南充高中高2023级第三学期第二次月考
英语试卷
(考试时间：120分钟 总分：150分)
选择题部分
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，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 will the speakers probably do next
A. Make a plan. B. Start a new project. C. Continue the work.
2. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Mother and son. B. Coach and trainee. C. Friends.
3. What are the speakers doing
A. Making an announcement B. Providing meal service. C. Getting on the plane.
4. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. Sports. B. Sleeping habits. C. Physical discomfort.
5. How is the man probably feeling
A. Confused. B. Annoyed. C. Happy.
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，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。
听下面一段对话，回答第6、7题。
6. Why does the woman feel sorry
A. Her group didn’t finish the project on time.
B. Her group didn’t perform very well.
C. Her group members didn’t get on well with each other.
7. Who might the man be
A. The woman’s boss.
B. The woman’s professor.
C. The woman’s business partner.
听下面一段对话，回答第8、9题。
8 How many eggs does the man order
A. One. B. Two. C. Three.
9. How much will the man pay for his breakfast
A. 6. B. 7. C. 8.
听下面一段对话，回答第10至12题。
10. Where does the conversation probably take place
A. At an office. B. At school. C. At the woman’s house.
11. When will the speakers probably do the work together
A. On Monday. B. On Saturday. C. On Sunday.
12. What will the man bring to the woman’s house
A. Pizza. B. Juice. C. Ice cream.
听下面一段对话，回答第13至16题。
13 What is the woman’s destination
A. Mongolia. B. Russia. C. China.
14. What happened to the woman
A She lost her ticket.
B. She missed her train.
C. She got to the wrong platform.
15. What is the man going to fix
A. A bike. B. A car. C. A train.
16. What is the man giving the woman
A. A map. B. Some food. C. Some warm clothes.
听下面一段独白，回答第17至20题。
17. What does the speaker think of the graduating class
A. They are gifted. B. They are experienced. C. They are hard-working.
18. What is the speaker most likely to be good at
A. Modern painting. B. Fashion design. C. Photo taking.
19. Who will probably speak next
A. Jane Goodman. B. James Smith. C. Michael Watts.
20. What is the speaker doing
A. Giving a class. B. Awarding prizes. C. Hosting an exhibition.
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，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项。
A
Programs for High School Students
Architecture Explorations
This program encourages students to look closely at their environment, be open to creative expression, ask questions, think critically and understand individual responsibility. It is a collection of after-class architecture-based programs for students. Our organization partners with several local communities, schools and museums to provide a set of architecture education programs.
Contact: Jenna Kappelt
Email: jkappelt@andrew. cmu. edu
Arts Greenhouse
Arts Greenhouse is a hip-hop music education program for teens, which is affiliated(附属)with the Carnegie Mellon’s Studio for Creative Inquiry. With the help of teachers and students, as well as local hip-hop performers, teens write, compose and then record songs in a state-of-the-art recording studio. Through the process, teens develop musical and verbal skills, and form connections that open new routes to community participation and higher education.
Contact: Richard Purcell
Email: rpurcell@andrew. cmu. edu
HARP Lab Tours
Human and Robot Partners Lab welcomes students to learn more about how robots can be designed to work well with people. The lab may also demonstrate an assistive robot, depending on availability. Tours are scheduled by request. The lab personnel can speak to interested groups via video conferencing.
Contact: Henny Admoni
Email: henny@cmu.edu LEAP
In this year-round program, students learn with and from local artists who are working to create positive changes in the world. They participate in hands-on learning experiences focused on personal reflection and artistic expression. Students work individually and collectively to develop a love of learning and creating and the confidence to build a better future. LEAP works with City Charter High School to help students construct a plan for their lives after high school.
Contact: Sarah Ceurvorst
Email:sceurvorst@andrew.cmu.edu
1. Who should the students interested in various buildings contact
A. Sarah Ceurvorst. B. Jenna Kappelt. C. Richard Purcell. D. Henny Admoni.
2. What can the students do during the Arts Greenhouse program
A. Take college courses. B. Set up private studios.
C. Create their own music. D. Perform together on stage.
3. What is special about LEAP
A. It cooperates with local schools. B. It involves lab experiments.
C. It helps students make future plans. D. It encourages students to be generous.
B
When the phone finally stopped ringing and the house lay still with grief, I filled my home with the sweet smell of peach pie to mask the scent of worry that still lingered.
