陕西省西安市某中学2023-2024学年高三年级上册9月月考英语试题

陕西省西安市某中学2023-2024学年高三上学期9月月考

英语试题

学校:姓名：班级：考号：

一、短对话

1.Whatdoesthewomanintendtodo?

A.Gotothe1IthStreet.B.TakeabustoJacksonville.C.Putupasignatthebus

stop.

2.WhatmaythewomansuggestthemanbuyforBarry?

A.Abook.B.Atoybear.C.Atelescope.

3.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Formerschoolmates.B.Newcolleagues.C.Sellerandbuyer.

4.Howistheweathernow?

A.Sunny.B.Rainy.C.Cloudy.

5.Wherearethespeakersprobablynow?

A.Inapark.B.Inalibrary.C.Inagym.

二、长对话

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

6.Whatdidthewomandoyesterday?

A.Shewenttoaclubmeeting.

B.Shehandedinherresearch.

C.Shebegantowriteheressay.

7.Whatwillthewomando?

A.ContactSimone.B.Changeheressaytopic.C.Visitanothercountry.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

8.WhatdoesthemansayaboutTheLordoftheRings?

A.Ithasnorelatedmovieseries.B.Itsstoryisgreat.

C.Itlacksactionanddrama.

9.Whyisthewomanunwillingtoreadthebooks?

A.Theyaretoolong.B.Theyareconfusing.C.Theyarefarfromreal.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

10.Whydoesthemaninvitethewomantohisflat?

A.Toshowheraroundhisgarden.

B.TohelpherimproveherEnglish.

C.Tointroducehertohisneighbors.

11.WhenwillthewomanseeherfriendLuke?

A.OnWednesday.B.OnThursday.C.OnFriday.

12.Whatwillthewomanprepareforthegathering?

A.Atraditionalsnack.B.Abunchofflowers.C.Somecoffee.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

13.Whatcolormightthewoman,sdressbe?

A.White.B.Cream.C.Silverandgold.

14.Howmanypeoplewillbepresentattheeveningsection?

A.100.B.200.C.300.

15.Whatwillthewomanprovide?

A.Balloons.B.Drinks.C.Chaircovers.

16.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Acompanygathering.B.Abirthdayparty.C.Aweddingceremony.

三、短文

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

17.Whatimpacthasthecoronavirushadonpublictransport?

A.Ithasallbeenshutdown.B.Ithasbeenusedless.

C.Ithasbeendestroyed.

18.WhatwastheincreaseofcyclingintheUKinJune2020?

A.25%.B.39%.C.300%.

19.HowdidthecoronavirusaffecttheemploymentintheUK?

A.ManypeopleintheservicesectionIostjobs.

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B.Thetechnologysectionfacedtheworstresults.

C.Noemployeeswereabletoworkfromhome.

20.Whatismanypeople,swish?

A.Weshouldkeeppositivechanges.

B.It,sbettertolookbackonthepast.

C.Traditionalwaysoflivingshouldstay.

四、阅读理解

Airbnbrentals

EntireapartmenthostedbyDaniel

2guests.Studio.1bed.lbath.$135

Airbnbstarrate4.87(230reviews)

Entirehome:You,llhavetheapartmenttoyourself.

Self-check-in:Checkyourselfinwiththelockbox.

Sparklingclean:13%recentguestssaidthisplacewassparklingclean.

Danielisasuperhost

ClosetoWellsbeachandRoute1shopping,restaurants,andetc.Privatewithitsown

fullbathroomandfullkitchenthat,slocatedintheroom.High-speedWi-Fi,andAC/heat.

ComfyQueensizebedwithbeddinglinens.1don'tdolongtermrentalsforthesummerbut

pleasemessagemeifyou'dliketodoalong-termrentalfromOctobertoMay.

PrivateroominapartmenthostedbySarah

1guest.1bedroom.1bed,1sharedbath.$213

Airbnbstarrate4.56(98reviews)

Sarahisasuperhost

Acheerful,sunnyroominabrightandwell-litstreet-sideapartment.Welove

people-watchingfromthewindowsandtheconveniencetothesubway.Wearejustashort

subwayridefromthedowntown.Check-inbefore9p.m.

