湖北省武汉市江夏区2023-2024学年高二上学期9月月考英语试卷（PDF版无答案）

第第页湖北省武汉市江夏区2023-2024学年高二上学期9月月考英语试卷（PDF版无答案）江夏区高二年级2023年9月月考

英语试卷

本试卷共8页。全卷满分150分。考试用时120分钟。

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，再选涂其他答案标号。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，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

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.WhattimewillthemanarriveinLondon

A.At8:30.B.At8:00.C.At7:30.

2.Whatdoesthemanthinkoftheactress

A.Shesreallybeautiful.B.Sheworkshard.C.Sheisntattractive.

3.Whatisthemangoingtodothisweekend

A.Hostaparty.B.Makeawish.C.SeeTimoff.

4.Whatwillthemandotoday

A.Playfootball.B.Buysomeflower.C.Workinthegarden.

5.Whatdidthewomandecidetobuy

A.Agoldnecklace.B.Asilvernecklace.C.Asilvernecklaceandadress.

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至7题。

6.Whatisthewomanlookingfor

A.Aninformationoffice.B.Apolicestation.C.Ashoerepairshop.

7.WhatistheTownGuideaccordingtotheman

A.Abrochure.B.AnewspaperC.Amap.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

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8.Whataretheytalkingabout

A.Theirsummervacation.B.Howtodriveatractor.C.Howtodofarmwork.

9.Wheredidthewomanspendhersummerholiday

A.Onafarm.B.Athome.C.Inafruitgarden.

10.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation

A.Themansmotherwasill.

B.Thewomandidsomehousework.

C.Themandroveatruckonthefarm.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.Wherecouldthemansmoke

A.Onthebalcony.B.Inthewashroom.C.Outsidethebuilding.

12.Howdidthemandealwithhissmokinghabit

A.Hehadtriedtogiveitupbutinvain.

B.Hehadnevertriedtogiveitup.

C.Hehadgivenitup.

13.Whatdoesthemandecidetodointheend

A.Tosmokeoutside.B.TrytogiveupsmokingC.Tosmokeatalatermoment.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14.HowdidthemanlearnaboutMartinHarris

A.Fromthewoman.B.Fromtheradionews.C.Fromthenewspaper.

15.WhatdoweknowaboutMartinHarris

A.Hesavedmanypeopleintheflood.

B.Heboughtasmallboatforthestorm.

C.Hegaveadvicetopeopleintheflood.

16.Whatshouldpeopledoiftheyarestuckinthethenews

A.Findaboattogettoahighplace.

B.Holdontosomethingthatfloats.

C.WaitforMartinHarrisforhelp.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.WhoismostlyinBransonduringthewinter

A.Localpeople.B.Musicians.C.Visitors.

18.WhatisBransonmostlyknownfor

A.Livemusic.B.Helicoptertours.C.Anamusementpark.

19.WhydidBransonbecomeatouristattraction

A.Itsneartheocean.

B.Ithasmanyriversgoingthroughit.

C.Itsnearalakesurroundedbybeautifulmountains.

20.HowdomostpeoplegettoBranson

A.Bytrain.B.Bycar.C.Byair.

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第二部分阅读（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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

Asalanguagelearningenthusiast,IvecomeupwiththebestappsforlearningEnglishfrom

thethousandsofmobileappsoutthere.

BestforPronunciation:ELSASpeak

ELSASpeakisprobablythebestmobileapparoundforhelpingyouimproveyourEnglish

pronunciation.TheappsgreateststrengthisitsintensiveAIfeedback,butELSAalsoprovides

mini-trainingsessionstoreallyperfectyourpronunciation.TheAIanalyzesyourrecordings

basedonpronunciation,intonationandfluencythenpointsoutexactlywhichpartssound

inaccurate.

BestforImmersinginEnglishVideos:FluentU

FluentUisalanguagelearningappthatteachesyouEnglishthroughauthenticvideoslikenews

reports,moviescenesandinterviews,withlearnertoolsforalllevels.Eachcliphasinteractive

subtitlessoifyourenotsurewhatawordmeans,youcanhoveroveritandgetanexplanation.The

appalsogivesvideoexamplesforeachwordsoyoucanlearnvocabularyincontext.

