2024-2025学年江苏省扬州市仪征市精诚高级中学高一上学期12月月考英语试卷

2024—2025学年江苏省扬州市仪征市精诚高级中学高一上学期12月月考英语试卷

一、阅读理解(★★)OutstandingkidsGitanjaliRao,15“Observe,research,buildandcommunicate.”ThatiswhatyoungscientistGitanjaliRaotoldactorAngelinaJolieaboutherworkusingtechnologytodealwithissuesrangingfromdirtydrinkingwatertocyberbullying(网络欺凌).Evenovervideochat,herbrilliantmindshonethrough,alongwithherinspiringmessagetootheryoungpeople:“IfIcandoit,youcandoittoo.”TylerGordon,14TylerGordonhasaspeechdisorder.“Hisescapewastonotspeakinfrontofpeople,”saysGordon’smother,NicoleKindle.Butat10,Gordonfoundhisartisticvoice.Hewonfirstplaceinanartcontest.Hisbigbreakcamein2018,whenhisportrait(画像)ofNBAstarKevinDurantwentviral.“Sincehestartedpainting,Ican’tgetthekidtobequiet,”saysKindle.NowGordonhopeshecanshowotherkidshowtoovercometheirchallengeswithartaswell.BellenWoodard,10Inthirdgrade,oneofBellenWoodard’sclassmatesaskedherfora“skincolor”crayon(蜡笔).Woodard,whowastheonlyblackstudentinhergrade,says,“ItoldhernexttimeIwasgoingtoaskwhatcolorshewantsbecauseitcouldbelotsofdifferentcolors.”Thenshebeganmakingasetof12“skincolor”crayons.“Iwantedtohavecrayonsforapurpose,”shesays.“Mydifferentshades(色度)ofpeachesandbrownscanhopefullymatcheveryone.”IanMcKenna,16IanMcKennawasinthirdgradewhenhelearnedthatnearlyaquarterofthekidsathisschoolweren’tgettingenoughtoeatathome.Hethought,whynotplantagardenatschool,sothatkidsinneedcouldtakefoodhome?Now,sevenyearslater,McKennahasprovidedmorethan20,000poundsoforganicproduceformanyfamilies.1.Whousesarttoovercomethefearofpublicspeaking?

A．GitanjaliRao.B．IanMcKenna.C．BellenWoodard.D．TylerGordon.2.WhatisBellenWoodard’spurposeinmakingthecrayons?

A．Tohelpstudentsinrealneed.B．Tospreadamessageofinclusion.C．Toencouragekidstoloveart.D．Toinspiretheyoungtosolveproblems.3.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesIanMcKenna?

A．Brave.B．Caring.C．Proud.D．Confident.(★★★)StephanieLouiseKwolekwasborninthesmalltownofNewKensington,Pennsylvania,in1923.HerparentswereimmigrantsfromPoland.Stephanie’sschoolwassosmallthattwogradesweretaughtinoneclassroom.Shewasanexcellentreaderwithagreatmemory.Shewasalsoverygoodatmath.Theolderkidsinherclassgotannoyedwhensheknewanswersthattheydidn’t.Stephanie’sloveoflearningcamefromherfather.Everynightwhenhecamehomefromwork,hesatandreadabookornewspaper.HeencouragedStephanietoexplorethegreatoutdoors.Together,theyoftenwalkedinthewoods,collectingleaves,flowers,andseeds.Stephanie’smother,aseamstress(女裁缝),inspiredStephanie’screativity.Shecopiedhermother’spatternstomakecostumesforpaperdolls.Sometimes,sheusedthesewingmachinewhenhermotherwasn’tlooking.Stephanielikedworkingwithfabric(织物),andshewasgoodatit.Shethoughtaboutacareerinfashiondesign.AsStephaniegrewolder,shedecidedshewantedtousesciencetohelppeopleanddecidedtobecomeadoctor.Shestudiedchemistryincollege,butwhenshegraduated,shecouldn’taffordtogotothemedicalschool.Instead,shegotajobasachemistattheDuPontCompanytoearnhertuitionfees.Thejobwassupposedtobetemporary,butStephaniefellinlovewithitandneverlookedback.HerworkatDuPontcombinedherchildhoodloveofscienceandfabricwithherinterestinhelpingpeopleandsolvingproblems,andhercreationswouldchangetheworld.AtDuPont,StephanieinventedKevlarfiber.It’sfivetimesstrongerthansteel.Kevlarfiberisnowusedinmorethan200products,includingspacecraftandbulletproofvest(防弹衣).Stephanie’sinventionhassavedcountlesslives.Shespentherliferesearchingandteachingpeopleaboutherwork,andwasastrongadvocateforwomeninsciencearoundtheworld.4.WhichwordcanbestdescribeStephanieLouiseKwolekasachild?

