2024-2025學(xué)年山東省即墨一中高三下學(xué)期九月月考英語試題考生須知：1．全卷分選擇題和非選擇題兩部分，全部在答題紙上作答。選擇題必須用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題的答案必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆寫在“答題紙”相應(yīng)位置上。2．請用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆在“答題紙”上先填寫姓名和準(zhǔn)考證號。3．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．______almostonehundredjin,thestonewasmovedbyhimalone.A．Weighed B．Weighing C．Itweighed D．Toweigh2．When____tofeelunworthy,childrenoftenworkextrahardtopleasetheirparents．A．tomake B．making C．made D．havingmade3．Thedisaster-strickenvillagewasinaccessible___________byhelicopter,andthestormaddedtotherescuers’difficulty.A．insteadof B．otherthan C．ratherthan D．regardlessof4．Don’ttakeitseriously，Alice．Iwasn’tmaking_____funofyou—it’snothingbut_____joke．A．/;the B．the;theC．the;a D．/;a5．—Whatdoyouthinkofteaching,Bob?—Ifinditfunandchallenging.Itisajob________youaredoingsomethingseriousandinteresting.A．which B．whereC．when D．that6．Mikeislookingforanotherjobbecausehefeelsthatnothinghedoeshisboss.A．serves B．satisfiesC．promises D．supports7．Whenyouaredressedinthelateststyle,dancingtothemostfashionablemusicafterwatchingthelatestfilm,youfeelgreat,______? A．a(chǎn)ren'tyou B．don'tyou C．doyou D．a(chǎn)reyou8．John______anNBAplayoffgameonTVnow.A．watchesB．watchedC．willwatchD．iswatching9．Fortunatelysomebodywhohappenedtobepassingbycalledtheemergencyaidthetrafficaccidentoccurred.A．hurriedly B．quickly C．immediately D．shortly10．---________Isaysomethingtoyou?Youwerereally,reallysomethingbackthere.Incredible!---Areyoutalkingto---me?Whoa!A．Must B．Can C．Need D．Should11．—UncleWangisinhospital.—Oh,really?I____________.I_____________goandvisither.A．didn’tknow;amgoingtoB．hadn’tknown;wouldC．haven’tknown;willD．didn’tknow;will12．—Whataboutwatchingaballetshowthisevening?—Thanksforinvitingme,butballetisn’treally______.A．theappleofmyeye B．myfeetofclayC．mycupoftea D．thesaltoftheearth13．Asteachersweshouldn’taccepttheargumentgivenbysomepeople_______standardizedtestsrestricteducatorstoomuchandtakethejoyoutofteaching.A．where B．whatC．how D．that14．HowIwishI______mymouthbeforeIshoutedatmymum!A．shut B．haveshutC．hadshut D．wouldshut15．—Youwerenotlistening；whattroubledyou?—Imycomingmathexam．A．a(chǎn)mthinkingabout B．wasthinkingabout C．hadthoughtabout D．willthinkabout16．Duetothecountry’sgrowingrateofurbanization,China’smigrantpopulation_______tobeover200millionby2020.A．predictsB．ispredictedC．willhavebeenpredictedD．willbepredicted17．After_______hadhappenedhecouldnotcontinuetoworkthere.A．which B．howC．what D．having18．Thescientistdoesnotstudynature________itisusefultodoso.Hestudiesitbecausehetakespleasureinit.A．until B．becauseC．though D．unless19．Thenewplaygroundtobebuiltnextyearwillbe____________theoldone.A．a(chǎn)sthreetimesbigasB．threetimesasbigasC．a(chǎn)sbigasthreetimesD．a(chǎn)sbigthreetimesas20．Kimberly______anarticle,sodon’tdisturbher.A．wouldwrite B．writes C．wrote D．iswriting第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）“OK，'Isaidtomydaughterasshebentoverherafternoonbowlofrice."What'sgoingonwithyouandyourfriendJ.？”