吉林省白城市通榆县第一中学校2023-2024学年高二上学期9月月考英语试题（含答案）

2023-2024学年度高二上学期第一次质量检测

（英 语 试 题）

考试时间：120分钟 考试分数：150分

本试卷各试题答案必须在答题纸上规定的答题区域内作答，否则无效。

第I卷

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，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。每段对话仅读一篇。

1. What does the man want to do?

A. Have breakfast.       B. Take a walk.      C. Call his office.

2. What was George doing last night?

A. Having a meeting.     B. Flying home.     C. Working on a project.

3. Why does the man suggest going to the park?

A. It's big.            B. It's quiet.        C. It's new.

4. How does the woman sound?

A. Annoyed.            B. Pleased.         C. Puzzled.

5. Where is the man's table?

A. Near the door.        B. By the window.    C. In the corner.

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.

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. What are the speakers going to do tonight?

A. Eat out.      B. Go shopping.       C. Do sports.

7. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A. Boss and secretary.

B. Hostess and guest.

C. Husband and wife.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. Why does the woman think July is the best time to move?

A.Their business is slow. 

B. The weather is favorable.

C. It's easy to hire people.

9. How will they handle the moving?

A. Finish it all at once.

B. Have the sales section go first.

C. Do one department at a time.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What did Peter learn from his grandfather?

A. How to appreciate art works.     

B. How to deal with artists.     

C. How to run a museum.

11. What did Peter do in Chicago?

A. He studied at a college.  

B. He served in the army.

C. He worked in a gallery.

12. Whose works did Peter like best?

A. Rembrandt's.      B. Botticelli's.      C. Rubens'.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. Where does the conversation take place?

A. At a library.      B. In a law firm.       C. On a train.

14. By what time did John plan to finish his term paper?

A. March.      B. August.       C. October.

15. Why did John quit his part-time job?

A. He had to catch up with his study.     

B. He was offered a better one.     

C. He got tired of it.

16. What is Susan's attitude to John's problem?

A. Carefree.     B. Understanding.     C. Forgiving.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What did the speaker do before the year 2012?

A. A fitness coach.      B. A chess player.      C. A marathon runner.

18. Why was the 2016 Olympics important for the speaker?

A. He was motivated by Bolt.

B. He broke a world record.

C. He won fifth place.

19. Which is the hardest for the speaker?

A. Getting over an injury.

B. Doing strength training.

C. Representing Botswana.

20. What is the speaker mainly talking about?

A. His plan to go for the gold.

B. His experience on the track.

C. His love for his home country.

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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Let’s play games from different countries and learn about different cultures.

Otedama (Japan)

It is played alone with five small sandbags. The player kneels down behind the sandbags, throws one in the air, then uses the same hand to quickly pick up another bag and catch the first. Keep going until you’re holding all five. Too easy? Throw up all the bags and catch them on the back of your hand.

Fengzheng (China)

Fengzhengs or kites are believed to have been invented in China during the fifth century BC by Mozi and Lu Ban. By the fifth century AD, paper kites were being used for military purposes such as signaling and measuring distances. These days, locals commonly fly handmade kites to mark the arrival of spring. In Beijing, the kite string is traditionally cut to allow bad luck to be blown away by the wind.

Topfschlagen (Germany)

Germany is the world’s top exporter of chocolate, so no wonder this game is based on the sweet reward. Put some chocolate under an overturned cooking pot. Kids take turns crawling on the ground blindfolded and lightly strike whatever’s in their path with a wooden spoon. When the spoon hits the pot, the chocolate hunter gathers up the treasure.

EI Gatoy El Raton (Costa Rica)

It is a favorite group circle game for kids. One plays el gato (the cat); another is el raton (the mouse). The rest hold hands, forming a circle around the mouse. As the group skips and sings “the cat wants to get the mouse”, the cat runs outside the circle trying to touch the mouse. The players forming the circle raise and lower their arms to block the cat, and the mouse runs around to avoid being touched. When the cat “gets” the mouse, start over with a new cat and mouse.

21. Which game was once used for wars?

A. Otedama. B. Fengzheng. 

C. Topfschlagen. D. EI Gatoy El Raton.

22. What is the reward for the Topfschlagen players?

A. Kites. B. Beans. 

C. Meat. D. Chocolate.

23. What is special about El Gatoy El Raton?

A. It requires at least four players in each round.

B. It is related with a country’s top exported goods.

C. It must be played by children and adults together.

D. It started in the East and spread all around the world.

B

Former Disney child star Jennifer McGill recently shared how, after her mother passed away, she went through an extremely dark period in her life.

