江苏省扬州市邗江区2023-2024学年高一上学期12月考试英语试题

邗江一中第一学期十二月调研测试英语试题2023.12第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1.Whichplaceisthemanlookingfor?A.Adrugstore. B.Abookstore. C.Abank.2.Whenwilltheconcertstart?A.6:00. B.7:00. C.8:00.3.Whydoesn’tthewomanlikethesubway?A.Thepricesaretoohigh. B.Therearetoomanypeople. C.Itdoesn’tstopnearheroffice.4.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Holidayplans. B.Culturaltraditions. C.Thesizeoftheirfamilies.5.Whatistheweatherlikenow?A.Wetandrainy. B.Foggyandwindy. C.Sunnyandwarm.第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟:听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍,听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。6.Whatsurprisedthewoman?A.Themandidwellintheinterview.B.Themanwillknowtheresultverysoon.C.Theywon’tmakeadecisionuntilnextFriday.7.Howdoesthemansound?A.Disappointed. B.Uncertain. C.Confident.听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。8.Whatdidthewomansayaboutthehandbag?A.Itcostherfiftydollars.B.Shepaidfullpriceforitlastmonth.C.Sheleftitsomewhereonthefifthfloor.9.Whatwasoneoftheitemsinthewoman’shandbag?A.Herpassport. B.Hercarkeys. C.300dollarscash.10.Whatdidthewomanwanttobuyaftersheleftthecafe?A.Somethingtoeat. B.Somethingtoread. C.Somethingtolistento.听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。11.What’sthediscountedpriceoftheblouse?A.$58. B.$54. C.$50.12.WhatdoesthemansayabouttheblousesontheInternet?A.Theyarecheaper. B.Theyareoutofstyle. C.Thequalityisnotasgood.13.Whydoesthemanagreetoselltheblousefor$47?A.Heisinahurry. B.Somethingiswrongwithit. C.Thewomanisaregularcustomer.听第9段材料,回答第14至17题。14.What’stherelationshipbetweenthemanandthewoman?A.Theyarerelatives. B.Theyareneighbors. C.Theyarehusbandandwife.15.Whatcanbeseenatthemomentintheman’sgarden?A.Beansandpotatoes. B.Potatoesandonions. C.Applesandtomatoes.16.Whichseasonisitnow?A.Winter. B.Autumn. C.Spring.17.Whatdoesthemansayabouthiswife?A.Shelovedtogarden.B.ShemadegreatapplepiesC.Herfavoritefoodwasgreenvegetables.听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。18.Whomightthewomanbe?A.ATVhostess. B.Anewsbroadcaster. C.Thehostessofaculturalactivity.19.WhatdidDanielRobinsondoattheageof10?A.Hewrotehisownmusic. B.Hestartedlearningthepiano. C.HejoinedtheJulliardSchool.20.WhatwillDanielRobinsondo?A.Giveaspeech. B.Giveaconcert. C.Signsomebooks.第二部分阅读(共两节,满分50分)第一节(共15小题;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。AOutstandingkidsGitanjaliRao,15“Observe,research,buildandcommunicate.”ThatiswhatyoungscientistGitanjaliRaotoldactorAngelinaJolieaboutherworkusingtechnologytodealwithissuesrangingfromdirtydrinkingwatertocyberbullying(网络欺凌).Evenovervideochat,herbrilliantmindshonethrough,alongwithherinspiringmessagetootheryoungpeople:“IfIcandoit,youcandoittoo.”TylerGordon,14TylerGordonhasaspeechdisorder.“Hisescapewastonotspeakinfrontofpeople,”saysGordon’smother,NicoleKindle.Butat10,Gordonfoundhisartisticvoice.Hewonfirstplaceinanartcontest.Hisbigbreakcamein2018,whenhisportrait(画像)ofNBAstarKevinDurantwentviral.“Sincehestartedpainting,Ican’tgetthekidtobequiet,”saysKindle.NowGordonhopeshecanshowotherkidshowtoovercometheirchallengeswithartaswell.BellenWoodard,10Inthirdgrade,oneofBellenWoodard’sclassmatesaskedherfora“skincolor”crayon(笔).Woodard,whowastheonlyblackstudentinhergrade,says,“ItoldhernexttimeIwasgoingtoaskwhatcolorshewantsbecauseitcouldbelotsofdifferentcolors.”Thenshebeganmakingasetof12“skincolor”crayons.