民生教育高中2023-2024学年高二上学期9月月考
英语试题
本试卷分第I卷和第II卷两部分。满分150分,时间120分钟。考试结束后，只交答题卡。
第Ⅰ卷 (共55题，95分)
第一部分 听力 (共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分)
第一节 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。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 the woman likely to do first
A. Attend a meeting. B. Go to the hospital. C. Eat something sweet.
2. How will the man pay
A. By cash. B. By phone. C. By credit card.
3. Where are the speakers
A. At home. B. At a restaurant. C. At their grandparents’ house.
4. What happened to the man this morning
A. He missed the bus.
B. His computer was broken.
C. He quarreled with a taxi driver.
5. What seems to be the man’s problem
A. He gets bored of reading.
B. He dislikes shopping online.
C. He is disturbed by the noise.
第二节 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。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。
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
6. What did the woman have in the cafe
A. The soup. B. The sandwich. C. The salad.
7. What does the man dislike about the cafe
A. The food. B. The service. C. The colors of the walls.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
8. When did the woman get here
A. On Thursday. B. On Friday. C. On Sunday.
9. What is Tim’s major
A. English. B. History. C. Biology.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
10. Why did Lili work on soccer shoes
A. To fulfill a task. B. To earn a living. C. To make special shoes for Messi.
11. How did Lili feel when she received that photo
A. Encouraged. B. Doubtful. C. Disappointed.
12. What are the speakers talking about
A. Their favorite football players.
B. Lili’s artworks for football shoes.
C. A pair of shoes for Lionel Messi.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
13. What is the relationship between the speakers
A. Schoolmates. B. Colleagues. C. Interviewer and interviewee.
14. Who played a key role in starting the man’s singing career
A. His uncle. B. A singer. C. A teacher.
15. What does the man say about his new album
A. It will be popular. B. It is about friendship. C. It will only be released in Asia.
16. Why will the man go to summer music festivals
A. To get more inspiration. B. To promote his new album. C. To accompany his friends.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
17. When is the talk probably being given
A. At the beginning of the term. B. In the middle of the term. C. At the end of the term.
18. What will the officials check first
A. The fire alarms. B. The safety doors. C. The electrical system.
19. Why is the football field closed
A. It will be slightly enlarged.
B. It has been replaced by the schoolyard.
C. It has some safety problems with the surface.
20. What will take place on Friday afternoon
A. A safety check. B. A staff meeting. C. A welcome party.
第二部分 阅读理解 (共两小节，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，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
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Searching for the perfect gift can be difficult, especially age-appropriate material for teenagers. Look no further! We have a list of the best teen magazines. Give the gift of reading for your teens today!
Girls’ Life Magazine Designed for 10 to 15-year-olds, Girls’ Life provides inspiration and entertainment for every reader. She’ll find tips for dealing with stress, navigating high school, achieving academic success, and beauty and fashion advice. This print magazine delivers up fun-quizzes, reader submission, and more- helping guide young women through their teen years while still allowing them to be young.
Muse For teens up to age 14, Muse Magazine teaches, challenges, and excites readers of both genders. Sponsored by the Smithsonian Institute, this magazine features award-winning authors and focuses on science, history, and the arts. Whether your teen is interested in genetics, video games, outer space, beekeeping, or robots, this magazine has it all!
Sports Illustrated Kids Perfect for sports fans aged 8 to 14, SI Kids supplies readers with interesting sports news they won ‘ t want to miss. Articles on favorite athletes feature incredible photography and illustrations. Girls and boys alike will enjoy the advice from athletes, coaches, and experts in the field: they’ll find tips on nutrition, performance, morale, and more.
National Geographic Kids While designed for kids aging six and up, this magazine features a lot of important, fun information about the world around us. Discover great stories about wildlife, current events, pop culture, science, technology, other kids’ adventures, and more! They’ll feel like they’re exploring the places themselves, with stunning photography, lively stories, and exciting facts.
21. Which of the following can you learn from Girls’ Life Magazine
A. News about award-winning authors. B. Information about interesting events.
C. Suggestions from coaches about nutrition. D. Advice on improving academic performances.
22. Which magazine has the youngest readers
A. Muse. B. Girls’ Life Magazine.
C. Sports Illustrated Kids. D. National Geographic Kids.
23. Who is the passage mainly written for
A. Kids. B. Parents. C. Teachers. D. Teenage girls.
B
When Ann was 13, she was accepted into a university to study medicine. Shortly after getting the acceptance letter, she shared the exciting news on the Internet. “I graduated from highschool last year at 12 years old. One year later, I was accepted into a university at 13. I’m a junior at college,” she wrote. “I’ve worked so hard to reach my goals and realize my dreams,” she added, going on to credit her mother because her mother gave Ann all her support.
