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2024-2025学年下高一第一次月考 英语试题 第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分) 第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分) 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. What did the man do yesterday? A. He hurt his face. B. He went to the dentist. C. He had a tooth pulled out. 2. What does the woman think of local newspapers? A. Puzzling. B. Satisfying. C. Disappointing. 3. Where are the speakers? A. At a restaurant. B. In a cinema. C. In a bank. 4. What is the man doing? A. Planning a vacation. B. Telling good news. C. Keeping a secret. 5. What are the speakers talking about? A. A film. B. A novel. C. A song. 第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分) 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6. Why did the man make the phone call? A. To make a reservation. B. To have a discussion. C. To ask for a meeting. 7. When will the speakers have dinner together? A. On Friday. B. On Saturday. C. On Sunday. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. Where did the woman learn about the apartment? A. In the newspaper. B. On the Internet. C. On TV. 9. How much is the monthly rent? A. About￡150. B. About￡300. C. About￡600. 10. What will bring about an extra fee? A. Electricity. B. Parking. C. Heat. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. Why did the speakers get there early? A. To attend a class. B. To get good seats. C. To buy some food. 12. Which seats are the speakers least likely to choose? A. The seats in the middle. B. The seats in the back. C. The seats in the front. 13. What are they probably doing? A. They are queuing. B. They are talking about a film. C. They are buying some popcorn. 听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。 14. What is the man doing? A. Making a presentation. B. Attending a meeting. C. Hosting a program. 15. What makes Hillary nervous? A. Connecting kids. B. Giving a public speech. C. Singing a song on stage. 16. What can better change the world according to Hillary? A. Education. B. Business. C. Politics. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. What is Habitat for Humanity? A. An organization. B. A community. C. A farm. 18. Why did the Fullers found Habitat for Humanity? A. To make profits. B. To live a simple life. C. To provide shelter for the poor. 19. Who must take part in building Habitat houses? A. House owners. B. Local authorities. C. Building companies. 20. What do we know about Habitat houses? A. They are free. B. They are cheap. C. They are expensive. 第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A The Best Photography Contests to Enter Moscow International Foto Awards Deadline: April 30,2023 Prize: The Photographer of the Year title along with a $ 3,000 prize There are nine: categories for you to enter. The entry expenses vary according to the level of proficiency, and students can enter at a reduced price. Here you can hand in up to twenty images. which can be individual images or photo series in either category. Monochrome Photography Awards Deadline: November 13,2022 There’re thirteen categories to enter, ranging across landscapes, fashion and abstract photography. If you’re in the top three of any of them, you will get a certificate and an exhibition of-your work. Each image costs $15.The only rule is that the image has to be black and white. Prize:$ 2,000,certificate and exhibition World Press Photography Awards Deadline: January 13,2023 Prize:$ 5,000 for each category There’re eight categories for you to enter. Each of these is aiming to find the best visual journalist in that particular field. Every category is judged by three photographers specializing in that area. The competition definitely captures the reality of our world. If you’re a press photographer and feel like you’re excellent at capturing important contemporary topics, this contest is for you. BigPicture Natural World Photography Awards Deadline: March 3,2023 Prize: Each category winner receives $1,000 The contest accepts nature, wildlife and protection images from all around the world, organized into seven categories. Sea life, wild animals, and humans’ interaction with nature are especially welcome. You can hand in up to 10 single images for $ 25,or 4-6 images in the Photo Story category for $ 10. 1. What is special about Moscow International Foto Awards? A. It only accepts color images. B. It has the biggest number of categories. C. There are discounts for students. D. Participants have to hand in 20 images. 2. Which contest best suits a photographer working for a newspaper? A. Moscow International Foto Awards. B. Monochrome Photography Awards. C World Press Photography Awards. D. BigPicture Natural World Photography Awards. 3. Which image is most suitable for BigPicture Natural World Photography Awards? A. A new start. B. Meet the muse. C. Times change. D. At one with nature. 【答案】1. C 2. C 3. D 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了四个摄影比赛的情况，介绍了每个比赛的截止日期、奖项设置以及题材要求等。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据Moscow International Foto Awards部分中“The entry expenses vary according to the level of proficiency, and students can enter at a reduced price.(报名费根据熟练程度的不同而有所不同，学生可以以较低的价格报名)”可知，Moscow International Foto Awards的特别之处是对学生有折扣。故选C。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据World Press Photography Awards部分中“If you’re a press photographer and feel like you’re excellent at capturing important contemporary topics, this contest is for you. (如果你是一名新闻摄影师，并且觉得自己非常擅长捕捉重要的当代话题，那么这个比赛就是为你准备的)”可知，World Press Photography Awards最适合为报社工作的摄影师。故选C。 【3题详解】 细节理解题。根据BigPicture Photography Awards部分中“The contest accepts nature, wildlife and protection images from all around the world, organized into seven categories. Sea life, wild animals, and humans’ interaction with nature are especially welcome.(该比赛接受来自世界各地的自然、野生动物和保护照片，分为七个类别。 特别欢迎海洋生物、野生动物以及人类与自然的互动类型)”可知，D选项“与自然融为一体”最适合参加BigPicture Photography Awards。故选D。 B I started playing the piano when I was around four years old—that was 15 years ago!—and since then, the longest I haven’t touched piano keys was probably two months. This was an enormous amount of devotion to something that I wasn’t even planning to make money off of—so there must have been something worth holding on to, right? The easy guess is that I was always so purely in love with music and piano that I couldn’t bear to let them go. However, it’s a bit more complicated than that. I struggled a lot with piano. I felt pressure to improve, innovate, and be the best in order to prove something to others. The seed of my musical interest was grown with competition and doubt. It’s difficult to learn to love something that you didn’t choose in the first place. But somehow, sometime, love grew. And by high school, it was strong enough that I found the strength to hold on tighter, dig further, and find something of my own to grow. In a way, I had to start over. And so, I took a pause. I switched teachers, and got incredibly lucky with one who encouraged me and helped me tunnel into what I loved, not what I was told I should learn. Anything I had was good enough to be loved. This summer, I started learning the guitar. I deliberately wanted to learn on my own—this was just for me, to form a new relationship to music. Even though my guitar skills are miles lower than my piano skills, I feel I can express myself even more wholly through strings than keys. There’s just something about doing it all for myself that has helped me heal the damages to my relationship to music. The love and hate I’ve had for the piano were both planted and grown. If you too have learned to hate something you once loved—or something you never chose—remember that with dedication, it can be uprooted, and love can make a home in its place. There is always time. There is always room. 4. What can we learn about the author’s experience from Paragraph 1? A. He probably spent two months in playing the piano. B. He began to play the piano when he was 15 years old. C. He thought it necessary to start playing the piano early. D. He committed himself to the piano not for financial factors. 