115-河北省邯鄲市大名縣第一中學2024-2025學年高二英語上學期10月月考試題（試驗班）第一部分：聽力(共兩節，滿分30分)第一節(共5小題；每小題1.5分．滿分7.5分)聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。每段對話僅讀一遍。1.Whatistheman?A.Adoctor. B.Alawyer. C.Ateacher.2.Whatwillthewomanhavetodo?A.Returnthetapetotheman.B.Keepthetapeforanotherweek.C.Borrowataperecordertomorrow.3.Whatdoesthemanmean?A.Judyisagoodstudent.B.Judyisverypoorinherlessons.C.Judyshouldfocusonherstudy.4.Whatdoesthethieflooklike?A.Mediumheight,withayellowT-shirt.B.Quiteshort,withlongblackhair.C.Verytall,withlongyellowhair.5.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Inalibrary. B.Inarestaurant. C.Inameetingroom.其次節（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。聽第6段材料，回答第6至第8題。6.What’stherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?A.Studentandteacher.B.Colleagues.C.Classmates.7.Whydoesn’tthemanstayintheofficeoften?A.Becausehefindsittoonoisy.B.Becausehe’stoobusywithhiscourse.C.BecauseJackishardtogetalongwith.8.WhatdoesStansuggesttheydo?A.Movetoanotheroffice.B.Askforameetingroom.C.TalktoJack’sstudentsopenly.聽第7段材料，回答第9、10題。9.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?A.Sheismuchthinnerthanlastyear.B.Sheisalittlefatterthanlastyear.C.Shelikesthereddressverymuch.10.Howoftendoesthewomanplantogotothegym?A.Everyday. B.Everytwodays. C.Everyweek.聽第8段材料,回答第11至13題。11.Whatdoestheladywanttofindout?A.What’son. B.What’swrong. C.What’sup.12.Howlongdoestheafternoonperformancelast?A.120minutes. B.150minutes. C.165minutes.13.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?A.Thewomanmightbeavisitortothecity.B.Allchildrenunder7aren’tallowedtoenter.C.Anyticketsarehalfprice30minutesbeforetheperformance.聽第9段材料，回答第14至16題。14.Whousedtoliveintheroom?A.Thewoman.B.Thewoman’sson.C.Thewoman’shusband.15.Howdoesthemanfeelabouttheroom?A.Itisaniceroombutnotsoquiet.B.Itisagoodplacebuttherentisabithigh.C.Itisjustthekindofroomheisinterestedin.16.Whatwillthemandonext?A.Tomoveinassoonaspossible.B.Tocomeagainthenextmorning.C.Topayher80dollarsinadvance.聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。17.Whatcanbefoundontheannouncementboardinthelocalstores?A.Somefunnystories. B.Someserviceinformation.C.Someentertainmentnews.18.WhatcanwedobyusingtheCraigslistsite?A.Watchmovies. B.Playcomputergames. C.Dosomeshoppingonline.19.Whatdoeslookingforajobrequireaccordingtothetalk?A.Knowingwhatkindofjobiseasy.B.Knowingwhatjobpaysthemostmoney.C.Knowingwhatkindofworkyouwanttodo.20.Howmanywaysoffindingajobarementionedinthetalk?A.Lessthanthree. B.Three. C.Morethanthree.其次部分閱讀理解（共兩節，滿分50分）第一節（共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。AWhatsonstage

istheUK’sbiggestandbestonlineguidetotheperformingartsincludingtheatre,opera,classicalmusic,danceandsoon.◆TheLionKingMusical:ThestageadaptationoftheDisneyfilmtakenfromanoriginalAfricanstory.Ayoungliongrowsupandlearnsthattakingoverthepriderequireswisdomandmaturity(成熟).Place:LyceumTheatre,WellingtonStreet,LondonTelephone:08702439000Date:Friday,18Nov.2013Ticketprice:￡37.5◆OliverMusical:Dickens’storyofaboyinaLondonworkhouseandhisadventuresonthewaytodiscoveringhisfamily.Thesongsinclude

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Play:Aromanticstory.Helena,daughterofapoorphysician,lovesBertram,sonofaCountess(女伯爵).Place:Shakespeare’sGlobeTheatre,ParkStreet,LondonTelephone:02074019919Date:Sunday,20Nov.2013Ticketprice:￡40.521.IfMaryisavailableonFriday,whichofthefollowingshouldshecalltobuyaticket?A.08708509191 B.02074945061C.08702439000 D.0207401991922.Ifyouwanttobuyaticketatadiscount,youshouldgoto__________.A.Shakespeare’sGlobeTheatre B.TheatreRoyal

