2019-2020年高三上学期第一次月考英语试题 含答案(III)
绝密★启用前试卷类型：A2019-2020年高三上学期第一次月考英语试题含答案(III)高三年级英语试题本试卷共8页,三大题,满分135分；考试用时120分钟。
I 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It came upon us suddenly--- my husband and I were facing his heart operation. He had never told me about the shortness of breath he had experienced a few months earlier. When he was alarmed by the state of his 1 , he finally asked me to make an appointment with the 2 .When he was having the 3 , I was praying every prayer I had learned. My best friend and my son were by my side. In the darkest moment, I felt deep inside that he would not 4 the operation. Just when I had given up all the hope of a good oute, I felt hugged and surrounded by 5 as many people were praying for us.Soon the doctor 6 out, bringing the good news that the operation was 7 . He shook my hand, and when I 8 his warm and firm hand, I became 9 of what I was doing. I was holding a hand which, just a short while ago, had held my husband's 10 heart.As part of recovery, my husband was given a red 11 to grasp tightly to his chest. It could prevent any 12 to the cut when he was moving, coughing or sneezing. Five days after the operation, we returned home. The red pillow kept us 13 as my husband gained strength and confidence.That was four years ago. 14 , when I see the red pillow in our closet, I will always hold it close to my chest and remember the day when I realized the 15 of grace and goodness.1. A. breath B. health C. shape D. appearance2. A. doctor B. nurse C. officer D. milker3. A. rest B. management C. organization D. operation4. A. experience B. bear C. survive D. pass5. A. pity B. love C. mercy D. fort6. A. set B. took C. turned D. came7. A. successful B. cruel C. fortunate D. lonely8. A. sounded B. touched C. applied D. felt9. A. afraid B. aware C. shocked D. fond10. A. sinking B. beating C. running D. warming11. A. wallet B. box C. pillow D. gift12. A. damage B. wound C. opening D. growth13. A. panion B. pany C. friend D. fellow14. A. Eventually B. Occasionally C. Unexpectedly D. Suddenly15. A. fact B. dream C. power D. truth第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或者括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16-25的相应位置上。
Have you ever asked yourself why children go to school? You will __16__ (probable) say that they go to learn languages, arithmetic, history, science and some other knowledge. That is quite true；but why do they learn these things?We send our children to school to prepare them for the time__17__ they will be big and will have to work for __18__. Nearly everything they study at school has some practical use in their life. But is that __19__ only reason why they go to school?There is more in education than just __20__ (learn) facts. We go to school to learn how to learn, so that when we have left school we can continue to learn.A man __21__ really knows how to learn will always be successful, because when he has to do something new, he will not only be able to do it well himself, he will also be able to teach others __22__ to do it in the best way. The __23__ (educate) person, on the other hand, is either unable to do something new, or just __24__ (do) it badly. The purpose of schools, __25__, is not to teach languages, arithmetic, history science, etc. ,but to teach pupils the way to learn.Ⅱ阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节阅读理解（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A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
AI had the meanest mother in the world. While other kids ate candy for breakfast, I had to have cereal, eggs and toast. Others had cokes and candy for lunch, while we had to eat a sandwich. As you can guess, my supper was different than the other kids'. But at least I was not alone in my suffering. My sister and two brothers had the same mean mother as I did.My mother insisted on knowing where we were at all times. She had to know who our friends were and what we were doing. We had to wear clean clothes every day. Other kids always wore their clothes for days. We reached the height of disgrace because she made our clothes herself, just to save money.The worst is yet to e. We had to be in bed by 9：00 each night and up at 7：45 the next morning. So while my friends slept, my mother actually had the courage to break Child Labor Law. She made us work. I believed she lay awake all night thinking up mean things to do to us. Through the years, our friends' report cards had beautiful colors on them, black for passing, red for failing. My mother, however, would merely be content with black marks. None of us was allowed the pleasure of being a dropout.She forced us to grow up into educated and honest adults. Using this as a background, I'm now trying to bring up my three children. I'm filled with pride when my children think I am mean because now I thank God every day for giving me the meanest mother in the world.26．From the passage we can learn that the writer's mother was ________.A．not generous at all B．very strict with her childrenC．very mean with money matters D．very cruel to her children 27．Which of the following things did the writer hate to do most?A．Eating differently from other kids.B．Wearing clean clothes made by mother.C．Going to bed early and getting up early.D．Letting mother know where they were.28．It can be inferred from the passage that ________.A．the writer worked hard and usually got good grades in studiesB．mother was punished for breaking the Labor LawC．all the other kids studied better than the writerD．the writer's family lived a miserable life29．Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?A．Mother practised economy in running her home.B．The writer is very thankful for her mother.C．The writer is severe with her children when bringing them up.D．The wrier has a deep hatred for her mother.30．The passage was written in a way of ________ tone.A．humorous B．hateful C．ridiculous D．criticalBHow to improve my life？Many people think that they have to accept whatever life throws at them. They'll say, “This is my fate, my destiny.I cannot change it.”Of course not！You don't have to suffer needlessly. Your destiny depends on you, not on any other external factors.I know someone who says she just accepts what life gives her because she has done everything she can to improve it. Guess what her lifestyle is？She wakes up in the morning, goes to work, es back home, relaxes, chats with people, watches TV, then goes to sleep. Next day, the same routine cycle follows.Huh! Is this what she calls “doing her best”？She believes she has tried her best and just accepts it in her heart that this is the life that God has intended for her to live; that her luck can only change if God wills it. Of course God wants us to be happy and live our life to the fullest, but we have to do our share of exerting (运用) the effort to live the life of our dreams.Remember that you reap what you sow. You just don't sit around and wait for a million dollars to fall from the sky. You have to get off the couch, get your eyes off the TV screen, get your hands off the phone. Don't expect your luck to change unless you do something about it. If something goes wrong, don't just regard it as a temporary setback; but use it as feedback. Learn your lesson, make the most of the situation, and do something to solve the problem. It's not enough to think positively; you also have to act positively.If someone's life is in trouble, do you just hope and pray that things will turn out fine? Of course not！