2024-2025學(xué)年湖南省長沙麓山國際實驗學(xué)校高一下學(xué)期第一次月考英語試題

一、聽力選擇題(★★)1.HowwillAlexgotomeetthewoman?

A．Byplane.B．Bysubway.C．Bycar.(★★)2.Wherearethetwinsnow?

A．Inthebedroom.B．Inthegarden.C．Inthediningroom.(★★)3.Whatwillthemandonextmonth?

A．Joinagym.B．Makeaworkoutplan.C．Takepartinacontest.(★★)4.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A．Deliverymanandcustomer.B．Neighbors.C．Workmates.(★★)5.WhatdoesKellymean?

A．ShebeatFranklastweek.B．Sheswimsfasterthanbefore.C．Sheisthebestswimmerintheschool.(★★)聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。6.Whatactivitydoesthefirsttourinclude?

A．Eatingseafood.B．Watchingpenguins.C．Exploringanisland.7.Whatwillthewomandonext?

A．Goforsomefood.B．Leaveforhome.C．Takeastreetwalk.(★★★)聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。8.Whendidthemanfirstwanttobecomeawriter?

A．Whenhewasachild.B．AfterhebecameafatherC．Beforeheretiredasadoctor.9.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?

A．Heisanenvironmentalist.B．Hehaschangedhislifestyle.C．Hefocusesonchildren’sbooks.(★★★)聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。10.Whereisthefirstbridgelocated?

A．InRome.B．InFlorence.C．InAzerbaijan.11.Whywasthesecondbridgebuilt?

A．Toconnecttwocities.B．Toofferworkersaplacetolive.C．Toserveasahistoricallandmark.12.Whatdoesthewomansayaboutthesecondbridge?

A．Itis48mileslong.B．Itis60mileslong.C．Itis30mileslong.(★★★)聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。13.HowlonghasVickybeenworkingonthepassengerships?

A．Twelvedays.B．Twomonths.C．Twoyears.14.WhowasthetriptotheCaribbeantargetedatlastyear?

A．Popularsingers.B．Musicalfans.C．Oldstars.15.HowhasVickyspenthersparetimeduringatrip?

A．Bytalkingwithothers.B．Bylisteningtomusic.C．Byattendinglessons.16.WhatdoesVickyplantobeinthefuture?

A．Atrainer.B．Apsychologist.C．Atourguide.(★★★)聽下面一段獨白，回答以下小題。17.Whatdoesthespeakermainlytalkabout?

A．Hergapyearexperience.B．Herfather’sinfluence.C．Hertravelarrangements18.Whendidthespeakersetoff?

A．InJanuary.B．InJune.C．InJuly.19.Whatdidthespeakerdoduringthejourney?

A．Shekeptadiary.B．Shetookmathsclasses.C．Shecompletedsomehomework.20.Whydidthespeaker’sfathermakethedecision?

A．Tolethiskidsexploretheworldfirst-hand.B．Tohelphiskidstomakeforeignfriends.C．Torelievethestressofthewholefamily.二、閱讀理解(★★)There’snobetterwayforustolearnabouttheamazingcreaturesthatshareourplanetthanup-closeandpersonalanimalencounters.ResearchingOceanCreaturesintheMaldivesTheMarineLifeDiscoveryCenterintheMaldivesisagreatplacetolearnaboutallkindsofoceananimals.Youcanjointhescientistsandhelpprotecttheoceanenvironment.Moreover,thecenterrunsarescueprogramforseaturtles.HelpingBabyElephantsinKenyaRetetiElephantSanctuaryischildren’sfavoriteplace.Thiscenterissetuptosavebabyelephants,andvisitorscaninteractwiththebabieswhilegivingfoodtothem.However,manyotherkindsofwildlifealsoenduphere.ThisisauniqueplacetointeractwithAfricananimalsofallshapesandsizes.ConservingRhinos(犀牛)inSouthAfricaThetwonewMaratabaConservationCampswillgiveyounewexperiences.Visitorsareexpectedtotakepartinallresearchprojectsandwillseewildlifeandgettocollectrelatedinformation.RhinoConservationisattheheartofMarataba,whichhaswonderfulviewsoftheWaterbergMountains.FindingRareAnimalsinNewZealandNewZealandisfilledwithuniqueanimals,likethetuatara,ananimalthatlivedonEarthbeforetheemergenceofhumancivilizationanditsclosestrelativediedoutduringtheageofthedinosaurs.YoucangotoSouthlandMuseumandArtGallerytomeetoneorspottheminthewildonTiritiriMatangiIsland.21.WhatcanvisitorsdointheRetetiElephantSanctuary?

