湖南省永州市祁陽縣第四中學(xué)2024-2025學(xué)年高三上學(xué)期8月考試英語試題(無答案)

祁陽四中2024年下期高三年級第一次月考英語試題時量：120分鐘分值：150分第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)：滿分30分）第一節(jié)（共5小題，每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。1．Whatcoloristhedressthewomanistryingon?A．Yellow. B．Orange. C．Blue.2．Whatistheman’sjobprobably?A．Anovelist. B．Acartoonist. C．Areporter.3．Whatkindofoccasionarethespeakersprobablycelebrating?A．Awedding. B．Aholiday. C．Abirthday.4．Howdoesthewomanprefertolearn?A．Byreadingbooks. B．Bywatchingvideos. C．ByusingtheInternet.5．Whowasthemanangrywith?A．Thecinemastaff. B．Thewoman. C．Someotheraudiences.第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）聽下面，5段對話或獨(dú)白。每段對話或獨(dú)白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。聽每段對話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒時，聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。聽第6段材料：回答第6、7題。6．Whatarethespeakersdoing?A．Havingapicnic. B．Preparingameal. C．Shoppinginasupermarket.7．Whatdidthemanwanttoeatatfirst?A．Asalad. B．Asandwich. C．Noodles.聽第7段材料，回答第8至10題。8．Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A．Inalibrary. B．Inaclassroom. C．Onaplayingfield.9．Whatsubjectdoesthemanneedhelpwith?A．History. B．Math. C．English.10．Whywasthemanawayfromschoolforawhile?A．Hetookaholiday. B．Hebrokehisleg. C．Hewentforfootballtraining.聽第8段材料，回答第11至13題。11．Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A．Friends. B．Parentandchild. C．Brotherandsister.12．HowisthewomanfeelingaboutMother’sDay?A．Uncertain. B．Excited C．Sad.13．Whatwillthewoman’smotherprobablydoonMother’sDay?A．Haveteaatahotel. B．Havebeautytreatments. C．Havesomelessons.聽第9段材料，回答第14至16題。14．Whatisthewomandoing?A．Receivinganaward. B．Introducingherfilm. C．Hostingaparty15．WhenwillthefilmshowinEurope?A．Onthe7thofJune. B．Onthe20thofApril. C．Onthe27thofApril16．WhatisthewomanlookingforinSouthAmerica?A．Anewjob.B．Cinemastoshowherfilm.C．Anewactortoworkwith.聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。17．Whatisthemaintopicofthetalk?A．Yardsales. B．Chinesehistory. C．Anancientartwork.18．Inwhichcitywasthebowlfound?A．NewHaven. B．London. C．Taipei.19．Whatdidthemandowhenhegotthebowl?A．Hesent-picturesofittoexperts.B．Hepasseditdowntohischildren.C．Hearguedwiththeownerovertheprice.20．Howmuchmoneydidthebowleventuallysellfor?A．$20,000． B．$350,000． C．$721,800.第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）第一節(jié)（共15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和D四個選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。ATheUnitedKingdomiswellknownforitsnightlife,butthesecitiesofferthebesttimeifyouareupforalittlepartying.SwanseaThebestthingaboutthiscityisthatmostofthehighly-recommendedbarsarelocatedonthecoast,Thebar-areainSwanseastretchesformorethanonemile.Amazingfact,andtrustus,youcanfindabarthatsuitsyourighthere.Ifyouarenotreadytoleavetheurbanarea,that’sall,rightbuttrustus,youdon’twanttomissthefamedMumblesMile.ManchesterThecityisfilledwithyouth,andyoucanfollowanystreamoftheyoungstersinthecitytooneofthebestbarstospendthenight.Manchesterhasamassivemusichistoryandassuch,itistheidealplacetoseekthebestpartiesthatlasttillmorninginthiscapital-oftheindustry.Donotmisstheirfamouspubs,themostfamousofwhichareTheWaldorfandSinclair’sOysterBar.StokeThisbrilliantplacehaslongbeenknownasafootballfortress.ThebestspotsarelocatedatthefamedtowncentercalledNewcastle-under-Lyme.Ifyouaremoreofabarandclubtypeofperson,thenheadstraighttoThirstyGiraffeandRevolution,orsimplyspendthenightinTheSugarmill.SheffieldThiscityisthehomeoftwofootballclubs,WednesdayandUnited,butwe’renottalkingaboutthem.But,trustuswhenwetellyoutheirfansknowhowtoparty.ItisnotsohardtodoitinSheffieldasthecityisfilledwithclubs,pubs,bars,andrestaurants.Regardlessofyourage,thiscityhasplentytoofferineverydepartmentforeveryone’spocket.21．WhatdoweknowaboutSwansea?A．Allthebarslieonthecoast. B．All-nightpartiescanbeheld.C．Itoffersthebestbarservices. D．MumblesMileliesinthecity.22．Whichplacewillyougotoifyouareamusiclover?A．Swansea. B．Manchester. C．Stoke D．Sheffield.23．WhatdoStokeandSheffieldhaveincommon?A．Theyarecoastcities. B．Theyarefilledwithyouth.C．Theyareknownforfootball. D．Theyofferfancyrestaurants.BIwasintheseventhgrade,andwehadmovedtoNewJerseyinNovember.Bythen,everyonealreadyhadhadtheirownfriends,andnoonewantedtotalktoanewgirl.Tomakethingsworse,theyputmein“SectionL”.IfoundoutlaterthateveryonecalledSectionL“Loserville”.Itwassortofanopensecretthatitwasthesectionfortroublemakersandnot-so-smartkids.WhenIfoundout,Iwantedtoscream.Ihadalwaysbeenagoodstudentandhadamazingfriends,andnoweveryonethoughtIwasaloser!IdidtextmyfriendsinIllinoisalmosteverynight,especiallymybestfriend,Ana.Atfirstmyfriendswantedtohearallaboutit.ButthensomestoppedtextingbackonceIsaidsomethingabouthowmiserableIwas.OnenightwhenIwastextingwithAna,Icomplainedaboutanotherfriendwhohadjustdonethat.Ana’stextscamereallyfastforthenextfewminutesandtheysurprisedme.ShesaidthatshewastiredofhearingabouthowbadeverythingwasinNewJersey,too.ShesaidshedidnotwanttohurtmyfeelingsbutthatIneededtostopfeelingsosorryformyselfallthetime.Ihadtotrytomakethingsbetter.Thenextday,IthoughtalotaboutwhatAnahadsaid.Shewasright.IwishIcouldsaythateverythingchangedovernightafterthat,butitdidn’t.Iwasstillstuckin“Loserville”,andsomepeoplewerestillmeantome,eventhoughItriedtojuststayoutoftheirway.Butwhatdidchangewasme—Istoppedfeelingsosorryformyselfanddidsomethingaboutmakingfriends.Isigneduptomakesetsfortheschoolplay.Imetalotofnewpeoplethere,andsuddenlyIhadfriendstosayhitointhehalls!IstillmissIllinoissometimes,butlifeinNewJerseyisn’tsohardanymore.EventhoughIcouldn’tchangemysituation,Icouldchangemyattitudeandthatmadeallthedifference.24．“Loserville”isasectionfor_________.A．newcomers B．goodstudents C．classsecrets D．failures25．Thewritercomplainedallthetimeinthenewenvironmentbecause_________.A．Anadidn’ttextbacktoher B．shewasunfairlytreatedC．herfriendshurtherfeelings D．shewasagoodstudent.26．Whatmadeadifferenceinchangingthesituation?A．ThewriterwentbacktoIllinois.B．ThewriterendedfriendshipwithAna.C．Thewriterbegantomakefriendswithothers.D．Thewriterfoughtbackwithherclassmates.27．Whatmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?A．SayGoodbyeto“Loserville” B．AnIncidentatSchoolC．LastingFriendship D．Unhappinessin“Loserville”.CDarwin’sArch,afamedrockformationintheGalapagosIslandshastakenonanewshape.ThetopoftheArchcollapsedthisweekintothePacificOceanduetonaturalforces.“ObviouslyallthepeoplefromtheGalapagosfeltitwasashamebecauseit’ssomethingwe’refamiliarwithsincechildhood,andtoknowthatithaschangedwasabitofashock,”WashingtonTapiasaid,“However,fromascientificpointofview,it’spartofthenaturalprocess.Itnormallyhappensonourplanet.”Darwin’sArch,whichismadeofnaturalstone,atonepointwouldhavebeenpartoftheisland.NamedafterfamednaturalistCharlesDarwin,itisnotaccessiblebyland.Buttheareaaroundtheislandsisapopulardivingspot,particularlytoobservesharksandotherseaspecies.