2023-2024年湖南省衡阳市衡阳县高三年级上册第一次月考英语试卷

2023-2024年湖南省衡阳市衡阳县高三上学期第一

次月考英语试卷

一、短对话

1.Whatisthemanlookingfor?

A.Thephysicsbook.B.Thegeographybook.C.Thehistorybook.

2.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthelecture?

A.Interesting.B.Difficult.C.Strange.

3.Whatcolorsmartphonedoesthemanwant?

A.Golden.B.Lightblue.,Black.

4.WhatwillTinadotomorrow?

A.Gotoaparty.B.Restathome.,Dosomeshopping.

5.Whydidthewomanapologize?

A.Sheforgottheman*sorder.

B.Shedialedthewrongnumber.

C.Shemistookthedeliveryaddress.

二、长对话

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

6.Whatcanwelearnaboutthetrafficthen?

A.Therewillbenotaxi.B.Itwillbeheavy.C.Itwillnotbebusy.

7.Whichisthebestwayofherreturninghomeaccordingtothewoman?

A.Takingtheman'scar.B.Takingataxi.C.Takingthetrain.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

8.Whathasthewomanforgottentowriteonthelist?

A.Onions.B.Potatoes.C.Carrots.

9.Whatdoesthemanneedtodecideatthemarket?

A.Whethertobuycheese.

B,Howmuchcheesetobuy.

C.Whatkindofcheesetobuy.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

10.Whydoesthewomanmakethecall?

A.Toorderfood.

B,Toreportthewrongdelivery.

C.Toknowsomefoodinformation.

11.Whatdidthewomanreceive?

A.Thechildren'spartyspecial.

B.Thelunchspecialforten.

C.Theadult'spartyspecial.

12.Whatdoesthewomanwantthemantodo?

A.Changetheorder.B.Checktheorder.C.Returnhermoney.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

13.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.Inapub.B.Inaclassroom.C.Inashop.

14.Whatcoloristhesecondwallet?

A.Blue.B.Black.C.Brown.

15.Whatdoesthewomanbuyatlast?

A.Atie.B.Aleatherbag.C.Awallet.

16.Howmuchdoesthewomanspend?

A.$5.00.B.$13.28.C.$31.98.

三、短文

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

17.Whatdoesthespeakermainlytalkabout?

A.Thechangesoftalkshows.

B•Thewaysofenjoyingourlives.

C.Thefutureofentertainmentindustry.

18.Whatdomosttalkshowsusuallydependontomaketheirshowslively?

A.Havingaliveaudience.

B.Doingvideo-chatinterviews.

C.Invitingtheirfamilymembers.

19.WhatdoesJimmyKimmeldointhevideo?

A.Hechatswithapopstar.

B.Heplayswithhiskids.

C.Hemakesapizzaathome.

20.Whatdoesthespeakerthinkofthesehosts?

A.Disappointing.B.Encouraging.C.Discouraging.

四、阅读理解

ArtsorScience?Streamingisastepthatonemusttakeinadolescence.Certainly,

theanswertothisdecisiondoesnotcomeeasytomostpeople.Themostimportant

thingtodoistoidentifywhereyourinterestslie.Youmayalsoconsiderfuturejobs,

throughwhichyoucanfindwhatyoulove.Thelittleknownbutinterestingjobs

belowareforyourreference.

Little-knownbutinterestingjobsintheLittle-knownbutinterestingjobsinthe

sciencesector:artssector:

1.PerfumerAcreativeperfumermixes1.MuseumCuratorAmuseumcurator

severalscentedchemicalstomakethesafeguardscollectionsofheritage.Heor

perfectfragrance,usinghisorhersheisacontent-specialistchargedwithan

knowledgeofchemicals.Itcantakemanyinstitution*scollectionsandinvolved

trialsandmuchconsumertestingtogetthatwiththeinterpretationofheritage

perfectscent.material.

