湖南省长沙市长沙县名校2023-2024学年高三上学期第一次月考英语试题（含答案）

第第页湖南省长沙市长沙县名校2023-2024学年高三上学期第一次月考英语试题（含答案）长沙县名校2023-2024学年高三上学期第一次月考

英语

时量：120分钟满分：150分

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）略

第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

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Fromregularcolumnspackedwithinformationtogripping(扣人心弦的)human-intereststoriesandhelpfulhow-tos,ourmagazineoffersknowledge,positivityandhumour.Inthismonth’sissueyou’llfind...

AninterviewwithHughDancy:

ThenewestadditiontothecastofDowntownAbbeyonNewYork,Law&Order,andthenostalgia(怀旧的)ofplayinganEnglishgentleman.

SavingthesoundoftheStradivaius:

Meettheexpertsfightingtosavetheunbeatablesoundofhistory’sgreatestviolins,meetingtheloveofherlife.

CommunityPower:

AcrosstheUK,communitiesarecomingtogethertosavetheirpubs,shops,andmore.

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Therestaurantcriticshareshermanifesto(宣言)forworlddomination.

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21.Ifreaderswanttoknowaboutanactor,whichoneshouldtheyread

A.CommunityPower.B.IfGraceDentruledtheworld.

C.AninterviewwithHughDancy.D.SavingthesoundoftheStradizarius.

22.Howmuchwillyousaveifyoutakeoutafullone-yearsubscriptiontoday

A.22.99.B.3.C.47.88.D.24.89.

23.Whatkindofwritingisthepassage

A.Apartofafiction.B.Anintroduction.C.Anadvertisement.D.Aresearchreport.

B

Beforetheexamsbegan,Godtoldmeinmymindseveraltimes,“Don’tcheat.”ButIdidnotlistenbecauseIknewitwasnoteasyformetogetgoodmarksinexams.Takingoutmynotebook,Icopiedtheanswersfromitandpassedtheexamswithverygoodmarks.

IfeltguiltyandashamedandaskedGodtoforgiveme,whichIthoughtwasallIneededtodotogivemepeace.UsingmygoodexamresultsIwentonfurtherwithmyeducation.StudyinginKwaraStateCollegeofEducation,Icouldnothavepeaceinmymind,thinking,“Youhavedonewrong.Theresultisnotyours.”

AtlastIwenttotheleadersofmychurchtoaskforhelp,whotoldmethatitisnotenoughtosaysorrytoGod.ImustshowthatIamsorrybyputtingrightwhatIdidwrong.Forme,thatmeanttellingtheprincipalofthecollegethatIcheatedintheexamsandthatIshouldnothavegotintothecollege.Iwrotealettertohim,tellinghimwhatIhaddoneandtookthelettertotheprincipal’sofficeandgaveittohissecretary,whoreaditfirst.“Ifthisgetstotheprincipalyouwillgotoprison,”shesaid,“Goawayandthinkaboutit.”

IwentbacktothechurchleadersandtoldthemwhatthesecretarysaidandtheysaidImuststillgototheprincipal.Sothenextday,Iwentbacktothesecretary,whotookmetoseetheprincipalthistime.Tomysurprise,hetoldmenottobeafraidbuttogotothepersonwhowasinchargeoftheexams.Ididasrequiredandthatpersonletmetaketheexamsagain.Ipassed!NowIambackatthecollege,but,moreimportant,GodhastakenawaythefeelingsofguiltandIhavepeaceinmymind.

24.Whatdoesthewritertelluswiththestory

A.Whyhecheatedinanexam.B.Whyhewrotetotheprincipal.

C.Howherecoveredapeacefulmind.D.Howhepreparedforthecollegeentranceexam.

25.Whatplayedthemostimportantpartincorrectingwhatthewriterdidwrong

A.Workinghardathislessons.B.Doingasthechurchleaderssaid.

C.GoingtothechurchtosaysorrytoGod.D.Communicatingwiththeschoolleaders.

26.Howdidtheprincipalreactwhenthewritersawhim

A.Hewasgoodtohim.B.Hewasangrywithhim.

C.Herefusedtoaccepthisapology.D.Hethoughthehaddonenothingwrong.

27.Whatfinallyhelpedthewriterfeelgoodagain

A.Hisgenerosity.B.Histolerance.C.Hishardwork.D.Hishonesty.

