2023-2024学年广东省广州市花都区广雅中学高一下学期5月月考英语试卷

2023—2024学年广东省广州市花都区广雅中学高一下学期5月月考英语试卷

一、单项选择(★★★)1.Thepolicecaughthim________acarandimmediately________him.

A．tosteal;arrestedB．stealing;arrestedC．stole;arrestingD．hadstolen;arresting(★★★)2.Thepolicefoundthetwo“stolen”notebookswereleftinagiftbag________theoriginalbluebox________thenotebookswerekeptinandabrownenvelope.

A．containing;whereB．tocontain;whichC．containing;/D．tocontain;that(★★)3.________tochangehisplans,MarkTwainworkedasapilotonasteamboat,________passengersupanddowntheMississippi.

A．Forced;takingB．Toforce;tookC．Forced;takenD．Forcing;taking(★★★)4.Weshouldimproveourabilitytoengageininternationalcommunication__________thestoriesofChinawellandmakethevoiceofChina__________globally.

A．telling;hearingB．totell;tohearC．telling;havingheardD．totell;heard(★★)5.Shewilltelluswhyshefeelssostronglythateachofushasarole_____inmakingtheearthabetterplacetolivein.

A．tohaveplayedB．toplayC．tobeplayedD．tobeplaying(★★★)6.Theplay__________nextmonthaimsmainlytoreflectthelocalcultureandyou__________aswelltakepartinit.

A．produced;canB．beingproduced;shouldC．tobeproduced;mightD．tobeproduced;must(★★★)7.SchoolacrossChinaareexpectedtohire50,000collegegraduatesthisyearasshort-termteachers,almostthreetimesthenumber__________lastyear,__________reduceunemploymentpressures.

A．hired;helpB．hired;tohelpC．havingbeenhired;tohavehelpedD．havingbeenhired;havinghelped(★★★)8.—Youreally__________havecomebysubway,soyouwouldhavearrivedintime!—Yes,we__________havebutwetookthewrongtrain.

A．must;couldB．needed;shouldC．might;shouldD．should;could(★★)9.—__________youworkatsuchalatehour?Youarekillingmewiththatnoise.—How__________youtalktomelikethis!

A．Must;dareB．Should;dareC．Should;canD．Will;can(★★★★)10.—IhavecomeupwithmyownplanbutI’mafraiditdoesn’tgowell.—If__________,whydon’tyoudo__________?

A．so;astoldtodoB．this;astoldC．so;asyou’retoldtoD．that;astoldtodo二、阅读理解(★★★)BigThinkersSeriesThe2022BigThinkersSeriesfromNewScientisteventsfeaturesfouronlinetalks,coveringawiderangeoftopicsbyworld-classscientistspeakersandexperts.Ifyouarecuriousaboutyourplanetoryouruniverse,thenthisseriesisyourplacetohearthelatestresearch.Save£20offthestandardticketpricebypurchasingaseriestickettoallfourtalksintheBigThinkersSeries(availableon-demand)orpurchasesingleticketsforjust£13perlecture(availablebyearlybooking).Reality+:FromtheMatrixtotheMetaversewithDavidChalmersInthistalk,philosopherDavidChalmersarguesthatMetaverse-stylevirtualworldsexperiencedthroughheadsetsarealsogenuineandmeaningfulrealitiesandwecanliveameaningfullifeinVR.Whatwedon’tknowaboutgravitywithClaudiadeRhamWeareallfamiliarwiththeconceptofgravity.Inthistalk,ProfessorClaudiadeRhamwillexplorehowmuchweactuallyknowaboutgravityandhowmuchmorethereislefttouncover.ABriefHistoryofTimekeepingwithChadOrzelFromStonehengetoatomicclocks,hereisthe5,000-yearhistoryofhowscienceisusedtomarktime.ChadOrzel,theinternationallybestsellingauthorofHowtoTeachQuantumPhysicstoYourDog,offersusawittyjourneythroughscientifictheoryandquirky(反常的)historicaldetail.PhysicsattheEndoftheuniversewithKatieMackTheBigBangtheorytellsthestoryofthebeginningoftheuniverseforthelast13.8billionyears.Buthowdoesthestoryend?JoinastronomerKatieMackassheshareswhatmodernastrophysicstellsusaboutthefinalfateoftheuniverse.11.Howmuchdoesaseriesticketcost?

