福建省泉州市2022-2023学年高二上学期期末考教学质量监测英语试题

福建省泉州市2022-2023学年高二上学期期末考教学质量监测英语试题一、阅读理解1.Areyoulookingtoenterthemediaindustrybutnotnecessarilyasanactor?Therearevariouspositionsinthemedia—someknownandsomenotsowell-known.

VideogamedeveloperIfyouhavealoveforcomputergames,youmaywishtoconsiderbeingavideogamedeveloper.Youwillneedtobequalifiedincomputerprogramminglanguages.Whenyougetpromotedtoaleaddeveloperandprogrammer,youwillwritemorecomplicatedcodesandmanageotherprogrammers.

SoundengineeringtechnicianAreyoucurrentlyintheaudio-visualclub?Howaboutbeingasoundengineeringtechnician?Asasoundengineeringtechnician,youoperatemachinesandequipmenttorecord,mix,orreproducemusic,voices,andothersoundeffects.Whileyouwouldbeusuallyworkingindoors,youmayalsoneedtobeoutdoors.

PlaywrightIfyouwouldliketosetfreetheShakespeareinyou,howaboutacareerasaplaywright?Youwillneedaformalqualificationinplaywritingorscreenwritingandalsounderstandthecreativeandtechnicalaspectsoftheatresuchasacting,directing,dramahistoryandliterarycriticism,lighting,sceneryandevencostumedesign.

FilmeditorAsafilmeditor,youhavetoeditrawfootages(镜头)inordertocapturetheon-screenpersonalitiesandtellastory.Youwillworkwithdirectors,producersandotherfilmstafftoensurethatproductiongoalsareachieved.Withtheuseofcomputersoftwareanddigitalequipment,youareexpectedtoproduceahigh-qualityfinishedproduct.1.Whoshouldbequalifiedwithcomputerprogramminglanguages?A．Avideogamedeveloper.B．Aplaywright.C．Asoundengineeringtechnician.D．Afilmeditor.2.Whatdoesthejobofplaywrightneed?A．Techniquesofvideoediting.B．Skillsofsoundediting.C．Aknowledgeoftheatre.D．Aqualificationindirecting.3.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A．Toadvertise.B．Toinform.C．Toentertain.D．Toclarify.

2.InthethreedecadessinceDarahLady’sgrandmotherfirstarrivedinthisdistantareaofnorthernBrazil,clearingtheforestbyhandtobuildahouseforher14children,thefamilyhaspusheddeeperanddeeperintotheAmazon.Ithasbeendrivenbyasayingthatgoodfortunecomeswhennaturegivesintohumancontrol.Yettheirgrowingcommunitytherecouldruinnotonlytheirchildren’sfuturebutalsothatoftheentireplanet.Moreglobalpandemics(流行病)areontheway,scientistssay,andthenextoneislikelytocropupfromacommunitylikeDarahLady’s,wherepeoplearetakingupmoreandmorespaceofthenaturalworldanderasingthebufferzone(缓冲区)betweenthemselvesandhabitatsthatexistedlong.Aspeoplecutdownforest,theynotonlyspeeduptheglobalwarmingbutalsogreatlyincreasetheirriskofexposuretodisease.ScientistsalsosaydiseasehotzonesareexpandingfromAfricatoSouthAmerica,andthatdeforestationhasalreadyledtoariseinspreadingdisease.Zoologistshavefoundthatathirdofallknowndiseaseoutbreaksaroundtheworldwereduetorapidlandusechange.DarahLady’scommunityofMaruagaisfilledwithrisksforthespreadofviruses(病毒).Theirfamilyhasalreadybattledzoonoticillnesses—thetermusedtodescribediseasesspreadbetweenanimalsandhumans.When40%ofalandareahasbeendestroyed,accordingtoTomGillespie,auniversityresearcher,theregionhitsasortoftippingpoint:Wildanimalsarepushedclosertohumansforfood,andvirusesbegintospread.DarahLadyseemedtonoticetheslightdfferenceofdeforestation.“Igetkindofsad,”DarahLadysaid,“BecausetheforestissomethingI’velovedsinceIwaslitle.Andtheyaredeforesting,right?It’sdestroyingnature.”1.WhatdoyouknowaboutDarahLady?A．Shebuiltahouseforher14children.B．ShemadeabigfortuneinAmazon.C．Herfamilycutdowntreesforgrowingcrops.D．HerfamilylivedinAmazonfordecades.2.Whatledtothespreadofzoonoticillnesses?A．Thelossofthebufferzone.B．Theeffectofglobalwarming.C．Thelackofspeciesvariety.D．Theexpansionofwildlifehabitats.3.Whatisparagraph5mainlyabout?A．Apossibletreatmentfordiseases.B．Arealexampleofthepreventionofdiseases.C．Afurtherexplanationofthespreadofdiseases.D．Asupportingevidenceforthedangerofdiseases.4.Inwhichsectionofanewspapermaythistextappear?A．Entertainment.B．Design.C．Education.D．Environment.

