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揭东一中2023届高三级第二学期第一次月考英语试题第一卷第一局部听力〔共两节，总分值30分〕第一节〔共5小题；每题1.5分，总分值7.5分〕听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题。从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最正确选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。例：Howmuchistheshirt?A.£19.15 B.£9.18答案是C。1.WhatwillLucydoat11:30tomorrow?A.Gooutforlunch. B.Seeherdentist. C.Visitafriend.2.Whatistheweatherlikenow?A.It’ssunny. B.It’srainy. C.It’scloudy.3.WhydoesthemantalktoDr.Simpson?A.Tomakeanapology. B.Toaskforhelp. C.Todiscusshisstudio4.Howwillthewomangetbackfromtherailwaystation?A.Bytrain. B.Bycar C.Bybus.5.WhatdoesJennydecidetodofirst?A.Lookforajob. B.Goonatrip. C.Getanassistant.第二节〔共15小题；每题1.5分，总分值22.5分〕听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最正确选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听第6段材料，答复第6、7题。6.Whattimeisitnow?A.1:45.B.2:10.C.2:15.7.Whatwillthemando?A.Workonaproject.B.SeeLindainthelibrary.C.MeetwithProfessorSmith.听第7段材料，答复第8至10题.8.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Havinggueststhisweekend.B.Goingoutforsightseeing.C.Movingintoanewhouse.9.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Neighbors.B.Husbandandwife.C.Hostandvisitor.10.Whatwillthemandotomorrow?A.Workinhisgarden. B.Haveabarbecue. C.Dosomeshopping.听第8段材料，答复第11至13题.11.Wherewasthemanborn?A.InPhiladelphia. B.InSpringfield. C.InKansas.12.Whatdidthemanlikedoingwhenhewasachild?A.Drawing. B.Traveling. C.Reading.13.Whatinspiresthemanmostinhiswork?A.Education. B.Familylove. C.Nature.听第9段材料，答复第14至17题.14.WhyisDorothygoingtoEurope?A.Toattendatrainingprogram.B.Tocarryoutsomeresearch.C.Totakeavacation.15.HowlongwillDorothystayinEurope？A.Afewdays. B.Twoweeks. C.Threemonths.16.WhatdoesDorothythinkofherapartment?A.It’sexpensive. B.It’ssatisfactory. C.It'sinconvenient.17WhatdocsBilloffertodoforDorothy?A.RecommendherapartmenttoJim.B.anewapartmentforher.C.Takecareofherapartment.听第10段材料，答复第18至20题.WhatarethetouristsadvisedtodowhentouringLondon?TaketheirtourscheduleB.WatchoutforthetrafficC.Wearcomfortableshoes.19.Whatwillthetouristsdoinfifteenminutes?A.Meetthespeaker.B.Gototheirrooms.C.Changesomemoney.20.Whereprobablyisthespeaker?A.Inapark.B.Inahotel.C.Inashoppingcentre.第二局部阅读理解〔共两节，总分值40分〕第一节〔共15小题；每题2分，总分值30分〕阅读以下短文，从每题所给的四个选项〔A、B、C、和D〕中，选出最正确选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ATheCastleofMonteriggioniLocatedincentralTuscany,theCastleofMonteriggioniwasbuiltbytheRepublicofSienaatthebeginningofthe13thcenturyinordertodefenditssouthernborderagainstFlorence.Withtheirimpressivetowers,theyfeatureinDante’sDivineComedy.MainSightsInsidethetownaretheChurchofSantaMariaAssunta,thebattlementsonthetownwallsandthesmall“MonteriggioniinArme〞museum,wheretherearemodelsandlife-sizearmors(铠甲).EveryJulywithinthewallofthetownaspecialeventiscelebrated:theMedievalFestivalofMonteriggioni,oneofthemostbeautifulfestivalsintheregion.ThecitygoesbackintimetotheMiddleAges,thestreetsarefilledupwithpeopleinperiodcostumecreatingarealatmosphere.Dances,liveperformances,music,theatre,kidsentertainment,storytellersandmoreentertainthepublic.ThesurroundingareaThetownlandsofMonteriggioni,withthewalledtownastheircapital,coveranareaofabout100km²directlytothenorthofSiena,fullofwoods,hills,vineyardsandolivegroves(小树林).ThetownlandsalsotakeinalargeareaofunspoilednaturethathasbeendeclaredaSiteofCommunityImportance(SCI).Theareaiscrossedbyanetworkoftrails,includingtheViaFrancigena,whichcanbetravelledonfoot,bicycleoronhorse-back.HowtogettoMonteriggioniBYCARTakethe“Monteriggioni〞exitontheFlorence-Sienamotorwaylink.BYBUSLine130fromSienaforCollediVald’Elsa-Poggibonsi-SanGimignano.BYTRAINThecloseststationis“CastellinainChianti-Monteriggioni〞.TouristOfficePiazzaRoma,2353035Monteriggioni(SI)-ItalyTel./fax+390577304834info@Monteriggioniturismo.it21.WhichofthefollowingyoucannotseeintheCastleofMonteriggioni?A.Tower B.PerformanceC.VineyardsD.Church 22.Thebestwaytotravelaroundthesurroundingareais_____. A.bycar B.bybusC.bytrain D.onfoot23.Wherecanthisarticlebeprobablyfound?A.Inatravelguidebook. B.Inatextbook.C.Inafashionmagazine. D.Inanewspaper.BIdiscoveredthepoweroffearwhenIbecamestucktomydriveway,asifmyfeetwerecrazy—gluedtothecement〔水泥〕．AsmuchasItried,Icouldnotmovethem.TherealizationthatmydaughterswereplayinginNancy'shouse,justone-halfblockaway,paralyzed〔麻痹〕mylegs,makingmeunabletomovewhenInearedtheendofourdriveway.Dense,blacksmokewasrisingfrombehindtheSycamoreMapletreesontheothersideofthestreetandwasenvelopingthreehouses,makingthembarelyvisible.Nancy'shousewasoneofthem.Itriedtocalloutformydaughtershopingtoseethemrunsafelytomyarms,butmyvoicewasalsostuck-stuckinmythroatwithnointentionofcomingout.ThereIstood,helpless,paralyzedandsilencedbyfear,unabletoprotectthetwolittlegirlsIlovedmorethanevenIhadrealized.Althoughtrappedinabodythatcouldn'tmoveorspeak,Icouldstillhear.Icouldhearothermothersanxiouslycallingtheirchildren.Icouldhearafrighteningsilencethatcoveredtheneighborhoodinsteadoftheusualhappyvoicesofchildren.And,finally,Icouldhearthealarmofthefireengine.Asthealarmannounced,"We'reonourway,"itinstantlydissolvedthecrazygluethathadheldmyfeettothecementanditunlockedthesoundproofboxthathadsilencedmyvoice.Iwasfreetomakesuremydaughtersweresafe.AsIcontinueddownthedriveway,twolittlegirls,mytwolittlegirls,rantowardmefromacrossthestreet.TheyhadcomehometotellmeaboutthefireinthegaragenexttoNancy'shouse.Notonlydidmyfeetandvoiceworknow,butmyeyeswerealsoingoodworkingorderandhadnotroubleproducingtears.24.Whywastheauthorstucktoherdriveway? A.Shewastootiredtomoveherlegs.B.Thickblacksmokeblockedherview. C.Thecementonthedrivewaywasstillwet.D.Thefearforherdaughters'safetystruckher.25.Whatmadetheauthorabletomoveandspeakagain?A.Shoutingfromotheranxiousmothers.B.Strangesilenceintheneighborhood.C.Thealarmofthecomingfireengine.D.Thecouragetoprotectherdaughters.26.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestattheendofthestory?A.Sheburstintotearsofreliefandhappiness.B.Shewasreallythankfultoseehergirlssaved.C.Shewastooexcitedtobelievewhatshesaw.D.Sheovercameherfearandfullyrecovered,27.