吉林省長春市南關(guān)區(qū)2023-2024學(xué)年高一上學(xué)期12月期中英語模擬試題一、選詞填空-句子（本大題共1小題，共15分）1.Onmywayhome，trafficwasheldupinfrontoftheUniversitystadium-itisabusyarea(1)Isawayoungwomantrying(2)（get）atiny（maybe8weeksold）catoutof(3)road．Thekitten（小貓）(4)（terrify）andshefinallygotthelittleonebutdroppedhim．Thekittenrantotheroadsideandlaythereinshock．Ipulledoverandgotoutasshehadgonebackintohertruck（maybesincethekittywasoutoftheroadherpartwasdone）and(5)（simple）tookhimtosafety．

AsIwasdoingso，twobeautifulyoungmenpulledoverandaskedifIneededhelp．Well，Isaid，maybe．Ishowedthemthekittenandputhim(6)thecaboftheirtruck．Theywereinstantlyinlove．Theyalsoknewwherethe(7)（shelter）wereintown．

ItoldthemIcouldtakethekittentooneiftheycouldn't，buttheytoldmetheywouldtakethekittenandiftheydidn'tkeephim，theywouldtakehimtoashelter．AsIleft，Iheardonesay，"kittensdeserve(8)（well）thanthis．"There(9)（be）sometrulywonderfulyoungpeopleoutthere．Myheartbrokewith(10)（happy）toseetheseguyscaringsoobviously．二、閱讀理解（本大題共20小題，共45分）A

Far,farbelowyourfeetliesasourceofnearlyendlessenergy.Earth'scoreisaboutashotasthesurfaceoftheSun,sohotthatitmeltstherockylayersaboveitintomagma,orliquidrock.Wouldn'titbegreatifwecouldtapintoallthatenergy?Insomeplaces,wedo!

TheGeysersisanareanorthofSanFranciscoinCaliforniawheremagma'sheatturnsareservoirofundergroundwaterintosteam.Thisregionishometo18geothermalpowerplants.Thesteamrisesupthroughcesbetweentherocksunderground,abitlikehowsteampoursfromateakettleboilingonastove.Thepowerplanthaspipelinesthatsendthesteamintotheturbines(渦輪機(jī))whereelectricityflowisgenerated.Oncethesteamleavestheturbine,itgoesintoacoolingtowerwhereitturnsbackintoliquid.Thenit'spipedbackintothereservoirtobereheatedagain.Otherkindsofgeothermalpowerplantspumphotgroundwaterintothepowerplant.Thenthepressureisreduced,causingtheliquidtoflashintosteamthatturnstheturbineandgenerateselectricityflow.Oncethesteamcoolsandturnsbackintoliquid,it'spumpedbackdownintothereservoirtobeginthecycleagain.

Sowhydon'tweallheatourhomeswithfreesteamfromtheearth?First,theheathastobecloseenoughtothesurfaceforustoreachit.Next,therehastobeplentyofundergroundwatertobeheated.Finally,therehastobealayerofrockthatwaterorsteamcanflowthrough.Soinplaceswhereallthreeofthosethingscometogether,geothermalenergycanbeapowerfulrenewableenergysource.Besides,whenageothermalplantreturnswaterbackintothehotrocksofareservoir,itmakestherockcrackabit,whichcancausesmallearthquakes.There'sanotherdangerthatcomeswithdrillingnearmagma-pipesandotherequipmentmightmeltiftheyhitapocketofmagmaorarecaughtinaneruption.OnegeothermalplantinHawaiiwaspartiallyburiedbylavain2018.Butengineersarehopefulthattherepairedplantwillgenerateevenmorepower.Geothermalenergyisn'ttheanswerforeverywhere,butit'sapieceofthepuzzletohelpslowclimatechange.2.Inwhichpartofpowerplantsistheelectricitymade?A.Theturbine. B.Thereservoir. C.Thepipeline. D.Thetower.3.Whatpreventsfreesteamfrombeingwidelydevelopedaccordingtoparagraph3?A.Hardsurfaceandpossibleearthquakes.

B.Changeableclimateandunqualifiedequipment.

C.Limitedundergroundwaterandthinlayersofrock.

