2024—2025學(xué)年山東省乳山市銀灘高級(jí)中學(xué)高一上學(xué)期1月月考英語試卷

一、閱讀理解(★★)Hometotheworld’ssecondbiggestfreshwaterlake,aswellasitslongestlake,Africahostssomeofthebestlakesontheplanet.Herearesomeofourpicks:LakeAssal,DjiboutiSittingat155metersbelowsealevel,LakeAssalisinAfrica’slowestpoint.Itssaltlevelsare10timesgreaterthanthesea.Assuchitisalsotheworld’slargestsaltreserve(儲(chǔ)備量).Visitorswillnotethereisnowildlifearoundduetoitsunfriendlydesertclimateandsupersaltywater.LakeRetba,SenegalPhotographyfanswillloveLakeRetbaforitsbreathtakingscenery.AlsocalledthePinkLakeofSenegal,itisanimpressivepink-coloredlake.Thecolorcomesfromatypeofalgae(海藻)thatgrowsbecauseofthelargeamountofsaltinthelake.Toseethelakeatitsmostpink,you’llwanttovisitduringtheNovembertoJunedryseason.LakeTurkana,KenyaLakeTurkanaisthelargestlong-lastingdesertlakeintheworld,aswellasitsfourth-largestsaltlake.LakeTurkanaismostfamousforthevaporrisingoutoftheactivevolcano(火山)withinit.Adreamplaceforbird-watchers,itishometohundredsofbirdspeciesthatareonlyfoundinKenya.1.WhatmakesLakeRetbapink-colored?

A．Itsdepth.B．Thedesertclimate.C．Itsamountofsalt.D．Acertainsea-plant.2.WhatisLakeTurkanamostfamousfor?

A．Thelargesize.B．Theuniquebirdspecies.C．Thesandybeaches.D．Thesteamfromthevolcano.3.Whatdothethreelakeshaveincommon?

A．Theyaresaltwaterlakes.B．Theysitbelowsealevel.C．Theyarerichinwildlife.D．Theysharethesametouristseason.(★★★)DowninOaxaca,Mexico,thereisaspecialfestivalonDecember23rdcalledlaNochedeRábanos,ortheNightoftheRadishes(蘿卜之夜).Everyyear,peoplefromalloverthestatedisplaytheiramazingradishsculptures.BothOaxacansandtouristswaitexcitedlyforthe23rd,andlineupstartingintheafternoontoseetheyear’sart.Overahundredyearsago,therewasamarketheldonDecember23rdcalledlaVigiladeNavidad.ItwasaspecialChristmasmarketforpeopletobuyingredients,decorations,andsoon.Vendors(攤販)atthismarketwouldcarve(雕刻)radishestodecoratetheirstalls.Thecarvedradishesbecameverypopular,andpeoplestartedtobuythemasChristmasdecorations.Overtheyears,itissaid,thevendorswouldcompetetoseewhocouldmakethebestsculptures.Finallythetraditionhasbecometoday’syearlyfestivalwhichdrawstouristsfromallovertheworld.Theradishesusedinthefestivalarebiggerthannormal(upto3kg),andareharvestedjustaweekbeforehand.Therearetwotypesofsculptures:traditionaldesignsand“free”designs.ThetraditionaldesignsincludeChristmasscenesordesignsrelatedtoOaxaca.Freedesignscanbeanything,butsometimesincludefamouspeopleandanimals.Therearealsotwoothertypesofplantsculptures,onemadefromflowers,anothermadefromcornhusk.Asyouwalkthroughtherowsofradishartyou’llhearlivemusic,andyoucanevenseefireworksattheend.Closebythereisdeliciousstreetfood,Christmasmarkets,andmanygalleriesandstores,alldecoratedwithlights.ForpeoplewantingtotravelforChristmas,Oaxacaisanexcellentplacetovisit.TherearelotsofdifferenteventsalongwiththeNightoftheRadishes.TheweatherinDecemberisusuallywarm(20°Conaverage),andtheskyisoftensunnyandcloudless.It’saperfectvacationplaceforpeoplecomingfromwinteryclimates.4.WhyistheNightoftheRadishesheld?

A．Todisplayradishart.B．Tocelebrategoodharvest.C．Toexpressbestwishes.D．Tomarkseasonalchanges.5.Whatdoesparagraph2focusonabouttheNightoftheRadishes?

A．Itsimpact.B．Itsorigin.C．Itsmeaning.D．Itscelebrations.6.Whichbelongstotraditionaldesignsofradishsculptures?

A．Mexicanpresident.B．Ahorse.C．ThemuseumofOaxaca.D．Aflower.7.What’sthepurposeofthetext?

