湖南省永州市祁阳县某中学2024-2025学年高三年级上册8月考试英语试题

湖南省永州市祁阳县第四中学2024-2025学年高三上学期8月

考试英语试题

一、阅读理解

TheUnitedKingdomiswellknownforitsnightlife,butthesecitiesofferthebesttimeif

youareupforalittlepartying.

Swansea

Thebestthingaboutthiscityisthatmostofthehighly-recommendedbarsarelocatedon

thecoast.Thebar-areainSwanseastretchesformorethanonemile.Amazingfact,andtrustus,

youcanfindabarthatsuitsyourighthere.Ifyouarenotreadytoleavetheurbanarea,thafsall

rightbuttrustus,youdon'twanttomissthefamedMumblesMile.

Manchester

Thecityisfilledwithyouth,andyoucanfollowanystreamoftheyoungstersinthecityto

oneofthebestbarstospendthenight.Manchesterhasamassivemusichistoryandassuch,itis

theidealplacetoseekthebestpartiesthatlasttillmorninginthiscapitaloftheindustry.Donot

misstheirfamouspubs,themostfamousofwhichareTheWaldorfandSinclair'sOysterBar.

Stoke

Thisbrilliantplacehaslongbeenknownasafootballfortress.Thebestspotsarelocatedat

thefamedtowncentercalledNewcastle-under-Lyme.Ifyouaremoreofabarandclubtypeof

person,thenheadstraighttoThirstyGiraffeandRevolution,orsimplyspendthenightinThe

Sugarmill.

Sheffield

Thiscityisthehomeoftwofootballclubs,WednesdayandUnited,butwe'renottalking

aboutthem.But,trustuswhenwetellyoutheirfansknowhowtoparty.Itisnotsohardtodoitin

Sheffieldasthecityisfilledwithclubs,pubs,bars,andrestaurants.Regardlessofyourage,this

cityhasplentytoofferineverydepartmentforeveryone'spocket.

1.WhatdoweknowaboutSwansea?

A.Allthebarslieonthecoast.B.All-nightpartiescanbeheld.

C.Itoffersthebestbarservices.D.MumblesMileliesinthecity.

2.Whichplacewillyougotoifyouareamusiclover?

A.Swansea.B.Manchester.C.Stoke.D.Sheffield.

3.WhatdoStokeandSheffieldhaveincommon?

A.Theyarecoastcities.B.Theyarefilledwithyouth.

C.Theyareknownforfootball.D.Theyofferfancyrestaurants.

Iwasintheseventhgrade,andwehadmovedtoNewJerseyinNovember.Bythen,

everyonealreadyhadhadtheirownfriends,andnoonewantedtotalktoanewgirl.Tomake

thingsworse,theyputmein"SectionL”.IfoundoutlaterthateveryonecalledSectionL

“Loserville”.Itwassortofanopensecretthatitwasthesectionfortroublemakersand

not-so-smartkids.WhenIfoundout,Iwantedtoscream.Ihadalwaysbeenagoodstudentand

hadamazingfriends,andnoweveryonethoughtIwasaloser!

IdidtextmyfriendsinIllinoisalmosteverynight,especiallymybestfriend,Ana.Atfirst

myfriendswantedtohearallaboutit.ButthensomestoppedtextingbackonceIsaidsomething

abouthowmiserableIwas.OnenightwhenIwastextingwithAna,Icomplainedaboutanother

friendwhohadjustdonethat.

Ana'stextscamereallyfastforthenextfewminutesandtheysurprisedme.Shesaidthat

shewastiredofhearingabouthowbadeverythingwasinNewJersey,too.Shesaidshedidnot

wanttohurtmyfeelingsbutthatIneededtostopfeelingsosorryformyselfallthetime,Ihadto

trytomakethingsbetter.

Thenextday,IthoughtalotaboutwhatAnahadsaid.Shewasright!

IwishIcouldsaythateverythingchangedovernightafterthat,butitdidn,t.Iwasstillstuck

t6,,

inLoserville?andsomepeoplewerestillmeantome,eventhoughItriedtojuststayoutoftheir

way.

Butwhatdidchangewasme-Istoppedfeelingsosorryformyselfanddidsomething

aboutmakingfriends.Isigneduptomakesetsfortheschoolplay.Imetalotofnewpeoplethere,

andsuddenlyIhadfriendstosayhitointhehalls!

IstillmissIllinoissometimes,butlifeinNewJerseyisn'tsohardanymore.EventhoughI

couldn'tchangemysituation,Icouldchangemyattitude——andthatmadeallthedifference.

4.“Loserville“isasectionfor.

