2024-2025學(xué)年陜西省西安市鄠邑區(qū)第四中學(xué)高二下學(xué)期第二次月考英語試題一、聽力選擇題(★★)1.Howisthewomangoinghome?

A．Inacar.B．Bybus.C．Onfoot.(★★★)2.Whataretheytalkingabout?

A．Races.B．Languages.C．Countries.(★★)3.Whatcanwebesureof?

A．Thespeakersarehusbandandwife.B．Thewomanisunmarried.C．Themealwon’tbeonWednesdayevening.(★)4.Wherearethetwospeakers?

A．Inalibrary.B．Inalift.C．Inahospital.(★★)5.Whatisthewomandoing?

A．Makingasuggestion.B．Offeringadvice.C．Askingforhelp.(★★★)聽下面一段較長(zhǎng)對(duì)話，回答以下小題。6.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A．Workmates.B．Friends.C．Motherandson.7.Whataretheytalkingabout?

A．Theboy’smajorincollege.B．Theboy’sfavoritesports.C．Theboy’sfuturejob(★★)聽下面一段較長(zhǎng)對(duì)話，回答以下小題。8.Whatistheman?

A．Asalesman.B．AbusinessmanC．Ascientist.9.Wheredoesthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

A．Onatrain.B．Onabus.C．Onaplane.10.Whyisthewomantraveling?

A．Sheistravelingonholiday.B．Sheistravelingtogivesomelectures.C．Sheistravelingonbusiness.(★★★)聽下面一段較長(zhǎng)對(duì)話，回答以下小題。11.Whyisthewomancalling?

A．Tobuyatable.B．Tobookatable.C．Toservelunch.12.Whendoesthisrestaurantstopservinglunch?

A．At1p.m.B．At2p.m.C．At3p.m.13.Howmanypeoplewillcomewiththewomanforlunch?

A．One.B．Two.C．Four.(★★★)聽下面一段較長(zhǎng)對(duì)話，回答以下小題。14.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A．Workmates.B．Interviewerandinterviewee.C．Roommates.15.Whatcanwelearnfromthedialogue?

A．Themanisgoodatinternationalbusiness.B．Themanhasrichexperienceinhiswork.C．Theman’sEnglishisverygood.16.Wherearethetwospeakers?

A．Inthepostoffice.B．Intheinterviewroom.C．Intheschool.17.What’sthetopicofthedialogue?

A．AjobinterviewB．Beingaresponsibleperson.C．Beingpolite.(★★★)聽下面一段獨(dú)白，回答以下小題。18.Whydidthespeakerwanttogouptoapoliceman?

A．Becausehelosthisway.B．Becausehecouldn’tfindhiscar.C．Becausehiscarwasdamaged.19.Howmanygreencarsarementionedinthepassage?

A．One.B．Two.C．Three.20.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A．Itmaynotbeagoodthingtoliveinthecity.B．Itisagoodthingtoliveinthecity.C．Itiseasiertowalkthantodriveinacrowdedcity.二、閱讀理解(★★★)Chinesepoetrythroughtheguqin:apracticaltooltolearnChineselanguageandcultureConfuciussaid:“Toeducatesomebody,youshouldstartwithpoetry,andfinishwithmusic”.TheNorthAmericanGuqinAssociation(NAGA)hasdevelopedanewclassseriesthatwillcombine(融合)poetryandmusicwithguqinstudyandaimstodeepentheappreciationofChinesepoetryandguqinculturethroughtheexplorationofguqinsongs.CoursedescriptionTheclasseswillconsistoflecturesandpracticalsessions(課).StudentswillnotonlylearnhowtoplayguqinandsingpoemsbyfamouspoetsfromdifferentChinesedynastiessuchasFarewelltoMengHaoranatYellowCraneTerracebyLiBai,butalsowilllearnstandardChinesethroughthesepoems.Attheendofthecourse,studentswillbeabletosingatleastfivefamousChinesepoemswhileplayingguqin,andwillhaveabroadappreciationofChineseculture.FeesandschedulesPleaseselecttheappropriateoptionsfromtheschedulebelow.Time:Sundays1:00pmto3:30pm,19/1/24,26/1/24,2/2/24,9/2/24Fee:$150(onesession)or$480(4sessions)Venue(場(chǎng)地)UnionCity,CA.Addresstobeannouncedafterregistration(登記).Publictransportationisrecommended.InstrumentsInstrumentscanberentedforthefull4daysdurationofthecoursewhichtheycantakehometopracticewith(normalcost$50).NAGAclasssponsorwillprovidediscountsforstudentswhowanttobuyguqinsintheclass,withpricesstartingfromonly$199(seethedescriptionofeachmodelrecommended).RegistrationThenumberofplacesislimited,andspaceisavailableonafirst-come-first-servedbasis,sopleaseregisternow!Pleaseemailyourregistrationform(clickheretodownload)directlytoyaji@andpayonlineathttp://.Formoredetails,pleaseemailyaji@orcall1-415-857-3918.21.What’sspecialaboutthenewclassseries?

