厦门二中高一上学期0月月考英语试题-1

厦门二中20232024学年高一上学期10月月考英语试题第I卷（选择题）一、阅读理解AArecentsurveysaidanaverageChineseadultreadlessthaneightbooksayear.Someofuswouldfindithardtorememberthelasttimewereadinabookstore.Tokeeptheirappeal,somebookstoresarenowbigger,morebeautifulandgrander.LibrairieAvantGarde,NanjingAsaculturaliconinNanjing,LibrairieAvantGardeisamustseeforbothbookloversandtravelers.Thebookshopwaslistedamongtheworld’smostbeautifulbookshopsbyBBCin2014.The4,000squaremeterstore,foundedin1996,nowsitsinanundergroundparkinglot,housingmorethan300,000books,mainlyphilosophy,literature,historyandart.Eslite,SuzhouTheTaiwanbasedEsliteopeneditsfirstbranchontheChinesemainlandinSuzhou,duetoitspopularityamongbooklovers.Thestorehousesover500,000books,ofwhichonethirdarefromTaiwan.It’salsofamousforvariedcreativeculturalproducts.Wanderinginside,youmaygetlostwhichbooksanddelicatecupstobuy.LiyuanLibrary,BeijingLocatedinmountainsofHuairouonthesuburbsofBeijing,theLiyuanLibraryisafortableplacetoescapefromthecrowdedurbanlifeinBeijing.Ithousesover10,000booksrangingfromworksofliteratureandarttohistoryandphilosophy.Themostoutstandingpartinitsstructureisthatthewallsandroofofthe170squaremeterlibraryarecoveredwith40,000firewoodsticks.FangSuomune,GuangzhouTheFangSuomuneisa2,000squaremeterplaceforreading,relaxingandshoppingindowntownGuangzhou,SouthChina’sGuangdongprovince.Thestorehousesover90,000publicationsfrombothChinaandabroad,coveringmainlydesigning,architecture,literatureandarts.1．Whichbookstorehasthelargestcollectionofbooks?A．Eslite. B．LiyuanLibrary.C．LibrairieAvantGarde. D．FangSuomune.2．WhatisspecialaboutLibrairieAvantGarde?A．Itattractsonlybooklovers. B．Ithasbranchesnationwide.C．Itrosetofameinternationally. D．Itsitsinanopenparkinglot.3．WhatdoLiyuanLibraryandFangSuomunehaveinmon?A．Theybothholdbooksfromabroad. B．Theyarebothsuitableforrelaxation.C．Theyarebothlocatedindowntownareas. D．Theybothhaveuniquestructures.BPakistaniyouthactivistMalalaYousafzaiwasawardedthe2014NobelPeacePrizeonFriday,October10.SheistheyoungestNobelwinnerinhistory.MalalasharestheprizewithKailashSatyarthi,a60yearoldmanfromIndiawhohashelpedleadamovementtoendchildslaveryaroundtheworld.MalalaYousafzaiwasbornonJuly12,1997inMingora,theSwatDistrictofnorthwestPakistantoaSunniMuslimfamily.Whenshewasjust11yearsold,shestartedbloggingabouttheTalibantakeoverofherhometown.Talibanmembersbelieveyounggirlsshouldnotgotoschool.ClassroomsthroughouttheSwatdistrictwereclosedforseveralmonths.Malalaspokepubliclyaboutherdesiretogobacktoschool.“AllIwantisaneducation,”shetoldonetelevisionbroadcaster.WhenthePakistanigovernmentregainedcontrol,Malalawasabletoreturntoclass.Shecontinuedtoblogandspeakoutaboutgirls’righttoeducation.ButonOctober9,2012,theTalibantriedtosilenceher.Agunmanboardedherschoolbusandshotherontheleftsideofherforehead.Malalasurvived,andshowedgreatcourageandoptimismduringherlongrecovery.Thenshebecameasymbolofthestruggleforgirls’rightsallovertheworld.Malala’smissionforpeaceisunstoppable.Ninemonthsaftershewasshot,shegaveanowfamousspeechattheUnitedNations.“Theythoughtthatthebulletswouldsilenceus.Buttheyfailed,”shesaid.“Andthen,outofthatsilencecamethousandsofvoice.Weakness,fearandhopelessnessdied.Strength,powerandcouragewereborn.”4．HowoldwasMalalawhenshewontheNobelPeacePrize?A．11yearsold. B．14yearsold.C．17yearsold. D．60yearsold.5．AfterclassroomsthroughouttheSwatdistrictwereclosed,Malala________.A．startedbloggingabouttheeventB．expressedherdesireforeducationpubliclyC．madeanowfamousspeechattheUND．