2024年4月12日发(作者：)

山东省烟台第一中学2022-+2023学年高一上学期1月

月考期末英语试题

一、阅读理解

Over the years, I bought countless pairs of shoes that brightened my mood, picked

out dresses that improved my figure, and turned over my credit card for lots of cosmetics

(化妆品) that I had hoped would make me look fresher and happier. But all those things

failed to bring relief to my pain inside.

But one afternoon in October 2021, I walked out of one store with something more

valuable than anything money could buy. I found hope in the unlikeliest place after

months of hopelessness, thanks to a woman who decided to start a conversation with me

in the store’s café.

It had been a painful time for me. Married a little over four years, I had suffered five

heartbreaking miscarriages (流产) and, at 42, was slowly accepting the cruel idea that I

might never be able to have a child.

On that fateful day, a smartly dressed, slightly older woman seated beside me offered

to share the photos and stories of her adopted daughter to break the silence in the half-

empty café. Her girl was about seven years old.

“She’s pretty,” I said. “But what made you decide to adopt her?” I asked, uncertain

whether I had stepped into an area which seemed too personal. “I don’t want work to be

my whole life,” she said. I wasn’t sure whether she saw the tears welling up in my eyes as

I replied, “I don’t either, but I’m afraid it’s too late!” “I was 51 when I adopted Melanie,”

she said, “And it’s the most rewarding and exciting thing I’ve ever done.”

When our checks came, she handed me her business card, and I finally learned her

name — and in that minute, I saw a happier and more satisfied myself, a reborn “mother-

to-be”.

1. What did the older woman intend to do when talking with the author?

A．Advise the author to forget her pain.

B．Share her feelings of being an adoptive mother.

C．Show off her beautiful daughter to the author.

D．Advertise the benefits of adopting a Chinese girl.

2. Which of the following best describes the older woman?

A．Inspiring. B．Patient. C．Outgoing.

3. Why did the author see a happier self after the encounter?

A．She could adopt children because she was still young.

B．The older woman set an example as a good mother.

C．She realized life was more important than work.

D．Her hope of owning a child was built up again.

D．Responsible.

The letter arrived as I was dressing for dinner in my room on the evening of 23rd

September 1902.

London was deserted at that time of the summer, and I had become very bored and

depressed with my daily routine of work at the Foreign Office. All my friends were away

enjoying themselves at country house parties, but here was I who was forced to remain in

London because of my job.

I had encouraged my friends to believe that the Foreign Office could not manage

without me during the summer, but the truth was that my work was neither interesting nor

important, mainly taking messages for absent officials, whose holiday plans had

destroyed mine.

Although my friends had sent me letters to show pity, it was clear that I had not been

greatly missed, and now, at the end of September, I realized another bitter truth. Two

more days, and I would be free to start my holiday, but I had nowhere to go! The country

house parties were all breaking up, and though I could always go home, which

fashionable young man wants to spend his holiday with his own family?

So, when a letter, with a German stamp, arrived that evening, I felt a touch of interest,

even excitement. I opened it and read:

Dear Carruthers,

You will probably be surprised to hear from me, as it’s a long time since we met. But

I write in the hope that you might like to come here and join me in a little sailing and

perhaps, duck shooting. This part of the Baltic is very beautiful and there should be

plenty of ducks soon, if it gets cold enough. The friend who was with me has had to leave,

and I really need someone else, as I’d like to stay out here for a while. I know you speak

German perfectly, and that will be a great help.

Yours ever,

Arthur Davies

His letter seemed rather unpromising. His friend had left him—why? The Baltic was

beautiful—yes, but what about October storms? Did I really want to spend my holiday

freezing in the Baltic, with a man who I didn’t know well? The letter was a turning point

in my life, though I did not know it at the time.

4. How did the writer feel about his coming holiday?

A．Depressed. B．Delighted. C．Interested. D．Hopeful.

5. What did Arthur Davies ask the writer to do in the letter?

A．Sail in the Baltic Sea. B．Take care of his work.

C．Help him with German. D．Join him in duck watching.

6. Which of the following statements is true?

A．The letter arrived when the writer was having dinner.

B．The writer accepted the invitation without any hesitation.

C．The letter was to make a great difference to the writer’s life.

D．The writer felt honored to take messages for absent officials.

7. The underlined word “unpromising” in the last paragraph can be replaced by ________.

A．pleasant B．uninteresting C．amusing D．doubtful

Have you ever wondered what happens to all of the old objects launched into space,

such as rockets and satellites? It’s called space junk, and much of it is still out there now.

According to NASA, the definition of space junk is “any man-made object in orbit (轨道)

around Earth that no longer serves a useful function”.

