2024-2025學年廣東湛江二十一中高一下學期4月月考英語試題含答案

湛江市第二十一中學2024-2025學年第二學期4月考·高一英語

考試時間：120分鐘，滿分：120分

第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節，滿分50分）

第一節（共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項

A

Somebuildingscanleaveyouwonderinghowonearththeywerebuilt.Readonforexamplesofcreativebuildingsintheworld.

WonderWorks,Tennessee

INSPIRATION:Whatifalaboratorywasthrownintotheairinanexperimentandlandedupsidedown?

Lookingatthecracks,youmightthink“Isitabouttocollapse?”Butit’sallanillusion(錯覺).

Thisindooramusementparkisactuallyprettynormal.Theupside-downfeaturesarejustforshow.Insidearemorethan100hands-onactivities.

CubeHouses,Netherlands

INSPIRATION:Treesinaforest,witheachblockbeingatree.

TheCubeHousesareapopularattraction,buttheyarealsorealhousessothattouristscanaccommodatehere!Theblockshaveconcretefoundationsandfloorswithawoodlivingspaceontop.Shinymetalpanelsaddvisualappeal.Thefurnitureistailor-madetofittheoddangleswherethewallsmeet.

BubblePalace,France

INSPIRATION:“Habitology”,anideathathabitatscouldusenature’sflexiblelinesinsteadofstraightlinesandsharpangles.

Thishousemaylooklikeaspacesettlement,butit’sa10-bedroompalacewheretravelerscanstayshortly.Madeofcave-likebubbles,italsohasponds,waterfalls,swimmingpools,anoutdoortheaterthatseats500people,andviewsoftheMediterraneanSea.

1．WhatisspecialaboutWonderWorks?

A．Itisdesignedtolooklikeareallaboratory.B．Itisanamusementparkbuiltinalaboratory.C．Itgivespeopleanillusionofitsappearance.D．Ithasover100differenttypesofbuildingsinside.

2．WhatdoCubeHouseandBubblePalacehaveincommon?

A．Visitorsareprovidedaccommodation.B．Visitorscanenjoypicturesqueseaviews.C．Visitorscanexperiencehands-onactivities.D．Visitorscanusecustomizedfurniture.

3．Inwhichcolumncanyoureadthisarticle?

A．Architecture.B．Travel.C．History.D．Entertainment

B

OnaMondaymorninginNgwenyameni,avillageinEswatini,eightdaughtersoflocalcattleherdersatTechnoFriendswaiteagerlyattheirdesks.Outside,cattlegraze(吃草)acrosstherollinghillsandthevoicesofherdsmenareadistantsoundtrack.Butinside,thelearnersarefarremovedfromtheirruralsurroundings.Standinginfrontofabigscreendisplayingalivefeed,teacherBongekileShibaaddressesherstudents,someofwhomnervouslypressthekeyboardsontheirdonatedlaptops.“Today,we’regoingtolearnaboutcomputercoding.Haveanyofyouheardofitbefore?Computercodingisawayofgivinginstructionstoacomputer,soitcanperformspecifictasks.It’slikegivingarecipetoachef,sotheyknowhowtomakeadish,”MsShibaexplains.

SobeginsatypicalsessionasMsShibabringscriticalmodernskillstoacommunitywherepovertyandculturalattitudesdrivemanygirlsoutofeducationlongbeforetheyreachcollege.InEswatini,atinylandlockedcountryinsouthernAfrica,around80%ofgirlsenrollinprimaryschool.Butthatnumberdropstojust1in2whenitcomestouniversity.

In2020,MsShibabegangivingfreecodingandprogramminglessonstoasmallgroupofstudentsviaZoom.TechnoFriendswasborn,nurturedbyabeliefthattheearliergirlsstartpolishingaskill,thebetter.Childrenasyoungasfirstgradenowtakepartintheclasses.“Successfulswimmers,athletes,soccerstars,andprogrammersstartedworkingontheircraftsearlyinlife,”saysMsShiba.“ByincreasingtherepresentationofgirlsinAI,wecancreateamorediverseandinclusivefieldthatbetterreflectstheneedsandperspectivesoftheentirepopulation.”

