广西横州市重点中学2023-2024学年高二上学期联考英语试题（无答案）

横州中学2023年秋季学期高二年级9月份月考
英语科测试卷
第一部分 听力（共两节,满分 30 分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5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. What are the speakers talking about
A. A party. B. A gift. C. A trip.
2. What is the man considering doing
A. Joining a research team. B. Starting his own business. C. Attending more interviews.
3. Where are the speakers
A. In a library. B. In a store. C. In a bank.
4. Why is the man talking to the woman
A. To fix the door. B. To place an ad. C. To see a flat.
5. What would the woman’s grandma like to do
A. Leave her hometown. B. Visit her children often.
C. Live in her own home.
第二节 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三个选项中选出最佳选项。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6、7题。
6. Where does the conversation probably take place
A. In an office. B. At home. C. At a gas station.
7. How does the man sound
A. Impatient. B. Confused. C. Humorous.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. Why does Sophia apologize to Simon
A. For leaving the party without saying nothing. B. For breaking the wine glasse.
C. For being late for the party.
9. What happened to Sophia’s father
A. He lost his job. B. He had an accident. C. He missed a meeting.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What is Tracy
A. A student. B. A librarian. C. A programmer.
11. What does Jim think of his job
A. Enjoyable. B.difficult. C. Boring.
12. What is Jim probably going to do
A. Meet a friend. B. Eat something. C. See his boss.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What is the woman doing
A. She’s interpreting a painting.
B. She’s chairing a meeting.
C. She’s hosting a program.
14. How did Kuhn get the name “Happy”
A. From an oil painting. B. From a city in Mexico.
C. From his initials （首字母）in Spanish.
15. Who discovered Kuhn’s artistic talent
A. His childhood friend. B. His father C. A woman artist.
16. What makes Kuhn’s art special
A. His focus on life of the aged. B. His unique use of bright colors.
C. His expression of childlike innocence.（天真）
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. How many levels of courses does the program offer
A. Seven. B. Eight. C. Twelve.
18. What is the strength of the program
A. It can meet personal needs and goals. B. It is available throughout the year.
C. It provides courses on U.S. culture.
19. What can students get if they perform well in an end-of-session test
A. A course for free. B. A chance to work part-time.
C. A promotion to a higher level.
20. What does the Language Center Bonus Project offer
A. Extra practice English hours B. Social activities. C. Field trips.
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节, 满分 50 分）
第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2.5 分, 满分 37.5 分）
阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的 A 、B 、C 和 D 四个选项中, 选出最佳选项。
A
Though differences in culture and customs can be broad, there’s at least one thing that unites people across planet—the desire to celebrate. Traveling for a holiday can give you the unique opportunity to take a deep dive into another country and make new friends along the way. Here’s a list of holidays worth traveling for.
La Tomatina
Where: Bunol, Spain
When: The last Wednesday in August
From mud to tomatoes, things also get a bit messy in summer in Bunol, a small town in Spain’s Valencia province at Tomatina, the world’s biggest food fight. Thousands of tomatoes are crushed during a whole hour of great fun. People wear goggles (护目镜) to protect themselves from the flying red fruit and the streets quickly fill with red tomato sauce.
Boryeong Mud Festival
Where: Boryeong, South Korea
When: July
Don’t expect to come home clean after experiencing the Boryeong Mud Festival in South Korea. Famous for its mineral-rich mudflats, visitors rush to Boryeong in July to cake themselves in mud, swim in grey pools and enjoy the party, complete with music and fireworks. There are even mudslides and a mud skiing competition for those who are seeking the ultimate mud adventure!
Holi Festival
Where: India
When: Between the end of February and mid-March
Known as the Festival of Colors, bright colored powder (粉末) fills the air during Holi, a Hindu celebration full of joy that celebrates and gives respect to the victory of good over evil and the end of evil. This festival is celebrated on the last full moon of the lunar month so the date varies, falling between the end of February and mid-March. Holi is one of the most important holidays in India and travelers will be impressed by the celebrations all throughout the country.
21．What should you take when you join La Tomatina
A．A bucket. B．An umbrella.
C．A large sheet. D．A pair of glasses.
22．When does the Boryeong Mud Festival take place
A．In February. B．In March.
C．In July. D．In August.
23．What may happen when Tom joins Holi Festival
A．He can get rid of evil.
B．His body may become colorful.
C．He may be attacked with tomatoes.
D．His body may be covered with mud.
B
Clara Barton, born on December 25, 1821 in Oxford, Massachusetts, has a crucial and long-lasting impact（影响） on care giving and disaster relief in America and throughout the world.
