武汉市江夏实验高级中学2023-2024学年高二年级上册9月月考英语试卷

江夏实验高中高二年级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L5分,满分7.5分）

听下面5段曲舌。金阐希-个J题腌快跆的ABC三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都W

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.She*1sreallybeautiful.B.Sheworkshard.C.Sheisnntattractive.

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L5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。

8.Whataretheytalkingabout?

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

9.Wheredidthewomanspendhersummerholiday?

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

10.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

A.Theman"smotherwasill.

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.HowdidthemanlearnaboutMartinHams?

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.Ifsneartheocean.

B.Ithasmanyriversgoingthroughit.

C.Ifsnearalakesurroundedbybeautifulmountains.

20.HowdomostpeoplegettoBranson?

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

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。

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andregularreviews.Lingodeer*slessonsarearrangedaccordingtothemes,suchassports,weather,partsofthe

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21.WhatisthefeatureofELSASpeak?

A.Itanalyzeslearners"recordings.

B.Itprovidesguidancefbrlearners.

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C.Babbel.D.Lingodeer.

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A.Designgames.B.Studyaroundatheme.

C.Structurelessons.D.Takeadvancedcourses.

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pairedupbyCyclingWithoutAge,anorganizationthathelpsseniorsgoforbikerides,eveniftheycan"tpedal

themselves.

HughLyonandDavidLawrence,whoareroughly20yearsapartinage,havebeenridingtogetherforyears.

The56-year-oldLawrenceservesasa“pilot”,drivingthetrishaw—abikewithapassengerseatinthefrontthat

CyclingWithoutAgeusesfortheirrides.Theygoforridesaboutonceaweek,oftendiscussingthehistoryof

theirtown.

"Despitemydeceasedparents,itgivesmeaconnectionwithpeoplefromanoldergeneration,,9said

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outsideofcycling.LawrencesaidhecallsLyonoftenandgoestothegymwithhimtohelphimwithexerciseshe

can“tdoonhisown.

OleKassow,whofoundedCyclingWithoutAge,saidthat"sthepoweroftheprogram."Thetrulypowerful

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JohnBoettnerstartedtheSantaBarbarachapter.Hehasoneruleforpassengers."Theysay,

„WhatdoesitcostifTmgoingtogoforaride?"Isay,„HereKswhatitcosts:Youhavetowave.Ifyoudon"t

wave,I**mgoingtokickyouout,H"hejoked.Hesaidhelikeswhentheyhitredlights,becauseitgivesthema

chancetoconnectwithpeopleontheroad."DrivingthetrishawisthebestadvertisementfbrCyclingWithout

Age”,Boettnersaid,<4Whenyoutakea101-year-oldwomanforabikerideandsheholdsyourhandtightandsays

thankyouandgivesyouakissonthecheek,itdoesn"tgetanybetterthanthat.^^

24.WhatdidLawrencebenefitfromCyclingWithoutAge?

A.Pickingupforgottenstories.

B.Improvinghishealthcondition.

C.Understandinghisparents"love.

D.Creatingarelationshipwithseniors.

25.WhydidOleKassowmention"friendships"?

A.Tosharethepleasureofcycling.

B.Tostatethenatureofhappiness.

C.Toshowthevalueoftheprogram.

D.Tointroducethedefinitionofagoodlife.

26.WhatcanwelearnfromBoettner"swordsinthelastparagraph?

A.Theprogramneedstobeadvertised.

B.Passengershavetopayfortheirrides.

C.Redlightsconnectpeopleontheroad.

D.Bikeridersfeelfulfilledbyofferingrides.

27.Whatmessagedoesthepassageconvey?

A.Asweetfriendshiprefreshesthesoul.

B.Bearainbowinsomebodyelse"scloud.

C.Don"tgothroughlife,growthroughlife.

D.Happinessisajourney,notadestination.

C

Isitamazingtogenerateelectricitybygettingmoisture（水汽）fromtheairsunoundingyou?

Suchdevices,calledMEG,havealreadybeencreatedwithsomeregularitemssuchasapieceoffabric（织物）.

However,theresearchersfounditquitechallengingwithbalancingandmaintaining

moisturecontentbetweenwhereitshould。"tbeandwhereitisrequiredtobe.

Tofixthisproblem,theteamledbyTanSweeChingfromNationalUniversityofSingaporecreatedanew

MEG.

