2023-2024学年湖北省宜荆荆恩四地高三年级上册9月联考英语试卷含听力

2023-2024学年湖北省宜荆荆恩四地高三上学期9

月联考英语试卷（含听力）

一、短对话

1.Whoisthemancomplainingabout?

A.Hiswife.B.Histeacher.C.Hiskid.

2.Whydoesthewomantalktotheman?

A.Toseekadvice.B.Tomakearequest.C.Toofferhelp.

3.WhyisJaneupset?

A.Shegotaparkingticket.

B,Hercarstoppedworking.

C.Shefoundnoparkingspace.

4.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Thecausesofsandstorms.

B.Thedangersofsandstorms.

C.Thepreventionofsandstorms.

5.WhatwouldthegirllikemostforChristmas?

A.Atoycar.B.Apiano.C.Littledolls.

二、长对话

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

6.Whereisthewomansitting?

A.Onthegrass.B.Ontheplayground.C.Nearthefountain.

7.Whatisthemandoing?

A.Readingabook.B.Havingapicnic.C.Takingawalk.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

8.WhatiswallstreetBears?

A.Anovel.B.Amovie.C.Atelevisiondrama.

9.Whenwillthespeakersgotothemoviefestival?

A.onSaturday.B.onSunday.C.onMonday.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

10.Whendidthemanfinishhiswork?

A.Atnight.B.Intheafternoon.C.Atnoon.

11.Whatdoesthewomanaskthemantodotonight?

A,Writeanessay.B.Teachherhistory.C.Stopplayingthepiano.

12.Howmightthewomanfeel?

A.Upset.B.Thankful.C.Curious.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

13.Whatdoesthemanthinkisimportanttobeatopracingdriver?

A.Concentration.B.Experience.C.Drivingskills.

14.Whointroducedcarracingtotheman?

A.Hisfriends.B.Hisdad.C.Hismum.

15.Whatdoesthemansuggestyoungdriversdo?

A.Tryvarioussports.B.Gotouniversityfirst.C.Workoutinthegym.

16.Whatisthewoman?

A.Acoach.B.Ahostess.C.Adriver.

三、短文

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

17.WhydoesthespeakergiveJoanMilleraspecialwelcome?

A.Towishherahappybirthday.

B,Tothankherforhercoming.

C.Toinvitehertojointheclub.

18.WhatiswoodvilleLunchmainlyaimedat?

A.Givinghelp.B.providingfood.C.offeringcompanionship.

19.Whatarethelistenersexpectedtodoafterlunch?

A.Gettoknoweachother.B.Clearawaythedishes.C.watchashow.

20.Onwhichoccasionisthetalkprobablygiven?

A.Atabirthdayparty.B.Ataroutinemeeting.C.Atanopeningofaclub.

四、阅读理解

Booksteachusabouttruth,science,literature,friendshipandthevalueoflove

andcaring.Hereare4booksyoushouldreadatleastonceinyourlife.

1.Charlotte,swebbyE.B.White

Charlotte'swebisanovelaboutapignamedwilburandaspidernamed

CharlottewrittenbyAmericanauthorE.B.white.Itfirstcameoutin1952,with

illustrationsbyGarthWilliams.Alive-actionfilmversionwaspublishedin2006.

White'snovelisalessonfbrchildrenandareminderforadultsofthebeautyof

natureandtheimportanceofrespectingeverycreatureonthisearth.

2.TheLittleprincebyAntoineDesaint-Exupery

Themost-translatedbookinFrench,TheLittleprinceisthestoryofalittleboy

whofallstoEarthfromaminorplanettotrytounderstandmankind.Inhistravelshe

meetsaseriesofstrangeanddelightfulcharacters.Itisafableaboutthefoolishness

ofmanandman'stendencytowardself-destruction,aswellasthetransformative

poweroffriendshipandtrust.

3.ThekiteRunnerbyKhaledHosseini

ThekiteRunnerisisthestoryoftheunlikelyandcomplicatedfriendshipbetween

Amir,thesonofawealthymerchant,andHassan,thesonofhisfather*sservant.

