2024-2025学年上海市第八中学高一下学期第一次月考英语试题

2024-2025学年上海市第八中学高一下学期第一次月考英语试题

一、选词填空(★★★)选词填空

A.interestB.desireC.respondD.joy

E.displeasureF.oppositeG.knownH.challenge

I.eventuallyJ.continuedK.importantlyIbecameagardenerwhenIwastwelve.Myearlyintentionofgardeningmaynothaveoriginatedfrommylovefornature.Itwasto1myparents.Atthattime,wehadabigyardinwhichabeautifulmapletreestood.Butmymotheroftenlookedwithdoubtatthisworkofnaturalart.Thosegoldenleavesseemedliketonsofrubbishtoher,“somethingelsetocleanup!”Seeingtheneighborsbusywithgardening,myfathereventhoughtitawasteoftime.Atthatage,Ialwaysdidsomething2towhatevermyparentsdid!Ifgardeningweresomethingtheyfoundupsetting,Iwouldplantagarden!Iplantedsomelilyseedsintheyard.Buttheyfailedtocomeup.Icontinuedtoplantsunflowerseedsandroses.Wildwith3Ifoundthefirstrosebloom(开花).Onebyone,theflowersbloomedtheirheadsoff.Iwastouched4bythislandofwonder.However,myparentsshowedno5inmygarden.Myfatherevenshoutedatmebecausehefounditwastroublesometomovearoundmygardentothedriveway.Tomymother’s6,Iputinhervasemyrealroseswhich,inhereyes,weresimplyweedsratherthanflowers.Regardlessoftheirdislike,Ikeptonplantingmygardenand7toenjoythepleasureofgardening.Plantsmakesuchgoodcompanions:theybreathe,theybloom,they8tocareandlove.IthasbeenmanyyearssinceImademyfirstgardenoutofmy9toannoymyparents.TodayIbecome10asMrs.Greenthumbs,teachinggardeningandhostingagardeningshow,whichmakesmyparentsfeelveryproud.AndnowIcouldsayitismyaffectionfornaturethatmakesmearealgardener.二、完形填空(★★★)Isthereajobforyouaftercollege?Whatdoestheworldofworkkeepinstoreforyou?That________inlargemeasureonwhoyouare.Ifyou’veenjoyedyourstudiesinEnglishandhistory,________,you’llbegladtoknowthatinarecentsurveybyHobartandWilliamSmithCollegesinNewYorkState,amajorityofCEOssaidthattheliberalarts(文科)areessentialfor________criticalthinkingandproblem-solvingskills.Ifyouthoughtcollegewasforacquiringspecificworkskills,only37percentoftheCEOsinthesurveyagreewithyou.Ifyouplantostartyourcareerasasecretary,beawarethatthisjobisundergoingtremendous________.Inofficeswheresecretarieshavenotalreadybeeneliminated,the________roleofaclerkisnowunrecognizable.Mostbosses________theirownmailsandmeetingsandtravelplans,thankstoe-mailandtheInternet,sosecretariesare________takingonhigher-leveltaskssuchasdraftingcontractsandhandlingcustomerserviceproblems.Thosewillingtoexpandtheir________shoulddowell.Ifyouareawomaninterestedinlawenforcement(执法),notethatsomestatesandcitiesareworkinghardtoreach________standardsforfemaleapplicants.Althoughmostsmallsuburbanpolicedepartmentsaredeeplytraditional,andsomeare________eventoemploywoman,amongthenation’slargestforcesabout15percentoftheofficersarefemale,fivetimesasmanyasagenerationago.Degreesinsportsmanagementarealso________.TwohundredU.Scollegesanduniversities,10timesasmanyin1995now________undergraduatecoursesinsportsmanagement,andsomehaveadvanceddegreeprograms.AtsomeschoolyoucanalsocombineanMBAinsportsmanagementwithalawdegree.