J.istheleaderofagroupofthird-gradersathercamp-apositionLucyherselfoccupiedtheprevioussummer?Now.she'stheoneontheoutsandeverydayatsnacktime，shetellsmeallaboutit，whileIoffertheunhelpfuladviceallsummerlong.“She'sfondofgivingorders,"Lucycomplained."She'sturningeveryoneagainstme.She'smean.Andshe'sfat."“Excuseme，”Isaid，strugglingforcalm."Whatdidyoujustsay？”“She'sfat.”Lucymumbled（含糊地說）.”We'regoingupstairs，”Isaid，myvoicecold."We'regoingtodiscussthis."Andupwewent.I'dspentthenineyearssinceherbirthgettingreadyforthisday，thedaywe'dhavetheconversationaboutthishorribleword.Iknewexactlywhattosaytothegirlonthereceivingendoftheteasing（取笑），butinallofmyimaginings（想象的情況），itneveronceoccurredtomethatmydaughterwouldbetheonewhousedtheFword-Fat.Mydaughtersatonherbed，andIsatbesideher."Howwouldyoufeelifsomeonemadefunofyouforsomethingthatwasn'tyourfault？”Ibegan."Shecouldstopeatingsomuch，"Lucymumbled，mouthingthesimpleadviceathousanddoctorshavegivenoverweightwomenforyears.“it'snotalwaysthateasy，”Isaid."Everyone'sdifferentintermsofhowtheytreatfood.”Lucylookedatme，waitingformetogoon.Iopenedmymouth，andthenclosedit.ShouldItellherthat，inteasingawoman'sweight，she'sjoinedthelongtraditionofcritics？ShouldItellherIdidn'tcrywhensomeonepostedmypictureandcommented，"I'msorry，butaren'tauthorswhowritebooksmarketedtoyoungwomensupposedtobepretty？”Doessheneedtoknow，now，thatlifeisn'tfair？Ifeelhereyesonme，waitingforananswerIdon'thave.Wordsaremytools.Storiesaremyjob.It'spossibleshe'llrememberwhatIsayforever，andIhavenoideawhattosay.SoItellhertheonlythingIcancomeupwiththatisabsolutelytrue.Isaytomydaughter,“Iloveyou，andthereisnothingyoucouldeverdotomakemenotloveyou.ButI'mdisappointedinyourightnow.Thereareplentyofreasonsfornotlikingsomeone.Whatshelookslikeisn'toneofthem.”Lucynods，tearsonhercheeks."Iwon'tsaythatagain，"shetellsme，andIpullherclose，pressingmynoseagainstherhair.Aswesittheretogether，Iprayforhertobesmartandstrong.Iprayforhertofindfriends，worksheloves，apartnerwholovesher.Andstill，always，IpraythatshewillneverstruggleasI'vestruggled，thatweightwillneverbehercrosstobear.Shemaynotbeabletousethewordinourhome，butIcanuseinmyhead.Ipraythatshewillnevergetfat.1、TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraphIindicatesthatLucy___________A．oftenmakesfunofherfriendJ.B．hasturnedagainstherfriendJ.C．getsalongwellwithherfriendJ.D．hasbeguntocompetewithherfriendJ.2、WhydoestheauthorwanttodiscusswithLucy？A．Becauseshewantstooffersomeotherhelpfuladvice.B．Becauseshehaspreparedtheconversationfornineyears.C．BecausesheisreallyshockedatLucy'srudeness.D．BecauseshedecidestotellLucyasimilarstoryofherown.3、Whatdoestheauthorwantherdaughtertoknow？A．Itisnoteasytotakethedoctors'advicetoeatless.B．Peopleshouldn'tcomplainbecauselifeisunfair.C．Sheherselfwasoncelaughedatforherappearance.D．Peopleshouldn'tbeblamedfortheirappearance.4、Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________A．theauthorearnsalivingbywritingstoriesB．theauthorisafatbutgood-lookingwomanC．theauthorpredictedwhatwouldhappentoherdaughterD．theauthor'sdaughteragreedwithherfromthebeginning5、Theauthor'sattitudetowardsherdaughtercanbebestdescribedas_________A．