Hosseinibringshishomelandtolifeforus,showingusaworldofordinarypeople,

theenduringloveoffriendship,andthepowerofforgiveness.

4.RequiredReadingforAilTeenagersbyDouglaspagels

Much-lovedforitsmixofheartfeltthoughts,RequiredReadingforAllTeenagers

combinesthewordsofDouglaspagelswiththewritingsoffamouspeoplefromthe

fieldsofsports.Nowinaredesignedversion,itisabetter-than-eversourcethatgives

parentssomesolidadviceonparentingteenagers.

21.Whatdoweknowaboutcharlotte'sweb?

A.Itwasonceadaptedforafilm.B.ItwasillustratedbyE.B.white.

C.Itwasoriginallyreleasedin2006.D.Itwasspeciallydesignedforkids.

22.WhatdoTheLittleprinceandThekiteRunnerbothtalkabout?

A.Animals.B.Friendship.C.Forgiveness.D.Celebrities.

23.Whichbookbestsuitsthoseconcernedaboutfamilyeducation?

A.Charlotte1sweb.B.TheLittleprince.

C.ThekiteRunner.D.RequiredReadingforAllTeenagers.

TheTwenty-three-year-oldMumbaigirlVidhiBubnaisofferingIndia1sfirstand

onlydivinggranttoexplorethemarineecosystem.

Vidhi*sfirstdivingexperienceturnedouttobeaheartbreakingone.Whileshe

expectedalotofcolorsunderwaterasshehadseenonTV,Vidhicameacrossall

whitecorals（珊瑚），whichmeanstheyarealmostdeadfrombeingbleached（褪色）.

ItwasverysadandIjuststartedcryingaftercomingoutofthewater,"shesays.

Vidhi,aneconomicsgraduatefromAshokaUniversity,didnotenjoyworkingwith

numbersandturnedtowritingaboutsocialissues,includingwomen*srightsand

minorityissues.

Asanadventurelover,Vidhiwentdivingtoexploretheunderwaterbeautylastyear.

HerdisappointmentatseeingdyingcoralsledtothestartofCoralWarriors,anon-

profitorganizationthataimstoraiseawarenessofmarineprotectionandclimate

change.

“Nobodyknowsaboutclimatechangetilltheyseeit,"Vidhisays.TheMumbai­

basedorganisationoffersIndia*sfirstandonlydivinggrant.Thegrantsponsors

level-onescubadivingeducationinanylocationoftheirchoiceinIndia.Whilethere

isnospecificstandard,Vidhisaystheselectionprocessisstrict,choosingcandidates

whoarepassionateaboutclimatechangeandseeingthattheydosomethingoftheir

choice.Fourcandidateshavebeenawardedthegrantsofarandtheorganisationhopes

tofindatleastfivepeopleeveryyear.

"Afterthecandidatesreturn,weexpectthemtoworkonaclimatechangeproject

oftheirchoice,createcommunities,andworktocreateawarenessanddriveaction­

centricprojects,"sheexplains.

Priortostartingcoralwarriors,Vidhiwashostingfreeonlineworkshopstospread

awarenessofmarinebiodiversityandclimatechange,andhasreachedabout5,000

peoplethroughthem.

Asanextstep,Vidhiisplanningtoworkondocumentarieswithhigh-quality

underwaterimagesandvideos,consideringnotmanycanaffordorhavethecourage

togodivingtoseewhatishappeningunderwater.

24.HowdidVidhifeelonherfirstdiving?

A.Excited.B.Upset.C.Awesome.D.Awkward.

25.WhydidVidhisetupCoralWarriors?

A.Tofocusmoreattentiononsocialissues.

B•Tofurtherexploretheunderwaterbeauty.

C.Tofuelpeople1senthusiasmforadventure.

D.Tomakeanappealformarineconservation.

26.Whatarecandidatesexpectedtodo?

A.Tohelppromotepeople'ssenseofcommunity.

B.Tochoosewhatevertheyarepassionateabout.

C.Tomeetspecificandstrictselectionstandards.

