湖北省武汉市2023-2024学年高二年级下册5月月考英语试题（含答案）

湖北省“腾•云”联盟

2023—2024学年度下学期5月联考

高二英语试卷

考试时间：2024年5月23日上午8:00——10:00试卷满分：150分

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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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。

例：Howmuchistheshirt?

A.£19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.

答案是C。

1.WhenwillthewomanmostprobablygotoGreece?

A.Nextday.B.Nextweek.C.Nextmonth.

2.Whatisthewomanprobably?

A.Adoctor.B.Ateacher.C.Acoach.

3.Wherewillthewomanholdapartytoday?

A.Inthebackyard.B.Inthegarage.C.Inthelivingroom.

4.Whatisthewomandoing?

A.Packingbags.B.Waitingfortheman.C.Doingsomeshopping.

5.HowwillthewomangettoChinatown?

A.Onfoot.B.Bytaxi.C.Byunderground.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

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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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。

6.Whatiswrongwiththewoman'scar?

A.Itoftenbreaksdown.B.Itoftengetsdamp.C.Itcan,tgetstartedvery

well.

7.Howdoesthewomandealwithhercaratnight?

A.Sheleavesitinheryard.

B.Sheparksitinthegarage.

C.Sheputsitinaparkinglot.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8.Whydoesthewomantalktotheman?

A.Tochangeseatswithhim.

B.Tomakefriendswithhim.

C.Toaskhimtomakewayforher.

9.Whatwillthemandonext?

A.Readanewspaper.B.Listentomusic.C.Buysomecandie

s.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Howmanysubjectswillthewomanhaveeachterm?

A.Twelve.B.Four.C.Eight.

11.Whatisthewoman'sopinionabouttheregistrationform?

A.Itincludesmuchpaperwork.

B.Itisunnecessarytocompleteitbyhand.

C.Thereseemstobesomethingwrongwithit.

12.Whatdoesthemanadvisethewomantodo?

A.JointheStudentUnion.

B.Completetheformbefore5:15.

C.Fillouttheforminthecomputerlab.

听第9段材料.回答第13至16题。

13.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Driverandpassenger.

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B.Clubownerandcustomer.

C.Interviewerandinterviewee.

14.Whatcantheguestsdoonthebus?

A.Cookfood.B.Havecolddrinks.C.Dancewithothers.

15.Whataretheguestsexpectedtodoforparties?

A.Getdressedsuitably.B.BringtheirVIPcards.C.Bookclubsinadvanc

e.

16.Whatdoesthemansuggesttheguestsdobeforeafancy-dressparty?

A.Controlthenumberofpeople.

B.Informhimofthebookingtime.

C.Avoidwearingjeansandsportsshoes.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whatisthespeakermainlytalkingabout?

A.Abook.B.Afriend.C.Aprogram.

18.WhatmadeSusanthinkthatmoneywasimportant?

A.Herfathercouldn*taffordahouse.

B.Herfatherriskedhislifetosavehismoney.

C.Herfatherwasalwaysworriedaboutmoney.

19.WhatdidSusandowhenshegrewup?

A.Abusinesswoman.B.Anadvisor.C.Aprofessionalwrit

er.

20.Whatisthecontentofthebook?

A.Howtomanageahugecompanyeffectively.

B.Howtomakethebestuseofmoneyineverydaylife.

C.Howtoachievefinancialsuccessandpersonalhappiness.

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

Welcome

Thiscourseexplorestheconceptsandalgorithms（算法）atthefoundationofmodernar

tificialintelligence,divingintotheideasthatgiverisetotechnologieslikegame-play

ingengines,handwritingrecognition,andmachinetranslation.Throughhands-onprojects,s

tudentsgainexposuretothetheorybehindgraphsearchalgorithms,classification,andot

hertopicsinartificialintelligenceandmachinelearningastheyincorporatethemintot

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heirownPythonprograms.Bycourse,send,studentsemergewithexperienceinlibrariesfo

rmachinelearningaswellasknowledgeofartificialintelligenceprinciplesthatenable

themtodesignintelligentsystemsoftheirown.

Requirement

CS50xoratleastoneyearofexperiencewithPython.

HowtoTakethisCourse

EvenifyouarenotastudentatHarvard,youarewelcometo"lake"thiscourseforfreeviat

hisOpenCourseWarebyworkingyourwaythroughthecourse*ssevenweeksofmaterial.Ifyou,dlike

tosubmitthecoursefssevenprojectsforfeedback,besuretocreateanedXaccount,ifyouhaven

,talready.Askquestionsalongthewayviaanyofthecourse*scommunities!