The weekend after Dad’s diagnosis (诊断), Mom had sent the same text to each concerned relative and friend: Jay was diagnosed with Pick’s disease. We are going back to the doctor for more information. Then Mom put down the phone, rubbed her forehead, and suggested that we go for a drive. On the interstate, we passed a board with clear red letters: “Fredericksburg peaches, the best fruit you can find in Central Texas.” Mom went to negotiate with the stand owner.
Now in our kitchen, the sweet smell of peach juice drifted into the living room and pulled Dad away from the football game on TV.
“Oh! You got peaches ” He eyed the fruit with childish glee (欢快).
“Here,” I handed him a knife. “We’re making peach pie.”
I showed him how to peel the skin off. As I made pie dough, he asked questions: How long does it take to bake Are you adding sugar How many peaches What should I do with the seeds Showing him how to slice and measure and mix in a calm, firm voice, I suddenly felt grown up.
The summer had reversed our roles; now, I was the adult. I stayed home all summer and cooked his dinner, washed his T-shirts and helped him make phone calls. I stayed up late thinking about him and monitored him like an anxious caretaker.
The same day, before the afternoon drive and peach pie, I had held my tears as I read the diagnosis for Pick’s disease: four to ten years, depending on how fast the damaged proteins overpower Dad’s brain. I decided then that I would be grateful for just four more years with Dad, enough for him to see me become an adult for real.
4. Why did Mom propose a ride
A. To purchase fruits. B. To enjoy a trip.
C. To release sorrow. D. To consult the doctor.
5. What can we learn about the family from the passage
A. It takes years for Dad to recover.
B. The author enjoys the time with Dad.
C. Dad shows little interest in football games.
D. The author gets annoyed by Dad’s questions.
6. Which of the following best describes this summer for the author
A. Tough and confusing. B. Boring but rewarding.
C. Annoying and struggling. D. Painstaking but meaningful.
7. Which of the following can be a suitable title for the passage
A. Peach Pie B. Diagnosis for Dad
C Father And Daughter D. A Plain Summer Day
C
What kind of people can become scientists When a group of researchers posed that question to 9th- and 10th-graders, almost every student gave such responses as “People who work hard” or “Anyone who seems interested in the field of science.”
Many of these same students struggled to imagine themselves as scientists, citing concerns such as “I’m not good at science” and “Even if I work hard, I will not do well.” It’s easy for them to see a scientist’s work as arising from an inborn talent.
But for high school students, learning more about some struggles of scientists can help students feel more motivated to learn science. Researchers at Teachers College, Columbia University and the University of Washington designed an intervention (干预) to change students’ beliefs that scientific achievement depends on ability rather than effort by exposing students to stories of how accomplished scientists struggled and overcame challenges in their scientific efforts.
During the study, the students read one of three types of stories about Albert Einstein, Marie Curie and Michael Faraday. Intellectual (智力的) struggle stories: stories about how scientists “struggled intellectually,” such as making mistakes while addressing a scientific problem and learning from them. Life struggle stories: stories about how scientists struggled in their personal lives, such as not giving up in the face of poverty or lack of family support. Achievement stories: stories about how scientists made great discoveries, without any discussion of coexisting challenges.
Researchers found that students who heard either type of “struggle stories” improved their science performance after-intervention, compared to students in the control group. The effect was especially pronounced for lower performing students, for whom being exposed to struggling stories led to significantly better science-class performance than low-performing students who read achievement stories. In addition, students who read struggle stories reported feeling more personally connected to the scientists. By recognizing a scientist’s struggles and introducing the growth mindset he or she applied to accomplish great works, the students were able to empathize (共情) with the scientists during their own struggles.
