广东省罗定艺术高级中学2024-2025学年高二英语3月月考试题

广东省罗定艺术高级中学2024-2025学年高二英语3月月考试题

学校:___________姓名：班级：考号：

一.选择题（共20小题）

1.Hearguedsmoking,andinsistedthatitwasargumentthatsmoking

washarmfultohealth.

()

A.for；beyondB.against；over

C.for；overD.against；beyond

2.E-mail,aswellastelephones,animportantpartindaily

communication.(

A.isplayingB.haveplayed

C.wasplayingD.play

3.Thoughhavinglivedabroadforyears,manyChinesestill____thetraditional

customs.()

A.performB.possessC.observeD.support

4.Havingbeeni11inbedfornearlyamonth,hehadahardtimeinthe

exam.()

A.passB.topassC.passedD.passing

5.-Wehavedecidedtogoforapicnictomorrow,Dick.Areyougoingwithus?

-Well,youaregoing,sowillI.()

A.whenB.sinceC.ifD.while

6.Johnisthetallest30yintheclass,accordingtohimself.()

A.5feet8astai1asB.astai1as5feet8

C.as5feet8tai1asI),astall5feet8as

7.Thediscoveryofnewevidenceledto.()

A.thethiefhavingcaught

B.catchthethief

C.thethiefbeingcaught

D.thethieftobecaught

8.SorryTmlate.Ihaveturnedoffthealarmclockandgone.backto

sleepagain.()

A.mightB.shouldC.canD.will

9.Justbepatient.Youexpecttheworldtochangesosoon.()

A.canftB.needn，tC.maynotD.willnot

10.Scientistsareconvincedthepositiveeffectoflaughterphysical

andmentalhealth.()

A.of；atB.by；inC.of；onI),on；at

11.-Whydidshespendsomuchtimesearchingshopaftershopforablouse?

-Oh,shewasveryaboutherclothes()

A.crazyB.curiousC.particularD.careful

12.Findinghercarstolen.)

A.apolicemanwasaskedtohelp

B.theareawassearchedcarefu11y

C.itwaslookedforeverywhere

D.shehurriedtoapolicemanforhelp

13.-Haveyoumovedintothenewhouse?

-Notyet7therooms

A.arebeingpaintingB.arepainting

C.arcpaintedD.arebeingpainted

14.Eatingtoomuchfatcanheartdiseaseandcausehighb.loodpressure.()

A.resultfromB.contributeto

C.attendtoD.devoteto

15.AmieSalmon,disabled,isaltendedtinuuglioulheibuhooldaysbyanuiseto

guardher.()

A.toappointB.appointing

C.appointedI),havingappointed

16.Whenthegroupdiscussionisnearingitsend,makesuretoitwithimpertant

points.()

A.concludeB.leadC.avoidD.hold

17.Theyarguedthematterthewholedayandatlasttheyagreedthe

dateforthenextmeeting.()

A.with；withB.on；onC.about；onD.over；over

18.ThesouthernpartofIrelandwasunwillingandtoformitsown

government.()

A.bi'okcdownB.brokeoutC.brokeawayD.brokeup

19.Anyhelpfromyouwi11begreatlyappreciated.Pleasegivemeareplyatyour

earliest.()

A.interruptionB.instruction

C.considerationD.convenience

20.Thelivingroomiscleanandtidy,withadiningtablealready___forameal

tobecooked.()

A.laidB.layingC.tolayD.beinglaid

二.完形填空(共1小题)

21.Thetouristbuswindeditswayintoamountainousarea.Itwas(1)tomake

aturnwhentwopassengers-a(2)ofyounglovers-weresoattractedbythe

beautifulscenerythatthey(3)astoptogetdown.Theywereleftbehind

andthebuswent(4).Suddenlytheyheardaloudboom(5)ofthe

road.Itwasahugerockrollingdowninthelandslidethathitthebusandfell

withitintoadeepvalley.Theloversweregreatly(6)bythenewsthat

nopassengersonboard(7).Whentheycalmeddownthey(8)and

expressedtheirfeelingsinafewwords.

Theabovestorywastoldbyaguidewhenwewereridingatourist(9)to

abuenicinuunlaiii.HediskedusloguesswhaltheloveitssuidiuunedlatelyafleiIlie

disasterthattheyhad(10)escaped.

