江苏省无锡市江阴市某校2024-2025学年高一上学期12月月考英语试题

江苏省无锡市江阴市某校学年高一上学期月月考2024-202512英语试题学校:姓名班级考号

一、阅读理解Things todo inMiyakojimaFamous forits sunnybeaches andnatural wonders,Miyako Islandwelcomes manyvisitorsduring holidays.Unique beachesYonaha Maehama Beachis themost famousbeach inMiyakojima,where whitesand stretchesforseven kilometers.The oceanis coloredin emeraldblue,attracting visitorswith itsbeauty.CompactSunayama Beach,known forits arch-shaped rock,is accessedby walkingthrough anarrow tunneloftrees.Diverse andcolorful fishSnorkelingis amust-try inMiyakojima.Dense coralreefs,schools oftropical fish,sea turtlesandplenty ofspace tofree diveto depthsof8to15meters closeto theshore arestandout features.Forbeginners,Aragusuku andShigira are a goodchoice butadvanced snorkelersmay seeImgyo MarineGarden,Waiwai Beachand Shimojishimaas theirultimate spots.The bridgesIrabu Bridge isthe longesttoll-free bridgein Japan.It connectsMiyakojima andIrabujima,stretching for3540m,drawing agentle curve.The lengthof thebridge canalso beread assangono shimaj meaningcoral islandin Japanese.Smaller bridgesconnect Irabuand Shimojiislands,giving visitorsadditional beachoptions.On ShimojiIsland,there isa boardwalkaroundTooriike,two dramaticmarine pondsconnected toeach otherand thesea byan underwatercave system.Fresh islandfoodDelight yoursenses withjuicy,melt-in-your-mouth Miyakobeef,delicious Miyakosobanoodles servedin soup,or freshfruit.Okinawa prefectureboasts thehighest mangoyield inJapan,andMiyako Islandswarm subtropicalclimate isoptimal forgrowing fresh,juicy mangoes.Ice creamwith apinch ofsalt knownas yukishio snowsalt“does morethan simplykeep youcool.

1.Where isthis textprobably takenfromA,A tourbrochure.B.A researchpaper.C.A geographybook.D.An academicarticle.

2.Which spotbest suitspeople whowant totry underwateractivitiesA.IrabuBridge.B.YonahaMaehamaBeach.C.Imgyo MarineGarden.D.Compact SunayamaBeach.

3.Which isthe leastpossible foryou toenjoy inMiyakojimaA.Delicate cuisine.B.Attractive scenery.C.Peaceful walking.D.Ancient architecture.“PLEASE DONTKILL HIMsaid Mrs.Reid withtears inher eyes.Tm reallysorry,I said,hardly ableto lookat her.A nurseheld herhand andtried tocomfort her.“Hes beenmy entireworld for14years,I dontknow whatIll dowithout shesaid withtears inhereyes.She wasnttalking abouta person.She wastalking aboutToby,her KingCharles spaniel.Mrs.Reid hadcome into hospital aftershed fallen.She hadParkinsons disease,meaning herability to movewas worsening.It wasthe secondtime shedfallen injust afew weeks,and thistime shedbroken herhip.脆弱的While thehip had now beenfixed,it wasclear thatshe wastoo frailto gohome,and thesocialworkers hadarranged forher togo into a care home.A neighborhad beenlooking afterToby,but withMrs.Reid nolonger goinghome andas shehadnofamily whocould takehim,it lookedlikely thathedhave to be killed.She wasbegging meto allowher home,but itwas simplytoo dangerous.This situationis far from unique.Research hasfound thateach yearthousands ofdogs areputdown becausetheir ownersgo into care homes.Over100,000have tobe rehomed.Thankfully Ispoke toakindly socialworker whoeventually founda carehome forMrs.Reid thatwould allowher totakeToby withher.But theseplaces arefew.I thinkwe needto seriouslyre-examine whatshappening here.It seemscompletely wrong.There isno doubtthat weareanation ofanimal lovers.Many of us considerourpets tobe partof thefamily andtheres afair fewofus,I guess,that actuallyprefer ourpets toa goodnumberof people.Humans have a greatability todraw comfortand supportfrom animals.For older（陪伴）people likeMrs.Reid,they areoften theimportant sourceof companionshipand abouta quarterofold peoplehaveapet.Yet whenthey comeintohospitalor acarehome,they aredenied thisrelationship.While theUS,France,Norway andSwitzerland allhave lawsforcing housingproviders toacceptpets belongingto elderly people,studies haveshown thataround70per centof care homes inthe UKforbidelderlypeople from bringing pets.This figurehas risenin recentyears andis likelytobedue toincreasingconcerns around“health andsafety^.However,research hasconcluded thatthey arenecessaryto elderlypeoples qualityof andthat havingtomoveto carehomes withouttheir petswas（可耻的）psychologically similarto losingtheir family.It seemsoutrageous thatcarehomes—whose（福利）——purpose isto ensurethe elderlypeoples welfareare ableto denythem somethingwhichhas provenclinical benefitsfor theirhealth.

4.Who isToby accordingto thepassageA.Mrs.Reicfs friend.B.Mrs.Reids son.C.Mrs.Reid5s dog.D.Mrs.Reid^cat.

5.What happenedto Tobyfinally accordingto theauthorA.Toby waskilled bythe government.B.Toby wastaken backhome byMrs.Reids neighbor.C.Toby wassent awayto somewherefarfromMrs.Reid.D.Toby wasstill stayingwith Mrs.Reid thanksto theauthor.

6.What doesthe underlinedpart meanin Paragraph3A.The relationshipcan lastforever.B.They areprovided withthe relationship.C.The relationshipis takenaway fromthem.D.They areensured ofthe relationship.

7.Why doestheauthor writethis passageA.To tella storyabout Mrs.Reid.B,To stressthe importanceof keepingpets.D.To drawreaders attentiontoasocial problem.E.To showthe relationshipbetween animalsand humans.

8.Whats theauthors attitudeto theUKs forbiddingpeoplefrombringingpetstocarehomesA.Negative.B.Doubtful.C.Supportive.D.Unclear.。