长沙市一中高三英语月考试卷 七 及答案
长沙一中2011届高三第七次月考英语试题及答案
湖南省长沙市一中2011 届高三月考（七）英语试题（考试范围：全部内容）本试卷分为四个部分，包括听力、语言知识运用、阅读和书面表达。
时量120分钟。
满分150分。
PART ONE LISTENING COMPREHENSION（30 marks）SECTION A（22．5 marks）Directions：In this section，you’ll hear six conversations between two speakers．For each conversation，there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices marked A，B and C．Listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question．You will hear each conversation TWICE．Conversation 11．Why is the man going to read the book？A．Because it is homework．B．Because it is interesting．C．Because it is mysterious．2．What will the man do next？A．Going to the library．B．Going to the bookstore．C．Going to David’s dorm．Conversation 23．What will they do first？A．Buying some food．B．Having supper．C．Reading a newspaper．4．Who will drive the car？A．The man．B．The woman．C．They will drive by turns．Conversation 35．What happened last night？A．There was a big dinner．B．There was a party．C．There was a meeting．6．What is the man going to do？A．Cleaning the apartment．B．Quarrelling with the woman．C．Having a rest．Conversation 47．What probably is Steve？A．A mechanical engineer．B．A shop assistant．C．A hotel chef．8．What does Steve find difficult in his job？A．Working long hours．B．Dealing with customers．C．Keeping everything clean．9．What does Steve hope to do in the future？A．Becoming an expert．B．Becoming a manager．C．Becoming a boss．Conversation 510．What table did the speakers talk about first？A．A table about how children get their pocket money．B．A table about how children spend their pocket money．C．A table about how much pocket money children receive．11．How has the amount of children’s pocket money changed in Britain？A．It has been increasing．B．It has been decreasing．C．It has remained almost the same．12．What can be inferred from the conversation？A．The man thinks pocket money is for school things．B．The man thinks pocket money is for personal things．C．The man thinks pocket money is for Christmas things．Conversation 613．What are the two speakers going to do？A．They are going to sell a farm．B．They are going to buy a farm．C．They are going to rent a farm．14．What do they plan to do when they live on the farm？A．They plan to keep some fish．B．They plan to keep some cows．C．They plan to keep some chickens．15．Why won’t they grow corn on the farm？A．Because the farm is small．B．Because growing corn is tiring．C．Because growing corn isn’t a good way to earn money．SECTION B（7．5 marks）Directions：In this section，you will hear a short passage．Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard．Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS．You’ll hear the short passage TWICE．PART TWO LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE（45 marks）SECTION A（15 marks）Directions：Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A，B，C and D．Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence．21．—We have waited for almost 30 minutes．How much longer do we have to wait？—the meeting finishes．I’m afraid there will be another 20 minutes．A．When B．Unless C．Until D．Since22．I’m trying to meet the deadline of my report；on no account me when I’m working．A．you will disturb B．will you disturbC．you must disturb D．must you disturb23．He said we could make it home before 9 p．m．，I personally doubt．A．where B．when C．that D．which24．All along the way to the tourist destination，he would sometimes slow down the car sure if we were going the right way．A．making B．to make C．made D．to be making 25．Sometimes，money is tight and on other occasions time is tight；on occasion，a travel is out of the question．A．all B．any C．either C．every26．It was obvious the moment I got in something unpleasant had happened in the office．A．that B．which C．whether D．so27．When asked which floor Mr．Smith lived，the gatekeeper said there was such person．A．no B．not a C．not any D．never28．Living cost is rising and by the end of last month the prices of most foods ．A．increased B．have increased C．would increase D．had increased29．—I hope you can go over to have dinner with my family．—Sorry，you see I’m in such a hurry，but remember me your parents．A．at B．to C．on D．for30．—How do you plan to spend the weekend？—I plan to go boating in the park．fun it will be boating in the warm autumn sunshine！A．What B．What a C．How D．How a31．I spent several years in Spain，I never learnt to speak Spanish．A．and B．yet C．so D．as32．At the entrance of the hall hangs a picture of an elegant and graceful old woman，at everyone passing her．A．seated smiling B．seating smilingC．seating smiled D．seated smiled33．I’m afraid I couldn’t mail you the report until about 8 o’clock in the evening because I on my way to Guangzhou the whole afternoon but my train hasn’t arrived yet．A．had been B．was C．am D．will be34．What is Tom up to？He’s seldom turned in his assignments these days，？A．is he B．isn’t he C．has he D．hasn’t he 35．—We are reading advertisement after advertisement for a suitable decoration company to get my apartment redecorated．—So I before I finally fixed on Oriental，a reliable and experienced company．A．have B．had D．am D．wasSECTION B（18 marks）Directions：For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A，B，C and D．Fill in each blank with a word or phrase that best fits the context．Two friends visited the zoo together．The zoo was very large and it was impossible to go 36．They had to decide where and which animal to visit as their time was 37．So both of them agreed not to repeat the journey after choosing a branch road at every fork．A road sign at the first fork indicated one way to the 38quarters and the other to the tiger hill．They decided on the former after a brief discussion because lions were “the king of the grassland”．The second showed a division going 39to the panda and the peacock．They favored panda as it was the nation’s treasure and went its way．Thus they made choices all along the way and each choice meant a rejection that they couldn’t help 40．But they had to 41it，and immediately，for it brooked （容忍）no delay．If they 42they would miss more．Only 43decision could offer more chances for sightseeing and 44possible regret．Life is more or less like this—alternatives often occur that one has to choose，for example，between two 45jobs，two fascinating wooers （追求者）．To obtain one you have to 46the other—you can only get 47of it．If you spend time weighing the pros and cons and calculating gains and losses，you will most likely end up in empty-handedness．Don’t be sad about it．At least you have got half of the desirable things in life—something that is hard to come by．36．A．anywhere B．everywhere C．somewhere D．nowhere37．A．limited B．spared C．lengthened D．permitted 38．A．bear B．monkey C．elephant D．lion 39．A．directly B．immediately C．separately D．deeply 40．A．remembering B．regretting C．refusing D．receiving 41．A．make B．put C．set D．take42．A．left B．went C．hurried D．hesitated 43．A．important B．serious C．careful D．rapid 44．A．reduce B．cause C．increase D．lose 45．A．terrible B．easy C．desirable D．hard46．A．give out B．give in C．give up D．give away 47．A．both B．half C．neither D．allSECTION C（12 marks）Directions：Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context．The giving of gifts has been practised in every civilization ever studied．It is 48．basic human phenomenon that has a place in every culture and religion．Gifts are given to mark occasions throughout 49．，such as birth，marriage and retirement．Sociologists view gifts as a marker of the social relationship 50．givers and recipients．When friends exchange gifts，for example，there is an unwritten expectation 51．the gifts will be of roughly the 52．value，showing that the friends have equality of status．However，in hierarchical （等级的）relationships it is a 53．story．If a（n）54．and a boss were exchanging presents，the boss would be expected to give a larger present．In 55．for this generosity，the employee would be expected to both work hard and be respectful．PART THREE READING COMPREHENSION（30 marks）Directions：Read the following three passages．Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements．For each of them there are four choices marked A，B，C and D．Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage．AI went into Harrods in London （a huge department store I am sure you have heard of）to buy some Minton china plates for a wedding anniversary which was to be a group gift from friends to other friends in Geneva．Having only 30 minutes between meetings，I whizzed there in a taxi from the office and battled through the milling people on the 2nd day of the sales on the ground floor up to the 5th to the china department．There was a man standing there who was obviously a sales person who I rushed up to and asked if he had this particular china in stock and if it would take long to wrap，etc．．He was amazing．He got the plates in seconds，wrapped them up and asked me if I wanted a store card，to which I replied no，because I lived in Switzerland，to which he replied asking if，as I lived abroad，would like a tax rebate form （退税表）．After that he showed me what to do，produced a map of the store and told me where I should go for the formalities （程序）．That was fabulous！I thanked him and said what wonderful service he had given me．I even asked if he gave this to everyone，to which he answered：“I’m just doing what is required at Harrods”．With that，a tall man in a grey suit approached me and offered his hand to shake mine saying，“Can I introduce myself？I am the Chief Executive of Harrods and what an interesting conversation I have just heard．．．” He had been wandering through the store （as youshould do as a hands-on CEO）and had overheard me thanking this salesman，whose face，I can hardly describe，was frozen in a mixture of delight awe and astonishment！Can you imagine the salesman going home to his family and friends recounting what the CEO spoke to him after overhearing him being praised by a customer？56．The writer went to Harrods to ．A．kill time B．buy some giftsC．go sightseeing D．shop for her wedding57．What does the underlined word “whiz” in Paragraph 2 most probably mean？A．Drive．B．Arrive．C．Rush．D．Leave．58．W hich of the following sentences can best replace “I’m just doing what is required at Harrods” in the second paragraph？