D.Toundertakeactivitiesrelevanttoclimatechange.

27.WhatwillVidhidotoprotectmarinebiodiversity?

A.Ahootdocumentaries.B.Tackleclimatechange.

C.Encouragepeopletodive.D.Hostfreeonlineworkshops.

Cichlidsandstingrays(慈蜩和黄貂鱼)canperformsimpleplusandsubtraction

(减法)inthenumberrangeofonetofive.Thishasbeenshowninarecentstudyby

theuniversityofBonn,whichhasnowbeenpublishedinthejournalscientificReports.

ThisfacthasbeenknownforsometimethatCichlidsandstingrayscanprecisely

detectsmallquantitieswithoutcounting.However,thenewresearchledbyDr.vera

schluesselfromtheuniversityofBonnhasshownthatbothspeciescanevencalculate.

“Wetrainedtheanimalstoperformsimpleadditionsandsubtractions,0Schluessel

explains."Indoingso,theyhadtoincreaseordecreaseapremiervalueby

one."Bluemeans“addone",andyellowmeans"subtractone”.

Buthowdoyouaskacichlidfortheresultofu2+1”or“5-1”?The

researchersusedamethodotherresearchgroupshadalreadysuccessfullyusedtotest

themathematicalabilitiesofbees:Theyshowedthefishacollectionofgeometric

shapes—forexample,foursquares.Iftheseobjectswerecoloredblue,thismeant

,addone".Yellow,ontheotherhand,meant"subtractone".Aftershowingthe

originalstimulus(e.g.foursquares),theanimalswereshowntwonewpictures—

onewithfiveandonewiththreesquares.Iftheyswamtothecorrectpicture(i.e.to

thefivesquaresinthe“blue”arithmetictask),theywererewardedwithfood.If

theygavethewronganswer,theywentawayempty-handed.Overtime,theylearned

toassociatethebluecolorwithanincreaseofoneintheamountshownatthe

beginning,andtheyellownumberwithadecrease.

Butcanthefishapplythisknowledgetonewtasks?Havetheyactuallymastered

themathematicalrulebehindthecolors?*Tocheckthis,wewilldesignedlyleave

outsomecalculationsduringfuturetraining,"Schluesselexplains.

28.Whatisknownaboutthetwospeciesbeforethenewresearch?

A.Theycancountsmallquantitieseasily.

B.Theycanassociatecolorswithnumbers.

C.Theycandosimplecalculationsbytraining.

D.Theycanidentifysmallquantitiesaccurately.

29.Whyisthebee-methodapplied?

A.Toillustratefish'sability.B.Toensuretheresearch*sreliability.

D.Topromotetheresearch1s

C.Tocomparefishandbees.

application.

30.Howistheexperimentcarriedout?

A.Bycollectingandcalculating.B.Bycomparingandanalysing.

C.Byobservingandconcluding.D.Bypredictingandchecking.

31.Whatdoesthelastparagraphimply?

A.Thefisharecompetentinmathematicalcalculation.

B.Theprocedureoftheexperimentneedsimprovement.

C.Moretrialsarestillneededtoconfirmthenewfindings.

D.Calculationmethodsarecomprehendedbybothspecies.

The"diet"indietdrinksmaybeafalsepromiseforsomesodalovers.True,they

deliverthetasteofasodaexperience,withoutthecalories.Yet,newresearchshows

theycanalsoleavepeoplewithincreasedappetite.

AstudypublishedrecentlyinJAMANetworkopenaddstotheevidencethatdrinks

madewithsucralose,anartificialsweetener（甜味齐！J）,mayincreasetheappetite

amongsomepeople."Wefoundfemalesandoverweightpeoplehadgreaterbrain

rewardactivityafterconsumingtheartificialsweetener,"saysstudyauthorKatie

Page,aphysicianattheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia.Bothgroupsatemorefood

afterconsumingdrinkswithsucralose,comparedwithafterregularsugar-sweetened

drinks.Incontrast,thestudyfoundmalesandpeopleofhealthyweightdidnothave

anincreaseineitherbrainrewardactivityorhungerresponse,suggestingthey,renot

affectedinthesameway.