D.Unsuitablegeologicalconditionsandpotentialdangers.4.WhyistheburiedgeothermalplantinHawaiimentioned?A.Todemonstratethegreateffortthatengineersmade.

B.Toshowthepowerthattherepairedplantcangenerate.

C.Toillustratethedangercausedbydrillingnearmagma.

D.Topraisetheengineerswhorepairedthegenerateplant.5.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsgeothermalenergy?A.Unconcerned. B.Unclear. C.Doubtful. D.Approving.B

Biologicalfieldworkcanmeantripstoexoticplaces.Themostcommonmethodistosendafeweagergraduatestudentsarmedwithcameratrapsandseveralweeksofretime.Butperhapsnotformuchlonger.ApaperpublishedinCurrentBiologysuggestsaneasiermethod:simplyswabbing(擦拭)nearbyleavesforDNA.

TheDNAinquestioniscalled"environmentalDNA"(eDNAforshort).Itreferstoallthegeneticinformationthatanimalsleavebehindastheygoabouttheirdailybusiness:breathing,urinating,orinteractingwiththeirenvironmentinanyway.Inrecentyears,genesequencing(基因測序)technologyhasbecomequickandsensitiveenoughtopickoutgeneticsequencesfromparticularanimalsincludinghumansfromthiseDNA.

Onewayofdoingsoissimplytoblowairthroughfilters(過濾器),andthenanalysethemtoseewhichanimalslivenearby.DrsGogartenandLynggaardwonderediftheremightbeasimplerapproach.Air-samplingsystemscantakedaystodotheirwork.Maintenancemustbedone,andfiltersmustbechanged.ButgiventhateDNAisliterallyblowingaroundecosystems,thesearcherswonderedifitmightbecollectingonleaves.

Theleavesofmanyplantsarewaxy(蠟質(zhì)的)andsomewhatsticky.TheresearcherstheorisedthateDNAmightendupstucktoleavesandthatitcouldsubsequentlybecollectedbyswabbingthem.TheytestedtheirtheoryinthedenserainforestsofKibaleNationalPark,inUganda.Usingsimplecottonswabs,andwearingmasksandglovestopreventpollutingthesampleswiththeirownDNA,theyvisitedthreeareasoftheparkandcollectedeightswabsateachsite,andthentookthembacktoCopenhagenforanalysis.

Theswabsrevealedthepresenceof26birds,24mammals,oneamphibianandonefish,witheachswabcontainingDNAfromeightanimalsonaverage.Morethanhalfthesamplesweregoodenoughtoworkouttheprecisespeciestheycamefrom.

Swabbingforanimals,then,seemstowork.Moreover,itischeap,easyandfast.Graduatestudentswillhavetobecontentspendinglesstimesample-huntingindistantpartsoftheworld.6.Whowillbenefitmostfromtheresearchfindings?A.Forestfarmers. B.Biologicalgraduates.

C.Ambitiousscientists. D.Environmentalactivists.7.Whywastheresearchersarmedwithmasksandgloves?A.Toprotecttheleaves. B.Toavoidgettingstuck.

C.Tostaysafefromwax. D.Toensurethequalityofsamples.8.HowiseDNAmethodcomparedwiththecommonways?A.Moreanimal-friendly. B.Freeofcomplexanalysis.

C.Moreaccurateandeffective. D.Economicalintimeandmoney.9.Whatservesasthebesttitleforthetext?A.Swabbingleaves:aneasiermethodtotrackanimals

B.TestingeDNA:ausefultoolforanimaldetection

C.Whatthefunctionofleavesis

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Manyofusarelonelierthanever.Wecangoshoppingandavoidspeakingtoasingleperson.Automatedvoicesonphonesandmachinessuckthecontactandrelationalelementoutofday-to-daylife,somuchsothatexpertssaythatweareexperiencingalonelinessdisease.

AccordingtoDr.Lalitaa,lonelinessisthefeelingwegetwhenourneedforrewardingsocialcontactandrelationshipsisnotmet.Butlonelinessisnotalwaysthesameasbeingalone.Lonelinessisastateofmindlinkedtowantinghumancontactbutfeelingalone.Peoplecanbealoneandnotfeellonely,ortheycanhavecontactwithpeopleandstillexperiencefeelingsofloneliness.

