高一英语下册第一次月考测试题8

汕头市潮阳实验学校2023-2024第二学期第一次月考试题高一英语命题人：赖泽锋审题人：刘兰芬李丽芳本试卷8页，满分120分。

考试用时120分钟。

注意事项：1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上。

2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。

回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。

3. 考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第一部分阅读（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。

AFestivals are a great way to experience a destination in a different way. Whether you are looking for a unique cultural difference or the experience of sheer joy, there is something here for everyone in this article.St. Patrick's DayDublin, Ireland & New York, the USA, March 17thIt has been a cultural and religious celebration held in memory of the death date of Saint Patrick, the foremost patron saint of Ireland, since 1762. On that day the whole city turns green and many Irish make traditional bread. It is also one of the most fun days of the year, when the whole city turns into a big green party.South by Southwest（SXSW）Austin, the USA, MarchFounded in 1987, SXSW has been praised by music fans and the media worldwide as one of the top 10 music festivals in the world. It is not only a music feast but also dedicated to the integration of technology and films. You can also enjoy free food, drinks and music. Sounds good?King's DayAmsterdam, Netherlands, April 27dhKing's Day may well be the best party in Holland and Amsterdam turns a very bright color of orange on April 27th. People celebrate King Willem-Alexander's birthday with music, street parties, flea markets, and fun fairs. The king himself travels through the country with his family.Just for LaughsMontreal, Canada, July 14th—30thFor comedy lovers there is no other festival in the world better than Montreal's Just for Laughs. The festival concentrates most of its shows in the Latin Quarter. During the day street performers delight the crowds and at night the city comes alive with comedy all over the city.1. Which of the four festivals mainly involves music and films?A. St. Patrick's Day.B. South by Southwest.C. King's Day.D. Just for Laughs.2. What do St. Patrick's Day and King's Day have in common?A. They are both religious festivals.B. They are celebrated in the same month.C. They are in honour of the birthday of a great person.D. They both feature a color.3. What can we learn about Just for Laughs?A. It lasts for a monthB. It provides free food for all.C. It's the best comedy feast.D. It is concerned about the royal family.BFor the past 13 years, Martin Burrows has been working as a long-distance truck driver. Spending up to five nights a week on the road can be a lonely business, leaving him with plenty of time to notice his surroundings. “I kept seeing more rubbish everywhere and it was getting on my nerves. I decided I had to do something about it,” he says. One day, he stopped his vehicle, took out a trash bag and started picking up the garbage. The satisfaction after clearing a small area was remarkable.Before his time on the road, Burrows spent over two decades in the military as a vehicle driver. His service saw him stationed throughout Europe and also on tours in Afghanistan. After returning to civilian life, he was diagnosed with PTSD（创伤后应激障碍）and had a mental health crisis in 2017. His involvement in fundraising for Help for Heroes led him to meet a man who used model-building as a distraction from PTSD. Burrows realized that his act of roadside cleanup had a similar calming effect on his mental well-being.By 2019, Burrows had begun using his free time on the road to regularly clean up garbage. A passerby encouraged him to set up a Facebook group, which he called Truckers Cleaning Up Britain. “I was worried I'd be the laughing stock of my town for putting videos and photos up of me cleaning but people started to join,” he says. “I was amazed. The local council stepped in and gave me litter-picking supplies and we're up to almost 3,000 members now.”Since truckers are so often on the move, the Facebook page acts as a means of raising awareness rather than a platform for organizing cleanups. Burrows expressed his intention to continue the cleanup efforts as long as his physical condition allowed, as he still found joy in the process.4. What initially caused Burrows to pick up roadside garbage?A. He wanted to kill time by picking up litter.B. He aimed to raise fund for soldiers with PTSD.C. He felt annoyed to see the increasing rubbish.D. He received the assignment from his employer.5. How did collecting roadside garbage affect Burrows' PTSD?A. It resulted in his embarrassment.B. It increased his sense of isolation.C. It worsened his stress and anxiety.D. It brought him comfort and relief.6. What concerned Burrows when he started Truckers Cleaning Up Britain?A. He feared being teased for his action.B. He was lacking in advanced cleanup tools.C. He was unsure about the group's development.D. He worried about the local council's disapproval.7. What can be a suitable title for the text?A. A Joyful V olunteer ExperienceB. A Trucker's Cleanup InitiativeC. A Fighting Hero against PTSDD. A Platform for EnvironmentalistsCWhen most people think of drones（无人机）, they think of technology and fun. Safe to say, few people would think about farming. However, a group of students from York College of Pennsylvania have been building a drone that will not only help local farmers but the