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1、石家庄二中实验学校2022-2023学年度高一年级第一学期12月学情监测英语试卷第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分；满分37.5分）AUrban gardens are valuable assets to communities. They provide green spaces to grow sustainable food, build community cohesion （）疑聚力）,make new friends, connect with the earth, and much more. So, lefs check out our

2、 list of 4 inspiring urban gardens in the US.Gotham GreensWhere: New York &ChicagoWhat: Gotham Greens first started in Brooklyn and now has four locations in New York City and Chicago. Their flagship farm in Brooklyn produces over 100,000 pounds of greens per year. But it doesnt just produce healthy

3、 local vegetables. It is using high-tech greenhouses with solar panels to make sure the food grown is healthy and sustainable.Baltimore Urban Gardening with StudentsWhere: Baltimore, MarylandWhat: The Baltimore Urban Gardening with Students （BUGS） program encourages students to get their hands dirty

4、 and plant vegetables through their after-school and summer programs. Many of these kids dont have access to green spaces, and have never had the opportunity to grow food.Revision Urban FarmWhere: Boston, MassachusettsWhat: ReVision Urban Farm in Boston works in partnership with the Re Vision Family

5、 Home-a shelter for 22 homeless parents and their kids. The farm provides these families with information on healthy eating, and access to the farms fresh vegetables. The organization also provides job training to help families escape the cycle of poverty.SwaleWhere: New YorkWhat: Swale, a floating

6、food forest located on a large boat, is an innovative project meant to inspire citizens to rethink the relationship between our cities and our food. This urban garden serves as both a living art exhibit and an educational farm. Food forests are sustainable gardens that include vegetables, fruit, nut

7、 trees, bushes, herbs, and vines -each one complementing the other in a symbiotic （共生的）relationship.1 What is special about Gotham Greens?A. It provides job training for students.B. It uses high-tech greenhouses to grow healthy food.C. It creates a sustainable garden on a large boat.D. It offers hom

8、eless families information on healthyeating.2. Which urban garden offers first-hand farming experience?A. Gotham Greens.B. Baltimore Urban Gardening with StudentsC. Revision Urban Farm.D. Swale.3. What do these four urban gardens have in common?A. They are inspirational multinational project.B. They

9、 have educational and entertaining purposes.C. They create job opportunities for farmers.D. They are important for city dwellers.BI was about 30 years old and was working as a firefighter in the South Bronx Engine Co.82. On a restful Sunday, I was reading a copy of The New York Times. I read an arti

10、cle on the Book Review section which openly stated an untrue and unfair statement about an Irish poet William Butler Yeats. As I read it, my blood began to boil.I grabbed a piece of paper and wrote out a letter of anger to the editor. Yeats had lived his life and written his poetry through the very

11、essence of his Irish sensibility. It was offensive to describe him in the way that article did. I didnt know why I felt it my duty to safeguard the reputation of the worlds greatest poet. I just knew that I had to write the letter.After the letter got published, I received a letter from The New York

12、er asking for an interview. When my article Fireman Smith appeared in the magazine, the editor of a large publishing firm called me asking if I was interested in writing a book about my life. I had little confidence to write a whole book, though the subject was worthy. 1 wrote Report from Engine Co.

13、82 in six months. And it sold really well. In the years that followed, I wrote three more best-sellers.Being a writer had been far from my expectations. How had it happened? I often found myself thinking about it. And my thoughts always came back to that letter to The New York Times. For me, the wri

14、ting was a natural consequence of the passion I felt and the subjects represented the great values burning within me as I wrote.4. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 imply?A. I felt puzzled when I read the article.B. I felt angry at the statement in the article.C. I became excited when

15、 I read about Yeats.D. I was very proud of Yeats being a universal author.5. Why did the author write to the New York Times?A. To present his love for literature.B. To spread Irish culture to the world.C. To protect the reputation of an Irish poet.D. To express his expectation of being a writer.6. A

16、ccording to the author what is the key to his success in writing?A. His skills in arguing.B. His educational background.C. His passion for writing.D. His experience as a firefighter.7. What is the best title of the passage?A. My Journey to Be a Writer.B. A Letter That Changed My Life.C. How to Becom

