广东省阳江市高新区2023-2024学年高一上学期1月期末监测英语试题（含答案）
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阳江市高新区2023-2024学年度第一学期高一期末监测题
英语
本试卷共10页。考试结束后, 将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
注意事项: 1. 答题前, 考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚, 将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。
2. 选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂; 非选择题必须使用0.5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写, 字体工整、笔迹清楚。
3. 请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答, 超出答题区域书写的答案无效; 在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。
4. 作图可先使用铅笔画出, 确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。
5. 保持卡面清洁, 不要折叠, 不要弄破、弄皱, 不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。
第二部分 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。
A
BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping announced that China will launch the Global Artificial Intelligence (AI) Governance Initiative, which presents a constructive approach to addressing universal concerns over AI development and governance and drew up blueprints for relevant international discussions and rule-making, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday.
Xi made the announcement in his keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF) in Beijing on Wednesday.
“It is part of China’s active effort to advance the vision of a community with a shared future for mankind and the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative and the Global Civilization Initiative,” the spokesperson said.
AI is a new frontier of human development, and it comes with major opportunities and hard-to-predict risks and challenges that require global response, the spokesperson said.
The spokesperson said the Initiative systematically outlines China’s proposals on AI governance from three aspects, namely, the development, security and governance of AI. The core components of the Initiative are: We should uphold a people-centered approach in developing AI and adhere to the principle of developing AI for the good of humanity, so that AI is developed in a way that is beneficial to human progress; We should uphold the principles of mutual respect, equality and mutual benefit in AI development, and oppose drawing ideological lines or forming exclusive groups to obstruct other countries from developing AI; We should promote the establishment of a testing and assessment system based on AI risk levels, so as to make AI technologies more secure, reliable, controllable and equitable; We support efforts to develop AI governance frameworks, norms and standards based on broad consensus and with full respect for policies and practices among countries, and support discussions within the United Nations framework to establish an international institution to govern AI; Efforts should be made to conduct international cooperation with and provide assistance to developing countries, to bridge the gap in AI and its governance capacity.
“China stands ready to have exchanges and practical cooperation with all sides on global AI governance and deliver benefit for all human beings through AI technology,” the spokesperson added.
21．What announcement was made according to Paragraph 1
A．Rules about AI control in China.
B．A initiative about governing AI globally.
C．Universal concerns about AI development.
D．Domestic plans for AI rule-making.
22．We can learn from the spokesman that __________.
A．AI development needs global concerns
B．China has made every effort to develop AI
C．The initiative was launched related to four aspects
D．AI should advance based on the needs of robots
23．What’s China’s attitude towards AI development according to the text
A．Supportive if it’s for human-kind.
B．Indifferent if it’s for some people’s benefit.
C．Disapproved if it is not for education.
D．Neutral whatever it is.
B
I was cutting up lettuce (生菜) in the kitchen when I suddenly remembered watching a video about putting the lettuce stub (残余部分) in water to grow a whole new vegetable. So I took out a wide-mouthed mug (大杯) and placed the stub into it, gave it a little water, and placed it by the window.
On a snowy morning, I noticed the first sign. A first small leaf from its heart spread out. A tiny green flag of hope. Beaten, but not defeated. Within days, it was impossible to see the cuts where I had removed the leaves. The growth was explosive. And when I lifted the blossoming head out of the mug, tiny root threads fell down, seeking for the earth. What is growing here Lettuce or hope
If I were a lettuce in a similar condition, I’d want to doubtfully assess where I found myself before being devoted to full growth. Yet for this lettuce, my inadequate offering of water and a place by a window was enough for it to decide to reclaim itself again. It grew in a mug of water, in faith. This is the heart of this lettuce: alive, strong and fearless. It deserved a name. I decided to call it Monty.
Monty wanted to grow, as we all do. I think I gave him a little love and freedom. Those two ingredients were all he needed to return to himself. I see joy in this lettuce. The return to self is always an expression of joy, which is life itself. With the right ingredients, this is the tendency of all living things.
Monty still lives in a mug, but I’m going to transplant him outside. He deserves to become his full self. The only problem I see now is my capacity to support Monty. I hope I have enough of a green finger.
I’m surprised to find myself where I am. Maybe Monty is, too. I have the same choice as he does: give in and decay (腐烂), or start again. The prospect of starting again is discouraging. But my lettuce-friend, Monty, leads the way. I can only hope to be as brave.
24．Why did the author put the stub in water
A．To hope that it would grow. B．To decorate the nice mug.
C．To conduct an experiment. D．To remove his bad mood.
25．What is the first sign of life in the author’s eyes
A．The remaining stub. B．The small leaf.
C．The disappearing cuts. D．The tiny root threads.
26．How would the author feel if in the lettuce’s situation
A．Hesitant. B．Fearless. C．Confident. D．Annoyed.
27．Which can be a suitable title of the passage
A．Enjoy your own life to the fullest. B．Believe in yourself when in trouble.
