2023-2024学年四川省广元市川师大万达中学高一下学期5月月考英语试题

2023-2024学年四川省广元市川师大万达中学高一下学期5月月考英语试题Libraries are the temple for book lovers, the main source of knowledge and wisdom. Here are the biggest libraries in the world.
The Library of Congress
The Library of Congress in the US is the biggest library in the world, whose collections are from all around the world. The library has a collection of 32 million cataloged books. It receives 22,000 copies per day from the publication produced in the US. Some of the major works stored in the library are Rough Draft of the Declaration of Independence, the world’s most famous architectural designs and so on.
The British Library
The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is the second biggest library in the world. It holds 150 million items from different countries. It receives 8,000 copies per day from the publication produced in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Its collection includes 14 million books. Every year over 3 million items are added to the library. The major highlights of the library collection are Diamond Sutra and Alice’s Adventures under Ground.
Library and Archives (档案馆) Canada (LAC)
Canada has the third biggest library in the world. The library holds 20 million books, 24 million photographs and a lot of digital works. Its collection includes The Proclamation of the Canadian Constitution Act, the British North America Act and many more precious works.
The New York Public Library (NYPL)
It is the fourth largest library in the world. It is the public library having 87 branches. The library has a collection of 53 million items. It also has four research libraries which are open to the general public. You can ask and discover about anything on the official website of NYPL.
1. Which of the following works is stored in the Library of Congress?
A．The British North America Act.
B．Alice’s Adventures under Ground .
C．Rough Draft of the Declaration of Independence .
D．The Proclamation of the Canadian Constitution Act .
2. How many new items does the British Library receive every year?
A．About 22,000. B．More than 8,000.
C．About 14 million. D．More than 3 million.
3. Which library owns an official website where you can search for all information?
A．Library and Archives Canada. B．The Library of Congress.
C．The New York Public Library. D．The British Library.
This year GoodPop will be joining forces with Good Deeds Day (a global movement of doing good) to support the communities they serve and spread good in a big way. The “Good” in the company name isn’t just about the ingredients （材料）they use or the way the products taste; it’s an important part of their duty to use their frozen （冷冻的） treats as a vehicle to do social and environmental good.
As a college student, Goetz was looking for something cooling on a hot day and went to buy himself a sno-cone (an icy sweet treat). At the sno-con e stand, he asked, “What’s in that syrup （糖浆）?” and the staff member responded with a headshake.
“I thought there had to be something b etter that was delicious and made with healthy ingredients but I couldn’t seem to find it. Everything was full of coloring and unpronounceable ingredients. So I set out to make a frozen pop made with fresh fruit and simple ingredients,” said Goetz, GoodPop’s founder.
“This is our first year working with Good Deeds Day and we could not be more excited to raise awareness for this day. Our focus at GoodPop is making the world a brighter place with more generosity and acts of kindness,” Goetz explained. We beli eve that every single person has the power to make a positive impact in their community and our goal with Good Deeds Day is to get as many people joining in as possible to create a ripple effect （连锁反应） of goodness.
“It is GoodPop’s pledge （保证） to always do good in the communities we service and encourage others to promote acts of goodness by pledging a good deed too. We have a goal of five million pledges by 2025 and expect that our partnership with Good Deeds Day will raise awareness of this effort. Just think of all the good we could do in the world if five million people pledge to do a good deed!” Goetz stated.
4. What can we learn about GoodPop?
A．It sells cooking ingredients. B．It is socially responsible.
C．It donates used vehicles. D．It is community-owned.
5. What inspired Goetz to start GoodPop?
A．His love for frozen food. B．His talk with a food seller.
C．His desire for healthier food. D．His study on food preservation.
6. Which of the following may Goetz agree with?
B．Goodness can be spread among people.
A．Partnerships help companies grow
quickly.
C．Individuals can make little difference. D．Generosity is key to good teamwork.
7. How does Goetz sound in the last paragraph?
A．Hopeful. B．Cautious. C．Anxious. D．Humorous.
Have you ever imagined that your simple T-shirt could cool you down by up to 5℃ on sticky summer days? Thanks to a recent discovery, the possibility is getting closer. While there are many choices managing to keep the body warm, this amazing invention aims to offer real relief for those eager to feel comfortable and fresh in the outdoors on extremely hot days.
Its inventors, engineers Ma Yaoguang of Zhejiang University and Tao Guangming of Huazhong University of Science and Technology in China, took a completely creative approach. They designed a special textile(纺织物) that can absorb body heat and re-emit(重发出) its energy into space. This textile cools both the objects and their surroundings through a technique that is known as radiative cooling, Science Magazine reveals. This means that even when it looks like you are wearing a regular shirt, you are actually wearing a device that works like a mirror.
