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2024-2025 学年高二英语上学期第一次月考 (考试时间:120分钟 试卷满分:140分) 注意事项: 1.本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分。答卷前,考生务必将自己的姓名、准 考证号填写在答题卡上。 2.回答第Ⅰ卷时,选出每小题答案后,用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动, 用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案标号。写在本试卷上无效。 3.回答第Ⅱ卷时,将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。 4.测试范围:选择性必修一Unit1 (2020上教版+上外版)。 5. 考试结束后,将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 I. Listening Comprehension (25分) Section A Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. 1. A.At a gas station. B.At a garage. C.In a park. D.In an emergency room. 2. A.Clean the backyard. B.Wash something. C.Sit in the backyard. D.Do some shopping. 3. A.He finds his present job boring. B.He is too foolish to do the present job. C.He has got a better position. D.He doesn’t get on well with the others. 4. A.She has a tight schedule. B.She has lost interest in sports. C.The training is too hard. D.She is only interested in routine work. 5. A.Rules restricting smoking. B.Ways to quit smoking. C.Smokers’ health problems. D.Dangers of smoking. 6. 试卷第1页,共14页 学科网(北京)股份有限公司A.He’s going to visit a photo studio. B.He’s just had his picture taken. C.He’s on the way to the theater. D.He’s just returned from a job interview. 7. A.He had to reject their request. B.He felt sorry for the other students. C.He agreed to consider their request. D.He regretted that he had said “Yes”. 8. A.She is trying to find a good-looking chair.B.She thinks it is a well-designed chair. C.She thinks the chair is actually comfortable. D.She’s never sat in that chair before. 9. A.She used to be in poor health. B.She was popular among boys. C.She was somewhat overweight. D.She didn’t do well at high school. 10. A.Review the details of all her lessons. B.Compare notes with his classmates. C.Talk with her about his learning problems. D.Focus on the main points of her lectures. Section B Directions: In Section B. you will hear two passages and one longer conversation. After each passage or conversation, you will be asked several questions. The passages and conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage. 11. A.The excitement of nerve activities in the brain. B.The difference between complex music and simple music. C.The effects of music on the results of math tests. D.The classical music and reasoning ability. 12. A.Because it stimulates your nerve activity. B.Because it keeps you calm. C.Because it strengthens your memory. D.Because it interferes with your reasoning ability. 13. 试卷第2页,共14页A.Rock music might help improve your math test scores. B.The effects of music on tests do not last long. C.Listen to music just before you take a test. D.The more you listen to music, the better your reasoning ability will be. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage 14. A.It is the most unlucky day in a year. B.It is the busiest shopping day now. C.It is the day after Thanksgiving. D.It is the day before Christmas. 15. A.Check out the latest price reduction online. B.Look round for items in the physical stores. C.Order the products from the online stores. D.Wait in queue outside the stores overnight. 16. A.100 million dollars. B.670 million dollars. C.20 billion dollars. D.25 billion dollars. Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. 17. A.Their attitudes about work. B.Different forms of work. C.Importance of work for oneself. D.Balanced life and work. 18. A.The most hopeful. B.The most challenging. C.The most creative. D.The most enjoyable. 19. A.His negative attitude towards work. B.His unwillingness to do something for others. C.His selfishness in doing things. D.His misunderstanding about publishing work. 20. A.The work is worth doing if it is challenging and competitive. B.The work should be very creative leading to a wonder. C.One should like his work and stick to it as long as he takes it. 试卷第3页,共14页 学科网(北京)股份有限公司D.One should find satisfaction in his work if it is necessary. II. Grammar and Vocabulary (20分) Section A Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank. Many governments are promoting above and underground transit systems to fight such congestion (拥堵). Urban trains are appearing even in the wide expanses of the Western United States, in places like Dallas, a city 21 (know) for oil riches and big cars. People are not very used to 22 (ride) a train around the city. But actually, Dallas and Houston have both started light rail systems. It’s very popular in both cities. What is happening in Texas 23 (reflect) a growing trend elsewhere in the United States, says William Millar. He’s president of the non-profit American Public Transportation Association. “In the last several years, public transportation in America has undergone a renaissance (复兴).” In 1900, many US cities had extensive urban rail systems. 