2024—2025學年遼寧省朝陽市建平縣高級中學高三上學期1月月考英語試卷

一、閱讀理解(★★)BirdsongByKatyaBalen.IllustratedbyRichardJohnsonAfteradisastrouscarcrash,Annieisunabletoplayherflute(長笛)andwithdrawsfromthemusicsheloves.ThenshemeetsNoahandheshowshertheblackbirds’nestneartheirflats.Thebirds’beautifulsonghelpsAnnietorediscoverherlostpassionformusic.ClutchByM.G.LeonardInthethirdinstalment(節)oftheTwitchersseries,ouryoungbirdwatchingdetectivesareonthetrackofathiefwho’sstealingwildbirds’eggsinthewoods.Thedetectivessecretlywatchforthecriminalbutthingsgobadlywrong.Soontheyhavetoprovetheirinnocenceandcatchtherealthief—beforeanymorebirdsgethurt.FlightByMya-RoseCraigIllustratedbyLynnScourfieldExplorethesecretroutesoftheskiesfromabird’s-eyeview,withthisillustratedguidewrittenbyactivistMya-RoseCraig.ThebookfollowssevenamazingbirdsincludingtheArcticternandtheswallow,astheysetoutonjourneysacrosstheworld.TheChildren’sBookofBirdwatchingByDanRouseWrittenbyTVpresenterandbirdexpertDanRouse,thisnature-friendlyguidetobirdwatchingispackedwithinformation,tipsandactivities.Learnaboutthechallengesbirdsface,makeyouroutdoorspacebird-friendly,andtrysomefunhandworkprojectsthatwillhelpourfeatheredfriends.1.WhatinformationdoesClutchconvey?

A．Birdsareourfriends.B．Weshouldprotectbirds.C．Birdsareamazinganimals.D．Wecanhelpbirdsinmanyways.2.Whichofthefollowingbooksattractskeentravellersmost?

A．BirdsongB．ClutchC．FlightD．TheChildren’sBookofBirdwatching3.Whatdoesthefourbooksabovehaveincommon?

A．Theirplotsarefullofadventuresandthrills.B．Theircharactersgrewupwiththeirbirdfriends.C．Theyareaccompaniedbybeautifulillustrations.D．Theyboostrelationshipbetweenhumanandbirds.(★★★)TheEndFamily,fromWhitefishBay,Wisconsin,islikemanyotherlargefamilies.Thekidsplaytogether,argue,andcompetewitheachother.Buttheyaredifferentinafewamazingways.Tostart,thereare7children,including4boysand3girls!Andtheyhavesomeveryuniqueskills!AfterwatchingYouTubestarslikeDudePerfect,thefamilystarteddoingtrickshotsintheirfreetimeandpostingvideostoYouTube.Astheirskillsgrew,theyattemptedharderandhardertricks.Afewyearslater,theirexperimenthasturnedintoover4millionsubscriberstotheirYouTubechannelandover1billionviews!Whoaretheyandhowdidtheydothis?ItallstartedwhenTommy,oneoftheolderboys,beganaYouTubechanneltosharevideosabouthisdrawingsandvideogameswithfamilymembers.Thenin2016,waterbottleflipping(翻轉)becameatrickthatmanyweredoingonYouTube.TheEndsenjoyeditandputalotofeffortintopracticingtheirflippinguntiltheybecamereallygoodatit.Then,allofasudden,theirYouTubechannelcaughtfireandtookonalifeofitsown.Tomasterthesetricks,theywatchedvideosbyDudePerfect,andhewasbottle-flipping,andtheythoughttheycoulddoit,too.Sotheyspenthoursandhourspracticing,andtheyputtheirvideoup.Itgotamillionviews,andtheywerelike,thatwascrazy!AccordingtoTommystated,hejustlookedupYouTubetutorials(教程)andfigureditoutonhisown.Whentheystartedout,theirvideocameraswerereallycheap,andtheygotbetteroneswhentheywentviral.Buthehadnevertakenclassesoranythingonhowtoedit.4.Whatmakesthefamilydifferentfromtheothers?

A．Itisespeciallylarge.B．Itschildrenareallboys.C．Thememberscandosomethingspecial.D．Themembersgetonverywellwitheachother.5.WhydidtheEndstakeupwaterbottleflipping?

A．Theywanttogoviral.B．Theywereabsorbedbyit.C．Ithelpedthemmakealiving.D．Itwasenjoyedbymanypeople.6.WhatisthebestwordtodescribeTommy?

A．Fortunate.B．Intelligent.C．Ambitious.D．Humorous.7.Whatlessoncanwelearnfromthefamily?

