山东省泰安第二中学2023-2024学年高二下学期6月月考英语试题（含答案）

泰安二中2022 级高二下学期6月月考
英语试题
考试时间： 120 分钟 满分： 150分
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。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 pets does the woman keep now
A. Cats. B. Dogs. C. Rabbits.
2. Why is the woman jumping from a plane
A. To fly like a bird. B. To overcome her fear. C. To help people in need.
3. What are the speakers looking at
A. A bowl. B. A cup. C. A plate.
4. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. The weather in the Gobi Desert.
B. Different deserts around the world.
C. An experience of traveling in the desert.
5. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Grandfather and granddaughter.
B. Mother and son.
C. Teacher and student.
第二节 （共15 小题， 每小题1.5分， 满分22.5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和第7两个小题。
6. What does the character's name refer to
A. A literary figure. B. The birth order. C. The weather condition.
7. In which month was Masika born
A. May. B. July. C. August.
听第7段材料，回答第8和第9两个小题。
8. What are the speakers talking about
A. Being honest all the time.
B. Forgiving friends' mistakes.
C. Accepting the results of lying.
9. Who will Daniel speak to next
A. His mother. B. His sister. C. His best friend.
听第8段材料，回答第10至第12 三个小题。
10. What is the relationship between the speakers
A. Classmates. B. Co-workers. C. Teacher and student.
11. What event are the speakers probably attending
A. A graduation ceremony. B. A job fair. C. A school trip.
12. What is the man going to do in the near future
A. Visit Europe. B. Move abroad. C. Attend university.
听第9段材料，回答第13至第16 四个小题。
13. Where does the conversation probably take place
A. On a train. B. In a police station. C. In a train station.
14. What time is it now
A. Around 5:15 p. m. B. A round 5:30 p. m. C. Around 5:45 p. m.
15. What does the woman probably do
A. She's an engineer. B. She's a salesperson. C. She's a reporter.
16. What else did the woman lose
A. Her phone. B. Her wallet. C. Her car keys.
听第10段材料，回答第17至第20四个小题。
17. Who may be interested in the talk
A. Bus drivers. B. City officials. C. Foreign tourists.
18. Which place is mentioned secondly
A. The London Eye. B. Tower Bridge. C. The Tower of London.
19. What helped make London a large and powerful city according to the speaker
A. Its fame. B. Its river. C. Its machines.
20. When was Tower Bridge officially opened
A. In 1859. B. In 1894. C. In 1976.
第二部分 阅读（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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
The traditional Chinese solar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Grain Buds(小满), the 8th solar term of a year, begins on May 21 this year, and ends on June 5. It means that the seeds from the grain are becoming full but are not ripe. Let's see what we can do during the “Grain Buds” period.
Eating herb of common sow thistle
Grain Buds is a season for eating the herb of the common so w thistle, which is one of the earliest edible potherbs in China. It tastes a little bitter, but also sweet. People in Ningxia Hui autonomous region like to eat it mixed with salt, vinegar, peppers or garlic. It tastes delicious and helps people feel refreshed. Some people boil the herb with water and then squeeze out the juice, which can be used to make soup.
Key period for flower management
This time is a good period of the quick growth of flowers. It is also a season when plant diseases and pests are at an all-time high, which makes caring for your garden even more critical. Flowers need a lot of water and extra care to stay healthy. Weeding should be done as they grow quickly and have to be extirpate d in order to keep the soil loose and from competing with the flowers for nutrients.
Celebrating silkworm deity birthday
Silkworm rearing is a traditional byproduct for people in regions south of the Yangtze River. People in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces regard this season as the birthday of the silkworm deity. Those who engage in the silk industry thank the deity by offering sacrifices and staging performances. They pray to the deity for blessings and a boom season for the silk business.
