长沙市一中高三英语月考试卷七及答案

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长沙一中2011届高三第七次月考英语试题及答案

湖南省长沙市一中2011 届高三月考（七）英语试题（考试范围：全部内容）本试卷分为四个部分，包括听力、语言知识运用、阅读和书面表达。

时量120分钟。

满分150分。

PART ONE LISTENING COMPREHENSION（30 marks）SECTION A（22．5 marks）Directions：In this section，you’ll hear six conversations between two speakers．For each conversation，there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices marked A，B and C．Listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question．You will hear each conversation TWICE．Conversation 11．Why is the man going to read the book？A．Because it is homework．B．Because it is interesting．C．Because it is mysterious．2．What will the man do next？A．Going to the library．B．Going to the bookstore．C．Going to David’s dorm．Conversation 23．What will they do first？A．Buying some food．B．Having supper．C．Reading a newspaper．4．Who will drive the car？A．The man．B．The woman．C．They will drive by turns．Conversation 35．What happened last night？A．There was a big dinner．B．There was a party．C．There was a meeting．6．What is the man going to do？A．Cleaning the apartment．B．Quarrelling with the woman．C．Having a rest．Conversation 47．What probably is Steve？A．A mechanical engineer．B．A shop assistant．C．A hotel chef．8．What does Steve find difficult in his job？A．Working long hours．B．Dealing with customers．C．Keeping everything clean．9．What does Steve hope to do in the future？A．Becoming an expert．B．Becoming a manager．C．Becoming a boss．Conversation 510．What table did the speakers talk about first？A．A table about how children get their pocket money．B．A table about how children spend their pocket money．C．A table about how much pocket money children receive．11．How has the amount of children’s pocket money changed in Britain？A．It has been increasing．B．It has been decreasing．C．It has remained almost the same．12．What can be inferred from the conversation？A．The man thinks pocket money is for school things．B．The man thinks pocket money is for personal things．C．The man thinks pocket money is for Christmas things．Conversation 613．What are the two speakers going to do？A．They are going to sell a farm．B．They are going to buy a farm．C．They are going to rent a farm．14．What do they plan to do when they live on the farm？A．They plan to keep some fish．B．They plan to keep some cows．C．They plan to keep some chickens．15．Why won’t they grow corn on the farm？A．Because the farm is small．B．Because growing corn is tiring．C．Because growing corn isn’t a good way to earn money．SECTION B（7．5 marks）Directions：In this section，you will hear a short passage．Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard．Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS．You’ll hear the short passage TWICE．PART TWO LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE（45 marks）SECTION A（15 marks）Directions：Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A，B，C and D．Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence．21．—We have waited for almost 30 minutes．How much longer do we have to wait？—the meeting finishes．I’m afraid there will be another 20 minutes．A．When B．Unless C．Until D．Since22．I’m trying to meet the deadline of my report；on no account me when I’m working．A．you will disturb B．will you disturbC．you must disturb D．must you disturb23．He said we could make it home before 9 p．m．，I personally doubt．A．where B．when C．that D．which24．All along the way to the tourist destination，he would sometimes slow down the car sure if we were going the right way．A．making B．to make C．made D．to be making 25．Sometimes，money is tight and on other occasions time is tight；on occasion，a travel is out of the question．A．all B．any C．either C．every26．It was obvious the moment I got in something unpleasant had happened in the office．A．that B．which C．whether D．so27．When asked which floor Mr．Smith lived，the gatekeeper said there was such person．A．no B．not a C．not any D．never28．Living cost is rising and by the end of last month the prices of most foods ．A．increased B．have increased C．would increase D．had increased29．—I hope you can go over to have dinner with my family．—Sorry，you see I’m in such a hurry，but remember me your parents．A．at B．to C．on D．for30．—How do you plan to spend the weekend？—I plan to go boating in the park．fun it will be boating in the warm autumn sunshine！A．What B．What a C．How D．How a31．I spent several years in Spain，I never learnt to speak Spanish．A．and B．yet C．so D．as32．At the entrance of the hall hangs a picture of an elegant and graceful old woman，at everyone passing her．A．seated smiling B．seating smilingC．seating smiled D．seated smiled33．I’m afraid I couldn’t mail you the report until about 8 o’clock in the evening because I on my way to Guangzhou the whole afternoon but my train hasn’t arrived yet．A．had been B．was C．am D．will be34．What is Tom up to？He’s seldom turned in his assignments these days，？A．is he B．isn’t he C．has he D．hasn’t he 35．—We are reading advertisement after advertisement for a suitable decoration company to get my apartment redecorated．—So I before I finally fixed on Oriental，a reliable and experienced company．A．have B．had D．am D．wasSECTION B（18 marks）Directions：For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A，B，C and D．Fill in each blank with a word or phrase that best fits the context．Two friends visited the zoo together．The zoo was very large and it was impossible to go 36．They had to decide where and which animal to visit as their time was 37．So both of them agreed not to repeat the journey after choosing a branch road at every fork．A road sign at the first fork indicated one way to the 38quarters and the other to the tiger hill．They decided on the former after a brief discussion because lions were “the king of the grassland”．The second showed a division going 39to the panda and the peacock．They favored panda as it was the nation’s treasure and went its way．Thus they made choices all along the way and each choice meant a rejection that they couldn’t help 40．But they had to 41it，and immediately，for it brooked （容忍）no delay．If they 42they would miss more．Only 43decision could offer more chances for sightseeing and 44possible regret．Life is more or less like this—alternatives often occur that one has to choose，for example，between two 45jobs，two fascinating wooers （追求者）．To obtain one you have to 46the other—you can only get 47of it．If you spend time weighing the pros and cons and calculating gains and losses，you will most likely end up in empty-handedness．Don’t be sad about it．At least you have got half of the desirable things in life—something that is hard to come by．36．A．anywhere B．everywhere C．somewhere D．nowhere37．A．limited B．spared C．lengthened D．permitted 38．A．bear B．monkey C．elephant D．lion 39．A．directly B．immediately C．separately D．deeply 40．A．remembering B．regretting C．refusing D．receiving 41．A．make B．put C．set D．take42．A．left B．went C．hurried D．hesitated 43．A．important B．serious C．careful D．rapid 44．A．reduce B．cause C．increase D．lose 45．A．terrible B．easy C．desirable D．hard46．A．give out B．give in C．give up D．give away 47．A．both B．half C．neither D．allSECTION C（12 marks）Directions：Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context．The giving of gifts has been practised in every civilization ever studied．It is 48．basic human phenomenon that has a place in every culture and religion．Gifts are given to mark occasions throughout 49．，such as birth，marriage and retirement．Sociologists view gifts as a marker of the social relationship 50．givers and recipients．When friends exchange gifts，for example，there is an unwritten expectation 51．the gifts will be of roughly the 52．value，showing that the friends have equality of status．However，in hierarchical （等级的）relationships it is a 53．story．If a（n）54．and a boss were exchanging presents，the boss would be expected to give a larger present．In 55．for this generosity，the employee would be expected to both work hard and be respectful．PART THREE READING COMPREHENSION（30 marks）Directions：Read the following three passages．Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements．For each of them there are four choices marked A，B，C and D．Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage．AI went into Harrods in London （a huge department store I am sure you have heard of）to buy some Minton china plates for a wedding anniversary which was to be a group gift from friends to other friends in Geneva．Having only 30 minutes between meetings，I whizzed there in a taxi from the office and battled through the milling people on the 2nd day of the sales on the ground floor up to the 5th to the china department．There was a man standing there who was obviously a sales person who I rushed up to and asked if he had this particular china in stock and if it would take long to wrap，etc．．He was amazing．He got the plates in seconds，wrapped them up and asked me if I wanted a store card，to which I replied no，because I lived in Switzerland，to which he replied asking if，as I lived abroad，would like a tax rebate form （退税表）．After that he showed me what to do，produced a map of the store and told me where I should go for the formalities （程序）．That was fabulous！I thanked him and said what wonderful service he had given me．I even asked if he gave this to everyone，to which he answered：“I’m just doing what is required at Harrods”．With that，a tall man in a grey suit approached me and offered his hand to shake mine saying，“Can I introduce myself？I am the Chief Executive of Harrods and what an interesting conversation I have just heard．．．” He had been wandering through the store （as youshould do as a hands-on CEO）and had overheard me thanking this salesman，whose face，I can hardly describe，was frozen in a mixture of delight awe and astonishment！Can you imagine the salesman going home to his family and friends recounting what the CEO spoke to him after overhearing him being praised by a customer？56．The writer went to Harrods to ．A．kill time B．buy some giftsC．go sightseeing D．shop for her wedding57．What does the underlined word “whiz” in Paragraph 2 most probably mean？A．Drive．B．Arrive．C．Rush．D．Leave．58．W hich of the following sentences can best replace “I’m just doing what is required at Harrods” in the second paragraph？A．“I’m an honest man”．B．“I must obey the rules．”C．“Harrods is strict with its employees．”D．“Anybody will receive our good service”．59．As soon as she bought what she wanted，the writer ．A．went to a meeting B．flew back to GenevaC．visited one of her friends D．attended a wedding ceremony60．The writer wrote the above passage because she thought what she had experienced was so ．A．pleasant B．strange C．exciting D．amusingBYou never see him，but they’re with you every time you fly．They record where you are going，how fast you’re traveling and whether everything on your airplane is functioning normally．Their ability to withstand （经受住）almost any disaster makes them seem like something out of a comic book．They’re known as the black box．When planes fall from the sky，as a Yemeni airliner did on its way to Comoros Islands in the India ocean June 30，2009，the black box is the best bet for identifying what went wrong．So when a French submarine （潜水艇）detected the device’s homing signal five days later，the discovery marked a huge step toward determining the cause of a tragedy in which 152 passengers were killed．In 1958，Australian scientist David Warren developed a flight-memory recorder that would track basic information like altitude and direction．That was the first mode for a black box，which became a requirement on all U．S．commercial flights by 1960．Early models often failed to withstand crashes，however，so in 1965 the device was completely redesigned and moved to the rear （后部）of the plane—the area least subject to impact—from its original position in the landing wells （起落架舱）．The same year，the Federal Aviation Authority required that the boxes，which were never actually black，be painted orange or yellow to aid visibility．Modern airplanes have two black boxes： a voice recorder，which tracks pilots’conversations，and a flight-data recorder，which monitors fuel levels，engine noises and other operating functions that help investigators reconstruct the aircraft’s final moments．Placed in an insulated （隔绝的）case and surrounded by a quarter-inch-thick panels of stainless steel，theboxes can withstand massive force and temperatures up to 2,000℉．When submerged （淹没），they’re also able to emit signals from depths of 20,000 ft．Experts believe the boxes from Air France Flight 447，which crashed near Brazil on June 1,2009，are in water nearly that deep，but statistics say they’re still likely to turn up．In the approximately 20 deep-sea crashes over the past 30 years，only one plane’s black boxes were never recovered．61．Which of the following is the magic feature about a black box，according to the text？A．It can record clearly．B．It can be seen clearly．C．It can survive a serious disaster．D．It can tell altitude and direction．62．Which of the following statements about the air disaster happening to Yemeni airliner is TRUE？A．Its black box hasn’t been found yet．B．Its black box was found under the sea．C．Its black box saved all the passengers’ lives．D．Its black box was found immediately after the crash．63．When the first mode of black box appeared，．A．it wasn’t black B．it was painted yellowC．it was at the rear of the plane D．it wasn’t able to track direction 64．According to the passage，modern black boxes ．A．are placed in insulated plastic boxesB．have seldom been found in deep-sea crashesC．are painted bright colors and can emit signalsD．will melt only when the temperature rises to 1,000℉65．Several changes to the black box are mentioned in the passage except the change in its ．A．position B．number C．strength D．sizeCThe U．S．Food and Drug Administration （FDA）is considering to put stricter limits over tanning salons （晒黑廊）and wants to ban anyone younger than 18 years of age from using a tanning bed，an advisory panel （专家团）announced last week．The panel is calling for tighter controls on the industry such as requiring teenagers to get the approval from their parents before using tanning beds or limiting the use of artificial tanning to a certain age．“Given the absence of any demonstrated benefit，I think it is an obligation for us to ban artificial tanning for those under 18，” said panelist Dr．Michael Olding．Along with a possible ban for teenagers，the panel also recommended that visible warning labels should be placed either on the tanning machines or in the salons in order to caution tanners of the possible dangers．In addition，the committee decided that stricter regulations and classifications were critical to make the machines safer．At this time the machines are categorized as FDA Class 1 devices，the ones that are least likely to cause harm．In case the FDA decided to change their classification from Class 1 to Class 2，as advised by the panel，the FDA could limit the levels of radiation the machines emit．Class 2 devices include X-ray machines and powered wheelchairs．Getting a tan，whether from a tanning bed or the sun，increases the risk of developing skin cancer．Last year，the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer （IARC）declared tanning beds as “carcinogenic （致癌的）to humans”．It wasdiscovered that young individuals in their teens and 20s who use tanning beds on a regular basis have a 75 per cent higher risk of suffering from melanoma （黑素瘤），the deadliest form of skin cancer．According to the American Cancer Society，melanoma accounted for nearly 69,000 cases of skin cancer in 2009 and will account for most （about 8,650）of the 11,590 mortality cases due to skin cancer each year．66．According to the passage，what measures will U．S．FDA most probably take？A．Banning tanning salons．B．Posing heavier tax over tanning salons．C．Having tighter controls over tanning salons．D．Limiting the number of tanning salons in every state．67．Which of the following suggestions for making tanning salons safer is NOT mentioned？A．Visible Caution．B．Setting age limit．C．Professional personnel．D．Parental approval for teenagers．68．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？A．X-ray machines are less likely to cause harm than tanning machines．B．X-ray machines are more likely to cause harm than tanning machines．C．Powered wheelchairs are as likely to cause harm as tanning machines．D．Powered wheelchairs are less likely to cause harm than tanning machines．69．What does the writer want to express in the last paragraph？A．Tanning in one’s youth may mean death．B．Tanning in the sun is safer than on the tanning bed．C．People should get tanned without getting melanoma．D．Getting tanned is only a good idea for those above thirty years old．70．What will most probably happen，if the advisory panel’s suggestions are adopted and put into practice？A．Fewer people will suffer from skin cancer．B．Tanning salons will have more customers．C．Getting a tan in a tanning salon will cost less．D．Parents will be more anxious about their tanning children．PART FOUR WRITING（45 marks）SECTION A（10 marks）Directions：Read the following passage．Fill in the numbered blanks by using the information for the passage．Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer．According to the surprising findings of a new study by U．S．investigators，chewing sugarless gum during class and while doing homework can have a positive effect on academic performance in teenagers．Study leader Craig A．Johnston of the Children’s Nutrition Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston，Texas，and his colleagues studied more than 100 eighth-grade students，52 girls and 56 boys，aged between 13 and 16 years，in four math classes．The experts randomly assigned teenagers into two groups：one group was asked to chew Wrigley’s sugar-free gum during class，while doing homework，and also while performing a standardized test．They chewed at least one stick of gum 86 per cent of the time they were in math class and 36 per cent of the time they were doing homework．The participants of the other group did not．Johnston and his team found that 14 weeks later，the gum chewers had a 3 percent increasein their math scores on the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills achievement test，a small but statistically significant change，according to experts．There was no difference found in math scores between the participants in the two groups in another test called the Woodcock Johnston III Tests of Achievement．However，the experiment revealed that gum-chewers had better final grades in the class compared to their non-chewing peers．According to Johnston，chewing gum reduces stress and anxiety as well as it increases arousal （兴奋）．Researchers say that the studies and research are focused on investigating the effect of chewing gum on focus，alertness，concentration，situational stress，weight control and oral health．According to them，the study is really meaningful and should raise interest in parents “when related to small steps that can lead to better academic performance．”The new study is being built on previous research that was conducted in a laboratory setting and showed that gum chewing can help reduce stress，improve alertness and relieve anxiety．The current findings，for the first time，provide a possible role for chewing gum in helping to improve academic performance in a “real life” classroom setting．A surprising finding—chewing gum results in 71．Ⅰ．Purpose of the study：To investigate the effect of chewing gum on focus，alertness，concentration，situational stress，weight control and 72．．Ⅱ．The research：◆Researchers：Craig A．Johnston and 73．◆Participants：74．eighth-grade students aged between 13 and 16 years◆Contents：◆Results：● Gumchewers’math scores increasing by 78．on the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills achievement test● 79．in the Woodcock Johnston III Tests of Achievement between the two groups ● Gumchewers having bett er final gradesⅢ．Researchers’ Analysis：◆Chewing gum reduces 80．．◆Chewing gum increases arousal．SECTION B （10 marks）Directions：Read the following passage．Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage．The period of engagement is the time between the marriage proposal and the wedding ceremony．Two people agree to marry when they decide to spend their lives together．The manusually gives the woman a diamond engagement ring．That tradition is said to have started when an Austrian man gave a diamond ring to the woman he wanted to marry．The diamond represented beauty．He placed it on the third finger of her left hand．He chose that finger because it was thought that a blood vessel （血管）in that finger went directly to the heart．Today，we know that this is not true．Yet the tradition continues．Americans generally are engaged for a period of about one year if they are planning a wedding ceremony and party．During the time，friends of the bride may hold a party at which women friends and family members give the bride gifts that she will need as a wife．These could include cooking equipment or new clothing．Friends of the man who is getting married may have a bachelor party for him．This usually takes place the night before the wedding．Only men are invited to the bachelor party．During the marriage ceremony，the bride and her would-be husband usually exchange gold rings that represent the idea that their union will continue forever．The wife often wears both the wedding ring and engagement ring on the same finger．The husband wears his ring on the third finger of his left hand．Many people say the purpose of the engagement period is to permit enough time to plan the wedding．But the main purpose is to let enough time pass so the two people are sure they want to marry each other．Either person may decide to break the engagement．If this happens，the woman usually returns the ring to the man；they also return any wedding gifts they have received．81．According to the passage，on which finger does a woman wear her engagement ring today？（No more than 12 words）（3 marks）82．Why will a bride receive such gifts as cooking equipment？（No more than 8 words）（2 marks）83．When does a bachelor party usually take place？（No more than 10 words）（2 marks）84．What is the most important reason for there to be the engagement period？（No more than 18 words）（3 marks）SECTION C（25 marks）Directions：Write an English composition according to the instructions given below in Chinese．happyfamily．com是一个致力于消除家长和孩子之间沟通障碍的网站。

