2024-2025學(xué)年江西省宜春市上高二中高二上學(xué)期11月月考英語試卷

2024—2025學(xué)年江西省宜春市上高二中高二上學(xué)期11月月考英語試卷

一、閱讀理解(★★)NationalPoetryCompetition2024RunbythePoetrySociety,asoneoftheworld’smostcelebratedprizesforasingleunpublishedpoem,the2024NationalPoetryCompetitionisnowopenforentriesandcloseson1stDecember.Workfrompoetsateverystageoftheirwritingcareersiswelcome,andthejudgesreadallentriesbutonlyknowtheidentityofthewinneraftermakingtheirfinaldecision.TheNationalPoetryCompetitionofferswinnersafirstprizeof￡5,000,asecondprizeof￡2,000,athirdprizeof￡1,000andhonorablementionsof￡500each.ThetopthreewinnersarealsopublishedinThePoetrySociety’sjournalThePoetryReview.Entryrequirements:Thecompetitionisopentoallwritersworldwideaged18+.Poemsmustbenolongerthan40linesinlengthexcludingtitle,mustbetheentrant’sownworkandnothavebeenpreviouslypublished.Fullrulescanbefoundhere.Entryfees:Thefirstpoemsubmitted￡8,subsequentpoemsinthesamesubmissioncost￡5each.PoetrySocietymembers(includingthosejoiningattimeofsubmission)getoneadditionalpoemfree.Rules:General*Thecompetitionisopentoanyoneaged18oroveratthetimeofentering.Internationalentriesarewelcome.*Theclosingdateofthecompetitionismidnight,1stDecember2024.*Thereisnolimitonthenumberofentriesasingleentrantcanmake.*Entrieswillnotbereturned,sopleasekeepacopy.*Onlineentriesmadeviathewebsitewillreceiveautomaticconfirmationatthetimeofsubmission.1.HowmuchshouldaPoetrySocietymemberpayforthreeentries?

A．￡5.B．￡8.C．￡13.D．￡20.2.Whatcanwelearnaboutthecompetition?

A．Itisintendedforprofessionalpoets.B．Thecompetitorsshouldbelocalresidents.C．Allaward-winningworkswillbepublished.D．Thereisnolimitontheentriesonecansubmit.3.Whichentrymeetstherequirement?

A．Aco-authoredpoem.B．Apoemoflessthan40lines.C．Apoemwrittenbya14-year-oldboy.D．ApoemhandedinattheendofDecember.(★★★)JeffSteelewasborninTexasandgrewupinMississippi.Agiftedsinger,Jeffbeganwritingsongswhenhewasinhighschool.“IwasgoingtobethenextLionelRichie,”herecallswithasmile.Intime,however,Jeffbegantowritesongs,andintheearly1980sformedagroupcalledTheSteeles.Withinadecade,notonlyhadthegroupsignedarecordingcontractwithDaywindRecords,butJeffbecameastaffwriterforthelabelandmovedhisfamilytoNashville,Tennessee.Throughoutthe1990s,JeffpennedastringofhitsforDaywind,includingfourNo.1songsforTheSteeles.NotonlydoesJeffwriteforhisgroup,buthealsohashissongsrecordedbyotherartiststhatincludeGreaterVision,TheFloridaBoys,ThePerrys,TheGaitherVocalBandandothers.Jeff’seffortshavecollectedfourBMIAwardsforradiosinglesbyKarenPeck&NewRiver,TheInspirations,andLegacyFive,alongwithapopularsongbyTheSteeles.ThatsongalsoreceivedaDoveAwardsnomination(提名),asdid“NotOneWord”byTheCollingsworthFamily.WhathaschangedforJeffregardingsongwritingoverthelastthreedecades?“Iusedtowriteeverythingalone,butnowIenjoyco-writing,especiallywithmyson,Brad.”TheSteeles’latestStowTownRecordsrelease,BetheReason,containsmultiplesongspennedbythefatherandson,witheachhavinganunusualfeel.PerhapsthisisbecauseBrad—atage30—iswritingasayoungmanfromthepointoflookingforward,andJeff—atage63—iswritingfromapenofwisdomandexperience.Thismayalsobepartofthereasonthattheirsongsareconnectingwithallofus:becausewe,aslisteners,canbenefitfrombothgenerations.4.WhomightLionelRichiebe?

A．Astaffwriter.B．AfriendofJeff’s.C．Awell-knownsinger.D．AmemberofTheSteeles.5.WhatdoesParagraph2mainlyfocuson?

A．Jeff’sessentialroleinhisgroup.B．Jeff’sinfluenceonotherartists.C．Jeff’ssecrettosuccessasasinger.D．Jeff’sextraordinaryachievements.6.WhatisspecialaboutBetheReason?

