2023-2024學年江蘇省蘇州市吳縣高一年級下冊英語3月月考試卷

2023-2024學年江蘇省蘇州市吳縣高一下英語3月

月考試卷

一、閱讀理解

NewZealand'samazingscenicbeautyplayshosttosomeamazingmusic,food,

andculturalfestivalsthroughouttheyear.BelowaresomebestfestivalsinNew

Zealandtoaddtoyourwishlist.

WellingtononaPlate

When:20th_21stNovember,2022

Where:Wellington

EntryFee:Freeofcharge

WellingtononaPlateisanimpressivefoodfestivalinNewZealandwhichisnot

limitedtojustoneplace.Wellington'srestaurants,venues（會場），andevencarparks

becomehoststothiswildcelebration.Hamburgersareapopularfoodchoicein

Wellington.Besidesthem,creativecocktails,wines,andover100excitingeventsalso

waitforyou.

Rhythm&Alps

When:29thDecember,2022

Where:RobrosaStation,Wanaka,SouthIsland

EntryFee:INR5,000一34,000

Areyoucrazyaboutmountainsandmusic?Rhythm&Alpsisafestivalthatyou

canplanaroadtripto.ItisoneofthecampingfestivalsinNewZealandthatcould

bringtogetherworld-classbands,DJsandfestival-goerstowelcomethecomingyear.

RhythmandVines

When:28th——31stDecember,2022

Where:WaiohikaEstate,Gisborne

EntryFee:INR20,500—34,000

GisborneisthefirstcityintheworldtoseetheNewYear,asitisonNew

Zealand'sEastCape.A3-day-longinternationalmusicfestival,RhythmandVines,

isheldtheretowelcomethefirstsunriseoftheNewYear.

VictorianFete

When:21stNovember,2022

Where:VictorianPrecinct,Oamaru

EntryFee:INR700

VictorianFeteisagoodoccasionduringwhichfestival-goerstakeastepbackin

timetotheVictorianera.Festival-goersshowupinVictorianfulldressduringthe

celebration.Haveyoursparetimeenjoyingtastyfood,wine,beer,andworld-class

whiskyatoneoftheexcitingNewZealandtraditionalfestivals.

1.WhatisspecialaboutWellingtononaPlate?

A.It'sknownforitsroadtrips.B.It'sheldatvariouslocations.

C.It'sanexcellentmusicfestival.D.It'sfreetomembersonly.

2.WhatdoRhythm&AlpsandRhythmandVineshaveincommon?

A.TheyofferamazingwaystocelebratetheNewYear.

B.They'regoodchoicesforcampingenthusiasts.

C-Theycomeinthefirstfewdaysoftheyear.

D.Theyrequirethesamefeeforadmission.

3.Whichofthefollowingmayremindpeopleofoldfashion?

A.WellingtononaPlate.B.Rhythm&Alps.

C-RhythmandVines.D.VictorianFete.

FreeWi-Fihasbecomeincrediblyimportanttous:manystoresandshoppingmalls

offerit,restaurantsuseittoattractcustomers,andforlibrariesandcoffeeshopsitisa

must-haveservice.

Evenwhenpeoplearetraveling,theyscanforfreeWi-Fi,which,accordingto

researchreleasedbyLondon'sAmbaHotelonDec4,hasbecomethemost

importantstandardforselectingahotel.

Accordingtothesurvey,asmanyas67percentoftravelersquestionedsaidthat

freeWi-Fiwouldmakethemmorelikelytochooseaccommodation,aboveother

thingssuchasthehotel'slocationandfriendlystaff.Whenratingahotelthat

they'dalreadystayedin,sixintentravelersbelievedthatunlimitedWi-Fiwasthe

mostimportantfactorintheirrating.

"Today,peopletreattheirsmartphones,tabletsandlaptopslikeclotheswhenthey

areabouttotraveltosomeplaces.Theywillneverforgettopackitintothesuitcase,"

saidtheDailyMail."WerelyonfreeWi-Fiheavilywhentraveling一especially

whenitcomestocheckingsocialmedia,searchingfortraveltips,andaccessing

websites."

However,despitetheopportunitiesthatfreeWi-Figivesus,"ourover-relianceon

technologyhascomeataprice,withtravelersfeelingunabletoescapesocialmedia",

saidLonelyPlanet,theworld'slargesttravelguidebrand.