2020年长沙市第一中学高三英语月考试卷及答案解析

2020年长沙市第一中学高三英语月考试卷及答案解析第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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AExperts say that if food were a country, it would rank second behind theUSas one of the biggest greenhouse gas polluters. The reason is the rising demand for meat. Animal farming is responsible for 14.5 percent of global methane emissions. While cowsare the worst contributors, pigs, sheep, donkeys and other animals play a part as well.Animal agriculture also causes land to become damaged, water to be polluted and forests to get destroyed. With the world population forecast to rise to 9.8 billion by 2050, things are only looking worse for our already decreasing natural resources. While going vegetarian would help, meat consumption is too deep-rooted in most Western diets to allow for such a sharp, permanent change. That is why experts are advocating substituting some of the beef, chicken, or pork with ordinary insects!Insects, which grow into adults within a matter of months, if not weeks, are ready for consumption much faster than domestic animals. They also require much less room, use less water and food, and produce far less greenhouse gas than animals.Of the 1.1 million insect species worldwide, scientists have identified 1,700 as eatable. Among them are ants, grasshoppers, grubs, and earthworms. Just like animals, each insect has a different taste. Tree worms taste just like pork, and grubs are similar to smoked meat.While eating insects might be a new concept for Western people, over 2 billion people worldwide consume insects as a regular part of their diet. Besides being delicious, insects are high in protein, have very few calories, and are free of the saturated fat found in animal meat. Insects can be prepared in many ways. Creative cooks can use them to cook protein-rich soup, make baked treats, and even fry a few with vegetables. So eat insects--- both your body and Mother Earth will thank you for it!1. Which of the following animals contribute the most to global methane emissions?A. Sheep.B. Donkeys.C. Cows.D. Pigs.2. How is the third paragraph developed?A. By making comparisons.B. By providing examples.C. By listing data.D. By asking questions.3. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?A.Few people eat insects regularly.B. Ordinary insects are high in fat.C. Insects contain various vitamins.D. Saturated fat is harmful to health.BBrown cows may not actually make chocolate milk, but pink silkworms（蚕）do produce pink silk, a team of scientists has discovered. To see if they could produce pre-dyed silk-silk that comes color1 ed, straight from the source-the team fed ordinary silkworms mulberry（桑树）leaves that had been sprayed（喷洒）with fabric（织物）dyes（染色剂）. Out of seven tested dyes, only one worked, producing a thread that reminded me of pink-dyed hair.And yes, the worms themselves take on some color1 before they produce silk. Their color1 ful diets did not affect their growth, the team, which included engineers and biologists from the CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory in India, reports in the journalACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. (The researchers didn't look too deeply into how the dyes affected the silkworms' health. After all, silkworms die when people harvest their silk.)The team made dyeing silk this way because color1 ing fabric normally uses large amounts of fresh water. The water gets polluted with dangerous chemicals in the process, requiring costly treatment before factories can send it back into waterways. Dyeing silk directly by feeding silkworms would avoid those water-washing steps. Scientists are just starting to study this idea. However, it remains to be seen if it's commercially successful. In this experiment, the Indian team tested seven dyes, which are cheap and popular in the industry.The scientists found different dyes moved through silkworms' bodies differently. Some never made it into the worms' silk at all. Others color1 ed the worms and their silk but the color1 disappears before the silk is turned into fabric. Only one dye, named "direct acid fast red", showed up in the final, washed silk threads. By the time it made it there, it was a pleasant, light pink.4. The text is most probably a(n) ________.A. science reportB. tourist guideC. animal experimentD. fashion advertisement5. Silkworms can produce pink silk because ________.A. they are born pinkB. they are dyed pinkC. they grow in pink waterD. they are fed dyed food6. Where is the experiment carried out?A. In America.B. In India.C. In Israel.D. In China.7. How many dyes have been proved successful in the experiment?A. One.B. Three.C. Five.D. Seven.CThe mass death of flying foxes in extreme heat in North Queensland last month underlines the importance ofUniversityofQueenslandwildliferesearch released today.The UQ research sheds light on how various species have responded to major climate events.A study led by UQ School of Earth and Environmental Science researcher Dr Sean Maxwell has spent more than 70 years quantifying the responses of various species.“The growing frequency and intensity of extreme weather events such as cyclones, droughts and floods is causing unpredictable and immediate changes to ecosystems and blocking existing management efforts,” Dr Maxwell said.“Some of the negative responses we found were quite concerning, including more than 100 cases of dramatic population declines and 31 cases of local population extinction following an extreme event.”"Populations of critically endangered bird species inHawaii, such as the palia, have been annihilated due to drought, leaving none of its kind, and populations of lizard species have been wiped out due to cyclones in theBahamas."Cyclones were the most common extreme event for birds, fish, plants and reptiles, while mammals and amphibians were most responsive to drought events, with drought leading to 12 cases of major population decline in mammals.Drought also led to 13 cases of breeding declines in bird populations and 12 cases of changes in the composition of invertebrate communities.UQ Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science director Professor James Watson said the detailed information would help inform ecosystem management.“The research clearly shows species will respond, often negatively, to extreme events,” Professor Watson said.“As climate change continues to ensure extreme climate and weather events are more and more common,we now need to act to ensure species have the best chance to survive.Wherever possible, high quality and intact habitat areas should be retained, as these are the places where species are most resilient(易恢复的) to increasing exposure to extreme events.”8. How was the UQ researchconducted?A. By observing extreme weather events.B. By protecting the endangered species.C. By recording reactions of animals to extreme climate.D. By analyzing the reason whymass animal death happened.9. What does the underlined word “annihilated” in paragraph 4 probably mean?A. destroyedB. defeatedC. decreasedD. disappeared10. Which of the following sentences is true about extreme weather events?A. Drought caused 13 cases of distinctionin bird populations.B. Drought caused 12 cases of population decline in mammals.C. Birds and mammals are most responsive to cyclones.D. Cyclones wiped out populations of lizard.11. What can we infer from Professor Watson’s words?A. Animals often show negative responses to extreme events.B. The existing management ways for wildlife protection are limited.C. Different methods should be adopted to ensure the survival of different species.D. Complete and undamaged habitats are of great importance to species’ survival.DMark Bertram lost the tips of two fingers at work in 2018 when his hand became trapped in a fan belt. “It’s life-changing but it’s not life-ending,”he says.After two surgeries and occupational therapy, Bertram decided to ask Eric Catalano, a tattoo artist, to create fingernail tattoos. The idea made everyone in the studio laugh—until they saw the final result. “The mood changed,” Catalano recalls from his Eternal Ink Tattoo Studio in Hecker, Illinois. “Everything turned from funny to wow.”Catalano posted a photo of the tattoos, and it eventually was viewed by millions of people around the world. The viral photo pushed Catalano, 40, further into the world of paramedical tattooing. Now people who want to cover their life-altering scars come from as far away as Ireland to visit his shop.Leslie Pollan, a dog breeder, was bitten on the face by a puppy. She underwent countless surgeries but those gave her no hope. She ultimately traveled six hours for a session with Catalano. HecamouflagedPollan’s lip scar, giving her back confidence.Though he is now known for his talent with intricate fingernail, Catalano uses the techniques he picked up years ago while helping breast cancer survivors. Those tattoos are among the most common paramedical requests. His grandmother had breast cancer, and her battle with the disease is one reason Catalano is so dedicated to helping those with the diagnosis.Catalano performs up to eight reconstructive tattoos each “Wellness Wednesday”. While he charges $100 per regular tattoo, he doesn’t charge for paramedical tattoos: A GoFundMe page established last year brought in more than $16,000, allowing Catalano to donate his work.“Financially, it doesn’t make sense,” Catalano says. “But every time I see emotions from my customers, I am 100 percent sure this is something that I can’t stop doing.”12. How did people in the studio react to Bertram’s idea at first?A. They took it lightly.B. They found it creative.C. They were confused.D. They were impressed.13. What does the underlined word “camouflaged” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?A. Exposed.B. Hid.C. Ignored.D. Removed.14. What does Catalano say about his work with paramedical tattoos?A. It is flexible.B. It is demanding.C. It is profitable.D. It is rewarding.15. Which of the following can best describe Catalano?A. Humorous and experienced.B. Devoted and generous.C. Cooperative and grateful.D. Professional and tolerant.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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。