satisfiedandfriendlyB．indifferentbutpatientC．lovingbutstrict.D．unsatisfiedandangry22．（8分）Shakespeare'sGlobeExhibition&TourisauniqueinternationalresourcetoexploreShakespeare’swork.Openallyearround,itgivesyouanopportunitytolearnmoreaboutthemostfamousplaywright(劇作家),Shakespeare,andhelpsyouseektofurthertheexperienceandinternationalunderstandingofhim.GroupVisitstotheExhibition&Tour*OpeningHoursTheatreTours:Monday-Sunday:9:30a.m.-5:00p.m.Exhibition:Monday-Sunday:9:00a.m.-5:00p.m.Groupsof15peopleormorearerequiredtopre-booktheirvisit,andeachgroupwillhaveitsownguideforfree.Tomakeareservation,pleasefillinaGroupRequestFormandreturnittousviaemail.*ExhibitionandTourPricesAdult:$15.00Senior(60+):$13.50Student(withvalidID):$11.50Child(5-15):$8.00Complimentary:Every16thpersonfree*GettinghereShakespeare'sGlobe21NewGlobeWalk,LondonSEl9DT,UKWehavecurrentlyimprovedsecurity,withallbagsbeingchecked.Pleasearriveingoodtime,anddonotbringanylargebagsandcheckthecalendarbeforeyourvisitorcall+44(0)2079021500tofindoutaboutourlatestopeningtimes.Visitorsareadvisedtoarrivebypublictransportorbytaxi.ThereisacarparkonThamesExchangeonthenorthsideofSouthwarkBridge(open24hours,sevendaysaweek).CabsmaybefoundallyearroundonSouthwarkBridge.ItmayalsobepossibletopickoneupfromoutsidetheentrancehallonNewGlobeWalk.*WheretoeatSwanatShakespeare'sGlobeservesmodernBritishseasonalfoodfordinner,afternoonteaordrinksinourbeautifulbarandrestaurantsetovertwofloors,availableforpre-andpost-theatredining.SwanRestaurantMonday-Friday:12noon-2:30p.m.&6:00p.m.-10:30p.m.Saturday:12noon-3:30p.m.&6:00p.m.Sunday:12noon-9:00p.m.1、Whencanyoupayavisittotheexhibition?A．Fridayat12:00p.m.B．Mondayat8:00a.m.C．Saturdayat5:30p.m.D．Sundayat7:00p.m.2、Ifagroupof20childrenvisittheExhibition&Tour,whatisrequiredforthemtodo?A．Theyneedtohireaguidethemselves.B．Theymustbeaccompaniedbyanadult.C．Theyhavetopay$160forticketsintotal.D．Theyneedtoemailforareservationinadvance.3、Whichofthefollowingappliestovisitors?A．They’reabletogetataxinearSouthwarkBridge.B．TheycanparkonthesouthsideofSouthwarkBridge.C．Theyarerequiredtodeposittheirbagsbeforeentering.D．It’smoreconvenienttodrivetherethantakingpublictransport.4、WhatcanweknowaboutSwanRestaurant?A．AfternoonleaisnotservedonSunday.B．Itservestraditionalseasonalfoodfordiner.C．Itisclosedfrom3p.m.to5p.m.onworkdays.D．Itservesthreemeals,drinksandafternoontea.23．（8分）“AnUberself-drivingcarhitandkilledawomancrossingthestreetinArizona，U．S．，”policesaidonMonday，markingthefirstdeathcausedbyanautonomousvehicleandapotentialblowtothetechnologyexpectedtotransformtransportation．TherideservicescompanysaiditwasdelayingNorthAmericantestsofitsself-drivingvehicles，whicharecurrentlygoingoninArizona，PittsburghandToronto．So-calledrobotcars，whenfullydevelopedbycompaniesincludingUber，areexpectedtothoroughlycutdownonmotorvehicledeathsandcreatebillion-dollarbusinesses．ButMonday’saccidenthighlighted(凸顯)thepossiblechallengesaheadforthepromisingtechnologyasthecarsfacereal-worldsituationsinvolvingrealpeople．