西藏拉萨市第二高级中学2023-2024学年高三上学期第一次月考英语试题

西藏拉萨市第二高级中学2023-2024学年高三上学期第一次

月考英语试题

学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________

一、阅读理解

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1．Which is the best choice for a 16-year-old girl who loves dancing?

A．Entwined.B．Tiger’s Curse.

C．Beauty.D．Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. 2．Which author has won an award before?

A．Heather Dixon.B．Robin McKinley.C．Colleen Houck.D．Tracy Lynn. 3．What do Tiger’s Curse and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs have in common?

A．They are full of romance and adventure.

B．They are recommended for girls of the same age.

C．They are each one in different series of books.

D．Their main characters are cursed.

All children experience that moment—the moment when they open their mouth and their

personal favourite is what my mother said, “Eat your dinner. There are kids starving in Africa who would love to have this food.”

I can’t get away from it. For better or worse, my mother is the voice in my head, part of who l am and howl handle my day-to-day life. I almost feel as though the years of advice she poured into me have acquired a life of their own and are helping me make good decisions for my life.

“Grow your own food. It’ll taste better and be healthier. ”And, finally, the words I live by, “If you’re not sure you should, you shouldn’t.”

It’s been a good rule for my whole life. Generally, I know that I should do what’s important anyway. So, if I’m not sure, chances are, I shouldn’t. Once my mom was trying to make a decision and called to talk it over with me. “Well . . . you used to say,” I said, “If you are not sure, you shouldn’t. . . ” We laughed together. Mom is always happy when I quote her, maybe because it’s proof I am paying attention.

I have inherited a lot of things from my mother, but what I treasure most is her voice in my head, reminding me that wherever I go and whatever I do, a part of her will always be with me. And every now and then, the voice comes up with something special and something worth passing on.

4．What can we learn from the underlined sentences in Paragraph 1?

A．All people experience the same moment.

B．Children will be generally difficult to teach.

C．Mothers always try to teach their children some lessons.

D．Mothers’ demands on their children are beyond their power.

5．Which of the following can best describe the author’s mother?

A．Bad-tempered.B．Thoughtful.

C．Determined.D．Narrow-minded.

6．What can you infer from the author and his mother?

A．They get along well.

B．The author is scared of his mother.

C．The author neglects his mother’s requirements.

D．The author’s mother wouldn’t like her child to resist her.

7．What message does the author seem to convey in the text?

A．Parents should be looked up to by their children.

B．Parents’ instructions will affect their children greatly.

C．Parents ought to set good examples for their children.

D．Parents’ words are golden principles for their children.

If Siri had any feelings, she would know she was being teased. When 10-year-old Belinda and her friends play, they sometimes ask Siri questions in the hope she will say something random and make them laugh. “Do a rap,” they urge Siri, “Tell us a bedtime story.”

Belinda and her friends have grown up interacting with artificial intelligence(AI) in the form of Siri, Alexa and Google. They were born into a world of portable devices.

In 2010 when the first of their generation were born, Apple released the first iPad, internet activist Julian Assange published thousands of classified documents, Mark Zuckerberg was Time s person of the year.

Mark McCrindle, Sydney-based social researcher, first coined the term Generation Alpha to describe those born between about 2010 and 2024 in his book Generation Alpha. He said this generation have access to more technology? information and external influences than any generation before them, and at a younger age.

Belinda has had an iPad since year 3 and is allowed to use her iPad after doing violin and piano practice. "It's always 'Can I use my iPad, I'll do that afterwards7 and the afterwards never happens,” Catherine says, “Change the order and it gets done.”

Belinda is on guard against "stranger danger" and ensures her privacy settings, which