2024-2025學(xué)年廣東省廣州市禺山中學(xué)高一上學(xué)期12月月考英語試卷

2024—2025學(xué)年廣東省廣州市禺山中學(xué)高一上學(xué)期12月月考英語試卷

一、閱讀理解(★★)FouroftheWorld’sDisastersThefollowingfourdisastersdestroyedcitiesaroundtheworld.Byflood,typhoon,orearthquake,theseeventshavetotallytakenmillionsofhumanlives.YangtzeRiverFloodThemajorfloodof1931coveredtensofthousandsofsquaremiles,floodingricefieldsandmanycities,includingNanjingandWuhan.Thefloodaffectedmorethan50millionpeople.Governmentorganizationsestimated(估計)thatabout3.7millionpeoplediedinthisdisaster.TyphoonNinaTyphoonNinastruckHenanprovinceofChinainAugust1975.Thetyphooncausedaseriousdam(水壩)failure,andmorethan300,000peopleweredeadorinjured.Thenumberofpeopleaffectedbythedisasterwasmorethan10,000,000.KashmirEarthquakeOnOctober8,2005,adisastrousearthquakestrucktheKashmir.Theearthquakeregisteredamagnitudeof7.6,followedbymanyaftershocksandlandslides.Thedamageanddeathnumberwereworsenedbythepoorbuildingsintheaffectedareas.Atleast79,000peoplewerekilled.HaitianEarthquakeAtthebeginningof2010,anearthquakehitHaiti.Theearthquakeregisteredamagnitudeof7.0andwasfollowedbyaftershocksthatregisteredmagnitudesof5.9and5.5.Therehasbeendebateaboutthetotalnumberofdeathscausedbythisearthquake,butestimatessuggestthatabout200,000-300,000peopledied.Hundredsofthousandsmorebecamehomeless.1.Whichdisastercausedthemostdeaths?

A．YangtzeRiverFlood.B．TyphoonNina.C．KashmirEarthquake.D．HaitianEarthquake.2.WhatmadethesituationinKashmirmoreserious?

A．Theseriousaftershocks.B．Thediseasesafterearthquake.C．Thecontinuousfallingrocks.D．Thelowbuildingquality3.WhatcanwelearnabouttheearthquakethathitHaiti?

A．Ithadcausedotherdisasters.B．IthappenedinthehottestseasonC．Ithadadebatabledeathcount.D．Ithappenedonlyonce.(★★★)AManKeepsALanguageAliveChana,anativelanguageofArgentina,wasthoughttobeextinct(滅絕的)forover200years.However,ithasnowbeendiscoveredthatonemanhasbeenkeepingitalive.BlasJaime,an89-year-oldArgentinian,haskeptthelanguagefromdyingout.Thankstotheeffortsoflinguist(語言學(xué)家)JoseBarros,Blaswasdiscovered.BlaslearntthelanguagefromhismotherwhotaughthimtheChanalanguageandstoriesandaskedhimtokeepthemsecretinorder.To“protect”thefamily.Yearslater,BlasbegantolookforotherChanapeople,onlytofindthatnooneelseknewthelanguageandthatlinguistshadconsidereditextinctsince1815.“Iamalive.Iamhere,”Blassaid.TogetherwithBarros,hecreatedadictionarywithover1,000Chanawords.Hewasthesubjectofseveraldocumentaries.HehasappearedinaneducationalcartoonabouttheChana.HealsodeliveredaTEDTalkin2018tohonorArgentina’sindigenous(土著的)history.TheChanaareanindigenouspeoplewhosehistorydatesback2,000years.Alltheupsanddownsinhistoryhaveledtoagapbetweenmodern-dayArgentiniansandtheirindigenousroots.Blas’sworkhasinspiredmanyofthemtorelatetotheirearlyfamilyandhistory.Blas’sdaughterEvangelinaisnowteachingwhatshehaslearntfromherfathertoothersandherownson.AlthoughtheexactnumberofChanapeopleremaininginArgentinaisuncertain,thefamily’seffortsandotherslikethemarehelpingtokeeptheChanalanguageandculturealive.4.WhatisspecialaboutBlas?

A．HeistheoldestlinguistinArgentina.B．Hesuccessfullyprotectshisfamily’ssecrets.C．HesafeguardstheChanalanguagefromextinction.D．HebridgesagapbetweenChanaandmodernlanguages.5.Whatdoesparagraph3mainlytalkabout?

A．Blas’spopularityamongArgentinianchildren.B．Blas’scooperationwithotherstoreviveChana.C．Theimportanceoflanguageinnationaleducation.D．Thechallengesinprotectingindigenouslanguages.6.HowdoesBlas’sexampleinfluenceArgentina’sindigenouspeople?

