2024-2025学年江苏省徐州市沛县高一下学期5月月考英语试题

2024-2025学年江苏省徐州市沛县高一下学期5月月考英语试题一、阅读理解(★)Petsarepartofourfamilysoit’simportanttofactortheminwhenplanningatripthatyou’renottakingthemwithyouon.PetcharityBlueCrossadvisesplanningwellinadvancesoyouknowthatyourpetwillbecomfortable.FamilyandfriendsLeavingyourpetinthecareofatrustedfriendorneighbourwillgiveyoupeaceofmindthatitwillbewellcaredfor.Yourpetwillbeabletostaywiththemintheirhome.Thingstoconsiderifyourpetisstayinginanotherhouse:·Dotheyhaveanotherdogorpetandwilltheygetonwithyourpet?·Dotheyhaveagarden?Isthegardensecuresoyourpetcan’tescape?PetsitterPetsittersstayinorvisityourhometolookafteryourpetwhileyou’reawayforafee.Thisisagoodoptionwhichallowsyourpettostayinafamiliarenvironmentandyouwillreceiveregularupdates.Howtofindagoodpetsitter:·Askfriendsandfamilyforrecommendationsforpetsitters.·Petsittersdon’tneedalicensetowork,butreputableoneswillbeabletoshowyoutrainingandinsurancecertificates.·Checkreviewsonlinefromindependentreviewsites.HomeboarderHomeboardersarepeoplethattakepetsintotheirownhomestolookafterforafee.Howtofindagoodhomeboarder:·Checktheirhomehasnoobviousdangers,likeexposedwires,toxicsubstancesandunsecuredfences.·Yourpetisinvitedroundtogettoknowthehomeandmeetthefamilyit’llbestayingwith.·Youcaneasilyfindandviewtheirlicensetohomeboardpetsfromthelocalcouncilaswellastheirinsurancedetailsandtraining.BoardingkennelsKennelsareanoption,butitdependswhetheryourpetiscomfortablebeingleftaloneinakennelenvironmentaroundotherpets.Howtofindaboardingkennel:·Getapersonalrecommendation,andcheckthekennelislicensed.·Askifyoucanvisitbeforeyoubook.·Askaboutinsurancecoverandtheprocedureforcontactingavet(兽医).1.Ifyoupreferyourpettostayinafamiliarenvironment,youcanleaveitwith_____.

A．afriendB．apetsitterC．ahomeboarderD．aboardingkennel2.Howcanonefindasuitablehomeboarder?

A．Calltheinsurancecompany.B．Checkthelicensefromthelocalcouncil.C．Checkreviewsfromindependentreviewsites.D．Invitehimovertoyourhomeandmeetyourfamily.3.Whomayfindthispassagemostuseful?

A．Avetwhodesirestochangehisjob.B．Amanwhoisconsideringadoptingadog.C．Acouplewhoareplanningtorentahouse.D．Apetownerwhowilltakeabusinesstrip.(★★★)KatalinKarikualongwithhercolleagueDrewWeissmanwontheNobelPrizeinPhysiologyorMedicinein2023forthedevelopmentofmRNAtechnology.KarikuwasborninJanuary1955,inasmallvillageinHungary.Shehadanambitionfromearlyontobecomeascientist.Asayoungadult,shebecameinterestedinmessengerRNA,whichcarriesDNAinstructionstotheprotein-makingengineofcells.ShehopedthatmRNAcouldplayakeyroleinthetreatmentofvariousdiseases.Itbecamehermissiontomakeherdreamarealitytohelpcurepatients.However,Karikufacedashortageoffundingforherresearchinhercountry,andshethenfacedthechoiceofstoppinganddoingsomethingnotconnectedtohermissionorcontinuingherresearchatthepriceofhavingtoleavehercountry.Aftersearchingforpostsandscholarshipsworldwide,KarikuacceptedanofferfromTempleUniversityinPhiladelphiaforapostdoctoralfellowship.Karikuandherhusbandgaveupeverythingtheyhadintheirhomelandandboughtaone-waytickettotheU.S.,wheretheyknewnoone.Shewasinitiallyontracktobecomeafullprofessorbutreceivedrepeatedfundrejections.Undeterredbytheproblemsandchallenges,shechosetocontinueherresearch.Byfocusingonwhatmatteredtohereveryday,she“accidentally”metherworkpartnerDrewWeissmanwhowasalsointerestedinmRNA.TheyteameduptoworkonmRNAandpublishedpapersabouttheirgroundbreakingdiscoveryforyears.Thenthepandemichittheworld.ThechangedmRNAtechnologyKarikuandWeissmaninventedwasthenusedinvaccines(疫苗)thatpreventedtheinfectioneffectively.Kariku’slifeisatestament(证明)tofindingone’spassionandthenpursuingiteverysingleday.Manyofusknowwhatwearefondof,butwearenotgoodself-motivatorsonadailybasis.4.WhatcanwelearnaboutKarikufromparagraph2?

