2025~2026學(xué)年江蘇省揚(yáng)州市揚(yáng)州中學(xué)高一上學(xué)期第一次月考英語試卷一、閱讀理解(★★★)RISEisanexcitingprojectdesignedandledbyyoungpeople,foryoungpeople.CreatedbyStJohnAmbulance,thenation’sleadingfirst-aidcharity,theprojectisnowavailableincommunitiesacrossthecountry.Ifyou’reagedbetween16and25yearsold,andarenotinemployment,educationortraining,RISEcouldhelpyoulearnnewskillsandimproveyourprospects.Whatyou’lllearnStJohnAmbulancebelievesthateveryoneshouldhaveaccesstofirstaid,andwearedevotedtoequippingasmanypeopleaspossiblewiththeskillstobethedifferencebetweenlifeanddeath.Asaparticipantyou’lllearnfirstaidthroughourStick-it,andalsogettheopportunitytodevelopnewskills,whichwillgiveyoutheconfidencetotrainothersinyourcommunity,orthequalificationsinyouthlendershipyouneedtogetyourcareerupandrunning.ChoosingtherightpathforyouAttheheartoftheRISEprojectisacommitmenttopeer-to-peerlearning.Aswellasbeingtaughtfirstaid,you’llbegiventheskillsandguidancetopassyourknowledgeontootherpeopleinyourcommunity.RISEoffersyouthechancetogainarangeofqualificationsandtochooseapaththathelpsyoumakethemostofyourtalents.Stick-it:Ourone-dayintroductiontofirstaidfocusesonkniferelatedinjuries.You’llfindouthowtomanageanincidentandlearnsomeofthemostcommonlyneededfirst-aidskills.Firstaid:You’llfocusonCPRanddealingwithanemergencysituationonthissix-hourcourse.Keepingchildrensafe:Thecourseisdesignedforthosewhocomeintocontactwithchildrenthroughtheirworkorleisureactivities.Thisshortprogrammeworksbyhelpingindividualstounderstandtheunusualroletheyplayinkeepingchildrensafefromharm.Essentialskillsinyouthwork:ThiscourseprovidesanintroductiontoStJohnAmbulanceandistheminimumqualificationforayouthleadershiprolewithintheorganisation.1.WhatdoweknowaboutRISE?

A．Itwasdesignedforcollegestudents.B．Itoffersfirst-aidtraining.C．Itisfundedbycommunities.D．Itteachestheyouthpromotiontips.2.Whichofthefollowingcoursesdealswithaseriousfingercut?

A．Stick-it.B．Firstaid.C．Keepingchildrensafe.D．Essentialskillsinyouthwork.3.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A．Qualificationsforfirst-aidtraining.B．Aguidanceonhowtoperformfirstaid.C．Advantagesoftakingfirst-aidcourses.D．Anintroductiontosomefirst-aidcourses.(★★★)Onthefirstnightofthenewmoon,IstandbeneathaninkyexpanseofskyataNorthernCaliforniacampsite.Thedarknessissoprofoundthatmyoutstretchedhandvanishesbeforemyeyes.It’snotjustanabsenceoflightI’mexperiencing:thedarknessfeelstangible,withaweightandtextureofitsown.Themostwell-knownbenefitofthedarknessistheroleitplaysinreleasingmelatonin(褪黑素).Thiscriticalhormonedoesn’tjusthelpussleep,butcanalsoreduceDNAdamagebyboostingthebody’sowngeneticrepairmachinery.Evidencealsorevealsthatthemagicwefeelinthedarknessiscloselyassociatedwithbettermentalhealth.MyownfascinationwiththedarkbeganinOctoberof2022,whenIfoundmyselffloatinginaraft(木筏)intheArcticSea.Ourexpeditionguidehadmotoredourrubberraftawayfromtheartificiallightsofourlargership,turnedtheouterengineoff,andinstructedustobesilent.MyshipmatesandIlookedupintotheenormousnightskyasstarsmovedintheblackspaceabove.ThedarknesswassodensethatIcouldn’ttellupfromdown,orwherethenightskyended,andtheinkyseabegan.IfeltasurgeofpositivefeelingsflowingthroughmeasIgazedatthestarsonthatdarkArcticnight.Theexperiencechangedmyrelationshiptodarkness.Assomeonewho’dalwaysenjoyedtheideaofgoingtobedearlytogetagoodnight’ssleep,Idecidedtoturnoffartificiallightsandelectronicdevicesearlierintheevening.Ialsobeganwonderingwhat“dose”ofdarkeachnightwasidealformyhealth.Artists,poetsandsongwritershavelongunderstoodourfearofthedarkaswellasthecomfortitcanbringus.Forme,it’stheSimon&Garfunkelhitsong,TheSoundofSilence—whichstartsoffwiththeline“Hellodarkness,myoldfriend”—thatcapturestheessenceofwhyescapingthelightisnecessaryattimes.Itremindsusthatsomeofourmostprofoundmomentsofhealingandinsighthappeninthedark.4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutdarknessisNOTTRUE?

A．Itcanbetteroursleepquality.B．Itcanimproveourmentalhealth.C．ItcanprotectusfromDNAdamage.D．Itcanchangeourdamagedgenes.5.WhatdoestheArcticexperienceshowabouttheauthor?

A．Heinitiallyfearedtotaldarkness.B．Hediscoveredanewscientificphenomenon.C．Heregrettedjoiningtheexpedition.D．Hisperceptionofdarknessshiftedgreatly.6.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?

A．Weshouldescapethelightallthetime.B．Artists,poetsandsongwritersfeardarkness.C．Darknessbringssomebeautifulmomentstous.D．TheSoundofSilencecapturestheessenceoflight.7.Whichcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A．MyArcticAdventure:ANightUndertheStars.B．BeyondFear:TheUnseenBenefitsofDarkness.C．ArtandScience:HowDarknessHealsUs.D．Melatonin:Nature’sRepairMechanism.(★★★)Mathsanxietyisolderthanyoumightthink.Ahundredyearsago,GermanphysicistFelixAuerbach,concernedaboutthesituationandhopingtofindwaystodealwithit,wrotealittlebookcalledTheFearofMathematicsandHowtoOvercomeIt.Foramathematicianlikemyself,thepleasureofreadinghisbookisfollowedbyasighofregretthatthetopicisasimportanttodayasitwasacenturyago.Whydowefearmathematics?Atheart,saysAuerbach,itcomesdowntoabasicmisunderstandingofwhatmathsis.Thefearofmessingupacalculation(計(jì)算)maybereal,butthefactthattherearemanyexcellentmathematicianswhoareterribleatcalculationprovesthatmathsskillsandmathematicsaren’tthesamething.What,then,ismathematics?Auerbachsaysitisthreethings:ascience,alanguageandanart.Forme,partoftheproblemisthatweareoftenstuckinthe“science”box.Ifwecanbeshownthebeautyofmathematics,wemightstopfearingthecalculationssupportingit.Asalanguage,whatsetsmathsapartistheuniversality(普遍性)ofitstruths—youcanbecomefluentwhereveryouarefrom.Asanart,thebeautyofmathsliesinthewonderfulthinkingthatallowsustounderstandtheendless,explorethebeautifulpatternsofartandnature,anddelightintheperfectionofideas.Focusingentirelyoncalculationskillsmissesthejoyandexcitementthatcancomefromdiscoveringpatternsandunderstandingthem,fromseeingtheartisticbeautyofmathematics.Someexpertsliketopointoutthatweexperienceanxietythesamewayweexperienceexcitement.Inthesameway,fearcanbenegativeorpositive.Ourgoalshouldbetomovepeoplefromanarrowviewofmathematicsasmerecalculationstoanappreciationofitasabeautifullanguageandartthatinspiresamazement.8.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofthebookbyAuerbachaccordingtoparagraph1?

A．Itoverstatesthefearofmaths.B．Itaddressesacommonproblem.C．Itistoooldtobeimportanttoday.D．Itispopularamongmathematicians.9.Whatisthereasonbehindpeople’sfearofmathematics?

A．Inabilitytodocalculations.B．Lackofsupportfromteachers.C．Failuretounderstanditsnature.D．Difficultyofthemathlanguage.10.Inwhatwaycanweregardmathematicsasanart?

A．Throughfocusingontechnicalskills.B．Throughcreatingartworkswithdelight.C．Throughexploringapplicationsinscience.D．Throughappreciatingitsbeautyinpatterns.11.Whatdoesthepassagesuggestwedoregardinglearningmaths?

