广东省湛江市某校2023-2024学年高二下学期第一次月考英语试题

A.Selling children junk food has been banned nationwide in Mexico. B.The younger generation doesn't suffer any weight problems. 高二英语 C.People who hreak the prohibition in Oaxaca will only be wamed. D.Most Mexicans who died of COVID-19 had other health problems 命题人： 24.According to the last paragraph,who are most likely to oppose the legislation? A.Teenagers. B.Legislators C.Soft drink companies.D.State govemors 第二都分：阅读理解（共两节，20小题。每题3分，满分60分） B 第一节（共15小题，每3分，满分45分） People realize that,although animals may not have the same intelligence shuman beings. 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项《A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳逃项。 they are elever enough to lear certain things. A Dogs are extremely useful as companions for blind people.When a dog has been properly A teenager of 17 walks into a comer store and grabs a Cocs-Col,but the cashier refuses to trained,he will always lead his blind master in the righ direction and keep him out of danger.For sell it to him because he is undemage.That rule is expected to soon become reality in parts of example,seeing-eye dogs leam never to cross a busy road when cars are coming,even if their Mexioo,as lawmakers in several states push legislation()to keep junk food away from master ordered them to do so. children."I know it can sound a bit difficult but we have to take action now."says Lopez.a Horses are also able to learn many things.Horses that are used for guard or police duty must lawmaker in Oaxaca's Congress. lear never to be frightened of noises and traffic.Racing horses are able to ran much faster than More than 70,000 Mexicans have died from COVID-19.the world's fourth-highest recorded other horses.but they are also quite tense.Therefore,it is necessary for those people who traim desth toll,tracked by Johns Hopkins University.89%of those who died in Mexico had an them to be very patient and understanding. underlying内在的)medical condition such &s obesity,diabetes精尿病)，high blood p时essure The movie and television can use trained animals too.Some animals,such ns monkeys and and heart problems.That has led to a new urgency to change diets so that the younger generation foxes,are easy to film.All you have to do is make a trailin front of the camern by putting doesn't suffer those illnesses, something that smells good to the animals over the gromd.Big animals,such as lions and tigers. The critics,however.say the leaders are using preexisting health conditions in COVID-19 cm be photographed as they come happily back to their families or dinner.If a movie actor is patients to distractfrom a weak govemment response to the virus outbreak.Yet few people would nearby,the well trained animal will pay no attention to him.However,the audience may imagine deny that the country comsumes large amounts of sugar-sweetened drinks and processed snacks that the actor escaped a terrible death. with little nutrition-or that Mexico has a major weight problem. 25.Seeing-eye dogs have to leam the following except Oaxaca's govemor approved the state's junk food prohibition()last week.Legislators A.keeping their master safe whike kading the way still have to complete the legal systems,and punishment could include fines and even jail.Lopez B.lending their master in the right direction says legislators from all over the country have called her for advice.Many other stales are C.crossing a busy road at the proper time dehating a junk food ban.However,a mationwide Iaw would not be easy."There are powerful D.following the master's order anytime commereial interests that least want it to happen,.but we must prio(优先考忠)the well--being 26.What does"make_a_trail"mean here in the last paragraph? of our children,"Lopez says. A.Give the animal a certain task.B.Place something to attract the animal. 21.What is Lopez's attitude towards the junk food? C.Order the animal to do things.D.Follow the asimal to hunt. A.Positive. B.Neutral. C.Indifferent.D.Negative. 27.Which of the following statements is the main idea of the passage? 22.What does the underlined word"distract"mean in paragraph 3? A.Animals can be trained to leam certain things. A.Avoid illnesses.B.Shift amention.C.Break away.D.Keep distance. B.Dogs can be trained to help blind people. 23.Which of the following statements is true? C.Animals can become interested in leaming. D.Dangerous wild animals can be trained. Are peaple happier in nature with blue skies overhead and fresh green grass underfoot? With self-driving vehicle technology mpidly advancing.many companies are tumning to Could noisy streets,crowded with ears and people,make us unhappy? autonomous robots for the final leg of the delivery process,from the store or local distribution The possible mental health probiems of ciry living affect a lt of people.The World Health center to the castomer.The latest to join the trend is e-commeree giant Amazon.Following a Organizstion estimates (that 56 peroent of the world's population lived in urban areas in suecessful eight-month test run in Snobomish County,Washington,the company's Scout robots 2019.The WHO adds thatthat amount will increase to 66 percent by 2050.People often move to have been making the rounds of Irvine,California,since August 6.2019. cities for better jobs and more culural activities But are they putting themnselves at risk?Maybe. The six-wheeled Seout is about the size of a large cooler with the capacity to carry small or Experts at the American Psychiatry Association say that"natural emvironments or greea spaces" medium-sized packages.The batery-powered vehicle,which moves at a regular walking pace, do