________,ifyou’vesetyoursightsonatraditionalMBA,takeheart.MBArecruitment(招聘)iswayup,andsalariesare________.Butmoneyisn’talltoday’sMBAsarelookingfor.Arecentstudyofnearly1,800MBAstudentsintheUnitedStatesandCanadafoundthat68percent________thestatement,“Myfamilywillalwaysbemoreimportantthanmycareer.”11.A．concentratesB．dependsC．takesD．passes12.A．bycomparisonB．asaresultC．forinstanceD．inreturn13.A．developingB．discouragingC．confirmingD．appreciating14.A．troublesB．painsC．testsD．changes15.A．activeB．smallC．usefulD．traditional16.A．awaitB．handleC．transferD．classify17.A．increasinglyB．unwillinglyC．diligentlyD．intentionally18.A．horizonsB．activitiesC．organizationsD．operations19.A．mediumB．highC．fairD．legal20.A．keenB．resolvedC．reluctantD．qualified21.A．ondisplayB．atanendC．atrestD．ontherise22.A．cancelB．offerC．registerD．drop23.A．ContrarilyB．ConsequentlyC．FinallyD．Strictly24.A．competitiveB．moderateC．fixedD．regular25.A．giveoutB．agreewithC．wonderaboutD．focuson三、阅读理解(★★★)“Hi,Mrs.Grady,”saidMarkwhentheirneighboropenedherdoor.“Wouldyoulikeustoshovelyoursidewalkanddriveway?”ShovelingwasJamie’sidea,awaytothenewOceanKingdomvideogamethatcameoutthenextday.Mrs.Gradytouchedherhandtoherheart.“Thatwouldbewonderful,boys.Ithinkthejobisgettingtobetoomuchforme.”“Itwillcost10dollars,”Jamiesaid.“Ifthat’sOK,”Markadded.“Ohdear,”Mrs.Gradysoundeddisappointed,“Ihaven’tbeenabletogettothebank.Icanofferhomemadecookies,butIrealizethat’snotwhatyouhadinmind.”MarkwasgoingtosaythatMrs.Gradycouldpaythemanothertime,butJamiecuthimoff.“We’llcomebacklater.”①AstheystruggledthroughthesnowoutofMs.Grady’sdriveway,Mrs.Gradystoodatherwindow,watchingthem.Atthesametime,Markwasconfused.Shedidn’tlooklikethepersonwho’dcometohisrescuelastsummerwhenMr.Dunn’sdog,Goldie,escapedfromherbackyard.②Goldiehadjustwantedtoplay,butMarkdidn’tfeelcomfortablearoundbigdogs.AndGoldiehadboxedhiminbetweenthewoodenfenceandcedarhedge(雪松树篱).③ThenMrs.Grady’sfrontdoorhadflownopen.Shemusthaveseenhimfromacrossthestreet.“Holdon,Mark.I’mcoming!”Herapronhadflappedinthewindlikeabannerasshestrodeacrossthestreetholdingakitchenbroom.“Goldie!”she’dcalled.AssoonasGoldiehadturnedherhead,Mrs.GradyhadslippedbetweenMarkandthedog.Shewasn’tmuchtallerthanMark,butshe’dstoodfirmasarockinfrontofhim.“Goldie,gohome!”Thenshe’dsweptherbroomtohurrythedogalong.“Get!”Goldiehadobeyed.④WhenMark’sfatherhadappeared,he’dsaidtoMrs.Grady,“That’sverybrave!Thankyou!”Mrs.Gradyhadlaughed.“Itwasnothing.Goodneighborswatchoutforeachother,don’tthey?”AndnowMrs.GradyneededMarkasmuchashe’dneededherlastsummer.HesmiledandwavedatMrs.Grady,thenthrusthisshoveldeepintothesnow.“Hey!”Jamieshouted.“Whatareyoudoing?”Markcouldn’texplainaboutGoldieandwatchingoutforneighbors.“IlikeMrs.Grady’scookies.”hesaid.26.Mrs.Gradysoundeddisappointedmostlybecause______.