“Iwantedtohavecrayonsforapurpose,”shesays.“Mydifferentshades(色度)ofpeachesandbrownscanhopefullymatcheveryone.”IanMcKenna,16IanMcKennawasinthirdgradewhenhelearnedthatnearlyaquarterofthekidsathisschoolweren’tgettingenoughtoeatathome.Hethought,whynotplantagardenatschool,sothatkidsinneedcouldtakefoodhome?Now,sevenyearslater,McKennahasprovidedmorethan20,000poundsoforganicproduceformanyfamilies.21.Whousesarttoovercomethefearofpublicspeaking?A.GitanjaliRao. B.IanMcKenna. C.BellenWoodard. D.TylerGordon.22.WhatisBellenWoodard’spurposeinmakingthecrayons?A.Tohelpstudentsinrealneed. B.Tospreadamessageofinclusion.C.Toencouragekidstoloveart. D.Toinspiretheyoungtosolveproblems.23.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesIanMcKenna?A.Brave. B.Caring. C.Proud. D.Confident.BIsittruethatourbrainaloneisresponsibleforhumancognition(认知)?Whataboutourbody?Isitpossibleforthoughtandbehaviourtooriginatefromsomewhereotherthanourbrain?PsychologistswhostudyEmbodiedCognition(EC)asksimilarquestions.TheECtheorysuggestsourbodyisalsoresponsibleforthinkingorproblem-solving.Moreprecisely,themindshapesthebodyandthebodyshapesthemindinequalmeasure.Ifyouthinkaboutitforamoment,itmakestotalsense.Whenyousmellsomethinggoodorhearamusingsounds,certainemotionsareawakened.Thinkabouthownewbornsusetheirsensestounderstandtheworldaroundthem.Theydon’thaveemotionssomuchasneeds—theydon’tfeelsad,they’rejusthungryandneedfood.Evenunbornbabiescanfeeltheirmothers’heartbeatsandthishasacalmingeffect.Intherealworld,theycrywhenthey’recoldandthengethugged.Thatway,theystarttoassociatebeingwarmwithbeingloved.Understandably,theoristshavebeenarguingforyearsandstilldisagreeonwhetherthebrainisthenervecentrethatoperatestherestofthebody.OlderWesternphilosophersandmainstreamlanguageresearchersbelievethisisfact,whileECtheorisesthatthebrainandbodyareworkingtogetherasanorganicsupercomputer,processingeverythingandformingyourreactions.Furtherstudieshavebackedupthemind-bodyinteraction.Inoneexperiment,testsubjectswereaskedtojudgepeopleafterbeinghandedahotoracolddrink.Theyallmadewarmevaluationswhentheirfingertipsperceivedwarmthratherthancoolness.Anditworkstheotherwaytoo.Inanotherstudy,subjects’fingertiptemperaturesweremeasuredafterbeing”included”inor”rejected”fromagrouptask.Thosewhowereincludedfeltphysicallywarmer.Forfurtherproof,wecanlookatthemetaphors(比喻)thatweusewithouteventhinking.Akindandsympatheticpersonisfrequentlyreferredtoasonewithasoftheartandsomeonewhoisverystrongandcalmindifficultsituationsisoftendescribedassolidasarock.Andthiskindofmetaphoricaluseiscommonacrosslanguages.Nowthatyouhavetheknowledgeofmind-bodyinteraction,whynotuseit?Ifyou’rehavingabadday,awarmcupofteawillgiveyouaflashofpleasure.Ifyouknowyou’rephysicallycold,warmupbeforemakinganyinterpersonaldecisions.24.Accordingtotheauthor,whatisthesignificanceofEC?A.Itbringsusclosertothetruthinhumancognition.B.Itoffersaclearerpictureoftheshapeofhumanbrain.C.Itrevealsthemajorroleofthemindinhumancognition.D.Itfacilitatesourunderstandingoftheoriginofpsychology.25.Wheredoesthenewborns’understandingoftheirsurroundingsstartfrom?A.Theirpersonallooks. B.Theirmentalneeds. C.Theirinneremotions. D.Theirphysicalfeelings.26.WhatdoestheauthorintendtoprovebycitingthemetaphorsinParagraph5?A.Humanspeechisalivewithmetaphors. B.Humansenseshaveeffectsonthinking.C.Humanlanguageisshapedbyvisualimages. D.Humanemotionsareoftencomparedtonaturalmaterials.27.