2024-2025學(xué)年外研版高二英語下學(xué)期第一次月考卷（考試版）

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2024-2025學(xué)年高二下學(xué)期第一次月考卷

英語

（考試時(shí)間：120分鐘試卷滿分：150分）

注意事項(xiàng)：

1.答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)填寫在答題卡上。

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5.考試結(jié)束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。

第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

做題時(shí)，請(qǐng)先將答案標(biāo)在試卷上。錄音內(nèi)容結(jié)束后，你將有兩分鐘的時(shí)間將試卷上的答案轉(zhuǎn)涂到答題

卡上。

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(duì)話。每段對(duì)話后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。聽完

每段對(duì)話后，你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對(duì)話僅讀一遍。

1.Whatisprobablytheman?

A.Apostman.B.Acashier.C.Awaiter.

2.Howmuchisastudentticket?

A.2dollars.B.4dollars.C.8dollars.

3.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?

A.Buyanotherjacket.B.Returnajacket.C.Changeajacket.

4.Whichaspectofthefilmdoesthewomanlike?

A.Theplot.B.Themusic.C.Thedialogue.

5.Whydoesthemanfeelupset?

A.Someonesaidhewasugly.

B.Aguydidn'tlikehisclothes.

C.Hefoundhisclothesugly.

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(duì)話或獨(dú)白。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選

項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后,

各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。

聽下面一段較長(zhǎng)對(duì)話，回答以下小題。

6.Whatisthewoman'splan?

A.TobuyTomagift.B.ToinviteTomtoFrance.C.TogiveTomasurprise.

7.Whatdoesthewomanmeanintheend?

A.Sheneedstheman'ssuggestions.

B.Shewillgivesomethingspecialtotheman.

C.ShewantsthemantokeeptheplansecretfromTom.

聽下面一段較長(zhǎng)對(duì)話，回答以下小題。

8.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Inarestaurant.B.Inalibrary.C.Inasupermarket.

9.Whatwillthewomandotomorrowevening?

A.VisitCatherine.B.Gotoaconcert.C.Talkwiththeman.

10.Whoisthewomangoingtocall?

A.Joan.B.Catherine.C.Mike.

聽下面一段較長(zhǎng)對(duì)話，回答以下小題。

11.Whywillthewomanbelateforthedinner?

A.Shehastoworkovertime.

B.Shewillmeetanengineer.

C.Sheisaskedtorepairacomputer.

12.Whowasinvitedbesidesthewoman?

A.Mary.B.Joseph.C.John.

13.Whatcanweknowaboutthewoman?

A.Sheknowsthemanwell.

B.Shedialsawrongnumber.

C.Sheworksinanadvertisingcompany.

聽下面一段較長(zhǎng)對(duì)話，回答以下小題。

14.Whydidthemanleavethesteelplant?

A.Hewasbadlypaid.B.Hewasoftenlate.C.Itwascloseddown.

15.Howdoesthemanfeelabouttheworkingschedule?

A.Satisfied.B.Disappointed.C.Indifferent.

16.Whafstheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Teacherandstudent.

B.Fatheranddaughter.

C.IntervieweeandInterviewer.

聽下面一段獨(dú)白，回答以下小題。

17.Whatisthespeechmainlyabout?

A.HowtoimproveEnglishlistening.

B.HowtofindEnglishmaterial.

C.Howtounderstandteachersbetter.

18.Howisthespeaker'sEnglishlisteningcomparedwithbefore?

A.Worse.B.Better.C.Unchanged.

19.Howmanyideasdoesthespeakeroffer?

A.Three.B.Four.C.Five.

20.Whatisthespeaker'slastadvice?

A.TowatchEnglishmovies.B.Tolistentotheradio.C.Tolistentopopsongs.

第二部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

A

EdinburghEssayAward2025

ThecontestisorganizedbytheScottishArtsTrust,basedinEdinburgh,Scotland.

Topicsandrequirements

Thecompetitionwelcomesnon-fictionsubmissionsonabroadrangeoftopics.Weseekessaysoncultural

subjectssuchasart,literature,theatre,dance,music,andotherartisticexpressions-travelnarratives（故事）about

locations,individuals,andexperiences;profilesthatexploretheimpactofpeople-fromcommunityfiguresto

internationalcelebrities;discussionsofenvironmentalissuesfromhouseholdtogloballevel;personalmemoirs（回

憶錄）reflectingontransformativeexperiences;andexaminationsofphilosophical,historical,ormodem-daytopics

andmore.

