2024年秋季高三11 月月考英语试卷

实验高中2024年秋季学期高三11月月考英语试题第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1.Wherewillthefamilyspendtheirsummerholiday?A.InJapan. B.InCanada. C.InAustralia.2.Howmuchshouldthemanpay?A.$16. B.$20. C.$32.3.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?A.Moveoutofthehouse. B.Turndownhisfriend. C.Eatoutwithheralone.4.Whatdoesthewomanmean?A.Shewilltakethejob. B.Shedoesn’tlikethejobatall. C.Shewilllearnmoreaboutthejob.5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Abook. B.Amovie. C.Awriter.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟，听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.Whatdoesthemanadvisethewomantodo?A.Orderaskirt. B.Takethebrownbag. C.Buyanecklace.7.Wherearethespeakers?A.Athome. B.Inashop. C.InJane’shouse.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Whatisthewomanlookingfor?A.Herticket. B.Herluggage. C.Hertelephone.9.Whatisthewomanaskedtodo?A.Reporttothepolice. B.Bookanotherflight. C.Leaveherphonenumber.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Whydoesthewomanlookworried?A.Shehadanargumentwithherboss. B.Sheisangrywithherchildren. C.Shewillbelateforwork.11.WhatdidAlice’sbossdointheend?A.Headjustedthenewpolicy. B.Hehelpedthewomanfindaschool. C.Heaskedtheemployeestoarriveearlier.12.What’stherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Friends. B.Acouple. C.Bossandworker.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Whatisthemandoing?A.Hostingaprogram. B.Introducingacourse. C.Investigatingacomplaint.14.Howmanyweekswillthesummercourserunthisyear?A.Six. B.Seven. C.Eight.15.Whatwaswrongwiththecourselastyear?A.Theassistantswereunskilled. B.Theweatherwasnotgood. C.Twoschoolsdelayedtheirholidays.16.Whichactivitieswillbeaddedthisyear?A.Funprograms. B.Adventuresports. C.Creativeclasses.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.WhatwasdifficultforthespeakerwhenshestartedlearningFrench?A.Grammar. B.Pronunciation. C.Vocabulary.18.WhydidthespeakergotoFrance?A.Tovisitherfriends. B.Tolookforajob. C.Tocontinueherstudy.19.HowmightthespeakerfeelaftershearrivedinFrance?A.Helpless. B.Amazed. C.Proud.20.Whatisthemostimportantinlearningalanguageaccordingtothespeaker?A.Masteringthegrammar. B.Knowingalotofwords. C.Usingitindailylife.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。ASIBFisoneofthelargestandmostanticipatedbookfairsintheworld.ItisheldannuallyinSharjah,UnitedArabEmirates,andattractsawiderangeofsellersfromaroundtheglobe,sellingbooksinalllanguagesandkinds.TimeandLocationTheSharjahInternationalBookFairthisyearwillbeheldfromWednesday,November20toSunday,December15,attheExpoCentreSharjah.TipsforVisitors●Bepreparedtobargainwiththesellers,especiallyifyouarebuyingmultipleones.●Bringareusablewaterbottleandsnacks,asfoodanddrinkscanbequiteexpensiveatthefair.●Makealistofthebooksyouwanttobuyaheadoftime,soyouwillspendlesstimeonselection.●Takeadvantageofthefreeeventsandactivities,suchasauthortalks,workshops,andculturalperformances.OtherUsefulInformationforVisitors●Thefairisopentothepublicandadmissionisfree.●Thefairisopenfrom10amto10pmdaily.●Thefairiswheelchairaccessible.