浙江省宁波市诺丁汉大学附中2024-2025学年高三下学期第一次月考英语试题文试题含解析

浙江省宁波市诺丁汉大学附中2024-2025学年高三下学期第一次月考英语试题文试题注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．TherearelotsofexamplesofEnglishidioms________animalsareused.A．which B．whenC．whose D．where2．Mr.White,who________inShanghaiforsevenyears,isamanagerofacompanyinBeijing.A．wasworking B．workedC．hadworked D．hasworked3．Guangdongprovincerolledoutnewguidelines,_____offensivenicknamesandonlineviolenceasschoolbullying.A．defining B．definedC．todefine D．havingdefined4．________somepeoplecriticizegraffitiforbeinguglyanddestructive,thosegraffitiloversstillseeitasrealart.A．AsB．WhileC．OnceD．Until5．Thisrestauranthasaninviting,homelikeatmosphere______manyothersareshortof.A．where B．whenC．that D．what6．Thepicturelooksgood____thewhitewall.A．with B．to C．against D．beyond7．Theteacher’svoicestillremainedcalm______shewasgettingannoyed.A．aslongasB．evenifC．asifD．nowthat8．Itwassonoisythatwehearourselvesspeak.A．couldn’t B．shouldn’tC．mustn’t D．needn’t9．–Let’stakeacoffeebreak,shallwe?–IwishI________,butIhaveareallytightschedule.A．can B．shall C．could D．should10．IwillgotoBeijingonbusinesstomorrow,doyouhaveanything____toyoursonstudyinginPekingUniversity?A．tobetaken B．totake C．taken D．beingtaken11．Evenasmallpersonalcomputerstorevastamountsofinformation.A．might B．canC．oughtto D．hasto12．—HaveyouheardfromJanerecently?—No，butI________heroverChristmas.A．sawB．willbeseeingC．haveseenD．havebeenseeing13．Sometourists’visitingTian’anmenSquareduringtheholidaylefta__________oflittereverywheretheywent.A．trail B．dotC．chain D．track14．Forallthefailureofhisbusiness,heremainsoptimisticand________untroubledbyhisproblems.A．hopefully B．seeminglyC．rarely D．frequently15．—Iwasintendedtototheconcertwithyouthisweekend,butIcan’tnow.—______.A．Bad B．That’srightC．Notatall D．You’rewelcome16．Thesecurityjudgewasvery_________whensheexplainedthatthedrivinglicencewasnecessaryforherwork.A．reasonable B．natural C．ridiculous D．available17．Rosa_____thiswashingmachineformorethantenyears.Sheisthinkingaboutbuyinganewone.A．isusingB．usedC．hadusedD．hasbeenusing18．Touristsarerequiredto_________localcustomsandmindtheirmannerswhentravellingabroad.A．spot B．confirmC．observe D．spread19．______toworkovertimethatevening,Imissedawonderfulfilm.A．HavingbeenaskedB．ToaskC．HavingaskedD．Tobeasked20．Heworkedinacarfactoryforfouryears,______hefoundedhisowncompanyinhishometown.A．afterwhich B．afterwhenC．afterthat D．afterit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）CompanyNamesThatHaveSecretMeaningsCo-founderLarryPagewasatabrainstormingsessionatStanfordforanewmassivedataindexingwebsite.Someonesuggested“googolplex”—oneofthelargestdescribableNUMBERS.Pageshorteneditto“googol.”Whenhelatercheckedfortheavailabilityofthedomainname,hemadeamistakeandtypedin“google”instead.Buthelikedthenameandregistereditforhimselfandco-founderSergeyBrin.ThisluxurycarmakercombinedelementsfromtheFordandOldsmobilecompanieswhenitwasstartedin1902andlaterbecameknownforitsinnovationandhighquality.ThecompanywasnamedfortheFrenchexplorerAntoineLaumetdelaMotheCadillac,whofoundedthecityofDetroitin1701.Companyco-founderGordonBowkerhassaidthatwhilebrainstormingnames,someonebroughtoutamapthatfeaturedtheoldminingtownofStarbo.ThatmayhaveledhimtothinkofStarbuck,thefirstmateinHermanMelville’sfamousnovel,MobyDick.Notonlythecompanynamebutalsotheoriginofitslogohasarousedgreatcuriosity.TheinventorofRolex,HansWilsdorf,waslookingtomakeanelegant,yetprecise,wristwatch.Hewantedanamethatwaseasytosay,workedindifferentlanguages,andlookedgoodonthewatches.HesettledonRolexin1908.367、Whichcompanynamehasacloserelationshipwithliterature?A．