江蘇省揚(yáng)州市邗江區(qū)2023-2024學(xué)年高一年級(jí)上冊12月考試英語試題

祁江一中第一學(xué)期十二月調(diào)研測試

英語試題2023.12

第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）

聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。

1.Whichplaceisthemanlookingfor?

A.Adrugstore.B.Abookstore.C.Abank.

2.Whenwilltheconcertstart?

A.6:00.B.7:00.C.8:00.

3.Whydoesn'tthewomanlikethesubway?

A.Thepricesaretoohigh.B.Therearetoomanypeople.C.Itdoesn'tstopnearheroffice.

4.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Holidayplans.B.Culturaltraditions.C.Thesizeoftheirfamilies.

5.Whatistheweatherlikenow?

A.Wetandrainy.B.Foggyandwindy.C.Sunnyandwarm.

第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）

聽下面5段對話或獨(dú)白。每段對話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選

出最佳選項(xiàng)。聽每段對話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小題5秒鐘：聽完后，各小題

將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍，聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。

6.Whatsurprisedthewoman?

A.Themandidwellintheinterview.

B.Themanwillknowtheresultverysoon.

C.Theywon'tmakeadecisionuntilnextFriday.

7.Howdoesthemansound?

A.Disappointed.B.Uncertain.C.Confident.

聽第7段材料，回答第8至10題。

8.Whatdidthewomansayaboutthehandbag?

A.Itcostherfiftydollars.

B.Shepaidfullpriceforitlastmonth.

C.Sheleftitsomewhereonthefifthfloor.

9.Whatwasoneoftheitemsinthewoman'shandbag?

A.Herpassport.B.Hercarkeys.C.300dollarscash.

10.Whatdidthewomanwanttobuyaftersheleftthecafe?

A.Somethingtoeat.B.Somethingtoread.C.Somethingtolistento.

聽第8段材料，回答第11至13題。

11.What'sthediscountedpriceoftheblouse?

A.$58.B.$54.C.$50.

12.WhatdoesthemansayabouttheblousesontheInternet?

A.Theyarecheaper.B.Theyareoutofstyle.C.Thequalityisnotasgood.

13.Whydoesthemanagreetoselltheblousefor$47?

A.Heisinahurry.B.Somethingiswrongwithit.C.Thewomanisaregularcustomer.

聽第9段材料，回答第14至17題。

14.What'stherelationshipbetweenthemanandthewoman?

A.Theyarerelatives.B.Theyareneighbors.C.Theyarehusbandandwife.

15.Whatcanbeseenatthemomentintheman'sgarden?

A.Beansandpotatoes.B.Potatoesandonions.C.Applesandtomatoes.

16.Whichseasonisitnow?

A.Winter.B.Autumn.C.Spring.

17.Whatdoesthemansayabouthiswife?

A.Shelovedtogarden.

B.Shemadegreatapplepies

C.Herfavoritefoodwasgreenvegetables.

聽第10段材料，回答第18至20題。

18.Whomightthewomanbe?

A.ATVhostess.B.Anewsbroadcaster.C.Thehostessofaculturalactivity.

19.WhatdidDanielRobinsondoattheageof10?

A.Hewrotehisownmusic.B.Hestartedlearningthepiano.C.HejoinedtheJulliardSchool.

20.WhatwillDanielRobinsondo?

A.Giveaspeech.B.Giveaconcert.C.Signsomebooks.

第二部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5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)。

A

Outstandingkids

GitanjaliRao,15

“Observe,research,buildandcommunicate.^^ThatiswhatyoungscientistGitanjaliRaotoldactorAngelinaJolie

aboutherworkusingtechnologytodealwithissuesrangingfromdirtydrinkingwatertocyberbullying（網(wǎng)絡(luò)欺凌）.

Evenovervideochat,herbrilliantmindshonethrough,alongwithherinspiringmessagetootheryoungpeople:uIfI

candoit,youcandoittoo.”

TylerGordon,14

TylerGordonhasaspeechdisorder.a4Hisescapewastonotspeakinfrontofpeople,9,saysGordon'smother,

NicoleKindle.Butat10,Gordonfoundhisartisticvoice.Hewonfirstplaceinanartcontest.Hisbigbreakcamein

2018,whenhisportrait（畫像）ofNBAstarKevinDurantwentviral."Sincehestartedpainting,Ican'tgetthekidto

bequiet,“saysKindle.NowGordonhopeshecanshowotherkidshowtoovercometheirchallengeswithartaswell.