Entriesshouldbenomorethan2,000words.Photographsandgraphicillustrationswithinthebodyofthe

essayarepermitted.Footnotesarenotpermitted.YourworkmustbeinEnglish,original,andunpublished.

Whomayenter

Thecompetitionisopentoanyoneaged16andover.

Entryfees,prizesandbursaries（獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金）

EntryFee:￡10peressay.Youmayenterasmanytimesasyouwish.

Prizes

?FirstPrize:￡1,000

?SecondPrize:￡500

?ThirdPrize:￡250

Ourbursaryschemeoffersalimitednumberofbursariesfortalentedwriterswhoareunder-represented.

Thesebursariesareopentoapplicantsworldwidewhofacechallengessuchaslowhouseholdincome,

discriminationofanykind,disability,full-timecaregivingresponsibilities,orotherbarriers.Werequireyouto

submittheworkforthecompetitionaspartofyourapplication.

21.Whichofthefollowingwillresultindisqualification?

A.Submittingessaysonculturalsubjects.

B.Handinginanentrywithover2,000words.

C.Offeringanarticleaboutafamouspeople.

D.Writingtravelnarrativesaboutlocations.

22.Howmuchwillasecond-prizewinnerberewardedwith?

A.￡250.B.￡500.C.￡750.D.￡1,000.

23.Whatcanweknowaboutthecompetition?

A.Itprovidessomescholarships.

B.Itwelcomessciencefiction.

C.ItisorganizedbyacollegeinAmerica.

D.Itisopentowritersofallages.

B

Thenotebookstaredbackatme.Yellowingpaperandblack-and-whitephotographsspilledoutofitssides.

InhandwrittenSpanish,thelabelonitscoverread"FamilyHistory^^.Iopenedittothefirstpageandbegantoread.

"I'mnotsurewhatitisthatI'mabouttowrite,butI'vehadthisideaforanumberofyears...,,

ThiswasclearlyGrandpa'shandwriting.InhisbasementinthesuburbsoutsideofLondonIreadonin

silence.Withinthefirstfewpagesofthenotebook,Grandpahadrecountedourfamily'shistory.WhatIheldinmy

handswasanoralhistory,consistingofdiaries,letters,andnewspapercuttingsfromGrandpa?sownyouth,a

treasureofresearch.

Ididn'ttellGrandpawhatI'dfoundinhisbasementuntilonedayhehappenedtoseemethere,withhis

notebookopenonthedesk.Myfacereddened.6Tvebeenlookingatyourwriting.Ifsveryinteresting.^^Outofmy

expectation,hebrokeintoawidesmile,andhiseyeswelledupwithtears.Thenhebegantotellmethefamilystory,

explainingthepartsIdidn'tunderstand.

Asbothagrandsonandajournalist,Iaskedquestionsthatbroughtcolortothesehistories.Whydidmy

great-grandfatherleaveIraqinsuchahurryintheearly1900s?Whydidheworkasatravelingsalesmaninthe

remoteAndesMountains?Answerstothesequestionsbroughtmeasenseofexcitement,sortoflikeunlockinga

newworld.

Recently,IwastravelingthecountrytodiscussabookIwroteaboutmysearchacrossArgentinafortraces

ofmygreat-grandfather.WhatI'verealizedbytalkingwithothersisthattimeandenergyremainourbiggest

barrierstohearingourfamilies9stories.Theyaretheidentitieswecreateinworldsforeignandfamiliar,

rememberednowbutforeveratriskofbeingforgotten.Ifeelluckytohaveaskedbeforeit'stoolate,beforethe

keepersoftheanswersaregone.

24.Whatdidtheauthorfindinhisgrandpa,sbasement?

A.Alonglosthistorybook.B.Hiddenfamilytreasures.

C.StoriescreatedbyGrandpa.D.Recordsoffamilyhistory.

25.HowdidGrandpafeelwhenhesawtheauthorinthebasement?

A.Embarrassedandshy.B.Sadandthenrelieved.

C.Emotionalandpleased.D.Annoyedbutthenforgiving.

26.Whatmaythefindinghaveinspiredtheauthortodo?

A.Tobecomeabetterjournalist.

B.Toinvestigatehisfamilyfurther.

