2024~2025学年江苏省徐州市撷秀中学高一上学期12月月考英语试卷

2024~2025学年江苏省徐州市撷秀中学高一上学期12月月考英语试卷一、听力选择题1.Whatistheweatherlikenow?

A．Hot.B．Cool.C．Rainy.2.Whatdoesthemanaskthewomantodo?

A．Directhimtothebathroom.B．Tellhimthetime.C．Mindhisthings.3.Wherewillthespeakersprobablyspendtheirspringbreak?

A．InSanFrancisco.B．InNewYork.C．InMiami.4.Whydoesthemancongratulatethewoman?

A．Shehasanewniece.B．Shewillhaveababy.C．Shehasmadeacompleterecovery.5.WhatwillthemanbedoingonSunday?

A．Movinghouse.B．Doingsomecleaning.C．Paintingaroom.听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。6.Whatisafeatureofthetrain?

A．ItisthefirsttraininAustralia.B．Itisdecoratedwithnaturalelements.C．ItcrossestheentiredistanceofAustralia.7.Howdoesthewomansoundnow?

A．Tired.B．Excited.C．Curious.听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。8.Whatdothespeakerslikebestabouttheapartment?

A．Itslargewindows.B．Itsgeneroussize.C．Itsbeautifulgarden.9.Whatwillthespeakersprobablydonext?

A．Buytheapartment.B．Gotoseeanotherhouse.C．Asktheownertoreducetheprice.听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。10.Whatdoesthemanoffertodoforthewoman?

A．Fixherbrokendesk.B．Helphercarrysomething.C．Collectapackageforher.11.Whatformofexercisedoesthewomanplantodo?

A．Running.B．Walking.C．Weightlifting.12.Whatisthewoman’smainhealthgoal?

A．Toloseweightandimprovefitness.B．Toincreaseenergylevels.C．Toreduceherbackpain.听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。13.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A．Editorandreporter.B．Bossandemployee.C．Interviewerandinterviewee.14.Whodoesthewomanprobablysellhernewspaperto?

A．Localbusinessowners.B．Schoolfriends.C．Communityresidents.15.HowmanynewspapersdoesTillingtonTimespublishmonthlynow?

A．1000.B．500.C．250.16.Whatwillthewomanspendmostofhertimelearning?

A．Creativewriting.B．Business.C．Journalism.听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。17.Whatisthemainpurposeofthespeech?

A．Tothanktheaudienceforcoming.B．Toremindtheaudienceofsomething.C．Toprovidetheaudiencewithinformation.18.Wheredoesthespeechprobablytakeplace?

A．Atthespeaker’shome.B．Atanairport.C．Inarestaurant.19.Whoisthespeaker’sclosestfriendatuniversity?

A．Jane.B．Diane.C．Lukas.20.Wheredoesthespeakerprobablylive?