8 Why do students fail to imagine themselves as scientists according to the text
A. They lack interest in science. B. They are short of confidence.
C. They don’t have inborn talent. D. They don’t work hard.
9. Which stories will probably motivate students most
A. Michael Faraday was interested in chemistry and physics from a young age.
B. Marie Curie got involved in aiding soldiers of World War Ⅰ.
C. Marie Curie conducted the research mostly in a small, poorly built house.
D. Einstein received the 1921 Nobel Prize for his work with Theoretical Physics.
10. What does the underlined word “pronounced” mean in the last paragraph
A. Noticeable B. slight C. doubtful D. long-lasting
11. What can we learn from the research
A. Science ability has nothing to do with talents.
B. Inspirational stories ensure students to become scientists in the future.
C. The intervention has helped clear up misunderstandings of scientific work.
D. Low-performing students tend to feel more connected to scientists.
D
Theo works days, nights, and weekends in the tulip (郁金香) fields in the Netherlands and never complains about tired muscles. How is this possible Theo, named after a retired farmer, is a high-tech robot in the battle to root out disease from the fields.
The robot rolls along rows of yellow and red tulips, checking each plant and, when necessary, killing diseased bulbs (鳞茎) to prevent the spread of the tulip-breaking virus (病毒). The virus weakens the bulb, leaving them unable to flower. The dead bulbs are removed from healthy ones in a sorting center after they have been harvested. There are 45 robots like Theo working in the tulip fields of the Netherlands. Their job becomes important as the winter turns to spring and peak season nears, when people come from around the world to admire the colorful flowers.
In the past, this work was carried out by knowledgeable farmers. Allan Visser is a third-generation tulip farmer who is using the robot. “You could buy a very nice sports car for the price of the robot,” Visser said. The robot costs 185,000 euros. “It’s a lot slower than a sports car, rolling on caterpillar tracks through fields,” he added. “But I choose the robot because a sports car doesn’t see the sick tulips. Now there are fewer and fewer people who can really do that.”
The robots have been trained to detect sick plants. They have cameras and take thousands of photos of the tulips. Their AI model examines the photos, hunting out signs on sick plants, and decides which ones need to be killed. The engineer explains the robots use GPS to be sure they are destroying the correct tulips. The heart of the machine is the knowledge put into the AI model, which comes from experienced tulip farmers like Theo van der Voort, who gave his name to the robot.
Van der Voort retired after 52 years of looking for sick flowers in his fields. “It’s fantastic,” he said. “It sees just as much as I see.”
12. What does the robot do
A. Plant new tulips. B. Clear troubled bulbs.
C. Kill deadly virus. D. Harvest grown flowers.
13. What can we infer from Visser’s words
A. He dreams of a sports car. B. Tulip fields are low in production.
C. The robot is worth the cost. D. Farmers lack technical knowledge.
14. What is the key to making the robots work effectively
A. GPS systems. B. High-tech cameras.
C. Daily training. D. Human knowledge.
15. Which of the following is the best title for the text
A. Theo’s Watch: An Advance in Tulip Farming
B. Al Robots: A Replacement for Aging Farmers
C. Tulip Seasons: An Attraction of the Netherlands
D. Visser’s Practice: A Tradition in Tulip Businesses
第二节 (共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文，并选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Having a good sense of humor makes you more enjoyable to be around. ____16____ . Here’s how you can develop your sense of humor.
●Surround Yourself with Humor
You learn more effectively when you fully expose yourself to a subject. Similarly, you can improve your sense of humor by surrounding yourself with humor. Watch stand-up comedians. Listen to programs that amuse you.Read humorous books. ____17____ .
●Learn What Amuses You
____18____ . We amuse our friends by praising a change they made. However, when it comes to being funny, don’t change your sense of humor to amuse other people. Instead, start with what amuses you.Then, if you think the other person will also be amused with it, share it with them.
●Think About Timing and Audience
You don’t have to be funny all the time, so don’t expect that of yourself. When you catch yourself trying to be funny, slow down. Simply speak slower so you’re not as likely to stop and repeat yourself. Try speaking at 60-70 % of your usual rate. ____19____ .
●____20____
You don’t need to seize every single opportunity to be funny. If you’re in the middle of a bad joke, just end it. “You know what, now that I’m telling it, it’s not as funny as it sounded in my head,” can be a bit of an awkward end and hurt your pride a little bit, but it saves everyone time and patience. In the long run, they’ll respect your taste.