17、e a Great Author.D. My Defense of Irelands Greatest Poet.cBy using positive reinforcement （强化），an approach familiar to anyone whos used treats to change a dogs behavior, a team dramatically improved a robofs skills and did it quickly enough to make training robots fbr real- world work a more workabl

18、e enterprise. The findings are newly published in a paper called, Good Robot!”Unlike humans and animals that are bom with highly intuitive （有直觉力的）brains, robots are blank slates （写字板）and must learn everything from scratch. But true learning is often accomplished by trial and error, and roboticists a

19、re still figuring out how robots can learn efficiently from their mistakes.With an effort the team accomplished that by designing a reward system that works for a robot in the way treats work for a dog. Where a dog might get a cookie for a job well done, the robot got an incentive too.Andrew Hundt,

20、lead author of the study, recalled how he once taught his puppy named Leah the command “Leave it, so she could ignore squirrels on walks. He used two types of treats, ordinary trainer treats and something even better, like cheese. When Leah was excited and sniffing around the treats, she got nothing

21、. But when she calmed down and looked away, she got the good stuff. Thats when I gave her the cheese and said, Leave it! Good Leah! He later decided to try that method on robots.Similarly, to stack （码放整齐）blocks, Spot, the robot, needed to learn how to focus on constructive actions. As the robot expl

22、ored the blocks, it quickly learned that correct behaviors for stacking earned high points, but incorrect ones earned nothing. Reach out but dont grasp a block? No points. Knock over a stack? Definitely no points. Spot earned the most by placing the last block on top of a four-block stack.“The robot

23、 wants the higher score J Hundt said. It quickly learns the right behavior to get the best reward. In fact, it used to take a month of practice for the robot to achieve 100% accuracy. We were able to do it in two days.”What did the team want to achieve by creating the new approach?A. To reduce the e

24、rror rate of robots performing tasks.B. To develop a robot able to learn by itself.C. To figure out robots way of learning.D. To help improve robots9 learning efficiency.8. Which of the following can replace the underlined part in Paragraph 3?A. Won an award.B. Had a special talent.C. Raised an inte

25、rest.D. Experienced some mistakes.9. Why does the author talk about Andrew Hundfs training his dog?A. To help us better understand their findings.B. To make the text more attractive to animal lovers.C. To show dogs are actually very clever.D. To explain how he got inspiration for the study.10. What

26、does the last but one paragraph mainly tell us?A. The process of training Spot to stack blocks.B. The possibility of a robofs earning high points.C. The superiority of Spot as a newly developed robot.D. The significance of having robots work with blocks.DPhysical activity is important in preventing

27、cardio vascular（心血管的）disease in young people so long as they dont undertake very intense activity on days when air pollution levels are high, according to a recently released study.Until now, little has been known about the relationships between the health benefits of physical activity taking place

28、outdoors and the potentially harmful effects of air pollution. Previous research by the authors of the current study had investigated the question in middle-aged people at a single point in time, but this is the first time that it has been investigated in young adults aged between 2030 years over a

29、period of several years. In addition, the researchers wanted to see what happens when people increase or decrease their physical activity over time.At each health check-up, the participants completed a questionnaire asking about their physical activity in the past seven days and this information was

30、 changed into units of metabolic equivalent task（MET,代成才当量任务） minutes per week（MET-mins/week）. The participants were divided into four groups: 0, 1 一499, 500999 and 1000 or more MET-mins/week. People are recommended to do 500999 MET-mins/week and this can be achieved by; for example, running, cyclin

31、g or hiking for 15-30 minutes five times a week, or brisk walking, doubles tennis or slow cycling for 30-60 minutes five times a week.The researchers used data to calculate annual average levels of air pollution, in particular the levels of small particulate matter that are less than or equal to 10

32、or 2.5 microns in diameter, known a PM 10 and PM25.Overall, the results show that physical activity is associated with a lower risk of developing cardiovascular disease among young adults. However, when air pollution levels are high, exercising beyond the recommended amount may offset or even revers

33、e the beneficial effects. The study cannot show that air pollution causes the increased cardiovascular risk, only that it is associated with it.11. What can we know from Paragraph 2?A. Outdoor physical activity harms our health.B. Exercising isnt advised on serious air pollution days.C. A first in-d

