重庆市第一中学校2024-2025学年高三上学期12月月考英语试题

重庆市第一中学校2024-2025学年高三上学期12月月考英语试
题
学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________
一、阅读理解
A Silk Road Oasis (绿洲): Life in Ancient Dunhuang
Named “Blazing Beacon” after the watchtowers along its walls, Dunhuang was once a vital meeting point at the gateway to China. The routes that joined here ran through Constantinople in the West and Japan in the East. But there was more to this blooming oasis than trade. For over 1000 years, Dunhuang was also an important religious site, a cultural melting pot where ideas, technologies and art flowed freely.
This exhibition provides a rare glimpse into the ordinary lives of people long ago through the remarkable contents of the Library Cave, the documents include personal letters and wills concerning multiple languages, faiths and cultures including Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Manichaeism and Christianity; and span topics as diverse as literature, astronomy, medicine, politics and art.
Exhibition Highlights:
The Diamond Sutra (868 CE): The oldest complete printed book with a date, significant in Mahayana Buddhism in East Asia.
Dunhuang Star Chart: The earliest known map of the night sky from any culture, showing early astronomical knowledge.
Old Tibetan Annals: Tibetan, detailing the Tibetan empire from 641 to 764.
9th-century Zoroastrian script piece: A rare text about Zoroaster, nearly 400 years earlier than other known Zoroastrian texts.
Ticket Pricing
British Library Members can go free. Other reduced prices are available, including for under 18s and those with a disability. The British Library also offers discounts for groups of 10+. Please see the ticket options for more details and select the ticket type you require.
1．Which can be found at the exhibition?
A．Documents from 900 years ago.
B．Detailed studies on Buddhist teachings.
C．Modern understanding of the Silk Road.
D．Extraordinary drafts, documents, and artworks.
2．What is one of the exhibition highlights?
A．A modern map of stars.
B．A written material about Zoroaster.
C．The oldest complete handwritten book with a date.
D．The earliest history textbook used in Tibet.
3．Who can get a discount at the exhibition?
A．A group of 8 adults.
B．Foreign visitors out of the UK.
C．A 13-year-old middle school student.
D．A friend of a British Library Member.
As the first-ever Chinese captain to compete in the Vendee Globe, known as one of the world’s toughest endurance challenges, Olonne on Sunday in the 10th edition of the legendary solo, non-stop, around-the-world yacht race.
Born in Pingdu, north China’s Shandong Province, Xu encountered two life-changing events at the age of 12 — seeing the sea for the first time and losing his lower left arm due to a fireworks accident. “Losing my arm taught me perseverance, and from then on, I wanted to push my own limits. Discovering the sea opened a new path for me,” Xu said.
Always athletic, he first excelled in track and field before discovering a lifelong passion for sailing. His talent and determination led him to represent China in sailing at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics. “Sailing isn’t just about competing; it’s about constantly learning and exploring the sea,” he explained.
Over time, Xu gained recognition both in Route du Rhum transatlantic solo race and went on to complete China’s first double-hulled circumnavigation. Now, his participation in the Vendee Globe marks a historic milestone as he becomes the first Chinese sailor to compete in a field traditionally dominated by European captains.
“Being the first Chinese sailor here is more than a personal achievement. It’s about inspiring others to see beyond obstacles and to explore what’s possible,” Xu said. Asked about his goal in this year’s race, Xu emphasized the importance I’ll aim to place in the middle of the pack,” he stated confidently.
4．Why did Xu Jingkun pursue a career in sailing?
A．He wanted to use his athletic background.
B．He hoped to win the Vendee Globe race.
C．He aimed to compete with excellent European sailors.
D．He was influenced by his injury and seeing the sea.
5．What is one of Xu Jingkun’s major achievements?
A．Winning the Route du Rhum transatlantic race.
B．Competing in the first Vendee Globe race.
C．Representing China at the Paris Olympics.
D．Completing China’s first double-hulled circumnavigation.
6．Which of the following best describes Xu Jingkun’s character?
A．Ambitious and generous.B．Strong-willed and exploratory.
C．Creative and hard-working.D．Cautious and conservative.
7．What is the best title for this passage?
A．A Chinese Sailor’s Inspiring Journey
B．Breaking Records in Chinese Sailing
C．A New Path to V endee Globe Race
D．Overcoming Physical Limitations in Sports
A recent study examined how online images strengthen gender bias (偏见), even when written descriptions are more balanced. Researchers, led by Douglas Guilbeault, explored how gender bias is conveyed in images versus text and its impact on users. (like doctor or nurse) or social roles (like neighbor or friend).
The study analyzed nearly 350,000 Google Images showing men and women in various jobs and roles, then compared these to billions of words from in text. Both images and text showed biased associations, with women more often described in liberal arts roles and men in
science and technology. However, the imbalance was “statistically more extreme” in images. For example, all images of software developers were male, while text descriptions included women. Compared to real-world workforce data, images overrepresented men, while text more often overrepresented women.
Researchers had volunteers search for 22 occupation. The study found that viewing images rather than text intensified participants’ gender biases, which persisted for days afterward.
A potential explanation is the complex algorithms (算法) that run search engines like Google Images. “Consistently, we find that the algorithm appears to be privileging male content.” The site may be holding a mirror to users’ attitude. “Google is just a system,” he says, “reflecting what’s going on in other areas of the internet.” Also, images affect us differently than text. Images are particularly sticky in our mind, known as the picture-superiority effect, and more easily processed, remembered, and emotionally stirring than text.
As society shifts toward visual communication, Guilbeault warns that images, being a potent vehicle for stereotypes (刻板印象), may deepen biases unless new cultural rules intervene. 8．What did the researchers discover in the study?
A．The jobs taken by men and women were imbalanced.
B．Images showed a more extreme bias than text.
C．Men were doing a better job than women in images.
D．Gender bias in text had a greater influence on readers.
9．How did the researchers study the gender bias of online images?
A．By examining a specific case of gender discrimination online.
B．By interviewing people about their views of gender in professions.
C．By experimenting on participants’ reactions to different professions.
D．By analyzing the gender associations in online images and text data.
10．What can be inferred from Guilbeault’s words?
A．Images contain more detailed information than text.
B．The result reflects people’s biases in real life.
C．The engineers writing the algorithms are biased.
