湖北省荆州市沙市区高级中学2023-2024学年高三上学期10月月考英语试题（含答案无听力音频无听力原文）

第第页湖北省荆州市沙市区高级中学2023-2024学年高三上学期10月月考英语试题（含答案，无听力音频无听力原文）沙市区高级中学2023-2024学年高三上学期10月月考

英语试卷

第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)

该部分分为第一、第二两节，注意：回答听力部分时，请先将答案标在试卷上。听力部分结束前，你将有两分钟的时间将你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。

1．Whatdoesthemanplantodoforthesummervacation

A．StayinLondon.B．Gosightseeing.C．Seehisparents.

2．Whydidthewomanchangethereservation

A．Shecanceledtheparty.B．Shegotthedatewrong.C．Sheputoffherplan.

3．Whathappenedtotheman

A．Hefoundacarkey.B．Helosthiscarkey.C．Hegothiskeyring.

4．Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout

A．Thecomingtests.B．Thestressinlife.C．Thelearningmethods.

5．Whatistheweatherlikenow

A．Rainy.B．Stormy.C．Fine.

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和第7题。

6．Whatwillthemandoforthewoman

A．Takehertotheairport．B．Helpherwiththebag．C．Waitforherinataxi．

7．Whendoesthewomanplantoarriveattheairport

A．Atabout4:00p.m.B．Atabout3:00p.m.C．Atabout2:00p.m.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8．What'stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers

A．Classmates.B．Parentandchild.C．Brotherandsister.

9．Whatwillthespeakersdonext

A．EnjoyLinda'sdrawings.B．Dosomevolunteerwork.C．Drawsomeelderlypeople.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10．Whatdoesthewomanwantthemantodo

A．Giveheraride.B．Takeataxiwithher.C．Joinameetingat10a.m.

11．Wherewillthespeakersmeet

A．Atameetingroom.B．Atahomeoffice.C．Atacoffeeshop.

12．Whatwillthespeakersdotogether

A．Havelunch.B．LeaveLondon.C．TalkwithMr.White.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13．Whatisthemandoing

A．Havingabusinesstalk.B．Attendinganinterview.C．Listeningtoacollegelecture.

14．Whydoesthemanapplyfortheposition

A．Tomakemoney.B．Tofinishclasses.C．Togainexperience.

15．Whenwillthemanstartwork

A．InApril.B．InMay.C．InJuly.

16．Whatcanwelearnabouttheman

A．Hewastrainedbeforeforthejob.

B．Hemajorsincomputerscience.

C．Hedoesn'tcareaboutthepay.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17．Whatmightthespeakerbe

A．Aguide.B．Aparent.C．Aplayer.

18．What'sextremelyimportanttothelisteners

A．Takingaquicktour.

B．Returningtothebusontime.

C．Rememberingthemeetingplace.

19．Whenwillthelistenershavetheirmeeting

A．Atnoon.B．Tomorrow.C．Thisafternoon.

20．Whatwillthelistenersdofirst

A．Havetheirlunch.B．Interactwithplayers.C．Touraroundthestadium．

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和D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

BostonUniversity(BU)istest-optionalforfirst-yearinternationalapplicantsapplyingforfall2023．

StudentswillberequiredtosubmittheTOEFL,IELTSorDETtestscoresastheprimarymeansforevaluatingEnglishlanguagecapacity.Highschoolrecords,teacherevaluationandyourfinancialdocumentsshallalsobeincludedinapplicantchecklist.ApplicantsmustdecideforthemselveswhethertoincludestandardizedtestscoreswiththeirBUapplication.

StandardizedTestScores

BUacceptsself-reportedstandardizedtestscoresonyourapplication.Youmayalsosubmityourofficialtestscoresbythetestingagency,orthroughtheself-reportformontheMyBUApplicantPortal．

Pleasenote:Ifyousubmitself-reportedstandardizedtestscores,anofficialscorereportfromthetestingagencywillberequiredbeforeregisteringatBU.Ifthescoresonthosedifferevenslightlyfromthescoresyouself-reportedearlier,yourapplicationwillmostlikelybedisqualified.