A．Shehadatolerantmind.B．Shelongedtobeadoctor.C．Shewasfondofworldtours.D．Shehadaclearsenseofpurpose.5.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“Undeterredby”inparagraph4probablymean?

A．Notdiscouragedby.B．Beingunawareof.C．Notmotivatedby.D．Beingashamedof.6.WhatisprobablythemaincontributionofKariku?

A．SimplifyingthemRNAtechnology.B．MakingthestructureofmRNAclear.C．Developingavaccineforaseriousdisease.D．LayingthegroundworkformRNAvaccines.7.WhatlessoncanwelearnfromKariku’ssuccess?

A．Nothingseek,nothingfind.B．Twoheadsarebetterthanone.C．Wherethere’sawill,there’saway.D．Necessityisthemotherofinvention.(★★)Inrecentyears,thesharingeconomyhasemergedasasignificanteconomictrend.Itencompassesawiderangeofservices,fromride-sharingplatformslikeUberandLyfttohome-sharingservicessuchasAirbnb.Thesharingeconomyisbasedontheconceptofsharingunusedresources,whetherit’saspareroominyourhouse,anextracar,oreventoolsandequipment.Oneofthemainadvantagesofthesharingeconomyisitsefficiency.Forexample,inthecaseofride-sharing,itallowspeopletousetheirprivatecarstoofferrideswhentheyarenotusingthemfortheirownpurposes.Thisreducesthenumberofemptycarsontheroad,whichinturnhelpstoeasetrafficcongestionandlowercarbonemissions.Similarly,home-sharingenableshomeownerstorentouttheirspareroomsorentireproperties,makingbetteruseoftheirassetsandprovidingadditionalincome.Thesharingeconomyalsoprovidesmorechoicesandflexibilityforconsumers.Insteadofhavingtoownacarorbookatraditionalhotelroom,peoplecanaccesstransportationandaccommodationservicesonashort-termbasis,oftenatalowercost.Thisisespeciallybeneficialfortravelerswhowanttoexperiencelocalculturesinamoreauthenticwaybystayinginalocal’shome.However,thesharingeconomyisnotwithoutitschallenges.Oneofthemajorconcernsisregulatoryissues.Traditionalindustries,suchastaxiservicesandhotels,haveraisedobjectionstothesharingeconomybecausetheyfeelthatthenewplatformsareoperatingwithoutproperregulations.Thishasledtolegalbattlesinmanycitiesaroundtheworld.Forexample,taxidrivershaveprotestedagainstride-sharingcompanies,arguingthattheyareunfaircompetitionastheydonothavetocomplywiththesamelicensingandsafetyrequirements.Anotherchallengeistheissueoftrust.Inthesharingeconomy,transactionsoftenoccurbetweenstrangers.Forinstance,whenatravelerbooksaroomonAirbnb,theyhavetotrustthatthehostwillprovideacleanandsafeaccommodationasdescribed.Similarly,hostshavetotrustthattheguestswilltakecareoftheirproperty.Toaddressthisissue,sharingeconomyplatformshaveimplementedvariousratingandreviewsystems,buttrustremainsasignificantconcern.8.Whatisthesharingeconomybasedon?

A．Theconceptofowningasmanyresourcesaspossible.B．Theconceptofsharingunusedresources.C．Theconceptofonlyusingtraditionalservices.D．Theconceptofmonopolizingresources.9.Howdoesride-sharinghelptheenvironment?

A．Byincreasingthenumberofcarsontheroad.B．Byreducingtrafficcongestionandcarbonemissions.C．Bypromotingtheuseoffossilfuels.D．Byhavingnoimpactontheenvironment.10.Whatarethechallengesfacedbythesharingeconomy?

A．Lackofconsumerinterest.B．Highcostsforconsumers.C．Regulatoryissuesandtrustproblems.D．Difficultyinfindingavailableresources.11.Whyhavetraditionalindustriesobjectedtothesharingeconomy?

