2025届湖南省长沙一中高三11月考（三）-英语（含答案）

长沙市一中2025届高三月考试卷（三）英语时量：120分钟满分：150分得分：______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5ABC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：Howmuchtheshirt?A£19.15.．£9.18.£9.15.答案是。．Whattheconcernedabout?AGettingpunished.．Causinganaccident.alongdistance.Doinghishomework.Bossandemployee.CThis．Whattheboydoing?AHaving．Playinggames.．Whattheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?AFriends.．WhenthevisitLeon?AThis．Strangers.4．This．Whatdidthespeakerplando?ADofitnesstraining.．Meetfriends.Attenda第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5AC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。6段材料，回答第6、76．Whatdoesthewantwatch?AAtalk．Acomedyseries.．Whatcanwelearnabouttheman?Aboxingmatch.7AHenotafanofthecomedyseries.．Hewatchthecomedyseriestonight.．Hepostponewatchingthecomedyseries.7段材料，回答第8、98．Howdoesthesound?AAnnoyed.．Whatdoweknowaboutthe．Curious.Surprised.9-AHewantsvisitthe．Heplanshelpmove.．Heenjoysholdinga8段材料，回答第10至121．WhatdoesthethinkabouttravelingSeptemberatfirst?ATheweatherfavorable.Whatthesuggestion?ABuyinganewlaptop.．notapopularchoice.Thedestinationcrowded.ahotel.1．Stayingkids.1．Whatdothespeakersdecidedotheend?Aatrip.．Thailand.Movethecity9段材料，回答第13至16．Whatdoesthespeakerdo?AA．Whythehusbandalong?1．AAsalesassistant.1AHebusy．Heunknownaboutthis.．Heattendingananniversaryevent.．Whatgoingbedifficultforthemanspeaker?1AMeetingthedeadline.．Choosingasuitablestyle.．Measuringthesuitwithoutamodel.1．Howmuchthepaytotal?A$1,600.．$1,700.10段材料，回答第17至20．WhoSanders?AAteam$1,750.1．Afootball．Whichclubdoesthespeakerplayforatthemoment?Aprofessionalcoach.GermanClub.1APortugueseClub.．ItalianClub.1．Whydidthespeakerdecideleavetheclub?Ahigher．seeksupport.pursueprofessionalgoals.aprivacyagreement.2．Whatshouldthespeakerdohewantsleavetheclub?Aafine.．nextseason.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、、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AEuropeanddiscoveracontinentfullofdiverselandscapesandculture.Hereareseveralvolunteerprojectsthatareperfectforasummerabroadafteryourgraduationfromseniorhigh.Checkthemoutandupforone!ConservationRequirement(s):English(basicarepassionateformarineconservation,joinusprotectingendangeredseaturtlesthroughhands-onfieldwork.Monitornestingbeaches,conductbeachpatrolsurveys,tagturtlesandcompletehatchingrescues.EnjoyatrueresearchandconservationprojectadoptinganestablishedscientificAnimalHelperRequirement(s):English(mid-level)orSpanish(basiclevel)atanimalsheltersoffersarichandrewardingexperiencethatgoesbeyondholdingfurryfriendsclose.Whattheyreallyneedthanthelookingbutvolunteerswillingspendqualityandshowtheanimalshelpthemfeellovedaftertheneglecttheyhaveexperiencedpreviousowners.EnglishAssistantRequirement(s):English(advancedThiswonderfulprojectathelpingimprovetheEnglishspeakingabilitiesofdisadvantagedchildrenBilbao.Accordingteachingplans,volunteersworkasAssistantsclasseswhichhavesmallnumbersofstudentsandgenerallylackresourceshelpplanningcreativelessonsandrunninggamesandactivities.CommunityBeautificationRequirement(s):English(mid-level)Thisassistthelocalcommunitybyassistingrestorations,seasonalactivitiesandgeneralmaintenanceworkwithinschoolsandpublicplaces.Italsogivesthevolunteerstheopportunityhelpassistancethelocal2．WhichprojectsuitsstudentspoorEnglish?AGreeceConservation.BAnimal．EnglishAssistant.D．CommunityBeautification.2．