四川省射洪重点中学2023-2024学年高二上学期9月月考英语试题（强基班）.docx

1、高2022级强基班高二上期第一次学月考试 英语试题时间：120分钟 满分：150分注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。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，再选涂其它答案标号。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，将答题卡交回。第I卷第 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

2、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.How was the mans vacation?A.Pleasant. B.Exhausting. C.Terrible.2.When is the project due?A.In one week. B.In two weeks. C.At the end of this semester.3.Where does the conversation take place?A.In a cafe. B.On a plane. C.In an

3、office.4.What is Mr. Oliver like?A.Polite. B.Helpful. C.Frank.5.What do we know about Jane?A.She is often late. B.She is a bad driver. C.She hates waiting.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

4、遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.What does the woman want the man to do?A.Put off spring break.B.See some western art.C.Drive her to the exhibit.7.What is the relationship between the speakers?A.Taxi driver and Passenger.B.Brother and Sister.C.Mother and Son.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.What happened to the woman?A.She was r

5、obbed.B.Her house was broken into.C.She lost her purse somewhere.9.What color is the womans purse?高二英语 第 1 页 共 8 页A.Blue. B.Yellow. C.Red.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.What does the man want to do?A.He wants to withdraw his money.B.He wants to open an account.C.He wants to buy some products.11.Which of the st

6、atement is true?A.A Silver account can provide a interest rate of 5%.B.A Gold account allows the card holder to withdraw money at any time.C.A minimum of $500 deposit is needed for both silver and gold account. 12.Why does the man have to come back tomorrow?A.He is not interested in the product.B.He

7、 doesnt have enough money.C.He forgets to take any proofs of ID.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Which game does the man like best?A.Chinese chess. B.Cards. C.Bridge.14.What does the woman think of Chinese chess?A.Complicated. . B.Simple. C.Boring15.Why does the woman only play bridge occasionally?A.She doesnt l

8、ike it. B.She isnt good at it. C.Its hard to find four players.16.What does the man look forward to?A.Learning to play bridge.B.Setting up a cards game.C.Arranging a bridge game with the woman.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题17.How long has the zoo been open?A.For about 60 years. B.For about 110 years. C.For about

9、 120 years.18.What is a feature of the zoo?A.It has the largest collection of animals.B.The animals are displayed without cages.C.It covers an area of 120 hectares.19.What is forbidden in the zoo?A.Opening the cages. B.Feeding the animals. C.Playing with animals.20.When does the zoo close on weekend

10、s?A.At 4:00 p.m. B.At 5:00 p.m. C.At 6:00 p.m.第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分50分)第一节(共15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(A、B、C 和 D) 中，选出最佳选项，并在 答题卡上将该项涂黑。A few extraordinary female singer-songwriters from the 1970s helped form music as we know it today, and continue to inspire so many with their soulful melodies

11、(旋律).Joni MitchellJoni Mitchells influence goes beyond her own generation. Her earnest songwriting continues to be a source of inspiration for many, who acknowledge her position as a pioneer of female expression in music.The 1971 album Blue showed Jonis truthful self, telling the stories of her expe

12、riences in life and in love. Blue was later chosen by the New York Times as one of the 25 albums that represented turning points and the highest points in 20th-century popular music.高二英语 第 2 页 共 8 页Carole KingCarole King wrote or co-wrote over 118 hits between 1955 and 1999, making her the most succ

13、essful female songwriter in the second half of the 20th century. However, King initially found herself less recognized than her husband and writing partner at the time, Gerry Goffin.As the 1970s arrived, so did Carole King in full bloom. Now pursuing a solo career,1971 saw the release (发行)of her alb

14、um Tapestry. The album was highly significant, not only commercially but symbolically.Joan ArmatradingStill in the 1970s but putting in the work on this side of the pond, Joan Armatrading became the first black British female artist to achieve international praise.Joans place as a female pioneer in

15、music continued as she became the first UK female artist to be nominated (提名)for a Grammy in the blues category, going on to receive two further nominations. An artist who is confident with who she is and what she wants to create, Armatrading famously keeps her private life to herself and lets her m

16、usic do the talking.21.What is the album Blue about?A.Female wisdom. B.Female creativity.C.Jonis musical dream. D.Jonis life experiences.22.When was Kings album Tapestry available to the public?A.In 1955. B.In 1999. C.In 1970. D.In 1971.23.Which of the following best describes Joan Armatrading?A.Bra

17、ve. B.Self-confident. C.Odd. D.Unsociable.BIf youre like me, patience is a virtue that doesnt come without effort. It takes a lot of practice, and Im devoting a year to the pursuit. Patience is my word for 2023.Maybe you re still trying to settle on yours, and Id love to hear about it.I picked patie

18、nce one Saturday after my daughter Evie had pressed the Can I call you later?auto reply instead of answering her cell phone. Twice. Id waited a couple hours in between calls, and that was after having texted her first thing that morning just to say hi. Worry built while I cleaned the fish tank, slig

19、htly admiring the simple aquatic life.Evie was a college student, living off campus with three roommates. They looked out for one another, all were smart and careful, and I had no reason to think Evie was in real trouble. But maybe shed had a spat with one of her friends or was running low on money.

