2023-2024学年广东省东莞市东莞外国语学校高三上学期12月月考英语试题含答案

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(考试时间120分钟;试卷满分120分)
第一部分 阅读理解(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和D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Peer ( 同伴 ) Assisted Study Sessins (PASS) is a peer-facilitated learning prgramme available t students enrlled ( 注册 ) in mst cre units f study in ur business schl.
PASS invlves weekly sessins where yu wrk in grups t tackle specially prepared prblem sets, based arund a unit f study yu’re enrlled in.
PASS desn’t re-teach r deliver new cntent. It’s an pprtunity t deepen yur understanding f the key pints frm lecture materials while yu are applying yur skills t slve prblems.
Yu wrk interactively with yur peers. As a peer grup, yu decide what is cvered in each sessin. That way, PASS directly respnds t yur needs and feedback.
Registratin in Term 2 will pen at 9 am, 21 September 2022.
Waiting lists
If a sessin is full, yu can register fr the waiting list. We will email yu if a place becmes available r if a new sessin is t be held.
When yu are placed n a waiting list, we will email yu a number which tells yu where yu are n the list. If yu are clse t the frnt f the list, yu have a gd chance f gaining a place in the prgramme in the near future.
Deregistering
If yu miss tw PASS sessins in a rw, yu will be deregistered and yur place will be given t smene n the waiting list. Make sure yu fill in the attendance sheet at each sessin t recrd yur attendance.
Yu’ll be infrmed by email if yu are being deregistered as a result f missing sessins. If yu believe yu have received the email in errr, email the PASS ffice at passffice@umbs. edu..
1. In PASS, students ________.
A. attend new lecturesB. decide their wn schedules
C. prepare prblem sets in grupsD. use their skills t slve prblems
2. What can students d if a sessin is full?
A. Fill in the attendance sheet.B. Sign up fr the waiting list.
C. Reprt their needs and feedback.D. Email the ffice their numbers n the list.
3. Students will be deregistered if ________.
A. they send emails in errrB. they fail t wrk interactively
C. they give their places t thersD. they miss tw sessins in a rw
B
Sitting in the garden fr my friend’s birthday. I felt a buzz (振动) in my pcket. My heart raced when I saw the email sender’s name. The email started ff: “Dear Mr Green, thank yu fr yur interest” and “the review prcess tk lnger than expected.” It ended with “We are srry t infrm yu…” and my visin blurred (模糊). The psitin—measuring sil quality in the Sahara Desert as part f an undergraduate research prgramme — had felt like the answer I had spent years lking fr.
I had put s much time and emtinal energy int applying, and I thught the rejectin meant the end f the rad fr my science career.
S I was shcked when, nt lng after the email, Prfessr Mary Devn, wh was running the prgramme, invited me t bserve the wrk being dne in her lab. I jumped at the chance, and a few weeks later I was equally shcked—and verjyed—when she invited me t talk with her abut ptential prjects I culd pursue in her lab. What she prpsed didn’t seem as exciting as the riginal prject I had applied t, but I was ging t give it my all.
I fund myself wrking with a rbtics prfessr n techniques fr cllecting data frm the desert remtely. That prject, which I culd cmplete frm my sfa instead f in the burning heat f the desert, nt nly survived the lckdwn but wrked where traditinal methds didn’t. In the end, I had a new scientific interest t pursue.
When I applied t graduate schl, I fund three prgrammes prmising t allw me t fllw my desired research directin. And I applied with the same anxius excitement as befre. When I was rejected frm ne that had seemed like a perfect fit, it was undubtedly difficult. But this time I had the perspective (视角) t keep it frm sending me int panic. It helped that in the end I was accepted int ne f the ther prgrammes I was als excited abut.
Rather than setting plans in stne, I’ve learned that smetimes I need t take the pprtunities that are ffered, even if they dn’t sund perfect at the time, and make the mst f them.
4. Hw did the authr feel upn seeing the email sender’s name?
A. Anxius.B. Angry.C. Surprised.D. Settled.
5. After talking with Prfessr Devn, the authr decided t ________.
A. criticise the review prcessB. stay lnger in the Sahara Desert
C. apply t the riginal prject againD. put his heart and sul int the lab wrk
6. Accrding t the authr, the prject with the rbtics prfessr was ________.
A. demandingB. inspiringC. misleadingD. amusing
7. What can we learn frm this passage?
A. An invitatin is a reputatin.B. An innvatin is a reslutin.
C. A rejectin can be a redirectin.D. A reflectin can be a restrictin.
C
Gne are the days when humans cvered themselves with blankets t keep warm. It’s nw the time t put glaciers under blankets t keep them cl because at the rate climate is changing, this seems like a gd idea t keep them frm melting.
