2023-2024学年湖南省邵阳市邵东创新实验学校高三上学期第二次月考英语试题解析版

这是一份2023-2024学年湖南省邵阳市邵东创新实验学校高三上学期第二次月考英语试题解析版，共60页。

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1. When will the final exam take place?
A. On Tuesday. B. On Thursday. C. On Friday.
2. What des the wman ask abut?
A. The package. B. The rm service. C. The rm number.
3. Where will the wman get the infrmatin she needs?
A. Frm the infrmatin desk.
B. Frm the ticket ffice.
C. Frm the Special Events Department.
4. Why des the wman talk t the man?
A. T make a cmplaint. B. T give sme advice. C. T ask permissin.
5. What are the speakers prbably talking abut?
A. A website. B. A T-shirt. C. A sng.
请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What des the man especially want t d at the campsite?
A. Have a swim. B. Play basketball. C. Play paintball.
7. What des the wman suggest ding?
A. Preparing enugh fd. B. Renting a cabin. C. Taking a tent.
请听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What des the wman think f Le Nrn?
A. Interesting. B. Cmpetitive. C. Inactive.
9. When des Le Nrn want t mve in?
A. On September 28th. B. On September 29th. C. On September 30th.
请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. Where will Student Newspaper be finally placed?
A. Next t Ftball Club.
B. Beside Fd and Drink Bth.
C. Behind Cmmunity Radi Statin.
11. Why des Musician’s Circle want t be beside Street Dance Club?
A. Because f the space. B. Because f the equipment. C. Because f the president.
12. What will the speakers d next?
A. Prepare the final plan. B. Talk t each grup. C. Arrange an appintment.
请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What des the wman think is unnecessary fr the curse Music 103?
A. The ability t use cmputers.
B. The ability t read music.
C. The ability t learn independently.
14. Where are the speakers prbably nw?
A. In Canada. B. In Kenya. C. In Peru.
15. What des the curse Music 103 invlve?
A. Writing music fr different films.
B. Dwnlading examples frm the Internet.
C. Cmparing mdern and classical music.
16. What is AbilityLite?
A. A sftware prgram. B. A cursebk. C. A mvie.
请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Which was the speaker’s hardest trip?
A. The desert jurney. B. The cean jurney. C. The car jurney.
18. Why des the speaker want t change his way f traveling?
A. It’s tiring. B. It’s unpleasant. C. It’s expensive.
19. What des the speaker think f his prgrams abut the lng trips?
A. They are rdinary. B. They are inspiring. C. They are unique.
20. What will the speaker prbably write?
A. Fictin. B. Petry. C. Newspaper articles.
阅读理解
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Scrapbk Cttage is lcated in the beautiful Hills District f Sydney, just 30 minutes frm the city. Elissa, the wner f Scrapbk Cttage, started scrapping (剪贴) mre than ten years ag while n a wrking hliday in the US. She lved it s much that she wanted t wrk in the industry. “Scrapbk Cttage pened its drs in 1999, as the first scrapbking stre in New Suth Wales, Australia,” Elissa says.
The stre has a hmely feel t it, but is still large enugh t have tw streys (楼层). The stre stcks a huge range f all yur favurite brands, with tw sectins dedicated t (专用于) Tim Hltz and BasicGrey. Scrapbk Cttage als ffers kits which are ppular and are updated every week. The stre even has its wn range f prducts, called Lve Yu Mre.
Scrapbk Cttage is ne busy place. Cardmaking classes are held nce a mnth and nce in a while a wrkshp is held n wden items. Friday night gatherings are free and are held frm 4 pm t 10 pm. Fr enthusiastic scrappers there is a Marathn Scrapathn held ne Saturday a mnth, frm 10 am t 10 pm!
Frequent shppers are encuraged t jin the PMS club (Phts + Memries = Scrapbking). Fr a ne-ff fee, yu earn a pint fr every dllar yu spend, which yu can put twards discunts n class purchases and much mre.
At Scrapbk Cttage yu can expect advice frm knwledgeable peple. Elissa’s staff all cme frm scrapbking backgrunds with skills in different styles and techniques. The mtt at Scrapbk Cttage is t prvide quality scrapbking prducts at cmpetitive prices, in an inspiring, creative envirnment.