2.Orthotistltisajobthathelpsthosewho2.GlassblovverGlassblowersare

havelostsomepartoftheirlimbs（四肢）.creativepeoplewhodesign,produceand

Anorthotisthelpspatientswithpartialordecorateglass.Theyaretheoneswhoare

totalabsenceoflimbsbycreatingabehindtheexquisitely-designedglass

custom-designeddevice.giftware,tablewareandmirrors.

3.SonographerSonographersperform3.JewelryDesignerAjewelrydesigner

proceduressuchassonogramsanddesignsandmakesjewelryusinga

ultrasounds.Essentially,theyenableustovarietyofmaterials,includinggold,silver

seewhatisinsidethebodywithoutandstones.Thejewelrytheymakemay

performingsurgeries.notbewearable,butusedasdecorative

artefactsinstead.

21.Whichofthefollowingcanbeanidealcandidateforajobasaperfumer?

A,Amedicalstudent.B.Achemistrystudent.

C.Ahistorystudent.D.Alawstudent.

22.Whichjobcanserveasanaidtoamedicaldiagnosis?

A.Perfumer.B.Orthotist.

C.Glassblower.D.Sonographer.

23.Whoisthepassageintendedfbr?

A.Job-hunters.B.Universitygraduates.

C.Highschoolstudents.D.Employers.

ArchanChanrecallsherfirstexperienceworkinginaChineserestaurantmorethan

14yearsago.Employedasanapprentice（学徒）chef,shewasoneofjusttwowomen

inthekitchen—theother1sonlyjobwastobeateggs."Shewasunbelievablyfast

atbeatingeggs.IguessforawomantosurviveinatraditionalChinesekitchenback

then,youhadtobethebestinsomething,"shesays.

Today,ChanleadsthekitchenofHoLeeFook,oneofHongKong*smostpopular

restaurants.Afterspendingmorethanadecadeworkinginfinediningrestaurantsin

AustraliaandSingapore,sheisoneofafewfemalechefswhohaverisentothetopof

ahigh-endChineserestaurant.That*sanimpressiveachievement,givenhow

unbelievablychallengingithasbeenforwomentoshowinhigh-endChinesekitchens.

Femalechefshavelongbeenaminorityinprofessionalkitchensaroundtheworld.

ButthesituationisevensevererinChinesekitchens.There*snodenyingtheworkis

physicallydemanding—anemptypotweighsabout2.2kilograms.Inthepast,few

chefswouldriskemployingafemaletraineeintothattoughenvironment.

Givenallofthesebarriers,notmanywomenwouldevenconsiderthismale-

dominatedindustryasanattractivecareerpath.Thankfully,therearesignsofashift

inmindset一thenumberoffemaleChineseheadchefshasbeenrisinginrecentyears.

uEvenifit'sakitchenalmostfullofmen,alleveryonecaresaboutisfood—the

cooking.Theydon*tcareifyou'reamaleorfemale.Gendershouldn*tmatter/

Chansays.

“Yes,thereisaphysicalbarrierbutIthinkthementalbarriermaybemoreofa

barriertotheincreaseofwomeninChinesekitchens,"Chanadds.Itisn,tjust

abouthowmuchyouwantitbuthowmuchhardworkyou1rewillingtoputintoit.

Therearedayswhenyoufeellikeyourarmsarefallingapartandyoucan'tmove

themanymore,butthenextday,you1restrongerandmaybeabletoworkaheavier

work."

24.WhatcanwelearnaboutArchanChan?

A.Shegotarapidpromotion.

B.Shedoesbestinbeatingeggs.

C.SheisthebestfemalechefinChina.

D.Shemadeagreatachievementinhercareer.

25.What1sacauseofveryfewfemalechefsinprofessionalkitchens?

A.Kitchenisatoughplaceforwomen.

B.Womenareafraidofphysicalwork.

C.Customerscareaboutthegenderofthechef.

D.Womenfacebothmentalandphysicalbarriers.

26.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeArchanChan?

A.Strong-willed.B.Open-minded.

C.Cool-headed.D.Kind-hearted.

27.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Femalechefshaverisentothetop.

B.Femalechefshavelongbeenaminority.

C.Femalechefsareprovingdoubterswrong.