C．Never be afraid to restart yourself. D．Give freedom to the heart in a way.
C
Antibiotics, which can destroy or prevent the growth of bacteria and cure infections, are vital to modern medicine. Their ability to kill bacteria without harming the patient has saved billions of lives and made surgical procedures much safer. But after decades of overuse, their powers are fading. Some bacteria have evolved resistance, creating a growing army of superbugs, against which there is little effective treatment. Antimicrobial (抗菌的) resistance, expected to kill 10 million people a year by 2050 up from around 1 million in 2019, has been seen as a crisis by many.
It would be unwise to rely on new antibiotics to solve the problem. The rate at which resistance emerges is increasing. Some new drugs last only two years before bacteria develop resistance. When new antibiotics do arrive, doctors often store them, using them only reluctantly and for short periods when faced with the most persistent infections. That limits sales, making new antibiotics an unappealing idea for most drug firms.
Governments have been trying to fix the problem by channeling cash into research in drug firms. That has produced only limited improvements. But there is a phenomenon worth a look. Microbiologists have known for decades that disease-causing bacteria can suffer from illnesses of their own. They are supersensitive to attacks by phages, specialized viruses that infect bacteria and often kill them. Phages are considered a promising alternative to antibiotics.
Using one disease-causing virus to fight bacteria has several advantages. Like antibiotics, phages only tend to choose particular targets, leaving human cells alone as they infect and destroy bacterial ones. Unlike antibiotics, phages can evolve just as readily as bacteria can, meaning that even if bacteria do develop resistance, phages may be able to evolve around them in turn.
That, at least, is the theory. The trouble with phages is that comparatively little is known about them. After the discovery of penicillin, the first antibiotic, in 1928, they were largely ignored in the West. Given the severity of the antibiotic-resistance problem, it would be a good idea to find out more about them.
The first step is to run more clinical trials. Interest from Western firms is growing. But it is being held back by the fact that phages are an even less appealing investment than antibiotics. Since they are natural living things, there may be trouble patenting them, making it hard to recover any investment.
Governments can help fun d basic research into phage treatment and clarify the law around exactly what is and is not patentable. In time they can set up phage banks so as to make production cheaper. And they can spread awareness of the risks of overusing antibiotics, and the potential benefits of phages.
28．We can learn from paragraphs 1 and 2 that .
A．doctors tend to use new antibiotics when the patients ask for them
B．antimicrobial resistance is developing more rapidly than predicted
C．new antibiotics fail to attract drug firms due to limited use of them
D．previous antibiotics are effective in solving modern health problems
29．What is phages’ advantage over antibiotics
A．They can increase human cells when fighting bacteria.
B．They are not particular about which cells to infect and kill.
C．They can evolve accordingly when bacteria develop resistance.
D．They are too sensitive to be infected by disease-causing bacteria.
30．According to the passage, the obstacle to phage treatment is that .
A．there is little chance of patenting phages in the future
B．governments provide financial support for other research
C．the emergence of superbugs holds back drug firms’ interest
D．over-dependence on antibiotics distracts attention from phages
31．What is the main idea of the passage
A．Governments fail to stop the use of antibiotics.
B．Phages could help prevent an antibiotics crisis.
C．Development of antibiotics is limited by phages.
D．Antimicrobial resistance calls for new antibiotics.
D
Tonal languages use pitch (音调) to distinguish words that otherwise might sound the same. In Mandarin, for instance, m means horse whereas m means mother. Nontonal languages like Spanish sometimes include pitch changes to suggest emotion, for example, but not to change a word’s meaning.
As a Mandarin speaker and musician, Jingxuan Liu wondered about the crossover (融合) between language and music. While studying at Duke University, Liu helped analyze the musical abilities of nearly half a million people from 203 countries. Her colleagues had launched an online game in which participants completed several musical tasks, including identifying matching melodies at different pitches and finding beat tracks that fit songs’ rhythms.
On average, native speakers of the 19 represented tonal languages were better at the melody task compared with speakers of 29 nontonal languages. And the effect wasn’t small a tonal first language strengthened melodic understanding by about half the amount that music lessons did, which was also surveyed. But tonal languages speakers tended to be worse at the rhythm task.
Humans must be choosy about what they pay attention to. Pitch patterns are quite important in tonal languages, which might explain the balancing act in music. “You’ve got a finite resource of attention, and you’ve got to divide up that somehow,” says study coauthor Courtney Hilton, a scientist at the University of Auckland in New Zealand.
Prior research on language and music often compared just two tongues, usually English and Mandarin. But other cultural influences, such as Eastern and Western music styles, could have affected results. By examining a wide range of people, the new study included languages never estimated in this way and reached more generalizable conclusion.
“Our result here is showing that the language someone speaks which is an important part of culture — also shapes cognition,” Hilton says.
