河南省南阳市某中学校2023-2024学年高三年级上册第二次月考英语试题

南阳一中高三年级第二次月考英语学科试卷

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

IfyouwanttoknowsomethingaboutBritishlife,theirspirit,andeventheirhumor,watchingsomeclassicBritish

filmswillcertainlyhelp.Herearesomerecommendedtoyou.

NotingHill

AfterthesuccessofhisfilmFourWeddingsandaFuneral,writerandproducerRichardCurtiscapturedtheessence

ofbeingBritishin1999,sNotingHill.Setagainstthebackgroundofaffluent（富足的）WestLondon,thefilmbecame

popularforitscharmingandfunnyportrayal（亥（∣画）ofaBritishnobodytryingtoimpressaHollywoodstar.

TheFullMonty

This1997filmisaSheffield-basedcomedyaboutsixunemployedmenwhoformagrouptomakemoneyfora

betterlife.Despiteitshumour,thefilmdivesdeeperintosomeseriousissuessurroundingworking-classculture.The

FullMontyisanupliftingfilmthatgivesaninsightintotheworkandlifeoftheworkingclassinBritain.

Trainspotting

DannyBoyle's1996comedy-dramaTrainspottingisaboutagroupofScotsinthe1980s,basedonthebookby

IrvineWelsh.WithacastoftrulygreatactorsincludingEwanMeGregor,thetaleimpressedtheaudienceglobally.It

rapidlybecameacriticalsuccess.

MontyPython'sLifeofBrian

Featuringajam-packedcastofcomedicstars.MontyPython'sLifeofBriantellsthestoryofayoungmanwhois

inacaseofmistakenidentity.ThefilmreflectstheunusualandwonderfulBritishsenseofhumour.Asafilmguaranteed

toentertain,MontyPythonsLifeofBrianisnottobemissedbythoselookingforaninsightintowhatmakestheBritish

laugh.

2LWhatcantheaudiencelearnaboutbywatchingTheFullMonty?

A.HardshipsofcomedicstarsB.DailylifeofpeopleinWestLondon

C.UniqueexperiencesofsomeScots.D.LifeoftheBritishworkingclass.

22.WhatkindoffilmdoesMontyPython'sLifeofBrianbelongto?

A.Acomedyfilm.B.Asciencefictionfilm.

C.AnactionmovieD.Ahorrormovie.

23.Whichofthefollowingfilmsisadaptedfromabook?

A.NottingHill.B.TheFullMonty.

C-Trainspotting.D.MontyPython'sLifeofBrian.

B

Fran9oiseMalby-Anthony,acitygirl,aParisianthroughandthrough,couldtellthequickestwaytotheEiffel

Towerbutknewnothingaboutanimals.Yetsomewheredeepinside,shealwaysfeltshewouldendupinaforeign

country.

ItwasherhusbandLawrenceAnthony,aSouthAfrican,whobroughloulthewanderlust（旅游癖）inher.They

metinLondonin1987,andayearlatertheymovedtoSouthAfrica,wheretheyweredrawnbynatureandeventually

boughtThulaThula-agamereserveofriverand1,500hectaresofrollinghills.Theyweresoonworkingtosavean

abundanceofwildanimals,especiallyelephantsandrhinos,fromthepoachersandhunterswhowanderedforfunand

profit.Theyalsoemployedsomelocals,andtaughtthemaboutofficework,dealingwithguestsandcookingFrench

dishes.

LastMarch,however,Lawrencediedofasuddenheartattack.AndthereFran^oisewas,alone,buryingherhusband,

anddidn'tknowwheretobegin.

Shesoonfacedherfirstbaptism（洗礼）byfire.Afewdayslater,shereceivedacall.Thabo,athree-year-old

malerhino,hadtakenbullet（子弹）.Itwasthepoachers.Howcouldthepoachersbreakintothefenceinbroad

daylight?Atthatpoint,arumorsuggesteditwasaninsidejob.Maybesomeonewastryingtofrightenherintoleaving?

