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郑州外国语学校2024-2025学年高二上期月考1试卷
英 语
（120分钟 150分）
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题纸上。
第一节 （共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. Who is William probably talking to
A. His doctor. B. His boss. C. His wife.
2. What will the woman do next
A. Arrange a meeting.
B. Pick up the man's client.
C. Drive the man to his office.
3. What does the woman like about the restaurant
A. The service. B. The food. C. The price.
4. What does Jake suggest doing
A. Restarting the printer.
B. Checking the connections.
C. Referring to the instructions.
5. Where does the conversation take place
A. At home. B. At a supermarket. C. At the man's office.
第二节 （共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What are the speakers doing now
A. Waiting for Tina. B. Looking for a guide. C. Climbing a mountain.
7. When was the bus scheduled to leave
A. At 8:55 am. B. At 9:30 am. C. At 10:10 am.
听第7段材料，回答第8至 10题。
8. Who might the woman be
A. An actress. B. A director. C. A hostess.
9. What does the woman think of the award-winning film
A. It is her favorite.
B. It is worthy of the award.
C. It is terribly disappointing.
10. What are the speakers going to do
A. Hold a meeting. B. Watch a video. C. Attend an interview.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What kind of book does the man want
A. One's life story. B. A fantasy series. C. An adventure novel.
12. Why does the woman buy books today
A. To complete her paper.
B. To prepare a birthday gift.
C. To learn more about a great man.
13. Which book series will the woman take
A. Harry Potter. B. The Lord of the Rings. C. The Hunger Games.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. What made the man notice the problem first
A. A call from his bank.
B. A bill in his mail.
C. A purchase of his own.
15. What did the bank do to fix the problem
A. They gave the man his money back at once.
B. They advised the man to talk to his manager.
C. They asked the man to provide the evidence.
16. On what occasion did the problem arise according to the man
A. Shopping online. B. Opening an account. C. Making a call.
17. What does the problem warn the speakers of
A. Information leaks. B. Investment traps. C. Financial crises.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. What does Caroline Smith talk about in the Kyrie Belle Show
A. Wildlife extinction.
B. Latest campaigning activities.
C. Common misunderstandings of animals.
19. What does a monkey's ear-to-ear smile suggest
A. It is quite shy. B. It feels at risk. C. It is very happy.
20. Why does the speaker deliver the speech
A. To present a charity show.
B. To advertise a national zoo.
C. To introduce a preservationist.
第二部分 阅读 （共两节，满分50分）
第一节 （共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Rachel Kushner, the author of Telex from Cuba, The Mars Room, and The Flamethrowers has got some excellent books for you.
Agostino by Alberto Moravla(1944)
When my son turned 13, my mother said to me,“ You have to read Agostino.” Agostino isa perfect novella and perhaps the best literature ever written about being a 13-year-old boy. It's painful, tender, and funny—a masterpiece.
The Copenhagen Trilogy by Tove Ditlevsen (1967-1971)
Ditlevsen was a 20th-century Danish writer. Her trilogy of short memoirs, Childhood, Youth, and Dependency, is becoming the subject of a literary craze. As soon as you sink your teeth in, you'll understand why. The books are fascinating. The problem is they bite back. I'm still recovering.
Star by Yukio Mishima (1960)
There are a lot of Mishima novels that haven't been translated into English. This novella about a movie star losing touch with reality only recently was. "A true star," Mishima writes, "never arrives. Showing up is for second-rate actors who need to seek attention." Want to seem glamorous Stay home. Attending things is for the second rate.
The Expendable Man by Dorothy B. Hughes (1963)
Donna Tart once recommended Hughes to me. I'm so glad she did. While Hughes' most famous book, deservedly is In a Lonely Place, The Expendable Man has one of the best opening sequences of any mystery novel: A man driving from L. A. to Phoenix picks up a hitchhiker—a dirty and ungraceful teenage girl— with grave consequences.
