湖南省邵阳市邵东市创新高级中学2023-2024学年高三下学期第八次月考英语试题

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听力
1. What des the man d?
A. A cmputer technician. B. A htel receptinist. C. A shp assistant.
2. Where des the cnversatin take place?
A. At the grcer’s. B. At the tailr’s. C. At the cleaner’s.
3. Hw did the speakers cme t Seattle?
A. By plane. B. By car. C. By train.
4. What will the speakers have fr dinner tday?
A. Fried rice. B. Ndles. C. Steak.
5. Hw is Sphie feeling nw?
A. Cnfused. B. Wrried. C. Disappinted.
请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What des the man want t d befre nn?
A. Pst a letter. B. Make a card. C. Write an email.
7. Whse birthday is it?
A. Richard’s. B. Sarah’s. C. Vera’s.
请听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What curse des Prfessr Brks teach?
A. Public Speaking. B. Eurpean Histry. C. English Literature.
9. Why des Vicky cme t talk with Prfessr Brks?
A. T sign up fr his curse. B. T ask fr a make-up test. C. T discuss her hmewrk.
请听第8段材料，回答第10至13题。
10. What des Linda d fr plays and shws?
A. She gives actrs advice. B. She assigns rles t actrs. C. She designs actrs’ clthes.
11. What des Linda need t research?
A. The setting f the stry. B. The decratin f the stage. C. The names f the characters.
12. Wh des Linda reprt her wrk t?
A. The directr. B. The editr. C. The phtgrapher.
13. What des Linda say abut her jb?
A. It pays very well. B. It requires team effrt. C. It invlves frequent travel.
请听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. What des Kevin think f abstract art?
A. It has lasting artistic value.
B. It makes little sense t him.
C. It appeals mainly t children.
15. What impressin did the first painting give the wman?
A. Hpefulness. B. Nervusness. C. Cldness.
16. What clr was used fr the backgrund in the secnd painting?
A. Green. B. Purple. C. Red.
17. What will Kevin prbably d this Saturday?
A. Attend an art class. B. Visit an exhibitin. C. Buy an abstract painting.
请听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. What caused the clsure f Pittwater Rad?
A. A fallen tree. B. A flded river. C. A car accident.
19. What happened at Twn Hall Statin?
A. A plice fficer gt hurt. B. A passenger went missing. C. The statin rf was brken.
20. What are rad users advised t d?
A. Drive at lw speed. B. Pstpne their trips. C. Fllw traffic signs.
阅读理解
A
Cashmere Nicle
Cashmere Nicle was a struggling single mther, juggling (兼顾) her nine-t-five jb and family life and battling breast cancer when she started her side business, Beauty Bakerie, a beauty brand. Started in her kitchen, the brand is currently sld in ver 100 cuntries wrldwide. “Yu can nly find the things yu truly lve by explring, by trying things,” says Nicle when interviewed abut her achievement. “If we aren’t trying, we aren’t giving urselves the best sht at finding the ne thing that we’ll enjy ding.”
Gerard Adams
Gerard Adams funded Fwnders, a digital and in-classrm learning platfrm fr entrepreneurs (企业家). Adams thanks his mentr (顾问), Tny Rbbins, fr much f his success. “Find a gd mentr and get started,” he says. “We wuldn’t be anywhere as far as we are tday withut gd mentrship.” Thrugh Fwnders, Adams prvides mentrship t entrepreneurs.
Tamar Lucien
Tamar Lucien had just $250 left t her name when she started MentalHappy. Inspired by her wn struggles with anxiety, she wanted t create a business and mvement that helps peple vercme their wn sadness and anxiety, which is dne thrugh MentalHappy’s signature “Cheerbx” filled with happiness tls.
Christpher Gray
Gray graduated frm cllege and decided t help thers find schlarship mney, which is why he funded Schlly, a mbile and web app that finds students schlarship mney fr cllege and graduate schl. Gray knws it takes a tn f hard wrk t be a successful entrepreneur. “There are n shrtcuts (捷径) t success,” he says.
21. What des Nicle value mst in terms f achieving success?
A. Attempting new things. B. Having a healthy bdy.
C. Balancing wrk and life. D. Taking care f yur appearance.
22. Wh has made up his / her mind t lift peple’s spirits?
A. Tamar Lucien. B. Gerard Adams. C. Cashmere Nicle. D. Christpher Gray.
23. Which f the fllwing makes it easy fr students t find schlarships?
A. Fwnders. B. Schlly. C. MentaIHappy. D. Beauty Bakerie.
B
Sfnisba Anguissla is cnsidered t be a Late Renaissance child because she was brn in 1532. During the Renaissance yung men received frmal schling. Yung wmen, hwever, were nt prvided with the same educatinal pprtunities. Yung Italian wmen were expected t learn hmemaking skills and marry by the time they were thirty. Sfnisba was extremely frtunate that her father recgnized her artistic talents and arranged fr her t be taught painting alng with female skills f needlewrk and hmemaking.
