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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.Wherearepossiblythespeakers?A.Athome.B.Atschool.C.Atho

spital.2.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Aninterview.B.Anexam.C.Adebate.3.Whatisthewomanworriedabout?A.Drivingtoofast.B.Missingtheexit.C.Gettingati

cket.4.Whatistheweathertoday?A.Rainy.B.Cloudy.C.Sunny.5.Whoisgoodatplayingtheviolin?A.Theman.B.Theman’ssister.C.Thewom

an.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.Whyisthewomanmakingthephonecall?A.Topayforthecontract(合同).B.Torentanapartment.C.Tomakesomearrangements.7.Howwillthewomanmakethep

ayment?A.Incash.B.Bycreditcard.C.Bycheck.听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。8.Whatwasthegirl’smotherangryabout?A.Shedidn’tdoherhome

work.B.Shedidn’taskforpermission.C.Shedidn’tfinishthehousework.9.Whatdoesthemanoffertodoforthegirl?A.Giveheraride.B.Pickheruplater.C.Helpherwithhom

ework.听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。10.Whatdoesthemanneedtoborrowbooks?A.Anapplicationform.B.Alibrarycard.C.Anidentitycard.11.Howmuchshouldthemanpayifheisl

ateforaday?A.Sixpence.B.Fifteenpence.C.Fiftypence.12.Whatisnotallowedinthelibrary?A.Laptops.B.Foodanddrinks.C.Cellph

ones.听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。13.Whendidthespeakerslastmeet?A.Lastweek.B.Weeksago.C.Monthsago.14.Whatdidthemandolastmonth?A.Hejoinedahealthcl

ub.B.Hehadanewjob.C.Heboughtsomeguestpasses.15.Howdidthewomanfeelaboutexercisingathome?A.Shefeltgreat.B

.Shefeltsad.C.Shefeltbored.16.Whatwillthespeakerspossiblydothisweekend?A.Joinagym.B.Workouttogether.C.Startahealthclub.听第10段

材料,回答第17至20题。17.Whenisdeadlineoftheessay?A.18thOctober.B.19thOctober.C.28thOctober.18.Whichwayisbettertohandintheessay?A.Byemail.B.Inp

erson.C.Bypost.19.Whatgoesonthelastpageoftheessay?A.Theideasyouused.B.Thebooksyouused.C.Thedatayouused.20.Whatisnotmentionedinthespeech?A.M

akingtheessayeasytoread.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’mastrongbelieverthatlearningdifferentlanguagesmakesyoulookincrediblygoodwhenyou’reinaforeigncountryandcanunderstandandspeakthelanguage.

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antakingphysicallessonswithatutor!Duolingo:LearnLanguagesFreeTheapphasmanylanguagestochoosefromandwillworkthroughthebasicsallthewayt

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ebitoftimeeveryday.Tandem–LanguageExchangeRatherthanhaveyouworkthroughtasksandmemorizedifferentthings,theappletsyoumatchwithpeoplewhoshareyourintere

stsbutspeakthelanguageyouwanttolearn.Youcanthenhavetext,voiceandvideoconversationswithpeoplewhowanttolearnyournativelanguage,andinreturnyo

ulearntheirs,allbysimplycommunicatingwitheachother.It’sagreatwaytolearnwithonly$1aday.LearnEnglish:busuuThisappisperfe

ctifyouwanttolearnEnglish.Thereareallsortsofaudioandvisuallearningaids,forwhichyouonlyneedtopay$10perweek.You’llfindyourselfworkingthroughint

eractivetestsandlearningtoolsforvocabularyanddialogue,which21.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A.Sellappstolanguagelearners.B.Intro

ducelanguagelearningapps.C.Teachlanguagelearnerstouseapps.D.Teachlanguagesthroughapps.22.Whichappsuitsbestifyouwan

ttolearnthroughcommunication?A.Babbel–LearnLanguagesB.Tandem:LanguageExchangeC.Duolingo:LearnLanguagesFreeD.LearnEnglish–busuu23.WhatisDuolin

