北京市北京师范大学第二附属中学2023-2024学年高二下学期第一次月考英语试卷

2025届高二下月考 2023-2024高二下英语阶段测试 班级: 姓名: 学号: 2024.3.29 说明: 本试卷共10页,100分。考试时长90分钟。考生务必将答案答在答题卡上,在试卷上 作答无效。 一、词汇(共40小题;每小题0.25分,满分10分) 1. administration 2. comprehension ( I3. preservation 4. registration A.维护,保护 B.注册,登记 C. 管理 D. 理解力 I7. solid 15. irternal 6. contradictory 8. decent A.矛盾的 B.内心的 C. 相当好的 D.坚硬的 110.bear 11.blow 过9. bound 12. break A. 显示,带有 B.浪费(机会) C.透露,传开 D. 跳跃 13. district 15. build 14. blind 16. fantasy A. 身材 C.地区 B.幻想 D.卷帘 17. cast I19. carve I18. cater 20. capture A.雕刻 B.投,扔,抛 C.捕获 D.迎合 21. car 22. charge 23. compromise 24. deduce A.进攻 C.刊登 B.妥协 D. 推断 25. chance 126. conservation -27. case 28. dash A.冲刺 C.运气 B. 证据 D. 保护(自然环境) 29. compulsory 30. clear 31. confidentia! 32. instantly A.立刻地 B. 强制的 C. 机密的 D. 不靠近 33. mutual 34. absurd 35. abundant 36. noble B.充足的 A.相互的 C.高尚的 D. 荒唐的 37. staff 38. ritual 39. portrait 40. controversy A.肖像 B.争议 C.员工 D.仪式 二、完型填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分) 阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,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。 it was the third period of the day and time for the physical education class. Once outside students broke into an easy jog toward the field until, all of a sudden, Marcus cried out, "Lookl What happened to the 41 ? It looks.angry.' The students turned to see what he was pointing at all at once: Someone painted angry faces on the walls of the stadiura During lunch, all of the students were whispering with 42 about the graffiti (涂鸦).' Possible explanations spread like wildfire around the school 2025届高二下月考 Later in the afternoon, when Brian cleaned the blackboard, Marcus suddenly 43 the paint on his hands. He 44 that it was Brian who painted the graffti, so after school, Marcus followed Brian to his locker and 45 on what he was doing. When Brian opened his locker Marcus saw small cans of paint in there! He decided to 46 it to Mr. Johnson. The next morning, Brian was called to the principal's office. The moment Mr. Johnson asked 47 about the graffiti, tears started flowing down Brian's cheeks. Filled with shame, he explained that he liked to paint, but he couldn't join the 48 club because he had to go right home after school to baby-sit his little brother. "1 don't know why I painted those faces, and now l'ye 49 the stadium!" he sobbed Mr. Johnson was quite angry at first, but he began to 5o as he realized how miserable Brian was. "Brian, painting graffiti on school walls is a very 51 matter. We have to call your mother. and. of course. you will have to clean and repaint the walls." Mr. Johnson paused. "But. must say, those paintings are quite good. Did you have any 52 with them? Brian looked up and said, "No, I did them myself. Drawing and painting are the only things thatI can do well." Mr. lohnson looked at Brian and thought for a moment before making a decision. "Well.' he said, "some teachers suggested that we hire a local 53 to paint our school mascot(吉祥 物) on the stadium wall. How would you feel about participating in that?" “Really?" Brian hesitated, unable to believe what he just heard "Yes, but this project will be hard work, and you'll be expected to complete the job on time We can consider it part of your 54 " Mr. Johnson said, trying to hide his 55 as he picked up the phone. C.office 41.A.field B. classroom D. stadium C. fear 42. A. curiosity B. exciterrent D. relief C.spotted 43.A.wiped B. examined D. scanned C. witnessed B. suspected 44. A. remembered D. hoped u6.A. spied B. reflected C. commented D. hit C. describe B.report 46. A.make D. retell B. sympathetically C. directly 47. A. hesitantly D. patiently C. sports B.math 48./A.art D. music C.cleaned B. decorated 49. A. changed D. ruined B. soften C.relax 50.A.worry D. panic C. serious B. urgent 51.A. strange D. unusual B. difficulty C. experience 52. A. connection D. help B. artist C. designer 53. A. reporter D. scientist B. responsibility C. punishment 54.A. talent D. devotion B. anger C. smile 55. A. regret D. pride 2025届高二下月考 三、阅读理解(共两节;满分38分) 第一节(共14小题:每小题2分,满分28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,并在答题纸上 将该项涂黑。 