广东省肇庆中学2024-2025学年高三上学期9月月考英语试题

广东肇庆中学2025届高三9月月考英语试卷注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。第一部分阅读（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。ATheworldawaits.Wherewillyougonext?Thefollowingareamongthemostexcitingdestinationstovisit.Grabyourbagsandgo!Puebln,MexicoFoundedin1931,theMexico’sfourth-largestcityisastrongholdofBaroquearchitecture.InPuebla’scitycenter,aUNESCOWorldHeritageSite,therearealargenumberofgorgeous17th-and18th-centuryBaroquebuildings.Manyaredecoratedwithcoloredtitles,theuseofwhichillustratesthecombinationofPuebla’slocalandEuropeancolonialstyles.In2017,anearthquakeshookthearea,leadingtorestorationsoffacilitiesthroughoutthecityafterward.Despitethat,Pueblaremainsrootedintradition.Telě,CzechRepublicThestorybooktownwasprobablyfoundedinthemid-14thcentury.Stonewallsandasystemofman-madepondshelpprotectTelěhistorictowncenter,aUNESCOWorldHeritageSite.Thetriangularmarketsquareisborderedbyarainbowoflight-coloredhouses,whichwereoriginallybuiltofwoodandrebuiltinstoneafterafireinthelate14century.GöbekliTope,TurkeyEstimatedtodatebacktothe10th-9thmillenniaB.C,themonumentallimestonepillarsatGöbekliTepehadbeenhidinginplainsightforseveralthousandyears.Thedetailedexplorationofthesegiantstonesonlybeganinthe1990s.Whathavebeenrevealed—primarilymassivestonesdecoratedwithbas-reliefs(浅浮雕)ofanimal—comprisetheworld’soldestknowntemplecomplex.Theextraordinarydiscoveriesmadeherehaverewrittenthestoryofhowthefirstcivilizationsbegan.GuatemnArchaeologistshavefoundlong-hiddenruinsofanextensivepre-Columbiancivilizationhere,confirmingthatGuatemalaistheplacetodiveintoMayanculture,thenandnow.AncientrootsrunparticularlydeepinthenorthernmostPeténregion.Inmodern,multiculturalGuatemala,peoplewithMayanoriginmakeupabouthalfthepopulation,makingthecountrytheonlyoneinCentralAmericawithanativeculturalmajority.1.Wherecantouristsenjoyarchitectureexhibitingacombinationofnativeandforeignstyles?A.Guatemala. B.GöbekliTepe,Turkey.C.Puebla,Mexico D.Telě,CzechRepublic.2.WhathasmadeGuatemalaspecial?A.Thelong-hiddenruins.B.ThedeeplyrootedMayanculture.C.Themodernandmulticulturalsociety.D.TheonlyCentralAmericancountrywithMayanpopulation.3.Accordingtothetextwhatdotheabovedestinationshaveincommon?A.Theyhavehistoricsites. B.TheyareinCentralAmerica.CTheywereoncedestroyedbyfire. D.Theywerediscoveredinrecentdecades.BEveryholidayseason,PatriciaGallagherfillshercarwithstuffedanimalsanddrivesaroundPhiladelphia.Shegivesthemnottokidsbuttoseniors.Patricia’sholidaytraditionstartedin2009.“IjustgotthisideatocalltwonursinghomesatrandomandaskifIcouldcomeandreaditwastheNightBeforeChristmas,”shesaid.Shebroughtsomeofherkids’stuffedanimalsfortheseniorstoholdwhilesheread.“ButwhenIwenttogatherthemandtakethembacktogotothenextnursinghome,nobodywantedtogiveuptheirstuffedanimals,”sheadded.Itwasthenandtherethatsherealizedthepowerofasimpleholidaygift.Patriciawantedtocontinuehertraditionofgiving,sosheputanadonline,askingforgentlyusedstuffedanimals.Inherfirsttwoyearsofcollecting,shereceivedmorethan11,000donatedstuffedanimals.Shesaidsometimeslocalschoolswouldholdstuffedanimalcollectionsonherbehalf,orachildwhooutgrewtheirtoyswoulddonate.Afterreceivingtoomany,Patriciastartedcappinghowmanyshewouldcollectatatime,andsaidshecouldonlytakeinabout250stuffedanimalseachweekduringtheholidayseason.Then,shetookthemtonursinghomes.“Theelderlywantstuffedanimalsnotonlyforcomfort,buttheywereconversationstarters.Itremindedthemoftheirchildhood.”shesaid.Andsherecalledonemansaid,“Youknow,Ineverwantedtogotoschool.AndmyfathersaidifIwouldgothatday,hewouldtakemetotheBrooklynZoo.Andyouknowwhat?ThiswasthefirstanimalIsawthereanditlookedjustlikethisgiraffe.”Spreadingjoyisn’tjustaholidaypastimeforPatricia.Sheisalsoknownasthe“HappyFlowerLady”aroundPhiladelphia,becauseshecollectsoldflowersfromstoresandpassesthemouttoanyonewhoneedsapick-me-up.