2022-2023學年廣東省湛江二中高二（下）月考英語試卷（5月份）

第一節(jié)（共15 小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

• 1．Find volunteer opportunities on Australia's largest volunteer website：
     Community Visitors Plan
     Volunteer to visit and talk with a selected resident in an aged care facility in Sydney on a one- to-one basis，at least once a fortnight or a minimum of 20 visits per year．Your visit will help brighten the day of an elder member of your community and improve their quality of life through friendship and companionship．
     Volunteer Non - Executive Director
     Greater Whitsunday Alliance （GW3）is looking for a willing and experienced industry or community leader from the Whitsunday region who is passionate about the economic development of the greater Whitsunday region to join the GW3 board as volunteer，nonexecutive director．
     Gallery Attendant
     Your commitment to volunteering at the Museum is highly valued by Army Museum North Queensland，the Australian Army History Unit and the Australian Defence Force．The role of volunteers is important in enhancing Museum activities and providing programs and services that would not otherwise be available．
     Red Cross Shop Summer Season Volunteer
     Multiple volunteer positions available at Red Cross Shops across Metro Melbourne．Monday to Sunday（minimum of two four-hour shifts per week） from the start of December to February 29th．By joining the team you'll get the opportunity to provide customer service，create window and visual merchandising displays，sort donations，and help raise money for those in need．
  
  （1）Who will most probably get the job as non - executive director？

  
  A．An agricultural expert in his fifties．
  B．A retired economist from Whitsunday．
  C．A senior college student majoring in finance．
  D．An accountant expecting a handsome income．
  （2）How many hours at least will a volunteer work in the Red Cross Shop for the season？

  
  A．48．
  B．52．
  C．104．
  D．144．
  （3）Which one might interest a military fan most？

  
  A．Gallery Attendant．
  B．Community Visitors Plan．
  C．Volunteer Non - Executive Director．
  D．Red Cross Shop Summer Season Volunteer．
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• 2．Yesterday，after arriving in Madrid，I knocked on a stranger's door. "I searched on the website.Will you give me lessons？" I asked.This was the reason I'd come to Spain.Because I once believed I was meant to be a female flamenco （弗拉門戈） guitarist.
     Forty - five years ago，when I was two，my father also came to Madrid and knocked on strangers' doors.A well - known classical guitarist，he admired flamenco a lot，and in Spain he learnt from anyone willing to teach him.He approached performers in bars，made friends with street musicians and managed to study with Paco de Lucia，the greatest flamenco guitarist of our time.
     I started playing classical guitar when I was five.My father's hands exploded across the strings like fireworks.I practised while he instructed and criticized.I played till I had sharp pain in my fingertips.By age seven，I was called a child genius.
     Then，at 11，I quit.Heartbroken，my father distanced himself.Guiltily，I followed suit.Soon we spoke only when necessary.Our relationship didn't rebound until，in my early 20s，I found myself pulled back to guitar.
     When I was in my early 30s，he got sick.Before he died a few years later，my father told me there were almost no female flamenco guitarists in the world.If I kept practising，I could be one of the first.I promised，and he left me his guitar.But after he died，I couldn't bear to play it.He'd spent so much time with his arms around that instrument，and it seemed an extension of his own body.Holding it gave my grief an unbearable tangibility （可觸知）.So for 13 years it sat mostly untouched，coming out only when my son Ellis begged to see it.He was careful with his grandfather's instrument in a way that made me want to pass it down to him — both the guitar and the music.Problem was，I couldn't really play anymore.
     Now，Antonia is sitting with me in her living room，teaching me patiently.I have been here for only two days，and already my fingers hurt.It's a sharp pain，like when a fallen - asleep limb （肢體） returns to life.The feeling delights me.It means I'm doing something right.
  
  （1）Which can best describe the father when he was learning flamenco？

  
  A．Cautious.
  B．Hopeless.
  C．Depressed.
  D．Devoted.
  （2）Which has the similar meaning with the underlined word "rebound" in paragraph 4？

  
  A．Improve.
  B．Break.
  C．Suffer.
  D．Blossom.
  （3）Why did the author leave the guitar untouched？

  
  A．She intended to pass it down to her son.
  B．It reminded her of her unpleasant past.
  C．Deep sorrow drowned her at the sight of it.
  D．Carrying it made her feel a sense of burden.
  （4）Which of the following can be the best title for the text？

  
  A．Guitar Lessons From Strangers
  B．Love for Father on the String Again
  C．Adventures for Music Lovers in Spain
  D．Journey to Success as a Flamenco Guitarist
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• 3．    The night is completely black.But the darkness of a hill inside the crater of Indonesia's Kawah Ijen Volcano is lit up like a holiday light show.Tourists gather at the volcano to see what look like glowing blue rivers of lava.But they aren't rivers of lava.They're rivers of glowing sulfur （硫磺）.
      Glowing red lava flowing from an erupting volcano isn't unusual.Glowing sulfur is.Hot，sulfur-rich gases escape constantly from fumaroles （噴氣孔） in Kawah Ijen's crater.Scientists were told that sulfur miners on the volcano sometimes use torches to light the sulfur.The blue flames make Kawah Ijen popular with tourists，who watch from a safe distance.
      Sulfur is common in volcanic gas，and it can be used to produce many things.But it's so plentiful in Kawah Ijen's crater that miners make a dangerous daily journey into the crater to collect sulfur from a fumarole."The local people pipe the gases from the fumarole through pipes，"says scientist John Pallister.He has walked into the crater himself，wearing a gas mask for protection against the clouds of acid that rise from the lake."They use water from a spring to cool the pipes，"he says.This causes gases to change into liquid sulfur.The sulfur then cools and hardens into rock.Using this method，miners get more usable rock faster than if they just collect pieces.
      Miners face another hazard：a huge eruption.Kawah ljen's last big eruption was almost 200 years ago，but the volcano is still active.Indonesian scientists want to find a way to predict a big eruption in time to keep everyone safe.But the deep acid lake makes it difficult to pick up the usual signals that warn of a coming volcanic eruption.
      For example，certain gases are usually richer right before an eruption.But in this lake，those gases disappear into the deep water before they can register on the geologists' equipment.
      As scientists search for ways to predict this unusual volcano's behavior，Kawah Ijen's blue fires continue to attract audiences who appreciate the volcano's amazing glow.
  
