2024~2025学年广东省佛山市南海外国语高级中学高一下学期4月月考英语试卷

2024~2025学年广东省佛山市南海外国语高级中学高一下学期4月月考英语试卷一、阅读理解(★★)RainySummerBringsForecastofBrightColoursfortheAutumnNatureloverscanlookforwardtoparticularlydazzlingdisplaysofreds,ambers,butteryellowsandrussetbrownsthisautumn,saidtheNationalTrust.AndyJasper、headofgardensandparklandsattheNationalTrust,“UKisabouttobewrappedina“warmblanket”ofbeautifulcolours.Thisyear’ssummerweatherhashelpedresistthetrendofrecentdryones,soourplantsandtreesfinallyhadachancetohydrate(补水)andarenowgearingupforadazzlingshow.TheautumnspectacleislikelytostartinScotland,wheretemperaturestypicallydropthefastest,followedbythenorthofEnglandandNorthernIreland,withadominoeffectdowntherestofEnglandandWalesthroughtothesouthwest.”JohnLanyon,Glendurgan’sheadgardener,“Wehavereallyhighhopesforaspectacularautumndisplay,whichwillmakeupforlastyear’spoorseason.In2022thelackofrainandhightemperaturesputourtreesunderhugestressbeforeweexperiencedstrongwindsthatblewtheleavesoffbeforetheyhadachancetoturn.”TomHill,atreesandwoodlandadviserforsoutheastEngland,“Iwashopingforthefirst“normalautumn”inawhile.Ourgardensandwoodlandsinthesoutheastaredirectlyfacingtheimpactsofclimatechangeinthiscountry.TheoldertreesthatwecareforinLondonareparticularlyvulnerabletosufferingfromprolongeddroughts.”LukeBarley,thetrust’snationaltreesandwoodlandadviser,“Thecharitywasidentifyingtreeswithstresscausedbyyearsofdroughtandincreasinglywarmwinters.”1.Whichregionispredictedtoexperiencethestartoftheautumnspectaclefirst?

A．Wales.B．NorthofEngland.C．Scotland.D．NorthemIreland.2.Whatcontributestothisyear’sspectacularautumndisplay?

A．Lackofrain.B．Hightemperatures.C．Strongwinds.D．Wetsummer.3.Whicharemostsensitivetolongdroughts?

A．TheoldertreesinLondon.B．Thetreeswithstress.C．Thegardensinthesoutheast.D．Thewoodlandsinthesoutheast.(★★)Onedevotedmanishelpingtomakesurethatchildrenwithpoorlivingconditionswon’tgohungryduringtheschoolday.Mary’sMeals,anorganizationfoundedin2002byScottishfarmerMagnusMacfarlane-Barrow,providesneedykidsin12countrieswithfreemealsatschooleachweekday.Thegroup’saimistoensurethatstudentshavefoodintheirstomachssotheycanbetterfixtheirattentiononthestudyinclass.Macfarlane-Barrow,whorunsMary’sMealsonhisfather’sfarm,toldCNNthattheentireoperationstartedwithaconversationhehadwithateenlivinginapoorstate.Hesaid,“In2002,IwasinMalawiduringayearofterriblyshortoffood,andImetthisfamily—thefatherhaddied,andthemotherwasdyingwithhersixchildrenaroundher.Ibegantalkingtoheroldestchild,Edward,whowasabout14,andaskedhim,‘Whatareyourhopes?’Andhesaid,‘I’dliketohaveenoughfoodtoeat,andI’dliketogotoschooloneday’”Andthatwasit.Initsfirstyear,thegroupfed200childreninneed.Sincethattime,ithasmaderapidprogress.Lastmonth.Mary’sMealsfedmorethan1millionchildreneveryschoolday.Thatwas5millionmealseveryweek.“Themillionisamazinglyimportant,butwearefarfromsatisfied.Ourwork’sjustbeginning.We’veproventhatthisworks,andnowwe’rejustthinkingaboutthenextchild,”saidMacFarlane-Barrow.HeandthegrouprecentlycelebratedtheachievementinMalawi,wheretheprogrambegan.Sofar,theprogramhashadverygoodresultsinMalawi,schoolsthatcarriedouttheMary’sMealsprogramsawa24percentincreaseinthenumberofnewstudentswithinthefirstsixmonths.4.WhydidMacfarlane-BarrowfoundMary’sMeals?

A．Hehopedtoprovidefreefoodforpoorfamilies.B．Heexpectedtoteachchildrenhowtohelpothers.C．Hewishedtobecomewell-knownbyhelpingothers.D．Hewantedtomakechildrenfreeofhungerinclass.5.WhatinspiredMacfarlane-BarrowtostartMary’sMeals?

