陕西省西安市第八十六中学2023-2024学年高二上学期10月月考联考英语试题

陕西省西安市第八十六中学学年高二上学期月2023-202410月考联考英语试题学校:姓名班级考号

一、阅读理解Serbia isone of the mostaffordable destinationsin Europe.Here aresome beautifulplaces inSerbiathat youcan paya visit to.Mountain AvalaOverlookingBelgrade andtopped with the AvalaTower in the Balkans,Mountain Avalais amust-visit spotthat makesfbr apleasant breakfrom thecapitafs busystreets.The AvalaTower isatall telecommunicationtower inthis areawhich wasrebuilt in2010,offering thepicture-perfectwhole viewover Belgradefrom viewing platforms anda cafefor visitors.Museum of SremThe regionalmuseum in the townof SremskaMitrovica hasa valuablecollection inprehistoric,Roman andmedieval periods.Its highlightsare thenumerous archaeologicalfindings（日署）from SremskaMitrovica,including aunique Romansundial withthe sculpturesof somefigures.The Gallery of Matica SrpskaThe Galleryof MaticaSrpska isone of the mostsignificant andlasting culturalinstitutions inSerbia.Its nota meregallery butrather anational treasure,with severalfloors coveringpricelessSerbian artworksfrom thelate17th to the20th centuryin differentstyles withcountless landscapesandgraphic artand more.Uvac Special Nature ReserveThespectacular meandersof the Uvac Riverare thehighlights of the UvacSpecial NatureReservein southwesternSerbia.The incrediblygreen riversnakes throughrocks ina zigzagmanner-a featof naturethat isbest admiredfrom highabove.The reserve,which alsocomprises a6-kilomctcr-long cavesystem,owes itsprotected statusto severalhundred plantspecies,manytypes offishes andrare birdspecies.

1.What canvisitors doin theAvala TowerA.Visit anart gallery.B・See aunique sundial.续写词数应为左右；

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2.I wasabout to get offthe buswhen the young ladystood up.Once wearrived atBali,I followedtheyoung lady and her little girl offthe bus.C.Have a good viewof thelandscapes.D.Admire artworksat theviewingplatform.

2.What dothe MuseumofSremand theGalleryofMaticaSrpskahave incommonA.Cultural treasures.B.Unique rocks.C.Old floors.D.Modern sculptures.

3.What makestheUvacSpecialNatureReserve specialA,A protectedstatue.B.A watersystem.C.A greenriver.D.A wildlifemuseum.I firstrealized thatplastic wasa seriousmatter forour planetduring mytravel inWesternAustralia.One dayabout12years ago.I stoppedat asupermarket alongthe CoralBay coastto buysomegroceries.But thelady at the countertold methat thesupermarket didntsell anyshopping（海龟）bags toprevent plastic in theocean andhelp preservethe endangeredturtles livingin thatarea.After afirst reactionof surprise,I gatheredall purchasesin myarms andleft,reflecting onwhatI hadbeen told.The experiencein thattrip mademe moreconscious aboutmy impactand pushedme toadoptvarious habitsto traveland livemore sustainable.For example,I alwayscarried acotton bagwhenI wentshopping.My travelto Indonesiawas anotherlife-changing experiencethat strengthenedmydetermination toturn toa zero-waste lifestyle.In Indonesia,finding safedrinkable waterwasalways achallenge,so Itraveled withmy waterbottle,managing toavoid almostentirely theuse ofplasticduring mytrip.However,I wasseriously struckby mystay on the LibaranIsland,where asustainable andturtleconservation projectwas launched10years ago.Despite thebig effortsby theproject staffandthe communityin cleaningup thebeaches andcreatively reusingplastic,the shorewas washeddailywith tonsof plasticcoming from the tides.Walking ona carpetof plasticthat almostpreventedme fromseeing thebeach underneathwas quiteshocking.Facing thisglobal issuein person,I felta senseof sadnessand angerthat soonturned intodetermination:to doas muchas possibleto reduceplasticinmy life.Sometimes wemight feelhelplessin front of bigproblems,but we should be aware thatsmall changescould actuallymake adifferencestep bystep!

4.How doesthe authorlead in the topicof the textA.By reflectingon thepresent life.B・By lookinginto thefuture environment.C.By introducingthe previousachievements.D.By recallingthe pastshopping experience.

