湖南省衡陽市衡陽縣2023-2024年高三上學期第一次月考英

語試題

學校:姓名：班級：考號：

一、短對話

1.Whatisthemanlookingfor?

A.Thephysicsbook.B.Thegeographybook.C.Thehistorybook.

2.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthelecture?

A.Interesting.B.Difficult.C.Strange.

3.Whatcolorsmartphonedoesthemanwant?

A.Golden.B.Lightblue.C.Black.

4.WhatwillTinadotomorrow?

A.Gotoaparty.B.Restathome.C,Dosomeshopping.

5.Whydidthewomanapologize?

A.Sheforgottheman'sorder.

B.Shedialedthewrongnumber.

C.Shemistookthedeliveryaddress.

二、長對話

聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。

6.Whatcanwelearnaboutthetrafficthen?

A.Therewillbenotaxi.B.Itwillbeheavy.C.Itwillnotbebusy.

7.Whichisthebestwayofherreturninghomeaccordingtothewoman?

A.Takingtheman'scar.B.Takingataxi.C.Takingthetrain.

聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。

8.Whathasthewomanforgottentowriteonthelist?

A.Onions.B.Potatoes.C.Carrots.

9.Whatdoesthemanneedtodecideatthemarket?

A.Whethertobuycheese.

B.Howmuchcheesetobuy.

C.Whatkindofcheesetobuy.

聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。

10.Whydoesthewomanmakethecall?

A.Toorderfood.

B.Toreportthewrongdelivery.

C.Toknowsomefoodinformation.

11.Whatdidthewomanreceive?

A.Thechildren'spartyspecial.

B.Thelunchspecialforten.

C.Theadulfspartyspecial.

12.Whatdoesthewomanwantthemantodo?

A.Changetheorder.B.Checktheorder.C.Returnhermoney.

聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。

13.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.Inapub.B.Inaclassroom.C.Inashop.

14.Whatcoloristhesecondwallet?

A.Blue.B.Black.C.Brown.

15.Whatdoesthewomanbuyatlast?

A.Atie.B.Aleatherbag.C.Awallet.

16.Howmuchdoesthewomanspend?

A.$5.00.B.$13.28.C.$31.98.

三、短文

聽下面一段獨白，回答以下小題。

17.Whatdoesthespeakermainlytalkabout?

A.Thechangesoftalkshows.

B.Thewaysofenjoyingourlives.

C.Thefutureofentertainmentindustry.

18.Whatdomosttalkshowsusuallydependontomaketheirshowslively?

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A.Havingaliveaudience.

B.Doingvideo-chatinterviews.

C.Invitingtheirfamilymembers.

19.WhatdoesJimmyKimmeldointhevideo?

A.Hechatswithapopstar.

B.Heplayswithhiskids.

C.Hemakesapizzaathome.

20.Whatdoesthespeakerthinkofthesehosts?

A.Disappointing.B.Encouraging.C.Discouraging.

四、閱讀理解

ArtsorScience?Streamingisastepthatonemusttakeinadolescence.Certainly,the

answertothisdecisiondoesnotcomeeasytomostpeople.Themostimportantthingtodois

toidentifywhereyourinterestslie.Youmayalsoconsiderfuturejobs,throughwhichyoucan

findwhatyoulove.Thelittleknownbutinterestingjobsbelowareforyourreference.

Little-knownbutinterestingjobsintheLittle-knownbutinterestingjobsinthe

sciencesector:artssector:

1.MuseumCuratorAmuseum

1.PerfumerAcreativeperfumermixes

curatorsafeguardscollectionsofheritage.

severalscentedchemicalstomaketheperfect

Heorsheisacontent-specialistcharged

fragrance,usinghisorherknowledgeof

withaninstitution'scollectionsand

chemicals.Itcantakemanytrialsandmuch

involvedwiththeinterpretationof

consumertestingtogetthatperfectscent.

heritagematerial.

