2024~2025学年江苏省苏州工业园区星海实验高级中学高一上学期10月调研测试英语试卷

2024~2025学年江苏省苏州工业园区星海实验高级中学高一上学期10月调研测试英语试卷一、阅读理解(★★★)VariousAppstoLearnAppsaretypicaldigitallearningtools,whichcangiveyoudiverseandpersonalizedcontenttomeetyourneeds.Wanttofindanappthatcanhelpyoulearn?Herearesomegreatideasforyou.

KhanAcademyallowsyoutolearnalmostanythingforfree.Itcoverssubjectssuchasmath,physics,biology,andevencomputerscience.Therealmagicofthisappisthatyoucanlearnatyourownpace.Youcanreviewsubjectsthatyouarenotgoodat,orstartlearningasubjectyoulike.TheappisinEnglish.Ifyouwanttoseeitstranslationyoucanvisithttp:///khan.BrainPOPmixeslearningandtechnologyinafunandsimpleway.It’sfreeandteachesyousomethingneweveryday.FromthesolarsystemtoDNA,eachtopicstartswithaninterestingcartoonmovie.Afteryou’vewatchedit,youcantakeatesttoseehowmuchyou’velearned.Udemyisa“learnondemand”websiteandapp.Itisforcareer-orientedindividualstostarttheircoursepricingat$10.99.Thisappallowsyoutheflexibilitytotakeyourtimeonacourseyoupurchaseoverthecourseofseveralmonths,withoutworryingaboutrecurringpaymentsbeforeyoufinish.Thisflexiblelearningappallowsyoutotakethingsslow,fast,oranywherein-betweenwithcompletecontrolonyourend.Duolingoisthepremierleaderinlanguageeducationforlearningapps.Youcanlearntospeak29differentlanguages,allatthetouchofabutton.You’llbeinvitedtonotonlyreadnewwords,buttospeakthem.You’lllearngrammarandconversationalstrategies.Thisapphelpsyoulearntocommunicatewithanewportionofitsinhabitants!1.Accordingtothepassage,whatappsallowyoutolearnatyourspeed?

A．KhanAcademyandUdemy.B．UdemyandDuolingo.C．KhanAcademyandBrainPOP.D．BrainPOPandDuolingo.2.______canhelpvaluehowwellyouhavestudied.

A．KhanB．BrainPOPC．UdemyD．Duolingo3.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?

A．Tohelpfindthesuitablelearningapps.B．Toprovidevariouslearningactivities.C．Tointroducethedevelopmentoflearningtechnology.D．Tocomparethedifferenceofdifferentlearningmethods.(★★★)Friendshipisabeautifulrelationship.Whilesomefriendshipstendtocometoanendaswegrowinlife,therearesomerareandspecialonesthataremeanttolastforever.Nomatterhowmanyyearspassby,theconnectionstaysalive.Twochildhoodbestfriendswhowere“joinedatthehip”askidswerereunitedoverahalfcenturylater—whentheyleastexpectedit.IreneGrestyandJanetHendersonwereneighborsinthe1940s,growingupinEngland,butlikemanyfriends,theylosttouchovertheyears.Aftergettingmarried,Grestymovedwithherhusbandwhowasinthenavyandwasshippedtomanyforeignplaces.However,Gresty,despitelivinginmanycountries,lovedherowncountry.Grestysaid,“IlovedtheareawhereIgrewup,soIwantedtosettledowntoenjoyretirement(退休).”ThankstoaneventhostedbyBieldHousingandCare,anon-profitorganizationdevotedtosupportingresidentsover55yearsold,finallytheymeteachother.Grestysaid,“Wesatdownbesideeachotherandsheturnedtomeandsaid‘IsthatyouIrene?’andIjustlaughedandsaid‘Yes.AreyouJanet?’”Theycouldn’tbelievethattheyweremeetingeachotheraftersolong.Theyspenttherestoftheafternoontalkingtoeachother.Hendersonsaidthatitisusualinlifeforpeopletooftenmoveawayfromtheareaandlosecontact.Astheirfamilynameschanged,Hendersoncouldn’trecognizeherfriend’snamedespitebeingtoldabouther.Thetwohavepromisedtoneverstaylongwithoutseeingeachother.Theyexchangednumberssotheycouldmeetinthefuture.Theyhavemanyyearstocatchuponeverythingtheyhavemissed.4.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“joinedatthehip”inParagraph2probablymean?