A．Itdiscussesmodernsingingtechniques.B．Itofferssessionstopractisewritingpoems.C．Itbenefitsbothnativespeakersandforeigners.D．ItcombinesChinesepoetryandguqinmusic.22.Howmuchatleastdoesitcosttoselect4sessionsandbuyaninstrument?

A．$530.B．$650.C．$679.D．$799.23.Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?

A．ToteachChinesepoetry.B．Tospreadguqinculture.C．Toadvertiseguqinclasses.D．TopopularizeChinesemusic.(★★★)JackyHunt-Broersma,wholostonelegtocancer,isseekingtobreakaworldrecordbycompleting102marathonruns.Shesethergoalinmid-January.Andsincethen,shehasbeenrunningthedistanceofamarathon.Mostofthetime,sheaveragesjustoverfivehourstocompletearun.Ifshekeepssuccessfullycompletingmarathonrunseveryday,shewillreachhergoalbyApril28.Untilfiveyearsago,shewasnotveryactive.Butthenshelookedintorunninganddecidedtogiveitatry.Thesportendedupbeingquitecostly.Currently,sherunsonanartificiallegmadeofastrong,lightmaterialknownascarbonfiber.Thematerial,whichisdesignedspeciallyforrunning,costsabout$10,000.ButJackysaysherinvestmenthasbeenwellworthit.Thebiggeststruggleusedtobethatshehadtoadmitpartofherbodywasgone.“Runningreallychangedmylife,”shesaid.“Ithelpedmeacceptmyselfasanamputee(截肢者).Itgavemeasenseoffreedom.IfellinlovewiththeprocessofpushingmybodyfurtherjusttoseewhatIcoulddo.”However,shehasfacedbothphysicalandmentaldifficultiesduringherrecord-breakingattempt.Ononerecentday,Jackysaidshefeltlikegivingupat24kilometersandbegantocry.“Ihadatotalemotionalbreakdown.Iwaslike,‘Ijustcan’tdothis.’”shesaid.Jackyisdocumentingherprogressonlineandhasalsogainedalargesocialmediafollowing.Asshenearstheendofhergoal,Jackyishopingtoinspireasinglethoughtinothers.Shetellspeople,“You’restrongerthanyouthinkandyou’reabletodosomuchmore.”24.WhatisJacky’sgoalaccordingtoparagraph1?

A．Todefeatadeadlydisease.B．Tobreakher5-hourrecord.C．Tobeaprofessionalrunner.D．Tofinish102marathonruns.25.WhatmayJackythinkofherrunning?

A．Difficultbutrewarding.B．Interestingbutchallenging.C．Enjoyableandeye-opening.D．Stressfulandtime-consuming.26.WhydoesJackyrecordherrunningonline?

A．Toproveherability.B．Toencourageothers.C．Togainwiderattention.D．Toincreaseherconfidence.27.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesJacky’sexperience?