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthelastparagraph?A.Todeepenthereaders’understandingofEC. B.ToencouragethereadertoputECintopractice.C.Toguidethereaderontothepathtocareersuccess. D.Tosharewiththereaderwaystoreleasetheiremotions.CThefirsttimeyoustarttoreadapoem,youmustrelaxandreadthroughitwithoutconcentratingonitsmeaning.Imagineyouaremeetingapersonforthefirsttime.Youwilljustobservehimandlistentohisvoice,aswellaswatchhisshapesormovements,butyouhavenotyetknownwhatheisallabout.Likewise,youmayenjoythesound,rhythms,orwording,andformsomefirstimpressionsaboutapoem.Onyoursecondreading,youshouldconcentratemoreonthegeneralmeaningofthepoem.Thistime,youwillwanttocompareyourfeelingsaboutthepoembynowwithhowyoufeltbefore.Aretheythesame?Whatisdifferentandwhy?Yourthirdreadingwillfocusmoreondetails:thewords,phrases,orimages.Lookingupanyunfamiliarwordsinadictionarysothatyoucangainamoreaccurateunderstanding.Usingtheexamplegivenaboveaboutmeetingsomeone,hisimagewillchangegraduallyandslightlyasyoumeetandlearnmoreabouthim.Therefore,inyouradditionalreadings,itisagoodideatocompareyourunderstandingeachtimewiththeunderstandingbefore.Ahelpfulapproachtofurtherunderstandingapoemistosummarizeitinyourownwords.Compareyourversionofunderstandingwiththoseofothersreadingthesamepoem,andlistentohowtheyformsuchopinions.Remember,however,thatthereisnoexactorrightmeaningforapoem,asmostpoetshaveadmittedtheythemselvesarenotexactlysurewhattheymeantwhenwritingcertainlinesorphrases;theyhaveevenbeenheardtosayonoccasionthatsometimeswordsjustseemto“dropfromheaven”andlandonthepage.Thatiswhatawakeningtheimaginationisallabout.Ifyouarelucky,andifyoupracticeenough,magicalthingsmayhappenwhenyouwriteandyoumaybeabletoproduceabeautifulpoemorotherworkofartyourself.28.Whydoestheauthorgivetheexampleof“meetingaperson”?A.Toarousereaders”interestinreadingpoems. B.Tosupporthisargumentaboutreadingpoems.C.Toadvisepoemreaderstoberelaxed. D.Tomakehispointeasiertounderstand.29.Whatwillyougainfromthethirdreadingofapoem?A.Generalmeaning. B.Rhythmbeauty. C.Deepermeaning. D.Poeticstructure.30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”referto?A.Poetsthemselvesdon’tunderstandtheirpoems. B.Beautifulpoemsdropfromheavenoccasionally.C.Poeticmeaningsareopentodifferentexplanations. D.Writingasummaryhelpsunderstandapoem.31.Whatcanweconcludefromthelastparagraph?A.Practiceandpatiencemakeamanperfect. B.Poetryisanexpressionofone’swillinwords.C.Inspirationandhardworkhelpcreategreatpoems. D.Luckmarcheswiththosewhogivetheirverybest.DClimatechangeandland-usechangeareprojectedtomakewildfiresmorefrequentandintense,withaglobalincreaseofextremefiresofupto14percentby2030,30percentbytheendof2050and50percentbytheendofthecentury,accordingtoanewreportbytheUNEnvironmentProgramme(UNEP)andGRID-Arendal.Thepapercallsforacompletechangeingovernmentspendingonwildfires,changingtheirinvestmentsfromreactionandresponsetopreventionandpreparedness.Thereport,SpreadinglikeWildfire:TheRisingThreatofExtraordinaryLandscapeFires,findsahigherriskevenfortheAreticandotherregionspreviouslyunaffectedbywildfires.Thereporthadbeenreleasedbeforerepresentativesof193nationsheldameetinginNairobifortherestarted5thsessionoftheUNEnvironmentAssembly(UNEA-5.2),between28Februaryand2March,2022.Thepublicationcallsongovernmentstoadoptanew“FireReadyFormula”withtwo-thirdsofspendingdevotedtoplanning,prevention,preparedness,andrecovery,withonethirdleftforresponse.Currently,directresponsestowildfirestypicallyreceiveoverhallofrelatedcost,whileplanningandpreventionreceivelessthanonepercent.Topreventfires,authorscallforacombinationofdataandscience-basedmonitoringsystemswithnativeknowledgeandforastrongerregionalandinternationalcooperation.“Currentgovernmentresponsestowildfiresareoftenputtingmoneyinthewrongplace.Thoseemergencyserviceworkersandfirefightersonthefrontlineswhoareriskingtheirlivestofightforestwildfiresneedtobesupported.Wehavetoreducetheriskofextremewildfiresbybeingbetterprepared:investmoreinfireriskreduction,workwithlocalcommunities,andstrengthenglobalcommitmenttofightclimatechange.”saidIngerAndersen,UNEPExecutiveDirector.Wildfiresdisproportionately(不成比例地)affecttheworld’spoorestnations.Withanimpactthatextendsfordays,weeksandevenyearsaftertheflamesdiedown,theyblockprogresstowardstheUNSustainableDevelopmentCoalsanddeepensocialinequalities.32.Whatdoesthepaperappealtothegovernmenttodowithwildfires?A.Investmoremoneyonforecast. B.GiveadvancedwarningtowildanimalsC.Focusontheactofstoppingthemfromhappening. D.Plantmoretresstomakeupforthelossofforests.33.What’sIngerAndersen’sattitudetowardsthecurrentgovernment’smeasure?A.Supportive. B.Critical. C.Unfair. D.Unconcerned.34.Whatistheauthorlikelytotalkaboutnext?A.Theareashitbyclimatechange. B.Thenamesoftheworld’spoorestnations.C.Therelationshipbetweenwildfiresandhealth. D.Thebadeffectsofwildfiresondifferentfields.35.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.Wildfiresarespreadingworldwide.B.TheUNheldameetingtodiscusswildfires.C.Governmentsshouldpreparethemselvesforwildfires.D.TheUNEPExecutiveDirectorreleasedareportonwildfires.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可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Whenwe’rebored,mostofusendupbeinggluedtoaphone.Thatmighteaseourboredom.36Thattimecould’vebeenspentonadifferent,morevaluableactivity.Thefollowingwillhelpeaseyourboredom,andteachyoutousetimemoreproductively.Reading.37That’sbecausetheywereforcedtoreadatschool.Butwhenyouhavetheoptiontochoosewhichbookyou’regoingtoread,youcanunderstandwhyit’senjoyable.Notonlycanithelpeaseyourboredom,it’salsooneofthebestwaystoexpandyourknowledge.38Peopleoftenforgetwhythey’repursingsomethinginthefirstplace.Somemaynotevenbesurewhatthey’resupposedtobedoingintheirdailylife.Thislackofdirectionthenoftenshowsupasboredom.That’swhyhavinggoalsisimportant.Exercise.Exerciseisgoodandshouldbedonefrequently.39Mostpeoplewhoexercisedoittolookbetterinthemirror.Butthere’sanotherreasonwhyyoushouldexercise,itimprovesourbrainfunction.Cleaningupyourroom.Takealookaroundrightnow.Chancesarethatthespaceyou’rein,isfarfromclean.However,youhavetochangethat,asourphysicalenvironmenthasahugeimpactonourcognition,behavioranddecisionmaking.40Butonceweremoveallthisvisualmessfromourenvironment,we’reabletofocusandprocessinformationmuchbetter.A.Pursuingadream.B.Planningandgoalsetting.C.Butthere’sanopportunitycost.D.Mostpeopleonlydoreadingafterschool.E.Butforsomereason,noteveryonedoesit.F.Whenoursurroundingsareamess,soarewe.G.Mostpeopledon’treadanythingafterthey’vefinishedschool.