A．Todrawtouristsfromcoldclimates.B．Toshowthelinkbetweenartandlife.C．TopromoteMexicanhandmadeartworks.D．TointroduceaspecialChristmastradition.(★★★)I’velivedinCardiganBay(卡迪根海灣)inWestWalessinceIwasafewmonthsold.You’vegoteverythingyouneedhere.Hills,stunningbeaches,nicecoastalpaths.Assomeonewholovesthecountryside,I’veneverwantedtoleave.IwasluckytofindworkIcoulddointhisarea.Alotofpeopledohavetomoveawayinordertofindwork.IstartedAdventureBeyondhereabout30yearsagoandweworkallovertheUK.WegouptoScotland,weworkalongtheThames.We’vealsotakengroupstoCanada,theHimalayas,placeslikethat.Buthonestly,WestWaleshasgoteverything.Wecandoeverythingweneedrighthere.CardiganBayisprettyhuge,butIfindhavinggrownupherethere’sadefinitesenseofplace.There’sanawarenessthatwe’reluckytohavetheseincrediblesandybeaches,pebblybeaches,beautifulrivers,hills.It’speaceful,andit’snotoverdeveloped.Ofcourse,there’reperiodswhenitgetsbusy,butthenthesecondschoolsgobackandyouprettymuchgetthebeachestoyourself.Thereisasenseofcommunity(群體)too,withalotofgoodcommunity-basedclubs,suchasthePoppitSandsSurfLifesavingClub.IsetupAdventureBeyondtomakemyownworkinthearea.Ilovetheoutdoors,andIwantedtobeinCardiganBay,soitwasperfect.I’vetriedtoalwayskeepthatpersonaltouch.Theclients(客戶)willprettymuchalwaysmeetmyselfandallthestaff.WetookalotofpeopleonthroughtheKickstartscheme(啟動(dòng)計(jì)劃)andthey’vebeenemployedwithusforafewyears.Alotofourclientshavebeenwithussincewestarted,too.There’sasenseoffamily,whichisquitespecial.Iwon’tmentionaspecificfavoriteplace,butingeneralthebeachesarejustamazing.It’sjustasortofwildwest,really.8.WhatisAdventureBeyond?

A．Atravelagency.B．Agovernmentprogram.C．Anoutdooractivitycenter.D．Acommunity-basedclub.9.WhatisCardiganBaylikeintheauthor’seyes?

A．Itgivesasenseofbelonging.B．It’sundevelopedbutpeaceful.C．Itsbeautyhasn’tbeennoticed.D．Ithasthebestbeachesintheworld.10.Whatdoestheunderlined“it”referto?

A．Keepingthatpersonaltouch.B．Gettingthebeachesbacktothelocals.C．Enjoyingoutdooractivitieswithclients.D．StartingAdventureBeyondinCardiganBay.11.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A．Theauthor’ssimplelifeinCardiganBay.B．Theauthor’sdeeploveforCardiganBay.C．Theauthor’sexplorationofCardiganBay.D．Theauthor’shopeforthefutureCardiganBay.(★★★)Theprintedbookisback.Recentstudieshaveshownthatstudentsremembermoreinformationwhentheyreadapaperbookcomparedtoreadingane-book.Oneschoolrespondedtothesefindingsbyditchingitse-readers.Thestudentsfoundthat“theeaseofnavigation(導(dǎo)航)”wasgreaterwhenusingatraditionalbook.Ilovethewaywenowjudgeprintedbooksusingthelanguageofthedigitalworld.E-booksmaycomewith“navigationaltools,”butitturnsoutthebestnavigationaltoolsarethe“devices”attheendsofyourarms.Youcanusethemtoflipthepagesforwardandbackward.Fansofdigitalbooksmaypointoutthate-readershaveahandy“search”tool.Old-fashionedbooksalsohaveasearchfunction,inwhichyouturnbacktotheopeningparttohelpyourememberthehero’sname.Theyevenhavea“bookmarksystem,”whichusessomethingcalleda“bookmark.”Canatraditionalbookofferallthefeaturesofane-book?Alas,no.Ithasno“progressbar(進(jìn)度條)”indicatinghowmuchofthebookhasbeenread.Luckily,aclevertipisavailable:turnyourbooksothatitcanbeviewedfromthesideortop.Itwillnaturallyformtwopartsjoinedinthemiddle.Iftheleftpartisthickerthantherightone,youaremorethanhalfwaythrough.Admittedly,e-booksarelighterthanpaperbooks,butonemustquestionwhetherthisisreallyanadvantage.Insecondaryschoolmybodyfigurewasactuallytransformedbythedailyneedtocarrytextbooks.Formeandmyfellowstudents,theseweightybookswoulddrawourshouldersbackandourchestsforward.Educationalfashionscomeandgo,somaybethereturnoftraditionalbookswon’tlast.Butforthemoment,Ifindmyselfwelcomingtheirwonderfulreturn.12.Whichcanbestreplacetheunderlined“ditching”inparagraph1?

