高级中学高二10月月考英语试题
高二10月月考英语试题
高二年级十月月考英语试卷第一节单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）11. Little Brown lives in _____ A-shaped house near the town. It is convenient for him to attend______ school.A. the; 不填B. 不填; aC. an; aD. an; 不填12. The building around the corner caught fire last night. The police are now the matter.A. seeing throughB. working outC. looking intoD. watching over13. Because of the young man’s English, he couldn’t make himself _______.A. broken; understoodB. broken; understandC. break; understandD. breaking; understanding14. ----Julia said she sent you a birthday card yesterday. Have you got it?----Oh, really? I haven’t my mail-box yet.A. examinedB. reviewedC. testedD. checked15. I when we reached looked like a large market because of the people flyingin all directions.A. was lost; whereB. lost; whatC. got lost; whatD. was losing; where16. Every time he to visit me, he buy me some books.A. will come; willB. comes; willC. comes; wouldD. will come; would17. The expert tried many ways to his idea, and finally his idea true.A. be proved; was provedB. prove; provedC. prove; was provedD. be proved; proved18. Always read the on the bottle carefully and take the right amount of medicine.A. explanationsB. instructionsC. descriptionsD. introductions19. After he retired from office, Rogers painting for a while, but soon lost interest.A. took upB. saved upC. kept upD. drew up20. There is only 15 minutes . Hurry up, or we’ll miss the train.A. leavingB. to leaveC. leftD. having left21. The doctor asked him not to leave his wound .A. exposedB. to exposeC. to be exposedD. exposing22. You’d better act on your father’s suggestion that you your foolish behavior and facethe reality.A. should stopB. will stopC. may stopD. stopped23. The computer system suddenly while he was searching for information on the Internet.A. broke downB. broke outC. broke upD. broke in24. A remote-controlled bomb exploded outside a hotel yesterday, _____ at least 12 people.A. having been injuredB. having injuredC. injuringD. injured25. ----Excuse me, do you have the time。
高二英语10月月考试题(含解析)
——————————教育资源共享步入知识海洋————————2019学年高二10月月考英语试题第一部分听力（略）第二部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。
AAlexis, 17, sat quietly in the passenger seat of her dad’s car. She let her eyes lazily scan the landscape for wildlife. Then a deer came into view about 200 yards in front of them. “Dad, there’s a deer there!” Alexis said. It was a male deer with sharp antlers (角) on each side of its head.As the car moved closer, Alexis saw that the deer’s head was bent toward the g round. Then she heard a scream and saw an arm fly up near the deer’s head. Alexis realized the deer was attacking a woman. Sue, a 44-year-old mother, had been out for her morning run. The deer followed her and edged closer. “I knew I was in trouble.” Sue says. She went to pick up a stick for self-defense, and the deer charged. It lifted her with its antlers and threw her into the air. Sue could feel blood flew down her leg. Within seconds, the deer had pushed her off the road.When Alexis and her father pulled up, the deer was throwing Sue like a doll. Alexis looked into the woman’s terrified eyes, and before her father had even stopped the car, the teenager jumped quickly out of the car and ran toward the deer. “I was kicking it to get its attention.’’ she says. Then her father, who had followed his daughter, pushed the deer away from the women.Alexis helped Sue into the car and then applied a piece of cloth to Sue’s injured leg. “We’re going to get you to a hospital.” Alexis said. Then she heard her father shout loudly. He had been knocked to the ground. Alexis took hold of a hammer from the car and ran to where her father lay on his back. She beat the deer’s head and neck, but the blows didn’t scare it away. “I was losing faith.” she says. “A couple more s trikes. Alexis.” said her father. “You can do it.”Turning the hammer around, Alexis closed her eyes and beat the deer’s neck with all her strength. When she opened her eyes, the deer was running away.Alexis got in the driver’s seat and sped toward the ne arest hospital. After Sue was treated, she tearfully thanked her rescuers. “You expect a teenage girl to get on the phone and call for help,” she says, “not to beat up a deer.”1. What was Sue doing when she was attacked by the deer?A. She was driving home.B. She was resting on the road.C. She was taking exercise.D. She was feeding wild animals.2. What did Alexis do to save Sue?A. She pushed the deer away.B. She hit the deer with her feetC. She drove the car to hit the deer.D. She beat the deer with a hammer.3. Which of the following words can best describe Alexis?A. Strong.B. Cruel.C. Energetic.D. Brave.4. What is the best title for the passage?A. A Woman Was Seriously InjuredB. A Dangerous Deer Attacked a WomanC. A Girl Rescued Her Father SuccessfullyD. A Teenager Saved Others from a Deer Attack【答案】1. C 2. B 3. D 4. D【解析】试题解析：1. 细节理解，根据第二段中的“Sue, a 44-year-old mother, had been out for her morning run．”可知答案，符合C 选项中的She was taking exercise．。
高二10月月考英语试卷 Word版含解析
高二10月月考英语第I卷（选择题）I was 9 years old when 1 found out my father was ill.It was l994 but I can remember my mother’s words as if it were yesterday：“kerrel，I don’t want you to take food from your father, because he has AIDS.Be very careful when you are around him.”AIDS wasn’t something we talked about in my country when I was growing up.From then on.I knew that this would be a family secret.My parents were not together anymore，and my Dad lived alone.For a while he could take care of himself.But when I was 12，his condition worsened.My father’s children lived far away，so it fell to me to look after him.We couldn’t afford all the necessary medication for him，and because Dad was unable to work, and I had no school supplies and often couldn’t even buy food for dinner.I would sit in class feeling completely lost, The teacher’s words muffled(低沉)as I tried to figure out how I was going to manage.I did not share my burden with anyone.I had seen how people reacted to AIDS.Kids laughed at classmates who had parents with the disease.And even adults could be cruel. When my father was moved to the hospital, the nurses would leave his food on the bedside table even though he was too weak to feed himself.I had known that he was going to die.but after so many years of keeping his condition a secret，I was completely unprepared when he reached his final days.Sad and hopeless，I called a woman at the nonprofit National A I DS Support.That day, she kept me on the phone for hours，I was so lucky to find someone who cared.She saved my life.I was 15 when my father died.He took his secret away with him，having never spoken about AIDS to anyone，even me.He did not want to call attention to AIDS.I do.1．What does Kerrel tell us about her father?A.He had stayed in the hospital since he fell i11.B.He depended on the nurses in his final days.C.He worked hard to pay for his medication.D.He told no one about his disease.2．What can we learn from the underlined sentences?A.Kerrel couldn’t understand her teacher.B.Kerrel had special difficulty in hearing.C.Kerrel was too troubled to focus on the lesson.D.Kerrel was too tired to hear her teacher’s words.3．Why did Kerrel write the passage?A.To tell people about the sufferings of her father.B.To show how little people knew about AIDS.C.To draw people’s attention to AIDS.D.To remember her father.【答案】1．D2．C3．C【解析】1．细节理解题。
高二10月份英语月考试题含答案
高二10月份英语月考（考试总分：150 分）一、听力（本题共计1小题，总分30分）1.（30分）1. What does the woman need to do this weekend?A. To get her car fixed.B. To do her homework.C. To meet a friend.2. What will the woman buy for the man？A. Oranges and bananas.B. Apples and oranges.C. Grapes and oranges.3. What does the man mean?A. The exam seems to be easier than it first appeared.B. He thinks they made the exam difficult on purpose.C. The exam is more difficult than he thought.4. What is the woman?A. A waitress.B. A doctor.C. A teacher.5. What will the woman take?A. A taxi.B. A bus.C. Theunderground.6. What is the main topic of the conversation?A. City life.B. Life abroad.C. The climate in California.7. What does the man think of the people in the city?A. Friendly.B. Hardworking.C. Humorous.8. Where does the man come from?A. Japan.B. Canada.C. Britain.9. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?A. Workmates.B. Boss and secretary.C. Manager and job hunter.10. Why did the woman fail to get the job according to the man?A. She is a woman.B. She is improperly dressed.C. She is not fit for the position.11. What can we learn from the conversation?A. Carl White is a good manager.B. The man thinks the woman is too proud.C. The woman thinks ability is the only important thing.12. When will the man graduate from college?A. Next June.B. Next July.C. This June.13. What can we know about the man?A. He has some experience in the job.B. He can speak several languages.C. He is good at his lessons at college.14. How much will the company pay the man for the first year?A. $10,500.B. $12,500.C. $15,000.15. When did Tom write to his mother last time?A. Last month.B. Last week.C. Yesterday.16. Who is Mr. Rogers?A. Tom’s friend.B. Tom’s boss.C. Tom’s teacher.17. What did Tom tell his mother in his last letter?A. He had made some money.B. He had lost his part-time job.C. He had just bought a car.18. Which coaches were derailed (脱轨) from the train D3115 in the incident?A. 1 an d 4.B. 4 and 15.C.15 and 16.19. Which statement isn’t the cause of this bullet train crash?A. Big problems in emergency and safety management.B. D3115 caught fire after being struck by lightning.C. Due to the signal error.20. Which statement is incorrect about effects of the incident?A. Visitors’ enthusiasm to the bullet train travel routes decreased.B. The number of people who buy travel insurance is gradually reduce.C. The incident has caused a national outrage(愤怒).二、阅读理解（本题共计4小题，总分30分）2.（6分）AIn court at 9 o’clock. Apart from me there are a few old ladies who have come to the court and a class of 14-15 year-olds with their teacher.9:05 Court starts. First case: Henry P.，47, divorced, charged with being drunk. He refused to leave a pub at closing time and caused a bit of damage when the police tried to arrest him. P. said he had had an argument with his boss and could not face going home to an empty flat.9:50 Mrs F., 72, shoplifting (店内偷窃). Apparently Mrs F. had stolen a frozen chicken, which she had hidden under her hat (At this the school children burst out laughing and even the judges have difficulty keeping a straight face). The chicken was so cold that she fell unconscious, otherwise she would probably not have been caught. Mrs F, in tears, says she had not eaten meat for three weeks. It turns out that, although she has the old - age pension, she does not know about other forms of support.10:30 Peter D., 19. D. stole, or rather “borrowed” a motorcycle, intending, he said, to give it back to the owner after trying it out.D.’s father is at sea and the mother is left to bring up fourchildren, of whom Peter is the eldest, by herself.11:00 Mrs A., 45, a doctor’s wife, president of a local ladies’ club, was caught leaving a fashion shop wearing two dresses, only one of which belonged to her. Admitting that she had wanted to steal the dress, she could not explain why.21. What did Henry P. do when he was caught?A. He damaged the pub.B. He attacked the police.C. He bothered other customers.D. He quarreled with his boss.22. How would the author feel about Mrs F.’s life?A. Active.B. Amusing.C. Pitiful.D. Ridiculous.23. Who had the unclear motivation for his/her crime?A. Henry P.B. Mrs F.C. PeterD. Mrs A.3.（8分）BThe full moon climbs over the eastern horizon (地平线) and hangs like a huge orange globe in the sky. A few hours later, themoon is overhead but seems to have changed. The huge orange globe has become a small silver disk. What has happened? Why has the orange color disappeared? Why does the moon seem so much smaller and farther away now that it is overhead?The moon appears orange on the horizon because we view it through the dust of the atmosphere. The overhead moon does not really shrink as it moves away from the horizon. Our eyes inform us that the overhead moon is farther away. But in this position the moon is actually closer to our eyes than when it is near the horizon.The change in size is a trick our eyes and minds play on us. When the moon is low in the sky, we can compare its size with familiar objects. It is easy to see that the moon is much larger than trees or buildings, for example. When the moon is high in the sky, however, it is hard to compare it with objects on earth. Compared to the vastness of the sky, the moon seems small. There is another reason why the moon seems to shrink. We are used to staring at objects straight ahead of us. When an object is difficult to see, our eyes have to try to focus on it. When we move our heads back to look up, we will try hard again. Looking at something from an unaccustomed position can fool you intobelieving an object is smaller or farther away than it is. However, scientists do not yet understand completely why the moon seems to shrink as it rises in the sky.24. What makes us puzzled when the moon is high in the sky?A. It looks different.B. It becomes large.C. Its color disappears.D. Its shape changes.25. What really happens when the moon floats farther away from the horizon?A. It turns orange.B. It comes nearer.C. It goes farther.D. It gets through dust.26. What does the author intend to suggest by mentioning trees and buildings in Para. 3?A. They are low on earth.B. They are large objects.C. They can affect our judgment.D. They can attract our attention.27. What can we infer from the text?A. The size of the moon often changes.B. We do not see the moon as it really is.C. The moon is beginning to shrink much.D. The moon is in fact a huge orange globe.4.（8分）CThe sun was slipping down through the trees and it was time to go home. Time was running out. His mother would look at him and she would know. She always knew. A hot tear ran down his cheek. She trusted him. This was the first year she had left him alone for three hours between school and the time she got home from work. She had to work to buy his clothes and to pay for their food and for a place to live. He remembered the nice way she said, “You are a little man now, Joy.” It made him sad when his mother’s words came back to him. She trusted him. Remembering this, he felt as if someone had stuck a sharp stick into his side. Her trust in him was all he could think about now. It drove everything else from his mind. “She trusted me.” He kept saying to himself. “She trusted me.” This was most important. Next to this, the pipe and its magic power meant nothing.Joy looked at the long shadows coming toward him. He now knew what he had to do. And he was in a hurry to get it done. When he took the pipe, he left the store with slow unsure steps.Now his feet were quick, decisive, taking him straight back to the store like an arrow. He was out of breath when he reached the store.Mr. Dow was just inside the door. The big man smiled. Joy wished he had not. Somehow, a bad friendly smile made it more difficult for Joy to do what he wanted to do. Joy was lost for a moment. His feet felt heavy. Suddenly, blindly, he held out the pipe. His voice struggled to come out from deep inside of the painful chest.“Mr. Dow,” he said at last, “I didn’t mean to take it.”“Thanks, Joy.” Mr. Dow said as he gently took the pipe from the boy’s hand. “How about staying around and helping me close up the shop?”Joy felt Mr. Dow’s big hand on his shoulder. And Joy felt his shoulders had become a little broader and stronger.28. What kind of a life did Joy and his mother live?A. A poor life.B. A new life.C. A happy life.D.A modem life.29. Why did Joy feel like being hurt by something sharp?A. He felt sorry for his mother.B. He couldn’t help thefamily.C. He had run away from school.D. He disappointed his mother’s expectations.30. What do we know about Mr. Dow’s smile to Joy?A. It’s broad.B. It’s warm.C. It’s false.D. It’s secret.31. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A. An Interesting PipeB. A Powerful SmileC. Unconditional LoveD. Magic Trust5.（8分）DAmericans recognize that there is a past on which the present rests. But they have not developed their sense of the depth of time as much as this has been done in the Middle East and South Asia. The Arab looks back two to six thousand years for his own origins. History is used as the basis for almost any modem action. The chances are that an Arab won’ start a talk or a speech or analyze a problem without first developing the historical aspects of his subject. The American assumes that time has depths but he seldom stresses its importance of it.The American never questions the fact that time should be planned and future events should be fitted into a schedule. He thinks that people should look forward to the future and not talk too much on the past. His future is not very far ahead of him. Results must be obtained in the foreseeable future — one or two years or, at the most, five or ten. Promises to meet deadlines and appointments are taken very seriously. There is real punishment for being late and for not keeping commitments in time. The American thinks it is natural to calculate the value of time. To fail to do so is unthinkable. The American calculates how much time is required to do everything. “I’ll be there in ten minutes.” “It will take six months to finish that job.” “I was in the Army for four and a half years.”The Americans, like so many other people, also use time as a link that chains events together. If one event occurs on the heels of another, we will certainly try to find a causal relationship between them. If A is seen around the area of B's murder shortly after the crime has been committed we automatically form a connection between A and B. However, events which are separated by too much time are difficult for us to connect in our minds. This makes it almost impossible for us as a nation to engage (从事) in long-range planning.32. How do Americans see past time according to the first paragraph?A. It’s valueless.B. It’s limited.C. It reflects today.D. It helps start a talk.33. What does the underlined phrase “to do so” in paragraph 2 refer to?A. To calculate the value of the past.B. To plan a schedule for future events.C. To figure out the importance of time.D. To meet deadlines and appointments.34. When will Americans chain two events together?A. When common evidence is found.B. When the two events happen one by one.C. When A is found near the scene of B’s crime.D. When one event happens long after another.35. What does the author mainly want to tell Americans to do?A. See time further.B. Make a long-range plan.C. Remember the past time.D. Keep their commitments.三、阅读七选五（本题共计1小题，总分10分）6.（10分）In the villages of Mexico, as in some other parts of the world, shopping is a kind of game. In the fine department stores, of course, buyers pay the prices listed on the tags（标签）. ___36___Suppose a merchant is a Mexican shopkeeper who sells handmade silver jewelry to tourists. ____37____ The merchant names a price. Immediately the tourist makes a much lower offer. The price the merchant puts on an article is not usually the price which will finally be paid. But the merchant pretends to be shocked. ____38____ It takes a long time to make such remarkable earrings. But at great sacrifice the merchant will let the tourist have the earrings at a lower price. The two bargain. The tourist comes up a little, and then the merchant comes down a little. At last they agree on what both consider to be a fair price.