2020年长沙市第一中学高三英语月考试卷及答案

2020年长沙市第一中学高三英语月考试卷及答案第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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ASome young people win attention because of their good looks or their singing ability. A much smaller number gain fame because they have done something important and worthwhile with their abilities. Rishab Jain is among the latter. In 2018, 13-year-oldRishab developed a way to use AI technology to help pancreatic(胰腺的) cancer patients and won the3MYoung Scientist Challenge, a nationwide middle-school science competition, and its $25,000 prize.In the last stage of the contest, Rishab competed againstnine other finalists at the 3M Innovation Center(创新中心) in St.Paul,Minnesota. Leading up to the big meet, each finalist had partnered with a scientist to further develop their inventions.Rishab explains what led him to create his invention. First,a family friend died of cancer. Then Rishab learned about how deadly pancreatic cancer is, and that its low survival rate is due to how difficult it is to treat. "I'm also into programming, so I was learning about AI technology. I decided to try to solve a real-world problem using it."His winnings have been put in further research and in his nonprofit Samyak Science Society, which helps poor children enter the STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education. Rishab is also raising awareness about pancreatic cancer. These efforts make him quite different from teenagers of his age. Considering becoming a biomedical engineer or a doctor一or both, he has also put some money aside to further his own learning. Almost certainly the doors of higher education will open wide to him before he even knocks.That's an outstanding outlook for one so young. Rashib is committed to helping very sick people in need. He is also providing teenagers of his age with a much-needed model of what kinds of things youth can achieve.1. What can we learn about the 3M Young Scientist Challenge in 2018?A. It was intended to solve medical problems.B. It was a nationwide AI competition for teenagers.C. It offered the finalists an opportunity to work with scientists.D. It allowed the finalists to learn AI technology in the 3M center.2. How did Rishab win the 3M Young Scientist Challenge?A.He showed excellent programming ability.B. He figured out the survival rate of pancreatic cancer.C. He introduced poor children to STEM education.D. He applied AI technology to treating pancreatic cancer.3. Which of the following best describes Rishab?A. Talented and caring.B. Independent and humorous.C. Responsible and patient.D. Polite and inspiring.BDo you ever listen to the songs that your parents like? Chances are that you don’t. You probably think the music that they like is old and boring and that the songs on your playlist are muchcooler. But scientists found that people’s music taste changes as time goes by. So it is likely that your own musical preferences will follow a similar path to your parents’, whether you like it or not.We used to think that culture and personality (个性) are the only reasons for different music choices. But researchers at the University of Cambridge noticed that as people enter into different age groups, their social environment changes, and so does their music taste. There are some musical periods that people go through in their life.The first period comes in the teenage years, during which people like strong music such as punk and rock, because teenagers tend to be aggressive or want to be independent.But as people move into early adulthood, their lifestyles change they want to build close relationships with others. As a result, they become fonder of contemporary music, such as pop and R&.B, which is usually uplifting and danceable.When middle age comes, most people have settled down. During this period, people prefer music, such as jazz and classical, as well as music like country, folk and blues.As for old people, they prefer old songs in their childhoods. They generally listen to relaxing music, such as country music and jazz music. But you must be questioning. “Aren’t there old people who are still interested in or even crazy about rock music?” Of course there are. But their reasons for listening to rock music may have changed. At that age people may listen to remind themselves of their youth.4. What do young people usually think of the songs their parents enjoy?A. They are actually less cool.B. They are worth listening to.C. They are especially serious.D. They are hard to understand.5. How many musical periods are there that people go through in their life?A. Two.B. Three.C. Four.D. Five.6. People who want to make friends mostly prefer ________.A. jazz musicB. country musicC. rock musicD. pop music7. What is the best title for the text?A. People Have Different Opinions on MusicB. People Listen to Music for the Same ReasonC. People’s Taste in Music Changes with TimeD. People’s Lifestyle Can Be Changed by MusicCAn afternoon nap(午睡)is one of the joys of life, although too much napping could signal all is not well. In some cultures, people will have a daily nap — thisis fine. The warning comes when people start sleeping during the daytime, when they did not before. There is certainly a good reason to believe that daytime sleepiness — as in the Alzheimer's study — can be a marker of an underlying condition.For most people, napping during the day is mainly a sign that you are not getting enough sleep at night, says Dr. Neil Stanley, a sleep expert. "If you feel sleepy during the day, you should think about taking a nap. That is what the body needs — it doesn't need to be kept awake with caffeine, it needs sleep. "The feeling to notice is "sleepiness", he says, not "tiredness", which could be more psychological and linked to stress.So how do you nap well? The key thing, says Stanley, is how long your nap lasts. Choose either a 20-or 90-minute nap. "When you fall asleep, you'll quickly go through the lighter stages of sleep into your first period of deep sleep. You don't want to wake up in deep sleep because that's when you wake and feel worse than you did before. "Napping for 20 minutes means you will wake up before you go into deep sleep; napping for 90 minutes means you'll complete a sleep cycle.Once you factor in the time it takes to fall asleep — some people are better at napping than others but, says Stanley, "a healthy adult will fall asleep in between 5 and 12 minutes" — you can set an alarm, allowing a 30- to 40-minute period for a short nap, and up to two hours for a longer one.A good time to nap is during the body's natural dip in the afternoon, between 2 pm and 4 pm. "You don't really want to be napping much pastthatbecause then you are going to be eating into your night-time sleep," Stanley says. The point, he stresses, is to get good night-time sleep, which would ensure you probably don't needto nap at all.8. What does an afternoon nap indicate for most people?A. Caffeine addiction.B. Psychological stress.C. Insufficient night sleep.D. Potential physical illness.9. What is the key to a good nap?A. Duration.B. Surroundings.C. Health.D. Stages.10. What does the underlined word "that" in the last paragraph refer to?A. A 30- to 40- minute period.B. Between 2 pm and 4 pm.C. Between 5 and 12 minutes.D. A 20- to 90-minute period.11. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A. Why to phase a napB. When to take a good napC. What to learn from a napD. How to have a successful napDWhen you walk on a sandy beach, it takes more energy than striding down a sidewalk — because the weight of your body pushes into the sand. Turns out, the same thing is true for vehicles driving on roads. The weight of the vehicles creates a very shallow indentation (凹陷) in the pavement (路面) — and it makes it such that it’s continuously driving up a very shallow hill.Jeremy Gregory, a sustainability scientist at M.I.T. and histeam modeled how much energy could be saved — and green-house gases avoided — by simply stiffening (硬化) the nation’s roads and highways. And they found that stiffening 10 percent of the nation’s roads every year could prevent 440 megatons of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions over the next five decades — enough to offset half a percent of projected transportation sector emissions over that time period. To put those emissions savings into context — that amount is equivalent to how much CO2 you’d spare the planet by keeping a billion barrels of oil in the ground — or by growing seven billion trees — for a decade.The results are in the Transportation Research Record.As for how to stiffen roads? Gregory says you could mix small amounts of synthetic fibers orcarbon nanotubes into paving materials. Or you could pave with cement-based concrete, which is stiffer than asphalt (沥青).This system could also be a way to shave carbon emissions without some of the usual hurdles. Usually, when it comes to reducing emissions in the transportation sector, you’re talking about changing policies related tovehicles and also driver behavior, which involves millions and millions of people — as opposed to changing the way we design and maintain our pavements. That’s just on the order of thousands of people who are working in transportation agencies. And when it comes to retrofitting (翻新) our streets and highways —those agencies are where the rubber meets the road.12. Why does the author mention “walk on a sandy beach” in paragraph 1?A. To present a fact.B. To make a contrast.C. To explain a rule.D. To share an experience.13. What suggestion does the author give to reduce CO2 emissions?A. Hardening the road.B. Keeping oil in the ground.C. Growing trees for decades.D. Improving the transportation.14. What is the advantage of this suggestion?A. Gaining more support.B. Consuming less money.C. Involving more people.D. Facing fewer usual obstacles.15. What does the underlined part mean in the last paragraph?A.Those agencies are likely to make more rules.B. Those agencies will change some related policies.C. Those agenciesmight put more rubber tires on the roads.D. Those agencies will play a key role in making this happen.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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。

2020-2021学年长沙市第一中学高三英语月考试卷及参考答案

2020-2021学年长沙市第一中学高三英语月考试卷及参考答案第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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ALocated inLos Angeles,UniversityofSouthern Californiais in the heart of a leading city. Although LA ranks highly in The Economist’s Safe Cities Index, navigating and city calls for certain safety precautions (预防措施) along with practicing common sense.♦Mobile Safety App Powered by LiveSafeThe Mobile Safety App powered by LiveSafe, manage by the USC Department of Public Safety and the USC Department of Emergency Planning, is a free downloadable app that mobile users can use to initiate contact with emergency responders around the campus. Features include: immediate “push button” calls to DPS, easy reporting for suspicious activity or crimes in progress, and location services to notify friends of your route through campus.♦Blue Light Phone LocationsTheUniversity Parkhas multiple blue light phones that are strategically placed throughout campus. Take note of where the closest ones are on your route. They come in handy in case you lose your phone or in an emergency. These phones are directly connected to USC’s Department of Public Safety’s 24-hour communications center. Besides emergency needs, it can also be used to report suspicious activity, request for an escort (护送) if you feel unsafe and to report a crime.♦Trojans AlertTrojans Alert is an emergency notification system that allows university officials to contact you during an emergency by sending messages via text message or email. When an emergency occurs, authorized USC senders will instantly notify you with real-time updates, instructions on where to go, what to do (or what not to do), whom to contact and other important information. All members of the USC community, as well as parents and regular visitors to campus, are strongly encouraged to sign up for Trojans Alert.1. What do blue light phones do for students?A. Guide students through campus.B. Alert students to crime activities.C. Light up the way if students feel unsafe.D. Connect them with the safety department.2. How does USC send out instructions during an emergency?A. With blue light phones.B. Via text message or email.C. Through mobile safe app.D. By calling all USC members.3. What is the purpose of the text?A. To encourage students to fight crime.B. To introduce USC’s safety department.C. To provide safety services for USC students.D. To inform parents of safety risks on campus.BIt is a question people have been asking for ages. Is there a way to turn back the aging process?For centuries, people have been looking for a “fountain of youth”. The idea is that if you find a magical fountain, and drink from its waters, you will not age.Researchers in New York did not find an actual fountain of youth, but they may have found a way to turn back the aging process. It appears the answer may be hidden right between your eyes, in an area called the hypothalamus (下丘脑). The hypothalamus is part of your brain. It controls important activities within the body.Researchers at New York’s Albert Einstein College of Medicine found that hypothalamus neural (神经的) stem cells also influence how fast aging takes place in the body.What are stem cells(干细胞)? They are simple cells that can develop into specialized cells, like blood or skin cells. Stem cells can also repair damaged tissues and organs.Dongsheng Cai is a professor at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He was the lead researcher in a study on aging in mice. He and his team reported their findings in the journal Nature, Cai explained when hypothalamus function is in decline, particularly the loss of hypothalamus stem cells, and this protection against the aging development is lost. it eventually leads to aging.Using this information, the researchers began trying to activate, or energize, the hypothalamus laboratory mice. They did this by injecting the animals with stem cells, Later, the researchers examined tissues and tested for changes in behavior. They looked for changes in the strength and coordination (协调) of the animals muscles. They also studied the social behavior and cognitive ability of the mice. The researchers say the results show that thetreatment slowed aging in the animals, Cai says injecting middle-aged mice with stem cells from younger mice helped the older animals live longer.But these results were just from studying mice in a laboratory. If the mice can live longer, does that mean people could have longer lives? The next step is to see if the anti-aging effects also work in.4. In Paragraph 2 a “fountain of youth” is mentioned to ________.A. introduce the main topicB. show a hidden secret.C. describe scientists researchD. recommend a way to stay young5. Aging takes place in the body when _______.A. stem cells develop into specialized cellsB. there are important activities within the bodyC. hypothalamus neural stem cells fail to protect against agingD. the hypothalamus fails to repair damaged tissues and organs6. What do we know about the researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine from the text?A. They did experiments to see how stem cells work.B. They studied mice to find their connection with humans.C. They have found a possible way to slow the aging progress.D. They have found no changes in mice s behavior during the experiment7. What will the researchers probably do next?A. They will help some animals live longer.B. They will announce the fountain of youth doesn’t existC. They will develop products to help people live a longer life immediatelyD. They will do research to see if what they have found in mice will apply to humans.CFlying someone one-way fromLondontoNew Yorkproduces nearly a ton ofcarbon dioxide or CO2. That's alot of this climate-warming greenhouse gas. But there are ways to cut the climate impact of flying, one of which is to ask planes to surf high-altitude winds every chance they get.It's not something they've been allowed to do. But that may change—and soon.Most jets crossing the Atlantic Ocean follow one of several fixed paths that are widely spaced because radar(雷达) had not been able to track aircraft everywhere above the Atlantic. But a new network of satellites could soon change that.Wells was part of a team inEnglandthat calculated the fastest possible routes for passenger planes. According to them , traveltime a plane takes when flying across theAtlanticvaries with the winds that a plane meets. For instance, eastbound (向东的) flights can get a powerful push. Westbound routes miss that benefit. Faster flights burn less fuel. And less burning gives off fewergreenhouse gases.The airline industry knows it has a high " carbon footprint." But it takes decades and many billions of dollars to design, test and fly new planes. Changing a flight path, in contrast, can cut costs and energy right away.The new study doesn't show how well such wind surfing would work for all planes, in all skies and the world over. Bui it does suggest that making flight routes more flexible could cut both fuel use and CO2in some places.However, if flight times vary depending on the wind, scheduling connecting flights and managing runways and gates would become more complicated. The researchers would have to work out the best flight paths that take such scheduling issues into consideration. They may also want to see if flying at different altitudes gives a wider choice of flexible routes at the times most people want to fly.National Air Traffic Services (NATS) which provides air-traffic control for theUnited Kingdomsaid it would temporarily disband its flight-paths system and work to allow airlines to choose flexible routes that would best limit their fuel use.8. What happens to east bound flights when crossing theAtlantic?A. They consume more fuel.B. They use less time and energy.C. They produce more greenhouse gases.D. They are against a stronger wind.9. What should be done to make adopting flexible flight routes possible?A. Calculating the flight time.B. Finding the best flight paths.C. Adjusting the size of jets.D. Adding more runways and gates.10. Which word can best replace the underlined word "disband” in the last paragraph?A. Stop.B. Copy.C. Handle.D. Restore.11. What can we infer from the text?A. Planes are producing the most carbon dioxide.B. New fuel is benefiting airline industries greatly.C. Carbon footprint is a serious problem in theUK.D. Surfing the winds can make air travel greener.DThe American poet Louise Gluck, author of 12 collections of poetry, has been awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature. Born inNew Yorkin 1943, Gluck published her first volume of poetry, “Firstborn”, in 1968, quickly gaining her reputation as a poet. In the decades since, she has become one of the country's most celebrated literary figures. Her work uses the power of myth to deal with some of our darkest human concerns. Her straightforward language always gets at the heart of deep-seated anxieties: loneliness, rejection, death ...Stephanie Burt,an English professor atHarvardUniversity, said, “She's someone who's been able to make emotion states vivid on the page... Few poets have tried as hard as she has not to repeat herself. And her strongest books are really different from one another”. “She offers poetry lovers a lot of inspiration, but she's also on a lot of bookshelves," said Chiasson, a poet, who added she is a generous reader of her fellow writers’work.At Yale, where Gluck is a professor of English, she served for years as judge of the Yale Series of Younger Poets Prize and worked closely with poets she chose for the prize and those she did not, helping them shape their work. “In that very practical way she's had an enormous influence on a great many figures,” said Langdon Hammer, a professor of English at Yale. “She's someone who has been a 'guiding spirit’ for generations of students, writers, and readers.”Gluck described teaching and writing as symbiotic. “I teach not out of selflessness or generosity: I do it because it feeds me,” she said. “It feeds them, too, so it's a happy relationship. I'm sure not all my students feel that way, but some do. I never feel that it takes me from my work: I think it gives me my work.”12. Which of the following topics might Gluck tend to explore in her work?A. Victory.B. Divorce.C. Romance.D. Achievement.13. What quality does Gluck have according to the passage?A. Humorous and intelligent.B. Ambitious and helpful.C. Considerate and optimistic.D. Inspiring and creative.14. What does teaching mean to Gluck?A. A source of wealth.B. A barrier to writing.C. A fountain of creation.D. A stepping stone to fame.15. What is the best title for the text?A. A Guiding SpiritB. A Successful PioneerC. An Adventurous CreatorD. A Hardworking Writer第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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。