Onetheoryisthatit'snottheartificialsweeteneritselfthathasadirecteffecton

thebody.Theideaisthatartificialsweetenersmayconfusethebodybytrickingitinto

thinkingsugariscoming."Youaresupposedtogetsugaraftersomethingtastes

sweet,nexplainsSwithers,“Yourbodyhasbeenusedtothat/'Butthesugarnever

arrives,whichmayleadtothebody*slessefficiencyinprocessingsugarthats

consumedlater.

Swithers1labhasalsodocumentedthatwhenanimalswithahistoryofconsuming

artificialsweetenersgetrealsugar,theirbloodsugarlevelsrisehigherthanthoseof

animalsnotfedartificialsweeteners."It'sasmalleffect,butovertimethiscould

contributetopotentiallysignificantconsequences,"shesays.Ifthisishappeningin

somepeoplewhoconsumedietsoda,itcouldaddtotheriskofType2diabetes（糖尿

病），becausewhenbloodsugarrises,thebodyhastoreleasemoreinsulin（胰岛素）to

absorbthesugar."Sowhatyou'redoingisthatyouarekindofpushingthesystem

harder,"Switherssays.

32.WhatcanwelearnfromKatiepage*sstudy?

A.Femalesenjoyingdietdrinksconsumemorefood.

B.Artificialsweetenershelpmaleswithbetterappetite.

C.Dietdrinksincreasehungerresponseofhealthypeople.

D.peopleconsumingsucralosehavegreaterbrainrewardactivity.

33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”inparagraph3referto?

A,Theeffectofsugar.B.Responsetosweetness.

C.Artificialsweetener.D.Theabsenceofsweetness.

34.WhatcanweinferfromSusanSwithers*wordsinthelastparagraph?

A.Moreinsulinreleasehelpssugarlevelrise.

B.peopledrinkingdietsodahardlyabsorbsugar.

C.Type2diabetesmainlyresultsfromartificialsweeteners.

D.Consumingartificialsweetenersmightcausehealthproblems.

35.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A.Thepotentialofartificially-sweeteneddrinks.

B.Thewisdomofchoosinghealthysweetdrinks.

C.Theunderlyinglinkbetweendietdrinksandhealth.

D.Thedifferencesamongartificially-sweeteneddrinks.

五、七选五

BoostyourMemory

Whentryingtomemorizenewmaterial,it'seasytoassumethatthemorework

youputin,thebetteryouwillperform.36Justturndownthelights,sitback,

andenjoy10-15minutesofquietrest,andyou'11findthatyourmemoryisfarbetter

thanifyouhadattemptedtousethatmomentmoreproductively.

Althoughit'sknownthatweshouldpaceourstudies,newresearchsuggeststhat

weshouldaimfbr“minimaldistraction0duringthesebreaks.37Ybureally

needtogiveyourbrainthechanceforacompleterechargewithnodistraction.

Thememory-boostingbenefitsofundisturbedrestweredocumentedin1900.In

oneexperiment,theresearcherfirstaskedtheparticipantstolearnalistofsyllables.

Followingashortperiod,halfthegroupwasimmediatelygivenasecondlisttoleam,

whiletherestweregivenasix-minutebreakbeforecontinuing.38The

participantsgiventhebreakrememberednearly50percent,comparedtoanaverage

of28percentfortheothergroup.

Intheearly2000s,twootherresearchersledseveralfollow-upstudies.Inhealthy

participants,theyhavefoundthatshortperiodsofrestcanalsoimproveourmemory

ofplaces.Morecrucially,thisadvantagestaysaweekaftertheoriginallearningtask

anditseemstobenefityoungandoldpeoplealike._39

Theexactmechanismisstillunknown.Itisnowacceptedthatoncememoriesare

initiallyencoded,theypassthroughaperiodofconsolidation（巩固）thatbondthem

inlong-termstorage.40Butnowintheageofinformation,itseemsthatour

brainsdoneedashortbreakattimestofunctionbetter.

