2025届湖北省沙市中学高三上学期9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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月月考英语试卷
命题人：陈蓓
审题人：钱秀
考试时间：2024 年 9 月 25 日
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，
并标在试卷的相应位置。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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. What is the weather like now?
A. Hot.
B. Windy.
C. Cold.
. What does the woman do?
A. A dentist.
B. A saleswoman.
C. A waitress.
. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. What materials to prepare. B. How many guests to invite. C. When to decorate the house.
. How does the man feel about the final exam?
A. Worried.
B. Confident.
C. Relaxed.
. Where are the speakers?
A. At the man’s house.
B. At a housing agency.
C. At a household service company.
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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 6-7 题。
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. What is the story about?
A. What pollutes the atmosphere.
B. How the sun is reflected into the air.
C. Why sheep cause global warming.
. How does the man feel about the story?
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A. Doubtful.
听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。
B. Satisfied.
C. Disappointed.
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. What problem does the man mention?
A. A machine wasn’t working properly.
B. An employee was late for work.
C. Some orders were mixed.
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. What will happen at noon?
A. A repair person will arrive.
听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。
0. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Teacher and student. B. Salesman and customer.
B. An order will be delivered.
C. Free cakes will be handed out.
C. Interviewer and interviewee.
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1. How long did the man stay in the sales department?
A. One year. B. Two years.
C. Three years.
2. Why did the man leave the food company?
A. It gave him low pay.
B. It was not fun working there.
C. It offered no chance for personal development.
听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。
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3. Why does the man often go back to his hometown?
A. To meet his friends.
B. To stay with his mother.
C. To look after an old house.
4. What was the man’s childhood like?
A. Joyful.
B. Boring.
C. Busy.
5. What does the man say about his university?
A. He studied law in Paris.
B. He changed his major.
C. He quit college.
C. Market in a magazine.
6. What did Diana Vreeland advise the man to do?
A. Open a shoe shop.
听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。
B. Focus on shoe designing.
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7. Why wasn’t the Winter Festival organized last year?
A. There weren’t volunteers. B. It lacked financial support. C. The government canceled it.
8. What is special about the art exhibition?
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A. It will be held in a school.
B. There are three opening nights.
C. The painters of the pictures are local students.
9. What will be held in the Main Exhibition Hall?
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A. A music talent show.
B. An art exhibition.
C. A fancy-dress party.
0. What is the purpose of the talk?
A. To raise money for the festival.
B To inform people of the festival.
C. To compare the events of the festival.
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 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
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The Hitchhiker’ s Guide to the Galaxy (HG2G) by Douglas Adams
This is a comedy science-fiction series about a boy’s adventures in space. It was initially a radio
comedy broadcast on BBC Radio 4. It is extremely funny and inventive, and has a very British sense of
humor, whose true meanings foreign readers can hardly make out though it has been translated into French
and Italian and so on. But when I read it I feel a strong connection to my home. It was published in
paperback by Pan Books, after BBC Publishing had turned down the offer of publishing a novelization, an
action they later regretted.
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Have you ever read a description of a landscape or countryside that made you feel like you were
actually there? For me, this book does exactly that. It is about a young girl who is taken to live in a big
house in my hometown and discovers a secret garden.

Daddy-Long-Legs by Jean Webster
This book takes the form of a series of letters, and follows the story of a young orphan(孤儿), Judy,
as she goes to university and discovers a whole world of new experiences. This book always reminds me
of my family, especially my mother, because she used to read it to me when I was ill in bed.
The Railway Children by E. Nesbit
This was one of my favorite books when I was younger, and for this reason it still strongly reminds
me of England and my childhood. It is also set in Yorkshire where I was born and spent my childhood, and
follows three children living next to a railway and their adventures.
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1. What do we know about HG2G?
A. It was based on true adventures.
B. Its language is abstract and inventive.
C. Its humor is hard for foreigners to understand.
D. It was adapted for radio after being published.
2. Which books are set in the same place?
A. Daddy-Long-Legs & HG2G.
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B. The Secret Garden & The Railway Children.