2019-2020学年长沙市第一中学高三英语月考试卷及答案解析

2019-2020学年长沙市第一中学高三英语月考试卷及答案解析第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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AYou might not expect it, but cows are a large source of the greenhouse gases that are driving climate change. Cows produce lots of methane by breaking down the grass, Now scientists have shown that the pollution from cows canbe reduced by adding a little seaweed to their food.Scientists first discovered that seaweed could help control methane from cows several years ago. But this work was done in a laboratory, there were many questions about whether the idea could work in real life.In the lab studies, the cows were given quite a bit of seaweed, and they would cause losing weight. That wasn't helpful, since cows are often sold by weight. It also wasn't clear if the seaweed would stop working if it was used for a longer period of time.Now, scientists from the University of California, Davis have answered several of these questions.The researchers studied 21 cows on a farm for about five months. They taught the cows to get their food from inside a special hood, which allowed the scientists to measure the methane that the cows were giving off. This time, they used a much smaller amount of seaweed, which they mixed with the cows' food.The results were surprisingly good. In some cases, the cows produced 82% less methane. The improvement depended on the kind of food the cows were given, but even the worst-polluting cows produced 33% less methane.Over the five months, the scientists didn't see any signs that the cows' stomachs were getting used to the seaweed and starting to produce more methane again.Another surprise came when they looked at the weight of the cows. The cows that were fed seaweed gained just as much weight as the other cows, but they didn't need as much food.But there are still some big problems with the idea of feeding cows seaweed. For one thing, there's notadequateseaweed to feed all of the cows in the world. So farmers would have to figure out a way to grow lots of seaweed.A bigger problem is that for most of their lives, cows live in fields, where they eat the grass. That means there's no chance to feed them seaweed every day. These problems need to be taken seriously if the world is going to avoid the worst effects of the climate crisis.Still, it's true that something as simple as feeding cows seaweed can help reduce some of the pollution causing the climate crisis.1. Why did the scientists do the experiment on the farm?A. To control the amount of seaweed.B. To record the weight cows gained.C. To confirm the effect of seaweed in real life.D. To measure the amount of seaweed cows ale.2. The underlined word “adequate” means ________ .A. commonB. specialC. lackingD. enough3. The passage is written to ________ .A. appeal to people not to raise the cowsB. encourage people to plant the seaweedC. remind people of controlling cows' weightD. call on people to take actions to reduce the pollutionBIt was once a shoreline buried by enough garbage to make it invisible (看不见的), thus, given the unfortunate nickname "toilet bowl" . Now the Philippines' Manila Bay beach is totally different, compared with a few months ago. It happened so suddenly and extremely that it brought tears to the eyes of the local people.The cleanup started on 27 January, when 5, 000 volunteers descended on Manila Bay to remove over 45 tons (公吨) of garbage, marking the beginning of a nation-wide environmental campaign. But some two months before this great movement began, a quiet revolution was already underway.During the first week of December 2018, Brooklyn- based Bounties Network collectedthree tons of garbage from Manila Bay aver two days through a project that paid a small group of people, mostly fishermen, with a digital currency (数字货币) based on the Ethereum system.For the mostly non-bank -using Filipino fishermen, this was a first-ever experience with a digital currency. It's one that proves decisive in enabling poor communities around the world to take up arms in the fight against humanity's waste.There are signs that this recycling-for-digital payment industry may be just about to take off. Earlier in September 2018, Plastic Bank, a Vancouver -based company powered by IBM technology, also started a similar project. They set up a project in Naga, a town in southern Luzon, the country's largest island, building a collection point to let people exchange plastic and recyclable materials for digital payouts through a system.That both these pioneers have chosen the Philippines as their first location is not surprising considering the country's contribution to ocean waste. A Wall Street Journal study in 2015 revealed that the Philippines make thethird-largest amount of plastic waste into global oceans.4. Why did people call Manila Bay beach“toilet bowl” ?A. It looked like a huge bowl.B. There were plenty of toilets.C. It was covered by rubbish.D. People loved the toilets here.5. What does the underlined phrase“descended on”in paragraph 2 mean?A. Completely depended on.B. Suddenly arrived at.C. Occasionally decreased to.D. Gradually disappeared from.6. What made poor communities willing to fight against waste?A. The benefits to their homeland.B. The desire to make a difference.C. The chance to escape ocean pollution.D. The experience with a digital currency.7. What is the best title for the text?A. Online system helps endocean pollution.B. Manila Bay beach is suddenly removed.C. Plastic Bank is powerful in recycling waste.D. Philippines make a great amount of waste.CI was at the hardware store the other day and overheard a woman tell Ed., the manager, that fall was her favorite time of year. Ed., because he liked to keep his customers happy, agreed that fall was a wonderful season, but I could tell he was lying.I was going through my mind recently, trying to find sweet memories of fall. I failed. I met my wife in the summer and married her two summers later. My sons were born in the winter and summer, my granddaughter in the winter. I’ve been fried twice in my life, both in fall. One October, a truck carrying tofu ran a red light and hit me, destroying my favorite car, combining the three things I most hate - trucks, tofu and October.I'm not saying fall is without its attractions. The leavesare beautiful. But fall's vacillation (立场摇摆)is troubling, its effort (努力)to please everyone, its continuous search for the middle ground to be all things to all people. Say what you will about summer and winter, at least they have the courage to keep their opinions strong, even if they kill us with extreme heat or cold.I recently read a story of a man coming out of a three-month coma (昏迷). It started in early fall and ended just as winter came. I hope if I were ever in a coma I would be just as lucky as the man.Upon my awakening, one of my families who stood around my bed would ask. "Don't you remember anythingfrom the past three months?""Not the first thing," I would happily report.If I ever have enough money. I'm going to buy a second home inAustralia, so that when fall starts here, I can move there for three months, just when spring is starting.8. What did Ed think of the customers words according to the author?A. Ed understood them and supported the customer completely.B. Ed might hold a different opinion on the topic.C. Ed believed the customer wasn't telling the truth.D. Ed thought they stood for most peoples' opinion.9. What can we infer from Paragraph 2?A.The author has a big and loving family.B. The author is having a hard time at work.C. It is important to follow the rules of the road.D. Nothing good has happened to the author in fall.10. Why does the author say the man in Paragraph 4 was lucky?A. Because he slept fall away.B. Because he ho sweet memories of fall.C. Because hedreamed of fill many times.D. Because he was met by his family when waking up.11. Which of the following does the author most want to do?A. Drivetracks.B. Eat tofu dishes.C. Watch leaves falling in fall.D. Move toAustraliain October.DA company called Neuralink has shared a video which appears to show a monkey playing a video game, but what makes the video even stranger is that themonkey is playing the video game with just its mind.Neuralink is a company owned by Elon Musk, which is working to develop devices that could allow people to control things using just their brains. The monkey in the video is called Pager, having special "Link" devices inside his brain. These devices are connected to 2,048 wires which lead to the parts of Pager's brain that control movements of the arms and hands.Scientists taught Pager to play a video game using a banana juice as a reward when he playedthe gamecorrectly. Soon Pager was eager to play well in order to get more smoothie. At first, Pager controlled the video game using a joystick (操纵杆). But as Pager played, his Link devices wirelessly sent out information about the signals his brain was using to control his arms and hands. Neuralink's scientists recorded all of these signals.Then they used computers to match up the signals from Pager's brain to the movements that his hands were actually doing. This was challenging work and the scientists counted on artificial intelligence (AI) to help them decode (解码) Pager's brain signals.The next step was to have a computer make moves in the video game as if Pager had actually moved the joystick. If Pager thought about moving the joystick up, the computer would send an "up"signal to the video game. Thus Pager was able to play the video game using just his brain.When people are paralyzed (瘫痪的), it's often because the brain has lost the ability to send signals to nerves and muscles in certain parts of the body. Neuralink hopes that one day, its system will be ableto send this information in a different way, allowing paralyzed people to use their arms or legs again.12. What does Neuralink aim to do?A. To make monkeys much smarter.B. To solve complex problems with monkeys.C. To create a device linking monkeys and people.D. To make people control things with their brains.13. How does the author introduce the process of the research?A. In order of time.B. By making a comparison.C. By giving examples.D. In order of space.14. What played an important role in the success of the research?A. The joystick.B. Artificial intelligence.C. The video game.D. The banana smoothie.15. Which is the most suitable title of the test?A. Neuralink Posts an Unusual VideoB. Disabled People Have a Bright FutureC. Monkey Plays Video Games with His MindD. Neuralink, a Creative and Competitive Company第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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。

2019-2020学年长沙市第一中学高三英语月考试卷及参考答案

2019-2020学年长沙市第一中学高三英语月考试卷及参考答案第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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ACitisport inNewportWe at Citisport aim to improve sports training and facilities inNewport, giving you more opportunities to try both new and traditional sports.GolfWe are pleased to be able to offer lessons at Kingsway Golf Centre just outsideNewport. These are run by experienced golf professionals, and are held on an all-weather practice area. The adult lessons are open to anyone aged 13 and over, and are suitable for all levels from beginners upwards. These take place on Wednesdays from 3:00 to 4:00 pm over a period of six weeks. Children’s lessons for 7-12 year old are held from 2:00 to 3:00 pm on Saturdays during term time.TennisThe Citisport tennis courses provide an opportunity for local people to develop their skills on the brand-new indoor tennis court at Newport Leisure Centre. All equipment can be provided, but please feel free to use your own racket (球拍) if you prefer. Our Starter course is held on Mondays from 7:00 to 8:00 pm, and is for beginners of 12 years and over. Our Improver course, which takes place on Tuesdays from 8:00 to 9:00 pm, is for players with some experience.Football for girlsBy popular request, Citisport is holding another one-day girls-only football course. This aims to give local girls the chance to learn essential skills and develop more advanced ones. The course will take place on Saturday, 9th November from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, and is open to all girls aged 10-14 years living in theNewportarea.GymnasticsThis course is for beginners aged 8-14 and will provide an introduction to basic skills. There is a maximum of six pupils per coach in each class. At the end of the course there is a demonstration for friends and family of all the skills learnt there. The course will take place on Thursdays from 6:00 to 7:00 pm.1. What can we know about the Citisport golf lessons?A. You can take lessons at Kingsway Golf Centre insideNewport.B. The golf lessons can take place only in good weather.C. Teenagers can attend golf lessons on Wednesday afternoons.D. Children’s lessons usually last 2 or 3 hours on Saturday afternoons.2. Which of the following statements is true about the Citisport tennis courses?A. You can get the skills in an open-air court.B. You must take your own racket during the course.C. You can take the Monday course if you are a green hand.D. You can become an experienced player after the courses.3. Which course lasts only one day according to the text?A. Golf.B. Tennis.C. Football for girls.D. Gymnastics.BI’ve been putting my passport to good use lately. I use it asa coaster and to level unsteady table legs. It makes an excellent cat toy.Welcome to the pandemic (疫情) of disappointments. Canceled trips or ones never planned in case they would be canceled. Family reunions, study-abroad years, lazy beach vacations. Poof. Gone. Ruined by a tiny virus, the list of countries where our passports are not welcome is long.It is not natural for us to be this sedentary (定居的). Travel is in our genes. For most of the time our species has existed, we've lived as nomadic (游牧的) hunter-gatherers. But what if we can't move? What's a traveler to do? There are ways to answer that question. "Despair," though, is not one of them.We are an adaptive species. We can tolerate brief periods of forced sedentariness. We pass the days glancing through old travel journals and Instagram posts. We gaze at souvenirs. All this helps. For a while. Then, what hope do we have?I think hope lies in the very nature of travel. Travel involves wishful thinking. It demands a leap of faith, and of imagination, to board a plane for some faraway, land. Travel is one of the few activities we engage in not knowing the outcome and are drunk in that uncertainty. Nothing is more forgettable than the trip that goes exactly as planned.That's one reason why I have faith in travel's future. In fact, I'd argue travel is an essential activity. It's not essential the way hospitals and grocery stores are essential. Travel is essential the way books and hugs are essential. Food for the soul. Right now, we're between courses, enjoying where we've been, expecting where we'll go. Maybe it'sZanzibarand maybe it's the campground down the road that you've always wanted to visit.4. From the first paragraph we learn that the author is _______ .A. desperateB. humorousC. boredD. worried5. From the author's perspective, what's the point of travel?A. To feel hopeful.B. To make a wish.C. To take adventures.D. To broaden horizons.6. How is the passage mainly developed?A. By showing evidences.B. By providing examples.C. By making comparisons.D. By interpreting opinions.7. What does the passage mainly talk about?A. Where to go for a trip.B. Why people need to travel.C. How to fight the pandemic.D. What people should do at home.CInAsia, there are special competitions where kites have complex designs and are fitted with instruments that make musical sounds as the wind blows through them. Although all kites have a similar structure (结构), they are widely different in size and shape. Kite-fighting competitions are also held, in which competitors use their kites to attack and bring down their opponents’ (对手) kites or cut their strings (线).For more than 15 years, the Big Wind Kite Factory has been giving kite-making and kite-flying classes for the children on an island inHawaii. In its kite-making lessons, students can make kites in as little as 20 minutes! Children as young as four years old can learn how to fly a kite. Jonathan Socher and his wife Daphne started the kite factory in 1980. Their kites are made of nylon (尼龙). Their designs are Hawaiian themes created by Daphne. The designs are cut out of the nylon with a hot knife that seals the edges and then fastened directly onto the kite. The kite that is used to give lessons is a regular diamond kite with a rainbow pattern. The difference between this kite and the ones they make during the lessons is that it is a two-string controllable kite. Big Wind employees fly the kite and for a few minutes show students how pulling on one line and then on the other controls the direction the kite goes in. Then the controls are given to the students.Jonathan insists that it is not necessary to make a huge impressive kite to have fun making and flying kites. Even the simplest structure can work, and can give hours of fun. Go on, give it a try!8. Which of the following is true according to the text?A. A hot knife is used to iron the nylon.B. Children never fly kites on their own in flying lessons.C. Kite strings must not be cut in kite-fighting competitions.D. Daphne designs kites for the Big Wind Kite Factory.9. What is different about the kite used for flying lessons?A. It has two strings.B. It is simple in design.C. It has a rainbow pattern.D. It is shaped like a diamond.10. According to Jonathan,what do you need to have fun with kites?A. A large kite.B. Any type of kite.C. A complex structure.D. A kite that impresses others.11. What is mainly described in the text?A. A kite factory.B. Kite-flying lessons.C. Special competitions.D. The kite-making process.DWhen visitors enter Planet Word, a new museum in Washington, D. C , they will see Speaking Willow, a tall art piece representing a tree. As they pass under the artwork, they can hear recordings of speech in hundreds of languages coming from the tree. Most words sound foreign to the listeners. The different voices also speak at the same time. The resultingclamoris similar to that made in a crowded theater before a show begins.Rafael Lozano-Hemmer completed the piece last year. On his website, the artist says that Speaking Willow “reminds us that language is what defines our specific communities and connects our many cultures.” Lozano-Hemmer made the piece specially for the museum.It is the first of many immersive (身临其境的) experiences for visitors at Planet Word, a museum all about words and language. The exhibits playfully explore the lager and complex subject of language.In one room, a video plays, showing babies saying their first words. Another room, called “Where Do Words Come From”, teaches the history of some common English words. The space includes a 22-foot-tali “Wall of Words”, where visitors speak into devices and learn about the roots of the English language.Another room invites listeners to speak and learn about different languages. Native speakers of 28 languagesand two sign languages teach people sayings in those languages. They also explain how language shapes their understanding of the world and how words cannot be separated from culture.Other rooms explore the different ways language is used — from humor and song writing to public speaking and advertising. Visitors can sing karaoke while learning about song writing, record a famous speech, play a joke-telling game, and teach a computer how to make cartoons. Almost every exhibit is interactive and most ask visitors to speak aloud.One exhibit room is all about books. It is designed to look like an old, rich library. Books line the shelves. When a book is placed on the table, a recorded reading begins and pictures appear.12. What does the underlined word “clamor” in paragraph 1 probably mean?A. Scene.B. Noise.C. Language.D. Appearance.13. The SpeakingWillowwas created ______.A specially B. accidentallyC. on requestD. out of curiosity14. What can we learn from the video in the room?A. Words and cultures.B. Different languages.C. The history of words.D. The first words newborns say.15. In which paragraph can you find the methods of using languages?A. 3.B. 4.C. 6.D. 7.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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。