21. Which of the following is true about Grain Buds
A. It is seen as the birthday of the flower deity. B. It is an essential period to tend to the garden.
C. It means that the seeds from the grain are mature. D. It begins on May 21 this year, and ends on July 5.
22. People in the silk industry tend to _______ during the Grain Buds.
A. offer sacrifices to ancestors B. pray for a close season
C. learn to count their blessings D. give shows to thank the deity
23. In which column of a newspaper can we read the article
A. Entertainment. B. Economics. C. Politics. D. Culture.
B
There can be no doubt that Stephen King, New York Times’ best-selling author, has found success in many aspects, but it wasn't always like this, King witnessed tragedy and horrors from the very beginning. When he was 2years old, his father told his mom that he was going out to get cigarettes but in fact, he never came back, he had abandoned his family.
This left his mother Ruth to care for Stephen and his elder brother David on her own. Rut h was forced to move often, desperately looking for work as she was now the only provider of the family, and she had to rely on relatives most of the time. One day Stephen went out to play with friends and when he came back, he wasn't even able to speak a single word. It seemed he was hurt mentally or something, but he still got the courage to continue forward. It turned out that one of his friends was hit by a train and died, which left an emotional scar on him.
King, later on, dropped out of school due to some serious health concerns and was told that he had to enlist (入伍) again the next fall, which demotivated him too. Although Stephen King didn't see his childhood as something extraordinary or special, he did say that he was always fascinated by scary things.
People used to acknowledge the King family by their love of literature. In fact, whenever Stephen's mom had to go out, she didn't hi re a babysitter, for the kids used to read novels to each other so they would not get bored. Stephen King's love of stories was developed from a very young age and he carried that tradition with his own children along with his wife Tabitha.
In 1973, Stephen King started his amazing journey of success when he published his first novel Carrie, which is scary. The rest followed from after that as he published many amazing books like The Shining, IT, Firestarter, and Cujo. All of these books became instant classics and got their own movie and television shows adaptions.
24. What is mainly talked about Stephen King in the first two paragraphs
A. His unfortunate childhood. B. His mother's bitter experiences.
C. His difficulty in supporting the family. D. His achievements in writing.
25. What left Stephen King not even speaking a single word
A. He was knocked down by a passing train. B. He was depressed by the constant moves.
C. He was heart struck by a terrible accident. D. He was badly criticized by a close friend.
26. What does the underlined word “demotivated” in Paragraph 3 mean
A. Inspired. B. Embarrassed. C. Relaxed. D. Discouraged.
27. Why didn't Stephen's mom hire a babysitter
A. The children could actually entertain themselves. B. The family was too poor to hire a babysitter.
C. The family could not find a proper babysitter. D. The children didn't like to be cared for by others.
C
You'll boost your brainpower if you brave the unknown, says our memory expert, Jonathan Hancock.
There's a lot to cope with when you go off to university, and the academic work is just the start. There are new friends to meet, new opportunities to choose between, new responsibilities to accept…and, for most students, a completely new city to explore.
We recently drove our daughter Evie 150 miles to start life as a fresher. It was a struggle to find the car park, let alone navigate the maze of corridors that led to her room. Before we left that evening, we'd taken her to the local supermarket, and we knew that she had flatmates and phone apps to get her orientated. But the scale of the challenge ahead was clear—to find her way in an unfamiliar world.
The good news for Evie and learners everywhere is that exploring new habitats is hugely beneficial to memory. In a recent study, volunteers walked around a simulated forest environment. Then some of them took the same walk again, while others explored a different forest. And that second group performed significantly better in memory tests straight after. According to the researchers, that was because navigating the new environment stimulated their dopamine (多巴胺) systems-setting up their brains for learning.
So leaving home to study for a degree makes perfect sense. What's more, young minds seem to gain most from being in strange surroundings. But we may all be able to gain some of the benefits, even if it's just by stimulating our senses and challenging our thinking skills. Here are three things to try:
(1) Go somewhere new to tackle an upcoming learning task——like memorizing a speech in the library or revising for an exam on a park bench——and take an unfamiliar route to get there.