5. Which of the following words best describes the author’s relationship with the piano? A. Bittersweet. B. Harmonious. C. Painful. D. Passive. 6. What inspired the author to learn the guitar? A. His teacher’s constant encouragement. B. His desire for a new relationship with music. C. His interest in strings rather than keys. D. His talent for playing musical instruments. 7. What is the best title for the text? A. Practice makes perfect B. Love cannot be forced C. Love is a thing that grows D. There is no end to learning 【答案】4. D 5. A 6. B 7. C 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者通过自己学习乐器的经历说明爱是能够种植培养的。 【4题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段中“This was an enormous amount of devotion to something that I wasn’t even planning to make money off of it—so there must have been something worth holding on to, right? (这是对一件我甚至不打算从中赚钱的东西的巨大投入，所以一定有值得坚持的东西，对吗?)”可知，作者投身于钢琴并非出于经济原因，没打算从中赚钱。故选D项。 【5题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段中“The easy guess is that I was always so purely in love with music and piano that I couldn’t bear to let them go. However, it’s a bit more complicated than that. I struggled a lot with piano. (简单的猜测是，我对音乐和钢琴的爱一直是如此纯粹，以至于我不忍心让它们离开。然而，实际情况比这要复杂一些。我学钢琴很吃力。)”以及最后一段中“The love and hate I’ve had for the piano were both planted and grown. (我对钢琴的爱恨情仇既是种植下的也是逐渐增长的。)”可知，作者和钢琴的关系是苦乐参半的。故选A项。 【6题详解】 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中“This summer, I started learning the guitar. I deliberately wanted to learn on my own—this was just for me, to form a new relationship to music. (今年夏天，我开始学吉他。我有意地想要自己学习——这只是为了我自己，与音乐建立一种新的关系。)”可知，作者渴望与音乐建立一种新的关系而学习吉他。故选B项。 【7题详解】 主旨大意题。根据最后一段中“The love and hate I’ve had for the piano were both planted and grown. If you too have learned to hate something you once loved—or something you never chose—remember that with dedication, it can be uprooted, and love can make a home in its place. (我对钢琴的爱恨情仇既是种植下的也是逐渐增长的。如果你也学会了恨你曾经爱过的东西——或者你从未选择过的东西——记住：只要付出努力，它可以被连根拔起，而爱则可以在它的原地建立一个家。)”可知，本文中，作者通过自己学习乐器的经历说明爱是能够种植培养的。选项C“爱是一种种植的东西。”符合主题，适合做标题。故选C项。 C Marathon runner Gerima Mustafa of Uganda walked some 664 kilometers across East Africa earlier this year to call attention to threats to the shea (乳木果) nut tree, a source of food, medical products and income for the many living from West Africa to Somalia. Now research scientists studying the shea tree in Burkina Faso have found that it is the natural ecosystem that is getting degraded in this region that might do harm to the shea, which is often targeted by charcoal (木炭) traders who kill and sell the trees for far less than the long-term worth of their benefits. The habitats are lost to ever-increasing agricultural shifts too, with a clear overall link to the impacts of human activity. Scientist Aoife Delaney of the UK, along with Burkinabe researchers and British ecologists, studied 10 different parkland locations in Burkina Faso where the trees are planted. They say the tree — able to produce nuts for 200 years — relies on pollinators (传粉者) that thrive when other trees and shrub (灌木) species around it create a habitat to support the pollinators, especially bees. “Consequently, shea productions are likely to benefit from the preservation of a range of different tree and shrub species in parklands,” Delaney and the research team said. Their work was recently published in the Journal of Applied Ecology. The authors recommend maintaining a range of native woody species throughout their lifespans, and planting new ones into farmland when cleared. The idea is to be intentional and active about protecting the trees. “Only separate parts of semi-natural habitat in the surrounding landscape may not be sufficient to provide the necessary pollination services,” they concluded. “In a region that is subject to nutritional poverty and where the fund required to supply local foods is lacking for most families, maintaining natural ecosystem services that support food provision must be a priority.” 8. Why is Gerima Mustafa mentioned in the first paragraph? A. To describe a marathon runner’s experience. B. To suggest the popularity of Gerima Mustafa. C. To introduce the importance of shea nut trees. D. To explain an approach to protecting the wildlife. 9. What is a great threat to the shea nut trees in Burkina Faso? A. The agricultural development. B. The illegal hunting of animals. C. The disturbance of human activity. D. The pollution in their natural habitat. 10. What does the underlined word “thrive” mean in paragraph 3? A. Increase. B. Spread. C. Escape. D. Change. 11. What do the scientists recommend locals to do to protect the shea nut trees? A. Provide hand-pollination services. B. Keep the biodiversity within ecosystem. C. Replace the old shea trees with new ones. D. Open up more natural habitats for pollinators. 【答案】8. C 9. C 10. A 11. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍科学家们研究乳木果树所面临的威胁及其保护措施。 【8题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Marathon runner Gerima Mustafa of Uganda walked some 664 kilometers across East Africa earlier this year to call attention to threats to the shea (乳木果) nut tree, a source of food, medical products and income for the many living from West Africa to Somalia.(今年早些时候，乌干达的马拉松运动员穆斯塔法徒步664公里穿越东非，呼吁人们关注牛油果树面临的威胁。牛油果树是西非到索马里许多人的食物、医疗产品和收入来源)”可推知，第一段提及Gerima Mustafa是为了介绍乳木果树的重要性。故选C。 【9题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段中的“Now research scientists studying the shea tree in Burkina Faso have found that it is the natural ecosystem that is getting degraded in this region that might do harm to the shea, which is often targeted by charcoal (木炭) traders who kill and sell the trees for far less than the long-term worth of their benefits.(现在，研究布基纳法索牛油果树的科学家们发现，这一地区正在退化的自然生态系统可能会对牛油果树造成伤害。木炭商人经常把牛油果树作为目标，他们杀死牛油果树并以远低于其长期效益的价格出售)”可推知，人类活动的干扰是对布基纳法索乳木果树的巨大威胁。故选C。 【10题详解】 词句猜测题。根据划线词后文“when other trees and shrub (灌木) species around it create a habitat to support the pollinators, especially bees.(当周围的其他树木和灌木物种创造栖息地支持授粉者，特别是蜜蜂时)”及常识可知，这种情况下，授粉者会茁壮成长。由此可知，划线词thrive与increase(增长)意思接近。故选A。 【11题详解】 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“The authors recommend maintaining a range of native woody species throughout their lifespans, and planting new ones into farmland when cleared. The idea is to be intentional and active about protecting the trees.(作者建议在其生命周期内保持一系列本土木本物种，并在农田被清理后种植新的木本物种。这个想法是有意和积极地保护树木)”及最后一段“In a region that is subject to nutritional poverty and where the fund required to supply local foods is lacking for most families, maintaining natural ecosystem services that support food provision must be a priority.(在一个营养贫困的地区，大多数家庭缺乏供应当地食物所需的资金，维持支持食物供应的自然生态系统服务必须成为优先事项)”可推知，科学家们建议当地人保持生态系统内的生物多样性，来保护乳木果树。故选B。 