D．People prefer images to written descriptions.
11．What is the author’s possible purpose in writing the text?
A．To help realize how online images deepen gender bias.
B．To analyze the effects of gender stereotypes in modern society.
C．To propose solutions for discrimination in search engine algorithms.
D．To prove Google Images’ gender inequality.
A substance found in a fungus (真菌) that commonly disables and kills insects has been shown to block pathways critical for the growth of some cancers. Building on previous research, researchers from the University of Nottingham in the UK looked into the cancer-fighting abilities of cordycepin, a chemical produced by parasitic Cordyceps and Ophiocordyceps species (冬虫夏草真菌) to assist their infection of a living host’s body, often affecting the insect’s behavior before killing them.
Advances in scientific techniques enabled cell signaling pathways, and protein production across a vast number of cells in order to figure out what cordycepin is doing. “It has become easier and less expensive to do these very large experiments, so we were able to examine thousands of genes at the same time,” says RNA biologist Cornelia de Moor.
Through lab experiments on human tissue cultures and a genetic analysis of how cordycepin worked on these cells, the team found the chemical was transformed into a more active substance called cordycepin triphosphate, which is responsible for slowing down cell activity.
The researchers found pathways often controlled by cancer cells to assist their spread throughout the human body. Although it’s not clear yet which molecules (分子) cordycepin triphosphate is targeting, the team did find that the chemical appeared to be working quickly.
Further research is required to turn the findings into new cancer treatments, yet understanding how the molecule affects cell growth could set the foundations for new types of cancer drugs. Importantly, the precision with which cordycepin triphosphate operates means that it could overcome the challenge faced by many current treatments: trying to take our cancer cells without causing too much damage to healthy tissue.
12．What does the underlined word in paragraph 1 most likely mean?
A．dependent B．protective C．beneficial D．weak
13．Which of the following best summarizes the role of cordycepin?
A．It produces protein in a cheap and effective way.
B．It enhances the signaling pathways for cancer cells.
C．It directly works on cancer cells to slow down their activities.
D．It turns into a substance that blocks signaling pathways.
14．What may researchers focus on in the future?
A．Identifying the precise targeted molecules.
B．Finding cheaper ways to produce cordycepin.
C．Testing cordycepin triphosphate on insects.
D．Studying how cancer cells damage healthy tissues.
15．What’s the main idea of the passage?
A．A fungus’s substance was discovered to influence insects’ behavior.
B．Researchers are using new technology to study gene expression.
C．A substance from a fungus shows potential for cancer treatment.
D．Scientists are developing a new drug that cures cancer with no side effects.
Worrying is just a familiar emotion that a person gets when he starts to get concerned about the outcome of something that he cares about. 16 It’s all about the triggers (诱因).
Once a person comes across a trigger that reminds him of something he cares about, he might start worrying about that thing. Fears then fuel the person’s thoughts and so he starts imaging possible negative situations. 17 When a person gives in to the first negative thought, a series of issues emerge. He starts looking for more evidence to calm himself down. When that happens the person becomes more likely to come across a new trigger that leads to more worrying. 18 In other words there might be no way to find a piece of data that calms the person down during that specific phase of his life.
19 As you might have already guessed, not giving in to the first negative thought is one of the best strategies to deal with worrying. By pushing that negative thought away as soon as it appears you can give yourself the chance not to fall into this worrying trap.
But it’s important to note that worrying can also be useful if it motivates you to take action to change things or to find real data that can help you. 20 But if you already took the exam and you are now worried worrying in such a case is a total waste of time and that it might just lead to more worrying.
So as soon as you make sure you really can’t change anything at the moment, just push the first negative thought away gently and remind yourself that worrying will just open the door to more negative thinking.
A．More worrying means more time wasted.
B．This is where the downward cycle often begins.
C．But what we may not know is its negative effects.
D．But do you know how the worrying process starts?
E．However, there are still ways to break free from this cycle.
F．You may study harder if worried about, for example, an upcoming exam.
G．The biggest problem here is that things people worry about are usually uncertain.
二、完形填空
In Philadelphia on a Thursday in July, 52-year-old Christine King was hurrying to her job. Or trying to. The traffic on the road was 21 , — no surprise for this stretch of highway at rush hour. When she pulled into the exit lane, she noticed a man and woman beside a stopped vehicle in a/an 22 . The woman tried to 23 the man as he moved towards the guard-rail (护栏) overlooking a 40-foot drop with something in his arms. Then he 24 to throw it over the rail. The woman struggled to pull the man back from the 25 .
It was when King realized it was a 26 in his arms. She hurried out of the car and dashed to the man at the risk of being pushed off the rail. Again and again she grasped it but could not 27 it. Then the sound of sirens — a policeman arrived his weapon drawn. Though panicky, the man had not yet done the 28 , but one wrong word or movement could push him to extremes. The next thing King knew was that the officer was on the man, grabbing his arm. This was the moment when all would be 29 — either he would throw his little girl over the rail in a final act, or someone would get their hands on the child first. In the chaos, King 30 to get the terrified baby back.
Through sobs, her mother 31 what had happened: a breakup, a new apartment and an attempted fresh start. Then the man had found them and forced them into the car. How they 32 there on the bridge wasn’t quite clear. But they were safe now. The man was later proved
33 and would be sentenced to up to 23 months in prison.
Many have wondered at King’ s 34 . As a mother of five, she said a baby’s life was at risk and that was 35 enough.
21．A．thick B．thin C．light D．smooth 22．A．hurry B．argument C．conversation D．chat 23．A．push B．ignore C．anger D．block 24．A．pretended B．begged C．threatened D．agreed 25．A．top B．center C．edge D．corner 26．A．doll B．package C．baby D．weapon 27．A．approach B．catch C．place D．free 28．A．uncertain B．unthinkable C．unrealistic D．unpleasant 29．A．resolved B．complicated C．started D．messed 30．A．attempted B．managed C．failed D．hoped 31．A．delivered B．disbelieved C．regretted D．inferred 32．A．ended up B．broke away C．came across D．made up 33．A．risky B．rude C．guilty D．innocent 34．A．loyalty B．bravery C．strength D．wisdom 35．A．courage B．trouble C．reason D．time
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。