A．“I’m an honest man”．B．“I must obey the rules．”C．“Harrods is strict with its employees．”D．“Anybody will receive our good service”．59．As soon as she bought what she wanted，the writer ．A．went to a meeting B．flew back to GenevaC．visited one of her friends D．attended a wedding ceremony60．The writer wrote the above passage because she thought what she had experienced was so ．A．pleasant B．strange C．exciting D．amusingBYou never see him，but they’re with you every time you fly．They record where you are going，how fast you’re traveling and whether everything on your airplane is functioning normally．Their ability to withstand （经受住）almost any disaster makes them seem like something out of a comic book．They’re known as the black box．When planes fall from the sky，as a Yemeni airliner did on its way to Comoros Islands in the India ocean June 30，2009，the black box is the best bet for identifying what went wrong．So when a French submarine （潜水艇）detected the device’s homing signal five days later，the discovery marked a huge step toward determining the cause of a tragedy in which 152 passengers were killed．In 1958，Australian scientist David Warren developed a flight-memory recorder that would track basic information like altitude and direction．That was the first mode for a black box，which became a requirement on all U．S．commercial flights by 1960．Early models often failed to withstand crashes，however，so in 1965 the device was completely redesigned and moved to the rear （后部）of the plane—the area least subject to impact—from its original position in the landing wells （起落架舱）．The same year，the Federal Aviation Authority required that the boxes，which were never actually black，be painted orange or yellow to aid visibility．Modern airplanes have two black boxes： a voice recorder，which tracks pilots’conversations，and a flight-data recorder，which monitors fuel levels，engine noises and other operating functions that help investigators reconstruct the aircraft’s final moments．Placed in an insulated （隔绝的）case and surrounded by a quarter-inch-thick panels of stainless steel，theboxes can withstand massive force and temperatures up to 2,000℉．When submerged （淹没），they’re also able to emit signals from depths of 20,000 ft．Experts believe the boxes from Air France Flight 447，which crashed near Brazil on June 1,2009，are in water nearly that deep，but statistics say they’re still likely to turn up．In the approximately 20 deep-sea crashes over the past 30 years，only one plane’s black boxes were never recovered．61．Which of the following is the magic feature about a black box，according to the text？A．It can record clearly．B．It can be seen clearly．C．It can survive a serious disaster．D．It can tell altitude and direction．62．Which of the following statements about the air disaster happening to Yemeni airliner is TRUE？A．Its black box hasn’t been found yet．B．Its black box was found under the sea．C．Its black box saved all the passengers’ lives．D．Its black box was found immediately after the crash．63．When the first mode of black box appeared，．A．it wasn’t black B．it was painted yellowC．it was at the rear of the plane D．it wasn’t able to track direction 64．According to the passage，modern black boxes ．A．are placed in insulated plastic boxesB．have seldom been found in deep-sea crashesC．are painted bright colors and can emit signalsD．will melt only when the temperature rises to 1,000℉65．Several changes to the black box are mentioned in the passage except the change in its ．A．position B．number C．strength D．sizeCThe U．S．Food and Drug Administration （FDA）is considering to put stricter limits over tanning salons （晒黑廊）and wants to ban anyone younger than 18 years of age from using a tanning bed，an advisory panel （专家团）announced last week．The panel is calling for tighter controls on the industry such as requiring teenagers to get the approval from their parents before using tanning beds or limiting the use of artificial tanning to a certain age．“Given the absence of any demonstrated benefit，I think it is an obligation for us to ban artificial tanning for those under 18，” said panelist Dr．Michael Olding．Along with a possible ban for teenagers，the panel also recommended that visible warning labels should be placed either on the tanning machines or in the salons in order to caution tanners of the possible dangers．In addition，the committee decided that stricter regulations and classifications were critical to make the machines safer．At this time the machines are categorized as FDA Class 1 devices，the ones that are least likely to cause harm．In case the FDA decided to change their classification from Class 1 to Class 2，as advised by the panel，the FDA could limit the levels of radiation the machines emit．Class 2 devices include X-ray machines and powered wheelchairs．Getting a tan，whether from a tanning bed or the sun，increases the risk of developing skin cancer．Last year，the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer （IARC）declared tanning beds as “carcinogenic （致癌的）to humans”．It wasdiscovered that young individuals in their teens and 20s who use tanning beds on a regular basis have a 75 per cent higher risk of suffering from melanoma （黑素瘤），the deadliest form of skin cancer．According to the American Cancer Society，melanoma accounted for nearly 69,000 cases of skin cancer in 2009 and will account for most （about 8,650）of the 11,590 mortality cases due to skin cancer each year．66．According to the passage，what measures will U．S．FDA most probably take？A．Banning tanning salons．B．Posing heavier tax over tanning salons．C．Having tighter controls over tanning salons．D．Limiting the number of tanning salons in every state．67．Which of the following suggestions for making tanning salons safer is NOT mentioned？A．Visible Caution．B．Setting age limit．C．Professional personnel．D．Parental approval for teenagers．68．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？A．X-ray machines are less likely to cause harm than tanning machines．B．X-ray machines are more likely to cause harm than tanning machines．C．Powered wheelchairs are as likely to cause harm as tanning machines．D．Powered wheelchairs are less likely to cause harm than tanning machines．69．What does the writer want to express in the last paragraph？A．Tanning in one’s youth may mean death．B．Tanning in the sun is safer than on the tanning bed．C．People should get tanned without getting melanoma．D．Getting tanned is only a good idea for those above thirty years old．70．What will most probably happen，if the advisory panel’s suggestions are adopted and put into practice？A．Fewer people will suffer from skin cancer．B．Tanning salons will have more customers．C．Getting a tan in a tanning salon will cost less．D．Parents will be more anxious about their tanning children．PART FOUR WRITING（45 marks）SECTION A（10 marks）Directions：Read the following passage．Fill in the numbered blanks by using the information for the passage．Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer．According to the surprising findings of a new study by U．S．investigators，chewing sugarless gum during class and while doing homework can have a positive effect on academic performance in teenagers．Study leader Craig A．Johnston of the Children’s Nutrition Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston，Texas，and his colleagues studied more than 100 eighth-grade students，52 girls and 56 boys，aged between 13 and 16 years，in four math classes．The experts randomly assigned teenagers into two groups：one group was asked to chew Wrigley’s sugar-free gum during class，while doing homework，and also while performing a standardized test．They chewed at least one stick of gum 86 per cent of the time they were in math class and 36 per cent of the time they were doing homework．The participants of the other group did not．Johnston and his team found that 14 weeks later，the gum chewers had a 3 percent increasein their math scores on the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills achievement test，a small but statistically significant change，according to experts．There was no difference found in math scores between the participants in the two groups in another test called the Woodcock Johnston III Tests of Achievement．However，the experiment revealed that gum-chewers had better final grades in the class compared to their non-chewing peers．According to Johnston，chewing gum reduces stress and anxiety as well as it increases arousal （兴奋）．Researchers say that the studies and research are focused on investigating the effect of chewing gum on focus，alertness，concentration，situational stress，weight control and oral health．According to them，the study is really meaningful and should raise interest in parents “when related to small steps that can lead to better academic performance．”The new study is being built on previous research that was conducted in a laboratory setting and showed that gum chewing can help reduce stress，improve alertness and relieve anxiety．The current findings，for the first time，provide a possible role for chewing gum in helping to improve academic performance in a “real life” classroom setting．A surprising finding—chewing gum results in 71．Ⅰ．Purpose of the study：To investigate the effect of chewing gum on focus，alertness，concentration，situational stress，weight control and 72．．Ⅱ．The research：◆Researchers：Craig A．Johnston and 73．◆Participants：74．eighth-grade students aged between 13 and 16 years◆Contents：◆Results：● Gumchewers’math scores increasing by 78．on the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills achievement test● 79．in the Woodcock Johnston III Tests of Achievement between the two groups ● Gumchewers having bett er final gradesⅢ．Researchers’ Analysis：◆Chewing gum reduces 80．．◆Chewing gum increases arousal．SECTION B （10 marks）Directions：Read the following passage．Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage．The period of engagement is the time between the marriage proposal and the wedding ceremony．Two people agree to marry when they decide to spend their lives together．The manusually gives the woman a diamond engagement ring．