●Thereisachildren’splayarealocatedon-site.TransportationTheExpoCentreSharjahislocatedonAirportRoad,approximately15minutesfromSharjahInternationalAirport.Thereareanumberofwaystogettothefairgrounds,includingrail,taxi,busandcar,amongwhichrailisthefastestandmostpopular.21.Whatcanvisitorsdoatthefair?A.Tastefreesnacks. B.Buydiscountedbooks. C.Sponsorworkshops. D.Selltheirusedbooks.22.Whichofthefollowingisafeatureofthefair?A.Itisdisability-friendly. B.Itisopen24hours. C.Itprovideschildcareservice. D.Itchargesverylittleforentry.23.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A.Tointroduceacity. B.Toattractauthors. C.Toadvertisebooks. D.Topromoteafair.BAuntieNgeamisoneofathirdgenerationofindigocraftswomen（靛蓝工匠）inafamilyfromthePhuan,apeopleknownfortheirhandmadetextiles（纺织品）.AlargePhuancommunitysettledinPhraeinnorthernThailandinthelate19thcenturyandbroughttheirindigocraftsmanshipwiththem.AuntieNgeamtookoverasmallbusinessfromherparentsmorethan30yearsagoandhasplayedakeyroleinupdatingThailand’sindigoclothingoverthepastdecade.“Everyshoponthestreethadplainblueshirts,soIstartedthinkingabouthowIcouldstandout,”shesays.“Itriedusingindigototie-dye（扎染）modernclothes.”NowinThaimarketsacrossthecountry,theindigotie-dyedclotheshavebecomeaphenomenon.AuntieNgeamalsoworkstogetherwiththelocalgovernmenttopromotethelocalindigoindustryviatie-dyeworkshopsamongtourists.Forthepastsixyears,thetownhashostedthePhraeCraftfestival,showingsmall,independentindigocraftsmen’swork.ThefestivalisrunbyNanthanitBoyd,aformerstudentofAuntieNgeam’s.Today,Boydispushingtheboundariesofindigotextilefashion,bringingdesignstotheworldstage.Withtheincreasingacceptanceofindigocraftsmanshipamongyoungpeople,intergenerationalindigobusinesseshavebecomeubiquitousinPhrae.BanmatjaiIndigoWorkshopisoneofsuchgrowingbusinesses,whichwasopenedbythewomenoftheSuchanokfamily10yearsago,whentheeldestdaughterChidchanokSuchanokreturnedhomeaftergraduation.“Iwonderedwhymygenerationwasn’tappreciatingindigo,”Chidchanoksays.“It’sourheritageandalocalresource.”Phraehasbeenrebornasacraftcenter,bringingmorejobstothelocalsandattractingbothdomesticandinternationaltravelers.“Thecreativityisalreadyhere;allweneedtodoismakeitshinebrightersopeoplecanseeit,”saysBoyd.24.WhatcanwelearnaboutAuntieNgeam?A.Sheenjoystouringalloverthecountry. B.Sheisthefounderofherfamilybusiness. C.Shepioneerstheindigotie-dyedclothes. D.SheisinchargeofthePhraeCraftfestival.25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“ubiquitous”inParagraph4mean?A.Widespread. B.Private. C.Challenging. D.Conservative.26.WhatcanbeinferredabouttheindigoindustryfromBoyd’swords?A.Itunitesthelocalcommunities. B.Itdeservestobefurtherpromoted. C.Itguaranteesthelocalsaricherlife. D.Itappealstotheyoungergeneration.27.Whichisthemostsuitabletitleforthetext?A.RapidDevelopmentofPhrae’sTourism B.ExplorationoftheHistoryofIndigoIndustry C.FromTraditiontoTrend:Phrae’sIndigoIndustry