廣東省江門市臺山市名校2023-2024學(xué)年高三上學(xué)期第一次月考英語試題（含答案無聽力部分）

第第頁廣東省江門市臺山市名校2023-2024學(xué)年高三上學(xué)期第一次月考英語試題（含答案，無聽力部分）臺山市名校2023-2024學(xué)年高三上學(xué)期第一次月考

英語學(xué)科試題

第二部分：閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）

第一節(jié)（共15個小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。

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FrequentlyAskedQuestionsforYellowstoneNationalPark

Howmuchistheentrancefee

$35-Private,non-commercialvehicle;$30-Motorcycleorsnowmobile(winter)$20-Visitors16andolderenteringbyfoot,bike,ski,etc.*Thisfeeprovidesthevisitorwitha7-dayentrancepermitforbothYellowstoneandGrandTetonNationalParks.

Whereshouldwestay

Yourdecisionmaydependonhowmuchtimeyouhaveandwhatyouwanttoseethemost.IfyouplanonvisitingYellowstoneNationalParkforonlyafewdaysandwanttoexperiencesomeofthemainattractionsthenWestYellowstonewouldbeagoodbase.Fromthere,itisashortdrivetothegeyserbasins,OldFaithfulandtheGrandCanyon.IfyouwanttohavethefullparkexperiencethenperhapslodgingatOldFaithfulwouldbeagoodchoice.Ifyouwanttoviewthemostwildlife,thenwesuggesttheNortheastEntrance.TheSouthEntranceisagreatoptionifyouhavemoretimeandwanttovisitGrandTetonNationalPark;howeveritisalongerdrivetotheheartofYellowstoneifyoubaseoutofJackson.TheNorthEntranceisparkheadquartersandhasthemosthistoricinformationonthepark.

Whenisthebesttimetovisitthepark

Thisdependsonwhatyourinterestsare.Springhasabundantwildlife,roaringwaterfallsandwildweather.Summerhasitallincludingthemostcrowds,soyou’dbettergetoutearlyandeatyourbreakfastontheroad!Fallisaspecialtimeofyear.Everythingseemstobediminishingincludingthecrowds.Winterisatimeofbeingabitofsocialisolation.Inyearspastitwasmore“economical”tovisitmostofthepark.Nowitismorerestrictedunlessyoucanaffordasnow-coachorguidedsnowmobiletour.

CanIgetCellandWi-Fi

FreepublicWi-FiisavailableatAl-brightVisitorCenterandatsomeparklodgesforregisteredguests.Cellserviceisextremelylimited,withreceptiononlyavailableinornearmajordevelopedareas.Insummer,serviceisoftenmaxedoutintheseareas.Yet,itissadtoseethelatestgenerationfadeawayfromnormaleverydayactivitiesandconversation.Getout,lookaround,admirethewonders.There’replentyofnaturalandhumandistractionsaroundeverycorner.ThelastthingwewanttodoisdivertvisitorsfromYellowstone’swondersespeciallywhiledriving.

1.HowmuchistheentrancefeeintotalifJefferymakesaself-drivingtriptoYellowstonewithhisfatherandhis16-year-olddaughterduringthewintervacation

A.$105B.$55C.$35D.$50

2.Theunderlinedsentenceimpliesthat_________.

A.visitingYellowstoneinwinterispreferredbymostlocalpeople

B.mostoftheparkwasrestrictedtovisitorsinwinterinthepast.

C.nowadaysmostpeoplechoosetotourtheparkonasnow-coachinwinter.

D.winterusedtobeabettertimetovisittheparkintermsofexpenses

3.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_________.

A.theentranceticketappliestoYellowstoneonly

B.OldFaithfulprovidesafullviewofthepark

C.thewirelessconnectionisnotsatisfactoryinsummer

D.youngergenerationsmakeupthemajorityofparkvisitors

B

Formostpeople,graduationisanexcitingdaythecelebrationofyearsofhardwork.Mygraduationday...wasnot.

Irememberthatweekendtwoyearsago.Familyandfriendshadflowninfromacrossthecountrytowatchourclasswalkacrossthatstage.Butlikeeveryoneelseinmygraduatingclass,Ihadwatchedtheeconomyturnfrombadtoworse.WhatIthoughtwouldtakeaweekdraggedintotwo.andthenfour,and100jobapplicationslater,Ifoundmyselfintheexactsamespotas1wasbefore.Andtheduedatetobeginpayingbackmystudentloanswascreepingevercloser.

