2024-2025学年湖北省襄阳市第四中学高三下第一次月考英语试题含解析

2024-2025学年湖北省襄阳市第四中学高三下第一次月考英语试题注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Someonewholacksstayingpowerandperseveranceisunlikelyto______agoodresearcher.A．makeB．turnC．getD．grow2．—Iwonderwhatmakesyouagoodsalesperson.—I________asawaiterforthreeyears,whichcontributesalottomytoday’swork.A．serveB．servedC．haveservedD．hadserved3．_____thatitwassoldoutwhenitcameout. A．Sowashersuccessfulbook B．Sosuccessfulwasherbook C．Soherbookwassuccessful D．Sosuccessfulherbookwas4．ThePartycouldhavestated______theirpolicywasonthismatter,butthevotersonlyreceivedaverydustyanswer.A．why B．when C．whether D．what5．—Let’shaveagameoftennis;theloserhastotreattheothertoanice-cream.—________.A．I’mafraidsoB．It’sadealC．You’vegotapointD．Isupposenot6．AftertheargumentColinranawayand______since.A．Isn’theardof B．wasn’theardofC．hasn’tbeenheardof D．hadn’tbeenheardof7．Oncepublished,thenovelwasa(n)successandwassoontranslatedintonineforeignlanguages.A．occasionalB．instantC．constantD．individual8．Excuseme,wherecanIgetmycarfilledup?Therearegasstationsat________endoftheblock．A．both B．neitherC．either D．all9．youstarteatinginahealthierway,weightcontrolwillbecomemucheasier.A．Unless B．AlthoughC．Before D．Once10．Theshockingnewsmademerealize______terribleproblemswewouldface.A.that B．how C．what D．why11．Whathelikedtodowastotakeanideaand______itbyfindingeverypossibleconsequence.A．squeeze B．wrestleC．switch D．shrink12．—Iamsearchingoneonlineshoppingsiteafteranotherforacomputer.—So__________IbeforeIdecidedtobuyanewcamera.A．had B．have C．am D．would13．Rightnow,lotsofpeoplesearchforproductsontheInternetbutstillbuythematstores.Internetshoppingwillreally____whenpeoplearesurethatitissafe.A．setup B．setoff C．takeoff D．takeup14．--Whoisdancingtomusicinthenextroom?--________thechildren.A．Itis B．Theyare C．Thatis D．Thereare15．They’veseenmanyfamousscholarsintheconference.HowIwishI______it!A．haveattended B．willattendC．wouldattend D．hadattended16．Iwillgiveyousomearticleswhichyoucanwhenyouwritethereport.A．referto B．applyto C．leadto D．talkto17．TheEnglishinthisstoryhasbeensimplifiedtomakeiteasier_______.A．tobeunderstood B．understood C．understanding D．tounderstand18．—MayIuseyournewdictionary?—It'soverthere．____． A．Feelfree B．Nevermind C．Mypleasure D．It'sOK19．IthoughtFatherwouldbebetter,but______itis,heisgettingworse,whichmakesmemoreworried.A．before B．as C．because D．after20．Lastsummerwesawaverygoodfilm,____wasabouttheAnti-Japanesewar.A．whichB．whenC．thatD．where第二部分阅读理解（满分40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。21．（6分）Thisyearmarksthe170thanniversaryofPaulGauguin’sbirth.Helivedforjust54yearsbuthepackedhisbrieflifewithactivity.TheFrenchpainterspenthisearlychildhoodinPerubeforereturningtoFrance.Asanadult,hecontinuedtotravelalot.Mostfamously,hespentmuchofthelastdecadeofhislifeinTahiti,anislandinsouthernPacificOcean.Indeed,GauguinisbestknownforhiscolorfulpaintingsofTahitiansandtheirculture.Therestlessnessofthisgreatpainterhasbeennormalamongmodernartistssincethemiddleofthe19thcentury.They’reneversatisfiedforlongwithacertainstyleorwayoflife.Oncesomethingbecomesconventional,it’sturneddown.TheartisticculturethatGauguindevelopedfromwasthatofImpressionism(印象派).PainterslikeClaudeMonethadwantedtopainthowtheysawtheworld,nothowtheirteacherstaughtthemitshouldbeseen.Gauguin,andsimilarartistslikehisfriendVincentvanGogh,movedevenfurtherawayfrom“respectable