广东省广州市第二中学2023-2024学年高二上学期10月月考英语试题

广东省广州市第二中学2023-2024学年高二上学期10月月考英语试题学校:姓名班级考号

一、单项选择

1.There aresome seeminglyinsignificant mattersthat,when intime,can becomebiggerones lateron.A.arent dealt with B.not dealtwith C.not havingdealt withD.not beingdealtwith

2.is knownto usall thatthe oldscientist,for lifewas hard in thepast,still workshardinhis eighties.A.As;whose B.It;whom C.It;whose D.As;whom

3.on aclear day,far fromthe citycrowds,the mountainsgive hima sense of peace.A.Walked B.To walkC.Having walkedD.When heiswalking

4.I for Beijing nextSaturday.Do youknow whenthe earliestplane onSaturdayA.am leaving;takes offB.leave;takes offC.leave;is takingoff D.am leaving;is takingoff

5..The professorout theproject madea commenton thereport.A,was opposed to carryB.opposedtocarry C.opposed tocarryingD.opposed carrying

6.She ishalf-way through the preparationyears,most foreignstudents completesbefore applyingfora degreecourse.A.in which B.which C.of whichD.when

7.When wasit theShanghai Disneylandyou drcamof visitingwas opento thepublicA.which;whichB.that;whichC.that;where D.which;where

8.—makes yourson feelblue today-to watchhis favouritecartoon PawPatrol.

40.A.attention B,association C.demand D.distraction

41.A.belonging B,independence C.loneliness D.simplicity

42.A.unavailable B.approachable C.changeable D.prospective

43.A.inability B・potential C.anxiety D.ambition

44.A.communication B.attention C.healthD.intelligence

45.A.agree withB・adapt toC,contributes to D.impacts on

46.A.rare B・common C-strange D.popular

47.A.fascinated B・comfortable C.restless D.annoyed

48.A.convenient B・adaptable C.challenging D.inspiring

49.A.maintain B,endure C.avoid D.pursue

50.A.On thecontrary B.In factC.In additionD.On the other hand

五、用单词的适当形式完成短文语法填空Daniel Susskindhas writtenabout thethreat posedby machine-learning51doctors,lawyersand thelike in“The Futureof theProfessions”.In thepast,the relationshipbetween machineand humanlabour52drive bytwo factors:thesubstituting effect,which causedpeople tolose jobs,and theimproving effect,which allowedemployeesto do53they workmore productively.54author worriesthat,in thefuture,thesubstituting effectwill dominate.55technology advancesin AIhave beenso rapidthat machineswilleventually bebetter thanpeople atmost activities.A fewhighly paidhumans willstill beemployed,56the restwill struggleto findwork.This depressingview of the impactof technologyis57possible true.But sois amoreoptimistic outlook,as theeconomist RogerBootle showedin TheAI Economy:Work,Wealth andWelfarein theRobot Age”,58publish lastyear.Mr.Bootleargued thatAI androbotics wouldimprove productivityand economicgrowth.As foremployment,there willalways bedemand forservices withthe humantouch,just asthere is a desire forhomemade59loaf as well assliced whitebread.（）Recently,60employ hasincreased inboth America and Britain,suggesting thattechnologyhas notled towidespread labourreplacement.

六、根据中英文提示填写单词（极佳的）（根据中英文提示填空）

61.With sskills hemanaged to make aperfect landing.

七、根据汉语意思填写单词（闲逛）（根据汉语提示单词拼写）

62.The childwas foundthe streetsalone.（奢华）.（根据汉语提示单

63.Paris hasalways beensynonymous withelegance,and style词拼写）

八、根据中英文提示填写单词（）（根据英文提

64.He helda number of patentsfor hismany anew method,idea,product,etc示单词拼写）

九、根据首字母填写单词.（根据首字

65.Most seriousillnesses arecompletely curableif din theearly stages母单词拼写）.（根据首字母单词拼写）

66.The onlyway tostand outis to aadifferent approach

十、根据中英文提示填写单词（

67.The enginesshut offhaving controlsthat workwithout needinga personto）（根据英文提示单词拼写）operate themin anemergency.

十一、根据首字母填写单词（根据首字母单词拼

68.He placedgreat eon theimportance offamily life and ties.写）

十二、根据中英文提示填写单词（）

69.He isin away thatis verydifficult to believe luckyto havesurvived theair（根据英文提示单词拼写）crash.

