2024学年高二英语上学期第一次月考试题（无答案）
考试时间100分钟 试卷满分：120分
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第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）（略） 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分） 第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Monthly Talks at London Canal Museum
Our monthly talks start at 19:30 on the first Thursday of each month except August. Admission is at normal charges and you don’t need to book. They end around 21:00.
November 7th
The Canal Pioneers, by Chris Lewis. James Brindley is recognized as one of the leading early canal engineers. He was also a major player in training others in the art of canal planning and building. Chris Lewis will explain how Brindley made such a positive contribution to the education of that group of early “civil engineers”.
December 5th
Ice for the Metropolis, by Malcolm Tucker. Well before the arrival of freezers, there was a demand for ice for food preservation and catering, Malcolm will explain the history of importing natural ice and the technology of building ice wells, and how London’s ice trade grew.
February 6th
An Update on the Cotswold Canals, by Liz Payne. The Stroudwater Canal is moving towards reopening. The Thames and Severn Canal will take a little longer. We will have a report on the present state of play.
March 6th
Eyots and Aits-Thames Islands, by Miranda Vickers. The Thames had many islands. Miranda has undertaken a review of all of them. She will tell us about those of greatest interest.
Online bookings:www.canalmuseum.org.uk/book More info: www.canalmuseum.org.uk/whatson London Canal Museum
12-13 New Wharf Road, London NI 9RT
www.canalmuseum.org.uk www. canalmuseum.mobi Tel:020 7713 0836
21.When is the talk on James Brindley?
A. November 7th. B. March 6th. C. February 6th. D. December 5th. 22. What is the topic of the talk in February?
A. The Canal Pioneers. B. Ice for the Metropolis.
C. Eyots and Aits-Thames Islands. D. An Update on the Cotswold Canals. 23. Who will give the talk on the islands in the Thames?
A. Chris Lewis. B. Malcolm Tucker. C. Miranda Vickers. D. Liz Payne.
B
When Christopher Columbus landed on the then unnamed Costa Rica in 1502, he saw many Indians wearing gold earrings. So he thought the land must be rich in gold. He
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named the place Costa Rica, which means “rich coast” in Spanish.
Though little gold was found, Costa Rica today is indeed rich with coffee and bananas. Coffee is the most important product in Costa Rica and most of it is exported to other countries like America and West Germany. Bananas are the country’s second most important export.
Costa Ricans also grow many other crops such as fruits, corn and beans for their own use. Costa Ricans love colors and their houses are painted in bright colors. Education is very important to the Costa Ricans. Almost every village has a school and education is a must for children between seven and fourteen years of age. Boys and girls go to separate schools. Classes begin in March and end in November. The other three months of the year are harvest time and the children have to help their parents to pick coffee beans.
24.What’s the main idea of the first paragraph? A. How Columbus found Costa Rica. B. How Costa Rica got its name. C. What the Costa Ricans wore.
D. What language the Costa Ricans spoke.
25. The Costa Ricans may NOT paint their houses ______. A. pink and red B. grey and black C. blue and green D. yellow and orange
26. In Costa Rica, boys and girls between seven and fourteen ______. A. must go to school
B. study in the same school
C. do not have to go to school at all
D. can choose to stop schooling at any time
27. From December to February, school children in Costa Rica ______. A. have lessons every day B. have their examinations
C. help their parents pick coffee beans
D. help their parents decorate their houses 28. This passage is mainly about ______. A. Christopher Columbus B. Costa Rica
C. some products from Costa Rica D. the education of Costa Ric
C
Every person has their own way of saying things, their own special expressions. Many everyday American expressions are based on colors.
Red is a hot colour. Americans often use it to express heat. They may say they are red hot about something unfair. When they are red hot they are very angry about something. The small hot tasting peppers found in many Mexican foods are called red hots for their colour and their fiery taste. Fast loud music is popular with many people. They may say the music is popular with many people. They may say the music
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is red hot, especially the kind called Dixicland jazz.
Pink is a lighter kind of red. People sometimes say they’re in the pink when they’re in good health. The expression was first used in America at the beginning of the 20th century. It probably came from many babies who were born with a nice pink colour showing good health.
Blue is a cool colour. The traditional blues music in the United States is the opposite of red hot music. Blues is slow, sad and soulful. Duke Ellington and his orchestra recorded a famous song---Mood Indigo—about the deep blue colour, indigo. In the words of the song: “You aren’t blue till you’ve had that Mood Indigo.” Someone who is blue is very sad.
The colour green is natural for trees and grass. But it is an unnatural colour for humans. A person who has a sick feeling in his stomach may say he feels a little green. A passenger on a boat who is feeling very sick from high waves may look very green.
Sometimes a person may be upset because he does not have something as nice as his friend’s, like a fast new car. That person may say he is green with envy. Some people are green with envy because a friend has more dollars of greenbacks. Dollars are called greenbacks because that is the colour of the back side of the paper money. The colour black is often used in expressions. People describe a day in which everything goes wrong as a black day. The date of a major tragedy is remembered as a black day. A blacklist is illegal now. But at one time, some businesses refused to employ people who were on a blacklist for belonging to unpopular organizations.
