江苏省名校协作体2024-2025学年高一上学期12月月考英语试题(含答案）

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2024-2025江苏省名校协作体12月高一联考
英语试题（笔试部分）
（考试时间100分钟满分120分）
一、阅读理解（2.5*20=50分）
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Poems for high schoolers
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The poem is written by Rudyard Kipling. In this poem a father talks of several values and advises his son to live with moderation and constraint (克制) to continuously maintain calm and avoid overreacting. The poem is full of positivity for personal growth in difficult times. Anyone struggling with a lack of desire in life can still benefit from it.
The Laughing Heart
The poem advises readers to take control of their own life and make the most of their time. At the beginning of the poem, Charles Bukowski talks about how one shouldn’t let others take their “light” out of them. Bukowski says that once you begin to show up for your own life, “amazing” things will begin to happen to you. The Laughing Heart, which focuses on risk and making decisions in life, is attractive to youth as it serves as an encouragement to them to stand up for themselves in difficult times.
Fifth Grade Autobiography
Through the poem, Rita Dove discusses the good memories of her most significant life influences as a child. By using language and pictures, she recalls how great and significant her family is as she looks at a photograph. Based on Dove’s poetry, an excellent activity would be to ask children to select a photo that’s significant to them and write their own Fifth Grade Autobiography.
The Rose That Grew From Concrete
The poem is about achieving our life goals despite the challenges we experience along the road. In this poem, Tupac Shakur compares himself to a neglected rose who went from being a marginalized (被边缘化的) teenager to one of the most influential singers the world has ever known. The poem will inspire readers to focus and realize their dreams.
1. What is the Rudyard Kipling’s poem about
A. Difficulties in life. B. Teenager education.
C. Emotional expression. D. Parental advice.
2. How does the poet start The Laughing Heart
A. By describing a scene.
B. By making comparisons.
C. By offering suggestions.
D. By explaining a problem.
3. What do the last two poems have in common
A. They share good memories of the poets.
B. They are based on the poets’ own life.
C. They are about important life skills.
D. They stress the importance of dreams.
B
Scientists have known for a long time that the color of a room or the light in it can affect our feelings. Many prisons and hospitals have rooms that are painted pink, for pink has a calming effect. Then, what role does color play in the interaction with food A new study has discovered for us the link between color and food cognition (认知).
Professor Falfan and his team carried out this study by asking participants (参与者) to recognize food pictures in black and white. The result was in agreement with his former prediction (猜测). Although color is not a decisive factor, it has a clear influence on food recognition. Without color, people unsurprisingly made more mistakes and it’s easy to mistake different dishes as the same food. However, this increase in error rates does not change the accuracy (准确) of food recognition among different people. Those with a higher visual (视觉的) ability always did better.
Then the researchers raised a new question: Would people with color blindness be less food neophobic (挑食的) than those with normal color cognition They gathered participants with color blindness and required them to fill in a questionnaire (问卷) that measures how resistant (抵制的) they are to new foods. The result suggested that colorblind people are indeed less likely to be food neophobic than non-colorblind people, because the limited colors that colorblind people can see reduce the signals that may raise freshness. safety or anxiety about new foods.
So that is why color affects food cognition. The researchers believe that colorful foods tend to attract our visual attention more, thus improving our cognitive ability of food. Moreover, color may also be connected with the nutritional value of food. Although this has not been fully proved, brightly colored foods often give the impression (印象) of a healthier and more nutritious diet. Therefore, people tend to prefer meals with a range of colorful foods.
4. How did professor Falfan and his team carry out their research
A. By doing experiments and surveys.
B. By studying data from other researches.
C. By observing food in different colors.
D. By interviewing some colorblind people.
5. According to the study, why are colorblind people less likely to be food neophobic
A. Recause they have a much higher visual ability.
B. Because they have less interest in tasting foods.
C. Because their attention is more attracted by food colors.
D. Because their feelings are less influenced by food colors.
6. What is the reason for people preferring colorful foods
A. They remind them of good memories. B. They help reduce their negative feelings.
C. They look healthier and more nutritious. D. They often have a better smell and taste.
7. What is the primary conclusion of the study
A. Color plays an important role in food cognition.
B. Color has much influence on people’s feelings.
C. Color blindness makes people more food neophobic.
D. Color is connected with the nutritional value of food.
C
My initial exploration of the world of comic books happened through the comic strips in newspapers. It began with a fondness for Garfield and his adventures, and led to the discovery of a range of comic books like Champak, Tintin, and Archie. They enabled me to enjoy myself in a world without iPads and the Internet ― just like so many of my friends who were fond of reading.
