福建省德化第二中学2023-2024学年高二下学期3月月考英语试题

2024学年春高二（下）阶段英语质量检测注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在试卷上无效。3.考试结束后，本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第Ⅰ卷（选择题）一、听力-选择题：本大题共20小题，共30分。1.Whydoesthewomanexchangethecoat?A.It’ssmall. B.It’sbig. C.It’sdark.2.Whereisthewoman’shusbandnow?A.InLondon. B.InTokyo. C.InParis.3.WhatdoesthewomanthinkofGreg?A.Heisinteresting. B.Heishandsome. C.Heisverytall.4.HowwillthemangettoParis?A.Byplane. B.Bytrain. C.Bybus.5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Aparty. B.Anecklace. C.Adress.听下面一段对话，回答下列小题。6.Howmuchwillthemanpayintotal?A.$900. B.$750. C.$700.7.Howwillthemanpayfortheguitar?A.Bycreditcard. B.Bycheck. C.Incash.听下面一段对话，回答下列小题。8.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?A.Attheradiostation. B.Onthebeach. C.Intheocean.9.Whatdoesthewomanaskthemantodo?A.Jointheparty. B.Describetheweather. C.Invitehertotheparty.10.Whatistheweatherliketoday?A.Hot. B.Warm. C.Cool.听下面一段对话，回答下列小题。11.Howmuchdidthemanweighlastmonth?A.About155pounds. B.About160pounds. C.About165pounds.12.Whatdoesthewomanlike?A.Alcoholandtea. B.Meatandcoffee. C.Fruitandmilk.13.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?A.Jogwiththewoman. B.Swim4timesweekly. C.Gotobedearlytonight.听下面一段对话，回答下列小题。14.WhatdidthemanwatchfirstonTVtoday?A.Amovie. B.Somegameshows. C.Thenews.15.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?A.Hewon$10,000inagameshowtoday.B.HewenttothestudioinCaliforniatoday.C.HespentmostofhistimewatchingTVtoday.16.Whydidthemanmissthefootballgame?A.Hewasasleepwhenthegamewason.B.TherewassomethingwrongwiththeTVset.C.HewaswatchinganotherprogramonTVthen.听下面一段独白，回答下列小题。17.Whatisthespeakerdoing?A.Writinganote. B.Givingaspeech. C.Leavingamessage.18.WhydoesthespeakercometoDavid’stown?A.TovisitDavid’sfamily. B.Toattendameeting. C.Tospendhisholiday.19.WhocouldCatherinemostprobablybe?A.Thespeaker’sdaughter. B.Thespeaker’swife. C.David’swife.20.WhenwillthespeakertelephoneDavid?A.WhenhereachesItaly.B.Whenhearrivesattheairport.C.Whenheisintherestaurantupinthehills.二、阅读理解：本大题共15小题，共37.5分。AI’mastrongbelieverinlearningdifferentlanguages,whichmakesyoulookincrediblygoodwhenyou’reinaforeigncountryandcanunderstandandspeakthelanguage.Thefollowingare4appsthatwillhelpyoulearnaforeignlanguage!Youcandownloadthemforfree.BabbelBabbel’slessonsaremainlyquiz-styledanduseaudio,picturesandwordstohelpyouwiththegrammarandvocabularyofyourchosenlanguage.Ithelpsyouusemostoftheskillsneededtolearnalanguage.Yourskillsareimprovedbycarryingoutdifferenttasks,suchascompletingsentenceswithmissingwords,translating.placingwordsinorderandsoon.FluentUFluentUtakesnativelanguagecontentlikemusicvideos,newsandinspiringtalksandturnsthemintolanguagelearninglessons.Thevideosallmakeuseofinteractive(交互的)subtitles(字幕)toensureunderstanding.allowuserstosavematerialforlaterreview,andmaketheexperiencemoreenjoyable.Clickingonawordorphrasebringsupextrainformation,includingexamplesentencesandothervideoclipsthatusethelanguageitem.TandemRatherthanhaveyouworkthroughtasksandmemorizedifferentthings,theappmatchesyouupwithpeoplewhoshareyourinterestsbutspeakthelanguageyouwanttolearn.Youcanthenhavetext,voiceandvideoconversationswithpeopletolearntheirnativelanguage,andinreturntheycanlearnyours,allbysimplycommunicatingwitheachother.BusuuThisappisperfectifyouwanttolearnEnglish.Thereareallsortsofaudioandvisuallearningaids.You’llfindyourselfworkingthroughinteractivetestsandlearningtoolsforthevocabularyanddialogue.21.Whichappsuitsyoubestifyouwanttolearnthroughcommunication?