河南省信陽市高中2023-2024學(xué)年高三上學(xué)期12月月考英語試題

信陽高中2024屆高三上學(xué)期12月月考英語試題第二部分閱讀(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，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C、D)四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。A72hoursinBeijingTravelingtoChinaisnolongeraluxuryformanyforeignpassportholders.TheChinesegovernmenthaspermitteda72-hourvisafreepolicythatoffersaccesstovisitorsfrom53countriesincludingtheUS,FranceandAustria.Let'sstartwiththecapitalofChina,Beijing.Here'sapickofthebestinBeijing.MutianyuGreatWallYourtriptoBeijingisn'treallycompletewithoutseeingoneofthe“NewSevenWondersoftheWorld”——theGreatWallofChina.TheMutianyusectionoftheGreatWallisbyfarthemostwell-preservedofall.Takingaone-hourbusride,Mutianyuwouldbeyourideallocationforahalf-dayofhikingawayfromthelargecrowdsinthecity.Also,theauthoritieshaveallowedtouriststopaintgraffitionaspecificsectionoftheGreatWallsince2014.TheGreatWallwasdesignated(把……定名為)aUNESCOWorldHeritagesitein1987.SummerPalaceLocatedinnorthwesternBeijing,theSummerPalaceisbyfarthecity'smostwell-preservedroyalpark.Withitshugelakeandhilltopviews,thepalaceoffersyouapastoralescapeintothelandscapeoftraditionalChinesepaintings.TheSummerPalacewasaddedtotheUNESCOWorldHeritageListin1998.798ArtZoneThiswouldbeonthetopofmylist!Namedafterthe798factorythatwasbuiltinthe1950s,theartzoneishometovariousgalleries,designstudios,artexhibitionspaces,fashionableshopsandbars.Youcouldeasilyspendhalfyourdaywanderingaroundthecomplex,feelingthecontrastofthepresentandthepast.SichuanProvincialRestaurantWhileinBeijing,apartfromtryingthecity'sbest-knownPekingduck,theSichuanprovincialrestaurantisoneofplaceswhereyoucanenjoyregionaldeliciousfood.ItoffersoneofChina'seightgreatcuisines,SichuanCuisine,whichrangesfromMapotofutospicychicken.第1頁共8頁21.WhenwastheSummerPalaceaddedtotheUNESCOWorldHeritageList?A.In1950.B.In1987.C.In1998.D.In2014.22.Whichplaceistheauthor'sfirstchoicewhenvisitingBeijing?A.MutianyuGreatWall.B.798ArtZone.C.SummerPalace.D.SichuanProvincialRestaurant.23.Whoisthepassageintendedfor?A.Thetouristswhoprefertotravelforfree.B.TheforeignerstostayinBeijingfor4days.C.ThevisitorscomingfromeverycornerofChina.D.TheforeignerscomingtoBeijingforthreedays.BInScotland,600,000tonnesoffoodarethrownawayeveryyear.Thisamountoffood,whichcouldfeedabout1.2billionpoorpeople,isalmostathirdofhousehold(家庭的)waste.Andfoodwasteisn'tjustabigprobleminScotland.Money,time,andresourcesareoftenwastedbythrowingawaygoodfood.Italsocausesveryharmfulgreenhousegas,whichisperiloustotheplanet.Intheproductionstage,somefoodsdonotenterthefoodchainformanyreasons.Supermarketsusuallycareaboutthequalityoffoodfromfarms.Theyoftenrefusestrange-lookingandunusuallysizedproduce.However,theyseemtoforgetthatitisalmostimpossibletogrowtheperfectproduce.Foodwasteattheconsumption(消費(fèi))stageincludesfoodgoingoutofdateandleftovers(剩飯)becauseoftoomuchfood.Inhouseholds,evenmostlyfreshfruitandvegetablesarethrownaway.Inordertoreducefoodwaste,hereiswhatwecando:Understandtheterms“useby”and“bestbefore”dates.“Useby”datesarethereforyoursafety.Itisdangeroustoeatfoodaftertheuse-bydateanddoingsorisksyourhealth.“Bestbefore”datestellyouhowlongthefoodwillbeatitsbestquality.Oncethefoodpassesthedate,itisn'tnecessarilybad,butyoushouldstillcheck,justtobesure.Everytimeyougoshoppingandbringbacknewfood,putthematthebackofyourfridgeandbringthefoodthatwillexpire(到期)soonclosertothefront.Thatway,youknowwhatneedstobeeatenfirst.Ifyouhaveanyfoodthatwillexpiresoon,giveittocharityifyouaren'tgoingtoeatit.Theywillreallyappreciatethefoodyouhavegiven.24.