“Whenyougive,youreallydogetmoreback,”Patriciasaid,“Everymorning,whetherit’stheflowersorthestuffedanimals.Ihaveapurpose.”4.WhydidPatriciagotothenursinghomesin2009?A.Tosendgiftstotheseniors. B.ToreadastorytotheelderlyC.Togetoverherloneliness. D.Togetridofherkids’toys.5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“capping”inparagraph3mean?A.Limiting. B.Recording. C.Identifying. D.Doubling.6.Whatcanweinferfromparagraph4?A.Seniorslovegoodolddays. B.Cuteanimalshavehealingeffectsonseniors.C.Givingmakesseniorshappy. D.Stuffedanimalshavemorethanonefunction.7.WhatdoesPatriciathinkofhergivingexperiences?A.Rewarding. B.Entertaining. C.Timely. D.Tough.CWaterpoisoningiscausedbytoomuchconsumptionofwaterduringashortperiodoftime.Waterinandofitselfisnotpoisonousbyanymeans,butrapidintakeofalargequantityofwatercanbreakthecarefulbalanceofsodium(钠)inthebodyfluids(体液).Thiscontributestoaswellingofthecells,ofteninthecentralnervoussystem,includingthebrain.Whenthecellscannolongerbearthepressure,theycanbegintodie.Thisisindicatedinseriousformsofwaterpoisoning.Symptomsofthisconditionincludevomiting,headacheandunresponsiveness.Whenthesodiuminthebloodfallstodangerouslevels,braindamageandpossiblydeathmayoccur.Whatisafatal(致命的)amountofwatercanvaryfrompersontoperson,dependingonone’sstateofhealth,hisorherphysicalactivityatthetime,thetemperatureandtheamountoftimeinwhichthepersonconsumesthewater.Forsome,aone-timeconsumptionofthreeliterscanprovedeadly.Althoughthepersonconsumingthewatermaylosealotoffluidduringheavylabororexercise,theelectrolytes(电解质)arenotreplacedfastenoughtoavoidwaterpoisoning.Thoseparticularlyatriskforwaterpoisoningareathletesengagedinlongdistancerunninglikeamarathon.Duetotheneedtoreplacelargequantitiesoflostfluid,runnersmustdrinkalotofwater.Thiscanleadtopoisoning,sorunnersmustreplacetheirfluidswithsportsdrinksthathaveaddedelectrolytes.Otherfactorsthatcontributetowaterpoisoningincludeactivitiesthatstimulateheavysweating.Thepersonworkingunderextremeheatorintensehumidity(湿气)mustbecarefulwhenconsumingwaterinordertomaintainelectrolytebalance.Mentaldiseasescanalsoleadtowaterpoisoning.Psychogenicpolydipsiaisaconditioninwhichtheaffectedpersonfeelsaneedtodrinkalotofwaterforunknownreasons.8.Whatharmdoeswaterpoisoningbring?A.Itcanaffectbrainfunction. B.ItdisturbsthebalanceofsodiumC.Itcausesadropinbloodpressure. D.Ittendstomakeitsvictimsnervous.9.Whatcanweknowaboutproperamountofwatertodrink?A.Threelitersperdayisdeadly. B.Nosinglerulefitseveryone.C.Itdoesn’tbotherhealthypeople. D.Physicalactivityisitsdecisivefactor.10.Whowouldprobablyfallvictimtowaterpoisoning?A.Apatientsufferingfromstomachache. B.AlaborerworkingwithheavysweatingC.Anathletefondofdrinkingsportsdrinks. D.Ateenagerdoingappropriateexercisedaily.11.Whatmightbediscussedintheparagraphthatfollows?A.Whathasbeenfoundaboutsportsdrinks. B.Whatelsecontributestowaterpoisoning.C.Whatarethesymptomsofwaterpoisoning. D.Whatcanbedonetoavoidwaterpoisoning.DExtendedproducerresponsibility(EPR)referstoapolicyapproachwhereproducersaregivenresponsibilityfortheenvironmentalimpactsoftheirproductsthroughouttheproductlifecycle.Basedonthepolluterpaysprinciple,thisapproachrequiresproducerstofinancethecostsofrecyclingordisposingofproductsthatconsumersnolongerwant.Itaimstoshiftthecostsassociatedwiththemanagementofdealingwithsolidwasteawayfromthelocalgovernment.ThetermEPRwasfirstcoinedin1990byaSwedishprofessor,ThomasLindhqvist,whointroducedtheideaofproducersbeingresponsiblefortheirproductstotheSwedishMinistryoftheEnvironment.ThefirstexampleofEPRcameinGermanyin1991,wheremanufacturerspickeduphouseholdpackagingalongsidemunicipalwastecollections.Sincei990,countriesaroundtheworldhaveadoptedEPRpoliciesaroundkeysectorssuchaspackaging,electronics,batteries,andvehicles.EPRcreatesafinancialmotivationforproducerstodesignproductsthatlastlongerandcanberecycled.ThisisbecauseEPRplacestheend-of-lifecostsontheproducer.EPRhashistoricallybeensuccessfulinthemanagingofproductsthatposeriskstocommunitiessuchasbatteries,paintandoldmedicines.EPRhasledmanyproducerstoredesigntheseitemstoreducetheirrisks.Finally,duetoERPclosingtheloop(循环)onmaterialsmanagement,thisapproachusesmuchlessenergythanittakestoproduceitemsfromthebeginning.However,criticsofEPRhaveissueswithproducersaddingrecyclingcoststotheinitialpricetagofaproduct.Anotherdisadvantageisthatattheinternationallevel,itcannegativelyaffectimportstocountriesthathavestrictEPRpoliciesasproducersinothercountrieswillnotwanttobesubjecttoextrafeesfromthesepolicies.Additionally,itrestrictscompetitionatthelocallevelasproducerswhotakeontheextracoststoaccommodateEPRpoliciesareatacompetitivedisadvantagetothosewhoareabletobendtherulesandgetoutofpayingthesecosts.12.WhomaybemostinfavorofthepolicyEPR?A.Thelocalgovernment. B.Theproducers.C.Theendconsumers. D.Theretailtraders.13.WhataretheproducerslikelytodounderthepolicyEPR?A.Cutdowntheirsellingcosts. B.Increaseproductioncapacity.C.Producesustainableproducts. D.Reproduceout-of-dategoods.14.Whichwordcanbestdescribetheauthor’sattitudetothepolicyEPR?A.Tolerant B.Objective C.Conservative D.Suspicious15.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.TheConstantlyVaryingPolicyEPRB.ChallengesofEPRImplementationC.HoldingBackGlobalTradeandCompetition:EPRD.ReducingWasteandShiftingResponsibilities:EPR第二节七选五阅读（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）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。Whenitcomestohavingfuninthesun,it’seasytolosetrackoftime.Ifyou’renotcareful,thiscanbequitedangerous.16Butitcaneasilybeprevented—allyouneedisalittlesunscreen.17Peoplehavebeenusingchemicalpastestoprotectthemselvesfromthesunforcenturies.ButthefirstmodernsunscreensoldonthemarketwasofferedbyFrenchcompany:L’orealin1935.Severalothercompanieswerequicktoreleasetheirownsunscreens.Perhapsthebiggestadvancementintheworldofsunscreencameinthe1970s,whenscientistsstartedlookingatthesunprotectionfactor,orSPF.18Theadvantagesofusingsunscreenareobvious.Itlimitsthepainfuleffectsofsunburn.19MillionsofpeoplehavediedfromskincancercausedbyultravioletraysfromtheSUITL.Remembertoapplysunscreen30minutesbeforegoingoutside.Unfortunately,therearemanymistakenideasaboutsunscreen.20Somealsothinkyouonlyneedtoputitononceforawholeday’sprotectionorthatyoudon’tneeditoncloudydays.Noneofthesethingsaretrue.Expertssayyoushouldapplysunscreeneverytwohourswhenoutside-inthedaytime,nomatterhowdarkyourskinisorwhattheweatherislike.A.Anditcanevensaveyourlife.B.Sunscreenisnotexactlyarecentinvention.C.Choosingasunscreenisn’tassimpleasitusedtobe.D.Indirectsunlight,sunburncanoccurinlessthan15minutes.E.Thisratingisanumberthatshowshoweffectiveasunscreenis.RIt’sbelievedthatyoudon’tneedmuchsunscreenifyouhavedarkskin.G.Somethinkagoodmethodistocoverasmuchaspossiblewithprotectiveclothing.第二部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题；每小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。