AnitaIsalska,LonelyPlaneteditorandtechaddict,wasforcedtounplugwhenshe

wasstuckinanisolated（隔絕的）campinGreenlandrecently."Adjustingtothis

slowerpace,itbegantodawnonme:somewhere,somehow,socialmediahad

changedintoareflex（條件反射）；shewrote."IhadbelievedIwascapturing

moments,butinrealitymybusythumbswerepreventingmefromenjoyingtravel's

mostprofoundpleasures.Howfullycanyouappreciateahugeglacierormeadow（草

地）ofwildflowerswhenyourbrainissubconsciously（潛意識地）selectingtheright

photofilter（濾鏡），ortheperfectsixsecondstofilm?"

InSeptember,thebrandreleased10predictionsforthefutureofglobaltravel.One

ofthemwasthattrueescapeswillbehighlyvaluedinfuture,soremotehotelswill

starttomaketheirlackofInternetintoafeature.Wouldyouliketohaveanunplugged

holiday?

4.Whatistheauthor'smainpurposeinwritingthisarticle?

A.Toargueagainstpeople'sover-relianceonWi-Fi.

B.Topredictwhatglobaltravelwillbelikeinthefuture.

C.Toprotestagainsttravelers'standardwhenselectingahotel.

D.TostressthegrowingimportanceoffreeWi-Fiindailylives.

5.WhydotravelersattachimportancetofreeWi-Fiwhenselectingahotel?

A.TheybelievehotelswithfreeWi-Fiusuallyhavebetterlocations.

B.TheythinkhotelswithfreeWi-Fiarelikelytoprovidebetterservice.

C.TheydependonfreeWi-Fitochecksocialmediaandaccesswebsites.

D.TheyhopetoenjoymoreprofoundpleasureswhileusingfreeWi-Fi.

6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“unplug"inParagraph6probablymean?

A.Checksocialmedia.B.Calloffatravellingplan.

C.Appreciatebeautifulscenery.D.Disconnectfromdigitaldevices.

7.WhatisthelessonAnitaIsalskalearnedfromtheisolatedcampsheattendedin

Greenlandrecently?

A.Travelersshouldadapttoaslowerpacewhencheckingsocialmedia.

B.Addictiontosocialmediahasnegativelyaffectedthequalityoftravel.

C.Travelersshouldtakemorephotosandvideosduringtheirjourneys.

D.Beautifulscenerycouldbeappreciatedbetteriffilmsareshotcautiously.

Doyougetnervousthinkingaboutgeometry,equations（方程式）oracomingmath

test?Ifyouransweris"yes",youarefarfromalone.Mathanxietyhasbecomea

commonpsychological（心理的）conditionamongstudentsaroundtheworld.

Studentsincountrieswithhigherlevelsofmathanxietytendtoachievelowermath

grades,accordingtoastudypublishedintheProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyof

SciencesonFeb.15.

Mathanxiety-anegativeemotionalreactiontothecoresubject-causesfear

physicalsufferingandbehaviorproblemsamongyoungpupils,accordingtoa

UniversityofCambridgestudy.Inordinarylife,manypeopleexperiencesomedegree

ofdiscomfortwhenmeetingwithamathproblem,rangingfrommildtensiontostrong

fear.

Somepeoplealsoexperiencephysicalsymptomssuchassweatypalmsoraracing

heart.Theymaythentrytoavoideverysituationinvolvingnumbers,meaningthey

areheldbackfrompursuingcareersrelatedtothissubject,suchasscience,

technologyorengineering,accordingtoTheGuardian.

Reassurance（慰藉）comesfromthefactthatthosewithmathanxietyaren't

destined（注定的）tobebadatmath,"Ifachildhasmathanxiety,don'tassume

thatthey'renotgoodatmath.Theymayhavehadareallybadexperiencewithmath

andtherearewaystoimprovemathachievement/DanielAnsari,theseniorauthor

ofthestudytoldTheLondonFreePress."Studentswithmathanxietyarenot,

cognitively（認矢口地）disadvantaged."

Also,therearewaystomanageyourstressrelatedtomath.Ifyou'refeeling

stressedbeforeamathexam,itmayhelptospendafewminutesexploringthose

feelingsbeforetheexambegins."Ifsaboutmakingsureyou'reinterpretingyour

feelingscorrectly"SianBeilock,acognitivescientistintheUStoldtheBBC."Just

becauseyouhaveafastheartbeatandsweatypalms,thatdoesnotnecessarilymean

youwillfail."

Alittlemathanxietycouldbetakenasapositivechallengetoovercome.Justlike

manypeoplegetstagefrightbeforedeliveringaspeech,thisnervousenergycanhelp

tomotivate,accordingtoIanLyons,apsychologistatGeorgetownUniversityinthe

US.

8.Whydoestheauthorbeginthepassagewithaquestion?

B.Tointroducethetopic”math

A.Toexpectanswersfromthereaders

anxiety”.

