江苏省东台市第一高级中学2024-2025学年高二下学期第一次月考英语试题

2024-2025学年度第二学期 高二检测一试卷 英 语 （试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟） 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 is Laura going to do on Sunday? A. Attend a party. B. Bake a wedding cake. C. Accompany her parents. 2. Why is Greg unhappy? A. He wasn’t invited to Lisa’s award ceremony. B. John didn’t tell him the award ceremony. C. Lisa turned down his invitation. 3. What did the apartment manager ask Rachel to do? A. Find a flatmate. B. Pay a $500 deposit. C. Sign a lease at once. 4. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. A job fair. B. A coming interview. C. An applicant. 5. How does the man feel now? A. Tired. B. Worried. C. Relaxed. 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。 听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。 6. What kind of books does the woman like most? A. Travel books. B. Detective novels. C. Science fiction. 7. What is the woman? A. A bookstore staff. B. A teacher. C. A writer. 听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。 8. When will Course A classes be given? A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. In the evening. 9. How many classes are there in Course B every week? A. Four. B. Eight. C. Twelve. 听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。 10. Where is the new Italian restaurant? A. It’s near the river. B. It’s on River Street. C. It’s in front of a Tea House. 11. When did the woman go to the restaurant last week? A. On Wednesday. B. On Friday. C. On Saturday. 12. How much did the woman spend in the restaurant? A. $8. B. $9.50. C. $10. 听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。 13. What did Tanya use to do? A. Run in the evening. B. Swim in the pool. C. Ride a bike. 14. What is Steven’s hobby? A. Taking photos. B. Playing football. C. Cycling. 15. Who is Linda? A. Paolo’s mother. B. Paolo’s sister. C. Paolo’s friend. 16. What will the speakers do next? A. Take a walk. B. Go shopping. C. Watch a game. 听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。 17. When will the sale begin? A. On Friday. B. On Saturday. C. On Sunday. 18. Which item will cost $575? A. The refrigerator. B. The dishwasher. C. The washing machine. 19. What service will be offered during the promotion? A. All items at a 60% discount. B. Interest-free credit. C. Quicker checkout. 20. What can people do at the entrance of the market? A. Take a gift. B. Taste nice coffee. C. Get a membership card. 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 Planning a visit to the UK? Here we help with ways to cut your costs. AVOID BIG EVENTS Big sporting events, concerts and exhibitions can increase the cost of accommodation (膳宿) and make it harder to find a room. A standard double room at the Thistle Brighton on the final Friday of the Brighton Comedy Festival (19 Oct.) cost £169.15 at Booking.com. A week later, the same room cost £118.15. If you can be flexible and want to know dates to avoid or you’re looking for a big event to pass your time—checkoutsitessuchasWhatsonwhen.com, which allow you to search for events in the UK by city, date and category. STAY AWAY FROM THE STATION If traveling to your destination by train, you may want to find a good base close to the station, but you could end up paying more for the sake of convenience at the start of your holiday. Don’t be too choosy about the part of town you stay in. If you book two months in advance, the cheapest room at Travelodge’s Central Euston hotel in London for Saturday, September 22 was £95.95. A room just a tube journey away at its Covent Garden hotel was £75.75. And at Farringdon, a double room cost just £62.95. GET ON A BIKE London’s “Boris bikes” have attracted the most attention, but other cities also have similar programmes that let you rent a bicycle and explore at your own pace, saving you on public transport or car parking costs. Among the smaller cities with their own programmes are Newcastle (casual members pay around £1.50 for two hours) and Cardiff (free for up to 30 minutes, or £5 per day). 21．The Brighton Comedy Festival is mentioned mainly to show big events may_______. A．attract lots of travelers to the UK B．allow travelers to make flexible plans C．lead to long queues and delays to travelers D．cause travelers to pay more for accommodation 22．What does “Farringdon” in Paragraph 5 refer to? A．The name of a travel agency. B．An ideal holiday destination. C．A hotel away from the train station. D．The tube line to Covent Garden. 23．What is the main purpose of the passage? A．To show visitors how to rent bikes. B．To offer visitors some money-saving tips. C．To supply visitors with hotel information. D．