云南省昭通市水富市第一中学2023-2024学年高二下学期5月月考英语试题

云南省昭通市水富市第一中学学年高二下学期月2023-20245月考英语试题

一、听力选择题

1.Where didthe womanpark hercarC.On SwanStreet.A.On MenziesStreet.B.On SwintonRoad.

2.What willthe womanprobably do on ThursdayA,Meet herparents.B.Go for a picnic.C.Work late.

3.What is the mandissatisfied withA.The noisyfan.B.The hottemperature.C.The carelessorganizer.

4.What isthe mostlikely reasonfor the woman tobook theconferenceroomA.For anurgent meeting.B.For abusiness party.C,For aretirement party.

5..How doesthe mansoundA.Pleased.B.Unconfident.C.Angry.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题

6.Where doesthe conversationtake placeA.In arestaurant.B.In theschool hall.C.At abus station.A.15minutes.B.20minutes.C.30minutes.

7.How longdid ittake the man to get to the placeto eat听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题

8.What didthe mando lastweekendA.He tooka walk.B.He wrotea report.C.He visitedhis aunt.

9.Why doesthemangive upvisiting theNovo BandA.He cantafford theticket.B・The performanceseems boring.C.There willbe toomany people.

10.What dothe speakersdecide to doonSundayA.Play tennis.B.Watch afilm.C.Go surfing.

53.A.oveijoyed B,embarrassed C.frightened D.annoyed

54.A.puzzling B.disappointing C.inspiring D.tiring

55.A.protected B.permitted C.guided D.recognized

四、语法填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式1Emojis arewidely usedin ourdaily livesand havebecome56important wayof communication.The firstemojis werecreated in1999by Japanesedesigner ShigetakaKurita,57worked on a mobileInternetplatform58call i-mode.Kurita attemptedto developa simpleway for people59expressemotions inshort textmessages.障碍As emojisgained60popular,they faceda significanttechnical hurdleearly emojis编could not61send acrossdifferent mobileplatforms,since therewas nostandardized encoding码.This issuewas resolvedin2010by theUnicode Consortium,an organizationresponsible62maintaining astandardized encodingof textand symbolsacross platforms.This allowedforcross-platform communicationand continuedexpansion inemoji usageworldwide.Given63they originsin Japan,many earlyemoji characterswere reflectiveof Japaneseculture.As theyvespread64global,new charactershave beenadded to account forcultural differencesandprovide amore universalmeans ofcommunication.Users mustalso considercultural sensitivitieswhen65communicate viaemojis,as certainsymbols canhave hugelydifferent meaningsacross differentcultures.

五、书信写作.假定你是李华，你的外国笔友了解到你的家乡今年农业丰收，想过来参观请给他写66Bob封电子邮件，推荐一个农业示范区内容包括.表示欢迎；agriculture demonstrationzone,

1.推荐地方及理由；

67.表达祝愿68注意.写作词数应为个左右；

180.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答2Dear Bob,Yours,Li Hua

六、书面表达阅读下面材料，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

67.It was a beautifulMay morning.As usual,I startedmy dayby sittingoutside breathingthe freshairas Iread mybook anddrank mycoffee.Afterwards,there weretwo thingsI wasdetermined todo.（阁楼）First,make suremy husbandgot oursmall Christmastrees down from the attic and,second,takeseveral bags of clothes,blankets andcomforters to the donationcenter.I hadbeen faithfulin doingthatevery year,but forwhatever reason,I haddelayed thisyear and the bagswere nowpiling up andoverflowing.After readingforawhile,I wentinto thebedroom toask my husband to bring thetrees down.Hewas asleepso Ifigured Idsurprise himand getthem downby myself.I went to thegarage toaccess the attic storageand movedour tallmetal ladderinto place.I hadtomove thebagsofclothing andblankets out of theway,determined once again toget thoseto thedonationcenter.I climbedthe ladder,and twosteps from the topI wasable toreach up and pushopen theatticdoor.Then,with myfeet on the verylast stepand partof myupper bodyin theattic,I sawmy trees.Iawkwardly raisedmy legto climbonto theattic floor.Looking down,and thenlooking upagain,Idecided thatthis wasactually too much forme.I shouldwait for myhusbandtogetthem.As Istepped down,my footmissed theshaky laddersstep.With onefoot swingingandthe other（抓住）on thetop step,I grabbedtheatticfloorboard andcalled myhusband.Unfortunately,he couldnthearme.As Iwenttotake anotherstep down,the laddersuddenly cameout fromunder me,loudly（混凝土的）crashing onto the concretegarage floor,leaving mehanging from theatticwith sweatyhands.In thatsecond,which seemedlike acentury,I prayedand thencalled myhusband.注意.续写词数应为个左右；