D.Femalechefsarereplacingmalechefsgradually.

WhenIwas9,wepackedupourhomeinLosAngelesandarrivedatHeathrow,

LondononagrayJanuarymorning.Everyoneinthefamilysettledquicklyintothe

cityexceptme.Withoutmybelovedbeachesandendlessblue-skydays,Ifeltata

lossandoutofplace.UntilImadeadiscovery.

Southbank,ataneasternbendintheThames,isthecenterofBritishskateboarding,

wherethecontinuouscrashingofskateboardsleftyourheadringing.1lovedit.Isoon

madefriendswiththelocalskaters.Wespokeourownlanguage.Andmyfavorite:

Safe.Safemeantcool.Itmeanthello.Itmeantdon*tworryaboutit.Once,when

tryingacertaintrickonthebeam（横杆），Ifellontothestones,damaginganervein

myhand,andTobycameover,helpingmeup:Safe,man.Safe.Afewminuteslater,

whenIlandedthetrick,myfriendsbeattheirboardsloud,shouting:"Safe!Safe!

Safe!”Andthat*swhatmattered—landingtricks,beingagoodskater.

WhenIwas15,myfamilymovedtoWashington.Itriedskateboardingthere,but

thelocalswerefarlesswelcoming.Withinacoupleofyears,Vdgivenitup.

WhenIreturnedtoLondonin2004,1foundmyselfwanderingdowntoSouthbank,

spendinghoursthere.Fvetraveledbackseveraltimessince,mostrecentlythispast

spring.Thedaywascoldbutclear:touristsandLondonersstoppedtowatchthe

skaters.Weaving（穿梭）amongthekidswhorushedbyontheirboards,Ifoundmy

waytothebeam.Thenarail—thinteenager,inabaggywhiteT—shirt,skidded（滑）up

tothebeam.Hesatnexttome.Heseemednottonoticethemannexttohim.But

soonIcaughtafewofhisglances."Iwasalocalhere20yearsago,"Itoldhim.

Then,slowly,hebegantonodhishead."Safe,man.Safe."

“Yeah,"Isaid."Safe.”

28.WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorsoonafterhemovedtoLondon?

A.Hefeltdisappointed.B.Hegaveuphishobby.

C.Helikedtheweatherthere.D.Hehaddisagreementswithhisfamily.

29.WhatdotheunderlinedwordsuSafe!Safe!Safe!"probablymean?

A.Becareful!B.Welldone!C.Noway!D.Don1tworry!

30.WhydidtheauthorliketospendtimeinSouthbankwhenhereturnedtoLondon?

A.Tojointheskateboarding.B.Tomakenewfriends.

C.Tolearnmoretricks.D.Torelivehischildhooddays

31.Whatmessagedoestheauthorseemtoconveyinthetext?

A.Childrenshouldlearnasecondlanguage.

B.Sportisnecessaryfbrchildren'shealth.

C.Childrenneedasenseofbelonging

D.Seeingtheworldisamustfbrchildren.

Theconnectionbetweenpeopleandplantshaslongbeenthesubjectofscientific

research.Recentstudieshavefoundpositiveeffects.Astudyconductedin

Youngstown,Ohio,forexample,discoveredthatgreenerareasofthecityexperienced

lesscrime.Inanother,employeeswereshowntobe15%moreproductivewhentheir

workplacesweredecoratedwithhouseplants.

TheengineersattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology（MIT）havetakenita

stepfurtherchangingtheactualcompositionofplantsinordertogetthemtoperform

diverse,evenunusualfunctions.Theseincludeplantsthathavesensorsprintedonto

theirleavestoshowwhenthey1reshortofwaterandaplantthatcandetectharmful

chemicalsingroundwater."We'rethinkingabouthowwecanengineerplantsto

replacefunctionsofthethingsthatweuseeveryday,"explainedMichaelStrano,a

professorofchemicalengineeringatMIT.