BellenWoodard,10

Inthirdgrade,oneofBellenWoodard'sclassmatesaskedherfora“skincolor“crayon（筆）.Woodard,whowas

theonlyblackstudentinhergrade,says,"ItoldhernexttimeIwasgoingtoaskwhatcolorshewantsbecauseit

couldbelotsofdifferentcolors.^^Thenshebeganmakingasetof12"skincolor“crayons.6tIwantedtohavecrayons

forapurpose,“shesays."Mydifferentshades（色度）ofpeachesandbrownscanhopefullymatcheveryone.^^

IanMcKenna,16

IanMcKennawasinthirdgradewhenhelearnedthatnearlyaquarterofthekidsathisschoolweren'tgetting

enoughtoeatathome.Hethought,whynotplantagardenatschool,sothatkidsinneedcouldtakefoodhome?Now,

sevenyearslater,McKennahasprovidedmorethan20,000poundsoforganicproduceformanyfamilies.

21.Whousesarttoovercomethefearofpublicspeaking?

A.GitanjaliRao.B.IanMcKenna.C.BellenWoodard.D.TylerGordon.

22.WhatisBellenWoodard'spurposeinmakingthecrayons?

A.Tohelpstudentsinrealneed.B.Tospreadamessageofinclusion.

C.Toencouragekidstoloveart.D.Toinspiretheyoungtosolveproblems.

23.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesIanMcKenna?

A.Brave.B.Caring.C.Proud.D.Confident.

B

Isittruethatourbrainaloneisresponsibleforhumancognition（認(rèn)知）？Whataboutourbody?Isitpossiblefor

thoughtandbehaviourtooriginatefromsomewhereotherthanourbrain?PsychologistswhostudyEmbodied

Cognition（EC）asksimilarquestions.TheECtheorysuggestsourbodyisalsoresponsibleforthinkingor

problem-solving.Moreprecisely,themindshapesthebodyandthebodyshapesthemindinequalmeasure.

Ifyouthinkaboutitforamoment,itmakestotalsense.Whenyousmellsomethinggoodorhearamusingsounds,

certainemotionsareawakened.Thinkabouthownewbornsusetheirsensestounderstandtheworldaroundthem.

Theydon'thaveemotionssomuchasneeds——theydon'tfeelsad,they9rejusthungryandneedfood.Evenunborn

babiescanfeeltheirmothers5heartbeatsandthishasacalmingeffect.Intherealworld,theycrywhenthey'recold

andthengethugged.Thatway,theystarttoassociatebeingwarmwithbeingloved.

Understandably,theoristshavebeenarguingforyearsandstilldisagreeonwhetherthebrainisthenervecentre

thatoperatestherestofthebody.OlderWesternphilosophersandmainstreamlanguageresearchersbelievethisisfact,

whileECtheorisesthatthebrainandbodyareworkingtogetherasanorganicsupercomputer,processingeverything

andformingyourreactions.

Furtherstudieshavebackedupthemind-bodyinteraction.Inoneexperiment,testsubjectswereaskedtojudge

peopleafterbeinghandedahotoracolddrink.Theyallmadewarmevaluationswhentheirfingertipsperceived

warmthratherthancoolness.Anditworkstheotherwaytoo.Inanotherstudy,subjects9fingertiptemperatureswere

measuredafterbeing^^included^^inor^^rejected^^fromagrouptask.Thosewhowereincludedfeltphysicallywarmer.

Forfurtherproof,wecanlookatthemetaphors（比喻）thatweusewithouteventhinking.Akindandsympathetic

personisfrequentlyreferredtoasonewithasoftheartandsomeonewhoisverystrongandcalmindifficultsituations

isoftendescribedassolidasarock.Andthiskindofmetaphoricaluseiscommonacrosslanguages.

Nowthatyouhavetheknowledgeofmind-bodyinteraction,whynotuseit?Ifyou'rehavingabadday,awarm

cupofteawillgiveyouaflashofpleasure.Ifyouknowyou'rephysicallycold,warmupbeforemakingany

interpersonaldecisions.

24.Accordingtotheauthor,whatisthesignificanceofEC?

A.Itbringsusclosertothetruthinhumancognition.

B.Itoffersaclearerpictureoftheshapeofhumanbrain.

C.Itrevealsthemajorroleofthemindinhumancognition.

