安徽省阜阳市临泉县临泉第二中学2024-2025学年高三上学期12月月考英语试题（含答案，无听力原文、答案及音频）

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高三英语
(120分钟 150分)
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 will the man do on Friday
A. Give a lecture. B. Attend a lecture. C. Work on his novel.
2. Why has the man bought the coats
A. It’ll be a cold winter. B. He’ll have an interview. C. His arm and leg hurt.
3. How does the man advise the woman to go to the museum
A. By car. B. By underground. C. By taxi.
4. How much will the man pay for the tickets
A. 60 dollars. B. 150 dollars. C. 180 dollars.
5. What does the man mean
A. It’s not his fault.
B. A colleague stole the bag.
C. The woman should ask more people.
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。
6. Where are the speakers probably
A. On a game show. B. In a spaceship. C. In a bank.
7. Who was the first woman in space
A. Anna Edison. B. Sally K. Ride. C. Valentina Tereshkova.
听第7段材料, 回答第8、9题。
8 What is the conversation mainly about
A. A delayed shipment. B. A weather report. C. An insurance policy.
9. What will the woman probably do next
A. Adjust the timetable. B. Wait for a notice. C. Offer an explanation.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10. Why does the woman go to art galleries and exhibitions
A. To meet some famous artists.
B. To get inspired for her work.
C. To buy some artworks.
11. Where does the artist Edvard Munch come from
A. America. B. Spain. C. Norway.
12. Which is Stuart Davis’s work
A. Lucky Strike. B. The Scream. C. The Dance of Life.
听第9段材料, 回答第13至16题。
13. Who told the woman something about the man
A. Her classmate. B. Her neighbor. C. Her friend.
14. What’s the woman like according to the man
A. Friendly. B. Shy. C. Humorous.
15. What’s the most probable relationship between the speakers
A. Friends. B. Colleagues. C. Strangers.
16. When did the woman move
A. About two months ago. B. About two years ago. C. About two days ago.
听第10段材料, 回答第17至20题。
17. When will the Student Welfare Office open tomorrow
A. From about 10 am to 3 pm.
B. From about 9 am to 8 pm.
C. From about 4 pm to 8 pm.
18. What benefit can students get with university identity cards
A. Free textbooks.
B. Book sale entry.
C. Discounts at some local shops.
19. Where will a book sale be held
A. In the reading room. B. In the school canteen. C. In the bookstore.
20. What does the speaker advise students to do
A. Sign up for the cookery course.
B. Get books on the reading list ready.
C. Eat in the university canteen.
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。
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Creating Young V&A
When the V&A Museum of Childhood in Bethnal Green was founded in 1872, it was East London’s first public museum. Today, we are transforming this beloved building into a new national museum of design and creativity dedicated entirely to children.
Relaunching later this year as Young V&A, the museum will be a place to imagine, play, create, debate and design. Young V&A will help children to develop abilities such as creative thinking, problem-solving and collaboration through imaginative, hands-on gallery displays and creative programming for schools, families and community groups.
How you can help
In a climate of growing inequality and reduced funding for the arts, it is vital that we young people’s creative development. We rely on your generous donations and are thankful for your support. Whether you can give E 25 or f 25,000, all donations will help to complete this project.
25 could buy books for the new Reading Room.
75 could buy sensory materials to help bring the collection to life for young visitors
150 could conserve and display an international object in the permanent galleries
5000 could help furnish the new creative studios in the Learning Centre.
Ways to give
*To pay by debit, credit card, use the QR code, visit www.vam.ac.uk appeal or call 020 7942 2905 to speak to a member of the Development team.
*Return a completed donation form or post a cheque directly to the museum or hand it in all the V&A
Membership Desk or the Members’ Room.
*To find out about donating by bank transfer, making a regular monthly donation, or to make a larger gift, please email the Development team at appeals@vam.ac.uk.
1. Who are the target visitors of Young V&A
A. The general public. B. Seniors. C. Art lovers. D. Children.
2. What can a donation of 75 do for the project
A. Repaint the Reading Room. B. Help bring the collection to life.
C Conserve an inspirational object. D. Furnish the new creative studios.
