2024-2025学年山东省乳山市银滩高级中学高一上学期1月月考英语试卷

2024—2025学年山东省乳山市银滩高级中学高一上学期1月月考英语试卷

一、阅读理解(★★)Hometotheworld’ssecondbiggestfreshwaterlake,aswellasitslongestlake,Africahostssomeofthebestlakesontheplanet.Herearesomeofourpicks:LakeAssal,DjiboutiSittingat155metersbelowsealevel,LakeAssalisinAfrica’slowestpoint.Itssaltlevelsare10timesgreaterthanthesea.Assuchitisalsotheworld’slargestsaltreserve(储备量).Visitorswillnotethereisnowildlifearoundduetoitsunfriendlydesertclimateandsupersaltywater.LakeRetba,SenegalPhotographyfanswillloveLakeRetbaforitsbreathtakingscenery.AlsocalledthePinkLakeofSenegal,itisanimpressivepink-coloredlake.Thecolorcomesfromatypeofalgae(海藻)thatgrowsbecauseofthelargeamountofsaltinthelake.Toseethelakeatitsmostpink,you’llwanttovisitduringtheNovembertoJunedryseason.LakeTurkana,KenyaLakeTurkanaisthelargestlong-lastingdesertlakeintheworld,aswellasitsfourth-largestsaltlake.LakeTurkanaismostfamousforthevaporrisingoutoftheactivevolcano(火山)withinit.Adreamplaceforbird-watchers,itishometohundredsofbirdspeciesthatareonlyfoundinKenya.1.WhatmakesLakeRetbapink-colored?

A．Itsdepth.B．Thedesertclimate.C．Itsamountofsalt.D．Acertainsea-plant.2.WhatisLakeTurkanamostfamousfor?

A．Thelargesize.B．Theuniquebirdspecies.C．Thesandybeaches.D．Thesteamfromthevolcano.3.Whatdothethreelakeshaveincommon?

A．Theyaresaltwaterlakes.B．Theysitbelowsealevel.C．Theyarerichinwildlife.D．Theysharethesametouristseason.(★★★)DowninOaxaca,Mexico,thereisaspecialfestivalonDecember23rdcalledlaNochedeRábanos,ortheNightoftheRadishes(萝卜之夜).Everyyear,peoplefromalloverthestatedisplaytheiramazingradishsculptures.BothOaxacansandtouristswaitexcitedlyforthe23rd,andlineupstartingintheafternoontoseetheyear’sart.Overahundredyearsago,therewasamarketheldonDecember23rdcalledlaVigiladeNavidad.ItwasaspecialChristmasmarketforpeopletobuyingredients,decorations,andsoon.Vendors(摊贩)atthismarketwouldcarve(雕刻)radishestodecoratetheirstalls.Thecarvedradishesbecameverypopular,andpeoplestartedtobuythemasChristmasdecorations.Overtheyears,itissaid,thevendorswouldcompetetoseewhocouldmakethebestsculptures.Finallythetraditionhasbecometoday’syearlyfestivalwhichdrawstouristsfromallovertheworld.Theradishesusedinthefestivalarebiggerthannormal(upto3kg),andareharvestedjustaweekbeforehand.Therearetwotypesofsculptures:traditionaldesignsand“free”designs.ThetraditionaldesignsincludeChristmasscenesordesignsrelatedtoOaxaca.Freedesignscanbeanything,butsometimesincludefamouspeopleandanimals.Therearealsotwoothertypesofplantsculptures,onemadefromflowers,anothermadefromcornhusk.Asyouwalkthroughtherowsofradishartyou’llhearlivemusic,andyoucanevenseefireworksattheend.Closebythereisdeliciousstreetfood,Christmasmarkets,andmanygalleriesandstores,alldecoratedwithlights.ForpeoplewantingtotravelforChristmas,Oaxacaisanexcellentplacetovisit.TherearelotsofdifferenteventsalongwiththeNightoftheRadishes.TheweatherinDecemberisusuallywarm(20°Conaverage),andtheskyisoftensunnyandcloudless.It’saperfectvacationplaceforpeoplecomingfromwinteryclimates.4.WhyistheNightoftheRadishesheld?

A．Todisplayradishart.B．Tocelebrategoodharvest.C．Toexpressbestwishes.D．Tomarkseasonalchanges.5.Whatdoesparagraph2focusonabouttheNightoftheRadishes?

A．Itsimpact.B．Itsorigin.C．Itsmeaning.D．Itscelebrations.6.Whichbelongstotraditionaldesignsofradishsculptures?

