2024广西南宁二中高三下学期5月月考英语试题及答案

南宁二中2024年5月高三月考
英语
（考试时间：120分钟试卷满分：150分）
注意事项：
1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上。

2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。

回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。

3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

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5 段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C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: How much is the shirt?
A. £19. 15.
B. £9. 18.
C. £9. 15.
答案是C。

1. Why does the man get up late?
A. He stayed up late last night.
B. He doesn’t have to work today.
C. He forgot to set an alarm clock.
2. What is the man most likely to be?
A. An actor.
B. A TV broadcaster.
C. A business owner.
3. When does the man want to arrive in Washington?
A. By 9:00 a. m.
B. By 8:30 a. m.
C. By 7:30 a. m.
4. Where did the woman intend to go?
A. To a cinema.
B. To a restaurant.
C. To Maggie’s house.
5. Who might Lily be?
A. The woman’s babysitter.
B. The woman’s boss.
C. The woman’s child.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1. 5分，满分22. 5 分)
听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C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，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. What does the woman think of the story?
A. It's too long.
B. It's confusing.
C. It's very exciting.
7. What does the man suggest the woman do?
A. Read the whole book.
B. Write a short story herself.
C. Borrow a copy of the book. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. What do the speakers think of taikonauts’ (宇航员) mission?
A. Heroic yet lonely.
B. Honourable yet risky.
C. Costly yet irreplaceable.
9. What does the woman insist on about space exploration?
A. Having manned space travel.
B. Modernizing space governance.
C. Investing in space exploration.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What is the purpose of the campaign?
A. To build an animal shelter.
B. To raise money for animal shelters.
11. How much money has the man spent in helping animals?
A. $7, 500.
B. $5, 000.
C. $10, 000.
12. What is most probably the woman's job?
A. A journalist.
B. A teacher.
C. A writer.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. Where are the speakers?
A.In the classroom.
B. At their home.
C. In the woods.
14. What is the woman looking for?
A. Rubbish.
B. Mushrooms.
C. Bamboo grass.
15. What does the woman want to do with what she finds?
A. Take pictures.
B. Cook a meal.
C. Do a drawing.
16. What do mushrooms and bamboo grass have in common?
A. They are both nutritious.
B. They have a single root system.
C. They grow all over the ground.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. Where is the speaker now?
A. At a memorial ceremony.
B. At a donation ceremony.
C. At a graduation ceremony.
18. What happened to Alvin James?
A. He died last year.
B. He created a new scholarship.
C. He delivered a letter to the university.
19. What does the speaker share with the audience in Alvin's letter?
A. Alvin's opinion on education.
B. Alvin's donation to the charities.
C. Alvin's life story.
20. Who will fund the new scholarship?
A. Alvin James.
B. Former students.
C. The university.
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、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A
Reimagining the Outdoors: A Photography Workshop with Julia Reynolds
Discover the art of capturing the beauty of nature in this exclusive online workshop organized by Nature's Lens Magazine.
Renowned photographer Julia Reynolds will guide participants through the essential techniques and creative processes involved in outdoor photography. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced photographer, Julia's expert instruction will inspire you to explore the natural world with your camera lens.
Workshop Highlights:
◆Exploring Outdoor Photography: Understand the unique challenges and opportunities of outdoor
photography.
◆Composition and Lighting: Learn how to compose stunning outdoor shots and make the most of natural
lighting.
◆Capturing the Moment: Master the art of timing and anticipation to capture the perfect outdoor photograph.
◆Editing and Post-Processing: Discover essential editing techniques to enhance your outdoor photographs. Who Should Attend:
▲ Photography enthusiasts eager to improve their outdoor photography skills.
▲ Nature lovers looking to capture the beauty of the great outdoors.
▲ Beginners interested in learning the basics of photography.
Workshop Details:
★ Date: Saturday, July 15, 2024
★ Time: 10am-1pm (GMT)
★ Participants will receive a recording of the workshop for future reference.
