广东省梅州市梅雁中学2023-2024学年高二上学期9月月考英语试题

                                           

梅州市2023--2024学年第一学期9月月考考试题   试卷类型 A

高 二 英 语（满分130分，考试用时120分钟）   

第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）

第一节 （共10小题；毎小题2分，满分20分）

阅读下列3篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

A

The mysterious science of reading gestures is explained using practical explanations and clear images. Gestures are products of both genetic (遗传的) and environmental influence. Understanding our gestures is not as difficult as some people would have you believe. All human beings use them and so actually have a “built­in” ability to recognize and read it.

Fingers crossed

Generally this means “wishing for good luck or fortune”. Another explanation could be seen as “Here’s hoping”. The gesture probably has Christian origins where the gesture was believed to get away from evil. As such, people believe that crossing the fingers when telling a lie somehow gets away from the evil of the lie. Some historians believe that crossing your fingers is a hidden or secret way of making the Christian sign of cross—a piece way of defeating evils. As a gesture, it has both good and bad meanings. Luck or lies.

Waving the first finger

Mothers and teachers are common users with this hand gesture. In general, it is used to warn a single person. It is a change of the “you” gesture. If translated into language, it would say “Stop whatever you are doing and pay attention to me. I am your superior and I am warning you!” Classified as a “silent” parent to child gesture, it is completely unacceptable in a professional environment where it will be interpreted (诠释) as both rude and domineering (盛气凌人的). Some psychologists believe that it has a meaning of the whip.

 

1．What can we infer from the first paragraph?

A．Reading gestures is a secret.

B．Gestures are formed in daily life.

C．Some people make reading gestures difficult on purpose.

D．It is hard to explain gestures by images.

2．What does a Christian crossing his fingers mean?

A．Showing he isn’t lucky. B．Wishing to succeed.

C．Getting rid of the evil of the lie. D．Crossing the street.

3．What is the purpose of your mum’s waving her first finger?

A．To wish for good luck.   B．To stop you.  C．To praise you.  D．To help you.

 

B

When Marybeth Hearn was 10 years old, she asked her parents to let her train a dog to become a guide dog. It turned into a lifelong thing. Over more than fifty years, Hearn has raised 56 dogs to help visually impaired (视力受损的) people. But her influence doesn’t end there — the longtime high school teacher has encouraged several of her family members and some of her students to train many more.

When she looked to her parents for support years ago, things were different from what she expected. Her mom didn’t like dogs, and her dad doubted she would be able to find any money to pay for the cost of the training. However, Hearn presented the project at a Lions Club and raised $2, 500. So on a sunny summer day in 1962, the family drove home with a black Lab named Letta, the first of a long series of dog trainees.

Two sons and a granddaughter have followed in Hearn’s footsteps, but her greatest influence has come from guiding student trainers, who since 1992 have worked through a school club with 170 dogs that ended up in different service posts. They spend 14 months with each dog teaching them skills. The dogs live full-time with the students, attending their classes and field trips to become socialized.

The dogs then go to trainers employed by Guide Dogs for the Blind, an organization that partners with the program, before graduating and being paired with two-legged companions. Those that aren’t up to the difficult task of helping the blind can become other kinds of service animals. Often students attend the graduations and help pass the dogs on.

“I love seeing the look on kids’ faces ... when they get to see that dog again after three or four months and the dog remembers them,” Hearn said. “It’s a great feeling.”

4．What has Hearn done since she was a child?

A．She has collected money for the blind.

B．She has trained dogs to help the blind.

C．She has petted and cared for many homeless dogs.

D．She has provided the blind with education for free.

5．If a dog fails to help the blind after graduation, it will _____.

A．continue to be trained

B．be taken away as a pet

C．live full-time with Hearn’s students

D．become another kind of service animal

6．Which of the following can best describe Hearn?

A．Honest and hard-working.

B．Strong-minded and caring.

C．Outgoing and careful.

D．Strict and creative.

C

A simple gesture can be formed into a child’s memory so quickly that it will cause the child to give a false answer to a question accompanied by that gesture.A new finding suggests that parents,social workers,psychologists and lawyers should be careful with their hands as well as their words.

Gestures can be as informative as speech,but hand gestures are so common that we rarely notice we’re using them.

While memories of both adults and children are easy to react to suggestions,those of children are known to be particularly influenced,said lead researcher Sara Broaders of Northwestern University.Kids are used to looking to adults to tell events for them and can be misled even if not intentionally(故意地).

Previous research,for example,has shown that detail-loaded questions often cause false answers;when asked,say “Did you drink juice at the picnic?”,the child is likely to say “yes” even if no juice had been available.It is not that the child is consciously lying,but rather the detail is quickly formed into his or her memory.

To avoid this problem,social workers have long been advised to ask children only open-ended questions,such as “What did you have at the picnic?”.But an open-ended question paired with a gesture,briefly meaning a juice box,is treated like a detailed question.That is,children become likely to answer falsely.

And it isn’t just a few kids:77% of children gave at least one piece of false information when a detail was suggested by an ordinary gesture.Gestures may also become more popular when talking with non-fluent language users,such as little kids,Broaders said as hand movements can impart meaning of unfamiliar words and phrases.“It certainly seems reasonable that adults would gesture more with children.”

In general,Broaders advises parents and other adults to “try to be aware of your hands when questioning a child about an event.Otherwise,you might be getting answers that don’t reflect what actually happened.”

7.What do we know about gestures according to the text?

A.They have not any function at all.

B.They are rarely used by people.

C.They have a certain effect on children.

D.They are often used by social workers.

8.Why are kids easy to be misled by gestures according to Sara Broaders?

A.These gestures are very attractive.

B.Their memories are affected easily.

C.Children are easy to tell lies.

D.These gestures are used frequently.