You get to do anything you can to save the person. So it is with your own life. It is not enough to hope for the best, but you have to do your best. In other words, don't just stand (or sit) there, do something to improve your life. 31．According to the woman mentioned in Para.3, her life ________.A．doesn't need improving B．couldn't be improvedC．will be better some day D．will be worse in the future32．What does the author think of the woman's life?A．Positive. B．Satisfying. C．Colorful. D．Passive. 33．Which of the following statements is the author's opinion?A．Your temporary problem is not discouraging.B．Your luck can be changed by your efforts.C．You can only achieve success when God wills it.D．You should treat yourself in the way you treat friends.34．In Para.5, the author emphasizes the importance of ________.A．positive action B．positive thinkingC．hope for the best D．intention to succeed35．The text is mainly written to advise you to ________.A．understand yourself B．improve your lifeC．believe in yourself D．change your normal wayCThe African elephant, the largest land animal remaining on earth, is of great importance to African ecosystem (生态系统)．Unlike other animals, the African elephant is to a great extent the builder of its environment. As a big plant-eater, it largely shapes the forest-and-savanna (稀树草原) surroundings in which it lives, therefore setting_the_terms of existence for millions of other animals that live in its habitat.It is the elephant's great desire for food that makes it a disturber of the environment and an important builder of its habitat. In its continuous search for the 300 pounds of plants it must have every day, it kills small trees and underbushes, and pulls branches off big trees. This results in numerous open spaces in both deep tropical forests and in the woodlands that cover part of the African savannas. In these open spaces are numerous plants in various stages of growth that attract a variety of other plant-eaters.Take the rain forests for example. In their natural state, the spreading branches overhead shut out sunlight and prevent the growth of plants on the forest floor. By pulling down trees and eating plants, elephants make open spaces, allowing new plants to grow on the forest floor. In such situations, the forests bee suitable for large hoofed plant-eaters to move around and for small plant-eaters to get their food as well.What worries scientists now is that the African elephant has bee an endangered species. If the elephant disappears, scientists say, many other animals will also disappear from vast areas of forest and savanna, greatly changing and worsening the whole ecosystem.36．What is the passage mainly about?A．Disappearance of African elephants.B．Forests and savannas as habitats for African elephants.C．The effect of African elephants' search for food.D．The eating habit of African elephants.37．What does the underlined phrase “setting the terms” most probably mean?A．Fixing the time.B．Worsening the state.C．Improving the quality.D．Deciding the conditions.38．What do we know about the open spaces in the passage?A．They result from the destruction of rain forests.B．They provide food mainly for African elephants.C．They are home to many endangered animals.D．They are attractive to plant-eating animals of different kinds. 39．According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?A．The African elephant is the largest animal on earth.B．African elephants have 300 pounds of plants every day, including small trees and under bushes.C．The African elephant is in a way the builder of the environment like other land animals.D．If the African elephant disappears, the whole ecosystem won't be affected. 40．The passage is developed mainly by ________.A．showing the effect and then explaining the causesB．pointing out similarities and differencesC．describing the changes in space orderD．giving examplesDRecreational tree climbing is taking root in the ecotourism industry, and it's sending guys like Tim Kovar to far off reaches of the globe. Kovar, a tree-climbing instructor, recently returned to the U. S. from Brazil, where he spent time developing a treeclimbing operation thanks to the “slow travel” movement.Slow travel, is like the slow food movement, the practice of giving fast food in favor of homegrown cooking—the kind that takes hours to prepare and enjoy. Likewise, slow travel urges visitors to experience a place's natural surroundings and learn about the ecology in a way not afforded by extreme games.“Tree climbing is a slow activity,” says Kovar.“It's not something you do quickly and then you're on to the nex t thing or event.” There is no such thing as a quick climb, especially for beginners. This wasn't a race against the clock or the fellow climbers. In fact, tree climbing is unlikely to ever bee a feature of the extreme games. Many climbers refuse petition. There has already been so much petition in the world.“When you stand below the tree, it can be amazing.” Rusel De Maria says, looking affectionately up at Michael's Triumph, a 150-foot-tall tree. But reaching the treetop, he adds, is an entirely different feeling. Likewise, his wife, Viola Brumbaugh, kneels on the ground and asks Michael's Triumph for permission to climb. “It goes a lot smoother that way,” she says.And climbing has been included into many educational programs. New Tribe offers guided cli mbs through its school, Tree Climbing Northwest, where “we teach enough tree biology and forest ecology to raise awareness in our students,” says New Tribe President Sophis Sparks. “We know that the tree climbing experience deepens personal appreciation for trees. After climbing, people value trees more and are motivated to support preservation. This is not just to preserve their playground.”Perhaps that is why he struggles with the term “recreational tree climbing,” saying, “I prefer to call it inspirational tree climbing.”41．What do slow travel and slow food movement have in mon?A. They take people a long time.B. They are related to the eco-tourism industry.C. They advocate protecting nature.D. They cost people little money.42．What do we know about tree climbing from the passage?A. People pete to see who can climb to the top first.B. It favors the experience of enjoying nature.C. It is a kind of extreme sport and needs a lot of effort.D. People view it as a challenge to climb the tallest tree in a forest. 43．Brumbaugh kneels on the ground before climbing trees to ________.A. beg for the safety of climbingB. expect to climb faster than her husbandC. show respect for the treeD. ask for permission of her husband44．Sophia Sparks pref ers the term “inspirational tree climbing” because it ________.A. provides people with more chances to play outsideB. brings a lot of pleasure to lifeC. deepens personal love between each otherD. makes people realize they should protect trees45．What's the best title for the passage?A. Tree-climbing TravellingB. Slow Travel MovementsC. Dangers of ClimbingD. Respect for Nature第二节信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息，请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。
黑龙江省哈尔滨师范大学附属中学2022-2023学年高三上学期11月阶段性考试英语试题含答案
哈师大附中2020级高三11月份阶段性测试英语试题2022/11本试卷分为第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。
满分150分。
考试时间为100分钟。
第I卷第一部分：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。