godifferentfromtheotherthreeapps?A.Itiscompletelyfreetouse.B.ItisspeciallyforEnglishlearning.C.Itisunsuita

bleforbeginners.D.Itisthemosteffectiveapp.BStandingontheruinsafterthefirewherehishousehadbeen,PeterRuprec

htrecognizedthathewasnotsurehoworwhentorebuild.HewasstillshockedbywhatAustralia’sincreasinglychangeableclimateha

dalreadydelivered:firstadrought,thenadestructivebushfire,thenheavyrainfromastorm.“It’sunstoppable,”saidMr.Ruprecht,aformerdair

yfarmer.“WespeakaboutthewarmthofMotherNature,butnaturecanalsobeviciousandwildandunforgiving.”Australia’shellish(地狱的)f

ireseasonhascometoanend,butitspeoplearefacingmorethanasingledisaster.Withfloodsdestroyinghomesnotfarfromw

herefiresrecentlyspread,theyarefacingacycleofwhatscientistscall“compoundextremes”:oneclimatedisasterstrengtheningth

enext.Warmertemperaturesdomorethanjustdryouttheland.Theyalsoheatuptheatmosphere(大气层),whichmeanscloudsholdmoremoisture(水汽)forlongerperiodsoftime.So

droughtsgetworse,givingwaytofires,thentoheavyrainsthatthelandistoodrytotakein.ManyAustraliansindisasterareascomplainthattheirgovernment,afterpayingli

ttleattentiontoclimatechangeforyears,hasnotyettomakerecoveryplansthatareclearandthattakefuturerisksintoconside

ration.Atthesametime,theeconomiccostsofachangingclimatearerisingquickly.PhilipLowe,thegovernoroftheReser

veBankofAustralia,warnedrecentlythatAustraliawasalreadypayingaprice,andthatitwouldonlygoup.24.PeterRuprechtismentionedinthebegi

nningto______.A.toarousereaders’pityB.tointroducethetopicC.tostresstheproblemD.tocallonreaderstohelp25.Whichwordcanrep

lacetheunderlinedword“vicious”inParagraph2?A.Graceful.B.Balanced.C.Responsible.D.violent26.Whatisthemaincauseof“compoundex

tremes”inAustralia?A.Governmentinaction.B.Warmertemperature.C.Theshortageofmoney.D.Norecoveryplans.27.Whereisthetextprobablyfrom?A.Aguideboo

k.B.Atraveljournal.C.Anewsreport.D.Abookreview.CInmodernsocietythereisagreatdealofargumentaboutcompetition.Somevalueithighly,believingthatit

isresponsibleforsocialprogressandprosperity;otherssaythatcompetitionisbad;thatitsetsonepersonagainstanother;thatit

leadstounfriendlyrelationshipbetweenpeople.Ihavetaughtmanychildrenwhoheldthebeliefthattheirself-worthreliedonh

owwelltheyperformedattennisandotherskills.Forthem,playingwellandwinningareoftenlife-and-deathaffairs.Intheirsingle-mindedpursuit(追求)ofsuccess,th

edevelopmentofmanyotherhumanqualitiesissadlyforgotten.However,whilesomeseemtobelostinthedesiretosucceed,otherstakeantotallydifferentattitude.Inacu

lturewhichvaluesonlythewinnerandpaysnoattentiontotheordinaryplayers,theystronglyblame(责备)competition.Amongthemo

stvocalareyoungsterswhohavesufferedundercompetitivepressuresfromtheirparentsorsociety.Teachingtheseyoungpeople,Ioftenobse

rveinthemadesiretofail.Theyseemtoseekfailurebynottryingtowinorachievesuccess.Bynottrying,theyalwayshaveanexcuse:“Imayhavelost,butitdoesn’

tmatterbecauseIreallydidn’ttry.”Whatisnotusuallyadmittedbythemselvesisthebeliefthatiftheyhadreallytriedandlost,thatwouldmeanalot.Such

alosswouldbeameasureoftheirworth.Clearly,thisbeliefisthesameasthatofthetruecompetitorswhotrytoprovethemselves.Botharebasedonthe

