江门市名校2023-2024学年高一上学期12月第二次月考
英 语
本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，共11页，满分150分。考试用时120分钟。
注意事项：
1. 答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹签字笔或2B铅笔在答题卡上准确填涂有关信息。
2. 所有答案必须填涂在答题卡上，答案写在试卷上无效。
3. 考生必须保持答题卡的整洁，考试结束后，将答题卡交回。
第一部分 听力理解（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
听下面一段对话，回答第1至2题。
1. What does the man think of the balls at first
A. Valuable. B. Useless. C. Interesting.
2. Why have astronauts made the balls in space
A. To do scientific research there.
B. To keep them smaller in size.
C. To make them perfectly round.
听下面一段对话，回答第3至4题。
3. Where does the conversation probably take place
A. In a shop. B. In a restaurant. C. In an office.
4. What makes the woman worried
A. Her computer is down. B. Her report is missing. C. Her typing speed is low
听下面一段对话，回答第5至6题。
5. What does the man want to do after graduation
A. Work at a hotel. B. Become an engineer. C. Go on to graduate school
6. What is the woman’s major in the end
A. French. B. Management. C. Computer science.
听下面一段独白，回答第7至8题。
7. Where did the toys originally come from
A. The hospital. B. The children’s parents. C. The city of Glasgow.
8. What did the hospital spokesman advise parents to do
A. Limit visitors. B. Be careful. C. Add extra security.
听下面一段独白，回答第9至10题
9. What is the speaker mainly talking about
A. A library. B. An online service. C. A new organization.
10. How can members get information about the books
A. By sending an e-mail. B. By making a phone call. C. By checking an online list.
第二部分 阅读理解（共16小题；每小题2.5分，满分40）
第一节（共11小题；每小题2.5分，满分27.5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。
A
Four destinations for electric-bike tours across Canada
Banff by e-bike
White Mountain Adventures and Banff Cycle both launched guided e-bike tours of Canada's first national park this summer. The former’s offerings include a 50-kilometre there-and-back ride along the Bow Valley Park way and a50-km return ride along the car-free Rocky Mountain Legacy Trail. Banff Cycle, meanwhile, adds a three-hour“Banff and Bow Valley" guided trip to the mix.
Fat-biking in Yukon
This new ride from the luxurious Mount Logan EcoLodge on the Alaska Highway near Haines Junction provides an exception to the rule that Canadian e-bike tours are unavailable in winter. Equipped with oversized tires to allow riding on snow and other unstable surfaces, the electric fat bikes can be booked for two-hour guided tours that explore the wilderness bordering Kluane National Park.
Sipping and e-cycling in Niagara
Niagara Cycling Tours hosts group outings of at least four e-bike riders that range in length from 65 to more than 110 kilometres. The offerings include a two-day “Niagara Introductory Ride," which can be customized to visit local attractions, and a new “Beers and Bikes” tour, which rides between more than a dozen craft breweries(啤酒厂).
Gardens and gouda on Vancouver Island
Based in pretty Qualicum Beach. the new Electric Bike Co. offers a three-hour"Home and Garden Tour"highlighting high-design private houses and seaside flowers; and a four-to five hour ride and ferry(轮渡) voyage to Hornby Island, home of the Helliwell and Tribune Bay provincial parks.
11. Where is this text probably taken from
A. A travel brochure. B. A sports poster.
C. An academic article. D. A geography textbook.
12.Which e-bike tour is great to experience in winter
A. Banff by e-bike. B. Fat-biking in Yukon.
C. Sipping and e-cycling in Niagara. D. Gardens and gouda on Vancouver Island
13.What can you enjoy when e-cycling in Niagara
A. Mountain scenery. B. High-design houses.
C. Seaside flowers. D. Tasty beer.
B
In the August sun, it's unbearably hot in my car. I'm in Vancouver, approaching the Knight Street Bridge as I try to get home after work. It's 5:15 pm. Traffic is already slowing down and then it comes to a full stop. I'm stuck even before getting on the bridge.
This has become my normal work commute (上下班往返) routine. Ahead of me is a heavily jammed on-ramp (匝道). I stare at the endless rows of vehicles, depressed.