Ifinterestedinaverified(ikiiES^)certificatefromedXenroll&tcs50.edx.org/aiinstead.

IfinterestedinaprofessionalcertificatefromedX,enrollatcs50.edx.orgprograms/aiins

tead.

IfinterestedintransfercreditandaccreditationfromHaivaidExtensionSchool,registerat

web.dee.harvard.edu/extension/csci/e/80instead.

IfinterestedintransfercreditandaccreditationfromHarvardSummerSchool,registeratweb.

dee.harvard.edu/summer/csci/s/80instead.

Youarefreeto:

Share-----copyandredistributethematerialinanymediumorformat

Adapt-----remix,transform,andbuiIduponthematerial

21.Whatdoesthecoursefocuson?

A.Divingintotheideasthatgiverisetohandwritingrecognition.

B.Teachingtheconceptsandalgorithmsofartificialintelligence.

C.Offeringlearningorteachingmaterialsonartificialintelligence.

D.ProvidingsLudeiilswithexperienceinlibrary「ormachinelearning,

22.Whowi1lenrollatcs50.edx.org/programs/ai?

A.AstudentinterestedinanauthorizedcertificatefromcdX.

B.AstudentinterestedinaprofessionalcertificatefromedX.

C.AstudentinterestedtransfercreditfromHarvardExtensionSchool.

D.AstudentinterestedintransfercreditfromHarvardSummerSchool.

23.Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage?

A.Studentscanintegratethematerialsintotheirownprogram.

B.Teacherscanusethecourse*smaterialswithoutrestriction.

C.Anystudentwithoutrelatedexperiencecantakethiscourse.

D.StudentsmustcreateanewedXaccountfortakingthecourse.

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B

ForMother*sDayIaskedforonething:ahousecleaningservice.Bathroomsandfloorsspecif

ically,windowsiftheextraexpensewasreasonable.Thegift,forme,wasnotsomuchinthecle

aningitselfbutthefactthatforonceIwouldnotbeinchargeofthehouseholdofficework.Iwo

uldnothavetomakethecalls,getmultiplequotes,researchandve:eachservice,arrange

paymentandscheduletheappointment.TherealgiftIwantedwastoberelievedoftheemotional1

aborofasingletaskthathadbeenringingatthebackofmymind.Thecleanhousewouldsimplyb

eabonus.

Myhusbandwaitedformetochangemymindtoan“easier”giftthanhousecleaning,somethingh

ecouldone-clickorderonAmazon.ThedaybeforeMother'sDay,disappointedbymyunwaveringdesi

re,hecalledasingleservice,decidedtheyweretooexpensive,andvowedtocleanthebathrooms

himself.Hestillgavemethechoice,ofcourse.Hetoldmethehighdollaramountofcompletingt

hecleaningservicesIrequestedandaskedifIstillwantedhimtobookit.

WhatIwantedwasforhimtoaskfriendsonFacebookforarecommendation,callfourorfive

moreservices,dotheemotionallaborIwouldhavedoneifthejobhadfallentome.Iknewexact1

yhowexhaustingitwasgoingtobe.That,swhyIaskedmyhusbandtodoitasagift.

“Ingeneral,weclassifygenderemotionsinoursocietybycontinuingtoemphasizethefalse

ideathatwomenarealwaysabletofeel,express,andmanageouremotionsbetterthanmen,“saysDr.

LisaHuebner,asociologistofgender."Thisisnottosaythatsomeindividualsdonotmanageemot

ionbetterthanothersaspartoftheirownindividualpersonality,butIwouldarguethatwestill

havenofirmevidencethatthisabilityisbiologicallydeterminedbysex.Atthesametime,wefi

ndallkindsofwaysinsocietytoensurethatgirlsandwomenareresponsibleforemotionsand,th

en,mengetapass.”

24.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthor'shusbandfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?

A.Hewasinchargeofarranginghousework.

B.Hedidn'tknowwhattheauthorreallywanted.

C.HewouldbuyagifttotheauthorfromAmazon.

D.Hethoughthousecleaningservicecost-effective.

25.Whydidtheauthoraskherhusbandtocallahousecleaningservice?

A.Tocompleteherreservationservicepiledup.