D. Daddy Long Legs & The Railway Children.
C. The Secret Garden & HG2G.
3. What do all the books have in common?
A. They follow children’s adventures.
C. They refer to the author’s childhood.
B. They are British countryside series.
D. They bring memories of home to the author.
B
Zondo, a lawyer and human rights activist, was accompanied by her family as she discussed the
process behind writing her memoir—Dearest MaRiky: A Mother’s Journey through Grief, Trauma and
Healing. In her book, Zondo tells her story, the tragedy of losing her son, musician and rapper Rikhado
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Riky Rick” Makhado.
Speaking on the experience of launching her book, Zondo said she has found the process energising
and fulfilling. “ I found myself energised by sitting like this, feeling a sense of community with people,
sharing openly with people and feeling that I’m not alone in a warm way. Of course, there are times when
I get home and I just curl up, but overall I’ve been energised,” Zondo said.
Parts of Zondo’s memoir are formatted as letters to Riky Rick and according to her, the writing process
has been a healing process and closure following the death of her son. Zondo said the letters in the memoir
came from the fact that she had promised her son that she was going to write some letters to him and tell
him about some parts of her life. According to the self-reflective mother, the details on life were matters
Riky Rick was asking about in times that he was feeling troubled. He felt confused by the experience of
having a mother who came home and then went straight to her room and locked it. “He felt that he was not
wanted.” Zondo said.
Zondo said the feedback she has received on the letters is that the writing has been a much needed
thing. “ I got a lot of feedback from people who said thank you so much for writing …It made me feel like
I could help somebody who is in a similar situation of being engulfed by deep sadness and grief and loss
and pain and all of that,” Zondo said.
The book is available at most bookshops around the country for R240.
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4.What is the original purpose for Zondo to write her book?
A. to keep her word to her son
C. to share her story with people
B. to help her community
D. to give her energy and courage

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5.What can we infer from paragragh3?
A. Zondo wrote the letters to Riky Rick before he died.
B. Zondo explained in the letters why Ricy Rick died .
C. Zondo felt guilty because she ignored Ricy Rick’s feelings.
D. Zondo locked herself in the room after Ricy Rick’s death.
6.What does the underlined word "engulfed" in paragragh2 from the bottom mean?
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A. moved
B. overcome
C. confused
D. attracted
7.What is the purpose of this passage?
A.to introduce a celebrity
B. to discuss a problem
D.to promote a book
C.to educate the public
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You’ve just finished a cup of coffee at your favorite cafe. Now you're facing a trash bin, a recycling
bin and a compost bin. What's the most planet-friendly thing to do with your cup?
Many of us would choose the recycling bin—but that's often the wrong choice. In order to hold liquids,
most paper coffee cups are made with a thin plastic lining, which makes separating these materials and
recycling them difficult. In fact, the most sustainable option isn't available at the trash bin. It happens earlier,
before you're handed a disposable (一次性的) cup in the first place.
In two nationwide surveys in the U.S. that we conducted in October 2019 and March 2022, we found
that people ignore waste reduction and reuse in favor of recycling. We call this tendency recycling
preference and reduction ignoring. Our results show that a decades-long effort to educate the U.S. public
about recycling has succeeded in some ways but failed in others. These efforts have made recycling an
option that consumers see as important—but to the detriment(损害) of more sustainable options.
Producing and disposing (处理) of goods is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions and a public
health threat, especially for communities that receive large quantities of waste. New research suggests that
even when plastic does get recycled, it produces enormous amounts of microplastic pollution.
Experts and advocates widely agree that humans are generating waste worldwide at levels that are
unmanageable and unsustainable. They have long recommended tackling the waste problem by prioritizing
source reduction strategies that prevent the creation of waste in the first place, rather than seeking to manage
and decrease its impact later. Creating items that can be recycled is better from a sustainability angle than
burning them in an incinerator or burying them in a landfill, but it still consumes energy and resources. In
contrast, reducing waste generation conserves natural resources and avoids other negative environmental
impacts throughout a product’s life.
