湖南省株洲市天元区2023届高三年级上册12月月考（A）英语试卷

株洲市天元区名校2022-2023学年高三上学期12月月考

英语试题(A)

第一部分阅读(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。

A

YoungWritersAwards

AbouttheContest

BenningtonCollegehasauniqueliterarytradition.We'vehadtwelvePulitzerPrizewinners,

threeUSpoetlaureates,fourMacArthurGeniuses,and(woofTimemagazine's100most

influenlialpeople.Incelebrationof(his,BenningtonlaunchedtheYoungWritersAwards(o

promoteexcellenceinwritingatthehighschoollevel.Studentsareinvitedtoenterwiththe

followingwork:

•Poetry:Agroupofthreepoems

•Fiction:Ashortstory(1,500wordsorfewer)oronc-actplay

•Nonfiction:Apersonaloracademicessay(1,500wordsorfewer)

Afirst-,second-,andthird-placewinnerisselectedineachcategory.Wewelcome

participationofbothUSandinternationalstudents.

Awards&Rules

First-placewinnersineachcategoryareawardedaprizeof$1.000：second-placewinners

receive$500:third-placewinnersreceive$250.

•Nochargeforentrance.Feesforaccidentscausedbyparticipantsarerequired.

•Allentriesmustbeoriginalworkreviewed,approvedandguidedbyateacher.Wewilluse

yourteacherasacontactforihecompetitionshouldwehaveanyquestions.Forhomeschooled

students,pleasecontactonetoassistinyourwritingevenifyouhaveexperienceinsuch

competitions.

YoungWritersAwardsfinalistsandwinnersarcalsoqualifiedforundergraduatescholarships

atBennington.YoungWritersAwardsfinalistswhoapplyandgainadmissiontoBenningtonwill

receivea$10,(X)()scholarshipeveryyearforfouryears,foratotalof$40,(X)0.YoungWriters

Awardswinnersreachingthestandardwillreceive$15,000everyyear,foratotalof$60,000.

1.WhatcanbelearnedabouttheYoungWritersAwards?

A.Itrewardsthreewinnersatlast.

B.It,satraditionofBenningtonCollege.

C.Itacceptsparticipantsworldwide.

D.Itoffersscholarshipstoundergraduates.

2.Whataretheparticipantsaskedtodo?

A.Handinapersonalessay.B.Haverelatedwritingexperience.

C.Payanentryfeeontime.D.Findateachertohelpwiththeentry.

3.Howmuchwilltheseccnd-placewinnertobeadmittedintoBenningtongainintotal?

A.$10,500.B.$15,503.

C.$40,500.D.$60,500.

B

InAugust2012,whenthousandsofhoneybeeslandedonthewingsofaDeltaaircraftheaded

toNewYork,interruptingrefuelingandbaggageloading,BenShertzer,wildlifeadministratorat

PittsburghInternationalAirport,turnedtomasterbeekeeperSteveRcpasky.Shcrtzcrlearnedfrom

Rcpaskythathoneybeenumbershavesharplydeclinedinrecentyears.Perhaps,thoughtShcnzcr,

theairportcouldhostsomehives(蜂箱).

ColonyCollapseDisorder(CCD),firstreportedin2006byPennsylvaniabeekeeperDavid

Hackenberg,occurswhenthevastmajorityofbeesinanygivencolony—generallyworkerbees

—dieoutunexpectedly.Therefore,Hackenbergtransportshishivesacrossthecountytopol'inate

(对...授粉)crops:TheymighttravelfromPennsylvaniatoCalifornia,andthen,afewmonths

later,thosesamehivesmightbemovedtoMainefortheblueberrycrop.In2006,Hackcnbcrghad

left4(K)hivesinafieldtopollinateBrazilianpeppertrees;whenhereturnedtothehivesamonth

later,allbut36hiveshadbeenabandoned.Thebeeshadjustdisappeared,leavingbehindthe

queenandafewbabybees.By2013,morethan10millionbeecolonieshadbeenlostworldwide.

ShertzerandRepaskyapproachedairportmanagementaboutplacinghivesin2013,butwere

toldthattheprogramdidn'tfittheairport'svision.Itwasn'tuntilChristinaCassotiscameon

boardasCEOin2015thatthingsturnedaround.Theairportcurrentlyhas110colonies.The

programactuallybenefitstheairportaswellasthehoneybees.