Thespace

Privateroominaverycleanapartment2blocksfromthesubway.Sharedbathroomand

kitchen.Wi-fiincludedthroughyourowndevice.

EntirecabinhostedbySelena

2guests.Cabin.1bed.lbath.$90

Airbnbstarrate4.91（23reviews）

SeIenaisasuperhost

Ourcabinissituatedveryclosetotheendoftheroadthatrunsnorthalongtheeastside

oftheSecheltInlet.Thereislittlebesideswilderness,accessedonlybyplaneorboat.Asa

result,itisveryquietupherewithlittletonotraffic.Wekeepourcanoewhichisalways

avaibletoourgueststouse.

Informationfortransport

Drivingisundoubtedlythebestwaytogetaroundthecoastasthereisalottoseeand

do,andnotalotofpublictransportoptionsavailable.Itmightbepossibleforustocomepick

guestsupfromthecoast,Doletusknowifthatisthecase.

21.HowmanyguestshaveratedDanieΓsapartmentassparklingcleanprobably?

A.52.B.24.

C.17.D.30.

22.Whichrentalplacehastheeasiestaccesstopublictransportation?

A.Sarah,s.B.Selena's.

C.DanieΓs.D.None.

23.Whichisthetruestatementaccordingtothepassage?

A.DanielofferslongtermrentalsintheSUmme匚

B.GuestsownafullbathroominSarah'sapartment.

C.ItispossibletocallSelenaforapickupatherconvenience.

D.YouarenotallowedtousetheSelena'scanoe.

Ibelieveinholdingontotraditionsbecausetheyhelpedourfamilyflourish（兴旺）ina

newcountry.Butthisconceptismoreconcretelyexpressedthisway:Ibelieveinfeeding

monkeysonmybirthdayforthatpurpose—somethingΓvedonewithoutfailfor35years.

IntheBurmesejungle,monkeysareascommonaspigeons.ButinAmerica,feeding

monkeysmeansviolatingtherules.

Asakid,Ithoughtthatwascool.IlearnedEnglishthroughwatchingbadtelevision

showsandexpectedthatIwasthechosenwaιτior（勇士）senttodefendmyfamily.DadandI

wouldgotothezooearlyinthemorning,justthetwoofus.WhentheCoastwasclear,I

wouldthrowmypeanutstothemonkeys.

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Ineverhadtoexplainmyselfuntilmy18thbirthday.ItwasthefirstyearIdidn,tgowith

myfather.Iwentwithmyfriendsandarrived10minutesafterthezoogatesclosed.44Please,,,

Ibeggedthezookeeper,“Ifeedmonkeysformyfamily,notforme.Can,tyoumakean

exception?”"Gofindapetstore,,,shesaid.

Ifonlyitweresoeasy.Thattime,Igotlucky.Ifoundoutthatahighschoolclassmate

trainedthemonkeysforthemovieOutofAfrica,soheallowedmetofeedhismonkeys.

OnceamanwithapetmonkeysuspectedthatmystorywasaDlOy—thatIwasananimal

rightsactivistouttoliberatehismonkey.Anothertime,azootoldmethatoutsiderscouldnot

feedthemonkeyswithoutviolatingthezookeepers,collectivebargainingagreement.Oncein

apetstore,Imanagedtofeedamarmoset俄）beingkeptinabirdcage.Anothertime,Iwas

askedtowearaspecialsuittofeedalaboratorymonkey.

It,srarelyeasyand,yet,somehowΓvefoundawaytofeedamonkeyeveryyearsinceI

wasborn.

24.Whyhastheauthorfedmonkeysalltheseyears?

A.Topleasehisfather.B.Todevelopanewhobby.

C.Tocelebratehisbirthday.D.Tokeepuphisfamilytradition.

25.Howdidtheauthorandhisfatherfeedthezoomonkeys?