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph1?A.Foodwasteisthebiggestpartofhouseholdwaste.B.Householdwastehasn'tdrawnmuchattention.C.PeopleinScotlandwastethemostfood.D.Foodwasteisacommonproblem.25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“perilous”inParagraph2mean?A.valuable.B.dangerous.C.different.D.unnecessary.26.Whatshouldpeopledotoreducefoodwasteaccordingtothetext?A.Pickusuallysizedproduce.B.Improvethequalityoffarmproduce.C.Orderproducedirectlyfromfarmers.D.Avoidbuyingtoomuchfoodatatime.第2頁共8頁27.Whatadvicedoestheauthoroffertopeople?A.Buyfoodthatwillexpiresoontoreducewaste.B.Placefoodcarefullyaccordingtoitsexpirydate.C.Throwawayfoodthatpassesthebest-beforedate.D.Givefoodthathaspasseditsuse-bydatetocharity.CTheworldmayhaveanewsupercontinentwithin200millionto300millionyearsasthePacificOceanshrinksandcloses.ResearchersatCurtinUniversityinAustraliaandPekingUniversityinChinausedasupercomputertomodeltheevolutionofEarth'stectonicplates(地質(zhì)構(gòu)造板塊)andtheformationofafuturesupercontinent.TheirfindingswerepublishedinthejournalNationalscienceReview.“Overthepasttwobillionyears,Earth'scontinentshavecollided(相撞)togethertoformasupercontinentevery600millionyears,knownasthesupercontinentcycle.Thismeansthatcurrentcontinentsareduetocometogetheragaininacoupleofhundredmillionyears'time,”saidleadauthorDr.ChuanHuang,aresearchfellowinCurtin'sEarthDynamicsResearchGroupandtheSchoolofEarthandPlanetarySciences.Theteam'ssimulationshowedthatduetothefactthatEarthhasbeencoolingforbillionsofyearssinceitsformation,thethicknessandstrengthofthetectonicplatesbeneaththeoceanshavereducedovertime.Asaresult,theformationofanewsupercontinentismorelikelytohappenbytheclosingupofthePacificOcean.Reducingbyafewcentimetersperyear,thePacificOcean'scurrentreachof10,000kilometerswillcloseupinlessthan300millionyears.“TheresultingnewsupercontinenthasalreadybeennamedAmasiabecausesomebelievethatthePacificOceanwillclosewhenAmericacollideswithAsia.AustraliaisalsoexpectedtoplayaroleinthisimportantEarthevent,firstcollidingwithAsiaandthenconnectingAmericaandAsiaoncethePacificOceancloses,”Huangsaid.Changesinthedistributionofcontinentsandoceanswillcausechangesinclimates,“particularlywhenoceancurrentsarestoppedbycontinentalcollision,ornewoceancurrentsareformedwhencontinentsbreakapart,”saidstudycoauthorZheng-XiangLi,distinguishedprofessorinCurtin'sSchoolofEarthandPlanetarySciences.“Earth,asweknow,willbecompletelydifferentwhenAmasiaforms.Thesealevelisexpectedtobelower,andthevastinterior(內(nèi)陸)ofthesupercontinentwillbeverydrywithhighdailytemperatureranges.”Researchersexpectmoreearthquakesasthecontinentalplatescollide.Surroundedbyanewsuperocean,thenewlyformedsupercontinentwillalsohavedecreasedbiodiversity.ScientistsarestilltryingtounderstandEarth'ssupercontinentcycle,whichisdrivenbyheatandgravity.TheresearchteamwantstoestablishhowEarth'stectonicplatesstartedandwhenthefirstcontinentsformed,aswellaswhatkickedoffthesupercontinentcycle.“WeareonlystartingtolookattheentireEarthsystem,fromitscoretoitsatmosphere,asacloselylinkedsystemthatevolvedtogether,”Lisaid.28.Whatleadstotheformationofthenewsupercontinent?A.TherisingtemperatureoftheEarth.B.TheexpansionofthePacificOcean.C.Thereducedstrengthofthetectonicplates.D.Theappearanceofmanynewtectonicplates.第3頁共8頁29.Whatisbelievedbysomescientistsaboutthenewsupercontinent?A.Theinvolvingparts.B.Itsclimatepattern.C.Thewayitbreaksapart.D.ItsdistancefromAustralia.30.Whatwillprobablyhappentothenewlyformedsupercontinent?A.Therewillbeariseinthesealevel.B.Therewillbelotsofwaterinitsinterior.C.Thevarietyofitslivingthingswillbereduced.D.Itstemperaturewillstaythesameallyeararound.31.