YouknowthatfeelingwhenyouwakeupandyouarejustconsumedwithfearFearaboutsomethingyoucan’tcontrol—thatsenseofapproachingfailurethatremainsoveryouasyouhopethateverythingthathappenedtoyouthusfarwasjustabaddreamThatfeelingbecameaconstantinmylife.Andthemostfrustratingpartwasnomatterhowmuch1tried,1justcouldn’tseemtomakeanyprogress.

SowhatdidIdotomaintainmysanity（理智）Iwrote.Somethingaboutputtingwordsonapagemadeeverythingseemalittleclearer—alittlebrighter.Somethingaboutwritinggavemehope.Andifyouwantsomethingbadlyenough...sometimesalittlehopeisallyouneed!SoIchanneledmyfrustrationintoachildren’sbook.Andthenoneday,withoutanysortofwritingdegreeorcontactsinthewritingworld—justalotofhardworkandperseverance—Iwasofferedapublishingcontractformyfirstbook!Afterthat,thingsslowlybegantofallintoplace.Iwasofferedasecondbookdeal.Then,afewmonthslater,IgotaninterviewwithTheWaltDisneyCompanyandwashiredshortlyafter.

Themoralofthisstoryis...don’tgiveup.Evenifthingslookbleaknow,don’tgiveup.Thingschangeifyouworkhard.Giveittime,anddon’tgiveup,thingswillalwaysgetbetter.Oftentimesallweneedisthecouragetopushbeyondtheriver.

4.FromParagraph2,wecanlearnthattheauthorprobably_________.

A.washavinganexcitinggraduation

B.wasgettingintofinancialdifficulties

C.missedthelifeintheuniversity

D.hadjustappliedforthestudentloans

5.Howdidtheauthorchangethefrustratingsituation

A.Bysendingapplications.B.Byofferingcontracts.

C.Bykeepingwriting.D.Bypublishingbooks.

6.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“bleak”inthelastparagraph

A.UnattractiveB.hopelessC.thrillingD.promising

7.Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttoconveyinthepassage

A.Successbelongstothepersevering.

B.Acontentedmindisaperpetual（長久的）feast.

C.Asmoothseanevermakesaskillfulmariner(水手）.

D.Misfortunestelluswhatfortuneis.

C

Walkingoverwatermightsoundunbelievable.Infact,peopledoitallthetime.HowAlmostalloftheworld'sliquidfreshwaterthatiscalledgroundwaterliesunderground.

Earthisawaterplanet,butmostofitswaterisintheoceans.Onlyabout2.5percentoftheplanet'swaterisfreshwater,ofwhichnearly69percentisfrozeninglaciers(冰川)andicecapsandabout30percentisgroundwater-muchmorethanthe1.2percentthatflowsthroughriversandfillslakes.

GroundwaterisfoundalmosteverywhereonEarth.Ithidesundermountains,plainsandevendeserts.Tinygapsbetweenrocksandsoilgrainstakeinandholdthiswaterlikeasponge(海綿),formingburiedbodiesofwatercalledaquifers(地下蓄水層).Together,theyholdabout60timesasmuchwaterastheworld'slakesandriverscombined.Groundwaterisakeypartoftheearth'swatercycle.Rainandmeltedsnowgodownintotheground.Thewatercanstaythereforthousandsofyears.Somegroundwaternaturallyrunsoutontotheearth'ssurfacethroughsprings.Italsoflowsintolakes,riversandwetlands.Peoplegetgroundwaterthroughwellsfordrinking,wateringcropsandotheruses.

Ashuman-causedclimatechangedriesoutpartsoftheplanet,demandforgroundwatermayrise.Atthesametime,climatechangemayincreasestorms.Heavierrainismorelikelytorushstraightintostreamsandstormdrains,insteadofgoingintothesoil.So,theremaybelessgroundwateraround.

