重慶市重點(diǎn)中學(xué)校2023-2024學(xué)年高一上學(xué)期月考（二）英語試題

重慶八中2023--2024學(xué)年度（上）月考（二）高一年級(jí)英語試題第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）5A、BC10WhatdidKarendolastnight?A.Shestayedathome. B.ShewenttoaC.Shesawamovie.WhatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenMaryandthewoman?A.Strangers. B.Formerschoolmates. C.Employerandemployee.WhenwillthewomanprobablygotoChicago?A.B.C.ThedayafterWherearethespeakers?A.Atastore. B.Attheairport. C.Atthepostoffice.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Akindoffood. B.Ahistorylesson. C.Anancient第二節(jié)(共15小題，每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分)聽下面5段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白。聽每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。WhatdoesthewomanwantPetertodo?Drivehertotheairport.Helpherwiththebag.CallataxiforAtwhattimewilltheflighttakeoff?A.2:00pm. B.3:00pm. C.4:00pm.聽第7段材料，回答第8至10題。Howdidthespeakersfeelaboutvisitingthepark?A.Tired. B.C.Disappointed.WhatdoesAmyplantodotomorrow?A.Studyforanexam. B.AttendaC.Gotothemovies.Whatkindofmoviewillthespeakerswatch?A.Aromanticmovie. B.AC.Ahorrormovie.聽第8段材料，回答第11至13題。Whenwillthemangototherestaurant?A.OnB.OnC.OnWhowillhavedinnerwiththeman?A.Acouple. B.Somefriends. C.HisWhatwillthemandonext?Providepersonalinformation.thewaitresshisarrivingtime.Askforatableatthenon-smokingarea.聽第9段材料，回答第14至17題。WheredoesMarkusuallyreadnewsnow?A.InaB.Inamagazine. C.OntheInternet.Whatmakesthewomansurprisedaboutthemachine?IthasasmallglassItcanmakeapizzainashorttime.Itoffersfourtypesofpizzasatatime.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthemachine?Itisquitenecessary.Itmightnotbepopular.Itwillcertainlysucceed.Whatisanadvantageofthemachine?The24-hourservice.pizzamadebyit.Thelowproductioncost.聽第10段材料，回答第18至20題。HowmanybooksdidEricCarlecreateforchildren?A.Lessthan55. B.Over70. C.Almost90.Whichbookisthemostfamousone?TheGrouchyLadybug.TheMixed-UpChameleon.TheHungryCaterpillar.WhydidEricCarlewrite?makeschoolmoreattractive.helpchildrengetinspiration.offermaterialstoteachers.第二部分閱讀理解(共兩節(jié)，滿分50分)第一節(jié)(共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分)閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。AMakerSpaceServiceandLocationTheMakerSpaceislocatedinthelowerlevelofthePowersMemorialLibrarytowardsthenorthsideofthebuilding.Thepurposeoftheareaistoprovideopenaccesstoinformationandvariousnewtechnologiestoenhanceprofessional,personalandeducationalgoalsforallages.Itisaplacetogainhands-onexperience,knowledgeandskillsandtomakestuff!OpeningHoursCurrentlytheMakerSpaceisopeneveryWednesdayafternoonfromp.m.Thesehoursmayvaryduringthesummertime.EquipmentAvailableAFlashforgeCreaterProDualExtrusion3DPrinterTwoASUSLaptopsInventablesToolKitConditionsofUseEveryonewithavalidlibrarycardiswelcometouseandvisittheMakerSpaceatnocharge.TousetheMakerSpace,allmustreadandsigntheMakerSpacepolicy,statingthattheywillobeytherulesandregulationsofthispolicy.AllequipmentintheMakerSpaceisonafirstcome,firstservedbasis;however,reservationmaybemadeofspecificequipmentinadvance.Useislimitedfortwohoursperdayperperson,unlessadvanceapprovalisarrangedwiththeLibraryDirector.ReservationscanbemadeinpersonatthelibraryorbycallingtheMainCirculationDesk:（262）495-4605．