2024—2025學年湖南省永州市祁陽縣第四中學高一上學期12月月考英語考試

一、閱讀理解(★★)Here’sareviewofsomeexcellentredmoviesandTVprogramsin2021.1921.ReleasednationwideonJuly1,1921tightlynarratesahistoricalevent,wheretheCommunistPartyofChinahelditsfirstNationalCongressinShanghaiandJiaxing,Zhejiangprovince,inthesummerof1921.Asanattempttoseekabreakthrough,thepatriotic(愛國的)talecreativelyusesseveraldifferentperspectives(視角)toretellthehistoricalmomentsofCPC’sfirstnationalcongress.ShanheSuiyue.The100-episodedocumentaryShanheSuiyueservesasareminderofthesacrificesandstrugglesoftheChinesepeopleontherevolutionarypathtoglory.Withatotallengthofmorethan41hours,itisthelargestdocumentaryproductionontheChineserevolution,whichselects100keyscenes,highlightmomentsandtypicalcharacters,narrating100vividstories.TheAgeofAwakening.The43-episodeTVseriesTheAgeofAwakeningnarrateshowChineseintellectuals(知識分子)andyoungpeopleintheearly1900s,includingkeyCPCfoundersChenDuxiuandLiDazhao,triedhardtosaveanationwithcorruption,foreignaggression,andotherproblems,toformacommunistpartyagainstallodds.TheBattleatLakeChangjin.SetduringtheWartoResistUSAggressionandAidKorea(1950-1953),thefilmcentersonaheroiccompanyoftheChinesePeople’sVolunteers(CPV)army.ByNov24,itsoverallboxofficehasreached5.69billionyuan,replacingWolfWarrior2atthetopofChina’sall-timeboxofficecharts.1.Whatcanaudiencesseein1921?

A．CPC’sfirstnationalcongress.B．People’sstruggleintheearly1900s.C．Thesameperspectiveofhistoricalmoments.D．ThenationalCongressheldonlyinShanghai.2.WhatisspecialaboutShanheSuiyue?

A．Itshowshowcommunistpartywasformed.B．Itselects100storiesofChineseintellectuals.C．Ithas43-episodeseriesandalengthof41hours.D．ItisthelargestdocumentaryontheChineserevolution.3.Whichproductionwinsthechampionofboxoffice?

A．ShanheSuiyue.B．TheAgeofAwakening.C．WolfWarrior2.D．TheBattleatLakeChangjin.(★★★)BestfriendsTommy,17,andDaniel,15,decidedtosignupfortheirschool’sroboticsteamintheirfreshmanyear,andbegantheirjourneytowardschanginglivesforthebetter.Theybegantheirworkwith3Dprinterstocreatepartsfortheirrobots,buttheywantedtheirimpacttobegreater.“Itstartedoffwithateamidea,”Tommysaid.“Weweretryingtofigureouthowwecouldmakeadifferencetosocietyasafirst-yearroboticsteam.Welaterthoughtoftheideaofusing3Dprinterstomakeprostheses(假肢),likehands.”TheteamworkedwithIMAHelps,anonprofitorganization,andreceivedhelpfromtheScienceRoboticsInitiative.Shortlyafter,theybeganworkingwiththeirfirstpersoninneedofaprosthesis.“Westartedoffwithmakinganartificial(人造的)armforSamantha,a12-year-oldlittlegirlinEcuadorwholostherarminabusaccident,”Tommyexplains.“Wegothermeasurementsandthenmadetheprosthesis.IMAHelpsbroughtittoSamanthaanditfitherperfectlyandworkedwell.”“Samanthahadadreamtowrite,andwewantedtohelpwiththat,”addsDaniel.Itdidn’ttakelongforotherkidstoseeSamantha’sprosthesis.AyoungmannamedErnestPriester,13,askedtohaveanartificialfoot.Later,theteamofferedtomakehimoneforfree.“Hestartedtearingup.Itbroughtsomuchjoytohiseyes.”Tommysays.ThisJuly,theteamtraveledtoEcuadortodeliverfourmoreprosthesestothoseinneed.“Weweresohappytohelp,”Tommyshares.Theteamalsoplansoncontinuingtogiveawaytheir3Dcreations.“Youcandowhateveryouwanttodowhenitcomestohelpingpeopleandchangingtheworld,”Tommysays.“Therearenoagelimits.”“Byofferingalittlebit,”addsDaniel.“Wecanchangealot.”4.Tomaketheroboticsteam’simpactgreater,TommyandDanieldecidedto________.

