2022—2023學年度下學期2020級

二月月考英語試卷

命題人：吳本萍審題人：劉蓉

考試時間：2023年2月23日

第一部分聽力（共兩節，滿分30分）

做題時，先將答案標在試卷上。錄音內容結束后，你將有兩分

鐘的時間將試卷上的答案轉涂到答題卡上。

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。聽完每段對話后,你都有10秒鐘的

時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。

l.WhatisJohngoingtodo?

A.CalltheSmiths.B.BorrowahammerC.

Repairthesteps.

2.Wheremightthespeakersbe?

A.Atthebeach.B.Inapark.C.At

thepool

3.Whatdoesthemanorder?

A.AcoffeewithsugarB.Achocolateicecream.C.A

blueberryicecream

4.Whenmightthewoman'sparentscometovisit?

A.InMarch.B.InApril.C.In

July

5.Whatisthecafsmaincolor?

A.BlackB.WhiteC.Gray.

第二節（共15小題海小題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。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6~7題。

6.Whywon'tthemaneatbread?

A.Hedislikesit.B.Heisallergictowheat.C.Heis

tryingtoloseweight.

7.Whatisthewoman'sfavoritefood?

A.Noodles.B.Sandwiches.C.Toast

withfruit.

聽第7段材料，回答第8~10題。

8.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Theirfavoritesports.

B.Thebestgametheyeversaw.

C.Childhoodsportsmemories.

9.Whatsportdidthemanusetoplay?

A.Baseball.B.Basketball.C.American

football.

10.WhydoesthewomansuggestwatchingtheteamfromOakland?

A.Becauseshelikesthecoach.

B.Becausetheplayersarethebest.

C.Becausetheirlivegamesareshownonline.

聽第8段材料，回答第11-13題。

11.Whatdoesthewomanasktodoatfirst?

A.Fixhercar.B.Gethertireschecked.C.Put

gasinhercar.

12.Howmuchshouldthewomanpaytogether?

A.$40,B.$45.C.$50

13.Whatdoesthemantellthewomanaboutthecar?

A.Thetiresarealittleold.

B.Thebatteryisoutoforder.

C.Theengineshouldbechangedimmediately.

聽第9段材料，回答第14sl6題。

14.Wherewouldthewomangotonight?

A.Theoffice.B.Theconcert.C.The

Lakersgame.

15.Whydidthewomanrefusetheman'soffer?

A.Becauseshehastofinishareport.

B.Becausesheisinherboss'sdebt.

C.Becausesheistryingtogetapromotion.

16.Whatisthemanmostlikelytodonow?

A.Giveaspeech.B.Talktotheheadoffice.C.Sell

theticket.

聽第10段材料，回答第17s20題。

17.Wheredidthestorytakeplace?

A.Inacoffeeshop.B.Inanoffice.C.Ina

waitingroom.

18.Whatdidthewomanlikedoing?

A.Tellingjokes.B.Watchingpeople.C.

Traveling.

19.Whatcanwelearnaboutthecouple?

A.Theylookedsmallanddusty.

B.Theywerenewlymarried.

C.Theysatfarawayfromthewoman.

2O.Whywasthewomanwritingstories?

A.Becauseshewasaprofessionalwriter.

B.Becauseshecouldrelaxbydoingthis.

C.Becauseshewantedtochangecareers.

第一部分閱讀（共兩節，滿分50分）

第一節（共15小題海小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選

項。

A

BestGiftsforEveryTypeofMom

DoyouwanttorewardMomwithNewYeargifts?Millionsof

productsareofferedonline,butdon'tgetscaredaway.Wehavedone

theworkforyoubyselectingbestgiftideasforeverytypeofmom.

Justclick“Addtocart"toshowerMomwithlove.

DaintyEarrings-BestfortheJewelryLover

Madefromsterlingsilver,theearringsarelightweightandperfect

fbreverydaywear.They'realsoidealforanyonewithsensitiveears.