Lonelinessisauniversalhumanemotionthatisbothcomplexanduniquetoeachindividual.Therearemanycontributingfactorstoloneliness,suchasillness,relationshipsbreakingdown,movingcountry,changingjobsornotbeingunderstoodbyco-workers,retiring,startinguniversity,etc.

Wecannotunderestimatetheimpactlonelinesscanhaveonourphysicalandmentalwellbeing.Accordingtoresearch,lonelinesshascomparablehealthriskstosmoking15cigarettesaday,andpeoplewhofeellonelyaremorelikelytodieearlierandsufferfromheartattacks.Dr.Lalitaasays,"Peopleoftensaytome,'It'stoolatetomeetnewpeopleasanadult.'Havinghumanconnectioncanlookdifferentforeachperson,butthis

canbecomeablock,stoppingthemgoingout,tryingnewthingsandconnectingwithnewpeople.Remember,itisnevertoolatetomakegood,meaningfulconnections."

However,don'tputpressureonyourself.Ameaningfulrelationshiptakestime.Itisnotjustcreatedovernight.Also,takesometimetositwithyourselfandventure(冒險)intosomeofthethingsthatyoulikedoing."ThefirstthingIwouldsayisnottodenyordistancethefeeling.Acknowledgeitandthenyoucanchoosetofocusonwaystohelpyourself,"saysDr.Lalitaa.13.Howdoestheauthorclarifywhatlonelinessis?A.Bystatingarguments. B.Bygivingexamples.

C.Bymakingcomparisons. D.Byemployingfigures.14.Whyissmokingcigarettesmentionedinthetext?A.Toexplainthecausesofloneliness.

B.Toillustratetheharmfromloneliness.

C.Tooverestimatetheimpactofloneliness.

D.Toemphasizetheuniversalityofloneliness.15.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"this"inparagraph4referto?A.Lackofappealingreward.

B.Dependenceonthenetwork.

C.Theregretforthepassingyouth.

D.Theideaofbeingtoolatefornewrelations.16.WhatdoesDr.Lalitaaconsiderasprioritywhendealingwithloneliness?A.Havingnewexperience.

B.Tellingitfrombeingalone.

C.Beingawareofandrecognizingit.

D.Makingfriendsfromallwalksoflife.E

ThereisafestivalinChinathathasthreenames.It?sknownastheChongyangFestival.Also,itiscalledtheDoubleNinthFestivalbecauseitfallsontheninthdayoftheninthmonthoftheChineselunarcalendar(陰歷).FinallyithasbeenSenior?sDay(老人節(jié))since1989.Thisyear,itfellonOct23rd.

Therearemanytraditionsforthisfestival.Inthepast,peopleclimbedmountains,drankchrysanthemum(菊花)wine,andworeaplantcalledzhuyutocelebrateit.Climbingmountainsinautumnbringspeopleclosetonatureandit?sgoodforhealth.Bothchrysanthemumandzhuyuarealsocleanplantsandtheycancleanhousesandmakepeoplehealthy.

InChina,ninehasthesimilarpronunciationwiththeword"forever",meaninglonglife.SotheChinesegovernmentsetthedayastheSenior?sDayin1989—adaytorespect

theold.Manycompaniesandcommunitiesorganizeautumntripsforoldpeople.Youngpeoplebringelderstothecountrysidetoenjoynature.Theyalsogivethemgifts.

InChina,itisatraditiontorespectoldpeople.Inthepast,ifyoungpeopledidn?ttakegoodcareoftheirparents,theywouldbeseriouslypunished.Nowwehavethe24FilialExemplars(《新二十四孝》).Itincludes24thingsweshoulddoforelders,suchascallingthem

upeveryweekandgoingtoseethemmoreoften.Onthisthree-namedfestival,remembertoshowyourlovetoyourelders.17.WhichisNOTanameforthefestival?A.ChongyangFestival. B.theDoubleNinthFestival.

C.Senior?sDay. D.YouthDay.18.Whichwasnotatraditionforthisfestivalinthepast?A.Climbingmountains. B.Callingthemupeveryweek.

