湖北沙市中学2025届高三11月月考-英语试题（含答案）.docx

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024—2025 学年度上学期 2022 级
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1 月月考英语试卷
考试时间：2024 年 11 月 26 日
全卷满分 150 分，考试时间 120 分钟。
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。
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．Why does the man make a call?
A．To complain about the delivery service.
B．To place an order for a bed.
C．To change the delivery time.
．Where will the meeting be held?
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A．In Room 402.
B．In Room 403.
C．In the hall.
．What does the woman think of physics?
A．Complicated.
B．Easy.
C．Interesting.
．What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A．Finding new jobs.
B．Seeing old friends．
C．Organizing a party.
C．Working in the yard.
．What does the woman suggest doing this afternoon?
A．Playing computer games.
B．Cleaning the house.
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。
听下面一段对话，回答第 6 和第 7 两个小题。
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．Where does the conversation take place?
A．In a restaurant.
B．At a party.
C．In a classroom.
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．What is the man likely to do next?
A．Have a conversation with Adela． B．Express his thanks to Peter． C．Leave with Gina．
听下面一段对话，回答第 8 和第 9 两个小题。
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．How much does the woman pay?
A．25 cents.
B．1 dollar.
C．4 dollars.
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．What will the woman do next?
A．Write the final paper.
B．Look for a book.
C．Attend a literature class.
听下面一段对话，回答第 10 至第 13 四个小题。
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0．What caused the delay of the TV play last week?
A．Some other programs.
B．Some unknown reasons.
C．Some problems with the contract.
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1．When did the man start to wait for the second season of the TV play?

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A．A few months ago.
2．What kind of programs does the man probably like best?
A．Talk shows. B．News programs.
3．How does the man sound in the end?
A．Pleased. B．Disappointed.
听下面一段对话，回答第 14 至第 17 四个小题。
B．A month ago.
C．A week ago.
C．Talent shows.
C．Uninterested.
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4．What does the woman need to do today?
A．Wash the clothes.
B．Work overtime.
C．Clean her bedroom.
B．To welcome a relative. C．To play with her friends.
B．The woman's husband. C．The man's father.
5．Why is the woman busy today?
A．To meet the deadline.
6．Who did some gardening yesterday?
A．The woman's mother.
7．What will the man do for the woman?
A．Make a shopping list. B．Take out the trash.
听下面一段独白，回答第 18 至第 20 三个小题。
C．Buy some goods.
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8．What made the city Bordeaux wealthy in the past?
A．Its trading supported by the port. B．Its great history and culture. C．Its famous wine.
9．How does the speaker suggest people tour the villages?
A．By touring bus.
B．By car.
C．By bike.
0．What can tourists do on a guided tour?
A．Go to the locals' homes.
B．Learn the wine-making process.
C．Taste wine made hundreds of years ago.
第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分 50 分）
第一节 阅读理解（共 15 小题，每题 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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Simons Summer Research Program
Established in 1984 as a growth program for local high school students, the Simons Summer Research
Program now attracts applicants from all across the country to the Stony Brook campus: Simons Fellows
are matched with Stony Brook study advisors, join a research group or team, and assume responsibility for
a project．The Simons Fellows conclude their program by producing a research poster．
In addition to learning valuable techniques and experiencing life at a major research university,
Simons Fellows attend weekly research talks and take part in special workshops, tours and events．At the
closing meeting on posters, students are presented with a cash award．
Eligibility (资格)
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Students interested in science who have shown independence, creativity and an ability to do hands-on
work are especially encouraged to apply．
Applicants must be in their junior year (11th grade) of high school at the time of applying and must be
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at least 16 years old by the start of the program．
Housing and pining Dinner

