山西大学附属中学2024-2025学年高三下学期5月月考 英语试题（含答案）

山西大学附属中学2024-2025学年高三下学期5月月考英语试题
一、阅读理解
Enriching Horizons: Releasing Cultural Competencies
Through School Experience in Melbourne, AustraliaTHROUGH THIS STUDY TOUR, STUDENTS CAN:
· Enhance their global perspectives through the experience in an Australian education setting;
· Develop cultural responsiveness in teaching through engagement with a variety of student populations in overseas primary and secondary schools and universities;
· Cultivate professional development by learning and sharing strategies with Australian peers.COST
· $23,000 (including flights, visa, transportation & entrance fees)
· Allowance by The Education University of Hong Kong ($10,000 maximum for an undergraduate & $5,000 maximum for a post-graduate)
· Additional costs: you are advised to ensure that you have the necessary funds to cover your living costs while in Australia. The estimated expense is around $5,000.THE SCHOOL TO BE VISITED
· Monash University Clayton Campus
·A primary school and a secondary school
You are not required to visit all if not interested but keep it in mind that two visits are must. More details will be provided during the information session if you have any questions.INFORMATION SESSION
· Date: 25 July, 2024
· Session time: 3:00 pm-4:00 pm
· Location: Room 302 in Education Complex
Your timely presence would be greatly appreciated.APPLICATION
· Seat: 12
Seats are limited for this program, so please note that students in need of academic credits to complete their courses ahead of time may be given priority.
If you want to consult something else, do not hesitate to contact us!
· Application period: 24 June-27 July, 2024
· Study tour leaders: Miss Lam and Giselle
1．How much will an undergraduate spend at least on this trip
A．About $18,000. B．About $23,000. C．About $28,000. D．About $33,000.
2．Who might get the seat in this program more easily
A．A student who desperately needs a gap year.
B．A student who plans to graduate in advance.
C．A student who intends to apply for further education.
D．A student who wants to explore the culture in Australia.
3．What is the main purpose of this study tour according to the text
A．To help students find jobs in Australia.
B．To enhance students’ various abilities.
C．To have a fulfilling vacation in Australia.
D．To only visit Monash University Clayton Campus.
When you picture doing a science project, you might imagine looking through a microscope or building a model volcano. But science projects can be done anywhere. Many teens get inspired from playing musical instruments to doing gymnastics. All it takes to transform your favorite activities into a science project is identifying a problem you want to solve.
Elizabeth, 14, who is in seventh grade at Davis Drive Middle School in Cary, N. C, designed a program. Her method is based on the golden ratio (比例). This ratio is often used to create pleasing parts in artworks. The ratio also appears in nature. Elizabeth’s data storage strategy helps computers write data evenly (均匀地) across memory devices. This could help such devices last longer.
“As long as I can remember, I’ve been an artistic person,” Elizabeth says, “In fourth grade, my art teacher taught us about the golden ratio. And at that point it was just, you know, something to use when we were painting.” But last year, Elizabeth had to replace the memory in her own computer, thinking the golden ratio might work in information storage, too. Elizabeth tested her golden-ratio technique by running programs on a computer.
But before this project, Elizabeth had no coding experience. To prepare, she spent months reading a textbook on how to code. She says, “It wasn’t like an ‘ah-ha’ moment. Writing programs is such a boring process. But it was just exciting to explore and see the computer actually just doing stuff that I told it to do after those hours.”
“Don’t limit yourself,” Elizabeth adds, “One of the biggest challenges you face is changing your mindset. I never thought that science or computer science would be my kind of thing, but after learning a bit about programming, I found that it was actually a new way to express myself. Words, painting, now programming.”
4．What can we learn about science projects according to this passage
A．They can come from different hobbies. B．They will inspire teens to find solutions.
C．They need skills in building models. D．They may involve great imagination.
5．What is Elizabeth’s programming used for
A．Strengthening memories. B．Storing information.
C．Creating fine works. D．Protecting nature.
6．What can we infer from the fourth paragraph
A．Imagination is the source of creation. B．Laugh it off when facing difficulties.
C．Well begun is half done. D．Every effort will pay off.
7．What is Elizabeth doing with her words in the last paragraph
A．Expressing doubts. B．Making promises.
C．Offering advice. D．Giving response.
Scientists have come up with an unusual idea for how to solve global warming - cool the Earth by putting ice into the upper atmosphere (大气层) to make it drier.
