2024-2025學(xué)年福建省南平市建陽第二中學(xué)高二上學(xué)期第一次月考英語試題

一、閱讀理解(★★)ZooTeenProgram—BrevardZooOurSummerVolunTEENProgramisa10-week-,10-day-minimumopportunitythatrunsfromMaythroughearlyAugust.WewelcomeZooTeenstovolunteermorethanoncepermonthiftheyareavailable.AllZooTeensmustbebetweentheagesof13and16onJanuary1oftheyearoftheirprogramandhaveaninterestinanimals,theenvironment,andworkingwithguests.ZOOTEENCOMMITMENT(承諾)Onceaccepted,ZooTeensmust:*completetheinitialtrainingprogramandpassabackgroundcheck*passafinalexamwithascoreofatleast80%*volunteeratleast20hoursduringMayandAugust,andanadditionalfivehoursduringJuneandJuly*attend7outof10assigned(指定的)SaturdayorSundayvolunteerdays(weekendassignmentsarenotrequiredinJuneandJuly)*attendatleastoneprotectioneventperyear*assistwithatleastonespecialeventperyearHOWTOAPPLYTeensinterestedinthisprogrammustcompleteandpresentanapplication.Incompleteapplicationswillnotbereviewed.Applicationsarescoredequallyusingarubric(說明)—thisisatoolthatallowstheapplicantstoknowhoweachanswerwillbescored,andteensareencouragedtoturntotherubricontheapplicationwhileproducingtheirresponses.Thetop50-55applicantsareinterviewedinNovember;ofthese,about40teensareinvitedtojointheZooTeenprogram.AllapplicantsarecontactedinNovemberregardingtheirapplicationresult.1.WhatisrequiredofaZooTeen?

A．Hemustbeatleast18yearsold.B．Hemusthavevolunteeringexperience.C．Hemustfinishtheinitialtrainingprogram.D．HemustvolunteeronweekendsinJuneandJuly.2.HowlongisaZooTeenexpectedtoworkduringJuneandJulyatleast?

A．5hours.B．15hours.C．20hours.D．25hours.3.Whatareapplicantsrecommendedtodo?

A．Presentadditionallettersofrecommendation.B．Includeadetailedintroductionoftheirpastwork.C．Providealistofallpreviousvolunteeringexperiences.D．Refertotherubricwhilefillingintheapplicationform.(★★★)“Tellmeyournamesandwhichyearofgraduateschoolyou’rein,”thevisitingspeakerasked.Mydiscomfortgrewaseveryoneelsegavetheiranswers.Whenmyturncame,IswallowedandsaidIwasinmysixthyear.“Ithinkitisthestudent’sproblemifshespendsover5yearsfinishingaPhD,”thespeakerreplied.Hiscommentwasthefinalshot.Rightfromthestartofgraduateschool,IhadbeenawarethattherequirementsofmydepartmentandmyadvisermightmakemyPhDtakelongerthanaverage.Studentsneedtopublishtwofirst-authorpaperstograduateandmyadviserrequireshisstudentstotaketheleadinallexperimentssowecanhavefullownershipofourworkanddevelopvariousscientifictechniques.Iwascomfortablewithtakinglongertobecomeanindependentscientist.MyadviserhadsomeprojectshewantedtohandleandIchoseonetoworkon,knowingIcoulddrawonhisexpertise(專業(yè)知識(shí))andgainsupportfromlabmates.However,Iinvestigated10differenthypotheses(假說)—justtoproveeachadeadend.Eachtimetheonlychoicewastomakethenextlikelyhypothesisandstartoverinadifferentdirection.Thelackofprogresswaswearingmedown.Thencamethespeaker’scomment.Ibrokedownandwenttomyadviser.Hepointedoutthatoverthepast6yearsIhadmasteredmanydifficulttechniques.Mygrowingexpertisewascomparablewiththeverybest.IfIdidn’thavetheanswertomyresearchquestionyet,itwasbecauseofthecomplexity(復(fù)雜性)oftheanswer,notbecauseofpersonalweaknesses.Thisviewpointcalmedme.Ithelpedmepushforwardwithdeterminationandwillpower.Undermyadviser’scontinuedguidanceandsupport,IhitonahypothesisthatworkedoutandIgraduatedfinally.LookingbackonmyPhDlife,IrealizedmanygraduatestudentswereinthesameboatasIwas.IwishIcouldtellthemwhatIcametolearn:Noone’sPhDjourneyisthesame;allweneedtodoissticktoit.4.Whatcontributedtotheauthor’slonger-than-averagePhDjourney?

