2024-2025学年甘肃省天水市清水县高三上学期第一次月考英语试卷

2024—2025学年甘肃省天水市清水县高三上学期第一次月考英语试卷

一、阅读理解(★)Joinourfitnesscenterandstartyourjourneytoahealthierandfitteryou!Ourstate-of-the-artfacilitiesincludeafullyequippedgym,aheatedindoorswimmingpool,andavarietyoffitnessclassessuchasyoga,Zumba,andspinning.Ourteamofprofessionaltrainersisalwaysonhandtoprovidepersonalizedtrainingprogramsandexpertadvice.Whetheryouareabeginneroranexperiencedfitnessenthusiast,wehavetherightprogramforyou.Andnow,foralimitedtimeonly,weareofferingaspecialmembershipdeal.Signupforaone-yearmembershipandgettwomonthsfree!That’sright,youwillget14monthsoffitnessforthepriceof12.Don’twaitanylonger.Takethefirststeptowardsabetteryoutoday!1.Whatdoesthefitnesscenteroffer?

A．Onlyagym.B．Agym,apool,andfitnessclasses.C．Personaltrainersanddietplans.D．Outdoorsportsfacilities.2.Whatisthespecialofferfornewmembers?

A．Afreepersonaltrainerforamonth.B．A50%discountonthemembershipfee.C．Twomonthsfreewithaone-yearmembership.D．Freefitnessclassesforaweek.3.Whocanbenefitfromthefitnesscenter?

A．Onlyprofessionalathletes.B．Beginnersandexperiencedpeople.C．Peoplewhodon’tlikeexercise.D．Onlyyoungpeople.(★)Lastsummer,Iwentonatriptoasmallvillagewithmyparents.Wewantedtoexperiencethesimplelifethere.Thevillagewassurroundedbybeautifulmountainsandgreenfields.Oneday,wedecidedtogohikinginthemountains.Aswewalkedalongthenarrowpath,wesawalittlegirlsittingbythesideoftheroad.Shewascrying.Westoppedtoaskherwhatwaswrong.Shetoldusthatshehadlostherwaywhilelookingforwildflowers.MyparentsandIdecidedtohelpherfindherwaybackhome.Wewalkedwithherforaboutanhouruntilwefinallyreachedhervillage.Herparentswereverygratefulandinvitedustotheirhomefordinner.Duringdinner,wetalkedandlaughed.Thelittlegirl’sparentstoldusmanyinterestingstoriesaboutthevillage.Afterdinner,wesaidgoodbyeandwentbacktoourplace.Thatnight,asIlayinbed,Ithoughtaboutthekindpeopleinthevillageandthegooddeedwehaddone.Itmademefeelreallyhappy.4.Whydidtheauthorgotothesmallvillage?

A．Tovisitrelatives.B．Toattendafestival.C．Toexperiencesimplelife.D．Todobusiness.5.Whathappenedwhentheywerehiking?

A．Theygotlost.B．Theysawabeautifulwaterfall.C．Theyfoundalittlegirlcrying.D．Theymetsomewildanimals.6.Howdidthelittlegirl’sparentsfeelwhentheysawtheirdaughter?

A．Angry.B．Worried.C．Grateful.D．Surprised.7.Whatdidtheauthorthinkaboutthatnight?

