2023湖北省沙市中学高二上学期第一次月考英语试题含答案

2022—2023学年度上学期2021级

第一次月考英语试卷

(考试时长：120分钟;满分：150分)

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选项。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What is the man doing?

A. Shopping at a store.     B. Looking at an art exhibit.    C. Choosing a bag in his closet.

2. What does the woman probably like to eat in summer?

A. Bananas.     B. Apples.     C. Strawberries.

3. What is the weather like outside?

A. It’s sunny.    B. It’s cloudy.     C. It’s rainy.

4. Why isn’t the man ready to rent the apartment?

A. He doesn’t like it.        

B. It’s too close to the train.     

C. He doesn’t know if his wife will like it.

5. Where does the woman want to go?

A. To the Big Splash Pool.  B. To the Mega Slide.   C. To the Wacky Waves.

第二节(共15小题;推小题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,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. Why doesn’t the woman like the class?

A. There is no water.          

B. She thought it would be easier.  

C. She likes to exercise with more people.

7. What is the woman likely to do?

A. Return to the class later.      B. Exercise with a bigger group.     C. Quit the class.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. What does Mr. Bridges ask for?

A. Orange juice.     B. Sugar in his coffee.    C. Toast.

9. What happened to Mr. Bridges?

A. He had a bad weekend.   B. His dog ran away.    C. He lost his hat.

10. How does the woman know Mr. Bridges?

A. He is a regular customer.    

B. She works with him.        

C They always eat in the same restaurant.

听第8段材料，回答第11、12题。

11. How will the man create jobs?

A. By training new workers.   

B. By attracting more businesses. 

C. By providing more cleaning jobs.

12. What is the man doing?

A. Being interviewed.    B. Giving a speech.      C. Trying to raise money.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. Who is James talking to?

A. His principal.    B. His mother.      C. His friend.

14. Why doesn’t James want to go to Northwestern University?

A. It’s too expensive.      

B. It’s far from his family.     

C. None of his friends are going there.

15. What is most important to James?

A. Going to an inexpensive school.    

B Going to a well-known teaching school. 

C. Going to an easy school.

16. What is James like?

A. He’s a hard worker.         

B. He makes friends easily.   

C. He’s confident he’ll make the right choice.

听第10段材料,回答第17至20题

17. When did Vincent van Gogh move to France?

A. In 1889.     B. In 1888.     C. In 1886.

18. Where is The Starry Night painted? 

A. In a hospital.    B. In a museum.    C. In a park.

19. What has The Starry Night inspired today?

A. French culture.   B. American movies.      C. Museums in New York City.

20. What is true about the owner of the painting?

A. They want to sell it.        B. They bought it in 1941.       C. They don’t show it all the time.

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和D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Tired of your summer break? Here comes a list of best sellers on Amazon.com

Born a Crime

By Noah Trevor

Born a Crime is the story of a naughty young boy in South Africa, who grows into a restless young man, the author of the book, as he struggles to find himself in a world where he was never supposed to exist. It is also the story of that young man’s relationship with his fearless and religious mother. “Don't cry, Trevor. Trevor, listen. Listen to me. Listen.” “My child, you must look on the bright side.” It was Mother's faith and positive attitude that shaped the young man.

How It Feels to Float

By Helaia Fox

If you're looking for a moving story that explores themes of mental illness, grief (悲痛), and love, pick up a copy of How It Feels to Float and follow Biz as she comes of age. This moving novel will stay with you long after you finish reading it.

Two Can Keep a Secret

By Karen M. MeManus

Put on your crime-solving cap and get swept away in this thriller about a girl, a boy, and a string of unsolved murders. As threats and clues pile up, you’ll be burning the midnight oil trying to finish the book before dawn.

Dune

By Frank Herbert

If the Star Wars movies have made you fall in love with the space opera, eventually you're going to read Frank Herbert's most famous creation. The story of centuries-old political plotting — about warring factions (派系) battling over control of the extremely valuable planet Arrakis — is a classic and remains a wonderful introduction to the larger, more complex world of science fiction just beyond the Star Wars trilogies.

1. Which books are about growth?

A. How It Feels to Float and Two Can Keep a Secret.

B. Born a Crime and How It Feels to Float.

C. Two Can Keep a Secret and Dune.

D. How It Feels to Float and Dune.

2. What is Two Can Keep a Secret mainly about?

A. Challenges of growing up.

B. A girl's space adventures.

C. battling for control of another planet.

D. The murders remaining to be settled.

3. What kind of book is Dune?

A. A love story. B. A science-fiction story. C. An autobiography. D. A fairy tale.

B

Sometimes when she felt bored, she would pick up one of the numerous biographies（传记）about herself and begin to note in. "I never did that" or "simply not true" she would write roughly in the margins at the sides of pages. Since journalists, biographers and more recently even "bloggers" had been writing about her since the day she was born, there was plenty of material to edit. Not that her notes or corrections were ever shared with the authors. Lately, however, she even seemed to have lost her appetite for correctness. Did it matter anymore if things were not right?