Amongthe8,000plusfive-starreviewers,AprilFarmerconfirm:this,

saying,“Justabouteverymaterialirritates（刺激）myears,butIhave

hadtheseinforthreemonthsnow-andnoirritation,nocolorchanging,

orfadingofsilver.Ican'teventelltheyarcin!^^

KSLunchBag-BestfortheWorkingMom

Thisin-disguisccoolerbagwillputasmileonmom'sfaceduring

lunchhour.Withthousandsoffive-starreviewers,thefashionableand

functionalKSbaghasaninsulatedlining（隔熱的內襯）thathelps

keepfoodandbeveragesfresh,andaninsidepocketthatholdsutensils.

Plus,thesoft,lightweightdesignmakesiteasytobringanywhere.

BrevilleExpress-BestfortheCoffeeLover

Talkaboutamorningboost!IfMomisatruecoffeelover,she's

dreamedofowningahigh-endespressomachine.Nowyoucanmake

thatdreamareality.TheBrevilleExpress,whichhasmorethan14,000

five-starreviews,comesineitherblackorstainlesssteelsurfacesand

offersthesamedose-controlledgrinding（研磨）that'snormally

reservedforfancycoffeeshops.

BeckhamPillows-BestfortheOneWhoNeedsaGood

NighfsSleep

Shedeservesapeacefulnight'srestafterallthehardworkshe

doeseveryday,andshe'llgetjustthatwiththeseBeckhampillows.

Thesetoftwoaffordablecoolinggelpillowsisidealforback,stomach

andsidesleepers.Itoffersmuch-neededtemperatureregulationthat

willkeephermorecomfortablethanever.It5sabestsellerwithmore

than126,000five-starreviews,soit'sprettymuchahit.

21.AprilFarmer?sreviewindicatesthattheDaintyEarrings

are.

A.durableandfancyB.simpleand

unique

C.stylishandvaluableD.lightandskin-

friendly

22.Fromthepassage,wecanknowthat.

A.DaintyEarringsarebestforformaloccasions

B.KSLunchBagissilver,portableandinsulated

C.BrevilleExpressfeaturesfineandquickgrinding

D.BeckhamPillowssuitdifferentsleepingpositions

23.Whoisthepassageintendedfor?

A.Agenciessellingproductstomoms.B.Peopleseeking

giftsfortheirmoms.

C.Momsplanningtorewardthemselves.D.Salesmen

studyingmoms'preferences.

Afewdaysago,myhusband,Russ,andIlostourhouseof28

yearstoaCaliforniawildfire.

Onthatnight,wehadtoleaveourhouseandsleepintheback

seatofourFord.Thenextmorning,wehadtodrivethreeandahalf

hourstofindahotelthathadanavailableroom.Onlylater,inthelocal

newspaper,didweseephotographsofthedestruction.Ourhousehad

beenconsumedbythefirealongwithmostofourneighborhood.

Howarewegoingtorebuildafterthis?Ithought,roundinga

cornerinthesidewalkonmywalkbacktothehotel.Isitevenpossible?

Inoticedsomethingupahead-apairofnickels,shininglike

preciousjewels.Theywerejustnickels,buttheysomehowfeltspecial.

Ibentdownandpickedthemup.Ifthesewereluckycoins,Icoulduse

alltheluckIcouldget.

Afewdayslater,Imadeatriptothestoretobuyessentials.The

enormoustaskofreplacingeverythingwe'dlostputaheavyweighton

me.IwasabouttoleavewhenIfelttheurgetostopandturnmyhead

totheright.Icouldhardlybelieveit-thereonnickelashelf,wasa

nickel!Okay,maybethisismorethanluck,Ithoughtandputthenickel

inmypocket.

ItoldmyselfthatIhadfoundthenickelsjustbychance.ThenI

foundonenexttomyplateatarestaurant-onThanksgiving,noless,

whenIwasmissingourhousemorethanever.Itseemedthatanickel

appearedwhenevermyspiritsplummeted.

WheneverIreachedmybreakingpoint,I'dfindanothernickel.