turnedtofamoustelevisionbroadcastersforhelp6．Whatdoestheunderlinedpartsilenceherinthethirdparagraphprobablymean?A．Killher.B．Makepeacewithher.C．Offersuggestionstoher.D．municatewithherinsilentways.7．Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?A．Malala’speacemission.B．Malala’scourageandoptimism.C．Malala’sfightwiththeTaliban.D．Malala’swinningtheNobelPeacePrize.CTouristsvisitingtheCanaryIslandscanoftenhearlocalsmunicatingoverlongdistancesbywhistling—notatune,buttheSpanishlanguage.ThelocalsaremunicatinginSilbo,amuchmorewidespreaduseofwhistledlanguages.Inatleast80culturesworldwide,peoplehavedevelopedwhistledversionsoftheirlocallanguageswhenthecircumstancescallforit.Whistledlanguagesarealmostalwaysdevelopedbytraditionalculturesthatliveinmountainousregionsorindenseforests.That’sbecausewhistledspeechcarriesmuchfartherthanordinaryspeechorshouting,saysJulienMeyer,alinguistwhoexploresthetopicofwhistledlanguages.Skilledwhistlerscanreach120decibels(分贝)—louderthanacarspeaker.Asaresult,whistledspeechcanbeunderstoodupto10timesasfarawayasordinaryshoutingcan.Thatletspeoplemunicatewhentheycannotgetcloseenoughtoshout.Whistledlanguagesworkbecausemanyofthekeyelementsofspeechcanbeimitatedinawhistle.Wedistinguishonespeechsoundfromanotherbyminordifferencesintheirsoundfrequencypatterns.Whistlerscanexpressallofthesedistinctionsbyvaryingthepitch(音高)oftheirwhistle.Andtheskillcanbeadaptedtoanylanguage,eventhosethathavenotraditionofwhistling.However,whistledlanguagesaredisappearingrapidlyallovertheworld,andsome—suchasthewhistledformoftheTepehualanguageinMexico—havealreadydisappeared.Modernizationislargelytoblame,saysMeyer,whopointstoroadsasthebiggestfactor.“That’swhyyoustillfindwhistledspeechonlyinplacesthatarevery,veryremote,thathavehadlessaccesstoroads,”hesays.Fortunately,thereisstillarayofhope.UNESCOhaslistedtwowhistledlanguages—SilbointheCanaryIslands,andawhistledTurkish—aselementsoftheworld’sintangibleculturalheritage.Suchattentioncanleadtoconservationefforts.IntheCanaryIslands,forexample,Silboisnowtaughtinschools.“Ifpeoplehadn’tmadethateffort,Silbowouldprobablyhavedisappeared,”saysMeyer.There,atleast,thefutureofthewhistledlanguagelooksbright.8．WhatcanbelearnedaboutSilbo?A．Itisanendangeredtune. B．Itisemployedtoentertaintourists.C．Itisusedinmorethan80cultures. D．ItisawhistledversionofSpanish.9．Whatarewhistledlanguagesmainlyusedtodo?A．Passonsecretinformation.B．Getmessagesacrossoverlongdistances.C．Imitatethesoundpatternsofotherlanguages.D．Showminordifferencesbetweenspeechsounds.10．WhyarewhistledlanguagesdisappearingaccordingtoMeyer?A．Lackofskilledteachers. B．Contactwithmodernity.C．Difficultyinlearningthem. D．Popularityofofficiallanguages.11．Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthefutureofSilbo?A．Uncertain. B．Dissatisfied. C．Optimistic. D．Uncaring.二、七选五Adventuresexpandourworldbyallowingustoconnectwithourselvesandothersinanewway.Researchshowsthatnewsituations,especiallyonesthatseemdangerous,forceustofaceourfearandhavepositiveoutlook.12Soareyoureadyforyouradventure?Here’ssomeadvice.StartsmallTherisksyou’reupfornowmightlookdifferentfromtheonesyoutookbefore.That’sOK.13Thiswillbreakyourroutine(惯例),buildyourconfidenceandhelpyourunuptobiggeradventures.Andtakinggradualstepsteachesyourbrainthattheexperienceisnotasbadasyouexpectedandyoucanhandleit.14Startwith“Iknowyou’renervous.Thisisnormalbecauseyou’releavingyourfortzone.”Thenwriteaboutyourskillsthatwillhelpyousucceedandthepastexperienceswhereyoutookariskandeverythingwentjustwell.ChangehowyouviewanxietyResearchfromHarvardUniversityshowspeoplewhotaketheirnervousnessaboutactivitiessuchaskaraokesingingandpublicspeakingasexcitementenjoytheexperiencesmore.15Useyourimagination16Sayyouwanttogoonahikebutareworriedyou’llbeelost,hurtortootiredtogethome.Trytopicturethis.Next,imaginethebestcase:Thebeautifulview,thefunyou’llhave,andyoursenseofachievementafterward.A．