A．£13.B．£20.C．£30.D．£32.12.WhatwillChadOrzellecturein?

A．Thegenuinereality.B．Thesecretsofgravity.C．Thehistoryoftimemarking.D．Thefinalfateoftheuniverse.13.Whatdothefourtalkshaveincommon?

A．Theyareallaimedatsciencelovers.B．Theyareallconcernedwithgravity.C．Theywillallbegivenbybestsellingauthors.D．Theywillallbegivenbyexcellentphysicians.(★★★)Asacluelessfreshman,Iwaltzedintomyfirstcreativewritingcoursebyaccident,thinkingitwasaliteratureclassonhowtoreadstories,nothowtowritethem.Whentheteacherintroducedthecourse,Irealizedmymistake.ThecreditsIearnedfromthecoursewouldn’tcounttowardmymajor.Bytheendofthesession,however,IdecidedthatIhadtobeapartofthecourse.Perhaps,asalifelongreader,Iwaseagertounderstandhowstoriesworkedtheirmagic.Buttakingtheclasswouldbeimpossible:Iwasn’tevenonthewaitlist.That’swhentheteacheraskedforavolunteertosubmitthefirstworkshopstory.Silenceblanketedtheroom.Nooneriskedeyecontact.Whoevervolunteeredwouldhavetowriteawholestoryinaweek.Perhapsthey,likeme,hadneverwrittenonebefore.Seizingmychance,Iraisedmyhandandasked,“IfIgofirst,willyougivemeaspotintheclass?”Hesaidhewould.So,insteadofkeepingmyheaddownandavoidingeyecontact,Ididtheopposite.Yearslater,I’dcompletedadegreeincreativewritingandwasworkingonanovelwhenaliteraryagentaskedtoreadthefirst50pagesofmydraft.ButIwasn’tcomfortableshowingheranything;thenovelwasfarfromdone.Throughoutgraduateschool,I’dbeenadvisedmanytimesnottocontactagentsuntilIhaveacompletedraft.Inthemeanwhile,Iknewthebeginningofmystorywasattractiveandthattheagentmightnotremembermeafterayear.So,onceagain,insteadofkeepingmyheaddownandavoidingeyecontact,Ididtheopposite.Isentherthefirstthreechapters.Amonthlater,shesignedmeonthestrengthofthosechaptersalone.Shehassinceseenmethroughthepublicationofthreenovels.Determination,focus,perseverance-thequalitiesthatIconsidercrucialingettingmeintoStanfordnodoubthelpedmebecomethenovelistIamtoday.AndyetifI’dtrainedmygazeonlyonthepathahead,Iwouldhavemissedsomanyhappyaccidents,somanybeautifulopportunitiestolookup,raisemyhand,andsayyes.14.Whatmadetheauthorfinallydecidetotakethecourse?

A．Thepopularityofthecourse.B．Herconfidenceinherwritingskills.C．Hercuriosityaboutstorywriting.D．Theneedtogetcreditsforherdegree.15.Theauthorvolunteeredtowritethefirstworkshopstoryto________.

A．challengeherselfB．winaplaceintheclassC．displayhertalentD．impresstheteacher16.Theauthorsentherfirstthreechapterstotheagentbecause________.

A．shewantedtogetthechanceofpublicationB．herstorywasattractivetoreadersC．theagentaskedhertoturnintheworkD．herfriendsadvisedhertodoso17.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?

