陕西省西安工业大学附属中学2023-2024学年高二上学期10月月考英语试题

陕西省西安工业大学附属中学学年高二上学期2023-202410月月考英语试题学校:姓名班级考号

一、阅读理解Need aJob ThisSummerThe provincialgovernment andits partnersoffer manyprograms to help studentsfind summerjobs.The deadlinesand whatyou needto applydepend on the program.Not astudent Goto thegovernment websiteto learnabout programsand onlinetoolsavailable to help peopleunder30build skills,find ajob orstart businessesall yearround.Jobs forYouth（符合条件）If you are ateenager livingin certainparts ofthe province,you couldbe eligibleforthis program,which provideseight weeksof paidemployment alongwith training.（社区）.Who iseligible:Youth15-18years oldin selectcommunitiesSummer CompanySummer Company providesstudents withhands-on businesstraining and awards ofup to$3,000to startand runtheir ownsummer businesses.Who iseligible:Students aged15-29,returning toschool in the fall.Stewardship Youth Ranger ProgramYoucould applyto be a Stewardship Youth Rangerand workon localnatural resourcemanagementprojects foreight weeksthis summer.Who iseligible:Students aged16or17at timeof hire,but notturning18before December31this year.（机会）Summer EmploymentOpportunitiesThrough theSummer EmploymentOpportunities program,students arehired eachyear in avariety ofsummer positionsacross theProvincial PublicService,its relatedagencies andcommunitygroups.Who iseligible:Students aged15or older.Some positionsrequire studentsto be15to24or upto29for personswith adisability.

1.What isspecial aboutSummer CompanyA.It requiresno trainingbefore employment.All ofa sudden,the smileon his face disappeared.Tm not a beggar.Please takethe chocolate,or takeyour moneyback.”His straightanswer greatlysurprised me.I evenfelt hewas slightlyangry.T hadgiven moneytomany kidsbefore,without takingtheir chocolates.But thistime somethingseemed different.Irealized his angelic babyface was not theonly thingspecial abouthim.注意续写词数应为左右；

1.150请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答

2.The boyput tenchocolates onmy seat and gotoff the bus.Having gotthe boysname,I decidedtohelphim.B.It providesawards forrunning newbusinesses.C.It allowsone to work inthe naturalenvironment.D.It offersmore summerjob opportunities.

2.What is the agerange requiredby StewardshipYouthRanger ProgramA.15-

18.B.15-

24.C.15-

29.D.16-

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3.Which programfavors thedisabledA.Jobs forYouth.B.SummerCompany.C.StewardshipYouthRangerProgram.D.Summer EmploymentOpportunities.I amFionn Ferreira,an Irishteenager.I amvery delightedto havewon$50,000for my project.My projectcame aboutas Iwas constantlyhearing aboutplastic pollutiononthenews.And Ialsosee thereal effectson ourbeaches every day.I discovered,to myshock,that atpresent nofiltration（过滤）for microplasticstakes placein anyEuropean wastewatertreatment centers,so Istartedlooking for a solution.Seeing that there wasnone,I decidedto investigatefurther,finally findinga wayto usethe（铁磁流体），feerofluid aliquid whichsticks to the plasticallowing itto beremoved usingmagnets（磁铁）.After over1,000tests Ihave provedthat mymethod wouldremove87%or higherofmicroplastics.I grew up inWest Cork,Ireland.My hometownis surroundedby untouchednature.This hasbeenmy primaryinspiration abouthow natureworks.I soondiscovered thatscience reallywas ineverything.The factthat Ilived insuch aremote placemeant thatI hadto buildmy ownequipmentand labto conducttests and experiments.Inspired byscientists suchas BenFeringa andhis workwith organicchemistry and（纳米技术），nanotechnology Iwould liketo studychemistry orchemical engineeringwhenfinishing mylast yearof secondaryschool.Both ofthese subjectswill besuited tome asI reallyenjoyproblem-solving andexperiments.One ofthe mostvaluable rewardsfrom thescience fairfor meistheopportunity topresent myworkto agroup ofprofessional judges.Winning theprize isa greathonour tome asthis isanacknowledgement ofmyprojectand ideas.Also,winning theprize willgive myproject moreattention.There is nothing Iwould liketosee morethan myproject to be usedin addressingmicroplastics inour oceansworldwide.