C.Todomoreinternationaltravel.

D.Tocollectmoredyingfolkstories.

27.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"They"inthelastparagraphreferto?

A.Thebarriers.B.Peoplewetalkedwith.

C.Thebookswewrote.D.Ourfamilies?stories.

C

Whatdoyougetwhenyoupaintapairofeyesonacow'srump（臀部）？Theansweristhatyou'llgetan

approachtoscaringpredators（捕食者）away.Thissimpletrickiscalledthe"i-cow“solution.Theeyespaintedon

cows'rumpscantrickcertainpredators,suchaslionsandleopards.

AnexperimentbyAustraliaandBotswanacomparedhowpredatorsreactedtoherdsthathadeyepaintings

ontheirrumps,onesthathad"xs”,andsomewithoutanypaintingsatall.Overafour-yearperiod,researchers

foundthat15outofthe835unpaintedcowswerekilledbypredators,4ofthe543cowswith"xs"died,butevery

singleoneofthe683animalswitheyepaintingsontheirrumpswasstillalive.

NeilJordan,abiologistinAustralia,firstcameupwiththemethod.Whilewatchingalionhuntingadeer,he

noticedsomethinginteresting.t6Lionsusuallymoveslowlyandquietlytotheirprey,getcloseandjumponthem.

Butwhenthedeernoticedthelionandthelionrealizedithadbeenseen,itgaveuponthehunt,^^hesaid.Later,he

workedwithalocalfarmertotesthisideaoveraperiodof10weeks,andlikethemostrecentresults,allofthe

cowswithpaintedeyessurvived.

Despitethepositiveresults,Dr.Jordansaysthemethodisn'tasuresolution.Hesaysiffarmerspaintedeyes

onthebacksidesofalltheircows,predatorsmightfinallyfigureoutthattheeyesaren'treal.Therefore,further

researchshouldbedonetoprovewhetheritiseffective.

Inspiteofthis,he'sstillhopingthatthe"i-cow“willbecomeawidelyusedtechniquetoatleastreduce

predator'sattacks.4tIthinkthefarmersarejusthappywiththis,^^Dr.Jordansays."Afterall,alltheyneedisapaint

pot,paintbrushandalittlebitofartistictalent.9,

28.Whatisa^i-cow^^solutionintendedfor?

A.Protectingcowsfrombeingattacked.B.Leadingpredatorstothefarm.

C.Trainingcowstonoticepredators.D.Recognizingcowsquickly.

29.Whatdoweknowabouttheexperimentinparagraph2?

A.Mostoftheunpaintedcowswerekilled.

B.Thecowswith"eyes"ontherumpsurvived.

C.Asmallnumberofcowswith"xs"survived.

D.Morethantwentypaintedcowswerekilled.

30.Whatmightbeacauseofthe"i-cow“solution'sfailingtowork?

A.Predatorsperceivethetricks.

B.Predatorsgetclosetothecows.

C.Thereismorethanonepredator.

D.Thefarmerslackbasicpaintingskills.

31.WhydoesDr.Jordanthinkthatfarmerswillfavorhismethod?

A.Itisawidelyrecognizedapproach.B.Itfollowstheirtraditionalpractice.

C.Itiseasyandcheaptocarryout.D.Ithasprovedthemosteffective.

D

Thehumanbrainismadeupofbillionsofcellscalledneurons（神經(jīng)元），whichareconnectedbyvast

“neuralnetworks“thatallowustolearnabouttheworld.Neuronsarelikesmallpiecesofsnow:theylookthesame

fromadistancebutonfurtherinspectionifsclearthatnotwoareexactlyalike.Bycontrast,eachcellinan

artificialneuralnetwork-thetechnologyonwhichartificialintelligence（AI）isbased-isidentical,withonly

theirconnectivityvarying.DespitethespeedatwhichAItechnologyisadvancing,theirneuralnetworksdonot

learnasaccuratelyorquicklyasthehumanbrain.

Researcherssetouttostudywhethersimulating（模擬）thebrainbyvaryingneuralnetworkcellproperties

couldimprovelearninginALTheyfoundthatthevariability（可變量）inthecellsimprovedtheirlearningand

reducedenergyconsumption.Whentheychangedtheamountofvariabilityinthesimulatednetworks,theyfound

thattheonesthatperformedbestmatchedtheamountofvariabilityseeninthebrain,suggestingthatthebrainmay

haveevolvedtohavejusttherightamountofvariabilityforbestpossiblelearning.