___39___ The merchant may talk about life in the village or mention interesting sights the tourist should see before leaving Mexico.The merchant’s way of doing business is much older than the supermarket way. It dates back to Old World times when the town market was the only place where people could exchange news and visit with friends. ___40___In Mexico today, bargaining still makes life interesting for some merchants.A. The buyers found bargaining really interesting.B. Bargaining made their lives a little more colorful.C. While the two bargain, they speak of other things as well.D. Among the items of jewelry is a pair of earrings a tourist wants to buy.E. But in most villages, bargaining is a game both buyers and sellers enjoy.F. While in mountain areas, the buyers and sellers have to bargain every day.G. The tourist is told that the earrings are real silver, made by people living in the mountains.四、完形填空（本题共计1小题，总分30分）7.（30分）Walking across campus with every pair of eyes on youcan be embarrassing, especially when you’re 13 years old. I looked around me in ____41____ of a friendly face, a smile, anything. I was quite disappointed. And I, ____42____, felt somewhat foolish, walking across campus ____43____ with a false smile plastered (粘贴) across my face. I was simply ____44____ to follow the advice my mother had given me years before: when things get ____45____, smile. No matter where you are, a smile will always be understood. A smile is ____46____. At that very moment, however, I felt my mother’s advice didn’t ____47____.When the teacher ____48____ me to the class as the “American girl”, 10 sets of hands immediately shot up. Some students had ____49____; others wanted to practice their English with me. Because I couldn’t speak much Chinese ____50____, I communicated with them via gestures mixed in with ____51____ English and Chinese. Although I was ____52____, I wasn’t sure how much of it was ____53____. It was almost as if they were ____54____ about me and I was being examined. ____55____, who could blame them? After all, I was the first American ever to ____56____ the school. Then, from across the room, a Chinese classmate suddenly ____57____ at me, and my nerves were instantly ____58____. Though there are cultural andlanguage__59__, we were sharing something in common. And as usual, my mother was right. A smile does make a ____60____.41. A. favor B. memory C. placeD. search42. A. in turn B. in return C. in additionD. in vain43. A. steadily B. attractively C. aloneD. unwillingly44. A. helping B. attempting C. pretendingD. undertaking45. A. awkward B. smooth C. readyD. attainable46. A. ordinary B. small C. universalD. traditional47. A. last B. change C. existD. work48. A. led B. introduced C. tookD. invited49. A. examinations B. explanations C.questions D. thrills50. A. either B. often C. sometimesD. yet51. A. broken B. standard C. fluentD. everyday52. A. spotted B. focused on C. ignoredD. watched out53. A. positive B. direct C. interestingD. open54. A. hopeful B. nervous C. worriedD. curious55. A. Above all B. Once more C. Then againD. As usual56. A. attend B. leave C. studyD. explore57. A. shouted B. smiled C. noddedD. waved58. A. felt B. touched C. calmedD. tested59. A. similarities B. barriers C. linksD. connections60. A. fortune B. noise C. dealD. difference五、语法填空（本题共计1小题，总分15分）8.（15分）It’s hard to imagine two societies that deal with their elders as differently as the U. S. and China. And I am pretty sure about that. My wife Junling is a Shanghai native. Last month __61__ the first time we visited my father at a nursing home in the U. S.. She ___62___ (shake) by the experience and later told me, “You know, in China, it’s a great shame ___63___ (put) a parent into a nursing home.” In China the tradition has been straightforward for centuries: parents raise children; then the children care for the parents as they become old. For example, Jiang Xiaoli, a high school teacher, and his wife recently bought ___64___ new, larger apartment in Shanghai. They did so ___65___ (part) because they know that in a few years, his parents will move in with them. Jiang’s parents will help take care of Jiang’s daughter, and as they age, Jiang and his wife will help take care of ___66___ (they). As China slowly develops a better and __67_ (reliable) social - security system for retirees, ___68___ it has begun, the economic necessity of ___69___(generation) living together will reduce a bit. But no one ___70___ (believe) that as China gets richer, the family affection will change too much.六、短文改错（本题共计1小题，总分10分）9.（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。
深圳市高级中学2022-2023学年高二上学期10月月考英语试卷(含答案)
深圳市高级中学2022-2023学年高二上学期10月月考英语试卷学校：___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________一、单选题1、Parents play a(an) ______ role in preparing their child for school.A. botanicalB. academicC. crucialD. luxurious2、I live next door to a couple ________children often make a lot of noise.A. whoseB. whyC. whereD. which3、The main ______ of this meeting is to give more information on our plans.A. companyB. conclusionC. predictionD. objective4、Many young people, most _________ were well-educated, headed for remote regions to chase their dreams.A. of whichB. of themC. of whomD. of those5、______ is mentioned above, the data was collected by a local company.A. WhichB. ItC. AsD. What6、Tu Youyou is a ______ member of the team for she has been devoting all her time and effort to what is required.A. potentialB. geniusC. rewardingD. committed7、In Beijing, all four seasons are quite ______.A. distinctB. gentleC. visibleD. integrated8、The musician along with his band members ________ ten performances in the last three months.A. givesB. has givenC. have givenD. give9、I’m afraid that the shoes are sold out for now but we’ll send you a new pair as soon as it becomes ______.A. availableB. routineC. popularD. accurate10、Jack ___________ in the lab when the power cut occurred.A. worksB. has workedC. was workingD. would work11、More efforts, as reported, _____ in the years ahead to accelerate the supply-side structural reform.A. are madeB. will be madeC. are being madeD. have been made12、It took the ______ efforts of both the press and the public to bring about a change in the law.A. relevantB. apparentC. combinedD. occupied13、Their plane had been severely ______ by storms.A. bannedB. buffetedC. detectedD. defeated14、I couldn’t do my homework with all that noise ______.A. going onB. goes onC. went onD. to go on15、All three teams ______ different approaches to the problem.A. resistedB. obeyedC. inferredD. adopted16、_______ from other continents for millions of years, Australia has many plants and animals not found in any other country in the world.A. Being separatedB. Having separatedC. Having been separatedD. To be separated17、The children talked so loudly at dinner table that I had to struggle ________.A. to be heardB. to have heardC. hearingD. being heard18、Another reason why I ______ going abroad for studies is that it would cost a considerable sum of money.A. banB. encourageC. opposeD. refuse19、______ in a white uniform, he looks more like a cook than a doctor.A. DressedB. To dressC. DressingD. Having dressed20、The exhibition gives local artists an opportunity to ______ their work.A. entertainB. displayC. completeD. obtain二、阅读理解Washington, D.C. Bicycle ToursCherry Blossom Bike Tour in Washington, D.C.Duration TourThis small group bike tour is a fantastic way to see the world-famous cherry trees with beautiful flowers of Washington, D.C. Your guide will provide a history lesson about the trees and the famous monuments where they blossom. Book your spot before availability—the cherry blossoms—disappear!Washington Capital Monuments Bicycle TourDuration: 3 hours(4 miles)Join a guided bike tour and view some of the most popular monuments in Washington, D.C. Explore the monuments and memorials on the National Mall as your guide shares unique facts and history at each stop. Guided tour includes bike, helmet, cookies and bottled water.Capital City Bike Tour In Washington, D.C.Duration: 3 hoursMorning or Afternoon, this bike tour is the perfect tour for D.C. newcomers and locals looking to experience Washington, D.C. in a healthy way with minimum effort. Knowledgeable guides will entertain you with the most interesting stories about Presidents, Congress, memorials, and parks. Comfortable bikes and a smooth tour route(路线) make cycling between the sites fun and relaxing.Washington Capital Sites at Night Bicycle TourDuration: 3 hours(7 miles)Join a small group bike tour for an evening of exploration in the heart of Washington, D.C. Get up close to the monuments and memorials as you bike the sites of Capitol Hill and the National Mall. Frequent stops are made for photo taking as your guide offers unique facts and history. Tour includes bike, helmet, and bottled water. All riders are equipped with reflective vests and safety lights.21、Which tour do you need to book in advance?A.Cherry Blossom like Tour in Washington, D.C.B.Washington capital Monuments Bicycle Tour.C.Capital City Bike Tour in Washington,D.C.D.Washington Capital Sites at Night Bicycle Tour.22、What will you do on the Capital City Bike Tour?A.Meet famous people.B.Go to a national park.C.Visit well-known museums.D.Enjoy interesting stories.23、Which of the following does the bicycle tour at night provide?A.City maps.B.Cameras.C.Meals.D.Safety lights.Ian McKenna was in third grade when he learned that many kids at his Austin school weren't getting enough to eat at home. He wanted to help, but local volunteer organizations turned him away, saying he was too young. So he decided to find his own solution. For years, he had been gardening with his mother, and they often distributed their extra vegetables to the neighbors. "Why not give the produce to a soup kitchen? Then I thought, I'm good at gardening," says McKenna, now 16. "Why not plant a garden at school, so that kids in need could take food home?"McKenna persuaded his school to set aside space for a garden; then he asked the community for donations of seeds and equipment. Other students donated their time. Withinmonths, McKenna's garden was producing lettuces, tomatoes, cucumbers and squash for students and their families. Now, seven years later, McKenna's Giving Garden project has expanded to five area schools in addition to his own backyard garden, and he has provided organic produce, enough for 25,000 meals, to Austin families.For most of his gardening activities, McKenna wears the same T-shirt in different colors, with his personal motto on it: BE A GOOD HUMAN. To him, that means helping in any way you can, no matter what your age. "Even a smile might change someone's life," he says. "It lets them know that they are important. It can make their day."When COVID-19 hit the U.S. McKenna redoubled his efforts, cooking up to 100 meals to distribute to the hungry on the weekends. When social distancing meant that volunteers couldn't work on community garden plots, he started offering online classes and a gardening hotline so families could grow at home. While gardening is his core focus, McKenna says he is always looking for new ways to help the hungry.24、What caused Ian's decision to help the kids in his own way?A. Being rejected by volunteer groups.B. Being good at gardening.C. A soup kitchen's support.D. His mother's suggestions.25、What do we know about the Giving Garden project?A. It helps students only.B. It was started with joint efforts.C. It is funded by schools.D. It earns great profits every year.26、Which of the following can best explain Ian's personal motto?A. Where there is a will, there is a way.B. A small gesture makes a difference.C. One good turn deserves another.D. Love can break all the barriers.27、What is the best title of the passage?A. Ian McKenna, Growing a Food BankB. Ian Mckenna, an Experienced GardenerC. Giving Garden Project, an Impossible MissionD. Giving Garden Project, a Universal SolutionBritish shoppers buy 2.15 million tonnes of clothing and shoes annually, yet UK citizens have an estimated ￡30 billion worth of unused clothing gathering dust at the back of the wardrobe(衣柜). But new technology could see the end of that, with the clothes themselves giving owners a gentle reminder of their existence.“Smart clothes” could help us clear out our wardrobes by sending mess ages or tweeting us if they haven’t been worn for a good while. If these alerts are ignored, the clothes will get in touch with a clothing charity and ask to be reused, with an organization automatically sending out donation information. Theycould also be programmed to put themselves up for auction(拍卖) on eBay.Academics at Birmingham City University are developing the “connected wardrobe” to encourage more suitable clothes consumption. The concept sees clothes tagged (给……加标签) using washable contactless technology.Mark Brill, senior lecturer at Birmingham City University, said, “Think of the surprise when an owner suddenly receives bids for items that they didn’t know were in their wardrobe.” “The connected wardrobe is a practical, pleasant concept to encourage people to think about their clothing consumption(消费）.Finally, I hope it will encourage more appropriate fashion consumption,” he added. “Perhaps we can even move away from the idea of ‘ownership’ of clothing. When we’ve worn them enough, the items wi ll pass themselves on to their next keeper. ”It follows in the footsteps of the “Internet of Things” — a concept that sees ordinary household items connecting to the Internet in order to share information. From adjusting your alarm clock to monitoring the temperature of your home, the Internet is changing the way we live. Now, the “Internet of Clothes” will see that neglected clothes will tweet and t ext the owners “asking” to be worn depending on the weather and frequency of wear. Clothes will keep track of other information such as who owned them previously, as well as how much they originally cost, who made them and how much the worker was paid for them.28、What does the author say about “smart clothes”?A. They may be donated on eBay.B. They have gained in popularity.C. They give warnings if worn out.D. They may be recycled if long forgotten.29、How does Mark Brill find the “connected wardrobe”?A. It helps people buy cheaper clothes.B. It contributes to right consumption attitudes.C. It changes people’s shopping habits.D. It improves people’s consumer confidence.30、What is indicated in the last paragraph?A. Clothes can be a source of information.B. Weather affects the connected wardrobe.C. Clothes are sold online at a low price.D. The Internet is a platform to share items.31、What can be the best title of the passage?A. Smart clothes: A change of wardrobeB. Smart clothes: A replacement of traditional clothes.C. Smart clothes: A reminder of weather.D. Smart clothes: A recorder of life.When a leafy plant is under attack, it doesn’t sit quietly. Back in 1983, two scientists, Jack Schultz and Ian Baldwin, reported that young maple trees getting bitten by insects send out a particular smell that neighboring plants can get. These chemicals come from the injured parts of the plant and seem to be an alarm. What the plants pump through the air is a mixture of chemicals known as volatile organic compounds, VOCs for short.Scientists have found that all kinds of plants give out VOCs when being attacked .It’s aplant’s way of crying out. But is anyone listening? Apparently. Because we can watch the neighbours react.Some plants pump out smelly chemicals to keep insects away. But others do double duty. They pump out perfumes designed to attract different insects who are natural enemies to thebecomes lunch.In study after study, it appears that these chemical conversations help the neighbors .The damage is usually more serious on the first plant, but the neighbors, relatively speaking, stay safer because they heard the alarm and knew what to do.Does this mean that plants talk to each other? Scientists don’t know. Maybe the first plant just made a cry of pain or was sending a message to its own branches, and so, in effect, was talking to itself. Perhaps the neighbors just happ ened to “overhear” the cry. So information was exchanged, but it wasn’t a true, intentional back and forth. Charles Darwin, over 150 years ago, imagined a world far busier, noisier and more intimate(亲密的) than the world we can see and hear. Our senses are w eak. There’s a whole lot going on.32、What does a plant do when it is under attack?A. It makes noises.B. It gets help from other plants.C. It stands quietlyD. It sends out certain chemicals.33、What does the author mean by “the tables are turned” in paragraph 3?A. The attackers get attacked.B. The insects gather under the table.C. The plants get ready to fight back.D. The perfumes attract natural enemies.34、Scientists find from their studies that plants can ________.A. predict natural disastersB. protect themselves against insectsC. talk to one another intentionallyD. help their neighbors when necessary35、What can we infer from the last paragraph?A. The world is changing faster than ever.B. People have stronger senses than beforeC. The world is more complex than it seemsD. People in Darwin’s time were imaginative.三、七选五36、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。
江苏省重点高级中学2023-2024学年高二上学期10月考试英语试卷(含答案)