2.Orthotistltisajobthathelpsthosewho2.GlassblowerGlassblowersare

havelostsomepartoftheirlimbs（四肢）.Ancreativepeoplewhodesign,produceand

orthotisthelpspatientswithpartialortotaldecorateglass.Theyaretheoneswhoare

absenceoflimbsbycreatingacustom-designedbehindtheexquisitely-designedglass

device.giftware,tablewareandmirrors.

3.SonographerSonographersperform3.JewelryDesignerAjewelry

proceduressuchassonogramsandultrasounds.designerdesignsandmakesjewelryusing

Essentially,theyenableustoseewhatisinsideavarietyofmaterials,includinggold,

thebodywithoutperformingsurgeries.silverandstones.Thejewelrytheymake

maynotbewearable,butusedas

decorativeartefactsinstead.

21.Whichofthefollowingcanbeanidealcandidateforajobasaperfumer?

A.Amedicalstudent.B.Achemistrystudent.

C.Ahistorystudent.D.Alawstudent.

22.Whichjobcanserveasanaidtoamedicaldiagnosis?

A.Perfumer.B.Orthotist.

C.Glassblower.D.Sonographer.

23.Whoisthepassageintendedfor?

A.Job-hunters.B.Universitygraduates.

C.Highschoolstudents.D.Employers.

ArchanChanrecallsherfirstexperienceworkinginaChineserestaurantmorethan14

yearsago.Employedasanapprentice（學徒）chef,shewasoneofjusttwowomeninthe

kitchen—theother'sonlyjobwastobeateggs."Shewasunbelievablyfastatbeatingeggs.I

guessforawomantosurviveinatraditionalChinesekitchenbackthen,youhadtobethe

bestinsomething,vshesays.

Today,ChanleadsthekitchenofHoLeeFook,oneofHongKong'smostpopular

restaurants.AfterspendingmorethanadecadeworkinginfinediningrestaurantsinAustralia

andSingapore,sheisoneofafewfemalechefswhohaverisentothetopofahigh-end

Chineserestaurant.That'sanimpressiveachievement,givenhowunbelievablychallengingit

hasbeenforwomentoshowinhigh-endChinesekitchens.

Femalechefshavelongbeenaminorityinprofessionalkitchensaroundtheworld.But

thesituationisevensevererinChinesekitchens.There?snodenyingtheworkisphysically

demanding—anemptypotweighsabout2.2kilograms.Inthepast,fewchefswouldrisk

employingafemaletraineeintothattoughenvironment.

Givenallofthesebarriers,notmanywomenwouldevenconsiderthismale-dominated

industi-yasanattractivecareerpath.Thankfully,therearesignsofashiftinmindset—the

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numberoffemaleChineseheadchefshasbeenrisinginrecentyears.

“Evenififsakitchenalmostfullofmen,alleveryonecaresaboutisfood—the

cooking.Theydon'tcareifyou9reamaleorfemale.Gendershouldn'tmatter,9,Chansays.

“Yes,thereisaphysicalbarrierbutIthinkthementalbarriermaybemoreofabarrierto

theincreaseofwomeninChinesekitchens,^Chanadds."Itisn'tjustabouthowmuchyou

wantitbuthowmuchhardworkyou'rewillingtoputintoit.Therearedayswhenyoufeel

likeyourarmsarefallingapartandyoucan'tmovethemanymore,butthenextday,you're

strongerandmaybeabletoworkaheavierwork.”

24.WhatcanwelearnaboutArchanChan?

A.Shegotarapidpromotion.

B.Shedoesbestinbeatingeggs.

C.SheisthebestfemalechefinChina.

D.Shemadeagreatachievementinhercareer.

25.What'sacauseofveryfewfemalechefsinprofessionalkitchens?

A.Kitchenisatoughplaceforwomen.

B.Womenareafraidofphysicalwork.

C.Customerscareaboutthegenderofthechef.

D.Womenfacebothmentalandphysicalbarriers.

26.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeArchanChan?

A.Strong-willed.B.Open-minded.

C.Cool-headed.D.Kind-hearted.

27.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Femalechefshaverisentothetop.

B.Femalechefshavelongbeenaminority.