To tell visitors how to book hotels in advance. B Great whites, the largest predatory(捕食性的)sharks in the world with the most fatal attacks on humans, are tough to imagine as newborn babies. That is partially because no one has seen one in the wild, it seems, until now. Wildlife filmmaker Carlos Gauna and UC Riverside biology doctoral student Phillip Sternes were scanning the waters for sharks on July 9, 2023, near Santa Barbara on California’s central coast. That day, something exciting appeared on the viewfinder of Gauna’s drone camera. It was a shark pup(幼崽)unlike any they’d ever seen. “We enlarged the images, put them in slow motion, and realized the white layer was being shed(脱落)from the body as it was swimming,” Sternes said. “I believe it was a newborn white shark shedding its embryonic layer.” These observations are documented in a new paper in the Environmental Biology of Fishes journal. What Gauna and Sternes observed could help solve the longstanding mystery of great white birthing habits. This may well be the first evidence we have of a pup in the wild. Great whites, referred to only as white sharks by scientists, are gray on the top and white on the bottom. But this roughly 5-foot-long shark was pure white. Though the paper authors acknowledge it is possible that the white layer the shark shed could have been a skin condition, the two believe what they saw was in fact a newborn great white. First, great white females give birth to live pups. A second reason is the presence of large, likely pregnant great whites in this location. Finally, this location off the coast of central California has long been proposed as a birthing location for great whites. Many scholars believe great whites are born farther out at sea. Great whites are listed as an international endangered species. “Further research is needed to confirm these waters are indeed a great white breeding ground. But if it does, we would want lawmakers to step in and protect these waters to help white sharks keep thriving,” Sternes said. 24．What do we know about what appeared on Carlo s Gauna’s camera? A．It is rare in the world. B．It is tough to identify. C．It is not open to the public. D．It is unbelievable to scientists. 25．What does the white shark pup look like? A．Pure gray. B．White only on the bottom. C．Gray on the top. D．Pure white. 26．What is paragraph 5 mainly about? A．How great white females give birth to pups. B．How the authors prove they saw a baby shark. C．Why the authors believe they saw a newborn shark pup. D．Why the authors think the white layer is a skin condition. 27．What does Sternes hope for if their assumption is confirmed? A．Helping white sharks to stop breeding. B．Using laws to protect shark pups and their habitats. C．Listing white sharks as endangered species. D．Further study to confirm white sharks breeding waters. C Alongside her impressive musical career, Leona Lewis is also the owner of a vegan (素食主义的) coffee shop, Coffee And Plants. She has great enthusiasm for the coffee shop and reveals the drink flavors that they’ve been working on lately. “We’ve just rolled out our new pumpkin drink at the coffee shop. It’s called Pumpkin Pie, and it’s really good! We use all real pumpkin puree, not flavored syrup.” Coffee And Plants is a real passion project for Lewis, being fully plant-based. She has a long history of animal activism (行动主义), starting with going vegetarian (素食者) at the age of 12 after going on shopping trips with her mum and seeing protesters with animal testing signs. “I was so upset, I said, ‘Mum, I have to help the animals’,” she says. “That became my mission as a kid, and it’s fed into every aspect of my life.” Her animal activism grew alongside her fame: in 2011 she supported a campaign to ban the use of wild animals in circuses, and in 2013 she released a cruelty-free makeup line with The Body Shop. When it came to opening a coffee shop, making it plant-based was a no-brainer. “I wanted it to be plant-based because I’m plant-based,” she says. “I would often go into coffee shops and see milk cartons piled up high and think, how many cows are being milked for this? The dairy industry and mass farming—it’s so cruel and harms the environment too.” Environmental awareness is also at the heart of Coffee And Plants, with all cups being recyclable. But ultimately, Lewis is hoping for a more widespread mindset shift. “What we really try and get people to do is actually bring in their own bottles to refill, or we encourage them to sit in and have a coffee in a cup instead,” she explains. “We need a mindset shift where we start to think, OK, we shouldn’t really be using stuff that just goes in the bin.” 28．What does the phrase “rolled out” underlined in the first paragraph mean? A．improved B．discovered C．denied D．launched 29．Why did Lewis decide to be a vegetarian? A．She hated to eat animal meat. B．She wanted to protect animals. C．She was inspired by her mom. D．She was given a great mission. 30．What is the author’s purpose in mentioning the release of a cruelty-free makeup line? A．To show Lewis influence on business. B．To compare Lewis’ different activities. C．To prove that the makeup line is plant-based. D．To give an example of Lewis’ animal activism. 31．Which of the following statements may Lewis agree with? A．People have to start using reusable things. B．The mind shift is quite easy to accomplish. C．People shouldn’t use cups in the coffee shop. D．