A．shecouldn’taffordtopayMarkandJamieB．MarkandJamiewantedtogetpaidforshovelingC．sherealizedMarkandJamiedislikedhercookiesD．MarkandJamiewantedthemoneyforavideogame27.Whichblankisthesentence“Markhadtriedtocallforhisdad,buthistongueseemedlockedbehindhisteeth.”mostlikelytobeputin?

A．①B．②C．③D．④28.Accordingtothestory,whichofthefollowingwordscanbeusedtodescribeMrs.Gradybest?

A．Greedy.B．Hopeful.C．Hardworking.D．Helpful.29.Whichofthefollowingproverbscanbestsummarizethestory?

A．Apennysavedisapennyearned.B．Kindnessisrepaidwithkindness.C．Birdsofafeatherflocktogether.D．Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.(★★★)Whetheryou’reupforaCrocodileDundee’sadventureoryou’djustlikeatasteoftheAustraliansun,thebeachesinandaroundSydneycanofferyouallthatandmore.

SydneyBeachSydneyBeachislocatedatSydney’snorthernmosttiponanextensionoflandendingatPalmBeach.Beforecheckingoutthegoldensand,takeaquicktourofthehousesofthemillionairesfromtheartandfilmindustries.PalmBeachOnlyaboutanhourfromdowntownSydney,PalmBeachoffersalongstretchofcleansandandwater.Withparkingnearthecenterofthebeach,therestofitisleftasapeacefullocationwithasparsepopulation,fromwhichyoucangosurfing.Butbecareful:withoutthehugecrowdsofotherSydneybeaches,PalmBeachdoesn’taffordquitethesafetyleveltobefoundelsewhere;volunteerlifesaversareondutyonlyonweekendsandholidays.BondiBeachForthebig-namebeach,BondiBeachhastobeyourchoice.Parkingisdifficulttofindevenonslowdays,soconsidertakingpublictransporttothisworld-knownbeachinthecasternSydneysuburbs.Easilyreachablebytaxi,bus,andrail,BondiBeachofferssunbathing,swimming,snorkeling,andallsortsofwatersportsfun.Ifyou’reinthemoodforabitofexercise,twosceniccoastalwalkswillaffordyougreatviewsandsightsalongtheshore.TakeinviewsfromMackenzie’sPoint.ItstartsatBondiandheadssouthtoBronteBeach.Butdon’ttrytoswiminMackenzie’sBay—itholdsdangerssuchashiddenrocks.BronteBeachYoursecondchoiceforasceniccoastalwalkcoversalittleundertwomilesandtakesyoufromBronteBeachtoWaverlyCemetery,wheremanyfamousAustraliansareburied,includingpoetsHenryKendall,DoreotheaMackellar,andHenryLawson.30.Whichofthefollowingshowstherightorderofthebeacheslinedfromthesouthtothenorth?

A．PalmBeach—SydneyBeach—BronteBeach—BondiBeachB．BronteBeach—BondiBeach—PalmBeach—SydneyBeachC．SydneyBeach—PalmBeach—BondiBeach—BronteBeachD．BondiBeach—BronteBeach—PalmBeach—SydneyBeach31.Theunderlinedword“sparse”probablymeans______.

