廣東省四會(huì)中學(xué)、廣信中學(xué)2023-2024學(xué)年高一下學(xué)期第二次月考英語(yǔ)試題

-2024學(xué)年度高一下學(xué)期第二次教學(xué)質(zhì)量檢測(cè)英語(yǔ)科試卷全卷滿分120分。考試用時(shí)120分鐘。注意事項(xiàng)：答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)填寫(xiě)在答題卡上?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分37.5分）第一節(jié)閱讀理解（共10小題;每小題2.5分，滿分25分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。ATheannualSouthBostonSt.Patrick’sDayparadewillbeheldonSunday,March17,beginningat1p.m.ET.Thisisthe119th-annualparadeforthehistorically-Irishcity,andalwaysfallsontheSundayclosesttoSt.Patrick’sDay.Thisyear,itluckilyfallsonthedayoftheholidayitself.TheRouteAccordingtotheAlliedWarVeteransCouncil,theparadewillstartat1p.m.atBroadwaystationandmoveupWestBroadway.ItwillcontinueonEastBroadway,takearightonPStreet,thenarightontoEastFourthStreet.FromEastFourthStreet,itwillturnleftontoKStreet,thenrightontoEastFifthStreet,whereitwillcontinueuntiltakingaleftontoGStreet.ItwillstayleftofSouthBostonHighSchooltoThomasPark,andfollowtheparkuntilittakesaleftatTelegraphStreetandanotherlefttoDorchesterStreet.TheparadewillstayonDorchesterStreetuntilitsendinAndrewSquare.HowtoparticipateIfyou’relocaltotheareaortravelingespeciallytocelebrateSt.Patrick’syoucan,ofcourse,attendtheparadeinperson.Butforeveryoneelse,thereareafewoptionsonhowtowatchitlive.LocalstationsNBC10BostonandNECNwillairtheparadeontelevisionorstreamonvariousplatformsstartingat1p.m.ET,includingonPeacock,RokuandonitsYouTubechannel.USATODAYisalsoprovidingcoveragefortheparadeinBoston,aswellascelebrationinotherU.S.citiesovertheweekend,includingNewYorkCityandChicago.YoucanwatchtheparadeatthetopofthispageoronUSATODAY’sYouTubechannel.WherewillSt.Patrick’sDayparadestart?Broadwaystation.DorchesterStreet.KStreet.SouthBostonHighSchool.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?callfordonations.recommendatraditionalrmpeopleofanactivity.explainaperiodofhistory.Wheredoesthepassageprobablycomefrom?A.Amagazine. B.Ahistorybook.C.TheInternet. D.Atravelbrochure.BJiangShumeilearnedherfirstChinesecharacterattheageof60.Now,the87-year-oldgrandmotherfromNortheastChina’sHeilongjiangprovinceistheproudauthorofsixbooks.“Iwasn’teducatedasachild.Ineverimagined,eveninmywildestdreams,thatIwouldpublishabookoneday,”saystheresidentofSuihuacity.Herbooksdetailthechaosofwartimeandthehardshipduringthefamine,andvividlyretellanecdotesoverthedecades.Theelderlywomanhadherownwayoflearning.Shecomposedlyricsforsongs,andaskedchildrentowritethemdown,sothatshecouldreadeachcharacterasshesangthesongsagainandagain.Whenevershecameacrosscharactersshedidn’tknowon小冊(cè)子busstops,orshopsigns,shefoundsomeonetoask.Shefirstputpentopaperin2012,attheageof75.Itwasnoteasy.Sometimes,completingasinglesentencecouldtakeaday.Asacollegeteacherandawriterherself,ZhangAiling,JiangShumei’sdaughter,gavehermotheralotofencouragementandhelp.Shetoldherthatwhilewriting,sheshouldimagineherselftellingstoriestoanaudience,sothattheywouldbeeasiertounderstandandbefullofinterestingdetails.Zhangwasalsoherfirsteditor.Everytimehermotherfinishedwritingsomething,shewoulddiscussthemanuscript（手稿）withherandcheckitoverbeforetypingitonthecomputer.Zhangbeganpublishinghermother’sstoriesonsocialmediaplatformsin2013.Whentheydrewtheattentionofherwriterfriends,thepairmadethedecisiontopublishthem.Thefirstbook,ofTrouble,ofPoverty,waspublishedlaterthatandprovedtobeasuccess.ThebookearnedJiangalotoffansandsympathy.Sotheelderlywomanhaspublishedsixbooks,totalingmorethan600,000charactersinlength.Inhersparetime,sheisalsolearningpaintingandcalligraphy.