广东省四会中学、广信中学2023-2024学年高一下学期第二次月考英语试题

-2024学年度高一下学期第二次教学质量检测英语科试卷全卷满分120分。考试用时120分钟。注意事项：答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分阅读（共两节，满分37.5分）第一节阅读理解（共10小题;每小题2.5分，满分25分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。ATheannualSouthBostonSt.Patrick’sDayparadewillbeheldonSunday,March17,beginningat1p.m.ET.Thisisthe119th-annualparadeforthehistorically-Irishcity,andalwaysfallsontheSundayclosesttoSt.Patrick’sDay.Thisyear,itluckilyfallsonthedayoftheholidayitself.TheRouteAccordingtotheAlliedWarVeteransCouncil,theparadewillstartat1p.m.atBroadwaystationandmoveupWestBroadway.ItwillcontinueonEastBroadway,takearightonPStreet,thenarightontoEastFourthStreet.FromEastFourthStreet,itwillturnleftontoKStreet,thenrightontoEastFifthStreet,whereitwillcontinueuntiltakingaleftontoGStreet.ItwillstayleftofSouthBostonHighSchooltoThomasPark,andfollowtheparkuntilittakesaleftatTelegraphStreetandanotherlefttoDorchesterStreet.TheparadewillstayonDorchesterStreetuntilitsendinAndrewSquare.HowtoparticipateIfyou’relocaltotheareaortravelingespeciallytocelebrateSt.Patrick’syoucan,ofcourse,attendtheparadeinperson.Butforeveryoneelse,thereareafewoptionsonhowtowatchitlive.LocalstationsNBC10BostonandNECNwillairtheparadeontelevisionorstreamonvariousplatformsstartingat1p.m.ET,includingonPeacock,RokuandonitsYouTubechannel.USATODAYisalsoprovidingcoveragefortheparadeinBoston,aswellascelebrationinotherU.S.citiesovertheweekend,includingNewYorkCityandChicago.YoucanwatchtheparadeatthetopofthispageoronUSATODAY’sYouTubechannel.WherewillSt.Patrick’sDayparadestart?Broadwaystation.DorchesterStreet.KStreet.SouthBostonHighSchool.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?callfordonations.recommendatraditionalrmpeopleofanactivity.explainaperiodofhistory.Wheredoesthepassageprobablycomefrom?A.Amagazine. B.Ahistorybook.C.TheInternet. D.Atravelbrochure.BJiangShumeilearnedherfirstChinesecharacterattheageof60.Now,the87-year-oldgrandmotherfromNortheastChina’sHeilongjiangprovinceistheproudauthorofsixbooks.“Iwasn’teducatedasachild.Ineverimagined,eveninmywildestdreams,thatIwouldpublishabookoneday,”saystheresidentofSuihuacity.Herbooksdetailthechaosofwartimeandthehardshipduringthefamine,andvividlyretellanecdotesoverthedecades.Theelderlywomanhadherownwayoflearning.Shecomposedlyricsforsongs,andaskedchildrentowritethemdown,sothatshecouldreadeachcharacterasshesangthesongsagainandagain.Whenevershecameacrosscharactersshedidn’tknowon小册子busstops,orshopsigns,shefoundsomeonetoask.Shefirstputpentopaperin2012,attheageof75.Itwasnoteasy.Sometimes,completingasinglesentencecouldtakeaday.Asacollegeteacherandawriterherself,ZhangAiling,JiangShumei’sdaughter,gavehermotheralotofencouragementandhelp.Shetoldherthatwhilewriting,sheshouldimagineherselftellingstoriestoanaudience,sothattheywouldbeeasiertounderstandandbefullofinterestingdetails.Zhangwasalsoherfirsteditor.Everytimehermotherfinishedwritingsomething,shewoulddiscussthemanuscript（手稿）withherandcheckitoverbeforetypingitonthecomputer.Zhangbeganpublishinghermother’sstoriesonsocialmediaplatformsin2013.Whentheydrewtheattentionofherwriterfriends,thepairmadethedecisiontopublishthem.Thefirstbook,ofTrouble,ofPoverty,waspublishedlaterthatandprovedtobeasuccess.ThebookearnedJiangalotoffansandsympathy.Sotheelderlywomanhaspublishedsixbooks,totalingmorethan600,000charactersinlength.Inhersparetime,sheisalsolearningpaintingandcalligraphy.