河北省张家口市2024~2025学年高二下学期第二次月考英语试卷（无答案）

张家口市2024~2025年度第一学期高一年级第二次月考英语试卷
注意事项：
1.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上。
2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
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。
例：How much is the shirt
A. 19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15.
答案是C。
1. What does the man advise the woman to do
A. Check the map. B. Get off immediately. C. Ask the conductor.
2. What did the woman’s hair look like before
A. It was curly. B. It was long. C. It was brown.
3. What did the man do before going to bed
A. He watched television. B. He went to the movies. C. He read a story about whales.
4. How old is the girl
A. About 6 years old. B. About 9 years old. C. About 15 years old.
5. What does the man mainly do in his spare time
A. He plays sports. B. He learns German. C. He plays the piano.
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。
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
6. Where did the man go the other day
A. To the woman’s house. B. To the zoo. C. To Africa.
7. How does the man feel about the animals
A. Happy. B. Sorry. C. Curious.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
8. What caused the woman’s problem
A. She has been studying late into the night.
B. She felt nervous about her students.
C. She couldn’t sleep at night.
9. What does the man suggest the woman do
A. Take some medicine. B. Get more fresh air. C. Get more sleep.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
10. What problem did Jack meet in Florida
A. There were too many tourists. B. The weather was changeable. C. He got sunburnt badly.
11. With whom did the woman go to Queenstown
A. Her father. B. Her husband. C. Her friend.
12. What will the woman show to Jack
A. A book. B. Some pictures. C. Some gifts.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
13. What is the letter intended for
A. Requesting a promotion. B. Applying for an appointment. C. Showing the woman’s thanks.
14. When did the woman finish writing the letter
A. Yesterday afternoon. B. Last night. C. This morning.
15. How does the woman find letter writing
A. Very challenging. B. Quite fun. C. Rather easy.
16. What will the man do next
A. Rewrite the letter. B. Grade the letter. C. Look through the letter.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
17. Who is the target audience of the report
A. Travelers. B. Local residents. C. Overseas Europeans.
18. What does the speaker say about the snow in London
A. It is 20 centimeters deep now.
B. It will stop snowing next Monday.
C. It has already snowed in the past three days.
19. What is the high temperature of Paris today
A. 10℃. B. 7℃. C. 6℃.
20. What will the weather be like in Berlin tomorrow
A. Snowy. B. Rainy. C. Sunny.
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
Human speech contains more than 2，000 different sounds, from the common “m” and “a” to the rare
clicks of some southern African languages. But why are certain sounds more common than others A
groundbreaking, fiveyear study shows that dietrelated changes in human bite led to new speech sounds that
are now found in half the world's languages.
More than 30 years ago, the scholar Charles Hockett noted that speech sounds called labiodentals, such
as “f” and “v”， were more common in the languages of societies that ate softer foods. Now a team of
researchers led by Damián Blasi at the University of Zurich, Switzerland, has found how and why this trend
arose.
They discovered that the upper and lower front teeth of ancient human adults were aligned ( 对 齐 ),
making it hard to produce labiodentals, which are formed by touching the lower lip to the upper teeth. Later,
our jaws changed to an overbite structure (结构), making it easier to produce such sounds.
The team showed that this change in bite was connected with the development of agriculture in the Neolithic period. Food became easier to chew at this point. The jawbone didn't have to do as much work and
so didn't grow to be so large.
Analyses of a language database also confirmed that there was a global change in the sound of world
languages after the Neolithic age, with the use of “f” and “v” increasing remarkably during the last few
thousand years. These sounds are still not found in the languages of many huntergatherer people today.
This research overturns the popular view that all human speech sounds were present when human beings
evolved around 300，000 years ago. “The set of speech sounds we use has not necessarily remained stable
since the appearance of human beings, but rather the huge variety of speech sounds that we find today is the
product of a complex interplay of things like biological change and cultural evolution，” said Steven Moran,
a member of the research team.
1．Which aspect of the human speech sound does Damián Blasi's research focus on
A．Its variety. B．Its distribution. C．Its quantity. D．Its development.
2．Why was it difficult for ancient human adults to produce labiodentals
A．They had fewer upper teeth than lower teeth. B．They could not open and close their lips easily.
C.Their jaws were not conveniently structured. D.Their lower front teeth were not large enough.