“Swarming（成群飞行）isreproductivebehavior/'saysRepasky.uInthespring,ahealthy

colonywilldivideintotwoparts,andwilltakeoffinaswarmtolocateanewhome,traveling

upwardsofamileormore.Whilethey'researching,they5!!stoptorestonthefirstsolidobject

theycanfind,whetherit'sthewingofanaircraft,arunwaytaxilight,orabaggagecart."To

preventthisbehavior,ShertzerandRepaskyhaveplaced15"swarmtraps"aroundtheairfield

offeringthebeesalternativelandingspots.It'sworked:Whereastheairportusedtohave15or

moreswarmsayearinterruptingairoperations,inthepastyearithashadjustthree.

4.WhydidShertzercontactRepaskyin2012?

A.Tolethimhelpwithbaggageloading.

B.TolearnhowtorefuelaDeltaaircraft.

C.Toaskhimtohelprelocatethehoneybees.

D.Toseekadviceonhowtoraisehoneybees.

5.WhatisHackenberg'spurposeoftravelingaround?

A.Tocometocrops'rescue.B.TodoresearchonCCD.

C.lbbuildmorenewhives.D.Tosearchfbrbeecolonies.

6.Whatdousvvarmtraps''mentionedinthelastparagraphreferto?

A.Baggagecarts.B.Beehives.

C.Thewingsofanaircraft.D.Runwaytaxilights.

7.Whatisasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.FunfactsabouthoneybeesB.ColonyCollapseDisorder

C.Thelatestinairportjobs:beekeeperD.Unwantedvisitorsatanairport

C

Wasyourschoolnoisyorpeaceful?Itmightnotseemimportant,butagrowingbodyof

researchsuggeststhatsoundscanhaveanimpactonlearning,performanceandcreativity.

Whetherbackgroundsoundsarebeneficialornotseemstodependonwhatkindofnoiseit

is—andthevolume.Inaseriesofstudiespublishedlastyear,RaviMehtafromtheCollegeof

BusinessatIllinoisandhiscolleaguestestedpeople'screativitywhileexposedtoasoundtrack

madeupofbackgroundnoises—suchascoffee-shopchatterandconstruction-sitedrilling—at

differentvolumes.Theyfoundthatpeopleweremorecreativewhen（hebackgroundnoiseswere

playedatamediumlevelth-inwhenvolumewaslow.Loudbackgroundnoise,however,damaged

theircreativity.

Thismakessensefbracoupleofreasons,sayspsychologistDrNickPerham,atCardiff

MetropolitanUniversityintheUK,whostudiestheeffectofsoundsonlearningbutwasnot

involvedinthestudy.Firstly,hesays,soundsthataremostdisturbingtendtobeveryvariable.A

generalhum（嗡嗡声）inihebackgroundsuggestsasteady-statesoundwithnotmuchvariation.

"So（here'snotmuchtheretocaptureyourattention-nothingdisturbingthesubjects,"hesays.At

thesametime,thebackgroundnoisemightcausethesubjectstobeinaslightlyheightenedstate

ofarousal（觉醒），saysPerham."Mediumarousalisbestforgoodperformance.Soitmightbethat

ageneralhuminthebackgroundgivesanideallevelofarousal."Withthatinmind,Perham

suggeststheremaybesonicbenefitstoplayingmusicorothersoundsinanartclassorother

situationswherecreativityiskey.

Manyteachersallovertheworldalreadyplaymusictostudentsinclass.Manyareinspired

bythebeliefthathearingmusiccanimproveIQintasks,theso-calledMozarteffect.Whilethe

evidenceactuallysuggestsit*sastretchtosayclassicalmusicimprovesbrainpower,researchers

dothinkpleasantsoundsbeforeataskcansometimesliftyourmoodandhelpyouperformwell,

saysPerham,whohasdonehisownstudiesonthephenomenon.Thekeyappearstobethatyou

enjoywhatyou'rehearing.'Ifyoulikethemusicoryoulikethesound-evenlisteningtoa

StephenKingnovel-thenyoudidbetter.Itdidn'tmatteraboutthemusic/'hesays.

