2022-2023學(xué)年內(nèi)蒙古興安盟烏蘭浩特四中高二（下）第一次月考英語試卷
發(fā)布：2024/4/20 14:35:0
第一部分閱讀理解 閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。
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1．Four Most Famous Paintings in the World The Starry Night
Artist：Vincent Willem van Gogh
Where to see it：the Museum of Modern Art（New York，US）
Being treated for mental illness in hospital and inspired by the view from the window of his room，Van Gogh painted The Starry Night.The painting is famous for Van Gogh's creative use of thick brushstrokes（筆畫）.
The painting's striking blues and yellows and the dreamy atmosphere have attracted art lovers for decades.
The Scream
Artist：Edvard Munch
Where to see it；the National Museum and the Munch Museum（Oslo，Norway）
The Scream is not a single work of art.According to a British museum's blog，there are two paintings，two pastels（彩粉畫）and a number of prints.The paintings are in the National Museum and the Munch Museum，and in 2012，one of the pastels was sold for almost ＄120 million.
Mona Lisa
Artist：Leonardo da Vinci
Where to see it：the Louvre Museum（Paris，F(xiàn)rance）
It should come as no surprise that one of the most famous paintings in the world is a woman with a mysterious smile.It is the earliest known Italian painting to focus closely on the sitter in a half-length portrait（肖像），according to the Louvre，where it was first exhibited in 1804.
The Last Supper
Artist：Leonardo da Vinci
Where to see it：Santa Maria delle Grazie（Milan，Italy）
Leonardo is the only artist to appear on this list twice.The Last Supper is about the last time Jesus had dinner with his followers.The painting is actually a huge wall painting-4.6 meters high and 8.8 meters wide，which makes for a memorable viewing experience.
（1）Where is The Starry Night exhibited？
A．In the Louvre Museum.
B．In the Munch Museum.
C．In the Museum of Modern Art.
D．In Santa Maria delle Grazie.
（2）What is special about The Scream？
A．It is exhibited in three museums.
B．It includes a series of works of art.
C．It is famous for a smile in the painting.
D．It was painted in a mental hospital.
（3）What do Mona Lisa and The Last Supper have in common？
A．They feature religious figures.
B．They both belong to wall paintings.
C．They are exhibited in the National Museum.
D．They were painted by Leonardo da Vinci.組卷：10引用：6難度：0.6 -
2．Last year，Mia McCarthy and Chase Robbins，both college students in the Iovine and Young Academy of USC（University of Southern California），were sitting around at 11 pm when they started craving for candy.The pair immediately ordered from DoorDash （a takeaway app）to settle the sweet tooth.After carefully tracking the driver for 45 minutes，the driver cancelled（取消）the delivery.This moment made them realize there had to be a quicker way for customers to order snacks without driving to a grocery store.
McCarthy and Robbins then set up their app—Handle，a service that delivers snacks，drinks，ice cream and household necessities to the USC area within 15 minutes.They spent the summer of 2021 exploring the process of starting a business. "We were trying to push things forward so fast that we started to hate weekends because no one else was working so we couldn't contact suppliers， "Robbins said.
The major difficulty they faced was to figure out what strategy made the most sense for ordering and customer convenience.They decided the best choice was to hire engineers to build a fully functional app.
Although they made a lot of preparations，the app crashed on the night of its official launch（發(fā)布）in late August，letting McCarthy and Robbins feel hopeless.Even so，they didn't give up.Robbins spent the following 10 days coding（編碼）the app so that the team could ensure success for their second launch.Mia's artistic background，combined with Robbins' engineering background，allowed them to work well together. "It was really hard and emotionally challenging， "McCarthy said. "I'm really glad that we were able to make it."
The early days of the business were nothing but difficult.McCarthy and Robbins delivered orders，worked on marketing and spoke with suppliers to improve the products the store was selling.They now have an entire group of deliverers working from 4 pm to 1 am daily，delivering thousands of products to people in the surrounding campus community.
（1）What do the underlined words "craving for" in paragraph 1 probably mean？
A．Buying.
B．Wanting to eat.
C．Selling.
D．Trying to make.
（2）Why did Mia McCarthy and Chase Robbins set up Handle？
A．To solve the problem of unemployment.
B．To make money to pay for their education.
C．To put their knowledge into practice.
D．To deliver products more quickly.
（3）What can be inferred from paragraph 4？
A．It's easy to give up when starting a business.
B．Robbins is more capable than McCarthy.
C．McCarthy and Robbins often felt hopeless.
D．The app Handle didn't come easy.
（4）Which of the following words best describe Mia McCarthy and Chase Robbins？
A．Kind and curious.
B．Patient and helpful.
C．Determined and hard-working.
D．Strict and independent.組卷：1引用：3難度：0.5 -
3．Jason M.Allen was almost too nervous to enter his first art competition.Now，his award-winning image is stirring debates about whether art can be generated by a computer，and what，exactly，it means to be an artist.