mistakenbeliefthatone’sself-respectreliesonhowwelloneperformsincomparisonwithothers.Bothareafraidofnotbei

ngvalued.Onlyasthisbasicandoftentroublesomefearbeginstoweakencanwediscoveranewmeaningincompetition.28.Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkabout?A.Co

mpetitionhelpstosetupself-respect.B.Competitionisharmfultopersonalqualitydevelopment.C.Opinionsaboutcompetitionaredifferent

amongpeople.D.Failuresarenecessaryexperiencesincompetition.29.Whydosomepeopleprefercompetitionaccordingtothepassa

ge?A.Becauseitbuildsupasenseofduty.B.Becauseitpushessocietyforward.C.Becauseitimprovespersonalabilities.D.Becauseitencouragesindividualefforts

.30.Whatisthesimilarbeliefofthetruecompetitorsandthosewithadesiretofail?A.One’ssuccessisbasedonhowhardhehastried.B.One

’ssuccessincompetitionneedsgreatefforts.C.One’sachievementisdeterminedbyhisparticularskills.D.One’sworthliesinhisperformancecompa

redwithothers.31.Whichpointofviewmaytheauthoragreeto?A.Fearoffailureshouldbetakenawayincompetition.B.Competitionshouldb

eencouraged.C.Winningshouldbealife-and-deathmatter.D.Everyeffortshouldbepaidback.DFormany,travelisn’tjustaboutthedestination—i

t’saboutmakingthemostofthejourney.However,foralotofpeople,thejourneyisoftenruinedbyanuncomfortableexperience

oftenaccompaniedbyvomiting(呕吐),knownasmotionsickness.Ifyou’veeverfelttheunwelcomeurgetovomitwhilereadingorusi

ngyourdeviceinamovingvehicle,you’renotalone.Recognizingthiscommonissue,Applehassteppeduptoofferasolution:theVehicleMotionCuesfeature(功能)foriPhone

sandiPads.Motionsicknessoccurswhenthereisadisconnectbetweenwhatyoureyesseeandwhatyourbodyfeels.Whenyou’reinamovingvehicle,yourbo

dysensesmotionthroughitsvestibularsystem(theinnerear),butifyoureyesarefocusedonastillscreenthatdoesn’treflectthismovement,thebrainreceiv

esmixedsignals.Thissensory(感官的)conflictcanleadtodizziness(头晕),nausea,andoveralldiscomfort–symptoms（症状）alltoofamiliartomotionsicknesssufferers.Ap

ple’snewVehicleMotionCuesfeatureisdesignedtobridgethisgapandbringrelieftothoselikelytoexperiencemotionsickness.Thisfeaturewo

rksbyshowinganimated(动画的)dotsaroundyourscreen,whichmoveatthesametimeandspeedasthemotionofyourvehicle.Thesemovingcueshelpkeepthemotionyour

bodyfeelsinagreementwithwhatyoureyessee,effectivelyreducingthesensorymismatchthatcausesmotionsickness.Bymatchingthevisualinputwit

hthephysicalsensationsofmotion,yourbrainislesslikelytoexperiencetheconfusionthatleadstosickness.Earlyreportsanduserfeedback(反馈)indicat

ethatVehicleMotionCuesisreceivinghighpraiseforitseffectiveness.Sonexttimeyouembarkonajourney,whethershortorlong,rememberthatApple’sgotyourback—

orrather,yourbrain-helpingyoumakethemostofeverymilewitheaseandcomfort.32.Whichtypeofpeoplecanbeintere

stedinVehicleMotionCues?A.Frequenttravelers.B.Booklovers.C.Vehicleoperators.D.Sportscientists.33.Whatisparagr

aph2mainlyabout?A.TheprincipleofApple’snewdesign.B.Thecauseofmotionsickness.C.ThefunctionsofApplesnewdesign.D.Thesymptomsofmotions

ickness.34.Bydisplayinganimateddotsaroundthescreen,AppletVehicleMotionCuesisableto_____.A.easesensor