32．Why did Liu’s colleagues launch the online game
A．To attract more students to do the research.
B．To learn about different people’s musical abilities.
C．To confirm the role of music in people’s language learning.
D．To find the difference between tonal languages and nontonal ones.
33．What were native speakers of tonal languages better at than those of nontonal languages
A．Finding beat tracks. B．Suggesting emotion.
C．Distinguishing word meanings. D．Figuring out matching melodies.
34．What does the underlined word “finite” in paragraph 4 mean
A．Valued. B．Limited. C．Special. D．Potential.
35．Which of the following words can best describe Liu’s study
A．Ground-breaking. B．Brain-washing. C．Inefficient. D．Unreliable.
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。
第二节 (共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
Lifelong learning and the Future of Work: Challenges and Opportunities
Our world is undergoing dramatic and transformative change technological, organizational, and climatic presenting new challenges to the future of work. These global trends are having a significant impact on skills. 36 . That is because skills acquired today may quickly become obsolete (淘汰的).
The concept of lifelong learning has been around for decades and the ILO (International Labour Organization) has adopted numerous normative instruments and policies related to lifelong learning. 37 . In the old days, we could say let’s go to school, get qualified for a job, enter the labour market and that’s the job of learning done. Now, people need to learn how to learn because learning is going to be a feature of the transitions they are going to go through throughout their lives.
Lifelong learning affects us all. 38 , from early childhood and basic education to adult learning and upskilling to take advantage of change. It is a global concept applying to developed and developing economies. And it requires the active engagement and support of governments, employers and workers.
39 There’s no one size fits all strategy. But there are things we can do. Develop foundational and core work skills. Improve vocational guidance and labour market data. Recognize both formal and informal skills learning. Improve coordination and ensure equitable (公平的) access to learning.
Ultimately, lifelong learning is the key for people to be able to benefit from new ways of working. 40 .
A．Do I need to be active in lifelong learning
B．Many of today’s skills won’t match tomorrow’s jobs
C．How do we adapt lifelong learning to our new reality
D．It is central to managing the transitions we face over the life cycle
E．And it will light the path on our journey to a brighter future at work
F．It is easy to say that people need to keep learning throughout their careers
G．But the transformative change happening now is reshaping its definitions and giving it new importance
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。
The caller said she was in trouble and that he could help. Mom 41 it and lost thousands of dollars. It took us months to recover her money and her 42 .
One April morning, my mother’s phone rang. The man that greeted her sounded 43 “Someone has 44 to your bank accounts and can take all your money.” The warm voice was exactly what she badly 45 during her isolation from the community due to COVID-19. The man said he needed information to ensure the money was safe and she tried to follow his 46 though her brain injury made it rather hard.
He explained slowly what to do and hours later, she said she had to relieve herself. “OK, but Stay on the line 47 we will lose our progress.” Then she 48 the phone on the shelf in the bathroom. Suddenly the phone buzzed with a text-it was my father, checking in. She typed back there was a problem, but she was 49 it. Then she 50 out her worn, printed-out packet of passwords from a pile of books and entered them.
My Mom thoughts he had labored for hours protecting her family. 51 , the scammer (诈骗犯) had taken away her personal information and money. After learning the truth, my mother sought to 52 the conversations with the scammer but just said, “I can’t remember. I don’t know what to do. This was so stupid.”
I tried different means and 53 got the money back. We didn’t blame her as the internal shame my mom felt could turn into something more 54 depression and even suicide.
The other day my dad mentioned, “You know, another scammer called your mama. She did the right thing, though. She hung upon him and called me.” My mom was smiling at me and I knew she was 55 .
41．A．broke off B．took in C．referred to D．fell for
42．A．guilt B．dignity C．awareness D．memory
43．A．angry B．concerned C．incredible D．doubtful
44．A．access B．relation C．approaches D．entrances
45．A．denied B．requested C．missed D．ignored
46．A．movements B．footsteps C．inquiries D．instructions
47．A．so B．and C．while D．or
48．A．passed B．parked C．posed D．paused
49．A．following B．challenging C．fixing D．finishing
50．A．dug B．figured C．worked D．left
51．A．Hence B．Instead C．Moreover D．Afterwards
52．A．recall B．remind C．memorize D．maintain
53．A．initially B．particularly C．eventually D．obviously
54．A．common B．reasonable C．tolerable D．damaging
55．A．off B．down C．back D．away
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。
During the Hangzhou 2023 Asian Games, athletes from around the world have been exploring acupuncture (针灸), 56 component of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). This practice has been an important part of Chinese healthcare system for centuries.
TCM, which includes acupuncture, herbal therapy, massage, Tai Chi, and Qigong 57 (remain) an essential component of China’s medical system, gaining increasing 58 (recognize) on a global scale. Not only is it popular among the Chinese population, but it is also gaining interest in Western societies, 59 has led to increased investments in professional TCM services.