24 with the arrival of the automobile, most of them disappeared by the 1950s. Now many cities are returning to 25 they had 100 years ago. In other countries, riding buses, trains or subways is part of everyday life, many countries support public transportation to a much 26 (great) degree than happens in the United States, particularly in Europe. In other places in the world that are developing cities, there is a tremendous growth of investment in public transit. Throughout southeast Asia, certainly the capital cities, major rail systems 27 (build) over the last two or three decades. In South America, we see not only rail systems being built, but we see some of the most innovative use of public transit buses anywhere in the world. Rising levels of pollution from cars is leading to more investment in public transportation. Public transport can help cities develop 28 spoiling the environment with excessive greenhouse gas emissions. Many analysts say the growth of public transportation does not challenge the automobile, but provides 29 choice to commuters. As a rising number of people want to go to 30 infinite number of places at any time, public transportation maybe the answer. Section B Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need. 试卷第4页,共14页A.adjusting;B.casual; C. crawl;D.handle;E. interpret; F. limiting G. lower; H. minimal; I. pooling; J. rough; K. spray Your body avoids overheating by taking advantage of a bit of physics: When water evaporates from a surface, it leaves the surface cooler. When your body gets too hot, it pumps water onto your skin and lets it evaporate, carrying away heat. This effect can actually 31 the temperature of your skin to below the air temperature. This allows humans to survive in places where the air temperature is as high as human body temperature - as long as we keep drinking water to produce more sweat. If there's a lot of moisture in the air, then evaporation slows to a(n) 32 , because water condenses (凝 结) onto your skin almost as fast as the moisture evaporates off it. When you feel sticky from sweat 33 on your skin, it means your body is struggling to evaporate water fast enough to keep you cool. I asked Zachary Schlader, a researcher at Indiana University who studies how our bodies 34 extreme the heat, about the hottest temperature a normal human could tolerate under ideal conditions. His 2014 study found that a person who is at rest, wearing 35 clothing, in a very dry room—10 percent relative humidity — and drinking water constantly could probably avoid overheating in temperatures as high as 115 degrees Fahrenheit (46℃) . The 36 factor for our heat tolerance is sweat—how quickly we can produce it and how quickly it evaporates. If you kept your skin wet with a steady 37 of water, and sat in front of a powerful fan, you could increase the evaporation rate and keep your skin cool in even higher temperatures. Models of human thermoregulation like the one in the 2014 paper don't usually cover such extreme conditions, but I tried 38 their formulas to approximate what would happen under extreme evaporation and high wind. The results suggested that, with the help of a pool of water and a powerful fan, a human could conceivably tolerate heat of up to 140 degrees Fahrenheit (60℃) in air with 10 percent humidity. That seemed awfully high, so I ran the number by Dr. Schlader. “Doing some 39 calculations, I came up with a similar number,” he said, “Honestly, I was surprised.” But, he added, these models are likely not reliable at such extremes. “I would 40 such findings with caution.” III. Reading Comprehension (45分) Section A Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A. B.C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context Time has become a scarce commodity. Everyone wants more of it. The complaint ‘if only I had more time’ 试卷第5页,共14页 学科网(北京)股份有限公司echoes around offices and homes in the western world; ‘hurry sickness’ is becoming the problem of the new age. All over the world, people are working longer and longer hours, and struggling to 41 more and more every day. Symptoms include jabbing the ‘door close’ button on lift doors to save the two to four seconds required for it to do it on its own, and an 42 to do one thing at a time, so that every journey becomes a phone call opportunity. Technology is speeding up the world. All over the globe, there has been a 43 increase in sales of laptops and mobile phones (with a hands-free set