A．Thedialoguewithapoorchild.B．Thesuccessofhelpinganeedykid.C．TheterriblyshortoffoodinMalawi.D．Theconversationwithapoormother.6.Whatcanwelearnfromthelasttwoparagraphs?

A．Mary’sMealsprogramhasbeenverysuccessful.B．Onlyafewchildrensufferfromhungernow.C．Macfarlane-Barrowissatisfiedwiththeresult.D．Mary’sMealsfedonemillionchildreneveryday.(★★★)Masksthathelpedsavelivesareprovingadeadlydangerforwildlife,withbirdsandseacreaturestrappedintheshockingnumberofthrown-awayfacialcoverings.Single-usemaskshavebeenfoundaroundpavements,waterwaysandbeachesworldwide.Wornonce,thethinprotectivematerialscantakehundredsofyearstodecompose.“Facemasksaren'tgoingawayanytimesoon—butwhenwethrowthemaway,theseitemscanharmtheenvironmentandtheanimals,”AshleyFrunoofanimalrightsgroupPETAsaid.InBritain,agullwasrescuedbytheRSPCAafteritslegsbecametangledinthestrapsofamaskforuptoaweek.Theanimalwelfarecharitytookittoawildlifehospitalfortreatmentbeforeitsrelease.Thebiggestimpactmaybeinthewater.Morethan1.5billionmasksmadetheirwayintotheworld'soceanslastyear,accountingforaround6,200extratonnesofoceanplasticpollution,accordingtoenvironmentalgroupOceansAsia.ConservationistsinBrazilfoundonemaskinsidethestomachofapenguinafteritsbodywaswasheduponabeach,whileadeadpufferfishwasdiscoveredcaughtinsideanotheroffthecoastofMiami.FrenchcampaignersfoundadeadcrabtrappedinamaskneartheMediterranean.Masksandglovesare“particularlyproblematic”forseacreatures,saysGeorgeLeonard,chiefscientistfromNGOOceanConservancy.“Whenthoseplasticsbreakdownintheenvironment,theythenenterthefoodchainandimpactentireecosystems.”headded.Therehasbeenashifttowardsgreateruseofreusableclothmasksasthepandemichaswornon,butmanyarestillusingthelightersingle-usevarieties.Campaignershaveurgedpeopletobinthemproperlyandcutthestrapstoreducetheriskofanimalsbecomingtrapped.OceansAsiahasalsocalledongovernmentstoincreasefinesforlitteringandencouragetheuseofwashablemasks.7.What'sParagraph1mainlyabout?

A．Theproblemoflitteringmasks.B．Thelongtimetobreakdownmasks.C．Thethreatofmaskstowildlife.D．Theprotectiveuseofmaskstopeople.8.Whatdidtheanimalwelfarecharitydotothegull?

A．Theygavefirstaidtothebird.B．Theyreleasedthebirdatonce.C．Theykeptthebirdforaboutaweek.D．Theysentthebirdtohospital.9.HowisParagraph4developed?

A．Byprovidingexamples.B．Bygivingexplanations.C．Bymakingcomparisons.D．Byanalyzingcauses.10.Whichmeasurehasbeentakentohelpsolvetheproblem?