Oftenwereadreportsabouttrafficaccidents,amongwhichtherewere(11)

oneswhomissedthebusand(12)thedisaster.Thosepeopleusuallysaid

withasighof(13)^Fortunately\wasnotonboard."Onourbusthepassengers,

(14)totheguidewerevarious.

Buttheanswerwasquiteoutofourexpectation."Ifwehadn'tgotdownand

(19)A.thoughtB.blamedC.enjoyedD.helped

(20)A.happinessB.excuseC.honorD.mercy

三.阅读理解(共5小题)

22.

LondonUnderground

Theworld，sfirstsubwaywasbuiltinLondonin1863.Atthetime»thegovernment

waslookingforawaytoreducetrafficproblemsinthecityofLondon.Thepoor

areasofthecityweresocrowdedwithpeoplethatitwasalmostimpossiblefor

horsecarriagestogetthrough.Thecityofficialswereinterestedintryingto

makeitpossibleforworkersto1iveoutsideofLondonandtraveleasi1ytowork

eeichday.Ifpeoplehadacheapandconvenientwaythattheycoulddependonto

gotoandfromwork,theywouldrelocatetheirhomesoutsideofthecity.Thiswould

helpease(减轻)thepressureoftoomanypeoplelivinginthepoorpartsof

London.Fromtheseproblems,theideaoftheLondonUnderground,thefirstsubway

system,wasborn.

TheplansforbuildingtheUndergroundmetwithseveralproblemsanddelays,

butthefasttrackwasfinallyopenedinJanuary1863.Asteamtrainpulledthe

carsalongthefastundergroundtrackwhichwas6kilometers(3.7miles)long.About

30,000peoplegotonthesubwaythefirstday.Ridersweretreatedtocomfortable

seats(standingupwhilethetrainwasmovingwasnotallowed),andpleasant

decorationsinsideeachofthecars.However,thesmokefromtheenginesoonfilled

theairinthetunnelswithashandsoot(煤灰)，aswellaschemicalgases.Fans

hadtobeputinthetunnelslatertokeeptheaircleanenoughforpeopleto

breathe.Evenwithitsproblems,ridingintheUndergrounddidcatchon.Itcarried

9millionridersinitsfirstyear.

(1)WhatledtheBritishgovernmenttobuildtheLondonUnderground?

A.Trafficjamsandpollution.

B.Populationandpollution.

C.Overcrowdingandtraffiejams.

D.Thepovertyandsubwayproblems.

(2)HowdidtheLondonUndergroundsolvethesmokeproblem?

A.Itmadethetunnelslarger.

B.Itputfansinthetunnels.

C.Itcleanedthechemicalgasesinthetunnels.

I).Itreducedthenumberofpassengersridinginthetrain.

(3)Theunder1inedphrase^catchon^mostprobablymeans"

A.betroublesome

B.becomepopularandfashionable

C.keepupwith

D.seize

(4)WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Torelocatetheworkers*homesoutsideLondon,thegovernmentbuiltthesubway.

B.Thereweresomanyproblemsanddelaysthatin18thcenturythefirstsubway

opened.

C.Thesubwaygreatlyeasedthepressureoftraffic.

D.Therewerenotenoughseatsforthepassengersthefirstdaythesubwayopened.

23.

Don'ttalktome；I'mbusywithmyiPhone

RidingaLondonsubway,apersonfromChinawillnoticeonemajordiff'erence：

inLondon,peopledonotlookateachother.Infact,eyecontactisavoicedat

alltimes.That*snotrudeness-peoplearejusttoobusytobotherlooking.

Busydoingwhal»yjucibk?Well,tliey*receilaiulynotubingthelimefuxanomenI

ofquietreflection,noraretheyreadingabook.Newtechnologyhasreplacedquiet

habits.TodaytheonlyacceptableformofbookontheLondonundergroundisanc

-book.

ApplemustearnafortunefromLondoncommuters(乘车上下班的人).Sineethe

launchoftheiPhonein2007,over40,000-yes,that*s40,000-"apps〃(pregrams

downloadedfortheiPhone)havebeendesigned.