Projected summer 24 program costs (residential) : $2, 781．50 (includes $600 Meal Plan and$61．50
Student Health Services Fee)
Residential & Commuter Options:
Participants may choose to live on campus with other student researchers or to commute．Students
who live on campus are typically housed in a double room in a university residence hall, and are responsible
for paying their own housing fees before the program start date．Please note that residential students are
not allowed to bring a car to campus.
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1．What should participants do in the Simons Summer Research Program?
A．Decide on their future career.
B．Learn about Simons’ history.
D．Design a research poster.
C．Visit their dream colleges.
2．Which of the following is a requirement for the applicants?
A．Their age.
B．Their residence.
D．Their school performance.
C．Their related experiences.
3．How much is the housing fee for a residential applicant?
A．$2, 781.50. B．$2, 720.00. C．$2, 181.50.
D．$2, 120.00.
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At the age of 14, James Harrison had a major chest operation and he required 13 units (3.4 gallons) of
blood afterwards．The blood donations saved his life, and he decided that once he turned 18, he would
begin donating blood as regularly as he could．
More than 60 years and almost 1,200 donations later, Harrison, whose blood contains an antibody (抗
体) that has saved the lives of 2.4 million babies from miscarriages (流产), retired as a blood donor on May
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1．Harrison’s blood is valuable because he naturally produces Rh-negative blood, which contains Rh-
positive antibodies．His blood has been used to create anti-D in Australia since 1967．
Every bottle of anti-D ever made in Australia has James in it,” Robyn Barlow, the Rh program
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director told the Sydney Morning Herald．“It’s an amazing thing．He has saved millions of babies．I cry
just thinking about it.” Since then, Harrison has donated between 500 and 800 milliliters of blood almost
every week．“I’d keep going if they let me,” Harrison told the Herald．His doctors said it was time to
stop the donations．They had already extended the age limit for blood donations for him, and they’re
cutting him off now to protect his health．
Harrison’s retirement is a blow to the Rh treatment program in Australia．Only 160 donors support
the program, and finding new donors has proven to be difficult．But Harrison’s retirement from giving
blood doesn’t mean he’s completely out of the game．Scientists are collecting and cataloging his DNA to
create a library of antibodies and white blood cells that could be the future of the anti-D program in
Australia
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4．Why did James Harrison decide to donate blood as regularly as he could?
A．Because he wanted to be a celebrity.
B．Because his blood is valuable.
C．Because he was once saved by the blood donations.
D．Because the Rh treatment program in Australia need him.
5．What can we learn about Robyn Barlow?
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A．He was sad because millions of babies suffer from blood disease.

B．He was deeply moved by Harrison’s donations.
C．He was worried because Harrison may die of losing too much blood.
D．He was anxious about Harrison’s retirement as a donor.
6．What can we infer from the last paragraph?
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A．Harrison’s influence to the Rh program will still exist after his retirement.
B．After Harrison’s retirement, the Rh program will fail.
C．Harrison’s retirement will not affect the Rh program.
D．A library has been built for the study of Harrison’s DNA.
7．Which word can best describe Harrison?
A．Patient.
B．Diligent.
C．Patriotic.
D．Devoted.
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Recently, campaigners have encouraged us to buy local food．This reduces "food miles", that is, the
distance food travels to get from the producer to the retailer．They reason that the higher the food miles,
the more carbon emissions ． Buying local food, therefore, has a lower carbon footprint and is more
environmentally friendly.
However, the real story is not as simple as that．If our aim is to reduce carbon emissions, we must
look at the whole farming process, not just transportation．Other processes, including fertilization, storage,
heating and irrigation, contribute much more.
In fact, imported food often has a lower carbon footprint than locally grown food．Take apples for
example．In autumn, when apples are harvested, the best option for a British resident is to buy British
apples．However, the apples we buy in winter or spring have been kept refrigerated for months, and this
uses up a lot of energy．In spring, therefore, it is more energy- efficient to import them from New Zealand,
where they are in season．Heating also uses a lot of energy, which is why growing tomatoes in heated
greenhouses in the UK is less environmentally friendly than importing them from Spain, where the crop
grows well in the local climate.
We must also take into account the type of transport．Transporting food by air creates about 50 times
more emissions than shipping it．However, only a small proportion of goods are flown to the consumer
country, and these are usually high value, perishable items which we cannot produce locally．Even then,
these foods may not have a higher carbon footprint than locally grown food．For example, beans flown in
from Kenya are grown in sunny fields using manual labour and natural fertilizers, unlike in Britain, where
we use oil-based fertilizers and diesel machinery．Therefore, the total carbon footprint is still lower.
It's also worth remembering that a product's journey does not end at the supermarket．The distance
consumers travel to buy their food, and the kind of transport they use will also add to its carbon footprint．So
driving a long way to shop for food will negate any environmental benefits of buying locally grown produce.
Recently, some supermarkets have been trying to raise awareness of food miles too．But ultimately,
the measures are too simple．Lots of different factors contribute to a food's carbon footprint besides the
distance it has travelled.
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8．Why is importing apples from New Zealand more energy-efficient for British residents in spring?
A．It reduces food miles.
B．British apples are in short supply.
C．New Zealand apples are cheaper.

