福建省南安市侨光中学2023-2024学年高二下学期5月月考英语试题

福建省南安市侨光中学学年高二下学期月月考英语试题2023-

202451.What is the probablerelationship between the speakersA.Reporter andactor.B.Manager andsecretary.C.Teacher andstudent.

2.What does the womanlook forwardtoA.Meeting heraunt.B.Finishing herwork.C.Traveling with the man.

3.Which classis the man takingA.Biology.B.Chemistry.C.Physics.

4.Who willbe absentfrom thedinnerA.Vicky.B.Amy.C.Mom.

5..What kindsof bananasdoesthe woman wantA,The greenones.B.The pureyellow ones.C.The oneswith brownspots.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题

一、听力选择题A.It snoweda lot.B.It rainednearly everyday.C.There was a lotof sunshine.

6.What was the weatherlike in the countryA.They weretall.B.They werefriendly.C.They werestrange.

7.What didSue thinkof thepeople in the country听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题

8.Whats the girls troubleA.She cantfind asuitable job.B.She wantsto goto collegebut her parents dontagree.C.She cantdecide whether to goto universityor geta job.

9.What mightthegirldo in the endA.Go touniversity.B.Look for a job.C.Study athome anddepend onherparents.Yours sincerely,Li Hua

七、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73As alanguage artsteacher,I thinkit myduty toteach mykids howto useour toolsof wordswell.Use your toolright-this iswhat Ialways tellthem.But Inever expectedto learnthat lessonfrom them.I clearlyremembered itwas my40th birthday.On thatday,my sixth-grade studentswere seatedin alarge circle,each holdinga differenttool in their hand——a hammer,a flashlight,a screwdriver,etc.The studentsdiscussed howwordsare liketools——they have the abilityto buildor todestroy,and theydiscovered howthe righttool usedat the righttime fortherightjob canbring aboutgreat results.They freelyshared personalstories ofhow theyhad experiencedsomeoneswords usedasatool,to woundor toheal.I watchedand listenedwith asense ofsatisfaction—the studentswere engaged,attentive,and enjoyingthe lesson.They gotit!It wasone ofthose timeswhen Isat backand enjoyedthe magicof beinga teacher-to havethe opportunitytowatch youngpeople discovera greatertruth aboutlife abouteach other,and about themselves.There wasno bettergiftthan that.（违抗）As weneared theend ofthat schoolday,one of my students,Laura,had anunexpected outburstof defiance（涂画）in class.Busy scribblingin herexercise book,she refused to workwith hergroup.I wasaware fromreading Laurasfilethat shehad struggledwith defiantbehavior inprevious years,but wehad developeda goodrelationship andshe wasalways a respectful,thoughtful,and positivecontributor toour class.Her behaviorcaught meoff guard.“Pm disappointedinyou!”With asharp tone,I askedhertoexcuse herselfand toldher I would visit with herin ournext-door meeting room注意after school.She refusedto leaveand satsilently,staring atme angrilyfrom theback of the room.续写词数应为左右；L

150.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答2“This wasNOT optional/11firmly toldher,sounding unpleasantlybitter.But themeetingroomrang withher responseYoure usingyourtoolagainst me!”

10.What isthe womaninterested inseeingA.An exhibitionof paintings.B.A Broadwayplay.C.An opera.

11.When didNew Yorkget itsnicknameA.In theearly18th century.B.Tn theearly20th century.C.In thelate19th century.

12.How doesthe womandescribe NewYorkA.Fascinating.B.Huge.C.Popular.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题

13.When doesthewomanusually watchTVA.After midnight.B.After she has dinner.C.When sheis bored.

14.Why wasthe manunhappyA.The foodwas terrible.B.He losthis mealtickets.C.The TVprogram wasboring.

15.How manydollars arethe mealtickets worthA.Over fiftydollars.B.Over fifteendollars.C.More thanforty dollars.

16.Why didthemanfeel evenworseA.He didntsleep well.B・He wastedso muchtime.C.The womanhad the same problem.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题听下面一段独白，回答以下小题

17.How manylanguages doesSaint Marysschool teachnowA.

4.B.

3.C.

5.

18.Which of the followingisnt mentionedabout theprogramA.China offersbooks.B.China sendssome teachers.C.China partlypays teachersintheschool.

19.How manyAmerican schools and universitiesjoin theprogramA.More than

15.B.About

40.C.Over

50.

20.What canwe inferinthetalk inthe UnitedStatesA.Fewer peoplestudy Chinese.B.It isshort ofvarious teachers.C.More andmore peoplelearn Chinese.