4.What dowe knowabout FionnA.He livesby thesea.B,He discoveredplastic pollution.C.He worksforascience fair.D.He wasborn inAmerica.

5.Fionn setup theproject to.A.Clean thebeaches.B.Investigate thefeerofluid.C.Remove microplasticsfrom water.D.Collect plasticwastes.

6.Which wordcan bestdescribe FionnA.Humorous.B.Honest.C.Competitive.D.Creative.

7.What isFionn lookingforward tomostA.Getting testsandexperimentsconducted.B・Having his project acknowledgedby thejudges.C.Attracting moreattention tohisproject.D.Seeing hisproject appliedwidely inreal life.Feeling sleepyinthemiddle ofthe dayThere aremany reasonswhy weget sleepyin theafternoon.Bad lighting,a poornighfs sleep,a boringjob largecarb-heavy lunches,and morecan9all contributeto head-bobbing atyour deskor fallinginto alight sleepduring ameeting.The bestcourseof actionwould beto findthe rootcause ofyour sleepissue andfix it,but mostof ussimplyhead for the coffeepot orthe cafe.Instead ofthat,try climbingsome stairs.Well,now exerciseresearchers havediscovered thatwalking up and downlights of stairs for提高about10minutes actuallygives youa moreeffective boostof energythan drinking50milligrams of caffeine greedilythe averageamount ofcaffeine foundin acup ofcoffee,tea,orsoda.In astudy calledStair walking,the researchersenlisted18physically active”college womenbetween the ages18and

23.The participantsreported experiencingchronically poor sleep,addingup toan averageof fewerthan45hours ofshuteye eachweek inthe pastfew years.And they areoften alack ofavailable timeduring theworkday fora dedicatedexercise session.The researcherschose stairclimbing as the exerciseof choice.Walking upand downthe stairsrequiresno specificclothing,travel time,or evena showerafterward.During the study,on some交替days theparticipants alternatedbetween taking50-milligram caffeinepills ora placebo.Onthe otherdays,they skippedthe caffeinereal orotherwise andclimbed upand downthe stairs,at amoderatepace,for10minutes.At theconclusion ofthe study,the researchersacknowledged that there ismore researchto bedonewhen isntthatthecase butconcluded that“A shortperiod oflow-to-moderate intensitystairwalking hastemporary energizingeffects thatexceed alow doseofcaffeinefor activeyoungwomen withchronic insufficientsleep/9So,the nexttime youfind yourselfnodding offmid-afternoon,why notgive stairsa try

8.What isthe mainpuipose ofparagraph1A.To describea phenomenon.B.To explainreasons ofpoorsleep.C.To presentthe topicofstairclimbing.D.To remindpeople todrink lesscoffee.

9.According tothe passage,college women.A.suffered fromsleep disorderB.were activein physicalworkoutC,were toobusy to fall soundsleepD.volunteered toparticipate inthestudy

10.What does the underlinedword“skipped“in paragraph4probably meanA.Released.B.Exchanged.C.Became addictedto.D.Missed outon.

11.What messagedoesthetext seemto conveyA.Proper stairwalking canrefresh people.B.People tendtofallasleep inmid-afternoon.C.A moderateintake ofcaffeine willbe harmless.D.Climbing stairscan effectivelysolve sleepissue.For Western designers,China andits richculture havelong beenan inspirationfor Westerncreative.来源Its nosecret thatChina hasalways beena sourceof inspirationfbr designersJ saysAmandaHill,chief creativeofficer atA+E Networks,a globalmedia companyand home to some of时尚the biggestfashion shows.Earlier thisyear,the ChinaThrough ALooking Glassexhibition inNew Yorkexhibited140pieces ofChina-inspired fashionableclothing alongsideChinese worksof art,with the（美学）aim ofexploring theinfluence ofChinese aestheticson Westernfashion and howChina hasfueled thefashionable imaginationfor centuries.The exhibitionhad recordattendance,showing thatthere ishuge interestin Chineseinfluences.“China isimpossible tooverlook,“says HilLChinese modelsare thefaces ofbeauty andfashioncampaigns thatsell dreamsto womenall over the world,which meansChinese womenarenot justconsumers offashion-theyarecentral toits movement.Of course,not onlyare todaystop一Westerndesignersbeing influencedby Chinasomeofthe bestdesigners ofcontemporary fashionare themselves Chinese.“Vera Wang,Alexander Wang,Jason Wuare taking on Galliano,Albaz,Marc Jacobs——and beatingthem handsdown indesignand salesJ addsHill.For Hill,it isimpossible notto talkabout Chinaastheleading playerwhen discussingfashion.“The mostfamous designersare Chinese,so arethe models,and soaretheconsumers,“she says.China isno longerjust anothermarket;in manysenses ithas becomethe market.If youtalk aboutfashiontoday,youaretalking aboutChina——its influences,its direction,its breathtakingclothes,andhowyoung designersand modelsare finallyacknowledging thatin manyways.”A.It promotedthe salesof artworks.B.It attracteda largenumber ofvisitors.C.It showedancient Chineseclothes.D.It aimedto introduceChinese models.

