重庆市某中学2023-2024学年高考适应性月考卷（二）英语试题

巴蜀中学2024届高考适应性月考卷（二）

英语

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第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

注意，听力部分答题时，请先将答案标在试卷上。听力部分结束前，你将有两分钟

的时间将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.isthebestpartofMike'shomework?

A.Thegrammar.B.Thehandwriting.C.Thestory.

2.Whoprobablypickedthewoman'speaches?

A.Herson.B.Theman.C.Herneighbor.

3.WhydoesJimrefusetogocamping?

A.Hepreferstostayathome.

B.Hehasaprojecttofinish.

C.Heneedstopreparepotatoes.

4.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Bossandsecretary.

B.Receptionistandpatient.

C.Doctorandnurse.

5.Whatdidthewomandotoday?

A.Shewentshopping.

B.Shetookabushome.

C.Shehadheryogaclass.

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。

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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

GreatAppsThafllMakeYourLifeEasier

1.Freedom

One-sentenceBenefit：Haveadistraction-freeworkdaybyblockingwebsites.

Freedompreventstheguiltypleasuresthatweallhaveofcheckingouremails,social

media,orotherwebsitesthatdistractusfromgettingthingsdone.What'susefulaboutthis

productivityappisthatyoucanuseitonanyofyourdevices（i.e.,mobile,tablet,desktop）,

anditallowsyoutoscheduleblocked-offtimesaheadoftime.

2.HemingwayApp

One-sentenceBenefit：Ifsbasicallyyourpersonaleditor.

HemingwayhasbeenadearfriendofmineeversinceFvestartedbloggingbackin2013.

WheneverIwriteanimportantpostformyblog,IgotoHemingwaytomakesuremywritingis

error-free.

AllyouhavetodoiscopyandpasteyourarticleintoHemingway,anditwillanalyzeyour

writingfromitsreadability,grammarerrors,alternativesuggestions,andsoon.

3.Wunderlist

One-sentenceBenefit：Meettheultimateto-dolistorganizer.

Iusedtohaveonegiantto-dolist,whereIwouldwritedownallofmytasksfortheweek.It

didn'tquiteoccurinmymindthatIshouldbecreatingdifferentcategorieswithinmyto-dolist,

inordertokeepitorganizedandfocused,untilmyfriendrecommendedWunderlist.

NowIhaveover15differentlists,frompersonal,work,health,andsoon,anditcertainly

givesmeapeaceofmind.

4.NewsFeedEradicator

One-sentenceBenefit：Replaceyourfriend'svacationphotoswithinspirationalquotes.

Scrolling（滚屏）throughyourFacebookNewsFeedcanbeaworkoutonitsown.WhileI

lovestayingup-to-datewithmyfriends,Ihaven'tfelttheneedtodependonFacebooktodothis.

Whilethere'snodatatobackthisup,mylevelofproductivityandoverallhappinessseems

tohaveincreasedsinceFvestoppedconsumingwhatothersareupto,andstartedfocusingon

whatIwanttodo.

21.Whichofthefollowingappscanhelpyouorganizeyourtasks?

A.Freedom.B.HemingwayApp.

C.Wunderlist.D.NewsFeedEradicator.

22.WhatisanadvantageofHemingwayApp?

A.Ithelpspolishyourwriting.

B.Itincreasesyourreadingfluency.

C.Itoffersasamplewritingforyouressay.

D.Itprovidesyouwithinspirationalquotes.

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23.WhatdoFreedomandNewsFeedEradicatorhaveincommon?

A.Theyaredesignedtoblockposts.

B.Theycanimproveyourefficiency.

C.Theyremindyouofimportanttasks.

D.Theycanonlybeusedonthecomputer.

B

Asaprintmaker（版画家）,drawingisatooltomakemyprints,ratherthananendresult

initself.ImakethreekindsofdrawingwhenIamdevelopingaprint：observationalsketches,

compositionthumbnails（缩略图）andthenwhatIcalltheudesigndrawing"，whichisthe

finaldesigntotransferontomyblock.Here'showallthreemethodsworkforme.