二、阅读理解Good tooldesign isimportant inthe preventionof overuseinjuries.Well-designed toolsand equipmentwill require另扭的less forceto operatethem andprevent awkwardU handpositions.They willallow theworker to keep theelbows肘next to the bodyto preventdamage to the shoulderand arm.Overuse injuriescan thereforebe preventedor reducedif theemployer provides,and workersuse:•power toolsrather thanhaving to use musclepower.•tools withspecially designedhandles that allow the wrist tokeep straightSee figure

1.This meansthat handsandwrists arekept inthesameposition as they wouldbe ifthey werehanging relaxedatapersons side.Figure1,Bend the tool,not thewrist一•tools withhandles thatcan beheld comfortablyby thewhole hand.This meanshaving aselect ionof sizesrememberthat tools that providea comfortablefirm holdfor aperson witha verylarge handmay beawkward forsomeonewith aveiy smallhand.This is a particularlyimportant considerationfor womenwho mayuse toolsoriginally designedformen.•toolsthatdo notpress fingersor fleshbetweenthe handles,and whosehandles donot havesharp edgesorasmallsurface area.

21.Which of the followingdescribes awell-designed toolA.Its keptclose tothe body.B.It fullyuses musclepower.C.It makesusers feelrelaxed.D.Its operatedwith lessforce.

22.What isFigure I usedtoshowA.The effectiveuse of the tool.B.The wayof operatingthetool.C.The properdesign of thehandle.D.The purposeof bendingthewrist.

23.In choosingtools forwomen,of thehandle isthe mostimportant.A.the sizeB.the edgeC.the shapeD.the positionIhave alwaysbeen proudofmyhandwriting,a skillI wastaught ingrade school.The teacherwas teachingus thePalmer Penmanship Method,drilling intous theimportance offorming big flowing lineswhen wewrote gsand ssas wellasbeautiful fsthat inmy mindwere likefairy taleprincesses wearingfancy hatswhile extendingtheir rightfoot.We werestrictlyprohibited fromusing block letters onour homework,astheylack thebeauty.（草书）.Now itbecomes apparentthat youngpeople nolonger learncursive Theytype everything,mostly ontheirphones.Beautiful handwritingis athing ofthe past.This hasbecome asource ofgreat sadnessamong traditionalists.But recentlysomething happenedthat shookmy faithin cursive.To mycomplete disbelief,not onebut twoof myclosefriends complainedabout thehandwriting onmy postcards.They weregrateful forthe beautifulpostcards Iregularlysent,but theysaid theyhonestly couldntread athing I had written.One friendwent sofar asto askif Icould useblockletters nexttime sothat shecould understandwhat I was writing.Initially,I wasangry.I hadmade theeffort tocover anentire postcardwith whatI viewed as notjust handwritingbutcalligraphy.But thenI showedan Englishfriend apostcard Idjust written,and hesaid that the onlything thatwasreadily understandablewastheletters U.S.A.”The restof it,he politelysuggested,looked like“chicken scrawl”.Looking atthe postcarddispassionately,I unwillinglyadmit thathehasa point.All thems andns runtogether,andthe1s looklike Vs.The asare indistinguishablefrom theqs.So,from nowon,Pm takingtheir adviceand usingblockletters tocommunicate.In fact,I justnow sentan oldfriend apostcard.But thistime,I simplywrote-in bigblock letters:DEAR ALICE:HLJOE.I hopeshe getsthe message.

24.What dowe knowaboutthePalmerPenmanshipMethodA.It ischaracterized bybigflowinglines.B.It israrely appreciatedby traditionalists.C.It wasnot allowedin studentshomework.D.It isviewedasa trendin handwritingstyles.

25.What weakenedthe writersbelief in cursiveA.The popularityof blockletters inrecent times.B.The youngergenerations disinterestin cursive.C.His friendsfailure tocomprehend hispostcards.D.His Englishfriend*s suggestionon postcarddesign.

26.Why didthe writerswitch toblocklettersfor communicationA.To deliverhis messageclearly.B.To improvehis handwritingskills.C.To winpraise fromhis friends.D.To showhis passionfor calligraphy.