A．InAustralia.B．InPoland.C．InSpain.二、阅读理解Haveyoueverbeenreallyhungry,buttherewasn’tmuchtoeatinyourkitchen?Didyouthrowtogetherabunchofstuffyouhadonhandandwerepleasantlysurprisedwhenittastedgood?Youaren’talone.Someofourfavoritefoodswerecreatedbyaccident.Here’sasamplemenuofsomefamiliarfoodsthatneverwouldhavehappenedifsomeonehadn’tcreatedthembymistake.POTATOCHIPSOneoftheworld’sfavoritesnacksistheresultofacomplaint.In1853,amanwaseatingdinneratMoon’sLakeHouseinSaratogaSprings,NewYork.Heorderedfriedpotatoes,apopularsidedish.Butwhentheycameoutofthekitchen,hedidn’tthinktheywerecrispyenough.Hesentthembacktothekitchen,whereChefGeorgeCrumwassoangryathavinghiscookingcriticizedthatheslicedthepotatoesreallythin,putlotsofsaltonthem,andfriedthem.Notonlydidthedinerlovethem,buteveryoneelsedid,too.Theysoonbecameaspecialtyoftherestaurant.TOFUTofu,orbeancurd,ismadebycurdling(使凝结)freshsoyamilk,pressingitintoasolidblock,andthencoolingit.TofuwasaccidentallyinventedinChina2,000yearsago,whenacookaddedseaweedtosoyamilk,whichmadeitcurdle.Thisisthesameprocessthatisusedformakingcheese.Likecheese,tofuisagreatexampleofhowreallymessinguparecipecancreatesomethingunexpectedlygood.CHEESEPUFFSDidyoueverwonderwhothoughtupcheesepuffs?Thecompanythatinventedthemwasn’teventryingtomakefoodforpeople.Itwastryingtomakeanimalfeed.Inthe1930s,theFlakallCompanyofWisconsinmadeanimalfoodfromsmall,flakedpiecesofgrain.Oneday,anemployee,EdwardWilson,watchedworkerspouringcornmeal(谷粉)intotheflakingmachine,wettingittokeepitfromclogging(堵塞).Becausethemachinewasveryhot,thewetcornmealcameoutofitinpuffyribbonsthathardenedwhentheyhittheair.Wilsontooksomeoftheribbonshome,addedoilandflavoringtothem,andvoila!Cheesepuffs!21.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A．Seaweedisalsousedformakingcheese.B．ChefGeorgeCrumdidn’tliketocriticizeothers’cooking.C．Hotwetcornmealhardenedwhentheyhittheair.D．Beancurddatesback2000yearsinChina.22.Whatdothethreefoodshaveincommon?

A．Theyaretheresultsofcomplaints.B．Theywerenotcreatedonpurpose.C．Theyweren’toriginallymadeforpeople.D．Theyareallpopularthroughouttheworld.23.What’sthepurposeofthetext?

A．Tocomparethefeaturesofsomefoods.B．Toinformreadersofsomefoods.C．Torecommendsomefoods.D．Tointroducetheoriginsofsomefoods.RatheediscoveredYouTubein2014,atimewhencheapsmartphonesandcellular(蜂窝)dataledtoaboomininternetaccessinIndia.Inspiredbyvideoshewatchedonline,Rathee,now28,startedatravelvlog.Buthesoonnoticedaproblem.“PeopleinIndiaweren’ttrainedonhowtousetheinternetandblindlytrustedwhatevertheysawonYouTubeorWhatsApp,”hesays.SoRathee,whogrewupinasmallnorthernIndiantowninthestateofHaryanaandlaterstudiedmechanicalengineeringinGermany,becamewhathecallsa“YouTubeeducator”,makingvideosinHindithatfact-checktopicsthataretrendingonIndiansocialmedia.“Myaimistopresentthingsassimplyaspossibleandbreakdowncomplexissuesinsimplewords,”hesays.Rathee’sworkisincrediblypopular—he’saccumulatednearly13millionsubscribers,makinghisYouTubechanneloneofthemost-viewedinthecountry.Ithasalsoledtoconflicts.WhenafilmcalledTheKeralaStorybeganmakingwavesinMay,Ratheemadea23-minutevideoinwhichhearguedthatthefilmpromotedafalsetheory.ThoughRatheeusedthegovernment’sdataandinternationalsourcestomakehiscounterclaim,hisfact-checkingledtoconsequences,includingthreatssenttohisfamily.Despitetherisks,Ratheeremainscalm.Hemakesvideosforonereason.“Ihopetheyteachpeopletolerance,coexistence,andacceptingeachother’sopinions,valuesthatImyselfreallyvalue,”hesays.“I’msurpriseddoingsuchasimplethingcanbringsomuchattention,”headds,“maybebecausenoonetriestodaretodothat.”24.WhatproblemdidRatheenoticewithIndians?

