高三第一次月考英语试题
高三月考英语试题及答案
高三月考英语试题及答案英语（时刻：120分钟满分 150）第I卷第一部分：听力（共两节，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秒钟的时刻来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1．How much will the man pay for the tickets?A.￡7.5B.￡15C.￡502．Which is the right gate for the man’s flight?A. Gate 16B. Gate 22C. Gate 253．How does the man feel about going to school by bike?A. HappyB. TiredC. Worried4．When can the woman get the computer?A. On TuesdayB. On WednesdayC. On Thursday5．What does the woman think of the shirt for the party?A. The size is not large enoughB. The material is not goodC. The color is not suitable第二节（共15小题；每题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A，B，C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听每段对话或独白前，你将有时刻阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时刻。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6至第7题。
6．What can we learn about Mr. Brown?A. He is in his officeB. He is at a meetingC. He is out for a meal7．What will the man probably do next?A. Call backB. Come againC. Leave a message听第7段材料，回答第8至第9题。
广东省肇庆市2024届高三第一次月考英语试题(无答案)
试卷类型：A肇庆市中小学教学质量评估2024届中学毕业班第一次统一检测英语本试卷共8页，卷面满分120分。
考试用时120分钟。
留意事项：1.本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分。
答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号和座位号填写在答题卡上。
因测试不考听力，第I卷从其次部分的“阅读理解”起先，试题序号从“21”起先。
2.回答第I卷时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。
写在本试卷上无效。
3.回答第II卷时，将答案写在答题卡上。
写在本试卷上无效。
4.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第I卷其次部分阅读理解（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，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
AWant to choose a picture book to enjoy? Here are four popular books sold on the website of Amazon, Read and choose your favourite.The Relatives Came by Cynthia RylantSo many beautiful memories are collected when relatives come to visit. Join in the fun as a family gets together for a summer they will never forget. Warm and inviting language as well as wonderful pictures brings the story of this family’s summer get-together to life.Available from Amazon. S11. 26Jabari Jumps by Gaia CornwallYou know that feeling when you're as excited as you are scared to make a jump. That's how Jabari feels about his first jump off the diving board. He knows how to swim. He knows jumping off surely looks fun. But is he brave enough to make a jump? With some gentle encouragement from his loving father, Jabari jumps.Available from Amazon. $5.56There Might Be Lobsters by Carolyn CrimiMeet Suki. She's a small dog with a big fear of the beach. When a rescue is in order, Suki saves the day proving that there's nothing to fear but fear itself. It is a perfect picture book for kids who are afraid to try new experiences. It opens the door to calming dialogues and messages of bravery and victory.Available from Amazon. $11.84Three Little Words by Amy NoveskyDory's"Just keep swimming!" message of never giving up is perfect for anyone who has ever felt like they were drowning. Follow Dory to an unforgettable adventure as she finds her way in this beautiful adventure of friendship and survival.Available from Amazon. $12.0621. What do we know about The Relatives Came?A.It tells a story of adventureB. It is the cheapest picture book.C. It's about a boy's memoriesD. It's about a family get-together.22. Which book tells how to overcome fears by helping others?A. The Relatives Came.B. Jabari Jumps.C. There Might Be Lobsters.D. Three Little Words23. What does the book by Amy Novesky inspire its readers to do?A. Learn to swimB. Never give upC. Love their friendsD. Have an adventureBMyles, my four-year-old son, somehow got into an adult pool while we were out swimming. We ran over and pulled him out of the water, only to see his blue face and grey, still body. He was lifeless.One person immediately contacted the front desk while another called 911. My friend, John Newland, and I began CPR(心肺复苏). But we hadn't received any professional training. Despite our best efforts, we failed to make any important progress in bringing back my son.Another friend of mine realized two off-duty lifeguards, Liz and Alison Manley, were nearby. The sisters, 15 and 18, recently trained by the Red Cross in CPR, ran to help. Alison took over directly above Myles and Liz near his feet. Alison started chest compressions (胸部压迫), and Liz gave instructions. They turned him on his side, and cleared the airway as he expelled(排出) water.They continued chest compressions and rescue breathing, staying calm and cooperating as a perfect team.As the scene unfolded, so many things went through my mind. It seemed that seconds, minutes and hours passed, all at once. I saw his life flash before my eyes, the image of my beloved son wearing his favorite Lightning McQueen jammies (睡衣) and then his t-ball uniform. All at once was filled with both regret and hope." What kind of a father lets this happen?”,“ Stay with me!”,“ Come on, Myles”,"I don' t want to live without you !”and finally "God help, somebody, do anything!" Then it happ ened. Myles slowly opened one of his eyes and began to cry. I picked him up and held him.Myles was allowed to leave the hospital the next morning and, despite everything that happened, he asked to go to Worlds of Fun. This was the best Father's Day gift I could have ever received, seeing that my wife, son and daughter reunited and were all healthy, playing together again! No days are taken for granted any longer!24.When the author pulled his son out of the water, he found his son was __________A. still breathingB. struggling hardC. crying loud in fearD. in a very bad situation25. How did Liz and Alison Manley react?A. They called 911 for help immediately.B. They took immediate