江苏省重点高级中学2023-2024学年高二上学期10月考试英语试卷（含答案）江苏省南菁高级中学高二英语10月考试卷I 阅读理解（每小题2.5分，共37.5分）ADubai's Museum of the Future, named as one of the 14 most beautiful museums on the planet in a list by National Geographic magazine this July, opened in February 2023. It promises visitors an immersive (沉浸式的) experience that uses technology to represent art and encourages guests to imagine what the future could be like.What are the exhibitions insideFive of the seven floors are main exhibition spaces, each designed to look like a futuristic film set. The museum takes visitors on a journey to the year 2071 and creates scenes of what the future could be like in topics such as outer space resource development, ecosystems and bioengineering, health, wellness and spirituality.How to get ticketsEntry to the museum costs Dh150, but is free for pre-school children, persons with disabilities and citizens aged 60 and over. Half price for students.The tickets are on sale on the museum's website www.motf.ae.General rules of the museum● Visitors are allowed to take photos and videos for personal use, except in the exhibitions that are labeled as the “special exhibition galleries”. Flash photography is not allowed.● Selfie (自拍) sticks are not permitted.● Guests can bring their own food that can be eaten in garden areas. No food or drink is allowed in any exhibition.● There are restrooms on each floor of the museum.● Free Wi-Fi is available.1. Which topic is covered in the exhibitions inside the museumA. Magazines.B. Film.C. Travelling.D. Fitness.2. How much should a young couple with a primary school kid pay for their ticketsA. Dh150.B. Dh300.C. Dh375.D.Dh450.3. What is forbidden in the museumA. Accessing the Internet of the museum.B. Having some bread in the garden areas.C. Taking selfies in the special exhibition galleriesD. Videoing the regular exhibition to share with friends.BThey talk about the straw that broke the camel’s back, but really it should be the password that wiped out my memory bank.I was going along fine with instant recall of my bank PIN (密码)，my mobile phone number and the date of my cousin's birthday before I downloaded a gas station payment app for its new customer discount. It asked me to create a password. When I typed in “gas 1”, it was rejected for not being complex enough. I tried again: “IHateHearlessOilCompanies@”. But that was too long and didn’t include “at least one number”. But here is the thing: as soon as I added the fresh password into my memory, I instantly forgot all the others. My brain had hit its limit for passwords. I now know nothing.I had entered some passwords in a notebook. Of course, I didn't write down the actual passwords, in case it fell into the wrong hands. Instead, I masked them in a way that only a family member could figure them out. For example, I combined my bank PIN with our postal code, then added it to a list of phone numbers. It would fool even Albert Einstein.Maybe we need a system like the one we use to remember people’s names. You know, you form an association between a person's characteristics and their name by whispering “Skinny George, Skinny George” in heart after meeting them. The risk is that, upon seeing him, you’ll burst out the phrase. “Skinny George” might not mind, but it's possible “Boring Betty” will. As for remembering passwords as you change them, you could simply use the first and last letters of your favorite singer's greatest hits, together with the year of their release.Maybe I’ll try that one out--but only after describing the system in the notebook. Then I'll hide it in a place so secret that I’ll never remember where it is.4. What can we learn about the author from the first two paragraphsA. He fell for a marketing trick.B. He was driven mad by passwords.C. He had a serious memory disorder.D. He was rejected by the gas station.5. By mentioning Albert Einstein in paragraph 3, the author intends to ______.A. show how secure his passwords wereB. challenge the intelligence of scientistsC. prove the uselessness of his passwordsD. promote a more scientific password system6. What is the author’s purpose in writing the textA. To encourage readers to use password notebooks.B. To recommend a password-remembering method.C. To complain about the trouble caused by passwords.D. To point out the importance of using complex passwords.7. What is the tone of the textA. Inspiring.B. Indifferent.C. Humorous.D. Serious.CNo one likes interruption. We are born to seek balance and order. No matter what it is that you are doing, being interrupted involves a forceful stop midway and then having to re-enter your previous state, sometimes with great difficulty.Popular belief has it that interruption breaks the flow of your thinking and affects productivity negatively, and so it is advisable that you have an uninterrupted session of intensive work before your next break. However, a Russian psychologist, Bluma Zeigarnik, might tell you otherwise.The connection between interruption and memory came to her attention when she was dining in a restaurant. She noticed how the waitresses had an amazing memory of the detailed orders yet to be paid for, but scarce memory of the orders that were already completed.Back in her laboratory, she conducted studies in which subjects were required to complete various puzzles. Some of the subjects were interrupted during the tasks. All the subjects were then asked to describe what tasks they had done. It turns out that adults remembered the interrupted tasks 90% better than the completed tasks, and that children were even more likely to recall the uncompleted tasks. In other words, uncompleted tasks will stay on your mind until you finish them!In comparison to tasks that were already finished and ones that we haven’t even started, half-done projects are given the priority in themental to-do list our brains sketch out for us. Zeigarnik described this finding in her doctoral thesis (论文) in the late 1920s, which was later called Zeigarnik effect.One possible explanation is that with interrupted tasks, we are desperate for their closure to reclaim a sense of balance. Finishing them also means that we can finally clear up the mental backlog (积压的工作) and give the space to more upcoming tasks.Zeigarnik’s effect can be found everywhere, especially used in media and advertising. Have you ever wondered why cliffhangers work so well or why you just can’t get yourself to stop watching that series on Netflix Ernest Hemingway once said about writing a novel, “It is the wait until the next day that is hard to get through.” So next time, when you are interrupted, appreciate it and take advantage of it to promote your productivity.What is a common practice to finish a taskA. Working in a focused period.B. Working with occasional breaks.C. Working with a stop midway.D. Working in an interrupted session. What is the finding of the Zeigarnik’s experimentA. Interruption recalls details.B. Interruption betters memory.C. Interruption disturbs balance.D. Interruption reduces productivity.10. Which of the following is an example of the application of Zeigarnik’s effectA. Fashion shows.B. Online news.C. Talk shows.D. TV series.11.What is the possible reason behind Zeigarnik’s effectA. The desire for balance.B. The physical backlog.C. The outside pressure.D. The upcoming tasks.DMosquitoes carry malaria (疟疾), which kills thousands of people each year. Now some researchers are trying to use genetic engineering to make the annoying insects into partners in the fight against the disease. For years, public health officials have tried to limit the disease by controlling mosquito populations. “But that approach is temporary,” says Anthony James, a professor of biology and genetics at the University of California, Irvine, “Because mosquitoes are extremely tough little insects, and their populations can quickly rebound.”Therefore, James and his colleagues want to try a different approach: making mosquitoes themselves into malaria-fighting warriors, which is a complete departure from traditional ways of controlling malaria.To understand how it works, it helps to understand the life cycle of malaria. The malaria pathogen (病原体) is a parasite (寄生虫) that grows inside humans. It’s passed via mosquitoes that move from person to person, sucking blood. “If we can make the mosquitoes difficult for the pathogens to survive, we can wipe out the disease,” he says. But makingmosquitoes uninviting to malaria is a tough job.To solve the problem, the team used a gene-editing technique called CRISPR. They started with genes from mice, whose immune systems do fight human malaria, engineered those genes, and then gave them to the mosquitoes.It turned out the malaria-fighting antibodies which gene-edited mosquitoes produced worked very well. They reduced the number of parasites in the mosquito before they were passed to a human host. James’ team are now working on planning a field trial, which he hopes could be conducted on an island or in another isolated location.But genetically changing wild animals does not sit well with environmentalists. “There’s no need to engineer a mosquito,” says Dana Perls, senior program manager for the emerging technology program at the non-profit Friends of the Earth. Perls points out that naturally occurring methods for reducing malaria appear to be showing promise, as does a new vaccine (疫苗) against the disease. “Why take unnecessary risks and release a species that can’t be recalled once it’s released into the wild ” she asks.What can we know from the second and third paragraphsMosquitoes reproduce quickly.Mosquitoes depart from malaria.Mosquitoes are malaria-fighting warriors.Mosquitoes’ populations are under control.According to the text, which of the following are attractive to the malaria pathogenMice. B. Parasites. C. Mosquitoes. D. Gene-edited mosquitoes. What is environmentalists’ attitude toward this new approach Tolerant. B. Favorable. C. Objective. D. Disapproving.What is the best title for the textLimiting Malaria by Controlling Mosquito PopulationsControlling Malaria by editing Mosquitoes’ genesCuring Malaria with Gene-edited MosquitoesPreventing Malaria with a new vaccineII 七选五（每小题2.5分，共12.5分）Does your cat or dog suddenly get a burst of energy and perform athletic features around the house Welcome to the world of zoomies—intense periods of high-energy activity including running, jumping and rolling. You might see post-bath zoomies, midnight zoomies and out of-nowhere zoomies. They have a lot in common with play. 16 If the zoomies are occurring as part of your animal’s regular play routine, this implies your animal is enjoying themselves. We don't yet know if zoomies are more likely to occur at certain times of the day, or more in some than others. 17Zoomies are mentioned a lot, but there is also little scientific research onwhat causes them, or how often they occur. Yet some conclusions can be drawn from experience. 18 In dogs, this is commonly a play bow- where the dog appears to “bow” to another to signal it is eager to play. In cats, an invitation may include repeatedly rolling over. If this is the case, your animal is likely experiencing excitement and a desire to interact with you.19 Context is key. You should consult with your vet (兽医) if your dog or cat is displaying the behaviour (in particular, circling) for too long. It might be a sign of a repetitive behaviour disorder. If you struggle to distract or stop the behaviour, or if it is resulting in injuries, seek professional assistance.Even if you don't get the call of the zoomies yourself, take a moment to enjoy and even join your dog or cat in having fun. 20A. Sometimes we all need to run wild.B. This makes zoomies a whole load of fun.C. It is our duty to figure out what they want exactly.D. Nothing is more annoying than a midnight zoomie.E. However, we do consider them evidence of a pretty good mood.F. Sometimes, however, zoomies may be a sign of a medical condition.G. In dogs and cat, zoomies can include an invitation for others to join.III 完形填空（每小题1分，共15分）Rebecka Peterson, a high school math teacher, is the nation’s 2023Teacher of the Year. Her first year of teaching wasn’t without its 21 ，but she remembered why she was there and wanted to bear those 22 thoughts in mind. So she 23 the One Good Thing blog.It was 24 and fun, really. Every evening, she would write on her blog, 25 “one good thing she experienced that day. She gave her blog the tagline; “Every day may not be good, but there is one good thing in every day.”She encouraged her 26 to do the same in their handwritten journals. Just a few minutes a day to 27 something good that happened—that would be enough, she 28 . She believes that it will make them happier and more 29 to learn.During her eleven years in teaching, Peterson has 30 that some students find math difficult. But her efforts to make it 31 made her the 2023 Oklahoma Teacher of the Year. From there, she 32 to win the nation’s 2023 Teacher of the Year.Peterson has travelled around the country, talking to teachers about bringing 33 back into Classrooms. Her goals include emphasizing the positive experiences students have not only with math but with learning 34 . She hopes her stories will attract new teachers to the profession and give 35 to current ones.21. A. surprises B. wonders C. rewards D. struggles22. A. complex B. positive C. colorful D. disturbing23. A. created B. funded C. noticed D. deleted24. A. strange B. tough C. simple D. boring25. A. recording B. forwarding C. discussing D. recommending26. A. friends B. workmates C. classmates D. students27. A. draw on B. carry on C. count on D. reflect on28. A. whispered B. insisted C. ordered D. agreed29. A. relieved B. independent C. motivated D. humble30. A. expected B. refused C. recognized D. complained31. A. accessible B. creative C. abstract D. logical32. A. managed B. failed C. tried D. sought33. A. rules B. games C. joy D. wisdom34. A. in detail B. in general C. in common D. in particular35. A. title B. place C. luck D. energyIV 短文填空（每小题1.5分，共15分）The Palace Museum’s clock collection, more than 1,500 in number, is arguably one of the most breathtaking clock preservations worldwide.36 (make) between the 18th century and the 20th century, some were crafted in Britain, France and Switzerland, some were from the Clock Workshop of the Qing Palace, and others were 37 mixture of both the East and the West.The 38 (major) of British clocks feature bronze cases inlaid withsplendidly colorful jewels. They are diverse 39 form, recreating all kinds of architecture and natural sights, and often include automatic 40 (decorate) such as fountains, moving figures, boats and birds. These clocks represent the highest level of craftsmanship in Britain.Most of the French clocks here are the products of the early 20th century. Whether in terms of theme 41 decorative style, the French clocks in the collection have a style of 42__ (they) own, and deserve their place in history.The Swiss timepieces 43 (most) comprise small, unconventionally shaped desk clocks and delicate pocket watches. They were specially made 44 (suit) the tastes of Chinese customers. Clocks may turn back in time, but humans may never dream of doing so. Today, the Palace Museum 45 (aim) to carry on this touching tale of “time” as guardians of this traditional craftsmanship.V. 词汇拼写（每小题0.5分，共5分）1. To realize her a______________ of becoming a scientist, she has been working very hard.2. What the witness said in court was not c____________ with the statement he made to the police.3. P__________________ in the sports game were categorized according to age.4. He admitted the lack of m________________ and a feeling of sloth(懒散).5. When doubts about its safety have g_____________ disappeared, interest continues to grow.6. We were given a brief ____________________ (展示) of the computer’s functions.7. The fence serves as the ________________(分界线) between my garden and hers.8. The team beat all its _________________ (对手) and won the first prize.9. ____________(排名) among the 15 economic central cities, Suzhou appeals to people from both at home and abroad to seek their fortune.10. With letters of complaint ___________(涌入) in, the sale manager exploded with rage and blamed his staff.VI 写作（共15分）假定你是李华，在英国某校学习交流期间，你发现自己的图书馆账号(ID NO. 12345)无法登录。
高二10月月考(英语)试卷含答案
高二10月月考（英语）（考试总分：150 分）一、听力（本题共计1小题，总分30分）1.（30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。
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. What can be known about the man’s English learning?A. He has made much progress.B. He finds it more difficult than before.C. He has difficulty remembering words.( ) 2. What is Sally going to do?A. Prepare for her graduation.B. Teach in a school.C. Get ready to find a job. ( ) 3. What will the woman probably buy for her daughter?A. A camera.B. A watch.C. A toy.( ) 4. On what days does the woman hate to go to the zoo?A. On Fridays.B. On Sundays.C. On Saturdays.( ) 5. When will the plane probably arrive according to the man?A. At 2:20 p.m.B. At 2:40 p.m.C. At 2:50 p.m.第二节听下面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。
高二10月月考(英语)试题含答案
高二10月月考（英语）（考试总分：120 分）一、阅读理解（本题共计3小题，总分25分）1.（7.5分）AYoung people and older people don’t always agree. They sometimes have different ideas about living, working and playing. But in one special program in New York State, adults and teenagers live together in a friendly way.Each summer 200 teenagers and 50 adults live together for eight weeks as members of a special work group. Everyone works several hours each day. They do so not just to keep busy but to find meaning and enjoyment in work. Some teenagers work in the woods or on the farms near the village. Some learn to make things like tables and chairs and build houses. The adults teach them these skills.There are several free hours each day. Weekends are free, too. During the free hours, some of the teenagers learn photo taking or painting. Others sit around and talk or sing. Each teenager chooses his own way to spend his free time.When people live together, rules are necessary. In this program the teenagers and the adults make the rules together. If someone breaks a rule, the problem goes before the whole group. They talk about it and ask, “Why did it happen? What should we do about it?”One of the teenagers has this to say about his experience, “You stop thinking only about yourself, You learn to think about the group.”1. All the members work some time every day mainly to ______.A. lead a busy life.B. learn new skills of farming;C. get used to the life on the farmsD. find value and pleasure in work2. The last paragraph shows that the teenager thinks his experience in the program is______.A. unpleasantB. tiringC. helpfulD. boring3. The best title for the passage is ______.A. The rules of living togetherB. Life in New York StateC. Teenagers in the special groupD. Free hours in the special work group2.（10分）BI was born disabled．A difficult birth, feet first, my head stuck．By my first birthday, I couldn’t stand or walk．When I was three, the doctor told dad I had cerebral palsy（脑瘫）．A loss of oxygen （氧气）to my brain had destroyed brain signals to the right side of my body．But no son of my dad’s was going to be disabled．Every morning before breakfast and every evening before bed, my dad placed m e on the bedroom floor to exercise my right leg．The muscles were shrunk（收缩）and twisted（缠绕）together．Back and forth up and down, my dad pushed and pulled the muscles into shape．But my dad’s exercise of passion didn’t stop there．For my 13th birthday, he threw me a special party. When everybody was gone, he brought me to open a large box, it was a set of boxing gloves．We put them on．My dad kept on beating me mercilessly（无情地）．Each time I tried to get up,leather kissed my nose, eyes and jaw. I begged him to stop. He said he beat me to get me ready for the tough world.That same year, I was the only kid in my neighborhood that wasn’t picked for Little League. Two weeks later, Dad started the Shedd Park Minor League, and every kid played. Dad coached us and made me a pitcher（棒球投手）.The power of my dad’s love guaranteed I walked and more. In high school, I became a football star.In 1997, a brain surgeon in San Jose told me I didn’t have cerebral palsy after all. He explained how and where the doctor’s forceps（镊子）at birth had damaged my brain.My dad never knew the whole truth since he passed away years ago. But all that c ounts is the bottom line. After all his madness, on this Father’s Day, like every Father’s Day, I’m no longer disabled.4. What caused the author’s disability?A. A failed operation.B. The doctor’s forceps.C. An accident in a game.D. Shrunken and twisted muscles.5. What do we learn from the passage?A. The author has a talent for boxing.B. The author became a baseball star with the help of his father.C. The author achieved a lot thanks to his father’s love.D. The author doesn’t think his father should be so strict with him.6. Paragraph 3 suggests that the author’s father____.A. couldn’t accept the truth that his son was disabledB. believed his son was a normal childC. blamed the doctors for his son’s disabilityD. wouldn’t give up hope easily7. The author wrote the passage to ____.A. give advice to the parents of disabled childrenB. encourage disabled childrenC. show the difficulty the disabled faceD. remember his father3.（7.5分）CAccording to a survey (调查) by CIF, there's room for improvement all over Britain.Cleaning our home, love or hate it, is one job you have to work on. But that is not to say everyone spends the same amount (量) of time or effort on making their places tidy. A new survey by CIF-experts on making cleaning jobs easier shows that when it comes to washing windows or cleaning the oven (炉), where you live in the UK may show how much effort you put into the job.BATHROOM25% of men have never cleaned the toilet, but those in Wales are the worst. Nearly four in ten Welsh men said They never cleaned anywhere in the house. Hate cleaning the shower head? You are not alone - a quarter of a million British people say the same. 20% of Scottish people regard window-cleaning as their most hated job.KITCHEN36% of people in the southeast say cleaning the cooker is their hated task. 68% of those in the northeast spend more than six hours a week cleaning their homes, especially the kitchen. In sharp contrast (强烈的对比) to that, 49% of Welsh people put their hands up to cleaning for under an hour.BEDROOM18% believe cleamng starts here: the percentage of women who clean wearing their dressing gowns (a kind of clothes). 51% of women in the northwest may be staying in bed and giving their husbands a cuddle (拥抱) as a" thank you" for helping them clean. In other places, there are far fewer helpful men.LIVINGROOM32% of women in the northeast tum up the CD player to help make the cleaning more fun. Almost six in ten women agree, however, that cleaning is seriously energetic exercise.