1150.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答2With mybody swingingin midairand myhands slowlysliding closertotheedge,T fell.Arriving atthe emergencycenter,I anxiouslywaited tosee thedoctor.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题

11.What happenedtothe girlA.She wasill.B.Her eyewas hit.C,She waslate forclass.

12.Who isLiam probablyA.The girlsbrother.B.The girlsfather.C-The girlsclassmate.

13.Why didthegirlfail tocall themanA.Her phonewas broken.B・Her phonewas outof power.C.She forgottobringher phone.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题

14.Why doesthewomantell theman thestory ofMichaelaA.To helphim.B・To encouragehim.C.To persuadehim.

15.When didMichaela decideto bea balletdancerA.When shesaw apicture.B.When she was adopted.C.When shevisited aballet school.

16.Where didMichaela learnto danceat firstA.In Boston.B.In Philadelphia.C.In Amsterdam.A.Write abook.B.Run amagazine.C.Set upa school.

17.What doesMichaela plantodo听下面一段独白，回答以下小题

18.A.Teaching aclass.B.Reporting a news story.C.Chairing ameeting.What isthe speakerdoing

19.What didDave Godberintend todoA.Go onholiday.B.Attend amatch.C.Look foranother job.

20.What dowe knowabout thefootball teamA.It willhave anew director.

8.It haswon everymatch thisyear.C・It needsimproving itsperformance.

二、阅读理解Four BestZoos in the USSaint Louis ZooSaint Louis Zoo is devotedto research and conservation.In2022,it receivedthe WorldwideConservationAward from the WorldAssociation ofZoos andAquariums forresearchandwork in theGaldpagos Islands.The zoois home to more than16,000animals,which arekept inclean andspacious栖息地.natural habitatsOpen year-round andfree tovisit,SaintLouisZoo housesAndean bears,polar bearsand Sumatranorangutans,to namea few.Zoo AtlantaOpenedin1889and oneof theoldest zoosin theUS,Zoo Atlantais oneof thetop zoosworth猩猩,visiting inAtlanta.Home togiant pandas,Sumatran tigersand westernlowland gorillasthe zooparticipatesin localand globalconservation programs.Visitors saythe gorillas and giantpandas aretwoof thehighlights here.Adults12-64:$34;Seniors65amp;over:$32;Children3-11:$26;Children3amp;under:free.Bronx ZooWithmore than700species andan areaof265acres,Bronx Zooin NewYork Cityisthelargesturban zooin theUS.Since itshard tosee theentire zooin oneday,prioritize must-see attractionslike the单歹车Wild AsiaMonorail|J andthe CongoGorilla Forestduring yourvisit.Adults13amp;over:$

33.95+;Seniors65amp;over:$

28.95+;Children3-12:$

23.95+;Children2amp;under;free.Oakland ZooOakland Zooissituated about20miles eastof downtownSan Francisco,It ishometo more than850native andforeign species.Visitors cansee Africanlions,American alligatorsand grizzlybears inlargenatural habitats,Zoogoers saythey likethe hillsidelayout andthe Sky Ride that affords birds-eyeviews of the animals.Children under2years andseniors76+:free;Children2-14and adults15-75:$

15.