A．Byresultingintheirwidespreadeducation.B．Byinspiringthegovernmenttoprotectthem.C．Byencouragingtheirreconnectionwiththeirroots.D．Byleadingtotheformationofanewindigenousgroup.7.WhatisthepresentconditionoftheChanalanguage?

A．ItiswidelyusedbyArgentinians.B．Itisonlyknownbyafewlinguists.C．Itisbeingtaughttoanewgeneration.D．Itisconsideredextinctwithnoactivespeakers.(★★★)Tastinggoodandrequiringjustacupofboilingwatertoprepare,instantnoodles(方便面)areoneofthemostpopularfoodsintheworld.Butinstantnoodlesoftencontainsky-highamountsofsodium(鈉).Fortunately,foodstart-upImmiisreinventingthebelovedfood.Thenoodlestheymakearetheonly100%plant-basedinstantnoodleonthemarket,andcontainfarlesssodiumthantheircompetitors.ThecompanyissetupbyKevinLeeandKevinChanthasiriphan.Leesaidthatseeinginstantnoodlesloversintheirfamilyforsakethefoodforhealthreasonsdrovethemtocomeupwithnewones.Buttheprocesswasn’teasy.Leesaidthatthedevelopmentstagetooklongerthantheyexpected,asthepairputalotofeffortintodevelopingarecipe(食譜)thatstillhadthesametasteastheformernoodles.Afterhavingthousandsofvolunteerstastetheproductsandoffertheiropinions,theyfinallydecideonauniqueplant-basedmixture.LeeandChanthasiriphansaidtheiruseofhigh-qualityfoodledtoanotherchallenge—highprice.Peopleexpectinstantnoodlestobecheap,butbecauseoftheirgoodquality,Immi’snoodlesmustbesoldatahigherprice.Thepairworkedhardtomakethenoodlesrelativelyaffordable,eventhoughitwouldmeancostingmorethantheircompetitors.Chanthasiriphansaid,“Ourgoalistodomorethanjustputfoodintopeople’sstomachs.Wewanttomakesurethisfoodisalsohealthy.”Immi’seffortstocreatenewnoodlesareextremelyimportanttopeoplewhoarelivingwithlimitedkitchenfood.Peoplewhoarelookingforaneasy-to-preparemealnowhaveahealthierchoiceonhand.8.WhatisspecialaboutImmi’sinstantnoodles?

A．Theycanbekeptforalongertime.B．Theyuselocalproducts.C．Theyaremuchhealthier.D．Theyareeasiertocook.9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“forsake”inparagraph2mean?

A．Beattractedto.B．GiveupC．Dependon.D．Lookfor.10.WhydidLeeandChanthasiriphanspendsomuchtimeonthedevelopmentstage?

A．Theylackedmoneytodothetest.B．Theyfailedtofindvolunteersatfirst.C．Theytriedhardtokeeptheformertaste.D．Theyhadtotestenvironmentallyfriendlyproducts.11.WhatprobablystopsImmi’snoodlesattractingpeople?

A．Thequality.B．Theservice.C．Theeffect.D．Theaffordability.(★★★)ClimatechangeisleadingtoalargenumberofextremeweathereventsinplacesliketheHornofAfrica,wheredeadlyfloodsandtheworstdroughthitindecades.Inaddition,traditionalweatherforecast(預(yù)報)modelsinsub-SaharanAfricaoftenaren’tdependableenoughtoforecastextremeweathereventscorrectlyinadvance,leavingtheareasatrisk.Basedonthefacts,correctandtimelyforecastsareimportanttosafeguardlivesandlivelihoods.Climatescientistsarebuildingartificialintelligence(AI)intothetraditionalweatherforecastingmethodinEastAfricatoimprovetheaccuracy(準確度)ofextremeweatherforecasts.“WestartfromthetraditionalforecastsandaddtheAImodeloverittomakeupforwhatthetraditionalforecastshavemissed,sothatthefinalforecastresultscanmoreaccuratelymatchthedatathathasactuallybeenobserved(觀察),”explainsShrutiNath,aclimatescientistandresearcherattheUniversityofOxfordDepartmentofPhysics.AccordingtoShrutiNath,thismodel,whichonlyrequiresanotebookcomputertorun,withouttheneedforexpensivesupercomputers,giveslocalmeteorological(氣象的)organizationsalessexpensivewayofmakingmoreaccurateforecastsinanareawherethereisashortageofaccurateobservationaldata.TheresearcherssaytheprojectcouldchangeearlywarningsystemsinEastAfrica,makingtheareagetbetterpreparedfortheextremeweathercausedbyclimatechange.ThemodelisbeingusedinKenyaandEthiopianow.IfsuccessfulinEastAfrica,researchershopetouseitinotherpartsoftheworldfacingsimilarchallenges.Morecountriesaretryingtospreadthetechnologyaswellasbuildlocalownershipandtrust.12.Whatdoestheauthorwanttostressinthefirstparagraph?

