湖南省雅礼中学2023-2024学年高三上学期月考（二）英语试题

大联考雅礼中学2024届高三月考试卷（二）英语命题人、审题人：高三英语备课组本试题卷分为听力、阅读、语言运用和写作四个部分，共10页。时量120分钟。满分150分。第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分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三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。例：Howmuchistheshirt?A.£19.15. B.£9.18. C.£9.15.答案是C。1.Howmuchdoesthekeyboardcostnow?A.$40. B.$50. C.$20.2.Whatarethespeakersdoing?A.Makingdinner. B.Orderingsomefood. C.Shoppingforaparty.3.Whatdoesthewomandecidetodo?A.Goclimbing. B.Buycampingequipment. C.Stayathome.4.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Whattoeattoday. B.Howtopostanoticeonline. C.Wheretofindthemenu.5.Whatkindofmoviesdoesthewomanlikebest?A.Musicals. B.Actionmovies. C.Documentaries.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分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三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟，听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.Wheredothespeakersplantogo?A.Thewoman’shome. B.Amuseum. C.Alibrary.7.WhydoesthewomanwanttogoonSaturdayafternoon?A.Toenjoytheniceweather.B.Tosleeplateinthemorning. C.Toavoidthecrowd.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthevideo?A.Amazing. B.Traditional. C.Boring.9.Whatmakesthedancingspecialaccordingtothewoman?A.Themusic. B.Thecostumes. C.Theroutines.听第8段材料，回答第10至13题。10.What’sthemainpurposeofEricandhisfathertakingthecycletrip?A.Toraisemoneyforcharity.B.Tospendtimetogether.C.Tobreaktheirusualroutine.11.Whatmadeadayhappierduringthetrip?A.Ridingforalongdistance.B.Chattingwiththelocalpeople.C.Enjoyingthesunshineontheface.12.WhatisEricnow?A.He'sastudent. B.He'sahost. C.He'sacoach.13.WhatdoesEricwanttodo?A.Takeanotherlongride.B.Gocyclingonweekends.C.Participateincompetitions.听第9段材料,回答第14至17题。14.Whereisthewomanprobably?A.Inataxi. B.Onabus. C.Onaplane.15.Whenwillthespeakers'flightleave?A.In15minutes. B.In20minutes. C.In30minutes.16.Whoarethespeakersgoingtovisit?A.Theirformerclassmates. B.Theman'sparents. C.Thewoman'sparents.17.Howisthemanfeeling?A.Relaxed. B.Nervous. C.Excited.听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。18.Howmanyreadersdoesthismagazinehavearoundtheworld?A.About20million. B.About25million. C.About45million.19.WhenwasthefirstTimemagazineissued?A.In1923. B.In1962. C.In2003.20.WhatisthemostnotablyspecialissueofTimemagazineabout?A.The100bestnovels.B.The100bestTVshows.C.The100mostinfluentialpeople.第二部分阅读（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）阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AHongKongandMacauarehometoseveralwell-knownuniversitiesthatofferdiversecoursesandprogramstostudents.Herearesomeoftheuniversitiesandtheirkeyinformation.TheUniversityofHongKong（HKU）ThisuniversityisoneoftheoldestandmostprestigiousinAsia,offeringundergraduate,graduate,andresearchprogramsinvariousfields.Popularmajorsincludebusiness,engineering,law,andmedicine.Admissionrequirementsvarydependingontheprogram,butallapplicantsmusthaveahighschooldiplomaorequivalentandbefluentinEnglish.HKUoffersscholarshipsandfinancialassistancetobothlocalandinternationalstudents.TheHongKongUniversityofScienceandTechnology（HKUST）Thisuniversityisfamousforitsprogramsinscience,engineering,andbusiness.Italsooffersprogramsinsocialsciencesandhumanities.Admissionrequirementsincludehighacademicachievementandlanguageproficiency（English）.HKUSTprovidesarangeofscholarshipsandfinancialaidpackagestodeservingstudents.TheChineseUniversityofHongKong（CUHK）Thisuniversityoffersawiderangeofundergraduateandpostgraduateprogramsinareassuchasbusiness,science,socialsciences,andhumanities.Admissionrequirementsincludeacademicperformance,languageproficiency（EnglishandChinese）,andpersonalqualities.CUHKprovidesscholarshipsforstudentsfromdifferentbackgroundsandregions.TheUniversityofMacau（UM）ThisuniversityistheonlypubliccomprehensiveuniversityinMacau,offeringprogramsinbusiness,science,socialsciences,humanities,andeducation.Admissionrequirementsvarydependingontheprogram,butallapplicantsmustbefluentinEnglishorPortuguese（葡萄牙语）.UMoffersscholarshipsonlyforlocalstudentsanddoesnotprovideaccommodationforanystudents.21.WhatmajorsarelikedandchosenmoreattheUniversityofHongKong?A.Science,engineering,andbusiness.B.AItechnologyandEnglish.C.Business,engineering,law,andmedicine.D.Business,science,socialsciences,andhumanities.22.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheUniversityofMacauisCORRECT?A.UMdoesnotprovidefinancialaidtointernationalstudents.B.UMisoneofthebestpublicuniversitiesinMacau.C.UMhasthebestbusinessprograminMacau.D.UMdoesnotadmitinternationalstudents.23.Whatdothefouruniversitiesmentionedinthepassagehaveincommon?A.Theyallhavehightuitionfees.B.Theyalloffergreatscholarships.C.Theyallhavehigh-qualitydormitories.D.Theyallhavelanguagerequirements.BOverlookingtheDavis-GantVarsitySoccerField,abedofoverturnedsoilwaitsforfurtherdevelopment.Inafewyears,thisareawillbecomeanaturalhabitatandaplaygroundforanimalsandresidents.Thispeacefulareadidn'tappearnaturally,butthroughplanningandactiontakenbyCatlinGabel'sTinyForestprojectlaunchedbyteacherPatrickWalsh.Foreststypicallytakehundredsofyearstomature,withfourstagesofgrowth."Tinyforestsshortenthetimethroughtheplantingofallfourlayers,"Walshexplained.Theendresultisafast-growing,nativeforestinabout20years.Over600plantsfrom43specieswillbeplantedinthetinyforest,thefirstoneinOregon.Walshwasinspiredtobuildatinyforestafterhearingaboutthisidea,whichemergedinJapanandhastakenholdinNorthAmerica.Hesharedhisvisionwithseniorsinhisclass.TheseniorsresearchedtinyforestsandmadeaproposalresultinginCleanWaterServicesdonating60treesand$5,000fromtheNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration.Armedwiththeseresources,Walshandthestudentsstartedworking."SomethingIdidn'treallyexpectwastheoutpouringofstudents'enthusiasm.Seeingstudentsfromallgradesvolunteeredtocontributetothe'dirtywork'reallyblewmeaway,"Walshsaid.SeniorMeganCoverhasbeenattheschoolsincethefirstgrade."I'llgraduateafterworkingonthisproject,whichissurelysad,butit'sreallyrewardingandgreattobeapartofthisprojectanddomybit.We'recreatingthiseducationalspaceformanyyoungkids,"Coversaid.Walshsummeduphisgoaloftheproject,whichistobuildaplacewherestudentscanenjoyandlearnaboutnature."Theforestwillobviouslynotsolveclimatechange,butitwoulddeservetheeffortsifthekidsthinkaboutclimatechangeandremembertheimportanceofreforestation（重新造林）andtreeswhentheylookattheforest."24.Whatisspecialabouttinyforests?A.TheyoriginatedinNorthAmerica. B.Theyareusuallyplantedinschools.C.Theycontainvarioustypesoftrees. D.Theybecomematureinashortertime.25.WhatsurprisedWalshintheprocessofplantingthetinyforest?A.Theabundanceofnativetreespecies. B.Publicconcernabouttheenvironment.C.Theactiveparticipationofstudents. D.Supportfromlocalorganizations.26.HowdoesMeganCoverfeelabouttheproject?A.Proud. B.Hopeful. C.Excited