2024-2025學年10月湖南湘西土家族苗族自治州高三上冊月考英語檢測試題（自檢）附答案

2024-2025學年10月湖南湘西土家族苗族自治州高三上學期月考英語檢測試題（自檢）一、閱讀理解1、AsIsteppedoutofthepunishingArizonaheatandintothecoolair-conditionedhallofthemeetingcenter,Isawaseaofcostumedattendees.Someworecomplicatedsteampunkclothes;othersweredressedupastheirfavoriteMarvelorStarWarscharacters.“HowcouldIagreetothis?”IthoughtasImademywaytotheroomwhereI’dgiveatalkaboutthesciencebehindtheclassicDunebooksbyFrankHerbert.ThenIsawtheaudience’sexcitement.Ihadbeenstrugglingforyearstofindnewwaystocommunicatesciencetoabroadaudience.WhenIwentintomyPh.D.program,researchsoonbegantoconsumemostofmytime.WhenIspokeaboutmyresearch,itwasmostlydirectedatpeoplewithinmyPh.D.field:workmates,collaborators,thesiscommitteemembers.Istruggledtoexplainhowmyresearchmightapplyintherealworld.ThenItookatriptoMaine,wheremanyfellowsweregreatreadersandexcitedtosharestoriesaboutthelatestbooksthey’dconsumed.IcouldvividlyrecalleverydetailofthepaperspilingupDackinthelab,yetIcouldn’trememberthelastbookIhadreadforpleasure.“IsmyPh.D.killingmyloveofscience?”Ithought.WhenIreturnedhome,IdeterminedtodevotemoreofmytimetodoingthingsIloveoutsidethelab,especiallyreadingforpleasure.Myeldestbrotherhadrecommendedasciencefictionbook,soIstartedwiththat.Itwasrefreshingtothinkaboutscienceinanewway.IkeptreadingsciencefictionintheyearsafterIfinishedmyPh.D.ButIstillhadn’tgottenbacktocommunicatingsciencetothepublic.Then,onenightIfoundmyselfinaconversationwithmynewpolicycolleaguesaboutsciencefictionconcepts.Oneinvitedmetospeakatthepopcultureconvention.Whenthedaycametopresent,IfeltworrieduntilIwasbehindtheplatformandsawthebright-eyed,eagerattendees.AfterIfinished,Iwasfloodedwithquestionsandcomments.Itsuddenlyoccurredtomethatthiswasmypathbacktosciencecommunication.【小題1】Howdidtheauthorfeeluponenteringthemeetingcenter?【小題2】WhatdidtheauthorhavedifficultydoingduringhisPh.D.program?【小題3】Whatcausedtheauthortoquestionhisloveofscience?【小題4】Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromthelastparagraph?二、新添加的題型2、Withsuchadiversepopulationandanabundanceofculture,theUKisundoubtedlyhometosomeofthemostexcitingfestivals.Herearesomeofthebiggesteventsinthecountry.TheBathFestivalWhen:MayWhere:BathFrom1995till2016,thefestival,knownthenastheBathLiteratureFestival,wasaimedatallwhoappreciatedwriting,books,andliterature.Today,thefestivalisacombinationofliterature,art,culture,andmusic.Enjoypoetsrecitingtheirbestlinesandauthorsreadingtheirnewestworksovertheweek.Thecostofticketsvariesdependingonwhicheventyouwanttoattend.BrightonFringeWhen:May/June

Where:BrightonThefestivalwasfirstcelebratedin1967tohelplocalartists.Today,itstilloffersartistsanopportunitytopromotethemselves.ItconsistsofhundredsofeventsatdifferentlocationsspreadoutacrossBrighton.Ticketscanbepurchasedonlineandvaryincostdependingonwhicheventyou’reattending.BristolInternationalBalloonFiestaWhen:August

Where:AshtonCourtEstate,BristolBristolInternationalBalloonFiestaisEurope’slargesthotairballooningevent.Inthe1960s,anengineerdevelopedthecountry’sfirstmodernhotairballooninBristol.Thisfamousballoonfirsttooktotheskiesin1967,andthefestivalcameintobeingin1979.Oneofthebestthingsaboutthisfestivalisthatadmissioniscompletelyfree.DownloadFestivalWhen:June