5.What didthe authordecide todo afterthe tripabout12years agoA.Cut backon travel.B.Shop lessfrequently.C.Lead agreen life.D.Purify drinkingwater.

6.What dowe knowabout theproject inparagraph4A.It hadno cleargoal.B.It didn^work outvery well.C.It metthe islanders9needs.D.It wasaimed toprevent turtleattacks.

7.What doesthe authorthink of the plasticproblemA.It ispermanent.B.It ismanageable.C.It iseasy tosolve.D.It islacking inattention.Pleasanton Partnershipsin EducationFoundation PPIEwas startedin1987to raisemoney byorganizingrunning eventsfor localschools.Based inPleasanton,California,a suburbof SanFrancisco,the non-profit organizationrecently hosteda familyfocused fitness event fbrthecommunity.Our eventhelps tobring thecommunity together/9said MindyLouie,events andoutreachmanager fbrPPIE.We havemore than3,000participants,hard-working volunteersandviewers.”This yearsfitnesseventtook placeon April30at theAlameda CountyFairgrounds.It featuredracesof twomiles,five kilometersand tenkilometers.A newKids Challengeconsisted of aquarter-mile runto encourageyounger childrento participate.When askedto describe the run,11-year-old JeremyLouie said,Fun,exciting andenjoyable.Jeremy addedthat hewas happy to helpsupporthis school.PPIE supportsall15schools in the PleasantonUnified SchoolDistrict,which includemorethan14,500students and800teachers andstaff.The nonprofitorganization triesto fundprogramsaffected bybudget cuts,while encouragingfitness andathleticism.To date,the PPIEhas raisedover$1million forthe schooldistrict.A localrunners9group calledthe BURNYouth DevelopmentB.Y.D.participated inthefundraising.The B.Y.D.has sincegrown tomore than100youth members,30of whomran inAprilsPPIE event.Jerry Wu,the groupsfounder andlead coach,explained thatthe

8.Y D.was bomto keepkids running.Watching themrunning stronglyand happilymakes mesmileevery timeJ Jerrysaid.Jerry encouragesteamwork andteaches thestudents valuablerunning techniques.As aB.Y.D.member,Ollie Gu,an eighthgrader,was oneof thetop finishersintheten-kilometer run.Hecompleted therace in40minutes and46seconds andwon firstplace inthe12-to15-year-old agegroup.The racewas extremelyrewarding,“Ollie said“Im lookingforward toit nextyear.”

8.Which racewas recentlycreatedC・A five-kilometer run.D.A quarter-mile run.A,A ten-kilometer run.B.A two-mile run.

9.How isthe influenceof PPIEpresented inparagraph3A.By listingdata.B・By makinga comparison.C.By givingtheoretic analysis.D.By conductinga questionnairesurvey.

10.What didboth Jerryand Olliewant toconveyA.Their dutiesas athletes.B.Their feelingsas coaches.C.Their recognitionoftheB.Y.D.D.Their anticipationofthenext run.

11.What isthetextmainly aboutA.Sports volunteers.B,Racing foreducation.C.Running withteachers.D.Young sportsmen.A Swissradio stationrecently carriedout asocial experimenton air,testing robot-createdvoices andcontent.The13-hour experimenttook placeattheFrench-language stationCouleur

3.During theperiod,listeners heardthe clonedvoices offive human presenters.The stationsprogrammingalso includedmusic createdby artificialintelligenceAI methods.The programminginformedlisteners aboutthe experimentevery20minutes.“AI istaking yourfavorite radiobystorm Ja voicesaid.Our voiceclones andAI arehere tounsettle,surprise andshake you.And forthatmatter,this textwas alsowritten bya robot.”Recent AIdevelopments haveled to the creationofaseries oftools thatpermit robotsto leaddifferenthuman activities.These toolsbelong toa groupof systemsknown asgenerative AI”.Thetools usemachine learningmethods totrain AIsystems onhuge amountsof datato producehuman-quality results.One ofthe mosthighly publicizedgenerative AI“tools receivedwideattention byshowing theability toquickly producewritten answersto questionsat alevel andqualitysimilar tohumans.However,the developmentof generativeAI“systems hasled tosomecriticism ofthe technology.Critics have alerted peopletothedangers ofsuch systems.They sayifused incorrectly,the systemscan haveeconomic,cultural andsocial harms.The Swissstations chief,Antoine Multone,defended theproject asa lessonon howto live（鸵鸟）,with ALAntoine saidif webecame ostricheswe wouldput ourheads inthe sand,blindlyworrying aboutthe newtechnology.He thoughtwhen AI was coming,weshouldstudy thetechnology,so wecould thenproperly putlimits onit.He addedthat about90percent ofthe listenerreactionssuggested the experiment wasa goodidea.But manysaid theyfound thehuman elementmissingand noted,You cansense theseare robots,and there are fewersurprises,less personality/

