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广东省潮州市暨实高级中学学年高二上学期月月2024-20259考英语试题
一、阅读理解One of the commontruths about the worldis thatgiving backis agreat wayto feelgood aboutyourselfand the world.So whynot choosesome of the followingopportunities tovolunteerVolunteer Match:While someyoung adultsare satisfiedwith givingmoney and then trackingwherethat money goes,others wanta muchmore personalexperience ingiving back.Volunteer Matchmakesit easyto findlocal,hands-on opportunitiesthat suit their livesand specificskills orinterests.Whether itsworking withlittle childrenor plantinga garden,there aremany waysof givingbackavailable on Volunteer Match.Watsi:Founded byChase Adamsafter abus ridein CostaRica when he was in thePeace Corpsthatopened hiseyes to the needsof thosewho arepoor andsick,Watsi is a digitallyhealth-focusednonprofit.It offersreal-time trackingof wheredonated moneygoes.Pencils ofPromise:Using socialmedia toreach outto possibledonors,Pencils ofPromise（捐助人）encourages theirbenefactors toconnect with others toincrease givingand helpto buildschools,provide suppliesand trainteachers inGhana!Guatemala,Laos,and,Nigeria.All moneydonatedonline goesdirectly toprograms toeducate moreyoung people.Water isLife:Water isLife isdevoted toproviding solutionsin villagesand communitiesthatare ingreat need of cleandrinking water.Opportunities to go tomany countriesand helpbuild facilitiestotreat waterare available.Its alsodevoted toeducating childrenand adultsaboutthedangers ofunclean water,thus encouragingthem toprotect water.
1.What canvolunteers doonVolunteer MatchA.Build schools.B.Train teachers.C.Make useof theirspecial skills.D.Track theirdonated money.
2.Which of the followingputs allof itsmoney intoeducationA.VolunteerMatch.B.Watsi.C,Pencils ofPromise.D.Water isLife.other children,and thatshe mightfall manytimes andperhaps hurtherself beforeshe couldskateproperly.Brenda wantedskates andthat wasthat.She thoughtabout skatesall dayand dreamedaboutskates allnight.She picturedherself skating to schooland home,skating to the storesfor Mother,andskating allover theyard.Her birthdaycame atlast,and withittheprecious packagewhich she had beeneager for.Before一she openedit,she guessedthere wereskates inside.And therewere beautifulnew shinyskates.Justher size,too.Brenda wason cloudnine.She feltshe hadnever beenso happyin allher life.And nowit wastime topractice with them.Hardly wasbreakfast overwhen she was outon the（水泥地）smooth concrete.“At last,“she thought/I amgoing toskate!Hooray!”Excitedly sheput onher preciouspairs ofskates andeagerly shestood up.But onlyfor amoment.Suddenly,to hergreat surprise,away wentboth herfeet fromunder her.Down shewent.Brenda stoodupagain.But hardlyhad sheput onefoot forward,when theother startedrunning backward,and downshewent again.This reallyhurt,and Brendafelt verymuch likecrying.Slowly shegot uponce moredespitethe pain and startedto walkwith greatcare.But beforeshe knewwhat wasgoing on,she wassittingon the concrete again.She feltvery sad,tears fillingher eyes.All herhopes ofskatingtoschooland townlike theother girlsdisappeared.She beganto wishshehadnever askedfor skatesfor her注意birthday.She cried,taking offthe skatesfrom herfeet andthrowing theminside theback door.续写词数应为左右；
1.150Mother sawall thisand askedBrenda whatwas wrong.Slowly Brendaput on the skates,got upand triedagain.A.By beingwell educated.B.By travellingabroad.