Find us at: 1/7 Anella Ave, Castle Hill NSW 2154 ●Phne: 0288503911 ●Email: inf@ ●Website:
21. Why did Elissa start Scrapbk Cttage?
A. T start a new industry.B. T be able t wrk lcally.
C. T turn her hbby int a business. D. T make full use f her wrking hliday.
22. What activities des Scrapbk Cttage ffer?
A. Weekly kit-making classes.B. Daily wrkshps n wden items.
C. Night gatherings every ther Friday.D. Mnthly lessns n hw t make cards.
23. Why are regular visitrs encuraged t jin the PMS club?
A. They can make a purchase. B. They can use mney wisely.
C. They can learn t take phts.D. They can share their memries.
B
The first and nly emergency hiking shelter in Glden Ears Prvincial Park celebrated its 20th anniversary (周年纪念日) this summer, after helping cuntless peple ver the past tw decades when they’ve fund themselves in truble near the peak.
At a height f ver l,500 meters, Glden Ears is hme t sme unpredictable weather. Accrding t a 2020 glbal study, mre than 20 percent f hiking accidents happen partially due t pr weather cnditins.
The weather became such a prblem that Rn Paley, frmer trail-master fr Glden Ears Trail Preservatin and Restratin Club, was persnally invlved in multiple rescues while preparing the future cnstructin site.
“One invlved a cuple f guys hiking, ne f whm hurt his ankle. His friend tried carrying him dwn the muntain, but it’s hard enugh hiking that muntain alne, s there was n way he wuld have made it while giving a piggyback ride t smene else,” Paley said.
Since the structure was cmpleted n Oct. 1, 2002, many peple have visited it—whether fr emergency r persnal use.
Rick Laing, spkespersn fr the Ridge Meadws Search and Rescue, emphasizes that this lng-standing shelter is designed t be used in nly extreme cases.
“But, a lt f peple seem t use it as a destinatin instead f fr emergencies,” Laing said.
The tugh cnditins f Glden Ears make it likely that many mre f the nearly I millin peple wh visit the park each year will need t seek ut this shelter in the future.
“I’ve dne the Grand Canyn and it’s easier than Glden Ears,” Paley said.
It’s because f this challenging terrain (地形) that cmpleting the emergency shelter tk mre than tw weeks and $50.000. But accrding t Paley, he lks back n the challenge fndly.
“If this shelter has saved even ne life, it’s wrth it.”
24. What led t the cnstructin f the shelter in Glden Ears?
A. Its great height. B. Hikers’ requests.
C. Sudden weather changes there. D. Frequent hiking accidents there.
25. What can we infer abut the guy with an injured ankle?
A. He lst his life in the park. B. He was saved by Rn Paley.
C. He had hiked that muntain alne. D. He was carried dwn the muntain by his friend.
26. What is Laing’s attitude t peple using the structure as a destinatin?
A. Unfavrable. B. Tlerant. C. Uncaring. D. Apprving.
27. Why is the Grand Canyn mentined?
A. T imply the imprtance f Glden Ears.
B. T reveal Glden Ears’ remte lcatin.
C. T shw the tugh cnditins f Glden Ears.
D. T suggest Glden Ears’ grwing ppularity.
C
Accrding t a reprt by the Wrld Health Organizatin, there are currently 285 millin peple in the wrld wh are visually disadvantaged. Amng thse. 39 millin peple are blind whereas 246 millin peple are living with lw visin f sme kind. Accessibility ptins can be imprved with a simple walking stick, but life is still full f bstacles (障碍) fr thse peple.
T help this visually-challenged ppulatin, Chandigarh University’s student Lvelesh Dutt has develped a smart stick which helps them with their day-t-day activities, ensuring that their visual prblem desn’t prevent them frm living a life f jy.
Based n artificial intelligence, the smart stick has a number f features. Fr example, if any kind f bject r animal r even human cmes in the way f the user, then the stick. will generate a warning sund, besides prducing vibratins (震动), making the user aware f the bject cming in frnt f them.
Dutt explains that the AI-based smart stick is cnnected t the GPS system, which prvides infrmatin abut the lcatin f the user t their family. Besides, the stick draws its pwer frm the sun with the help f a slar panel munted n it, thus remving the prblem f charging it.
“The stick has an inbuilt emergency SOS netwrk. In case f any emergency, the user can press the buttn n the stick, which will autmatically send an SOS message t the plice and family members alng with the lcatin f the user. Als, if anyne tries t harm the user, the inbuilt device at the bttm f the stick will give a shck f 400 kv t the ffender, allwing the blind persn t prtect themselves,” he says.
There is mre t Dutt than just the smart stick. With exceptinal perfrmance in the field f research and innvatin, Dutt is prviding free technlgy and research educatin t pr children. Furthermre, his wrk twards wmen’s safety and self-reliance is leading the charge fr a safer sciety fr wmen.
