2023-2024学年度湖北省黄冈市麻城市第一中学高三上学期1月月考英语测试试卷

2023-2024学年度湖北省黄冈市麻城市第一中学1月月考英语测试试卷A.Sunny.B.Snowy.C.RaA.Hostingascienceprogram.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。9.WhatdoesthemanthinkofA.Aprofessor.B.Atourguide.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。A.Correcthismistakes.B.Offersome听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。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。ABetween1901and2023,theNobelPrizesandtheNobelMemorialPrizeinEconomicScienceswereawarded621timesto1,000peopleandorganizations.WithsomereceivingtheNobelPrizemorethanonce,thismakesatotalof965individualsand27organizations.Below,youcanviewthefulllistof2023NobelPrizesandNobelPrizewinners.TheNobelPrizeinPhysics2023PierreAgostini,FerencKrauszandAnneL’Huillier“forexperimentalmethodsthatgenerateattosecondpulses(脉冲)oflightforthestudyofelectrondynamicsinmatter”TheNobelPrizeinPhysiologyorMedicine2023KatalinKarikoandDrewWeissman“fortheirdiscoveriesconcerningDNAthatenabledthedevelopmentofeffectivevaccines(疫苗)againstCOVID-19”TheNobelPrizeinChemistry2023MoungiG.Bawendi,LouisE.BrusandAlexeiI.Ekimov“forthediscoveryandcombinationofquantumdots(量子点)”TheNobelPrizeinLiterature2023JonFosse“forhisinnovativeworkswhichgivevoicetotheunsayable”TheNobelPeacePrize2023NargesMohammadi“forherfightagainsttheunfairandcrueltreatmentofwomeninIranandherfighttopromotehumanrightsandfreedomforall”TheNobleMemorialPrizeinEconomicSciences2023ClaudiaGoldin“forhavingadvancedourunderstandingofwomen’slabourmarketoutcomes”Forfurtherinformation,youcanclickhere.21.Whoseachievementdirectlycontributestopeople’sheath?A.PierreAgostini. B.KatalinKarikó. C.AlexeiI.Ekimov. D.JonFosse.22.Whatdothelasttwowinnershaveincommon?A.Theymakebreakthroughsinscientificfield.B.Theyshowconcernforwomen’scondition.CTheyconducttheirresearchinAsiancountries.D.Theyfightforthefreedomofworkingwomen.23.Whereisthearticleprobablytakenfrom?A.Asciencewebsite. B.Aliterarymagazine.C.Aresearchpaper. D.Asciencetextbook.BAnxietyhasfollowedmearoundlikealostdoglookingforaboneforyearsnow.IfeelitthemoststronglywhenI’mworriedaboutmyhealthormydaughter’shealth.Ifeelanunusualsensationandallofasudden:panic!Myworriesarenotlimitedtohealthconcernsthough,andtheygointhedirectionofanxietyaboutthefutureoftheworld,worriesaboutmyfinances,andfearsthatI’mnotgoodenough.Letmegobackafewdecades,backtowhenanxietywasn’tpartofmylife.WhenIwasachild,Ilovedart.IdrewandIcoloredbecausethat’swhatIenjoyed.Iwenttocollegetobecomeanartteacher.WhenIfinishedschoolinMayof2001,Ihadapart-timedesignjob,andaftertheeventofSeptember11th,2001,IknewIneededtotravel,togetoutofthesafelifeIwaslivinginmyhometown.That’swhenmycreativepracticesfellbythewayside.Luckily,afterthebirthofmydaughterin2014,thedesiretocreatecameback.Atfirst,Iwasusingatinycornerofabedroominourrentalhousetopaint.Eventuallyweboughtahouse,andIhadthespacetospreadout,readytopaintwhenevertheurgestruck.That’swhenIstartednoticingsomethingimportant:Paintingstilledmeinawaythatnothingelsedid.Iteasedmyfearsandanxietiesinawayotherpractice(deepbreathing,etc)didnot,atleastnotasconsistently.Whenanxiousthoughtsstart,Iknowwhattodo.Iheadintomystudio,grabsomematerials,andstartcreating.Soonenough,theworriesaregoneandinsteadmymindisquiet.Ithinkthereasonwhypaintingissohelpfulformyanxietyisthat,inorderformetobeanxious,Ihavetobeworryingaboutthefutureandwhatitholds.WhenI’mdoinganactivitythatrequiresmyfullconcentration,Ihavetobeinthemoment.Itdoesn’tmatterifyou’reartistic.Theonlythingthatmattersisfindingawaytobehere,inthenow,insteadofintheunknowablefuture.24.Whichwordcanbestdescribethewriterinparagraph1?A.Cautious. B.Insecure. C.Considerate. D.Impatient.25.Whendidthewritergiveuponarttemporarily?A.Afterherdaughterwasborn. B.Whenshestudiedincollege.C.Whenshewasstillalittlechild. D.Aftersomebigeventhappened.26.Howdoespaintingrelievethewriter’sanxiety?A.Paintingmakesherstayinaplace.B.Colorsofpaintingcalmherdown.C.Paintingisaverycreativeactivity.D.Paintingmakeslessroomforworries.27.