Firstly,IseeobservationaldrawingasvisualnotetakingandItakeamagpieapproachto

collectingideas.Sometimesthatmeansanorganisedsketchbookandspecialpencils;sometimesI

havetobegapencilfromastrangerandusethebackofapaperbag.Thetrickistotakedown

anythingthatcatchesmyfancy,evenifitisjustacoupleoflines.

Iamcarefultokeepthiscollectionofsparkssafe-itoftentakesmeacoupleofyearsto

getaroundtousinganidea,especiallysomeofthemorerandomones!Iregularlyscanthrough

mycollection,huntingforideasandoftencombiningseveraltogether,oldandnew,tocreatea

print.

Ithenusethumbnailsketchestoplanmyprinfscompositionandtodeveloptheideasgot

frommyobservationalwork.IuseasoftpencilandcheappaperforthisbecauseIamseeking

information,notanappealingdrawing.Thumbnailshelpmetorunthroughmanyoptionsand

experimentswithlittleeffort,whiletheirverysimplicityallowsmetocheckmyshapesaregood

andthatIhavetherightbalanceo£lightanddarkareas—thekeytoastrongcomposition.

Thefinalstepistodrawthefinaldesignasthebasisformyprint.Ialwaystrytodevelop

theimageasawholeratherthanfocusingonfragments,workingovertheentiredrawingvery

looselywithlotsofscribbled（潦草的）pencillines.ThenIeditrepeatedly,keepingrelevant

linesanderasingothers,sometimescroppingtheworkorenlargingit,oftensacrificingpleasing

detailsforthegoodofthewhole.

24.Howdoestheauthorcollectideas?

A.Bycommunicatingwithstrangers.

B.Bykeepingthesparksinanotebook.

C.Byvisitingmuseumsandartgalleries.

D.Byrecordinganypossibleinspirations.

25.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribetheauthor'swayofdoingcomposition?

A.Bettertobesafethansorry.

B.Progressthroughtrialanderror.

C.Alwaysputyourbestfootforward.

D.Beslowinchoosing,butslowerinchanging.

26.Whichprincipledoestheauthorfollowinthefinalstep?

A.Focusingontheoveralleffect.

B.Achievingsimplicityandharmony.

C.Workingonthedetailspersistently.

D.Combiningdifferentpaintingstyles.

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27.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthetext?

A.Torevealsometricksinartdesign.

B.Toshareexperienceinartisticcreation.

C.Todiscusstheelementsofgoodprints.

D.Toanalyzetechniquesofartexpression.

C

Theconventionalwisdomaboutinsectshasbeenthattheyareunthinking,unfeeling

creatureswhosebehaviorisentirelyhardwired（天生的）.Butinthe1990sresearchersbegan

makingsurprisingdiscoveriesaboutinsectminds.Somespeciesofwasps（黄蜂）recognizetheir

nestmates9facesandacquireimpressivesocialskills.Forexample,theycaninferthefighting

strengthsofotherwaspsrelativetotheirownjustbywatchingotherwaspsfightamong

themselves.

Giventhesubstantialworkonthecomplexityofinsectcognition（认知），itmightseem

surprisingthatittookscientistssolongtoaskwhether,iftheyarethatsmart,couldalsobe

sentient,capableoffeeling.Sincewehavenodirectwindowintotheinnerworldofananimal

thatcannotverballycommunicateitsthoughtsandfeelings,thequestionofwhetherinsectsare

sentientremainedacademic.