JohnBlanchardstudiedthecrowdsintheStation.Hewaswaitingforagirl.13monthsago,inalibrary,hetookabookoffa21andwasattractedbythenotes22init.Thehandwriting23athoughtfulsoul.Fromthebookhediscoveredthe24owner’sname,MissHollisMaynell.Laterhe25heraddressandwroteheraletter,introducinghimselfandinvitinghertocorrespond.Thenextdayhewasshippedforserviceinawar.Duringthefollowing13months,thetwowrotefrequently.Aromancewas26.Johnrequestedaphotographbutsherefused,explainingthatifhereallycaredforher,27wouldn’tmatter.Whenthedayfinallycameforhimtoreturn,they28theirfirstmeeting—7:00p.m.atGrandCentralStation.“Youwillrecognizeme.”shewrote.“Iwillbewearinga29”Soherehewas.Ayoungladyinagreensuitcametowardhim,herfigurelongandslimandhereyesblueasflowers.Almostuncontrollablyhemadeonestepclosertoher.ThenhesawHollisMaynell—awoman30past40.Shewasdirectlybehindthegirl.Johnfelthimself31intwo.Sokeenwashisdesiretofollowthegirl,andsodeepwashis32forthewomanwhosespirithadaccompaniedhim.Johnmadeadecision.Hesalutedtothewoman,33thebook.“I’mJohnBlanchard.YoumustbeMissMaynell.I’msogladtomeetyou.MayItakeyoutodinner?”Thewoman’sfacebroadenedintoa34smile.“Son.”sheanswered,“theyoungladyinthegreensuit35metowearthisrose.Shesaidthatifyouaskmeouttodinner,Ishouldtellyousheiswaitingforyouinthebigrestaurantacrossthestreet.”21.A.profile B.shelf C.device D.column22.A.penciled B.printed C.drawn D.carved23.A.expressed B.impressed C.reflected D.witnessed24.A.previous B.additional C.obvious D.conventional25.A.called B.visited C.located D.guessed26.A.belonging B.setting C.depending D.building27.A.attitude B.appearance C.character D.dress28.A.conducted B.plotted C.scheduled D.dated29.A.dress B.book C.hat D.rose30.A.further B.well C.beyond D.straight31.A.split B.hit C.driven D.placed32.A.relationship B.thinking C.longing D.understanding33.A.holdingback B.holdingoff C.holdingup D.holdingout34.A.pitiful B.fake C.nervous D.tolerant35.A.begged B.recommended C.acquired D.squeezed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。InChongqing,amountainouscityinSouthwestChinafamousforhotpotoftenservedwithbeersorstrongtea,theparticularflavorofcoffeeisgaining36(popular).InDaijiaxiang,anoldcommunityinthecity,anewly-openedcoffeestreethasturnedeveryone’sheadsfor37(it)uniquedesignstyle.Byusingtheexistingfirstfloorsofseveraloldbuildingsasshopfronts,thenewstreethasbroughtmodernatmospheretotheagedblock38transformeditintoadesireddestinationamongsocialmediaenthusiasts39(seek)photoopportunitiesandscenicviews.WuLongquan,a30-year-oldshopowner,wasthefirstone40(run)acoffeeshophere.“Althoughthecommunitywasquiteold,itslocation,wonderfulriverviewandold-fashionedarchitecturalstyleallmadeit41(true)attractive,”Wusaid.Wuadmittedthatthisishisdreamcoffeeshop,42notonlyserveshigh-qualitycoffeebutisalsoanexpression43hispersonality.Hebelievesthateachgenerationhasitsownattitudeaboutcoffee.Inthepast,coffee44(consider)asonlyapromisingbusiness,butforhisgeneration,itispartoflifestylefirst,andabusinesssecond.Uptonow.Wu45(open)fivecoffeeshopsandonebakerybusinessthatproducesfoodtogowithhiscoffee.第三部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）假定你是学生会主席李华，你校将举行主题为“MyYouth,MyDream”的英语演讲比赛，请你给外教Sara写一封邮件，邀请她担任评委。内容包括：1.比赛目的，时间和地点；2.邀请她的原因；3.期待她的参与。注意：1.词数80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。DearSara,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua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。Joeywassoexcitedhecouldhardlywaittogettothestore.HewalkedsofastthathissisterBethhadtorun.“Doyouhavetohurrylikethat?”shepuffed.OnhiswayfromschoolhehadseenthatbaseballcapinRogers’storewindow.Onlyadollar,andthiswasthelastcap!Joeyhadlookedatthecapalongtime.Hewanteditmorethananything.Everyboyatschoolhadone.Joeythoughtofhispiggybank,intowhichhepute