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A.failuresB.goodstudents

C.classsecretsD.newcomers

5.Thewritercomplainedallthetimeinthenewenvironmentbecause.

A.Anadidn'ttextbacktoherB.herfriendshurtherfeelings

C.shewasunfairlytreatedD.shewasagoodstudent

6.Whatmadeadifferenceinchangingthesituation?

A.ShewentbacktoIllinois.

B.SheendedfriendshipwithAna.

C.Shefoughtbackwithherclassmates.

D.Shebegantomakefriendswithothers.

7.Thebesttitleforthepassagecanbe.

A.LastingFriendshipB.AnIncidenceatSchool

C.SayGoodbyeto“Loserville"D.Unhappinessin“Loserville”

Darwin'sArch,afamedrockformationintheGalapagosIslandshastakenonanewshape.

ThetopoftheArchcollapsedthisweekintothePacificOceanduetonaturalforces.

“ObviouslyallthepeoplefromtheGalapagosfeltitwasashamebecauseifssomething

we'refamiliarwithsincechildhood,andtoknowthatithaschangedwasabitofashock,“

WashingtonTapiasaid,“However,fromascientificpointofview,it'spartofthenatural

process.

Itnormallyhappensonourplanet.^^

Darwin9sArch,whichismadeofnaturalstone,atonepointwouldhavebeenpartofthe

island.NamedafterfamednaturalistCharlesDarwin,itisnotaccessiblebyland.Butthearea

aroundtheislandsisapopulardivingspot,particularlytoobservesharksandotherseaspecies.

（"Unfortunatelytoday,ourguestsoftheGalapagosAggressorIIIexperiencedaonceina

lifetimeevent,9,thetravelcompanyAgressorAdventurespostedonFacebook.Thegroupadded,

“Thismorningat11:20amlocaltime,theworld-famousDarwin'sArchcollapsedinfrontoftheir

eyes.Therearenowonlytwopillars（柱子）remaining.Someinthedivetravelindustry

arealreadyreferringtothisnowas"ThePillarsofEvolution（进化）

Thepostreceivednearly200commentsincludingonepersonwhowrote,uWhatashame!

Geologic（地质的）timeissomuchdifferentfromhumantimethatweforgetthatifsalways

goingon.ThafswhyIliketospendalotoftimeamongthearchesinSouthernUtah.Younever

knowwhenitcouldbethelasttimebeforegeologydoesitswork.^^

TheGalapagosIslandsareaUNESCOWorldHeritageSitethathasbeencalleda"living

museumandshowcaseofevolution^^.Theislandsaresituatedabout621milesfromthecoastof

Ecuador.Theyarehometomanyinterestinganimalsincludinggianttortoises,marineiguanas,and

manytypesoffinches.

8.WhatdoesTapiathinkofthecollapseofDarwin'sArch?

A.Itisadisastrousmemoryespeciallyforkids.

B.Itisalittlebitdisappointingbutacceptable.

C.Itisararenaturalphenomenonintheworld.

D.Itissuchawonderhardtoexplaininscience.

9.WhatdopeoplecomingtotheGalapagosIslandslikemost?

A.Divingtoobservesomeseaspecies.

B.Catchingsharksaroundtheislands.

C.ClimbingDarwin,sArchcarefully.

D.VisitingtheofficeofCharlesDarwin.

10.WhatisthepostfromtheAgressorAdventuresonFacebookmainlyabout?

A.Themagicalpowerofthegeology.

B.Thenoveldescriptionofthepillars.

C.ThewitnessofthefalloftheArch.

D.ThereasonforthelossoftheArch.

11.Whatdoestheauthorintendtodointhelastparagraph?

A.ToadvertiseforAggressorAdventures.

B.Tointroducethetheoryofevolution.

C.TopraiseDarwinforhiscontribution.

D.Toaddsomebackgroundinformation.

Inthepastdecade,theuseofsocialmediahasgrowninawaythatnoonecouldhave

guessed.Ithasturnedsometeenagersintocelebrities（名人）andturnedthefamousintothe

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infamous,overnight.

Akeyfeatureofsocialmedia,however,isitsvolatility.Trendscomeandgo,disappearing

almostasquicklyastheyappeared.So,whatwerethekeysocialmediatrendsof2019?

ShortvideoappssuchasTikTokanditsChineseequivalentDouyin,tooktheworldby

storm.TheTelegraphreportedthatTikTokwasranked8thonApple'sAppStoreinApril.And

Douyinhadmorethan300milliondomesticmonthlyactiveusersinJune,CNBCsaid.

