湖南省长沙市第一中学2023-2024学年高三下学期月考（八）英语试题含答案.pdf

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1、长沙市一中 2024 届高三月考试卷（八）英语注意事项：注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分听力（共两节，满分第一部分听力（共两节，满分 30 分）分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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

2、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。例：How much is the shirt?A.19.15.B.9.18.C.9.15.答案是 C。1.When will the woman meet the staff manager.A.At 9:30.B.At 11:00.C.At 12:40.2.Why hasnt the woman seen the man for a long time?A.He went to Glasgow.B.He moved abroad.C.He w

3、as ill.3.Where docs the conversation take place?A.At a restaurant.B.At a supermarket.C.At home.4.How does the man feel now?A.Excited.B.Regretful.C.Refreshed.5.What is the man doing?A.Offering a favor.B.Serving a customer.C.Showing the way.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

4、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.What are the speakers mainly talking about?A.An outing plan.B.A scheduled activity.C.A car repair.7.What does the woman ask the man to do?A.Cancel his plan to meet Frank.B.Invite Frank to join them

5、.C.Ignore their guests,听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8.What is the woman shopping for?A.Envelopes.B.A camera.C.Art supplies.9.What additional service does the man mention?A.Photo printing.B.Online purchasing.C.In-store mailing.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12题。10.What does Grace need Jack to do?A.Fix the copy machine.B.At

6、tend a staff meeting.C.Print some documents.11.What do we know about the copy machine?A.It is under repair.B.It is in poor condition.C.It has broken down three times.12.Where is Jack heading next?A.A branch office.B.A copy shop.C.A repair shop.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16题。13.What is the job about?A.Guest r

7、eception.B.Hotel decoration.C.Building construction.14.How long will it take to finish the job?A.Five days.B.Four days.C.Three days.15.Who will tell the client about the update?A.Richard.B.The man.C.The woman.16.Why does the woman want the job to go smoothly?A.To attract more workers.B.To get more j

8、ob opportunities.C.To shorten the working period.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20题。17.When did Britt want to build a website originally?A.After university.B.At university.C.At high school.18.Why did Britt change the name of her website?A.The original name wasnt suitable.B.She wanted to include other games.C.Th

9、e website wasnt successful at first.19.What can we learn about the content of the website?A.Its wide-ranging.B.Its old-fashioned.C.Its student-targeted.20.What is the main focus of the website?A.Make-up.B.Computer games.C.Team sports.第二部分阅读（共两节，满分第二部分阅读（共两节，满分 50 分）分）第一节（共 15小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 37.5分）阅读

10、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。AThe more you meditate and achieve mindfulness,the better youll feel.There are many freemeditation apps.that offer guided sessions and calming playlists.The MindfulnessMeditation beginners and experts alike will find lots of options with The Mindfulness.A 5-dayguided p

11、ractice and introduction to mindfulness can help you get started,and silent meditationsfrom 3 to 30 minutes can suit a busy lifestyle.The app also offers personalized meditation options,reminders to keep you mindful throughout the day,and.statistics to track in your meditation journal.This app offer

12、s free contents.Premium access（高级会员）costs about$10 per month or$60 peryear.Insight TimerThe app offers a multitude（众多）of meditation bells and calming musical notes duringself-guided meditations.Featuring a variety of professional instructors and courses,Insight Timeralso offers more contents for fre

13、e users than other apps.Although the free option is extensive,thepremium version offers courses,downloadable meditations,night mode,and daily insights.Smiling MindIt is an evidence-based,not-for-profit mindfulness app with over 300 totally free meditationsand mindfulness programs for both adults and

14、 children.Its mission is simple:To provideaccessible,life-long tools to support healthy minds in schools,at home,and in the workplace.Smiling Mind is extremely beginner-friendly,and you can start from scratch,learning about whatmindfulness means,how it works,the research behind it,and primer meditat

15、ion sessions.Breethe:Meditation SleepA nice feature about Breethe is the calming background music that plays while the app is open.even without opening a meditation or music.Breethe offers a lot of sleep contents.includingvisualizations and bedtime stories.The app does offer a few 7-day courses for

16、free,but the majority（1.000-plus meditations）is locked behind the paywall.21.Which app is completely free of charge?A.The MindfulnessB.Insight Timer.C.Smiling Mind.D.Breethe:Meditation Sleep.22.What is special about The Mindfulness?A.It provides courses for beginners.B.It provides calming music.C.It