yconflictsinthebrainB.tellthemismatchedphysicalsensationsC.balancethemovementofoureyesandbodyD.increasetheeffectivenessofvehiclemotion35.Whic

hcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.MaketheMostofYourJourney:AppleBridgesthe.GapB.FindtheMagicofaMovingVehicle:Apple’sGot!YourBackC.EnjoyYou

rReading:AppleOffersaRevolutionarySolutionD.SayGoodbyetoMotionSickness:AppleIntroducesItsNewDesign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,somepeopletraveltoTimesSquarefortheofficialcountdown.36Formyfamily,wepreferredtospendaquieteveningathome,dully

killingthetimeandtryingtostayawakeuntilmidnight.Thisdidn’tchangeuntilmyfriendgavemeagiftyearsago.Itwasaboxof365cards-oneforeachda

yoftheyear.Theideawastowriteonthecardsdailyasonewouldwriteinthejournal.Idecidedtousethecardsasa“familyjournal”withhighlightsofeachday.Ididn’thavehigh

hopesthatIwouldkeepupwiththisforawholeyear.37Ikeptwritingandfinallysuccessfullywrotesomethingoneverycardoneve

rydayof2012.OnNewYear’sEve,myhusbandandsonswerecuriousaboutwhatIhadbeenwritingallyear.Wedecidedwewouldstartwiththefirstcardandreadthemallaloudtoget

her.Wetookturnsreadingawholemonth’sworthofcardsbeforepassingtheboxtothenextperson.38Somecardswouldsaysomethingsimplelike,

“wetookafamilywalkafterdinnertonight.”Otherswouldsaysomethingimportantlike,“39”Asthecardswereread,wewouldmakecommentslike,“Thatwa

sanamazingday.”Afterthatevening,IcontinuedwritingoncardsandonNewYear’sEve,wereadthemtogether.40It’sawonderfulwayforustothinkabouttheyearthathaspas

sedandlookforwardtothenewyearthatbeginsatmidnight.Besides,itbringsusfun,preventingusdullyspendingNewYear’sEve.Moreover,itgat

hersustogetherandstrengthensourbond.A.Thisfamilytraditionissignificanttous.B.Wehadaterriblequarrelwitheachother.C.Unfortunately,Ihaven

everkeptajournal.D.Atmidnight,wefinishedreadingthe365cards.E.Today,wecelebratedour10thweddinganniversary.F.Somehaveexcitinggat

heringswithfamilyandfriends.G.Butforsomereason,Iwashighlymotivatedtofillupthosecards.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.Though41passes,there’salastingcalling,anancientrequesttoexperienceth

eirofferings.Egypthasalwaysbeenthat42placeforme.Iwantedtositonacamel’sbackwhilegazing(凝视)betweenits43.Iwanted

tohaveasenseofhowitspeople44life,deathandrebirth.IlostlovedoneslikemanyduringtheCOVID．Oneresultformewasa45thatnooneknowswhat’saro

undthecorner.Lifeispreciousand46Ihavetorideacamel(骆驼),thetimeisnow.OnmyseconddayinEgypt,myfour-leggedadven

turepartner,calledHumphrey,andI47eachother.ThenIswungmylegoverhisbackandtheownershowedhimto48soIcouldmovetowardthelocationofthebes

t49advantage.Thesmileonmyfaceinthosephotosisbeyond50.Amazingly,thecamelbossasked,“Youridehorses?”“Yes.”Hethrewtherein(缰绳)uptomeandsaid,“It’sjustlike

ahorse.”Iwas51.“CanIgoanywhere?”Henodded.Unbelievably,IrodewithHumphreyandgazedbetweenhisearsatthemos

tspectacularviewoftheGreatPyramidofGiza,awonderthathas52tothepresentday.AsI53mywayback,thecamelbossaskedifIwantedtogofaster.Ofcourse!Return

ingCanada,IcontinuetofeelthemagicandmysteryofEgypt,asifitwasdeeplyrootedinmyheart.Deathcannotbeavoide

d,andtheEgyptians54thatview.Theydidnotfeardeathbutplannedforitbyliving55.Evenforacamel-riding.41.A.c

lassB.prizeC.timeD.address42.A.availableB.obviousC.distantD.magical43.A.legsB.earsC.eyesD.teeth44.A.sawB.behav

edC.overcameD.blamed45.A.dutyB.reminderC.requestD.custom46.A.untilB.althoughC.ifD.unless47.A.eyedB.wavedC.sweatedD.exchanged