C.PrinceEdwardTheatre D.LyceumTheatre23.What’sthemainpurposeofthearticle?A.ToshowtheimportanceofWhatsonstageB.Toteachreadershowtousetheonlineguide.C.TointroducesomefamousEnglishtheatres.D.Togivesomeinformationabouttheperformingarts.BBumblebees(大黃蜂)aren'tsimplydancingaroundourgardens.Now,anewstudysuggeststhatbumblebeesforceplantstoflowerbymakingsmallbitesintheirleaves.ConsueloDeMoraes,ascientistattheSwissFederalInstituteofTechnologyinZurich,noticedbumblebeesmakingtinybitesintheleavesoftheirgreenhouseplants.Theinsectsdidn'tseemtobecarryingoffthebitsofleavestotheirnestsoreatingthem.Supposingthebeeswerecausingtheplantstoflower,ConsueloDeMoraesandhisteamsetupaseriesofexperiments.Theyplacedflowerlesstomatoplantsandtwokindsofworkerbeesincages.Thebeesfedwithenoughpollen(花粉)seldomdamagedtheplants,whiletheoneswithouthavingpollenforthreedaysbusilydidso.Scientiststhenremovedtheplantsafterthebeesmadefivetotenholesintheirleaves.Thesmallholescausedthetomatoplantstofloweramonthsoonerthanusual.“Inasense,thebeesaresignaling,'Hey,weneedfood.Pleasespeedupyourflowering,andwe'llpollinate(授粉）you.’”saidLarsChittka,abehavioralscientistatQueenMaryUniversityofLondon.Tomakesurethattheirdiscoveriesdidn'tresultfromtheman-madeconditionsinthelab,thescientistsplacedbumblebeesandavarietyofflowerlessplantspeciesontheirZurichrooftopinlateMarch2024.Thebeeswerefreetoflyasfarastheycould.Yettheysettoworkdamagingtheleavesonallthenon-floweringplantsnearesttotheirnests.ThebeeslostinterestinthisactivitytowardtheendofAprilasmoreflowerscameout,accordingtothestudy.Theresearchisofgreatvalue,foritcanincreasethehumanfoodsupply.However,somequestionsremaintobeanswered,like“Whydothebitescausetheplantstoflower?”and“Doesfloweringearlyleadtohigherfitnessfortheplants?”24.Whydidthebumblebeesbitetheleaves?A.Becausetheywantedtoeattheleaves.B.Becausetheyweretogetpollentoeat.C.Becausetheywereexercisingtobestronger.D.Becausetheywouldcarrytheleavestothenests.25.Whatdoestheunderlined“thisactivity”inParagraph5referto?A.Dancingontheleaves.B.Flyingasfarastheycould.C.Makingsmallholesintheleaves.D.Damagingtheflowersneartheirnests.26.What'sthepossiblebenefitoftheresearch?A.Humansmayproducemorefood.B.Bumblebeescanhavemoretoeat.C.Someplantscanhavemoreflowers.D.Someplantswillgainhigherfitness.27.What'sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Bumblebeesspeedupplantsfloweringbybitingleaves.B.Humanfoodsupplywilllargelydependonbumblebees.C.Bumblebeesliketodamagetheplantsnearesttheirnests.D.Rooftopplantsflowermorethantheonesingreenhouses.CHowdoesanecosystemwork?Whatmakesthepopulationofdifferentspeciesthewaytheyare?Whyaretheresomanyfliesandsofewwolves?Tofindananswer,scientistshavebuiltmathematical,modelsoffoodwebs,notingwhoeatswhomandhowmucheachoneeats.Withsuchmodels,scientistshavefoundoutsomekeyprinciplesoperatinginfoodwebs.Mostfoodwebs,forexample,consistofmanyweaklinksratherthanafewstrongones.Whenapredator（掠食動物）alwayseatshugenumbersofasingleprey（獵物）,thetwospeciesarestronglylinked；whenapredatorlivesonvariousspecies,theyareweaklylinked.Foodwebsmaybedominatedbymanyweaklinksbecausethatarrangementismorestableoverthelongterm.Ifapredatorcaneatseveralspecies,itcansurvivetheextinction(滅亡)ofoneofthem.Andifapredatorcanmoveontoanotherspeciesthatiseasiertofindwhenapreyspeciesbecomesrare,theswitchallowstheoriginalpreytorecover.Theweaklinksmaythuskeepspeciesfromdrivingoneanothertoextinction.Mathematicalmodelshavealsorevealedthatfoodwebsmaybeunstable,wheresmallchangesoftoppredatorscanleadtobigeffectsthroughoutentireecosystems.Inthe1960s,scientistsproposedthatpredatorsatthetopofafoodwebhadasurprisingamountofcontroloverthesizeofpopulationsofotherspecies-includingspeciestheydidnotdirectlyattack.Andunplannedhumanactivitieshaveprovedtheideaoftop-downcontrolbytoppredatorstobetrue.Intheocean,wefishedfortoppredatorssuchascodonanindustrialscale,whileonland,wekilledofflargepredatorssuchaswolves.Theseactionshavegreatlyaffectedtheecologicalbalance.Scientistshavebuiltanearly-warningsystembasedonmathematicalmodels.Ideally,thesystemwouldtelluswhentoadjusthumanactivitiesthatarepushinganecosystemtowardabreakdownorwouldevenallowustopullanecosystembackfromtheborderline.Preventioniskey,scientistssay,becauseonceecosystemspasstheirtippingpoint（臨界點）,itisremarkablydifficultforthemtoreturn.28.Whathavescientistsdiscoveredwiththehelpofmathematicaloffoodwebs?A.Thelivinghabitsofspeciesinfoodwebs.B.Therulesgoverningfoodwebsoftheecosystems.C.Theapproachestostudyingthespeciesintheecosystems.D.Thedifferencesbetweenweakandstronglinksinfoodwebs.29.Astronglinkisfoundbetweentwospecieswhenapredator______.A.hasawidefoodchoice.B.caneasilyfindnewprey.C.stickstoonepreyspeciesD.canquicklymovetoanotherplace30.WhatconclusioncanbedrawnfromtheexamplesinParagraph4?A.Industrialactivitieshelpkeepfoodwebsstable.B.Rapideconomicdevelopmentthreatensanimalhabitats.C.Speciesofcommercialvaluedominateotherspecies.D.Uncontrolledhumanactivitiesgreatlyupsetecosystems.31.Howdoesanearly-warningsystemhelpusmaintaintheecologicalbalance?A.Bygettingillegalpracticesundercontrol.B.Bystoppingusfromkillinglargepredators.C.Bybringingthebroken-downecosystemsbacktonormal.D.Bysignalingtheurgentneedfortakingpreventiveaction.DYouneverseethem,butthey'rewithyoueverytimeyoufly.Theyrecordwhereyouaregoing,howfastyou'retravelingandwhethereverythingonyourairplaneisfunctioningnormally.Theirabilitytowithstand(抵抗)almostanydisastermakesthemseemlikesomethingoutofacomicbook.They'reknownastheblackbox.Whenplanesfallfromthesky,asaYemeniairlinerdidonitswaytoComorosIslandsintheIndiaOceanJune30,2009,theblackboxisthebestbetforidentifyingwhatwentwrong.SowhenaFrenchsubmarinedetectedthedevice'shomingsignalfivedayslater,thediscoverymarkedahugesteptowarddeterminingthecauseofatragedyinwhich152passengerswerekilled.In1958,AustralianscientistDavidWarrendevelopedaflight-memoryrecorderthatwouldtrackbasicinformationlikealtitudeanddirection.Thatwasthefirstmodeforablackbox,whichbecamearequirementonallU.S.commercialflightsby1960.Earlymodel,oftenfailedtowithstandcrashes,however,soin1965thedevicewascompletelyredesignedandmovedtotherearoftheplane-thearealeastsubjecttoimpact-fromitsoriginalpositioninthelandingwells(起落架艙).Thesameyear,theFederalAviationAuthorityrequiredthattheboxes,whichwereneveractuallyblack,bepaintedorangeoryellowtobevisible.Modernairplaneshavetwoblackboxes:avoicerecorder,whichtrackspilots'conversations,andaflight-datarecorder,whichmonitorsfuellevels,enginenoisesandotheroperatingfunctionsthathelpinvestigatorsreconstructtheaircraft’sfinalmoments.Placedinaninsulated（隔絕的）caseandsurroundedbyaquarter-inch-thickpanelsofstainlesssteel,theboxescanwithstandmassiveforceandtemperaturesupto2,000℉.Whensubmerged(潛入水中),they’realsoabletoemitsignalsfromdepthsof20,000ft.ExpertsbelievetheboxesfromAirFranceFlight447,whichcrashednearBrazilonJune1,2009,areinwaternearlythatdeep,butstatisticssaythey’restilllikelytoturnup.Intheapproximately20deep-seacrashesoverthepast30years,onlyoneplane’sblackboxeswereneverrecovered.32.WhatinformationcouldbefoundfromtheblackboxontheYemeniairliner?A.Dataforanalyzingthecauseofthecrash.B.Thetotalnumberofpassengersonboard.C.Thesceneofthecrashandlevelofthedamage.D.Homingsignalssentbythepilotbeforethecrash.33.Whywastheblackboxredesignedin1965?A.Newmaterialsbecameavailablebythattime.B.Toomuchspacewasneededforitsinstallation.C.Theearlymodelsoftengotdamagedinthecrash.D.Theearlymodelsdidn'tprovidetheneededdata.34.WhydidtheFederalAviationAuthorityrequiretheblackboxesbepaintedorangeoryellow?A.Todistinguishthemfromthecolouroftheplane.B.Tocautionpeopletohandlethemwithcare.C.ToobeyinternationalstandardsD.Tomakethemeasilyseen.35.WhatdoweknowabouttheblackboxesfromAirFranceFlight447?A.Thereisanurgentneedforthemtobereconstructed.B.Thereisstillagoodchanceoftheirbeingrecovered.C.Theyhavestoppedsendinghomingsignals.D.TheyweredestroyedsomewherenearFrance.其次節（共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）依據短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出填入空白處的最佳選項并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Haveyoueverwonderedthatthefoodyoueateverydaycantellyouaboutwhereyoucomefrom?Haveyoueverwonderedwhypeoplefromdifferentpartsoftheworldeatdifferenttypesoffood?36Thereismoreofaconnectionbetweenfoodandculturethanyoumaythink.37Itbecomesapartofwhoweare.Manyassociatefoodsfromourchildhoodwithwarmfeelingsandgoodmemoriesandittiesustoourfamilies,holdingaspecialandpersonalvalueforus.Foodfromourfamilyoftenbecomesthecomfortweseekasadultsintimesoffrustrationandstress.Onalargescale,traditionalfoodisanimportantpartofculture.38Immigrantsbringitwherevertheygo,anditisasymbolofpridefortheircultureandmeansofcopingwithhomesickness.Manyimmigrantsopentheirownrestaurantsandservetraditionaldishes.However,thefooddoesnotremainexactlythesame.Somematerialsneededtomaketraditionaldishesmaynotbereadilyavailable,sothetasteandflavorcanbedifferentfromwhattheywouldprepareintheirhomecountries.Additionally,immigrantsdonotonlyselldishestopeoplefromthesamecountriesasthem,buttopeoplefromdifferentcountries.39Thosechangescancreatenewflavorsthatstillkeeptheculturalsignificanceofthedishes.Weshouldembraceourheritage(傳統)throughourculture'sfoodbutalsobecomemoreinformedaboutotherculturesbytryingtheirfood.Itisimportanttorememberthateachdishhasaspecialplaceintheculturetowhichitbelongs,andisspecialtothosewhoprepareit.40Foodisawindowintoculture,anditshouldbetreatedassuch.Onanindividuallevel,wegrowupeatingthefoodofourculture.Thesmellandtasteofthefoodisveryfamiliartome.Italsooperatesasanexpressionofcultureidentity.E.Therefore,theyhavetomakesmallchangesabouttheoriginaldishestocatertoawiderrangeofcustomers.F.Doyoueveraskyourselfwhycertainfoodsorcookingtraditionsaresoimportanttoyourculture?G.Astheworldbecomesmoreglobalized,itiseasiertoaccessfoodsfromdifferentcultures.第三部分語言運用（共兩節，滿分30分）第一節完形填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。Ioftenreadofincidentsofmisunderstandingor41.I'mleftpuzzled.Whydothesepeoplecreatemistrustandproblems,especiallywiththosefromother42?IwasgrowingupinKualaLumpur(吉隆坡)intheearly1960s,whenchildrenfromdifferentracesandreligionsplayedandstudiedtogetherin43.Atthattimemyfamilylivedastone's44fromIsmail’s.AndnoonewasbotheredthatIsma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B.convenience C.opportunities D.conflicts42.A.parties B.cities C.villages D.races43.A.anger B.harmony C.danger D.risk44.A.drop B.throw C.move D.roll45.A.unnecessary B.unexpected C.good D.useful46.A.explore B.fold