Talktoyourself.B．Writeyourselfaletter.C．Youmayalwaysthinkabouttheworstcase.D．Pickamanageableactivityyoucandosoonthisweekend.E．Thismaygiveyouachancetolookmoreconfidentthanbefore.F．Andtheyperformbetterthanthosewhotrytoholddowntheirworry.G．Theymayalsomakeusmorecreativeandbetterabletoadjusttostress.三、完形填空MynameisMarceenFarsakian.Asafirstgradeteacher,Itryto17myselfaroundkindandcaringpeople.I’mhappytoteachyoungchildren.Tome,18thesocialandemotionalneedsofachildisjustasimportant,ifnotmoreimportantthanteachingknowledge.Studentsseemtogrowinallareas19asafe,positive,andinspiringenvironmentisprovidedforthem.Atthebeginningofeachschoolyear,Isetagoalfor20:getorganized,trynewstrategiesforclassroommanagement,focusonthegood,etc.OneyearIrememberedtellingmyselfIwouldfocusonthe21ofkindness.Iwouldbe22tomystudents,parents,staffmembersandmyself.Thatyear23beingoneofmymost24yearsasaclassroomteacher,butIgrewgreatlyasahuman.Beingkinddidmakea25.Kindnessspreadsquickly.Teachingkindnesscreatesanenvironmentofmutual(相互的)careandrespect.Studentsbeedevotedtotheirschool.Theyare26inthefactthattheybelongthereandthattheirbeingtherematters.Ibelievethatwhenstudentsfeelsecure,trusted,andrespected,thentheywilltakerisks,andtakeownershipintheiractions,andtheywillhave27inallareas.Sharingtheteachingofkindnesstochildrenhastakenmeonabeautifulnew28.IstartedaKindKidsClubinmyclassandoverthelastfouryearsithas29intoaschoolwideprogram.Ourkindkidsetolifewhentheyare30anactofkindness.Theirsmilesaremagical.Mykindkidsinspiremeeveryday.Iamgratefuland31blessedtobeabletodowhatIdo!Kindnesshaschangedmyworld,andletitchangeyours!17．A．center B．show C．challenge D．amaze18．A．stopping B．meeting C．creating D．recovering19．A．unless B．sothat C．when D．eventhough20．A．myself B．mystaff C．myparents D．mystudents21．A．nature B．reply C．practice D．trouble22．A．open B．kind C．similar D．equal23．A．woundup B．endedup C．pickedup D．gaveup24．A．successful B．meaningless C．beneficial D．difficult25．A．choice B．mess C．difference D．mistake26．A．secure B．interested C．lacking D．fortunate27．A．difficulty B．doubt C．success D．duty28．A．holiday B．look C．business D．journey29．A．run B．got C．slid D．grown30．A．carryingaway B．carryingout C．carryingforward D．carryingon31．A．hardly B．immediately C．truly D．simply第II卷（非选择题）四、单词拼写32．What(使恼怒)hermostwasthathedidn’tkeephispromise.33．(集中)onyourstudieswillresultingoodgrades.34．Therearemanyworkable(解决办法)totheproblemofschoolbullying.35．Theexercise(显然地)willimproveyourstrengthandwillpower.36．Withoutexcellenteducation,therewouldbeno(先进的)scienceandtechnology.37．Outof（curious），themanfollowedtheguideintothehall.38．Itisnotunusualforteenagers(attract)toputergames.五、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。HongKongisexpectedtofundarecordnumberofyoungsterstostudyinuniversitiesontheChinesemainland.Themovecoverslocalsecondaryschoolstudentsfromlowinefamiliesorthosewithoutstandingacademicperformances,andisexpectedto39(great)improvethepetitivenessofHongKongyoungstersandpromotegreaterexchangesbetweenHongKongandthemainland.Sofar,it40(benefit)20,608HongKongstudentsattending191mainlanduniversities.ParticipatingintheprogramcanalsohelpHongKongstudentsestablishconnectionswithst