2024-2025学年安徽省马鞍山中加双语学校高二上学期第一次月考英语试卷

2024—2025学年安徽省马鞍山中加双语学校高二上学期第一次月考英语试卷

一、阅读理解(★★)EventsfromCornellUniversityMoviesontheArtsQuad(MOTAQ)MOTAQisanin-personeventseriesonThursdaysatthestartofthefallsemesterforamonth.Weareopeningseatingat7:30p.m.,withthefilmstartingat8:00p.m.Bringyourwarmclothesandblankets,foritsometimesgetscoldout.MOTAQisbroughttoyoubyCornellUniversityClassCouncils,CUTonight,CampusActivities,andCornellCinema,Follow@cornellactivitiesonInstagram.ClubFestInits19thyear,ClubFestcontinuesasacelebrationofCornell’samazingstudentgroupsdemonstratingtheiractivitiesandpromotingtheadmissionofnewmembers.WearealsolookingforperformancegroupsatClubFest.ClubFestfortheSpringsemesterwilltakeplacethisSundayinBartonHall.ClubFestisanopportunityforCornellianstoconnectwithclubsandorganizations.Contactusatstudentunion@withanyClubFestquestions.SlopeDayTheSlopeDayProgrammingBoardisexcitedtoannounceSlopeDaythisyear.JoinusonthisSaturdayforperformancesthroughouttheday.Thereisalonghistoryofthespring-timegathering.Whilethiseventhastakenmanyshapesoverthepastcentury,onecommongoalneverchanges:celebration.Ithasbeenalongtimesincewe’vehadalivebandheadliningtheSlopeDayfestival,andthebandCOINissuretobeahit.OnSlopeDay,approximately500volunteersareneeded.ContactVolunteerDirectorRiyaAgarwal@toapply.SeniorDaysWeinvitegraduatingundergraduatestudentstocelebratetheirachievementsduringSeniorDaysfromMondaytoFriday.SeniorDaysoffersopportunitiesforseniorstoconnectthroughfreeandticketedonandoffcampusevents.ThereareexcitingeventslikeBingoNight,BowlingatHelenNewmanandChimesConcerts&ClocktowerTours.Contactusatseniordays@.1.WhatcanyoudoinClubFestthisSunday?

A．Watchamovie.B．Learnaboutstudentgroups.C．Applytobeavolunteer.D．Demonstrateachievements.2.Whicheventwillyouchooseifyouwanttoenjoyabandperformance?

A．MoviesontheArtsQuad.B．ClubFest.C．SlopeDay.D．SeniorDays.3.HowlongdoesSeniorDayslast?

A．Oneday.B．Fourdays.C．Fivedays.D．Aweek.(★★★)In2014,MahoneyperformedanactofkindnessaspartofaFacebookchallenge.Shepickeda79-year-oldseniornamedWagner,whoregularlygavebacktothecommunity.MahoneywantedtoknowWagnerbetter,sotheyspentadaytogether,pickingupgroceriesandgettingtheirnailsdone.“Itwasthefirsttimeinyearsthatsomeonehadmadeadayabouther,”saysMahoney.TheirsharedexperiencegotMahoneythinking.Howmanyotherseniorsmightbenefitfromdedicatedattention?Shecameupwithaplan:findlocalseniorswithlong-timedreamsandworktofulfilltheirwishes.Shenamedthenewcharity:WeAreYoung,orWAYforshort.Seniorscannominate(提名)themselvesorbenominatedbysomeoneelse;wishesarethenassessedbyacommunitycommitteethatlooksatfactorssuchasage-relatedphysicalbarriers,socialisolationandfinancialneed.Melanienominatedherhusband,78-year-oldVictor,togorockhounding,ahobbyhe’dgivenupwhenitbecametoophysicallydifficulttoaccessthebaywherehehuntedforgeodes(晶洞).TheteamatWAYhiredaboatforhimandhissonsotheycouldreachthebayandsearchoutgeodesonthebeach.“Now,Victorhasregainedhisself-confidenceandiswillingtotakeonnewchallenges.Wewanttoshowthatanythingispossiblewiththesupportofothers,”saysMahoney.Uptonow,WAYhasdeliveredon41dreams,rangingfromahelicoptertripoverachildhoodblueberry-pickingspottotravellingtoTorontotowatchaBlueJaysgame.WhilehercharityoperatesonlyinNovaScotia,Mahoneyhasherowndream.EachWAYwishisrecordedonvideo,andshewantspeoplewatchingtobeinspiredtofulfillawishforaseniorintheirowncommunity.“Wewanttocreateanationalmovementthatshiftshowweasasocietyview,valueandsupportseniors,”saysMahoney.“Thatistheimpactwe’retryingtocreate.”4.WhydidMahoneysetupWAY?