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.LoveinFire B.ThePowerofFearC.ANarrowEscape D.ThePriceofFearCMOOCs(MassiveOpenOnlineCourses)arefree,butwithouttutoring,andareopentoanyone,anywhereintheworld.Thecoursesareflexible–normallythreetofivehoursofstudyaweek–doneatanytime,short(5to10weeks)andvideo-rich.Theyarealsoheavilydependentoncrowdsourcing:youcandiscussacoursewithfellowstudentsthroughonlineforums(论坛),discussionboardsandpeerreview.Studentsdon'thavetofinishthecourses,passassessmentsordoassignments,but,iftheydo,theygetacertificateofparticipation.TheOpenUniversitylaunchedFutureLearn,theUK'sanswertoUSplatformssuchasCoursera,EdXandUdacity,whichhavebeenofferingMOOCsfromtopUSuniversitiesforthepasttwoyears.Theresponsehasbeenincredible,withmorethanthreemillionpeopleregisteringworldwide.Meanwhile,in2023,EdinburghUniversitybecamethefirstnon-USinstitutiontojoinCoursera'spartnership,including13universities.“Wealreadyrun50onlinemaster'sdegrees,sothiswasalogicalexpansion,〞saysProfessorJeffHaywood,Edinburgh'svice-president.“It'saninvestmentinteachingmethodsresearch.HowamIgoingtoteachintroductoryphilosophyto100,000people?That'swhatIcalleducationalR&D.〞Headds“Ifyoulookahead10years,you'dexpectallstudentsgraduatingtohavetakensomeonlinecourses,soyou'vegottoresearchthat.OurMOOCsarenomoreincompetitionwithourdegreesthanalifelonglearningcoursebecausetheydon'tcarrycredits.〞Cooperationiskey,Haywoodstresses.Itisfarbettertooffer20-30coursesinyourownareasofexpertise(专门技能)andletotherinstitutionsdolikewise.ProfessorMikeSharples,FutureLearn'sacademiclead,goesfurther:“We'vetiedtheelementsavailablebeforeintoapackageofcoursesofferedbyleadinguniversitiesworldwideonanewsoftwareplatform,withanewwayofpromotingitandalsoanewsocial-learningteachingmethod.Youwon'tjustreceiveanexam,butbeabletodiscussandmarkeachother'sassignments.〞BathUniversity,oneofmorethan20universitiesworkingwithFutureLearn,launchesitsfirstcourse,InsideCancer,nextJanuary,andregardsMOOCsasawayofbreakingdownagebarriers."There'snoreasonwhysomeonedoingGCSEsshouldnotlookatourMOOCsandgetquiteawaythroughthem,orsomeoneatPhDlevelandbeyond,"saysProfessorBernieMorley,expertforlearningandteaching.28.MOOCshavethesefeaturesEXCEPTthat_______.A.MOOCsarefreeofchargeforanyoneB.MOOCscanbeadjustedaccordingtopeople’slearningpaceC.MOOCsprovideteachers’instructionsifyouhavesomedifficultyD.MOOCshaveaplatformforlearnerstosharetheirlearningexperience29.TheresponsetoFutureLearnhasbeenthoughttobeunbelievablebecause______.A.allthecoursesontheplatformareavailabletoanyoneintheworldB.EdinburghUniversitybecamethefirstnon-USinstitutiontojoinitC.thenumberofpeopleregisteringintheplatformisbeyondexpectationD.studentscangetacertificationofparticipationwithoutpassingassessments30.WhatcanbeinferredfromProfessorBernieMorleyinthelastparagraph?A.PeoplewithvariouslearninglevelswillprobablyshowinterestinMOOCs.B.PeopleatPhDlevelhavealreadyknowneverythingaboutMOOCs.C.InsideCancerwillbethemostpopularcourseforsomeonedoingGCSEs.D.MOOCsarenotsocompetitiveaslifelonglearningcoursesduetocredits.31.Thepassagemainlydealswith_____.A.thevariousopinionsonFutureLearnB.theadvantagesofonlineteachingmethodsC.thepopularityofno-creditcoursesD.theemergenceofanewlearningplatformD“HeaveniswherethepoliceareEnglish,thecooksareFrench,themechanicsareGerman,theloversareItalianandeverythingisorganizedbytheSwiss.Hell(地狱)iswherethepoliceareGerman,thecooksareEnglish,themechanicsareFrench,theloversareSwiss,andeverythingisorganizedbytheItalians.