2024~2025學(xué)年陜西省西安市育才中學(xué)高一上學(xué)期第二次月考英語試卷一、閱讀理解ShowBizSummer2023Location:RosewoodCenterforFamilyartsImportantInformation:●Tuitionpaidonthefirstdayofclass.●Notuitionrefunds(退款)fornotattendingtheclass●Pleaseaccompanystudentstothefirstdayofclass.●Registrationbeginsoneandhalfanhourbeforeclasstime.HowToRegister:●Mail:fillouttheformonthelastpage,blackinkonly.●Besuretolisttheclassandgroupthatyouwant&thedates.

DramaDays—$175EnteringGrades:GroupA:1st—2ndGroupB:3rd—5thTime:July2—July6●Createthesituationsandscenes●SHOWTIME—invitefamilyandfriendstoyourFridayShowcase!●Bringasacklunchanddrinkeachday!HotComedies—$175EnteringGrade:5thTime:July23—July27●Tellajoke!Learnwhyoldjokescanbethebest!●WorkwithyourclasstoputonaComedyShowforfamilyandfriends!Acting—JustActing—$225EnteringGrades:GroupA:1st—2ndGroupB:3rd—4thTime:August4—August8●Startwiththecharacters:Whoareyou?BetheStarofyourDreams.●Workwithyourclasstocreatetheplot.SummerScenes—$225EnteringGrades:5th—6thTime:August11—August15●Doyouwanttobeanactor?●Improveyourskillswithinstructionsfromprofessionalactors&directors.1.Whichofthefollowingclassessuitsthosewholovefunnystories?

A．DramaDays.B．Acting—JustActing.C．HotComedies.D．SummerScenes.2.IfyouwanttoattendShowBizSummer2023,youshouldknowthat______.

A．tuitionmustbepaidbeforeJuly2B．there’llberefundsifyoumisstheclassC．registrationbeginshalfanhourbeforeclasstimeD．studentshadbetternotgoaloneonthefirstday3.Whereisthetextmostprobablytakenfrom?

A．Abrochure.B．Aresearchpaper.C．Atextbook.D．Ahealthmagazine.Whataday!Istartedatmynewschoolthismorningandhadthebesttime.Imadelotsofnewfriendsandreallylikedmyteachers.Iwasnervousthenightbefore,butIhadnoreasontobe.Everyonewassofriendlyandpolite.Theymademefeelatease.ItwaslikeI’dbeenattheschoolforahundredyears!Thedaystartedveryearlyat7:00a.m..Ihadmybreakfastdownstairswithmymom.ShecouldtellthatIwasverynervous.Momkeptaskingmewhatwaswrong.ShetoldmeIhadnothingtoworryaboutandthateveryonewasgoingtoloveme.Iftheydidn’tloveme,Momsaidtosendthemherwayforagoodtalkingto.Icouldn’tstoplaughing.Mymomdroppedmeoffattheschoolgatesaboutfiveminutesbeforethebell.Alittleblonde(金發(fā)的)girlgotdroppedoffatthesametimeandstartedwaving(招手)atme.SheranoverandtoldmehernamewasAbigail.Shewasveryniceandwebecameclosestraightaway.WespentallmorningtogetherandbegantotalktoanothergirlcalledStacey.Thethreeofussattogetherinclassalldayandweevenmadeourwayhometogether!Itwentsoquickly.Ourteachertoldusthattomorrowwewouldreallystartlearninganddevelopingnewskills.IcannotwaituntiltomorrowandfeelasthoughIamreallygoingtoenjoymytimeatmynewschool.Ionlyhopethatmynewfriendsfeelthesamewaytoo.4.Howdidtheauthorfeelthenightbeforehernewschool?

A．TiredB．ExcitedC．WorriedD．Annoyed.5.Whatdidtheauthorthinkofhermother’sadvice?

A．ClearB．FunnyC．Reasonable.D．Interesting6.Whathappenedontheauthor’sfirstdayofschool?

A．Shemetmanynicepeople.B．Shehadahurriedbreakfast.C．Shelearnedsomenewskills.D．Shearrivedatschoolveryearly.7.WhatcanweinferaboutAbigail?