A．createrobotpartsB．startaroboticscourseC．makeprosthesesD．inventa3Dprinter5.WhatdidtheroboticsteamdoforSamantha?

A．TheysetupIMAHelpsforher.B．Theymadeheranartificialarm.C．Theyofferedhermedicaltreatment.D．Theygaveherinstructionsonwriting.6.HowdoesTommyfeelaboutwhattheyaredoing?

A．Curious.B．Relaxed.C．Regretful.D．Pleased.7.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeTommyandDaniel?

A．Caring.B．Calm.C．Honest.D．Brave.(★★★)It’simportantforchildrentotakepartinsocialactivitiesduringtheirsummerholidays.“Kidsshouldhaveabreakduringthesummer.They’veworkedhardduringtheschoolyearandthisistheirtimetorelax,buttheyshouldcontinuecommunicatingwiththeirfriendsandmeetingnewpeople,”saidDr.JinHan.He’saprofessoratBaylorCollegeofMedicineinHouston.Spendingtimewithfriendsandmeetingnewpeoplebydoingfunandeducationalactivitiessuchasmusic,artsandsportsprogramsinsummerhelpwiththeirdevelopment.“Ifchildrenspendalotoftimealoneontheirelectronicequipment,thentheywillfailtocommunicatewithothers,”Hansaid.“Intoday’sworld,it’sveryeasyforkidstostayindoorsalldayandkeepintouchwithothers,butthatisnotagoodwaytoconnectwithothers.Face-to-facecommunicationisnecessaryandimportant.Parentsshouldrestrictthetimetheirchildrenspendonelectronicequipment.Forexample,thetimetheyspendontheirphonescannotbemorethanonehouraday.”It’salsoimportantforchildrentospendqualitytimewiththeirparentsandsistersorbrothers.“It’snotthelengthoftime,butthequalityoftimethatfamiliesspendtogetherthatisreallyvaluable,”Hansaid.“Thistypeofcommunicationisnotsomethingthatyoucangetfromanywhereelse.Itdoesn’tmatterhowoldthechildis,becausefamilybonding(人與人之間的關系)experiencescanhappenatanytime.”Havingchildrenspendtimewithfriendsandfamiliesdoesn’thavetospendmoneyinthewallet,either.Forexample,goingtotheneighborhoodswimmingpoolorhavingapicnicisagreatwaytospendqualitytimetogether.8.WhatdoesDr.JinHanthinkaboutthesummerholidaysaccordingtothefirstparagraph?

A．Itisnecessaryforchildrentohavearestduringsummerholidays.B．Childrenshouldrelaxasmuchaspossibleduringsummerholidays.C．Makingnewfriendsinsummerholidaysisdifficultforchildren.D．Childrenshouldprepareforschoolworkinsummerholidays.9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“restrict”meaninParagraph2?

A．Increase.B．Control.C．Spend.D．Employ.10.Whatcanweinferfromchildrenspendingtimewithfamilies?

A．Howlongchildrenspendwithfamiliesmatters.B．Whattodowithfamiliesdependsontheparents.C．Whentospendtimewithfamiliesmakesadifference.D．Howtoenjoythetimewithfamiliesisofgreatimportance.11.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?

