2024-2025学年江苏省无锡市新吴区第三高级中学高一年级第一学期10月阶段测试英语（秋卷）

2024—2025学年江苏省无锡市新吴区第三高级中学高一年级第一学期10月阶段测试英语（秋卷）

一、阅读理解(★★)Viator,atripadvisorcompany,offersavarietyoftourismprogramsnearLondon.Thefollowingaresomeofitsprograms.ThamesRiverSightseeingCruise(乘船游览)withAfternoonTea(Aug18)WhileinLondon,youcanaddthemomentofenjoyingBritishtraditiontoanafternoonteacruise.YoucanhaveauniquediningexperiencewithfamilyandfriendsontheThamesRiver.AsyoucruisefromTowerPiertoWestminster,youcanenjoytea,freshlypreparedcakesandsandwiches,andviewLondon’sgreatlandmarks,includingtheTowerofLondon,St.Paul’sCathedralandtheLondonEye.LowestPrice:$57.7Duration:1.5hoursKid-FriendlyPrivateTour(Aug.20)ThistourisaprivatetouroftheTowerofLondonwithpre-bookedadmissiontickets.Itisspeciallydesignedforfamilieswithchildren,includinginterestingstoriesfromoverthecenturies.YoucanenjoyavisittotheCrownJewels,red-uniformedBeefeaters,andastopattheBeastsoftheRoyalMenagerie.LowestPrice:$309.35Duration:6hoursWalkingTour(Aug.22)Thisaction-packedwalkingtourcoversLondon’stwomosthistoricareas:theCityofLondonandWestminster.Seemorethan30sights,includingtheTowerofLondon,BigBen,BuckinghamPalaceandsoon.LowestPrice:$19.35Duration:5hoursNightOpen-TopBusTourwithChristmasLights(Nov.18)YouwillseeadifferentsideofLondononanopen-topbustourthatdiscoversthebestofthecity’sChristmaslights.SittingonthetopdeckgivesyouoverallviewsofEngland’scapital,includingtopattractionssuchasBuckinghamPalace,theTowerofLondonandSt.Paul’sCathedral.LowestPrice:$30.97Duration:2hours1.WhatcanvisitorsenjoyduringtheKid-FriendlyPrivateTour?

A．Freshlypreparedcakes.B．Christmaslights.C．ACruiseexperience.D．Interestingstories.2.HowlongdoestheWalkingTourlast?

A．1.5hours.B．2hours.C．5hours.D．6hours.3.Whichofthefourprogramsstartsthelatest?

A．WalkingTour.B．Kid-FriendlyPrivateTour.C．NightOpen-TopBusTourwithChristmasLights.D．ThamesRiverSightseeingCruisewithAfternoonTea.4.WhatdoThamesRiverSightseeingCruiseandNightOpen-TopBusTourhaveincommon?

A．Touristscanhaveabird’seyeviewofLondon.B．Theyarefamily-friendly.C．Theyofferafestiveexperience.D．TouristscanhaveauniquediningexperienceontheThamesRiver.5.WhatisspecialaboutKid-FriendlyPrivateTour?

