山西省阳泉市第一中学2024-2025学年高二10月月考英语试题

2024-2025学年第一学期月考 高二英语 注意事项： 1.本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。 2.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。并在规定位置粘贴考试条形码。回答第Ⅰ卷时，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如[■]。如需改动，须用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。答在试卷上无效。 3.回答第Ⅱ卷时，须用0.5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔将答案写在答题卡上相对应的答题区域内，答在试卷上无效。 4.考试结束后，将答题卡交回。 第Ⅰ卷 第一部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分60分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题3分，满分45分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Famous Modern Chinese Buildings The Beijing International Airport The first place most visitors see when they arrive in China is the Beijing International Airport. The airport was constructed in the 1950s. It has an indoor garden, a children’s playground, and over 70 food businesses in Terminal 3 alone. The Shanghai World Financial Centre Completed in 2008, SWFC took over 10 years to complete due to financial shortages and the construction delays. Since its completion, it has won countless architectural awards. Tourists are welcome at SWFC’s viewing platform, which is the world’s highest closed viewing platform. The Water Cube It was constructed for use during the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics. Now visitors can express surprise at the architecture of the building. They can enjoy the indoor atmosphere as well. Among the offerings of the Water Cube are a restaurant, a bar, a shopping area, and Water World, a family water park. The Bird’s Nest It was designed mainly for the 2008 Summer Olympics. It can hold up to 80,000 people. Nowadays, it also functions as a tourist attraction. Its main income is from tourism. It draws more than 20,000 tourists every day. The National Centre for the Performing Arts It was completed in 2007. The building is surrounded by a man-made lake, requiring guests to enter via an underground hallway. It is home to an opera hall, a music hall, and a theatre. 1. Which of the following buildings was first constructed? A. The Beijing International Airport. B. The Shanghai World Financial Centre. C. The Water Cube. D. The Bird’s Nest. 2. Why was the construction of Shanghai World Financial Centre delayed? A. It needed more construction workers. B. It was short of money. C. It added an extra viewing platform. D. It faced too much terrible weather. 3. What can you do in the National Centre for the Performing Arts? A. Enjoy sports events. B. Eating. C. Attend science lectures. D. Watch different performances. B Brian Tracy is a very famous Canadian-born motivational speaker, and it is safe enough to say that he is one of the best ones out there. Brian is excellent in the fields of public speaking, leadership and success psychology. However, it did not begin for Brian like that, as he was the troublemaker of the family. Things have definitely changed for him, as he once struggled to pay the utility (公用事业) bills. Brian is the President and CEO of three multi-million dollar companies based in the United States. He is fluent in more than four languages and has one main message for everyone out there, “I believe through learning and the application of what you have learned, you can solve any problem, overcome any barrier and achieve any goal that you set for yourself.” Brian Tray was born in Canada in 1944 and raised in the United States is early childhood was spent in a variety of locations, including Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and California. His family moved frequently and he was often in a new school. Tracy’s parents’ marriage ended when he was seven years old, and he and his siblings had to live with the two different households. With his father mostly absent, Tracy and his siblings were largely raised by his mother. His mother was a hardworking single parent who held down three jobs to support the family. Tracy was often left to his own devices, which included a lot of reading. He read a wide variety of books, including biographies and books on success and personal development. His reading gave him an education that was far beyond his years. He also studied music and played sports. Although his childhood was difficult and his circumstances were sometimes difficult, Tracy’s strong spirit and determination eventually led to success. His early childhood experiences helped shape his beliefs and values, and he applied them to his later life and career. 4. What did Tracy do frequently before becoming famous? A. He delivered speeches in public. B. He learnt from excellent leaders. C. He turned to psychologists for help. D. He made trouble for his family. 5. What is the secret of mastering foreign language according to Tracy? A. Learning in order to practise. B. Paying attention to pronunciation. C. Setting a long-term goal. D. Acquiring adequate vocabulary. 6. What does the underlined word “siblings” mean in paragraph 3? A. Classmates or friends. B. Brothers or sisters. C. Uncles or aunts. D. Neighbors or relatives. 