Whyaretheseshortvideos-whicharerarelylongerthanafewminutes-sopopular?

JiangYige,Singapore-basedanalystatFengHeFundManagement,hasatheory.Shortvideosare

'justrighttofillinthelittlegapsinourbusyschedules”,hetoldCNBC.

Thesevideos-apartfrombeingveryconvenient-areimportanttoteenagersbecause

theyallowthemtoexpressthemselves,accordingtoTeenVogue.

Thesenseofcommunitythatusersofshortvideoappsgetisanotherappealingfeature.Liza

Koshy,auseroftheUSappMusicallywhohasover2millionfollowers,saidthatshewasthrilled

whenanyonesaidthathervideohad“inspired"him."It'sreallycool...becauseIthinkthatasshort

videocreatorsthafswhatweallexpect,sheadded.

Livestreamingisanotherfeatureofoursocialmedialifethatnowseemsasnaturalas

sunrise.Ifsaprettyneatidea:Youcanwatchanyone,anywhere,live.

However,Chinahastakenlivestreamingtoawholenewlevel.InChina,morethan100

millionviewersmonthlywatchalivestreamingvideo.Forbesthoughtthatanumberoffactors

hadledtothepopularityoflivestreams.Amongthemisviewers9abilitytointeractwhile

remaininganonymous.

However,theboominsocialmediamaybehavingsideeffectstoo.Fakenewsisone

seriousproblemitarguablycauses.Materialsharedontheseplatformsisoftennotcheckedfor

accuracy.Themostbasiccontentcanbefalseandcanswayusersonewayoranother.Weuse

socialmediaallthetime;thatdoesn'tmeanthatweunderstandtheinfluenceitishavingonus.We

shouldbemindfulofboththetimewespendonitanditsimpactonourminds.

12.Theunderlinedword"volatility“inParagraph2possiblymeans“being

A.changeableB.steady

C.promisingD.violent

13.AccordingtoLizaKoshy,shortvideosareverypopularbecause.

A.theyareveryconvenient

B.theyhelppeoplekilltime

C.theyprovideasenseofcommunity

D.theyallowpeopletoexpressthemselves

14.Whatcanwelearnaboutsocialmediafromthetext?

A.Theinformationfromsocialmediaishighlyreliable.

B.Whenitcomestosocialmedia,peopleknowshortvideosthebest.

C.Peoplecan'tcommunicatewitheachotherwithoutsocialmedia.

D.Thereisstillmuchroomforsocialmediatomakeimprovement.

15.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.RapidDevelopmentofSocialMedia

B.KeySocialMediaTrendsof2019

C.ShortVideosTakingtheWorldbyStorm

D.LiveStreaming-ANewFeatureofSocialMedia

Havingapositiveattitudeisachoice.Youcanchoosetothinkthoughtsthatboostyour

moodandthrowamoreconstructivelightondifficultsituations.Bychoosingtotakeapositive

outlookonlife,youcanbegintoshiftoutofanegativeframeofmind.Youwillfindlifeisfilled

withpossibilitiesinsteadofworries.16

Understandthebenefitsofbeingapositivethinker.Choosingtothinkpositivelywillhelp

youtakecontrolofyourlifeandmakeyoureverydayexperiencesmorepleasant.17

Beingawareofthesebenefitscanhelpyoubemoremotivatedtothinkpositivelyonaregular

basis.

18Recordingyourthoughtscanenableyoutostepbackandevaluatepatternsin

yourthinking.Writedownyourthoughtsandfeelingsattheendofeverydaycanbeavaluable

waytoidentifyyournegativethoughtsandmakeaplantochangethemtopositivethoughts.

Replacethenegativethoughtswithpositivethoughts.Onceyou'refeelingconfidentthat

youcanspotnegativethoughts,you'rereadytomakeactivechoicesaboutreplacingnegative

thoughtswithpositiveones.Thisdoesn*tmeanthateverythinginyourlifewillalwaysbepositive.

19However,youcanworktoreplacethedailyunhelpfulthinkingpatternswiththoughtsthat

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helpyoutoflourish.

Surroundyourselfwithpositivepeople.Weareofteninfluencedbythepeoplearoundus.If

youfindthatpeoplearoundyoutendtobenegative,looktosurroundyourselfwithmorepositive

people.20Ifyouhaveaclosefamilymemberorasignificantotherwhoisconstantly

negative,encouragehertogoonajourneytowardspositiveattitudewithyou.

A.Identifyyournegativethoughts.

B.Thiswillfeedyourownpositivity.

C.Keepadiarytoreflectyourthoughts.

