重慶市巫山縣官渡中學(xué)2023-2023學(xué)年高二下學(xué)期第二次月考英語試題（無答案）

第第頁重慶市巫山縣官渡中學(xué)2023-2023學(xué)年高二下學(xué)期第二次月考英語試題（無答案）2023年春高二英語第二次月考試卷

第I卷

聽力（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

1.Whenisthewomangoingtotakeherholiday

A.InJuly.B.InAugust.C.InSeptember.

2.Whatarethespeakersprobablypreparingfor

A.Aparty.B.Adinner.C.Acampingtrip.

3.WhyisDavestayingathisbrother’shouse

A.Hisbrotherinvitedhim.

B.Hisbrother’shouseisnew.

C.Hishousehasbeenpaintedrecently.

4.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers

A.Colleagues.B.Teacherandstudent.C.Doctorandpatient.

5.Whatistheman’sopinionontipping

A.Itisofferedforgoodservice.

B.Itisapartoftheculture.

C.Itistheguaranteeofgoodservice.

第二節(jié)（共15小題；每題1.5分，滿分22.5分）

聽下面一段對話，回答第6和第7兩個(gè)小題。

6.Whatistheweatherlikenow

A.Sunny.B.Foggy.C.Windy.

7.Wherearethespeakers

A.Atahotel.B.Atanairport.C.Atataxistation.

聽下面一段對話，回答第8至第10三個(gè)小題。

8.Whomisthedininghallonthesecondfloorfor

A.Allthestudents.B.Alltheteachers.C.Thestaffofthehall.

9.Wherecanthewomanseethemenu

A.Onthediningtable.B.Bytheservicewindow.C.IntheServiceCounter.

10.Howwillthemanpayforthemeal

A.Incash.B.Bycheck.C.Bymealcard.

聽下面一段對話，回答第11至第13三個(gè)小題。

11.WhatwouldMr.Robinsondo

A.Gotogetsometea.

B.Cometopayavisit.

C.CallMr.Frenchlater.

12.Whoneedstofinishphotocopyingthereport

A.Jenny.B.Charlie.C.Monica.

13.WhatdidthewomantellJennynottodo

A.Cometotheofficelateagain.

B.Takeherboyfriendtotheoffice.

C.Makepersonalcallswiththeofficephone.

聽下面一段對話，回答第14至第17四個(gè)小題。

14.Wheredoestheboycomefrom

A.Houston.B.SanFrancisco.C.SouthernCalifornia.

15.Whatdothespeakershaveincommon

A.Theyarefreshmen.

B.Theyhavethesamemajor.

C.Theyarefromthesamestate.

16.Whichschoolarethespeakersinnow

A.Austin.B.Berkeley.C.Stanford.

17.Whatdoesthegirlmajorin

A.Politicalscience.B.Englishliterature.C.Electricengineering.

聽下面一段獨(dú)白，回答第18至第20三個(gè)小題。

18.WhendoAmericanstudentshaveastudybreak

A.Inthemorning.B.Intheafternoon.C.Intheevening.

19.WhatmightAmericanswhoareeatinglighthaveforbreakfast

A.Juiceandbread.

B.Cerealwithmilk.

C.Acupofyogurt.

20.Whatdoesthespeakertalkaboutatlast

A.Whattoeatforlunchanddinner.

B.Whentohavethemainmeal.

C.Howtousedifferentforks.

閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）

第一節(jié)每題2.5分，共15題，滿分37.5分

A

WhistlerOlympicPark,havinghostedskijumping,cross-countryskiingandbiathlon(冬季兩項(xiàng))fortheVancouver2023OlympicandParalympicWinterGames,remainsanactivecentreforcompetitors,thelocalcommunityandvisitors.LocatedashortdrivesouthofWhistler,theparkoffersactivitiesandprogramsallyear-round.

WinteratWhistlerOlympicPark

DiscoverWhistlerOlympicParkthroughcross-countryskiing,snowshoeing,biathlonandmore.

Findyourselfinthepark’sfantasticlandscapeanddiscoveritsOlympichistory.

Takealessonsuchasskijumpingintheyouthprogram.

GatheraroundtheoutdooropenfireorinthewarmDayLodgerestaurantafteradayoutinthesnow.