actions to save the boy.C. They asked the pools medical team for aid.D. They taught the author to perform CPR.26. What can we lean about the author from Paragraph 4?A. He was considered a terrible father.B. He was really worried about his son.C. He was responsible for the accident.D. He always believed his son would be fine.27. After that accident, the author ____________.A .decided to learn first aidB. never let his son swim againC. allowed his son to do whatever he wantedD. valued the time spent with his family moreCBinge-watching is when a person watches more than one episode of a show in quick succession(一连串，连续）". With developments in the speed and connectivity of the internet, increases in technology and the rise of on-demand entertainment companies, people can now have their favorite shows streamed directly to their television at their convenience.This behavior is nothing new. In fact, " binge-watching" has been officially listed in dictionaries since 2024. The entertainment companies recognize this behavior and many take steps to encourage it. Often, instead of releasing each episode on a week-by-week basis, an entire series will become available concurrently. Once the episode finishes many platforms will display pop-ups with “you might like suggesti ons, or will automatically play the nextepisode”.However, recent research suggests that out of the more than half of British adults who watch more than one episode of a show back-to-back, almost a third have admitted missing sleep or becoming tired as a result; and one quarter have neglected their household chores. Next we’ll be missing work!Bingeing has other connections-binge eating, binge drinking and binge smoking. All of them are often associated with a lack of control and a possible route to addiction. Lindsey Fussell, consumer group director, said: “The days of waiting a week for the next episode are largely gone, with people finding it hard to resist watching multiple episodes around the house or on the move.” If people find binge-watching hard to resist, coupled with the fact that it has shown to lead to negligence in many, are we witnessing the birth of a new type of addictio n?The countless of information and entertainment that television and online media can bring us is, many would say, a good thing. However, when the activity begins to bleed into other areas, causing us to stop functioning then it becomes a problem. So, what's the answer? Moderation! Neither a tiny amount, nor too much. After all, as the old proverb says, “A little of what you fancy does you good.”28. How did the writer develop the first paragraph?A. Listing some examplesB. Telling a story.C. Giving a definitionD. Analyzing the cause and effect29. Which of the following words can best replace the underlined word in paragraph 2 ?A. similarlyB. graduallyC. naturallyD. necessarily30. What Lindsey said in Paragraph 4 implies that _____________.A. people have no patience to do workB. people can’t control their movementsC. people are addicted to watching televisionD. people can’t resist the temptation31. What advice did the writer give at last?A. To watch episodes in a moderate way.B. To draw life lessons from the episodes.C. To enjoy entertainment as much as possible.D. To keep online media from stopping functioning.DYou can see a sea turtle named Herman, an octopus (章鱼) called Octavia, and a seal named Lidia at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C. Rather than real animals, they are actually artworks made out of plastic trash from the ocean.These artworks are part of a traveling exhibit called “Washed Ashore: Art to Save the Sea”. The Washed Ashore project, led by the artist called Pozzi, works to raise awareness about plastic pollution in Earth’s oceans.More than 315 billion pounds of plastic litter the world’s oceans today. Most of the plastic is garbage from towns and cities, as well as trash that people leave on beaches. Rainwater, winds, and high tides bring the trash into the ocean or into rivers that lead to the ocean. Once it is under the waves, the plastic begins to break up into smaller and smaller pieces.Thousands of sea animals die each year from eating plastic bags and other things. Each year, millions more pounds of plastic end up in the ocean. A recent study found that if that continues, by 2050 the total weight of plastic will be more than that of all the fish in the ocean.The Washed Ashore project is working to stop that from happening. Since 2024, Washed Ashore volunteers have collected 38,000 pounds of plastic trash from more than 300 miles of beaches. They helped Pozzi create more than 60 artworks of sea creatures harmed by plastic pollution.“These artworks are a powerful reminder of our personal role and global responsibility in preserving biodiversity (生物多样性) on land and in the sea,” says Dennis Kelly, director of the National Zoo.32. What is the purpose of the artworks shown at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo?A. To let people know about animals in the ocean.B. To introduce one way of recycling plastic trash.C. To warn people of plastic pollution in the ocean.D. To show Pozzi’s great gift for creating artworks.33. According to the passage, what is the source of plastic pollution in the ocean?A. Garbage from towns and cities.B. Trash left on beaches by people.C. Plastic bags broken up by waves.D.Litter created by human activities.34. The data in Paragraph 5 is given to prove that ______.A. plastic pollution will be more serious in the oceanB. more and more artworks of sea creatures will be madeC. the Washed Ashore project has made great achievementsD. volunteers can solve the ocean pollution successfully by 205035. What’s Dennis Kelly’s attitude towards the artworks?A. worried.B. supportive.C. doubtful.D. unconcerned.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)依据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