“Iwouldliketobeaapainterandacalligrapher,”shesays,addingthatherdreamnowistohaveherownartexhibitionwhensheis90.HowdidJiangShumeilearncharacters?Byreadingbookswithherchildren.Byaskingquestionswhenevershewasfree.Bygoingtoacollegetogetherselfeducated.BysinginglyricsandmemorizingcharactersaroundWhichofthefollowingmaycontributetoJiangShumei’ssuccessmost?Herhard-workandsupport.Thecareandattentionfromthepublic.Thehelpfromherfriendsandeditors.Thepopularityofsocialmediaplatforms.WhendidJiangShumeipublishherfirstbook?A.Attheageof60. B.Intheyear2012.C.Ather87-year-old. D.Intheyear2013.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeJiangShumei’sstory?Adversitymakesamanwise.Practicemakesperfect.Itisnevertoooldtolearn.Stillwaterrunsdeep.CChatGPTmakerOpenAIfromtheUnitedStatessteppeduptheglobalartificialintelligenceraceinmid-Februarywhenitreleaseditstext-to-videogenerationtoolSora.Thatmademewonder—howlongbeforeChinadevelopsitsownSora?And,willAIbecomeChina’scriticalnewproductiveforce?Accordingtoexplainer,Soraiscapableofgeneratingcomplexsceneswithaveryhighdegreeofincludingmultiplecharacters,specifictypesofmovements,themesandbackgrounds.Itunderstandsnotonlywhattheuserrequests,butalsohowthesethingsexistinthephysicalworld.OnFeb16,ZhouHongyi,founderofcybersecurityfirm360SecuritysaidSoramaybringahugedisruptiontotheadvertisingindustry,movietrailersandtheshort-videoindustry;more,therealizationofgenerativeAImaybeshortenedfrom10yearstooneortwoyears.“Althoughthedevelopmentleveloflarge-scalemodelsinChinaseemstobecloseto5,thereisstillan18-monthgapcomparedto0.OpenAIshouldstillhaveanaceortwoupitssleeve,whetheritis0ormachineself-learningtogeneratecontent,”Zhousaid,addingthatitisworthpayingattention.AccordingtoareportbytheBeijingMunicipalScience&TechnologyCommission,Chinahaddevelopedatleast254AIlargelanguagemodelsbyOctoberlastyear.Currently,mostdomesticlargemodelsstillhaveahugegapwithGPT-4.0.ButthecountrycouldmakeuseofsuchfrontierAItechnologiesinmoreindustry-specificfields.Or,toputitsimply,Chinaneedstoapplysuchtechnologiestorealuse,todevelopthemintoproductiveforcesandnarrowthegapbetweenitselfandtheUS.ThoughChinastillhasagapwiththeUSinsuchalargemodel,ChineseAIstartupModelBestInclaunchedlastmonthitslatestlightweightlargemodel,anemerginglessexpensiveAItechnologythataimsatmoretargetedcommercializedfields.WhatisSoraaccordingtothepassage?ItisakindofnewproductiveforceforChina.ItisanAItooltoproducevideosoutoftexts.ItisanInternetuserinthephysicalworld.Itisalatestlarge-scalesecuritymodel.WhichofthefollowingisconsistentwithZhouHongyi’sopinion?Sorawillbringbothchallengesandchances.Soracanunderstandusers’feelingsatease.Sorahastotallychangedthemovieindustry.SorawillsoonbereplacedbyotherAItools.theauthor’ssuggestionforChina?domesticlargemodelsshouldbeusedineducation.ChinashouldtakeadvantageofpresentAItechnologies.ChinashoulddeveloplessexpensiveAItechnology.ChinashouldspeedupitsdevelopmentinOpenAI.第二節(jié)七選五（共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）選項(xiàng)。Look,behonest-there’snosuchthingasa"green"vacation.leaveacarbonfootprint,nomatterwhat.Hereareafewquestionstoask:IsitaBCorp?BCorpsarebusinessesthatmeetastrictsetofstandardsbythenonprofitBLab.Theyincluderequirementsforgovernance,workers,customers,communityandtheenvironment.12seesomefairlywell-knownbrands,likeIntrepidTravel.Butyouwon’tfindthenamesofanymajorairlines,carrentalcompaniesorhotelchains—atleast,notyet.Doesthecompanyhaveanyotherenvironmentalcertifications?Third-partycertificationsfromGreenLEEDandWELLcanbesignsthatatravelcompanymeansbusinessabouttheenvironment.TransportationcompaniesmayalsoofferverifiedcertificationsfromorganizationslikeTerrapassortheGoldStandardFoundation.13However,agoodstart.14Ifthecompanyclaimstobegreen,don’tjusttakeitswordforit.Listentowhatitsays.IfyouseenothingbutmodelsonitsInstagramchanneloradsforonlinediscountsonitssite,perhapsashadeoffakegreen.