C

Theword“inquiry(orenquiry)”comesfromtheLatinwords“in”,or“inward”,and“quaere”,whichistheverb“toquestion”.Soinquiryisnotjustaskingquestions,itisquestioningintosomething.Ithasthequalityofgettingintosomething,goingdeeper,soyoucanseewhatyouhaven’tbeenabletoseebefore.

Whenyoubeginaninquiry,youaredeliberatelysettingouttosearchforwhatyoudon’tknow.Youhavetohavetheconfidencetosaythatyoumightbeabletofigureitoutforyourself.Andinthatprocess,yougetasenseofrealexcitementandenergy.Thatenergyisbothpartof,andcontributesto,whatweoftencall“engagement(参与)”.Butinordertouseinquirytoansweryourquestion,youhavetobecomegoodatknowingwhatyoudon’tknow.Iwouldarguethatthat’sexactlytheoppositeofwhathappensinschools.Classroomsfocusonwhatyoudoknow(oraresupposedtoknow)andleaveyouunpreparedtodealwiththethingsyoudon’tknow.

Insomeway,weareallsurroundedbyabubble(气泡)oftheknown.Whenyou“know”something,youidentifyhowyourmodeloftheworldfitswithandexplainswhatyousee.Livinginthebubbleoftheknowniscomfortableandcomforting.Youseewhatyouknow,andyouknowwhatyousee.Buttodoinquiry,youhavetogetgoodatalwayslookingfortheboundariesofyourknowledge,andatthelimitationsandcontradictionswithinwhatisknown.Thatiswhatscientistsdo.Theyarealwayslookingforthelimits,theboundariesandthepointsatwhichtheirtheoriesfailtoexplaintheworld.Scientists,basically,arealwayslookingforthat“door”fromtheknowntotheunknown,wheretheycanpressforthandpushand,inasense,expandthebubbleoftheknown.Inquiryistheactionyoutakewhenyoudeliberatelychallengethelimitsofyourknowledge.

28.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus

A.Themeaningofinquiry.B.Thewaytomakeaninquiry.

C.Themethodofclassroomteaching.D.Thelimitationofclassroomteaching.

29.Fromthefirstparagraph,wecanseetheword“inquiry”_____________.

A.hasdifferentmeaningsB.comesfromtheEnglishlanguage

C.haslittletodowithaskingquestionsD.meansexploringdeeperintosomething

30.Tobegoodatinquiry,youshouldbegoodat_____________.

A.askingforhelpfromothersB.knowingwhatyoudon’tknow

C.stayingfocusedintheclassroomD.understandingwhatistaughttoyou.

31.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“where”referto

A.Thedoortotheunknown.B.Withinthebubble.

C.Intherealworld.D.Intheworldoftheunknown.

D

Whenyouwalkwithabackpack,doyouknowhowthethingsinsidemovefromsidetosideNowscientistshavefiguredouthowtotapintothatmovementtoproduceelectricity.

Pictureapendulum(摆锤)fixedtoabackpackframeandstabilizedwithspringsoneitherside.Thepack’sweightisattachedtothependulum,sothependulumswingssidetosideasyouwalk.Thenamachineisdrivenbythatswingingmovement,andproduceselectricalcurrenttochargeabattery.

VolunteerscarriedthepackwhilewalkingonarunningmachineandworemaskstomeasuretheflowofO2,andCO2.Whenthevolunteerswerewalkingwiththeslightlyswinging20-poundload,thedevicedidnotsignificantlyaffecttheirmetabolic(新陈代谢的)ratecomparedtowhentheycarriedthesameweightfixedinplace.Infact,theenergy-harvestingpackreducedtheforcesofaccelerationthey’dfeelinaregularpack,whichmightmeangreatercomfortforalonghike.Andthedevicedidproduceasteadytrickle(涓流)ofelectricity.Ifyouuptheloadto45pounds,itcouldfullychargeasmartphoneonlyafter12hours.ThedetailsareinthejournalRoyalSocietyOpenScience.

Thedeviceproduceselectricityfromhumanmovementandhasbeenidentifiedasaworkablesolutiontoprovidingarenewableenergysourceforportableelectronicdevices.Itisparticularlyusefultothosewhoworkinremoteareas,asthesepeopleoftencarryalotofweightinabackpackfortheirexploration.

Buthere’sarealconundrum:theenergy-harvestingdevicecurrentlyweighsfivepounds.Theresearcherssaythat’saboutfourpoundstoomanytobeasmartalternativetobatteries.Sotheyhopethatmoreresearchletsthemlightentheloadsothattheycanensurethepackchargesyourphoneupwithoutweighingyoudown.

