湖南省雅禮中學2023-2024學年高三上學期月考（二）英語試題

大聯(lián)考雅禮中學2024屆高三月考試卷（二）英語命題人、審題人：高三英語備課組本試題卷分為聽力、閱讀、語言運用和寫作四個部分，共10頁。時量120分鐘。滿分150分。第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）做題時，先將答案標在試卷上。錄音內(nèi)容結(jié)束后，你將有兩分鐘的時間將試卷上的答案轉(zhuǎn)涂到答題卡上。第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。例：Howmuchistheshirt?A.￡19.15. B.￡9.18. C.￡9.15.答案是C。1.Howmuchdoesthekeyboardcostnow?A.$40. B.$50. C.$20.2.Whatarethespeakersdoing?A.Makingdinner. B.Orderingsomefood. C.Shoppingforaparty.3.Whatdoesthewomandecidetodo?A.Goclimbing. B.Buycampingequipment. C.Stayathome.4.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Whattoeattoday. B.Howtopostanoticeonline. C.Wheretofindthemenu.5.Whatkindofmoviesdoesthewomanlikebest?A.Musicals. B.Actionmovies. C.Documentaries.第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘，聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。6.Wheredothespeakersplantogo?A.Thewoman’shome. B.Amuseum. C.Alibrary.7.WhydoesthewomanwanttogoonSaturdayafternoon?A.Toenjoytheniceweather.B.Tosleeplateinthemorning. C.Toavoidthecrowd.聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。8.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthevideo?A.Amazing. B.Traditional. C.Boring.9.Whatmakesthedancingspecialaccordingtothewoman?A.Themusic. B.Thecostumes. C.Theroutines.聽第8段材料，回答第10至13題。10.What’sthemainpurposeofEricandhisfathertakingthecycletrip?A.Toraisemoneyforcharity.B.Tospendtimetogether.C.Tobreaktheirusualroutine.11.Whatmadeadayhappierduringthetrip?A.Ridingforalongdistance.B.Chattingwiththelocalpeople.C.Enjoyingthesunshineontheface.12.WhatisEricnow?A.He'sastudent. B.He'sahost. C.He'sacoach.13.WhatdoesEricwanttodo?A.Takeanotherlongride.B.Gocyclingonweekends.C.Participateincompetitions.聽第9段材料,回答第14至17題。14.Whereisthewomanprobably?A.Inataxi. B.Onabus. C.Onaplane.15.Whenwillthespeakers'flightleave?A.In15minutes. B.In20minutes. C.In30minutes.16.Whoarethespeakersgoingtovisit?A.Theirformerclassmates. B.Theman'sparents. C.Thewoman'sparents.17.Howisthemanfeeling?A.Relaxed. B.Nervous. C.Excited.聽第10段材料,回答第18至20題。18.Howmanyreadersdoesthismagazinehavearoundtheworld?A.About20million. B.About25million. C.About45million.19.WhenwasthefirstTimemagazineissued?A.In1923. B.In1962. C.In2003.20.WhatisthemostnotablyspecialissueofTimemagazineabout?A.The100bestnovels.B.The100bestTVshows.C.The100mostinfluentialpeople.第二部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）閱讀下列短文,從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。AHongKongandMacauarehometoseveralwell-knownuniversitiesthatofferdiversecoursesandprogramstostudents.Herearesomeoftheuniversitiesandtheirkeyinformation.TheUniversityofHongKong（HKU）ThisuniversityisoneoftheoldestandmostprestigiousinAsia,offeringundergraduate,graduate,andresearchprogramsinvariousfields.Popularmajorsincludebusiness,engineering,law,andmedicine.Admissionrequirementsvarydependingontheprogram,butallapplicantsmusthaveahighschooldiplomaorequivalentandbefluentinEnglish.HKUoffersscholarshipsandfinancialassistancetobothlocalandinternationalstudents.TheHongKongUniversityofScienceandTechnology（HKUST）Thisuniversityisfamousforitsprogramsinscience,engineering,andbusiness.Italsooffersprogramsinsocialsciencesandhumanities.Admissionrequirementsincludehighacademicachievementandlanguageproficiency（English）.HKUSTprovidesarangeofscholarshipsandfinancialaidpackagestodeservingstudents.TheChineseUniversityofHongKong（CUHK）Thisuniversityoffersawiderangeofundergraduateandpostgraduateprogramsinareassuchasbusiness,science,socialsciences,andhumanities.Admissionrequirementsincludeacademicperformance,languageproficiency（EnglishandChinese）,andpersonalqualities.CUHKprovidesscholarshipsforstudentsfromdifferentbackgroundsandregions.TheUniversityofMacau（UM）ThisuniversityistheonlypubliccomprehensiveuniversityinMacau,offeringprogramsinbusiness,science,socialsciences,humanities,andeducation.Admissionrequirementsvarydependingontheprogram,butallapplicantsmustbefluentinEnglishorPortuguese（葡萄牙語）.UMoffersscholarshipsonlyforlocalstudentsanddoesnotprovideaccommodationforanystudents.21.WhatmajorsarelikedandchosenmoreattheUniversityofHongKong?A.Science,engineering,andbusiness.B.AItechnologyandEnglish.C.Business,engineering,law,andmedicine.D.Business,science,socialsciences,andhumanities.22.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheUniversityofMacauisCORRECT?A.UMdoesnotprovidefinancialaidtointernationalstudents.B.UMisoneofthebestpublicuniversitiesinMacau.C.UMhasthebestbusinessprograminMacau.D.UMdoesnotadmitinternationalstudents.23.Whatdothefouruniversitiesmentionedinthepassagehaveincommon?A.Theyallhavehightuitionfees.B.Theyalloffergreatscholarships.C.Theyallhavehigh-qualitydormitories.D.Theyallhavelanguagerequirements.BOverlookingtheDavis-GantVarsitySoccerField,abedofoverturnedsoilwaitsforfurtherdevelopment.Inafewyears,thisareawillbecomeanaturalhabitatandaplaygroundforanimalsandresidents.Thispeacefulareadidn'tappearnaturally,butthroughplanningandactiontakenbyCatlinGabel'sTinyForestprojectlaunchedbyteacherPatrickWalsh.Foreststypicallytakehundredsofyearstomature,withfourstagesofgrowth."Tinyforestsshortenthetimethroughtheplantingofallfourlayers,"Walshexplained.Theendresultisafast-growing,nativeforestinabout20years.Over600plantsfrom43specieswillbeplantedinthetinyforest,thefirstoneinOregon.Walshwasinspiredtobuildatinyforestafterhearingaboutthisidea,whichemergedinJapanandhastakenholdinNorthAmerica.Hesharedhisvisionwithseniorsinhisclass.TheseniorsresearchedtinyforestsandmadeaproposalresultinginCleanWaterServicesdonating60treesand$5,000fromtheNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration.Armedwiththeseresources,Walshandthestudentsstartedworking."SomethingIdidn'treallyexpectwastheoutpouringofstudents'enthusiasm.Seeingstudentsfromallgradesvolunteeredtocontributetothe'dirtywork'reallyblewmeaway,"Walshsaid.SeniorMeganCoverhasbeenattheschoolsincethefirstgrade."I'llgraduateafterworkingonthisproject,whichissurelysad,butit'sreallyrewardingandgreattobeapartofthisprojectanddomybit.We'recreatingthiseducationalspaceformanyyoungkids,"Coversaid.Walshsummeduphisgoaloftheproject,whichistobuildaplacewherestudentscanenjoyandlearnaboutnature."Theforestwillobviouslynotsolveclimatechange,butitwoulddeservetheeffortsifthekidsthinkaboutclimatechangeandremembertheimportanceofreforestation（重新造林）andtreeswhentheylookattheforest."24.Whatisspecialabouttinyforests?A.TheyoriginatedinNorthAmerica. B.Theyareusuallyplantedinschools.C.Theycontainvarioustypesoftrees. D.Theybecomematureinashortertime.25.WhatsurprisedWalshintheprocessofplantingthetinyforest?A.Theabundanceofnativetreespecies. B.Publicconcernabouttheenvironment.C.Theactiveparticipationofstudents. D.Supportfromlocalorganizations.26.HowdoesMeganCoverfeelabouttheproject?A.Proud. B.Hopeful. C.Excited