SummeratWhistlerOlympicPark

Opendailyfortours,self-guidedactivitiesandsightseeingfrom9:30a.m.to4:30p.m.

Thereisasmallparkaccessfee($15/vehicle).Thisfeeisforthebenefitoflocal,nationalandinternationalNordicathletesforsummerandwintertraining.Freeparkentryfor2023/2023seasonpassholdersandnon-motorizedvehicles.

Tours

OlympicBiathlonTour

FeellikeanOlympianwiththishands-onintroductiontobiathlon!Onyourwalktotheshootingrange,learnaboutthepark’ssportsandhistory.ItalsoprovidesthebestanglefortakingphotosoftheOlympicmonuments.

Takeaimandshootarealgun!Inaminirace,includingwalkingandrunning,getyourheartrateup,stayfocusedandtakeaimtohitthetargets!

TourDates:DailyfromJune28—September1,2023

Ages:8andup(under19withanaccompanyingadult)

Pricing:Adult$55,Youth$45

E-Bike&BiathlonAdventureTour

Thecomfortableelectricassistmountainbikeshavewidewheelsforasmoothride,andanelectricmotortohelpyouclimbhillswithease.

VisittheOlympicmonumentsandenjoybreathtakingviewpoints,suchastheTopoftheWorldlookoutwithviewsofBlackTuskandsurroundingmountainranges.

Testyourskillsatthebiathlonrange,shootingatOlympictargets.

TourDates:DailyfromJune28—September1,2023

Ages:10andup(under19withanaccompanyingadult)

Pricing:$95perperson

Formoreinformation,pleaseloginfromourhomepage.

21.Whichgroupofvisitorscanenjoyfreeparkentry

A.Seasonpassholders.B.Childrenunderage8.

C.Localsfromthecommunity.D.Teenagerswithparents.

22.WhatcanyoudoduringtheE-biketour

A.Rideabikearoundthelake.

B.Gatheraroundtheopenfire.

C.VisittheOlympicmonuments.

D.Photographmonumentsatthebestangle.

23.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout

A.Asportsandleisurecentre.B.Excitingsportsadventures.

C.Year-roundtrainingprograms.D.HistoryofanOlympicPark

B

FreeHaircutsonaRedChair

Lastsummer,KatieStellerwasonherwaytowork.Shestoppedatatrafficlight,whereaman,inhis60s,lookingoutofluck,wassittingalone.Sherolleddownherwindow.

“Hey!”sheshouted.“I’mdrivingaroundgivingfreehaircuts.Doyouwantonerightnow”

Theman,missingafewteeth,pausedandlaughed.“Actually,”hesaid,“Ihaveafuneral(葬禮)togotothisweek.Iwasreallyhopingtogetahaircut.”

Then,Stellerunloadedaredchairfromthecar.Theman,namedEdward,tookaseat.AsStellerwascuttinghiscurlygrayinghair,hetoldheraboutgrowingupinMississippi,aboutmovingtoMinnesota,andhowhestilltalkedtohismomoverphoneeveryday.

Todate,Stellerhasgiven30orsosuchhaircutstopeoplearoundthecity.Theyarealllivingonthemargins,andsheisawareofthepowerofherwork.

“It’smorethanahaircut,”shesays.“Iwantittobeagateway,toshowvalueandrespect,butalsotogettoknowpeople.”

Stellerknowsthatahaircutcanchangealife.Onechangedhers:Asateen,shesufferedfromulcerativecolitis(潰瘍性結(jié)腸炎)thatwassoserious,herhairthinnedseverely.Seeingthis,hermotherarrangedforSteller’sfirstprofessionalhaircut.

“Tositdownandhavesomebodylookatmeandtalktomelikeapersonandnotjustanillness,ithelpedmefeelcaredaboutandlessalone,”shesays.

Afterthat,Stellerknewshewantedtohaveherownhairsalonsoshecouldhelppeoplefeelthewayshe’dfeltthatday.Notlongafterfinishingcosmetologyschool(美容學(xué)校)in2023,sherealizedherdream.Twoyearslater,shebeganwhatshenowcallsherRedChairProject,reachingouttopeopleonthestreets.

