河南省信阳市高中2023-2024学年高三年级上册12月月考英语试题

信阳高中2024届高三上学期12月月考

英语试题

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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

72hoursinBeijing

TravelingtoChinaisnolongeraluxuryformanyforeignpassportholders.TheChinesegover

nmenthaspermitteda72-hourvisafreepolicythatoffersaccesstovisitorsfrom53countriesi

ncludingtheUS,FranceandAustria.Let,sstartwiththecapitalofChina,Beijing.Here*sapic

kofthebestinBeijing.

MutianyuGreatWall

YourtriptoBeijingisn，treallycompletewithoutseeingoneofthe“NewSevenWondersofth

eWorld”----theGreatWallofChina.TheMutianyusectionoftheGreatWallisbyfarthemostw

ell-preservedofall.Takingaone-hourbusride,Mutianyuwouldbeyourideallocationforaha

lf-dayofhikingawayfromthelargecrowdsinthecity.Also,theauthoritieshaveallowedtour

iststopaintgraffitionaspecificsectionoftheGreatWallsince2014.TheGreatWallwasde

signated（把定名为）aUNESCOWorldHeritagesitein1987.

SummerPalace

LocatedinnorthwesternBeijing,theSummerPalaceisbyfarthecity*smostwell-preservedr

oyalpark.Withitshugelakeandhilltopviews,thepalaceoffersyouapastoralescapeintoth

elandscapeoftraditionalChinesepaintings.TheSummerPalacewasaddedtotheUNESCOWorldHer

itageListin1998.

798ArtZone

Thiswouldbeonthetopofmylist!Namedafterthe798factorythatwasbuiltinthe1950s,

theartzoneishometovariousgalleries,designstudios,artexhibitionspaces,fashionables

hopsandbars.Youcouldeasilyspendhalfyourdaywanderingaroundthecomplex,feelingtheco

ntrastofthepresentandthepast.

SichuanProvincialRestaurant

WhileinBeijing,apartfromtryingthecity，sbest-knownPekingduck,theSichuanprovincial

restaurantisoneofplaceswhereyoucanenjoyregionaldeliciousfood.ItoffersoneofChina

'seightgreatcuisines,SichuanCuisine,whichrangesfromMapotofutospicychicken.

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21.WhenwastheSummerPalaceaddedtotheUNESCOWorldHeritageList?

A.In1950.B.In1987.C.In1998.D.In2014.

22.Whichplaceistheauthor，sfirstchoicewhenvisitingBeijing?

A.MutianyuGreatWall.B.798ArtZone.

C.SummerPalace.D.SichuanProvincialRestaurant.

23.Whoisthepassageintendedfor?

A.Thetouristswhoprefertotravelforfree.

B.TheforeignerstostayinBeijingfor4days.

C.ThevisitorscomingfromeverycornerofChina.

D.TheforeignerscomingtoBeijingforthreedays.

B

InScotland,600,000tonnesoffoodarethrownawayeveryyear.Thisamountoffood,whichcouldf

eedabout1.2billionpoorpeople,isalmostathirdofhousehold（家庭的）waste.Andfoodwasteisn，

tjustabigprobleminScotland.

Money,time,andresourcesareoftenwastedbythrowingawaygoodfood.Italsocausesveryharmfu

1greenhousegas,whichisperiloustotheplanet.

Intheproductionstage,somefoodsdonotenterthefoodchainformanyreasons.Supermarketsusu

allycareaboutthequalityoffoodfromfarms.Theyoftenrefusestrange-lookingandunusuallysize

dproduce.However,theyseemtoforgetthatitisalmostimpossibletogrowtheperfectproduce.Fo

odwasteattheconsumption（消费）stageincludesfoodgoingoutofdateandleftovers（剩饭）because

oftoomuchfood.Inhouseholds,evenmostlyfreshfruitandvegetablesarethrownaway.

Inordertoreducefoodwaste,hereiswhatwecando:

Understandtheterms“useby”and“bestbeforewdates."Useby”datesarethereforyoursafety.It

isdangeroustoeatfoodaftertheuse-bydateanddoingsorisksyourhealth."Bestbefore”dates

tellyouhowlongthefoodwillbeatitsbestquality.Oncethefoodpassesthedate,itisn，tnece

ssarilybad,butyoushouldstillcheck,justtobesure.

Everytimeyougoshoppingandbringbacknewfood,putthematthebackofyourfridgeandbring

thefoodthatwillexpire倒期）soonclosertothefront.Thatway,youknowwhatneedstobeeaten

first.

Ifyouhaveanyfoodthatwillexpiresoon,giveittocharityifyouaren，tgoingtoeatit.The

ywillreallyappreciatethefoodyouhavegiven.

24.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph1?

