河北省邯郸市三龙育华中学2024-2025学年高二上学期第一次月考英语卷一、阅读理解A Cappella CompetitionDo you love to sing?Come and show off your talents at the Chilton Youth A Cappella Competition!>October 20th, 11:00 a. m.-17:00p. m.>Edward Greatcoat Theater, Sealey Road, Chilton>RulesPlease remember that this is a cappella (清唱)competition!No instruments or recorded music will be allowed.Competitors may sing published or original songs in any style.Competitors must be between 8 and 15 years old.There are four categories:（1）Solo（8-11 years old）（2）Solo（12-15 years old）（2）Group（8-11 years old）（4）Group（12-15 years old）★Competitors under 12 years old must stay with a parent or other adult at all times.★Each competitor must pay an entry fee of $10.★Winners will receive S500 and a course of 20 lessons with famous voice teacher Vickie Leonard.★Winners will be decided by three judges from the Chilton School of Music. Their decision is final.>Additional information★Please arrive at the Edward Greatcoat Theater between 9: 00 a. m. and 10: 00 a. m. to register, as the competition will start at 11: 00 a. m. The parking lot has limited spaces so you are advised to come as early as possible.★Shared dressing rooms with showers will be open for all competitors.★Tickets for the competition are available at the theater from October 1st. There is nocharge. for these, but again, spaces are limited.1．What do we know about the event?A．Competitors shouldn't be more than 15 years old.B．Competitors shouldn't go into the dressing room.C．Competitors take part in this competition for free.D．Competitors can't sing a song written by themselves.2．What time will the registration end?A．9：00a. m.B．10：00a. m.C．11：00a. m.D．12：00a. m. 3．What is the purpose of this text?A．To invite people to a concert.B．To attract more visitors to the theater.C．To offer free singing lessons.D．To inform a singing competition.A Chinese female pilot has set a record in the country’s airline industry after flying a small plane for 40 minutes in Beijing. Miao Xiaohong, one of China’s second batch (一批) of female pilots, controlled the Tecnam P2010 plane to take off, turn, climb, dive and land safely at the Shifosi Airport in Pinggu District of Beijing.In 1956, Miao Xiaohong, who graduated from a high school in Jinan, won a position in the second batch. She graduated from the flight school in 1958. In the following years, she flew many important missions. In 1963, she accepted a mission to airdrop materials for the flood-stricken areas in Hebei Province. Poor visibility (能见度) prevented her locating the target areas as the clouds were about 100 meters above the ground, but she managed to finish the task.In 1989, she retired and started her writing career. When she collected materials for her books, she found that many aged pilots in other countries still flew, so she had the idea of returning to the sky. To prepare for the flight, she walked 3,000 steps every day and moved her arms to meet the requirements for high-altitude flight during the past two months. Different from past flights for missions, this time her goal was to enjoy the flight. She said that it was exciting and fresh. “Seeing the boundless blue sky unfold in front of me, I feel it is very open,” she said.The trainer said that Miao Xiaohong could finish 30 hours of flight to get a license for the commercial flight. She said, “My physical condition is good enough to finish the 30-hour flight but it is not so important for me to get such a license. After achieving my dream of returning to thesky, I hope to encourage young women to join the airline industry. I’m 82 years old and I can fly again. You, the young people, can fly and will fly better than me.”4．What can we learn about Miao Xiaohong from her airdrop mission?A．She was a very lucky pilot.B．She had excellent flight skills.C．She suffered from poor eyesight.D．She seldom finished hard tasks.5．What made Miao Xiaohong have the idea of flying a plane at the age of 82?A．Her deep love for the sky.B．Her wish to set a flying record.C．The influence of foreign aged pilots.D．The requirements of her books.6．Which of the following can best describe Miao Xiaohong?A．Strict.B．Stubborn.C．Generous.D．Determined. 7．What could be the best title for the passage?A．Returning to the Blue Sky B．Improving Your Flight SkillsC．Managing to Finish Difficult Tasks D．Improving Yourself to Set a RecordAfter figure skaters finish their programs, adoring fans often throw gifts onto the ice. There have definitely been some strange ones over the years. Sasha Cohen was once given sweaters and Debi Thomas even got a box of pizza after her performance at the 1987 world championships.Apart from cards and clothing, the gifts are mostly stuffed animals（毛绒玩具）. Though it’s not clear exactly how or when this custom began, there are a couple of factors that help explain why they’re so popular rather than flowers. One factor is that flowers, once the go-to item to throw at skaters, are messy. The “sweepers” — the kids who skate around collecting all the gifts between each program — have a much easier time picking up stuffed animals than clear up every petal（花瓣）and leaf falling off its flower.There’s no global ban on throwing bunches of flowers, but organizations made attempts to discourage the practice in the past. In 1989, US Figure Skating banned arenas(竞技场) hosting national championships from selling flowers. And at the 2002 national championships, the association publicly prevented fans from bringing flowers to the arena at all.