重慶八中高2023級高一（上）第二次月考英語試題第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）聽下面5段對話，每段對話后有一個小題。從題中所給的A,B,C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。1.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Havingabirthdayparty.B.Doingsomeexercise.C.GettingLydiaagift.2.Whatisthewomangoingtodo?A.Helptheman.B.Takeabus.C.Getacamera.3.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?A.TellKate’stostop.B.CallKate’sfriends.C.StayawayfromKate.4.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Inawineshop.B.Inasupermarket.C.Inarestaurant.5.Whatdoesthewomanmean?A.Keepthewindowclosed.B.Gooutforfreshair.C.Turnonthefan.第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷相應位置。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。6.Whatisthemangoingtodothissummer?A.Teachacourse.B.Repairhishouse.C.Workatahotel.7.Howwillthemanusethemoney?A.Tohireagardener.B.Tobuybooks.C.Topayforaboattrip.1/15聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。8.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Schoolmates.B.Colleagues.C.Roommates.9.WhatdoesFrankplantodorightaftergraduation?A.Workasaprogrammer.B.Travelaroundtheworld.C.Starthisownbusiness.聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。10.Whydoesthewomanmakethecall?A.Tobookahotelroom.B.Toaskabouttheroomservice.C.Tomakechangestoareservation.11.Whenwillthewomanarriveatthehotel?A.OnSeptember15.B.OnSeptember16.C.OnSeptember23.12.Howmuchwillthewomanpayforherroompernight?A.$179.B.$199.C.$219.聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。13.Whatisthewoman’splanforSaturday?A.Goingshopping.B.Goingcamping.C.Goingboating.14.WherewillthewomanstayinKeswick?A.Inacountryinn.B.Inafive-starhotel.C.Inheraunt’shome.15.WhatwillGordondoovertheweekend?A.Visithisfriends.B.WatchDVDs.C.Jointhewoman.16.WhatdoesthewomanthinkofGordon’scomingweekend?A.Relaxed.B.Boring.C.Busy.聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。17.WhoisWangMing?A.Astudent.B.Anemployer.C.Anengineer.18.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutthecollegejobmarketthisyear?A.It’sunpredictable.B.It’squitestable.C.It’snotoptimistic.19.Whatpercentageofstudentjobseekershavefoundajobbynow?A.20%.B.22%.C.50%.20.Whyareengineeringgraduatesmorelikelytoacceptajob?A.Theyneedmoreworkexperience.B.Thesalaryisusuallygood.C.Theirchoiceislimited.第二部分單項選擇（共15題；每小題1分，滿分15分）21.Itmightbeatthatmoment_________Itotallymadesenseofthedepthofhislove.A.whichB.whenC.thatD.where2/1522.Tired__________hewas,hestillwentonwithhiswork.A.althoughB.ifC.asD.while23.Youmayhavechancestomeetnewpeople_________willbecomeyourlifelongfriends.A.whoB.whomC.whichD.whose24.Idon’tthinkwhathesaidatthemeetingmakesanysense,____________?A.doIB.don’tIC.doesn’titD.doesit25.Wemusthurryup.Thelasttrain___________in10minutes.A.isleavingB.leavesC.isabouttoleaveD.left26.Wehaven’tmetbefore.Buthetalkedwithmeasifwe__________eachotherforalongtime.A.haveknownB.hadknownC.knewD.know27.Theteacherleft.Butwhathesaidleftus__________inthought.A.loseB.lostC.losingD.tolose28.Jackwasbadlyinjuredinthecaraccident,andhewasrushedtothehospital__________,notknowingwhathappenedafterwards.A.inshockB.indangerC.inpainD.insight29.Ididn’tknowwhathewasthinkingbackthen.Ijustrememberheseemed_________abook.A.toreadB.tobereadingC.tohavereadD.tohavebeenreading30.