7. What is the most beneficial to Tracy’s development? A. The good education. B. The wide reading. C. The mother’s support. D. The tough childhood. C In a high-tech lab on John’s Hopkins University’s Homewood campus in Maryland, engineers have been building a robot that may be able to stitch (缝针) back together the broken tissues in your stomach and even your brain, no doctor needed. The robot has a high-tech camera on one arm and a high-tech sewing machine on a second arm. The goal is to develop, in the next several years, a robot that makes the delicate work more consistent. The robot, known as Smart Tissue Autonomous Robot, or STAR, which is run by a highly advanced computer program, will advance technology currently in wide use in operating rooms. The robot completes about a stitch a minute, slightly slower than a human surgeon. But the tests so far have shown more consistency than what the humans can achieve. Long hours of traditional surgery can cause human hands to get tired and tremble, which may cause accidents during an operation. Robert Langer, an engineer, said the robotic arm could change the way surgeries are done. He has helped found dozens of biotech companies including Galen Robotics. The robotic arm being developed by Hopkins engineers is this company’s product. Galen CEO Bruce Lichorowic compared the robotic arm to future for surgeons, saying it increases their stability, reduces tiredness and prevents cramps (抽搐) during long surgeries, all of which lead to safer surgeries. Galen Robotics has its roots in research from Johns Hopkins University, but the company had been based in Silicon Valley until 2019. “The company currently employs about 40 people, about half of whom have advanced degrees from Johns Hopkins,” said Lichorowic, adding that the company plans to grow to 60 positions by the end of the year. Galen’s robotic arm is not for sale yet, but Lichorowic said the company expects to submit an application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) later this year. 8. What can STAR do? A. Shorten operation time. B. Replace human surgeons. C. Make operations smooth. D. Advance medical studies. 9. What does Lichorowic think of STAR? A. Flexible. B. High-cost. C. Promising. D. Unpredictable. 10. What can we know about Galen Robotics? A. It is sponsored by John’s Hopkins University. B. It still has its base in Silicon Valley now. C. Its robot arm will be released later this year. D. It is scheduled to expand within this year. 11. In which column is this text most likely to appear? A. Mind & Brain. B. Health & Technology. C. Business & Investment. D. Physics & Medicine. D No one in the US has 3D-printed a two-story house before. But now three companies are working together to print the first large, two-story house in the US. The house, which is in Houston, Texas, was designed by a company. Another company provided the 3D printer. And a construction company is doing the actual building. Leslie Lok. who designed the house, says there are special challenges involved in printing the two-story house. One of the biggest is the size of the machine needed for the building. The 3D printer in Houston is massive. It weighs over 12 tons. Ms. Lok says printing the house will take the massive machine about 330 hours. That’s about eight normal work weeks. But the team isn’t in a rush. Though it’s a two-year project, the actual printing didn’t start until last July. The house is now about halfway finished. “We are not trying to beat the clock,” says Hikmat Zerbe, who works for the construction company. Instead, they’re using the house as a “big laboratory” to learn more about 3D-printing houses. They want to see how the concrete reacts “under different weather conditions”. They also want to figure out how to make 3D-printing faster and cheaper. Mr. Zerbe says that currently, 3D-printing a house with concrete costs more than building a house with wood. That’s partly because the technology is new. With time, Mr. Zerbe expects the costs of 3D-printed houses to go down. He thinks printers will improve and make it easier to create more houses quickly. 3D-printed concrete houses are stronger and hold up better in serious storms than house built with wood. This can save money in the long run. Since the machine is doing the building, fewer workers are needed, which also saves money. Besides, with 3D-printing, it’s easy to make each house different from other houses. These kinds of changes can apply to almost any tiling. Hikmat Zerbe says that means in the future, each house could be created specially for its owner. 12. What is a big problem in printing the two-story house? A. The limited time. B. The lack of skilled workers. C. The need for huge 3D printers. D. The shortage of building materials. 13. What is to be studied in the building process? A. How the printed houses stand wear and tear. B. How 3D-printed houses are made stronger. C. How workers can print large houses quicker. D. How concrete changes with the shift of weather. 14. What is a disadvantage of the 3D-printed house at present? A. Its cost is higher. B. It can’t survive the storm. C. It uses special concrete. D. It needs experienced workers. 15. How does Mr. Zerbe feel about the future of 3 D-printing? A. Negative. B. Unclear. C. Worried. D. Hopeful. 第二节(共5小题;每小题3分，满分15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。 