so that you can do something else at the same time): and we wonder how we managed without remote controls and e-mail. We live in an instant, insistent world. Advertisements read “Having trouble keeping up with yourself?” We 44 the slower pace of life we remember in the dim and distant past, but enthusiastically sign up for e-mail, messaging services, evening classes, and even time management classes. The result is parents with a 45 of quality time to spend with their children, and surveys show that working couples are seeing less and less of each other these days, and that 46 over time spent on domestic chores and childcare are becoming a major cause of marital discord(婚姻不合). The idea of doing nothing has become terrifying, a sure sign of 47 . Like any commodity that has become scarce, time has become a 48 . In what is supposed to be the world of the consumer, firms are stealing time from customers. It is now perfectly acceptable to be asked to hold 49 the phone is answered. This saves the company time, but costs you time. We are 50 in a constant, subtle war over time. If the politics of class dominated the last century, the politics of time could dominate this one. Of course, there is a 51 dimension to the rush culture. One of the biggest 52 of the past few decades has been to take the previous relationship between time and status - the rich had lots of time, the poor had little - and reverse it. While bankers in the City are now at their desk at 7 a.m., in the good old days ‘bankers’ hours’ meant 10 a.m. till 4 pm with a 53 lunch break. Moreover, to be seen to have time to spare is a sign of low status; when arranging lunch, it is not done to be 54 too soon. Similarly, being late is moving from being a sign of rudeness to a sign of status. A two-tier time society is gradually being built, with the money-rich, time-poor on one level, and the money- poor, time-rich on the other. The rich are working longer hours in order to complete with each other. At the same time, they are employing others - cleaners, child-minders, gardeners, and fast food outlets - in order to allow them to work all the time. 55 , more and more of us are putting ourselves on the treadmill(跑步机)of constant activity, taking on an increasingly heavy workload, and never stopping for a moment to ask ourselves why. 41.A.bump B.adopt C.slide D.fit 试卷第6页,共14页42.A.effort B.occasion C.inability D.attempt 43.A.massive B.spectacular C.complex D.slight 44.A.yearn for B.strive for C.rely on D.flood into 45.A.flash B.moment C.period D.lack 46.A.demands B.rows C.unwillingness D.realization 47.A.emotions B.worthlessness C.fatigue D.habits 48.A.solution B.treasure C.battleground D.relation 49.A.as long as B.even if C.the first time D.the instant 50.A.engaged B.dedicated C.hidden D.delighted 51.A.class B.logic C.research D.literature 52.A.reminders B.policies C.transitions D.expectations 53.A.complimentaryB.decent C.family D.quick 54.A.available B.dramatic C.protective D.approachable 55.A.Admittedly B.However C.Meanwhile D.Similarly Section B Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. A There are still many things that Peter Cooke would like to try his hand at--paper-making and feather-work are on his list. For the moment though, he will stick to the skill that he has been delighted to perfect over the past ten years: making delicate and unusual objects out of shells. “Tell me if I am boring you,” he says, as he leads me round his apartment showing me his work. There is a fine line between being a bore and being an enthusiast, but Cooke need not worry: he fits into the latter category, helped both by his charm and by the beauty of the things he makes. He points to a pair of shell-covered ornaments (装饰品) above a fireplace. “I shan’t be at all bothered if people don’t buy them because I have got so used to them, and to me they’re adorable. I never meant to sell my work commercially. Some friends came to see me about five years ago and said, ‘You must have an exhibition-- people ought to see these. We’ll talk to a man who owns an art gallery’”. The result was an exhibition in London, at which 70 per cent of the objects were sold. His second exhibition opened at the gallery yesterday. Considering the enormous prices that the pieces command—around $2,000 for the ornament—an empty space above the fireplace 试卷第7页,共14页 学科网(北京)股份有限公司would seem a small sacrifice for Cooke to make. There are 86 pieces in the exhibition, with prices starting at £225 for a shell--flower in a crystal vase. Cooke insists that he has nothing to do with the prices and is cheerily open about their level: he claims there is nobody else in the world who produces work like his, and, as the gallery-owner told him, “Well, you’re going to stop one day and everybody will want your pieces because there won’t be any more.” Cooke has created his own method and uses materials as and when he finds them. He uses the cardboard sent back with laundered shirts for his flower bases, a nameless glue bought from a sail-maker (‘If it runs out, I don’t know what I will do!’) and washing-up liquid to wash the shells. “I have an idea of what I want to do and it just does itself,” he says of his working method, yet the attention to detail, colour gradations and symmetry (对称) he achieves look far from accidental. 