Commuterslovethembecausetheyaretheperfecttime-fi1lers.One"app",

callediShoot,isagamethatfeaturestanks.Anotherone»TubeExits»tells

passengerswheretositonthetraintobeclosesttotheexitoftheir

destination.ISteamcloudstheiPhonescreenwhenyoubreatheintothe

microphone.Youcanthenwriteinthe"steam"onyourphonescreen.

ForthosewithoutaniPhone,anotherAppleproduct,theiPod,maybeanother

choice.It'snotjustteenagerswho“plugin“totheirmusic-iPodsareapcpular

waytopassthetimeforal1ages.

Andifgames,e-booksandmusicaren*tenoughtokeepyouoccupied.Thenperhaps

youwouldpreferafiln.ThedevelopmentofpalmDVDtechnologymeansmanycomrr.uters

watchtheirfavoriteTVshoworfilmonthewaytowork.Withallthisentertainirents,

it'samazingthatpeoplestillremembertogetoffthetrain.

(1)PeopleinLondondonotmakeeyecontactonthesubwaybecausetheyare

busy.

A.goingtowork

B.readingbooks

C.thinkingprivatethings

D.playinggames,readinge-books,listeningtomusicorwatchingfilms.

(2)ThosewholikewargamescandownloadtotheiriPhones.

A.iShoot

B.TubeExits

C.ISteam

D.iPud

(3)Theunderlinedword*occupied^inthelastparagraphprobablymeans.

A.delighted

B.busy

C.amused

D.controlled

(4)Thearticletellsusthat.

A.Londoncommutersareunfriendlytostrangers

B.Applehasearnedaloofmoneyfromselling40,000iPhones

C.technologyischangingthewayLondoncommutersspendtheirtravelingtime.

D.withallthenewtime-fillers,Londoncommutersoftenforgettogetoffthe

train.

24.Askids,mythreebrothersandIfoughtoverthenormalthings：baseball,board

games,baths.Butoursiblingrivalry（兄弟间争斗）reachedafeverpoPintatthe

dinnertable.Whogotthelargesthamburger?Whofinishedtheeatingfastenough

togetseconds?Whogotthebiggestsliceofpie?

Ourmothercuttheportionssoequallythatitwouldhavetakenamicrcmeter

totellthemapart,buthereffortswereinvain.Whetherlongingforthelast

hotdog.snatchinganextrapieceofcrispyskinfromtheroastchicken,orwriting

whohadthemostcherriesinhisfruitcocktail,eachofusstruggled,constantly,

togethisfairshare.

Butforadults,mealtimestrategiespracticedinchildhoodhaveoccasicnally

ledtotrouble.Whenmyolderbrother,Harry,travelinginIndia,wasstricken

withamysteriousdiseaseandlost14kilos,hetooksomethinghefoundcnthe

streetasahalfeatenchickenandquicklyputitintohismouthbeforesomeoneelse

gotit.Ouryoungerbrothers,NedandMark,hilleduptheirfoodinallyoucaneat

Chinesebuffetsfromchildhoodfearsthatthere'dbenothingleftontheserving

plate.Ioncewaswatchingmanoeuvres（军事演习）performedonmewhileswallowing

fistsizedprawns（对虾）.

Somebelievethatsiblingswhoexpressrivalryduringtheiryouthendupmore

clubelybundedinudullhoodthansiblingswliuexperiencednorivalry.Alourfamily

dinnersthesedays,mybrothersandItendtowardharmony.Westilleatasif

wcwereinarace,butthereisnofightingforchickenskin,nowrestlingover

thelastpieceofpie.Thismaybebecausewefourbrothersarelikelytobethe

onescooking.Notonlydoweloveworkinginthekitchentogether,butthisway

wecanalsomakesuretherewillbemorethanenoughfoodforusall.

(1)Althoughthemothercuttheportionsequal1y,siblingsthechiIdhood

may.

A.didn'tgettheirfairshare

B.stillwantedawholechicken

C.didn'tthinkit'snecessary

D.didn'tstopstrugglingfortheirfood

(2)Thethirdparagraphmainlytellsusthehabitformedin.

A.leadtosuccess

B.causeproblems

C.destroyaperson

D.bringabrightfuture

(3)Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthesiblingrivalry?