A．ItwascompletedbyBradhimself.B．Itshowsintergenerationalinteraction.C．Itdisplayspeoplefromallwalksoflife.D．ItreceivedaDoveAwardsnomination.7.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeJeff?

A．Talentedanddevoted.B．Toughandgenerous.C．Academicandfriendly.D．Ambitiousandimaginative.(★★★)Kidstodayhaveaccesstoawholerangeoftechnologythattheirparentscouldn’thaveevendreamedwouldeverexist.They’vebecomeskilledinusingsmartphonesfarquickerthanusoldergenerationsandhaveeasilytakentothe“Hey,Google”,commandsoftoday’sspeakers.Butitseemsthattheirunderstandingofsome“old”technologyisnotsocomprehensive.Anewstudy,conductedbyExploreLearning,presentedagroupof10-year-oldschoolchildrenwithpicturesofclassroomitemsthatwerecommonplaceintheirparents’generation.Morethantwothirdshadnoideawhattheoverheadprojectorwascalled,while72%couldn’tguesswhatitwasevenusedfor.Guessingatitspurpose,theythrewoutideaslike“eyemachine”and“walkietalkie”,withsomesayingitmightbeused“atthedentist”or“forexperimenting”.Theconfusioncontinuedwhentheywerepresentedwithanoldboombox(音箱)radio.Onechildshouted,“Imagineifyouhadthisboomboxandyouwerejustcarryingitaroundalldaylisteningtomusic!Thatwouldbe,like…h(huán)arder!”Anotherexcitedlycalledouttotheoldradio,“HeyGoogle,playRoarbyKatyPerry.”Commentingontheresearch,AmandeepSanghera,HeadofMathsandEnglishatExploreLearning,said,our“BacktoSchoolRewind”surveyhasuncoveredafascinating-andoftenhilarious-generalgap.It’sremarkabletoseejusthowquicklyclassroomtechnologydevelops.Itemsthatwereeverydayessentials(必需品)forparentshavebecomemysteriousrelicstotheirchildreninjusttwoorthreedecades.“Thisold-schooltechmightbegatheringdustinthecupboardnow,butitreallyshowshowquicklythingscanchangeinourclassrooms.It’snotjustchalkthatconfusetoday’stech-savvy(精通科技的)kids-eventheoverheadprojectorisnowapuzzlingthingfromthepast!”“Whileit’samusingtosecchildrenpuzzleovertheseoutdatedtechnologies,it’salsoareminderoftheincredibleopportunitiesmoderntechoffersinclassrooms,”AmandeepSangheraadded.8.Whatistheaimofparagraph1?

A．Toofferthebackgroundknowledge.B．Toprovechildren’shighintelligence.C．Tobringupthetopicofthepassage.D．Toencourageandattractmorereaders.9.Howmightthekidsreacttotheschooltechtheirparentsused?

A．Uninterested.B．Puzzled.C．Disappointed.D．Proud.10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“hilarious”inparagraph5probablymean?

A．Rare.B．Lasting.C．Abnormal.D．Funny.11.Whatdidthesurveyshow?

A．Thewideuseofadvancedtechnology.B．Thedifferentideasofkidsandparents.C．Thekids’interestinadvancedtechnology.D．Therapiddevelopmentofclassroomtechnology.(★★★)ScottNover,ajournalist,wastryingtologintoawebsiteonhislaptopwhenhefoundhimselfstaringatapictureofawoodlandcreaturewearingajacketwithflowersandwatermelonslicesmovingabout.Hehadenteredthestrangenewworldofcaptchas(驗(yàn)證碼).Foryears,peopletryingtoshoponlineorlogintosocialmediaaccountsmightbepressedtocompletebothersomebutlargelysimpletasks—workingoutwordsindistorted(變形的)type,clickingonpicturesofbuses,addingupnumbers.Nowthosetasksaregettingodderandrequiremorebrainpower.CaptchaisshortforCompletelyAutomatedPublicTuringtesttotellComputersandHumansApart.Itwasdevelopedattheturnofthiscenturytopreventbotsfromdisrupting(擾亂)websitesandtheirdatabasesbypretendingtobewell-intentionedhumanusers.Itchallengespeopletoprovetheyarehumansbypresentingtasksthatonlyhumanscansolve.Companiesusecaptchastoprotectagainstbotattacksthatcancrashtheirwebsites.Thecompaniesandexpertswhodesigncaptchashavebeendoingalltheycantostayonestepaheadofthebadactorsfiguringouthowtobreakthem.Acottageindustryofthird-partycaptcha-solvingfirmshasemerged.Morealarmingly,sohastechnologythatcanautomaticallysolvesimpletests,suchasidentifyingphotosofmotorcyclesandreadingdistortedtext.“Softwarehasgottenreallygoodatlabelingphotos,”saidKevinGosschalk,thefounderandCEOofArkoseLabs,whichdesignswhatitcalls“preventionsolutions”,includingcaptchas.“Sonowentersaneweraofcaptchas—logic-based.”ArkoseLabsemploysastaffofartists,formergamedesignersandexpertstocreatesomeofthemoredemandingtasksappearingduringlogins.Arkosesaysthatevenitshardestchallengeshaveafirst-timesolverateof94.6%.Notallofitsideasmakethecut.TheteamoncedevelopedaSpaceInvaders-stylegameforuserstogetthrough,butitwastoohardforhumanstocompleteontheirfirsttry.12.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofcaptchas?