★SHIFT (除掉)' THE DIRT WITH CIF! *It's no secret that the right cleaning products will cut cleaning time and effort in half and no one knows that better than CIF. For all your cleaning needs, here are some of CIF s top tips:●Stop a lot of build-up on your shower head. Give it a quick squirt (喷) with CIF bathroom spray (喷剂) once a week.●Stainless steel (不锈钢) tools seem to need endless cleaning. The CIF Wild Orchid Oxy-Gel lifts dirt easily and leaves the kitchen smelling fresh and clean.●Cooking outside? CIF cream will get your barbecue (烧烤) completely clean, ready for those long, lazy summer evemngs. Perfect!8. The main purpose of this passage is to _______.A. tell us the results of a certain surveyB. advertise a certain cleaning productC. show us which is the hardest job at homeD. advise men to do more cleaning housework9. According to the survey, ______ spend the most time cleaning their homes.A. people in WalesB. people in the northwestC. people in the southeastD. people in the northeast10. CIF in the passage probably refers to ______.A. an organization doing research on houseworkB. some experts who give advice on doing houseworkC. a company providing advice and products on cleaningD. a TV show about providing cleaning products二、阅读七选五（本题共计1小题，总分10分）4.（10分）How did you learn how to ride your bike？Someone probably gave you a few lessons and then you practiced a lot．11 No one is born to know how to study．You need to learn a few study skills and then practice them．12 Do you have trouble paying attention in class？Are you sitting next to a loud person？Is it hard to see the board？Make sure you're sitting in a good seat that lets you pay attention．Tell your teacher or parents about any problems that are preventing you from paying attention and taking good notes．13 ．Waiting until Thursday night to study for Friday's test will make a homework night no fun! It also makes it hard to do your best．We're all guilty of putting things off sometimes．One of the best ways to make sure that doesn't happen is to plan ahead．Break it up! When there's a lot to study，it can help to break things into chunks（大块）．Let's say you have a test on 20 spelling words．Instead of thinking about all of the words at once，try breaking them down into a five-word chunks and working on one or two different chunks each night．Ask for help．You can't study effectively if you don't understand the material．14 You can check yourself by reading through your notes．Does it all make sense？If not，ask your teacher to go over it with you．Get a good night's sleep．So the test is tomorrow and you've followed your study plan-but suddenly you can't remember anything，not even 2+2! Don't worry．Your brain needs time to digest（消化）all the information you've given it．Try to get a good night's sleep．15A．Plan ahead for tests and projects．B．Study regularly instead of just the night before．C．You can learn how to study in much the same way．D．You'll be surprised by what comes back to you in the morning．E．If you're studying math or science，do some practice problems．F．Be sure to ask your teacher for help if you're confused about something．G．Good studying starts in class．三、完形填空（本题共计1小题，总分30分）5.（30分） I was a person who always felt desperate before. Months ago my mom 16 from a serious disease and had an operation on her brain. I felt the whole world falling down and I had no 17 what I could do to help her to reduce her 18 .Whenever I was alone, tears welled up in my eyes.Last month I 19 a valuable watch, which was an 18-year-old birthday gift from my dad. I couldn't sleep for several nights for the reason that I felt 20 about the loss.There have been many 21 like these in my life. I could never know what to do with such tough matters 22 I read If You Have A Lemon, Make A Lemonade by American author Dale Carnegie."When the wise man is handed a lemon, he says, ‘What23 can I get from this？How can I 24 my situation？How can I turn this lemon into a lemonade？' " he wrote.I suddenly 25 that life is full of ups and downs, so I need to stay 26 all the time. Now when I think of my past, I wish I could have handled things 27 .When my mom was fighting for 28,I should have held her hands in mine, telling her things would get better instead of 29 and crying.Several weeks ago, I participated in a campus singing competition. I didn't 30 a prize. If I had not 31 this article, I would definitely have felt 32 again. But instead, I smiled after the competition. I was pleased that in the end I had got some stage 33.Life is not just a bed of roses. There are thorns（刺）as well, but these thorns help us become 34 and strong. When life 35 us a lemon, let's try to make a lemonade.16. A. suffered B. survived C. escaped D. resulted17. A. wonder B. hope C. doubt D. idea18. A. pressure B. pain C. anxiety D. fear19. A.received B. lost C. sold D. fixed20. A.terrible B.angry C. unbelievable D. shameful21. A. memories B. difficulties C. diseases D. incidents22. A. though B. since C. until D. when23. A. challenge B. decision C. lemonade D. lesson24. A. avoid B. improve C. control D. accept25. A. thought B. predicted C. realized D. discovered26. A. independent B. healthy C. positive D. serious27.A. exactly B. easily C. differently D. practically28. A. life B. freedom C. happiness D. recovery29.A. quarreling B. shouting C. regretting D. hiding30. A. win B. miss C. expect D. refuse31. A. come across B. figured out C. written down D. found out32.A. excited B. concerned C. discouraged D. embarrassed33. A. experience B. progress C. effect D. performance34. A. calm B. brave C. clever D. great35. A. makes B. gives C. sends D. shows四、语法填空（本题共计1小题，总分15分）6.（15分）语法填空（本大题共1小题，共15.0分）Finding a good job is tough. Many applicants 36._________(turn) down every day. More often than not, the truth is that you may be causing your own misfortune. Actually, you can do something to avoid 37._________(place) on the “no hire list.”Once you have made up your mind to apply for a job, you should start preparing38._________(you) for the interview. You never get a second chance to make a first39.________(impress). Therefore, it is most important that you dress yourself up for the interview. However,40.________is not enough to wear a new suit and have perfect hair. At the very least, you should know some information 41.______the company as well as a few things about your interviewer. Usually, it only takes a few minutes 42.______(look) the information up on the Internet. When you have made full preparations in advance, you won’t get nervous when 43.________(interview).Don’t show up at the interview in a bad mood. Your interviewer wants to work with the very man44. _______won’t affect the team45._______(negative). Take it easy before walking into the view. Just do your best and don’t care too much about the result.五、话题作文（本题共计1小题，总分15分）7.（15分）书面表达（本大题共2小题，共40.0分）46.假定你是李华，作为班长，请你根据以下内容给新任外教Mr．Smith写一封信，向他表示欢迎并转达同学们对英语课的期盼：1．介绍西方文化；2．组织各种活动；3．关注学生的英语口语发音．注意：1．词数80左右；2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯．六、读后续写（本题共计1小题，总分25分）8.（25分）阅读下面短文,根据所给情节进行续写,使之构成一个完整的故事。
高二10月月考(英语)试题含答案
高二10月月考（英语）（考试总分：150 分）一、听力填空（本题共计1小题，总分30分）1.（30分）1. How many people will visit New York for free?A. 2.B. 3.C. 5.2. What does the man advise the woman to do?A. See Mr. Smith.B. Check the letter.C. Type the letter again.3. What’s wrong with Jane?A. She misses her home very much.B. She hasn’t received her mother’s letter.C. She is worrid about her mother’s health.4. What doed the man want to do?A. Learn to play baseball.B. Organize a baseball team.C. Find a baseball player.5. What does Suan mean?A. She has a date then.B. She will put off the meeting.C. She didn’t have time to prepare the speech.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。
听下面一段对话，回答第6、7题。
6. Why does the woman come to see Rick?A. To say goodbye.B. To ask for advice.C. To invite him to her home.7. Which country would the woman like to visit?A. Canda.B. France.C. Germany.听下面一段对话，回答第8、9题。
江苏省无锡市惠山区锡山高级中学2024-2025学年高二上学期10月月考英语试题
江苏省无锡市惠山区锡山高级中学2024-2025学年高二上学期10月月考英语试题一、阅读理解Is it possible to build muscle and meanwhile lose fat? Please allow us to bring the following two facts to your attention first.Fact 1: Losing fat requires a caloric deficit, which means consuming less calories than your body needs so that stored body fat is used for energy instead.Fact 2: Building muscle requires a caloric surplus, which means consuming more calories than your body needs so that new muscle tissue can be created.And it’s this realization that leads those of us who want to build muscle and lose fat ideally at the exact same time to wonder just how we’re supposed to make it happen.The 4-week Online Workout Course professionally designed by Super Fitness will perfectly resolve the conflict, making it possible for you to both build muscle and lose fat.Targeted groups: Male and female willing to be athletic.Simply follow us along and keep your ears open to the tips and suggestions we keep giving while working out. We’ll also immediately reply to any doubts or questions.What you’re promised:●Being able to lose two pounds of fat per week and get super fit.●Saving a lot of time by taking the online course. No gym means no traffic!●Saving a ton of money with 25% off at the Year End Promotion.What you’re required to have:●Eagerness for a perfect figure.●Willingness to tolerate some discomfort.Contact Super Fitness by clicking here!1．What plays a role in both fat losing and muscle building?A．Caloric intake.B．Balanced diet.C．Muscle tissue.D．Physical fitness.2．What is necessary for those who want to take the course?A．Effective questioning.B．Perception of time.C．Enthusiasm for sports.D．A little willpower.3．What is the text?A．A health brochure.B．A commercial advertisement.C．A critical comment.D．An essay on a wellness website.In the joyful summer Chadalavada spent with Jayasree, his grandmother in 2018, the pair watched endless movies. Late one evening, Jayasree, who had recently been diagnosed (诊断) with Alzheimer’s, got up in her nightdress and went to make tea at her home in India. After she returned to her bedroom, Chadalavada went into the kitchen to find that his grandmother had left the gas on!Chadalavada decided to invent a wearable device to help people like his grandmother. Now aged 17, Chadalavada is ready to start making the Alpha Monitor. The device, which can be worn as an armband, sets off an alarm when the wearer with Alzheimer’s starts to move and warns a caregiver if the patient falls or wanders off.Most similar devices run on Wi-Fi or Bluetooth, so when a person moves out of their frequencies’ limited range the connection is lost and with it the monitoring. But the Alpha Monitor can detect a person more than a mile away in cities and three miles in the countryside thanks to the long-range technology, known as LoRa, it uses.Teaching himself with YouTube videos about robotics and electronics, Chadalavada has developed several prototypes (模型). To understand the needs of people with Alzheimer’s, he spent time in a day centre run by the Alzheimer’s and Related Disorders Society of India. There, the cofounder told him that the device “had to be something light that can be worn on any part of the body”. She says: “Many patients don’t like having to wear a watch and they take it off.”In March, when Chadalavada’s school exams are over, he will put the finishing touches to the monitor, with the aim of getting the device ready for market by September. He is confident that it should be sold at an affordable price for most people.Chadalavada hopes to study robotics at a university abroad. His aim is simple: “I want to create products to help people in India for the whole world.”4．Why did Chadalavada invent the Alpha Monitor?A．To treat Alzheimer’s.B．To entertain senior citizens.C．To improve Alzheimer’s caregiving.D．To ensure fire safety at the elderly’s homes.5．What is an advantage of the Alpha Monitor?A．It is more comfortable to wear.B．It has a longer service time.C．It offers a remoter monitoring.D．It uses higher frequency controls.6．What did Chadalavada want to explore while he spent time in a day centre?A．Where his invention could be polished.B．What people with Alzheimer’s felt like.C．How Alzheimer’s disease could be cured.D．Whether his invention would be profitable.7．What can we learn about Chadalavada from the text?A．He enjoys living simply.B．He has an innovative mind.C．He used to be a health worker.D．He longs to be a robotics professor.The impact of technology on language is a topic that often causes concern, with many assuming that it is simply ruining it. However, language experts resist such pessimism, noting that there is little evidence to support the view that speech is getting worse. Gretchen McCulloch, in her book Because Internet, focuses on what can be learned about language from the internet rather than talking about its supposed negative effects.McCulloch compares studying language online to growing bacteria (细菌) in a Petri dish,where trends emerge and disappear quickly, allowing language experts to observe changes that would otherwise take a considerable amount of time. The influence of strong ties like friends or family vs weaker ties on language change is analyzed, with computer simulations (模拟) revealing that having both strong and weaker ties helps spread updates in a community.The role of social media platforms in language change is also discussed. Twitter, with its mix of strong and weak ties, is shown to drive more language change than Facebook, which is controlled by stronger ties. Emoji is highlighted as a universal digital expression of gestures, not a language. Additionally, there is evidence that the use of internet“innovations”such as“omg”datesback to pre-computer eras.McCulloch’s book focuses on the birth of a new medium rather than a new language. The rise of mass writing on the internet, characterized by frequent, error-filled, and short-lived communication, challenges traditional ideas about writing’s importance. McCulloch suggests future historians should see this as a return to more casual (随意的) language, paying more attention to the value of tools that improve social interaction online. The book argues against the idea that these changes might lead to the end of “real” writing, advocating for an appreciation of anything that enhances human connection and the enjoyment of each other’s company.8．How might McCulloch sound in her book Because Internet?A．Sensitive.B．Scientific.C．Pessimistic.D．Dismissive. 9．What does paragraph 3 focus on?A．The development of digital language.B．The difference between social media platforms.C．The influence of the internet on language change.D．The connection between humans and the internet.10．Which of the following would McCulloch probably agree with?A．Interpersonal bonds play a role in online communication.B．Formal language is unlikely to improve social interaction.C．The birth of new media has removed writing’s importance.D．Mass writing can make web-based conversations effective.11．What would be the best title for the text?A．How to Achieve Network Effect?B．Technology, Fear or Convenience?C．What If Faced with Media Terms?D．Internet Degrades or Helps Speech?Bottled water has long been marketed as a safe drink—if it doesn’t come straight from a mountain spring, it’s at least clean and free of chemicals. But a new study demonstrates that bottled water may not be so safe when it comes to microscopic plastic pollutants capable of passing into the bloodstream.For years scientists have raised the alarm over microplastics, which form when plastics break down into increasingly smaller particles (微粒), ranging from five millimeters down to onemicrometer. Previous studies have found that a liter of bottled water can contain tens of thousands of identifiable plastic particles. But they stopped at the one micrometer level due to technological restrictions.The study used a new technology to find even smaller particles, and detected an average240,000 plastic particles per liter of bottled water. About 90% of the particles were considered nanoplastics, smaller than one micrometer. Unlike microplastics, they are capable of passing through some organs like lungs into the bloodstream. From there they can stay in the heart muscle and other organs, pass into the brain, and even into the bodies of unborn babies.So far, little research shows what nanoplastics exactly do once they enter the bloodstream. But there is much evidence that chemicals used in plastic production are bad for human health. Even if nanoplastics themselves are not deleterious, they can serve as carriers for the dangerous chemicals, increasing the risk of cancer and impacting key organs such as the heart.“There is a huge world of nanoplastics to be studied,” said the researchers. Even if nanoplastics make up 90% of the number of plastic particles found in bottled water, they make up far less in mass, they said. However, this fact provides little comfort: It’s the numbers rather than mass that matter; and the smaller things are, the more readily they can get inside us.12．What does the technological barrier in the previous studies concern?A．The number of microscopic plastics.B．The quality of water bottles.C．The distribution of plastic pollutants.D．The size of plastic particles.13．What does the text imply about microplastics?A．They are not very likely to pollute bottled water.B．Their number per liter of bottled water is constant.C．They are less potentially risky to health than nanoplastics.D．Their number in springs is larger than that of nanoplastics.14．What does the underlined word “deleterious” in paragraph 4 probably mean?A．Large.B．Useless.C．Safe.D．Harmful. 15．Why do nanoplastics need further research?A．They are too small to identify.B．They have easy access to organs.C．They are dangerous regarding mass.D．They have a higher percentage in life.Why are Police Officers Called Cops?Police officers are often referred to as cops. 16 Some argue the term is shortened from “copper” and comes from copper badges (徽章) worn by a policeman. Others say that it stands for “Constabulary of Police”.General agreement on the word origins of “cop”, however, suggests that the term is based more on the policeman’s job than on his clothing or job title. In Latin, the verb capere can be defined as “to capture.” In French, the verb is caper. “To cop” in English is to seize or to take.17Some also believe that the Dutch word kapen, which also loosely translates to “to steal or take”, is related to policemen being called coppers or cops. Essentially, the police force was there to take criminals off the streets. 18 And since American English especially draws from German, French, and Latin, the specific language origin of kapen or capere creates a ready path to the term “cop”.19 And it is no longer considered rude. However, certain other terms for police officers are definitely unwelcome. While British Police might not mind being called “bobbies”, no police members like to be referred to as “pigs” or the “fuzz”. Some don’t mind the term the “heat” as applied to the whole police force, but the police force does not generally take kindly to terms given to them by criminals.The term “cop” is in such common usage now that a show documenting their work on the job is called Cops. Even though J. Edgar Hoover once highly objected to the term, it is now fine to refer to a policeman or a police woman as a cop. 20A．The term is slightly less familiar to people.B．So, the Latin, Dutch, and French terms are all similar.C．These words define some of what a police officer does.D．The profession of a police officer was not respected then.E．But the origins of this nickname are something of a debate.F．However, the term “police officer” is generally most correct.G．Today it is appropriate to call members of the police force cops.二、完形填空As soon as the words left my mouth, I knew I'd made a mistake. “You think Jane Austen is...21 ?” the man opposite me asked in disbelief. Then, he and his colleague took turns to 22 my claim.“I just mean…” I said in a bright voice, in order to keep the tone 23 ,“that she's not as biting as Virginia Woolf.”The two professors, like a couple of cats toying with a 24 bird, gave specific examples of how Austen' s work was, 25 , more biting. With no more action to take, I simply smiled and said, “Let's just agree to disagree, shall we?” And at that moment, my dreams of going to Oxford University 26 in a puff of smoke.Part of my problem was a 27 of confidence. Even though I was a straight A student and had prepared for the interview to the best of my ability, I wasn't a skilled 28 .When faced with two experts who told me that I was wrong, instead of 29 myself, I rolled over and accepted 30 .So, months later, I already knew the 31 of my thin envelope when it appeared on my doormat. 32 ,I felt a pang of disappointment. However, failing my Oxford interview provided a 33 life lesson. I'm now more confident of my opinions, and I try to 34 my points with hard evidence. What's more, I have never since 35 a discussion by giving a simpering smile and saying, “Let's just agree to disagree, shall we?”21．A．noble B．soft C．beautiful D．clumsy 22．A．appreciate B．submit C．challenge D．substitute 23．A．pleasing B．serious C．low D．light 24．A．frightened B．brave C．fragile D．naughty 25．A．on the contrary B．by no means C．for example D．beyond expectation 26．A．developed B．arrived C．disappeared D．shifted 27．A．matter B．lack.C．sense D．kind 28．A．debater B．learner C．fighter D．educator 29．A．expressing B．behaving C．defending D．identifying 30．A．truth B．advice C．prejudice D．defeat31．A．details B．spirits C．contents D．statistics 32．A．Frequently B．Originally C．Absolutely D．Naturally 33．A．typical B．valuable C．miserable D．temporary 34．A．make up B．take up C．pick up D．back up 35．A．ended B．mended C．attended D．extended三、语法填空阅读下面材料，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
