2025~2026學(xué)年江蘇省無錫市第三高級(jí)中學(xué)高一上學(xué)期9月月考英語(yǔ)試卷一、閱讀理解(★★)HighSchoolProgrammesinAustraliaBeautifulweather,friendlypeopleandawidelyvariedlandscapearejustafewofthereasonsyoushouldchoosetospendtimeinAustraliaasahighschoolstudent.Herearesomeprogrammesyoucanchoosefrom.HighSchoolExchangeIndividualsstudyingforasemesterorfullyearinAustraliawillusuallylivewithahostfamily.ThisisagreatopportunityforstudentstoseewhatdailyfamilylifeislikeinAustralia.StudentslearningEnglishwillseetheirlanguageskillsimprovebycommunicatingwiththeirnewfriendsandhostfamily,whilethosefamiliarwiththelanguagealreadycanusethisopportunitytolearnmoreabouttheday-to-daylifeinAustralia.YouthTravelToursTraveltoursforteensareawonderfulwayforhighschoolstudentstospendashort,concentratedamountoftimeabroad.Toursareusuallyfordifferentthemessuchascooking,adventuretravel,orvolunteerism.Studentswillhaveafun,uniqueexperiencewhileincorporatingeducationalcomponentslikeenvironmentalorculturalstudies—andallwithoutmissingyournormalcourseworkbackhome.SummerStudyProgrammeForstudentswhoonlyhaveafewmonthsofthesummerbreakavailable,anadvancedsummerprogrammeisperfect.Justkeepinmind,thesummerofthenorthernhemisphere(半球)isactuallythewinterofAustralia.Oftentimesthesesummerprogrammescanbepartneredwithuniversitiesthatwillallowstudentstoreceivecollegecredits.1.WhatcanHighSchoolExchangeoffer?

A．Agoodcommandofwhatwelearnatschool.B．AbetterunderstandingofAustralianculture.C．Awonderfulwaytocommunicatewithfamousteachers.D．Apreciouschancetomakefriendsfromdifferentcountries.2.WhomaywanttochooseYouthTravelTours?

A．Thosewhohaveeverbeenvolunteers.B．Thosewhoareinterestedincooking.C．Thosewholikedoingadventuresports.D．Thosewhowanttotakeapart-timejob.3.Whichprogrammeshouldyouchooseifyouwanttoearncollegecredits?

A．SummerStudyProgramme.B．YouthTravelTours.C．HighSchoolExchange.D．Alloftheprogrammes.(★★★)Atfirst,theysoundeddistant,asiftheywerearoundaphoneinaprison.Butaswechatted,theyslowlystartedtosoundmorelikethemselves.TheytoldmepersonalstoriesI’dneverheard.Ilearnedaboutthefirsttimemydadgotdrunk.Mumtalkedaboutgettingintroubleforstayingoutlate.Theygavemelifeadviceandtoldmethingsabouttheirchildhoods,aswellasmyown.Itwasamazing.ForamomentIforgotIwasn’treallytalkingtomyparentsatall,buttotheirdigitalcopies.ThisMumandDadliveinsideanapponmyphoneasvoiceassistantscreatedbythecompanyHereAfterAI.Thecompany’sgoalistoletthelivingcommunicatewiththedead.Technologylikethis,whichletsyou“talk”topeoplewhohavedied,hasbeenamainstayofsciencefictionfordecades.Butnowit’sbecomingareality,thankstoadvancesinAIandvoicetechnology.Iwantedtotestoutwhatitmightbelike.Myreal,flesh-and-bloodparentsarestillaliveandwell;theirvirtualversions(虛擬版)weremadejusttohelpmeunderstandthetechnology.Buttheirdigitalcopiesofferaglimpseataworldwhereit’spossibletohaveconversationswithlovedoneslongafterthey’regone.FromwhatIcouldknowoveradozenconversationswithmyvirtualparents,thisreallywillmakeiteasiertokeepthepeoplewelovedclose.It’snothardtoseetheattraction.Peoplemightturntodigitalcopiesforcomfort,ortomarkspecialoccasionslikeanniversaries.Butforsome,thistechmaybealarmingorfrightening.WhenItalkedtofriendsaboutthisarticle,someofthemjustwentaway.There’sacommon,deeplyheldbeliefthatweshouldn’tmesswithdeath.ButI’monlyhuman,andthatworryendsupbeingwashedawaybytheevenscarierpossibilityoflosingthepeopleIlove.Iftechnologymighthelpmehangontothem,isitsowrongtotry?4.Whydidthewriterchatwithhisvirtualparents?