C.Femalechefsareprovingdoubterswrong.

D.Femalechefsarereplacingmalechefsgradually.

WhenIwas9,wepackedupourhomeinLosAngelesandarrivedatHeathrow,London

onagrayJanuarymorning.Everyoneinthefamilysettledquicklyintothecityexceptme.

Withoutmybelovedbeachesandendlessblue-skydays,Ifeltatalossandoutofplace.

UntilImadeadiscovery.

Southbank,ataneasternbendintheThames,isthecenterofBritishskateboarding,

wherethecontinuouscrashingofskateboardsleftyourheadringing.1lovedit.Isoonmade

friendswiththelocalskaters.Wespokeourownlanguage.Andmyfavorite:Safe.Safemeant

cool.Itmeanthello.Itmeantdon'tworryaboutit.Once,whentryingacertaintrickonthe

beam（橫桿），Ifellontothestones,damaginganerveinmyhand,andTobycameover,

helpingmeup:Safe,man.Safe.Afewminuteslater,whenIlandedthetrick,myfriendsbeat

theirboardsloud,shouting:"Safe!Safe!Safe!”Andthat'swhatmattered——landingtricks,

beingagoodskater.

WhenIwas15,myfamilymovedtoWashington.Itriedskateboardingthere,butthe

localswerefarlesswelcoming.Withinacoupleofyears,Tdgivenitup.

WhenIreturnedtoLondonin2004,IfoundmyselfwanderingdowntoSouthbank,

spendinghoursthere.I'vetraveledbackseveraltimessince,mostrecentlythispastspring.

Thedaywascoldbutclear:touristsandLondonersstoppedtowatchtheskaters.Weaving（穿

梭）amongthekidswhorushedbyontheirboards,Ifoundmywaytothebeam.Thena

rail-thinteenager,inabaggywhiteT—shirt,skidded（滑）uptothebeam.Hesatnexttome.

Heseemednottonoticethemannexttohim.ButsoonIcaughtafewofhisglances.wasa

localhere20yearsago,“Itoldhim.Then,slowly,hebegantonodhishead."Safis,man.

Safe.”

“Yeah,“Isaid."Safb.”

28.WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorsoonafterhemovedtoLondon?

A.Hefeltdisappointed.B.Hegaveuphishobby.

C.Helikedtheweatherthere.D.Hehaddisagreementswithhisfamily.

29.Whatdotheunderlinedwords"Safe!Safe!Safe!^^probablymean?

A.Becareful!B.Welldone!C.Noway!D.Don?tworry!

30.WhydidtheauthorliketospendtimeinSouthbankwhenhereturnedtoLondon?

A.Tojointheskateboarding.B.Tomakenewfriends.

C.Tolearnmoretricks.D.Torelivehischildhooddays

31.Whatmessagedoestheauthorseemtoconveyinthetext?

A.Childrenshouldlearnasecondlanguage.

B.Sportisnecessaryforchildren'shealth.

C.Childrenneedasenseofbelonging

D.Seeingtheworldisamustforchildren.

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Theconnectionbetweenpeopleandplantshaslongbeenthesubjectofscientific

research.Recentstudieshavefoundpositiveeffects.AstudyconductedinYoungstown,Ohio,

forexample,discoveredthatgreenerareasofthecityexperiencedlesscrime.Inanother,

employeeswereshowntobe15%moreproductivewhentheirworkplacesweredecorated

withhouseplants.

TheengineersattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology（MIT）havetakenitastep

furtherchangingtheactualcompositionofplantsinordertogetthemtoperformdiverse,

evenunusualfunctions.Theseincludeplantsthathavesensorsprintedontotheirleavesto

showwhenthey'reshortofwaterandaplantthatcandetectharmfulchemicalsin

groundwater."We'rethinkingabouthowwecanengineerplantstoreplacefunctionsofthe

thingsthatweuseeveryday,“explainedMichaelStrano,aprofessorofchemicalengineering

atMIT.

