotosmentionedinthefirstparagraph?A.Totellaninterestingsto
ry.B.Tomakepeopleentertained.C.ToshowalltheAI-generatedimageswerefake.D.Toprovethatit’seasyforAItocheatpeople.29.WhydoesAIgener
atehumanhandsincorrectlyaccordingtothetext?A.Itisunabletowitnesshumanhands.B.Thedataitusestolearncontainerrors.C.Itdo
esn’taccuratelyidentifyhumanhands.D.Ithasinsufficientgesturesabouthumanhands.30.WhichofthefollowingwillJamieCohenagreew
ith?A.AIartworksisreflectiveoftruecreativity.B.It’shightimetokeepawayfromtheAIworks.C.AIartworkswillreplacetraditionalartformsint
hefuture.D.Detectingrealartdemandsstrongmedialiteracycompetence.31.Whereisthetextprobablyfrom?A.Anewsreport.B.Adiary.C.AhealthjournalD.Ascienceficti
on.DScientistshavefoundthatfloatingsolarpanelscouldprovideahugeamountofelectricityiftheywereplacedonlakesandotherbodiesofwaterar
oundtheworld.Floatingsolarpanelscouldalsohelpsavewaterandprotectland.Solarpanels—alsoknownas“photovoltaic”panels—areusedtoturnsunlightintoel
ectricity.Mostsolarpanelsareplacedonlandinlargecollectionscalledsolarfarms.Butrecentlypeoplehavebeguntoexploreputtingfloatingsolarpanelsonwater.Beca
usethesepanelsfloat,somepeoplecallthem“floatovoltaics(浮动光伏)”.Theresearchersbehindthenewstudylookedat114,555reservoirs(水库)worldwide.Theyu
sedcomputerprogramstofigureouthowmuchelectricitycouldbeproducedyearlybycovering30%ofthesereservoirswithfloatingsolarpanels.Theanswerwas
surprisinglylarge—morethantwicetheamountofenergytheUnitedStatesgeneratesinayear.And10timesasmuchener
gyasallthesolarpowercurrentlybeinggeneratedintheworld.Theresearchersdescribedtheresultsas“remarkable“.Thescientistsfoundthatfloatovoltai
cswouldbeespeciallyusefulwhenreservoirswerenearsmallercities(50,000peopleorless).Theresearcherssaythereareabout6,256cit
iesaroundtheworldwherefloatingsolarpanelscouldprovidealltheelectricitythecitiesneed.Floatovoltaicscanal
sohelpsavewaterbylimitingevaporation(蒸发)fromreservoirs.Thescientistssaythatsolarpanelscoveringjust30%ofthereservoirs’surfacescouldsaveasmuchwat
eras300millionpeoplewoulduseinayear.Thereareseveralotherreasonsthatmakefloatovoltaicsagoodidea.Photovoltaicpanelsworkbetterwhent
hey’renotextremelyhot.Thewaterhelpscoolthepanelssothattheycreatemoreenergy.Puttingsolarpanelsonwateralsomeansthatthere’snoneedtoclearland
forasolarfarm.That’smoreandmoreimportantascountriesworktofightclimatechangeandprotectnaturalspacesforwildanimals.32.Whatdid
theresearchersthinkofthestudyresults?A.Skeptical.B.Awesome.C.Worrying.D.Awkward.33.Whereshouldfloati
ngsolarpanelsbeplacedtomakethemextremelyessential?A.Insmallcitieswithmorerainandlesssunshine.B.Inhugecities
withmanysmalllakesandrivers.C.Intinycitiesnearreservoirswithlessthan50,000people.D.Inlargecitiesfarfromreservoirswithmorethan50,
000people.34.Whyiscoveringreservoirswithfloatingsolarpanelsuseful?A.Itcanhelpreducewaterloss.B.Itcanpreventwaterfrombeingpolluted.C.Itp
urifiesthewateravailableforconsumption.D.Itprovidesenoughsunlightforthesolarpanels.35.What’sthebesttitleforthetext?A.