HighSchoolReports

Officialcopiesofyourhighschoolreportsmustbesubmittedbyaschoolofficial.Ifyouareadmittedinaninternationalcoursewithnationalexams,pleaseseeourHighSchoolCredentials(资格证书)pageforhowtosubmittheseofficialresults.

FormostBUprograms,therecommendedhighschoolcoursesareasfollows:4yearsofEnglish3-4yearsofmathematics3-4yearsoflaboratoryscience3-4yearsofhistoryand/orsocialscience.

21．WhichisoptionalinapplyingtoBU

A．Financialdocuments.B．Highschoolrecords.

C．Standardizedtestscores.D．Teacherevaluationreports.

22．Whatmaycauseafailureinyourapplication

A．Updatingapplicantinformation.

B．Submittinginconsistenttestresults.

C．TakingdifferentEnglishlanguagetests.

D．ReportingscoresontheMyBUApplicantPortal.

23．Whoisthetextintendedfor

A．Testorganizers.B．Primarystudents.

C．Collegeprofessors.D．Internationalapplicants.

B

BeforejoiningtheWNBA,NapheesaCollierwonanationalchampionshipasakeyplayerduringtheUniversityofConnecticut'sundefeated2023season.Collierisalsoonanotherteam:She'sanEcoAthleteschampion.EcoAthletesisanonprofitlaunchedjustoverayearago,withthemissiontoinspireandcoachathletestoleadclimateaction．Initsfirstyear,34currentandretiredprofessionalathleteshavejoinedtheteam,fromawiderangeofsportsandcountries.

"MyteammatesandItalkaboutalotofissues,butwehaven'tgottenintoitonclimateyet,"saysCollier."Twothingsmyteammatesdotalkaboutareracialandeconomicinjustice.Iknowthatclimatechangemakestheseissuesmuchmoredifficulttodealwith.IhopeEcoAthletescanhelpmebringpeople'sattentiontoitandtoactonpositivesolutions."

Althoughthere'salonghistoryofathletestakingastandonsocialjusticeissues,theyhavebeenmorehesitanttospeakoutaboutclimatechangeforanumberofreasons,explainsLewisBlaustein,thefounderofEcoAthletes."First,someathletesprefertonotpubliclyengageinpolities,whichiscommontoarangeofadvocacywork.Second,whenitcomestoclimate,athletesworriedaboutcommunicatingthesciencepoorly.Finally,fearsofbeinglabeleda'climatefake(冒充者)'alsostoodintheway."

Toovercomethesechallenges,EcoAthletesoffersathletesaccesstoaresourcecenterandorganizeseventsforathletestolearnfromclimatescientistsandotherclimateexperts.Inturn,athletescansharetheirpassionfortheenvironmentwiththeirfans,getinvolvedinmoredirectactionandevenadvocateforpolicychange.

"Alotofitistryingtoeducateourfollowersandtalkaboutclimatechange,"saysCollier."CaringabouttheEarthshouldn'tbeahobbyoranidentity,butaresponsibilitythateveryonerecognizesastheirown.Oncethathappens,sustainabilitywillbecomeavalueineverydaydecisionmakingandallthoseactionswilladdup."

24．WhywasEcoAthletessetup

A．Topromoteeco-friendlysports.

B．Toprovideaplatformforworldleaders.

C．Toappealtoathletestotakeclimateaction.

D．Toinspirecoachestoleadclimateactivities.

25．Whichofthefollowingmaypreventathletesfromengaginginclimateissues

A．Higheconomicpressure.B．Lackofrelatedknowledge.

C．Poorinterpersonalrelationships.D．Worryaboutbreakingsportsrules.

26．WhatwillathletesgetfromjoiningEcoAthletes

A．Accesstosportsskills.B．Waystoattractfollowers.