“Thiscatastrophicaccidenthighlightswhyweneedtobeexceptionallycautiouswhentestingandapplyingautonomousvehicletechnologiestopublicroads，”saidEdwardMarkey，amemberofthetransportationcommittee，inastatement．“ElaineHerzberg，49，waswalkingherbicycleoutsidethecrosswalkonafour-laneroadinthePhoenixsuburbofTempeatabout10p．m．MSTSundaywhenshewasstruckbytheUbervehicletravelingatabout65kilometersperhour，”policesaid．Thecarwasinautonomousmodewithanoperatorbehindthewheel．U．S．federalsafetyofficialsweresendingteamstoinvestigatethecrash．Canada’stransportationministryinOntario，whereUberconductstesting，alsosaiditwasreviewingtheaccident．“UberandWaymoonFridayurgedCongresstopassalawtospeedtheintroductionofself-drivingcarsintotheunitedstates．However，somecongressional(國會的)representativeshaveblockedthelegislationoversafetyconcerns，andMonday’sdeathcouldhamperpassageofthebill，”congressionalassistantssaidMonday．1、Accordingtothepassage，whichistheeffectoftheaccidentofthewoman’sbeingkilled?A．Peoplewillbecautiouswhilecrossingaroad．B．Thewoman’sfamilywillobtainabilliondollars．C．Theprocessoftransformingtransportationwillbeaffected．D．Self-drivingvehicleswillcutdownonmotorvehiclesdeaths．2、Theunderlinedword“hamper”inParagraph6mostprobablymean_________．A．makeB．preventC．startD．a(chǎn)ccelerate3、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Toarousethepublicconcernsoveraself-drivingsafety．B．Toremindcarproducerstobemorecarefulwhentestingvehiclestechnology．C．ToadvisetheCongresstopassalawtospeedself-drivingcarstestintheU．S．D．TourgetheU．S．federalsafetyregulatorstotakemeasurestolookintotheaccident．24．（8分）Eachyear,theNationalCouncilofTeachersofEnglish（NCTE）presentsseveralawardstorecognizeoutstandingbookswrittenforallagelevels.Earlierthismonthatabookawardsluncheon（午宴）heldduringtheir107thAnnualConvention，theyannouncedthewinnerofthe2018CharlotteHuckAwardforOutstandingFictionforChildren.DanSantatwasnamedthewinnerofthe2018CharlotteHuckAwardforhisnovelAFTERTHEFALL,theinspiringepilogue（后記）tothebelovedclassicnurseryrhymeHumptyDumpty.TheCharlotteHuckAwardwasestablishedin2014topromoteandrecognizefictionthathasthepotentialtohaveapositiveeffectonchildren’slives.TheawardhonorsDr.CharlotteHuck,aprofessoratOhioStateUniversitywhodevotedhercareertopromotingtheroleofchildren’sbooksinyoungpeople’sacademic,social,andemotionaldevelopment.Eachyear，thecommitteeselectsawinnerandrecommendedtitlesappropriateforchildren.“CharlotteHuckwasasupporterforchildren’sbooksasteachingtools,”saysErikaDawes,chairoftheCharlotteHuckAwardcommittee.“Booksliketheseawardwinners,booksthatpromoteimagination,wonderandsympathy,fillacriticalneedinourclassrooms.”JasonChinwasnamedwinnerofthe2018OrbisPictusAwardforhisbookGRANDCANYON,anilluminating（啟蒙的）lookatoneoftheplanet’smostfascinatingfeatures.TheOrbisPictusAward,establishedin1989,istheoldestchildren’sbookawardfornonfiction.HonorandRecommendedBooksineachcategorywerealsoannouncedattheawardsluncheon,wherethe2017winners（JasonReynoldsandMelissaSweet）deliveredspeeches.DanSantatandJasonChinareinvitedtospeakatnextyear’sAnnualConvention.1、Wecaninferfromthetextthat.A．