56.What can be learned about Peter Cooke from the first paragraph? A.He has produced objects with different materials. B.He was praised for his shell objects many years ago. C.He hopes to work with other materials in the future. D.He has written about his love for shell objects. 57.When looking round his apartment, the writer ________. A.is attracted by Cooke’s personality B.realizes he finds Cooke’s work boring C.feels uncertain about giving Cooke his opinion D.senses that Cooke wants his products to be admired 58.The “small sacrifice” in paragraph 3 refers to________. A.the loss of Cooke’s ornaments B.the display of Cooke’s ornaments C.the cost of keeping Cooke’s ornaments D.the space required to store Cooke’s ornaments 59.When talking about the artist’s working method, the writer implies that Cooke ________. A.is unaware of the unique quality his work has B.accepts that he sometimes makes mistakes C.undervalues the materials that he uses D.underrates his creative contribution B 试卷第8页,共14页The Film: The Great Gatsby (Based on Fitzgerald’s Novel The Great Gatsby ) Director: Baz Luhrmann Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby Film Reviews: If you have never read the classic F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby, now is your chance to catch up — by watching the latest film adaptation. Because if there’s one sentence to sum up the film, it would be: It’s just like the book. The use of music is almost reason enough to see the film. Baz Luhrmann is at his best mixing visual and musical styles together to create something wholly original, for example, in one of the most outstanding scenes in the film, the first party scene, Nick walks quickly from one party guest to another party guest trying to explain all the gossip about Gatsby until he is finally introduced to the man himself, while the most stirring version of Rhapsody in Blue (蓝色狂想曲), which was composed by American musician George Gershwin in 1924, is played in the background. ─ Fox News Director Baz Luhrmann’s main challenge was either to find a visual equivalent (相等物) for Fitzgerald’s elegant quality — the open secret of the book’s popularity for so long time – or to match his own unusual personal strengths with the material. He tries it both ways, with considerable degrees of success. Leonardo DiCaprio does a good and professional job as the socialite (社会名流) by recreating Fitzgerald’s description of Gatsby’s charm. He can look at someone for an instant and understand how, perfectly, he or she wants to be seen. ─ Time Magazine About the Book and the Main Character: Considered to be Fitzgerald’s representative work, The Great Gatsby explores themes of idealism, resistance to change, social change, and excess, creating a portrait of the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties that has been described as a tale regarding the American Dream. Nick, the narrator, moves to New York for the summer to visit his cousin Daisy. His next-door neighbor is Jay Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio), who rarely contacts with others and is said to be a hero of the Great War. Gatsby claims to have attended Oxford University, but the evidence is suspect. As Nick learns more about Gatsby, every detail about him seems questionable, except his love for the Daisy. Though Daisy is married, Gatsby still loves her as his “golden girl”. They first met when she was a young lady from a wealthy family and he was a working-class military officer. Daisy promised to wait for his return from the war. However, she married Tom, a classmate of Nick’s. Having obtained a great fortune, Gatsby sets out to win her back again. 60.The Fox News review mentioned the first party scene in the film to ________. A.reveal the fact that Nick wants to know more about Gatsby B.show the version of Rhapsody in Blue matches the film well C.prove that the director is good at combining visual and music D.convince us that the first scene is perfectly filmed by the director 61.According to Time Magazine, what did Baz Luhrmann do to make the film a success? A.He adapted the story in the novel as he wished. B.He made the film more powerful than the book. 