“Mom, I made it,” Ann wrote. “I couldn’t have done it without you. You gave me every opportunity possible to be successful. You are the best mother a kid could ever ask for. You always believed in me. You allowed me space to grow and make mistakes without making me feel bad. You allowed me the opportunity to experience the world.”
The teen is currently a student in two undergraduate programs studying biological sciences in two universities. She has extremely good time management skills and is very disciplined (自律的).
Ann doesn’t only focus on the classroom when it comes to her education. In 2021, she became the youngest inter (实习生) ever at a government department. Ann said the dream started early for her. Her final goal is to become a flight surgeon (外科医生) and work with astronauts.
Ann’s impressive achievements don’t even stop there. She also founded an organization for girls of color who are interested in exploring careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
You may think you’re too young to do anything. But from Ann’s story, I think you need to change the view. With her effort, Ann has proved that one can do anything if they can do what they can to do what they want to.
24. What can we learn about Ann from Paragraph 1
A. She has been admitted into a university. B. She wanted to show off her high school.
C. She was too young to go to university. D. She is studying in a high school.
25. What does the author want to show in Paragraph 2
A. Ann’s opportunity to succeed. B. Ann’s gratitude to her mother.
C. The stress Ann got from her parents. D. The educational methods in Ann’s school.
26. What is Ann’s final aim
A. To found an organization for girls. B. To explore careers in science.
C. To work with astronauts as a surgeon. D. To become the youngest worker in the government.
27. Which of the following can best describe Ann
A. Adventurous and creative. B. Humorous and mysterious.
C. Determined and imaginative. D. Self-controlled and successful.
C
People who frequently eat fruit are more likely to report greater positive mental wellbeing and are less likely to report symptoms of depression than those who do not, according to new research from the College of Health and Life Sciences, Aston University. The team also found that people who eat savoury (咸味的) snacks such as crisps (薯片), which are low in nutrients, are more likely to report greater levels of anxiety.
Published in the British Journal of Nutrition, the study surveyed 428 adults from across the UK and looked at the relationship between their consumption of fruit, vegetables, sweet and savoury snacks, and their psychological health. The research found that both nutrient-rich fruit and nutrient-poor savoury snacks appeared to be linked to psychological health. They also found that there was no direct association between eating vegetables and psychological health. Based on the survey, the more often people ate fruit, the lower they scored for depression and the higher for mental wellbeing, independent of the overall quantity of fruit intake. By contrast, there was no link between these everyday memory lapses (差错) and fruit and vegetables intake or sweet snacks, suggesting a unique relationship between these nutrient-poor savoury snacks, everyday mental lapses, and psychological health.
Lead author, PhD student Nicola-Jayne Tuck commented, “Very little is known about how diet may affect mental health and wellbeing, and while we did not directly examine causality here, our findings could suggest that frequently snacking on nutrient-poor savoury foods may increase everyday mental lapses, which in turn reduces psychological health.”
“It is possible that changing what we snack on could be a really simple way to improve our mental wellbeing. Conversely, it is also possible that the forthcoming restriction of processed snacks at checkouts, due to come in this October, could not only improve the country’s physical health, but mental health too.”
“Overall, it’s definitely worth trying to get into the habit of reaching for the fruit bowl.”
28. Which may lead to greater level of anxiety
A. Savoury snacks. B. Fruit. C. Vegetables. D. Grain.
29. What can we learn from paragraph 2
A. Rich fruit appears not to be linked to psychological health.
B. The more fruit people eat, the lower they score for depression.
C. There is a relation between the nutrient-poor snacks and mental health.
D. There is a direct link between eating vegetables and psychological health.
30. What does the underlined word “causality” in paragraph 3 refer to
A. The relation between fruit and vegetables.
B. The relation between exercise and health.
C. The relation between snacks and mental health.
D. The relation between diet and mental health and wellbeing.
31. Which is the most suitable title for the text
A. Eating habits can prevent disease
B. Eating unhealthy snacks often is harmful to health
C. Eating vegetables often can improve mental health
D. Eating fruit often may contribute to mental health
D
Having failed doesn’t necessarily mean you’re a failure. Alexander Fleming failed to keep his lab equipment clean during a two-week vacation, and as a result, he discovered penicillin (青霉素). This discovery is said to have saved up to 200 million lives.