MsShibahasbigplansonthehorizon:anattitudeshehopeswillalsoserveasamodelforherownstudents.Eventually,shesays,hergoalistobuildatechnologyparkwitharoboticslaboratory,thefirstinthecountry.

4．HowdoesMsShibaexplaincomputercodingtothegirls?

A．Bygivingadefinition.B．Bytellinganinterestingstory.

C．Bymakingcomparisons.D．Byanalyzingabstracttheories.

5．WhatideaisbehindtheorganizationofTechnoFriends?

A．GirlslearnAIforthebenefitofpeople.B．Girlsworkasmodelsondigitalplatforms.C．Girlscanbesuccessfulprofessionalsinlife.D．Girlsneedtolearnaskillatanearliertime.

6．WhatisMsShiba’slong-termaim?

A．ToexpandthescaleofTechnoFriends.

B．ToimprovetheeducationallevelofEswatini.

C．Toincreasetheproportionofgirlsinallfieldsofscience.

D．Tocreatethefirst-evernationaltechnologyparkwitharoboticslab.7．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A．TechnoFriendsworksforAfricangirls.

B．TecheducationchangestheAfricans’life.

C．Cattleherders’daughterslearncomputercoding.

D．Codingskillsarereadyforgirlstokeepcattle.

C

Beethovenisundoubtedlyoneofthegreatestmusicians.Hecompleted722musicalworks.Unluckily,themasterdiedwhilestillworkingonhisTenthSymphony(交響曲).Now,ateamofmusiciansandscientistshaveusedartificialintelligence(AI)tocompletetheartist’sfinalcomposition.

Dr.Matthiasfirstcameupwiththeideatocompletethecompositionin2019.HethoughtitwasanappropriatewaytocelebrateBeethoven’s250thbirthdayinDecember2020.Hebeganbyenlistinganinternationalteamofmusicexpertstohelphimwiththegianttask.TheyincludedthemusiccomposerWalterandDr.Ahmed,thecreatorofaninnovativeAItechnologyfortheartmarket.

AhmedandhiscolleaguesstartedtheprocessbyfamiliarizingtheAIsoftwareinitiallywithabroadrangeofclassicalmusic,andthen,narroweditdowntojustBeethoven’swork.Meanwhile,WalterandhisgrouptriedtointerprettheroughdraftsandthehandfulofnotesthatdetailedBeethoven’splansfortheTenthSymphony.

TheteamthenbegantheslowandcarefultaskoffeedingtheAIsoftwaremusicalnotesfromtheunfinishedcomposition.TostaytruetoBeethoven’soriginalcomposition,Ahmed’steamsentWalterhundredsofAI-generatedmusicalnotevariationseveryevening.Walterwouldlistentothemandthenselecttheonethathethoughtwasclosesttowhattheartistwouldhavewritten.TheAIteamwouldaddthemusicandrerunthesoftwaretogeneratethenextsuggestions.Andpiecebypiece,theteamwasabletocompleteBeethoven’sTenthSymphony!

ThecompositionwasfirstreleasedonOctober9,2021.Notsurprisingly,itcausedsomecontroversy(爭議).Criticsbelievetechnologyshouldnotbeusedtoreplicatethehumancreativeprocess.AhmedandhisteamagreewiththeiropinionsandsaytheirAIsoftwareisnotouttoreplacehumans—itisjustatooltohelpartiststoexpressthemselvesinnewways.

8．Whatisthepurposeofthewriterinwritingparagraph1?

A．TovoicehisgreatestrespectforBeethoven.B．TocomparetraditionalmusicandAImusic.

C．Topresenttheteam’shardwork.D．Tointroduceaninnovativemethodtocreatemusic.

9．Whichcanbeusedtobestdescribetheteam’swork?

A．InspiringB．SteadyC．ChallengingD．Boring

10．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“replicate”inthelastparagraphmean?