At the age f furteen she began classes with Bernardin Campi, a Cremna prtrait (肖像) painter. When Sfnisba was twenty-tw, her father arranged fr her t study in Rme, and thrugh his cntacts, Sfnisba was intrduced t Michaelangel. She met with Michaelangel infrmally s he culd critique her wrk and prvide her with sme f his sketches (速写) fr cpying.
While Sfnisba was studying in Rme, Spain’s King Philip II invited her t mve t Madrid and becme the Queen’s art instructr, which was a milestne (转折点) in Sfnisba’s painting career. Frm then n, she culd paint full time. Sfnisba lived there fr furteen years, giving the Queen lessns in drawing and cmpleting prtraits f the King, Queen and their children.
Sfnisba is cnsidered a Mannerist painter. Mannerist paintings shw cmplex cmpsitins (构图) and emtins. Often painted in infrmal settings, Sfnisba’s prtraits were realistic and shwed expressin, natural emtin, and interpersnal relatinships. Several f her prtraits were self-prtraits, painted at varius stages in her life by using a mirrr t perfect different methds f painting. Sfnisba gave many f her paintings as gifts because her scial status wuld have made it inapprpriate fr her t sell her wrks f art. Unfrtunately, mst f her wrks have been destryed r lst ver the years but several still survive in Western Eurpe. Sfnisba was frtunate t have had the advantage f her family’s wealth and supprt t learn, practice, and develp the art f prtrait painting.
24. What can be learned abut Sfnisba?
A. She culd nt receive any educatin. B. She was brn in the Early Renaissance.
C. She shwed n interest in female skills. D. She fllwed a different curse frm ther girls.
25.Which f the fllwing describes Sfnisba’s father?
A. Uncnventinal. B. Optimistic. C. Fashinable. D. Strict.
26. Why was King Philip II imprtant t Sfnisba?
A. He invited her t jin the ryal family. B. He ffered her a well-paid teaching jb.
C. He prvided her with a hme in Madrid. D. He gave her a chance t paint as a prfessinal.
27. Why did Sfnisba give away her paintings?
A. She was a kind-hearted persn. B. She was unable t sell them.
C. Her friends spke highly f her wrks. D. Her friends wanted t learn her drawing skills.
C
D yu want t be a successful persn? Wuld yu like t knw hw successful peple usually think and what drives them? Here I am ging t tell yu the key t success that successful peple share.
First f all, successful peple never blame smene r smething utside f themselves fr their failure t mve ahead. They realize that their future lies in their wn hands. They understand that they can’t cntrl things in life, such as nature, the past and ther peple. At the same time, they are well aware that they can cntrl their wn thughts and actins. They take respnsibility fr their life.
Perhaps what mst separates successful peple frm thers is that they live life “n purpse” — they are ding what they believe they are put here t d. In their pinin, having a purpse in their life is the mst imprtant element that enables them t deal with things arund them. They hld the view that when they live their life “n purpse”, their main cncern is t d the jb right. They lve what they d. Peple want t d business with them because f their cmmitment. T live their life “n purpse”, successful peple find a cause they believe in and create a business arund it.
Besides, they never give up easily. Once they have set up gals in their life, they are willing t d whatever it takes t achieve their gals. Tp achievers always bear in mind what they dn’t have frever. Rather than see this as negative r depressing, they wuld use the knwledge t spur themselves n and g after what they want energetically and passinately.
S keep in mind what successful peple always hld t be true s that yu will have a clear idea f what yu shuld d t be successful in life.
28. The underlined wrd “spur” in Paragraph 4 prbably means “_____”.
A. interest B. equip C. depend D. inspire
29. Which is NOT the key t success that successful peple share?
A. Taking respnsibility fr their life. B. Never giving up easily.
C. Having a gal in life. D. Cntrlling things in life.
30. Accrding t the passage, t be successful, _____.
A. yu shuld set up a realistic gal
B. yu shuld knw yur strengths and weaknesses
C. yu shuldn’t blame thers fr yur failure
D. yu shuldn’t waste time
31. The authr’s purpse in writing this passage is t _____.
A. explain the exact meaning f success B. share with readers the key t success
C. tell his experience f achieving success D. encurage readers t learn frm failure
D
On Thursday, June 28th, Califrnia passed the cuntry’s tughest nline laws. Starting January 1st, 2020, this law will allw cnsumers t ask an nline rganizatin what data is being held abut them, why they require this data, and if there is any ther cmpany the rganizatin will be sharing the data with. They can als request the remval f this infrmatin, and chse nt t take part in the sale f persnal data.
