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福建省泉州市泉州四校学年高二下学期月期中英2023-20244语试题
一、阅读理解SHARK CONSERVATIONIN SOUTHAFRICATake atwo-week tripthat you will neverforget as a volunteerwith sharkson abeautiful stretchofSouth Africascoastline.Head out to seato witnessone of the worldsmost powerfuland mostmisunderstoodcreatures onthis inspiringproject,enjoying watching them fromboth aboveand belowwater.The DAY-BY-DAY scheduleDay1:Arrive in Cape Townon aSunday.You will be collectedfrom theairport andspend yourfirstnight in a guest house in the citycentre.Day2:You willbe collectedbright andearly from the guesthouse andtaken downto theproject.The drivetakes about90minutes.You willreceive awelcome and head outto seato witnessyour firstsharks!Day3+:Most daysyouwillbe outon theboat withthe sharks,depending onweather.Help outwiththe fullrange oftasks on the boats,and inconservation initiativeson landtoo.Last day:On thefinal dayof yourproject youwillbetaken back to Cape Town foryour onwardtravel.The priceis£829,including thevoluntary workprogramme with accommodations,airporttransfers,one nightin aguesthouseinCapeTown,breakfasts dailyand luncheswhen on the boats.Yourtrip can be extendedat acost of£375per week.It isan amazingexperience!Some volunteersplanned tostay for4weeks,extended to6weeksand stilldidnt wantto comehome.If youdlike tochat aboutthis holidayor needhelp,were veryhappyto help.Call usat
01273823700.Email usat rosy@responsibletravel,com.
1.When will you reallybegin yourshark watchingtripA.On aFriday.B.On aSaturday.However,with nomoney inhand,she gavea sighand hadto leave.The sellerbehind thestand noticedthe younggirl and asked,“Hey,girl,you wantto havethenoodles^^“Oh,yes,but Idont havemoney onme,“she replied.“Thats nothing.Til treatyou today/9said the man.Come in.”The sellerbrought hera bowl of noodles,the smellso attractive.As shewas eating,Bella criedsilently.“What isit askedthemankindly.Nothing.Actually,I wasjust touchedby yourkindness!”said Bellaas shewiped hertears.“Evena strangeronthestreet willgive me a bowlof noodles,while mymother droveme out of the house.Sheshowed nocare forme.She isso mercilesscompared toa stranger!Hearing thewords,the sellersmiled,Girl,do youreally thinkso Ionly gaveyou abowlof noodles andyou thankedmea lot.But itis yourmotherwho hasraised yousince youwere ababy.Can younumber thetimes shecooked foryou Haveyouexpressed yourgratitude toher”Bella satthere,speechless andnumb withshock;she rememberedher mothersfamiliar faceandweathered hands.Why didntI think of thatA bowlofnoodlesfrom astranger mademe feelgrateful.Why haventI thankedmy mumfor whatshe hasdone forme^^On theway home,Bella madeup her注意mind tomake anapology toher motherfor herrudeness.续写词数应为左右；
1.150请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答
2.Paragraph1:With Bellaapproaching thedoorway,her feelingbecame mixed.Paragraph2:A gentletouch onher haircalled hermind back.C.On aSunday.D.On aMonday.
2.What willyou probablydo onthe thirdday ifweather permitsA.Sail onthe ocean.B.Return toCapeTown.C.Buy somesouvenirs.D.Dive withsharks.