“Flowers have always been a problem. Even when they’re wrapped, some parts stick outand become a headache.” Larry Kriwanek, chairman of the event’s organizing committee, told us. “Flowers were going to be eliminated. It was just a question of when.” Instead, fans could buy stuffed animals inside the arena and shower their favorite skaters with those.Stuffed animals also give supporters an opportunity to choose presents that seem more personal. “We sometimes will get stuffed animals in custom-made costumes to match what we’re wearing.” American ice dancer Meryl Davis, who won gold with partner Charlie White in 2014, told us. It turns out that skaters often do take especially meaningful gifts home with them. 8．Why does the writer mention Sasha Cohen and Debi Thomas in Paragraph 1?A．To indicate they are top figure skaters in the world.B．To show figure skaters may get unusual gifts.C．To tell readers how much their fans like them.D．To explain what gifts are suitable for figure skaters.9．What was done to stop throwing flowers at figure skaters?A．Punishing fans bringing flowers into arenas.B．Issuing a global ban on throwing flowers.C．Canceling a national game for selling flowers.D．Keeping flowers out of a certain arena.10．Which of the following has the similar meaning as “eliminated” in paragraph 4?A．forbidden.B．grown.C．allowed.D．ordered. 11．What does the last paragraph mainly talk about?A．Tips for fans to choose suitable gifts.B．Meryl Davis’s advice on stuffed animals.C．Advantages of stuffed animals as gifts.D．Gifts that figure skaters are fond of.When we talk more broadly of body language, rather than good postures, we can actually see the effects it has on relationships right throughout the animal kingdom. In particular, body language is used to express power through expansive (扩张的) postures.You might know about Amy Cuddy’s famous Ted Talk and her incredible insights on how posture changes our thoughts. Cuddy and her team study body language, particularly what theycall “high-power” and “low-power” poses.“High-power” poses refer to the act of taking a posture of confidence, which can help you feel more self-confident, even after only two minutes. Typical high-power poses are about opening up. You stretch and expand your body to take up as much space as possible. For example, bosses are doing high-power poses when they lean back in their chairs, put their hands behind their heads, and kick their feet up onto their desks. Meanwhile, people take low-power positions when they’re feeling helpless or defeated. They close up, arms around themselves, taking up the smallest space.Some even more recent studies took this even further: A study by researchers from Columbia and Harvard Universities showed that body language symbolizing power can actually affect our decision-making, unintentionally. The researchers measured the desire for risk of participants in either expansive, powerful poses or constricted (收缩的) poses. Those in the powerful poses not only felt more powerful and in control, but were 45% more likely to take risky actions.“This isn’t about what your body language is communicating to others; it’s about what your body language is communicating to you. Your body language is changing your mind, which changes your behavior, which changes your outcomes,” said Cuddy.So if you want to take advantage of the benefits of these poses to live a healthier and happier life, where should you start?12．Which is probably a low-power pose according to the text?A．Sitting with hands crossed in the lap.B．Arms raised in a “V” above the head.C．Standing with your legs open.D．Sitting with your arms spreading out on the chair.13．What can we say about people in the expansive poses?A．They are hesitant.B．They are very shy.C．They feel out of control.D．They feel more confident.14．What is the text mainly about?A．The posture of confidence.B．Cuddy’s research on behavior.C．The surprising power of body language.D．The research about decision-making. 15．What might be talked about in the following paragraph?A．How to correct bad habits.B．How to improve your body language.C．How posture affects your health.D．Why good posture matters for employees.According to a well-known team of researchers, there are three kinds of smiles: genuine, false, and miserable. How can we distinguish them? In experiments where subjects are shown photos of fake and spontaneous smiles, people are pretty good at telling the difference. But in the real world, most people are less able to distinguish between them. They are distracted by other elements of communication such as speech, hand gestures, and other body movements. However, if they were to focus only on the face, they would probably know whether a smile was genuine or not.This is because two muscles are involved in spontaneous smiling. The first muscle is a ring-like band of muscle around each eye. When it contracts, it causes what we know as “smiling eyes”. The other muscle extends from the top of the cheekbone to the corners of the mouth. It moves the mouth upwards when we smile. This muscle on its own produces what we call the “mouth smile. ”When people genuinely smile, in