”artthantheImpressionists.Forthem,itwasnotsimplyamatterofseeingtheworlddifferently,butfeelingandthinkingaboutitdifferently,too.Gauguinsaw,feltandthoughtdifferentlyfrommostmembersofEuropeansociety.HethoughtthatEuropeanculturewastoofancyandnotspontaneous.Thisiswhyheturnedtothetraditionsofotherpartsoftheworld,likeAfrica,and,eventually,Tahiti.ArtistslikeGauguinusedtheword“primitive”forthesecultures,butnotasanegativeterm.Forhim,Europe,inbecomingmodem,industrialandscientific,seemedlessnaturalthanotherpartsoftheworld.Intruth,Gauguin’spaintingsmaybeunconventionalbuttheyarecertainlynot“primitive”.Theyaretheworkofapainterwithgreatawarenessofwhathewasdoing.Itwasthisawarenessthatmadehimsuchanimportantpainterforthosethatcameafter,inthe20thcentury.WhenwelookcloselyattheworksofGauguinwebegintounderstandPabloPicasso,andespeciallyHenriMatisse,alittlebetter.1、WhatcanweinferaboutGauguin’slife?A．Hehadanunhappychildhood. B．HelivedmostofhislifeinPeru.C．HeenjoyedpaintinginTahiti. D．Hepreferredatraditionallifestyle.2、What’sthemainpurposeofParagraph4?A．ToexplainwhyGauguin’sworkswerepopular.B．TopointoutwhereGauguin’sinspirationcamefrom.C．ToshowGauguin’sdifferentunderstandingofpainting.D．TocompareGauguin’spaintingstylewithVincentvanGogh’s.3、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“spontaneous”underlinedinParagraph5?A．Natural. B．Modern. C．Industrial. D．Scientific.4、TheauthormentionsPicassoandMatisseinthelastparagraphtoshow________.A．theirstylesaredifferentfromGauguin’s B．greatartistssharemanysimilaritiesC．theyareasimportantasGauguin D．Gauguin’sinfluenceontheirworks22．（8分）MonthlyTalksatLondonCanalMuseumOurmonthlytalksstartat19:30onthefirstThursdayofeachmonthexceptAugust.Admissionisatnormalchargesandyoudon’tneedtobook.Theyendaround21:00.November7thTheCanalPioneers,byChrisLewis.JamesBrindleyisrecognizedasoneoftheleadingearlycanalengineers.Hewasalsoamajorplayerintrainingothersintheartofcanalplanningandbuilding.ChrisLewiswillexplainhowBrindleymadesuchapositivecontributiontotheeducationofthatgroupofearly“civilengineers”.December5thIcefortheMetropolis,byMalcolmTucker.Wellbeforethearrivaloffreezers,therewasademandforiceforfoodpreservationandcatering,Malcolmwillexplainthehistoryofimportingnaturaliceandthetechnologyofbuildingicewells,andhowLondon’sicetradegrew.February6thAnUpdateontheCotswordCanals,byLizPayne.TheStroudwaterCanalismovingtowardsreopening.TheThamesandSevernCanalwilltakealittlelonger.Wewillhaveareportonthepresentstateofplay.March6thEyotsandAits-ThamesIslands,byMirandaVickers.TheThameshadmanyislands.Mirandahasundertakenareviewofallofthem.Shewilltellusaboutthoseofgreatestinterest.Onlinebookings:.uk/bookMoreinto:.uk/whatsonLondonCanalMuseum12-13NewWharfRoad,LondonNI9RT.uk

www.canalmuseum.mobiTel:020771308361、WhenisthetalkonJamesBrindley?A．February6th. B．December5th.C．November7th. D．March6th.2、WhatisthetopicofthetalkinFebruary?A．TheCanalPioneers. B．AnUpdateontheCotswordCanalsC．EyotsandAits-ThamesIslands D．IcefortheMetropolis3、WhowillgivethetalkontheislandsintheThames.A．MirandaVickers B．MalcolmTuckerC．ChrisLewis D．LizPayne23．（8分）Anewstudyhasdiscoveredthatmeditation（冥想）andoxygensporttogetherreducedepression.TheRutgersUniversitystudyfoundthatthismindandbodycombination,donetwiceaweekforonlytwomonths,reducedthesymptomsforagroupofstudentsby40percent.“Weareexcitedbythefindingsbecausewesawsuchameaningfulimprovementinbothclinicallydepressedandnon-depressedstudents,”saidleadauthorDr.BrandonAlderman.“Itisthefirsttimethatbothofthesetwobehavioralwayshavebeenlookedattogetherfordealingwithdepression.”Researchersbelievethetwoactivitieshaveaninteractiveeffecton

