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荆州中学2024-2025学年高一上学期12月月考英语试题(全卷满分150分,考试用时120分钟)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,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。例:Howmuchistheshirt?A.£19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.答案是C.1.Wherearepossiblythespeaker
s?A.Athome.B.Atschool.C.Athospital.2.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Aninterview.B.Anexam.C.Adebate.3.Wh
atisthewomanworriedabout?A.Drivingtoofast.B.Missingtheexit.C.Gettingaticket.4.Whatistheweathertoday?A.Rainy.B.Cloud
y.C.Sunny.5.Whoisgoodatplayingtheviolin?A.Theman.B.Theman’ssister.C.Thewoman.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.Wh
yisthewomanmakingthephonecall?A.Topayforthecontract(合同).B.Torentanapartment.C.Tomakesomearrangements.7.Howwillthewomanmakethepayment?A.Incash.B.B
ycreditcard.C.Bycheck.听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。8.Whatwasthegirl’smotherangryabout?A.Shedidn’tdoherhomework.B.Shedidn’taskfor
permission.C.Shedidn’tfinishthehousework.9.Whatdoesthemanoffertodoforthegirl?A.Giveheraride.B.Pickheruplater.C.Helpherwithhomew
ork.听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。10.Whatdoesthemanneedtoborrowbooks?A.Anapplicationform.B.Alibrarycard.C.Anidentitycard.11.Howmuchshouldthemanpayifheisla
teforaday?A.Sixpence.B.Fifteenpence.C.Fiftypence.12.Whatisnotallowedinthelibrary?A.Laptops.B.Foodanddrinks.C.Cellphones.听第9段材料,回答第
13至16题。13.Whendidthespeakerslastmeet?A.Lastweek.B.Weeksago.C.Monthsago.14.Whatdidthemandolastmonth?A.
Hejoinedahealthclub.B.Hehadanewjob.C.Heboughtsomeguestpasses.15.Howdidthewomanfeelaboutexercisingathome?A.Shefeltgreat.B.Shefe
ltsad.C.Shefeltbored.16.Whatwillthespeakerspossiblydothisweekend?A.Joinagym.B.Workouttogether.C.Start
ahealthclub.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17.Whenisdeadlineoftheessay?A.18thOctober.B.19thOctober.C.28thOctober.18.Whichw
ayisbettertohandintheessay?A.Byemail.B.Inperson.C.Bypost.19.Whatgoesonthelastpageoftheessay?A.Theideasyouused.B.Thebooksyouused.C.Thedatay
ouused.20.Whatisnotmentionedinthespeech?A.Makingtheessayeasytoread.B.Usingpagenumbers.C.Notingthewordslimit
.第二部分阅读理解(共20小题.每小题2.5分,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,从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中选出最佳选项。AI’mastrongbelieverthatlearningdifferentlanguagesmakesyoulo
okincrediblygoodwhenyou’reinaforeigncountryandcanunderstandandspeakthelanguage.Thelistbelowis4appsthatwillhelpyoulearna
foreignlanguage!Youcandownloadthemforfree.Babbel–LearnLanguagesBabbelisanexcellentlanguagetooltohelpyouprogressstepbystep
withlearninganewlanguage.Ithelpsyoulearngrammaralongthewayasyouworkyourwaythroughthetasksandassignments.Youneedtopayamonthlysubscription(定金)
,butthiswillstillbecheaperthantakingphysicallessonswithatutor!Duolingo:LearnLanguagesFreeTheapphasmanylanguagestochoosefromandwillworkthroughthe
basicsallthewaytoadvancedwordsandsentences.It’sallcompletelyfreetoo!It’sincrediblywelldesigned,looksgreat
andwillhelpyoulearn,rememberandprogresswithjustalittlebitoftimeeveryday.Tandem–LanguageExchangeRatherthanhav
eyouworkthroughtasksandmemorizedifferentthings,theappletsyoumatchwithpeoplewhoshareyourinterestsbutspeakthela
nguageyouwanttolearn.Youcanthenhavetext,voiceandvideoconversationswithpeoplewhowanttolearnyournativelanguage,andinreturnyoulearntheirs,allbysim