13.What doesHill sayabout ChinesewomenA.They aresetting thefashion.B.They startmany fashioncampaigns.C.They admiresuper models.D.They dobusiness allovertheworld.

12.What canwe learnabout theexhibition inNew York

14.What dothe underlinedwords“takingon“in paragraph4meanA.learning fromB.looking downon C.working withD.competingagainst

15..What canbeasuitable titleforthetextA.Young ModelsSelling DreamstotheWorldB.A ChineseArt ExhibitionHeld inNew YorkC.Differences BetweenEastern andWestern AestheticsD.Chinese CultureFueling InternationalFashion Trends

二、七选五Is FreshAir ReallyGood forYouWe allgrew uphearing peopletell usto“go outand getsome fresh air.”16According torecentstudies,the answerisabig YES,if theair qualityin yourcamping areais good.17If theair yourebreathing isclean-which itwould beif youreaway from the smogofcities——then theair isfilled withlife-giving,energizing oxygen.If youexercise out of doors,your（肌肉）body willlearn tobreathe moredeeply,allowing evenmore oxygento getto yourmusclesand yourbrain.Recently,people have begun studyingthe connectionbetweenthenatural worldand healing（治愈）.18In theseplaces patientscan gotobenear natureduring theirrecovery.It turnsout thatjust lookingat green,growing thingscan reducestress,lower blood（青绪）pressure,and putpeople intoa bettermood f.Greenery isgood for us.Hospital patientswhosee treebranches outtheir windoware likelyto recoveratafaster ratethan patientswho seebuildingsor skyinstead.19It givesus agreat feelingof peace.20While thesuns rayscan ageand harmour skin,they alsogive usbeneficial Vitamin D.To makesure youget enoughVitaminD——but stillprotect yourskin——put onsunscreen rightasyou headoutside.It takessunscreen aboutfifteen minutesto startworking,and thatsplenty oftimefbr yourskin toabsorb adays worthof VitaminD.A.Fresh aircleans ourlungs.B.So whatare youwaiting forC.Being innature refreshesus.D.Another sidebenefit ofgetting freshair issunlight.E.But isfreshairreally asgood foryou asyour motheralways saidF.Just asimportantly,we tendto associateair withhealth care.G.All acrossthe country,recovery centershavebegunbuilding HealingGardens.

三、完形填空The skywas gettingdark aswe walkedthrough theforest.My twofriends and I felthot and21,We wereheading fora smallvillage innorthern India.The villagerswere22us,but we were alreadyfour hourslate.As thelast ofthe daylight23we began to feelvery24and afraid.We triedto findour waytothe village,but itwas25to tellwhich pathwe shouldfollow inthe darkness.All aroundus,strangecreatures made26noises asthey wokeupandbegantohunt fbrfood.We hopedthey wouldntwantto eatus!Then George,who wasin front,27suddenly.He rantowards usrapidly,pointing ata large,（条纹）dark shapemoving throughthe trees.We could28the blackstripes andshining yelloweyesof themost dangerousanimal inthe29,We staredatthe tiger,too30to move.（树枝）After afew secondsthat feltlike hours,there wasthe soundof branchesbreaking,and（咆哮）the tigerjumped atus,roaring loudly.We31,because wewere sureitwould killus.32,though,the tigerstopped-and thenI noticedthat ithad sixlegs,two ofthem33!The“tiger”stood up,andayoung man34the stripedskin coveringhis headand shoulders.Hello!”he said,smiling broadly.Tm Abi,fromthe village.When youdidnt35,wewereworried,so Icame tolook fbryou,“he explained.Its traditionalforusto wearthetigerskin togreet newguests...and Icouldnt helpplaying atrick onyou!I hopeyou dontmind.^^Recovering fromthe shock,we beganto laugh.We followedAbi tohis village,where