Jennifer was born ready for the stage. She grew up in a loving home in Texas. And by age 7, she begged her mom to let her enter contests. Jennifer’s mom was uncertain. But seeing her daughter’s high energy and unshakable love of the stage, she finally supported her daughter’s wish.

Jennifer won many contests, and soon her parents were advised to have her audition (试演) for TheNewMickeyMouseClub, a Disney show. Jennifer tried out and landed her dream job.

Many of Jennifer’s co­stars on the show went on to run after their careers. But after many years as a Disney child star, Jennifer didn’t feel ready for Hollywood just yet.

“I just needed to grow up and grow wiser in order to be the artist I thought I was meant to be,” she said. Instead, Jennifer chose to go on to college — a decision her mother fully supported.

Jennifer’s parents were supportive throughout her career and schooling. But her mom was her champion — a constant source of support. Unfortunately, when Jennifer was 24 years old, her mom passed away.

“The biggest light and fan was gone, the person who’d reminded me that I was unique and valuable. I was kind of lost,” she said. The next several years grew very dark. She began feeling herself lonely. She felt lifeless and purposeless.

Much as Jennifer still missed her mother, she realized she should get her life back to normal. She’s now pursuing a new career in music. She also spends her time coaching young artists. She encourages them to put fame at the bottom of their list.

24．What do we know about Jennifer from Paragraph 2?

A.She loved her mother deeply.            

B．She had a natural talent for acting.

C. Her parents didn’t support her acting career. 

D.  Her mother was for her decision from the very beginning.

25．What was special about Jennifer compared with other Disney child stars?

A．She was much wiser than them. B．She kept practicing her acting skills.

C．She got herself ready for Hollywood. D．She decided to continue her education.

26．What made Jennifer suffer greatly?

A．The death of her mother. B．The loss of support from her family.

C．The failure to become a Hollywood star. D．The lack of courage to pursue her career.

27．Which of the following is Jennifer’s advice to young artists?

A．Never forget the social duty. B．It is important to earn fame in the career.

C．Never think too much about being famous. D．Get away from sorrow as soon as possible.

C

Many people enjoy biscuits at teatime. But people with diabetes have to be careful about eating sweet food.

Diabetes is a metabolic（代谢的）disease. If a patient's blood sugar is not well controlled, serious problems can occur. A patient may experience dizziness and fatigue, but also have kidney failure, blindness and heart disease, according to Medical News Today.

But a new research may make it possible to “treat diabetes by eating biscuits”. Researchers from Peking University and East China Normal University successfully developed a new cell using synthetic（合成的）biology technology. Their study was published in Nature Chemical Biology in November.

In their research, diabetic mice implanted with the cells can increase insulin（胰岛素）levels and lower blood sugar as long as they eat specific amino acid（氨基酸）biscuits. It only takes 90 minutes for the mice to reduce their blood sugar, which amounts to the time after an insulin injection, LiuTao, one of the authors, told Science and Technology Daily.

This kind of biscuit does not directly lower blood sugar levels, but is a “key” to insulin. The special amino acids in the biscuits help to start the insulin translation process. The end result is controlled blood sugar, according to Ye Haifeng, one of the authors.

“This unnatural amino acid is similar to the ingredients added in many health drinks and is very friendly to the human body, ” Liu told Science and Technology Daily. Maybe one day, people will need to take artificial amino acids before meals, or eat foods containing artificial amino acids suitable for diabetics, so they can control their blood sugar.

Although scientists in synthetic biology have paved the way for possible future treatments, their findings won't be ready for patients anytime soon. “Synthetic biology is still an early-stage discipline compared to the traditional diabetes therapeutic(治疗的) development timeline, with most technologies currently in the preclinical stages in the lab, ” Ira Pastor, CEO of the life sciences company Bioquark, told US News.

28. What is paragraph 2 mainly about?

A. Diseases that can affect blood sugar.

B. Blood sugar's effects on the metabolic system.

C. Severe problems caused by diabetes.

D. A kind of metabolic disease that is called diabetes.

29. How did the blood sugar of the diabetic mice decrease in the study?

A. Scientists gave them biscuits with less sugar.

B. The amino acid biscuits they ate contained insulin.

C. Scientists implanted cells that can directly lower blood sugar.

D. The implanted cells and the specific amino acids increased insulin.

30. Which of the following would Ira Pastor agree with?

A. Synthetic biology is developing quickly at present.

B. Synthetic biology proves the most effective solution to diabetes.

C. There remains a long way for this therapy to enter hospitals.

D. Many traditional therapeutic diabetes technologies are still in the lab.

31. The passage is most likely to be taken from a ______.

A. science report  B. health column  C. research paper  D. biology essay

D

The possibility of self-driving robot cars has often seemed like a futurist's dream, years away from coming into reality in the real world. Well, the future is apparently now. The California Department of Motor Vehicles began giving permits in April for companies to test truly self-driving cars on public roads. The state also cleared the way for companies to sell or rent out self-driving cars, and for companies to operate driverless taxi services. California, it should be noted, isn't leading the way here. Companies have been testing their cars in cities across the country. It's hard to predict when driverless cars will be everywhere on our roads. But however long it takes, the technology may change our transportation systems and our cities, for better or for worse, depending on how the transformation is managed.

