高一上学期11月英语定时训练11

高一上定时训练11(满分:72.5分Dec.25st,2024)第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)ATheYouthSportTrustistheUK'sleadingchildren'scharitydesignedtopreventmentalhealthissuesinadolescencethroughplayandsport.Itequipseducatorsandenablesyoungpeopletocreateafuturewhereeverychildenjoysthelife-changingbenefitsofplayandsport.Wedothisby:*Runninginnovativeprogrammes.*Providingpracticaltoolsandresources.*Bringingtogethercommunitiesofeducators.TheChallengesWeFace*1in5childreninEnglandareoverweightbythetimetheyarefiveyearsold.*1in5childreninEnglandhaveaprobablementalhealthdisorder,anincreaseof3%comparedto2023.*Twothirdsofparentsbelievethatchildrenarespendingtoomuchtimeonlineandnotenoughwitheachotherinperson.ButtheYouthSportTrustcancreatechange.Thosewhoworkwithustellusthattheyhaveseen:*Nearly82%improvementinchildren'sschoolengagement.*Overhalfofchildrenfeelmoreconnected.Objectivesto20351.Tobuildbackhealthier,happierandmoreresilient(有适应力的)youngpeople,andleveltheplayingfieldforthosemostdisadvantaged.2.Tobalancethedemandsofthedigitalagethroughthehumanconnectionofphysicalplayandsport.3.Tochangesociety'sunderstandingandattitudestowardstheimportanceofplayandsportintheeducationanddevelopmentofyoungpeople.Clickheretofindoutmore.1.What'sthepurposeofYouthSportTrust?A.Tobringtogethermoreeducators.B.Toprotectchildren'smentalhealth.C.Tohelpparentsmanageparentingstress.D.Tostrengthenstudent'sonlineconnection.2.WhatpercentageofchildreninEnglandwerelikelytohavementalhealthissuesin2023?A.17%B.20%C.23%D.82%3.Whichpartofawebsitemightthetextmostlikelybetakenfrom?A.Casestudies.B.Aboutus.C.Schoolsupport.D.News&Insight.BWhat'sthetruthofjoy?IwasobsessedwiththisquestionwhenIwasyoung.However,eversinceIstartedmyownfamily,thisquestionhasbeenburiedundermyworkloadsanddailychores.In2008,MemorialDayweekendpromisedtodeliverbeautifulweather--notalwaysthecaseatthattimeofyear,soIdecidedtospendthatSaturdayshoppinganddoonebigcleaning,startingwiththegarage.Ourtwo-cargarage,asalways,wasfullofstuff.Boxespileaoneontopofanother,bikescrossedtogether.Agardenhose(软水管)satinacorner.Wehadtoturnsidewayswhengettinginandout.Iplannedtopulleverythingoutonthedriveway,hosedowntheentiregarage,andafteritwasdry,puteverythingbackmoreorganized.Withthemorningmovingalong,thepossibilitytofinishthecleaningwithinthedaybegantolooklessandlesslikely.IrecalledhowIhadbeenfeelingdiscontentedlatelywhiletakingcareofourstuff.Herewasyetanothertime!ThenmyneighborJune,whowasworkinginheryard,heardmysighandsaidjokingly,“Thejoyofhomeownership,huh?That'swhymydaughterkeepstellingmeIdon'tneedtoownallthisstuff.”AsIturnedtolookatthefruitsofmymorninglabor,Ibegantorecognizethesourceofmyfeelingsforthefirsttime.Itwaspiledupinmydriveway.AsIsurveyedthepileImade,theanswertotheobsolete(被遗忘的)questioncametolight:Thereismorejoytobefoundinpossessinglessthanwecaneverfindpossessingmore.Andinthatmoment,aminimalistfamilywasborn.4.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheto-be-cleanedgarage?A.Spaciousandwell-lit.B.Neatlylabeledandsorted.C.Disorderedandjam-packed.D.Narrowandweather-beaten.5.Whatcanweinferabouttheauthor'srecentexperiencewithstuffcleaning?A.Hewentthroughunaccountablefrustration.B.Hefiguredouthisdisinterestincleaning.C.Helostpatienceandrushedtotheend.D.Heenjoyedtheprocess.6.WhatdidJuneimplybysaying“Thejoyofhomeownership,huh”?A.Thepleasureofpossessingahome.B.Thesignificanceofowningafamily.C.Theconvenienceofhavingagarage.D.Thedemandsofmaintainingahouse.7.Whydidtheauthorstartaminimalistfamily?A.Hepreferredlivingwithahandfulofpeople.B.Hewantedtoquitbeingaslaveofstuff.C.Heconsideredcleaningawasteoftime.D.Hefiguredoutthejoyofownership.CBacteriaareanannoyingproblemforastronauts.Themicroorganisms(微生物)fromourbodiesgrowuncontrollablyonsurfacesoftheInternationalSpaceStation,soastronautsspendhourscleaningthemupeachweek.HowisNASAovercomingthisverytinybigproblem?It'sturningtoabunchofhighschoolkids.Butnotjustanykids.ItisdependingonNASAHUNCHhighschoolclassrooms,liketheonescienceteachersGeneGordonandDonnaHimmelbergleadatFairportHighSchoolinFairport,NewYork.HUNCHisdesignedtoconnecthighschoolclassroomswithNASAengineers.Forthepasttwoyears,Gordon'sstudentshavebeenstudyingwaystokillbacteriainzerogravity,andtheythinkthey'reclosetoasolution(解决方案).“Wedon'tgivethestudentsanybreaks.TheyhavetodoitjustlikeNASAengineers,”saysFlorenceGold,aprojectmanager.“Therearenotests,”Gordonsays.“Thereisnogradedhomework.Therealmostarenogrades,otherthan‘Areyouworkingtowardsyourgoal?”Basically,it's“I'vegottoproducethisproductandthen,attheendofyear,presentittoNASA.’Engineerscomeandreallydoanin-personreview,and...it'snotaverynicethingattimes.It'sahardbusinessreviewofyourproduct.”GordonsaystheHUNCHprogramhasanimpact(影响)oncollegeadmissionsandpracticallifeskills.“ThesekidsaresoabsorbedintheirstudiesthatIjustsitback.Idon'tteach.”Andthatannoyingbacteria?GordonsayshisstudentsareemailingdailywithNASAengineersabouttheproblem,readyingaworkablesolutiontotestinspace.8.WhatdoweknowaboutthebacteriaintheInternationalSpaceStation?A.Theyarehardtogetridof.B.Theyleadtoairpollution.C.Theyappearindifferentforms.D.Theydamagetheinstruments.9.WhatisthepurposeoftheHUNCHprogram?A.Tostrengthenteacher-studentrelationships.B.Tosharpenstudents'communicationskills.C.Toallowstudentstoexperiencezerogravity.D.Tolinkspacetechnologywithschooleducation.10.WhatdotheNASAengineersdoforthestudentsintheprogram?A.Checktheirproduct.B.Guideprojectdesigns.C.Adjustworkschedules.D.Gradetheirhomework.11.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.NASA:TheHomeofAstronautsB.Space:TheFinalHomeworkFrontierC.Nature:AnOutdoorClassroomD.HUNCH:ACollegeAdmissionReformDIn1835,WilliamTalbotfinallysucceededinproducingaphotographofhiscountryhouse.Hedeclaredthiswasthefirsthouseeverknowntohavedrawnitsownpicture.Thedrawingwasformed“bytheactionoflightuponsensitivepaper.”Photographyofferednaturea“pencil”topaintherselfthroughoptical(光学的)andchemicalmeansalone.Bythemid-nineteenthcentury,peoplenolongerneededtohireadraftsmantodrawdetailedimagesbecausetheprocesscouldbecompletedinstantlywithacamera.Advocatesforthetechnologystatedthatnotonlywasitmoreprecisethanthehumanhand-itwasfasterandcheaper.Theremovalofhumaninthecreatingprocesswasoneofphotography'sbiggestsellingpoints,butthisalsostarteddebatesaboutthenewmedium'simplicationsforvisualculture.Couldimagesmadelargelybyamachinebeconsideredart?Ifso,wheredidhumancreativityfitinthisprocess?Asthetwenty-firstcenturybecomesincreasinglyautomated(自动化的),moreandmorepeopleattempttoidentifywherehumanagencyexistsinthetechnologicallydrivenworld.ImagesgeneratedwithartificialintelligencebycompanieslikeOpenAIarestimulatingquestionslikethosethatemergedwiththecomingofthephotograph.Bytypingasentence,userscangenerate“new”imagescomposedfromimagescollectedacrosstheinternet.TheresulthasbeenafloodofAI-generatedimagesinplacesthatarepreviouslyuniquetohumanauthors.Paintingcompetitions,commercialgraphicdesignandthefashionofportraiture(肖像)haveallsincecollidedwiththetechnologyintroublingways.Thefineartswerethoughttobeafinalhold-outofhumancreativity,butthesurprisinglyhighqualityofAI-generatedimagesisproducingdeeperquestionsaboutthenatureoforiginality.Ifthehistoryofphotographytellsusanything,it'sthatthedebatewon'tbesettledquickly,straightforwardlyorbytheinstitutionswetypicallyassociatewithculturalgatekeeping.12.WhydidTalbotdeclarethathishousehaddrawnitsownpicture?A.Todownplaynumanfactorsinthecreation.B.Toinvestigateasupernaturalphenomenon.C.Toshowhisadvancedknowledgeinscience.D.Todemonstratethebeautyofhiscountryhouse.13.Whatdoestheword“it”underlinedinparagraph2referto?A.ThephotoofTalbot'shouse.B.Theimagebyadraftsman.C.Thetechnologyofacamera.D.Thepapersensitivetolight.14.WhatdoOpenAIandcamerashaveincommon?A.Theyimprovethetasteofbeauty.B.Theyadvocatefashiondesigns.C.Theychallengehumanagency.D.Theyproduceoriginalimages.1/5.Whatdidtheauthorindicatebyreferringtothehistoryofphotography?A.Culturalgatekeeperswillsolvetheissueastheydid.B.AI-generatedimageswillgothroughasimilardebate.C.Thenatureoforiginalitywillbeheldinhumanhands.D.ThefineartswillincludephotographyandAIimages.第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)StepstoacreativeplayNowthatplaysaregainingincreasingpopularity,manystudentshavetriedtocreatetheirowncharactersandplots.16.Let'slookatthefollowingelementsonhowtocreateyourownplay!Selectacatchytitle.Beginbychoosingatitlethathintsatthecentralthemeorsituationoftheplay.17.Oratleastitshouldsetthetone.Forexample,iftheplayisaboutalostitem,atitlelike“TheMissingKey”or“LostandFound”wouldwork.Createcharmingcharacters.Inashortplay,limitthecharacterstotwoorthree.Thisallowsforquickcharacterdevelopmentandreducesthecomplexityofinteractions.Thefewercharacters,theeasieritistobuildmeaningfuldialogue.Eachcharactershouldhaveadistinctpersonalityorroleinthesituation.18(19.Introduceasmall,everydayproblemthatthecharactersneedtoresolve.Thisproblemshouldbesomethingtheaudiencecanrelateto,suchaslosingsomething,misunderstandingdirections,orbeinglateforanevent.Thisconflictisalsowhatdrivesthedialogueforwardandgivesthecharactersareasontointeract.Offeraneffectiveresolution.Endwithaquickresolutionorleaveitopen-ended.Giventhelimitedwordcount,theresolutionshouldtieuptheconflictefficientlyorsuggestanongoingissue.20.CreateadifficultproblemB.IntroducereasonableconflictsC.NoteveryonelikesanopeningendingDSomehaveevenhadmillionsoffollowersonsocialmediaE.ItshouldgivetheaudienceanideaofwhattheplayisaboutF.AnendingthatoffersatwistorsurprisecanmakeaplaymoreimpactfulG.Forinstance,oneisanxiousandtheotheriscalm,leadingtoaninterestingcontrast第三节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)Asmysonenteredadolescence,wespentmostofourtimeinseparaterooms.Iknowit's21forteenagerstoshutthemselvesaway,butsometimesIfindmyselftryingtothinkupwaysto22himoutofhisbedroom.23bythisdesire,IbookedtwoticketstoBeijingfortheSeptemberschoolholidays.Withhurriedlypackedluggageandabasicplanbuiltaroundsomelast-minuteGooglesearches,we24theairport.Welanded25butexcitedat4:30am.Thereissomethingveryfreeingaboutarrivinginaplacewhereyoualmosthaveno26.Wejustwalkedforhourseveryday,27whenwewerehungry,wanderingbackstreets,sharingmore28thanwe’dsharedsincehewasverylittle.Withinadayhe'dbecomethe29,andIwasthelostone.Hetaughtmehowto30sharedelectricbikeswhenwearrivedatXiangshan.Heshowedmehowtoaccelerateandledmespeedingupanddownhills.Isawhim31inChina,notthechildrunninglateforschoolorforgettingtoeatcarrotsandpeas,butassomeonetallerthanmewhounderstoodwhento32onatrainsosomeoneoldercouldtakehisseat,andhowto33buyingthingswithhisownmoney.Travellingmeantweweremorelike34.Andinsteadofcomplainingaboutthe35versionofhim,Isawtheadulthewasbecoming.21.A.interestingB.naturalC.strangeD.basic22A.puckB.keepC.drawD.talk23.A.DrivenB.BurdenedC.TouchedD.Improved24.A.droppedbyB.gotthroughC.relatedtoD.headedto25.A.luckyB.tidyC.sleepyD.busy26.A.friendsB.plansC.descriptionsD.chances27.A.fightingB.stoppingC.beggingD.hunting28.A.space