912.Why wastheexperimentconducted atCouleur3A.To testthe textsthe robotwrites.B.To testthe vocalsounds therobot creates.C.To testthe capabilities ofthehumanpresenters.D.To testthe audiencesabilitiesofcomposing music.

13.What doesthe underlinedword“alerted“mean inparagraph2A.Warned.B.Exposed.C.Shifted.D.Applied.

14.What shouldwe dowith AIaccording toAntoineA.Research anduse itsensibly.B.Limit andprevent itsprogress.C.Take humanelements outof it.D.Take advantageof itwithout defense.

15.Which ofthe followingcan bethe besttitle forthe textA.New TechnologiesChanging OurLives B.Language Barriersin AIDevelopmentsC.Replacing Announcerswith RobotsD.Putting AIVoices onRadio

二、七选五When gardenersgrow varietiesof plantsin theirbeautiful gardens,they arehappytoseebeneficial insectslike beesand butterfliessurrounding theflowers.But asthey takea closerlook,they mayfind someplants arecovered inblack dotsand filledwith harmful insects orpests.Somegardeners mayimmediately reachfor chemicals.16Although itmay stopthe insectproblem,it willalsothreaten beesand butterflieswhich helpthe plantsreproduce.If youare wisegardeners,you shouldfirst takepreventive measuresto controlthe harmfulinsects.17Only whentherearetoo manyharmfulinsects,should pestcontrol beconsidered.Thefirst defenseshould alwaysbethesafest methodavailable.PreventionAs arule,prevention isthe besttreatment.Inspect plantsclosely,including theirleaves,beforebuying themfromthestore.18When planting,space plantsout topermit themto growto theirfull size.Plants tooclosetogether canbreed harmfulorganisms,like bacteria.19They invitepests ifpermitted toremain onthe ground.When youdo seepests,washthem away.Use rubbingalcohol toremove someinsects,or pickthem offthe plants.PesticidesIf youdecide apesticide isnecessary,choose itcarefully andfollow thedirections andwarningsontheproduct.Avoid usingpesticides inextreme heat,on windydays,or whenthe plantsarewet.20At thetime,beneficial insectsare inactive.You canconsider removingflowers fromtheplants tolessen therisk thatbeneficial insectswill comein contactwiththepesticides.A.But thisis notwise.B.In mostcases,chemicals donthelp.C.Treat theplants earlyinthemorning orat night.D.Also doremember theplants neednutrition andcare.E.Keep yourgarden freeof fallenleaves,fruits andother wastes.F.Do notbring anyplants homethat showsigns ofdisease orpests.G.The processstarts withthe ideathat havingsome pestsis acceptable.

三、完形填空Gulnara Tolmacheva is fromRussia,who hasalways wanted to bea tutor.She has2A andrealizedher dreamin Karamay,a Chinesecity in Xinjiang far away fromher homein Novosibirsk.Now,she livesin Xinjiangand22Russian ina localuniversity.23having interestintheChinese cultureduring herchildhood,Tolmacheva didnt24Chinauntil

2009.In Urumqi,I sawdifferent ethnicgroups andbusy nightmarkets/5she said.She wasespeciallysurprised atthe waypeople ofdifferent ethnicgroups weregetting alongin Xinjiang.25by theenergetic andculturally26city,she choseto studyChinese inUrumqi in

2013.Tolmachevaand herfamily27to Karamayin2019after gettinga joboffer there.Little didshe knowabout thecity28,but nowsheconsiders Karamayas hersecond29,The friendshipand30of mystudents andcolleagues mademefeel athome,“she

31.She addedthat herwork wasgoingwell,and herson washealthy andhappy.Tolmacheva was32by thekindness andwarmth ofthose aroundher,and shedecided toworkeven harderto motivateher students.The33environment isvery important.So Itried mybest toteachthem Russiansongs andorganize shortplays duringcourses/9she said.Having realizedherdream oflearning ChineseinXinjiang,Tolmachevaisnow34about finishingher doctoraldegreeand isplanning towrite someRussian textbooks.She doeshaveagreat35for herjob.