A．Healthisthekeytohappiness.B．Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.C．Chancefavoursthepreparedmind.D．Nothingisimpossibletoawillingheart.(★★)AyoungDutchinventoriswideninghisefforttocleanupfloating(浮動(dòng)的)plasticfromthePacificOcean.Hehasdevelopedafloatingdevice(設(shè)備)totrapplasticwastemovingiotoriversbeforeitreachestheoceans.BoganSlatwasjust18yearsoldwhenheinventedasystemforcatchingwasteintheocean.HealsofoundedanenvironmentalgroupcalledTheoceancleanup.Itspurposeistodevelopthesystem.In2019,Slatshowedthenextstep:afloatingdevicecalledInterceptor.Itremovespastieoutofrivers.Thedeviceispoweredbyenergyfromthesun.“The1,000riversareresponsible:forshout80%ofplasticgoingintotheworld’soceans,”saidSlat.Threeofthemachineshavealreadybeenused.Eachmachinecostsabout$775,600,butthecostmightdropasproductionincreases.Sincetheywereused,themachineshavebeendoingverywell,collectingtheplasticbottlesandalltherubbishintherivers.AccordingtoSlat,itisnecessarytoclose“thetap”,whichmeanspreventingmoreplasticfromreachingtheoceansinthefirstplace.Hewantedtocleanthemallinthenextfiveyears.“Thisisnotgoingtobeeasy,butifwedogetthisdone,wecouldtrulymakeouroceanscleanagain,”saidseal.Thedeviceisdesignedtobesafeinrivers.Itsnoseisshapedtochangedirectionstokeepitawayfromlargerfloatingthings.Itworksbyguidingplasticwasteintoanopeninginthefrontofthedevice.Thewasteisthencalledinsidethemachine:whereitisdroppedintocontainers.Thedevicesendsatextmessagetolocaloperatorsthatcancomeandemptyitwhenitisfull.28.Whatcanweknowaboutinterceptor?

A．Itisbeingundertest.B．Itcanhelpsortwaste.C．Itneedssolarpowertowork.D．Itismainlyusedinthedeans.29.Whatdoes“thetap”refertoinparagraph3?

A．Therivers.B．Themachines.C．Theoceans.D．Thewaste.30.What’sthefunctionofthedevice’snose?

A．Toemptythewaste.B．Toserveascontainers.C．Toensurethedevice’ssafety.D．Tosendoperatorstextmessages.31.Whereisthetextmostlikelyfrom?

A．Adiary.B．Aguidebook.C．Anovel.D．Amagazine.(★★★)Lifecanbesowonderful,fullofadventureandjoy.Itcanalsobefullofchallenges,setbacksandheartbreaks.Whateverourcircumstances,wegenerallystillhavedreams,hopesanddesires—thatlittlesomethingmorewewantforourselvesandourlovedones.Yetknowingwecanhavemorecanalsocreateaproblem,becausewhenwegotochangethewaywedothings,upcometheoldpatternsandpitfallsthatstoppedusfromseekingwhatwewantedinthefirstplace.Thistensionbetweenwhatwefeelwecanhaveand"whatwereseeminglyabletohaveisthenigglingsuffering,theanxietywefeel.Thisiswhereweusuallythinkit'seasiertojustgiveup.Butwe'renevermeanttoletgoofthepartofusthatknowswecanhavemore.Theintelligencebehindthatknowingisus—therealus.It'sthepartthatbelievesinlifeanditspossibilities.Ifyoudropthat,youbegintofeelalittle"dead"insidebecauseyou'redropping"you".So,ifwehavethiscapabilitybutsomehowlifeseemstokeepusstuck,howdowebreakthesepatterns?Decideonanewcourseandmakeonedecisionatatime.Thisisgoodadviceforanewadventureorjustgettingthroughtoday'schallenges.While,deepdown,weknowwecandoit,ourmind—orthemindsofthoseclosetous—usuallysayswecan't.Thatisn'tareasontostop,it'sjustthemind,thatlittlemanorwomanonyourshoulder,tryingtotalkyououtofsomethingagain.Ithasdoneitmanytimesbefore.It'sallaboutstartingsimpleanddoingitnow.Decideandactbeforeoverthinking.Whenyoudothisyoumayfeelalittle,orlarge,releasefromthejailofyourmindandyou'llbeonyourway.32.Itcanbeinferredfromthefirsttwoparagraphsthatweshould.

A．slowdownandliveasimplelifeB．becarefulwhenwechoosetochangeC．sticktoourdreamsunderanycircumstancesD．becontentwithwhatwealreadyhave33.Whatisthekeytobreakingtheoldpatterns?