D.Grateful.27.WhatdoesWalshwanttheforesttofunctionasforthestudents?A.Asourceofenjoyment. B.Areminder.C.Asourceofinspiration. D.AwitnessCWe'realreadywellawarethattheAmericanSouthwest,whichisnaturallyhotanddry,isseriouslyshortofwater.ThesituationisgettingworseeverydaywithpopulationsinCalifornia,NevadaandNewMexicocontinuinggrowing.Thefactthatsomanypeopleoftheregionneedthelimitedresourceshasledexpertstopredictamajorwatershortfallthatwillcostbillionstodealwith.Anewstudythatrevealsclimatechangeisgoingtodryouttheregionevenfurtherispaintingaseriouspictureofthefuture.Accordingtothestudy,globalwarmingcouldincreasethelong-termwatershortfalltothe1,815billioncubicmetresbyaddinganother439millioncubicmetresofwater.Basedonthepriceofaddingreservoir（水庫）capacitiesinCalifornia,meetingbasicwatershortagescouldcost$549billionifclimatechangeisfactoredin.Higherwaterpriceswouldmaketheadaptationevenmoreexpensiveifnowatercouldbefoundatallinthedrierfuture.Butevenbeyondthemerecostofcreatingmorereservoirs,there'snodenyingthefactthatahotter,drierSouthwestwilldemandmoreandmoreenergyforcooling.There'sanotherfactthatclimatechangewillmakecitiesinstateslikeNevadaandNewMexicofarlesssustainablethantheyalreadyare.There'salsothefactthatawarmerclimatewillhavealong-lastingimpactontheregion'secosystem.PreviousstudyhasnotedthatclimatechangemayconverttheAmericanSouthwestintoapermanentdesert.It'scertainlypossiblethatitwillbetooexpensivetobuildreservoirsforsomesuburbsandcommunitiesandwecouldseeanexodus（大批人同時離開）fromtheregion;butthat'salmostsuitabletochange,becausecommunitiespayfortheextremelyinefficientprocessesofpumpinginwaterfromoutofthestates.28.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.AmericanSouthwestIsShortofWaterB.ClimateChangeWillMakeWaterShortageWorseC.CaliforniaCouncilPaysAttentiontoWaterShortagesD.WaterShortagesLeadExpertstoPredictWaterShortfall29.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsthesituationoftheAmericanSouthwest?A.Worried. B.Critical. C.Sympathetic. D.Indifferent.30.Whatcanweinferfromthethirdparagraph?B.ThesituationsofNevadaandNewMexicoarenotbadyet.A.Peopleshouldcooltheclimateimmediately.C.Theenergyrequirementsneededforcoolingwillnotmakewatershortageworse.D.There'sarelationshipbetweenclimatechangeandecosystem.31.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Thehighpriceofbuildingreservoirsismakingthesituationworse.B.Populationgrowthisthemainreasonforwatershortages.C.Globalwarmingcouldincreasethelong-termwatershortfallto1,815billioncubicmetres.D.TheAmericanSouthwestmaybecomeadesertoneday.DAutomation（自動化）wasahottopic.Nearlyeveryoneagreedthatpeoplewouldbeworkinglessoncecomputersandotherkindsofautomaticmachinerybecamewidespread.Foroptimists,thiswasapromiseofliberation:Atlasthumanitywouldbefreedfromconstanttoil,andwecouldalldevoteourdaystomorerefinedpursuits.Butotherssawathreat:Millionsofpeoplewouldbethrownoutofwork,anddesperatemasseswouldroamthestreets.Lookingbackfrom50yearshence,thecontroversyoverautomationseemsaquaintandcuriousepisode.Thedisputewasneverresolved.A.J.Hayes,aleader（andnorelationtome）,wrotein1964:Automationisnotjustanewkindofmechanizationbutarevolutionaryforcecapableofoverturningoursocialorder.Whereasmechanizationmadeworkersmoreefficient--andthusmorevaluable--automationthreatenstomakethemsuperfluous（過剩的）--andthuswithoutvalue.TheopinionsIhavecitedhererepresentextremepositions,andtherewerealsomanymilderviews.ButIthinkit'sfairtosaythatmostearlystudentsofautomation,includingbothcriticsandenthusiasts,believedthenewtechnologywouldleadusintoaworldwherepeopleworkedmuchless.Asforeconomicconsequences,worriesaboutunemploymenthavecertainlynotgoneaway--notwithjoblossesinthecurrentrecessionapproaching2millionworkersinourcountryalone.Butrecentjoblossesarecommonlyattributedtocausesotherthanautomation,suchascompetitionfromoverseasoraroller-coasterfinancialsystem.Inanycase,thevisionofaworldwheremachinesdoalltheworkandpeoplestandidlybyhassimplynotcometopass.Thespreadofautomationoutsideofthefactoryhasaltereditssocialandeconomicimpactinsomecuriousways.Inmanycases,theneteffectofautomationisnotthatmachinesaredoingworkthatpeopleusedtodo.Insteadwe'vedispensedwiththepeoplewhousedtobepaidtorunthemachines,andwe'velearnedtorunthemourselves.Thesetrendscontradictalmostalltheexpectationsofearlywritersonautomation,bothoptimistsandpessimists.Sofar,automationhasneitherliberatedusfromtheneedtoworknordeprivedusoftheopportunitytowork.Instead,we'reworkingmorethanever.Whatabouttradesclosertomyownvitalinterests?Willsciencebeautomated?Technologyalreadyhasacentralroleinmanyareasofresearch;forexample,genomesequencescouldnotbereadbytraditionallab-benchmethods.Replacingthescientistwillpresumablybealittleharderthanreplacingthelabtechnician,butwhenamachineexhibitsenoughcuriosityandtenacity,Ithinkwe'lljusthavetowelcomeitasacompanioninzealousresearch.Andifthescientistiselbowedasidebyanautomaton,thensurelythesciencewritercan'tholdouteither.I'mreadyformy15-hourworkweek.32.InParagraph1,thewritermainlywantstoconveythat____.A.automationresultsinunemploymentonB.automationdoesmoreharmthangoodC.theissueofautomationisstillindiscussionD.automationbringsinmuchconvenienceinlife33.AccordingtoA.J.Hayes,wecaninfer____.A.automationismorevaluablethanwhatweimagineB.automationisarevolutionaryforcetobetterdevelopmentC.thedisadvantagesofautomationfaroutweightheadvantagesD.thenewtechnologywouldleadpeopleintoworkingmuchless34.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordpossiblymean?A.Put...downfor. B.Set...freefrom.C.Bring...into. D.Take...awayfrom.35.Whatcanweconcludefromthispassage?A.Peopleneedn'tworksohardduetoautomation.B.Traditionallaborforcewillbereplacedinthenearfuture.C.Automationshouldbeacceptedreasonablyindevelopment.D.Automationresultsinmorejoblossesinthewriter'scountry.第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）第5頁共8頁閱讀下面短文,從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。HowtoMakeFriendsatCommunityCollegeMakingfriendsincommunitycollegeisabittrickierthaninfour-yearschoolsinsomecases.Studentsdon'ttypicallydormatcommunitycolleges,sothereisn'talwaysasharedlivingenvironment._36_Here'salookathowtomakefriendsatacommunitycollege.GethiredoncampusWhileworkingpart-time,mostinitialengagementinvolvesassistingstudentswiththeirneeds.Forexample,ifyouworkinthebookstore,theconversationalicebreakerusuallyfocusesonfindingoutwhattheotherstudentsneedtofind.Previously,youmayhaveonlyhadopportunitiestosocializewithotherstudentsinyourclasses._37_.Attendevents_38_.Whetherit'sspeciallectures,careerfairs,musicalperformances,oranythingelse,theseoccasionsbringstudentstogetheroutsideoftheclassroom.Byparticipatinginactivitiesthatcorrespondtotheirhobbiesorpreferences,youandyourpeerscanmeetotherlike-mindedstudents.Plus,theeventcanbeaninitialtopicofconversation,givingyourpeersaneasywaytoengagewithothers._39_Collegeworkwilloccupymostofyourday.Yourhealth,forone,issomethingyoumaystarttoneglectasyouthrowyourselffullyintocollegelife.Needlesstosay,ignoringyourhealthisabsolutelyunacceptable._40_.Youcanstartwithyourpalbyheadingovertoyourschool'sgymorfitnesscenterandtrymeetingnewpeoplethere.A.WorkoutwithapartnerB.FindajobinyourgymC.Youmaystarttoseesomenewfacesatyourjobthough.D.However,thatdoesn'tmeanopportunitiesaren'tavailableE.CommunitycollegesofferprogramsthataretwoyearslongF.CommunitycollegesdoholdavarietyofactivitiesthroughouttheyearG.Findingyourselfanexercisebuddywillhelpencourageyoutobecomemoreactive第三部分語言運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文,從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。