plycommunicatingwitheachother.It’sagreatwaytolearnwithonly$1aday.LearnEnglish:busuuThisappisperfectifyouwanttolearnEnglish.Thereareallsortsofaudio
andvisuallearningaids,forwhichyouonlyneedtopay$10perweek.You’llfindyourselfworkingthroughinteractivetestsandlearningtoolsforvocabularyanddial
ogue,which21.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A.Sellappstolanguagelearners.B.Introducelanguagelearningapps.C.Teachlanguagelearnerstouseapps.D.Teach
languagesthroughapps.22.Whichappsuitsbestifyouwanttolearnthroughcommunication?A.Babbel–LearnLanguagesB.Tandem:
LanguageExchangeC.Duolingo:LearnLanguagesFreeD.LearnEnglish–busuu23.WhatisDuolingodifferentfromtheotherthre
eapps?A.Itiscompletelyfreetouse.B.ItisspeciallyforEnglishlearning.C.Itisunsuitableforbeginners.D.Itisthemos
teffectiveapp.BStandingontheruinsafterthefirewherehishousehadbeen,PeterRuprechtrecognizedthathewasnots
urehoworwhentorebuild.HewasstillshockedbywhatAustralia’sincreasinglychangeableclimatehadalreadydelivered:firsta
drought,thenadestructivebushfire,thenheavyrainfromastorm.“It’sunstoppable,”saidMr.Ruprecht,aformerdairyfarmer
.“WespeakaboutthewarmthofMotherNature,butnaturecanalsobeviciousandwildandunforgiving.”Australia’shellish(地狱的)fireseasonhascometoanend
,butitspeoplearefacingmorethanasingledisaster.Withfloodsdestroyinghomesnotfarfromwherefiresrecentlyspread,theyarefacingacycleofwhatscientistscall“com
poundextremes”:oneclimatedisasterstrengtheningthenext.Warmertemperaturesdomorethanjustdryouttheland.Theyalsoheatuptheatmosphere(大气层),whichme
anscloudsholdmoremoisture(水汽)forlongerperiodsoftime.Sodroughtsgetworse,givingwaytofires,thentoheavyrainsthattheland
istoodrytotakein.ManyAustraliansindisasterareascomplainthattheirgovernment,afterpayinglittleattentiontoclimatechange
foryears,hasnotyettomakerecoveryplansthatareclearandthattakefuturerisksintoconsideration.Atthesametime,theeconomiccostsofachangingclimatearerisin
gquickly.PhilipLowe,thegovernoroftheReserveBankofAustralia,warnedrecentlythatAustraliawasalreadypayingaprice,andthatitwouldonlygoup.24.Peter
Ruprechtismentionedinthebeginningto______.A.toarousereaders’pityB.tointroducethetopicC.tostresstheprobl
emD.tocallonreaderstohelp25.Whichwordcanreplacetheunderlinedword“vicious”inParagraph2?A.Graceful.B.Ba
lanced.C.Responsible.D.violent26.Whatisthemaincauseof“compoundextremes”inAustralia?A.Governmentinaction.B.Warmertemperature
.C.Theshortageofmoney.D.Norecoveryplans.27.Whereisthetextprobablyfrom?A.Aguidebook.B.Atraveljournal.C.Anewsreport.D.Abookreview.CInmo
dernsocietythereisagreatdealofargumentaboutcompetition.Somevalueithighly,believingthatitisresponsibleforsoci
alprogressandprosperity;otherssaythatcompetitionisbad;thatitsetsonepersonagainstanother;thatitleadstounfriendlyrelati
onshipbetweenpeople.Ihavetaughtmanychildrenwhoheldthebeliefthattheirself-worthreliedonhowwelltheyperformedattennisandotherskills.Forthem,playing
wellandwinningareoftenlife-and-deathaffairs.Intheirsingle-mindedpursuit(追求)ofsuccess,thedevelopmentofmanyotherhumanqualitiesissadlyf
orgotten.However,whilesomeseemtobelostinthedesiretosucceed,otherstakeantotallydifferentattitude.Inaculturewhichvaluesonlythewinnerandpa
ysnoattentiontotheordinaryplayers,theystronglyblame(责备)competition.Amongthemostvocalareyoungsterswhohavesuf
feredundercompetitivepressuresfromtheirparentsorsociety.Teachingtheseyoungpeople,Ioftenobserveinthemadesiretofail.Theyseemto