A．Forbiddingtheuseofsingle-usemasks.B．Wearingreusableclothmasks.C．Cuttingthemasksupbeforethrowing.D．Increasingfinesforbinningmasks.二、其他(★★★)11.将下列几个部分(A、B、C、D和E)按题号排序，构成一个符合逻辑的完整语篇。A.Uniformshelpprovideabettereducationalexperienceforallstudentsregardlessofrace,culture,oreconomicclass.Inconclusion,wearinguniformsbenefitsbothschoolsandstudents.B.Wearinguniformscreatesasenseofequality(公平、公正)amongpeers(同龄人).Studentsdonothavetofearbeingbulliedfornotbeingabletoaffordtowearthenewestclothes,becauseeveryoneisdressedinuniforms.Inaddition,theuniformleaveslittleroomforanykindofself-expression,especiallythroughclothes.C.Ialsowouldneverhavelearnedofmymusicalabilitiesifitwerenotformydesiretofindwaystoexpressmyself.UniformstaughtmethatIwasmyownindividualapartfromwhatIwore.D.Theobviousdifferencesinclothescausedivisions(差异)amongstudents.Thereisasimplesolution:schooluniforms(校服).E.However,Ilearnedhowtostandoutbyexpressingmyselfthroughmypersonality,art,andsports.IdidnotknowIcoulddrawuntilthesixthgrade,whenIhadtoleavethecomfortzone(舒适区)ofmyownstyleofclothing.三、阅读理解(★★★)Sometimeswejustcan’tavoidadiscussionturningintoanargument.Ifyoudostartarguingwithsomeone.itisimportanttokeepthingsundercontrolandtherearewaystodothis.Themostimportantthing:don’traiseyourvoice.Thatwilljustmaketheotherpersonlosetheirtempertoo.12Say“I’msorry”andcontinuetotalkcalmlyandquietly,andthenyourpartnerwillbemorereadytothinkaboutwhatyouaresaying.13Trytokeeptothetopicyouaretalkingabout.Justconcentrateonsolvingtheoneproblemyouarehaving.Forexample,ifyou’rearguingaboutthehousework,don’tstarttalkingaboutmobilephonebillsaswell.Andmyfinaltipisthat,ifnecessary,youcancall“Timeout”,likeinasportsmatch.Ifanargumentisgettingoutofcontrol,youcansaytotheotherperson,“listen,I’drathertalkaboutthistomorrowwhenwe’vebothcalmeddown”.Youcanthencontinuethediscussionthenextdaywhenperhapsbothofyouarefeelinglesstenseandangry.14Also,youmayfindtheproblemmucheasiertosolvewhenyou’vebothhadagoodnight’ssleep.Iwanttosayonelastimportantthing.15Thisisnottrue.Conflictisanormalpartoflife,anddealingwithitisanimportantpartofanyrelationship.Ifyoudon’tlearntoargueproperly,thenwhenarealproblemcomesalong,youwon’tbepreparedtofaceittogether.Thinkofthesmallerargumentsastraining.Learnhowtoarguecleanlyandfairly.16

A．Itisalsoveryimportanttosticktothepoint.B．Somepeoplethinkthatarguingisalwaysbad.C．Youmaybelievethatarguingisimpossibletoavoid.D．Thesecondthingisthatyoushouldfindagoodtopic.E．Itwillhelpyourrelationshipbecomestrongerandlastlonger.F．Youaremorelikelytoreachanagreementwhenyouarebothcalm.G．Ifyoufindyourselfdoingthis,stopforamomentandtakeadeepbreath.四、完形填空(★★★)Electronicbookshavechangedthewaymanypeoplereadforpleasure.Nowonlinetextbooksarechangingthewaysomestudents_________andsometeachersteach.Morethan175,000students_________thepublicschoolsinFairfaxCounty,Virginia,outsideWashington.Lastyear,theschoolsystemuseddigital_________infifteenschools.Thisschoolyear,middleschoolsandhighschoolschangedfrom_________toelectronictextbooksintheirsocialstudiesclasses.LukeRosaisahistoryteacheratFallsChurchHighSchool.His_________workonschoollaptopcomputers.Heexplainstheideatothemthisway:“Imean,it’sjustlikea_________textbook,exceptit’sgotitallonline.”PeterNoonan,aleaderofschools,sayswithelectronictextbooks,publisherscanquickly_________thecontentwiththelatestinformation.Hesays：“Theworld’schanging_________.Andtheonlinetextbookscanchangerightalongwiththeeventsthatarehappening.”Hesaysdigitalbooksalsocost_________thanprintedtextbooks:“Usuallyit’sintheneighborhoodofbetweenfiftyandseventydollarsto__________atextbookforeachstudent,whichaddsupto__________eightmilliondollarsforallofourstudentsinFairfaxCounty.We__________havepurchasedalloftheonlinetextbooksforourstudentsforjustundersixmilliondollars.”Butthestudentsalsoneed__________totheInternetwhentheyarenotatschool.AbouttenpercentofstudentsinFairfaxCountydonothaveacomputeroronlineaccessat__________.StephenCastilloisoneofthem.Hehastogothepubliclibrary,whichhasfree__________.17.A．readB．learnC．behaveD．speak18.A．visitB．leaveC．desireD．attend19.A．camerasB．booksC．librariesD．data20.A．printedB．orderedC．usedD．priced21.A．studentsB．colleaguesC．leadersD．friends22.A．digitalB．popular.C．regularD．different23.A．presentB．provideC．chargeD．update24.A．peacefullyB．constantlyC．steadilyD．unnoticeably25.A．lessB．moreC．higherD．better26.A．rentB．downloadC．buyD．record27.A．exactlyB．eventuallyC．doubtfully.D．roughly28.A．actuallyB．unwillinglyC．hopefullyD．fortunately29.A．entranceB．approachC．accessD．admission30.A．schoolB．workC．handD．home31.A．seatsB．InternetC．textbooksD．homework五、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。FuchsiaDunlopfromtheUKlikestopostherexperiencesoffoodfromaroundtheworldonsocialmedia.SincetheoutbreakofCOVID-19,cookingChinesefood32(become)awayforhertodealwiththe“endlesslockdown”.33(realize)herdreamofbecomingacook,shedecidedtocometoChengdu,34shelearnedlocalcookingskillsin1994.Sevenyearslater,Dunloppublishedherfirstbook,SichuanCookery,35(praise)as“oneofthetop10cookbooksofalltime”.Sofar,shehaspublishedfivebooksaboutChinesecuisines,showingherdeepunderstandingofthefoodculturethat36(run)inthebloodofChinesepeople.HavingstudiedChinesefoodculturefornearly20years,sheregardsJiangnan37thecenterofthenation’sgastronomy(美食学).Thedecisivemomentwasin2008whenshewenttoLongjingCaotang,38restaurantinHangzhou.Thewholecookingmethodwassomovingand39(impress)that,atthatmoment,shedecidedtowriteabookaboutthearea.AccordingtoDunlop,bypresentingthe40(dish),sheistryingtopaintapictureoftheareaanddisplay41(it)differentsides,fromthebanquettothestreetfood.六、单项选择(★★)42.Whatterribleweather!I'dlovetogoout,butIthinkitwilljustcontinueraining.