C.Drinkingchrysanthemumwine. D.Wearingaplantcalledzhuyu.19.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"respect"inParagraph3meaninChinese?A.思念 B.尊重 C.保護(hù) D.照顧20.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.HistoryofChongyangFestival.

B.IntroductionofChongyangFestival.

C.TraditionsofChongyangFestival.

D.SymbolsofChongyangFestival.21.Wecanreadthepassagefromamagazinecalled______.A.AmericanHistory B.ChineseHistory

C.WesternFestivals D.TraditionalFestivals三、閱讀七選五（本大題共5小題，共12.5分）HowtoBeMorePresent

Manypeoplehaveatendencytoliveinthepastorthefuture.Theyconstantlythinkaboutthepastandworryaboutthefuture,andthusfinditdifficulttoenjoythegoodthingsinlifeinthehereandnow.Youmightunfortunatelybeoneofthesepeople.

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Herearesometipsthatmighthelpyou.

NoticeYourSurroundings

Onewaytobeinthepresentmomentisbynoticingyoursurroundings.Howoftendoyoutaketimeoutofyourdaytoactuallylookaroundandseewhat'sgoingon?Nowcloseyoureyesandtakeadeepbreath.

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Whenyoudo,it'seasiertobemorepresentinthemoment.

BeGratefulforWhatYouHaveNow

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Ifyouareconstantlyfocusedonthingsyoudon'thave,youaren'ttakingthetimetoappreciatewhatyouhaveatthismoment.Onewaytopracticegratitudeistowritealistofthingsyouaregratefulforandreviewthatlistonadailybasis.Trytowriteatleastthreethingsyouaregratefulforinyourliferightnow.

ShowAcceptance

Ifyouwanttolearnhowtobemorepresent,youneedtoletgoofhowyouthinkthingsshouldbeandacceptthemforwhattheyare.

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Sometimeslifeisgoingtobedifferentthanhowyouwantittobe.Practicingacceptancewillhelpyouletgoofthethingsinyourlifethatareoutofyourcontrol.

FindPositiveSocialSupport

Thekindofsocialsupportyouhaveinyourlifecanalsoplayanimportantrole.Surroundingyourselfwithpositive,supportivepeoplewillincreaseyourownpositivityandhappinesslevels.

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A.Thenopenthemandreallytakeinwhereyouare.

B.Youshouldfocusyourattentionononethingatatime.

C.Youcannotcontroleverythingthathappensaroundyou.

D.Thisisonewaytodistanceyourselffromwhatyouareenjoying.

E.Inturn,thiswillallowyoutofocusonwhatisgoingonrightnow.

F.Partoflivinginthepresentmomentistoappreciatewhatyouhavenow.

G.Solearninghowtoliveinthemomentcangreatlyimproveyourwell-being.四、完形填空（本大題共15小題，共15分）

Inthefallof2008,Iwaslookingtoleavemycurrentjobinadoctor'sofficetoexploresomethingmore

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throughemail,,andaperiodicphonecall,becomingfriends….Ihadawholeviewofallthethingsshewas

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inherlifeanditinspiredmemuch.

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infrontofmyhouse,itwaslikewehaddoneitamilliontimesbefore.This"myfriends"isthe

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.27.A.complicated B.universal C.challenging D.profitable28.A.confidence B.luck C.fear D.pride29.A.power B.hope C.absence D.sense30.A.learning B.complaining C.discussing D.worrying31.A.shape B.order C.place D.touch32.A.abandoning B.explaining C.experiencing D.delivering33.A.meet B.phone C.persuade D.inform34.A.putaway B.backeddown C.carriedon D.pulledup35.A.trick B.power C.choice D.origin36.A.students B.workmates C.strangers D.learners37.A.influenced B.left C.explored D.enjoyed38.A.asaresult B.byaccident C.withabang D.inaway39.A.suspect B.accomplish C.witness D.appreciate40.A.anxiety B.persistence C.charity D.passion41.A.recovery B.comparison C.example D.diligence五、語法填空（本大題共1小題，共15分）42.

WhenChina'sfirstastronautYangLiweiblastedoffintocein2003,itwasahistory-makingmomentthatdeclaredhiscountry'sarrival

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(full)operationalcestation-androutinelyrotates(輪值)crewstoliveandworkthere.

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