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?A.Whatisimportantistoseizethemoment.B.Anxietymaysometimesbebeneficialtolife.C.Itisnecessarytolearnsomeartinchildhood.D.Paintingisthebestwaytoeasepeople’smind.CEatinginsectsisoneofthoseideasthatneverquiteseemtocatchon.TheUnitedNationsspreadtheideaadecadeago,but,intheWestatleast,insectsremainmostlyabsentfromsupermarketshelves.Facedwithanunsatisfiedpublic,scientistshavebeenexploringotheroptions.Oneistofeedtheinsectsinsteadtofarmanimals,whicharenotsopicky.Ofcourse,theinsectsneedtoeat,too.Todate,theyhavemostlyreared(饲养)onleftoverchickenfeed.Butthesupplyofthatislimited,andifinsect-rearedmeatistotakeoff,newsourceswillbeneeded.NielsEriksen,abiochemistatAalborgUniversity,suggestsfeedingthemonthewasteproductsofthebeerindustry.Theworldknocksbackaround185bnlitresofbeereveryyear.Eachlitreproducesbetweenthreeandtenlitresofwastewaterfullofthrown-awaygrains.Themixisrichinproteinbutlackingincarbohydrates(碳水化合物),especiallycomparedwithchickenfeed.Mostinsectsgrownforfeeddepend,inthewild,onthecarbohydratesfoundinbadfruit.Whetherinsectswouldactuallyconsiderbeerwasteasquaremealwas,therefore,unclear.Theresearchersusedthebabyinsectsoftheblacksoldierfly.Theyounginsectsweredividedintothreegroups,whichwereofferedbeerwaste,chickenfeedoramixtureofboth.TheresearchersmonitoredboththeirweightgainandtheamountofCO,theyproduced.Theyfoundthebabyinsectshappilyconsumedbothbeerwasteandchickenfeed,andgrewequallywelloneitherfoodsource.DrEriksenfoundfewdifferencesinhownutritioustheinsectswouldbetofarmanimals.Theexperimentmayhaveimplicationsbeyondthebeerbusiness,too.Bonemealfromfarms,andwastefromotherfoodindustriesarealllikewiseplentifulandprotein-rich.Allnowlooktobereasonabletargetsfornutrientrecyclingbyinsects.Whetherconsumerswillbewillingtoeatinsect-rearedbeef,though,remainstobeseen.28.WhatisthepurposeofNielsEriksen’sresearch?A.Tofindalternativestochickenfeed.B.Torecyclethewastewaterinbeerindustry.C.Tochangepublic’sattitudetowardinsects.D.Toreducetheconsumptionofwasteproducts.29.Whatisparagraph6mainlyabout?A.Thefutureapplicationoftheresearch. B.Theimportanceofproteininthecycle.C.Theextendedinfluenceoftheresearch. D.Thecontributionofthebeerindustry.30.Whatisthepossiblefoodchaindescribedinthearticle?A.chickens-insects-cows-humans B.humans-beerwaste-insects-cowsC.beerwaste-insects-cows-humans D.cows-chickens-insects-beerwaste31.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleofthearticle?A.WasterecyclingwillbetakingoffsoonB.EatinginsectsisthenewoptionforpeopleC.InsectscouldhelpturnbeerwasteintobeefD.InsectscouldgainpopularityinsupermarketDAIcouldmakeitlessnecessarytolearnforeignlanguages.Thatisgoodnewsfortravelers,badnewsforsoulfulconnection.Travelhaslongbeenamotivatorforstudy—unlesspeoplestarttofeelAItoolsofferagood-enoughservice.Someareconcernedthatappsareturninglanguageacquisitionintoadwindlingpursuit.DouglasHofstadter,awriter,hasarguedthatsomethingimportantwilldisappearwhenpeopletalkthroughmachines.Hedescribesgivingahesitant,difficultspeechinMandarin,whichrequiredalotofworkbutofferedasenseofachievementattheend.WhowouldshowofftakingaplanetothetopofMountEverest?Othersarelessworried.Mostpeopledonotmoveabroadorhavethekindofsustainedcontactwithaforeignculturethatrequiresthemtoputintheworktobecomefluent.Nordomostpeoplelearnlanguagesforthepurposeofhumanizingthemselvesortrainingtheirbrains.Ontheirholiday,theyjustwantabeerandpizza.AsAItranslationbecomesamorepopularlabour-savingtool,peoplewilldivideintotwogroups.Therewillbethosewhowanttochallengetheirminds,putthemselvesinotherculturesorforcetheirthinkingintonewpathways.Thislotwillstilltakeonlanguagestudy,oftenaidedbytechnology.Otherswilllookatlearninganewlanguagewithamixofadmirationandconfusion,astheymightwithextremeendurance(忍耐力)sports:“Goodforyou,ifthat’syourthing,butabitpainfulformytaste.”Butafocusonthelearneralonemissesthefundamentallysocialnatureoflanguage.Itisabitlikeanalyzingthebenefitsofcloserelationshipstohearthealthbutoverlookingtheinnervalueofthosebondsthemselves.WhenyoutrytoaskdirectionsinbrokenJapaneseormakeajokeinhesitantGerman,youaremakingdirectcontactwithsomeone.Andwhenyouspeakalanguagewellenoughtotellastorywithperfecttimingorputsubtle(微妙的)shadingonanargument,thatconnectionisstilldeeper.32Whatdoestheword“dwindling”meaninparagraph2?Growing. B.Lasting. C.Declining. D.Challenging.33.Whatistheunderlinedpart“takingahelicoptertothetopofMountEverest”comparedto?A.UsingAItoolstodothetranslation.B.Doingtheworkthatgivesyousatisfaction.C.Makingefforttolearnanewlanguage.D.Studyingalanguageaidedbytechnology.34.Whichofthefollowingwillthe“Others”inparagraph4agreewith?A.Peopleshouldstretchtheirmindsinlife.B.AItranslationtoolsofferagoodservice.C.Extremeendurancesportsareworthtrying.D.Languagelearningbuildsdeepconnection.35.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?ALanguagelearningbenefitslearnersalone.B.Languagelearningisofvaluetohumanhealth.C.Weshouldreflectonlanguagelearningmethods.D.Weshouldadoptanewangleonlanguagelearning.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。Whatcomestomindwhenyouthinkaboutchocolate?AcandybaratHalloween?Icecreamonahotday?ForIbrahim,a12-year-oldboyfromtheWestAfricancountryofGhana,chocolateisnotaboutsweettreats;itisaboutbitterwork.____36____Butiftheydid,wewouldlearnthatIbrahimspendshisdaysgrowingandharvestingcocoabeans,fromwhichchocolateismade.Wewouldalsolearnthatheisjustoneofmorethantwomillionchildrenwhoperformthisdifficultlabourinsteadofattendingschool.Tochangetheharmfulpracticeslikethis,somefarmsuseanapproachcalledFairtrade.____37____Itaimstocreateadifferentrelationshipbetweenbuyers(chocolatecompanies)andsellers(cocoafarmers)byencouragingfarmerstojointogethertoformasharedbusinesscalledacooperative.Becausefarmersworktogetherinsteadofcompetingwitheachother,theycandemandahigherpricefromthebuyers.____38____Consumerslikeyoucanplayaroleaswell.YoucanbuyFairtradechocolateifpossible,pressurecandycompaniestochangetheirlabourpractices,orasklocalstorestosellFairtradeproducts.____39____ItisaprogrammerecognizingschoolsthatprovideFairtradeproductsincafeteriasorincluderelatedlessonsincurriculum(课程).ChocolatehasahiddenstorythataffectschildrenlikeIbrahim-childrenwhowantahappyfuturejustlikeyoudo.____40____ByenjoyingFairtradeproductsorsimplyspreadingtheword,youcanmakechocolateassweetforallchildrenasitisforyou.A.Youhavethepowertochangethestory.B.Thelabelsonchocolatedonottellhisstory.C.Fairtradeisawayofdoingbusinessthatprohibitschildlabour.D.YoucanalsotakeactionthroughtheFairtradeSchoolsnetwork.E.OnmanyfarmschildrenlikeIbrahimperformdifficultfarmingtasks.F.CocoatreesgrowinthetropicalclimatesofAfrica,LatinAmericaandSouth-EastAsia.G.Withmoreincome,farmerscanpayadultworkersandcansendtheirchildrentoschool.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。John,69,wantedtoretirefromrunninghissmall-towngrocerystore.However,hedidn’twantto____41____hislocalcommunitywithoutagrocerystoretoshopat.Hewasfacingadilemma(困境).John’sparentsopenedthestorein1940,andJohn____42____itoverin1985.Whenthestorefirstopened,itwasoneoffourgrocerystoresintown.Now,it’sthelastone____43____.Sincetherewasnooneinhisfamilywhocouldcontinuerunningit,John____44____sellingitandputthestoreonthe____45____threeyearsago.Althoughhegotsomeinterest,no____46____camein.