Where:DoningtonPark,LeicestershireThisUKfestivalhasbeensuccessfullyrunningsince2003.BeforeDownloadmadeitsnameinrockhistoryastheUK’sbiggest,theMonstersofRockfestivalhasbeenheldatthesamevenueeveryyearsince1980.Youcanpurchasedayticketsorfull-festivalpasseswithfive-nightcampingaccess.【小題1】Whereshouldyougoifyouwanttoenjoywritersreadingtheirmostrecentworks?【小題2】WhatisspecialaboutBristolInternationalBalloonFiesta?【小題3】Whichfestivalhasthelongesthistory?3、Inapilotstudy,theresearchteamfromPennStateUniversityfoundthatmostpeopleviewedhumorasaneffectiveparentingtoolandthataparent’sorcaregiver’suseofhumoraffectedthequalityoftheirrelationshipwiththeirchildren.Amongthosewhoseparentsusedhumor,themajorityviewedtheirrelationshipwiththeirparentsandthewaytheywereparentedinapositivelight.“Humorcanteachpeoplecognitive(認知)flexibility,relievestress,andpromotecreativeproblem-solvingandresilience,”saidBenjaminLevi,seniorauthorofthestudy.“Myfatherusedhumoranditwasveryeffective.Iusehumorinmyclinicalpracticeandwithmyownchildren.Thequestionis:howdoesoneconstructivelyusehumor?”“There’saninterestingaffinitybetweenbusinessandparenting,whicharebothhierarchical(等級制度的),Inbusiness,humorhasbeenshowntohelpreducehierarchies,createbetterenvironmentsforcollaborationandcreativityandrelievetension,”saidfirstauthorLucyEmery.“Whileparent-childrelationshipsaremorelovingthanbusinessrelationships,stressfulsituationshappenalotwhenparenting.Humorcanhelprelievethattensionandhierarchyandhelpbothpartiesfeelbetteraboutastressfulsituation.”Theysurveyed312peoplebetweentheagesof18and45.Morethanhalfsaidtheywereraisedbypeoplewhousedhumorand71.8%agreedthatthiswayofparentingwaseffective.Theteamalsofoundarelationbetweenaparent’suseofhumorandthewaytheirchildren,whoarenowadults,viewedthewaytheywereparentedandtheirrelationshipwiththeirparents.Ofthosewhoreportedthattheirparentsusedhumor,50.5%saidtheyhadagoodrelationshipwiththeirparentsand44.2%reportedtheyfelttheirparentsdidagoodjobparentingthem.Ontheotherhand,ofthosewhosaidtheirparentsdidn’tusehumor,only2.9%reportedagoodrelationshipwiththeirparentsand3.6%reportedthattheythoughttheirparentsdidagoodjobparentingthem.Thispreliminaryresearchwasafirststeptoexamininghowpeopleviewtherelationshipbetweenhumorandtheirexperienceofbeingparentedandparenting.Thestudywillhelplaythegroundworkforunderstandinghowtousehumorconstructivelyandthekindsofsituationsthatareriskierforusinghumor.【小題1】WhichisabenefitofhumorinparentingaccordingtoBenjaminLevi?【小題2】Whatdoestheunderlinedword“affinity”inparagraph3mostprobablymean?【小題3】Whatdoestheresultofthesurveyof312peopleshow?【小題4】Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlyfocusonaboutthestudy?4、What’sinaname?Quitealot,actually.It’saninseparablepartofhumanidentity.However,itturnsoutthatnotonlyhumansusenames.Anewstudyshowsthatalongsidehumans,elephantsaretheonlyanimalscurrentlyknowntousenameswhenreferringtooneanother.It’slongbeenknownthatAfricanelephantsareverysocialcreatureswithhighlydevelopedbrains.Theymakeallsortsofsounds,fromlow-rumblings,barelyhearabletothehumanear,toloudtrumpetingsounds.Itwasthesesounds,andhispreviousresearchondolphinbehaviorthatledDr.MickeyPardototryandfindoutifanyofthosesoundswerenames.“Sometimesanotherbottlenosedolphinwillcopysomebodyelse’ssignaturewhistleinordertogettheirattention,thuseffectivelycallingthembyname,”Pardosaid.“Theideafromthebeginningofthisprojectwastotrytofigureoutifelephantshavenames.”Inordertodetermineifelephantscalleachotherbyname,PardoandhisfellowresearchershadArtificialIntelligence(AI)analyzetherecordingsof469rumblingnoisesmadebywildAfricanelephantsfromKenyabetweentheyears1986and2022.Theyhopedthattherecordingwouldcontainidentifyinginformation,thatistosay,aname,fortheelephanttherumblingcallwasmadeto.TheAIidentified469distinctcalls.Theresearcherswentoutintothefield.Theyworkedwith17elephants,mostlyfemale,toseewhethertheyreactedtotherecordedsoundoftheirownnames.Amazingly,theelephantsseemedtoknowwhentheywerebeingreferredtoandtheyrepliedquicklyandapproachedtheloudspeakerwhentheylistenedtorecordingsthatincludedthedistinctcallthatreferredtothem.Anotherinterestingelementofthestudyresultsisthatmany,ofthenamesseemedtobecalledbymothersaddressingtheiryoung.Inaddition,adultelephantsusednamesmoreoftenthanyoungones.Thismayindicatethatnamecallingisaskillthattakessometimetolearninyoungelephants.Unfortunately,theresearcherswereunabletofindoutwhichexactpartoftherumblingcallsindicatedthespecificname.Knowingthatinformationwouldopenupawholenewworldintermsofourunderstandingofelephantsandtheirsocialstructure.【小題1】WhatinspiredPardotoinvestigateifelephantsusenames?【小題2】Howdidtheresearchersconductthenewstudy?【小題3】Whatdoesthestudysuggestabouttheuseofnamesamongelephants?【小題4】What’sthebesttitleforthetext?5、About8%to9%ofschool-agechildrenintheUSAarehomeschooled,accordingtoresearch.

