福建省厦门第二中学2023-2024学年高三上学期10月月考英语试题
一、短对话
1.What does the man want to do in the future?
A.Start his own business.    B.Teach in a private school.    C.Work at a London restaurant.
2.What does the man probably do?
A.A hotel manager.    B.A bank clerk.    C.A taxi driver.
3.Why is the woman unhappy with the man?
A.He was late to meet her.
B.He didn’t tell her his location.
C.He didn’t return the book on time.
4.What does the woman probably want to buy?
A.Clothes.    B.Colorful lights.    C.Skin care products.
5.What is the man doing?
A.Walking through a forest.    B.Visiting the woman’s house.    C.Planting flowers in his garden.
二、长对话
听下面一段较长对话,回答以下小题。
6.What role does the woman wish to take in the school play?
A.The violinist.    B.The writer.    C.The actress.
7.Which instrument does the man learn to play recently?
A.The guitar.    B.The violin.    C.The guzheng.
听下面一段较长对话,回答以下小题。
8.Why does the woman give up getting her car fixed?
A.It is beyond repair.
B.She has to spend a lot fixing it.
C.Her grandfather will buy her a new one.
9.How does the woman plan to get to school?
A.By bus.    B.On foot.    C.By bike.
听下面一段较长对话,回答以下小题。
10.What will the weather be like over the weekend?
A.Rainy.    B.Windy.    C.Sunny.
11.What is the relationship between the speakers?
A.Friends.    B.Classmates.    C.Family members.
12.What is the woman going to do next Tuesday?
A.Meet friends in a park.
B.Stay at home and watch TV.
C.Help her father with some housework.
听下面一段较长对话,回答以下小题。
13.Where does the conversation probably take place?
A.In a gym.    B.In an office.    C.In a restaurant.
14.When does the conversation take place?厦门英语
A.In the morning.    B.In the afternoon.    C.In the evening.
15.How is the woman feeling?
A.Pleased.    B.Anxious.    C.Confident.
16.Which department does the woman probably work in?
A.Support services.    B.Technology.    C.Marketing.
三、短文
听下面一段独白,回答以下小题。
17.What does the speaker mainly talk about?
A.His school life.    B.His writing career.    C.His work experience.
18.What did the speaker end up studying at university?
A.Science.    B.Literature.    C.Journalism and communication.
19.When will the science fiction be published?
A.In 6 months.    B.In 8 months.    C.In 14 months.
20.How can the speaker be described?
A.Aimless.    B.Determined.    C.Overconfident.
四、阅读理解
There is no doubt that books have the power to change how people think about the world and the universe around them. These 3 astronomy books have had a significant impact on the way humans think about our place and purpose in the universe:
On the Heavens (about 350 BC) by Aristalle
Aristotle proposed a geocentric (以地球为中心的) model of the universe in the book. This work is significant as a master work of the Aristotelian worldview, a school of philosophy that dominated (支配) intellectual thinking for almost 2000 years.Eventually,almost everything in it was proven incorrect, but On the Heavens, which is still in print, provides a fascinating view of astronomical evolution.
The Revolutions of Heavenly Spheres (1543) by Nicolaus Copernicus
In this book, Copernicus argued that the Sun rather than the Earth lies in the center of the universe. The Earth moves as a planet around the Sun. The most important advantage offered by Copernicus was a vision of the universe as an integrated system, where all the planets move together in elegant harmony.
The Mechanism of the Heavens (1831) by Mary Somerville
Different from his book Physical Geography, this book was embraced as an important contribution to the understanding of celestial motion (天体运动). It became extremely valuable to both astronomers and students and it was used as a textbook for more than half a century. The book went through many revisions, keeping pace with astronomical developments over time. It proves that given the opportunity, women could match the men in science step for step.
21.What can we learn about the book On the Heavens?
A.It is banned from printing.
B.It mainly focuses on philosophy.
C.It is used by many schools today.
D.It has proven almost completely wrong.
22.What do On the Heavens and The Revolutions of Heavenly Spheres have in common?
A.They revealed the truth of the universe.
B.They are master works of the same era.
C.They explored the center of the universe.
D.They regard the universe as an integrated system.
23.Which book brings more motivation to women in science?
A.On the Heavens.
B.Physical Geography.
C.The Mechanism of the Heavens.
D.The Revolutions of Heavenly Spheres.
When the designer and typographer (排印工) Marcin Wichary chanced upon a tiny museum just outside Barcelona five years ago, the experience tipped his interest in the history of technology into an obsession (痴迷) with a very particular part of it: the keyboard.