A．Growfast.B．Workhard.C．Hangaround.D．Staytogether.5.WhatmadeGrestyreturntoEngland?

A．Herfriends’invitation.B．Herhusband’snewjob.C．Herinterestintraveling.D．Herloveforherhometown.6.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesGrestyandHenderson’sreunion?

A．Unexpected.B．Resultless.C．Long-planned.D．Well-organized7.WhatdidGrestyandHendersonpromisetodonext?

A．Keepintouch.B．Travelabroad.C．Posttheirstories.D．Makemorefriends.(★★)Cowsproducemuchmethane(甲烷)theworld’ssecondworstgreenhousegas,astheybreakdownthegrass.Theyarealargesourceofthegreenhousegasesthataredrivingclimatechange.Nowscientistshaveshownthepollutionfromcowscanbereducedbyaddingalittleseaweed(海藻)totheirfood.Recently,theresearchersfromtheUniversityofCaliforniastudied21cowsonafarmforaboutfivemonths.Theytaughtthecowstogettheirfoodfrominsideaspecialhood,whichallowedthescientiststoknowtheamountofthemethanethecowsweregivingoff.Theyaddedasmallamountofseaweedtothecows’food.Theconsequencesweresurprisinglygood.Insomecases,thecowsproduced82%lessmethane.Theimprovementdependedonthekindoffoodthecowsweregiven.Eventheworst-pollutingcowsproduced33%lessmethane.Overthefivemonths,thescientistsdidn’tseeanysignsthatthecows’stomachsweregettingusedtotheseaweedandstartingtoproducemoremethaneagain.What’smore,thecowsthatwerefedseaweedgainedjustasmuchweightastheothercows.Buttherearestillsomebigproblemswiththeideaoffeedingcowsseaweed.Foronething,there’snotenoughseaweedtofeedallofthecowsintheworld.Sofarmerswouldhavetofigureoutawaytogrowlotsofseaweed.Abiggerproblemisthatformostoftheirlives,cowsliveinthefields,wheretheyeatgrass.Thatmeansthere’snochancetofeedthemseaweedeveryday.Still,asthestudyshows,somethingassimpleasfeedingcowsseaweedcanhelpreducesomeofthepollutioncausingtheclimatecrisis.8.Whydidtheresearcherscarryoutthestudy?

A．Totesttheeffectsoftheseaweed.B．Todiscoverhealthiergrassforcows.C．Toimprovethecows’livingconditions.D．Tomeasuretheamountofmethaneintheworld.9.What’sthethirdparagraphmainlyabout?

A．Thebackgroundofthesubject.B．Theresultsofthestudy.C．Thecontentoftheexperiment.D．Theprocessoftheresearch.10.Whatisthebiggestchallengeintheresearchers’opinion?

A．Seaweedisnotastastyasgrass.B．Seaweedisdyingoutintheworld.C．Cowsfedwithseaweedgainedweighteasily.D．Cowscanhardlyhavedailyaccesstoseaweed.11.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthefindings?