A．Thebeautifulscenery.B．Thedeliciousdinner.C．Thekindpeopleandthegooddeed.D．Thetiringhiking.(★★)TheInternethasbecomeanessentialpartofourdailylives.Itallowsustocommunicatewithpeoplearoundtheworld,accessvastamountsofinformation,andconductbusiness.OneofthemostsignificantaspectsoftheInternetisitsimpactoneducation.Onlinelearningplatformshaveemerged,providingstudentswiththeopportunitytotakecoursesfromtopuniversitiesandinstitutionswithoutbeingphysicallypresentoncampus.Theseplatformsofferawiderangeofsubjects,frommathematicsandsciencetolanguagesandhumanities.Studentscanstudyattheirownpace,reviewmaterialsasmanytimesastheyneed,andinteractwithinstructorsandfellowstudentsthroughonlineforumsandvideoconferences.Moreover,theInternethasmaderesearchmucheasier.Insteadofspendinghoursinthelibrarysearchingthroughbooksandjournals,studentscannowusesearchenginestofindrelevantinformationwithinseconds.Theycanaccessdigitallibraries,researchdatabases,andscholarlyarticlesfromallovertheworld.However,theInternetalsoposessomechallengesineducation.Forexample,theabundanceofinformationcanbeoverwhelming,anditrequiresstudentstodevelopcriticalthinkingskillstodistinguishreliablesourcesfromunreliableones.Additionally,onlinelearningmaylacktheface-to-faceinteractionandhands-onexperiencethattraditionalclassroomsoffer.8.WhatisoneoftheimportantimpactsoftheInternetoneducationaccordingtothepassage?

A．Ithasreplacedtraditionalclassroomscompletely.B．Itenablesstudentstostudyonlywithlocalinstitutions.C．Ithasgivenrisetoonlinelearningplatforms.D．Ithasmadestudentslessinterestedinlearning.9.Whatadvantagedoesonlinelearningofferstudents?

A．Theycanonlystudyalimitednumberofsubjects.B．Theymuststudyatafixedpace.C．Theycaninteractwithinstructorsandpeersonline.D．Theyhavenoaccesstoreviewmaterials.10.HowhastheInternetmaderesearcheasier?

A．Bymakingitunnecessarytogotothelibrary.B．Byprovidingonlyonetypeofinformationsource.C．Byallowingquickaccesstoawiderangeofinformation.D．Byreducingtheamountofavailableinformation.11.WhatchallengedoestheInternetbringtoeducation?

A．Itmakesitdifficultforstudentstofindanyinformation.B．Itrequiresstudentstohavebettercriticalthinkingskills.C．Iteliminatesallformsofface-to-faceinteraction.D．Itincreasesthecostofeducation.(★★★)TheInfluenceofSocialMediaonYouthSocialmediahasbecomeanintegralpartofthelivesoftoday’syouth.Itoffersaplatformforthemtoconnectwithfriends,shareideas,andexpressthemselves.However,itsimpactisadouble-edgedsword.Ononehand,socialmediaprovidesnumerouseducationalopportunities.Manyeducationalinstitutionsandorganizationsusesocialmediaplatformstodisseminateknowledge.Forexample,therearelanguage-learninggroupswherememberscanpracticespeakingwitheachother,andscience-relatedpagesthatsharethelatestresearchfindings.Youthcanaccessavastamountofinformationthatcanbroadentheirhorizonsandenhancetheirlearning.Moreover,socialmediahelpsinbuildingsocialskills.Throughonlinecommunication,youngpeoplecaninteractwithpeersfromdifferentbackgrounds.Theylearnhowtoexpresstheiropinionsclearly,understanddifferentviewpoints,anddevelopempathy.Forinstance,inadebategrouponsocialmedia,participantslearntorespectothers'ideaswhilestatingtheirown.Ontheotherhand,socialmediaalsohasitsdownsides.Oneofthemajorconcernsistheissueofcyber-bullying.Someindividualsusesocialmediaplatformstoharass,intimidate,orspreadrumorsaboutothers.Thiscanhaveaseverenegativeimpactonthementalhealthofthevictims,leadingtodepression,anxiety,andlowself-esteem.Anotherproblemistheaddictiontosocialmedia.Theconstantstreamofnotificationsandtheneedtostayupdatedcanleadtoexcessiveuse.Youthmayspendhoursscrollingthroughtheirfeeds,neglectingotherimportantaspectsoftheirlivessuchasstudies,physicalactivities,andface-to-facerelationships.Inconclusion,socialmediahasasignificantinfluenceonyouth.Whileitoffersmanybenefits,italsoposesseveralchallenges.Itisessentialforparents,educators,andsocietyasawholetoguidetheyouthtomakethemostofsocialmedia'sadvantagesandminimizeitsdisadvantages.12.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?