A．ShedislikedStacey.B．Shewasshyandquiet.C．Shegotonwellwiththeauthor.D．Shewasanoldfriendoftheauthor.Somesayingsweusetodayareveryold.Theycamefromhowpeopleusedtolivelongago.Todayweusethephrase“flyoffthehandle(柄),”meaningthatsomeonesuddenlybecomesangry.Longago,toolslikeaxes(斧頭)wereveryimportanttosettlers.Axeswereusedtoclearlandandcutwood.Itwasimportantthatthetoolsbecarefullymade.Axeheadsneededtobewellfixedtoaxehandles.Why?Toolsthatweremadewithlesscareandattentioncouldbeveryperilous.Iftheheadofanaxewasnotwellfixedtoitshandle,itcouldflyoffwhenapersonwascuttingthings.Itcouldeasilyhitsomeone.Haveyoueverhad“thewoolpulledoveryoureyes”?Ifthewoolhaseverbeenpulledoveryoureyes,youhavebeentrickedorfooled.Thisphrasecamefromthetimewhenmenworewigs(假發(fā)).Manyofthewigsweremadefromwool(thehairofsheep).Thus,“wool”becameapopularnicknameforawig.Justliketoday,peoplelikedtoplaytricks,orpracticaljokes.Onepracticaljokewastopullaman’swigoverhiseyes.Hiseyeswerecoveredandpeoplearoundlaughedheartily.Afterwards,peoplesaidsomeonewasfooledwhenthewoolhadbeenpulledoverhiseyes.Oppositetothesaying“thingsarelookingup”inmeaning,“gotopot”isoftenusedwhensomethingbecomesmuchworse.Thisphrasecomesfromcandles.Candlesweremadebyputtingawick(燈芯)incandlewax,whichwasintheformofliquid.Theprocesscouldnotbecompletedatonce.Atfirstthewaxonthewickwasnotthickenoughandneededtimetodry.Sothewickswerecoatedrepeatedlyuntilthecandleswerebigenoughtouse.Whenthecandlesburnedlow,thelittleleftoverpieceswerenotthrownaway.Theywerethrowninapot.Theyhad“gonetopot.”8.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“perilous”inParagraph1probablymean?

A．Strange.B．cheap.C．simple.D．Dangerous.9.Whattroubledidthejokebringthemanwearingawig?

A．Hehadtopickuphiswigfromtheground.B．Hesuddenlybecameunabletosee.C．Hecouldnotfindhiswool.D．Helosthisway.10.Ifsomethinghastakenaturnforthebetter,wecanusethesaying“________”.

A．gotopotB．flyoffthehandleC．thingsarelookingupD．thewoolhasbeenpulledoveryoureyes11.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A．Storiesbehindsomephrases.B．Specialtoolsusedbysettlers.C．Howpeopleusedtolivelongago.D．Whysomeoldsayingsarestillused.Asakid,JoannaBuckleywasn’tinterestedinscience—untilshehadachancetotryit.Thathappenedwhenshegotachemistrysetasagift.“Overthecourseofafewweeks,I’dcompletedeveryexperiment.Butintheprocess,Ipollutedmyparent’sdiningroomcarpetandburntthekitchenworktopwiththespiritburner,”shesays.NowscienceisBuckley’sjob.SheworksintheDepartmentofChemistryattheUniversityofSheffieldinEngland.“Irealize,firsthand,howimportantitistohavesomethingorsomeonetoshowyouwhyscienceissogreat,”shesays.Nowthegoodnewsisthatcitizenscienceappears.CitizensciencetakesthefunofexperimentingastepfurtherthanBuckley’sat-homeexperiments.That’sbecausetheseexperimentsarereal,lookingfornovelanswers.“Comparedwithaoneoffexperiment,what’scoolaboutcitizenscienceisthatstudentsgetthatthishasapurpose,”saysAmyPrunuske,whoteachesmicrobiologyandimmunologyatamedicalcollege.“Studentswanttodoagoodjob,becausetheyknowscientistsaregoingtousethenewdataintheirownresearch.”JenniferLong’sjobistocoordinate(協(xié)調(diào))educationandoutreach.SheagreeswithPrunuske.“Kidslikethatit’sreal.Andtheylikethatit’simportant,andthatitmatters.”citizenscienceprojectshavemadebigdiscoveries.Onefoundapreviouslyunknowngalaxycluster(星系團(tuán)).AnotherprojecthelpedassesshowmuchdamageabigearthquakehadcausedinJapan.Andoneofthefirstcitizenscienceprojectshelpedscientistslearnwheremonarchbutterfliesgoeverywinter.Someadultsworryaboutteenslosinginterestinscience.Theyhopethatfun,excitingcitizenscienceprojectscanhelpthemkeepengaged,Longsays.Andshehassomeevidencethatit’sworking.“Lastyear,wedidhaveacoupleofstudentssay,‘IreallythinkIwanttobeascientistnow’.”12.WhatisthepurposeofParagraph2?