A Tom Sawyer Play Is an Adventure A 35-minute hand-clapping, foot-stomping musical version of a Mark Twain favorite returns with this Tall Stacks festival “Tom Sawyer: A River Adventure" has all the good stuff. including the fence painting. the graveyard, the island and the cave. It is adapted by Joe McDonough, with music by David Kisor That's the local stage writing team that creates many of the Children's: Theatre of Cincinnatts original musicals, along with the holiday family musicals at Ensemble Theatre This year Nathan Turner of Burlington is Tom Sawyer, and Robbie McMath of Fort Mitchell is Huck Finn. Turner, a 1Oth-grader at School for Creative and Performing Arts, is a familiar presence on Cincinnati's stages. He is a star actor of Children's Theatre. having played leading roles in"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "The Wizard of Oz," and is fresh from Jersey Production "Ragtime". McMath is a junior at Beechwood High School. He was in the cast of "Tom Sawyer" when it was first performed and is a Children's Theatye regular, with five shows to his credit. This summer he attended Kentucky's Governor's School for the Arts in Musical Theatre Note to teachers: Children's Theatre has a study guide demonstrating how math and science can be taught through "Tom Sawyer." For downloadable lessons, visit the official webstte of. Children's Theatre 56. Who wrote tne music for "Tom Sawyer: A River Adventure"? B. Joe McDonough A. David Kisar. C. Nathan Turner D. Robbie McMath 57. What can we learn about the two actors? A. They study in the same school. B. They worked together in "Ragtime" C. They are experienced on stage. D. They became friends ten years ago 58. What does Children's Theatre provide forteachers? A. Research funding B. Training opportunities C. Technical support D. Educational resources 2025届高二下月考 B New App Helps People Remember Faces Large gatherings such as weddings and conferences can be socially overwhelming, Pressure to learn people's names only adds to the stress. A new facial-recognition app could come to the rescue, but privacy experts recommend proceeding with caution The app, called SocialRecall. connects names with faces via smartphone cameras and facial recognition, potentially avoiding the need for formal intreeuetiens. "lt breaks down these social barriers we all have when meeting somebody." says Barry Sandrew, who created the app and tested t at an event attended by about 1.ooO people After receiving an invitation to download SocialRecall from an event organizer, the user is asked to take two selfies and sign in via social media. At the event. the app is active within a preyiously defined geographical area, When a user points his or her phone camera at an attendee's face, the app identifies the individual, displays the person's name, and links to his or her social media profile. To protect privacy, it recognizes only those who have agreed te participate. And the app's creators say it autonatically deletes users' data after an event. Ann Cavoukian, a privacy expert who rhns the Privacy by Design Center of Excellence praises the app's creators for these protective measures. She cautions, however. that when peop.e choose to share their personal information with the app, they should know that "there may be unintendec consequences down the road with that information being used in another context that might come back to bite you." The start-up has also developed a version of the app for individuals who suffer from prosopagnosia, or "face blindness". a condition that prevents people from recognizing individuals they have met. To use this app, a person first acquires an image of someone s face. from- either the smartphone's camera or a photograph, and then tags it with a name. When the camera spots that same face in real life, the previously entered information is disptayed. The collected data are stored only on a user's phone, according to the team behind the app 59. Paragraph 3 is mainly about A. how the app works B. how the app was created C. what makes the app popular D. what people can do with the app 60. SocialRecall helps neople with prosopagnosia by _ A. giving names to the photos kept in their smartphones B. collecting information previously entered in the phone C. providing the information of a person when they first meet D. showing the person's information when it spots a stored face 2025届高二下月考 a1. What can we learn about SocialRecall from the passage? A. It may put people's privacy at risk B. It has caused unintended conseguences C. It can prevent some communication disorders D. lt is praised by users for its protective measures C The goal of thls book is to make the case for digital minimalism. including a detaited exploration of what it asks and why it works, and then to teach you how to adopt this bhiiosopny if you decide it's right for you. To do so, I divided the book into two parts. In part one, 1 describe the philosophical foundations of digital minimalism, starting with an examination of the forces that are making sc many