3. How can people donate by cheque
A. Scan a QR code. B. Send a cheque to the museum.
C. Call 020 7942 2905. D. Email the Development team.
B
Howard Schultz wasn’t the first person to be carried away by the pleasant smell of a well-roasted coffee bean. But the Starbucks Coffee Co. leader was undoubtedly the first to turn that dream into a billion-dollar retail business.
Schultz’s adventure started in 1981 when he traveled from New York to Seattle to check out a popular coffee bean store called “Starbucks” It had been buying many of the Hammarplast Swedish drip coffeemakers he was selling.
There was that great smell, sure, but what caused him to fall in love with the business was the care the Starbucks owners put into choosing and roasting the beans. He was also impressed with the owners’ devotion to educating the public about the wonders of the coffee.
It took Schultz a year to convince the Starbucks owners to hire him. When they finally made him director of marketing and operations in 1982, he had another idea. This one occurred in Italy, when Schultz noticed the coffee bars that existed on almost every block. He learned that they not only served excellent espressos, they also served as meeting places or public squares, and there were 200,000 of them in the country.
But when he came back to Seattle, the Starbucks owners resisted Schultz’s plans to serve coffee in the stores, saying the restaurant business was competitive, and it was costly to hire waiters. After all, economic benefits were their primary motivator. Frustrated, Schultz quit and started his own coffee bar business in 1987, named “Il Giornale”. It was successful, and two years later, the original Starbucks management sold its Starbucks retail unit to
Schultz for $3.8 million.
As the company began to expand rapidly in the 1990s, Schultz always said that the main goal was “to serve a great cup of coffee”. Asked about the secret of his success, Schultz told us the principles: “Don’t be threatened by people smarter than promise anything but your core values.”
4. What caused Schultz to join the Starbucks
A. The pleasant smell of its coffee bean.
B. His strong desire to improve himself.
C. The owners’ impressive work attitude.
D. His eagerness to sell more coffeemakers.
5. Why did the Starbucks owners refuse to serve coffee in the stores
A. Many coffee bars had existed in Seattle.
B. People preferred tasting coffee at home.
C. They tried to avoid high cost of labor force.
D. Their coffee was already popular on the market.
6. Which of the following can best describe Schultz
A. Committed and generous.
B Sociable and helpful.
C. Motivated and considerate.
D. Determined and creative.
7. What was Schultz’s business principle
A. Learn from smarter people.
B. Stick to one’s own core values.
C. Keep one’s business a secret.
D. Remember a set of regulations.
C
Only in 2021, fish farms in the US produced an estimated 307 million pounds of the creatures for human consumption. But aquaculture (水产养殖) is complicated by infections and diseases, which kill millions of farmed fish year after year. Now, researchers from Auburn University say they’ve devised a creative solution to this problem: injecting alligator (短吻鳄) DNA into farm-raised catfish.
Alligators have a gene that helps them produce a protein called cathelicidin. Scientists say cathelicidin helps prevent infections developing in the wounds alligators sustain while fighting with each other. The catfish researchers wondered whether this same gene might also be able to help catfish avoid disease. To find out, they used the CRISPR gene-editing tool to insert the alligator gene containing a blueprint for cathelicidin into the genome (基因组) of catfish.
The researchers were afraid that if the genetically modified (GM) catfish escaped or were released into nature for some reason, they could potentially outcompete wild catfish and set off a chain reaction that might harm the species and its ecosystem. So they decided to inject the alligator gene into the part of the catfish genome that regulates a hormone the fish need to be able to lay eggs. This sterilized (使绝育) the GM fish.
The researchers exposed both gene-edited and unchanged catfish to two types of bacteria that can cause infections. The GM fish survived at rates that were 2-5 times higher than their unedited counterparts, the findings suggest. This shows the addition of alligator genes made catfish more impervious to infection.
But the technique isn’t straightforward or easy, and scientists would likely need to repeat it for each new round of fish. Beyond that, the Auburn researchers would need to go through the lengthy process of getting the GM catfish approved for human consumption by the US Food and Drug Administration. They may also have an uphill battle convincing consumers to eat GM fish.
