福建省厦门市2023-2024学年高一英语上学期12月月考试题

Page110140120注意事项：答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号等信息填写在答题卡指定位置上。考试结束，考生提交答题卡。试卷自己妥善保管以备讲评时用。第一部分听力理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)5ABC10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。Whatistheman’sjobnow?A.Anengineer. B.Ateacher. C.Areporter.Whatdoesthemangivethewoman?A.Aplant. B.ACD. C.Someflowers.Whatisthewomangoingtodonext?A.Cookameal. B.Writeherpaper. C.Dosometyping.Whatwilltheweatherbelikeaccordingtotheman?A.Sunny. B.Rainy. C.Snowy.Whatdoesthemanthinkaboutthemodel?A.It’scheap. B.It’sworthy. C.It’sexpensive.第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)5ABC5秒钟;5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。WhatwastheweatherlikeinHarbinduringtheman’sstay?A.Hot. B.Cool. C.Cold.Whydidn’tthemanspendmuchmoneyonhistrip?Hestayedinalittlehotel.Hesharedmealswithhisfriends.Hestayedathisgrandfather’shouse.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Acouple. B.Friends. C.Parentandchild.Howmuchwillthespeakerspayfortheconcertintotal?A.$20. B.$40. C.$50.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。Whatshouldtheclubmemberswear?A.Golfshoes. B.Golfpants. C.Clubsweaters.Howmuchisahalf-hourlesson?A.$20. B.$40. C.$80.WhatdoweknowaboutWestwoodGolfClub?Ithasaswimmingpool.Teachersoftengivegrouplessons.Clubmemberscaninvitegueststoplaythere.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。Whatistheman’smajor?A.Tourism. B.Marketing. C.Internationalbusiness.Whatisarequirementofthejob?A.Travelingalot. B.Beingmarried. C.Livingabroad.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthejob?A.Boring. B.Challenging. C.Pleasant.Howsoonwillthemangetareply?A.Inthreedays. B.Insixdays. C.Intendays.听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。Howmuchisagrouptickettothecastle?A.$3. B.$4. C.$6.Whoshouldthestudentsgivemoneyto?A.Mr.Hill. B.Mrs.Philips. C.Mr.Gifford.Whattimeshouldthestudentsgettoschooltomorrowmorning?A.At7:15a.m. B.At7:30a.m. C.At7:45a.m.Whatshouldthestudentstakewiththem?A.Alunch. B.Apen. C.Apieceofpaper.第二部分阅读理解（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和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。AIfyou’dliketogosightseeing,thefollowingWorldHeritagesites(世界遗产保护地)maybeyourbestchoices.JiuzhaigouValleyScenicandHistoricInterestAreaJiuzhaigouValley,whichliesinthenorthernpartofSichuanProvince,China,reachesaheightofmorethan4,800m,withaseriesofdifferentforestecosystems(生态系统).It’sparticularlyfamousforitsnarrowlandformsandexcellentwaterfalls.Some140kindsofbirdsalsoliveinthevalley,aswellasanumberofendangeredplantsandanimals,includingthegiantpanda,JiuzhaigouValleywasrecognizedasaWorldHeritagesitebyUNESCOin1992.KhamiRuinsNationalMonumentThecityofKhami,whichdevelopedafterthecapitalofGreatZimbabwehadbeengivenupinthemid-16thcentury,isofgreatarchaeological(考古的interest.ThediscoveryofobjectsfromEuropeandChinashowsthatKhamiwasamajorcentrefortradeoveralongperiodoftime.ItjoinedtheWorldHeritageListin1986.HendersonIslandHendersonIsland,whichliesintheeasternSouthPacific,isoneofthefewatolls(环礁)intheworldwhoseecology(生态)hasbeenuntouched.Itisparticularlyfamousforthe10plantsand4birdsthatcanonlybeseenontheisland.ItwasrecordedintheWorldHeritageListin1988.OldCityofJerusalemAsaholy(神圣的)cityforthreedifferentreligionsintheMiddleEast,Jerusalemhasalwaysbeenofgreatreligiousimportance.ItwasgivenaWorldHeritageStatusin1981andplacedonthe“WorldHeritageinDangerList”thefollowingyear.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutJiuzhaigouValley?Itisfamousformanyancientobjects.Wonderfulwaterfallscanbeseenthere.Ithasbeenuntouchedbyhumanbeings.ItliesintheeasternSouthPacific.Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthatJerusalem .wasruinedinthemid-16thcenturywasoncebusinesscenterfortradeisaholycityforthreemajorreligionshasover140kindsofbirdslivingthereAccordingtothepassage,whichWorldHeritagesitewasmostrecentlyset?JiuzhaigouValleyScenicandHistoricInterestArea.KhamiRuinsNationalMonument.OldCityofJerusalem.HendersonIsland.BPeruvianfirefighterswerefightingtocontrolaforestfirenearMachuPicchuonThursday,asthefirepresentadangertotheancientcityhighintheAndeanmountains.MachuPicchu,asiteofIncaruinssittingontopofamountain,wasbuiltinthemid-15thcenturybytheIncas,whoseempirecontrolledlargeareasofSouthAmericafromwhatistodaysouthernEcuadortocentralChile.Consideredasoneofthenewsevenwondersoftheworld,itisatoptouristattractioninCusco,Peru.

