江苏省连云港市灌南县部分学校2024-2025学年高一下学期第二次月考英语试题

高级中学名校试卷PAGEPAGE1江苏省连云港市灌南县部分学校2024-2025学年高一下学期第二次月考英语试题第一部分听力（略）第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节单项选择（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。AMostpeopleagreethateatinghealthyfoodisimportant.Butsometimesmakinggoodfoodchoicescanbedifficult.Now,thereareappsthatcanhelppeoplelearnaboutthefoodtheyeattoimprovetheirhealthandtheirdiningoutexperience.OpenTableappOpenTableapphelpspeoplechooserestaurantswhentheywanttogoouttoeat.Itisafreeservicethatshowsusersrestaurantavailablebasedonwhereandwhentheywanttodine.Itgivesuserspointswhentheymakereservations(预定),whichcanadduptodiscountsonrestaurantvisits.MaxMcCalman’sCheese&WinePairingappWineandcheesecanbeagreatcombination.Butwhichwinesgobestwithwhichcheeses?MaxMcCalman’sCheese&WinePairingappcanhelp.Itprovidesinformationabouthundredsofdifferentcheesesandsuggestswinestopairwitheach.MaxMcCalman’sCheese&WinePairingappisfree.HappyCowappVegetariansdonoteatanimalmeat.Vegansdonoteatanyanimalproducts.TheHappyCowappismadeforbothgroups.Userscansearchforvegetarian-veganrestaurantsandstoresaroundtheworld.LocalEatsappRestaurantchains,likeMcDonalds,canbefoundalmostanywhereapersonmighttravel.Butsometimestravelerswanttoeatlikelocals.TheLocalEatsappisdesignedforthat.ItcanhelpyoufindlocalrestaurantsinmajorcitiesintheUSandinothercountries.Itcostsaboutadollar.WhereChefsEatapp“WhereChefsEat”isa975-pagebook.Mostpeoplewouldnotwanttocarrythataround.Butthereisamuchlighterappversionofthesamenameforjust$15.Sixhundredchefsprovideinformationon3,000restaurantsaroundtheworldontheWhereChefsEatapp.21.Whatdothefirsttwoappshaveincommon?A.Theyarebothfreeofcharge.B.Discountsareprovidedonboth.C.Bestwinescanbereservedonboth.D.Theytellyouwheretofindthebestrestaurant.22.WhoisHappyCowappprobablydesignedfor?A.Peoplewholovedrinkingwine.B.Peoplewhoofteneatinrestaurant.C.Peoplewhoenjoymeatverymuch.D.Peoplewhodon’teatmeatoranimalproducts.23.Wherecanwemostlikelyseethetext?A.Inatextbook.B.Onatourismguide.C.OnascientificdiscoveryTVprogram.D.Inanapplicationintroductionofasmartphone.BGUANGDONG—“Twinkle,twinkle,littlestar,whichoneisyoureye...”Theenchantingmelody(旋律),sungbyagroupofautistic(自闭症的)peoplefromtheAiteensemble(乐团),isascomfortingasthestarrysky.Withthesoundsofvariousmusicalinstrumentsinperfectharmonyandthegentlevoiceoftheirteacherhummingamerrytune,thegroupislostintheworldofmusicinaclassroomattheSunshineCulturalandSportsCenterinNanshandistrict,Shenzhen.Themusicaljourneyofthisensemblestartedwiththemotherofonemember,Beibei.At20,Beibeistartedtolearnpiano,forwhichheshowedgreattalentandinterests.Withtheeffortsandcompanyofhismother,SunLili,hemadesomethingofhimselfincompetitionsandonTV.“ManypeoplegottoknowBeibeithroughmusicandgraduallycametounderstandtheautisticcommunity.Iwonderedifwecouldbringthosewithautisticdisorderstogetherandconnectthemintheworldofmusic,”saysSun.Thenborntheideaofcreatinganensemblein2013.Itwasaroughrideatthetimewhenitstarted.Therewasnotrainingspaceorteacher.SundecidedtouseherhomeasaclassroomandinvitedBeibei’spianoteacherintoleadtheensemble.Asittakeslongerforautisticpeopletointerpretinformation,theirmothersmustmemorizeallthekeypointsinclassandpracticethemusicalpieceswiththeirchildrenathomeuntiltheymasterthem.Sunstillremembersthemembers’sweat-soakedshirtsandthemothers’eyesfilledwithtearsofjoy.Expandingfromoneto12members,withdonationsfrommanykindpeopleandorganizations,theAiteensemblehasexperiencedadifficultyetimpressive10-yearjourney.Thevoicesof“thesetwinklingstars”areheardbymorepeoplenow.24.WhydidSundecidetoestablishtheAiteensemble?A.Becauseshefelttheneedsofautisticpeoplefromherson’sexperience.B.Becauseshedeterminedtostartupherownbusinesstosupportherson.C.Becausehersontalentedatplayingpianohadanideafortrainingothers.D.Becausesomemothersofautisticchildrenhadencouragedhertodoso.25.WhatdifficultiesdidSunmeetwhenstartingtheensemble?A.Thememberswereunwillingtogettrained.B.Therewasalackofteachersandclassrooms.C.Theprocessofteachingwasverychallenging.D.Shecouldn’taffordtobuymusicalinstruments.26.Whichwordisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“interpret”?A.share B.explain C.collect D.understand27.Whatmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.AtoughjourneytogreatsuccessB.GreatmothersraiseexcellentsonsC.StarstwinklingintheAiteensembleD.FightwithautisticspectrumdisordersCAsweallknow,treesarealwaysstationary:theystaymoreorlesswhereyouplantthem,andnooneworriesaboutfindingatreewanderingaroundaparkorbackyard.However,thereisonespecialexception,somesay:theso-calledwalkingpalmtree(棕桐树)wasfoundintherainforestsofCentralandSouthAmerica.Manypeoplebelieveitcanreallywalkaround.Thisisbecauseofitsunusualrootsystem:whilemosttreeshaveonetrunk,thepalmbreaksintomanysmallerrootsafewfeetofftheground,givingittheappearanceofmanylittlelegs.Theamazingwalkingabilityofthepalmtreehasalwaysbeentoldbyrainforestguidestotouristsforyears,andappearsinmanysourcesofdocumentsasanamazingplantadaptation.AsjournalistSherrySeethalerwritesinherbookCuriousFolksAsk2:“ScreenwriterssearchingfortheperfectB-movie(小成本电影)plantherocouldtakeinspirationfromthewalkingpalm.Thetreeslowlywalksfromshadetosunlightbygrowingnewrootstowardthelight.”Atreethatwalksinsearchofthesunisafascinating,strangestory.Andit’snottrueeither;thetreeisrealenough,butitdoesn’twalk.Itsitswhereitbegantogrow,notmovingexceptundertheforceofwindoranaxe.BiologistGerardoAvalosisoneoftheworld’stopexpertsonthepalmtree.Hisanalysisoftheplantanditsrootsshowsthatthewalkingtreecan’twalkbecauseitsrootsdon’tmove.Afewrootsononesideoranothermaydieoff,butthetrunkitselfremains,well,rootedtothespot.“Mypaperprovesthatthebeliefofthewalkingpalmisjustamyth,”Avalossaid.“Thinkingthatapalmtreecouldactuallytrackthesunlightchangesbymovingslowlyovertheforestfloor…isamyththattouristguidesfindamusingtotellvisitorstotherainforest.”28.Whatisthereasonfornoworriesaboutwanderingtrees?A.Treesarenotalwaysstanding. B.Treesarenotalwaysmoving.C.Treesarenotalwaysgrowing. D.Treesarenotalwaysdying.29.Whydopeoplethinkthepalmtreecanwalkaround?A.Ithasnorootsunderground. B.Itappearstohaveseveraltrunks.C.Itgrowsafewfeetofftheground. D.Itappearstohavemanylittlelegs.30.Whatcanwelearnaboutthepalmtreefromthepassage?A.Itwandersaroundtherainforestatnight.B.ItgrowsinCentralandNorthAmerica.C.Itisapopularattractionamongvisitors.D.Itgrowswellintheshadeoftherainforests.31.WhatdoesbiologistGerardoAvalosbelieve?A.Thepalmtreecannotactuallywalkatall.B.Thepalmtreecanmoveitsroots.C.Thepalmtreecantrackthesunlight.D.Thepalmtreecannotkeepitstrunkgrowing.DChineseshadowpuppetry,orPiyingxi,isoneofthemostancientartformstomakeuseoflightandshadow,originatingthousandsofyears.OnJanuary1,2023,theChinaNationalArtsandCraftsMuseum,alsoknownastheChinaIntangibleCultureHeritageMuseum,arrangedanexhibition(展览)ofshadowpuppetryfromthenorthwesternprovinceofShaanxi,showcasingmorethan200exhibitsandartifacts(文物)onthislongstandingart.ThehistoryoftheartcandatebacktotheHanDynasty,withShaanxiconsideredoneofitsbirthplace.Widelydistributed(分布)acrossChina,especiallyinruralareas,itsmanygenreschangeaccordingtothedifferentcultureofeachlocation.Generally,eachchangeisacombinationofartformsinvolvingpainting,carving,music,operaperformanceandstorytelling.Nowadays,asartandentertainmenthavebecomemorediverse,notonlyinvariousforms,butalsoeasytoattractattention,shadowpuppetryhasfinallylostitspopularity.Ifthereisnoprotection,itislikelytodisappearinacertainperiodoftime.However,artistsandenthusiastswhohavealwaystakenadeeploveforthisartformhavefoundnewwaystohelpitsurvive.Manyshadowpuppetrymuseumshavebeenestablishedtoshowpeoplethetraditionaldevelopmentofshadowplay.Thisartformalsohasbeenintroducedtotheprimaryschoolstudents,buildinguptheirloveforitfromanearlyage.In2011,ChineseshadowpuppetrywasaddedtoUNESCO’sIntangibleCulturalHeritageList,allowingthistraditionalartformtobealiveagain.Thisisnotonlygoodnewsforshadowpuppetrylovers,butforourfuturegenerations.32.Whatcanbelearntfromthearticleaboutshadowpuppetry?A.Shadowpuppetryisworthappreciatingandprotecting.B.ShadowpuppetryisthemostancientartformsinChina.C.Theformsofshadowpuppetryisthesameineacharea.D.Lessandlesspeoplewilllearnaboutshadowpuppetry.33.Whyisshadowpuppetrylesspopular?A.Itisonlypopularamongpeoplelivinginthecountryside.B.Theperformersarelackinginexperienceindisplayingit.C.Otherformsofentertainmentsaremoreattractivetopeople.D.Itschanginggenresaretoohardforpeopletounderstand.34.Whatisthepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthisarticle?A.Toinformusofshadowpuppetryanditscurrentsituation.B.Toexplainthereasonwhypeopledon’tlikeshadowpuppetry.C.Tocallforustopaymorevisittoshadowpuppetrymuseums.D.Tointroducetoustheinterestinghistoryofshadowpuppetry.35.Howdoestheauthorfeelaboutshadowpuppetry’sfuture?A.Worried. B.Hopeful. C.Doubtful. D.Uncertain.第二节七选五（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。IlovelearningforeignlanguagessomuchthatIlearnanewlanguageeverytwoyears.WhenpeoplefindI’mapolyglot(通晓多种语言的人)，theyalwaysaskme,“Howdoyoudothat?”Honestly,myanswerwillbe,“Idon’tknow.Isimplylovelearninglanguages.”____36____Theywanttoknowwhytheyspendyearslearningevenonelanguage,neverachievingfluency,andwhat’sthesecretofbeingpolyglots.____37____Andwhatdowehaveincommon?Idecidedtofindthatout.Iwenttoseveraleventswherelanguageloversgathertopracticetheirlanguages,askeddozensofpolyglotsaboutmethodstheyuse,andhearddozensofapproaches.Everybodyseemstohaveauniquewaytospeakseverallanguagesfluently.____38____Allthesepolyglotstalkedaboutlanguagelearningasifitwasgreatfun.Theyfoundwaystoturnlanguagelearningfromaboringsubjectintoapleasantdailyactivity.Youshouldhaveseentheirfaceswhentheywereshowingmetheircolorfulgrammarchartsandhandmadeflashcards.____39____Themethodsarevarious,buttheymakesureit’ssomethingenjoyable.Irealizedit’sactuallyhowIlearn.____40____Theninterestingprogramsbecamemychoice.Soallisclear.Ifyoudon’tlikewritingwordsdownonpaper,typetheminanapp.Ifyou’reashyperson,applyself-talkathome.Thisishowpolyglotslearnlanguages,andthebestnewsisthatit’savailabletoanyonewillingtotakethelearningintotheirownhands.A.Howcanthosewithlittletalentbefluent?B.Butpeopleareneverhappywiththereply.C.There’snoshortcuttolearninglanguagesforanyone.D.Oneofthemevenmaderecipesinaforeignlanguage.E.Thatmademewonder,too,howotherpolyglotsactuallydoit.F.WhenlearningSpanishlastyear,Iwasboredwithtextbooks.G.Polyglotssimplyfoundwaystoenjoythelanguage-learningprocess.