重庆市万州第二高级中学2023-2024学年高二上学期10月月考英语试题
重庆市万州第二高级中学2023-2024学年高二上学期10月月考英语试题学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________一、阅读理解South Africa is the water-lovers' paradise. Whether you want to be by the sea, on the sea or even under it, there are countless ways to get your ocean experience. Almost all of them are located on South Africa's east coast, where the Indian Ocean keeps water warm. Thompson's Bay, BallitoDrive 40 minutes north of Durban to reach the unique coastal town of Ballito. Popular with holidaymakers, Ballito has a choice of pretty beaches—and the best for swimming is Thompson's Bay. This scenic cove （小海湾）is sheltered from the wind and characterized by its calm waters, interesting rocky outcrops and a fascinating geological hole-in-the-wall. There's a walled tidal pool for those who are nervous to swim in the open ocean, making this spot a particularly good choice for families.Umhlanga Rocks, DurbanLocated a 20-minute drive from central Durban, the resort town of Umhlanga is a proper getaway for peoplewith good incomes and visitors in the know(知内情的). The main Umhlanga Rocks beach boasts safe swimming waters and endless golden sands, again protected by lifeguards and shark nets. A paved walkway provides direct access to the town's beachfront shops, restaurants and bars.Gonubie Beach, East LondonThe coastal town of Gonubie is seen by many as a suburb of East London, one of the largest cities of the Eastern Cape. Its picture-perfect beach offers great swimming areas in the open sea. The Gonubie River reaches the sea at this point, too, and offers another bathing spot on days when the surf in the sea is bigger than usual. All along the river's green banks, you'll find a series of shaded spots perfect for summer picnics and barbecues.Kelly’s Beach, Port AlfredFurther south on the Sunshine Coast, the laid-back town of Port Alfred is home to Kelly’s Beach, which was awarded Blue Flag status for 2017-2018. A 400-meter stretch of pale brown sand, the beach and its waters are exceptionally clean. Two viewing decks comein handy during whale-watching season, or for admiring spectacular sunrises and sunsets. 1．If you are planning a family trip to South Africa, which beach suits you best?A．Thompson's Bay, Ballito.B．Umhlanga Rocks, Durban.C．Gonubie Beach. East London D．Kelly's Beach, Port Alfred.2．What's special about Umhlanga Rocks in Durban?A．It is free for children.B．Its target crowd is the rich.C．It has a walled tidal pool.D．It has pale brown sand.3．What could you do when meeting violent waves on Gonubie Beach?A．Go swimming in the open sea.B．Go bathing at another bathing spot.C．Go surfing in the open sea.D．Go camping by the riverside.“Anyone knows single parents who can’t afford to get their child’s hair done for school?I will braid (编辫子) it for free!”Brittany Starks wrote on a Facebook post.She decided to offer her hair braiding services after a family friend delivered backpacks full of school supplies, clothing and shoes for Cayden and Ceniyah in early August. “At the time, I didn’t have anything for my kids to start school,” said Starks, who is in between homes and staying with her mother. “It meant so much to me.”The unexpected gift made a big difference to Starks and her children, and it motivated her to pay it forward. Starks, who works two receptionist jobs, also braids hair part-time. “The hair-braiding process involves washing, blow-drying, and finally dividing the hair into small sections and braiding it. It also requires multiple supplies — including combs, brushes, hair jam and additional pieces of hair to weave in. It costs anywhere from $150 to $400 at a salon (美发厅), depending on the style,” Stacks explained. “But it can last for months and is a huge timesaver in the mornings.”When she wrote the Facebook post, she assumed only a handful of people would reach out,but before she knew it, she had 35 appointments booked. Her Facebook inbox was suddenly full of messages from single parents, whose stories of hardship and financial challenges mirrored her own.“There’s a huge need for this. I could really relate to a lot of the women who reached out, and it made me realize that what I was doing was really important,” said Stacks. “What got me the most was seeing the kids smile.” Given that there was less than two weeks before the start of school, Starks knew she needed to enlist help.4．What got Brittany Starks to offer her hair braiding service?A．A post on Facebook.B．Her friend’s timely help.C．Her mother’s advice.D．A trip to her kids’ school.5．What does Starks say about hair braiding?A．It’s a bit dear.B．It’s time-wasting.C．It’s an easy job.D．It’s a mother’s duty.6．How does Starks feel about the response to her Facebook post?A．Rather disturbing.B．Beyond expectation.C．Far from satisfactory.D．Very disappointing.7．What can we infer about Brittany Starks from the text?A．She is single with one child.B．She is ambitious and arbitrary.C．She is in need of helping hands.D．She is free from financial worries.Time was, being called “nerd (书呆子)” was a bad thing.That is happily different now, says Sarah Jane, director at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, which is home to the exhibit “Obsessed: The Art of Nerd-dom” through March 15. “I think the majority of my friends are nerdier than I am,” she said, “and I mean that in a ‘my friends are cooler than I am’ kind of way.”Jane said the rise of the Internet certainly helped blossom, connecting people with common interests across geographies. Now, it’s almost mainstream—exhibitions of nerd culture fill convention halls, comic book superheroes and science fiction stories are the focus of blockbuster movies, and more.“It has made being a nerd less of an isolating experience, and more of a community experience because you’re connecting with other people who have that shared interest,” she said.Holladay, the co-curator (副馆长), spoke up in a meeting about what the coming exhibition season would look like.“I knew of another nerdy exhibition that had happened in LA recently... and I just thought ‘you know, I bet there are nerdy artists on the (Olympic) Peninsula and in Washington who have really quality work, where the subject matter might not fit into most exhibits’,” she said.And she wasn’t surprised when they received plenty of recommendations.“My theory was that nerds are everywhere,” she said. “Once I got in touch with the right people, everyonewas coming out of the woodwork.”The exhibit features comic art, and things like Pokemon cards arranged in a collage (拼贴画). One work invites viewers to imagine the unique talents and abilities they have as superpowers they bring to the world. Holladay says the evolution of the idea of nerd culture has been positive over the past several years.8．What is Sarah Jane’s attitude towards “nerds”?A．Neutral.B．Critical.C．Appreciative.D．Uncaring. 9．Which of the following contributes most to the popularity of nerd culture?A．People’s varying views of nerd.B．Movies’ great influence upon people.C．The sufferings people have gone through.D．The Internet connecting people with shared interests.10．What does the underlined expression “coming out of the woodwork” mean ?A．Springing out.B．Getting out of the woods.C．Rushing outside.D．Expecting high quality of work. 11．What is the passage mainly about?A．The exhibition shows how being a “nerd” becomes good.B．The nerd culture is always evolving positively.C．Many unusual exhibitions are scheduled.D．Another different culture appears recently.New research suggests that a gene that governs the body’s biological (circadian) clock acts differently in males versus females and may protect females from heart disease. The study is the first to analyse circadian blood pressure rhythms(节奏)in female mice.The body’s circadian clock-the biological clock that organizes bodily activities over a 24-hour period—contributes to normal variations in blood pressure and heart function over the course of the day. In most healthy humans, blood pressure dips(下降)at night. People who do not experience this temporary drop, called “non-dippers”, are more likely to develop heart disease. The circadian clock is made up of four main proteins (encoded by “clock genes”) that regulate close to half of all genes in the body, including those important for blood pressure regulation.Previous research has shown that male mice that are missing one of the four clock genes(PER1) become non-dippers and have a higher risk for heart and kidney disease. A research team studied the circadian response and blood pressure of female mice that lack PERI and compared them with a healthy female control group. On both low-and high-salt diets, both groups “kept an apparent circadian rhythm” of blood pressure, the researchers explained. Unlike the male mice in previous research, the females without PERI showed normal dips in blood pressure overnight.These results suggest that the lack of PER1 acts differently in males and females. The findings are consistent with research showing that women are less likely to be non-dippers than men of the same age. “This study represents an important step in understanding sex differences in the regulation of cardiovascular(心血管的)function by the circadian clock,” the researchers wrote.12．What does the new research find?A．Biological clock may protect males from heart disease.B．Biological blood pressure rhythms in female mice act normally.C．Biological clock organizes bodily activities over a 24-hour period.D．A gene controlling biological clock works differently between sexes.13．What role can circadian clock play according to the text?A．Helping males cure heart disease.B．Helping blood pressure vary normally.C．Contributing to abnormal variations in blood pressure.D．Making up four main proteins regulating almost half of all genes.14．The lack of PRRI ______A．has the same impact on males and femalesB．makes no difference to malesC．does harm to male’s healthD．is more likely to affect female’s health15．What would be a suitable title for the text?A．One clock gene is importantB．Women may benefit from body clockC．New study analyses blood pressure rhythmsD．Blood pressure of healthy humans dips at night二、七选五Whether you can’t get motivated to clean your house or you just aren’t feeling motivated to lose weight, a lack of motivation can be the biggest obstacle to reaching your goals. When you have no motivation to complete a task, consider the possible reasons why you’reyour each your goals.Act as If You Feel MotivatedAct as if you felt motivated, and your actions may change your emotions. 17 Consider what you’d be wearing, how you’d be thinking, and what actions you’d be taking. Then, do these things, and see if your motivation level increases.18When you’re struggling with motivation, you’ll likely come up with a long list of reasons why you shouldn’t take any action. You might think, “It’ll be too hard,” or, “I’ll never get it done anyway.” These types of thoughts will keep you stuck. When you think you’re going to fail, think of all the reasons why you might succeed. There’s a chance that things might work out better than you expect.Manage Your To-Do ListIt’s tough to feel motivated when your to-do list is overwhelming. If you feel like there’s no hope in getting everything done, you might not try to do anything. Take a look at your to-do list, and determine if it’s too long. 19 You might find as light change in your to-do list. Or the way you view your to-do list will help you to see your tasks as more manageable.Everyone struggles with motivation issues at one time or another. Carefully consider the underlying thoughts and feelings that are affecting your drive. The way you respond to your lack of motivation is what matters, however. 20A．Argue the OppositeB．Be proud of what you are capable of.C．If so, get rid of tasks that aren’t essential.D．Then, develop a plan to help motivate yourself to get going.E．We will discuss how to stay motivated throughout your studies.F．Be kind to yourself, and experiment with strategies that motivate you.G．So ask yourself, “What would I be doing right now if I felt motivated?”三、完形填空Last Monday, to prepare a picnic, I decided to go into a superstore which was on my way home.I parked my car in the big parking lot and went into the superstore. It was a huge one,21 onto 2 stories and 200,000+ square feet. After 45 minutes of shopping to just get some tomatoes, cheese and 3 toothpicks, I arrived at the cashier line, thoughtful and a bit 22 by the time I spent to get 3 23 . I wondered why I did not go to a small local store.After 15 minutes of waiting in the line, the woman in front of me called me, “Hey... you have only 3 articles? Come and take my 24 . I have way more articles than you!”It wasn’t the first time it happened to me. But her intention was 25 , as well as was her smile (she did not wear any mask, so I could see it). Not knowing what else to do, I accepted her 26 . We chatted a bit waiting for the customers ahead of us to finish — she was incredibly 27 . Then I thanked her, giving her back my brightest smile (although I was wearing a mask...).28 my car, I rethought about that good moment, and realized that she 29 my day. In the meantime, I wondered how to 30 it back to her. No 31 it was quite impossible, so I considered how to pay it forward to someone else.While driving, I realized that she saved me 10 minutes. And 32 I was driving at 70 mph, I reduced my speed to 55 mph. My fuel 33 dramatically dropped down by 35%.34 , I relost part of the 10 minutes that the woman offered me, but it was a way to35 her and do a small thing for the environment.21．A．spreading B．covering C．turning D．taking 22．A．embarrassed B．delighted C．discouraged D．contented 23．A．foods B．copies C．passages D．articles 24．A．seat B．place C．advice D．chance 25．A．awkward B．fancy C．irresistible D．familiar 26．A．standing B．offering C．suffering D．talking 27．A．pleasant B．reliable C．confident D．powerful28．A．Getting off B．Getting through C．Getting away from D．Getting back in 29．A．ruined B．satisfied C．made D．filled 30．A．answer B．give C．bring D．hold 31．A．doubt B．wonder C．need D．sense 32．A．after B．once C．since D．while 33．A．devotion B．assumption C．consumption D．description 34．A．Unexpectedly B．Admittedly C．Surprisedly D．Disappointedly 35．A．recall B．help C．appreciate D．repay四、用单词的适当形式完成短文阅读下列材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
江苏省靖江高级中学2023-2024学年高二上学期10月月考英语试题
江苏省靖江高级中学2023-2024学年高二上学期10月月考英语试题学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________一、阅读理解The daughter of a romantic poet and occasional freedom fighter, Ada Lovelace had a famous but absent father. She never knew Lord Byron, as just weeks after her birth in 1815, he divorced her mother Isabella Milbanke Byron and left to fight in the Greek War of Independence. In an effort to prevent Ada from developing her father’s unpredictable temper, Isabella decided that her daughter should devote her life to study.Ada studied hard despite the fact that society did not encourage women pursuing interests in science. Her life changed when she met inventor Charles Babbage at a party. As he demonstrated a working section of his mechanical calculator, Ada was taken in by how it worked and wanted to know more. Impressed by the 17-year-old’s obvious passion, Babbage became her tutor. Ada married in 1835 and became a mother, but she continued to take an active interest in study, socialising in intellectual circles with the likes of Charles Dickens and Michael Faraday.Ada stayed in contact with Babbage, who in 1837 had proposed a new machine, the analytical engine. In 1843, Ada was asked to translate a French text written by engineer Luigi Menabrea about Babbage’s new design. After completing the translation, Ada was encouraged by Babbage to write her own notes on his work.After nine months of hard work, Ada presented Babbage with a detailed list of notes that was three times longer than the original article. In her calculations, Ada wrote what are considered the first ever computer algorithms to be used in a new type of machine. She essentially provided the first ideas for computer programming in what was a groundbreaking proposal on the potential of computers.Ada died of cancer aged only 36 and her work was largely recognised until the 1950s when her notes were republished. In 1979 the US Department of Defence named a programming language ‘Ada’ in her honour.1．What can we learn about Ada from the first paragraph?A．She had a devoted father.B．Her mother raised her up alone.C．She had an unpredictable temper.D．Her parents divorced before her birth.2．Who aroused her interest in mathematics and computer engineering?A．Charles Dickens.B．Michael Faraday.C．Luigi Menabrea.D．Charles Babbage.3．Which words can best describe Ada?A．Modest and outgoing.B．Talented and diligent.C．Generous and considerate.D．Determined and independent. 4．What can be inferred from the last paragraph?A．Ada’s notes were published only once.B．Ada named a programming language after herself.C．Ada earned a reputation nearly a century after her death.D．Ada’s work was largely recognized when she was alive.The sales advertisements tempt (诱惑): Blue-light-blocking glasses are supposed to protect eyes from the effects of short-wave length light emitting from our smartphones, computer screens and LED lights. Given how much time we spend on our devices, this sounds like a smart investment, right? After all, eye strain (疲劳) is a real issue and can lead to poor sleep and even eye diseases. The glasses can cost $15 all the way up to several hundred dollars. But do they work?Elizabeth Esparaz, an ophthalmologist (眼科专家) based in Cleveland, Ohio, says the science that manufacturers share as they promote these glasses can be confusing. For starters, blue light is not just about tech devices, and it’s not always bad. “The sun emits a much higher intensity of blue light than human-made devices, which helps our mood, alertness and sleep-wake cycle,” says Dr. Esparaz.The problem is blue light at night: It contains the release of melatonin. “Melatonin helps regulate our circadian rhythms (生理节奏) and makes us sleepy,” says Dr. Esparaz.So, in theory, wearing blue-light-blocking glasses should help people who watch movies in bed or read from a tablet at night avoid sleeplessness. A review study from the University of Oklahoma that looked al 24 previous studies found that people affected by sleep disorders, jet lag and shift work fell asleep faster after using these glasses.As for eye strain, a 2021 Australian study showed that those wearing the glasses did not experience less eye strain than those using clear glasses. And a 2018 review study, also by Australian researchers found insufficient evidence that they prevent certain eye diseases.