Many peple reacted very favrably twards this new law, but big rganizatins like Ggle are against it. S why did Califrnia decide t create stricter nline laws?
A man named Alastair Mactaggart, wh is a real estate develper, spent mre than 3 millin dllars and secured mre than 600,000 signatures n a ballt initiative. Ballt initiatives are petitins (请愿书) that are put t a public vte after receiving a certain number f signatures.
In an article frm Natinal Public Radi, Mactaggart recalled the mment when he became a privacy advcate. Abut fur years ag, during a party, he asked a Ggle engineer whether he shuld be wrried abut his nline privacy. The engineer respnded by saying that “If yu just knew hw much we knw abut yu, yu’d be really wrried.”
Califrnia’s lawmakers, t his relief, rushed t pass the bill. The law that was passed in June was clse enugh t the ballt initiative s Mactaggart agreed t withdraw it.
Peple believe that this new law will make cmpanies mre accuntable fr hw they handle their infrmatin. Hwever, it is nt withut lphles (漏洞).
Under this new law, cmpanies wn’t be able t sell peple’s persnal infrmatin, but they can still “share” it. In the next few mnths, this new law culd be mdified. Cmpanies such as Ggle are cnstantly trying t change the law in their favr, since data is a huge asset (财产) fr these large enterprises.
The state’s lawmakers are expecting t create “clean-up laws” after the first 18 mnths the law ges int effect. We will have t wait and see hw the law develps as it gets changed.
32. What is the purpse f the new law?
A. T prtect nline privacy. B. T charge fr nline infrmatin.
C. T cllect persnal infrmatin legally. D. T encurage the develpment f the Internet.
33. What d we knw abut Mactaggart?
A. He nce wrked fr Ggle.
B. He tk part in the law-making prcess.
C. He was in favr f the lawmakers’ decisin.
D. He was wrried abut the future f his business.
34. What can Ggle d if the law takes effect?
A. Sell its users’ persnal infrmatin. B. Share its users’ persnal infrmatin.
C. Get supprt frm the gvernment. D. Charge its users mney.
35. Which f the fllwing can replace the underlined wrd “mdified” in Paragraph 7?
A. Passed. B. Explained. C. Prepared. D. Imprved.
E
A first essential f gd news writing is accuracy. 36 .
If a stry is accurate, if it is written with a nice attentin t detail, it is likely t be fair. If a stry is nt accurate, it is nt news in the best sense. Accuracy implies mre than mere grammatical crrectness. It means mre even than the stating f every fact with precisin. 37 ; yet the whle may give a false impressin. Accuracy means the spirit as well as the letter f the truth.
38 . If ne wuld write news, he must learn first t see news clearly and withut prejudice. Therein the trained reprter excels the casual bserver. The ne has learned t bserve keenly; the ther, well equipped thugh he may be in the rules f rhetric, has nt schled himself in the business f seeing things with an eye single t getting the facts in right prprtin. Learn t bserve and yu will have gne far tward mastering the art f news getting and news writing. Casual bservatin is nearly always faulty. 39 . One man, telling his versin f an autmbile accident, swears the car was ging fully thirty miles an hur, while anther is certain the speed was nly eight miles; ne heard the driver sund a warning “hnk”, while anther is equally psitive n warning was given. 40 . The difference in their accunts is due, nt t any effrt t deceive, but t the cmmn failure t bserve carefully.
A. Truthful, precise writing is the fruit f accurate bservatin
B. Each witness is a reputable citizen and each thinks his versin is the truth
C. Take fr example the cnflicting statements f persns n the witness stand
D. Then, and then nly, can he gather and write news with the maximum f efficiency
E. A stry may be taken t pieces, fact by fact, and every sentence fund t be crrect
F. The wrd shuld be given tp pririty in the mind f every reprter and every editr
G. It is the business f the newspaper man, whse eyes must serve thusands f readers each day
完形填空
Fr Evan Harrisn, a wildlife phtgrapher, there was never any dubt abut what she wuld d fr a living.
“I am 41 abut animals and the envirnment,” says Harrisn. “Being able t 42 animals and their wrld is nt nly abut educating peple, but als abut 43 that animals need t have their wrld intact (完好无损的) t survive.”