“Iwouldliketobeaapainterandacalligrapher,”shesays,addingthatherdreamnowistohaveherownartexhibitionwhensheis90.HowdidJiangShumeilearncharacters?Byreadingbookswithherchildren.Byaskingquestionswhenevershewasfree.Bygoingtoacollegetogetherselfeducated.BysinginglyricsandmemorizingcharactersaroundWhichofthefollowingmaycontributetoJiangShumei’ssuccessmost?Herhard-workandsupport.Thecareandattentionfromthepublic.Thehelpfromherfriendsandeditors.Thepopularityofsocialmediaplatforms.WhendidJiangShumeipublishherfirstbook?A.Attheageof60. B.Intheyear2012.C.Ather87-year-old. D.Intheyear2013.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeJiangShumei’sstory?Adversitymakesamanwise.Practicemakesperfect.Itisnevertoooldtolearn.Stillwaterrunsdeep.CChatGPTmakerOpenAIfromtheUnitedStatessteppeduptheglobalartificialintelligenceraceinmid-Februarywhenitreleaseditstext-to-videogenerationtoolSora.Thatmademewonder—howlongbeforeChinadevelopsitsownSora?And,willAIbecomeChina’scriticalnewproductiveforce?Accordingtoexplainer,Soraiscapableofgeneratingcomplexsceneswithaveryhighdegreeofincludingmultiplecharacters,specifictypesofmovements,themesandbackgrounds.Itunderstandsnotonlywhattheuserrequests,butalsohowthesethingsexistinthephysicalworld.OnFeb16,ZhouHongyi,founderofcybersecurityfirm360SecuritysaidSoramaybringahugedisruptiontotheadvertisingindustry,movietrailersandtheshort-videoindustry;more,therealizationofgenerativeAImaybeshortenedfrom10yearstooneortwoyears.“Althoughthedevelopmentleveloflarge-scalemodelsinChinaseemstobecloseto5,thereisstillan18-monthgapcomparedto0.OpenAIshouldstillhaveanaceortwoupitssleeve,whetheritis0ormachineself-learningtogeneratecontent,”Zhousaid,addingthatitisworthpayingattention.AccordingtoareportbytheBeijingMunicipalScience&TechnologyCommission,Chinahaddevelopedatleast254AIlargelanguagemodelsbyOctoberlastyear.Currently,mostdomesticlargemodelsstillhaveahugegapwithGPT-4.0.ButthecountrycouldmakeuseofsuchfrontierAItechnologiesinmoreindustry-specificfields.Or,toputitsimply,Chinaneedstoapplysuchtechnologiestorealuse,todevelopthemintoproductiveforcesandnarrowthegapbetweenitselfandtheUS.ThoughChinastillhasagapwiththeUSinsuchalargemodel,ChineseAIstartupModelBestInclaunchedlastmonthitslatestlightweightlargemodel,anemerginglessexpensiveAItechnologythataimsatmoretargetedcommercializedfields.WhatisSoraaccordingtothepassage?ItisakindofnewproductiveforceforChina.ItisanAItooltoproducevideosoutoftexts.ItisanInternetuserinthephysicalworld.Itisalatestlarge-scalesecuritymodel.WhichofthefollowingisconsistentwithZhouHongyi’sopinion?Sorawillbringbothchallengesandchances.Soracanunderstandusers’feelingsatease.Sorahastotallychangedthemovieindustry.SorawillsoonbereplacedbyotherAItools.theauthor’ssuggestionforChina?domesticlargemodelsshouldbeusedineducation.ChinashouldtakeadvantageofpresentAItechnologies.ChinashoulddeveloplessexpensiveAItechnology.ChinashouldspeedupitsdevelopmentinOpenAI.第二节七选五（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）选项。Look,behonest-there’snosuchthingasa"green"vacation.leaveacarbonfootprint,nomatterwhat.Hereareafewquestionstoask:IsitaBCorp?BCorpsarebusinessesthatmeetastrictsetofstandardsbythenonprofitBLab.Theyincluderequirementsforgovernance,workers,customers,communityandtheenvironment.12seesomefairlywell-knownbrands,likeIntrepidTravel.Butyouwon’tfindthenamesofanymajorairlines,carrentalcompaniesorhotelchains—atleast,notyet.Doesthecompanyhaveanyotherenvironmentalcertifications?Third-partycertificationsfromGreenLEEDandWELLcanbesignsthatatravelcompanymeansbusinessabouttheenvironment.TransportationcompaniesmayalsoofferverifiedcertificationsfromorganizationslikeTerrapassortheGoldStandardFoundation.13However,agoodstart.14Ifthecompanyclaimstobegreen,don’tjusttakeitswordforit.Listentowhatitsays.IfyouseenothingbutmodelsonitsInstagramchanneloradsforonlinediscountsonitssite,perhapsashadeoffakegreen.