A．Theyblindlysubscribedtovlogs.B．Theywereaddictedtoonlinevideos.C．TheyhadlimitedaccesstotheInternet.D．Theywereeasilymisledbyonlineinformation.25.WhydidRatheemakehisvideoaboutthefilm?

A．Toattractviewsandattention.B．Tocorrectgovernmentdata.C．Tostopthespreadofafalsetheory.D．Tosupporthispreviousargument.26.WhichwordcouldbestdescribeRathee’swork?

A．Confusing.B．Enlightening.C．Disappointing.D．Entertaining.27.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”inthelastparagraphreferto?

A．Raisingvariousopinions.B．Challengingtheauthority.C．Makingfact-checkingvideos.D．Critisizingtraditionalvalues.Today,treesfaceaseriousthreatfromhumanactivity.Overthepast300years,1.5billionhectaresofforesthavebeenlost,resultinginthelossofbiodiversity,desertification,andincreasedfloodrisks.Deforestationisalsolinkedtoahigherlikelihoodofdiseaseoutbreaksduetoincreasedcontactbetweenhumansandanimals.InhisbookTreewilding,ecologistJakeRobinsonexploreshowtobestprotectandrestoreforests.Hearguesthatmerelyplantingtreesisnotenoughtofightdeforestation.Tree-plantingprojectshaveincreaseddramaticallyinrecentdecades.Althoughtreeshelppreventsoildegradationandfightclimatechangebycapturingcarbon,poorlyplannedtree-plantingprojectscanharmecosystems.Monoculture,whereonlyonetypeoftreeisplanted,reducesbiodiversityandmakesforestseasiertosufferdiseases.Robinsonadvocatesforamoreinformedapproachtoforestrestoration.Regulatorsmustunderstandthecomplexconnectionsbetweentrees,people,animals,andevenmicroorganisms.Forinstance,nativepeopleoftenrelyonforestsforfarmingandraisinglivestock.Therefore,tree-plantingprojectsshouldtakeintoaccountlocalknowledgeandtheneedsofcommunitiestoavoiddisplacingthemunfairly.Robinsonhighlightsseveralforestrestorationprojects.TheGreatGreenWallprojectaimstogrowalineoftreesacrosstheSaharaDeserttopreventdesertexpansionandimprovelocallivelihoods.Anotherproject,WesternAustralia’sGondwanaLink,seekstoreconnectbrokenforestareastoprotectendangeredspecies.Theseprojectsemphasizetheimportanceofunderstandinglocalecosystemsandinvestinginthelong-termcareofyoungtrees.Robinsonconcludesthatnaturalregeneration—allowingforeststohealthemselves—isoneofthebestmethodsofrestoration.Hecomparesittoaphoenix(凤凰)risingfromitsashes,pointingoutthataforestcanregeneratefromitsownleftovers.Hisdescriptionsandthought-provokingquestionsadddepthtohisnarrative.Heexploreshowtounderstandtheenvironment’sfundamentalstateandexamineshowanimalscontributetoforestregeneration.Hisbalancedperspectiveencouragesresearcherstodevelopmoreeffectivemethodsforforestrestoration.28.WhatdoesRobinsonargueinhisbookTreewilding?

A．Plantingtreescanposeriskstoecosystems.B．Deforestationhasledtoacompletebiodiversityloss.C．Forestscanonlyberestoredviahumanintervention.D．Plantingmoretreesisthebestwaytofightdeforestation.29.Whatdoesmonoculturerefertobasedonthetext?

A．Anaturalprocessofforestgrowth.B．Amethodforrestoringecosystems.C．Apracticethatenhancesforesthealth.D．Aphenomenonharmfultobiodiversity.30.WhydoesRobinsonemphasizetheroleofcommunitiesintree-plantingprojects?

A．Toensuretheprojectsarecost-effective.B．Tomaketree-plantingprojectsmoredigital.C．Toprotectcommunitiesfromunjustdisplacement.D．Toencouragemoderntechnologyinrestorationefforts.31.WhichisthebestapproachforforestrestorationaccordingtoRobinson?