A．Theimportanceoffriendsandfamilies.B．Theintroductionofsomesocialactivities.C．Thesuitablewaystospendsummerholidays.D．Thenecessityofface-to-facecommunication.(★★★)Climatechangeisabigproblemhumansarefacing.Howcanwedealwithit?Reducingcarbonemissions(碳排放)isimportant.Butwhatifwecouldcapturecarbondioxide(CO?)fromtheairanduseittodootherthings?Recently,SpaceXfounderElonMusksaidthathiscompanyisworkingonanewprogram.It’sgoingtotakeCO?outoftheairandturnitintorocketfuel.ItwillnotonlybegoodforEarth,but“willalsobeimportantforMars,”Musktweeted.TheaironMarsismadeupof95percentCO?.IfwecouldturnCO?intofuel,wecouldtravelthelongjourneyfromMarsbacktoEarthinthefuture.Theideamaysoundstrangebutit’snottotallycrazy.Therearealreadysometechnologiesthatmighthelpwiththis.AccordingtoDi-JiaLiu,achemistattheArgonneNationalLaboratoryintheUS,thecarbonatoms(原子)inCO?andthehydrogen(氫)atomsinwatercanbecombinedtomakemethane(甲烷)orethanol(乙醇).Theycouldbeusedasfuel.IfwedothisonMars,energyfromthesunmightbeusedasacatalyst(催化劑).Theideawillalsomakespacetravelmoreeco-friendly.“IftheCO?-basedfuelcouldbeusedinarocketlaunch,wecouldprevent715tonsofCO?frombeingemittedintotheair,”saidStaffordSheehanfromAirCompany,aUScompanythatfocusesonCO?capturetechnologies.12.WhatisSpaceXworkingon?

A．ReducingCO?emissions.B．Buildinganewrocket.C．TurningCO?intofuel.D．TravelinglongdistancesonMars.13.WhatisParagraph4mainlyabout?

A．HowCO?canbeturnedintofuel.B．WhereCO?canbetaken.C．WhytheprogramshouldbedoneonMars.D．Howtheenergyfromthesuncanbeused.14.WhatcanwelearnfromwhatStaffordSheehansaid?

A．Scientistsuse715tonsofCO?tolauncharocket.B．Rocketlaunchingisanenvironmentally-friendlyactivity.C．TherewillbenoCO?emissionsanymore.D．SpaceX’sideawouldbegoodfortheenvironment.15.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A．VisitspacewithCO?.B．Climatechangeweface.C．Spacetravelinthefuture.D．AnewprogramonMars.(★★★)Losingweightistough.Formostpeople,itrequiresachangeindiet,achangeinexercisehabits,andachangeinattitude.16.Sethealthygoals.Ifyou'reoverweightandwanttochangethat,thefirststepisdecidingwhatyourtargetweightis.17.Startsmall.Makingmajorbehaviormodificationsisn'tsomethingthathappensovernight.18.Committoeating5servingsofvegetablesadayandexercising2daysaweekforthefirstweek,thenaddalittlemoreeachweek.Trackyourdietandexercise.Nowit'stimetostartworkingtowardthatgoal.Thebestwaytostickwithyourdietandexerciserulesistotrackit.19.Oryoucandoitintheoldfashionedwayandkeepawrittenfoodandexercisejournal.Findwhatworksforyouandwritedownwhatyou'veaccomplishedeveryday.20.Everymonthyoushouldtakealookatyourgoalandseewhattypeofprogressyou'vemadetowardaccomplishingit.Ifyou'renotwhereyouwanttobe,makeminoradjustments.Trydoingdifferentexercisesorcuttingbackoncertaintypesoffoodsthatyoumaybeeatingtoomuchof.Losingweightandkeepingitoffisahighlypersonalthing.Findwhatworksforyouandstickwithit.