A．Feedbabyelephants.B．Joininelephantrescueprograms.C．Carryoutresearchprojects.D．Interactwithvariousuniqueanimals.22.Whereareprehistoricanimalloversmostlikelytogo?

A．Kenya.B．TheMaldives.C．SouthAfrica.D．NewZealand.23.Whydoestheauthorwritethetext?

A．Tointroducefourspecialcountries.B．Tosharetheauthor’sanimalencounters.C．Torecommendsomewildlifetrips.D．Toraiseawarenessofanimalprotection.(★★★)Howgoodareyouatmaths?Somepeoplelovethechallengeofalgebraorenjoyworkingoutnumberpuzzles.Mathsisallaroundus,fromworkingouthowtosplitthebillafteramealtocalculatingyourhouseholdbills.Butmanydreadthemomentwhentheyhavetodealwithnumbersandfigures,andfeelarealsenseofworryandconfusion.Itcanseemdepressing,butthis“mathsanxiety”isperfectlynormal,andyou’redefinitelynotalone.Researchtracesmathsanxietybacktoschoolexperiences.Nervousteachersmayunintentionallypasstheirfearstostudents,andgirlsareparticularlyvulnerable.Datafrom34countriesrevealsstrikingnumbers:31%ofteensfeelnervousaboutsolvingproblems,33%stressoverhomework,andnearly60%feardifficultclasses.ShulamitKahn,aBostonUniversityexpert,arguesthatpositiverolemodels—especiallyfemaleteachers—arecriticaltobuildingconfidenceinyounglearners.WritingforBBCFuture,DavidRobsonsays,“It’snotclearwhymathscausessomuchfearcomparedtogeography.Butthefactthatthere’sonlyonecorrectanswer—there’snoroomforbluffing—mightmakeyoumoreworriedaboutunderperforming.”Andoncewesupposewe’renota“mathsperson”,weavoidsolvingthingsthatweprobablycoulddo.Psychologistshavebeentryingtoworkoutwhymathscanbringusoutinasweat.Thatseedoffearmaycomefrommanysources,butsomesuggestthatexpressingyourfearscanloosentheirholdonyouandencouragechildrentoseeamathstestasachallenge,notathreat.Infact,weneedtothinkpositivelyaboutmathsandgiveitasecondchance.24.WhatdoesNOTleadtostudents’mathsanxiety?

A．Nervousteachers.B．Homeworkstress.C．Complexclasses.D．Frequenttests.25.Whatdoes“noroomforbluffing”meanaboutmathsproblems?

A．Theyrequirecreativethinking.B．Theycanbeunderstoodflexibly.C．Theydemandexactanswers.D．Theyinvolvevariousmathssteps.26.Howdopsychologistsadvisereducingmathsanxiety?