四川省绵阳市涪城区绵阳中学2024-2025学年高三上学期10月第一学月月考英语试题(含解析)
绵阳中学高2022级高三上期第一学月月考英语试题第一部分：听力（共两节，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。
听完每段对话后，你都有10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What is the woman doing?A. Repairing a computer.B. Making a payment.C. Requesting a refund.2. Why does the man come to the woman?A. To invite her to dinner.B. To give her a present.C. To seek some advice.3. What is the man going to do first?A. Make reservations.B. Check with his wife.C. Work out a plan.4. What is the woman's opinion on the new building?A. Unattractive.B. Pretty.C. Unique.5. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Salesman and customer.B. Householder and renter.C. Colleagues.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
辽宁省实验中学2024~2025学年高三上学期10月月考英语试题含答案
辽宁省实验中学25届高三上学期第一次月考英语科试卷考试时间：120分钟试卷满分：150分命题人：校对人：第一部分听力(共两节，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。
听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What will the speakers do with the phone?A. Have it updated.B. Have it charged.C. Have it checked.2. What kind of T-shirts does the woman prefer?A. Short.B. Loose.C. Tight.3. Who is the woman probably?A. A language teacherB. A writer.C. A musician4. What does the man have with his coffee?A. Low-fat milk.B. Goat’s milkC. Cream5. What are the speakers probably going to do next?A. Put up a tentB. Fish in the lakeC. Get food at a store.第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a library.B. At a print shop.C. In a classroom.7. What did the woman do last night?A. She worked on a presentation.B. She watched a show.C. She shared a story.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
上海市七宝中学2024-2025学年高三上学期第一次月考英语试题
上海市七宝中学2024-2025学年高三上学期第一次月考英语试题一、语法填空Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.Most of the people who appear most often and most gloriously in the history books are great conquerors and generals and soliders, while the people 1 (help) civilization forward are often never mentioned at all. We do not know who first set a broken leg, or launched a seaworthy boat or calculated the length of the year, or manured (施肥) a field; but we know all about the killers and destroyers.People think a great deal of them, so much that on all the highest pillars (纪念柱) in the great cities of the world you will find the figure of a conqueror or a general or a solider. And I think most people believe that the greatest countries are 2 that have beaten in battle the greatest number of other countries and ruled over them as conquerors. It is just possible they are, but they are not 3 (civilized). Animals fight; so 4 savages (野蛮人); so to be good at fighting is to be good in the way in which an animal or a savage is good, but it is not to be civilized. Even being good at getting other people to fight for you and telling them how to do it most efficiently — this, after all, is 5 conquerors and generals have done — is not being civilized. People fight 6 (settle) quarrels. Fighting means killing, and civilized peoples ought to be able to find some ways of settling their disputes other than by seeing which side 7 kill off greater number of the other side, and then saying that the side which has killed most 8 (win). It means 9 (say) that power is right.This is what the story of mankind has on the whole been like. Even our own age has fought the two greatest wars,10 millions of people were killed or disabled. And while today it is true that people do not fight and kill each other in the streets while, that is to say, we have got to the stage of keeping the rules and behaving properly to each other in daily life-nations and countries have not learnt to do this yet, and still behave like savages.二、选词填空Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.Only two countries in the advanced world provide no guarantee for paid leave from work to care for a newborn child. Last spring one of the two, Australia, gave up the bad distinction by setting up paid family leave starting in 2011. I wasn’t surprised when this didn’t make the news here in the United States - we’re now the only wealthy country without such a policy.The United States does have one explicit family policy, the Family and Medical Leave Act, passed in 1993. It 11 workers to as much as 12 week’s unpaid leave for care of a newborn or dealing with a family medical problem. Despite the 12 of the benefit, the Chamber of Commerce and other business groups fought it bitterly, describing it as “government-run personnel management” and a “dangerous precedent (先例)”. In fact, every step of the way, as (usually) Democratic leaders have tried to introduce work-family balance measures into the law, business groups have been strongly 13 .As Yale law professor Anne Alstott, argues, 14 parental support depends on defining the family as a social good that, in some sense, society must pay for. Parents are 15 in many ways in their lives: there is “no exit” when it comes to children. Society expects parents to provide their children with continuity of care, meaning the 16 and intimate care that human beings need to develop their intellectual, emotional and moral capabilities. And society expects parents to persist in their roles for 18 years, or longer if needed.While most parents do this out of love, there are public punishments for not providing care. What parents do, in other words, is of deep 17 to the state, for the obvious reason that caring for children is not only 18 urgent but important to the future of society. The state recognizes this in the large body of family laws that govern children’s welfare, yet parents receive little help in meeting the life-changing obligations society 19 . To classify parenting as apersonal choice for which there is no collective responsibility is not merely to ignore the social benefits of good parenting, really, it is to steal those benefits because they accrue (累积) to the whole of society as today’s children become tomorrow’s citizens. In fact, by some 20 , the value of parental investments in children, investments of time and money, is equal to 20%-30% of GDP. If these investments bring huge social benefits-as they clearly do-the benefits of providing more social support for the family should be that much clearer.