Thefire,whichhaddamagedanareaabouthalfthesizeofVaticanCity,wasstartedonJune28,2022byfarmersburninggrasstopreparetoplantnewseeds.SinceTuesday,about20hectares(49acres)hadbeenaffectedbythefire,themayorofthenearbycityofCuscosaid.Thefire’sremoteness(偏远)hasgreatlyinfluencedfirefightingefforts.“Wehavealreadybeenfightingtheforestfirefortwodaysandithasnotbeenpossibletogetitundercontrol,fortheareaisquitefarawayandhardtoreach,”saidRobertoAbarca,directoroftheCuscoRiskManagementandSecurityOffice.Some600firefightersandvolunteersbattledthefire,andhelicoptersdroppedretardants(阻燃剂)infrontoftheflamestopreventthemfromspreadingtoarchaeological(考古学的)sites.“Thefirehasleftthecriticalzonewheretherearearchaeologicalmonuments,butisstillburningheavily,”thegovernmentsaid.WhileSouthAmerica’stoparchaeologicaltreasurewassafefromthefire,expertsfearedthedestructionofthousandsofacresofnearbyforestwoulddamageMachuPicchu’sattractiontotourists.WhatcanbelearnedaboutMachuPicchu?Ithasahistoryofathousandyears.Howandwhyitwasbuiltremainsunknown.ItcoversanareafromsouthernEcuadortocentralChile.Itisregardedasoneofthenewsevenwondersoftheworld.Whatdoweknowaboutthefirefromthepassage?Itwasputoutbeforeitreachedarchaeologicalsites.Itsremotenessaddedtothedifficultyoffirefighting.Itwasstartedwhenfarmerswereplantingnewseeds.Itaffectedabout49acresofMachuPicchualtogether.Howdoesthewritershowtheimpactofthefire?Byusingnumbers.Bygivingexplanation.Byprovidingexamples.Bymakingconclusion.Whereisthepassageprobablytakenfrom?A.Astorycollection. B.Atouristbrochure.C.Aweeklynewspaper. D.Ageographymagazine.CIfEnglishmeansendlessnewwords,difficultgrammarandsometimesstrangepronunciation,youarewrong.Haven'tyounoticedthatyouhavebecomesmartersinceyoustartedtolearnalanguage?AccordingtoanewstudybyaBritishuniversity,learningasecondlanguagecanleadtoanincreaseinyourbrainpower.Researchersfoundthatlearningotherlanguageschangesgreymatter,whichisareaofthebrainthatprocessesinformation.Itissimilartothewaythatexercisebuildsmuscles.Thestudyalsofoundtheeffectisgreater,theyoungerpeoplelearnasecondlanguage.AteamledbyDrAndreaMechelli,fromUniversityCollegeLondon,tookagroupofBritonswhoonlyspokeEnglish.Theywerecomparedwithagroupof"earlybilinguals"whohadlearntasecondlanguagebeforetheageoffive,aswellasanumberoflaterlearners.Scansshowedthatgreymatterdensity(密度)inthebrainwasgreaterinbilingualsthaninthosepeoplewithoutasecondlanguage.Butthelongerapersonwaitedbeforemasteringanewlanguage,thesmallerthedifference."Ourfindingssuggestthatthestructureofthebrainischangedbytheexperienceoflearningasecondlanguage,"saidthescientists.Itmeansthatthechangeitselfincreasestheabilitytolearn.ProfessorDylanVaughanJonesoftheUniversityofWaleshasresearchedtheconnectionbetweenbilingualismandmathsskills."Havingtwolanguagesgivesyoutwowindowsontheworldandmakesthebrainmoreflexible(灵活的),"hesaid."Youareactuallygoingbeyondlanguageandhaveabetterunderstandingofdifferentideas."ThefindingswerematchedinastudyofnativeItalianspeakerswhohadlearnedEnglishasasecondlanguagebetweentheagesoftwoand34.Reading,writing,andcomprehension(理解力)werealltested.Theresultsshowedthattheyoungertheystartedtolearn,thebetter."Studyingalanguagemeansyougetanentrancetoanotherworld,"explainedthescientists.Themainsubjecttalkedaboutinthispassageis .scienceonlearningasecondlanguageman’sabilityoflearningasecondlanguagelanguagecanhelpbrainpowerlanguagelearningandmathsstudyInthesecondparagraph,thewritermentions“exercise”inorderto .saylanguageisalsoakindofphysicallaborprovethatoneneedsmorepracticewhenhe(she)islearningalanguagetoshowtheimportanceofusingthelanguagewhenyoulearnthelanguagemakepeoplebelievelanguagelearninghelpsgreymatterworkwellWemayknowfromthescientificfindingsthat .theearlieryoustarttolearnasecondlanguage,thehigherthegreymatterdensityisthereisnodifferencebetweenalatersecondlanguagelearnerandonewhodoesn'tknowasecondlanguagetheexperienceoflearningasecondlanguagehasbadeffectonpeople'sbraintheabilityoflearningasecondlanguageischangingallthetimeTheunderlinedword“bilinguals'’probablymeans .aresearcheronlanguagelearningapersonwhoisgoodatlearningforeignlanguagesapersonwhocanspeaktwolanguagesanactivelanguagelearnerDIntheancientwalledcityofSana’a,mudskyscrapersrisehighintothesky.Thetoweringstructuresarebuiltentirelyoutofearthanddecoratedwithstrikinggeometric(几何图形的)patterns.ThelocalmudarchitectureissouniquethatthecityhasbeenrecognisedasaUNESCOWorldHeritagesite.“Asanoutstandingexampleofarchitecture,thecityhasanextraordinaryartisticquality,”UNESCOwritesinitsdescriptionofSana’a.“Thebuildingsalsoshowamazingcraftsintheuseoflocalmaterialsandtechniques.”

EventhoughthebuildingsinSana’aarethousandsofyearsold,theyremain“terriblymodern-day”,saysSalmaSamarDamliyi,co-founderoftheMudBrickArchitectureFoundation.Damliyisaysitiseasytoseewhythesemudbuildingshavenotlosttheirattraction—theyareextremelyadaptableformodernuse.“Itisthearchitectureofthefuture,”saysDamliyi.Architectsaroundtheworldarerevivingraw-earthconstruction(生土建筑)astheyseektoconstructbuildingsthatcanfightagainstextremeweathereventssuchasfloodsandintenseheat.Couldthisancientformofarchitectureinfluencethedesignofourfuturehomes?Concrete,acommonmodernconstructionmaterial,hasahugecarbonfootprint.Replacingconcretewithlesspollutingmaterialsisimportanttoachievingourclimategoals,scientistswarn.Theancientmaterial,mud,couldbetheperfectreplaceablechoicetoconcrete,accordingtoDamliyi.Constructingwithmudhasaverylowimpactontheenvironmentandthematerialitselfisfullyrecyclable,shesays.“Ifyouwanttopulldownawallorchangethedesign,youcanrecycleallthematerials.”Mudstructuresarealsostrongenoughtopreventextremeweather,suchasheatwaves,floodsanddroughts,whichscientistssaywillbecomemorefrequentastemperaturescontinuetorise.Therefore,peoplewhowishtoliveinamodern,comfortablehomeshouldconsideronemadeofmud.Overall,itmakesforhighlyadvancedaswellassustainabledesign.Accordingtothefirsttwoparagraphs,buildingsinSana’aare“unique”because .theyaretallandtowerovertheentirecitytheirgeometricpatternscreateartisticfeelingstheyarebeautifullycreatedwithlocalresourcestheirfascinatinghistoryhasattractedmanytouristsWhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutmudmaterialsaccordingtothepassage?Theycanreducethechanceofextremeweatherevents.Theycanbeidealforfutureconstruction.Theymightproducelotsofgreenhousegasemissions.Theymightcauselargetemperaturechanges.