B.Togetacleanhousewithoutdoingitherself.

C.Toeasetheguiltovernotdoingherhousework.

D.Togetawayfromtheemotionallaborinvolved.

26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“unwavering“inParagraph2mean?

A.Natural.B.Secret.C.Firm.D.Humble.

27.Whatistheauthor*spurposeinmentioningDr.LisaHuebner?

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A.Toshowitunfairtoleavetheemotionallabortowomen.

B.Toshowthatsomeindividualscanmanageemotionsbetter.

C.Toshowthatnaturallywomenareresponsibleforemotions.

D.Toshowthatemotionalabilityisbiologicallydeterminedbysex,

c

TheexistingcoffeemarketisdominatedbyCoffeaarabicaandCoffeacanephora.Unfortunat

elyforthem,coffeebushesgrowbestinarathernarrowrangeoftemperatures,sotheirculti

vationisthreatenedbyachangingclimate.ButachancediscoverybyAaronDavisfromBritain,

publishedinNaturePlants,mayofferawayout.DrDavisandhiscolleaguesreportthatthey

havetrackeddownatypeofwildcoffeewhichisbothpleasanttotasteandtolerantofhigher

temperatures.

DrDavis,however,cameacrossapaperwrittenin1834byGeorgeDon,aScottishscientis

t,whichdescribedaspeciesfromwarmerareas.Donnameditstenophylla,andwrotethatithad

aflavoursuperiortoarabica's,anditwasfarmedupuntilthe1920s,afterwhichcanephora,

whichhadhigheryields,tookover.Stenophyllawasthengraduallyforgotten.

Thecrucialquestionwas,wasDon'spraisetoitsflavourjustified?Tofindout,DrDavi

sarranged*acompetitioninvolving18professionalcoffeetasterswhoassessed,inablindcom

parison,asetofsamplesthatincludedstenophylla,twotypesofarabicaandoneofcanephora.

Stenophyllaperformedwell.Itwasratedashavinghigherfruitlikequalitiesthana

BrazilianarabicaandanIndonesiancanephora,andalsoamorefavourableacidityandmor

ecomplexflavourprofile,thoughsli«htlylessdesiredthananEthiopianarabica.Ithad

nearlythesamebodyastheothers,andlackedanunpleasant,earthybitternessfoundint

heBrazilianarabicaandtheIndonesiancanephora.Whenaskedifwhattheyweretastingwa

sarabica,thejudgessaid"yes"81%ofthetimeforsamplesofstenophylla,comparedwith

98%forthearabicafromEthiopia.TheyidentifiedtheBrazilianarabicaassuchonly44%

ofthetime,andmisidentifiedthecanephoraasarabicaon7%ofoccasions.

Stenophylladoestastelikearabicaandtolerateshighertemperaturesthaneitherarabica

orcanephora.Thatopenstwopossiblecoursesofaction.Oneistocultivateitdirectly,th

oughthismightrunintotheyieldproblemwhichledtoitsabandonmentinthefirstplace.T

heotheristocrossbreeditwithexistingspecies,toprovidethosehigh-yieldingvarieties

withitsheattolerance.

28.Whatisthepurposeoftheresearchintoatypeofwild,coffee?

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A.Topromotethehabitofdrinkingcoffee.

B.Todealwithglobalwarmingproblems.

C.Tohelpcoffeefannersmakemoreprofits.

D.Tosavecoffeeproductionfromglobalwarming.

29.Accordingto18professionalcoffeetasters,whatcanwelearnaboutthefourtypesofc

offee?

A.EthiopianarabicaismoreappealingthanBrazilianarabica.

B.Indonesiancanephoratastedbestamongfourtypesofcoffee.

C.Stenophyllahaslesstasteofbitternessthantwotypesofarabica.

D.StenophyllahasamorefavourableaciditythanEthiopianarabica.

30.Whatarepresentedinthelastparagraph?

A.Historicalfactors.B.Theoreticalbases.

C.Statisticalanalyses.D.Practicalsolutions.

31.Whichsectionofamagazineisthepassagemostprobablytakenfrom?

A.Business.B.Agriculture.

C.Financeandeconomics.D.Scienceandtechnology.

D

OfthemanymemorablethingsaboutStephenHawking,perhapsthemostmemorableofallwashis

conversation.Thediseasethatconfinedhimtoawheelchairalsostoppedhimtalking,soinsteada

computerproducedwhatbecameaworld-famousvoice.