(2) Play video games that get you moving through new landscapes. Then see whether it improves your success with other learning tasks, like practising a dance or mastering phrases for a foreign trip.
(3) Get lost in your imagination! To warm yourself up for learning, picture a city you know well, but imagine you're stranded in a part of it that you've never visited. Then try to fancy exactly how you'll get out.
28. What happened when they sent their daughter to her school according to Paragraph 3
A. They found a park for all their efforts. B. They were new to the surroundings.
C. They got lost in the maze of corridors. D. They had no phone apps to rely on.
29. According to the passage, which is not a good way to boost your brain power
A. Taking an unfamiliar route to go home.
B. Playing some video games that help you explore new surroundings.
C. Getting addicted to playing video games before revising for the exam.
D. Imagining yourself getting out of a new city before memorizing a speech.
30. Why did the second group in the study perform better in memory tests
A. Because their dopamine systems were activated.
B. Because they entered the same environment twice.
C. Because they had flatmates and phone apps to help them.
D. Because they walked around a simulated forest environment.
31. What is the main idea of the article
A. The need for finding parking spaces in unfamiliar cities.
B. The impact of exploring a new environment on our minds.
C. The benefits of playing video games for improving learning tasks.
D. The significance of picturing familiar cities for memory enhancement.
D
Zoologists studied the nervous systems of insects to investigate principles of biological brain computation (运算) and possible effects on machine learning and artificial intelligence. Specifically, they analyzed how insects learn to associate sensory information in their environment with a food reward, and how they can recall this information later in order to solve complex tasks such as the search for food.
Living organisms show remarkable abilities in coping with problems posed by complex and dynamic environments. They are able to generalize their experiences in order to rapidly adapt their behaviour when the environment changes. The zoologists investigated how the nervous system of the fruit fly (果蝇) controls its behaviour when searching for food.
Using a computer model, they simulated (模拟) and analyzed the computations in the fruit fly's nervous system in response to scents (气味) coming from the food source. They initially trained their model of the fly brain in exactly the same way as insects are trained in experiments. They presented a specific scent in the simulation together with a reward and a second scent without a reward.
“The model rapidly learns a strong representation of the rewarded scent after just a few scent presentations and is then able to find the source of this scent in a complex environment,” said computer scientist Dr Hannes Rapp, who created the model.
The model created is thus capable to generalize from its memory and to apply what it has learned previously in a completely new and complex environment, while learning required only a very small database of training samples.
The results suggest that the transformation of sensory information into memories in the brain can inspire future machine learning and artificial intelligence applications to solving complex tasks.
32. What is the ultimate aim of the research
A. To investigate principles of biological brain computation.
B. To solve problems in simulated complex environments.
C. To analyse how insects search for food in complex environment.
D. To promote machine learning and AI applications.
33. How did zoologists mainly carry out their research
A. By observing fruit flies. B. By performing lab experiments.
C. By using a computer model. D. By carrying out field research.
34. What is mainly discussed about the study in paragraphs 3-5
A. Its findings. B. Its process. C. Its importance. D. Its application.
35. What can we learn from the result of this study
A. Artificial intelligence is applied to the study of insect brain.
B. Food reward is connected with information transformation.
C. Sensory information can be applied to solving complex tasks.
D. Studying living organisms can make a difference to AI research.
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。
Education is a self-enlightening process. It is an important part of life.
36. _________ The first thing that strikes me about education is knowledge gain. Education gives us knowledge of the world around us. It develops in us a perspective of looking at life. It helps us build opinions and have points of view on things in life. Education makes us capable of explaining things rightly. It is not just about lessons in textbooks. 37. _________
Education is important also because it equips us with all that is needed to make our dreams come true. It opens doors to brilliant career opportunities. 38. _________ We are weighed in the market on the basis of our educational skills and how well we can apply them.
