2023-2024學年度高一年級上學期第二次月考英語試卷考試時間：60分鐘；試題滿分：100分一、閱讀理解：本大題共7小題，共21分。ABestSleepMusicApps

Ifyouwanttosleepbetteratnight,tryingasleepmusicappmightbetheanswer.Herearesomeidealsleepmusicappstochoosefrom.

Calm

Calmisoneofthemostpopularsleepmusicappsanditslargelibraryofrelaxingandsleep-causingtracksislargelyresponsibleforthat.Thisappoffersafreeversion,buttoreallytakeadvantageofwhatCalmhastooffer,youhadbetterchoosethepaidversion,whichcosts$69.99foroneyear.Alifetimemembershipis$399.99.

RelaxMelodies

RelaxMelodiesisintendedtocalmyourmindwithrelaxingsound.Thecomposerisvisualandeasytouse,andtheDiscoverpagegivesyouaccesstootherappfeatures,likebedtimestoriesandbreathingexercises.Thoughitsfreeversionprovidesagreatintroductiontotheideaofsleepmusic,thepaidversionunlocksalargerlibraryofsounds.Considerpayingforitifthere'reparticularsoundsorfeaturesthatreallyattractyou.

Headspace

Headspaceisafeature-richappdesignedinasimplewaythatmakesitquickandeasytouseitslibraryofsleep-specificmusic.TheSleepiconatthebottomoftheappiseasytoidentifyandleadstoalibraryofoptionsthatincludeSleepMusicandSleepRadio.It'sworthnotingthatnearlyeverythinginHeadspace'sSleepLibraryrequiresanextrasubscription.Headspacecosts$69.99annually,oryoucanpay$12.99permonth.

Pzizz

Pzizzofferssleepmusictracksyoucanuseatnaptime,bedtime,ortoimprovefocus.OnethingthatmakesPzizzdifferentisitsvoicenarration(旁白)option.Ifyoufindthepresenceofacalmingvoicetobecomfortingorbenefitfromsomeonehelpingyoutorelaxyourbodyandmind,thenPzizzisagoodchoiceforyou.Maleandfemalevoiceoptionsareavailableandthevoiceislowandcalm.Ithasafreeversionbutyoushouldpayforextrasubscriptions.1.Whichappallowsyoutocombinesleepmusicwithbreathingexercises?A.Calm.B.Headspace. C.Pzizz. D.RelaxMelodies.2.Howmuchshouldyoupayatleastfortheone-yearsubscriptionofHeadspace?A.$12.99. B.$69.99. C.$155.88. D.$399.99.3.WhatisspecialaboutPzizz?A.Itsvoicefornarrationisfixed. B.Itprovideslowandcalmmusic.

C.Itoffersvoicenarrationchoices. D.Itsfocusissleep-specificmusic.BCompanieswhichsellliquidslikedrinksorshampoodependonbottlesmadeofplasticorglassfortheirpackaging.Butascustomershavebecomemoreworriedabouttheenvironment，manycompanieshavebegunworkingtodeveloppaperbottles.

Paperbottleshavemanyadvantages.Theyareeasytorecycleandweighlessthanglassorplasticbottles，meaningthey'llrequirelessenergytoproduceandtomovearound.

AcompanycalledPabocohasbeenworkingwithmanylargecompaniestodeveloppaperbottles.Clearly，oneofthebiggestchallengesiskeepingapaperbottlefromleaking（滲漏）.Therefore，manycompaniesareliningtheirbottleswithathinsheetofplastic.Thoughthislinercanbetakenawayandrecycled，manyrecyclingprogramsdon'thavetherightmachinestodealwiththeseliners.

ADanishbeercompanycalledCarlsbergisworkingwithPabocoonapaperbottlecalledthe"GreenFiberBottle".Inthefuturethecompanyhopestousea"bio-plastic"thatwillbreakdownnaturallyovertime.AcompanynamedDiageohasjustannouncedthefirstpaperbottlethat'scompletelyplastic-free.Insteadofaplasticliner，anon-plasticcoatingwillbeusedontheinsideofthebottles.Thisshouldmakethebottlefullyrecyclable.Diageosaysthey'llusethebottlewiththeirwhiskeyin2023.

However，there'sstilllotsoftestingtobedonebeforepaperbottlescanreplaceglassorplasticbottles.Companieswillneedtoseehowlongliquidscanbestoredinthebottles，andmakesurethebottlesdon'tinfluencethetaste.Butwithsomanycompaniesworkingtowardthesamegoal，it'slikelythatwecanexpecttoseepaperbottlesonstoreshelvesinthenearfuture.4.Whatforcesmanycompaniestodeveloppaperbottles？A.Thecostofmakingplasticorglassbottles.

B.Thecustomers'caringabouttheenvironment.

C.Theenergyneededtoproduceordinarybottles.

D.Thedifficultyinshapingtheplasticorglassbottles.5.Whyareplasticlinersusedinsidethebottles？A.Tomakethemeasytorecycle. B.Tomakebottlesreusable.