environment, as well.Samantha Gotwalt and Blayde Reich, two senior Mechanical Engineering majors at York College in the group, both found the work to be quite fascinating. According to Samantha, the idea came from a York College professor, who has worked with drones, and wanted to get students involved with a project beneficial to the community. “We really want to help farming and agriculture. I's super-important to America and our economy,” Blayde says. “We want to help the smaller farmers, and one of the perks is not having to spend their money on fertilizer and pesticides（杀虫剂）.”The idea is to design and build a drone that will take video imagery of the fields to determine what is needed to produce the best crop, while saving money and sparing the environment by reducing pollutants in the water runoff . Ideally, that data gained will help the farmers better determine what chemicals they need and what they don't.However, finding the right equipment for the project was a challenge, starting with what drone the team would design for this particular usage. Samantha says she researched durability and control of drones to help make the proper determination.“We are flying over the field and we want to have enough efficiency and go relatively slow enough that our pictures turn out well and fly low enough that it is not using up all of its power,” she says. “The fields are a couple hundred acres（英亩）, so you need your drone to be able to fly the length of that field.”Blayde says the team continues to learn a great deal of information that will help the farmers and the environment.8. What does the underlined word “perks” in paragraph 2 refer to?A. challenges.B. features.C. benefits.D. solutions.9. What particular usage is the drone designed for?A. Spreading proper quantities of pesticides.B. Helping to determine the chemicals needed.C. Assisting to monitor the state of crops.D. Measuring the areas of the fields.10. What technical issue of the drone shall be tackled?A. Its camera capacity.B. Its data collection ability.C. Its durability and control.D. Its material and efficiency.11. What can best describe the students?A. Disciplined and realistic.B. Experienced and reliable.C. Humble and reserved.D. Responsible and creative.DAi-Da sits behind a desk, a paintbrush in her hand. She looks up at the person posing for her, and then back down as she applies another drop of paint onto the canvas（画布）. A lifelike portrait is taking shape. If you didn't know a robot produced it, this portrait could pass as the work of a human artist.Ai-Da produces portraits of sitting subjects using a robotic hand attached to her lifelike figure. She's also able to talk, giving detailed answers to questions about her artistic process and attitudes towards technology. She even gave a TEDx talk titled “The Intersection of Art and AI” in Oxford several years ago. Ai-Da's creators have also been experimenting with having her write and perform her own poetry.But how are we to interpret Ai-Da's output? Should we consider her paintings and poetry original and creative? Are these works actually art?What discussions about AI and creativity often overlook is the fact that creativity isn't an absolute quality that can be defined, measured and reproduced objectively. When we describe an object—for instance, a child's drawing—as being creative, we project our own assumptions about culture onto it. Indeed, art never exists in isolation. It always needs someone to give it “art” status. And the criteria for whether you think something is art are formed by both your expectations and broader cultural conceptions.If we extend this line of thinking to AI, it follows that no Al application or robot can objectively be “creative”. It is always we—humans—that decide whether works created by AI are art.Some may see robot-produced paintings as something coming from creative computers, while others may be skeptical, given the fact that robots act on clear human instructions. In any case, attribution（归属）of creativity never depends on technical arrangement alone—no computer is objectively creative. Rather, the attribution of computational creativity is largely inspired by contexts of reception. Through particular social information, some people are inspired to think of AI output as art, systems as artists, and computers as creators. Therefore, as with any piece of art, your appreciation of AI output ultimately depends on your own interpretation.12. What can we learn about Ai-Da?A. She has a complex many-sided personality.B. She beat others in the debate on art and ALC. She is capable of drawing high-quality portraits.D. She can write poems without being programmed.13. What fact do discussions about AI and creativity often ignore?A. That art is content-based.B. That art can take many forms.C. That creativity is closely related to cultures.D. That creativity is often measured subjectively.14. What idea does the author want to convey in the last paragraph?A. Every coin has two sides.B. Great minds think alike.C. Four eyes see more than two.D. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.15. What would be the best title for the text?A. Is AI-created Art Really Art?B. Will People Accept AI Artists?C. Can We Use Al to Create Portraits?D. Do We Need to Improve AI's Creativity?第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.6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。