A．Actionspeakslouderthanwords.B．Confidenceleadstogrowthandfulfillment.C．Successcomestothosewhodare.D．Chancefavorsonlythepreparedmind.(★★★)Theendoftheyearisdrawingnear,andwinterisinfullswing.Theseasonbringsalongwithitstrongwindsandsnow—anenvironmentthat’snevercomfortabletobein.Thisunpleasantandevenfrighteningaspectofwintercanoftenbeseeninliterature.InShakespeare’sKingLear(1606),thekinghasgivenawayhiskingdomandbeenrejectedbyhistwoungratefuldaughters.Heisoutinthewintercold,sufferingthingsthatareusuallyreservedforthepoorestandmostunfortunatehumanbeings.ThewinterisbadenoughforLear,butbeingabandonedbyhisfamilyisworse.AsongfromanotherShakespeareplay,AsYouLikeIt(1599),isfittingforthispooroldman’ssituation:“Blow,blow,thouwinterwind,/Thouartnotsounkind/Asman’singratitude(忘恩负义)”.Here,winterisusedtobringouttheuglinessofinhumanity(不人道).Therearen’tmanythingsthatareworsethanwinter,accordingtoShakespeare.Oncewinterbecamelessofathreattohumanbeings,literaryworksfeaturingitbecamemorepositive.SinceCharlesDickens,therepresentationoftheseasoninliteraturehasoftenfeaturedhappyChristmascelebrations.Thecoldofthewinterweatherprovidesacontrasttothefungoingonindoors.Dickens’AChristmasCarol(1843)wasthestartofthis,butChristmasisstillacommon,cheeryelementinstoriesthatfeaturewinterscenestoday.ConsiderthejoyfeltbyHarryPotterandhisfriendsinJ.K.Rowling’sHarryPotterandtheSorcerer’sStone(1997)astheysitdownfortheirfestivemeal:“HarryhadneverinallhislifehadsuchaChristmasdinner.Ahundredfat,roastturkeys;mountainsofroastandboiledpotatoes;plattersofchipolatas(小香肠)andsoon.Itisalmostasmuchapleasuretoreadaboutthemealasitmighthavebeentoeatit.Althoughwinterstillisn’tthemostcheerfulseasoninnovelsandpoems,it’ssafetosaythatwritershavecertainly“warmedup”sinceShakespeare’sdays.18.WhatiswinterlikeinShakespeare’sworks?

A．Pleasant.B．Comfortable.C．Stressful.D．Cruel.19.WhatcontributiondidCharlesDickensmaketothedescriptionofwinter?

A．Hewrotealotofstoriesthatweresetinwinter.B．Hewasanauthorfamousfordescribingwinter.C．Hemadeaturningpointinthedescriptionofwinter.D．Heinspiredreaderstoexperiencethecheerfulwinter.20.WhatdothewinterscenesinJ.K..Rowling’sworksbring?

A．Magic.B．Joy.C．Cold.D．Ugliness.21.Inwhichsectionofthenewspaperdoesthetextprobablyappear?

A．Scienceandtechnology.B．Fashionandlifestyle.C．Cultureandhistory.D．Healthandmedicine.(★★★)Humansareborntocompetewithoneanother.Peoplecomparehowmany“likes”theyhaveonsocialmedia.Billionairesenvymultibillionaires.ThelegendaryNASCARchampionDaleEarnhardtoncestated,“Secondplaceisjustthefirstloser”.Althoughthecompetitivespiritmaybeasnaturalasbreathingair,itdoesnotalwaysleadtohumanprosperity.Onthecontrary,leftunmanaged,itcancreatemiseryandunfortunateresultsforourselvesandothers.Fortunately,thereisasolutiontothisproblemwithoutunrealisticallysuggestingthatweentirelydispensewithourcompetitivenature.Insteadofalwaysgoingforgold,shootforthebronze.ToexpandonthewisdomofEarnhardt,althoughsecondplacemaybethefirstloser,thirdplacecanbetherealwinner—atleastwhenitcomestohappinessandlongevity(长寿).Recentresearchsuggestedthatthebronzewinnersappearedconsistentlyhappieronaveragethanthesilvermedalists.Regardingthelifespanofallthreemedalistcategories,itwasfoundthattheathletewhosebestperformancewassilverlivedto72.Goldmedalistsbeatthisbyasolidfouryears,livingto76.Butfirstprizeinlongevitywenttothebronzemedalists,wholivedto78.Thestudyhadahandyexplanationforthisdifference:“Dissatisfactorycompetitionoutcomesmaybadlyaffecthealth.”Inotherwords,silvermedalistsseethemselvesasthefirstloserbecausetheyonlylookuptothetopstep,whilethebronzewinnerscomparethemselvesfavorablywithalltheotherswhonevermadeitontothepodium(领奖台)atall.Oneoftheproblemswithmostcompetitionsagainstothersisthatittendstolowerone’sinnermotivation,andthusenjoyment.Decadesago,researchersshowedthisbyaskingpeopletosolvepuzzlesandthenmeasuringtheinteresttheyreported:Theyfoundthepuzzleslessrewardingwhencompetingagainstothersratherthanagainsttheclock.Simplyhavingatimelimitmeanscompetingagainstthemselves—whichisoftenmorefun.Theprincipleatworkhereisthattryingtoimproveyourownpastperformanceprovidesasensenotof“winning”butofprogress.Andtheonlypersontowhomyouwillhavetocompareyourselfisyou.22.Whatdoestheunderlinedwords“dispensewith”inparagraph2probablymean?

