甘肃庆阳第二中学2026-2027学年度第一学期高二英语第一次月考试卷（含答案）

甘肃庆阳第二中学2026-2027学年度第一学期高二英语第一次月考试卷一、阅读理解ATherearemanyappsthatusemobilephonecamerasandotherdevicesthatmightsurprisegardeners.Herearesomeexamples:SeekbyiNaturalistItisanappfromthewebsiteiNaturalist.Touseit,simplytakeapictureorpointyourcameraataplant,insect,oranimalandyouwillgetimportantinformationaboutit.Youcanalsofindlistsofplants,insectsandanimalsinyourarea,addyourobservations,andconnectwithexperts.FromSeedtoSpoonIthelpsusersgrowcrops.Youcanaddwhichfruitsandvegetablesyouwouldliketogrowonavirtual“GrowBox”fromalistofimages.Itwillthengiveseed-starting,transplanting,andharvestingdatesforthoseplantsbasedonyourlocationusingsatellitedata.Thefreeversionoftheappalsoprovidesinformationoneachcrop’srequirementsfortemperature,sunlight,water,andfertilizer.PictureThisItwillidentifyyourplantandprovideinformationaboutitfromapictureonyourphone’scamera.Afterusingalltheprovidedfreeidentifications,youwillbeaskedtowatchadvertisementsorsharetheapptoearnmore.Oryoucanpay$29.99ayearforthepaidversion.Thepaidversionprovidestreatmentinformationforsickplants.Italsoincludesplant-careguides,accesstoateamofexpertsatanytime,andunlimitedplantidentifications.GoogleLensItusesimagerecognitiontechnologytoidentifyplants,trees,animals,andinsects.ItcanbefoundontheGoogleapporbytheGoogleSearchbarinyourmobilebrowseronAndroidandAppleproducts.Then,touchthecameraimageandchooseaphotofromyourphone’sphotohistory.Lenscanalsobeusedtoidentifyotherobjectsandplaces,andtocompareproductstobuyonline.Thetoolisfree.1.WhatdoSeekbyiNaturalistandPictureThishaveincommon? A.Theybothhavea“GrowBox”. B.Peoplecanhaveaccesstoexperts. C.Theyaremainlyusedforidentifyinganimals. D.Peopleneedtopayforusingthem.2.HowcanwegetmorefurtherinformationfromPictureThis? A.Bywatchingadvertisements. B.Bypaying$2.99ayear. C.Bysharingvaluableobservations. D.Bytakingpicturesofplants.3.WhatisspecialaboutGoogleLens? A.Itcantreatsickplants.B.Itoffersplant-careguides. C.Itcanfindtheanimalsinyourarea.D.IthelpsshopontheInternet.BWhatwouldyoudoifyouencounteredahomelesspersononthestreet?Mostpeople,caughtintherushofdailylife,wouldlookaway,walkfaster,orholdtheirbagstightly.Somemightdropafewcoinsintoacup,butrarelystoptotalkorevenmakeeyecontact.BrianPetersonusedtobeoneofthem.Oneevening,Petersonwascompletelylostinabook,feelingasifthewordswerespeakingdirectlytohisheart,whentheloudandfamiliarsingingfromthestreetoutsidebrokethesilence.Inthepast,hewouldhaveclosedthewindow,ignoringit.Buttonight,motivatedbythebook’smessageofloveandconnection,hegatheredhiscourage,wentoutsideandstartedaconversation.Helearnedthattheman’snamewasMattFaris,amusicianfromKentuckywhocametoCaliforniatochasehisdream,yetendeduplivingonthestreetforadecade.InspiredbyFaris’story,Peterson,anartschoolgraduate,offeredtopainthisportrait.ThissmallgesturegavebirthtoFacesofSantaAna,anonprofitorganizationdevotedtopaintingportraitsofunhousedindividuals.Usingvividcolors,Petersonaimedtocapturenotjusttheiroutwardappearance,buttheiruniquepersonalities,emotions,anduntoldlifestories.Aspublicinterestintheportraitsgrew,Peterson,thefounderoftheorganization,begansellingthelarge,signedpaintingsforthousandsofdollars.Halfoftheprofitswereplacedintoaloveaccountforeachsubject,enablingthemtoimprovetheirsituations.Someusedthefundsforfoodormedicalcare,whileFarisusedhistorecordanalbumandcontinuethemusicalcareer.Overeightyears,theprojectexpanded.WhatbeganwithasimpleconversationhasgrownintoFacesofMankind,anationwidecollectiveofartists.Itturnsoutthattruekindnesscanturninvisiblesoulsintovisiblehope.4.Whatcanbethetitleofthebookmentionedinparagraph2? A.LoveDoes:HopefromStreet.B.TeamworkMakestheDreamWork. C.LifeHasUpsandDowns.D.TheSecretofanArtist:AMust-Have.5.WhatisthefeatureofPeterson’spaintings? A.Capturingpeople’sinnerworlds.B.Reflectingpeople’ssocialposition. C.Applyingpencil-drawingstyles.D.Expressingartists’personalfeelings.6.HowdoesFacesofSantaAnahelpthehomeless? A.Itteachespaintingskills.B.Itrecordsalbumsforthem. C.Itprovidesfundingsupport.D.Itcollectsmoneyfromthepublic.7.Whatisthemainmessageofthepassage? A.Asinglebookcancompletelytransformaperson’soutlookonlife. B.Paintingportraitsisaneffectivewaytoraisemoneyforthepoor. C.Onesmallactofconnectioncangrowintoanationwidemovementthatrestoreshope. D.Homelesspeopleoftenhavehiddentalentsthatdeservetobediscovered.CAscientistworkingwithNASAhasofferedasimpleanswertoalong-standingquestion:iftheUniverseissolarge,whyhaven’tweheardfromintelligentaliens?Inanearlystudythathasnotyetbeenpeer-reviewed,DrRobinCorbet,fromNASA’sGoddardSpaceFlightCenter,arguesthatitcouldsimplybebecausethey’renotinterestedinfindingus.Thisquestionisoftencalledthe“Fermiparadox”.Ithasbotheredresearcherssincethemiddleofthelastcentury.Itpointsoutthattheuniverseseemsbigenoughtoholdmanyhabitableworlds,yetwehavefoundnoclearsignsofintelligentlifebeyondtheEarth.Fordecades,astronomershavekeptlisteningtocosmicsignalsinhopeoffindingalienintelligence.Somepeoplethinkaliensarehiding,orthattheyaretooadvancedforustounderstand.Corbetoffersamoreordinaryexplanation.Insteadofmysteriousreasons,hegivesadown-to-earthexplanation.Hearguesthatmanycivilizationsmightstopmakingmajorprogressafterreachinga“goodenough”leveloftechnology.Oncelifebecomescomfortable,curiositymaywane.Eveniftravelbetweenstarsispossible,acivilizationmightexploreforatimeandthendecidethereislittlenewtodiscover.Eachjourneycouldbringfewersurprises,sothecostofexplorationnolongerseemsworthit.Corbetcomparesthistogettingusedtosomething:whenthesameexperiencehappensagainandagain,itfeelslessexciting.Ifmostcivilizationsreachsuchalimit,sendingmessagesacrossspacemaystarttoseempointless.Inthatcase,ourradiosearchesmightpickuponlyweak“leakage”signals—radiowavesthatescapebyaccident—ratherthanpurposefulmessages.Corbetaddsthatadetectioncouldhappensomeday,butitmightnotleadtoabigjumpinourtechnology.TheGalaxy,hesuggests,maybefulloflife—justnotlifethatfindsusespeciallyimportant.8.WhyhashumanityfailedtomakecontactwithaliensaccordingtoCorbet? A.Aliensarehidingfromdangers.B.Alienslackadvancedspacetech. C.Aliensdislikelongspacetravel.D.Alienspaylittleattentiontous.9.Whatisthe“Fermiparadox”mainlyabout? A.Rulesofadvancedaliengroups.B.Birthofplanetsinthegalaxy. C.Lackofclearsignsofalienlife.D.Historyofspaceexploration.10.Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword“wane”inparagraph3? A.ReactB.Seize.C.Fade. D.Rate.11.Whatdoesthelastparagraphimply? A.Aliensregardhumansashighlyimportant. B.Alienmessagesmightbesentunintentionally. C.Findingalienswilladvanceourtechgreatly. D.Radiosearcheswillsoonfindstrongsignals.DPeoplewithparalysisaffectingtheirspeechandhandscanstruggletocommunicate,andthelossisconsideredoneoftheworstpartsoftheircondition.Existingdevicestoaidthem,liketechnologythattrackseyemovementstospelloutwords,canbeslowandfrustratingtouse.However,adifferenttypeoftechnologycalledbrain-computerinterfaces,hasbeendevelopingquickly.AstudypublishedinNatureNeurosciencereportsthatanexperimentalBCIhelpedtwopeoplewithparalysistypeonavirtualkeyboardwiththeirminds.ThedevicereliesonAItodecodebrainactivitythatcorrespondswithattemptingdifferentmovements.Inthestudy,tinysensorswereplacedineachparticipant’smotorcortex,theregionresponsibleformovement.Then,thebrainimplantuserswereinstructedtotryperforming30uniquefingermotions,andacomputertranslatedthebrainactivityassociatedwitheachattemptedmovementintoadistinctkeystrokeonavirtualkeyboard.Intheexperiment,bothparticipantstypedsentencesusingonlytheirminds.One,paralyzedfromtheneckdown,reached47charactersperminutewith81%accuracy.Theother,whohasALS,typedupto110charactersperminutewith95%accuracy—almostasfastasatypicalpersontextingonaphone.TheperformancedifferencesmightpartiallybefromthenumberofimplantedsensorsandwheretheywerelocatedintheBCIusers’brains,studyco-authorJustinJudeexplained.Thedifferencescouldalsocomefromhowtheirdistinctconditionsaffecttheirbrains.Still,theworkhaslimitations.Thesamplesizeincludedonlytwopeople,andthedeviceimplantationprocedureisinvasive.But“readingthesefingermovementsisalsoabigsteptowardbeingabletorestorecomplexreachandgraspmovementsforpeoplewithupperextremityparalysis,”Judesaysinastatement.“Andthere’salsoroomtomakethiscommunicationtoolbetter—likeaddingashorthandsystemorpersonalizedkeyboardtomaketypingevenfaster.”12.Whatissueishighlightedinthefirstparagraph? A.Bigchallengesofcuringparalysis. B.Physicalsufferingsfromparalysis. C.Highcostsofcommunicationdevices. D.Poorperformancesofexistingcommunicationaids.13.HowdoestheBCIdeviceenableuserstotype? A.Byreadingbrainsignalsofimaginedmoves. B.Byfollowingtheireyemovements. C.Bytranslatingtypedtextsintospokenwords. D.Byselectinglettersonavirtualkeyboard.14.Whydoestheauthormentionthetworesults? A.Topointoutthesmallsizeofthesample. B.Toprovemoresensorsguaranteefastertyping. C.Tostressperformancesvaryfordifferentreasons. D.Toshowthecommunicationefficiencyofthedevice.15.WhatdoesthewriterthinkoftheBCItechnology? A.It’stooriskytobepractical.B.Itsfutureapplicationisuncertain. C.It’sreadyforimmediateuse.D.It’spromisingbutinitsearlystage.七选五Thesaying“laughteristhebestmedicine”hasbeenaroundforcenturies,butonlyinrecentdecadeshassciencebeguntoexplainthereasonsbehindlaughter’smagicaleffect.Laughterbeginsinthebrainasaresultofhumor,surprise,orthejoyofhumanconnection.