A．Mexicanpresident.B．Ahorse.C．ThemuseumofOaxaca.D．Aflower.7.What’sthepurposeofthetext?

A．Todrawtouristsfromcoldclimates.B．Toshowthelinkbetweenartandlife.C．TopromoteMexicanhandmadeartworks.D．TointroduceaspecialChristmastradition.(★★★)I’velivedinCardiganBay(卡迪根海湾)inWestWalessinceIwasafewmonthsold.You’vegoteverythingyouneedhere.Hills,stunningbeaches,nicecoastalpaths.Assomeonewholovesthecountryside,I’veneverwantedtoleave.IwasluckytofindworkIcoulddointhisarea.Alotofpeopledohavetomoveawayinordertofindwork.IstartedAdventureBeyondhereabout30yearsagoandweworkallovertheUK.WegouptoScotland,weworkalongtheThames.We’vealsotakengroupstoCanada,theHimalayas,placeslikethat.Buthonestly,WestWaleshasgoteverything.Wecandoeverythingweneedrighthere.CardiganBayisprettyhuge,butIfindhavinggrownupherethere’sadefinitesenseofplace.There’sanawarenessthatwe’reluckytohavetheseincrediblesandybeaches,pebblybeaches,beautifulrivers,hills.It’speaceful,andit’snotoverdeveloped.Ofcourse,there’reperiodswhenitgetsbusy,butthenthesecondschoolsgobackandyouprettymuchgetthebeachestoyourself.Thereisasenseofcommunity(群体)too,withalotofgoodcommunity-basedclubs,suchasthePoppitSandsSurfLifesavingClub.IsetupAdventureBeyondtomakemyownworkinthearea.Ilovetheoutdoors,andIwantedtobeinCardiganBay,soitwasperfect.I’vetriedtoalwayskeepthatpersonaltouch.Theclients(客户)willprettymuchalwaysmeetmyselfandallthestaff.WetookalotofpeopleonthroughtheKickstartscheme(启动计划)andthey’vebeenemployedwithusforafewyears.Alotofourclientshavebeenwithussincewestarted,too.There’sasenseoffamily,whichisquitespecial.Iwon’tmentionaspecificfavoriteplace,butingeneralthebeachesarejustamazing.It’sjustasortofwildwest,really.8.WhatisAdventureBeyond?

A．Atravelagency.B．Agovernmentprogram.C．Anoutdooractivitycenter.D．Acommunity-basedclub.9.WhatisCardiganBaylikeintheauthor’seyes?

A．Itgivesasenseofbelonging.B．It’sundevelopedbutpeaceful.C．Itsbeautyhasn’tbeennoticed.D．Ithasthebestbeachesintheworld.10.Whatdoestheunderlined“it”referto?

A．Keepingthatpersonaltouch.B．Gettingthebeachesbacktothelocals.C．Enjoyingoutdooractivitieswithclients.D．StartingAdventureBeyondinCardiganBay.11.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A．Theauthor’ssimplelifeinCardiganBay.B．Theauthor’sdeeploveforCardiganBay.C．Theauthor’sexplorationofCardiganBay.D．Theauthor’shopeforthefutureCardiganBay.(★★★)Theprintedbookisback.Recentstudieshaveshownthatstudentsremembermoreinformationwhentheyreadapaperbookcomparedtoreadingane-book.Oneschoolrespondedtothesefindingsbyditchingitse-readers.Thestudentsfoundthat“theeaseofnavigation(导航)”wasgreaterwhenusingatraditionalbook.Ilovethewaywenowjudgeprintedbooksusingthelanguageofthedigitalworld.E-booksmaycomewith“navigationaltools,”butitturnsoutthebestnavigationaltoolsarethe“devices”attheendsofyourarms.Youcanusethemtoflipthepagesforwardandbackward.Fansofdigitalbooksmaypointoutthate-readershaveahandy“search”tool.Old-fashionedbooksalsohaveasearchfunction,inwhichyouturnbacktotheopeningparttohelpyourememberthehero’sname.Theyevenhavea“bookmarksystem,”whichusessomethingcalleda“bookmark.”Canatraditionalbookofferallthefeaturesofane-book?Alas,no.Ithasno“progressbar(进度条)”indicatinghowmuchofthebookhasbeenread.Luckily,aclevertipisavailable:turnyourbooksothatitcanbeviewedfromthesideortop.Itwillnaturallyformtwopartsjoinedinthemiddle.Iftheleftpartisthickerthantherightone,youaremorethanhalfwaythrough.Admittedly,e-booksarelighterthanpaperbooks,butonemustquestionwhetherthisisreallyanadvantage.Insecondaryschoolmybodyfigurewasactuallytransformedbythedailyneedtocarrytextbooks.Formeandmyfellowstudents,theseweightybookswoulddrawourshouldersbackandourchestsforward.Educationalfashionscomeandgo,somaybethereturnoftraditionalbookswon’tlast.Butforthemoment,Ifindmyselfwelcomingtheirwonderfulreturn.12.Whichcanbestreplacetheunderlined“ditching”inparagraph1?

