安徽省阜阳市临泉县临泉第二中学2024-2025学年高三上学期12月月考英语试题

安徽省阜阳市临泉县临泉第二中学学年高三上学期2024-2025月月考英语试题12学校:姓名班级考号

一、阅读理解Creating YoungVAWhen theVamp;A Museumof Childhoodin BethnalGreen wasfounded in1872,it wasEastLondons firstpublic museum.Today,we aretransforming thisbeloved buildinginto anew nationalmuseumof designand creativitydedicated entirelyto children.Relaunching laterthis yearas Young Vamp;A,the museumwill bea placeto imagine,play,create,debate anddesign.Young Vamp;A will help childrento developabilities such as creativethinking,problem-solving andcollaboration throughimaginative,hands-on gallerydisplays andcreativeprogramming forschools,families andcommunity groups.How you can helpIna climateof growinginequality andreduced fundingfor thearts,it isvital thatwe youngpeoplescreative development.We relyon yourgenerous donationsand arethankful fbryour support.Whether youcan giveE25or f25,000,all donationswillhelpto completethis project.25could buybooks forthe newReading Room.75could buysensory materialsto helpbring the collection to life foryoung visitors150could conserveand displayan internationalobject in the permanentgalleries5000could helpfurnish thenew creativestudios in the LearningCentre.Ways togive*To payby debit,credit card,use theQR code,visit www.vam.ac.uk appealor call02079422905to speakto amember of the Development team.Return acompleted donationform orpost acheque directlyto the museum orhand it in alltheVamp;A MembershipDesk orthe Members7Room.*To findout aboutdonating bybank transfer,making aregular monthlydonation,or tomake alargergift,please emailthe Developmentteam atappeals@vam.ac.uk.

1.Who arethe targetvisitors ofYoungVamp;AA.The generalpublic.B.Seniors.C.Art lovers.D.Children.

2.标题已给出Notice ofCareer PlanningLectureDear fellowstudents,Student Council

五、书面表达

47.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文As Istood on the beach,watching thebaby turtle swim away into theocean,I felta sense of peacewashover me.It was as ifmy smallact ofkindness hadsomehow madea differencein theworld.I knewthat there werecountless creaturesout there,struggling tosurvive,and Iwas gratefulto havebeen able tohelp justone of them.Over the next few weeks,I foundmyself thinkingmore and more about the turtle.I wonderedwhereit was,and whatit wasdoing.Was itmeeting newfriends,and exploringnew partsof theoceanI knewthat Iwould neverknow forsure,but itdidnt stopme fromimagining allsorts ofadventures formylittle turtlefriend.One day,as Iwas walkingalong thesame stretchof beach,I sawsomething movingin thesand.At first,I thoughtit wasjust acrab or a seashell,but asI gotcloser,I realizedthat it was a small turtle.Itwas biggerthan thelast oneI hadsaved,but ithad thesame distinctivemarkings onits shell.Could itbethe sameturtle thatI hadhelped a fewweeksagoI pickedit upand examinedit carefully.It washard totell forsure,but somethingabout itseyesseemed familiar.And asI helditinmy hands,I felta suddensurge ofaffection forthis littlecreature.Itwas as if wehad aspecial bond,a connectionthat wentbeyond wordsor actions.Over thenext fewdays,I tookcare of the turtleas bestI could.I madesure ithad plenty of foodandwater,and Ieven builtasmallenclosure forit sothat itcould movearound freelywithout gettinglostor hurt.It wasamazing towatch itgrow strongerandmoreconfident witheach passingday,asifit knewthat itwasloved andcared for.注意:L续写词数应为150左右;

2.请按如下格式在相应位置作答As theweeks turnedinto months,the turtlegrew biggerand stronger,until itwas finallytime torelease itbackinto theocean.As Iwatched theturtleswimawayinto the waves,I knewthatitwas timeto letgo・A.Repaint theReading Room.B.Help bringthecollectiontolife.C.Conserve aninspirational object.D.Furnish thenew creativestudios.

3.How canpeople donateby chequeA.Scan aQR code.B.Send acheque to themuseum.C.Call

02079422905.D.Email theDevelopmentteam.