That tradition is said to have started when an Austrian man gave a diamond ring to the woman he wanted to marry．The diamond represented beauty．He placed it on the third finger of her left hand．He chose that finger because it was thought that a blood vessel （血管）in that finger went directly to the heart．Today，we know that this is not true．Yet the tradition continues．Americans generally are engaged for a period of about one year if they are planning a wedding ceremony and party．During the time，friends of the bride may hold a party at which women friends and family members give the bride gifts that she will need as a wife．These could include cooking equipment or new clothing．Friends of the man who is getting married may have a bachelor party for him．This usually takes place the night before the wedding．Only men are invited to the bachelor party．During the marriage ceremony，the bride and her would-be husband usually exchange gold rings that represent the idea that their union will continue forever．The wife often wears both the wedding ring and engagement ring on the same finger．The husband wears his ring on the third finger of his left hand．Many people say the purpose of the engagement period is to permit enough time to plan the wedding．But the main purpose is to let enough time pass so the two people are sure they want to marry each other．Either person may decide to break the engagement．If this happens，the woman usually returns the ring to the man；they also return any wedding gifts they have received．81．According to the passage，on which finger does a woman wear her engagement ring today？（No more than 12 words）（3 marks）82．Why will a bride receive such gifts as cooking equipment？（No more than 8 words）（2 marks）83．When does a bachelor party usually take place？（No more than 10 words）（2 marks）84．What is the most important reason for there to be the engagement period？（No more than 18 words）（3 marks）SECTION C（25 marks）Directions：Write an English composition according to the instructions given below in Chinese．happyfamily．com是一个致力于消除家长和孩子之间沟通障碍的网站。
2020年长沙市第一中学高三英语月考试卷及答案解析
2020年长沙市第一中学高三英语月考试卷及答案解析第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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AExperts say that if food were a country, it would rank second behind theUSas one of the biggest greenhouse gas polluters. The reason is the rising demand for meat. Animal farming is responsible for 14.5 percent of global methane emissions. While cowsare the worst contributors, pigs, sheep, donkeys and other animals play a part as well.Animal agriculture also causes land to become damaged, water to be polluted and forests to get destroyed. With the world population forecast to rise to 9.8 billion by 2050, things are only looking worse for our already decreasing natural resources. While going vegetarian would help, meat consumption is too deep-rooted in most Western diets to allow for such a sharp, permanent change. That is why experts are advocating substituting some of the beef, chicken, or pork with ordinary insects!Insects, which grow into adults within a matter of months, if not weeks, are ready for consumption much faster than domestic animals. They also require much less room, use less water and food, and produce far less greenhouse gas than animals.Of the 1.1 million insect species worldwide, scientists have identified 1,700 as eatable. Among them are ants, grasshoppers, grubs, and earthworms. Just like animals, each insect has a different taste. Tree worms taste just like pork, and grubs are similar to smoked meat.While eating insects might be a new concept for Western people, over 2 billion people worldwide consume insects as a regular part of their diet. Besides being delicious, insects are high in protein, have very few calories, and are free of the saturated fat found in animal meat. Insects can be prepared in many ways. Creative cooks can use them to cook protein-rich soup, make baked treats, and even fry a few with vegetables. So eat insects--- both your body and Mother Earth will thank you for it!1. Which of the following animals contribute the most to global methane emissions?A. Sheep.B. Donkeys.C. Cows.D. Pigs.2. How is the third paragraph developed?A. By making comparisons.B. By providing examples.C. By listing data.D. By asking questions.3. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?A.Few people eat insects regularly.B. Ordinary insects are high in fat.C. Insects contain various vitamins.D. Saturated fat is harmful to health.BBrown cows may not actually make chocolate milk, but pink silkworms（蚕）do produce pink silk, a team of scientists has discovered. To see if they could produce pre-dyed silk-silk that comes color1 ed, straight from the source-the team fed ordinary silkworms mulberry（桑树）leaves that had been sprayed（喷洒）with fabric（织物）dyes（染色剂）. Out of seven tested dyes, only one worked, producing a thread that reminded me of pink-dyed hair.And yes, the worms themselves take on some color1 before they produce silk. Their color1 ful diets did not affect their growth, the team, which included engineers and biologists from the CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory in India, reports in the journalACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. (The researchers didn't look too deeply into how the dyes affected the silkworms' health. After all, silkworms die when people harvest their silk.)The team made dyeing silk this way because color1 ing fabric normally uses large amounts of fresh water. The water gets polluted with dangerous chemicals in the process, requiring costly treatment before factories can send it back into waterways. Dyeing silk directly by feeding silkworms would avoid those water-washing steps. Scientists are just starting to study this idea. However, it remains to be seen if it's commercially successful. In this experiment, the Indian team tested seven dyes, which are cheap and popular in the industry.The scientists found different dyes moved through silkworms' bodies differently. Some never made it into the worms' silk at all. Others color1 ed the worms and their silk but the color1 disappears before the silk is turned into fabric. Only one dye, named "direct acid fast red", showed up in the final, washed silk threads. By the time it made it there, it was a pleasant, light pink.4. The text is most probably a(n) ________.A. science reportB. tourist guideC. animal experimentD. fashion advertisement5. Silkworms can produce pink silk because ________.A. they are born pinkB. they are dyed pinkC. they grow in pink waterD. they are fed dyed food6. Where is the experiment carried out?A. In America.B. In India.C. In Israel.D. In China.7. How many dyes have been proved successful in the experiment?A. One.B. Three.C. Five.D. Seven.CThe mass death of flying foxes in extreme heat in North Queensland last month underlines the importance ofUniversityofQueenslandwildliferesearch released today.The UQ research sheds light on how various species have responded to major climate events.A study led by UQ School of Earth and Environmental Science researcher Dr Sean Maxwell has spent more than 70 years quantifying the responses of various species.“The growing frequency and intensity of extreme weather events such as cyclones, droughts and floods is causing unpredictable and immediate changes to ecosystems and blocking existing management efforts,” Dr Maxwell said.“Some of the negative responses we found were quite concerning, including more than 100 cases of dramatic population declines and 31 cases of local population extinction following an extreme event.”"Populations of critically endangered bird species inHawaii, such as the palia, have been annihilated due to drought, leaving none of its kind, and populations of lizard species have been wiped out due to cyclones in theBahamas."Cyclones were the most common extreme event for birds, fish, plants and reptiles, while mammals and amphibians were most responsive to drought events, with drought leading to 12 cases of major population decline in mammals.Drought also led to 13 cases of breeding declines in bird populations and 12 cases of changes in the composition of invertebrate communities.UQ Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science director Professor James Watson said the detailed information would help inform ecosystem management.“The research clearly shows species will respond, often negatively, to extreme events,” Professor Watson said.“As climate change continues to ensure extreme climate and weather events are more and more common,we now need to act to ensure species have the best chance to survive.Wherever possible, high quality and intact habitat areas should be retained, as these are the places where species are most resilient(易恢复的) to increasing exposure to extreme events.”8. How was the UQ researchconducted?A. By observing extreme weather events.B. By protecting the endangered species.C. By recording reactions of animals to extreme climate.D. By analyzing the reason whymass animal death happened.9. What does the underlined word “annihilated” in paragraph 4 probably mean?A. destroyedB. defeatedC. decreasedD. disappeared10. Which of the following sentences is true about extreme weather events?A. Drought caused 13 cases of distinctionin bird populations.B. Drought caused 12 cases of population decline in mammals.C. Birds and mammals are most responsive to cyclones.D. Cyclones wiped out populations of lizard.11. What can we infer from Professor Watson’s words?A. Animals often show negative responses to extreme events.B. The existing management ways for wildlife protection are limited.C. Different methods should be adopted to ensure the survival of different species.D. Complete and undamaged habitats are of great importance to species’ survival.DMark Bertram lost the tips of two fingers at work in 2018 when his hand became trapped in a fan belt. “It’s life-changing but it’s not life-ending,”he says.After two surgeries and occupational therapy, Bertram decided to ask Eric Catalano, a tattoo artist, to create fingernail tattoos. The idea made everyone in the studio laugh—until they saw the final result. “The mood changed,” Catalano recalls from his Eternal Ink Tattoo Studio in Hecker, Illinois. “Everything turned from funny to wow.”Catalano posted a photo of the tattoos, and it eventually was viewed by millions of people around the world. The viral photo pushed Catalano, 40, further into the world of paramedical tattooing. Now people who want to cover their life-altering scars come from as far away as Ireland to visit his shop.Leslie Pollan, a dog breeder, was bitten on the face by a puppy. She underwent countless surgeries but those gave her no hope. She ultimately traveled six hours for a session with Catalano. HecamouflagedPollan’s lip scar, giving her back confidence.Though he is now known for his talent with intricate fingernail, Catalano uses the techniques he picked up years ago while helping breast cancer survivors. Those tattoos are among the most common paramedical requests. His grandmother had breast cancer, and her battle with the disease is one reason Catalano is so dedicated to helping those with the diagnosis.Catalano performs up to eight reconstructive tattoos each “Wellness Wednesday”. While he charges $100 per regular tattoo, he doesn’t charge for paramedical tattoos: A GoFundMe page established last year brought in more than $16,000, allowing Catalano to donate his work.