Oneofhislatestprojectshasbeentomakeplantsgrow（發(fā)光）inexperimentsusingsome

commonvegetables.Strano'steamfoundthattheycouldcreateafaintlightfor

three-and-a-halfhours.Thelight,aboutone-thousandthoftheamountneededtoreadby,is

justastart.Thetechnology,Stranosaid,couldonedaybeusedtolighttheroomsorevento

turntreeintoself-poweredstreetlamps.

Inthefuture,theteamhopestodevelopaversionofthetechnologythatcanbesprayed

ontoplantleavesinaone-offtreatmentthatwouldlasttheplant'slifetime.Theengineersare

alsotryingtodevelopanonandoff“switch“wheretheglowwouldfadewhenexposedto

daylight.

Lightingaccountsfbrabout7%ofthetotalelectricityconsumedintheUS.Since

lightingisoftenfarremovedfromthepowersource（電源）?suchasthedistancefromapower

planttostreetlampsonaremotehighway-alotofenergyislostduringtransmission（傳輸）.

Glowingplantscouldreducethisdistanceandthereforehelpsaveenergy.

32.Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Anewstudyofdifferentplants.

B.Abigfallincrimerates.

C.Employeesfromvariousworkplaces.

D.Benefitsfromgreenplants.

33.WhatisthefunctionofthesensorsprintedonplantleavesbyMITengineer?

A.Todetectplants9lackofwater

B.Tochangecompositionsofplants

C.Tomakethelifeofplantslonger.

D.Totestchemicalsinplants.

34.Whatcanweexpectoftheglowingplantsinthefuture?

A.Theywillspeedupenergyproduction.

B.Theymaytransmitelectricitytothehome.

C.Theymighthelpreduceenergyconsumption.

D.Theycouldtaketheplaceofpowerplants.

35.Whichofthefollowingcanbethemainideaofthetext?

A.Whetherwecangrowmoreglowingplants.

B.Howwelivewithglowingplants.

C.Whetherglowingplantscanreplacelamps.

D.Howglowingplantsaremadepollution-free.

五、七選五

Ifyousufferfromsocialanxiety,youwillfearcertainsituations.Somefearspeakingin

frontofgroupsofpeople,whileothersfeargoingtopartiesorothertypesofsocialevents.In

whicheversituationyourfeararises,you'llprobablyexperiencesweating,flushing,feeling

yourheartrace,orothersymptomsofanxiety.36

NumberOne:Deepmusclerelaxation.

Learningtophysicallyrelaxisoneofthebestwaystoovercomeanxiety.37

Fordeepmusclerelaxation,youwilltenseandthenrelaxthemajormusclegroupsofyour

body,beginningwithyourfeetandworkingyourwaytowardsyourheadandface.

NumberTwo:Slowbreathing.

38Whenyou'reanxious,yourbreathingbecomesfasterandmoreshallowand

asaresult,youUlfeellight-headedanddizzy,bringingonmoreanxiety.Learningtobreathe

slowerandmoreregularlythroughyournosewillhelpyoucalmdown.

NumberThree:Visualization.

Thekeytovisualizationistorememberaplacewhereyoufeltsafeandcomfortable.

Onceyourememberthisplace,getapictureofitinyourmindsoclearlythatyoucanfeel,

see,smellandeventastethatplace.39

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NumberFour:40

Mostpeoplewithsocialanxietywanttohide,avoid,orrunawayfromwhateverthey're

scaredof.Butbyfacingyouranxietyinsteadyou'llfindthatitisusuallysomethingyoucan

tolerateafterafewexposures.Whenusingthismethod,focusonwhat'sgoingonaroundyou

insteadofwhat'sgoingthroughyourmind.Thatshouldhelpyoudistractyourselffromthose

anxiousthoughts.

A.Facingyouranxiety.

B.Controllingyourthoughts.

C.Butthistakespracticeandpatience.

D.It'simpossibletofeelbothrelaxedandanxious.

E.Thistechniquewillhelpyoubetterhandlethesituationofbeinglonely.

F.Whateveryoursymptoms,therearethingsyoucandotodealwithyoursocial

anxiety.