seekfailurebynottryingtowinorachievesuccess.Bynottrying,theyalwayshaveanexcuse:“Imayhavelost,butitdoesn’tmatterbecauseIre
allydidn’ttry.”Whatisnotusuallyadmittedbythemselvesisthebeliefthatiftheyhadreallytriedandlost,thatwouldmeanalot.Suchalosswouldbeameasureofthe
irworth.Clearly,thisbeliefisthesameasthatofthetruecompetitorswhotrytoprovethemselves.Botharebasedonthemistakenbeliefthatone’sself-respectr
eliesonhowwelloneperformsincomparisonwithothers.Bothareafraidofnotbeingvalued.Onlyasthisbasicandoftentroublesomefearbeginstoweakencanwediscoveran
ewmeaningincompetition.28.Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkabout?A.Competitionhelpstosetupself-respect.B.Compe
titionisharmfultopersonalqualitydevelopment.C.Opinionsaboutcompetitionaredifferentamongpeople.D.Failuresarenecessaryexperiencesincompetition.2
9.Whydosomepeopleprefercompetitionaccordingtothepassage?A.Becauseitbuildsupasenseofduty.B.Becauseitpushessocietyforward.C.Becaus
eitimprovespersonalabilities.D.Becauseitencouragesindividualefforts.30.Whatisthesimilarbeliefofthetruecompetitorsandthosewithadesi
retofail?A.One’ssuccessisbasedonhowhardhehastried.B.One’ssuccessincompetitionneedsgreatefforts.C.One’sachievementisdeterminedbyhispart
icularskills.D.One’sworthliesinhisperformancecomparedwithothers.31.Whichpointofviewmaytheauthoragreeto?A.Fearoffailureshouldbe
takenawayincompetition.B.Competitionshouldbeencouraged.C.Winningshouldbealife-and-deathmatter.D.Everyeffortshouldbepaidback.DForman
y,travelisn’tjustaboutthedestination—it’saboutmakingthemostofthejourney.However,foralotofpeople,thejourneyiso
ftenruinedbyanuncomfortableexperienceoftenaccompaniedbyvomiting(呕吐),knownasmotionsickness.Ifyou’veeverfelttheunwelcomeurget
ovomitwhilereadingorusingyourdeviceinamovingvehicle,you’renotalone.Recognizingthiscommonissue,Applehassteppedup
toofferasolution:theVehicleMotionCuesfeature(功能)foriPhonesandiPads.Motionsicknessoccurswhenthereisadisconnectbetweenwhatyoureyesseeandwhatyourbo
dyfeels.Whenyou’reinamovingvehicle,yourbodysensesmotionthroughitsvestibularsystem(theinnerear),butifyoureyesarefocusedo
nastillscreenthatdoesn’treflectthismovement,thebrainreceivesmixedsignals.Thissensory(感官的)conflictcanleadtodizziness(头晕),nausea
,andoveralldiscomfort–symptoms(症状)alltoofamiliartomotionsicknesssufferers.Apple’snewVehicleMotionCuesfeatureis
designedtobridgethisgapandbringrelieftothoselikelytoexperiencemotionsickness.Thisfeatureworksbyshowinganimate
d(动画的)dotsaroundyourscreen,whichmoveatthesametimeandspeedasthemotionofyourvehicle.Thesemovingcueshelpkeepthemotionyourbodyfe
elsinagreementwithwhatyoureyessee,effectivelyreducingthesensorymismatchthatcausesmotionsickness.Bymatchingthev
isualinputwiththephysicalsensationsofmotion,yourbrainislesslikelytoexperiencetheconfusionthatleadstosickness.Earlyreportsanduser
feedback(反馈)indicatethatVehicleMotionCuesisreceivinghighpraiseforitseffectiveness.Sonexttimeyouembarkonajourney,whethershortorlong,r
ememberthatApple’sgotyourback—orrather,yourbrain-helpingyoumakethemostofeverymilewitheaseandcomfort.32.WhichtypeofpeoplecanbeinterestedinVehicleMotio
nCues?A.Frequenttravelers.B.Booklovers.C.Vehicleoperators.D.Sportscientists.33.Whatisparagraph2mainlyabout?A.TheprincipleofApple’snewdes
ign.B.Thecauseofmotionsickness.C.ThefunctionsofApplesnewdesign.D.Thesymptomsofmotionsickness.34.Bydisplayinganimateddotsaroundthe