Inthegrassatthepark,ornearthetireofmycarinaparkinglot.Once,

mychangefbraquicklunchwasgivenentirelyinnickels."I'msorry,“

thecashiersaid.4ifsallwehave.”

It'sallIneeded!

Oneday,Iwassittingatthedeskwhenmyphonerang.Itwasa

real-estateagentI'dbeenworkingwith.

“Ihaveanewlisting,“shesaid.

“Whencanweseeit?”

Afewhourslater,RussandIwerefollowingtheagentdownthe

drivewaytowardthehouse.

Ididn'tthinklong.Becausethereinthedriveway,...

24.Afterthewildfire,thecouple.

A.livedintheircarforonenight

B.tooksomephotosofthedestruction

C.couldhardlyaffordtheirThanksgivingdinner

D.savedpreciousitemsfromtheburneddownhouse

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“plummeted”inParagraph6

probablymean?

A.Remained.B.Changed.C.

Strengthened.D.Sank.

26.Whatdidthefoundnickelsmeantotheauthor?

A.Luckfortheforeseeablefuture.B.Hopeduring

challengingtimes.

C.Signsofahugefortunetocome.D.Remindersofwhathad

happened.

27.Whichwouldbethebestendingforthepassage?

A.Ispottedaflashofsilverinthesun,twonickels,bothheads

up.

B.Ifoundanoldnickel,whichseemedtotellastoryfromthe

past.

C.Isawamysteriouslockedbox,andthoughtperhapsitwasfull

ofnickels.

D.Ilookedupandimaginedsomethingonacloud,agiantnickel,

justforme.

C

Anewstudyhasfoundhumanfeelingscanaccuratelybe

expressednumerically（用數字表示地）andhavemorepredictive

powerforhowwebehavethanformalstudiesofsocioeconomicfactors

likehouseholdincomeandemploymentstatus.

Thestudyco-authorAndrewOswald,aprofessorofeconomics

andbehavioralsciencegatheredinformationfromnearly700,000

people,whowereaskedannuallyoverathrce-decadcperiodhowthey

feltonanumericalscaleabouttheirjob,spouse,healthandhome.

Usingthedatacollected,researchersconstructedstatisticalmodelsto

showhowpeoplefeltandtheactionstheytookasaresultoftheir

reportedfeelings.Thestudyfoundthatratingsoflifesatisfactionhad

adirectlinear（線性的）relationshiptoactionspeoplesubsequently

take.Participantswhoratedtheirjobsatisfactionasa2outof7hada

25%probabilityofquittingtheirjob.Thosewhorateda6outof7had

onlya10percentprobabilityofquitting.Thesamewastrueacross

othermeasureslikemarriage,healthandhousing.

Previousresearchhasalsoshowndataaboutfeelingspredict

humanoutcomes,butnotinsuchalinearfashion;thedegreeof

satisfactionservedasagoodpredictoroffutureactions.Additionally,

economistshavepreviouslybeencriticaloffeelingsdatabecausethey

consideredthemunscientificandunreliable.Butthisstudyshows

socioeconomicfactorshavealesserprobabilityofpredictinghuman

behaviorthandataonfeelings.

Thoughthestudyshowsnumberscanquantify（量化）feelings,

researchersarestillabitconfusedastowhyestimatesofseemingly

subjectivefeelingscanbesuchgoodpredictorsoffutureactions.

AccordingtoOswald,anumberoffactorscouldbeatplay.Humans

areveryexperiencedincomparativethinkingandareabletoscaletheir

ownlifesatisfactionagainstthatoftheirneighbors.We'realso

accustomedtousingmeasuringdevicesforotheraspectsoflifelike

temperature,distanceandweight,soitshouldn'tbetoosurprisingthat

we'reabletomeasureourfeelingsinasimilarlyaccurateway.Another

studyco-authorCasparKaisersaysthatitmayalsobebecausewe

communicateourfeelingsanddoitinascaledfashioneveryday.This

couldbewhyitcomesoutinthedatamoreaccuratelythaninobjective

markers.

