2024-2025學(xué)年江蘇省蘇州市姑蘇區(qū)蘇州大學(xué)附屬中學(xué)高一年級(jí)第二學(xué)期3月月考英語

一、閱讀理解(★★★)MorethanonebillionpoundsofpumpkinsaregrownintheU.S.everyyear,andafterthey’vebeenusedforHalloweendecorations,millionsofthem—large,mini,orange,white—willendupinalandfill(垃圾填埋場(chǎng)).“DrivingaroundafterHalloween,youseepeoplewithpumpkinsontopoftheirgarbagebins.Allofthatwillgotoalandfillandbecomemethanegaswhichwarmstheatmosphereinashorteramountoftimethancarbondioxide,”saysKayMcKeen,thedirectorofanenvironmentaleducationorganizationbasedinStateofIllinois.“Andlandfills—wherewesendasmuchas40percentofthefoodweproduce—contributeto14percentofU.S.methaneemissionseveryyear.”That’swhy,in2014,McKeenbeganPumpkinSmash.Forthiscollectionevent,localpeoplecanbringtheirusedpumpkinsto69differentlocationstosendthemofftotrashbins,andofcoursesmashthemtopieces.Thoughtheeventiscurrentlylimitedtoseveraltowns,butbytheirowncalculations,theeventhassaved538tonsofpumpkinsfromthelandfill.“Itputsnutrientsbackinoursoil,itsaveswater,anditdoesn’tmakemethanegas,”saysMcKeen.Bakingandcookingoffersaneasiersolution.Pureed(糊狀的)pumpkinisacommoningredientinbakedgoodslikebreadsandpies.Actually,pumpkinsarefullofvitaminsandfiber,makingitagreatsourceofhumannutrition.AndaccordingtotheAmericanKennelClub,pumpkinmixedintodogfoodcanevenhelpsettleadog’supsetstomach.“Theyloveitmixedwiththeirdrydogfood,andit’sverygoodforthem,”saysAnneMeier,presidentoftheclub.1.OutofwhatdidMcKeenstartPumpkinSmash?

A．Companyprofit.B．Educationalpurpose.C．Foodsaving.D．Environmentalconcern.2.WhatcanwelearnaboutPumpkinSmashfromParagraph3?

A．Itiswidelyacceptednationwide.B．Itreducestheuseofpumpkins.C．Itcreatesawin-winresult.D．Itneedsfurtherimprovement.3.What’sadvisedinthelastparagraph?

A．Placemoresmashingbinsaround.B．Usepureedpumpkinsinbaking.C．Treatdogdiseaseswithpumpkins.D．Expandthesourceofnutrition.4.Whereisthetextprobablytakenfrom?

A．Alocalnewspaper.B．Astorycollection.C．Abiologytextbook.D．Anacademicarticle.(★★★)Afood-techstartupinNewYorkhasdevelopedtechnologytopreservefoodformonthswithoutafridgeandartificialpreservatives(人工防腐劑).Tocutdownmillionsoftonsoffoodwasteworldwide,italsomaytransformagricultureindevelopingcountrieswhererefrigeratedshippingcontainersandtrainsarerareorexpensive.Haveyoueverwonderedwhywedon’tdevotemorefarmlandtogrowingfruitsandvegetablessincethey’remuchmorenutritious?Thereasonisfood’sspoilage(變質(zhì)).FartherFarms’uniqueCO?pasteurization(巴氏殺菌法)technologyisasimplefixthatcanspinoutpackagedfoods’shelflifeatroomtemperature.TheirfirstchoicewasFrenchfrieswhichwouldnormallyneedtobefrozentosurvivetripsbetweenproductionfacilitiesandsupermarkets.Theycan’tbepasteurizedlikeothergoods.Instead,FartherFarmsputsthemintospecialpackagingandfillsitwithspeciallymadeCO?,preventingdamagefrombacteria.GrowingupinIndiainafarmingfamily,co-founderVipulSarandevelopedFartherFarmsasastudentatCornellUniversity.Hisfamiliaritywiththecostsandthetroubleofmovingagriculturalproductsfromfarmsintotownsandcitiesbeforetheyspoiledinfluencedhisdevelopmentofthetechnology.“Thewholegoalis,basically,howwecanlookintonewfoodprocessingtechnologiesthatcanallowustocreatevalue-addedfoodproductsfromtheseeasilyspoiltfoodproducts,whichavoidstheneedandthedependencyonfreezingasmuchaspossible,”Saransaid.Ratherthanpackagingapplesorpotatoesinaplasticbag,theFartherFarmstechisidealforvalue-addedfoodproducts,notonlybecausetheyrequirepackagingofsomekind,butalsobecausetheyearnfarmersmoremoney.Ratherthanneedingtotransportthembyrefrigeratedboxcarorshippingcontainer,FartherFarmswouldshipthematanytemperature,thusallowingfoodproducersofallkindstoreachthemaximalnumberofmarkets.5.Whatcanbelearnedaboutthenewtechnology?

