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1、柳州市重点中学2023-2024学年高三上学期8月月考英语试卷全卷满分150分。考试用时120分钟。注意事项：1 .答卷前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写和用2B铅笔填涂在答题卡上的指定位置。2 .选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。写在试题卷、草 稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。3 .非选择题的作答：用签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的 非答题区域均无效。4 .考试结束后，请将答题卡上交，试题可自行保留。第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30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
2、涂到答题卡上。第一节（共5小题；每小题L5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. Why are the speakers unable to go on vacation twice this year?A. The man has to repair the house.B.The man only has one weeks leave.C. They cannot afford it.2. When will the woman le
3、ave Turkey?A.In June.B.In July.C.In September.3. Who might print out the documents?A.Mrs.Green.B.Miss Jones.C.Mr.Collins.4. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A.An art museum.B.A painting.C.An artist.5. What is the man dissatisfied with about the restaurant?A.The food.B.The service.C.The pri
4、ce.1 .申请理由；2.自身优势；3.表达期待。注意：2 .写作词数应为80左右；2.不得出现真实的人名和校名。第二节（满分25分）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。When I was ten years old, I lived with my family in a small house in rural South Jersey. I often accompanied my mother to the A&P to buy groceries. Without a car, we walked, and I would help her c
5、arry the bags.My mother had to shop very carefully, as she was a waitress, and her salary barely sustained us. One day, while she was weighing prices, a promotional display for the World Book Encyclopedia caught my eyes. The volumes were beautifully cream-colored. Volume I was ninety-nine cents with
6、 a ten-dollar purchase.All I could think of while shopping was the book. I stood at the register （收银台） with my mother, holding my breath as the cashier rang up the items. It came to over eleven dollars. My mother produced a five, some singles, and a handful of change. As she was counting out the mon
7、ey, I somehow found the courage to ask for the encyclopedia. “Could we get one?” I said, showing her the display. Its only ninety-nine cents.”I did not understand my mothers increasing anxiety; she did not have enough change and had to sacrifice a large can of peas to pay the amount, nNot now, Patri
8、cia, “ she said sternly. Today is not a good day. I packed the groceries and followed her home, upset.The next Saturday, my mother gave me a dollar and sent me to the A&P alone. Two quarts of milk and a loaf of bread-thats what a dollar in 1957.1 went straight to the World Book display. There was on
9、ly one first volume left, which I placed in my shopping cart. I didn*t need a cart, but took one so I could read as I went up and down the aisles. A lot of time went by and I knew I had to leave, but I couldnt bear to part with the book. With no detective in sight, L impulsively （冲动地）, put it inside
10、 my shirt and zipped up my jacket. I was a tall, skinny kid, and I am certain the shape of the book was obvious.注意：3 .所续写的短文词数应为150左右；4 .续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已经为你写好。Paragraph 1My heart beating rapidly, I headed for the register.Paragraph 2 ：Back home, I told my mother what I had promised the detective.第二节
11、（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 . What is Arthur trying to do?A. Do the housework.B. Focus on his study.C.Sing a song.7 .Who is Cindy probably talking to?A.Her classmate.B.Her father.C
12、.Her brother.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8 .What does the man regret doing?A. Majoring in Accounting.B. Becoming an accountant.C. Withdrawing from the accounting course.9. How does the man feel about his current job?A.Its interesting.B.Ifs dull.C.Ifs difficult.10. What is the woman going to do?A.Introduce the m
13、an to her friend.B.Work in her friends firm.C.Cook a meal for the man.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. What does Bob do when shopping?A.Buy what he likes.B.Buy cheap things.C.Overlook the prices.12. In which aspect does Lily probably spend the most?A.Clothes.B.Eating.C.Housing.13. How much money does Bob spend
14、on clothes a month?A.$2,000.B.$l,500.C.$500.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14. What are the speakers likely to do?A.Cancel the booking.B.Enjoy the tea.C.Make tea for Mike.15. Why are the speakers angry with Mike?A.He forgot to phone them.B.He is too aggressive.C. He didnt keep the appointment.16. How will the man
15、 probably communicate with Mike?A. By letter.B. By phone.C. In person.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Why did Larry Walters fail to become a pilot?A.He was not tall enough.B.He had poor sight.C.He lacked professional knowledge.18. What did Larry Walters prepare for his flight?A.Food and drinks.B.Two chairs.C.
