广东省阳江市高新区2024-2025学年高一下学期2月月考英语试题

2024-2025学年度第二学期高一2月测试

英语试题

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第二部分  阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节  （共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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。

A

Study Abroad Scholarships to Apply for in 2024

Found the perfect study abroad program, but worried about not having enough money to pay? Fortunately, here are some study abroad scholarship opportunities for students looking to take their studies overseas!

Trenchard Cox Scholarship

All you have to do is write two 400-word reasoned descriptions: one on a work of art you love and one that you hate. The scholarship, established in memory of Sir Trenchard Cox, awards the winner an Art History Abroad 2-week summer course in Venice, Italy.

Requirement: At least 16 and no older than 18 years of age

Deadline: March 1, 2024

Arcadia Abroad Scholarships & Financial Aid

Did you know that Arcadia Abroad provides financial aid to around 70% of students who apply for it? It values equity, diversity, and inclusivity when awarding scholarships. Students who apply for scholarships will need to write a 300-word essay.

Requirement: Must be included in an Arcadia Abroad program

Award: $500 — $2,500

Deadline: February 1, 2024

AIFS Study Abroad Scholarships, Grants & Financial Support

We believe a study abroad experience is an important part of well-rounded university education and we are committed to providing financial help to as many students as possible. AIFS also offers internship (实习期) and study abroad + internship mixed programs to support the development of personal and professional skills.

Award: $ 500 — $ 5,000

Deadline: June 1, 2024

American Association of University Women (AAUW) Fellowships & Grants

The AAUW supports women searching for a variety of graduate academic opportunities. There are no barriers (障碍) to full participation in this organization. Preference is given to those who show great interest in the advancement of girls and women.

Requirement: Women only

Award: $ 2,000 — $ 50,000

Deadline: November 15, 2024

1. Which is a must for applying for Trenchard Cox Scholarship?

A. Being over 18 years of age. B. Fluency in English and Italian.

C. Two 400-word essays on artworks. D. Interest in the advancement of women.

2. Which of the four scholarship programs ends the earliest?

A. Trenchard Cox Scholarship.

B. Arcadia Abroad Scholarships & Financial Aid.

C. AIFS Study Abroad Scholarships, Grants & Financial Support.

D. American Association of University Women Fellowships & Grants.

3. What is the purpose of this text?

A. To encourage students to study abroad in the future.

B. To select the best study abroad scholarship programs.

C. To show the importance of study abroad scholarships.

D. To introduce some study abroad scholarship programs.

B

A few years ago, I stood in a small classroom just outside of New York City, watching a high schooler named Serena Stevenson answer math questions. An instructor read out numbers — 74,470, 70,809, 98,402 — and Stevenson added them in her head. For each question, she closed her eyes, and then the fingers of her right hand began to move. She answered most of the problems correctly.

The key to her success was an ancient technology called the abacus (算盘). Stevenson used a practice called “mental abacus”, imagining the abacus in her mind and then using her fingers to work through the problems.

From watching Stevenson, I knew that gaining skill at the abacus was more than a matter of counting beads, so I decided to sign up for an abacus course with my two daughters to see if we could also improve our math skills. I was one of the many who had some math doubts and I felt a touch of fear. My typical solution was avoidance, and if I had to calculate something like a percentage change, I would go online.

Then after a few abacus classes and a good amount of practice, math seemed a little less frightening. I didn’t become Euclid, the founder of geometry. But the practice brought my numerical fears down. This is a time-tested power of the abacus. Confidence grows easily in the device, and abacus students are less likely to be nervous about an upcoming math test, according to one study. Part of the reason, it seems, is that practice and outcomes appear to move in step.

My kids gained much as well. My youngest daughter could work out those math problems that once baffled her, while my older child brought her abacus to school to show it to her classmates and teacher. These were just small successes for them, but that was how they finally developed confidence.

4. What is the main purpose of the first paragraph?

A. To prove the difficulty of math. B. To introduce the topic of the abacus.

C. To show the high intelligence of Stevenson. D. To stress the importance of abacus learning.

5. What do we know about the author from paragraph 3?

A. He was weak in math. B. He was good at computer.

C. He regarded math as useful. D. He had a close relationship with kids.

6. What does the author realize from his learning experience?

A. Knowledge starts with practice. B. It’s never too late to learn.

C. Faith can move mountains. D. Practice makes perfect.

7. What does the underlined word “baffled” in the last paragraph mean?

A. Excited. B. Inspired. C. Defeated. D. Interested.

C

Math might be a constant in school, but how it is taught has changed a lot in recent years. One primary motivation for those changes-including the 2010 passage of the Common Core math educational standards—is to prepare students for a more unpredictable and complex future.

“Mostly gone are the days when teachers would lecture at the front of the classroom while students quietly took