D.Itfacilitatesourunderstandingoftheoriginofpsychology.

25.Wheredoesthenewborns5understandingoftheirsurroundingsstartfrom?

A.Theirpersonallooks.B.Theirmentalneeds.C.Theirinneremotions.D.Theirphysicalfeelings.

26.WhatdoestheauthorintendtoprovebycitingthemetaphorsinParagraph5?

A.Humanspeechisalivewithmetaphors.

B.Humansenseshaveeffectsonthinking.

C.Humanlanguageisshapedbyvisualimages.

D.Humanemotionsareoftencomparedtonaturalmaterials.

27.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthelastparagraph?

A.Todeepenthereaders5understandingofEC.B.ToencouragethereadertoputECintopractice.

C.Toguidethereaderontothepathtocareersuccess.D.Tosharewiththereaderwaystoreleasetheiremotions.

C

Thefirsttimeyoustarttoreadapoem,youmustrelaxandreadthroughitwithoutconcentratingonitsmeaning.

Imagineyouaremeetingapersonforthefirsttime.Youwilljustobservehimandlistentohisvoice,aswellaswatch

hisshapesormovements,butyouhavenotyetknownwhatheisallabout.Likewise,youmayenjoythesound,

rhythms,orwording,andformsomefirstimpressionsaboutapoem.

Onyoursecondreading,youshouldconcentratemoreonthegeneralmeaningofthepoem.Thistime,youwill

wanttocompareyourfeelingsaboutthepoembynowwithhowyoufeltbefore.Aretheythesame?Whatisdifferent

andwhy?

Yourthirdreadingwillfocusmoreondetails:thewords,phrases,orimages.Lookingupanyunfamiliarwordsin

adictionarysothatyoucangainamoreaccurateunderstanding.Usingtheexamplegivenaboveaboutmeeting

someone,hisimagewillchangegraduallyandslightlyasyoumeetandlearnmoreabouthim.Therefore,inyour

additionalreadings,itisagoodideatocompareyourunderstandingeachtimewiththeunderstandingbefore.

Ahelpfulapproachtofurtherunderstandingapoemistosummarizeitinyourownwords.Compareyourversion

ofunderstandingwiththoseofothersreadingthesamepoem,andlistentohowtheyformsuchopinions.Remember,

however,thatthereisnoexactorrightmeaningforapoem,asmostpoetshaveadmittedtheythemselvesarenot

exactlysurewhattheymeantwhenwritingcertainlinesorphrases;theyhaveevenbeenheardtosayonoccasionthat

sometimeswordsjustseemto“dropfromheaven^^andlandonthepage.Thatiswhatawakeningtheimaginationis

allabout.Ifyouarelucky,andifyoupracticeenough,magicalthingsmayhappenwhenyouwriteandyoumaybe

abletoproduceabeautifulpoemorotherworkofartyourself.

28.Whydoestheauthorgivetheexampleof“meetingaperson^^?

A.Toarousereaders"interestinreadingpoems.B.Tosupporthisargumentaboutreadingpoems.

C.Toadvisepoemreaderstoberelaxed.D.Tomakehispointeasiertounderstand.

29.Whatwillyougainfromthethirdreadingofapoem?

A.Generalmeaning.B.Rhythmbeauty.C.Deepermeaning.D.Poeticstructure.

30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"that"referto?

A.Poetsthemselvesdon'tunderstandtheirpoems.B.Beautifulpoemsdropfromheavenoccasionally.

C.Poeticmeaningsareopentodifferentexplanations.D.Writingasummaryhelpsunderstandapoem.

31.Whatcanweconcludefromthelastparagraph?

A.Practiceandpatiencemakeamanperfect.B.Poetryisanexpressionofone'swillinwords.

C.Inspirationandhardworkhelpcreategreatpoems.D.Luckmarcheswiththosewhogivetheirverybest.

D

Climatechangeandland-usechangeareprojectedtomakewildfiresmorefrequentandintense,withaglobal

increaseofextremefiresofupto14percentby2030,30percentbytheendof2050and50percentbytheendofthe

century,accordingtoanewreportbytheUNEnvironmentProgramme(UNEP)andGRID-Arendal.

Thepapercallsforacompletechangeingovernmentspendingonwildfires,changingtheirinvestmentsfrom

reactionandresponsetopreventionandpreparedness.