A．Ignoreitandmoveontoharderproblems.B．Adjustexamstolowerstressforstudents.C．Voiceyourworriesandtryagain.D．Replacedailymathswithpuzzlegames.27.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A．HowDoWeLearnMathsEffectively?B．IsMathsWorthLearning?C．AreBoysBetteratMathsthanGirls?D．ShouldWeFearMaths?(★★★)Youcan’talwayspredictaheavyrainorrememberyourumbrella.ButdesignerMikhailBelyaevdoesn’tthinkthatforgettingtochecktheweatherforecastbeforeheadingoutshouldresultinyougettingwet.That’swhyhecreatedlampbrella,alamppostwithitsownrainsensingumbrella.ThedesignersayshecomeupwiththeideaafterwatchingpeoplegetwetonstreetsinRussia.“Once,IwasdrivingonacentralSaintPetersburgstreetandsawthestreetlampslightinguppeopletryingtohidefromtherain.Ithoughtitwouldbeappropriatetohaveacanopy(傘蓬)builtintoastreetlamp.”hesaid.Thelampbrellaisastandard-lookingstreetlampfittedwithanumbrellacanopy.Ithasabuilt-inelectricmotorwhichcanopenorclosetheumbrellaondemand.Sensors(傳感器)thenensurethattheumbrellaofferspedestriansshelterwheneveritstartsraining.Inadditiontotherainsensor,there’salsoa360°motionsensoronthefiberglassstreetlampwhichdetectswhetheranyone’susingthelampbrella.Afterthreeminutesofnotbeingusedthecanopyisclosed.Accordingtothedesigner,thelampbrellawouldmoveatarelativelylowspeed,soasnottocauseharmtothepedestrians.Besides,itwouldbegroundedtoprotectfrompossiblelightningstrike.Eachlampbrellawouldofferenoughshelterforseveralpeople.Beinginstalledat2metersofftheground,itwouldonlybeadangerforthetallestofpedestrians.Whiletherearenoplanstotakelampbrellaintoproduction,BelyaevsaysherecentlyintroducedhiscreationtooneMoscowDepartment,andinsiststhiscreationcouldbeinstalledonanystreetwherealotofpeoplewalkbuttherearenocanopiestoprovideshelter.28.Belyaevcreatedthelampbrellaaimingto_______.

A．predictaheavyrainB．helppeopleavoidgettingwetintherainC．checktheweatherforecastD．remindpeopletotakeanumbrella29.Howdoesthelampbrellawork?

A．Electricmotorcanopenorclosethesensorsondemand.B．Electricmotoriscontrolledbytherainsensortoopenthecanopy.C．Sensorsofferpedestriansshelterwheneveritstartsraining.D．Sensorscanworkonlythreeminutes.30.Whatdoesparagraph5mainlytellusaboutthelampbrella?

A．Itsmovingspeed.B．Itsappearance.C．Itsinstallation.D．Itssafey.31.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A．Thedesignerisconfidentthathiscreationispractical.B．ThedesignerwillopenacompanyinMoscow.C．Thelampbrellacouldbeputintoimmediateproduction.D．ThelampbrellawouldbeputonshowinMoscow.(★★★)Thetermsponge(海綿)citymightbringtomindacreativeimageofacitymadeofsponges,butactualdefinitionofspongecitiesisn’tasliteralasitseems.SpongecityisatermthatoriginatedinChinatodescribeurbanspacesthatarere-designedwithareasforgreenery.Theyabsorbstorm-waterthewayaspongetakesupexcesswater!Theseareasdealswitfloodingnaturallybyreplacingimpermeableroadswithpermeable(透水的)greenspaces.These“sponges”coolcities,cleanseairpollutionandremovedirtfromstorm-waterbeforetheyenterourdrinkingwatersources.Severaltoolsandtechnologiescanbeadoptedinaspongecity.Employingsustainablemethodslikecoveringwallsandroofswithplantsisonemethod.Anothertechniqueuseslayersofpermeablesoilcoveredbygreenerythattrapsrainwaterandrun-off.Theseandotherconceptsareusedthroughouttheworldunderdifferentnameslikegreeninfrastructure(基建),low-impactdevelopment,andsensitiveurbandesign.Theapproach,regardlessofthename,focusesoncontrollingfloodingandwaterpollution.Manycitiesaroundtheworldaresufferingfromfloodevents.Inrecentyears,60%ofChina’slarge-sizedcitieshaveflooded—killinghundredsanddisplacingmorethanamillionpeople.Floodinghasincreasedbecauseoftheoveruseofconcretesurfaces,called“grayinfrastructure”.Landscapearchitectsrealizedtheneedtomakecitiesmore“spongy”byworkingwiththeirlocalclimateandnaturalfeaturestodesignappropriatesolutions.InPhiladelphia,aprojectcalled“GreenCity,CleanWaters”wasdevelopedaftertheEPA(EnvironmentalProtectionAgency)enforcedthefederalCleanWaterActtherein2011.Todate,thecityhas“greened”atleast2,200acresoflandandusedamixofsolutionslikeraingardens,restoringwetlands,andgreeninfrastructureintheirplan.However,implementingspongeplansisoftendifficultbecausepolicymakersoftenneedtobeconvincedtoenactthem.Despitethis,citiesaroundtheworldarethrivingaftertheuseoftheSpongeCityapproach.32.Whatistheprimarygoalofthespongecitydesign?