15yearsago,Iperformedanexperimentinwhichweaskedwhetherbumblebeescould

learnaboutthreatfromtheirnaturalenemies.Webuiltaplasticspidermodelwithamechanism

thatwouldbrieflytrapabumblebeebetweentwospongesbeforereleasingit.Thebumblebees

showedasignificantchangeintheirbehaviorafterbeingattackedbytheroboticspider.Perhaps

unsurprisingly,theylearnedtoavoidflowerswithspidersandmeticulouslyscannedeveryflower

beforelanding.Curiously,however,theysometimesevenfledfromimaginarythreats,scanning

andthenabandoningaperfectlysafe,spider-freeflower.Althoughthisincidentalobservationdid

notconstituteformalevidenceofanemotionlikestate,itdidopenthedoortotheideathatsuch

statesmightexistininsects.

Someresearchsuggestedthatinsectsmighthavepositivestatesofmind.Researchers

discoveredthatbeesactivelyseekoutdrugssuchasnicotineandcaffeinewhengiventhechoice

andeventreatthemselveswithnicotinewhensick.Malefruitfliesstressedbybeingrobbedof

matingopportunitiespreferfoodcontainingalcohol,andbeesevenshowwithdrawalsymptoms

whenremovedfromanalcohol-richdiet.

Whywouldinsectsconsumemind-alteringsubstancesifthereisn'tamindtoalter?But

thesesuggestivehintsofnegativeandpositivemindstatesstillfellshortofwhatwasneededto

demonstratethatinsectsaresentient.

28.Whatdoestheexampleofthewaspsindicate?

A.Insectsshowsignsofintelligence.

B.Insectscandocomplexcalculations.

C.Insectscansocializeinaskillfulway.

D.Insectsliveinhighlycomplexsocieties.

29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“meticulously"inparagraph3probablymean?

A.Hesitantly.B.Casually.C.Eagerly.D.Carefully.

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30.Whatwasunexpectedaboutthebumblebees'behaviorintheexperiment?

A.Theyavoidedflowerswithspiders.

B.Theysettledonflowersdespitethreats.

C.Theymightabandonspider-freeflowers.

D.Theymightgetscaredawaybyotherinsects.

31.Whatdoesthetextmainlydiscuss?

A.Whatinsects'variousbehaviorcanreveal.

B.Howinsectscommunicatetheirthoughts.

C.Whatamazingpowersinsectspossess.

D.Whetherinsectsarecapableoffeeling.

D

Thescientisfsjobistofigureouthowtheworldworks,to"torture（拷问）"Natureto

revealhersecrets,asthe17thcenturyphilosopherFrancisBacondescribedit.Butwhoarethese

peopleinthelabcoats（orsportsjackets,orT-shirtsandjeans）andhowdotheywork?Itturns

outthatthereisagooddealofmysterysurroundingthemystery-solvers.

“Oneofthegreatestmysteriesisthequestionofwhatitisabouthumanbeings-brains,

education,cultureetc.—thatmakesthemcapableofdoingscienceatall,“saidColinAllen,a

cognitivescientistatIndianaUniversity.

Twovitalingredientsseemtobenecessarytomakeascientist：thecuriositytoseekout

mysteriesandthecreativitytosolvethem."Scientistsexhibitaheightenedlevelofcuriosity,“

readsa2007reportonscientificcreativity.uTheygofurtheranddeeperintobasicquestions

showingapassionforknowledgeforitsownsake."MaxPlanck,oneofthefathersofquantum

physics,oncesaid,thescientistumusthaveavividandintuitiveimagination,fornewideasare

notgeneratedbydeduction（推论）,butbyanartisticallycreativeimagination.”

Butothersdisagreewiththisuniversalscientificmind.Theybelievethatscientistshave

specialabilitiesthatsetthemapart.Discoveringtheseabilitiesmaybehard,Allentliinks,as

manyscientistswillbereluctanttorevealthemandwouldprefertopreservethemysteryof

creativity,fearingthatifitbecameanobjectofstudyitwouldloseitsmagic.

ButforAllen,thisisallpartofabiggerquestionofwhatliesbehindanyone'sbehavior.

“Weareonlyjustbeginningtounderstandhowthecharacteristicsoforganisms,including

ourselves,aren'tthefixedproductsofeithergenesorofenvironment/culture,buteachofusis

theproductofacontinualinteractiveprocessinwhichwehelpbuildtheenvironmentsthatin

turnshapeus,“hesaid.