Even the most optimistic person can face anxiety, stress, and a feeling of personal defeat. You are no exception. But sitting around complaining will just make you a loser. What you do next is how you make sure that failure doesn’t go to waste. By treating each failure as an opportunity to reflect and grow, you can remove much of the fear that you’re going to fail and look ahead.
I take pride in being a responsible and capable person in performing any task. Yet, despite my best efforts, I do fail. When I fail, I tend to blame myself for my carelessness and worry about others’ comments. However, some colleagues and friends have surprised me with their instant forgiveness. They know forgiveness is often the only thing that makes sense. They are willing to let go of the incident and help me feel better.
Support from others is welcome, but the best support we can get comes from ourselves. We can learn from our experiences by observing, analyzing, and theorizing when things went wrong.
My father taught me to start a new project whenever I am facing troubled times. This could be writing or reading, creating or learning, but it’s always something to carry on. To have a project for the future creates hope, Hope is the courage of life. It is invisible but it can give us the ability to look to the future. Only if we keep our sights on the horizon, will we never fall on the small rocks.
Failure hurts us in some ways. It is a mistake to assume that failure is desirable. But a complete absence of failure would make our lives very dull indeed. The best we can do is create successes from our failures.
32. What does the example of Alexander Fleming tell us
A. What failure is. B. Failure is relative.
C. Penicillin is effective. D. Fleming invented penicillin.
33. What is the writer’s suggestion for someone who have failed
A. Trying to be positive. B. Explaining how that happened.
C. Learning from the failure. D. Turning to others for help.
34. How does the author draw the conclusion in 3-5 Paragraphs
A. By sharing his personal experience.
B. By doing some scientific experiments.
C. By getting advice from his friends.
D. By obtaining knowledge from books.
35. What is the attitude of the writer to failure
A. Negative. B. Uncertain. C. Objective. D. Doubtful.
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。其中有两项多余。
For most of us, stress is a reality and learning how to deal with it is very important in our growth. After all, stress goes hand in hand with change, and our life is all about change. 36 We all behave a bit differently according to different types of stress. Here are some helpful tips to help you.
Eat right. Cola and chocolate are not the best way to keep healthy. 37
Get moving. Most of our everyday stress is related to school, work, or a lot of emotional problems. 38 When we are under a lot of stress, our bodies can develop a lot of muscle tension. Regular exercise can help you relax and feel better.
39 Essays won’t write themselves, and good grades require hard work, but don’t think much about the bad things. Give yourself praise where you can improve yourself. Stress is a clear sign of worry, but it doesn’t mean your situation is hopeless.
Speak up. The breakup of your favorite rock band isn’t the end of the world, but sometimes life throws some real problems at you. But don’t let the stress eat you up. 40 If you’re feeling seriously unhappy and unable to keep up with school and life, speak to a family member or your doctor.
A. Stay positive.
B. Talk to a trusted friend.
C. The older a person is, the more stressed he feels.
D. People could not think clearly when under stress.
E. However, a bit of physical activity can help us work it off.
F. There is simply no way to get away from stress completely.
G. Sure, everyone likes a little comfort food, but you will need a balanced diet.
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。
I love persimmons (柿子). A few years ago, preparing to travel from San Francisco to Boston, I 41 two persimmons, one of which I 42 in the flight departure lounge (候机室), waiting to board the 43 .
A lady 44 me and asked from which store in the airport the fruit was bought. She looked a bit 45 hearing that it couldn’t be purchased from any airport shop. I thought to myself, “I can 46 the second persimmon to her.” When I 47 her the fruit, she at first 48 , but when I insisted, she was visibly glad and appreciatively accepted. I 49 my corner of the lounge, satisfied to have made someone else 50 and that I thought was the end of the story.
Sometime during the flight, the lady caught up with me in the aisle (过道) to 51 me again for the persimmon. She 52 that she had grown up in Japan, where there was a persimmon tree in the yard of her childhood home. She now lived in Boston, where she hadn’t been able to find the fruit. The taste of this one persimmon was precious to her, 53 her with memories of her parents and grandparents by our senses of taste and smell, as if magically.