At first I think this is not how it looks. The traffic will soon start moving. Seconds pass. Minutes pass. Looking at the rows of cars and trucks glittering in the sun, I start counting-299, 300, 301- and I give up.
Suddenly I remember I'm one of the 300 helpless drivers. But I stay focused. When the cars do move, I move carefully, making sure not to bump into other vehicles. Finally, I make it onto the bridge. The traffic is still crawling at a snail's pace. Tired and hungry, I become very anxious.
Just then, I hear a weak sound in the distance. The sound gradually becomes louder, until I can identify it as an emergency vehicle approaching from behind. What do we do The bridge is packed. There's no room for us to move.
But I'm wrong. Every single car quickly, yet carefully, moves to the side. Without thinking, I follow suit. The lane remains open for a few seconds during which the ambulance flashes through.
Afterward, every car moves back. We close up the emergency lane, ready to continue our patient wait. Back in my spot, I forget my tiredness and hunger. My anxiety is gone. I start reflecting upon what 300 fellow drivers and I just did.
How did we do that Despite our exhaustion, we collectively decided to help the stranger who needed the time more desperately than we did. We drew on our sympathy (同情心) and intelligence, requiring no directives.
Although I may seem alone stuck on the bridge, I'm connected to all the other drivers. Together we could make the impossible possible.
14. What did the author think of his commute routine
A. It was surprising. B. It was annoying.
C. It was boring. D. It was confusing.
15. When was the author's anxiety gone
A. After the ambulance flashed through. B. When he was stuck in the traffic.
C. After they decided to help the stranger. D. When he heard the sound of the ambulance.
16. What can we learn from the passage
A. The author got on the bridge at 5: 15 pm.
B. Moving carefully, the author still bumped into other cars.
C. Every driver made room for the ambulance automatically.
D. The author followed the ambulance through the bridge.
17. What can we infer from the last paragraph
A. The drivers didn't make a difference. B. The author was stuck alone on the bridge.
C. The author talked with the other drivers. D. People's kindness made the miracle happen.
C
Almost all calligraphy lovers agree that writing characters with a brush and ink on straw paper offers a way to communicate with not only history and culture, but also oneself. But now Chinese character handwriting is under threat from computers and mobile phones.
A college graduate looking for a job was reportedly turned down by a company because he wrote 24 characters incorrectly in a 400 character handwritten resume. A survey by HorizonKey, covering people from 12 major cities in China, found that nearly one third of those interviewed often experience “character amnesia(遗忘)”， with 94 percent saying this is a problem for them.
The main reason is that most Chinese rely too much on the pinyin based Chinese language input method, which is replacing the tradition of writing characters stroke(笔画) by stroke. The software will conveniently choose the right characters according to the context or word frequency, as there are dozens of characters with the same pronunciation in Chinese.
Education is another problem. In college, most homework and papers are printed out, instead of handwritten. And few teachers use chalk and blackboards, with Microsoft's PowerPoint the most often used software to teach knowledge to students.
The number of electronic devices in the classroom is thought to be another reason why students are easily satisfied with just a poor knowledge of the Chinese language and characters. It is quicker to look up a character in an electronic dictionary, but traditional printed dictionaries offer more detailed information on the usage and meaning of the characters. Students pay more attention to remembering a character's pronunciation, but not the other knowledge related to it, which e dictionaries rarely provide.
Another worry is the “pollution” of Chinese characters by Internet language. Young people regard using Internet language as cool and fashionable. After they learn to use these expressions, they automatically include them in their writing.
18. With the example of a college graduate, the author shows ________.
A. that practicing can improve writing
B. why certain people are poor writers
C. that there are differences in students' writing
D. why Chinese character handwriting is in great danger
19. By saying “...those interviewed often experience ‘character amnesia(遗忘)’”， the writer
means those interviewed ________.