Would you know what to do if a fire started in your home? Take the time now to review the following safety tips, and your family will be prepared in time of a fire in your home: ___16___ An escape plan can help every member of a family get out of a burning house. The idea is to get outside quickly and safely. ___17___ So it is important to learn and remember the different ways out of your home. Stay low If you can see smoke in the house, stay low to the ground as you make your way to the exit. ___18___ You will breathe less smoke if you stay to the ground. Smoke naturally rises, so if there is smoke while you are using your escape route，staying low means you can crawl (爬) under most of it. What if you can’t get out right away? If you can’t get out fast because fire or smoke is stopping an escape route, you will want to yell for help. You can do this from an open window or call 911 if you have a phone with you. ___19___ Then, firefighters will have a hard time finding you. The sooner they find you, the sooner you both can get out. If your clothes catch fire, what should you do? Your clothes could catch fire during a fire or by accident if you step too close to a candle. If this happens, don’t run! Instead, stop, drop to the ground, cover your face with your hands, and roll. This will cut off the air and put out the flames. ___20___ A. An easy way to remember this is: Stop, Drop, and Roll! B. Smoke from a fire can make it hard to see where things are. C. Preventing fires is in the first place! D. Know your way out E. They will help prepare you for what you need to do in case of a fire. F. Even if you are scared, never hide under the bed or in a closet. G. In a fire, smoke and poisonous (有毒的) air hurt more people, than the actual flames (火焰) do. 第二部分：语言知识运用(共两节，满分50分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 When I was a graduate student, I felt too busy to exercise. I promised myself I’d do it once I ____21____ school. I knew I would be busy as an assistant professor. However, I____22____my willpower. Work and tiredness occupied most of my time. When I started my first job at Williams College, I____23____did exercise regularly. It turned out that I was in a(n)____24____that offered excellent support for what I____25____to do. Research shows that our____26____are influenced by whether our environment makes something easy or difficult. Even the smallest difference can have an outsized ____27____. In one study, researchers____28____sweet items from the front to the back of a salad bar — a change of just 10 inches — and the____29____inconvenience made people eat less of sweets. My plan to exercise benefited from Williamstown’s long winter. People figured the best way through it was to get____30____happily and enjoy it. I kept meeting people who were____31____runners. When I started, they were quick to offer social____32____. With so many runners in town, it was easy to find trails (小径), including those____33____for beginners. Do____34____your environment to make challenging tasks easier. If you want to socialize, befriend outgoing persons. Or____35____your cell phone when you need to concentrate on study. The right surroundings are more powerful than willpower (意志力) alone. 21. A. attended B. finished C. started D. quitted 22. A. believed in B. insisted on C. relied on D. gave in 23. A. unwillingly B. nervously C. actually D. hardly 24. A. occupation B. agreement C. position D. environment 25. A. hoped B. insisted C. hesitated D. managed 26. A. experiences B. choices C. sights D. emotions 27. A. advantage B. reward C. effect D. risk 28. A. examined B. connected C. counted D. moved 29. A. obvious B. major C. unique D. slight 30. A. aboard B. outdoors C. home D. inside 31. A. warm B. cold C. lazy D. mean 32. A. resources B. activities C. support D. service 33. A. abnormal B. strange C. tough D. suitable 34. A. change B. protect C. ignore D. accept 35. A. answer B. silence C. keep D. ring 第Ⅱ卷 注意：请用0.5毫米黑色笔迹签字笔将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。 第二节(共10小题：每小题2分，满分20分) 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。请将答案填写在答题卡的相应位置。 Albert Einstein, ____36____ is regarded as the greatest scientist in modern physics, was born in Germany on 14 March 1879. At the age of 17, he ____37____ (admit) to the university in 1896 and graduated four years later. After graduating, Einstein first worked as a clerk in the Swiss patent office. While ____38____ (work) there, he continued to study, earning a doctorate in physics in 1905. That same year, he published four extraordinary physics papers and ____39____ (gradual) became world-famous. In 1922, he was awarded the 1921 Nobel Prize for Physics ____40____ his explanation of the photoelectric effect. When Hitler came to power in Germany, Einstein, who was Jewish, found the doors of academy ____41____ (close) to him. As ____42____ result, he had to flee Germany and then came to US and took ____43____ a position as a researcher at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. Although he was a genius, he sometimes forgot things, like his friends’ birthdays. But despite his peculiarities, he was loved by his ____44____ (friend) and neighbors. Einstein passed away on 18 April 1955, and ____45____ was reported that the whole world mourned the great loss of a brilliant scientist. 第三部分 写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节(满分15分) 46. 假如你是李华，你的外国朋友Lucy对中国诗人李白很感兴趣，写信向你询问该诗人的相关信息。