A ski resrt in the Swiss Alps, Switzerland uses blankets t prtect the glacier frm the warm climate. Gian Darms, wh handles snw cnditins at the ski resrt tld abut this unique prcedure and said, “We lay the fleece ver the glacier like a natural prtective shield.” The blankets are being used t cver the tp f the 10, 623-ft Munt Titlis whse glacier has already melted in the last few decades and it is expected t disappear cmpletely in the next 50 years due t glbal warming.
T diminish the effect f climate change, resrt emplyees have taken it upn themselves t prtect the glacier frm the heat and fr this prcess, they spend abut five t six weeks every summer cvering parts f the glacier with prtective plyester fleece. This helps t reflect the sun’s energy back int the atmsphere and prevent the glacier frm melting, while als preserving the already fallen snw n the glacier in the previus winter seasn. After the seasn passes, the emplyees remve the cating and use the cllected snw t fill in any gaps in the glacier’s surface.
This practice has been ging n fr a while and the amunt f the glaciers cvered has increased t almst 100 ,000 square meters nw. “We’ve been cvering mre and mre glaciers in the last few years. Almst 30, 000 square meters mre this year alne. We will have t cver mre glaciers in reactin t the climate change,” said Darms.
The ski resrt’s actins shw the intense effect f climate change n glaciers which have been melting at rapid rates in the past few years. Many different resrts have als started cvering their glaciers because if there are n mre glaciers, then there is n mre business fr these ski resrts.
8. What des the Swiss ski resrt use blankets fr?
A. Keeping the glacier frm melting.B. Preventing wrkers frm feeling cld.
C. Prtecting visitrs frm strng sunlight.D. Stpping visitrs frm destrying glaciers.
9. What des the underlined wrd “diminish” in paragraph 3 prbably mean?
A Measure.B. Reduce.C. Accept.D. Recrd.
10. What d Gian Darms’s wrds in paragraph 4 indicate?
A. The amunt f the glaciers drps rapidly.B. Mre ski resrts are gradually recvering.
C. Climate change is becming mre serius.D. There is a better slutin t glbal warming.
11. Frm which is the text mst prbably taken?
A. A travel brchure.B. An advertisement.
C. A news reprt.D. A gegraphy text bk.
D
The scientist’s jb is t figure ut hw the wrld wrks, t “trture (拷问)” Nature t reveal her secrets, as the 17th century philspher Francis Bacn described it. But wh are these peple in the lab cats (r sprts jackets, r T-shirts and jeans) and hw d they wrk? It turns ut that there is a gd deal f mystery surrunding the mystery-slvers.
“One f the greatest mysteries is the questin f what it is abut human beings — brains, educatin, culture etc. that makes them capable f ding science at all,” said Clin Allen, a cgnitive scientist at Indiana University.
Tw vital ingredients seem t be necessary t make a scientist: the curisity t seek ut mysteries and the creativity t slve them. “Scientists exhibit a heightened level f curisity,” reads a 2007 reprt n scientific creativity. “They g further and deeper int basic questins shwing a passin fr knwledge fr its wn sake.” Max Planck, ne f the fathers f quantum physics, nce said, the scientist “must have a vivid and intuitive imaginatin, fr new ideas are nt generated by deductin (推论), but by an artistically creative imaginatin.”
But thers disagree with this universal scientific mind. They believe that scientists have special abilities that set them apart. Discvering these abilities may be hard, Allen thinks, as many scientists will be reluctant t reveal them and wuld prefer t preserve the mystery f creativity, fearing that if it became an bject f study it wuld lse its magic.
But fr Allen, this is all part f a bigger questin f what lies behind anyne’s behavir. “We are nly just beginning t understand hw the characteristics f rganisms, including urselves, aren’t the fixed prducts f either genes r f envirnment/culture, but each f us is the prduct f a cntinual interactive prcess in which we help build the envirnments that in turn shape us,” he said.
“As lng as ur best technlgy fr seeing inside the brain requires subjects t lie nearly mtinless while surrunded by a giant magnet, we’re nly ging t make limited pr gress n these questins,” Allen said.