__________ingreatsadness,hedidn’thavethepowertodoanything.A.BuryingB.ToburyC.BuriedD.Tobeburied31.Thankstothemedicaladvances,peoplenowadayscan________those20yearsagoby5years.A.reviveB.surviveC.affectD.aid32.Theteamisstilltryingto__________asolutiontosolvethisproblem.A.makeupB.cutoutC.workoutD.checkout33.Imustmake_________clearthatI’llalwaysstandbyyourside.A.thisB.thatC.itD.one34.Wehaveenteredintoanage_________dreamshavethebestchanceofcomingtrue.A.whichB.whatC.whenD.that35.Istillrememberthatwewerehavingameeting_________thecrashhappened.A.whileB.asC.thatD.when第三部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A，B，C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。APlanningforforeignholidaysbecomesmoreeasyandconvenientwithInternationalTravelTours.Withus,youcangetmostefficientandextensiveinformationoninternationally3/15famousplacesoftouristsinterest.Alsoyoucanhavemoreaccesstodetailsaboutinternationaltoursandknowmoreabouttheculture,weather,primeattractions,cuisine,localshoppingdestinations,entertainmentoptionsofdifferentexcitinginternationaltouristsspots.Hereisalistofsomehotspotsoftouristsinterestaroundtheglobe,thatyoumustvisit.DubaiDubaiistrulyaparadiseforthetravelersfromworldaround.Beaches,desert,safari,food,cultureallintogethermakethiscountrythelatesttouristhot-spot.TherearemanyinternationalpackagetoursforDubaithatwilltakeyouonajoyrideofthiscountry.WestIndiesLovewaterthen,WestIndiesisaperfectdestinationforyou.Surroundedbywaterfromallsides,thebeautifulbeachesandislandsmakeWestIndiesanexotictouristsdestinationofferinggreatinternationaltravelpackages.ApartofCaribbeanIslands,WestIndiesofferexcitingholidayoptions.ThailandLovebeachesandwildlifethenThailandisaperfectdestinationforyou.ClearbluewaterbeachesandthelushgreenforestsaccountfortheworldwideacceptanceofThailandasoneofthemostlovedplacesoftouristsinterests.BangkokandPattayaaresomeofthemostvisitedtouristsdestinationsinThailand.AustraliaThelandofKangaroos,Cricket,andimmensenaturalbeauty,Australiaisamongthemostadmiredinternationalpackagetourdestinationsintheworld.Explorethebeautifullocations,wildlife,adventuresandexoticbeachesofthefunfilledAustraliawithexcitinginternationaltravelpackages.MostastoundingcitiesofSydney,Perth,Brisbane,Melbourne,AdelaideandCanberrawillgetyouspellboundwiththeirdazzlingcharm.36.WhatinformationcanwegetfromInternationalTravelTours?A.ThequickestwaytoreachdestinationsB.Informationabouttravellingabroad.C.Differenthotspotsathomeandabroad.D.Manypracticaltraveltips.37.WherecantheparentstakethekidifheiscuriousabouthowaKangaroojumps?A.Dubai.B.WestIndies.C.Australia.D.Thailand.38.Accordingtothepassage,whatisthesimilarityofDubai,WestIndies,ThailandandAustralia?A.Visitorscanhaveabreathtakingviewofdesert.B.Visitorscanenjoydifferentformsofarchitecture.C.Visitorscanseedifferentkindsofrarewildanimals.D.Visitorscanenjoythemselvesonthebeaches.39.Wheredoesthepassageprobablycomefrom?A.Ageographytextbook.B.Aguidebook.4/15C.Afashionmagazine.D.Asportsnewspaper.BAmonthago,Ibrokeanail.Myothernailslookedamazing,butnowonewasamess.Clearly,therewasnopointinkeepingtheothers,soItookoutthenailscissorstocutthemalloff.“Whatareyoudoing,Mom?”mydaughtercried.“Yournailslookgreat!Don’tcutthem!”“Butthey’reruined,”Isaid,wavingthebrokenoneinherface.“They’renotruined,”shesaid.