Google. B．Cadillac.C．Starbucks. D．Rolex.1、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTrue?A．Googlewasadoptedbecause“googol”wasnotavailablethen.B．Cadillacwasnamedafterthefoundingfatherofthecompany.C．Starbuckswasusedduetotheco-founder’sloveforhistown.D．HansWilsdorfintendedRolextobeuniversallyaccepted.22．（8分）China’scancerresearcherZhuChen,togetherwithtwoFrenchresearchersAnneDejeanandHuguesdeThé,receivedSjobergPrize2018inStockholmConcertHall,SwedenonFriday.“WeusedwisdomfrombothChineseandWesternmedicineandofferedacuretooneofthemostdeadlycancers,”ChentoldXinhua,“IfeelthatChinesemedicinehaspotentialtocontributemoretohumanhealth.Itstrugglesforbenefitingallmankind.It’salanguageofpeace,andofdevelopmentandprogress.”ChenrecalledthecooperationwiththetwoFrenchresearchersforover30years.Thisyear’sSjobergwinnershavedevelopedanewandtargetedtreatmentforaspecificformofbloodcancercalledacutepromyelocyticleukaemia(急性早幼粒白血病).Itwasonceoneofthedeadliestformsofcancer,butitisnowpossibletocurenineoutoftenpatientswhoreceivethenewtreatment.Thewinnershavemadethisrevolutionarydevelopmentpossiblebymethodicallymappingthemolecularmechanismsresponsibleforthedisease.ThePrizeisawardedbytheRoyalSwedishAcademyofSciencesandisfunded(资助)bytheSjobergFoundation.Thefoundation,withadonationof2.5billionUSdollars,wasfoundedin2016,andservestopromotescientificresearchthatfocusesoncancer,healthandtheenvironment.ThePrizeisanannualinternationalprizeincancerresearchawardedtoindividualresearchersorresearchgroups.TheprizeamountstoonemillionUSdollars,ofwhich100,000USdollarsistheprizesumand900,000USdollarsisfundingforfutureresearch.1、ZhuChenwasawardedSjobergPrizeforthe.A．researchintoalanguageB．promotionofChinesemedicineC．treatmentforaoncefatalcancerD．cooperationwithFrenchresearchers2、WhatcanweknowabouttheSjobergFoundation?A．Itfundsresearchincertainfields.B．Itfavorsindividualresearchers.C．Itdonates2.5billionUSdollars.D．Itawardstheprizeannually.3、Whatcanthetextbeclassifiedas?A．Abiography.B．Anewsreport.C．Asciencefiction.D．Anadvertisement.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．NewCureforCancerB．BreakthroughstohumanhealthC．GreatContributionsofChineseMedicineD．ThreeScientistsReceivingSjobergPrize23．（8分）Itiswidelyacceptedthatnightmares(噩梦)areareactiontonegativeexperiencesthathappenduringwakinghours.However,somescientistsbelievethatnightmaresdohavesomerealbenefits.One2017study,forexample,foundthatfrequentnightmaresufferersratedthemselvesasmoreempathetic(有同理心的).TheyalsodisplayedmoreofatendencytounconsciouslymirrorotherpeoplethroughthingslikeyawningPeoplewhohaveconstantnightmaresalsotendtothinkfurtheroutsidetheboxonpsychoanalysistasks.Someotherresearchershavefoundsupportfortheideathatnightmaresmightbelinkedtocreativity.Peopleseekingcurefornightmareswerenotnecessarilymorefearfuloranxious,butratherhadageneralsensitivitytoallemotionalexperience.Sensitivityisthedrivingforcebehindintensedreams.Heightenedsensitivitytothreatsorfearduringthedayresultsinnightmares,whereasheightenedpassionorexcitementmayresultinpositivedreams.Andboththeseformsofdreamsmayfeedbackintowakinglife,perhapsincreasingsufferingafternightmares,orpromotingsocialbondsandempathyafterpositivedreams.Theeffectsgofurtherstill.Thissensitivityoverflowsintoawarenessandthoughts－peoplewhohavealotofnightmaresexperienceadreamlikequalitytotheirwakingthoughts.Andthiskindofthinkingseemstogivethemacreativeedge.Forinstance,studiesshowthatsuchpeopletendtohavegreatercreativetalentandartisticexpressandpeoplewhooftenhavenightmaresalsotendtohavemorepositivedreamsthantheaverageperson.Theevidencepointstowardstheideathat,ratherthandisturbingnormalactivity,peoplewhoareunfortunateinhavingalotofnightmaresalsohaveadreaminglifethatisatleastascreative,positiveandvividasitcanbedistressingandterrifying.What’smore,thisimaginativerichnessisunlikelytobelimitedtosleep,butalsoisfilledwithwakingthoughtsanddaydreams.Evenafterpeoplewakeupandshakeoffthenightmare,inotherwords,amarkofitstaysbehind,possessingthemthroughouttheday.1、Whichcanbestexplaintheunderlinedwords“thinkfurtheroutsideofthebox”inParagraph1?A．Tothinkdifferently. B．Tothinkpositively.C．Tothinkcritically. D．Tothinkunconsciously.2、Howcannightmaresufferersprobablystopnightmaresintheoryaccordingtothetext?A．Bemorefearfuloranxioustonightmares.B．Trytoreducesensitivitytothreatsorfear.C．Avoidexcitementasmuchaspossible.D．Promotesocialbondsandempathy.3、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Theinfluenceofnightmaresiscontinuingforalongtime.B．Peoplewhosufferfromnightmarescannotliveanormallife.C．Nightmaresareanecessarypartofcreativethinking.D．Nightmareisareflectionofwakingbehavior.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．TheSolutionofNightmares B．TheBenefitsofNightmaresC．TheEmpathyofNightmares D．TheTendencyofNightmares24．（8分）Peoplewhohaveredhairandpeoplewhoarelosingtheirhaircouldfinallygettheirownemoji(表情符号).TheEmojipediawebsitehasshownnewemojisfollowingdemandsthattheyshouldbemorediverse.Ifitsideasareapproved,thenewemojiscouldbeaddedin2018,alongsidenewcharactersthathavegrey,curlyorAfrohair.“Newstylesfocusonappearancesthataren’tcurrentlysupportedintheinformalskintoneandhaircolorpairings(组合)usedonmanycellphones,”showedonepageonthewebsite.ThepagegaveJessicaChastainandEdSheeranasexamplesofpeoplewithredhair.SineadO’ConnorandSamuelLKacksonweregivenasexamplesofpeoplewithnohairorashavenhead.Theemojiscouldbereleasedin2018ifchosenbytheUnicodeConsortiumwhichmetinJanuary,2017followinganumberofcomplaintsaboutlackofdiversity.“Non-naturallyoccurringfeatures,suchasbluehairandtattoos,arenotincludedinthisproject,”thewebsiteadded.Attheendof2016,ApplepublisheditsiOS10.2softwareupdatewhichincluded72newemojissuchasfirefighters,astronauts,rockstarsandsoon.Butpeoplewhohaveredhairwerenotablyabsent,causingaglobalprotest.AwebsiteinScotlanddemandinggingeremojisgot20,000signatures.Themainissueisthatthereisoneorganization,knownasUnicodeConsortium,whocontrolsemojisoniPhone.InMarch,anewlistofemojiswaspublishedbyEmojipediawhichmightbereleasedlaterthisyear.However,theemojisneedtobeapprovedbytheUnicodeTechnicalCommitteebeforepeoplecanusethem.In2015,gingeremojiswerepublishedontheGooglePlayStoreforAndroid.Butupuntilnow,theUnicodeConsortiumhasnotbeenwillingtogiveintogingercampaigners.1、Whichofthefollowingemojiscouldbeincludedin2018?A．