Lawrencewasgone.Arhinointroubleandsecuritymenshecouldn'trelyon.Sincebookingafterbookinghad

beencanceledduetoLawrence'spassingaway,Franqoisefinallyhadanemptybankaccount.Buthowcouldsheleave

thedreamthatLawrenceandshehadfoughtsohardfor?

Franqoiseslowlyfoundherfeet.EventuallyThaborecoveredfromthetrauma.Shesetupmeetingswiththestaff

togooverreserveandanimalissuesandtoagreeonpriorities.Sheevenlaunchedherownrhinofund.Thedesperate

dayshavehelpedredefinethepurposeoflifewithoutLawrence,andsheunderstandsthatthemissionofprotecting

ThulaThula'swildlifehasbecomehers,andhersalone.

24.WhatdoweknowaboutFrangoise?

A.Shecookedlocaldishesspeciallyfortourists.

B.Shehaslivedinaforeigncountryfordecades.

C.ShemetherhusbandonhertriptoSouthAfrica.

D.Shehasbeencrazyaboutanimalssincechildhood.

25.WhathappenedafterLawrence'sdeath?

A.Thereservewasinfinancialtrouble.

B.Hersecuritymenquittheirjobs.

C.Arumorthatshewouldleavewentviral.

D.Oneofthefemalerhinoswasshot.

26.HowhastheexperienceoftacklingtoughsituationsaffectedFranqoise?

A.Shehasgainedthestrengthtolivebravely.

B.Herreservehasbeguntobringinmoney.

C.Hermanagementskillshavebeensharedbyothers.

D.Shehasbecomeexpertinattendingtoinjuredanimals.

27.Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?

A.TipsonProtectingWildAnimals

B.RebirthfromaWoundedReserve

C.ARhinoSurvivedthePoachersGunshot

D.WonderfulJourneyDeepintoSouthAfrica

C

“Regrets,I'vehadafew.Butthenagain,toofewtomention,FrankSinatrachantedinhis1969hit“MyWay^.The

song'sideaisattractive:thatanyonecanjustdeclarewhat'sdoneisdoneandmoveon.Sometakethedeclarationastep

furtherandclaimtheyhavenoregretsatall.Whctheraboastoranactualattitude,4tnorcgrcts^^suggeststhatlifecanand

shouldbelivedwithoutlookingthroughtherear-viewmirror.

Easiersaidthandone,though.In2020,authorDanielH.PinklaunchedtheWorldRegretSurvey,thelargestever

surveyonthetopic.Withhisresearchteam,Pinkaskedmorethan15,000peoplein105countries,"Howoftendoyou

lookbackonyourlifeandwishyouhaddonethingsdifferently?,,82%saidregretisatleastanoccasionalpartoftheir

life;roughly21%saidtheyfeelregret*4allthetime."Only1%saidtheyneverfeelregret.

Ifyouareofthe“noregrets"type,youmightthinkthatallthisregretisarecipeforunhappiness.Butthatisn'tthe

case.True,beingoverwhelmedbyregretisindeedbadforyou.Butgoingtotheotherextrememaybeevenworse.To

ridyourselfofregretsdoesn'tfreeyoufromshameorsorrow;itleadsyoutomakethesamemistakesagainandagain.

Totrulygetoverourguiltrequiresthatweputregretinitsproperplace.

Asuncomfortableasitis,regretisanamazingcognitive（认知的）achievement.Iftodayyourrelationship

withyourpartnerhasworsened,yourregretmightmentallytakeyoubacktolastyear.Youwouldrememberyourbeing

meanandsensitive,andthenimagineyourselfshowingmorepatience,beingkindinsteadofhurtfulatkeymoments.

Thenyouwouldfast-forwardtotodayandseehowyourrelationshipcouldbeprogressinginsteadoflanguishing.

Butregretdoesn*thavetobeleftunmanaged.Thetrickistoacknowledgeitanduseitforlearningandimprovement.

Youcanbehonestwithyourselfaboutwhatwentwrongandusethatknowledgetoenjoybetterrelationshipsinthe

future.

28.WhatshouldwedoifwehavehadabitterquarrelwithaclosefriendaccordingtoFrankSinatra?

A.Attractmorepeopletoyourargument.

B.Sendhim/heraletterofapology.