AKing’s College Summer SchoolKing’s College Summer School is an annual training program for high school students at all levels who want to improve their English. Courses are given by the teachers of King’s College and other colleges in New York. Trips to museums and culture centers are also organized. This year’s summer school will be from July 25 to August 15. MoreA.Only top students can take part in the program.B.Only the teachers of King’s College give courses.C.King’s College Summer School is run every other year.D.Visits to museums and culture centers are part of the program.2.If you are to live with your relatives in New York, how much will you have to pay the school?A.$200B.$400C.$500D.$9003.What information can you get from the text?A.The program will last two months.B.You can write to Thompson only in English.C.You can get in touch with the school by e-mail or by telephone.D. As a Chinese student, you can send your application on July 14, 2023.BIt was rush hour in the morning. Heather Sant, 36, was driving her white 2012 Mazda on the road with her nine-year-old daughter and ten-year-old son in the back. Suddenly, a red pickup truck cut them off. Sant turned the wheel hard to the right, sending the Mazda slide off the road and down an embankment (路堤) that ended in a drop-off after about 50 feet. If the car didn’t stop, it would take off and dive into the road some 20 feet below. Then a bit of luck: as the car raced toward the edge, its undercarriage got stuck, stopping it suddenly.The people inside, however, were far from safe. The car had come to rest on top of a retaining wall (护墙), balancing on the edge of disaster. One sudden move by anyone inside could throw the car off balance and send it over. Jacob Rodriguez watched everything in terror from the nearby truck company where he works. As an experienced sailor, just like every time he met shipwreck, he whispered a sailing saying “Ship, shipmates, self”, then immediately he and four other men ran to the car. They leaped onto the trunk to balance the weight as the terrified kids in the back seat watched.Meanwhile, Julio and his nephew Marco, were driving to their jobs at nearby Premier Automotive. Julio jumped out of the car to help while Marco went to the shop, grabbed a strong rope, and returned to the car. He tied the Mazda to an F-350 truck that had been driven over by one of the other rescuers. With the car secured, the group carefully opened the back doors and helped the children out. But their departure shifted the cars weight, causing it to tip forward. The men, still on the trunk, begged Sant to jump into the back seat. She did and then inched out of the back door. Finally, the men carefully got off the trunk. Everyone was safe.“Another foot,” Rodriguez told USA Today, “and this would be a different story.”4. What most probably caused the traffic accident?A. The Mazda was overloaded.B. Sant was really speeding.C. The wheel failed to work.D. The pickup cut in abruptly.5. Why did the men ask Sant to move to the back seat?A. To keep the balance of the car.B. To fasten the rope to the truck.C. To open the back door of the car.D. To help the men get off the trunk.6. What does Rodriguez want to stress in the last paragraph?A. The timely help offered by rescuers.B. The excellent cooperation of all the people.C. The serious danger the rescuers faced.D. The dangerous position where the car stopped.7. Which of the following statements is consistent with the theme of the passage?A. Persistence will pay off.B. Doing is better than saying.C. One in trouble, all to help.D. Many hands make light work.CThroughout the history of the arts, the nature of creativity has remained constant to artists. No matter what objects they select, artists are to bring forth new forces and forms that cause change — to find poetry where no one has ever seen or experienced it before.Landscape is another unchanging element of art. It can be found from ancient times through the 17th-century Dutch painters to the 19th-century romanticists and impressionists. In the 1970s Alfred Leslie, one of the new American realists, continued this practice. Leslie sought out the same place where Thomas Cole, a romanticist, had produced paintings of the same scene a century and a half before. Unlike Cole who insists on a feeling of loneliness and the idea of finding peace in nature, Leslie paints what he actually sees. In his paintings, there is no particular change in emotion, and he includes ordinary things like the highway in the background. He also takes advantage of the latest developments of color photography to help both the eye and the memory when he improves his painting back in his workroom.Besides, all art begs the age-old question: What is real? Each generation of artists has shown their understanding of reality in one form or another. The impressionists saw reality in brief emotional effects, the realists in everyday subjects and in forest scenes, and the Cro-Magnon cave people in their habitat site drawings of the animals in the ancient forests. To sum up, understanding reality is a necessary struggle for artists of all periods.Over thousands of years the function of the arts has remained relatively constant. Past or present, Eastern or Western, the arts are a basic part of our immediate experience. Many and different are the faces of art, and together they express the basic need and hope of human beings.8. What does the underlined word “poetry” most probably mean?A. An unusual quality.B. A natural scene.C. A collection of poems.D. An object for artistic creation.9. What is the author’s opinion of artistic reality?A. It will not be found in future works of art.B. It does not have a long-lasting standard.C. It is expressed in a fixed artistic form.D. It is lacking in modern works of art.10. What does the author suggest about the arts in the last paragraph?A. They express people’s curiosity about the past.B. They make people interested in everyday experience.C. They are considered important for variety in form.D. They are regarded as a mirror of the human situation.11. Which of the following is the main topic of the passage?A. History of the arts.B. New developments in the arts.C. Basic questions of the arts.D. Use of modern technology in the arts.DFor most of our history, humans have been short, a study has found. Until around 150 years ago, few people grew taller than 170 centimeters.Christiane Scheffler at the University of Potsdam and Michael Hermanussen in Altenhof have spent several years studying the height of people from a wide range of populations. In their latest paper, they combined an existing data of more than 6000 prehistoric human skeletons with multiple studies of more recent historical populations from Europe and the US. They also included their own data on 1666 present-day school children from Indonesia.In the prehistoric populations, the maximum height for men was 165 to 170 centimeters, while women topped out at 160cm. Today, men in England have an average height of around 175 cm, while for women it is about 162 cm.But there is significant variation between modern countries. The Indonesian school children in the study were shorter than similarly aged children from the US, despite being well-nourished. Scheffler and Hermanussen argue that height can be a signal of dominance, so in societies where it’s possible to move up through the social classes, evolution favors individuals who reach a greater height.Subramanian at Harvard University isn’t convinced by the pair’s interpretation. His team previously showed that the best predictor of a child’s height is the height of their parents. This suggests that the influence of other factors, such as social mobility, is limited.After