南充高中2020-2021学年高一下学期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l.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，并标在试卷的相应位置。

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. Why does Jane become thinner?A. She has been on a diet.B. She has exercised a lot.C. She has had an illness.2. Where are the speakers?A. In a bookshop.B. In a library.C. In a classroom.3. What time does the bus usually arrive?A. 7:30.B. 7:35.C. 7:40.4. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Teacher and student.B. Husband and wife.C. Mother and son.5. What are the speakers talking about?A. Jim’s weekend.B. Today’s weather.C. Kate’s friends.第二节听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有2至4个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；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。

听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7题。

6. What does the woman do?A. She’s a doctor.B. She’s a waitress.C. She’s a teacher.7. What is the man going to do?A. Give up his unhealthy diet.B. Go on sick leave from work.C. Have a further examination.听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10题。

江苏省昆山中学2023～2024学年第二学期高一模块测试一试卷英语注意：本卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。

两部分答案都做在答题卡上。

总分为150 分。

调研时间120 分钟。

第一部分听力（共两节，满分20 分）做题时，先将答案标在本卷上。

录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将本卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节（共 5 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 5 分）1. How many pieces of luggage does the man have altogether?A. Two.B. Three.C. Four.2. Where was the man when the earthquake happened?A. In the kitchen.B. In the bathroom.C. In the living room.3. What are the speakers talking about?A. Buying tickets online.B. Ordering takeaway food.C. Booking a table.4. What is the woman most likely to be?A. A secretary.B. A waitress.C. A saleswoman.5. What will the man probably do next?A. Fix the shower for the woman.B. Order room service for the woman.C. Arrange another room for the woman.第二节（共15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分15 分）听第 6 段材料，回答第6、7 题。

6. Who is the speakers’ new Physics teacher?A. Mr. Anderson.B. Mr. Monroe.C. Mr. Ashley.7. What is Mr. Monroe like?A. Strict.B. Patient.C. Energetic.听第7 段材料，回答第8 至10 题。

