2024-2025学年四川省江油市太白中学高一上学期12月考试英语试卷

2024—2025学年四川省江油市太白中学高一上学期12月考试英语试卷

一、阅读理解(★★★)UniqueWaystoGiveThefeel-goodrewardofgivingishuge.Since2021,therateofgivinghasincreasedallovertheworld.Herearefourcreativewayspeoplearoundtheworldaregivingback.RiceBucketChallengeTheRiceBucketChallenge(RBC)wasstartedinIndiatofighthunger.Yousimplygiveabucketofricetoapersonorfamily,takeaphotoandpostitonsocialmediathroughtheappRBCwithamessageencouragingotherstodothesame.Orpeoplecanoffermoneythroughtheappforit.Todate,theRiceBucketChallengehasgivenawayabout35,000kilogramsofrice.DonationFenceForthepastsixyears,HamburgDonationFenceinGermanyhasencouragedlocalsinthatcitytohangbagsofcleanclothing,toothbrushesandsleepingbagsonafencenearHamburg'scentraltrainstation.Peoplewithouthomecantakethosebagsasneeded.LittleFreeLibrariesSomeplacesofChinahostLittleFreeLibraries.Allyouneedtodoisbuild(orbuy)aboxandfillitwithbooksyou’vefinishedreading.Anyonecantake,leaveorexchangeabookfromthebox.Thegoalistopromotereading,butwhenneighborsconnect,community-buildingisahappyunexpectedresult.CommuAppHowdopeoplewantingtovolunteerconnectwithgroupsneedinghelp?In2021inFinland,threeyoungmenfoundedCommu,anappthatmakesiteasyforpeopletoofferhelptothoseinneedortoaskforhelpintheircommunities.ItalsoworksinEnglish,UkrainianandNorwegian.1.WhomightDonationFencewanttohelp?

A．Thelibrarians.B．Thevolunteers.C．Thehungrypeople.D．Thehomelesspeople.2.WhatisthepurposeofLittleFreeLibraries?

A．Tofighthunger.B．Toconnectneighbors.C．Toexchangebooks.D．Toencouragereading.3.WhichlanguagedoesCommuAppuse?

A．Indian.B．Norwegian.C．Chinese.D．German.(★★★)Thesnowstormwassupposedtohitontheevening.Onthewayhomefromwork,Ifilledupmycarwithgasandpickeduptwopizzasbecausemykids,aged10and15,wantedtheirmomtogetsomefordinner.Thenthesnowstarted,andcamedownsofastthatitscreamed.Itwasterrifying!Ididn’tknowwhereIwas.Itwasnowabout6pmanddark.Whatwouldmyblackcarlooklikeinsuchaheavysnowstormatnight?Woulditbeinvisible?WasIonsomeone’sfarm?Orworse,wasIonthewrongsideoftheroad?IsearchedmylocationonlineandfiguredoutthatIwasonaroadcalledBouvierLane.Itwasnow6:30pm.IpostedthisnewinformationtomyFacebookcommunitygroup,askinganyonewhoknewsomeonenearbytorescueme.At8pm,myphonerang.Itwasthedaughterofthefarmerwhoownedthelandbesidetheroadwheremycarwasstranded.Shetoldmethatherdadwascomingtogetme!About45minuteslater,Isawatallfigureinayellowraincoatwalkingtowardmeinthedark,carryingaflashlight(手电筒).ItwasAndréBouvier,80yearsold,who’dwalkedhalfamilethroughthesnowstormtofindme,fightingthewindandsnoweachstepoftheway.Whenwereachedhishouseafewminuteslater,Igotoutofthecarandburstintotears.AllmyfearsdisappearedandIwasgrateful.Theexperienceletmeapproachchallengesandsurpriseswithasenseofcalm.Itremindedmetoalwaysreachoutandhelpothers—bothfriendsandstrangers.Butbestofall,itbroughtAndréintomylife.We’restillintouch,andIknowwe'llbefriendsforever.4.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?