75.

21.Which zoois awardedfor itsresearchA.SaintLouisZoo.B.Bronx Zoo.C.Zoo Atlanta.D.OaklandZoo.

22.What canvisitors doin ZooAtlantaA.Take theSkyRide.B.Ride theWild AsiaMonorail.C.Admire giantpandas

23.D.Walk throughthe CongoGorilla Forest.How muchshould ayoung couplewith aone-year-old childpay tovisit OaklandZooA.$

15.

75.B.$

31.

5.C.$

33.

95.D.$

47.

9.Its4:30in themorning.Behind aforest,the sunbegins tolighten thesky withbright andwarm（红金刚鹦鹉），tones.The nationalbird ofHonduras,scarlet macawswhich havecolorful feathers,（理毛）groom eachother asthey waitfor AnaydaPantin Lopezwho hasdevoted thelast12years toprotectingthem.Pantin andher husband.Santiago LacuthMontoya,live ina smallvillage calledMabita.wheremost ofits villagersprotect these birds andthe restof thewildlife surroundingthem.Twice aday,Pantinprepares foodfor40to60scarlet macawsthat cometo hervillage forfeedings.She alsocares forseveralother birdsatarescue center,or chicksthat falldownfromtheir nests,until theycan flyfreely.一Years ago,Lacuth supportedthe familyby sellingmac aweggs andchicks aspets notrealizingit wouldhave adetrimental impacton thebird population.At thattime,the huntingand saleof wildspecieswas legaland thousandsof scarlet macaws disappeared.However,when Lacuthlearned the number of scarlet macawswas sharplydecreasing,he decidedto become aguardian ofthem.He triedto convinceother huntersto followin hisfootsteps.Eventually,other Mabitaresidents joinedLacuth andPantins efforts.For manyyears the scarletmacawshelped meprovideformyfamily.Now itwas myturn tohelp them.Lacuth said.“The Mabita project isvery impressivebecause ofthe commitmentof Pantinand Lacuthand theentirecommunity/9says LoraKimJoyner,founder ofOne EarthConservation.In2014,additional fundscamefromtheUnited StatesFish andWildlife Service,and EnglandsDarwin Foundationstepped intosupport theconservation andcommunity engagementefforts.Since theproject began,thescarletmacaw populationhas grownfrom500tomore than

800.“Now wehave seenthat thenumber ofthesebirdshas increased,said Pantin.But thatdoes notchangeour goal,which isto continuecaring forthem sothat ourchildren andgrandchildren canhave theopportunityto enjoyeverything thatnature givesus.”

24.What phenomenonis describedin thefirst paragraphA.The youngbirds arewaiting fortheir mother.B.The treesin theforest growvery well.C.Scarlet macawslive comfortablyand safely.D.Scarlet macawsare tryingto feedthemselves.

25.What doesthe underlinedword detrimental“in paragraph3meanA.Meaningful.B.Harmful.C.Possible.D.Small.

26.Why didLacuth changehis behaviorA.To protectother huntersfrom harm.B・To encourageother villagersto livebetter.C・To improvethe qualityof lifefor hisfamily.D.To stopthenumberofscarletmacaws decreasing.