Water vapour (水汽) is a natural greenhouse gas that traps heat. Researchers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and NASA believe that if they add ice up high in the air, it could dry out the upper atmosphere and reduce its ability to trap human-caused warmth.
So far, it’s just an early idea that scientists could add to their last toolbox against climate change, said NOAA physicist Dr Joshua Schwarz, lead author of the study published in scientific journal Science Advances. “This is about exploring what might be possible in the future and identifying research directions,” he said, explaining scientists didn’t have the technology to put the idea into practice yet.
The means is one of a few suggested by scientists that aim to reduce the effect of climate change by mending the world’s atmosphere. The way it could possibly work is that hi-tech planes could put ice particles about 17km high, where the air slowly rises. The researchers believe that the ice and cold air would rise to where it’s coldest, making the water vapour turn to ice and fall, drying out the stratosphere (平流层) in the process.
Putting two tons of ice per week could reduce global heating by about five percent of the warming caused by fossil fuels. But researchers were unsure how they would put the ice and whether the practice could cause side-effects.
8．What is the text mainly about
A．Scientists solved global warming.
B．Scientists found the causes of global warming.
C．Scientists got to know the result of global warming.
D．Scientists thought of a possible way to solve global warming.
9．What can we learn from paragraph 4
A．The air at a height of 17km rises fast. B．This is the only way scientists advised.
C．Advance in plane can make the ideas possible. D．The means is supported by few scientists.
10．What stops scientists from carrying out the idea
A．They don’t have enough money. B．They are not allowed by the law.
C．They are faced with extreme climate. D．They haven’t found the way to put the ice.
11．Where is the text most likely from
A．A newspaper. B．A notebook. C．A science fiction. D．A textbook.
You might not think that an AI capable of making music would stimulate your emotion, but others think differently, particularly those who gathered at Mexico City’s Symphony Hall in 2019 for Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony, which I finished using melodies generated by an AI.
As the orchestra (管弦乐团) finished Schubert’s original work and began the music the AI and I had written, I could feel the crowd’s energy shift from astonishment to indignation and fear. They seemed afraid that an AI might be able to make emotional symphonic music. You can see their point: an AI that makes emotional music could affect the emotional lives of thousands or even millions of people in a small, but profound way, just like a human musician does.
Positive and negative, people reacted very strongly to AI’s symphonic debut (首秀). Even though most people don’t believe that AI can create something enjoyable, they, at least partly, did enjoy the Unfinished Symphony.
Enjoyment in music implies that there’s something in the music that the listener connects to, a perception of shared emotion. But, in the case of AI music, an emotion shared with who AI, as of yet, has no emotions. So what is the meaning of music made without an emotional composer The unsatisfying answer is that music has no objective meaning. A composer can decide how a piece of music sounds, but it’s the listener that decides what it means.
No matter how it’s created, music doesn’t exist in a vacuum (真空) to the listener. The meaning we assign to music depends on its context — how the piece connects to other elements in our lives. Without context, music is like the results of a game whose rules have been lost. The context for a music is part of who you are. The music is emotional to you because you have the context to appreciate it. As it continues to evolve, AI music will develop its own context. Certainly, it’ll be different from human-made music. It’ll mix existing genres to create new ones; it’ll combine instruments that we wouldn’t think of combining. Its rules will be different.
I’m now always asked the same question: “Who put the emotion in that music: you, the composer, or the AI ” But that’s not the question they really want to ask, though. There’s a deeper question that most people are too afraid to ask right now: “Are my emotions so simple that they can be maneuvered by a machine ”
In my experience, this could be possible one day. If a modestly capable music AI in 2019 could stir up emotions of an audience, maybe AI can have a more powerful effect on our emotional lives than we’d like to admit.
12．The audience reacted strongly to the symphony mainly due to ______.
A．their doubts about AI’s capabilities B．their uneasiness about AI’s influence
C．the orchestra’s brilliant presentation of AI music D．the likeness between AI music and the original work
13．What might the author agree with
A．AI poses little impact on people’s emotions.
B．Music bears no intended emotional meaning.
C．AI music will outperform human-made music.
D．The context reflects people’s interpretation of music.
14．What does the word “maneuvered” underlined in Paragraph 6 most probably mean
A．Refreshed. B．Challenged. C．Revealed. D．Directed.
15．Which would be the best title for the passage
A．Are Composers To Be Replaced B．Would AI Music Be a Rising Trend
C．Could AI Make Music That Moves You D．Was the Unfinished Symphony Successful
Pilates, developed by Joseph Pilates in the early 20th century, has gained widespread popularity. It challenges the body in what everyday movements rarely do, promoting overall health and functional fitness. 16 Consequently, it is accessible to all fitness levels.