Characterswithblackhair.B．Characterswithwhiteskin.C．Characterswithshavenheads.D．Characterswithsmilingfaces.2、TattoosarerejectedbytheUnicodeConsortiumbecause________.A．thereisnodemandforthemB．peopledislikesuchemojisC．theyareoutoffashionD．theyarenotnaturalidentity3、WhatistheUnicodeConsortium’sattitudetogingeremojis?A．Favorable.B．Ambiguous.C．Disapproving.D．Uncaring.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．NewEmojistoBEAddedin2018B．ComplaintsaboutthePresentEmojisC．DemandsforNewandInformalEmojisD．GlobalProtestsagainsttheLackofDiversity25．（10分）Throughouttheyear,anumberofYouthExchangesactivitiesareheldbyanorganization—TheInternationalVoluntaryService.Theseactivitiesgivesmallgroupsof45youngpeopletheopportunitytotakepartinvolunteeringtripsabroadforanaverageoftwoweeks.Theseyoungpeoplearejoinedby45youngpeoplefrom34othernationalitiesandwillbeawonderfulinterculturalexperienceinasafeenvironment.ExampleYouthExchanges：YouthExchange1Location：IrelandOthernationalities:Spain，Italy，HungaryTheme:Focusesonthetopicofcommunityreconstructionandcommunityactivities—exploringhowlocalissuesfacingourcommunitiesareconnectedtoglobalissues.Thegroupwillalsolearnabouttheecovillageasanexampleofacommunityandtakepartinteambuildingactivities.YouthExchange2Location：FranceOthernationalities:Bulgaria，ItalyTheme：Organicgardening&continualliving.Thisprojectwilltakeplaceinanaturalpark，wherethegroupwilltakepartingardeningactivitiesandgamesaboutcontinuousdevelopment.YouthExchange3Location：MacedoniaOthernationalities:Serbia，Turkey，IrelandTheme：Foster(培养)socialinclusion（融入）andmotivatepersonaldevelopmentofyoungpeoplethroughsportsandoutdooractivities.Promoteoutdooractivitiesasatooltohelpinclusionofyoungpeoplewithfeweropportunities.YouthExchange4Location：ItalyOthernationalities：Bulgaria，GreeceTheme：Asocial-environmentalprojectthatintendstopromotesocialinclusionandcontinuousdevelopment，regardedasaprocessofcivilrightsandactivecitizenship.Over10days，thegroupwilltakepartinactivitiestoraiseawareness(意识)abouttheeffectofourbehaviorontheenvironment.1、WhatdoyoufocusonwhentravellinginFrance?A．Rebuildingcommunities.B．Gardeningwork.C．Civilrights.D．Developingsocialinclusion.2、Ifyouareinterestedinprotectingtheenvironment，youcantakepartin________.A．YouthExchange1B．YouthExchange2C．YouthExchange3D．YouthExchange43、WhichnationalityareYouthExchangesmostpopularwith?A．France.B．Spain.C．Italy.D．Ireland.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）Itwasahotday:thewholegroupwassiltingintheshadereading.Sittingbesidemewassix-yearoldMylea,movingher1intimewithmine.ThenInoticedotherstudents,each2apicturebookforthefirsttime.IncreatingRacquetandLiteracyLeagueforYouth(RALLY),Ihopedto3twoofmypassions:tennisandreading,withinner-citychildren.Throughouttheyear,Ihadadvertisedforcampersandvolunteers.Butonthefirstdayofcamp,4mycarefulplanning,thingsdidnotgosmoothly.Twoboys5overthenet,theirnosesbleeding.Duringthereadingtime,noone6abook.Theywouldratherwatchfilmsathome.Elitoldme,thanlearn7tennisandreadboringbooks.I8myselfhomethatafternoon,feelingIhadfailed.SoonIrealizedthatIshouldgetto9.Thatevening,Icalledmyvolunteerstogetherforameeting,andwiththeirhelp,10theentirecurriculum;each11wouldpairwithacampertohelphim/herduringreadinglime.Toemphasizepraiseandprogress,wegaveoutawardsformost12reading,tennisandbehaviorweekly.Myleasaidshehada(n)13oftakingthebookhometoreadtohermomtonight,lookingather14face.Iofferedherahug.Somehow,aftertheschedulechanges,thesechildren,whohadbeen15duringreadingtime,begantofindjoyinreadingstories.I’veheardtheexpression,“amindisaterriblethingtowaste.”Iwitnessedits16firsthandatRALLY.Disadvantagedchildrenlacknodesiretolearn,buttheresourcesto17thatdesire.Solvingthisissueisa18task,butIsawmuchtransformativepoweratRALLY.RALLY’sprogressdidn’tfollowthestraightroad.19,withcreativityandefforts,Icanovercomethetwistsandreachmydestination,andhelpothersreachtheirs,too.Ican’twaitto20thejourney.1、A．lipsB．shouldersC．armsD．feet2、A．needingB．writingC．readingD．describing3、A．shareB．formC．concludeD．comment4、A．duetoB．asforC．exceptD．despite5、A．lookedB．fellC．jumpedD．stepped6、A．ownedB．openedC．publishedD．purchased7、A．amazingB．stupidC．inspiringD．beneficial8、A．hatedB．dreamtC．draggedD．persuaded9、A．workB．relaxC．researchD．abandon10、A．reassuredB．repairedC．recalledD．redesigned11、A．tutorB．studentC．volunteerD．parent12、A．arrangedB．improvedC．consumedD．encouraged13、A．habitB．advantageC．powerD．intention14、A．eagerB．nervousC．ashamedD．grey15、A．smartB．activeC．slowD．impatient16、A．truthB．changeC．definitionD．restriction17、A．destroyB．fosterC．preserveD．display18、A．uniqueB．commonC．meaningfulD．huge19、A．SoB．BesidesC．HoweverD．Therefore20、A．opposeB．advocateC．continueD．evaluate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）Whenanimportantholidaycomes,IusuallythinkofwhatgiftstobuyorprepareformyfamilymembersItistheactitselfratherthanthethingyoubuythat1．(matter)Eitherasmallpresent,atextmessageoraphonecallcanmeanalottothereceivers2．,Ihadnevergotanythingfrommyson,whoisauniversitystudentParentsneverforgettocelebratetheirchildren’sbirthday,buttheirchildrenseemtobevery3．(forget)TheyseldomdosomethinginreturnLifeisunpredictable,andyouneverknowwhatwillhappentomorrowWhenmysoncamebackduringthesummervacation,mywifeandI,asusual,4．(meet)himatthestation5．arrivinghome,muchtomysurprise,mysontookoutawristwatchandgaveittome,6．(say)itwasabirthdaygiftformeItisaveryfashionablewatch,7．showsnotonlyhours,minutesandsecondsbutdaysaswellYoucanimaginehowsurprisedandexcitedIwasatthatmomentSomepeoplesaychildrengettoomuchcareandlovefromtheirparentsandjusttakethemforgrantedItisnaturalforpeopletohavesuchconcernsand8．(worry),butthingsmaynotturnoutasbadlyas9．(expect)Weneedtolookmoreatthepositivesideoflife,asafamouswriteroncesaid,“Lifeis10．bestclassroomonecanneverget”第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）下面文中共有10处语言错误，要求你在错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（/\），并在该句下面写出该加的词。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。Atfirst,Iwasnotquitewillingtositdownandwatchedthe90-minutefootballmatch、

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mydad!第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是育才高中高三(1)班学生李华，你在英文报(21stCentury)上看到一则招聘“校园之声”栏目记者的广告，你对该职位感兴趣，请给报社主编写一封信应征，要点如下:1.写信目的。2.个人基本情况:年龄、性别、学历等。3.说明应征条件:热爱阅读和写作，英语综合能力好，善于交际，乐于助人，能吃苦。4.联系方式手电子邮件:lihua1999@163.com注意:1.词数100左右。2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。3.开头语和结束语已为你写好。DearSir/Madam,I’mLiHua,asenior3studentfromYucaiHighSchool.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________