Thereport,SpreadinglikeWildfire:TheRisingThreatofExtraordinaryLandscapeFires,findsahigherriskeven

fortheAreticandotherregionspreviouslyunaffectedbywildfires.Thereporthadbeenreleasedbefore

representativesof193nationsheldameetinginNairobifortherestarted5thsessionoftheUNEnvironment

Assembly(UNEA-5.2),between28Februaryand2March,2022.

Thepublicationcallsongovernmentstoadoptanew“FireReadyFormula^^withtwo-thirdsofspendingdevoted

toplanning,prevention,preparedness,andrecovery,withonethirdleftforresponse.Currently,directresponsesto

wildfirestypicallyreceiveoverhallofrelatedcost,whileplanningandpreventionreceivelessthanonepercent.

Topreventfires,authorscallforacombinationofdataandscience-basedmonitoringsystemswithnative

knowledgeandforastrongerregionalandinternationalcooperation.

“Currentgovernmentresponsestowildfiresareoftenputtingmoneyinthewrongplace.Thoseemergency

serviceworkersandfirefightersonthefrontlineswhoareriskingtheirlivestofightforestwildfiresneedtobe

supported.Wehavetoreducetheriskofextremewildfiresbybeingbetterprepared:investmoreinfireriskreduction,

workwithlocalcommunities,andstrengthenglobalcommitmenttofightclimatechange.^^saidIngerAndersen,

UNEPExecutiveDirector.

Wildfiresdisproportionately(不成比快!I地)affecttheworld'spoorestnations.Withanimpactthatextendsfor

days,weeksandevenyearsaftertheflamesdiedown,theyblockprogresstowardstheUNSustainableDevelopment

Coalsanddeepensocialinequalities.

32.Whatdoesthepaperappealtothegovernmenttodowithwildfires?

A.Investmoremoneyonforecast.B.Giveadvancedwarningtowildanimals

C.Focusontheactofstoppingthemfromhappening.D.Plantmoretresstomakeupforthelossofforests.

33.What'sIngerAndersen?sattitudetowardsthecurrentgovernment'smeasure?

A.Supportive.B.Critical.C.Unfair.D.Unconcerned.

34.Whatistheauthorlikelytotalkaboutnext?

A.Theareashitbyclimatechange.B.Thenamesoftheworld'spoorestnations.

C.Therelationshipbetweenwildfiresandhealth.D.Thebadeffectsofwildfiresondifferentfields.

35.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?

A.Wildfiresarespreadingworldwide.

B.TheUNheldameetingtodiscusswildfires.

C.Governmentsshouldpreparethemselvesforwildfires.

D.TheUNEPExecutiveDirectorreleasedareportonwildfires.

第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

Whenwe'rebored,mostofusendupbeinggluedtoaphone.Thatmighteaseourboredom.36Thattime

could'vebeenspentonadifferent,morevaluableactivity.Thefollowingwillhelpeaseyourboredom,andteachyou

tousetimemoreproductively.

Reading.

37That'sbecausetheywereforcedtoreadatschool.Butwhenyouhavetheoptiontochoosewhichbook

you'regoingtoread,youcanunderstandwhyit'senjoyable.Notonlycanithelpeaseyourboredom,it'salsooneof

thebestwaystoexpandyourknowledge.

38

Peopleoftenforgetwhythey9repursingsomethinginthefirstplace.Somemaynotevenbesurewhatthey9re

supposedtobedoingintheirdailylife.Thislackofdirectionthenoftenshowsupasboredom.That'swhyhaving

goalsisimportant.

Exercise.

Exerciseisgoodandshouldbedonefrequently.39Mostpeoplewhoexercisedoittolookbetterinthe

mirror.Butthere'sanotherreasonwhyyoushouldexercise,itimprovesourbrainfunction.

Cleaningupyourroom.

Takealookaroundrightnow.Chancesarethatthespaceyou'rein,isfarfromclean.However,youhaveto

changethat,asourphysicalenvironmenthasahugeimpactonourcognition,behavioranddecisionmaking.40

Butonceweremoveallthisvisualmessfromourenvironment,we'reabletofocusandprocessinformationmuch

better.

A.Pursuingadream.

B.Planningandgoalsetting.

C.Butthere'sanopportunitycost.

D.Mostpeopleonlydoreadingafterschool.

E.Butforsomereason,noteveryonedoesit.

F.Whenoursurroundingsareamess,soarewe.

G.Mostpeopledon'treadanythingafterthey'vefinishedschool.

