海南省海南中学2024-2025学年度第一学期高二年级月考（11月）测试英语试卷

海南中学2024-2025学年高二上学期英语月考测试 满分：120分，考试时间：100分钟 第一部分阅读理解（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，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A If you are looking to keep your kids busy-without spending any money-then you should consider signing them up for an in-store class near you.The classes are free and held at locations all across the country.Smaller local businesses likely offer some too,so be free to check local listings. Home Depot Home Depot's Kids Workshops happen every Saturday.Past projects have included model race cars,mail organizers,picture frames,and planters.Classes are free and also include an orange apron and an achievement pin. These sometimes fill up quickly,so be sure to sign up as soon as you can. Lego Stores Each month,Lego Stores have free events for kids between the ages of 6 to 14 where they can come in and build a mini model,which they get to take home for free. There is a limit of four children per household per event. Lakeshore Learning Center The Lakeshore Learning Center offers free arts and crafts classes for children ages 3 and older. These classes happen on the first Saturday of every month,and a parent or guardian must be present to look after the children and help as needed.No reservations are required. Williams-Sonoma William-Sonoma offers a range of cooking classes that take place a few times a month,and while a lot of them are aimed at adults,they also have classes for kids between the ages of 8 to 13. Most of the classes are free,though some do have a fee.And those fees are donated to a nonprofit. 1.Which offers in-store classes every week? A.Home Depot. B.Lego Stores. C.Lakeshore Learning Center. D.Williams-Sonoma. 2.What is special about Williams-Sonoma? A.It is aimed at adults. B.It charges for some classes. C.It offers a range of art classes. D.It requires a parent to be present. 3.What is the purpose of this text? A.To promote some local businesses.B.To attract more projects. C.To compare different stores. D.To introduce some free classes. 第1页共8页 B According to Gelb,although not everyone is born with the gifts and the capacities of Leonardo Da Vinci,it is possible for any person to use the fundamentals of Da Vinci's approach to learning to guide us toward the realization of our inner Da Vinci.One typical fundamental is curiosity.Curiosity is "The desire to know is natural to good men."-Leonardo Da Vinci The young Leonardo loved being in nature,showed an early gift for drawing and was fascinated by mathematics.Young Leonardo's Curiosity regarding education and mathematics especially often raised constant unsureness and difficulties for the teachers who taught him and continuously proved them to be wrong.Most children have in them endless amounts of curiosity and sense of wonder Unfortunately for multiple reasons these qualities are lost as children reach adulthood,not Leonardo though.Perhaps one of his greatest characteristics was his willingness to question accepted knowledge.Leonardo's Curiosity never faded and fueled the lake of his genius for his entire life. Leonardo's motives were not money,women or loyalty to any church or person.His pursuits were pure:the long search for beauty and above all:truth. Leonardo would wonder around asking questions he did not himself yet understand.He always carried a notebook with himself so that he could quickly write down hundreds of questions,ideas, thoughts,impressions and observations as they occurred.He was expectant and reliant only upon himself to answer his own questions.Being modest,he was not afraid to make mistakes and appear foolish.Leonardo accepted the feelings of unfamiliarity and foolishness. His questions led him to designing a snorkel(水下呼吸器)as well as diving equipment and even a submarine and also inventing fiying machines and a parachute().His curiosity took him under the water and into the sky. 4.What does the underlined words "Da Vinci"refer to? A.Potential. B.Curiosity. C.Honesty. D.Motive. 5.What was most typical of the young Leonardo? A.Educating kids. B.Seeking for love. C.Appreciating nature. D.Questioning his teachers. 6.What can be learned about Leonardo's sense of curiosity from the text? A.It fooled himself. B.It made him independent. C.It inspired his whole life D.It disappeared in his adulthood. 7.Which saying can best reflect Leonardo Da Vinci? A.An idle youth,a needy age. B.First come,first served. C.Stay hungry,stay foolish D.Nothing ventured,nothing gained. 第2页共8页 c City parks have long been a place for urban esidents to get a small amount of green.As cities increasingly feel the impacts of rising scas and temperatures,people are rethinking the roles of urban parks. All of the dark-gray asphalt (in cities collect heat.Dallas is one of the country's fastest-warming cities thanks in part to its extensive impervious()surfaces,but with a new $312 million bond (package,the city is hoping to change that.Using satellite data,the city is able to see what neighborhoods most need the cooling effect of green spaces. Cities are increasingly flooding and city planners think parks can help with this issue too.A report published in February by The Nature Conservancy looked at the best ways to deal with flooding in Houston,a city with many neighborhoods built on floodplains and regularly flooded by rising waters.Offering affected homeowners buyouts()and transforming homes into green spaces would save more money than installing infrastructure(基础设施)like pipes,,they found. Brendan Shane,a climate program director,says parks can create opportunities for people to exercise and play,in addition to cooling neighborhoods and absorbing floodwater."The stronger the bonds are from neighbor to neighbor,the better they are able to react to a shock,"he says. "Not a single solution by itself will avoid the climate crisis.We see parks as an important part of it,but there isn't a silver bullet,"says Diane Regas,CEO of The Trust for Public Land."Parks are an example of what we in the environmental community need to do to reach solutions that address climate change at the same time and make people's lives better." 