A．TheweatherisperfectlyreliableB．TheweatherisextremelyunpleasantC．TheweatherisawfullyunpredictableD．Theweatherisparticularlychangeable(★★★)43.Boblookedbackonlytofindanoldclassmate.Hernameescapedhimforthemoment.

A．Hesucceededinrecallinghername.B．Hernamewasburieddeepinhismemory.C．Hernamecametohismindallofasudden.D．Hecouldn’trememberhernametemporarily.(★★★)44.Thescientistspentyearsaloneintheforest,survivingbyeatingwildfruitandsmallanimals.

A．raisingwildanimalsandplantingfruittreesB．doingwhateverhecouldtoprotectthewildlifeC．remainingalivebyconsumingwildfruitandsmallanimalsD．livingwithsmallanimalsharmoniouslyandenjoyingtastyfruits(★★★)45.Inordertoimproveitsimage,thecompanyistryingtodevelopapositiveclimateforinnovation.

A．increaseinvestmentininnovativeemployeesB．createanatmospherethatencouragesinnovationC．bringininnovativeequipmentinapositivemannerD．researchoncompetitiveproductstowinbroadermarkets(★★★)46.It’spropertocallonanewneighbortopayyourrespects.

A．visitanewneighborandgiveyourpolitegreetingsB．gotoyournewneighbor’shouseandshowrespectforhimorherC．tellyournewneighborthatyouarefortunatetoneighborhimorherD．informyournewneiphborthatyouandheorsheshouldrespecteachother(★★)47.Allthosechildrenunattendedsoundtomelikearecipefordisaster.

A．apreventionofadisasterB．aninfluenceofamisfortuneC．anavoidableresultofadisasterD．aprobablecauseofmisfortunes(★★)48.Thelittlegirlhasagiftforacting.Shewentonthestageattheageof15.

A．SheamusedherselfonthestageB．ShebeganstudyingtheartofthestageC．ShebeganhercareerofactingonthestageD．Shewatchedactorsperformingonthestage(★★★)49.Additionaltrainingisprobablythebestwaytofurtheryourcareerthesedays.

A．tochooseyourcareeratwillB．topursueyourcareerbravelyC．tobedevotedtoyourcareerentirelyD．tocauseyourcareertobecomemoresuccessful(★★★★)50.Shedevotedherwholelifetothecauseofworldpeace,that’swhyshewasatrueinternationalist.

A．ShedevotedherselftoappealingforworldpeaceB．ShespentherwholelifefightingforworldpeaceC．ShetookherwholelifetosearchfortherootofworldpeaceD．Suedevotedherentirelifetostudyingtheprocessofworldpeace(★★★)51.Nowthatyouareafamouspublicfigure,youhaveadutytobehaveyourself,especiallyinpublicplaces.

A．BecauseyouareapersonknowntothepublicB．BecauseyouareapersonknowtothepublicC．BecauseyourpictureisusuallyseeninpublicplacesD．Becauseyouareapersonfrequentlyappearinginpublic七、单词拼写(★★★)52.Without_________(抱负)onestartsnothing.Withoutworkonefinishesnothing.(根据汉语提示拼写单词)(★)53.Shewasatruly________(非凡的)woman.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)(★★★)54.Johnseemedtobefrightenedbythe________(潜在的)v