★ Upon registration, participants will receive an email with access details.
Please note: This workshop will be conducted via Zoom. Participants are advised to review Zoom's privacy policy and terms and conditions prior to registration. Refunds will not be issued for non-attendance or cancellations.
21. What aspect of photography does the workshop focus on?
A. Editing techniques.
B. Composition and lighting.
C. Capturing the moment.
D. Exploring outdoor photography.
22. How will participants get access details?
A. By email.
B. On the website.
C. Via Zoom.
D. By telephone.
23. What benefit is assured for participants?
A. Unlimited access to Zoom.
B. Free registration for future workshops.
D. 24-hour live broadcasting of the workshop.
B
The Canadian town of Churchill is well-known for its arctic (北极的) wilderness. This town of extremes is home to about 900 year-round residents. However, 500,000 tourists, more or less, flood here throughout the year.
In this setting, there’s a special find in a simple shipping container just outside the town. It’s a new project called Rocket Greens, led by the Churchill Northern Studies Centre (CNSC). Rocket Greens has successfully demonstrated the possibility of planting fresh, leafy produce regardless of seasons or weather conditions.
Erin Greene, a Churchill resident since 2015, became one of the first subscribers to Rocket Greens’s CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) program. "When I first moved here, it was very hard to get good-quality fruits and vegetables. We would never get fresh herbs and never see things like Swiss chard or kale," recalls Greene, who says she now maintains a healthier diet and has become more self-sufficient as a result of the program.
In addition to Rocket Greens, CNSC has set up a seeding project for community garden support. This involves planting seedlings during the late fall and early spring that have been distributed to local community members free of charge in summer. Due to the short growing season and the challenging agricultural conditions, this seeding project offers a head start. "Community members can receive plants at no charge. It’s an educational tool to learn how to seed a field properly and how to grow your own food in your own home," explains Dylan McCart, director of CNSC. This year’s seeding program will include a variety of crops such as peas, corn and peppers to make up for the traditional vegetables that are typically planted during Churchill
summers.
"Considering the challenges of operating in a remote location like Churchill, we were one of the first ones to be able to do it, so it’s great that we were able to have that vision at that time. And it’s still successful today," McCart says.
24. Why are so many people attracted to Churchill?
A. They want to live in the wilds.
B. They like to enjoy the unique scenery.
C. They can taste fresh produce from the locals.
D. They wish to become members of Rocket Greens.
25. What is the author’s purpose in mentioning Erin Greene?
A. To advertise the lifestyles of locals.
B. To show the diversity of local food.
C. To prove the difficulty of living there.
D. To illustrate the effects of the program.
26. Which can best describe the seeding project?
A. It adds fuel to the fire.
B. It teaches a man to fish.
C. It pulls a rabbit out of the hat.
D. It kills the goose that lays the golden egg.
27. How does McCart feel about the seeding project?
A. Curious.
B. Relieved.
C. Astonished.
D. Proud.
C
A key part of protecting endangered species is figuring out where they’re living. Using environmental DNA, or eDNA, to track species isn’t new. For a few years now, researchers have been using DNA in water.
Two teams of scientists — one in Denmark led by Dr Kristine Bohmann and one in the UK led by Dr Elizabeth Clare — came up with the same question at about the same time: Could they identify the animals in an area from DNA that was simply floating in the air? DNA in the air is usually so small that it would take a microscope to see it. “I thought the chances of collecting animal DNA from air would be slim though much time had been spent on it, but we moved on,” said Bohmann who was trying to think of a crazy research idea for a Danish foundation that funds far-out science.
One team collected samples from different locations at Denmark’s Copenhagen Zoo, and the other at Hamerton Zoo Park in the UK. Clearly, they both chose the zoos. “We realized we have the Copenhagen Zoo,” Bohmann recalls. In fact, both the zoos in the UK and Denmark were almost like the zoos that were
custom-built for the experiments: The animals in the zoos were non-native, so they really stuck out in DNA analyses. “If we detect a flamingo (火烈鸟), we’re sure it’s not coming from anywhere else but the zoo,” Bohmann says.
