陜西省西安市第七十中學2023-2024學年高二下學期3月月考英語試題

2023-2024學年第二學期高二英語月考試卷考試時間:90分鐘總分:100分班級:姓名:第一部分聽力(共兩節(jié),滿分20分)做題時,先將答案標在試卷上,錄音內(nèi)容結(jié)束后,你將有兩分鐘的時間將試卷上的答案轉(zhuǎn)涂到答題卡上。第一節(jié)(共5小題:每小題1分,滿分5分)聽下面5段對話,每段對話后有一個小題,從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項,聽完每段對話后,你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。1.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?A.Onthestreet B.Atarestaurant C.Athome2.Whatdoesthewomanthinkthemanshoulddo?A.Stopplayingtennis B.Sticktowhatheisdoing C.Findthecauseforhisfailure3.Whatwillthewomandotoday?A.Gotoaparty B.Gotothelibrary C.Goshopping4.Howlonghavetheman’sparentsbeenmarried?A.For23years B.For30years C.For33years5.Whatisthemannow?A.Awaiter B.Ateacher C.Atranslator第二節(jié)(共15小題;每小題1分,滿分15分)聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題,從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽每段對話或獨白前,你將有時間閱讀各個小題,每小題5秒鐘;聽完后,各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。聽第6段材料,回答第6、7題。6.Whatdoesthemandonow?A.Acleaner B.Arepairman C.Anelectrician7.Howdoesthemanfeelabouthisjob?A.Exhausted B.Satisfied C.Frustrated聽第7段材料,回答第8、9題。8.Whatisthemanmostprobablydoing?A.Preparingforaget-together B.Packingsomeglasses C.Doingsomecleaning9.Whatwillthegirldo?A.Borrowtwoglasses B.Buytwoglasses C.Borrowsometea聽第8段材料,回答第10至12題。10.Whatisthewoman?A.Aguide B.Areporter C.Agovernor11.Howdoesthemanfeelaboutthepresentstateoftheforest?A.Nervous B.Curious C.Worried12.Whatdoesthemanexpectthegovernmenttodo?A.Offerguidance B.Givethemmoney C.Providevolunteers聽第9段材料,回答第13至16題。13.Whatprobablymakesthewoman’smotherherhero?A.Hergreatscientificachievements B.Herachievementsatwork C.Hersupporttothefamily14.Whatdoesthemanthinkofhisgrandmother?A.Kind-hearted B.Hard-working C.Easy-going15.WhatisAdam’sdream?A.TohelppoorchildrengetenoughfoodB.ToimprovelifeofthehomelessC.Toliveagoodlifeinthefuture16.WhatisKatedoingnow?A.Sheisteachingatschool B.Sheistravelingabroadnow C.Sheishelpingthehomeless聽第10段材料,回答第17至20題。17.Whatisthespeakertalkingabout?A.SpokenEnglish B.PracticalEnglish C.ListeningEnglish18.Howmanyactivitiesdoesthespeakermention?A.Two B.Three C.Four19.Whydoesthespeakerrecommendreadingbooks?A.Itisapopularwaytoimproveone’sEnglishB.ItisinterestingandbookshavedifferentlevelsC.ItisthemostbeneficialtoEnglishlearning20.WhatdoesthespeakerthinkofwatchingthenewsinEnglish?A.ItistooboringtosecondaryschoolstudentsB.ItismoreusefultoadvancedEnglishlearnersC.Itcanhelpstudentslearnhowtousebodylanguage第二部分閱讀理解(共兩節(jié),滿分30分)第一節(jié)(共10小題;每小題2分,滿分20分)閱讀下列短文,從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中,選出最佳選項。AAstheforestdecreases,Africahasbecomeoverlydependentonseveraltreespecies.Fortunately,theVolunteerNationalParksandReservesProjectishelpingtostopthisterribletrend.ChoosefromKakumNationalPark,ShaiHillsResourceReserveorMoleNationalParkandmakeavitalcontributiontoenvironmentalpreservationinGhana.QuickfactsProgramme:VolunteerGhana ProjectSite:Nationalparks&reservesMinimumDuration:4weeks LanguageRequirement:EnglishMinimumAge:18 Accommodations:2mealsdaily&HomestayWorkingHours:7hoursperday