3.How muchwillyouspend ona three-week sharkconservation tripA.£
375.B.£
750.C.£
829.D.£1,
204.A clevertechnologist tooksteamboat inventionsand turnedthem into the firstcommercialsteamboat service.Although Robert Fulton didnot inventthe steamboat,as iscommonly believed,he playedanimportant rolein makingsteamboat travela reality.He wasbom inPennsylvania in
1765.As ayoungman,he setouttomake hisname as a portraitpainter.His careertook himto Europeand into the orbitofpeople withthe powerto supporthim politicallyand financially.Fulton enteredLondon societyafter hepainted BenjaminFranklins portrait.While abroad,Fultonleft the arts for a career in shipbuilding.He wasinterested in the recently-invented steam engine,andthought itcould be used topower ships.Fultons visionwas notoriginal;many othershad enteredthefield,and theunfortunate inventorJohn Fitchhad builta workingsteamship already.But likeHenry Ford,Fultons talentlay notin theinvention butin theproducfs applicationin themarketplace.Fulton didntfbcus entirelyonthesteamboat.In1804,he testedthe firstsubmarine successfully,which hehad builtfor theBritish RoyalNavy.His inventionwould makehim a celebrity uponhis returntothe UnitedStates twoyears later.Fultons partnerRobert Livingstonobtained anexclusive licenseforsteamboat services on NewYorks HudsonRiver.It wastime forFulton todeliver.To buildan efficient,reliable steamboat,Fulton useda specialEnglish steamengine.The ships（首次亮相）bottom wasflat and its stemwas square.The steamboatClermont madeits debuton August17,1807,steaming upthe riverfrom NewYork toAlbany,anditsoon enteredcommercial services.Thehilly terrainof NewYork madewater transportfaster thanland transport,and Fultonsboat—formerly knownas the“North RiverSteamboat”——was ahit.Within fiveyears,Fulton would be runningservicesonsix majorrivers plusthe ChesapeakeBay,and bringin greatprofits.
4.What canbe inferredfrom Paragraph3A.Henry Fordwas asunfortunate asJohn Fitch.B.Henry Fordwas talentedin productapplication.C.Fulton leftthe artsas hecouldnt supporthimself.D.Fulton wasthe firstto create a workingsteamship.A.In
1804.B.In
1806.C.In
1807.D.In
1802.
6.What ismentioned aboutClermontA.It operatedfor fiveyears.B・It earnedFulton muchmoney.C.It hadan Americansteamengine.D.It wasnot acceptedby peopleat first.
7.Whafs thebest titleof the text
5.When didFulton become acelebrityintheUnited StatesA.Robert Fultonand HisSteamboatB.RobertFulton:A GreatInventorC,Steamboats ChangingWater TransportD.The Historyof CommercialSteamboatsJournalists arethe majorgroup ofpeople whomake theirliving fromwriting.Many youngpeoplewho seethemselves asfuture novelistschoose journalismasaway ofearning aliving whiledevelopingtheir writingskills.Although writing for newspapersand writingfor booksrequire differentqualities,the（志向）aspiration to be agreat writeris notone to be discouragedin awould-be journalist.Most peoplewant theirwork tobe recognizedby others.This helpsto giveit value.Some people（地位）also want themselves tobe recognized,so thatthey havestatus inthe eyesof society.It isnot abadmotive to wish tobe famous,but thismust neverbecome yourmain reasonfor beinga journalist.You willnot bea goodjournalist ifyou caremore forimpressing youraudience thanfor servingtheirneeds.Knowing thepower of the printedor spokenword orimage,some peopleenter journalism for thepowerit willgive themto influencepeople.There isa strongbelief thatjournalists controlthemass mediabut thebest journalistsrecognize theirrole asservants of the people.There isa（为了你自己），difference betweenthe desireto influenceevents foryour ownsake andthedesire todo itfor otherpeople.You shouldnever usejournalismforselfish ends,but youcan useitto improvethe livesof otherpeople.Curiosity isa naturalpart ofmost peoplescharacters andan importantingredient foranyjournalist.Lots ofyoung menand womenenter theprofession withthe desireto knowmore abouttheworld withoutneeding tospecialize inlimited fieldsof study.Most journaliststend toknow a little bitabouta lotof things,rather thanalotabout onesubject.Knowledge hasmany uses.It cansimply helptomake youa fullerand moreinteresting person.It canalso giveyou powerover people,especially peoplewhodo nothave thatparticular knowledge.Always bearin mindthat powercanbeused in a positivewayto improvepeoples lives.
8..What canwe knowfromthe first paragraphA.Journalists aremost likelyto becomegreat writers.B.Writing for newspapers issimilar towritingfornovels.C.Most of the journalistsmake aliving bywriting books.D.Journalism canbeusedasameans toimprove writing.
9.Why dosome peoplewantthemselvestoberecognizedA.To gainhigh position.B.To getgreat power.C.To earnmuch wealth.D.To learnrich knowledge.