As a young child, Barton had great difficulty studying and making friends at school. For most of her early years, she was taught at home. She really began her life of caring for the sick at age 11, when her brother David was seriously injured while helping build a barn ( 谷 仓 ). She nursed him carefully for two years until he was healed（治愈）.
Barton began teaching at age 17 and was greatly respected by her students. Twelve years later, she started a free public school for poor children in New Jersey. But within a year, she had to leave after the school board （董事会）replaced her as headmaster with a man.
Barton was working for the Patent Office Washington, D.C. when the Civil War （内战）broke out in 1861. The wounded soldiers flooded the streets of Washington, D.C. Then a temporary hospital was created in the uncompleted Capitol Building ( 国会大厦 ). She brought them food, clothing and other necessities from her home, and launched a campaign for more relief items(救济项目） from friends and the public. More importantly, she spent hours with the homesick and suffering soldiers, writing letters and offering prayers and comfort. She worked long into the night assisting the surgeons（外科医生）, cooking food for the soldiers and tending the wounded, despite nearby gunfire flying overhead.
Barton made a deep impression on Union army surgeons at Antietam. One surgeon, Dr. James Dunn, said, “In my estimation, General McClellan, with all his great honors, sinks into insignificance beside Barton, a true heroine of the age.”
After the war President Lincoln put Barton in charge of locating missing soldiers. When she returned to the United States, she successfully helped start the American Red Cross and became its first president.
Clara Barton died at the age of 91. A monument in her honor stands at Antietam National Battlefield.
24. Why did Barton leave the school where she worked
A. She didn’t like teaching any more.
B. She needed to tend to her brother.
C. A man replaced her as headmaster.
D. A patent office offered her a position.
25. Which of the following can best describe Barton
A. Caring and brave. B. Determined and talkative.
C. Smart and modest. D. Optimistic and humorous.
26. What can be inferred from Dr. James Dunn’s words in Paragraph 5
A. He thought little of General McClellan.
B. He expressed his admiration for Barton.
C. He showed his worry about the wounded soldiers.
D. He attached significance to his work as a surgeon.
27. Which can be a suitable title for the text
A. A Clerk in the Patent Office. B. An Educator of the Times.
C. A Surgeon During the War. D. A Heroine of the Battlefield.
C
At the present time, the Internet is a major part of our lives. It's always in our hands or pockets. Whatever we are doing is somehow linked（连接）to the Internet. We start finding our connections online as well, which is quite impressive. We find a person on a social media platform （社交媒体平台），see we have a shared interest and start chatting！
Online friendships in the past were doubted and not considered reliable because you didn't know who was behind the screen. But now, when we can go shopping online, clear bills in online banks, and virtually attend schools, why can't we find some real friends online
With online friends, there are several advantages. When we find something catchy in someone - the very first quality of our online friend, we only then encourage ourselves to find ways to talk to them. We can share with them our everyday things, and what's better than texting our friends our secrets？We can be present together with them on interested forums（论坛）.We can share looks just through a click. And the best part is that we can shoot them a real quick message whenever we
need their expert advice.
With all these strengths of an online friend, also come some weak points which make some people afraid to find their friends online. Some people believe that the person they are talking to on the screen is not real or trying to get information about their private life. They feel uncomfortable sharing and chatting with a person who they've never met in real life. Another problem that comes in the way of online friends is hanging out. People can't really hang out with their online friends. The other problem is miscommunication, which sometimes leads to the end of a friendship.
Despite all these problems, online company is a perfect form of relationship between two or more. After all, we would notice these problems in any other kind of relationship or friendship. Miscommunication or a trust issue is always present even in face-to-face communication.
28. What is paragraph 1 mainly about
A.How the Internet has changed our daily life.
B. whether people should make online friends.
C. Why a good friendship is difficult to develop.
D. What made making friends online a reality.
29. What might the underlined word “reliable" in paragraph 2 mean
A.Easy. B.Possible. C.Dependable. D.Lasting.
30.How does the author support his view
A.By telling stories. B.By making comparisons.
C.By explaining general rules. D.By providing research results.
31. What is the author's attitude towards online friendship
A.Doubtful. B.Neutral. C.Unclear. D.Supportive
D
Rising numbers of older adults are unable to care for themselves, often leading to serious health problems and even death, according to state and local government agencies. So-called self-neglect（自我忽视）cases generally involve the inability to perform basic self-care, such as providing oneself with food, personal health, medication and safety.