In August 2022，Allen，a 39-year-old game designer who lives in Pueblo West，Colorado，won first place in the "digital arts/digitally-operated photography" category at the Colorado State Fair Fine Arts Competition.His winning image，titled Théatre D'opéra Spatial，was made with Midjourney—an artificial intelligence system that can produce detailed images when fed written prompts （提示）.
Allen's winning image looks like a bright cross between a classic and modern painting.It's one of three such images he entered in the competition.Allen posted excitedly about his win on Midjourney's Discord server on August 25，along with pictures of his three entries；it spread quickly on Twitter days later，with many artists feeling angry about Allen's win because of his use of AI to create the image. "He just 'pressed a few buttons to make a digital art piece'，" one Twitter user wrote. "We're watching the death of art unfold before our eyes."
However，to get the final three images he entered in the competition，Allen said，he took over 80 hours.First，he played around with phrasing that led Midjourney to generate images of women in nice dresses and space helmets.Over time，with slight adjustments to his written prompts，he created 900 repeating processes of what led to his final three images.He gave the final touch to those three images in Photoshop.Then he ran the images through another software program called Gigapixel AI that can improve resolution （分辨率） and had the images printed at a local print shop.
Allen is glad that the debate over whether AI can be used to make art is getting so much attention. "Rather than hating the technology or the people behind it，we need to recognize it's a powerful tool and use it for good so we can all move forward，" Allen said.
（1）What do we know about Theatre D'opera Spatial？
A．Its beauty is widely accepted.
B．Its creation is an easy process.
C．It shows the death of traditional art.
D．It has caused a lot of arguments.
（2）What did Allen do to create his entries？
A．He searched for smart written prompts.
B．He edited his final images in Photoshop.
C．He fed Midjourney with famous paintings.
D．He developed the software named Gigapixel.
（3）What is Allen's attitude to the debate over Al-created art？
A．Worried.
B．Uncaring.
C．Positive.
D．Annoyed.
（4）What might be the best title for the text？
A．AI Beats Out Human Artists in the Art Field.
B．AI Won an Art Contest and Artists Are Angry.
C．An Artist Wins State Fair Art Contest and Laughs.
D．The Artist From Pueblo West Is Defending His Work.組卷：1引用：5難度：0.5 -
4．It can be hard to convince homeowners to use less water on their lawns （草坪），particularly during a hot and dry summer.But tell them it's a competition for the ugliest lawn，and suddenly they may be more willing to give up using the sprinkler（灑水器）.
This clever strategy was employed by the government of Gotland，Sweden's largest island located in the Baltic Sea.Gotland sees its population double during the summer months as tourists arrive.This puts pressure on the island's already-limited water supply，which is projected to decrease by 13% between 2021 and 2050，as demand is expected to rise by 40% by 2045.
The campaign，called "Gotland's Ugliest Lawn"，urged homeowners to compete for the saddest，deadest and brownest yard.They were asked to avoid watering for an entire season，then post a photo of the lawn using a label that linked it to the campaign.
Mimmi Gibson，the acting marketing and brand manager at Region Gotland，said that "the ugliest lawn contest would remind the islanders not to waste water，and to talk about ways they can adapt their gardens to suit the existing conditions and the climate crisis".
The winner for this year was announced in mid-August，and it's Marcus Norstrom，who did not water his lawn once throughout the entire summer.His photo shows a large brown space with some sparse yellow grasses sticking out——the kind of yard in which you would not want to walk barefoot （赤腳地）for risk of hurting your feet.The government must be feeling pleased；its strategy has worked.
It's an interesting strategy which attempts to normalize and even celebrate dead grass.It is reasonable to assume that the more people see it around their communities，the more acceptable it will become.They may also grow curious when they realize there are other ways to create and maintain an attractive-looking yard，even without irrigation（灌溉）.
（1）What's the aim of the competition for the ugliest lawn？
A．To reduce the waste of water.
B．To limit the growth of local lawns.
C．To strengthen citizens' friendship.
D．To enhance citizens，health awareness.
（2）What do the numbers in paragraph 2 show？
A．Gotland is rich in water resources.
B．People will have no water to drink in 2050.
C．Gotland is faced with serious lack of water.
D．The population of Gotland grows faster and faster.
（3）What's Mimmi Gibson's attitude towards the ugliest lawn contest？
A．Unconcerned.
B．Doubtful.
C．Unclear.
D．Positive.
（4）What is the purpose of the last paragraph？
A．To explain the success of the strategy.
B．To tell citizens the danger of the ugliest lawn.
C．To discuss why it's dangerous to waste water.
D．To show citizens what the ugliest lawn looks like.組卷：0引用：3難度：0.3
第二節(jié)（共1小題；每小題10分，滿分10分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。
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5．Develop Positive Relationships One of the most profound experiences we can have in our lives is the connection we have with other human beings.Positive and supportive relationships will help us to feel healthier，happier，and more satisfied with our lives. （1）
●Accept and celebrate differences.