Dr.DanGoodmansaid,"Evolutionhasgivenusincrediblebrainfunctions,mostofwhichweareonlyjust

beginningtounderstand.OurresearchsuggeststhatwecanlearnvitallessonsfromourownbiologytomakeAI

workbetterforus.^^

Tocarryoutthestudy,theresearchersfocusedonadjustingthe“timeconstant99（時(shí)間常數(shù)）——thatis,how

quicklyeachcelldecideswhatitwantstodobasedonwhatthecellsconnectedtoitaredoing.Aftervaryingthe

cells5timeconstants,theygavethenetworkjobs:toclassifyimagesofclothingandhandwrittendigits,torecognize

humangestures,andtoidentifyspokendigitsandcommands.Theresultsshowthatbyallowingthenetworkto

combineslowandfastinformation,itwasbetterabletosolvetasksinmorecomplicated,real-worldsettings.

CurrentAIsystemsarefarfromachievingthelevelofenergyefficiencythattheresearchersfindin

biologicalsystems.Next,theywillbeinterestedinlookingathowtoreducetheenergyconsumptionofthese

networkstogetAInetworksclosertoperformingasefficientlyasthebrain.

32.Whatcanbelearnedaboutneuronsfromparagraph1?

A.Theneuronsallowustolearnabouttheworld.

B.Thehumanbrainismadeupofbillionsofneurons.

C.Thehumanbrainismadetolearnquicklybyneurons.

D.Theneuronsarelikesmallpiecesofsnowintheshape.

33.WhatcanbeinferredaboutlearninginAI?

A.Itisaseffectiveasbiologicalsystems.

B.Itismoreefficientthanthehumanbrain.

C.Itconsumeslessenergythanthehumanbrain.

D.Itperformsbestwiththerightamountofvariability.

34.Whydidresearchersadjustthe"timeconstant”?

A.Tosimplifythecomplicatedreal-worldtasks.

B.Torecordthenetworks5energyconsumption.

C.Tohelpthenetworkprocessslowandfastinformation.

D.Toenhancethenetworks5performanceincomplextasks.

35.Whatwilltheresearchersfocusoninthenearfuture?

A.ThevaluesofAInetworks.B.Thefunctionsofhumanbrains.

C.TheefficiencyofAInetworks.D.Theevolutionofhumanbrains.

第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12?5分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

Whysensitivekidswillmaketheworldabetterplace?

Sensitivechildrenarethesespecial,observantpeople.Theynoticewhenyou'resad,andtheyaskwhy.

They5reoftenoldsoulswithbigheartswhowanttomakeotherpeoplehappy.36Why?

Becausethey'resupportive.37Theybelieveinpeopleandwanttoseethemdowell.Theywantto

makethepeopletheylovehappy.Sensitivepeopleareoftengreatlistenerstheywanttoknowpeopleand

understandwhatthey'rethinkingandfeeling.Theywanttobethereforyouwhenyouneedthem.

38Sensitivekidstypicallyhaveunbelievableimaginations.They5redreamers.Theircreativityshines

throughinalltheydo,andideasjustcometothem.Theyshowagreatappreciationfortheartsandthey'reinspired

bythebeautytheyfindintheworld.Theynoticethattinylittlewormscrawlingonthesidewalkandthepuffy（松

軟潔白的）cloudsinthesky.

Becausetheyareunique.39They'reinsightfulandreflective-theyliketotakethelimetobealoneand

spendlimewiththeirthoughts.Theyappreciatecalmandquietmoments.

Becausethey5restrategic.PsychologistDr.ElaineAron'sandauthorofTheHighlySensitiveChildfays

highlysensitivechildrenare“Quicktograspsmallandnotsoobviouschangesandgenerallybehave

conscientiously（勤勉地）40

A.Becausethey'reemotional.

B.Becausetheyarecreative.

C.They'regoingtodobigthingsinthisworld.

D.Theytrytobuildupthosearoundthem,nottearthemdown.

E.Theywanttocelebratewiththemifthey'rehappyandexcited.

F.Theirattentiontodetailisimpressiveandtheythinkthingsthoroughly.

G.Theycanoftenbringanotherperspectivetothetablebecausetheytendtothinkdifferently.