BestforPracticalTopics:Babbel

BabbelhasyoulearnandpracticeEnglishwithrealisticconversationsthatsurroundthingsthat

yourepersonallyinterestedin.Lessonsareshortandconsistofwrittenandaudioversionsofthe

grammarfeaturedinthelessons.Thenyouareabletocompletepracticeexercisestosolidifyyour

understanding.

BestforFunBeginnerLessons:Lingodeer

LingodeerusesgamesandshortexercisestoteachbeginnerandintermediateEnglishlearners.

Lingodeertakesagamifiedapproachtolanguagelearningwithagoal-orientedcurriculumconsisting

ofstructuredlessonsandregularreviews.Lingodeerslessonsarearrangedaccordingtothemes,

suchassports,weather,partsofthebodyandshopping.

21.WhatisthefeatureofELSASpeak

A.Itanalyzeslearnersrecordings.

B.Itprovidesguidanceforlearners.

C.Itgiveslearnershelpfulfeedback.

D.Itimproveslearnerscommunicationskill.

22.Whichappprovidesvideosaslearningresources

A.FluentU.B.ELSASpeak.

C.Babbel.D.Lingodeer.

23.WhatcanlearnersdowiththeappLingodeer

A.Designgames.B.Studyaroundatheme.

C.Structurelessons.D.Takeadvancedcourses.

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B

FromSantaBarbaratoScotland,strangersarebecomingfriendsbygoingonbikeridestogether.

TheygetpairedupbyCyclingWithoutAge,anorganizationthathelpsseniorsgoforbikerides,

eveniftheycantpedalthemselves.

HughLyonandDavidLawrence,whoareroughly20yearsapartinage,havebeenriding

togetherforyears.The56-year-oldLawrenceservesasa“pilot”,drivingthetrishaw—abikewitha

passengerseatinthefrontthatCyclingWithoutAgeusesfortheirrides.Theygoforridesabout

onceaweek,oftendiscussingthehistoryoftheirtown.

"Despitemydeceasedparents,itgivesmeaconnectionwithpeoplefromanolder

generation,”saidLawrence,“andIenjoyspendingtimewiththemandhearingtheirstories.”The

pairhaveformedafriendshipoutsideofcycling.LawrencesaidhecallsLyonoftenandgoestothe

gymwithhimtohelphimwithexerciseshecantdoonhisown.

OleKassow,whofoundedCyclingWithoutAge,saidthatsthepoweroftheprogram.“The

trulypowerfulthingaboutthesebikeridesisthattheytiepeopleandstoriestogethertocreatenew

relationships,”hetoldCBSNews.“Inmyexperience,friendships—andtheabilitytoformnew

relationshipsatanyage—arewhatdefineagoodlife,andoftenalsoalongandhappylife.”

JohnBoettnerstartedtheSantaBarbarachapter.Hehasoneruleforpassengers.“Theysay,

WhatdoesitcostifImgoingtogoforarideIsay,Hereswhatitcosts:Youhavetowave.If

youdontwave,Imgoingtokickyouout,”hejoked.Hesaidhelikeswhentheyhitredlights,

becauseitgivesthemachancetoconnectwithpeopleontheroad.“Drivingthetrishawisthebest

advertisementforCyclingWithoutAge”,Boettnersaid,“Whenyoutakea101-year-oldwomanfora

bikerideandsheholdsyourhandtightandsaysthankyouandgivesyouakissonthecheek,it

doesntgetanybetterthanthat.”

24.WhatdidLawrencebenefitfromCyclingWithoutAge

A.Pickingupforgottenstories.

B.Improvinghishealthcondition.

C.Understandinghisparentslove.

D.Creatingarelationshipwithseniors.

25.WhydidOleKassowmention“friendships”

A.Tosharethepleasureofcycling.

B.Tostatethenatureofhappiness.

C.Toshowthevalueoftheprogram.

D.Tointroducethedefinitionofagoodlife.

26.WhatcanwelearnfromBoettnerswordsinthelastparagraph

A.Theprogramneedstobeadvertised.