________A.Babbel. B.FluentU. C.Tandem. D.Busuu.22.Whatdotheappshaveincommon?________A.Theycoveralllanguages. B.Theyfocusongrammar.C.Theycontainmanytests. D.Theyarefreetodownload.23.Whatisthewriter’spurposeofwritingthepassage?________A.Tosellappstolanguagelearners. B.Toteachlanguagesthroughapps.C.Tointroducelanguagelearningapps. D.Toteachlanguagelearnerstouseapps.BThespringbeforeoursonHankwasscheduledtoenterkindergarten,wewereinvitedtotheschool’s“KindergartenRound-up”.ThetitleledmetobelievethatHankandIwouldbeenjoyingafunnight.Wearrivedtofindseveralon-the-spotteststoseewhereHankrankedacademically.Somewhatnervously,IwatchedasHankrecitedthealphabet(字母表),countedashighashecould,andarrangedblocksinaseriesofconfusingpatterns.Sofar,sogood.Ibreathedasighofrelief.“Allright,Hank,”thetestersaid,“justafewmoreeasyquestions.”ThensheexplainedtomethatshewantedtohearwhatHankthinkswasthelogicalthingtodoincertainsituations.Ismiledandnodded,butinsideIfeltafreshflashofpanic.WhatifHankcouldn’treachanylogicalconclusions?Afterseveraldialogues,like“Eatingtoomuchsugar?”“Toothdecay!”,thetesternoddedherhead.“Okay,Hank,tellmewhatyou’ddoifyouwentintoadarkroom.”Withoutthinking,Hanksaid,“Bebrave.”Thetesterwaitedamomentbeforepromoting,“Whatelsewouldyoudo?Wouldn’tyouturnonalight?”“Oh,yeah,”Hanksaid,“ifIcouldreachit.”Obviously,beingbravewasn’ttheexpectedanswer,butasIlistened,allIcouldthinkaboutwashowmanyeventsawaitedhimwhenbraverywouldbeenormouslyhelpful.Whileit’ssmarttoturnonalight,itneverhurtstobebravewhileyou’rewaitingforyoureyestoadjusttothesuddenbrightness.Fromthemouthofmychild,IrealizedthatI’dhandedmysonadvicethatappliedtomylifejustasmuchasitdidtohis.HankandIleftthe“KindergartenRound-up”withalightheart,bothbelievinghewasgoingtobejustfine.24.What’sthepurposeofthe“KindergartenRound-up”?________A.Toevaluatekids’academiclevel.B.Tohelpkidspasskindergartentests.C.Toletparentslearnaboutkindergarten.D.Topleasepre-schoolers.25.Howdidtheauthorfeelatthebeginningofthelogicaltest?________A.Pleased. B.Relaxed. C.Worried D.Confident.26.WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromParagraph6?________A.ShetaughtHankanimportantlesson.B.ShewashappyaboutHank’sanswer.C.Shegotvaluableadvicefromthetester.D.Shewasdissatisfiedwiththetester’sreaction.27.What’sthebesttitleforthetext?