StartDates:EveryotherFridayYourroleasavolunteerYouwillhelpbymaintainingthegrounds,constructingorrepairingparkfacilitiesandassistingwithlandmanagementprojects,aswellasdirectingparkvisitors,promotingthepark’stouristappealandraisingawarenessofenvironmentalissues.AlsohelplowertherateofforestdecreaseandprotectthebiodiversitywithinGhana’snationalparksandreserves.Media-lovedvolunteersmayalsogetinvolvedinparkprojectsrelatedtovideocreation,photographyandimagearts.Nationalparksandreservesvolunteerstypicallyworkfivedays,fromMondaytoFriday.Workinghoursarefrom8a.m.until3p.m...However,schedulesandexactdutiesmayvarydependingontheparkyou’rebasedat,yourqualifications,andthetimeanddurationofyourstay.JourneytoworkNationalparksandreservesvolunteersareplacedwithahostfamilylivingeitherintheparkorinavillagenearby.ContactusTogetfurtherinformation,pleasevisitourwebsiteat.JointheVolunteerNationalParksandReservesProjecttodoyourpartfortheenvironmentinGhana.21.Whatdoestheprojectoffervolunteers?A.FreetripsacrossGhana. B.Twomealseveryday.C.Alanguagecourse. D.A4-weektraining.22.Whatdoesavolunteer’sjobinvolve?A.Helpinggroundmanagement. B.Buildingmorenaturereserves.C.Introducingvarioustreespecies. D.Tearingdownoldparkequipment.23.Whatistheprojectintendedtodo?A.Stopanimalsfromdyingout. B.ProtectGhana’senvironment.C.Keepthediversityofculture. D.Collectecologicalinformation.BFormotorcycleenthusiasts,nothingbeatstheexcitementofridingyourmotorcycleontheopenhighwaywiththewindonyourback.Withgaspricesrising,ridingmotorcyclesiseconomicalandamuchgreenerwaytotravel.Alongwiththebenefitscomestheriskofpersonalinjuryifanaccidentoccurs.Afterall,you’renotprotectedbysteellikeyouarewhiledrivingyourcar.Besidesahelmet(頭),thelatestsafetyinnovations,newairbagjeans,arepersonalairbagsthatyoucanweartobetterprotectyourlife.Airbagshavebeenprotectingpeopleincaraccidentsfordecades.Now,aSwedishcompany,Mo’cycle,teamedupwithanairbagtechnologycompanywhichpreviouslyproducedupperbodyprotectionformotorcycleriders,todesignandproducetheairbagsjeans.Thiskindofairbagcanofferprotectionforthemotorcyclerider’slowerbody,especiallythetailbone,incaseofanaccident.Accordingtothecompany,“Itreformedtheairbagtechnologytoprotectthefirstboneofthespinalcolumn(脊柱),becausespinalcolumninjuryistheleadingcauseofdisabilityamongmotorcycleriders.”Theairbagjeanslooklikeconventionaltrousers.Itscomponentisremovableandthejeanscanbewashed,dried,andwornagain.ThejeansaremadeofafabriccalledArmalithwhichisstrongerandweighslessthansteel.Armalithhelpstopreventridersfrominjuriescausedbyforceoffrictionafterafall.Theairbagsfixedintothefabrichelpprotecttheriderifheorshefallsoffthemotorcycle.Iftheriderisseparatedfromthevehicle,theairbagsaretouchedoffinseconds.That’sbecausethemechanismisactuallyachainthatconnectsthejeanstothemotorcycle.Mo’cycle’sairbagjeansarcavailableonthecompany’scrowdfundingcampaignalongwithanairbagshirtandacompleteprotectionpackage.Obviously,theycanprovideprotectionformoremotorcycleriders.Makingtheroadssaferforthemiscertainlyaworthyeffort.24.WhatisthepurposeofParagraph1?A.Toshowthepopularityofmotorcycles