C.Boastaboutbeingmorereasonable.

D.Forgetaboutitandjustletitgo.

29.Whichofthefollowingstatementsabouturegretnmaythewriteragreewith?

A.Wecandonothingaboutregret.

B.Unhappinessresultsfromregret.

C.Ignoringregretsismissingtheopportunitytoimprove.

D.Riddingyourselfofregretshelpsfreeyoufromsorrow.

30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“languishing“inparagraph4mostprobablymean?

A.Improving.B.Maintaining.

C.Showingup.D.Breakingup.

31.Whatmightbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.Regrettobecomesmarter-ifyouletit.

B.Longforadifferentpast?Regretit!

C.Regret?Notmyway!

D.Stayaway!Regretwillhealitself.

D

Inarecentstudy,researchershavesuggestedthattemperatureisamajorpredictorofbodysizevariation.

Meanwhile,scientistsstudyingreddeerhavesaidthatwarmerwintersinnorthernEuropeandScandinaviamayleadto

thebodysizeoftheseanimalsbecomingsmaller.ProfSteveBrusatte,apaleontologist（古生物学家）attheUniversity

ofEdinburgh,suggestedthatthewayinwhichothermammals（哺乳动物）havepreviouslyrespondedtoperiodsof

climatechangecouldofferaninsightintohumans5future.

WritinginTheRiseandReignoftheMammals,Brusattenotesthatanimalsinwarmerpartsoftheworldtodayare

oftensmallerthanthoseincolderareas,anecologicalprincipleknownasBergmann'srule."Whydotheybecome

smaller?Itisnotentirelyunderstood,butitisprobably,inpart,becausesmalleranimalshaveahighersurfacearea

relativetotheirvolumethanbiggeranimalsandcanthusbetterreleaseextraheatJhewrites.ktItisacommonwaythat

mammalsdealwithclimatechange”.

Headded:44That'snottosayeveryspeciesofmammalwouldgetsmaller,butitseemstobeacommonsurvival

trickofmammalswhentemperatureschangeprettyquickly.Thatdoesraisethequestion:ifso,mighthumansgetsmaller?

AndIthinkthatcertainlymakessense.^^

ProfAdrianLister,oftheNaturalHistoryMuseuminLondon,saiditiscommonlybelievedthatthestrongrelations

betweentemperatureandmammalbodysizemayoftenbedowntotheavailabilityoffoodandresources."Wearenot

reallycontrolledbynaturalselection,^hesaid.'Tfthatwasgoingtohappen,you'dneedtofindlargepeopledyingbefore

theycouldreproducebecauseofclimatewarming.Thatisnothappeningintoday'sworld.Wewearclothes,wehave

gotheating,andwehavegotairconditioningifitistoohot.”

32.WhatdoestherecentresearchfindaccordingtoParagraph1?

A.Climatechangemaycausehumanstoshrinkinsize.

B.Humanbeingcan'tdealwithglobalclimatechange.

C.Temperatureisthedecisiveelementinhumangrowth.

0.Mankind'sfutureissimilartothatofancientmammals

33.Whatisthemainideaofthesecondparagraph?

A.PrinciplesaboutBergmann'srule.

B.Reasonsforanimals1smallersize.

C.Waystodealwithclimatechange.

0.Declineofmammalsinnumber.

34.WhatisAdrianLister'sattitudeabouttherecentstudy?

A.Supportive.B.Doubtful.C.Indifferent.0.Objective.

35.Whereisthetextprobablytakenfrom?

A.Ajobinterview.B.Apublicspeech.

C.Asciencejournal.D.AcourseBook.

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。

PublicSpeakingandCriticalThinking

Whatiscriticalthinking?Toacertaindegree,it'samatteroflogic-ofbeingabletospotweaknessesinother

people'sargumentsandtoavoidtheminyourown.Italsoincludesrelatedskillssuchasdistinguishingfactfromopinion

andassessingthesoundnessofevidence.

Inthebroadsense,criticalthinkingisfocused,organizedthinking-theabilitytoseeclearlytherelationshipsamong

ideas.36ThKgreatestthinkers,scientists,andinventorshaveoftentakeninformationthatwasreadilyavailableandput

ittogetherdifferentlytoproducenewideas.That,too,iscriticalthinking.