32.WhatdoesParagraph2mainlytalkabout

A.Howthedeviceworks.B.Whatthedevicelookslike.

C.Whothedeviceisdesignedfor.D.Whyscientistsdesignedthedevice.

33.WhatcanweknowaboutthedevicefromParagraph3

A.Itwasuselessforalongwalk.

B.Itfailedtoproducesteadyelectricity.

C.Itharvestedenergyasthevolunteerswalked.

D.RoyalSocietyOpenServiceconductedthestudyofthedevice.

34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“conundrum”inthelastparagraphmean

A.bond.B.problem.C.decision.D.method.

35.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext

A.FindingSmarterAlternativestoBatteriesB.HowCantheMovementofBackpackHelp

C.ChargingBatteriesWhenCarryingBackpacksD.SearchingforNewWaystoChargeYourPhone

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。

Nearlyeveryoneisshyinsomeways.36Youcanbuildyourconfidencebyfollowingsomesuggestionsfromdoctorsandpsychologists.

37Whatyouhavetosayisjustasimportantaswhatotherpeoplesay.Anddon’tturndownpartyinvitationsjustbecauseofyourshyness.

Prepareyourselfforbeingwithothersingroups.38Thenmakealistofideas,experiences,andskillsyouwouldliketosharewithotherpeople.Thinkaboutwhatyouwouldliketosayinadvance.Thensayit.

Ifyoustartfeelingself-consciousinagroup,takeadeepbreathandfocusyourattentiononotherpeople.Remember,youarenotalone.39

Nooneevergetsoverbeingshycompletely,butmostpeopledolearntolivewiththeirshyness.40Theyworkatfightingtheirshyfeelingssothattheycanfacethecamerasandthepublic.Justmakingtheefforttocontrolshynesscanhavemanyrewards.Butperhapsthebestreasontofightshynessistogiveotherpeopleachancetoknowmoreaboutyou.

A.Friendsareworthtrusting.B.Makealistofthegoodqualitiesyouhave.C.Evenentertainersadmitthattheyoftenfeelshy.D.Makeadecisionnottoholdbackinconversations.E.Whatyouneedtodoispracticeinfrontofamirroroften.F.Otherpeopleareconcernedabouttheimpressiontheyaremaking,too.G.Ifshynessismakingyouuncomfortable,itmaybetimeforafewlessonsinself-confidence.

第三部分语言运用（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。

Afewmonthsago,Iwasdownwithaterriblecoldwhichendedinabadcough.NomatterhowmanydifferentmedicinesItried,I41couldn’tgetridofthecough.Notonlydidit42myteachingbutalsomylifeasawhole.

Thenonedayafterclass,astudentcameuptomeand43traditionalChinesemedicine.Fromherdescription,Chinesemedicinesoundedasifithadmagicpowerthat44.Iwas45becauseIknewsolittleaboutitandhavenevertrieditbefore.46,mycoughgotsomuchworsethatIcouldn’tsleepatnight,soIdecidedtogiveita47.TheChinesedoctortookmypulseandaskedtoseemytongue,bothofwhichwerenewexperiencetomebecausetheyareboth48inWesternmedicine,wherediagnosisreliesheavilyon49.Thenthedoctorgavemeascraping(刮)treatmentknownas“GuaSha”.Iwasalittle50atfirstbecauseheusedasmoothedgedtooltocrapetheskinonmyneckandshoulders.

Afewminuteslater,thetreatmentstartedtoproducea51effectandmybodyandmindbegantosinkdeeperinto52.Ididn’tfeelanyimprovementinmy53inthefirstcoupleofdays,butafterafewmoreregularvisitstothedoctor,mycoughstartedto54.Thenwithinamatterofweeks,itwascompletely55!