8.Whichof（hefollowingistrueaccordingtothestudiesbyRaviMehtaandNickPerham?

A.It'sbetternottoexposepeopletoanybackgroundnoisewhileatwork.

B.Construction-sitedrillingshouldbeforbiddenwherethereisaschool.

C.Noiseswillharnipeople'slicallhhoweverlowLhcirvolumesarc.

D.Acertainlevelofnoisemaydogoodtopeople'screativity.

9.AccordingtoDrNickPerham,itcanbeinferredthatinanartclass,teachershad

belter.

A.keeptheclassroomquiet

B.playmusicatasteadyandmediumvolume

C.broadcastclassicalmusic

D.varythevolumeofthemusicconstantly

10.Inthelastparagraph,theunderlinedpart"ifsastretch"isusedto.

A.provetheusefulnessofpleasingsounds

B.confirmthebeliefofMozarteffect

C.challengetheimportanceofsoftmusic

D.castdoubtonthepowerofmusicinraisingIQ

11.Whichof(hefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.LearningPower:NoiseandMusicWork

B.NoiseMeetingMusic:ABlessing?

C.NoiseorMusic:CreativityinDanger

D.Brainpower:MoreMusicandLessNoise

D

SonyWorldPhotographyAwardsOpcnEyeGallery,Liverpool

November21—December1(),2022

Wednesday-Sunday:11:00am—4:00pm

19MannIsland,LiverpoolWaterfront,Liverpool.

TravelPhotographerojthe力〃^ChesterCathedral

December2—28,2022

MondaytoSaturday:9:00am—5:00pm;Sunday:11:30am―4:00pm

9AbbeySquare,Chester,Cheshire

AnexhibitionofselectedwinningimagesfromtheTPOTYawardswillbetravelingto

ChesterCathedral.

BirdPhotographeroftheYear2022Sepleniber2022—January2023

Datesandvenues(地点)tobeconfirmed,moreinformationsoon.

Anexhibitionof70-80ofthewinningimageswillgoonaninternationaltour.

RPSGallery,小*心/UnlilOctober21,2022

Thursday-Sunday10:00am一5:00pm

TheRoyalPhotographicSociety,RPSHouse.ArosVale,Bristol

Atotalof105worksby57photographerswillbeondisplayintheInternationalPhotography

Exhibition163atRPSGallery.

12.Whichshowisalreadyfinished?A.SonyWorldPhotographyAwards.B.Travel

PhotographeroftheYear.

C.BirdPhotographeroftheYear2022.D.InternationalPhotographyExhibition163.

13.HowlongwilltheTravelPhotographeroftheYearexhibitionlast?

A.Amonth.B.27days.C.Ayear.D.Unknown.

14.IfyouwanttovisitanexhibitiononTuesday,youwillchoose.

A.SonyWorldPhotographyAwardsB.TravelPhotographeroftheYear

C.BirdPhotographeroftheYear2022D.InternationalPhotographyExhibition163

15.Whatinformationdothefourprogrammesfocuson?

A.Photographytheoreticalstudy.B.Photographyreview.

C.Photographyshow.D.Photographyawardceremonies.

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

为多余诜项。

Thinkabouthowmuchreadingyoudoeveryday.Whenyoulookatit,youmightfindthat

readingisthework-relatedskillthatyouusemostoften!16Afterall,ifwecanreadand

comprehendtextbooks,thenaren'twegoodreaders?Maybenot.Giventhetimethatreading

consumes,itmaybeaskillthatwecanandshouldimprove.

17Itmeansgettingfasterandmoreefficienttlreading,whilestillunderstanding

whatyou'rereading.Althoughyouspendagoodpartofyourdayreading,haveyoueverthought

abouthowyouread?Howdoyoureyesmakesenseoftheshapesoftheletters,andthenputtliose

letterstogethertoformsentencesthatyoucanunderstand?

Readingisquiteacomplexskill.Itwaspreviouslybelievedduringreading,botheyesfocus

onparticularletters.18Scientistsnowbelievethattheeyeslockontodifferentlettersat

thesametime,usuallytwocharactersapart.Yourbrainthenfuses（融合）iheseimageslogether（o

formaword.Thishappensveryswiftly,aswelookthroughpagesoftext!