C．Chancestolearnclimatescience.D．Rightstodraftclimatepolicies.

27．Whatcanwelearnfromthetext

A．Responsibilityfallsonclimateexperts.B．Greatnesscomesfromsmallbeginnings.

C．Thespiritsofsportsmakegreatathletes.D．Activeengagementmakesadifference.

C

Haveyoueverfelttheurgetoinputcriticalfinancialinformationonanot-so-familiarbusiness'swebsiteWouldyoudaretoentrustyourcreditcarddetailsorpasswordstopotentiallyunsafetradingplatforms

ResearchersfromtheUniversityofViennahavetackledthisdilemmabydesigninganunconditionallysecuresystemforconductingtradeinsuchsituations.Thissolutionis"quantum(量子)-digitalpayments"whichcombinescrystallographic(加密的)methodswiththepropertiesofquantumlight.

Intoday'spaymentecosystem,customers'sensitivedataisreplacedbysetsofrandomnumbers,andtheuniquenessofeachtradeissecuredbyaclassicalcrystallographicmethod.However,companieswithpowerfulcomputationalresourcescanbreakthesecodesandrecoverthecustomers'privatedata,andforexample,makepaymentsintheirname.

AresearchteamledbyprofessorPhilipWaltherfromtheUniversityofViennahasshownhowthequantumpropertiesoflightcanensuresecurityfordigitalpayments.Inanexperiment,theresearchersdemonstratedthateachtradecannotbecopied.Theyreplacedclassicalcrystallographictechniqueswithaquantumprotocol(协议)usingsinglephotons,aunitofenergy.Duringthecourseofaclassicaldigitalpaymenttrade,theclientsharesaclassicalcodecalledcryptogramwithhispaymentprovider.Thiscryptogramisthenpassedonbetweenthecustomer,businessmen,andpaymentprovider.Inthedemonstratedquantumprotocolthiscryptogramisgeneratedbyhavingthepaymentprovidersendingparticularlypreparedsinglephotonstotheclient.

Theresearcherssuccessfullyconductedquantum-digitalpayments,connectingtwouniversitybuildingsindowntownVienna.Digitalpaymentscurrentlyoperatewithinafewseconds."Atpresent,ourprotocoltakesafewminutesofquantumcommunicationtocompleteatrade.Thisistoguaranteesecurityinthepresenceofnoiseandlosses,"saysPhilipWalther."However,thesetimelimitationsareonlyoftechnologicalnature.Wewillwitnessthatquantum-digitalpaymentsreachpracticalperformanceintheverynearfuture."

28．Whatdotheunderlinedwords"thisdilemma"inParagraph2referto

A．Needforfinancialservices.B．Urgetogetridofcreditcards.

C．Fearofdigitalpaymentsafety.D．Concernaboutfalseinformation.

29．Whatisadisadvantageofthepresentpaymentsystem

A．Theconvenienceofpaymentcan'tbeenjoyed.B．Theuniquenessoftradecan'tbeensured.

C．Customers'privatedatamaybeleaked.D．Customerpaymentchoicesarelimited.

30．WhatdoesParagraph4mainlytalkabout

A．Howquantum-digitalpaymentworks.B．Howdigitalpaymentprovessafer.

C．Whysinglephotonsarenecessary.D．Whatisimportantforonlinetrade.

31．WhatisPhilip'sattitudetowardsquantum-digitalpayment

A．Confident.B．Doubtful.C．Unclear.D．Conservative.

D

Scientistshavetransfusedlab-maderedbloodcellsintoahumanvolunteerinaworld-firsttrialthatexpertssayhasmajorpotentialforpeoplewithhard-to-matchbloodtypesorconditionssuchassicklecelldisease.Theresearchcouldsomedaymeananendtolongsearchesforcompatibledonorsordangeroustransfusionreactions.

TheexperimentaltransfusionwasdoneatAddenbrooke'sHospitalinCambridge,England,aspartofacollaborativeeffortamongUKscientiststounderstandhowlab-madebloodtransfusionscouldwork.