thepreviousyearwinnerswillbeinvitedtospeakattheawardsluncheonB．GRANDCANYONisafictionalbookaboutthefutureofourplanetC．NCTEmainlyfocusesonoutstandingbooksforchildrenD．TheOrbisPictusAwardistheoldestbookawardpresentedbyNCTE2、FromthetextwecanlearnthatCharlotteHuck.A．likesreadingchildren’sliteraturebooksB．devoteshertimetowritingchildren’sbooksC．collectssomemoneytostartrewardsforchildren’sbooksD．paysspecialattentiontotheroleofbooksinchildren’sgrowth3、WhycanDanSantatwinthe2018CharlotteHuckAward?A．HeisanoutstandingEnglishteacher.B．Histhemespeechisfullofknowledge.C．Hisnovelcanpositivelyinfluencechildren.D．Hewroteclassicnurseryrhymeforchildren.4、WhatcanwelearnaboutNCTE?A．Itonlyawardsfictionalbooksforchildren.B．Itmainlyselectssomebooksappropriateforchildren.C．ItwasnamedinhonorofProfessorCharlotteHuck.D．Itawardswritersfortheiroutstandingbookseveryyear.25．（10分）"Guinness"isonTuesdaynightsonFox.ItisadisgustingshowthatIregretwatching.Theproducersseemtoshowthesickestrecords.Thereisnothingwrongwiththebook,andit'sanhonortobeinit,forthemostpart.Theprogram,however,doesn'tshowtherecordforthepersonwholiftedthemostweight.Instead,theyshowthepersonwholifted30poundswithhisearsandtongue,whichwastrulydisgusting.Televisioncandowithoutashowlikethis."SaturdayNightLive"isnotthesameshowthatitoncewas.Nowtheweeklycomedyshowstrugglestocomeupwithasinglefunnyscene.Despitethegoodactingandtheinterestinghosts,thehumorissimplynotthere.Astheratingscontinuetodrop,theshowmustfindasolutiontoitsgrowingproblemoflackoffunnymaterial.Untilthen,itwillprobablygetworse."SaturdayNightLive"canbeseenonNBConSaturdaynightsfrom11:30p.m—1.00a.m."TheWayansBros.",anexcitingcomedystarringShawnandMarionWayans,airseveryWednesdayat9:00p.m.Intheshow,ShawnandMarionplaybrotherswholivetogetherandownanewsstand.Shawn,thesmooth-talkingoneofthetwo,andMarion,theyoungerbrotherwhoisforeveractinglikeafive-year-old,seemtohaveaconflicteveryweek,butalwaysresolveitwithabrotherlyhug."GilmoreGirls",nowinitsseventh(andfinal)season,isanamazingtelevisionshowthatfollowsthelivesofthemother/daughterteamofLorelaiandRoryGilmore.LorelaigotpregnantwithRoryattheageof16anddecidedtomoveoutofHartford,Connecticut,toseekrefugeinasmalltownnearby.SheandRoryhaveacloserelationshipandshareeverything.1、Whatmakestheauthorregard"Guinness"asdisgusting?A．Thetimetheprogramisshown.B．Themoodtheshowpresents.C．Therecordthebookcontains.D．Thewaytheyliftweight.2、Whattypeofshowis"SaturdayNightLive"supposedtobe?A．Comedy.B．Tragedy.C．Cartoon.D．Thriller.3、Whichofthefollowingtellsstoriesbetweendifferentgenerations?A．GuinnessB．SaturdayNightLiveC．TheWayansBrosD．GilmoreGirls4、Wheredoesthearticlemostprobablycomefrom?A．TVforecast.B．TVreview.C．TVadvertisement.D．TVnews.第三部分語言知識運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）Signscansometimesbeseenattheentranceofahouse,expressingthatatramp（流浪漢）haspassed．