平涼市靈臺縣第一中學5月月考高一英語考試時間：120分鐘試卷滿分：120分第一部分閱讀理解(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A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。AAsahighschoolstudent,youmightbewonderingwhatyoucandonowtohelpchangetheworldandbetteryourcommunity.Fortunately,plentyofvolunteeropportunitiesareavailabletohelpyoudothosethings.HabitatforHumanityRelatedmajors:Architecture,ConstructionManagementandTechnologyHabitatforHumanityhelpslow-incomeindividualsandfamiliesbuildorimprovetheirhomes.Volunteeringherewillgiveyouagreatinsightintohowlarge-scaleprojectsareorganizedandcarriedout.Plus,you’lllearnreal-lifehomerepairskillsthatcanbeusefullaterinliferegardlessofyourcareerpath.TheHumane(人道)SocietyoftheUnitedStatesRelatedmajors:AnimalScience,BiologyTheHumaneSocietyoftheUnitedStatesaimstocreateahumaneandsustainableworldforallanimals.Asavolunteer,youcouldwalkdogsanddothecleaningatashelter,orevenhelpoutatoneofitsclinics.NationalParkServiceRelatedmajors:EnvironmentalScienceandStudies,EcologyIfyoulovenatureandwanttohelppreservetheenvironment,considervolunteeringwiththeNationalParkService.Whetheryou’reworkinginthevisitorcenterormonitoringwildlifeinthearea,you’lllearnalotaboutthepreservationofnature.GoodwillIndustriesInternationalRelatedmajors:SocialWork,Counseling(咨詢)VolunteeringwithGoodwillIndustriesInternationalisagreatwaytomakeadifference.Thisprojectisdevotedtoprovidingemployment,education,andskill-buildingopportunitiesforpeoplearoundtheworld.Asavolunteer,youcanhelppeoplebuildskills,getjobs,andstrengthentheirfinances,whichcangiveyouaninsidelookintohowthesetypesofsocialservicesfunctionandsucceed.1.Whichorganizationwillyoujoinifyouareananimallover?A.HabitatforHumanity. B.NationalParkService.C.GoodwillIndustriesInternational. D.TheHumaneSocietyoftheUnitedStates.2.WhatisspecialabouttheNationalParkService?A.Itallowsstudentstoimprovebuildingskills.B.Ithelpsstudentscontactwithmorevisitors.C.ItsuitsstudentsmajoringinBiologyandEcology.D.Itbringsstudentsclosetonatureanditspreservation.3.WhatcanyougetinbothHabitatforHumanityandGoodwillIndustriesInternational?A.Homerepairskills. B.Experiencewithlargeprojects.C.Achancetoworkwithpeopleinneed. D.Aninsidelookintothedonationsystem.BGeorgeAhearn,whogrewupinthefarmingtownofOthello,Washington,co-founded共同創立EastWestFoodRescueafterlearningthatCOVID-19wascostinglocalfarmerssomuchbusinessthattheywerewillingtodestroytheircrops.Hisnonprofit非營利hassincemoved轉移threemillionpoundsofproduce農產品fromfarmsineasternWashingtontothewesternpartofthestatefordistributiontohundredsoffoodbanksandmealprograms.“IknowthesepeoplethatIgrewupwithononehand,andontheotherhandIknowthereisaneedhere;I’mjustgoingtoconnectthetwodots點,”saidAhearn,45,whonowlivesinBothell,Washington.Hestartedbycallinglocalfoodbankswhosaidtheywouldbegladtotakesomeoftheproducethatwouldotherwise否則gotowaste.Butwhenhecalledthefarmers,theywantedtogivehimtruckloadsof大量的的potatoesandonions—morethanAhearn’scarcouldhandle承載.Healsohadanotherproblem;foodbanksneededthepotatoesandonionstobecleanedandbaggedbeforedonation.