“Acompany’ssocialmediastrategyisgenerallyareflectionofitscurrentethosandgoals,”explainedJuliaCarter,founderofCraftTravel.Howdeepisitscommitmenttotheenvironment?15Forexample,theTravelCorporationpublishesanannualimpactreportthatmapsitsprogressagainstsustainabilitygoalsdevelopedbytheUnitedNations.Manycruiselinesalsopublishdetailedreportsthatallowyoutochecktheircommitmenttotheenvironmentagainstseveralobjectivestandards.Butyourtripcanbegreen-ish.thecompanysayingtoeveryone?Howcanwefindareliablecompanyonline?Don’ttrustanythingthecompanysaystothepublic.Thesecertificationsaren’taguaranteethecompanyisgreen.Lookforreliablereportsonsustainabilityfromatravelcompany.cansearchthedirectoryoftheseforward-lookingcompaniesonline.第二部分語(yǔ)言運(yùn)用（共三節(jié)，滿分57.5分）第一節(jié)完形填空（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。AfewyearsagoIwentthroughaperiodofsuchseveredepressionthatlifedidn’tseemworthliving.Itwaslikepermanent16,sodarkandcoldthatthesunwouldnevershine.ThenIsawsnowdropspushingthroughthe17,iron-hardground.IlookedatthemeverydayuntilIfeltthatiftheycould18,thensocouldI.19springcame,Istartedtoputinmoreandmoreplants,untilthegardenwas20withLifewasgrowingthroughmyhands,gentle,peaceful,but,aboveall,21.IfIgavelove,itwas22,ahundredtimes.Icouldspendhours23ingardening.TheformofdepressiveillnessIhaveisbiological.Ithas24generationsofmyfamilyandfollowsnorhyme,reasonnorcircumstance.Icanbe25whenthesunisshiningorIamsurroundedbyagroupoflovingfriends.Ofcourse,freshairandexercisehelpto26depression,butformegardeningismorethanthat.Itrepresentsenduranceaswellas27.AttheendofthefirstgardenImade28atree,hugeandmagnificent.Itwithstoodfreezingtemperaturesandstrongwinds.Itbentbutneverbroke.Thelevsdroppduntilitlookednomoethana(n)29skleto（骨架,butitalwys,alwayscamebacktolife.AndsoIlearnedthatwemaybebattledand30,buthopeisalivingthing.A.spring B.summer C.fall D.winterA.freezing B.soft C.smooth D.dirtyA.comebacktoearth B.comebacktolife C.cometrue D.comeupA.Before B.Whether C.Although D.AsA.dead B.burdened C.alive D.comparedA.optimistic B.pessimistic C.traditional D.creativeA.recovered B.accompanied C.blocked D.returnedA.addicted B.eager C.lost D.devotedA.touched B.impressed C.affected D.releasedA.excited B.depressed C.delighted D.sensitiveA.accumulate B.relieve C.disturb D.deepenA.hope B.desire C.emotion D.moralA.stood B.suffered C.waited D.linedA.stable B.complex C.absolute D.usefulA.promoted B.inspired C.awarded D.hurt第二節(jié)語(yǔ)法填空（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(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。TheSpringEquinox（春分）31(signal)theequallengthofthedayandnighttime.32thedayoftheSpringEquinox,thesunis33(direct)abovetheequator.Aftertheequinox,thesunmovesnorthwards,34(result)ingraduallylongerdaytimeintheNorthernHemisphereandlongernightintheSouthernHemisphere.Standing35egguprightisapopulargameacrossthecountryduringtheSpringEquinox.Itisanoldcustom36datesbackto4,000yearsago.Peoplepracticethistradition37(celebrate)thecomingofspring.Itisbelievedthat38someonecanmakeitstand,hewillhavegoodluckinthefuture.AstheSpringEquinoxcomes,farmworkstartsandboththefarmersandthecattlestarttobecomeFarmerswillrewardcattlewithstickyriceballstoexpresstheir39(grateful).40,peoplewillalsomakesacrificetobirds,tothankthemforbringingsignalsforfarmworkandtoaskthemnottoeatgrainslaterinthe第三節(jié)單詞填空（共201分，滿分20分）在答題卡上寫(xiě)出空缺單詞的正確完整形式，每空一詞。Oneofthemostcolourfulf (人物）inboxinghistorywasDanielMendozawhowasbornin1764.Mendozarosetof (名聲)swiftlyafteraboxing-matchwhenhewaso