“Aslongasourbesttechnologyforseeinginsidethebrainrequiressubjectstolienearly

motionlesswhilesurroundedbyagiantmagnet,we'reonlygoingtomakelimitedprogresson

thesequestions,“Allensaid.

32.WhydoestheauthormentionMaxPlanckinparagraph3?

A.Tointroduceafamousscientist

B.Tostresstheroleofcreativityinscience.

C.Tocomparedifferentviewsonscience.

D.Toillustratewhatiscuriosityinscience.

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33.WhatdoAllen'swordsinthelasttwoparagraphssuggest?

A.Humanbehaviorischangeableandunpredictable.

B.Wearepassivelyinfluencedbyourgenesandculture.

C.Ourinteractionwiththeenvironmentmakesuswhoweare.

D.Currenttechnologyhasrevealedalotabouthumanbehavior.

34.WhatisAllen'sattitudetothecurrentstudyonthehumanbrain?

A.Cautious.B.Indifferent.C.Approving.D.Pessimistic.

35.Whatisasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.WhoAreTheMystery-solvers

B.ScientistsAreNotBomButMade

C.GreatMystery：WhatMakesAScientist

D.SolvingMysteries：InsideAScientisfsMind

第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分125分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为

多余选项。

Emotionsareinherent（固有的）inthehumanexperienceandplayasignificantrolein

children'slives.Emotionalresilienceisacriticalcomponentofsuccess,helpingchildren

navigatelife'sinevitableupsanddowns.36Parentscantrythefollowingstepstohelptheir

childrendevelopthispower.

Step1：Buildanemotionaltoolkit

Childrenaren'tbomknowinghowtomanageandexpressdifficultfeelings,suchasangeror

hurt.Theyneedtolearnaboutvariousemotionsandwhatbehaviorsareacceptable.37.

Whenparentsopenlyexpresstheiremotions,regardlessofwhethertheyareappropriately

expressed,childrenwatch,listen,andlearn.So,parentsshouldestablishhealthyemotional

habitstoserveasaguideforchildren.

38.Somechildrenmayseekcomfortinhugs,whileotherspreferphysicalspace.Some

mayfindgentlemusicsoothing（安抚的），whileothersfinditirritating.Parentscan^assist

childreninfindingemotionalresourcesbasedontheirpersonalityandindividualneeds.

Step2：39

Helpingchildrenconnectwiththeiremotionallivesincludesallemotions,notjustpleasant

ones.Forinstance,well-intentionedadultsmaysay,"Don'tbeangry”oruThereisnothingto

besadabout"，butthismayshutdowntheexplorationofthosefeelingsratherthanaddressing

them.Whenthisavoidanceisrepeated,itinterfereswiththeunderstandingandmasteryof

difficultemotions.

Step3：Helpchildrenregulateandco-regulate

Childrenoftenneedparentstohelpthemnavigateintenseemotions.-40Thisprocess

iscalled"co-regulation,“whenonepersonsoothesanother.

Co-regulationdoesnotmeanparentsshouldalwaysrushinto"fix"children'sdiscomfort,

particularlyiftheydon'twanthelp.Childrenalsoneedspacetoworkthroughstrugglesontheir

owntobuildemotionalcompetence.

A.Itisapotentialsuperpower

B.Acceptandvalidateallemotions

C.Childrenlearnbyobservingadults

D.Beagoodparentbyalwaysbeingthere

E.Buildinganemotionaltoolkitisnoeasytask

F.Findingpreferredcopingskillsisapersonalprocess

G.Theyrelyonadults9morematurenervoussystemstofindstability

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。

ThewalkI'dplottedwas22milestothecoast.Itisenoughtogetthelegs41andthe

mindcleared.Butthereal42formewaswalkingtoadefinitepointinourcountry9soutline.