A.Itbreaksupthebrothers.

B.Itbenefitsthebrotherhood.

C.Theycangetmorefood.

D.Theycanimprovecookingskills.

(4)Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Morechildrenmeanmoreproblems.

B.Hungereducationmakeschildrenbrave.

C.Everythinghasitsadvantageanddisadvantage.

I).Mothersaretob1ameforchildren'sbehavior.

25.

CaliforniaCondor'sShockingRecovery

CaliforniacondorsareNorthAmerica'slargestbirds,withwind-lengthof

upto3mcters.Inthe1980s,electricallinesandloadpoisoning(铅中毒)nearly

drovethemtodyingout.Now,electricshocktrainingandmedicaltreatmentare

helpingtorescuethesebigbirds.

Inthelate1980s,thelastfewcondorsweretakenfromthewild»andthere

arenowmorethan150flyingoverCaliforniaandnearbyArizona,UtahandBajain

Mexico.

Electricallineshavebeenkillingthemoff."Astheygointorestforthe

night,theyjustdon'tseethepowerlin.es,“saysBruceRideoutofSanDiego

Zoo.Theirwingscarbridgethegapbetweenlines,resultinginelectrocution

(电死)iftheytouchtwolinesatonce.

Soscientistshavecomeupwithashockingidea.Tallpoles,placedinlarge

trainingareas,teachthebirdstostayclearofelectricallinesbygivingthem

apainfulhutundeadlyelectricshock.Beforethetrainingwasintroduced,66%

ofset-freedcondorsdiedofelectrocution.Thishasnowdroppedto18%.

Leadpoisonoushasprovedmoredifficulttodealwith.Whencondorseatdead

bodiesofotheranimalscontaininglead,theyabsorblargequantitiesoflead.This

affectstheirnervoussystemsandabilitytoproducebabybirds,andcanleadto

kidney(肾)failuresanddeath.Socondorswithhighlevelsofleadarcsentto

LosAngelesZoo»wheretheyaretreatedwithcalcumEDTA,achemicalthatremoves

leadfromthebloodoverseveraldays.Thisworkisstartingtopayoff.Theannual

deathrateforadultcondorshasdroppedfrom38%in2000to5.4%in2011.

Rideout'steamthinksthattheCaliforniacondors*averagesurvivaltimein

thewildisnowjustundereightyears.Z，A1thoughthesemeasuresarenoteffective

forever,theyarcvitalfornow,“hesays."Taeyaretrulygoodbirdsthatare

wortheveryeffortweputintorecoveringthem.”

(1)Californiacondorsattractresearchers'interestbecausethey.

A.areactiveatnight

B.hadlubebredinthewild

C.arefoundonlyinCalifornia

D.almostdiedoutinthe1980s

(2)Researchershavefoundelectricallinesare.

A.blockingcondors*journeyhome

B.bigkillersofCaliforniacondors

C.restplacesforcondorsatnight

I),usedtokeepcondorsaway

(3)AccordingtoParagraph5»leadpoisoning.

A.makescondorstoonervoustofly

B.haslittleeffectoncondorstkidneys

C.canhardlybegottenridofformcondors'blood

D.makesitdifferentforcondorstoproducebabybirds

(4)Thepassageshowsthat.

A.theaveragesurvivaltimeofcondorsissatisfactory

B.Rideout'sresearchinterest1iesinelectricengineering

C.theeffortstoprotectcondorshavebroughtgoodresults

D.researchershavefoundthefinalanswerstotheproblem

26.

SurvivingHurricaneSandy(飓风桑迪)

NatalieDoan,14,hasalwaysfeltluckytoliveinRockaway,NewYork.Living

justafewblocksfroirthebeach,Nataliecanseetheoceanandhearthewavefrom

herhouse."It'stheoceanthatmakesRockawaysospecial,“shesays.

OnOctober29,2012,thatoceanturnedfierce.Thatnight,HurricaneSandy

attackedtheEastCoast,andRockawaywashitespeciallyhard.Fortunately,

Natalie,sfamilyescapedtoBrooklynshortlybeforethecity*sbridgeclosed.