A．Referringto.B．Gettingridof.C．Gettingusedto.D．Makinguseof.13.Whatcanserveasthe“navigationaltool”ofprintedbooks?

A．Bookmarks.B．Fingers.C．Theprogressbar.D．Theopeningpart.14.Whatpurposedoestheexampleinparagraph5serve?

A．Toexplainanopposingidea.B．Toprovideadditionalinformation.C．Tosupporttheauthor’sargument.D．Toconnectparagraphfiveandparagraphsix.15.Whatmightbethebesttitle?

A．WhythePrintedBookIsBack?B．HowthePrintedBookBenefitsus?C．WhatFuturethePrintedBookFaces?D．WhichIsBetter,PrintedBookorE-book?(★★★)Ifyou’veheardof“pickleball,”chancesarethatyouconnectthesportwithseniors.That’snotsurprising,asitwasthe55-plussetthatbegangrowingthesportattheendoflastcentury.Buttoday,pickleballisattractingplayersofeveryageasitbecomesmoreandmorepopularacrosstheU.S.andaroundtheglobe.16Pickleballisacombinationofbadminton,ping-pongandtennis.It’splayedonabadminton-sizedcourtwithalownetlikethatusedintennis.Playersuseabatthat’ssmallerthanatennisracquet(球拍),butlargerthanaping-pongbat.17Mostgamesareplayedto11points,withatwo-pointspreadneededtowin,andeachgametypicallylastsjust15to20minutes.In2021,morethan4.8millionpeopleintheU.S.wereplayingpickleball.That’saboutfourtimesasmanypeopleaswereplayingin2010,andmakespickleballoneofthefastest-growingsportsintheU.S.andNorthAmerica.So,what’stheappeal?18Also,itdoesn’ttakealotoftimetoplayandisaccessible,asplayersjustneedaracquetandball.Itprovidesagreatexercise,too.Andforexperiencedplayers,pickleballcanbecomeafast-paced,strategicgame.It’salsojustplainfun.InNorthAmerica,indoorandoutdoorpickleballcourtscanbeseeneverywhere.About66newlocationsopeneverymonth.Inaddition,thegameisbeingintroducedtokidsinmiddleschoolandhighschoolPEclasses.19Manyprofessionalplayersareappearing.PickleballmayevenbecomeanOlympicsportoneday,especiallyiftheInternationalFederationofPickleball(IFP)getsitsway.Createdin2010,theIFP’sgoalistomakepickleballuniversallypresentaroundtheworld.20IFPmembershiphasspreadfasttoover60countries,includingtheU.S.,Australia,Canada,China,India,Italy,Pakistan,thePhilippinesandSpain.

A．It’swellalongtheway.B．Butwhat,exactly,isit?C．Thenwhatisthereasonbehindthis?D．It’salsoasportonmanycollegecampuses.E．Gamesmaybeplayedassinglesordoubles.F．Ithaslongbeenafavoriteinplaceslikecommunitycenters.G．Thatpickleballiseasytolearnisperhapsthebasisofitspopularity.二、選詞填空(★★★)閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給的選項(xiàng)中，選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