In the laboratory, by comparing their samples with examples of DNA from different animals, the scientists succeeded in identifying many different animals at the zoos.
Neither team knew that the other team was working on a similar experiment. The two were nearing submission to a scientific journal when they discovered about the other experiment. Rather than compete to rush out a publication first, they got in touch and decided to publish their findings as a pair. “We both thought the papers are stronger together,” says Clare.
“The next step is to figure out how to take this method into nature to track animals that are hard to spot,
including endangered animals,” says Bohmann.
28.What did Bohmann initially think of the experiment?
A. It could be a failure.
B. It wouldn’t take long.
C. It wasn’t original.
D. It would cost much.
29. Why did the scientists look for animal DNA in the zoos?
A. They raised many rare animals there.
B. The zoos were specially built for them.
C. They could collect enough animal DNA．
D. They could recognize animals confidently.
30. How was the two teams’ relationship when they learned of each other’s work?
A. Cooperative.
B. Inseparable.
C. Competitive.
D. Casual.
31.Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?
A. Research Teams Test DNA in Nature
B. Different Zoos Conduct DNA Studies
C. DNA in the Air Helps identify Animals
D. eDNA Protects Endangered Animals
D
The impact of fast fashion on the environment is significant. Recently Zara, one of the largest fast-fashion retailers (零售商) in the world, put forth a concept that only sustainable fabrics are used in clothing production. But how can Zara ever be sustainable? They produce around 450 million garments (衣服) a year and release 500 new designs a week, about 20,000 a year. Zara’s fast-fashion model has been so successful it has inspired an entire industry to follow them.
Clothing production doubled from 2012 to 2022. The average consumer bought 60 percent more clothing in 2022 than in 2012, but kept each garment half as long. And less than one percent of all clothing produced globally is recycled.
I spend a lot of time reading the corporate social responsibility reports of large brands and interviewing micro-to-small sized enterprises to see how they approach sustainability. The largest significant difference between them is culture.
Small brands focus on creating a culture of sustainability by using strategies like producing made-to-order, so they are not making more than what is sold. Most small brands are opting to work under an “anti-fashion calendar”. They choose not to follow the intense seasonal calendar that fashion functions under. They do this because waste is one of their biggest concerns. They also design clothing to be of the highest quality, ensuring durability and longevity, so you may keep it longer.
Fast fashion is a “grow or die” business, and the fast-fashion growth model used by all large companies is predicated (断定) on limitless growth. Large global corporate retailers are not seeking to change their fundamental business model or create cultures of sustainability. That would require re-working their entire business structure and ultimately hurt their bottom line.
I would start to believe Zara and other large fashion brands had good intentions to fight climate change if they started to look at how to move away from their continuous offerings of weekly new products. They need to introduce alternative sustainable business model practices. One small step could be to offer repair or tailoring services. Tailoring creates clothes that fit perfectly, subsequently increasing their emotional value, so that we love them and keep them longer.
32.What does the author intend to show with the numbers about Zara in paragraph 1?
A. Zara is not eco-friendly.
B. Zara is popular with consumers.
C. Zara is a large fast-fashion retailer.
D. Zara is a success in fashion industry.
33.Which of the following shows a cultural feature of small brands?
A. Designing clothing as needed.
B. Designing clothing seasonably.
C. Producing clothing as needed.
D. Producing clothing seasonably.
34.What does the underlined part “bottom line” in paragraph 5 relate to?
A. The fast-fashion retailers.
B. The profits from fast fashion.
C. The culture of sustainability.
D. The relationship with consumers.
35.What does the last paragraph focus on?
A. How to make consumers love their clothes.
B. How to make consumers buy less clothing.
C. How large fashion brands offer weekly new products.
D. How large fashion brands improve their services.
第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。