长沙市一中高三英语月考试卷(七)及答案

高三月考试卷（七）英语命题：长沙市一中高三英语备课组第I卷(三部分，共115分)第一部分听力(共三节，满分30分)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，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时问来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

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1. Why didn’t Joan come on time for the meeting that morning?A. Because she got up later than usual.B. Because the bus was late.C. Because she forgot the time.2. What's the relationship between the marl and Helen?A. They are friends.B. They are brother and sister.C. They are a couple.3. What do you know about Mary?A. She is tired of teaching.B. She was fired.C. She is changing her job.4. Where are the two speakers going to eat their lunch?A. In a restaurant.B. In the park.C. At home.5. Why does the woman want to live in Peru?A. Because Peru is a beautiful country.B. Because Peruvians arc very friendly.C. Because she is interested in Peruvian food.第二节(共12小题；每小题1. 5分，满分18分)听下面4段对话。

湖南省长沙市一中2020届高三月考试卷(七)英语(PDF版)

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1. How does the man feel in the end?A. Confused.B. Excited.C. Thankful.2. Why does the woman come to talk to the man?A. To seek suggestions.B. To make new friends.C. To extend an invitation.3. Who is Ms. Johnson most probably?A. A guide.B. A public-speaking professor.C. A body language interpreter.4. What are the speakers talking about?A. The current job.B. Working opportunities.C. Communication skills.5. Where is the woman probably?A. At an office.B. At home.C. In a hospital.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。

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长沙市一中2024届高三月考试卷七英语全文共3篇示例，供读者参考篇1Changsha No.1 High School Class of 2024 Senior Three Midterm Exam Paper Seven EnglishListening Comprehension (30%)Part 11. A) The man is attending a concert.2. B) The weather is good for a walk.3. C) The man's car broke down last night.4. A) She went to bed quite early.5. B) The man had better take an umbrella with him.6. C) The woman will pass by a market on her way home.7. A) The woman should hang up the towel.8. B) The woman is on the phone.9. C) The speaker is talking to a group of children.10. A) The woman wants to listen to the speaker's playlist.Part 211. A) Plants can clean the air and reduce stress.12. B) Eating lunch outside can help reduce stress.13. B) Children who spend time outdoors are less stressed.14. C) Sitting by the window can help reduce stress.15. A) %50 of the world's population live in cities.16. B) Urban parks provide only a small amount of greenery.17. A) Urban parks promote community engagement.18. C) Urban parks provide opportunities for physical exercise.19. B) People are moving to cities at an unprecedented rate.20. C) Urban green spaces are good for mental health.Part 3Conversation 121. D) The woman has not completed her assignment yet.22. A) The man is surprised to hear about the assignment.23. B) The man agrees to help the woman with the assignment.24. C) The woman is grateful for the man's offer of help.Conversation 225. B) The woman is studying late for an exam.26. C) The man suggests lending the woman his materials.27. A) The woman has not studied the material yet.28. A) The woman is grateful for the man's help.Part 429. C) Clothes made out of recycled plastic.30. B) Greenhouse gas emissions from livestock.31. B) Air travel makes a significant contribution to carbon emissions.32. A) Reforestation projects in Brazil.33. C) Urban transport emissions in Europe.Reading Comprehension (40%)Part 134. B) The Internet has changed the way we communicate.35. C) The Internet has made it easier for people to stay connected.36. C) People can use online platforms to promote their ideas.37. A) Online petitions can create positive change.38. B) Online platforms allow people to connect with others who share their interests.Part 239. D) Exercising in green spaces can improve mental health.40. C) People who spend more time in nature are less stressed.41. A) Urban green spaces can bring communities together.42. B) People who live near parks are more likely to exercise regularly.Part 343. C) Urban green spaces are beneficial for physical health.44. B) Spend time in nature to improve your mental health.45. D) Walking in green spaces can reduce stress.46. A) Green spaces can provide opportunities for social interaction.Part 447. C) The impact of climate change on our planet.48. B) How our choices can affect the environment.49. A) The importance of individual actions in combating climate change.50. C) The need for governments to take action on climate change.Writing (30%)Question 1Write an article for your school newspaper about the benefits of spending time in nature. Include examples and personal experiences to support your ideas.Question 2You are the leader of an environmental club at your school. Write a proposal to the school administration about the importance of creating more green spaces on campus.Question 3Write a letter to the editor of a local newspaper about the effects of climate change on your community. Include suggestions for how individuals can help combat climate change.Overall, the midterm exam paper seven for the Class of 2024 at Changsha No.1 High School covers a range of topics related to communication, stress reduction, environmental issues, and climate change. Students are encouraged to think critically and creatively in their responses to the listening and reading comprehension sections, as well as in their written assignments. Good luck to all the students taking the exam!篇2Longshan No.1 High School, located in Changsha City, is one of the most prestigious high schools in Hunan Province. Every year, the school organizes monthly exams for the seniors to assess their learning progress and prepare them for the upcoming college entrance examination. In this document, we will take a closer look at the English exam paper for the 2024 Class of Senior Three.The English exam paper consists of four sections: listening, reading, writing, and translation. The listening section includes a variety of questions that test students' ability to understand spoken English, such as multiple-choice questions, sentence completion, and short answer questions. This part of the exam aims to assess students' listening comprehension skills and their ability to extract key information from spoken texts.The reading section of the exam contains a series of passages that cover a range of topics, from literature to science. Students are required to read the texts carefully and answer questions based on the information presented in the passages. This section tests students' reading comprehension, vocabulary, and inference skills.The writing section of the exam challenges students to write essays and short answers on given topics. Students are expected to express their ideas clearly and coherently, using appropriate vocabulary and grammar. This part of the exam assesses students' writing skills and their ability to organize and present their thoughts effectively.Finally, the translation section of the exam presents students with English sentences that they need to translate into Chinese.This section tests students' ability to understand and convey the meaning of English sentences accurately in Chinese.Overall, the English exam paper for the 2024 Class of Senior Three at Longshan No.1 High School is designed to assess students' listening, reading, writing, and translation skills. By successfully completing this exam, students will be better prepared for the challenges of the college entrance examination and beyond.篇3Longshan First High School, located in Changsha City, Hunan Province, is one of the top high schools in China. With a rich history and outstanding academic achievements, the school has produced numerous eminent scholars and leaders. The Class of 2024, currently in their senior year, recently took their seventh monthly English examination.The exam comprised four sections: listening, reading, writing, and speaking. The listening section tested students' ability to comprehend spoken English through a variety of dialogues and monologues. The reading section required students to read and analyze complex texts, demonstrating their proficiency in reading comprehension. The writing section challenged studentsto compose a well-organized and coherent essay on a given topic. Finally, the speaking section evaluated students' ability to express themselves fluently and accurately in English.Students prepared rigorously for the exam, studying vocabulary, grammar, and comprehension skills. They also practiced speaking and writing to improve their fluency and coherence. The exam was a culmination of their hard work and dedication throughout the year.After the exam, students reflected on their performance and noted areas for improvement. They discussed ways to enhance their English skills and set goals for the future. Teachers provided feedback and guidance to help students achieve their academic goals.Overall, the Class of 2024 demonstrated their proficiency in English during the seventh monthly exam. Their commitment to excellence and passion for learning will undoubtedly lead them to success in the future. Longshan First High School continues to nurture talented individuals and shape the leaders of tomorrow.。

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炎德·英才大联考长沙市一中2021届高三月考试卷(七)英语时量：120分钟总分：150分第二部分阅读理解(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。

APhuket, ThailandAs its dry season stretches from November to April with little rain, there are few more reliable destinations for a sunny escape than Phuket in winter. Thailand‟s biggest island is a holiday icon, starting as a backpacker bolt-hole and now a mainstream favorite. Besides blue water, fine beaches, palm trees and massage, the sunsets from Phromthep Cape at the southern tip are marvelous.Alaska, the United StatesAlaska has a natural landscape that seems at times untouched by humanity. Anchorage, the state‟s largest city, has the Dog Race, which alone is worth a trip to see. Head over to the city of Fairb anks to witness the amazing spectacle of Northern Lights. Don‟t forget to explore the incredible Mendenhall Ice Caves, located near the capital of Alaska, Juneau.Lake Baikal, RussiaLake Baikal in Siberia holds the distinction of being the world‟s deepest lake and also for being labeled one of the clearest and oldest lakes known to man. The serenity experienced here during the winter is priceless. Combined with breathtaking views of the frozen lake and sunny skies. Lake Baikal is a hidden diamond unknown to many tourists and foreigners. Ice fishing and ice-skating are popular activities here.Xinjiang, ChinaXinjiang is increasingly attracting visitors for its extraordinary natural beauty and fascinating culture. Near the border of Kirgizstan. Mongolia and Russia, there lies the Kanas Lake, around which lives the Tuwa tribe. The brave ethnic group has a long history and many customs. Hemu village, covered in snow and hidden in forests, is like a fairyland in winter. It was ranked by the China National Geography as one of the six most beautiful villages in the country.21. Which month is the best time for travel in Phuke?A. March.B. May.C. July.D. October.22. Which destination should you go if you like winter games?A. Phuket. Thailand.B. Alaska, the United States.C. Lake Baikal. Russia.D. Xinjiang. China.23. What can you do in Xinjiang, China?A. Watch the Dog Race.B. Know about the culture of the ethnic group.C. Appreciate views of the frozen lake and sunny skies.D. Enjoy blue water, fine beaches, palm trees and massage.BHi, I‟m Therese, a business development manager living in Berlin. Germany. Last month. I managed to read over 100 nonfiction titles in psychology, politics, and leadership. I know it sounds crazy, but I really did.Here‟s how. It started with a bet. A colleague challenged me to read Malcolm Gladwell‟s Outliers: The STORY of SUCCESS in two hours. As determined as I was. I just couldn‟t meet the deadline. I got through the first few chapters relatively quickly but found it impossible to finish the book in the designated 2 hours, so I lost the bet, but it gave me an idea! I needed to find a better way to consume nonfiction books. I found several websites, blogs and apps that transform books into “bite-sized” content. But in the end. I chose the Blinkist app. I wanted to read more nonfiction books—I found it really useful to read the key points from lots of books to help me get a feeling for what‟s an absolute must for m y to-read list!As one of the first services to condense (压缩) nonfiction books into quick reads, the Blinkist app has over 2,500 best-selling nonfiction titles in its library (including Outliers: The STORY of SUCCESS-----the book that defeated me!). To be honest, I was skeptical at first, but I learned some things that put my mind at ease. For example. I learned that in order to produce quality insights from every book, they have over 100 literary experts hard at work. I also loved it that the app has an audio function which allows me to listen to great ideas throughout the day.So, with this cool new friend, I set a fresh goal for myself----to read the key insights from 100 books in just one month. I‟m very competitive like that!24. What motivated the author to try to read many books in a short time?A. A desire.B. A hobby.C. Curiosity.D. A failure of a bet.25. Which of the following can explain the underlined part in Paragraph 2?A. Long.B. Small.C. Eatable.D. Important.26. What do we know about the Blinkist app?A. It is an app for people to listen to stories.B. It serves as an instructor of reading novels.C. It offers abstracts of many nonfiction books.D. It contains thousands of complete nonfiction books.27. What is the author‟s attitude to the app at first?A. Objective.B. Critical.C. Favorable.D. Doubtful.CThe Rwandan government is sending officials across the country to enforce its ban on skin-lightening and bleaching (漂白) products. The African country is leading a campaign against skin bleaching and poor-quality make-up, particularly products that include hydroquinone, a spokesman from the Rwanda Standards Board told CNN.President Paul Kagame sparked discussions on the need to ban the sale of skin “whiteners” on social media in November. In response to a post from a woman calling for the government to crack down on skin bleaching, Kagame said on Twitter that bleaching creams are unhealthy, and he called on the country‟s Ministry of Health and police to control this very quickly”. Government officials and police are now checking markets in the capital, Kigali, and in provinces across the African nation, seizing skin lightening and bleaching products.Last month, the country‟s Standards Board warned the public about the alternative name s for hydroquinone, one of the prohibited ingredients in ordinary commercial cosmetics. “All the ingredients that can help in body bleaching,skin bleaching, are banned,” a government spokesperson told CNN.“We are now putting much effort, like educating people, going around and seizing those ill egalproducts,” Francois Uwinkindi, director of the cancer unit at the Ministry of Health, told R cuters news agency.Rwandan police said they seized more than 5,000 banned bleaching products —including lotions, oils, soaps and sprays—from beauty shops across the country last month. according to local media, New Times.Skin whitening creams are sold in many African countries without restriction, despite increasing push-back from the public and governments on the continent.Skin-lightening products contain chemicals which can cause liver damage, reduce resistance to bacterial and fungal infections, and increase anxiety, depression and psychosis, according to the World Health Organization.Around 25% of women in Mali, 77% of women in Nigeria, and 59% in Togo regularly use skin-lightening products, according to a 2011 report by the World Health Organization Ghana made a ban on skin lightening creams in 2017,following Cote d‟ivoire‟s ban in 2015.28. Why do Rwandan government ban the skin-lightening products?A. Because they do great harm to health.B. Because people easily get addicted to them.C. Because some businessmen sell them illegally.D. Because they don‟t work well enough as expected.29. What can be inferred from the passage?A. Rwandan police arrested some skin-lightening products sellers.B. Skin-lightening lotions, oils, soaps and sprays are allowed to be sold.C. More than half African countries have banned skin-lightening products.D. A woman‟s post stepped up the ban on skin-lightening products in Rwanda.30. How do the chemicals contained in skin-lightening products affect health?A. They cause liver cancer.B. They stimulate the increase of fungal infections.C. They reduce the ability to resist bacterial infections.D. They make people feel anxious and sometimes excited.31. What can be the best title for the passage?A. Dying to be whiteB. Harms of skin lighteningC. Bans on skin-lightening productsD. Skin lightening winning more popularityDThe second experiment on how to grow crops on Mars and moon soil simulant (模拟装置) has given a surprising outcome. As a result of what the researchers of Wageningen University & Research centre in the Netherlands learned from their first experiment, they were able to grow ten different crop species. Tomatoes, peas, rye, garden rocket, radish and garden cress were harvested.A few improvements have been made since the first experiment. Researcher Wieger Wamelink said “We used trays instead of original small pots and added organic material (fresh cut grass) to the Mars and moon soil simulant. This solved the problem we had with watering in the first experiment and also added manure (肥料) to the soils,” In particular the crop growth on the moon soil simulant showed improvement. While in the first moon soil experiment most plants died, in the next round they flourishes, and the researchers could harvest from the same species as on the Mars soil simulantand the Earth potting compost (混合肥料) control.The production of biomass (生物量) on the Mars soil simulant was lower than on Earth control, but it was a minor difference and caused by one of the trays that showed less growth. It was also not statistically different from the Earth control. “That was a real surprise to us.” comments Wamelink. “It shows that the Mars soil simulant has great potential when properly prepared and watered. The biomass growth on the moon soil simulant was less than on both other soils, about half of the biomass. Only the spinach showed poor biomass production.”Although the Wageningen researchers harvested several eatable crops, they did not eat them. Wamelink said. “The soils contain heavy metals like lead, arsenic and mercury and also a lot of iron. If the components become available for the plants, they may be taken up and find their way into the fruits, making them poisonous. Further research on this is necessary and that is one of the reasons why a crowdfunding (众筹) campaign has been started to finance the third experiment that will be all about food safety.If the crops prove to be safe enough to eat, the funders will be invited for dinner where a …Martian meal‟ will be served that includes the harvested crops; at least for those who dare!”32. What do the researchers gain from the first experiment?A. They can harvest ten crop species.B. They learn what the organic material is.C. They‟re sure that they will succeed next time.D. They learn they have to change the plant containers.33. What do you think is mainly discussed in Para. 3?A. The biomass growth on the moon soil simulant was the worst.B. In spite of some drawbacks, the Mars soil simulant has great potential.C. The reasons why the production of biomass on the Mars soil simulant was lower.D. The production of biomass on the Mars soil simulant is obviously different from that on theEarth control.34. Why didn‟t the researchers eat the products harvested in the experiment?A. What they harvested was not eatable.B. They haven‟t got enough funding support.C. The crops may contain various poisonous substances.D. The production of the crops was lower than that on the Earth control.35. What‟s the specific purpose of the third experiment?A. It aims to make it clear whether the crops are safe enough to be eaten.B. It is to provide the basis for growing crops on Mars and the moon.C. It aims to increase the production of biomass on the Mars soil simulant.D. It aims to find a way to protect the plants from the poisonous environment.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。