“Youstillhaveninenailsleft!”Ihesitated,withthescissorsstillinmyhand.Mynailscertainlyweren’tperfectanymore,andtheoppositeofperfectisruined,right?Imean,thisishowIthinkaboutmostthings:It’sallornothing.Takemyfinancesforexample.Icanspendweeksbeingsensibleandbuyingonlyessentialitems,suchasfoodformyfamily.Andthenoneday,I’llseesomethingexpensivethatIreallylikeandbuyit.Then,Ithinktomyself“Well,Ialreadyspent$100onthatdresslastweek,soImayaswellspend$50onthislipstick”andgiveupsavingentirely.I’vethoughtaboutwhyIactthisway,butIdon’tknowwhatcausesthisbehavior.Iseemtogofrom“good”to“completecatastrophe(災難)”inamatterofmoments.Mybrainonlysees“perfect”or“disaster”,whichisextremelyunhelpful.Wehumansareneverjustgoodorbad–wearefarmorecomplex.Wehavewinsandwehavelossesand,occasionally,theyarehardtotellapart.Somepeopleunderstandthisinstinctively,whileothersstruggle.Formostofus,learningnottodothethingwe’reusedtorequireseffortanddiscomfort.However,weshouldremindourselvesthatwesometimesmakemistakes,andthatthisdoesn’tmeanwe’vefailed.Weneedtoacceptthatthingswillsometimesgowrong.Indeed,failureispartoflife.Weallfalloccasionally,andwenormallygetstraightbackup.Andso,withmydaughter’swordsringinginmyears,Idecidedtokeepmyninenicenails.IfeelannoyedeverytimeIlookatmyhands,butI’mdeterminedtolivewithmychoice.It’saperfectexerciseinimperfection.Maybesoon,I’llswitchoffmycomputerthenexttimeIfeellikeImightbuysomethingelseIdon’tneed,althoughImayneedmydaughtertheretoguidemeagain.40.Whydidtheauthorwanttocutoffhernails?A.Herdaughterdidn’tlikethewaytheylooked.B.Shedidn’twanttohaveimperfectnails.C.Shewantedtopreventthemfrombeingbroken.5/15D.Itisinconvenienttodohouseworkwithlongnails.41.Whatwastheauthor’sproblemwithherlife?A.Shewastoocarefulwithherfinances.B.Shecouldn’trecoverfromfailure.C.Shelookedatlifeinanextremeway.D.Shewaseasilyannoyedbyothers.42.Whatdidtheauthorthinkoffailureeventually?A.Itcanleadtocompletedisasterinlife.B.Itisanormalpartoflife.C.Itissomethingweneedtoovercome.D.Itcanhelppeopletobestronger.43.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Thecauseofmyinadvisablechoices.B.Thewaytoavoidtheextremes.C.TheeffectoflivingwithmychoiceD.TheproperattitudetoimperfectionCLastSeptember,DobbsFerrySchoolDistrictjoinedasmallbutgrowingnumberofschoolsaroundtheUSthathavestartedpushingbacktheirmiddleandhighschoolstarttimesinanefforttopreventstudentsfrombeinggroggy.Dr.LisaBrady,theheadteacheroftheschools,tellsBusinessInsiderthatinthepast2015-16schoolyear,middleschoolstartedat8:15a.m.andhighschoolat7:30a.m.Underthenewpolicy,eachschoolnowstartsandends45minuteslater.Bothschoolshavebenefitedalot,Bradysays.Followingasurveyattheendoftheschoolyear,Bradysays“itwasclearfromboththeparentsandthekids,thatthemorningswerejustlessstressful.”Manyofthekidsreportedhavingmoretimetoeatbreakfastandgetreadyforschool,whileparentssaidtheydidn’thavetodragkidsoutofbedoryellatthemtohurryup.Oncestudentsgottoschool,theyfeltmoreactive.Atnight,theytendedtogotobedatthesametime,eventhoughthenewscheduleleavesthemanextra45minutes.Tonyisalsoamathteacher,andhesays,kidsseemmorerelaxednowinthecampusandhisstudentsalreadyproducebetterworksteadily,eventhoughtheschedulejustamonthold.Aroundthecampus,kidsseemmorerelaxednowthatthey’renotjugglingasmuchworkasearlyintheday.Negativeresponsestolaterstarttimesarerare,buttheydohappen.BradysayssomeparentsatDobbsFerryhavefoundithardertocompletethenecessarymorningroutinesandgettoworkontime.Meanwhile,Tonysaystheproblemforschoolisfindingenoughbusesforkids.Andsomestudentssayoncetheyfinallygethome,manysay6/15theyhavelesstimeforallthehomeworkthey’vebeenassigned.44.