A．Toshowexperimentscanmaketeensinterestedinscience.B．Toprovefailureisthemotherofsuccessinscience.C．TostatethatBuckleyhasatalentforscience.D．TopraiseBuckleyforherstrongwill.13.Whyiscitizensciencemorefun?

A．Itneedstoseeknewsolutions.B．Itcarriesoutexperimentsfrequently.C．Itmustcarryoutexperimentsingroups.D．Itissupposedtohandlecomplexproblems.14.WhatcanweknowfromwhatPrunuskesaid?

A．Sheparticipatedintheexperiment.B．Shetookprideinwhatstudentstookup.C．Citizenscienceispopularwithstudents.D．Scientistsarewillingtoemploystudents.15.WhatisLong’sattitudetowardscitizenscience?

A．Concerned.B．Supportive.C．Doubtful.D．Unclear.Whensomeoneisattemptingtocommunicatewithyou,it’simportanttoslowyourselfdownandtuneinsothatyoucantrulylistentowhattheyaresaying.Whenyoulearnhowtolisteneffectively,you’llbeabletodevelopadeeperconnectionwiththepeopleinyourlife.16.Befullypresent.Inorderforthepersonspeakingtoyoutofeelthatheorsheisbeingheard,youneedtomakeanefforttobepresentinthemoment.17Thisincludesdigitaldistractions,likeyourphone,yourcomputerandyourtablet.Allowthemtospeakwithoutinterruptingandwaituntiltheyaredonebeforeyourespond.18.Toreceivethemessagesofthespeaker,youneedtoapproachtheconversationwithanopenmind.Youshouldaskasmanyquestionsasyouneedtounderstandthecontextandworldviewofthespeaker.Listenactively.Resistingtheurgetorespondimmediatelyandlearninghowtomastersilenceisakeycontributingfactortosuccessfulcommunication.19Companiesareencouragingemployeestouseactivelisteningskills,includingallowingtimeinmeetingsforparticipantstosharetheirthoughts，Makeuseofbodylanguage.20,butsometimesyourbodylanguagecanshowthatyouarenotreallylisteningfullytowhatisbeingsaid.Learninghowtocontrolyourbodylanguage,bynoddingyourheadorsmilingduringtheconversationiscrucial.