combatingdepression.AldermanandDr.TraceyShorsdiscoveredthatacombinationofmentalandphysicaltraining(MAP)enabledstudentswithmajordepressivedisordernottoletproblemsornegativethoughtsdefeatthem.Rutgersresearcherssaythosewhoparticipatedinthestudybeganwith30minutesoffocusedattentionmeditationfollowedby30minutesofoxygensport.Theyweretoldthatiftheirthoughtsdriftedtothepastorthefuturetheyshouldrefocusontheirbreathing,enablingthosewithdepressiontoacceptmoment-to-momentchangesinattention.Shors,whostudiestheproductionofnewbraincellsinthehippocampus—partofthebraininvolvedinmemoryandlearning—saysscientistshaveshowninanimalmodelsthatoxygensportexercisekeepsalargenumberofcertaincellsalive.Theideaforthehumanintervention（干预）camefromherlaboratorystudies,shesays,withthemaingoalofhelpingindividualsacquirenewskillssothattheycanlearntorecoverfromstressfullifeevents.Bylearningtofocustheirattentionandexercise,peoplewhoarefightingdepressioncanacquirenewlearningskillsthatcanhelpthemprocessinformationandreducetheoverwhelmingrecollectionofmemoriesfromthepast,Shorssays.“Weknowthesetreatmentscanbepracticedoveralifetimeandthattheywillbeeffectiveinimprovingmentalhealth.”saidAlderman.“Thegoodnewsisthatthisinterventioncanbepracticedbyanyoneatanytimeandatnocost.”1、Whatmadetheresearchsodifferent?A．Adoptingawayofmeaningfultalk.B．Combiningthetwobehavioralwaystotreatdepression.C．Treatingdepressionwithspecialmedicine.D．Comparingthedepressedwiththenon-depressed.2、Theunderlinedword“combating”inParagraph3canbereplacedby______.A．fighting B．identifyingC．distinguishing D．examining3、Whatdidtheparticipantsdointheresearch?A．Theydidoxygensporthalfanhourbeforethinking.B．Theythoughtquietlyandthentookexercise.C．Theytookexerciselongerthantheythought.D．Theytookexercisewhilethinkingquietly.4、WhatisShors’mainpurposeofherstudies?A．Tofindoutcertainbraincellsofhumans.B．Tostudytheproductionofnewbraincells.C．Toofferpeopleanewmethodtotreatstress.D．Todecidethelinksbetweenstressandexercise.24．（8分）Junxi“Emma”YangplayedCarnegieHallbeforeshegottohighschool.Butherpianoskillsmayhavetotakeabackseattoherprogrammingskill.AccordingtoWorldJournal,aUS-basedChinesemediaorganization,Emma,a14-year-oldstudentattheBrearleySchoolinManhattan,NewYorkstartedcodingwhenshewas6.Fouryearslater,herbelovedgrandmotherbegandevelopingAlzheimer’s.WhenEmma’sfamilymovedtoNewYorkfromHongKongin20143,shebecamepassionateaboutprogramming.Bythetimeshewas10,hergrandmotherhadalreadydevelopedthedisease.Emmagotrighttowork.Withhercodingskills,shehadasmartphoneappcreatedbeforelong,designedtohelppeoplesufferingfromAlzheimer’s.“Now,‘Timeless’hasmovedtothesecondstageofdesign,”saysEmma.Emmahopeshergrandmothercanbenefitfromtheartificialintelligencetechnologybuiltinto“Timeless,”theappEmmadeveloped,toovercomehermemoryloss.Emma’snewlyfinishedapphasgainedsupportfromDr.MelissaKramps,anAlzheimer’sspecialist,andfromKairo,adeveloperspecializinginartificialintelligence.TimelessusesfacialrecognitiontoremindsomeonewithAlzheimer’sofvitalinformationaboutthepersonwhosephototheyarelookingatontheirscreen.Italsosignalswhethertheyhavejustcalledsomebody.Theappalsoallowsforthephoto-talking,thenmovestoidentifythepeopleonthescreen.TheTimelessprojectisfeaturedonthewebsiteIndiegogoforfundraising.Emmaishopingtoraise$50,000andworkalongsideprofessionalprogrammerstohaveTimelesslaunchedbytheendof2018.ManypeoplehavehailedEmmaforherefforts.BillGatesvoicedhissupport,commendingheronherbidtohelpbridgethegapbetweenpeoplewithAlzheimer’sandtheonestheylove.1、WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutEmma?A．