A．questionB．copyC．directD．speed

11．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．Beethoven’sTenthSymphonyIsEventuallyStaged

B．AIHelpsCompleteBeethoven’sUnfinishedSymphonyC．ATeamofExpertsCompletedanImpossibleMission

D．AControversialWaySuccessfullyInterpretsBeethoven’sMusic

D

In1240,theHolyRomanEmperorFrederickIIbuiltCasteldelMonteonalonelyhillincentralPuglia,wherehehadaperfectviewofapproachingenemies.Heprobablyneverimaginedtheenemiesmightbetouristsoneday.Butthesedays,theoldcastlehasbeenpolishedclean,andhundredsofmulticoloredPullmanbusessnakeupthewindingroadstoitsgrounds,nowfilledwithT-shirtstands,Coca-Colasignsanda200-carparkinglot.AllthisthankstothefactthatUNESCOhasdesignated(認定)itaWorldHeritageSitein1996.

Officially,UNESCOhonorsplacesthatexemplifyanarea’sancestry,withthepurposeofensuringtheyarepreserved.Unofficially,thisdesignationisakindoffairydustthatoftenturnslittle-knownculturalsitesintoovernighttouristsensations.Thisisbothagiftandacuss.LisaMastny,senioradvisertotheWorldWatchInstitute,saystourismisdouble-edgedforplacesconsideredof“outstandingvaluetohumanity.Itoffersmanypoorcommunitiesthechancetoobtainfinancialrewards,butalsothreatenstheveryresources—humanandnatural—uponwhichtheindustryisultimatelybuilt”.

ThereisgrowingawarenessthatassigningUNESCOdesignationisworthlessorworse,harmful—withoutsomekindoffollow-uppreservationprogram.“Intheearlydaystherewasn’tmuchattentiongiventowhatwouldhappenoncethesesitesbecameWorldHeritage.Butthat’schangingslowly,”saysJosephKing,directorofthesitesunitattheInternationalCentrefortheStudyofthePreservationandRestorationofCulturalProperty(ICCROM).InAfrica,a12-yeartrainingprogramiscurrentlyunderwaytoteachlocalsnotonlyhowtopreservetheirimmovableculturalheritage,buthowtouseitforeconomicdevelopment.InEasternEurope,wheretourismisarelativelynewthing,citiesarelookingforhelpinfiguringoutwheretodrawthelinebetweenpreservinghistoricalcentersandpromotingurbandevelopment.

12．WhatcanwelearnaboutCasteldelMonte?

A．Itwasbuilttoenjoytheview.B．Ithasbecomeahottouristspot.

C．Ithastomakewayforashoppingmall.D．ItfailedtowinUNESCOdesignationin1996.

13．Whichwordisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“cuss”inparagraph2?

A．Drawback.B．Promise.C．Solution.D．Chance.

14．HowdoestheauthorsupportKing’swordsinthelastparagraph?

A．Byquotingexperts.B．Byanalyzingcauseandeffect.

C．Bygivingexamples.D．Bymakingcomparisons.

15．WhichofthefollowingstatementsmayJosephKingagreewith?

A．UNESCOdesignationneedsfollow-uppreservation.

B．UNESCOturnsunknownsitesintotouristattractions.

C．Tourismoffersfinancialrewardsbutalsoposingthreats.

D．Africahasbalancedheritagepreservationandurbandevelopment.

第二節（共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

Whenwasthelasttimeyouhadtomemorizeaphonenumber?Thechancesarethatithasbeenyears,giventhatyoucansimplyuseyourdigitaldevicestomemorizethatnumberforyou.Inaworldofdigitalinformation,anewphenomenon“digitalamnesia”,whichreferstothelossofourbrains’abilitytorememberinformationaswebecomedependentontechnologytogetdata,isstartingtospreadacrossthecountry.16.

Establishascreen-freeday

Startchoosingonedayoftheweektoputawayyourdigitaldevices.Ifyouneedsomethingtowakeyouup,avoidusingyourphone,asit’lllikelystimulateyoutocheckyourmessagesbeforeyou’reevensteppingoutofbed.17.