ThemethodsofusingfloatovoltaicsB.TheprospectsofthepowerindustryC.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。Therearehundre
dsofworthydestinationsinthecountrycateringtoalltastes.AtthetopofthatlistisChengdu,theperfectjumping-offpointforthoseinsearchofamixofstunningnatura
lscenery,wildlifeandsomeofmosttastyfoodontheplanet.Inrecentyearsthecityhasexpandeditsofferings,includinganumberofnewprojectsto
uristswillwanttoexperience.36It’sthehappiestcityinChina.Ifvisitingaplacewithhappylocalsisapriorityforyou,there’snobettercitytohitthanChengdu.Ithas
beenvotedthehappiestcityinChinafor12continuousyearsbyanannualsurveyconductedbyOrientalOutlook.37Ithasgotonemostbeaut
ifulbookstoreinChina.ThenewlocationinDujiangyanisthesecondZhongshugebookstoreintheprovincialcapital.38InspiredbyDujiangyan’sancientirriga
tionsystem,thenewbookstorehasitsownfeatures.Thebeautifulenvironmentofthebookstorecanattractmorepeoplewhodonotlove
books,andawakentheirinterestandmemoryinreading.There’saspectacularnewmassiveairport.Oneoftheworld’smosteye-catchingnewairports,Chengdu’sTia
nfuInternationalAirportisasmodernasitgets.Beginningoperationsin2021,TianfuAirportisthelargestcivilairport.39Travel
erscanexperienceaseriesofcutting-edgetechnologiesatTianfu,includingfacialrecognitionsoftwareandself-check-inbooth.40There’replanstoturnChengduin
toa“WesternChinaScienceCity”.Travelersvisitingthe“ScienceCity”canexpecttoseemanyexamplesofeco-consciousandnewwavearchitectu
recreatedbysomeofthemostfamousfirmsintheworld.Amongtheseistheworld’sfirst“UnicornIsland”,thecountry’snexthigh-techunicorn.Therewillalsobeal
ow-carbonFutureScienceandTechnologyCity.A.Theartssceneistakingoff.B.B.It’salsoacityfocusedonthefuture.C.There’snoharminstartingtodreamabo
utyournextvisitnow.D.It’sexpectedtohandleupto60millionpassengersperyearby2025.E.Itsresultscombinebigdata,questionnaires,site
visitsandexpertopinions.F.Thefirst,whichopenedin2017incentralChengdu,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,Iwasatrailridele
aderataholidayfarminVictoria.MyfavouritehorsewasawarmbloodcalledHolly,achestnutmare.Agedseven,shewas41,sweet-naturedandwell-tra
ined;theonly42withHollywashervividimagination.IwasconstantlyastonishedbyHolly’sreactiontobeing43byrabbits,th
ewindorevenshadows—sometimesherownshadow!Oneday,asweheadedbackfromarideonthebeach,HollyandIwere44thewayoverthehillyarea.Whenwegotto
oneparticularlylong,steephill,Hollybegantotwitch(抽动)herearsandstepinplace.So,whenshe45tosniff(嗅)andgaveallthe46thatshebelievedthe‘horse-eatingmonste
rs’wereclose,Ibecamealittleworried.Atthebottomofthehillasweroundedacorner,Holly47withcaution,andsoIfollowedhergazetothepathahead.There,sunningitselfi
nthemiddleofthetrack,wasabrown48.Thistimeitwasmy49togetscared;Iwasonanervoushorse,withagroupofeightinexperiencedpr
e-teenriders.Unexpectedly,Hollywasfirmly50,earsforward.Withthesnakeinhersight,shewasnolongerworried.Ihaveheardthathorseshaveabettersense
of51thandogs.Ihadn’tseenit52beforethatmoment.53,whilewewaitedinrealityforjustasecondortwo—butforwhatfeltlikeacentury-thesnakeawokeandglidedcalml
yoffintothebush.Hollythen54,guidingthehorseswithcautionandcare.Shehadbeenalerttodangerbecauseshewas55forthesafetyofusall.Followingintheseriousfoo
tstepsoftheirleadmare,notoneoftheotherhorsesshowedanyfear,notasinglehorsewentwrong,andnoneofusgothurt.41.A.negativeB.gr
acefulC.pitifulD.aggressive42.A.characteristicB.impactC.problemD.competence43.A.horrifiedB.addictedC.abandonedD.attracted44.A.walking
B.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.fastenedD.frozen51.A.visionB.directionC.smellD.