37Astheclassgoeson,forexample,youwillprobablyspendagooddealoftimeorganizingyourspeeches.

Whilethismayseemlikeapurelymechanicalexercise,itiscloselyconnectedwithcriticalthinking.Ifthestructureof

yourspeechislooseandconfused,chancesarethatyourthinkingisalsodisorderedandconfused.If,ontheotherhand,

thestructureisclear,thereisagoodchanceyourthinkingistoo.Organizingaspeechisnotjustamatterofarranging

theideasyoualreadyhave.38

Whatistrueoforganizationistrueofmanyaspectsofpublicspeaking.39Asyouworkonexpressing

yourideasinclear,accuratelanguage,youwillimproveyourabilitytothinkclearlyandaccurately.40Asyoulearnto

listencriticallytospeechesinclass,youwillbebetterabletoassesstheideasofspeakersinavarietyofsituations.

Ifyoutakefulladvantageofyourspeechclass,youwillbeabletodevelopyourskillsasacriticalthinkerinmany

circumstances.Thisisonereasonpublicspeakinghasbeenregardedasavitalpartofeducationsincethedaysofancient

Greece.

A.Rather,itisanimportantpartofshapingtheideasthemselves.

B.Thismayseemlikealotoftime,buttherewardsarewellworthit.

C.ltmayalsohelpyoutoknowthatthereisnosuchthingasaperfectspeech.

D.Ithasoftenbeensaidthattherearefewnewideasintheworld,onlyreorganizedideas.

E.Ifyouarewonderingwhatthishastodowithyourpublicspeakingclass,theanswerisquitealot.

F.Theskillsyoulearninyourspeechclasscanhelpyoubecomeamoreeffectivethinkerinanumberofways.

G.Asyoustudytheroleofevidenceandreasoninginspeechmaking,youwillseehowtheycanbeusedinother

formsofcommunicationaswell.

第三部分语言运用（共三节，满分30分）

第一节完形填空（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。

Ageistrulyjustanumberifourheartsareyoung.LeeMinor,an85-year-oldretiredpsychologist,has41thisby

finishinghis600thmarathonracewith32membersofhisfamilybyhisside."Runnersdon'thavea42line.Wejust

keepgoing,“hetoldGoodMorningAmerica.felt43runningwithmyfamily."Minorhasbeenrunningthreedaysa

weeksince1969,andhisheartisfilledwithenthusiasmforrunning.

“Iliketoruninallkindsof44.Itissochildishastheraintouchesyourface.AndIlovetocomehereaftersnow

andyouwatchyour45asyougoalong."heconcluded.

Minor'senthusiasmforrunningis46.“Itismyjoy.AndIwanttoliveaslongasIcan.AndImean'live；not"

47,.,,HiswordsringtrueforRonRobert,amandiagnosedwithAlzheimer'sdiseasewhodecidedto48athree-year

bachelorofartsprogramatKing'sUniversityCollegeinLondon,Ontario."Iwasalwaystaughtearlyinlifethatthe

brainislikethemost49instrumentwehaveinourbody,^^saidRobert.

Lastfall,Robertgraduatedfromtheuniversity,despitethechallengesofhisillness/'WhenIwentacrossthestage,

andasI'mgettingmy_501thckidsallstoodupandyelledandclappedl'he51.“Ihadtoholdbackthetears.Itwas

somethingelse,justwonderftiL“Hehopesthathisstorywillgivehopetoothersfacing52difficulties."Therewillcome

atimewhenIwon'tbeableto,andIfully53that.Butinthemeantime,I'mlivingafulllife/*

ThestoriesofMinorandRobertareremindersthatageandillnessneednot54us.Wecanchooseto

pursueour55andlivelifetothefullest,nomatterwhatchallengeswemayface.