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat .mudmightbeanimportantsolutiontotheclimatecrisisthemudbuildingsinSana’aarenolongersuitabletoliverebuildingmudconstructionwouldtakegreateffortsmudbecomesthefavouritematerialofarchitectsWhatdoyouthinkmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?TheHistoricCitiesthatMarkHumanCivilizationTheConstructionIndustrythatThreatensClimateGoalsTheModernArchitecturethatSurvivesExtremeWeatherTheAncientMaterialthatMakesforFutureHouseDesigns第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分,满分12.5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。HowtoChooseCoursesforHighSchoolFreshmenWelcometotheexcitingworldofhighschool!Asafreshman,youmaybefeelingunsureofhowchoosetherightcourses.Fearnot,wewillguideyouthroughtheprocessofchoosingtheperfectcoursesforyouruniqueacademicjourney.StartwithyourstrengthsThefirststepinchoosingcoursesistotakealookatyourstrengthsandinterests.Whatcoursesareyoubetterat?36Forexample,ifyoulovescienceandmath,youmightwanttostartwiththoseareas.ConsideryourcareergoalsThinkaboutwhatjobsyouareinterestedininthefuture.37Forinstance,ifyouwanttobecomeadoctor,youmightwanttotakebiologyandchemistrycourses.TalktotheschooladvisersSchooladvisersareyourvaluableresourcewhenitcomestochoosingcourses.Theycanhelpyoufindyourinterests,strengths,andcareergoals.Theyalsorecommendcoursesthataresuitableforyou.3839Whenchoosingcourses,it’simportanttoconsideryourschedule.Willyouhaveenoughtimetocompleteyourhomeworkandstillhavetimeforotheractivities?Willthecoursesconflictwitheachother?Forexample,ifyouhaveheavyworkofmathandsciencecourses,youmightwanttoavoidaddinganotherchallengingcoursetoyourplate.ResearchthesubjectsBeforechoosingacourse,takesometimetoresearchthesubjectmatter.Lookforreviewsandfeedbackfrompresentandformerstudents.40Thiswillhelpyoumakeabetterdecisionaboutwhichcoursesarerightforyou.BalanceyourtimeLookatyourscheduleWhatcourseswillhelpyouachievethosegoals?Sciencecoursesarebestforchoosingajobinthefuture.Whatsubjectsdoyoufindyourselfnaturallyattractedto?Inaword,theyhelpyoufindtheperfectfitspeciallyforyou.Theycanhelpyougetasenseofthecoursecontentanddifficultylevel.第三部分语言运用（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。“Inthreeweeks,”shoutedmygymteacher,“wewillbeginouryearlyphysicalfitnesstesting.Be41 tocompletethemilerunwithintenminutes.Wewillpracticeitduringgymclassuntilthetest.”Theclassstartedcomplaining（抱怨）.Mycomplaintwasthe 42 becauseIwastheworst

myclassinrunning.Forme,itmeant43forbeingtheslowestintheclass,aswellasphysicalpainandtoomuchsweat.Istood44attheschooltrack.Asmyteacherexplainedtherun,Imadeadesperate（孤注一掷的）decisionto45withmyfastestfriendLilyforaslongasIcouldduringtherun.Thesharpwhistleblew,andwe46.Lilyspedaheadoftheentireclassinthreelongsteps.Breathingingreatamountsofair,I47rightbehindher.EverytimeIfeltthedesiretostop,Ipushedmybodyabitfarther.WhenIfinallygaveintomyself-requestandslowedtoawalk,IrealizedthatIhad48halfofamilerunningdirectlybehindLily.AlthoughI49theremaininghalfmile,Ifinishedbeforesomeofmyfasterfriends.50asIwasatmyunexpectedprogress,Icouldn’thelpbutbelievethatithappenedbychance.IwasafraidI’dneverrun51again.So,everynightfortherestoftheweek,Iranupanddownmystreet,buildingmyselfupinpreparationforthetestinthefollowing52.Myprogresswas 53 butsureoverthenextfewmonths.WhenwechangedP.E.groups,Ibecamethefastestgirlinmyclass.Iwas,surprisinglyenough, 54 