湖南省長(zhǎng)沙市某中學(xué)2024-2025高三年級(jí)上冊(cè)月考卷（一）英語(yǔ)試卷

湖南省長(zhǎng)沙市雅禮中學(xué)2024-2025高三上學(xué)期月考卷（一）英

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一、閱讀理解

IntotheWild

一GettoknowsomeofthemammalsthatcallYellowstonehome

Bison

Bisoncanweighupto2,000poundsandareherbivores（食草動(dòng)物）.Despitetheirsize,they

areverymobileandcanrunupto30mphandjumpuptosixfeetvertically.Ini902,America's

wildbisonhaddecreasedtoonlytwodozenduetooverhunting.Conservationeffortsincreasedthe

Yellowstonebisonpopulationto4,800in2023.SeetheminHayden,LamarandPelicanvalleys.

GrayWolf

GraywolveshadgoneextinctinYellowstoneuntil14werereintroducedin1995.Today,

approximately108wolveslivehere.Thesesocialanimalsliveingroupsandcanbegray,whiteor

black.Theyhuntelk,deerandbisonneardawnandduskthankstotheirexcellentnightvision.For

yourbestchanceofseeingthem,headtoLamarorHaydenvalleysorBlacktailDeerPlateauinthe

earlymorning.

Elk

Upto20,000elksummerinYellowstone,butmostmovetolowerelevationsinthewinter

months.Elkarealargememberofthedeerfamilyandcanbeidentifiedbytheirsizeandwhite

rumps.Matingseason,knownas“therut”,occurseachfallwhenmaleelkfightwitheachother

forfemales.Ifscharacterizedbytheirhauntingbuglingsound.Inthesummer,seethemin

CascadeMeadows,MadisonCanyonandLamarValley.

GrizzlyBear

OneoftwospeciesofbearsinYellowstone,grizzliesarebig.Theycanweighupto700

poundsandhaveadistinctivehumpbetweentheirshoulders.Grizzliesareomnivoresandwilleat

bugs,plants,fishandmammals.Approximately150liveinYellowstoneandifyou'relucky,you

mayspotthemintheHaydenandLamarvalleys,northofMountWashingtonandbetweenFishing

BridgeandtheEastEntrance.

1.WhatcontributedtothedeclineofAmerica'swildbisonpopulationby1902?

A.Disease.B.Climatechange.

C.Unsustainablehunting.D.Habitatloss.

2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutgraywolvesinYellowstone?

A.Theywerereintroducedin1902.

B.Theyprimarilyhuntduringthemidday.

C.TheycanonlybefoundinLamarValley.

D.Theyliveinpacksandcanhavevariouscolors.

3.WhereareyoumostlikelytoencounterallthefourmammalsinYellowstone?

A.LamarValley.B.MadisonCanyon.

C.PelicanValley.D.HaydenValley.

ThesceneinthestandsatRolandGarros'sCourtPhilippe-Chattierwasdottedwithred

banners,addingaglowtothealreadyorangeyairspreadingtheredclaycourt.

TherewerehundredsofChinesewavingflagstosupportQinwenZheng,21,whowould

soontakegoldbydefeatingCroatia'sDonnaVedicinthewomen'ssinglestennisfinal.

Asshelaydownonthedirt,eyesskywardandfistsextendedintotheParishaze,thewin's

gravityseemedtoregister:ThiswasChina'sfirst-everOlympicgoldmedalinthissport.When

talkingabouttheOlympics,Zhengsaid,t6ItreatedtheGamesdifferently-theemotion,thefight,

thementality.Ifyouaskedmetostaythreemorehourstofight,Icoulddoit.”

Bomin2002,Zhengstartedplayingtennisatageseven.Atageeight,shemovedalonefor

bettercoaching.Sinceadolescence,shehasdeeplyadmiredChineseathletes,suchasthetennis

starLiNa,whojoinedthe2008BeijingGames,andtherunnerLiuXiang,whowongoldatthe

2004AthensGames.