3.Aerospaceengineersareworkingonairvehicles-thatwillbeusedtodroppackagesonyourdoorsteps,transportpeopleandgoodsovershorterdistancesandcouldevengivepeopletheabilitytocallairtaxis-tofundamentallychangehowweseethesky.Whathelpstheengineersgetreadyforthechange?Batterieskeepgettingsmaller.Materialstobuildtheairvehiclesarelighterthanever,Softwareismoresophisticated.Amoderncockpit(驾驶舱)from20yearsagocan’tdohalfasmuchasthephoneinyourpocket.Thesemodernizationshaveenabledagreaterfocusonelectrictechnologyinflyingoverthepast15years.It’schangedthewaytheyfly.Maybesoonyouwillbewalkingdownthestreettoavertiport,whereyou’llcatchanairtaxi.We’relikelytoseeonewithapilot,carryingboxesfromoneplacetoanother.Thenitwillstartflyingwithpassengersandbecomepilotless.Asthenewplanebecomesmorecommon,theresultcouldbesomethingassimpleascuttingdowntraveltimewithinurbanandsuburbanareas,makingitslightlyeasiertogettotheairportorfromthesuburbstodowntown.Buttheplanescouldalsohelpgetridof“transportationdeserts,”makingiteasierforadoctortoreachapatientinaruralareawhohaslimitedaccesstoahospital.However,therearestillalotofoutstandingquestions.Therearesafetymeasuresandrequirementsthatneedtobedeveloped.Thereispilottrainingandworkforcedevelopment.There’sthecost.There’sfiguringoutwhowouldusethistypeoftransportation.Therearestillmoreadvancesintechnologythatneedtohappenifyouwantthemtogofartherthan150milesandtobeunmanned.But,accordingtoHackenbergofNASA,“Aboutthefuture,it’snotanif;it’sawhen.”1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“sophisticated”inparagraph2probablymean?A．Fashionable.B．Advanced.C．Conventional.D．Flexible.2.Whyis“transportationdeserts’”mentionedinparagraph3?A．Topresentafact.B．Toexplainaprinciple.C．Tohighlightanadvantage.D．Tomakeaprediction.3.WhatdoesHackenbergthinkofthepractice?A．Promising.B．Challenging.C．Simple.D．Creative.4.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．AirTaxis:Say“No”toTrafficJamB．AirTaxis:PrivateFlightforBusinessC．ReadyforAirTaxis?D．HowdoAirTaxisWork?