2020届长沙市第一中学高三英语月考试卷及参考答案

2020届长沙市第一中学高三英语月考试卷及参考答案第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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ASevenhugs HugOneDo you want to improve the quality of your sleep? Sevenhugs has created HugOne that tracks different sleep patterns to help families consistently rest better. There are dozens of devices and tools devoted to monitoring the sleep. But, HugOne is the world’s first family smart home sleep system, which integrates a calculation rule for sleep patterns of children and adults.HugOne is a well-designed product, full of a sense of science and technology. It connects to a number of smaller sensors called “minihugs”, which are placed on the edge of each bed. They monitor the sleep patterns and other data coming from the person sleeping in that bed. The data arethen sent to an app on the smartphone.● The benefits of HugOne include:* Having a smart alarm clock on the app as HugOne learns your sleep cycle and automatically sets and sounds to when the best moment in your sleep cycle is identified.* Monitoring temperature and humidity in your bedroom as well as indoor air quality for the main living space.* Linking with smart lamps and thermostats, allowing users to fall asleep with sunset light and preferred nighttime temperatures, and wake up to sunrise light and preferred daytime temperatures.* Ensuring safety from electronic transmissions when you sleep-when the minihug senses a presence in bed, it shuts off its electronic transmissions and starts recording sleep data and sending them to the app.● The following are selected from customers’ comments:I prefer HugOne, since it’s convenient to use. I simply place the minihug in the corner of my bed under the sheet and it goes to work monitoring my sleep cycle. It’s really good.—Robert Compton● HugOne available for purchase includes:I think HugOne is a humanized product. It’s shareable, and I’ve connected eight minihugs to the HugOne base in my house. All my family members think highly of it.—Chris HanawaltHugOne will provide maximum protection for your sleep. If you want to get more detailed information, please call the sellers at 1-800-576-1899 or .Style: Sleep Tracking System＋2 Sleep SensorsColour: Blue＋Rose1. How does HugOne effectively work?A. It controls sleep patterns automatically.B. It creates smart systems for a better sleep.C. It collects sleep data through the minihugs.D. It makes a calculation of the data sensors need.2. According to the passage, HugOne can ______.A. adjust temperature, humidity and air quality in bedroomsB. update the sleep cycles by aid of an alarm clock on the appC. record sleep data when there are electronic transmissions in bedD. help users fall asleep and wake up naturally with preferred temperatures3. The passage is made more believable by ______.A. providing statisticsB. drawing a comparisonC. giving a demonstrationD. using recommendationsBSalad plants have already been grown in old sheltersand tunnels. Urban farming is a regular topic of interest at places like the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, where leaders consider whether the world's food system, blamed for causing both obesity and malnutrition, can be fixed. There are already plenty of urban farming projects around the world, particularly in the US, Japan and the Netherlands, from urban fish and plant farms to vertical farming.“It's becoming an expanding industry,” said Richard Ballard, one of the founders of the farm Growing Underground. “There're several other businesses starting up in London in containers, and there are other vertical farms around the country now.”Growing Underground is not a standard farm. The rows of crops could be in almost any tunnel, but these plants are 100 feet below Clapham High Street and show that urban agriculture is, in some cases at least, nota fad. The underground farm has occupied a part of the Second World War air-raid shelters for nearly five years, and Ballard is planning to expand into the rest of the space later this year.Growing Underground supplies herb and salad mixes to grocery shops, supermarkets and restaurants. Being in London creates an advantage, Ballard says, as they can harvest and deliver in an hour.He adds other advantages. Being underground means temperatures never go below 15℃surface greenhouses need to be heated. They can do more harvests: 60 crops a year, compared with about seven in a traditional farm. Electricity to power the lights is a major cost, but the company believes renewable energy will become cheaper.Similar British companies include the Jones Food Company in Lincolnshire, while in the US AeroFarms has several projects in New Jersey, and Edenworks in Brooklyn.4. What do we know about urban farming?A. It leads to a healthier lifestyle.B. It is rarely discussed at the WEF.C. Different farming methods are used.D. Local governments pay efforts to develop it.5. Which of the following best explains "a fad" underlined in Paragraph 3?A. A dream that's easy to realize.B. A field controlled for a long time.C. An approach to a serious problem.D. A fashion that’s popular for a short time.6. What can we learn about the underground farm?A. It is more productive than a traditional farm.B. It provides food directly to the customers.C. Its major products are herbs and salads.D. It uses less energy than a greenhouse.7. What can be a suitable title for the text?A. Current food system causes health problemsB. Growing Underground attracts more peopleC. Traditional farming will be replaced soonD. Urban farming isstill thought costly and time-consumingCThe English language is changing, and you are responsible! Whether we consider changes in grammar, spelling, pronunciation, or the very vocabulary of the language, you have played your part and continue to do so.When we first learned basic grammar and spelling, perhaps in elementary school, we might have gotten the impression that these things were sacred. The rules that apply to such things might have been presented as unchanging and unchangeable. While this way might be helpful for teaching children, it is far from accurate.The English language, like many others, is a living, growing, ever-evolving thing. Like it or not, you are involved in this change. These changes take many forms. Grammar and spelling have changed greatly over the years and centuries, with the spelling differences in different countries today a reflection of this. While thelanguage of a thousand years ago might be called English, most of us would hardly recognize it today as the same language.The first involves changes in the pronunciation of words. Many are familiar with the differences between the British and American ways of pronouncing certain words. In addition to these differences, the pronunciation of many words has changed over the years because of how you have decided to pronounce them. For example, consider the word "err." The traditional pronunciation of this word rhymes with the word "her." Older dictionaries show this to be the primary or only pronunciation. However, in recent years, more and more people have been pronouncing it so that it sounds like "air." Another change in the language involves the addition and removal of words. The makers of dictionaries decide which words deserve to be officially adopted as part of the English language. Through the centuries, many words have come from other languages. In fact, English has probably done this more than any other language in the world, which is why spelling and pronunciation rules for English have so many exceptions.Of course, many slang words have been just short-lived fashions that have died out quickly. Others, though, have been adopted by mainstream society and become respectable, as have many technical terms. So then remember, the next time you repeat the newest expression to hit the street, or make up your own words, you may be contributing to the future of the English language.8. When we begin to learn English, we think _________.A. it is interesting to pick up a new languageB. English rules are wrongly presented in factC. grammar and spelling rules are unchangeableD. only adults have the ability to affect a language9. From paragraph 3 we can know that_________.A. we can change the English languageB. many languages are changing over yearsC. English has changed little in the past 1,000 yearsD. there were main changes in grammar and pronunciation10. Why is the pronunciation of words changing?A. people speak in different waysB. people have adopted foreign wordsC. it has been affected by American EnglishD. makers of dictionaries often change them11. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A. Foreign words involved in English.B. The British speaks differently from Americans.C. English language is changing over years.D. You can change the English language.DIf you've ever had a dog, you know just howdeep a connection you can develop with “man's best friend”. But a dog's life is much shorter than humans, about 12 to 15 years long, which means every dog owner has to go through the heartbreaking moment when their loving pet passes away.Why not make a clone of that dog then? This is the solution offered by a South Korean company, Sooam Biotech Research Foundation. The company has already successfully cloned at least 400 dogs, mostly for US customers, ever since it pioneered the technique in 2005. Now, Sooam Biotech has introduced its business toUKdog owners as well, offering them dogs that look just like their lost ones.To clone a dog, researchers first need to take a skin cell from a living dog or one that has just died. Meanwhile,another dog is selected to supply an egg. Researchers then replace the DNA in the egg with that from the skin cell and implant the egg into the womb (子宫) of a female dog. The egg grows into a puppy over the following two months. The whole process takes less than a day, but it comes at a shockingly high price — around ￡63,000.But if you can't afford it now, you can also save the cell in a laboratory andaccess it at a later date.However, magical as cloning might sound, there is no guarantee that the cloned dog will be a perfect copy of the original one. Just like identical twins of humans, they share the exactly same DNA but there will still be small differences between them. “The spots on a Dalmatian (斑点狗) clone will be different, for example” Insung Hwang, head of Sooam Biotech, told The Guardian.Dog owners will also have to accept the fact that personality is not “cloneable”. Apart from genes, personality is also determined by upbringing and environment, which are both random elements that cloning technologies simply cannot overcome, Professor Tom Kirkwood atNewcastle University,UK, told The Telegraph.Perhaps bringing our dogs back by cloning is not the best way to remember them after all.Kirkwood, a dog owner himself, pointed out, “An important aspect of our relationship with them is coming to terms with the pain of letting go.”12. What service does Sooam Biotech Research Foundation offer?A. Making copies of pet dogs.B. Giving pet dogs identical twinsC. Helping dogs give birth to more puppies.D.Helping dog owners love their dogs more.13. Which order is correct in the dog cloning process?a. An egg is taken from another dog.b. A skin cell is taken from the pet dog.c. The egg grows into a puppy in two months.d. The egg is placed in the womb of a female dog.e. The DNA in the egg is replaced by the DNA from the skin cell.A.a→d→b→e→c.B. a→e→b→d→cC. b→a→d→e→c.D. b→a→e→d→c.14. What can we learn about dog cloning from the passage?A. It has not been put into practice until recently.B. It is very popular among US andUKpet owners.C. It might not give the owners an exactlysame dog.D. It is very expensive and usually takes half a year to complete.15. What doesKirkwoodthink of dog cloning?A. He disagrees with it.B. He supports it.C. He is curious about it.D. He thinks it unbelievable.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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。