____47____,hepulledthestoreoffthemarket,asheworriedthatwhoeverboughtthebuildingmightnotcontinuethegrocerystore,whichwouldmakelifeharderforpeopleinthecommunity—especiallythosewithout____48____toavehicle.Thenlastsummer,Elizabeth,whogrewupinanearbytown,____49____Johnwithanidea.Sheofferedtoraisemoneytobuythestore,withthegoalof____50____itintoasustainablesocialenterprise.Thus,Elizabethturnedtolocalresidentsandpeople____51____.Localresidents,aswellaspeoplewith____52____tothetown,donated.Inamatterofmonths,thecommunity____53____halfamilliondollars,whichwasenoughforthemto____54____thepropertyandrenewthestore.John,forhispart,is____55____thathisfamily’slegacy(遗产)willliveon,andtheresidentswillstillhavealocalplacetoshopforfreshfood.41.A.give B.cause C.lead D.leave42.A.handed B.took C.turned D.looked43.A.changing B.standing C.closing D.developing44.A.considered B.opposed C.missed D.avoided45.A.list B.spot C.line D.market46.A.calls B.charges C.offers D.complaints47.A.Gradually B.Eventually C.Annually D.Constantly48.A.addiction B.attention C.adaptation D.access49.A.defended B.blessed C.approached D.equipped50.A.dividing B.downgrading C.transforming D.restoring51.A.satup B.steppedup C.spedup D.spokeup52.A.disrespect B.commitment C.ties D.contributions53.A.invested B.borrowed C.saved D.collected54.A.purchase B.promote C.sell D.rent55.A.excited B.frightened C.annoyed D.astonished第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)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。ChenSifang,a23-year-oldstudentfromBeijingNormalUniversity,givesmovie____56____(appreciate)classestochildreninXinghaicounty,Qinghaiprovincetopromoteartandculture.Theclassispartofanonprofitproject____57____collegestudentsvolunteerduringtheirvacationsinremoteareasandgiveartandcultureclassestolocalchildren.____58____(launch)inJulyandlastingalmostamonth,theprojecthassentmorethan100collegestudentstosixregions.Chenrecallsthatittookthevolunteerlecturerssixhours____59____(travel)fromXiningtothecounty,whichhas____60____averagealtitude(海拔)of3,900meters.Asthebusapproached,theysawclearblueskies,vastgrasslandsandroaming(漫游)cattle,makingthemfeel____61____(refresh).Afterconsultingwithherfellowvolunteers,Chenselected30movies____62____coachingmaterialsfornearly70localstudentsfromthreeprimaryschoolsandtwojuniormiddleschools.Interestingly,ChenfoundayounggirlwhosaidoneofZhangYimou’smoviewasherfavoritebecausetheromancebetweenthetwomaincharacterswassimilarto____63____ofherownparents’.“It’sveryinteresting.Ihaveneverhadthiskindofclassbefore,”says14-year-oldYangChengyan,who____64____(absorb)inreadingmoresci-fitalesbyLiuCixin,authorofTheWanderingEarthnowbecauseofthisclass.Besidesthechildren,theirparentswerealsodrawntothebigscreen.Afilmcould____65____(true)leaveamarkontheirlives.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)假定你是李华，刚刚参加了第19届杭州亚运会的志愿者工作，你的新加坡好友David想申请下一届亚运会志愿者。写信向你询问相关情况，请你用英语给他写一封回信，内容包括：1个人感悟；2.如何准备；3.表达祝愿。注意：1.写作词数应为80词左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。DearDavid,_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua第二节读后续写(满分25分)阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写一段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。Attheendofmyjunioryear,electionforstudentbodyofficerscausedquiteanexcitementamongstudents.ItappearedthatDebbiewouldrununopposedforpresident.Talkingamongagroupofdissatisfiedgirls,Iwhispered,“Theremustbesomeonewho’drunagainsther.”SuddenlyLizfocusedherattentiononme.“Whynotyou?”“Me?Noway.Iworkafterschool.Ican’tstayforallthosemeetings.”Myclosestfriend,Linda,smiled,“Whynot?Justthinkhowgreatoursenioryearwouldbe!Youcouldgetarealseniortripapprovedandgetbetterbandsforthedances.”MylittlegroupcontinuedtoignoremyprotestsastheyimaginedthewonderfulchangesIcouldmake.Bytheendoftheweek,they’dgottenenoughsignaturestoputmynameontheballot(选票).DebbieandIhadverydifferentcampaignstyles.BecauseIwasalwaysskippingaround,Iearnedthename“Rabbit”.Signssoonappearedaroundcampuswiththeslogan(口号)“MakeyourvotescountwithRabbit!”Myplatformaimedformorefunandlessrestrictions.WeworeuniformsandIadvocatedmorefreedressdays