assessing nearly 163,000 children living in 55 low and middle-income countries, Subramanian’s team found that 42.9 percent had poor nutrition but no sign of stunting (阻碍发育) or other physical indicators of this fact. This implies there is a lot of hidden malnutrition (营养不良) that doesn’t reveal itself through stunting. A person’s nutritional condition should be assessed by looking at their diet not their height, says Subramanian.12. How did Scheffler and Hermanussen conduct the research?A. Studying the skeletons of prehistoric human.B. Connecting existing data with recent research.C. Assessing children living in various income areas.D. Analyzing the results of other scientists’ research.13. What is Subramanian’s attitude towards the explanation of Scheffler and Hermanussen?A. Worried.B. Cautious.C. Supportive.D. Doubtful.14. What can we infer from Subramanian’s study?A. Poor nutrition delays physical development.B. A balanced diet contributes to growing taller.C. A human’s height has little to do with nutrition.D. High social classes can reach a greater height.15. What is the text mainly about?A. The significance that lies in nutrition.B. The factors that influence human’s height.C. The importance that humans attach to height.D. The reasons why prehistoric humans were short.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出填入空白处的最佳选项。
天津一中2020届高三上学期第一次月考英语试题 PDF版含答案
天津一中2019-2020-1高三年级一月考英语试卷第I卷（选择题，共115分）第一部分：听力测试（共两节，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，你将有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 man go to London to do?A.Attend a meeting.B.Go sightseeing.C.Visit someone.2.What’s wrong with the man’s alarm clock?A.It doesn’t work well.B.It tells wrong time.C.It rings all the time.3.What’s the man’s nationality?A.Canadian.B.British.C.American.4.What’s the weather going to be like tomorrow?A.Cloudy.B.Rainy.C.Sunny.5.What is the man going to do first after school today?A.Play basketball.B.Study at the library.C.Go home.第二节听下面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。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6~7题。
6.What can we know about Peter?A.He has just got married.B.He met his girlfriend unexpectedly.C.He has returned home from abroad.7.What will the man go to Pairs for?A.Business.B.Sightseeing.C.Honeymoon.听第7段材料，回答第8~10题。
湖南省长沙市第一中学2023-2024学年高三上学期月考试卷(一)英语试题
湖南省长沙市第一中学2023-2024学年高三上学期月考试卷（一）英语试题学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________一、阅读理解Dramatic progress has been witnessed in the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) which benefits from those great contributions some ancient famous doctors made ant some experience they accumulated. The following three stand out among the ancient famous doctors.Hua TuoHua Tuo (145—208), famous physician of the late Eastern Han dynasty, also named Fu, was born at Qiao County in Peiguo (now Bozhou, Anhui Province). He led a simple life, away from fame and fortune. He would rather become a traveling physician for ordinary people.Hua Tuo was an expert in several medical fields, such as internal medicine, surgery, gynecology, pediatrics and acupuncture. He was the first person to perform surgery with the aid of anesthesia (by applying Ma Fei San, a herbal anesthetic he invented) some 1,600 years before Europeans did.Zhang ZhongjingZhang Zhongjing (150—219), also known as Zhang Ji, was one of the most distinguished Chinese physicians during the later years of the Eastern Han dynasty. He lived in today’s Nanyang in Henan Province. He was known as the “medical sage” by later generations due to his outstanding contributions to TCM.During his time, with warlords (军阀) fighting for their own territories, many people were infected with fertility, an illness caused by fever. Zhang’s family was no exception. The experience stimulated his motivation in medicine. He learned medicine by studying from his town’s fellow Zhan Bozu, absorbing previous medicinal literature, collecting many prescriptions; and finally writing the medical masterpiece Shanghan Zabing Lun. Unfortunately shortly after its publication the book was lost during wartime.Li ShizhenLi Shizhen (1518—1593) was a famous medical scientist the Ming dynasty. He loved medicine from an early age and succeeded his ancestors as a doctor. He not only paidattention to accumulating experience in curing diseases, but also visited the famous mountains where medicinal materials were produced.On this basis, it took 27 years to compile (编著) the pharmaceutical masterpiece, Compendium of Materia Medica, which is known as the “Encyclopedia of Ancient China” and has made an important contribution to the development of classical medicine China. 1．What do the three famous doctors mentioned in the passage have in common?A．Their books never come out.B．They travelled extensively across China.C．They led the way worldwide in their own expertsD．They contributed themselves to the development of TCM.2．What can we learn from the passage?A．Hua Tuo was desperate for reputation and fortune.B．Li Shizhen came from a family of doctors.C．Li Shizhen survived Zhang Zhongjing by 9 years.D．Zhang Zhongjing’s medical masterpiece vanished before published.3．In which section of a magazine may this passage appear?A．Healthy lifestyles.B．Daily entertainment.C．Historical figures.D．Fitness management.On March 25, 2010, Kate and David Ogg heard the words every parent fears: Their newborn wasn’t going to make it. Their twins -- a girl and a boy -- were born two minutes apart and exactly 14 weeks premature, weighing just over two pounds respectively. Doctors had tried to save the boy for 20 minute but saw no improvement. His heartbeat was nearly gone, and he’d stopped breathing. The baby had just moments to live.“I saw him gasp (大口嘴气), but the doctor said it was no use,” Kate told the Daily Mail five years later. “I know it sounds stupid, but if he was still gasping, that was a sign of life. I wasn’t going to give up easily.”Still, the Sydney couple knew this was likely goodbye. In an effort to cherish her last minutes with the tiny boy, Kate asked to hold him.“I wanted to meet him, and for him to know us, ” Kate told Today. “We’d resigned ourselves the fact that we were going to lose him, and we were just trying to make the most of those last, precious moments.”Kate unwrapped the boy, whom the couple had already named Jamie, from his hospital blanket and ordered David to take his Shirt off and join them in bed. The first-time parents wanted their son to be as warm as possible and hoped the skin-to-skin contact would improve his condition they then talked to him.“We were trying to let him stay, ” Kate told the Daily Mail. “We explained his name and that he had a twin that he had to look out for and that how hard we had tried to have him.”Then something unbelievable happened. Jamie gasped again and then he started breathing. Finally, he reached for his father’s finger.The couple’s lost boy had made it.“We’re the luckiest people in the world,” David told Today. Eight years later, Jamie and his sister, Emily, are happy and healthy. The Oggs only recently told the kids the story of their birth. “Emily hardy-held back her tears,” Kate said, “and she kept hugging Jamie with great affection. This whole experience makes you cherish them more.” “They widened their eyes as if there were an apple in their mouths bearing the miraculous experience,” David added. 4．What can we learn about the twins?A．They totally weighed less than 4 pounds.B．They have been in bad condition since birth.C．