Seniors who no longer drive, for instance, are often unable to get to medical appointments, worsening health problems that can make them unable to care for themselves. A fall can result in body injuries leaving one bedridden and unable to care for oneself. Failure to pay bills for public services could lead to service cutoffs. Forgetting to pay rent could lead to the loss of a home.
Mr. Mc-Cormack, 75 years old, and his wife, 71, both had mental illness and stayed in hospitals from time to time, unable to care for their possessions. Despite repeated visits to their home by local officials, the Mc-Cormacks refused assistance. But after they were found living in their car parked outside their house in December 2017, officials removed them from their home and helped them settle in a nursing home.
Self-neglect cases, like above, involved 144,296 people across the country in 2018, according to a report. The federal government doesn’t have comparable data for previous years, but several state and local service providers say they are seeing the self-neglect problem rise.
The reasons seniors stop caring for themselves vary, including illness, depression and poverty. The loss of the spouse（配偶）or a neighbor who previously kept an eye on an individual often starts a decline into self-neglect, experts say. And the key to reducing self-neglect cases in providing services to enable seniors to remain in their homes safely, such as reliable transportation for medical appointments and shopping, as well as affordable home help.
32. What is the function of Paragraph 2
A. Give examples of self-neglect cases.
B. Introduce a new topic for discussion.
C. Arouse readers’ interest.
D. Summarize the previous paragraph.
33. What can we infer about the Mc-Cormacks
A. They accepted help from others.
B. They took good care of themselves.
C. They ended up living in the nursing house.
D. They couldn’t afford to go to hospital.
34. What is the main idea of the passage
A. Self-care benefits greatly the seniors.
B. Surveys are conducted on self-neglect.
C. Self-neglect rises among the elderly.
D. The government promotes self-care of the seniors.
35. Where can the passage probably be found
A. In a guidebook. B. In a newspaper.
C. In a fairy tale. D. In a science fiction.
第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2 .5分，满分 12.5 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。
Mother’s Day became an official holiday in the United States at the start of the 20th century. ___36___ The celebration is on the second Sunday in May as a way to honor mothers whose sons had died in war.
___37___ People give mothers gifts like flowers, cards, and jewelry to thank them for all their hard work. A popular symbol of the holiday is the carnation(康乃馨). This is because when the holiday first began in the U. S. people were encouraged to wear a red carnation if their mother was alive or a white carnation if their mother was dead. ___38___ In fact, Mother’s Day is the most popular, date in the U. S. for people to go out and eat and it is estimated that people spend billions on meals and gifts. Mother’s Day is also the most popular day to make long distance calls in the U. S. It is the second most popular gift-giving day after Christmas.
Like Father’s Day, it indeed is a holiday that has changed in such a way that it makes money or profits. ___39___ In fact, the founder of the U. S. holiday, Anna Jarvis, began arguing against the holiday and was even arrested for disturbing the peace for demonstrating. Jarvis’s own mother started the campaign to establish a mother’s holiday during the American Civil War.
Mothers are not the only people celebrated on this day. All mother figures including grandmothers, great-grandmothers, stepmothers, and foster mothers are honored on the holiday. In schools many students make special gifts, including handmade cards. While widely recognized, Mother’s Day is not an American holiday. ___40___
A．It celebrates and honors mothers.
B．The story of Mother’s Day is a long one.
C．But the holiday has long been blamed for it.
D．The holiday is celebrated in a number of ways.
E．Many other countries have their own Mother’s Day.
F．Many people take their mothers out for a special meal.
G．And Australia celebrates Mother’s Day with beautiful flowers.
第三部分 语言知识运用(共两节，满分 30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，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Molai grew up in a tiny village in India. The village lay near some wetlands which became his second____41_. He learned the value and beauty of __42____ there from a very young age.
When he was 16, Molai began to notice something 43____ happening around his home. A flood had hit the area earlier that year and the __44____ it caused had driven away a number of birds. _45____, the number of snakes had declined（下降） as well. He_46____ that it was because there weren’t enough 47__to protect them from the heat. The solution, of course, was to plant trees so the animals could seek _48____ during the daytime. He turned to the_49____ department for help but was told that nothing would grow there. However, Molai went looking on his own and __50__a nearby island where he began to plant trees.
__51___young plants in the dry season was_52___for a lone boy. Molai built at the __53___ of each sapling(幼树)a bamboo platform, where he placed earthen pots with small holes to__54___ rainwater. The water would then drip(滴落)on the plants below.