A. Be Creative, Not Silly
B. Pause in between sentences
C. There’s a lot of fun out there
D. You might also do better at work
E. Know When to Pull the Plug on Yourself
F. You can also try your hand in the real world
G. A lot of times, we say things purely to please others
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。
“Only if you have experienced it can you believe it.” I didn’t believe such thing until it ____21____ happened to me. For years my wife and I had had an idea for a(n) ____22____ but we weren’t sure how to start. All we knew was that we had a(n) ____23____ that we thought could succeed commercially.
We decided to write a film script (剧本) first. But we had never written a script before and needed professional ____24____. So we wrote a 10-page outline of the story and made a pitch (推销宣传) for the concept both online and offline to see what kind of ____25____ it would get. We also ____26____ a quick market test to get the attention of producers who might happen to see the ____27____ for our script.
It was a month or so before it ____28____ people’s interest. We then contacted ____29____ production companies and producers until we _____30_____ cooperating with a producer with an all- star cast, who promised to help us with the script.
Eight months later, our film script was _____31_____ at a very high level of the industry. Whether the film is shot and released or not, my wife and I made it. Once _____32_____, we then tried our best to write the best script we could.
That’s what happens when you have the courage to _____33_____. The opposite of success isn’t failure but a _____34_____ of the courage to try. The universe rewards courage._____35_____, the cave you fear to enter contains the treasure you seek!
21. A. actually B. rigidly C. suddenly D. widely
22. A. design B. film C. exhibition D. business
23. A. opinion B. message C. order D. story
24. A. inspection B. fame C. guidance D. effort
25. A. benefit B. response C. praise D. experience
26. A. digested B. afforded C. conducted D. enhanced
27. A. search B. logic C. basis D. potential
28. A. stimulated B. showed C. possessed D. spread
29. A. multiple B. special C. common D. quick
30. A. turned down B. ended up C. gave up D. struggled against
31. A. defeated B. guaranteed C. sold D. rated
32. A. entertained B. frightened C. determined D. pressed
33. A. refuse B. attempt C. imagine D. deny
34. A. lack B. kind C. pack D. way
35. A. In detail B. In contrast C. After all D. In all
非选择题部分
第二节 语法填空 (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。
Towards the end of March 1974, a group of farmers gathered in a field in the Chinese province of Shaanxi, about 20 miles from the city of Xi’ an . ____36____ (bother) by droughts and knowing that the area was rich in underground springs, the men began to clear the soil and build ____37____ much-needed well. About a few meters down, however, they made an unusual discovery: lying, in the ground before them ____38____ (be) several broken terracotta pieces. ____39____ (interest), the men kept digging, and before long a series of sculpted terracotta body parts began to emerge. Although the farmers weren’t exactly sure ____40____ they had discovered, they informed the local authorities.
A few weeks later, the news reached an archaeologist (考古学家) named Zhao Kangmin, who cycled to the site in a state of great ____41____ (excite). By the time Zhao Kangmin arrived, more pieces ____42____ (dig). He’ managed to put the pieces together into a pair of terracotta warriors, both measuring1.78 meters ____43____ height. When the news reached Beijing later that year, the government launched further digging, ____44____ (eventual) leading to the discovery of over 7,000 individual figures, with each _____45_____ (bear) unique facial features. Thus, the so-called terracotta warriors were found.
第四部分 写作 (共两节 ，满分40分)
第一节 (满分15分)
46. 假定你是李华，你们学校正通过校英文报向同学们征集寒假学生社会实践活动的建议。请你写一封电子邮件，内容包括：
1.活动建议；
2.活动意义；
3.你的期待。
注意：(1)词数80左右。
(2)可以适当增加细节，使行文连贯。
Dear Editor,
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
第二节(满分25分)
47. 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。
I am an outdoor lover and I’ve made it a routine to explore different regions annually with a friend during our vacation. This year, in addition to beauty of nature, I’ve experienced something more.
It was late afternoon. A few hours before sunset, Darcy and I decided to hike to Acomat Falls, hidden in the rainforest.
