1、海南省陵水黎族自治县陵水中学2023-2024学年高三上学期1月月考英语试题学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_一、阅读选择Free Summer Concerts in Downtown GastoniaGastonia presents 4 downtown concert events. As usual, profits from adult beverage sales support local charities. May 19: On the Border with Garrett Huffman Garrett Huffman 6:00 pm Garrett Huffman en
2、tertains audiences with a variety of musical styles, including 80s hits, country, and alternative pop. On the Border: The Ultimate Eagles Tribute 7:30 pm On the Border treats fans to an authentic concert experience while journeying through the Eagles songbook. The band covers every big hit, from bal
3、lads such as “Desperado” to rockin hits like “Heartache Tonight”. June 23: The Voltage Brothers with Emerald Empire Emerald Empire 6:00 pm Playing all your favorite songs from the 70s to the 90s, Emerald Empire will get you dancing all night long. The Voltage Brothers 7:30 pm The Voltage Brothers re
4、pertoire consists of your favorite R & B, Swing, Disco, Funk, Hip Hop, Jazz, Motown, and even Classic Rock hits. August 11: Caleb Davis with Tangerine Trees Tangerine Trees 6:00 pm Tangerine Trees is the Carolinas premier Beatles tribute band, recreating the authentic sounds of the original The
5、Beatles. Caleb Davis 7:30 pm Caleb Davis takes crowds to experience a diverse mix of blues, rock, pop, and dance hits from the 60s through the 90s. Sept 15: Kids in America with Akita Akita 6:00 pm A funk band, Akita creates a wave of infectious beats that draws a crowd and gets your feet moving. Ki
6、ds in America 7:30 pm Kids in America is a high-energy, power-packed fun band. It covers from new wave, pop, dance, rock, hair metal, and sing along iconic ballads. New in 2023!Games, activities, and toys are provided for kids!Local favorite food vendors (摊贩) are on hand for tasty treats!In addition
7、 to beer, weve got seltzers, IPAs, and sodas. Water is available free of charge.1Who originally sings the song “Desperado”?AGarrett Huffman.BCaleb Davis.CEagles.DEmerald Empire.2When can people enjoy Motown?AMay 19.BJune 23.CAugust 11.DSeptember 15.3Which concert should The Beatles fans go to?AOn th
8、e Border with Garrett Huffman.BThe Voltage Brothers with Emerald Empire.CCaleb Davis with Tangerine Trees.DKids in America with Akita.Nearly every family trip we went on when I was a kid was spent flying across the plane from Boston to Rio de Janeiro, and then driving to the tiny town where my grand
9、parents grew up in Minas Gerais. There youll find rolling hills as far as you can see. Thats where my cousins live, work and grow coffee. That trek a five-hour flight, then an eight-hour flight, and then a road trip was always just the lead-up to the last leg of the journey. I here wed drink the cof
10、fee out of little glass cups and get to catching up by the wood stove. My brother and I would sometimes wander out while the adults were talking. Coffee in Minas Gerais is usually served sickly sweet, but never with milk, and never iced, even in the middle of summer. Most of the highest-quality bean
11、s in Minas Gerais are sold abroad. When I was a kid especially, there wasnt really a coffee culture in Brazil the way there is in New York or Boston. But in college, I worked at a cafe. There I was taught to notice all those things Id never learned about coffee, even though Id seen the coffee fruit
12、on the trees and watched firsthand as my cousins spread the fruit onto big, wavy multicolored sheets under the sun to dry. I learned then that my cousins process for preparing coffee was just one of many ways to do it you could dry it in the sun or in a big machine, or it could be fermented, or wash
13、ed first. All these methods could change the way the coffee tasted. I also learned that different regions have different taste profiles. I learned to think about tasting coffee as playing a word-association game. What does it make you think of? What memory comes up for you?Today when I get up and ma
14、ke my first cup of coffee, I do it like performing a sacred ritual. I know that those beans traveled far, and were cared for. They were grown, and watered, and dried, and then roasted. Someone probably lost sleep over them when frost was in the forecast. And when I take my first sip, I make sure to
15、let my brain go blank, listen to the coffee and see where it takes me.4What was the authors family journey to Minas Gerais like?AShort but tiring.BLong but exciting.CLong and wearing.DShort and appealing.5What does paragraph 5 mainly talk about?AWhat effect the coffee culture had on the author.BWhy
16、coffee from different regions tastes different.CHow the authors cousins farming differs from other regions.DWhat the author obtained during his dealing with coffee.6Why does the author make coffee with great respect?AIts a kind of coffee culture.BIt is his daily routine.CThe coffee comes from his ho