screen,AppletVehicleMotionCuesisableto_____.A.easesensoryconflictsinthebrainB.tellthemismatchedphysicalsensationsC.balancethemovementofoureyesandb
odyD.increasetheeffectivenessofvehiclemotion35.Whichcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.MaketheMostofYourJourney:AppleBridgesthe.G
apB.FindtheMagicofaMovingVehicle:Apple’sGot!YourBackC.EnjoyYourReading:AppleOffersaRevolutionarySolutionD.SayGoodbyetoMotionSickness:AppleIntrodu
cesItsNewDesign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。DuringNewYear’sEve,somepeopletrav
eltoTimesSquarefortheofficialcountdown.36Formyfamily,wepreferredtospendaquieteveningathome,dullykillin
gthetimeandtryingtostayawakeuntilmidnight.Thisdidn’tchangeuntilmyfriendgavemeagiftyearsago.Itwasaboxof365cards-oneforeachdayoftheyear.Theidea
wastowriteonthecardsdailyasonewouldwriteinthejournal.Idecidedtousethecardsasa“familyjournal”withhighlightsofeachday.I
didn’thavehighhopesthatIwouldkeepupwiththisforawholeyear.37Ikeptwritingandfinallysuccessfullywrotesomethingoneverycardoneverydayof2012.OnNewYear’s
Eve,myhusbandandsonswerecuriousaboutwhatIhadbeenwritingallyear.Wedecidedwewouldstartwiththefirstcardandread
themallaloudtogether.Wetookturnsreadingawholemonth’sworthofcardsbeforepassingtheboxtothenextperson.38Somecardswouldsaysom
ethingsimplelike,“wetookafamilywalkafterdinnertonight.”Otherswouldsaysomethingimportantlike,“39”Asthecardsw
ereread,wewouldmakecommentslike,“Thatwasanamazingday.”Afterthatevening,IcontinuedwritingoncardsandonNewYear’sEve,w
ereadthemtogether.40It’sawonderfulwayforustothinkabouttheyearthathaspassedandlookforwardtothenewyearthatbeginsatmi
dnight.Besides,itbringsusfun,preventingusdullyspendingNewYear’sEve.Moreover,itgathersustogetherandstrengthensourbond
.A.Thisfamilytraditionissignificanttous.B.Wehadaterriblequarrelwitheachother.C.Unfortunately,Ihaveneverkeptajournal.D.Atmidnight,wefinishedreadingth
e365cards.E.Today,wecelebratedour10thweddinganniversary.F.Somehaveexcitinggatheringswithfamilyandfriends.G.Butforsomereason,Iwashighlymotivatedtof
illupthosecards.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。Thereareplacesthatcallyourname.Though41
passes,there’salastingcalling,anancientrequesttoexperiencetheirofferings.Egypthasalwaysbeenthat42placefo
rme.Iwantedtositonacamel’sbackwhilegazing(凝视)betweenits43.Iwantedtohaveasenseofhowitspeople44life,deathandrebirth.Ilostlovedon
eslikemanyduringtheCOVID.Oneresultformewasa45thatnooneknowswhat’saroundthecorner.Lifeispreciousand46Ihavetorideacamel(骆驼),th
etimeisnow.OnmyseconddayinEgypt,myfour-leggedadventurepartner,calledHumphrey,andI47eachother.ThenIswungmylegoverhisbackandtheownershowedhimto48
soIcouldmovetowardthelocationofthebest49advantage.Thesmileonmyfaceinthosephotosisbeyond50.Amazingly,thecamelbossask
ed,“Youridehorses?”“Yes.”Hethrewtherein(缰绳)uptomeandsaid,“It’sjustlikeahorse.”Iwas51.“CanIgoanywhere?”Heno
dded.Unbelievably,IrodewithHumphreyandgazedbetweenhisearsatthemostspectacularviewoftheGreatPyramidofGiza,awonderthathas52tothepresentday.AsI
53mywayback,thecamelbossaskedifIwantedtogofaster.Ofcourse!ReturningCanada,IcontinuetofeelthemagicandmysteryofEgypt,asifitwasdeeplyroot
edinmyheart.Deathcannotbeavoided,andtheEgyptians54thatview.Theydidnotfeardeathbutplannedforitbyliving55.Evenforacamel-riding.41.A.classB.prizeC.
