贵州省贵阳市普通高中2023-2024学年高二年级上册11月质量监测英语试卷

贵州省贵阳市普通高中2023-2024学年高二上学期11月质量

监测英语试卷

学校:姓名：班级：考号：

一、阅读理解

Famousforitssunnybeachesandnaturalwonders,MiyakoIslandwelcomesmany

visitorsduringholidays.

Uniquebeaches

YonahaMaehamaBeachisthemostfamousbeachinMiyakoIsland,wherewhitesand

stretchesforsevenkilometers.Theoceaniscoloredinbrightblue,attractingvisitorswithits

beauty.CompactSunayamaBeach,knownforitsarch-shapedrock（拱形石），iswellhidden

inasmallcove（小海湾），andisaccessedbywalkingthroughanarrowtunnel（隧道）oftrees.

DiverseandcolorfulHsh

Snorkeling（浮潜）isamust-tryinMiyakoIsland.Densecoralreefs,schoolsoftropical

（热带的）fish,seaturtlesandplentyofspacetofreedivetodepthsof8to15meterscloseto

theshorearestandoutfeatures.Forbeginners,AragusukuandShigiraareagoodchoice,but

advancedsnorkelersmayseeImgyoMarineGarden,WaiwaiBeachandShimojishimaas

theirultimatespots.

Scubadiving

MiyakoIslandisapopulardivingplace,withawealthofdivesitestoexplore,including

manyunderwatercaves.Eventhosewithoutadivinglicenseneednotbeheldback.Dive

shopsandtouroperatorsalsooffertoursforbeginnerstoexploreMiyakoIsland'srich

underwaterenvironment.

Thebridges

IrabuBridgeisthelongesttoll-freebridgeinJapan.ItconnectsMiyakoIslandand

Irabujima,stretchingfor3540m,drawingagentlecurve.Thelengthofthebridgecanalsobe

readas“sangonoshima,“meaningcoralislandinJapanese.SmallerbridgesconnectIrabu

andShimojiislands,givingvisitorsadditionalbeachoptions.

1.Ifyouwanttoseeanarch-shapedrock,whichbeachwillyouchoose?

A.YonahaMaehama.B.CompactSunayama.C.Waiwai.

D.Irabujima.

2.Inwhichwaycanvisitorsseeschoolsoftropicalfish?

A.Bywalkingthroughatunnel.B.Bywalkingthroughcaves.

C.Bysnorkeling.D.Byscubadiving.

3.WhatcanweknowaboutIrabuBridge?

A.ItconnectsislandsofMiyakoandShimoji.B.Itisthesmallesttoll-freebridgein

Japan.

C.ItconnectsislandsofMiyakoandAragusuku.D.Itisthelongesttoll-freebridgein

Japan.

“SmallActsofKindness^^reallymademethinkoutsidethebox.DrMaxisright,"it

takesnothingtobenice^^.

IwasinNewZealandinJanuaryvisitingmysonandgrandson.Ionlyhadasmall

amountofcashonmeaswestoppedforadrinkandcake,buttheshopwouldn'ttakecards.

AsIcountedoutmycoinsandrealizedIneeded$2moretopayforthecake,twoboys

waitingonbikesbehindmeobservedthissceneandoneboyspokeup,“Icanpaytheextra

amount.^^Itshockedmethataboywhodidn'tevenknowmecouldbesokind.Ipolitely

refusedhisofferandjusthadthedrink,butIthankedhimalot.

I"paidthisforward”whenIarrivedintheUK.Thisexpressionfordescribingthe

beneficiary(受益者)ofagooddeedrepayingthekindnesstoothersinsteadoftheoriginal

benefactor(althoughtheconceptmaybeold)mayhavebeencoinedbyLilyHardy

Hammondinher1916book,IntheGardenofDelight.Atthechemisfs,ayoungladydidn't

haveenoughcashtopayforahairbandthatherdaughterwaskeentohave,soIpaidthebill

forher.Itwasonly£2.99butitmademefeelgoodaboutmyselfandIhopeitalsomadethis

mumanddaughter'sday!

Withtinygestures,wecangivepeopleareasontokeeponliving.Iintendtodothis

muchmoreinthefuture.

4.Whatproblemdidtheauthormeet?