Whatareanimalwelfarehelpersexpecteddomost?AHug．Feeddogs.CCleandogs.D．Accompanydogs.2．Fromwhichtheprobablytaken?AAresearch．Atravelbrochure.CAmagazine.D．Anovel.BAslongasshecanKhadijahhasfloatedfromsheltersparksmotelsalongtheCoastherneverapermanentresidenceforthanafewmonths.hasattended12schools12years.wasusedtheteasingofstudentsatadozenschoolswholabeledheras“different”.“Ihavefelttheangerathavingcatchupschool…IwasbulliedbecausetheyknewIwasdifferent,andreadtoomuch,”shewrotehercollegeessays.academicsprovedbeawayforherfindconfidenceherselfagain.Khadijahwasthirdgradewhenshefirstrealizedthepoweroftestscores,placingthe99thpercentileonastateexam—thatis,only1%ofstudentsacrossthecountrytestedbetterthanshedid.Herteachersmarkedtheasgifted,aspecialcategorythatKhadijah,evenatthatearlyage,promisedkeep.“IrememberthatexactKhadijahsaid.Andgrade,whensheenrolledatJeffersonSchool,shedecidedstayput,regardlessofwherehermothermoved.GraduationwasnotfarandsheneededstrongcollegelettersofrecommendationfromteacherswhowerefamiliarherThisdecisionmeanttakingabuseachmorningat4a.m.andnotgettinghomeuntilp.kepthergrade-pointaverageatjustbelowa4.0whileparticipatingtheAcademicDecathlon(十项全能),thedebateteamandleadingthetrackandfieldteam.HerhardworkpaidwhenshepouredthestoryofherintoherHarvardUniversitycollegeapplication—andwasaccepted.NowasuccessfulstudentatHarvard,Khadijahcontinuesusethelessonsofherextraordinaryhelpandinspireotherstudents.2．Whatdidofclassmatesthinkofher?Awasoptimistic.Bwasdistinctive.．wasdistinguished.D．wasconsiderate.2．WhathelpedKhadijahconfidence?AHerteacherpaidspecialattention．wasmarkedbyherclassmatesasgifted.．receivedrecognitionforherdebatingskills.DHerscorewasbetterthan99%ofothersonanationaltest.2．WhydidKhadijahdeterminestayatJeffersonSchool?Ahadstaywherehermothermoved.．wastiredofkeepmovingfromplaceplace.．wantedparticipatetheAcademicDecathlon.Dwantedpreparationsforapplyinguniversities.2．Whatcanwelearnfromstory?AActionsspeaklouderthanwords.BGoodthingsthosewhowait.．Nothingimpossibleawillingheart.D．countyourchickensbeforetheyhatch.Ceverwalkedintoaroomandwhywentthere,orbeenaboutspeakbutsuddenlyrealizedhadnoideawhatweregoingThehumanbrainnormallybalancescountlessthoughtsandactions,butsometimes,seemsshort-circuit.figureoutwehavelookintowhatreallyhappenswhenwewhatwewerejustthinkingabout.importantknowdifferenttypesoflong-termandworkingLong-termmemoriesareabroadcategoryofmemoriesthatinvolveknowledgeandexperiencesstoredthebrainforextendedperiods.Ontheotherhand,thoughtsworkingwhosecertaincharacteristicsarelikelyexplainwhyweflashthroughthemindforonlysecondsatatime.First,workingmemoryhaslimitedPeoplecanholdonlyaboutfourseven“chunks”ofinformation—suchaslettersorphrases—intheirworkingmemoryatatime.Ratherthanbeingawareofallofthese“chunks”simultaneously(同时地),thebrainbouncesaroundfromoneideamakingmorelikelythatoneneglected.Second,thebrainquicklyerasesunimportantthingsfromworkingmemoryroomfornewinformation.unlessthoseshort-termmemoriesaretransferredintolong-termmemories,they’resoongonefromconsciousthought.Becausethebrainactuallycapableofmultitasking,has“juggle”differentthoughtsasourworkingmemoryrushesaroundideas,whichrequiresconsciouseffortandattention.attentionbecomesfocusedononlyoneofthosethoughtsordivertedsomewherethebrainlosestrackoftheearlierthoughts.Andalcoholandagingmayworsenthecase.stopthings,advisedagainstmultitasking.Whenthinkyou’remultitasking,you’rewhichmakesrecreatingthecontextcanhelp,whichmeansgoingbackintotheroomwerebefore.Thosecontextcluesthebraintheextraboostneedsreachbackafewsecondsworkingmemoryandregainthethought.2．