试卷第9页,共14页 学科网(北京)股份有限公司C.He mixed his style with the elegance of the book. D.He changed the story to meet his own style. 62.Which of the following can be used to describe Gatsby? A.Faithful and warm-hearted. B.Charming and professional. C.Selfish and timid. D.Mysterious and devoted. C Elephants have four distinct personalities that help their herd survive in the African bush, scientists have found. With their grey skin, mournful eyes and slow heavy pace, you could be forgiven for thinking elephants are uniformly blue creatures. But scientists have now discovered the largest living land animals have personalities to match their size. In a new study of African elephants, researchers have identified four distinct characters that are common in a herd -- the leaders, the gentle giants, the playful rogues and the reliable plodders. Each of the types has developed to help the giant mammals survive in their harsh environment and is almost unique in the animal kingdom, according to the scientists. Professor Phyllis Lee and her colleague Cynthia Moss studied a herd of elephants in the Amboseli National Park in Kenya known as the EB family — famous for their matriarch Echo before she died in 2009. Using data collected over 38 years of watching this group, the researchers analyzed them for 26 types of behaviors and found four personality features tended to emerge. The strongest personality to emerge was that of the leader. Unlike other animals, where leadership tends to be won by most dominant and aggressive individual, the elephants instead respected intelligence and problem-solving in their leader. Echo, the matriarch and oldest in the group, her daughter Enid, and Ella, the second oldest female, all emerged as leaders. The playful elephants tended to be younger but were more curious and active. Eudora, a 40-year-old female in the herd, seemed to be the most playful, consistently showing this trait throughout her life while playfulness in some of the other elephants declined with age. Gentle elephants, which included two 27-year-old females Eleanor and Eliot, caressed and rubbed against others more than the others. Those that were reliable tended to be those that were most consistent at making good decisions, helped to care for infants in the herd and were calm when faced with threats. Echo and her youngest daughter Ebony seemed to be the most reliable. Professor Less said that elephants with these features tended to be the most socially integrated in the group while those who tended to be pushy and less reliable were more likely to split from the herd. 63.The reason why elephants have four distinct personalities is that ________. 试卷第10页,共14页A.scientists can distinguish them from each other more easily. B.the four personalities can help them survive in Africa. C.the elephants will be unique in the animal kingdom. D.the elephants can avoid being caught by human beings. 64.From the passage we get to know that ________. A.the researchers reached their conclusion by analyzing the data. B.the research centered on the 26 types of behavior of the matriarch. C.the scientists conducted the research by comparing elephants with other animals. D.Professor Phyllis Lee and her colleague spent nearly 38 years tracking the herd. 65.In the EB family Echo and Eudora are ________. A.mother and daughter B.the two oldest female C.the most gentle ones D.leader and member 66.Which of the following is true about elephants according to the passage? A.Not all the types can help the elephants survive in their environment. B.Leadership tends to be won by the most dominant and aggressive elephant. C.The playful elephants not only tended to be younger but also were more curious. D.The reliable elephants are likely to rely on others to decide what to do. Section C Directions: Read the passage carefully. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.Asking for a little can go a long way Throughout this book we’ve attempted to provide evidence to support our claims that we can successfully move people to say yes. 67 Along with several colleagues, one of us set out to do just that. We thought that, when asked to make a donation, even those who would like to support the charity in some way say no, because they can’t afford to donate very much, and they assume that the small amount that they can afford wouldn’t do much to help the cause. 68 To test this hypothesis (假设) our research assistants went door to door to request donations for the American Cancer Society. After introducing themselves, they asked the residents, “Would you be willing to help by giving a donation?” For half the residents the request ended there. 