A.Helosthismoney.B.Hedidn'thaveenoughcash.

C.Hecouldn'tfindhisson.D.Hedidn'tknowhowtomakecakes.

5.Whydidtheboysurprisedtheauthor?

A.Theboyknewhisgrandson.B.Theboyrefusedtoaccepthishelp.

C.Heaskedtheauthortopayforhim.D.Heofferedtopaythe$2forhim.

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6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inParagraph3referto?

A.Ipaidthebillforthemother.B.IntheGardenofDelight.

C.Thismumanddaughter'sday.D.Thedaughterwantedahairband.

7.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.ThinkOutsidetheBoxB.RefuseanOffer

C.PayItForwardD.KeeponLiving

Doyouspeakadialect（方言）indailylife?WhilemanyChinesepeoplespeakMandarin

（普通话），somelocaldialectsareindangerofdisappearing.Tosavethem,theChinese

governmentstartedtheChineseLanguageResourcesProtectionProject（中国语言资源保护

工程）afewyearsago.

Thisprojectlooksathowpeopletalkin1,712places.Theirlanguagesinclude103

dialectsthatarealmostgone.IthashelpedChinatobuildthelargestlanguageresource

libraryintheworld.There?sanonlinelibrarywherepeoplecanlearndialectsfromover5.6

millionaudioclips（音频）andover5millionvideos.

Whyisitimportanttoprotectthedialectculture?AccordingtoBritishlinguistHarold

Palmer,dialectsareakeytostorelocalcultures.Languagefaithfullyshowsthehistory,the

beliefsandthebiases（偏见）ofanarea,hesaid.

ScholarZhangHongmingtalkedabouthisconcernsofthedisappearingofdialects,t6For

aboutover10years,intheWudialectareassuchasShanghaiandSuzhou,childrenaged6to

15canunderstandbuthardlyspeakthedialect.Meanwhile,youngpeopleabove15yearsold

sometimesspeakit,butnotverywell.Ifthiskeepshappening,thedialectmightdisappear,9,

hesaid.

SohowdidChinamakethisbiglibrary?”Abignationalefforthasbeenputintothe

projecttomakeithappen/saidCaoZhiyun,chiefexpertontheproject.Overfiveyears,

morethan350universitiesandresearchgroupsjoinedin,alongwithover4,500expertsand

morethan6,000dialectspeakers.

Theprojectisnowenteringintoitssecondpart.Thisincludescreatingdigitaltoolslike

appsandmobiledictionariestohelppeoplelearndialects.

8.Whatisthepurposeoftheproject?

A.ToteachpeopleMandarin.B.Toprotectdialects.

C.Todeveloppeople'sspeakingskills.D.Toshowwaysoftalking.

9.Howmanyaudioclipsarecollectedinthisproject?

A.103.B.1,712.C.5million.D.Over5.6

million.

10.WhatisthesituationofWudialectaccordingtoZhangHongming?

A.Itisindangerofdisappearance.

B.ItiswidelyspokeninSuzhou.

C.Ithasmorethan6,000dialectspeakers.

D.Itistaughtinmorethan350universities.

11.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A.Chinaonlinelanguageresourcelibrary.

B.CaoZhiyun,chiefexpertontheproject.

C.TheChineseLanguageResourcesProtectionProject.

D.ZhangHongming,ascholarofChinesedialectprotection.

Thetopicofphotocopyrighthasbeenwidelydiscussedrecently.Itstartedwitha

photographercalledDaiJianfengreceivinganemailfromtheVisualChinaGroup（VCG）,

sayingthatheusedphotosfromVCGwithoutpermission（许可）.However,thephotoswere

takenbythephotographerhimself.Itturnedouttobeamisunderstanding.Dai'sphotoswere

thenremovedfromtheVCGwebsite.

Copyrightprotectsanauthor,soriginalworks.Worksareoriginalwhentheyare

independentlycreatedbyahumanauthorandshowcreativity.

“Inasense,companieslikeVCGprotectphotographers9rights,9,saidShenRan,a

26-year-oldphotographerwhoknowsDai.Aftersigningwithphotographers,thesecompanies

selltherightstousetheimagesontheirplatforms.Theymaykeepupto70percentofthe

pictures5proceeds（收益）.Usersalsoneedtofollowcertainruleswhenusingtheimages.