Expecting to spend no more than an hour at the falls, we wore T-shirts and swimsuits and hadn’t told anyone where we were going. After crossing the wide river at a shallow spot and walking upstream about 100 yards, we reached the falls at around 4 pm. We dived into the green pool and floated on our backs, amazed at the canyon(峡谷) walls.
By 4:30, Darcy reminded me that we needed to head back to the car before dark, but I was waist-deep in the river trying to photograph the falls, the hanging vines(葡萄藤), and the dreaminess of the place. Darcy had to wait on a stone. I finally took a good photo—and then she screamed.
With a crack like thunder, a violent wall of water rushed over the falls, turning the dreamy swimming pool into a churning(旋涡的) monster. Flash flood! I jumped out of the river seconds before the flood crashed over the spot where I’d just been standing. Darcy climbed barefoot off toward higher ground. Darcy and I climbed up the canyon on all fours, grabbing vines to pull ourselves up. I looked over my shoulder and saw that the water had risen 20 feet in less than a minute.
Darcy led us through the dense bush, prickly trees, and ankle-deep mud. After we’d climbed 200 feet, we stopped to catch our breath. Now we had a different problem: The road was on the other side of the swollen river. We were stuck in the forested mountain.
We had no rain jackets and were exhausted from the climb. Darcy asked if I had my phone. It was soaking wet, but still blinked on. No service. We decided to move toward higher ground to get a better signal. It was almost dark. For a moment, I got through, and I heard the faint voice of Grace, our rental host. She said she’d call for help. Then the phone went silent—no signal again.
注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡相应位置作答。
It seemed that we were in a desperate situation.
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Trapped there, we wondered whether and how rescuers could find us.
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听力答案：1-5 CBACB 6-10 BAAAB 11- 15 ABBCC 16-20 AABBC1
高2023级第三学期第二次月考
英语试卷
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)
【答案】1. B2. C3. C
【答案】4. C5. B6. D7. A
【答案】8. B9. C10. A11. C
【答案】12. B13. C14. D15. A
第二节 (共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
【答案】16. D17. C18. G19. B20. E
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)
【答案】21. A22. B23. D24. C25. B26. C27. D28. A29. A30. B31. D32. C33. B34. A35. C
非选择题部分
第二节语法填空 (共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)
【答案】36. Bothered
37. a38. were
39. Interested
40. what41. excitement
42. had been dug
43. in44. eventually
45. bearing
第四部分写作 (共两节，满分40分)
第一节 (满分15分)
46.
【答案】Dear Editor,
To make our winter vacation fulfilling, I would like to propose a social practice activity called “Get Your Hands Dirty in Hiking”.
In this eco-friendly hike, students are encouraged to bring recycled bags to pick up trash along the hiking trails, which can not only promote their physical health but also foster their sense of social responsibility. By actively participating in the clean-up process, students recognize themselves as essential members of society and raise awareness of environmental conservation.
I eagerly anticipate this initiative becoming a feasible programme.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
第二节(满分25分)
47.
【答案】One possible version:
It seemed that we were in a desperate situation. Guilt came crowding in, and I felt I was to blame for this. With my head lowered, I murmured, “Sorry, it was my fault.” Darcy was busy finding a shelter for us. Hearing this, she turned around and threw her arms around me, “Don’t be silly. I’m counting on your ‘smart’ phone to save me.” With a smile, I collected myself and assisted Darcy in finding a hiding place. Never before had I been so thankful for having Darcy as my travelling companion. To stay alert during the night, Darcy suggested looking through photos I had taken and sure enough, I dialed Grace’s phone number again and again.
Trapped there, we wondered whether and how rescuers could find us. Eventually, we saw faint lights across the canyon. My heart nearly burst out of my body, and we felt like the angel coming. It must be the rescuers’ light! I rose to my feet and made all my efforts to wave and scream. But it seemed useless. Suddenly, it occurred to me that I could turn on the flashlight of the cellphone as a signal. It worked! The rescuers responded to us by flashing the lights. At that moment, Darcy and I gave each other a heartfelt smile. I knew the real angel was standing by my side!
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