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“groggy”inthefirstparagraphprobablymean?A.Active.B.Ill.C.WeakD.Sleepy.45.Underthenewpolicy,whendoesthehighschoolbeginintheDobbsFerrySchoolDistrict?A.8:15a.m.B.9:00a.m.C.7:30a.m.D.8:05a.m.46.Whichofthefollowingisnotaresultofthenewschoolpolicy?A.Studentscanhavemoresleepthanbefore.B.Boththeparentsandthekidshavelessstressfulmornings.C.Thetimethatstudentsspendatschoolremainsunchanged.D.Studentsaremakingprogressinstudy.47.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsthepolicyoflaterstarttimes?A.Subjective.B.Objective.C.Indifferent.D.Negative.DSmartcitiesarecoming.Andyoucanbesurethathackers(黑客)won’tbeveryfarbehind.We’vealreadygottenaglimpseofthatfuture,ascitiesacrosstheglobestarttousetechnologytoconnecttheirservicesandpeopleinwaysthatweresciencefilmjustafewyearsago.Theyareusingsensorstocollectdata—suchastraffic,garbagecollecting,androadconditions—andthenusingthatdatatodeliverservicestomorepeopleandmoreefficiently.Butthisrushtobecomeasmartcityhasamajorweakness:Themoreconnectedacityis,theeasieritistocyber-attacks.Hackershave,inrecentyears,effectivelyheldcitieshostagethroughransomware(贖金器),sometimesdamagingcriticalsystemsformonthsatatime.Thedamagecancostmillionstorepair,asBaltimoreandAtlantahavediscovered.Andthisisjustthebeginning.Ascitiesaddconnectivitytotheirstreetlights,powergrids,dams,transitlinesandotherservices,theyareaddingmoretargetsthatarepossibletobehacked.What’smore,asadditionalinformationonpeopleiscollected,officialsworrytheresult—lotsofdatacouldattractnation-statesorterroristswhocouldusethedatatolaunchphysicalandcyberwar.Whatcybersecuritylessoncan’tbetaughtinthishack?Forexample:Don’topenemailattachmentsfromunfamiliarsources;don’tclickonunrecognizedlinks;don’tleavesensitiveinformationvisibleonthewallsorsurfacesofyouroffice.Butlet’sjuststicktothemostimportantlesson:Theinformationyoushareonsocialmediacanbeusedtoprofileandtargetyou,whetherthat’sbyengineeringclickbait(點擊誘餌)aimedatyourparticularinterests,guessingyourpasswordbasedonyourbirthdayorfiguringoutyourscheduleandtravelssothatanintrudercanaccessyourhomeoroffice.Wednesday,September18,2019THEWALLSTREETJOURNAL.48.Whatdidpeopleusetothinkofsmartcities?A.Itwastheproductofscience.C.Itexistedinimagination.B.Itwassuretobepopular.D.Itimprovedpeople’slife.7/1549.WhatdoestheauthorintendtodoinParagraph3?A.Introducetheharmofhackers.B.Showthedangerofasmartcity.C.Addsomebackgroundinformation.D.Summarizethepreviousparagraphs.50.Whatisofficials’attitudetobigdata?A.Itisconvenienttoprovideservice.B.Itiscertaintobringaboutprogress.C.Thereareactuallypotentialdangers.D.There’scompetitioninhightechnology.51.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"profile"inPara.5mean?B.Protect.C.Impress.D.Fund.ESilenceisunnaturaltoman.Hebeginslifewithacryandendsitinstillness.Inbetweenhedoesallhecantomakeanoiseintheworld,andhefearssilencemorethananythingelse.Evenhisconversationisanattempttopreventafearfulsilence.Ifheisintroducedtoanotherperson,andanumberofpausesoccurintheconversation,heregardshimselfasafailure,aworthlessperson,andisfullofenvyoftheemptiestheadedchatterbox(喋喋不休的人).Heknowsthatninetyninepercentofhumanconversationmeansnomorethanthebuzzingofafly,butheisanxioustojoininthebuzzandtoprovethatheisamanandnotawaxworkfigure(蠟塑人像).Theaimofconversationisnot,forthemostpart,tocommunicateideas;itistokeepupthebuzzingsound.Thereare,itmustbeadmitted,differentqualitiesofbuzz;thereisevenabuzzthatisasannoyingasthecontinuousnoisemadebyamosquito.Butatadinnerpartyonewouldratherbeamosquitothanaquietperson.Mostbuzzing,fortunately,ispleasanttotheear,andsomeofitispleasanteventothemind.Hewouldbeafoolishmanifhewaiteduntilhehadawisethoughttotakepartinthebuzzingwithhisneighbors.Thosewhohatetopickuptheweatherasaconversationalopeningseemtomenottoknowthereasonwhyhumanbeingswishtotalk.Veryfewhumanbeingsjoininaconversationinthehopeoflearninganythingnew.Someofthemarecontentiftheyaremerelyallowedtogoonmakinganoiseintootherpeople’sears,thoughtheyhavenothingtotellthemexceptthattheyhaveseentwoorthreenewplaysorthattheyhadfoodinaSwisshotel.Attheendofanevening,duringwhichtheyhavesaidnothingmeaningfulforalongtime,theyjustprovethemselvestobesuccessfulconversationalist.52.Accordingtotheauthor,peoplemakeconversationto______.A.exchangeideasB.provetheirvalueC.achievesuccessinlifeD.overcometheirfearofsilence53.Theunderlinedphrase“thebuzzingofafly”(Para.1),theauthormeans______.A.meaninglesstalksB.thenoiseofaninsect8/15A.Describe.C.alowwhisperingsoundD.thevoiceofachatterbox54.Accordingtothepassage,peopleusuallytalktotheirneighbors______.A.aboutwhatevertheyhavepreparedB.inordernottobeafoolinagroupC.inthehopeoflearningsomethingnewD.inthehopeofgettingonwell55.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage?A.Todiscusswhypeopleliketalkingaboutweather.B.Toencouragepeopletojoininconversations.C.Topersuadepeopletostopmakingnoises.D.Toexplainwhypeoplekeeptalking.第四部分完形填空（共20小題，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后每題所給的四個選項（A，B，C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。Ibelieveeventhesmartestpeoplehavetoworkhardtoachievesuccess,becausethereisnosuchpersonasabornwinner.Peoplemakethemselvesintowinnersbytheirown56.Ilearnedthislessonfroma(n)57manyyearsago.Itookthehead58jobataschoolinBaxley,Georgia.Itwasasmallschoolwithaweakfootballprogram.Itwasatraditionfortheschool’soldteamtoplayagainstthe59teamattheendofspringpractice.Theoldteamhadnocoach,andtheydidn’tevenpracticeto60thegame.Beingthecoachofthenewteam,IwasexcitedbecauseIknewweweregoingtowin,buttomydisappointmentweweredefeated.Icouldn’t61Ihadgotintosuchasituation.Thinkinghardaboutit,Icameto62thatmyteammightnotbethenumberoneteaminGeorgia,buttheywere63me.Ihadtochangemy64towardstheirabilityandpotential.IstarteddoinganythingIcouldtohelpthembuildalittle65.Mostimportantly,Ibegantotreatthemlike66.Thatsummer,Whentheotherteamsenjoyedtheir67,wemeteverydayand68passingandkickingthefootball.Sixmonthsaftersufferingour69onthespringpracticefield,wewonourfirstgameandoursecond,andcontinuedto70.Finally,wefacedthenumberoneteaminthestate.Ifeltthatitwouldbea71forusevenifwelostthegame.Butthatwasn’twhathappened.MyboysbeatthebestteaminGeorgia,givingmethegreatest72ofmylife!FromtheexperienceIlearntalotabouthowtheattitudeoftheleadercan73themembersofateam.Insteadofseeingmyboysaslosers,Ipushedand74them.Ihelpedthemtoseethemselves75,andtheybuiltthemselvesintowinners.Winnersaremade,notborn.56.A.testsB.luckC.effortsD.nature57.A.experimentB.experienceC.visitD.show58.A.operatingB.editingC.consultingD.coaching9/1559.A.successful61.A.agreeB.excellentC.strongD.newC.helpwithD.finishwithC.describeD.regretC.dependingonD.caringabout60.A.cheerforB.prepareforB.believe62.A.realizeB.claimC.permitD.demand63.A.reactingto65.A.prideB.looking