The couple attempted to save the boy but in vain.D．They came to the world nearly100 days earlier than expected.5．Which is the correct order of the following events?a. The dying boy went back to normal.b. The couple gave the boy a skin-to-skin contact.c. The couple made the case for his name to the boy.d. Doctors announced the approaching death of the boy.A．d-a-c-b B．d-b-c-a C．c-b-a-d D．d-c-a-b 6．How did Emily feel when told the story or their birth?A．Touched and challenged.B．Sad and confused.C．Astonished and bored.D．Surprised and moved.7．Which is a suitable title for the passage?A．A life-giving touch.B．A successful medical attention.C．A test from the God.D．First-time but devoted parents.We are all aware of the damaging pollution that’s created by driving petrol and diesel (柴油) vehicles. Many of the world’s cities are jammed with traffic, creating poisonous gases such as nitrogen oxides. The solution for a cleaner, greener future could be electric vehicles. But how optimistic should we be?There was much excitement last year when the UK government announced it will ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030. But is that easier said than done?The road to global traffic being totally electric is still a long way off. Currently, battery life is an issue — a fully charged battery won’t take you as far as a full tank of petrol. Here are also limited numbers of charging points to plug an EV into.Of course, technology is always improving. Some of the biggest tech companies, like Google and Tesla, are spending huge amounts of money developing electric cars. And most of the big car manufacturers are now making them too. Colin Herron, a consultant on low-carbon vehicle technology, told the BBC: “The big leap forward will come with solid-state batteries, which will appear first in mobile phones and laptops before they progress cars. These will charge more quickly, and give cars a a bigger range.”Cost is another issue that may deter people switching to electric power. But some countries offer encouraging measures, such as cutting prices by reducing import taxes, and not charging for road tax and parking. Some also provide exclusive lanes for electric cars to be driven on, overtaking traditional cars which might be stuck in jams. These kinds of measures have made Norway the Country with the most electric cars per capita (人均) at more than thirty electric cars per 1,000 inhabitants.But Colin Herron warns that “electric motoring” doesn’t mean a zero-carbon future. 8．What makes global traffic difficult to be totally electric according to the second paragraph?A．A ban of the UK government.B．Lack of petrol.C．The small number of charging points.D．A low battery quality.9．According to Colin Herron, what can we learn?A．Solid-state batteries will allow electric cars to travel farther.B．Electric cars will indeed make for a zero-carbon future.C．Solid-state batteries will be initially employed in electric cars.D．Big progress has been made in laptops and mobile phones.10．What does the underlined word “deter” mean in the fourth paragraph?A．Block.B．Suggest.C．Leave.D．Catch.11．What will be most probably talked about next?A．The huge potential of electric cars.B．The unfavorable future of electric cars.C．The eagerness for a zero-carbon future.D．The reasons for not achieving a zero-carbon future.For most people, death is hard to think about. We tend to avoid the subject—involuntarily, even. The philosopher Stephen Cave offers one explanation for this avoidance in his 2012 book, Immorality. “Death,” he writes, “presents itself as both inevitable and impossible.” You can know rationally that you will die, yet struggle to understand your nonexistence. Put another way, you cannot be conscious of your own consciousnesses.So we dismiss death form our thoughts. But this leads us to make choice in life that actually reduce our happiness. People who express more regrets tend to be those who postpone profound activities that yield meaning, such as appreciating beauty or spending more time with loved ones. When we avoid thoughts of death, we unconsciously assume that tomorrow will look a lot like today, so we can do tomorrow what we could today. But when we focus on death, that increases the stakes at play in the present, and clarifies what we should do with our time.By forcing ourselves to think about death, our resources-use decisions change. I ask my 20-something graduate students to estimate how many Thanksgivings they realistically have left with their parents, and then to consider how they should spend those remaining occasions. This usually simulates a strong emotional reaction. But it can also alter such decisions as where they choose to live and work. This highlights that facing discomfort and thinking seriously about the impermanence of your mortal life are important for making decisions that enhance your happiness.There are other benefits. For example, paradoxical though it may seem, considering death can encourage positive thinking, as researchers found in 2007. People prepared to think about their death tended to focus on favorable emotional information around them, and to interpret random words in a pleasanter way. You begin to think extremely clearly, and realize that you have a choice about how to see present moment—and choose the positive.If you insist ignoring your own death, you are likely to make decisions that cause you to sleepwalk through life. You may not be dead yet, but you are not fully alive either. If you canlook across that border with resolve and confidence, you will experience every day fully and deeply.12．What is the main idea of Paragraph 1?A．People’s fear of death.B．People’s escape from death.C．People’s acceptance of death.D．People’s struggle against death. 13．What will happen to us if we don’t focus on death?A．Enjoying a lot more happiness.B．Taking better advantage of time.C．Postponing big things until tomorrow.D．Engaging in more meaningful activities.14．What’s the author’s purpose in mentioning his graduate students?A．To argue for the changes in making big decisions.B．To show doubts about facing discomfort of death.C．To compare students’ different attitudes to death.D．To argue against the necessity of considering death.15．What does the author suggest readers do in the passage?A．Avoid thinking about your death.B．Live a better life by ignoring death.C．Step away from death and live better.D．Think about your death and live better.二、七选五Report reveals CIA behind “Color Revolutions”Recently, the National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center released a report entitled Empire of Hacking: The US Central Intelligence Agency. 16 .According to statistics, the CIA has intervened (干预) in or attempted to overthrow at least 50 legitimate (合法的) governments and caused unrest in numerous other countries over the years, 17 . Examples of these interventions include the collapse of the socialist camp in the 1980s, the “Velvet Revolution”, “Rose Revolution”, “Orange Revolution”, “Tulip Revolution”, and “Snow Revolution” in various countries, and the “Green Revolution” and “Arab Spring”. Analyzing these events reveals that the successful organization of such “ColorRevolutions” depends on the use of communication and command technologies, in which the US is a leading power.18 . This facilitated the technological advances for US intelligence agencies to carry lout “Color Revolutions” abroad. The Internet also played a major role in the “Arab Spring”, with certain US-based multinational Internet companies actively intervening in the form of disinformation, support for anti-government actions, and other methods. 