A．Expressourfear.B．Seekexperts’help.C．Changeouropinion.D．Learnanewlanguage.(★★★)Formorethan3,500years,theremainsoftheXiaohepeoplelayundisturbedinXinjianguntiltheywereunearthedin1979.Amongthetreasuresdugupwastheoldestpreservedcheeseintheworld,spottedaroundtheremains’neck.NowateamofresearchersfromtheChineseAcademyofSciencesreportsthefirstgenetic(基因的)analysisofthecheese.TheirresultsgiveusavividaccountofarichBronzeAgeculturethatexchangedanimalswithotherneighbouringpeoplesandmayhavehelpedspreadcheesearoundEastAsia,reflectingtheircross-culturalcommunication.Justwhytheywereburiedwiththestuff,though,remainsimperfectlyunderstood.Duringtheiranalysis,theteamidentifiedtheDNAfromagoatwhosemilkwentintothecheeses,beforecomparingitwith185previouslysequencedgoatgenes.ThegeneticprofileoftheXiaohegoatwassimilartothatofgoatsbelongingtoancientEurasianSteppepeople,meaningtheXiaohemayhavelearnedcheese-makingfromthem.AlltheXiaohecheeseswouldhavebeenproducedbydryingkefir,amilk-baseddrinkmadewithbacteria(細(xì)菌)suchasLactobacilluskefiranofaciens.Theteam,therefore,sequencedtheDNAofthatonebacteriumandcompareditwith15modernvarietiesinordertoidentifyitsplacewithinthatspecies’familytree.Theiranalysisshowedthatitbelongedtoasubspeciesthatcouldhavespreadwithkefir-makingcustomsfromXinjiangtoregionsincludingTibet.Theteamsuspectthatthecheesewasanattractivealternativetorawmilk.Butitispossiblethatitwasthekefirdrink,ratherthanthecheese,thatwasthemainattraction,saysPaulKindstedt,acheesechemistandhistorianwhowasnotinvolvedintheresearch.Itholdsabout1%alcoholbyvolume.PeopleinMongoliatodayusekefirtomakemilk-basedalcohol;theXiaohemayhavedonesotoo.“Ancient-cheeseDNAanalysis-ofwhichthismaybethefirstexample-couldrevealsecretsaboutnumerousothercultures.Therearedairyremainson7,000-year-oldEuropeanpots,forexample,andcheesemayalsohavebeenusedinancientEgyptianburialpractices,”saysDrKindstedt.12.WhatcanbeinferredabouttheXiaohepeopleinparagraph2?

A．Theypreferredanundisturbedlife.B．Theyinteractedwithothercultures.C．Theyconductedoddburialpractices.D．Theyexchangedanimalsforcheese.13.WhywastheDNAofLactobacilluskefiranofaciensstudied?

A．Totrackthecheese-makingorigin.B．Toclarifythecheese-makingsteps.C．Tofigureoutitsstructure.D．Todigintoitssuperiority.14.WhatisPaulKindstedt’sopiniononthecheese?

A．ItcamefromMongolians’finding.B．Itmaybeasubstituteofrawmilk.C．Itsappealwaspossibly-fromkefir.D．Itsattractionwasaffectedbymilk.15.Howdoestheauthoremphasizeancient-cheeseDNAanalysis’significance?

A．Byexplainingaconcept.B．Bygivingadefinition.C．Byprovidingstatistics.D．Byquotinganexpert.(★★★)Areyouashortvideoappuser?Chancesarethatyou’remorefamiliarwith15-secondsped-upclipsofsongsthanwiththeoriginaltracksthemselves.Thistrendhasbeenevidentonsocialmediaplatforms,notablyDouyinandTikTok,wherecreatorsboosttherhythmby25-30percenttomatchshortviralvideosfeaturingdancesorotherthemes.Thesealteredversionshaveevenpushedsomemusicianstothetopofofficialsinglescharts.AsaRadiolAnthemshosttoldtheBBC,althoughsped-upversionsofsongscanhelpartistsgoviral,thatinitialsuccessmaynotlastThisisn’tjustaboutmusic.Socialmediausersalsoacceleratepodcasts,movies,etc.forquickerconsumption.Thesped-upmodeprovidesafasterwaytoachievethedopamine(多巴胺)rushthatsocialmediaaimstospark,leadingtoaddictionandinfluencingouractions.Whileitseemsefficient,speedingupcontenthassignificantdrawbacks.“Somanypeopleworkedhardmakingspecificdecisionsaboutpacing,lighting,timingandmusic,andspeedingthatallupjustruinsit,”aRedditusercommented.Anotheruseralsomentionedthatifsomeoneconsumescontentthisway,theirviewpointofthemovieorthesongisnotvalid.Itseemsthatpeoplespeedupcontentnotbecausetheyenjoymoviesandsongsbutrathersimplytocompletetheactionof“watching”and“l(fā)istening”.It’sasifthey’retellingthecreators:“Idon’thavethepatiencetocareaboutallthedetaileddesignandsubtleemotionsyouputintothework.”Alltheywantisaquickgeneralideaof“what’sgoingon”andafeelingof“wow,Ijustconsumedanotherpieceofinformation”.Evidently,thisapproachweakenscreators’effortsanderodespeople’spatience.However,peopleoftenfailtorealizethatthisalsodestroystheirpatiencewithlife.Beginningwithsped-upsongsandmovies,itgraduallycreepsintodailylife.AChinesenetizenonceshared,“Ifoundmyselfbecomingimpatientwithdoingresearchformyworkorpreparingforatest,”highlightinghowthishabitextendstolonger-termtasks.Wealreadyliveinafast-pacedsociety,yetwestilltrytospeeditupineveryaspect.What’stherush?Somethingsshouldnotbespedup,likeourpatienceforbeautyandhardwork.16.Whatmightbeapossibleresultofsped-upsongversionsonsocialmedia?

