福建省宁德第一中学2023-2024学年高二下学期5月月考英语试题

福建省宁德第一中学学年高二下学期月月考英语2023-20245试题

一、听力选择题

1.What arethe speakerstalking aboutA.A photo.B.A drawing.C.An artist.

2.What sportdo the speakers bothlikeA.Running.B.Swimming.C.Hiking.

3.What arethe speakersmainly talkingaboutA.A trip.B.A film.C.Aphoto.

4.What isthe relationshipbetween thespeakersA.Husband andwife.B.Colleagues.C,Boss andemployee.

5..What doesthe womanthink thebuilding mightbeA,A departmentstore.B.A hotel.C.An apartment.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题

6.What kindof foodwill thespeakers havethis weekA.Japanese food.B.Chinese food.C.Thai food.

7.When willthespeakersget togetherA.On Friday.B.On Thursday.C.On Wednesday.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题

8.Why doesntthe maneat at the universitycafeteriaA.Ifs lessfun.B.Ws tooexpensive.C.Its nothealthy.

9.What doesthe manneed moneyto payforA.Textbooks.B.A car.C.Rent.

10.What doesthe manprobably want to bein the futureA.A teacher.B.A banker.C.A doctor.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题

49.A.favorite B,virtual C,temporary D.immediate

50.A.marks B・features C.reflects D.symbolizes

51.A.paint B.pictures C.chairs D.paperD.permanently

52.A.incredibly B.utterly C.ultimatelyD.swallowed

53.A.soothed B,worsened C.curedD.sharper

54.A.colder B・weaker C.softerD.in comparisonto

55.A.in termsof B,in spiteof C.in honorof

四、语法填空阅读下面的短文，在空白处填入个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式1Honking cars,blasting stereosand babblingneighbors are56whole affectingpeoples dailylife:consider itall part of thesymphony thatplays dailyon NewYork Citystreets.Everyone knowsthe cityisloud,and alosing waragainst noise57wage fora longtime.Now theyhave anew weapon58inviteto manycitizens:noise cameras.分贝The cameras59pair witha soundmeter todetect noiseof atleast85decibels from asource50ft ormore awayhave recentlybeen fixedon certainstreets inManhattans wealthyUpper WestSide.Its partof aprogram runby the citys departmentof environmentalprotection.However,Erica Walker,who studiesthe joint60community noiseand health,believes mostnoisecomes frompoor cityplanning ratherthan individualbad actions,and thatnoise cameras aremerely Band-Aids fora moresystemic issue.Actually,61far researchstill needsto bedone on theeconomic effects of noise cameras.The publicis supposedto zeroin on the dangersand economiccostsof noisepollution62can blightsome proceedsand urgethat appropriateactions63carry out.On theother hand,64lecturer atColumbia Universityexpressed concernabout thesurveillance监视capabilities ofnoisecameras.It isbeing triedfbr thepossibility65leak privacystill.Does thispresenta privacyrisk forresidents of thecityshe heldthe question.

五、书信写作.假定你是李华，你校近期举办了以一为主题的66Science FictionPainting OurFuture Home画展请给校英文报写一篇报道，内容包括活动目的；

1.活动内容（时间、地点、作品等）；

2.活动反响

3.注意写作词数应为左右；

1.80可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯

2.