（2）Yet when we try to build relationships，we expect that people will think like we do.In this way，it is so much easier to create a friendly relationship.However，while we may find it initially easier，the novelty of sameness soon would wear off.So accepting that we are all different is a great starting point.
●Listen effectively.
Listening is a crucial skill in boosting another person's self-esteem.（3）In active listening，we also are genuinely interested in understanding what the other person is thinking，feeling，wanting，or what the message means，and we are active in checking out our understanding before we respond with our own new message.This process is what distinguishes active listening and makes it effective.
●（4）
In a world where time is of the essence，we don't always have the time to give to our loved ones.Being present in the time you give to people is important.In other words，when you are with someone，you are truly with someone and not living in the past or worrying about the future.Devoting time，energy，and effort to building relationships is one of the most valuable life skills.
●Manage mobile technology.
By now，everyone has a mobile phone and many people have two or more.While they are a lifesaver in an emergency，and an effective tool for communication，they also can be a complete distraction when people exhibit a lack of mobile phone etiquette （禮儀）.（5）
A.Give people your time.
B.Develop your communication skills.
C.We can perceive the world variously.
D.Active listening is the most useful listening skill.
E.So here are some tips to help you develop more positive relationships.
F.Pay attention to who you are with and answer the phone when necessary.
G.So technology has somewhat weakened our ability to build a good relationship.組卷：2引用：3難度：0.6
第二部分語言知識運用 閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。
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6．The grandmother from Shanghai has become a minor celebrity in recent months as her newfound and unlikely love for working out made national headlines.
According to Chen Jifang's trainer，who helped to manage the Douyin account，she（1）more than 400，000 followers within just a few months.
"The main group that I wanted to（2）was people at ages of 30 to 50，"says Chen. "I think they will be（3）to work out in the gym after seeing that a granny like me can.The（4）I want to convey（傳達） is that it is never too late to pursue good（5）For Chen，her passion for（6）was born out of a need instead of a（7）to become famous.According to Chen，her health had been poor since she was a child.After becoming a gym goer in December 2018，Chen lost 14 kilos （30 pounds） in three months and many of her physical conditions are（8）.
Chen，who has a grandson aged 14，recalled the（9）looks she got the first time she walked through the gym door.
"They found it very（10）.They don't usually see people at such an old age who（11）their health so much，" she says.
"If your muscles are（12）and powerful，they will protect your bones if you fall.The elderly are most afraid of（13），" she said，
"In fact，I also fell once and fell（14），hurting my forehead，hips，knees and toes.They（15）an old lady with white hair lying on the（16）and passersby started（17）an ambulance.I said 'Don't. 'and I got up.I said，'I have been exercising，so I'm（18）Then I left. "
She（19）， "At our age，it is not how much money you have，who you are，or how good your children are that matters.You just want a（20）record as short as possible.（1） A．a(chǎn)dmired B．a(chǎn)ttracted C．hired D．scared （2） A．tell B．owe C．encourage D．a(chǎn)muse （3） A．motivated B．reported C．a(chǎn)nticipated D．a(chǎn)llowed （4） A．impression B．message C．secret D．news （5） A．work B．luck C．education D．health （6） A．exercise B．media C．life D．a(chǎn)ttention （7） A．judgement B．restriction C．desire D．task （8） A．following B．increasing C．delaying D．improving （9） A．a(chǎn)stonished B．excited C．frightened D．a(chǎn)nnoyed （10） A．natural B．strange C．vital D．unbearable （11） A．break from B．depend on C．suffer from D．care about （12） A．suitable B．weak C．strong D．hard （13） A．bleeding B．falling C．a(chǎn)rguing D．walking （14） A．hurriedly B．gently C．regularly D．terribly （15） A．saw B．left C．heard D．prevented （16） A．knee B．bed C．ground D．a(chǎn)mbulance （17） A．driving B．calling C．catching D．missing （18） A．desperate B．happy C．sad D．fine （19） A．replied B．a(chǎn)nnounced C．a(chǎn)dded D．interrupted （20） A．medical B．sport C．grade D．travel 組卷：0引用：4難度：0.3
第二節(jié) 根據(jù)句意及中英文提示，用單詞的正確形式填空。
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7．You look r
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8．English is a
（分支） of Germanic family of languages.組卷：0引用：2難度：0.8 -
9．Some
（年青人）have got into the habit of taking drugs.組卷：0引用：2難度：0.7 -
10．Generally speaking，pop songs
（吸引） to young people. （根據(jù)漢語提示單詞拼寫）組卷：0引用：2難度：0.5
第三節(jié) 下列句子中各有一處錯誤，請改正。
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31．I would be the last attempt to answer the question.
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第三部分寫作（滿分 25分）
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32．假定你是李華。你的英國筆友Mark 打算參加學(xué)校正在舉辦的以中國電影為主題的英語征文比賽，發(fā)郵件請你提供一些建議。請你回復(fù)郵件，內(nèi)容包括：
1．給出建議；
2．表達祝愿。
注意：1．寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80左右；
2．可以適當(dāng)增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。____________________組卷：1引用：5難度：0.5