41.A.provenB.approvedC.wonD.imagined

42.A.startingB.centerC.finishingD.bottom

43.A.depressedB.thrilledC.calmD.uneasy

44.A.weatherB.zonesC.illnessD.phases

45.A.positionB.footprintsC.reflectionsD.route

46.A.infectiousB.temporaryC.blindD.restricted

47.A.waitB.abandonC.existD.run

48.A.awardB.suspendC.quitD.pursue

49.A.powerfulB.visibleC.boringD.accurate

50.A.uniformB.applicationC.certificateD.license

51.A.slidawayB.gaveupC.brokeinD.chokedout

52.A.emotionalB.identicalC.financialD.abstract

53.A.enjoyB.rejectC.doubtD.expect

54.A.saveB.defineC.distinguishD.witness

55.A.scholarshipB.fitnessC.passionD.career

第二节语法填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10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。

TheGettyCentersitsonahilltopintheSantaMonicaMountains,56(lower)abovethecityofLos

Angeles.Themuseumwas57(origin)constructedtohousethevastartcollectionbelongingtooiltycoon

J.PaulGetty.Today,themodernistcomplex58(hold)somanyartworksthattheexhibitareascanshow

justapartofthematatime,makingtheartisticspecialexhibitionsahighlightofanyvisittotheGetty.

TheCenter'saward-winningarchitect,RichardMeier,did59outstandingjobofcreatinga

publicspacethathassurprisedmanyvisitors.VisitorsgototheGettythinkingtheyarevisitingamuseumwithworks

ofart60(display)inside.61theydiscoverinsteadisaworkofartwithamuseuminside.Meier

tooksomebasicmaterials:metal,stoneandglass.Workingwithabillion-dollarbudget,hecombinedthemtocreatea

workofarchitecture62canexcitevisitorsasmuchastheartcollectioninside63(do).Around

everycornerandateveryturn,thereisanewview64storeforguests.Andthen,justwhentheythinktheyhaveseen

itall,anewfountainorlandscapepopsup.

Inadditiontomuseumtours,theGettyalsoprovidesvariousfreeon-sitetours,includingtoursofthegardens.

These65(exploration)areamustforanyoneinterestedinlearningmoreaboutMeier'stechniquesand

ideas.

第三节单句语法填空(共5小题，每小题1分，共5分)

66.Themostfimpress)thingabouthimishiscalmacceptanceofwhatevercomeshisway.

67.Thestudentshavebeenworkinghardontheirlessonsandtheirefforts(pay)offintheend.

68.Notonlytheprofessorshavetheirownideasonthematter,butthestudentshavetheirstoo.

69.(commit)tosupportingthestudentsseekingjobs,wewilldosomeactions.

70.ThedocumentaryDuFu:China'sgreatestPoetmadebyBBChelpsforeignersknowaboutChinabetterand

winswidespread(recognize)amongforeigners.

第三部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(满分15分)

假定你是新华中学国际交换生Kevin,得知某机构要在国庆假期举行北京名校游学活动，请你根据以下要

点给该机构写一封咨询信。内容包括：

1.参观的大学；2.其他活动安排；3.费用。

注意：

1.写作词数应为80个左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

DearSir/Madam,

I'mKevin,anexchangestudentfromXinhuaSchool._______________________________________________

Yours,

Kevin

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。

TheMeredithfamilylivedinasmallcommunity.Astheeconomywasindecline,somepeopleinthetownhadlost

theirjobs.Manyoftheirfamilieswerestrugglingtomakeendsmeet.Peopleweretryingtohelpeachothermeetthe

challenges.

Mrs.Meredithwasamostkindandthoughtfulwoman.Shespentagreatdealoftimevisitingthepoor.Sheknew

theyhadproblems,andtheyneededallkindsofhelp.Whenshehadtime,shewouldbringfoodandmedicinetothem.

Onemorningshetoldherchildrenaboutafamilyshehadvisitedthedaybefore.Therewasamansickinbed,his

wife,whotookcareofhimandcouldnotgoouttowork,andtheirlittleboy.Thelittleboy-hisnamewasBernard-had

interestedherverymuch.

“Iwishyoucouldseehim,“shesaidtoherownchildren,John,Harry,andClara."Heissuchahelptohis

mother.Hewantsverymuchtoearnsomemoney,butIdon*tseewhathecando.”