A．Itimprovesfoodsafetystandards.B．It’susedforreducingfoodwaste.C．ItstrengthensthecoldchaininIndia.D．Itsimplifiesthefoodproductionprocess.6.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“spinout”inParagraph2probablymean?

A．Check.B．Limit.C．Lengthen.D．Damage.7.Howdoesthenewtechnologywork?

A．Byheatingthefoodbeforepackaging.B．Byfreezingthefoodasearlyaspossible.C．Byrecyclingspecialpackagingmaterials.D．ByfillingfoodpackagingwithspecialCO?.8.What’stheimpactofthisnewtechnologyonfarmers?

A．Itreducesthestormdamagetotheircrops.B．Itexpandsthemarketandincreasestheirincome.C．Itoffersthemmorefarmlandavailableforfoodproduction.D．Itmakesthemgainmoreprofessionalagriculturalknowledge.(★★★)Intoday’sdigitalage,thereexistsaphenomenon(現(xiàn)象)whereexcessivelearningcanleadtoinaction,astateofbeingoverwhelmedbytoomuchinformation.Considerasituationwhereyou’reeagertoachieveaparticulargoal.Youbeginbyconductingextensiveresearch,divingdeepintothesubject.Asyoutakeinmoreinformation,itparadoxically(矛盾地)feelslikeyourunderstandingweakens.Eachnewconcept(理念)orstrategyrevealsfurtherlayers,makingthegoalseemmorecomplexandoutofreach.Thissituationisacommontrap:theendlesspursuit(追求)ofmoreinformation.Althoughthere’snothingwrongwithlearningalot,issuesarisewhenthiseffortgetsinthewayofpracticalapplication.Iflearningcontinuouslypreventsyoufromstarting,you’llfindyourselfstuck,unabletoachieveyourdesiredoutcomes.Analternativeandmoreeffectiveapproachtoachievinggoalsistostrikeabalancebetweenlearninganddoing.Gatheressentialinformation,thenjumpintoactionrapidly,evenifyoufeelsomewhatunprepared.Thisisoftenthebestwaytolearn,ashands-onexperienceprovidesinsightsthattheoretical(理論的)knowledgealonecannot.Thecomparisonwithababylearningtowalkisagoodexamplehere.Ababydoesn’tlearntowalkbysittingandanalyzingtheprocess.Instead,itlearnsbyattemptingtowalk,falling,andthenunderstandingfromeachfallwhatworksandwhatdoesn’t.Throughrepeatedeffort,walkingiseventuallygrasped.Thismethodisapplicabletogoalachievementtoo.Bytakingaction,learningfromtheoutcomes,andadjustingaccordingly,yougraduallymoveclosertoyourgoals.Insummary,whilethepursuitofknowledgeisvaluable,it’simportantnottoletitbecomeabarriertoaction.Learningshouldbeasteppingstonetodoing,notanendinitself.It’sthroughtheinterplayofgatheringknowledgeandapplyingitthatwecantrulyprogresstowardsourambitions.9.Whatstopspeoplefromachievingthegoal?

A．Thedistractioncausedbyunrelatedtasks.B．Theinabilitytofindrelatedinformation.C．Theconfusioncausedbytheinformation.D．Thedesiretolearnbasicconceptorstrategy.10.Whatdoestheauthortrytoadvocateinparagraph3and4?

A．Stickingtocontinuouslearning.B．Takingpracticalactionwithoutdelay.C．Gainingasmuchknowledgeaspossible.D．Focusingontheoreticalknowledgeinstudy.11.Whyistheexample“babylearningtowalk”mentionedinParagraph5?