A．Plantingdiversespeciesoftrees.B．Encouragingnaturalregeneration.C．Promotingextensiveartificialplanting.D．Helpinganimalstackleforest’sleftovers.ElephantsarethelargestlandmammalsonEarth,andunderstandingthembettercouldleadtobigscientificbreakthroughsinscience.Bothdelicateandstudy,elephanttrunks(象鼻)cangraspasingleleafbutcanalsocarrynearly600pounds.Scientiststhinkthattheyareanincredibleinspirationforthenextgenerationofbio-inspired(仿生)robots.Byconductingahigh-resolutionmotioncaptureanalysisofelephants’trunks,researchersfoundelephantshaveasetofsimplemovementsthattheycanintegratefreelytohandleobjectsofvariousshapesandsizes.Forexample,elephantsusesuction(吸力)topickuplightweightobjects.However,topickupheavierthings,theyusesuctiontosecurethepositionoftheobjectsandtrunkwrappingtoholdandliftthings.“It’snotthewholetrunkthatislengtheningorshortening—it’sdifferentparts,relyingonwhattheelephantisdoing,”saidMilinkovitch,professorofthephysicsofbiologyattheUniversityofGeneva,Switzerland.ResearchersalsoperformedCTscansandMRIsonthetrunkofadeadelephant.Theyusedhigh-resolutioncamerastocreatea3Dmodelofatrunk,allowingthemtobetterunderstandthestructureofanelephant’smusclegroups,skinandconnectivetissues.Thestudydatawillbeusedtohelpdesignaninnovative“soft”roboticarm.“Thedataisexceptional,butnowtheeffortistotranslatethisbiologicaldataintosomeengineeringspecifications,”Milinkovitchsaid.“Weneedtoextractsomesimplifyingprinciplesthatcanmaketherobot’sbehaviorsimpleenoughtobeeffectiveandadaptabletochanges.”Theprojectisalsofuelingadvancementsinmaterialscience,asresearchershavedevelopedanewmaterialsimilartotheusefulpropertiesofelephantskinandcanbe3Dprintedforroboticprototypes(原型).Thenewmaterialsmaybecommercializedforawiderangeofuses.32.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“study”inparagraphlprobablymean?

A．Strong.B．Broad.C．Sensitive.D．Rough33.Howdoesanelephanthandledifferentobjects?

A．Bysecuringthepositionoftheseobjectsatfirst.B．Bycombiningsuctionwithtrunkmovementsflexibly.C．Bysuckingthemwithallthestrength.D．Bystretchingitstrunkbasedonthings’sizes.34.Whydoresearcherstranslatethebiologicaldata?

A．Totestthesafetyoftheroboticarm.B．Toupgradetheappearanceoftherobot.C．Toimprovethebehavioroftherobot.D．Tostudythestructureofmuscletissues.35.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?

A．ElephantTrunks:TheTheoryofMovementinRoboticsB．ElephantTrunks:TheInspirationforSoftRoboticsC．“Soft”RoboticArms:AnInnovationin3D-printedRobotsD．“Soft”RoboticArms:AMajorBreakthroughinMaterialScienceHowtoBringOurCommunityTogetherCanadaisanationthatpridesitselfonmulti-culturalismandopportunity.36Buildingsocialconnectionsandasenseofbelongingbringspeopletogetherinwaysthatstrengthenindividualrelationshipsaswellaswholecommunities.Thereareseveralthingsthatwecandotodevelopstrongsocialconnectionsandasenseofbelonging:37Oneofthesimplestwaystobringacommunitytogetheristhroughsharedexperience.Eventslikeaninternationalfoodfestival,asportsleaguefeaturingactivitiesfromaroundtheworld,andhealthandwellnessprogramsdrawingondifferentcultures,areexcellentwaysofbringingpeopletogether.Thinkoutsideourbox.38Manyofusgetcaughtupinourownroutinesandpracticesandforgetthatthereareotherwaysofdoingthings.Trytalkingtodifferentcommunitymembers,rangingfromyouthstoseniors,tounderstandtheiropinionsoftheworld.39Trynewthings.Positivelyinfluencingourcommunitycangobeyondvolunteeringourtimeandresources.Considergettinginvolvedinourcommunitybyworkingforthe2017Census(人口)asanenumerator(普查员)oracrewleader.Censusenumeratorsareresponsibleforidentifyingdwellingsonmaps,conductingpersonalinterviews,andfollowingupwithrespondentsinpersonandbyphone,whilecrewleadersareresponsibleforleading,trainingandsupervisingateamofenumerators.40Astrongfeelingofunityinacommunitycanmakeresidentsfeelcomfortableandathome.