28. What des paragraph I intend t tell us abut visually-challenged peple?
A. Their glbal numbers. B. Their levels f visibility.
C. The causes f their prblem. D. The need t imprve their well-being.
29. Hw can the smart stick benefit its users?
A. Preventing them frm running int barriers. B. Planning a rute fr them t their destinatin.
C. Helping them call the dctr in emergencies. D. Enabling them t talk with family members.
30. What des the device at the bttm f the stick functin as?
A. A self-defensive weapn. B. A charging prt. C. An alarm netwrk. D. A GPS system.
31. What srt f student is Dutt accrding t the last paragraph?
A. Self-reliant. B. Business-talented. C. Scially respnsible. D. Envirnmentally fcused.
D
Heat waves are becming mre cmmn in parts f the United States—and that means mre peple running their air cnditiners fr lnger. But thse air cnditiners can make the prblem wrse, giving ff greenhuse gases as they wrk that cntribute heavily t climate change.
SkyCl Systems is trying t break that cycle, using technlgy that prmises t ffer buildings an alternative means t cl dwn in a similar way t hw the planet cls itself. “Our planet naturally cls itself by sending heat ut in the frm f infrared light (红外线) r radiatin,” said Eli Gldstein, SkyCl’s cfunder and CEO. “We d this thrugh rftp panels, which lk like slar panels but actually d the ppsite, reflecting 97% f the sunlight that hits them and cling the surface belw,” said Gldstein.
SkyCl’s mdel invlves fixing a netwrk f pipes belw thse panels. These pipes are filled with water. which is kept cl by the panels and then flws int an air cnditining system. This prcess is designed t take pressure ff the system’s cling mechanism. And because the panels cl naturally and dn’t need external pwer t functin, it helps the entire system use less electricity.
A Grcery Outlet stre in Califrnia, which has been using SkyCl’s system since last year, says it saw a marked drp in its electrical bills. Jesus Valenzuela, the stre manager, estimates that the panels have saved his stre rughly $3,000 a mnth.
But perhaps the biggest barrier t making the technlgy ubiquitus (无处不在的) is its relatively high cst. Increasing prductin culd help bring the cst dwn, Gldstein said, particularly fr develping cuntries in Asia and Africa where SkyCl hpes t eventually expand. Fr nw, the cmpany is fcused n cmmercial applicatins f the technlgy, thugh it hpes t start setting up panels n the rfs f individual hmes. “We’re just excited t be able t use this new technlgy fr gd,” Gldstein said.
32. Hw did Gldstein explain the way their rftp panels wrk?
A. By citing an expert’s wrds. B. By making cmparisns.
C. By analyzing cause and effect. D. By describing the prcess in detail.
33. What is the functin f the pipes in SkyCl’s mdel?
A. T stre cld water t help cl the panels.
B. T help ease the water pressure f the air cnditining.
C. T pwer the panels by making use f flwing water.
D. T feed cld water int the air cnditining system.
34. Hw might Jesus Valenzuela view SkyCl’s system?
A. It’s pretty effective. B. It has increased sales fr his stre.
C. It will g ut f style quickly. D. It will cst t much t set up.
35. What des SkyCl expect f its system?
A. It’ll bring in a gd prfit fr the cmpany. B. It’ll gain ppularity in develped cuntries.
C. It’ll take the place f air cnditiners. D. It’ll be accessible t cmmn husehlds.
E
Abut 43 years ag, I sptted an advertisement in the paper fr the YMCA wilderness prgram. 36 My first experience was a bat trip. I still have the images f sunrises and sunsets with all the beautiful clurs n Lake f the Wds.
37 Even nw I can feel the cld water dripping (滴) dwn my arm as we sat in the bat pulling the paddles (桨) awkwardly thrugh running water. It was my first experience in a bat and my arms became tired after many hurs f paddling.
We stpped fr lunch in the bat by gathering all the bats tgether. 38
At night it was time t camp at ur site picked ut by ur guide. There we learned t start campfires and ck sme f ur meals. This is where I fell in lve with ndles. 39 We cleaned up ur mess and put up ur tents (帐篷) and slept n the grund. We learned t carry the heavy packs t ur next destinatin. I develped a sense f accmplishment and had arm muscles after that trip.
There were n phnes, makeup, hair dryers ... just us and the bush. We came frm different backgrunds with different persnalities and we all had t wrk tgether as a grup.
40 I kept a jurnal frm that secnd trip and ften g back t it.
A. They drpped us ff in the bush.
B. I had t experience mre f the wilderness.
C. I was 15 and wanted t d smething different.
D. Our guide handed ut chclate, cheese, and dried meat.
E. I liked the bat trip s much that I jined the “Survival” trip the next year.
F. It was wnderful sharing simple meals ver the fire and talking with new friends.
G. As a teenager, I didn’t knw that I was having the best adventure a teenager culd have.
完形填空
Many years ag, I bught a huse in the Garfagnana, where we still g every summer. The first time we 41 there, we heard the chug-chug-chug f a mtrbike 42 its way dwn the hill tward us. It was neighbr called Mari, cming t 43 us a bx cntaining sme tmates and a bttle f wine. It was a very nice 44 fr him t make. But when we lked at the tmates, we were wrried because they were s misshapen: nt at all like the nice, rund, 45 things yu get in a supermarket. And the wine was cludy, in a funny ld bttle with n label n it. These can’t be any 46 , we thught. But we were thankful fr his kindness, s we 47 them.