27.What isthe textmainly aboutA.The wideuse ofcursive.B.The saddecline ofcursive.The techniqueof writingincursive.C.The valueof preservingcursive.D.算法，Its commonlyacknowledged thatour livesare ruledby algorithmsbut havewe reallycollectivelyunderstood howthey havetransformed our culture andpersonalityIn Filtervvorld:How algorithmsflattened culture,Kyle Chaykaargues convincinglythattherise ofalgorithm-driven feeds,used everywhereonline fromInstagram toSpotify,has ledto amore uniformculture.Our tastesanddesires increasinglydont belongtous,but toalgorithms that are designedtokeeppeople engagedat allcosts.If thecollectionof our tastes trulyshapes ourentire personality,then thisloss is more psychologicallydamaging thanit first滚屏appears.Aimlessly scrollingthrough Netflixor TikTokmay seemharmless,but overdays,months oryears,welose touchwith whatwe likeand enjoy.Taste-making algorithmsare inescapable.Chayka showsthis byworking throughall cornersof life:what wewearTikTok,where weeatGoogle Maps,music welisten toSpotify,even whowe dateor marryTinder.Thisuniverse of algorithm-driven decisionshas society-wide implications:It extendsto influenceour physicalspaces,ourcities,and theroutes wemove through...flattening them in turn.No onegets out oftheFilterworld untouched.If yourelucky enoughnot toneed anysort of algorithm-based systemfor yourwork,then youhavetheoption tostepback fromalgorithms fora while.But ifyour friendsuggests a film recommendedon X/Twitter oryou feelthe needtobuy thoseshoes suddenlyeveryone hasstarted wearingafter social media advertisements,what areyou todo Itall feelsfruitless.This Filterworldmay beinescapable,but thereis hope.You canstart byengaging morewiththemedia youdochoose toconsume.This couldmean readingup aboutafilmyou watchedor payingartists youlike directly.Even（专辑）the thoughtfulact ofrecommending analbum toa friendismorerewarding thana randomTikTok feed.AsChayka says,resistance toalgorithms requiresan actof willpower,a choiceto movethrough theworld in adifferent way.^^

28.What isKyle Chaykasopinion onalgorithmsA.They improveourtastes.B.They makeourculturemore alike.C.They helpto identifyour personality.D.They contributeto psychologicalproblems.

29.What doesthe underlinedpart inparagraph3refer toA.The societywith advancedtechnology.B.The worldwithout social media platforms.C.The networkofalgorithm-driven decisions.D.The communityfree fromalgorithmic influence.

30.Which ofthe followingis a way toresist theimpact ofalgorithmsA.Limiting theuse ofsocialmediaplatforms.B.Making choicesbased onfriends9suggestions.C.Getting moreinvolved withthe selectedmedia.D.Disconnecting fromsocialmediaadvertisements.

31.What isthe besttitle forthe textA.Algorithms:Cultural TakeoverB.The Secretof AlgorithmsC.Social Media:Cultural MessengerD.The Riseof DigitalPlatformsWe aremasters ofdistraction especiallywhen wefeel anuncomfortable emotionsurfacing.And oursociety makesiteasier thanever.32・Those rangefrom videoson TikTokto onlineshopping.But doesdistraction reallyhelp dealwith emotionsOr doesit merelyworsen theproblem33,Insome waysit canhelp,and oftentimesdistraction avoidsthe rootoftheproblem.In theloud worldin whichwe livenowadays,avoiding anemotion iseasier thanprocessing it.During thesequencingof anemotion,distraction occurswhen wefirst noticeit.The emotionin questioncauses physiologicalchangesand oftencauses action.

34.It isntalwaysabad thing.Theres prettygood evidencethatdistraction canhelp downregulate theanxiety arounda negative emotion.

35.There arelonger moodstates thatlast daysor months,although mostemotions onlylast afewminutes beforethey pass.Thats why,if youreseeking long-term solutions,learning toprocess emotionsistheonly way.When youslow down and makespace foryour emotions,you canstart toprocess them.Jacobs Hendel,a psychotherapist,uses aprocess,which involvesconnecting yourfeet tothe floor,deep bellybreathing,slowing downand thenidentifying wheredifferent emotionsare feltinthe body.36-----once anxietygoes down,you canidentify theother emotionsthatarecoming upin yourbody.If thesame emotionskeepcoming upand causingyou stress,learning tositwiththem andwork through them.Facing youremotions mayhelpyou seethat theyarent asscary asyou thought.A.Grabbing yourphone isntnecessarily badB,According toexperts,the answeris amixed bagC.And feelingtheminthebodyisagood placeto startD.We feellike emotionsare goingto getbigger whenwe focuson themE.For example,if youresad,you drawback;if youreangry,you approachF.Once anegativeemotionarises,we mayreach forvarious digitaldistractionsG.However,distraction isnta truefix either,because itonly worksintheshort term