三、完形填空Before 1815 manufacturing in the United States had been done in homes or shops by skilled artisans. As master craft workers, they imparted the knowledge of their trades to apprentices (学徒) and journeymen (熟练工). 21 women often worked in their homes part-time, making finished articles from raw material supplied by merchant capitalists. After 1815 this older form of manufacturing began to 22 factories with machinery tended by unskilled or semiskilled laborers. 23 transportation networks, the rise of cities, and the availability of capital and credit all stimulated the shift to factory production.Apprentices were considered part of the family, and masters were responsible not only for teaching their apprentices a trade but also for providing them with some education and for 24 their moral behavior. Journeymen knew that if they 25 their skill, they could become respected master artisans with their own shops. Also, skilled artisans did not work by the clock.The factory changed that. Goods produced by factories were not as finished or elegant as those done by hand, and pride in craftsmanship gave way to the 26 to increase rates of productivity. The new methods of doing business involved a new and stricter sense of time. Absenteeism and lateness hurt productivity and, since work was specialized, 27 the regular factory routine. Industrialization not only produced a fundamental change in the way work was organized; it 28 the very nature of work.The first generation to experience these changes did not adopt the new attitudes easily. The factory clock became the symbol of the new work rules. One mill worker who finally 29 complained revealingly about “obedience to the ding-dong of the bell-just as though we are so many living machines.” With the 30 of personal freedom also came the loss of standingin the community. Unlike artisan workshops in which apprentices worked 31 with the masters supervising them, factories sharply separated workers from management. Few workers rose through the ranks to supervisory positions, and even well-paid workers sensed their 32 in status.In this newly emerging economic order, workers sometimes organized to protect their rights and traditional ways of life. The labor movement gathered some momentum (动力，势头) in the decade before the Panic of 1837, but in the depression that followed, labor’s strength 33 . During hard times, few workers were willing to strike or 34 collective action. And skilled craft workers, who led the union movement, did not feel a particularly strong bond with semiskilled factory workers and unskilled laborers. More than a decade of agitation (激烈争论) did finally bring a workday shortened to 10 hours to most industries by the 1850s’, and the courts also recognized workers’ right to strike, but these 35 had little immediate impact. 21．A．Otherwise B．Moreover C．However D．Therefore 22．A．give way to B．make up for C．get rid of D．end up with 23．A．Expensive B．Public C．Difficult D．Cheap 24．A．displaying B．supervising C．respecting D．predicting 25．A．shared B．assessed C．perfected D．applied 26．A．pressure B．hatred C．freedom D．disappointment 27．A．followed B．broke C．established D．fixed 28．A．ignored B．demanded C．guaranteed D．transformed 29．A．succeeded B．recovered C．quitted D．revenged 30．A．restoration B．change C．loss D．protection 31．A．closely B．efficiently C．independently D．diligently 32．A．stability B．independence C．decline D．security 33．A．maintained B．developed C．returned D．collapsed 34．A．protest against B．give up C．account for D．engage in 35．A．emphases B．limits C．evidences D．gains四、阅读理解The person who set the course of my life was a school teacher named Marjorie Hurd. When I stepped off a ship in New York Harbor in 1949, I was a nine-year-old war refugee, who had lost his mother and was coming to live with the father he did not know. My mother, Eleni Gatzoyiannis, had been imprisoned and shot for sending my sisters and me to freedom.I was thirteen years old when I entered Chandler Junior High. Shortly after I arrived, I was told to select a hobby to pursue during “club hours.” The idea of hobbies and clubs made no sense to my immigrant ears, but I decided to follow the prettiest girl in my class. She led me into the presence of Miss Hurd, the school newspaper adviser and English teacher.A tough woman with salt-and-pepper hair and determined eyes, Miss Hurd had no patience with lazy bones. She drilled us in grammar, assigned stories for us to read and discuss, and eventually taught us how to put out a newspaper. Her introduction to the literary wealth of Greece gave me a new perspective on my war-tom homeland, making me proud of my origins. Her efforts inspired me to understand the logic and structure of the English language. Owing to her inspiration, during my next twenty-five years, I became a journalist by profession.Miss Hurd retired at the age of 62. By then, she had taught for a total of 41 years. Even after her retirement, she continually made a project of unwilling students in whom she spied a spark of potential. The students were mainly from the most troubled homes, yet she alternately bullied and charmed them with her own special brand of tough love, until the spark caught fire.Miss Hurd was the one who directed my grief and pain into writing. But for Miss Hurd, I wouldn’t have become a reporter. She was the catalyst that sent me into journalism and indirectly caused all the good things that came after.36．