3．What is Paragraph 5 mainly about
A．Supporting evidence for the research results. B．Potential application of the research findings.
C．A further explanation of the research methods. D.A reasonable doubt about the research process.
4．What does Steven Moran say about the set of human speech sounds
A．It is key to effective communication. B．It contributes much to cultural diversity.
C．It is a complex and dynamic system. D．It drives the evolution of human beings
B
Turning soil, pulling weeds, and harvesting cabbage sound like tough work for middle and high school
kids. And at first it is, says Abby Jaramillo, who with another teacher started Urban Sprouts, a school garden
program at four lowincome schools. The program aims to help students develop science skills, environmental
awareness, and healthy lifestyles.
Jaramillo's students live in neighborhoods where fresh food and green space are not easy to find and fast
food restaurants outnumber grocery stores. “The kids literally come to school with bags of snacks and large
bottles of soft drinks，” she says. “They come to us thinking vegetables are awful, dirt is awful, insects are
awful.” Though some are initially scared of the insects and turned off by the dirt, most are eager to try
something new.
Urban Sprouts' classes, at two middle schools and two high schools, include handson experiments such
as soil testing, flowerandseed dissection, tastings of fresh or dried produce, and work in the garden. Several
times a year, students cook the vegetables they grow, and they occasionally make salads for their entire
schools.
Program evaluations show that kids eat more vegetables as a result of the classes. “We have students
who say they went home and talked to their parents and now they're eating differently，” Jaramillo says.
She adds that the program's benefits go beyond nutrition. Some students get so interested in gardening
that they bring home seeds to start their own vegetable gardens. Besides, working in the garden seems to have
a calming effect on Jaramillo's special education students, many of whom have emotional control issues.
“They get outside，” she says, “and they feel successful.”
5．What do we know about Abby Jaramillo
A．She used to be a health worker. B．She grew up in a lowincome family.
C．She owns a fast food restaurant. D．She is an initiator of Urban Sprouts.8
6．What was a problem facing Jaramillo at the start of the program
A．The kids' parents distrusted her. B．Students had little time for her classes.
C．Some kids disliked garden work. D．There was no space for school gardens.
7．Which of the following best describes the impact of the program
A．Farreaching. B．Predictable.
C．Shortlived.
D．Unidentifiable.
8．What can be a suitable title for the text
A．Rescuing School Gardens
B．Experiencing Country Life
C．Growing Vegetable Lovers D．Changing Local Landscape
C
For years, David James, who studies insects at Washington State University, had wanted to examine the
migration (迁徙) patterns of West Coast monarch butterflies (黑脉金斑蝶). The route the butterflies travel has
been hardly known because the populations are too small to follow. For every 200 monarch butterflies tagged
(打标签) by a researcher, only one is usually recovered at the end of its trip, James says, and finding even 200
in the wild to tag is unlikely. Knowing the route is vital to conservation efforts, but James had no way to figure
it out—until he got a phone call from Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla.
The prison was looking for new activities to improve the mental health of those serving longterm
sentences. So James began working with prisoners to raise monarch butterflies through the whole process of
their transformation. The adult insects were then tagged and released from the prison. Over five years, nearly
10，000 monarch butterflies flew from the facility. Elsewhere in Washington, Oregon and Idaho, researchers
released another few thousand.
The tags included email addresses, and soon after the first butterflies took off, James started receiving
messages from people who had spotted them. The butterflies, the reports confirmed, wintered in coastal
California. Twelve of them landed at Lighthouse Field State Beach in Santa Cruz. Several more headed to
Bolinas and Morro Bay.
The work helps researchers identify ideal places to plant milkweed and other vegetation that are
important to the life cycle of West Coast monarch butterflies. It also brought out the gentler side of some of
the prisoners. “They were very worried that they were going to harm the butterflies，” James says. Watching
the monarch butterfly change their form also touched the men. “This butterfly changed，” James recalls
prisoners telling him, “and maybe we can too.”
9．What was hard for David to do in his study
A．Gain financial support.
B．Hire qualified workers.
C．Build a new laboratory.
D．Find enough monarch butterflies.
10．Why were the butterflies tagged before being released
A．To guarantee their safety.
B．To enable them to fly longer distances.
C．To track their travel routes.
D．To distinguish them from other species.
11．What makes the prisoners feel that they can change
A．The patience the butterflies showed.
B．The hardship the butterflies underwent.