OriHeffetz,aneconomicsprofessorwhowasnotinvolvedinthe

study,saysthatthisresearchshowsfeelingsdatashouldn'tbe

underestimatedevenifthey'remoredifficulttostudy.''Scientistswho

ignorethisdosoattheirownrisk,^^hesays.

Lookingahead,Kaiserhopesthissamedatacanbestudiedin

lower-incomecountriessothatitcanbecipplieduniversallytoplaces

withvariedlevelsofeconomicdevelopment.Butmorethananything

elsehe'sinterestedinstudyingwhyfeelingsworksowell.

28.Paragraph2ismainlyabout.

A.researchprocessandfindingsB.researchtopicand

significance

C.researchsubjectsandpurposeD.researchdata

collectionandanalysis

29.Whatcanweknowaboutthestudy?

A.Italsoappliestopeoplefromlower-incomecountries.

BItchallengestheopinionthatfeelingsdataareunreliable.

C.Itexplainswhyratingsoffeelingscanforeseefutureactions.

D.Itfirstshowsdataaboutfeelingscanpredicthumanbehavior

30.WhatisOri'sattitudetowardsthestudy?

A.Neutral.B.Skeptical.C.Supportive.D.

Cautious.

31.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.HowYouRateYourLifePredictsYourFutureBehavior

B.FeelingsForecastActionsBetterthanEconomicFactors

C.WhyYourFeelingsAffectYourFutureActions

D.RankingEveryAspectofYourLifeCounts

D

Hardlyadaygoesbywithoutacompanytellingusinits

beautifullycraftedadvertisinghowmuchitcontributestothe

environmentonourbehalf.Flowersgrowoutofpower-station

chimneys;SUVsarepresentedinnaturalhabitats;oilcompaniesuse

sunny,friendlylogosandpromisecleanertechnologiesalthough,in

fact,theyfailtomakeenoughinvestmentinrenewableoralternative

energysources.Statisticsaremadeup,andthetiniestecological

improvementsareoverstatedinmulti-million-dollaradvertising

campaigns,whileinthemeantimethegreedysideofthebusiness

continues.

Thisisknownasgreenwashing,whichmeans“makingthings

thatarenotgreenlookgreen”.Thephenomenonhaslongexisted

sincethefirstEarthDayin1970,whencompaniesspent$300million

advertisingthemselvesasgreencompanies-manytimesmorethan

themoneytheyactuallyspentonresearchintopollutionreduction

itself.Andthetrendcontinuedoverthefollowingdecadeswhensome

oftheplanet'sworstpolluterstriedtopassthemselvesoffaseco-

friendly.Asthepublic'senvironmentalawarenessgrew,sotoodid

theexperienceofcorporatepublicrelationsstrategies,andadvertisers

foundever-more-creativewaystouseagreencurtaintohidedark

motives.

Ofcourse,somebusinessesaregenuinelycommittedtomaking

theworldabetter,greenerplace.Butwhenacompanyspendsmore

timeandmoneyclaimingtobe“green“thanactuallyadopting

businesspracticesthatminimizeenvironmentalimpact,itisclear

that,forthem,environmentalismislittlemorethanaconvenient

slogan（口號）.Theirmessageis“buyourproductsandyouwillend

globalwanning,improveairqualityandsavetheoceans”.Atbest,

suchgreenwashingpushesthefacttoitslimits;atworst,ithelps

concealdeception.

Andwhatabouttoday\consumers?Fewofthemaretrulywell-

equippedtomakeinformeddecisionsaboutwhatistrue.

Greenwashingisonlypossiblebecauseconsumersoftenbelievewhat

theyarebeingtold-whyelsewouldcompaniesdoit?More

informationandgreaterawarenessareessential.Analysingthetricks

usedbyadvertisersshouldbepartofeveryschoolcuiTiculum.Non-

governmentalorganisationscanspreadtheword.Consumergroups

canpunishthegreenwashingcompanies.Butitisnotenough.

Legallyenforceablesystemsmustbeputinplace.