D In my childhood memories, when my classmates asked me how to pronounce those foreign sounds in our English class, I always said that it was easier to sing them. I was trained in music, so it seemed natural to use music as a way to learn new sounds. But I wondered, was there any truth in what I recommended? Later, I found that a growing body of research has proved that adult musicians’ brains are indeed functionally different from non-musicians’ brains. The differences were largely explained by the amount of music training they received as children. However, an important question remained: Were these effects driven by genetics (遗传学) or by personal experience? In a research program, we invited 9-month-old babies and their caregivers to our lab for 12 separate 15-minute visits over a month. We randomly assigned (随机分配) half of the babies to attend music lessons. During the process, their caregivers actively connected with the babies, such as moving them in time with musical beats. The other half just played freely. At the end of the month, we measured the babies’ brain activity in response to musical and speech sounds. We found that the babies attending the music lessons showed improved brain responses. These responses reflected their detection (察觉) of small differences in both musical and speech sounds: The result suggests that my earlier suggestion on learning foreign sounds through music might be reasonable. Then what would happen in babies’ everyday lives? We collected daylong audio recordings made in North American babies’ home environment when babies were 6, 10, 14, 18, and 24 months. Much to our surprise, we found that babies’ listening environment is mainly filled with speech rather than music. Further, the music that babies hear is largely from an electronic product that is not intended for them. Despite the ever-growing market for music, our youngest children are missing out on quality musical interactions at home that could be highly beneficial to their development. It’s clear that we should focus on improving these opportunities to make a positive impact on millions of families. 12. Which method of language learning did the author suggest during childhood? A. Working with a partner in class. B. Using singing to aid pronunciation. C. Practicing sounds by loud repetition. D. Memorizing words by listening to music. 13. What does the music training for babies in the study show? A. It improves sound recognition abilities. B. It drives communication with parents. C. It helps develop better concentration. D. It greatly reduces stress levels. 14. What came as a shock to the author? A. The shortage of online music education. B. The age-related speech differences. C. Babies’ limited contact with music. D. Digital products’ harm to babies. 15. What does the author recommend to support children’s development? A. Adding speech-related exercises. B. Increasing musical toy production. C. Offering professional music training. D. Enriching early musical experiences. 【答案】12. B 13. A 14. C 15. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍是通过音乐训练提升婴儿语言和声音识别能力的研究，以及如何通过丰富音乐体验促进儿童发展。 【12题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“I always said that it was easier to sing them. I was trained in music, so it seemed natural to use music as a way to learn new sounds. (我总是说，唱出来更容易。我受过音乐训练，因此用音乐来学习新声音似乎很自然。)”可知，作者认为用音乐来学习新声音似乎很自然，由此可知，作者在童年时建议通过唱歌来辅助发音学习。故选B项。 【13题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“We found that the babies attending the music lessons showed improved brain responses. These responses reflected their detection of small differences in both musical and speech sounds. (我们发现参加音乐课程的婴儿表现出改善的大脑反应。这些反应反映了他们对音乐和语音中细微差别的察觉能力。)”可知，音乐训练提高了婴儿对声音的识别能力。故选A项。 【14题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Much to our surprise, we found that babies’ listening environment is mainly filled with speech rather than music. Further, the music that babies hear is largely from an electronic product that is not intended for them. (令我们惊讶的是，我们发现婴儿的听觉环境主要充满了语言而非音乐。此外，婴儿听到的音乐大多来自并非为他们设计的电子产品。)”可知，作者发现婴儿的听觉环境主要充满了语言而非音乐，由此可知，让作者感到震惊的是婴儿接触音乐的机会非常有限。故选C项。 【15题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Despite the ever-growing market for music, our youngest children are missing out on quality musical interactions at home that could be highly beneficial to their development. It’s clear that we should focus on improving these opportunities to make a positive impact on millions of families. (尽管音乐市场不断扩大，但我们的幼儿正在错失家中高质量的音乐互动机会，而这些互动对他们的成长可能大有裨益。显然，我们应该专注于改善这些机会，从而为数百万家庭带来积极影响。)”可知，幼儿正在错失对他们的成长可能大有裨益的音乐互动机会，由此可知，作者建议丰富婴儿早期的音乐体验，以支持其发展。故选D项。 第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Wherever you live you all want a home where you can just get in and forget the outside world. People don’t often turn it into what they want because they worry about the cost. ___16___－you don’t need to spend a lot of money in order to make your home cozy (温暖舒适的). Here are some inexpensive ways to get you started. Clear The first thing you need to do before buying or rearranging anything is clear.___17___. There is no way to turn a cluttered (杂乱的) space into an inviting one without organizing it. So, the first thing you do is clear. You don’t have to throw out everything—clearing can be an ongoing process that takes time, and that’s okay. Add Greenery ___18___. Aside from the eye-pleasing effect plants and flowers have, they also remove toxins (毒素) from the air, making your environment healthier. If that isn’t enough for you, they tend to help calm people down. Try Darker Colors Another thing you can do to make a room look warmer is to use some darker shades in the decoration. Lighter colors are great for making a room feel bigger, but darker colors create more of a cozy and inviting feeling.___19___. Adjust the Lighting Last, but certainly not least, is lighting. The lighting in a room can make or break it, depending on how you go about it.___20___. Think of using the fireplace if you have one, lighting some candles and hanging up some string lights. Even a lamp can make all the difference to the environment of a room. A. However, this is a common misconception B. Don’t keep plants and flowers in your bedroom C. Disorder is the exact opposite of warm and inviting D. If you want the room to feel cozier go for dim, warm lighting E. Aside from making it easier to keep warm, blankets add more color to a room F. Not to mention, throwing in some darker colors will make the room look perfect G. The best way to make a room look more inviting is to add plants and fresh flowers 【答案】16. A 17. C 18. G 19. F 20. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了四种让家变得温暖舒适的方法。 【16题详解】 空前“People don’t often turn it into what they want because they worry about the cost. (人们不常把家变成他们想要的，因为他们担心费用)”强调装扮家的费用过高问题，空后“you don’t need to spend a lot of money in order to make your home cozy (温暖舒适的). (你不需要花费许多钱来使得你的家温暖舒适)”讲述不用花太多钱，前后句意呈转折关系；A选项“However, this is a common misconception (然而，这是一个常见的误解)”中的代词this指代前文所说的费用过高问题，承上启下，符合逻辑。故选A。 【17题详解】 本段小标题是“Clear (整理)”，所以本段都在围绕整理这一话题；空后“There is no way to turn a cluttered (杂乱的) space into an inviting one without organizing it. (如果不整理的话，就没有办法把一个凌乱的空间变成一个吸引人的空间)”强调凌乱的房间是没办法让人感觉到舒适的，C选项“Disorder is the exact opposite of warm and inviting (凌乱与温暖和吸引人正好相反)”中的“Disorder”呼应后文的“cluttered”，选项中的“ warm and inviting”呼应后文的“inviting”。故选C。 【18题详解】 根据小标题“Add Greenery (添加绿化)”可知，本段内容与花草有关。G项“The best way to make a room look more inviting is to add plants and fresh flowers (让房间看起来更有吸引力的最佳方法是添加植物和鲜花)”中的“add plants and fresh flowers”与小标题相呼应，且与设空处下一句“Aside from the eye-pleasing effect plants and flowers have, they also remove toxins (毒素) from the air, making your environment healthier. (除了植物和花卉的养眼效果外，它们还能清除毒素，让你的环境更健康)”中的“plants and flowers”属于同词复现。故选G。 【19题详解】 根据小标题“Try Darker Colors (尝试深色)”可知，本段主要介绍的是要尝试一些深色调。空前“ Lighter colors are great for making a room feel bigger, but darker colors create more of a cozy and inviting feeling. (较浅的颜色非常适合让房间感觉更大，但较深的颜色更能营造出舒适和诱人的感觉)”强调深颜色更好，F选项“Not to mention, throwing in some darker colors will make the room look perfect (更不用说，加入一些深色会让房间看起来很完美)”，与前一句构成递进关系，进一步说明了在家里使用深色调的好处。故选F。 【20题详解】 根据小标题“Adjust the Lighting (调节灯光)”可知，本段主要介绍的是灯光。