福建省宁德市福鼎市第一中学2024-2025学年高二上学期10月月考英语试题

福建省宁德市福鼎市第一中学2024-2025学年高二上学期10月月考英语试题

一、阅读理解Best Appsfor KidsLetterSchoolLetterSchoolis a fun andeasy appfor kidsto learn the alphabetswith tracing,puzzles,videos,and songs.LetterSchool doesa greatjob ofteaching letterwriting with a three-step process:learnthe（笔画），starting pointsfor eachstroke tracethe letter,and thenwrite theletter independently.It is abeautifully designedhandwriting app that willteach yourchildren howto writeletters andnumbers in afun way.Price:Monthly Membership:$

9.99;Annual:$

49.99Reading EggsReading Eggs isone of the bestlearning apps for kids that helpschildren learnto read.The appmakeslearning toread interestingand engagingfor kids,with greatinteractive readinggames,guidedreading lessons,fun activitiesand over2,000digital storybooks.The appis idealfor childrenwho arepreparingfor schoolor strugglingwith theirreading.（）Price:Your have3pricing options.Yearly FamilyPlan2-4accounts:$

89.00;Yearly:$

59.00;Monthly:$

9.95Applaydu（增强现Applaydu is afunappthatbrings KinderJoy toysto lifethrough AugmentedReality实）in aworld ofdiscovery andimagination.The apphas mini-games thathelp childrenbuild skillssuchas organization,memory andrhythm skills,and teachesthem informationabout subjectssuch asmathematics,geography andmusic.Price:FreeABCmouse.comABCmouse isone of the bestappsforkidsthatfocuses on the fourmain curriculumsubjects ofReading,Math,World AroundUs aswell asArt amp;Colors,establishing afoundation ofknowledgefor youngchildren that they canbuild uponwith confidenceand success.points of the tourbus inBoston.We decided to returnhome onour ownin theevening aswe thoughtthat wecould catcha localtrain toSalemfrom Boston.Our daughterinsisted thatshe shouldpick usin theevening,but wewere confidentofour abilityto retraceour wayand we didnt want to troubleher.We had a greattime inCape Codand returnedto Bostonat sixin theevening.We thoughtthat（通勤火车站）Boston commuterrail stationwas close to thelast butone stagebefore thedrop offpoint,so wegot offthe busat thestage.My husband has avery goodmemory anda keensense ofdirection.Ijust blindlyfollowed him,without knowingwhere wewere headingto.But aftera while,we found（迷宫），ourselves goinground ina mazewith the station nowherein sight!Being aSunday,the roadswereempty.At first,wedidntcount onthe strangerto saveus fromthat situation.Finally,having nootheroption,we approacheda youngboy dressedin strangeclothes.We didntthink he was goodenoughto showus theway,but wejust hada try.We approachedhim andexplained thesituation.To oursurprise,he personallytook usto thestationon hearingour problem.On theway to thestation,we talkeda lot.We knewhe was atthe sameage asour daughter.He justgot offwork froma bar,where heworked as a singer.We askedwhy hechosethis job,and he said thatthis washis part-time jobsince heneeded toearn extramoney forhissisters study.Both myhusband and I becamesilent.Para.1After reachingthere,we foundthe ticketsneeded to be boughtby creditcard whichwe didnthave.Para.2After wearrived homewe toldour daughterabout thestory ofthat kindboy.ABCmouse.com isavailable bothas anapp anda website.Price:$

9.95/month;$

79.99/year

1.What isthe featureof LetterSchoolA.It isan easy-to-use appfor teachers.B.It isa childrensfavorite freeapp.C.It isdesigned withdetailed writingprocess.D.It focuseson interactivewriting.

2.How muchshould afamily payfor twoReadingEggsaccounts everyyearA.$

19.90B.$

59.

00.C.$

89.

00.D.$

118.

00.