With famous dancer Yang Liping 36 the chief director, the epic dance play Jingchu Impression made its Shanghai debut on Oct 30 at the Shanghai Gran d Theatre, offering audiences 37 immersive experience of the profound Chu culture. As a recommended program by the 23rd China Shanghai International Arts Festival, Jingchu Impression is inspired by the culture of the ancient Chinese state chu and 38 (work) by poet Quyuan.
Jingchu 39 (refer) to the current region of central China’ s Hubei province known for Chu culture, a critical part of Chinese civilization that thrived over 2,000 years ago. This play is the first of its kind in China 40 (stage) the brilliant Chu culture, with young dancers
41 (add) new vitality.
Dong, a performer in the dance, plays the role of a spirit inspired by one of the poems at that time. Traditionally 42 (regard) as female, this spirit, in Dong’s 43 (interpret), transforms into a pure fairy, blurring the boundaries of gender. As a male performer in this role, Dong has been received with enthusiasm so far.
An ancient instrument symbolizing Chu culture, bianzhong, 44 bronze chime bells, found onstage and in the music. It is worth noting that the play also 45 (skillful) integrates other traditional forms of art, such as Chinese operas and shadow puppetry.
“We hope Jingchu Impression can refresh the audience’s memories of Chu culture and help us to better live in the moment and keep exploring,” says Yang.
四、书信写作
46．假定你是李华，你校将举办“探索自然，守护家园”主题摄影展。