A．Stickto.B．Getridof.C．Dependon.D．Takechargeof.23.Inwhichsituationwillpeoplebemostlikelytofeelgoodaboutthemselves?

A．Treatcompetitionsasallornothing.B．Aimtooutperformothersincompetitions.C．Checkoutothers’victoriesonsocialmedia.D．Comparethemselveswiththoselessfortunate.24.Accordingtothelastparagraph,________promotesenjoymentintasks.

A．achievingpersonalbestsB．makingcomparisonswithothersC．gainingpublicrecognitionD．rewardingoneselfoccasionally25.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A．AlwaysGoingforGoldB．TheVictoryofCominginThirdC．FindingSatisfactioninComparisonD．SecondPlaceisJusttheFirstLoser(★★★)HopontheSilentWalkingTrendSilentwalkinginvolveswalkingoutdoorswithoutdistractionslikemusicorconversations,focusingonthemind-body-natureconnection.26That’saslower,lower-impactwaytorelaxandisgreatforfitness.Here’severythingyouneedtoknowaboutthetrend.Selectanaturalsettingandfullyengageyoursenses.Forreapingthementalhealthbenefits,itisrecommendedtofindaquietandpeacefulnaturallocation.27Meanwhile,consciouslyobservingthesights,sounds,smells,andphysicalsensationsduringthewalkcansignificantlyimpactcognitiveandemotionalwell-being.Tostimulatethemind,considerexploringdifferentroutesthanusual.Withoutyourfavouritepodcastorplaylist,youmightslipintoboredomonyourwalk.28Anditmightevenbegoodforyourbrain.Scientistsapplaudthevirtuesofboredomforbrainhealth,believingthatitboostscreativityandimprovessocialconnections.Andifyoudogetbored,restassuredthatitshowsyou’vedisconnectedfromexternaldistractions.Gowithit,andmakesureyoutakeadifferentrouteeachtime—it’llkeepyoumotivated.Startoffwithfive-minutesilentwalksandeventuallybuilduptothirtyminutes.Ifyou’reusuallyaheadphonewearer,itwillfeelsuperweirdtowalkwithoutyourgo-totunes,butgiveyourselfasecondtoadjust.Chancesare,onceyou’reafewminutesintoyoursilentwalk,you’llfeelthemagickickin.29Regularreflectionandongoingdocumentationareessential.Aftercompletingasilentwalk,taketimetoreflectuponanyemergingthoughts,feelings,orinsights.30Journalingabouttheexperiencecanalsosolidifyconnectionsbetweenthoughtsandideas,providingavaluabletoolforself-reflectionandgrowth.