Howdidtheauthorintroducethetopic?Amakingcontrasts.Blistingnumbers.．askingquestions.D．givingbackgroundinformation.2．WhatdoweknowaboutAMemoryberestoreddisappears.DPracticıngmultitaskingdoesgoodworking．memorycannotbetransferredintolong-termDworkingmemorycapabilityvariesstages.3．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“juggle”paragraph4probablymean?ABalance.．Present.CD．Attain.3．WhichcanbeasuitabletitlefortheAtypesofmemoryBImprovingourmemory．WhatdidIfor?D．HowdoesourmemoryDAttention-deficit/hyperactivityorADHD,characterizedasapersonhavingdifficultiesinattentiveness,lackofimpulse(冲动)control,orboth.nearly10percentofchildrenarediagnosedthenearly6.8percentofadultshaveADHD—upfrom4.4percent2003.About366millionadultsworldwidecurrentlyliveADHD,whichroughlythepopulationoftheU.Therearepossibleexplanationsforthegrowingincludinggreaterawarenessandpreviouslymisseddiagnoses.Butoneunderstudiedenvironmentalfactorbetechnology-relatedADHD.Recentresearchshowsthatgeneticsplayasignificantrole.“TherearealsoenvironmentalfactorsthatcanresultADHD,”notesRachBeisel,aphysicianatamedicalAmongthemostunderstudiedenvironmentalfactorstheoveruseofAstudyshowsthatfrequentdigitaluseinvolvingsocialmedia,texting,andstreamingmovies,music,orincreasesriskofdevelopingADHDsymptomsbynearly10percent.Apopulationstudyshowsthatpreventattentionalproblemsrelatedtechnologyuse,oneshouldsmartphoneuse60minutesaThelinkbetweentechnologyuseandattentionproblemscouldalsobeattributedthefactthatpeoplewhoconstantlyusetechnologyhavefeweropportunitiesallowtheirbrainrestnaturalstate.Aboujaoude,abehavioralscientist,explainsthat“foralongtime,theassociationbetweenADHDandheavyonlineusewasachicken-and-eggquestionourfield:DopeoplebecomeheavyonlineconsumersbecausetheyhaveADHDandonlinebettersuitstheirattentionspan,ordotheydevelopADHDasaresultofdigitaloverload?”Clinicalexperienceandresearch,hesays,“increasinglysuggestthatthelattermaybemorerelevant.”Thoughscholarsassure,technologyusereallydoescauseADHDadults,Aboujaoudethenewstudieswouldbeworthwhile.“Becausethecurrentunderstandingofthedisorderaneurodevelopmentalsyndrome(神经发育症状),”heexplains,“thissortof‘acquired’ADHD…(wouldhave)adifferentsourceandmayrequiredifferentinterventionsandsupport.”3．WhydoestheauthormentionthepopulationoftheU.S.?______Apresentanewfactreaders.．estimateafuturetendencytheU.．helpreadersunderstandthescaleofadultsADHD.DsuggestthattheU.hasthehighestrateofadultsADHD.3．WhatmayexplaintheincreasingnumberofadultshavingADHDaccordingRachBeisel?AGenetics.B．Greaterawareness.D．Previouslymisseddiagnoses.3．WhatEliasabouttherelationshipbetweenADHDandonlineusage?APeopledevelopADHDdueheavyInternetconsumption.．PeopleheavyonlineconsumersbecauseofADHD.．wasaclassicchicken-or-the-eggdilemmatheirstudyfield.DHeavyonlineconsumershavefeweropportunitiesallowtheirbrainrest.3．Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytalkaboutconcerningthenewstudies?ATheirsignificantimplications.BTheirpotentiallimitations.．Theirappealscientists.D．Theirenormousmarketvalue.第二节（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。