青海省西宁北外附属新华联外国语高级中学2022-2023学年高二下学期第一次月考英语试题.pdf

1、第 1页 共 12页第 2页 共 12页 外 装 订 线 学校:_姓名：_班级：_ 内 装 订 线 西宁新华联学校西宁新华联学校2022022 2-202-2023 3 学年第学年第二二学期高二年级第一次月考英语试题学期高二年级第一次月考英语试题考试时间：120 分钟分值：150 分命题人：汪素贞审题人：潘智渊第一部分第一部分：听力听力(共两节，满分共两节，满分 30 分分)第一节第一节(共共 5 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分分，满分 7.5 分分)听下面 5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都

2、有 10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1.Why cant the woman keep up with her classmates?A.Because she could have played more.B.Because she studied too much.C.Because she doesnt study hard enough.2.What is Mr.Brown?A.Aboss.B.A waiter.C.Ateacher.3.When will the light be shut off?A.At 10:15.B.At 10:30.C.At 9

3、:45.4.What does the man want to do with the coins?A.To lend them to the woman.B.To make a phone call.C.To use them for bus fare.5.In which city did the woman and John stay the longest?A.Paris.B.Rome.C.Vienna.第二节（共第二节（共 15 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分分，满分 22.5 分）分）听下面 5段对话或独白,每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项

4、中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出 5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第 6段材料，回答第 68 小题。6.Who is the woman?A.The mans girlfriend.B.Girlfriend of the mans brother.C.The mans wife.7.Where is the mans brother now?A.In New Zealand.B.In England.C.In the United States.8.When did the man receive

5、his brothers email?A.Last month.B.Last weekend.C.Last Wednesday.听第 7段材料，回答第 911小题。9.How long do you think winter lasts in the womans country?A.Two months.B.Four months.C.Six months.10.Who will spend more money on clothes?A.People in the mans country.B.People in the womans county.C.The man.11.What do

6、es the woman think?A.Its not easy to meet people when traveling in a foreign country.B.People from different places worry about the same things.C.People neednt worry about their children.听第 8段材料，回答第 1213 小题。12.When did the conversation take place?A.In the morning.B.In the afternoon.C.In the evening.

7、13.What would the man like before eating?A.Some orange.B.Some coffee.C.Some ham.听第 9段材料，回答第 1416 小题。14.Where did the conversation probably take place?A.At Mr.Frenchs office.B.At Miss Maggies house.C.At Mr.Robinsons office.15.What was the probable relationship between the two speakers?A.Husband and w

8、ife.B.Teacher and student.C.Manager and secretary.16.Which of the following statements is true according to this conversation?A.Miss Martins boyfriend lived near the office where she worked.B.Mr.French asked Miss Maggie to bring him a cup of coffee.第 3页 共 12页第 4页 共 12页 外 装 订 线 请不要在装订线内答题 内 装 订 线 C.M

9、r.Frenchs office might be in any country but France.听第 10 段材料，回答第 1720 小题。17.Why do people hardly ever meet their pen-friends?A.Because pen-friends use different languages.B.Because pen-friends are not really friends at all.C.Because pen-friends usually live a long way from each other.18.What kind o

10、f things do pen-friends usually write about?A.Their favourite magazines.B.Their towns,schools and interests.C.Stamps,coins and picture postcards.19.Which is the best place to find a pen-friend?A.In English countries.B.On postcards.C.In magazines.20.What is John Smith interested in?A.Collecting stamp

11、s.B.Geography.C.Dancing.第二部分第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分）分）第一节第一节（共（共 15 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2 分，满分分，满分 30 分）分）AWriting contests are a great way for high school students to show their creative skills.Here aresome of the top free writing contests for high school students.Young Lions Fiction ContestAward

12、Amount:$10,000Deadline:Usually in SeptemberThe Young Lions Fiction Contest was established in 2001 by the New York Public Library.Fivefinalists are recognized,with one person taking home the grand prize of$10,000.To qualify,the authormust be 25 or younger and submit a novel or a collection of short

13、stories.53-Word Story ContestAward:Publication in Prime Number MagazineDeadline:21st of each monthHosted by Prime Number Magazine,writers are put to the test and have to respond to a prompt(提示)with a 53-word story.The prompt changes each month,and the responses must be 53 words exactly.Only stories

14、are permitted and only one submission per writer per month is allowed.Signet Essay ContestAwardAmount:$1,000 to be used towards your higher educationDeadline:April 22,2023If you are a Wuthering Heights fan,then the Signet Essay Contest is the one for you.Five highschool juniors or seniors can win an