现请你根据下面的中文材料，写一封回信。向她介绍李白。 词数80左右。 姓名 李白 朝代 唐朝 称号 诗仙 代表作 《静夜思》等 特点 作品浪漫，追求自由，喜爱饮酒 参考词汇：诗仙Poetic Genius；《静夜思》A Tranquil Night Dear Lucy, ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 第二节(满分25分) 47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 I was invited to a cookout on an old friend’s farm in western Washington. I parked my car outside the farm and walked past a milking house which had apparently not been used in many years. A noise at a window caught my attention, so I entered it. It was a hummingbird (蜂鸟), desperately trying to escape. She was covered in spider-webs (蛛网) and was barely able to move her wings. She ceased her struggle the instant I picked her up. With the bird in my cupped hand, I looked around to see how she had gotten in. The broken window glass was the likely answer. I stuffed a piece of cloth into the hole and took her outside, closing the door securely behind me. When I opened my hand, the bird did not fly away; she sat looking at me with her bright eyes. I removed the sticky spider-webs that covered her head and wings. Still, she made no attempt to fly. Perhaps she had been struggling against the window too long and was too tired? Or too thirsty? As I carried her up the blackberry-lined path toward my car where I kept a water bottle, she began to move. I stopped, and she soon took wing but did not immediately fly away. Hovering (悬停), she approached within six inches of my face. For a very long moment, this tiny creature looked into my eyes, turning her head from side to side. Then she flew quickly out of sight. During the cookout, I told my hosts about the hummingbird incident. They promised to fix the window. As I was departing, my friends walked me to my car. I was standing by the car when a hummingbird flew to the center of our group and began hovering. She turned from person to person until she came to me. She again looked directly into my eyes, then let out a squeaking call and was gone. For a moment, all were speechless. Then someone said, “She must have come to say goodbye.” 注意： 1. 续写词数应为 150 左右； 2. 请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。 A few weeks later, I went to the farm again. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I was just about to leave when the hummingbird appeared. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2024-2025学年第一学期月考 高二英语 注意事项： 1.本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。 2.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。并在规定位置粘贴考试条形码。回答第Ⅰ卷时，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如[■]。如需改动，须用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。答在试卷上无效。 3.回答第Ⅱ卷时，须用0.5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔将答案写在答题卡上相对应的答题区域内，答在试卷上无效。 4.考试结束后，将答题卡交回。 第Ⅰ卷 第一部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分60分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题3分，满分45分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A 【1~3题答案】 【答案】1. A 2. B 3. D B 【4~7题答案】 【答案】4. D 5. A 6. B 7. D C 【8~11题答案】 【答案】8. C 9. C 10. D 11. B D 【12~15题答案】 【答案】12. C 13. D 14. A 15. D 第二节(共5小题;每小题3分，满分15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。 【16~20题答案】 【答案】16. D 17. B 18. G 19. F 20. A 第二部分：语言知识运用(共两节，满分50分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 【21~35题答案】 【答案】21. B 22. A 23. C 24. D 25. A 26. B 27. C 28. D 29. D 30. B 31. A 32. C 33. D 34. A 35. B 第Ⅱ卷 注意：请用0.5毫米黑色笔迹签字笔将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。 第二节(共10小题：每小题2分，满分20分) 【36~45题答案】 【答案】36. who 37. was admitted 38. working 39. gradually 40. for 41. closed 42. a 43. up 44. friends 45. it 第三部分 写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节(满分15分) 【46题答案】 【答案】Dear Lucy, I’m so glad that you’re interested in the Chinese poet Li Bai, and I’d love to tell you what I know about him. Li Bai is one of the most famous poets of the Tang Dynasty. His poems are so great that he’s known as the “Poetic Genius”. In addition, his poems are full of romance and imagination, such as his most famous one, “A Tranquil Night”. Li Bai loved freedom very much, which was reflected in his poems. What’s more, he also loved to drink while he was creating poems, and it seemed that drinking was able to inspire him. That’s what I know about Li Bai. Now do you know much more about him? Yours, Li Hua 第二节(满分25分) 【47题答案】 【答案】 A few weeks later, I went to the farm again. As my car neared it my thoughts drifted back to the moment when I rescued the hummingbird from the spider’s web. I rushed back to the deserted house. It was a great comfort that the original hole in the window was nowhere to be found. Leaving the house, I couldn’t help wondering how it was getting on now. Had it managed to find its way back home, or was it still out there somewhere struggling to survive? I was just about to leave when the hummingbird appeared. A flash of movement caught my attention. I turned around to see the same hummingbird hovering in the air. It seemed that the bird was waiting for me, its beady eyes locked on mine as if trying to convey some deep, unspoken gratitude. I felt a surge of relief and awe at the sight of this sound and grateful creature, and I knew that I would always cherish the memories we shared as I climbed into my car and drove away. 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $