浙江省部分学校2025-2026学年高一上学期12月月考英语试题

高级中学名校试卷PAGEPAGE1浙江省部分学校2025-2026学年高一上学期12月月考英语试题第一部分听力（略）第二部分阅读理解（共两节，每小题2.5分，满分50分）第一节（每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AMetroPocketGuideMetrorail(地铁)Eachpassengerneedsafarecardtoenterandgoout.Uptotwochildrenunderagefivemaytravelfreewithapayingcustomer.Farecardmachinesareineverystation.Bringsmallbillsbecausetherearenochangemachinesinthestationsandfarecardmachinesonlyprovideupto$5inchange.GetonedayofunlimitedMetrorailrideswithaOneDayPass.BuyitfromafarecardmachineinMetrostations.Useitafter9:30a.m.untilclosingonweekdays,andalldayonweekendsandholidays.HoursofserviceOpen:5a.m.Mon.—Fri.7a.m.Sat.—Sun.Close:midnightSun.—Thurs.3a.m.Fri.—Sat.nightsLasttraintimesvary.Toavoid(避免)missingthelasttrain,pleasecheckthelasttraintimespostedinstations.MetrobusWhenpayingwithexactchange,thefareis$1.35.WhenpayingwithaSmarTripcard,thefareis$1.25.Faresforthesenior/disabledcustomersSeniorcitizens65andolderanddisabledcustomersmayrideforhalftheregularfare.OnMetrorailandMetrobus,useasenior/disabledfarecardorSmarTripcard.Formoreinformationaboutbuyingsenior/disabledfarecards,orSmarTripcardsandpasses,pleasevisitMetropensDorcall202-637-7000and202-637-8000.SeniorcitizensanddisabledcustomerscangetfreeguideonhowtouseproperMetrobusandMetrorailservicesbycalling202-962-1100.Traveltips·Avoidridingduringweekdayrushperiods—before9:30a.m.andbetween4and6p.m.·Ifyoulosesomethingonabusortrainorinastation,pleasecallLost&Foundat202-962-1195.21.Whatshouldyouknowaboutfarecardmachines?A.Theystartsellingticketsat9:30a.m. B.Theyareconnectedtochangemachines.C.Theyofferspecialservicetotheelderly. 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D.0.675.BAtmyfirstlessoninChinesecalligraphy,myteachertoldmeplainly:“NowIwillteachyouhowtowriteyourname.Andtomakeitbeautiful.”Ifeltmybreathcatch.Iwascurious.GrowingupinSingapore,IhadanunusualrelationshipwithmyChinesename.MyparentsareethnicallyChinese,sotheyaskedfortunetellerstodecidemyname,aimingformaximumluck.Asaresult,Iendedupwithanonsenseandembarrassingname:ChenYiwen,meaning,roughly,“old”,“barley(薏米)”and“warm”.WhenIarrivedinAmericaforcollegeat18,IputonanAmericanaccentandabandonedmyChinesename.WhenImovedtoHongKongin2021,after14yearsintheStates,Idecidedtolearncalligraphy.Whynotgetbackintouchwithmyheritage?Ithought.Incalligraphy,theideaistocopytheoldmasters’techniques,therebyrefiningyourown.Everyweek,though,myteacherwouldgiveuncomfortablyon-the-noseassessmentsofmyperson.“Youneedtobebraver,”heonceobserved.“Haveconfidence.Trytoproduceaboldstroke(笔画).”Foryears,Ihadpridedmyselfonpresentinganimageofconfidence,butmywritingbetrayedme.Iwastryingtomakesenseofthispractice.Youmustvisualizethewordasitistobewrittenandleaveatraceofyourselfinit.Asabodilypractice,calligraphycouldgobeyonditsownculturalrestrictions.Couldithelpmegobeyondmine?Myteacheroncesaidtome,“Whenyoulookattheword,youseethebody.Thoughawordonthepageistwo-dimensional,itcontainsmultitudes,conveyingtheforceyou’veapplied,theenergyofyourgrip,thearchofyourspine.”Ihadbeenlearningcalligraphytogetintouchwithmyculturalroots,butwhatIwasreallyseekingwasareturntomyself.NowIhavesensedthatthepleasureoutofcalligraphyallowsmetoknowmyselfmorefully.Duringarecentlesson,myteacherpointedatthewordIhadjustfinished,tellingme:“Thiswordismuchbetter.Icanseethechoicesyoumade,yourcalculations,yourflow.Trustyourself.Thiswordisyours.”Hemightaswellhavesaid,“Thiswordisyou.”24.Whatdidtheauthorinitiallythinkofhername“ChenYiwen”?A.Itwasluckysoshegladlyacceptedit. B.Shefeltproudofitssymbolicmeaning.C.Sheunderstoodtheintentionbutstilldislikedit. D.Itsstrangepronunciationmadeherembarrassed.25.Theauthordecidedtolearncalligraphyto______.A.pickupanewhobby B.reconnectwithheroriginC.gaininsightsintoanewculture D.fitinwithlocalcommunity26.Fromtheteacher’swords,theauthorlearnsthatcalligraphy______.A.reflectsthecreator’sspirits B.comesfromcreativeenergyC.highlightsthedesignofstrokes D.dependsoncontinuouspractice27.Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellus?A.Appreciatewhatourcultureoffers. B.Findbeautyfromyourinnerself.C.Agreatteacherleadsyoutotruth. D.Wearethesumofwhatwecreate.CArecentearthquakehappenedinCalifornia.Fortunately,nodamagewasreported.However,theearthquakewasimportantinanotheraspect—manypeopleintheareareceivedwarningsontheirmobilephonesjustbeforetheearthquakehit.Furthermore,severalofthesephonesaidedindetecting(检测)theearthquakeinthefirstplace.Somesmartphonecompanieshavebeendevelopingawarningsystemthatcanremindusersafewsecondsbeforeanearthquakehits.Althoughafewsecondsmaynotseemlikemuch,itcanprovideenoughtimetotakecoverunderatableordesk,slowdowntrains,andpreventplanesfromtakingofforlanding.Thissystemisexpectedtosavelivesduringstrongerquakes.Itreliesoninformationfromtwosources:anetworkofseveralseismometers(地震仪)placedacrossthestates,andtheworld’slargestearthquakedetectionnetworkcreatedthroughsmartphonesownedbythepublic.Themobileearthquakedetectingandwarningnetworkusesbuilt-insensors(传感器)onmobilephonestoreplacetraditionaldetectioninstruments.Thesystemcanworkoutwhetheranearthquakeishappeningandwhere.Itcanthensendawarningtophonesintheareawheretheearthquakesarelikelytohit.Radiosignalstravelfasterthanearthquakewaves,allowingwarningstobesentbeforetheshaking.Thistechnologyopensupthepossibilityofdetectingtheearthquakesinregionswherewidespreadnetworksofcostlyseismometerscannotbeused,andcouldprovideearthquakewarningsinevenpoorerplacesoftheworld.Theearthquakewarningsystemhassomelimitations(限制),particularlyinregionswithlowphoneusageandinearthquakesthathappenneartheocean,whichcancausetsunamis(海啸).Additionally,whilethesystemcanprovideafewsecondsofadvancewarning,detectingearthquakesremainschallenging.Still,therearehopestoexpandthesystem’susageworldwideinthefutureaslongaswewanttomakeachangeinitslimitations.28.Whywasthewarningsysteminvented?A.Toreducetheeconomiclossofearthquakes. B.Tobuymoresurvivaltimeforpeople.C.Toraisepeople’sself-protectionawareness. D.Tofigureoutearthquakes’location.29.Whatisthethirdparagraphmainlyabout?A.Wherethesystemisused. B.Howthesystemworks.C.Whenthesystemwilloperate. D.Whatthesystemaimsfor.30.Whatisspecialaboutthesystem?A.Itcanbeusedinwiderareas. B.Itgiveswarningsdaysinadvance.C.ItusestheInternettosendsignals. D.Itsharesinformationrecordedbyusers.31.Whatwillthescientistsdotothesystemnext?A.Addthelatestdatatoit. B.Shortenitswarningtime.C.Keepworkingonitsproblems. D.Putitintocomputersinsteadofphones.DManythinkthatlanguageiswhatsetshumansapartfromotheranimals,andthatforustothink,languageisadecisivefactor.BritishphilosopherBertrandRussellevenclaimedin1948thatnointelligentthinkingcantakeplacewithoutlanguage.However,arecentstudyinNaturesuggestsotherwise.Itfoundthatlanguageandthoughtaretwodistinctentities,workinginseparatepartsofthebrain.Theyare,inshort,“farmoreindependentthanweimagined”,wroteZMEScience.Thestudy,conductedbyscientistsfromtheUS,exploredthelanguage-thoughtrelationshipthroughtworesearchapproaches.First,theystudiedpatientssufferingfromglobalaphasia,whohadlostmuchoftheirabilitytounderstandorspeakduetodamagetothelefthemisphereoftheirbrain.However,theycanstillcompletecomplextasks.“Youcanaskpeoplewithglobalaphasiatosolvemathproblemsorperformsocialreasoningtests,andaslongastheinstructionsarenon-verbal,theycansucceed,”EvelinaFedorenko,oneofthestudy’sauthorsfromtheUSMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology,toldZMEScience.Theresearchersalsousedbrain-imagingtoolstostudythebrainsofhealthyvolunteersastheyperformednon-verbaltasks,likesolvingpuzzlesandplanning.Itwasfoundthatthebrain’slanguageregionsweremostlyinactiveduringsuchactivities.Inotherwords,wegenerallyneedlanguagetoexpressourthoughtsbutwecanstillthinkwithoutwords.So,iflanguageisn’tnecessaryforthinking,thenwhydidhumansdevelopit?Fedorenkosaidlanguageservesmainlyasatoolforcommunication.“Mostofthethingsthatyouprobablylearnedabouttheworld,youlearnedthroughlanguageandnotthroughdirectexperiencewiththeworld,”shesaid.Bybeingabletosharecomplexinformationthroughlanguage,humansgainedanevolutionaryadvantage.Althoughlanguagedoesnotgiverisetothoughts,pastresearchshowsthathowwespeakcanheavilyinfluencehowwethink.Forexample,theEnglishsentence“hefiredthegun”isusuallyphrasedas“thegunwentoff”inJapanese.Asaresult,EnglishspeakersaremorelikelytofocusonthepersonresponsibleforanaccidentthanJapanesespeakers,accordingtoPsychologyToday.32.Whatisthemainpurposeofthestudymentionedinthepassage?A.Toprovethatlanguageisessentialforintelligentthinking.B.Toexaminetherelationshipbetweenlanguageandthought.C.Todevelopnewtreatmentsforpatientswithglobalaphasia.D.Toidentifythebrainregionsresponsiblefornon-verbalreasoning.33.Whatdidbrain-imagingtoolsrevealabouthealthyvolunteersperformingnon-verbaltask?A.Theystruggledwithproblem-solving. B.Theirlanguagecentersbecameoveractive.C.Theirlanguageregionsshowedlittleactivity. D.Theywouldunconsciouslyuseverbalstrategies.34.Howcanlanguageservehumans,accordingtoFedorenko?A.Ithelpshumansgeneratethoughts. B.Itdecideshumans’evolutionarydirection.C.Itreplacesdirectexperiencewiththeworld. D.Itfacilitatestheexchangeofcomplicatedideas.35.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.Thoughtcanoperateindependentlyfromlanguage.B.Languageplaysadecisiveroleinshapinghumanthought.C.Languageandthoughtaredeeplyinterdependentinthebrain.D.Theabsenceoflanguagemakescomplexthoughtimpossible.第二节（共5小题，每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Feelingunsure?Here’showtomakepeacewithchoicesThinkyou’reindecisive?Whetherit’spickingacareeroralunch,thatdoubtarrives.Youreplaythemoment,wondering:DidIchooseright?Ifthissoundslikeyou,you’renotalone.Weliveinaworldwithendlesschoices.Thismakesyouoverthinkandfearmissingthe“perfect”one.Youexpecteverydecisiontobringanidealresult.Whenrealityfallsshort,youfeeldisappointed.____36____Fortunately,hereare5waystobreakthecycleandtrainyourmindtofeelmoreconfidentandcontentwithyourdecisions.Accept“GoodEnough”withpleasurePerfectionishardtoachieve.____37____Mostchoicesaren’tlife-or-death.Trustthatyou’vedoneyourbestwiththeinformationyouhad.____38____Giveyourselfadeadline.Whetherit’s10minutesforpickingadinnerspotoroneweekforajoboffer,boundariesstopyoufromlosingcontrol.Remember,fastdecisionsaren’tcareless,they’reefficient.Stopreplayingthepast____39____Nomore“whatifs”.Instead,ask:WhatcanIlearnfromthis?Growthcomesfromreflection,notregret.CelebrateyourchoicesShiftyourfocusfromregrettogratitude.Everydecisionshapeswhoyouare.Celebrateyourcouragetochoose,evenwhenitwasn’teasy.Practiceself-compassion(同情)It’sokaytomessup.It’sokaytochangeyourmind.Bekindtoyourself.____40____A.Setatimelimitfordecisions.B.Makedecisionsasfastaspossible.C.Onceadecisionismade,moveforward.D.Youshouldtryyourbesttoachieveperfection.E.You’redoingthebestyoucanwithwhatyouknowrightnow.F.Overtime,youwillgetstuckinacycle:decide→regret→repeat.G.Insteadofsearchingforthebestdecision,aimforagoodenoughone.第三部分语言应用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。LexieAlford,21,saidsherecentlybecametheyoungestpersontovisiteverycountry.Thoughherachievementisyettobe____41____bytheGuinnessBookofWorldRecords,Alfordsaidshehadbeento196____42____.Whileheradventuresmayhavelooked____43____onhersocialmediaaccount,Alfordfacedvariousdifficultiessuchasvisarejections,financialstruggles,andhealthissueslikemalariaandfood____44____.Formostpeople,the____45____toseeingtheworldislackofmoney,butAlfordmanagedto____46____hertravelslargelyonherown.Shestartedworkingmultiplejobsandsavingeverythingshehadearnedsince12.____47____,hermotherownsatravelagencyandithashelpedherfindthebestdealsandbookaheadoftime,____48____significantsavingsonflightsandhotels.Asa(an)____49____femaletraveler,Alfordputsafetyinthefirstplacewhendecidinghowlongtostayinacountry,apartfrombudgetandpersonal_____50_____.ShespentaweekinSwitzerland,wheretherewassomuchshecoulddo,whileinsomeAfricancountries,shewouldhavespentmoretime_____51_____,butunfortunatelyshecouldn’taffordtotaketheproper_____52_____measuresnecessaryforthetrip._____53_____experiencingstronglonelinessattimes,Alfordthinksthetravelisarewardingexperiencethateveryoneshouldhave_____54_____onceintheirlives.Afterhertravels,Alfordnowbelievesthattherearealotofsacrifices(牺牲)youhavetomakeifyouwanttotraveltheworld,butifit’ssomethingyoutrulyhaveapassionfor,itonlytakes_____55_____topursueit.41.A.organized B.acknowledged C.focused D.pointed42.A.cities B.countries C.places D.continents43.A.dangerous B.accurate C.attractive D.demanding44.A.poisoning B.shortage C.supply D.waste45.A.key B.access C.solution D.barrier46.A.arrange B.plan C.fund D.design47.A.Finally B.Additionally C.Sincerely D.Obviously48.A.adjustingto B.settingup C.beginningwith D.contributingto49.A.solo B.positive C.brave D.smart50.A.interest B.information C.growth D.belongings51.A.working B.exploring C.resting D.recording52.A.finance B.health C.education D.security53.A.Unlike B.Without C.Including D.Despite54.A.atleast B.lessthan C.atmost D.ratherthan55.A.time B.skill C.courage D.knowledge第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。TheGreatChicagoFireof1871,whichstartedonOctober8,burnedfortwodaysanddestroyed____56____(many)ofthecity.Legendhasitthatthefirebeganwhen____57____cowkickedoveralanterninabarn.____58____(fuel)bystrongwindsanddryconditions,thefirespreadrapidly.Approximately3.3square____59____(mile)ofthecitywerereducedtoashes,leavingabout100,000residents____60____(home).Thescaleof____61____(destroy)wasunprecedented.Itwasnotuntilrainfellonthethirdday____62____thefirewasfinallyextinguished.Intheaftermath,Chicagoimplementednewbuildingcodesthatrequiredstructurestobemadeoffire-resistantmaterials.Thecityalsoinvestedinan____63____(improve)firedepartment.Thesechangescontributed____64____Chicago’srapidrecoveryandtransformationintoamodernmetropolis.Today,theChicagoFireAcademystandsonthesite____65____thefireisbelievedtohavestarted.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节应用文写作（满分15分）66.假如你是高中生李华，你的美国笔友David热爱中国传统文化，最近打算来中国工作生活一段时间，但是不确定应该去往哪个城市，写信向你咨询。请你给他写一封回信，内容包括：(1)你推荐的城市；(2)推荐的理由（不少于两条）；(3)美好祝愿。____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________第二节读后续写（满分25分）67.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。TakingswimmingclasswasamustinRen’sschoolandtherewasapre-testinthethirdweekandafinaltestinthelastweekaccordingtothecourseplan.Thatpre-testdaycamesoon.Thegymteacherblewthewhistle(哨子)andfourstudentsdivedintotheswimmingpool,racingtotheotherside,Thenthenextfourwereup,butonlythreestoodonthedivingboard.“WhereisRen?”thegymteacheraskedinconcern.Ren’sfaceturnedred,andhewasunsteady.Helookedatthepoolandsteppedback.“Youcannotmakemedothis!”hesaid.Sadie,histeammate,p