第第页湖北省武汉市江夏区2023-2024学年高二上学期9月月考英语试卷（PDF版无答案）江夏区高二年级2023年9月月考
英语试卷
本试卷共8页。全卷满分150分。考试用时120分钟。
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3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）
转涂到答题卡上。
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。
1.WhattimewillthemanarriveinLondon
A.At8:30.B.At8:00.C.At7:30.
2.Whatdoesthemanthinkoftheactress
A.Shesreallybeautiful.B.Sheworkshard.C.Sheisntattractive.
3.Whatisthemangoingtodothisweekend
A.Hostaparty.B.Makeawish.C.SeeTimoff.
4.Whatwillthemandotoday
A.Playfootball.B.Buysomeflower.C.Workinthegarden.
5.Whatdidthewomandecidetobuy
A.Agoldnecklace.B.Asilvernecklace.C.Asilvernecklaceandadress.
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
听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。
6.Whatisthewomanlookingfor
A.Aninformationoffice.B.Apolicestation.C.Ashoerepairshop.
7.WhatistheTownGuideaccordingtotheman
A.Abrochure.B.AnewspaperC.Amap.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
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8.Whataretheytalkingabout
A.Theirsummervacation.B.Howtodriveatractor.C.Howtodofarmwork.
9.Wheredidthewomanspendhersummerholiday
A.Onafarm.B.Athome.C.Inafruitgarden.
10.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation
A.Themansmotherwasill.
B.Thewomandidsomehousework.
C.Themandroveatruckonthefarm.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11.Wherecouldthemansmoke
A.Onthebalcony.B.Inthewashroom.C.Outsidethebuilding.
12.Howdidthemandealwithhissmokinghabit
A.Hehadtriedtogiveitupbutinvain.
B.Hehadnevertriedtogiveitup.
C.Hehadgivenitup.
13.Whatdoesthemandecidetodointheend
A.Tosmokeoutside.B.TrytogiveupsmokingC.Tosmokeatalatermoment.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14.HowdidthemanlearnaboutMartinHarris
A.Fromthewoman.B.Fromtheradionews.C.Fromthenewspaper.
15.WhatdoweknowaboutMartinHarris
A.Hesavedmanypeopleintheflood.
B.Heboughtasmallboatforthestorm.
C.Hegaveadvicetopeopleintheflood.
16.Whatshouldpeopledoiftheyarestuckinthethenews
A.Findaboattogettoahighplace.
B.Holdontosomethingthatfloats.
C.WaitforMartinHarrisforhelp.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17.WhoismostlyinBransonduringthewinter
A.Localpeople.B.Musicians.C.Visitors.
18.WhatisBransonmostlyknownfor
A.Livemusic.B.Helicoptertours.C.Anamusementpark.
19.WhydidBransonbecomeatouristattraction
A.Itsneartheocean.
B.Ithasmanyriversgoingthroughit.
C.Itsnearalakesurroundedbybeautifulmountains.
20.HowdomostpeoplegettoBranson
A.Bytrain.B.Bycar.C.Byair.
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
Asalanguagelearningenthusiast,IvecomeupwiththebestappsforlearningEnglishfrom
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basedonpronunciation,intonationandfluencythenpointsoutexactlywhichpartssound
inaccurate.
BestforImmersinginEnglishVideos:FluentU
FluentUisalanguagelearningappthatteachesyouEnglishthroughauthenticvideoslikenews
reports,moviescenesandinterviews,withlearnertoolsforalllevels.Eachcliphasinteractive
subtitlessoifyourenotsurewhatawordmeans,youcanhoveroveritandgetanexplanation.The
appalsogivesvideoexamplesforeachwordsoyoucanlearnvocabularyincontext.
BestforPracticalTopics:Babbel
BabbelhasyoulearnandpracticeEnglishwithrealisticconversationsthatsurroundthingsthat
yourepersonallyinterestedin.Lessonsareshortandconsistofwrittenandaudioversionsofthe
grammarfeaturedinthelessons.Thenyouareabletocompletepracticeexercisestosolidifyyour
understanding.