3.How canvolunteers benefitfrom Wateris LifeC.By havingcleanwaterto drink.D.By knowingwhere yourmoneygoes.In1983,Howard Blatt,an electricalengineer atMIT anda marriedfather,collapsed in his kitchen（中风）.due toa strokeThis lefthim with a paralyzedarm andleg andsevere aphasia.Aphasia does not affectintellect,so someaphasia sufferersliken itto livingin aprison withintheirown brain;their mindswork,yet theyare unableto expressthemselves orunderstand spokenorwritten language.The conditioncan preventthem fromspeaking,reading,writing orcomprehending,sometimes a combination ofthose,sometimes allof them.At least2million peoplein theU.S.haveaphasia,commonly as a resultof stroke.一一Describing hiscondition,Blatt said:“No talkingzip.Speech zip.One incident.Changedlifb.Blatt adaptedto hisphysical disabilitiesbut neverfully recovered.Discovering aidnetworks forpeoplewith aphasiawere ararity in the early1980s,heco-founded theAphasia Community Group in1990with hiswife andothers.Its oneof theoldest andlargest supportgroups for aphasia patientsandtheir families,offering serviceslike concerts,book groups,health information,and companionship.Mary Borelli,a strokesurvivor,described thegroup asa lifesaver,providing understandingand asenseof belonging.The grouphelps breakthe isolation.Jerry Kaplan,aco-founder andBostonUniversity speech-language pathologist,noted thatnewcomers oftenexpress reliefat findingothers whosharetheir struggles.Thousands haveattended sinceits founding,finding asafe,comfortable spacetoconnect.Blatt focusedon regainingfunction.He movedfrom awheelchair toa legbrace,re-camed hisdriverslicense,and documentedcross-country trips.He alsopursued sculpting,house restorations,andcreated a newsletter calledThe AphasiaAdvocate.Within theGroup,hewasa rolemodel of adaptabilityand determination.The Aphasia CommunityGroup,which willcelebrate its35th anniversarynext year,remains oneof Blatfs enduringlegacies.Kaplan emphasizedBlatts determination,saying“Though givena toughbreakin midlife,with youngchildren,at thetop ofhis gameinhisprofession,and hiscommunicationgifts werelargely wipedout,he didnot givein tothis for40-plus years.And notonly didhe survive;he thrived.”
4.What isthe secondparagraph mainlyaboutA.The consequencesof astroke.B.The hugeaphasia sufferers.C.The causesof astroke.D.The symptomsof aphasia.
5..Why didthey setup theAphasia CommunityGroupA.To providescompanionship forlonely people.B.To addressthe lackof supportfor aphasiasufferers.C.To workon amedical curefor aphasia.D.To answerthe callof MIT.
6.According to the members,what isthe significanceoftheAphasiaCommunityGroupA.It offersthem financialassistance.B.It helpsthem regain their speechcompletely.C.It createsa caringcommunity forthem.D.It conductsextensive researchon theirconditions.
7.Which sayingefTectively highlightsHoward Blatfslife storyA.Turn lemonsinto lemonade.B.Let naturetake itscourse.C.As yousow,so shallyou reap.D.Nothing ventured,nothing gained.Ever sinceNeil AldenArmstrong tookone smallstep onto the moon,moon dusthas provedto beamessy problemfor astronauts,gathering on their spacesuits and beingdifficult toclean off.Scientistshave comeup with a new solution tothis problem.For theirexperiment,researchers dressedBarbie dollsin spacesuitsconstructed ofmaterialssimilar towhat NASAuses.Then theycovered the spacesuits thesedolls worewithamoon dust一replacement volcanicash,collected from the1980eruption ofnearby MountSaint Helensin America,（啧）（氮）which issimilar tomoon dust.Then theteam sprayedl the dolls with liquid nitrogento testhowwell liquidnitrogen couldremove moon dust fromthe spacesuits.They found that sprayingthe spacesuit-wearing dollswithliquidnitrogen notonly removedmorethan98%ofthe moon dustreplacement butalso causedlittle tono damageto thespacesuit material.Thisproved to be a better solutionthan the traditional method:Apollo programmeastronauts wouldusebrushes towipe offmoon dustfrom theirspacesuits,which wouldeventually severelydamage thematerial.黏附的,Not onlyis moon dust annoyinglyclingy butcoming intocontact withit canproveharmful tohuman cellsand canlead toan illnessthat causeswatery eyes,a sorethroat andsneezing.Moon dustis harmful,and itgets everywhere,“said IanWells,head ofthe researchteam.It canworkits wayinto spacesuitsand makethem unusable.It canalso havea negativeimpact onastronauts9lungs.Thats notexactly somethingastronauts wouldwant todeal withwhile conductingan alreadyriskymission to themoon.”Ian Wellssteam presentedtheir findingsto NASAas part of theirupcoming missionto themoonand theywon thespace agencysBreakthrough,Innovative andGame-Changing BIGIdea Challenge.“We usedthedollprimarily becauseitsaone-sixth-scale person,“Wells said.However,it wasalsochosen as the Artemismission,aiming tosend thefirst womantothemoon.^^
8.Whafs the newsolutiontothemoonduston spacesuitsA.Wiping itoff withbrushes.B.Changing thematerial ofspacesuits.C.Covering spacesuitswith volcanicash.D.Spraying liquidnitrogen onspacesuits.
