2024-2025学年山东省巨野县第二中学高一上学期第二次月考英语试卷

2024—2025学年山东省巨野县第二中学高一上学期第二次月考英语试卷

一、阅读理解(★★★)TheBritishcoastlinehasawildbeautyinthecoldermonthsbutstilloffersamazingwildlife,viewsandfreshair.OurguidelooksatthebestbeachestovisitintheUKinthewintermonths.HauxleyBay,NorthumberlandWhenfreezingScandinavianwindsblowacrosstheNorthSea,HauxleyBeachcanbebleak(荒凉的)indeed.Wavesbeatthesand,uncovering8000-year-oldremainsoftreesthatgrewwellintheDoggerlandforestthatoncelinkedBritainwithEurope.RobinHood’sBay,YorkshireRobinHood’sBayisahiddenbitofhistory,withitsrawcliffs(悬崖),red-roofedcottagesandunusualarchitecture.ThebeachitselfisoneoftheUK’sbestspotsforfossil(化石)hunting.Perfecttovisitinthewinter,youcanenjoyawalkalongthecliffsorbeachtotakeinthehistoricalvillageandimpressiveviewsandendinoneofthemanycosypubs.EmbletonBay,NorthumberlandAbeautifullongstretchofbeachoverlookedbytheimpressiveruinsofDunstanburghCastle,EmbletonBayisaperfectwinterbeach.Onaclearcoldmorningtheruinscanbeseenperfectlyfromthebeachandthebeachitselfbacksontosandhills,famousfortheflowers,grassesandbirds.Heysham,LancashireThevillageofHeyshamhassomewonderfulviewstoenjoythiswinter.Thetownbacksdirectlyontothecliffsandbeachescreatingsomedifferentbeautifulviews.ThefamousgravesintheruinsofSt.Patrick’sChapelarealsoworthavisitandlookparticularlyghostlycoveredinawintermist.1.WhatcanyoudoinYorkshire?

A．Discovertheoldesttrees.B．Overlookthehistoricaltown.C．Drinkinthecomfortablepubs.D．ExploretheDunstanburghCastle.2.WhatdoHauxleyBayandEmbletonBayhaveincommon?

A．Theyarerichinforests.B．Theyareinthesamecounty.C．Theyarecoveredwithcolorfulflowers.D．Theyarefamousforred-roofedcottages.3.WherecanyouexploretheruinsofSt.Patrick’sChapel?

A．InHeysham.B．InHauxleyBay.C．InRobinHood’sBay.D．InEmbletonBay.(★★★)BeforeMcElroymovedintooneEngAGEcommunity,shehadneverimaginedherlifewouldbelikethis.Althoughinthegoldenyearsofretirement(退休),sheteachesarts,recentlyshehasopenedupanartexhibition,andisplanningaflighttoParistofindinspirationforhernextcreativeproject.Herlifestyleinmanywayshasbeenmadepossiblebythenon-profitorganizationEngAGE,whichhasrevitalized(使重焕活力)theagingprocessbyprovidingvariousfreeon-siteprogramsinitsseniorcommunities,including(包括)novelwriting,performingplays,storytellingforradio,andartshows.Ithelpsseniorsremainactive,givingthemthecontroltoagethewaytheywanttoage.TheideaforEngAGEdevelopedwhenfounderTimCarpenterwasworkinginthehealthcareandagingindustry,tryingtochangeabrokensystem.Yethedidnotseethechangehedesired.WhenhemetdeveloperJohnHuskey,whowasbuildinggood-lookingseniorcommunities,thetwopartneredup.“Westartedthrowingspaghettiagainstthewall,andsomeofitstuck(粘)onthewall.Andwecontinuetodoitthatwayandtryalmosteverything,”saidCarpenter.Ninety-fivepercentofthepopulationEngAGEservesislow-income.Seniorsaresurroundedbyqualityprograms,learningopportunities,andstate-of-the-artfacilities.InCarpenter’sview,retirementislikecollege,anewstagewhenyouaretryingtofigureoutwhattodonext.Itcanbeastartingpoint,withthesparetimetotrysomethingdifferentorrevisitanoldpassion.Thoseseniorscanbuildontheirknowledgeofasubjectorstartfromzero.Itisonlythebeginningofsomething,nottheend.McElroyconcluded,“EngAGEisaplacewheremembersofoldpeopleareprovidedwithendlessopportunities.Mysononceasked,‘Howlongdoyouplanonlivinghere?’andIjoked,‘They’regoingtohavetocarrymeoutofhere.’”4.WhatcanseniorsdoinEngAGEcommunities?