A．Becausetheyarenotinterestedinnewbusinessmodels.B．Becausethesharingeconomyplatformsareoperatingwithoutproperregulations.C．Becausethesharingeconomyplatformschargetoomuch.D．Becausethesharingeconomyplatformshavealimitedselectionofservices.(★★★)We’reallfamiliarwithsongsgettingstuckinourheadwhilewe’reawake,butitturnsoutthatthiscanhappenduringsleepaswell.Anewstudyshowsthatearwormsgettingintoourbrainsatnightcouldcauseproblemsingettingtosleepandstayingasleep.Neuroscientist(神经系统科学家)MichaelScullinfromBaylorUniversityandhisco-workersusedsurveysof199people,aswellassleeplabtestsinvolving50volunteers,tomeasuretheinfluenceoflisteningtomusicbeforebedtimeonsleep.Inthesurveypartofthestudy,thosewhooftenlistenedtomusicduringthedayweremorelikelytoreportlastingnighttimeearworms,whichthenhadanegative(负面的)effectonsleepqualitythroughthenight.Forthelabtests,individualswereplayedinstrumentalorstandardversions(标准版本)ofShakeItOffbyTaylorSwift,CallMeMaybebyCarlyRaeJepsen,andDon’tStopBelievinbyJourney.Testswereusedtomeasuretheirsleepquality.Earwormswerereportedthroughoutthenightbythepeoplesurveyed,withthosetakinglongertofallasleep,spendingmoretimeinthelightstagesofsleepandwakingupmoretimesduringthenight.Surprisingly,theinstrumentalversionsofthesongscausedabouttwiceasmanyearwormsandmoresleepproblemsthanthestandardones.Paststudieshaveconnectedlate-nightmusiclisteningwithbettersleepinthosewithinsomnia(失眠症)perhapsbecauseitcanrelaxthebody.Theresearchersbehindthenewstudysuggestthatactuallyitmightbeworseforoursleep—evenafterthesongsstop,ourbrainscontinuetoprocessthemforseveralhours.Scullinsuggestsavoidinglisteningtomusicrightbeforebedtolimitthechanceofcatchingearworms.Doingsomeothercognitive(认知的)activitiesbeforesleeping,likemakingalistofjobsforthenextday,mightalsohelpclearthemind,Scullinsays.12.Whichofthefollowingmightbeanearworm?

A．Awormthatcomesintoyourearsduringsleep.B．Abodyreactionwhenhearingfamiliarsongs.C．Asongthatcomestoyourmindagainandagain.D．Asignalgivenbythebrainwhenyou’reawake.13.Howisthesurveydone?

A．Bydoingteststomeasurepeople’spreferencestodifferentmusicversions.B．Byfiguringouttherelationbetweensleepandlate-nightmusiclisteningthroughtests.C．Bysurveyingpeople’sfamiliaritywiththesongsplayed.D．Bymeasuringpeople’ssatisfactionwiththeirsleepquality.14.What’sthefindingofScullin’sstudy?

A．Musicversionsmakenodifferencetosleepquality.B．Doingcognitiveactivitiesinthedaytimebringsgoodsleep.C．Late-nightmusiclisteninghelpspeoplegetoverinsomnia.D．Playinginstrumentalmusicresultedinmoreearworms.15.WhatdoesScullinthinkoflate-nightmusiclistening?

A．Terrible.B．Relaxing.C．Scary.D．Creative.(★★★)Parentalinvestment(投资)hasincreasedAreteenagerslesslikelytoparticipateinactivitiesconnectedwithadulthoodbecausethey’rebusierwithhomeworkandafter-schoolactivities?16Researchfoundthattimespentonhomeworkandafter-schoolactivitieshasdecreasedamong10thgraders.Ontheotherhand,Internetusagehasincreased.17Infact,today’steensarethoughtofas“screenagers”.Greaterparentalinvestmentleadstoteensgrowingupmoreslowlybecauseparentstakecareofchildrenandteensmorecarefullyandorganizetheiractivities.Thestudyresearchersalsofoundaconnectionbetweenaslowerdevelopmentalpathandsmallerfamilysize,higherparentalageatfirstbirth,andhigherincome.18Thismayallowthemtofollowaslowerdevelopmentalpath.Therearealsoeconomicfactors.Withchangesintheeconomy,morepeoplegotocollegeandaredependentontheirparentsforlonger.1918-to29-year-oldsspendmoretimegettingeducated,marryingandhavingchildrenlater.20Ontheupside,teensarelesslikelytojoininriskybehaviors.Theyaremorelikelytowaituntilthey’rereadytoparticipateinadultactivities.Onthedownside,today’sstudentsmaybesmartenough,buttheyoftenhavetroublewithbasicsliketimemanagement,makingtheirowndecisionsandleadingindependentlives.