A．Plancommunityevents.B．Encouragecommunitymemberstodosomecommunityservicework.C．Socialconnectionsoffercommunitymemberschancestoknoweachotherbetter.D．Ourmulti-culturaltraditionprovidesawelcomingenvironmentforindividualsandfamilies.E．Learningaboutdifferentculturesandpracticescanopenourmindtoawholenewwayoflife.F．Inviteindividualsofdifferentculturestoparticipateincommunityplanningtoensurethateveryvoiceisheard.G．Thesepositionsprovideanopportunitytomeetnewpeopleandbuildrelationshipswithmembersofourcommunity.三、完形填空AVirginiathird-graderhaswontwonationalawardsforherexceptionalskillinhandwriting.That’sprettyremarkableonitsown.Butwhatmakesthegirl’s________extraspecialisthatsheaccomplishedit________havingnohands.OnApril26,9-year-oldAnayaEllickwasnamedthe________ofthe2018Zaner-BloserNationalHandwritingContest.Theaward________studentswithspecialneedswhodevelopagreatskillinhandwriting.Allparticipantshaveamentalorphysical________.Anayawasbornwithouthandsoneitherarm.________shewasfittedwithprosthetics(假肢)foratime,shedecidedshewasbetteroffwithher________onesandremovedthem.Instead,shehaslearnedto________apencilbetweenherarmstodrawandwrite.Twoyearsago,shemade________acrosstheworldwhenshewasnamedawinnerinthecontest’sprintcategory.For2018,she_____againforhercursivewriting.TracyCox,Anaya’steacher,saidAnayaisarole________tootherstudents.“Anayadoesnotletanythingstandinher________ofreachinghergoals,”saidCox.“Sheisdeterminedandindependent.Shehasthebest________inherclass.Herclassmatesseeherdoingthe________tasksandtheyareoften________thatshecandojustaswell,sometimesevenbetter.”Anaya’sdadGaryEllicksaidAnayahadalwaysbeen________.“Itwasalwayslike‘Icandoit.’I’mproudtoseethathardworkdoes________,”hesaid.Anayawas________atschoolonWednesday,andtheschoolsharedphotosofherwithhernewawardandexamplesofherwriting.Butanother________doesn’tmeanshe’sslowingdown.Whenaskedwhat’s________onherplate,shesaid,“Sports.”41.A．progressB．achievementC．determinationD．knowledge42.A．exceptB．beyondC．despiteD．without43.A．applicantB．winnerC．competitorD．agent44.A．recognizesB．remindsC．representsD．recommends45.A．consequenceB．depressionC．strengthD．disability46.A．UnlessB．SinceC．ThoughD．Before47.A．naturalB．normalC．basicD．flexible48.A．holdB．decorateC．sharpenD．design49.A．commentsB．contributionsC．decisionsD．headlines50.A．wonB．settledC．struggledD．volunteered51.A．monitorB．modelC．soldierD．actress52.A．directionB．approachC．wayD．route53.A．paintingB．leadershipC．handwritingD．quality54.A．boringB．strangeC．urgentD．same55.A．satisfiedB．disappointedC．amazedD．upset56.A．peacefulB．considerateC．intelligentD．confident57.A．payoffB．getalongC．takeoverD．workout58.A．honoredB．trappedC．valuedD．rescued59.A．