Up until now, the available solutions to heat through clothes were limited to suggestions on wearing light colors since these don’t a bsorb sunlight like dark colors do, and choosing breathable cloth like cotton and linen. But even when these tips can actually help you chill, they are simply not enough in the hottest seasons, and in places with extreme temperatures.
Inventors Yaoguang and Guangming are now looking out for textile manufacturers(制造商) and clothing brands that are interested in using their cloth. They estimate that the new material will increase clothing manufacturing costs by just 10 percent. “We can make it with mass produc tion, which means everybody can get a T-shirt and the cost is basically the same as their old ones,” Yaoguang said.
8. What is the purpose of the new invention?
A．To warm up people’s body.
B．To cool people off in hot weather.
C．To measure the wearers’ temperature.
D．To protect clothes from becoming wet.
9. How does the special product work?
A．By sending out absorbed heat.
B．By turning sunlight into energy.
C．By keeping heat out completely.
D．By using light colors to reflect sunlight.
10. What does the underlined word in Paragraph 3 probably mean?
A．Relax. B．Heat. C．Cool. D．Freeze.
11. What can we learn about the new T-shirt according to the passage?
A．It needs to be tested further.
B．It had been designed by a clothing brand.
C．It has been produced by a textile manufacturer.
D．It won’t cost much more money than a regular one.
Dogs may understand more than they show. Pet dogs’ brains displayed neural (神经的) signs of surprise when their owners showed them an unexpected toy. The findings, published March 22 in Current Biology, suggest that dogs create mental concepts of objects.
“Anyone who has ever interacted very much with a dog probably is not surprised to know that dogs understand what your speech is referring to, especially when it contai ns common objects,” says Ellen Lau, a neuroscientist at the University of Maryland in College Park. But some people may assume that this “understanding” is a simple reaction to the sound of the word.
Marianna Boros, a neuroscientist at Lorand University in Budapest, recruited 27 pet dogs and their owners. The team asked the owners to bring five familiar toys and other objects to the lab. Researchers stuck electrodes (电极) to the dogs’ heads and gave them two tasks: lie on the floor and stay awake.
Every so o ften, a dog would hear a recording of its owner saying things like, “Kun-Kun, look, the ball!” The dog’s owner was on the other side of a wall with a window covered by the curtains. Just after the recording played, the curtains were opened, showing the owner holding a toy — the ball or a different toy, such as a rope.
Just after seeing an unexpected object, an electrode monitoring (监测) brain activity picked up a larger-than-normal signal. This signal indicates surprise, the team says, and suggests that the dog had already formed a mental concept and expectation of the ball after hearing that word. In fact, the signal was especially strong for a mismatch involving words that the dogs knew very well. “That suggests that it is really about understanding and kno wledge of the word,” Boros says.
12. Which is Ellen Lau’s view on dogs’ understanding of speech?
A．Dogs understand speech as a simple reaction to the sound of the word.
B．Dogs understand speech, especially when it involves common objects.
C．Dogs have limited understanding of speech, mainly reacting to tone.
D．Dogs shows completely understanding of the deeper meaning of the speech.
13. How did researchers test dogs’ reactions?
A．By monitoring their brain activity. B．By observing their behaviors.
C．By playing recordings. D．By opening the curtains.
14. What does the signal mentioned in paragraph 5 indicate?
A．Dogs hear commands. B．Dogs rise to their feet.
C．Dogs show relief. D．Dogs form expectations.
15. Which might be the best title for the text?
A．Examining Dogs’ Hearing of Words B．Revealing Dogs’ Mental Concepts
C．Exploring Dogs’ Reactions to the Orders D．Studying Dogs’ Neural System
Should We Create More National Parks to Save Endangered Animals?
Don’t you find it worrying that more and more species of animals are in real danger of becoming extinct? 16 And I think the best way to do this is for governments to create more national parks.
17 If this environment is destroyed — for example, when farmers clear a forest for new fields, or trees are cut down to make profits — many animals are unable to survive, and more species are likely to become extinct.
In addition, national parks protect animals from the danger of being hunted. A major reason why many species are endangered is that these animals are killed by hunters. They hunt animals to make money. 18
On the other hand, some people fight against the creation of national parks because they consider it is wrong to interfere with nature. They believe that wild animals are happier living in their natural environment. 19 They also point out that a few species are more likely to produce young animals in the wild than in national parks.
All in all, these disadvantages are far less important than the benefits of national parks. 20 As a matter of fact, they protect animals from their greatest enemies, that is, human beings.