A.Theydiditinasecretway.B.Theypretendedtobewarriors.

C.Theydiditwiththehelpoffriends.D.Theygotthezookeeper,spermission.

26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"ploy"inParagraph5mean?

A.Joke.B.Trick.C.Game.D.Treat.

27.Howisthefifthparagraphmainlydeveloped?

A.Byprovidingexamples.B.Bygivingexplanations.

C.Byfollowingtimeorder.D.Bymakingcomparisons.

Turningthelightsoutorwearingablindfoldwhileeatingcouldbeaquickwaytolose

weight,accordingtoscientists.Thesimpletrickworksbecauseitstopsdinerseatingfor

pleasureratherthanforcalories.Italsotriggers（弓∣发）apartofthebrainthatisworriedthat

unseenfoodmaygobad.

AnexperimentbytheUniversityofKonstanz,inGermany,foundthatpeoplewhowere

blindfoldedconsumedninepercentfewercaloriesbeforetheyfeltfull,comparedtothose

whocouldsee.Theyalsovastlyoverestimatedhowmuchtheyhadeatenbecausetheycould

notseehowmuchwasleftontheplate.Blindfoldedvolunteersestimatedtheyhadeaten88

percentmorethantheyactuallyhad.

Scientistsbelievethatnotseeingfoodonthetablealsoallowsthebodytoknowwhenit

isfullinrealtimeratherthanrememberingpastexperienceswhereitmighthavetakenafull

platetofeelfull.

Intheexperiment,50peoplewereblindfoldedand40wereallowedtoseetheirfood.All

weretoldnottoeatwithintwohoursoftheexperiment.Theywerethengiventhree95g

bowlsofchocolateice-creamandinvitedtoeatfor15minutes.Theirbowlsweretakenaway

andtheremainingice-creamweighed,whiletheparticipantswerequizzedonhowmuchthey

thoughttheyhadeaten.

Onaveragethegroupwhocouldseeate116gwhiletheblindfoldedgroupsate

105g.However,theblindfoldedgroupbelievedtheyhadeaten197gwhilecomparedwith159g

forthenon-blindvolunteers.Theywerealsoaskedhowpleasanttheice-creamtastedandthe

blindfoldedgroupratedlowerthanthosewhocouldsee.

“Theexperiencedpleasureofeatingwassignificantlylowerintheblindfoldedgroup.

Notseeingthefoodmighthavedecreasedtheappetite.Sightplaysanimportantroleinthe

eatingexperienceandintheoveralldiningexperience.^^

Previousstudieshaveshownthatthevisualinfluenceoffoodplaysalargepartinthe

taste.Whilerestaurantsthatallowdinerstoeatinthedarkstatethatittriggersothersenses,in

facteatingindarknessislikelytotastefarmilderthanusual.

28.Withthelightsout,dinerseatlesspartlybecause.

A.theywanttoquicklyfinishtheirmeals

B.theytrusttheirfeelingsmorethanever

C.theyfocusmoreonfunthanthecalories

D.theyworryaboutthequalityofthefood

29.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethattheblindfoldedgroup.

A.spentamuchlongertimeeatingthesamefood

B.believedtheyatemorethantheyreallydid

C.dependedonpastexperiencestofeelfull

D.thoughtthefoodtastedbetterthanusual

30.Thelasttwoparagraphstellusthat.

A.dinersarelikelytolosetheirappetiteeatingindarkness

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B.sensesratherthansightplayanimportantroleinthetaste

C.findingsofthisexperimentdifferfromthepreviousstudies

D.restaurantsbenefitalotfromallowingdinerstoeatinthedark

31.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto.

A.providestatisticsrelatedtoeatinginthedark

B.offerreasonsforpeopletoeatinthedarkareas

C.informthereadersoftheresultofanexperiment

D.persuadethereaderstoloseweightinanewway

Forseveraldecades,therehasbeenanextensiveandorganizedcampaignintendedto

generatedistrustinscience,fundedbythosewhoseinterestsandideologiesarethreatenedby

thefindingsofmodernscience.Inresponse,scientistshavetendedtostressthesuccessof

science.Afterall,scientistshavebeenrightaboutmostthings.