C-ToidentifyproblemswithmathD.Toemphasizethedifficultyofamath

learning.test,

9.WhatmessagedoDanielAnsari,swordsconveyinParagraph4?

A.Mathanxietyiswhatleadstostudents'failure.

B.Mathanxietyiswhatnearlyeveryonewillface

C.Mathanxietydoesn'tnecessarilymeanpoormath.

D.Mathanxietydoesn'tnecessarilyallowimprovementspace.

10.Howshouldyoudealwiththestressrelatedtomathaccordingtothearticle?

A.Learntounderstandyourfeelings.B.Turntocognitiveexpertsforhelp.

D.Practicemorebeforetakingmath

C-Takeallnervousenergyasachallenge"

exams

11.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Whatisanxiety?B.Worriedbynumbers

C.Howtoavoidstudyingmath?D,Mathtest—anightmareforall

Kindnessisseenasatruestrength,andthesuccessofcivilizationsrelieson

kindness.Asparentsandteachers,wealsoteachchildrenfromayoungageto"be

kindtooneanother"and"treatothersthewayyouwanttobetreated."

Inadditiontobeinghelpfultoourinterpersonalrelationships,researchhasshown

thatkindnesscanevencontributetoourwell-being.AccordingtotheMayoClinic,

whenweperformactsofkindness,thepleasurecenterinourbrainisactivated,

releasingthestress-reducinghormone（激素）.Individualswhovolunteeronaregular

basisreportgreaterlifesatisfaction.Andwhatisevengreateristhatkindnessrarely

stopswithjustoneperson.Therecanbeapositivecontagion（擴散）effect,where

otherpeoplearemotivatedtobeniceiftheyreceivearandomactofkindness.The

questionthenarises:Couldkindnessbeharmfultouswhenithassuchclearbenefits?

Let'sthinkaboutthisintheworkplaceorinanorganization.

Youarethenewpersonontheteamandyouwanttobewell-likedandrespectedby

yourcolleagues.Youareakindpersonandtellyourteam,“LetmeknowhowIcan

helpyou;I'malwaysavailabletohelp."Thoughyoumaytrulymeanthis,thereare

unfortunatelypeopleinthisworldwhocanseeyourkindnessasaweakness.Thiscan

leadtoyoubeingtakenadvantageofbyothers.

Let'sfastforwardayear.Youhavebeeninyourpositionnowforoneyear,and

youareworkingwiththesameteam.Youarenoticingthatyourcolleaguescontinue

askingforyourhelpoverandoveragain.Infact,theonlytimetheycommunicate

withyouiswhentheyneedsomething.Youhavebeensohelpfultoyourcolleagues

andtherehasrarelybeenanyreturnfromthem.

Inaverybroadsense,itisadvantageoustobekindtoothers,andyourkindacts

willbeappreciatedand,perhaps,paidforward.However,youneedtobewillingto

sayuno".Recognizewhenyourplateisalreadytoofull.Whenpeopleaskyoua

favor,assessifyouhavethetime,energy,andattentiontogivetothem.Totrulybe

kind,sometimesyouneedtobemorecomfortablesaying“no”toothersandsaying

“yes”toyourself.

12.WhathastheMayoClinicfoundconcerningkindness?

A.Itdoesgoodtoourmind.

B.Itreduceshormonelevels.

C.Itaddsyearstopeople'slife.

D.Itleadstothesuccessofcivilizations.

13.Whatmightthenewpersonfeeloneyearlater?

A.Grateful.B.Bored.C.Disappointed.D.Energetic.

14.Whatdoestheunderlinedpartinthelastparagraphmean?

A.Whenyou'retoofulltoeatanything.

B.Whenyourkindactsgetappreciated.

C-Whenyoushouldaskothersafavor.

D.Whenyou'rephysicallyandmentallytired.

15.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Yourkindnesscountsforyourwell-being!

B.Arewetiringourselveswithkindness?

C-Whyarerandomactsofkindnessimportant?

D.Neverunderestimatethepowerofkindnessatwork!

Kidsarebeggingparentsforcellphonesatyoungerandyoungerages,leaving

familieswithtoughchoicestomake.Itmighttakesometimetoteachkidshowtouse

phonesastools,nottoys.Hereareafewwaystogetthemessageacross.

Tellthemnottousephonesatschool.Phonescanbeadistraction（干擾）from

learningwhenusedintheclassroom.16Infact,43%ofteensadmitthatthey

oftenorsometimesusetheirphonesasawaytoavoidface-to-facecommunication

withothers.

Encouragethemtocontactlong-distancerelatives.17They'realsofor

keepingintouchwithpeoplewhoyoumaynotgettotalktoasoften.Ifyouhave

familieswholiveinanothercityorstate,askyourkidstostrikeupaconversation.