第三部分語言運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。

Ourson,Tom,wasdifferentfromothers,becausehewasbornwithaseriousbraindisease.MywifeandIoften

comfortedhimashefacedmany41inhisearlyyears.

Itwas42toseehimregularlychosenlastforbaseball,buthismosttoughtimecamewhenhebeganhigh

school.Oneafternoon,Tomreturnedhomein43andshouted:'Tmnevergoingtoschoolagain!,?Hewas44

withfoodthatotherkidshad45himontheschoolbusonthewayhome.Tomlatertolduswhathad46.A

fewdaysearlier,Tomhad47upfortheschoolrunningteam.Thatday,afewolderstudentsmadefunofhis

performanceonthetrack.Icalledtheheadmasteraboutthe48anditneverhappenedagain.

Oneday,astheotherkidsexercisedinthegym,they49onelonelyrunnerTom,joggingaroundthe

snow-coveredtrack.Afewweekslater,Tomsaidtome,“Dad,Iwasreadyfortheworst.^^Headdedthateachmonth,

eachstudent50an"athleteofthemonth“andvoted（投票）forthe51Tom'snamehadneverbeen

52.Butthatday,onestudentsaid:"Sir,Iwouldliketopropose（提名）Tomforathleteofthemonth.^^Thecoach

looked53.“Heworksharderthananyofus,Sir,"thestudentcontinued."Butwe'llhavetohavesomeone

supporttheproposal,,,thecoachreplied.TearsformedinTom'seyesaseveryoneintheclassputtheirhandsup.We,

alsointears,lookedonashe54showedhiscertificate（證書）.

WheneverIfeelhopeless,Ithinkofthisstory.I_55myselfthatchallengesarenotovercomebyforce,but

bypatience,determination,andfaith.

41.A.opportunitiesB.inspirationsC.challengesD.changes

42.A.hopefulB.heartbreakingC.convenientD.well-meaning

43.A.reliefB.tearsC.shockD.failure

44.A.filledB.providedC.attachedD.covered

45.A.thrownatB.pushedagainstC.brokendownD.droppedout

46.A.viewedB.suppliedC.happenedD.suffered

47.A.stayedB.signedC.pulledD.cheered

48.A.crimeB.tensionC.movementD.situation

49.A.concernedB.watchedC.noticedD.ignored

50.A.invited.B.agreedC.meantD.chose

51.A.winnerB.rulerC.advisorD.fighter

52.A.acceptedB.recognizedC.attendedD.listed

53.A.surprisedB.awkwardC.disappointedD.satisfied

54.A.franklyB.proudlyC.equallyD.seriously

55.A.arguedB.reflectedC.remindedD.comforted

第二節(jié)（共10小題；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(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

SpeakingofChinesemartialarts,orKungFu,animageofthesupermoviestarBruceLee,56superb

fightingskillswerepopularthroughouttheworldmayappearinyourmind.Overtheyears,Africa57（see）the

makingofseveralBruceLee-wannabeswithWuShu,theMandarin-languagetermformartialarts,whichhave

becomepopularacrossthecontinent.StudentsofthemartialartsbelievethatChinesekungfupromotes58

(health)living.OntheeveoftheDragonBoatFestivalin2021,59thesupportoftheChineseEmbassyin

Kenya,amartialartstour60(hold)inKiambucountyinKenyawithmorethan60competitorsfromseven

clubs61(compete)inkickboxing,ranginginagefrom4to20.KungfuhasbecomeapopularsportinKenya,

62(particular)amongschool-agechildren.Chinesemartialartsteach63excellentwayoflife,andthesport

helpspeoplebecomestrong,stayingoodshapeanddevelopexcellent64(concentrate).Chinesemartialartsare

lifetimephysicalexercisesandareperformedwithbalancedmovementsbetweenthelegsandhands,65(make)

thempreferabletootherexercises.

第四部分基礎(chǔ)知識(shí)運(yùn)用(共兩節(jié)，滿分25分)

第一節(jié)單句語法填空(根據(jù)句意或所給詞填入適當(dāng)形式的單詞；每題1分；滿分10分)

66.Withoutthesun,givesuslightandheat,therewouldbenolifeontheearth.

67.GiantpandasYaYaandLeLe,picturesonlinehaveraisedthepublicconcern,willreturntoChinaafter

twodecadesintheUS.

68.DirectorJamesCameronputshisloveoftheoceanintohislatestfilm,Avatar:TheWayofWa