D选项“If you want the room to feel cozier, go for dim, warm lighting (如果你想让房间更舒适，那就选择昏暗温暖的灯光)”呼应本段主题；后文“Think of using the fireplace if you have one, lighting some candles and hanging up some string lights. (如果你有壁炉，可以考虑使用壁炉，点燃一些蜡烛，挂上一些串灯)”是对D选项中的“dim, warm lighting”具体例子描述。故选D。 第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 I’d planned to spend my weekend in the sun, enjoying flowers outdoors. But that was before the pair of disgusting crows (乌鸦) ____21____. Out of nowhere, they had set up their ____22____ in our backyard. We first discovered our feathered ____23____ on Friday morning. It was early, and the sound the birds made traveled through our neighborhood. I figured they would ____24____ soon. But, no. They were getting louder and probably ____25____ my neighbors nearly as much as us with the noise. I admit I got a little ____26____. Then, on Sunday afternoon, I saw our dog Quatchi ____27____ something on the ground. I went to ____28____ and found a small coal-black bird in the grass. Its eyes were milky (乳白色的), and it stayed perfectly ____29____ as my dog walked towards it. Only when Quatchi touched its head with his nose did it walk away. I ______30______ the dog inside and came back with my camera. It never occurred to me that the young would be hanging out on the ground, growing and gaining ______31______ as its parents guarded it from above. The second I saw this little creature I ______32______ the crows. To be honest, I’ve never been much of a bird person. And I wish they’d chosen another backyard. But I’m also ______33______ that I got to see this little bit of nature unfold up close. It’s pretty amazing. The experience has also strengthened my ______34______ to create a beautiful backyard garden that ______35______ lots of bees, butterflies, and yes, birds. They are welcome here. 21. A. passed B. died C. escaped D. arrived 22. A. organization B. business C. base D. trap 23. A. guides B. enemies C. pets D. partners 24. A. recover B. return C. fall down D. quiet down 25. A. annoying B. inviting C. frightening D. amusing 26. A. excited B. selfish C. curious D. desperate 27. A. staring at B. looking for C. aiming at D. waiting for 28. A. dig B. apologize C. explore D. sleep 29. A. normal B. comfortable C. still D. friendly 30. A. observed B. locked C. found D. followed 31. A. strength B. attention C. help D. freedom 32. A. hated B. noticed C. admired D. forgave 33. A. proud B. grateful C. disappointed D. certain 34. A. chance B. ability C. desire D. patience 35. A. attracts B. avoids C. catches D. limits 【答案】21. D 22. C 23. B 24. D 25. A 26. D 27. A 28. C 29. C 30. B 31. A 32. D 33. B 34. C 35. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要介绍的是作者因一对乌鸦的到来而经历的情感转变，从最初的厌恶到最终接纳并欣赏自然的美好。 【21题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：但那是在那对令人讨厌的乌鸦到来之前。A. passed经过；B. died死亡；C. escaped逃跑；D. arrived到来。根据上文的“I’d planned to spend my weekend in the sun, enjoying flowers outdoors.”可知，作者原计划享受阳光下的花朵，结合But可知，这是在那对令人讨厌的乌鸦“到来”之前的事情，符合语境。故选D。 【22题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：不知从哪儿冒出来，它们在我们的后院安了家。A. organization组织；B. business生意；C. base据点，基地；D. trap陷阱。根据上文的“I’d planned to spend my weekend in the sun, enjoying flowers outdoors. But that was before the pair of disgusting crows (乌鸦) ____1____ .”可知，作者本打算享受户外的花朵，结果一对令人讨厌的乌鸦到来，由此可知，此处指的是乌鸦在后院建了个据点。故选C。 【23题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们第一次发现这些“敌人”是在周五早上。A. guides向导；B. enemies敌人；C. pets宠物；D. partners伙伴。根据上文“disgusting crows”和下文提到的噪音问题，作者将乌鸦视为“敌人”。故选B。 【24题详解】 考查动词（短语）辨析。句意：我以为它们很快就会安静下来。A. recover恢复；B. return返回；C. fall down摔倒；D. quiet down安静下来。根据下文“But, no. They were getting louder”可知，作者原本希望乌鸦会安静下来，但事与愿违。故选D。 【25题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：它们可能也让我的邻居们和我们一样感到恼怒。A. annoying令人恼怒的；B. inviting吸引人的；C. frightening令人害怕的；D. amusing有趣的。根据上文的“They were getting louder”可知，此处提到的噪音问题，所以乌鸦的行为“让人感到烦恼”符合语境。故选A。 【26题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我承认我有点绝望。A. excited兴奋的；B. selfish自私的；C. curious好奇的；D. desperate绝望的。根据上文的“They were getting louder and probably ____5____ my neighbors nearly as much as us with the noise.”可知，此处描述了乌鸦的噪音和影响，由此可知，此处表示作者感到“绝望”符合语境。故选D。 【27题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：然后，在周日下午，我看到我们的狗Quatchi正盯着地上的什么东西。A. staring at盯着；B. looking for寻找；C. aiming at瞄准；D. waiting for等待。根据下文“something on the ground”以及“I went to ____8____ and found a small coal-black bird in the grass.”可知，作者过去看到一只黑色的鸟，由此可推断，此处指的是狗正在“盯着”地上的东西。故选A。 【28题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我走过去探查，发现草地上有一只小小的黑色鸟。A. dig挖掘；B. apologize道歉；C. explore探索、查看；D. sleep睡觉。根据上文的“Then, on Sunday afternoon, I saw our dog Quatchi ____7____ something on the ground.”可知，作者家的狗盯着地上的东西，作者过去发现是一只黑色的鸟，由此可知，此处指的是作者去“探查”狗注视的东西。故选C。 【29题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：它的眼睛乳白色，当我的狗靠近时，它一动不动。A. normal正常的；B. comfortable舒适的；C. still静止的；D. friendly友好的。根据下文“Only when Quatchi touched its head with his nose did it walk away”可知，只有当Quatchi用鼻子触碰它的头时，它才走开，由此可知推断，此处指的是小鸟保持静止状态。故选C。 【30题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我把狗关进屋里，然后带着相机回来。A. observed观察；B. locked锁住；C. found发现；D. followed跟随。根据上文的“Only when Quatchi touched its head with his nose did it walk away.”可知，狗用鼻子碰触了小乌鸦，所以作者担心小乌鸦的处境，怕狗伤害它而把狗“锁”起来，符合语境。故选B。 【31题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我从未想过幼鸟会在地上活动，逐渐成长并获得力量，而它的父母则在空中守护着它。A. strength力量；B. attention注意力；C. help帮助；D. freedom自由。根据上文的“the young would be hanging out on the ground, growing”可知，小鸟在地上活动，逐渐成长，由此可推断，此处指的是小鸟获得“力量”符合语境。故选A。 【32题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我一看到这个小生物，就原谅了那些乌鸦。A. hated憎恨；B. noticed注意到；C. admired钦佩；D. forgave原谅。根据上文的“It never occurred to me that the young would be hanging out on the ground, growing and gaining ____11____ as its parents guarded it from above.”可知，作者因看到这只小鸟在乌鸦爸爸妈妈的保护下成长而改变了对乌鸦的态度，由此可知，此处表示“原谅”符合语境。故选D。 【33题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：说实话，我从未特别喜欢鸟类，但我很感激能近距离目睹这一小片自然的奇迹。A. proud自豪的；B. grateful感激的；C. disappointed失望的；D. certain确定的。根据上文的“To be honest, I’ve never been much of a bird person. And I wish they’d chosen another backyard.”可知，作者从未特别喜欢鸟类，结合but以及下文的“It’s pretty amazing.”可知，作者最自己能近距离观察到它而感到“感激”符合语境。故选B。 【34题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：这次经历也增强了我创造一个美丽花园的愿望，吸引蜜蜂、蝴蝶，还有鸟类。A. chance机会；B. ability能力；C. desire愿望；D. patience耐心。根据上文的“And I wish they’d chosen another backyard. But I’m also ____13____ that I got to see this little bit of nature unfold up close. It’s pretty amazing.”可知，作者对近距离目睹这一小片自然的奇迹而心存感激，结合下文的“to create a beautiful backyard garden”可推断，作者因这次经历产生了更强烈的创造一个美丽花园的“愿望”符合语境。故选C。 【35题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：这次经历也增强了我创造一个美丽花园的愿望，吸引蜜蜂、蝴蝶，还有鸟类。A. attracts吸引；B. avoids避免；C. catches抓住；D. limits限制。根据常识和上文的“The experience has also strengthened my ____14____ to create a beautiful backyard garden”可知，这次经历也增强了作者创造一个美丽花园的愿望，而花园能够“吸引”更多的生物。故选A。 第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Scientists at the University of Florida have grown plants in soil that came from the Moon. The plants didn’t grow as well as those grown in dirt from the Earth, but ____36____ experiment marks an important step towards growing plants on the Moon. Soil from the Moon is very different ____37____ regular soil. It doesn’t have many nutrients — things that help plants grow. The scientists chose a plant called thale cress (拟南芥) for ____38____ (they) experiment. It’s a small plant ____39____ (relate) to broccoli that can grow in very little soil. Scientists know a lot about the DNA of thale cress, which helps them understand how it reacts to the soil it ____40____ (plant) in. The researchers separated the lunar soil into 12 tiny containers. They got the soil wet with water mixed with nutrients. Then they ____41____ (add) seeds. The researchers also planted thale cress seeds in ash from ____42____ (volcano) — a sort of fake lunar soil. After ____43____ (water) the seeds for two days, the scientists saw green growths in every container. “I can’t tell you ____44____ astonished we were!” said Paul, the report’s lead author. Showing that plants will grow in lunar soil is ______45______ (actual) a huge step in that direction. 