A.Foodwasteisthebiggestpartofhouseholdwaste.

B.Householdwastehasn'tdrawnmuchattention.

C.PeopleinScotlandwastethemostfood.

D.Foodwasteisacommonproblem.

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“perilous“inParagraph2mean?

A.valuable.B.dangerous.C.different.D.unnecessary.

26.Whatshouldpeopledotoreducefoodwasteaccordingtothetext?

A.Pickusuallysizedproduce.

B.Improvethequalityoffarmproduce.

C.Orderproducedirectlyfromfarmers.

D.Avoidbuyingtoomuchfoodatatime.

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27.Whatadvicedoestheauthoroffertopeople?

A.Buyfoodthatwillexpiresoontoreducewaste.

B.Placefoodcarefullyaccordingtoitsexpirydate.

C.Throwawayfoodthatpassesthebest-beforedate.

D.Givefoodthathaspasseditsuse-bydatetocharity.

c

Theworldmayhaveanewsupercontinentwithin200millionto300millionyearsasthePacificOcean

shrinksandcloses.

ResearchersatCurtinUniversityinAustraliaandPekingUniversityinChinausedasupercomputer

tomodeltheevolutionofEarth'stectonicplates（地质构造板块）andtheformationofafuturesuperco

ntinent.TheirfindingswerepublishedinthejournalNationalscienceReview.

“Overthepasttwobillionyears,Earth，scontinentshavecollided（相撞）togethertoformasuperc

ontinentevery600millionyears,knownasthesupercontinentcycle.Thismeansthatcurrentcontinen

tsareduetocometogetheragaininacoupleofhundredmillionyears'time,“saidleadauthorDr.C

huanHuang,aresearchfellowinCurtin*sEarthDynamicsResearchGroupandtheSchoolofEarthandPl

anetarySciences.

Theteam'ssimulationshowedthatduetothefactthatEarthhasbeencoolingforbillionsofyears

sinceitsformation,thethicknessandstrengthofthetectonicplatesbeneaththeoceanshavereduc

edovertime.Asaresult,theformationofanewsupercontinentismorelikelytohappenbytheclos

ingupofthePacificOcean.Reducingbyafewcentimetersperyear,thePacificOcean'scurrentreac

hof10,000kilometerswillcloseupinlessthan300millionyears.

“TheresultingnewsupercontinenthasalreadybeennamedAmasiabecausesomebelievethatthePaci

ficOceanwillclosewhenAmericacollideswithAsia.Australiaisalsoexpectedtoplayaroleinth

isimportantEarthevent,firstcollidingwithAsiaandthenconnectingAmericaandAsiaoncethePac

ificOceancloses,“Huangsaid.

Changesinthedistributionofcontinentsandoceanswillcausechangesinclimates,aparticularly

whenoceancurrentsarestoppedbycontinentalcollision,ornewoceancurrentsareformedwhenconti

nentsbreakapart,“saidstudycoauthorZheng-XiangLi,distinguishedprofessorinCurtin，sSchoolo

fEarthandPlanetarySciences."Earth,asweknow,willbecompletelydifferentwhenAmasiaforms.

Thesealevelisexpectedtobelower,andthevastinterior（内陆）ofthesupercontinentwillbevery

drywithhighdailytemperatureranges.”

Researchersexpectmoreearthquakesasthecontinentalplatescollide.Surroundedbyanewsuperoc

ean,thenewlyformedsupercontinentwillalsohavedecreasedbiodiversity.

ScientistsarestilltryingtounderstandEarth'ssupercontinentcycle,whichisdrivenbyheatand

gravity.TheresearchteamwantstoestablishhowEarth*stectonicplatesstartedandwhenthefirst

continentsformed,aswellaswhatkickedoffthesupercontinentcycle."Weareonlystartingtolook

attheentireEarthsystem,fromitscoretoitsatmosphere,asacloselylinkedsystemthatevolvedt

ogether,“Lisaid.

28.Whatleadstotheformationofthenewsupercontinent?

A.TherisingtemperatureoftheEarth.

B.TheexpansionofthePacificOcean.

C.Thereducedstrengthofthetectonicplates.

D.Theappearanceofmanynewtectonicplates.

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29.Whatisbelievedbysomescientistsaboutthenewsupercontinent?

A.Theinvolvingparts.B.Itsclimatepattern.

C.Thewayitbreaksapart.D.ItsdistancefromAustralia.

30.Whatwillprobablyhappentothenewlyformedsupercontinent?

A.Therewillbeariseinthesealevel.

B.Therewillbelotsofwaterinitsinterior.

C.Thevarietyofitslivingthingswillbereduced.

D.Itstemperaturewillstaythesameallyeararound.

31.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlywanttoshow?