Stressingsuccessesisn,twrong,butformanypeopleit,snotpersuasive.Analternative

answertothequestion“Whytrustscience?^^isthatscientistsusetheso-calledscientific

method.Ifyou,vegotahighschoolsciencetextbooklyingaround,you,llprobablyfindthat

answerinit.Butwhatistypicallythoughttobethescientificmethod-developahypothesis

（假设），thendesignanexperimenttotestit—isn,twhatscientistsactuallydo.Scienceis

dynamic:newmethodsgetinvented;oldonesgetabandoned;andsometimes,scientistscan

befounddoingmanydifferentthings.

Ifthereisnodependablescientificmethod,thenwhatisthereasonfortrustinscience?

Theanswerishowthoseclaimsareevaluated.Thecommonelementinmodemscience,

regardlessofthespecificfieldortheparticularmethodsbeingused,isthestrictscrutiny（审

查）ofclaims.It,sthistough,sustainedprocessthatworkstomakesurefaultyclaimsare

rejected.Ascientificclaimisneveracceptedastrueuntilithasgonethroughalengthy”peer

review,,becausethereviewersareexpertsinthesamefieldwhohaveboththerightandthe

obligation（责任）tofindfaults.

Akeyaspectofscientificjudgmentisthatitisdonecollectively.Noclaimgetsaccepted

untilithasbeenVettedbydozens,ifnothundreds,ofheads.Inareasthathavebeencontested,

likeclimatescienceandvaccinesafety,it,sthousands.Thisiswhywearegenerallyjustified

innotworryingtoomuchifasinglescientist,evenaveryfamousone,disagreeswiththe

claim.Andthisiswhydiversityinscience—themorepeoplelookingataclaimfrom

differentangles-isimportant.

Doesthisprocessevergowrong?Ofcourse.Scientistsarehumans.Thereisalwaysthe

possibilityofrevisingaclaimonthebasisofnewevidence.SomepeoplearguethatWe

shouldnottrustsciencebecausescientistsareualwayschangingtheirminds,∖While

examplesoftrulysettledsciencebeingoverturnedarefarfewerthanissometimesclaimed,

theydoexist.Butthebeautyofthisscientificprocessisthatitexplainswhatmightotherwise

appearcontradictory:thatscienceproducesbothnoveltyandstability.Scientistsdochange

theirmindsinthefaceofnewevidence,butthisisastrengthofscience,notaweakness.

32.Howdoestheauthorthinkoftheso-calledscientificmethod?

A.Stable.B.Persuasive.

C.Unreliable.D.Conclusive.

33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"vetted"inParagraph4probablymean?

A.Explained.B.Examined.

C.Repeated.D.Released.

34.Whichofthefollowingmaytheauthoragreewithaccordingtothepassage?

A.Itisnotpersuasivetorejectthosefaultyclaims.

B.Settledsciencetendstobecollectivelyoverturned.

C.Aleadingexpertcannotplayadecisiveroleinascrutiny.

D.Diversityinknowledgeisthecommonelementinscience.

35.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.PutYourFaithinScienceB.DefendtheTruthinScience

C.ApplyYourMindtoScienceD.ExploreaDynamicWaytoScience

五、七选五

Foodplaysanessentialroleinourlivesandrightfullyso:ThefoodWeeatisrelatedto

ourculture.36.Don,tbelieveme?Here,swhyfoodisthebestwaytounderstanda

culture:

37

Itdoesn,tmatterwhereyou,refrom-youhavetoeat.Yoursocialculturemostlikely

developedfromtheneedtoeat.Oncetheysuιpassedhuntingandgathering,manyearly

civilizationsorganizedthemselvesinwaysthatpromotedfooddistributionandproduction.

