江苏省泰州中学2023-2024学年高二上学期第一次月考检测英语试卷

江苏省泰州中学高二年级 2023-2024 学年度秋学期第一次月度检测

英语试题

2023.09

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。每段对话仅读一遍。

1.What does the man suggest the woman do?

A.Eat some food.

B.Open the window.

C.Drink some water.

2.What is the man surprised at?

A.That he meets the woman at gym.

B.That the woman enjoys exercising.

C.That the woman has lost a lot of weight.

3.When is Bob going home today?

A.At 1:00 p.m.

B.At 2:00 p.m.

C.At 3:00 p.m.

4.Where will the speakers meet?

A.At the entrance.

B.At the ticket office.

C.At the nearby café.

5.What will the woman do next?

A.Return the man's book.

B.Look at the man's project.

C.Write her research paper

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.Why did Jason get a low score?

A.He didn't study hard.

B.He didn't finish the exam.

C.He didn't write down the thinking process.

7.What does Jason want Mrs.Brown to do?

A.Let him take another test.

B.Mark his paper again.

C.Give him a lift.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Who are the speakers probably?

A.Brother and sister.

B.Repairman and customer.

C.Restaurant owner and delivery man.

9.Why did the man failed to pay?

A.There wasn't enough money in his card.

B.He hasn’t created a payment method.

C.The application broke down.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A.They need to look for new jobs now.

B.The man will get promoted in six months.

C.There will be new owners in their company.

11.How did the man know the news?

A.From the manager.

B.From the email.

C.From the meeting.

12. What is the woman's suggestion for the man?

A.Talking with their boss.

B.Being prepared for the meeting.

C.Offering coffees to the business partners.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Where does the conversation probably take place?

A.In the kitchen.

B.In the living room.

C.In the bedroom.

14.What does the man think of the TV show?

A.Popular.

B.Attractive.

C.Boring.

15.What will the woman still need to do?

A.Write something.

B.Do some cleaning.

C.Buy the man a new jacket.

16.What does the man want to try?

A. To walk in the rain.

B.To run a restaurant.

C.To cook a meal.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.What probably happened in Fountain Hills during the winter?

A. It didn't rain much.

B.All animals died off.

C.Many chemicals were used.

18.Which was a result of the environmental damage?

A.People got sick easily.

B.Black birds were missing.

C.The farmland couldn't produce food.

19.Why did a lot of bees disappear?

A.They were eaten by birds.

B.They were dying off themselves.

C.They were killed by the government.

20.What do the scientists offer to do?

A.Tell people the importance of bees.

B.Teach farmers how to grow food.

C.Bring bees from the town.

第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分45）

第一节（共13小题；每小题2.5分，共32.5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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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In fact, this period of working from home has highlighted just how important it is to have a place of work, which is separate from daily family life. Without that, many have noted concerns over a worsened work-life balance.

Perhaps the most distinctive characteristic of the office of the future will be its hybrid solution. It should marry the beneficial parts of a physical company-owned workspace with the benefits of working from home.

As teams have proven their ability to efficiently get their jobs done remotely, employers will be much more open