34、epth survey has been done on young adults.D. Middle-aged people have been the ideal research target. 13. How do the results come out?A. By doing research on young adults.B. By collecting PM 10 and PM2.5 data.C. By making experiments on middle-aged people.D. By studying a questionnaire on physical ac

35、tivity. 14. What do we know about the result?A. Air pollution leads to cardiovascular disease.B. Cardiovascular disease relates to air pollution.C. More physical exercise benefits young people.D. Young adults seldom develop cardiovascular disease.15. What would be the best title for the passage?A. P

36、hysical activity & air pollution: when to do more or less physical activity.B. Physical activity & health benefit: how to prevent cardiovascular diseaseC Physical activity & air pollution: what to do with high air pollution levelsD. Physical activity & health benefit: how to maximize the health bene

37、fits of exercising第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选 项。Its a nightmare having to wait for exam results. 16If youre stressed out after taking your exams,dont worry! There are some steps you can take to calm down and reduce your stress.Take some deep breaths. Stress and a

38、nxiety can trigger your bodys “fight or flight“ response, making your breaths shallow and rapid. 17 Put one hand on your chest and the other on your abdomen （月复部）.As you breathe, you should feel your abdomen expand along with your chest.Try not to go over the exam in depth straight afterwards. Some

39、people find it comforting to talk to friends a little about what they wrote. However, it only makes you woiry about the answers you cant change. It is also a bad idea because your brain does not perform well under stressful conditions. You will be unable to think clearly right after a stressful exam

40、. 18Get some exercise to relax. You might not feel like hitting the gym or going for a run directly after an exam, but getting some moderate physical activity is a great way to reduce stress! 19 If youre stressed out over your exam, try doing exercise like jogging, cycling or even a quick walk. Regu

41、lar exercise has been shown to decrease tension and improve your sleep.20 Regardless of your results, you should celebrate the fact that you have worked hard on your exams. Reward yourself by doing something you enjoy. If you can do it with friends, all the better. Studies have shown that spending t

42、ime with friends and loved ones is an excellent way to relieve stress and promote a sense of calm and well-being.A. Spend time with positive people.B. Do something enjoyable to relax.C. Fight this stress response by taking deep breaths.D. You may feel like you perform much worse than you actually do

43、.E. The situation will be worse if you9re not sure of your performance.F Whatever makes you laugh will help you sort out your post-exam stress.G. It can produce endorphins （内啡肽），which are natural painkillers that boost your mood.第二部分 语言运用（共三节，满分50分）第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D

44、四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的 最佳选项。This past summer, I applied for my very first job at a small bakery in my neighborhood. I knew that if I were 21 there, I would learn how to use a cash register, prepare sandwiches, and 22 cake orders. I imagined that my biggest struggle would be23demanding New Yorkers, but T n

45、ever thought that the act oftying a box would become both my biggest24and greatest teacher.On my first day of work in late August, one of the employees quickly explained the 25, It seemedsimple: wrap the string （绳子）around your hand, then wrap it three times around the box both ways, and fasten it.I

46、26 the message in my head, three times, turn it, three times, tie it“ until it became my prayer. After observing several employees, it was 27 that anyone tying the box could complete it in a matter of seconds. For weeks, I failed endlessly, only to watch the strong and small pieces of my pride unrav

47、el （散开）each time I tried.As I 28 to push half-tied cake boxes into plastic bags with embarrassment, I could not help but29 what was wrong with me. 30 the weeks progressed, my skills slowly began to improve. Of course, there were days when I just wanted to throw all of the string in the trash and use

48、 tape （胶带）instead; thissense of defeat was never31. but remarks like “Oh, you must be 32 from impatientcustomers made me angry and determined to try even harder.Gradually I began to realize that I should not be 33 if it takes me longer to learn. I kept on, and I continued to tie boxes every weekend

49、at work. Even though I occasionally fell back into desperation, I always rewrapped the string around my hand and 34 over because I learned that the most satisfying victories come from not 35,21. A. impressed22. A. fill23. A. identifying24. A. friend25. A. process26. A. sent27. A. possible28. A. rushed29. A. believe30