C.Topreventliquidfromescaping. D.Tolowertheproductioncost.6.Whatcanweinferaboutthemakingofpaperbottles？A.Non-plasticcoatingsmaybehardtorecycle.

B.Paperbottlescan'tgowithoutaplasticliner.

C.There'sstillalongwaytogotoreachthegoal.

D.Notallpaperbottlesarebetterthanglassbottles.7.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext？A.TraditionalBottlesorPaperBottles.

B.CompaniesWorktoDevelopPaperBottles.

C.PaperBottlesAreGettingIncreasinglyPopular.

D.AdvantagesandDisadvantagesofPaperBottles.二、閱讀七選五：本大題共5小題，共15分。HowtoRecognizeaTrueFriendSometimesitcanbehardtorecognizeatruefriend.Hopefullythisarticlewillhelpyourecognizewhichfriendsarethekeepers.Beabletotrustyourfriends.Youshouldbeabletotrusttruefriendsandtheyshouldreturnthistrust.Doyourfriendstellyousecretsthatnooneelseknows?Askyouforadvice?

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However,ifyourfriendshidethingsfromyouandactsecretly,thenthisisasignthattheymaynottrustyou.

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Thinkaboutit.Howcomfortableareyourfriendswhentheyarearoundyou?Aretheybeingthemselvesaroundyou?Aretheyactingfakeorperhapshidingsomething?Truefriendshipscantakeawhiletodevelop,butifyourfriendsaretruetheyshouldfeelcomfortablearoundyou,andviceversa(Youwiththem)Thinkaboutloyalty(忠誠).

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Ifyouareinneedofahelpinghand,yourtruefriendsshouldbetheretoofferittoyou.Truefriendsdon’ttrytogetoneanotherintotrouble.Atruefriendwillalwaysbeloyaltoyouandwillnotrevealsecrets.Thinkaboutnicknames.Alotoftruefriendslovetogiveeachothernicknames！Ifyourfriendisgivingyounicknames,thenthisisagreatsign.Thinkofthenicknameyourfriendhasgivenyou,doesitsuityouwell?

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Lookathowyoufight.Nearlyallbestfriendsfight.

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Truefriendswillfindtheirwaythroughafight,nomatterwhatthesizeis.Truefriendswillremain“faithful”toeachotherevenduringafight.Theywillnottelleachothers’secrets,andtheystillcareabouteachother.A．Considercomfort.B．Chooseyourfriendscarefully.C．Truefriendsarealwaysthereforoneanother.D．Botharesuresignsthatyourfriendtrustsyou.E．Ifso,thisshowsyourfriendmustknowyouquitewell.F．Soifyouandyourfriendhavealittleargument,don’tworry!G．Aninsidejokeshowsthatyoushareaspecialconnectionwithyourfriend.三、完形填空：本大題共15小題，共30分。ThatyearIwaselevenandinsixthgrade.InWethersfield,allsixth-gradersare(13)totakepartintheR.O.P.E.Program.Itsmain(14)istobelieveyourpeers（同齡人），worktogether,and(15)newadventures.Theseprogramsincludingfallingbackwardand(16)peerstocatchyou,workingtogethertofitintoasmallcircleandsomethingofthatkind.

Iwasreadytoparticipateinthese(17).Fallingbackwardandfittingintoasmallcirclewerenothingtome.Crossingoverastreamwithnothingholdingmeupbutaropewasdaring,butIcould(18)it.Finallythedaycamewhenmysixthgradeclasswouldtraveltoclimbandrappel（繞繩下滑）amountaininSouthington.Thosepeoplewhoweretoo(19)wereallowedtopracticeclimbingandrappellingasmallerareaofrocks.butthatwasn'tforme.Icouldclimbthebigmountain.

Twentyminuteslater,my(20)arrived.AsIwaswell(21)，Isetoffatbonce.Igotaquarterofthewayupbutcouldn'tseemtogetany(22).Itriedandtried.Ibegantoputmyselfdownandcry.Therewasnothingmore(23)thanmyclassmateswerelookingatme.AllIkept(24)was"Lisa,youcandoit.Trytofityourfootinthere.(25)，Lisayou'realmostthere."

ItwasthenthatIthoughttomyself,"WhyamIcrying？Icandothis."Almost(26)Iwentongoingupthemountain.WithinfiveminutesIsuccessfully(27)tothetop.13.A.allowed B.reported C.required D.reminded14.A.idea B.result C.question D.road15.A.witness B.introduce C.experience D.describe16.A.begging B.thinking C.promising D.trusting17.A.lectures B.discussions C.stories D.activities18.A.handle B.discover C.change D.need19.A.naughty B.noisy C.scared D.annoyed20.A.friend B.turn C.teacher D.day21.A.relaxed B.balanced C.organized D.prepared22.A.quicker B.warmer C.farther D.longer23.A.embarrassing B.amazing C.exciting D.disappointing24.A.shouting B.remembering C.learning D.hearing25.A.Watchout B.Comeon C.Hurryup D.Walkalong26.A.entirely B.carefully C.dangerously D.immediately27.A.reached B.got C.arrived D.took四、語法填空：本大題共1小題，共15分。閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。Whentwoculturescometogether,thewordsof

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