B.Tostressthenecessityofairbagsjeans.C.Tostatetheimportanceofwearinghelmets. D.Todisplaytheexcitementofhighwayriding.25.Whatisafeatureofairbagjeans?A.Theyleadanewfashiontrend. B.Theyarecomfortabletowear.C.Theyarequickinresponse. D.Theyneedfixingregularly.26.Howdoestheauthorfeelaboutthefutureoftheairbagjeans?A.Indifferent. B.Uncertain. C.Promising. D.Curious.CCouldthenextErnestHemingwayorJaneAustenbeawell-engineeredAIsoftwareprogram?It’saquestionbecomingincreasinglypressingasmachinelanguage-learningsoftwarecontinuestoevolve.Muchofthisisjustnerves.Today’sAIcreativewritingprogramsarenotyetatastageofdevelopmentwheretheyposeaseriousthreattoColleenHooverorCharlesDickens.ButwhileattentioncontinuestofocusonthepossibilityofablankettakeoverofhumanliteraturebyAI,farlessconsiderationhasbeengiventotheprospectofAlco-workingwithhumans.Earlierthismonth,Americansci-fiwriterKenLiu,whohadbeenawardedHugoandNebulatohisname,joined12otherprofessionalauthorsforawritingworkshoponGoogle’sWordcraft.ThisAItool,alanguagegeneratingmodel,isnotyetpubliclyavailablebutisadvertisedasanAI-poweredwritingassistantthatcan,whengiventherightinstructionfromthewriter,providehelpfuldescriptions,createlistsofobjectsoremotionalstates,andevenbrainstormideas.Thewritersattheworkshop,however,emergedwithmixedreports.“Wordcraftistoosensible.Wow!”RobinSloanwrote.“But‘sensible’isanotherwordforpredictable,overusedandboring.Myintentionhereistoproducesomethingunexpected.”I’munconvincedthatwritersawardedtheNobelPrizehavemuchtofearfromAI.Theirwork,andthatofcountlessothernovelists,shortstorywriters,dramatistsandpoets,istooparticular,toobeautifullyunique.Evenifamodellearnedwhattheyhaddoneinthepast,itwouldnotbeabletopredictwheretheircreativitymighttaketheminthefuture.Butforauthorswhowritefollowingapattern,AImightstepin,firstasassistantsbeforesomedaytoauthorship.Production-linenovelsarenothingnew.Inthe1970s,BarbaraCartland,whowrotemorethan723booksinherlifetime,manyofwhichareromancebestsellers,wouldreadhernovelsforhersecretarytotypeupattheremarkablerateofroughlysevenchaptersaweek.Butalreadymachinehasreplacedthesecretary’srole.Perhapscreativewritingsoftwareisn’tthatfarfromreplacingtheMrs.Cartlandsoftoday.27.WhichaspectofAIcallsformoreattention?A.Itsdamagetoournerves B.Itsprogressinliterarystudies.C.Itscooperationwithhumans. D.Itsinfluenceonhumanliterature.28.WhatcanwelearnaboutWordcraftfromthetext?A.Itgeneratesnovelsautomatically. B.Itoutperformsprofessionalwriters.C.Itsworksreceivepraisesfromthepublic. D.Itsworksbearsimilaritytoexistingones.29.WhatcanwritersdotoavoidthethreatfromAI?A.Increasewritingspeed. B.Usediverseresources.C.Producecreativeworks. D.Followthelatestpatterns.30.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A.WillAIReplaceHumanWriters? B.AIWarnsMrs.CartlandsofTodayC.IsWritingRunningintoaNewEra? D.WordcraftLiesattheCenterofDebate第二節(jié)(共5小題;每小題2分,滿分10分)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,從短文后的選項中選出能填入空門處的最住選項。選項中行兩項為多余選項。Winterisoneofthemostmagicaltimesoftheyeartogetmoving.31However,whenyouwakeupinthemorning,itcanbehardtofollowthroughonanexercisecommitment.HerearewaystokeepthatdrivegoingthroughoutthecoldmonthsWorkoutwithagroup.32Thisgivesyousocialsupportandcanhelpwithmakingfriends.Whenyouexercisewithagroup,flakingout(入睡)isnolongeranoption.Dressfortheweather.Whenyouareworkingoutinthewinter,especiallyifyouareexercisingoutdoors,keepyourselfoutofthecoldinwarmlayers(層).33Makesurethetoplayerkeepsoutthesnowandrain.Ifyouplantoexerciseoutsideinthedarkorinbadweather,wherevisibilityispoorer,wearbrightandreflectiveclothingforsafety.Changeupyourworkout.34Doingthesametypeoftrainingcanbedemotivating.Thosewhovarytheirworkoutroutinesare20%likeliertoenjoytheexercisesession.Switchingupyourroutinecangiveyouaboostofmotivation,andhelpkeepwinterworkoutsfunandenjoyable.35Usingphoneapps,orafitbit,orevengoinglowtechandmarkingyourcalendarinredpencanhelpyouvisualizehowyou’veprogressedthusfar.Findingasystemthatletsyoutrackyourexerciseachievementscangiveyoutheextrapushtogetyougoingwhenthegoinggetshard.NewYear’sresolutionsareagreatopportunitytostartanexerciseroutine.Sureworkingoutduringthewintermaybeanuphillbattle,buttherearestrategiestogetusoverthehill,andontoahealthier,happiernewyear.A.Trackyourtraining.B.Varietyisimportanttoenjoyexercise.C.Youcanmakeyourworkoutsenjoyable.D.Yourlayersshouldbe,notjustwarm,butdry.E.Useanapptoremindyouofanexerciseroutine.F.Winterworkoutsgiveusenergytogetthroughwinter’scolddays.G.Onewaytostaymotivatedduringwinteristoworkoutwithagrouporapartner.語言知識運用(共兩節(jié),滿分50分)第一節(jié)(共15小題;每小題1分,滿15分)閱讀下面短文,從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中,選出可以填入空白處的地佳選項。WhenIwasinsixthgrade,Ijoinedthebandprogramtolearntoplaytheclarinet(單簧管).Thebeginningoftheyearhadgone36.Butasmoststudentsprogressed,Iseemedtofallbehind.Oneday,whenmyteachertoldustoplayinfrontoftheotherstudents.Iwasfilledwithfear.IknewIwould37.WhenIbegantoplay,myrhythms(節(jié)奏)weregood,butmytonewasanother38.“Didyoupracticeyourlesson?”theteacherbarkedatme.Ifeltsoashamedandmyworldcame39downinaninstant.Fromthenon,IhatedplayingtheclarinetandIkeptgetting40.Withthedayofthenewperformanceapproaching.Igrewincreasinglyupset.Inamomentof41,Iaskedforsickleave.Itwassorelievingandsucha(n)easywayout.Theavoidanceofmylessonscontinueduntilmymumaskedmeaboutit.“Iwanttoquit.”Mytearsstarted42.“Ifyoureallywanttoquit,whyareyoucrying?”askedMum.She43andIrealizedIwantedtostayinbandand,bynotfacingmyfears,Ihadcreatedablackholethatwouldbedifficultto44outof.Imadearesolutionnottohidefrommyfearsandtostanduptoeventheworstofthem,soa45couldbeachieved.ThenextdayImetwithmybandteacherandtoldherIwashavingaproblemandcouldn’t46why.Sheaskedmegentlytoplayforher.Itried,butonlyanunpleasantsoundcameout.Shedidn’tshoutatmeandhandedmeanewreed(簧片).Iputitinplaceandtriedagain.Tomygreat47Icouldplaywell.Myproblemwassolvedandmyfearwas48alotthatyear.Lookingback,I’mgladthatIovercamemyfear.Fearcan49everythinginaperson’slife.Hidingfromthoseveryfearsonlycreatesahole,whichmakesapersonstay50inside.Afterfacinguptoafear,onemayfindlifeeasierandmuchmoreenjoyable.36.A.badly B.endlessly C.randomly D.smoothly37.A.messup B.moveon C.setout D.takeoff38.A.impression B.essay C.story D.factor39.A.crashing B.moving C.selling D.bending40.A.stricter B.worse C.happier D.smarter41.A.joy B.panic C.doubt D.sympathy42.A.drying B.disappearing C.flowing D.separating43.A.hadapoint B.madeachange C.reachedalevel D.tookabreak44.A.send B.bring C.pick D.climb45.A.balance B.degree C.position D.solution46.A.figureout B.giveaway C.thinkover D.makeup47.A.anger B.sorrow C.disappointment D.surprise48.A.felt B.shown C.removed D.voiced49.A.consume B.examine C.reflect D.rescue50.A.unknown B.unpunished C.interested D.trapped第二節(jié)(共10小題;每小題1.5分,滿分15分)閱讀下面短文,在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Terracotta