三、完形填空rd gonesnowboarding withexcitement inFrance with my littlebrother.That day,fresh snowhad beenfalling,andwe werein agood37,We stoppednear thetop ofan off-path sectionthat wentthrough38I letmy brotherdisappear intothetrees ahead,39I wouldsoon catchup.（树I beganto40speed whenI wassuddenly thrownoff balance.Just asI wasregaining control,I raninto thetrunk干）ofalarge tree.It waslike41a solidwall.The pain was more than Icould stand.I knewimmediately thatmy42wasbroken andquickly realizedthe situationcould getvery

43.Nobody wouldbe comingpast.There wasno phonesignal.It wassnowing andcold.If Iwaited,Iwould44be rescuedeventually.But the chance of45to deathbefore thathappened wastoo highfor me.I triedto standbut felldownandalmost46out withpain.I managedto getthe boardoff frommy feetand movedit（拖）（斜under mystomach so I waslying onit.Iusedthe boardto slowlydrag and47my bodydown thetree-lined slope坡）.It tookabout twohours48a skierfound meand Igot help.The mountainrescue teamcame,withmybrotherarriving49afterwards.I couldntfeel myhands ormy toesfrom thecold,but Iwas50to knowIwassafe.Ihadbroken oneofmy backbones,soIhad anoperation.The constantpainwashuge,but itwasnt asbad asseeing thepain andworry Iputmy family

51.The recoveryroad wastough,but Iwas lucky.

37.A.state B.shape C.passion D.mood

38.A.fields B,forests C.suburbs D.plants

39.A.figuring B.advising C.wondering D.screaming

40.A.take upB.make upC.pick upD.end up

41.A.hitting B,encountering C・surrounding D.attracting

42.A.head B.arm C,neck D.back

43.A.slight B.mild C,severe D.typical

44.A.permanently B.precisely C.possibly D.exactly

45.A.starving B.bleeding C.choking D.freezing

46.A.gave B.blacked C-cried D.blew

47.A.push B.slide C.lift D.bend

48.A.after B・since C.as D.before

49.A.immediately B.shortly C.suddenly D.instantly

50.A.relieved B.shocked C,frightened D.refreshed

51.A.off B.forward C.through D.away

四、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1Tai Hang,a modern-looking neighborhoodin HongKong,is hometotheTai Hang Fire DragonDance,a folkartform that52performduring theMid-Autumn Festivalfor over100years.53started asawayto ridthis fishingvillage ofbadluck hasbecome acultural treasure.The dragonis about70meters longand weighsmorethan200pounds,with itsbody54wrap withpearl香柱grass.More than70,000incense sticksare litand strungalong thedragons backand headto makethefire^of thefiredragon.At thefestival,hundreds ofpeople work55turn toparade theburning dragonthrough thestreets ofTaiHang.The56strongman amongthe grouphas57honor ofsupporting the30-kilogram head.Dozens ofperformers58movethe dragonsmoothly upand downthroughtheair attractrounds ofcheers and59applaudfrom surroundingcrowds.The inheritorsofthedragon dancehave setup workshopsto demonstratevarious aspectsofthetraditional artfromthe makingtechniques to60basedance skills.In June,2022,the HongKong TaiHangFireDragon Museumwas opened61inspiremore peopleto learnmore aboutthis traditionaldance culture.

五、单词拼写（根据首字母单词拼写）

62.Both approachestotheproblem aresandone-sided,or,inaword,unscientiEc.（提交，呈递）（根据汉语提示单词拼写）

63.Completed projectsmust beby May1st.（不信，怀疑）.（根据汉语提示单词拼写）

64.When shefirst heardthe news,she wasamazed with（根据首字母单词拼写）

65.He fell,s hishead onthe edgeofthetable.（精确的，准确的）（根据汉语提示单

66.Police havestressed thatthis isthe mostdescription ofthe killerto date.词拼写）.（根据首字母单词拼写）

67.All ofus gota thoughthe boatwas crowded（漫步，闲逛）（根据汉语提示单词拼写）

68.When shegot bored,she aimlesslyaround thestreets..（根据首字母拼写单词）

69.Animals inthe zoohave lostthecto catchfood forthemselves（情感）.（根据汉语提示单词拼写）

70.Laughter isone ofthe mostinfectious expressionsof（根据首字母

71.Take yourselfoutofyour comfortz fora week,discover newpersonal qualities,and learnnew skills.单词拼写）

六、书信写作假定你是李华，在一所国际学校就读，最近你校图书馆决定缩短中午开放时间，你认为这种做法存在问题

72.请给图书馆写一封邮件，内容包括.反馈问题；

1.提出建议2注意写作词数应为左右；

1.

80.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答2Dear LibraryStaff,My nameis LiHua,and Iam astudent inClass1,Senior

3.。