9.Why isthenewmoondustremoval methodbetter thanthetraditionaloneA.It costsmuch less.B.It usesdevices easierto carry.C.It almostdoesnoharm tospacesuits.D.It isfriendlier tothespaceenvironment.
10.What doesparagraph4want tostress concerningmoon dustA.Its researchvalue.B.Its severeharmfulness.C.Its physicalfeature.D.Its formationprocess.
11.What mightbe NASAsattitude towardsWells teamsfindingsA.Uncaring.B.Doubtful.C.Unclear.D.Supportive.A broken heart anda sadending toa longfriendship.Thats somethingmost ofus haveexperienced,or probablywill.After all,its partof humanlife.But theexperience can be hardto getover.But researchshows thereare pathwaysthrough theheartache.Listening to sad music isamajorone.It can help youbegin tofeel joyand hopefulnessabout yourlife again.It canarouse thedesire toconnectwith others.Sad musiccanhelpheal anduplift youfrom yourbrokenheart.A recentstudy fromGermany（同青），found theemotional influenceof listening tosadmusicisan arousalof feelingsof empathyTand adesire forpositive connectionwithothers.That,itself,is psychologicallyhealing.It drawsyouaway fromconcentration onyourself,and possiblytowards helpingothers inneedofcomfort.Another experiment,fromtheUniversity ofKent,foundthatwhen peoplewere experiencingsadness,listeningtomusic thatwas beautifulbut sad,improved theirmood.In fact,it didso whentheperson firstconsciously acceptthe situationcausing theirsadness,andthenbegan listeningtothe sadmusic.That is,when theyintended thatthesadmusic mighthelp,they foundthat itdid.These findingslink withother studiesthat showaccepting yoursad situationemotionally leadstohealing andgrowth beyond it.It seemsunbelievable butit doesmake sense.For example,research fromCornellUniversity foundthat acceptingdiscomfort abouta lifeexperience ornew situation,and viewingitasastep towardsgrowth andchange,encourages peopleto finda pathwaythrough it,beyondit.AsChurchill famouslysaid,“If youregoing throughhell,keep going.^^That discomfortpoints youtowardscreating aplan,anewaction.It bringshope.
12.What canwe learnfrom Paragraph3amp;4A.Sad musiccan makepeople helpothers.B,Sad musiccan makesad peoplefeel better.C.Sad musiccan makepeople believein themselves.D.Sad musiccan makepeople concentrateon themselves.
13.What doesthe phraseunderlined in the lastparagraph meanA.Hearing aswear wordused byenemies.B・Avoiding aplace togo afterdeath.C.Getting anextremely pleasanttime.D.Having an-unbearable experience.
14.How doesthe authordevelop thisarticleA.By presentingresearch findings.B.By givingdirections.C.By listingauthoritative figures.D.By comparingexamples.
15..Which ofthe followingcan bethe besttitle forthe articleA.How toFind Pathwaysthrough HeartachesB.How WeReact toa BrokenHeart Mattersa LotC.What WeCan Doto OvercomeDiscomfort inLifeD.Why Listeningto SadMusic HealsYour BrokenHeartTurning thePageLife isfilled withnumerous victoriesand downfalls,but whatmatters ishow youtackle eachsituation.May itbe yourlove lifeoraserious lifestruggle,we mustlearn to move on.16Draw aline mentally.Life isgoing tothrow alot ofproblems.You needtobementally preparedfor eachand everysituation.You mightfind yourselfin the same knots,inthesame rottingcompany,and inthesamedeadends.17This linewill helpyou markyour futuredecisions.18There isone commonmistake thatmany ofus makewhen dealingwithaproblem orsituation:We trytogothrough allof iton ourown.In orderto getout of this situation,you mustbe willingto bringothersinto thestruggle.When wetalk aboutothers,I refertothepeople that you areclose with.Thesecould beyour familyand closefriends.Try everything in yourhands.How canyou moveon froma struggleunless youhave triedeverythingin your handsSometimeswe mightfeel thatwe havetried outso muchand stillnothing isworking outfor us.I knowthatsituation asI have been there.19Try solutionsthatyounever everdreamed of,and whoknows,theymight actuallymake thingsbetter foryou.Let goof yourpast.In ordertomoveon fromevery struggleand heartbreak,you mustlet goofthepast,guilt,andhatred.20You mayfeel likejustifying thembut theyare onlygoing towear youout inthe longrun,soyou haveto avoidthem.Picture yourgoals in your mindand makesensible stepstowards themwith eachpassing day.Letnothing standinyourway.A.Seek helpfrom others.B,Rely onwhoever canhelp.C.Though painful,we canget somethingout ofthem.D.Heres howyou cancreate anew chapterinyourlife.E.What youcan doin thiskind ofsituation isdraw amental line.F.No matterwhat,negative feelingsare alwaysgoing tobe helpless.G.I wouldsay thisone thingto you,giving upis easy,but continuingwith thepain ishard butworth it.