“Financially, it doesn’t make sense,” Catalano says. “But every time I see emotions from my customers, I am 100 percent sure this is something that I can’t stop doing.”12. How did people in the studio react to Bertram’s idea at first?A. They took it lightly.B. They found it creative.C. They were confused.D. They were impressed.13. What does the underlined word “camouflaged” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?A. Exposed.B. Hid.C. Ignored.D. Removed.14. What does Catalano say about his work with paramedical tattoos?A. It is flexible.B. It is demanding.C. It is profitable.D. It is rewarding.15. Which of the following can best describe Catalano?A. Humorous and experienced.B. Devoted and generous.C. Cooperative and grateful.D. Professional and tolerant.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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。
2020年长沙市第一中学高三英语月考试卷及答案
2020年长沙市第一中学高三英语月考试卷及答案第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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ASome young people win attention because of their good looks or their singing ability. A much smaller number gain fame because they have done something important and worthwhile with their abilities. Rishab Jain is among the latter. In 2018, 13-year-oldRishab developed a way to use AI technology to help pancreatic(胰腺的) cancer patients and won the3MYoung Scientist Challenge, a nationwide middle-school science competition, and its $25,000 prize.In the last stage of the contest, Rishab competed againstnine other finalists at the 3M Innovation Center(创新中心) in St.Paul,Minnesota. Leading up to the big meet, each finalist had partnered with a scientist to further develop their inventions.Rishab explains what led him to create his invention. First,a family friend died of cancer. Then Rishab learned about how deadly pancreatic cancer is, and that its low survival rate is due to how difficult it is to treat. "I'm also into programming, so I was learning about AI technology. I decided to try to solve a real-world problem using it."His winnings have been put in further research and in his nonprofit Samyak Science Society, which helps poor children enter the STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education. Rishab is also raising awareness about pancreatic cancer. These efforts make him quite different from teenagers of his age. Considering becoming a biomedical engineer or a doctor一or both, he has also put some money aside to further his own learning. Almost certainly the doors of higher education will open wide to him before he even knocks.That's an outstanding outlook for one so young. Rashib is committed to helping very sick people in need. He is also providing teenagers of his age with a much-needed model of what kinds of things youth can achieve.1. What can we learn about the 3M Young Scientist Challenge in 2018?A. It was intended to solve medical problems.B. It was a nationwide AI competition for teenagers.C. It offered the finalists an opportunity to work with scientists.D. It allowed the finalists to learn AI technology in the 3M center.2. How did Rishab win the 3M Young Scientist Challenge?A.He showed excellent programming ability.B. He figured out the survival rate of pancreatic cancer.C. He introduced poor children to STEM education.D. He applied AI technology to treating pancreatic cancer.3. Which of the following best describes Rishab?A. Talented and caring.B. Independent and humorous.C. Responsible and patient.D. Polite and inspiring.BDo you ever listen to the songs that your parents like? Chances are that you don’t. You probably think the music that they like is old and boring and that the songs on your playlist are muchcooler. But scientists found that people’s music taste changes as time goes by. So it is likely that your own musical preferences will follow a similar path to your parents’, whether you like it or not.We used to think that culture and personality (个性) are the only reasons for different music choices. But researchers at the University of Cambridge noticed that as people enter into different age groups, their social environment changes, and so does their music taste. There are some musical periods that people go through in their life.The first period comes in the teenage years, during which people like strong music such as punk and rock, because teenagers tend to be aggressive or want to be independent.But as people move into early adulthood, their lifestyles change they want to build close relationships with others. As a result, they become fonder of contemporary music, such as pop and R&.B, which is usually uplifting and danceable.When middle age comes, most people have settled down. During this period, people prefer music, such as jazz and classical, as well as music like country, folk and blues.As for old people, they prefer old songs in their childhoods. They generally listen to relaxing music, such as country music and jazz music. But you must be questioning. “Aren’t there old people who are still interested in or even crazy about rock music?” Of course there are. But their reasons for listening to rock music may have changed. At that age people may listen to remind themselves of their youth.4. What do young people usually think of the songs their parents enjoy?A. They are actually less cool.B. They are worth listening to.C. They are especially serious.D. They are hard to understand.5. How many musical periods are there that people go through in their life?A. Two.B. Three.C. Four.D. Five.6. People who want to make friends mostly prefer ________.A. jazz musicB. country musicC. rock musicD. pop music7. What is the best title for the text?A. People Have Different Opinions on MusicB. People Listen to Music for the Same ReasonC. People’s Taste in Music Changes with TimeD. People’s Lifestyle Can Be Changed by MusicCAn afternoon nap(午睡)is one of the joys of life, although too much napping could signal all is not well. In some cultures, people will have a daily nap — thisis fine. The warning comes when people start sleeping during the daytime, when they did not before. There is certainly a good reason to believe that daytime sleepiness — as in the Alzheimer's study — can be a marker of an underlying condition.For most people, napping during the day is mainly a sign that you are not getting enough sleep at night, says Dr. Neil Stanley, a sleep expert. "If you feel sleepy during the day, you should think about taking a nap. That is what the body needs — it doesn't need to be kept awake with caffeine, it needs sleep. "The feeling to notice is "sleepiness", he says, not "tiredness", which could be more psychological and linked to stress.So how do you nap well? The key thing, says Stanley, is how long your nap lasts. Choose either a 20-or 90-minute nap. "When you fall asleep, you'll quickly go through the lighter stages of sleep into your first period of deep sleep. You don't want to wake up in deep sleep because that's when you wake and feel worse than you did before. "Napping for 20 minutes means you will wake up before you go into deep sleep; napping for 90 minutes means you'll complete a sleep cycle.Once you factor in the time it takes to fall asleep — some people are better at napping than others but, says Stanley, "a healthy adult will fall asleep in between 5 and 12 minutes" — you can set an alarm, allowing a 30- to 40-minute period for a short nap, and up to two hours for a longer one.A good time to nap is during the body's natural dip in the afternoon, between 2 pm and 4 pm. "You don't really want to be napping much pastthatbecause then you are going to be eating into your night-time sleep," Stanley says. The point, he stresses, is to get good night-time sleep, which would ensure you probably don't needto nap at all.8. What does an afternoon nap indicate for most people?A. Caffeine addiction.B. Psychological stress.C. Insufficient night sleep.D. Potential physical illness.9. What is the key to a good nap?A. Duration.B. Surroundings.C. Health.D. Stages.10. What does the underlined word "that" in the last paragraph refer to?A. A 30- to 40- minute period.B. Between 2 pm and 4 pm.C. Between 5 and 12 minutes.D. A 20- to 90-minute period.11. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A. Why to phase a napB. When to take a good napC. What to learn from a napD. How to have a successful napDWhen you walk on a sandy beach, it takes more energy than striding down a sidewalk — because the weight of your body pushes into the sand. Turns out, the same thing is true for vehicles driving on roads. The weight of the vehicles creates a very shallow indentation (凹陷) in the pavement (路面) — and it makes it such that it’s continuously driving up a very shallow hill.Jeremy Gregory, a sustainability scientist at M.I.T. and histeam modeled how much energy could be saved — and green-house gases avoided — by simply stiffening (硬化) the nation’s roads and highways. And they found that stiffening 10 percent of the nation’s roads every year could prevent 440 megatons of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions over the next five decades — enough to offset half a percent of projected transportation sector emissions over that time period. To put those emissions savings into context — that amount is equivalent to how much CO2 you’d spare the planet by keeping a billion barrels of oil in the ground — or by growing seven billion trees — for a decade.The results are in the Transportation Research Record.As for how to stiffen roads? Gregory says you could mix small amounts of synthetic fibers orcarbon nanotubes into paving materials. Or you could pave with cement-based concrete, which is stiffer than asphalt (沥青).This system could also be a way to shave carbon emissions without some of the usual hurdles. Usually, when it comes to reducing emissions in the transportation sector, you’re talking about changing policies related tovehicles and also driver behavior, which involves millions and millions of people — as opposed to changing the way we design and maintain our pavements. That’s just on the order of thousands of people who are working in transportation agencies. And when it comes to retrofitting (翻新) our streets and highways —those agencies are where the rubber meets the road.12. Why does the author mention “walk on a sandy beach” in paragraph 1?A. To present a fact.B. To make a contrast.C. To explain a rule.D. To share an experience.13. What suggestion does the author give to reduce CO2 emissions?A. Hardening the road.B. Keeping oil in the ground.C. Growing trees for decades.D. Improving the transportation.14. What is the advantage of this suggestion?A. Gaining more support.B. Consuming less money.C. Involving more people.D. Facing fewer usual obstacles.15. What does the underlined part mean in the last paragraph?A.Those agencies are likely to make more rules.B. Those agencies will change some related policies.C. Those agenciesmight put more rubber tires on the roads.D. Those agencies will play a key role in making this happen.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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。
2020-2021学年长沙市第一中学高三英语月考试卷及参考答案
2020-2021学年长沙市第一中学高三英语月考试卷及参考答案第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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ALocated inLos Angeles,UniversityofSouthern Californiais in the heart of a leading city. Although LA ranks highly in The Economist’s Safe Cities Index, navigating and city calls for certain safety precautions (预防措施) along with practicing common sense.♦Mobile Safety App Powered by LiveSafeThe Mobile Safety App powered by LiveSafe, manage by the USC Department of Public Safety and the USC Department of Emergency Planning, is a free downloadable app that mobile users can use to initiate contact with emergency responders around the campus. Features include: immediate “push button” calls to DPS, easy reporting for suspicious activity or crimes in progress, and location services to notify friends of your route through campus.♦Blue Light Phone LocationsTheUniversity Parkhas multiple blue light phones that are strategically placed throughout campus. Take note of where the closest ones are on your route. They come in handy in case you lose your phone or in an emergency. These phones are directly connected to USC’s Department of Public Safety’s 24-hour communications center. Besides emergency needs, it can also be used to report suspicious activity, request for an escort (护送) if you feel unsafe and to report a crime.♦Trojans AlertTrojans Alert is an emergency notification system that allows university officials to contact you during an emergency by sending messages via text message or email. When an emergency occurs, authorized USC senders will instantly notify you with real-time updates, instructions on where to go, what to do (or what not to do), whom to contact and other important information. All members of the USC community, as well as parents and regular visitors to campus, are strongly encouraged to sign up for Trojans Alert.1. What do blue light phones do for students?A. Guide students through campus.B. Alert students to crime activities.C. Light up the way if students feel unsafe.D. Connect them with the safety department.2. How does USC send out instructions during an emergency?A. With blue light phones.B. Via text message or email.C. Through mobile safe app.D. By calling all USC members.3. What is the purpose of the text?A. To encourage students to fight crime.B. To introduce USC’s safety department.C. To provide safety services for USC students.D. To inform parents of safety risks on campus.BIt is a question people have been asking for ages. Is there a way to turn back the aging process?For centuries, people have been looking for a “fountain of youth”. The idea is that if you find a magical fountain, and drink from its waters, you will not age.Researchers in New York did not find an actual fountain of youth, but they may have found a way to turn back the aging process. It appears the answer may be hidden right between your eyes, in an area called the hypothalamus (下丘脑). The hypothalamus is part of your brain. It controls important activities within the body.Researchers at New York’s Albert Einstein College of Medicine found that hypothalamus neural (神经的) stem cells also influence how fast aging takes place in the body.What are stem cells(干细胞)? They are simple cells that can develop into specialized cells, like blood or skin cells. Stem cells can also repair damaged tissues and organs.Dongsheng Cai is a professor at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He was the lead researcher in a study on aging in mice. He and his team reported their findings in the journal Nature, Cai explained when hypothalamus function is in decline, particularly the loss of hypothalamus stem cells, and this protection against the aging development is lost. it eventually leads to aging.Using this information, the researchers began trying to activate, or energize, the hypothalamus laboratory mice. They did this by injecting the animals with stem cells, Later, the researchers examined tissues and tested for changes in behavior. They looked for changes in the strength and coordination (协调) of the animals muscles. They also studied the social behavior and cognitive ability of the mice. The researchers say the results show that thetreatment slowed aging in the animals, Cai says injecting middle-aged mice with stem cells from younger mice helped the older animals live longer.But these results were just from studying mice in a laboratory. If the mice can live longer, does that mean people could have longer lives? The next step is to see if the anti-aging effects also work in.4. In Paragraph 2 a “fountain of youth” is mentioned to ________.A. introduce the main topicB. show a hidden secret.C. describe scientists researchD. recommend a way to stay young5. Aging takes place in the body when _______.A. stem cells develop into specialized cellsB. there are important activities within the bodyC. hypothalamus neural stem cells fail to protect against agingD. the hypothalamus fails to repair damaged tissues and organs6. What do we know about the researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine from the text?A. They did experiments to see how stem cells work.B. They studied mice to find their connection with humans.C. They have found a possible way to slow the aging progress.D. They have found no changes in mice s behavior during the experiment7. What will the researchers probably do next?A. They will help some animals live longer.B. They will announce the fountain of youth doesn’t existC. They will develop products to help people live a longer life immediatelyD. They will do research to see if what they have found in mice will apply to humans.CFlying someone one-way fromLondontoNew Yorkproduces nearly a ton ofcarbon dioxide or CO2. That's alot of this climate-warming greenhouse gas. But there are ways to cut the climate impact of flying, one of which is to ask planes to surf high-altitude winds every chance they get.It's not something they've been allowed to do. But that may change—and soon.Most jets crossing the Atlantic Ocean follow one of several fixed paths that are widely spaced because radar(雷达) had not been able to track aircraft everywhere above the Atlantic. But a new network of satellites could soon change that.Wells was part of a team inEnglandthat calculated the fastest possible routes for passenger planes. According to them , traveltime a plane takes when flying across theAtlanticvaries with the winds that a plane meets. For instance, eastbound (向东的) flights can get a powerful push. Westbound routes miss that benefit. Faster flights burn less fuel. And less burning gives off fewergreenhouse gases.The airline industry knows it has a high " carbon footprint." But it takes decades and many billions of dollars to design, test and fly new planes. Changing a flight path, in contrast, can cut costs and energy right away.The new study doesn't show how well such wind surfing would work for all planes, in all skies and the world over. Bui it does suggest that making flight routes more flexible could cut both fuel use and CO2in some places.However, if flight times vary depending on the wind, scheduling connecting flights and managing runways and gates would become more complicated. The researchers would have to work out the best flight paths that take such scheduling issues into consideration. They may also want to see if flying at different altitudes gives a wider choice of flexible routes at the times most people want to fly.National Air Traffic Services (NATS) which provides air-traffic control for theUnited Kingdomsaid it would temporarily disband its flight-paths system and work to allow airlines to choose flexible routes