21. Which book may appeal to readers who are crazy about mystery-solving stories
A. Agostino B. The Copenhagen Theology
C. Star D. The Expendable Man
22. What do we know about these books
A. There has been no English version of the book Star up to now.
B. The Copenhagen Trilogy describes the author's whole life.
C. All these books are recommended to Rachel Kushner by others.
D. Agostino is a good choice for parents of teenagers.
23. Where is this text most likely from
A. A column. B. A guidebook C. An announcement. D. A textbook
B
What's the truth of joy I was obsessed with this question when I was young. However, ever since I started my own family, this quest has been buried under my workloads and daily chores.
In 2008, Memorial Day weekend promised to deliver beautiful weather — not always the case at that time of year, so I decided to spend that Saturday shopping and do one big cleaning, starting with the garage. Our two-car garage, as always, was full of stuff. Boxes piled one on top of another, bikes crossed together. A garden hose(软水管) sat in a corner. We had to turn sideways when getting in and out. I planned to pull everything out on the driveway, hose down the entire garage, and after it was dry, put everything back more organized.
With the morning moving along, the possibility of finishing the cleaning within the day began to look less and less likely. I recalled how I had been feeling discontented lately while taking care of our stuff. Here was yet another time! Then my neighbor June, working in her yard, heard my sigh and said jokingly, "The joy of home ownership, huh That's why my daughter keeps telling me I don't need to own all this stuff."
I don't need to own all this stuff.
As I turned to look at the fruits of my morning labor, I began to recognize the source of my feelings for the first time. It was piled up in my driveway. As I surveyed the pile I made, the answer to the obsolete question came to light: There is more joy to be found in possessing less than we can ever find in possessing more.
I ran inside the house and found my wife upstairs cleaning the bathtub. Still trying to catch my breath, I said, "Kim, you'll never guess what just happened. June said we don't need to own all this stuff!"
At that moment, a minimalist family was born.
24. Which of the following best describes the to-be-cleaned garage
A. Spacious and well-lit. B. Neatly labeled and sorted.
C. Disordered and jam-packed. D Narrow and weather-beaten.
25. What can we infer about the author's recent experience with stuff-cleaning
A. He went through unaccountable frustration.
B. He figured out his disinterest in cleaning.
C. He initiated it and enjoyed the process.
D. He lost patience and rushed to the end.
26. What did June imply by saying "The joy of home ownership, huh" in Paragraph 3
A. The pleasure of possessing a home.
B. The significance of owning a family.
C. The convenience of having a garage.
D. The demands of maintaining a house.
27. Why did the author start a minimalist family
A. He favored living with a handful of people.
B. He wanted to quit being a slave of stuff.
C. He considered cleaning a waste of time.
D. He figured out the joy of ownership.
C
In 1835, William Talbot finally succeeded in producing a photograph of his country house. He declared that his was the first house ever known to have drawn its own picture. The drawing was formed "by the action of light upon sensitive paper." Photography offered nature a "pencil" to paint herself through optical(光学的) and chemical means alone.
By the mid-nineteenth century, people no longer needed to hire a draftsman to draw detailed images because the process could be completed instantly with a camera. Advocates for the technology stated that not only was it more precise than the human hand--it was faster and cheaper.
The removal of human fallibility in the creating process was one of photography's biggest selling points, but this also started debates about the new medium's implications for visual culture. Could images made largely by a machine be considered art If so, where did human creativity fit in this process
As the twenty-first century becomes increasingly automated, more and more people attempt to identify where human agency(人类能动性) exists in the technologically driven world. Images generated with artificial intelligence by companies like OpenAI are stimulating questions like those that emerged with the coming of the photograph. By typing a sentence, users can generate "new" images composed from images collected across the Internet. The result has been a flood of AI-generated images in places that are previously unique to human authors. Painting competitions, commercial graphic design and the fashion of portraiture have all since collided with the technology in troubling ways.
The fine arts were thought to be a final hold-out of human creativity, but the surprisingly high quality of AI-generated images is producing deeper questions about the nature of originality. If the history of photography tells us, anything, it's that the debate won't be settled quickly, straightforwardly or by the institutions we typically associate with cultural gatekeeping.