A．Popular.B．Friendly.C．Smart.D．Hard-working.5.WhatdoweknowaboutStephanie’sparents?

A．Stephanie’sfatherusedtotakehertofieldtrips.B．Stephanie’smothertaughthertousesewingmachines.C．TheyencouragedStephanietoworkinfashiondesign.D．TheymovedtoPolandtosendStephanietoabetterschool.6.WhydidStephanieworkattheDuPontCompanyinthefirstplace?

A．Tosavemorepeople’slives.B．Tostudythescienceoffabric.C．Tosolvetheproblemoffiber.D．Tomakemoneyforhereducation.7.Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?

A．Stephanie’scontributiontoscienceB．Womenscientists’influenceontheworldC．TheadvantagesofKevlarfiberinthewarD．ThepopularityofStephanie’sinventionindailylife(★★★)Soilisoneofthemostimportantmaterialsofdailylife.It’snecessaryforgrowingthefoodandresourceswedependon,protectingagainstdrought(干旱)andfloodingandstoringcarbondioxideforyearstocome.Butthedirtunderourfeetisconstantlyindangerbecauseofrisingtemperaturesandlossofbiodiversitycausedbyclimatechange.Althoughwemaythinksoilissimple,it’sprettyhardtoknowwhat’sreallygoingondeepinthegroundfromthesurface.ScientistsinItaly,however,thinktheymayhavearoboticsolution—aseed-inspired(受种子启发的)robot.ScientistsattheBioinspiredSoftRobotics(BSR)Labhavedevelopedthefirst4D-printedseed-inspiredsoftrobot,whichcanactassensorsformonitoringpollutants,CO2levels,temperatureandhumidity(湿度)insoil.TheywereinspiredbyaSouthAfricangeranium(agardenplant).Theseedsoftheplanthavetheabilitytochangeshapeinresponsetohowhumidtheirenvironmentis.Whenthetimecomesfortheseedstoleavetheplant,theycanseparatethemselvesfromtheplantandmoveindependentlytofindtheirwaythroughsoil.Thecurlyseedscanfindahomeforthemselvessimplybybecomingbiggerorsmallerdependingonthewatercontentintheair.Theteamimitatedtheseedsanddevelopedrobotsthatusematerialsthatalsochangeshapewhenexposed(暴露)tohumidity.Whentestedinasoilsample,therobotwasabletorockfromsidetoside,adaptitsshapetothespace,andgetintoholesinthegroundlikeanaturalseed.Nottomention,itwascapableofliftingthingsabout100timesitsownweight.FirstauthorLucaCecchinisaidthattherobotiseasytobreakdownandcausesnoharmtothesoil.Itcouldbeusedasawireless,battery-freetoolforsurfacesoilexplorationandmonitoring.8.Whatcanbelearnedaboutsoilfromparagraph1?

A．Itisatrisk.B．Itcanbeeasilypolluted.C．Itisseldomstudiedbyscientists.D．Itispartlyresponsibleforclimateproblems.9.Whatisthescientists’purposeofinventingtherobot?

A．Todealwithclimatechange.B．Toimprovefarmingefficiency.C．Tomonitortheconditionofsoil.D．Totestthe4D-printingtechnology.10.Whatisthebasicdesignfeatureoftheseed-inspiredrobot?

A．Controllingthesoiltemperature.B．Changingtheshapeofplantseeds.C．Carryingtheseedstotherightplace.D．Adaptingtohumiditychangesinsoil.11.WhatdidLucaCecchinisayabouttherobot?