17、metown.DIt takes great effort to grow and produce coffee.7What message is conveyed in the authors story?ALive to learn.BLove what you do.CCherish something after knowing it.DPrepare before acting.Pieces of houses and big trees are tossed around like toys during extreme weather, but palm trees seem a
18、ble to stand their ground. Given their location they are obviously well suited to stand up to angry storms, but how?Most palm trees have a large number of short roots spreading across the upper levels of the soil, which work to secure a large amount of soil around the root ball. As long as the soil
19、is relatively dry, this works to create a super large, heavy anchor. As opposed to having just a few very strong roots, this wider network creates a bottom-heavy base that helps keep the tree in place.The trunk of a pine or oak tree grows in a radial pattern; the annual rings effectively make a seri
20、es of hollow cylinders (圆柱体) inside each other. Meanwhile, the stem of a palm tree is made of many small bundles of woody material, like the bundles of wires inside a telephone cable. The cylinder approach provides great strength to support weight, which means that an oak trees trunk can support a h
21、uge weight of branches, but with limited flexibility compared to the bundle approach, which allows the palm stem to bend over through 40 or 50 degrees without snapping (折断).While most trees rely on their beautiful canopy (树冠) of branches, twigs, and leaves to spread out and grab as much sunlight as
22、possible, the canopy can also grab a lot of wind and water. In a bad storm, the canopy can act as a sail and pull the poor thing over. Branches can easily be torn off, as well as the detachment of the whole canopy. Meanwhile, think of a palm tree. They have no wide-spreading branches, rather huge le
23、aves with a central, flexible spine like enormous feathers. In nice weather, the leaves spread out and make a fine canopy, but in instances of strong wind and water, they fold up. With less resistance against the elements, they are much more likely to make it through without much damage. Of course s
24、ome leaves may suffer and are part and parcel of storm clean-up, but they are much “cheaper” for the palm to replace than a whole canopy of branches would be.8The trees with the stems growing in the bundle approach have _.Astronger branchesBmore annual ringsCmore flexible trunksDgreater weight capac
25、ity9How do the leaves help palm trees survive a bad storm?ABy acting like a sail to stand up to wind.BBy grabbing a lot of wind and water.CBy spreading out to protect the spine.DBy folding themselves up to resist bad weather.10What does the underlined part “the elements” probably refer to?AStrong wi
26、nd and water.BHuge leaves.CEnormous feathers.DThe canopies of branches.11Which of the following can best describe palm trees?ARare.BAdaptable.CNutritious.DDelicate.The boulders (巨石) look generally unremarkable, besides the fact that they stretch up and down the ridge in a curved line. Most people wh
27、o dont know their story would probably choose to look at the sweeping view of San Jose below them instead. The timeworn line of boulder, is part of a system of stone walls, the remains of which stretch along the East Bay Hills all the way from Grimly Peak in Berkeley to where I watched a man tie his
28、 shoes at the Sierra Vista Open Space Preserve above East San Jose. They exist only in sections, and some are better preserved than others where I found the man, the walls are short and thick and half-sunk into the earth, hut further north at Ed R. Levin County Park in Milpitas, they remain almost p
29、erfectly assembled and stand several feet tall. The first recorded mention of the walls is from an article in the San Francisco Chronicle from 1896. “Half a mile east of Grizzly Peak stand the remains of stone walls which have long baffled the researchers. By whom they were built, when and why is an
30、 unsolved mystery,” the article stated. The unnamed author went on to write a generally-accepted theory of the walls that they were constructed by “some long-forgotten race, possibly Aztec”. Of course, the people who originally inhabited the hills and the land surrounding them are far from forgotten
31、. The Ohlone people thrived in the area for thousands of years until they were largely displaced by European settlers however, therere no records of them constructing stone walls. “Some of my colleagues have heard the rocks were placed there by Spanish settlers clearing their fields, and there have
32、been speculations that it could have been part of Indigenous practice,” said Charlotte Graham, a spokesperson for the Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority. “Weve also heard it could be a natural occurrence.”However, there isnt enough evidence on the walls to be entirely certain. A study dated lic