2.What cana donationof75do forthe projectHowardSchultz wasntthe firstperson to be carriedaway by the pleasantsmell ofa well-roastedcoffee bean.But the Starbucks CoffeeCo.leader wasundoubtedly thefirst toturn thatdream intoabillion-dollar retailbusiness.Schultzs adventurestarted in1981when hetraveled fromNew Yorkto Seattleto checkout apopularcoffee beanstore calledStarbucks”.It hadbeen buyingmany of the HammarplastSwedish dripcoffeemakershe wasselling.There wasthat greatsmell,sure,but whatcaused himto fallin lovewith thebusiness wasthe carethe Starbucks ownersput intochoosing androasting thebeans.He wasalso impressedwith theownersdevotion toeducating thepublic aboutthe wondersof the coffee.It tookSchultz ayear toconvince theStarbucks ownersto hirehim.When theyfinally madehimdirector ofmarketing andoperations in1982,he hadanother idea.This oneoccurred inItaly,whenSchultz noticedthecoffeebars thatexisted onalmost everyblock.He learnedthat theynot onlyservedexcellent espressos,they alsoserved asmeeting placesor publicsquares,and therewere200,000of themin the country.But whenhe cameback toSeattle,theStarbucksowners resistedSchultzs plansto servecoffee inthestores,saying therestaurant businesswas competitive,and itwas costlyto hirewaiters.After all,economic benefitswere theirprimary motivator.Frustrated,Schultz quitand startedhis owncoffee barbusinessin1987,named“H Giomale,\It wassuccessful,and twoyears later,the originalStarbucksmanagement soldits Starbucksretail unitto Schultzfor$

3.8million.As thecompany beganto expandrapidly in the1990s,Schultz alwayssaid thatthe maingoal was“to servea greatcup ofcoiTee,\Asked aboutthe secretof hissuccess,Schultz toldus theprinciples:Dont bethreatened bypeople smarterthan you.Compromise anythingbut yourcore values.”

4.What causedSchultz tojoin theStarbucksA.The pleasantsmell ofits coffeebean.B.His strongdesire toimprove himself.C.The owners,impressive workattitude.D.His eagernessto sellmore coffeemakers.

5.Why didtheStarbucksowners refuseto servecoffee in the storesA.Many coffeebars hadexisted inSeattle.B.People preferredtasting coffeeat home.C.They triedto avoidhigh costof laborforce.D.Their coffeewas alreadypopular onthe market.

6.Which of the followingcan bestdescribe SchultzA.Committed andgenerous.B.Sociable andhelpful.C,Motivated andconsiderate.D.Determined andcreative.

7.What wasSchultzs businessprincipleA.Learn fromsmarter people.B.Stick toones owncore values.C.Keep onesbusiness asecret.D.Remember aset ofregulations.Only in2021,fish farmsin the US producedan estimated307million poundsof thecreatures forhumanconsumption.But aquaculture（水产养殖）is complicatedby infectionsand diseases,which killmillionsof farmedfish yearafter year.Now,researchers fromAuburn Universitysay theyvedevised acreativesolution to this problem:injecting alligator（短吻鳄）DNA intofarm-raised catfish.Alligators havea genethat helpsthem producea proteincalled cathelicidin.Scientists saycathelicidinhelps preventinfections developinginthewounds alligatorssustain whilefighting witheachother.The catfishresearchers wonderedwhether thissame genemight alsobe ableto helpcatfish avoiddisease.To findout,they usedthe CRISPRgene-editing toolto insertthe alligator gene containingablueprint forcathelicidin intothe genome（基因组）of catfish.（）The researcherswere afraidthat ifthe geneticallymodified GM catfish escapedor werereleasedinto naturefor somereason,they couldpotentially outcompetewild catfishand setoff achainreaction thatmight harmthe speciesand itsecosystem.So theydecided toinject thealligatorgeneintothe partof thecatfish genomethat regulatesa hormonethe fishneed tobe ableto lay eggs.This sterilized（使绝育）the GMfish.The researchersexposed bothgene-edited andunchanged catfish to twotypes ofbacteria thatcancause infections.The GMfish survivedat ratesthat were2-5times higherthan theiruneditedcounterparts,the findingssuggest.This showsthe additionof alligatorgenes madecatfish moreimperviousto infection.But thetechnique isntstraightforward oreasy,and scientistswould likelyneed torepeat itforeach newround offish.Beyond that,the Auburn researchers wouldneed togo throughthe lengthyprocessof gettingthe GMcatfish approvedfor humanconsumption by theUSFood andDrugAdministration.They mayalso havean uphillbattle convincingconsumers toeat GMfish.

8.Whatmakes theAuburnresearchsignificant andnecessaryA.The largenumber ofalligators.B.The advantagesof aquaculture.C.The globaldemand forhealth.D.The gapbetween demandand supplyof catfish.

9.What canwe learnabouttheAuburn researchersA.They referredto previousresearch.B.They dida greatdeal ofquestionaire research.C.They collectedplentyofdata onthe farms.D.They experimentedto testtheir assumption.