A．Torememberhislateparents.B．Tolearnmoreabouthisparents.C．Toseehowthetechnologyworks.D．Tofindwaystoimprovethetechnology.5.Whatcanwelearnaboutthetechnologymentioned?

A．Itallowsuserstoliveonanapp.B．Itleadsuserstolosetheirfriends.C．Itisinventedbyasciencefictionwriter.D．Itoffersalinkbetweenthedeadandtheliving.6.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardsthetechnology?

A．Supportive.B．Unclear.C．Objective.D．Doubtful.7.Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext?

A．Yourcantalktoyourparents.B．Parentsappearonyourphone.C．AImeansneverhavingtosaygoodbye.D．AbreakthroughinAImaybenefityou.(★★★)FromMozarttoMetallica,tonsofpeopleenjoylisteningtovarioustypesofmusicwhiletheypaint,write,ordraw.Mostbelievethatmusichelpsincreasecreativity,butaninternationalstudyconductedbyEnglishandSwedishresearchersischallengingthatview.ThestudyresultswereechoedbyscientistsfromLancasterUniversity,andtheUniversityofGavle,sayingtheirfindingsshowmusicactuallyweakenscreativity.Toreachtheirconclusions(結(jié)論),researchershadvolunteerscompleteverbal(口頭的)problemsdesignedtoinspirecreativitywhilesittinginaquietroom,andthenagainwhilemusicplayedinthebackground.Theyfoundthatbackgroundmusicsignificantlyweakenedthevolunteers’abilitytocompletetasksconnectedwithverbalcreativity.Theteamalsotestedbackgroundnoiseslikethosecommonlyheardinalibrary,butfoundthatsuchnoiseshadnoinfluenceonsubjects’creativity.Thetasksweresimplewordgames.Forexample,volunteersweregiventhreewords,suchasdress,rise,andflower.Then,theywereaskedtofindasinglewordconnectedwithallthreethatcouldbecombined(結(jié)合)toformacommonphraseorword.Thesingleword,inthiscase,wouldbe“sun”(sundress,sunrise,sunflower).Volunteerscompletedthetasksineitheraquietroom,orwhilelisteningtotwodifferenttypesofmusic:rockmusicorlightmusic“Wefoundstrongevidenceofweakenedperformancewhenplayingbackgroundmusicincomparisontoquietbackgroundconditions,”saysco-authorD.NeilMcLatchieofLancasterUniversity.Heandhiscolleaguesfindthatmusicnegativelyinfluencestheverbalworkingmemoryprocessesofthebrain,preventingcreativity.Also,asfarasthelibrarybackgroundnoiseshavingseemingly(似乎)noeffect,thestudy’sauthorsbelievethatwasthecasebecauselibrarynoisescreatea“regularstate”environmentthatdoesn’taffectconcentration.“Toconclude,thefindingsherechallengethepopularviewthatmusicincreasescreativity,andinsteadshowthatmusic,whatevertypeitis,isalwaysadisadvantageforcreativeperformanceinproblemsolving,”thestudyreads.8.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“echoed”inParagraph1mean?

A．ChallengedB．AcceptedC．DoubtedD．Heard9.Whatwerethevolunteersaskedtodointhestudy?

A．Toplaymusic.B．Tocombinegivenwords.C．Tocreatenewwords.D．Toconnectwordswithmusic.10.Whatcanweinferfromthestudy?

A．Quietbackgroundinspirescreativitybest.B．Librarynoisedoesnoharmtocreativity.C．Musichasabadeffectonlanguageability.D．Musictypesmatterincreativeperformance.11.Whichisthemainideaofthepassage?