The primary advantage of Pilates lies in improving flexibility and correcting muscular imbalances. Daily routines often involve repetitive motions like bending forward, but Pilates introduces movements challenging the spine (脊柱) and muscles differently. 17 For instance, side-to-side spinal movements or controlled extensions boost flexibility and posture.
18 A 2015 study found that Pilates was effective in increasing upper, lower body and core strength in retired women who had not exercised for at least six months. Another 2022 study revealed that a 12-week program improved core strength, lower limb strength, agility (敏捷), flexibility and balance in middle-aged women.
Despite its many benefits, Pilates shouldn’t be the only type of exercise you do. WHO recommends that adults get at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise a week. 19 While the exercise may be more cardiovascularly (心血管) demanding than traditional weightlifting, it does not provide the same aerobic benefits as running, swimming, cycling, or high-intensity interval training.
Ultimately, Pilates is an effective workout, but it works best as part of a well-rounded fitness routine. Still, the best workout is the one you enjoy, no matter what type of exercise you choose. If you love Pilates, you’ll stick with it. 20
A．Pilates alone won’t fulfill it.
B．Consistency is the key to fitness.
C．Pilates is such an inclusive exercise.
D．This makes it ideal for those with muscle issues.
E．In this way, the effects of repetitive motions can be offset.
F．Many people turn to Pilates because of its impact on core strength.
G．Further, it reduces the risk of injury compared to high-intensity exercises.
二、完形填空
George White, 77, may look like an ordinary grandfather at a family reunion — until you learn he calls 200 people his “children”. “They’re not biologically my kids, but 21 they surely are,” White told the local news outlet.
That is how 22 he became and still is to the students who 23 his school bus, a job he held for 27 years before he retired. Yet, driving a bus was never his 24 plan. In 1990, he fell off a roof while working outdoors. After that, he intended to 25 a job closer to the ground. However, he said no job has ever 26 him higher. “It’s the children,” White said. “And being in a position where you can love kids every single day is a 27 position to be in.”
The positive feeling was 28 by so many of the kids on his bus over the years. One of his former students, Kaitlyn Hare, cited that he just made everybody feel safe, loved and cared for. It is a 29 so strong that even though George retired years ago, former students 30 recently for one last ride. “They’re finding their 31 that they had 20 years ago,” White said. “And now even their children are sitting on their laps. And that kind of feeling is a wonderful thing.”
What was White’s secret to developing this 32 “He only had two 33 on the bus,” another former student, Louis Castello, said. “Show everyone love, and show respect.” It’s a lesson many of them now 34 with them.
“I’m convinced that when you love and respect people, that’s what you’re going to get back.” White said. That is how one man’s unexpected path became 200 lives’ 35 .
21．A．personally B．emotionally C．mentally D．socially
22．A．exposed B．committed C．attached D．accustomed
23．A．drove B．missed C．repaired D．rode
24．A．realistic B．original C．subsequent D．previous
25．A．offer B．perform C．seek D．quit
26．A．held B．pushed C．promoted D．lifted
27．A．lovely B．tricky C．suitable D．challenging
28．A．returned B．inspired C．judged D．hidden
29．A．symbol B．character C．bond D．tone
30．A．graduated B．gathered C．communicated D．developed
31．A．seats B．wallets C．puzzles D．jobs
32．A．strategy B．skill C．affection D．curiosity
33．A．bans B．options C．records D．rules
34．A．turn to B．carry through C．keep up D．search for
35．A．career B．dream C．position D．compass
三、语法填空
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 Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts is displaying the creations of six Chinese artists at an art exhibition in the UK. 36 (title) Spirit Matters: Traditional Culture in Chinese Contemporary Art, the exhibition has made a gallery at Birmingham City University’s School of Art into a space 37 the featured artists show their explorations aimed at presenting Eastern aesthetics (美学).
Liu Jianhua challenges the ceramic (陶瓷) norm with china “sands”. Meanwhile, Liang Shaoji has formed 38 (deep) bonds with silkworms during the past three decades than when he first began working with them, which he regards as 39 (architect) of a bridge linking the past with the present. Xiao Yu’s videos illustrate how bamboo, a symbol of integrity, 40 (transform), as it is folded and broken. Fan Bo combines traditional medicines with his art, and Peng Wei expresses elegance of Chinese paintings in 41 form of 3-D sculptures. Guo Gong’s masterpieces highlight 42 (flexible) of wood as well as its potential.