Harrisn studied phtgraphy in schl, earning a Bachelr f Fine Arts degree. Phtgraphers need t knw mre than just hw t take a picture, 44 Harrisn als tk curses t learn hw t use sftware.
“ 45 hw t use sftware t edit yur picture is imprtant,” she says. “Yu culd have the millin-dllar sht; but if yu d nt knw hw t edit it 46 , it will make n difference hw 47 it is, if it des nt lk gd.”
Harrisn als stresses that 48 schl can prvide the fundatin, becming a prfessinal phtgrapher is als abut learning n the jb.
“My first jb was with a nature cnservatin grup that 49 t dcument the wildlife in a marsh (沼泽) area. I had t quickly 50 nt nly the equipment and prper clthing I needed, but als gain an understanding f the envirnment I was abut t 51 in.”
Sme f Harrisn’s jbs take her t different parts f the wrld, which 52 she must educate herself abut the peple and the culture t make 53 easier. “Cmmunicating with peple is very imprtant; it can ften mean the 54 between getting a gd sht and a great sht f an area,” she 55 .
41. A. wrng B. srry C. hnest D. crazy
42. A. dcument B. change C. prtect D. discuss
43. A. predicting B. imagining C. agreeing D. shwing
44. A. fr B. but C. s D. r
45. A. WnderingB. KnwingC. RememberingD. Sharing
46. A. regularly B. secretly C. prperly D. instantly
47. A. lucky B. funny C. small D. great
48. A. if B. althugh C. unless D. until
49. A. pretended B. wanted C. refused D. hesitated
50. A. figure ut B. pint at C. speak f D. depend n
51. A. sit B. grw C. wrk D. play
52. A. means B. cncludes C. stresses D. prves
53. A. life B. peace C. cmmunicatinD. transprtatin
54. A. cnnectin B. differenceC. balance D. cnflict
55. A. ntes B. cmplains C. suggests D. prmises
语法填空
Students f a Nanjing senir high schl brught jy t the elderly and brightened up their day by 56________ (vlunteer) at a lcal nursing hme last weekend. The nursing hme, 57________ (lcate) n a husing estate, has mre than 150 senir citizens, sme f 58________ are ver 90 years ld.
Thugh it was the first time many f the students had taken part in a vlunteer prgramme like this, they were eager 59________ (share) varius interesting tpics with the residents, such as hw t use mbile phnes and g nline n the cmputer. After lunch the residents and the yung vlunteers amused 60________ (they) with art activities which included Chinese painting and calligraphy. They enjyed each ther’s cmpany s much that Su Ming, 16, 61________ (say) he hped t return t the nursing hme regularly t spend time with the senirs that he made friends 62________.
Wang Hng, the prgramme 63________ (rganize), said, “I was cncerned that the students and the senir residents wuldn’t get alng easily, 64________ it turned ut t be the exact ppsite. I can say that tday’s 65________ (activity) have made a big difference t the lives f the residents as well as the students.”
作文1
你校正在组织英语作文比赛，请你以My favurite music为题，写一篇短文参赛，内容包括：
1. 你最喜欢的一种音乐；2. 说明原因；3. 你的愿望。
注意：1. 词数80左右；2. 请按如下格式在相应位置作答。
My favurite music
作文2
I had been waiting with my fellw graduating students fr the mment when I wuld walk ut nt the stage t receive my degree certificate. I was happy and relieved, yet wrried and anxius abut the future. What was my first jb ging t be like? This shrt walk was ging t launch me int a whle new wrld. Hw wuld I manage? Wuld I be able t carve ut a career fr myself? My name was called and I mved int the lights. I heard the applause. I knew my parents wuld be watching and smiling at each ther and I tried t relax. I held my certificate against my breast and smiled at the camera. Befre I knew it, the ceremny was ver and the curtain had cme dwn n my university life. Where had the time gne? Fur years had disappeared in a flash. I std with my certificate in hand and reflected n thse fur years.
I remembered arriving at university n my very first day, pausing at the gate t lk dwn the lng drive. I culd feel my hands sweating slightly and I had t hld n tight t my suitcase. Wuld I be able t fit in? Did this new phase f my life mean that I was nw mature enugh t be entirely respnsible fr my wn successes and failures? I tk a few secnds t cmpse myself and t take in the scene that was laid ut befre me. The campus was alive with peple. Anxius parents and excited students were talking in small grups, carrying suitcases r walking in and ut f drmitry buildings. I wndered if the first day f schl was always such a circus. I tk a deep breath and carried n int the heart f the campus. Little did I knw that I was abut t experience the best fur years f my life.
I remembered cperating with my classmates n grup prjects.
I heard my parents’ vices calling me and I returned t the mment.