广东省东莞市新世纪英才学校2023-2024学年高三上学期8月月考英语试题(无答案)

2024届高三年级8月考试英语全卷满分120分，考试时间120分钟。第一部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。CREATIVESUMMERCAMPSVideoGameDesignThisinternationalorganizationisaimedatinspiringgirlstoexploretheworldofgamesandbuildtheirconfidenceintheareasofmathandtechnology.Studentsaregroupedbasedonskilllevels.Girlsatalllevelsarewelcome!Time:June15-26Age:7-15Fees:$160eachone;$128membersContact:CallChildren’sCreativityMuseumat415-820-3320orvisit.HistorySummerCampEachday,kidswillhaveatasktoexploreadifferentaspectofpastlife,includingfood,work,music,artthroughgames,storytellingandevensilentfilms.Time:June22-26Age:8-12Fees:200eachone;160membersContact:Callat252-1770orvisit.AdventuresinCreativeWritingThishelpsimproveyourwritingskillsifyouhavealreadymasteredthebasicsofgoodwriting.You’lldiscovernewtechniquesandpolishyourwriting.Time:June21-26Age:9-12Fees:$500eachoneContact:Callat777-9444orvisit/adventures.HeathwoodHallGuitarWhetheryouareabeginneroranexperiencedguitarplayerwhowantstoimproveyourskills,HeathwoodHallGuitarprovidestop-qualityguitarinstructionusingavarietyoffungamesandexercises.Time:June15-19;July13-17;Aug.3-7Age:3-12Fees:150eachoneContact:CallHeathwoodHallat231-7710orvisit.BasicDrawingWritingCampThiscamphelpsbeginnersdiscoverthebasicskillsofdrawingandwritingandhowtomakeitcometolifeonpaper.Time:June8-11Age:6-12Fees:$350eachone;$300membersContact:CallLadybugArtStudiosat603-7312orvisit.1．WhatdoweknowaboutVideoGameDesign?A．Itgroupsstudentsbyage. B．Itacceptsnoboystudents.C．Itwelcomesonlyexperiencedstudents. D．Itmainlydevelopsstudents’teamspirit.2．Whichwebsiteshouldyouvisittoimproveyourwritingskillsaftertwoyearsofpractice?A．. B．.C．/adventures. D．.3．WhatdoHistorySummerCampandHeathwoodHallGuitarhaveincommon?A．Chargingthesamefees. B．Puttingstudentsintogroups.C．Offeringprofessionalinstructions. D．Lettingstudentslearnthroughgames.BNowadays,amultilingualvoiceapphelpingIndiansshoponline.Indiaisacountrywhere1.3billionpeoplespeak22officiallyrecognizedlanguagesandhundredsofdialects,communicationcanbeaproblemonline.DespitethenumberofIndianinternetuserswhodon’tspeakEnglishasafirstlanguageislarge,60%won’tbuyonlineduetolanguagebarriers,accordingtoa2017report.Niki,avoice-enablede-commerceplatform,istryingtosolvethis,providingavirtualassistantthatletspeopleusevoicecommandstodotheirshopping,payutilitybillsandusersspeaktotheappintheirpreferredlanguages,gettingproductsorservices.Thecompany’stargetmarketispeoplewhodon’tliveincitiesanddonotspeakEnglishinthenorthernIndianastates.Itisplanningtointroducesevenmorelanguagesandhopestocarryoutitsbusinessin10morestates.Thankstoamachinelearningalgorithm,Nikiisabletounderstandvariationsanddialectswithinalanguagewithincreasingaccuracy.Whentheappfirstappeared,ithada65%accuracyrate.Nowwithabankof250millionconversations,Nikicanprocessvoicecommandswith95%accuracy,hesays.Theappdiffersfromtypicalonlinemarketplaces.Itlimitsthenumberofbuyingchoices.Ratherthanofferingmanysimilarproductsasthesupermarketsdo,Nikipresentsafewquality-controlledobjectsfromproviders.Thatismorelikealocalstore.4．ManyIndianInternetusersdon’tshoponlinebecause______.A．theyaren’tabletousetheInternet B．theyhavetroubleusingappsC．theyliketoshopinthelocalstore D．theyhavedifficultyincommunicating5．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEifpeopleshoponNiKi?A．Therearemoreproductsforthemtochoose B．TheymaylikethewayNiKitalkswiththemC．It’sdifficultforthemtobuygoodproducts D．