“WhatIdidn’trealizewasthelogisticalnightmarebecauseIthoughtIcouldjustshowupwithpotatoesharvestedstraightfromthegroundandgivethemrighttothefoodbank...Icouldn’tbelieveit.”So,AhearnputoutacallforhelponFacebook.That’showheconnectedwithhistwoco-founders,NancyBalinandZsofiaPasztor.WhileBalinhelpedorganizetheconvoy(運輸)todriveacrossWashingtontopickuptheproduce,Pasztorassembledvolunteerstocleanandbagthefood,whichwasthendistributedthroughconnectionsatheranothernonprofitFarmerFrog.SinceMay,EastWestFoodRescuehasgrownthesizeofitsoperationsandconvoys.Theyhavereachedthreemillionpoundsofdonatedfood.Aheamhasamessageforanyonewhowantstomaketheircommunity(社區)abetterplace,“Ihaveseenminutesofeffort分鐘的努力movethousands,andthousandsofpounds(offood).Justfigureoutwhatyouarepassionateaboutandwhatyoucouldgetinvolvedin參與.”4．HowdidAhearnhelphislocalcommunityinparagraph2?A．Bydoingprofitablework. B．Bymakingfooddonations.C．Bybuyingtheirproduce. D．Bymovingproducetofoodbanks.5．WhattroubledAhearnwhencarryingouthisplaninP3?A．Heknewlittleaboutpackaging打包. B．Theproducewastoomuchtotakeaway帶走.C．Thefoodbanksweretoofaraway. D．Muchoftheproducehadgonebad.6．WhatdoesAhearn’smessageinthelastparagraphindicate?A．Manyhandsmakelightwork.B．Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.C．Thelongestjourneybeginswiththefirststep.D．Neverwasagoodworkdonewithoutgreateffort.7．Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．FoodbanksbenefitfromfreshproduceB．SocialmediamarketingfornonprofitsC．Farmers’businessesaffectedbyCovid-19D．ConnectingthedotsbetweenfarmandhungerCIt’sapleasantsummermorning.Treesstandinthebreeze.Insectsflyamongthebranches.Everythingseemscalmandpeaceful.Butdon’tbefooled.Thesetreesareactuallyunderattackduetohungryinsects.Thetreescan’thideorrunaway,buttheyhavewaystofightbackandevenaideachother.Assoonasaleafischewed（咀嚼）,thetreeorganizesdefenses防御first.Itthenquicklymessages發消息itsneighborsandevencallson呼吁otherinsects昆蟲forhelp.Allofthishappensinwayswedon’tsee.Butscientistsarelearningthatplantscandomanythings.weassociatewiththinking.Couldtheseabilitiesmeanplantsareintelligent?Researchersareworkingtogettotherootofwhat’sgoingonwhenplantsactinwaysweoncethoughtonlyanimalscould.Inthe1980s,botanistsfirstfoundsignsthatplantscommunicatewitheachother.Inoneearlyexperiment,hurttreesseemedtowarntheirneighborsofdanger.Somepeopledescribedthisasplants“talking”toeachother.Sincethen,scientistshaveshownthiscommunicationcanbefairlycomplex（復雜的）.Plantsrespondbettertomessagesfromcloserelativesthantounrelatedones.It’ssomethingRickKarbanhasshown.Hestudieshowplantsandinsectsinteract.Workbyhisgroupshowsplantscantell辨別oneattackerfromanother.Theysenddifferentsignalsdependingonwhattypeofinsectisattacking.Plantscanevenusemorethanone“language”.AteaminTelAviv,Israel,recordedclicksandpopsmadebyplantsunderstress.Thesoundsvaried變化acrossplantspeciesandtypeofstress,suchasdroughtandbeingcut.Althoughroughlyasloudashumanspeech,they’retoohighforpeopletohear.Otheranimals,however,suchasbats,miceandinsects,mightbeabletohearthem,theresearchersnote.There’salotofevidencethatplantsrespondtosounds.Otherworksuggests表明thatplantscanlearnandevenremember.OnefamousstudyusedaplantcalledMimosapudica.Whentheresearchersshooktheplants,theycurled彎曲theirleavesrightaway.Butwhendroppedagain,theydidn’tcurlthem.Researchersconcludedthattheplanthadknownthatthedropwasn’tgoingtohurtthem.8．