1、2024年苏州市南航苏附高一上10月月考英语试题一、阅读理解Pick-your-own farms are set for a post-lockdown boom this summer, as people look to support local businesses and spend more time outdoors. Here are four of our favorites.Parkside Farm, EnfieldJuicy blackberries, and strawberries are the stars of the show at this pick-yo
2、ur-own place on the northern edge of London. One key selling point is the “table-top” strawberry-growing system, which means plants are grown in places at waist height no more bending down in the dirt to pick your berries. Parkside is also one of the few farms accessible without a car, as long as yo
3、u dont mind a walk its 25 minutes from Gordon Hill station.Craigies Farm, ScotlandJust outside Edinburgh, Craigies Farm is bursting with produce including cherries, peas, broad beans and, perhaps surprisingly, sunflowers. The onsite shop, deli and cafe have a lot more to offer besides fruits and veg
4、etables you can pick up homemade jams, meat, cheese and an apple press for making your own juice. There are activities for children too, including a Nature Detective Trail involving encounters with sheep and goats.Hewitts Farm, KentThis family-run farm in Kent offers everything from spinach to apple
5、s and blackberries during its pick-your-own season, which runs from June to October (for Halloween pumpkins). Theres also a shop selling farm-grown and local produce, as well as free tractor rides for youngsters on Sundays during the summer.Bellis Brothers Farm, WrexhamThis farm in North Wales start
6、ed growing strawberries back in 1860 and has operated as a pick-your-own since 1967. More fruits have been added since then, but its still mostly known for its strawberries. Pickers can download Bellis family strawberry recipes from the farms website, including those for jams and a baked strawberry
7、cheesecake.1Which of the following is TRUE about Parkside Farm?AYou can enjoy sunflowers in the sunshine.BYou can pick berries without bending down.CYou need not worry about getting dirty on the farm.DYou must drive there due to its long distance from the station.2Which place is recommended if visit
8、ors want farm-grown and local produce?AParkside Farm.BCraigies Farm.CHewitts Farm.DBellis Brothers Farm.3In which part of the magazine can you probably find this passage?ABusiness.BBooks.CSports.DTravel.Once upon a time, there was a poor man and a rich man. The poor mans son was named Ham, and the r
9、ich mans son was named Jim. They had been in the same school together since childhood and became good friends.One day, the two youths began a discussion as to whether wealth or effort was more powerful. Jim said that wealth was most important, while Ham declared for effort. At last, Ham declared, “L
10、et us put it to the test: Let us both go to some far country and try whether wealth or effort is more successful.” Jim agreed to this plan and they fixed a day for starting.Then they both went home and collected some money and started off early one morning. After a time, they came to a certain count
11、ry where Ham suggested that they should look for employment. But Jim did not like the notion of becoming a servant and he said that he would live on the money which he had brought with him, which would last for a year or two. “You may do as you like,” answered Ham, “but for my part, I must look for
12、work.” So he went to a village and found employment as a teacher in a school while his friend rented a house and started making various friends, eating and having fun all day.One year later, Ham earned enough money, built a beautiful house and also got married. However, Jim had already spent all his
13、 money, and his friends who indulged in wine and meat also left him. Hungry and sorrowful, he went to Ham and said, “My dear friend, regarding the question of whether wealth or effort is more important, I think Ive already had the answer.”4What can we learn about the young men from the first two par
14、agraphs?AThey often argued with each other.BThey all valued wealth and effort.CTheir relationship was not very good.DThey had been schoolmates since childhood.5Why did Ham suggest this test?ATo earn more wealth.BTo prove his opinion.CTo look for employment.DTo go to a country far away.6What does the
15、 underlined word “notion” in paragraph 3 mean?AProcess.BDevelopment.CIdea.DDream.7What is the answer Jim has found?AEfforts are the source of wealth.BNo failure, no success.CA friend is easier lost than found.DEducation is the door to freedom.If you ask most people what water tastes like, theyll pro
16、bably tell you that water has no taste and they may give you a funny look. But if you were a fruit fly, asking another fruit fly, that question might have a different answer.To a fruit fly, water has a taste. Scientists want to know how the fruit fly knows water because this information may help in