〞 Obviouslythenationalstereotypes(模式化的思想)inthisoldjokearegeneralizations(普遍化),butsuchstereotypesareoftensaidto“existforareason〞.Isthereactuallyasliver(裂片)oftruthinthem?Notlikely,aninternationalresearchteamnowsays. “Nationalandculturalstereotypesdoplayanimportantroleinhowpeopleseethemselvesandothers,andbeingawarethatthesearenotdependableisausefulthing,〞saidstudyauthorRobertMcCraeoftheNationalInstituteonAging.“Theseareinfactunfoundedstereotypes.Theydon’tcomefromlookingaroundyou,〞McCraesaid. Ifnationalstereotypesaren’trootedinrealexperiences,thenwheredotheycomefrom?Onepossibilityisthattheyreflectnationalvalues,whichmaybecomeknownfromhistoricalevents.Forexample,manyhistorianshavearguedthatthespiritofAmericanindividualism(个人主义)hasitsoriginsintheexperiencesofthepioneersontheOldWest. SocialscientistssuchaspsychologistRichardRobinshavegivenseveralotherpossibleexplanationsforstereotypesandwhytheymaybeincorrect.Robinsnotesthatsomestereotypesmayhavebeencorrectatonepointinhistoryandthenremainedunchangedwhiletheculturechanged. Wemaybe“hard-wired〞,tosomedegree,tokeepincorrectstereotypes,sincewearelesslikelytonoticeandrememberinformationthatisdifferentfromourstereotypes.Generally,accordingtoRobins,whenwemeetpeoplewhoaredifferentfromourstereotypes,weseethemasuniqueindividualsratherthantypicalnationalorculturalgroups.32.ThestereotypeaboutItaliansis______. A.romanticbutdisorganized B.friendlyandgood-tempered C.dreamyandimpractical D.strictbutthoughtful33.Accordingtosocialscientists,Nationalstereotypesarenotalwayscorrectbecause______. A.theyareformedbyindividualhistoriansB.whatwastrueinthepastmaynotbetrueatthepresent C.generalizationsaremadethroughpersonalexperience D.peopletendtohavefalseideaaboutothercultures34.AccordingtotheresearchteamledbyMcCrae,nationalstereotypesare______. A.interesting B.harmful C.humorous D.unreliable35.Theunderlinedword“hard-wired〞inthelastparagraphprobablymeans______. A.forgetful B.anxious C.fixed D.helpless第二节：信息匹配〔共5小题；每题2分，总分值10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正确选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。注意：此题答在答题卡上。E=ABF=ACG=ADThereafewkeytipswillhelpyoueffectively

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presentationandgiveyouachancetogatheryourthoughts.G.Researcherssaythatthemajorityofcommunicationisnon-verbal,andItendtoagree.