17、 has a special section intended for kids.D.It keeps records of your meditation practice.23.What do Insight Timer and Breethe:Meditation Sleep have in common?A.They have a night mode set.B.They provide contents on sleep.C.They have calming background music.D.They offer free contents for advanced lear

18、ners.BHello,boys;make lots of toys,said A.C.Gilbert in magazine ads for the erector set（立体拼装玩具）.The building set,using tiny,metal girders（大梁），was popular for many years.As a small boy,Gilbert couldnt sit still for long.When he was 12,he started a sports club forhis friends and got their school to ha

19、ve a field day.After watching pole vault（撑杆 跳），Gilbert took a cedar rail from a farmers fence,shaped it,and began to practice.Gilbert won a gold medal in pole vault at the Olympic Games in 1908.By that time,he had adiploma in physical education and had nearly finished medical studies.However,he late

20、r started hisfirst business:making and selling magic kits,with which Gilbert had amused friends and earnedcollege money.One day.Gilbert saw workers using steel girders to build towers for power lines.That gavehim the idea for the erector set.In 1917,the Council of National Defense thought no toys sh

21、ould be sold for Christmasbecause the country was fighting in World War I.Gilbert,with other men from the ToyManufacturers,went to Washington,D.C.with about 40 different toys.and they were given 15minutes to speak.This meeting was at the end of a long,hard day.Gilbert exclaimed how toys helped child

22、renlearn while his helpers brought out the toys.Soon,tired government men were on the floor,playingwith building sets,models of navy ships,and other toys.The time limit was forgotten;so was theChristmas toy ban.Gilbert spent the rest of his life improving erector sets.When he died in 1961,he had 150

23、patents for his many inventions.But his chief joy was in helping children learn and have fun at thesame time.He once said,I have never worked on anything to make money unless it was fun too.As a matter of fact,the fun always came first.24.What do we know about Gilbert according to paragraphs 2-3?A.H

24、e was unwilling to sit down as a small kid.B.He convinced his school to establish a sports club.C.He absorbed himself in coming up with new ideas.D He demonstrated his interest and gift in various fields.25.What inspired Gilbert to make the creator set?A.Asking workers for assistance.B.Observing a c

25、onstruction work.C.Designing towers for power lines.D.Selling magic kits in previous years26.The officials cancelled the plan to ban Christmas toys because _.A.they were impressed by Gilberts wordsB.they forgot the time limit arranged earlierC.they were exhausted after playing on the floorD.they exp

26、erienced the pleasure of playing toys27.Which words can best describe Gilberts personality?A.Talented and committed.B.Friendly and considerate.C.Brilliant and cold-hearted.D.Generous and strong-willed.CTo the human ears a field of flowers is silent,save the noise of birds and insects.To certainanima

27、l ears,however,a field of flowers is full of conversation.It has long been known that plants communicate when stressed.You need only observe ahouseplant to realize that a plant wilts（枯萎）when it needs water,or turns yellow at the edgeswhen it has been watered too much.Some plants may also emit a bitt

28、er taste to deter insects fromcapitalizing on their stressed state;while others may emit organic compounds to alarm other plantsin the area.Now,a new study,conducted by researchers at Tel Aviv University.shows that not only doplants express themselves in the above ways when stressed,they also emit s

29、ounds.According to the study,plants emit sounds at frequencies between 40 to 80 kilohertz-beyondthe range of human earsbut within the range of some animals.“While imperceptible to thehuman ears,the sounds emitted by plants can probably be heard by such animals as bats,mice,andinsects,explained Dr.Li

30、lach Hadany,a Professor at Tel Aviv University and a co-author of thestudy.One of the primary breakthroughs of Hadanys study is that the researchers have managed tounderstand and classify the sounds that plants generate for the first time.Plants that are not stressedproduce about one noise per hour,

31、but plants that are stressed,dehydrated,or injured manyhundreds of sounds per hour,and each of these sounds seems to be specific to the type of stress theplant is under.This type of information could be vital for agriculture.Knowing what sounds their plants aremaking could help farmers determine whe

32、ther their crops are in danger or drought or disease andallow them to make the necessary changes to let their plants to thrive.Amazingly enough,the researchers are not actually sure how the plants make sounds,though itmay have something to do with cavitation（空穴现象）,which is when the water tension in

33、theplants becomes too high and the water turns to gas,making an ultrasonic popping noise.Whatever the case,this is still a game-changer for plant science,and potentially for the futureof agriculture.One day soon your plants may be-able to tell you if they are hungry,thirsty,or justfeeling lonely.28.