A．Thereisnosuccesswithouthardship.B．Everyonecanmakehisdreamcometrue.C．Everygreatdreamstartsfromasmallone.D．Hardworkandpassioncanhelpyousucceed.(★★★★)Orangutan(紅毛猩猩)callshaveacomplexstructurethatwasthoughttobeuniquetohumanlanguage.Shortsequencesarenestedinsidelongersequences,muchlikethewaywemakelongsentencesfromshorterphrases.AdrianoLameiraattheUniversityofWarwickinCoventry,UK,andhiscolleaguesstudiedwildBorneanorangutansinIndonesianBorneo.Theyrecordedlongcalls.“Theyareadvertisementcalls,”saysLameira.“Theytaketheformof‘ooooooooo’.”Lameirawantedtounderstandtherhythm(節奏)ofthecalls.Butthisprovedknotty.“Wewerehavingdifficulties,”hesays,becausethetempovarieddramaticallyduringeachlongcall:Fastburstsofshort“ooo”soundsweremixedwithlonger,slower“ooo”sounds,hesays.Closeranalysisrevealedthatthemiddleofeachlongcallhadaregulartempooflong“ooo”sounds,butthebeginningandendhadburstsofshorter“ooo”sounds.Crucially,theshortersequenceswerenestedinsidelongersequences.Thisissimilartoafeatureofhumanlanguagecalledrecursion(遞歸).Wecancreatecomplexsentencesbynestinganextraphraseinthemiddleofasentence,aswith:“Thedog,whichranafterthecat,wasbarking”.Theorangutans’longcallshadasimilarrecursivestructure.Previously,researchershavefailedtofindevidenceofrecursioninthecallsofapes,monkeysorotheranimals.Theclosestanyonehascomeistraininganimalstorecogniserecursion—butthisisn’tthesameasobservingwildanimalsactuallymakingrecursivecalls.Recursionseemeduniquetohumans.Lameirasaysprevioussearchesforrecursivecallswereunsuccessfulbecausetheyaskedtoomuchoftheiranimalsubjects.Humansuserecursiontocreatenewandcomplexmeanings,andresearchershadlookedforanimalsthatdothesame.Buttheyseemnotto.Histeam’sanalysisdidn’tlookatthemeaningofthecallsatall.“Itwasapurestructuralanalysis,”hesays.Lameiraemphasizesthatthereisnoevidencetheorangutansareencodingcomplexmeaningsintheirlongcalls.Itmaybethattherecursivecomplexityissimplyaformofshowingoffthatissimilartobirdsong,whichcanbeincrediblycomplicated.8.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“knotty”inParagraph3mean?

A．Funny.B．Worthy.C．Crazy.D．Tricky.9.Howdidtheauthorexplaintherecursivestructure?

A．Bygivingexamples.B．Byanalyzingsamples.C．Byconductinganalysis.D．Bytellingstories.10.Whydidtheprevioussearchesforrecursivecallsfail?

A．Theresearchersdidn’tmakeenoughanalyses.B．Theresearcherschosethewronganimalsubjects.C．Theresearchersneglectedthecallsoftheanimals.D．Theresearchersdidn’tfindaproperanimalsubject.11.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A．TheSecretofOrangutan’sLanguageB．ResearchersDevotetoProtectOrangutanC．OrangutanCanCommunicateLikeHumanD．OrangutanCallsHaveaRecursiveStructure(★★★)Manyofuslovesweet,carbonateddrinks—eventhoughweknowthey’renotgoodforourteethorourbodies.Butalargenewstudyhasfoundthattheycouldbebadforourminds,too.ResearchersfromSouthKoreahavefoundthatdrinkingmoresugar-filled,carbonateddrinksislinkedtoanincreasedriskofdepression.Theteamlookedatdatafrommorethan87,000peopleinSouthKorea,withanaverageageofabout40.Participantswereaskedabouttheirconsumptionofsugar-sweetenedcarbonateddrinksoveraweek.Theywerethenputintogroupsbasedontheirconsumption,frompeoplewhoalmostneverdrankthem—lessthanone200mlservingperweek—tothosewhodrankfiveormoreservingsperweek.Theresearcherscomparedthiswithpeople’sscoresonaquestionnairedesignedtocheckforsymptoms(癥狀)ofdepression.Thestudyfoundthatdepressivesymptomsincreasedproportionally(成比例地)withconsumptionofsweet,carbonateddrinks.“Eventhegroupthatconsumedsugar-sweetenedcarbonateddrinksatleastonceaweekhadahigherlookthroughofdepressivesymptomsthanthegroupthatdidnotdrinkatall.”saidJuYoungJung,oneoftheauthors.Theresultswerenotaffectedwhentakingobesity(肥胖)intoaccount,theresearcherssaid.Theysaidtheywerealittlesurprisedtoseesuchclearresults—SouthKoreansdon’tusuallyhavesugarydrinksasoftenaspeopleinplaceslikeEuropeandtheUS.However,theysaidSouthKoreansandothersinAsiaareincreasinglyreplacingwaterwithsugarydrinks—andthestudyfoundthataboutonethirdofparticipantsconsumedthesedrinksmorethanonceaweek.Jungsaidtheteamwasn’tsureexactlywhysugarydrinksarelinkedtodepression,althoughtheirresultsaresimilartothosefromsomerecent,smallerstudies.Thestudydidnotconsiderzero-caloriedrinks,butJungsaidmoreresearchwouldbeneededtolookattheeffectofzero-caloriedrinks.12.WhatisParagraph2mainlyabout?