请你写一则通知，向全校师生介绍此次摄影展的相关信息，要点如下：
1. 展览目的；
2. 展览时间地点；
3. 参赛作品要求。

注意：
1.写作字数应为80字左右；
2. 请在答题卡上的相应位置作答。

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五、书面表达
47．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。

Ben, a person who enjoys exploring mountains, decided to try a new and unfamiliar path one weekend. He was excited as he set off, the sun shining brightly overhead and the gentle breeze rustling the leaves. As he walked deeper into the forest, the path became narrower and more winding. The trees on both sides grew taller and denser, casting cool shadows. He could hear the chirping of birds and the soft babbling of a nearby stream. The air was fresh and filled with the natural fragrances of the forest, like the smell of pine needles and damp earth.
Abruptly, a strange sound broke the silence of the surroundings. His heart skipped a beat as he scanned in all directions. When his eyes landed on a small, furry creature, his first thought was that it was a skinny dog that must have been lost for several days. “Poor little thing,” he murmured to himself, a hint of concern replacing his initial startle. He started to approach it with a friendly smile, his steps. slow and cautious so as not to frighten it.
Just as he was about to get closer, a sharp “awooo” echoed through the forest. It was a sound unmistakably belonging to a wolf, tiny as it looked! Ben immediately froze in his tracks. As he looked more closely at the creature, smile vanishing. His breath quickened. The somewhat wild look of the little wolf and its growls, which were not overly deep but still frightening enough, made his heart beat a bit faster. His muscles tensed up a little as he paused in his tracks, his mind filled with a touch of unease. With a slightly trembling hand, he reached towards his walking stick on the ground, preparing himself for what might be an attack.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150个左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

However, as seconds ticked by, Ben noticed the little wolf didn’t move forward.
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After a moment of hesitation, Ben decided to try to help the little wolf.
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