What’sthefirstresponseoftheattackedtree?A．Fightingback. B．Seekinghelp.C．Hidingitsleaves. D．Messagingothertrees.9．WhatdidRickKarban’steamfind?A．Treeswarntheirneighborsofdanger.B．Treesavoidtalkingtodistantrelatives遠親.C．Treescanusemorethanonelanguage.D．Treescanmakeout分清differentattackers.10．WhyisMimosapudicamentionedinthelastparagraph?A．Toproveplants’abilitytolearn.B．Totellusplantssufferfromstress.C．Toshowplantscanproduceloudsounds.D．Toexplainplantsreacttosameattackers.11．What’sthebesttitleofthetext?A．CanPlantswalk? B．ArePlantsSmart?C．CanPlantsAttackInsects? D．AreInsectsHarmfultoPlants?DAmericanconsumersareprojectedtospendroughly$960billionthisholidayseason.Butretailers（零售商）expectreturnstoaccountforalmost20percentofthosesales.Thatreturnwavearisesmainlybecausepeopletendtomakealotofmistakeswhengivingpresents,saysJulianGivi,amarketingexpertandpsychologistwhohasbeenstudyinggiftingpractices.Givinggoodgiftsmaynotseemlikearesearch-worthytopic.Butpositivegiftexchangescanhelpbusinessesstrugglingtodealwithamountsofreturnsaswellasimprovesocialrelationships.Mostimportantly,givingbettergiftscouldtakepressureoff減少壓力theenvironment.Byoneestimate,in2020,some2.6milliontonsofreturnedproductsintheUnitedStateswoundupinalandfill被填埋.MostofthesestudieswerealsodoneintheU.S.andU.K.Thestudiescenteredontheculturalfactor.Forinstance例如,weoftengivethegiftsaroundtheholidays.Butwhatwefindisthatrecipients（接受者）actuallypreferemotionalgiftsmorethanwhatgiversanticipate.Butifinaculturewhereyouaregoingtogetlaughedatforgivinganemotionalgift,thenIwouldsayyouwon’tgiveasimilargift.However,thelimitationonthisbodyofresearchworkisthatit’sfocusedonadults.It’saloteasiertogetapprovaltodoresearchonpeoplewhoare18andolder.

Giftgivers送禮人tendtofocusonthat“aha”moment,themomentwhentheribbonsandbow絲帶和蝴蝶結comeoff掉落.Recipientsfocusmoreonlong-termfunctions.Researchshowsthatpeoplearemisguidedonhowmuchsurpriseisimportant.However,recipientsactuallylikethingsthattheyrequestbetter.Ithadbeenassumedthatgiftgiversweresimplymotivatedbyadesiretopleaserecipients.Actually,peopleoftengivegiftsthatsatisfytheirowndesiresratherthan而不是thedesiresofrecipients接收者.Inotherwords,peoplewouldbeawholelotbetteratgivinggiftsiftheycouldjustgettheirsenseoftheirownworthoutoftheway.Therefore,abettergiftgivershouldtakewhatrecipientsreallywantintoconsideration考慮.12．WhatdoestheauthorthinkisthemostimportantsignificanceofgivingbettergiftsinP2?A．Promotingproducts產品. B．Improvingsocialrelationships.C．Reducing減少environmentalharm. D．Betteringcommunicationskills.13．Howdoestheauthorexplaintheculturalfactor因素ofgivinggiftsinP3?A．Bylistingdata. B．Bymakingcomparisons.C．Byaskingquestions. D．Bygivingexamples.14．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“aha”inparagraph4mean?A．Annoying. B．Disappointing.C．Amazing. D．Moving.15．What’stheadviceforabettergiftgiver?A．Buyinghighqualityitems.B．