39. _________ It wipes out all the wrong beliefs in our minds. It helps create a clear picture of everything around us and we no longer remain in confusion about the things we learn. It can lead us to enlightenment. It is education that builds in every individual the confidence to make decisions, to face life and to accept success and failure.
For the progress of a nation, for the enrichment of society in general, education is necessary and important. A country's literate population is its asset (有利条件). The number of institutes offering vocational courses and colleges offering online education is increasing by the day.
Well, schools, colleges and other such educational institutes define the basic framework of education. But education does not end here. 40. _________ Self-learning begins at a point where institutional education ends. The process of self-learning continues.
A. Education is essential as it paves the path leading to disillusionment (醒悟).
B. Why is education so important
C. It is a lifelong process.
D. How can people get education
E. It brings better prospects in career and growth.
F. It is about the lessons of life.
G. It ends when our career begins.
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 （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、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
History's first empire rose out of a hot, dry landscape, without rainfall for crops, without trees or stones for building. In spite of all this, its people built the world's first cities, with monumental architecture and large populations—and they built them 41 out of mud.
Sumer 42 the southern part of modern Iraq in the region called Mesopotamia. Mesopotamia means “between two rivers”—the Tigris and the Euphrates. Around 5000 BCE, early Sumerians used channels and dams to 43 river water and farm large areas of previously 44 land. Agricultural communities like this were slowly 45 in Mesopotamia.
But Sumerians were the first to take the 46 step. Using 47 made from river mud, they began to build multi-storied homes and temples. Those clay bricks gave rise to the world's first 48 , like Uruk, Ur, and Eridu, probably around 4500 BCE.
The Sumerians created the first 49 system, designed to teach the ability of writing. In the schools, people studied from dawn to dusk, from 50 well into adulthood. They 51 accounting, mathematics, and copied works of literature.
But by the third millennium (千年) BCE, Sumer was no longer the 52 empire around, or even in Mesopotamia. Waves of nomadic (游牧) tribes poured into the 53 from the north and east. In 2300BCE, the Sumerian Empire was conquered and 54 .
Afterward, Sumer disappeared back into the desert dirt, not to be 55 until the 19th century.
41. A. permanently B. quickly C. patiently D. entirely
42. A. occupied B. destroyed C. lost D. attacked
43. A. separate B. interrupt C. redirect D. freeze
44. A. dry B. royal C. awesome D. rich
45. A. wearing down B. springing up C. rising up D. breaking down
46. A. next B. last C. slow D. same
47. A. equipment B. basins C. walls D. bricks
48. A. emperors B. universities C. cities D. palaces
49. A. law B. school C. construction D. labour
50. A. society B. childhood C. community D. parenthood
51. A. invented B. dismissed C. learned D. preserved
52. A. only B. safe C. weak D. reliable
53. A. region B. center C. river D. farm
54. A. strengthened B. saved C. surrounded D. overturned
55. A. rebuilt B. relocated C. rediscovered D. reunited
第二节 (共10小题; 每小题1.5分, 满分 15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。
The Shanghai Disney Resort celebrated the 56 (ten) anniversary of its groundbreaking on Thursday, 57 President Joe Schott expressing great confidence in the resort's future. “We believe in the long-term benefits of the China market. That's 58 you will see us continue to do,” Schott says.
Since its opening, the Shanghai Disney Resort 59 (set) many records, which include beating market 60 (expect) by welcoming more than 11 million visitors in its first year of operations. The main features of the resort saw rapid expansion of its operations. The first major expansion, Disney Pixar Toy Story Land, opened on April 26, 2018, 61 (make) Shanghai Disneyland the fastest Disneyland in the world to expand after 62 (open). The second major expansion is the Zootopia themed land, 63 is currently under construction. It is also the first-ever Zootopia themed land at any Disney park in the world.