A．Topreservebiodiversity.B．Tofightagainstflooding.C．Togathermorerainwater.D．Toimprovelivingstandard.33.Whatcanbelearnedaboutaspongecity?

A．Itismadeofeco-friendlyspongematerials.B．ItisanewkindofcityonlyexistinginChina.C．Itmanagesrainwaterbyincreasingpermeablespaces.D．Itrequiresthecompleteremovaloftraditionalbuildings.34.WhydoestheauthormentionPhiladelphia?

A．Tointroducetheoriginofthespongecityconcept.B．ToemphasizetheimportanceoftheCleanWaterAct.C．Togiveanexampleofaneffectivespongecityproject.D．Toexplainthedifficultiesincarryingoutspongeplans.35.Whichmightbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．DevelopmentoftheTerm“SpongeCity”.B．SustainableUrbanPlanningStrategies.C．ShortcomingsofGrayUrbanInfrastructure.D．BenefitandSuccessofSpongeCityPlans.(★★★)Amajorityofthepeopledonotreadtheclassics.Theirreasonsbeginwiththelanguagebeingtoodifficultandendwiththestorylinetoodistanttothepresentcontext.Loveforclassicsisobviouslynotatfirstsight.Itisagradualaffair.Webeginasacquaintances(泛泛之交)andeventuallybecomeclosefriendswithprivatejokesbetweenus.36Don’tbeafraidtobeconfused.Wegetit:It’shardtopowerthroughconfusion.Itdoesn’tfeelgreatwhenabookmakesyoufeelconfused.Everyreaderhastostartsomewhere.37Instead,beproudofyourselffortrying,andgetexcitedaboutallthenewthingsyou’lllearn.Research,research,research.38Researchingtheauthor—andthetimeandplacetheywerewritingabout—canhelpyousituateyourselfduringtrickypassages.Theauthor’sexperience,viewpoint,andhistoricalcontextmighthelpyoumaketheconnectionsyoumightnothaveotherwise.Justpickthebookup.Thisstepisself-explanatory.Whileit’snothardtojustpickabookup,weknowhowdifficultitcanbetoconvinceyourselftodoso.39Takeadeepbreath,thenleapontothedeck(甲板)ofMelville’sPequodorstepcautiouslythroughthegatesofDracula’sCastle.Remember:thereisnorightanswer.Thereisnoperfectwaytoreadaclassictext.Thereisnodefininginterpretation,nosingular,exactanswer.Yourgoalasareaderistodiscoverwhataspectsandinsightsaremeaningfultoyou.Enjoytheprocess.40Evenifyourinterpretationoftheworkisn’tquiteperfect,itusstillvaluable!