A．QuietEnvironmentsPreventConcentration.B．BackgroundNoiseAffectsConcentration.C．ComposingMusicWeakensCreativity.D．ListeningtoMusicReducesCreativity.(★★★)Savethegorilla(大猩猩)!Protecttigers!Helpthegiantkangaroorats!You’veprobablyheardthefirsttwoslogansbutmaybenotthelastone.We’reofteninterestedinsupportingtheprotectionofanimalslikegorillasandtigersbutlessconcernedforcreatureslikerats.Areourstereotypes(刻板印象)affectingwhichanimalswechoosetoprotect?Researchershavestudiedhowpeopleviewanimalsbasedontwoqualities:“warmth”(howfriendlywethinktheyare)and“competence”(howcapabletheyseem).Animalsweseeascompanions,suchasdogsandmonkeys,scorehighinbothwarmthandcompetence.Thismakesuseagertoprotectthem.Predators(捕食者)liketigersandbearsareseenascompetentbutnotverywarm.Whilesomepeopleadmiretheseanimals,othersmayfearorhuntthem.Animalsviewedasprey(獵物),likecowsandrabbits,oftenreceivelessattention,butpeoplearepreparedtoactivelyharmthoseconsideredpests,suchasratsandmice.However,thismightnotbethefullstory.NationalGeographicMagazineaskedtheirreaderswhichanimalswerethemostimportanttosave.Fourofthetopfivefitthecompanionorpredatortypes-elephants,tigers,whalesandpolarbears.Butthemostpopularanimaltosavewasthebee.Itseemsthatapartfromconcernsaroundwarmthandcompetence,peopleareawarehowspeciescanaffectthewiderecosystemandvaluebeesaspollinators(傳粉者).Atpresent,27,000speciesarebecomingextincteveryyear.Howdozoosandprotectionprojectsdecidewhichanimalstosupport?Onefactoristheimportanceofananimaltothewiderecosystem,butthiscanleadtosomedifficultchoices.It’sreportedthatinAustralia,koalasaremuchlessimportanttotheecosystemthansomelesser-knownanimalssuchaswoylies.However,theyalsosuggestasolutiontothisissue.Toconservecuteanimals,suchaskoalas,it’simportanttoprotecttheirentirehabitat-andthiscansaveawidevarietyofspecies.Itcouldbethatmanyanimalscanbeshelteredbykoalas’cuteness.12.What’sthefocusoftheresearch?

A．Howhumanviewsaffectanimalprotectionefforts.B．Whatqualitiesdifferenttypesofanimalspecieshave.C．Howhumanactivitiesinfluencewildlifepopulations.D．Whatcharacteristicsaffectpublicinterestinspecies.13.Whatdoweknowfromparagraph2?

A．Companionsaremorecapablethanothers.B．Predatorsarealwaysfearedandhunted.C．Animalsseenasfriendlyaremoreprotected.D．Pestsaregenerallywell-likedbypeople.14.Whyarebeesanimportantspeciestosave?

A．Theyarepopularpetsamonghumans.B．Theyrankhighinwarmthandcompetence.C．Theyarethelargestpollinatorsinecosystems.D．Theysupportspeciesvarietythroughpollination.15.What’sthepurposeofmentioningkoalasinthelastparagraph?

A．Tohighlightthepopularityofcertaincuteanimals.B．Tooffersuggestionsoneffectivekoalasprotection.C．Tostressthedifficultyofmakingconservationdecisions.D．Toinformreadersoftheimportanceofhabitatprotection.(★★★)Learninganewlanguageismorethanaskill.Itgivesyouanopportunitytounderstandothercultures.16.ChoosealanguageThisisapersonaldecision.17IfyouenjoystudyingJapanesehistoryandculture,youmaywanttoaddJapanesetothelist.Perhapsyou’replanningtovacationinBrazilanddecidetolearnPortuguesebeforethetrip.MaybeyouliveinanareawithmanySpanishspeakersandbelievebeingbilingual(雙語(yǔ)的)willincreaseyourjobopportunities.18Thisisimportantbecauseyouneedtoknowwhichwordstousetoexpressyourselfandunderstandwhatyouhearandsee.AccordingtotheInternationalCenterforLanguageStudies,knowingbetween4,000and10,000wordsinalanguagetypicallymakesyouanadvancedspeaker.AcceptmistakesMistakesareacommonpartoftheprocesswhenlearningalanguage.Youmaychoosethewrongword,changevowelsounds,orusethepresenttenseformofaverbwhentalkingaboutsomethingthathappenedlastweek.Whenyoumakeamistake,payattentiontotheadviceyouget.19.Setasidetimetopractice20.AccordingtotheUSDepartmentofState’sForeignServiceInstitute,anativeEnglishspeakertypicallyneedsbetween600and750classhourstolearnlanguageslikeDutch,French,Italian,andSpanish.You’llspendaround900classhourslearningGerman,HaitianCreole,andSwahili.SometimesyouneedtolearnlanguageswithfewerfeaturesincommonwithEnglish.Thenyou’dbetterputinatleast1,100classhours.