A．Theanswerisdefinitely“Yes”.B．Thismightaccountforsomeofthechanges.C．Intermsofadvantages,teenstendtotakerisks.D．Itmightbeoppositetowhatmostpeoplethink.E．Thatalsoleadstomorecarefulnurturingwiththeideathateducationwilllastlonger.F．Therearebenefitsanddrawbacksofthedecreaseinadultactivitiesamongteenagers.G．Withfewerchildrenandmoremoney,parentscaninvestmoretimeandresourcesintheirkids.二、完形填空(★★★)Asanonlychild,Hazeloftenfeltlonelyinheryouth.Butthatall_________whensheturned10.Forherbirthday,Hazel’sgrandmother_________herwithalovelypuppy,Chloe.Fromtheverystart,thetwohadbeen_________.ButwhenHazelwas14,herfathergotanewjobsothathe’dbeworkingfromhome,alongwithacruel_________:Thehouseneededtobe_________ofanydisturbance(干扰).Withnoeasier_________,thefamilysentChloetoahumanesociety.Thoughthey_________thatthedogwouldbeluckyenoughtofinda_________newhome,theycouldn’tknowforsure.Sheregularly_________thehumanesociety,tryingtofindoutifChloehad__________hernewlife.However,therewasno__________.Intime,Hazelgrewup,gotmarried,andhadachildofherown.Oneday,she__________toseeapostonlineaboutaseniordogthatwasinneedofanewhome.Thedoglooked__________likeChloe—shewasevennamedChloe.Hazeldecidedto__________toadopt(领养)thedogatonce.WhenshemetChloe__________,anunbelievablefeelingtookcontrolofher.Thedogseemed__________toHazel,andsheappearedtofeelthesamewayaboutHazel.SheranuptoHazelandstartedlicking(舔)herface.Chloe__________HazelsomuchofherpreviousChloethatshecan’t__________crying.Anyway,Hazelwas__________tohavethenewChloeback.AsforChloe,Hazelsaid,“IknowthatI’llkeepher__________forherrestlifethistime.”21.A．reducedB．flashedC．changedD．recovered22.A．surprisedB．confusedC．upsetD．worried23.A．unfortunateB．inseparableC．stressedD．uncertain24.A．feelingB．lookingC．actingD．warning25.A．freeB．fullC．shortD．proud26.A．challengeB．mistakeC．choiceD．goal27.A．doubtedB．expectedC．explainedD．discovered28.A．movingB．inspiringC．boringD．loving29.A．removedB．preferredC．contactedD．supplied30.A．adaptedtoB．contributedtoC．gotawayfromD．lookedforwardto31.A．shoutB．solutionC．pointD．reply32.A．meantB．happenedC．decidedD．refused33.A．hardlyB．possiblyC．amazinglyD．suddenly34.A．applyB．learnC．offerD．manage35.A．inpeaceB．inpersonC．byaccidentD．onpurpose36.A．humorousB．commonC．strangeD．familiar37.A．remindedB．stoleC．assuredD．won38.A．limitB．imagineC．helpD．enjoy39.A．confidentB．overjoyedC．regretfulD．afraid40.A．distanceB．secretC．progressD．company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。ZhangyeNationalGeopark,which41(lie)inNorthwestChina’sGansuProvince,isblessedwithasplendidDanxialandformarea42(cover)about1,289squarekilometers.TheDanxialandformsare43masterpieceofnature.Thecolorfulmountainridgesarejustlikeanoverturnedpalettefromheaven.Bandsoffieryred,creamyorange,richgreenandbrightyellowstreakacrossthemountain,forming44isknownasthemostbeautifulrainbowmountain.Thebeautifullandscapes45(create)bysandstoneandmineralspilingontopofoneanotherovertheyearsduetotectonicplatemovements.Wind,rain,andtimethencarvedtherockformationsandrollinghillsinto46(vary)extraordinaryshapes,includingtowers,pillarsandvalleys.47(declare)aUNESCOWorldHeritagesitein2010andanationalparkin2011,thelandformhasbecomeatoptourist48(attract).Theparkfeaturesaseriesofboardwalksthatallowvisitorstowalkaroundthecolorfulsandstonelandscapes.Thereareviewingplatforms49(special)designed,enablingtouriststogetclosetothehillsandfeasttheireyesonthemagnificentsightswithoutdamagingthefragileecosystem.Shuttlebusserviceisavailable,making50easyfortouriststogetaroundthepark.四、书信写作(★★★)51.ArtificialIntelligence(AI)随着人工智能的普及，越来越多的同学使用人工智能完成作业，由此产生了一些不良影响。假定你是校学生会主席李华，请代表学生会写一封英文倡议书，呼吁同学们合理使用人工智能，内容包括：1.介绍现状；2.给出建议；3.发出倡议。注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2.请按如下格式作答。Dearfellowstudents，________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________TheStudentUnion五、书面表达(★★★)52.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写一段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。Graceisawordmygrandfatheroftenmentionedtome.It’snotjustasimpleEnglishword,butaprofoundconcept(理念)hetriedtoexpress.Inhiswiseandgentleway,hewouldsay,“Grace,mydear,isnotonlyaboutshowingkindness,butalsoaboutgracefullyacceptingitwhenoffer