C．The transformation of the butterflies.
D．The devotion of James to the butterflies.
12．What is the last paragraph mainly about
A．The impact of the research.
B．The findings of James' study.
C．The release of the prisoners.
D．The life cycle of the butterflies.
D
In August, Jason M. Allen's piece “Théatre D'opéra Spatial”—which he created with AI image
generator Midjourney—won first place in the emerging artist division's “digital arts photography” category at
the Colorado State Fair Fine Arts Competition. The definition for the category states that digital art refers to
works that use “digital technology as part of the creative process”．
Allen's awardwinning image has led to debates about what, exactly, it means to be an artist and whether
AI can truly make art. “It feels bad for the exact same reason we don't let robots participate in the Olympics，”
one netizen wrote. “This is the literal definition of pressing a few buttons to make a digital art ‘piece’，”
another wrote.
Yet while Allen didn't use a paintbrush, there was plenty of work involved. First, Allen played around
with phrasing that led Midjourney to generate images of women in elegant dresses and space helmets, in an
attempt to mix Victorianstyle costuming with space themes. Over time, with many slight changes to his
written prompt (提示符), he created 900 different versions of what led to his final image. Then he improved
its resolution through Gigapixel AI and finally had the images printed.
Allen is glad the debate over whether AI can be used to make art is attracting so much attention. “Rather
than hating on the technology, we need to recognize that it's a powerful tool and use it for good so we can all
move forward，” Allen said.
Cal Duran, one of the judges for the competition, said that while Allen's piece included a mention of AI,
he didn't realize that when judging it. Still, he stuck by his decision to award it first place. “I think the AI
technology may give more opportunities to people who may not find themselves artists in the conventional
way，” he said.
13．Why has Allen's work led to debates
A．It was a copy of a photograph.
B．He challenged the older artists.
C．It was created with the help of AI.
D．He broke the rule of the competition.
14．What can best describe Allen's creating process
A．Cooperative.
B．Energyconsuming.
C．Straightforward.
D．Imaginationlacking.
15．What can we learn about AI from the last paragraph
A．It is a doubleedged sword.
B．It attracts conventional artists.
C．It strikes art judges as no surprise.
D．It may open a new world to artists.
16．What is the text mainly about
A．A trend to be AI artists.
B．An AIgenerated art contest.
C．Responses to a winning AI artwork.
D．Curiosity about an image generator.
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。
Emoji (表情符号) and Workplace Communication
In Asia, messaging platforms are growing rapidly, with users in the hundreds of millions, both at work
and play. __17__. It's been reported that 76 percent of employees in some western countries are using emojis at
work.
Written communications can often read as cold and dull. Using emojis can add humor and feeling,
keeping intention clear. __18__， encouraging better and more frequent communication.
In any given office, employees can range from age 22 to 70 and beyond, and finding common ground in
communication style can be a challenge. __19__. While the younger generations prefer to communicate
visually, for those used to working with traditional tools like email, it may feel like a learning curve (曲线).
The good news is that it's simple to learn and can be worth the effort.
There is also the matter of tone (语气). Who hasn't received an email so annoying that it ruined an entire
day __20__. Emoji can help communication feel friendlier, and even a serious note can be softened with an
encouraging smile.
__21__， and emoji can contribute directly to that positive outcome. And when your employees begin
adding smiling emojis to their business communication, you'll know you have succeeded in improving your
work culture
A．Messages with emojis feel more conversational
B．Even a formal email can seem cold and unfriendly
C．Sending smiling faces to colleagues may seem strange
D．The popularity of these platforms is spreading globally
E. Giving employees the tools enables them to communicate honestly
F．Studies show that friendlier communication leads to a happier workplace
G．An easy way to bring all work generations together is with a chat platform
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。
In April last year, I saw a post on the PNP (Pilots N Paws) website from a family in Topeka. They had to
move to Virginia but they were on a very tight __22__. They could not afford to pay for __23__ for their dog,
Tiffy, and __24__ wanted to take her with them.
It just __25__ that I was planning another PNP flight with another pilot, Karen, who __26____ to take Tiffy
from Kansas City to Virginia. What I was to do was fly to Topeka to __27__ Tiffy.