A. are not good at handwriting B. can't write characters accurately
C. show no interest in handwriting D. find jobs much more difficultly
20. What phenomenon is described in Paragraph 5
A. Dependence on electronic devices. B. Advantages of electronic dictionaries.
C. Mastery of knowledge of the characters. D. Disadvantages of published dictionaries.
21. What's the writer's attitude towards the Internet language
A. Favorable. B. Uncaring. C. Disapproving. D. Friendly.
第二节（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。
Recent research shows that listening to music improves our health in surprising ways. If we take a music lesson or two, that musical training can help raise our IQs and even keep us sharp in old age. ____22____
Music Reduces Pain
As Bob Marely once put it: “One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.” Research at Drexel University found that music reduced pain more than standard treatments in cancer patients. Other research showed that music can ease pain in patients. ____23____
Music Keeps Your Brain Healthy in Old Age
A study with healthy older adults found that those with ten or more years of musical experience scored higher on cognitive (认知的) tests than musicians with one to nine years of musical study. ____24____ “Since studying an instrument requires years of practice and learning, it may create the connections in the brain that could make up for cognitive decreases as we get older,” said lead researcher Brenda Hanna-Pladdy.
____25____
A study showed that students who listened to relaxing classical music for 45 minutes before turning in slept much better than students who listened to an audiobook or did nothing different from their normal routine. If you’re having trouble sleeping, try listening to a little Mozart before bedtime.
Music Raises IQ and Academic Performance
____26____ In one study, 6-year-olds who took keyboard or singing lessons in small groups for 36 weeks had large increases in IQ and standardized educational test results than children who took either drama lessons or no lessons. To help children achieve academic excellence, encourage them to take music lessons.
A. Music Relaxes People
B. Music Helps You Sleep Better
C. The non-musicians scored the lowest.
D. Here are some amazing benefits of music.
E. Therefore, standard treatments are strongly advised by doctors.
F. But the selection needed to be either classical pieces or their choices.
G. Research shows that learning music predicts higher scores in children.
第三部分 语言运用（共七节，满分75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，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Owura Kwadwo Hottish teaches computer science in a school. It is a normal school except for the fact that it didn’t have ____27____.
Owura became famous after he posted photos of him on the Internet. In the picture, people could see he was teaching his students by ____28____ an entire computer on the blackboard. The photos showed the ____29___ level of education for children in Ghana. People were ____30____ that Owura made sure each button was drawn correctly.
He would come to school half an hour ahead of ____31____ every day. He drew the computer on the blackboard, but at the end of his class, it was ____32____ off to start the next class, so he had to ____33____ it the next day!
Owura’s efforts ____34____ when Microsoft (微软公司) took ____35___ of his act. They first took him to an international educators’ meeting in Singapore. He made a ____36____ about his teaching methods at the meeting and ____37____ a standing ovation (致敬) after the speech.
____38____, Owura got the thing he always wanted for his students—some companies ____39____ computers to the school. Not a single child in the school had seen a real computer in their lives. Thanks to their teacher’s ____40____, the world took notice and responded with ____41____ to them.