ThescientiststookwholebloodfromdonorsinaUKdatabaseandseparatedoutthestemcells.Thesearethebody'srawmaterialsthecellsfromwhichallspecializedcells,likearedbloodcell,cangenerate.Theresearchersgrewredbloodcellsfromthosestemcellsandtransfusedthemintotwohealthyvolunteers.Thetransfusionsinvolvedonlyatinyamountofblood:theequivalentofoneortwoteaspoons.Astandardbloodtransfusionwouldinvolvemanyhundredtimesthatamount.Thisstageofthetrialinvolvestwominitransfusionsatleastfourmonthsapart,onewithastandarddonationofredcellsandtheotherwithlab-madecellsfromthesamedonor.

Theresearchersarecloselymonitoringthevolunteerstodeterminewhethertheprocesswassafe.Theysaytherehavebeenwith"nosideeffects"sofar.They'realsowatchinghowlongthelab-growncellslastcomparedwithaninfusion（注入）ofstandardredbloodcells.Redbloodcellstypicallylastabout120days,butatransfusionfromastandarddonationcontainscellsthatareavarietyofagesbecausethebonemarrow（骨髓）continuouslymakesthesecells.

Previoustestshaveshownthatmanufacturedcellsfunctionlikenormalcellsandthattheselab-madecellsarelikelytosurvivelongeroverallwhileincirculation.Thisstudywilldetermineforthefirsttimewhetherthat'strue.Furthertrialswillbenecessarytodeterminewhethertherecouldbeaclinicaluseofthislab-grownproduct.

Theresearchcouldeventuallymakeadifferencetopeoplewithsicklecelldisease,thosewhodevelopantibodies（抗体）againstmostdonorbloodtypes,orthosewithgeneticdisordersinwhichtheirbodycan'tmakeredbloodcellsorthebloodcellstheymakedon'tworkwell.

32．Whatfunctionisexpectedofthelab-maderedbloodcellstransfusion

A．Itmaymakeiteasiertogetblooddonors.

B．Itmaygrowredbloodcellsfromthestemcells.

C．Itmayendthedangeroustransfusionreactions.

D．Itmaydevelopantibodiesagainstmanydonorbloodtypes.

33．Whatcanbeinferredabouttheexperimentalprocedure

A．Itiswidelyconsiderednotsafedespitemanyexperiments.

B．Thetwominitransfusionsshouldn'tbecarriedoutcloselytogether.

C．Theresearcherstransfusedstemcellsintovolunteerstomonitorthem.

D．Astandardbloodtransfusiononlyneedtoinvolveatinyamountofblood.

34．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE

A．Theprocessoflab-madebloodtransfusionsprovessafesofar.

B．Lab-madecellssurvivelongeroverallthannormalcellsincirculation.

C．Therearetwominitransfusionswithlab-madecellsintheexperiment.

D．Thestemcells,asthebody'srawmaterials,can'tproduceredbloodcells.

35．What'sthepassagemainlyabout

A．Asmallamountofbloodcanmakeadifference.

B．Lab-madecellsoutweighnormalcellsinatransfusion.

C．Lab-madecellscancontributetoblood-relateddiseases.

D．Lab-madecelltransfusionscanreplacenormalblooddonations.

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。

ConsumersintheUnitedStatesspentnearly$3.7millionondishwashingsoapin2023togettheirdishesclean.Thatsetsthequestion:DowereallyneeddishwashingsoaptogetourdishescleanTheshortansweris:No.__36__

HowcanwegetourdishescleanwithoutusingdishwashingsoapHotwaterisaneffectiveandtime-testedmethod.Alotofwhatweeatiswater-solubleandcansimplybewashedawaywithveryhotwater.__37__.Theyneedanalkali(碱)tobreakthemdown.So,ifyou'reoutofdishsoapandhaveathickoilypantowash,you'llneedtomakeyourownsoapbyaddinganalkalitohotwater.