Sheisbetteratthepianothanprogramming.B．Alzheimer’sfailedtoattackedEmma’sgranny.C．SheusedtoliveinChinabeforemovingtoUS.D．HerAPPisgoingtobelaunchedallbyherself.2、WhyisEmmatryingtocreatetheAPP“Timeless”?A．Tobenefitfromtheartificialintelligencetechnology.B．Toworkalongsideprofessionalprogrammers.C．Togainreputationandbecomefamousafterschool.D．Tohelphergrandmotherovercomethedisease.3、WhatisitlikeifsomeonedevelopsAlzheimer’saccordingtothepassage?A．Hewilllosehismemory.B．Hewilllosehishearing.C．Hewilllosehisabilitytowalk.D．Hewilllosehisabilitytotakephotos.4、Whichofthefollowingwordcanreplacetheunderlinedword“hailed”inparagraphII?A．thankedB．blamedC．praisedD．criticized25．（10分）WhenRandyHeisswenthikingbehindhisPatagonia,Ariz.farm,thelastthingheexpectedtofindwasaChristmaslistfromalittlegirlacrosstheUS-Mexicoborder.“IfoundthisballoononmymorningwalknearPatagoniaonSunday.AttachedtoitwasapieceofpaperwiththeChristmaswishesfromalittlegirl,”HeisswroteonhisFacebookpage.Whenhebroughtthelisthometohiswife,whospeaksfluentSpanish,theydeterminedthatthelittlegirlhadaskedforEnchantimalstoys,clothes,artsuppliesandvariousothergifts.That'swhenHeisssetouttomakethelittlegirl'sChristmasdreamscometrue.HeisssaidhehadattemptedtosendChristmasletterstoSantaClausviaballoonwhenhewasakidbutneverreceivedaresponse.HeisssentaFacebookmessageonWednesdaytoXENY,aradiostationinNogales,toseeifitcouldhelphimtrackdownthegirlorherfamily.Helaterreceivedaresponsefromthestation,whichhaddeterminedtheauthoroftheletterwasan8-year-oldgirlnamedDayami,andthestationwantedtosetupameetingbetweenthetwoonThursday.“Itjustchangedmyentireday,”HeisstoldtheWashingtonPost.“InsteadofgoingbacktomyofficeinBisbee,IwentwithmywifetoWalmart.“ThecoupleboughtalmosteverythingonDayami'slist.TheyalsobroughtafewgiftsforDayami'slittlesister,Ximena.Theytoldthechildrentheywere“ayudantesdeSanta,”orSanta'shelpers.Heiss,60,saidtheexperiencewasveryhealingforhimandhiswife.Nineyearsago,thecouple'sonlysondied.“BeingaroundchildrenatChristmastimehasbeenabsentinourlives,”Heisssaid.Wenowhavefriendsforlife.Foraday,thatborderfencewithitsconcertinawiremeltedaway.1、HowdidDayamisendoutherChristmaswishes?A．BycallingHeiss. B．Byattachingthemtoaballoon.C．Bywritingtoaradiostation. D．BysendingaFacebookmessage.2、WhendidHeissknowwhatthegirlexactlywanted?A．Afterthehelpofhiswife.B．Whenhefoundtheballoon.C．AftertheirmeetinginAmerica.D．Whenhegotaresponsefromtheradiostation.3、WhatmightmakeHeissdecidetofulfillthelittlegirl'sChristmaswishes?A．Hisson'swill.B．Thegirlsrequestforhelp.C．Hissimilarunsuccessfulexperience.D．Hisdesiretomakefriendswiththegirl.4、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Thecouplegotoutofthepaincompletely.B．Theexperiencewasagreatrelieftothecouple.C．ThecouplewouldhelpmorechildrenfromMexico.D．Therewillbenoborderbetweencountriesoneday.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30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．26．（30分）完形填空Youhadbetterlearntobegrateful．Ifyouaregrateful，younaturally1.yourselfuptoreceiveallkindsofblessingsandgoodthingsinlife．Youcanreceivealmosteverythingyouwant2．Ifyouwantrecoverysoon，startbyfeelinggratefulthatyouarestill3．Ifitismoremoneythatyouwant，startbeinggratefulforwhatever4ofmoneyyoualreadyhave．Yousee，showinggratitude(感恩)isthekeytoevery5thinginlife．Itisthekeytosuccessfulrelationships，itisthekeytosuccessfulfuturesanditisthekeyto6healthierandhappierlives．Andthisiswheretheimportanceofbeinggratefullies．7，itmakeslifebetter．Oneofmyfavorite8is“Ifyoulearntoappreciatemoreofwhatyoualreadyhave，youwillfindyourselfhavingmoretoappreciate．”Thinkaboutthat！Somethingas9asa“Thankyouforbeinginmylife”or“I10havingyouherewithme”，cangoalongway．Itwillmaketheotherpersonfeelgood，and11italsowillmakeyoufeelbetter！Somaybeyourwifeisnotvery12aroundthehouse，butshe’sgreatatcookingyourfavorite13．Or，maybeyourchild14milkalloveryournewshirtrightbeforeyouwalkedoutthedoorforwork，butusuallyhemakesyoulaughsomuchandmakesyou15theluckiestparentintheworld．Istrongly16youtomakeapromisetoyourselfforthenextweek．Decideto17.everymorningandthinkofatleast5thingsthatyouare18.for．Thensaythemoutloud．Youwillnoticeasmileonyourfacewithouteven.．In30daysyouwillfeelcompletelyrenewed．Thisisthe19.ofbeinggrateful！1、A．open B．make C．stand D．take2、A．easily B．correctly C．truly D．clearly3、A．lovely B．alive C．lively D．living4、A．amount B．number C．kind D．plenty5、A．terrible B．negative C．positive D．confusing6、A．leading B．taking C．enjoying D．looking7、A．Therefore B．Besides C．Anyway D．Inaword8、A．mottos B．rules C．habits D．word9、A．pleasant B．wonderful C．short D．moving10、A．want B．lookforwardto C．appreciate D．wouldlike11、A．forsure B．ingeneral C．insteadof D．inaddition12、A．lazy B．beautiful C．careless D．organized13、A．vegetables B．dishes C．beef D．drinks14、A．painted B．stopped C．spilled D．threw15、A．becomeof B．feellike C．actas D．looklike16、A．persuade B．advise C．demand D．suggest17、A．dressup B．makeup C．getup D．wakeup18、A．grateful B．concerned C．anxious D．upset19、A．pretending B．looking C．trying D．smiling20、A．disadvantage B．power C．award D．consequences第二节（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。27．（15分）Asyouknow,scienceplays1．veryimportantroleinoureducationDoyouwanttokeepupwiththelatestresearchanddiscoveriesinscience?Therearemanygoodwebsites2．youcancheckoutthelatestinthescienceworldOnegreatsiteisScienceNewsforKidsThissitereportssciencenews3．(cover)awiderangeofsubjectsThearticlesareaimed4．youngerreaders,butadultswillfindthissite5．(suit)forthemaswellAnotherwonderfulsite,onethatIcheckouteveryday,6．(call)ScienceDailyThesiteis7．(constant)updatedwithnews,oftenaboutexciting8．(finding)thatchangehowweviewtheworldThesesitespostthelateststoriesandalsokeepallthepastarticlestheypost9．(early)Thatwayyoucanfindarticlesjustaboutanythingthat10．(be)relatedtothesciencefieldsyouareinterestedin第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(Λ)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。WhenIwasyoung,IwasterriblypoorintheChinese、BeafraidofexpressingmyselfwasoneofthereasonsthatIrarelydidwellinschool、OnceIfailedinamid-termexam、WhenIgotthepapers,IrealizedthingscouldhavebeenbetterifIlistenedtotheteachermuchmoreattentive、SoIturnedtomyteacherforhelpsandhetoldme,“Wherethereisawill,thereisaway、IfwearedevotedtolearningChinese,you’llmakeit、”Icouldn’tagreemuch、Fromthenon,Ibegantoworkharder、Outofmyexpect,Imadegreatprogresssoon、Today,Chineseiswheremystreng