A．BuildyourvocabularyB．KeeptryingbeforesettingagoalC．Focusonthe100mostcommonlyusedwordsD．TryoutthesestepsforhowtolearnanewlanguageE．LearninganewlanguagetakestimeandneedsregularpracticeF．Yourinterests,needs,andgoalscanhelpyounarrowyourchoicesG．Forexample,thepersonyou’retalkingtomaycorrectyourgrammarorvocabularychoice二、完形填空(★★★★)Graduationceremoniesareoftenfilledwithproudfamilies,smilingseniorsandwordsofencouragement.ButatMansfieldISD’sSummitHighSchool,theClassof2025receivedsomething________—apersonalletterfromtheirheadmaster.HeadmasterJasonMuttererwentaboveandbeyondbypersonallywriting443________letterswithspecificthanks.Alongwitheachnote,he________asingledollarbill,symbolizingthepowerofeventhesmallestactsof________.Theletterstookhimmorethan24hoursto________,buttoMutterer,itwastimewellspent.Hisgoal:toshowhisstudentsthatindividualkindness________,andthattogether,443random(隨機(jī)的)actsofkindnesscanstartarippleeffect(漣漪效應(yīng))andcreate_______changeintheworld.Mutterer________hisseniorsduringtheschool’sgraduationceremony,callingitanabsolutehonorto________thisexcellentclass.Muttererwantedto________themwithsomething.“Insidethatletter,there’sasingledollarbill,”Mutterersaid.“Itmightseem________,butif443kidsaredoingrandomactsofkindnesseveryday,ithasahuge________.”“Hemadeeveryoneofusfeelseenandloved,”saidonestudentafterthegraduationceremony.“Hopefullywegetto________thekindnessonedayandmakeotherpeoplefeelimportantandappreciated.”Mutterer’sparting________tohisstudentswasmorethanagoodbye.Itwasa________:togooutintotheworldandpayitforward.21.A．strangeB．expensiveC．extraD．a(chǎn)verage22.A．fancyB．typicalC．welcomingD．heartfelt23.A．includedB．exchangedC．requiredD．found24.A．courageB．kindnessC．generosityD．faith25.A．mailB．a(chǎn)nswerC．presentD．complete26.A．changesB．mattersC．existsD．a(chǎn)ppears27.A．suddenB．meaningfulC．slightD．rapid28.A．a(chǎn)ddressedB．informedC．interviewedD．comforted29.A．saveB．planC．serveD．a(chǎn)ttend30.A．leaveB．chargeC．compareD．replace31.A．invaluableB．insignificantC．inaccessibleD．illegal32.A．shockB．issueC．impactD．relief33.A．makeoutB．talkaboutC．trackdownD．passon34.A．giftB．hugC．waveD．question35.A．burdenB．reasonC．challengeD．competition三、語(yǔ)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。Weshouldkeepapositiveattitudetowardseverything.Takemyweightlossasanexample,goingpositivecanmakemechangemymind,bettersolveproblemsandmakeme36(happy).Inthebeginning,Ialwayswantedtobeslim,37(hope)tolookliketheslimgirlsonTV,eventhoughIknewitwasimpossible38(reach)thegoal.IwasconcernedaboutmyweightandtriedeverynewdietIreadaboutonline,butitdidn’twork39(effective).ThenIreadanarticle,40saidinsteadofasking“AmIfat?”Ishouldbeasking“AmIfit?”Ihadnoideaalettercouldmakesuch41difference.OnceIstartedthinkingabout42(fit)ratherthanweight,thingsbegantochange.Ratherthan43(cut)outthefoodsIenjoyed,Iaddedhealthyfoodstomymeals.Besides,Iwouldgooutforarunordopush-ups.Finally,Istoppedcomparingwithmodels44lookingforthingsthatwerewrongwithmyfaceorbody.Instead,I45(make)alistofthethingsgoodformyself.Bybeingpositiveaboutmyselfandmybody,Ibecamemuchhealthierthanbefore.(★★)46.Risetothemwhenyoucomeacross______(challenge)tasks.(所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空)(★★)47.Moreattentionshouldbepaidtodevelopingstudents’______(independent).(所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空)(★★★)48.______(target)atarousingteenagers’interestintraditionalculture,apoemrecitationcontestistobeheldnextFriday.(所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空)(★★)49.Ifyoufeeltoo______(anxiety)tocalmdown,trytakingadeepbreath.(所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空)(★★)50.It’sateammadeupofexperiencedandskilled______(profession).(所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空)(★★★)