ChloeSmithisa6-year-oldgirlfromAtlanta,Georgia.Oneday,whiletakingawalkwithherfatherneartheirhome,she_41_somethingshinyunderapileofrubbish.Shepickedupthe_42_totakehome,assheoftendidonhertreasure-huntingwalks.Chloewaslater_43_todiscovershehadfoundastolenOlympicgoldmedal.Themedalbelongedtoformercanoeist（劃艇運動員）JoeJacobi,whowongoldwhile_44_forTeamUSAinthe1992BarcelonaOlympicgames.Themedal,alongwithotherpersonalbelongings,was_45_inMayof2016whensomeonebrokeintoJacobi'scan.Thoughpolicemanagedto_46_someofhisstolenitems,theyhadn'tbeenabletofindhis_47_Olympicmedal.Itmayhavebeenlostforever,ifnotfora6-year-oldgirl'streasure-hunting_48_.Chloe'sdadhadseenJacobi'sstoryonthenews,and_49_realizeditwashisstolenproperty.HefoundJacobi'semailandsenthimpicturesofthetreasure.After_50_themedal,Jacobiwasastonished,justspeechless.Chloewas_51_togiveitbackafterspeakingwithJacobionthephone._52_,Jacobipromisedtospeaktoherclasswhenschoolbeginsagainthisfall.The_53_ofthislittlegirlreunitinganOlympianwithhisbelovedpossessionis_54_Whenwetalkaboutcharacteranddoingthe_55_thing,ChloerepresentstheOlympicvaluesineverysenseoftheword.41. A.sought B.buried C.noticed D.dropped42. A.waste B.object C.material D.antique43. A.embarrassed B.satisfied C.frightened D.shocked44. A.competing B.applying C.coaching D.preparing45. A.broken B.stolen C.replaced D.deserted46. A.purchase B.register C.preserve D.recover47. A.secured B.prized C.advertised D.priced48. A.project B.decision C.habit D.idea49. A.quickly B.gradually C.really D.carefully50. A.identifying B.obtaining C.evaluating D.investigating51. A.sorry B.eager C.upset D.hesitant52. A.Inaddition B.Infact C.Inreturn D.Inadvance53. A.purpose B.report C.attempt D.story54. A.heart-warming B.breath-taking C.eye-catching D.life-changing55. A.important B.simple C.interesting D.right第二節(jié)（共10小題:每小題1,5分,滿分15分）閱讀下面短文,在空白處填人1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。LatelyChina'sleadingliquorproducer,KweichowMoutai,anddomesticcoffeechain,LuckinCoffee,_56_（generate）significantbuzzwiththeirnewbaijiu-flavoredlatte,whichquicklysoldoutinBeijing.Thelatte,_57_（feature）theiconicMoutailabel,containslessthan0.5percentalcoholbyvolumeandisinfusedwith53-degreeMoutai.Thisunique_58_（combine）triggeredthecuriosityofChinesesocialmediausers,whowereeagertotastetheLuckincoffeefusionoftraditionalChineseliquorandcoffee.InBeijing,theMoutai-flavoredlatteexperiencedsoaringdemand,_59_severalLuckinCoffeebranchessellingoutbeforemidday.Thebarista,Zhang,mentionedthatthenumberoforderswas_60_highthattheyhadtotemporarilysuspendtheonlineorderingsystemataround1:30pm.Customerswhotriedthelattesharedtheirexperiencesonsocialmedia.Theconsensuswasthatthebaijiuaromawas_61_（remarkable）strong.Someindividualsevenreported_62_（feel）dizzyduetothealcoholcontent.Concernswereraisedaboutthelatte'simpact_63_driving.Inresponse,LuckinCoffeeadvisedagainstorderingthedrinkforunderageindividuals,pregnantwomen,drivers,andthoseallergictoalcohol.Inrecentyears,Moutaihasbeenlookingforwaystobemore_64_（access）andpullinanewgenerationofusers,saidZhuDanpeng,_65_foodanddrinkanalyst.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié),滿分40分）第一節(jié)（滿分15分）你校的英語角正在征集“年度最佳人物”稿件，請以“Personofthe