A．Theyarebecomingmoreinteresting.B．Theyaregettingmoredemanding.C．Theyarekeytosafeonlineactivities.D．Theyarerelativelyeasyforjournalists.13.WhatdoesParagraph3mainlystressaboutcaptchas?

A．Theirfunctions.B．Theirpurposes.C．Theirdisadvantages.D．Theireffects.14.WhatisanotablefeatureofArkoseLabs’newcaptchas?

A．Theyfocusonphotolabeling.B．Theyhavepopularartisticdesigns.C．Theyrequirelogic-basedproblem-solving.D．Theyallowdistortedtextrecognition.15.WhatistheexampleoftheSpaceInvaders-stylegameusedtoshow?

A．AnundesiredresultfromArkose’sdesign.B．Arkose’sroleinleadingtheindustry.C．ThehardestchallengefacingArkose.D．Arkose’sspeedinupgradingitsproducts.(★★★)Youmighthaveheardthatkeepingajournalisagreatwaytorecordyourthoughtsandunderstandyouremotions.Typicaljournalinginvolvesonlywriting.16Andbecausetherearesomanywaystoexpressyourselfinanartjournal,it’sawonderfulcreativeoutletforbothbeginnersandmoreexperiencedcreatives.Thefocusonself-expressioniswhereanartjournaldiffersfromasketchbook(素描本).Asketchbookcanhaveelementsofartjournaling,particularlywhenitcomestodrawingorpainting.17Artjournalingisawaytopracticeself-care.Itencouragesyoutotakealittletimeforyourself—evenifit’sjustfor15minutesaday.Whenyoulookbackatwhatyou’vewrittenordrawn,youcangainvaluableinsightintothechallengesinyourlife.Thepointofcreatingavisualjournalisnottomakeeverypageamasterpiece.18Remember,it’sjustforyou!Artjournalingiscompletelycustomizable(可定制的)dependingonyourskillsandinterests.Manypeoplechoosetousemixedmediaanddecoratetheirpageswithdrawingandpaintingmaterials.19Themostimportantthingwhenbeginningyourartjournal,however,isselectingtherightbook.20Sizeisone.Ifyouenjoymakinglargedrawing,forinstance,thenabiggerbookmightbebest.Artjournalslookgreatwhenyoufeelthepage,sowhateversizeyouchoose,makesureitcombineswellwiththewayyouliketowork.Anothercharacteristictothinkaboutisthetypeofpagesinthebook.Sinceit’sagoodchanceyou’llbeusingmixedmedia,selectabookwhosepapercanhandlebothdrawingandpainting.