A．Topromotetheuseofsocialmediaamongyouth.B．Todiscussthepositiveandnegativeeffectsofsocialmediaonyouth.C．Tocondemntheuseofsocialmedia.D．Toonlyfocusonthenegativeeffectsofsocialmedia.13.Accordingtothepassage,howdoessocialmediabenefityoutheducationally?

A．Itreplacestraditionaleducationalinstitutions.B．Itprovidesaplatformforknowledgesharingandlearning.C．Itmakesyouthlazyinlearning.D．Itonlyfocusesonlanguagelearning.14.Whichofthefollowingisanegativeeffectofsocialmediamentionedinthepassage?

A．Buildingsocialskills.B．Cyber-bullying.C．Enhancinglearning.D．Connectingwithfriends.15.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardssocialmedia’sinfluenceonyouth?

A．Completelynegative.B．Unconcerned.C．Objective.D．Completelypositive.(★★★)TheBenefitsofReadingAloudtoChildrenReadingaloudtochildrenisoneofthesimplestandmosteffectivewaystohelpthemdevelopaloveofreading.16Italsohelpswithlanguagedevelopment,listeningskills,andconcentration.BuildsVocabularyWhenyoureadaloudtochildren,youexposethemtoawiderangeofwordsthattheymaynothearineverydayconversation.17Theywillbegintounderstandthemeaningofwordsincontextandlearnhowtousethemcorrectly.EnhancesListeningSkillsListeningtoastorybeingreadaloudrequireschildrentopayattentionandfollowalong.18Astheylisten,theylearntofocusonthedetailsofthestory,suchasthecharacters,thesetting,andtheplot.StimulatesImaginationAgoodstorycantransportchildrentoanotherworldandsparktheirimagination.19Theycanvisualizethecharactersandthesettings,andcreatetheirownstoriesintheirminds.StrengthenstheBondbetweenParentandChildReadingaloudtogetherisasharedexperiencethatcanbringparentsandchildrenclosertogether.20It’satimewhentheycancuddleupandenjoyastory,anditcreatesapositiveandnurturingenvironment.