8. What makes the Auburn research significant and necessary
A. The large number of alligators.
B. The advantages of aquaculture.
C. The global demand for health.
D. The gap between demand and supply of catfish.
9. What can we learn about the Auburn researchers
A. They referred to previous research.
B. They did a great deal of questionaire research.
C. They collected plenty of data on the farms.
D. They experimented to test their assumption.
10. What does the underlined word “impervious” in paragraph 4 probably mean
A. Resistant. B. Friendly.
C. Sensitive. D. Exposed.
11. What can we infer from the last paragraph
A. The catfish research has already received some doubts.
B. Further research into farmed catfish will be prohibited.
C. It’s a long way for GM catfish to make it to the dining table.
D. GM catfish are rejected by the FDA and American people.
D
The term poverty refers to the state or condition in which people or communities lack the financial resources and essentials for a minimum standard of living. As such their basic human needs cannot be met. Poverty-stricken people and families may go without proper housing, clean water, healthy food, and medical attention. Each nation may have its own criteria for determining the poverty line and counting how many of its people live in poverty. It’s important to remember that poverty is a socioeconomic condition that is the result of multiple factors — not just income.
Poverty is both an individual concern as well as a broader social problem. On the individual or household level, not being able to make ends meet can lead to a range of physical and mental issues. At the societal level, high poverty rates can be an obstacle (障碍) to economic growth and be associated with problems like unemployment, education, and poor health.
Poverty is a difficult cycle to break and often passes from one generation to the next. It is often determined by socioeconomic status, and geography. Many people are born into poverty and have little hope of overcoming it. Others may fall into poverty because of negative economic conditions, natural disasters, or rising living costs.
The United Nations and the World Bank are major advocates of reducing world poverty. The World Bank has an ambitious target of reducing poverty to less than 3% of the global population by 2030.You may wonder whether poverty can be solved. The answer to this question is complicated. If it were easy or obvious, poverty would no longer be such a big issue. Social welfare programs and private philanthropy (慈善事业) are ways to provide for those in poverty, along with access to essentials like clean water, good food, and adequate healthcare. However, more is needed. Programs that encourage the disadvantaged to obtain skills, jobs, and education are also important as a longer-term cure.
12. What can we learn about poverty from the first paragraph
A. It has a worldwide standard.
B. It is actually judged by income.
C. It usually involves many aspects.
D. It refers to underdeveloped regions.
13. What is paragraph 3 mainly about
A. The causes of poverty.
B. The spread of poverty.
C. The judgment of poverty.
D. The side-effects of poverty.
14. What does the author think of solving poverty
A. It must be authorized by the UN.
B. It is a complex and difficult task.
C. It may affect the global population.
D. It is the major task of welfare programs.
15. What does the underlined phrase “the disadvantaged” in the last paragraph refer to
A. Badly-behaved people.
B. People with low EQ.
C. People with disabilities.
D. People living in poverty.
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。
Bad Habits That Can Hurt Your Brain
You miss out on sleep
___16___— we all do. But some of those bad habits can take a toll on your brain. For example, lack of sleep may be a cause of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease. It’s best to have regular sleeping hours. If you have trouble with sleep, avoid alcohol, caffeine, and electronics in the evening.
You spend too much time alone
Humans are excited about social contact. It’s not about how many net friends you have—what matters is a real sense of connection. People who have that with even just a few close friends are happier and more productive. ___17___. If you feel alone, call some friends or start something new — salsa dancing, tennis, bridge — that involves other people.
You eat too much junk food
Parts of the brain linked to learning, memory, and mental health are smaller in people who have lots of
hamburgers, fries, potato chips, and soft drinks in their diet. Berries, whole grains, nuts, and green leafy vegetables, on the other hand, preserve brain function and slow mental decline. ___18___, grab a handful of nuts instead.
___19___
The longer you go without regular exercise, the more likely you are to have dementia. You’re also more likely to get diabetes, heart disease, and high blood pressure — all of which may be linked to Alzheimer’s. You don’t have to start running marathons—a half hour in the garden or a brisk walk around the neighborhood will work. The important thing is to get at least 150 minutes of moderate exercise each week.