a spontaneous burst of positive emotions, the corners of the mouth move up and the muscles around the eyes also contract. It is these muscles that show that a smile is sincere.Smiles can mean very different things in different countries. In the USA, for example, a smile is a friendly, positive gesture of trust. In contrast, in some Asian societies, people smile when they are happy, of course, but also when they feel anger, sadness, confusion, or embarrassment, perhaps to mask their true feelings.Cultural norms aside, some people tend to smile more than others and that seems to indicate they are cheerful, optimistic types. But that relationship isn’t strictly true. Some people rarely smile and are quite happy. Others often have a smile on their face when they are actually feeling anxious. Human communication is full of uncertainties and we sometimes have a difficult time understanding each other, but a genuine, heartfelt smile that lights up a face can never be misunderstood.16．What did the experiments show?A．Most people tend to force a smile when taking pictures.B．People wearing a fake smile can be genuine sometimes.C．People using body language are often smiling genuinely.D．Most people fail to detect fake smiles in reality due to distractions.17．What is paragraph 2 mainly about?A．How to control facial muscles.B．How smiles influence emotions.C．How to distinguish different smiles.D．How spontaneous smiling happens. 18．Why are the USA and some Asian societies mentioned in the text?A．To show the problems brought by smiling.B．To show some cultural differences of smiling.C．To explain how people hide their true feelings.D．To explain why smiling more can have positive effects.19．What can we infer from the last paragraph?A．Smiling has little to do with character.B．Smiling can clear up misunderstandings.C．People rarely smiling are hard to get on with.D．Uncertain smiles cannot lead to close relationships.Many of us have the habit of procrastination (拖延) 20 .Make getting started ridiculously easyA real mood boost comes from doing what we intend to do. The things that are important to us. Knowing this, we can reason that although getting started might feel uncomfortable, we’re likely to feel much better once the task is done.Ask for helpTo put this into practice. You could ask a friend or colleague to help you get started on something you’ve been putting off. 21 This can get rid of the boredom and loneliness that make working alone a drag.22Some scientists say we’re geared to thinking about now, but not the future. Some studies have shown encouraging people to imagine the future can help them make better decisions now.Avoid uncomfortable tasksIf you can’t stop procrastinating, the good news is that you can use this “bad” habit to your advantage. “Structured procrastination” is a clever way to stay productive even while youprocrastinate. 23Use a timerThis probably sounds similar to the Pomodoro Technique. If you haven’t heard of it, Pomodoro works with a simple kitchen timer. 24 You set the timer for 25 minutes, work until it goes off, then take a 5-minute break.A．Do the right thingB．Imagine the futureC．Then how can we deal with it?D．What is procrastination at all?E．Have someone else work with you.F．A timer on your phone or computer can work, too.G．The trick is avoiding the less important things on your to-do-list.二、完形填空Chess is a game of make-believe kings and queens, pawns (卒) and rooks (车) . So what does that have to do with real life? 25 , quite a bit.Damen Fletcher learned how to play chess at age 13 in Compton, Los Angeles. After 26 the city to attend college, he came home to find his childhood friends 27 for survival. “Some of them had a terrible life, and I just wondered, ‘Why did I have such a different 28 ?’ And it was chess,” he said. To help students in Los Angeles to 29 the game of life, he started Train of Thought.“Every single move that your opponent makes presents a new 30 for you to solve,” he said. “And so kids are just having fun. They don’t 31 that they’re solving problems.”For 12-year-old Andre, chess is more than just a 32 . “I use a lot of stuff that I learned on the chess board in 33 life, like, think before you 34 , think before I act out,” he told CBS News. He’s just one of thousands of students from some of Los Angeles’ 35 neighborhoods learning to play. “My main thing in class is: be a 36 . So being a scholar to me is being prepared, productive and 37 giving up,” Andre said. While the program is 38 in schools in Los Angeles, Fletcher’s dream is to 39 it nationwide — and evenbring it to schools across the country.25．A．Looks out B．Turns out C．Ends up D．Finds out 26．A．leaving B．entering C．escaping D．joining 27．A．crying B．complaining C．playing D．struggling 28．A．course B．purpose C．outcome D．intention 29．A．master B．practice C．understand D．enjoy 30．A．trap B．problem C．challenge D．task 31．A．consider B．imagine C．accept D．realize 32．A．game B．test C．skill D．lesson 33．A．private B．hard C．real D．simple 34．A．change B．win C．speak D．move 35．A．furthest B．toughest C．most familiar D．most developed 36．A．scholar B．professional C．teacher D．player 37．A．still B．often C．seldom D．never 38．A．consequently B．evidently C．presently D．frequently 39．A．provide B．expand C．maintain D．distribute三、语法填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