Manypeoplereadatanaveragerateof250wordsperminute.19

Imagine,then,ifyoucoulddoubleyourrateto500wordsperminute.20Youcould

thenspendthesavedtimeonothertasks,ortakeafewextraminutestorelax.Anotherimportant

advantageofspeedreadingisthatitallowsonetobettercomprehendtheoverallstructureofan

argument.Thisleadstobetter“bigpicture''understanding,whichcangreatlybenefityourwork

andcareer.

A.Recentresearchshowsthisisn'tthecase.

B.Speedreadinghasagreatmanybenefits.

C.Youshouldpracticetoimproveyourreadingspeed.

D.Butwhatdocsbecomingabetterreaderinvolve?

E.Youcouldreadallofthiscontentinhalfthetime.

F.It'salsoaskillthatmostofustakeforgrantedbythetiir.ewcreachage12.

G.Thismeansthatanaveragepageinabookordocumenttakes1-2minutestoread.

第二部分语言运用（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。

DaysafterArgentinacanceledallinternationalflightstoprotectthecountryfromCOVID19,

ManuelBallestero21hisjourneyhometheonlywaypossible.Hesteppedaboardhis

smallsailboatforan85-dayjourneyback.

The47-year-oldsailorcouldhavestayedonihetinyPortugueseislandofPortoSanto,to

22thetimeoflockdownsinascenicplacelargelyfreeofthe23.Butthe

thoughtoflivingawayfromhisfamily,especiallyhisfatherwhowassoontoturn90,was

unbearable.Sulieloadedhis29-fuulboatwillicannedfuodand24inmid-Marcli.

Aparticularly25asncctofthisawfulperiodwastheinabilityofanuntoldnumber

ofpeopletorushhometohelplovedones.Friendstriedto26Mr.Ballesterofromstarting

（heriskyjourneyandthe27inPortugalwarnedhimhemightnotbeallowedtoreenter

ifheranintotroubleandhadto28.Buthewasdetermined.

SailingacrosstheAtlanticischallenginginthebestofcircumstances.Theaddeddifficulties

ofdoingitduringapandemicbecame29threeweeksintothetrip.OnApril12,the

authorities(当局)inCapeVerde30himtodockaltheislandnationtogetanew

supplyoffoodandfuel.Hewasexperiencedinspendinglongtimeatsea,butbeing

31ontheopenoceanisfrighteningtoeventhemostexperiencedsailor.

Learningabouthisvoyage,peopleboredathomewereimpressed.He32created

anInstagramaccountto33thefinallegofthetrip.'"Enteringmyportwhere1learned

howtosailgavemethetasteofa(n)34accomplished,“Juansaid.

35Mi;Ballesterodidn'tgettocelebratehisfather's90thbirthdayinMay,hedid

makeithomeintimeforFather'sDay.

21.A.stoppedB.expectedC.startedD.changed

22.A.shiftB.shareC.surviveD.reflect

23.A.poisonB.virusC.geneD.cell

24.A.wentonB.tookoffC.settleddownD.setout

25.A.painfulB.dangerousC.complexD.important

26.A.saveB.protectC.discourageD.ban

27.A.reportersB.relativesC.citizensD.government

28.A.turnawayB.turnbackC.giveupD.givein

29.A.commonB.differentC.obviousD.minor

30.A.urgedB.forcedC.threatenedD.prohibited

31.A.awakeB.aloneC.forgottenD.deserted

32.A.evenB.justC.yetD.still

33.A.instructB.affordC.serveD.document

34.A.skillB.missionC.experimentD.exploration

35.A.WhileB.AsC.UnlessD.Since

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I个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Chinaistheglobalhostofthe2019WorldEnvironmentDaycelebrations,andthemainevent

isbeingheldinHangzhouinEastChina.

Overthepastdecade,Hangzhougovernment36(improve)bike-friendlyinfrastructure,

suchaslanesandtrafficsignals37(create)forcyclistsandhasprovidedalmost86,009

publicbikes.InHangzhou,asmartcardallowsusersto38(easy)accessallformsof

publictransport.39bikestobuses.ApartfromleadingtheChinesecyclingresurgence,

Hangzhouisalsohometoaninnovativewaytoencouragemore40(sustain)lifestyles,

withanapp41ishelpingtostopdesertification,cutairpollutionandplantmillionsofnew

trees.