Manyoftheworld'saquifersalreadyseemtobedryingup.Twenty-oneoftheearth's37biggestaquifersarebecomingsmaller,satellitedatashow.Themostdried-outaquifersarenearbigcities,farms,ordryregions.Asgroundwaterstoresdwindle,theyholdlesswatertorefillriversandstreams,thusthreateningfreshwaterecosystems.

8.WhatcanweknowaboutgroundwaterfromParagraph3

A．Itwillendupinriversandseas.

B．It'smainlystoredinwetregions.

C．It'smainlykeptintheformofaquifers.

D．Itrunsoutontotheearth'ssurfaceregularly.

9．Whydoesclimatechangeresultinlessgroundwateraccordingtothetext

A．Itmakesheavierraingointothesoil.

B．Itraisesthetemperatureandincreasesdaytime.

C．Itcausesglacierstodisappearfasterthanever.

D．Itallowslessraintogoundergrounddirectly.

10．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"dwindle"inthelastparagraphmean

A．DecreaseB．ChangeC．DevelopD．Form.

11．Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage

A．ThethreatfromclimatechangeB．Thewatercycleintheworld

C．ThedecreaseofgroundwaterD．Watercrisisontheplanet

D

It’sunlikelythatwe’llseeadodo,aflightlessbird,walkingthisearthanytimeagain,accordingtoBethShapiro,anevolutionarymolecular(分子的)biologist.

“Whenmostpeoplethinkaboutde-extinction(人工再造先前絕種的生物),they’reimaginingcloning,”Shapirosaid.Cloning,theapproachthatcreatedDolly,thesheepin1996andElizabethAnn,theblack-footedferret(雪貂)in2023,createsanidenticalgeneticcopyofanindividualbyputtingDNAfromalivingadultcellintoaneggcellfromwhichthenucleus(細胞核)hasbeenremoved.AdultcellscontainalltheDNAneededtodevelopintoalivinganimal.EggcellsthenusethatDNAasablueprinttoturnthemselvesintomanykindsofcells——skin,organs,bloodandbones——theanimalneeds.

“Butnolivingcellsfromdodosexist.Instead,”Shapirosaid,“you’dhavetostartwithacloselyrelatedanimal’sgenome(基因組)andthenchangeitintoonesimilartododos.”Forexample，mammoths(猛犸)arealsoextinct，buttheywereverycloselyrelatedtomodernAsianelephants,soresearchersareattemptingtobringmammothsbackfromextinctionbycreatingahybrid(混合的)mammothwithsomemammothgenesreplacingpartoftheelephantgenomeinanelephanteggcell.However,therearelikelymillionsofgeneticdifferencesbetweenthegenomeofanAsianelephantandthatofamammothaccordingtoShapiro.

Asforthedodo,itsclosestlivingrelativeistheNicobarpigeon.MammothsandAsianelephantsareprettycloselyrelated,whereasithadbeenmorethan20millionyearssincethedodoandtheNicobarpigeonhadanycommonancestors.Geneticdifferencesbetweenthetwobirdspeciesarethereforemuchgreater,makingitaformidabletasktocreateasuccessfulhybridinthelab,Shapirosaid.

Evenifscientistsmanagetobringdodosback,theislandwheretheyoncelivedisaverydifferentplacenowadays,whichmakeitimpossibletoreintroducedodoswithoutmajorintervention.

12.WhatisParagraph2mainlyabout

A.ThespecialroleofDNA.B.Theprocessofcloning.

C.Thedevelopmentofcloning.D.Thecomplexityofcloning.

13.WhatdoesShapirowanttoshowbytheexampleofmammoths

A.Dodosarehardertobringbacktolife.

B.Theirlivingcellsarehardtopreserve.

C.Cloningcanbeusedtorecreateextinctanimals.

D.TheyshareasimilargenomewithAsianelephants.

14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“formidable”meaninParagraph4

A.Urgent.B.Possible.C.Tough.D.Different.

15.WhatisShapiro’sattitudetowardstherebirthofdodos

A.Favorable.B.Intolerant.C.Objective.D.Negative.

第二節(jié)(共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分)

閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

Forsomepeople,musicisnofunatall.Aboutfourpercentofthepopulationiswhatscientistscall"amusic."Peoplewhoareamusicarebornwithouttheabilitytorecognizeorreproducemusicalnotes(音調(diào)).16Amusicscanonlyhearthedifferencebetweentwonotesiftheyareveryfarapartonthemusicalscale(音階).