A．Referringto.B．Gettingridof.C．Gettingusedto.D．Makinguseof.13.Whatcanserveasthe“navigationaltool”ofprintedbooks?

A．Bookmarks.B．Fingers.C．Theprogressbar.D．Theopeningpart.14.Whatpurposedoestheexampleinparagraph5serve?

A．Toexplainanopposingidea.B．Toprovideadditionalinformation.C．Tosupporttheauthor’sargument.D．Toconnectparagraphfiveandparagraphsix.15.Whatmightbethebesttitle?

A．WhythePrintedBookIsBack?B．HowthePrintedBookBenefitsus?C．WhatFuturethePrintedBookFaces?D．WhichIsBetter,PrintedBookorE-book?(★★★)Ifyou’veheardof“pickleball,”chancesarethatyouconnectthesportwithseniors.That’snotsurprising,asitwasthe55-plussetthatbegangrowingthesportattheendoflastcentury.Buttoday,pickleballisattractingplayersofeveryageasitbecomesmoreandmorepopularacrosstheU.S.andaroundtheglobe.16Pickleballisacombinationofbadminton,ping-pongandtennis.It’splayedonabadminton-sizedcourtwithalownetlikethatusedintennis.Playersuseabatthat’ssmallerthanatennisracquet(球拍),butlargerthanaping-pongbat.17Mostgamesareplayedto11points,withatwo-pointspreadneededtowin,andeachgametypicallylastsjust15to20minutes.In2021,morethan4.8millionpeopleintheU.S.wereplayingpickleball.That’saboutfourtimesasmanypeopleaswereplayingin2010,andmakespickleballoneofthefastest-growingsportsintheU.S.andNorthAmerica.So,what’stheappeal?18Also,itdoesn’ttakealotoftimetoplayandisaccessible,asplayersjustneedaracquetandball.Itprovidesagreatexercise,too.Andforexperiencedplayers,pickleballcanbecomeafast-paced,strategicgame.It’salsojustplainfun.InNorthAmerica,indoorandoutdoorpickleballcourtscanbeseeneverywhere.About66newlocationsopeneverymonth.Inaddition,thegameisbeingintroducedtokidsinmiddleschoolandhighschoolPEclasses.19Manyprofessionalplayersareappearing.PickleballmayevenbecomeanOlympicsportoneday,especiallyiftheInternationalFederationofPickleball(IFP)getsitsway.Createdin2010,theIFP’sgoalistomakepickleballuniversallypresentaroundtheworld.20IFPmembershiphasspreadfasttoover60countries,includingtheU.S.,Australia,Canada,China,India,Italy,Pakistan,thePhilippinesandSpain.

A．It’swellalongtheway.B．Butwhat,exactly,isit?C．Thenwhatisthereasonbehindthis?D．It’salsoasportonmanycollegecampuses.E．Gamesmaybeplayedassinglesordoubles.F．Ithaslongbeenafavoriteinplaceslikecommunitycenters.G．Thatpickleballiseasytolearnisperhapsthebasisofitspopularity.二、选词填空(★★★)阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的选项中，选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