A．Receivequalitymedicaltreatments.B．Learntheknowledgeofnovelwriting.C．Enjoyanactivelifewithyoungsters.D．Reunitewiththeirformercolleagues.5.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“throwingspaghettiagainstthewall”mean?

A．Changingtheagingprocess.B．Tastingsomeoverseasfood.C．Decoratingthecommunities.D．Testingoutvariousmethods.6.WhichstatementmightCarpenteragreewith?

A．Seventyisthenewtwenty.B．Agoodstartishalfthebattle.C．Neverteacholddogsnewtricks.D．Passionservesasadrivingforce.7.Whichmightbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．Carpenter’sDreamofHelpingPoorPeopleB．EngAGE:APlaceofPossibilitiesforOldPeopleC．McElroy:I’mNotan“Old”ArtistD．CommunityIstheSourceofStrength(★★★)Sinceancienttimes,plants’abilitytosettheireyelessbodiestowardthenearest,brightestsourceoflighthasinterestedscholarsandcausedcountlessscientificandphilosophical(哲学的)debates.Animalsuseeyestogetadetailedpictureoftheworldaroundthem,includingthedirectionoflight.Withoutobviousphysicalsensingorganssuchaseyes,howdoplantsworkouttherightdirectionfromwhichlightiscoming?Whyandhowplantssetthemselvestowardlighthasbeenthesubjectofdebateforwellover2,000years.EarlyGreekphilosophersarguedthatplants,likeanimals,werecapableofsensationandmovement,andevendesireandintelligence.ButlaterthinkerssuchasAristotlearguedthatplantswerenaturallypassive,incapableofsensingtheirenvironment,muchlessmovingwithit.NowateamofEuropeanresearchershashituponananswer.Theyreportthataroadsidewildplant-Arabidopsis,afavoriteofplantgeneticists-usestheairspacesbetweenitscells(细胞)tocastlight,changingthepathoflightpassingthroughit.Inthisway,theairchannels(通道)createalightvariationthathelpsthisplantdecidewherelightiscomingfrom.Bytakingadvantageofairchannelstochangethedirectionoflight,plantshavetheabilityto“see”withtheirwholebody.Furtherunderstandingthesestructures-howthey’rebuilt,whatisbehindthem-isinterestingforplantbiologistsbeyondthequestionofhowplantssenselightdirection.ItcouldalsohelpdriveawayAristotle’swords,whichstillexistinpeople’sunderstandingofplants.Manypeoplehavethefeelingthatplantsareverypassive-theycan’texpectanything;theyjustdowhathappenstothem.Butthatideaisbasedonourexpectationsofwhateyesshouldlooklike.Plants,itturnsout,haveawayofseeingwiththeirwholebody.Theydon’tneedanythingsoclumsyasapairofeyestofollowthelight.8.Whydoplantshavetheabilitytosetthemselvestowardlight?

A．Becausetheylackclearorgans.B．Becausethey’reabletogetadetailedpicture.C．Becausetheycanuseeyestoposition.D．Becausetheyhavetheiruniquesenses.9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“passive”meaninparagraph2?

A．Inactive.B．Sensitive.C．Attractive.D．Impressive.10.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A．Plantsareveryclever.B．Plantscan’tseeanything.C．Plantscouldfeelsomething.D．Plantsdon’tfollowthelight.11.What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?