A．Ithelpschildrenexpandtheirvocabulary.B．Thishelpsthemimprovetheirlisteningskills.C．Childrenlovetohearstoriesreadaloudtothem.D．Theycanthenusethesewordsintheirownspeech.E．Itallowschildrentousetheircreativityandimagination.F．Readingaloudprovidesanopportunityforqualitytime.G．Itisafunandeducationalactivityforbothparentsandchildren.二、完形填空(★★★)WhenIwasayoungboy,myparentsoftentoldmethatitwastimethatteachesamaneverything.Ididn’tunderstandandwonderedwhytimehadsuchabig________onaperson.IthoughtIcouldgrowupquicklyto________itoutasanadult.Butnow,beforeIcometoknockatthedoorof________Ifeelanxioustoexpressmyownopiniononthis________.IknowthatI’mjustahighschoolstudentwithvery________experiences.Therearestillmanythings________meinthefuture,yetIwouldliketoexpressmyselfinachildishvoice.Ioncereadthissentence,“Tomakethisworldahappyplacetolivein,you’dbetterchangeyourselfandyourheart,________thewholeworld.”Iwas________.Itmademethinkaboutlifeitself.Therearesomanythingsaroundusthat________ourwill.Wecan’tforcelifeto________ourwishes.Theearthwon’tstopturningnomatterwhetherweacceptitornot.Whatwecandoisjusttomakeourselves________withtheworld.Ithinkweshouldlearntoaccept________lifegivesus,whetherit’sthespringsunlightorthewintersnowfall,andtrytobehappy.Deeply________bythepopsongGrandmother,Ialwaystryto________everypleasantthinginmylife.________nowIseeIcan’tcatchallofthem.Itismorelikelythattheyslipbyandleaveyoufeelingregretfulthatyouhaven’ttreasuredthem.21.A．pressureB．impressionC．influenceD．direction22.A．putB．findC．leaveD．give23.A．childhoodB．neighborhoodC．brotherhoodD．adulthood24.A．sayingB．ideaC．factD．practice25.A．respectedB．valuedC．limitedD．admired26.A．waitingforB．applyingforC．dealingwithD．stickingwith27.A．exceptforB．asforC．insteadofD．inspiteof28.A．scaredB．impressedC．annoyedD．amused29.A．gowithB．gobyC．goaheadD．goagainst30.A．realizeB．acceptC．considerD．follow31.A．fightB．shareC．workD．agree32.A．whatB．whichC．thatD．how33.A．worriedB．confusedC．concernedD．moved34.A．createB．uncoverC．graspD．achieve35.A．ButB．SoC．ThusD．And三、语法填空(★★★)阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。InmuchofAsia,especiallytheso-called“ricebowl”culturesofChina,Japan,Korea,36Vietnam,foodisusuallyeatenwithchopsticks.Chopsticksareusuallytwolong,thinpiecesofwoodorbamboo.Theycanalsobemadeofplastic,animalboneormetal.Sometimeschopsticksarequiteartistic.Trulyelegantchopsticksmight37(make)ofgoldandsilverwithChinesecharacters.Skilledworkersalsocombinevarioushardwoodsandmetal38(create)specialdesigns.TheChinesehaveusedchopsticksforfivethousandyears.Peopleprobablycookedtheirfoodinlargepots,39(use)twigs(树枝)toremoveit.Overtime,40thepopulationgrew,peoplebegancuttingfoodintosmallpiecessoitwouldcookmorequickly.Foodinsmallpiecescouldbeeateneasilywithtwigswhich41(gradual)turnedintochopsticks.SomepeoplethinkthatthegreatChinesescholarConfucius,42livedfromroughly551to479B.C.,influencedthe43(develop)ofchopsticks.Confuciusbelievedkniveswouldremindpeopleofkillingsand44(be)tooviolentforuseatthetable.ChopsticksarenotusedeverywhereinAsia.InIndia,forexample,mostpeopletraditionallyeat45theirhands.四、书信写作(★★★)46.假定你是李华，你校将举办一场关于中国传统文化的讲座，你想邀请对中国文化感兴趣的外教Mr.Smith参加。请给他写一封电子邮件，内容包括：1.讲座的时间和地点；2.讲座的主要内容；3.表达期待。注意：写作词数应为80个左右。____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________五、书面表达(★★★)47.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。A12-year-oldboysawsomethinginashopwindowthatsethisheartracing.Itwasajewelbox.Buttheprice—fivedollars—wasfarbeyondReubenEarle’smeans.However,heopenedthedoorandwentinside.Standingproudandstraight,hetoldtheshopkeeperwhathewanted,adding,“ButIdon’thavethemoneyrightnow.Canyoupleaseholditformeforsometime?”“I’lltry,”theshopkeepersmiled.“Iwillraisethefivedollarsandnottellanybody,”Reubensaidtohimself.Hearingthesoundofhammeringfromasidestreet,Reubenhadanidea.PeoplebuilttheirownhomesinBayRoberts,usingnailspurchasedinsacks(麻布袋)fromalocalfactory.Sometimesthesackswereabandoned,andReubenknewhecouldsellthembacktothefactoryforfivecentsapiece.Thatdayhefoundtwosacksandsoldtothemaninchargeofpackingnails.Theboy’shandtightlyheldthefive-centpiecesasheranhome.Nearhishousestoodtheancientbarn(谷仓).Reubenfoundasodatinanddroppedhiscoinsinside.Thenheclimbedintothetop