17、learning how other animals or even individual cells manage to use water in the right way. Water is vital to life, but too much or too little can be deadly to a living creature. So by understanding how the fruit fly tastes water, researchers may learn more about other living things.According to the n
18、ew study, a protein(蛋白质) called PPK28 makes it possible for a fly to taste water. Proteins build cells and tissues, fight disease and carry messages between cells. Its not surprising that a protein is responsible for the fruit flys ability to taste water.The PPK28 protein is part of a larger family
19、of similar proteins. One of these related proteins is used by mammals (including humans) to taste salt. Scientists have not found a protein that enables humans to “taste” water.In the experiment, Cameron and his team compared normal fruit flies with fruit flies whose taste cells had been disabled. T
20、he fruit flies were given a special chemical that would glow(发光) when the fly used the PPK28 protein. Then the scientists led the flies to water. When the normal flies tasted the water, the PPK28 protein lit up showing that it was in use.The fruit fly in particular is so interesting that some scient
21、ists are hard at work creating a complete map of the fruit fly brain. This map will show all of a flys neurons and help scientists understand how the neurons work together.8How do most people feel when asked the taste of water?AAmused.BFrightened.CDisappointed.DDisgusted.9Why do scientists want to k
22、now how the fruit fly knows water?ATo decrease the number of the fruit fly.BTo know more about other creatures.CTo manage to use water correctly.DTo describe the taste of water.10What do we know about the PPk28 protein?AIt can make humans taste salt.BThe fruit fly cant live without it.CIt enables th
23、e fruit fly to taste water.DThe fruit fly uses it to avoid illnesses.11What will the scientists continue to work at?AStudying the fruit flys neuron systems.BTelling more information about cells.CCreating maps of human brains.DMaking the PPk28 protein.Is it possible for the human heart to shrink (缩小)
24、 and if so, how does this change impact the human body? Recently, scientists have discovered an unexpected similarity between long-distance swimming and spending a long duration of tire in spaceboth can cause the human heart to shrink over time! These findings were based on the experiences of astron
25、aut Scott Belly, who spent 340 days in space in 2015, and Benoit Lecomte, an athlete who in 2018 swam 1,753 miles (about 2,821 km) across the Pacific Ocean in 159 days. The absence of gravity in space means that the heart does not have to work as hard to pump blood through the aorta (主动脉), the large
26、st blood vessel that supplies oxygen to all parts of our body. As a result, the heart loses muscle mass, causing it to reduce in size. The study was conducted by Benjamin Levine, a professor of internal medicine at the University of Texas South western Medical Center. He noted that the shrinkage was
27、 seen despite the fact that Scott Belly exercised every day. Activities such as long-distance swimming can cause the heart to change similarly. Lecomte spent 5.8 hours swimming every day and then another hours sleeping; therefore, he spent more time in a horizontal (水平的) position than upright. This
28、reduced the force of gravity acting on his body. Fortunately, while the heart did shrink in size for Belly and Lecomte, it was just as strong and continued to function normally for both men. And in both cases, the heart regained its original mass and size after a return to normal daily lives, This s
29、tudy is crucial as NASA prepares to send astronauts to Mars in the 2030s. Professor Levine is working with NASA on a program called cypher, which hopes to collect more in-formation by following ten more astronauts year-long trips as well as conducting research on shorter trips to space.12What do Bel
30、ly and Lecomte have in common?ATheir hearts once became smaller than before.BTheir hearts are stronger than common people.CTheir hearts may never return to normal.DTheir hearts may have to work harder.13What causes the change of the heart in space?AThe lack of exerciseBThe lack of gravity.CThe sleep
31、ing position.DThe psychological pressure.14What can we know from the last paragraph?AThe limitation of the study.BThe process of the study.CThe details of the study.DThe application of the study.15Which can be the best title for the text?ACan astronauts avoid the effect of gravity?BCan athlete have
32、a stronger heart?CCan the human heart reduce in size?DCan the human heart function well in space?Smartwatches and fitness trackers (健身追踪器) have gained popularity recently. These tools can record your daily steps, heart rates, etc. 16 . If yes, it might be a sign that youre addicted to your fitness t
