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广东省四会中学、广信中学学年高一下学期第二次2023-2024月考英语试题
一、阅读理解The annualSouth BostonSt.Patricks Dayparade willbe heldon Sunday,March17,beginning at1p.m.ET.This is the119th-annual paradefor thehistorically-Irish city,and alwaysfalls on the Sundayclosestto St.Patricks Day.This year,it luckilyfalls onthe dayof theholiday itself.The RouteAccording to theAllied WarVeterans Council,the paradewill startat1p.m.at Broadway stationand moveup WestBroadway.It willcontinue onEast Broadway,take aright onP Street,then arightonto EastFourth Street.From EastFourth Street,it willturn left onto K Street,then rightonto EastFifth Street,where itwillcontinue untiltaking aleftontoG Street.It willstay leftof South Boston High School toThomasPark,and followthe parkuntil ittakes aleft atTelegraph Streetand anotherleft toDorchester Street.Theparade willstay onDorchester Streetuntil itsend inAndrew Square.How toparticipateIf yourelocal to the areaor travelingespecially tocelebrate St.Patricks Day,you can,of course,attend theparade inperson.But foreveryone else,there area fewoptions onhow towatch itlive.Local stationsNBC10Boston andNECN willair theparade ontelevision orstream onvariousplatforms startingat1p.m.ET,including onPeacock,Roku andon itsYouTube channel.USA TODAYis alsoproviding coveragefor theparade inBoston,as wellas celebrationin otherU.S.cities over the weekend,including NewYork Cityand Chicago.You canwatch theparade at the topofthis pageor onUSA TODAYSYouTube channel.
1.Where willSt.Patricks Dayparade startA.Broadwaystation.B.Dorchester Street.C.KStreet.D.SouthBostonHighSchool.
2.What is the purposeof thetextA.To callfor donations.B.To recommenda traditionalholiday.C.To informpeople ofan activity.D.To explaina period of history.
3.Where doesthe passageprobably comefromA,A magazine.B.A historybook.C.The internet.D.A travelbrochure.Jiang Shumeilearned herfirst Chinesecharacter atthe age of
60.Now,the87-year-oldgrandmother fromNortheast ChinasHeilongjiang provinceistheproud authorof sixbooks.“I wasnteducated asa child.I neverimagined,even inmy wildestdreams,that I would publishabook oneday,“says theresident ofSuihua city.Her booksdetail thechaos ofwartime and the hardshipduringthe famine,and vividlyretell anecdotesover thedecades.The elderlywoman hadher ownway oflearning.She composedlyrics forsongs,and askedchildrento writethem down,so thatshe couldread eachcharacter asshe sangthe songsagain and again.（＜册子）,Whenever shecame acrosscharacters shedidnt knowon pamphletsb busstops,or shopsigns,she foundsomeone to ask.She firstput pento paperin2012,attheage of
75.It wasnot easy.Sometimes,completing asinglesentence couldtake aday.As acollege teacher and awriter herself,Zhang Ailing,Jiang Shumeisdaughter,gave her mother a lot ofencouragement andhelp.She toldher thatwhile writing,she shouldimagineherself tellingstories toan audience,so that they wouldbe easierto understandand befull ofinterestingdetails.Zhang wasalso herfirst editor.Every timehermotherfinished writingsomething,she would（手稿）discuss themanuscript withherandcheck itover beforetyping itonthecomputer.Zhang beganpublishingher mothersstories onsocial media platforms in
2013.When theydrew theattention ofherwriter friends,the pairmade thedecision topublish them.The firstbook,Time ofTrouble,Time ofPoverty,was publishedlater thatyear,and provedto beasuccess.The bookearned Jiangalotof fansand sympathy.So far,the elderlywoman haspublished sixbooks,totaling morethan600,000characters inlength.In herspare time,she is also learningpainting andcalligraphy.Iwouldlike to be awriter,a painterandacalligrapher,she says,adding thather dreamnowis tohave herown artexhibition whenshe is
90.
4.How didJiang Shumeilearn charactersA.By readingbooks withher children.B,By askingquestions whenevershe wasfree.C.By goingtoacollege toget herselfeducated.D.By singinglyrics andmemorizing charactersaround her.
5.Which of the followingmay contributeto Jiang Shumeis successmostA.Her hard-work andZhangs support.B.The careand attentionfrom the public.C.The helpfrom herfriends andeditors.D.The popularityof social mediaplatforms.
6.When didJiangShumeipublish herfirst bookA.At theageof
60.B.In the year
2012.C.At her87-year-old.D.In theyear
2013.