A．ToproveAristotlewaswrong.B．Tointroducearoadsidewildplant.C．Toshareaninterestingfinding.D．Toexplainhowplantssenselight.(★★★)OneofmyearliestmemoriesisofbeinglaughedatonmyfirstdayofschoolforspeakingwithaDutchaccent.Ithoughtmymotherwasresponsibleforthisandreturnedhomeangrily.“It’sthree,nottree.Th-ree!”Itoldher.Thestrangethingaboutthismemoryisthatitisprobablyfalse.Mymotherswearsitwasmybrotherwhodidthis.Thiskindofconfusioniscommoninfamilies.Asstoriesaretoldandretold,theytakeonalifeoftheirown.Detailsfade(逐渐消失)andchange.Itbecomeseasytoreplaceonechildforanother,ortoconfuseafamiliartalewithapersonalmemory.Infact,torememberourlifeweneedtobeabletoturnitintoastory,onethatmakesusasthecentralcharacter.Inthisway,wetellourselvesintobeing.Ourmemoriesarealsooftenself-serving.Onestudythatcomparedstudents’rememberedgradeswiththeirtranscripts(成绩单)foundthattheyweremuchbetteratrecallingAsthanDs.Anotherfoundthatwhenstudentsperformedbetterthanexpectedinexams,theyrememberedfeelingmoreanxiousbeforehand,heighteningtheirsenseofsuccess.Even(orespecially)whenourmemoryisnotright,itservesuswell,helpingustofeelliketheheroinourownlifestory.Weallknowhowourlifewillend.Wewilldie,andsowilleveryonewelove.“Thecureforthehorrorisstory,”WillStorrwroteinhis2019book,TheScienceofStorytelling.“Ourbrainstakeourattentionawayfromthisterribletruthbyfillingourliveswithhopefulgoalsandencouragingustofightforthem.”Sincemychildrenwereborn,Ihavebecomecrazyaboutrecordingtheirchildhoods,takingendlessphotos,keepingendlessnotes,drivenbyafearofforgettingthatisaformofanticipatorygrief,aheightenedawarenessofloss.Inthedigitalage,we’reallstillrenegotiating(重新协商)ourrelationshipwiththepast.Computers,unlikehumans,offerperfectrecall—butwemustnotforgetthatthereisfreedomandpowerinmisremembering,inrevisingourpast,inwritingourselvesintostorieswecanlivewith.12.Whydoestheauthorshareoneofhisearliestmemories?

A．Tostressthechallengesthatnon-nativespeakersmightface.B．Tointroducetheideathatearlymemoriesmaynotbetrusted.C．Toshowtheinfluencethatamotherhasonkids’languagelearning.D．Toshowfalsememoriesthatresultfromfamilymembers.13.Howdoestheauthorexplaintheconceptof“self-servingmemory”?

A．Bymakingcomparisons.B．Bygivingadefinition.C．Bygivingexamples.D．Byconductingasurvey.14.Whatmadetheauthordocumenthischildren’slives?

A．Adesiretofightforhischildren.B．Afearoflosingimportantmoments.C．Aninterestinknowinghischildren’sdevelopment.D．Apurposetoteachhischildrenabouttheimportanceofhistory.15.What’sthebesttitleforthistext?

A．TheNatureofMemory:ShapingOurLifeStoriesB．ChildhoodRecollections:AStudyonFamilyStoriesC．Memories’Formation:HowFamilyStoriesShapeUsD．DigitalFootprints:DocumentingChildhoodintheModernAge(★★★)Haveyoueverlookedinyourfood-wastebin?16.It’spredictedthatfamiliesintheU.K.createmorethansixmilliontonnesoffoodwasteeachyear.“Foodwaste”meansfoodthatcouldhavebeeneatenbutinsteadisthrownaway.Apples,bananas,bread,potatoesandsaladarethemostcommonthingsthatarebinned.Withfoodpricesrising,it’sagoodtimetobecomea“food-wastewarrior”.Notonlywillitsavemoney,itisgoodfortheenvironment.Afterall,growing,packagingandtransportingfoodusealotofEarth’sresourcessuchasenergyandwater.17.First,it’sagoodideatofindoutjusthowmuchfoodgoesintoyourbin.Keepadiaryandnotedownthefoodsthatgetthrownawaymostoften—andwhy.Planningmealsfortheweekwithyourfamilycansavetimeandmoney.Forexample,meatfromaSundayroastcouldgointosandwichesonMonday.18.Weighoutpastaorriceyouneedbeforeyoucookit,andbeforeyoufillyourplate,checkhowhungryyouaresoyoudon’tendupleavingfoodbecauseyou’retoofull.Yourfreezer(冰箱)isagoodwaytosavefood.Youcanfreezeleftoversinacontainerforanotherday.19.It’shardtokeeptrackoffoodthat’sgonetothebackofthefreezer.Youcouldmarkashelfan“Eatmefirst”areaforanythingthathasbeenthereforawhile.Finally,useyoursenses.SomeU.K.supermarketshavetaken“bestbefore”datesofffruitandvegetables.20.Askanadulttohelp.Don’tforgettoupdateyourdiarytoseehowmuchchangeyoucanmake.