Onepartofthefabricintheirdeviceiscoatedwithaspecialgel（凝胶）.Thisiswhattheycalled

thewetregion.Thespecialwater-absorbinggelisabletotakeinmorethansixtimesitsoriginalweight.Thisisthe

verythingusedtoharvestmoisturecomingfromtheairaround.Theotherendofthisdeviceisthedryregion,which

doesn"thavethegel.Theyspecificallydesignedthefabricthiswaytomakesurethattheareastaysdryandthatthe

wateristrappedonlyinthewetregion.

Thewet-dryregionsensurewaterismaintainedjustinthewetarea,evenifthisdeviceisleftinanopen

dampenvironmentforamonth.Thisdemonstrateshoweffectivethedeviceiswhenitcomestomaintainingits

stableelectricaloutput.

TheMEGdevicealsohasimmediatepotentialapplications,oneofwhichistomakeaportablepowersource.

“Withthisuniquestructure,theelectricperformanceofourMEGdeviceissignificantlyimprovedincomparison

withthepreviousones,thusmakingitpossibletopowermanycommonelectronicdevices,suchashealth

monitorsandwearableelectronics.^Tansaid.

“Theinventioncanbemassivelyproducedbecauseit**seasyfbrfactoriestogettheirhandson

commerciallyavailablerawmaterials.Whenitisperfected,manypeoplecanfinallygettheirhandsonthissmall,

yetpowerfultoolthattheycaneasilyandreadilyapplyinthedevicesusedfbrtheirdailyuse."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?

A.Ithasbeenwidelyapplied.

B.Ithasapromisingfuture.

C.Itisapioneeringinvention.

D.Itwillsucceedimmediately.

31.Whydidtheauthorwritethispassage?

A.Topresentarecentstudyonsavingenergy.

B.TocomparethenewMEGwithpreviousones.

C.Toadvocateanewwayofgeneratingelectricity.

D.Tointroduceabetterdeviceofproducingpower.

D

Canyouimaginesomeonehuntingyoudownwithagun?Mostofuswouldbeterrified.So,it"snosurprise

thatthat"showanimalsrespond,too.

Orcas,aspeciesthathavebeensystematicallyhunted—evenwithmachineguns—dramaticallydecreased

innumberinthetwentiethcentury.Theseso-called“killerwhales,,huntedthesamefishthatfishermenprizedand

werethereforeseenascompetition,Consequently,killerwhalesbeganavoidingcertainlocationsandroutes.But

whileNorthAmericalargelybannedtheirkillinginthe1970s,theycontinuetobehuntedinGreenlandtothisday.

Elephantsalsohavetodealwithhumanhunters.Ivorypoachers（象牙偷猎者）havegreatly

reducedtheAfricanelephantpopulation,whichusedtocovertheentirecontinent.Theivorytradewasbannedin

1990,butanimalhabitatsandfoodsupplieshavestilldeclined.InKenya,thehumanpopulationhasincreased

fourtimesoverthelast40yearswhiletheelephantpopulationdeclinedbyfour-fifths.

Thishascausedtheelephantstoadoptuniqueresponsestopeople.Forinstance,elephantsareterrifiedofthe

spear-wavingMaasai,anethnicgroupofKenyaandTanzaniawhohaveoftenhurtelephantswhentryingto

protecttheirowncattle.

Soonceinanexperimentbyagroupofzoologists,whenelephantslivingclosetotheMaasaiwerepresented

withthreedifferentT-shirts,onebelongingtoaMaasai,anothertoadifferentlocalandonetoaresearcher,they

onlyreactedwithfeartotheMaasaishirt,literallysmellingthedanger.

However,neitherelephantsnorkillerwhalescommonlyshowangerandhateforpeople.Infact,elephants

aregenerallyfriendlytohumans.Andtheonlyinstancesofkillerwhalesharmingapersonoccunedwhenthe

whaleswerekeptinawatercage.Orcashaveevenbeenreportedtoaidhumansinneed,protectingthemfrom

otheranimals.

32.Whyarekillerwhalesoftenhunted?

A.Theyarehugelyprofitable.

B.Theyharmpeople"sinterests.

C.Theythreatenfishermen"ssafety.

D.Theycompetewithotherwildlifeforfood.

33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"This"inParagraph4referto?

A.Lessillegalivorytrade.

B.Thedeclineoffoodsupplies.

C.Elephants"travelingtoothercontinents.

D.Thepopulationchangeofhumansandelephants.

34.Whyistheexperimentmentioned?

A.Toprovehumans"influenceonanimals.

B.ToshowthedefensivenatureoftheMaasai.

C.Toillustratetheclevernessofthewildanimals.

D.Tohighlighttheurgencyofanimalconservation.

35.Whafsthebesttitleofthistext?