六、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的

67.词数应为左右150Pets arealways anattraction topeople,especially whenit comesto children.Daniel andhis sisterEllaalways wantto havetheir ownpets.One day,under thepermission of their parents,the brotherandsister decidedto buy a pet dog.They headeddown to the localpet storeand hada lookaround.It was avery smallpet storethat did not havemany animals.Mr.Johnson,the ownerof theshop,was anice oldman.He walkedover andgreeted DanielandElla.“What canI dofor you”he asked.“We wouldlike tobuyapetdog.Ella responded.“Ah,well,we arenot abig petshop；Mr.Johnson toldher.“So weonly havetwo dogstoThey askedMr.Johnson toshow themthe dogs.Mr.Johnson ledthem to the backof thestore wherethe twodogs were.One of them wasavery bigNorwegian Elkhoundnamed Buddha.It lookedstrong andfierce.The otherwasavery tinyPapillonnamed Hiccup.It lookedcute andlovely.Ella wantedthe tinyHiccup,while Danielwanted Buddha.To makea decision,they walkedoutsideto discuss.Even afterthey hada discussion,they couldntagree ona dog.Ella suggestedthey racehome forit.The winnerof therace wouldchoose thedog.Daniel agreed.Before therace started,Daniel toldElla that her leftshoe wasbroken.When Ellalookeddown andrealized she was cheatedby herbrother,Daniel hadrun off.Daniel ranas hardas he could.He reallywanted thatNorwegian Elkhoundasapet.He lookedback.Ella wasso farbehind thathe couldnteven seeher.Daniel finallygot home.He wastired buthe washappy.He knewhewasthe winner.Paragraph1:Ella arriveda fewminutes afterDaniel.Paragraph2:Mr.Johnson toldthem that as soonas theyleft,a littleboy andhis momcame tohis store.

11.How doesAlex feelabout the job interviewA.Disappointed.B.Regretful.C.Worried.

12.Why didAlex failin thejob interviewA.Luck didntfavor himonce again.B・Someone fitthejobbetter thanhim.C.Something wentwrong withhis CV.

13.What doesthe womanoffer to doA.Write aCV.B.Apply foranother job.C,Practise interviewquestions.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题

14.What isthe aimof thecampaignA.To remindpeople ofEarth Day.B.To encouragepeople toreduce garbage.C.To warnpeople ofthe badeffectsofpollution.

15..What willbe thetask on the seconddayA.Planting trees.B.Designing posters.C.Collecting garbage.

16.What doesthe manexpect theteachers todoA.Paint paper.B.Stop drivingcars.C,Decorate classrooms.

17.How doesSara find the mansideasA.Ridiculous.B.Confusing.C.Wonderful.听下面一段独白，回答以下小题

18.What problemdid thesenior citizenshaveA.They gottrapped in the fallentrees.B・They werestuck inthe wheelchairs.C.Fallen leavesblocked theirwalking paths.

19.Who calledonthevolunteers tohelp thesenior citizensA.Jay Garrett.B.Barry.C.Wally,West.

20.How didthe childrendeal withthe leavesA.They sentthem to the landfill.B.They tookthem tothe farm.C.They usedthem togrow crops.

二、阅读理解Best SleepMusic AppsIf youre insearch ofa betternighfs sleep,trying asleep musicapp mightbe theanswer.Here aresomesleep musicapps tochoose from.CalmCalm hasan impressivelylarge library of relaxationand sleep-causing sounds.It standsout forprovidingthe latestcollection ofmodern musicfrom popularartists.This appoffers afree version,but toreallytake advantageof whatCalm hasto offer,you hadbetter choosethe paidversion,which costs$

69.99for oneyear.A lifetimemembership is$399,

99.HeadspaceHeadspace is an appdesigned inthe simplestway thatmakes itquick andeasy touse itslibrary ofsleep-specific music,so it is friendlytotheaged.Helpful suggestionspoint outfeatures likehow toset atimerwithout makingyou feelthe appdifficult touse.Headspace onlycosts$

39.99yearly.Relax MelodiesRelax Melodies isdesigned tocalm your mind withrelaxing sounds.“Discover”page helpsyoufind someapp features,like bedtimestories andbreathing exercises.Though itsfree versionprovides agreatintroduction tothe ideaof sleepmusic,the paidversion unlocksa largerlibraryofsounds.Tt onlycosts$

49.99yearly oryou canpay$

8.99a month.Pzizz（旁白），One thingthat setsPzizz apartis itsvoice narrationwith maleand femaleoptionsavailable.Usually,the voiceis low and calm.Ifyoufindthepresence ofa voiceto becomforting orbenefitfrom someonehelping youto relaxyourmindand body,then Pzizzis suitablefor you.Monthlycosts forit are$

7.99,yearly$

49.99and lifetime$

249.

99.A.Calm.B.Headspace.C.Relax Melodies.D.Pzizz.

21.Which appwould yourecommend toyour grandparents

22.What doCalm andRelaxMelodieshave incommonA.They offerphysical exercises.B.They includecollections ofmodern music.C.They providefree service.D.They introduceusers to a largelibrary.

23.What canyou dowith PzizzA.Create the voice narrationyou like.B.Chat withsomeone beforesleep.C.Listen tolowandcalm music.D.Listen tothevoiceyou likebest.I comefromafamily oftravelers.My momstarted atravel agencywhen she was youngerthan Iamnow,and growingup theynever leftme behindwhen theywent ontheir adventures.I graduatedearly andgot adegree froma communitycollege by the timeI turned

18.At thattime,I hadtraveled toaround70countries.This wasthe pointin mylife wherepeople beganto askme thequestionthatayoung personwill neverwantto be asked:“What areyou goingtodonext”In anattempt toanswer thatquestion,I beganby askingmyself whatI wasmost passionateabout,which hasalways beentraveling.Thats whenit dawnedon me——the veryfirst timeI thoughtaboutbreaking the world record.In2016,1got seriousand startedworking onmy missionto travelto everysingle one of theworlds196sovereign nationswithout anyofficial sponsorship.I spentcountless hourscrammed onplanes,trains,chicken buses,tuk-tuks andjunk boatstraveling withnothing buta backpack.I haveencounteredhealth issues,spanning frommalaria inWest Africato hospital-worthy foodpoisoning inPakistan.I learnedhow tocope withpublic anxietyattacks bymyself inforeign countries,and Ienduredthe brain-sizzling frustrationof dealingwith officialsfrom every country thatrequires avisa.Believe itor not,beyond arecord breaker,these memoriesare treasurableas theywere themostdefining momentsof mylife,spent far,far awayfrom mycomfort zone,Im currentlywriting abookabout myexperiences ineverycountryand thelessons Ivelearned alongthe way.After finallycompletingthis massivelife goal,Fil betaking thenext fewmonths tonourish myphysical andmentalhealth asI makeplans forthefuture.

24.Why arethe youngunwilling to be askedthe questionA.They areuncertain about their future.B.They areunemployed aftergraduation.C.They dontknow whichcountry togo next.D.They donthave goodcommunication skills.A.She wasself-funded.B.She starvedin Pakistan.

25..What dowe knowaboutthe authors worldtourC.She gother visassmoothly.D.She mostlytraveled byplane.

26.What doesthe authorthink ofher experienceA.Comfortable.B.Touching.C.Invaluable.D.Ordinary.A.Start anew book.B.Build upher body.C.Take somelessons.D.Make apublic speech.

27.What doestheauthorplan todo nextNowadays,theworld is slowlybecoming a high-tech societyand weare nowsurrounded bytechnology.Facebook andTwitter areinnovative tools;text messagingis stilla somewhatexistingphenomenon andeven e-mail isonly aflashing spotonthescreen whencompared withour longhistoryof snailmail.Now weadopt thesetools tothe pointof essentialness,and onlyrarely considerhow wearemore fundamentallyaffected by them.Social media,texting ande-mail allmake itmuch easierto communicate,gather andpassinformation.But theyalso presentsome dangers.By removingany realhuman engagement,they enable（隐us todevelop ourabnormal self-love withoutthe riskof disapprovalor criticismtheatrical metaphor喻），these newforms ofcommunication provide a stageon whichwe createour owncharacters,hiddenbehind afourth wallof tweets,status updatesand texts.This unrealstate ofunconcern can becomeaddictive aswe separateourselves asafe distancefrom thecruelty ofour fleshlylives,where weareimperfect,powerless andinsignificant.In essence,we have been providednot onlythe meanstobemorefree,but alsoto becomenew,to createand protecta moreperfect selftotheworld.As webecome morerelianton thesetools,they become more apartofour dailyroutine andso webecomemorerestricted inthisfantasy.So itis thatwe livein acold era,where namesand facesrepresent twodifferent levelsof closeness,where workingrelationships occuronly throughthe magicof emailand wherelove canstart orend bytext message.An environmentsuch asthis reducesinterpersonal relationshipsto meredigital exchanges.Would acelebrity havebeen sodaring todo somethingdishonorable ifhe hadhad todo it in personDoubtful.It seemshe mighthavebeenlost ina fantasyworld thatultimately convincedhimself intobelievingthe digitalself couldobey differentrules andregulations,as ifhecouldcontinually pushthelimits ofwhats acceptablewithout facingthe consequencesof reallife/