While China places significant emphasis on the integration of TCM with modern biomedicine, it is also becoming more popular worldwide. Although some medical professionals are 60 (doubt) about the far reaching effects of TCM, the practice 61 (accept) as a fundamental aspect of global healthcare to date.
TCM has been recognized for the potential benefits, particularly when 62 (use) alongside with modern medicine, which has resulted in its increasing integration into modern healthcare systems. 63 its ancient Chinese origins, TCM’s principles and practices have a global influence currently, with experts 64 (offer) their special skills across the world.
As research into TCM continues to advance and more individuals embrace it for 65 their healthcare needs, the field is definite to grow.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节 (满分15分)
66．假设你是李华，你的美国笔友David最近给你发邮件说他喜欢上了一个机器人，他觉得这是不合伦理的，但是他控制不住自己，他很苦恼，不知道怎么办，因此给你写邮件寻求帮助，请你给他一些建议，回邮主要内容包括：
1. 理解和安慰。
2. 你的建议和理由。
3. 希望和祝福。
注意事项：词数在80左右。
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第二节 (满分25分)
67．读后续写
Honesty Won’t Let You Down
Asad was a 13-year-old boy who was very honest and hardworking. Recently, he had entered a new school so he had no friends yet. On Monday morning, he was nearly late for school. The night before, his family attended his cousin’s wedding and reached home late, which was why he couldn’t get up on time as usual.
At school, Asad could not pay attention to anything and wanted the bell to ring so that he could buy something to eat. After a few hours, when the bell rang, Asad quickly opened his schoolbag to find his money, but just then he remembered that he had left for school in a hurry in the morning and forgotten to take the money. He looked under his books, hoping to find some money but there was nothing.
Not knowing what to do, he walked out of the classroom and sat on a bench in front of the dining room. He saw a few of his classmates there, among whom was Fahad. He was one of the richest kids in his class but he was very arrogant. But as Asad was new, he didn’t know much about anyone.
Asad thought he might borrow some money from Fahad and return it to him the next day. So he got up and slowly went towards Fahad and asked if he could borrow some money.
Fahad smirked (讥笑) and said, “I knew you were a loser, but I didn’t know you were also a beggar ” Fahad laughed out so loud that the other kids heard and also made fun of Asad.
It was too humiliating (丢脸的) for Asad. He could not answer Fahad and slowly walked back towards an empty bench. He could still hear them laughing at him in the distance. When he reached the bench, he noticed something lying near it. It was a wallet. He picked it up and recognized it was Fahad’s, as he remembered Fahad showing it to his friends and saying that his uncle bought it for him from the UK. There was quite a lot of money inside for a kid.
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。
Paragraph 1:
At first, Asad wanted to keep it a secret and punished Fahad.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Paragraph 2:
Then Fahad said, “why are you giving it back ”
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2023-2024学年度第一学期高一期末监测题
英语参考答案及评分标准：
第二部分 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。
21．B 22．A 23．A 24．A 25．B 26．A 27．C
28．B 29．C 30．D 31．B 32．B 33．D 34．B 35．A
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。选项中有两项为多余选项。
36．B 37．G 38．D 39．C 40．E
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。
41．D 42．B 43．B 44．A 45．C 46．D 47．D 48．B 49．C 50．A 51．B 52．A 53．C 54．D 55．C
第二节 (共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)
56．a 57．remains 58．recognition 59．which 60．doubtful 61．has been accepted 62．used 63．Despite 64．offering 65．what
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节 (满分15分)
66．Dear David,
I can understand your concerns about your feelings for a robot. It’s completely normal to feel confused and worried about something new and unfamiliar.
I think you should give yourself some time to figure out how you feel and why you feel that way. It might also be helpful to talk to someone you trust about your feelings, such as a close friend or family member.
Remember, your feelings are valid, even if others might not understand them. You should never feel guilty or ashamed of how you feel. Take care of yourself and don’t forget that I’m here if you need to talk.
Best of luck,
Li Hua
第二节 (满分25分)
67．At first, Asad wanted to keep it a secret and punished Fahad. At least he could afford the lunch now. However, another voice popped up, urging him to give it back to Fahad, which made him feel torn. “I should never keep the wallet at the cost of my honesty, and Fahad would be extremely embarrassed without any money in the presence of so many classmates!” Asad convinced himself. Once he made up his mind, he accelerated his pace and caught him up. “Fahad, it’s your wallet and I found it on the bench.” Taking over the wallet, Fahad stared into Asad’s eyes with a puzzled look written on his face.
Then Fahad said, “Why are you giving it back ” He even looked into his wallet, obviously doubtful about Asad’s act. Calmly and patiently, Asad explained, “I had originally wanted to keep it secret as a punishment for your arrogance, but being honest matters more to me.” Hearing what Asad had said, Fahad felt his face burning with shame. He bent, thanking Asad for saving him from the embarrassing situation and apologizing to the classmates around for calling them losers. “And the lunch is on me. You all are my friends!” Fahad announced.