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlywanttoshow?A.TheentireEarthsystemfacesanuncertainfuture.B.Theoriginofthesupercontinentcycleishardtotrace.C.TheEarth'ssupercontinentcyclewillposeabigthreat.D.Thereismoretodiscoveraboutthesupercontinentcycle.DDangerousdriverscanbeanywhere.Drunk,sleepyanddistracteddrivingcansometimesendtragically,notesJeesungLee,17.Thisrisinghigh-schooljuniorinSouthkoreaattendsSt.JohnsburyAcademyJeju.HewonderedwhetherAIcouldhelpwarnpeopleofsuchdrivers.Asystemhe'sdesignedcannowwarndriverswhenotherdriversnearthemareactingdangerously.Jeesung’ssystemcanfindcarstravelingatdangerousspeedsorsuddenlyswitchinglanes(車道).Hiscomputerprogramthensendsamessagetocellphonesinthearea.Itcantextdriverstowatchout.Livevideosurveysmanymajorroadsaroundtheglobe,oftenfortrafficreports,especiallytoassesswhathappenedafteranaccidentoccurs,Jeesungnotes.HisAI-basedprograminsteadaimstoheadoffaccidents.Itmonitorsstreamingvideoinrealtime.Jeesungtrainedhiscomputerprogramwithpubliclyavailablevideosshowingcaraccidents.Hethentestedhissystemusingvideoithadn'tseen.Itcorrectlyidentifieddangerousdrivingsome80,percentofthetime,theteennowreports.Italsosendsoutwarningslessthantwosecondsafterspottingriskydriving.Youcan'tgetthosewarningsjustyet.Todoso,JeesungwantstouseGPStopinpointthelocationsofphoneusers.ThatwouldrequirepermissionfromSouthKorea'sgovernment,henotes.Butthesystemshouldprovequickandreliable,Jeesungsays.Anditshouldcostlittle,headds.Itneedsnoadditionalhardware.Andhissystemcanbeusedwithexistingcameras.Caraccidentsarealeadingcauseofdeathandinjuries.Jeesunghopesasystemlikehiscanlimitthese.HeaimstocontinueimprovingandtestingthesysteminJejuandeventuallygoglobal.32.WhatcausedJeesungtodesignthesystem?A.Feelingsleepyinclass.B.Playingcomputergames.C.Seeingdangerousdrivers.D.Actingwronglyafterdrinking.33.WhatisthepurposeofJeesung'sdesign?A.Tospeedupcars.B.Tostopaccidents.C.Toreportaccidents.D.Tosurveymainroads.第4頁共8頁34.Whatcanweinferfromparagraph4?A.Thesystemwillbecheap.B.Existinghardwareisoflittleuse.C.Jeesungcanknowthelocationsofphoneusers.D.SouthKorea'sgovernmenthasgivenJeesungpermission.35.WhatcanwelearnaboutJeesung?A.Heiswarm-hearted.B.Heisambitious.C.Hehasalotofmoney.D.Hehasanexpensivecar.第二節(jié)(共5小題;每小題2.5分,滿分12.5分)閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。Kitchenrobotisaroboticdevicedesignedtoprovideassistancewithcommonkitchentasks.Theserobotscanhandleworkrangingfromfoodpreparationtodishwashingandgeneralcleanup.36Theyarealsomeanttoserveasassistantstopeoplewhoareunablebyreasonofageorillnesstomanagedailykitchentaskswithoutassistance.Ordinarykitchenrobotsareusuallydesignedtowashdirtydishes.Workingasadishwasherinakitchenenvironmentrequiresasetofskills.Asuccessfulrobotmustbeabletograspandcleandishes,andstorethemappropriately.37Moreadvancedkitchenrobotdesignsfocusonthepreparationandservingoffood.38Robotsdesignedtoserveasmechanicalchefsneedtobeabletoevaluatedifferentfoodproductstoensurefreshnessandquality.Theyalsoneedtomakeappropriateselectionsfromvariousingredients,andperformalargenumberofdifferentphysicaltasksaspartofthecookingprocess.39Suchdevicesareperfectforpeoplewhogetahighsalarybuthaveverylittlefreetime.Akitchenrobotcouldpotentiallytakeovermanycommonkitchentasks,allowingitsownertofocusonothermattersortocookonlyonthoseoccasionswhentheyhavethetimetoenjoycooking.Kitchenrobotshavemorepracticalapplicationsaswell.ThepopulationofmanyWesternnationsisaging,oftenquiterapidly.40Arobotcouldpotentiallyprovidethatassistanceforthemwithoutcausinganydiscomfort.A.Thisrequiresanentirelydifferentsetofskills.B.Convenienceisonesellingpointofkitchenrobots.C.Somekitchenrobotsaredesignedforotherspecialusages.D.Olderpeoplemayrequiresomeassistancewithdailytasks.E.Theyareintendedtoreducetheheavyhouseworkofdailyliving.F.Nowadaysmoreandmorerobotswalkintopeople'sworkanddailylife.G.Italsohastoavoidbreakingthemwhilemakingsureofathoroughclean.第5頁共8頁第三部分：語言運(yùn)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(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。