18

Insteadofdependingonyourphone,setouttodesignareliableworkoutplan,whichusesprintedinstructionstotrainyourmemory.Thereareseveraltechniquesyoucanuse,butwhicheveronesyouchoose,physicalpaperisthekey.Itallowsyoutoexerciseyourbraintofindtheanswerwithinthepagesthemselves,ratherthanturningtoyourphoneforhelp.

Simplifyyourdigitallife

Thereisnodenyingthatdigitaldeviceshavemadeourlivesextremelyconvenient.19.Althoughwecantrytoavoidusingdigitaldevices,itisundeniablethatwewillneedthemforcertaintasks.Simplifyingyourdigitallifecanhelpaddressdigitalamnesia.Removingwhatisnotnecessarycanhelpyoubelessdependentonyourdevices.

20.Itcanbeaveryeffectivetool,butitsusefulness,oruselessness,entirelydependsonyourattitude.Youhavetolearnhowtouseitcorrectlysothatitdoesn’ttakeover.

A．Exerciseyourmemory

B．Sticktoapracticalplan

C．Luckily,therearewaysyoucantaketodealwithit

D．ItcanhelpyouimproveworkefficiencyandgetorganizedE．Bynotstaringatyourdevices,you’llgiveyourbrainabreak

F．However,theycanbeharmfultoourmentalhealthandproductivity

G．Despitetheso-calleddigitalamnesia,technologydoeshaveitsplaceinourlives

第三部分語言運用（共兩節，滿分30分）

第一節（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出填入空白處的最佳選項。

Ayoungladywassittinginhergardenunderatreedrinkingtea.21,somethingwhitefelland22inherdrink.Itwasacocoon(繭).Asthecocoonrumbled(發出隆隆聲)inthehot23,sherealizedthatitwasmadefromalong,strongandsoft24.Shestartedthinkingabouthowto25thenewmaterial.Doesthisstorysoundabit26?ItdoesremindmeofIsaacNewton,havingthe27ofthelawofgravitywhilesittingunderanappletreeafterhewas28ontheheadwithapieceoffallingfruit.

ThestoryoftheyoungwomanandherteaisapopularChineselegend(傳說)about29.Whensilkwasfirstinvented,silkclothingwas30bytherichpeople,anditwasastatussymbol.Butovertimeitsusespreadandawiderrangeofsocialclasses31wearingsilkclothes.

Astheproductionofsilkincreased,itbegantobeputintoindustrial32andbecameapartofmusicalinstruments,fishinglines,evenwrappaperandtradebusiness.

Silkwas33tradedandspreadallthewayfromChinatoIndiaandthroughCentralAsiatotheMiddleEast.Itwasthelongesttraderouteacrossland,anditallowedearly34betweenEuropeandChina.Italybecameoneofthe35producersofsilkandit’swheresomeofthe

world’sfinestsilkclothismadeeventoday.

21．A．SuddenlyB．FortunatelyC.

Obviously

D.

Gradually

22．A．disappearedB．hidC.

landed

D.

defended

23．A．airB．teaC.

tree

D.

garden

24．A．creatureB．chemicalC.

plant

D.

material

25．A．catchholdofB．makeuseofC.

runoutof

D.

dropoutof

26．A．familiarB．fascinatingC.

exciting

D.

terrible

27．A．reportB．recordC.

picture

D.

idea

28．A．knockedB．attackedC．touchedD．fixed

29．A．industryB．tradeC．silkD．clothing

30．A．chosenB．designedC．admiredD．charged

31．A．enjoyedB．beganC．consideredD．admitted

32．A．useB．managementC．operationD．standard

33．A．convenientlyB．legallyC．secretlyD．widely

34．A．debateB．contactC．competitionD．pressure

35．A．electiveB．fancyC．majorD．Smooth

第二節（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。

Inthelatenineteenthcentury,Argentina(阿根廷)wasan36(excite)place.Around1870,itexperienced37economicboom(繁榮),andthecapital,BuenosAires,38(attract)manypeople.Farmers,aswellasafloodofforeignersfromSpainandItaly,cametoBuenosAiresseekingjobs.Thesejobsdidn’tpaywell,andthepeoplefeltlonelyand39(disappoint)withtheirnewlifeinthecity.Astheunhappynewcomersmixedtogetherinthepoorpartsofthecity,thedance40(know)asthetango(探戈舞)cameintobeing.

