辽宁省鞍山市普通高中2022-2023学年高二下学期第二次月考英语试题

第1页/共1页2022—2023学年度下学期月考试卷高二英语第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)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。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.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Thelocation.B.Theweather.C.Thenews.2.Whichplacedoesthemanwanttogotonow?A.Asupermarket.B.Hishome.C.Thefield.3.WheremightSallybenow?A.Inastadium.B.Inthecourtyard.C.Beyondthegarden.4.Whatisthemostprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Customerandsalesman.B.Husbandandwife.C.Daughterandfather.5.Whatisthemainreasonfordoctorstorecommendbikeriding?A.Itcanmakelegsslim.B.Itcanmakeyouputonweight.C.Itcanbuildupthebody.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,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。听第6段材料。回答第6、7题。6Whatarethespeakersdoing?A.Paintingthewalls.B.Movingfurniture.C.Designingthehouse.7.Whatdoesthemansayaboutthework?A.Itisverytough.B.Itisawkward.C.Itisunnecessary.听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。8.Whendoesthemanwantthewomantomakeadecision?A.Nextweek.B.Nextmonth.C.Nextyear.9.Whatisthewomantryingtodo?A.Lookforanewperson.B.Getanewjobintown.C.Paynorentfortheman.听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。10.WhatdoesthemanfindthemostdifficultinlearningEnglish?A.Speaking.B.Writing.C.Listening.11.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthewoman’ssuggestiononimprovinglisteningfinally?A.Itisimpractical.B.It’sagoodidea.C.It’sunusual.12.Whatisthemanadvisedtodotoimprovehiswriting?A.FindanEnglishpenfriend.B.ReadEnglishliterature.C.ListentoEnglishradioprogrammes.听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。13.Whatdoesthewomanwanttobuy?A.Somemilk.B.Someicecream.C.Somehoney.14.Whydoesthemantrytostopthewoman?A.Theroadisicy.B.Itistoolate.C.Itwillsnow.15.Howlongdoesittaketodrivetothestore?A.Lessthan10minutes.B.Atleast30minutes.C.Aboutanhour.16.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?A.Athome.B.Inastore.C.Ataparkinglot.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17.Wheredoesthespeakercomefrom?A.TheUK.B.SouthAfrica.C.NorthernEurope.18.WhydidthespeakergotoFinland?A.Toattendameeting.B.Tobuyclothes.C.Toskiwithherfriend.19.HowistheweatherinNorthernEuropenow?A.Warm.B.Cold.C.Hot.20.Whatcolourarethespeaker’sbusinessclothes?A.Red.B.White.C.Dark.第二部分阅读理解(共2节,满分50分)第一节(共15小题,每题2.5分,满分37.5分)AMostpeopleagreethateatinghealthyfoodisimportant.Butsometimesmakinggoodfoodchoicescanbedifficult.Nowthereareappsthatcanhelppeoplelearnaboutthefoodtheyeattoimprovetheirhealthandtheirdiningoutexperience.OpenTableappOpenTableapphelpspeoplechooserestaurantswhentheywanttogoouttoeat.Itisafreeservicethatshowsusersrestaurantavailablebasedonwhereandwhentheywanttodine.Itgivesuserspointswhentheymakereservations,whichcanadduptodiscounts(折扣)onrestaurantvisits.MaxMcCalman’sCheese&WinePairingappWineandcheesecanbeagreatcombination.Butwhichwinesgobestwithwhichcheeses?MaxMcCalman’sCheese&WinePairingappcanhelp.Itprovidesinformationabouthundredsofdifferentcheesesandsuggestswinestopairwitheach.MaxMcCalman’sCheese&WinePairingappisfree.HappyCowappVegetariansdonoteatanimalmeat.Vegansdonoteatanyanimalproducts.TheHappyCowappismadeforbothgroups.Userscansearchforvegetarian-veganrestaurantsandstoresaroundtheworld.LocalEatsappRestaurantchains,likeMcDonalds,canbefoundalmostanywhereapersonmighttravel.Butsometimestravelerswanttoeatlikelocals.TheLocalEatsappisdesignedforthat.ItcanhelpyoufindlocalrestaurantsinmajorcitiesintheU.Sandinothercountries.Itcostsaboutadollar.WhereChefsEatapp“WhereChefsEat”isa975book.Mostpeoplewouldnotwanttocarrythataround.Butthereisamuchlighterappversionofthesamenameforjust$15.Sixhundredchefsprovideinformationon3,000restaurantsaroundtheworldontheWhereChefsEatapp.1.WhatcanusersgetwhenmakingareservationwithOpenTableapp?A.Prizes. B.Books.CPoints. D.Cheeses.2.Happycowappisdesignedforthosewhoprefer________.A.localfoods B.wineandcheeseC.vegetables D.animalmeat3.Whatappcostsyoumostaccordingtothetext?A.OpenTable. B.WhereChefsEat.C.LocalEats. D.MaxMeCalman’sCheese&WinePairing.BApproaching96,atanagewhenmostarelonelyandinpoorhealth,OlgaMurray,fullofenergy,hasbeeneagerlyplanningatriptoKathmandu,thecapitalofNepal,whilekeepingincontactwithhundredsoffriendsaroundtheworld.Howcanshebeinsuchgoodshape?Isithergoodgenes?(Hermotherlivedto98.)Herdailysaladsandthree-times-a-weekworkouts?Ormightithavesomethingtodowiththeretiredlawyer’ssecondcareerasfounderofanonprofitorganization?Scientistsincreasinglyarefindingthattheanswer—callitlivingwithpurpose,findingmeaninginlifeorjustengagingwithsomethinglargerthanyourself—canbeaparticularlyhealthypursuit.Livingwithasenseofpurposecanimprovethequalityofthosefinalyears.Murrayoffersavividexampleofhowtocreateasenseofmeaning.Murray’sstorybeganin1984,aftershehadworked37yearsasalawyerandwasstartingtothinkaboutretirement(退休).At59,whiletravelinginNepal,Murrayfoundherselfamazedbythechildrenthere.“TheywerepoorbeyondanythingIhadeverexperienced,”sherecalledinaself-publishedmemoir(自传)yearslater.“Yettheywerethemostjoyfullittlekidsanywhereonearth.”ShewantedtoputtherestofherlifeintohelpingeducateNepalesechildren.ReturningtoNepalthenextyear,shemetAllanAistrope,thenavolunteerEnglishteacheratthecountry’sonlyorphanage(孤儿院).Thetwocombinedforces,beginningwithorganizingcollegescholarshipsforfouroftheorphans.Afteranotherfiveyears,theyhadlaunchedtheNepalYouthFoundation(NYF),whichbythenwassupportingseveralhundredscholarshipstudentsandraising60homelesschildren.In1994,thetwohiredSomPaneru,aformerscholarshipstudent,asexecutivedirector.MurrayhastakenseveralstepstomakesuretheNYFwillsurviveaftertheunavoidablelossofherpresence.ShehandedoverthepresidencytoPaneruin2012.Now,sheisbusyasusual,leadinglotsoffundraisingcampaigns.4.HowdidNepalesechildrenimpressMurraywhenshetraveledinNepalat59?A.Theywereeagertoreceiveeducation.B.Theylivedaverypoorbuthappylife.C.Theylikedtocommunicatewithforeigners.D.Theywereterriblyinterestedinhermemoir5.WhatdidMurraydofirstwhenshetravelledtoNepalthesecondtime?A.Shehelpedfourorphansgotocollege.B.ShestartedtheNepalYouthFoundation.C.ShevolunteeredtoactasanEnglishteacher.D.Shesent60homelesschildrentotheorphanage.6WhichbestdescribesMurray?A.Confidentandhelpful. B.Energeticandselfless.C.Creativeandprofessional. D.Kind-heartedandflexible.7.What’sthewritingpurposeofthistext?A.Toencouragepeopletoexerciseregularly.B.Toadvisepeopletochangetheirjobs.C.ToattractmoretouriststoNepal.D.Toinspirepeopletoliveapurposefullife.CWetlandsareareaswherewatercoversthesoilalltheyearorfordifferentperiodsoftimeduringtheyear.Wetlandsvarywidelybecauseofdifferencesinsoils,climate,waterandothers.WetlandscanbefoundoneverycontinentexceptAntarctica.TwotypesofwetlandsarerecognizedonEarth:coastalwetlandsandinlandwetlands.Coastalwetlands,astheirnamesuggests,arefoundalongtheAtlantic,Pacificandcoasts.Theyarecloselylinkedtotheestuaries(河口)whereseawatermixeswithfreshwatertoformaspecialenvironment.Thesaltwaterandthefreshwatermixtocreatearatherdifficultenvironmentformostplants.Therefore,manycoastalareasaren’tsuitableforplentyofplants.Someplants,however,havesuccessfullyadaptedtothisenvironment.Certaingrassesandgrasslikeplantsthatadapttotheconditionsformcoastalwetlands.Inlandwetlandsaremostcommononfloodplainsalongriversandstreamsthataresurroundedbydryland.Certaintypesofinlandwetlandsarecommontoparticularareasofthecountry.Manyofthesewetlandsareseasonal.Theamountofwaterandthetimeofitspresencepartlyaffectthefunctionsofawetlandanditsroleintheenvironment.Wetlandsthatappeardryattimesforsignificantpartsoftheyearoftenprovideimportantlivingplacesforwildlifeintheseareas.Thevalueofawetlandtohumansocietydependsonasetofrelationshipsbetweenthewetlandandtheotherecosystems.Wetlandsplayanimportantroleintheecosystem.Manyspeciesofbirdsandanimalsrelyonwetlandsforfoodwaterandshelter.Theplantsandwildlifeinwetlandsarepartofglobalcyclesforwater.Besides,scientistsarebeginningtorealizethatatmosphericmaintenance(大气维护)maybeanotherwetlands’function.Wetlandsstorecarbonwithintheirplantcommunitiesandsoilinsteadofgivingitouttotheatmosphereascarbondioxide.Thus,wetlandshelptoimproveglobalclimateconditions.8.Howmanykindsofwetlandsarementionedinthetext?A.Two. B.Three. C.Four. D.Five.9.Wheredocoastalwetlandsgenerallyappear?A.Offthecoasts. B.OnAntarctica.C.Neartheestuaries. D.Alongtherivers.10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“its”inparagraph3referto?A.Awetland’s. B.Water’s. C.Wildlife’s. D.Astream’s.11.Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?A.Theimportanceoftheecosystem. B.Thefunctionsoftheatmosphere.C.Theglobalclimateconditions. D.Thevalueofwetlands.DPersephoneisatourguideinGreece,butnotthetypepeopleareusedto.Astheworld’sfirstrobottourguide,Persephonehasbeenwelcomingvisitorssincemid-JulytotheAlistratiCave(山洞)innorthernGreece.Therobotcoversthefirst500feetofthepartofthecave.Therobotcangiveitspartofthetourin33languagesandinteract(互动)atabasiclevelwithvisitorsinthreelanguages.Itcanalsoanswer33questions,butonlyinGreek.NikosKartalis,thescientificdirectorfortheAlistratisite,hadtheideaofcreatingtherobotwhenhesawoneonTVguidingvisitorsatanartgallery.TherobotwasbuiltbytheNationalTechnologyandResearchFoundationandcost$139,000.“Wealreadyhavea70%increaseinvisitorscomparedtolastyearsincewestartedusingtherobot,”saidKartalis.“Peopleareinterested,especiallythechildren,andpeoplewhohadvisitedinthepastarecomingbacktoseetherobotguide.”Persephone,withawhitebody,blackheadandtwoeyes,movesonwheels,guidingvisitorstothefirstthreeofeightstopsalongthewalkway.Shecandotwomorestops,butherlowspeedslowsdownthetour.Persephone’screatorsareconsideringwaystospeedherup.EvdokiaKaraferaisoneofthetourguideswhopartnerswiththerobot.“Itishelpful,becauseitspeaksmanylanguages.There’sjustalittledelay(耽搁)inthetouring,”shesaid.“Mostfinditamazing,especiallythechildren,andfinditinterestingthatitspeaksmanylanguages.”Karaferasaid,however,thathumantourguidescouldn’tbecompletelyreplaced.