She knew that sitting alone chewing away on downbeat thoughts would not get her anywhere and would leave those around her confused and upset, should they ever catch her out. After all she was the decisive one, always on top of her game. A printed timetable for the following day lay on the table. A full day of openings and presentations, of smiling and nodding and flowers.

Shaking herself out of her gray mood, she stepped over towards the computer where a sudden burst of energy gave her an idea. The screen flashed up in front of her but instead of clicking on the familiar icons which would lead her to the emails Randolph considered she needed to read, she simply went to visit Mr. Google and began her search for train timetable.

A dish heaped with multi-coloured jellies and plenty of ice cream, served by a white-gloved train waiter with a perfect moustache. So many years had passed but she still remembered the jelly dissolving on her tongue in small but delicious mouthfuls. Each spoonful had to be lifted delicately to her mouth under the watched eye of her grandmother, who was a stickler for good manners. It was unlikely that they served jelly on the trains these days, what with all the concern about childhood fatness, but even a Spartan menu could not kill the romance of a train journey. As the timetable for Line-burst line flashed in front of her, she remembered that the Mayor of Alwoy would be expecting her to make a short, predictable speech at the opening of the now bridge.

4. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

A. The main character is probably a journalist writing blogs about royal members.

B. The main character is always busy editing plenty of material about herself.

C. The authors probably had chances to get the notes or correctness from the main character.

D. Randolph is probably an assistant or a secretary to the main character.

5. Why does the main character recall the time she ate jellies and ice cream?

A. She wishes that she were still a child so that she could eat jellies and ice cream.

B. She is reminded of these foods because the thought of a train journey reminds her of them.

C. She wishes she still knew where the handsome train waiter was

D. Today's children aren't allowed to eat the same things that she ate as a child.

6. A "Sparten menu" (paragraph 4) would most likely ________________________.

A. have mainly low fat, healthy foods B. be suitable for a romantic dinner

C. include a range of sweets, but no jelly D. include foods which are easy to transport

7. What is most likely to happen next in this passage?

A. The main character will practise her speech for greeting the Mayor of Alwoy.

B. The main character will decide to take a rail journey.

C. Randolph will send some emails to the main character.

D. The main character will update her blog on the internet.

C

Learning is so complex that there are many different psychological theories to explain how people learn. A psychologist named Albert Bandura suggested a social learning theory which shows that observation, imitation (模仿), and modeling play a primary role in this process.

In Albert Bandura’s opinion, people can learn through observation. Observational learning doesn’t even necessarily require watching another person join in an activity. We can also learn by reading, hearing, or watching the actions of characters in books and films. However, just observing someone else’s actions isn’t always enough to lead to learning. Your own mental state also plays an important role in determining whether a behavior is learned or not. In addition, though in many cases, learning can be seen immediately when the new behavior is displayed, yet sometimes we can learn things even though that learning might not be immediately obvious, which means people can learn new information without showing new behaviors.

Not all observed behaviors are effectively learned. Certain requirements need to be related to the observational learning process. For example, you need to be paying attention. Also your retention is an important part of observational learning as you need to pull up information later and act on it during the process. Once you’ve paid attention to the model and kept the information, it’s time to actually perform the behavior you observed. Further practice of the learned behavior leads to improvement. Finally, you have to be motivated to imitate the behavior that has been modeled.

Social learning theory have many real-world applications. For example, researchers employ it to look into and understand ways that positive role models can be used to encourage desirable behaviors. Besides, it’s also applied in the field of education, and today, both teachers and parents recognize how important it is to model appropriate behaviors.

8. What can we infer about observational learning from Paragraph 2?

A. Its effects on a person tend to be very obvious.

B. Its effectiveness is determined by the mental state.

C. Its most useful means should be careful watching.

D. It doesn’t necessarily lead to a change in behavior.

9. What does the underlined word “retention” in Paragraph 3 most probably mean?

A. Curiosity. B. Creativity.

C Memory. D. Imagination.

10. What should you do to make observational learning successful?

A. Learn to be judgmental. B. Look for a motivator.

C. Try to be imaginative. D. Focus on the process.

11. According to the text, the social learning theory ___________.

A. was doubted at first B. remains to be tested

C. is of practical use D. is based on experiments

D

Today, China has conducted its first 3D printing experiment in space in a newly launched spacecraft, which was put into low-Earth orbit by China’s Long March 5B heavy lift carrier rocket.