16、54 weather balloons.19. How high did Larry Walters intend to fly?A.About 100 feet above his backyard.B. About 45 feet above his backyard.C.About 30 feet above his backyard.2O.What is Robert Davies?A.A policeman.B. A journalist.C.A driver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
17、四个选项中选出最佳选项。AFour Preschool Winter StoriesFox Versus Winter by Corey R. TaborIn this humorous book, Fox does not like winter. His friends hibernate （冬眠）and migrate, leaving him lonely. Fox gets an idea to make new friends out of snow, but they are not as much fun as his old friends. Whats Fox to do?
18、 He decides to fight winter! Get ready to laugh as Fox gets a flame thrower and tries to melt winter. Winter fights back and Fox gets covered in snow. Just then, Rabbit appears. Rabbit teaches Fox to appreciate winter.The Mitten by Jan BrettOne snowy day, the forest animals discover a mitten （连指手套）t
19、hat a little boy dropped. One by one, the animals squeeze into the mitten to be cozy and warm. Amazingly, the mitten stretches to accommodate even a big bear! But when a little mouse tickles the bears nose, the bears huge sneeze sends all of the animals flying out of the mitten! The mitten flies thr
20、ough the air and the little boy catches his missing mitten and carries it home.Snow Day! by Candice RansomThis is a short, rhyming story about playing in the snow. School is canceled due to snow, so the children put on their winter clothes and head to play! They have a blast sledding and having a sn
21、owball fight. They come home cold and wet to warm up with some hot chocolate.A Loud Winters Nap by Katy HudsonTortoise is just trying to sleep his way through winter, but all of his animal friends are being too loud. Their excitement with winter activities keeps Tortoise from his sleep, who keeps tr
22、ying to find the perfect nap spot. When Tortoise tries to use a sled （雪橇） as a bed, he accidentally takes off down the hill! Tortoise discovers that enjoying winter activities with his friends is a lot of fun!21 .Who wrote the book in which Rabbit teaches Fox to enjoy winter?A.Corey R.Tabor.C. Candi
23、ce Ransom.22 .Which book tells a brief and rhyming story?A. Fox Versus Winter.C.Snow Day.23 . What do the four books have in common?A.They are for preschoolers.C.They are about snowball fight.B.Jan Brett.D.Katy Hudson.B.The Mitten.D.A Loud Winters Nap.B.They tell stories of animals.D. They introduce
24、 ways of hibernation.BWhen the Great Backyard Bird Count （GBBC） began last Friday, Steve and Janet Kistler of Hart County, Kentucky, joined in. Theyve done so every year since the now-global tradition began 25 years ago.For Moira Dalibor, who teaches math at a school, this was the first count. She l
25、ed a group of students and parents to an arboretum （植物园）for an exercise in data-gathering. They were among hundreds of thousands of people around the world counting and recording over four days. Last year, about 385,000 people from 192 countries took part in the GBBC.This global data goes into the e
26、Bird database used by scientists for research on bird populations, which have declined sharply overall in past decades. Ifs part of a rise in Hcitizen science projects in which volunteers collect data about the natural world for use by researchers.Many bird-watchers use eBird year-round, and it has
27、collected huge amounts of data-often between 1 million and 2 million bird checklists a month from around the world in the past couple of years, says Becca Rodomsky-Bish, the projects leader at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, in Ithaca, New York. Observing birds is a good way to connect with the natu
28、ral world. Birds are everywhere. You dont have to leave your house. They will come. And theyre charismatic because theyre fun and interesting to watch.”Participants watch birds, whether that means looking out of the window for 15 minutes or taking a longer trip to a nature area. Organizers recommend
29、 the Merlin bird ID app to distinguish birds by size, shape, song or other characteristics. Many participants also carry field guides and binoculars （双筒望远镜）along with their phones. They then enter the findings into the eBird app. Those numbers help researchers track the ups and downs of various spec
30、ies, which then help determine the direction of conservation efforts.Dalibor prepared her classes with information about local species and practiced with the Merlin app. The kids recorded bird sightings with pencils and drawing boards, and parent volunteers entered those numbers on phones.24 .Why di
31、d Dalibor lead her students to an arboretum?A. To do exercise for health.B.To observe different plants.C.To practice their math skills.D. To collect information about birds.25 .What is the main idea of Paragraph 5?A.How the eBird works.B. The effect of watching birds.C. How the eBird influences bird
32、-watchers.D.The advantages of eBird.26. What can people use the Merlin bird ID app to do?A.To record their findings.B. To identify different birds.C. To help determine the birds habitat.D.To track the ups and downs of various species.27.What*s the best title of the text?A.Great Backyard Bird Count:
33、a strange activity.B.Watching birds contributes to students* education.C. Moira Dalibor: a pioneer and responsible teacher.D. Great Backyard Bird Count shows power of citizen science.CWe journalists live in a new age of storytelling, with many new multimedia tools. Many young people dont even realiz
34、e its new. For them, ifs just normal.This hit home for me rs I was sitting with my 2-year-old grandson on a sofa over the Spring Festival holiday. I had brought a childrens book to read. It had simple words and colorful pictures -a perfect match for his age.Picture this: my grandson sitting on my la
35、p as I hold the book in front so he can see the pictures. As I read, he reaches out and pokes （戳） the page with his finger.Whats up with that? He just likes the pictures, I thought. Then I turned the page and continued. He poked the page even harder. I nearly dropped the book. I was confused: Is the
36、re something wrong with this kid?Then I realized what was happening. He was actually a stranger to books. His father frequently amused the boy with a tablet computer which was loaded with colorful pictures that come alive when you poke them. He thought my storybook was like that.Sorry, kid. This boo
37、k is not part of your high-tech world. Its an outdated, lifeless thing. An antique, like your grandfather. Well, I may be old, but Pm not hopelessly challenged, digitally speaking. I edit video and produce audio. I use mobile payment. Fve even built websites.Theres one notable gap in my new-media ex
38、perience, however: Fve spent little time in front of a camera, since T have a face made for radio. But that didnt stop China Daily from asking me last week to share a personal story for a video project about the integration of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei province.Anyway, grandpa is now an internet st
39、ar-two minutes of fame! I promise not to let it go to my head. But I will make sure my 2-year-old grandson sees it on his tablet.28 . What do the underlined words “hit home for me“ mean in paragraph 2?B.Became very clear to me.D.Worked quite well on me.B.Physically attractive.D.Digitally competent.A
40、.Provided shelter for me.C.Took the pressure off me.29 .Why did the kid poke the storybook?A.He took it for a tablet computer.B. He disliked the colorful pictures.C. He was angry with his grandpa.D. He wanted to read it by himself.30. What does the author think of himself?A.Socially ambitious.C.Fina
41、ncially independent.31. What can we learn about the author as a journalist?A. He lacks experience in his job.B.He seldom appears on television.C. He manages a video department.D. He often interviews internet stars.Race walking shares many fitness benefits with running, research shows, while most lik
42、ely contributing to fewer injuries. It does, however, have its own problem.Race walkers are conditioned athletes. The longest track and field event at the Summer Olympics is the 50- kilometer race walk, which is about five miles longer than the marathon. But the spoils rules require that a race walk
43、ers knees stay straight through most of the leg swing and one foot remain in contact with the ground at all times. Its this strange form that makes race walking such an attractive activity, however, says Jaclyn Norberg, an assistant professor of exercise science at Salem State University in Salem, M
44、ass.Like running, race walking is physically demanding, she says. According to most calculations, race walkers moving at a pace of six miles per hour would bum about 800 calories per hour, which is approximately twice as many as they would burn walking, although fewer than running, which would proba
45、bly burn about 1,0000 or more calories per hour.However, race walking does not pound the body as much as running does, D匚 Norberg says. According to her research, runners hit the ground with as much as four times their body weight per step, while race walkers, who do not leave the ground, create onl
46、y about 1.4 times their body weight with each step.As a result, she says, some of the injuries associated with running, such as runnefs knee, are uncommon among race walkers. But the sporfs strange form does place considerable stress on the ankles and hips, so people with a history of such injuries
47、might want to be cautious in adopting the sport. In fact, anyone wishing to try race walking should probably first consult a coach or experienced racer to learn proper technique, she says. It takes some practice.32.Why are race walkers conditioned athletes?A. They must run long distances.B. They hav
48、e to follow special rules.C. They are qualified for the marathon.D.They are good at swinging their legs.33.What advantage dose race walking have over running?A.Its less challenging physically.B.Its more popular at the Olympics.C. Its less likely to cause knee injuries.D. Its more effective in body building.34. What is Dr. Norbergs suggestion for someone trying race walking?A.Doing regular exercises.B.Having a medical checkup.