A．TouristscanviewLondon’sgreatlandmarks.B．TouristscanvisittheTowerofLondonwithoutreservation.C．ItincludesallthetopattractionsinLondon.D．Itisintendedforfamilieswithkids.(★★★)Tolearntothinkistolearntoquestion.Thosewhodon'tquestionnevertrulythinkforthemselves.Thesearesimplerulesthathavegovernedtheadvancementofscienceandhumanthoughtsincethebeginningoftime.Advancementsaremadewhenthinkersquestiontheories(理论)andintroducenewones.Unfortunately,itisoftenthegreatandrespectedthinkerswhoendupslowingtheprogressofhumanthought.Aristotlewasabrilliantphilosopherwhosetheoriesexplainedmuchofthenaturalworld,oftenincorrectly.Hewassorespectedbythescientificcommunitythateven1,200yearsafterhisdeath,scientistswerestilltryingtobuilduponhismistakesratherthancorrectthem!Brilliantmindscanintimidateup­and­comingthinkerswhoarenotconfidentoftheirabilities.TheyoftenbelievetheyarenotasgoodasthemindsofgiantssuchasAristotle,leadingmanytoacceptcurrentideasinsteadofquestioningthem.I,likemanythinkersofthepast,oncebelievedinmymentalweakness.Iwascertainthatmyparents,myteachers—adultsingeneral—werealwaysright.Theywerelikeatextbooktome;Ididn'tquestionwhatwaswrittenonthosepages.Irespectedthem,andacceptedwhatevertheytoldme.Butthatattitudesoonchanged.Mymind'sindependencewasfirstdevelopedintheclassroom.Astern,65­year­oldelementary­schoolscienceteacheroncetoldmethatlightisatypeofwave.Iconfidentlywentthroughyearsofschoolbelievingthatlightisawave.Oneday，however,IheardtheGermanexchangestudentmentionthatlightcouldbemadeupofparticles(粒子).Astheotherslaughedathisstatement,Istartedtoquestionmybeliefs.Maybetheteachersandtextbookshadn'tgivenmethewholestory.Iwenttothelibrary,didsomeresearchandlearnedofthelight­as­a­waveversuslight­as­a­particledebate.IreadaboutEinstein'sdiscoveryofthedualnatureoflightandlearnedthefactsofaparadox(悖论)thatpuzzlestheworld'sgreatestthinkerstothisday.Lightbehavesasbothaparticleandawave,itisbothatonce.IrealizedIhadgonethroughlifeacceptingonlyhalfofthestoryasthewholetruth.Eachnewyearbroughtmorenewfacts,andIformulatedevenmorequestions.Ifoundmyselfinthelibraryafterschool,tryingtofindmyownanswerstogainamorecompleteunderstandingofwhatIthoughtIalreadyknew.Idiscoveredthatmyparentsandteachersaregoodtoolsinmyquestforknowledge,buttheyareneverthefinalword.Eventextbookscanbechallenged.Ilearnedtoquestionmysources,Ilearnedtobeathinker.IoncebelievedthateverythingIlearnedathomeandatschoolwascertain,butIhavenowdiscoveredtore­examinewhennecessary.Questionsaresaidtobethepathtoknowledgeandtruth,andIplantocontinuequestioning.Howmanythingsdoweknowforsuretodaythatwewillquestioninthefuture?Atthismoment,Iknowthatoursunwillburnforanotherfivebillionyears,andIknownothingcanescapethegravityofablackhole.Thisknowledge,however,maychangeinthenext20years—maybeeveninthenexttwo.Theonethingwecancontrolnowisouropennesstodiscovery.Questionsarethetoolsofopenminds,andopenmindsarethekeytointellectualadvancement.6.Inthefirstparagraph,Aristotleistakenasanexampletoshowthat______.

A．heisthegreatestandrespectedphilosopherofalltimeB．hugeinfluenceofgreatthinkersmaystophumanthoughtfromdevelopingC．advancementsaremadewhenthinkersquestiontheoriesD．greatthinkersoftenmakemistakesandthencorrectthem7.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“intimidate”inParagraph2mean?

A．Frighten.B．Encourage.C．Strengthen.D．Persuade.8.Theauthorbegantoquestionhispreviousbeliefsbecause______.

A．whathelearnedfromtextbooksbeforeturnedouttobewrongB．hewasinspiredbythedifferentideasfromanexchangestudentC．hewaslaughedatbyotherstudentsforhisunacceptablestatementD．hewasnotsatisfiedwithhislifeanddesperatetoachievesuccess9.Accordingtothepassage,theauthor______.

A．looksdownupongreatthinkersallthetimeB．neverdoubtswhathehaslearnedinthetextbookC．alwaysthrowshimselfintothelaboratoryD．isdeterminedtobeathinkerandquestioner10.Wecanconcludefromthelastparagraphthat______.