Oneofhislatestprojectshasbeentomakeplantsgrow（发光）inexperimentsusing

somecommonvegetables.Strano1steamfoundthattheycouldcreateafaintlight

forthree-and-a-halfhours.Thelight,aboutone-thousandthoftheamountneededto

readby,isjustastart.Thetechnology,Stranosaid,couldonedaybeusedtolightthe

roomsoreventoturntreeintoself-poweredstreetlamps.

Inthefuture,theteamhopestodevelopaversionofthetechnologythatcanbe

sprayedontoplantleavesinaone-offtreatmentthatwouldlasttheplant1slifetime.

Theengineersarealsotryingtodevelopanonandoff“switch"wheretheglow

wouldfadewhenexposedtodaylight.

Lightingaccountsforabout7%ofthetotalelectricityconsumedintheUS.Since

lightingisoftenfarremovedfromthepowersource（电源）-suchasthedistancefroma

powerplanttostreetlampsonaremotehighway-alotofenergyislostduring

transmission（传输）.

Glowingplantscouldreducethisdistanceandthereforehelpsaveenergy.

32.Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Anewstudyofdifferentplants.

B,Abigfallincrimerates.

C.Employeesfromvariousworkplaces.

D.Benefitsfromgreenplants.

33.WhatisthefunctionofthesensorsprintedonplantleavesbyMITengineer?

A.Todetectplants'lackofwater

B.Tochangecompositionsofplants

C.Tomakethelifeofplantslonger.

D.Totestchemicalsinplants.

34.Whatcanweexpectoftheglowingplantsinthefuture?

A.Theywillspeedupenergyproduction.

B.Theymaytransmitelectricitytothehome.

C.Theymighthelpreduceenergyconsumption.

D.Theycouldtaketheplaceofpowerplants.

35.Whichofthefollowingcanbethemainideaofthetext?

A.Whetherwecangrowmoreglowingplants.

B.Howwelivewithglowingplants.

C.Whetherglowingplantscanreplacelamps.

D.Howglowingplantsaremadepollution-free.

五、七选五

Ifyousufferfromsocialanxiety,youwillfearcertainsituations.Somefear

speakinginfrontofgroupsofpeople,whileothersfeargoingtopartiesorothertypes

ofsocialevents.Inwhicheversituationyourfeararises,you'11probablyexperience

sweating,flushing,feelingyourheartrace,orothersymptomsofanxiety._36

NumberOne:Deepmusclerelaxation.

Learningtophysicallyrelaxisoneofthebestwaystoovercomeanxiety.37

Fordeepmusclerelaxation,youwilltenseandthenrelaxthemajormusclegroupsof

yourbody,beginningwithyourfeetandworkingyourwaytowardsyourheadand

face.

NumberTwo:Slowbreathing.

38Whenyou'reanxious,yourbreathingbecomesfasterandmoreshallow

andasaresult,you'11feellight-headedanddizzy,bringingonmoreanxiety.

Learningtobreatheslowerandmoreregularlythroughyournosewillhelpyoucalm

down.

NumberThree:Visualization.

Thekeytovisualizationistorememberaplacewhereyoufeltsafeandcomfortable.

Onceyourememberthisplace,getapictureofitinyourmindsoclearlythatyoucan

feel,see,smellandeventastethatplace._39

NumberFour:40

Mostpeoplewithsocialanxietywanttohide,avoid,orrunawayfromwhatever

they1rescaredof.Butbyfacingyouranxietyinsteadyou'11findthatitisusually

somethingyoucantolerateafterafewexposures.Whenusingthismethod,focuson

what'sgoingonaroundyouinsteadofwhat*sgoingthroughyourmind.That

shouldhelpyoudistractyourselffromthoseanxiousthoughts.

A.Facingyouranxiety.

B.Controllingyourthoughts.

C.Butthistakespracticeandpatience.

D.It'simpossibletofeelbothrelaxedandanxious.

E.Thistechniquewillhelpyoubetterhandlethesituationofbeinglonely.

F.Whateveryoursymptoms,therearethingsyoucandotodealwithyoursocial

anxiety.

G.Controllingyourbreathingwhenyousufferanxietyisanothergoodwaytodeal

withyouremotions.