41.A.evenB.stillC.certainlyD.currently

42.A.benefitB.facilitateC.changeD.inconvenience

43.A.soldB.recommendedC.adoptedD.prescribed

44.A.broughtrewardsB.settrendsC.workedwondersD.changedrules

45.A.hesitantB.excitedC.nervousD.optimistic

46.A.EventuallyB.ConsequentlyC.SurprisinglyD.Admittedly

47.A.lookB.breakC.missD.shot

48.A.nonexistentB.frequently-usedC.noneffectiveD.highly-recommended

49.A.hospitalsB.doctorsC.machinesD.symptoms

50.A.tiredB.unsatisfiedC.scaredD.disappointed

51.A.damagingB.relievingC.coolingD.stimulating

52.A.painB.relaxationC.depressionD.uneasiness

53.A.strengthB.capabilityC.circumstanceD.condition

54.A.lessenB.worsenC.quickenD.lengthen

55.A.fineB.unexpectedC.goneD.different

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Earthquakecanbedestructive.Unfortunately,wedon’thavea56(rely)waytopredict.Buttechnologiescanstillhelpusundersuchadesperatesituation.Chinaisbuildingtheworld’slargestearthquakealertsystemandit’s57(possible)themostadvanced.Engineers58(set)upover15,000sensorsnationwideandwiringthemintoaweb.59anearthquakehappens,thesensorscansendelectricalpulsestothecontrolcenterandthenordinarypeople’ssmart-phones.

Thesignaltravelsatalmostlightspeedandfaster60theearthquakeshaking,givinglocalpeoplealittletimetoprepare.Thesystemsendsmessagestopeople61(little)thantwosecondsaftertheearthquakehappens.It’slife-saving.Thesystem,62canbethemostadvancedinmanyways,willbethelargestearthquakeobservationnetworkintheworld,notonly63(detect)themovementofthecontinentsbutalsocalculatingthepossibleimpactofanearthquake.Itwillautomaticallywarnlocalpeople,making64muchfasterthanhumanobservation.Thesystem,overseenbyChina’sMinistryofEmergencyManagement,isset65(complete)bytheendofthisyear.

第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（满分15分）

66.你所在的地区正在为一次环保活动的口号征文，请用英文写一篇文章参加这次征文活动，内容包括：

1.口号名称；

2.设计理由；

3.宣传措施。

注意：

1.写作词数应为80左右；

2.请在答题卡的相应位置作答。

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。

Inthefirstandsecondgrades,Iwasextremelyshy.Ihadfriends,butitjustwasn’tinmypersonalitytobeveryoutgoing,evenifIknewsomeonewell.Iwasevenquieterwithstrangers,andsoIwasn’tverygoodatmeetingnewpeople.IwasafraidthatIwoulddoorsaysomethingwrong.

Soinourschool’sannualgrandplay,Iusuallysatinasecluded(僻静的)cornertowatchtheperformancealone.Ihopedtositinthebackgroundandwatchtheactorssweatinfrontofallthosepairsofeyes.

Onedayinthethirdgrade,myteacherMrs.Sallycalledmeintoherofficeandsaid,“Oh,Mary,you’regreatatmemorizingthings,andyouhavesuchasweetpersonality.PerfectforJenny!”ButIbowedmyheadanddarednotspeak.Theteachersawthisandthensaid,“Ofcourse,plentyofgirlswouldlovetherole,andIcouldfindsomebodyelse.ButIhopeyoucouldtryitforme.IhadyouinmindforJennywhilewritingtheplay!Ifyoureallydon’twantto,Iwon’tforceyou.It’syourchoice.”

Mymindwasspinningfasterthanthewindmill(风车)ontheschoolplayground.Mrs.Sally,whomIlovedandadmired,wantedmetoplaythisrole.Shebelievedinme.MyeyesmovedacrosstheroomtoaposterIhadnevernoticedbefore.Itshowedashootingstarandread,“Ifyoureachforthestars,youmightatleastgrabapieceofthemoon.”IlookedintoMrs.Sally’sshiningblueeyesandsaid,“Okay,I’lltry.”IrealizeditwastimetothrowoffmyshymaskandshowtheworldwhoIreallywas.

Inthefollowingfivemonths,theteachertaughtmehowtoset,putonmakeup,memorizelines,createcostumesandsoon.Gradually,Imasteredmylinesandsongs.

注意：

1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。

Thebigdaycameatlast.

Atthattime,Mrs.Sallycamebackstageforherfinalcheck-upandnoticedmynervousness.

长沙县名校2023-2024学年高三上学期第一次月考

（参考答案）

第一部分听力略

第二部分阅读

第一节短文理解

21—23CDC24—27CBAD

28—31ADBA32—35ACBC

第二节七选五

36—40GDBFC

第三部分语言运用

第一节完形填空

41—45BDBCA46—50ADACC

51—55BBDAC

第二节语法填空

56.reliable57.possibly

58.aresetting