8.What does the city Dallas want to deal with? A.The lack of green spaces. B.The way of collecting heat. C.The effect of rising seas. D.The bond between neighborhoods. 9.What can be inferred from the report by The Nature Conservancy? A.Cities in the world are frequently flooded. B.City parks may help prevent city flooding. C.Cities needn't invest much money in infrastructure. D.City parks affect people's choice of a neighborhood. 10.What does Brendan Shane say about parks? A.They can enable people to get over a shock.B.They can reduce air pollution effectively. C.They can perform positive social functions.D.They can help people to keep a cool head. 11.What does the underlined phrase"a sliver bullet"in Paragraph 5 mean? A.A fast and effective solution. B.A successful example. C.An immediate and clear cause. D.An impractical method. 第3页共8页 D The wallet is heading for extinction.As a day-to-day essential,it will die off with the generation who read print newspapers.The kind of shopping-where you hand over notes and count out change in return一now happens only in the most minor of our retail(零售的)encounters,like buying a bar of chocolate or a bottle of milk,from a corner shop.At the shops where you spend any real money,that money is increasingly abstracted.And this is more and more true,the higher up the scale you go.At the most cutting-edge retail store-Victoria Beckham on Dover Street,for instance -you don't go and stand at any kind of cash rcgistcr.Whcn you decide to pay,the staff are equipped with iPads to take your payment while you relax on a sofa,which is nothing more or less than excellent service,if you have the money. But across society,the abstraction of the idea of cash makes me uneasy.Maybe I'm just old-fashioned.But earning money isn't quick or easy for most of us.Isn't it a bit weird(that spending it should happen in half a blink of an eye?Doesn't a wallet-that time-honoured Friday-night feeling of pleasing,promising fatness-represent something that maters? But I'll leave the economics to the experts.What bothers me about the death of the wallet is the change it represents in our physical environment.Everything about the look and feel of a wallet- the way the fastenings and materials wear and tear and loosen with age,the plastic and paper and gold and silver,and handwritten phone numbers and printed cinema tickets-is the very opposite of what our world is becoming.The opposite of a wallet is a smart phone or an iPad.The rounded edges, cool glass,smooth and unknowable as a pebble().Instead of digging through pieces of paper and peering()into corners,we move our fingers left and right.No more counting out coins. Show your wallet,if you still have one.It may not be here much longer. 12.What does the author intended to show with the example of buying chocolate and milk? A.Goods like chocolate and milk should be sold only in corner shops. B.Now people seldom use cash unless making small purchases. C.People won't bother to buy daily groceries with cash D.The new generation no longer needs wallet. 13.What makes the author feel uncomfortable nowadays? A.Spending money is so fast and easy. B.Saving money is no longer necessary. C.The pleasing Friday-night feeling is fading.D.Earning money is getting more difficult. 14.What can we infer from the passage about the author? A.He is resistant to social changes. B.He is against technological progress. C.He feels unwilling to part with the traditional wallet. D.He feels insecure in the ever changing modern world. 15.Which of the following is the best title for the passage? A.Wallet:A Thing of the Past B.Changes in Payment Trends C.Cash No Longer Useful D.Age of Wallet Coming to an End 第4页共8页 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。 Everyone at some time feels that their life is going nowhere and fast.16.Nothing can beat living an active,purposeful,successful life filled with happiness and achievement.So,don't waste time.Do the following things to make your life better and more enjoyable. Treat yourself. It doesn't matter if it's a meal out,a visit to a theater,or a visit to a spa.Don't make excuses about not having time or money.17 It's not hard to organize some time in your day if you want to.Remember,no more excuses!You are worth it! Take up a hobby. When you lead a boring life,it is great to have something to think about that takes you into another world.Hobbies are brilliant for giving you something different to do that you enjoy.If you love to read,devote time to just sitting with a book and losing yourself in an imaginary world.The whole point of a hobby is that it is something for you.18 Learn a skill. Learning a new skill is one of the most satisfying things you can do.19A great