D.Grateful.27.WhatdoesWalshwanttheforesttofunctionasforthestudents?A.Asourceofenjoyment. B.Areminder.C.Asourceofinspiration. D.AwitnessCWe'realreadywellawarethattheAmericanSouthwest,whichisnaturallyhotanddry,isseriouslyshortofwater.ThesituationisgettingworseeverydaywithpopulationsinCalifornia,NevadaandNewMexicocontinuinggrowing.Thefactthatsomanypeopleoftheregionneedthelimitedresourceshasledexpertstopredictamajorwatershortfallthatwillcostbillionstodealwith.Anewstudythatrevealsclimatechangeisgoingtodryouttheregionevenfurtherispaintingaseriouspictureofthefuture.Accordingtothestudy,globalwarmingcouldincreasethelong-termwatershortfalltothe1,815billioncubicmetresbyaddinganother439millioncubicmetresofwater.Basedonthepriceofaddingreservoir（水库）capacitiesinCalifornia,meetingbasicwatershortagescouldcost$549billionifclimatechangeisfactoredin.Higherwaterpriceswouldmaketheadaptationevenmoreexpensiveifnowatercouldbefoundatallinthedrierfuture.Butevenbeyondthemerecostofcreatingmorereservoirs,there'snodenyingthefactthatahotter,drierSouthwestwilldemandmoreandmoreenergyforcooling.There'sanotherfactthatclimatechangewillmakecitiesinstateslikeNevadaandNewMexicofarlesssustainablethantheyalreadyare.There'salsothefactthatawarmerclimatewillhavealong-lastingimpactontheregion'secosystem.PreviousstudyhasnotedthatclimatechangemayconverttheAmericanSouthwestintoapermanentdesert.It'scertainlypossiblethatitwillbetooexpensivetobuildreservoirsforsomesuburbsandcommunitiesandwecouldseeanexodus（大批人同时离开）fromtheregion;butthat'salmostsuitabletochange,becausecommunitiespayfortheextremelyinefficientprocessesofpumpinginwaterfromoutofthestates.28.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.AmericanSouthwestIsShortofWaterB.ClimateChangeWillMakeWaterShortageWorseC.CaliforniaCouncilPaysAttentiontoWaterShortagesD.WaterShortagesLeadExpertstoPredictWaterShortfall29.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsthesituationoftheAmericanSouthwest?A.Worried. B.Critical. C.Sympathetic. D.Indifferent.30.Whatcanweinferfromthethirdparagraph?B.ThesituationsofNevadaandNewMexicoarenotbadyet.A.Peopleshouldcooltheclimateimmediately.C.Theenergyrequirementsneededforcoolingwillnotmakewatershortageworse.D.There'sarelationshipbetweenclimatechangeandecosystem.31.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Thehighpriceofbuildingreservoirsismakingthesituationworse.B.Populationgrowthisthemainreasonforwatershortages.C.Globalwarmingcouldincreasethelong-termwatershortfallto1,815billioncubicmetres.D.TheAmericanSouthwestmaybecomeadesertoneday.DAutomation（自动化）wasahottopic.Nearlyeveryoneagreedthatpeoplewouldbeworkinglessoncecomputersandotherkindsofautomaticmachinerybecamewidespread.Foroptimists,thiswasapromiseofliberation:Atlasthumanitywouldbefreedfromconstanttoil,andwecouldalldevoteourdaystomorerefinedpursuits.Butotherssawathreat:Millionsofpeoplewouldbethrownoutofwork,anddesperatemasseswouldroamthestreets.Lookingbackfrom50yearshence,thecontroversyoverautomationseemsaquaintandcuriousepisode.Thedisputewasneverresolved.A.J.Hayes,aleader（andnorelationtome）,wrotein1964:Automationisnotjustanewkindofmechanizationbutarevolutionaryforcecapableofoverturningoursocialorder.Whereasmechanizationmadeworkersmoreefficient--andthusmorevaluable--automationthreatenstomakethemsuperfluous（过剩的）--andthuswithoutvalue.TheopinionsIhavecitedhererepresentextremepositions,andtherewerealsomanymilderviews.ButIthinkit'sfairtosaythatmostearlystudentsofautomation,includingbothcriticsandenthusiasts,believedthenewtechnologywouldleadusintoaworldwherepeopleworkedmuchless.Asforeconomicconsequences,worriesaboutunemploymenthavecertainlynotgoneaway--notwithjoblossesinthecurrentrecessionapproaching2millionworkersinourcountryalone.Butrecentjoblossesarecommonlyattributedtocausesotherthanautomation,suchascompetitionfromoverseasoraroller-coasterfinancialsystem.Inanycase,thevisionofaworldwheremachinesdoalltheworkandpeoplestandidlybyhassimplynotcometopass.Thespreadofautomationoutsideofthefactoryhasaltereditssocialandeconomicimpactinsomecuriousways.Inmanycases,theneteffectofautomationisnotthatmachinesaredoingworkthatpeopleusedtodo.Insteadwe'vedispensedwiththepeoplewhousedtobepaidtorunthemachines,andwe'velearnedtorunthemourselves.Thesetrendscontradictalmostalltheexpectationsofearlywritersonautomation,bothoptimistsandpessimists.Sofar,automationhasneitherliberatedusfromtheneedtoworknordeprivedusoftheopportunitytowork.Instead,we'reworkingmorethanever.Whatabouttradesclosertomyownvitalinterests?Willsciencebeautomated?Technologyalreadyhasacentralroleinmanyareasofresearch;forexample,genomesequencescouldnotbereadbytraditionallab-benchmethods.Replacingthescientistwillpresumablybealittleharderthanreplacingthelabtechnician,butwhenamachineexhibitsenoughcuriosityandtenacity,Ithinkwe'lljusthavetowelcomeitasacompanioninzealousresearch.Andifthescientistiselbowedasidebyanautomaton,thensurelythesciencewritercan'tholdouteither.I'mreadyformy15-hourworkweek.32.InParagraph1,thewritermainlywantstoconveythat____.A.automationresultsinunemploymentonB.automationdoesmoreharmthangoodC.theissueofautomationisstillindiscussionD.automationbringsinmuchconvenienceinlife33.AccordingtoA.J.Hayes,wecaninfer____.A.automationismorevaluablethanwhatweimagineB.automationisarevolutionaryforcetobetterdevelopmentC.thedisadvantagesofautomationfaroutweightheadvantagesD.thenewtechnologywouldleadpeopleintoworkingmuchless34.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordpossiblymean?A.Put...downfor. B.Set...freefrom.C.Bring...into. D.Take...awayfrom.35.Whatcanweconcludefromthispassage?A.Peopleneedn'tworksohardduetoautomation.B.Traditionallaborforcewillbereplacedinthenearfuture.C.Automationshouldbeacceptedreasonablyindevelopment.D.Automationresultsinmorejoblossesinthewriter'scountry.第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）第5页共8页阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。HowtoMakeFriendsatCommunityCollegeMakingfriendsincommunitycollegeisabittrickierthaninfour-yearschoolsinsomecases.Studentsdon'ttypicallydormatcommunitycolleges,sothereisn'talwaysasharedlivingenvironment._36_Here'salookathowtomakefriendsatacommunitycollege.GethiredoncampusWhileworkingpart-time,mostinitialengagementinvolvesassistingstudentswiththeirneeds.Forexample,ifyouworkinthebookstore,theconversationalicebreakerusuallyfocusesonfindingoutwhattheotherstudentsneedtofind.Previously,youmayhaveonlyhadopportunitiestosocializewithotherstudentsinyourclasses._37_.Attendevents_38_.Whetherit'sspeciallectures,careerfairs,musicalperformances,oranythingelse,theseoccasionsbringstudentstogetheroutsideoftheclassroom.Byparticipatinginactivitiesthatcorrespondtotheirhobbiesorpreferences,youandyourpeerscanmeetotherlike-mindedstudents.Plus,theeventcanbeaninitialtopicofconversation,givingyourpeersaneasywaytoengagewithothers._39_Collegeworkwilloccupymostofyourday.Yourhealth,forone,issomethingyoumaystarttoneglectasyouthrowyourselffullyintocollegelife.Needlesstosay,ignoringyourhealthisabsolutelyunacceptable._40_.Youcanstartwithyourpalbyheadingovertoyourschool'sgymorfitnesscenterandtrymeetingnewpeoplethere.A.WorkoutwithapartnerB.FindajobinyourgymC.Youmaystarttoseesomenewfacesatyourjobthough.D.However,thatdoesn'tmeanopportunitiesaren'tavailableE.CommunitycollegesofferprogramsthataretwoyearslongF.CommunitycollegesdoholdavarietyofactivitiesthroughouttheyearG.Findingyourselfanexercisebuddywillhelpencourageyoutobecomemoreactive第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。