4.Stopthosenegativethoughts!Whenitcomestobrainpower,itappearsyourthoughtsmatter.Thatwastheeye-openingconclusionofastudypublishedinthejournalAlzheimer’sandDementia.Forthisstudy,scientistscarefullymeasuredthecognitive(认知)functionof292middle-agedtoolderpeopleoverafour-yearperiod.Thecognitiveassessmentsincludedmeasuresofmemory,attentionandlanguage.Thestudysubjects(实验对象)hadtheirthinkingpatternsregularlymonitoredbyrespondingtoaseriesofquestionsovertwoofthefouryears.Thethought-pattemquestionnairesweredesignedtoidentifyrepetitivenegativethinking(RNTforshort).RNTincludesoftenthinkingaboutnegativepasteventsaswellasfuturesourcesofanxiety.AboutathirdofthestudysubjectshadPETscans(正电子发射计算机断层扫描)oftheirbrainstomeasurelevelsoftheabnormalbrainprotcins,tauandamyloid.TauandamyloidbuildupinpeopleaffectedwithAlzheimer’sdisease.Thefindings?StudysubjectswithgreaterRNT-theserepetitivenegativethoughtpatterns-exhibitedacleardecreaseincognitivefunctionandmemoryoverthefour-yearperiod.What’smore,theyhadmoretauandamyloidbuiltupintheirbrains.Itiswell-documentedthatourthoughtshavepowerful,directeffectsonourbodies,sotheseresultsaren’tsurprising.Thankfully,studiesshowthatwecanchangeourthoughtpatternsthroughmental-trainingpractices,withmeditation(冥想)documentedtobeoneoftheverybest.Assomeonewhooftengottrappedinnegativememoriesoftheremotepast,Icanspeakpersonallytotheremarkablepowerofmeditationtorelievethisdestructivethinkingpattern,andIencourageeveryonetoexplorethispractice.Imeditateeverydayandgratefullyachievethatgoalabout90%ofthetime.Feelfreetosharethispostwithfriendsandlovedonesbecauseoneofthegreatestgiftswecangiveisthegiftofbetterhealth.Enjoy!1.Howisthesubjects’RNTdetermined?A．Bymeasuringtheirbloodlevel.B．Byanalyzingtheirquestionnaires.C．Bymonitoringtheirbehaviors.D．Byexaminingtheirsignsofdiseases.2.WhatwouldbetheinfluenceofRNT?A．Forgettingthenegativepast.B．Changeablethinkingpatterns.C．Worsebodyshape.D．Poorerbrainfunction.3.WhatisarecommendedsolutiontoRNT?A．Havingbrainscannedregularly.B．Buidingupourstrength.C．Changingourstudypattern.D．Practicingmentaltraining.4.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsmeditation?A．Favorable.B．Doubtful.C．Reserved.D．Unclear.

二、七选五5.Havingasenseofhumorcanmakeyourentirelifemuchmoreenjoyable.Forsomeofus,thiscomesnaturally.

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Ifyouwantsometipstoimproveyoursenseofhumor,trytheseout:?Appreciatemorestand-upcomedies.

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Ifyoudon’tknowwheretostart,lookforsomethingtoyourtasteorstartwithsomethingpopular.Thelawofattractionwillhelpyouincreaseyoursenseofhumorbyunderstandingjokes,pickuplinesandothermetaphors(比喻)thatmakepeoplelaugh.?

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Ifyoureallywanttodevelopyourhumor,thentrytotakesomethingordinaryandmakeajokeoutofit.Infact,thereisahiddenjokebehindeverylittleeventandsituationyoucomeacross.Goaheadandtryit.Youwillfindoutthatalmosteverythingyouseeindailylifehasafunnyside.?Learnsomesimplejokes.Inthebeginning,youdon’thavetobecreative.Justgooutanddosomeresearch!Theinternetisfullofgreatresourcesforjokes,humor,funnypictures,etc.Trysearchingforstuffthatyoulikeandaddfunnyjokestotheendofyoursearch.

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?Knowthedifferencebetweenfunnyandmean.Makingfunofsomeoneforthingstheycan’tchangecancomeoffasmean.Thepersonwhoisthetargetofthejokecangrowreallyembarassedanditcanturntheirmoodoff.

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Youcanalsomakeself-depreciating(自嘲)jokes.Andtherewillalwaysbejokeswherenoonegetshurt.A．Observeotherfunnypeople.B．Trytoseethefunnysidetothings.C．Youwillfindmillionsofthingstomakepeoplelaugh.D．Forothers,wemighthavetoworkalittletounlockit.E．Toincreaseyoursenseofhumor,watchmorecomedies.F．It’salotbetterthanwatchingsomethingthat’sabitofastruggle.G．Instead,makejokesaboutsomethingtheycaneasilychangeaboutthemselves.