A．Also,youbecomeawareofyourstyle.B．Therearemanyconsiderationswhenitcomestopickingyourjournalbook.C．Thisway,you’llsavenotonlyyourmoney,butalsoyournerves.D．Otherspreferstickingwithasinglemediumthatthey’recomfortablewith.E．Butforthosewhoaremorevisually-minded,anartjournalisagreatalternative.F．Butasketchbookdoesn’thavetoincludeimagerythatrelatestoyourinnerthoughts.G．Yousimplyneedtoenjoytheactofcreatingsomethingwithoutworryingaboutifitlooksgood.二、完形填空(★★)Beingasinglemomisnoteasy.Whenyourfour-year-oldsonhasautism(自閉癥),lifecanget_________.Online,shereferstoherselfasCookieMama,andhersonisknownasCookieMonster.The_________guyhasdifficultytalkingtochildrenofhisagebut_________motorcyclesandthebikersthatridethem.Oneofthissmallboy’sfavorite_________istotradestickerswithanybikerhemeets.OnedayCookieMonster_________amotorcycleinaparkinglot._________askinghismomforward,thelittleboywantedtogivethebikeroneofhisstickers.Sincethebikerwasn’taround,theyintendedto_________thestickerwithabriefnote.Whiletheywerewritingthenote,the_________approached.Theboy,whohastroublespeakingtoother_________,walkedconfidentlyuptothebigbikerwithouthesitation,____________hispresent.CookieMamaexplainedwhattheywere____________.Hearingthat,thebikerstoppedtoexcitedlytellthem,“Oh,hey,I____________somestickersforyou,too!”ThenicegentlemanwasaBikersAgainstChildAbusemember.The____________grouphaslocalchaptersinmanycommunitiesaroundtheUnitedStatesandabroad.Theirgoalistohelpkidsfeel____________;theseheroesareverygoodatit.Afterexchanging____________,theboyandthebikerpartedwayswithsmilesallaround.Ifyouenjoythisheart-warmingstory,pleaseshare.21.A．boringB．hopelessC．challengingD．disadvantaged22.A．talentedB．littleC．stressedD．optimistic23.A．judgesB．pursuesC．a(chǎn)nalysesD．loves24.A．moviesB．a(chǎn)ctivitiesC．vehiclesD．sports25.A．spottedB．rodeC．crashedD．packaged26.A．IncrediblyB．AccuratelyC．EfficientlyD．Eagerly27.A．impressB．a(chǎn)ssistC．leaveD．reward28.A．ownerB．renterC．shopperD．trader29.A．kidsB．motorcyclistsC．parentsD．volunteers30.A．pickingoutB．packingupC．preparingforD．holdingout31.A．displayingB．doingC．expectingD．introducing32.A．purchaseB．collectC．haveD．make33.A．a(chǎn)cademicB．financialC．a(chǎn)griculturalD．international34.A．safeB．proudC．interestedD．curious35.A．ideasB．stickersC．notesD．bikes三、語法填空(★★★)閱讀下面短文,在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Theshelvesinmostsupermarketsarefulloffamily-sizethisandmulti-buythat.However,ifyou’reshoppingforone,buyingextra36(benefit)frompricereductionsdoesn’tmakesense.Eitheryourshoppingisthentooheavytocarryhome37youcan’tusewhatyou’veboughtwhileit’sstillfresh.Ofcourse,shopsarenotcharities—theypricegoodsintheway38willmakethemthemostmoney.Ifmostoftheircustomersarehappytobuylargerquantities,that’s39they’llpromote.Butthatleavesthesolo(單獨(dú))customersoutofpocketanddisappointed.Manysupermarketsarenolongerdoing“buyonegetonefree”promotionsbecauseofthe40(criticize)thattheyleadtowaste.Consumersprefermoneyoffindividualitems.However,thoughit’snicetogetafewcentsoffapackofsausages,itwouldhelpevenmoreiftheycouldsometimes41(offer)insmallerpacks.Eventhebiggestsausagefandoesn’twanttoeatthemeveryday.Ifyoursupermarketsellslooseproduce,thenbuyingsmallerquantitiesiseasier.Overthelasttwoyears,somesupermarkets42(start)sellingchickenorsaladinpacks43(design)withtwohalvescontainingseparateportions(份).Then,whenyouuseonesection,44otherstaysfresh.Whoknows,perhapssomeofthemoreforward-looking45(one)mayyetcomeoutwithawholerangeof“justforyou”packsizeswithspecialoffersaswell.四、書信寫作(★★★★)46.12月3日是世界殘疾人日（InternationalDayofPersonswithDisabilities），校英語社將舉辦以“Caringforthedisabled”為主題的英語演講比賽。假如你是英語社主席李華，請根據(jù)提示用英語寫一則書面通知，發(fā)布到校園網(wǎng)上。內(nèi)容包括：1.演講比賽的安排及意義；2.歡迎大家積極參與。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。NoticeWiththeInternationalDayofPersonswithdisabilitiesapproaching,______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________五、書面表達(dá)(★★★)47.閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。LittleLucylivedinaverypoorpartofabigcity.Oneday,herclassteachertalkedaboutgiftsandhowitwasmuchmoreimportanttogivethemthantoreceivethem.Shesaidthatshehopedalltheboysandgirlsintheclasswouldremembertogivesomething,howeversmall,totheirlovedonestoshowhowmuchtheylovedthem.AfterwardLucythoughtagooddealaboutwhattheteacherhadsaidandwonderedhowshecouldaffordtogiveanythingtoanybody.Herdaddygaveher$1aweekforpocketmoney,andthatdidn’tgoveryfarthesedays.Somehow,shethought,shewouldtrytobuysomethingformother,andfather,andbrother,andsister,but,oh,dear,therewasGrandma,too!WhatcouldshedoaboutGrandma?ThenexttimeshewenttoclasssheaskedtheteacherifitwouldbeacceptabletogiveGrandmajustacard.TheteachersaidGrandmawouldbehappytoreceivethesmallestthingifi