二、完形填空Recycling canbenefit notonly environmentalconservation butalso communityin surprisingways.Mateo Lange,15,is21ofthiswell.On weekends,he wouldsort throughglass andplastic bottles（铝）and aluminumcans inhis hometown,Indian River,Michigan,where he22a communityrecyclingprogram.Mateo initiatedthe programwhenhewasinthe sixthgrade,playing baseballwith theNorthernMichigan Cyclones.The teamwas23from itsestablishment andfaced thechallenge ofraising moneyfortheir travelto tournaments.Observing cansand bottlesthrown everywherealong Michigansroads,Mateo24a solution.In Michigan,these cansand bottlescanbecollected andexchanged forcash.25byhis father\assistance,Mateo starteda bottleand candrive andit raised$7,500inamere fewweeks.This26success inspiredMateo tokeep theendeavor going.Since then,Mateos recyclingeffort hasobtained animpressive$350,000,27at least50local youthgroups.Equally28over2million bottlesand cansotherwise29ontheroadside wererecycled.In2023,Mateo was30for hisdeeds andwon theprestigious GloriaBarron Prizefor YoungHeroes,an honor31the effortsof youngindividuals strivingto maketheworldabetterplace.Whenasked aboutthe accomplishment,Mateo said,“I amhappy toknow thatall theseteams andclubs andthecommunities aroundare32Mateo believeseveryone canand shouldbe of33,Just doa littlebit tomake adifferencetotheworld,“he
34.“Be creative/5he adds.uHave an35and build
21.A.frightened B・aware C.guilty D.ashamed
22.A.ignores B.joins C,leads D.quits
23.A.distinct B,absent C,free D.fresh
24.A.hit uponB.called offC.carried outD.objected to
25.A.Touched B.Backed C.Fueled D.Puzzled
26.A.previous B.imaginary C.expected D.initial
27.A.enhancing B.restricting C.funding D.disturbing
28.A.remarkably B,fortunately C.physically D.repeatedly
29.A.blocked B.littered C.exhibited D.classified
30.A.threatened B,suspected onC.criticized D.celebrated
31.A.on accountofB.behalf ofC.in recognitionof D.in contrasttoC.complaining D.starving
32.A.benefiting B,emerging
33.A.power B.service C.wisdom D.concern
34.A.protests B.whispers C.promises D.urges
35.A.idea B・excuse C.identity D.impacton it.”
三、语法填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式1Two youngChinese athletesplaced atorch inthe centerofagiant snowflakeduring theopeningceremony ofthe Beijing2022Winter OlympicGames.One ofthe twoathletes,Dinigeer Yilamujiang,was bornintheAltay Prefecture,36locate inthe northernpartofthe XinjiangUygur AutonomousRegion,37wide acknowledgedasthebirthplace of human skiing.In earliertimes,artifacts fromScandinavian andRussian archaeologyproved the38exist ofancientskiing,withtheoldest foundin Russia39date backto7,000-8,000years ago.In2005,therecord40break.A groupof farmersintheAltay regionwent toacave tohide fromthe rain,only41find cavepaintings describingmen steppingon twinsnowboards猎物42prey carriedontheirbacks.It turnedout that,according toarchaeologists analyses,the cavepaintingswere drawn12,000years ago,some4,000years beforethe artifactsfrom Russia43werebelieved tohavebeenmade.After Beijingssuccessful bidto hostthe WinterOlympics,experts from18countries including」.Norway andRussia paid44visit toAltay tostudy thepotential originofhumanskiing activityAfterthat theyjointly issueda declarationin2015,recognizing XinjiangsAltay asthe45early skiingregionin theworld.
四、书信写作.假设你是某国际学校学生李华，你的美国朋友来信说暑假要到中国旅游请给46John John写封回信，内容包括表不欢迎；
1.推荐旅游地点及理由
2.注意词数左右；
1.80可以适当增加情节，以使行文连贯
3.Dear John,Yours,Li Hua
五、书面表达.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文47If therewas onething morethan anotherthat Brendawanted forher birthday,it wasa pairofskates.How shehoped herparents wouldgive hera pair!徒劳In vainher motherexplained thatBrenda mightnot learnto usethem aseasily as。
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