A．Evaluateandadjust.B．Here'showyoucanaccomplishallthethree.C．Youmightaswellstartwithyourownattitude.D．ThereareplentyofAppsthatallowyoutodothis.E．Whatstepsareyougoingtotaketoachieveyourgoal?F．Sostartwith1—2thingsperweekandworkupfromthere.G．Writedownyourgoalandsetadatebywhichyouwanttoaccomplishthatgoal.二、完形填空(★★★)WhenIwasnineyearsold,Ilovedtogofishingwithmydad.Buttheonlythingthatwasn’tvery_________aboutitwasthathecouldcatchmanyfishwhileIcouldn’tcatchanything.Iusuallygotpretty_________andkeptaskinghimwhy.Healwaysanswered,“Son,ifyouwanttocatchafish,youhavetothinklikeafish.”Irememberbeingevenmoreupsetthenbecause.“I’mnotafish!”Ididn’tknowhowto_________thesamethought.Besides,I_________,howcouldwhatIthink_________whatafishdoes?AsIgotalittleolderIbegantounderstandwhatmydadreally_________.So,Ireadsomebooksonfish.AndIevenjoinedthelocalfishingclubandstartedto_________theregularmeetings.Ilearnedthatafishisacold-bloodedanimalandthereforeisvery_________towatertemperature.Thatiswhyfishprefer_________watertodeepwaterbecausetheformeriswarmer.Besides.waterisusuallywarmerindirectsunlightthaninthe__________.Yet.fishdon’thaveanyeyelids（眼皮）andthesunhurtstheireyes.ThemoreIunderstoodfish,themoreIbecame__________atfindingandcatchingthem.WhenIgrewupandenteredthe__________circles,Irememberhearingmyfirstbosssay,“Weallneedtothinklike__________.”Butitdidn’tcompletely__________.Mydadneveroncesaid.“Ifyouwanttocatchafishyouneedtothinklikeafisherman.”Yearslater,withgreateffortstopromote(推廣)long-termservicestopeoplemucholderandricherthanme,Icameto__________whatweallneedistothinkmorelikecustomers.21.A．funB．awkwardC．contentD．amused22.A．amazedB．upsetC．disappointedD．athletic23.A．strikeB．shareC．thinkD．enquire24.A．wonderedB．admittedC．editedD．recognized25.A．exchangeB．quitC．misleadD．influence26.A．experiencedB．announcedC．meantD．mattered27.A．attendB．joinC．exchangeD．schedule28.A．afraidB．positiveC．negativeD．sensitive29.A．coldB．shallowC．freshD．hot30.A．shelterB．settlementC．shadeD．activity31.A．expertB．outgoingC．comfortableD．glorious32.A．educationB．agricultureC．businessD．government33.A．customersB．salesmenC．fishermenD．fathers34.A．makeitB．makesenseC．makeupD．makeout35.A．combB．copyC．establishD．realize三、語法填空(★★★)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。TheChinesepeoplearewithoutdoubttheoneswhobestunderstandthenatureoftea.Weattachgreatimportance36.teainChineseculture.WhilerecordsofteainChineseliteraturegobacktoabout5,000yearsago,thebeginningoftea’suseas37.kindofdrinkisunclear.Atfirst,teawasvaluedforitsmedicalqualities.Ithaslongbeenknownthatteahelpsdigestion(消化),38.iswhymanyChinesewouldlike39.(drink)itaftertheirmeal.Therisingofteadrinkingtoanartform40.(begin)inthe8thcentury,withthepublicationofLuYu’sTheClassicofTea.Hisworkcontainedseveralusefultipsfor41.(produce)tea,manyofwhicharestillinusetoday.InthecenturiesfollowingthepublicationofLuYu’swork,tea’spopularityspread42.(rapid)throughoutChina.Notonlydidteadrinkingbecomeafittingsubjectforbooksandpoems,buttherichpresentedteaas43.(gift)tofriendsandguests.Later,teahousesstartedtospreadalloverthecountry.WhiletheChinesehaveneverdevelopedan44.(office)ceremony(禮儀)surroundingteadrinkingliketheJapaneseteaceremony,theyhaverespectfor45.(it)roleintheirdailylives.四、書信寫作(★★★)46.上個月，高一年級舉行了英語背誦比賽(Englishrecitationcompetition)。請你為學校廣播站英語節目寫一篇報道，內容包括：1.活動目的；2.活動內容；3.活動反響。注意：1.詞數80左右；2.可以適當增加細節，以使行文連貫；3.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應位置作答。____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________五、書面表達(★★★★)47.閱讀下面材料，根據其內容和所給段落開頭語續寫兩段，使之構成一篇完整的短文。LisawokeuponSaturdaymorningveryexcited.Todayshewasturning10.Shethoughthermotherwouldmakeheraspecialbreakfast.Lastyearonherbirthday,Lisawokeuptothesmellofpancakesandsausagecooking.Thekitchentablewasfulloffreshfruitandjuice,andherfamilyhadevenboughtlotsoffreshflowerstoputonthetable.Butwhenshewentdownstairsthismorning,herfather,motherandbrotherwereeatingcereal(麥片)atthetable,justlikeanyotherday.Nooneevensaid“Happybirthday".WhenthephonerangandhermotherannouncedthatLisa’sauntwantedtospeakwithher,sheknewthatitmustbetowishherthebestonher10thbirthday.ButtoLisa’ssurprise,herauntsimplywantedtoremindhertopickuphermailthenextweekwhileherauntwasoutoftown.Lis