【答案】36. the 37. from 38. their 39. related 40. is planted 41. added 42. volcanoes 43. watering 44. how 45. actually 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍的是科学家在月壤中成功种植植物的实验及其重要意义。 【36题详解】 考查冠词。句意：这些植物没有在地球土壤中生长得好，但这个实验标志着在月球上种植植物的重要一步。此处特指上文中提到的“在月球的土壤中成功种植了植物”这一实验，所以此处为定冠词the。故填the。 【37题详解】 考查介词。句意：月壤与普通土壤非常不同。此处为固定搭配be different from，意为“与……不同”符合句意，所以此处使用介词from。故填from。 【38题详解】 考查代词。句意：科学家选择了拟南芥进行他们的实验。此空后为名词，所以使用形容词性物主代词their修饰名词experiment。故填their。 【39题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：这是一种与西兰花有关的小植物。此处为非谓语动词作后置定语，relate与plant 之间为被动关系，所以此处使用过去分词形式作后置定语。故填related。 【40题详解】 考查谓语动词。句意：科学家对拟南芥的DNA了解很多，这有助于他们理解它如何对种植它的土壤作出反应。此处为谓语动词，结合上文helps以及reacts可知，此处使用一般现在时，主语it（指代植物）与plant之间为被动关系，所以此处使用一般现在时的被动语态，主语为第三人称单数。故填is planted。 【41题详解】 考查谓语动词。句意：然后他们添加了种子。此处为谓语动词，根据上文的谓语动词got以及语境可知，此处使用一般过去时。故填added。 【42题详解】 考查名词复数。句意：研究人员还用火山灰作为模拟月壤，种植了拟南芥种子。volcano为可数名词，空前无限定词，所以此处需用复数形式表示泛指。故填volcanoes。 【43题详解】 考查动名词。句意：在浇水两天后，科学家看到每个容器中都有绿色的生长迹象。after为介词，后接动名词形式作宾语。故填watering。 【44题详解】 考查宾语从句。句意：“我无法形容我们有多么惊讶！”该报告的第一作者保罗说道。此处为连接词引导的宾语从句作tell的宾语，空后为形容词，所以此处应使用连接副词how修饰形容词astonished。故填how。 【45题详解】 考查副词。句意：证明植物可以在月壤中生长实际上是朝这个方向迈出的巨大一步。修饰动词应用副词，actual的副词为actually，意为“实际上”，作状语。故填actually。 第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节(满分15分) 46. 假定你是校学生会主席李华，你校将举行以可持续发展为主题的英语演讲比赛，请给外教Caroline写一封电子邮件，邀请她担任比赛的评委。内容包活： 1. 比赛的时间和地点； 2. 比赛的内容和目的。 注意： 1. 写作词数应为80个左右； 2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数； 3. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 参考词汇：可持续发展sustainable development Dear Caroline, ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours sincerely, Li Hua 【答案】One possible version: Dear Caroline, I’m writing on behalf of my fellow students to invite you to be a judge at our English speech contest to be held in our school hall on November 15th. It is scheduled to start at 2 p.m. and last for about three hours. Ten contestants will deliver their prepared speeches on the given topic “sustainable development”, which is aimed at spreading the knowledge about sustainable development, increasing our awareness of it and arousing our interest in English study as well. We hope you will accept the invitation if it is convenient for you. Please call me at 44876655 if you have any questions. I am looking forward to your reply. Yours sincerely, Li Hua 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文，要求考生给外教Caroline写一封电子邮件，邀请她担任可持续发展（sustainable development）为主题的英语演讲比赛的评委。 【详解】1.词汇积累 比赛：contest →competition 计划：be scheduled to do →be planned to do 增加：increase →raise 代表：on behalf of →in the name of 2.句式拓展 简单句变复合句 原句：I’m writing on behalf of my fellow students to invite you to be a judge at our English speech contest to be held in our school hall on November 15th. 拓展句：I’m writing on behalf of my fellow students to invite you to be a judge at our English speech contest which will be held in our school hall on November 15th. 【点睛】[高分句型1]Ten contestants will deliver their prepared speeches on the given topic “sustainable development”, which is aimed at spreading the knowledge about sustainable development, increasing our awareness of it and arousing our interest in English study as well. （运用了which引导的非限制性定语从句以及动名词短语作宾语） [高分句型2]We hope you will accept the invitation if it is convenient for you. （运用了省略连接词that的宾语从句以及if引导的条件状语从句） 第二节(满分25分) 47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使其构成一篇完整的短文。 Having worked at a small food store for two years, I thought I had become successful at what our manager called “customer relations”. I firmly believed that a friendly smile and an automatic “sir”, “madam”, “thank you” and “sorry” would see me through any situation. But on a Christmas night an old woman shook my belief that such a glib response (巧言应对) could smooth over any difficulty while dealing with other human beings. The moment she entered the store, the woman presented a sharp contrast to our shiny store with its bright lighting and neatly arranged shelves. Walking as if each step were painful, she slowly pushed open the glass door. On such a zero-degree night, she was wearing only a faded print dress, a thin sweater too small to button, and black slippers with the backs cut out to expose heels. There were no stockings or socks on her blue-veined legs. After walking around the store for several minutes, the old woman stopped in front of the rows of canned vegetables. She looked at the row of cans, finally picked up a can of corn and stared at the label. At that point, I decided to be a good and polite employee and asked her if she needed help. As I stood close to her, my smile became harder to maintain. An unpleasant smell of sweat rose from her torn clothing. “I need some food,” she muttered in reply to my bright “Madam, can I help you?” “Are you looking for corn, madam?” “I need some food,” she repeated, looking down at the can in her hand, “Any kind.” “Well the can of corn is ninety-five cents, madam.” I said in my most helpful voice. “Or if you like, we have a special on bread today.” After a short pause, she lifted her head and said, “But I can’t pay.” For a second, it was on the tip of my tongue to tell her that she could take the corn. 注意：1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右； 2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好 Paragraph1： Then the employee rules flooded into my mind: remain polite but do not let the customers get the best of you. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2： Moments after she left, I rushed out of the door with the can of corn. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】Possible version 1: Then the employee rules flooded into my mind: remain polite but do not let the customers get the best of you. At the thought of that, I managed a friendly smile and automatically blurted out, “I’m sorry, madam, but I can’t give away anything for free.” Hearing this, the old woman nodded her head, her face darkened and eyelids dropped. Unwillingly, she put the can back on the shelf, shuffled past me toward the door and vanished into the distance. It was at that moment that a ripple of regret welled up inside me. How I wished I hadn’t said those words! (81 words) Moments after she left, I rushed out of the door with the can of corn. Fortunately, the gaunt figure of the old woman was still in sight, so I went running up to her. “Madam, Merry Christmas!” said I, thrusting the can of corn into her hand. For a second, I could feel that her hand quivered. Without waiting for her reply, I just waved her goodbye before trotting straight away. For the rest of my shift, the image of the woman constantly reminded me that while dealing with other human beings, it was sincere concern rather than a glib response that could smooth over any difficulty. (92 words) Possible version 2: Then the employee rules flooded into my mind: remain polite, but do not let customers get the best of you. For a moment, I even entertained the idea that this was some sort of test, and that this woman was someone from the head office, testing my loyalty. I responded dutifully, “I’m sorry, madam, but I can’t give away anything for free.” The old woman’s face collapsed a bit more and her hands trembled as she put the can back on the shelf. She shuffled past me toward the door, her torn and dirty clothing barely covering her bent back. (80 words) Moments after she left, I rushed out the door with the can of corn. But she was nowhere in sight. While I was dragging myself back, what kept me company was merely biting wind. For the rest of my shift, the image of the woman haunted me. I was so young, healthy and smug while she was so old, sick and desperate. Wishing with all my heart that I had acted like a human being rather than so merciless an employee, I was saddened to realize when facing dilemmas how difficult it was for a heart to stay gold. (85 words) 【解析】 【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了作者在一家小食品店工作了两年之后，在一个圣诞夜，一位老妇人动摇了作者信念，让作者不相信这种油嘴滑舌的回应可以解决与他人打交道时的任何困难。 