第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分55分）第一节完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Iwasanewnurseleaderinabusyhospital.Thecadre(骨干队伍)ofnursesIwas___41___withcould,ontheonehand,beaskindasanyIhadevermet.Ontheotherhand,theycouldbe___42___asnailsbecausetheyhadseenitall.Oneday,thetake-no-prisoners(铁面无私的)headnurseofthesurgicalICU,Mary,camestormingintomyofficeandstartedtovoiceher___43___Dr.H.,whowasknownforbeingvery___44___todealwith.Maryreportedthatthedaybefore,hehadexaminedapatient’sopensurgicalwoundwithhisbarehands.Whenshepointedouthis___45___,hesaidthatsheshouldnotinterferewith(干涉)hisjudgment.Calmingherdown,Iagreedthathisbehaviorwas___46___andsuggestedthatwemeetwithhimtogether.She___47___.Whenaskedwhyhehadnottakentheusualprecautions(防范措施),Dr.H.claimedthatthiswasabetterwayofgettingtofeelthewound.Hefurther___48___hisactionsbyinsistingthatthistechniquewasdescribedintheliterature.Couldhe___49___thattous?Iasked.Hesaidhewouldandleftthemeeting____50____.Ofcoursewe____51____sawanysucharticle.Wereportedthe____52____tothemedicaldirector,andDr.H.was____53____touseglovesonallpatientslater.Afterthat,Dr.H.learntthatthenursingorganizationwaspreparedto____54____ifandwhenhisbehaviorwaspotentially____55____topatients.41.A.living B.playing C.working D.learning42.A.tough B.amazing C.boring D.friendly43.A.fearof B.angerwith C.curiosityabout D.sorrowfor44.A.important B.difficult C.practical D.strange45.A.mistake B.confusion C.intention D.failure46.A.unacceptable B.unnecessary C.impressive D.influential47.A.argued B.hesitated C.admitted D.agreed48.A.defended B.stressed C.reflected D.repeated49.A.complete B.test C.explain D.show50.A.inarush B.asusual C.byallmeans D.onpurpose51.A.seldom B.never C.still D.always52.A.strategy B.matter C.adventure D.experiment53.A.allowed B.invited C.instructed D.discouraged54.A.giveup B.lineup C.takecare D.takeaction55.A.cruel B.blind C.harmful D.painful第二节短文填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。ChinesedramaUndertheMicroscopeletsviewerslearnthelivesofpeopleintheMingDynasty.___56___(speak)ofhistory,somebigeventsorhistoricfiguresmayspringintoourminds.That’salsosomething___57___manyhistorydramasareshowingus.___58___,UndertheMicroscope,whichairedonTV，turnstothelivesoftheordinarypeopleduringtheMingDynasty.Thedramaopenswiththestoryofayoungman___59___(call)ShuaiJiamohelpingmeasurethelandforafarmingfamily,butfindingthecalculationresultisdifferentfromwhat’srecordedonthelanddeed.This“smallevent”___60___(lay)thegroundwork(基础)forthesilktaxcaselaterandintroducestheproblemoftaxinjusticeinthatera.UndertheMicroscopeprovidesviewers___61___amorerealisticandvividpictureofthelivesofordinarypeopleatthebottom.Manydetailsinthedramaalsohelpviewersgeteven___62___(close)toancientlives.

History,infact,isacollectionofstoriesofpeople.Thoughsomepeoplewerebroughttothespotlightfor___63___(variety)ofreasons,itneverbecomes___64___excusetotakethe“little”peopleforgranted.Afterall,theyarethemainpartofhistoryand___65___(dramatic)influencethecourseofhistory.第四部分:书面表达（满分40分）第一节应用文（满分15分）66.为庆祝4月20日中文语言日，你校举办了主题活动。请你为校英文报写一篇报道，内容包括：1.活动内容；2.活动反响。注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。ChineseLanguageDayCelebrationsonCampus____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________第二节（满分25分）67.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。Shegotupearlytobereadyforthepost.Fromthesecondflooroftheflat,shecouldseethepostmanwhenhecamedownthestreet,andthelittleboyfromthegroundfloorbroughtupherlettersonrareoccasionswhenanythin