Leadbyexample.Settinganexampleisnotonlyabouthowyouuseyourphone,

butalsoabouthowmuchyouuseit.Whenyoufeelboredandexpecttoglanceover

socialmedia,fightitbytakingashortwalk.18

Advisethemnottousephonesatthedinnertable.Formanyfamilies,theonlytime

theytrulygettogetherisbreakingbreadattbeendofalongday.19Asking

yourchildrentoleavetheirphonesfarfromthedinnertableisagreatwaytosolvethe

problem.

20Sometimes,kidsneedalittlepushinordertomakebetterchoicesabout

theirphones.Ifthey'restrugglingwithhealthyhabits,putsomereal-worldeventson

thecalendar.Goodoptionsincludegoingtoanamusementpark,workingtogetheron

acraftprojectorsigningyourkidsupforsports.

A.Planotherformsofentertainment.

B.Prepareadinnertogetherwithyourchildren.

C.Screentimebeforebedreducessleepquality.

D.Theycanalsopreventstudentsfromconnectingwithoneanother.

E.Soitiswiseofparentstostresstheimportanceofparentchildtime.

F.Also,insteadofreadingaheadline,whynotpulloutabooktoread?

G.Phonesaren'tjustfortextingthebestfriendwholivestwoblocksaway.

二、完形填空

MyPh.D.advisercalledmeintohisofficesaying,“Youarefiredfromthelab."

IhadmovedtoIsraeltostudyforaPh.D.Atfirst,thingswentwellinmynewlab.

ThenIsomeproblems.Imadeafewmistakesinthelabthatslowedmy

,butheneverspoketomeaboutanyconcerns.I'mstillnot

whyhefiredme,butIguessitwasbecauseofthosemistakes.Hewasn'tconfident

thatIcouldmyresearchintimeaswe'dplanned.

ThefirstfewdaysafterIwasfiredwereespecially.Ispenthours

staringatmycomputerscreen,unabletogetanythingdone.Itriedtohis

mindwithpromisingresults,buthetohisdecision.Icouldnottellthe

newstomyfamilyinIndia,asthefearofthemoverwhelmed（壓垮）me.

Isoongotintoaofsadnessandanxiety.

Aroundthattime,Iwatchedamovie-Dasvidaniya.Onelinefromthemoviestuck

outtome,“Whenlifegivesyoulemons,makelemonade".Whatkindoflemonade

couldImakeoutofmypresentMydesiretocompleteaPh.D.wasnever

indoubt.Aftermuch,Itoldmyselfthatoneattemptwasnot

theendoftheworld,andthatIneededtogiveitanother.Withrenewed

,Iemailedexpectedadvisersandappliedtootherprograms.Within2

months,IanofferfromaPh.D.programinItaly.

21.A.ranintoB.cameintoC.steppedintoD.lookedinto

22.A.planB,researchC.graduationD.report

23.A.satisfiedB.doubtfulC.shockedD.certain

24.A.improveB.smoothC-completeD.solve

25.A.difficultB,specialC.flexibleD.unique

26.A.keepB.readC.changeD,clear

27.A.stuckB.turnedC-devotedD.took

28.A.frighteningB.disappointingC.challengingD,tricking

29.A.habitB.troubleC.stateD-pressure

30.A.momentB.controlC.levelD,situation

31.A.reflectionB.judgmentC.treatmentD.discussion

32.A.gainedB.failedC.ratedD,gathered

33.A.chanceB.hopeC.aimD.shot

34.A.energyB.balanceC.interestD,confidence

35.A.producedB.landedC.operatedD,responded

三、語法填空

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

AgroupofyoungChinesearetryingtobreathenewlifeintoancienttextsabout

traditionalmusicbycreating36(origin)musicandstylishmusicvideos37

(feature)traditionalinstruments.ZiDeGuqinStudiohasrecentlybecomefamousfor

stylishmusicvideos38allthesongsareplayedusingtraditionalinstruments.

Guqin,apluckedseven-stringedinstrument(彈撥的七弦樂器),isoneofthemost

39(frequent)appearinginstrumentsinthesevideos.Thisinstrument40

(record)inawealthofbooksandmaterialsoverthecenturies,withmorethan3,000

guqinsongs41(keep)inancienttexts.

Thestudio'sadaptationsofancientsongshavegrownpopularamongyoung

peopleinChina.Accordingtothestudio'smembers,theirsuccessisowing42

twomainfactors:therecentriseinthe43（popular）oftraditionalChinese

cultureandtheirowninnovation.Traditionalculturehasbeenmakinganobvious

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