A．Thelimitsofthestudy.B．Thefindingofthestudy..C．Thepurposeofthestudy.D．Theprocessofthestudy.13.Whatmadetheresearcherssurprised?

A．Theparticipantsaresocrazyaboutsugarydrinks.B．SugarydrinksaregettingpopularinSouthKorea.C．Sugarycarbonateddrinkscanincreasetheriskofdepression.D．PeopleinSouthKoreahavenointerestinsugarydrinks.14.Whatcanweconcludefromthelastparagraph?

A．Whysugarydrinkscausedepressionisclear.B．Theteamhadcarriedoutsimilarstudiesbefore.C．Allkindsofdrinkswereincludedinthestudy.D．Morestudiesaboutdrinkswillbecarriedout.15.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?

A．Toofferadviceonhealth.B．Tointroduceasciencestudy.C．Torevealasciencephenomenon.D．Toadvertiseanewproduct.(★★★★)Inlife,yougetusedtofalling,makingmistakes,beingonthereceivingendofblowsanddisappointments,andmakingthewrongdecisions.Furthermore,yougetusedtohavingtodealwithdepression,anger,sadness,anddespair.Negativeemotionsandpainarenecessary.Afterall,youwouldn’tbestrongifyoudidn’thavetodefendyourselfinordertosurviveandkeepgoing.16.Infact,whensomethingbeautifulcomesintoyourlife,youfeelratheratalossandevendepersonalized.17.Youobserveyourownlifefromtheoutside,withoutparticipatinginyourownhappiness.Youfearthatit’snotforreal,orthatyou’vecreatedexpectationsthataren’tgoingtobemet.So,youfallintothetrapofnottakingrisks.Youbelievethatgoodthingsonlycomeafteragreatdealofeffortandthatnothinginlifeisfree.You’vebecomedistrustfulofhappiness.18.Youthinkitinvolvessomuchmoreefforttobehappy.So,yougooutintothestreetwearingasuitofarmor(盔甲)ofpessimismtosafeguardyourselffromanythingunexpected.19.Becausewhenyou’rehappy,youcantouchyourlifewithyourownhands,butthismakesyoufeeltoofragile.Nevertheless,youcaress(撫摸)thedreamsthatusedtoshineonyourhorizon,keepthoseunforgettablemagicalmomentsinyourpocket,andseatyourselfinmentalcloudsthatcomfortyourwell-being.Youdon’twanttogobacktothegloriousunknown.Whatunsettlesyouthemostisthefearthatit’dbethelasttime.20.There’salwayslightoutsideanditalwaysshinesthrough.That’sthebeautyoflife.