3.What doApplaydu andABCmouse.com havein commonA.They areboth appsand websites.B.They helpestablish mathematicalbasis.C.They providekids withmini-games.D.They offermusic coursesto children.“The valueof peoplecannot bedefined/5this isthe philosophyby whichMajda Gibran,betterknown inEgypt asMama Maggie”,lives.She devotedover threedecades of her life to servingthe lessfortunate.Her workempowered over33,000children inCairo toachieve theirpotential andsuccessfully（贫民窟）.leave CairosslumsHer storybegins withwhat wasmeant to be aquick visitto the slums inCairo.She knewrightaway shewould devotethe restof her lifetohelping thosein need,especially children.The scenesofpoverty in theslumsforever changedherlife.Mama Maggiesoon abandonedthe comfortsof herpreviouslife andquit herjob asan AmericanUniversity professorto lenda helpinghand tothose whoneededher most.She begansharing meals,gifts andbasic necessitiesto less fortunate familiesin theslums.Herwarmth andsincerity gaveresidents asense ofhope anddignity.In1985,Mama Maggiefounded theStephensChildren Foundation,with themission toempower children and youngpeople tolead theirowndevelopment andlift themout ofpoverty.The foundationprovides educationand trainingtothousands ofchildren livingin poverty.Over thelast fewyears,the foundationhas extendedits socialandeducational initiativesto thousandsof familiesand childrenin otherpoor neighborhoods.To date,Mama Maggiehas established92educational centresnationwide toteach over18,000childrenandcarried outhealthcare campaignsthat providestreatment toover40,000patients annually.She conductsvisits tomore than13,000children toprovide trainingservices.Her foundationsthree trainingcentres formothers andchildren empowerfamilies toearn theirownincome.Her foundationhas benefitedover33,000children,with thehelp of about2,000volunteers,andit isstill growingtoday.（被提名人），Mama Maggie,a NobelPrize nomineenever soughtfame orreward forherwork.She desiresto beremembered asa hopemaker whomade adifference in the livesof everypersonthat crossedher path.

4.What inspiredMama Maggiesdevotion to the lessfortunateA.Her visitto theslums.B.The quittingofherprevious work.C.The sayingofaphilosopher.D.The potentialof thelessfortunate.

5.The foundationwas mainlyintended to_.A.offer thepoor basicnecessities B.improve thelocal healthcareC.promote thelocal educationD.bring thepoor hopefulprospects

6.Why are the figureslisted in paragraph4A.To implythe celebrityof MamaMaggie.B・To demonstratethe riseof thefoundation.C.To stressthe contributionof MamaMaggie.D.To illustratethe popularityof thefoundation.

7.Which wordscan bestdescribe MamaMaggieA.Considerate andoptimistic.B.Caring anddevoted.C.Responsible andhumorous.D.Tolerant andhelpful.In May2012,Australias MacquarieDictionary and the McCannAdvertising Agencygathered agroupof languageexperts toname aphenomenon commonin the age of the smartphone.They calledthephenomenon phubbing，and defined（定义）it asthe actof snubbing（无视）someone ina socialsettingby lookingat your phone instead of paying attention.,9Its notthe usualway wordsbegin toexist.A monthlater,the firstexample ofphubbing ina majornewspaper appearedinaletter to the editorofThe Age,published inMelbourne.Since then,the wordhas appearedin variousmedia the world over.Phubbing hasyet tobe fullyadopted in the U.S.,but wehave collectedsome evidenceof itin use.On29September2015,James A.Roberts wrotein theHuffinington Post,In thepresent case,phubbing isa combinationof the words phoneand snubbing.To bephubbed istobesnubbed bysomeoneusing theircell phonewhile inyour company.The“phubb“could bean interruptionof yourconversationwith someonewhen heor sheuses theircell phoneor isdistracted byit stealglances whentheythink yourenot lookinginstead ofpayingattentionto you.Maybe worse,youve beenphubbed ifsomeoneused theircell phoneinstead ofcommunicating withyou whilestaying closeto you.Oh,theshame.”The meaningand variousforms ofthewordhave yetto settleout.Is itphubbing ifyou,re staringatyour tabletinsteadofyourphoneIs thesingular nounandthebase formoftheverb spelledphubb,asin theexample above,or phub,as insome othersources Theseare thesorts ofquestions wellneedanswers tobefore wereready toconsider phubbingand itsrelations forentry.In themeanwhile,you canofcourse usephubbing ifyou feelthe need.It seemswe alldo thesedays.

8.What doesParagraph1mainly talkabout phubbingA.Its usage.B.Its birth.C.Its influence.D.Its definition.

9.What mayphubbing probablylead toaccording toJames A.RobertsA.Obvious embarrassmentin life.B.Heavy relianceon cellphones.C.Complete ignoranceby yourfriends.D.Permanent breakupof retalionship.

10.What canwe learnfrom thelast paragraphabout theword phubbA.It arousesheated arguments.B.It provestobesettled.C.Its notincluded ina dictionary.D.Its notdifficult tounderstand.