69 When we analyzed the results we found that, consistent with our hypothesis, people in the “even a penny will help” half of the sample were almost twice as likely to donate to the cause. And the amount the individuals gave was also found to be more or less the same in both halves, so the people in the “even a penny” half did not donate 试卷第11页,共14页 学科网(北京)股份有限公司less. 70 Applications in the workplace might be: to a co-worker regarding a joint project, “Just an hour of your time would really help,” to a co-worker whose handwriting is illegible, “Just a little more clarity would help.” The chances are that this little step in the right direction won’t prove so little after all. A.Based on this reasoning, we thought that one way to urge people to donate in such a situation would be to inform them that even an extremely small sum would be helpful. B.The study suggests that if you want somebody to do something for you, simply pointing out that even a little assistance on their part would be acceptable is likely to be an effective strategy. C.For the other half, however, the research assistant added “Even a penny will help.” D.And there's enough proof that people tend to yes when they believe what they do can help. E.But in certain situations and environments it’s also important to understand why people say no to reasonable requests, such as a request to donate to a charity. F.For the other half the request may end with a reason why their assistance is necessary. IV. Summary Writing (10分) Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in NO MORE THAN 60 WORDS. Use your own words as far as possible. The lost art of listening Do you think you’re a good listener? Chances are that you do. However studies show that most people seriously overestimate their ability to listen. The truth is we are generally not good at listening, and our listening comprehension declines as we age. This was proven by Dr. Ralph Nichols, who conducted a simple experiment to test students’ listening skills. He had some Minnesota teachers stop what they were doing mid-class, and then asked students to describe what their teachers had been talking about. While older kids with more developed brains, are usually assumed to be better listeners, the results, however, showed otherwise: While 90 percent of first-and second-graders gave correct responses, this percentage dropped rapidly as the students got older. One reason for our poor listening concerns the speed at which we think. The adult brain can process up to around 400 words per minute, more than three times faster than the speed an average person speaks. This means we can easily think about something else while someone is talking to us, allowing our mind to wander or get sidetracked. The younger students in Dr. Nichols’s experiment were better listeners partly because their brains were less developed — they lacked the extra brain power to be distracted. Another factor that contributes to our poor listening is our ever-decreasing attention span. According to a Mircrosoft study, the age of smartphones has had a negative impact here. In 2000 — around the time the mobile revolution began — the average human attention span was 12 seconds; by 2013, it had fallen to 8 seconds. Even a 试卷第12页,共14页goldfish — with an average attention span of 9 seconds — can hold a thought for longer! More and more people now realize that listening is a skill that can be developed through practice. Learning to observe a speaker’s body language and emotions, for example, can improve our active listening. Even the simple act of note-taking or making eye contact can help us stay focused while listening. V. Translation (15分) Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 72.尽管很困难,他还是设法解决了问题。(Despite) ________________________________________________________________________________ 73.所有成功人士都知道每一分钟很重要。(aware) ________________________________________________________________________________ 74.他自幼接触中西文化,博览全书,这为他未来的写作生涯奠定了坚实的基础。(expose, which) ________________________________________________________________________________ 75.这次活动的目的在于对学生的学术能力产生积极的影响,并提高他们的道德意识。(difference) ________________________________________________________________________________ VI. Guided Writing (25分) 76.Direction: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese. 为了改变传统的教学方式,激发同学们的学习热情,明启中学将在近日就讲座式教学(Lectures)和讨论 式教学(Discussions)向全体学生征询意见。假定你是该学校的学生王磊,请你给上海学生报(SSP)主 编写封信,表达你的观点。你的信函包括以下内容: 1. 比较“讲座式教学”和“讨论式教学”的优缺点; 2. 你的态度 ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 试卷第13页,共14页 学科网(北京)股份有限公司