D.RevolutionaryProgress:theTomorrowofPhraeCForthetechnicallyminded,GPT-4oisasignificantchange.Beforeit,theprimarywayofinteractingwithChatGPTwastotypetext-basedquestionsandwaitfortext-basedresponses.Althoughavoiceassistantwasavailable,itwaspainfullyslowandunnatural,Ihavetried,inrecentmonths,togetChatGPTtohelpmelearnGerman.ButthedelaysbetweenmeaskingquestionsandChatGPT’sresponse,ofteninincomprehensibleandunaccentedAmericanEnglish,madeitnexttouseless.Bycontrast,thelive-streameddemonstrationpublishedearlierthisweek,showedthatthenewAImodelcouldanalyzecode,translatelanguagesbetweentwospeakersorguideusersthroughabasicmathproblemwrittendownonapieceofpaper,allseeminglyinrealtime.Itevenlaughedinresponsetoajoke.Accordingtoitsmaker,OpenAI,thisisthenewnormal:anAImodelthatcanreasonacrossaudio,visionandtextinrealtime.Itappearstobeanothersignificantsteptowardsturningsciencefictionintosciencefact.That’sgreatnewsforOpenAI,acompanyalreadyvaluedatmorethan$80billion.It’salsogoodnewsforothersintheAIindustrywhoaretryingtoapplyitintoeveryaspectofourlives.Butit’slessgoodforordinaryusers.Theeasetousehelpsusforgetitsoriginalname,datingbackto1956:artificialintelligence.Artificialintelligenceiscertainlyartificial.It’snotyetintelligent—andarguablyneverwillbeevenifthesmoothinteractivitythatOpenAIhaslabouredhardtoenabledoeswelltopaperoverthecracksoftheunderlyingtechnology.WhenChatGPTfirstmadeitsappearanceinNovember2022,thosewhohadbeenfollowingthetechnologyfordecadespointedoutthatAIinitscurrentformwaslittlemorethanpattern-matchingtechnology.SotryChatGPTbyallmeans,andplayaboutwithitsvoiceandvideointeractions,Butbearinminditslimitations,andthatthisthingisn’tintelligent,butitcertainlyisartificial,nomatterhowmuchitpretendsnottobe.28.WhatdoestheauthorthinkoftheAImodelsbeforeGPT-4o?A.Dangerous. B.Unhelpful. C.Convenient. D.Intelligent.29.Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?A.ThenewtrendofAImodels. B.DoubtsaboutthenewAImodel. C.GPT-4o’spossibleapplications. D.GPT-4o’simprovedfunctions.30.Whendidtheterm“artificialintelligence”comeintoexistence?A.Inthe2000s. B.Inthe1960s. C.Inthe1950s. D.Inthe2020s.31.Whatdoestheauthorimplyinthelastparagraph?A.Weshouldn’tbetoooptimisticaboutAI. B.WeshouldstayawayfromChatGPT, C.AIwillbesmarterthanhumans. D.ChatGPTwillbemoreintelligentinthefuture.DSomeoftheworld’smostimportantscientiststhinktheideaofpeoplelivingontheMarswillcometrueoneday.StephenHawkingbelievedthathumansmustmoveintospacetosurvive.“Oncewespreadoutintospaceandestablishindependentresidentareas,ourfutureshouldbesafe,”hesaid.RobertZubrin,arocketscientist,agreesandthinksstartingwithMarsmakesthemostsense.HethinkssendingpeopletoMarswillallowustolearnalot—forexample,abouttheabilityofhumanstoliveinaverydifferentenvironment.However,scientistswillneedtoterraformMarsforpeopletobeabletolive.ThenwhyandhowcanweterraformMars?OneofthemaingoalsofterraformingMarsistowarmitupbecausetheaveragetemperaturethereisabout-60degreescentigrade.OneideaforwarmingMarsistobuildfactoriestherethatproducegreengases.Thiscouldtakemanycenturies.However,itshouldleadtorainfallandthegrowthofplants,resultinginmoreairthatpeoplecanbreathe.AnotherbigconcernforscientistsiswhetherhumanscanmovetoMarsandstillstayhealthyinmindandbody.Asatest,sixpeoplelivedinaMars-likeenvironmentinHawaiiforayearbefore“returningtoEarth”recently.Itwasa1,200-square-footroomthatwasonthesideofavolcanoandusedthesunforenergy.ChristianeHeinicke,oneofthepeoplewholivedthere,saidthatoneofthebiggestissueswasfeelingbored.SohumansonMarswouldalwaysneedtokeepthemselvesbusywithvariousactivities.Anotherimportantfindingwasthatpeoplelivingtogethershouldbeabletogetalongandworktogether.OneparticularorganizationbasedinEuropeisplanningtosendthefirsthumanstoMarsbefore2030.TheorganizationbelievesthatitsprojectisgivingpeopleworldwidethechancetobepartofthefirsthumancrewevertoliveonMarsforgood.However,manyexpertsthinktheproject’scostofUS$6millionistoolowforittobesuccessful.TheAmericanspaceagencyNASAbelievesthatsendingpeopletoMarswouldcostaboutUS$100million,althoughthisestimateisbasedonbringingthembacktoEarth,too.Regardless,itseemsthathumanslivingonMarsmaywellhappenalotsoonerthanmostpeoplebelieve.32.What'sRobertZubrin’sattitudetohumanslivingonMars? A.Skeptical. B.Favourable. C.Ambiguous. D.Intolerant.33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“terraform”mean?A.Buildinghomesontheplanet. B.TransformingtheplanetintoEarth. C.SendingpeopletotheplanetfromEarth. D.Makingtheplanet’senvironmentsimilartoEarth’s.34.WhydidscientistsconductatestinHawaii?A.Toconfirmoneoftheirconcerns.B.TofindwaystoterraformMars. C.Tolearnaboutthelocalcustoms.D.ToproveStephenHawking’sbeliefwrong.35.WhatconclusioncanwedrawabouthumanlivingonMarsaccordingtotheauthor?A.Humans’livingonMarsisimpossible. B.Humans’livingonMarswillbecomearealityin2030. C.Humans’livingonMarsisprobablypractical. D.Humans’livingonMarshasmetwithmanyexperts’challenges.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。It’ssafetosaythatwiththemanystressorsthatmakeupourday-to-daylives,wecouldallusealittlemorelightandalittlemorecalm.Enter“savingtheday”—amood-boostingidea.36Youjustneedtofindsomepeaceamongthechaos(混乱).Ifyouspendthewholedayworking,youcandoonethingthatreclaimsthedayasyourown.Savingthedaycanbeanyactivityanddoesn’thavetobetime-consuming.Bydoingsomethingthatyoulove,you’renotonlymakingthedayhavesomespaceofyourownbutalsoimprovingyourmood.Similarly,itcanhelpyoucopewithstressandnurtureyourwell-being.37Astherapistsputit,“savingtheday”hasseriousmentalhealthbenefits.38Baddayswillexistwhetherornotyou“savetheday”.Butifyoudosomethingthataddssomereliefandclarityandjoytoyourday,itcannotonlymakethedayalittlebetterbuthelpyouconnectwithyourself,too.“CouldIendthedayonthenotethat’slike,‘Oh,well,itwasn’tagoodday,butItookcareofmyself?’”saidDanicaHarris,asomatictherapist.Thisideaimprovestrustandsafetywiththeself.Savingthedaycanhelpprepareyouforhardtimes,too.39Andsincelifeisn’teasy,suchdayswillinevitablyhappen.Ifyouhaveabaddaybutdotwothingsto“savetheday”,youmaygotobedfeelinglikeitwasn’tagreatday.Butyou’llalsoknowthatyoudideverythingyoucouldtomakeitOK.Bycontrast,ifyouaregoingtobedandyou’vedonenothingforyourself,youcouldfeellikeitwasabadday.Thelackofself-carecanleadtoself-criticismandasenseoffailure.40Inconclusion,savingthedayisapowerfultoolformanagingstressandenhancingmentalhealth.It’sareminderthatevenonthemostchallengingdays,there’salwayssomethingyoucandotomakeapositiveimpactonyourwell-being.A.Savingthedayallowsyoutoestablishtrustinyourself.B.Thisconceptissimple. C.Itcanalsohelpyoufindasenseoffulfillment（满足）. D.Itseemslikeagroundbreakingconcept（全新的概念）.E.Savingthedaycanbeofgreatbenefittophysicalandmentalhealth.F.Inotherwords,itcanhelpyoubecomemorereadytohandlefuturebaddays.G.Rememberthattakingcareofyourselfisnotaluxury（奢侈品）butanecessity.