BestforFunBeginnerLessons:Lingodeer
LingodeerusesgamesandshortexercisestoteachbeginnerandintermediateEnglishlearners.
Lingodeertakesagamifiedapproachtolanguagelearningwithagoal-orientedcurriculumconsisting
ofstructuredlessonsandregularreviews.Lingodeerslessonsarearrangedaccordingtothemes,
suchassports,weather,partsofthebodyandshopping.
21.WhatisthefeatureofELSASpeak
A.Itanalyzeslearnersrecordings.
B.Itprovidesguidanceforlearners.
C.Itgiveslearnershelpfulfeedback.
D.Itimproveslearnerscommunicationskill.
22.Whichappprovidesvideosaslearningresources
A.FluentU.B.ELSASpeak.
C.Babbel.D.Lingodeer.
23.WhatcanlearnersdowiththeappLingodeer
A.Designgames.B.Studyaroundatheme.
C.Structurelessons.D.Takeadvancedcourses.
B
FromSantaBarbaratoScotland,strangersarebecomingfriendsbygoingonbikeridestogether.
TheygetpairedupbyCyclingWithoutAge,anorganizationthathelpsseniorsgoforbikerides,
eveniftheycantpedalthemselves.
HughLyonandDavidLawrence,whoareroughly20yearsapartinage,havebeenriding
togetherforyears.The56-year-oldLawrenceservesasa“pilot”,drivingthetrishaw—abikewitha
passengerseatinthefrontthatCyclingWithoutAgeusesfortheirrides.Theygoforridesabout
onceaweek,oftendiscussingthehistoryoftheirtown.
"Despitemydeceasedparents,itgivesmeaconnectionwithpeoplefromanolder
generation,”saidLawrence,“andIenjoyspendingtimewiththemandhearingtheirstories.”The
pairhaveformedafriendshipoutsideofcycling.LawrencesaidhecallsLyonoftenandgoestothe
gymwithhimtohelphimwithexerciseshecantdoonhisown.
OleKassow,whofoundedCyclingWithoutAge,saidthatsthepoweroftheprogram.“The
trulypowerfulthingaboutthesebikeridesisthattheytiepeopleandstoriestogethertocreatenew
relationships,”hetoldCBSNews.“Inmyexperience,friendships—andtheabilitytoformnew
relationshipsatanyage—arewhatdefineagoodlife,andoftenalsoalongandhappylife.”
JohnBoettnerstartedtheSantaBarbarachapter.Hehasoneruleforpassengers.“Theysay,
WhatdoesitcostifImgoingtogoforarideIsay,Hereswhatitcosts:Youhavetowave.If
youdontwave,Imgoingtokickyouout,”hejoked.Hesaidhelikeswhentheyhitredlights,
becauseitgivesthemachancetoconnectwithpeopleontheroad.“Drivingthetrishawisthebest
advertisementforCyclingWithoutAge”,Boettnersaid,“Whenyoutakea101-year-oldwomanfora
bikerideandsheholdsyourhandtightandsaysthankyouandgivesyouakissonthecheek,it
doesntgetanybetterthanthat.”
24.WhatdidLawrencebenefitfromCyclingWithoutAge
A.Pickingupforgottenstories.
B.Improvinghishealthcondition.
C.Understandinghisparentslove.
D.Creatingarelationshipwithseniors.
25.WhydidOleKassowmention“friendships”
A.Tosharethepleasureofcycling.
B.Tostatethenatureofhappiness.
C.Toshowthevalueoftheprogram.
D.Tointroducethedefinitionofagoodlife.
26.WhatcanwelearnfromBoettnerswordsinthelastparagraph
A.Theprogramneedstobeadvertised.
B.Passengershavetopayfortheirrides.
C.Redlightsconnectpeopleontheroad.
D.Bikeridersfeelfulfilledbyofferingrides.
27.Whatmessagedoesthepassageconvey
A.Asweetfriendshiprefreshesthesoul.