While my access to comics as a child was limited to what was printed in the newspaper this changed once I grew older and started visiting bookstores to buy the books that I wanted to read. Having grown up on a diet of image-heavy books, I found the idea of reading text-only novels quite formidable. As I searched for books that lay somewhere in between, I came across a copy of Bhimayana ― a graphic novel. It felt familiar due to its comic-like theme and design. Plus, understanding complex narratives through pictures was relatively easier and more fun. And so, as I grew older, I found myself transitioning towards graphic novels from childish comic books.
Graphic novels dealt with serious topics in a more engaging manner. They would literally show me what was going on. For example when I was reading Joe Sacco’s Palestine, I didn’t have to imagine the ruin caused by the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. I could actually see it while reading about it.
Fast-forward a few years to when I was given a copy of Jonathan Bloomfield’s Palestine: A Novel. Though I was impressed by the compelling (扣人心弦的) nature of storytelling in his book, I am not sure if I would have been able to visualize and enjoy his text-only version so much had I not read Sacco’s Palestine first. Thanks to the graphic novel, I had a “picture” of whatever had happened, and that made it easier and more fun to understand the details of the overall story.
From black and white strips and colorful comic books to illustrated graphic novels this type of storytelling has come a long way. While my romance with comic books is still ongoing, in the long run, my love for graphic novels is more substantial and here to stay.
8. Why did the author turn to comic books as a child
A. He found comic books interesting.
B. He had limited access to other books.
C. He wanted to be different from his friends.
D. He could relax from reading text-only books.
9. Which word can best explain the underlined word “formidable” in paragraph 2
A. Acceptable. B. Natural.
C. Scary. D. Appealing.
10. What does the author say about reading Sacco’s Palestine
A. It encouraged him to read more text-only novels.
B. It improved his understanding of Bloomfield’s book.
C. It introduced him to a compelling style of storytelling.
D. It changed his attitude to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
11. What does the author mainly talk about in the passage
A. Comic books are more than comic.
B. Why he loves reading graphic novels.
C. Why he turned to serious novels eventually.
D. Picture books are here to stay for many reasons.
D
I love teaching, but from the stand at the front of the room it can be hard to tell if you're having any impact at all. Until one day, you get an email from a former student detailing the influence you had on their life. We tend to believe that others are watching us less, listening to us less, and generally paying less attention to us than they actually are. Psychologist Erica Boothby and her colleagues coined the term the “invisibility cloak illusion (隐身斗篷错觉)” to describe the invisibility we often feel as we go about our daily lives.
In one study, Boothby and her coauthors surveyed students who had been dining with others in a busy campus dining hall. They randomly (随机地) assigned students exiting the dining hall to different conditions. In one condition, the students were asked how much they found themselves noticing or observing the people around them in the dining hall (i.e., their behavior, manners and appearance), how curious they had been about the people around them, and the extent to which they had wondered what was going on inside the heads people around them. Students assigned to another condition were asked how much they thought the other people in the dining hall were noticing or observing them.
Participants' ratings of how much they found themselves observing other people were more than 67 percent higher than participants' ratings of how much they thought other people were observing them. Despite the fact that everyone is busy observing everyone else, we tend to think we are somehow more invisible than the people around us.
This research drives away the wrong idea that in order to get someone to pay attention to you, you have to wave your hands around and shout. Ad executives may need to pull out all the stops in order to grab people's attention, but you don't. You already have it. You are a person, not an ad or a tweet, and people are wired to notice other people. More than that, they are wired to wonder what other people are thinking, and to adjust their own thoughts and behaviors accordingly. What this means is that you are quietly influencing the people around you all the time — without even trying, and often without realizing it.
12. What does the author intend to show by mentioning his experience
AHe dislikes working as a teacher. B. He knows little about his students.
C. He fails to recognize his influence. D. He has no confidence in his teaching.
13. What did the study try to find out about the students
A. Ways they could attract people’s attention.
B. Kinds of people they were more likely to notice.
C. The degree they thought they were being observed.
D. Reasons why they noticed some people more easily.
14. How do people adjust their own thoughts and behaviors according to the last paragraph
A. By observing other’s actions. B. By knowing their own feelings.
C. By showing their own behaviors. D. By understanding others’ thoughts.
15. What does the text mainly talk about
A. People need to understand each other. B. People focus too much on themselves.
C. People are easily influenced by others. D. People tend to ignore their own influence.
E
Forget privacy, young internet users want to be tracked
On every smartphone there sits a tracker’s paradise (乐园) of location data ready to be shared. ____16____ And this tech is marketed as convenient, not frightening.