阳江市高新区2023-2024学年度第一学期高一期末监测题
英语
本试卷共10页。考试结束后, 将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
注意事项: 1. 答题前, 考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚, 将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。
2. 选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂; 非选择题必须使用0.5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写, 字体工整、笔迹清楚。
3. 请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答, 超出答题区域书写的答案无效; 在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。
4. 作图可先使用铅笔画出, 确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。
5. 保持卡面清洁, 不要折叠, 不要弄破、弄皱, 不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。
第二部分 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。
A
BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping announced that China will launch the Global Artificial Intelligence (AI) Governance Initiative, which presents a constructive approach to addressing universal concerns over AI development and governance and drew up blueprints for relevant international discussions and rule-making, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday.
Xi made the announcement in his keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF) in Beijing on Wednesday.
“It is part of China’s active effort to advance the vision of a community with a shared future for mankind and the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative and the Global Civilization Initiative,” the spokesperson said.
AI is a new frontier of human development, and it comes with major opportunities and hard-to-predict risks and challenges that require global response, the spokesperson said.
The spokesperson said the Initiative systematically outlines China’s proposals on AI governance from three aspects, namely, the development, security and governance of AI. The core components of the Initiative are: We should uphold a people-centered approach in developing AI and adhere to the principle of developing AI for the good of humanity, so that AI is developed in a way that is beneficial to human progress; We should uphold the principles of mutual respect, equality and mutual benefit in AI development, and oppose drawing ideological lines or forming exclusive groups to obstruct other countries from developing AI; We should promote the establishment of a testing and assessment system based on AI risk levels, so as to make AI technologies more secure, reliable, controllable and equitable; We support efforts to develop AI governance frameworks, norms and standards based on broad consensus and with full respect for policies and practices among countries, and support discussions within the United Nations framework to establish an international institution to govern AI; Efforts should be made to conduct international cooperation with and provide assistance to developing countries, to bridge the gap in AI and its governance capacity.
“China stands ready to have exchanges and practical cooperation with all sides on global AI governance and deliver benefit for all human beings through AI technology,” the spokesperson added.
21．What announcement was made according to Paragraph 1
A．Rules about AI control in China.
B．A initiative about governing AI globally.
C．Universal concerns about AI development.
D．Domestic plans for AI rule-making.
22．We can learn from the spokesman that __________.
A．AI development needs global concerns
B．China has made every effort to develop AI
C．The initiative was launched related to four aspects
D．AI should advance based on the needs of robots
23．What’s China’s attitude towards AI development according to the text
A．Supportive if it’s for human-kind.
B．Indifferent if it’s for some people’s benefit.
C．Disapproved if it is not for education.
D．Neutral whatever it is.
B
I was cutting up lettuce (生菜) in the kitchen when I suddenly remembered watching a video about putting the lettuce stub (残余部分) in water to grow a whole new vegetable. So I took out a wide-mouthed mug (大杯) and placed the stub into it, gave it a little water, and placed it by the window.
On a snowy morning, I noticed the first sign. A first small leaf from its heart spread out. A tiny green flag of hope. Beaten, but not defeated. Within days, it was impossible to see the cuts where I had removed the leaves. The growth was explosive. And when I lifted the blossoming head out of the mug, tiny root threads fell down, seeking for the earth. What is growing here Lettuce or hope
If I were a lettuce in a similar condition, I’d want to doubtfully assess where I found myself before being devoted to full growth. Yet for this lettuce, my inadequate offering of water and a place by a window was enough for it to decide to reclaim itself again. It grew in a mug of water, in faith. This is the heart of this lettuce: alive, strong and fearless. It deserved a name. I decided to call it Monty.
Monty wanted to grow, as we all do. I think I gave him a little love and freedom. Those two ingredients were all he needed to return to himself. I see joy in this lettuce. The return to self is always an expression of joy, which is life itself. With the right ingredients, this is the tendency of all living things.
Monty still lives in a mug, but I’m going to transplant him outside. He deserves to become his full self. The only problem I see now is my capacity to support Monty. I hope I have enough of a green finger.
I’m surprised to find myself where I am. Maybe Monty is, too. I have the same choice as he does: give in and decay (腐烂), or start again. The prospect of starting again is discouraging. But my lettuce-friend, Monty, leads the way. I can only hope to be as brave.
24．Why did the author put the stub in water
A．To hope that it would grow. B．To decorate the nice mug.
C．To conduct an experiment. D．To remove his bad mood.
25．What is the first sign of life in the author’s eyes
A．The remaining stub. B．The small leaf.
C．The disappearing cuts. D．The tiny root threads.
26．How would the author feel if in the lettuce’s situation
A．Hesitant. B．Fearless. C．Confident. D．Annoyed.
27．Which can be a suitable title of the passage
A．Enjoy your own life to the fullest. B．Believe in yourself when in trouble.