Ifcompaniesfindoutthatpeopleareusingtheircopyrightedimageswithoutpermission,

then"theycanfilelawsuits（诉讼）,“Shensaid.Inthisway,theplatformsenforce（执行）

photographers5ownershiprights.Withoutthehelpofthesecompanies,itcanbedifficultfor

photographerstoknowiftheirpicturesarebeingmisusedandevenharderforthemtotake

legal（法律的）actioninresponse.

Meanwhile,therearemanycasesofpeopleusingphotographers5pictureswithout

permissionononlineplatforms.Andtheplatforms9attitudesometimesmakesitworse.

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“Thereusedtobeafake（虚假的）accountclaimingtobemeonDouyin,,,saidJiZixuan,a

17-year-oldphotographerinShenzhen,Guangdongprovince."BecauseIdon'thavean

accountthere,Douyinrefusedtoremovethefakeaccountatfirst.”

Alackofeffectiveonlinecontentmoderation（内容审核）meansitcanbe

time-consumingforphotographerstodefendtheirrights.Itleadstomanyphotographers

feelingapathetic（无动于衷的）aboutthecopyrightoftheirpictures.

12.WhatisthepurposeofParagraph1?

A.TointroducetheVCGcompany.B.TodefendDai'sphotocopyright.

C.Toleadinthetopicofphotocopyright.D.Towarnpeopletousephotoslegally.

13.WhatisShenRan'sattitudetowardVCG?

A.Supportive.B.Negative.C.Doubtful.D.Subjective.

14.WhatisParagraph4mainlyabout?

A.Thepermissionofusingimages.B.Thelawsuitsoftheplatform.

C.ThefunctionofcompanieslikeVCG.D.Thelegalactionsofphotographers.

15.Howisthepassagemainlydeveloped?

A.Bygivingexplanations.B.Bymakingcomparisons.

C.Byshowingdata.D.Byraisingexamples.

二、七选五

Whattodoaboutclimatechange?

Withscientistswarningthat2023couldbethewarmestever,anddestructivewildfires

tearingthroughcommunities,theclimatecrisisisnolongeradistantthreat.Listedbeloware

3thingsyoucmdotoreduceyourcarbonfootprintandsaveyourselffromclimatedespair

（绝望）.

16.Usingenergywithwisdomisonewaytocutyourcarbonfootprint.17.

Settingtimersforappliancestorunthroughthenight,whendemandislow,orduringthe

brightestpartoftheday,tousesolar,canhelp.

Avoidtheskies.Aviation（航空）bringsasignificantchallengeinachievingnet-zero

emissions（排放）.Despiteaccountingforjustthreepercentofglobalemissions,itisarapidly

growingsourceanddifficulttodecarbonize（碳减排）.18No-flytravelcompaniesare

makingoverlandtravelmoreattractive.ThereisalsoarecoveryofEurope9snighttrainsfor

low-carbontravel.

19.Whetheryouhaveawindowsillorasmallholding,growingyourownherbs,

flowersorvegetablescanbebeneficial.Notjusttopollinators（传粉昆虫），whichcanfeed

offtheplants,buttoyourmentalhealth.20.Butitwillhelpyoureconnectwithnature,

whichresearchsuggestsisgoodforourmentalhealth-particularlyamidalarmingnews

abouttheclimate.

A.Growyourown

B.Useenergywidely

C.Useenergywisely

D.Cultivatingagardentoabsorbcarbon

E.Sure,cultivatingagardenisn'tgoingtoabsorbmuchcarbon

F.Ifsnotjustabouthowmuchenergyyouuse,butwhenyouuseit

G.Reducingairtravelisrecommendeduntilbatteryandhydrogenplanesbecome

practical

三、完形填空

ClaraDalywasseatedonanAlaskaAirlinesflightfromBostontoLosAngeles.

Suddenly,aflightattendantaskedan21question:"DoesanyoneknowAmerican

22Language?”