A．Theyboostthepopularityoforiginalsongs.B．Theydecreasetheconsumptionofshortvideos.C．Theyleadmusicianstotopofficialsinglescharts.D．Theyhelpmusiciansmaintainlong-termsuccess.17.FromRedditusers’perspectives,whatimpactdoesspeedingupcontenthave?

A．Itreducesaudience’sappreciationlevelofart.B．Itenhancesthedopaminerushforbettermood.C．Itoffersamoreeffectivewaytograspthecontent.D．Itdamagesmedia’sworksanddevaluesconsumers’views.18.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“erodes”meaninParagraph5?

A．Testsout.B．Usesup.C．Wearsaway.D．Callsfor.19.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthetrendofspeedingupcontentonsocialmedia?

A．Negative.B．Positive.C．Objective.D．Ambiguous.(★★)Visitazoo,andyoumaylovewatchingpolarbearsastheyswimthroughapool.Zooscanbeimportantplacesforpolarbearresearch.20Themorewecanlearnabouthowglobalwarmingisaffectingthem,thebetterwecandesignconservationplans.However,trackingthemistrickyduetotheirwide-rangemovement.Themaintypeoftrackerhasbeenaradiocollar,attachedlikeanecklacearoundthebear'sneck.Thisdevicesendslocationinformationbacktoresearchers.21It’snotsafetoputthemonyoungerbears—astheygrow,thecollarmaygettootight.Andmalebears’headsarenarrowerthantheirnecks,sothecollarssliderightoff.Aninternationalteamdevelopednewtrackingmethodsinspiredby“burr(芒刺)onfur”idea.Thedevicestucktothebears’fur,likeburrsonyourdogafterawalkinthewoods.22Theyfoundthatinthewarmermonths,theanimalshungoutonland,movinglittleandconservingenergy.Astemperaturesdropped,theyreturnedtotheicetohunt.23Butitwasinvaluabletoconfirmitwithreliabledata.Additionally,it’salwaysabonustohaveonemorewaytotrack,understand—andhopefullyhelp—theseimpressivewhitemammalsofthenorth.Toaidpolarbearsfurther,wemustaddresstherootcause:climatechange.Whatcanwedothen?Rideyourbiketoschoolinsteadofaskingaparenttodriveyou.Unplugdeviceswhentheyarechargedtoconserveenergy.Turnoffcomputersandlightswhentheyarenotinuse.24