that would best limit their fuel use.8. What happens to east bound flights when crossing theAtlantic?A. They consume more fuel.B. They use less time and energy.C. They produce more greenhouse gases.D. They are against a stronger wind.9. What should be done to make adopting flexible flight routes possible?A. Calculating the flight time.B. Finding the best flight paths.C. Adjusting the size of jets.D. Adding more runways and gates.10. Which word can best replace the underlined word "disband” in the last paragraph?A. Stop.B. Copy.C. Handle.D. Restore.11. What can we infer from the text?A. Planes are producing the most carbon dioxide.B. New fuel is benefiting airline industries greatly.C. Carbon footprint is a serious problem in theUK.D. Surfing the winds can make air travel greener.DThe American poet Louise Gluck, author of 12 collections of poetry, has been awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature. Born inNew Yorkin 1943, Gluck published her first volume of poetry, “Firstborn”, in 1968, quickly gaining her reputation as a poet. In the decades since, she has become one of the country's most celebrated literary figures. Her work uses the power of myth to deal with some of our darkest human concerns. Her straightforward language always gets at the heart of deep-seated anxieties: loneliness, rejection, death ...Stephanie Burt,an English professor atHarvardUniversity, said, “She's someone who's been able to make emotion states vivid on the page... Few poets have tried as hard as she has not to repeat herself. And her strongest books are really different from one another”. “She offers poetry lovers a lot of inspiration, but she's also on a lot of bookshelves," said Chiasson, a poet, who added she is a generous reader of her fellow writers’work.At Yale, where Gluck is a professor of English, she served for years as judge of the Yale Series of Younger Poets Prize and worked closely with poets she chose for the prize and those she did not, helping them shape their work. “In that very practical way she's had an enormous influence on a great many figures,” said Langdon Hammer, a professor of English at Yale. “She's someone who has been a 'guiding spirit’ for generations of students, writers, and readers.”Gluck described teaching and writing as symbiotic. “I teach not out of selflessness or generosity: I do it because it feeds me,” she said. “It feeds them, too, so it's a happy relationship. I'm sure not all my students feel that way, but some do. I never feel that it takes me from my work: I think it gives me my work.”12. Which of the following topics might Gluck tend to explore in her work?A. Victory.B. Divorce.C. Romance.D. Achievement.13. What quality does Gluck have according to the passage?A. Humorous and intelligent.B. Ambitious and helpful.C. Considerate and optimistic.D. Inspiring and creative.14. What does teaching mean to Gluck?A. A source of wealth.B. A barrier to writing.C. A fountain of creation.D. A stepping stone to fame.15. What is the best title for the text?A. A Guiding SpiritB. A Successful PioneerC. An Adventurous CreatorD. A Hardworking Writer第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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。
2019-2020学年长沙市第一中学高三英语月考试卷及答案解析
2019-2020学年长沙市第一中学高三英语月考试卷及答案解析第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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AYou might not expect it, but cows are a large source of the greenhouse gases that are driving climate change. Cows produce lots of methane by breaking down the grass, Now scientists have shown that the pollution from cows canbe reduced by adding a little seaweed to their food.Scientists first discovered that seaweed could help control methane from cows several years ago. But this work was done in a laboratory, there were many questions about whether the idea could work in real life.In the lab studies, the cows were given quite a bit of seaweed, and they would cause losing weight. That wasn't helpful, since cows are often sold by weight. It also wasn't clear if the seaweed would stop working if it was used for a longer period of time.Now, scientists from the University of California, Davis have answered several of these questions.The researchers studied 21 cows on a farm for about five months. They taught the cows to get their food from inside a special hood, which allowed the scientists to measure the methane that the cows were giving off. This time, they used a much smaller amount of seaweed, which they mixed with the cows' food.The results were surprisingly good. In some cases, the cows produced 82% less methane. The improvement depended on the kind of food the cows were given, but even the worst-polluting cows produced 33% less methane.Over the five months, the scientists didn't see any signs that the cows' stomachs were getting used to the seaweed and starting to produce more methane again.Another surprise came when they looked at the weight of the cows. The cows that were fed seaweed gained just as much weight as the other cows, but they didn't need as much food.But there are still some big problems with the idea of feeding cows seaweed. For one thing, there's notadequateseaweed to feed all of the cows in the world. So farmers would have to figure out a way to grow lots of seaweed.A bigger problem is that for most of their lives, cows live in fields, where they eat the grass. That means there's no chance to feed them seaweed every day. These problems need to be taken seriously if the world is going to avoid the worst effects of the climate crisis.Still, it's true that something as simple as feeding cows seaweed can help reduce some of the pollution causing the climate crisis.1. Why did the scientists do the experiment on the farm?A. To control the amount of seaweed.B. To record the weight cows gained.C. To confirm the effect of seaweed in real life.D. To measure the amount of seaweed cows ale.2. The underlined word “adequate” means ________ .A. commonB. specialC. lackingD. enough3. The passage is written to ________ .A. appeal to people not to raise the cowsB. encourage people to plant the seaweedC. remind people of controlling cows' weightD. call on people to take actions to reduce the pollutionBIt was once a shoreline buried by enough garbage to make it invisible (看不见的), thus, given the unfortunate nickname "toilet bowl" . Now the Philippines' Manila Bay beach is totally different, compared with a few months ago. It happened so suddenly and extremely that it brought tears to the eyes of the local people.The cleanup started on 27 January, when 5, 000 volunteers descended on Manila Bay to remove over 45 tons (公吨) of garbage, marking the beginning of a nation-wide environmental campaign. But some two months before this great movement began, a quiet revolution was already underway.During the first week of December 2018, Brooklyn- based Bounties Network collectedthree tons of garbage from Manila Bay aver two days through a project that paid a small group of people, mostly fishermen, with a digital currency (数字货币) based on the Ethereum system.For the mostly non-bank -using Filipino fishermen, this was a first-ever experience with a digital currency. It's one that proves decisive in enabling poor communities around the world to take up arms in the fight against humanity's waste.There are signs that this recycling-for-digital payment industry may be just about to take off. Earlier in September 2018, Plastic Bank, a Vancouver -based company powered by IBM technology, also started a similar project. They set up a project in Naga, a town in southern Luzon, the country's largest island, building a collection point to let people exchange plastic and recyclable materials for digital payouts through a system.That both these pioneers have chosen the Philippines as their first location is not surprising considering the country's contribution to ocean waste. A Wall Street Journal study in 2015 revealed that the Philippines make thethird-largest amount of plastic waste into global oceans.4. Why did people call Manila Bay beach“toilet bowl” ?A. It looked like a huge bowl.B. There were plenty of toilets.C. It was covered by rubbish.D. People loved the toilets here.5. What does the underlined phrase“descended on”in paragraph 2 mean?A. Completely depended on.B. Suddenly arrived at.C. Occasionally decreased to.D. Gradually disappeared from.6. What made poor communities willing to fight against waste?A. The benefits to their homeland.B. The desire to make a difference.C. The chance to escape ocean pollution.D. The experience with a digital currency.7. What is the best title for the text?A. Online system helps endocean pollution.B. Manila Bay beach is suddenly removed.C. Plastic Bank is powerful in recycling waste.D. Philippines make a great amount of waste.CI was at the hardware store the other day and overheard a woman tell Ed., the manager, that fall was her favorite time of year. Ed., because he liked to keep his customers happy, agreed that fall was a wonderful season, but I could tell he was lying.I was going through my mind recently, trying to find sweet memories of fall. I failed. I met my wife in the summer and married her two summers later. My sons were born in the winter and summer, my granddaughter in the winter. I’ve been fried twice in my life, both in fall. One October, a truck carrying tofu ran a red light and hit me, destroying my favorite car, combining the three things I most hate - trucks, tofu and October.I'm not saying fall is without its attractions. The leavesare beautiful. But fall's vacillation (立场摇摆)is troubling, its effort (努力)to please everyone, its continuous search for the middle ground to be all things to all people. Say what you will about summer and winter, at least they have the courage to keep their opinions strong, even if they kill us with extreme heat or cold.I recently read a story of a man coming out of a three-month coma (昏迷). It started in early fall and ended just as winter came. I hope if I were ever in a coma I would be just as lucky as the man.Upon my awakening, one of my