Youcanalsorunyourdishwasherusingonlytherinse(漂洗)cycle．Simplyremovetheremainsandpretenseyourdishesthoroughlybyhandandloadasusualinthemachine.Addwhitevinegar,asharp-tastingliquidusedincooking,tothecleaningcup.__38__.Setyourdishwasherontherinsecycleandyouwillgetclean,shinydishes.

Ifyou'reacamperorafarmer,plantandwoodashes—remainsofburntplantsandwood—arereadilyavailableintheremainsofyourcampfire,whichhaveservedasdishwashingsoapforalongtime.Gathersomeashesfromyourcampfireandputtheminapot.Inaseparatepotboilsomewater.Slowlypourhotwaterovertheashes,justenoughtomakeamixture.__39__Whilewoodashesmaynotwinthegoodhousekeepingsealofapproval,they'llcleanyourpanandgetitreadyforairdrying.

__40__Sowhetheryoufindyourselfdowntothelastdropofyourdishwashingsoapathome,forgettobringitalongonyourcampingtriporjustwanttotryaneco-friendly,naturalalternative,turntothesethingstohelpyou.

A．Wecangetalongwithoutit.

B．Aneco-friendlycleaningsolutioniscreated.

C．Animalfatsandproteins,however,aretheopposite.

D．Peopleusedunusualthingsinthenaturalworldaroundthem.

E．Dishwashingsoaphasonlybeenaroundsincethemid-20thcentury.

F．It'sgoodtoknowthatthere'realternativestomakeyourdishesclean.

G．Theacidwillwipeouttheharmfulthingsandkeepthedishesfromspotting.

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四个选项选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

InSanAntonio,athemeparkcalledMorgan'sWonderlandhaswelcomedvisitorsacrosstheglobe.It'safully41spacedesignedforpeoplewhohavespecialneeds,anditallbeganwithonedadwhowantedtomakehisdaughterMorganHartman42.

MorganHartmanwasbornwith43.Onafamilyvacationbackin2023,Morgan'sfather,Gordon,noticedherbeing44byagroupofchildrenshewastryingtoplaywithatahotelswimmingpool.

"ItleftMorganwithapainfulexperience.Allshewantedwasto45,"Gordonsaid.So,likeanygoodfatherwhoseeshischildbeinghurtinsomeway,he46tocreateaspacewhereeveryonefeltwelcome.Fouryearsand$35millionlater,Morgan'sWonderlandwas47andopenedtotheworld.Thenonprofitthemepark4825fancyattractionsandoffersfreeadmissiontoanyonewithadisability.

Morgan'sWonderlandisa49thatthegovernmentisactivelyencouragingthewidercommunitytoadoptaswell.Allitsfacilitiesforthedisabledare50integratedwiththesurroundings,sotheyneverattractunnecessaryattentiontotheir51.Inadditiontoridesandgames,Morgan'sWonderlandalsooffersan52calledtheHomeLab,wherethedisabledcanpracticedailyactivitiessuchaspreparingfood,gettingdressedandsocializinginasafe,comfortablesettingusing53technology.

GordonisclearthatMorgan'sWonderlandsuppliesanopportunityforthechildrenwhohavespecialneedswiththekindofinteractionshesawhisdaughter54ofsomanyyearsago,nomatterwhattheir55maybe.

41．A．movable42．A．calm43．A．dreams44．A．takenin45．A．participate46．A．hesitated47．A．designed48．A．rents49．A．model50．A．likely51．A．brand52．A．object53．A．assistive54．A．suspected55．A．futureB．privateB．happyB．talentsB．caredforB．challengeB．beggedB．donatedB．featuresB．planB．perfectlyB．qualityB．adventureB．educationalB．deniedB．cultureC．accessibleC．strongC．disabilitiesC．watchedoverC．escapeC．agreedC．completedC．discoversC．chanceC．partlyC．structureC．experienceC．militaryC．warnedC．beliefD．cleanD．proudD．addictionsD．leftoutD．adaptD．determinedD．repairedD．exploresD．recordD．basicallyD．existenceD．inventionD．medicalD．remindedD．condition

第二节(共10小题；每小题1．5分，满分15分)

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Chinahasauniqueandtime-honoredarchitecturaltradition,datingbacktotheZhouDynasty.Sinceancienttimes,severaltypesofarchitecturehavebeen56(traditional)builtbytheChinese.Eachofthesekindsofconstructionhasdifferentfeatures.