A．Tocomparedifferentlearningstyles.B．Toshowtheimportanceofmakingmistakes.C．Tostresstheneedforparentalguidance.D．Toillustratelearningthroughactionandexperience.12.Whatmakesthebesttitleforthepassage?

A．TheBalanceofLearningandDoing.B．TheProcessofAccessingInformation.C．ThePursuitofAdvancedKnowledge.D．TheSignificanceofHands-onExperience.(★★★)Ashumans,we’remeanttobesocialcreatures.Infact,beingsociallyconnectediskeytoourmentalandemotionalhealth.13Thiscancauseustocutourselvesofffromothersandgraduallybecomelonely.Socialsituationscanseemfrightening,butthetruthisneverquitesoblack-and-white.Peoplearen’tthinkingaboutyou—atleastnottothedegreethatyouthink.14Justlikeyou’rethinkingaboutyourself,otherpeoplearethinkingaboutthemselves.They’renotspendingtheirfreetimejudgingyou,sostopwastingtimeworryingaboutwhatothersthinkofyou.15Whenyou’resociallyanxious,itcanseemasthougheveryoneelseisfullyconfident.Butthat’snotthecase.Therearestillmanyshypeopleouttherestrugglingwiththesameself-doubtsasyouare.Thenextpersonyouspeaktoisjustaslikelytobeworriedaboutwhatyouthinkofthem!Youdon’thavetobeperfecttobeliked.Infact,ourimperfectionscanbepleasant.16Ifyoucancheerfullyacceptyourawkwardnessandimperfections,you’lllikelyfindthatotherswill,too.Theymayevenlikeyoubetterforit!It’sokaytomakemistakes.Everyonemakesmistakes;it’spartofbeinghuman.17Yourvaluedoesn’tcomefrombeingperfect.Ifyoufindself-forgivenessdifficult,trytolookatyourownmistakesasyouwouldthoseofafriend.Overcomingsocialfearrequirespractice.Don’texpecttobecomesociallycomfortablewithoutputtinginthetime.Thatsaid,youcanstartsmall.Takebabystepstowardsbeingmoreconfidentandsocial,andthenbuildonthosesuccesses.