A.Ourmemoryiseasilydistractedbynewinformation.

B.Thiswasoncethoughttohappenprimarilyduringsleep.

C.Wetendtoavoidactivitiescontradictorytomemorytasks.

D.Yetdoingnothingoccasionallymaybeexactlywhatyouneed.

E.Sodon,tcheckyouremails,orsurfthewebonyoursmartphone.

F.Whentestedonehourlater,bothgroupsshowedstrikinglydifferentpatternsof

recall.

G.Theyhavealsofoundsimilarbenefitsforpeopleintheearlierstagesof

Alzheimer*sdisease.

六、完形填空

Growingupandplayinghockey（冰球）withherbrothersinthearea,Manon

Rheaumelearnedprettyquicklythat,despiteher,shewasoftencutfrom

teamsbecauseshewasagirl.Althoughitwasforthe

youngster,shecontinuedtoworkhardandherskillstoproveshecould

withtheboys.

Itdidn'ttakelongforhertomakeaforherself.In1984,shebecame

thefirstgirltointhewell-knownQuebecCityInternationalpee-wee

HockeyTournament.

WhentheTampaBayLightning,aNationalHockeyLeague(NHL)team,came

callingthefollowingyear,itwasaRheaumecouldnotpassup.When

RheaumearrivedinTampaBay,sherememberstherewasabigbouquet(花束)of

flowerswaitingforherinherdressingroom,alongwitha.uItwasfrom

aradiostationinMontrealandthecardGofurther,good

toyou,we'reallonyourandyou'renotalone/"shesaid,“when

Igotthat,Irealizedalotofpeopleweremetobesuccessful."

AlthoughherexperiencewiththeNHLwasbrief,Rheaumeencouragedcountless

girlstotheirhockeydreams.Rheaumesaid,“Hardworkandnever

givingupiswhatmakesyou

41.A.competenceB.patienceC.differenceD.influence

42.A.hardlyB.simplyC.physicallyD.irresponsibly

43.A.confusingB.surprisingC.embarrassingD.disappointing

44.A.recoverB.assessC.sharpenD.expect

45.A.complainB.competeC.celebrateD.correspond

46.A.nameB.planC.faceD.rule

47.A.workB.engageC.starD.volunteer

48.A.dreamB.roleC.signalD.chance

49.A.certificateB・ticketC.cardD.picture

50.A.emergedB.readC.explainedD.listed

51.A.luckB.momentC.giftsD.news

52.A.wayB.mindC.sideD.schedule

53.A.pressingB.sponsoringC.advisingD.supporting

54.A.sticktoB.putoffC.makeupD.setaside

55.A.dynamicB.popularC.successfulD.reliable

七、用单词的适当形式完成短文

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式

Luosifenisacombinationofriversnailsandricenoodles,originatinginLiuzhou,

Guangxi,southernChina.SinceLiuzhouisacityfullofLuosifenrestaurants,with

manynearoneanother,youcanevensmellit56(walk)downthestreet!

BecauseofthehumidclimateinLiuzhou,peopletendtolosetheirappetite,butthe

spicyandsourtastestimulates57(people)appetite.Itsuniquetasteoffreshness,

sourness,hotnessandspicinessis58modernpeopleandyoungpeopleprefer.

Dinerscanalsoaddextrachili,freshgreenvegetablesorgarlic59(suit)their

owntaste.Despitetheword"snail"initsChinesename,actualsnailsdon*t

commonlyappearinthedish,but60(use)toflavorthesoup.Therebeingmany

choicesof61(package)Luosifenthesedays,peoplecaneasilypreparetheir

favoriteversionathome.SomepeopleevencookLuosifen-basedhotpot62

(they).Admittedly,Luosifenhasbecome63must-trydishforthoseenthusiasts

seekingagenuinecuisine.WhetheryouareexploringthestreetsofLiuzhou64

enjoyingabowlinadistantland,Luosifenissuretoleavealastingimpressionon

yourtastebuds,providinga65(true)unforgettablegastronomic(美食的)

experience.

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