A．Tofocusoneverydetail.B．Todecideandtakeimmediateaction.C．Tolistentothoseclosetous.D．Tothinktwicebeforeweact.34.Whichofthefollowingbestexplainstheunderlinedpartinthelastparagraph?

A．EscapefromyourpunishmentB．Realizationofyourdreams.C．Freedomfromyourtension.D．Reductionofyourexpectations.35.Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellus?

A．It'seasierthanwethinktogetwhatwewant.B．It'simportanttolearntoacceptsufferingsinlife.C．It'simpracticaltochangeourwayofthinking.D．It'sharderthanweexpecttofollowanewcourse.(★★★★)WaystoBoostYourSelf-ControlContrarytopopularbelief,self-controldoesnotcomealongbydenyingyourselfsomethingorbeing“strict”withyourself.Itisaboutlovingyourselfanddevelopingnewhabits.36Thisishowyougetthere:Setcleargoalssowhenitcomesdowntoit,youcanthinkfirst,actlater.Whenyouhaveknowledgethatagreaterrewardisatstake(得失難料),youaregoingtohaveaneasiertimelettinggoofimmediatesatisfaction.Prioritizeyourlistaccordingtowhatyouwanttoachieveinthefuture.37Motivateyourselftowinandrememberthatlifedoesn’thappentoyou,ithappensforyou.Anxietyarisesfromthebeliefthatyouarenotincontrolofyourlifecircumstancesbutareavictimofthem.38Thatwillsetthestageforyoutoregainyourpowerandaccessyourinnermotivationtowinandachieve.Knowyourtriggers(誘因)andcontrolthestressresponse.Certainsituations,peopleorevenfoodswillcauseyourstressresponsetobetriggered.Yourjobistopayattention.39Itcouldbesleepdeprivation,oritcouldbeatendencytofeeloverlycriticizedbyyourboss.Byknowingyourtriggers,youcaneitheravoidthemordevelopwaystodealwiththem.40Eitherenlistfriendsorfamilymemberstojoinyouoraskfortheirsupporttoremindyouofyourlong-termgoals.Thekeyhereisthatnooneisallowedtocriticizeyouorcauseyoutofeelguiltorshame.Instead,theyaretoremindyoutoloveyourselfandhelpyougetbackontrackwhenyouslipup.