________A.NoNeedtoTurnonaLight. B.KindergartenWillJustBeFine.C.AFruitlessKindergartenRound-up. D.BeingBraveIstheSameImportant.CInhis1936workHowtoWinFriendsandInfluencePeople,DaleCarnegiewrote:“Ihavecometotheconclusionthatthereisonlyonewaytogetthebestofanargument—andthatistoavoidit.”Thisdistasteforargumentsiscommon,butitdependsonamistakenviewofargumentsthatcausesproblemsforourpersonalandsociallives—andinmanywaysmissesthepointofarguinginthefirstplace.Carnegiewouldberightifargumentswerefights,whichishowweoftenthinkofthem.Likephysicalfights,verbal(言语的)fightscanleavebothsidesbloodied.Evenwhenyouwin,youendupnobetteroff.Youwouldbefeelingalmostasbadifargumentswereevenjustcompetitions—like,say,tennistournaments.Pairsofopponentshittheballbackandforthuntilonewinnercomesoutfromallwhoentered.Everybodyelseloses.Thiskindofthinkingexplainswhysomanypeopletrytoavoidarguments.However,therearewaystowinanargumenteverytime.Whenyoustateyourposition,formulate(阐述)anargumentforwhatyouclaimandhonestlyaskyourselfwhetheryourargumentisanygood.Whenyoutalkwithsomeonewhotakesastand,askthemtogiveyouareasonfortheirviewandspellouttheirargumentfully.Assessitsstrengthandweakness.Raiseobjections(异议)andlistencarefullytotheirreplies.Thismethodwillrequireeffort,butpracticewillmakeyoubetteratit.Thesetoolscanhelpyouwineveryargument—notintheunhelpfulsenseofbeatingyouropponentsbutinthebettersenseoflearningaboutwhatdividespeople,learningwhytheydisagreewithusandlearningtotalkandworktogetherwiththem.Ifwereadjustourviewofarguments—fromaverbalfightortennisgametoareasonedexchangethroughwhichweallgainrespectandunderstandingfromeachother—thenwechangetheverynatureofwhatitmeansto“win”anargument.28.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardCarnegie’sunderstandingofargument?________A.Critical. B.Supportive. C.Tolerant. D.Uncertain.29.Whydomanypeopletrytoavoidarguments?________A.Theylackdebatingskills. B.Theymayfeelbadeveniftheywin.C.Theyfearbeingignored. D.Theyarenotconfidentinthemselves.30.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“spellout”inparagraph3probablymean?________A.Defend. B.Explain. C.Conclude. D.Repeat.31.Whatisthekeyto“winning”anargumentaccordingtotheauthor?________A.Senseoflogic. B.Solidsupportingevidence.C.Propermanners. D.Understandingfrombothsides.DInJuly1915,severelytorturedbyhispoorhealth,JamesMurray,oneoftheearlyeditorsoftheOxfordEnglishDictionary(OED),definedonefinalword.Afterhis36years’dedicationtothedictionary,hishardlabourhadtakenatoll,knowinghewouldnotseetheprojectcomplete.ThepoeticqualityofMurray’sfinaldaysisoneofthemanymemorabletalesinTheDictionaryPeople.Beginningin1857,theOEDwasahugecrowdsourcingproject—“theWikipediaofthe19thcentury”—comprising3,000people.Theideawastocreatea“descriptive”dictionarythattrackedwords’useandmeaningovertime,unlikeits“prescriptive”18th-centurypredecessorbySamuelJohnson,whichtoldreadershowtosayandusewords.Volunteersreadwidely,mailinginexamplesofhow“rare,old-fashioned,new,strange”wordswereused.Whatissurprisingaboutthisfairlyrandommethodisthatitworked.TheoriginstoryofSarahOgilvie’sbookisalmostasimprobableasthatofthedictionaryitself.MsOgilvie,aformerscholarwhoservedasaneditorfortheOED,wentintothedocumentsofOxfordUniversityPressandcameacrossanoldnotebook.IthadbelongedtoMurrayandcontainedthenamesanddetailsofthedictionaryvolunteers,mostofwhomhadpreviouslybeenunknown.TheDictionaryPeopleisherworkofdetectivescholarship,bringingthelivesbehindthenamestoreaders.MsOgilvie’sbookisfullofintriguingstories.Thepresentationofthebookisunconventional,too,takingitsstructurefromtheworkitdescribes.Thereare26alphabeticalchapters,eachcelebratingagroupofcontributors(memorably,“K”isfor“kleptomaniac”peoplewhodesiretosteal).Thisisacleverarrangement,thoughitsometimesmeansthatbroaderissuesemergeonlyinpieces.Essentially,thisisastoryaboutordinarypeople.Itisconcreteproofofthosewho,tocitedictionary-helperGeorgeEliot,“livedfaithfullyahiddenlife,andrestinunvisitedtombs”.32.Whatdoestheunderlinedexpression“takenatoll”inparagraph1mean?________A.Paidoff. B.Provedinvain.C.Wornoutthepassion. D.Hadaharmfuleffect.33.WhatcanwelearnabouttheOxfordEnglishDictionary?________A.Itservesasanexampleofdictionaryediting.B.Itprovidesprecisedirectionsforwordusage.C.Itisacooperativeworkofmanyvolunteers.D.ItwaseditedwiththehelpofSamuelJohnson.34.Whatisparagraph3mainlyabout?________A.ThestorybehindSarahOgilvie’sbook.B.ThedetectivemethodsofSarahOgilvie.C.LegendsoftheearlyOED.editors.D.Murray’sroleineditingtheOED.35.Whereisthetextmostprobablytakenfrom?________A.Areviewofabook. B.Abiographyofaneditor.C.Anessayondictionaryediting. D.Anintroductiontoadictionary.三、阅读七选五：本大题共5小题，共12.5分。Everyboyandeverygirlexpectstheirparentstogivethemmorepocketmoney.Whydotheirparentsjustgivethemacertainamount?(36)Theamountofmoneythatparentsgivetotheirchildrentospendastheywishdiffersfromfamilytofamily.(37)Somechildrengetweeklypocketmoney.Othersgetmonthlypocketmoney.Firstofall,childrenareexpectedtomakeachoicebetweenspendingandsaving.Thenparentsshouldmakethechildrenunderstandwhatisexpectedtopayforwiththemoney.Atfirst,someyoungchildrenmayspendallofthemoneysoonaftertheyreceiveit.Parentsareusuallyadvisednottooffermoremoneyuntilitistherighttime.(38)Inordertoencouragetheirchildrentodosomehousework,someparentsgivepocketmoneyifthechildrenhelparoundthehome.Someexpertsthinkitnotwisetopaythechildrenfordoingthat.(39)Pocketmoneycangivechildrenachancetoexperiencethethreethingstheycandowiththemoney.Theycanspenditbygivingittoagoodcause.Theycanspenditbybuyingthingstheywant.(40)Savinghelpschildrenunderstandthatcostlygoalsrequiresacrifice(牺牲).Savingcanalsoopenthedoortofuturesavingandinvesting(投资)forchildren.A.Theycansaveitforfutureuse.B.Timingisanotherconsideration.C.Ashelpingathomeisanormalpartoffamilylife.D.Somechildrenarenotgoodatmanagingtheirpocketmoney.E.Learninghowtogetmoneyisveryimportantforeverychild.F.Onemainpurposeistoletkidslearnhowtomanagetheirownmoney.G.Bydoingso,thesechildrenwilllearnthatspendingmustbedonewithabudget(预算)四、完形填空：本大题共15小题，共15分。ForSara’sfamily,decoratingtheyardwasalwaysacelebrationfortheNewYear.ThisyearSara’sfather(41)________colorfullightsallroundtheirroof.OnNewYear’sEve,light(42)________thewholehouse.Everythingseemedtobegoingfineuntil(43)________struck:Sara’sfatherpassedawaysuddenly.Sarawas(44)________bygreatsadness.However,seeingthehanginglights,shewasinastateoffeelinghappy,gainingatinythreadof(45)________.Thelightswerethelast(46)________ofherbelovedfather.Takingthemdownmeantthe(47)________connectionwithherfatherwoulddisappear,whichshewasn’treadytoaccept.Soshe(48)________them.OnedayinMarch,Sarareceivedan(49)________noteinthemail:“TakeyourNewYear’slightsdown!”Shecouldn’t(50)________heranger,andshareditwithherstoryonline.Messagesofsupport(51)________intoSara’sinboxquickly.Besides,oneday,SarafoundthatNewYear’sdecorations(52)________onhousesinherneighborhood—herneighborshungtheirlightsbackupin(53)________ofherfather!Sheneverlearnedthesender’sidentity.Butforher,thathurtfuldeedwasfarless(54)________thansomanyactsofkindness.Afewweekslater,Saratookdownthedecorations.“Itwashard.But(55)________allthatsupportandlove,itwasnotashardasIthought.”41.A.strung B.purchased C.removed D.checked42.A.caught B.enveloped C.exposed D.included43.A.danger B.challenge C.misfortune D.fire44.A.overcome B.frightened C.approached D.beaten45.A.hope B.relief C.sadness D.anxiety46.A.possessions B.inventions C.presents D.reminders47.A.positive B.symbolic C.final D.private48.A.preserved B.cleaned C.recovered D.replaced49.A.unimportant B.unreliable C.unmarked D.unsigned50.A.bringabout B.holdback C.putaside D.gothrough51.A.slid B.pressed C.flooded D.broke52.A.updated B.reappeared C.faded D.increased53.A.honour B.search C.defence D.support54.A.influential B.possible C.helpful D.significant55.A.regardlessof B.morethan C.dueto D.apartfrom第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）五、语法填空：本大题共1小题，共15分。Gathertogetheracoupleofgoodfriendsandtakealeisurelywalkthroughthestreets—thisis(56)________manyyoungstersinChinaenjoydoingwhentheyvisitanewcity.Tothem,Citywalkmeansroaming(漫步)aroundthecityonfoot.Itcanbeaspecial(57)________(guide)tripforasmallgroupofpeople,(58)________simplyaleisurelywalkforoneortwotoexplorenewareas,stickingtothekeypoint:avoidingfamousscenicspotsandbigcrowdstogain(59)________moreinclusiveexperienceoftheplacestheyvisit.Citywalknotonlyoffersawayforyoungpeopletointeractwithacitybutalso(60)________(provide)themwithanewsocialscene.XiaoYiyi,aCitywalk(61)________(enthusiastic),launchedherChangsharouteonhersocialmediaaccount,includingmoreoffbeatsightslikehistoricalsitesandevenastop-off(62)________(sample)thelocalcuisine.Manytourguidesalsotrytoexpandtheirinfluenceonline,(63)________(share)theirexperiencestoattractpotentialcustomers.Citywalkisofferingapositivechangetourbantravelersastheycan(64)________(well)choosetheexperiencesthatfitinwiththeirinterestsandneeds.Atthesametime,Citywalkrepresentsanopportunityfortourguidesandtravelserviceproviderstoofferamoretailored,(65)________(profession)servicetomeetever-changingmarketdemands.六、书面表达：本大题共2小题，共40分。一、应用文（满分15分）假定你是李华，你们学校开设了中国传统文化实践课。请给你的英国好友Peter写一封邮件，分享你上课的感受，内容包括：（1）课程内容；（2）个人感受。注意：（1）词数80个左右；（2）增加细节以使行文连贯。DearPeter,_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua二、读后续写（满分25分）Tomwasaskilledteenagesurfer.Hehadalwaysbeenattractedbytheoceanandthechallengeofridingitswaves.Hehadtrainedtirelesslyforyears,sharpeninghisskillsandperfectinghistechnique.Hehadparticipatedinmanycompetitionsandwonseveraltitles.Butoneday,hisworldwasturnedupsidedown.Itwasaroutinetrainingday.WhileTomwasconcentratingonhistraininginthesea,asharkcameinthroughthebrokenshark-proofnetandapproachedhim.TheanimalknockedoverTom’ssurfboardandbith