17Manyamusicscomparethesoundofmusictopiecesofmetalhittingeachother.Lifecanbehardforamusics.Theirinabilitytoenjoymusicsetthemapartfromothers.Itcanbedifficultforotherpeopletoidentifywiththeircondition.Infact,mostpeoplecannotbegintograspwhatitfeelsliketobeamusic.Justgoingtoarestaurantorashoppingmallcanbeuncomfortableorevenpainful.Thatiswhymanyamusicsintentionallystayawayfromplaceswherethereismusic.18"Iusedtohatepartiesandlwasdistantfrommyfriends."saysMargaret,aseventy-year-oldwomanwhoonlyrecentlydiscoveredthatshewasamusic.BystudyingpeoplelikeMargaret,scientistsarefinallylearninghowtoidentifythisunusualcondition.

Scientistssaythatthebrainsofamusicsaredifferentfromthebrainsofpeoplewhocanappreciatemusic.Thedifferenceiscomplex,anditdoesn'tinvolvedefectivehearing.Amusicscanunderstandothernonmusicalsoundswell.Theyalsohavenoproblemsunderstandingordinaryspeech.19

Manyamusicsarehappywhentheirconditionisfinallydiagnosed(診斷).Foryears,Margaretfeltembarrassedaboutherproblemwithmusic.20.Thereisanameforhercondition.Thatmakesiteasierforhertoexplain."Whenpeopleinvitemetoaconcert,Ijustsay,'Nothanks,I'mamusic,'''saysMargaret."IjustwishIhadlearnedtosaythatwhenIwasseventeenandnotseventy."

A．Songssoundlikenoisetoanamusic.

B．Nowsheknowsthatsheisnotalone.

C．Thenotessounddifferenttoanamusic.

D．Shefeltlonelywhilestayingawayfromothers.

E．However,thiscanresultinwithdrawalandsocialisolation.

F．Amusicpeopleoftencannottellthedifferencebetweentwosongs

G．Scientistscompareamusicstopeoplewhojustcan'tseecertaincolors.

語言運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)（共15個小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

I’mamotherofthreeandapsychologist.Recently,Icometounderstandwhatmakeschildhoodvaluableinitsownright.

Oneday,whenIwenttogetmy7-year-oldsonfromsoccer___21___,thekid___22___mewithadowncastface.Thecoachhad___23___himfornotfocusingonhissoccerdrills.Hewalkedoutoftheschoolwithhisheadandshoulders___24___down.Heseemedwrappedin___25___.Butjustbeforehereachedthecardoor,hesuddenlystopped,crouching(蹲伏)downto___26___somethingonthesidewalk.His___27___wentdownlowerandlower,andthen,withcompletejoyhecalledout,“ehere.Thisisthe___28___bug(蟲子)I’veeverseen.Ithas,likeamillion___29___.It’samazing.”Helookedupatme,hisfeaturesoverflowingwithenergyand___30___.“Can’twe___31___hereforjustaminuteIwanttofindoutwhathedoeswithallthoselegs.”

Thetraditionalviewofsuchamomentisthatitis___32___,orawasteofvaluabletime.Yetatthatmomentitsuddenlydawnedonmethatwhatsetschildrenapartfromadultsisnottheirignorance(無知)buttheir___33___forjoy.Children’sabilitytobecomedeeply___34___insomethingandgetgreatpleasureiswhatadultsspendtherestoftheirlives___35___.

21.A.appointmentB.displayC.practiceD.experience

22.A.servedB.greetedC.witnessedD.treated

23.A.enviedB.criticizedC.promotedD.forgiven

24.A.hangingB.settlingC.puttingD.turning

25.A.shynessB.weaknessC.lonelinessD.sadness

26.A.pickupB.lookforC.stareatD.bringout

27.A.earsB.handsC.mouthD.face

28.A.biggestB.simplestC.strangestD.dullest

29.A.eyesB.armsC.legsD.feet

30.A.entertainmentB.delightC.satisfactionD.confusion

31.A.gatherB.talkC.crouchD.stay

32.A.practicalB.impossibleC.accessibleD.unnecessary

33.A.abilityB.respectC.effortD.responsibility

34.A.experiencedB.absorbedC.richD.skillful

35.A.seekingB.studyingC.missingD.denying

第二節(jié)（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入一個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