21.A.cold B,angry C.hurt D.tired

22.A.expecting B・doubting C.accepting D.believing

23.A.broke B.continued C-approached D.disappeared

24.A.busy B.lost C.dirty D.hot

25.A.simple B,safe C,hard D.popular

26.A.funny B.impolite C・terrifying D.encouraging

27.A.started B,stopped C.smiled D.changed

28.A.see B,forget C.miss D.imagine

29.A.zoo B.forest C,garden D.house

30.A.excited B,puzzled C,ashamed D.frightened

31.A.laughed B,begged C,shouted D.arguedthe villagersgave usa warmwelcome.

32.A.Immediately B.Unluckily C.Secretly D.Strangely

33.A.local B,human C.guests D.tigers

934.A.tried onB.took offC・threw awayD.brought out

35.A.wait B.follow C.arrive D.leave

四、用单词的适当形式完成短文阅读下面短文，在空白处填入个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式1Huang Wenxiu,an officialin Bainivillage inBaise,Guangxi Zhuangautonomous region,36lose herlife atthe ageof30when aflash floodswept heraway asshe wasdriving backtowork.After earning37master9s degreefrom BeijingNormal Universityin2016,Huang returnedtoBaise,her hometown,instead ofseeking acareer inthe capital.grewupinaremote mountainousvillage38quite anumber offolk arestruggling withpoverty,and allI wishis todo mypart39improve theirlives Jshe oncesaid.With thegoal ofbuilding amoderately prosperoussociety inall respects,the Chinesegovernmentstepped up40it nationwidecampaign toremove povertyin

2015.Huang volunteered基层扶贫to jointhe grassrootspoverty alleviationeffort and41appoint Partychief ofBaini in

2018.橘Huang introducedtangerine growingtechniques tothe village,expanded theplanting areaandemphasized the42important ofe-commerce sales.Thanks43Huangs effortsduring hertimein office,thevillagecollective economydeveloped44rapid.418villagers from88householdswere liftedoutofpoverty,with thevillages povertyrate45decrease from

22.88percent to

2.71percent.

五、其他应用文.你们班将举办以“未来的生活”为主题的英语演讲比赛请根据下列要点和你的想象46写一篇演讲稿工作；出行；环境

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3.注意词数左右；

2.80可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3.开头和结束语已为你写好，但不计入总词数

4.Good afternoon,boys andgirls!Id liketo sharewith youmy opinionabout futurelife.Thafs all.Thank youfbr yourlistening.

六、读后续写.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47It wasjust anotherbusy dayuntil Imet the boy onthe bus.He wasnotapassenger likeme.Hewas,what wecall astreet child,an8-1O-year-old kidwith aworn T-shirt.These poorlydressedkids wereseen almosteverywhere inDhaka city.But whatwas specialabout thatboy washis face.（天使般的）There was“something“in himthat caughtmy attention.That wasan angelicbaby facewithlittle care.He gotstraight intothebusas itstopped ata trafficlight.The bushelper shoutedat himin thefirstplace.But insteadof talkingback,theboykept silentand startedhanding outa pieceof papertoall thepassengers.What waswritten inthe paperwas,in short,that hisfather dieda coupleof yearsago.His motherworked athouses.He badlyneeded moneytohelphis family,so hewishedsomeone warm-hearted tobuy chocolatesfrom him.This wasnothing newto peoplewho tooka buseverydayandIwasnodifferent.I hadmyearphones on,listening tosome relaxingmusic tokill time.When hecame tometoget thepaperback,I casuallygave himsome money.Thankfully itbrought somesmiles onhisface.He wasaboutto giveme tenchocolates inreturn forthe moneyI gaveto himwhen Istopped him.I dontlike chocolates,brother.So thereisnoneed ofchocolates.You canhave themoney,“Isaid.。