“These glasses aren’t going to be harmful,” says Dr. Esparaz, But, she adds, a lack of standardization in the industry means there’s no way to know if one pair is better than another.A more reliable solution: Turn on the blue-light-filtering function on your devices and limit screen time before bed. To help with eye strain, Dr. Esparaz suggests taking breaks and using lubricating eye drops.5．What is Dr. Esparaz’s attitude toward business publicity?A．Unclear.B．Tolerant.C．Approving.D．Doubtful. 6．What can we learn about blue light from the first two paragraphs?A．It can be beneficial.B．It may improve sleep.C．It actually causes health issues.D．It merely comes from digital devices. 7．Australian studies found that wearing blue-light-blocking glasses ________.A．helps prevent eye disease B．are not harmful to eyesightC．contributes to no less eye strain D．benefits those with sleep disorders 8．What might be the best title of this passage?A．Blue-light-blocking Glasses: Your Best Choice B．Blue-light-blocking Glasses: Good or BadC．Blue-light-blocking Glasses: A Good Business D．Blue-light-blocking Glasses: Smart and CoolIn the 1950s, British historian Northeaster Parkinson came up with a concept which was later known as Parkinson’s Law of Triviality. It states that the amount of time spent discussing an issue in an organization is oppositely associated with its actual importance.Parkinson’s Law of Triviality is also known as “bike-shedding (车棚)”, after the story Parkinson uses to illustrate it. He asks readers to imagine a financial committee meeting to discuss a three-point agenda. The points are as follows: A proposal for a f10 million nuclear power plant; A proposal for a f350 bike shed; A proposal for a f21 annual coffee budget.What happens? The committee ends up running through the nuclear power plant proposal in little time. It’s too advanced for anyone to really dig into the details. The discussion soon moves to the bike shed. Here, everyone’s an expert. In the end, the committee runs out of time and decides to meet again to complete their analysis.Bike-shedding happens because the smaller a matter is, the more people will have an opinion on it, even when there is no real value to add. When something is outside of ourcircle of competence, like a nuclear power plant, we don’t even try to express an opinion. But when something is understandable everyone wants to show that they know about the topic at hand.How can we avoid bike-shedding? The main thing you can do is to have a clear purpose. Priya Parker, the author of The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters, says that any successful gathering needs to have a focused purpose. “Specificity,” she says, “is a key element.”When it comes to choosing your list of invitees, Parker writes, “if the purpose of your meeting is to make a decision, you may want to consider having fewer cooks in the kitchen.” Getting the result you want—a thoughtful, educated discussion about that power plant—depends on having the right people in the room.9．What is Parkinson’s purpose of presenting the imaginary meeting?A．To state a fact.B．To clarify a concept.C．To make a prediction.D．Tointroduce a new point.10．What can be inferred from Paragraph 4?A．The more you know, the less you speak.B．What is simple for you may be tough for others.C．What requires more work may get less attention.D．The more you put in, the better your result will be.11．Which is the author’s suggestion for a successful meeting?A．Planning before the meeting.B．Getting the right people to the table.C．Spending less time on the minor issues.D．Taking different opinions into account. 12．What can be a suitable title for the text?A．Purpose: The Key to an Effective MeetingB．Talent: A Crucial Element in OrganizationsC．The Bike Shed Effect: Avoiding Small MattersD．Nuclear Power Plant: The Less-known Proposal二、七选五Consumers in the United States spent nearly $3.7 million on dish washing soap in 2018 to get their dishes clean. That sets the question: Do we really need dish washing soap to getour dishes clean? The short answer is: No. 13How can we get our dishes clean without using dish washing soap? Hot water is an effective and time-tested method. A lot of what we eat is water-soluble and can simply be washed away with very hot water. 14 They need an alkali (碱) to break them down. So, if you’re out of dish soap and have a thick oily pan to wash, you’ll need to make your own soap by adding an alkali to hot water.You can also run your dishwasher using only the rinse (漂洗) cycle. Simply remove the remains thoroughly by hand and load as usual in the machine. Add white vinegar, a sharp-tasting liquid used in cooking, to the cleaning cup. 15 Set your dishwasher on the rinse cycle and you will get clean, shim dishes.If you’re a camper or a farmer, plant and wood ashes—remains of burnt plants and wood—are readily available in the remains of your campfire, which have served as dish washing soap for a long time. Gather some ashes from your campfire and put them in a pot. In a separate pot boil some water. Slowly pour hot water over the ashes, just enough to make a mixture. 16While wood ashes may not win the good housekeeping seal of approval, they’ll clean your pan and get it ready for air drying.17 Whether you find yourself down to the last drop of your dish washing soap at home, forget to bring it along on your camping trip or just want to try an eco-friendly, natural alternative, turn to these things to help you.A．We can get along without it.B．An eco-friendly cleaning solution is created.C．Animal fats and proteins, however, are the opposite.D．People used unusual things in the natural world around them.E．Dish washing soap has been around since the mid-20th century.F．It’s good to know that there’re alternatives to make your dishes clean.G．The acid will wipe out the harmful things and keep the dishes from spotting.三、完形填空In San Antonio, a theme park called Morgan’s Wonderland has welcomed visitors acrossbegan with one dad who wanted to make his daughter Morgan Hartman 19 .Morgan Hartman was born with 20 . On a family vacation back in 2006, Morgan’s father Gordon noticed her being 21 by a group of children she was trying to play with at a hotel swimming pool.“It left Morgan with a painful experience. All she wanted was to 22 ,” Gordon said. So, like a good father who sees his child being hurt in some way, he 23 to create as pace where everyone felt welcome. Four years and $35 million later, Morgan’s Wonderland was 24 and opened to the world. The nonprofit theme park 25 many fancy attractions and offers free admission to anyone with a disability.Morgan’s Wonderland is a 26 that the government is actively encouraging the wider community to adopt as well. All its facilities for the disabled are 27 integrated with the surroundings, so they never attract unnecessary attention to their 28 . In addition to rides and games, Morgan’s Wonderland also offers an 29 called the Home Lab, where the disabled can practice daily activities such as preparing food, getting dressed and socializing in a safe, comfortable setting using 30 technology.Gordon is clear that Morgan’s Wonderland supplies an opportunity for the children who have special needs with the kind of interactions he saw his daughter 31 of so many years ago, no matter what their 32 may be.18．A．movable B．private C．accessible D．clean 19．A．calm B．happy C．strong D．proud 20．A．dreams B．talents C．disabilities D．addictions 21．A．taken in B．cared for C．watched over D．left out 22．A．participate B．challenge C．escape D．adapt 23．A．hesitated B．begged C．agreed D．determined 24．A．designed B．donated C．completed D．repaired 25．A．rents B．features C．discovers D．explores 26．A．model B．plan C．chance D．record 27．A．likely B．perfectly C．partly D．basically 28．A．brand B．quality C．structure D．existence 29．A．object B．adventure C．experience D．invention 30．A．assistive B．educational C．military D．medical31．A．suspected B．denied C．warned D．reminded 32．A．future B．culture C．belief D．condition四、用单词的适当形式完成短文五、用单词的适当形式完成句子形式填空)44．The salesman hurried to the company, only to be told that he (fire). (所给词的适当形式填空)45．It is reported that by the end of this year, the import of seafood (drop) by about 10%. (所给词的适当形式填空)46．The movie (watch) by a large audience when the fire alarm went off. (所给词的适当形式填空)47．With the development of science and technology, Internet has become an (separate)part of our life. (所给词的适当形式填空)48．He has been an active (participate) in the discussion about the new project. (所给词的适当形式填空)49．It is bad manners to remark the appearance of others. (用适当的词填空) 50．As the Internet has found its way people’s everyday life, online education is enjoying rising popularity among individuals. (用适当的词填空)51．At the Chinese art festival, there are different stands artists demonstrate their skills and teach the visitors. (用适当的词填空)52．The attack is believed (carry) out during the early morning hours. (所给词的适当形式填空)六、根据首字母填写单词拼写)54．Banks normally give p to large businesses when deciding on loans. (根据首字母单词拼写)55．The letter wasn’t addressed to me but I opened it out of c . (根据首字母单词拼写) 56．People from diverse backgrounds have made j efforts to help realize their dreams. (根据首字母单词拼写)57．As soon as he finished his performance, a big round of a rang through the hall. (根据首字母单词拼写)58．Scientists claim to have i a link between diet and cancer. (根据首字母单词拼写) 59．He believes better relations with China are f to the well-being of the area. (根据首字母单词拼写)60．Don’t sign any c before examining its conditions carefully. (根据首字母单词拼写)七、根据汉语意思填写单词(根据汉语提示单词拼写)62．The decision of (排放) the nuclear-contaminated water into the ocean has sparker international concern and protests. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)63．John’s (献身，投入) to his studies earned him a scholarship to his dream university. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)64．The self-driving car can (自动) detect and respond to traffic signals and road conditions. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)65．The officials have made a series of (矛盾) statements about the accident. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)66．I was about to throw in the towel when my teacher (激励) me to keep on. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)八、开放性作文67．第一节（满分15分）假定你是李华，最近学习了几篇关于体育方面的文章，请你给校英文报上投稿，介绍体育文化。
四川省成都东部新区养马高级中学2024-2025学年高二上学期10月月考英语试题
四川省成都东部新区养马高级中学2024-2025学年高二上学期10月月考英语试题一、阅读理解Here are four books online, aiming to strengthen spoken and writing skills for English-language learners.Arnie the DoughnutSuggested grade level: lst- 2ndArnie looks like an average doughnut made by one of the best bakeries in town. Still, a doughnut is just a doughnut, right? WRONG! Click to see what happens.Themes in the story:lmagination, Humor, FriendshipBrave IreneSuggested grade level: lst- 2ndBrave Irene is a dressmaker's daughter. One day, Irene volunteers to send the dress made by her mum to the palace on time, in spite of the snowstorm. Click and see how she overcomes difficulties.Themes in the story: Courage, Overcoming difficultiesThe Empty PotSuggested grade level: lst-2ndThe Chinese Emperor announces a test to choose the country's next king. The child who raises the best flowers from a seed given by the Emperor will be the one. Ping is unable to get his seed to come out-but Ping's empty pot is the best of all. Why?Themes in the story: Honesty, Learning from failureClark the SharkSuggested grade level: Kindergarten- 2ndClark i,s a shark who loves life, but his enthusiasm is too much for his friends, so his teacher helps him find a way to turn it down. Finally, Clark knows how to get along with his friends.Themes in the story:Self-Control, lVLanners, Friendship1．What can children learn from Brave Irene?A．How to make friends.B．How to learn from failure.C．How to face difficulties.D．How to control themselves.2．Which of the following books is about honesty?A．Arnie the Doughnut.B．The Empty Pot.C．Brave Irene.D．Clark the Shark .3．What is special about Clark the Shark ?A．Its themes include friendship.B．It teiis us how to overcome difficulties.C．It aims to improve children's writing skills.D．It is also suitable for kindergarten children.A couple in their 60s has travelled 12,000 miles across 16 countries from Britain to China -riding their bikes all the way. Grandparents Peter and Chris stepped on the long journey after deciding to “do something a bit different”. They traversed (横穿) cities, deserts, mountains and everything in between across Europe, the Middle East and the East Asia.Peter, 66, said the moment they finally had a look at the famous Great Wall after a year and a half of cycling 30 miles a day was “really exciting”. At the end of their journey, the special pair didn’t fly home but instead choose to book a cabin inside a 400m-long ship.“You never know what the day is going to bring. All you know is that you are going to get on your bike and cycle. Every day is an adventure and every day is new. Overall, the experience is unbelievable,” Peter said.At first Peter and Chris set out to cycle from Britain in January 2017 but were forced home. They had cycled all the way to Hungary when Peter slipped and broke his leg. After seven months of recovery, the couple set out again in Britain. They finally arrived in China in November 2018.Both Peter and Chris agreed that the best part of the entire trip was coming across the kindness of strangers along the way, many of whom invited the couple for food and drink. Chris, 64, said, “It was a wonderful experience, particularly wonderful because of the amazing people we met along the way.”4．What’s the couple’s purpose of taking the long journey?A．To try something new.B．To break the world record.C．To go across 16 countries by bike.D．To celebrate their 37-year marriage.5．How did the couple go back to their home after the trip to China?A．By cycling.B．By train.C．By plane.D．By sea.6．Why did the couple put off their trip in 2017?A．Peter had an accident.B．They ran out of their money.C．They met with a heavy snow.D．Peter fell ill suddenly in Hungary.7．What’s the best part of the trip for the couple?A．The beautiful scenes.B．The help from others.C．The delicious food and drink.D．The challenges on the wayWe all know that it’s good to be kind to others. But what does that mean for us? What acts of kindness will make us happiest and who will benefit the most? A new review of kindness research provides some answers.Researchers analyzed the results from 126 research articles looking at almost 200, 000 participants from around the world. The studies they chose all had to meet certain criteria, such as including only adults and reporting good statistical data. Some were experiments while others just surveyed people about how kind and happy they were. The studies measured well-being in many ways, including both mental and physical health.As expected, people who were kind tended to have higher well-being. Although the relationship was not, stronger than it was, lead researcher Bryant Hui was still encouraged by the result. “Although the relationship is weaker, the effect still has a significant impact,” he says.He and his colleagues considered when kindness might have a bigger impact on ourwell-being. One thing they found was that people who performed random, informal acts of kindness tended to be happier than people who performed more formal acts of kindness. It’s possible that informal helping may fill our more basic psychological needs for close relationships, which is why it could lead to greater happiness.The researchers also found that people who were kind tended to have a higher sense of meaning and purpose in life. Perhaps this makes sense, given that being kind involves effort which makes people feel confident about themselves and their abilities. And that provides a sense of meaning.8．What is the text mainly about?A．Act of kindness makes us happiest.B．Being kind makes us healthy and happy.C．Random acts of kindness are better than formal ones.D．Doing act of kindness to others improves our abilities.9．How did the researchers get the finding?A．By doing surveys.B．By carrying out experiments.C．By comparing research data.D．By analyzing results of articles.10．Why does being kind give people a sense of meaning and purpose in life?A．Because it makes people healthier.B．Because it boosts close relationships.C．Because it improves people’s confidence.D．Because it promotes awareness ofresponsibility.11．Where is the text most likely from?A．A diary.B．A guide book.C．A novel.D．A magazine.“Invention” is a heavy word. It is often represented as the thoughts of a genius (天才) perfecting an idea in the basement on his own. And it’s true that personal efforts gave us many of the great innovations (革新) of the late 19th and early 20th centuries like cars and television.But the old model of invention has a problem with scale (规模). One genius can’t solve all the healthcare problems or global warming and can’t create smart and sustainable cities. Instead, dealing with complex and long-term problems requires cooperation (合作) among inventors, big companies, small companies, governments, standards, research organizations and so on — all of the players involved in making great ideas work in the real world.I lead a team at Intellectual Ventures that is building plans for large-scale, long-term innovation in fields such as transportation, healthcare, communications and construction. Each of these projects takes a long-term view of innovation that, once started, will take several years to mature. We see them as a basis for what I call the next age of invention: a new model for innovation that is cooperative and guided by a clear target of technological progress.In the next age of invention, the efforts of the individual genius will still be necessary, but not enough, to effect global change. Next-generation inventors will be placed in a network of inventors, investors (投资人), producers and customers. They’ll have new tools, such as social networks, as well as a long-range plan.A historical example of this model of innovation is the Apollo program, which created a $25 billion (more than $150 billion in today’s dollars!) innovation economy and put a man on the moon — thanks to the cooperation of government and industry, as well as individuals and teams.This is targeted, cooperative invention — a model for innovation projects to achieve progress on a much larger scale in the coming years. Great ideas can still bring useful and productive change to the world at large. But the pioneers of the next age of invention need to think big and work together.12．What does the author think of the old model of invention?A．It is unscientific and unsustainable.B．It has caused many global problems.C．It depends heavily on public and business support.D．It is unable to solve complex and long-term problems.13．What does the underlined word “mature” in paragraph 3 mean?A．Overcome.B．Develop.C．Adjust.D．Change. 14．Which word best describes the author’s attitude to the Apollo program?A．Positive.B．Doubtful.C．Disappointed.D．Uncaring. 15．What is important to inventors in the new age of invention according to the author?A．Leading the development of industry.B．Having many different targets.C．Using the Internet effectively.D．Working with others.School is tough enough as it is, but distance learning presents a whole new challenge. Many students struggle to focus on their homework when they study at home, as online courses call for self-discipline (自律). 16Motivate (激励) yourself. Think about how traditional classroom settings motivate students to get their work done: deadlines written on a whiteboard, friendly reminders and suggestions from teachers, and group study sessions with classmates. 