11.Which ofthe followingisasuitable titlefor thetextA.Where PhubbingLeads UsB.Why PhubbingRuins OurLifeC.What MakesPhubbing CommonlySeen D.How PhoneSnubbing BecomesPhubbingFrom theengine inyour carto theCPU inyour laptop,mechanical systemstend toheat upwhentheyre workingharder.Now newresearch hasrevealed that the samecan besaid ofthebrain-and itruns hotterthan waspreviously thought.This isnta signof malfunctioningthough,researchers think,and mayactually beevidence thatthebrain isoperating healthily.Unusual heatsignatures couldpotentially beused inthe futureto lookforsigns of brain damageor disorder.“To me,the mostsurprising findingfrom ourstudy isthatthehealthy humanbrain canreachtemperatures thatwould bediagnosed asfever anywhereelse inthe body,“says biologistJohn ONeillfrom the MedicalResearch CouncilMRC Laboratoryof MolecularBiology inthe UK.Such hightemperatureshave beenmeasured inpeople withbrain injuriesinthepast,but had been assumedto resultfrom the injury.^^Previously,those measurementstaken frompeople withbrain injurieshadbeenthe primaryinsightscientists hadinto brain temperatures which isnt thesame ascapturing thestate ofthe brainduringeveryday life.Here,the teamused atechnique calledmagnetic resonancespectroscopy MRS-measuringchemical patternsthrough magneticfields tomeasure brain temperature in40healthy volunteers,aged生from20to40years old.Whats more,they combinedthis informationwith dataon circadianrhythms理节奏and timeof day.The averagebraintemperaturewas

38.5℃

101.3F the researchers found,more than2degreeshigher thanunder thetongue.The highestbraintemperaturerecorded was

40.9℃

105.6℃.Dailyvariations averagedaround1℃

1.8F,with theouter partsofthebrain generallycooler.“We foundthat braintemperature dropsat nightbefore yougo tosleep andrises duringthe day,“says ONeill.“There isgood reasonto believethis dailyvariation isassociated withlong-term brainhealth-something wehope toinvestigate next.^^

12.What doesthe underlinedword“malfunctioning“inparagraph2meanA.Having differentfunctions.B.Failing towork correctly.C.Heating upwhile working.D.Operating inhigh temperatures.

13.What surprisesJohn ONeillmost inthe studyaccording toparagraph3A.Brain injuriesusually leadto hightemperatures.B,High temperaturesarethesigns of brain damage.C.Healthy humanbrains canbe infectedwithafever.D.Human brainshave highertemperatures thanbodies.

14.What isparagraph5mainly aboutA.What resultthe researchled to.B・How theresearch wasconducted.C.How theresearch differedfromtheprevious ones.D.What influencetheresearchhad onthe volunteers.

15.What maythe researcherswork onnext accordingtothelast paragraphA.The dropofbraintemperature atnight.B.The riseofbraintemperature atdawn.C.The relationshipbetween temperaturechanges andbrain health.D.The differentcauses ofthe dailyvariation inbrain temperatures.The manwho couldsee the future（）The abilityto predictthe futureisarare talent.American authorIsaac Asimov1920——1992,one ofthe greatscience fictionwriters ofhis age,had sucha talent.16Now thatwere here,lets seewhathe gotright.17Asimov thoughtcomputers wouldcause arevolution comparable totheinduatrialrevolution ofthe19th century.Specifically,hesaidthat“mobile computerizedobjects“would beanimportant partof everydaylife.Here,he clearlypredicted ourworld ofsmartphones,tables andotherdevices.He alsohadagreat dealto sayabout spaceexploration.18How didAsimov develophis specialsense offuture developments19He readthe newspapersandmagazines soldin hisparents9candy store.His scientificinterest gainedsharper focusat ColumbiaUniversityin NewYork.Asimov wentto studychemistry,but becamebored withpure laboratory（作用）science.Instead,he thoughthard aboutthe socialimplications ofscience.He wantedtocommunicate hisideas tothe public.（脉搏）20Asimov had his fingeronthepulse ofboth scientificand socialchange.He hadaGalacticEmpireclear visionof whatwas comingaround thecorner forhumanity inhis workslike theseries｛《银河帝国系列》）.His predictionsare absolutelyfascinating/7Calum Chase,an Englishwriter,told BBCNews.He wasa genius.”A.As asmart boy,Asimov taughthimself toread attheageof five.B.Space explorationreally canmake ourlife moreconvenient andcomfortable.C.Back in1983,he wasasked topredict whattheworldwould looklike in

2019.D.On therole thatcomputing wouldplay inthefuture,hewasamazingly accurate.E.Asimov hasdeveloped agreat interestin computerprogramming sincechildhood.F.As anauthor,his bookswould featurethe themeof socialchange causedby technology.G.The InternationalSpace Stationproves hisprediction thatwe wouldnot simplyvisit spacebut seektostay there.