D．British apples have been stored under energy-consuming conditions.
9．Which of the following statements is correct according to the passage?
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A．Only considering food miles is an oversimplified way to assess a food's environmental impact.
B．All imported food has a higher carbon footprint than locally grown food.
C．Beans flown in from Kenya have higher carbon footprints than grown in Britain.
D．Transporting food by air always results in a higher carbon footprint than growing local food.
0．The underlined word" negate" in paragraph 5 probably means ________.
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A．enhance.
B．ignore.
C．cancel out.
D．misunderstand.
1．What is the author's attitude towards buying local food?
A．Strongly supportive.
B．Cautiously skeptical.
C．Completely opposed.
D．Somewhat indifferent.
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As of 2020, the world’s biggest lithium-ion (锂离子) battery is hooked up to the Southern California
power grid and can provide 250 million watts of power, or enough to power about 250,000 homes. But it’s
actually not the biggest battery in the world: these lakes are.
Wait—how can a pair of lakes be a battery? To answer that question, it helps to define a battery: it’s
simply something that stores energy and releases it on demand. The lithium-ion batteries that power our
phones, laptops, and cars are just one type. They store energy in lithium ions.
How do the two lakes store and release energy? First, one is 300 meters higher than the other.
Electricity powers pumps that move billions of liters of water from the lower lake to the higher one. This
stores the energy by giving the water extra gravitational potential energy. Then, when there’s high demand
for electricity, valves (阀门) open, releasing the stored energy by letting water flow downhill to power 6
giant turbines that can generate 3 billion watts of power for 10 hours.
Unfortunately, neither of the giant batteries we’ve talked about so far is big enough to power multiple
cities. The two lakes’ setup requires specific geography, takes up a lot of land, and has high upfront costs
to build. The giant lithium-ion battery in California can power about 250,000 homes, yes, but only for an
hour. Lithium-ion batteries also require certain heavy metals to make. These resources are limited, and
mining them causes environmental damage. Inventors all over the world are rising to the challenge of
making batteries that can meet our needs--many of them even weirder than the two lakes.
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2．Why is the world’s biggest lithium-ion battery mentioned in Paragraph 1?
A．To make a comparison.
B．To introduce the topic.
D．To declare a fact.
C．To stress its importance.
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3．Which statement is true according to the passage?
A．With the help of the pumps, the two lakes store energy.
B．The water flows by itself to release the stored energy.
C．The two lakes’ setup is able to power multiple cities.
D．Lithium-ion batteries are environmentally friendly.
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4．What will most probably be talked about in the following paragraph?
A．Inventors’ worries.
B．Inventors’ efforts.
D．New challenges.
C．Stranger batteries.

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5．Which is the best title for the passage?
A．Battery Inventors Face New Challenges.
B．The World’s Biggest Battery Looks Nothing Like a Battery.
C．Giant Batteries Fail to Meet Our Needs.
D．Newly-invented Batteries.
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。
Are worms the heroes we didn’t know we needed? Silent, slimy and wriggling, you might think that
worms are good for nothing except bait on the end of a fishing pole．However, there is more to the humble
worm than meets the eye．
The British naturalist Charles Darwin said that no other animal has “played such an important part in
the history of the world as these lowly organised creatures”．They have lived on Earth for 600 million
years and have even survived five mass extinctions．____36____
Earthworms literally move the earth, and this is why farmers love them．As they travel, they aerate
the soil by loosening, mixing and oxygenating it．____37____ They are effectively a small but very
efficient plough．But it’s not just earthworms that deserve praise．
In 2022, a group of scientists at the Margarita Salas Centre for Biological Research isolated enzymes
( 酶 ) found in wax worm saliva ( 唾 液 ) which are plastic-eating ． _____38_____ It’s hoped that by
producing these enzymes on an industry-level scale, we will have a more environmentally friendly way to
reduce plastic pollution．
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____39_____ Bloodworms are small sea creatures which press themselves into the mud of the ocean
floor．Scientists at the University of California, Santa Barbara have been studying their jaws, which are
made up of 10% copper proteins (铜蛋白) and are so strong that they last the worm’s entire five-year
lifespan．