way to learn a skill is to join a class.Not only will you learn,but you will make new friends.Whether it's learning a foreign language or playing a musical instrument,there will be a class near your home. 20 Often we lose sight of the beneficial things in our lives.Everyone has things to be grateful for and making a list helps to concentrate your mind on the positives.Sit down with a pad and pencil, preferably in a quiet place where you won't be disturbed.Allow yourself a few minutes to think about your life and identify the good things. A.Stay positive. B.Create a gratitude list. C.And it shouldn't cost you too much. D.Treats can be free,and you can always make time. E.It is time to do something to increase the quality of your life. F.It doesn't matter what it is if you enjoy it and can be absorbed by it. G.You will feel a sense of achievement that will boost your self-image. 第5页共8页 第二部分语言运用（共两节，满分55分） 第一节（共15个小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最 佳选项。 What motivates you to work or study harder?Is it the thought of 21 and all the amazing things that you can achieve,or is it the fear of failure and 22all the things that can go wrong for you?Teachers have often used one of these ideas to 23 students to work harder and 24 more.But is one better than the other? A recent study looked at the 25 of fear-based strategies on British secondary school students.As is so often the case,it's26.They found that if a test is seen as important,and students are 27 that they can succeed,then the fear of failure can be used successfully by teachers to 28 these learners.However,if students are not 29,then fear-based approaches could trigger feelings of30,which can in turn lead them to do worse on the 31 than they would have done otherwise.The study also found that if students are 32 and don't care about the test in the first place,then,33,the fear of failure is not likely to motivate them. The study shows that fear-based motivation is complicated.It can 34 confident people to do better,but it can also increase our 35 and turn them into barriers. 21.A.award B.honor C.praise D.success 22.A.advance in B.answer to C.worry about D.agreement with 23.A.inspire B.attack C.threaten D.entitle 24.A.confirm B.achieve C.claim D.donate 25.A.effect B.guidance C.principle D.program 26.A.valuable B.vital C.complex D.successful 27.A.tolerant B.optimistic C.suspicious D.sensitive 28.A.educate B.support C.convince D.motivate 29.A.confident B.modest C.reliable D.intelligent 30.A.shame B.relief C.recreation D.anxiety 31.A.course B.test C.experience D.experiment 32.A.involved B.disappointed C.disengaged D.committed 33.A.naturally B.randomly C.temporarily D.constantly 34.A.assign B.drive C.instruct D.permit 35.A.dilemmas B.conflicts C.doubts D.thoughts 第6页共8页 第二节单句填空（共25个小题；每小题1分，满分25分） 36.The discovery of new evidence led to the thief (catch). 37.Tony was very unhappy for (invite)to the party. 38. (jog)is perhaps an effective way of keeping you slim. 39.There is no (know)the future. 40.We intended to visit the theme park but ended up (call)on Professor Zhang. 41.There is no use(cry)over spilt milk. 42.It suddenly occurred to me I shouldn't live aimlessly any more. 43. he dislikes English is quite clear. 44.When and where the patient will be taken (be)unknown. 45.Chemical weapons are b internationally 46.His expressions v from poker-faced to worried. 47.He is in deep sorrow,so it isn't an a time to mention this subject. 48.Most stars are not v to the naked eye. 49. that he sincerely apologized,the woman accepted his apology. 50.Water e as it freezes. 51.I had no a but to report him to the police. 52.Police (to the public for information about the case. 53.After graduation,he stayed at home playing computer games and (依靠…生活)his parents. 54.Sally was__(收养)when she was four.. 55.I hope the arrangements will meet with your (批准). 56.In their discussion,I was in (of Mr.Li's opinion. 57.She needs things to keep herself o so that she won't have time to miss her late-husband. 58.My lifelong (is to keep all the people away from hunger. 59.We were impressed with the()of her knowledge. 60.You'll need to convince them your enthusiasm for the job. 第7页共8页 第三节课文语法填空（共15个小题；每小题1分，满分15分） As a witness to farmers'poor harvests and even 61. severe shortage of food,Yuan Longping was determined to devote his life 62.tackling this crisis.After graduation,he realized that 63.farmers needed most was to boost yields in the fields.Yuan was 64. (convince)that the answer lay in the creation of hybrid rice,one characteristic of 65.is that it usually achieves 66.(high)output than conventional crops.However,it was no easy job.The first difficulty he needed 67.(overcome)was scientists'general assumption 68. this could not be done.69.intense effort,Yuan managed to generate this incredible crop.It 70.(estimate)that about 60 percent of domestic rice consumption in China is 71.(comprise)of crops generated from Yuan's hybrid strains.His innovation 72. (enable)Chinese farmers to considerably expand 73.(they)output and helped feed the world. Unwilling to retire early to a life of leisure and 74.(concern)about celebrity or fortune,Yuan continues to turn one vision after another into 75.(reality). 第三部分写作共一节，满分15分) 在英语课堂上，你们以“Chemical Vs Organic Farming”为题展开了讨论。请你写一篇 文章表明自己的观点。 要求如下：1、表明你所倾向的耕作方式； 2、用2-3个论据支撑你的观点。 注意事项：1、词数100左右； 2、可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 Chemical Vs Organic Farming 第8页共8页