湖北省恩施鄂西南三校联盟考试2023-2024学年高二上学期9月月考英语试题

鄂西南三校高二年级9月联考

英语试卷

命题人：鹤峰一中 曾金菊  审题人：鹤峰一中 钟发春

本试卷共12页，67题。全卷满分150分，考试用时120分钟。

 

注意事项：

1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、考号填写在答题卡与试题卷上，并将考号条形码贴在答题卡上的指定位置。

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4．考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，只交答题卡。

 

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。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 is the woman looking for?

A．The city bank.               B．The post office.        C．The shopping centre.

2．What is the man probably?

A．A teacher.　      B．A coach.　      C．A doctor.

3．Who will host the show?

A．Linda.          B．Captain John Wren.   C．The pilot.

4．What are the speakers going to do?

A．Drive home.         B．Go shopping.    C．Eat out.

5．What are the speakers talking about?

A．Ways to get to work.         B．Changes in gas prices.    C．Air pollution in the city.

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。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's the probable relationship between the speakers?

A．Waiter and customer.      B．Boss and employee.       C．Colleagues.

7．Where does the conversation take place?

A．At a meeting room.       B．At a restaurant.           C．At a hospital.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8．Why does Chris feel worried?

A．He can't afford the coffee.

B．He failed in the physics exam.

C．He doesn't do well in the math final exam.

9．What percentage does the final exam account for?

A．30%.                  B．40%.                  C．50%.

10．Where were the physics grades posted?

A．On the wall of the cafeteria. 

B．On Dr.Jackson's office door.

C．On the blackboard of the classroom.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11．When is Labor Day of America now?

A．The first day of May.     

B．The second day of May.   

C．The first Monday of September.

12．What does the woman usually do on Labor Day?

A．She has a cookout.      

B．She hangs white pants.  

C．She hits back-to-school sales.

13．How does the woman find the activity in the man's hometown?

A．Competitive.           B．Interesting.           C．Silly.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14．What prize did the woman win in the national competition?

A．The first prize.            B．The second prize.         C．The third prize.

15．Who does the woman focus on in the competition?

A．The audience.            B．The judges.             C．Other skaters.

16．What was the woman's first love before skating?

A．Horse-riding.             B．Tennis.                 C．Swimming.

17．What is the woman going to do next week?

A. Compete in another match.

B. Be a judge in a TV show. 

C. Teach some skaters.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18．What do most people think is very important in spoken communication?

A．Pronunciation.          B．Vocabulary.           C．Grammar.

19．Why should you listen to experts according to the speaker?

A．To develop your reading fluency.

B．To improve your note-taking skills.

C．To find out your mispronunciations.

20．What is the speaker's last suggestion?

A．Spell out the difficult words.

B．Check the words in a dictionary.

C．Practice reading the words aloud.

 

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）

A

First released in the late1950s, Lego has become an iconic toy, which is loved and appreciated by millions around the world. Here we ’ve put together some of the Lego sets that may appeal to you.

Darth Maul Lego Head

Cost: $1. 255

If you don’t know who he is, then I suggest you watch Star Wars: Episode I-The Phantom Menace. This Lego set contains over 1,800 small individual pieces, making one hell of a set to complete. If you have the time, patience and desire to put together a set like this, you can earn yourself some serious bragging(吹嘘) rights in your Lego social circle!

Rebel Blockade Runner

Cost: $1. 330

One of the biggest Lego sets on the list is the Rebel Blockade Runner. It’ s pretty giant, to say the least, and is made up of over 1, 700 pieces and is from Star Wars: Episode IV- A New Hope. If you’ re also a Star Wars fan, you should seriously think about adding this to your collection!

Eiffel Tower

Cost: $1. 455

Breaking out of the Star Wars is the Eiffel Tower，released in 2007. With 3,428 pieces，this is the tallest Lego set on the market and should only be attempted if you have the determination and patience to see it through! It was built to1:300 scale(比例尺) from the real tower.

LECA Automobile（LEGO Inside Tour Exclusive 2005 Edition)

Cost: $2. 350

As one of the top 5 most expensive Lego sets in the world，it’s not the coolest or most pretty looking Lego set. However, it’s different and rare and includes 4, 060 pieces. So, if cars are your thing, please click here to know more about it.

21. What do the Darth Maul Lego Head and Rebel Blockade Runner have in common?

A. They are sold at the same price.           B. They contain the same pieces.

C. They relate to the same movie.         D. They were released in the same year.

22. What do we know about the Eiffel Tower?

A. It is the most expensive Lego set.    B. It is a mini version of the real tower.

C. It is relatively easy to put it together.      D. It is the biggest Lego set in the world.

23. Where can we probably read the text？

A. In a science report.        B. In a newspaper.

C. In a fashion magazine.       D. On a website.

 

B

Today, the original Beetle has largely disappeared from the world’s roads since Volkswagen stopped producing it in Germany in 1978. But the instantly recognizable car was once everywhere. From the 1970s to the 1990s, more than 21 million Beetles were produced worldwide. Many adults in their 40s or above have a story about the Beetle, or at least a memory.

Part of its universal appeal is its unique look. There’s something about the car that just makes people smile: its happy shape, its cheerful colors, and perhaps its small size. However, the smiles that Beetles evoke in people are not simply due to their design. It has a character almost. It has a sort of soul in a way. It’s beyond a machine. For the better part of a century this car has been a part in people’s lives. Seeing these cars on the road is like a time capsule. It opens people to memories and stories that might otherwise go untold. By allowing us to travel back in time, they remind us of what’s important. In today’s world, this car represents something very basic and earthy and genuine. Exactly the kind of travel we need right now.

“My parents had three, a white one, then a red one, and then an orange one. It was the car I grew up with, ”said actor Ewan McGregor. “They would put us in the back of the Beetle in Scotland and drive to France for camping holidays in summer, My first car was a 1978 Beetle and now I own two, parked at my home in Los Angeles. ”

McGregor thinks the car’s future is electric. He has recently turned his 1978 model into a fully electric car. “Moving forward, maybe we’ll just have to think: smaller cars, low emissions (排放) , and something that makes us feel happy,” he says.

24. When was the production of Beetles stopped in Germany?

A. In the 1990s.      B. In the 1980s.       C. In the late 1970s.    D. In the early 1960s.

25. Which of the following best explains“evoke”underlined in paragraph 2?

A. To keep an unpleasant feeling in one’s mind.

B. To find out information about one’s character.

C. To bring a feeling or a memory into one’s mind.

D. To ask somebody to do something in a rude way.

26. Why does Ewan McGregor own two Beetles?

A. He wants to be reminded of his childhood.

B. They are used to decorate his new home.

C. He has too many children for just one car.

D. His parents have left one of their cars to him.

27. In which section of a newspaper does this text most probably appear?

A. Advertisement.   B. Lifestyle.      C. Environment.        D. Economy.

 

C

Our city is in a sorry state. Outdoor pollution kills 4. 2 million people a year, according to the World Health Organization. Concrete and tarmac(柏油碎石材料) absorb the sun’ s rays rather than reflecting them back into space, and also replace plants which would otherwise cool things down. The continuous spread of buildings and roads thus turns urban areas into heat islands, discomforting residents and worsening dangerous heatwaves.

A possible answer is trees. Their leaves may destroy at least some chemical pollutants(污染 物) and provide shade. In 2019, researchers at the University of Wisconsin found that American cities need 40% tree coverage to cut urban heat back meaningfully. Unfortunately, not all cities—  and especially not those springing up in the world’s poor countries— are blessed with parks, private gardens or even street trees in sufficient numbers.

Miyawaki Akira, a plant ecologist at Yorkhama National University, in Japan, has developed a new way to increase unban greening. It is to plant miniature simulacra (微型仿制品) of natural forests in the unpromising abandoned areas. Dr Miyawaki has organised the planting of more than

1, 500 of these miniature forests, first in Japan, then in other parts of the world. Others are following in his footsteps. India is particularly keen. In Mumbai, more than 200, 000 trees are found in Miyawaki forests throughout the city. Hyderabad started growing the largest individual forest of the lot in 2020.

The Miyawaki method will never work out on a large scale. Relying on nature and the passage of time is probably the best for replanting extensive areas of damaged woodlands. But if your goal is to better your immediate neighborhood, rather than to save the planet from global warming, then Dr Miyawaki might well be your man.

28. What do we know from Paragraph1?

A. Plants are replaced to cool things down.

B. Buildings and roads make residents comfortable.

C. Urban areas are becoming pollution hot spots.

D. Concrete and tarmac reflect heat back into space.

29. What does the research in 2019 imply?

A. Plants provide shade for urban residents.

B. Tree coverage needs to be further expanded.

C. The situation in urban areas gets steadily worse.

D. Trees cut down chemical pollution from factories.

30. What can we learn about the Miyawaki method?

A. It originated from India.               B. It takes effect as expected.

C. It makes no difference to Mumbai.    D. It is finding increasing favour.

31. What is the passage mainly about?

A. A practical strategy to save our planet.

B. A flexible schedule to settle a challenge.

C. A partial solution to the lack of urban greening.

D. An effective measure to prevent global warming.

 

D

People’ s first memories are all autobiographical(自传式的), or memories of significant experiences in their lives, and these events typically didn’t happen before the age of 2 or 3. In fact, most people can’t remember things from the first few years of their lives— a phenomenon researchers have called infantile amnesia(失忆症).

However, research suggests that infants(婴儿) can form other kinds of memories. Within the first few days of life, infants can recall their own mother’s face and tell it from the face of a stranger. A few months later, infants can show that they remember lots of familiar faces by smiling most at the ones they see most often.

But if so, why do people experience infantile amnesia? Though it still isn’t clear whether it’s because we can’t form autobiographical memories, or whether we just have no way to retrieve(找回) them, scientists have a few guesses.

One is that autobiographical memories require you to have some sense of self. Researchers have tested this ability using a mirror recognition task called the rouge test. It involves marking a baby’s nose with a spot of red lipstick.