A.TheentireEarthsystemfacesanuncertainfuture.

B.Theoriginofthesupercontinentcycleishardtotrace.

C.TheEarth*ssupercontinentcyclewillposeabigthreat.

D.Thereismoretodiscoveraboutthesupercontinentcycle.

D

Dangerousdriverscanbeanywhere.Drunk,sleepyanddistracteddrivingcansometimesendtragicall

y,notesJeesungLee,17.Thisrisinghigh-schooljuniorinSouthkoreaattendsSt.JohnsburyAcademy

Jeju.HewonderedwhetherAIcouldhelpwarnpeopleofsuchdrivers.Asystemhe'sdesignedcannowwa

rndriverswhenotherdriversnearthemareactingdangerously.

Jeesung,ssystemcanfindcarstravelingatdangerousspeedsorsuddenlyswitchinglanes（车道）.His

computerprogramthensendsamessagetocellphonesinthearea.Itcantextdriverstowatchout.L

ivevideosurveysmanymajorroadsaroundtheglobe,oftenfortrafficreports,especiallytoassess

whathappenedafteranaccidentoccurs,Jeesungnotes.HisAI-basedprograminsteadaimstoheadoff

accidents.

Itmonitorsstreamingvideoinrealtime.Jeesungtrainedhiscomputerprogramwithpubliclyavail

ablevideosshowingcaraccidents.Hethentestedhissystemusingvideoithadn'tseen.Itcorrectl

yidentifieddangerousdrivingsome80,percentofthetime,theteennowreports.Italsosendsout

warningslessthantwosecondsafterspottingriskydriving.

Youcantgetthosewarningsjustyet.Todoso,JeesungwantstouseGPStopinpointthelocations

ofphoneusers.ThatwouldrequirepermissionfromSouthKorea'sgovernment,henotes.Butthesystem

shouldprovequickandreliable,Jeesungsays.Anditshouldcostlittle,headds.Itneedsnoaddit

ionalhardware.Andhissystemcanbeusedwithexistingcameras.

Caraccidentsarealeadingcauseofdeathandinjuries.Jeesunghopesasystemlikehiscanlimit

these.HeaimstocontinueimprovingandtestingthesysteminJejuandeventuallygoglobal.

32.WhatcausedJeesungtodesignthesystem?

A.Feelingsleepyinclass.B.Playingcomputergames.

C.Seeingdangerousdrivers.D.Actingwronglyafterdrinking.

33.WhatisthepurposeofJeesung,sdesign?

A.Tospeedupcars.B.Tostopaccidents.

C.Toreportaccidents.D.Tosurveymainroads.

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34.Whatcanweinferfromparagraph4?

A.Thesystemwillbecheap.

B.Existinghardwareisoflittleuse.

C.Jeesungcanknowthelocationsofphoneusers.

D.SouthKorea'sgovernmenthasgivenJeesungpermission.

35.WhatcanwelearnaboutJeesung?

A.Heiswarm-hearted.B.Heisambitious.

C.Hehasalotofmoney.D.Hehasanexpensivecar.

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。

Kitchenrobotisaroboticdevicedesignedtoprovideassistancewithcommonkitchentasks.The

serobotscanhandleworkrangingfromfoodpreparationtodishwashingandgeneralcleanup.36

_Theyarealsomeanttoserveasassistantstopeoplewhoareunablebyreasonofageorillness

tomanagedailykitchentaskswithoutassistance.

Ordinarykitchenrobotsareusuallydesignedtowashdirtydishes.Workingasadishw

asherinakitchenenvironmentrequiresasetofskills.Asuccessfulrobotmustbeabl

etograspandcleandishes,andstorethemappropriately.37

Moreadvancedkitchenrobotdesignsfocusonthepreparationandservingoffood._3

8Robotsdesignedtoserveasmechanicalchefsneedtobeabletoevaluatedifferentfoo

dproductstoensurefreshnessandquality.Theyalsoneedtomakeappropriateselectio

nsfromvariousingredients,andperformalargenumberofdifferentphysicaltasksas

partofthecookingprocess.

39Suchdevicesareperfectforpeoplewhogetahighsalarybuthaveverylittle

freetime.Akitchenrobotcouldpotentiallytakeovermanycommonkitchentasks,allow

ingitsownertofocusonothermattersortocookonlyonthoseoccasionswhentheyha

vethetimetoenjoycooking.

Kitchenrobotshavemorepracticalapplicationsaswell.ThepopulationofmanyWeste

rnnationsisaging,oftenquiterapidly.40Arobotcouldpotentiallyprovideth

atassistanceforthemwithoutcausinganydiscomfort.

A.Thisrequiresanentirelydifferentsetofskills.

B.Convenienceisonesellingpointofkitchenrobots.