十三、根据首字母填写单词.（根据首字母单词拼写）

70.Most starsare notv to the nakedeye

十四、根据中英文提示填写单词（

71.Contrary topopular belief,moderate exerciseactually decreasesyour physicaldesirefor）（根据英文提示单词拼写）food.（）（根据英文

72.An extremelylarge amountof moneyhas beenwasted onthis projectalready.提示单词拼写）（）（根据英文提示单词

73.Many expertsdont supportrewarding yourchild forgood behaviour.拼写）（）（根据英文提

74.correct andtrue inevery detailmeasurement isvery importantin science.示单词拼写）

十五、根据汉语意思填写单词（抗拒）（根据汉语提示单词拼写）

75.There hasbeen alot ofto thisnew law.

十六、完成句子在其他人不在的时候，评论他们的缺点是不礼貌的

76.It isbad mannersto remarkon theirshortcomings otherpeople.结果我鼓舞人心的演讲吸引了所有的学生和老师，这让我欣喜若狂

77.It turnedout thatmy inspiringspeech allthe studentsand teachers,which mademe wildwith joy..伴有相对湿度高的热空气使人感觉要比实际气温更热一些

78.Hot airhigh relativehumidity feelswarmer thanit actuallyis.无论广告多么好，如果产品不适合他们，人们是不可能被说服去买的

79.However goodan advertisementis,people areunlikely theproduct ifit isunsuitable for them.禁止使用塑料袋以消除白色污染，人们不得不自己带袋子购物

80.using plasticbags toeliminate whitepollution,people have to taketheir ownbags forshopping.

十七、根据课文内容填空课文填空The smarthome couldcontrol theair conditioningand lightsso thatyou wouldno longerhaveto turnswitch on and off,

81....So82,smart homeswill leadus toliving smarterlives.课文填空Chimelong OceanKingdom inZhuhai,China,is83in theworld.Here you can walkunder theWhaleShark Aquarium...Watching thedolphin andsea lionshows

84...The parkhas moreridesthan youcan imagine:join awater fightagainst pirates,85by anexciting rollercoaster,or getwet inoneof thewater rides!

十八、其他应用文.假定你是李华，将代表广州二中参加广州市中学生英语演讲比赛，请以86“How English为题写一篇演讲稿，内容包括Can HelpUs inOur FutureLife”英语对个人职业发展的作用（为个人和职业发展创造更多机遇等）；

1.英语对跨文化交流的作用（如促进跨文化理解）；

2.号召大家学好英语

3.注意词数左右；

1.100可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯

2.A.What itis that;To beforbidden B.What is that;ForbiddenC.What isit that;Being forbiddenD.That iswhat;Having forbidden

9.We werevery interestedin thetopic ourteacher assignedus today.even whenthe bellrang.A.There weresome problemsremained to be discussedB.Some problemswere remained todiscussC.There remainedsome problemstobediscussed D.Some problemsremainedtodiscuss

10.All hertime experiments,she hasno timefor entertainment.A.devoted to doing B.devoted to do C.devoting todoingD.is devotedtodoing

11.---ril cometo seeyour performanceat9:00tomorrow evening.---Im sorry,but bythen myperformance andI reportersin themeeting room.A.will haveended;will bemeeting B.will end;will meetC.will beended;am goingto meetD.is toend;will meet

12.Hopefully self-driving carscan becometo bringconvenience to our life.A.incredible B.capable C.available D.accessible

13.He hasclassical music,and shelistens topop musicthe classical.A.a preference for;in preferenceforB.preference in;a preferenceinC.a preferencefor;in preferencetoD.preferencefor;a preferenceto

14.for thejob you have appliedfor willleave abad impressionon theinterviewers.A.Not preparedB.Not havingpreparedC.Having notprepared D.Not beingprepared

15..Only whenin theafternoon ableto leave.A.the matchwas over;they wereB.the matchwas over;were theyC.was thematch over;were theyD.was thematch over;they were