A．largeB．thickC．thinD．crowded32.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A．IfyouwanttovisitPalmBeach,theairplaneisyourbestchoice.B．Ifyouwanttoenjoyawalk,youcanchooseBondiBeachorBronteBeach.C．Ifyouwanttovisitthefamouspeople’stombs,youcanchooseSydneyBeach.D．IfyouwanttoswiminPalmBeach,thesafertimeisonweekdaysandholidays.(★★★)Grown-upsareoftensurprisedbyhowwelltheyremembersomethingtheylearnedaschildrenbuthaveneverpracticedeversince.Amanwhohasnothadachancetogoswimmingforyearscanstillswimaswellaseverwhenhegetsbackinthewater.Hecangetonabicycleaftermanyyearsandstillrideaway.Hecanplaycatchandhitaballaswellashisson.Amotherwhohasnotthoughtaboutthewordsforyearscanteachherdaughterthepoemthatbegins“Twinkle,twinkle,littlestar”orrememberthestoryofCinderellaorGoldilocksandtheThreeBears.Oneexplanationisthelawofoverlearning,whichcanbestatedasfollows:Oncewehavelearnedsomething,additionallearningexperiencesincreasethelengthoftimewewillrememberit.Inchildhoodweusuallycontinuetopracticesuchskillsasswimming,bicycleriding,andplayingbaseballlongafterwehavelearnedthem.Wecontinuetolistentoandremindourselvesofwordssuchas“Twinkle,twinkle,littlestar”andchildhoodtalessuchasCinderellaandGoldilocks.Wenotonlylearnbutoverlearn.Themultiplicationtables(乘法口诀表)areanexceptiontothegeneralrulethatweforgetratherquicklythethingsthatwelearninschool,becausetheyareanotherofthethingsweoverlearninchildhood.Thelawofoverlearningexplainswhycramming(突击学习)foranexamination,thoughitmayresultinapassinggrade,isnotasatisfactorywaytolearnacollegecourse.Bycramming,astudentmaylearnthesubjectwellenoughtogetbyontheexamination,butheislikelysoontoforgetalmosteverythinghelearned.Alittleoverlearning,ontheotherhand,isreallynecessaryforone’sfuturedevelopment.33.What’sthemainideaofParagraph1?

A．Storiesforchildrenareeasytoremember.B．Childrenhaveabettermemorythangrown-ups.C．Poemreadingisagoodwaytolearnwords.D．Peoplerememberwellwhattheylearnedinchildhood.34.Theauthorexplainsthelawofoverlearningby_______.

A．presentingresearchfindingsB．settingdowngeneralrulesC．usingexamplesD．makingacomparison35.Accordingtotheauthor,beingabletousemultiplicationtablesis_______.

A．aresultofoverlearningB．aspecialcaseofcrammingC．askilltodealwithmathproblemsD．abasicsteptowardsadvancedstudies36.Whatistheauthor’sopiniononcramming?

A．Itleadstofailureincollegeexams.B．It’shelpfulonlyinalimitedway.C．It’spossibletoresultinpoormemory.D．Itincreasesstudents’learninginterest.(★★★★)Forthefirsttimeinhistory,wehaveaprettygoodideaofthematerialcontentoftheUniverse,ourpositionwithinitandhowthewholethingcameintobeing.Inthesetimesofexplodingknowledgethereisadefiniteneedtoassemblewhatweknowinapopularform.37TheessaysinTheScientificAmericanBookoftheUniversehavebeenselectedbyDavidLevy,co-discovererofCometShoemaker-Levy9.38NobodycanputtheblameontherangeofarticlesLevyhasincluded.Thereareessaysontheplanets,moonsandvariousremainsintheSolarSystem,andonourGalaxy(星系),theMilkyWay(银河系).39Somuchforthebook’scontent.ButLevyhasnotsucceededinprovidinganaccuratecombinationofourcurrentknowledgeoftheuniverse,whichthebookcoverpromises.Gatheringtogetherpreviouslypublishedarticlesinevitablyleavessubjectgaps,missingexplanationsandsoon.40.Butthereisn’tone.Infact,surprisinglyforabooksodenselypackedwithinformation,thereisnoindex.

A．Tegmarkfearshemayholdtherecordforthelongesttimetakentoreadonebook.B．Inamorepositivemanner,thisisawonderfulcollectionofessaystodipinandoutofifyoualreadyhaveagoodsummaryofcurrentplanetaryunderstanding.C．Levyisanactiveastronomerandanaccomplishedwriter,soyou’dexpecthimtoprovideabroadandaccuratepictureofourcurrentunderstandingoftheuniverse.D．ScientificAmericanhasattemptedtomeetthisneedbybringingtogetheressaysthathaveappearedinthemagazine.E．Tosomeextent,thesecouldhavebeenwithaglossary(词表)ofterms.F．Alsoincludedarecontributionsontheworldofsubatomicparticles(次原子粒子),theoriginoflifeonEarthandthepossibilityofitsexistenceelsewhere.四、语法填空(★★)41.Thebook______(write)bythefam