Stellersaid,“Ican’tfixtheirproblems,butmaybeIcanhelpthemfeellessaloneforamoment.”Stellerlistenstopeople’sstoriesofloss,addiction,andstruggletogetbackontheirfeet.

AnoffshootoftheRedChairProjectistheStellerKindnessProject,inwhichpeoplewhocommitactsofkindnessareinvitedforafreemakeover(美容)atSteller’ssalon.Inexchange,theytelltheirstories,whichStellersharesonherwebsite.Herhopeisthatbyreadingaboutkindacts,otherswillbeinspiredtodotheirown.

Sofar,it’sworking.“Youhavenoideawhatpeoplearegoingtodowiththekindnessthatyougivetothem,”saysSteller.

24.EdwardagreedtohaveahaircutbyStellerbecause________.

A.hewantedtotalkwithStellerabouthislife

B.hewantedtolookgoodforaspecialoccasion

C.hewastoooldtogotoahairsalonbyhimself

D.hewasjustwaitingforafreehaircutonthestreet

25.Inparagraph5,theunderlinedwords“l(fā)ivingonthemargins”canprobablybereplacedby________.

A.livingwithlittlecareandattention

B.livingfarfromdowntownareas

C.livingwithseriousillnesses

D.livinginuntidyconditions

26.WhatmadeStellerwanttosetupherownsalon

A.Herexcellenthaircutskills.

B.Hermother’sencouragement.

C.Herexperienceofaformalhaircut.

D.Herdreamtoofferpeoplefreehaircuts.

27.What’sthepurposeofStellerKindnessProject

A.Tomakecontributionstocharity.

B.Toencouragepeopletospreadkindness.

C.Torewardkindpeoplewithfreemakeovers.

D.TocollectmovingstoriesforSteller’swebsite.

C

Citiesusuallyhaveagoodreasonforbeingwheretheyare,likeanearbyportorriver.Peoplesettleintheseplacesbecausetheyareeasytogettoandnaturallysuitedtocommunicationsandtrade.NewYorkCity,forexample,isnearalargeharbouratthemouthoftheHudsonRiver.Over300yearsitspopulationgrewgraduallyfrom800peopleto8million.Butnotallcitiesdevelopslowlyoveralongperiodoftime.Boomtownsgrowfromnothingalmostovernight.In1896,Dawson,Canada,wasunmappedwilderness(荒野).Butgoldwasdiscoveredtherein1897,andtwoyearslater,itwasoneofthelargestcitiesintheWest,withapopulationof30,000.

DawsondidnothaveanyofthenaturalconveniencesofcitieslikeLondonorParis.Peoplewentthereforgold.Theytravelledoversnow-coveredmountainsandsailedhundredsofmilesupicyrivers.ThepathtoDawsonwascoveredwiththirtyfeetofwetsnowthatcouldfallwithoutwarming.Anavalanche(雪崩)onceclosedthepath,killing63people.FormanywhomadeittoDawson,however,therewardswereworththedifficulttrip.Ofthefirst20,000peoplewhodugforgold,4,000gotrich.About100ofthesestayedrichmenfortherestoftheirlives.

Butnomatterhowrichtheywere,Dawsonwasnevercomfortable.Necessitieslikefoodandwoodwereveryexpensive.Butsoon,thegoldthatDawsondependedonhadallbeenfound.Thecitywascrowdedwithdisappointedpeoplewithnointerestinsettlingdown,andwhentheyheardtherewerenewgolddiscoveriesinAlaska,theyleftDawsonCityasquicklyastheyhadcome.Today,peoplestillcomeandgo—toseewheretheCanadiangoldrushhappened.TourismisnowthechiefindustryofDawsonCity—itspresentpopulationis762.

28.WhatattractedtheearlysettlerstoNewYorkCity

A.Itsbusinessculture.

B.Itssmallpopulation.

C.Itsgeographicalposition.

D.Itsfavourableclimate.

29.WhatdoweknowaboutthosewhofirstdugforgoldinDawson

A.Two-thirdsofthemstayedthere.

B.Halfofthemdied.

C.Almosteveryonegaveup.

D.Oneoutoffivepeoplegotrich.

30.WhatwasthemainreasonformanypeopletoleaveDawson

A.Theyfoundthecitytoocrowded.