二、阅读理解Teenagers loveto socialize,and thesewebsites givethem achance todo thatwhile playinggames,exploring virtualworlds andtaking quizzes.Of course,they alsoneed tobe safeonline and（网络欺凌）.report anycyber bulliesInstagramInstagramallows teensto uploadphotos of their dailylife andshare themwith friends.Theysay thata pictureis wortha thousandwords,and thatmust betrue becauseInstagram hasaround300（说million userswho areactive eachmonth.The platformis allabout photoswith shortcaptions明文字）.When itcomes toInstagrams users,53percent of them areaged18-29,but abigpercentage ofthose maybe evenyounger andsimply listtheir ageas18in orderto logonto theplatform.Habbo HotelHabbo Hotel isa placefor teensto chat.Each teenreceives a personal roomto decoratewith（网络头像）virtual objects.They canalso dresstheir avatarin virtualclothes orcreate gamesto playwith friends.The roommight havemusic,be set up like a classroom,or haveother featuressodifferent avatarscan visitone another.Each roomteens caninteract inhas anadult moderatortomake sureit stayssafe.FanlalaFanlala isa socialnetwork thatgives teenswho lovecelebrities,music andTV showsa placetointeract.Through it,a usercan getthe latestnews andgossip ontheir favoriteshows,as wellas takequizzesand pollsto testtheir knowledge.Teens cansetuptheir ownprofile onFanlala andinteractwith otherusers.Teen ChatTeen Chat isa placefor millionsof teensto interactwith oneanother throughforums according（动漫）to theirinterests.For example,there arechat roomsfor thosewho loveanime andfbr thosewhovejust startedcollege.There arealso chatrooms fbrthings likemusic,games,and sports.Theplatform offersa FriendFinder“tool thatwill helpteens searchfbr peoplewho livelocally to them.

16.What makesInstagram differentfrom othersites listedin the textA.It hasa largenumberof users.B.Only thoseabove18normally useit.C.Ifs agreat placefbr peopleto sharephotos.D.It allowsusers tocreate gamesto playwithfriends.

17.Which siteallows itsusers tocreate their own characterand designa virtualroomA.Instagram.B.HabboHotel.C.Fanlala.D.TeenChat.

18.What is the mainpurpose ofthe textA.To givesome tipson onlinechatting.B・To explainhow tofight cyberbullying.C.To showthe advantagesof socializingonline.D.To informreaders ofwebsites forsocializing.As achild,I wasproud ofmy southernorigin.My ownvoice reflectedmy familyspast andpresent-part northernMississippi,part Tennessee,all southern.There wasno soundI lovedmorethan mygrandmothers accent:thick,sweet,warm.While growingup,I beganto realizeoutside of our region,southerners wereoften dismissedasuncultured andignorant.I wasready toleave behindmy tinytown inWest Tennessee,starting anewlifeandjumping atbig chancesin somefar-off cities.In thatembarrassing spacebetween“teerT and“adult，my accentwas asymbol ofeverything Ithought Ihated about my life in theruralSouth.I fearedit woulddisqualify mefrom beinga notedmagazine writer.I wouldhavetotalk less“country”.So Ikilled apiece ofmyself.Im ashamedof it,but Immore ashamedthat Itried tokillthat part of someoneelse-change Emilysaccent.I metEmily incollege.She wasdetermined towork for the studentnewspaper,which waswhereI spentmost ofmy wakinghours,and webecame friends.She,unlike me,accepted herroots.Early inour friendship,her motherasked whereI wasfrom,assuming itwas somewhereup north.Then Ifelt myefforts paid off andeven wanted to ignorethe mistake.Emily istwo yearsyounger andshe caredaboutmyopinion.T advisedher tobe morelike meandhide hersignature Manchesteraccent.I stressedthat throughoutour collegeyears,often by（元音）making funof hervowel sounds.I toldmyself Iwas helpingher achieveher dreamofworking asa reporter.Now,I seethat itwas actuallyabout justifyingmy hidingpart ofmyself.Grandma Carolynused totell me,Girl,dont forgetwhere youcome from.Now Itrulyunderstand that.Many thingshave fadedfrom memory,but thissticks inmy mindwithuncomfortable clarity.Now thatI amgrown andhave leftthe South,its importantto me.

19.What madethe authorwant toleave herhometownA.Appeal ofconvenience incities.B・Her dreamof becominga writer.C.Outside prejudiceagainst southerners.D.Her desireforthenorthern accent.

20.How didthe authorfeel aboutthe mistakeof EmilysmotherA.Upset.B.Pleased.C.Ashamed.D.Surprised.

21.Why onearth didthe authortry tochange EmilysaccentA.To proveherself right.B.To helpEmily bea reporter.C.To makeherself influential.D.To protectEmilys self^dignity.