professionalathletesstrugglestaymotivated.upat6a.andhittingthedailyregardlessofhowmuchwhatdo.36,buthowrespondthemthatt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it.Tofigureoutwhy,wehavetolookintowhatreallyhappenswhenweforgetwhatwewerejustthinkingabout.It’simportanttoknowtwodifferenttypesofmemory:long-termandworkingmemory.Long-termmemoriesareabroadcategoryofmemoriesthatinvolveknowledgeandexperiencesstoredinthebrainforextendedperiods.Ontheotherhand,thoughtsinworkingmemory,whosecertaincharacteristicsarelikelytoexplainwhyweforget,flashthroughthemindforonlysecondsatatime.First,workingmemoryhasverylimitedcapacity.Peoplecanholdonlyaboutfourtoseven“chunks”ofinformation-suchaslettersorphrases-intheirworkingmemoryatatime.Ratherthanbeingawareofallofthese“chunks”simultaneously(同时地),thebrainbouncesaroundfromoneideatoanother,makingitmorelikelythatonegetsneglected.Second,thebrainquicklyerasesunimportantthingsfromworkingmemorytomakeroomfornewinformation.Sounlessthoseshort-termmemoriesaretransferredintolong-termmemories,they’resoongonefromconsciousthought.Becausethebrainisn’tactuallycapableofmultitasking,ithasto“juggle”differentthoughtsasourworkingmemoryrushesaroundtodifferentideas,whichrequiresconsciouseffortandattention.Ifattentionbecomesfocusedononlyoneofthosethoughtsorisdivertedsomewherenew,thebrainlosestrackoftheearlierthoughts.Andalcoholandagingmayworsenthecase.Tostopforgettingthings,it’sadvisedagainstmultitasking.Whenyouthinkyou’remultitasking,you’rejuggling,whichmakesforgettingmorelikely.Moreover,recreatingthecontextcanhelp,whichmeansgoingbackintotheroomyouwerebefore.Thosecontextcluesmightgivethebraintheextraboostitneedstoreachbackafewsecondsinworkingmemoryandregainthethought.8.Howdidtheauthorintroducethetopic?A.Bymakingcontrasts.C.Byaskingquestions.B.Bylistingnumbers.D.Bygivingbackgroundinformation.9.Whatdoweknowaboutmemory?A.Memorycan’tberestoredifitdisappears.B.Practicıngmultitaskingdoesgoodtoworkingmemory.C.Workingmemorycannotbetransferredintolong-termmemory.D.People’sworkingmemorycapabilityvarieswithdifferentlifestages.10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“juggle”inparagraph4probablymean?A.Balance.B.Present.C.Master.D.Attain.11.Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.TwotypesofmemoryC.WhatdidIcomeinfor?B.ImprovingourmemoryD.Howdoesourmemorywork?DAttention-deficit/hyperactivitydisorder,orADHD,ischaracterizedasapersonhavingdifficultieswithinattentiveness,lackofimpulse(冲动)control,orboth.Whilenearly10percentofchildrenarediagnosedwiththedisorder,nearly6.8percentofadultshaveADHD—upfrom4.4percentin2003.About366millionadultsworldwidecurrentlylivewithADHD,whichisroughlythepopulationoftheU.S.Therearepossibleexplanationsforthegrowingnumber,includinggreaterawarenessandpreviouslymisseddiagnoses.Butoneunderstudiedenvironmentalfactormaybetechnology-relatedADHD.Recentresearchshowsthatgeneticsplayasignificantrole.“TherearealsoenvironmentalfactorsthatcanresultinADHD,”notesJillRachBeisel,aphysicianatamedicalcenter.Amongthemostunderstudiedenvironmentalfactorsistheoveruseoftechnology.Astudyshowsthatfrequentdigitalmediauseinvolvingsocialmedia,gaming,texting,andstreamingmovies,music,orTVincreasesone’sriskofdevelopingADHDsymptomsbynearly10percent.Alargepopulationstudyshowsthattopreventattentionalproblemsrelatedtotechnologyuse,oneshouldlimitsmartphoneuseto60minutesaday.Thelinkbetweentechnologyuseandattentionproblemscouldalsobeattributedtothefactthatpeoplewhoconstantlyusetechnologyhavefeweropportunitiestoallowtheirbraintorestinitsnaturalstate.EliasAboujaoude,abehavio