Itwas,though,alaboriousprocess.Hawkinghadtomoveamuscleinhischeektocontrolaco

mputerthathelpedhimbuildupsentences,wordbyword,strugglingtoproduceabouttenwordsam

inute.Abetterwaytocommunicatewouldbetoreadthebrainofaparalyzed（瘫痪的）persondirect

lyandthentranslatethosereadingsintospeech.AndastudypublishedInNaturethisweek,byEdw

ardChang,aneurosurgeonattheUniversityofCalifornia,SanFrancisco,describesjustsuchate

chnique.Speakingrequirestheprecisecontrolofalmost100musclesinthelips,jaw,tongueand

throattoproducethecharacteristicbreathsandsoundsthatmakeupsentences.Bymeasuringtheb

rainsignalsthatcontrolthesethroatmuscles,DrChanghasbeenabletouseacomputertoproduc

espeechaccurately.

ThevolunteersforDrChang,sstudywerefivepeoplewithepilepsy（癫痫）whohadelectrodes

（电极）putintotheirbrainsaspartoftheirtreatment.Heandhiscolleaguesusedtheseelectrod

estorecordthevolunteers,brainactivitywhilethosevolunteersspokeseveralhundredsentences

outloud.Specifically,theresearcherstrackedactivityinpartsofthebrainresponsibleforco

ntrollingthemusclesofthethroat.

Totransformthosesignalsintospeechtheydidtwothings.First,theytrainedacomputerpro

gramtorecognizewhatthesignalsmeant.Theydidthisbyfeedingtheprogramwithoutputfromthe

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electrodesandwithrepresentationsoftheshapesthethroatadoptswhenspeakingthetestsentenc

es----dataknownfromdecadesofstudyofvoices.Then,whentheprogramhadlearnedtherelevanta

ssociations,theyusedittotranslateelectrodesignalsintothroatmovements,andthusintosoun

d.

Restoringspeechisamorecomplextaskthanmovingbodies----butsufficientlysimilarin

principletogivehopetothosenowinapositionsimilartothatonceenduredbythelateDrHawking.

32.Whatistheproblemofthetraditionalmethodforthespeechlesstoproducesentences?

A.Itisincredible.B.Itistime-consulting.

C.Itisimpractical.D.Itisunrecognizable.

33.Howcouldthebrainsignalsbeinteipretedintospeech?

A.Bylearningrepresentationofthetestsentences.

B.Bytranslatingelectrodesignalsintosounddirectly.

C.Byfeedingtheprogramwithoutputfromtheelectrodes.

D.Byintegratingbrainsignals,throatmovement,andsound.

34.Whatietheauthor*sattitudetowardsDrChang*sstudies?

A.Approving.B.Doubtful.C.Unclear.D.Dismissive.

35.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthepassage?

A.Howtoproduceartificialspeech.B.Howtointerpretbrainsignals.

C.Howtogivevoicetothespeechless.D.Howtoeasehumanconversation.

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。

ThemajorityofNewYear,sresolutionsareabandonedafterthreemonths.It

ishumannaturetopursuethepathofleastresistance,especiallywhenyouar

etired.Ifyoudonotintentionallyandconsistentlydevelophealthyhabits,y

ouwillautomaticallyfallforunhealthyones.Obtainingthebenefitofhealthy

habitsrequiressomewillpower,whichistheabilitytoresistshort-termtemp

tationsforlong-termbenefits.However,willpowerisnotenough.36

Saygoodbyetoperfection.Weoftenhaveahardtimestickingwithnewhabi

tsbecausewesetunrealisticexpectations.Ashigh-achievers,weexpectawork

outtolastanentirehourandincludeasetofworkouts.37Thetruthi

sthatsomeexerciseisbetterthannone.Evena15-minutewalk,orsomelight

stretchingisbetterthanzerophysicalactivity.Don'tletperfectionismgeti

nthewayofmakingprogress.

Increaseyoursupportsystem.Establishinganewbehavioriseasierwhenlo

vedonesaresupportingyou.Havingasupportsystemcanhelpyoustaythecour

seevenwhenyouareloweronwillpowerbecauseotherscanremindyouofthep

rogressyouhavemade.Itisalsohardertobelazywhensomeoneiswatching.

Keepitlight.Itishardtostickwithanewhabitifitistoopainful.