Meetinggiftgivers’desire欲望.C．Sendingmulti-functional多功能gifts.D．Stressingrecipients’preference偏好.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。SomepeopledescribeAmericansocietyasasaladbowlwhile然而othersthinkofitasameltingpot文化熔爐.Inabowlofsalad,alltheingredients食材aremixed混合together.However，____16____,theingredientsmakeupaunity構成了一個整體.Alltheingredientsofasaladcontributetothefinishedproduct.Theymaybecoveredwiththesamedressing(調味醬),butthegreenvegetables,tomatoesandcookedcorncanallbeseenforwhattheyare.FromthispointofviewAmericaisverymuchlikeasaladbowlwhereindividualethnicgroupsmixtogether,yetmaintaintheirculturaluniqueness.Peoplemayworktogetherduringthedayatsimilarjobsandinthesamecompanies,butatnighttheymayreturntotheirethnicgroups民族wheretheirownindividualculturedirectstheirwayoflife.___17____Eachethnicgrouphasitsownspecialcustoms,language,foodandtraditionstoprotectanddefend.Thisideaofthesaladbowlisreferredtoas被稱為culturaldiversity;thatis,Americansocietyisacollectionofvariouscultureslivingtogetherinharmonywithinonecountry.____18____Here,societyislikeonelargepotofsoup一大鍋湯.Allculturalaspectsaremixedtogether,sacrificing犧牲theiroriginalidentity身份andkeepingabitofwhattheyweretobecomeanewreality.Thelongerthesoupiscooked,thebetterthetasteandthemorelikelyitwillbeforthemixturetodissolve.Inthissense,Americacansurelybeseenasameltingpotwherepeoplefromallovertheworldcometoliveandworktogetherformingonenation.Therearedozensofshared共同的symbols.____19____Insuchaculture,symbolsliketheflagandthenation’sofficialsongserveto有助于breakdownthewallswhichseparateethnicgroups.Whetherasaladbowlorameltingpot,Americacanbebestdescribedasamixtureofboth.____20____A.Botharecorrectdependingonone’spointofview.B.theyneverlosetheirshapes,coloursortastes.C.ThisiswhythereissomuchdiversitywithinAmerica.D.Inotherwords,Americaisanationwherethereisunityindiversity.E.Thus,oneneedstoabandonone’sculturetobeconsidered“American”.F.Theyserveto有助于developthevariousethnicgroupstocreateanewAmericanculture.G.Theothertheory,whichisalsousedtodescribeAmericansociety,isthemeltingpot.第二部分語言運用（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四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。Nowadays,influencersmimicking(滑稽模仿)popsongsonvideocanattractmillionsoflikesonsocialmedia.This____21____mebacktothedayswhentelevisionsingingconteststookthenationby____22____.Countlessyoungstersgotuptheircourageto____23____singingshows,butactually____24____singingtalent.Theymightbepushedbytheireagerparents,or___25__friendswhothoughttheyweredoingrightbyencouragingtheirmatetofollowtheirdreamdespitetheir__26___singing.I,inmyearlytwenties,thought____27____muststepup.IfIhadkids,Iwouldbethe____28____kind.Ifmychildrencouldn’tsing,I’dtellthemstraight,sotheywouldn’tendup____29____themselves,orevenlosingfaceonnationaltelevision.However,asaparentnow,Iunderstand_____30_____theirpersonalgrowthmattersmorethananyconcernthattheymaynotbesotalented.Iftheystick,theymayevenimprove.Sowhenmyoldersonkicksaballtwometersofftarget,Iclaimheisa(n)_____31_____footballer.Recentlymyyoungersonhasbeenchosenastheleadsingerforhisschoolconcert.Buthecan’tsing.Heshouts.Hescreams.DoItellhimheiswonderful?Ofcourse!Hisconfidenceis__32___,andhisstagepresenceisunquestionable.Thoughthe__33__isunpleasant,Istill___32__heartily,andhavejustregisteredhiminthesingingprogram.Anyway,thejourneyitself,notjustthedestination,iswhattruly_35__aperson.21.A.brings