much good to our mental healch. has been programmed to avoid pedestrians.animals,and unexpected obstacles,such as garbage Many studies have shown that nature can calm us and make s feel happy.Nature,experts cans.Its powerful sensors can also detect the movement of a car backing out of a driveway. say,can also help us learn better.And experiencing nature helps poople recover from the mental To acoelerate Scout's development and bring it nationwide sooer,the compary has created tiredness that comes from day-to-day work.On the other hand,mental heshth experts say some several detailed virtual maps of American suburbs and cooducted trial deliveries to homes there. research suggests that city living might hurt our mental health.But they cannot say exactly why. Though Amazon has not shown how Seout ensures the delivery is picked up by the right What are the specific aspects of the urban environment which causes some people to develop person,it most likely requires the eustomers to apply a unique code,texted to thempirto the mental illness?Andrea Mechelli,a doctor at Kings College,London,states,"There have been delivery,to unlock the store box.Also unclear is the number of deliveries Scout can complete studies where people were literally taken out of an urban environment into a rural before its battery needs to be recharged.Though the initial tests are being conducted with a human environment and their symptoms would improve.And we also see that the greater the city is, for company,the robot will be automomous in the future.Its location,however,will be tracked at the greater the risk is."Mechelli say that someone who lives in a city is three times more likely to all times--if someone attempts to steal Scout,Amazon employees will be instantly sensed. develop psychological problem than someone living in the country. However,the cco-friendly robots are unsble to climb stairs or open gates,which means that Kings College researchers,along with city planners,land and building designers and others they can only reach consumers who live on the ground level.Additionally,the robots are unable to wanted to leam more about city living and mental iness.So,they created a smartphone app leave packages at the front door if the custoners are mot home.Whether these problems get called Urban Mind.They say they wanted to understand how different parts of the urban resolved remains to be seen.For now,it appears that humans will still be needed to achieve the environment affect mental wellbeing健康) ever-growing demand for bame and office deliveries. The researchers found that being outdoors.seeing trees,hearing birdsong.secing the sky,and 28.Which of the following descriptions about Soout is right? feeling in comtact with nature were associated with higher levels of mental well-being."They also A.They can avoid obstacles ahead.B.They are strong enough to carry big things. found that these seeming effeets of narure were especially strong in those individuals at greater C.They can run with their six wheels.D.They can be powered themselves. risk of mental health problems The Urban Mind Project team says it hopes 'the results will 29.What about Scout is still confusing to common people? inform futre urban planning and social policy aimed at improving design and health." A.Whether it can climb stairs or open gates. 32.Why is the question raised in the first paragraph? B.How many deliveries it can do on a full charge. A.To show the background of the text.B.To introduce the topic of the text C.How it recognizes the right owner of the things. C.To ask the readers to lear the study.D To raise the readersinterest in happiness. D.How long it will take to get it fuily charged. 33.What does Mochelli find during his study? 30.What does the underlined phrase"prior to"in paragraph 4 mean? A.City people are more likely to develop mental problems than country people. A.Before B.after C.in frontof D.due to B.Poople are more cone with their city life. 31.What is the author's opinion about delivery roboes according to the last paragraph? C.More and more people are interested in taking risks in citi A.They are not easily available. B.They will replace humans soon D.People are attracted by the blee skies and green grass. C.They have some limismions. D.They won't be well accepted 34.What is expected of the Urban Mind research resuh? A.More people will choose to live in the countryside B.It will bring more concern about people s mental health. B.Offer your encouragement. C.People will be helped to improve their mental illness. C.But are you willing to be there for the hard times that are the opposite of fun? D.It will contribute to future urban planning and social policies. D.The best way to develop meaningful connections with true friends you can trust is to 35.What is the main idea of the text? become a true friend yourself. A.Urtan Mind measures the level of mental wellbeing E.Have you ever shouted at a person when you were feeling stressed and wisbed you B.Living in the contryside is better than in the ciry. could take it back? C.City living may be harmful to people's mental heahh. F.Never hesitate to speak your thoughts and feelings. D.Different scientists hold different opinions on the effects of city living G.Never attempt to "fix"them,no matter bow crazy their action might make you. 第二节（共5小题：每小愿3分，满分15分） 第三部分：英话知识运用（共两节，满分55分） 根据短文内客，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 第一节：完形填空（共20小题：每小题2分，满分40分） 项为多众达项。 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从3655各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C Life can be a lonely thing without friends.Acquaintances (are easy to come by 和D)中，选出最佳选项。 