六、完形填空

WhenIstartedmycompany,acustomerservicenumberwasputonthe

company'swebsitetobetterthecommunicationwithusers.Somehowitrarelyrang.

Soweabandonedit.

However,Ithoughtphonesupportwouldhavemadesense.So,lastyear,I

puttinganotherservicenumberonourhomepage.

KAgain?Wetriedthisbefore,butitdidn'twork!'*theyresponded,casting

________onme.

“Butcompaniesevolve;circumstanceschange."Iargued.

Latelastyear,Iconvincedmycompanytogiveitashot.Sowestartedatwo-week

.Duringthefirstfewdays,thevolumeofcalls,around20perday,wasnot

muchbut.Then,overthefollowingdays,thevolumeincreased

dramatically,whichthemall.Sosuccessfulwasitthatwefinallydecided

toadopttheservicephonenumber.

Thisexperienceremindedmeoftheelephant-and-ropestory.Babyelephantswere

withasmallrope.Becausethey*retootobreakfreefromthe

rope,theygrowupbeingconditionedthattheropeisstrongerthantheyare.So,as

adults,theythinktheycanstillbebytherope.Inmycompany,thosewho

thoughtwecouldn'tbecauseweoncewerelikeababyelephantwho

waslivingwithamindset.Theydrewaconclusionbasedonspecific

,buttheyforgottoreviseitwhenthingschanged.

Inbusiness,nottomentionlife,allsortsofinvisiblementalropesmayholdusback.

Itresultsinmissedopportunitiesandwasted.Sodon*tholdontothe

thatyoucan*tgroworlearnfrompastfailures.Allittakesis

eyestoreexaminethesituation.

41.A.admittedB,imaginedC.enjoyedD.proposed

42.A.annoyanceB-fearC.doubtD.regret

43.A.activityB.trialC.procedureD.mission

44.A.significantB.preciseC.perfectD.common

45.A.amusedB.frustratedC.astonishedD.pleased

46.A.partlyB.regularlyC.naturallyD.officially

47.A.injuredB.securedC.movedD.pulled

48.A.smallB.bigC.fatD.short

49.A.heldonB.heldbackC.setfreeD.setapart

50.A.triedB.reflectedC.perseveredD.failed

51.A.flexibleB.complexC.fixedD.simple

52.A.placesB-conditionsC.standardsD.systems

53.A.spaceB.strengthC.moneyD.potential

54.A.beliefB.excuseC.ambitionD.information

55.A.matureB.eagerC.freshD.optimistic

七、用单词的适当形式完成短文

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(一个单词)或括号内单词的正确形

式。

KimCobb,aprofessorattheGeorgiaInstituteofTechnologyinAtlanta,isoneofa

smallbutgrowingminorityofacademics56arecuttingbackontheirairtravel

becauseofclimatechange.Travellingtoconferences,lectures,workshops,andthe

likefrequentlybyplane57(view)asimportantforscientiststoget

togetherandexchangeinformation.ButCobbandothers58(be)now

questioningthatideapushingconferencestoprovidemorechancestoparticipate

remotely,and59(change)theirpersonalbehaviortodotheirpartindealing

withtheclimatechangecrisis.OnawebsitecalledNoFlyClimateSei,forexample,

60(rough)200academics-manyofthemclimatescientists61(promise)

toflyaslittleaspossiblesincetheeffortstartedtwoyearsago.

Cobb,forherparty,startedtoaskconferenceorganizerswhoinvitedhertospeak

62shecoulddosoremotely;aboutthree-quartersof63time,theyagreed.

Whentheanswer,wasno,she,declinedthe64(invite).Thatapproach

broughtCobb'sairtravellastyeardownby75%,andsheplans65(continue)

thepractice."Ithasbeenfairlyrewarding.n,shesays,nareallypositivechange.'*

八、邀请信

66.假定你是李华，你校将举办外国学生中文演讲比赛，请给你的英国朋友

George写封邮件邀请他参加。内容包括：

1.比赛时间；2.演讲话题；3.报名方式。

注意：

1.词数80左右;

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

九、读后续写

67.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