新疆阿克苏市第三高级中学2023-2024学年高二上学期第一次月考英语试题

阿克苏市第三高级中学2023-2024学年第一学期

高二年级第一次阶段性考试英语试卷

考试时间：120分钟    总分：120分 

注意事项：

本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分

1. 答题前，考生须将自己的姓名、准考证号、座位号填写在本试卷指定的位置上。
2. 答选择题时，若使用答题卡，请对准题号，用2B铅笔在答题卡上选涂答案；若无答题卡.请用钢笔或圆珠笔把答案直接写在答卷的规定位置上。

第Ⅰ卷（选择题）

第一部分：阅读理解（共20小题：每小题2分，满分40分）

第一节 阅读（共15小题：每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项并填在答题卡上。

A

1. Lincoln College of English _______.

A. is at the centre of London

B. lies far away from London

C. takes in foreign students, from beginners to the advanced

D. accepts students only at the beginning of the year

2. While you stay there, _______ will take care of you.

A. the school where you study           

B. the family you have chosen

C. your classmates                    

D. your own parents

3. If you go there for a one-term course, you will pay _______ for it.

A.￡1,380                    B. over ￡1,380   

C. much less than ￡1,380       D. nothing

B

Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and moved to New York City when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor. That was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters asking for admission(录取) to medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia. She was so determined that she taught school and gave music lessons to get money for the cost of schooling.

In 1849, after graduation from medical school, she decided to further her education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon(外科医师) , but a serious eye problem forced her to give up the idea.

Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another woman doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children. Besides being the first woman physician and founding her own hospital , she also set up the first medical school for women.

4. Why couldn’t Elizabeth Blackwell realize her dream of becoming a surgeon?

A. She couldn’t get admitted to medical school.  

B. She decided to further her education in Paris.

C. A serious eye problem stopped her.

D. It was difficult for her to start a practice in the United States.

5. What main obstacle(障碍) almost destroyed Elizabeth’s chances for becoming a doctor?

A. She was a woman.                      B. She wrote too many letters.

C. She couldn’t graduate from medical school.  D. She couldn’t set up her hospital.

6. How many years passed between her graduation from medical school and the opening of her hospital?

A. Eight years    B. Ten years      C. Nineteen years     D. Thirty-six years

7. According to the passage, all of the following are “firsts” in the life of Elizabeth Blacekwell, except that she ______.

A. became the first woman physician       

B. was the first woman doctor

C. and several other women founded the first hospital for women and children

D. set up the first medical school for women

C

Many centuries ago, all people had to gather seeds and plants to eat. They did not know how to farm or raise animals for food. We call them the Stone Age people because they used stone tools and weapons.

You may feel surprised in the world today there are still people who live like the Stone Age people. They live in the places that are hard to reach. Because they have met few people from the outside world, they don't know about modern inventions. They have not learned ways of doing things from others.

For 25,000 years, groups of people have lived alone in the middle of Australia. One of these groups is the Arunta tribe (部落). They do not know how to farm and how to raise sheep or cattle.

The Aruntas spend most of their time searching for food and water. The men hunt animals with stone-tipped spears. The women and children look for roots, seeds and nuts. They use sticks to dig up the roots. Several Arunta families live together. They have no house. At night, they sleep around small fires.

Now other people are moving into the center of Australia. Soon the Aruntas will no longer be a Stone Age people.

8. The Stone Age people are called so because they ____.

A. gathered seeds and plants to eat       B. didn't know how to farm

C. used stone tools and weapons         D. didn't raise animals for food

9. The Arunta tribe has lived ________.

A. in the middle of Africa              B. in the center of Australia

C. together with other people           D. in poorly built houses

10. Why do the Aruntas still live in the way as they lived before?

A. Because they have not yet learned new ways from other people.

B. Because they do not want to change their way of living.

C. Because other people are moving in and living with the Aruntas.

D. Because each family live alone without knowing others.

11. It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

A. the Australians live much like the Stone Age people

B. the Arunta tribe has a history of 25 centuries

C. the Stone Age people have at last disappeared in the world

D. the Aruntas will change their way of living sooner or later

D

  Many people have long dreamed of being able to fly around as simply as riding a bicycle. Yet the safety and strength of a flying bike was always a big problem. Over the past 10 years, developments in technology have moved the dream of personal flying vehicles closer to reality. Now, two groups of inventors say such vehicles may be available soon.

    The British company Malloy Aeronautics has developed a prototype (原型) of its flying bicycle. Grant Stapleton, marketing sales director of Malloy Aeronautics, says the Hoverbike is able to get in and out of small spaces very quickly." It can be moved across continents very quickly because it can be folded and packed," he adds.

    Mr. Stapleton says safety was the company's main concern. He says the designers solved the safety issue by using overlapping rotors to power the vehicle.

    The company is testing a full-size prototype of the Hoverbike, which will most likely be used first by the police and emergency rescue teams.

    In New Zealand, Martin Aircraft Company is also testing a full-size prototype of its personal flying device, called the Jetpack. It can fly for more than 30 minutes, up to 1, 000 meters high and reach a speed of 74 kilometers per hour.

    Peter Coker is the CEO of Martin Aircraft Company. He said the Jetpack "is built around safety from the start". In his words, "Reliability is the most important element of it. We have safety built into the actual structure itself, very similar to a Formula One racing car.

    The Jetpack uses a gasoline-powered engine that produces two powerful jet streams. Mr. Coker says it also has a parachute that would be used, if there should be an emergency. "It starts to work at very low altitude and actually saves both the aircraft and the pilot," he adds. Mr. Coker says the Jetpack will be ready for sale soon.