When I met Tiffy's owners, they seemed very __28__. George, the husband, was trying to be calm, but I
could tell this was __29__ for him, having to leave his dog to a __30__ and trust that everything would
__31__.
After some goodbyes, I asked George and his wife to help me __32__ Tiffy into the plane. I promised to
take care of Tiffy and __33__ them as soon as we got to Kansas City.
The flight was __34__， and Tiffy was a great passenger. The next day, she __35__ with Karen and
made it back to George in Virginia within a few days. He was so __36__ and sent me a nice email with
pictures. It felt great to know that I had helped bring this family together again.
22．A.turn B．Budget C．schedule D．connection
23．A.food B．shelter C．medicine D．transportation
24．A.desperately B．temporarily C．secretly D．originally
25．A.appeared B．proved C．happened D．showed
26．A.waited B．offered C．hurried D．failed
27．A.see off B．look for C．hand over D．pick up
28．A.confused B．nervous C．annoyed D．curious
29．A.hard B．fine C．common D．lucky
30．A.coworker B．passenger C．stranger D．neighbor
31．A.speed up B．work out C．come back D．take off
32．A.feed B．follow C．change D．load
33．A.call B．join C．leave D．serve
34．A.unnecessary B．unexpected C．unavoidable D．uneventful
35．A.returned B．fought C．flew D．agreed
36．A.thankful B．generous C．proud D．Sympathetic
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。
It's common to see a barista (咖啡师) create coffee art, but it's a whole different ball game doing the same thing with tea. Han Zheming, 37.________ 40 yearold Shanghai resident, has managed 38.________ (perfect) the skill, creating tea art in cups, or dian cha (点茶) in Chinese, which used to be a routine during the Song Dynasty (960—1279). Over the past decades, he 39.________ (use) tea and spoons to create nearly 200
patterns 40.________ (base) on ancient paintings.
It's also his intention to bring the old ritual back to modern life and have more people appreciate 41.________ (it) charm. “Dian cha in modern brewing enhances the taste of tea，” Han says. “It is similar 42.________ the foam on top of a cup of coffee，except that it is made of tea rather than milk.”
Chinese tea culture started to enjoy 43.________ (popular) during the Tang Dynasty (618—907) and flourished throughout the Song Dynasty, 44.________ tea had become a necessity for almost everyone, from nobles and scholars to common people, just like other important items, such as rice, oil and salt, as suggested
by Song politician and thinker Wang Anshi.
45.________ (total) different from the method of brewing tea during the Tang period, in the Song
Dynasty, the popular way of having tea was through dian cha. The action of pouring hot water over fine
powdered tea is called dian, hence the name dian cha, which 46.________ (list) as an intangible cultural
heritage of Runzhou District, Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province, in 2019.
第四部分 写作(共两节, 满分40分)
第一节 (满分15分)
假定你是李华，你班计划与新西兰姊妹学校某班级在线共上一堂介绍“传统体育项目”的交流课。
请你代表班级写封邮件给对方班长 Hans，内容包括：
1．交流的目的；
2．告知相关事宜；
3．征求意见。
注意：1.词数 80 左右；
2.请按如下格式作答。
Dear Tom,
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第二节 书面表达 (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。
Marmi, my big sister, was eagerly looking for a pup (小狗) to look after and love all her life, so she would ask Mummy many times for a pup of her own, but the answer was always no. You see, my mum is not very fond of dogs, never has been, and always says they're too big a responsibility. She's just not a dog person. Well, that didn't stop my sister from looking or hoping for a dog. She used to search online for her favourite breed (品种). Until one day Marni found some Cavapoo pups advertised for sale. She immediately showed Mummy and begged to go and see them. Not sure how my sister persuaded her, but to our surprise, Mummy said we could go and have a look at them but not to get high hopes. Marni rushed everyone in the car before Mummy changed her mind. Off we sped to the advertised breeder's house which luckily wasn't too far. We got to the house and I bet I could hear my sister's heart dancing with excitement. As we rang the doorbell, we could hear cute little barks coming from inside. We went in and saw lots of little black pups excitedly jumping around. There were other people there too, so we needed to choose one fast if you know what I mean. It was rather crowded but the breeder let us hold and cuddle (搂抱) the pups. The breeder handed a little confident pup to Marni. The little pup seemed an old friend with my sister. But after a lot of cuddles, Mummy said we had to go and would have to think about it.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式作答。
As we were walking towards the door, the little pup followed my sister.
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The little pup made a mess (杂乱) of our home.
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