EquipmentSafetyUseInordertousespecificequipmentortoparticipateinanyprojectusingthisequipment,theusermustcompletetheEquipmentUseandSafetyCertificationClass.AnyuseofmaterialswithoutcertificationcanresultinsuspensionorpermanentbanfromtheMakerSpace.FeesforEquipment3DPrinter:Thecurrentcostforuseofthe3Dprinteris＄0.5per30minutesruntime.WhoistheMakerSpaceopento?StaffofCAFEhighschool.Citizensovertheageof20.Peoplewiththelibrarycard.Collegestudentsinthecity.Inwhichsectioncanyoufindinformationaboutthepunishmentforrulebreaking?A.ServiceandLocation. B.EquipmentAvailable.C.ConditionsofUse. D.EquipmentSafetyUse.Wheredoesthepassageprobablycomefrom?A.Areport. B.Instructions. C.Anewspaper. D.Abrochure.BThepersonwhosetthecourseofmylifewasaschoolteachernamedMarjorieHurd.WhenIsteppedoffashipinNewYorkHarborin1949,Iwasanine-year-oldwarrefugee(難民),whohadlosthismotherandwascomingtolivewiththefatherhedidnotknow.Mymother,EleniGatzoyiannis,hadbeenimprisonedandshotforsendingmysistersandmetofreedom.IwasthirteenyearsoldwhenIenteredChandlerJuniorHigh.ShortlyafterIarrived,Iwastoldtochooseahobbytopursueduring“clubhours.”Theideaofhobbiesandclubsmadenosensetomyimmigrantears,butIdecidedtofollowtheprettiestgirlinmyclass.SheledmeintothepresenceofMissHurd,theschoolnewspaperadviserandEnglishteacher.Atoughwomanwithsalt-and-pepperhairanddeterminedeyes,MissHurdhadnopatiencewithlazybones.Shedrilledusingrammar,assignedstoriesforustoreadanddiscuss,andeventuallytaughtushowtoputoutanewspaper.HerintroductiontotheliterarywealthofGreecegavemeanewperspectiveonmywar-tornhomeland,makingmeproudofmyorigins.HereffortsinspiredmetounderstandthelogicandstructureoftheEnglishlanguage.Owingtoherinspiration,duringmynexttwenty-fiveyears,Ibecameareporterbyprofession.MissHurdretiredattheageof62.Bythen,shehadtaughtforatotalof41years.Evenafterherretirement,shecontinuallymadeaprojectofunwillingstudentsinwhomshespiedasparkofpotential.Thestudentsweremainlyfromthemosttroubledhomes,yetshealternatelybulliedandcharmedthemwithherownspecialbrandoftoughlove,untilthespark(火花)caughtfire.MissHurdwastheonewhochangedmygriefandpainintowriting.ButforMissHurd,Iwouldn’thavebecomeareporter.Shewastheonewhosentmeintojournalismandindirectlycausedallthegoodthingsthatcameafter.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2mostprobablymean?HobbiesandclubsdidnotinteresttheTheauthorturnedadeafeartojoiningclubs.HobbiesandclubswereinaccessibletoimmigrantsliketheTheauthorhadnoideawhathobbiesandclubswereallabout.Whichofthefollowingcausedtheauthortothinkofhishomelanddifferently?SteppingontheAmericansoilforthefirsttime.BeingexposedtoGreekliteraryworks.Hermother’smiserabledeath.Followingtheprettiestgirlinhisclass.ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph4that .MissHurdusedauniquewaytohandlethesestudents.Misscontributionwasrecognizedacrossthenation.StudentsfromtroubledhomespreferredMissteachingstyle.ThestudentsMissHurdtaughtwereallfinallyfired.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?Howtheauthorbecameajournalist.Theimportanceofinspirationinone’slife.Theteacherwhoshapedtheauthor’slife.Factorscontributingtoasuccessfulcareer.CWhenwomensittogethertowatchamovieonTV,theyusuallytalksimultaneously(同時(shí)的)aboutavarietyofsubjects,includingchildren,men,careersandwhat’shappeningintheirlivesWhengroupsofmenandwomenwatchamovietogetherthemenusuallyenduptellingthewomentoshutup.Mencaneithertalkorwatchthescreentheycan’tdobothandtheydon’tunderstandthatwomencan.Besides,womenconsiderthatthepointofallgettingtogetheristohaveagoodtimeanddeveloprelationships---notjusttosittherelikecouchpotatoesstaringatthescreen.Duringtheadbreaks,amanoftenasksawomantoexplaintheplotandtellhimwheretherelationshipbetweenthecharactersisgoing.Heisunable,unlikewomen,toreadthesubtlebodylanguagesignalsthatrevealhowthecharactersarefeelingemotionally.Sincewomenoriginallyspenttheirdayswiththeotherwomenandchildreninthegroup,theydevelopedtheabilitytocommunicatesuccessfullytomaintain(維持)relationships.Forawoman,speechcontinuestohavesuchaclearpurposetobuildrelationshipsandmakefriendsFormentotalkistorelatethefacts.Menseethetelephoneasacommunicationtoolforsendingfactsandinformationtootherpeople,butawomanseesitasameansofbonding.Awomancanspendtwoweeksonvacationwithhergirlfriendand,whenshereturnshome,telephonethesamegirlfriendandtalkforanothertwohours.Thereisnopersuasiveevidencethatsocialconditioning,thefactthatgirls’motherstalkedthemmore,isthereasonwhygirlstalkmorethanboys.PsychiatristDrMichaelLewis,authorofSocialBehaviourandLanguageAcquisition,conductedexperimentsthatfoundmotherstalkedtoandlookedat,babygirlsmoreoftenthanbabyboys.Scientificevidenceshowsparentsrespondtothebrainbias(偏好oftheirchildren.Sinceagirl’sbrainisbetterorganizedtosendandreceivespeech,wethereforetalktothemmore.Howevermotherswhotrytotalktotheirsonsareusuallypointedtoreceiveonlyshortandunclearreplies.WhywouldwomenusuallytalkalotwithotherswhilewatchingTV?Becausetheycanbothtalkandwatchthescreenatthesametime.Becausetheythinktheycanenjoythemselvesandbuildrelationships.Becausetheyareafraidofawkwardsilencewiththeirfamiliesandfriends.Becausetheyhavetoexplaintheplotandbodylanguagetotheirhusbands.Whywouldawomantalktohergirlfriendagainonthephoneforhoursafteravacation?A.Tokeepaclosetiewithher. B.Toexperiencethehappytimeagain.C.Torecommendheranewscenicspot. D.Toremindherofsomethingforgotten.Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellusmost?Mendonotliketalkingbecausetheyrelymoreonfacts.Womenlovetotalkbecausetheyaremoresociablethanmen.Socialconditioningisnotthereasonwhywomenlovetalking.Women’sbrainsarebetterorganizedforlanguageandcommunication.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.WomenAreSociallyTrainedtoTalk B.WomenLovetoTalkC.TalkingMaintainsRelationships D.MenTalkDifferentlyfromWomenDClimatechangeandincreasesindroughtandrainstormsposeseriouschallengestoourwatermanagement.Aninternationalgroupofscientistshavebroughttogetheralargebodyofresearchonwaterqualityinriversworldwide.Thestudyshowsthatriverwaterqualitytendstoworsenduringextremeweatherevents.Astheseeventsbecomemoreoftenandsevereduetoclimatechange,ecosystemhealthandhumanaccesstosafewatermaybeincreasinglyunderthreat.TheresearchledbyDrMichellevanVlietofUtrechtUniversityanalyzed965casesofriverwaterqualitychangesduringextremeweathersuchasdrought,heatwaves,rainstorms,andflooding.Theanalysisshowsthatinmostcaseswaterqualitytendstobecomeworseduringdroughtsandheatwaves(68%),rainstormsandfloods(51%),andunderlong-termchangesinclimate(56%).Duringdroughts,lesswaterisavailabletodilutecontaminants(稀釋污染物),whilerainstormsandfloodsgenerallyresultinmorecontaminantsthatrunofffromlandtoriversandstreams.Improvementsormixedresponsesinwaterqualityarealsoreportedforsomecases,forexamplewhenincreasedtransportofpollutantsisoffset(抵消)bymoredilutionduringfloodevents.Waterqualitychangesarestronglydrivenbychangesinwatertemperature.Landuseandotherhumanfactorssuchaswastewatertreatmentalsoshapehowthisplaysout.“Understandingthecomplexinteractionbetweenclimate,landuse,andhumandrivers,whichtogetherinfluencethesourcesandtransportofpollutantsiscrucial,”saysvanVliet.Theresearchalsocallsformoredatacollectionandstudiesofwaterqualityinnon-Westerncountries.“WeneedbettermonitoringofwaterqualityinAfricaandAsia.MostwaterqualitystudiesnowfocusonriversandstreamsinNorthAmericaandEurope.”Theresultsofthestudyunderlinetheurgentneedforabetterunderstandingofwaterqualitychangesduringextremeweatherevents.Itsoundsanalarmtous.Onlythenwillwebeabletodevelopeffectivewatermanagementstrategiesthatcansafeguardouraccesstocleanwaterandensureecosystemhealthunderclimatechangeandincreasingweatherextremes.Whatcanwelearnfromparagraph1?Humanbeingsshouldbeblamedforclimatechange.waterqualityisthreateningtheclimate.qualityinriversworldwideisunderrisk.managementhasbeenimproved33．Whatisparagraph2ofthetextmainlyabout?A.Thethreatscausedbyextremeweather. B.ThefactorsinfluencingwaterC.Thefindingsofvanresearch. D.Thedesignofvanexperiment.34．