12. We can learn from the passage that the Hoverbike ________.           

A. can hardly get in and out of small spaces quickly

B. can fly for over 30 minutes, up to 1, 000 meters high

C. has been used by the police and emergency rescue teams

D. can be transported quickly after being folded and packed

13. Peter Coker uses the example of Formula One racing car to show that ________.           

A. the Jetpack is very safe and reliable

B. the engine of the Jetpack is powerful

C. the actual structure of the Jetpack is unique

D. the Jetpack can reach a great speed and height

14. The underlined word "It" in the last paragraph refers to ________.           

A. the jet stream                  B. the engine                  C. the Jetpack                  D. the parachute

15. What is the author's main purpose of writing the passage?           

A. To describe the problems of inventing flying vehicles.

B. To introduce the latest development of flying vehicles.

C. To show the differences between two flying vehicles.

D. To advertise the two personal flying vehicles.

第二节 七选五（共5小题：每小题2分，满分10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。

Living away from your country can be a really interesting and unforgettable experience. But at the same time it has very important effects（影响） on your life.   16   

The major effect, and also a very common one, is that once you start a regular life away from home, you miss everything.

  17   Little things like sitting on a Sunday morning watching TV alone instead of having a nice chat with your mom make you realize how valuable your family really is.

 18   Since you are living in a place with different customs and traditions from yours, you have to be able to develop yourself in conditions which you are not familiar with. This means making new friends, accepting different opinions, and catching every opportunity you have to go to new places.

The most significant effect of living away from home is the independence that grows inside you.   19   There is no one else to go to school, clean your room, and wash your clothes. Being independent will help you get over many difficulties.

  20   You have to remember that all changes are difficult, but it is necessary to go through them to build your character and it helps you appreciate everything you have.

A. Bad things don’t last forever and you have to make the best out of them.

B. Missing your family and the attention they all paid to you is a very usual thing to do.

C. Living far from home, even for a short period of time, can be really hard at the beginning.

D. Living on your own far from your family gives you a lot of experience of organizing your life.

E. The purpose of this passage is to discuss the three main effects that living in another country can influence your personal life.

F. Foreign people are kind to you and your classmates and they understand the power of love.

G. Living in a foreign country would mean learning how to accept another type of society and culture into your daily life

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节 完形填空（共20小题：每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并填在答题卡上。

Mobile phones are everywhere in big cities. It seems that 21    can survive without one. Mobile phones are a great 22   to stay connected with friends and family 23   , it is important to remember that there are certain times 24  you should not be using your phone, especially as a student, during school.
    25  you are in class, you should not be sending your friends text messages 26   taking phone calls. Your classmates and teacher should not have to deal with this rude 27   . Aren't you at school to learn?
    In the United States, students would never be allowed to 28   their mobile phones during class. If you were to send or  29  a text message you would probably be kicked 30   class. It is very disturbing to hear a lot of tones and ringing during 31   . There are many more rules for mobile phone use in America and it is to 32   respect for those around you.
    As a teacher in China, I have to 33   students using mobile phones every day. I have told my class to 34   their phones, but many students do not listen. The 35   to be connected all the time seems to be more 36   than the desire to learn.
    It's easy to understand 37   it is so tempting(诱惑人的) to have your phone on during class. It seems so easy just to send a short text message; it's not hurting anyone, is it? But you may actually be hurting 38   when you do this. Your teacher knows when you use your phone and may give you a   39   grade. Sending a text message also takes your attention away from what's going on in class, you may 40   something important.

第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）

第二节    语法填空（共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分）

1. 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1或2个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

China's space programme started 41.  (late) than those of Russia and the US, 42.  it has made 

great progress in a short time. China became the third country in the world to 43.  (independent)

send humans into space in 2003, 44.   Yang Liwei successfully orbited Earth in the Shenzhou 5 

spacecraft. Then Shenzhou 6 and 7 completed a second 45.    (man) orbit and the first Chinese 

spacewalk, 46.    (follow) by the vehicle Jade Rabbit being sent to the moon to study  47.  (it)

surface. On 23 July 2020, China sent Tianwen 1 48.   (explore) the surface of Mars. It arrived in

February 2021 and then sent back lots of valuable information. And 49.    2021 to 2022, China

 completed a number of rocket  50.   (mission) to establish its own space station.

第三部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）

2.按要求在横线上写出下列单词。（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

51.regular adj.定期的；经常的     →              adv.经常；定期地

52.argue  vt./vi.论证；争辩       →              n.争论；争吵；论点

53.apology n.道歉；道歉信        →             vi. 道歉；谢罪

54.narrator n.叙述者，讲述者      →             n.叙述；讲述；解说

55.determine vt.查明；确定；决定  →             adj.有决心的；意志坚定的

56.cycle n.自行车；循环          →              vt.回收利用；再利用

57.analyze vt.分析；解析          →              n.(对事物的)分析；分析结果

58.patience n.耐心；忍耐力；毅力  →              adj.有能耐的，有耐心的

59.permit vt./vi.允许；准许        →              n.准许，许可；批准

60.globe n.地球；世界；地球仪    →             adj.全球的；全世界的；球形的

3.书面表达（满分25分）

请你以“My Beloved Teacher”为题写一篇英语短文赞扬你所敬爱的老师，内容包括: 
1. 简要介绍老师的性格或外貌；
2. 举一个事例，说明老师是如何在学习或生活上帮助、鼓励你取得进步的；  

3．感谢老师，祝愿老师。        注意：词数120词左右。