Sowhatisalreadybeingdoneaboutplannedattemptstopullthe

wooloverconsumers'eyes?IntheUnitedStates,theFederalTrade

Commissionistakingactionagainstmisleadingadvertisingclaims.

FrancehaspublishedGreenClaimsGuidance,stressingthat”an

advertisementmustavoidconveyingamessagecontrarytothe

acceptedprinciplesofsustainabledevelopment”.Allofthesesurely

aretheheartofthematter:thetrueimpactofadvertisingisthe

promotionofunsustainablelifestyles.Andthereliestherealdanger

toourplanet,adangerwhichcannotbeignoredanylonger.

32.Whatcanwelearnaboutgreenwashing?

A.Itisanecologicalconcept.B.Itisamarketing

technique.

C.Itisanawarenesscampaign.D.Itisanadvertising

innovation.

33.Whatdocstheunderlinedphrase“concealdeccption,,in

Paragraph3mean?

A.Hidethetruth.B.Raisetherisk.

C.Exposetheweakness.D.Breakthelimit.

34.Whatcanbeinferredaboutmostconsumers?

A.Theyarelackinginlegalknowledge.B.Theyhave

encouragedgreenwashing.

C.Theymayquestionconsumergroups.D.Theytendto

makesensibledecisions.

35.Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Actionstofightfalseadvertising.

B.Waystoprotectcustomersinterest.

C.Attemptstosolveenvironmentalproblems.

D.Proposalstoensuresustainabledevelopment.

第二節（共5小題;每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選

項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

ThePositiveEffectsofaPositiveAffect（引起情感的因素）

Parentsoftenhavehighhopesforhowtheirchildrenwillturnout

inadulthood,suchaswantingthemtobehealthy,tofeelsatisfiedwith

theircareer,andtohavestrongfriendships.36___

Recentresearchsuggeststhatateen'saffect-especiallypositive

affect——isonecriticalfactor.Whatexactlyisaffect?Affectisthe

tendencytoexpresspositiveornegativeemotions,whichinturn

influenceshowweexperiencethingsanddeterminewhethertojudge

agivensituationaspositiveornegative.37Moreover,

researchsuggeststhataperson'saffectisrelativelystableovertime,

especiallybythetimeonereachesadulthood.

Itseemsthatpositiveaffect,inparticular,isrelatedtoanumber

ofbeneficialoutcomesinadulthood.

Insupportofthiscrucialrolethatpositiveaffecthasin

development,astudybyresearchersattheUniversityofVirginia

followedteenagersandyoungadultsfromages14to25,allowingthem

tounderstandthepredictivepowerofpositiveaffectacrossthecritical

developmentalperiodfromadolescencetoyoungadulthood.

38Forexample,teenswithahigherpositiveaffectreported

hadastronger,healthierattachmenttotheirfriends.

39Positiveaffectalsopredictedincreasedself-worth

andjobcompetence,suggestingdial,overall,positiveaffeuIseemsto

beakeypredictorofyoungadultsuccessacrossseveralimportant

areasoffunctioning.

Butwhatabouttheeffectsofnegativeaffect?Theresearchersalso

examinedwhethernegativeaffectwouldpredictproblemsinyoung

adulthood.40Thus,theimportanttakeaway（要點）isthat

adolescentpositiveaffectmayhavepowerfullinkstoimportantlife

outcomesinthedomainsofpersonalwell-being,career,andsocial

relationshipsuptoadecadelater.

A.Affectiveresponsestoeventstypicallyhappenautomatically.

B.Sohowcanparentshelptheirchildrengraspthemeaningof

positiveaffect?

C.Butwhatfactorshelpproducetheseoutcomesasteensmovefrom

adolescencetoadulthood?

D.Interestingly,theresultssuggestedthatpositiveaffectmaygo

beyondhelpingteensbuildpositiverelationships.

E.Theresultsuncoveredthatnegativeaffectmightaccountformany

lifeproblemswhenateenagerbecameayoungadult.