A．Positive.B．Doubtful.C．Unclear.D．Negative.(★★★)Inchildhoodwe’retoldnottotalktostrangers.Butnowwe’vegrownup,andit’stimetoforgetthat,becausehavingachatwithsomeonewedon’tknowcouldchangeourwholeday.GillianSandstrom,alecturerinpsychology,wouldoftentalkwithawomanworkingonahotdogstand.“Istartednoddingandsmilingatthelady.Whenshereplied,thesmallconnectionmademefeelseen,safeandpartofthecommunity,”saysSandstrom.Thispositiveconnectionledhertostudytheeffectofsimplesocialcommunication.Shefoundthatpeoplewereabout17percenthappieronthedayswhentheystartedachatoveracoffeemachine,orsaidhitoaneighbour.“Myworkclearlyshowsthattalkingtostrangersmakesyoumorepositive,”shesays.“Italsoencouragesyoutotrustotherpeoplemore,whichmakestheworldfriendlierandsafer.”Thereasonissimple.Wewanttoconnectwithothers.Themorepeoplewedothiswith,thehappierweare.Infact,accordingtoastudyfromHarvardBusinessSchool,peoplewhotalkwithinmoredifferentrelationshiplevels,includingfriends,familymembers,co-workersandstrangers,arehappierthanthosewithalessbroadmixofcommunication.Theproblemisthatmanyofusfindtheideaofbeginningaconversationwithstrangersabitfrightening.Humansarenaturallyafraidofbeingrefused.Asaresult,eventhoughwecansensedeepdownthatnothingtoobadcouldhappenifwestartaconversationwithastranger,apartofusisafraidofgettinghurtdoingit.Thegoodnewsisthatwhatwefearmostrarelyhappens.InDrSandstrom’swork,shefoundthatonlytenpercentofcontactreceivednoanswers.Themoreoftenwespeaktopeople,theeasieritbecomes,“Doingittimeandtimeagainwasthekey,”saysDrSandstrom.“Themorepeopletalkedtostrangers,thelessworriedtheyfeltaboutbeingrefusedandmoreconfidenttheybecameintheirabilitytostartandcontinuea:conversation.”12.WhatdroveSandstromtostartherstudy?

A．Herpersonalexperience.B．Herchildhoodmemories.C．Herinterestinsocialstudy.D．Herchatswithco-workers.13.WhatdoesthestudyfromHarvardBusinessSchoolsuggestpeopledo?

A．Talkmorewithfriends.B．Groupdifferentpeople.C．Enlargetheirsocialcircle.D．Selecttheirfavoritepartners.14.Whyaremanypeopleunwillingtotalkwithstrangers?

A．Theyfeargettingphysicallyinjured.B．Theyarenotusedtomakingfriends.C．Theyhavenoideahowtostartatalk.D．Theyworryaboutbeingturneddown.15.Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext?

A．SkillsnecessaryforsociallifeB．TipsonleavingcomfortzonesC．ThekeytobuildingconnectionsD．Thepoweroftalkingtostrangers(★★★)LearntoBeAccountableHowdoesitfeelwhenyouadmitthatyouhavedonesomethingwrong?Takingresponsibilityforyouractionsnotonlyfeelsgood,itteachesyoutotrustyourselfandstrengthensfriendships.Whatdoesbeingaccountablemean?Itcanbeeasytoblame(责怪)othersormakeexcusesformistakes,butbeingaccountablemeansacceptingthatyouareresponsibleforwhatyousayanddo.16Youcouldsaythebuswaslate,butbeingaccountablemeansapologisingandacceptingthatitwasyourresponsibilitytogetthereontime.However,beingaccountabledoesn’tmeantakingtheblameforthingsyoucan’tchange.You’reonlyaccountableforthingsthatyoucancontrol.17Accordingtoresearch,understandingyouhavecontroloveryourownactionsmakesyoufeelmorepositiveandhopefulaboutthefuture.18Forexample,IrememberatimeIgotthesofadirty.Iwasgoingtolieaboutitbecausewhenmymumsawshegotcross.ButafterItoldherthetruth,Iwasn’tinasmuchtroubleasIthought.Beingaccountableisalsoanopportunitytofixyourmistakesandlearnfromthem,andthishelpsyoutotrustyourselfmoretoo.Howcanyoubeaccountable?19Onewayofdoingthisisbydrawingacircleofcontroltohelpyouworkthisout.Aswellasbeingresponsibleforwhatyoucanchange,tryacceptingthethingsyoucan’t.Wecan’talwayscontrolwhathappenstous.20Wecanstillchooseourattitude.Finally,beingaccountablemeanstakingresponsibilitywhenthingsgoright,too,soremembertocelebrateandfeelgoodaboutyourselfwhenthishappens.