27. A. classrooms B. computers C. playgrounds D. tools
28. A. operating B. repairing C. describing D. drawing
29. A. poor B. clear C. ancient D. lucky
30. A. worried B. disappointed C. afraid D. surprised
31. A. line B. culture C. schedule D. school
32. A. rubbed B. called C. cut D. shown
33. A. stress B. improve C. ruin D. repeat
34. A. broke out B. paid off C. came back D. held back
35. A. care B. charge C. place D. notice
36. A. plan B. speech C. decision D. medal
37. A. made B. waited C. received D. carried
38. A. Suddenly B. Importantly C. Hopelessly D. Strangely
39. A. lent B. sold C. donated D. applied
40. A. efforts B. pains C. humor D. doubt
41. A. wisdom B. honesty C. kindness D. pride
单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10）
阅读下列句子，在空白处选择最佳选项。
42. He was so _______ in his work that he didn’t notice that it was already midnight.
A. devoted B. buried C. occupied D. addicted
43. According to the expert, the temple has a history ______ back to the early Tang Dynasty.
A. dates B. date C. dated D. dating
44. At this point, it suddenly ______ me that I was wasting my time.
A. occurred B. struck C. happened D. thought
45. The round mooncake is a ______ of reunion and happiness in Chinese culture.
A. symbol B. signal C. sign D. symptom
46. The pot is smoking. It looks ______ the food is overcooked.
A. even if B. even though C. as well D. as if
47. We demand that you______ your army from our border.
A. will recall B. recalled C. recall D. recalling
48. His uncle works in a factory bicycles are made．
A. that B. which C. where D. whose
49. He talked happily about the men and books interested him greatly in the school．
A. which B. who C. what D. that
50. In the dark street, there wasn’t a single person she should turn for help.
A. to which B. to whom C. into whom D. into which
51. Do you remember the day ______ I spent with you in the school _______ I visited last year
A. that; where B. when; that C. that; that D. when; where
第三节 语义匹配 （共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，有5处划线，从每题所给四个选项中选出与划线意义的最匹配选项。
Endangered languages are languages that wouldn’t exist (52) any longer, much like endangered species of plants or animals. Languages are considered (53) to be endangered when parents are no longer teaching the language to their children and are not using it actively (54) in everyday life. Of the more than 6,912 languages, half may be in danger of disappearing in the next several decades. The survival of a language is threatened (55) when speakers move to other areas where different languages are spoken, or when government policies improve the use of a specific language in school, official business and the media. These situations encourage people to learn the wider-known language and may cause them, especially the young, to stop using their mother tongue (56).
A. disappear B. register C. survive D. establish
A. addicted B. regarded C. promoted D. contacted
A. extremely B. obviously C. fluently D. frequently
A. protested B. conducted C. concentrated D. challenged
A. native language B. parents’ organ C. foreign language D. second language
第四节 课文填空（共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10分）
根据课文内容，在空白处填入所缺的单词。
Passage 1
Everywhere 57 looked，there was nothing but ruins. Nearly everything in the city was destroyed. About 75 percent of the city’s factories and buildings, 90 percent of its homes, and all of its hospitals were gone. 58 covered the ground like red autumn leaves. The railway tracks were now useless pieces of 59 . People were in 60 — and then，later that afternoon，another big quake 61 Tangshan again. Even more buildings fell down. Water, food and 62 were hard to get.
Passage 2
But hope was not lost. Soon after the quakes, the army sent 150，000 soldiers to Tangshan to dig out those who were 63 and to 64 the dead. More than 10,000 doctors and nurses came to provide 65 care. Workers built shelters for survivors whose homes had been destroyed. Hundreds of thousands of people were helped. Water and food were brought into the city by train, truck, and plane. Slowly, the city began to 66 again.
Passage 3
By the Shang Dynasty (around 1600-1046 BCE), these 67 had become a well-developed writing system. Over the years, the system developed into different 68, as it was a time when people were 69 geographically, leading to many 70 of dialects and characters. This, however, changed under Emperor Qinshihuang of the Qin Dynasty (221-207 BCE).
Passage 4
Written Chinese has also become an important 71 by which China’s present is 72 with its past. People in modem times can read the 73 works which were written by Chinese in ancient times. The high 74 for the Chinese writing system can be seen in the development of Chinese 75 as an art form, known as Chinese calligraphy, which has become an important part of Chinese 76 .
第五节 语法填空 （共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Over 2,500 pieces of cultural relics dating back up to 2,200 years were unearthed in Guang zhou, capital of south China’s Guangdong Province, local authorities said Friday. The cultural relics were unearthed at ____77____ construction site near Zhongshan Liu Lu (Road), Yuexiu District (区). ____78____ (cover) a total area of 2,400 square meters, the site used to be a commercial center of Guangzhou in ancient times. Besides, many important archaeological discoveries ____79____ (find) nearby up to now. ____80____ (prepare) the land for further development, Guangzhou Municipal Institute of Cultural Heritage and Archaeology started an excavation(挖掘) project there from May to December this year, uncovering an amazing number of ____81____ (history) remains and cultural relics. The unearthed objects ____82____ (main) include pottery, porcelain, bronze and iron wares, ___83____ date from the Han Dynasty (202 BC --AD 220) to the early 20th century, according to Cheng Hao, an official with the institute. Remains of 196 pits, 57 wells, 43 pools and three roads were also among the discoveries.