Thewoodenarchitecturehasdistinctivefeatures57changedlittlefromtheZhouDynasty.Thebuildings58(construct)strongenoughtosurvivenaturaldisastersandwereeasiertorebuild.A59(notice)featureofthewoodenbuildingswasroofswithwideeaves(屋檐)andslightlyupturnedcorners.Thebuildersconsidered60importanttocoverwoodenbuildingswith61(overhang)roofs.Thiswastoprotectthebuildingfromweatheringsincewoodgotdamagedmuch62(fast)whenitwaswet.

Anotherfeatureisthesouthfacingorientation(方向).Whencourtyardswerebuiltwithtallerbuildingsinthenorth63shorterwallsfacingeastandwestinthesouth,itallowedthemaximumamountofsunlight64(warm)thebuildingduringthewintermonths.Thiswas65thedoorandwindowsofthemainbuildingfacedsouthwardsandopenedovertheinnercourtyard.

第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(满分15分)

你校英语社团的微信公众号正在开展“中国符号”主题征文活动。请你写一篇短文投稿，内容包括：

1．你心目中的中国符号；

2．简要介绍；

3．说明理由。

注意：1．词数80左右；

2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

ASymbolofChina

第二节(满分25分)

阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Beatruerunner

Forme,itwasnormaltofeellostattheinter-camptrack.Fourcampsofkidswerereadytoleadtheirteamstoablueribbonandwintheday.Notme.Iwastoolittletobetheleaderandtooskinnytobeanathlete.IknewthisbythetimeIwastwelve,becausemycampcounselors（辅导员）andtheotherkidsremindedmeofiteverychancetheygot.Sowhenourcampneededafourthrunnerinthetwo-mileracearoundthelake,IknewIwasnoone’sfirstchoice.

Ihidintheshadeofamapletreeastheycalledthenamesoftherunners,mybodytensedasIheardacounselorcall,“Fred!WhereisFred!Heisinthisrace!”ItwasBarry.Hespottedmeunderthetree.“Fred!Weneeda12-year-oldwhohasn’tbeeninothereventstorunthetwo-mile!”

Hegavemeapushtowardsthestartingline.Havingnoconfidenceandtryingtosavemyselffromtheshameoftakingthelastplaceasfourcampswatched,Ipleadedwithhim.

“ButIdon’tknowthewayaroundthelake!”

“You’rein.JustfollowBill!”Barrysmiled.

Billwasmyfriendandthefastestrunnerinourcamp.AndthenBarrysaid,“Whenyoumakeittothelaststretch（最后一程）onthefield,justthrowyourheadbackandrun.”

Atthestartingline,IstoodnexttoBillandtrembled.

“Onyourmark…Getset…”Theguncrackedandsixteenofustookoff.IstayedcloseonBill’sheels,alittletoocloseforBill,Iguess.Heshoutedatme,“Backoff!”

Idid.Twoguyspassedme,butIkeptmyeyesonBill．

Itwastiring.ThedistancewaswideningbetweenBillandme.Wemadetheturnfromthedustyroadontothemuddy,woodedtrailthatwouldgoaroundthelakebacktothefield.Throughthetrees,IsawBilltripoveratreerootandfall.Arunnerfromanothercamppassedhim.

Inamoment,Billwasupandrunningagain.____________________________________________

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Ididn’trealizethatIhadcrossedthefinishline._________________________________________

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