A．Thenecessityofusingthenewweatherforecastmodel.B．Thegreatclimatechangescausedbyhumanactivities.C．TheseriousnessofthefloodanddroughtinAfrica.D．Thelittleprogressmadeinweatherforecasts.13.Howdoesthenewweatherforecastmodelwork?

A．Itneedsmuchlessobservationaldata.B．Itusessupercomputerstodealwithdata.C．ItjoinsAIandthetraditionalmethodtogether.D．ItdependsonAIinsteadoftheformerway.14.Whatcanwesayaboutthenewweatherforecastmodel?

A．Itrunseasily.B．Itislow-cost.C．Itdoesn’tworkaswished.D．Itisgeographicallylimited.15.Whatcanbethemostsuitabletitleforthetext?

A．ClimateChangeandItsEffectsonAfricaB．UncertaintyofWeatherForecastwithAIC．AIHelpingImproveWeatherForecastD．TheChallengesofTraditionalWeatherForecastModel(★★★)HowtoIncludeLanguageLearninginYourFamilyActivitiesLearninganewlanguageisgoodforchildren’sbraindevelopment,helpingkidsfocusmoreeasily,dealwithtasksbetter,andperformbetterinschool.16.Ithelpsenrichthemindandprovidesmoreopportunities.Immersing(沉浸)yourselfinanewlanguageinyourfamilyisaneffectivewaytolearnit.Thefollowingaresomemethods.Practiceitinreal-livesituations.Peoplelearnlanguagesbetterwhentheyusethelanguageinwaysthatrelatetotheirlives.17.Youcanalsonamethingsyouseeonyourfamilyjourneyinyourtarget(目標)language,suchasanapartmentbuildingorasubway.Makefriendswiththosewhospeakyourtargetlanguage.Oneofthebestmeanstolearnanewlanguageistopracticespeakingitwithothers,whetherthey’renativespeakersorbeginners.Tofindthesepeople,checkoutyourlocaluniversities.Manyofthemhavelanguageclubsthatplanregularget-togethersforpeoplepracticinganewlanguage.18Watchmoviesinyourtargetlanguage.Thishelpsyougetafeelforthelanguageasit’susedbynativespeakers.Makethingsfunbyhavingaweeklymovienightwithyourfamily.It’sbettertosetthesubtitles(字幕)tothetargetlanguage.19.Youcanalsorewatchyourfavoritemoviestomastermoreexpressions.20.TheyincludeBingoorGoFish.Therearealsosomeboardgameslikechesswhereyoucanpracticeyourspeakingskillsbysayingthingslike“I’mmovingthreespaces.”O(jiān)r“Whoseturnisit?”inyourtargetlanguage.Dosomeresearchonlinetodiscovermoreinterestinggamestogetherwithyourfamily.