The ____84____ (ruin) of a large Song Dynasty (960-1279) building, which belonged to the upper class, was ____85____ highlight of the excavation, Cheng said.
“The excavation outcomes are _____86_____ great significance for understanding the changes of the history and geography in Guangzhou’s urban areas,” Cheng added.
第六节 单句填空 （共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
请根据首写字母及括号内中文提示填入正确的单词形式。
87. The child was r (救援) from the ruins by a young soldier after the earthquake.
88. It's difficult to make accurate predictions about the e________ (影响)on the environment.
89. Tim has led a c (平静的) life in the countryside for many years.
90. His talents are not fully a___________(赏识) in that company.
91. D__________(尽管) all these discouragements, she refused to give up.
92. We believe everybody should have an e (平等的) opportunity to learn knowledge.
93. I am not s (奋斗) for good scores in exams, but rather, a chance for a good future.
94. How to b (平衡) economic development and cultural heritage protection is a complex problem.
95. The area is being p__________(推广) as a tourist destination.
96. The couple made an unsuccessful a__________(试图) at a compromise..
第七节 完成句子 （共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
根据中文意思按要求完成下列句子。每空不超过5个词。
People who don't read newspaper are sometimes _______________(指的是) as non-readers. （用词组填空）
People usually clean house because they want to (扫除)bad luck.（用词组填空）
99. This is the hero __________________(我们引以为傲的). （用定语从句表达）
100. Traditional festivals (起到...重要的作用)in Chinese
cultural heritage.（用词组填空）
101.The great happiness I felt about my son's birth suddenly_____________(让步) deep sadness.
（用词组填空）
写作（共一节，满分15分）
2023年10月1日，高一（21）班的学生志愿者黄华和陈杰去阳光敬老院（Sunshine Nursing Home）开展志愿者活动（送鲜花和水果、打扫卫生、陪老人们聊天等）。假设你是校英语报的记者李磊，请根据下列要点用英语写一则 80词左右的新闻报道。
要点:
（1）时间、地点、人物、活动;
（2）老人们的反应;
（3）简短评论。
Student Volunteers Brought Sunshine to the Elderly
Li Lei,
School Newspaper江门市名校2023-2024学年高一上学期12月第二次月考参考答案
第一部分 听力理解
1.-5：BCBA A 6-10：CABBC
第二部分、阅读理解
11-13：ABD 14-17：BACD 18-21：D B A C 22-26：D F C B G
第三部分 语言运用
第一节、完形填空 27-31．BDADC 32-36.ADBDB 37-41．CBCAC
单项选择 42.-46 BDBAD 47-51 CCDBC
语义匹配 52-56. CBDDA
第四节、课文填空 （非对即错）
57. survivors 58. Bricks 59. metal 60. shock 61. shook 62. electricity 63. trapped
64. bury 65. medical 66. breathe 67. symbols 68. forms 69. divided 70. varieties
71.means 72. connected 73. classic 74.regard 75. characters 76.culture
第五节、语法填空 （非对即错）
77．a 78．Covering 79．have been found 80．To prepare 81．historic
82．mainly 83．which 84．ruins 85．another 86．of
第六节、单句填空 （非对即错）
rescued 88. effect(s) 89. calm 90.appreciated 91. Despite 92. equal 93. struggling
balance 95. promoted 96. attempt
第七节 完成句子
referred to 98. sweep away 99. of whom we are proud
play an important part(role) 101. gave way to
第四部分、应用文写作
Student Volunteers Brought Sunshine to the Elderly
On 1 October 2023, Huang Hua and Chen Jie, students from Class 21, Grade One, went to Sunshine Nursing Home and did some voluntary work.
As soon as they arrived, Huang Hua and Chen Jie were warmly welcomed, and they gave the elderly flowers and fruits. Then they started working at once, cleaning the windows and sweeping the floor. After that, they sat in the yard chatting with the elderly.
When it was time for the volunteers to leave, the elderly thanked them for their kindness. They said it was such a beautiful day that they would remember it forever.
Huang Hua and Chen Jie were very happy because what they did had brought joy to others and enriched their own lives as well.