B.Bearainbowinsomebodyelsescloud.
C.Dontgothroughlife,growthroughlife.
D.Happinessisajourney,notadestination.
C
Isitamazingtogenerateelectricitybygettingmoisture（水汽）fromtheairsurroundingyou
Suchdevices,calledMEG,havealreadybeencreatedwithsomeregularitemssuchasapieceof
fabric（织物）.However,theresearchersfounditquitechallengingwithbalancingandmaintaining
moisturecontentbetweenwhereitshouldntbeandwhereitisrequiredtobe.
Tofixthisproblem,theteamledbyTanSweeChingfromNationalUniversityofSingapore
createdanewMEG.
Onepartofthefabricintheirdeviceiscoatedwithaspecialgel（凝胶）.Thisiswhattheycalled
thewetregion.Thespecialwater-absorbinggelisabletotakeinmorethansixtimesitsoriginalweight.
Thisistheverythingusedtoharvestmoisturecomingfromtheairaround.Theotherendofthisdevice
isthedryregion,whichdoesnthavethegel.Theyspecificallydesignedthefabricthiswaytomake
surethattheareastaysdryandthatthewateristrappedonlyinthewetregion.
Thewet-dryregionsensurewaterismaintainedjustinthewetarea,evenifthisdeviceisleftin
anopendampenvironmentforamonth.Thisdemonstrateshoweffectivethedeviceiswhenit
comestomaintainingitsstableelectricaloutput.
TheMEGdevicealsohasimmediatepotentialapplications,oneofwhichistomakeaportable
powersource.“Withthisuniquestructure,theelectricperformanceofourMEGdeviceis
significantlyimprovedincomparisonwiththepreviousones,thusmakingitpossibletopowermany
commonelectronicdevices,suchashealthmonitorsandwearableelectronics.”Tansaid.
“Theinventioncanbemassivelyproducedbecauseitseasyforfactoriestogettheirhandson
commerciallyavailablerawmaterials.Whenitisperfected,manypeoplecanfinallygettheirhands
onthissmall,yetpowerfultoolthattheycaneasilyandreadilyapplyinthedevicesusedfortheir
dailyuse.”Tanadded.
28.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph3
A.Thestructureofthedevice.
B.Thefunctionsofthedevice.
C.Theoperationofthedevice.
D.Theadvantagesofthedevice.
29.WhatplaysthemajorroleinsolvingtheproblemofthepreviousMEG
A.Thewater-absorbinggel.
B.Thestableelectricaloutput.
C.Thewet-dryregiondesign.
D.Thespecially-designedmaterial.
30.WhichstatementwillTanprobablyagreewithaboutthedevice
A.Ithasbeenwidelyapplied.
B.Ithasapromisingfuture.
C.Itisapioneeringinvention.
D.Itwillsucceedimmediately.
31.Whydidtheauthorwritethispassage
A.Topresentarecentstudyonsavingenergy.
B.TocomparethenewMEGwithpreviousones.
C.Toadvocateanewwayofgeneratingelectricity.
D.Tointroduceabetterdeviceofproducingpower.
D
CanyouimaginesomeonehuntingyoudownwithagunMostofuswouldbeterrified.So,its
nosurprisethatthatshowanimalsrespond,too.
Orcas,aspeciesthathavebeensystematicallyhunted—evenwithmachineguns—
dramaticallydecreasedinnumberinthetwentiethcentury.Theseso-called“killerwhales”hunted
thesamefishthatfishermenprizedandwerethereforeseenascompetition,Consequently,killer
whalesbeganavoidingcertainlocationsandroutes.ButwhileNorthAmericalargelybannedtheir
killinginthe1970s,theycontinuetobehuntedinGreenlandtothisday.
Elephantsalsohavetodealwithhumanhunters.Ivorypoachers（象牙偷猎者）havegreatly
reducedtheAfricanelephantpopulation,whichusedtocovertheentirecontinent.Theivorytrade
wasbannedin1990,butanimalhabitatsandfoodsupplieshavestilldeclined.InKenya,thehuman
populationhasincreasedfourtimesoverthelast40yearswhiletheelephantpopulationdeclinedby
four-fifths.