Clara,15atthetime,pressedthecall23.Theflightattendantcamebyand24

thesituation.atWehaveapassengerwho'sblindanddeaf.Heseemedtowantsomething,but

wecouldn'tunderstandwhathe25

ClarahadbeenstudyingASLforthepastyeartohelpwithherdyslexia（读写困难）and

knewshe'dbeabletofingerspellintotheman's26.So,shewalkedtowardthefrontof

theplane,and27downbesideTimCook,then28takinghishand,shesigned,

“AreyouOK?”Timaskedforsomewater.Whenitarrived,Clara29toherseat.But

shecamebyagainlaterbecausehewantedtoknowthetime.Onherthirdvisit,shestopped

andstayedforawhile.

"Iwaslike,4Wow,thisiscool,^^^Clarasays."IhopeIdon't30anythingwrong.^^

“Actually,hedidn'tneedanything.Hewas31andjustwantedtotalk."Clara

says.

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Claratalkedaboutherfamilyandherplansforthefuture.TimtoldClarahowhehad

graduallybecome32andsharedstoriesofhisdaysasatravelingsalesman."'Although

hecouldn'tseeher,shelookedattentivelyathisfacewith33Japassengerreported.

“Clarawasamazing/aflightattendanttoldAlaskaAirlinesinaninterview.6"Youcould

tellTimwasveryexcitedtohavesomeonehecould34,andshewassuchan

35

Tim'sreaction:"BesttripI'veeverhad.^^

21.A.urgentB.interestingC.unnecessaryD.embarrassing

22.A.SocialB.SignC.ScienceD.Standard

23.A.lineB.buttonC.machineD.number

24.A.provedB.reflectedC.explainedD.complained

25.A.offeredB.possessedC.neededD.carried

26.A.earB.handC.mindD.arm

27.A.fellB.settledC.calmedD.bent

28.A.gentlyB.proudlyC.bravelyD.fiercely

29.A.leftB.returnedC.cameD.pointed

30.A.reviewB.guessC.createD.spell

31.A.lonelyB.worriedC.anxiousD.doubtful

32.A.sightlessB.wealthyC.nervousD.successful

33.A.impatienceB.shynessC.confusionD.kindness

34.A.refertoB.relyonC.speaktoD.callon

35.A.employeeB.angelC.officerD.adult

四、用单词的适当形式完成短文

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

TheroadtoaNobelprizeisgrowingeverlonger,withalmosthalfofwinnersnow36

(wait)morethan20yearsfrommakingaNobel-worthydiscoverytoreceivingtheprize.

Oneanalysisshowsthattheaveragetimebetweenpublishingtheworkandreceiving

oneofthescience37(prize)hasnearlydoubledinthepast60years.t4Intheearly20th

century,Nobelwinnerswereoftenin38(they)30s,butnowitisunheardof,99says

SantoFortunato,39publisheda2014analysisofNobelprizewinnerssincethe

award'sconceptionin1901.Hisresultsshowedthatthetimebetweenwinners5prizewinning

researchandtheirNobelhad40(slow)increasedovertheyears.

Thereareanumberofpossiblereasonsforthistrend.Itcouldbethattheoverallnumber

ofbreakthroughs41(increase)eachyear,soawardscannotkeepup42the

numberofpeoplewhodeservetoberecognized.Itisalsothecasethattheimportanceof

someworks43(realize)onlyyearsordecadeslater.

Ontheotherhand,thelengtheninggapcouldbe44signthattherehasbeena

decreasein4disruptive5science-45(importance)studiesordiscoveriesthatchange

theparadigm(范式)oftheirfield.ThiscouldbecausingtheNobelcommitteestofocusmore

onthepast.

五、其他应用文

46.假如你是李华，前不久学校举行了校运会。你将按照以下要点，以MySchoolSports

Meet为题用英文写一篇稿件，向校报英语角栏目投稿。

1.你在运动会期间的表现；

2.你的感想。

注意：1.可以增加细节，以使行文连贯；

2.词数80词左右；

3.文章开头已经给出，不计入总词数。

MySchoolSportsMeet

ThesportsmeetstartedonSep.27th,whichlastedforthreedaysandincludedraces,

jumps,throws,etc.

六、读后续写

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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。

Ataneighbor'spoolthesummeraftersixthgrade,Charleyshoutedoutthosefamouslast

words,<6Hey,watchthis!”Ashedoveintothepool,Tadfroze.Itwasn'tthedeepend!

Charleywashurtbadwhenhehitthebottomofth