timeD.address42.A.availableB.obviousC.distantD.magical43.A.legsB.earsC.eyesD.teeth44.A.sawB.behavedC.overcameD.blam
ed45.A.dutyB.reminderC.requestD.custom46.A.untilB.althoughC.ifD.unless47.A.eyedB.wavedC.sweatedD.exchanged4
8.A.gothroughB.bringupC.lookoutD.standup49.A.slimB.photographicC.admiringD.frightening50.A.descriptionB.freedomC.ba
lanceD.understanding51.A.anxiousB.relievedC.shockedD.scared52.A.commentedB.indicatedC.survivedD.refle
cted53.A.feltB.showedC.gaveD.made54.A.embracedB.referredC.regardedD.reflected55.A.eventuallyB.fullyC.graduallyD.fortunately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。Shadowpuppetry(皮影戏),alsocalledshadowplay,got56(it)startthousandsofyearsagoinChina
andIndia.Thisuniqueformofstorytellingisthe57(old)typeofpuppetryintheworld.Shadowpuppetsarefiguresthat58(place)betweenalightandascreen.Movingthemc
reatestheillusion(假象)ofmovingpicturesonthescreen.59experiencedpuppeteercanmakefiguresappeartowalk,talk,fightanddance.China,India,Indon
esiaandTurkeyhavebeenveryimportantinthe60(develop)ofthisartformovertime.Thetypesofstories61(tell)withshadowpuppetryvaryf
romcountrytocountry.Forexample,inChina,shadowplaysareusuallybasedonChinesefolktales.TraditionalChineseshadowpuppetsarema
deoutofanimalskin.Today,youmightseedifferentkindsofshadowpuppets,manyof62alsocontainpaper,plastic,woodorcloth.There’sreallynoendtohowcreativepuppet
eerscanbewhen63(make)theirpuppets.Shadowpuppetsareusuallyconstructedfromseparate64(piece)thatarethenputtogetherwithstringsorwires.Thestringsorw
iresareusuallytied65longsticksthatthepuppeteerwillusetocontrolthemovementofthepuppet.第四部分书面表达(共两节,满分40分)第一节应用文写作(满分15分)你校于
12月9日举办了“一二•九运动”学生合唱比赛。作为校英文报记者,请你写一篇报道,内容包括:1.前期准备;2.比赛情况注意:1.写作词数应为80左右;2.不得出现真实班级、姓名__________________________
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___第二节读后续写(满分25分)阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。Jennywastheonlychildinherhome.Shehadaquarrelwithhermotherthatafternoonandsh
eranoutofthehouseangrily.Shecouldn'thelpweeping(哭泣)sorrowfullywhenshethoughtofthescolding(训斥)fromhermother.Ha
vingwanderedaimlesslyinthestreetforhours,shefeltalittlehungryandwishedforsomethingtoeat,butitwasnotpossibleforher,sin
ceshehadnothingwithher.Shestoodbesideastandforawhile,watchingthemiddle-agedsellerbusydoinghisbusiness.However,withnomoneyinhand,shesighedandhadtoleav
e.Thesellerbehindthestandnoticedtheyounggirlandasked,"Hey,girl,youwanttohavethenoodles?""Oh,yes...butIdon'thavemoneyonme…"shereplied."That'sno
thing.I'lltreatyoutoday,"saidtheman."Comein."Thesellerbroughtherabowlofnoodles,whosesmellwassoattractive.Asshewaseati
ng,Jennycriedsilently."Whatisit?"askedthemankindly."Nothing,actuallyIwasjusttouchedbyyourkindness!"sa
idJennyasshewipedhertears."Evenastrangeronthestreetwillgivemeabowlofnoodles,whilemymotherdrovemeoutofthehouse.Sheshowednocareforme.Sheissomercilessco
mparedtoastranger!!"Hearingthewords,thesellersmiled,"Girl,doyoureallythinkso?Ionlygaveyouabowlofnoodlesandyouthankedme
alot.Butitisyourmotherwhohasraisedyousinceyouwereababy.Canyounumberthetimesshecookedforyou?Haveyouexp
ressedyourgratitudetoher?"Jennysatthere,speechlessandnumb(麻木的)withshock;sherememberedmother'sfamiliarfa
ceandweathered(饱经风霜的)hands."WhydidInotthinkofthat?Abowlofnoodlesfromastrangermademefeelindebted,butIhaveneverthankedmymumforwhatshehasd
oneforme."Onthewayhome,Jennymadeuphermindtomakeanapology(道歉)tohermotherforherrudenessassoonasshearrivedhome.注意:1.续写词数应为150左右:2.请按如下格式在答
题卡的相应位置作答。Approachingthedoorway,Jennytookadeepbreath.Agentletouchonherhaircalledhermindback.