【详解】1.段落续写 ①由第一段首句内容“然后，我的脑海中浮现出了员工守则：保持礼貌，但不要让顾客占你的便宜。”可知，第一段描写作者按照员工守则，拒绝提供免费的食物，老妇人失望地离开了，而作者感到了后悔。 ②由第二段首句内容“她走后不久，我拿着玉米罐冲出了门。”可知，第二段可描写作者给老妇人送去玉米罐头，她很感激，而作者也感悟了在与他人打交道时，应是真诚的关心，而不是能化解任何困难的油嘴滑舌的回应。 2.续写线索：拒绝老妇人—后悔—追上老妇人—老妇人感激—获得感悟 3.词汇激活 行为类 变黑：darken/blacken/dim 消失：vanish/disappear 追上：run up to/catch up with 猛塞：thrust/plug 情绪类 不情愿地：unwillingly/reluctantly/grudgingly 后悔：regret/repentance 【点睛】[高分句型1] It was at that moment that a ripple of regret welled up inside me. (强调句型) [高分句型2] For the rest of my shift, the image of the woman constantly reminded me that while dealing with other human beings, it was sincere concern rather than a glib response that could smooth over any difficulty. (that引导的宾语从句和强调句型) 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 2024-2025学年下高一第一次月考 英语试题 第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分) 第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分) 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. What did the man do yesterday? A. He hurt his face. B. He went to the dentist. C. He had a tooth pulled out. 2. What does the woman think of local newspapers? A. Puzzling. B. Satisfying. C. Disappointing. 3. Where are the speakers? A. At a restaurant. B. In a cinema. C. In a bank. 4. What is the man doing? A. Planning a vacation. B. Telling good news. C. Keeping a secret. 5. What are the speakers talking about? A. A film. B. A novel. C. A song. 第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分) 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6. Why did the man make the phone call? A. To make a reservation. B. To have a discussion. C. To ask for a meeting. 7. When will the speakers have dinner together? A. On Friday. B. On Saturday. C. On Sunday. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. Where did the woman learn about the apartment? A. In the newspaper. B. On the Internet. C. On TV. 9. How much is the monthly rent? A. About￡150. B. About￡300. C. About￡600. 10. What will bring about an extra fee? A. Electricity. B. Parking. C. Heat. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. Why did the speakers get there early? A. To attend a class. B. To get good seats. C. To buy some food. 12. Which seats are the speakers least likely to choose? A. The seats in the middle. B. The seats in the back. C. The seats in the front. 13. What are they probably doing? A. They are queuing. B. They are talking about a film. C. They are buying some popcorn. 听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。 14. What is the man doing? A. Making a presentation. B. Attending a meeting. C. Hosting a program. 15. What makes Hillary nervous? A. Connecting kids. B. Giving a public speech. C. Singing a song on stage. 16. What can better change the world according to Hillary? A. Education. B. Business. C. Politics. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. What is Habitat for Humanity? A. An organization. B. A community. C. A farm. 18. Why did the Fullers found Habitat for Humanity? A. To make profits. B. To live a simple life. C. To provide shelter for the poor. 19. Who must take part in building Habitat houses? A. House owners. B. Local authorities. C. Building companies. 20. What do we know about Habitat houses? A. They are free. B. They are cheap. C. They are expensive. 第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A The Best Photography Contests to Enter Moscow International Foto Awards Deadline: April 30,2023 Prize: The Photographer of the Year title along with a $ 3,000 prize There are nine: categories for you to enter. The entry expenses vary according to the level of proficiency, and students can enter at a reduced price. Here you can hand in up to twenty images. which can be individual images or photo series in either category. Monochrome Photography Awards Deadline: November 13,2022 There’re thirteen categories to enter, ranging across landscapes, fashion and abstract photography. If you’re in the top three of any of them, you will get a certificate and an exhibition of-your work. Each image costs $15.The only rule is that the image has to be black and white. Prize:$ 2,000,certificate and exhibition World Press Photography Awards Deadline: January 13,2023 Prize:$ 5,000 for each category There’re eight categories for you to enter. Each of these is aiming to find the best visual journalist in that particular field. Every category is judged by three photographers specializing in that area. The competition definitely captures the reality of our world. If you’re a press photographer and feel like you’re excellent at capturing important contemporary topics, this contest is for you. BigPicture Natural World Photography Awards Deadline: March 3,2023 Prize: Each category winner receives $1,000 The contest accepts nature, wildlife and protection images from all around the world, organized into seven categories. Sea life, wild animals, and humans’ interaction with nature are especially welcome. You can hand in up to 10 single images for $ 25,or 4-6 images in the Photo Story category for $ 10. 1. What is special about Moscow International Foto Awards? A. It only accepts color images. B. It has the biggest number of categories. C. There are discounts for students. D. Participants have to hand in 20 images. 2. Which contest best suits a photographer working for a newspaper? A Moscow International Foto Awards. B. Monochrome Photography Awards. C. World Press Photography Awards. D. BigPicture Natural World Photography Awards. 3. Which image is most suitable for BigPicture Natural World Photography Awards? A. A new start. B. Meet the muse. C. Times change. D. At one with nature. B I started playing the piano when I was around four years old—that was 15 years ago!—and since then, the longest I haven’t touched piano keys was probably two months. This was an enormous amount of devotion to something that I wasn’t even planning to make money off of—so there must have been something worth holding on to, right? The easy guess is that I was always so purely in love with music and piano that I couldn’t bear to let them go. However, it’s a bit more complicated than that. I struggled a lot with piano. I felt pressure to improve, innovate, and be the best in order to prove something to others. The seed of my musical interest was grown with competition and doubt. It’s difficult to learn to love something that you didn’t choose in the first place. But somehow, sometime, love grew. And by high school, it was strong enough that I found the strength to hold on tighter, dig further, and find something of my own to grow. In a way, I had to start over. And so, I took a pause. I switched teachers, and got incredibly lucky with one who encouraged me and helped me tunnel into what I loved, not what I was told I should learn. Anything I had was good enough to be loved. This summer, I started learning the guitar. I deliberately wanted to learn on my own—this was just for me, to form a new relationship to music. Even though my guitar skills are miles lower than my piano skills, I feel I can express myself even more wholly through strings than keys. There’s just something about doing it all for myself that has helped me heal the damages to my relationship to music. The love and hate I’ve had for the piano were both planted and grown. If you too have learned to hate something you once loved—or something you never chose—remember that with dedication, it can be uprooted, and love can make a home in its place. There is always time. There is always room. 4. What can we learn about the author’s experience from Paragraph 1? A. He probably spent two months in playing the piano. B. He began to play the piano when he was 15 years old. C He thought it necessary to start playing the piano early. D. He committed himself to the piano not for financial factors. 