Which of the following caused the author to think of his homeland differently?A．Stepping on the American soil for the first time.B．Her mother’s miserable deathC．Being exposed to Greek literary works.D．Following the prettiest girl in his class. 37．It can be inferred from Paragraph Four that ________.A．Miss Hurd’s contribution was recognized across the nation.B．Students from troubled homes preferred Miss Hurd’s teaching styleC．The students Miss Hurd taught were all finally firedD．Miss Hurd employed a unique way to handle these students38．The passage is mainly concerned with ________.A．how the author became a journalist B．the importance of inspiration in one’s life C．the teacher who shaped the author’s life D．factors contributing to a successful careerWhen you first arrive in Oxford，it may take a little while for you to find your way around. The university is a large organization that is fully integrated into the city and has been evolving for 800 years. Some of the first things our students do when they arrive include finding a bike ( most students in Oxford find cycling is the best way to go around), setting up a bank account , getting their computer and mobile phone working , finding their department, getting to know their college and working out the best places to socialize.One of the major events you will experience shortly after "coming up" to Oxford is matriculation. Matriculation is held at the University's Sheldonian Theatre and is the ceremony at which you are formally admitted to the university.International students are invited to an orientation day at the start of the academic year. Sessions run throughout the day that will give you practical information about living and studying in UK and introduce you to other graduate students from all over the world who are starting their studies at Oxford at the same time as you , as well as to current Oxford graduate students and staff who will be able to help and advise you . The day covers topics such as studying and learning in the Oxford system, University services, information on living in Britain and culture differences, as well as addressing practical issues such as employment, immigration and visas, health and safety. You can choose which talks to attend and at the end of the day there is a social hour so you can meet fellow student.Another good thing to experience early on is college dining. Most colleges have a tradition of regular formal hall dinners, which consist of three or four courses and the atmosphere of an evening out in a nice restaurant. On some of these occasions you can invite people around to your college for dinner and then they may return the favor. In this way you can get to know people studying your own and other subjects at the same time as visiting many often historical college grounds and dining halls.Further information on your first few weeks at Oxford is available via the Students Gateway on our website and you can get first-hand accounts of what life at Oxford is like bywatching videos of students talking about their experiences on our Wall of 100 Faces. 39．Which of the following is not the first thing for a newcomer to Oxford to do_______？A．to find a best place to socializeB．to set up a bank accountC．to go to the Sheldonian TheatreD．to get mobile phone working40．When do students feel they are truly admitted to Oxford University______？A．They arrived in Oxford and settled down on campus．B．They received the offer from the admission office．C．They met the staff and took some required courses．D．They experienced the matriculation in the university．41．Why is an orientation important for international students？A．It is a good chance to ask the staff for help．B．It offers practical information about living and studying．C．It helps get students' computers hooked to the Internet．D．It can help deal with the problem of culture differences．42．"Return the favor"in the passage probably means___．A．inviting you for dinnerB．visiting your historic college in returnC．sharing favorite videosD．providing you with some good advice．In the college-admissions wars, we parents are the true fighters. We’re pushing our kids to get good grades, take SAT preparatory courses and build resumes to they can get into the college of our first choice. I’ve twice been to the wars, and as I survey the battlefield, something different is happening. We see our kids’ college background as a prize demonstrating how well we’ve raised them. But we can’t acknowledge that our obsession is more about us than them. So we’ve come up with various justifications that turn out to be half-truths, prejudices or myths. It actually doesn’t matter much whether Aaron and Nicole go to Stanford.We have a full-blown prestige panic; we worry that there won’t be enough prizes to goaround. Fearful parents urge their children to apply to more schools than ever. Underlying the hysteria (歇斯底里) is the belief that scarce elite degrees must be highly valuable. Their graduates must enjoy more success because they get a better education and develop better contacts. All that is plausible--and mostly wrong. We haven’t found any convincing evidence that selectivity or prestige matters. Selective schools don’t