28. Why did Talbot. declare that his house had drawn. its own picture
A. To investigate a supernatural phenomenon.
B. To weaken human factors in the creation.
C. To show his advanced knowledge in science.
D. To demonstrate the beauty of his country house.
29. What does the underlined word "it" in paragraph 2 refer to
A. The photo of Talbot's house. B. The image by a draftsman.
C. The paper sensitive to light. D. The technology of a camera.
30. What do OpenAI and cameras have in common
A. They improve the taste of beauty. B. They advocate fashion designs.
C. They challenge human agency. D. They produce original images.
31. What did the author indicate by referring to the history of photography
A. Cultural gatekeepers will solve the issue as they did.
B. AI-generated images will go through a similar debate.
C. The nature of originality will be held in human hands.
D. The fine arts will include photography and AI images.
D
Geothermal (地、热的) power generation is one of our most stable renewable energy resources. Heat generated below the Earth's surface can provide an almost unlimited supply to power and heat homes. And while geothermal electricity only accounts for around one percent of global generation, that is set to at least triple by 2050.
The Geysers in California is the world's largest geothermal electricity complex. It produces enough electricity from its 18 power plants for 725,000 homes, totaling 20 percent of the state's renewable energy. Superheated“ dry steam” is channeled from a large sandstone reservoir heated by a large magma chamber more than four miles beneath the surface.
Heat is captured from its passage through the rock and the heated water converts into electricity. Cooled water is then recycled and pumped back to gather more heat. EGS (enhanced geothermal systems) technologies will open up many more sites for geothermal energy.“ You can effectively put a power plant anywhere,” said Will Pettit, director of the Geothermal Resources Council. "All you have to do is drill deep enough and you will find hot rock."
Most geothermal plants actually use a flash steam technique, where hot water (at 360F or180C) is drawn up, passed into lower pressure tanks and flashed into steam to power a turbine (涡轮机). Binary cycle(双元循环) plants are the growth technology because they can operate at lower water temperatures and more diverse geographical locations. They use moderately hot water to heat a secondary fluid with a lower boiling point — as low as 135F — to drive turbines.
Geothermal plants already emit 11 times less carbon dioxide per unit of electricity than the average US coal power plant. They can also operate 24 hours a day to provide a solid base load for homes and businesses.
There are drawbacks too. Seismic activity around drilling wells is a factor. High investment costs are another. But the US government is backing the sector with multi-million dollar funds to push forward advanced EGS research. Geothermal energy is set to play a big part in the low-carbon electricity future.
32. What is the significance of EGS (enhanced geothermal systems) technologies
A. They have made geothermal energy less sustainable.
B. They allow for more efficient use of geothermal resources.
C. They have greatly reduced the need for drilling in geothermal sites.
D. They have opened up new methods of generating electricity from water.
33. What can be inferred from paragraph 4
A. Power plants are not affected by water.
B. Hot water is used to power a turbine directly.
C. Binary cycle plants are less restricted to locations.
D. A flash steam technique is a must in geothermal plants.
34. What is the writer's attitude towards geothermal power
A. Indifferent. B. Ambiguous. C. Pessimistic. D. Optimistic.
35. What is the main idea of the article
A. Geothermal power is likely to be a great chance to sustainable power.
B. Traditional power has been replaced by geothermal power in America.
C. Businesses have been competing to gain an advantage in geothermal power.
D. EGS technologies have come into widespread application around the world.
第二节 （共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
The Olympic Games attract athletes from all over the world. At the peak of achievement, Olympians have trained their entire lives to reach their goal of standing on the winner's platform. Not only do Olympic athletes tone their bodies into near perfection, but they sharpen their minds as well. 36 . Researchers have found Olympians share some common habits that you too can use to develop a winner's mindset.