A.cutB.curiousC.foundD.creativeE.spentF.bit

G.simplyH.thoughtfulI.builtJ.villageK.friendshipL.harvestIwasluckytohaveahappychildhood,onethatmostpeoplewouldwanttohave.Myfamilylivedinatiny21inScotland.OurneighborsnextdoorhadasonnamedDanny,andwegrewuptogether.We22longsummereveningsintheforests,diggingupwormsforfishing,andcollectingfeathersleftbythebirds.ItwasherethatIdiscoveredthatIwasallergic(过敏)tothetinyflieswhich23meandmademyfaceswell(肿).Therewereafewwalnuttreesabovethevillageandwewouldfrightenthesquirrelsawayandwaitforthemtoripen(成熟).However,thevillagewastoofarnorthforaproper24.Dannywasa25boy,andwemadethingsoutofbranches,whichwetriedtosellinthevillageshop.Weeven26atreehouse.OnceIlostmyfooting,felloutand27myfoot,soDannywashedmywoundsintheriver.Hewasavery28boyforsomeonesoyoung.Mymother29blamedmefortearingmyclothes.Itwasthefinest30anyonecouldhave,andI’mproudofcallinghimmyfriend.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。CarvedfrommountainsinYunnanprovince,theHong-heHaniRiceTerracesreachovermorethan160squarekilometerstocreateamostspectacularlandscape.Sinceancienttimes,thelocalHanipeoplehavechanneledspringwaterfrommountainsandforests31(water)theterracedfields.Someterracesareasbigasfootballfields,andothersnolargerthanabedsheet.Theyclimb32riverbanklocationsatlessthan500metersabovesealeveltoheightsofmorethan1,800meters.The33(common)useddescription“stairwaystoheaven”ismostsuitablehere.However,thewonderremainedlargelyunknowntotherestoftheworldfor34(century).Nobodypaidmuchattentiontotheseterracesuntil352000s.Newroadsarrivedandthelocalgovernmentwasdeterminedtogettheterraces36(place)onUNESCO’sWorldHeritageList.This37(achieve)in2013.Overthepastdecade,ithasbecomeimpossibletokeepsuchawonderunderwraps.Photographyfanshavecrowdedin,takingpostcard-perfectpicturesandthen38(post)themonsocialmedia.Althoughtheterracesshinewithbrightgreenduringthesummergrowingseason,thelandscapeismost39(appeal)fromNovembertolateApril.Duringthisperiod,thewater-filledterracesturnintonaturalmirrors40reflecteverysunriseandsunset.四、单词拼写(★★★)41.Dadcandoat______(典型的)Sundayroast.(根据中英文提示单词拼写)(★★★)42.Weneedtomakeana______(安排)togotothecomedyshow.(根据中英文提示单词拼写)(★★★)43.WhenIr______(恢复)fromtheshock,Ilookedatmycamera.(根据中英文提示单词拼写)(★★★)44.TheInternationalDayofFamiliesiso______(庆祝)withawiderangeofevents.(根据中英文提示单词拼写)(★★)45.Wearer______(提醒)thatsomeoftheEnglishwelearnintheclassroomisratherdifferentfromtheEnglishintheoutsideworld!(根据中英文提示单词拼写)五、翻译(★★★)46.我吃惊于人们和自然和谐相处创造这种池塘的方式（thewayinwhich）(汉译英)___________________________________________________________________________________(★★★)47.最重大的事情是人与自然和谐相处建造梯田并种植水稻的方式。（主语从句）(汉译英)___________________________________________________________________________________(★★★)48.在雨季，正是沿着这些水渠雨水从山上流下进入梯田。（强调划线）(汉译英)___________________________________________________________________________________(★★★)49.水平的梯田能够储存雨水，防止土壤流失。（汉译英）(★★★)50.这些梯田还为鸟类和鱼类提供了完美的环境，其中的一些鸟和鱼以危害水稻的昆虫为食（定语从句）。(汉译英)___________________________________________________________________________________六、阅读理解(★★★)阅读下面短文回答问题。Artiseverywhere.Nomatterhowhardyoutryyoucouldnevernotfindart.Artcancombineculturewithcommercial(商业的)productsinawaythatnotmanyotherthingscan;artmakesmoneyandholdsimportantemotionalandculturalvaluewithincommunities.Whenpeopleattendaconcert,theyarepayingformusic,buttheyalsogainauniqueexperienceandamemorythatwillgothroughtherestoftheirlives.Peopledon’tjustwantthingsanymore;theywanttoexperiencelife—theartsareaperfectcrossover(交叠)betweencultureandcommerce.Theartsclearlyhaveaprettypositiveimpactonphysicalandpsychological(心理的)health.Itisfoundthatpeoplewhotakepartinartisticeventsoftenaremorelikelytogaingoodhealthcomparedtothosewhodonot.TheRoyalSocietyofPublicHealthdiscoveredthatmusicandart,whenusedinhospitals,helptobettertheconditionsofpatientsbyreducingstress,anxietyandbloodpressure.Childrenwhoareinvolvedwiththeartsmakegreaterachievementsintheireducation.Thosetakingpartindramahavegreaterliteraryabilitywhileotherstakingpartinmusicalpracticeshowgreaterskillsinmathandlanguages.Participatingintheartsisimportantforchilddevelopment.Encouragingchildrentoexpressthemselvesinpositivewayscouldhelptoformhealthyemotionalresponsesinlaterlife.