Video broadcast on CCTV showed that the printer has printed a flat section of a honeycomb-shaped structure as well as a symbol of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, the parent company of the China Academy of Space Technology. The experiment was done by a 3D printer, developed and built by its Beijing Spacecrafts Manufacturing Factory, inside the prototype (原型) of China’s new — generation manned spacecraft.

The printer, named the Space-Based Composite Material 3D Printing System, uses carbon fiber-reinforced materials to autonomously print objects. It is placed in the reentry module (返回舱) of the experimental spaceship, and will be brought back to Earth once the module returns.

The printer features advanced technologies in material modeling, accuracy control and automation. Once the space-based 3D printing technology becomes operationally ready, it can extensively benefit space programs as astronauts can use it to manufacture (大规模制造) a lot of things they currently now need to obtain from resupply flights by cargo spacecraft.

Wang Yanan, editor-in-chief of the Aerospace Knowledge magazine, said the 3D Printer will be very useful in extended space missions, such as those in a space station, because it will allow astronauts to make components (零件) quickly and conveniently in space. The technology will save future space journeys considerable resources and costs.

In fact, the device is not the only representative of 3D printing on board the Prototype.

A CubeSat deployer, designed and made through 3D printing by CoSats Space Technology, is also carried by the spacecraft to check the adaptability of 3D-printed equipment in space. CoSats Chief Operating Officer Bai Ruixue said the 3D-Printed deployer is much lighter and stronger than its counterparts and it will have huge potential in the space industry.

12. What did the video broadcast on CCTV show to the audience?

A The process and the products of the 3D printing.

B. The name and the shape of the 3D printer.

C. The significance of the 3D printing technology.

D. The relationship between the two companies.

13. What if a component is broken in the space station now?

A. It has to be sent by spaceship back to earth for repair.

B. The astronauts make one using 3D printing and replace it.

C. The astronauts can fix it conveniently by hand on the spot.

D It has to be unloaded and abandoned in space.

14. Why is the last paragraph mentioned?

A. To introduce the CubeSat deployer produced in space.

B. To explain the advantages of the 3D printing in space.

C. To show the adaptability of 3D printing in space.

D. To indicate a bright future of 3D printing in space.

15. What can be a suitable title for the text?

A. 3D printing experiment conducted in space. B. 3D printing set to help ease space trips.

C. 3D printing launched by Long March 5B. D. 3D printing—a new way to explore space.

第二节  (共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)

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。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Entering a university is an important part of a person’s life. Today, many people go to a university to study and train for a future job in subjects like law, medicine or education. ____16____. An important one started in Egypt over one thousand years ago.

The world’s oldest surviving university, AL-Azhar, is in Cario, Egypt. It was first built as a mosque for religion (宗教寺院) in A.D. 972. A few years later, learners and teachers began meeting in the mosque. They read and talked about the subject of religion and law. ____17____. Leaders in the city of Cario decided to create a school for higher learning and soon after that, AL-Azhar University was founded.

____18____. For these teachers at AL-Azhar, they needed to think about what courses to teach and how to teach them. The earliest courses were in law and religion. In a course, students read and studied with the teachers, but there was also free discussion. Often, students and teachers had interesting discussions, and there was no “right” answer. In the years that followed, the new university interested scholars from around the world.  ____19____. At AL-Azhar, people studied the past, but it was also a place for sharing new ideas.

Over a thousand years later, AL-Azhar is still an important university in the world.  ____20____.Today, many of the world’s most important universities such as Oxford and Harvard still follow the same traditions as they do at AL-Azhar.

A. A university was a new idea at that time

B. They came here to teach and do research

C. There are many reasons to study in Egypt

D. Around the year 988, a new decision was made

E. However, the university is not a modern invention

F. The cost of university education is increasing year by year

G. Its library contains many of the world's oldest and most valuable books

第三部分 英语知识运用(共两节, 满分30分)

第一节 (共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从短文后所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

It happened on a rainy Saturday morning last month. My wife Catherine and I were driving along what some people called moose (麋鹿) alley. It was so ____21____ that there were few cars on the road. ____22____, a moose jumped out across our path. I had been driving for years and was ____23____ in driving. In order to avoid knocking ____24____ the moose, I made a quick turn to the other lane. Had I not done that, the moose might have been killed, and my wife and I might have got ____25____, too. A few seconds later, when I stopped and looked back in my rear view mirror, the moose was getting up and then ran into the bush. Shaken but ____26____, we both looked at each other with a surprised expression.

From then on, I often thought about the ____27____ between humans and wildlife. We know that animal species have appeared and disappeared ____28____ since life began on the Earth, which is a(n) ____29____ phenomenon. However, animal species have been _____30_____ at a much faster rate for about a century now _____31_____ human factors such as pollution.