928.The authorcompares e-mailwith snailmail toshow.A.the influenceof high-tech onour lifeB.the historyof differenttypes ofmailsC.the valueof traditionalcommunications D.the rapiddevelopment ofsocial media

29.What canwe knowabout newcommunication toolsA.Destroying ourlife totally.B.Posing moredangers thangood.C.Helping usto hideour faults.D.Replacing traditionalletters.

30.What isthe potentialthreat causedbythenovel communicationtoolsA.Sheltering usfrom virtuallife.B.Removing face-to-face interaction.C.Leading tofalse mentalperception.D.Making usrely moreon hi-tech media.

31.What can be inferredfrom the last twoparagraphsA.Technologies havechanged ourrelationships.B.The digitalworldisa recipefor pushinglimits.C.Love canbe betterconveyed bytextmessage.D.The digitalself neednot takeresponsibility.The VjosaRiver,one ofthelastwild riversin Europe,has beendeclared anational parkby theAlbaniangovernment,making itbecome thefirst wildriver parkonthecontinent.Home tomore than1,000animal andplant species,the riverflows for270kilometers,from Greece,through Albaniaand intothe AdriaticSea.Giving thecredit tono damsor otherartificial barriers,itisrichin aquaticspecies andsupports alarge numberof wildlifespecies,including otters,the endangeredEgyptianvulture and the criticallyendangered Balkanlynx.The wildriver nationalpark willinclude almost13,000acres ofland,crossing mostofthebody ofthecountry,with thousandsof peopleliving in its surroundings.The decisionto establishthe park is moreimportantthan peoplemay realize.For years,the Vjosasfragile ecosystemhas beenunder threat:at one（水电站）point asmany as45hydropower plantswere plannedto buildacross theregion.But thankstothe campaigningby environmentalNGOs,the tinyBalkan nationwas placedattheforefront ofriverprotection.Albanias primeminister,Edi Rama,described thecreation ofthe nationalpark asa“truly historicmoment^^for natureas wellas socialand economicdevelopment.Today weprotect theonly wildriverin Europeonce andfor all,he said.“This isabout tochange amindset.Protecting anarea doesnot meanthatyou makeitinisolation fromthe economy.^^He saidnational parksattract20%more touristscomparedwith non-protected areas.（支流），The parkwill coverthe118miles ofthe Vjosain Albania,three maintributaries andsomeland,including areas at riskof flooding.Phase IIwill addother tributaries.Unlike theIUCNs WildernessProtectedAreas,which limitthe numberof visitors,it willallow recreationaltourism andsome otheractivitiessuch aslocal fishing,particularly for60,000residents inthe catchment.“We hopeit will inspire othersto cometogether toprotect thewild placeswe haveleft,in ameaningfulway,“said RyanGellert,Patagonias CEO,adding thatthe parkwas proofthat thedestructionof naturedidnothave tobe theprice ofprogress”.

32.What makesthe VjosaRiver richin wildspeciesA.Sufficient water.B・The governmentspolicies.C.The largearea offertile land.D.The absenceof humandisturbance.

33.Why isthe decisionto buildthe parkextremely importantA.It helpsto establishhydropower plants.B,It relievesthe powershortage inAlbania.C.It strengthensthe protectionof Vjosasecosystem.D.It promotesthe developmentofthelocal wildland.