You blast your headphones
With your earbuds at full volume, you can permanently damage your hearing in only 30 minutes. But it’s not just your ears: Hearing loss in older adults is linked to brain problems, such as Alzheimer’s and loss of brain tissue. ___20___— no louder than 60% of your device’s maximum volume—and try not to listen for more than a couple of hours at a time.
A. So turn it down
B. You don’t move enough
C. You stay in the dark too much
D. You do a few things you know you shouldn’t
E. So next time you start to reach for a bag of chips
F. It makes you twice as likely to get dementia, including Alzheimer’s
G. They’re also less likely to suffer from brain decline and Alzheimer’s
第三部分 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、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
The history of human beings is naturally a process to pursue happiness, which is the ultimate purpose of life. Happiness makes us cope with our careers energetically and harmonise life ___21___.
However, the word “pursue” evidences that happiness is like a horizon (地平线), when we move further, it___22___ away.
Obviously, defining happiness has ___23___ mankind for thousands of years because individuals all have their own ___24___ and, more critically, human desires are almost limitless. ___25___ is the common standard for happiness of merchants, yet their dreams of being billionaires and even zillionaires always follow the fulfilment of the dreams of being millionaires. The process of struggling for may-be happiness always ends in must-be
___26___. Thus, the definition of happiness can hardly be ___27___.Nevertheless, although happiness is indefinable, it is still easy for us to find the ___28___ examples of happy people, who, in fact, share three features in common: optimistic mentality, ___29___ body, and stable income. It is apparent that most of the sufferings are ____30____ by external surroundings and they are nearly unavoidable. Thus, one can only change his mentality to ____31____ them. Meanwhile, without health one cannot sustain happiness to enjoy the ____32____ of life.
Furthermore, to be realistic, a beggar, while struggling in poverty, can never be as ____33____ as a millionaire sailing on the Pacific Ocean. Hence, stable income is also significant for achieving happiness.
To summarise, to define happiness will not be so hard if humans can understand happiness in a standard way and eliminate (消灭) their ____34____ totally. However, before the realization of this ____35____, being optimistic, healthy, and financially independent may be the “keys” to happiness.
21. A. instantly B. definitely C. permanently D. optimistically
22. A. puts B. backs C. gives D. breaks
23. A. helped B. confused C. changed D. interrupted
24. A. directions B. compositions C. solutions D. interpretations
25. A. Fame B. Health C. Wealth D. Liberty
26. A. success B. sacrifice C. motivation D. dissatisfaction
27. A. settled B. copied C. expected D. expanded
28. A. rare B. unique C. walking D. running
29. A. weak B. slim C. sound D. large
30. A. cut down B. held back C. pulled up D. brought about
31. A. clear B. find C. test D. grasp
32. A. cycle B. sunshine C. outcome D. power
33. A. peaceful B. careful C. polite D. practical
34. A. fear B. greed C. dream D. poverty
35. A. goal B. value C. cause D. potential
第二节 (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。
The fruit fly is a major pest species that reduces the yield of commercial fruits, vegetables and nuts. Passion fruit, native to South America, ___36___ (introduce) to South China in 2012 for large-scale commercial ___37___ (plant).The scientists observed that passion fruit attracted native fruit flies to lay eggs in the fruits, ___38___ most
of the eggs did not hatch.
According to Wu Weijian at South China Agricultural University, the lead researcher of the study, when a fruit fly penetrates into (刺入) the middle layer of the fruit wall to lay eggs, ___39___ causes the plant tissue to break down and release hydrogen cyanide, ___40___ kills most of the eggs.Wu said this is the first instance of finding a living plant which can ___41___ (direct) kill the eggs of pests in the study of interaction between plants and herbivorous insects.