Thishascausedtheelephantstoadoptuniqueresponsestopeople.Forinstance,elephantsare
terrifiedofthespear-wavingMaasai,anethnicgroupofKenyaandTanzaniawhohaveoftenhurt
elephantswhentryingtoprotecttheirowncattle.
Soonceinanexperimentbyagroupofzoologists,whenelephantslivingclosetotheMaasai
werepresentedwiththreedifferentT-shirts,onebelongingtoaMaasai,anothertoadifferentlocal
andonetoaresearcher,theyonlyreactedwithfeartotheMaasaishirt,literallysmellingthedanger.
However,neitherelephantsnorkillerwhalescommonlyshowangerandhateforpeople.Infact,
elephantsaregenerallyfriendlytohumans.Andtheonlyinstancesofkillerwhalesharmingaperson
occurredwhenthewhaleswerekeptinawatercage.Orcashaveevenbeenreportedtoaidhumans
inneed,protectingthemfromotheranimals.
32.Whyarekillerwhalesoftenhunted
A.Theyarehugelyprofitable.
B.Theyharmpeoplesinterests.
C.Theythreatenfishermenssafety.
D.Theycompetewithotherwildlifeforfood.
33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“This”inParagraph4referto
A.Lessillegalivorytrade.
B.Thedeclineoffoodsupplies.
C.Elephantstravelingtoothercontinents.
D.Thepopulationchangeofhumansandelephants.
34.Whyistheexperimentmentioned
A.Toprovehumansinfluenceonanimals.
B.ToshowthedefensivenatureoftheMaasai.
C.Toillustratetheclevernessofthewildanimals.
D.Tohighlighttheurgencyofanimalconservation.
35.Whatsthebesttitleofthistext
A.FierceAnimalsCanFeelFrightenedToo
B.AnimalKingdomsAreSoundinganAlarm
C.AnimalsAreTryingtoFitinHumanWorld
D.HumanActionsHaveShapedAnimalConsciousness
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。
Thejobsearchingprocesscanbeexcitingandchallenging.36Thisincludesincreasing
yourunderstandingofhowtodowellintheapplicationprocess,includingduringinterviews.Here
aresometipsforyou.
Customizeyourapplicationmaterials,Youarelikelytostandoutifyoutailoreachresumeto
thejobyouapplyfor.Youcanhaveabasicresumeandadjustittofitthejobdescriptionbyusing
anyobviouskeywordsfromthejoblisting.37
Researchpotentialemployers.Researchcompaniesintheindustryyouwanttoworkinand
howwhattheyofferagreeswithwhatyouwant.38Therefore,youcanlimititbasedon
locationorotherfactors.Thenyoucanusethatlisttolookintoindividualemployerstoseewhatjob
openingstheymighthave,whatpastandcurrentemployeesthinkaboutworkingthereandwhatthe
corporatecultureislike.
39Thisisoftenabighelptojobseekersandisaskillmanypeopleneedfortheircareers.
Whetheryourelookingforanewopportunityinyourcurrentfieldoryourehopingtostartacareerin
anewfield,youwillprobablyfindvalueinmeetingotherprofessionalsinthatindustry.Youcando
thisatindustry-specificevents,conferences,onlineplatformsorthroughotherpeopleyouknow.
Sendathank-younote.Afteraninterview,youarerecommendedtosendathank-younoteto
thepersonwhointerviewedyou.40Forinstance,ifyournetworkinghelpedyougetan
interview,showappreciationtothosewhohelpedyou,orifyoureceivedhelpfromanassistantor
anotherprofessional,youcouldalsothankthemfortheirhelpaswell.
A.Understandyourindustry.
B.Butyoucanalsotakeitfurther.
C.Expandnetworkinyourpreferredindustry.
D.Dependingontheindustry,thiscouldbeaverylonglist.
E.Showinggratitudeissomethingmanyemployersappreciate.