48.A.gothroughB.bringupC.lookoutD.standup49.A.slimB.photographicC.admiringD.frightening50.A.descriptionB.freedomC.balanceD.un

derstanding51.A.anxiousB.relievedC.shockedD.scared52.A.commentedB.indicatedC.survivedD.reflected53.A.feltB.showedC.gaveD.made54.A.embracedB.ref

erredC.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)startthousandsofyearsagoinChinaandIndia.Thisuniqueformofstorytellingisthe57(old)typeofpuppetryint

heworld.Shadowpuppetsarefiguresthat58(place)betweenalightandascreen.Movingthemcreatestheillusion(假象)ofmovingpicturesonthescreen.59exper

iencedpuppeteercanmakefiguresappeartowalk,talk,fightanddance.China,India,IndonesiaandTurkeyhavebeenver

yimportantinthe60(develop)ofthisartformovertime.Thetypesofstories61(tell)withshadowpuppetryvaryfromcountrytocountry.Forexample,

inChina,shadowplaysareusuallybasedonChinesefolktales.TraditionalChineseshadowpuppetsaremadeoutofanimalskin.Today,youmight

seedifferentkindsofshadowpuppets,manyof62alsocontainpaper,plastic,woodorcloth.There’sreallynoendtohowcreativepu

ppeteerscanbewhen63(make)theirpuppets.Shadowpuppetsareusuallyconstructedfromseparate64(piece)thatarethenputtogetherwithstringsorwires.Thestr

ingsorwiresareusuallytied65longsticksthatthepuppeteerwillusetocontrolthemovementofthepuppet.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

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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.Shehadaquarrelwithhermot

herthatafternoonandsheranoutofthehouseangrily.Shecouldn'thelpweeping(哭泣)sorrowfullywhenshethoughtofthescolding(训斥)fromhermother.Havingwander

edaimlesslyinthestreetforhours,shefeltalittlehungryandwishedforsomethingtoeat,butitwasnotpossibleforher,sinceshehadnothingwithher.Shestoodbe

sideastandforawhile,watchingthemiddle-agedsellerbusydoinghisbusiness.However,withnomoneyinhand,shesighedandhadtoleave.Thesellerbehi

ndthestandnoticedtheyounggirlandasked,"Hey,girl,youwanttohavethenoodles?""Oh,yes...butIdon'thavemoneyonme…"shereplied."That'snothing.I'll

treatyoutoday,"saidtheman."Comein."Thesellerbroughtherabowlofnoodles,whosesmellwassoattractive.Asshewaseating,Jennycriedsilentl

y."Whatisit?"askedthemankindly."Nothing,actuallyIwasjusttouchedbyyourkindness!"saidJennyasshewipedhertears."Evenastrangeronthestreetwillgivemeabowlof

noodles,whilemymotherdrovemeoutofthehouse.Sheshowednocareforme.Sheissomercilesscomparedtoastranger!!"He

aringthewords,thesellersmiled,"Girl,doyoureallythinkso?Ionlygaveyouabowlofnoodlesandyouthankedmealot.Butitisyourmotherwhohasra

isedyousinceyouwereababy.Canyounumberthetimesshecookedforyou?Haveyouexpressedyourgratitudetoher?"Jennysatthere,speechlessandnumb(麻木的)withshock;shere

memberedmother'sfamiliarfaceandweathered(饱经风霜的)hands."WhydidInotthinkofthat?Abowlofnoodlesfromastrangermademefeelindebted,butIhavenevertha

nkedmymumforwhatshehasdoneforme."Onthewayhome,Jennymadeuphermindtomakeanapology(道歉)tohermotherforherrudenessassoonassh

earrivedhome.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.Agentletouchonherhaircalledhe

rmindback.