Molai __55__ to plant trees for the next 37 years. His efforts have resulted in 1,360 acres of naturally-grown land that has become home to many plants and animals.
41. A. dream B. job C. home D. choice
42. A. nature B. youth C. culture D. knowledge
43. A. precious B. interesting C. disturbing D. awkward
44. A. waste B. tension C. pain D. damage
45. A. Besides B. However C. Therefore D. Otherwise
46. A. agreed B. realized C. remembered D. predicted
47. A. noise B. trees C. disease D. dust
48. A. directions B. partners C. help D. shelter
49. A. labor B. police C. forest D. finance
50. A. rebuilt B. discovered C. left D. managed
51. A. Decorating B. Observing C. Watering D. Guarding
52. A.hard B. illegal C. fantastic D. beneficial
53. A. back B. top C. foot D. side
54. A. cool down B. keep off C. purify D. collect
55. A. returned B. learned C. failed D. continued
第二节（共 10 题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
May 21st this year marks the first International Tea Day, _56__ was named officially by the United Nations on November 27th, 2019. To celebrate 57___ festival, a number of events took place at the Chinese Businessman Museum in Beijing on Thursday.
The chairman of the China Culture Promotion Society ___58__ (address) the opening ceremony. “As a main promoter of the International Tea Day, the birthplace of tea and the 59__ (large) tea-producing country, China has a _60___(responsible) to work with other countries to promote the healthy developement of the tea industry. It can help to build a community with a _61___ (share) future for mankind,” he said.
The “First International Tea Day Tea Road Cooperative Initiative” calls for people to promote international cooperation __62__ cultural exchanges. A four-year tea promotion — Tea Road Cooperative Plan — was also issued（发布） in accordance with （根据）the initiative.
To strengthen the connection with young people, the event included a number of _63___ (activity) on social media, ___64_ (invite) twenty-nine tea professionals from around the world to have thirty-six hours of uninterrupted live broadcasts.
The Chinese Ancient Tea Museum was officially unveiled (揭幕) at the ceremony, opening _65__ (it) first exhibition: The Avenue of Truth — A Special Exhibition of Pu’er Tea.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分 40 分）
第一节 应用文写作（满分 15 分）
为传播中国文化，你市英文频道正拍摄中国传统节日纪录片，请你为某一节日，写一篇文字说明稿，内容包括：
1.节日名称、时间；2.主要庆祝活动（至少两个）；3.节日意义。
注意：1.词数80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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第二节 读后续写（满分 25 分）
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Lucy Marlow had everything an eleven-year-old girl could possibly want except one thing:a pair of pink leather roller skates(旱冰鞋). Unfortunately, the skates cost over $1,700. Even though Lucy’s parents were very indulgent(纵容的), they thought it was too much for a toy. “It’s not a toy!” Lucy cried. “It’s transportation!” Lucy’s parents gave in and promised that she could have them only if she had “ A” on her report card.
Soon at the end of the term, Lucy proudly presented her parents with the “A ”report card they’d demanded, and the next weekend, Lucy was whizzing(飞速行驶)around the neighborhood faster than anyone else with her new skates.
Then one day when Lucy went to school, she was surprised to discover there was a new girl in her class. She was sitting at the desk next to Lucy and she looked very friendly.
“Hi! I’m Lucy!” Lucy whispered, “Want to go roller skating after school ”
“Hi! Mi name is Heather. But I’m afraid I can’t!” Heather said.
”Listen, if you don’t have skates, you can use my old ones, “Lucy said.” I have a brand new pair...”
The bell rang, Heather reached to pick up a pair of crutches(拐杖)under the desk and got up. Lucy was shocked to find one of her legs was missing above the knee. She gasped（喘着气说）, “Oh, I’m so sorry! What happened ” Heather shrugged, “It was a car accident.”
That night, Lucy couldn’t sleep. She got up and turned on her laptop（笔记本电脑）. There were all kinds of prosthetic limbs(假肢)for kids. Lucy wondered why Heather didn’t have one.
The next day, over lunch, Lucy asked Heather, “So, how come you don’t have a prosthetic limb ” Heather blushed. “I had one three years ago, after the accident,” she explained, “But I outgrew（长得不能再要（某物）） it. My dad lost his job so we don’t have insurance anymore. We’ve contacted a non-profit that helps kids like me, but I’m on a waiting list...” Hearing her words, Lucy fell into a short silence, remembering how she pressured her parents into buying her the pink skates.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Then looking at Heather，Lucy had an idea.
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The next day, Lucy and her parents contacted（联系） the school principal(校长）.
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