34.What canwe inferfrom EdiRamaA.Building the parkisbeneficial tothe economy.B,More wildrivers needtobeprotected inEurope.C.Non-protected areaswillinspirea boomin tourism.D.Social progresscomes atthe costofthenatural environment.

35.How istheparkdifferent fromIUCNs WildernessProtected AreasA.It includesmore tributaries.B,It limits the numberof visitors.C.It coversareasathigh riskof flooding.D.It combinesleisure activitieswith tourism.Cyberart isthe artproduced withthe helpof computers.Ifs aterm forforms ofart thatusenon-traditional media.Computer softwareused increating cyberartcan playdifferent kindsof roles.Some computerprograms areused totouch upimages thatare broughtin fromoutside sources.

36.Hardware isalso commonlyused forcyberart.In digitalpainting,for example,the artistcopies the（触笔和数字化输入板）process ofpainting byusing astylus anddigitizing tabletalong witha computerprogram.

37.A printeris consideredoutput equipmentbecause ittranslatesdigital informationtotheoutside world.Tradigital artisabranch ofcyberart thatmixes traditionalmedia withdigital media.Artists oftentakeup aquickly-made drawingand usecomputer toolsto colorand applyeffects tothe work.Much ofcyberartincludes atleast sometraditional elementsor techniquesinit.38For centuriesart hasbeen shownin publicspaces,often withahighcost anddifficulty inattending.

39.If the Internet canprovideaway ofshowing artwork,it canbe appreciatedbymore peoplearound theworld.

40.Some saythat itis nearlyimpossible tokeep trackof whomight havecontributedtoaparticular piece.Others saythat imagescopied fromtheInternetcanbebeautified andthenuploaded againwithout arecord ofthe fileshistory.A.So cyberartcanbeconsidered tradigitaltoo.B.This furtherlimitsthepossible artworkaudiences.C,Art thatuses theInternet hasalways beenargued about.D.Cyberart couldntexist withoutcomputers.E.Other programsallow anartist tostart designingimages witha mouse.F.These twothings areexamples ofinput equipmentused todesign art.G.Other artistsuse modernequipment forexploring creativitylike computers.

三、完形填空In2020,Nancy Ballard,a60-year-old retiredentrepreneur,went fora routinecheckup atherdoctors officethat turnedinto somethingextraordinary.In fact,shewascarrying apainting ofa plantsheddone whenshe arrivedthere.It wouldbe greatif wehad41like thatfor ourchemotherapy rooms（化疗室）；the nursesaid.Ballard askedto seeone.She was42by whatshe found.The wallswere greyand bare,andthepaint waschipping.43,the patientshere havenothing tolook atwhile takingchemo drips,“shesaid,“I couldntimagine howanyone couldeven gethealthy insuch44rooms likethat.”She madeit hermissionto45the place.She startedby e-mailing20local interior46,She wrote,You dontknow me.But myheart47after seeingthese rooms.She thenasked whetherthey would48their timeand moneytotransform justoneofchemotherapy roomseach.Six ofthem leaptinto49action andeach designerchose atheme:The dragonflyroom,for example,50bright artworksand dragonflywall ornaments.Most roomsgot new5J,lights,artworks,and furniture.When thetransformation wasdone52,Dr.Hufford wasdelighted.All the patients feel53by it,“he said.He evennoted thathis owntone ofvoice was54intherooms andthathewas betterable toconnect withhispatients.Ballard wasso encouragedbythepatients9reactions,but whenpraised,she said,“What Ididpaled55thepatients9courage tofight cancer”.

41.A.volunteers B.artworks C.instruments D.patients

42.A.wondered B・amazed C.grieved D.shocked

43.A.Fortunately B.Gradually C.Apparently D.Comfortably

44.A.amazing B.depressing C.inspiring D.frightening

45.A.brighten upB.clean upC-cheer upD.bring up

46.A.artists B,designers C.doctors D.actors

47.A.hurts B.injures C.swells D.wounds

48.A.reward B.value C.donate D.suggest。