A．Whatmakesyouaccountable?B．Howisbeingaccountablegoodforyou?C．Butwedohaveasayinhowwerespondtoit.D．Startbyunderstandingwhatisinandoutofyourcontrol.E．Takingresponsibilitycanalsomakeotherstrustyoumore.F．Imaginearrangingtomeetafriendandthenturninguplate.G．Thiscanincreaseyourhappinessandhelpyouachievemore.二、完形填空(★★★★)EvelynDonohueisa65-year-oldgrandma.Sheonlystartedto______sevenyearsagoafterhavinga______call.She’dbeenstrugglingwitheatingdisordersandhealthissues,which______ledhertogettingsurgery.Afterthatexperience,sheknewthatsheneededtomakea______.Determinedtoturnherlifearound,MsDonohuebegantoworkoutandfollowa______lifestyle,beforediscoveringa______forweightlifting.Sincesettingoutonthejourney,the______loverhasnotonlymanagedto______animpressivesetofmusclesbutalsoahugefollowingonsocialmedia.Thewell-likedgrandmaregularlypostsworkoutcontent,explainingthere’sno______otherscan’tlookthisgood.Shesaiditwasalldowntosomekeyaspects.“Holdon:Considerfailureasa______tosuccessandnevergiveup.Sticktoyourplan,”shesaid.“______others:Liftothersuponyourjourney.Successissweeterwhen______.”Shepreviouslyexplainedthat“youdonotneedtohaveanamazingbodytoexercise...the______istofeelgood,notlookgood.”MsDonohueusedtobelaughedatforbeingtoooldtoworkout,butshehasprovedthe______wronginthebestpossiblewayandhasindeedbecomean______formanysocialmediausers.21.A．writeB．travelC．exerciseD．recover22.A．goodwillB．timeoutC．long-distanceD．wake-up23.A．normallyB．ultimatelyC．suddenlyD．automatically24.A．changeB．fortuneC．wishD．deal25.A．riskyB．traditionalC．comfortableD．healthy26.A．demandB．secretC．passionD．cure27.A．peaceB．fitnessC．funD．nature28.A．growB．controlC．activateD．relax29.A．needB．choiceC．reasonD．difference30.A．greenlightB．roadblockC．passingmarkD．steppingstone31.A．HelpB．ConsultC．FollowD．Forgive32.A．acceptedB．sharedC．expectedD．celebrated33.A．goalB．caseC．dutyD．cost34.A．instructorsB．admirersC．beginnersD．doubters35.A．authorityB．excuseC．inspirationD．option三、语法填空(★★★)阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。China’sNationalDay,observed36October1st,celebratesthefoundingofthePeople’sRepublicofChinain1949.Itisamajorpublicholidayfeaturingparades,fireworks,andcultural37(event).ThesignificanceofNationalDayextendsbeyondmerecommemoration(纪念).Thedayalsoserves38(remind)Chinesecitizensoftheircountry’shistoricaljourneyandachievements.TheestablishmentofChina’sNationalDay39(date)backto1949whentheChineseCommunistParty,ledbyMaoZedong,declaredthefoundingofthePeople’sRepublicofChina.Theannouncement40(make)atTiananmenSquareinBeijing,41remainsacentrallocationforNationalDaycelebrations.NationalDaycelebrationsarewidespreadacrossChina.TiananmenSquare,thesymbolicheartofthesecelebrations,hostsaflag-raisingceremonythatattractsthousandsofspectators.42(addition),theentireweekfollowingOctober1stisreferredtoas“GoldenWeek”,43majorpublicholidayperiod44(allow)citizenstotravelandengageinleisurelyactivities.The“GoldenWeek”holidayboosts45(economy)activity,particularlyinthetourismandretailsectors(零售业).四、单词拼写(★)46.Cartoonc_______suchasMickeyMouseandSnoopyarestillpopular.(根据首字母单词拼写)(★★)47.Somepeoplealwaystravelduringtheoff-seasontotakea_______oflowprices.(根据首字母单词拼写)(★★)48.Nowthatwe’veheardallthea_________forandagainsttheproposal,let’svoteonit.(根据首字母单词拼写)(★★)49.Chinesescientistshavemadeimportantc_______tothefieldofspaceexploration.(根据首字母单词拼写)(★★)50.Hes_______