B.pushes C.pays D.holds22.A.strategy策略 B.accident C.force D.storm風暴23.A.tryoutfor參加選拔 B.keeptrackof記錄 C.dropoutof退出 D.fitinwith適應24.A.showed B.lacked C.developed D.wasted23.A.stone-hearted B.strong-willed意志堅強的C.narrow-minded D.well-intentioned出于好意的26.A.beautiful B.natural C.terrible D.skillful27.A.teens B.parents C.fans D.friends28.A.cruel殘忍的 B.mild C.selfish自私的 D.patient29.A.disguising偽裝 B.accepting C.embarrassing D.improving30.A.preventing B.supporting C.delaying延遲 D.noticing31.A.brave B.stupid C.super D.ordinary32.A.shaky B.absent C.precious D.limited33.A.memory B.question C.hobby D.voice34.A.clap B.sing C.play D.work35.A.lectures B.shapes塑造 C.ignores D.conquers征服第二節(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。Museumshaveanimportantroletoplayassecondclassrooms.AccordingtotheNationalCulturalHeritageAdministration(國家文化遺產管理局),morethan40,000exhibitions___36___(hold)inmuseumsacrossthecountryin2023,attracting1.29billionvisitors.“MuseumsforEducationandResearch”wasthethemeofthisyear’sInternationalMuseumDay,whichservedas___37___reminder提醒物abouttherolemuseumsshouldplay.Amuseumislikeaschool,andto___38___(true)runthisschoolwell,itisimportanttofullyplayitskeyrole___39___educatingpeoplethroughpubliceducationrelatedtocultureandhistory.Museumsaretheplaces___40___wecangainadeeperunderstandingofthepast,aclearergraspofthepresent,andmorestrength___41___(create)thefuture.Inrecentyears,moreandmoremuseumshavebeenadoptingthe“child-friendly”mode(模式),___42___(allow)childrentoimmersethemselvesintheworldofculturalrelicsandexperiencingthecharmofhistory.Sofar迄今為止,museumsnationwide___43___(organize)manyactivities,suchasholdingexhibitionsinschoolsandcommunities,holdingcloudexhibitionsandstrengtheningcloudeducation.Byfurtherenrichingeducational___44___(method)andbroadeningtheirservices,the“museumfever”willnotonlycontinue,butalsopromotehistoricalself-awarenessand___45___(culture)confidence.第三部分寫作（共兩節，滿分40分）第一節（滿分15分）46假定你是李華。你將代表你校參加一次主題為“MoralsandVirtues”的英語演講賽。請你撰寫一篇演講稿，結合自己的一次善舉，談談你對儒家思想之“仁”的認識。注意：寫作詞數應為80左右；參考詞匯：儒家思想Confucianism仁kindnessHello,everyone!MynameisLiHua.第二節(滿分25分)47.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。Asthesayingsays,somethingbigcangrowfromsmallbeginning.Acaring17-year-oldgirl,LaurenSchroeder,wasinspiredtohelpbringhealthyfoodtoneedyfamiliesinhercommunity.Thestorybeganthreeyearsagoanditgreatlyinfluencedherfamilyandcommunitymembers.Comingfromafarmingfamily,LaurenSchroederhadsomefamiliaritywithagriculture,andhadhelpedraiserabbitsandlambs,buthadnevertriedplantingvegetablesatscale大規模,thoughtheSchroedersplantedsoybeans大豆andcorn谷物eachyearontheir150-acrefarm.LaurenSchroederwasvolunteeringatacommunityfoodbankattheageof14.Asshefilledbagswithdonatedgroceries,shefeltsomething