二、完形填空Every year,many dolphinsworldwide arecaptured andkept insmall pools,performing forpeople,especially children.These dolphinsare fedfish insteadof havingto21them.As aresult,they startspendingmost oftheir timenear thepool ratherthan underwater.They getout ofshape andcan nolonger22long distances.It affectstheir23greatly,andhasproved tohave24consequences.Thus comesthe question,nShould captive（被俘的）dolphins be25n JeffFoster,a50-year-oldexpert,decidedtohelp twocaptive dolphins,Tom andMisha,to reachtheir topphysical26,Everyday,he usedto trainthe twodolphins toget usedto theirwild homesagain.Twenty monthslater,Tom andMisha began to actlike27dolphins andthey wereset freebackinto thesea.28Tom andMisha livedin captivityfor4-5years,they wereabletoadapt tothe wild.It was29what Fosterhad hopedfor.His dreamsfor thedolphins hadfinally cometrue andhe knewthat thedolphinswould30inthewild.This programwasabig success,but therehave beenothers thatfailed.For example,anotherdolphin,Keiko,returned intothe oceanin2002,but31a yearlater becauseof allthe sufferingshe32,The suddenenvironment changedid not33himwell.If peoplewanttoavoid theseaccidents,we mustgo togreat lengthsand putinthe34to ensureitdoesnt happenever again.In fact,with virtualreality technologypicking up,there canstill begreat waysto35kids withsea animalswithout havingto capturedolphins.

21.A.pick upB.hunt forC.look afterD.throw away

22.A.see B.dive C.jump D.hear

23.A.hobby B.shelter C.lifestyle D.popularity

24.A.terrible B,potential C.limited D.indirect

25.A.disturbed B・released C.protected D.prohibited

26.A.exercise B・pain C.appearance D.condition

27.A.wild B.clever C.helpless D.endangered

28.A.If B.Unless C.Although D.Because

29.A.hardly B,exactly C.possibly D.incredibly

30.A.restore B,search C.survive D.conserve

31.A.died B・escaped C,returned D.recovered

32.A.led toB,brought upC.got overD.went through

33.A.suit B,train C,defend D.prepare

34.A.food B,time C.faith D.effort

35.A.encourage B.treat C.entertain D.persuade

三、语法填空阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容个单词或括号内单词的正确形式1When foreignerscome toChina,they maybe surprisedat Chinesesspecial fondnessand36章.prefer forseals E[l ToChinese,seals arean artof deepcultural roots,37combines theessence of书法both calligraphyand sculptureand inspiresgenerations tostudy toappreciate andto collect.Seals arebelieved38come outas earlyas8,000years agoafter ourancestors couldmakepottery waresand hadprivate belongings.They triedto makemarks on39they ownpossessions topreventthem from40steal.When thefirst dynasty41found,the kingbegantouse sealsto powerand赏识.to showroyal creditsOnly thekings specialseal wasthen calledXi”,42represent thehighestauthority.The firstemperorof China,Qin ShiHuang,hadhisXi”43make outoftheinvaluable andbeautiful jade“Heshi Bi.Then thelocal governmentsalso neededseals forthesamefunction.Meanwhile,privateseals werecarved in44vary oflucky charactersand vividanimal patterns.45「章学gradual,the sphragisticsE Jcame intobeing.

四、书信写作.假定你是李华，你校英语俱乐部即将进行一场名为的英46“Hua Mulan—a heroin myheart”文演讲比赛请你根据以下提示，写一篇短文参赛，内容包括、简述花木兰替父从军的故事；

1、简述你喜欢这一人物的理由及她对你的影响2注意、词数左右；

1100、可适当增加细节，使行文流畅2参考词汇:女扮男装；人物disguise herselfasaman characterHuaMulan——a heroin myheart

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续写

47.的词数应为左右150This storyoccurred duringour triptotheUS in

2013.My husbandandIdecided onvisiting CapeCod,a beautifulsea resort,whichisabout threehour drivefromthecity ofBoston.Our daughterwhothen livedin SalemclosetoBoston droppedus offat Salemat oneofthepick-up。