A．Hercarwasoutofgas.B．Hercarwasonsomeone'sfarm.C．Shecouldn'tseetheroad.D．Shedidn'texpectthesnowstorm.5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“stranded”inparagraph3mean?

A．Driven.B．Fixed.C．Broken.D．Stuck.6.HowdidAndréknowtheauthorneededhelp?

A．Throughhiscommunity.B．Throughhisdaughter.C．Bywalkinginthesnow.D．BysurfingtheInternet.7.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthistext?

A．ASnowstormNightRescueB．TheMostFamiliarStrangersC．TheLife-savingFacebookPostD．AnEncounterintheSnowstorm(★★★)InnorthernTanzanianeartheshoreofLakeEyasi,abirdknownasthehoney-guidehasjoinedhandswiththeHadzapeople.Thegreenbirdsfindhoneyhiddeninthehugebaobabtreesthatgrownearby,buttheyarenomatchforthebees.Theirhumanpartners,onceledtherebythebirds,smokethebeesaway.Workingtogether,birdsandhumanscansharethespoils.Throughbeautifulstoriesofnatureandculturesuchasthis,BBCreporterDanSaladinoasksquestionsaboutbiodiversity(生物多样性)lossandthefutureoffoodinhisbook—EatingtoExtinction.Thebookexplorestheworld’sfoodsystemwithanimportantmessage.Althoughwedependonfewerandfewerspeciesforlife—wesource50%ofourcaloriesfromjustthreecrops:wheat,rice,andcorn—werequirethevarietyoncefoundinourfoodspeciesforbothhealthandjoy.Afterabriefintroductiontothehistoryoffood,thebookexploresafoodandthepeoplewhosustainit.Sometopicshavebeencoveredwidelybefore,suchasfruits,butSaladinosetshimselfapartbyhelpingreaderstounderstandless-knowncornersofthesetopics.Standoutsincluderarelocalfruitslostintheprocessofglobalization,includingtheSicilyvanillaorangeandtheUgandanbanana.EatingtoExtinctioncoverssuchavastspanoftime,space,andbiologythatitisanimportantadditiontothestudyofthefoodsweknowandloveandtothethreatsthatendangerthem.8.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“thespoils”inparagraph1referto?

A．Honey.B．Bees.C．Fruit.D．Trees.9.WhatistheimportantmessageofEatingtoExtinction?

A．Humanlivesonjustthreecrops.B．Werelyonfewerspeciesforlife.C．Biodiversitylosshelpsfoodfuture.D．Foodvarietymakesusfitandhappy.10.HowdoesSaladinomakehisbookdifferentinwidelycoveredtopics?

A．Byintroducingbrieflythehistoryoffood.B．Bycriticizingtheprocessofglobalization.C．Bystudyingunfamiliaraspectsofthosetopics.D．Byexploringthelinkbetweenfoodandpeople.11.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetoSaladino’sbook?

A．Doubtful.B．Favorable.C．Subjective.D．Uncaring.(★★★)Shynessisasenseofuneasinessanddiscomfortthatsomepeoplefeelinthepresenceofothers.Itcomesfromself-consciousness,lowself-respectandfearofjudgment.Shypeopleseemtomakebaddecisions.Theyoftenmakeunrealisticsocialcomparisons,comparingthemselvesagainstthemostenergeticoroutgoingindividuals.Theybelievethatothersarealwaysthinkingofthempoorly.Theyabandonnewsocialopportunities.12.However,shypeoplecansuccessfullydealwithsocialchallengeswithoutchangingthemselves.13Theyarethelastonetoannouncetheirachievementsorlettheworldknowwhatisamazingaboutthem.Whenshynessisnotextreme,itcanmakethemappearmoreapproachabletoothers.Shyness,andthemodestynaturethatgowithit,arerarelythreateningtoothersandmayallowpeopletofeelmorecomfortablearoundthem.14Thiscalmnessmayhaveapositiveeffectonthosearoundthem.Shynessiscommonandiseasytoovercomewithpractice.Youcanhandleshynesswiththerighttools.Insteadofavoidingsocialevents,youcanscheduletheminadvanceandpracticeyoursocialskillsaheadoftime.Preparingquestionsandamusingstoriesforothersalsohelps.Thisway,youshiftyourfocusfromyourselftopeoplearoundyou.15Youmightjustgetasurpriseandfindoutthatoneofthepeopleyouadmirefortheirsocialabilitiesisactuallyjustasshyasyou.16Whenyourecognizeandunderstandyourshyness,andthenactbasedonthatself-awareness,itcanalsoleadyoueverywheretosuccess.