海南观澜湖双优实验学校2023-2024学年高一下学期第一次月考英语试题学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________一、阅读理解Best Gifts for Every Type of MomMother’s Day is drawing near. Do you want to reward Mom with special gifts? We have done the work for you by selecting best gift ideas for every type of mom. Just click “Add to cart (购物车)” to shower Mom with love.Dainty Earrings — Best for the Jewelry LoverMade from silver, the earrings are lightweight and perfect for everyday wear. They’re also ideal for anyone with sensitive ears. Among the 8,000 plus five-star viewers, April Farmer wrote, “Just about every material irritates (刺激) my ears, but I have had these in for three months now, and no irritation. Besides, I can’t even tell they are in!”KS Lunch Bag — Best for the Working MomThis bag will put a smile on mom’s face during lunch hour. With about 5000 five-star reviews, the fashionable and functional KS bag will keep food and soups fresh. Plus, the soft and lightweight design makes it easy to bring anywhere.Breville Express — Best for the Coffee LoverIf Mom is a true coffee lover, she’s dreamed of owning a high-end coffee machine. Now you can make that dream a reality. The Breville Express, which has more than 14,000 five-star reviews, comes in either black or stainless steel surfaces and offers the same dose-controlled grinding (研磨) that’s normally reserved for fancy coffee shops.Beckham Pillows — Best for the One Who Needs a Good Night’s SleepShe deserves a peaceful night’s rest after all the hard work she does every day, and she’ll get just that with these Beckham pillows. It’s a best seller with more than 126,000 five-star reviews, so it’s pretty much a hit.1．Why are Dainty Earrings worth buying in April Farmer’s view?A．They are light and skin-friendly.B．They are simple but unique.C．They are stylish and valuable.D．They are strong and fancy.2．Which of the following has the fewest five-star reviews?A．Dainty Earrings.B．Breville Express.C．KS Lunch Bag.D．Beckham Pillows.3．Who is the passage intended for?A．Agencies selling products to moms.B．People seeking gifts for their moms.C．Moms planning to reward themselves.D．Salesmen studying moms’ preferences.When someone asks me what my goals are for the coming year, I don’t usually know how to reply. Of course I, as most people do, want to see an improvement in my grades. This year, however, I’m hoping for something different.Through the course of my school life, I’ve gradually developed a new understanding of the word “prioritization (优先次序)”. The first thing I wish to get in Senior One is the ability to manage my time better. I’ll surely become busier with the coming semester, and proper organization is important. From school clubs to academic competitions, everything should be set up in a way that doesn’t influence my health, which leads me to my second goal.My mother has always told me put my health first, so in the future, I hope to be both physically and mentally healthy. A person can’t study without the energy to do so. In order to stay energetic, they must put their health first, no matter how busy they are, or how much work they have to complete.And finally, I hope that I won’t be discouraged by my failure and never give up on my dreams. I hope that I’ll have the courage to try new activities and clubs. I believe my final goal can apply to every student around the world. We should all respect one another’s likes and dislikes, and focus on each other’s strengths, not our weaknesses. Everyone should try to make use of all of life’s opportunities.Albert Einstein once said, “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” In my case, it’s the other way around. In order to keep moving, I must keep my balance—the balance between studies and activities, efficiency and procrastination (拖延症), academics and health, passions and dislikes. The new journey is going to be a hard one, but if I set these goals, I believe I will make it through to the end.4．During Senior One, what does the writer want to do first?A．Focus on improving her overall grades.B．Join as many school clubs as possible.C．Learn how to manage her time well.D．Spend more time on outdoor activities.5．What is the attitude of the writer towards failure?A．Discouraged.B．Brave.C．Worried.D．Careful. 6．What does the underlined sentence “it’s the other way around” in the last paragraph mean?A．It is the opposite.B．It is difficult.C．It is necessary.D．It is helpful.7．What is the writer’s purpose of the passage?A．To share her goals for the coming school year.B．To stress the importance of health to students.C．To show what she likes about high school life.D．To explain how to balance studies and activities.Last year, my Singapore-based sister insisted my mother and I join her for the Christmas. My mum, a fearless woman, would get strangely nervous on flights. Perhaps the only thing that convinced her to overcome her fears was the chance to piece together our declining bond.Growing up, moments with Mum were painfully short-lived because I spent most time at the boarding school, reuniting only during the holidays. Every year, she would eagerly await my return, which would always lead to constant loving scenes. Those cherished moments were gradually vanishing as I moved away for university. Soon, our relationship became tense. She seemed unable to comprehend me and her stubborn and old-fashioned advice forced me to shut myself. But the more I pulled away, the more I felt a longing for the bond that had grown so dim. Perhaps Singapore would give us a chance to breathe it back to life.I assumed the immersive exhibits at Art Science Museum would refresh my mother, who was an art student. However, I was surprised when she just turned her nose up at the Bruges Whale, a sculpture using plastic waste to raise awareness about ocean pollution. “It’s art, Mum! Be more appreciative.” I defended.Disheartened by the distance between us, I led her to the kid’s zone. We signed up for a joint sketching activity, hoping that would help us connect. As our creative juices flowed, our faded relationship began to take on the hues and shades of something sincere and beautiful.“Look!” she excitedly pointed towards a digital screen that displayed our creations. “That one’s ours.” Mum went up and reached out, touching the fish as it moved its tail back and forth in the virtual tank.Looking around, I saw children sharing moments with their parents, and my own childhood flashed back. That rare instance where she let slip an inner innocence and delight at a new experience revealed the little girl in her, who was like me, had lost a vital connection to responsibilities of motherhood.“Our time together was like that of friends. You were my mother, and I’m a child following you around.” My mum said to me with a smile.8．What made Mum accept the visit to Singapore?A．The resolve to overcome the nervousness on flight.B．The desire to restore relationship with her children.C．The sincere invitation of my Singapore-based sister.D．The expectation for Art Science Museum as an artist.9．What is the attitude of Mum towards the Bruges Whale?A．She felt it a huge waste to make it from plastic.B．