ChloeSmithisa6-year-oldgirlfromAtlanta,Georgia.Oneday,whiletakingawalkwithherfatherneartheirhome,she_41_somethingshinyunderapileofrubbish.Shepickedupthe_42_totakehome,assheoftendidonhertreasure-huntingwalks.Chloewaslater_43_todiscovershehadfoundastolenOlympicgoldmedal.Themedalbelongedtoformercanoeist（划艇运动员）JoeJacobi,whowongoldwhile_44_forTeamUSAinthe1992BarcelonaOlympicgames.Themedal,alongwithotherpersonalbelongings,was_45_inMayof2016whensomeonebrokeintoJacobi'scan.Thoughpolicemanagedto_46_someofhisstolenitems,theyhadn'tbeenabletofindhis_47_Olympicmedal.Itmayhavebeenlostforever,ifnotfora6-year-oldgirl'streasure-hunting_48_.Chloe'sdadhadseenJacobi'sstoryonthenews,and_49_realizeditwashisstolenproperty.HefoundJacobi'semailandsenthimpicturesofthetreasure.After_50_themedal,Jacobiwasastonished,justspeechless.Chloewas_51_togiveitbackafterspeakingwithJacobionthephone._52_,Jacobipromisedtospeaktoherclasswhenschoolbeginsagainthisfall.The_53_ofthislittlegirlreunitinganOlympianwithhisbelovedpossessionis_54_Whenwetalkaboutcharacteranddoingthe_55_thing,ChloerepresentstheOlympicvaluesineverysenseoftheword.41. A.sought B.buried C.noticed D.dropped42. A.waste B.object C.material D.antique43. A.embarrassed B.satisfied C.frightened D.shocked44. A.competing B.applying C.coaching D.preparing45. A.broken B.stolen C.replaced D.deserted46. A.purchase B.register C.preserve D.recover47. A.secured B.prized C.advertised D.priced48. A.project B.decision C.habit D.idea49. A.quickly B.gradually C.really D.carefully50. A.identifying B.obtaining C.evaluating D.investigating51. A.sorry B.eager C.upset D.hesitant52. A.Inaddition B.Infact C.Inreturn D.Inadvance53. A.purpose B.report C.attempt D.story54. A.heart-warming B.breath-taking C.eye-catching D.life-changing55. A.important B.simple C.interesting D.right第二节（共10小题:每小题1,5分,满分15分）阅读下面短文,在空白处填人1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。LatelyChina'sleadingliquorproducer,KweichowMoutai,anddomesticcoffeechain,LuckinCoffee,_56_（generate）significantbuzzwiththeirnewbaijiu-flavoredlatte,whichquicklysoldoutinBeijing.Thelatte,_57_（feature）theiconicMoutailabel,containslessthan0.5percentalcoholbyvolumeandisinfusedwith53-degreeMoutai.Thisunique_58_（combine）triggeredthecuriosityofChinesesocialmediausers,whowereeagertotastetheLuckincoffeefusionoftraditionalChineseliquorandcoffee.InBeijing,theMoutai-flavoredlatteexperiencedsoaringdemand,_59_severalLuckinCoffeebranchessellingoutbeforemidday.Thebarista,Zhang,mentionedthatthenumberoforderswas_60_highthattheyhadtotemporarilysuspendtheonlineorderingsystemataround1:30pm.Customerswhotriedthelattesharedtheirexperiencesonsocialmedia.Theconsensuswasthatthebaijiuaromawas_61_（remarkable）strong.Someindividualsevenreported_62_（feel）dizzyduetothealcoholcontent.Concernswereraisedaboutthelatte'simpact_63_driving.Inresponse,LuckinCoffeeadvisedagainstorderingthedrinkforunderageindividuals,pregnantwomen,drivers,andthoseallergictoalcohol.Inrecentyears,Moutaihasbeenlookingforwaystobemore_64_（access）andpullinanewgenerationofusers,saidZhuDanpeng,_65_foodanddrinkanalyst.第四部分写作（共两节,满分40分）第一节（满分15分）你校的英语角正在征集“年度最佳人物”稿件，请以“Personofthe