29.If you had your wallet stolen while doing some shopping, you may call it ________. A. a white day B. a green day C. a red day D. a black day
30.Suppose Mr. Brown says his three children are all in the pink. This means they are ________.
A. fit and healthy B. gentle and modest C. creative and energetic D. lucky and wealthy
31.When she got home and found nothing had been done by her husband, Jane was really ________.
A. blue B. red hot C. green D. black 32.In the follow paragraph, the writer might tell the reader something about ________. A. people’s response towards a black day B. more words about a colour, such as brown C. the influence of the traditional blues D. unpopular organizations in the world
D
The common cold is the world’s most widespread illness,The most widespread misconception of all is that colds caused by cold. They are not. They are caused by viruses passing on from person to person. You catch a cold by coming into contact, directly or indirectly, with someone who already has one. If cold causes colds, it would be reasonable to expect the Eskimos to suffer from them forever. But they do not. And in isolated arctic regions explorers have reported being free from colds
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until coming into contact again with infected people from the outside world by way of packages and mails dropped from airplanes.
During the First World War soldiers who spent long periods in the battlefield, cold and wet, showed no increased tendency to catch colds.
In the Second World War prisoners at the notorious Auschwitz concentration camp(奥斯维辛集中营), naked and starving, were astonished to find that they seldom had colds. At the Common Cold Research Unit in England, volunteers took part in Experiments in which they gave themselves to the discomforts of being cold and wet for long stretches of time. After taking hot baths, they put on bathing suits, allowed themselves to be with cold water, and then stood about dripping wet in drafty room. Some wore wet socks all day while others exercised in the rain until close to exhaustion. Not one of the volunteers came down with a cold unless a cold virus was actually dropped in his nose.
If, then, cold and wet have nothing to do with catching colds, why are they more frequent in the winter? Despite the most pains-taking research, no one has yet found the answer. One explanation offered by scientists is that people tend to stay together indoors more in cold weather than at other times, and this makes it easier for cold viruses to be passed on.
No one has yet found a cure for the cold. There are drugs and painkillers (止痛片) such as aspirin, but all they do is relieve the symptoms(症状).
33. The writer offered _______ examples to support his argument. A. 4 B. 5 C. 6 D. 3
34. Arctic explorers may catch colds when _______. A.They are working in the isolated arctic regions B.They are writing reports in terribly cold weather
C.They are free from work in the isolated arctic regions D.They are coming into touch again with the outside world 35.The passage mainly discusses _______. A. the experiments on the common cold
B. the misconception about the common cold C. the reason and the way people catch colds D. the continued spread of common colds
第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
As we all know, friendship is of great importance in our daily life. A friend can give us help and share our difficulties and happiness. But how to make friends is still difficult to some of us. 36
* Be friendly to others.
37 You should try to make a stranger feel at home wherever he happens to be. Think more of others than of yourself and never judge a person by his appearance and
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* Be reliable.
If you and your friend agree to meet somewhere, don’t be late. If you’re not going to make it on time or make it at all, call them as soon as you realize it. 38 Be someone that people know they can depend on. * 39
Listen carefully to what people say, remember important details about them （their names, their likes and dislikes）, ask questions about their interests, and just take the time to learn more about them. * Encourage your friends. A true friend always gives courage to his friends. 40 Never make fun of or laugh at your friends in front of others. You should come to support them.
A. Be a good listener.
B. A friend to all is a friend to none.
C. And true friends should trust each other. D. When you say you’ll do something, do it.
E. The following information can give you some tips.
F. Smile at others and you are sure to get a smile in return. G. He will remain with them in both good as well as bad times.
第三部分 完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When I was 10, I was diagnosed with cancer. During treatment, I understood everything but the 41 of my case. It was not until recently that I realized how sick I was then.
This November of 2015 will 42 my five years off chemotherapy(化疗) and I will be finally 43 of cancer.
I know sick children often felt blue.In order to help brighten their 44 , I created a program through which I brought celebrities (名人) children 45 and respected to visit them in hospitals. The 46 I received from being able to 47 up the children’s day was indescribable.
This fall, I will 48 my junior year of high school. I love learning and I truly 49 the time spent in school because during chemotherapy treatments I was often too 50 to attend. Another big part of my life is 51 activity. During my treatment it was very hard for me to walk — let alone 52 . After finishing chemotherapy my main 53 was being able to run and play 54 again. I’m overjoyed to say I’ve been able to 55 that aim. Being able to stand on the court and play sports again is a(n) 56 feeling.
To me it’s important to convey(传达) a 57 of positivity and hope that anyone can make the most of any situation in life. Many don’t 58 and think it’s strange when I say this, but I’m truly grateful that I had cancer. Having experienced that,
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2024学年高二英语上学期第一次月考试题（无答案） 人教版