Wednesdaymorninggymclass.Runninghasgotmeintoshape.Farmoreimportantly,though,I’velearneda（n）55sinceIbeganthesport.IcantrulydoanythingifIsetmymindonit,evenifitseemsmorethanimpossible.41.A.preparedB.confusedC.advancedD.scheduled42.A.highestBcleverestC.loudestD.lowest43.A.adventureB.strengthC.trickDshame44.A.shoutingBshakingC.cheatingDadmiring45.A.compareB.workC.stickDagree46.A.tookoffB.camealongC.lookedonD.turnedup47.A.leftB.followedC.joggedD.waited48.A.escapedB.narrowedC.coveredD.skied49.A.wanderedB.jumpedC.ranD.walked50.A.AngryB.SadC.PleasedD.Shocked51.A.quicklyB.hurriedlyC.happilyD.obviously52.A.monthB.weekC.yearD.day53.A.slowB.amazingC.rapidD.smooth54.A.quittingB.hatingC.enjoyingD.taking55.A.experienceB.lessonC.skillD.chance第二节语法填空（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下列短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。（一）TheearliestwrittenChinesewasbasedonpictures,datingbackseveralthousandyearstotheuseofanimalbonesandshellswheresymbols56(carve)byancientChinesepeople.Laterthesymbolsbecameawell-developedwritingsystem.Overtime,itdevelopedintodifferentforms,becausetherewastime57peopleweredividedgeographicallyanditinturnledtomanyvarietiesofdialectsandcharacters.ItwasafterEmperorQinshihuangunitedthesevenmajorstates58theChinesewritingsystembegantodevelopinonedirection.Thewritingsystemwas 59 greatimportanceinunitingtheChinesepeopleandculture.（二）Theopeningceremony(开幕式)ofthe19thAsianGamesinHangzhouwas60amazingdisplayofChinesecultureandinnovation.Withshockingvisuals,innovativeperformances,theceremonywasafeastforthesenses.Theceremonywasthemed“MemoriesofJiangnan”,61(creative)usingtheelementofwatertoshowcasetheregion’snaturalbeautyandculturalcharm.TheceremonyalsocontainedelementsofLiangzhucultureandtheQiantangRivertides,62(promote)China’slongandstoriedhistoryandculturalheritage.（三）PresidentXiJinpinghasencouraged 63(variety)partiestomakefulluseoftheDigitalTradeExpotoseekcooperation,commondevelopmentandsharedbenefits,inordertobuilddigitaltradeintoanewengineforjointdevelopment.Vice-PresidentHanZheng, 64attendedopeningceremonyoftheexpoandreadtheletterfromXi,saidChinathinksdigitaltradeasoneofthethreemain65(factor)supportingthebuildingofastrongtradingnation.Chinaiswillingtoworkwithothernationstocreateanopenenvironmentforthedevelopmentofthedigitaleconomy,andtopromotethehigh-qualitydevelopmentofglobaldigitaltrade,hesaid.第四部分写作(共两节，满分30分)第一节应用文(满分15分)（English于上周在学校图书馆举办了“走进经典”代表该社团写一篇活动报道，内容包括：活动目的；2.活动内容；3.注意：1.80字左右；可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。ReadClassics,LearnEnglish

第二节概要写作(满分15分)阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。Theimportanceofreadingisobvious.Ifyou'renotabigfanofbooks,that'sOK!You'renotalone!Butbeforeyoushutdownbooksandreadingalltogether,taketimetolearnmoreabouttheimportanceofreadingandalltheamazingbenefitsthatcomewithit.Readingcanhelpimproveyourvocabulary.Itincreasesexposurewithnewwordsandmakesiteasierforwordstostay.Sayingnewwardsoutloudhelpsyoubetterrecallthemandpickthemup,makingthesenewwordspartofyourownactivevocabulary.Readingallowsforcreativethinking.Ifyouwereanexplorer,youwouldlearnabouttheworldthroughdirectexperience.Sadly,youcan'talltaketothehighroadanddisappearintothesunset.Butyoucandiscovernewworldsthroughreadingbooks.Readingabookusestheimaginationandthisinturdevelopsyourcreativity,whichallowsyoutodreamandthinkinwaysthatyouwouldhaveneverbeenabletobefore.Readingbringsjoyandhappinesstoyourlife.Youdon'treadbecauseyouhaveto.Youreadbecauseyouhavefundoingit,are