“Unfortunatelytoday,ourguestsoftheGalapagosAggressorIII,experiencedaonceinalifetimeevent,”thetravelcompanyAgressorAdventurespostedonFacebook.Thegroupadded,“Thismorningat11:20amlocaltime,theworld-famousDarwin’sArchcollapsedinfrontoftheireyes.Therearenowonlytwopillars（柱子）remaining.Someinthedive&travelindustryarealreadyreferringtothisnowas“ThePillarsofEvolution（進(jìn)化）.”Thepostreceivednearly200commentsincludingonepersonwhowrote,“Whatashame!Geologic（地質(zhì)的）timeissomuchdifferentfromhumantimethatweforgetthatit’salwaysgoingon.That’swhyIliketospendalotoftimeamongthearchesinSouthernUtah.Youneverknowwhenitcouldbethelasttimebeforegeologydoesitswork.”TheGalapagosIslandsareaUNESCOWorldHeritageSitethathasbeencalleda“l(fā)ivingmuseumandshowcaseofevolution”.Theislandsaresituatedabout621milesfromthecoastofEcuador.Theyarehometomanyinterestinganimalsincludinggianttortoises,marineiguanas,andmanytypesoffinches.28．WhatdoesTapiathinkofthecollapseofDarwin’sArch?A．Itisadisastrousmemoryespeciallyforkids.B．Itisalittlebitdisappointingbutacceptable.C．Itisararenaturalphenomenonintheworld.D．Itissuchawonderhardtoexplaininscience.29．WhatdopeoplecomingtotheGalapagosIslandslikemost?A．Divingtoobservesomeseaspecies.B．Catchingsharksaroundtheislands.C．ClimbingDarwin’sArchcarefully.D．VisitingtheofficeofCharlesDarwin.30．WhatisthepostfromtheAgressorAdventuresonFacebookmainlyabout?A．Themagicalpowerofthegeology. B．Thenoveldescriptionofthepillars.C．ThewitnessofthefalloftheArch. D．ThereasonforthelossoftheArch.31．Whatdoestheauthorintendtodointhelastparagraph?A．ToadvertiseforAggressorAdventures.B．Tointroducethetheoryofevolution.C．TopraiseDarwinforhiscontribution.D．Toaddsomebackgroundinformation.DInthepastdecade,theuseofsocialmediahasgrowninawaythatnoonecouldhave.guessed.Ithasturnedsometeenagersintocelebrities（名人）andturnedthefamousintotheinfamous,overnight.Akeyfeatureofsocialmedia,however,isitsvolatility.Trendscomeandgo,disappearingalmostasquicklyastheyappeared.So,whatwerethekeysocialmediatrendsof2019?ShortvideoappssuchasTikTokanditsChineseequivalentDouyin,tooktheworldbystormTheTelegraphreportedthatTikTokwasranked8thonApple’sAppStoreinApril.AndDouyinhadmorethan300milliondomesticmonthlyactiveusersinJune,CNBCsaid.Whyaretheseshortvideos—whicharerarelylongerthanafewminutes—sopopular?JiangYige,aSingapore-basedanalystatFengHeFundManagement,hasatheory.“Shortvideosarejustrighttofillinthelittlegapsinourbusyschedules,”hetoldCNBC.Thesevideos—apartfrombeingveryconvenient—areimportanttoteenagersbecausetheyallowthemtoexpressthemselves,accordingtoTeenVogue.Thesenseofcommunitythatusersofshortvideoappsgetisanotherappealingfeature.LizaKoshy,auseroftheUSappMusicallywhohasover2millionfollowers,saidthatshewasthrilledwhenanyonesaidthathervideohad“inspired”him.