A．TocompleteaFacebookchallenge.B．Togivebacktolocalcommunities.C．Tododailychoresfortheelderly.D．Tohelpseniorsrealizetheirgoals.5.HowhasWAYaffectedVictor?

A．Hehasmademorefriends.B．Hehasstartedanewhobby.C．Hehasbecomehigh-spirited.D．Hehasregainedhisson’ssupport.6.WhatdoesMahoneyintendtodobyrecordingvideos?

A．Risetofameandfortuneovernight.B．Keepmemoriesalivefortheelderly.C．Positivelychangeourattitudetowardstheelderly.D．Improveinterpersonalrelationshipinthecommunity.7.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A．Lifelongdreams.B．Acharityforseniors.C．Problemsseniorsmeet.D．Anunforgettableexperience.(★★★)NeSmithandMaxwellarelong-timeresidents(居民)ofOglethorpeCounty,Georgia,andtheyhaveknowneachotherforalmost50years.In2021,MaxwellcalledNeSmithtolethimknowthatbecauseofhealthproblems,hewouldbeclosinghisweeklynewspaper,TheOglethorpeEcho.NeSmithdecidedtopreventthenearly150-year-oldlocalnewspaperfrombeingforgotten.NeSmithrememberedwakingupat6a.m.afterthatphonecall,HejumpedintohistruckanddrovetoTheEchooffices.Uponarriving,hesuggestedthathisfriendthinkofanewsolution.“Well,whatarewegoingtodo?”Maxwellaskedhim.“Areyougoingtobuythenewspaper?”NeSmithlookedup,searchingforananswer,Then,asuddenideahithim.HewouldcreateanorganizationandMaxwellwoulddonateTheEchotoit.Afterleavingtheoffice,NeSmithcalledCharlesDavis,directoroftheUniversityofGeorgia’sGradyCollege.“I’vegotanidea,”NeSmithtoldhim.“IwanttoturnTheEchointoareal-lifeexperienceforstudentsatGradyCollegewhowanttobereporters.”Davislovedtheidea,andheandNeSmithdevelopedacoursewithTheEchoasitsfoundation.Studentscouldexperienceaworkingnewsroomwhichwouldactasasteppingstoneintotheircareers.Ofcourse,theyneededsomeonetorunthenewspaper.ThenAndyJohnston,whohadbeenteachingatGradyforamonth,appeared,“Ibelieveintheproject.We’veheardaboutothernewspapersclosing,especiallyinruralcounties,”Johnstonsaid,“Whenthathappens,itmeanstheironlysourceofnewsandtheonlythingthatholdspeopletogetherisclosing.JohnstonteamedupwithAmandaBright,whotaughtthecourse.Bright,acommunityreporter,helpedcreatenewdigitalplatformsforTheEcho,includinganemailnewsletterandawebsite.TheEchoalsoranonateamof12volunteersthatworkedatthemainoffice.ThereasonTheEchowasabletocontinueisthateveryoneworkedtogether—thestudents,GradyCollege,NeSmith,Maxwell,andtheresidentsofOglethorpeCounty.8.ForwhatpurposedidMaxwellcallNeSmith?

A．Topreventhisbeingforgotten.B．Tokeephimuptodateonhishealth.C．Toaskhimtocomeandpayhimavisit.D．Totellhimaboutadecisionhehadmade.9.WhatmaystudentsatGradyCollegegetfromTheEcho?

A．SkillsforrunningnewspapersB．Workexperienceasareporter.C．Donationstocontinuetheireducation.D．Chancestostudyfamousnewspapers.10.WhydoesJohnstonplaceimportanceonTheEcho?