33、racker. 17 . If you keep setting unrealistic daily goals that involve working out for too long, and if you begin to ignore friends and responsibilities to make time for your workout, then youre most probably addicted to your fitness tracker.Its a struggle to overcome the addiction to fitness tracker
34、s. 18 . For example, the number in your smart watch showing how far youve come can give you a sense of achievement.Of course, failing to meet your daily goal can be discouraging. You might focus on your shortcoming rather than your progress. Another problem is that you might find yourself paying too
35、 much attention to the step number rather than how your body feels. 19 .Therefore, if youre spending too much time looking at your smartwatch, limit your daily step count to a comfortable level. 20 . For example, concentrating on your hobbies or socializing with friends can be a great way to keep yo
36、ur mind on other things.AHow can you tell whether youre addicted to your fitness tracker?BActually this addiction to step count can be risky, mentally and physically.CDont overuse your smartwatch.DHowever, do you find yourself checking your steps and heart rates too often?EAfter all, reaching a dail
37、y step count can be so appealing.FBesides, you can find other things to do that dont involve checking your fitness tracker.GIt doesnt covey what youre really feeling.二、完形填空Eddie McCarthy was watching the local TV news when he suddenly saw a 21 face on the screen: Roman, one of his high school math s
38、tudents, His parents were 22 looking for a live kidney (肾) donor for him. McCarthy decided he would get a blood test to see if he might be a 23 match.Romans kidney s were failing, and he would likely have to wait three to five years for a donor kidney, 24 more than 92,000 people were on the waiting
39、list.Romans mother said, “Every birthday was bittersweet, knowing that Roman was getting closer to 25 a kidney transplant (移植).” His parents began an all-out 26 for a living donor two years ago.Then in February, their 27 came after McCarthy saw them on the local news. McCarthy got a blood test at a
40、local clinic and 28 that his blood type was O positive like Romans. He soon did more tests. At the end of June, he 29 news that he would be a great donor match for Roman.When the hospital 30 in June that the operation would be performed, Romans parents began to shed tears.Romans transplant went smoo
41、thly, and he was pretty much back to being a 31 15-year-old kid. His parents friends 32 a GoFundMe account for him to help pay the expense. “Everyone in our family will forever be 33 for what the donor did,” Romans mother said. “We hope that McCarthys 34 will give hope to others who are 35 what we d
42、id, and that theyll also find donors.”21AfamiliarBpreciousCcommonDdifferent22AcomfortablyBhappilyCanxiouslyDsecretly23AstrangeBpotentialCregularDoriginal24AifBuntilCbecauseDalthough25AadmitingBneedingCimprovingDbalancing26AsearchBresponsibilityCsuggestionDexcuse27AcompetitionBchallengeCprideDluck28A
43、rememberedBcommentedClearnedDimagined29AignoredBspreadCreceivedDbrought30AdeterminedBblamedCpretendedDpraised31AperfectBgenerousCsimilarDnormal32AstoleBstartedCsavedDsold33AthankfulBpatientCeagerDconcerned34AremarkBtargetCtitleDgift35Ashowing offBgoing throughCholding ontoDgetting over三、语法填空阅读下面材料，在
44、空白处填入适当的内容 (1个单词) 或括号内单词的正确形式。If you go out to the fields at night in spring or summer, you can hear frogs singing 36 (happy) here and there. It seems as if they were performing a field group singing.The frog is a good and useful creature that benefits human beings. They can catch fast-moving 37 (in
45、sect). Each frog eats a large number of pests (害虫) that are 38 (harm) to crops. This little creature is regarded as “the natural enemy of pests”.But now frogs 39 (get) fewer and fewer. This is 40 they are killed and put on the table as a delicious dish by their chief enemy, human beings. It is a sha
46、meless and cruel act, isnt it?The cause that is responsible 41 the rapid reduction of frogs is that farmers use insect killers to kill pests and frogs get killed as a result of drinking poisoned water while 42 (eat) poison-killed insects.Something must be done as soon as possible 43 (save) frogs. If
47、 we dont punish those 44 sell and kill frogs to make money, then one day all of us 45 (punish) by nature for failing to keep them.四、单词拼写46Would you like my mobile phone in e for your laptop? (根据首字母单词拼写)47The young journalist didnt give a detailed a of what happened that night. (根据首字母单词拼写)48A boy was knocked over by a passing car. F , he was not hurt severely. （根据首字母单词拼写）49You may feel anxious t