A．Littlethingscanindeedhelpalot.B．Butneverunderestimatetheeffectofclimatechange.C．Unfortunately,thecollarsonlyworkonadultfemales.D．Asseaicedeclines,polarbearsspendmoretimeonshore.E．Theresearchershadalreadysuspectedthisiswhattheydid.F．TheresearchersusedthedesigntoobservebearsalongthecoastofHudsonBay.G．Butobservingtheseanimalsinthewildisthetopwaytostudyandprotectthem.二、完形填空(★★)IwassittinginachemistryclasswhenIandsixotherkidswerecalleddowntotheheadmaster’soffice.Itwasprettystrangebecausenoneofuswere“________”students.Weall________whatshewantedtosay.Thiswaswhenshetoldusshewouldbechoosing________ofustobenominated(提名)forthelargest________inCanada.IneverrealizedIwasthat________.Shesaid,sinceweallhada(n)________highaverage,shewouldtalktoourteacherstoseewhomost________it.Aweeklater,Igotanemailfromtheheadmaster.Itwas________tomeandanotherstudentatthemeeting.Iwasshocked;thismusthave________wewerethetwopeopleshewouldbechoosingfrom.Wewererequiredtowriteaboutwherewe________ourselvesintenyears.IknewIhadtomakethiscount.Ispokefromtheheart,describingmy________life:livinginthebigcity,havingfinishedmydegree,doingwhatIlovedeveryday.Aboutanotherweeklater,Igotcalledbacktoheroffice,onlyme.Ididn’twanttobeoverexcitedbecausemaybeshewasbeing________,tellingmeIwasn’tchosen.ShetoldmeIwastheonepicked.Nobodycouldhave________mysmile,whatamoment!Shetoldmeaboutallthe________thingsmyteacherssaidaboutme.IneverrealizedIwasthoughtsohighlyofbythem.Over350,000studentsgraduatefromhighschooleveryyearandIwasoneoftheonly1,500kidsnominatedforthisscholarshipacrossallofCanada.________Ididn’twininthelastround,I’dstillliketothankeveryonewhohelpedmegettowhereIamtoday.25.A．talentedB．intelligentC．problemD．normal26.A．reflectedB．hopedC．wonderedD．ensured27.A．bothB．oneC．a(chǎn)llD．none28.A．ceremonyB．businessC．groupD．scholarship29.A．honestB．popularC．eagerD．excellent30.A．similarB．differentC．strongD．a(chǎn)ccurate31.A．discussedB．deservedC．a(chǎn)nnounceD．performed32.A．a(chǎn)ttachedB．carriedC．returnedD．a(chǎn)ddressed33.A．meantB．predictedC．a(chǎn)llowedD．demanded34.A．seeB．behaveC．enjoyD．suit35.A．busyB．wildC．reasonableD．perfect36.A．a(chǎn)nxiousB．patientC．personalD．pleased37.A．letdownB．heldbackC．broughtaboutD．keptup38.A．beautifulB．importantC．negativeD．a(chǎn)wkward39.A．SoB．ThoughC．SinceD．Unless三、語法填空(★★)閱讀短文內(nèi)容，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。Iwokeupthismorning,feelingexcitedbutterriblynervousastodaywasthedaywhenIwouldbeginmyjourneyofseniorhighschool.40(thousand)ofthoughtsrushedthroughmymind,“What41Ican’tfitin(適應(yīng)，融入)?WillImake42goodfirstimpression?”Icouldn’tevenenjoythebigbreakfastthatmymomhadmadeforme.43(see)Iwassonervous,mymomtoldmeIwouldbefineifIfollowedtheschoolrules.SoIsmiledandhopedforthebestpossibleoutcome.Thebusrideseemedsolong,butsoonenoughthereIwas.Istoodoutsideoftheschoolbuilding.Itseemedabit44(big)thanwhatIhadimagined.AssoonasI45(open)theclassroomdoor,Isawalotofstudentswhoalllookedanxiousandworryspreadovereveryone’sface.ThenIknewIwasnottheonlyonefeelingthisway.Ispenttherestofthedayonthe46(explore)ofwhateverythingwaslike.Theworriedfacesdisappearedastimewenton.Wegottoknow47(we)teachersabitmore.Theywereneitherunfriendly48strict.BeforeIknewit,thedaywasover.Idon’tknowwhyIfeltnervousandworried.Seniorhighschoolmayseem49(frighten),butit’sjustlikejuniorhigh.四、單詞拼寫(★★)50.Withbuildingscollapsedandroadsblocked,thegovernmenthasdeclaredastateofe________followingtheearthquake.(根據(jù)首字母單詞拼寫)(★★)51.Shedecidedtoquitherjobandstartanewa________abroad.(根據(jù)首字母單詞拼寫)(★★)52.Asmyparentsholdtotallydifferentideasaboutchild-raising,theyoftenhavea________abouthowtodisciplinemyyoungersister.(根據(jù)首字母單詞拼寫)(★★★)53.Smilingandlaughinghasactuallybeenshowntorelievet________andstress.（根據(jù)首字母單詞拼寫）(★★)54.Beforeherfirstjobinterview,shecouldn’thidethea________inhertremblinghandsandnervou