21.A.fallen behindB,blown upC,kept awayD.settled down

22.A.masters B.quits C.teaches D.learns

23.A.In caseof B,In spiteof C・In termsof D.In placeof

24.A.visit B・choose C.expect D.admire

25.A.Impressed B.Confused C-Frightened D.Annoyed

26.A.single B,minor C.false D.diverse

27.A.attended B,contributed C,moved D.objected

28.A.gratefully B・currently C-gradually D.previously

29.A.destination B・hometown C.barrier D.entrance

30.A.promotion B.company C.absence D.criticism

31.A.recalled B.promised C.recommended D.apologized

32.A.limited B・discouraged C・touched D.recognized

33.A.language B.family C・career D.accommodation

34.A.modest B・enthusiastic C.particular D.sensitive

35.A.pity B.advantage C,return D.affection

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1Do youknow anythingabout Start of Autumn,the13th traditionalChinese solarterm Herearesome traditionsand factsabout it.Although Start of Autumnoften36indicate thebeginning ofautumn,hot weatherwill notcometo37end.The periodof hotdays afterStart of Autumn,usually38last for30days,is called“Autumn Tiger”or“Indian Summer”.Because ofdecreasing precipitation,it iseven39hotduring thisperiod thanduring MajorHeat.On the first dayof Startof Autumn,people willweigh40they andcompare theirweight towhatit wasat Startof Summer.If onehas lostweight duringthe summer,then sheor hecan gainweight41eating variouskinds ofdelicious food,especially meat.StartofAutumn isan42extremebig solarterm forfarmers.It ishigh time43gather crops.As asaying goes,“If itrains onthe dayofStartofAutumn,agoodharvest isexpected.桃核In Hangzhou,people eatpeaches onthe day.The peachstones can44keep untilNewYears Eveand throwninto thestove toburn toashes.In ShandongProvince,people makedumplingsduring StartofAutumn,45means“Eating theAutumn”.

五、建议信假定你是李华，你的外国网友将到中国留学，他担心自己可能难以适应新

46.Michael环境请你给他写一封邮件，内容包括表示欢迎与祝贺；

1.给出适应新环境的建议

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3.Dear Michael,Yours,Li Hua

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 wasintheearly morningof onesummer holidaythat I was flyingto Bali,Indonesia toseevolcanoes.And mybest friendwas waitingfor myarrival there.When Igot offthe planeandstepped outoftheairport,Iwasthinking howunbelievable itwas tostand infrontofthe spectacularvolcanomountain.The imaginarysights distractedme,for amoment,from mycurrent problem.Only whenI stoodby the bus stationto Bali,did Irealize thatI hadno enoughcash onme.Theonly ATMnearby didntseem tohave anypower,and Inervously lookeddown atmy credit card,my onlylifeline.I hopedthere mightbeaway toconvince thebus driverto letme onand payhimonce Ireached thedestination andgot thecash frommy friend.When thebus dooropened,I stoodbehind ayoungladyandherlittlegirl.I startedto worry,wondering whatId doif thecreditcarddidnt makethe cut.They boardedthebus,paid incash andsatdown inthe firstrow.When Iapproached thedriver andheld outmy creditcard,he lookedat meseriouslyand shookhis head.I donthave anymoney,“I said.I showedhim mywallet toconfirm thatIwastelling thetruth.He staredback blanklyand thensaid no.I stillwantedtoconvince himagain.I pulledup myflightinformation onmy phoneand showedittohim.I pointedtothenearby ATMand signaledthat itdidntwork.This time,he lookedat meand apologizedto me.Im reallysorry.Can youmake wayforthe otherpassengers^^I stoodaside.What shouldI do”I hesitated.It wasthefirsttime thatI hadvisited thecity.Iwas unfamiliarwith everythingaround me.I searchedthe locationsof otherATMs inthe area.Theywere toofaraway.It wouldtake meat leasttwo hourstogetthere onfoot.I reallydidnt wantmyfriend towait forme toolong,but unfortunately,I hadto.注意。