It’sjustlikeshoppinginabigsupermarket6．What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A．NewappsdevelopquicklyinIndia B．ThevoiceapphelpsIndiansshoponlineC．It’shardtochangeIndians’shoppingfashion D．Indiansbecomeinterestedinonlineshopping7．Inwhichsectionofanewspapercanyouprobablyfindthetext?A．Populationandenvironment B．HistoryandtraditionsC．Sportsandentertainment D．ScicnceandtechnologyCThesunissetting,brighteningyourkids’facesastheyplayinthewaves.Youreachforyourphoneforthisperfectmoment.Butbeforeyoudo,here’sabitofsurprisingscience:Takingphotosisnottheperfectwaytokeepmemoryasyouthink.Takingtoomanypicturescouldactuallyharmthebrain’sabilitytokeepmemories,saysElizabethLoftus,apsychologyprofessorattheUniversityofCalifornia.Sowegetthephotobutkindoflosethememory.Photography“outsources”memories.Itworksintwoways:Weeithershakeoftheresponsibilityofrememberingmomentswhentakingpictures,orwe’resodistractedbytheprocessthatwemissthemomentaltogether.Thefirstexplanationisthelossofmemory.Peopleknowthattheircameraisrecordingthatmoment,sotheydon’ttrytoremember.Theotherisdistraction.We’redistractedbytheprocessoftakingaphoto-howweholdourphone,composingthephoto,suchassmilingfaces,thebackgroundtoourlikingandclearimage,allofwhichusesupourattentionthatcouldotherwisehelpusmemorize.However,takingphotoscanhelpmemorywhendonemindfully.Whiletakingaphotomaybedistracting,theactofpreparationbyfocusingonvisualdetailsaroundhastheopposite.Whenpeopletakethetimetotakeclearpictures,memoriesbecomestrengthened.Anotheradvantageisthatwerecallmomentsmoreexactlywiththephotos.Memoryhasbeenreshapedwiththehelpofnewinformationandnewexperiences.Thus,photosorvideoshelpusrecallmomentsasiftheyreallyhappened.Memoriesdieawaywithoutavisualrecordbackingthemup.Therefore,aphotoisanexcellenttooltohelprememberwhendonepurposefully,whichisworthexploringfurther.8．Whatisthepurposeofthefirstparagraph?A．Tointroducethetopic. B．Tomakeusrecallsimilarexperience.C．Toshowtheinterestintakingphotos. D．Tocallonreadersnottotakephotos.9．Whydoesphotography“outsource”memories?A．Takingphotosishelpfulforustomemorize.B．Photosaremoredetailedthanmemories.C．Peopledependmoreonphotostorememberthantheirbrains.D．Manysourcesinfluencepeople’smemoriesduringphoto-taking.10．Whatshouldbetalkedaboutnext?A．Whentakingphotosisbetter. B．Whendistractionislikelytohappen.C．Howtostayfocusedwhiletakingphotos. D．Howtousephoto-takingtomemorizebetter.11．Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．PhotographyDoesHelptoMemoriesB．RemembertheMomentandTakePhotosProperlyC．TooManyPhotosTakenResultinPoorMemoriesD．TheFewerPhotosWeTake,theBetterWeWillRememberDAttitudeactuallyismentalenergyandfromthemomentyouawakeinthemorninguntilyoufallasleepatnight,youarecontinuouslyproducingthismentalenergy,orattitude.Thereisneveratimewhenyoucanhaveaneutralattitude.Yourattituderightnowiseitherpositiveornegative.Yourattitudedeterminesyouraltitude.Forexample,asaplaneisintheair,ithasanaltitudeindicator.Theindicatortellsthepilotinwhichdirectiontheplaneisgoing,upordown.Justliketheplane,youtoohaveanaltitudeindicatorandyou’rethepilotofyourplane.Thefeelingthatyougainwhensomethingiswrongorwhatyouaredoingisnotrightservesasyouraltitudeindicator.Weallhaveanattitudetoourthinkingwhichdeterminesourdestiny.Infact,attitudeisamatterofchoice.Itdeterminesthesizeofourdreamsandinfluencesourdeterminationwhenwefacenewchallengesandthethingis,noonecancontrolyourattitudebutyou.Noonecanmakeusangry.Wemakeourselvesangrywhenwegiveintothatcontrolofourattitudeandwhenpeopledothingstoangerus.Allitdoesisputourattitudetothetests.Wehavethatchoiceeverymorningofwhatkindofattitudewearegoingtohavefortherestoftheday.Attitudeiseverything.Tobeginwitheveryproblemisanadventure.Tofall,riseandtryagainiswhatwecalladventureandthat’stherealfunoflife.Failureisnotabadthingbutanotherchanceforsuccess.Dreamingofbecomingsuccessfulisnotenough.There’llbealotofthingsyouhatedoing,butyouhavetodothemallandthat’sasuccess.Withapositiveattitude,you’llhavetheabilitytobehappiereveryday,makeothersaroundyouhappier,andliveagoodlife.12．WhatdoestheauthorwanttostresswiththeexampleinParagraph2?A．Attitude’sroleinpeople’sfuturedevelopment. B．Theimportanceofpilots’feelingsinfight.C．People’scorrectjudgementoftheirlifedirection. D．Theapplicationofaltitudeindicatorsinvariousfields.13．Whatarepeopledoingwhentheytrytoangerusaccordingtotheauthor?A．They’retryingtocontrolourfeeling. B．They’retestingourattitude.C．They’rechallengingourbottomline. D．They’reremindingusofpossiblefailure.14．Whatdoestheauthorthinkoftheadventureinlife?A．Dangerousandtiring. B．Annoyingandunderstandable.C．Difficultbutmeaningful. D．Excitingandnecessary.15．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Howtoachieveapositiveattitude? B．Howisattitudeformed?C．Whatisattitude? D．What’sthepowerofapositiveattitude?第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。选项中有两项为多余选项。AsPlasticChokestheOcean,TechnologyCanHelpSome8milliontonsofnon-recyclable(不可回收的)plasticendupintheoceaneachyear.Atanalarmingrate,theseasmayhavemoreplasticthanfishbythemiddleofthecentury.16Requireaglobalsolutiontoaglobalproblem.17Thedevelopedcountriesandmostofdevelopingcountiesshowtheirleadershipinthisprocessbysettinggoals,encouragingothermemberstates,andofferingsupportforpoorcountries.18Althoughtheyarehelpfultoprotectcleanwaterandair,asitisknown,non-recyclableplasticiswidelyusedinthemarkets.Therefore,non-recyclableplasticstillcanbeboughtinourdailylife.Itsdisappearanceneedsmuchmoretimeandefforts.Paymoreattentiontothenewstudiesonplasticandtechnologies.Someofresearchersareaimingtomakereplacementsforplastic.19Forexample,“interceptors”canremoveriverpollutionbeforeitreachestheocean.Expectmoreresponsibilityfrommanufacturers.20Asastart,theyshouldbeencouragedtosimplifycomplexpackaging.Andtheirworkingwithworldgovernmentswillsupportpoorernationstoimprovewastecollectionandlandfill(垃圾场)management.Theworlddoesn’thaveenoughtimeintryingtosolvetheproblem.Thesoonertheseeffortsstart,thebetter.A．Strengthentheconnectionbetweencountries.B．Othersaredoingmoreresearchonnewtechnologies.C．Nearly200countriesagreedtobanplasticpollution.D．Establishproductionlimitsfornon-recyclableplastic.E．Theyshouldcareaboutdifferentlawsonplasticinthepoorercountries.F．Theyarewellawareofhowtoreducetheharmstheirproductscause.G．Thusit’snecessarytotakeimmediateactiontostopthat.第二部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。IteacheconomicsatUNLVthreetimesperweek.LastMonday,atthebeginningofclass,Icheerfullyaskedmystudentshowtheir21hadbeen.Oneyoungmansaidthathisweekendhadnotbeensogood.Hehadhiswisdomteeth22.TheyoungmanthenproceededtoaskmewhyIalwaysseemedtobeso23.Hisquestion24meofsomethingI’dreadsomewherebefore:“Everymorningwhenyougetupyouhaveachoiceabouthowyouwantto25lifethatday.”Isaid,“Ichoosetobecheerful.”“Letmegiveyouanexample,”Icontinued,addressingallsixtystudentsintheclass.