19 . Twitter and Google quickly created “Speak2Tweet” to help anti-government personnel in countries like Egypt and Tunisia maintain contact with the outside world. RAND developed “stampede”, a system that allowed proprietors to connect to the Internet, resulting in improved on-site command for demonstrations “RIOT”, a software that supports independent wireless broadband and anti-jamming Wi-Fi, was also developed to avoid censorship (审查) and surveillance (监视).The US Department of State also invested more than $ 30 million in the research and development of anti-censorship systems. 20 .A．though it has only admitted to sevenB．The Internet developed rapidly at that timeC．since these countries conducted “Color Revolutions”D．The US led the promotion of the Internet to the international market in the 1980sE．That the CIA has been secretly conducting “Color Revolutions” around the world for a long time is reportedF．Therefore, the CIA conducted several “Color Revolutions” worldwide with the help of these tools and technologiesG．These companies also provided encrypted (加密的) network communication services, such as TOR, to avoid censorship and surveillance三、完形填空faces. They looked unhappy. And I realized that I was one of them. Suddenly, I could noOver the years, I had grown more competitive due to the 25 of finishing my Ph.D．Those who could have been partners became competitors I disliked and the effect of this competition was exactly the 26 of what I had hoped for. I began to feel lonely and lost. I became less and less 27 in my scientific work. I hit my 28 point that day at the bus station. I had to end this. I emailed my professors, explaining that I had put the 29 first and myself second for too long.Shortly after I got back home, I started to receive some emails from my workmates — I guessed they expected me to join them again soon. After a few 30 asking how I was, in the emails many expressed their stress of academic life. Vulnerable (脆弱的) researchers were sticking their heads out of their shells (壳), seeking 31 . It occurred to me that we all 32 sometimes, and our vulnerability seemed so much alike that I 33 myself from all that had bothered me for days. 34 it can be win-win game, instead of one where one side gains while the other side loses. Working with others and asking for help doesn’t make my contributions 35 ; it means we can all succeed.21．A．store B．office C．station D．cafe shop 22．A．settle B．awaken C．disappear D．explode 23．A．reddish B．unique C．unfamiliar D．unsmiling 24．A．begin with B．get rid of C．proceed with D．get down to 25．A．response B．pressure C．commitment D．willingness 26．A．outcome B．opposite C．meaning D．alternative 27．A．responsible B．engaged C．aggressive D．productive 28．A．starting B．ending C．breaking D．boiling 29．A．fame B．honor C．partners D．occupation 30．A．lines B．jokes C．accounts D．greetings 31．A．help B．belief C．hardship D．answers 32．A．choked B．suffered C．relaxed D．hesitated 33．A．liberated B．discouraged C．protected D．excused 34．A．Actually B．Generally C．Eventually D．Fortunately 35．A．irregular B．improper C．illogical D．insignificant四、用单词的适当形式完成短文阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式.Chinese civilization has been marked, in my humble opinion, by three distinct features: evolution with continuity, inclusiveness, and receiving and sharing the goods of civilization.China’s modernization process over the past four decades 36 (create) a new context 37 there is a partnership between the ancient and modern, gnerating something new and genuine. China is not a stranger to this evolutionary process. It adapted “socialism” to the Chinese context, devising socialism with Chinese characteristics taking into 38 (consider) the changing Chinese and world reality.With regard to inclusiveness, Chinese civilization has been open to positive outside inferences, 39 proved by the inclusion of Buddhism and Islam into Chinese society. China has always welcomed the positive aspects of other civilizations while contributing its civilization achievements 40 (enrich) other civilizations. Chinese music did not shy away from 41 (adopt) musical instruments from the Middle East, like the fantastic pipa, and making it 42 essential and beautiful part of Chinese musical culture.When it comes to sharing, one of the 43 (great) gifts China gave to the world through the ancient Silk Road was the technology of making paper on an industrial scale, which revolutionized the spread of science and philosophy in the Arab and Islamic world all the way to Europe beginning in the 8th century.This new technology 44 (be) as important then as the Internet is today for spreading of knowledge and communication. In Baghdad and other cultural centers during the Islamic renaissance (文艺复兴), there was a massive intellectual outpouring, which 45 the Chinese invention of paper, would have been limited in scope.五、申请信46．假定你是宏远中学学生李华，得知一个国际中学生组织将在长沙举办夏令营，正在招募志愿者。
山东师大附属中学2019-2020学年高一上学期第一次月考英语试题 Word版
山东师大附中2019 级高一学业质量检测英语学科试卷本试卷分第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷两部分，共9 页，满分为150 分，考试用时120 分钟。
注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必用0.5 毫米黑色签字笔将自己的姓名、准考证号、考试科目填写在规定的位置上。
2.第Ⅰ卷每小题选出答案后，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。
3.第Ⅱ卷必须用0.5 毫米黑色签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应的位置；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案，不得使用涂改液，胶带纸、修正带和其他笔。
第Ⅰ卷（共110 分）第一部分听力（共两节，满分30 分）该部分分为第一、第二两节。
注意：回答听力部分时，请先将答案标在试卷上。
听力部分结束前，你将有两分钟的时间将你的答案转涂到客观题答题卡上。
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 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1.When does the man get up on Saturday?A. At 7 am.B. At 7:30 am.C. At 8 am.2.Why did the man come late for class?A.He got up late.B.He was caught in traffic.C.He missed the school bus.3.Where is the woman going?A. To a football ground.B. To the airport.C. To her apartment.4.Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a restaurant.B. In a hotel.C. In a cinema.5.What does the man advise the woman to do?A.Go to the ticket window and ask.B.Ask the policeman.C.Call the ticket window.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。
湖南省邵阳市第二中学2022-2023学年高三上学期入学考试(第一次月考)英语试题
2020级高三第一次月考总分：150分时间：120分钟出题人：Ebony审题人：Stephanie第一部分听力（共20小题：每小题1.5分，满分30分）第一节听下面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.How many kilos does the man weigh now?A.62.B.54.C.50.2.What does the man need to do?A.Look up a word.B.Borrow a dictionary.C.Deal with his email.3.Why does the woman need new sheets?A.The old ones were worn.B.The old ones were ugly.C.The old ones were too small.4.What are the speakers mainly talking about?A.Their futures.B.Their family.C.Their travel plans.5.What is the man mostly worried about?A.The noisy passengers.B.The safety of the airplane.C.The service of the flight attendant.第二节听下面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.How many dogs do the speakers have?A.One.B.Two.C.Three.7.Why does the woman change her mind about the cat?A.She doesn’t want it to die.B.She wants more animals.C.She has enough money and room for it.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
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。
2020届河北省“五个一”名校联盟高三上学期一轮复习收官考试英语试题Word版含答案
河北省“五个一名校联盟”2020届高三第一次诊断考试英语试卷第一部分听力(共两节)做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。
录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节听下面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。