C.discover D.reject47.A.getthrough B.dealwith C.comeacross D.breakdown48.A.challenged B.attract C.thrill D.accompany49.A.lost B.gained C.developed D.missed50.A.stated B.considered C.constructed D.reached51.A.attempts B.instructions C.opinions D.arrangements52.A.annoyedly B.carelessly C.disappointedly D.fixedly53.A.familiarly B.strangely C.completely D.coldly54.A.week B.months C.years D.decades55.A.inchargeof B.incaseof C.regardlessof D.asfor其次節（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分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。WhenwethinkaboutvitaminC,allguessthatwe'retalkingaboutoranges,right?Well,that'snot56(entire)thefullstoryaboutthisawesomevitamin.Cancerprevention,hearthealthandimmune(免疫)functionboosting（增長）57(be)afewrolesvitaminCplaysinkeepingushealthy.Apartfrompillsandpowders,fruitsandvegetablesareourbestsources58(need)forthissupervitamin.Cabbage,asanexample,is59greatsourceofvitaminC．Butdoyouknowthatredbellpeppershavealmost50%60vitaminCthanoranges?ManykindsoffruitslikestrawberriesalsocarryrichvitaminCandarequitenotdifficult61(eat)whenweknowtheycanhelpusfightoffthatcommoncoldcatchingeveryonearoundseasonal62(change).Justafewfactsbounce（出現）aroundourheadaboutsomeofthefoodshighinvitaminC63canboostourimmunesystem,helpourheartandfightoffthoseterriblecancercells.Howeverwephraseit,64ishardtofindareasonnottoboostourvitaminCintakeafterseeingallthe65(amaze)benefitsitcangivetous.第四部分寫作（共兩節，滿分40分）第一節應用文寫作（滿分15分）假如你是李華，你的同學Lily因為媽媽管束太嚴而向你訴苦，希望你能給她供應一些建議。請你依據下面的提示給她寫一封電子郵件。找機會和媽媽談一談；仔細學習，好好熬煉身體，讓媽媽放心；和媽媽說明：自己長大了，希望能有足夠的自由。留意：1.詞數80左右；可適當增加細微環節，使行文連貫。DearLily,________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua續寫寫作（滿分25分）閱讀下面材料，依據其內容和所給段落開頭語續寫兩段，使之構成一篇完整的短文。續寫的詞數應為150左右。Adam,Nick,andTomwerebestfriends.Fiveyearsaftertheirgraduationfromcollege,NickcalledAdamandTom,invitingthemtocelebratehisbirthdayonhispersonalyacht(游艇).Theygotveryexcited.Itwasabrightandsunnysummerday.AsNickwasstudyingthesafetymeasuresoftheseajourney,hesawAdamandTomcomingtowardshisyacht.Withhugehugsandsmilesoneveryface,thethreegreetedeachotherintheirusualway.“Thankyouboysforcomingandmakingmybirthdayevenmorespecial,”saidNick.“Butbeforegettingstarted,hopeyoubothknowthereisadangerzoneataparticularpointonthissea,”warnedAdam.“Don’tworry.Iwillstayawayfromit.Nowletthepartybegin!”Nickresponded,startingtoturnthesteeringwheel(方向盤)oftheyacht.Treatingthefriendsonthebeautifulwhiteyachtsailingonthebluewaterwasaperfectidea.Theywerehavingawonderfultime,talking,eatingandjoking.Howtimeflew!Itstartedgettingdark.“Heyguys!It’stimetogoback,”Tomshouted.“Mr.Sailor,turnyourship’swheelandtakeusbackhome,”saidAdam.Littledidtheyknowtheyweregoingtoencounterlife-threateningchallengesahead.Unknowingly,NickcrossedthedangerzoneAdamhadmentionedearlier.Whenrealizingthis,Nickdecidedtomakeaturnimmediately.Unfortunately,astrangenoisecamefromtheengineandthentheyachtstopped.Expertatmendingmachines,AdamofferedtoexaminetheengineandaskedNicktofetchthetoolbox.Nickwashurryingtogetitwhenheslipped,fallingintotheseawater.“Nick!”TomandAdamscreamed.Panicked,Nickstartedshoutingforhelp.TomrushedinsidetheyachttogetalifejackettorescueNick,butdidn’tfindone.Instead,hefoundalongropeandoutherushedwithit.JustthenAdamshoutedontopofhisvoice,“Nick!Look,there’sasharkbehindyou!”__________________________________________________________________________________________________________Whattheyhadtodowasrestarttheyacht._______________________________________________________________________________________