5. Which of the following words best describes the author’s relationship with the piano? A. Bittersweet. B. Harmonious. C. Painful. D. Passive. 6. What inspired the author to learn the guitar? A. His teacher’s constant encouragement. B. His desire for a new relationship with music. C His interest in strings rather than keys. D. His talent for playing musical instruments. 7. What is the best title for the text? A. Practice makes perfect B. Love cannot be forced C. Love is a thing that grows D. There is no end to learning C Marathon runner Gerima Mustafa of Uganda walked some 664 kilometers across East Africa earlier this year to call attention to threats to the shea (乳木果) nut tree, a source of food, medical products and income for the many living from West Africa to Somalia. Now research scientists studying the shea tree in Burkina Faso have found that it is the natural ecosystem that is getting degraded in this region that might do harm to the shea, which is often targeted by charcoal (木炭) traders who kill and sell the trees for far less than the long-term worth of their benefits. The habitats are lost to ever-increasing agricultural shifts too, with a clear overall link to the impacts of human activity. Scientist Aoife Delaney of the UK, along with Burkinabe researchers and British ecologists, studied 10 different parkland locations in Burkina Faso where the trees are planted. They say the tree — able to produce nuts for 200 years — relies on pollinators (传粉者) that thrive when other trees and shrub (灌木) species around it create a habitat to support the pollinators, especially bees. “Consequently, shea productions are likely to benefit from the preservation of a range of different tree and shrub species in parklands,” Delaney and the research team said. Their work was recently published in the Journal of Applied Ecology. The authors recommend maintaining a range of native woody species throughout their lifespans, and planting new ones into farmland when cleared. The idea is to be intentional and active about protecting the trees. “Only separate parts of semi-natural habitat in the surrounding landscape may not be sufficient to provide the necessary pollination services,” they concluded. “In a region that is subject to nutritional poverty and where the fund required to supply local foods is lacking for most families, maintaining natural ecosystem services that support food provision must be a priority.” 8. Why is Gerima Mustafa mentioned in the first paragraph? A. To describe a marathon runner’s experience. B. To suggest the popularity of Gerima Mustafa. C. To introduce the importance of shea nut trees. D. To explain an approach to protecting the wildlife. 9 What is a great threat to the shea nut trees in Burkina Faso? A. The agricultural development. B. The illegal hunting of animals. C. The disturbance of human activity. D. The pollution in their natural habitat. 10. What does the underlined word “thrive” mean in paragraph 3? A. Increase. B. Spread. C. Escape. D. Change. 11. What do the scientists recommend locals to do to protect the shea nut trees? A. Provide hand-pollination services. B. Keep the biodiversity within ecosystem. C. Replace the old shea trees with new ones. D. Open up more natural habitats for pollinators. D In my childhood memories, when my classmates asked me how to pronounce those foreign sounds in our English class, I always said that it was easier to sing them. I was trained in music, so it seemed natural to use music as a way to learn new sounds. But I wondered, was there any truth in what I recommended? Later, I found that a growing body of research has proved that adult musicians’ brains are indeed functionally different from non-musicians’ brains. The differences were largely explained by the amount of music training they received as children. However, an important question remained: Were these effects driven by genetics (遗传学) or by personal experience? In a research program, we invited 9-month-old babies and their caregivers to our lab for 12 separate 15-minute visits over a month. We randomly assigned (随机分配) half of the babies to attend music lessons. During the process, their caregivers actively connected with the babies, such as moving them in time with musical beats. The other half just played freely. At the end of the month, we measured the babies’ brain activity in response to musical and speech sounds. We found that the babies attending the music lessons showed improved brain responses. These responses reflected their detection (察觉) of small differences in both musical and speech sounds: The result suggests that my earlier suggestion on learning foreign sounds through music might be reasonable. Then what would happen in babies’ everyday lives? We collected daylong audio recordings made in North American babies’ home environment when babies were 6, 10, 14, 18, and 24 months. Much to our surprise, we found that babies’ listening environment is mainly filled with speech rather than music. Further, the music that babies hear is largely from an electronic product that is not intended for them. Despite the ever-growing market for music, our youngest children are missing out on quality musical interactions at home that could be highly beneficial to their development. It’s clear that we should focus on improving these opportunities to make a positive impact on millions of families. 12. Which method of language learning did the author suggest during childhood? A. Working with a partner in class. B. Using singing to aid pronunciation. C. Practicing sounds by loud repetition. D. Memorizing words by listening to music. 13. What does the music training for babies in the study show? A. It improves sound recognition abilities. B. It drives communication with parents. C. It helps develop better concentration. D. It greatly reduces stress levels. 14. What came as a shock to the author? A. The shortage of online music education. B. The age-related speech differences. C. Babies’ limited contact with music. D. Digital products’ harm to babies. 15. What does the author recommend to support children’s development? A. Adding speech-related exercises. B. Increasing musical toy production. C. Offering professional music training. D. Enriching early musical experiences. 第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Wherever you live you all want a home where you can just get in and forget the outside world. People don’t often turn it into what they want because they worry about the cost. ___16___－you don’t need to spend a lot of money in order to make your home cozy (温暖舒适的). Here are some inexpensive ways to get you started. Clear The first thing you need to do before buying or rearranging anything is clear.