A．Thecomplexprojectshe’dworkedon.B．Herlackofdesiretocompletetheresearch.C．Herpoorunderstandingofscientifictechniquesandskills.D．Thehighstandardssetbythedepartmentandtheadviser.5.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthorthroughouttheresearchprocess?

A．Sheturnedadeafeartoothers’advice.B．Shelackedtalentforscientificresearch.C．Shemetwithmanystrugglesandfailures.D．Sheeasilygaveupwhenfacedwithchallenges.6.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribetheauthor’sadviser?

A．Unhelpful.B．Supportive.C．Thoughtful.D．Demanding.7.Whatlessoncanwedrawfromtheauthor’sexperience?

A．AlltheroadsleadtoRome.B．Wellbegunishalfdone.C．Slowandsteadywinstherace.D．Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.(★★★)Followingitsmoveintopodcasting(播客)twoyearsago,streamingplatformSpotifystartedanaudiobook(有聲書)business.Thoughithasyettostartmakingitsownrecordings,lastautumnitmadeadealfor200,000audiobookstobeavailabletoitsVIPusers.Nottobebeaten,Amazon-ownedAudible,whichhadbeenusedtobeingthemarketleader,uppeditsgame,hiringOscar-winningdirectorSamMendestorecordmulti-voiceversions(版本)ofDickens’novelsOliverTwistandDavidCopperfield,andannouncinglastmonththatithadreachedanagreementforarecordingofJ.K.Rowling’sHarryPotterseries,voicedbymorethan100actorsandfeaturinga“groundbreakingnewsoundscape”.Dramatisedaudiobooksarenotanentirelynewphenomenon.Theuseofmultiplevoicesmadethemaccessibletoreaderswhomightnothavehadthepatienceforthewrittenversions.Forexample,GeorgeSaunders’sLincolnintheBardo,whichsurroundedthedeadsonofAbrahamLincolnwithagroupofspiritvoices,becameagreatgameof“spotthebigname”.Evensingle-voicereadingscansignificantlychangeliteratureinwhichstyleisattheheart.LucyEllmann’shitDucks,Newburyport,isacaseinpoint:athousandstreamofanOhiowoman’sthoughts,writteninasinglesentence.Itunfoldsonaudioasa45-hourmonologue(獨(dú)白),whichisnotthesamethingatall,ifonlybecauseanactorneedstobreathe.Tosaythataudioversionsaredifferentdoesnotmeantheyarenotasgoodasprintedtexts,asbrainscans(掃描)haveshownthattheyexcitethesamepartsofthebrain.Additionally,listeningtostoriesmakesheartsbeatstrongerthanwatchingthem,accordingtoalateststudy.Forpeoplewithdyslexia(閱讀障礙),theycanevenbealifeline—astheycanbeforthosewhodonothavetimefor,orthehabitof,readingbooks.Sowhilewecelebratewhataudiobookshaveincommonwiththeirprintedversions—bothenablethebraintocreateitsownpicturesinaworldwherepre-producedimagestoooftendoalltheworkforus—weshouldalsorecognizethattheyaretranslationsintoadifferentmedium,evenwhenreadbytheauthorsthemselves.Whatiscertainisthatthereisroomforboth.8.WhatstrategydidAudibleusetomaintainitsmarketleaderposition?

A．Creatingitsownprize-winningaudiobookcontent.B．Focusingonsingle-voiceaudiobookproductions.C．Offeringlow-pricedaudiobookstoitsnewcustomers.D．Invitingawell-knowndirectortorecordclassicnovels.9.Howdoestheauthorpresenttheeffectsofdifferentversionsofaudiobooks?

A．Bygivingexamples.B．Bysharingreaders’experiences.C．Bypresentingdata.D．Byreferringtoexperts’words.10.Whatisthepurposeofthelastbutoneparagraph?

A．Toshowtheadvantagesofaudiobooks.B．Tocompareaudiobookswithprintedtexts.C．Toinformreadersoffindingsaboutaudiobooks.D．Tostressaudiobooks’valueintreatingdyslexia.11.Whatistheauthor’sviewonthefutureofaudiobooksandprintedtexts?