A．Butbeingboredwon’thurtyou.B．Takingdifferentpathscanleadtoexcitingdiscoveries.C．Adjustingtheroutinegraduallycanhelpeaseintotheexperience.D．You’llalsostartnoticingthelittlethingsaroundyoumoreclearly.E．TheycandeepenunderstandingandserveasarecordofpersonalgrowthF．Unlikeexercise-orientedwalking,itisn’taboutreachingcertainspeedorstepsG．Insuchanenvironment,youcanimmerseyourselfinthenaturalsoundscape(音景).三、完形填空(★★★)TheBestHolidayIwasunbelievablyproudofmynine­year­olddaughter,Emily._________tobuyamountainbike,she’dbeensavingherpocketmoneyallyear,aswellasdoingsmalljobsto_________extramoney.ByThanksgiving,shehadcollectedonly$49.Isaid,“Youcanpickonefrommybicycle_________.”“Thanks,Daddy.Butyourbikesaresoold.”Shewasright.Allmybikesforgirlswere1950smodels,notthekindakidtodaywould_________choose.AsChristmas_________near,EmilyandIwentbikeshopping.Asweleftonestore,shenoticedaSalvationArmyvolunteerstandingnexttoabigpot.“Canwegivesomething,Daddy?”sheasked.“Sorry,Em,I’moutof_________.”ThroughoutDecember,Emily_________toworkhard.Thenoneday,shemadeasurprising_________.“YouknowallthemoneyI’vebeensaving?”shesaid,alittlehesitantly.“I’mgoingtogiveitalltothepoorpeople.”SoonecoldmorningbeforeChristmas,Emilyhandedhertotalsavingsof$69toavolunteerwhowasreallyverythankful._________byEmily’sselflessness,Idecidedtocontributeonemyoldbicyclestoacardealerwhowascollectingusedbikesforpoorchildren.__________Iselectedashinymodelfrommycollection,however,itseemedasifa__________biketookonaglow(发光)．ShouldIcontributetwo?No!Onewouldbeenough!ButIstillcouldn’tshakethefeelingthatIshouldgiveanotherbike.WhenIlater__________thebikes,thecardealersaid,“You’remakingtwokidsveryhappy,sir.Hereareyourtickets.Foreachbicyclewereceivefromthekindpeople,we’regivingawayonechanceto__________agirls’mountainbike.”Whywasn’tIsurprisedwhenthatsecondticketprovedtobethewinner?Iliketothinkitwasawayof__________alittlegirlforasacrificebeyondheryears—whilegivingherdadalessoninthe__________.31.A．PleasedB．EngagedC．DeterminedD．Used32.A．earnB．lendC．shareD．spend33.A．pathB．collectionC．storeD．club34.A．seldomB．likelyC．slightlyD．merely35.A．pulledB．becameC．wentD．drew36.A．sightB．workC．changeD．mind37.A．continuedB．startedC．stoppedD．hoped38.A．lectureB．announcementC．resolutionD．difference39.A．DemandedB．ShockedC．PersuadedD．Moved40.A．AsB．BeforeC．BecauseD．Though41.A．distantB．newC．secondD．durable42.A．sharedB．returnedC．choseD．delivered43.A．hireB．replaceC．recommendD．win44.A．rewardingB．praisingC．shelteringD．greeting45.A．projectB．processC．struggleD．attempt四、语法填空(★★★)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。China’sBeiDouNavigationSatelliteSystem(BDS)hasbeenoperatingsmoothlyandprovidingstablequalityservicestoglobaluserssinceitslaunch.Itsservice46(capable)isnowfirst-classintheworld.ChinaofficiallyputtheBDS-3systemintouseonJuly31,2020,47(open)theservicetoglobalusers.Alongwithpositioning,navigationandtimingservices,theBDSsystemcanprovideavarietyofvalue-addedservices,48includeglobalsearchandrescueassistance,shortmessagecommunication,aswellasprecisepointpositioning.49(base)onreal-timetestresults,theBDS’spositioning,speedmeasurement,timingaccuracy,anditsserviceavailabilityandcontinuityallmeetrequirements.BDSisservingdiverse50(industry),generatingprofitsinthefieldofmassconsumerproductsandbecomingincreasinglyintegratedintopeople’slives.Boththeregionalandglobalshortmessagecommunicationservicesarenowopen51boththepublicandusersinvariousfields.Meanwhile,thepositioningfunctionis52(use)inagriculture,landsurveyandautomaticdriving.TheBDSisnowservingtheworld.Sofar,thekeyBeiDou-relatedproducts53(export)tomorethan120countriesandregions.Majorinternationalsmartphonemanufacturershave54(wide)supportedBeiDou.By2020,79percentofthesmartphonesintheChinesemarkethadappliedfornetworkaccess55(support)BDSpositioning.(★★)56.Youcanaskforadetailed__________(analyze)ofyourtapwaterincasethecourtneedstheevidence.(所给词的适当形式填空)(★★)57.Without__________(permit),youarenotexpectedtoentertheroom.(所给词的适当形式填空)(★★)58.AtthattimeIwasreally__________(ignore)ofeventsgoingonelsewhere.(所给词的适当形式填空)五、单词拼写(★★)59.WhenFrankwentabroadtolive,heleftmehiswatchasa__________(纪念品).(根据汉语提示单词拼写)(★★)60.Londonisoneofthemostimportant__________(金融的)centresintheworld.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)(★★★)61.Itisexpectedthatteachersshouldtraintheirstudentstothink__________(独立地).Otherwise,educationwillsurelymakelesssense.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)(★★)62.Shehasbeena__________(anareaofacountryortown)nurseformorethan10years.(根据英文释义单词拼写)(★★★)63.Theygotintoaheated__________(adiscussioninwhichpeopledisagree),whichleftmeadeepimpression.(根据英文释义单词拼写)(★★)64.Intoday’ssociety,wehaveveryadvancedcommu