1、广东省揭阳市惠来县第一中学2024-2025学年高三上学期10月月考英语试题一、阅读理解HABITAT RESTORATION TEAMHelp restore and protect Marins natural areas from the Marin Headlands to Bolinas Ridge. Well explore beautiful park sites while conducting invasive (侵入的) plant removal, winter planting, and seed collection. Habitat Restoration Team
2、 volunteers play a vital role in restoring sensitive resources and protecting endangered species across the ridges and valleys.GROUPSGroups of five or more require special arrangements and must be confirmed in advance. Please review the List of Available Projects and fill out the Group Project Reque
3、st Form.AGE, SKILLS, WHAT TO BRINGVolunteers aged 10 and over are welcome. Read our Youth Policy Guidelines for youth under the age of 15.Bring your completed Volunteer Agreement Form. Volunteers under the age of 18 must have the parent/guardian approval section signed.Well be working rain or shine.
4、 Wear clothes that can get dirty. Bring layers for changing weather and a raincoat if necessary.Bring a personal water bottle, sunscreen, and lunch.No experience necessary. Training and tools will be provided. Fulfills (满足) community service requirements.UPCOMING EVENTSTimeMeeting LocationSunday, Ja
5、n. 1510:00 am 1:00 pmBattery Alexander TrailheadSunday, Jan. 2210:00 am 2:30 pmStinson Beach Parking LotSunday, Jan. 299:30 am 2:30 pmCoyote Ridge Trailhead1What is the aim of the Habitat Restoration Team?ATo discover mineral resources.BTo develop new wildlife parks.CTo protect the local ecosystem.D
6、To conduct biological research.2What is the lower age limit for joining the Habitat Restoration Team?A5.B10.C15.D18.3What are the volunteers expected to do?ABring their own tools.BWork even in bad weather.CWear a team uniform.DDo at least three projects.“I am not crazy,” says Dr. William Farber, sho
7、rtly after performing acupuncture (针灸) on a rabbit. “I am ahead of my time.” If he seems a little defensive, it might be because even some of his coworkers occasionally laugh at his unusual methods. But Farber is certain hell have the last laugh. Hes one of a small but growing number of American vet
8、erinarians (兽医) now practicing “holistic” medicine-combining traditional Western treatments with acupuncture, chiropractic (按摩疗法) and herbal medicine.Farber, a graduate of Colorado State University, started out as a more conventional veterinarian. He became interested in alternative treatments 20 ye
9、ars ago when he suffered from terrible back pain. He tried muscle-relaxing drugs but found little relief. Then he tried acupuncture, an ancient Chinese practice, and was amazed that he improved after two or three treatments. What worked on a veterinarian seemed likely to work on his patients. So, af
10、ter studying the techniques for a couple of years, he began offering them to pets.Leigh Tindales dog Charlie had a serious heart condition. After Charlie had a heart attack, Tindale says, she was prepared to put him to sleep, but Farbers treatments eased her dogs suffering so much that she was able
11、to keep him alive for an additional five months. And Priscilla Dewing reports that her horse, Nappy, “moves more easily and rides more comfortably” after a chiropractic adjustment.Farber is certain that the holistic approach will grow more popular with time, and if the past is any indication, he may
12、 be right: Since 1982, membership in the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association has grown from 30 to over 700. “Sometimes it surprises me that it works so well,” he says. “I will do anything to help an animal. Thats my job.”4What do some of Farbers coworkers think of him?AHes odd.BHes stri
13、ct.CHes brave.DHes rude.5Why did Farber decide to try acupuncture on pets?AHe was trained in it at university.BHe was inspired by another veterinarian.CHe benefited from it as a patient.DHe wanted to save money for pet owners.6What does paragraph 3 mainly talk about?ASteps of a chiropractic treatmen
14、t.BThe complexity of veterinarians work.CExamples of rare animal diseases.DThe effectiveness of holistic medicine.7Why does the author mention the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association?ATo prove Farbers point.BTo emphasize its importance.CTo praise veterinarians.DTo advocate animal protec
15、tion.Is comprehension the same whether a person reads a text onscreen or on paper? And are listening to and viewing content as effective as reading the written word when covering the same material? The answers to both questions are often “no”. The reasons relate to a variety of factors, including re
16、duced concentration, an entertainment mindset (心态) and a tendency to multitask while consuming digital content.When reading texts of several hundred words or more, learning is generally more successful when its on paper than onscreen. A large amount of research confirms this finding. The benefits of