families who stood around my bed would ask. "Don't you remember anythingfrom the past three months?""Not the first thing," I would happily report.If I ever have enough money. I'm going to buy a second home inAustralia, so that when fall starts here, I can move there for three months, just when spring is starting.8. What did Ed think of the customers words according to the author?A. Ed understood them and supported the customer completely.B. Ed might hold a different opinion on the topic.C. Ed believed the customer wasn't telling the truth.D. Ed thought they stood for most peoples' opinion.9. What can we infer from Paragraph 2?A.The author has a big and loving family.B. The author is having a hard time at work.C. It is important to follow the rules of the road.D. Nothing good has happened to the author in fall.10. Why does the author say the man in Paragraph 4 was lucky?A. Because he slept fall away.B. Because he ho sweet memories of fall.C. Because hedreamed of fill many times.D. Because he was met by his family when waking up.11. Which of the following does the author most want to do?A. Drivetracks.B. Eat tofu dishes.C. Watch leaves falling in fall.D. Move toAustraliain October.DA company called Neuralink has shared a video which appears to show a monkey playing a video game, but what makes the video even stranger is that themonkey is playing the video game with just its mind.Neuralink is a company owned by Elon Musk, which is working to develop devices that could allow people to control things using just their brains. The monkey in the video is called Pager, having special "Link" devices inside his brain. These devices are connected to 2,048 wires which lead to the parts of Pager's brain that control movements of the arms and hands.Scientists taught Pager to play a video game using a banana juice as a reward when he playedthe gamecorrectly. Soon Pager was eager to play well in order to get more smoothie. At first, Pager controlled the video game using a joystick (操纵杆). But as Pager played, his Link devices wirelessly sent out information about the signals his brain was using to control his arms and hands. Neuralink's scientists recorded all of these signals.Then they used computers to match up the signals from Pager's brain to the movements that his hands were actually doing. This was challenging work and the scientists counted on artificial intelligence (AI) to help them decode (解码) Pager's brain signals.The next step was to have a computer make moves in the video game as if Pager had actually moved the joystick. If Pager thought about moving the joystick up, the computer would send an "up"signal to the video game. Thus Pager was able to play the video game using just his brain.When people are paralyzed (瘫痪的), it's often because the brain has lost the ability to send signals to nerves and muscles in certain parts of the body. Neuralink hopes that one day, its system will be ableto send this information in a different way, allowing paralyzed people to use their arms or legs again.12. What does Neuralink aim to do?A. To make monkeys much smarter.B. To solve complex problems with monkeys.C. To create a device linking monkeys and people.D. To make people control things with their brains.13. How does the author introduce the process of the research?A. In order of time.B. By making a comparison.C. By giving examples.D. In order of space.14. What played an important role in the success of the research?A. The joystick.B. Artificial intelligence.C. The video game.D. The banana smoothie.15. Which is the most suitable title of the test?A. Neuralink Posts an Unusual VideoB. Disabled People Have a Bright FutureC. Monkey Plays Video Games with His MindD. Neuralink, a Creative and Competitive Company第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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。
2019-2020学年长沙市第一中学高三英语月考试卷及参考答案
2019-2020学年长沙市第一中学高三英语月考试卷及参考答案第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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ACitisport inNewportWe at Citisport aim to improve sports training and facilities inNewport, giving you more opportunities to try both new and traditional sports.GolfWe are pleased to be able to offer lessons at Kingsway Golf Centre just outsideNewport. These are run by experienced golf professionals, and are held on an all-weather practice area. The adult lessons are open to anyone aged 13 and over, and are suitable for all levels from beginners upwards. These take place on Wednesdays from 3:00 to 4:00 pm over a period of six weeks. Children’s lessons for 7-12 year old are held from 2:00 to 3:00 pm on Saturdays during term time.TennisThe Citisport tennis courses provide an opportunity for local people to develop their skills on the brand-new indoor tennis court at Newport Leisure Centre. All equipment can be provided, but please feel free to use your own racket (球拍) if you prefer. Our Starter course is held on Mondays from 7:00 to 8:00 pm, and is for beginners of 12 years and over. Our Improver course, which takes place on Tuesdays from 8:00 to 9:00 pm, is for players with some experience.Football for girlsBy popular request, Citisport is holding another one-day girls-only football course. This aims to give local girls the chance to learn essential skills and develop more advanced ones. The course will take place on Saturday, 9th November from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, and is open to all girls aged 10-14 years living in theNewportarea.GymnasticsThis course is for beginners aged 8-14 and will provide an introduction to basic skills. There is a maximum of six pupils per coach in each class. At the end of the course there is a demonstration for friends and family of all the skills learnt there. The course will take place on Thursdays from 6:00 to 7:00 pm.1. What can we know about the Citisport golf lessons?A. You can take lessons at Kingsway Golf Centre insideNewport.B. The golf lessons can take place only in good weather.C. Teenagers can attend golf lessons on Wednesday afternoons.D. Children’s lessons usually last 2 or 3 hours on Saturday afternoons.2. Which of the following statements is true about the Citisport tennis courses?A. You can get the skills in an open-air court.B. You must take your own racket during the course.C. You can take the Monday course if you are a green hand.D. You can become an experienced player after the courses.3. Which course lasts only one day according to the text?A. Golf.B. Tennis.C. Football for girls.D. Gymnastics.BI’ve been putting my passport to good use lately. I use it asa coaster and to level unsteady table legs. It makes an excellent cat toy.Welcome to the pandemic (疫情) of disappointments. Canceled trips or ones never planned in case they would be canceled. Family reunions, study-abroad years, lazy beach vacations. Poof. Gone. Ruined by a tiny virus, the list of countries where our passports are not welcome is long.It is not natural for us to be this sedentary (定居的). Travel is in our genes. For most of the time our species has existed, we've lived as nomadic (游牧的) hunter-gatherers. But what if we can't move? What's a traveler to do? There are ways to answer that question. "Despair," though, is not one of them.We are an adaptive species. We can tolerate brief periods of forced sedentariness. We pass the days glancing through old travel journals and Instagram posts. We gaze at souvenirs. All this helps. For a while. Then, what hope do we have?I think hope lies in the very nature of travel. Travel involves wishful thinking. It demands a leap of faith, and of imagination, to board a plane for some faraway, land. Travel is one of the few activities we engage in not knowing the outcome and are drunk in that uncertainty. Nothing is more forgettable than the trip that goes exactly as planned.That's one reason why I have faith in travel's future. In fact, I'd argue travel is an essential activity. It's not essential the way hospitals and grocery stores are essential. Travel is essential the way books and hugs are essential. Food for the soul. Right now, we're between courses, enjoying where we've been, expecting where we'll go. Maybe it'sZanzibarand maybe it's the campground down the road that you've always wanted to visit.4. From the first paragraph we learn that the author is _______ .A. desperateB. humorousC. boredD. worried5. From the author's perspective, what's the point of travel?A. To feel hopeful.B. To make a wish.C. To take adventures.D. To broaden horizons.6. How is the passage mainly developed?A. By showing evidences.B. By providing examples.C. By making comparisons.D. By interpreting opinions.7. What does the passage mainly talk about?A. Where to go for a trip.B. Why people need to travel.C. How to fight the pandemic.D. What people should do at home.CInAsia, there are special competitions where kites have complex designs and are fitted with instruments that make musical sounds as the wind blows through them. Although all kites have a similar structure (结构), they are widely different in size and shape. Kite-fighting competitions are also held, in which competitors use their kites to attack and bring down their opponents’ (对手) kites or cut their strings (线).For more than 15 years, the Big Wind Kite Factory has been giving kite-making and kite-flying classes for the children on an island inHawaii. In its kite-making lessons, students can make kites in as little as 20 minutes! Children as young as four years old can learn how to fly a kite. Jonathan Socher and his wife Daphne started the kite factory in 1980. Their kites are made of nylon (尼龙). Their designs are Hawaiian themes created by Daphne. The designs are cut out of the nylon with a hot knife that seals the edges and then fastened directly onto the kite. The kite that is used to give lessons is a regular diamond kite with a rainbow pattern. The difference between this kite and the ones they make during the lessons is that it is a two-string controllable kite. Big Wind employees fly the kite and for a few minutes show students how pulling on one line and then on the other