people's digital lives increasingly intolerable, before moving on to a detailed discussion of the digital minimalism philosophy Part one concludes by introducing my suggested method for adopting this philosophy: the digital declutter. This process requires you to step awax from omtional online activities for thirty days. At the end of the thirty days, you will then add beck a small number of carefully chosen online activities that you believe will provide massive benefits to the things you value in the final chapter of part one, P'll guide you through carrying out your own dheital declutte In doing so, I'll draw on an experiment I ran in 2018 in which over 1,6o0 people agreed to perform a digital declutter. You'll hear these participants' stories and learn what strategies worked well fo them, and what traps they encountered that you should avoid The second part of this book takes a closer look at some ideas that will help you caltivate sustainable digital minimalism lifestyle. ln these chapters, I examine issues such as the importance of solitude 独处I and the necessity or eerltivating high-auality leisure to replace the time most now spent on mindless device use, Each chapter concludes with a collection of practices, which are designed to help you act en the big ideas of the chapter. You can view these practices as a toolboy meant to aid your efforts to huild a minirmalist lifestyle that works for your particular circumstances 62. What is the book aimed at? A. Teaching critical thinking skills B. Advocating a simple digital lifestyle C. Solving philosophical problems D. Promoting the use of a digital device 63. What does the underlined word "declutter” in paragraph 3 mean? A. Clear-up. B. Add-on. C. Check-in. D. Take-over 2025届高二下月考 64. What is presented in the final chapter of part one? A. Theoretical models. B. Statistical methods. C. Practical examples. D. Historical analyses 65. What does the author suggest readers do with the practices offered in part two A. Use them as needed B. Recommend them to friends C. Evaluate their effects D. ldentify the ideas behind them D Mark Twain has been called the inventor of the American novel. And he surely deserves additional praise: the man who popularized the clever literary attack on racisn I say clever because anti-slavery fiction had been the important part of the literature in the years before the Ciwil War. H. B, Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin is only the most famous example. These early stories dealt directly with. slavew. With minor exceptions, Twain planted his artacks or slavery and prejudice into tales that were on the surface about something else entirelv. He drew his readers into the argument by drawing them into the story. Again and again, in the postwar years, Twain seemed torced to deal with the challenge orracs Consider the most controversial. at least today, of Twain's novels, Adventures of Huckteberry Finn Only a few buoks have been kicked off the shelves as often as Huckleberry Finn. Twain's most widely read tale. Once upon a time, people hated the book because it struck them as rude: !wain himself wrote that those who banned the book considered the novel "trashand suitable enly fo the slums (贫民窟)." More recently the book has been attacked because of the character Jim, the escaped slave, and many occurrences of the word nigger tThe term Nigger Jim, for which the nove is often severely criticizeed, never appears in it.) But the attacks were and are slly-and miss the point. The novel is strongly arti-slaven.. Jim's search through the slave states for the family from whom he has been forcibly parteet s teroic. As 1. Chadwick has pointed out, the character of Jim was a first in American fiction-a recognition that the slave had two nersonalities "the voice of survival within a white slave culture and the voice of the irdivtdual: Jim, the father and the man.' There is much more. Twain's mystery novel Pudd'nhead Wilson stood as a challenge to the racial beliefs of even many of the fiberals ohis day. Written at a time when the accepted wisdom held Negroes to be interior (低等的) to whites, especially in ntelligence, Twain's tale centered in part around two babies switched at birth. A slave gave birth to her master's baby and. for fear that the child should be sold South, switched him for the master's baby by his wife. The slave's light skinned child was taken to be white and grew up with both the attitudes and the education of the slave-holding class. The master's wife's baby was taken for black and grew up with the attitudes and intonations of the