___17___. There is no way to turn a cluttered (杂乱的) space into an inviting one without organizing it. So, the first thing you do is clear. You don’t have to throw out everything—clearing can be an ongoing process that takes time, and that’s okay. Add Greenery ___18___. Aside from the eye-pleasing effect plants and flowers have, they also remove toxins (毒素) from the air, making your environment healthier. If that isn’t enough for you, they tend to help calm people down. Try Darker Colors Another thing you can do to make a room look warmer is to use some darker shades in the decoration. Lighter colors are great for making a room feel bigger, but darker colors create more of a cozy and inviting feeling.___19___. Adjust the Lighting Last, but certainly not least, is lighting. The lighting in a room can make or break it, depending on how you go about it.___20___. Think of using the fireplace if you have one, lighting some candles and hanging up some string lights. Even a lamp can make all the difference to the environment of a room. A. However, this is a common misconception B. Don’t keep plants and flowers in your bedroom C. Disorder is the exact opposite of warm and inviting D. If you want the room to feel cozier, go for dim, warm lighting E. Aside from making it easier to keep warm, blankets add more color to a room F. Not to mention, throwing in some darker colors will make the room look perfect G. The best way to make a room look more inviting is to add plants and fresh flowers 第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 I’d planned to spend my weekend in the sun, enjoying flowers outdoors. But that was before the pair of disgusting crows (乌鸦) ____21____. Out of nowhere, they had set up their ____22____ in our backyard. We first discovered our feathered ____23____ on Friday morning. It was early, and the sound the birds made traveled through our neighborhood. I figured they would ____24____ soon. But, no. They were getting louder and probably ____25____ my neighbors nearly as much as us with the noise. I admit I got a little ____26____. Then, on Sunday afternoon, I saw our dog Quatchi ____27____ something on the ground. I went to ____28____ and found a small coal-black bird in the grass. Its eyes were milky (乳白色的), and it stayed perfectly ____29____ as my dog walked towards it. Only when Quatchi touched its head with his nose did it walk away. I ______30______ the dog inside and came back with my camera. It never occurred to me that the young would be hanging out on the ground, growing and gaining ______31______ as its parents guarded it from above. The second I saw this little creature I ______32______ the crows. To be honest, I’ve never been much of a bird person. And I wish they’d chosen another backyard. But I’m also ______33______ that I got to see this little bit of nature unfold up close. It’s pretty amazing. The experience has also strengthened my ______34______ to create a beautiful backyard garden that ______35______ lots of bees, butterflies, and yes, birds. They are welcome here. 21. A. passed B. died C. escaped D. arrived 22. A. organization B. business C. base D. trap 23. A. guides B. enemies C. pets D. partners 24. A. recover B. return C. fall down D. quiet down 25 A. annoying B. inviting C. frightening D. amusing 26. A. excited B. selfish C. curious D. desperate 27. A. staring at B. looking for C. aiming at D. waiting for 28. A. dig B. apologize C. explore D. sleep 29. A. normal B. comfortable C. still D. friendly 30. A. observed B. locked C. found D. followed 31. A. strength B. attention C. help D. freedom 32. A. hated B. noticed C. admired D. forgave 33. A. proud B. grateful C. disappointed D. certain 34. A. chance B. ability C. desire D. patience 35. A. attracts B. avoids C. catches D. limits 第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Scientists at the University of Florida have grown plants in soil that came from the Moon. The plants didn’t grow as well as those grown in dirt from the Earth, but ____36____ experiment marks an important step towards growing plants on the Moon. Soil from the Moon is very different ____37____ regular soil. It doesn’t have many nutrients — things that help plants grow. The scientists chose a plant called thale cress (拟南芥) for ____38____ (they) experiment. It’s a small plant ____39____ (relate) to broccoli that can grow in very little soil. Scientists know a lot about the DNA of thale cress, which helps them understand how it reacts to the soil it ____40____ (plant) in. The researchers separated the lunar soil into 12 tiny containers. They got the soil wet with water mixed with nutrients. Then they ____41____ (add) seeds. The researchers also planted thale cress seeds in ash from ____42____ (volcano) — a sort of fake lunar soil. After ____43____ (water) the seeds for two days, the scientists saw green growths in every container. “I can’t tell you ____44____ astonished we were!” said Paul, the report’s lead author. Showing that plants will grow in lunar soil is ______45______ (actual) a huge step in that direction. 第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节(满分15分) 46. 假定你是校学生会主席李华，你校将举行以可持续发展为主题的英语演讲比赛，请给外教Caroline写一封电子邮件，邀请她担任比赛的评委。内容包活： 1. 比赛的时间和地点； 2. 比赛的内容和目的。 注意： 1. 写作词数应为80个左右； 2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数； 3. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 参考词汇：可持续发展sustainable development Dear Caroline, ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours sincerely, Li Hua 第二节(满分25分) 47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使其构成一篇完整的短文。 Having worked at a small food store for two years, I thought I had become successful at what our manager called “customer relations”. I firmly believed that a friendly smile and an automatic “sir”, “madam”, “thank you” and “sorry” would see me through any situation. But on a Christmas night an old woman shook my belief that such a glib response (巧言应对) could smooth over any difficulty while dealing with other human beings. The moment she entered the store, the woman presented a sharp contrast to our shiny store with its bright lighting and neatly arranged shelves. Walking as if each step were painful, she slowly pushed open the glass door. On such a zero-degree night, she was wearing only a faded print dress, a thin sweater too small to button, and black slippers with the backs cut out to expose heels. There were no stockings or socks on her blue-veined legs. After walking around the store for several minutes, the old woman stopped in front of the rows of canned vegetables. She looked at the row of cans, finally picked up a can of corn and stared at the label. At that point, I decided to be a good and polite employee and asked her if she needed help. As I stood close to her, my smile became harder to maintain. An unpleasant smell of sweat rose from her torn clothing. “I need some food,” she muttered in reply to my bright “Madam, can I help you?” “Are you looking for corn, madam?” “I need some food,” she repeated, looking down at the can in her hand, “Any kind.” “Well, the can of corn is ninety-five cents, madam.” I said in my most helpful voice. “Or if you like, we have a special on bread today.” After a short pause, she lifted her head and said, “But I can’t pay.” For a second, it was on the tip of my tongue to tell her that she could take the corn. 注意：1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右； 2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好 Paragraph1： Then the employee rules flooded into my mind: remain polite but do not let the customers get the best of you. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2： Moments after she left, I rushed out of the door with the can of corn. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$