controls the direction the kite goes in. Then the controls are given to the students.Jonathan insists that it is not necessary to make a huge impressive kite to have fun making and flying kites. Even the simplest structure can work, and can give hours of fun. Go on, give it a try!8. Which of the following is true according to the text?A. A hot knife is used to iron the nylon.B. Children never fly kites on their own in flying lessons.C. Kite strings must not be cut in kite-fighting competitions.D. Daphne designs kites for the Big Wind Kite Factory.9. What is different about the kite used for flying lessons?A. It has two strings.B. It is simple in design.C. It has a rainbow pattern.D. It is shaped like a diamond.10. According to Jonathan,what do you need to have fun with kites?A. A large kite.B. Any type of kite.C. A complex structure.D. A kite that impresses others.11. What is mainly described in the text?A. A kite factory.B. Kite-flying lessons.C. Special competitions.D. The kite-making process.DWhen visitors enter Planet Word, a new museum in Washington, D. C , they will see Speaking Willow, a tall art piece representing a tree. As they pass under the artwork, they can hear recordings of speech in hundreds of languages coming from the tree. Most words sound foreign to the listeners. The different voices also speak at the same time. The resultingclamoris similar to that made in a crowded theater before a show begins.Rafael Lozano-Hemmer completed the piece last year. On his website, the artist says that Speaking Willow “reminds us that language is what defines our specific communities and connects our many cultures.” Lozano-Hemmer made the piece specially for the museum.It is the first of many immersive (身临其境的) experiences for visitors at Planet Word, a museum all about words and language. The exhibits playfully explore the lager and complex subject of language.In one room, a video plays, showing babies saying their first words. Another room, called “Where Do Words Come From”, teaches the history of some common English words. The space includes a 22-foot-tali “Wall of Words”, where visitors speak into devices and learn about the roots of the English language.Another room invites listeners to speak and learn about different languages. Native speakers of 28 languagesand two sign languages teach people sayings in those languages. They also explain how language shapes their understanding of the world and how words cannot be separated from culture.Other rooms explore the different ways language is used — from humor and song writing to public speaking and advertising. Visitors can sing karaoke while learning about song writing, record a famous speech, play a joke-telling game, and teach a computer how to make cartoons. Almost every exhibit is interactive and most ask visitors to speak aloud.One exhibit room is all about books. It is designed to look like an old, rich library. Books line the shelves. When a book is placed on the table, a recorded reading begins and pictures appear.12. What does the underlined word “clamor” in paragraph 1 probably mean?A. Scene.B. Noise.C. Language.D. Appearance.13. The SpeakingWillowwas created ______.A specially B. accidentallyC. on requestD. out of curiosity14. What can we learn from the video in the room?A. Words and cultures.B. Different languages.C. The history of words.D. The first words newborns say.15. In which paragraph can you find the methods of using languages?A. 3.B. 4.C. 6.D. 7.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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。
长沙市一中高三英语月考试卷(七)及答案
高三月考试卷（七）英语命题：长沙市一中高三英语备课组第I卷(三部分，共115分)第一部分听力(共三节，满分30分)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，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时问来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1. Why didn’t Joan come on time for the meeting that morning?A. Because she got up later than usual.B. Because the bus was late.C. Because she forgot the time.2. What's the relationship between the marl and Helen?A. They are friends.B. They are brother and sister.C. They are a couple.3. What do you know about Mary?A. She is tired of teaching.B. She was fired.C. She is changing her job.4. Where are the two speakers going to eat their lunch?A. In a restaurant.B. In the park.C. At home.5. Why does the woman want to live in Peru?A. Because Peru is a beautiful country.B. Because Peruvians arc very friendly.C. Because she is interested in Peruvian food.第二节(共12小题；每小题1. 5分，满分18分)听下面4段对话。
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高三月考试卷（七）英语命题：长沙市一中高三英语备课组第I卷(三部分，共115分)第一部分听力(共三节，满分30分)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，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时问来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1. Why didn’t Joan come on time for the meeting that morning?A. Because she got up later than usual.B. Because the bus was late.C. Because she forgot the time.2. What's the relationship between the marl and Helen?A. They are friends.B. They are brother and sister.C. They are a couple.3. What do you know about Mary?A. She is tired of teaching.B. She was fired.C. She is changing her job.4. Where are the two speakers going to eat their lunch?A. In a restaurant.B. In the park.C. At home.5. Why does the woman want to live in Peru?A. Because Peru is a beautiful country.B. Because Peruvians arc very friendly.C. Because she is interested in Peruvian food.第二节(共12小题；每小题1. 5分，满分18分)听下面4段对话。
每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听每段对话前，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。
每段对话读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6至第7两个小题。
6. What are the two speakers talking about?A. How to learn French.B. Hoe to improve French pronunciation.C. How to remember French words，7. What troubles the woman?A. French culture.B. French vocabulary.C. French grammar.听第7段材料，回答第8至第10三个小题。
8. What's the probable relationship between the man and the woman?A. Professor and studentB. Principle and teacherC. Friends.9. How will they deal with the woman's paper?A. Talk about it at the man's house.B. Talk about it at the man's office．C. Talk about it at the woman's house.10. When will they meet each other again?A. At 2：40.B. Before 2：40.C. After schoo1.听第8段材料，回答第11至第13三个小题。
11. What's the topic of the speakers?A. Buying a house.B. Finding a job.C. Building a house.12. How do you like the man?A. He is very rich.B. He is very poor.C. He has some money, but he is not very rich.13. What kind of house is fit for the man in his own opinion?A. The house on Padley Drive.B. The house on Bank Street.C. The house in the country．听第9段材料，回答第14至第17四个小题。
14. How many subjects does the woman take this semester?A. ThreeB. FourC. Five15. Where is the man going to work this semester?A. At the libraryB. In a factoryC. In his department16. What's the students' attitude towards Professor Stillwell's class?A. PositiveB. NegativeC. Indifferent17. Why did the woman's friend like Professor Atkins’ class?A. Partly because she was generous.B. Partly because she was nice.C. Partly because she was humorous.第三节(共3小题；每小题1. 5分，满分4. 5分)听下面一段材料，将18至第20三个小题的信息补充完整，每小题不超过三个单词。
听材料前，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15秒钟的作答时间。
本段材料读两遍。
Measure: To borrow a horse from 18. _______________.Horse’s appearance: 19: __________________.Problem: To run in the 20. ________________ direction.第二部分英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节单项选择(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)从A、B、c、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该题涂黑。
21. __________ are sold in the newly-built mall.A. Man and child’s articlesB. Men’s and children's articlesC. Men and children articlesD. Man and children articles22. In his letter, he complained __________ that he was having in the deserted town.A. how hard life it was C. how hard life was itB. what a hard life was it D. what a hard life it was23. The environment in this faraway town is as pleasant as _________ in any coastal city.A. them B that C. they D. it24. _________ study of other advanced countries contributes to ________ development of ourdomestic economy．A. A; 不填B. 不填; theC. A; theD. The; a25. Tom _______ to computer games all day is often mentioned as a negative example on differentoccasions，so he is not a guy _______ worth the learning from.A. is addicted; whoB. addicted; 不填C. who is addicted; who D is addicted，不填26. The global stock market made a quick response ________ the index in New York fell downsharply. Which of the following is wrong?A. directlyB. finallyC. immediatelyD. instantly27. You can never lose heart in this election as the candidate of our party _______ it comes to an end.A. except thatB. besides whereC. except forD. except when28. So many tiresome problems ___________, the newly—elected minister is leading a hard time now.A. settledB. having settledC. to be settledD. have been settled29. I will never forget the scene _________ I was criticized by my hostess when I was making anobservation in the USA．A. thatB. whichC. whereD. why30. This rare snow has been on for a couple of days；otherwise，we _________ in the classroomattending classes so far．A. had been stayingB. would stayC. would have been stayingD. should be staying31. —________ the incident have happened last term?—No At the very beginning of this term as much as I could remember.A. ShouldB. MightC. MustD. Could32. Li Ming was _____ to see his close friend killed in the traffic accidentA. a little more than sadB. more than a little sadC. sad more than a littleD. a little more sad than33. I have never before thought of __________ no bus at such all early hour in this cityA. there beingB. it isC. there to beD. there is34. —What has made the soccer fans so heart-broken?—________ the decisive match in the groupA. The Chinese team has lostB. The Chinese team lostC. The Chinese team having been lostD. That the Chinese team lost35. It was several decades _________ he finally discovered that he had dealt with the matter sofoolishly.A. beforeB. whileC. thatD. until第二节完形填空(共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该题涂黑。