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1、2024年茂名市普通高中高一年级教学质量监测英语试卷全卷满分130分。考试用时120分钟。注意事项：1.答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。2.选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。3.非选择题的作答：用签字笔直接写在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。4.考试结束后，请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。第一部分 阅读(共两节，满分42.5 分)第一节 (共12 小题;每小题2.5分,满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的
2、A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。AWan Zuocheng, 70, starts his day at 4 a. m. He boils a large amount of water every day to help the families of cancer patients with their cooking. He also prepares many pots of porridge(粥). His wife, 68-year-old Xion g Gengxiang, handles rice cooking. She cooks more than 10pots
3、of rice a day. They also have a special kitchen, which is a shared kitchen. Wan and Xiong buy more kitchen tools, so more people can cook in the kitchen at the same time.The special kitchen is located right next to Jiangxi Cancer Hospital. Over the past 20years, it has become widely known as the“ant
4、i-cancer kitchen”for providing patients and their families with a convenient place to cook meals. The couple provides the use of their kitchen to the public at a very low price only 1 yuan once.The kitchen was originally a breakfast stall (小摊). They used to cook youtiao, which was well-known in the
5、neighborhood. One day in 2003, a young couple walked by and asked if they could cook food for their son in the kitchen. Their boy was suffering from bone cancer. He wanted to eat his mothers cooking. Wan and Xion g let the young mother use their kitchen for free. Later, they had an idea that they co
6、uld offer the kitchen to other families who wanted to make meals for their hospitalized relatives.In February 2021, Wan and Xiong received the Touching China Award 2020, which is an annual award that recognizes the countrys most inspiring role models in different aspects. Later that year, in Novembe
7、r, they were also named“National Moral Models”. When asked whydoing this, Wan said, “I want to help. I am willing to do it, and Ill keep doing it as long as I can.”1. Why are there more kitchen tools in the special kitchen?A. To decorate the kitchen.B. To boil water while cooking meals.C. To cook a
8、large amount of porridge.D. To enable more people to use them at once.2. What can we learn about the“anti-cancer kitchen”from the second paragraph?A. It sells breakfast at a low price.B. It belongs to Jiangxi Cancer Hospital.C. It provides free service for cancer patients.D. It offers a place for th
9、ose who need to cook.3. What is the authors purpose in mentioning a young couple?A. To show how helpless they were.B. To compare with Wan and Xiong.C. To admire the young mothers love.D. To tell the inspiration for the kitchen.4. Which words can best describe Wan and Xiong?A. Kind and generous.B. Ca
10、reful and wealthy.C. Independent and brave.D. Creative and intelligent.BRecently, I had the opportunity to spend a few days at “Dongfeng Space City” near the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, where I was sent by the national newspaper to cover the launch(发射) of the Shenzhou-18 manned spacecraft. This
11、 experience provided me with a chance to learn about Chinas space-themed tourism.The Space City is where the Chinese aerospace dream begins. In 1970, Chinas first man-made satellite “Dongfanghong-1” was launched from the Dongfangho ng satellite launch site. In2018, the Dongfanghong satellite launch
12、site became a patriotic (爱国的) education base. The current launch site is called the“Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center”, and it is famous for beingChinas only manned space launch site.For visitors, the quickest way to travel from Beijing to Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center is by flying to Jiayuguan Jiuq
13、uan Airport and then taking a four-hour drive to the city. The view through the car window reveals the vast Gobi Desert, with the sun casting its rays upon the“lonely”road. It is a landscape with little greenery and few buildings or other signs of human life.However, inside the Space City, youll fin
14、d a whole new world: a park, a cinema, aclinic, a supermarket, hotels, restaurants, bakeries and clothing stores. Theres even a farmersmarket and a popular milk tea stand. Visitors to the Space City are often recommended to taste the“Aerospace Milk” and“Acrospace Yogurt”. Visitors can also taste gra
15、pes, watermelons,tomatoes, and other fruits and vegetables from the greenhouse at the launch site.Visitors have the impression that theyre in an ordinary Chinese town. It is only when you come across roads named after“Taikong”and“Yuzhou” that you truly understand the unique identity of this area. Lo
16、cal people have even designed the streetlights in the shape of rockets launching spacecraft. There is also a souvenir (纪念品) shop in the Space City where you can buy various models of rockets, satellites and astronauts.5. What may the author be?A. A news reporter.B. A tourist guide.C. A space scientist.D. A local governor.6. What does paragraph 2 tell us about the Space City?A. Its education base