Thisspecialsign-languageisfrequently1bytrampstoinformtheir2whetherthehostofacertainhouseisfriendlyorunfriendly,andto3themthetroubleofmakingunnecessarycalls.Quite4oneday,Icameacrossarealtramp.HewassuchararesightthesedaysthatIstoodsomedistanceawayandwatchedhim.Hewasdressedjustasatrampshouldbe5,oldworntrousers,andajacketmanysizestoobigforhim.Onhisheadtherewasabatteredoldhatandhisbootsweresooldandworn;theywerealmostcominginto6Butthemanhimselflookedcheerfulasifhehadnotbeena7intheworld.Herubbedhisnosewithhisforefinger,8afunnyturn,laidasmallparcelbythefrontgate,andbegan9asignmadebyaformercaller.Althoughthesignwasmeaninglesstome,itmusthavebeen10,forthetramp’sfacelitupwith11Heenteredthefrontgateconfidentlyandrangthebell.Whenthedooropened,Isawhim12hishatbutcouldn’thearhiswords.The13wasveryshortindeed,fornosoonerhadhespokenafewwordsthanthedoorclosedfiercelyinhisface.Ifelt14forhimashewalked15outofthehouse.Butjustasquickly,hisfacelitupagainandhemovedquicklytowardsthegate.Therehestopped,lookedatthesign,and16hisheadseriouslyasifhehadmadeabadmistake.17deeplyintohispockets,heproducedapieceofchalk,rubbedoutthe18signandmadeanewoneinitsplace.Hestaredatitforamomentsmilingtohimself,thengatheredhis19,pushedbackhishatandbeganwalkingtowardsthenexthouseatanunhurried20,whistlingashewentalong.1、A．employed B．made C．taken D．putup2、A．parents B．classmates C．fellows D．friends3、A．share B．save C．give D．put4、A．inaway B．bymistake C．bytheway D．bychance5、A．with B．in C．by D．on6、A．a(chǎn)fashion B．a(chǎn)design C．pieces D．blocks7、A．success B．care C．failure D．family8、A．gave B．got C．set D．made9、A．drawing B．kissing C．correcting D．studying10、A．pleased B．strange C．funny D．exciting11、A．surprise B．satisfaction C．worry D．disappointment12、A．rise B．puton C．raise D．throw13、A．conversation B．introduction C．quarrel D．greeting14、A．happy B．frightened C．worried D．sorry15、A．cheerfully B．sadly C．bravely D．eagerly16、A．waved B．swung C．shook D．nodded17、A．Digging B．Stealing C．Putting D．Looking18、A．a(chǎn)ppearing B．moving C．shining D．existing19、A．belongings B．clothes C．umbrella D．stick20、A．step B．position C．pace D．situation第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Braveand1．(intelligence),thetinymousefromtheUScartoonseriesTomandJerryislovedandrememberedbyfansworldwideRecently,scientistsfromBritainandCanadahavecreatedsuper-clevermiceby2．(change)asinglegene(基因)Inthestudy,3．(research)changedoneofthemice’sgenestostopthePDE4Benzyme(酶),asubstancefoundinthehumanbrain,4．workingAfterthat,theyranseveraltestsonthe5．(behave)andfoundtheytendedtolearn6．(fast),remembereventsforlongerand7．(solution)difficultproblemsbetterthannormalmiceThemicealsosufferedlessanxiety(焦慮)andshowed8．fearofcats,theirnaturalenemyAteamfromtheUK’sLeedsUniversityisnowtryingdevelopingdrugs(藥品)9．couldblockthePDE4Benzyme10．(hope),thedrugscouldhelpwithtreatmentsforbrainconditionssuchasAlzheimer’sdisease(老年癡呆癥)第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1.每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。Today,millionsofpeoplewantlearnorimprovetheirEnglish.Whichisgood,tostudyinBritainorinyourowncountry?ThebenefitsofgoingtoBritainseemsobvious.Youwilllistentothelanguageallthetime,surroundcompletelybythelanguagewhereveryouwouldgoandhavetospeakEnglishifyouarewiththelocalpeople.InChina,thereisalwayspossibletospeakChineseinclassandthelearn