What is an acceptable level of online surveillance (监视) I had assumed we all agreed that the ideal was none. ____17____ A quick enquiry on my friends found that those who were, like me, in their 40s and older either had no idea they could use their phone in this way or had relatively little interest in doing so. But friends a decade or so younger all seem to be tracking one another at will. They don’t find the idea of monitoring or being monitored in this way upsetting. They say it makes them feel safer.
____18____ It is just that they are realistic about the privacy that is available. They know that if you own a smartphone and don’t want to disable useful things like maps, then your location is already being watched. If app creators, smartphone makers and ad companies are already tracking your location, then why not share the information with people you know
If you want to start tracking the people you know, then there are some rules involved. It’s fine to use tracking to check that a friend has got home safely at the end of a night out, for example, but not to surprise them on the street. And think carefully about whom you share data with. ____19____
Location tracking as a safety measure, particularly for elderly parents and children, is appealing. ____20____ Once you grow comfortable sharing your location with your family and friends, perhaps one day you’ll be happy to share it with your employer or even government agencies.
A. It is for family and close friends only, not new dates.
B. But the truth is how popular it is depends on your age.
C. Location sharing has been around for more than a decade.
D. The risk is that if you do it too often, it will be hard to turn around.
E. After all, no one will find it comfortable to be watched all the time.
F. This is not because they are blind to the importance of online privacy.
G. Location tracking is so precise that it can locate one person in a crowd.
二、完形填空(1*15=15分）
Moving to a small town in the middle of the countryside isn’t the typical choice for someone who has just turned 25. But this summer, it felt like the ____21____ step for me. In the sleepy town near where I now live, the median age is 48. It would be easy to feel ____22____ , but in fact, I feel the opposite.
Since moving here, I’ve befriended my 60-year landlord, an enthusiastic swimmer who often takes me to the ____23____ . I recently lent her one of my favorite books, and we share evening chats over wine. My friend Tony, 88, ____24____ my restless spurn and tells me how he is at peace with ____25____
Being around older people ___26___ my anxiety about age-related expectations and reassures me that I have time. I used to associate my age with certain milestones and the ____27____ to reach them. I’m just three years away from the age my mom was when she gave ____28____ to me. In the past, it was ____29____ for my grandparents generation to be married with children and a home at my current age. ____30____ , I am far from reaching any of those goals. Since turning 25, I’ve been ____31____ at how much weight this little number holds. Since moving here, though, I’ve felt the weight___32___.
As someone who grew up online, I often ____33____ online interaction for community, but I’m learning it can’t truly fulfill me. Making friends with older people has taught me that while your 20s are scary, they’re not as serious as they seem. There’s always time to change and ____34____ again, relieving pressure from the idea that life has been on the ____35____ since I hit 25.
21. A. small B. tough C. right D. wrong
22. A. out of place B. out of time C. in the wrong D. at a loss
23. A. mall B. downtown C. forest D. beach
24. A. appreciates B. rates C. dislikes D. ignores
25. A. living B. aging C. escaping D. working
26. A. increases B. causes C. eases D. explains
27. A. challenge B. desire C. aim D. pressure
28. A. lessons B. birth C. presents D. advice
29. A. common B. strange C. certain D. rare
30. A. Furthermore B. Still C. However D. Instead
31. A. shocked B. angry C. delighted D. expert
32. A. gaining B. lifting C. gathering D. rising
33. A. perform B. enjoy C. mistake D. prepare
34. A. live B. regret C. start D. fail
35. A. line B. clock C. scene D. way
三、语法填空（25分）
A（1.5*10=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，并将答案写在答题纸上相应题号的横线上。
How often one hears children wishing they were grown up ____36____ old people wishing they were young again. Each age has its pleasures and its pains, and the ____37____ (happy) person is the one who enjoys what each age gives him without wasting his time in useless regrets.
Childhood is a time when there are few ____38____ (responsibility). If a child has good parents, he is fed, looked after and loved, whatever he may do. It is impossible ____39____ he will ever again in his life be given so much without having to do anything in return. In addition, life is always presenting new things to the child, ____40____ are of no interest to older people. But a child has his parents who are always ____41____ (concern) about his safety. He is continually being told not to do something or other.