A．Languagelearningisalsogoodforadults.B．Andtheyareoftenhappytoincludechildren.C．Playgamesusingvocabularyfromyourtargetlanguage.D．Inthisway,youcanseethewordswhenyou’rehearingthem.E．Youcanalsosurpriseeachotherwithnotesondesks,mirrors,orfridges.F．Forexample,afamilylovingcookingtogethercanlearnexpressionsforfoods.G．Describewordsorphrasesinyourtargetlanguageforyoufamilymemberstoguess.二、完形填空(★★★)Theearthquakewasoverandthecitywasinruins.Ihadnochoicebuttowalkhomeasallthe_______hadstoppedasaresultofthequake.OnmywayhomeI_______anoldladyatabakery(烘焙店)givingoutfreebread,whichmademyheart_______.Amanwasholdingasignsaying,“pleaseuseour_______.”Hewasopeninghishouseforpeopletogotothetoilet.ThenthenextdayIdrovetohavemycar_______.Therewasnotenough_______nowandmanygasstationswereeitherclosedorhadvery_______lines.Igotworried,sinceIwasbehindfifteencars.Finally,whenmy_______came,themansmiledandsaid.“Becauseofthissituation,weareonlygiving$30worthofgasperperson.Isthatallright?”“Ofcourse.It’snicethatweareallableto_______,”Isaid.Hissmilegavemesomuchcomfort.AtthesheltercenterIsawaman________whenpeoplebroughtfoodtohim.Itwasthefirsttimeinthreedaysthatfoodhadbeen________there.However,afterhedriedthetears,hisnext________surprisedme.“Iamvery________thatweareprovidedwithfood.Butpeopleinthecitynexttoushaven’t________anyfoodatall.Pleasegotothatcenteraswell.”Hearingthat,Irealizedtherewasabrightfutureontheothersideofthis________.21.A．liftB．businessC．helpD．traffic22.A．sawB．missedC．rescuedD．caught23.A．kindB．brokenC．warmD．empty24.A．bedroomB．bathroomC．livingroomD．kitchen25.A．cleanedupB．washedawayC．filledupD．sweptaway26.A．gasB．informationC．foodD．water27.A．directB．fineC．longD．short28.A．timeB．turnC．orderD．decision29.A．shareB．offerC．learnD．choose30.A．cryingB．eatingC．smilingD．singing31.A．broughtB．storedC．leftD．kept32.A．waysB．rolesC．wordsD．promises33.A．sureB．gratefulC．surprisedD．proud34.A．cookedB．wastedC．preparedD．received35.A．disasterB．chanceC．cityD．center三、語法填空(★★★)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填寫1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Inaworldthatisfullofdifferentkindsofcolors,redquitestandsout.InChina,peoplecallthiscolorChinaRed,36hasbecomeaquitepopularexpression37(catch)theworld’sattention.ThisexpressionfullyshowsChinesepeople’sspecialloveforred.SowhyaretheChinesereallyfondofit?Onereason38(lie)inthecolor’srichmeaninginChinesehistoryand39(tradition)culture.InancientChina,red40(view)asasymbolofhealth,energy,happiness,hopeandsoon.Nowredthingscan41(common)befoundacross42nation,forexampleredlanterns.PeoplecanfindredlanternsacrossChina,especiallyduring43(festival).DuringtheChineseNewYear,peoplewillseeredlanternshangingonthefrontgatesofhousesandstores.44redlanterns,thingslikeNewYearcouplets(對聯(lián))andinvitationsarealsooftenred.Inaword,redispopularinChinaandit’smorethanjustacolor.ItcarriestherichcultureofChinaandpeoplefromallovertheworldarewelcome45(feel)anddiscoveritinChina.四、單項選擇(★★★)46.Thechildrenwereallinterestedin________theyhadseenintheexhibition.

A．whichB．thatallC．a(chǎn)llwhatD．a(chǎn)llthat(★★)47.Itwasameeting________importanceIdidn’trealize.

A．whoseB．ofwhichC．whyD．that(★★★)48.Thecommittee,whichincludesseveralexpertswho________importantresearchonclimatechange,________workingonanewpolicyartpresent.

A．does;isB．havedone;isC．hasdone;areD．do;is(★★★)49.Unfortunately,therewasn‘tasinglepersoninsight________shecouldturnforhelp.

A．whoB．towhomC．withwhomD．that(★★)50.Anyone________breaksthelawmustbepunished.

A．whoB．whomC．thatD．whose(★★★)51.Itwasinthehotel________hestayed_________Imethimthismorning.

A．that,thatB．that,whereC．which,thatD．where,that(★★)52.Thereason_________hegaveforhisfaultinrunningthemachinewasthathefailedtoseethedirections.

A．whyB．forwhichC．whatD．that(★★★)53.Thisisthecommunity________ourcontributionscantrulymakeadifference.

A．towhereB．towhichC．whichD．inwhich(★★★)54.Ourschoolprovidesuswithvariousactivities________wecangainskillsandexperience.

A．whichB．whatC．whereD．when(★★★)55.—Sorry!Ican’tremembertheage________Alicewontheprize.—12-year-old,Iguess.

A．whenB．thatC．whereD．who(★)56.Hehasfewfriends,________?

A．doesheB．isheC．hasn’theD．doesn’the(★★)57.Thechildwasinfloodsoftears.

A．洪水B．大量C．大量涌入D．淹沒(★★)58.Itwilltakeaweekforyourapplicationtobeprocessed.

A．緩緩前進B．過程C．處理D．加工(★★★)59.Sheslowlymountedthesteps.

A．爬上B．騎上C．山峰D．逐步增加(★★★)60.SometimesIwouldjustliketobeappreciatedformymind.

A．領(lǐng)會B．欣賞C．感激D．增值五、單詞拼寫(★★)61.Hecanliftheavyweightsbecauseofhiss________(力氣).(根據(jù)中英文提示單詞拼寫)(★★★)62.Shes________(滑行)outwhilenoonewaslooking.(根據(jù)中英文提示單詞拼寫)(★★)63.Webecamet________(使落入險境)intherisingfloodwater.(根據(jù)中英文提示單詞拼寫)(★)64.Hetookafewdeepbreathstoc________(使鎮(zhèn)靜)himselfdown.(根據(jù)中英文提示單詞拼寫)(★★★)65.Hervoicewasshakingd________(即使)allhereffortstocontrolit.(根據(jù)中英文提示單詞拼寫)(★)66.Thereisawid