hearing52.A.toldB.deniedC.ignoredD.demonstrated53.A.NaturallyB.UndoubtedlyC.ThankfullyD.Interestingly54.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。ACh
ineseshortvideothathasgoneviralonsocialmediahassparkedheateddiscussionsaboutthereturnofChineseculturalrelicsfromover
seas.TitledEscapefromBritishMuseum,thethree-episodeseriestellsthestoryof56_______aChinesejadeteapot,havingturnedintoawomanandescapedfromtheBritishMu
seum,returnedtoChinawiththehelpofaChinesejournalist.Theseries,releasedfromAugust30toSeptember8,57(receive)morethan20millionlikesonDouyin,theChines
eversionofTikTok,eachepisodehavingbeenplayedover5milliontimesonBilibili,anotherChinesevideoplatform,bytheendoflastweek.AChinesevlo
ggerpostedavideoonlineearlierthisyeardepictinghervisittotheBritishMuseum,sayingthattheculturalrelicsmustmisshome.Acomment
underthepostsuggestedthatsomeoneshouldonedaymakesome58(video)aboutculturalrelicsescapingfromthemuseum.Theideainthecommentinspire
danothertwoChinesevloggers___59_____(research)topicandtraveltotheUKtoshootthevideo.ThestoryhastouchedChinesewebusers
withitsthemeofhomecoming,contributingtocallsfortheBritishMuseumtoreturnculturalrelicstakenfromChinaTheBritishMuseumhaslongclaimedtherelicsare60_____
_____(well)protectedintheBritishMuseumthanintheirhomecountries___61______announcedonitswebsitethatthemuseumhas62collectionof23,000Chinesecult
uralrelics,whichisbelievedtobethelargestcollectionoutsideofChina.However,about2,000itemsfromtheBritis
hMuseumcollectionwerereportedtobemissing,63(steal)ordamagedlastmonth.Thethefts____64___(incredible)prompted促使massivecallsfr
ommanycountries–includingSudan,NigeriaandGreece–demanding65______exceptionthereturnoftheirartworksheldbythemuseum.ImprovingOur
HandwritingAnhourorsolater,wepresentedMissy’sfatherwiththecarandtheinquirybegan.Herfatherlookedatmewithgreatdisbelief.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。Missywasabsolutelymybestfriendin
thewholeworld.Wehadknowneachothersincefirstgrade,andweliterallydideverythingtogether.Wefrequentlyvisitedeachother’sho
mes,wekneweachother’sfamiliesliketheywereourown.Theinterestingthingaboutourrelationship,howeverthefactwasthattheol
derwegot,themoreourvaluesseemedtodiffer.Westillenjoyedalotofthesamethings,butIwasabitmoresettledwhileshelovedbeingassoc
iatedwithpopularpeopleandthings.Althoughshewasbasicallyagoodperson,shehadnoproblemwithforcingthingstogoherway.Perhapsthisiswhyitseemedthather
familyactuallytrustedmemorethantheytrustedher.So,onthedaywhenMissyshowedupatmyhousewithahugedent(凹痕)inherfather’scar,Iknewthatwe
wereinforatroublesometime.Shehadbangedthecarintoatreewhileoutthatday,andsheknewherfatherwasgoingtohaveanexplanation.Soshestoppedbymyho
useinordertomakeupastorythatwouldlessenherfather’srage.Missydecidedtotellhimthatwhileinaparkinglot,some
onemusthavebackedintothecaranddentedit.Lookingatthedentwithsomecrashedleavesandbarkstillstickingthere,Iattemptedtoperish(打消)herthou
ght.“Idon’tthinkyourfatherwillbuyit.”“Don’tworry,”sheinsisted,“evenifmydaddoesn’ttrustme,he’lltrustyou
.”Myrolewastoconfirmforher.NowkeepinmindthatIhadstrongobjectionstolyingandIwantedabsolutelynothingtodowiththesituati
on.Ilovedherparentsjustlikemyown,andIdidnotwanttobeapartytothisliethatMissywascreating.Nevertheless,aftermuchrequestandageneralquestioningofmyloyal
tytoourfriendship,IdecidedthattheleastIcoulddowastoactasasilentwitness.Thatway,Iwasn’tactuallylying;Ijustwasn’ttelling
thefulltruth.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。