F.Youshouldalsoemphasizerelevantskillssoughtinthejoblisting.
G.Youshoulddoanythingtosetyourselfpositivelyapartfromotherapplicants.
第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30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。
Onesummernightinaseasidecottage,asmallboywasinbed,soundasleep.Suddenly,hefelt
himself41frombedandcarriedinhisfathersarmsontothebeach.Overheadwastheclear
starrysky.“Watch!”Ashisfatherspoke,42,oneofthestarsmoved.It43across
theskylikeagoldenfire.Andbeforethe44ofthiscouldfade,anotherstarleaptfromits
place,thenanother...
“Whatisit”thechildaskedin45.
“Shootingstars.They46everyyearonacertainnightinAugust.”
Thatwasall:justan47encounterofsomethingmagicandbeautiful.But,backinbed,
thechildstaredintothedark,withmindfullofthefallingstars.
Iwasthe48seven-year-oldboywhosefatherbelievedthatanewexperience49
moreforasmallboythananunbrokennightssleep.
Thatnight,myfatheropenedadoorforhischild,leadinghimintoanareaofsplendid
50.Childrenarenaturallycurious,buttheyneedsomeoneto51them.Thisartofadding
newdimensionstoachildsworlddoesnt52requireagreatdealoftime.Itsimply53
doingthingsmoreoftenwithchildreninsteadofforthemortothem.Goodparentsknowthis:The
mostpreciousgifttheycangiveachildistosparktheirflameof54Thatnightisstilldeeply
55inmymemory.Nextyear,whenAugustcomeswithitsshootingstars,mysonwillbeseven.
41.A.hiddenB.robbedC.liftedD.kicked
42.A.incrediblyB.accidentallyC.apparentlyD.actually
43.A.explodedB.circledC.spreadD.flashed
44.A.successB.wonderC.exhibitionD.discovery
45.A.amazementB.horrorC.reliefD.delight
46.A.blowupB.turnupC.showoffD.giveout
47.A.uncomfortableB.unbearableC.undetectedD.unexpected
48.A.curiousB.determinedC.fortunateD.chosen
49.A.workedB.matteredC.deservedD.proved
50.A.newnessB.emptinessC.freedomD.innovation
51.A.protectB.challengeC.guideD.believe
52.A.absolutelyB.basicallyC.possiblyD.necessarily
53.A.involvesB.risksC.admitsD.resists
54.A.hopeB.curiosityC.faithD.wisdom
55.A.trappedB.setC.lostD.rooted
第二节（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。
DrumsplayasignificantroleinChineseculture.56(accompany)Chinesecivilization
forthousandsofyears,thedrumhasadeepspiritualmeaningwhichtakesitsexistencefarbeyonda
musicalinstrument.Confuciusregardedthe“DrumDance”57(high).Itisalsotheoriginof
theChinesephrase“guwu”whichmeans“embolden“inEnglish.
TheearliestreferencetothedruminChinaisinthePotteryAge.TheZhoudynasty58
(establish)thedrummusicinstitutionthatwasresponsibleforthemanagementofficialsknown
59“drummen”anddevelopedacompletedrummusicsystem.Fromthenon,drumscameto
beusedinancientChinese60(practice)suchassacrifice,military,laborandother
activities.
InancientChina,agriculturewasthemainformofproductionanddrumswereconsidered
inseparableforagoodharvest.Sincethesoundofdrumsechoes61ofthunder,itwas
believedthat62(play)drumscouldattractrain.
DozensoftypesofChinesedrumsexisttoday.Forinstance,“TaipingDrum”isusedtoexpress
hopeforpeaceandprosperity（繁荣）63“AnsaiWaistDrum”ismeanttoshowthespiritof
theLoessPlateau（黄土高原）andthe64(hero)characteroffarmersinNorthwestChina.
Theprosperityofdrumculturereflectsthe65(stable)andprosperityofChinese
society.Forthousandsofyears,drumshavebeenplayedinthebackdropasthesocietylivesinpeace