 

9.What does the underlined word “impart” in Paragraph 6 mean?

A. Separate. B. Tell apart.       C. Confuse.    D. Pass on.

10.What would be the best title for the text?

A.Gestures—a Useful Way of Education

B.Gestures Can Mislead Children

C.Gestures Mean Adults’ Directions

D.Gestures Affect Children Too Much

 第二节 七选五（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。

Language is a part of culture and plays a very important role in it.    11    Yet language is not the only way to express our ideas and feelings. Body movement, eye contact, gesture, and facial expression are other forms of language we call nonverbal communication.    12    According to Social Anthropologist, Edward T. Hall, in a normal conversation between two persons, less than 15% of social meaning is transmitted (传达) by words.

Different cultures have different ways of using nonverbal communication and people have different gestures to convey their expressions. However, nonverbal communication, like traffic, is not random (随意的);it has a purpose.    13    Learning the different common rules of body language in different cultures is very useful for us to understand each other better.

People coming from the same culture share common understanding by using the same body language such as eye management, facial expressions, gestures, and body movements.    14    For example, “arms”, which are used little by Nordics during a conversation, are an important element in one’s communicative weaponry (武器) in Italy, Spain, and South America.    15    In these cultures, one should stand with feet pressed together and hands interlaced (交错) in front of the body. In cultures such as America, where you often stand with your feet shoulder­length apart, arms at your side, standing in this fashion might be interpreted as being shy and insecure.

A．Misuse of body language can be unpleasant.

B．And there are common rules to guide its flow.

C．Without language, culture would not be possible.

D．Body language makes up the largest part of our nonverbal communication.

E．But in different cultures nonverbal communication takes on different patterns.

F．If you’ re learning a new language, a great way is to watch movies and TV shows.

G．In Africa, standing in a too “open” fashion, means that your posture might be inappropriate.

 

第三部分：英语知识运用 （共两节，满分30分）

第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

College sets the stage for students to explore new sides of life. I myself went through this searching process and found something that has changed my 　16　 at college for the better:I discovered ASL—American Sign Language (美式手语). 

The 　17　 began during my first week at college.I watched as the ASL Club 　18　 their translation of a song.Both the hand movements and the very 　19　 of communicating without speaking attracted me.What I saw was completely unlike anything I had experienced in the 　20　.This newness just left me 　21　 more. 

After that,feeling the need to 　22　 further,I decided to drop in on one of ASL Club’s meetings.I only learned how to 　23　 the alphabet (字母表) that day.Yet instead of being disappointed by my 　24　 progress,I was excited.I then made it a point to 　25　 those meetings and learn all I could. 

The following term, I 　26　 an ASL class.The professor was deaf and any talking was not 　27　.I soon realised that the silence was not unpleasant.　28　,if there had been any talking,it would have 　29　 us to learn less.Now,I appreciate the silence and the 　30　 way of communication it opens. 

16.A.progress　　　 B.experience             C.major              D.opinion

17.A.meeting B.trip                   C.story               D.task

18.A.recorded B.performed             C.recited              D.discussed

19.A.idea          B.amount               C.dream D.reason

20.A.end B.past                  C.course D.distance

21.A.showing B.acting                 C.saying D.wanting

22.A.exercise B.explore               C.express D.explain

23.A.print B.write                 C.sign                 D.count

24.A.slow B.rapid                 C.normal D.obvious

25.A.chair B.arrange               C.attend               D.organise

26.A.missed B.passed                C.created D.had

27.A.allowed B.stressed               C.ignored D.repeated

28.A.Lastly B.Thus                 C.Instead               D.However

29.A.required B.caused                C.ordered D.expected

30.A.easy B.popular               C.quick                 D.new

第二节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

    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。将答案填写在答题卡的相应位置。

Young Chinese consumers are becoming fans of home-made brands and turning their back on foreign products.

According to a recent survey by weniuan.com, about 96% of the 31.     ___   (interview) young people said they were willing to purchase guochao products, which refer to products produced by homegrown brands. At the same time, 91.6% of them expressed their 32.     ___  (expect) for more video programs digging deeper into traditional Chinese culture than before. Over the past decade, Chinese food, drink and personal care brands 33.     ___  (expand) their market share by 3.3% to nearly 70%.  34.     ___  (gradual), the opinion that foreign products are superior has been abandoned by Chinese youngsters.

The age group of the interviewees ranged from the post-90s generation 35.     ___  the post-2000s generation. Unlike older generations  36.     ___   might favor Western culture and brands, young Chinese people 37.     ___  (raise) when the country’s economy was taking off, so they tend to have strong confidence in their 38.     ___  (nation) identity and culture.

The young people, who nowadays have access to 39.     ___  wide variety of China’s cultural heritages, are carrying the responsibility of  40.     ___   (spread) Chinese culture. Obviously, they’re really doing well.

 

第四部分：写作（共五节，满分60分）

第一节  词汇运用（共10小题，每题1.5分，满分15分）

根据所给的汉语提示或者首写字母写出句子中所空缺的单词或短语。

41. It has been ___________ (demonstrate) that this medicine is effective.

42. The boss is looking for someone who is ___________ (rely) and hard-working.

43.If you're worried about your health, share your___________ (anxious) with your doctor.

44. The skin acts as a          (屏障) against disease and the sun's harmful rays.

45．By ___________ (比较), the comparable figure for the Netherlands is 16 per cent.

46．There is a growing ___________ (趋势) among employers to hire casual staff.

47．The noise out of the window makes me ____________ (分心) from my window.

48．The quality of the students’ work ___________ (变化) considerably.

49．However, the primary cell culture methods which are___________ (雇用) now have many disadvantages.

50．Having___________ (澄清) his opinion of the incident, Mr Smith sat down and listened to others.