22.What messagedoes thetext wantto conveyA.Stay trueto yourroots.B.Never dothings byhalves.C.Hold onto yourdreams.D.Never judgeapersonby hisaccent.Is therea singleword thatmotivates usmore than“weekend Itslike thepromise of a sweet（劳累）hereafter followingwhat seemslike alifetime oftoil.Its thespring inour stepthat getsbouncierwith eachpassing day-until byFriday,were practicallybumping ourheads againsttheceiling.The troubleisthatthe weekend isarip-off.You thinkyoure getting48hours ofunconditionaldowntime,but realitytakes adiscount.In fact,it takesmost ofSunday.Thats whenanxiety comescreepingin andanother countdownbegins:12hours untilMonday.Sure,weekendisfree time.Butthe mountingstress ofan incomingMonday canerase anyjoy youmight getfrom aSunday evening.That feelingis socommon amongthe Monday-to-Friday crowd,theres evenmore thanonename forit:the SundayScaries,or SundayFear Syndrome.Going froma countdown to theweekendto acountdown to Monday can be difficult.Even Monster.com-a websitethat specializesin yokinghumansto theMonday-to-Friday cycle-admits itsa problem.In asurvey,Monster found that76%of Americanshave reallybad“Sunday nightblues.For most people,Sunday isno holidayat all.It mayall comedowntothe sameproblem:Wecant stopthinking abouttomorrow.Even worse,we maydevelop somedownright unhealthycopingstrategies forthat transitionfrom weekendstoMonday.Some mightresist-staying uplate,milkingevery minuteofafleeting Sundayin theform ofmind-numbing distractions.But whyshould Mondaycast sucha longand fearfulshadow on our livesMaybe itsbecausethe counteris reset,and theweekend,or happiness,seems atits furthestpoint.If,like mostofus,youhave a tolerablejob,but dontmuch likethe wholeidea ofworking,there areplenty ofways tomakeMondays alittle lessstressful.Most importantly,dont leaveany unsettledFriday businesshangingover theweekend.So,clear thedecks andtie uploose ends.

23.What dowe knowabout weekendin paragraph2A.It ishard-earned.B.It doesntbring joyas expected.C.It addsto peoplesanxiety.D.It providesgood timeto relax.

24.Why doesthe writermention Monster.com in the textA.To supporthis idea.B.To clarifya question.C.To showitspopularity.D.To providemore information.

25..What doesthe writerthink ofthe waymostpeoplespend theweekendA.Tolerant.B.Conservative.C.Practical.D.Unwise.

26.Which ofthe followingisthe best title forthetextA.Why MondayTakes aBite Outof SundayB.Why PeopleAre StressedOut onFridaysC.Why aCountdown tothe WeekendIs DifficultD.Why MondayCasts aFearful Shadowon OurLivesNext timeyoure havingtrouble solvinga trickypuzzle,consider askinga nearbybumblebee.A newstudy inthe journalPLOS Biologyfinds thatbumblebees canlearn certainbehaviorsfrom eachother,suggesting thesesocial insectshaveacapacity forwhat wehumans callculture.”In thepast coupleof decades,a growingbody ofevidence hasshown thatanimals likechimpsand birdsshow behaviorsof learning.If whatthey learnlasts fora longtime,it turnsinto atradition.And cultureis madeup ofmultiple traditions.Bumblebees,though,have someofthemost complexbehavioralabilities,nobodys reallythought tolook atculture insuch insectsand generallyassumetheyre mostlydriven byinborn factorsinstead,says AliceBridges,a behavioralecologist atAngliaRuskin Universityin England.To provethem wrong,Bridges builta puzzlebox,whose baseheld the reward:a dropof super（旋转）sweet sugarwater.The boxwas designedwith arotating topthat can be rotatedby pushingeitheronared tabclockwise ora blue tab anti-clockwise.Some bees were trained to push the redtabto getthe sugarwater whileothers pushedthe blueone.Then,these tutor beeswereplaced inside（蜂群），different coloniesalong withthe puzzleboxes.The experimentultimately playeditself out.In colonieswhere thetutorbeehad originallylearnedto pushthe redtab,theotherbees inthe colonyusually pushedthe redtab.In colonieswherethe tutorbee wastrainedtopushthebluetab,their fellowbees alsotended todo thesame.Incontrast,inthecontrol groupswithout tutors,the beessometimes learnedhow toopen theboxes,butmost ofthem woulddo itonce ortwice andthen neveragain.“They perhapshadnt quitemade thelinkbetween theirbehavior andthereward,“Bridges supposes.“Many ofus considerourselves tobe ratherspecial...because wehave culture,we canlearn andweresocial JBridges says.But nowit turnsout thateven thebee alsohas culture,which isanuncomfortable truth:human culture,once thoughtunique,does notemerge outoftheblue buthasobviously builton deepevolutionary foundations.

27.What ispeoples commonattitude tobumblebees havingcultureA.Positive.B.Indifferent.C.Interested.D.Doubtful.

28.Why doesBridges placetrained beesinside differentcoloniesA.To testtheir learningcapability innew settings.B.To seeif theywill spreadthe secretoftheboxes.C.To evaluatetheir rulingpower invarious groups.D.To observeif theywill sharetheir foodwith peers.