C．Never be afraid to restart yourself. D．Give freedom to the heart in a way.
C
Antibiotics, which can destroy or prevent the growth of bacteria and cure infections, are vital to modern medicine. Their ability to kill bacteria without harming the patient has saved billions of lives and made surgical procedures much safer. But after decades of overuse, their powers are fading. Some bacteria have evolved resistance, creating a growing army of superbugs, against which there is little effective treatment. Antimicrobial (抗菌的) resistance, expected to kill 10 million people a year by 2050 up from around 1 million in 2019, has been seen as a crisis by many.
It would be unwise to rely on new antibiotics to solve the problem. The rate at which resistance emerges is increasing. Some new drugs last only two years before bacteria develop resistance. When new antibiotics do arrive, doctors often store them, using them only reluctantly and for short periods when faced with the most persistent infections. That limits sales, making new antibiotics an unappealing idea for most drug firms.
Governments have been trying to fix the problem by channeling cash into research in drug firms. That has produced only limited improvements. But there is a phenomenon worth a look. Microbiologists have known for decades that disease-causing bacteria can suffer from illnesses of their own. They are supersensitive to attacks by phages, specialized viruses that infect bacteria and often kill them. Phages are considered a promising alternative to antibiotics.
Using one disease-causing virus to fight bacteria has several advantages. Like antibiotics, phages only tend to choose particular targets, leaving human cells alone as they infect and destroy bacterial ones. Unlike antibiotics, phages can evolve just as readily as bacteria can, meaning that even if bacteria do develop resistance, phages may be able to evolve around them in turn.
That, at least, is the theory. The trouble with phages is that comparatively little is known about them. After the discovery of penicillin, the first antibiotic, in 1928, they were largely ignored in the West. Given the severity of the antibiotic-resistance problem, it would be a good idea to find out more about them.
The first step is to run more clinical trials. Interest from Western firms is growing. But it is being held back by the fact that phages are an even less appealing investment than antibiotics. Since they are natural living things, there may be trouble patenting them, making it hard to recover any investment.
Governments can help fun d basic research into phage treatment and clarify the law around exactly what is and is not patentable. In time they can set up phage banks so as to make production cheaper. And they can spread awareness of the risks of overusing antibiotics, and the potential benefits of phages.
28．We can learn from paragraphs 1 and 2 that .
A．doctors tend to use new antibiotics when the patients ask for them
B．antimicrobial resistance is developing more rapidly than predicted
C．new antibiotics fail to attract drug firms due to limited use of them
D．previous antibiotics are effective in solving modern health problems
29．What is phages’ advantage over antibiotics
A．They can increase human cells when fighting bacteria.
B．They are not particular about which cells to infect and kill.
C．They can evolve accordingly when bacteria develop resistance.
D．They are too sensitive to be infected by disease-causing bacteria.
30．According to the passage, the obstacle to phage treatment is that .
A．there is little chance of patenting phages in the future
B．governments provide financial support for other research
C．the emergence of superbugs holds back drug firms’ interest
D．over-dependence on antibiotics distracts attention from phages
31．What is the main idea of the passage
A．Governments fail to stop the use of antibiotics.
B．Phages could help prevent an antibiotics crisis.
C．Development of antibiotics is limited by phages.
D．Antimicrobial resistance calls for new antibiotics.
D
Tonal languages use pitch (音调) to distinguish words that otherwise might sound the same. In Mandarin, for instance, m means horse whereas m means mother. Nontonal languages like Spanish sometimes include pitch changes to suggest emotion, for example, but not to change a word’s meaning.
As a Mandarin speaker and musician, Jingxuan Liu wondered about the crossover (融合) between language and music. While studying at Duke University, Liu helped analyze the musical abilities of nearly half a million people from 203 countries. Her colleagues had launched an online game in which participants completed several musical tasks, including identifying matching melodies at different pitches and finding beat tracks that fit songs’ rhythms.
On average, native speakers of the 19 represented tonal languages were better at the melody task compared with speakers of 29 nontonal languages. And the effect wasn’t small a tonal first language strengthened melodic understanding by about half the amount that music lessons did, which was also surveyed. But tonal languages speakers tended to be worse at the rhythm task.
Humans must be choosy about what they pay attention to. Pitch patterns are quite important in tonal languages, which might explain the balancing act in music. “You’ve got a finite resource of attention, and you’ve got to divide up that somehow,” says study coauthor Courtney Hilton, a scientist at the University of Auckland in New Zealand.
Prior research on language and music often compared just two tongues, usually English and Mandarin. But other cultural influences, such as Eastern and Western music styles, could have affected results. By examining a wide range of people, the new study included languages never estimated in this way and reached more generalizable conclusion.
“Our result here is showing that the language someone speaks which is an important part of culture — also shapes cognition,” Hilton says.
32．Why did Liu’s colleagues launch the online game
A．To attract more students to do the research.