A．theauthorisnotquitesureabouthisfutureB．wehumanbeingsdon'tdaretopredictfutureC．thetheoryofblackholeswillchangeintwoyearsD．questioningisnecessarytopromoteadvancement(★★★)Ifyouthoughtthatyourchild’sacademicperformanceisbasedsimplyonthenumberofhoursspentonstudying,youarewrong.Goodgradesarearesultofmultiplefactors,everythingfromthechild’sbrainstotheenvironmenttheyarein.Andoneofthemajor,mostlyignored,influencingfactorsisphysicalhealth.Physicalactivityandhealthactuallycanimproveaperson’sabilitytolearn.AccordingtotheNationalAcademyofMedicine,exercisecanimproveachild’scognitiveabilities,health,andacademicperformancesignificantly.AccordingtoastudybytheUniversityofBritishColumbia,regularaerobicexercisebettersthefunctioningofthehippocampus,theareaofthebraininvolvedinlearningandmemory.Otherformsofexerciselikebalanceexercises,muscleexercises,andresistancetrainingdidnothavethesameresultonthebrain.Theeffectofexerciseonmemoryandthinkingisbothdirectandindirect.Directly,regularexercisegivestheabilitytoincreasethereleaseofgrowthfactors.Thesegrowthfactorsarechemicalsinthebrainthataffectthegrowthofnewbloodvessels,thehealthofbraincells,aswellasthesurvivalofnewbraincells.Ontheotherhand,gettingenoughexercisewillimprovesleepqualityandmood.Itwillalsoreducestressandanxiety.Itisbelievedthatthebenefitsofexerciseduringtheschooldayaregreaterthanthosecomingfromincreasingclasstime.Furthermore,thegreatestcognitivebenefitsfromphysicaleducationhavebeenseentocomeaboutwhenphysicaleducationwasgiveneitherinthefirsthalfofthedayormiddayratherthanattheendoftheday.Inordertogetthechildrenmoving,resttime,PEclasses,bikingorwalkingtoschoolshouldbepromoted.Activitieslikeafter-schoolsportsthatusedtobeheldatschoolshouldberestarted.Physicalactivityshouldnotbeseenasadispensableoptionbutasanimportanteducationalconcern.11.Whatfactorisoftenforgottenwhenitcomestogoodgrades?

A．Child’sHighIQ.B．Agoodenvironment.C．Physicalhealth.D．Thehoursspentonlearning.12.Whichofthefollowingexercisesisbestforlearningandmemory?

A．Regularaerobicexercise.B．BalanceexerciseC．Muscleexercise.D．Resistancetraining13.Howdoesexerciseinfluencethinkingindirectly?

A．Byreleasinggrowthfactorsinlargenumbers.B．Byinfluencingthegrowthofnewbloodvessels.C．Byaffectingthesurvivalofnewbraincells.D．Byimprovingaperson’smoodandsleepquality.14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“dispensable”meaninthelastparagraph?

A．Unique.B．Universal.C．Unusual.D．Unnecessary.15.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A．Mentalhealthshouldneverbeignored.B．Physicaleducationclassisreallyagoodoption.C．Exercisemaybringaboutgoodacademicgrades.D．Differentexerciseshavedifferentresultsonthebrain.(★★★)Startingthehighschoollifecanbeabigchallengeformanystudents,butwiththerightstrategies,itcanbeasmoothchange.16.GetorganizedOneofthefirstthingsyouneedtodoisgetorganized.17.Keepingtrackofyourassignments,tests,andextracurricularactivitieswillhelpyoumanageyourtimewisely.Settingasideregulartimeforstudying,breakingtasksintomanageableparts,andfindingastudyenvironmentthatworksforyouwillmakeyourstudyandschoollifeeasier.JoinclubsandactivitiesJoiningclubsandactivitiesisagreatwaytomeetnewpeopleandfindlike-mindedpeers(同龄人).Don’tbeafraidtostepoutofyourcomfortzoneandtrynewthings.Itcanalsohelpyoudiscovernewinterestsandpassions.18.Seekhelpwhenneeded19.Remember,it’sokaytoaskforhelp;nooneexpectsyoutoknoweverything.Don’tbeafraidtoaskteachers,counselors,orpeersforhelpwhenyouneedit.Recognizingwhenyouneedhelpisasignofstrength,notweakness.Seekinghelpcanprovideyouwithnewperspectives(视角；观点)andsolutionsthatyoumightnothaveconsideredonyourown.20Highschoolisatimeforexplorationandself-discovery.It’simportanttorememberthateveryoneisinthesameboatandthatit’sokaytomakemistakesasyoulearnandgrow.Beingreceptivetodifferentperspectivesandbackgroundscanhelpyouunderstandandappreciatethediversity(多样性)inyournewclass.