A．Itishighlyaffordable.B．Itisenvironment-friendly.C．Itdoesn’tperformwellinthefield.D．Itworkswellunderextremeconditions.(★★★)ForninedaysinOctober,theNewMexicoskiesarepaintedashundredsofballoonsliftofffromAlbuquerque'sBalloonFiesta(节日)Park.Forballooningfansworldwide,theAlbuquerqueInternationalBalloonFiestaisapilgrimage(朝圣).There'ssomethingforeveryonetoenjoy—specialshapesfilledwithequalpartsofhotairandwonder,andBalloonGlowsthatcreateamagicalnightlandscape(景观)foraudiencetowander.TheAlbuquerqueInternationalBalloonFiestaisaworld-famousattractionanddestinationforkidsofallages.Formorethanthreedecades,thefirstweekinOctoberbringsthesmellofroastingchiles(辣椒)andthebeautiful,magicalmovingpictureshowofhotairballoonssailingsilentlythroughthecrispfallair.GuestsfromallovertheworldcometoAlbuquerquetocelebrateballooning.LiterallyhundredsofballoonswillbetakingflightfromtheBalloonFiestaParkthisyear.Fromitsbeginningsin1972with13balloonslaunchingfromashoppingmallparkinglot,theBalloonFiestahasgrowntovariouseventslaunchingyear-roundatthecustom-designed,365-acreBalloonFiestaPark.Oursignature(标志性的)eventremainsBalloonFiesta—which,with700balloons,isthelargestballooningeventonearth,themostphotographedeventonearth,andthelargestyearlyinternationaleventheldintheUnitedStates.Imagine54footballfields,allputtogether.That'sthesizeofBalloonFiestaPark's78-acrelaunchfield!AndatthisPark's“playingfield”,therearenolosingteamsandnoviewingstands.Guestswalkthefieldandarepartoftheaction....BalloonFiestaParkliesnorthofAlmedaBoulevard,onemilewestofInterstate-25.12.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A．Aballoonfestival.B．Aspecialtour.C．Acustom-designedPark.D．Awonderfullandscape.13.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?

A．BalloonFiestahasahistoryof30years.B．BalloonFiestaisonlyheldinthedaytime.C．TheBalloonFiestaisheldatthebeginningofOctober.D．MovingshoworcartoonsareplayedduringBalloonFiesta.14.Whatistheomitted(省略的)partinParagraph5probablyabout?

A．Howthefestivalbegins.B．WhentheBalloonFiestaParkwasbuilt.C．Thereasonforholdingthefestival.D．Thedescriptionofthebusyfestivalscene.15.Whereisthistextprobablytakenfrom?

A．Anewsreport.B．Anadvertisement.C．Apersonaldiary.D．Aclassicnovel.(★★★)ItcouldbetimetoadmitthatyouhaveahabitofputtingoffyourtasksbecauseyouwastetoomuchtimeontheInternet.Ifyouarereadytocutdownthetimethatyouspendonit,itmayseemdifficult.16PayattentiontothetimethatyouspendontheInternet.17Makesureyouknowhowlongittakesyoutodoeachtaskandrecordexactlywhatyoudo.Thendetermineifanactivityisreallynecessary.You'dbesurprisedathowmuchtimeyouactuallyspendonnecessaryinsteadofunnecessaryonlineactivities.18Thoughitmayfeelstrangetousetechnologytostopyoufromusingtechnology,thisiswhatwefacetoday.Toimproveyourworkefficiency(效率)whileyouareonline,useappsthatblocktheaccess(通道)towebsitesyoualwaysgoto.Thiswaywilltellyounottojumpovertothewebsiteswhenyouhavethetasktodo.Whenworking,avoidusingyourphone.Withyoursmartphoneathand,youwillwastelotsoftimeontheInternetYouhavetostopwastingtimeonline.Putawayyourphonewhenyouareworkingorstudying.19Soyouareunabletocheckyourphonebecauseyoudon'tseeit.Askothersforhelp.Ifyoucan'tcontrolyourselfandyouwastetoomuchtimeontheInternet,itmaybetimetoaskothersforhelp.20Yourfamilymemberscanbehelpfultoyou.