Certain philosophers and scientists keep repeating that if we don’t save animals, how we will be able to save ourselves. A better _____32_____ of animals gives us a better understanding of our own species. The _____33_____ to protect animals and nature in general _____34_____ the value of a society. And all animals play roles in nature and have a right to _____35_____. Therefore, I think we should try our best to save endangered animals, because humans cannot live on the Earth alone.

21. A. secure B. peaceful C. early D. deserted

22. A. Expectedly B. Abruptly C. Eventually D. Obviously

23. A. confident B. gifted C. involved D. experienced

24. A. into B. at C. down D. off

25. A. lost B. shocked C. injured D. arrested

26. A. exhausted B. sound C. thrilled D. delighted

27. A. association B. communication C. circumstance D. relationship

28. A. exactly B. apparently C. continually D. instantly

29. A. strange B. natural C. unusual D. recent

30. A. disappearing B. developing C. promoting D. changing

31. A. according to B. instead of C. due to D. along with

32. A. treatment B. consideration C. world D. knowledge

33. A. way B. law C. hope D. will

34. A. shows B. preserves C. predicts D. protects

35. A. escape B. survive C. refuse D. select

第二节 语法填空 (共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)

阅读下面阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Do you feel a little weak today? If so, put on a game face. Game face is a look of great determination on the face of a game player.

Game face is a kind of ___36___ (face) expression, which can positively influence personal deternination in overcoming chanlleges. But there was little scientific evidence ___37___ (prove) game face really helped people handle physical or mental challengs.

So expert Richesin and several ___38___ (colleague) did some research. They designed two tests, both of ___39___ were simple to carry out.. For the first, they asked 62 people to put hands in ice-cold water for a few minutes. The second experiment required participants to figure out ___40___ puzzle.

For each experiment, the participants ___41___ (divide) in half. One group was told to keep their expressions serious and determined. The other group was permitted ___42___ (let) their faces do whatever their faces felt like doing in the momnet.

What was the result? The crowd ___43___ serious and determined exprssions, not only performed, on average, about 20% ___44___ (good), but also recovered from stress more effectively.

“Our study shows making a game face indeed has the potential for improving performance. So go ahead and try one on,” Richesin said in a ___45___ (conclude).

第四部分  写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节 应用文写作(满分15分)

46. 假定你是李华，你和几位朋友决定周六去参观当地博物馆正在举办的中国文化摄影展，请给你们班的英国交换生Tom写封电子邮件，邀请他参加。邮件的内容包括：

1. 集合的时间和地点；

2. 参观的时间和地点；

3.注意事项：入馆前需要扫描手机二维码，馆内不允许拍照。

参考词汇：扫描二维码—scan QR code

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第二节 读后续写 (满分25分)

47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Dad and Mom had got to go on a four-day business trip. They taught their elder son Daniel and younger daughter Jane how to feed and look after their dog, Spot, how to take good care of themselves—learning to cook if they could, or ordering pizza—with money left on the table—if they were busy, and told them to keep their rooms clean and tidy. They asked Daniel to be in charge.

On the very morning when the parents left, Mom kissed them and said to Daniel gently, “Young man, do take care of Spot and Jane.” Daniel promised, “I will, Mom.”

Too excited to fall asleep again, Daniel and Jane jumped out of bed, calling out each other to get up. Their pet dog, Spot, heard the similar voice and rushed in, with a ball in its mouth. Jane stuck(伸) her head into Daniel’s room,“Spot got up an hour earlier. Let’s walk it.” Daniel said excitedly, “I’m coming, but, Jane, don’t forget to keep your room clean and tidy.” “I will.”

They ran with the dog in the yard and threw the ball away for Spot to bring it back. They had fun playing with Spot the whole morning. Washing Spot was slow and tiring as it was the first time they had done it. Then Daniel settled down to his homework while Jane did her reading with interest.

The following day, Jane begged her brother to order pizza for lunch. Daniel agreed excitedly, “We haven’t tasted that for long and we behave ourselves, right?”After a while, he added, “We should save money, too.” Within half an hour, they treated themselves to a big pizza. However, in the afternoon, Spot looked sick, lying lazily and unwilling to move. Daniel was concerned about the dog and took it to the pet clinic immediately with Jane as their parents had done.

注意：(1)续写词数应为150左右；

(2)请在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Paragraph 1：

When Dad and Mom arrived a day earlier, they were amazed to find everything in a mess.

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Paragraph 2：

Daniel ran into his room, with tears in his eyes,“ Jane, there is no need to explain and Mom won’t trust me any longer.”

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