A．Manyshypeoplearemodest.B．Shynessdoesn’tdisappearonitsown.C．Beingshyhassomeunexpectedadvantages.D．Youcanevenasksociallyoutwardpeopleforadvice.E．It'sacceptabletocopythebehaviorsofoutgoingpeople.F．It,inturn,preventsthemfromimprovingtheirsocialskills.G．Shypeoplecansometimeshaveacalmingeffectonanxiouspeople.二、完形填空(★★★)EveryJune,wehaveanannualtraditioninourfamily.Ourchildrenaregivenbowlstocollectpiecesofnaturethat________themofthesummer.Theyputthosebowlsonthefrontdoorstepandwewillgofora________together.Whenwereturn,theywillfindthatthebowls’________arechangedintoicecream.Itellthemthatthefairies(仙子)musthavecome.Six-year-oldAnnawaslookingforwardtothefairies________alllastJune.Meanwhile,Joshua,nine,nolonger________infairiesandsuchsillythings.Hesaidhewouldunderstandif,duringourwalk,MumorDadshouldforgetsomethingandreturnhome.Joshuathoughthehadeverythingworked________.Thatevening,thechildrencollectedleaves,peddlesanddeadinsects.Weputtheirbowlsonthefrontdoorstepand________.Duringourwalk,Joshua________mesecretly,“Don'tyouneedtogoback?”“No,”Ireplied.Hewasgettingabit________.Whenwereturned,Joshuawas________tofindthebowlsfilledwithicecream.“Thefairiesmusthavecome,”hestammered(结结巴巴地说).“Maybe...istherereally...wasthismagic?”Atmid-night,hecametomybedand________.“Mummy,Ican'tsleep.Youmusttellme.Howdidyoudoit?”Whenachildisnineyearsold,youneedtoanswerhisquestion________.SoItoldhimthe________immediately.Ihadaskedaneighbourtohelpus.Joshuasmiledin________andthankedmefortellinghim.Thenhe________inmyarms.Justatthatmoment,Ithoughtthereexistedmagictoo.17.A．warnB．remindC．freeD．assure18.A．walkB．drinkC．vacationD．picnic19.A．contentsB．leavesC．snacksD．creatures20.A．nervouslyB．calmlyC．eagerlyD．gratefully21.A．joinedB．believedC．tookD．turned22.A．onB．offC．outD．up23.A．leftB．hidC．escapedD．ran24.A．toldB．stoppedC．requestedD．asked25.A．movedB．concernedC．anxiousD．confused26.A．ashamedB．amazedC．awkwardD．angry27.A．complainedB．shoutedC．whisperedD．apologized28.A．gentlyB．directlyC．politelyD．formally29.A．agreementB．resultC．viewD．truth30.A．reliefB．painC．panicD．shock31.A．turnedaroundB．fellapartC．turnedupD．fellasleep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。Chinesepeople32(appreciate)thebeautyoflanternssincetheEasternHanDynasty.LanternshowsareheldthroughoutthecountryonoccasionssuchastheLanternFestivalandMid-AutumnFestival.YuyuanLanternShowinShanghaiandQinhuaiLanternShowinNanjingare33(probable)themostnotableshows.ShowscanalsobeseenonsnowandiceinNortheastChina,34icesculpturescreateafairytaleoflightandcolor.ItwouldbeincompletetotalkaboutChineselanternswithoutmentioningacity—Zigong,whichisoftenknownastheCityofLanterns.ThelanternsinZigong35(make)bylocalcraftsmenusingavarietyofma