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.36Thisincludesincreasingyour

understandingofhowtodowellintheapplicationprocess,includingduringinterviews.Herearesometipsfor

you.

Customizeyourapplicationmaterials,Youarelikelytostandoutifyoutailoreachresumetothejobyou

applyfor.Youcanhaveabasicresumeandadjustittofitthejobdescriptionbyusinganyobviouskeywordsfrom

thejoblisting.37

Researchpotentialemployers.Researchcompaniesintheindustryyouwanttoworkinandhowwhatthey

offeragreeswithwhatyouwant.38Therefore,youcanlimititbasedonlocationorotherfactors.Then

youcanusethatlisttolookintoindividualemployerstoseewhatjobopeningstheymighthave,whatpastand

currentemployeesthinkaboutworkingthereandwhatthecorporatecultureislike.

39Thisisoftenabighelptojobseekersandisaskillmanypeopleneedfbrtheircareers.Whetheryou"re

lookingfbranewopportunityinyourcurrentfieldoryou"rehopingtostartacareerinanewfield,youwill

probablyfindvalueinmeetingotherprofessionalsinthatindustry.Youcandothisatindustry-specificevents,

conferences,onlineplatformsorthroughotherpeopleyouknow.

Sendathank-younote.Afteraninterview,youarerecommendedtosendathank-younotetothepersonwho

interviewedyou.40Forinstance,ifyournetworkinghelpedyougetaninterview,showappreciationto

thosewhohelpedyou,orifyoureceivedhelpfromanassistantoranotherprofessional,youcouldalsothank

themfortheirhelpaswell.

A.Understandyourindustry.

B.Butyoucanalsotakeitfurther.

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。Onesummer

nightinaseasidecottage,asmallboywasinbed,soundasleep.Suddenly,hefelthimself41frombedand

carriedinhisfather*sarmsontothebeach.Overheadwastheclearstanysky."Watch!”Ashisfatherspoke,

42,oneofthestarsmoved.It43acrosstheskylikeagoldenfire.Andbeforethe44

ofthiscouldfade,anotherstarleaptfromitsplace,thenanother...

“Whatisit?”thechildaskedin45

“Shootingstars.They46everyyearonacertainnightinAugust.”

Thatwasall:justan47encounterofsomethingmagicandbeautiful.But,backinbed,thechild

staredintothedark,withmindfullofthefallingstars.

Iwasthe48seven-year-oldboywhosefatherbelievedthatanewexperience49morefora

smallboythananunbrokennighfssleep.

Thatnight,myfatheropenedadoorforhischild,leadinghimintoanareaofsplendid

50.Childrenarenaturallycurious,buttheyneedsomeoneto51them.Thisartofaddingnew

dimensionstoachild1'sworlddoesn**t52requireagreatdealoftime.Itsimply53doingthings

moreoftenwithchildreninsteadofforthemortothem.Goodparentsknowthis:Themostpreciousgifttheycan

giveachildistosparktheirflameof54Thatnightisstilldeeply_55inmymemory.Nextyear,when

Augustcomeswithitsshootingstars,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

54.A.hopeB.curiosityC.faithD.wisdom

55.A.trappedB.setC.lostD.rooted

第二节（共10小题；每小题L5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)Chinesecivilizationfor

thousandsofyears,thedrumhasadeepspiritualmeaningwhichtakesitsexistencefarbeyondamusical

instrument.Confuciusregardedthe“DrumDance^^57(high).ItisalsotheoriginoftheChinesephrase

“guwu"whichmeans“embolden“inEnglish.

TheearliestreferencetothedruminChinaisinthePotteryAge.TheZhoudynasty58(establish)thedrum

musicinstitutionthatwasresponsibleforthemanagementofficialsknown59"drummen^^and

developedacompletedrummusicsystem.Fromthenon,drumscametobeusedinancientChinese

60(practice)suchassacrifice,military,laborandotheractivities.

InancientChina,agriculturewasthemainformofproductionanddrumswereconsideredinseparablefora

goodharvest.Sincethesoundofdrumsechoes61ofthunder,itwasbelievedthat62(play)drums

couldattractrain.

DozensoftypesofChinesedrumsexisttoday.Forinstance,"TaipingDrum,,isusedtoexpresshopefor

peaceandprosperity(繁荣)63t4AnsaiWaistDrum,9ismeanttoshowthespiritoftheLoessPlateau(黄

土高原)andthe64(hero)characteroffarmersinNorthwestChina.

Theprosperityofdrumculturereflectsthe65(stable)andprosperityofChinesesociety.

Forthousandsofyears,drumshavebeenplayedinthebackdropasthesociety