B．To learn about different people’s musical abilities.
C．To confirm the role of music in people’s language learning.
D．To find the difference between tonal languages and nontonal ones.
33．What were native speakers of tonal languages better at than those of nontonal languages
A．Finding beat tracks. B．Suggesting emotion.
C．Distinguishing word meanings. D．Figuring out matching melodies.
34．What does the underlined word “finite” in paragraph 4 mean
A．Valued. B．Limited. C．Special. D．Potential.
35．Which of the following words can best describe Liu’s study
A．Ground-breaking. B．Brain-washing. C．Inefficient. D．Unreliable.
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。
第二节 (共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
Lifelong learning and the Future of Work: Challenges and Opportunities
Our world is undergoing dramatic and transformative change technological, organizational, and climatic presenting new challenges to the future of work. These global trends are having a significant impact on skills. 36 . That is because skills acquired today may quickly become obsolete (淘汰的).
The concept of lifelong learning has been around for decades and the ILO (International Labour Organization) has adopted numerous normative instruments and policies related to lifelong learning. 37 . In the old days, we could say let’s go to school, get qualified for a job, enter the labour market and that’s the job of learning done. Now, people need to learn how to learn because learning is going to be a feature of the transitions they are going to go through throughout their lives.
Lifelong learning affects us all. 38 , from early childhood and basic education to adult learning and upskilling to take advantage of change. It is a global concept applying to developed and developing economies. And it requires the active engagement and support of governments, employers and workers.
39 There’s no one size fits all strategy. But there are things we can do. Develop foundational and core work skills. Improve vocational guidance and labour market data. Recognize both formal and informal skills learning. Improve coordination and ensure equitable (公平的) access to learning.
Ultimately, lifelong learning is the key for people to be able to benefit from new ways of working. 40 .
A．Do I need to be active in lifelong learning
B．Many of today’s skills won’t match tomorrow’s jobs
C．How do we adapt lifelong learning to our new reality
D．It is central to managing the transitions we face over the life cycle
E．And it will light the path on our journey to a brighter future at work
F．It is easy to say that people need to keep learning throughout their careers
G．But the transformative change happening now is reshaping its definitions and giving it new importance
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。
The caller said she was in trouble and that he could help. Mom 41 it and lost thousands of dollars. It took us months to recover her money and her 42 .
One April morning, my mother’s phone rang. The man that greeted her sounded 43 “Someone has 44 to your bank accounts and can take all your money.” The warm voice was exactly what she badly 45 during her isolation from the community due to COVID-19. The man said he needed information to ensure the money was safe and she tried to follow his 46 though her brain injury made it rather hard.
He explained slowly what to do and hours later, she said she had to relieve herself. “OK, but Stay on the line 47 we will lose our progress.” Then she 48 the phone on the shelf in the bathroom. Suddenly the phone buzzed with a text-it was my father, checking in. She typed back there was a problem, but she was 49 it. Then she 50 out her worn, printed-out packet of passwords from a pile of books and entered them.
My Mom thoughts he had labored for hours protecting her family. 51 , the scammer (诈骗犯) had taken away her personal information and money. After learning the truth, my mother sought to 52 the conversations with the scammer but just said, “I can’t remember. I don’t know what to do. This was so stupid.”
I tried different means and 53 got the money back. We didn’t blame her as the internal shame my mom felt could turn into something more 54 depression and even suicide.
The other day my dad mentioned, “You know, another scammer called your mama. She did the right thing, though. She hung upon him and called me.” My mom was smiling at me and I knew she was 55 .
41．A．broke off B．took in C．referred to D．fell for
42．A．guilt B．dignity C．awareness D．memory
43．A．angry B．concerned C．incredible D．doubtful
44．A．access B．relation C．approaches D．entrances
45．A．denied B．requested C．missed D．ignored
46．A．movements B．footsteps C．inquiries D．instructions
47．A．so B．and C．while D．or
48．A．passed B．parked C．posed D．paused
49．A．following B．challenging C．fixing D．finishing
50．A．dug B．figured C．worked D．left
51．A．Hence B．Instead C．Moreover D．Afterwards
52．A．recall B．remind C．memorize D．maintain
53．A．initially B．particularly C．eventually D．obviously
54．A．common B．reasonable C．tolerable D．damaging
55．A．off B．down C．back D．away
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。
During the Hangzhou 2023 Asian Games, athletes from around the world have been exploring acupuncture (针灸), 56 component of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). This practice has been an important part of Chinese healthcare system for centuries.
TCM, which includes acupuncture, herbal therapy, massage, Tai Chi, and Qigong 57 (remain) an essential component of China’s medical system, gaining increasing 58 (recognize) on a global scale. Not only is it popular among the Chinese population, but it is also gaining interest in Western societies, 59 has led to increased investments in professional TCM services.