F.Unlikepositiveaffect,havinggreaternegativeaffectdidnothave

anysignificantassociationswithanyofthelaterlifeoutcomes.

G.Thisstudyfoundthatpositiveaffectwasstronglypredictiveoflife

outcomesinyoungadulthood,suchasdevelopingbetter

friendships.

第三部分語言運用（共兩節，滿分30分）

第一節（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四個選項中選出可以

填入空白處的最佳選項。

IamaguideattheCaliforniaAcademyofSciences.WeeksagoI

was41withalovelyfamilyattheAcademy'sSwamp

exhibit.Theiryoungsonwas42bytheswallowandasked

manyquestionsaboutit.Asthefamilywasleaving,Iaskedtheboyif

hewouldlikeastickertoputonhisshirt.He43chosea

swallowsticker.Theboy'syoungerbrotherspenttime44all

thestickerchoicesbeforechoosingabutterfly.Theboywhohad

chosenfirstsaidsoftlytohisfather,“Ididn'tseethefrogsticker.^^

Hisfatherimmediately45theboytoaskmeforasecond

sticker.Theboysaid,"No,I'mhappywithwhatIhave.^^

Iwas46.Suchwisdom,grace,and47.allfrom

aneight-year-oldboy.Toooften,we48tobehappywith

whatwehaveandinourforgetfulnesswespreadthe49of

discontent.

Irecentlypurchasedmyfirstlaptopcomputer.Indiscussions

withthe50.hesaid,“Withintwoyears,you'llprobablywant

anewoneanyway."WhywouldIwantanewone,51my

oldonewasworking?Perhaps,"52''isthekeyword.Iwon't

53needanewlaptopintwoyearsbutI"willprobablywant

one^^.Imaywant54things,butIdon'tneedthem.WhatIdo

desperatelyneedisthepeaceofmind.Ineedto55eachof

mysuddenurgestopurchaseorpossessaseither"want"or"need".

41.A.seeingB.visitingC.

leavingD.staying

42.A.trappedB.calledC.

stuckD.fascinated

43.A.quicklyB.slowlyc.

deliberatelyD.casually

44.A.goingaboutB.goingbyc.going

forD.goingthrough

45.A.demandedB.suggestedC.

urgedD.persuaded

46.A.satisfiedB.astonishedc.

pleasedD.thrilled

47.A.gratitudeB.patienceC.

concentrationD.respect

48.A.usedB.triedC.

pretendedD.forgot

49.A.conceptB.assumptionC.

infectionD.lie

50.A.cashierB.hostC.

salesmanD.waiter

51.A.ifB.forC.

butD.besides

52.A.needB.wantC.

hopeD.mind

53.A.obviouslyB.speciallyC.

simplyD.necessarily

54.A.spareB.suitableC.

shinyD.similar

55.A.recognizeB.identifyC.

proveD.access

第二節(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。

Developingfarminganationalpriority

The"No1centraldocument"_56(issue)bythecentral

authoritiessendsastrongsignalaboutChina'sfirm

—57(intend)toinvigorate(振興)itsagriculturalsectorand

vastcountrysideasthecountryembarks(開啟)on_58newleg

ofthejourneytowardsocialistmodernization,aseniorofficialsaidon

Tuesday.

Thedocument,thecentralauthorities'firstpolicystatementofthe

year,published59.(annual)bytheCommunistPartyof

ChinaCentralCommitteeandtheStateCouncil,hasservedasan

indicatorofgovernmentpriorities.

60.(speak)atanewsconferenceinBeijingonTuesday,

TangRenjian,directoroftheOfficeoftheCentralRuralWork

LeadingGroupandministerofagricultureandruralaffairs,saidthat

thekeymessagesfromthenine-sectiondocumentwere"securing

bottomlines,bolsteringvitalization增強活力andreinforcing

support1'.Tangsaidthatthekeytasksforagricultural

61..(official)includesafeguardingnationalfoodsecurity

andprotectingfarmers_62_hadbeenliftedoutofpoverty

—63fallingback.

Thepreviousyear,d