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8.What is the main idea of Paragraph 2?
A. The paper coffee cup should be reused.
B. The recycling bin doesn't live up to its name.
C. The paper coffee cup can't be recycled.
D. The recycling bin should be improved.
9.Why do people prefer recycling when tackling waste?
A. They have no other choice about waste disposal.
B. It is the most environmentally friendly way.
C. The previous education misled them to.
D. It is the easiest and most sustainable option.
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0.Why is a recyclable product not the best choice?
A. It will end up in a landfill.
B. It will give off greenhouse gas.
C. Energy and resources are needed to produce it.
D. It produces a large amount of microplastic pollution.
1.What is the best strategy to deal with your waste?
A. reduce
B. reuse
C. recycle
D. reproduce
D
Global education company, Cengage, has launched a subscription service that will give students
access to thousands of digital products, including eTextbooks, online learning platforms and study tools
covering over 600 courses.
Vice President and General Manager of International Higher Education at Cengage, Andrew Robinson,
said that Cengage Unlimited is designed to address one of the major challenges facing higher education
and one worsened by the crisis over the last two years, namely fair and equal access to learning materials.
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Affordable and accessible course materials can make the difference between a student dropping out or
completing their degree." Robinson said.
He explained that Cengage Unlimited for Institutions is not just another online learning offering - it
is the only comprehensive service that includes access to everything a student needs to learn - eTextbooks,
learning platforms, study tools, online homework and skill-building resources to develop employability
skills. Subjects covered include accounting, science, maths, psychology and engineering, among many
others.
The Department of Mathematics and Statistics at University of Cape Town is using Cengage’s
WebAssign, one of the platforms included in Cengage Unlimited for Institutions, to provide content, online
study functionality, and efficient homework assigning and grading to a large Calculus course of 800
students. The platform is specifically designed for STEM subjects and provides course content, homework,
tests and practice problems with instant assessment and has been shown to improve student grades.
The Psychology Department at North-West University (NWU) used another of Cengage’s platforms,
MindTap—also included in Cengage Unlimited, for their Introductory Psychology module to help a large
group of students with their self-study and comprehension of key introductory concepts. MindTap is a fully
customisable online teaching and assessment tool that includes videos, test banks, interactive study tools
and access to eTextbooks.
"The economic crisis over the last two years had major impacts for students and institutions alike.
During this time, Cengage worked closely with its customers to support the transition to remote learning.
Throughout the process, Cengage developed a deeper insight into the ways e-Learning can be supported,"
Robinson said.
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2. What is Cengage Unlimited aimed at?
A. Helping the poor students complete the university education.
B. Providing students with the same chance to get learning materials.
C. Aiding the students dropping out to complete their degree.
D. Addressing the major challenges worsened by the economic crisis.
3. How does Cengage Unlimited for Institutions differ from other platforms?
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A. Professional
B. Interactive
C. Customisable
D. All-sided
4. If you are interested in people's mind and behaviours, what platform is better?

A. Cengage Unlimited
B. MindTap
C. Cengage’s WebAssign
D. Cengage Unlimited for Institutions
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5. What does Cengage feature, according to Robinson's idea?
A. It is a free company of digital products
B. It is a global educational company.
C. It offers customized e-education.
D. It provides affordable education.
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。
It’s important to note that while having anxious attachment can sometimes make relationships difficult,
you aren't doomed to be unhappy in relationships.
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and they are often highly in tune with their
partner’s emotions. If you think your anxious attachment style is affecting your relationships, there are
several things you can try to help relieve your worries and feel safer with your partner:
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: Acknowledging your attachment style and how it’s related to your childhood
experiences can help reduce self-blame in relationships. When anxiety about your relationship creeps in,
remind yourself this may be an old wound resurfacing. Try to stay mindful of your triggers (诱因) and
practice checking the facts before you have a reaction.
Communicate with your partner:
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. Come up with a game plan for navigating conflict