These artists are redefining traditional Chinese art elements, such as ceramics and bamboo, which they combine 43 (creative) with fresh interpretations. Their creations not only showcase the rich history of Chinese art but demonstrate the ability of the artists 44 (reshape) Eastern aesthetics and bridge the gap 45 the past and the present.
四、书信写作
46．上周日你校举办了勇攀高峰，守护绿意的“净山行动”活动。请你为校英文报写一篇报道，内容包括：
1. 活动的内容;
2. 活动的意义。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80个左右;
2. 请按如下格式作答。
Clean the Mountain
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五、书面表达
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。
ALEX pedaled his bike along the country lane that led to his house. As he rounded a bend, the tips of the cattails that grew around Johnson’s Pond came into view. His dad took him canoeing there sometimes, and Alex loved it. The pond was always so alive with activity. Frogs croaked along the shore, dragonflies hunted among the cattails, and sometimes Alex discovered turtles(乌龟) basking(晒太阳) on sunny rocks.
Alex was curious about the turtles he saw. One week, when it was too rainy to go canoeing, he and his dad went to the library to check out books on turtles. Alex learned that turtles don’t have warm blood like people do. That’s why they have to sit in the sun to warm themselves. Now it looked like tomorrow might be another sunny day. He decided he would ask Dad if they could go canoeing and look for turtles again.
Just then Alex saw something in the road up ahead. It looked like a big gray rock. But it was a funny place for a rock to be.
And then, as Alex watched, the rock started to move.
When he rode his bike up to get a closer look, he saw that it wasn’t a rock at all. It was a large turtle crawled its way across the road. It had a bony, beak-shaped mouth and a long, jagged tail. Alex knew right away it was a snapping turtle.
He also knew not to get too close. He had read that a snapping turtle has a powerful bite even though it doesn’t have teeth. It could even bite off someone’s finger. He stood at a distance and watched the turtle move slowly over the road.
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a car approaching. The turtle was still only halfway across the road. Alex knew he couldn’t pick it up to move it safely to the grass. What could he do
注意：
1.续写词数应为150词左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Thinking fast, he started jumping up and down and waving both hands wildly.
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To make the warning sign, Alex hurried back home and started his work with some leftover wood and paint.
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参考答案
【答案】1．A 2．B 3．B
【答案】4．A 5．B 6．D 7．C
【答案】8．D 9．C 10．D 11．A
【答案】12．B 13．B 14．D 15．C
【答案】16．G 17．E 18．F 19．A 20．B
【答案】21．B 22．C 23．D 24．B 25．C 26．D 27．A 28．A 29．C 30．B 31．A 32．C 33．D 34．B 35．D
【答案】36．Titled 37．where 38．deeper 39．architects 40．is transformed 41．the 42．flexibility 43．creatively 44．to reshape 45．between
46．【答案】Clean the Mountain
Last Sunday, our school organized a “Clean the Mountain” event with the theme of “Climbing High, Protecting Green.” Participants, including students and teachers, climbed a nearby mountain while picking up litter along the way.
The activity was not only physically challenging but also environmentally meaningful. As we climbed higher, we cleared plastic bottles, wrappers, and other debris, making the mountain cleaner. This hands-on experience raised our awareness of environmental protection and the importance of keeping nature pristine.
By participating, we realized that small actions can make a big difference. We hope more such events will be held to inspire others to join in safeguarding our planet.
47．【答案】One possible version:
Thinking fast, he started jumping up and down and waving both hands wildly. “Stop! Stop!” he cried. The car slowed to a stop, and the driver stuck his head out of the window with a puzzled look. Alex darted forward and pointed at the moving turtle. “I’m just trying to save it.” he explained. With an understanding smile, the driver applauded his efforts. Seeing the car pulling away, Alex was lost in deep thoughts. “Maybe I could put up a sign to warn people there were turtles crossing the road,” he said to himself.
To make the sign, Alex hurried back home and found some leftover wood and paint. He hammered nails into the wood to make a flat board, after which he painted a vivid picture of a turtle in the middle and added “Slow! Turtles Crossing” at the bottom. He had completed all his work when Dad arrived home, who offered to carry the sign to the spot. Together they fixed the sign into the ground by the side of the road. With their work done, they both breathed a sigh of relief and headed home with great satisfaction.