View stress as positive. Many successful Olympians view stress as a challenge instead of something they should fear. A previous experiment published looked at how people viewed stress. It found the risk of premature death rose by 43% for people who viewed stress negatively. 37
Get rid of self-doubt. There is no room for doubt in the minds of Olympic athletes. They have to believe they're capable of performing well or they have already given the competition the advantage. 38 , because they have spent much time practicing their performance and learning from failures along the way.
Stay focused on the process. 39 . It's important to identify any triggers you might face and experience those during practice until they fade into the background. Athletes have to be prepared for distractions such as crowd noise, someone laughing, or even a joke told nearby.
40 . Many of the most mentally tough and resilient athletes have a history of overcoming difficulties in their past. Resilience is the piece of us that allows us to get up every time we're knocked down. It's really hard to build resilience unless one has been challenged. In fact, there are many remarkable athletes who faced unpleasant situations and were amazingly resilient.
A. Learn to bounce back
B. Learn to challenge yourself
C. They often feel extremely confident
D. They have to go into the event with complete confidence
E. Mental strength, focus and resilience don't come without effort
F. Top performers must concentrate on their goals during the big event
G. Those viewing stress as a positive had the lowest risk of death in the study
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Ever since he was a kid, Arjun loved reading stories. Stories where a detective saves the day using his wisdom. Stories where characters have superpowers, pull a sword, kill dragons, and 41 a faraway princess. Stories where anything was possible, 42 the real world.
For Arjun, reality was lifeless and boring. Stories, on the other hand, were the 43 of life without which everything was black and grey.
He began writing when he was 28. At first, writing didn't come 44 to him. But his love for stories kept him 45 to his computer, and slowly and gradually, his short stories began to get attention. Praises became common and so did the 46 . But for Arjun, the opinions of the outside world didn't matter.
He continued to write with enthusiasm for almost the next two 47 until the day when tragedy struck him.
Arjun was 45 when he met with an accident that damaged his spine and his ability to write. The only thing that 48 to him in life — to write and live his stories — was taken away from him. Arjun felt a strong sense of 49 . He blamed his bad luck and became more 50 every day.
Then one morning, a thought popped up in his mind. What if all this is a story, and I'm its hero If this were true, what would I do 51 my dreams or fight for them
His 52 came in the form of speech typing that helped him write more stories than he had before the accident. Although 53 disabled, Arjun felt he could fly higher and farther than others. He had learned a secret that gave him the power to 54 his imagination in ways he had never dreamt of.
Life is a story and you are both its hero and author. When you hold the pen to write your 55 , anything is possible as long as you believe in yourself.
41. A. rescue B. select C. award D. pursue
42. A. despite B. without C. unlike D. against
43. A. walks B. colors C. lesson D. truth
44. A. available B. easy C. complete D. right
45. A. accustomed B. exposed C. connected D. glued
46. A. challenge B. struggle C. encouragement D. criticism
47. A. decades B. semesters C. intervals D. seasons
48. A. concerned B. occurred C. counted D. related
49. A. hopelessness B. endlessness C. carelessness D. mindlessness
50. A. envious B. bitter C. stressful D. reluctant
51. A. Make up B. Cancel out C. Give up D. Drop out
52. A. conflict B. cure C. appetite D. answer
53. A. physically B. temporarily C. deeply D. literally
54. A. limit B. express C. fulfill D. practice
55. A. draft B. future C. comment D. mission
第二节 单项选择 （共15小题；每小题1分，共15分）
56. Fan culture", in recent years, has begun to engulf China's sports industry, and has evolved into an organized and specialized subculture centered around idols as symbols. This can lead to extreme and ______ behaviors.
A. irrational B. hollow C. supportive D. shrewd
57. Danish people, the world's happiest people, are not as ______ as many other nations and show an amazing amount of trust in each other and their government.
A. distasteful B. economical C. suspicious D. outrageous
58. Everyone at the party knew all the other people — but I didn't. I really felt ______ and I would never ever go to a party again.
A. at ease B. out of place C. at home D. under the weather
59. After several rounds of delicate negotiations, the two countries have ______ their trade and security problems.
A. brought up B. bumped into C. broken down D. sorted out
60. — How was the band
— Awesome! I just loved the part where they ______ romantic love songs with bouncy dance numbers.