A．Itdependsonthechoicesofreaders.B．Bothofthemholdthefutureofreading.C．Audiobookpopularityisnotexpectedtolast.D．Audiobookswilleventuallyreplaceprintedtexts.(★★★)Thepleasurepeoplegetfromapieceofmusichasbeenlinkedtoitseffectsonouremotionalresponsesandabilitytoformsocialconnections.Thedegreeofenjoymentdiffersfrompersontoperson,butlittleisknownaboutwhy.Toseeifgenetics(遺傳學(xué))canaccountforit,GiacomoBignardiattheMaxPlanckInstituteforPsycholinguisticsintheNetherlandsandhiscolleaguesconductedanewstudy.Theresearcherslookedatmorethan9,000twinsfromtheSwedishTwinRegistry.About3,400wereidentical(同卵的)and5,600non-identical.Theformersharethesamegenome(基因組),whilenon-identicaltwinsshareonlyhalftheirgenomes,whichenabledtheresearcherstodeterminetheeffectsofgenesthroughcomparison.Besides,allthetwinsinthestudywereraisedinthesamehouseholdsandsogrewupwithsimilarenvironmentalinfluences.Thismadeiteasiertosortoutgeneticcontributions.TheresearchersgotthetwinstocompletetheBarcelonaMusicRewardQuestionnaire,whichfocusedonhowmuchpleasuretheygetfrommusic.Forexample,theywereaskedtheextenttowhichtheyagreedwithstatementssuchas“whenIsharemusicwithsomeoneIfeelaspecialconnectionwiththatperson”and“inmyfreetimeIhardlylistentomusic”.Theresultshowedthatgenesseemtoplayasignificantroleininfluencinghowmuchpleasuremusicbrings,withtheidenticaltwinsbeingmorethantwiceassimilarinthisfeatureasthenon-identicalones.“Whileit’sfairlyunderstandablethatmusicalabilitymighthaveageneticbasis,whichprovidesaneasyexplanationforwhysomepeopleseemtohaveatalentformusic,it’sobscurethatthedegreeofpleasurefromlisteningtomusicisinfluencedbygenes,soitisinspiringthatthestudyfindsthiseffect,”saysPeterHarrisonattheUniversityofCambridge.However,NickCollinsatDurhamUniversity,UKthinksdifferently.“Certainmusicalabilitiesandpreferencesmaybeinfluencedbygenetics,buttherearealargenumberofculturalelementsinmusicdevelopmentthatarenotaddressedbygeneticsalone,”hesays.12.Whatcanwelearnfromparagraph2?

A．Howtwinscontributetotheprogressofgeneticresearch.B．Whytheresearcherschosethetwinsasresearchsubjects.C．Whatmakesthenewstudydifferentfrompreviousones.D．Whatinspiredtheresearcherstoconductthenewstudy.13.Whatisthefindingofthenewstudy?

A．Thesecretofmusicaltalentliesinourgenes.B．Ourgenesdeterminewhatkindofmusicwelike.C．Ourgenescaninfluencehowmuchweenjoymusic.D．Thepleasurethatdifferentpeoplegetfrommusicvariesgreatly.14.Whichcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword“obscure”inparagraph4?

A．easytoconclude.B．reasonabletoassume.C．impossibletoprove.D．difficulttosee.15.WhatisNickCollins’attitudetowardstheresearchfinding?

A．Unclear.B．Doubtful.C．Supportive.D．Unconcerned.(★★★★)Sometimes,it’sgoodtobebored“Iamdyingofboredom,”complainstheyoungwifeYelenainChekhov’s1897playUncleVanya.Ofcourse,ifYelenawerearoundtoday,weknowwhatshewoulddo:pullouthersmartphoneandfindsomethingfun.Todayitiseasytogetridofboredom.16Thatisthefindingoftwofascinatingrecentstudies.Inone,researchersaskedsubjectstodosomethingboring,likecopyingoutnumbersfromaphonebook,andthentaketestsofcreativethinkings.Theresult?17Inthesecondstudy,subjectsgavemoreanswerstoawordtestthananon-boredcontrolgroupafterbeingforcedtowatchadullscreensaver.“Anrestlessmindhungersforstimulation,soboredombecomesaseekingstate,”saysSandiMann,thepsychologistattheUniversityofCentralLancashire.“18”Parentswilltellyouthatkidswith“nothingtodo”willeventuallyinventsomefungamestoplay—withacardboardbox,alightswitch,whatever.Theproblem,theresearchersworry,isthatthesedayswedon’tstruggletoovercometheseslowmoments.“19”Mannsays.“Thismightrelieveustemporarily,butitshutsdownthedeeperthinking.”Sohereisanidea:Insteadofalwaysavoidingboredom,embraceandfaceit.Sometimes,anyway.Mannhasfoundshegetssomeofherbestthinkingdonewhensheisdrivinghercarandthereforecan’tbedistractedbyherphone.20Thegoodtypeinspiresyoutoseewhatcancomeofit.Thebadtype,incontrast,tiresyouandmakesyoufeellikeyoucan’tbebotheredtodoanything.Animportantpartofourmoderntask,then,islearningtoevaluatethesedifferenttypesofboredom—todistinguishtheusefulkindfromtheharmfulone.