  （1）What makes Kawah Ijen attractive to tourists？

  
  A．Its special outline.
  B．Its blue fire.
  C．Its glowing red lava.
  D．Its delightful scene in daylight.
  （2）What does paragraph 3 mainly talk about？

  
  A．The daily life of local miners.
  B．The method of getting sulfur effectively.
  C．The protection provided for Kawah Ijen.
  D．The process of researching the inner part of the crater.
  （3）What does the underlined word "hazard"in paragraph 4 mean？

  
  A．Danger.
  B．Decision.
  C．Direction.
  D．Disappointment.
  （4）What does the example in paragraph 5 show？

  
  A．The advantage of scientists' equipment.
  B．The working rules of scientists' research.
  C．The difficulty of predicting a big eruption.
  D．The necessity of patience in studying an eruption.
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基礎題（課文挖空）（共10分，每空1分）

• 10．    But then I began to hear about the work she was doing in Tanzania，a country that has many health problems，and now I am singing a different tune.Many dangerous diseases which are rare in China are quite commonly （1）

  （contract） in Tanzania.And，while the country is quite beautiful and has much natural wealth，many of the people are quite poor and live without things we take （2）

  granted，such as electricity，running water，cars and good transport systems，and supermarkets.One project that my mother worked on was （3）

  （ help） to build a cardiac hospital.Prior to this，if a Tanzanian had a heart condition and needed surgery，they would have to go abroad.Since this was quite expensive，many people went without medical treatment and some even died.Now not only are Tanzanians helped by the hospital，but people in（4）

  （ neighbour） countries are helped as well.It has made a big difference to their lives.My mother also does a circuit of the rural villages to provide medical treatment，help those with disabilities，and provide consultation and training for local doctors.In addition，her team has given patients new malaria treatment capsules that （5）

  （ invent） in China，and this has saved many lives.
      Today I want to replay to you that I'm proud of the work my mother has done，and I am now （6）

  （ support）of it.Is her work worth it？Yes，to the lives of the people she is helping，it is worth it.But by any （7）

  （ criterion）this work is worth it to us as well，because it shows that we are global citizens interested in world stability，and （8）

  we feel responsible for others and are ready to build a community with a shared future for mankind .Everyone deserves （9）

  fair chance in life.When I think of all the things that we as Chinese citizens can be most proud of，helping others comes at the top of this list.Now that I understand how important my mother's work is，I've decided to become a volunteer myself （10）

  （ help） people in other lands.In the future，I pray that you will do the same.
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第五部分：附加題：閱讀理解（10分，每題2.5分）

• 11．    In the summer of 2010，the NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer started its voyage of exploration.The expedition was the combination of a long planning effort that involved high-level science，and technical leadership in the U.S.jye.ai Indonesia.Indonesia's land and shallow seas are rich with a diversity of marine life.What particularly intrigued the interests of both U.S.jye.ai Indonesian ocean scientists was to find out if Indonesia's deep seas，which are nearly unexplored，are really biologically diverse.The scientists worked out an exploration plan that they believed offered a high probability of finding never-before-seen ecosystems in the deep seas.
      The expedition planning began with highly skilled mapping technicians working closely with the scientists to create a map of the area of interest.Using this map，the team could pick targets where active volcanoes were likely to be encountered.Once Okeanos Explorer reached the targets，her sonar mapping system was used to create more detailed maps of the exploration areas.
      Once the map was completed，volcanic features were identified by the science team.The second stage of exploration consisted of steaming slowly over the areas.At the same time，a sensor package was repeatedly lowered and raised.Operated by a technician on the ship，the sensor provided real-time data that revealed whether or not there were heat and chemical plumes in the water column.
      The third and final step of the exploration was then to use a remotely operated vehicle （ROV） to start a near-bottom visual search for active venting.The ROV，Little Hercules，which was made state-of-the-art for this expedition，produced impressive HD video imagery of both the geology and biology of the dive sites after returning.
      Despite all the technologies and methods，there's more to explore.It is through exploration that we obtain our fundamental knowledge and basic understanding of things and places previously unknown to us.
  
  （1）What is the' purpose of the expedition mentioned in paragraph 1？

  
  A．To promote the exchange between the U.S.jye.ai Indonesia.
  B．To make a huge profit from exploring the Indonesian ocean.
  C．To find out about the ecosystems of the Indonesian deep seas.
  D．To raise public awareness of protecting the Indonesian deep seas.
  （2）What was the first step of the expedition planning？

  
  A．Picking out the positions of active volcanoes.
  B．Working out a map of the exploration area.
  C．Getting a rough idea of the exploration targets.
  D．Identifying volcanic features by sonar systems.
  （3）What can we learn about Little Hercules？

  
  A．It was part of the sensor package.
  B．It was specifically designed for this expedition.
  C．It should be operated by a technician on the ship.
  D．It aimed to collect data about heat and chemical plumes.
  （4）Which of the following shows the organization of the text？

  
  A．
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  C．
  D．
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