17、 print reading particularly shine through when experimenters move from posing simple tasks like identifying the main idea in a reading passage to ones that require mental abstraction such as drawing inferences from a text.The differences between print and digital reading results are partly related t
18、o papers physical properties. With paper, there is a literal laying on of hands, along with the visual geography of distinct pages. People often link their memory of what theyve read to how far into the book it was or where it was on the page.But equally important is the mental aspect. Reading resea
19、rchers have proposed a theory called “shallowing hypothesis (假说)”. According to this theory, people approach digital texts with a mindset suited to social media, which are often not so serious, and devote less mental effort than when they are reading print.Audio (音频) and video can feel more engaging
20、 than text, and so university teachers increasingly turn to these technologies say, assigning an online talk instead of an article by the same person. However, psychologists have demonstrated that when adults read news stories, they remember more of the content than if they listen to or view identic
21、al pieces.Digital texts, audio and video all have educational roles, especially when providing resources not available in print. However, for maximizing learning where mental focus and reflection are called for, educators shouldnt assume all media are the same, even when they contain identical words
22、.8What does the underlined phrase “shine through” in paragraph 2 mean?ASeem unlikely to last.BSeem hard to explain.CBecome ready to use.DBecome easy to notice.9What does the shallowing hypothesis assume?AReaders treat digital texts lightly.BDigital texts are simpler to understand.CPeople select digi
23、tal texts randomly.DDigital texts are suitable for social media.10Why are audio and video increasingly used by university teachers?AThey can hold students attention.BThey are more convenient to prepare.CThey help develop advanced skills.DThey are more informative than text.11What does the author imp
24、ly in the last paragraph?AStudents should apply multiple learning techniques.BTeachers should produce their own teaching material.CPrint texts cannot be entirely replaced in education.DEducation outside the classroom cannot be ignored.In the race to document the species on Earth before they go extin
25、ct, researchers and citizen scientists have collected billions of records. Today, most records of biodiversity are often in the form of photos, videos, and other digital records. Though they are useful for detecting shifts in the number and variety of species in an area, a new Stanford study has fou
26、nd that this type of record is not perfect. “With the rise of technology it is easy for people to make observations of different species with the aid of a mobile application,” said Barnabas Daru, who is lead author of the study and assistant professor of biology in the Stanford School of Humanities
27、and Sciences. “These observations now outnumber the primary data that comes from physical specimens (标本), and since we are increasingly using observational data to investigate how species are responding to global change, I wanted to know: Are they usable?”Using a global dataset of 1.9 billion record
28、s of plants, insects, birds, and animals, Daru and his team tested how well these data represent actual global biodiversity patterns.“We were particularly interested in exploring the aspects of sampling that tend to bias (使有偏差) data, like the greater likelihood of a citizen scientist to take a pictu
29、re of a flowering plant instead of the grass right next to it,” said Daru.Their study revealed that the large number of observation-only records did not lead to better global coverage. Moreover, these data are biased and favor certain regions, time periods, and species. This makes sense because the
30、people who get observational biodiversity data on mobile devices are often citizen scientists recording their encounters with species in areas nearby. These data are also biased toward certain species with attractive or eye-catching features.What can we do with the imperfect datasets of biodiversity
31、?“Quite a lot,” Daru explained. “Biodiversity apps can use our study results to inform users of oversampled areas and lead them to places and even species that are not well-sampled. To improve the quality of observational data, biodiversity apps can also encourage users to have an expert confirm the
32、 identification of their uploaded image.”12What do we know about the records of species collected now?AThey are becoming outdated.BThey are mostly in electronic form.CThey are limited in number.DThey are used for public exhibition.13What does Darus study focus on?AThreatened species.BPhysical specim