17 Write down your deadlines and get in touch with your classmates to study together and quiz each other online.18 You’re not the only one to struggle with online learning, so don’t be afraid to get in touch with your teacher and classmates with any questions you might have. Similarly, remember your teacher and classmates might reach out to you with questions as well. Respond to their messages in a timely manner to keep open lines of communication.Find a good study spot. Houses are full of distractions (分散注意力的事物)—especially if you’re in no mood to study. Set yourself up for success by reducing these distractions and creating an environment where it is easy to do schoolwork. 19 Leave your phone in another room in order to avoid temptation (诱惑) from social media or online games.Use what you have. One of the many benefits of online learning is having endless Internet resources. 20 Be familiar with study resources and open education sites, and then use them to add to your studies and quiz yourself before exams. Online classes might require more self-discipline than classroom learning, but that hard work will surely pay off.A．Manage your time.B．Be ready to ask all the questions.C．A short break is also necessary for online learning.D．You can also use these helpful methods in your own home.E．Many of them might help you understand your studies easily.F．Keep up with your online schoolwork with these tips for success.G．If possible, find a quiet place away from your housemates, family members and TV.二、完形填空When I woke up last week, I looked out of the window and saw nothing but white snow. It wasn't a 21 ；for days the weathermen had been 22 the winter storm. In the past years I had shoveled（铲）snow without too much 23 , but this year the task seemed challenging as I had just had back surgery（外科手术）.But when I looked out of the 24 again, I was surprised to see my young neighbor Gray clearing my walkways. I couldn't 25 it. I knew my neighbors well, but we didn't often socialize. I fixed a cup of coffee and took it to the back door. When I opened the door, Gray 26 his work and accepted the hot cup gratefully. Clearing snow actually wasn't a（n）27 job because on the top of the snow was a solid sheet of ice, making the walkways and streets not28 to walk on. However, that didn't stop Gray；he worked hard until the job was finished. I29 to thank him, but he said it was nothing and drove to his office. His wife Cathy also left for her job.What could I do to repay his 30 ? I decided to make a big pot of soup. Cathy would not have to prepare the meal when she came home from 31 on such a cold day.But the street was still 32 ，and I couldn't deliver the soup to them safely. So when I saw Cathy come home, I 33 and told her I had some soup for them. When she came over to 34 the soup, she seemed as grateful as I felt when I saw her husband shoveling snow off my walkways.Now I am constantly looking for ways of 35 others. Gray had started a chain reaction in my soul. By helping me out without being asked, he sparked（激发）a similar feeling within me.21．A．problem B．surprise C．threat D．dream 22．A．preventing B．remembering C．recording D．forecasting 23．A．effort B．interest C．skill D．effect 24．A．kitchen B．window C．yard D．garden 25．A．make B．believe C．get D．take 26．A．chose B．continued C．stopped D．finished 27．A．challenging B．easy C．boring D．important 28．A．solid B．safe C．rough D．difficult29．A．pretended B．agreed C．tried D．hoped 30．A．respect B．friendship C．kindness D．duty 31．A．shopping B．work C．school D．exercise 32．A．wide B．noisy C．clean D．icy 33．A．called B．visited C．left D．appeared 34．A．seek for B．throw away C．look at D．pick up 35．A．helping B．hugging C．praising D．accepting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。
河南省商丘市夏邑县第一高级中学2024-2025学年高二上学期10月月考英语试题
河南省商丘市夏邑县第一高级中学2024-2025学年高二上学期10月月考英语试题一、阅读理解Here are some interesting places for you to enjoy yourself while you are staying in Beijing.Here is the timetable of science activities in the Children’s Palace1．The teacher who teaches photography is from ______.A．China B．Italy C．America D．England2．The computer science class may last for about ________.A．4 weeks B．16 weeks C．5 weeks D．12 weeks3．If you want to learn technical English, you should go to the Children’s Palace on ______.A．Sunday B．Saturday C．Thursday D．WednesdayFlorence, a 17-year-old senior student in high school, was busy composing (创作) a song. She plans to publish an album (音乐专辑) with three other music lovers whom she met at the 2016 Campus Singing Competition. Edward, 18, is another one of the four students to make their own album. Actually he was the one who came up with this fun idea in the first place.“Everyone loves music. Being a good way to express our feelings and emotions, music can tell something about who we are and our experience of the world. We hope we can use our music to touch our peers (同龄人),” Edward said.The album includes 15 songs on three themes-love, campus life and youth, with pop and electronic music styles. The inspiration for the songs came from the students’ lives. Take the song Sea of Tranquility for example—it was written by Edward during a flight back to Chengdu after he took part in the China High School Biology Olympiad in summer. “The sky is clear and the ground looks small from the plane. This scene makes me feel calm and peaceful,” Edward explained.The songs were created one by one with the efforts of the four writers. But a challenge soon appeared. The students found that they didn’t have enough money to produce the album. So to cut down their costs, they used an iPad and headphones to record the songs in an empty classroom on the weekend.Apart from reducing their costs, they also tried to raise money through crowdfunding on the Internet. They raised more than 7,000 dollars before the album was published in October. “Thanks to all the supporters, we’ll keep working on our own music,” Edward said.4．Why did Edward and his music team make the album?A．To earn money.B．To be famous.C．To influence young people.D．To make friends.5．What can we know about the songs from the album?A．They were written by Edward.B．They are based on students’ lives.C．They are quite different in style.D．They are mainly about friendship.6．What problem did the students have in producing the album?A．They were short of money.B．They disagreed on the theme.C．They received stress from teachers.D．They had poor abilities to make music.7．What’s the best title of the text?A．Album Collections.B．Student Musicians.C．Theme Music.D．School Life.Have you ever asked yourself why children go to school? You probably say that they go to learn their own language and English, mathematics, geography (地理), history, science and all the other subjects.We send our children to school to prepare them for the time when they grow up and have to work for themselves. They learn their own language so that they know and understand what others tell them. They learn English in order to be able to benefit from what people in western countries have written and said, and in order to make people from other countries understand what they themselves mean. They learn mathematics in order to be able to measure and count things in their daily life, geography in order to know something about the world around them, and history to know something about the human beings they meet every day. Nearly everything they study at school has some practical use in their life, but is that the only reason why they go to school?No. There is more in education than just learning facts. We go to school above all to learn how to learn so that we can continue to learn when we have left school. A man who really knows how to learn will always be successful, because whenever he has to do it he does it in the best way. The uneducated person, on the other hand, either is unable to do something new or does it badly. The purpose of school, therefore, is not just to teach languages, mathematics, geography, etc., but to teach students the way to learn.8．In order to make other people from foreign countries understand you, you should learn________.A．modern science B．foreign languagesC．geography D．history9．Nearly all the subjects they learn at school have ________.A．no use in their future life B．little use in their future lifeC．nothing to do with their daily life D．some practical use in their life10．A person will surely be successful if he really knows ________.A．how to learn B．some foreign languagesC．something new D．several subjects11．On the whole, children go to school ________.A．to learn science and languages B．to learn how to be good studentsC．to get ready for their future D．to make new friendsSalvador Dali (1904-1989) was one of the most popular of modern artists. The Pompidou Centre in Paris is showing its respect and admiration for the artist and his powerful personality with an exhibition bringing together over 200 paintings, sculptures, drawings and more. Among the works and masterworks on exhibition the visitor will find the best pieces, most importantly The Persistence of Memory. There is also L’Enigme sans Fin from 1938, works on paper, objects, and projects for stage and screen and selected parts from television programmes reflecting the artist’s showman qualities.The visitor will enter the World of Dali through an egg and is met with the beginning, the world of birth. The exhibition follows a path of time and subject with the visitor exiting through the brain.The exhibition shows how Dali draws the viewer between two infinities(无限). “From the infinity small to the infinity large, contraction and expansion coming in and out of focus: amazing Flemish accuracy and the showy Baroque of old painting that he used in his museum-theatre in Figueras,” explains the Pompidou Centre.The fine selection of the major works was done in close collaboration (合作) with the Museo Nacional Reina Sofia in Madrid, Spain, and with contributions from other institutions like the Salvador Dali Museum in St. Petersburg.12．Which of the following best describe Dali according to Paragraph 1?A．Optimistic.B．Productive.C．Generous.D．Traditional.13．What is Dali’s The Persistence of Memory considered to be?A．One of his masterworks.B．A successful screen adaptation.C．An artistic creation for the stage.D．One of the beat TV programmes.14．How are the exhibits arranged at the World of Dali?A．By popularity.B．By importance.C．By size and shape.D．By time and subject.15．What does the word “contributions” in the last paragraph refer to?A．Artworks.B．Projects.C．Donations.D．Documents.How can you become a successful learner？Everyone is born with the ability to learn. But whether or not you can do this well depends on your learning habits. 16 .Creating an interest in what they learnStudies show that if you are interested in something, your brain is more active and it is also easier for you to pay attention to it for a long time. 17 . For example, if they need to learn English and they like music or sports, they can listen to English songs or watch sports programs in English. This way they will not get bored.Practicing and learning from mistakesGood learners think about what they are good at and what they need to practice more. Remember, “Use it or lose it.” Even if you learn something well, you will forget it unless you use it. “ 18 .”Good learners will keep practicing what they have learned, and they are not afraid of making mistakes. Alexander Graham Bell did not invent the telephone on the first try. He succeeded by trying many times and learning from his mistakes.19It is not enough to just study hard. Good learners know the best way they can study. For example, they may take notes by writing down key words or by drawing mind maps. They also look for ways to review what they have learned. They may do this by reading their notes every day or by explaining the information to another student.Asking questionsGood learners often ask questions during or after class. They even ask each other and try tofind out the answers. 20 .Learning is a lifelong journey because everyday brings something new. Everything that you learn becomes a part of you and changes you, so learn wisely and learn well.A．Practice makes perfectB．Here are some good habits worth developingC．Knowledge comes from questioningD．Good learners often connect what they learn with interestsE．Learning to draw mapsF．Developing their study skillsG．All roads lead to Rome二、完形填空Many of us have worked as volunteers before. Some have 21 as mechanics, repairing and maintaining machines. 22 are experienced medical workers who have 23 to help those with disabilities. This summer, one Chinese volunteer, Liu Fei, will 24 as a management consultant for AIDS 25 in an African country. Liu has never been there, and his impression of the country is that it is developing 26 , but suffers from much instability and violence. Many people there have contacted 27 . Liu will work with a local organisation engaging in AIDS 28 . Liu’s path to Africa was long and bumpy. 29 he had met the criteria (标准) for the volunteer application, his family was 30 to his choice at first. It took Liu some time to 31 the importance of building a 32 future for mankind. Ultimately, his family decided to sing the same tune as Liu and 33 his right to choose his own path. Liu is looking forward 34 sharing his knowledge and skills with needy communities. He hopes his input can 35 a difference in distant Africa. 21．A．bonus B．sample C．experience D．result 22．A．Others B．Some C．None D．Few 23．A．decided B．accepted C．liked D．volunteered 24．A．think B．serve C．drive D．learn 25．A．control B．education C．projects D．treatment26．A．rapidly B．finally C．suddenly D．gradually 27．A．stomachache B．headache C．flu D．AIDS 28．A．examination B．prevention C．influence D．fear 29．A．While B．Because C．Although D．Therefore 30．A．opposed B．devoted C．similar D．dedicated 31．A．argue B．discuss C．support D．explain 32．A．agreed B．shared C．built D．expected 33．A．respected B．thought C．saw D．stopped 34．A．about B．at C．with D．to 35．A．produce B．do C．make D．work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。
江苏省苏州市吴江市高级中学2023-2024学年高二上学期10月月考英语试卷
吴江高级中学2023-2024学年度第一学期第一次阶段性测试高二年级英语学科试卷出卷人：庄琳审卷人：马跃成、王绮雯第一部分听力（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进项，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. What does the woman want to drink?A. Water.B. TeaC. Coffee.2. Where is Peter now most probably?A. In the study.B. In the kitchen.C. In the bathroom.3. What is the weather like now probably.A. Cold. B、Warm. C. Hot.4. What does the man think of the class?A. Inspiring.B. Outdated.C. Practical.5. What happened to the woman's watch?A. It's stolen.B. It's broken.C. It's lent out.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。
每段对话成独白后有几个小题，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 is the woman doing?A. Making a complaint.B. Reporting on her work.C. Admitting a mistake.7. What can we infer about Frank?A. He is the woman's colleague.B. He is not easy to get along with.C. He needs to sleep during lunch break.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
河南省新乡市原阳县第一高级中学2024-2025学年高二上学期10月月考英语试题(word版含解析)
2024-2025学年高二上期10月月考英语试卷第二部分 阅读理解(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。
ASocial media platforms are filled with individuals proudly sharing their rapid mastering of a language. Where does the secret lie? The truth lies in our addiction to instant satisfaction promised by some language apps.However, besides these apps, here are some ways to help you learn a new language: 1. Be a child, watch cartoonsOne of the most common advice for language learners is to watch children’s cartoons, which can be found on YOUKU. These cartoons are often made up of basic phrases and words that one would learn at beginner’s level.2. Turn the volume (音量) upIf watching cartoons is not your cup of tea, fear not, for there is the alternative of listening to podcasts (播客) and songs. Not only can you pick up phrases and idioms, but you can also develop your appreciation for the culture.3. Let the words flowTalking to wait staff at native restaurants can help with your language skills. To avoid the risk of making mistake in public you can start by speaking to your pets. Tell them about your day. As you grow more confident, work up to a native speaker.4. A foreign stampA commonly overlooked method is to keep a pen pal. Through the exchange of letters, you not only get to practise your writing skills but can also get a friend.Over all, continuous practice is key to unlocking the door of mastery. No matter which approach you choose, it’s important to revisit the language you are learning every day, even if it’s just for 15 minutes.21．Why do language learning apps appeal to us?A．Because of their easy access. B．Because of their language platforms.C．Because of their proud claims. D．Because of their immediate pleasure. 22．To learn about vocabulary and culture, which way would you choose?A．Be a child, watch cartoons. B．Turn the volume up.C．Let the words flow. D．A foreign stamp.23．What is the key to mastering a new language?A. Daily practice.B. More confidence.C.Occasional visits.D. Regular sharing.BBefore arriving in China, I had read various books relating to China, and my fascination were increasing.Therefore, when I arrived, I couldn’t have been more excited to be living in this huge historically and culturally rich country. The food, the landmarks, the big cities and everyday life — I couldn’t wait to explore.Yet despite my passion, learning Chinese hadn’t even entered my mind. This wasn’t laziness, but rather fear at the thought of trying to learn what is regarded as the most difficult language in the world. Besides this, I was living in Shanghai, an international city, with many people speaking English as a second language — I decided English would be enough.However, after a year in China I began to observe that while many foreigners did not speak Chinese, there were plenty who did. Perhaps it was achievable after all? In addition, I felt uncomfortable with how many Chinese people could speak English and yet I couldn’t even speak the most basic Chinese. With these factors in mind and a thirst for a new challenge, I decided to begin my language journey and my only regret is that I didn’t start earlier.Learning to speak Chinese isn’t as insurmountable as I once thought. When I speak to native Chinese speakers in Chinese, they almost always understand me, I have also not found it too difficult to remember characters and I am now even able to write over 400 characters. The thing I find most challenging is listening since native speakers talk at such a speed. I can’t always understand what’s been said.My biggest takeaway from learning Chinese is that it’s not only achievable but can also be enjoyable. Learning Chinese not only helped me in day-to-day life, but deepened my cultural understanding of such a fascinating country. So, to all my non-Chinese friends I say this, take up the challenge and take the leap of faith. 24．Why didn’t the author learn Chinese when he arrived in China in 2017?A．He showed no passion for China. B．He was unwilling to make the effort. C．He avoided learning a second language. D．He avoided doing something difficult.25．What caused the author to learn Chinese?A．His regret about starting learning late.B．Support from many friends around him.C．Eagerness to take up the challenge.D．A thirst to prove his gift for language. 26．What does the underlined word “insurmountable” in the 5th paragraph mean?A．Valueless. B．Difficult.C．Unnecessary. D．Unacceptable. 27．What can we learn from the author’s experience?A．Love breaks down difficulties.B．Hard work pays off.C．Hard work is the key to success.D．