第三局部：英语知识运用〔共两节，总分值45分〕第一节：完形填空〔共20小题；每题1.5分，总分值30分〕阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最正确选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Asoneof8kidsofaBrazilianfamily,broughtupinAmerica'scrowdedapartment,I'dspentseveralyearssearchingforaloneness.Now,43,at27,acollegestudentafterthe44withmygirlfriend,everycellinsidemewantedtobealone,45notatChristmas.Myfamilyhad46toBrazilandmyfriendswere47withtheirownlives.Duskwasapproaching,andthefactthatIhadtoreturntomy48homemademesad.Lightsfromwindowsblinked,andIhopedsomeonewould49fromoneofthosehomestoinvitemeinsidewithaChristmastreedecoratedwithshinyfakesnowand50presents.Atamarket,Ifeltmore51whenpeoplewerebuyinglotsofgoods,which52thegiftswereceivedaschildreninmymind.Imissedmyfamilyandwantedtocryforwantingtobealoneandforhavingachievedit.Outsidethechurch,amanger(小耶稣)hadbeenset53.Istoodwithotherswatchingthescene,someofthem54theirfingers,praying.AsIwalkedhome,IrealizedthatleavingBrazilwasstilla55experienceasIstruggledwithwhatIhadbecomein15yearsinAmerica.I'dmournedthe56,butforthefirsttime,IrecognizedwhatI’dgained.Iwasindependent,57andhealthy.Mylifewasstillahead,fullof58.Sometimesthebestgiftistheonethatyougiveyourself.ThatChristmas,Igavemyself59forwhatI'dobtaineduptonowandpromisetogoforward.ItisthebestgiftI'veevergot,theonethatImost60.41.A.shared B.played C.served D.held42.A.accompanied B.employed C.attended D.supported43.A.usually B.extremely C.really D.eventually44.A.breakup B.date C.sympathy D.concern45.A.so B.but C.and D.or46.A.moved B.slipped C.came D.returned47.A.pleased B.satisfied C.occupied D.bored48.A.shabby B.empty C.warm D.cozy49.A.turnup B.hangout C.goaway D.breakin50.A.dealt B.discounted C.wrapped D.donated51.A.tired B.nervous C.excited D.upset52.A.calledup B.calledfor C.calledon D.calledin53.A.down B.up C.aside D.about54.A.hugging B.bowing C.crossing D.bending55.A.great B.joyful C.painful D.potential56.A.cases B.limits C.losses D.worries57.A.lonely B.educated C.shy D.wealthy58.A.possibility B.sight C.sadness D.hardship59.A.surprise B.defeat C.prize D.credit60.A.select B.value C.save D.admit第二卷〔非选择题，共50分〕第一节：语法填空〔15分，每题1.5分〕阅读下面材料，在空白处填入一个适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。Insciencefiction,spaceisoftendescribedasasilent,emptyplacebutthingsaredifferent.61.________reality,alloftheequipment62._________(use)tokeepaspacestationfuntioningcanbesonoisy63.__________theastronautsworkingtherecannotcommunicatewithoneanother64.__________(easy)---theyhavetoshout.Thehighlevelsofsoundmayaffecttheirwork,andcansometimesevenmeanthattheyare65._________(able)tosleep.Inaddition,theymustfaceotherproblemsinspace.Scientistshaveidentified(确认)over70,000itemsofrubbishleftbyformerastronauts66.__________stillremaininorbit(轨道)aroundtheearth.Mostofthemare67.__________(small)thanatennisball,buttheystillthreatenthe68.__________(safe)ofexploringinspace.Evenasmallpieceofmetalcouldcauseaterribledisasterifithitamannedspacecrat.Althoughgenerallyastronautsdomake69.________efforttobringmostoftheirrubbishhome,theydon’talwaysmanageit.Andtheydon’tjustleavetheirrubbish70._________(float)inspaceeither.61__________62___________63__________64_________65___________66__________67___________68__________69_________70___________第二节：短文改错〔共10小题；每题1分，总分值10分〕假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：把缺词处加一个漏符号〔∧〕，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线〔\〕划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者〔从第11处起〕不计分。Thenewtermbeganandtheschoolclubswerelookingfornewmember.Lastweek,weheardthatalltheclubswo