OneveryThursdaynight,psychologistMaudLehanneleadstwoofFrance'sfavoritepastimes,coffeedrinkingandthe"talkingcure".Theretheylearntogetintouchwiththeirtruefeelings.Lehanne'spsychologycafeistryingtohelpthecity's36(trouble)neighborhoodcafes.Inthepastfewyears,Parisiancafes37(become)victimsduetochangesintheFrenchlifestyle-longerworkinghours,afast-foodboomandayoungergeneration'sdesiretospend38(they)timeathome.Luckily,dozensofnewthemecafesappear39(change)thesituation.Cafesfocusedonpsychology,history,andengineeringarecatchingon,40(fill)tableswellintotheevening.

Thecity's"psychologycafes",41offergreatcomfort,areamongthemostpopularplaces.Middle-agedhomemakers,retirees,andtheunemployedcometosuchcafestotalkaboutlove,42(angry),anddreamswithapsychologist."There's43strongneedinParisforcommunication,"saysMaurice,acaferegularwhoworks44areligiousinstructorinanearbychurch."Peoplehavefewrealfriends.45theyneedistoopenup."Lehannesaysshe'dliketoseepsychologycafesalloverFrance."Ifpeoplehadnormallives,thesecafeswouldn'texist,”shesays.

寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)（滿分15分）

假設(shè)你是育才中學(xué)學(xué)生會主席李華，你校將舉辦一次英語演講比賽，希望某大學(xué)的外籍教師Smith女士來做評委，請參照以下內(nèi)容給她寫一封邀請信。

1、演講主題

2、參賽者；時間；地點

3、聯(lián)系人及方式

注意：1.詞數(shù)80左右；

2．開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)

DearMsSmith，

Yourssincerely，

LiHua

（滿分25分）

閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給的段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。

Lungsnearlybursting,Istruggledtoliftmyheadoutofthewater.Inchbyinch,mytiredbodyreachedfortheendofthepool.

Theextentofmyswimmingcareerwaspurelyrecreational,whilethecompetitiveswimmernearbythoughtnothingoftheseeminglysimpletaskofa500-meterswimtest.PushingmyselftofinishwhatIhadstarted,Icouldonlythink:whynottaketheeasywayout

Earlierthatweek,Ihadturnedinmyfirstjobapplicationatalocalpool.Overqualified,Iwashiredonthespot.However,thetaskswereboring:helpingconfusedvisitorsandmeasuringtheheightofchildrenbeforetheywentdowntheslide,thosesortsofthings.Iwascapableofmore.

Soaswimtestwasrequired,establishingthemerefactthatIwasnotcompletelyhelplessinapool.Midwaythrough,themanageradministratingthetestremarked,“Thislooksreallyeasyforyou.Whyaren’tyouapplyingtobecomeaguard”

“Thethoughthadn’tcrossedmymind.”

“Well,lifeguardingdemandsmoreresponsibility,strengthandrespect.Thusthepositionpays$2moreperhour.Yourswimmingskillsarestrongenough.Allyouneedtodoiscompleteacertificationclass.”

InsideIwasunsureofmyself,buthiswordsinspiredme--Youneverknowwhatyouarecapableofuntilyouforceyourselftodoit.

SoonIpassedtheswimtest.Allleftwastopracticeandlearnfirstaid,CPRandproceduresfordifferentlandandwater-basedemergencies.

Workstartedsoon.Awell-intentionedyetanxiousfeelinginmesoonpassed.Days,weeks,andmonthswentbywithoutincident;emergencieswererare.TheskillsandtrainingIhadsocarefullystudiedandacquiredseemedunnecessary.

Todayappearedtobeanotheruneventfulday.Howevershortlyaftertheotherguardssignaledtothechildrentoexitthepool,Inoticedoneboywasstillinthemiddlewhiletheothershadclimbedup.

注意：

續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150詞左右。

請按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。

“Somethingmusthavegonewrongwithhim,”Ithoughttomyself.

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Havingtheboyonthefloor,Iputmyeartohismouthandmyfingersathisneck.

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