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。Iretiredin2014.Ihadtwo41duringmylifebeforeretirement（退休）:onewas26yearswiththelocalfiredepartmentandtheotherwas19yearsatalargepowerplant.Asanactiveperson,Ineededanew42uponretirement.Infact,Ihadstartedmyflyinglessons44yearsearlierbutasa21-year-oldbecameunfocusedeasily,I43tocompletethetraining.MydadwasacaptainforDeltaAirLinesuntilretirementandhis44toflyforsolongsurprisedme.OnedayI45anformercolleagueduringaflight,whosaidhehadbeenflyingfor11yearsafterresigning.Thatflight46myenthusiasmforflying.Whentryingtousemylearningskillsonceagain,Iwas47enoughtofindaresponsibleinstructor.HesuggestedthatI48AOPA（anonprofitforpilots）,andthenIreceivedtheFlightTrainingMagazinemonthly.Atfirst,Ijustkepteachissueandlookedthroughthearticles49.WhenIrealizedthemagazinehadnewtipsthathelpedmelearnskillsbeyondmytextbooks,I50itoftenandcontinuedto51toit.Afterapplyingmynewlylearnedskillstopractice,finally,Ibecameapilotat65andIwas52tohaveflyinginmylifesoIcouldachievemypersonal53evenafterretirement.Iknewmydadwas54ofmeandwaswithmeaslongasIflew.Thistruly55thesayingthatyouarenevertoooldtolearn.41.A.goals B.hobbies C.choices D.careers42.A.excuse B.passion C.recovery D.profession43.A.failed B.intended C.attempted D.preferred44.A.requirements B.strategies C.determinationD.opportunity45.A.visited B.encountered C.mentioned D.approach46.A.refired B.removedC.contained D.maintained47.A.independent B.confident C.mature D.fortunate48.A.teamupwith B.takechargeof C.signupforD.givecreditto49.A.thoroughly B.occasionally C.silently D.individually50.A.reviewed B.published C.received D.edited51.A.attend B.contribute C.respond D.subscribe52.A.free B.relaxed C.blessedD.hesitant53.A.belief B.wealth C.value D.impact54.A.proud B.critical C.fond D.tired55.A.breaks B.confirms C.invents D.challenges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。SpencerMatthews,theformerMadeinChelseastar-turnedbroadcaster,56(celebrate)breakingtheworldrecordforthemostconsecutivemarathonsrunonsand.Hecompleted30marathonsin30daysthroughtheJordaniandesertinupto45℃heat.Hischallengeraisedmorethan£350,00057Global’sMakeSomeNoisecharity.Matthews’sepicjourneyfinishedneartheDeadSeawherehe58(greet)atthefinishlinebyhiswifeandtheirthreechildren.SpeakingtotheDailyMailatthefinishline,Matthewssaid,“Ifyou’reexcludingthingslikekidsandmarryingtheperfectwomanthenyes,itishis59(big)achievement.”MatthewsrocketedtofamestarringintherealityTVseriesMadeinChelsea.Hequit60(drink)in2018afteraddressinghisstruggleswithalcoholonMadeinChelsea,andnowdrinksonlyinspecialsituations61heisreallyhappyandcomfortable.TheTVstarcompletedthe30dayswithout62(accident)injuries,andpraisedhis“incredibleteamofprofessionals”.63Instagrampostcelebratedhisfinish,proclaiming,“IamnowaGuinnessWorldRecordsholdingenduranceathlete—thefirstandonlyperson64(run)thismanyback-to-backmarathonsintheseextreme65(condition).Justover42.2km,everysingleday.”第四部分写作（共两节；满分40分）第一节（满分15分）假定你是李华，在英语学习方面有不少困惑。请你给外教MrBrown写封邮件寻求帮助。内容包括：1.简述