B.Passengershavetopayfortheirrides.

C.Redlightsconnectpeopleontheroad.

D.Bikeridersfeelfulfilledbyofferingrides.

27.Whatmessagedoesthepassageconvey

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A.Asweetfriendshiprefreshesthesoul.

B.Bearainbowinsomebodyelsescloud.

C.Dontgothroughlife,growthroughlife.

D.Happinessisajourney,notadestination.

C

Isitamazingtogenerateelectricitybygettingmoisture（水汽）fromtheairsurroundingyou

Suchdevices,calledMEG,havealreadybeencreatedwithsomeregularitemssuchasapieceof

fabric（织物）.However,theresearchersfounditquitechallengingwithbalancingandmaintaining

moisturecontentbetweenwhereitshouldntbeandwhereitisrequiredtobe.

Tofixthisproblem,theteamledbyTanSweeChingfromNationalUniversityofSingapore

createdanewMEG.

Onepartofthefabricintheirdeviceiscoatedwithaspecialgel（凝胶）.Thisiswhattheycalled

thewetregion.Thespecialwater-absorbinggelisabletotakeinmorethansixtimesitsoriginalweight.

Thisistheverythingusedtoharvestmoisturecomingfromtheairaround.Theotherendofthisdevice

isthedryregion,whichdoesnthavethegel.Theyspecificallydesignedthefabricthiswaytomake

surethattheareastaysdryandthatthewateristrappedonlyinthewetregion.

Thewet-dryregionsensurewaterismaintainedjustinthewetarea,evenifthisdeviceisleftin

anopendampenvironmentforamonth.Thisdemonstrateshoweffectivethedeviceiswhenit

comestomaintainingitsstableelectricaloutput.

TheMEGdevicealsohasimmediatepotentialapplications,oneofwhichistomakeaportable

powersource.“Withthisuniquestructure,theelectricperformanceofourMEGdeviceis

significantlyimprovedincomparisonwiththepreviousones,thusmakingitpossibletopowermany

commonelectronicdevices,suchashealthmonitorsandwearableelectronics.”Tansaid.

“Theinventioncanbemassivelyproducedbecauseitseasyforfactoriestogettheirhandson

commerciallyavailablerawmaterials.Whenitisperfected,manypeoplecanfinallygettheirhands

onthissmall,yetpowerfultoolthattheycaneasilyandreadilyapplyinthedevicesusedfortheir

dailyuse.”Tanadded.

28.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph3

A.Thestructureofthedevice.

B.Thefunctionsofthedevice.

C.Theoperationofthedevice.

D.Theadvantagesofthedevice.

29.WhatplaysthemajorroleinsolvingtheproblemofthepreviousMEG

A.Thewater-absorbinggel.

B.Thestableelectricaloutput.

C.Thewet-dryregiondesign.

D.Thespecially-designedmaterial.

30.WhichstatementwillTanprobablyagreewithaboutthedevice

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A.Ithasbeenwidelyapplied.

B.Ithasapromisingfuture.

C.Itisapioneeringinvention.

D.Itwillsucceedimmediately.

31.Whydidtheauthorwritethispassage

A.Topresentarecentstudyonsavingenergy.

B.TocomparethenewMEGwithpreviousones.

C.Toadvocateanewwayofgeneratingelectricity.

D.Tointroduceabetterdeviceofproducingpower.

D

CanyouimaginesomeonehuntingyoudownwithagunMostofuswouldbeterrified.So,its

nosurprisethatthatshowanimalsrespond,too.

Orcas,aspeciesthathavebeensystematicallyhunted—evenwithmachineguns—

dramaticallydecreasedinnumberinthetwentiethcentury.Theseso-called“killerwhales”hunted

thesamefishthatfishermenprizedandwerethereforeseenascompetition,Consequently,killer

whalesbeganavoidingcertainlocationsandroutes.ButwhileNorthAmericalargelybannedtheir

killinginthe1970s,theycontinuetobehuntedinGreenlandtothisday.