Only then did the influence of this tiny act dawn on me. To this day I am 54 by it so much that the taste of the persimmon I never ate gives me more 54 than all the ones I have eaten, combined.
41. A. picked B. exchanged C. packed D. demanded
42. A. ate B. donated C. washed D. observed
43. A. bus B. train C. ship D. plane
44. A. approached B. left C. missed D. discovered
45. A. disappointed B. nervous C. excited D. energetic
46. A. give B. compare C. throw D. deliver
47. A. showed B. purchased C. offered D. sold
48. A. hated B. chose C. removed D. refused
49. A. searched for B. returned to C. checked up D. complained about
50. A. comfortable B. happy C. anxious D. worried
51. A. support B. thank C. praise D. reward
52. A. imagined B. responded C. agreed D. shared
53. A. taking B. helping C. reconnecting D. mixing
54. A. moved B. surprised C. shocked D. attracted
55. A. regret B. freedom C. joy D. kindness
第II卷 (共55分)
第二节 语法填空 (共10小题，每题1.5分，满分15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。
Accompanied by a guitar, Abao and his daughter Emily sing a famous Chinese ancient poem song. The music 56 (compose) by Abao. The poem is familiar 57 most Chinese people, as they are from one of the most well-known ancient poems “A Tranquil Night” by the great Tang Dynasty poet Li Bai.
Abao, a Chinese teacher working at 58 public school in Australia, has set more than 60 ancient Chinese poems to music, the universal language of the world, so his students can 59 (well) appreciate these ancient works. So far, the method 60 (prove) popular among these young people 61 (come) from very different cultural backgrounds.
It was not an easy journey 62 (figure) out the best way to put these poems to music. Abao noted that Chinese is a language of melody (旋律), 63 English is a language of rhythm (节奏), so how to make native English-speakers properly understand both the tone and meaning of these ancient poems was a challenge.
“The idea of my 64 (create) is to use Western music as a framework (框架) for the traditional Chinese poem, so that the Chinese tones and the melody can be very integrated. Chinese people feel that it is very fresh, and children 65 grew up here can also accept it. These works have Chinese classical beauty,” Abao said.
第四部分 写作 (满分40分)
第一节 应用文写作 (满分10分)
假定你是李华，2023年9月29日，你市将举办中秋节文化活动。你校外教Abbott对中国传统文化很感兴趣，请你给他写一封信，邀请他一起来参加，内容包括：
1. 写信目的；
2. 活动时间和地点；
3. 活动内容和意义。
注意：
1. 词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节以使行文连贯。
Dear Abbott,
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Yours,
Li Hua
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两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
My knees started shaking, yet my body froze. It felt as though my soul departed my body and I had no control over it. Anxiously, I looked through the roster (名单) posted on the wall of the locker room. My heart was beating harder and harder as I slowly saw all my friends' names on that list but could not find mine. At that moment, I froze. I just could not accept that all my friends were on the basketball team while I was not.
I was so convinced there was a mistake that I went and found the coach. “Hey, coach, are you sure that the roster you posted is correct ” I asked anxiously, dreading (担心) his answer.
“Yes, the names on the list are finalized. Sorry if you did not make it this year, there is always next year,” the coach replied.
I could feel the hot, bitter tears filling my eyes, and I ran out of the room as fast as I could. Trying to forget about the situation, I headed over to the cafeteria to buy some food. I felt dead inside, like nothing mattered. Walking was such a burden that it felt as if I had a 100-pound weight tied to my backpack. My mind was also blank for the rest of the school day. Everything my teachers said went in one ear and out the other.
After school, as I walked to the parking lot to get picked up, I saw all my friends gathered near the back of the lot, celebrating and joking around. I detoured (绕道) around the side of the school to avoid them, trying not to think about being the only one in our friend group failing to make the team.
I saw my father’s red car pull up near the school lot. I walked up to the car and got in. He smiled at me, turned on the radio, and started driving home. And soon he noticed my gloomy face, and asked me what was wrong. “Nothing. Well, it's just that all my friends made the school team. Everyone! Except me...” I stammered (口吃). “Well, what are you going to do about it Are you just going to sit there and wait ” he asked. Surprised, I didn’t know what to say.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
I just shook my head and went into my room. ___________________________________________________
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After almost a year of practicing and training, I tried out for the team again. ___________________________
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