Youngboysoftendreamofsuperpowerstosolvetheirproblems.Itwas1933,whilethecountrywasstill41theGreatDepression,JerrySiegelandJoeShusterputtheir42downonpaper.Intheprocess,theycreatedtheworld'smostpopularsuperhero,Superman.Joewastheartistandsketchedallthetime,43outatnewsstandsabsorbedinmagazines,especially“AmazingStories,”andthen44torecreatethemathome.Jerrywasthestoryteller.TheideaofSuperman45uponhiminthemiddleofasleeplesssummernight.WhentheSuperman'soriginstorystarted46,hedashedovertoJoe'splaceandshowedittohim.Thentheyjustsatdown,andworkedstraightout.Asisoftenthecase,whenweexperiencesomething47inlife,wedealwiththefeelingthrough48expression.Jerry'sfatherhaddiedduringarobbery.Ayoungchildmight49thatexperiencebywishingsomethingcouldhave50it.ForJerry,outcametheManofSteel,whowas51tobulletsandprotectinginnocentpeoplewashis52.ThestoryofSupermanhasinspiredkidsforgenerations.Ithas53theirfearsanddriventheirdreams.Most54,theManofSteelhasinspiredusalltofindoursuperpowerandusethemtohelpothers.Therefore,thenexttimeyouareinspiredto55afriendfrombeingbullied,orhelpthewidownextdoorwithyoursuperpowersmile,thankJoeandJerry,twoawkwardhighschoolkidswhodreamtupSuperman—makingtheworldalittlemoresafeandfair.41.A.evaluatingB.undergoingC.controllingD.overcoming42.A.conceptsB.principlesC.ideasD.disputes43.A.hangingB.workingC.runningD.figuring44.A.getoutB.standoutC.setoutD.putout45.A.struckB.dawnedC.fellD.occurred46.A.takingactionB.takingeffectC.takingshapeD.takingaim47.A.tiresomeB.tragicC.memorableD.grateful48.A.creativeB.personalC.academicD.skillful49.A.rememberB.commendC.judgeD.process50.A.defeatedB.predictedC.preventedD.supported51.A.subjectB.resistantC.sensitiveD.accustomed52.A.responsibilityB.disbeliefC.commandD.contribution53.A.sharedB.confirmedC.boostedD.calmed54.A.unexpectedlyB.importantlyC.fortunatelyD.obviously55.A.banB.helpC.saveD.facilitate第6頁共8頁第二節(jié)(共10小題;每小題1.5分,滿分15分)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。ShenKuo(沈括)wasascientistoftheNorthernSongDynasty.Hewas56allroundscholarofastronomy,physics,chemistry,geologyandmedicalscience.57,ShenKuo'sreputationhasbeenmostlyinthefieldofscientificwriting:hewasthefirst58(build)graphicmaps.Thanks59hismother,ShenKuoreceivedaformaleducationinhischildhood.Hewasdiligentandhereadsomuchthathesufferedeyepainlaterinlife.Whileinhis60(thirty),ShenKuofrequentlydreamedofaplace.Inthedream,heclimbedahill,thetopof61wascoveredwithbrightlycoloredflowersandtrees.Clearwaters62(flow)atthebaseofthehill,withtreesoneitherside.Lateron,when63(travel)around,hewasshockedtofindapieceoflandthatwas64(exact)theoneinhisdream.Therehesettledandwroteofthediscoverieshehadmadeinhislifetime.ThisextraordinarystoryistheoriginofShen'stheDreamRivuletDiary(《夢(mèng)溪筆談》).TheDreamRivuletDiarywasamilestoneinthehistoryofChinesescience.Sofar,thisamazingscientificwork65(put)intoanumberofdifferentlanguages,includingEnglish,French,GermanandJapanese.第四部分寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)第一節(jié)(滿分15分)上周日，你校師生一起參觀了你們市的歷史博物館。請(qǐng)你為校英文報(bào)寫一篇報(bào)道，內(nèi)容包括：1.活動(dòng)的過程；2.你的收獲與感想。注意：1.寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80左右；2.請(qǐng)按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。AMeaningfulVisit第7頁共8頁第二節(jié)(滿分25分)閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。Lungsnearlybursting,Istruggledtoliftmyheadoutofthewater.Inchbyinch,mytiredbodyreachedfortheendofthepool.Theextentofmyswimmingcareerwaspurelyrecreational,whilethecompetitiveswimmersnearbythoughtnoticingoftheseeminglysimpletaskofa500-meterswimtest.PushingmyselftofinishwhatIhadstarted,Icouldonlythink:whynottaketheeasywayout?EarlierthatweekIhadturnedinmyfirstjobapplicationatalocalpool.Overqualified