A．Keepyourphoneinanotherroom.B．Blocktheaccesstoyourfavoritewebsites.C．Itiseasierforyoutocontrolyourselfwithothers'help.D．Herearesomemethodsthathelpyoudowiththedifficulty.E．Doallofyourcomputerworkatthebeginningofyourproject.F．Tobreakthehabit,learnhowtomanagethetimeyouspendonline.G．Youwillfindtheseusefultipscanhelpyousolvemostofyourproblems.二、完形填空(★★★)LocalscallitMosi-oa-Tunya—“thesmokethatthunders”.Noother_______describesVictoriaFallsbetter.IsawaphotoofthefallsasachildandI_______then,thatwaswhereIwouldgooneday!Thirtyyearslater,Iachievedthat_______.IstoodattheentranceoftheVictoriaFallsParkontheZimbabwe(津巴布韦)sideofthefalls!Icouldnotcontrolmy_______!Fromtheentrance,Ifollowedthepaththatleadsvisitorsthroughtheforesttothefalls.AsI_______thefalls,IheardthethunderousroarandI_______mysteps.Imademywaytoaclearingandtheretheywere:VictoriaFalls!Istoppedforseveralminutesto_______theimpressiveview,andthencontinuedtowalkalongthepaththroughtheforest.Thepathbranchedofftovariouslookouts(瞭望台),eachofwhichoffered_______viewsofthefallsontheothersideofthegorge(峡谷).Asidefromwalkingthroughtheforestto_______thefalls,theparkalsohasseveral________forthrill-seekers.Theactivitiesrangefromfox-flyingacrossthegorgetogorgeswinging,I________tostayput(留在原地)andenjoytheview.Iwatchedthesethrill-seekersandtheirscreamsmademebelievethatI’dmadethe________decision!SeeingVictoriaFallstrulywasadreamcometrueandIwas________thatIgottoseeit.Itwasa________thatIdidn’tgettoexperiencethefallsfromtheothersidewherethe________couldsitinanaturalpoolattheveryedge(边缘)ofthefalls.21.A．pictureB．ideaC．nameD．position22.A．knewB．wonderedC．doubtedD．guessed23.A．standardB．successC．levelD．dream24.A．fearB．angerC．excitementD．curiosity25.A．sawB．approachedC．describedD．drew26.A．heardB．countedC．followedD．quickened27.A．enjoyB．shareC．recallD．miss28.A．popularB．amazingC．normalD．similar29.A．protectB．viewC．imagineD．avoid30.A．coursesB．showsC．activitiesD．places31.A．refusedB．agreedC．forgotD．chose32.A．rightB．finalC．hardD．brave33.A．gladB．afraidC．sureD．sorry34.A．wayB．questionC．pityD．possibility35.A．customersB．visitorsC．managersD．guides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。IrecentlyvisitedBeijingwithmyparentsandyoungerbrother.Wehad36wonderfultimeonthetwo-daytourwearrangedthroughtheBeijingForbiddenCitytravelagency.OnthemorningofJuly11th,thedayafterwearrivedinBeijing,ourguideMissWutookustovisittheMingTombs.Wespentaboutanhour37(look)aroundthetombs.Thenwevisitedafactoryproducing38(tradition)clothshoes.Theywerereallybeautiful,anditwasfuntoseehowtheproducts39(make).Mymotherevenboughttwopairsofclothshoes.Afterleavingthefactory,weweretakentoarestaurant40serveddeliciousBeijingroastduck.Afterlunch,weheadedtoBadalingGreatWall.Wetookacarupthehillandgotontothewallatthetop.ThewalkingonBadalingGreatWalltook41(we)twohours.Theviewsfromthewallwerejust42(amaze).Thathikewasabittiring,43itwasmyfavoritepartofthetour.Thenextmorning,wewenttoseetheBird’sNestandtheWaterCube,themainOlympicstadiumswhichwasbuilt44the2008OlympicGames.Intheafternoon,weweretakentoseetheForbiddenCity,whichwasoneofthemostfamous45(attraction).Itwashuge,sowespentthewholeafternoonthere.(★★★)46.Mywashingmachine________(repair)thisweek,soIhavetowashmyclothesbyhand.(所给词的适当形式填空)(★)47.Manyinterestingexperiments__________________(carry)outthesedays.（所给词的适当形式填空）(★★)48.Theclassroom______(clean),soyoudon’tneedtocleanitagain.（所给词的适当形式填空）(★★★)49.Thenewgenerationofcomputers,withartificialintelligence,________(develop)andperfectednow.(所给词的适当形式填空）(★★★★)50.Toourdelight，manyendangeredspecies________（protect）bythegovernmentnow.（所给词的适当形式填空）(★★★)51.Despitethepreviousroundsoftalks,noagreement_________(reach)sofarbythetwosides.(所给词的适当形式填空)(★★)52.Thecentreis______(equipment)withaswimmingpool.（所给词的适当形式填空）(★★)53.Itis______(assume)thattheeconomywillcontinuetoimprove.(所给词的适当形式填空)(★★)54.Therehasbeensome______(reduce)ofinunemployment.（