She showed a great interest in this work of art.C．She didn’t think it good enough to be exhibited.D．She considered it beneficial to ocean protection.10．What can we learn from the sketching activity?A．It revealed Mum’s inner ignorance like a girl.B．It explored causes for faded bond between families.C．It let Mum totally lose responsibilities of motherhood.D．It provided an opportunity to share moments with families.11．What do Mum’s words imply in the last paragraph?A．A good medicine tastes bitter.B．Life has indeed come full circle.C．Actions speak louder than words.D．Nothing is impossible to a willing mind.Every 40 days a language dies. This “catastrophic” loss is being intensified by the climate crisis, according to linguists. If nothing is done, conservative estimates suggest that half of all the 7,000 languages currently spoken will be extinct by the end of the century.Speakers of minority languages have experienced a long history of persecution (迫害),with the result that by the 1920s half of all indigenous (土著的) languages in Australia, the US, South Africa and Argentina were extinct. The climate crisis is now considered the “final nail in the coffin” for many indigenous languages and the knowledge they represent.“Languages are already endangered,” says Anastasia Rachel, director of the Strathy language unit at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario. Huge factors are globalization and migration, as communities move to regions where their language is not spoken or valued, according to Rachel. “It seems particularly cruel,” she says, “that most of the world’s languages are in parts of the world that are growing unpleasant to people.” Vanuatu, a South Pacific island nation measuring 12, 189 km2, has 110 languages, the highest density of languages on the planet. It is also one of the countries most at risk of sea level rise. “Marty small language communities are on islands and coastlines easily subject to hurricanes and sea level rise,” she says. Others live on lands where rising temperature threatens traditional farming and fishing practices, leading to migration.In response to the crisis, the UN launched the International Decade of Indigenous Languages (IDIL) in 2022. Promoting and conserving languages of indigenous communities is “not only important for them, but for all humanity”, said Csaba Korosi, the UN general assembly president, urging countries to allow access to education in indigenous languages. 12．Which statement best describes the facts of languages?A．Climate change is the only challenge for minority languages.B．Half of all the languages spoken will be extinct in the future.C．Climate crisis is a huge threat to many indigenous languages.D．Poor education is the direct cause of disappearing languages.13．Why is Vanuatu mentioned in paragraph 3?A．To explain the main reason for language density.B．To show the common features of endangered languages.C．To stress the impact of geographical position on migration.D．To illustrate the situation of minority language communities.14．What is the aim of the IDIL?A．Support migrants to access local education.B．Discourage people from massive migration.C．Protect the environment to reduce the temperature.D．Preserve the languages of indigenous communities.15．Which of the following is the best title for the text?A．Faced with Disasters: Communities Have to LeaveB．Upset at Extinction: UN Urges International CooperationC．Lost for Words: Climate Crisis Brings Threat of CatastropheD．Involved in Action: Experts Seek Solutions to Climate CrisisGoing from middle school to the freshman year of high school is a big change. 16 .Be open to new friendships.High school is all about experiencing new things, including new friendships. Getting to know people you haven’t met before is a great way to broaden your horizons. 17 Simply sitting with a new person at lunch can be enough to get the ball rolling.Explore the campus.For most people, going off to senior high school means heading to a completely new campus. 18 . They might be able to show you around the campus, which will make you a bit more confident as you go on with your freshman year.Get organised.Senior high school and junior high school are very different. 19 . You can buy a planner and spend a few minutes each night going over the notes you took in class that day. Staying on top of your studies will make the transition(过渡) from middle school to high school much easier.20 .While there’s no need to plan every day for the next three years, it can’t hurt to make a note of classes you want to take or activities you’d like to try. Believe it or not, the three years will go by really fast. Having a plan in place will help you make the most of your high school experience.A．Create a three-year plan.B．Be open to new experiences.C．If you’re nervous, start small.D．That way, you’ll have a better idea of some of the things you can expect.E．Try to get as organised as possible so you can stay on top of your studies.F．If you worry about the unknown, reach out to the school and see if someone can help.G．Here are some ways to help you deal with anxiety and prepare for the first year.二、完形填空I fell in love with reading when I was a child. Through reading, I developed a good relationship with my parents.Born as a second­generation South Korean in America, I was raised in an environment in which my parents struggled to settle in American culture. My parents were awkward, strange and different. Their limitations as immigrants (移民) influenced me; as a child, I was alone and quiet. I grew up in a family where I was forbidden to speak English. I wanted to 21 the depth of the books I read but the words 22 me, like my parents. I wasn’t able to change the situation 23 I was placed in, but I worked very hard. Every 24 ，I went to the library to check out new books. I would have 25 reading all the books by Friday afternoons. I became a better 26 . Pretty soon, I was the 27 reader in the class. People would look at me in 28 as they saw me read 500­page books in only a few days. But I believe the greatest 29 was reading every night to my parents. Every evening, we 30 together in our living room, and I read to them. Slowly but surely, our 31 grew. My parents can communicate with others 32 ; for me, grammar quizzes became a piece of cake.Today I’m 33 to have Asian­American parents who were 34 enough to learn English from a young boy and wise enough to 35 their son to read at a young age.21．A．show B．measure C．guess D．understand 22．A．excited B．frightened C．challenged D．shocked 23．A．which B．where C．what D．whom 24．A．day B．decade C．week D．season 25．A．considered B．kept C．finished D．admitted 26．A．listener B．reader C．viewer D．child 27．A．strangest B．busiest C．luckiest D．fastest 28．A．amazement B．satisfaction C．panic D．relief 29．A．enthusiasm B．chance C．achievement D．power 30．A．calmed down B．queued up C．stayed up D．sat down 31．A．interests B．vocabulary C．needs D．popularity32．A．easily B．anxiously C．privately D．legally 33．A．nervous B．eager C．proud D．committed 34．A．superb B．free C．strict D．patient 35．A．encourage B．convince C．expect D．beg三、语法填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。