When the young man starts to earn his own living, he can no longer expect others ____42____ (pay) for his food, his clothes, and his room, but has to work if he wants to live ____43____ (comfortable). If he spends most of his time playing about in the way that he used to as a child, he ____44____ (go) hungry. If, however, he works hard, keeps out of trouble and has good health, he can have ______45______ opportunity to build up for himself his own position in society.
B（1*10=10分）
语篇填空
Chinese characters are so ____46____ (amaze) that even many foreigners are crazy about them. In the past three decades, Richard Sears ____47____ (focus) on one thing: telling many stories behind Chinese characters. His interest in Chinese language and characters dates back to 1972. He built a website in 2002 and named it Chinese Etymology (词源), ___48___ provides visitors with opportunities to check the development of Chinese characters in a variety of forms for free. Because of this well-received website, he became Uncle Hanzi, a nickname (昵称) which ____49____ (give) by Chinese netizens.
In September, Sears set up ____50____ (he) studio in Nanjing as part of the local government’s plan to promote Chinese culture. ____51____ (help) both Chinese and foreign learners have a better understanding of Chinese characters, the studio tells stories behind Chinese characters ____52____ the aid of technology. They have made over 60 videos in English with Chinese subtitles for Bilibili, a popular video website among young people.
___53___ (watch) the videos not only brings fun but also makes people know more about Chinese characters, leaving them a deep ____54____ (impress). With the tireless efforts of people like Richard Sears and the government’s support, more people will appreciate the beauty of Chinese characters ____55____ (full).
四、选词填空（1*10=10分）
从方框中选择合适的短语, 并用其适当形式完成句子。（有一个多余）
at a loss smooth out make it show off bring out take onin full measure be meant to hang over in any case eat away at
56. Some animals can ___________ the colour around to protect themselves.
57. Often, our parents are ___________ as to why the children act like this.
58. I don’t think it’s going to rain, but ___________, I’ll take an umbrella.
59. We need to leave early to ___________ to the top of the mountain.
60. New measures are taken ___________ imbalances in the trade relationship.
61. The benefits of China’s high-standard opening-up ___________ continuously in the coming years.
62. The artist’s creativity is expressed ___________ in his latest work.
63. He tried for a third time, but his past failures ___________ him like a dark cloud.
64. Anger and disappointment ___________ the families of the victims (受害者) right now.
65. Jim is only a second-class tennis player, but he is always ___________ his skills before us.
五、书信写作（20分）
66. 亲子关系是人生的重大命题，青春期的身心变化使你不可避免地与父母发生冲突，如何化解与父母的具体矛盾成为成长过程中必须面对的问题。请你以“How to deal with parent- child tensions”为标题写一篇短文：
写作要点：1）定期沟通，保持融洽；
2）冷静下来，换位思考；
3）充分考虑，解决忧虑；
4）做出让步，放松控制 。
写作要求：1. 词数100左右；2. 可适当增加细节，使行文连贯。
How to deal with parent-child tensions
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2024-2025江苏省名校协作体12月高一联考
英语试题（笔试部分）
一、阅读理解（2.5*20=50分）
【答案】1. D2. C3. B
【答案】4. A5. D6. C7. A
【答案】8. A9. C10. B11. B
【答案】12. C13. C14. D15. D
【答案】16. G17. B18. F19. A20. D
二、完形填空(1*15=15分）
【答案】21. C22. A23. D24. A25. B26. C27. D28. B29. A30. C31. A32. B33. C34. C35. B
三、语法填空（25分）
【答案】36. and##while
37. happiest
38. responsibilities
39. that40. which
41. concerned
42. to fortably
44. will go
45. the
B（1*10=10分）
语篇填空
【答案】46. amazing
47. has been focused
48. which49. was given
50. his51. To help
52. with53. Watching
54. impression
55. fully
四、选词填空（1*10=10分）
【答案】56. take on
57. at a loss
58. in any case
59. make it
60. to smooth out
61. will be brought out
62. in full measure
63. hung over
64. are eating away at
65. showing off
五、书信写作（20分）
66.
【答案】
How to deal with parent-child tensions
Parent-child tensions are common during adolescence. Here are some tips on how to handle them.
First, have regular communication. This helps maintain a harmonious relationship. When conflicts arise, calm down and try to put yourself in your parents’ shoes. Understanding their perspectives can reduce misunderstandings. Also, fully consider their concerns and find solutions together. Sometimes, it’s necessary to make concessions. Let parents relax their control a little, and you also give in on some minor issues.
In conclusion, dealing with parent-child tensions requires efforts from both sides to build a better relationship.
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