1. Why will the woman go to China?A. To take a holiday.B. To visit her family.C. To work as an interpreter.2. What will the man do next?A. Refer to a city map.B. Call the Red Sea Cafe.C. Show the woman around.3. Where is most probably the woman’s car?A. In a repair factory.B. In her garage.C. In Ted’s yard.4. What is the relationship between Dave and the man?A. His neighbor.B. His colleague.C. His former schoolmate.5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A kind of sandwich.B. Their cooking skills.C. The man’s diet.第二节听下面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。
听每段对话或独自前，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。
2019-2020学年山东省聊城市兖州第二中学高三英语月考试题含解析
2019-2020学年山东省聊城市兖州第二中学高三英语月考试题含解析一、选择题1. Though difficult, I ________ him find a job, which made him very pleased.A. tried to helpB. managed to helpC. tried helpingD. succeeded to help参考答案：B2. Life is like __________ ocean; only __________ strong-willed can reach the other shore.A. an; theB. the; aC. the; /D. /; a参考答案：A试题分析：句意：生活就像一片海，只有那些意志坚强的人才能到达彼岸。
ocean是元音开头用an，the加形容词表示一类人，故选A。
3. The plane departs at 8∶00，so we may as well be at the airport________7∶00 at the latest.A．by B．after C．till D．in参考答案：A考查介词。
句意：飞机在8点起飞，所以我们最晚7点得赶到机场。
by＋时间，表示“不迟于，在……之前”，根据句意可知，A项符合题意4. ______ to nuclear radiation, even to a small amount, one is likely to develop cancer.A. Being exposedB. Having exposedC. ExposedD. Exposing参考答案：C考查过去分词。
句意为：一个人如果接触了核辐射，即使是很少的量，也有可能得癌症。
句子的主语one与expose构成逻辑上的被动关系，且不强调动作正在进行，故用过去分词。
此处用过去分词短语作条件状语。
2024-2025学年湖南省师大附中高三上学期月考(二)英语试题及答案
湖南师大附中2025届高三月考试卷(二)英语第二部分阅读(共两节，满分50分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
AThe Virgin Islands National Park is a tropical(热带的)paradise on the island of St. John,which covers more than half of the small island.It is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and the Caribbean Sea to the south,where the climate is warm all year.The island's white sand beaches and clear blue seas are considered to be among the most beautiful in the Caribbean,gaining reputation and popularity among visitors across the world.How the national park was formedLaurence Rockefeller was an American millionaire,businessman and conservationist.He visited St.John in the 1950s. He quickly fell in love with the island's clean,pure beauty.He first purchased a small resort there, Caneel Bay. He also purchased more than 2,000 hectares of the island and donated it to the government.That donation created the U.S.Virgin Islands National Park.It was officially opened as a national park on December 1,1956.How to get to the parkThe only way to reach the park is by boat.Some people arrive on their own sailboats.Others come in on large cruise ships.Visitors also arrive on water taxis from the island of St.Thomas.What to do at the parkFrom the tropical hills to the blue waters there are many things to do at the Virgin Islands National,Park.Visitors enjoy fishing,camping,sailing,scuba diving, snorkeling (浮潜),and bird watching.Of all of the park's beaches,Trunk Bay Beach is said to be the most striking.Below the clear blue water is a 200-meter snorkeling path. Hawksnest Beach is also a popular place for snorkeling.Near the shore are three small reefs of Elkhorn Coral.The Elkhorn Coral gets its name from its shape.The reef looks similar to the huge horns(角)of an animal called elk.It is a very rare kind of reef.Scientists say it is in danger of becoming extinct.The Virgin Islands National Park is often called America's paradise.It protects St. John's pristine nature,and preserves the record of human history in the Caribbean.Don't hesitate! Come here and put yourself in the paradise!1. What is most likely attractive to tourists when they visit the Virgin Islands National Park?A. Its tropical climate.B. Its location.C. Its beautiful scenery.D. Its activity.2. What can we learn about the Virgin Islands National Park?A. An animal called elk is at risk of becoming dying out.B. Visitors can choose any means of transportation to get to the park.C Laurence's donation greatly contributed to the foundation of the park..D. There is a 200-meter snorkeling path beneath the water of the Hawksnest Beach.3. Where is the text probably taken from?A. A speech script.B. A travel brochure.C. An academic essay.D. A geographic journal.BBoeing’s Starliner spacecraft landed in a New Mexico desert late on Friday,months after its original departure date and without the two astronauts it carried when it launched in early June.The Nasa astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore should have flown the Starliner back to Earth in June, a week after launching in it.But thruster (推进器) failures and helium (氦气) leaks marred their ride. Instead, they will remain at the International Space Station (ISS) for the rest of the year and will return in February aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft.their empty seats and blue spacesuits along with some old station equipment.After Nasa’s space shuttles were retired more than a decade ago, Nasa hired Boeing and SpaceX for orbital (轨道的) taxi service. Boeing ran into so many problems on its first test flight with no one onboard in 2019 that it had to repeat it. The 2022 do-over uncovered even more flaws and the repair bill topped $1.5bn.The Starliner finally blasted into space on 5 June from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station after unsuccessful launches on 6 May and 1 June. On the first launch attempt,a problem was found with a valve (阀门) on the second stage,or upper portion, of the rocket. On the second,a computer tripped an automatic hold just three minutes and 50 seconds from liftoff. That was later attributed to a single ground power supply fault within one of the launch control computers.Even after it successfully launched,helium leaks continued to trouble the spacecraft. As the Starliner approached the ISS, two leaks were detected but Nasa determined the spacecraft remained stable. What started as an eight-day mission dragged on for three months after the leaks and faulty thrusters raised safety concerns.However, Nasa and Boeing officials insisted that the astronauts were not trapped and that the technical difficulties did not threaten the mission. “We’ll come home when we’re ready,” Steve Stich, Nasa’s commercial crew program manager, said in the press conference in July.4. What does the underlined word “marred” in paragraph 2 mean?A. Underwent.B. Stimulated.C. Facilitated.D. Blocked.5. What do we know about Boeing’s spacecraft launches?A. They were filled with delays and setbacks.B. Starliner’s initial launch went smoothly.C. The 2019 manned spaceflight was a failureD. Reasons of the problems were still unidentified.6. Why didn’t the two astronauts come back to Earth on time?A. Because the project went over the original budget.B. Because they were both in serious health conditions.C. Because it was dangerous to take the Starliner then.D. Because Nasa officials failed to reach an agreement.7. What can be implied according to the last two paragraphs?A. The two astronauts would come back soon.B. Officials considered the situation within control.C. Nasa officials were pessimistic and pressed.D. The mission would be completed in 3 months.CActor Alicia Silverstone worried fans on social media recently. While on a trip to England, she posted a TikTok video of herself tasting a kind of poisonous berries she found along a sidewalk. Silverstone, who appeared in the 1995 movie Clueless, said she thought the fruit was a tomato. But when she bit into it and found that it