“Itwasreallytough,“Zhengsaid,lookingbackatthoseearlydays."Mymomusedto

comevisitonweekends.Whensheleft,Iwouldholdherlegandcry.After13,shedecidedtostay

withmefull-timetoletmehavebettergrowthandcare.Afterthat,itgoteasier.Andwemovedto

EuropewhenIwas17.^^

InParis,Zhengperformedexceptionallywellonherroadtogold,includingtopplingworld

numberoneIgaSwiatek.a4WithIga,Iwasclear,9,Zhengsaid.tuIknowwhyIlosttoherbefore.I

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playedrushed,madetoomanyunforcederrors,andwantedtohitfasterthanher.Iwantedtoprove

mypower.ButintheseGames,Ididn'tthinklikethis.”

Zhengisconscious,too,oftheeffectsthathermilestoneachievementinPariswillhave.As

wewrappedupourchat,shesaid,softly:"Iwasreadingcommentslastnightandsomeofthem

weretalkingaboutinspiration,andthismakesmefeelproud.Ifyouwatchmytennisanditbrings

yousomeextrastrengthinyourlife,thatwillmakemehappy.”

4.Accordingtothepassage,whatisTRUEaboutQinwenZheng?

A.ShesecuredthefirstChineseOlympictennischampionship.

B.Sheconsideredalltennisgamestobeequallyimportant.

C.Asateenager,shewantedtogobeyondotherChineseathletes.

D.Shefeltconfidenttolivealoneatherearlydaysoftraining.

5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“toppling“inthe6thparagraphmean?

A.Challenging.B.Defeating.C.Discouraging.D.Declining.

6.WhichwordscanbestdescribeQinwenZheng?

A.Strong-willedandreflective.B.Creativeandindependent,

C.Sincereandambitious.D.Competentandidealistic.

7.WhatcanweinferfromQinwenZheng'swordsinthelastparagraph?

A.ShetakesprideinattainingtheOlympicgoldmedal.

B.Shehopesthatherachievementwillearnherfame.

C.Sheexpectsherachievementtomotivatemorepeople.

D.Shefeelsdelightedtoreadnumerouscommentsonhermatch.

Foreigndriverswillhavetopayon-the-spotfinesofupto￡600forbreakingthetraffic

lawtobeenforced（強(qiáng)制實(shí)施）nextmonth.

Iftheydonothaveenoughcashoraworkingcreditcard,theirvehicleswillbeclamped（扣

留）untiltheypay——andtheywillfaceanadditionalfeeof￡60forgettingbacktheirvehicles.

ThenewlawwillalsoapplytoBritishcitizens.Thefineswillbedescribedofficiallyas

“deposits“whenthetrafficlawtakeseffect,becausethemoneywouldbereturnedifthedriver

wenttocourtandwasfoundnotguilty.Inpractice,veryfewforeigndriversarelikelytoreturnto

Britaintodealwiththeircases.

Foreigndriversarerarelychargedbecausepolicecannottakelegalactionagainstthemif

theyfailtoappearincourt.Instead,officersoftenmerelygivewarnings.

Threemillionforeign-registeredvehiclesenterBritaineachyear.Polishvehiclesmakeup

36percent,Frenchvehicles10percentandGermanvehicles9percent.

Foreignvehiclesare30percentmorelikelytobeinacrashthanBritish-registeredvehicles.

Thenumberofcrashescausedbyforeignvehiclesroseby47percentbetween2018and2023.

Therewerealmost400deathsandseriousinjuriesand3,000slightinjuriesfromaccidentscaused

byforeignvehiclesin2023.

Thenewlawispartlyintendedtosettletheproblemofforeignlorrydriversignoringlimits

toweightandhoursatthewheel.Foreignlorriesarethreetimesmorelikelytobeinacrashthan

Britishlorries.Recentspotchecksfoundthatthreequartersoflorriesthatfailedsafetytestswere

registeredoverseas.