10.What ismost necessaryfor journalistsaccording toParagraph4A.Being specializedinacertain field.B・Having awide rangeof knowledge.C.Being goodat makingfriends withothers.D.Being ableto speaka foreignlanguage well.
11.What doesthetextmainly talkaboutA.The developmentof journalism.B.The challengesjournalists facenow.C・How tobecomeaqualified journalist.D.Why peoplechoose acareerinjournalism.High schoolstudents performbetter ontests ifthey areina classroom with a view of agreen space,instead ofa windowlessroom ora roomwith aviewofbuilt-up space,according toresearch fromtheUniversity ofIllinois Departmentof LandscapeArchitecture.“It isthe firstto showa relationshipbetween studyingwith agreen viewand students9performance.said WilliamSullivan,head of the researchteam.Its asubstantial findingthat ifyou haveagreen viewoutside yourwindow,youll dobetter ontests.Sullivan hopesthe resultsof theirresearchwill leadto somechanges.Changes in school design,for example,wouldbea muchbetter thingthanany ofthe thingswe spendmoney onin secondaryeducation today,“Sullivan said.The researchincluded94students atfive centralIllinois highschools.Students wererandomlyassigned toone ofthree kindsof classrooms—windowless,with a window looking out ontobuilt-upspace,or withawindowlookingoutonto greenspace.Each kindof classroomhad almostthe samesize（布局）.and layoutThe studentstook partin one-on-one experimentsin whichthey did30minutes of（勘校）activities thatincluded aproofreading exercise,a speechandamath exercise.Following theactivitiesthe studentswere givenan attentiontest whichasked themto repeata seriesof numbers.The findings:Students didbetter onboth studyactivities andthe attentiontest ifthey werein aclassroomwithagreen view,Sullivan said.The researcherssuggest theirfindings can help plannersand policymakersimprove students5health andlearning.For example,planners canchoose placesfornewschools thatalready havetrees,orthey canplant manytrees onthe site;architects candesign classroomwindows so they lookonto greenspaces.
12.What didthe studyfind outabout highschool studentsA.They liketo havegreen plantsin theirclassrooms.B.They willget bettergrades whenstudying indifferent classrooms.C.Changes inschool designwill influencetheir attitudestowards teachers.D.A greenview throughaclassroomwindow canimprove theirperformance.A.Early.B.Important.C.Useless.D.Possible.
13.What doesthe underlinedword substantial”in paragraph2mean
14.What isparagraph3mainly aboutA.How thestudy wascarried out.B.The resultofthestudy.C.Why thestudy wasdifferent.D.The purposeofthestudy.
15..What dothe researchersthinkofthe studyA.It hasdrawn publicattention toeducation.B.It canplay aguiding roleinschoolplanning.C.It hasencouraged studentsto getclose tonature.D.It needsmore supportfrom highschool teachers.There arenumerous benefitsof readinggood books.16Whatever your field mightbe,its veryimportant to createa goodhabit to read beyond your horizons.Here aretips to help youcultivate abetterand consistentreading habit:•Determine your reading goal.17This goalshould beclear andbacked upwithapurpose.Startby thinkingabout howa consistentreading patterncanhelpyou growindifferent areasof yourlife-spirit,academics,career,relationships andmore.•18Once youre donesetting yourreading goalfor theyear,youll needa listtoback itup.Write outa list oftheamazing booksyou wantto read.Ask forrecommendations fromfriendsand instructors.It simportanttokeep ajournal listingthe booksyoull liketo readfor each month.•Get aresponsible readingpartner topromote yourreading.Goals needtobebacked upin ordertohelp puta checkand encourageyou duringtimes youdont feelmotivated.19To developa readingculture,you mustfirst analyzeyour currentreading habits.Do youread atall20In orderto trulyachieve yourreading goalsand builda consistentreading habit,youll needto setupsimple systems,find responsiblepartners,and generallybe hungryto growbeyondyourcomfort zone.A.Do youstudy hardat schoolB,Make alistofbooks foreachmonth.C.Do youstart offand stopat somepointD.Get upearly andgo tobed lateto backup yourgoal.E.Its importantto startoff bysetting agoal tocreateareading habit.F.Get afriend willingtoread,and createa plantohelpyou achieveyourreadinggoals.G.It canmake youthink deeper,sharpen yourskills andteach youmore aboutyourfield.