第三部分語言運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。

Aliceisastudentwhocametomyclasslastyear.Thoughshehasalreadyturned60,Alicelookssofitand

41,withabrightsmileandanenthusiasticattitude.IamAlice'steacherinclass,butIfeelsheismyteacherin

life.

Formy2-hourclasseverySaturdaymorning,Alicehastotakea3-hourround-tripontheroad.Butsheis

never42forclass.AliceisverypassionateaboutlearningEnglish.Sheoftensays,"Don't43measa

60-year-old.Iamjustanewbeginnerwhowantstolearnanything44.Youknow,Iamveryexcitedtocome

totheclass!”SoIfeelastrongsenseof45tomakesurewhatIteachmakessensetoher.

Alicecametomewithvery46Englishskills,butsheturnsouttobeaveryfastlearnerbecauseshe

alwaysputsEnglish47onadailybasis.I48herhomeworkbeforeeveryclass.Herhomeworkis

usuallynotwhatI49fortheclass,ratheritissomethingthatshe50toputtogether.Shemakes

varioussentencesusingtheimportantwordsandphrasesshelearnedfromour51class.Iamalways

52bythequalityofherwork.

IfeelfortunatetohaveastudentlikeAlice.Shehas53mesomuch.Our54isagreat

learningexperienceforbothofus.ThoughIhavenoideawhyshelearnsEnglish,IhopeIcanhelpher55

herdream,whateveritis.

41.A.strongB.generousC.cheerfulD.proud

42.A.anxiousB.lateC.readyD.meant

43.A.describeB.decorateC.mistakeD.treat

44.A.eagerlyB.properlyC.literallyD.carefully

45.A.humorB.responsibilityC.achievementD.belonging

46.A.specialB.effectiveC.basicD.complicated

47.A.inuseB.inmotionC.inorderD.inplace

48.A.copyB.mentionC.checkD.prepare

49.A.adjustedB.assignedC.savedD.collected

50.A.hesitatesB.agreesC.promisesD.volunteers

51.A.livelyB.typicalC.previousD.flexible

52.A.impressedB.annoyedC,confusedD,encouraged

53.A.taughtB.entertainedC.guaranteedD.permitted

54.A.appointmentB.interactionC.arrangementD.cooperation

55.A.playsafewithB.tryoutforC.letgoofD.getcloserto

第二節(jié)(共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分)

閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容(1個(gè)單詞)或所給單詞的正確形式。

TheMilkyWayformedaround13.5billionyearsago,butifsnotpossibletotravelbackintimetosee

exactlyhowit56(happen).StudiesoftheGalaxy5s(星系)ancientstarsoffersomeclues,57do

simulations(模擬)，buttheobservablelightfromourhomegalaxywasemitted(發(fā)出)toorecently58

(enable)astronomerstoexamineitsbeginningsdirectly.Onewayaroundthisproblemistostudyothergalaxies

thatresembletheMilkyWay.MowlausedobservationsfromtheJamesWebbSpaceTelescope(JWST)to

investigate59distantgalaxywithamassthatmatchestheexpectedmassoftheMilkyWay60(short)

afteritsformationintheearlyUniverse.

Whenastronomersobservedistantgalaxies,theyseelightthatwasemittedbillionsofyearsago,becauseit

takestime61lighttotravelacrossspacetotheirtelescopes.62(earth)separationfromsuchfar-away

galaxies,andthushowlongagotheirlightwasemitted,canbemeasured,thankstotheconstant63(expand)

oftheUniverse.Aslightjourneysacrossthevastnessofspace,itswavelengthisstretchedalongwiththeexpanding

fabricofspace,64(make)itseemredderthanitwaswhenitwasemitted.Andthechangeinthewavelength

65(determine)bythedistancethelighttravelsandtheageoftheUniverseatthetimeofemission.

第四部分寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)

第一節(jié)(滿分15分)

假定你是李華，你的美國(guó)留學(xué)生朋友Frank很喜歡中國(guó)文學(xué)。請(qǐng)你給他寫一封信，邀請(qǐng)他一起去觀看下

周六將上演的話劇《雷雨》(Thunderstorm)o內(nèi)容包括：

1.寫信目的；

2.話劇表演的時(shí)間、地點(diǎn)以及注意事項(xiàng)；

3.期待回復(fù)。

注意：

1.寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80個(gè)左右；

2.請(qǐng)按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。

DearFrank,