French parenting isn’t perfect, but there’s a lot we can learn from this kind but no-nonsense style of parenting.
French children are allowed to handle difficult things themselves. 36 The early years are when they discover all the cool ways their new body works and how to use it. To encourage this autonomy, French parents treat children more like adults-in-training than helpless babies. They believe kids feel confident when they’re able to deal with things on their own.
Fearful of hurting feelings, American parents tend to praise every child for everything. 37
However, all that praise eventually turns out to be pointless. By contrast, French adults give children appropriate praise, thus allowing them to feel a true sense of achievement and take pride in what they learn.
Painful experiences are the best learning opportunities and sheltering children from this fact of life will merely delay their emotional development. French doctors never say “sorry” when giving kids shots. The French believe undergoing hurts, is part of life and that there’s no reason to apologize for that. 38
Plus, the expectation of eye contact and a polite hello starts from the minute French children can say hello. They know saying “hello” and good manners are non-negotiable. Teaching them about that will benefit them for a lifetime. 39 Be patient with little ones as they learn.
All the above feels easier said than done, especially as a tired parent facing an intolerable child. 40
Your efforts will end up with children’s better behaviour overall.
A. They mean what they say.
B. This isn’t to say it’ll come easily.
C. It might save tears in the short term.
D. They wish children to suffer sometimes.
E. Bearing a few blow-ups is worthwhile, though.
F. Parents have to spare them such psychological discomfort.
G.“Me do it!” is little kids’ favorite phrase and for good reason.
第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节完形填空（每小题1.分，满分15分）
阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Until a few years ago, I was a calm person. If you were going to offend me or verbally 41 me, I almost never lost temper 42 ; of course I felt hurt, but I didn’t show it.
Then, one day, I met my husband and I fell in love with him, a proud 43 who loudly discusses things even with himself when he’s not happy. Things, however, got worse for me when we started 44 on things. He seemed really angry while I seemed polite. Truth is that I was 45 too, but I was used to not showing it on the outside. Fight after fight, he always acted as if nothing had happened a few minutes after each quarrel, while my moments of 46 discontent started to expand until they became hours, sometimes even days.
I felt this had to change and the conversation went 47 like this:
Me: “Either you change your 48 when we fight or I will start avoiding any discussion, otherwise this will 49 our relationship.”
Him: “Did you 50 the Mpemba Effect? If you put two 51 containers filled with the same amount of the same water into the freezer except that one has boiling water in it while the other one has water at ambient (周围的) 52 , the boiling water will 53 faster than the ambient water. Baby, you got to boil first, to cool down faster. That’s why the Italians live longer than Canadians.”
The connection he suggested is to be 54 , but I have learned a fact I didn’t know, one that has inspired me to understand that if I’m angry about something or someone, for that anger to disappear, it has to be towards the outside or otherwise it is like hiding 55 under the carpet: your house might look clean, but it is not.
41．A．praise B．impress C．attack D．defend
42．A．in turn B．in public C．in secret D．in time
43．A．Chinese B．American C．Canadian D．Italian
44．A．disagreeing B．operating C．working D．trying
45．A．boiling B．struggling C．controlling D．preparing
46．A．inner B．outer C．extra D．distinct
47．A．up and down B．by and by C．sooner or later D．more or less
48．A．vision B．viewpoint C．attitude D．attention
49．A．improve B．affect C．mend D．clarify
50．A．learn from B．worry about C．hear about D．hear from
51．A．mobile B．relevant C．solid D．similar
52．A．temperature B．sound C．level D．environment
53．A．explode B．burst C．freeze D．flow
54．A．suspected B．proven C．inspected D．created
55．A．money B．water C．treasure D．dust
第二节(共10 小题;每小题1.5 分,满分15 分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Yingge Dance, a traditional folk art combining dancing, Chinese martial arts, and Chinese opera, is popular in the Chaoshan area of Guangdong province in South China. Yingge, written with the characters for “hero” and “song” 56 (mean) heroic song in Chinese and Yingge dancers, as their name implies, are the avatars(化身) of 57 (hero). The dancers each hold a pair of short sticks and strike the sticks with force 58 (create) strong beats—an 59 (art) display of masculinity(男子气概). In 2006, the Puning Yingge Dance 60 (list) among the first batch of national intangible cultural heritages in China.
However, as young people move out of the villages, so are local folk arts 61 (gradual) disappearing all around China. In Puning, Yingge is still danced during holidays such as the Lunar New Year and its performers are generally amateurs — farmers 62 have put down their tools and put on costumes. Some of the parts are passed 63 in the family, from father to son, and so far some villages have started giving performers a basic salary.
64 (dress) in colorful clothes and wearing heavy makeup, ordinary villagers have created a song of cultural confidence. The performance, 65 must-watch for the local people, graces the village square one more time.
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节应用文写作（满分15分）
假定你是李华，你班在校英语戏剧节获得了一等奖，外教James打算为此庆祝，并委托你调查同学们喜欢的方式。