A．Allowthebooktogrowwithyou.B．Sohowdoesoneapproachaclassic?C．Ithassomeformofhistoricalinfluence.D．Beforeyouturntopageone,dosomedigging.E．Neverbeatyourselfupfornotknowingsomething.F．Remindyourselfthatit’sanewlearningopportunity.G．Considerwhatconfusesyou,readwithintention,andthinkcritically.三、完形填空(★★★)Notwosnowflakesarealike?WilsonA.Bentley,afarmerandamateurmeteorologist,soughttoanswerthatquestion,dedicatinghimselfto________flakesofsnowfor50years.Bentleywasbornin1865and_________onafarm.Onhis15thbirthday,Bentley’smothergavehimanold_______.Itwassnowingthatday,andtheboy________gettingaglimpseofasix-sidedsnowflakewiththe_______.Whenhewas17,Bentleyaskedhisparentstobuyhimanew,bettermicroscopeandacamera.Hisfatherarguedthatitwasawasteoftime.Finally,hisfathergavein.Bentleybuiltawoodenframeto________thenewequipmentandthenspent2yearsfiguringouthowtotakeapictureofasnowflake_________amicroscope.OnJanuary15,1885,hedidit,creatingtheworld’sfirstphotoofsnowflake.Everywinterfortherestofhislife,Bentleystudiedsnowflakesina(n)_______roominthebackofthehouse.Theprocesswasdifficultandcold.(Outdoors,hecollectedsnowflakesonawoodentraythatwaspainted_______toobserveit.Wheneveritsnowed,Bentleycaughtandcapturedflakes,sometimesworkingallnight.Hefoundthatmostsnowflakeshadsixsides,______otherslookedliketriangles,orcolumns—notwowerealike.Bentley_______hissnowflakeswithanyonewhowasinterested.Hewrotearticlesforscientistsandfor_______suchasNationalGeographic.Occasionally,hefelt_________thatfewpeopleseemedtocareabouthiswork.Still,he________stopped.In1920,BentleywaselectedasoneofthefirstmembersoftheAmericanMeteorologicalSociety,whichlater________himitsfirstresearchgrantin1924.41.A．creatingB．producingC．observingD．cleaning42.A．workedB．raisedC．ranD．helped43.A．bagB．cameraC．microscopeD．tray44.A．succeededinB．turnedinC．gaveupD．gavein45.A．timeB．frameC．instructionD．instrument46.A．holdB．fixC．a(chǎn)djustD．buy47.A．withoutB．a(chǎn)longC．underD．a(chǎn)bove48.A．oldB．unheatedC．smallD．cozy49.A．blackB．whiteC．newD．odd50.A．orB．a(chǎn)ndC．soD．but51.A．soldB．sharedC．carriedD．presented52.A．magazinesB．newspaperC．collegesD．companies53.A．a(chǎn)mazedB．excitedC．discouragedD．encouraged54.A．a(chǎn)lwaysB．onceC．everD．never55.A．owedB．a(chǎn)wardedC．praisedD．considered四、語法填空(★★★)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Whatmakessomethingasport?Traditionaldefinitionusuallyincludessomephysicalactivities,56showathleticabilityorstrength.Butsomesportscanbementalcontests.Forinstance,chess57(recognize)asasportbytheInternationalOlympicCommitteein1999.Now,somepeopleconsidere-sportsshouldalsobesports.E-sportshasbecomeoneofthemostrapidlygrowingmarketsinthegamingindustry.Theworde-sportsisshortforelectronicsports.Itisaform58contestinwhichprofessionalplayersorgamersplayvideogameseitherinteams59individually.60(typical),thosewhowinthe61(compete)willreceiveprizemoney.Thefirste-sportseventwastheone62(hold)byStandfordUniversityinthe1970s,forthegameSpaceWar!Inthenext30years,63increasingnumberofcountries,suchasSouthKorea,ChinaandtheUnitedStates,startedtodevelope-sportsintoanindustry.Inthe2000s,televisionbroadcastsofthegames,64(feature)programslikeStreetFighterШ,StarCraftandCounter-Stike,becamepopular.Inthe2010s,thankstoonlinestreamingservices,e-sportsgrewrapidlywithmoreworldwidechampionships,moreviewersand65(large)prizes.In2020,theindustrymademorethan$1billionforthefirsttimeever.五、書信寫作(★★★)66.假定你是學(xué)生李華，你的英國朋友Chris很喜歡文學(xué)，希望你給他推薦一本名著。請你給Chris回信，內(nèi)容包括：1.簡要介紹一本名著；2.說明推薦的理由。注意：1.寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80左右；2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。DearChris,________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua六、書面表達(★★★)67.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。Ten-year-oldSamilovedtovisithisgrandfather’shouse.Thehousewasnearthebeautifulbluesea.Attheseasidestoodthickandtallpalmtrees(椰子樹)withgreencoconutshangingfromthem.Whenthecoconutsfelldown,Samiwouldbreakthemopenanddrinkthecoconutwater.Samilikedtoplayunderthetrees.ItwasalwaysgreatfuntospendtheholidaysatGrandpa’splace.Thiswintervacation,Samiwassurprisedwhenhecametohisgrandfather’svillage.Therewerehardlyanytreesleft.Hesawahousebuiltnearthesea.Peoplehadcutdownmanypalmtreesandtherewashardlyanygreeneryleft.Grandpa’shousewasdifferent.Heneverallowedhistreestobecut.Hehuggedeachpalmtreeinhiscourtyard.Healsoname