had an unusual taste, she realized that it was not the common food.Plant expert, Jessica Damiano, recently wrote about poisonous plants that look like common foods for the Associated Press. She said the fruit that looked like a tomato appears to have been a Jerusalem cherry.Often sold as a houseplant, all parts of the Jerusalem cherry are poisonous.The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals says the plant is not only harmful to humans but also to dogs, cats and horses.Eating large amounts can be deadly. Silverstone was lucky because she did not swallow the berries. She was also lucky because the berries were reddish orange, which meant they were ripe. While all parts of the Jerusalem cherry are poisonous, the plant’s unripe berries can be especially dangerous.They can cause problems with the central nervous and gastrointestinal (肠胃的) systems.The Jerusalem cherry is not the only toxic plant that looks like a safe one.The poisonous Carolina horsenettle fruit also looks like a tomato. It is also known as devil’s potato to add to the confusion.The Virginia creeper fruit also looks like blueberries, and it can be deadly if eaten.Wild parsnip has flowers like a carrot and leaves like parsley (欧芹). Simply touching it can cause a skin problem. Creeping buttercup looks like flat-leaf parsley. It can cause severe stomach pain,vomiting (呕吐) and heart problems. And Canadian moonseed can be confused with wild grape. However, its taste is so bitter that you would likely spit it out before swallowing it. This is a good thing because eating it can lead to death.If you think you have swallowed a toxic plant by mistake, contact a poison control center in your area or your doctor immediately. There is additional information on the website .Damiano advises using common sense with plants you find in the wild. If you are not completely sure that something is food, do not eat it.8. What is the purpose of the first paragraph?A. To present the author’s argument.B. To introduce the topic of the article.C. To raise the public’s attention of wild plants.D. To popularize the knowledge of medical science.9. Why was Silverstone thought to be fortunate?A. The berries she had a bite were ripe.B. She found the fruit she ate was a tomato.C. She had a good knowledge of wild plants.D. The amount of the berries she consumed was large.10. According to the description,what plants can be most harmful to people?A. Carolina horsenettle and wild parsnip.B Virginia creeper and creeping buttercup..C. Wild parsnip and Canadian moonseed.D. Canadian moonseed and Virginia creeper.11. What may be the suitable measure if someone mistakenly swallows a poisonous plant?A. Spitting it out as quickly as possible.B. Making an appointment with their doctor.C. Getting in touch with the local authority instantly.D. Searching for the relevant information on the Internet.DSuperhuman artificial intelligence has played a role in our life. When it comes to playing games like chess, or solving difficult scientific challenges like predicting protein structures, computers are well ahead of humans. But we have one superpower they aren’t close to mastering:mind reading.We are blessed with a mysterious ability to reason the goals,desires and beliefs of others, a crucial skill that means we can anticipate other people’s actions and the consequences of our own.If AIs are to become truly useful in everyday life — to cooperate effectively with us or to understand that a child might run into the road after a bouncing ball — we have to give them this gift that evolution has given us to read other people's minds.In psychology, the ability to infer another’s mental state is referred to as theory of mind. In humans, this capacity develops at a very young age. How to reproduce the capability in machines is far from clear, though.One of the main challenges is context. For instance, if someone asks whether you are going for a run and you reply “it’s raining”, they can quickly conclude the answer is no. But this requires huge amounts of background knowledge about running, weather and human preferences.Besides, whether humans or AI, the theory of mind is supposed to emerge naturally from one’s own learning process. Building prior knowledge into AI makes it reliant on our imperfect understanding of theory of mind.In addition, AI may be capable of developing approaches we could never imagine. There can be many forms of theory of mind that we don’t know about simply because we live in a human body that has certain types of senses and a certain ability to think.But we might still want AI to have a more human-like form of theory of mind. Humans can clearly explain their goals to each other using common language and ideas. While letting AI form the theory of mind in their learning process is likely to lead to developing more powerful AI,plainly building in shared ways to represent knowledge may be crucial for humans to trust and communicate with AI.It is important to remember, though, that the pursuit of machines with theory of mind is about more than just building more useful robots. It is also a stepping stone on the path towards a deeper goal for AI and robotics research: building truly self-aware machines.Whether we will ever get there remains to be seen. But along the way thinking about other people and other agents, we are on the path to learning to think about ourselves.12. According to the passage,which of the following contexts can AI understand well?A. When asked where an object is, a naughty kid points in the wrong direction.B. When a teacher asks for a boy’s homework,he answers “my dog ate it” .C. When you are treated with a hotpot for dinner, you reply “a sore throat” .D. When a mom tells her kid milk is good for health, the kid drinks it up.13. Which statement will the author agree with most about theory of mind?A. Humans’ theory of mind is far from perfect.B. Humans limit AI’s theory of mind to an extent.C. AI’s theory of mind development has been totally decoded.D. Shared forms of theory of mind result in more powerful AI.14. What is the author’s attitude toward truly self-aware machines?A. AmbiguousB. Conservative.C. Skeptical.D. Approving.15. Which would be the best title for the passage?A. AI’s Theory of Mind Will Define Our FutureB. AI with Its Own Theory of Mind Is ExpectedC. AI’s Theory of Mind — a Blessing or Suffering to HumansD. Theory of Mind Bridges the Gap Between Humans and AI第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
湖南省长沙市雅礼中学2023届高三月考(一)英语试题(含答案解析及听力原文)
雅礼中学2023届高三月考试卷(一)英语命题人、审题人：高三英语备课组本试题卷共9页。
时量120分钟。
满分150分。
注意事项:1.答卷前,考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
2.回答选择题时,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,再选涂其他答案标号。
回答非选择题时,将答案写在答题卡上,写在本试卷上无效。
第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)做题时,先将答案标在试卷上。
录音内容结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
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。
例:How much is the shirt?A.£ 19.15.B. £9.18.C. £9.15.答案是C。
1.What does the woman do?A. She's a coffee shop owner.B. She's a tour guide.C. She's a photographer.2. What will the man do next?A. Book a hotel.B. Take a plane.C. Make a business plan.3. What does the man want to order at first?A.A mango juice.B.A chicken burger.C.A cheeseburger.4. What time does the woman usually pick up the boy?A. At about 5:30 p.m.B. At about 6:00 p. m.C. At about 6:30 p.m.5. What does the woman think of the boy?A. He's upset.B. He's noisy.C. He's quiet.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。