G.Controllingyourbreathingwhenyousufferanxietyisanothergoodwaytodealwith

youremotions.

六、完形填空

WhenIstartedmycompany,acustomerservicenumberwasputonthecompany's

websitetobetterthecommunicationwithusers.Somehowitrarelyrang.Soweabandonedit.

However,Ithoughtphonesupportwouldhavemadesense.So,lastyear,I41

puttinganotherservicenumberonourhomepage.

“Again?Wetriedthisbefore,butitdidn'twork!”theyresponded,casting42on

me.

“Butcompaniesevolve;circumstanceschange.,,Iargued.

Latelastyear,Iconvincedmycompanytogiveitashot.Sowestartedatwo-week

43.Duringthefirstfewdays,thevolumeofcalls,around20perday,wasnotmuchbut

44Then,overthefollowingdays,thevolumeincreaseddramatically,which45

themall.Sosuccessfulwasitthatwefinallydecidedtoadopttheservicephonenumber

46.

Thisexperienceremindedmeoftheelephant-and-ropestory.Babyelephantswere

47withasmallrope.Becausethey'retoo48tobreakfreefromtherope,they

growupbeingconditionedthattheropeisstrongerthantheyare.So,asadults,theythink

theycanstillbe49bytherope.Inmycompany,thosewhothoughtwecouldn't

becauseweonce50werelikeababyelephantwhowaslivingwitha51

mindset.Theydrewaconclusionbasedonspecific52,buttheyforgottoreviseit

whenthingschanged.

Inbusiness,nottomentionlife,allsortsofinvisiblementalropesmayholdusback.It

resultsinmissedopportunitiesandwasted53.Sodon'tholdontothe54

thatyoucan'tgroworlearnfrompastfailures.Allittakesis55eyestoreexamine

thesituation.

41.A.admittedB.imaginedC.enjoyedD.proposed

42.A.annoyanceB.fearC.doubtD.regret

43.A.activityB.trialC.procedureD.mission

44.A.significantB.preciseC.perfectD.common

45.A.amusedB.frustratedC.astonishedD.pleased

46.A.partlyB.regularlyC.naturallyD.officially

47.A.injuredB.securedC.movedD.pulled

48.A.smallB.bigC.fatD.short

49.A.heldonB.heldbackC.setfreeD.setapart

50.A.triedB.reflectedC.perseveredD.failed

51.A.flexibleB.complexC.fixedD.simple

52.A.placesB.conditionsC.standardsD.systems

53.A.spaceB.strengthC.moneyD.potential

54.A.beliefB.excuseC.ambitionD.information

55.A.matureB.eagerC.freshD.optimistic

七、用單詞的適當形式完成短文

閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當?shù)膬热?一個單詞)或括號內單詞的正確形式。

KimCobb,aprofessorattheGeorgiaInstituteofTechnologyinAtlanta,isoneofa

smallbutgrowingminorityofacademics56arecuttingbackontheirairtravel

becauseofclimatechange.Travellingtoconferences,lectures,workshops,andthelike

frequentlybyplane57(view)asimportantforscientiststogettogetherand

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exchangeinformation.ButCobbandothers58(be)nowquestioningthatidea

pushingconferencestoprovidemorechancestoparticipateremotely,and59(change)

theirpersonalbehaviortodotheirpartindealingwiththeclimatechangecrisis.Onawebsite

calledNoFlyClimateSci,forexample,60(rough)200academics-manyofthem

climatescientists61(promise)toflyaslittleaspossiblesincetheeffortstartedtwo

yearsago.

Cobb,forherparty,startedtoaskconferenceorganizerswhoinvitedhertospeak62

shecoulddosoremotely;aboutthree-quartersof63time,theyagreed.Whenthe

answer,wasno,she,declinedthe64(invite).ThatapproachbroughtCobb'sair

travellastyeardownby75%,andsheplans65(continue)thepractice."Ithas

beenfairlyrewarding.n,shesays,"areallypositivechange.1'

八、邀請信

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