challengeB．victoryC．opportunityD．contest60.A．bestB．lastC．nextD．first四、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。Friendshipisoneoflife’sgreatestgifts,andit61(value)inbothEasternandWesterncultures.OneofthemostfamoussayingsaboutfriendshipinChinacanbefoundinthewordsofConfucius:“Isn’tit62joywhenfriendsvisitfromfarawayplaces?”IntheUK,thereisan63(equal)famouspoemaboutfriendship.Itremindspeople64(remember)andvalueoldfriendships,astheylooktotheyearsahead.ThatpoemisAuldLangSyne.“AuldLangSyne”isScotsandistranslatedwordforwordas“oldlongsince”,65(mean)“daysgoneby”.ThepoemwaswrittenbythegreatScottishpoetRobertBurns.Itwasprintedin1796,justafterBurn’sdeath.Andovertheyearsithasbecomethesongthatissofamiliar66ustoday.67(joy)butatthesametimeabitsad,AuldLangSynehasfeaturedinmanyfilms,includingWaterlooBridge,thefilmthatmadethesongwidelyknowntoChineseaudience.Today,AuldLangSyne68(translate)intomanydifferentlanguages,andisoneoftheworld’sbest-lovedsongs.It’splayedatparties,celebrations,festivals,andevenatsomeshoppingcentersatclosingtime.69languageoroccasion,ithasbecomeasymboloffriendshipand70(share)experience—whetherwecansingitornot.71.Thatevening,________Iwilltellyoumoreaboutlater,Iendedupworkingverylate.(用适当的词填空)72.Whateverisleftovermaybeputintotherefrigerator,________itwillkeepfortwoorthreeweeks.73.Childrenwhoarenotactiveor________dietishighinfatwillgainweightquickly.(用适当的词填空)74.Betweenthetwopartsoftheconcertisaninterval________theaudiencecanbuyicecream.(用适当的词填空)75.Chinafirsthadtoputasatelliteinorbitabovethemooninaspot______itcouldsendsignalstothespacecraftandtoEarth.(用适当的词填空)76.Eitheryouoroneofyourstudents__________(be)toattendthemeetingthatwillbeheldtomorrow.（所给词的适当形式填空）77.Everypossiblemeans________(use)topreventtheairpollutionbynow,buttheskyisstillnotclear.(所给词的适当形式填空)78.Amy,aswellasherbrothers,__________(give)awelcomewhenreturningtothevillagelastweek.(所给词的适当形式填空)79.Thefactoryused65percentoftherawmaterials,therestofwhich________(be)savedforotherpurposes.(所给词的适当形式填空)80.Largequantitiesofmoney____________(spend)insearchingforacureforthisterriblediseasesofar.(所给词的适当形式填空)五、阅读理解阅读下面短文并完整回答问题。注意：不能直接使用文中原句；每个回答不得超过10个单词。ALJAY’SNEWSMILEAnitaisamotherwhoclearlyadoresherson.Fromthemomentshefoundoutthatshewastogivebirthtoasonwithacleft(唇裂),sheprotectedhim,lovedhim,anddreamedofthedayhislipwouldbehealed.AnitalivesinasmallvillageabouttwohoursfromCagayandeOrointhePhilippines.ShealreadyhadsixchildrenwhentheyfoundoutshewouldhaveAljay,herseventh.Whenthedoctorperformedanultrasound(超声波扫描检查)inAnita’sseventhmonthofpregnancy(妊娠期),hesawthatherunbornchildhadacleft.“Hetoldmetogetridofhim”Anitasaid,tearspouringdownhercheeks.“Itoldhimthatyou