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Thesechemicalsprovideasenseofrewardandpleasure,reducephysicaldiscomfortandcreateasenseofdelight,anddeepenfeelingsoftrustandconnectionwithpeoplearoundyou.Laughteralsosetsyourbodyinto“restanddigest”mode.Inthisprocess,thestressfulfight-or-flightresponseislimited.Yourmusclesareloosened,andyourbreathisdeepened.

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Beyondbeinganexpressionofhumor,laughterbenefitsyourbodyandmindinmanyways.Laughterreducesstress.Modernlifeisfullofthingsthatstressyouout:deadlines,academicworries,socialpressure,etc.

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Hearthealthisanotherareawherelaughterworksitsmagic.Whenyoulaugh,bloodvesselsexpand,reducingbloodpressure.Onestudyshowedthatwatchingacomedyincreasedbloodflowinparticipantsby22%.Theconclusionisclear:joyhelpstheheart.Overtime,regularlaughtermayreducetheriskofheartattacks.Iflaughterismedicine,thenthesolutionissimple:makespaceforjoy.Thismayinvolvespendingmoretimewithfriendswhomakeyoulaugh,watchingcomediesinsteadofendlessnewsfeeds,orpracticinglaughteryogatoreleasetension.

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Sothenexttimeyoufeellikelaughing,laughoutloud!Yourbodyandmindwillthankyou.A.Butthestressistoomuchforpeopletostaycalm. B.Thisiswhylaughteroftenleavesyoufeelingrelaxed. C.Laughterreleaseschemicalsthatmakeyoufeelgood. D.Thisisbecausecartoonsandcomediesareoftenfunny. E.Evenfunnymemoriesorhumorousstoriescanbebeneficial. F.Whenwelaugh,severalbrainregionsbecomeactivetogether. G.Butafewminutesoflaughtercanhelpyourecoverfromstress.二、完形填空Lastyear,IjoinedasummercampfocusingonGuizhou’skarstecology.Ourteacher,Mr.Li,alocalecologist,

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bythestream.Workersthereweregrowingwalnuttreesandpeppers.“Theseplantshavestrongrootstoholdsoil,”Mr.Litoldus.“They’recalledthe‘greenbank’forvillagers,

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theareatoprotectrarebirdsthathadreturned.Aboyfoundabird’snestinatree,andweallwatchedit

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nottodisturbtheeggsinside.Onthelastday,weplantedsaplingsonadryslope.Myhandshurtafterdiggingintherockysoil,butIfelt

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inharmony.21.A.followed B.led C.forced D.pushed22.A.green B.bare C.high D.steep23.A.survive B.play C.research D.travel24.A.apologized B.reminded C.asked D.argued25.A.freely B.secretly C.carefully D.randomly26.A.education B.economy C.technology D.medicine27.A.farm B.school C.hospital D.museum28.A.wasting B.storing C.providing D.exchanging29.A.repairing B.protecting C.describing D.measuring30.A.quietly B.excitedly C.carelessly D.anxiously31.A.proud B.bored C.nervous D.painful32.A.pass B.change C.add D.disappear33.A.necessary B.impossible C.easy D.urgent34.A.journey B.dream C.challenge D.promise35.A.grow B.work C.meet D.live三、语法填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Thespendingpowerofyoungpeople

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(different)toteenagers’future.四、书信写作46.假定你是李华，你所在的城市将于下周举办“非物质文化遗产”展览活动。现面向全市招募志愿者，请你用英语写一封申请信，内容包括：1.写信目的（申请志愿者岗位）；2.个人优势（如语言能力、相关经历、个人品质等）；3.个人承诺与期待。注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearSirorMadam,__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua五、读后续写47.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。ThedayLeotransferredtoourhighschoolwasunremarkable,exceptforthesilencethatfollowedhisintroduction.“ThisisLeo.Hisfamilyjustmovedherefromoverseas.Pleasemakehimfeelwelcome,”Mrs.Davis,ourEnglishteacher,saidwithanencouragingsmile.Leomurmuredaquiet“hello,”hisaccentthickandunfamiliar,andquicklytooktheemptyseatatthebackoftheclass.Fromthatdayon,hebecameaghostinthehallway—presentbutunseen.Thelanguagebarrierwaslikeawall.Duringdiscussions,whencalledupon,Leowouldstruggletofindtherightwords,hisfaceflushingwithfrustration.Whispersandsuppressedgigglesfromafewclassmates,especiallyfromMarkandhisfriends,oftenfollowedhisattempts.Isawtheembarrassmentinhiseyes,asilentbegtobeleftalone.Iwantedtosaysomethingtoofferhelp,butIfearedbeingassociatedwiththe“outsider”andbecomingatargetmyself,soIremainedasilentobserver,withmysympathylockedaway.Oneday,ourEnglishteachergaveusapairworkproject.Weneededtoprepareashortplaytogether.WhenhearingIwaspairedwithLeo,Ifeltalittleworried.IsawLeosittinginthecorner,lookinglonelyandnervous,asifhewouldbeignoredagain.Seeingtheworryonhisface,IrememberedmyownfeelingwhenIfirstjoinedanewclub.Iknewitwastimetobebrave.注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。WalkingtoLeo,Ismiledandsuggestedwestarttheproject._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________