Elephantsalsohavetodealwithhumanhunters.Ivorypoachers（象牙偷猎者）havegreatly

reducedtheAfricanelephantpopulation,whichusedtocovertheentirecontinent.Theivorytrade

wasbannedin1990,butanimalhabitatsandfoodsupplieshavestilldeclined.InKenya,thehuman

populationhasincreasedfourtimesoverthelast40yearswhiletheelephantpopulationdeclinedby

four-fifths.

Thishascausedtheelephantstoadoptuniqueresponsestopeople.Forinstance,elephantsare

terrifiedofthespear-wavingMaasai,anethnicgroupofKenyaandTanzaniawhohaveoftenhurt

elephantswhentryingtoprotecttheirowncattle.

Soonceinanexperimentbyagroupofzoologists,whenelephantslivingclosetotheMaasai

werepresentedwiththreedifferentT-shirts,onebelongingtoaMaasai,anothertoadifferentlocal

andonetoaresearcher,theyonlyreactedwithfeartotheMaasaishirt,literallysmellingthedanger.

However,neitherelephantsnorkillerwhalescommonlyshowangerandhateforpeople.Infact,

elephantsaregenerallyfriendlytohumans.Andtheonlyinstancesofkillerwhalesharmingaperson

occurredwhenthewhaleswerekeptinawatercage.Orcashaveevenbeenreportedtoaidhumans

inneed,protectingthemfromotheranimals.

32.Whyarekillerwhalesoftenhunted

A.Theyarehugelyprofitable.

B.Theyharmpeoplesinterests.

C.Theythreatenfishermenssafety.

D.Theycompetewithotherwildlifeforfood.

33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“This”inParagraph4referto

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A.Lessillegalivorytrade.

B.Thedeclineoffoodsupplies.

C.Elephantstravelingtoothercontinents.

D.Thepopulationchangeofhumansandelephants.

34.Whyistheexperimentmentioned

A.Toprovehumansinfluenceonanimals.

B.ToshowthedefensivenatureoftheMaasai.

C.Toillustratetheclevernessofthewildanimals.

D.Tohighlighttheurgencyofanimalconservation.

35.Whatsthebesttitleofthistext

A.FierceAnimalsCanFeelFrightenedToo

B.AnimalKingdomsAreSoundinganAlarm

C.AnimalsAreTryingtoFitinHumanWorld

D.HumanActionsHaveShapedAnimalConsciousness

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。

Thejobsearchingprocesscanbeexcitingandchallenging.36Thisincludesincreasing

yourunderstandingofhowtodowellintheapplicationprocess,includingduringinterviews.Here

aresometipsforyou.

Customizeyourapplicationmaterials,Youarelikelytostandoutifyoutailoreachresumeto

thejobyouapplyfor.Youcanhaveabasicresumeandadjustittofitthejobdescriptionbyusing

anyobviouskeywordsfromthejoblisting.37

Researchpotentialemployers.Researchcompaniesintheindustryyouwanttoworkinand

howwhattheyofferagreeswithwhatyouwant.38Therefore,youcanlimititbasedon

locationorotherfactors.Thenyoucanusethatlisttolookintoindividualemployerstoseewhatjob

openingstheymighthave,whatpastandcurrentemployeesthinkaboutworkingthereandwhatthe

corporatecultureislike.

39Thisisoftenabighelptojobseekersandisaskillmanypeopleneedfortheircareers.

Whetheryourelookingforanewopportunityinyourcurrentfieldoryourehopingtostartacareerin

anewfield,youwillprobablyfindvalueinmeetingotherprofessionalsinthatindustry.Youcando

thisatindustry-specificevents,conferences,onlineplatformsorthroughotherpeopleyouknow.

Sendathank-younote.Afteraninterview,youarerecommendedtosendathank-younoteto

thepersonwhointerviewedyou.40Forinstance,ifyournetworkinghelpedyougetan

interview,showappreciationtothosewhohelpedyou,orifyoureceivedhelpfromanassistantor

anotherprofessional,youcouldalsothankthemfortheirhelpaswell.

A.Understandyourindustry.

B.Butyoucanalsotakeitfurther.

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C.Expandnetworkinyourpreferredindustry.

D.Dependingontheindustry,thiscouldbeaverylonglist.