15、 award for their two to three-page essays.You must select one ofthe five prompts based on the events and characters in Wuthering Heights.OceanAwareness ContestAwardAmount:Scholarships up to$1,500Deadline:June 15,2023The Ocean Awareness Contest aims to recognize writers while raising awareness about

16、the climatecrisis.Students can submit visual art,film or music.Each category has specific qualifications,so makesure to check.21.How many people can get the grand prize in Young Lions Fiction Contest?A.One.B.Five.C.Six.D.Ten.22.What is special about the 53-Word Story Contest?A.It is held on the last

17、 day of each month.B.The participants can choose any topic.C.It awards winners a large sum of money.D.The story must contain exactly 53 words.23.What do the four contests have in common?A.They are all free of charge.B.They provide scholarships.C.They accept various forms of works.D.They center on en

18、vironmental issues.BNow many young people are traveling around the world on their own,not because they have noone to travel with,but because they prefer to go alone.Kristina Wegscheider from California first traveled alone when she was at college and believes第 5页 共 12页第 6页 共 12页 外 装 订 线 学校:_姓名：_班级：_

19、 内 装 订 线 that it is something everyone should do at least once in their life.“It opens up your mind to things andpushes you out of your comfort zone（舒适区）.”Wegscheider has visited 46 countries covering allseven continents.In foreign countries,with no one to help you read a map,look after you if you g

20、et ill,or lend youmoney if your wallet is stolen,it is challenging.This is what drives young people to travel alone.It isseen as character building and a chance to prove that they can make it on their own.Chris Richardson decided to leave his sales job inAustralia to go traveling last year.He set up

21、 awebsite,TheAussie Nomad,to document his adventures.He says he wished he had traveled aloneearlier.“The people you meet,the places you visit,or the things you do,everything is up to you and itforces you to grow as a person.”said the 30-year-old man.Richardson describes traveling alone like“a shot i

22、n the arm”,which“makes you a more confidentperson that is ready to deal with anything”.He said,“The feeling of having overcome something onmy own is a major part of what drives me each day when Im dealing with a difficult task.I walkaround with my head up because I know deep down inside that nothing

23、 is impossible if you try.”The great 19thcentury explorer John Muir once said.“Only by going alone in silence can one trulyget into the heart of the wilderness.24Which of the following will Kristina Wegscheider agree with?ATraveling alone is a necessary experience for everyone.BIt is more meaningful

24、 to travel in foreign countries.CIt is comfortable to travel around without a friend.DTraveling abroad helps people to find new things.25Traveling alone is challenging because _Ayou have to make things on your own.Bit is hard for you to prove yourself to others.Cyou can only depend on yourself whate

25、ver happens.Dit will finally build your character.26What can we infer about Chris Richardson?AHe started traveling alone at an early age.BHe was once shot in the arm.CHe used to work as a salesman.DHis website will inspire others to travel alone.27What is the best title for the passage?ATravel Abroa

26、dBTravel AloneCTravel LightDTravel Wide and FarCIts Earths birthday!The Earth is about 4.5 billion years old!In honour of our planet,former U.S.Senator Gaylord Nelson decided we needed a special day to celebrate and learn how to care for ourenvironment.He wrote letters to many schools about the day

27、he planned because he knew kids like youwould help.On April 22,1970,the first Earth Day was held.Many environmental laws were passed,andpeople all over the country made promises to protect the environment.Since then,Earth Day has spread around the world and people are working together to createclean

28、er air and energy to take care of Mother Nature.Learn how you,your family and friends can startmaking a difference too!Earth Day is now celebrated by hundreds of millions of people in more than 180 countries.Hereare some ways that you can help re-energize the Earth and celebrate too!Visit a nature c

29、onservancy(保护协会).Nature conservancies teach us how to preserve our naturalhistory.Have an Earth Day block party!Invite neighbourhood kids to plant gardens or trees or pick uptrash.Then celebrate your achievements with some Earth Daytreats and nature music.Challenge your family to“go green”.Walk,bicy

30、cle,carpool or take the bus to reduce greenhousegases and get outdoors!Wear green,a nature,or Earth Day T-shirt to help spread the word about caring for ourenvironment.Make a“planet promise”to reduce your energy use and recycle.We hope youll use some of these ideas during the week ofApril 22 to cele

31、brate and give back tothe Earth that gives so much to us.28Why did the former U.S.Senator Gaylord Nelson write letters to many schools?ATo show his care about the planet.BTo have a good relationship with them.第 7页 共 12页第 8页 共 12页 外 装 订 线 请不要在装订线内答题 内 装 订 线 CTo encourage their students to work hard.D

32、To expect their students to protect the environment.29How many Earth Days have been celebrated so far?AForty five.BForty nine.CFifty two.DFifty six.30What teaches us how to preserve our natural history?AAn Earth Day block party.BAnature conservancy.CYour family and friends.DA“planet promise”.31What