While China places significant emphasis on the integration of TCM with modern biomedicine, it is also becoming more popular worldwide. Although some medical professionals are 60 (doubt) about the far reaching effects of TCM, the practice 61 (accept) as a fundamental aspect of global healthcare to date.
TCM has been recognized for the potential benefits, particularly when 62 (use) alongside with modern medicine, which has resulted in its increasing integration into modern healthcare systems. 63 its ancient Chinese origins, TCM’s principles and practices have a global influence currently, with experts 64 (offer) their special skills across the world.
As research into TCM continues to advance and more individuals embrace it for 65 their healthcare needs, the field is definite to grow.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节 (满分15分)
66．假设你是李华，你的美国笔友David最近给你发邮件说他喜欢上了一个机器人，他觉得这是不合伦理的，但是他控制不住自己，他很苦恼，不知道怎么办，因此给你写邮件寻求帮助，请你给他一些建议，回邮主要内容包括：
1. 理解和安慰。
2. 你的建议和理由。
3. 希望和祝福。
注意事项：词数在80左右。
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第二节 (满分25分)
67．读后续写
Honesty Won’t Let You Down
Asad was a 13-year-old boy who was very honest and hardworking. Recently, he had entered a new school so he had no friends yet. On Monday morning, he was nearly late for school. The night before, his family attended his cousin’s wedding and reached home late, which was why he couldn’t get up on time as usual.
At school, Asad could not pay attention to anything and wanted the bell to ring so that he could buy something to eat. After a few hours, when the bell rang, Asad quickly opened his schoolbag to find his money, but just then he remembered that he had left for school in a hurry in the morning and forgotten to take the money. He looked under his books, hoping to find some money but there was nothing.
Not knowing what to do, he walked out of the classroom and sat on a bench in front of the dining room. He saw a few of his classmates there, among whom was Fahad. He was one of the richest kids in his class but he was very arrogant. But as Asad was new, he didn’t know much about anyone.
Asad thought he might borrow some money from Fahad and return it to him the next day. So he got up and slowly went towards Fahad and asked if he could borrow some money.
Fahad smirked (讥笑) and said, “I knew you were a loser, but I didn’t know you were also a beggar ” Fahad laughed out so loud that the other kids heard and also made fun of Asad.
It was too humiliating (丢脸的) for Asad. He could not answer Fahad and slowly walked back towards an empty bench. He could still hear them laughing at him in the distance. When he reached the bench, he noticed something lying near it. It was a wallet. He picked it up and recognized it was Fahad’s, as he remembered Fahad showing it to his friends and saying that his uncle bought it for him from the UK. There was quite a lot of money inside for a kid.
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。
Paragraph 1:
At first, Asad wanted to keep it a secret and punished Fahad.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Paragraph 2:
Then Fahad said, “why are you giving it back ”
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2023-2024学年度第一学期高一期末监测题
英语参考答案及评分标准：
第二部分 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。
21．B 22．A 23．A 24．A 25．B 26．A 27．C
28．B 29．C 30．D 31．B 32．B 33．D 34．B 35．A
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。选项中有两项为多余选项。
36．B 37．G 38．D 39．C 40．E
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。
41．D 42．B 43．B 44．A 45．C 46．D 47．D 48．B 49．C 50．A 51．B 52．A 53．C 54．D 55．C
第二节 (共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)
56．a 57．remains 58．recognition 59．which 60．doubtful 61．has been accepted 62．used 63．Despite 64．offering 65．what
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节 (满分15分)
66．Dear David,
I can understand your concerns about your feelings for a robot. It’s completely normal to feel confused and worried about something new and unfamiliar.
I think you should give yourself some time to figure out how you feel and why you feel that way. It might also be helpful to talk to someone you trust about your feelings, such as a close friend or family member.
Remember, your feelings are valid, even if others might not understand them. You should never feel guilty or ashamed of how you feel. Take care of yourself and don’t forget that I’m here if you need to talk.
Best of luck,
Li Hua
第二节 (满分25分)
67．At first, Asad wanted to keep it a secret and punished Fahad. At least he could afford the lunch now. However, another voice popped up, urging him to give it back to Fahad, which made him feel torn. “I should never keep the wallet at the cost of my honesty, and Fahad would be extremely embarrassed without any money in the presence of so many classmates!” Asad convinced himself. Once he made up his mind, he accelerated his pace and caught him up. “Fahad, it’s your wallet and I found it on the bench.” Taking over the wallet, Fahad stared into Asad’s eyes with a puzzled look written on his face.
Then Fahad said, “Why are you giving it back ” He even looked into his wallet, obviously doubtful about Asad’s act. Calmly and patiently, Asad explained, “I had originally wanted to keep it secret as a punishment for your arrogance, but being honest matters more to me.” Hearing what Asad had said, Fahad felt his face burning with shame. He bent, thanking Asad for saving him from the embarrassing situation and apologizing to the classmates around for calling them losers. “And the lunch is on me. You all are my friends!” Fahad announced.
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