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Thatalsomeantthattheanimals,landandresourcesyouwereneargovernedwhatyou,d

consumeandhowyou,dprepareandcookit.

Foodpreservationtechniquesareuniquetoclimatesandlifestyles.

Everwonderwhytheprocesstopreservemeatissodifferentaroundtheworld?

38InMorocco,ifpreservedcorrectly,Khlea,adish,isstillgoodfortwoyearswhen

storedatroomtemperature.ThatmakesmuchsenseinMorocco,whichhashadastrong

nomadic（游牧的）population,desertlandscape,andextremelywarm,drytemperatures.

Themainlocalcuisinesillustratehistoricaleatingpatterns.

Somesocietieshavecuisinesthatareentirelybasedonmeat,andothersarealmost

entirelyplant-based.India,scuisineisextremelyvariedfromregiontoregion,withmeatand

wheatheavydishesinthefarnorth,tospectacularfishdelicaciesintheeast,torice-based

vegetariandietsinthesouth.39.

Foodtourism.

40.Afoodtouristwon,tjustfocusonhavingapintatOktoberfest,butwillbe

interestedinlearningtheGermanbeermakingprocess,andpossiblyhowtheycanmaketheir

ownfreshbeer.Sincetheirinterestinfoodismorethanmealdeep,thetouristshavethe

chancetolearnlocalpreparationtechniquesthatcanleadtootheraspectsofaparticular

region,sculture.

A.Foodaffectsthecivilization

B.Foodisauniversalnecessity

C.Andthewesternpartishometostrictvegetarians

D.Somepeoplehaveatripjustforenjoyingthefood

E.Ithastodowithlocalresources,needs,andclimates

F.YoucanIeammuchaboutaparticularculturebyexploringtheirfood

G.Somepeoplehavetakenthecombinationoffoodandculturetoanewlevel

六、完形填空

Someofyouwhoarereadingthismaythinkmysituationisn,tasbadasitsounds.Ifthat

isyourconclusion,letme41youotherwise.

Today,beforeIlefthometoaccomplishsomethingintown,I42somethingthat

hadbeenonmybucketlistlikeforever.Ilearnedtosplit!43Ididnotlearnintheway

thatmostdo.AsIcameoutofthebathroom,Iheardmyphoneringing.I44towards

myroom.Suddenly,alittlebitofwateronthefloormademe45:thelegbeforegave

outonmeandsoonthelegbehindgaveintothepressure.Thereyouhaveit;theperfectway

tosplit!

Then,Iwenttoarestaurantfeelinglikeawomaninher80,sandIwasdefinitely46

likeone:Igotaseat47tomebyayoungmanatmyageaswellasmany48

staresandsmilesfromothers;onekindgentlemanaskedifIwassufferingpaininmy49

andifIneededhelptomovearound.Certainly,Irespectfully50.

Anyhow,myexpertiseinthefieldcouldeasilymakemethepresidentof51.I

havegonesofartoembarrassmyself.Itwon,t52totellyouanotherstory.

Yesterday,myparentshadsomeguestsoverforafamilygathering.Everythingwent

53untilmomgavedadtheeyemeaning4Youtellsomestoriesnow,.Muchtomydespair,

butthe54ofhislisteners,hetoldastoryaboutmychildhood!

Inahurrytogetawayfromallthelaughing,I55myselfandheadedforthe

kitchen.Instantly,Igavetheaudiencealiveexampleofmymany56.Notrealizingan

objectonthefloor,Ifellheadfirst.AllthechatstoppedandIquickly57tomyfeet.

AsIrushedupstairstowardsmyroom,agueststoppedmeandtoldmeto58mydress

down!NowIfinallyknewwhyIfelt59airattheback.

That,senough.Ihavegivenyoumuchto60about.Now,Ineedsomewhere

privatetolickmywounds.