Passion fruit can be recommended as a pest trap crop to plant at the border of an orchard or melon field ___42___ (control) fruit flies, said Liao Yonglin at Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, one of the researchers.Although ___43___ (ecology) traps can usually be offset (抵消) by the learning ability or evolution of herbivorous insects, these particular traps ___44___ (provide) by passion fruit may be permanent ____45____ the case of fruit flies, according to the study which was published in the journal Pest Management Science
第四部分 写作(共两节,满分40分)
第一节 (满分15分)
46. 假定你是某高中的学生会主席,你校近期将举行一次职业规划讲座,请你根据以下内容，用英文写一份书面通知。内容包括：
1.活动目的；
2.讲座的时间与地点；
3.讲座内容与主讲人简介。
注意：
1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.标题已给出。
Notice of Career Planning Lecture
Dear fellow students,
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Student Council
第二节 (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。
As I stood on the beach, watching the baby turtle swim away into the ocean, I felt a sense of peace wash over me. It was as if my small act of kindness had somehow made a difference in the world. I knew that there were countless creatures out there, struggling to survive, and I was grateful to have been able to help just one of them.
Over the next few weeks, I found myself thinking more and more about the turtle. I wondered where it was, and what it was doing. Was it meeting new friends, and exploring new parts of the ocean I knew that I would never know for sure, but it didn’t stop me from imagining all sorts of adventures for my little turtle friend.
One day, as I was walking along the same stretch of beach, I saw something moving in the sand. Atfirst,thought it was just a crab or a seashell, but as I got closer, I realized that it was a small turtle. It was bigger than the last one I had saved, but it had the same distinctive markings on its shell. Could it be the same turtle that I had helped a few weeks ago
I picked it up and examined it carefully. It was hard to tell for sure, but something about its eyes seemed familiar. And as I held it in my hands, I felt a sudden surge of affection for this little creature. It was as if we had a special bond, a connection that went beyond words or actions.
Over the next few days, I took care of the turtle as best I could. I made sure it had plenty of food and water, and I even built a small enclosure for it so that it could move around freely without getting lost or hurt. It was amazing to watch it grow stronger and more confident with each passing day, as if it knew that it was loved and cared for.
注意:
1.续写词数应为150左右;
2.请按如下格式在相应位置作答。
As the weeks turned into months, the turtle grew bigger and stronger, until it was finally time to release it back into the ocean.
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As I watched the turtle swim away into the waves, I knew that it was time to let go
高三英语
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)
【答案】1. D 2. B 3. B
【答案】4. C 5. C 6. D 7. B
【答案】8. D 9. D 10. A 11. C
【答案】12. C 13. A 14. B 15. D
第二节 (共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)
【答案】16. D 17. G 18. E 19. B 20. A
第三部分 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)
【答案】21. D 22. B 23. B 24. D 25. C 26. D 27. A 28. C 29. C 30. D
31. A 32. B 33. A 34. B 35. A
第二节 (共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
【答案】36. was introduced
37 planting
38. but 39. it
40. which 41. directly
42. to control
43. ecological
44. provided
45. in
第四部分 写作(共两节,满分40分)
第一节 (满分15分)
46.
【答案】Notice of Career Planning Lecture
Dear fellow students,
Our school will hold a career planning lecture on May 18th from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm in the school auditorium. It aims to help students gain a better understanding of our future career paths and provide guidance to make informed decisions.
Our guest speaker, Dr Jane Smith, is an experienced career counselor with over 10 years of professional experience. She will cover topics including career exploration and share her own career journey and tips for success.
This lecture is open to all students. Please attend it and make the most of this valuable opportunity.
Student Council
47.
【答案】
As the weeks turned into months, the turtle grew bigger and stronger, until it was finally time to release it back into the ocean. I took it to the same spot where I had released the last turtle, and as I placed it gently on the sand, I felt a sense of pride and joy. And even though I would never know for sure whether it was the same turtle that I had saved before, it didn’t matter. What mattered was that I had made a difference in the life of this little creature, and that was something to be proud of.
As I watched the turtle swim away into the waves, I knew that it was time to let go. It was time to trust that it would find its own way in the world, just as I had found mine. And as I turned and walked back up the beach, I felt a sense of peace and contentment that I had never felt before. I had done something good, and that was enough.
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