The“AntForesf'mini-program,aHangzhou-basedprojectfromgiantChinesepaymentsand

lifestyleappAlipay,encouragesuserstomakesmall,environmentallyfriendly

42(decide)intheirdailylives,suchascyclingrather43drivingtowork,or

recyclingclothes.Ifusersperformanycarbon-reducingactivities,they44(reward)with

“greenenergy''points.Iftheyaccumulateenoughvirtualpoints.45realtreewillbe

planted.AccordingtoAntFinancial,morethan100milliontreeshavebeenplanted,thankstothe

low-carbonactionsof500millionindividuals,roughly5%oftheworld'spopulation.

第三部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(满分15分)

46.2022年的春季疫情使得同学们又开启了网课模式，为鼓励同学们积极锻炼，增强“运动

有助于健康”的意识，校学生会英语社团决定举办主题为"Lifeliesinmovement”的征文活动。

请你写•篇短文投稿，内容包括：

1.运动的好处；

2.你喜欢的运动及理由。

注意：L词数80左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，使行文连贯；

3.首段已给出，不计入总词数。

Lifeliesinmovement

Duclotheepidemic,uursuhuullaunclicdtheonlinecourse,duringwhichmanyofus

studentsdon'tgetmuchexerciselearningathomeallday.However,it'suniversallyacknowledged

thatphysicalexerciseissoimportanttoourhealth.

第二节（满分25分）

47.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。

ChristmasDaywascoming.Iwasjustakidthen,andmybigsistertoldmetherewasno

SantaClaus.IfledtomyGrandmabecauseshewouldbestraightwithme.IknewGrandma

alwaystoldmethetruth.Grandmawashome,andItoldhereverything.Shewasreadyfor

me.”NoSantaClaus!”Sheshouted.''Ridiculous!Don'tbelieveit.Thatrumorhasbeengoing

aroundforyears,anditmakesmemad,plainmad.^^

“Now,pulonyourcoal,andlet'sgo.^^

“Gowhere,Grandma?"1asked.tiWhere^^turnedouttobeKerby'sGeneralStore,theone

storeintownthathadalittlebitofjustabouteverything.Aswewalkedthroughitsdoors,

Grandmahandedmetendollars/fcTakethismoney/'shesaid,“andbuysomethingfbrsomeone

whoneedsit.I'llwaitfbryouinthecar.''ThensheturnedandwalkedoutofKerby's.

1wasonlyeightyearsold.I'doftengoneshoppingwithmymother,butneverhadIshopped

fbranythingallbymyself.Thestoreseemedbigandcrowded>fullofpeoplecompetingtofinish

(heirChristmasshopping.ForafewmomentsIjuststood(here,confused,holdingthatten-dollar

bill,wonderingwhattobuyandwhotobuyitfor.IsuddenlythoughtofBobbyDecker,whowas

akidwithbadbreathandmessyhair.liesatrightbehindmeinMrs.Pollock'sgrade-twoclass.

BobbyDeckerdidn'thaveacoat.1knewthatbecauseheneverwentoutforrecess(休息)

duringthewinter.Hismotheralwayswroteanote,tellingtheteacherthathehadacough,butwc

kidsknewthatBobbyDeckerdidn'thaveacough,andhedidivthaveacoat.Ifingeredtheten

dollarbillwithgrowingexcitement.IwouldbuyBobbyDeckeracoat!Isettledonaredone,

whichlookedreallywarm,andhewouldlikethat.

“IsthisaChristmaspresentfbrsomeone?”theladybehindthecounteraskedkindly,asIlaid

mytendollarsdown."Yes.”

TheniceladysniiludalmetpulthecoalinabagandwishedmeaMerryChristmas.

注意：

1.续写词数应为150左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Thatevening,GrandmahelpedmewrapthecoatinChristinaspaper.

GrandmaandIwaitedbreathlesslyinthebushforBobbyDecker'sfrontdoortoopen.

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