WhentheyreturnedtoRockawaythenextday.theyfoundtheirneighberhood

inruins.ManyofNatalie'sfriendshadlosttheirhomesandwerelivingfar

away.Allciroundher,peopleweresuffering,especiallytheelderly.Natalie's

suhoulwussodcuiictgedllicilshehadtoleinpuiciiilyattendabuhoolinBrooklyn.

Inthefollowingfewdays,themenandwomenhelpingRockawayrecoverinspired

Natalie.Volunteerscamewithcarloadsofdonatedclothingandtoys.Neighbors

devotedtheirsparetimetohelpingothersrebuild.Teenagersclimbeddozensof

flightsofstairstoceliverwaterandfoodtoelderlypeopletrappedinpowerless

high-risebuildings.

“Mymomtellsmethat1can'tcontrolwhathappenstome,*Nataliesays,“but

IcanalwayschoosehowIdealwithit.”

Natalie*schoicewastohelp.

Shecreatedawebsitepagematchingsurvivorsinneedwithdronorswhowanted

tohelp.NataliepostedintroductionaboutaboynamedPatrick,wholosthis

baseballcardcollectingwhenhishouseburneddown.Withindays,Patrick's

collectionwasreplaced.

Inthecomingmonths,herwebsitepagehelpedlotsofkids：Christopher,

whoreceivedanewbasketbal1；Charlie,whogotanewkeyboard.Nataliealso

workedwithotherorganizationstobringmuch-needsuppliestoRockaway.Her

effortsmadeherafarrousperson.LastApril,shewasinvitedtotheWhiteHouse

andhonoredasaHurricaneSandyChampionofChange.

Today,thescars(创痕)ofdestructionarestillseeninRockaway,buthope

isintheair.Thestreetsareclear,andmanyhomeshavebeenrebuilt."Ican't

imaginelivinganywherebutRockaway,"Nataliedeclares."Myneighborhoodwi11

beback,evenstrongerthanbefore.〃

(1)WhenNataliereturnedtoRockawayafterthehurricane,shefound.

A.somefriendshadlosttheirlives

B.herneighborhoodwasdestroyed

C.herschoolhadmovedtoBrooklyn

I),theelderlywerefreefromsuffering

(2)Accordingtoparagraph4,whoinspiredNataliemost?

A.ThepeoplehelpingRockawayrebuild

B.Thepeopleliappedinhigh-risebuilding

C.Thevolunteersdonatingmoneytosurvivors

D.Localteenagersbringingclothingtoelderlypeople

(3)HowdidNataliehelpthesurvivors?

A.Shegavehertoystothekids

B.Shetookcareofyoungerchildren

C.ShecalledontheWhiteHousetohelp

I）.Shebuiltaninformationsharingplatform

（4）Whatdoesthestory,intendtotellus?

A.Littlepeoplecanmakeabigdifference

B.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed

C.EastorWest,homeisbest

D.Technologyispower

四.书面表达（共1小题）

27.最近你班将实行一场题为Lifeinthefuture的探讨会，请依据以下要点，写一篇100

左右的发言稿.

1.随着医学的发展，人类的平均寿命将会达到120岁.

2.由于新能源的出现，污染问题将得到限制.

3.人们的口常牛活也将有很大的变手.加机器人可以为你做家务：椅子的也按色能够随着

你所穿的衣服而变更；手机可以带在手腕上，通话时可以看到对方.；可以乘坐新型的电梯

进入太空度假.

五.短文改错（共1小题）

28.假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文，文中共有

10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处.每处错误仅涉及•个单词的增加，删除或修改.

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（八），并在其下面写出该加的词.

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉.

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词.

留意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分.

IjustcamebackfromBritainlastweek.Iwasluckilyenoughtobeoneofthestudents

fiunidiffeienlcuuuliytovisittheUKfromFeb.IGlo28.Wepaidavisittoaguud

manyofplaces,likeLcndon,OxfordortheLakeDistrict.IlearnedmuchaboutBritish

cultureandhistoryinLondon,wherewasmyfavorite.IalsolikedOxford,inwhich

IsawmuchmoreoldbuiIdings.TheLakeDistrictwasbeautiful,butitwaspity

thatitrainedheavi1ywhentheywerethere.ThemostexcitedthingformeinBritain

wasthatImakealotoffriendsthere.