While much of the debate so far has been focused on the safety of driverless cars, policymakers should be talking more about how self-driving cars can help reduce traffic jams, cut emissions（排放）and offer more convenient and affordable choices to move around. The arrival of driverless cars is a chance to make sure that those cars are environmentally friendly and more shared.

Do we want to copy or even worsen the traffic of today with driverless cars? Imagine a future where most adults own their self-driving cars. They accept long, slow journeys to and from work on crowded highways because they can work, entertain themselves or sleep on the ride. They take their driverless car to a date and set the empty car to circle the building to avoid paying for parking. Instead of walking a few blocks to pick up a child or the dry cleaning, they send the self-driving minibus. The convenience even leads fewer people to take public transport—an unwelcome side effect researchers have already found in ride-hailing（网约车）services.

Policymakers should start thinking now about how to make sure the appearance of driverless cars doesn't worsen the transportation system we have today. The coming technological development presents a chance for cities and states to develop transportation systems designed to move more people, and more affordably. The car of the future is coming. We just have to plan for it.

32. What can we learn from the first paragraph?

A. Self-driving cars are not allowed in the real world.

B. Driverless taxes will be seen everywhere on the road in a short term.

C. California is not alone in testing driverless cars.

D. Self-driving technology will definitely benefit transportation system.

33.According to the author, policymakers should pay more attention to __________ .

A. how driverless cars can help deal with transportation-related problems

B. how driverless cars can travel safely

C. how driverless cars can travel faster

D. how driverless cars can move more people

34.What is a possible side effect of self-driving cars?

A. Journeys to and from work become longer.

B. More and more people abandon public transportation.

C. There is no place to park them.

D. They may result in traffic jams.

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

A. Preparing Cities for Robot Cars

B. Future Technology Underway

C. Transportation System in the Future

D. Robot Cars on the Road

第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

How to Choose the Best Mother’s Day Gift

Let’s face it, shopping for that perfect gift on Mother’s Day can be very painful（困难的）.  36   That’s why they are spending tons of money on dinners and clothes. Instead of buying an expensive gift that your mom probably won’t ever use, take a look at the tips to help you pick out the right gift.

Remember all the little things.

Mother’s Day is a very special day.37  You should try to buy gifts that attach importance to all the little things she loves. For example, choose gifts that are centered around her favorite foods, childhood memories, hobbies, etc. This will not only show that you care, but your gift will also be meaningful.

Think about the good old days.

  38  Whether you buy another set of clothes that she used to wear or put together a collection of old photos in a photo album can make her feel special. These are probably the best types of gifts to give if you can pull it off.

Give her a surprise.

It’s always fun to surprise our mothers and to see the joy on their faces.   39  If there is no possibility of it, take her out to an event or dining experience that is new and different. She may be surprised at how much fun she had.

Send her a handmade gift.

  40  Sometimes, buying gifts can be a good choice on Mother’s Day. However, making a gift by hand shows the thought and care spent in giving the best gift for our mothers. Try something different like making her favorite food or knitting light blankets for the coming autumn season.

A．Making gifts are always better than buying gifts.

B．Sometimes a hug and a kiss can be the best gift of all.

C．Giving a gift that brings back memories can go a long way.

D．Colorful fresh-cut flowers are universally loved and will brighten her day.

E．Holding a surprise party for your mom can really make her feel appreciated.

F．Nowadays, many people don’t know what to buy for mothers on this special day.

G．But that doesn’t mean you should burn a hole in your pocket to buy the most wanted gift.

第三部分 英语运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节    完形填空 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A,B,C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

It’s a sad reality that many of us find ourselves just too busy to contribute to our communities. For a long time, I, too, believed it cost too much in time, money and   41to make a real difference. But all that changed when I42my good-deed-a-day project.

My daughter, Emily, was my primary  43. I wanted to show her we could do little things to help others, and be happy.

The first week, I wasn’t sure if I could44it. I surfed the Internet for ideas. One day, I guided a45man in the subway station. He smiled as he thanked me. Another day, I brought flowers from my garden to a local nursing home. I could only hope I was arousing 46in others.