二、完形填空My familyand Iwere takinga well-deserved vacationto Disneyland.I hadnever beentherebefore andwas eagerly21the magic.There was another reasonthat thistrip was22My fatherwas aworkaholicwho workedlong hours.I23to spendtime withhim.The dayfinally arrived.Excited,I threwin myfavorite autographbook andthen24the suitcase（拉链）（溢出）zipper aroundthe overflowof items.I didntget anysleep thatnight.After abriefbreakfast we25the openroad.It wasall26driving forthefirsthours untilI unexpectedlyfelt asharp jerk（甩动）.We switchedtotheside ofthe road,and my dad saidthe enginewas27,We werein themiddleof four lanes oftraffic,sotheeasiestthing todo wouldbe to28someone downand geta rideinto
29.An hourlater,mydadwas stillwaving hishands atevery passingcar.Finally,my father30anddecided to walk intotown.I wascertain itwasavery longdistance.But myfather justsaid that hewouldnt letanything ruinthis31,My heartached ashe begantowalk awayfrom ourcar.My dadhas aback problem,and hewas too32to admitthat hecouldnt evenwalkacoupleof miles.Then Isaw afigure out ofthewindow.It wasalone trucker.He hadwalked acrossfourlanesoftraffic toget tous.The feelingI feltat thatmoment is33,I wastruly touchedthatthis mancared somuch.He didnteven knowus,andhedidnt expectanything
34.Father gothis ridebacktotown,and ourcar wasrepaired.My visionsof Mickeywere rekindled（重新点燃），as wasmy35that angelsdo exist.None ofthis wouldhave beenpossible ifthat manhadntgiven usthe giftthatheowns-the giftof kindness.
21.A.discovering B.expecting C.following D.experiencing
22.A.special B.dynamic C.diverse D.massive
23.A.refused B.decided C.longed D.bothered
24.A.moved B.shut C.muscled D.folded
25.A.sought B.enjoyed C.explored D.hit
26.A.rough B.smooth C.threatening D.practical
27.A.removed B.abandoned C.disabled D.used
28.A.flag B.shake C.treat D.invite
29.A.mountain B.park C.town D.home
30.A.broke awayB.pulled overC.stood upD.gave up
31.A.destination B.engine C.car D.trip
32.A.pleasant B.stubborn C.annoyed D.gentle
33.A.indescribable B.glorious C.critical D.comprehensive
34.A.on purposeB.for considerationC.in returnD.for certain
35.A.patience B.promise C.evidence D.faith
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1遗产Paper-cutting wasrecognized asa nationalcultural heritagein
2006.According toexperts,paper-cutting conveysthe cultureshared betweenChina36the Westtowishfor familyreunions andmaintainlinks withloved ones,alive ordead.In themovie Coco,for instance,the12-year-old Migueland hisfamily danceand singto celebratetheDay ofthe Dead,a37traditionfestival inMexico,when colorfulpaper-cuts arehung onthestreet.Chinese peoplealso cutimages ofsmall figures38call backthe spiritsofthedead.The differenceisthat mostChinese paper-cuts arered,while thosein othercountries39beoften madein manyothercolors.Fairy talewriter HansChristian Andersenliked tocut40character,such asprincesses andangels,outof paper while41tellstories tochildren.In China,female friendsand familymembers usedtochat andmake paper-cuts together.“42the patternsand colorsmay bedifferent,paper-cuts sharethe samefunction ofmaintainingemotional tiesamong people,“says YangHuizi,43art teacherat BeijingUnion.Yang44studyand performedtheartfor overa decade.Besides routineuniversity courses,shealso organizesnonprofit paper-cutting activities45are opentothepublic inBeijing topromote basicknowledgeofpaper-cutting.
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47.Bella hada quarrelwith hermother thatafternoon andshe ranoutofthehouseangrily.Shecouldnt helpweeping sorrowfullywhen shethought ofthe scoldingfrom hermother.Having wanderedaimlesslyinthestreet forhours,she feltalittlehungry andwished forsomething toeat.She stoodbesidea standforawhile,watchingthemiddle agedseller busydoing hisbusiness.。
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