41.A.warnB.recommendC.convinceD.teach

42.A.madeB.achievedC.devotedD.observed

43.A.SadlyB.FortunatelyC.GenerallyD.Hopefully

44.A.wanderedB.slippedC.threwD.dashed

45.A.gainweightB.makesenseC.takeeffectD.losebalance

46.A.servedB.introducedC.treatedD.entertained

47.A.offeredB.transportedC.sentD.lent

48.A.rudeB.eagerC.funnyD.sympathetic

49.A.feetB.backC.headD.teeth

50.A.behavedB.declinedC.admittedD.nodded

51.A.devotionB.innocenceC.clumsinessD.mistakes

52.A.hurtB.workC.mindD.help

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53.A.roughlyB.smoothlyC.badlyD.freely

54.A.comfortB.delightC.embarrassmentD.shock

55.A.hidB.buriedC.enjoyedD.excused

56.A.hardshipsB.performancesC.adventuresD.accidents

57.A.stoodB.roseC.droppedD.pointed

58.A.takeB.cutC.pullD.settle

59.A.warmB.dampC.coolD.fresh

60.A.laughB.careC.thinkD.hear

七、根据汉语意思填写单词

61.Thedinosaurbecame（灭绝）beforetheappearanceofman.（根据汉语提示单

词拼写）

62.Thetensionbetweenthetwocountriesis（可能的）toremain.（根据汉语提示单

词拼写）

63.Rapid（工业的）growthmakesnewdemandsonscienceandIeChnoIOgy.（根据汉

语提示单词拼写）

64.Itisgenerallybelievedthat（不诚实）andpoormethodshaveslowedthings

down.（根据汉语提示单词拼写）

65.Thisiscertainlya（理论）riskbutinpracticethereisseldomaproblem.（根据汉

语提示单词拼写）

66.Eventually,hedecidedtobuya（纪念品）toremindhimselfofthewonderful

experience.（根据汉语提示单词拼写）

67.Pleaseallowmetooffermywarmest（祝贺）toyouonyourrecentacademic

SUCCeSS.（根据汉语提示单词拼写）

68.Youcanfindher（包围）byalotoffriendsduringbreaktimeOMUnCh.（根据汉

语提示单词拼写）

69.Inordertoworkoutthebestplanforcollege,Γve（咨询）myteachersseveral

times.（根据汉语提示单词拼写）

70.Themansawthefarmerworkinginthefield,andhe（发信号）tohimtoturnleft.

（根据汉语提示单词拼写）

八、用单词的适当形式完成句子

71.（equip）withtherelevantknowledgeandskills,hehasstrongfaithinfindinga

goodjob.（所给词的适当形式填空）

72.Myunclegaveme（detail）instructionsonhowtogetthere.（所给词的适当形式

填空）

73.Thespecialistscollectbloodsamplesfor（analyze）atanationallaboratory.（所给

词的适当形式填空）

74.Thepriceofwinevariesenormously（depend）onwhereitcomesfrom.（所给词

的适当形式填空）

75.Thevictimhad（seek）helpdesperately,yettherewasnoonetheretohelphim.

（所给词的适当形式填空）

76.Thesecharitiesappealtothecompassionatefeelingsand（generous）ofthe

generalPUbIiC.（所给词的适当形式填空）

77.Thepatientsaretoldthatfreshairand（nutrition）foodwillspeedtheirrecovery.

（所给词的适当形式填空）

78.Weather（permit）,afieldtripwillbeorganizedforthewholeClaSS.（所给词的适

当形式填空）

79.Forthemore（adventure）tourists,therearetripsintothemountainswithalocal

guide.（所给词的适当形式填空）

80.Aidedbyheatandstrongwinds,thefirequickly（SPread）.（所给词的适当形式填

空）

九、用单词的适当形式完成短文

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。

Latteart（拉花艺术）isnotonlyforCOfifee."Painting“inteaistheChineseintangible

81（culture）heritagethatusesgroundteaasrawmaterialanduseswatertomaketea

soupchangepatterns.

ChaBaixiorpaintingonteasoup,canbeunderstoodas82extremeteaculture

thatwaspopularintheSongdynasty.ChaBaixiwasfirstseenintheTangdynasty,anditwas

po