A.cutB.curiousC.foundD.creativeE.spentF.bit

G.simplyH.thoughtfulI.builtJ.villageK.friendshipL.harvestIwasluckytohaveahappychildhood,onethatmostpeoplewouldwanttohave.Myfamilylivedinatiny21inScotland.OurneighborsnextdoorhadasonnamedDanny,andwegrewuptogether.We22longsummereveningsintheforests,diggingupwormsforfishing,andcollectingfeathersleftbythebirds.ItwasherethatIdiscoveredthatIwasallergic(過敏)tothetinyflieswhich23meandmademyfaceswell(腫).Therewereafewwalnuttreesabovethevillageandwewouldfrightenthesquirrelsawayandwaitforthemtoripen(成熟).However,thevillagewastoofarnorthforaproper24.Dannywasa25boy,andwemadethingsoutofbranches,whichwetriedtosellinthevillageshop.Weeven26atreehouse.OnceIlostmyfooting,felloutand27myfoot,soDannywashedmywoundsintheriver.Hewasavery28boyforsomeonesoyoung.Mymother29blamedmefortearingmyclothes.Itwasthefinest30anyonecouldhave,andI’mproudofcallinghimmyfriend.三、語法填空(★★★)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。CarvedfrommountainsinYunnanprovince,theHong-heHaniRiceTerracesreachovermorethan160squarekilometerstocreateamostspectacularlandscape.Sinceancienttimes,thelocalHanipeoplehavechanneledspringwaterfrommountainsandforests31(water)theterracedfields.Someterracesareasbigasfootballfields,andothersnolargerthanabedsheet.Theyclimb32riverbanklocationsatlessthan500metersabovesealeveltoheightsofmorethan1,800meters.The33(common)useddescription“stairwaystoheaven”ismostsuitablehere.However,thewonderremainedlargelyunknowntotherestoftheworldfor34(century).Nobodypaidmuchattentiontotheseterracesuntil352000s.Newroadsarrivedandthelocalgovernmentwasdeterminedtogettheterraces36(place)onUNESCO’sWorldHeritageList.This37(achieve)in2013.Overthepastdecade,ithasbecomeimpossibletokeepsuchawonderunderwraps.Photographyfanshavecrowdedin,takingpostcard-perfectpicturesandthen38(post)themonsocialmedia.Althoughtheterracesshinewithbrightgreenduringthesummergrowingseason,thelandscapeismost39(appeal)fromNovembertolateApril.Duringthisperiod,thewater-filledterracesturnintonaturalmirrors40reflecteverysunriseandsunset.四、單詞拼寫(★★★)41.Dadcandoat______(典型的)Sundayroast.(根據(jù)中英文提示單詞拼寫)(★★★)42.Weneedtomakeana______(安排)togotothecomedyshow.(根據(jù)中英文提示單詞拼寫)(★★★)43.WhenIr______(恢復(fù))fromtheshock,Ilookedatmycamera.(根據(jù)中英文提示單詞拼寫)(★★★)44.TheInternationalDayofFamiliesiso______(慶祝)withawiderangeofevents.(根據(jù)中英文提示單詞拼寫)(★★)45.Wearer______(提醒)thatsomeoftheEnglishwelearnintheclassroomisratherdifferentfromtheEnglishintheoutsideworld!(根據(jù)中英文提示單詞拼寫)五、翻譯(★★★)46.我吃驚于人們和自然和諧相處創(chuàng)造這種池塘的方式（thewayinwhich）(漢譯英)___________________________________________________________________________________(★★★)47.最重大的事情是人與自然和諧相處建造梯田并種植水稻的方式。（主語從句）(漢譯英)___________________________________________________________________________________(★★★)48.在雨季，正是沿著這些水渠雨水從山上流下進(jìn)入梯田。（強(qiáng)調(diào)劃線）(漢譯英)___________________________________________________________________________________(★★★)49.水平的梯田能夠儲(chǔ)存雨水，防止土壤流失。（漢譯英）(★★★)50.這些梯田還為鳥類和魚類提供了完美的環(huán)境，其中的一些鳥和魚以危害水稻的昆蟲為食（定語從句）。(漢譯英)___________________________________________________________________________________六、閱讀理解(★★★)閱讀下面短文回答問題。Artiseverywhere.Nomatterhowhardyoutryyoucouldnevernotfindart.Artcancombineculturewithcommercial(商業(yè)的)productsinawaythatnotmanyotherthingscan;artmakesmoneyandholdsimportantemotionalandculturalvaluewithincommunities.Whenpeopleattendaconcert,theyarepayingformusic,buttheyalsogainauniqueexperienceandamemorythatwillgothroughtherestoftheirlives.Peopledon’tjustwantthingsanymore;theywanttoexperiencelife—theartsareaperfectcrossover(交疊)betweencultureandcommerce.Theartsclearlyhaveaprettypositiveimpactonphysicalandpsychological(心理的)health.Itisfoundthatpeoplewhotakepartinartisticeventsoftenaremorelikelytogaingoodhealthcomparedtothosewhodonot.TheRoyalSocietyofPublicHealthdiscoveredthatmusicandart,whenusedinhospitals,helptobettertheconditionsofpatientsbyreducingstress,anxietyandbloodpressure.Childrenwhoareinvolvedwiththeartsmakegreaterachievementsintheireducation.Thosetakingpartindramahavegreaterliteraryabilitywhileotherstakingpartinmusicalpracticeshowgreaterskillsinmathandlanguages.Participatingintheartsisimportantforchilddevelopment.Encouragingchildrentoexpressthemselvesinpositivewayscouldhelptoformhealthyemotionalresponsesinlaterlife.