A．Surprisingly,thishasitsownlogic.B．However,whataboutpositiveemotions?C．It’sasifitweren’treallyhappeningtoyou.D．Sohowcanwedealwiththesenegativefeelings?E．Asaresult,youseparateyourselffromtheoutsideworld.F．However,there’sonethingforcertain—thesunrisesagaineverymorning.G．It’scontradictorythatyou’remoreusedtofallingthantomaintainingyourbalance.二、完形填空(★★★)InarecentgamebetweentheTorontoBlueJaysandtheNewYorkYankeesatRogersCentre,atouchingmomentcaughtheartsacrosssocialmedia.Onceagain,itdisplayedthe_________ofsportsmanship.Itall_________inthegamewhenYankeesstarAaronJudgehitahomerun.Theballlandedinthestands,whereLanzillotta_________it.Insteadofkeepingtheprizedsouvenir(紀念品)forhimself,he_________Rodriguez,ayoungfaninYankeesgear,anddecidedtomakehisday_________.Lanzillottahandedtheballtotheboy,whowasovercomewith_________.Rodriguezbrokedownintearsofjoyand_________huggedLanzillotta,amomentthatquicklywentviralonsocialmedia.“Iwasso_________.AllIcanrememberisIsaidthankyouandIhuggedhim,”Rodríguezrecalled.“Ibroughtittoschool;myfriendsandteacher_________me.Theyallwantedtohearwhathappened.Itwasjust__________.”Theheartwarming__________didn’tendthere.Thenextday,bothLanzillottaandRodríguezwereinvited__________toRogersCentretowatchbattingpracticefromthefield.Thisstoryof__________andsportsmanshipcontinuestounfold.TheNewYorkYankeeshave__________aspecialinvitationtobothLanzillottaandRodríguez,alongwiththeirfamilies,toattendanupcominggameatYankeeStadium.Inaneraoftendominatedbyrivalries(競爭)andcompetition,__________liketheseremindusofthepowerofkindnessandtheunifyingspiritofsports.21.A．pleasureB．attractionC．freedomD．beauty22.A．brokeinB．tookplaceC．setoffD．brokeout23.A．missedB．caughtC．neededD．found24.A．droppedB．obtainedC．spottedD．rescued25.A．unforgettableB．unchangedC．respectableD．reliable26.A．intelligenceB．emotionC．knowledgeD．wisdom27.A．certainlyB．obviouslyC．finallyD．immediately28.A．confidentB．nervousC．crazyD．happy29.A．congratulatedB．contactedC．comfortedD．challenged30.A．amazingB．discouragingC．confusingD．refreshing31.A．inspirationB．intentionC．interactionD．contribution32.A．awayB．forwardC．offD．back33.A．businessB．awarenessC．kindnessD．happiness34.A．affordedB．extendedC．acceptedD．demanded35.A．momentsB．dreamsC．incidentsD．chances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。TheNotreDameCathedralwasbadlydestroyedinafirein2019.Now,asefforts36.(restore)NotreDameCathedral(巴黎圣母院)moveforward,anewspire(尖頂)isbeingreconstructedinworkshopsthatdesignerssaywillbe37.(identity)totheoriginal.AftertheruinousfireonApril15,2019,38.designcompetitionwasheldtoexplorenewpossibilitiesforthecathedral’sreconstructionwork,althoughthewinningdesignwillnot39.(necessary)beincludedinthefinalrestorationplan.TwoyoungChinesedesigners,CaiZeyuandLiSibei,40.(win)thecompetitionwiththeirdesign,named“ParisHeartBeat.”Itstood41.among226designsfrom56countriesandregionsas30,000peoplesigneduponlinetovotefortheirfavoritevisions.Thewinningdesignenvisionsanewspireconsistingofmultiple42.(mirror)andamirroredroof.Ontopofthespireis43.thedesignerscalleda“TimeCapsule”-astructureinruinsuspensionthatopensevery50years.44.(build)inthe12thand13thcenturies,theNotreDameCathedralisaUNESCOWorldHeritageSitethatreceivesmillionsofvisitorseveryyear.TherestorationofNotreDameCathedral45.(set)tofinishbeforetheendof2024accordingtotheFrenchMinistryofCulture,andisplannedtoreopentothepublicthen.四、書信寫作(★★★)46.隨著我國對外144小時免簽政策的施行，越來越多的外國人來中國旅游。假如你是李華，請你以“HowtoSetupAGoodInternationalImage”為題，寫一篇倡議書，向你校英文報投稿。內容包括：（1）倡議的原因和目的；（2）倡議內容。注意：（1）寫作詞數應為80個左右；（2）請按如下格式在答題紙的相應位置作答。HowtoSetupAGoodInternationalImageNowadays,moreandmoreforeignerscometoChinaforavisit.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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。Tenyearsago,Iwasaprimaryschoolstudentandwestartedtolearntoswiminthenewsemester.Oneday,wepackedtogetheronaschoolbusandheadedforthedowntowntogoswimming.Therewerefifty10-year-oldboysinthemid-wintercold.Thoughwehadjustlearnedtoswimforafewmonths,weallwantedtoproveourselvesandeagerlyanticipatedthearrivalatourdestination.Theatmosphereonthebuswaschargedwithexcitement,anenergythatcouldhardlybecontained.Soon,wearrivedattheswimmingpool,andoutofthebus,weranthroughthecold,keepingupwitheachother’sspeed,intothesoundsandwetwarmthofthebuilding.Wecouldsmellthepoolandhearitechotousasweenteredthebuilding.Howexcited