10.What doesthe underlinedword“impervious“in paragraph4probably meanA.Resistant.B.Friendly.C.Sensitive.D.Exposed.

11.What canwe inferfrom thelast paragraphA.The catfishresearch hasalready receivedsome doubts.B.Further researchinto farmedcatfish willbe prohibited.C.Its along wayfor GMcatfishtomake ittothedining table.D.GMcatfishare rejectedby theFDA andAmerican people.The termpoverty referstothestate orcondition inwhich peopleor communitieslack thefinancialresources andessentials fora minimumstandard ofliving.As such,their basichuman needscannot bemet.Poverty-stricken peopleand familiesmay gowithout properhousing,clean water,healthy food,andmedical attention.Each nationmay haveits owncriteria fordetermining thepoverty lineand countinghowmany ofits peoplelive in poverty.Its importantto rememberthat povertyis asocioeconomiccondition thatis theresult ofmultiple factors——not justincome.Poverty isboth anindividual concernas wellasabroader socialproblem.On theindividual orhouseholdlevel,not beingabletomake endsmeet canlead toa rangeof physicaland mentalissues.Atthe societallevel,high povertyrates can be anobstacle（障碍）to economicgrowth andbe associatedwithproblems likeunemployment,education,and poorhealth.Poverty isa difficultcycle tobreak andoften passesfrom onegeneration tothenext.It isoftendetermined bysocioeconomic status,and geography.Many peopleare bominto povertyand havelittlehope ofovercoming it.Others mayfall intopoverty becauseof negativeeconomic conditions,naturaldisasters,or risingliving costs.The UnitedNations andthe WorldBank aremajor advocatesof reducingworld poverty.TheWorld Bankhas anambitious targetof reducingpoverty toless than3%oftheglobal populationby

2030.You maywonder whetherpoverty canbe solved.The answertothisquestion iscomplicated.If itwereeasy orobvious,poverty wouldno longerbe sucha bigissue.Social welfare programs andprivatephilanthropy（慈善事业）are waysto providefor thosein poverty,along withaccess toessentials likecleanwater,good food,and adequatehealthcare.However,more isneeded.Programs thatencourage thedisadvantagedto obtainskills,jobs,and educationare alsoimportant asa longer-term cure.

12.What canwe learnabout povertyfrom thefirst paragraphA.It hasa worldwidestandard.B.It isactually judgedby income.C.It usuallyinvolves manyaspects.D.It refersto underdevelopedregions.

13.What isparagraph3mainly aboutA.The causesof poverty.B.The spreadof poverty.C.The judgment ofpoverty.D.The side-effects ofpoverty.

14.What doesthe authorthink ofsolving povertyA.It mustbe authorizedbytheUN.B.It isa complexand difficulttask.C.It mayaffect theglobal population.D.It is the majortask ofwelfareprograms.

15.What doesthe underlinedphrase“the disadvantaged^^inthelast paragraphrefer toA.Badly-behaved people.B.People withlow EQ.C.People withdisabilities.D.People livingin poverty.Bad HabitsThat CanHurt YourBrainYou missout onsleep16——we alldo.But someof thosebad habitscan takea tollon yourbrain.For example,lackof sleepmay bea causeof dementia,including Alzheimersdisease.Its bestto haveregular sleepinghours.If youhave troublewith sleep,avoid alcohol,caffeine,and electronicsintheevening.You spendtoo muchtime aloneHumansare excitedabout socialcontact.Its notabout howmany netfriends youhave-whatmatters isa realsenseofconnection.People whohave thatwith evenjust afew closefriends arehappierand moreproductive.

17.If youfeel alone,call somefriends orstart somethingnew-salsa dancing,tennis,bridge-that involvesother people.You eattoo muchjunk foodPartsofthebrain linked to learning,memory,and mentalhealth aresmaller inpeople whohavelots ofhamburgers,fries,potato chips,and softdrinks intheir diet.Berries,whole grains,nuts,and greenleafyvegetables,ontheother hand,preserve brainfunction andslow mentaldecline.18,grab ahandfulof nutsinstead.19The longeryou gowithout regularexercise,the morelikely youare tohave dementia.Youre alsomorelikely to get diabetes,heart disease,and highblood pressure-all ofwhich may be linkedtoAlzheimer9s.You donthave tostart runningmarathons-a halfhour inthe gardenorabrisk walkaroundthe neighborhoodwill work.The importantthing isto getat least150minutes ofmoderate exerciseeachweek.You blastyour headphonesWithyour earbudsat fullvolume,youcanpermanently damageyour hearingin only30minutes.But itsnot justyour ears:Hearing lossin olderadults islinkedtobrain problems,suchasAlzheimersand lossof braintissue.20—no louderthan60%of yourdevices maximumvolume-and trynot tolistenfor morethan acouple ofhours ata time.A.So turnit downB.You dontmove enoughC,You stayinthedark toomuchD.You doafewthings youknow youshouldntE.So nexttime youstart toreach fora bagof chipsF.It makesyou twiceas likelytogetdementia,including AlzheimersG.Theyre alsoless likelyto sufferfrom braindecline andAlzheimers