27.What can be inferredabout theMabitaprojectfromthelast paragraphA.Its effortshave paidoff.B.Its goalhas changed.C.It willattract morevolunteers.D.It willcontinue tobuild schoolsfor children.People whoroutinely eata lotof red meat maybe increasingtheir risk of developing Type2（糖尿病），diabetes according toanew study.Processed red meats,like baconand hotdogs,are linkedtoan evenhigher risk.Researchers trackedthe eatinghabits ofmorethan200,000people engagedin long-term healthstudiesfor upto36years andfound thatthose whoregularly consumeda lotof red meat——morethanaserving perday——had asignificantly higherriskofdevelopingType2diabetes.“When welooked atthe womenand menwho consumed the mostred meatcompared tothe least,we foundabout a50%increase inrisk,“says studyauthor Dr.Walter WillettoftheHarvard T.H.ChanSchool ofPublic Health.The resultswere publishedin TheAmerican JournalofClinical Nutrition.It turnedout thatthe participantsinthestudy whoconsumed highamounts of red meatalso had（热量）higher bodyweight.They consumedmore caloriesand wereless physicallyactive comparedwiththose whoconsumedtheleast red meat.Given that,intheUS,only about4%of peopleare identifiedas vegetariansand onlyl%vegans,its notrealistic tothink thatpeople willgive upred meataltogether.So howmuch redmeat isOK toconsumeUS dietaryguidelines dontclearly statean amount,but arecent reviewof observationalstudiessuggests itsreasonable tolimit dailyconsumption ofunprocessed redmeat to50to100ms topreventhigh bloodpressure andheart diseases.Willetts recommendationgoes evenfurther.A limitofone servingper weekof redmeat wouldbe reasonableforpeoplewishing toimprove healthandwell-being.Willett says.Given thelarge bodyof evidencethat linkstoomuchredmeatconsumption toincreased risksofheart diseaseand cancer,Christopher Gardner,a foodscientist atStanford University,points outthatrecommendations tolimit theconsumption ofredmeat,particularly processedredmeat,have beenmadeby manynational andglobal healthorganizations.

28.How didthe researchersdraw theirconclusionA.By askingquestions.B.By referringto formerstudies.C.By makingcomparisons.D.By carryingout experiments.

29.Which wordmay bestdescribe someonewho eatslots ofredmeataccordingtothe studyA.Healthy.B.Active.C.Crazy.D.Fat.

30.Which ofthe followingis WilletfsadviceA.Eating redmeat onlyonceaweek.B.Replacing redmeat withvegetables.C.Consuming muchunprocessed redmeat.D.Eating asmall amountofredmeat everyday.

31.What isthe besttitle forthe textA.Healthy DietsAre aMust B.Too MuchRed MeatMay CauseIllnessC.A GoodHabit Isthe Keyto LivingWell D.Red MeatIs Beneficialto OurHealth（灵敏的），（Smart andhighly sensitiveanewsoft sensordeveloped byUBC Universityof British）Columbia andHonda researchersopens thedoor toa widerange ofapplications inrobotics and（假肢）.prostheticsWhen applied tothesurface ofprosthetic orrobotic arms,the sensorskin providestouchsensitivity andflexibility,making itpossible fordifficult tasksto becompleted bymachines,such aspickingupa piece ofsoft fruit.The sensoris alsosoft tothe touch,like humanskin,which helpsmakehuman interactionssafer andmore lifelike.“Our sensoruses weakelectric fieldsto senseobjects,even ata distance,much astouchscreens do.But unliketouchscreens,this sensoris softand candetect检测forces into and alongits surface/9explained Dr.John Madden,senior studyauthor anda professorof electricaland computerengineeringwho leadsthe AdvancedMaterials andProcess EngineeringLaboratory atUBC.The UBCteam developedthe technologyin cooperationwith FrontierRobotics,Hondas researchinstitute.Honda hasbeen innovatingin humanoidrobotics sincethe1980s,and developedthewell-known ASIMOAdvanced Stepin InnovativeMobility robot.It has also developeddevices toassistwalking andthe emergingHonda AvatarRobot.“Dr.Maddens labhas significantexpertise inflexible sensors and werehappy tocooperate withthisteam indeveloping touchsensors thatcan beappliedtorobots.said Mr.Ishizaki Ryusuke,one ofthestudy9s leadauthors andchief engineerat FrontierRobotics.Dr.Madden said.Human skinhasahundred timesmore sensingpoint sonafingertip thanourtechnology does,making iteasier tolight amatch orsew.As sensorscontinue todevelop tobe moreskin-like,and canalso detecttemperature andeven damage,there isa needfor robotstobesmarter aboutwhichsensors topay attentiontoandhow torespond.Developments insensorsandartificial intelligencewillneed togo handin hand.^^

32.What dowe knowabout the new sensorA.Its surfacefeels soft.B.It isfar fromsensitive.C.Its interactionwith humansseems unsafe.D.It isunable topick upapieceof fruit.