“Robots,atsomepointinthefuture,willtakeovermanyjobs.ButIbelievetheycannotreplacehumanseverywhere,”shesaid.“Therobotisfunny,butcan’treplacethehumancontactwiththeguideandtheconversationwecanhaveonthewayback.”12.WhatcanbelearnedaboutPersephone?A.Itonceguidedvisitorsattheartgallery.B.ItwasbuiltbyNikosKartalis.C.Itcanspeakthirty-threelanguages.D.Itisaboutthreefeetinheight.13.WhydopeoplewhohadvisitedtheAlistratiCavecomeback?A.Tovisitanartgallery. B.ToseePersephone.C.TolearntheGreeklanguage. D.TohelpEvdokiaKarafera.14.WhatdoesEvdokiaKaraferathinkofPersephone?A.Interestingbutimperfect. B.Smartbutuseless.C.Expensivebutineffective. D.Beautifulbutslow.15.Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext?A.Greek:aDifficultLanguageB.Alistrati:aCaveWorthVisitingC.Robots:aThreattoHumanFutureD.Persephone:anUnusualTourGuide第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10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。TraditionalChineseCultureChinesecultureisover5000yearsold.____16____ThespiritoftheteaceremonyXiHuLongJing（WestLakeDragonWell）andYunnanPu'erhavelongbeen,worldfamous.___17___.ThespiritoftheChineseteaceremonycapturestheChineseattitudetowardslifeandspirituality.Thesearethethingsthatpeopleallovertheworldcanbenefitfrom.Ahandfulofgoodtealeaveswithsomeboilingwaterandasetoflovelyteawarearetheperfectwaytospendasunnyafternoonandgainsomeinsightintothewisdomofthisancientcivilization.___18___Duringthe5,000yearsofChinesecivilization,manydifferentflavors,styles,andcuisines（烹饪）havedevelopedbasedontraditionalphilosophyandculture.Thisancientfoodculturehashadadirectimpactonthecountries,suchasJapan,Mongolia,SouthKorea,Thailand,andSingapore.IthasbenefitedbillionsofpeoplearoundtheworldthroughsuchinnovationsasChinesevegetarianculture,teaculture,vinegar,pastamedicateddiets,ceramictableware,andtheuseofsoybeansinthediet.ChineseConfucianismConfucianismhasflourishedduringthelast2,500ofChina's5,000-yearhistory.___19___.ThisschoolofthoughthashadthemostprofoundandlonglastinginfluenceinChina'shistory.Seventy-fourNobelPrizewinnersandmanyotherhighlyrespectedscholarshavestatedthatforthebenefitofmankind'slivelihoodanddevelopmentintothenextcentury,theseteachingsshouldbepromotedandadoptedworldwide.___20___.A.ChinesecuisineB.TraditionalChinesecultureC.Ithasbeenthemainstay（支柱〉ofthisancientcivilizationD.TheyareprettypopularduetotheirsuperiorcolorandflavorE.ThefollowingthreeitemsoftraditionalChineseculturehavehadaworldwideimpactF.ThiswonderfullyrichfoodculturehasalsohadanimpactonEurope,AmericaandOceaniaG.Thiswouldprovidelonglastingbenefitsforman,helpingtoensureapeacefulandhappylife第三部分英语知识运用(共两节,满分30分)第一节完形填空(共15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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。DalenaworkedasateacherinasmallIndianvillage,wheregirlsattendedschoolonlyforprimaryeducation.Malawasa(n)___21___girlinDalena’sclass,whomDalenawasproudof.Dalenaalwaysinstructedhergirlstudentsabouttheimportanceof___22___,self-respect,andcourage.So,itwassurprisingwhenMalawas___23___formorethanaweek.Dalenadecidedto___24___inMala’shome.Mala’sparents___25___theirplantogetMalamarried.Greatly___26___,Dalenaargued,“Idon’tbelieveit!Butsheistooyoungtoknowwhat___27___meansandwhattheresponsibilitiesare.Malaisnotreadyphysically,___28___oremotionally.”Mala’sfathersaid,“Butourfamily___29___won’tallowgirlstocontinueschool,andtheseniorsofthefamilymayalso____30____.”Dalenasaid,“Idorespectyourcustoms,buttheseareold____31____.Nowadays,girlscan____32____togreatheightsbecauseoftheireducation.Pleasereconsiderit.”Inthenexttwoweeks,Dalenavisitedthefamilymanytimes.Finally,Mala’sfather____33____toletMalagobacktoschool.Mala____34____herlearningopportunitiesandrosetobeatopperinherschool.Yearslater,withhardwork,MalabecameaseniorCivilServicesOfficerinhercity.Malaproudlysaid,“Itisthe____35____ofmyteacherthathasmademewhatIamtoday.”21.A.unique B.brilliant C.strange D.energetic22.A.family B.health C.education D.security23.A.absent B.ill C.busy D.lonely24.A.turnaround B.comethrough C.checkup D.getout25.A.doubted B.abandoned C.predicted D.revealed26.A.shocked B.embarrassed C.excited D.amused27.A.attitude B.marriage C.culture D.fortune28.A.economically B.academically C.officially D.mentally29.A.customs B.differences C.comments D.changes30.A.question B.object C.hesitate D.regret31.A.proofs B.conflicts C.beliefs D.methods32.A.return B.adapt C.attach D.rise33.A.agreed B.pretended C.failed D.afforded34.A.switched B.missed C.treasured D.created35.A.award B.support C.situation D.link第二节(共10小题;每小题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EarlyinFebruarysomevolunteersintheUnitedStatesposteddozensof___36___(photo)onthesocialmedia,___37___(show)thatthephysicalconditionofthegiantpandaYaYaintheMemphisZoowasworrying.Havingbeenhungryfor___38___longtime,itlookedbony,weakanddirty.Thepoorconditionsooncaughtworldwideconcern.From___39___wehavelearnedsofar,YaYahasseriousskindiseaseanddigestivesystemproblems.Thesituationisnotveryoptimistic,___40___makespeopleverysad.TheAmericananimalprotectiongroup“InDefenseofAnimals”(IDA)hasreleasedavideoinwhichYaYawasseencirclingaroundwhereshelived.___41___isreportedthatthepandanowweighs___42___(little)thannormal,eatslittleandshowsobvioussignsofstereotypedbehaviorandevenself-harm.SincetheChineseAssociationofZoologicalGardensreceivedreportsofYaYa’spoorhealthcondition,therelevantauthorities___43___(take)immediateactiontodealwiththeproblem.BothChinaandtheUShavebeenactivelydiscussingwaystospeeduptheproceduresnecessaryforYaYa’sreturntoherhomecountry.AteamfromBeijingZoohasarrivedintheUStoassistMemphisZoowithYaYa’scareandworkwiththemtoensurethatsheisproperly___44___(feed),caredforandthentransportedbacktoChina.Asourcesaysthatiftheproceduresgo___45___(smooth),YaYawillreturntoChinainApril.第四部分写作(共两节,满分40分)第一节(满分15分)46.假定你是李华，你的新西兰朋友Noah在给你的邮件中说他对中国古代建筑（ancientChinesearchitecture）很感兴趣，并打算利用暑假参观一下。请你给他回封邮件，内容包括：1.推荐要参观的建筑；2.约定参观的时间；3.提出其他建议。注意：1.词数80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearNoah,___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua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。Onedayanelderlypostmanknockedonthedoorofahouseandsaid,“Taketheletter...”Ashesaidthis,alittlegirl’svoicecamefrominside,“Iamcoming...Pleasewait.”Butevenafterfiveminutesnoonecame.Thepostmansaidagain,“Isthereanyonetotakeyourletter?Ihavetogotomanymoreplaces.”Thegirlreplied.“Uncle,ifyouareinahurry.puttheletterunderthedoor.Iamcoming.Itwilltakesomemoretime…”Thepostmansaid,“No,Iamwaiting.Itisaregisteredletter.Sosomeone’ssignature(签字)isalsoneeded.”Abouttenminuteslater.thedooropened.Thepostmanwasalittleangry,andwasabouttoshoutatthegirl,However,assoon