A．Andthereis,ofcourse,badboredom.B．Boredsubjectscameupwithmorecreativeideas.C．Butwhatifboredomisameaningfulexperience?D．Thesemomentsarealotmorevaluablethanexpected.E．Actually,tipsongettingawayfromboredomarecountless.F．Wetrytokilleverymomentofboredomwithmobiledevices.G．Whennotsatisfiedwithyourstate,you’reseekingandengaged.二、完形填空(★★★)JoaoCarlosMartinsisafamouspianistandconductor.However,hiscareerhasbeen________andhislifehastakenhiminmanydifferent________.AsateenagerMartinsbegantoperforminconcerts.Butinhislatetwenties,hehadto________afterbadlybreakinghisarm.Itwasreallyaterribletime.Hecouldn’tlookatapianoor________listentomusic.________,hedecidedtobecomethemanagerofaboxer,whowontheworldchampionshiplater.This________Martinstotakeupthepianoandpractisemuchharder.Sixyearslater,hegavehisfirstconcertattheCarnegieHall,whichwasthemost________momentofhislife.Heperformedinconcertsforyearsbeforehehadtoquitbecauseoftheunbearable________inhishandscausedbytoomuch________.Martins,inhisforties,becameapolitician.However,hecouldn’tstandthis________,soonceagain,hewentbacktothepiano.Allwasgoingwelluntilsomethingunexpected________whileleavingaconcert.He________aseriousbraininjuryandlostallthemovementinhisrighthand.Again,withgreat________heplayedjustwithhislefthand.Yearslaterhelosttheuseofthelefthandand________himselfaconductor.Now,inhislateseventies,Martinsisstilltaking________toworkandhasconductedoverathousandconcerts.21.A．smoothB．toughC．flexibleD．interesting22.A．culturesB．formsC．directionsD．levels23.A．giveupB．setoutC．turnupD．holdout24.A．stillB．justC．everD．even25.A．GenerallyB．UltimatelyC．OccasionallyD．Naturally26.A．forcedB．promisedC．motivatedD．forbade27.A．realisticB．emotiona1C．strugglingD．striking28.A．painB．cutsC．tensionD．sensitivities29.A．conductingB．playingC．instructionD．competition30.A．careerB．popularityC．conditionD．behavior31.A．existedB．remainedC．occurredD．continued32.A．foundB．sufferedC．curedD．nursed33.A．patienceB．careC．pleasureD．determination34.A．fanciedB．consideredC．madeD．chose35.A．measuresB．chancesC．courageD．trouble三、單詞拼寫(★★★)36.TheOfficialGuideAppis_____(可獲得的)forfreeinboththeAppStoreandGooglePlay.（根據(jù)中文提示單詞拼寫）四、語法填空(★★)37.___________(draft)contractsisactuallyoneofthesimplepleasuresofpractisinglaw.(所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空)五、單詞拼寫(★)38.Scientistshave__________________(獲得)moreevidencethatplasticisfindingitswayintothehumanbody.(根據(jù)漢語提示單詞拼寫)(★★★)39.Youwillbeaskedtofillinaformwithdetailsofyourbirthand_____(職業(yè)).（根據(jù)漢語意思填空）六、語法填空(★★)40.EithertomorroworWednesdayisfineforme.Doyouhavea________(prefer)?(所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空)七、單詞拼寫(★★)41.Thescholarsfromdifferentcountriesjoinedour_______(學(xué)術(shù)的)discussionlastyear.(根據(jù)漢語提示單詞拼寫)八、語法填空(★★★)42.Whenitcomestocampus__________(secure),wehavetotakeitseriously.(所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空)(★★)43.Thisyearhasseenanumberof_______(remark)businessstoriesinChina.(所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空)九、完成句子(★★)44.你必須不斷總結(jié)經(jīng)驗(yàn)，提高工作效率。Itisnecessaryforyou______________________constantlyandimprovetheefficiencyofyourwork.(★★)45.離開教室時(shí)，不要忘了關(guān)電燈。Don’tforgetto______________thelightwhenyouleavetheclassroom.(★★)46.喬被公認(rèn)為今年最佳籃球選手。Joewas______________thebestplayeroftheyear.(★★)47.我想走去車站，但他堅(jiān)持要求開車送我去。Iwantedtowalktothestation,buthe_____________________methere.(★★★)48.因?yàn)楸焕纂姄糁?，山頂上的那間木房子起火了。Thatwoodenhouseontopofthehill________________becauseitwashitbylightning.(★★)49.雙方都承諾和平解決爭(zhēng)端。Bothsides_______themselves_______settlethedisputepeacefully.十、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。LaiXuanzhigraduatedfromWuhanSportsUniversity,majoringinbasketball.In2010,thenewgraduate50(employ)asaPEteacheratavillagescho