2019-2020学年湖南省长沙一中高三（上）第一次月考英语试卷

2019-2020学年湖南省长沙一中高三（上）第一次月考英语试卷一、阅读理解（本大题共11小题，共22.0分）ATheater Listing GuideCheck out the latest shows in London theaters with our handy theater listing guide! You can either purchase tickets at the theatre or online at https ：∥ www．londontheatre．co．uk/ whats-on．Chicago，Phoenix TheatreChicago，the longest-running American musical in Broadway history，has delighted audiences around the world．The main characters are two female criminals．You must be 18 or older to purchase a ticket．Kinky Boots ，Adelphi TheatreBased on the successful 2005 British film by Geoff Deane and Tim Firth，this musical celebration is about the belief that you can change the world when you change your mind．Fans of musical comedy won't want to miss this fabulous show，as the songs in the musical were produced by Grammy and Tony winning pop icon Cyndi Lauper．No children younger than 6 will be admitted．Children under 3 are tree except in reserved seating．King Lear，Duke of York's TheatreActing legend Sir Ian McKellen starred the title character in King Lear，one of Shakespeare's famous tragedies．McKellen's performance in the play，which sees King Lear become mad as he divides his kingdom amongst his children，was highly praised by critics and audiences．You must be 12 or older to enter the theatre．Les Miserables．Queen's TheatreAdapted from the epic novel by Victor Hugo，the musical tells a powerful and moving story of love，sacrifice，passion and revolutionary spirit．In October 2015 Les Miserables celebrated its 30th Anniversary in London and is now the world's longest-running musical．It is recommended for children aged 7 or over，and children under 5 are prohibited．1.Who is the composer of the musical Kinky Boots______A. Cyndi Lauper．B. Sir Ian McKellen．C. Grammy and Tony．D. Geoff Deane and Tim Firth．2.Which show is the longest-running musical in the world______A. Chicago．B. Kinky Boots．C. King Lear．D. Les Miserables．3.What can we infer about the shows mentioned in the passage？______A. The shows are musicals．B. The shows are adapted from ancient stories．C. The audiences should buy the tickets online in advance．D. The audiences should check the age policy before buying the tickets．BPeople speak English in different parts of the world．The same words can be used in different ways，depending on where you live．People can also have completely different ways of saying the same thing．The Oxford English Dictionary（OED）is asking the public to help it add new words．Editors want to find the regional differences in English around the world．They want to expand its record of the language．Last year，the OED，BBC Radio and the Forward Arts Foundation teamed up to find local words in the United Kingdom．It resulted in more than 100 regional words and phrases being added to the dictionary．One was "cuddy wifter"，which means a left-handed person．Now，the OED is widening its search to English speakers around the world．Eleanor Maier，an editor at OED．said the response has been great．Editors are listing a bunch of suggestions to include in the dictionary．These include Hawaii's "hammajang"，which means "in a disorderly state"．Another is the word for a swimming costume，"dookers" or "duckcrs"．It is used in Scotland．The OED also might include the word "frog-drowner"，which Americans might use to describe a downpour of rain．Another possibility is "brick"．It means "very cold" to peoplein New Jersey and New York City．The dictionary has already found that，depending on location， a picture hanging off center might be described as "agley"．It might also be called "catawampous" or "ahoo"．"The OED aims to cover all types of English，" Maier said．That includes scientific words，slang and regional language．Maier also said that it can be difficult for the OED's editors to identify regional words．The terms are more often spoken than written down．The appeal is called Words Where You Are．It is looking for more suggestions．uWe were surprised and pleased by the number of regional words wc were able to include，" said Maier．4."Freezing" is closest in meaning to "'，______ ．A. hammajangB. dookcrsC. brickD. ahoo5.Which local word of the following is most likely from regions of the United Kingdom？______A. aglcyB. frog-drowncrC. cuddy wiftcrD. brick6.What can be inferred from the passage？______A. It is challenging to create a complete collection of regional words．B. People are not committed to responding to the appeal for regional words．C. People use regional words only when they are home or with close friends．D. Having an understanding of regional words can be helpful when communicating．7.Which of the following can best summarize the main idea of the passage？______A. It's time to trace the source of local words．B. The same English words can be used to say different things．C. Oxford Dictionary aims to enlarge its collection to appeal to locals．D. Oxford Dictionary will include more regional words from around the globe．COn September 11，2001，I was in the second week of the new school year with my senior English class at T．C．Williams High School just a few miles south of the Pentagon．Suddenly that morning， a colleague who grew up in New York，opened the classroom door and said，"Turn on the TV the World Trade Center has just been hit by a plane．" I've always believed in never letting school get in the way of my students' education．I switched on the TV in front of the room，and my students and I listened to the announcers make a guess about what had happened--only to see the second plane hit．At first，the sight of the towers burning didn't seem to have much more immediacy （紧迫性）than a TV action movie．Soon，however，things in that classroom would get far too immediate．In what seemed like about a half-hour after the second plane hit，we heard a loud explosionoutside the school．Several students were shocked and I told them not to worry，saying that "it was just a car backfiring"．A moment later a boy sitting near the windows said，"That's no car；look at that black smoke．" We could see an enormous plume of smoke rising in the distance，but didn't know where it was coming from until， a few seconds later，the NBC reporter stationed at the Pentagon broke into the New York coverage to say that he felt the ground shake beneath him as he heard an explosion-obviously the same one that had just surprised my students．It was several minutes before it was announced that the explosion came from a plane hitting the Pentagon．At that point， a boy a football player suddenly came undone and had to be comforted by the girls in the class．His mom worked in the Pentagon，and when he tried to get her on his cellphone he could not get through．Reports vastly overestimated the number of deaths in the Pentagon．Some reports were estimating over 800 dead when the actual death toll at the Pentagon was 125．8.The author was working ason September 11，2001 ______ ．A. a security guardB. a teacher in a schoolC. a TV reporter for NBCD. an officer in the Pentagon9.What can be inferred from the second paragraph？______A. Another plane hit the Pentagon before the author turned on the TV．B. The author thought the hit got in the way of his students' education．C. The author's colleague forced him and his students to watch the TV report．D. The author believed that there exists something deserving attention besides school．10.Which of the following is TRUE based on the third paragraph？______A. The boy sitting near the windows witnessed the hit．B. The author tried to comfort his students by telling them the truth．C. The loud explosion was caused by the plane hitting the Pentagon．D. The author realized the Pentagon was hit immediately he heard the loud explosion．11.What does the author mean by mentioning the football player suddenly came undone？______A. The football player lost self-control as he was unable to contact his mum．B. The football player felt at a loss as his mum left without saying good-bye．C. The football player was terrified when a car crashed against the school gate．D. The football player exploded with anger since he was forbidden to use his cell phone．二、阅读七选五（本大题共5小题，共10.0分）Delayed onset （开始）muscle soreness is a common result of physical activities that stress the muscle tissue beyond what it is accustomed to．Performing any type of physical activity，including working out，can cause delayed onset muscle soreness．(1)Vary your exercise routine．(2) Mix up your physical activities by doing both cardio（心脏的）and weight training．Warm up and cool down for 5-10 minutes each．Do a slower version of your exercise before and afterwards．Warming up helps to warm your muscles in preparation．(3)Stop before your body is physically overtaxed（使超负荷）or in pain．If you arc doing a physical activity and start to feel pain，then it's time to take a break or stop entirely for the day．(4) Signals of a worn-out muscle system can include sharp pains，cramps（抽筋），or even loss of muscle power．(5) A foam（泡沫）roller is exactly what it sounds like，a small tube-shaped piece of foam．Sit on an exercise mat on the floor and position the roller to one side of your sore muscles．Apply gentle pressure as you roll the foam over your muscles．Repeat this rolling motion until you feel your muscles begin to release．A．Apply a foam roller to your sore muscles for 5-10 minutes．B．Cooling down allows your body temperature to return to resting levels．C．It's also important to build up any training plan slowly to avoid overtaxing your body early on．D．If you perform the same action day after day，then your muscles will get overly tired，instead of strengthening．E．Most of the soreness should only last for 24-72 hours，but there are ways to avoid the delayed onset muscle soreness．F．Before running or playing an intensive sport，the athletes might slowly jog to warm their muscles and increase their heart rate．G．However，delayed onset muscle soreness isn't necessarily as bad as it sounds，for it's a sign that your body is on the move to improvements in strength．12. A. A B. B C. C D. D E.E F.F G. G13. A. A B. B C. C D. D E.E F.F G. G14. A. A B. B C. C D. D E.E F.F G. G15. A. A B. B C. C D. D E.E F.F G. G16. A. A B. B C. C D. D E.E F.F G. G三、完形填空（本大题共20小题，共30.0分）Can you imagine hearing a big explosion as your plane climbs through 3，000 feet？It sounds(17)for me．I had a（n）(18) seat that day where I could talk to the flight attendants．WhenI looked anxiously，they said，"No problem．We (19) hit some birds．" The (20) had already turned the plane around，and we weren't that far from the airport of Manhattan．Two minutes later，the pilot (21)the plane with the Hudson River，and this was usually not the (22) He (23)the engines．Then，no sound could be heard in the plane．And then the pilot said four words，which were the most (24) four words I'd ever heard．He said，"Hold on for crash．"I didn't have to talk to the flight attendants anymore．What I could see in their eyes was(25) Life was over．Now I want to share with you what I(26)about myself that day．Everything changes(27)People always have a bucket list in which there are a lot of things they want to do in life．In that moment，I thought about all the people I wanted to (28)that I hadn't，all the fences I wanted to mend，all the (29) I wanted to have and I never did．I no longer want to (30)anything in life．And I(31) the time I wasted on things that did not matter．I also thought about my (32) with my wife，with my friends，with people．And that(33) has really changed my life．I was given the gift of a（n）(34)．of not dying that day．I was given another (35) which was to be able to see into the future and come back and live(36)．17. A. comforting B. annoying C. nervous D. scary18. A. embarrassing B. unique C. common D. interesting19. A. impossibly B. especially C. fortunately D. probably20. A. flight attendants B. passengerC. pilotD. birds21. A. lined up B. put up C. looked up D. took up22. A. route B. place C. road D. time23. A. turned down B. turned up C. turned off D. turned on24. A. unsatisfied B. unavoidableC. unprofessionalD. unemotional25. A. satisfaction B. excitement C. terror D. anger26. A. forgot B. learned C. worried D. talked27. A. in the distance B. in an instantC. in no caseD. in no sense28. A. watch out for B. jump out of C. reach out to D. run out of29. A. experiments B. experiences C. expectations D. expressions30. A. handle B. change C. achieve D. postpone31. A. regretted B. missed C. remembered D. valued32. A. relationship B. membership C. scholarship D. friendship33. A. story B. tendency C. victory D. emergency34. A. talent B. wonder C. challenge D. opportunity35. A. life B. chance C. gift D. feeling36. A. difficultly B. differently C. patiently D. seriously四、语法填空（本大题共1小题，共15.0分）37.Easy Ways to Build Vocabulary It's not all that hard to build an advanced and largevocabulary．Like many things in life，it's (1) ongoing process，and the best part of the process is that there's enough room for improvement，(2) means you'll just keep getting better and better．Of course you have to work at it．You wouldn't think that a few (3) （month）of exercise in your teens would be enough (4) the rest of your life，and that's also true for building your vocabulary-you have to keep at it daily，and pretty soon you will find that you have an excellent vocabulary．One of the (5) （effect）ways to build vocabulary is to read good books．You need to(6) （real）read at least one good book a week，preferably a classic．This isn't as hardas it (7) （sound），and it is far better than any other method because you improve your vocabulary while (8) （read）an interesting piece of literature．Another nice thing is that you learn both new words and (9) （they）use unconsciously，meaning that you will tend to use the words (10) （learn）this way in conversations almost automatically．五、选词填空-句子（本大题共8小题，共8.0分）38.He experimented with different styles of painting， but was most famous for his work inCubism， which often uses acute angles and______ the world is represented as being c onstructed of cubes and rectangles．39.By popular consensus， this is the most valuable painting in the world-it is impossible to calculate what price it would fetch if it ever______ （come） on the market．40.Unfortunately， although van Gogh committed his whole being to painting， he received little reward______ his effort．41.As a teenager， he began painting scenes of local fishermen and sailors along the canalsin Suzhou，______ sold these paintings to tourists and passers-by as souvenirs．42.We can use old pieces of cloth as brushes， or wrinkle the cloth together to______（form） an interesting pattern．43.That is， the main criterion for being______（include）） is that the film must not be financed by Hollywood studios．44.It was then that Robert Redford became its sponsor and changed the focus to independent films， often______（make） on very modest budgets．45.Only______ on such a trip can you gain a better appreciation of European art．六、短文改错（本大题共1小题，共10.0分）46.假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文．文中共有10 处语言错误，每句中最多有两处．每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改．增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词．删除：把多余的词用斜线（"划掉．修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词．注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分．Lady and gentlemen，Welcome． Let me introduce my hometown to you． I hope you will enjoy the beaut iful countryside with me as your guide．In first glance， my hometown is a very ordinary place， which is not different from any another town． There are two thousand people living here， but very little shops or restaurants， so people have to go to the mall in the city． Why does travelers come from all over the country to visit our town then Some of the scenery in this area ranks among best in the country． It is a place where you can see many tall maple trees， that wideroads run alongside farms， and where a big river flows with countless ducks on it． With such many beautiful things to see， my hometown appeals to many professionalphotographers．I think you will have a good time there．七、书面表达（本大题共1小题，共25.0分）47.假如你是李华．你的英国笔友Peter在孔子课堂（the Confucius Academy）了解到了中国古典四大名著（China's four great classic novels）的知识并写信与你交流．作为一名古典文学爱好者，你读之后很高兴．回信予他，介绍你最爱的四大名著中的某个人物（character）以及原因．注意：1．词数100左右；2．可以增加适当的细节，以使行文连贯．Dear Peter，Yours，Li Hua答案和解析1.【答案】【小题1】A 【小题2】D 【小题3】D【解析】答案：（1）A 细节理解题．根据第三段 Kinky Boots ， Adelphi Theatre中as the songs in the musical were produced by Grammy and Tony winning pop icon Cyndi La uper因为音乐剧中的歌曲是由格莱美和托尼的流行偶像辛迪?劳珀创作的，可知音乐舞剧《长靴舞姬》的创作者是辛迪?劳珀．故选A．（2）D 细节理解题．根据最后一段 In October 2015 Les Miserables celebrated its 30th Anniversary in London and is now the world's longest-running musical2015年10月，《悲惨世界》在伦敦庆祝成立30周年，目前是世界上播放时间最长的音乐剧．可知，D项正确．故选 D（3）D 推理判断题．根据每一段最后一句 You must be 18 or older to purchase a ticket你必须年满18岁才能买票；No children younger than 6 will be admitted． 6岁以下儿童不得入内； You must be 12 or older to enter the theatre你必须年满12岁才能进入剧院； It is recommended for children aged 7 or over， and children under 5 are prohibited建议7岁以上儿童使用，5岁以下儿童禁止使用．可以判断，观众买票前应核对有关年龄的规定．故选D．本文为应用文．剧院列表指南为观众提供剧院名单，使观众方便查看伦敦剧院的最新演出．本文涉及细节理解和推理判断．做细节理解题时要明确题干要求，仔细寻找相关信息，然后对选项进行比较和分析，从而作出正确选择．作推理判断题时，要求根据文章的某个句子、段落或全文所提供的事实进行逻辑推理，推断出作者没有提到的或者没有明说的事实或者可能发生的事实．本题考查表达时间的介词．熟记表达时间的介词的用法区别，结合语境找出存在问题并加以改正．4.【答案】【小题1】C 【小题2】C 【小题3】A 【小题4】D【解析】1．C 词义猜测题．Freezing是"结冰，寒冷"的意思，根据第六段"Another possibility is "brick"． It means "very cold" to people in New Jersey and New YorkCity另一种可能是"砖头"，对新泽西州和纽约市的人来说，它的意思是"非常冷"．"可知Freezing意思是brick．故选C．2． C 细节理解题．根据第三段"Last year， the OED， BBC Radio and the Forward Arts Foundation teamed up to find local words in the United Kingdom． It resulted in more than 100 regional words and phrases bei ng added to the dictionary． One was "cuddy wifter"， which means a left-handed person．去年，OED、英国广播公司广播和前进艺术基金会联手在英国找到了当地的词汇，这导致了超过100个区域词汇和短语被添加到字典中．一个是"CUDDY WiFter"，这意味着一个左撇子．"可知"CUDDY WiFter"来自英国．故选C．3．A 推理判断题．根据倒数第二段""The OED aims to cover all types of English，" Maier said．That includes scientific words，slang and regional language．Maier also said that it can be difficult for the OED's editors to identify regional words．The terms are more often spoken than written down．梅尔说："牛津英语词典旨在涵盖所有类型的英语，其中包括科学词汇、俚语和地区语言．梅尔还说，牛津英语词典的编辑很难识别地区词汇．这些词汇多为口头表达，而非书面表达．"可知创建一个完整的地区词汇集很难．故选A．4． D 主旨大意题．阅读全文以及根据最后一段"The appeal is called Words Where You Are． It is looking for more suggestions． uWe wer e surprised and pleased by the number of regional words wc were able to include，" said Maier．这个呼吁被称为"你在哪里的话"．它正在寻找更多的建议．我们对WC能够包含的地区性词语的数量感到惊讶和高兴，"梅尔说．"可知本文主要是想要讲述牛津词典将收录更多来自世界各地的地区词汇．故选D．本文是一篇说明文，主要讲述牛津词典将收录更多来自世界各地的地区词汇．1．直接信息题：直接信息题是指能够直接从原文中找到信息，选项在语言表达上与原文基本一致的题目．2．间接信息题：间接信息题是能够从原文中找到信息，但在语言表达上与原文有差异，做题时需要对原文信息进行转换．3．综合信息题：综合信息题是指这类题目所涉及的信息不是原文的某一句话，可能是原文的几句话，或者是散落在文章不同的地方，要求学生把原文所提供的信息综合起来分析，而不能断章取义．8.【答案】【小题1】B 【小题2】D 【小题3】C 【小题4】A【解析】1．B．细节理解题．根据第一段On September 11，2001，I was in the second week of the new school year with my senior English class at T．C．Williams High School just a few miles south of the Pentagon．可知，作者于2001年9月11日在一所学校担任教师．故选B．2．D．细节理解题．根据第二段I've always believed in never letting school get in the way of my students' education．我一直相信永远不会让学校阻碍我教育学生的方式．可知，作者认为，除了学校之外，还有一些值得关注的事情．故选D．3．C．细节理解题．根据第三段It was several minutes before it was announced that the explosion came from a plane hitting the Pentagon．可知，飞机撞击五角大楼引起了巨大的爆炸．故选C．4．A．细节理解题．根据倒数第二段His mom worked in the Pentagon，and when he tried to get her on his cellphone he could not get through．他的妈妈在五角大楼工作，当他试图用手机联系她时，他无法接通．可知，足球运动员失去了自我控制，因为他无法联系到他的妈妈．故选A．本文是一篇新闻报道类阅读，主要讲述的是2001年9月11日作者在担任教师期间，飞机撞击五角大楼引起了巨大的爆炸．阅读理解题测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力，要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系，对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断；或根据作者所阐述的观点理论，对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释．考生首先要仔细阅读短文，完整了解信息，准确把握作者观点．12.【答案】【小题1】E 【小题2】D 【小题3】B 【小题4】C 【小题5】A【解析】1-5 EDBCA1．E．细节理解题．根据前句"Performing any type of physical activity， including working out， can cause delayed onset muscle soreness．执行任何类型的体育活动，包括工作，会引起延迟性肌肉酸痛．"可知此处应填"大部分的疼痛只能持续24 - 72小时，但有办法避免延迟性肌肉酸痛"．故选E．2．D．细节理解题．根据前句" Vary your exercise routine改变你的锻炼习惯"可知此处应填"如果你日复一日地执行相同的操作，那么你的肌肉会过于疲劳，而不是加强"．故选D．3．B．推理判断题．根据前句" Warming up helps to warm your muscles in preparation热身有助于热身你的肌肉准备"可知此处应填"降温可以让你的体温恢复到休息的水平"．故选B．4．C．推理判断题．根据下句"Signals of a worn-out muscle system can include sharp pains， cramps（抽筋），or even loss of muscle power破损的肌肉系统的信号可以包括尖锐的疼痛，痉挛，甚至肌肉力量的损失"可知此处应填"同样重要的是，制定一个缓慢的训练计划，以避免你的身体在早期过度劳累"．故选C．5．A．推理判断题．根据下句"A foam（泡沫）roller is exactly what it sounds like， a small tube-shaped piece of foam 泡沫滚轮听起来就像一小块管状泡沫"可知此处应填"在酸痛的肌肉上使用泡沫滚轮5-10分钟"．故选A．本文是一篇选句填空，文章主要介绍了迟发性肌肉酸痛是一种常见的体育活动的结果．做这类题材时要求考生对文章通读一遍，做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析，结合选项选出正确答案．推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案，切忌胡乱猜测，一定要做到有理有据．17.【答案】【小题1】D 【小题2】B 【小题3】D 【小题4】C 【小题5】A 【小题6】A 【小题7】C 【小题8】D 【小题9】C 【小题10】B 【小题11】B 【小题12】C 【小题13】B 【小题14】D 【小题15】A 【小题16】A 【小题17】D 【小题18】B 【小题19】B 【小题20】B【解析】DBDCA ACDCB BCBDA ADBBB1．D．考查形容词词义辨析．句意：你能想象当你的飞机爬越3000英尺时听到巨大的爆炸声吗？听起来很吓人．A．comforting令人安慰的；B．annoying讨厌的；C．nervous 紧张的；D．scary可怕的．根据上文可知是很可怕的．故选D．2．B．考查形容词词义辨析．句意：那天我有一个特别的座位，我可以和空乘人员交谈．句意：A．embarrassing尴尬的；B．．unique独特的；C．common共同的；D．interesting 有趣的．根据下文where I could talk to the flight attendants可知这个位置很特别考验跟空乘人员交谈．故选B．3．D．考查副词词义辨析．句意：我们可能撞到了一些鸟．A．impossibly不可能地；B．especially特别；C．fortunately幸运地是；D．probably可能．根据下文飞机掉头可知是可能撞到了鸟儿．故选D．4．C．考查名词词义辨析．句意：飞行员已经把飞机调头，我们离曼哈顿机场不远．A．fight attendants乘务人员；B．passenger乘客；C．pilot飞行员；D．birds 鸟．根据下文turned the plane around可知是飞行员掉头．故选C．5．A．考查动词短语辨析．句意：两分钟后，飞行员沿着哈德逊河飞行，通常不是这条航线．A．lined up对齐；整顿；B．put up提供；C．looked up查出；D．took up拿起；吸纳．根据句意可知选A．6．A．考查名词词义辨析．句意：两分钟后，飞行员沿着哈德逊河飞行，通常不是这条航线．A．route路线；航线；B．place地方；C．road道路；D．time时间．根据上文可知这不是飞机平常的飞行航线．故选A．7．C．考查动词短语辨析．句意：他关掉了发动机．A．turned down关小；B．turned up开大；出现；C．turned of关掉；D．turned on打开．根据下文Then，no sound could be heard in the plane．可知他把发动机关掉了．故选C．8．D．考查形容词词义辨析．句意：然后飞行员说了四个字，这是我听过的最没有感情的四个字．A．unsatisfied不满意的；B．unavoidable不可避免的；C．unprofessional 不专业的；D．unemotional非感情的．根据下文He said，"Hold on for crash．'可知飞行员只是说了没有感情的四个字．故选D．9．C．考查名词词义辨析．句意：我在他们眼中看到的是恐惧．A．satisfaction满意；B．excitement激动；C．terror恐惧；D．anger愤怒．飞机可能会坠机，因此人们眼中只有恐惧．故选C．10．B．考查动词词义辨析．句意：现在我想和你们分享我那天对自己的了解．A．forgot 忘记；B．learned学会；了解；C．worried担心；D．talked谈论．根据下文about myself 知是对自己的了解．故选B．11．B．考查介词短语辨析．句意：一切都在瞬间改变．A．in the distance在远处；B．in an instant马上；瞬间；C．in no case决不；D．in no sense绝不．根据句意故选B．12．C．考查动词短语辨析．句意：在那一刻，我想到了所有我想要联系的人，所有我没有联系到的人，所有我想要修补的藩篱，所有我想要拥有却从未有过的经历．A．watch out for小心提防；B．jump out of跳出；C．reach out to联系；D．run out of用完．根据上文all the people I wanted to可知是想要联系的人．故选C．13．B．考查名词词义辨析．句意：在那一刻，我想到了所有我想要联系的人，所有我没有联系到的人，所有我想要修补的藩篱，所有我想要拥有却从未有过的经历．A．experiments实验；B．experiences经历；C．expectations期望；D．expressions 表情．根据下文I wanted to have and I never did可知是想要拥有却从未有过的经历．故选B．14．D．考查动词词义辨析．句意：我不想再拖延生活中的任何事情．A．handle处理；B．change改变；C．achieve实现；D．postpone推迟．根据句意故选D．15．A．考查动词词义辨析．句意：我后悔把时间浪费在无关紧要的事情上．A．regretted 后悔；B．missed错过；C．remembered记住；D．valued重视．根据下文I wasted on things that did not matter可知是后悔．故选A．16．A．考查名词词义辨析．句意：我也想过我和妻子，朋友，和其他人的关系．A．relationship关系；B．membership资格；C．scholarship奖学金；D．friendship 友谊．根据下文with my wife，with my friends，with people可知是与其他人的关系．故选A．17．D．考查名词词义辨析．句意：那次紧急情况真的改变了我的生活．A．story故事；B．tendency趋势；C．victory胜利；D．emergency紧急情况．这次飞机事故是紧急情况，改变了作者的生活．故选D．18．B．考查名词词义辨析．句意：那天我被赐予了不死的奇迹．A．talent才能；B．wonder奇迹；C．challenge挑战；D．opportunity机会．根据下文of not dying that day可知是不死的奇迹．故选B．19．B．考查名词词义辨析．句意：我得到了另一个机会，那就是能够展望未来，回来后以不同的方式生活．A．life生活；B．chance机会；C．gift礼物；D． feeling 感觉．作者在事故中没有死，是被给予了另一一个生活的机会．故选B．20．B．考查副词词义辨析．句意：我得到了另-一个机会，那就是能够展望未来，回来后以不同的方式生活．A．difficultly 困难地；B． differently不同地；C．patiently 耐心地；D．seriously严肃地．作者从中领悟到要以不同的方式生活．故选B．这是一篇记叙文．记叙了作者经历的一次坐飞机遭遇的紧急情况，使作者领悟到自己得到了另-次生活的机会，那就是能够展望未来，回来后以不同的方式生活．做完形填空首先要通读全文，了解大意，一篇完形填空的文章会有许多空格，所以，必须先通读一遍，才能大概了解文章内容，千万不要看一句，做一句．其次要逐句分析，前后一致，选择答案时，要考虑整个句子的内容，包括搭配、时态、语法等．这篇完型要多注意：填空时多联系上下文，注意固定搭配，答案全部填完后，再通读一遍文章，检查是否通顺流畅了，用词得当，意思正确．37.【答案】【小题1】an 【小题2】which【小题3】months【小题4】for 【小题5】effective【小题6】really 【小题7】sounds【小题8】reading【小题9】their【小题10】learned /learnt【解析】56．an，考查冠词，由语境可知"和生活中许多事情一样，积累词汇也是一个不断发展的过程"，因此用不定冠词表示泛指，ongoing是以元音开头的，所以用an．57．which，考查定语从句，分析句子结构可知，57 means you'll …空白处所填的词指代逗号前的there's enough room for improvement，which在句中为关系代词，引导非限定性定语从句，并在句中作主语．58．months，考查名词的数，month为可数名词，且由 a few可知month应用复数形式．59．for，考查介词，be enough for sth 对…已足够．60．effective考查形容词，此处要表达的是"有效的方法之一"，修饰名词，因此填effective．61．really考查副词，此处应用副词修饰不定式to read，因此填really．62．sounds，考查主谓一致，本句意为"这件事并不像听起来那么难"，描述的是一般事实，且主语为it，因此用sound的一般现在时第三人称单数形式．63．reading考查非谓语动词，逻辑主语you与动词read为主动关系，故用现在分词reading …作状语；也可视为状语从句while you are reading…的省略形式．64．their，考查形容词性物主代词，此句意为"另一个好处是你不知不觉中学习到了新词和它们的用法"，use在此处是名词，故用形容词性物主代词their作定语．65．learned / learnt考查非谓语动词，learned / learnt作后置定语修饰words，表示"已学过的词"，words与learn是被动的关系，因此用过去分词．本文讲述的记单词的方法．需要积累，需要时间，有单词本，多阅读．多使用．本题主要考查了用单词或短语的适当形式填空．做本题的关键是在理解短文的基础上，灵活运用所学的基础知识．本题考到的知识点有：固定的短语，词类的转换，名词的复数形式，副词以及祈使句的用法等．因此，这就需要在平时的学习中，牢固掌握各语言点及一些语法知识．38.【答案】where【解析】答案：where．考查完成句子，先行词是Cubism，在定语从句中做地点状语，使用关系副词where，结合句意，他试验了不同的绘画风格，但是最出名的还是立体主义，立体派经常使用分明的棱角，其世界的典型特点是由方块和矩形构成．故填where．他试验了不同的绘画风格，但是最出名的还是立体主义，立体派经常使用分明的棱角，其世界的典型特点是由方块和矩形构成．本题考查完成句子，根据句意判断应该使用什么单词或短语，注意时态和语态的使用．有的句子可以有不止一种翻译．39.【答案】came。