A．Staypositiveandopen-mindedB．FocusonyourprogressratherthanmistakesC．ThefirststepistocreateascheduleoraplanD．It’scompletelynormaltofeelatalossattimesE．Hopefully,herearesomebenefitsofrightstrategiestomakeitsmoothF．HerearesometipstohelpyoumakeyourfirstyearofhighschoolsuccessfulG．Everynewexperienceisanopportunitytolearnmoreaboutyourselfandtheworldaroundyou二、完形填空(★★★)WhenIbeganplanningtomovetoAucklandtostudy,mymotherwasworriedaboutalackofjobsandculturaldifferences.Ignoringthese_________,IgotthereinJuly2010.SoonafterIarrived,Irealizedtheimportanceofgettingajob_________mylivingexperience.Determinedtodothisonmyown,Ispentseveralweeksgoingdoor-to-doorforajob,butfound_________response.Oneafternoon,Iwalkedintoabuildingtoask_________hereweremyjobopportunities.Thepeoplethereadvisedmenottocontinuemyjobsearchinthat_________.AsIwasaboutto_________,amanwhohadbeenlisteningapproachedmeandaskedmetowaitoutsideforawhile.Nearlytenminuteslater,he_________.Heaskedmeaboutmyplansandencouragedmetostay_________.ThenheofferedmetoRoyalOakto_________ajob.Iwasalittlesurprised,buthada__________feelingabouthim.Alongtheway,IrealizedthatIhad__________resumes(简历).Seeingthis,themanstoppedathisbusinesspartner’sofficetomakemefifteen__________copies.Healsogavemesome__________ondressingandspeaking.Ihandedoutmyresumesandwenthomefeelingvery__________.Thefollowingday,IreceivedacallfromastoreinRoyalOakofferingmeajob.Itseemsthattheworldalways__________toyouwhenyouneedit.Andthistime,itwasacompletestrangerwhoturnedouttobearealblessing.21.A．doubtsB．instructionsC．concernsD．reasons22.A．atB．forC．ofD．with23.A．littleB．muchC．someD．any24.A．whereverB．whetherC．whyD．whenever25.A．mannerB．attitudeC．languageD．purpose26.A．answerB．workC．refuseD．leave27.A．hesitatedB．returnedC．passedD．regretted28.A．silentB．busyC．comfortableD．positive29.A．pickoutB．takeonC．searchforD．giveup30.A．dullB．guiltyC．goodD．general31.A．madeuseofB．takencareofC．becometiredofD．runoutof32.A．rightB．formerC．moreD．different33.A．adviceB．agreementC．impressionD．pressure34.A．funnyB．satisfiedC．disappointedD．lonely35.A．turnsoffB．goesoverC．looksupD．givesback三、语法填空(★★★)阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。YangshanHalfMarathon(马拉松),oneofthemostpopularruralracesinChina,tookplaceonMarch28inYangshantown,Wuxi,EastChina’sJiangsuprovince.Theracewaspartofthe25thYangshanPeachBlossomFestival,36includedaphotographycompetition,ashortvideocontest,acultureandartsfestival.Yangshan,37(locate)inwestWuxi’sHuishandistrict,isfamous38itstastyandjuicyhoneypeaches,whichripenbetweenJuneandAugust.TheannualYangshanHalfMarathon,hostedthreetimesfrom2017to2019(withabreakduetothepandemicin2020),39(be)amajoreventcombiningsportswithlocaltourismfeatures.Thehalfmarathonrace,whichstucktothesamecourseasbefore,hasbeen40(significant)upgraded(升级)andexpandedthisyear41(show)theruralrevitalization(复兴)effortsofwestWuxiaswellasshowingoffYangshan’sfamoustourist42(attraction).PuXiangfeng,deputyheadofHuishan’sbureauofculture,sportsandtourism,saidtheeventthisyearwas43hit.“Ireallylikedthemarathoncourse.ThespringinWuxiisbeautifulandthecountrylifeinYangshanis44(comfort).”saidYuTong,asportteacherfromHubeiprovincewhowonthefirstplaceinthemen’shalfmarathon,45(add)thathewoulddefinitelyjointheraceinYangshanandWuxiagain.(★★★)46.Aschoolhashonoredoneofitsbrightestandmost_________(promise)formerpupils.(所给词的适当形式填空)(★★)47.Thepresidentistoputforwardnew________(propose)forresolvingthecountry’seconomiccrisis.(所给词的适当形式填空)(★)48.Thelackof________(independent)hasbeenamajorconcernforkidsborninthe1990s.(所给词的适当形式填空)(★★)49.Math________(anxious)hasbecomeacommonpsychologicalconditionamongstudentsaroundtheworld.(所给词的适当形式填空)(★★)50.Asseniorhighschoolstudents,wearesupposedtotake________(responsible)forourownstudy.(所给词的适当形式填空)(★★★)51.Youshouldsetgoals______(base)onyourabilitiesandskills.(所给词的适当形式填空)(★★)52.Arelaxedfamilyatmosphereenables