33、hen (地衣) on the walls in Berkeley as being from 1851 to 1880, though other sections of the walls havent been tested, and therere few historical accounts on their presence.12How may most people never hearing about the boulders react when seeing them?AIgnore them.BCollect them.CPost the photos of them
34、 online.DReport them to the government.13Which section of the stone walls is most probably best preserved?AThe one along the East Bay Hills.BThe one near Grizzly Peak in Berkeley.CThe one at Ed R. Levin County Park in Milpitas.DThe one at the Sierra Vista Open Space Preserve.14What does the underlin
35、ed word “baffled” probably mean in paragraph 4?APrevented.BConfused.CAnnoyed.DInspired.15What can be the best title for the text?AFunctions of stone wallsBNewly-found bouldersCThe history of bouldersDStories behind mystery wallsIf you desire to write for magazines, youll have to adapt to a medium th
36、ats been rapidly transformed by digital technology. Many of todays magazines are primarily consumed online. 16 . Here are some writing tips to help you break into the world of magazine writing. Become a specialist. 17 . ESPNs Brian Windhorst was well-versed in all professional sports, but he strateg
37、ically chose basketball when he began penning articles for ESPN The Magazine. If you have specialized know-how in a particular discipline, lean into it. Specialization can help you break through as a new writer. 18 . Its always better to have more sources, quotes, and statistics than you can use in
38、your story. Often times a magazine writers document of notes will be longer than the first draft of their story. If you have a great article planned, the urge to start writing immediately can be intense. 19 , make sure you are truly overloaded with the facts that will populate your story. Consider t
39、he magazines target audience. A magazines most important relationship is with its readers. If you meet those readers on their terms, you could have a long career in magazine journalism. For instance, if youre writing pop astronomy articles for national magazines like Wired or Discover, you cannot we
40、igh down your prose with technical terms that interfere with your storytelling. 20 , you should absolutely pepper your article with tech specs. Its what your readers want.ABut before you beginBTodays media world values specializationCDo more research than you think you needDKeep track of personnel c
41、hanges during writingEIf you writing for trade magazines in the telescope industryFOn the other hand, new online publications are seeking new writersGFollow a publications submission guidelines while expressing ideas二、完形填空Matt and Leah Prior have quit their jobs and set off on a round-the-world over
42、land journey with their two children: Jack, 3, and Charlotte, 1. 21 has always been part of the Prior familys DNAThe couple once ran into the Zapp family, who had traveled globally for 22 years, which 22 the seed that one day they could do something 23 . The Priors had been prepared for their journe
43、y. Leah worked as a teacher and Matt held many roles. Then something unexpected happened, 24 them to press pause. They had to 25 everything. “We were reassessing our plans and 26 a new start. This was a family 27 , not just what we might want to do 28 ,” says Matt. While weighing their options, they
44、 still 29 to do an overland journey like the Zapps. “Its probably not the most sensible decision from the perspective of career or finance, but it felt right,” they say. When deciding how to 30 their time on the road, they regarded protecting nature as their north star, naturally leading them to 31
45、. They planned to raise conservation awareness through 32 on their social medial accounts, believing that stories can get people to 33 from within. By including their kids in the journey, the Priors hope to 34 them to as much diversity and natural beauty as possible. “The life skills they will pick
46、up as well as overcoming challenges will be 35 . Now the journey is on. The Priors will travel through 100 countries over the next five years.21ATravelBEducationCCharityDExchange22AplantedBremovedCselectedDdistributed23AextraordinaryBsimilarCrealDtypical24AencouragingBforcingCpersuadingDforbidding25
47、AreplaceBrenewCrepeatDreconsider26Ashowing offBgiving upClooking atDgetting over27AimpressionBdisasterCdecisionDsacrifice28AindividuallyBtemporarilyCdesperatelyDperfectly29AappliedBpreferredCcontinuedDstruggled30AevaluateBcalculateCdedicateDsave31AsuccessBconservationCpowerDconnection32AaccountingBphotographingCinteractingDstorytelling33AadaptBchangeCshineDfollow34AsubmitBapplyCattachDexpose35AadvancedBeffortlessCunpreparedDpriceless三、语法