A．Getsomereliablepartners.B．Whoandwhatcausesyoutofeelemotional?C．Youshouldthinktwicetoavoidpossiblemistakes.D．Changeyourmindsettobeingavictorofyourlife.E．Itwillhelpyoufollowyourheartandimproveyourperformance.F．Inotherwords,itisapositiveeffort,notoneofdenialornegativity.G．Whenfollowingthisprocess,youwillthinktwicebeforeactingonasuddenurge.三、完形填空(★★★)ThereisanoldEnglishsaying,“Laughteristhebestmedicine.”O(jiān)nepersonwhocertainlywouldhaveagreedwiththisisNormanCousins.NormanCousinswastheeditorofamagazinecalledSaturdayReviewforalmostfortyyears.Healso_______andspokeaboutworldpeaceandanti-warissues,travelingtomanydifferentcountriestosharehis_______.Inthe1960s,afterreturningtotheUnitedStatesfromabusyandtiringtriptoEurope,Mr.Cousinsgot_______.Hediscoveredhehadastrangediseasethatcausedgreatpaininhisbones.Inlessthanaweekafterhegotback,hecouldnot_______it.Everymovethathemadewaspainful.Hewasnotableto_______atnight.ThedoctortoldMr.Cousinsthattheydidnotknowhowtocurehisproblemandhemightnever_______theillness.Mr.Cousins,however,refusedtogiveuphope.Mr.Cousinsthoughtthattheillnesscouldbecausedby_______thoughts.Hedidnotwanttotake_______tocurehimself.Instead,hefeltthathappythoughtsorlaughtermightcurehisillness.Hebegantoexperimentonhimselfwhilestillinthehospitalbywatchingcomedyshowsontelevision.Mr.Cousinsquicklyfoundthattenminutesof_______laughterduringthedaygavehimtwohoursofpain-freesleepatnight.Decidingthatthe________couldnothelphim,Mr.Cousinsleftthehospitalandcheckedintoahotelroomwherehecould________hisexperimentswithlaughter.Foreightdays,Mr.Cousins________inthehotelroomwatchingcomedyshowsontelevision,readingamusingbooks,andsleepingwheneverhefelt________.Withinthreeweeks,hefeltwellenoughtotakeavacationtoPuertoRicowherehebeganrunningonthebeachfor________.Afterafewmonths,Mr.Cousinswas________tocarryonhiswork.Hehadlaughedhimselfbacktohealth.41.A．laughedB．wroteC．taughtD．copied42.A．magazinesB．subjectsC．photosD．ideas43.A．richB．sickC．lonelyD．famous44.A．faceB．realizeC．standD．improve45.A．dreamB．eatC．shoutD．sleep46.A．getoverB．lookafterC．gothroughD．findout47.A．sillyB．pleasantC．unhappyD．clever48.A．foodB．timeC．medicineD．money49.A．unusualB．falseC．realD．wild50.A．friendsB．laughterC．experimentD．doctors51.A．beginB．continueC．endD．report52.A．restedB．workedC．studiedD．played53.A．wellB．tiredC．a(chǎn)fraidD．worried54.A．helpB．funC．freedomD．exercise55.A．a(chǎn)bleB．safeC．lazyD．uncertain四、語法填空(★★★)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式NaturalTherapy(療法)Manybooksandarticleshavebeenpublishedabouthowtoboosthappiness.Oneprovedwayisbyspendingmoretimeinnature.Inastudy56(publish)inScienceAdvances,thereisevidence57contactingwithnatureisassociatedwithmanybenefitsincludingincreasesinhappiness,asenseofwell-being,positivesocial58(interaction),andafeelingofmeaningfulnessinlife.Naturetherapy,alsocalledeco-therapy(生態(tài)療法),isthepracticeofbeinginnaturetoboostgrowthandhealing,especiallymentalhealth.Youcandonaturetherapyanywhere,59youliveinrural,suburban,orurbanareas.Asanexample,inthefoothillsoftheSnowdoniaNationalParkintheUKoutdoorart-relatedactivities60(hold)tohelpthosewhosufferfromdepression,anxietyandstressoverthepastfewyears.ArtpsychotherapistPamelaStanleytoldtheBBCthattherewasa“growingbodyofevidence”tosupportecotherapy.It’struethatformostofus61(expose)tothenaturalworlddefinitelyliftsourspirits.Butecotherapycanalsoincludeactivitiesortherapies62youareformallyguidedbytherapistsandtrainedleaders.It’s63DrRachelBraggfromtheUniversityofEssexcalls“psychologicalrestoration”.“Ecotherapyisonetoolthatyouhavetouse64(strengthen)anddeepentheworkthatyou’redoingwithyourclientsoryourpatients.”O(jiān)fcourse,eco-therapywon’tcureeverything,65itisstillonoptionfortherapiststouse.Andaswebecomemoreawareofthecausesandeffectsofmentalhealth,it’sgoodtoknowthathelpmaylieoutsideourtownsandcities,andthatnaturecangiveusahelpinghand.五、書面表達(dá)(★★★)66.假如你是李華，上周在英語課上，學(xué)生們就“人類是否應(yīng)該繼續(xù)進(jìn)行海洋探索”為話題進(jìn)行了討論，請(qǐng)你寫一篇短文介紹討論的情況，并說明你自己的觀點(diǎn)。注意：1.詞數(shù)80左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；3.開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。Lastweekwehadaclassdiscussionabout_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________(★★★★)67.閱讀下面材料,根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段,使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右。Davidisa22-year-oldman.Nothavingreceivedacollegeeducation,hefounditdifficulttofindajob.Heworkedatasmallcompanyandwasn’tpaidwell.Hethoughtlifewasunfairandoftencomplained.Oneday,hisbossaskedhimtogotohisoffice.Tohissadness,hewastoldhedidn’tneedtocometoworkagain.Thatday,Daviddidn’tgostraightbacktothesmallapartmenthesharedwithanotherman.Hewantedtofindaquietplaceandsittherequietlyforsometime.Havinglosthisjob,hehadnoideawhattodo.Hewalkedandwalked.Finallyhestoppedinfrontofabeautifulhouse.Thehousehadaverybiggardenbehindit