A．Sogiveyourselfabreakwhenyoumessup.B．Mostpeoplearecaughtupintheirownlives.C．Thegoodnewsisthatyoucanlearnfromthem.D．Peoplearemuchmoreconfidentthanyouthink.E．Evenourweaknessescanbringusclosertoothers.F．Manyotherpeoplefeeljustasawkwardandnervousasyoudo.G．Yetmanyofusareshyandfeelawkwardaroundunfamiliarpeople.二、完形填空(★★★)LewisB.Smedesoncesaid,“Toforgiveistosetaprisonerfreeanddiscoverthattheprisonerwasyou.”ForyearsTomAnderson’slifewaswithered(枯萎)bythememoryofhis_______inanadventurethat_______thedeathofoneofhisclassmates.Heandhiswife_______aftersixyearsofmarriage.ThenthenewsaboutTomAndersonchanged.HiswifeBettycameback;he_______afineposition.Onedayhetoldmewhathadchangedhislife,“Iusedtothinknothingcould_______whatIhaddone.Thethoughtofmy_______wouldstopmeinthemiddleofasmile.Itputa_______betweenmywifeandme.ThenIhadan_______visitfromthepersonIdreaded(恐懼)mosttosee—themotherofthecollegeclassmatewhodied.‘_______youforgive,youcannotlove,’shesaid.‘Andwithoutlove,lifehasnomeaning.Shepaused,andthensaid________,’Youaretheonlypersonwhohasn’tforgivenTomAnderson.‘Ifoundthereinhereyes________tobethepersonImighthavebeenifherboyhadlived.Forthefirsttimeinmylife,Ifelt________tobeloved.”Itisonlythroughforgivenessofourmistakesthatwegainthe________tolearnfromexperience.Butforgivingourshortcomingsdoesn’tmean________thattheyexist.Onthecontrary,itmeansfacingthem________.18.A．elementB．partC．harmD．occurrence19.A．resultedinB．calledforC．builtupD．drewon20.A．ranoutB．setupC．brokeupD．tookoff21.A．presentedB．promotedC．a(chǎn)ppliedD．earned22.A．unearthB．uncoverC．uncapD．undo23.A．consequenceB．a(chǎn)ppealC．guiltD．a(chǎn)ccomplishment24.A．wallB．trackC．imageD．gap25.A．insignificantB．unexpectedC．irreplaceableD．unbearable26.A．ThusB．IfC．WhileD．Unless27.A．oddlyB．humblyC．sincerelyD．sensitively28.A．permissionB．determinationC．passionD．inspiration29.A．valuableB．preciousC．worthyD．noble30.A．strategyB．freedomC．a(chǎn)ttemptD．wisdom31.A．denyingB．a(chǎn)ssumingC．confirmingD．protesting32.A．emotionallyB．formallyC．entirelyD．realistically三、語法填空(★★★)閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容(1個(gè)單詞)或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Moreandmoreyoungpeopleinbigcitiesarefindingcomfortinpets.33manychoosetraditionalcompanionslikecatsanddogs,orevenoddonessuchassnakes,thelatesttrendamongSouthKorea’syouthisquitenon-traditional:petrock.Thisstrangechoiceisgainingattractiononsocialmedia,34usersshowtheirrockswearingminihatsandsunglasses,orevenrestingintinybedswithfacemasks.EvenSouthKoreanfamouspeopleareacceptingthetrend,35(share)theirownpetrockswithfansonsocialmedia.Thepetrock,whichfirstgained36(popular)inthe1970sintheUS,37(make)acomebackinSouthKoreanrecently.However,thistimearound,it’slessaboutuniqueness38moreaboutprovidingasenseofcalmnesstotheyouth.39traditionalpetssuchascatsordogs,petrocksrequirelittlecare,makingthemparticularly40(appeal)tothoseseekingcompanionship.Leeisa30-year-oldwomanwholivedaloneinSeouluntilNovember2023,whenafriendgaveherapetrockasagift,41sheaffectionatelyreferstoasagirlnamed“Hongduggage”.“It’skindofliketalkingtoyourdog,anditcanmakeyoufeel42(relax)insomeways,”shesaid.四、單詞拼寫(★★)43.AIhasalreadymadeani________onourlivesinmanyways.(根據(jù)首字母單詞拼寫)(★★★)44.Aworldwidecampaignwillbel________toraisepeople’sawarenessofenvironmentalprotection.(根據(jù)首字母單詞拼寫)(★★)45.Ind________offactories,however,I’dliketopointoutthatwealsotrytocontroltheamountofpollutionweproduce.（根據(jù)首字母單詞拼寫）(★★★)46.Withouthesitation,theguidecametothetourists’r________whentheylosttheirwayinthestorm.(根據(jù)首字母單詞拼寫)(★★★)47.AsItriedtomemorizeanimpressivechildhoodvacation,theimageofasunlitbeachinGreeces________tomymindwithvividclarity.(根據(jù)首字母單詞拼寫)(★★★)48.Hewasslightlyinjuredbut________(除此以外)unhurt.(根據(jù)漢語提示單詞拼寫)(★★★)49.Ifyouplantokeepyourfriends,youmustpractisehonesty,________(慷慨)andunderstanding.(根據(jù)漢語提示單詞拼寫)(★★★)50.Madefrombambooand________(以……為特色)Chinesepainting,WeifangKitewasincludedinthenationallevelintangibleculturalheritagelistsin2006.(根據(jù)漢語提示單詞拼寫)(★★)51.Thecollegeisan________(官方)acceptedEnglishlanguageschool.(根據(jù)漢語提示單詞拼寫)(★★★)52.WhenafirebrokeoutattheNationalExhibitioninLondon,atleasttenpricelesspaintingswerecompletely________(破壞).(根據(jù)漢語提示單詞拼寫)五、書信寫作(★★★)53.隨著10月4日世界動(dòng)物保護(hù)日(WorldAnimalDay)臨近，學(xué)校將以此為主題舉辦英語征文比賽。請(qǐng)你寫一篇短文投稿，內(nèi)容包括：1.動(dòng)物面臨的傷害；2.保護(hù)動(dòng)物的方法；3.發(fā)起倡議。注意：1.寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80左右；2.請(qǐng)按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________六、書面表達(dá)(★★★)54.閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。OnasunnyFridaymorning,Mr.Stone,theGrade4headteacher,walkedintotheclassroomwithanewstudentfollowinghim.ShewasalivelygirlfromMexico,andherredmu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