A．ListenwithanopenmindB．ComeupwithamorecreativeideaC．YoumightbesayingalltherightthingsD．IntheworkplacethisisespeciallyimportantE．YoushouldlearntosilenceyourtemporaryresponsesF．TherearemanywaysforyoutoimproveyourlisteningskillsG．Youmustlistentothespeakerandgetridofallpotentialdistractions二、完形填空IwenttoNewYorkwithmyhusbandformycancercaretwoyearsago.Theflightwasononeofthoseairlineswhereyoucan’t_________yourseatsaheadoftime._________,youlineupby“zone”andhopeforthebest.Althoughweendeduptowardsthebackoftheplane,_________,weweretogether.Thedisadvantageinthissystemofgettingyourseatisthatfamiliessometimesget_________whichhappenedonthisflight:adadandhisyoungchildhadtositapart.Thevoiceonthebroadcastwasaskingiftwopeoplewould_________sothattheycouldsittogether.Theworkermade_________-lookafterthechildnexttoyouifnoonewouldchangetheseat.Buttwominuteslater,noonegavehera(n)_________Theworkermadethepleading(請求)again,_________thattheonlyemptyseatsavailable(可得到的)weretwomiddleonesinexitrows.Butasmallchildisnot_________tositthere.Ilookedatmyhusbandandaskedhimifitwasthe__________thingforustogiveupourseats.Hesaidyesbutwestill__________someoneelsetotakeaction.Onemoretime,itwasmetwith__________,sotheworkercalledanothertime,“Wecan’tmovetheplaneuntiltheycansittogether.”Welookedateachother,andthen__________.IdidnotwanttoleavemyhusbandandIwantedmyway.Itwas__________thatothersontheplanehadthesamethought.Yet,weknewtherightthingwastoletthedadandchildbetogether.Sometimesyou__________becauseit’sright,notbecauseyouwantto.21.A．pickB．takeC．changeD．leave22.A．FinallyB．SurelyC．InsteadD．Then23.A．hopefullyB．thankfullyC．naturallyD．usually24.A．surprisedB．connectedC．supportedD．separated25.A．joinB．moveC．returnD．continue26.A．jokesB．suggestionsC．rulesD．decisions27.A．challengeB．giftC．a(chǎn)nswerD．lesson28.A．explainingB．worryingC．believingD．remembering29.A．taughtB．invitedC．seenD．a(chǎn)llowed30.A．dangerousB．strangeC．similarD．right31.A．orderedB．expectedC．promisedD．a(chǎn)dvised32.A．courageB．troubleC．silenceD．honesty33.A．cutinB．turnedaroundC．showedoffD．stoodup34.A．clearB．importantC．impossibleD．interesting35.A．refuseB．hideC．helpD．wait三、語法填空閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Chinaiswidelyknownforitsancientcivilisationthathascontinuedallthewaythroughintomoderntimes.TheChinesewritingsystemisoneimportantfactorthatmakesthispossible.Atthebeginning,writtenChinesewasapicture-basedlanguage.Itdatesbackseveralthousandyears36theuseoflonggu-animalbonesandshellsonwhichsymbols37(carve).BytheShangDynasty,thesesymbolshadbecomeawell-developedwritingsystem.Overtheyears,thesystemdevelopedintodifferent38(form),asitwasatimewhenpeopleweredivided39(geographical).Later,EmperorQinshihuangunitedthesevenmajorstatesintooneunifiedcountry40theChinesewritingsystembegantodevelopinonedirection.Thatwritingsystemwasofgreatimportancein41(unite)theChinesepeopleandculture.WrittenChinesehasalsobecome42importantmeansbywhichChina’spresentisconnectedwithitspast.Peopleinmoderntimescanreadtheclassicworks43(write)byancientChinesepeople.Today,theChinesewritingsystem44(be)stillanimportantpartofChineseculture.Anincreasingnumberofinternationalstudentsarebeginningtolearnthis45(amaze)languagetoappreciateChina’scultureandhistory.四、書信寫作46.假如你是李華，你們學(xué)校將舉辦以“漢字之美”為主題的文化活動，請你邀請正在學(xué)習(xí)漢字的外國朋友Henry參加此次活動，幫助他學(xué)習(xí)漢字，了解中國文化。請你根據(jù)以下要點(diǎn)提示，用英文給你的朋友寫一封邀請信。1.活動時間和地點(diǎn)；2.活動內(nèi)容（如觀看漢字發(fā)展史電影，寫古詩等）；3.參加活動的好處及學(xué)習(xí)漢語的重要性。注意：1.寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80左右，開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)；2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。DearHenry,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua五、書面表達(dá)47.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)寫的詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右。An80-year-oldmanwassittingonthesofainhishousealongwithhis45-year-oldhighlyeducatedson.Suddenly,acrowrestedontheirwindow.Thefatheraskedhisson,“What’sthis?”Thesonreplied,“Itisacrow.”Afterafewminutes,thefatheraskedhisso