33、ens.CObservational data.DMobile applications.14What has led to the biases according to the study?AMistakes in data analysis.BPoor quality of uploaded pictures.CImproper way of sampling.DUnreliable data collection devices.15What is Darus suggestion for biodiversity apps?AReview data from certain area
34、s.BHire experts to check the records.CConfirm the identity of the users.DGive guidance to citizen scientists.Not all great writers are great spellers. If you want to be published, its vital to submit a perfect, professionally presented manuscript (原稿). 16 No editor is likely to tolerate a writer who
35、 does not take the trouble to spell words correctly.I keep two reference books close-by on my desk: dictionary and thesaurus (同义词词典). I dont trust my laptops spellchecker. 17 Of course, these days there are plenty of online dictionaries and thesauruses, but Im old-fashioned enough to prefer a hard c
36、over and pages I can leaf through with my fingers. I use the Concise Oxford Dictionary and the Collins Thesaurus. 18 It should give you a precise definition of each word, thus differentiating it from other words whose meanings are similar, but not identical. It will also usually show how the word is
37、 pronounced.In addition, I have an old two-volume copy of the Shorter Oxford Dictionary, picked up a few years ago in a bookshop sale for just 99 pence. Of course, with its 2,672 pages, its not exactly short. It contains around 163,000 words, plus word combinations and idiomatic phrases. 19 However,
38、 if I need to check the origin of a word or to look up examples of its usage, theres nothing better.For well over a hundred years the most influential English dictionary was Samuel Johnsons Dictionary of the English Language published in 1755. To make dictionaries is dull (乏味) work, wrote Johnson, i
39、llustrating one definition of dull. 20 A few minutes spent casting your eye over a page or two can be a rewarding experience.AI dont often use this dictionary.BIt takes no account of the context.CBut I still dont want to replace them.DBut a dictionary can be a pleasure to read.EOf course, a dictiona
40、ry is not only for spelling.FThat means good grammar and no spelling mistakes.GDictionaries dont always give you enough information.二、完形填空Ive been motivated and demotivated by other folks achievements all my life.When I was a teenager, a neighborhood friend 21 a marathon race. Feeling motivated, I s
41、tarted running 22 , but then two things happened. First, a girl I met one day told me she was 23 for a “super,” referring to a 52.4-mile double marathon. Then, the next day I went on my longest run 15 miles. To be honest, I 24 it! Between the girl making my 25 seem small and the pure boredom of jogg
42、ing, I decided that the only 26 Id ever run again is if a big dog was running after me!So I 27 cycling. I got a good bike and rode a lot. I 28 of entering cycle races until I flew to San Diego to visit my sister. While she was at work one day, I 29 her bike and went for a ride. The 30 : the roads th
43、ere went through large valleys where Id be riding uphill for miles at a time. Id never faced such 31 . That day, I got 32 by about 100 “local” bikers who were used to such roads. When I got back home, suddenly riding my bike didnt seem quite as 33 .Ive 34 a lot since then. Ive come to accept that wh
44、atever 35 I set for myself, they just have to be my own.21AknewBheldCwonDquit22AregularlyBsilentlyCproudlyDrecently23AaskingBlookingCwaitingDtraining24AmadeBbelievedChatedDdeserved25AadvantageBachievementCcontributionDinfluence26AwayBriskCplaceDreason27Agave upBwent onCturned toDdealt with28AheardBd
45、reamedCcomplainedDapproved29ApaintedBborrowedCboughtDparked30AproblemBsecretCprincipleDadvice31AdangersBeventsCopponentsDchallenges32ApassedBconvincedCadmiredDstopped33AreliableBconvenientCfamiliarDappealing34AtraveledBmaturedCmissedDworried35AlimitsBdatesCgoalsDtests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
46、的正确形式。Heatherwick Studio recently built a greenhouse at the edge of the National Trusts Woolbeding Gardens. This beautiful structure, named Glasshouse, is at the centre of a new garden that shows how the Silk Road influences English gardens even in modern times.The latest 36 (engineer) techniques ar
47、e applied to create this protective 37 (function) structure that is also beautiful. The design features ten steel “sepals (萼片)” made of glass and aluminium (铝). These sepals open on warm days 38 (give) the inside plants sunshine and fresh air. In cold weather, the structure stays 39 (close) to protect the plants.Further, the Silk Route Garden around the greenhouse 40 (walk) visitors through a journey influenced by the ancient Silk Road, by whi