A．Cookingthecorrectportionsizehelpstoo.B．However,heatanyleftoversthoroughlybeforeeating.C．Potatoes,carrotsandturnipshowever,lastalongtimeifkeptinacool,darkplace.D．Herearesomesimpletipsthatcanhelpyouandyourfamilybecomefood-wastewarriors.E．Itmaysoundunpleasantbutinfactitgivesyouaclueastohowmuchfoodyourfamilythrowsout.F．Thisisdoneinordertoencouragepeopletousetheirnosesandeyestoworkoutifsomethingisactuallystillfinetoeat.G．FruitthatlooksabitsadcanbemadeintoajuiceforaFridaytreat.二、完形填空(★★★)Recently,Isignedupforaskigroupclass.Isaidtothewomanwhoturnedouttobemyinstructor.“I’ve_________manytimesbefore.AmIanintermediate(中等生)?”Duringthe_________,Iwassurprisedshewasn’tmoreimpressedbytheskiperformanceofme!WhenIreachedthetopofthechairlift,Ifeltmyheartstartto_________.That’swhenthe_________heldontome.Itreleasedabout30minuteslater,whenIwasbackatthebase,havingslowly_________sideways.AsnowboarderstoppedtoaskifIwasokay,andIwasn’t_________.“Ishouldn’tbeonthistrail,”Isaid,accurately.HowdidIgetsomuch_________atskiing?Itturnsoutthatsimplyhavingskied“manytimesbefore”didn’tmeanIwasgettingbetteratit._________,likemanyathletes,musicians,orjusthumans,Imayhavebeengettingweakerovertime.Gettingbetter,orlearning,requireschangingbetweendifferenttypesofrelatedtasks,ratherthan_________thesamething.Withskiing,“ratherthanjustdoingthatsametrailoverandoveragain,you’dbettergotothehillfor__________,thengotoanotherhillthatwasicy,”myfriend__________.Sometimesitseemslikewe’relosingground,butwe’re__________unlockinganewskill.Thismeansthatwhenyou’retryingto__________anewhobby,oranewroleatyourjoborin__________,therearegoingtobemomentsthatlooklikefailure.Butunderthesurface,you’re__________andmakingprogress.21.A．brokenB．practicedC．designedD．talked22.A．tripB．discussionC．classD．training23.A．raceB．stopC．disappearD．miss24.A．happinessB．panicC．sorrowD．homesickness25.A．inchedB．jumpedC．rushedD．walked26.A．freeB．shyC．worriedD．sure27.A．strongerB．moreC．worseD．plainer28.A．GenerallyB．FranklyC．ThereforeD．Instead29.A．realizingB．repeatingC．enjoyingD．understanding30.A．beginnersB．expertsC．instructorsD．kids31.A．jokedB．orderedC．suggestedD．organized32.A．finallyB．proudlyC．gratefullyD．actually33.A．teachB．quitC．attractD．develop34.A．schoolB．lifeC．companyD．community35.A．learningB．restingC．skiingD．escaping三、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。Chengdu,anoldcityinsouthwesternChina’sSichuanProvince,enjoysahistorythat36.(date)backmorethan2,400years.With37.(it)greatculturalheritageandnaturalenvironment,theregionhasbeencalled“alandofabundance”.ThecityisknownforkeepingChinesetraditionsanddeveloping38.pleasantatmosphereinawaythatothercitiesdon’t.Likewise,Chengdu’sculturalheritageisrich,attractingmillionsoftouristseveryyearwhoareeager39.(learn)aboutitsChinaPandaBase,deliciousfood,leisureandscenicspotsandtea.Accordingtoitsurbandevelopmentplan,Chengduwillbecomea40.(full)realized“gardencity”by2035,reflectingaboldandinnovativemodelforurbandesign.Thedevelopmentmodelisdrivenbyan“ecologicalcivilization”spirit,41.stressesstrikingabalancebetweenenvironmentalprotectionandeconomic42.(grow).Thecity’shigh-techambitions43.(strengthen)byits49collegesanduniversities,includingSichuanUniversity,ChengduUniversityofElectronicScienceandTechnologyandSouthwestJiaotongUniversity,44.(position)itasacentreofstart-upsthatwillstrengthentheneweconomy.Onaglobalscale,ChengduisanimportantgatewaytotheWestthat’sconnected45.morethan50overseascitiesand16Chinesecities.四、单词拼写(★★)46.Theysetupas____________(避难处)toprovidehelpforthehomeless.（根据中英文提示单词拼写）(★★)47.Severalpeoplewerer____________(营救)bythelocalfirefightersfromthebuildings.（根据中英文提示单词拼写）(★★)48.Thisi