A．Ithasalonghistory.B．Itoffersfuntonatives.C．Itunitesthelocalpeople.D．Itisownedbyhisfamily.11.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A．NewspapersaredyingB．AcountysavesanewspaperC．FriendshelpoutamaninneedD．Aprojectbreathesnewlifeintoacounty(★★★)Peoplesufferingfromdepressionoranxietymaymakethemselveshealthyagainbydoingnicethingsforothers,newresearchshows.Thestudydivided122peoplefromcentralOhiowhohaddepression,anxietyorstressintothreegroups.Thefirsttwogroupswereaskedtofollowmethodsoftenusedincognitivebehavioraltherapy(认知行为疗法)(CBT)fordepression:planningsocialactivitiesorcognitivereappraisal(重新评价).Thesocialactivitiesgroupwasinstructedtoplansocialactivitiesfortwodaysaweek.Anothergroupwasinstructedtowriteadiaryforatleasttwodayseachweekthathelpedthemrecognizetheirnegativewaysofviewingstressfulsituationsandchangetheirviewsinawaythatcouldreducedepressionandanxiety.Membersofthethirdgroupwereinstructedtoperformthreeactsofkindness—bigorsmallactsthatbenefitothersormakeothershappy—aday,fortwodaysoutoftheweek.Researchvolunteersfollowedtheirinstructionsforfiveweeks,afterwhichtheirmentalstateswererecorded.Theresearchersthencheckedwiththevolunteersafteranotherfiveweekstoseeifthemethodswerestilleffective.Thefindings,publishedintheJournalofPositivePsychology,showedthatpeopleinallthreegroupsshowedanincreaseinlifesatisfactionandareductionofdepressionandanxietylevelsafterthestudy.“Comparedwithsocialactivitiesandcognitivereappraisal,actsofkindnessmakepeoplefeelmoreconnectedtootherpeople,”saidDavidCregg,wholedthestudyattheOhioStateUniversity,“Socialconnectionisoneofthepartsoflifemoststronglylinkedwithwell-beingorhappiness.Performingactsofkindnessseemstobeoneofthebestwaystocreatethoseconnections.”Theresearchalsoshowedwhyperformingactsofkindnessworkedsowell:Ithelpedpeopletaketheirmindsoffwhatcausestheirowndepressionoranxiety.Thisfindingsuggeststhatoneviewmanypeoplehaveaboutpeoplewithdepressionmaybewrong.“Weoftenthinkthatpeoplewithdepressionhaveenoughtodealwith,sowedon’twanttoburdenthembyaskingthemtohelpothers.Buttheseresultsruncountertothat,”Creggsaid.12.Whatdidthecognitivereappraisalgroupdointhestudy?

A．Theytookmedicinefordepressionoranxietyeachday.B．Theyrecordedhowtheyreactedtostressfulsituations.C．Theyplannedhowtotakepartinvarioussocialactivities.D．Theyperformedsomeactsofkindnessforotherpeople.13.Whatdidtheresearchersfindaftertenweeks?

A．TheCBTproducedunexpectedeffects.B．Volunteerslovedsocialactivitiesmost.C．Theirmethodsworkedeffectivelyonallvolunteers.D．Kindactsandsocialactivitieshadthesameeffects.14.Whatisanadvantageofperformingactsofkindness?

A．Itsuitspeopleatalllevelsofdepression.B．Itisasimplerapproachformostpatients.C．Itmaycausefewersideeffects.D．Itmaymakepeoplefeelhappy.15.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“runcounterto”inthelastparagraphmean?

A．Provideabasefor.B．Aretheoppositeof.C．Haveasimilarityto.D．Arecloselyconnectedto.(★★★)Keepingwarmwhenyouareoutandaboutincoldweatherissimple-trapinwarmthbywearinglayerslikecoats,glovesandhats.Butwhataboutintheanimalworldwherehatsarehardtocomeby?Well,scientistshavediscoveredthatscallopedhammerheadsharks(路氏双髻鲨)useaveryclevermethod.Theyholdtheirbreath!Whymightthathelp?16Inthedeepestpartsoftheocean,thewatertemperaturedropssharply,whichcanbedangerousforcold-bloodedanimalslikesharks.17Theirmusclescanalsostopworking,meaningtheyarenolongerabletokeepswimming,whichcancausedeath.Butresearchersstudyingscallopedhammerheadsharkshaveseenthemtravellingdowntowatersover20degreescolderthantheyareusedtoclosertothesurface.18Theteammanagedtofixspeciallydesignedsensors(传感器)tothreeoftheseaanimalsoffthecoastofHawaii.Thesensorsrecordedthesharks’location,thespeedoftheirtail’smovement,andtheirbodyorientation—whetherthesharkwasdivingdownorswimminguptothesurface.19Theynoticedthatthehammerheadsmanagedtokeeptheirbodytemperaturethesameevenwhendivingintoextremelycolddepthsoftheocean.Thesharksdidthisbyclosingtheirmouthandgills(鳃)whenswimmingatthesedepths.20Thescientistscametobelievethatthesharksclosedtheirmouthsandgillsinordertotrapinwarmthandnotallowtheirbodytemperaturetogoawayintothecolderwateraroundthem.Thestudymakesthescallopedhammerheadsharkthefirstdeep-divingfishknowntoholditsbreath.