六.信息匹配（共1小题）

29.EveryoneknowsthattheFrenchmenareromantic»the1taiiansarefashionab'eand

theGermansareserious.Arethesejuststereotypesoristherereallysuchathing

asnationalcharacter?Andifthereis,canitaffecthowanationsucceedorfail?

Atleastonegroupofpeopleiscertainthatitcan.Arecentsurveyofthe

top500entrepreneurs(企业家)intheUKfoundthat70%feltthattheirefforts

werenotappreciatedbytheBritishpublic.Britainishostile(敌意的)tosuccess,

theysaid.Ithasacultureofjealousy(嫉妒).(1)Jealousyissometimes

knownasthe"green-eyedmonster"andtheUKisitshome.

ScientistsatWarwichUniversityintheUKrecentlytestedthisidea.They

gatheredagroupofpeopletogetherandgaveeachanimaginaryamountofmoney.(2)

Thosegivenalittleweregiventhechancetodestroythelargeamountofmoney

giventoothers-butatthecostoflosingtheirown.Twothirdsofthepeopletested

agreedtodothis.

(3)Butthereisalsooppositeevidence.TheOrganizationforEccnomic

CooperationandDevelopmentrecentlyreportedthattheUKisnowtheworld*sfourth

largesteconomy.Thatisnotbadforpeoplewhoaresupposedtohatesuccess.People

intheUKalsoworklongerhoursthananyoneelseinEurope.SotheBritishpeople

arenotlazy,either.

“ItisnotreallysuccessthattheBritishdislike,“saysCareyCooper,a

professorofmanagementattheUniversityofManchesterInstituteofScienceand

Technology."It'speop1eusingtheirsuccessinawaythatseemsproudorunfair

orwhichseparatesthemfromtheirroots.”

(4)Theysetouttodothingsintheirway.Theyworklonghours.By

llieiiowneffoiIstheybeuumemi11ioiiciiieb.(5)11liaidlysee川swoith

followingtheirexample.Iftheyweremorefriendly,peoplewouldlikethemmore.And

morepeoplewanttobelikethem.

A.Thisseemstoprovethattheentrepreneurswererighttocomplain.

B.Theonewhoownsmostmoneyintheendisthewinner.

C.A.saresult,thesurveysaid,entrepreneurswere"unloved,unwantedand

misunderstood”.

D.ItisnottruethatBritishpeoplearebornjealousofothers,success.

E.Someweregivenalittle,othersagreatdeal.

F.Butinsteadofbeinghappytheycomplainthatnobodylovesthem.

G.Perhapsitistheentrepreneurswhoaretheproblem.

七.语法填空(共1小题)

30.Whatonearthdoeshappinessmean?Ican'tgiveyouitsexactdefinition,but

I'msureifyouloveandhelp(1),you'11getit.

I*11neverforgetanoldlady.Shelivesin(2)smallhousealone.Itis

saidthatherhusbandandherson(3)(die)inaroadaccidentyearsago.Her

lifeisbitter,butsheoftenhelpsothers(4)asmile.Wheneveritsnows,

sheisalwaysthefirsttocleanthepaths.Shelooksafterseveralchildrenliving

nearby.Iamoneofthem.Ioftenrememberthestoriesshetoldusandherkind

smile.Perhapssheisunlucky,butIthinksheisahappyperson.Her1ifeisfu11

of(5)(laugh)andlove.

ButI*msadtoseesomepeoplegettingtheirhappinessinbadways.Theytalk(6)

(noisy)incinemasandmeetingrooms；theydestroytreestoenjoythemselvesand

theylaughatothers'shortcomings.Perhapstheyfeelhappyatthattime,(7)

theywillnevergettruehappinessbecausethey(8)(lose)theirpersonality

already.

Now1knowwhathappinessis.(9)meanskindness,loveandunse1fishness.Above

al1,Ihavecometounderstandthat(10)(bring)happinesstoothersis

gettingourselveshappiness.

2024-2025学年罗定艺术高级中学3月份中学英语考试试题（含解析）

参考答案与试题解析

一.选择题（共20小题）

1.【解答】考查介词.句意：他坚持反对吸烟，认为吸烟有害身体健康是无可争论的.argue

a