【小題1】

Manyparentschoosetohomeschoolalsoduetodissatisfactionwiththeeducationalqualityoflocalschools.However,manyparentsconsideringhomeschoolingmaybeespeciallyconcernedabouthowhomeschoolingmightaffecttheirchild’sacademicprogressandsocialdevelopment.Doestheresearchfindanydifferencesbetweenhomeschooledchildrenandchildreninconventionalschools?Homeschooledstudentstendtoscorehigherontestsofacademicskillswhencomparedtochildreninpublicschoolsacrossmoststudies.

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Thereasonisthattheydon’tconsiderimportantfamilydemographicfactors(人口因素)orcompareself-selectedhomeschoolingfamilies’testscorestonationalaverages.

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Somestudieshavefoundnodifferenceinsocialskillsbetweenchildreninhomeschoolenvironmentsandconventionalschools,somestudieshavefoundthathomeschooledchildrenscorehigheronmeasuresofsocialability,andsomehavefoundthathomeschooledchildrenscoreloweronoverallsocialskills.MoststudiesfindthathomeschooledchildrentendtohavehighercollegeGPAsthanchildrenfromconventionalschools.Inaddition,moststudieshavefoundnodifferencebetweenhomeschooledandconventionalstudentsincollegegraduationrates.However,mosthomeschooledstudentsdon’tattendcompetitivefour-yearcollegesandonestudyhasfoundthathomeschooledstudentsmayhavelowermathGPAsincollegethanchildrenfromconventionalschools.

【小題4】

It’simportanttonotethatthisresearchisdifficulttointerpretbecausefamiliesthatchoosetohomeschoolaredifferentfromfamilieswhodon’tinmanyotherways.

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Forexample,wecannotconcludethathomeschoolingwillimproveyourchild’stestscoressincehomeschooledchildrenmayhavemoreeducatedmothersanditmaybethemother’seducationallevelthatdrivesthehighertestscores,nothomeschoolingitself.6、Policeworkisachallengingcareer,butitisacallingforthosewhochooseit.Moreover,thiscallingoften

throughgenerationswithinfamilies.Alexandra’sfatherisapoliceman.She

herfatherandalsowantedtobeapolicewoman.In2021,Alexandraappliedandwas

bythesamepolicedepartmentthatherfather

for.However,shewantedtokeepthe

.Herideawastocompleteher

withouthisknowledgeandgavehimasurprise.Policedepartmentshavea“pinning”ceremony,whereanewofficer’sbadge(徽章)ispinnedonthembya

officerafterthenewpolicepassedthetraining.Somedepartmentsmakethisaffair

,withpress,guests,andacompleteawardceremony.Keepingherjoiningthepolicedepartmentfromhisfatherformonthswasnot

,butAlexandramadeit.WhenthetimeforAlexandra’spinningcame,thedepartment

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intermsofwhohewaspinningandwasalso

toseehisdaughterintheceremony.Asthecardoorswungopen,thefathersteppedforwardbutwasshocked

.Hewalkedbackindisbeliefasthenewpolicewoman

thevehicle.Whathappenednextwasall“ProudPaPa.”Hisreactionandtheresultinghugwereworththe

!【小題1】【小題2】【小題3】【小題4】【小題5】【小題6】【小題7】【小題8】【小題9】【小題10】【小題11】【小題12】【小題13】【小題14】【小題15】7、假定你是李華,上周你陪爺爺奶奶度過了重陽節(jié)。請給你的英國朋友Ruby寫一封郵件,內(nèi)容包括:1.你的經(jīng)歷;2.你的感想。注意:1.寫作詞數(shù)應為80個左右;2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應位置作答。DearRuby,___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua8、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。Nobodyontheirdeathbedeverwishedthey’dspentmoretimewatchingtelevision.Lifeisshort,andtherearetoomanythingsthataremoreimportantanddelightfulthansittinginfrontofatelevisionforhoursonend.That’snottosuggestyoushouldstopwatchingTValtogether,butI’vecometoseeitassomethingbestplacedattheedgeoflife,ratherthanthecenter.Ididn’talwaysfeelthisway.Infact,therewasatimein’mylifewhenIwastednearlysixhoursofmydaywatchingtelevision.Aseveningrolledaround,I’dplantmyselfonthecouch,turnonthetelevisionandfixmyeyesontheTVscreentillIfellasleepnearmidnight.Eighthourslater,I’dwakeupwiththeTVstillon,feelingnomorerestedthanwhenIwenttosleep.