三、完形填空6.Sylviawasmadatherworkteamaftertryingtogetthemtofinishajobthawasduethatday.“I’malwaystheonedoingallthework,”shesaid.“Andthentheteamgetsthe_________eventhepeoplewhodon’tdoanything.It’sreallynot_________.”BritishpsychologistMelanieKleintoldherthatthere’ssomethingthat_________thefeeling:self-centeredness.Lookingattheexperienceinalessself-centeredwaycanhelpyoumanageit_________.Whatyoushoulddoisstepbacktoseethingsfroma_________angle,oneinwhichwearenotatthecenter.Infact,youmightthinkyoualreadydothatandtakeprideinneverbeingunkindor_________anotherperson.WhenSylviatookherselfoutofthe_________,shefoundsomeofherteammateswerequite_________andinexpericnced.Maybetheywereafraidtheywouldn’tbegoodenoughto_________someofthetasks.Shebeganexperimentingwithwaysto__________theirstrengthsandatthesametimetohelpthemdo__________theycouldbegoodat.Teamprojects__________,asdidteamspirit;andwithinayear,shewas__________andmadeateamleader.Takingyourselfoutofthespotlight(聚光灯)isn’talwayseasy.__________,itisagreatwaytotakeproperresponsibilitywithoutbccoming__________.1.A．ideaB．jobC．praiseD．skill2.A．badB．enoughC．smoothD．fair3.A．resultsinB．getsoverC．wipesoutD．addsto4.A．carefullyB．bitterlyC．easilyD．personally5.A．saferB．funnierC．strangerD．wider6.A．controllingB．hurtingC．refusingD．helping7.A．stressB．fightC．centerD．anger8.A．youngB．energeticC．daringD．brilliant9.A．groupB．obtainC．listD．shoulder10.A．testB．supportC．ignoreD．reject11.A．workB．researchC．exercisesD．sports12.A．matteredB．improvedC．failedD．changed13.A．punishedB．imitatedC．promotedD．persuaded14.A．ThereforeB．MeanwhileC．InsteadD．However15.A．annoyedB．shockedC．surprisedD．embarrassed

四、用单词的适当形式完成短文7.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。ThenaturalbeautyofFanjingshanensuresitsplaceamongthecountry’stopnaturereserves.Flowersarecomingoutprettyat

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footofFanjingshaninearlyApril,whilewhitesnowisstillattachedtothemountaintop.

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(it)greenandfreshvegetation(植被)isamajorfeatureofFanjingshan,

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standsnortheastofTongrencityinsouthwesternChina’sGuizhouprovince.Fanjingshanishometomorethan7,100speciesofwildplantsandanimals.Therearemorethan40different

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(type)offorestsaswellasendangeredanimals.TheFanjingshanNationalNatureReservewasestablishedin1978.It

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(recognize)asaUNESCOBiosphereReservein1986.Thereservecoversanarea

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morethan77,500hectaresandwasnamedaUNESCOWorldHeritageSitein2018.Toprotectbiologicalactivitymore

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(effective),theFanjingshanadministrationhassetupobservationstationsandputin

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(monitor)equipment.ExpertssayFanjingshanhasanadvantageinitsapplicationtobecomea

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(nation)parkinthatitistheonlynaturalhabitatfortheGuizhousnub-nosedmonkeyandtheFanjingshanfir,bothofwhichhavebeenratedas

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(threaten)speciesbytheInternationalUnionforConservationofNature.

五、邀请信8.假定你是李华，下个月你校将举行长跑比赛，请你给学校国际部好友Jim写封电子邮件，邀请他参加。内容包括：

1.比赛的时间、地点等；

2.提高长跑能力的建议。

注意：

1.词数80左右；

2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

DearJim,

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六、读后续写9.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。JanegotanFinthescienceclass.Shamefully,sheburiedherfaceinherhands,thinkingthedaywasreallyterrible.Theworstwasthatitwashertwelfthbirthday.Theday’sawfulnessbeganwhenJanedecidedtostayupuntilmidnightsothatshecouldwitnessthemomentwhensheofiallyturnedtwelve.Unfortunately,shemissedit.Herdaydidn’timproveatbreakfast.Carl,herbabybrother,threwupwhileeatinghisbabyfood,causingherparentstospendthewholetimecleaningupthemessandworryingCarlpossiblybeingsick.Likeagoodmature(成熟的)twelve-year-old,Janekeptquietandpretendedshewasn’tangry.Sheknewthatitwasn’tCarl’sfault.Afterall,hewasjusta10-month-oldcrawling(会爬的)babywhowasonlyabletocall“mama”and“papa”.Janeseemedtobeangryalotrecently.Everyonesaiditwashormones(激素),butshewasprettysureitwasbecauseofunfaimess.IthadbasicallystartedwhenherparentsdecidedtohaveanotherkidandwhenJanewasbecomingsmartandmature.Thosegrown-upqualitiesonlybroughtherincreasedresponsibility.Besidesmountainsofhomework,shewasdutifulforplayingwithandcaringforlittleCarlsometimes.JanelovedCarl.Sheevenboughthimatoycat.Buthisshiningeyesdidn’tgiveanyindicationofunderstandingherupset.Asshewalkedhome,Jan