B.Theywantedtotrytheirluckelsewhere.

C.Theywereunabletostandthewinter.

D.Theywereshortoffood.

31.Whatisthetextmainlyabout

A.ThegoldrushinCanada

B.Theriseandfallofacity.

C.Journeysintothewilderness.

D.TourisminDawson.

D

It's3o'clockandyou'vebeenhardatwork.Asyousitatyourdesk,astrongdesireforchocolateovercomesyou.Youtrytobusyyourselftomakeitgoaway.Butitdoesn't.Hereisanothersituation.Perhapsyouarenotfeelingwell.Theonlythingyouwanttoeatisabigbowlofchickensoup,likeyourmomusedtomakewhenyouweresickasachild.Foodcravingsareastrongdesireforaspecifictypeoffood.Andtheyarenormal.

ScientistsatthewebsiteHowStuffWorkscomparehungerandcravingsthisway.Hungerisafairlysimpleconnectionbetweenthestomachandthebrain.Theyevencallitsimply“stomachhunger.”Whenourstomachsburnupallofthefoodwehaveeaten,ahormone(荷爾蒙)sendsamessagetoonepartofthebrainformorefood,whichregulatesourmostbasicbodyfunctionssuchasthirst,hungerandsleep.Thebrainthenproducesachemicaltostarttheappetiteandyoueat.Hungerisafunctionofsurvival.

Acravingismorecomplex.Itactivates(使活躍)brainareasrelatedtoemotion,memoryandreward.Thesearethesameareasofthebrainactivatedduringdrug-cravingstudies.So,somescientistscallfoodcravings“mindhunger.”Peopleoftencravefoodsthatarehighinfatandsugar.Foodsthatarehighinfatorhighinsugarproducechemicalsinthebrain.Thesechemicalsgiveusfeelingsofpleasure.

Ina2023study,researchersatCambridgeUniversityfoundthat“dietingorrestrictedeatinggenerallyincreasesthepossibilityoffoodcraving.”So,themoreyoudenyyourselfafoodthatyouwant,themoreyoumaycraveit.However,fastingisabitdifferent.Theyfoundthateatingnofoodatallforashortperiodoftimelessenedfoodcravings.

So,thenexttimeyoucravesomethingveryspecific,knowthatyourbrainmaybemoretoblamethanyourstomach.

32.Whatisthefunctionofthefirstparagraph

A.Toremindreadersoftheirownspecialfood.

B.Todeepentheunderstandingofhunger.

Toreportthediscoveryofcravingstudy.

D.Toleadtothetopicofthewholepassage.

Whatdowelearnaboutfoodcraving

Itshowsfoodislinkedtofeelings.

B.Itensuresapersonsurviveshunger.

C.Itmeansthestomachfunctionswell.

D.Itprovesthebraindecidesyourappetite.

34.What'sthelikelyresultofdieting

A.Thedecreaseofchemicals.

B.Theincreaseoffooddesire.

C.Therefusaloffatandsugar.

D.Thedisappearanceofappetite.

35.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss

A.Thefunctionsofbrainareas.B.Whathungerisallabout.

C.Thefindingsoffoodcraving.D.Whatdietingmaybringus.

第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5）

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

Ahousewarmingpartyisaspecialpartytobeheldwhensomeonebuysormovesintoanewapartmentorhouse.Thepersonwhoboughtthehouseormovedistheonewhothrowstheparty.Thepartyisachanceforfriendsandfamilytocongratulatethepersononthenewhome.36Anditisgoodtimetofillthenewspacewithloveandhopefullypresents.

37Somepeopleregisteralistofthingstheywantorneedfortheirnewhomeatalocalstoreorstores.Somecommonthingspeoplewillputonagiftregistryincludekitchentoolslikeknivesandthingslikecurtains.Evenifthereisn’taregistry,agoodhousewarminggiftissomethingtodecoratethenewhousewith,likeapieceofartoraplant.