systematically employ better instructional approaches than less selective schools, On two measures- professors’ feedback and the number of essay exams selective schools do slightly worse.By some studies, selective schools do enhance their graduates’ lifetime earnings. The gain is considered at 2-4% for every 100-point increase in a school’s average SAT scores. But even this advantage is probably a statistical fluke (偶然). A well-known study examined students who got into highly selective schools and then went elsewhere. They earned just as much as graduates from higher-status schools.Kids count more than their colleges. Getting into Yale may signify intelligence, talent and ambition. But it’s not the only indicator and its significance is declining. The reason: so many similar people go elsewhere. Getting into college is not life’s only competition. In the next competition--the job market and graduate school-the results may change. Old-boy networks are breaking down. Princeton economist Alan Krueger studied admissions to one top Ph.D．program. High scores on the GRE helped explain who got in; degrees of prestigious universities didn’t.So, parents, lighten up. The stakes (风险) have been vastly exaggerated. Up to a point, we can rationalize (合理化) our pushiness. America is a competitive society; our kids need to adjust to that. But too much pushiness can be destructive. The very ambition we impose on our children may get some into Harvard but may also set them up for disappointment. One study found that, other things being equal, graduates of highly selective schools experienced more job dissatisfaction. They may have been so conditioned to being on top that anything less disappoints. 43．Why does the author say that parents are the true fighters in the college-admissions wars?A．They have the final say in which university their children are to attend.B．They know best which universities are most suitable for their children.C．They care more about which college their children go to than the children themselves.D．They have to carry out intensive surveys of colleges before children make an application. 44．What does the author mean by “kids count more than their colleges” Line 1, para.4?A．Continuing education is more important to a person’s success.B．Kids’ actual abilities are more important than their college background.C．A person’s happiness should be valued more than their education.D．What kids learn at college cannot keep up with job market requirements.45．What does Krueger’s study tell us?A．Getting into Ph.D．programs may be more competitive than getting into college.B．Graduates from prestigious universities do not care much about their GRE scores.C．Connections built in prestigious universities may be sustained long after graduation.D．Degrees of prestigious universities do not guarantee entry to graduate programs. 46．According to the passage, one possible result of pushing children into elite universities is that ________.A．they experience more job dissatisfaction after graduationB．they earn less than their peers from other institutionsC．they turn out to be less competitive in the job marketD．they overemphasize their qualifications in job applicationDirections: Complete the following passage by using the sentences given below. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.In business, there is a speed difference: It’s the difference between how important firm leaders say speed is to their competitive strategy and how fast the company actually moves. The difference is important regardless of industry and company size. 47In our study of 343 businesses, the companies that choose to go, go, go to try to gain an edge ended up with lower sales and operating incomes than those that paused at key moments to make sure they were on the right track. What’s more, the firms that “slowed down to speed up “improved their top and bottom lines, averaging 40% higher sales and 52% higher operating incomes over a three-year period.48 They thought differently about what “slower” and “faster” mean. Firms sometimes fail to understand the difference between operation speed (moving quickly )and strategic speed (reducing the time it takes to deliver value ).Simply increasing the speed of production, for example ,may be one way to try to reduce the speed difference .But that oftenleads to reduced value over time, in the form of lower-quality products and services.In our study, higher-performing companies with strategic speed always made changes when necessary. They became more open to ideas and discussion. 49 And they allowed time to look back and learn. By contrast, performance suffered at firms that moved fast all the time, paid too much attention to improving efficiency, stuck to tested methods, didn’t develop team spirit among their employees, and had little time thinking about changes.Strategic speed serves as a kind of leadership. 50 That kind of strategy must come from the top.A．How did they disobey the laws of business physics, taking more time than competitors yet performing better?B．Teams that regularly take time to get things right, rather than plough ahead full bore, are more successful in meeting their business goals.C．More haste, less speed, which in the study proves wrong.D．Companies fearful of losing their competitive advantage spend much time and money looking for ways to pick up the speed.E．They valued efficiency rather than consideration.F．They encouraged new ways of thinking.五、书面表达51．