34、What does the underlined word deter mean in paragraph 2?A.Identify.B.Ignore.C.Prevent.D.Preserve.29.What can we know about the new study according to the passage?A.The sounds emitted by plants always remain the same.B.All animals are not able to hear the sounds produced by plants.C.Previous experime

35、nts suggested similar findings to the new study.D.Researchers have made sense of how plants exactly make sounds.30.What is paragraph 6 mainly about?A.The new studys benefits to farmers.B.The new studys limitations in agriculture.C.The new studys impact on further studies.D.The new studys insight int

36、o relevant research.31.What is the authors attitude towards the scientific value of the new study?A.Indifferent.B.Skeptical.C.Ambiguous.D.Favorable.DImagine getting ready for bed,brushing your teeth,setting your alarm and then putting adevice on your head that allows you to control your dreams.It mi

37、ght sound like something out of aChristopher Nolan movie,but its also the real-life promise of a new futuristic-looking headbandcalled Halo,currently in development by US tech start-up Prophetic.Planned for release in 2025,Halo aims to allow you to have more lucid dreams-dreams whereyou are aware th

38、at youre dreaming.In some cases,you might also exert（施加）a degree ofcontrol over what happens in these dreams,perhaps in ways that benefit your waking life,such assolving work problems,visiting faraway lands,practising guitar and much more.The state-of-the-art approach taken by the team behind the Ha

39、lo device involves two stages.First,they are using EEG（脑电图）and fMRI（功能性磁共振成像）to collect vast amountsof brain data from volunteers experiencing lucid dreams.This information will be key for thesecond main area of investigation,which involves using TUS（超声）to manipulate brain activityin a way that will

40、 induce（诱导），sustain and influence lucid dreams by employing high-frequency sounds.So,is there any reason not to be excited about the Halo headset?One issue is that TUS is arelatively new approach to brain stimulation and its not entirely clear what the long-termconsequences of zapping your brain wit

41、h high-frequency sounds might be.A second Issue is thatsome sleep scientists believe dreams have basic functions.One potential concern is that by using adevice to alter（更改）the nature of your dreams,you risk interfering with the usual purpose ofyour dreams:A-final consideration is that.there are alre

42、ady several established techniques forinducing lucid dreams that.do not involve cutting-edge technology,such as training by repeatedlypairing a sound with deliberate thoughts of self-awareness,which are cheaper than the Halo headset.With all these issues taken into consideration,the journey ahead is

43、 not without obstacles,andonly time will reveal the future path of Halo.32.How does Halo aim to impact users dreams?A.By keeping a clear track of dreams.B.By enabling more conscious dreams.C.By producing more frequent dreams.D.By increasing the duration of dreams.33.Which of the following is mention

44、ed as an issue with Halo?A.Too much control over dream content.B.Known long-term impacts on the brain.C Privacy concerns about collecting brain data.D.Interference with the basic functions of dreams.34.What can be-inferred from paragraph 4?A.Dreams altered by Halo would lose all usual functions.B.Ot

45、her.established techniques are less effective than Halo.C.Halo is the most advanced device for lucid dreams so far.D.High-frequency sounds cause permanent damage to the brain.35.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?A.The Basic Functions of Lucid DreamsB.The Promising Future o

46、f Halo HeadbandC.The Pros and Cons of Dream ControllingD.Halo Headband:a Device for Lucid Dreams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。What prevents certain individuals from acknowledging their mistakes,regardless of thesituation?Why do they struggle to apologize,even

47、 when its clear theyre at fault?For them,the actof admitting wrongdoing and apologizing poses a significant psychological threat.36.People who cannot apologize often have deep feelings of.low self-worth.When their delicateego（自我）cannot absorb the blow of admitting they were wrong,37they may place bl

48、ameon others and even argue about basic facts to prevent the threat of having to lower themselves byoffering an apology.Unfortunately,many of us mistakenly interpret these peoples defensiveness as a sign ofpsychological strength.38.But this doesnt show that theyre strong-it shows that theyre weak.39

49、.In order to take responsibility and apologize,our self-worth needs to be strong enoughto absorb that discomfort.Indeed,if our self-worth is.higher and more stable,we can tolerate thetemporary discomfort without the walls around our ego falling down.The mistake we often make when faced with someone

50、whos habitually incapable ofapologizing is to become angry and try to win our argument with them.40.In these situations,the best we can do is make our points as calmly and convincingly as we can and then disengagefrom the argument when it becomes unproductive-like when they disagree with the facts,c