D.It*snormaltohaveavarietyofemotions.

E.Italsobenefitsyourmentalandphysicalhealth.

F.Ifyouwanttoknowhowtothinkmorepositively,justfollowthesetips.

G.Peoplewhoallowthemselvesregularfunintheirlivestendtobemorepositive.

二、完形填空

AmyTaylorhadweatheredsometoughyears.Herhusbandsufferedalotfromkidney

failureandin2020,thepoormother21herjobintheeconomicdepression.

Duringthespringbreak,her14-yearolddaughter,EmilyMoore,tookapart-timejob,and

22minimumwage.Butbeforeshecouldspendthemoney,Emilyhadanidea.Thenewsin

KansasCitythatweekhadbeenfilledwithstoriesaboutapoliceofficer,JimmyMoss,whowas

badlyhurtinacaraccidentinthelineofdulyHewasin23condition.Emilyandher

unemployedmotherhadneverforgottenhow24thepolicehadbeenwhenTaylorwas

robbedinthestreetoneday.Emilydecidedto25themoneytoOfficerMoss'sfamily.

Hermom26agreed.

Taylorcalledthepoliceandmadeananonymous（匿名的）donation.Movedbyher27

expressionofthanks,theofficersdidwhattheydobest-they28Taylor.Whenshe

explainedthefamily's29,theofficerscouldhardlybelieveit."Withhercurrentfinancial

30weencouragedhertokeepthemoney,9,thedepartmentlaterexplained.uShe31,

sayingtheofficer'sfamilyneededitandthepoliceneededtoknowtheywere32

Bythen,thatfeelingofsupportwasmutual.ThepolicesetupaGoFundMepageforTaylor,

whomtheynamed"TheWomanwiththeHeartofGold.^^AsofJanuary11,2023,theyhad33

$165,405.Evenbetter:OfficerMoss,whohada1percentchanceof34,isoutofthe

hospitaland35.

21.A.changedB.lostC.quitD.finished

22.A.offeredB.suggestedC.setD.earned

23.A.criticalB.rareC.stableD.fair

24.A.annoyedB.niceC.disappointedD.wise

25.A.lendB.passC.donateD.show

26.A.temporarilyB.hesitantlyC.readilyD.cautiously

27.A.generousB.distantC.writtenD.public

28.A.cameacrossB.trackeddownC.turnedtoD.calmeddown

29.A.motivationB.faithC.traditionD.principle

30.A.creditB.securityC.serviceD.hardship

31.A.agreedB.complainedC.refusedD.guessed

32.A.supportedB.promisedC.treatedD.defeated

33.A.keptB.addedC.takenD.raised

34.A.promotionB.survivalC.freedomD.growth

35.A.regrettingB.collapsingC.recoveringD.escaping

三、语法填空

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或所给单词的正确形式。

Actingwas,isandalwayswillbethefirstloveoftheNationalPekingOperaCompany's

newvice-president,TianLei,ChenNanreports.

HuguosiStreetwasoneofBeijing's36(busy)commercialroadsintheoldendays.

Italso37(house)theresidenceofPekingOperamasterMeiLanfang(1894-1961).Not

farfromMei'saddress,thefirsttheaterforPekingOpera38(perform)wascreatedin

1954,fiveyearsafterthefoundingofthePeople'sRepublicofChina.

Theneighborhood39(change)overthedecades,butthetheaterstillstandstall

andis40(current)managedbytheNationalPekingOperaCompany.TianLeitreasures

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thehourshespendsthere,trainingandrehearsing(排练).Wearingacostumeand41

(arm)withapropspear(道具长矛)，the42-year-oldwalksconfidentlyacrossthestage,42

(practise)avarietyofmartialartmovements,beforeendingthedrillwithaliangxiang(strikinga

poseonthestage).

Tianhasbeenworkingwiththeoperacompanyfor10years.Itspremises(处所)are43

10-minutedrivefromthetheaterandhiscolleaguestrainthere.He,however,prefersthehistoric

stage."IcometothetheateralmosteverydaybecauseIenjoythepeaceandemptinessthis

buildingoffers.Rehearsingherehelpsmefeelcloser44thePekingOperamasters45

oncegracedthestage,“hesays.

四、书信写作

46.假设你是李华，你应该在本周五提交Mr.Anderson布置的读书报告，但因个人原因，现

在无法按时提交。请你给Mr.Anderson发一封电子邮件，内容要求如下：

1.表达歉意；

2.说明原因；

3.提出补救办法；

注意：

1.写作词数80左右。

2.可适当增加细节。

DearMr.Anderson,

五、书面表达

47.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。

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