“InadditiontoteachinghereatUNLV,IalsoteachoutatthecommunitycollegeinHenderson,17milesdownthe26fromwhereIlive.Onedayafewweeksago,Idrovethose17milestoHenderson.IexitedthefreewayandturnedontoCollegeDrive.Ionlyhadtodrive27quartermiledowntheroadtothecollege.Butjustthenmycardied.Itriedtostartitagain,buttheenginewouldn’t28.SoIputmyflasherson,29mybooks,andmarcheddowntheroadtothecollege.“AssoonasIgotthereIcalledAAAandarrangedforatowtrucktomeetmeatmycarafterclass.The30intheProvost’sofficeaskedmewhathadhappened.“Thisismyluckyday,”Ismiled.Shewaspuzzled.“Mycarbrokedownintheperfectplace:offthefreeway,withinwalkingdistanceofhere.Ifmycarwas31tobreakdowntoday,itcouldn’thavebeenarrangedinamore32fashion,”Iadded.Thesecretary’seyesopenedwide,andthenshesmiled.Ismiledbackand33forclass.Soendedmystory.IscannedthesixtyfacesinmyeconomicsclassatUNLV.Despitetheearlyhour,nooneseemedtobe34.Somehow,mystoryhadtouchedthem.Ormaybeitwasn’tthestoryatall.Infact,ithadallstartedwithastudent’s35thatIwascheerful.21．A．weekend B．task C．sleep D．class22．A．planted B．removed C．abandoned D．brightened23．A．grateful B．thoughtful C．cheerful D．delightful24．A．satisfied B．warned C．informed D．reminded25．A．sustain B．approach C．lengthen D．enjoy26．A．street B．district C．path D．freeway27．A．another B．other C．extra D．certain28．A．turnout B．turninto C．turnover D．turnaway29．A．left B．grabbed C．covered D．hid30．A．secretary B．consultant C．assistant D．minister31．A．thought B．supposed C．committed D．meant32．A．valid B．considerable C．intentional D．convenient33．A．headed B．inspected C．saw D．panicked34．A．alike B．asleep C．active D．available35．A．faith B．proposal C．observation D．emphasis第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的i正确形式。Aresort(度假胜地)inVietnamhasopenedaglass-bottomedfootbridge,thethirdsuchbridgeintheSoutheastAsiancountry,36(connect)twomountains.The150-metre-tallbridgecrossesadeep,narrowvalley,37aimistobringinthrill-seekingtourists.Thebridge38(call)theBachLongsuspensionbridge.Itmeans“WhiteDragon”inVietnamese.Adragonisahuge,39(imagine)flyinganimalthatcanbreatheoutfireandlooks40areptile(爬行动物).ThebridgeisfoundedintheSonLaarea,SonLaisnorthwestofthecapital,Hanoi,andbordersLaos.Thereinforcedglass41(use)forthebridgecanholdupto450peopleatatime.Eachglasspieceis40millimetersthick.Thebridgeis290metreslongandrunsbetweentwomountaintopsoneithersideofavalley.Italsohas42342-metrepathwayonthesideofamountain.GuinnessWorldRecordskeepsalistofworld43(record).Itlistsa562-metreglass-bottomedbridgeinQingyuan,inChina’sGuangdongarea,astheNo.1positionintheworld.TheWorldRecordAssociationisanother44(organize)thatkeepstheworld’srecords.Itlistedthetwo-partVietnamesebridgeastheworld’s45(long),at632metres.第三部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）46．假定你是李华，正在准备明天英语课堂的“一分钟汇报”。你打算讲述你们小组上周获得学校表彰的研究项目“InterviewingOlderGenerationsaboutTheirLifestyles”，内容包括：1．项目的目的；2．项目成功的经验；3．你的祝愿。注意：1．写作词数应为80左右；2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Dearfellowclassmates_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Thankyou!第二节（满分25分）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。Ilookedupfrommydesktoseetheteacherwritingontheboard:“BattleoftheBooks!”Shesmiledandsaid,“Thistimeit’sateamwork.You’regoingtobeinteamsoftwo,andsetareadinggoal.Everyteamthatmeetstheirgoalbytheendofthemonthwillgetaprize!”Thelunchbellsoundedbeforeshecouldexplainanymorerules.AsIgatheredmythings,Liyapassedmydeskandsaid,“Teammates?”SinceLiyaandIsharedthesameinterestingraphicnovel(漫画小说),andwetookHindilanguageclasstogether,welearnedu