He Jianmin, a professor at the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, says the resort has made a positive impact on the industry, improving service quality 64 innovating tourism products. Shanghai plans to double the number of scenic spots and tourism projects with more than 10 million visit s 65 (annual) in2025, as compared with last year. He hopes the Shanghai Disney Resort could be a new driver for high-quality development of the tourism industry.
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）
假设你是李华，你的爱尔兰好友 Jim发来邮件说爱尔兰人微信群里多数人用真人照片做微信头像 (profile photo/picture)，觉得这样更能让别人信任自己，他想知道为什么多数中国人不用本人照片当头像。请你用英文给他回复，内容包括：
（1）分析可能的原因（2）给出你的观点（3）期待回信。
注意：1.写作词数80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________第二节 （满分 25分）
阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。
My cousin Allen, 19 years old, was the coolest star football player at the University of Minnesota. I wanted to be just like him. So when Allen asked me to join him on a spring fishing trip in northern Minnesota, I said yes!
After planning the trip, we gathered clothes and supplies and then set off on our adventure. We reached the Superior National Forest by early evening. On the way to our campsite, Allen pointed to a small house faraway in one of the mountains, saying that it was the ranger station (护林站) where the foresters worked. A jeep stopped beside the small ranger station. Allen told me that our campsite was in the deep of the forest, really far away from the highway.
Only when we made it to our campsite, did I realize that we were really in the middle of nowhere. Somehow I was a bit worried. Luckily, Allen appeared to know all the tricks of an experienced camper. Soon after we gathered enough wood from the forest floor, he started the campfire using only stone and steel, no matches. After a day of travelling, we were very hungry. We ate beef and rice and some soup as well.
Exhausted, we crawled into our sleeping bags early. Allen was still talking about his past camping adventures when a sudden wind picked up from the north. The temperature dropped and it began to snow. Allen knew of a way to increase the temperature inside the tent. He dragged a log from the woods, wrapped aluminum foil (铝箔)around the log and then placed it near the campfire. The heat from the fire reflected into the tent. Soon the tent was warm again and thoughts of lake fish filled my dreams.
续写要求：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。
Para 1:“Wake up! Jim! Our tent is on fire!” Allen a woke me in panic. ____________________________________
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Para 2: A jeep appeared. ________________________________________________________________________
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泰安二中2022 级高二下学期6月月考
英语试题答案
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
1-5 ACACB 6-10 BABBA 11-15 AACCB 16-20 CCBBB
第二部分 阅读 （共两节，满分 50分）
21-23 BDD 24-27 ACDA 28-31 BCAB 32-35 DCBC
36-40 BFEAC
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分 30分）
41—45 DACAB 46—50 ADCBB 51—55 CAADC
56. tenth 57. with 58. what 59. has set 60. expectations
61. making 62. opening / being opened 63. which 64. and 65. annually
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）
Dear Jim,
I am more than happy to hear from you and answer your question why Chinese people rarely show their faces on We-chat's profile picture.
There are some reasons for the phenomenon. Some people don't want to meet with ill comments on their appearances, some think of the profile picture as a chance to make a statement, which shows their personality, and others just want to protect their privacy because no one knows what strangers will do with that. I think avoiding our own photos makes the internet world funnier and more entertaining.
Looking forward to your early reply. Best wishes!
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节 （满分25分）
“Wake up! Jim! Our tent is on fire!” Allen awoke me in panic. Frightened, I ran out of the tent without any hesitation. The snow had stopped outside, but the wind fanned the flames of the fire towards our tent. The tent collapsed. We checked each other to make sure neither of us was hurt. As we stood by the burning tent to keep warm, both of us had no idea what to do next. Suddenly, we heard a noise in the forest. Anxious, we listened and stared into the darkness.
A jeep appeared. A forester spotted the light from the fire and came to have a check. We jumped into the warm vehicle and the forester drove us to the ranger station, where we were given clothes and were able to call our parents. Allen and I had many more camping adventures from then on, but it was on this trip that Allen began to treat me more like a friend rather than a younger cousin.