Directions: Read the following three passages. Summarize the main idea and the main point (s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.It is found that American students spend less than 15% of their time in school. While there’s no doubt that school is important, a number of recent studies remind us that parents are even more so. A study published earlier this month by researchers at North Carolina State University, for example, finds that parental involvement-checking homework, attending school meetings and events, discussing school activities at home — has a more powerful influence on students’ academic performance than anything about the school the students attend.So parents matter. But it is also revealed in researches that parents, of all backgrounds, don’t need to buy expensive educational toys or digital devices for their kids in order to give theman advantage. What they need to do with their children is much simpler: talk.But not just any talk. Recent research has indicated exactly what kinds of talk at home encourage children’s success at school. For example, a study conducted by researchers at the UCLA School of Public Health found that two-way adult-child conversations were six times as potent in promoting language development as the ones in which the adult did all the talking.Engaging in this back-and-forth gives children a chance to try out language for themselves, and also gives them the sense that their thoughts and opinions matter.The content of parents’ conversations with kids matters, too. Children who hear talk about counting and numbers at home start school with much more extensive mathematical knowledge. While the conversations parents have with their children change as kids grow older, the effect of these exchanges on academic achievement remain strong. Research finds that parents play an important role in what is called “academic socialization” — setting expectations and making connections between current behavior and future goals. Engaging in these sorts of conversations has a greater impact on educational accomplishment._______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _六、翻译52．意识到犯了大错，我马上向在场所有的人表达了诚挚的歉意。
高三上学期第一次月考英语试题及答案
高三上学期第一次月考英语试题及答案选择题部分(共80分)第一部分英语知识运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节单项填空(共20小题;每小题0.5分，满分10分)1.—I’m sorry for breaking the cup. ---Oh, _____ —I’ve got plenty.A. forget itB. my pleasureC. help yourselfD. pardon me2. They chose Tom to be _____ captain of the team because they knew he was ___ smart leader.A. a ; theB. the ; theC. a ; aD. the ; a3. When the sports hero _____ at our party, he was welcomed with open arms.A. turned upB. left offC. moved onD. got away4. I’d appreciate ____ if you could let know in advance whether or not you will come.A. oneB. thisC. itD. you5. What we expect from you is working hard ______ hardly working.A. less thanB. rather thanC. as well asD. as much as6. Frank insisted that he was not asleep ______ I had great difficulty in waking him up.A. forB. whetherC. althoughD. so7. I’ll be out for some time. _____ anything important happens, call me up immediately.A. In caseB. As ifC. Even thoughD. Now that8. Anyway, we’re here now, so let’s ______ some serious work.A. come up withB. do away withC. get down toD. live up to9. You will never gain success ______ you are fully devoted to your work.A. whenB. unlessC. afterD. because10. _____ what you’re doing today important, because you’re trading a day of your life for it.A. MakeB. To makeC. MakingD. Made11. It’s not doing the things we like, but liking the things we have to do ____ makes life happy.A. whoB. whichC. whatD. that12. Clearly and thoughtfully _____, the book inspires confidence in students who wish to seek their own business.A. writingB. to writeC. being writtenD. written13. My parents always _____ great importance to my getting a good education .A. attachB. haveC. acceptD. pay14. English is a language shared by several diverse cultures, _____ uses it differently.A. all of whichB. all of themC. each of themD. each of which15. She drove so fast at the turn that the car almost went _____ the road.A. onB. alongC. offD. from16. Unless some extra money _____ , the theatre will close.A. was foundB. findsC. is foundD. found17. –Can I help you-- I appreciate your _____, but I can manage it myself.A. adviceB. offerC. questionD. idea18. People have always been _____ about exactly how life on earth began.A. excitedB. curiousC. anxiousD. careful19. According to a recent survey, young students’eyesight in China is dropping _____ because of poor learning conditions as well as heavy burden.A. automaticallyB. narrowlyC. sharplyD. roughly20. –Why not stay here a little longer--________, but I really have to go.A. I’d love toB. Never mindC. Pleased to meet youD. I can’t find any reason第二节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分，共20分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出选项。
高三第一次月考英语试卷
高三第一次月考英语试卷本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。
满分150分。
考试用时120分钟。
第I卷（选择题，共115分）注意事项：1．答第I卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考试科目涂写在答题卡上。
2．每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。
在试题卷上作答无效。
第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听1---5段对话，回答1---5题。
1.What do we know about the woman?A. She cannot go to the dinner.B. She will have the dinner with the man.C. She forgot the dinner arrangements.2.Why did the man go to the shop?A. To buy a radio.B. To fix a radio.C. To exchange a radio.3.What is the weather like now?A. It is raining.B. It is sunny.C. It is cloudy.4.Where does the man's father work now?A. In the army.B. In a middle school.C. In a company.5.Which animal does the man prefer？A. PandasB. LionsC. Bears1.（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听第6段材料，回答6、7题。