第三部分语言运用(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,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Ourson,Tom,wasdifferentfromothers,becausehewasbornwithaseriousbraindisease.MywifeandIoftencomfortedhimashefacedmany41inhisearlyyears.Itwas42toseehimregularlychosenlastforbaseball,buthismosttoughtimecamewhenhebeganhighschool.Oneafternoon,Tomreturnedhomein43andshouted:“I’mnevergoingtoschoolagain!”Hewas44withfoodthatotherkidshad45himontheschoolbusonthewayhome.Tomlatertolduswhathad46.Afewdaysearlier,Tomhad47upfortheschoolrunningteam.Thatday,afewolderstudentsmadefunofhisperformanceonthetrack.Icalledtheheadmasteraboutthe48anditneverhappenedagain.Oneday,astheotherkidsexercisedinthegym,they49onelonelyrunnerTom,joggingaroundthesnow-coveredtrack.Afewweekslater,Tomsaidtome,“Dad,Iwasreadyfortheworst.”Headdedthateachmonth,eachstudent50an“athleteofthemonth”andvoted(投票)forthe51.Tom’snamehadneverbeen52.Butthatday,onestudentsaid:“Sir,Iwouldliketopropose(提名)Tomforathleteofthemonth.”Thecoachlooked53.“Heworksharderthananyofus,Sir,”thestudentcontinued.“Butwe’llhavetohavesomeonesupporttheproposal,”thecoachreplied.TearsformedinTom’seyesaseveryoneintheclassputtheirhandsup.We,alsointears,lookedonashe54showedhiscertificate(证书).WheneverIfeelhopeless,Ithinkofthisstory.I55myselfthatchallengesarenotovercomebyforce,butbypatience,determination,andfaith.41.A.opportunities B.inspirations C.challenges D.changes42.A.hopeful B.heartbreaking C.convenient D.well-meaning43.A.relief B.tears C.shock D.failure44.A.filled B.provided C.attached D.covered45.A.thrownat B.pushedagainst C.brokendown D.droppedout46.A.viewed B.supplied C.happened D.suffered47.A.stayed B.signed C.pulled D.cheered48.A.crime B.tension C.movement D.situation49.A.concerned B.watched C.noticed D.ignored50.A.invited. B.agreed C.meant D.chose51.A.winner B.ruler C.advisor D.fighter52.A.accepted B.recognized C.attended D.listed53.A.surprised B.awkward C.disappointed D.satisfied54.A.frankly B.proudly C.equally D.seriously55.A.argued B.reflected C.reminded D.comforted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。SpeakingofChinesemartialarts,orKungFu,animageofthesupermoviestarBruceLee,56superbfightingskillswerepopularthroughouttheworldmayappearinyourmind.Overtheyears,Africa57(see)themakingofseveralBruceLee-wannabeswithWuShu,theMandarin-languagetermformartialarts,whichhavebecomepopularacrossthecontinent.StudentsofthemartialartsbelievethatChinesekungfupromotes58(health)living.OntheeveoftheDragonBoatFestivalin2021,59thesupportoftheChineseEmbassyinKenya,amartialartstour60(hold)inKiambucountyinKenyawithmorethan60competitorsfromsevenclubs61(compete)inkickboxing,ranginginagefrom4to20.KungfuhasbecomeapopularsportinKenya,62(particular)amongschool-agechildren.Chinesemartialartsteach63excellentwayoflife,andthesporthelpspeoplebecomestrong,stayingoodshapeanddevelopexcellent64(concentrate).Chinesemartialartsarelifetimephysicalexercisesandareperformedwithbalancedmovementsbetweenthelegsandhands,65(make)thempreferabletootherexercises.第四部分基础知识运用(共两节,满分25分)第一节单句语法填空(根据句意或所给词填入适当形式的单词;每题1分;满分10分)66.Withoutthesun,________givesuslightandheat,therewouldbenolifeontheearth.67.GiantpandasYaYaandLeLe,________picturesonlinehaveraisedthepublicconcern,willreturntoChinaaftertwodecadesintheUS.68.DirectorJamesCameronputshisloveoftheoceanintohislatestfilm,Avatar:TheWay