7.Which of the followingcan bestdescribe JiangShumeis storyA.Adversity makesa manwise.B.Practice makesperfect.C.It isnever tooold tolearn.D.Still waterruns deep.ChatGPT makerOpenAI fromthe UnitedStates steppedup theglobal artificialintelligence raceinmid-February whenit releasedits text-to-video generationtool Sora.That mademe wonder——howlong beforeChina developsits ownSora And,will AIbecome Chinascritical newproductive forceAccordingto OpenAFsexplainer,Sora iscapable ofgenerating complexscenes witha veryhighdegree ofaccuracy,including multiplecharacters,specific typesof movements,themes andbackgrounds.It understandsnot onlywhat theuser requests,but alsohow thesethings existin the physical world.On Feb16,Zhou Hongyi,founder ofcybersecurity firm360Security Technology,said Soramaybring ahuge disruptionto theadvertising industry,movie trailersandtheshort-video industry;whatsmore,the realizationof generativeAI may be shortenedfrom10years toone or two years.Although thedevelopment levelof large-scale modelsin Chinaseems to be closeto GPT-
3.5,there isstill an18-month gapcompared toGPT-
4.
0.OpenAI shouldstill have an aceortwoup itssleeve,whether it is GPT-
5.0or machineself-learning togenerate content,“Zhou said,adding that itisworthpaying attention.Accordingtoa reportby theBeijing MunicipalScience amp;Technology Commission,Chinahad developedat least254AI largelanguage modelsby Octoberlast year.Currently,most domesticlargemodels stillhaveahuge gapwith GPT-
4.
0.But thecountry couldmake useof suchfrontier AI technologies in more industry-specific fields.Or,to putit simply,China needsto applysuch technologiesto realuse,to developthem intoproductiveforces andnarrow thegap betweenitself andthe US.Though Chinastill hasa gapwith the US insuch alarge model,Chinese AIstartup ModelBestInclaunched lastmonth itslatest lightweightlarge model,an emergingless expensive AI technologythataims atmore targetedcommercialized fields.
8.What isSora accordingto thepassageA.It isa kindof newproductive forcefor China.B.It isan AItool toproduce videosout oftexts.C.It isan Internetuser in thephysicalworld.D.It isa latestlarge-scale securitymodel.
9.Which ofthe followingis consistentwith ZhouHongyis opinionA.Sora willbring bothchallenges andchances.B.Sora canunderstand usersfeelings atease.C.Sora hastotally changedthe movieindustry.D.Sora willsoon bereplaced byother AItools.
10.Whafs theauthors suggestionfor ChinaA.Chinas domesticlarge modelsshould beused ineducation.B.China shouldtake advantageof presentAItechnologies.C.China shoulddevelop lessexpensiveAItechnology.D.China shouldspeed upits developmentin OpenAI.Look,lets behonest-thereno suchthing asa“green“vacation.Youll leavea carbonfootprint,nomatter what.11Here area fewquestions toask:Is ita BCorpB Corpsare businessesthat meeta strictset ofstandards bythe nonprofitB Lab.They includerequirementsfor governance,workers,customers,community andthe environment.12Youll seesome fairlywell-known brands,like IntrepidTravel.But youwont findthe namesof anymajorairlines,car rentalcompanies orhotel chains-at least,not yet.Does thecompany haveany otherenvironmental certificationsThird-party certificationsfrom GreenKey,LEED andWELL can be signsthat atravel companymeansbusiness aboutthe environment.Transportation companiesmay alsooffer verifiedcertificationsfrom organizationslike Terrapassor theGold StandardFoundation.13However,its agood start.14If thecompany claimstobe green,dont justtake itsword forit.Listen towhat itsays.If youseenothing butmodels on its Instagramchannel orads foronline discountsonitssite,perhaps itsa shadeoffake green.A companyssocialmediastrategy isgenerally areflection ofits currentethos andgoals JexplainedJulia Carter,founder ofCraft Travel.How deepis itscommitment tothe environment15For example,the TravelCorporation publishesan annualimpact reportthat mapsitsprogress against11sustainability goalsdeveloped bythe UnitedNations.Many cruiselines alsopublishdetailed reportsthat allowyou tocheck theircommitment tothe environmentagainst severalobjectivestandards.A.But yourtrip canbegreen-ish.B,Whafs thecompany saying to everyoneC.How canwe finda reliablecompany onlineD.Dont trustanything thecompany saystothepublic.E.These certificationsarent aguarantee thecompany isgreen.F.Look forreliable reportson sustainabilityfrom atravel company.G.You cansearch thedirectory ofthese forward-looking companiesonline.
二、完形填空A fewyears agoI wentthrough aperiodofsuch severedepression thatlife didntseem worthliving.It waslike permanent16,so darkand coldthatthe sun wouldnever shine.Then Isaw snowdropspushing throughthe17,iron-hard ground.I lookedat themeveryday untilI feltthat ifthey could18,then socould I.19spring came,I startedto putinmoreand moreplants,until thegarden was20with colour.Life wasgrowing throughmy hands,gentle,peaceful,but,above all,
21.If Igave love,it was22,ahundred times.I couldspend hours23in gardening.The formof depressiveillness I have isbiological.It has24generations ofmy familyand followsno rhyme,reason norcircumstance.I canbe25when thesun isshining orI amsurrounded bya groupof lovingfriends.Of course,fresh airand exercisehelp to26depression,but forme gardeningis morethan that.Itrepresents enduranceas wellas
27.At theend ofthe firstgarden Imade28a tree,huge andmagnificent.It withstoodfreezingtemperatures andstrong winds.It bentbut neverbroke.骨架，The leavesdropped untilit lookedno morethan an29skeleton butitalways,always cameback to life.And soI learnedthat wemaybebattled and30,buthope isa livingthing.