One large piece of space junk, a disused rocket, hit the dark side of the moon on

March 4. The rocket’s origin is not clear, but scientists know that it was massive —

weighing about 3 tons. It must have left a large crater (坑), estimated 10 to 20 meters

wide, on the moon’s surface. It won’t be visible right away, but scientists are trying to

locate it. “We will find the crater, eventually,” Mark Robinson, lead investigator for

NASA Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera, told USA TODAY. “Depending on its

location, it could take as long as 28 days.”

What’s significant about this space junk crash is that it draws attention to some of the

potential dangers of space junk. First, the accumulation of space junk in Earth’s orbit

means that satellites and the International Space Station (ISS) are at risk. In 2016, tiny

space debris (残骸), smaller than a millimeter, caused a tiny chip in the ISS’ window.

Imagine the damage that a larger piece of debris could cause. The European Space

Agency website states that objects “up to 1 cm in size could disable an instrument or a

critical flight system on a satellite” while objects over 10 cm “could shatter a satellite or

spacecraft into pieces”. If this sounds terrifying, that’s because it is. Any collision with

larger pieces of debris could be especially dangerous for manned spacecraft.

In addition to potential damage to spacecraft and satellites, space junk also poses a

threat to the Earth itself. Crashes can send debris into the atmosphere where it can remain

for many decades. Some powerful crashes can even send large debris hurtling (猛冲)

toward Earth’s surface where it can affect the local environment. Leftover rocket debris

can contain toxic (有毒的) materials that are harmful to plant and animal life. Some

people in Siberia have even reported serious health problems after rocket debris landed in

their regions in 2012, a local doctor told the BBC.

8. Which of the following can be regarded as space junk?

A．An abandoned space station. B．A spacecraft orbiting the moon.

C．A crater on the moon’s surface. D．A satellite working in low Earth orbit.

9. What does the underlined word “it” refer to in paragraph 2?

A．Tracking the rocket. B．Locating the crater.

C．Cleaning up the space junk. D．Finding out the rocket’s origin.

10. Why does the author mention the damage caused by tiny space debris in 2016?

A．To compare the effects of debris of different sizes.

B．To prove the space debris problem is getting worse.

C．To illustrate the potential dangers of space junk.

D．To explain the necessity of removing space junk.

11. What can be inferred about space junk from the last paragraph?

A．It’s likely to cause a global environmental crisis.

B．It can pose a lasting threat if it remains in the atmosphere.

C．It’s impossible to stop it from entering the atmosphere.

D．The biggest threat comes from the toxic materials contained in space junk.

Experts often tell students to center their efforts on a narrow field to get a job after

school. But recent research into Nobel Prize winners suggests that wider interests are

important.

One of the winners of this year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry was 68-year-old Danish

scientist Meldal. When describing his career, Meldal said he started as an engineer but

changed to chemistry because he wanted to understand the world.

In a discussion with the Nobel Prize organization, he talked about his co-winner,

Carolyn Bertozzi of Stanford University. He said, “She has such broad knowledge of

both chemistry and biology and she knows how to use her knowledge in a clever way.”

Meldal’s experience and the way he sees things may come as a surprise to students.

They might believe they have to center their work and school lives in one field to be

successful. But a study from professors shows that is not always the case. They said that a

large number of Nobel Prize winners can be described as “polymaths”, people who have

many different interests in both their work and personal lives. This permits scientists to

look for creative ways to solve problems. In fact, one important part of science is not

discovering answers, but recognizing problems that need to be solved.

The researchers say that Nobel winners are nine times more likely to have experience

in working with wood, metal or in the arts than most scientists. They pointed to a 2012

report about students who study two majors in college. Double majors are often more

creative and more interested in starting their own businesses. Other researchers have

found that having an outside activity like playing chess, performing music or creating art

can help predict future success in a job.

12. What do experts often advise their students to do?

A．Devote their time and effort to their related field.

B．Develop a wide interest besides their majors.

C．Pay attention to hot topics in their research field.

D．Keep a good balance between their work and life.

13. What is “polymath”?

A．A person ready to do research and learn art.

B．A person with creative ways to solve problems.

C．A person with college degrees in different majors,

D．A person with different interests in their work and personal lives.

14. What can be said about double majors?

A．They like to create material things.

B．They can recognize problems fast.

C．They can work more creatively.

D．They’re successful businessmen.

15. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A．Double Majors Are Business Bosses

B．Wide Interests Count for Nobel Prize Winners

C．Studying a Major Isn’t Enough to Win a Prize

D．Creative Thinkers Are Preferred for Getting Prizes

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