Accordingtoparagraph3,whichwillvanVlietprobablyagreewith?qualityincountriesismoreterrible.HumanactivitieshaveabiginfluenceonwaterRelateddatacollectionandstudiesofEuropeisadequate.qualitychangesareentirelycontrolledbywatertemperature.35．Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardvanresearch?B．Contradictory. C．Doubtful. D．Approving.第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2.5分，共12.5分）Successisoftenrecognizedastheabilitytoreachyourgoalsinlife.36.Itisnotnecessarilyadestinationbutajourneythathelpsdeveloptheskillsandresourcesyouneedtomakeyourgoalsachievable.Therearesomebasicstepsyoucanfollowthatcanimproveyourchancesofbeingsuccessfulinlife.Buildagrowthmindset.Thosewhohaveagrowthmindsetfeelthattheycanchange,grow,andlearnthrougheffort.Peoplewhobelievethattheyareabletogrowaremorelikelytoachievesuccess.Whenthingsgettough,theylookforwaystoimprovetheirskillsandkeepworkingtowardsuccess.Peoplewithagrowthmindsetbelievethattheyhavecontroloftheirlife.37.Improveyouremotionalintelligence（智力）.38.Butsomeexpertssuggestthatemotionalintelligencemayactuallymatterevenmore.Emotionalintelligencemayactuallymatter.Itreferstotheabilitytounderstand,andreasonwithemotions.Emotionallyintelligentpeopleareabletounderstandnotonlytheirownemotions,butthoseofothersaswell.Developmentaltoughness.Mentaltoughnessreferstotheabilitytocarryonandcontinuetryingeveninthefaceofchallenges.39.Theyalsofeelthattheyhavecontrolovertheirowndestiny(命運(yùn)),areconfidentoftheirabilitiestosucceed,andaredevotedtofinishingwhattheystart.40 Successfulpeopleknowthattheyneedtostartbyhavingachievablegoals.Thesegoalsarenotnecessarilyeasytoreach,butbyhavingsomethingtoaimfor,youwillbebetterabletomoveforwardandovercomedifficulties.Setachievablegoals.StrengthenyourwillpowerStartbymakingsmallgoalsthatrequirewillpowertoachieve.Peoplewhohavethismentalstrengthseechallengesasopportunities.Instead,thosewithafixedmindbelievethatthingsareoutoftheircontrol.Insomeways,abetterwordforsuccessmightbeachievements,orprogress.Overallintelligencehaslongbeenbelievedtobeanimportantfactor因素leadingtosuccess.第三分 語運(yùn)（共三節(jié)分45分）第一節(jié) 完形空共15題小題1分分15分）ABCDEveryChristmas,thefirmIworkedforraisedmoneyfordisadvantagedkids.I’ddressupasSantaand41outwithsomecolleaguestodelivergifts.Someyearsago,wewerereturningand42rightinfrontofthelightsastheyturnedred.Ibecameawareofacarcomingupbehindusatspeed.Itran43anothervehicleandthentheybothcametoastop.Iaskedmyworkmatesto44thepoliceandfiredepartment.Inordernottoputothersatrisk,Iturnedmytrucksideways(toblockthetraffic.ThenIjumpedoutandrantothecars.Therewasaloudbangand45shootingfromonecar’sfront.Asavolunteerfirefighter,Iknewthecar’sbatteryhad46andthattherewasnotimetolose.Stillwearingmycostume,I47totearthedooropenandwalkedthedriverovertothesafetyofmytruck.Otherthansomecuts,hewasfine.Ilefthimwithmyworkmatesandwenttocheckonthedriveroftheother48,hewasalsounhurt.ThenIheadedbacktodirecttrafficaroundtheburningvehicle49theemergencyservicesarrived.Thefirsttwopoliceofficersonthe50laughedastheyjumpedoutoftheircar.“What’shappenedhere,Santa?OK,youprobablyhave51tomake,”oneofthemsaid.“Wewill52fromhere.”aftertheaccident,IagreedtomeettheguyI’d53fromthecarinalocalpark,wherehewassittingwithagirl,hisdaughter,It54outthatshehadbeenestrangedfromhermumanddad,but55homeaftertheaccidentmore,shewasthegirlfriendofJordan,myson.41．A．stepB．walkC．rideD．drive42．A．stoppedB．stoodC．layD．sat43．A．a(chǎn)crossB．forC．intoD．through44．A．helpB．callC．questionD．consult45．A．flamesB．oilC．waterD．smells46．A．beentakenawayB．beenchargedupC．blownupD．runout47．A．plannedB．failedC．managedD．decided48．A．ImmediatelyB．FortunatelyC．DirectlyD．Ridiculously49．A．a(chǎn)fterB．becauseC．untilD．though50．A．sceneB．wayC．sidewalkD．phone51．A．recordsB．preparationsC．contributionsD．deliveries52．A．takeonB．takeawayC．takeoverD．takein53．A．pumpedB．preservedC．motivatedD．pulled54．A．turnedB．