What we discvered is that it’s 48 t judge what yu cat nly by its appearance. Thse tmates had 49 that reminded me f the nes my uncle used t grw when I was a child. Nwadays supermarket tmates 50 perfect but taste f water. Nbdy’s ging t have a 51 memry f thse. It’s a surprise they haven’t managed t grw square nes s that they can 52 them easily. Mari’s wine may have been cludy and cme ut f an ld bttle, but it was 53 .
It’s gd t eat things at the crrect time, when they’re 54 , and as clse as pssible t where they were grwn. What Mari had 55 us was the taste f the Garfagnana.
41. A. waited B. met C. camped D. stayed
42. A. making B. searching C. squeezingD. feeling
43. A. lend B. send C. bring D. shw
44. A. chice B.cmment C. prmise D. gesture
45. A. simple B. real C. shiny D.fun
46. A. mre B. gd C. new D. easy
47. A. tried B. sld C. returned D. mixed
48. A. unnecessaryB. uncertain C. unwise D. unusual
49. A. size B. shape C. clr D. taste
50. A. smell B. lk C. becme D. wrk
51. A. happy B. vivid C. shrt D. vague
52. A. clean B. check C. cunt D. pack
53. A perfect B. useful C. cnvenientD. familiar
54. A. n view B. n sale C. in seasn D. in need
55. A. cked B. given C. bught D. tld
语法填空
Beijing is a city 56 (bridge) the ancient and the mdern. Frm Buddhist temples t museums, narrw hutng t ryal palaces, it is hme t mre than 3,000 years f glrius histry even dwn t its layut, with the city keeping its carefully built system f ring 57 (rad).
But fr all its ancient buildings, Beijing is als a place which 58 (welcme) the fast-paced develpment f mdern life, with 21st-century architectural wnders standing side 59 side with histrical buildings f the past.
It is a distinct visual cntrast (反差) that shuldn’t wrk, but smehw these tw very different wrlds make a gd 60 (cmbine). Having visited several times ver the last 10 years, I was amazed by 61 c-existence f ld and new, and hw a city was able t keep such a rich heritage (遗产) while 62 (cnstant) grwing. As a phtgrapher, I have 63 (spend) the last tw years recrding everything I discvered.
The remarkable develpment f this city, 64 is cnsciusly designed t prtect the past while stepping int the mdern wrld, means 65 is always smething new t discver here, and I culd be phtgraphing Beijing fr the next 50 years.
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A funny thing happened t Arthur when he was n the way t wrk ne day. As he walked alng Park Avenue near the First Natinal Bank, he heard the sund f smene trying t start a car. He tried again and again but culdn’t get the car mving. Arthur turned and lked inside at the face f a yung man wh lked wrried. Arthur stpped and asked, “It lks like yu’ve gt a prblem,” Arthur said.
“I’m afraid s. I’m in a big hurry and I can’t start my car.”
“Is there smething I can d t help?” Arthur asked. The yung man lked at the tw suitcases in the back seat and then said, “Thanks. If yu’re sure it wuldn’t be t much truble, yu culd help me get these suitcases int a taxi.”
“N truble at all. I’d be glad t help.”
The yung man gt ut and tk ne f the suitcases frm the back seat. After placing it n the grund, he turned t get the ther ne. Just as Arthur picked up the first suitcase and started walking, he heard the lng lud nise f an alarm. It was frm the bank. There had been a rbbery (抢劫)!
Park Avenue had been quiet a mment befre. Nw the air was filled with the sund f the alarm and the shuts f peple running frm all directins. Cars stpped and the passengers jined the crwd in frnt f the bank. Peple asked each ther, “What happened?” But everyne had a different answer.
Arthur, still carrying the suitcase, turned t lk at the bank and walked right int the yung wman in frnt f him.
She lked at the suitcase and then at him. Arthur was surprised. “Why is she lking at me like that?” He thught. “The suitcase! She thinks I’m the bank thief!”
Arthur lked arund at the crwd f peple. He became frightened, and withut anther thught, he started t run.
As he was running, Arthur heard the yung man shuting behind, “Stp, stp!”
The taxi stpped in frnt f the plice statin.