“Acompany’ssocialmediastrategyisgenerallyareflectionofitscurrentethosandgoals,”explainedJuliaCarter,founderofCraftTravel.Howdeepisitscommitmenttotheenvironment?15Forexample,theTravelCorporationpublishesanannualimpactreportthatmapsitsprogressagainstsustainabilitygoalsdevelopedbytheUnitedNations.Manycruiselinesalsopublishdetailedreportsthatallowyoutochecktheircommitmenttotheenvironmentagainstseveralobjectivestandards.Butyourtripcanbegreen-ish.thecompanysayingtoeveryone?Howcanwefindareliablecompanyonline?Don’ttrustanythingthecompanysaystothepublic.Thesecertificationsaren’taguaranteethecompanyisgreen.Lookforreliablereportsonsustainabilityfromatravelcompany.cansearchthedirectoryoftheseforward-lookingcompaniesonline.第二部分语言运用（共三节，满分57.5分）第一节完形填空（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。AfewyearsagoIwentthroughaperiodofsuchseveredepressionthatlifedidn’tseemworthliving.Itwaslikepermanent16,sodarkandcoldthatthesunwouldnevershine.ThenIsawsnowdropspushingthroughthe17,iron-hardground.IlookedatthemeverydayuntilIfeltthatiftheycould18,thensocouldI.19springcame,Istartedtoputinmoreandmoreplants,untilthegardenwas20withLifewasgrowingthroughmyhands,gentle,peaceful,but,aboveall,21.IfIgavelove,itwas22,ahundredtimes.Icouldspendhours23ingardening.TheformofdepressiveillnessIhaveisbiological.Ithas24generationsofmyfamilyandfollowsnorhyme,reasonnorcircumstance.Icanbe25whenthesunisshiningorIamsurroundedbyagroupoflovingfriends.Ofcourse,freshairandexercisehelpto26depression,butformegardeningismorethanthat.Itrepresentsenduranceaswellas27.AttheendofthefirstgardenImade28atree,hugeandmagnificent.Itwithstoodfreezingtemperaturesandstrongwinds.Itbentbutneverbroke.Thelevsdroppduntilitlookednomoethana(n)29skleto（骨架,butitalwys,alwayscamebacktolife.AndsoIlearnedthatwemaybebattledand30,buthopeisalivingthing.A.spring B.summer C.fall D.winterA.freezing B.soft C.smooth D.dirtyA.comebacktoearth B.comebacktolife C.cometrue D.comeupA.Before B.Whether C.Although D.AsA.dead B.burdened C.alive D.comparedA.optimistic B.pessimistic C.traditional D.creativeA.recovered B.accompanied C.blocked D.returnedA.addicted B.eager C.lost D.devotedA.touched B.impressed C.affected D.releasedA.excited B.depressed C.delighted D.sensitiveA.accumulate B.relieve C.disturb D.deepenA.hope B.desire C.emotion D.moralA.stood B.suffered C.waited D.linedA.stable B.complex C.absolute D.usefulA.promoted B.inspired C.awarded D.hurt第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）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。TheSpringEquinox（春分）31(signal)theequallengthofthedayandnighttime.32thedayoftheSpringEquinox,thesunis33(direct)abovetheequator.Aftertheequinox,thesunmovesnorthwards,34(result)ingraduallylongerdaytimeintheNorthernHemisphereandlongernightintheSouthernHemisphere.Standing35egguprightisapopulargameacrossthecountryduringtheSpringEquinox.Itisanoldcustom36datesbackto4,000yearsago.Peoplepracticethistradition37(celebrate)thecomingofspring.Itisbelievedthat38someonecanmakeitstand,hewillhavegoodluckinthefuture.AstheSpringEquinoxcomes,farmworkstartsandboththefarmersandthecattlestarttobecomeFarmerswillrewardcattlewithstickyriceballstoexpresstheir39(grateful).40,peoplewillalsomakesacrificetobirds,tothankthemforbringingsignalsforfarmworkandtoaskthemnottoeatgrainslaterinthe第三节单词填空（共201分，满分20分）在答题卡上写出空缺单词的正确完整形式，每空一词。Oneofthemostcolourfulf (人物）inboxinghistorywasDanielMendozawhowasbornin1764.Mendozarosetof (名声)swiftlyafteraboxing-matchwhenhewaso