Only vegetarians can go into the coffee shop. D Across the world, people and governments are banning pesticides (杀虫剂) and planting more flowers to increase bee populations naturally. Now farmers and beekeepers have a new way to protect bee populations. The traditional hive most commonly used in the world today was designed by humans about 150 years ago. Most people are so used to them that they mistakenly confuse them with bees’ natural habitat. By completely redesigning the beehive, a company called Beewise was able to address many of the inefficiencies of the box and significantly improve bees’ well- being and lifetime. Using 24/7 monitoring and smart technology that significantly increases pollination capacity (授粉能力) and honey production, Beewise’s robotic beehive, the Beehome, discovers threats to a honeybee population such as pesticides and the presence of pests and immediately defends against them. Its automatic robotic system responds to threats in real time and requires no human assistance. Beehomes are thermally regulated (热调节的) and can provide protection from fires, flooding, and Asian wasps. The hive even feeds the honeybees when local food supply is not available. In a statement, the company says, “The Beehome reduces bee deaths by 80%, resulting in increased production of at least 50%, while reducing about 90% of manual labor (体力劳动) when compared to traditional beehives.” Beewise currently manages more than seven billion bees, which is equal to 25,000 acres of pollinated crops. Through the Beehome device, the Israeli startup says it has saved over 160 million bees over the course of the last 12 months. Their task of saving bees recently received $80 million funding for their autonomous hive. “We are using precision robotics with the world’s most creative technologies including AI and computer vision in order to save the bees,” stated Saar Safra, CEO of Beewise. He says that with thousands of orders placed in the U.S. in just the last few months, their new funding will allow Beewise to meet the market demand through increased production. 32．What do we know about the traditional hive most commonly used today? A．It is artificial. B．It is bees’ natural habitat. C．It can be confusing to bees. D．It does more harm than good. 33．What is an advantage of the Beehome? A．It is similar to natural beehives. B．It can help bees to settle down. C．It can monitor fires and floods. D．It keeps bees away from threats. 34．What is Saar Safra’s attitude towards the Beehome? A．Doubtful. B．Objective. C．Positive. D．Conservative. 35．What is the text mainly about? A．The benefits of banning pesticides. B．A new device to save bee populations. C．Potential threats bees are facing today. D．Ways to increase bees’ pollination ability. 第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Claustrophobia Claustrophobia, or fear of enclosed spaces, in one of the most common fears. Claustrophobia can be deep fear or even panic as a result of being in a small space. Claustrophobia can develop after a troubling childhood experience, or from another unpleasant experience later on in life related to small spaces. 36 .This response then becomes programmed in the brain, making an association between being in a tight space and feeling anxious or out-of-control. As a result, the person often develops claustrophobia. 37 . Claustrophobia symptoms can include: sweating, accelerated heartbeat, upset stomach, shaking, breathing problem, etc. The claustrophobia sufferer will look for an exit when inside a room, avoid driving on the highway or major roads where there is heavy traffic when inside a car, or stand near a door when at a party. 38 . Claustrophobia can have harmful social and psychological effects, since the patient will often avoid situations in which she thinks she will have an anxiety attack, leading to hiding and sadness. 39 . Exposure treatment, a form of mind-behavioral treatment, usually results in a total reduction in anxiety symptoms if conducted properly. Flooding is a type of exposure treatment in which the person is exposed to a situation until the anxiety attack passes. 40 . Medications to help treat claustrophobia include things which help to ease the heart beating to fast often associated with anxiety attacks. A．According to some doctors, claustrophobia is worse than the fear of heights B．The past experience can trace back to the moment of birth C．The good news is that claustrophobia is very treatable D．When a person with claustrophobia finds herself in a restricted space, her body responds in certain ways E．In extreme cases, the very sight of a closed door can lead to feelings of anxiety in a person F．Treatment for claustrophobia can also include medication or a combination of several treatments G．When a person experiences such an event, it can often cause a frightening panic attack 第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 After my mother suffered from Alzheimer’s disease(阿尔茨海默病), the plants in our house began to die. In years past, I remember the deep, earthy smell that would 41 in our house after my mother had made her weekly watering rounds. Back then, I never connected it with the care that was at the 42 of everything she did. But now, leaves were 43 , some dry and edged with brown, and many of the stems(茎) bare. It was a mark of how my mother can no longer attend to all the things that she lovingly cared for. I was so focused on the increasing 44 of her own care that her beloved plants had escaped my 45 . I began her old rounds, pouring water into the thirsty soil, and soon the plants 46 . That’s the thing about houseplants: They demand nothing. They wait quietly, no matter how 47 they are. But even after my best 48 , some of the plants couldn’t survive. My mother’s kind caregivers have since brought new ones to add to her 49 , and my father buys fresh flowers every week. Though Alzheimer’s disease 50 so much of her memory, her desire to care is still there. I would guide her down the steps to water the plants herself. I watched as her shaking hands picked the brown leaves. Each time, she smiled up at me with 51 satisfaction because being able to 52 something is still, what brings her the greatest joy. I look at plants 53 these days. I see them as my mother does: 54 reminders of the need for kindness toward all living things. It is clear to me that the things we spend a lifetime 55 are never truly lost and the love she has planted in me still blooms(开花). 