Luckily, after just a few days I found it easier than I’d expected. I knew I was making a(n)47.

Every evening at the dinner table, I  48that day’s good deed to Emily. Emily began copying what I’d started. On a walk home from school, she marched over toa neighbor’s pot of geraniums(天竺葵)，which had toppled(摇晃)in the wind，and set it49．“That was my good deed for the day!” she yelled. Another day, she helped me collect50from our neighbors for the food bank. We  51off the donations and, as we drove away, Emily announced52that she wanted to work there one day.

By the last week, I knew I’d changed. At first, I hadn’t been entirely   53that I could do a good deed every day. Now it was practically second nature. I felt a greater 54   to take action when I saw a need,55looking the other way. I felt as though I’d awakened, somehow.

41. A. energy      B. space         C. property D. salary

42. A. stopped    B. started        C. forgot            D. remembered

43. A. preferenceB. expectation      C. celebration        D. inspiration

44. A. get        B. manage         C. obtain            D. appreciate

45. A. poor       B. rudeC. blind          D. gentle

46. A. interest     B. mercy           C. awareness          D. praise

47. A. discovery  B. difference        C. mistake          D. fortune

48. A. analyzed  B. pointed          C. recalled           D. described

49. A. right      B. awayC. high  D. aside

50. A. money    B. vegetables        C. donations       D. clothes

51. A. threw     B. took C. went  D. dropped

52. A. proudly   B. eagerlyC. anxiously  D. casually

53. A. acknowledged B. convinced       C. expected           D. persuaded

54. A. scene     B. language         C. responsibility       D. skill

55. A. by means of  B. regardless of   C. as well as          D. instead of

第II卷

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

     阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

After reading lots of good reviews online about Mount Huangshan, we decided to check out this remarkable mountain of China. Here's a summary of our experience on climbing Mount Huangshan.

The beautiful views along the way got usrelaxed though we were tired. Especially whenwe were nearing the summit,56views were splendid!

As Mount Huangshan is known to be quite developed, we expected the climb to be relatively   57   (easy) as compared to say climbing Mount Kinabalu,58   turned out to be completely wrong. The steps were never ending and I felt like mylegs were going to break by the end of the first day! The exhaustion was probably due to our heavy backpacks as our original plan was   59   (camp) overnight at the summit. Actually, getting to the top of Mount Huangshan   60   (require) a total of 60,000 steps! We hiked for about 6-7 hours61  the first day. Though tiring, it was still an enjoyable climb as what we saw was62   (incredible) amazing! We had to be prepared for our legs  63  (ache) for the next 2-3 days though! My64     (conclude) is that it was a   65   (reward) journey to climb Mount Huangshan!

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）

66随着智能手机的普及，我们不难发现身边很多人沉迷于智能手机，成为“低头族”，而这一行为很大程度上危害了人们的身体健康和线下社交生活。最近你班正在就此开展讨论，请你写一篇短文。

内容要点如下：

（1）智能手机的利弊；

（2）你对此现象的看法。

注意：（1）词数 80左右；

（2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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第二节:(满分25分)

In 1945, a 12-year-old boy saw a beautiful brooch (胸针) in a shop window that set his heart racing. But the price—five dollars—was too high for Reuben Earle. Five dollars would buy almost a week’s food for his family.

Reuben couldn’t ask his father for the money. Everything his father made through fishing went to his mother, Dora. Slim and beautiful, she was the center of the home, the glue that held it together. The housework was never-ending, and she struggled to feed and clothe their five children, but she was happy as her family and their well-being were all she cared about.

Nevertheless, he opened the shop’s weathered (风化的) door and went inside. Standing proudly and straight in his flour-sack (面粉袋改做的) shirt and washed-out trousers, he told the shopkeeper what he wanted, adding, “But I don’t have the money right now. Can you please hold it for me for some time?”

“I’ll try,” the shopkeeper smiled. “People around here don’t usually have that kind of money to spend on things. It should be kept for a while.”

Reuben respectfully touched his worn cap and walked into the sunlight. He would raise the money and not tell anybody, for he thought his mom would get surprised when she saw that brooch. On hearing the sound of hammering from a side street, Reuben had an idea—he could raise money by selling used nail bags. He ran towards the sound and stopped at a construction site. People built their own homes in Bay Roberts, using nails bought in bags from a local factory. Sometimes the used bags were thrown away at the construction site, and Reuben knew he could sell them back to the factory for five cents a piece.

That day he sold two nail bags and hid the money in a rusty soda tin (汽水罐).

67. 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。

注意:

1. 续写词数应为 150 左右；

2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Paragraph 1：

Every day after school, Reuben started his plan.

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Paragraph 2：

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