but true friends are a whole other story.36Leam these four steps if you'd like to be a What were you like as a toemager?I was a41I was rude to my parents,always true friend that can be relied on. stayed out late,never did my homework.hung out with the wrong people and made many 42 decisions.Apparently,this is the age when teenagers are out of control and43 .Be present for their highs and lows. badly.If you're a teenager now,you think this is44 eriticism or it's not your fault.Well If you're absent during my struggle,don't expeet to be present during my success. you might be 45 I -Will Smith Experts have found tha it's a teenager's beain that is to46.Between the ages of It's easy to be there for our friends when they ask us out for fun things.37 You 4713 to 19 the brain is still developing in areas that48 behaviour.This has a(n) might not feel comfortable while spending time with an emotionally weak person on the 49on leaming and multitasking.stress and memory,sleep,addiction,and decision-making. verge of tears,but true friends are always there when they're needed the most. This is quite a new50,according to Professor Samh,"when I was at university,the ●38 dogma (in the text books was that the vast brain 51 goes on in the first few years When people talk,listen completely.Most people never listen. of life and nothing much52 after mid-childhood.That dogma is completely -Emnest Hemingway 53.” Give your friends the gift of silence so they can drop their baggage and get on with living. So our brains are still developing much ater than was originally thought.Is this the perfect ●Accept them as they are excuse for teemgers to54and not get their homework dane on time?It's something to Happiness can exist only in acceptance. do with our prefrontal cortex(前援皮层).lt's involved in many high-level cognitive(认知的) -George Orwell 55such as decision making and planning.This region is undergoing large amounts of If you can't accept people as they are,you will never know the feeling of true friendship. development during the adolescent years.For a(n)56,this hasn't developed yet.So 32 getting organized to do their homework,for example,can be a bit57 .Forgive the past. I wish I'd kmown about this because instead of telling my58I'd left my homework Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die. on the bus or that the dog had 59 it,I could say."Sorry sir,my 60 isn't -Buddha developed enough for the cognitive task of planning my homework". 40 If so,you should understand that even the best of us suffer from the occasional 41.A.nightmare B.joke C.fool D.prince slip of the tongue.Holding onto anger over a small mistake will make you look petty 42.A.real B.wise C.had D.good 气的)，so let it g0. 43.A.dress B.talk C.react D.behave A.Know when to be silent. 44.A.practicnl B.fun C.unfair D.reasonable 45.A.dull B.right C.wrong D.precise 46.A.praise B.wake C.call D.blame 第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）】 47.A.appropriately B.frequemtly C.approximately D.altematively 第一节：短文改铝（共0小愿：每小题1分，锈分0分） 48.A.control B.use C.express D.play 按议出愿的正确格式改正下列短文中的错误。 49.A.touch B.irp8以 C.role D.advantage 增加：在缺间处知一个漏字符号(A)。并在下面写出该知的说。 50.A.%ay B.invention C.discovery D.job 制除：无多余的词用)时掉。 51.A.development B.experiment C.progress D.exploration 修改：在错的问下划一横线，并在该词下面写出饶改后的词， 52.A.remains B.stay's C.leaves D.changes 注意：1，每处档误及其接改均仅限一问。2见允许候改10处语言结误，多者（从第1非母 53.A.true B.unknown C.satislying D.false 起)不计分 S4.Atov时 B.hang around C.look around D.take off I am grateful to my English teacher Susan,at whose help I couldn't have won first prize in 55.A.interests B.es知le C.drawbacks D.tasks the English Talent Competition for high school student last week. 56.A.adul B.scientist C.teenager D.haby I used to be poorly in spoken English.I was too shy to speak in class.Since she teachesus 57.A.exhausting B.simple C.lare D.challenging last tem,she has been encouraging him to overeome fear and speak out in class.Thanks to her,I 58.A,bo6 B.tescher C.trainer D.colleague have made great progresses.Besides.I practiced several times in the front of her.It was her 59.A.seen B.passed C.eaten D.recognized advice which made me a better speaker and full of confidence.But l owe my success to her. 60.A.brain B.body C.identity D.knowledge Susan set a good example to me.I am determined to become an English teacher when I grow 第二节：语法填空（共10小题：每小题15分，满分15分） p 创读下宙材料，在空白处填入还当的内容(1个单闻)或括号内单词的正确形式。并将答案填写 在答题卡上标号的相座他置。 第二节：书面表达（满分25分】 One momming.I was waiting at the bus stop,worried about 61 (be)late for school.There were 程设你是李华，你的类因朋友Tom在观看了中国汉字听写大金(The Chine标Charncters many people waiting at the bus stop,62 some of them looked very anxious and Dic包ti0 n Competition》之后，对季写中国汉字很感兴里，组是感觉很难。请你写信最动他 63 (disappaint).When the bus finally came,we all hurried on board.I got a place next 并给也一些练字的建议。 64 the window,so I had a good view of the sidewalk.A bay on a bike 65 (catch my 注意：i.司数100左右： attention.He was riding beside the bus and waving his arms I heard a passenger behind me 2.可以话当增如细节，以使行文违算。 shouting to the driver.but he refused 66(stop)until we reached the next stop.Still. the boy kept 67 (ride)He was carrying something over his shoulder and shouting Finally. when we came to the next stop,the boy ran np the door of the bus.I heard an excited conversation. Then the driver stood up and asked,"6 anyone lose a suitcase at the last stop?"A woman on the hus shouted,"Oh,dear!It's 69 (1 )"She pushed her way to the driver and took the suitease thankfully.Five others on the bus began talking about what the boy had done and the crowd of strangers 70(sudden)became friendly to one another.