IwaswonderingifI'dhavetheendurance（耐力）anddeterminationtodoit.Iam,after

all,inmylate40s.I43thecoastat7：00am.Iwas,fortheday,anarrow.Mylineof

flightwasasstraightandshortasIcouldmakeit.

44thefive-hourmark,Iwasinagoodstateofbodyandmind.The45ofthe

usualroutinehadbeeneasedbydaydreams.Fromthispointon,the46seemedtochange.

Thebanksoneithersidewerelarger,andthegrasseslonger,eventhoughtheseawasstill

milesoff.

Thingsweregetting47DespitefeelinglikeIwasnearly“there"，Istillhadfour

milestogo.Iwashurting,myknees.I48thepainkillersdownwithmysecretweapon：

coffee.Studieshaveshowncaffeine49enduranceanditkeptmegoing.

TryasImight,Istillcouldn'tseemywalk'send.Icouldevensmella（n）50inthe

air,butthehorizonremained51insaltmarsh（盐沼地）.Then,almostwithoutrealizing

it,Iwas“there”.

WhereIhadhopedtoseethe52,Isawsaltmarsh,likethechocolatemilkshakeof

theNorthSea!

Feelinglikeabitofafool,Iheadeddownintothenearestmarshandleftmybootprintsin

themud.Theseven-and-ahalf-hourwalkhadhurtmy53,butFdactedonanoldidea,

doneit,and54itoffmylist.Iwasnowfreetothinkofnewonesandmoveon,inthis

dawnofpossibilitiesweallface.Lifeistooshorttoletideasstagnate（停滞）;now'sthetimeto

turnthemto55

41.A.achingB.relaxingC.bendingD.recovering

42.A.excuseB.moveC.drawD.trick

43.A.settledinB.setaboutC.arrivedatD.leftfor

44.A.RecognizingB.ApproachingC.IgnoringD.Missing

45.A.inconvenienceB.comfortC.boredomD.peace

46.A.landscapeB.weatherC.shapeD.spirits

47.A.flatterB.betterC.strangerD.wilder

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48.A.putB.washedC.brokeD.cooled

49.A.reducesB.controlsC.boostsD.maintains

50.A.sweetnessB.fragranceC.saltinessD.bitterness

51.A.updatedB.lockedC.broadenedD.limited

52.A.seaB.horizonC.landD.forest

53.A.expectationsB.feelingsC.armsD.knees

54.A.crossedB.shownC.shakenD.turned

55.A.curiosityB.realityC.imaginationD.destination

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。

AYunnansnub-nosedmonkeynamedBailian,orWhiteFace,wasasuperstarwithinhis

troopinXiangguqingvillage,Yunnanprovince.Localpeoplehavemany56(appeal)

anecdotesabouthim.

Theprimatelivedfor30years,57isalmost90humanyears.However,inOctober,

Bailianwasfounddeadinthewild.

Inhisprime(盛年)58acommandingmale,hehadalargefamilywithfour59

(wife)andthreeoffspring.However,in2012,hewaschallengedanddefeatedbyayounger,

strongermonkey.

He60(replace)asoneofthetroopleaders,andallhisfamilymemberslefthim,

withone61(except).Afemalemonkey,10yearsolderthanBailian,stayedwithhim,

and62malemonkeytookgoodcareofheruntilshediedin2016.

Overwhelmedbygrief,Bailiangroomedherfurasusualandcarriedherbodywithhim63

hemovedwiththeothermonkeysinthetroop.Whenforestrangersremovedthedecayingbody,

Bailiantried64(stop)them—baringh运teethandhowlingasifingreatpain.

In2019,heformedhissecondfamily,thistimewitha6-year-oldfemale,and65

(father)aninfantthefollowingyear.

However,hishappinesswasshort-lived.InOctober2020,Bailianbrokehislegsinafight

andlosthisfamilyonceagain.Rescuedbyforestrangers,heresumedhisnomadiclifestyleuntil

hisdeath.

第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(满分15分)

假定你是李华，上周六你校举办了一场以“变