Asanexample,manypeoplestruggletokeepupwithanexerciseprogrambecaus

eitrequiresgreateffortandenergy.Theideaofshowingupdayafterdayfo

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rmoremusclesorenesscanbediscouraging.Trytokeepyournewhabitlight.

3?Thismakesitmorelikelyyouwilllookforwardtoit.

Giveyourselfsomegrace.40Bepatientandrealisticwithyourself.Prac

ticeself-kindnesswhenyouexperienceshortcomingsalongtheway.Beatingyourselfu

pleadstoemotionalpainthatmakesitmorelikelythatyoufallforoldunhealthyh

abits.

A.Buildinganewhabitcantakemonths.

B.Youalsoneedsystemstohelphealthyhabitsstick.

C.Anythinglessdoesnotcountasexerciseinourminds.

D.Healthyhabitscanserveasananchortonavigatelife*schallenges.

E.Insteadoffocusingonresults,focusonenjoyingthenewbehavior.

F.Wedeeplycareaboutwhatothersthinkofusanddon'twanttoletthemdown.

G.Itistheconsistentpracticeofhealthyhabitsovertimethatleadstopositiveresults.

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）

闵读下面短文，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。

In2001,NathanOgdenraceddownanOregonskislope,launchinghimselfoffajum

pover30feetintotheair.Whilehehaddonethismanytimes,somethingwas41o

nthisday.Hejumpedfurtherthanplanned,causinghisbodytofallhardagainstthe

skislope.Hetriedtostand,buthislegswouldn,tmove.Itwassoon42thathi

sneckwasbadlyinjured.

Overthenextfewmonths,heremained43thathewouldwalkagain,despitew

hatthedoctorssaid.Gradually,ashe44sensetohislegsandalittleindepend

ence,hisdoctorscalledhisprogresswmiraculous.w

Buthewantedtoprogressfaster.Heworked45toregainuseofhisupperbod

y,andwhilehecouldhardlymovehislegs,hewas46thatonedayhewouldwalk

again.Heeventuallyregained50%ofhisbodymovement,butmore47wasyettoc

ome.In2003,Ogdencaughtpneumonia（肺炎）andfelIunconsciousinhissleep.

Whenhiswifecouldn,twakehim,hewas48totheEmergencyRoom,wheretechn

icians49_droppedhimtothefloorwhilex-rayinghislungs.Forthesecondtime,0g

denhad50hisneck.Butthistime,thebreakwashigherup,51hispermanent

lossofbodilymovementbelowthechest.

SometimesOgdenfelt52,Henotedbeingphysicallydisabledwasextremelydi

fficultandthathelosthisjob,friendsandalmosthismarriage.ButOgdentriedto

be53throughoutthecomingyears.

Hecontinuestofightadailybattleagainst54.Withhiswifeandchildrens

upportinghim,hehasbeenskydiving,snowskiingandwaterskiing.Heisevenwriting

abooktoinspireasmanyaspossibletobelieveinhopeand55.Whilehemightn

everleavethewheelchairinthislife,hisspiritisrisinghigherthanhislegscou

Idevertakehim.

41.A.pleasantB.ordinaryC.differentD.realistic

42.A.confirmedB.anticipatedC.suggestedD.recognized

43.A.delightedB.frustratedC.confidentD.confused

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44.A.lostB.causedC.producedD.gained

45.A.tirelesslyB.efficientlyC.effortlesslyD.painfully

46.A.toldB.convincedC.informedD.reminded

47.A.advanceB.troubleC.fortuneD.question

48.A.ledB.attachedC.accompaniedD.rushed

49.A.casuallyB.deliberatelyC.accidentallyD.occasionally

50.A.healedB.brokenC.examinedD.shaken

51.A.makingupB.bringinginC.resultinginD.buildingup

52.A.trappedB.deletedC.interruptedD.blamed

53.A.activeB.positiveC.negativeD.passive

54.A.disciplineB.competitionC.criticismD.adversity

55.A.liberationB.recognitionC.reputationD.progress

第二节（共10小题;每小题L5分，满分15分）

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

LocatedatthewesternpartofHangzhouCity,lessthan5kilometersfromt

heWestLake,XixiNationalWetlandParkisauniquespotconsideringitsurban

neighborhood.Theparkisthefirstandonlywetlandpark56(combnne)urban

lifewithfarmingandculture.

Thepark57(consist)ofthreecausewaysand