20、 Maybe she was drowning in schoolwork. I imagined a million what-ifs. Werent cell phones made to put a parents mind at ease? Evie was going to get a mouthful when she finally found a free minute to tell me that I didnt need to worry.I filled the aquarium with fresh water, and my impatience reached t

21、he top as well.The fish swam laps in the crystal-clear tank. I wished I were more like these peaceful angels living in the moment. Evie finally called late that night. She was at a party but wanted to catch me before I went to bed.Sorry, Mom. Today was so busy and great!I told her that was just what

22、 I had imagined. I didnt mention that I was practicing a whole new way to wait.24.Why did the author become worried at the beginning?A.Evies roommates treated her unkindly. B.Evie forgot to say hello to her as usual.C.Something went wrong with her fish. D.She couldnt reach Evie on the phone. 25.What

23、 does the underlined phrase had a spatin paragraph 3 mean?A.Chatted. B.Shopped. C.Quarreled. D.Played.26.What do we know about Evie?高二英语 第 3 页 共 8 页A.She spent that Saturday with her friends.B.She lived with her classmates in the dorm.C.She failed to ring back her mom in the end.D.She had trouble re

24、turning to school timely.27.Whats the text mainly about?A.A college students busy academic life.B.The importance of patience in daily life.C.The authors favorite word for 2023.D.A mothers deep love for her daughter.CArt is everywhere. Any public space has been carefully designed by an artistic mind

25、to be both functional and beautiful. Why, then, is art still so widely considered to be the easy subject at school, insignificant to wider society, a waste of time and effort?Art can connect culture with commercial products in a way that not many other things can; art generates money and holds signi

26、ficant emotional and cultural value within communities. When people attend a concert, they are paying for music, sure, maybe even hotel rooms, meals, and transport, but they also gain an incredible experience, a unique atmosphere and a memory that will go through the rest of their lives. People dont

27、 just want material things anymore, they want to experience life the arts are a perfect crossover( 交 迭 )between culture and commerce.Furthermore, the arts can bring communities together, reducing loneliness and making people feel safer. Social bonds are created among individuals when they share thei

28、r arts experiences through reflection and discussion, and their expression of common values through artworks in honour of events significant to a nations experience.The arts clearly have a pretty positive impact on physical and psychological health. It is found that people who frequent cultural plac

29、es or participate in artistic events are more likely to gain good health compared to those who do not; more engagement with the arts is linked to a higher level of peoples wellbeing. The Royal Society of Public Health discovered that music and art, when used in hospitals, help to improve the conditi

30、ons of patients by reducing stress, anxiety and blood pressure.Children who are involved with the arts make greater achievements in their education: those engaged with drama have greater literary ability while others taking part in musical practice exhibit greater skills in math and languages. Kids

31、with preference for the arts have a greater chance of finding employment in the future. Participating in the arts is essential for child development; encouraging children to express themselves in constructive ways could help to form healthy emotional responses in later life.Vital to human life, art

32、is celebrated and used by nations across the world for various purposes. Life without art would be boring and dead still, for art is a part of what makes us human.28.Art products differ from most other commercial products because.A.most people purchase them for collectionB.they are more expensive an

33、d less accessibleC.they have both commercial and cultural valuesD.their prices may climb up as time passes29.What can we learn about people who are involved in artistic activities? A.They enjoy better living conditions.B.They like to compare themselves with others.C.They are particularly good at bot

34、h music and art.D.They tend to be healthier physically and mentally.30.How does kids engagement with the arts benefit them?高二英语 第 4 页 共 8 页A.It promotes their academic performance and emotional growth.B.It gives them more confidence in exhibiting their learning skills.C.It inspires their creativity

35、in designing their future career.D.It helps to make responsible people out of them.31.What is the best title for this passage?A.How Art Cures Our Hearts B.Art: A Blessing to HumankindC.How Art Benefits Communities D.Art: A Bridge Between CulturesDBlood-Doping ChampionBlood doping(违规输血) to improve pe

36、rformance is forbidden in professional sports. Athletes can use this technique to fuel their muscles with more oxygen-carrying red blood cellsfor example, by receiving a transfusion. But many animals dope naturally: sheep, fishes and horses can boost their bloods capacity to carry oxygen by 16 to 74

37、 percent in physically demanding situations. Now a study shows that an Antarctic fish called the bald notothen can increase its carrying capacity by more than 200 percent to pursue an active life in cold waters.Like most fishes native to Antarctica, the bald notothens blood contains anti-freeze prot

38、eins that help it withstand extreme cold. But these proteins, along with red blood cells (RBCs), can make blood sticky and hard to circulate. Some Antarctic fishes adapt by removing RBCs altogether, absorbing oxygen directly from the water via skin as they passively await prey (猎物). Bald notothens,

39、however, actively swim below surface ice to chase other active life when avoiding seals and penguins. For this behavior,you need to supply more oxygen to the muscles,says Michael Axelsson, a physiologist at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden and co-author of the new study.The scientists compared

40、 RBC levels in samples collected from bald notothens relaxing in glass tanks with those in samples drawn from fish they chasedusing a plastic tube. RBC levels were at 9 percent in the resting animals but 27 percent in the exercised ones, showing a 207 percent increase in the latters blood oxygen car

41、rying capacity.“No other fish weve seen can more than double their RBCs or drop their numbers to such a low level when resting,” Axelsson says. The fishs spleen (脾)stores RBCs, and the researcher found that to release more into the bloodstream, the organ shrinks to weigh 41 percent less.The enormous

42、 changes in RBC levels initially surprised Gerald Kooyman, a biologist at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, who was not involved in the study. He notes, however, that these animals have fewer blood cells to begin with, so maintaining circulation with a tripled RBC count is less difficult. If

43、a diving Weddell seal pushed its RBC levels from 40 to 90 percent, for instance, its blood would be dangerously hard to pump.Yet bald notothens do face trade-offs for their ability. The scientists found blood pressure was 12 percent higher and the heart worked 30 percent harder in active individuals

44、. Bald notothens can rest during quiet times, but when they need to use their abilities, Axelsson says,these fish have to live with more RBCs because they need more oxygen.32.Compared with most fishes native to Antarctica, what is special about the bald notothen?A.Its blood contains anti-freeze proteins.B.It can absorb oxygen directly fro