请根据调查结果，给外教写一封邮件，内容包括：
1.表达感谢；
2. 提出个人建议；
3. 说明理由
【注意】1. 词数80左右；2. 请在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Dear James,
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
第二节(满分25 分)
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。

Mama's Soup Pot
There are too many treasures in life we take for granted, the worth of which we don't fully realize until they’re pointed out to us in some unexpected way. So it was with Mama's soup pot.
Mama's soup was special because there was no recipe for it. It had been so since her girlhood in Italy, where she learned its secret from her grandma, who had inherited(继承)it from generation to generation. Also, it was a symbol of security. For our large immigrant family, Mama's soup guaranteed we would never go hungry. And we could judge our economic conditions by its contents.
At one time, however, Mama's soup pot became a source of embarrassment to me, for I feared it would cost me a new friend I had made at school. Sol was an unusual pal for me because his father was a doctor and they lived in the best part of our town. Often Sol invited me to his home for dinner, where I found the food was good but tasteless, lacking the heartiness of the one served from my mom's flame-blackened pots. Moreover, the atmosphere matched the food and everything was so formal. Sol's mother and father were polite, but the conversation around the table was not natural, which made me a little depressed. And no one hugged!
In my family, warm hugs were a constant—men, women, boys and girls—and if you didn't kiss your mother, she demanded: "What's the matter? You sick?" But at that time in my life, all this was an
embarrassment.
I had known Sol would like to eat dinner at my house, but that was the last thing I wanted. My family was
so different. No other kids had such pots on their stoves, nor did they have a mama whose first action upon seeing you enter the house was to sit you down with a spoon and bowl.
One day, Sol pointedly asked if he could come to my house. I had to say yes.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Paragraph 1:
The day Sol came over I was nervous._____________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2:
But Sol quickly finished his bowl and asked for one more._____________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
英语试卷第11 页（共8页）
高三年级5月月考答案
听力1-5 ACCAC6-10 BABAB11-15 BACBC16-20 BCAAB
阅读21-23 DAC 24-27 BDBD 28-31ADAC 32-35ACBB
七选五36-40 GCDBE
完形填空41-45 CBDAA 46-50 ADCBC 51-55 DACBD
语填56.meaning 57.heroes 58.to create 59.artistic 60.was listed
61.gradually 62.who/that 63.down 64.Dressed 65.a
应用文写作
参考范文116 words
Dear James,
Thank you for trusting me to survey our classmates’ preferred activities for celebrating our success at the English Drama Festival. Here are the results and my personal opinion.
From the survey, outings on weekends and English movie nights are favored by 88% and 59% of us respectively, with 32% keen on sharing food and drinks. To meet the varied interests, I would recommend we organize an outdoor gathering at the city park, where we can bring along various foods and drinks to share. I believe this plan would ideally satisfy those seeking an adventure and those who wish to relax and enjoy good company.
Thank you once again for your support and for considering my suggestion!
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
读后续写
The day Sol came over I was nervous. I firmly believed that eating with my family would turn Sol off completely. I wished he wouldn't come, but he knocked on the door as scheduled. Mama and other family members welcomed him with hugs and slaps on the back,which embarrassed me greatly. Soon we were sitting at the table. And sure enough, we were instantly faced with bowls of soup. Mama then started a long explanation of how the soup was made and its magic power. Sol listened with great interest while having the soup which I thought might turn his stomach.
But Sol quickly finished his bowl and asked for one more. He said, "I’ve never tasted anything like this, and it makes me feel warm and at ease." I breathed a sigh of relief. When we were saying our good-byes, Sol said with admiration, "You are lucky to have such a great family." Lucky? I wondered as he walked down the street waving and smiling.Today I know how lucky I was. I know what Sol experienced at our table was much more than the physical and spiritual warmth of Mama's delicious soup. It was the pure joy of a family table where the real feast was love.。