16.A.spring B.summer C.fall D.winter
17.A.freezing B.soft C・smooth D.dirty
18.A.come backto earthB,come backtolifeC.come trueD.comeup
19.A.BeforeB.Whether C.Although D.As
20.A.dead B.burdened C.alive D.compared
21.A.optimistic B.pessimistic C.traditional D.creative
22.A.recovered B.accompanied C.blocked D.returned
23.A.addicted B.eager C.lost D.devoted
24.A.touched B.impressed C.affected D.released
25.A.excited B.depressed C.delighted D.sensitive
26.A.accumulate B.relieve C.disturb D.deepen
27.A.hope B.desire C,emotion D.moral
28.A.stood B.suffered C.waited D.lined
29.A.stable B・complex C.absolute D.useful
30.A.promoted B,inspired C-awarded D.hurt
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（春分）（）The Spring Equinox31signal theequal lengthofthe day andnight time.（）
32.thedayofthe Spring Equinox,thesunis33direct abovethe equator.After theequinox,the（）sun movesnorthwards,34result ingradually longerday timein theNorthern Hemisphereand longernightintheSouthern Hemisphere.Standing35egg uprightisapopular gameacross thecountry duringtheSpringEquinox.It isan（）old custom36dates backto4,000years ago.People practicethis tradition37celebrate thecoming ofspring.It isbelieved that38some onecan makeit stand,he willhave goodluck inthe future.As theSpringEquinoxcomes,farm workstarts andboth thefarmers andthe cattlestart tobecome（）busy.Farmers willreward cattlewith stickyrice ballsto express their39grateful.40,people willalsomake sacrificeto birds,to thankthem forbringingsignals forfarm workand toask themnot to eat grainslater intheyear.
四、单词拼写（人物）
41.One ofthe mostcolourful fin boxinghistory wasDaniel Mendozawho wasbom in
1764.（根据中英文提示单词拼写）（名声）（根
42.Mendoza roseto fswiftly aftera boxing-match whenhe wasonly fourteenyears old.据中英文提示单词拼写）
43.Yet thisis notalways thec（情况，案例）.（根据中英文提示单词拼写）
44.Even thoughthe noblewas expectedto readthe letterat eachperformance,he alwaysi（坚持要求）（根据中英文提示单词拼写）thatitshould bewritten outin full.（不合逻辑的）
45.People becomequite iwhen theytry todecide whatcanbe eaten andwhat cannot（根据中英文提示单词拼写）beeaten.（抚养）
46.The sadtruth isthat mostof ushave beenb uptoeatcertain foodsand westick tothem（根据中英文提示单词拼写）all ourlives.（生动的）
47.The Englishlanguage possessesa vsayingtodescribe thissort ofsituation.（根据中英文提示单词拼写）（怀疑）（舵），
48.There isno dthat ifshe hadnot losther ruddershe wouldhave wonthe race（根据中英文提示单词拼写）easily.（攵获）（根
49.Of all the traditionalfestivals,theUfestival canbe foundin almostevery culture.据汉语提示单词拼写）（媒介）
50.Online shoppingwebsites andsocial appshave madeit mucheasier forthepublicto（根据汉语提示单词拼写）spend moreon giftsfor theirloved ones.（显著的）（根据
51.Customs playa rolein festivals,but sometimesthey canchange overtime.汉语提示单词拼写）
52.One exampleisthet ChineseSpring Festivalcustom oflighting firecrackersto driveaway the（根据首字母单词拼写）evil spiritsand celebratethe newyear.（拒绝）（根据汉语提示单词拼写）
53.Dr.Lin,however,the offer.（诊所）.（根据汉语
54.Thinking ofallthepeople stillin needof help,Dr Linopened aprivate提示单词拼写）
55.In1954,she was elected tothe firstNational PeoplesCongress and,over thenext several.（根据首字母单词拼写）d,she heldmany importantpositions（在别处根据中英文提示单词拼写）
56.Her heart,however,wase.X（承认）（根据汉语提示单
57.Ihaveto thatit definitelyfeels goodtobeback inthe cityagain.词拼写）（出现）
58.And whata city-a citythat wasable torebuild itselfafter theearthquake thatin
1906.（根据汉语提示单词拼写）
59.Over300,000people camefrom allovertheworld tostheirfortune,and SanFrancisco quickly（根据首字母单词拼写）became abig city.（根据首字母单词拼写）
60.To ea living,some openedup shopsand restaurantsin Chinatown.
五、书信写作.假定你是李华，你的外国笔友对中国传统文化非常感兴趣，他想了解中国的传统节
61.Mike日，请你给他写一封邮件要点如下.介绍一个中国传统节日;1节日的相关习俗;
2.欢迎他来中国亲自体验
3.注意写作词数应为左右;
1.80请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答
4.Dear Mike,Yours,Li Hua。
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