29.What doesthe lastparagraph mainlytalk aboutconcerning thestudyA.Its appealtothepublic.B.Implications oncultural origins.C.Its practicalapplication.D.Suggestions forfuture directions.

30.Which ofthe followingcanbethebesttitleforthetextA.Human CultureIs LosingIts UniquenessB・Bees BehaviorBuilds onBiological FactorsC.Culture MayBe PresentAmong BumblebeesD.Animals,Evolution MayStart FromColonies

三、七选五Supporting OthersWerealways beingtold thatthe secretto happinesslies inhelping others.Indeed,its naturaltowant tosupport thosewe careabout,especially ifwe arein aposition todo so.31When we offer support,it maynot alwaysbe wanted.32In thiscase,offering supportin themannerof”.・・if1were you,I would・・.can feellike ascolding rather than support.If oursupportfeels conditional,it canfeel burdensome.33When someoneis tryingto manageillness ora housemove,just sayingWhat wouldhelpyou today”canbeamazingly supportive.Or,suggest whatyoucan do for them:picking upsomeshopping,taking thedog fora walk.Even ifits notneeded,just knowingyouve beenthoughtof canbe supportivein itself.Try tobe mindfulof offeringsupport thatis disabling,ratherthanenabling.My son,whenaged five,wantedtomake acup oftea.I couldsee howinspiring itwas forhim tobe abletodothis.So Ifilled thekettle andtook himthroughthesafety measures.It feltlikeahuge riskbut itworked.His pleasurewas immeasurable.The sameprinciple applieswhen weoffer supportthat increasessomeoneelses capacity.34Sometimes theonly supportthats neededis to listen withoutjudgement.35This reassuresthemthat someonecares enoughtolistenwhile theyground themselves.When timesare tough,remember tokeep thingsstable.Waiting untilthe stormhas passedis allit takes.Support oftenworks bestwhen itsa two-way process.It isgood toknow howto accepthelpfrom othersaswellas offersupport tothem.A.Here arethe prosand consof supportingothers.B.Just bethere,while someonelets outtheir feelings.C.Ask whatsupport isneeded andprovide apractical one.D.This canoften bea biggergift thanjust doingit forthem.E.But wecandomore bythinking aboutthe supportweoffer.F.Because beingjudgmental canonly makesomeone annoyed.G.Sometimes peopleare tryingto managelifeintheirownway.

四、完形填空The universaluse of technology hasresulted ina constantcurrent ofinformation interruptingtheflow ofour life.This36pattern wasinitially marketedas“call-waiting”for ourphones.Butnow oureyes,ears,and fingersare gluedtoourtechnology24/

7.We are37by emails,texts,or thenewson ourFacebook pages.My friendRon refersto thistechnology asweapons ofmassdistraction.But howis thismass distraction38us Accordingtoa2010Kaiser FamilyFoundation report,children fromeight toeighteen spendan averageof sevenhours andthirty-eight minutesa dayusingentertainment media.In addition,a studyfoundthatexposure to39media wasassociated withattentionproblems ina sampleof210college students.The40is justpartofthe largerpicture.Dealing witha crowdof dailytext messagesand emailsmakesit difficultfor ustobeby ourselveswhen allthat activitystops.Although asenseof41isnatural attimes,our addictiontothenonstop interactionafforded bytechnology deepensthat feelingwhenaccess tothe technologyis unexpectedly42Just thinkhow youfeel whenyou lackcell phoneorweb access.Is itpossible thatour obsessionwith continuallychecking ouremails andtextmessages hascontributed toour43to genuinelyrelate with othersApart fromthe effectsoftechnologyonour44and ourability tobe atease withouttechnology,lets examinehow interactingwith ourdevices45the developmentofourfundamentalcommunication andsocial skills.Many researchersobserve thateveryday conversationbetweenhuman beingsis becomingincreasingly

46.Many oftodays childrenare growingup witha built-in dependenceon devices,making itdifficultforthemto feel47in everydaysocial situations.Often theyfind it48tomakeeye contactordeal witheven thesimplest face-to-face interactionswithout theaidoftechnology asan（媒介）.intermediaryOver timethese childrenforget howto relatewith eachother becausethey havebecomehabituated tousing technologyto49direct contactwithothersand lifeitself.50some neuroscientistsbelieve thatuse ofthe internetactually rewiresour brains.B,pleasant C.typical D.disturbing

36.A.innovativeB.flooded C.informed D.promoted

37.A.isolatedB,enhancing C.highlighting D.establishing

38.A.affectingB,screen C,news D.online

39.A.print。