6.Where does the conversation most probably take place?A. In a hotelB. At a railway stationC. In a hospital7.What will the man probably do over the next few days?A. Fly to another countryB. Drive to the south of SpainC. Drive here to visit his friend听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
2024届江苏省扬州中学高三上学期1月月考英语及答案
江苏省扬州中学2023-2024学年度第一学期高三阶段检测英语2024.1本试卷分四个部分。
满分150分，考试用时120分钟。
第一部分 听力(共两节，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。
听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What will the woman do next?A. Attend a meeting.B. Pick up the man's client.C. Send the man to his office.2. What does the man think of the campus?A. It’s beautiful.B. It's a Greek campus.C. It’s an ancient campus.3. What is the woman?A. A salesperson.B. A hotel clerk.C. A waitress.4. What type of book is the woman reading?A. Science fiction.B. Horror fiction.C. Romantic fiction.5. When will the man probably meet Dr. Banks?A. At 8:20.B. At 8:50.C. At 9:20.第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
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高三第一次月考英语试题考试时间120分钟，满分150分卷Ⅰ(选择题共110分)第一部分听力（满分20分）第一节(共5小题；每小题1分，满分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秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分60分）第一节单选填空（共10 小题，每小题1分，满分10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，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
43. The party was _______ success. We sang and danced until it came to _______ end at midnight.A. a; anB. a; theC. the; anD. /; an24. _______ you missed such a fine lecture?A. How it was thatB. It was how thatC. How was it thatD. Was it how that5. --- What do you think of her?--- I thought her nice and honest _______ I met her.A. first timeB. for the first timeC. the first timeD. by the first time27. The money collected should be made good use _______ the people in Sichuan Province who suffered a lot in the earthquake.A. of helpingB. to helpC. to helpingD. of to help29. _______ as a serious problem at present, it has drawn a lot of people‟s attention.A. RecognizeB. RecognizedC. Being recognizedD. Having recognized33. Villagers here depend on the fishing industry, _______ there won‟t be much work.A. whereB. thatC. by whichD. without which34. My cousin came to see me from the country, _______ me a full basket of fresh fruits.A. broughtB. bringingC. to bringD. had brought35. What shall we use for power when all the oil in the world has _______?A. given outB. put outC. held upD. used up37. It was _______ back home after the experiment.A. not until midnight did he goB. until midnight that he didn‟t goC. not until midnight that he wentD. until midnight when he didn‟t go38. _______ tomorrow, our ship will set sail for Macao.A. However the weather is likeB. However is the weather likeC. Whatever is the weather likeD. Whatever the weather is like35.—Tim, you are leaving for Jiuzhaigou tomorrow. Why not pack your clothes and food up now? —。
A. Good ideaB. Help yourselfC. Go ahead, pleaseD. Me, too30.About 187 passengers were reported the shipwreck which happened last month.A. to have been survivedB. having survivedC. to have survivedD. to survive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，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
You may not realize it, but you are doing much more than just studying when you are at school. School is also the place 51 you learn to get on well with people. But this is not52 easy. What can you do 53 you just don‟t like one of your classmates?If you discover that you have problems 54 your classmates or friends, the most important thing to learn is tolerance. Tolerance is the 55 to realize and respect the 56in others. We can not change the way that other people do, 57 it is important to learn to live happily with them.Practicing tolerance will allow everyone to form better 58 with each other. Getting to know someone 59 help you understand why they do things 60 from you. It is important to remember that something different does not exactly mean that it is bad. 61teaches us to keep an even (平和的) temper and open mind.You need to 62 an old saying, “Treat others how you want 63 ”. You would like to be treated kindly by your classmates, so it is 64 to treat them with equal kindness. If you tolerate 65 it does not mean that you have to like it. No one is asking you to 66 who you are or what you believe in. Tolerance just means that you should be 67 of the differences in others and not try to make them change.It is important to 68 tolerance, because it will make ever yone‟s lives easier. Learn to accept people for their different abilities and interests. The world is very 69 , and practicing tolerance in your own school and city can help make 70 .51. A. which B. where C. that D. when52. A. hardly B. seldom C. always D. already53. A. unless B. since C. because D. if54. A. getting along with B. making apologies toC. getting away fromD. fleeing from55. A. reflection B. benefit C. patience D. ability56. A. characteristics B. thoughts C. things D. differences57. A. so B. and C. but D. although58. A. moods B. habits C. relationships D. feelings59. A. must B. may C. should D. dare60. A. fortunately B. easily C. differently D. attentively61. A. Patience B. Experience C. Tolerance D. Kindness62. A. keep in touch B. keep in mind C. keep up with D. keep away from63. A. to treat B. being treated C. to be treated D. to be treating64. A. attractive B. important C. possible D. interesting65. A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing66. A. change B. remind C. promise D. decide67. A. convenient B. respectful C. negative D. unselfish68. A. stop B. cancel C. prevent D. practice69. A. diverse B. same C. individual D. apparent70. A. no difference B. an effect C. an apology D. a difference第三部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。