A. associate B. clarified C. alternated D. identified
61. Fabiola da Silva, who never stops pushing her limits, is the most recognizable and most ______ leader of the female inline skating scene for years.
A. disorganized B. undisputed C. pretentious D. controversial
62. By ______ peed limits and passing red lights, Mr. Finch somehow got to the airport in time but days later, he received two tickets and was fined $200.
A. disregarding B. disembarking C. distributing D. discounting
63. Don't defend him anymore. It's apparent that he ______ destroy the fence without being conscious of his poor conduct.
A. awkwardly B. clumsily C deliberately D. accidentally
64. It is hoped that the new car's stvle and design will ______ its lack of speed.
A. root for B. account for C. cater for D. compensate for
65. I think it's a little ______ to get married in a church when you don't believe in God.
A sympathetic B conscientious C. scatty D. hypocritical
66. wish my mother would stop ______ with my own decision and let me be the captain of my own fate.
A. interacting B. interfering C. pestering D dealing
67. Kate heard a man's voice in the background, but she couldn't ______ what he was saying.
A. set aside B. take back C. make out D. keep off
68. Involved in the enormous corruption, the leader has been ______ his post.
A. relieved of B. complained of C. approve u of D . reminded of
69. China has never accepted that once a country becomes strong enough, it will ______ hegemony(霸权). China understands the lesson of history — that hegemony preludes decline.
A. invariably B. basically C. intensely D. simply
70. I thought the test would be a big challenge, but I ______ It in less than an hour. I was so excited.
A. sat through B. looked through C. sailed through D. went through
第三节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Travelling to China is in fashion in recent months. This is 71 (large) thanks to China's continuous efforts 72 (expand) the visa-free policy for foreigners. On March 7, China's Cabinet issued a guideline document 73 (require) a multilevel and diversified payment service system to be put 74 place for foreign tourists. Ever since, four-star scenic spots and hotels in Beijing 75 (complete) the addition of foreign currency exchange points, ATMs and POS machines. Data show that in the first half of this year, 14.64 million foreign tourists visited China. Among them, 8.54 million visits were made through visa-free entry, 76 increase of 190 percent year-on-year. Many foreign tourists have found that 77 they see in China is different from how some in the Western media portray 78 China has made a big step forward in many aspects. At the same time, China is also one of 79 (safe) countries in the world, with 80 (tour) walking freely on the streets even late at night.
第四部分 写作（满分25分）
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。
My dad and I had been looking forward to the Stale cross-country race of my senior year of high school, which would be the climax of my existence.
I was the fastest runner on my team and I was supposed to make it into the top fifteen. We had been working towards this race for three years. It was everything to me, and it was everything to my dad. He was a runner and was wild with joy by my success in running. He made it to every race, even flying home early from business trips to see me run. I always listened for his voice, which rang above the crowd-telling me to relax my arms, calling out my time. He pushed me. He cheered for me. He believed in me. We spent countless hours on the sandy canals of Arizona. Breathing in the dust of the desert, the blossoms of the orange trees, and the terrible smell of the dairy farm, we made our way across the city. We pounded miles and miles into our running shoes, marking with every step the path to greatness. It was a journey that was just ours. A dream passed on from one generation to the next.
Then the big day came. It was hotter than normal-too hot. My throat felt like a field of cotton, cracked with the summer heat, as I waited for the gun to fire. I gazed out at the crowd; dozens of familiar faces from church and school flickered across my view. They had come for me. They were counting on me. I saw my dad set his watch, worry and excitement etched across his face. With the sound of a gunshot, the race began.
For the first two and half miles, I felt great. I had never before been so ready for something. The weeks leading up to the race were filled with hard practices and a strict diet. The scorching sun beat upon my back, blinding me with its brilliance. Nothing was going to stop me, though.
注意：
1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
However, without warning, my strength was running out. _________________________________________
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I whispered, "I'm so sorry I disappointed you, Dad." ______________________________________________
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