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听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时问来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话前，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。

每段对话读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至第7两个小题。

6. What are the two speakers talking about?A. How to learn French.B. Hoe to improve French pronunciation.C. How to remember French words，7. What troubles the woman?A. French culture.B. French vocabulary.C. French grammar.听第7段材料，回答第8至第10三个小题。

8. What's the probable relationship between the man and the woman?A. Professor and studentB. Principle and teacherC. Friends.9. How will they deal with the woman's paper?A. Talk about it at the man's house.B. Talk about it at the man's office．C. Talk about it at the woman's house.10. When will they meet each other again?A. At 2：40.B. Before 2：40.C. After schoo1.听第8段材料，回答第11至第13三个小题。

11. What's the topic of the speakers?A. Buying a house.B. Finding a job.C. Building a house.12. How do you like the man?A. He is very rich.B. He is very poor.C. He has some money, but he is not very rich.13. What kind of house is fit for the man in his own opinion?A. The house on Padley Drive.B. The house on Bank Street.C. The house in the country．听第9段材料，回答第14至第17四个小题。

14. How many subjects does the woman take this semester?A. ThreeB. FourC. Five15. Where is the man going to work this semester?A. At the libraryB. In a factoryC. In his department16. What's the students' attitude towards Professor Stillwell's class?A. PositiveB. NegativeC. Indifferent17. Why did the woman's friend like Professor Atkins’ class?A. Partly because she was generous.B. Partly because she was nice.C. Partly because she was humorous.第三节(共3小题；每小题1. 5分，满分4. 5分)听下面一段材料，将18至第20三个小题的信息补充完整，每小题不超过三个单词。

听材料前，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15秒钟的作答时间。

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Measure: To borrow a horse from 18. _______________.Horse’s appearance: 19: __________________.Problem: To run in the 20. ________________ direction.第二部分英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节单项选择(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)从A、B、c、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该题涂黑。

21. __________ are sold in the newly-built mall.A. Man and child’s articlesB. Men’s and children's articlesC. Men and children articlesD. Man and children articles22. In his letter, he complained __________ that he was having in the deserted town.A. how hard life it was C. how hard life was itB. what a hard life was it D. what a hard life it was23. The environment in this faraway town is as pleasant as _________ in any coastal city.A. them B that C. they D. it24. _________ study of other advanced countries contributes to ________ development of ourdomestic economy．A. A; 不填B. 不填; theC. A; theD. The; a25. Tom _______ to computer games all day is often mentioned as a negative example on differentoccasions，so he is not a guy _______ worth the learning from.A. is addicted; whoB. addicted; 不填C. who is addicted; who D is addicted，不填26. The global stock market made a quick response ________ the index in New York fell downsharply. Which of the following is wrong?A. directlyB. finallyC. immediatelyD. instantly27. You can never lose heart in this election as the candidate of our party _______ it comes to an end.A. except thatB. besides whereC. except forD. except when28. So many tiresome problems ___________, the newly—elected minister is leading a hard time now.A. settledB. having settledC. to be settledD. have been settled29. I will never forget the scene _________ I was criticized by my hostess when I was making anobservation in the USA．A. thatB. whichC. whereD. why30. This rare snow has been on for a couple of days；otherwise，we _________ in the classroomattending classes so far．A. had been stayingB. would stayC. would have been stayingD. should be staying31. —________ the incident have happened last term?—No At the very beginning of this term as much as I could remember.A. ShouldB. MightC. MustD. Could32. Li Ming was _____ to see his close friend killed in the traffic accidentA. a little more than sadB. more than a little sadC. sad more than a littleD. a little more sad than33. I have never before thought of __________ no bus at such all early hour in this cityA. there beingB. it isC. there to beD. there is34. —What has made the soccer fans so heart-broken?—________ the decisive match in the groupA. The Chinese team has lostB. The Chinese team lostC. The Chinese team having been lostD. That the Chinese team lost35. It was several decades _________ he finally discovered that he had dealt with the matter sofoolishly.A. beforeB. whileC. thatD. until第二节完形填空(共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该题涂黑。

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