33、does the passage mainly tell us?AThe way for the Earth Day to appear.BThe first person to create the Earth Day.CThe origin and celebrations of the Earth Day.DReasons for people to celebrate the Earth Day.DArt and science may seem like opposite things.One means the creative flow of ideas,and theother

34、 means cold,hard datasome people believe.In fact,the two have much in common.Now,astudy finds art can help students remember better what they learned in science class.Mariale Hardiman,an education specialist at Johns Hopkins University,noticed that students whoused art in the classroom listened more

35、 carefully.They might ask more questions.They mightvolunteer more ideas.Whats more,students seemed to remember more of what they had been taughtwhen their science lessons had involved（涉及）art.To prove that,Hardiman teamed up with someresearchers and six local schools.In the experiment,the researchers

36、 worked with teachers in 16 fifth-grade classrooms.Theyprovided traditional science lessons and art-focused ones.In a traditional science class,for example,students might read aloud from a book.In the art-focused one,they might sing the information instead.The team randomly assigned（随机分配）each of the

37、 350 students to either a traditional scienceclassroom or an art-focused one.Students then learned science using that way for the whole unitabout three weeks.When they changed to a new topic,they also changed to the other type of class.This way,each student had both an art-focused class and a tradit

38、ional one.Every unit was taught inboth ways,to different groups of students.This enabled the researchers to see how students did in bothtypes of classes.The team found that students who started off in traditional classes performed better after theymoved into an art-focused class.But those who starte

39、d in an art-focused class did well even when theywent back to a traditional science class.These students appeared to use some of the art techniques（技巧）after going back to a traditional class.Classroom teachers reported that many students continuedto sing the songs that they learned after finishing t

40、he unit.The more we hear something,the more weretain it,Hardiman says.It suggests that the arts may help students apply creative ways of learningon their own.32Why did Mariale Hardiman do the study?ATo prove the importance of art at school.BTo see if art might improve science learning.CTo find a way

41、 to help her students learn better.DTo know how to encourage students to ask questions.33What were the students required to do in the experiment?ALearn three units in total.BTake two types of classes.CLearn two topics for three weeks.DChoose what theyd like to learn.34What does the underlined word r

42、etain in the last paragraph mean?AFinish.BExpress.CImprove.DMemorize.35What is the text mainly about?AArt helps students develop creativity.BArt-focused classes interest students a lotCArt can make science easier to remember.DArt has something in common with science.第二节（共第二节（共 5 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2 分，满分分

43、，满分 10 分）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。How to Make a Difference to the WorldMany people believe that they dont have what it takes to make a difference to the world.Theybelieve only people like Mother Teresa,Thomas Edison,Albert Einstein and Bill Gates are able to do第 9页 共 12页第 10页 共 12页

44、 外 装 订 线 学校:_姓名：_班级：_ 内 装 订 线 so.36 The following is a guide as to how small people like us can make a difference to the world.1It need not be an enormous task.37In this case,you already have what it takes to make the world a better place.Making adifference to the world may seem like an enormous tas

45、k,but it is in fact the collective effort ofeveryone to make small contributions.The size of the contribution is not what matters most.The keyhere is to have the heart to do it.2Start now.There is no one best time to start to make a difference to the world.You dont need to wait till youhave the time

46、 to share some love;you dont have to wait till you earn more money to share a piece ofbread.Little efforts count.383 39As the saying goes,“Give a man a fish;you feed him for a day.Teach him how to fish,and youfeed him for a lifetime.”The good that we seek to do will make more of a difference when th

47、ere is along-lasting effect rather than a temporary effect.40And when more people receive education,theywill in turn provide more value to the world.AFor example,building a school will benefit many people for years to come.BNobody can do everything,but everyone can do something.CSeek to make a long-

48、lasting effect.DYou can start making small contributions today.E.If you cant feed a hundred people,then feed just one.F.The truth is,every one of us can make it in our own unique way.G.Stop complaining and do something.第三部分第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分英语知识运用（共两节，满分 45 分）分）第一节第一节完形填空（共完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1.5

49、 分，满分分，满分 30 分）分）阅读下面的短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。We always celebrated my Dads November birthday on Thanksgiving Day,even after he entered anursing home.As years went on,these events took on a(n)41 meaning-a traditional birthday partyfor Dad,and a personal 42 for all that he had done

50、 for me in my lifeWhen we knew that it might be Dads 43 birthday,the whole family decided to come togetherfor a huge birthday celebration at the nursing home.It was a crowded party 44 all of us sitting aroundhim.Dad was a wonderful45,and here was a biggest audience hed ever had.During a quietmoment,