33.What doesparagraph3mainly tellus aboutthenewsensorA.Its types.B.Its structures.C.Its advantages.D.Its directionsfor use.

34.What isMr.Ishizaki Ryusuke9s attitudetoward theUBC teamA.Doubtful.B.Positive.C.Unconcerned.D.Unclear.

35.What canbe learnedfromthelast paragraphA.Human skinis easilyhurt.B.A fingertiphas fewsensing points.C.Sensors canlight matcheseasily.D.Robots needfurther improvement.Body languagecan reflectour confidencelevel.36and anotherway whenwere nervous.At a（看——眼）,glance mostpeople cantell ifwere confidentor not.So weshould learnsome tipsto showconfidencethrough bodylanguage sothat wealways appearconfident andready.37The firsttip toshow confidencewith bodylanguage isto keepyour handsoutofyour pockets.Weoften putour handsin ourpockets whenwere unsureof ourselves.And thatshow otherpeople willviewus.Keep your eyes forward38,it oftenfeels naturalto loweryour headslightly andwatch yourstep.However,this gesturecommunicates toothers thatyou dontwant tointeract.And ifyoure notcareful,you mightgetinto thehabit ofdoing itall thetime.So keepyour headupandyoureyesforward,even whenyourewalking downthe streetby yourself.SmileTry thisasanexperiment:Smile atsomeone asyou passby themonthestreet orwalk aroundtheoffice.

39.Now wouldntyou liketo havethat effecton peopleall thetimeFirm handshakesThereare fewthings worsethan reachingout yourhand duringan introductionand gettingahandshake whichis notfirm enough.Dont bethat guy.Instead,hold theother persons hand firmlyandconfidently.Of course,a handshakeis nota contest.

40.A.Take widestepsB.Avoid yourpocketsC.Its verylikely thattheyll smilebackD.When yourewalking anywhereby yourselfE.Dont tryto holdtheotherpersonshandtoo longF.If youwant toshow confidencewith bodylanguageG.We standand walka certainway whenwere confident

三、完形填空He manBekele wasnot atypicalhigh schoolstudent.41spending hisfree timeplayingvideogames,this14-year-old wasconducting experiments.His goalwas tocreate a42that couldtreatskin cancer,and makeit affordablefor everyonewho43it.Growing upin Ethiopia,Africa,He man44saw peoplegetting sunburnedby thehot sunworkingoutside.He didnt45much ofit when hewasreally little,but ashe46he realizedhow seriousskin cancerreallywas.Skin cancerdoes havecures andit is47in mostcases.However,the average48of skincancertreatment isalmost$40,

000.When hearingthe shocking49He manplanned tocreate amore50andaccessible solution.He starteddoing experimentsand workingon differentthings,which turnedinto hisbarof soapasaproject.His51won himthe prizein thisyears3M YoungScientists Challenge,a competitionthat52kidsto thinkof uniqueways tosolve everydayproblems.He manwasso surprisedand53whenhefirst heardthe newsof hisaward.Its54to seethatmy ideascanbe_55and seenby thescience community,“he said.

41.A.Due toB.As forC.Rather thanD.Regardless of

42.A.website B.product C.hospital D.school

43.A.invests B・promotes C.approves D.needs

44.A.constantly B,rarely C.objectively D.fortunately

45.A.lose B.think C.use D.report

46.A.walked inB・turned upC.grew upD.gave in

47.A.preventable B・complex C.deadly D.treatable

48.A.price B,speed C.wage D.life

49.A.news B.figure C.secret D.sound

50.A.temporary B,peaceful C.affordable D.possible

51.A.speech B,honesty C.plan D.work

52.A.reminds B.encourages C.warns D.orders。