C.Somekitchenrobotsaredesignedforotherspecialusages.

D.Olderpeoplemayrequiresomeassistancewithdailytasks.

E.Theyareintendedtoreducetheheavyhouseworkofdailyliving.

F.Nowadaysmoreandmorerobotswalkintopeople*sworkanddailylife.

G.Italsohastoavoidbreakingthemwhilemakingsureofathoroughclean.

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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。

Youngboysoftendreamofsuperpowerstosolvetheirproblems.Itwas1933,whilet

hecountrywasstill41theGreatDepression,JerrySiege1andJoeShuster

puttheir42downonpaper.Intheprocess,theycreatedtheworld，smostpopula

rsuperhero,Superman.

Joewastheartistandsketchedallthetime,43outatnewsstandsabsor

bedinmagazines,especially“AmazingStories,“andthen44torecreatethem

athome.Jerrywasthestoryteller.TheideaofSuperman45uponhiminthe

middleofasleeplesssummernight.WhentheSuperman，soriginstorystarted46,

hedashedovertoJoe，splaceandshowedittohim.Thentheyjustsatdown,andwor

kedstraightout.

Asisoftenthecase,whenweexperiencesomething47inlife,wedealwi

ththefeelingthrough48expression.Jerry'sfatherhaddiedduringarobber

y.Ayoungchildmight49thatexperiencebywishingsomethingcouldhave___

50it.ForJerry,outcametheManofSteel,whowas51tobulletsandp

rotectinginnocentpeoplewashis52.

ThestoryofSupermanhasinspiredkidsforgenerations.Ithas53theirfearsa

nddriventheirdreams.Most54,theManofSteelhasinspiredusalltofi

ndoursuperpowerandusethemtohelpothers.Therefore,thenexttimeyouareinspir

edto55_____afriendfrombeingbullied,orhelpthewidownextdoorwithyoursupe

rpowersmile,thankJoeandJerry,twoawkwardhighschoolkidswhodreamtupSuperman

一makingtheworldalittlemoresafeandfair.

41.A.evaluatingB.undergoingC.controllingD.overcoming

42.A.conceptsB.principlesC.ideasD.disputes

43.A.hangingB.workingC.runningD.figuring

44.A.getoutB.standoutC.setoutD.putout

45.A.struckB.dawnedC.fellD.occurred

46.A.takingactionB.takingeffectC.takingshapeD.takingaim

47.A.tiresomeB.tragicC.memorableD.grateful

48.A.creativeB.personalC.academicD.skillful

49.A.rememberB.commendC.judgeD.process

50.A.defeatedB.predictedC.preventedD.supported

51.A.subjectB.resistantC.sensitiveD.accustomed

52.A.responsibilityB.disbeliefC.commandD.contribution

53.A.sharedB.confirmedC.boostedD.calmed

54.A.unexpectedlyB.importantlyC.fortunatelyD.obviously

55.A.banB.helpC.saveD.facilitate

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第二节(共10小题；每小题L5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。

ShenKuo(沈括)wasascientistoftheNorthernSongDynasty.Hewas56allroun

dscholarofastronomy,physics,chemistry,geologyandmedicalscience.57,She

nKuo'sreputationhasbeenmostlyinthefieldofscientificwriting:hewasthefir

st58(build)graphicmaps.

Thanks59hismother,ShenKuoreceivedaformaleducationinhischildhood.He

wasdiligentandhereadsomuchthathesufferedeyepainlaterinlife.Whileinh

is60(thirty),ShenKuofrequentlydreamedofaplace.Inthedream,heclimbed

ahill,thetopof61wascoveredwithbrightlycoloredflowersandtrees.Clear

waters62(flow)atthebaseofthehill,withtreesoneitherside.Lateron,wh

en63(travel)around,hewasshockedtofindapieceoflandthatwas64(ex

act)theoneinhisdream.Therehesettledandwroteofthediscoverieshehadmade

inhislifetime.

ThisextraordinarystoryistheoriginofShen，stheDreamRivuletDiary(《梦溪笔

谈》).TheDreamRivuletDiarywasamilestoneinthehistoryofChinesescience.Sof

ar,thisamazingscientificwork65(put)intoanumberofdifferentlanguages,i

ncludingEnglish,French,GermanandJapanese.

第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(满分15分)

上周日，你校师生一起参观了你们市的历史博物馆。请你为校英文报写一篇报道，内容包括：

1.活动的过程；

2.你的收获与感想。

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。

AMeaningfulVisit

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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。

Lungsnearlybursting,Istruggledtoliftmyheadoutofthewater.Inchbyinch,mytiredbody

reachedfortheendofthepool.

Theextentofmyswimmingcareerwaspurelyrecreational,whilethecompetitive