A．Howdidtheytrackscallopedhammerheadsmovements?B．Howcouldtheygodownintothesedeepdepthsandsurvive?C．It’salltodowiththeirgills,wherealotoftheirbodyheatgoesaway.D．Forthesesharks,thedropintemperatureisamatteroflifeanddeath.E．Theteamalsowatchedthewatertemperatureandthesharks’bodytemperatures.F．Iftheirbodiesdropintemperaturetoomuch,theireyesightandbraincanbedamaged.G．Theysearchedfordinnerforabout5minutesandthenswambackuptothewarmerwatersagain.二、完形填空(★★★)TheschoolsinMassachusettswerethoughtasthebestinthecountry.AndanOlympicsizeswimmingpoolwasthe______.Butitwasn’tforme.Iwasquite______inregularclassesandsatinthebacksoI’dnotbe______toread.EachMondayIwouldworkmywaytothebackofthe______formingatthedivingboardsoIwouldnothavetopracticethedives.Mybloodrancoldwhentheteacher______wewouldbegradedforourfinalonthemostdifficultdive---thejackknife.Itrembledasthelinetothedivingboard______.AsIwatched,eachstudentseemedtoperformthedive______.Theyjustjumpedattheendoftheboardonce,addedajumpfor______,foldedherbodyinhalf,andfinally______outlikeanarrowforentryintothewater.IthinkIwasactuallyinastateof______,becauseallofasuddenIsawthesefourstepsas______.Thenitwasmyturn.Withmyheart______,IbarelyfinishedasIhad______inmymind.ThoughIreceivedanaveragegradethatday,Iwas______withit.ItwasawesometothinkthatIjustlearnedmyfirstdive;______,IbelievedwhateverImetinthefuture,Iwouldgiveatryfirst.21.A．biggestB．focusC．proofD．best22.A．shyB．autonomousC．consistentD．dull23.A．calledinB．calleduponC．pulledupD．pulledapart24.A．seatB．roomC．poolD．line25.A．claimedB．instructedC．suggestedD．announced26.A．lengthenedB．shortenedC．formedD．disappeared27.A．effortlesslyB．undoubtedlyC．hopelesslyD．unbelievably28.A．gradesB．diveC．heightD．action29.A．jumpedB．stuckC．reachedD．straightened30.A．hesitationB．shockC．satisfactionD．confusion31.A．acceptableB．reasonableC．doableD．breathable32.A．poundingB．tornC．brokenD．sinking33.A．picturedB．judgedC．expectedD．mentioned34.A．patientB．strictC．pleasedD．connected35.A．howeverB．insteadC．overallD．meanwhile三、语法填空(★★★)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Chinawillbuildtheworld’slargestnationalparksystem,andalayoutplan36(release)soon.Theplanisbeingdrafted37(meet)therequirementsofbuildingasystemwiththelargestscaleofprotection,themostdiversegeographicalfeaturesandthehighestconservationvalueintheworld.Undertheplan,38waslaunchedbytheadministrationin2019,about50areashavebeenselectedascandidatesfornationalparks.Theparksareexpectedtocover10percentofthe39(country)landareaandpreservemorethan80percentofthekeynational40(protect)wildplantandanimalspecies.InOctober,Chinaannounceditsfirstgroupoffivenationalparks,covering41totallandareaofmorethan230,000squarekilometers.Sincetheirestablishment,theparks42(make)achievementsinenvironmentalandspeciesprotection.“Atthesametime,anewgroupofnationalparksarebeingestablished43anorderlymannerandwillbeputintouseassoonaspossible,”emphasizedLi,theNationalForestryandGrasslandAdministrationofficial.LialsosaidatthenewsconferenceonMondaythatChina’splantedforestconservationareahasreached87.6millionhectares,44(rank)No.1intheworld.Chinaisalsooneofthe12countrieswiththe45(rich)biodiversityintheworld,headded.四、书信写作(★★★)46.假定你是你校学生会宣传部成员李华，下周日，学生会将组织一次环保创意大赛。请你用英文写一份海报，向全校师生宣传此次比赛。内容包括：1.比赛时间、地点；2.比赛目的、比赛规则等；3.呼吁大家参赛。注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2.请按如下格式作答。Poster____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________五、书面表达(★★★)47.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。Itwasaround7onMondaymorning.Paul,aticketgatelineassistant,wasworkinghisusualshiftatLeagraveStation.“Anotherwonderfulday!”hethoughtandbegantohum(哼)atune.SuddenlyaflashofmovementaroundPlatformOnecaughthisattention.Aftertakingacloserlook,herealizeditwasadogwithoutacollar,sillyandexcitable,runningroundafternothingatall.“Oh!”hehurrieddown,appearedinaflashandsuccessfullygotholdofthedog,butitmanagedtostrugglefreeoutofhisgrasp,jumpeddownonthetracksandgotstuck.Panicstruckamongstanders-byasthedogmadlyracedupanddownthetracks,tryingtofindawayout.Therewa