Atthebeginningthetangowasadanceofthelowerclasses.It41(dance)inthebarsandstreets.Atthattimethereweremanyfewerwomen42men,soifamandidn’twanttobeleftout,hisonlychoicewastodancewithanothermansothathecouldattracttheattentionofthefewavailablewomen.43(gradual),thedancespreadintotheupperclassesofArgentineansocietyandbecamemorerespectable.

Thepopularityofthetangocontinuedtogrowinmanyother44(part)oftheworld.

Soldiers45returnedtotheUnitedStatesfromWorldWarIbroughtthetangotoNorthAmerica.ItreachedJapanin1926,andin2003theArgentineanembassyinSeoulhiredalocaltangodancertoactasakindofdanceambassador,andpromotetangodancingthroughoutSouthKorea.

第四部分寫作（共兩節，滿分40分）

第一節應用文寫作(滿分15分)

假定你是李華，你的英國朋友Peter在給你的郵件中提到他對你喜歡的城市--廣州，也很感興趣，請你給他回一封郵件，向他介紹廣州的相關情況。要點包括：

1.廣州的基本情況，如地理位置、氣候、歷史文化等。

2.你喜歡廣州的理由。

注意:1.寫作詞數應為100字左右。2.可適當補充細節使內容連貫。

DearPeter,

__________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,LiHua

第二節讀后續寫(滿分25分)

閱讀下面材料，根據其內容和所給段落開頭語續寫兩段，使之構成一篇完整的短文。

Iwasinmyroom，unwillingtoheadtothecommunitytheatrewith“mybrother”Henry.Hewasjustadoptedbymyparentsrecently.Iwasnotinthemoodforbeingonstagewithhim.

“Kristie，comehere，”mymomcalled.Followinghervoice，Ifoundheroutsidethebathroom，holdingawetbook.Shegavethebookashake.“Henry’sbookwasinthebathtub.Didyouputitthere？”Sheglaredatme—somethingsheneverdidbeforeHenrycametoourhome.Ididn’twethisbookonpurpose.Tearsofhurtcloudedmyeyes.Worsestill，shepromisedtobuyhimanewcopy.Myheartached.Henrywasstealingmymother’slove.Hewasruiningmylife.

Meanwhile，Henrywasjustnearby，absorbedinworkingonacomplicatedropeknot(繩結)asusual.Whydidaboylikehimdothegirlywork?Farfrommanly!

Soon，itwastimetohavetosetoffforthecommunitytheatre.AsHenrywalkedaheadofustothecar，mymomtookmeasideandsaidinalowvoice，“It’sthefirsttimeforHenrytobeonstage.Bekindtohim，Honey.”Inoddedbutsighed.Beingkinddidn’tusetobehard.ButafterHenrymovedin，everythingfeltdifferent.Thetheatreusedtobeaspecialplaceformyparentsandme.WithHenryinvolved，itdidn’tseemsospecialanymore.

Finally，itwasourstagetime.Myheartbeatwildly.IforgotmyannoyanceatHenryforawhile.Aswekidslinedup，readytoactoutourshortplay，IrealizedhowlooselyIhadtiedthedrawstring(束帶)onmyskirt.Sureenough，myskirtbegantodrop.Laughterfromtheaudiencecouldbeheard，andeventhoughIwaswearingshortsundermyskirt，Icouldfeelmyfaceburstintoflames.However，myhandswerefull.Ifonlysomeonecouldhelpmeout!

注意：1.續寫詞數應為150左右。

2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應位置作答。

Rightthen，Henrysensedmyembarrassment.

Aftertheperformance，IfoundHenryandtappedhimonthearmgratefully.

湛江市第二十一中學2024-2025學年第二學期4月考·高一

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