“It’sreallycool...becauseIthinkasshortvideocreatorsthat’swhatweallexpect,”sheadded.Livestreamingisanotherfeatureofoursocialmedialifethatnowseemsasnaturalassunrise.It’saprettyneatidea:Youcanwatchanyone,anywhere,live.However,Chinahastakenlivestreamingtoawholenewlevel.InChina,morethan100millionviewersmonthlywatchalivestreamingvideo.Forbesthoughtthatanumberoffactorshadledtothepopularityoflivestreaming.Amongthemisviewers’abilitytointeractwhileremaininganonymous.However,theboominsocialmediamaybehavingsideeffectstoo.Fakenewsisoneseriousproblemitarguablycauses.Materialsharedontheseplatformsisoftennotcheckedforaccuracy.Themostbasiccontentcanbefalseandcanswayusersonewayoranother.Weusesocialmediaallthetime;thatdoesn’tmeanthatweunderstandtheinfluenceitishavingonus.Weshouldbemindfulofboththetimewespendonitanditsimpactonourminds.32．Theunderlinedword“volatility”inParagraph2possiblymeans“being________”.A．steady B．changeable C．promising D．violent33．AccordingtoLizaKoshy,shortvideosareverypopularbecause________.A．theyareveryconvenient B．theyprovideasenseofcommunity.C．theyhelppeoplekilltime D．theyallowpeopletoexpressthemselves34．Whatcanwelearnaboutsocialmediafromthetext?A．Theinformationfromsocialmediaishighlyreliable.B．Whenitcomestosocialmedia,peopleonlyknowshortvideos.C．Thereisstillmuchroomforsocialmediatomakeimprovement.D．Peoplecan’tcommunicatewitheachotherwithoutsocialmedia.35．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．KeySocialMediaTrendsof2019B．RapidDevelopmentofSocialMediaC．ShortVideosTakingtheWorldbyStormD．LiveStreaming—theNewFeatureofSocialMedia第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）根據(jù)下面短文，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。Havingapositiveattitudeisachoice.Youcanchoosetothinkthoughtsthatboostyourmoodandthrowamoreconstructivelightondifficultsituations.Bychoosingtotakeapositiveoutlookonlife,youcanbegintoshiftoutofanegativeframeofmind.Youwillfindlifeisfilledwithpossibilitiesinsteadofworries.36．________Understandthebenefitsofbeingapositivethinker.Choosingtothinkpositivelywillhelpyoutakecontrolofyourlifeandmakeyoureverydayexperiencesmorepleasant.37．________Beingawareofthesebenefitscanhelpyoubemoremotivatedtothinkpositivelyonaregularbasis.38．________Recordingyourthoughtscanenableyoutostepbackandevaluatepatternsinyourthinking.Writedownyourthoughtsandfeelingsattheendofeverydaycanbeavaluablewaytoidentifyyournegativethoughtsandmakeaplantochangethemtopositivethoughts.Replacethenegativethoughtswithpositivethoughts.Onceyou’refeelingconfidentthatyoucanspotnegativethoughts,you’rereadytomakeactivechoicesaboutreplacingnegativethoughtswithpositiveones.Thisdoesn’tmeanthateverythinginyourlifewillalwaysbepositive.39．________However,youcanworktoreplacethedailyunhelpfulthinkingpatternswiththoughtsthathelpyoutoflourish:Surroundyourselfwithpositivepeople.Weareofteninfluencedbythepeoplearoundus.Ifyoufindthatpeoplearoundyoutendtobenegative,looktosurroundyourselfwithmorepositivepeople.40．________Ifyouhaveaclosefamilymemberorasignificantotherwhoisconstantlynegative,encouragehertogoonajourneytowardspositiveattitudewithyou.A．Identifyyournegativethoughts.B．Thiswillfeedyourownpositivity.C．Keepadiarytoreflectyourthoughts.D．It’snormaltohaveavarietyofnegativeemotions.E．Italsobenefitsyourmentalandphysicalhealth.F．Ifyouwanttoknowhowtothinkmorepositively,justfollowthesetips.G．Peoplewhoallowthemselvesregularfunintheirlivestendtobemorepositive.第三部分語言運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié)（共15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(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。AmyTaylorhadweatheredsometoughyears.Herhusbandsufferedalotfromkidneyfailureandin2020,thepoormother41herjobintheeconomicdepression.Duringthespringbreak,her14-yearolddaughter,EmilyMoore,tookapart-timejob,and42minimumwage.Butbeforeshecouldspendthemoney,Emilyhadanidea.ThenewsinKansasCitythatweekhadbeenfilledwithstoriesaboutapoliceofficer,JimmyMoss,whowasbadlyhurtinacaraccidentinthelineofdulyHewasin43condition.Emilyandherunemployedmotherhadneverforgottenhow44thepolicehadbeenwhenTaylorwasrobbedinthestreetoneday.Emilydecidedto45themoneytoOfficerMoss’sfamily.Hermom46agreed.Taylorcalledthepoliceandmadeananonymous（匿名的）donation.Movedbyher47expressionofthanks,theofficersdidwhattheydobestthey48Taylor.Whensheexplainedthefamily’s49,theofficerscouldhardlybelieveit.“Withhercurrentfinancial50,weencouragedhertokeepthemoney,”thedepartmentlaterexplained.“She51,sayingtheofficer’sfamilyneededitandthepoliceneededtoknowtheywere52.”Bythen,thatfeelingofsupportwasmutual.ThepolicesetupaGoFundMepageforTaylor,whomtheynamed“TheWomanwiththeHeartofGold.”AsofJanuary11,2023,theyhad53$165,405．Evenbetter:OfficerMoss,whohada1percentchanceof54,isoutofthehospitaland55.41．A．changed B．lost C．quit D．finished42．A．offered B．suggested C．set D．earn43．A．critical B．rare C．stable D．fair44．A．a(chǎn)nnoyed B．nice C．disappointed D．wise45．A．lend B．pass C．donate D．show46．A．temporarily B．hesitantly C．readily D．cautiously47．A．generous B．distant C．written D．public48．A．cameacross B．trackeddown C．turnedto D．calmeddown49．A．motivation B．faith C．tradition D．principle50．A．credit B．security C．service D．hardship51．A．a(chǎn)greed B．complained C．refused D．guessed52．A．supported B．promised C．treated D．defeated53．A．kept B．a(chǎn)dded C．taken D．raised54．A．promotion B．survival C．freedom D．growth55．A．regretting B．collapsing C．recovering D．escaping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1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Actingwas,isandalwayswillbethefirstloveoftheNationalPekingOperaCompany’snewvice-president,TianLei,ChenNanreports.HuguosiStreetwasoneofBeijing’s56（busy）commercialroadsintheoldendays.Italso57（house）theresidenceofPekingOperamasterMeiLanfang（1894-1961）.NotfarfromMei’saddress,thefirsttheaterforPekingOpera58（perform）wascreatedin1954,fiveyearsafterthefoundingofthePeople’sRepublicofChina.Theneighborhood59（change）overthedecades,butthetheaterstillstandstallandis60（current）managedbytheNationalPekingOperaCompany.TianLeitreasuresthehourshespendsthere,trainingandrehearsing（排練）.Wearingacostumeand61（arm）withapropspear（道具長矛）,the42-year-oldwalksconfidentlyacrossthestage,62（practise）avarietyofmartialartmovements,beforeendingthedrillwithaliangxiang（strikingaposeonthestage）.Tianhasbeenworkingwiththeoperacompanyfor10years.Itspremises（處所）are6310-minutedrivefromthetheaterandhiscolleaguestrainthere.He,however,prefersthehistoricstage.“IcometothetheateralmosteverydaybecauseIenjoythepeaceandemptinessthisbuildingoffers.Rehearsingherehelpsmefeelcloser64thePekingOperamasters65oncegracedthestage,”hesays.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)（滿分15分）66．假設(shè)你是李華，你應(yīng)該在本周五提交Mr.Anderson布置的讀書報告，但因個人原因，現(xiàn)在無法按時提交。請你給Mr.Anderson發(fā)一封電子郵件，內(nèi)容要求如下：1．表達(dá)歉意；2．說明原因；3．提出補(bǔ)救辦法；注意：1．寫作詞數(shù)80左右。2．可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)。DearMr.Anderson,________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________第二節(jié)（滿分25分）67．閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。Itw