41．A．pile on B．rise up C．come over D．wander off 42．A．beginning B．top C．foundation D．thought 43．A．dropping B．appearing C．turning D．waving 44．A．processes B．possibilities C．goals D．demands 45．A．desire B．memory C．protection D．notice 46．A．recovered B．absorbed C．dried D．shone 47．A．lonely B．helpless C．thirsty D．anxious 48．A．contributions B．attempts C．choices D．explorations 49．A．collection B．love C．sharing D．amusement 50．A．recalls B．hides C．steals D．escapes 51．A．deep B．passing C．slight D．longing 52．A．live with B．find out C．care for D．focus on 53．A．definitely B．curiously C．strangely D．differently 54．A．final B．quiet C．permanent D．quick 55．A．growing B．seeking C．expecting D．saving 第二节（共10小题；每小题1. 5分, 满分15分） 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或所给单词的正确形式。 The Forbidden City, also 56 (refer) to as the Palace Museum in the modern days, is located in the heart of Beijing. It is an ancient 57 (architecture) complex with a history of over 600 years. The aerial view of the Forbidden City shows it is a symmetrical layout. The three main halls-the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the Hall of Central Harmony and the Hall of Preserving Harmony comprise the Forbidden City’s central line, 58 is flanked (两侧有) by more than 70 palaces with over 9, 000 rooms. The buildings are all covered with golden roofs with red columns and high walls beneath, 59 (symbolize) the noble status of the royal family. In addition to 60 (it) magnificent appearance, the Palace Museum also houses over one million pieces of cultural relics and treasures. In recent years, the Forbidden City has become 61 Internet celebrity, launching thousands of cultural and artistic products. These products are well enjoyed by 62 (consumer), combining the traditional imperial elements with modern technology. Up to now, a “Digital Forbidden City” 63 (create). The development of the Internet and AR technology has allowed people to visit the palace in an immersive way and to observe the panorama and details of the imperial treasures. As a new day begins, the ancient Forbidden City continues to welcome visitors at home and abroad. Be it onsite or online, your visit 64 the Forbidden City may help you travel through time and space and 65 (true) appreciate the time-honored Chinese culture. 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节 应用文写作（满分15分） 假如你是李华，你校上周举办了太空科技展，请你给英文校报投稿，内容包括： （1）活动内容介绍； （2）活动反响。 注意： （1）写作词数应为80个左右； （2）请按如下格式在答题卡相应位置作答。 第二节 读后续写（满分25分） 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写一段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 Cookies for Forgiveness Last week, a U-Haul truck pulled up across the street, and a college student unloaded a Ping-Pong table onto his front lawn. To most, it might seem harmless, but to me, it was a trigger. In my town, a Ping-Pong table on a lawn isn’t just for games — it’s a beer-pong table, a symbol of late-night noise and chaos. Years ago, my husband and I lived near the university, surrounded by students who turned beer pong into a lifestyle. The thumping bass and laughter kept us awake night after night. We eventually moved to a quieter neighborhood, at great expense, to escape it. So, when I saw that table, memories of those sleepless nights flooded back. Anger bubbled up inside me, hot and uncontrollable. I marched over, past the table, and knocked on the student’s door. I demanded he remove it, expecting him to apologize. Instead, he met my rage with defiance. “Who are you to tell me what to do?” he shot back. His words only fueled my fury. I yelled things I didn’t mean, my voice sharp with profanity (脏话). My husband, sensing trouble, pulled me away before things escalated further. The rest of the day, I seethed (强忍怒火). But by morning, shame replaced anger. I shuddered as I replayed the confrontation in my mind. Why couldn’t I keep my cool? Why did I let something so trivial ignite me? I’ve always struggled with anger — it runs in my family — but I’ve worked hard to change. Therapy, meditation, journaling — I’ve tried them all. Yet, there I was, yelling at a stranger over a Ping-Pong table. I knew I had to make it right. I turned to what I do best: baking. I pulled out a batch of frozen peanut butter chocolate chunk cookie dough I’d made weeks earlier. The dough balls were my secret weapon, ready to transform into warm, comforting cookies at a moment’s notice. As the cookies baked, the house filled with their sweet, buttery aroma. I let them cool, then arranged them on a plate, my hands trembling. 注意： （1）续写词数应为150词左右； （2）请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 I walked across the street, past the offending table, and knocked on the student’s door. As I walked home, I felt lighter, as if a weight had been lifted. 1 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$