Sixhoursperdayaddsupto2,190hoursoverthecourseofayear,whichequals91days.AlthoughIfailedtorecognizeitatthetime,it’sclearnowthatwatchingtelevisionhadbecomeanaddictionforme.Insteadofusingmytimeandenergytodealwithmyproblemsandimprovemylife,Iwaswastingitontelevision.Fortunately,ImetEllen,whochangedmylifeforthebetter.WhenImether,shedidn’tevenownatelevision.Thispuzzledme.Icouldn’thelpwondering:Whatdoesshedoforentertainment?Doesn’tshegetbored?Howcanshestandthesilence?Ididn’taskherthosequestionsdirectly.Infact,onadeeperlevel,Irespectedandenviedherforthatchoice.InEllen,Isawapersonlivingamindful,purposefullifethatwentaroundthethingsthatmattermost—herhealthandwell-being;herfamily,friendsandcommunity;andherlife’sworkasayogatherapist.HowshewaslivingherlifebroughtmeadreamforthelifeIwantedtoliveandthepersonIwantedtobe.AndIwantedtoturnthatdreamintoreality.注意:1.續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應為150個左右;2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應位置作答。IstartedtokeepadiarytodocumentthenumberofhoursIspentwatchingTVeachday.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Now,IstillwatchTV,butI’vecreatedahealthyrelationshipwithit.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________三、語法填空9、閱讀下面短文,在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式,并將答案填寫在答題卡上。Whoeversaysfastfoodisunhealthyforthebodyandtheenvironmenthasn’tbeenintroducedtoSweetgreen,achainrestaurant

【小題1】

(devote)tochanginghowweviewfoodproduction,consumptionandwaste.Inshort,Sweetgreenrepresents

【小題2】

totallynewperiodoffastfood—onethatfocusesonhealthyingredientsandlocalcommunity.Thecompany,

【小題3】

wassetupbythreerecentcollegegraduatesonAugust1,2007,isfastfoodreimagined.Tiredofhavingtomakeachoicebetweenslowandexpensivefoodoptionsandfoodthatwasfast

【小題4】

unhealthy,theymadea

【小題5】

(commit)toofferingqualityandconvenientfoodasabetteroption.Whilethemenuishighlybasedonadiet

【小題6】

(recommend)plants,italsoincludesavarietyofresponsibly-sourcedanimalproducts.Thecompanysupportstheuseofnewtechnologies.Italsolooksforagriculturaloperationsthatplaceemphasis

【小題7】

soilhealth.AlloftheseactionsbenefittheenvironmentandSweetgreen’s

【小題8】

(customer)aswell.Infact,sustainabilityistheverypulseofthecompany,andithasaplan

【小題9】

(achieve)carbonneutrality(碳中和)by2027.AtSweetgreen,theyhaveasaying:thechoiceswemakeaboutwhatweeat,whereitcomesfrom,andhowit

【小題10】

(prepare)haveadirectandpowerfulimpactonthehealthofindividuals,communitiesandtheenvironment.

1、【正確答案】【小題1】B【小題2】D【小題3】D【小題4】C;【導語】這是一篇記敘文。本文講述了作者從博士研究的封閉環(huán)境中走出來，通過參加流行文化大會并分享《沙丘》系列背后的科學知識，重新找到了向公眾傳播科學的方法?！拘☆}1】推理判斷題。從第一段的““HowcouldIagreetothis?”IthoughtasImademywaytotheroomwhereI’dgiveatalkaboutthesciencebehindtheclassicDunebooksbyFrankHerbert.(‘我怎么會答應這個呢？’我心想，當我走向我要發(fā)表關于弗蘭克·赫伯特的經(jīng)典小說《沙丘》背后的科學的演講的房間時。)”可知，作者一開始進入會議中心時是疑心重重，自我懷疑的，內(nèi)心沒有自信。選項B“失意的”符合語境。故選B項?！拘☆}2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段的“WhenIspokeaboutmyresearch,itwasmostlydirectedatpeoplewithinmyPh.D.field:workmates,collaborators,thesiscommitteemembers.Istruggledtoexplainhowmyresearchmightapplyintherealworld.(當我談論我的研究時，大部分都是針對我博士領域內(nèi)的人：同事、合作者、論文委員會成員。我很難解釋我的研究如何在現(xiàn)實世界中應用。)”可知，作者在博士項目期間難以向他人解釋自己研究的實際價值。故選D項。【小題3】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段的“Icouldvividlyrecalleverydeta