E.Showinggratitudeissomethingmanyemployersappreciate.

F.Youshouldalsoemphasizerelevantskillssoughtinthejoblisting.

G.Youshoulddoanythingtosetyourselfpositivelyapartfromotherapplicants.

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。

Onesummernightinaseasidecottage,asmallboywasinbed,soundasleep.Suddenly,hefelt

himself41frombedandcarriedinhisfathersarmsontothebeach.Overheadwastheclear

starrysky.“Watch!”Ashisfatherspoke,42,oneofthestarsmoved.It43across

theskylikeagoldenfire.Andbeforethe44ofthiscouldfade,anotherstarleaptfromits

place,thenanother...

“Whatisit”thechildaskedin45.

“Shootingstars.They46everyyearonacertainnightinAugust.”

Thatwasall:justan47encounterofsomethingmagicandbeautiful.But,backinbed,

thechildstaredintothedark,withmindfullofthefallingstars.

Iwasthe48seven-year-oldboywhosefatherbelievedthatanewexperience49

moreforasmallboythananunbrokennightssleep.

Thatnight,myfatheropenedadoorforhischild,leadinghimintoanareaofsplendid

50.Childrenarenaturallycurious,buttheyneedsomeoneto51them.Thisartofadding

newdimensionstoachildsworlddoesnt52requireagreatdealoftime.Itsimply53

doingthingsmoreoftenwithchildreninsteadofforthemortothem.Goodparentsknowthis:The

mostpreciousgifttheycangiveachildistosparktheirflameof54Thatnightisstilldeeply

55inmymemory.Nextyear,whenAugustcomeswithitsshootingstars,mysonwillbeseven.

41.A.hiddenB.robbedC.liftedD.kicked

42.A.incrediblyB.accidentallyC.apparentlyD.actually

43.A.explodedB.circledC.spreadD.flashed

44.A.successB.wonderC.exhibitionD.discovery

45.A.amazementB.horrorC.reliefD.delight

46.A.blowupB.turnupC.showoffD.giveout

47.A.uncomfortableB.unbearableC.undetectedD.unexpected

48.A.curiousB.determinedC.fortunateD.chosen

49.A.workedB.matteredC.deservedD.proved

50.A.newnessB.emptinessC.freedomD.innovation

51.A.protectB.challengeC.guideD.believe

52.A.absolutelyB.basicallyC.possiblyD.necessarily

53.A.involvesB.risksC.admitsD.resists

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54.A.hopeB.curiosityC.faithD.wisdom

55.A.trappedB.setC.lostD.rooted

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。

DrumsplayasignificantroleinChineseculture.56(accompany)Chinesecivilization

forthousandsofyears,thedrumhasadeepspiritualmeaningwhichtakesitsexistencefarbeyonda

musicalinstrument.Confuciusregardedthe“DrumDance”57(high).Itisalsotheoriginof

theChinesephrase“guwu”whichmeans“embolden“inEnglish.

TheearliestreferencetothedruminChinaisinthePotteryAge.TheZhoudynasty58

(establish)thedrummusicinstitutionthatwasresponsibleforthemanagementofficialsknown

59“drummen”anddevelopedacompletedrummusicsystem.Fromthenon,drumscameto

beusedinancientChinese60(practice)suchassacrifice,military,laborandother

activities.

InancientChina,agriculturewasthemainformofproductionanddrumswereconsidered

inseparableforagoodharvest.Sincethesoundofdrumsechoes61ofthunder,itwas

believedthat62(play)drumscouldattractrain.

DozensoftypesofChinesedrumsexisttoday.Forinstance,“TaipingDrum”isusedtoexpress

hopeforpeaceandprosperity（繁荣）63“AnsaiWaistDrum”ismeanttoshowthespiritof

theLoessPlateau（黄土高原）andthe64(hero)characteroffarmersinNorthwestChina.

Theprosperityofdrumculturereflectsthe65(stable)andprosperityofChinese

society.Forthousandsofyears,drumshavebeenplayedinthebackdropasthesocietylivesinpeace

andcontentment.

第四部分写作（共两节；满分40分）

第一节（满分15分）

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