Bravery opens up a new world.CThese students wandering through the woods on the outskirts (郊区) of Portland, Oregon, aren’t on a school field trip — this muddy field is their school. From the moment they’re dropped off in the morning, they spend their entire day outside in one of Oregon’s public parks. “Rain or shine, we’re out here,” said teacher Christine Fleener.On this surprisingly nice day, Fleener’s class of fifth graders headed to the grassland for a biology lesson. Further down the trail, a group of fourth graders is learning on logs. It’s school, just not the type of school you might be used to. “Forest school is where the classroom does not have walls,” said Tony Deis, one of the founders of Trackers Earth Forest School. “It’s how kids originally learned; they didn’t learn sitting at desks, facing forward, and looking at a teacher. They learned from a multi-sensory environment.”Over the past decade, outdoor forest schools have gained popularity in the United States. The idea is that the challenges that come with being outside all day — dealing with weather, building your own shelter, and unearthing the unexpected are all part of the learning process.It’s complicated, of course. Outdoor schooling involves a puzzle of weather and regulations and budget issues. A well-funded private school in Portland, Oregon is one thing, but what about a public school in Portland, Maine? Surprisingly, cold Maine, of all places, has been quick to adopt outdoor learning.The district isn’t all out side all the time, but certain classes, like art, have moved outdoors. Supplies came from federal (联邦的) funds and local donations. And while Maine has plenty of open space, Brooke Teller, the outdoor learning coordinator (协调人) for Portland Public Schools, believes schools in major cities could have green classrooms hiding underneath their pavement (路面). She said, “We have a few hundred landscape architects all across the country who have volunteered to be a thought partner with schools that want to figure out where on their grounds would be best for outdoor learning.”28．What does the author describe at the beginning of the text?A．The routine of a forest school.B．The popularity of public parks.C．An interesting school field trip.D．An unforgettable biology lesson.29．What is the main philosophy behind the concept of forest schools?A．Kids learn by outdoor practice. B．Kids learn out of curiosity.C．Kids learn by challenging others. D．Kids learn by interacting with others. 30．What does Teller suggest schools that want to start outdoor education do?A．Start from certain classes.B．Work with landscape architects.C．Make use of their open space.D．Build green classrooms underground. 31．What can be the best title for the text?A．A new way of learning B．Benefits of learning outdoorsC．Outdoor forest schools D．Outdoor education in OregonDWhen I mentioned to some friends that we all have accents, most of them proudly replied, “Well, I speak perfect English/Chinese/etc.” But this kind of answer misses the point.More often than not, what we mean when we say someone “has an accent” is that their accent is different from the local one, or that pronunciations are different from our own. But this definition of accents is limiting and could give rise to prejudice (偏见). Funnily enough, in terms of the language study, every person speaks with an accent. It is the regular differences in how we produce sounds that define our accents. Even if you don’t hear it yourself, you speak with some sort of accent. In this sense, it’s pointless to point out that someone “has an accent”. We all do!Every person speaks a dialect, too. In the field of language study, a dialect is a version of a language that is characterized by its variations of structure, phrases and words. For instance, “You got eat or not?” (meaning “Have you eaten?”) is an acceptable and understood question in Singapore Oral English. The fact that this expression would cause a standard American English speaker to take pause doesn’t mean that Singapore Oral English is “wrong” or “ungrammatical”. The sentence is well-formed and clearly communicative, according to native Singapore English speakers’ solid system of grammar. Why should it be wrong just because it’s different?We need to move beyond a narrow conception of accents and dialects — for the benefit of everyone. Language differences like these provide insights into people’s cultural experiences and backgrounds. In a global age, the way one speaks is a distinct part of one’s identity. Most people would be happy to talk about the cultures behind their speech. We’d learn more about the world we live in and make friends along the way.32．What does the author think of his/her friends’ response in paragraph 1?A．It misses the real meaning of accents. B．It reflects their language levels.C．It misses the point of communication. D．It reflects their self confidence. 33．Why does the author use the example of Singapore Oral English?A. To correct a grammatical mistake.B. To show the diversity of dialects.C.To show the use of dialects is reasonable.D. To bring in a traditional approach.34．What does the author recommend us to do in the last paragraph?A. Learn to speak with your local dialect.B. Seek for an official definition of accents.C. Appreciate the value of accents and dialects.D. Tell our local languages from others’.35．What can be a suitable title for this passage?A．Accents Represent Our Identities B．Everyone Has an AccentC．Dialects Lead to Misunderstanding D．Standard English Is at Risk第二节：阅读七选五(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出填入空白处最佳选项。
高二年级十月份月考英语试卷.docx
高二年级第七次月考英语试卷I.听力部分（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共五小题，每小题1・5分，满分7.5分） 请听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项。
1 • What was the man reading?A. English newspapers.B. English stories.C. English textbooks.2. How will the woman travel to New York?A. By train.B. By car. 3. How does the man find Spanish?A. Dull.B. Difficult 4. What are the two speakers talking about?A. SupperB. A country. 5. Why is Mr. Robinson wanted to come to thehospital?A. Because he is a doctor.B. Because his son has been taken there after an accident.C. Because he has been ill and needs to see a docto 匚 第二节（共15题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 请听下面五段对话或独白,选出最佳选项。
请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What does the woman want to do?A. Ask the way to the airport.B. Book a room in the hotel.C. Hire a taxi7. When will the woman leave for the airport?A. 7:00 am.B. 7:30 am.C.8:00 am. 请听第7段材料，冋答第8至10题。
8. What is the man invited to do?A. Teach in his former school.B. Give a concert. 9. What is the man now?A. A pop star.B. A teacher.C. A writer.10. Which of the following is TRUE?A. The man is going back to his former school to get further education.B. The man has decided to accept the invitation of his school.C The man used to like school but had some troubles in his subjects. 请听第8段材料，冋答第11至13题。
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高二月考试题（英语）I.单选（共15题，15分）1. ---What a pity! I missed the last concert of the year.---Oh, not at all. It was so terrible. In fact, I would rather I ____ there.A. hadn’t beenB. was notC. haven’t beenD. am not2. Professor Li, do you like Ewa and can you make a(n)_______ on her new movie?A. impressionB. betC. attackD. comment3. We’d better live in the countryside, because living in the city will cost us twice____ much.A. soB. asC. thanD. too4. Great changes have taken place in that school. It is no longer ____ it was 20 years ago, when it was so poorly _______.A. what; equippedB. that; equippedC. what; built onD. which; equipped5. ______ with what I said, mother agreed that I could go swimming with my classmates.A. SatisfyingB. SatisfiedC. To be satisfiedD. Being satisfied6. Though the professor tried his best to explain the difficult question, the students still looked_____.A. confusingB. being confusedC. to confuseD. confused7. I regret ______ you that my daughter has already regretted ______ out with you. So leave her alone and don’t bother her any more.A. telling; dating（约会）B. to tell; to dateC. to tell; datingD. telling; to date8. The young graduate(毕业生) ______ his vegetable farm so successfully that soon he becameNo 1 vegetable producer in the area.A. madeB. performedC. workedD. discovered9. The flu is believed _________ by viruses(病毒) that like to reproduce(繁殖) in the cells insidethe human nose and throat.A. causeB. being causedC. to be causedD. to have caused10. ________ his mother came home, ____________ to do his homework.A. Only then, had he begunB. Only when, did he beginC. Only, he beganD. Only when had he begun11. —The boss will offer me a pay rise.—Pigs might fly! You are day-dreaming.You’re lucky enough not to have been fired.The underlined phrase means .A.WonderfulB.ImpossibleC.Too badD.Congratulations12. With the help of his friends, he has _____a good business over the years.A. built upB. made upC. grown upD. picked up13. Before he went abroad he spent as much time as he__________English.A. could learningB. learnedC. could to learnD.could learn14. It is the test system, _________ the teachers, that is to blame for the heavy burden of middle school students nowadays.A. other thanB. or ratherC. rather thanD. more than15. – How about going to the movies?-- I don’t ________ movies.A. care much forB. care muchC. careD. care aboutII.完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意；然后从16—35各小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
You may go to karaoke or disco clubs with your friends during the summer holidays. But be careful. In these 16 places you may see people selling small, colorful pills. Make sure you don’t try them.The seller 17 say they are safe and can help you enjoy yourself or 18 from sadness. They may even offer you a free 19 , and tell you that everybody is using 20 .But you must be alert to the 21 that these drugs could destroy your life.When you put them into your body, often 22 swallowing, breathing in or injecting, drugs find their way into your brain.Drugs may either speed up 23 slow down your senses. Their effects are different depending on body size, shape, and chemistry. 24 it can make you feel good at first, a drug can do a lot of 25 to your body and brain.One of the most popular drugs in nightclubs is the so-called head-shaking or ecstasy pill. The drug hits users with a fast high speed, 26 them feel powerful and full of 27 . Heart rate, breathing and blood pressure 28 risking damage to your nerve system(神经系统). Marijuana(大麻) is a 29 used illegal drug. It is called the gateway drug, because using it sometimes 30 harder drugs. It is mostly smoked in a cigarette.There is 31 risk related to taking drugs that must be 32 . Sharing a needle to inject a drug puts a user at a very 33 risk of being affected with HIV.Drugs may appear in many different 34 , some with cool names, but taking them could 35 your health forever.16．A．boring B．exciting C．noisy D．surprising17．A．may B．must C．should D．can18．A．keep B．stay C．escape D．stop19．A．drink B．try C．cigarette D．taste20．A．it B．him C．her D．them21．A．fact B．problem C．trouble D．reality22．A．with B．for C．by D．in23．A．and B．so C．but D．or24．A．Although B．Because C．If D．Despite25．A．hurt B．injury C．damage D．harm26．A．driving B．having C．making D．keeping27．A．food B．energy C．hope D．interest28．A．develop B．grow C．rise D．increase29．A．deeply B．widely C．strongly D．highly30．A．prevents B．causes C．leads to D．aims at31．A．the other B．other C．others D．another32．A．avoided B．taken C．missed D．interrupted33．A．big B．high C．large D．wide34．A．tastes B．smells C．colours D．forms35．A．kill B．break C．endanger D．ruinIII.阅读理解（共15题，30分）AOn the evening of June 21, 1992, a tall man with brown hair and blue eyes entered the beautiful hall of the Bell Tower Hotel in Xi'an with his bicycle. The hotel workers received him and telephoned the manager, for they had never seen a bicycle in the hotel hall before though they lived in "the kingdom of bicycles".Robert Friedlander, an American, arrived in Xi'an on his bicycle trip across Asia which started last December in New Delhi, India.When he was 11, he read the book Marco Polo and made up his mind to visit the Silk Road. Now, after 44 years, he was on the Silk Road in Xi'an and his early dreams were coming true.Robert Friedlander's next destinations (目的地) were Lanzhou, Dunhuang, Urumqi, etc. He will complete his trip in Pakistan.36. The best headline(标题) for this newspaper article would beA. The Kingdom of Bicycles.B. A Beautiful Hotel in Xi'an.C. Marco Polo and the Silk Road.D. An American Achieving His Aims.37 The hotel workers told the manager about Friedlander comingto the hotel becauseA. he asked to see the manager.B. he entered the hall with a bike.C. the manager had to know about all foreign guests.D. the manager knew about his trip and was expecting him.38. Friedlander is visiting the three countries in the followingorder:A. China, India, and Pakistan.B. India, China, and Pakistan.C. Pakistan, China, and India.D. China, Pakistan, and India.39. What made Friedlander want to come to China?A. The stories about Marco Polo.B. The famous sights in Xi'an.C. His interest in Chinese silk.D. His childhood dreams about bicycles.BSince we are social beings, the quality of our lives depends in large measure on our interpersonal relationships. One strength of the human conditions is our possibility to give and receive support from one another under stressful(有压力的) conditions. Social support makes up of the exchange of resources among people based on their interpersonal ties. Those of us with strong support systems appear better able to deal with major life changes and daily problems. People with strong social ties live longer and have better health than those without such ties. Studies over types of illnesses, from depression to heart disease, show that the presence of social support helps people defend themselves against illness, and the absence of such support makes poor health more likely.Social support cushions stress in a number of ways. First, friends, relatives and co-workers may let us know that they value us. Our self-respect is strengthened when we feel accepted byothers in spite of our faults and difficulties. Second, other people often provide us with informational support. They help us to define and understand our problems and find solutions to them. Third, we typically find social companionship supportive. Taking part in free-time activities with others helps us to meet our social needs while at the same time distracting(转移注意力) us from our worries and troubles. Finally, other people may give us instrumental support — money aid, material resources, and needed services — that reduces stress by helping us resolve and deal with our problems.40．Interpersonal relationships are important because they can _______.A．make people live more easily B．smooth away daily problemsC．deal with life changes D．cure types of illnesses41．The researches show that people's physical and mental health _______.A．lies in the social medical care systems which support themB．has much to do with the amount of support they get from othersC．depends on their ability to deal with daily worries and troublesD．is related to their courage for dealing with major life changes42．Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word “cushions” ?A．takes place of B．makes up ofC．lessens the effect of D．gets rid of43．What is the subject discussed in the text?A．Interpersonal relationships. B．Kinds of social support.C．Ways to deal with stress. D．Effects of stressful conditions.CSome people make you feel comfortable when they are around. You spend an hour with them and feel as if you have known them half your life. These people have something in common. And once we know what it is, we can try to do it ourselves.How is it done? Here are several skills that good talkers have. If you follow the skills, they’ll help you put people at their ease, and make friends with them quickly.First of all, good talkers ask questions. Almost anyone, no matter how shy he is, will answer a question. One well-known businesswoman says, “At business lunches, I always ask people what they did that morning. It’s a common question, but it will get things going.” From there you can move on to other matters—sometimes to really personal questions. And how he answers will let you know how far you can go.Second, once good talkers have asked questions, they listen to the answers. This point seems clear, but it isn’t. Your questions should have a point and help to tell what sort of person you are talking to. And to find out, you really have to listen carefully and attentively.Real listening at least means some things. First it means not to change the subject of conversation. If someone sticks to one topic, you can take it as a fact that he’s really interested in it. Real listening also means not just listening to words, but to tones of voice. If the voice sounds dull, then, it’s time for you to change the subject.Finally, good talkers know well how to deal with the occasion of parting. If you’re saying good-bye, you may give him a firm handshake and say, “I’ve really enjoyed meeting you.” If you want to see that person again, don’t keep it a secret. Let people know what you feel, and they may wal k away feeling as if they’ve known you half their life.44. Asking questions might be a quite good and suitable way _______.A. for you to make more and more new friendsB. to begin your business talksC. to get the conversation going smoothlyD. for you to make a deep and lasting impression on others45. After having asked somebody a question, it’ll be polite of you to _______.A. make clear what kind of person he isB. listen to his reply attentivelyC. wait quietly and patiently for his answerD. go on asking him more questions46. Generally speaking, good talkers are persons who _______.A. are good at making any topic interestingB. never talk too much or too littleC. always speak in a gentle wayD. know how and when they should change the topic of the talk47. If you really take delight in meeting someone again, _______.A. you may take him as your lifelong trustworthy friendB. it seems necessary for you to let him know itC. it’s proper for you to give him a second handshakeD. it’ll be helpful for you to have further understanding of himDI grew up in a small town. My father raised chickens and ran a construction company. I was barely 10 years old when my dad gave me the responsibility (责任) of feeding the chickens and cleaning up the stable. He believed it was important for me to have those jobs to learn responsibility. Then, when I was 22, I found a job in Natchbill at a country music club called the Natchbill Palace, I washed dishes and cooked from 4: 00 pm to 9: 00 pm and then went on stage and sang until 2:00 in the morning. It wasn’t long before I became known as a singing cook. I had been rejected so many times by record companies that it was hard not to be discouraged. One night, a woman executive (懂事) from a company named Warner Brothers Records came to hear me sing. When the show was over, we sat down and talked and after she left, I said to myself it was one more rejection. A few weeks later, my manager received a phone call — Warner Brothers wanted to sign me to a record deal. Soon after, I released my first record in June 1986. It sold over 2 million copies. My best efforts had gone into every job I’ve ever held. It was the sense of responsibility that made me feel like a man. Knowing that I had done my best filled me with pride.I still feel that way today, even though I have become a well-known singer.48. Why was the writer once known as the singing cook?A. Because he was a cook at a country-music club.B. Because he sang for guests while he worked as a cook.C. Because he often sang while cooking.D. Because he liked singing better than cooking.49. Who first recognized his talents and helped make his career successful?A. Wamer Brothers.B. His manager.C. His father.D. A businesswoman.50. What made the writer proud of himself?A. His ability to live independently.B. His sense of responsibility in whatever he did.C. His courage in the face of rejections.D. His hard work in his early days.杭西高10月高二英语答卷IV 短文改错（10分）文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。