As we all know, swimming is great fun. But it often comes with ________. Drowning is a real possibility even for the most ________ swimmers. However, this dangerous situation can be changed with watchful eyes. This summer in Florida, two young men helped to ________ one drowning death.
Griffin Emerson, a 6-year-old child, swam in an apartment block’s pool. He enjoyed the pool’s
________ area. But he began to ________ toward the deeper part slowly, struggling to keep his head above water. All that came about as no one else, including his mother, seemed to ________ him. Griffin’s frightening ________ in the water happened over the course of a full minute, ending up with the child going down to the ________ of the pool.
However, one young man, Noah, did find Griffin in the pool. He told his friend Weston to call 911 at once. And Noah ________ to jump into the pool to ________ the 6-year-old. Noah made it to Griffin, caught him and ________ him to the surface and then to the side of the pool. Before the emergency services’ arrival, Noah and Weston tried their best to ________ life-saving steps.
________, a few minutes later, Griffin recovered his breath. Griffin’s mother was ________ to Noah and Weston for their heroic actions. But the two young men thought it was no big deal and hoped that this act of kindness would be ________.
21.
A．attention B．danger C．limitation D．challenge
22.
A．ordinary B．significant C．experienced D．curious
23.
A．identify B．adjust C．suffer D．prevent
24.
A．narrow B．shallow C．separate D．sensitive
25.
A．move B．jump C．climb D．run
26.
A．notice B．seek C．persuade D．recognize
27.
A．complaint B．adventure C．escape D．struggle
28.
A．center B．bottom C．corner D．side
29.
A．regretted B．hesitated C．assumed D．hurried
30.
A．keep records of B．come across C．figure out D．catch up with 31.
A．directed B．held C．pulled D．tied
32.
A．describe B．perform C．explain D．recall
33.
A．Fortunately B．Obviously C．Surprisingly D．Strangely
34.
A．patient B．generous C．grateful D．familiar
35.
A．brought in B．looked into C．taken in D．pass down
36. Ryan had trouble believing the words ______ (speak) by his teacher that many people in developing African countries couldn’t get enough clean water. (所给词的适当形式填空)
37. At first, Ryan’s plan was to earn m oney ______ (build) a single well somewhere in Africa. (所给词的适当形式填空)
38. In August 1939, a group of ______ (fright) children were boarding a train at Prague’s Wilson Station. (所给词的适当形式填空)
39. Later, Winton received various honours for his ______ (achieve), including a knighthood. (所给词的适当形式填空)
40. He used the donated fund and his own money to pay the 50 pounds per child ______ the British government required. (用适当的词填空)
41. During World War II, Winton served ______ an officer in Britain’s Royal Air Force. (用适当的词填空)
42. I’ll be talking to Dr Richard, ______ new book The New Age of Invention has just been published. (用适当的词填空)
43. What is it ________ inspires us to invent things? （用适当的词填空）
44. So far, nothing like this ______ (invent) yet and we are a long way from an invention like that. (所给词的适当形式填空)
45. By August 1939, Winton ______ (save) 669 children. (所给词的适当形式填空)
Sadie looked out of the window and sighed (叹气) as she thought about another long, boring day of summer. She wondered what all of her friends from school were doing on their summer vacations. It had to be a lot better than looking out of a window. Sadie thought about the fun she had last summer when she and her best friend Allison went to the beach. They built sandcastles, played beach volleyball, an d even tried surfing. But they wouldn’t be going to the beach together this summer because Allison had moved to a different city far away from Sadie’s.
Suddenly, Sadie had an idea. She could call her friend Wendy, who always had funny ideas. Maybe they could ride their bikes together around the park. Sadie raced to the living room, picked up the phone, and called Wendy. She sighed more deeply as the phone rang and rang. Then Sadie seated herself on the sofa, picked up the television remote, and put it down again. She didn’t really want to
watch television, so she went to her room and found the list of phone numbers of her good friends from school. In the living room, she called almost each of them, but no one was at home.
After hanging up the phone, Sadie wandered into the kitchen and sat down at the table, watching her mom do the cleaning. “Mom, I don’t have anyone to hang out with because my friends from school aren’t home and Allison moved away,” said Sadie. “Honey, there are many things you can do by yourself, like playing your guitar or having a walk in the garden. You could even finish that story about our camping trip,” said Mom.
“I don’t want to do those things by myself. I want to play with a friend.” “Sometimes, it is nice to do things by yourself,” said Mom. “I like seeing my friends, but I also like doing things alone like taking a walk by myself or finding a quiet spot to read. Why not have a try?”
Sadie thought about her mom’s words and returned to her room.
46. 根据文本内容从方框中选择恰当的词并用其正确形式填入文本图示中，每词限用一次，有两词为多余选项。

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48. How did Sadie spend her vacation last summer?
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49. What changes will Sadie make after listening to her mother’ words?
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50. 生活中冲突时有发生。

假设你班同学苏华和李江打篮球时发生争执，导致关系紧张。

请你结合此事，并根据以下提示，用英语写一篇短文，向学校英文报“Happy Teens”专栏投稿。

内容包括：
1、简要描述事情的经过（打篮球、碰撞、争执等）；
2、分析发生冲突的原因（遇事不够冷静、说话伤人、太在意比赛输赢等）；
3、谈谈避免冲突的做法（请考生根据自己的经历或感想，提出至少两种做法）。

注意：1. 词数不少于100字；
2. 可适当增加细节，使内容充实、行文连贯。

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