二、完形填空The historyof humanbeings isnaturally aprocess topursue happiness,which isthe ultimatepurposeof life.Happiness makesus copewith ourcareers energeticallyand harmoniselife

21.However,the word“pursue“evidences thathappiness islike ahorizon（地平线），when wemovefurther,it22away.Obviously,defining happinesshas23mankind forthousands ofyears becauseindividuals allhavetheir own24and,more critically,human desiresare almostlimitless.25isthecommon standardfor happinessof merchants,yet theirdreams ofbeing billionairesand evenzillionairesalways followthe fulfilmentofthedreams ofbeing millionaires.The processof strugglingformay-be happinessalways endsin must-be26,Thus,the definitionof happinesscan hardlybe

27.Nevertheless,although happinessis indefinable,it isstill easyfor usto findthe28examples ofhappypeople,who,in fact,share threefeatures incommon:optimistic mentality,29body,and stable income.Itis apparentthat most ofthesufferings are30by externalsurroundings andthey arenearly unavoidable.Thus,one canonly changehis mentalityto31them.Meanwhile,without healthone cannotsustainhappiness toenjoy the32of life.Furthermore,toberealistic,a beggar,while strugglinginpoverty,can neverbe as33as amillionairesailing onthe PacificOcean.Hence,stableincomeis alsosignificant forachievinghappiness.To summarise,to definehappiness willnot beso hardif humanscan understandhappiness inastandard wayand eliminate（消灭）their34totally.However,before therealizationhappiness.

21.A.instantly B.definitely C.permanently D.optimistically

22.A.puts B.backs C.gives D.breaks

23.A.helped B.confused C.changed D.interrupted

24.A.directions B.compositions C.solutions D.interpretations

25.A.Fame B.Health C.Wealth D.Liberty

26.A.success B.sacrifice C.motivation D.dissatisfaction

27.A.settled B.copied C,expected D.expanded

28.A.rare B.unique C.walking D.running

29.A.weak B.slim C,sound D.large

30.A.cut downB.held backC.pulled upD.brought about

31.A.clear B.find C.test D.grasp

32.A.cycle B.sunshine C.outcome D.power

33.A.peaceful B.careful C.polite D.practical

34.A.fear B.greed C,dream D.povertyof this35,being optimistic,healthy,and financiallyindependent maybe thekeys”to

35.A.goal B.value C.cause D.potential

三、语法填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式The fruit fly isa majorpest speciesthat reducesthe yieldof commercialfruits,vegetables andnuts.Passion fruit,native toSouth America,36introduce toSouth Chinain2012for large-scalecommercial37plant.The scientistsobserved thatpassion fruitattracted nativefruit fliesto layeggs inthe fruits,38mostofthe eggsdid nothatch.According toWu Weijianat SouthChina AgriculturalUniversity,the leadresearcher ofthe study,when afruitflypenetrates into刺入the middlelayer ofthefruitwall tolayeggs,39causes theplanttissue tobreak downand releasehydrogen cyanide,40kills mostofthe eggs.Wu saidthis isthe firstinstanceof findinga livingplant whichcan41direct killtheeggsof pestsinthe study ofinteractionbetween plantsand herbivorous insects.Passion fruitcanberecommended asa pesttrap cropto plantattheborder ofan orchardor melonfield42control fruitflies,said LiaoYonglin atGuangdong Academyof AgriculturalSciences,one oftheresearchers.Although43ecology trapscan usuallybe offset抵消bythelearning abilityorevolution ofherbivorousinsects,these particulartraps44provide bypassion fruitmaybepermanent45the caseof fruitflies,according tothestudywhich waspublished inthe journalPest ManagementScience.

四、书信写作

46.假定你是某高中的学生会主席，你校近期将举行一次职业规划讲座,请你根据以下内容，用英文写一份书面通知内容包括

1.活动目的；

2.讲座的时间与地点；

3.讲座内容与主讲人简介注意L写作词数应为80左右；。