38Thisisoftenappreciatedsinceatahousewarmingthereisn’talotoffoodserved.Thereareusuallynoplannedactivitieslikegamesatahousewarmingparty.Thehostorhostessofthepartywill,however,probablygivealltheguestsatouroftheirnewhome.Sometimes,becauseahousewarmingpartyhappensshortlyafterapersonmovesintotheirnewhome,peoplemaybeaskedtohelpunpackboxes.39

Housewarmingpartiesgettheirnamefromthefactthatalongtimeagopeoplewouldactuallybringfirewoodtoanewhomeasagift.40Nowmosthomeshavecentralheatinganddon’tusefirestokeepwarm.

A.Thisisn’tusualthough.

B.Itistraditionaltobringagifttoahousewarmingparty.

C.Youcanalsobringfoodordrinkstosharewiththeotherguests.

D.Ifyou’reluckyenoughtoreceivegifts,keeptheminasafeplace.

E.Italsogivespeopleachancetoseewhatthenewhomelookslike.

F.Thebesthousewarmingpartiesencourageoldfriendstogettogether.

G.Thiswassothatthepersoncouldkeeptheirhomewarmforthewinter.

第三部分語言知識運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）

第一節(jié)完形填空（共15空，每題1分，共15分）

Whenapersoniscuriousaboutsomething,itmeansheisinterestedinitandwishestoknowmoreaboutit.Thereis41wrongwithcuriosityinitself.Whetheritisgoodorbad42onwhatpeoplearecuriousabout.

Curiosityisalwayssillyorwrong.Somepersonswithnothingtodoare43ofcuriosityaboutwhattheirneighborsaredoing.Theyareanxioustoknowwhattheyareeatingordrinking,whattheyare44homeortakingoutside,or45theyhavecomehomesoearlyorlate.Tobeinterestedinthesethingsis46becausetheyarenotatallimportant.Itisnoneoftheir47toknowwhattheirneighborsdooraredoing.Suchcuriosityissomethingnotonlyfoolishbutalso48.Formostprobably,it49toasmalltalkwhichoftenbringsharm,shameordisrespecttoothers,andthushurtstheirfeelings.

Ontheotherhand,thereisanoblecuriosity—thecuriosityofwisemen,who50atallthegreatthingsandtrytofindoutallthey51aboutthem.Columbuscould52havefoundAmericaifhehadnotbeen53.JamesWattwouldnothavemadethesteamengine54hiscuriosityabouttheraisingofthekettlelid.Allthediscoveriesinhumanhistoryhavebeenmade55aresultofcuriosity.Butthecuriosityisneveraboutunimportantthingsthathavelittleornothingtodowiththehappinessofthepublic.

()41.A.muchB.nothingC.somethingD.none

()42.A.keepsB.putsC.takesD.depends

()43.A.fullB.fondC.proudD.out

()44.A.takingB.bringingC.goingD.thinking

()45.A.ifB.whenC.whyD.whether

()46.A.sillyB.necessaryC.possibleD.funny

()47.A.workB.houseworkC.dutyD.business

()48.A.instructiveB.uselessC.harmfulD.dreadful

()49.A.refersB.leadsC.causesD.follows

()50.A.expectB.likeC.wonderD.doubt

()51.A.knowB.studyC.mustD.can

()52.A.neverB.certainlyC.probablyD.finally

()53.A.famousB.carefulC.curiousD.hard

()54.A.forB.withoutC.inD.from

()55.A.becauseB.asC.afterD.during

第二節(jié)（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

Itisinyourdailylifethatyoualwaysgetintoasituation56yourparentscontrolhundredsofthingsforyouwhenyouare57kid,suchastheclothesyouwear,thefoodyoueat,whereyougoandwhatevercankeepyou58(comfort).Itisagoodthing.Kidsneedthiskindofprotectionandhelpbecausetheyarenotoldenoughtotakecareof59(they)andmakedecisions60(correct).Butwithyougrowingolder,thepartofbeingateenisdevelopingyourownidentity,whichisdifferent61parents’.Differentattitudes62eventslikepartiesmayleadtoarguments,becauseyourparentswillalwaysbeconcernedaboutyouandkeepyousafe,nomatterhowoldyouare.Asaresult,yourparentsfeelithard63(get)usedtothenewsituationwithout64(know)yourlatestnews.Whatkidsshouldkeepinmindisthatinmostcases,yourparentscanunderstandwhatyouaregoingthroughbecausethey65(be)teensonce.

第四部分寫作