福建省龙岩市上杭县才溪中学2023-2024学年高二上学期9月月考英语试卷

才溪中学2025届高二上学期英语月考试卷

（试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟，命题：朱九英 2023.9..28.）

注意事项：

1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡上。

2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用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。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。

3. 考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第一部分  听力（共两节，满分30分）

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

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。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What kind of TV programs does the man like?

A. Quiz shows. B. Documentaries.       C. Situation comedies.

2. Where does the conversation probably take place?

A. In an office.          B. In a restaurant.        C. In a convenience store.

3. What are the speakers talking about?

A. The weather. B. The plan for tomorrow. C. Writing skills.

4. When will the speakers go to watch the match?

A. At 7:00. B. At 7:30. C. At 8:00.

5. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A. Taxi driver and passenger.   

B. Shop assistant and customer.

C. Boss and secretary.

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. Why will Sarah go to the market?

A. To get a clock.     

B. To get a record.      

C. To get a birthday cake.

7. What do we know about Sarah?

A. She isn’t familiar with the surroundings.     

B. She will go to the market with the man.

C. She has never been to the market.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. How did Jack spend the summer vacation?

A. Taking a part-time job.   B. Traveling around. C. Studying a lot.

9. What is Ms. Wellington like according to Jack?

A. She’s easy-going.   B. She’s strict. C. She’s careless.

10. What is Jack’s impression on Ms. Wellington?

A. Her exams were difficult.       

B. Her class was very boring.

C. She gave students lots of work.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. What does the woman advise the man to do?

A. Use the red color. B. Paint the walls again. C. Buy a new sofa.

12. When will the man buy the paintings?

A. Tomorrow. B. This weekend. C. Today.

13. What color would the man like to paint the wall?

A. Bright colors. B. Soft colors. C. Dark colors.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14. Why is the man going to the States?

A. To visit places of interest    

B. To study at a university. 

C. To attend a conference.

15. What does the man show to the woman?

A. His certifications.         

B. The letter of invitation. 

C. An admission letter from a university.

16. When does the man plan to leave for America?

A. On January 5th. 

B. On January 10th. 

C. On January 15th.

17. What is the man doing?

A. Applying for a passport.   

B. Conducting an interview.

C. Holding a meeting.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. What are both live chat rooms and message boards good for?

A. Accuracy. B. Fluency. C. Patience.

19. What should an active listener do?

A. Record all materials. 

B. Write down new words. 

C. Do group practicing.

20. What is the speaker’s last suggestion?

A. Visit a website.        

B. Practice listening after class. 

C. Do exercises in the textbook.

第二部分  阅读（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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

Stuck at home? These famous museums of fervirtual tours you can take on your sofa. According to

Fast Company, Google Arts&Culture teamed up with over 2,500 museums and galleries around the world to bring you virtual tours and online exhibits.

Guggenheim Museum, New York

Google’s Street View lets visitors tour the Guggenheim’s famous spiral(螺旋式) staircase without ever leaving home. From there, you can discover incredible works of art from the Impressionist, Post-Impressionist,Modern and Contemporary times.

Pergamon Museum,Berlin

As one of Germany’s largest museums, Pergamon has a lot to offer—even if you can’t physically be there.This historical museum is home to plenty of ancient works including the Ishtar Gate of Babylon and, of course,the Pergamon Altar.

Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam

Anyone who is a fan of this tragic, gifted painter can see his works up close (or, almost up close) by virtually visiting this museum—the largest collection of artworks by Vincent Van Gogh, including over200 paintings, 500 drawings, and over 750 personal letters.

The J. Paul Getty Museum,Los Angeles

European artworks from as far back as the 8th century can be found in this California art museum.Take a Street View tour to discover a huge collection of paintings, drawings, sculptures, manuscripts, and photographs.

To see more of Google Arts&Culture’s collection of museums, visit the collection’s website.

 

21. Which one will you visit if you like modern art?

A. Pergamon Museum.          

B. Guggenheim Museum.

C. The J. Paul Getty Museum.     

D. Van Gogh Museum.

 

22. Who will be interested in Pergamon Museum?

A. One who is fond of tragic films.     

B. One who enjoys European artworks.

C. One who likes paintings of Van Gogh. 

D.One who is interested in ancient artworks.

 

23. What is special about the J. Paul Getty Museum?

A. It is one of the largest museums in the USA.

B. It is the only home to artworks in California.

C. It includes all forms of artworks in the world.

D. It exhibits European artworks from the 8th century.

B

Climate forecast for 2050: cold London will be hot and dry like Barcelona, wet

Seattle will be like drier San Francisco, and Washington D. C. will be more like

today's Nashville but with even greater changes in temperatures.

“We wanted to know what the climate will be for 520 major cities in 2050,” said

Tom Crowther, a researcher at ETH Zürich. To show their findings the Crowther Lab

in Switzerland created a map that pairs one city's future climate conditions with

current ones. For example, Minneapolis in 2050 will be more like Kansas City, with

Minneapolis's warmest month shooting up from around 80 degrees Fahrenheit on