slave The point was difticult to misg: nurture (养育). not nature. was the key to social status. The 2025届高二下月考 features of the black man that provided the stuff ef preiudice-manner of speech. for example- were, to Twain, indicative of nothing other than the eonditioning that slavery forced on its victims Twain's racial tone was not perfect, One is left uneasy. for example, by the lengtny passage in his autobiography(自传) about how much he loved what were called "nigger shows" in his youth-mostly with white men performing in black-face-and his delight in getting his mother tc laugh at them. Yet there is no reason to think Twain saw the shows as representing reality. His freauent attacks on slavery and preiudice suggest his keen awareness that they did not Was Twain a racist? Asking the questioning the 21st century is as wise as asking the same of Lincoln, lf we read the words and attitudes of the past through the "wisdom" of the eonsidereg moral judgments of the present, we will find nothing but error. Lincoln, who believed the black man the inferior of the white, fought and won a war to tree hm. And Twain, raised in a slave state, briefly a soldier, and inventor of Jirm, may have done mere to anger the nation over racial inustice and awaken its collective conscience than any other novelist in the past century. 66. How do Twain's novels on slavery differ from Stowes A. Twain was more willing to deal with racism. B. Twain's attack on racism was much less open C. Twain's themes seemed to agree with plots. D. Twain was openly concerned with racism. 67. What best proves Twain's anti-slavery stand according to the author? A. Jim's search for his family was described in detail B. The slave's yoice was first heard in American novels C. lim grew up into a man and a father in the white culture D. Twain suspected that the slaves were less intelligent 68. The story of two babies switched mainly indicates that A. slaves were forced to give up their babies to their masters B. slaves' babies could pickup slave holders'way of speaking C. blacks' social position was shaped by how they were brought ur D. blacks were born with certain features of prejudice 69. What does the author mainly argue for? A. Twain had done more than his contemporary writers to attack racism B. Twain was an admirable figure comparable to Abraham Lincoln C. Twain's works had been banned on unreasonable grounds. D. Twain s works should be read from a historical point of view 第二节(共5小题:每小题2分,满分10分) 根据短文内容,从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题纸上将 该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多于选项 2025届高二下月考 The War Against Sand lmagine living on the edge of a vast desert, which is moving quietly closer to your viflage every day and covering your fields. The desert is on the move. This is called desertification. Desertification occurs in regions close to an already existing desert. 7oThe first is over-use of water in the area. There is not enough water in any case. and if it is not carefully used disaster can follow. As time goes on, water shortages make farming more and more difficult. ln some places. locals can remember local lakes and marshes which were once the homes for all kinds of fish and birds. 71 Farmers leave the land, and fields are replaced by deserts. The second cause is misuse or over-use of the land. 72 Ploughing (耕) large fields and removing bushes and trees means that the wind will blow away the soil. Once the soil is lost it is hard to replace, and if there is rain, it has nowhere to go, and brings no benefit. 73 Ever, spring, the skies over some of eastern cities, thousands of kilometers away from the deserts, can be darkened by sandstorms, Dust from deserts can have a great eftect on weather systems. While desertification is perhaps being partly caused by global warming, these sandstorms can make global warming worse by adding to what is known as the greenhouse effect What can be done to slow down or stop the process of desertification? A great deal of work is already under way. Obviously first steps are to find new water sources. 74 Some types of grass also hold the soil together, and stop the wind taking it. Without these efforts, it will be harder and harder to stop the world's deserts in their tracks, and more and more farrmers will give up and head for cities, The lesson to be learnt lies beneath the sand A. It generally arises from two related causes B. It is not only the tarmers and villagers who suffer C They have been completely uried by the sand now D. $cientists are doing the research on the cauae of desertification E. They destroy the land. as the soil dries out and is then blown away. F Tree planting can help, by providing barriers between desert and rich field. 6. This means that the wrong crops are planted, and need more water than is available 四、语法填空(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分) 根据句子意思填空,在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词,在给出提示词的空 白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空 A The turtle dove is the UK's fastest-declining bird species, according to a recent study. The data, 75 (record) by almost 1,ooo volunteers, farmers and county bird clubs, shows there are now nearly 2, 10o pairs left, down from some 125,ooo pairs in 1970. Loss of habitats and shooting in southern Europe 76 (think) to be driving the decline. There is hope, however, as the government 77 (work) with landowners to allow more food supplies in the habitats now 2025届高二下月考 B In May, the CoMA C919, China's first domestically designed passenger plane, 78 (successful) completed its first fligbt. marking a milestone in China's space history, So far. Chin has solved 79 (difficulty) in more than 1oo key technologies and applied for more than 10.000 patents. In the past, China mainly depended 80 the technologies from other countries, but it is applying its own today, helping to promote the high-quality 81 (develop) of the country's economy. C Anna Jones is a journalist. 82 first book, Divide-The Relationship Crisis Betweer Town and Country, was longlisted for the 2o22 James Cropper Wainwright Prize. 83 (grow) up on a farm and working in the city have given Anna a rare insight into rural life. Ann started the non-profit communications project "Just Farmers" in 2o18. She also runs a medie education program to help farmers find confidence to share 84 they have experienced with the wider world 五、阅读表达(共4小题;第85、86每题2分,第87题3分,第88题5分,满分12分) 阅读下面短文,根据题目要求用英文回答问题。 Shakespeare Week William Shakespeare's plays are among the best-loved classics in the English language. They contain humor, suspense and deep emotion -sometimes all in a single play. Many of Shakespeare's plays are based (sometimes looselv) on historical events or legends. The thing that makes his plays stand out, though, is their lamguage, Shakespeare had a way of expressing a varlety ef teelings and ideas in deeply moving words, ln fact, many common phrases and idioms originated with bir The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, a charity that cares for historical sttes related to Shakespeare's life, provides educational resources about this influential playwright: This week the organization is sponsoring a celebration called Shakespeare Week. Events are aimed at primary school students, many of whom will be encountering his works for the first time. Children around the world study Shakespeare and his works in school, yet their experience is often oriented toward preparing for exams. For many modern English-speakers, Shakespeare's 16th-century writing ean be dffficult and frustrating. The purpose of Shakespeare Week is to give children a more positive experienee with Shakespeare, starting at a young age. They do this using books, videos and aetvIties that stimulate the children's creativity. Last year's Shakespeare Week was focused on art and design. It included resources developec by famous authors, illustrators and even a TV host. A new event -a portrait competition -was added to the Shakespeare Week celebration last year. Children 11 years old and younger submitted portraits of Shakespeare to win prizes. This year's Shakespeare Week, which is going on right now, focuses on the theme of well being. lts events and resources are designed to promote emotional learning as well as physical moral and social heaith. 2025届高二下月考 10 Through the Shakespeare Week activities and events, children get to experience works of art Organizers hope this will influence their lives and encourage their love of Shakespeare for years tc come. 85. What is the eutstanding feature of Shakespeare's plays? 86. What themes of Shakespeare Week are mentioned in the passa.ge? 87. Please aecide which part is false in the following statement, the-n underline it and explain why By participating in Shakespeare Week, children can benefit a lot, because they can prepare for exams better 88. What kind of activity would you plan for Shakespeare Week? (ir about 40 wordsj 六、书面表达(满分15分) 假设你是红星中学高二学生李华。你得知故宫正在招骋暑期义务英文讲解员,请你给相 关部门负责人写一封申请信,内容包括: 1. 介绍你的基本信息; 2. 说明你的优势; 3. 表示你希望被录用. 注意:1.词数100左右; 2. 开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。 Dear Sir or Madam Sincerely LiHua