12. Why des the authr mentin Max Planck in paragraph 3?
A. T intrduce a famus scientist.B. T stress the rle f creativity in science.
C. T cmpare different views n science.D. T illustrate what is curisity inscience.
13. What d Allen's wrds in the last tw paragraphs suggest?
A. Human behavir is changeable and unpredictable.
B. We are passively influenced by ur genes and culture.
C. Our interactin with the envirnment makes us wh we are.
D. Current technlgy has revealed a lt abut human behavir.
14. What is Allen’s attitude t the current study n the human brain?
A. Cautius.B. Indifferent.C. Apprving.D. Pessimistic.
15. What is a suitable title fr the text?
A. Wh Are The Mystery-slversB. Scientists Are Nt Brn But Made
C. Great Mystery: What Makes A ScientistD. Slving Mysteries: Inside A Scientist's Mind
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。选项中有两项为多余选项。
With gas prices rising and airprt security lines snaking lnger than ever, why nt bk yur next dmestic vacatin n a train? Cmpared t ther alternatives, it’s cmfrtable and relaxing. Here is sme advice n hw t make a trip by rail as pleasant as pssible.
Plan ahead. Mst lng-distance trains, especially the sleeping car accmmdatins, sell ut very quickly. ____16____ But n matter when yu travel, it’s a gd idea t make yur reservatins at least 90 days in advance.
Use a travel agent. Cnsider turning yur travel plan ver t a travel agent and letting him duble-check all the details, make suggestins, and then handle the actual reservatins. A gd ne can smetimes find yu discunted tickets. ____17____ Then yu wn’t have t walk thrugh several cars n a mving train three times a day fr yur meals.
Bring a blanket. When yu’re riding n trains, yu wn’t be prvided with a blanket fr free, even if yur trip is an vernight ne. ____18____ In the summer in particular, the air cnditining can make them quite cld.
Arrive early. Mst trains perate just nce a day and sme run nly three times a week, s missing yurs can be a disaster. ____19____ Nte: The times listed n the schedules are departure times, nt arrival times.
Have fun. ____20____ Read a bk, knit, d a crsswrd puzzle, r simply watch the wrld unfld utside the windw. T calculate yur speed as yu d, divide 3,600(the number f secnds in an hur)by the number f secnds it takes yu t travel ne mile(the distance between tw milepsts). If it takes the train 53 secnds t travel ne mile, yu’re ging 67.92 mph.
A. Train trips aren’t fr impatient types.
B. Yu’ll have views frm bth sides f the train.
C. The temperature n rail cars is ften hard t cntrl.
D. That’s particularly true during busy summer mnths.
E. Yu might have t wait lnger than 24 hurs t catch the next ne.
F. Chances are the cst will be a lt less than the cst f ne bedrm.
G. He may als bk yu in a sleeping car that’s right next t the diner.
第二部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
At Christmas time, I ften reflect upn ne particular evening in the early 1960s. Back then, we decided t g carlling (唱圣诞颂歌) t spread the Christmas spirit which might ____21____ smene else’s life. S we quickly ____22____ members, fr whm the nly ____23____ was warmth f spirit.
Sn we discvered that carlling brught varius ____24____. Smetimes we were greeted with pen drs and pen hearts, while ther times, flks remained in the safety and cziness f their hmes, watching ____25____ thrugh their windws.
One stp n ur jurney particularly ____26____ ur memry. That night, after a cuple f sngs, ne dr swung pen. A gentleman, gray-haired, tenderly ____27____ we g upstairs t sing fr his bedridden wife. He added ____28____, “She lves music and used t be an pera singer.”
We stepped briskly upward int the cuple’s ____29____ apartment. Bks, recrds, and antique furniture whispered stries t us. I reminded myself nt t stare _____30_____ invading their privacy.
Sitting beside his wife, the gentleman gave us a _____31_____. Then ur vices rse and lingered arund their small hme. Had ur vices been given extra _____32_____ and beauty fr this ccasin? Perhaps they had.
A smile flickered n the wman’s _____33_____, yet beautiful face. She snuggled her head against her husband’s shulder and bth f them heartily enjyed ur perfrmance. Witnessing such a heartwarming scene, we felt it was a hly night, fr we were in the _____34_____ f lve that was gentle and mild.
At that mment, we fund, and maybe even _____35_____, the Christmas spirit.
21. A. changeB. brightenC. shapeD. influence
22. A. spnsredB. cnsultedC. dismissedD. recruited
23. A. requirementB. bjectiveC. rewardD. privilege
24. A. cnsequencesB. respnsesC. cmmentsD. bnuses
25. A. awkwardlyB. passivelyC. randmlyD. psitively
26. A. stuck inB. wke upC. stirred upD. slipped frm
27 A. cmmandedB. prpsedC. requestedD. recmmended
28. A. shamefullyB. hesitantlyC. suspiciuslyD. prudly
29. A. unfurnishedB. adrableC. tinyD. trendy
30. A. fr the sake fB. fr fear fC. in spite fD. in the hpe f
31. A. smileB. glanceC. tuneD. nd
32. A. graceB. seriusnessC. bitternessD. sympathy
33. A. fakeB. brightC. rsyD. wrinkled
34. A. presenceB. absenceC. expectatinD. circle
35. A. createdB. acquiredC. spreadD. regained
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，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
During China’s dynastic perid, emperrs planned the city f Beijing ____36____ arranged the residential areas accrding t scial classes. The term “hutng”, ____37____ (riginal)meaning “water well” in Mnglian, appeared first during the Yuan Dynasty.
In the Ming Dynasty, the center was the Frbidden City, ____38____ (surrund)in cncentric(同心的)circles by the Inner City and Outer City. Citizens f higher scial classes ____39____ (permit)t live clser t the center f the circles. The large siheyuan f these high-ranking fficials and wealthy businessmen ften ____40____ (feature)beautifully carved and painted rf beams and pillars(柱子). The hutngs they frmed were rderly, lined by ____41____ (space)hmes and walled gardens. Farther frm the center lived the cmmners and labrers. Their siheyuan were far smaller in scale and ____42____ (simple)in design and decratin, and the hutngs were narrwer.
Hutngs represent an imprtant cultural element f the city f Beijing. Thanks t Beijing’s lng histry ____43____ capital f China, almst every hutng has its stries, and sme are even assciated with histric ____44____ (event). In cntrast t the curt life and upper-class culture represented by the Frbidden City, the Summer Palace, and the Temple f Heaven, the hutngs reflect _____45_____ culture f grassrts Beijingers.
第三部分 作文(共两节，满分40分)
第一节 应用文(满分15分)
46. 为了了解学生周末用餐情况，你的学校进行了一次相关的调查，下图是这次调查的结果。请你根据图表数据，以“Cnvenience Fd r Fresh Fd n Weekends? ”为题写一篇投稿，内容包括：
1. 学生周末用餐选择情况的描述；
2. 简单的分析；
3. 你的想法。
注意：1. 词数80左右；
2. 短文题目已你写好；
3. 请在相应位置作答。
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第二节 读后续写(满分25分)
47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Sam was a junir high schl student. He lived in a cmmunity in Charltte and usually had little expsure t cuntry life. S much f what he knew abut plants came frm text-bks. Sam was a kind-hearted persn. He lnged fr a chance t explre nature and he wanted t d his part t beautify the wrld.
Finally, the pprtunity came. On Arbr Day (植树节), his class rganized a trip t a lcal village t plant trees. Sam was excited abut it and culdn’t wait t tell his mm the gd news. S the next day, Sam and his mm went t buy sme tls fr planting trees, including a shvel(铲), a bucket, glves and s n.
On the day f the event, Sam and his classmates arrived early at the starting pint. It was a beautiful day and everyne lked particularly happy. With the tls in hand, Sam gt int the bus with everyne else and headed ff t their destinatin.
As sn as they reached the village, all the students were divided int three teams by their teacher. One team was respnsible fr planting the trees, ne team fr shvelling the sil and ne team fr watering the trees. At the teacher’s cmmand, everyne started t d their jb.
Hwever, it was the first time that many f the students had taken part in planting trees, s they had n idea abut hw t start. Of curse, Sam was ne f them. Frtunately, their teacher was a middle-aged man frm the cuntryside wh had sme knwledge f planting trees. In rder t set an example t the students, the teacher started t plant trees himself. After watching the teacher plant the trees, everyne als became busy. Befre lng, they planted hundreds f trees. Sam watched very carefully, nt wanting t miss any f the details. Finally, Sam learned hw t plant trees by himself and felt happy.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡相应位置作答。
A few days later, a strm damaged sme yung trees in the cmmunity.
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The neighburs praised Sam fr what he had dne.
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