Thestandarddepositforacarelessdrivingoffence——suchasdrivingtooclosetothe

vehicleinfrontorreadingamapatthewheel-willbe￡300.Depositsforspeedingoffencesand

usingmobilephoneswillbe￡60.Foreigndriverswillnotgetpointsaspunishmentaddedtotheir

licenses,whileBritishdriverswill.

8.Whatdoweknowaboutthenewtrafficlaw?

A.Ithasbeenwellcarriedout.

B.Driversmustpaytheirfinesincash.

C.Vehicleswillbeclampedforbreakingthelaw.

D.ItisintendedforbothforeignandBritishdrivers.

9.WhatdoweknowaboutforeignvehiclesinBritain?

A.ManyforeignvehicleshavebeenfinedinBritain.

B.HalfamillionFrenchvehiclesenterBritaineveryyear.

C.30%offoreignvehiclescauseroadaccidentsinBritain.

D.Officersprefertowarnforeigndriversratherthantakethemtocourt.

10.Accordingtothepassage,whatmightbeareasonforcarryingoutthelaw?

A.ToincreasetheincomeofBritishpolice.

B.Tolowertherateoftrafficaccidentsandinjuries.

C.TocutdownthenumberofforeignlorriesenteringBritain.

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D.Togetforeigndriverswhocauseaccidentstoappearincourt.

11.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ForeignDriversFaceHeavyPunishmentinBritain

B.StrictNewMeasuresforTrafficSafetyintheUK

C.ChallengesofEnforcingTrafficLawonForeignVehicles

D.BritishandForeignDriversEquallySubjecttoNewTrafficLaw

Researchersfindthebenefitsoffreetimedependonourbeliefsaboutit.AnewRutgers-led

studyfindsthatcontentmentdepends,atleastinpart,onbelievingthatleisureactivitiesarenota

wasteoftime.

Accordingtothestudy,thinkingofleisureaswastefulpreventsusfromenjoyingourleisure

pursuits-especiallypurelypleasureactivitiessuchashangingoutwithfriends,watchingTVand

justrelaxing.Moregoal-drivenleisureactivities,likeexerciseandmeditation（冥想），tendtofeel

productiveandsoarestillenjoyedwhetherornotpeopleseevalueintheirleisure.

Inonepartofthestudy,theresearchersasked302peopletorecallwhattheydidfor

Halloween,howmuchtheyenjoyedtheholidayandtheirattitudestowardleisureingeneral.

ThosewhobelievedleisurewaswastefulenjoyedtheirHalloweenless,especiallywhenthey

engagedinactivitieslikegoingtoapartycomparedtootheractivitiesthatmightbefunbutmight

alsofulfill（履行）responsibilities,liketrickortreatingwiththeirkids.

Inanotherpartofthestudy,participantsreadnewsarticlesmeanttoconvincethereader

thatleisureiswasteful,unproductiveorproductive.Nexttheywatchedthe“BestFunnyCat

Videos2019"andwereaskedhowmuchtheyenjoyedit.Thosewhobelievedthatleisurewas

wastefulorunproductivedidn'tenjoywatchingthevideosasmuchasthosewhothoughtleisure

timewasproductiveandimportant.

Theresultsshowthatthosewhodonotenjoypleasure-drivenactivitiesaremoredepressed,

anxiousandstressed.Thefindingssuggesthappinessmaybedrivennotonlybywhetherpeople

engageinleisure,butwhethertheyfindvalueinwhattheyaredoing.

"Attitudescanbedifficulttochange,soitmaynotbepossibletoshiftbeliefsaboutleisure

overnight,,,saidleadauthorGabrielaTonietto."Forthosewhothinkofleisureaswasteful,

focusingontheproductivewaysthatindividualleisureactivitiescanservetheirlong-termgoals

canhelp.”

12.WhichstatementillustratestheparticipantsenjoyingtheirHalloweenless?

A.Theyareenthusiasticparty-goers.B.Theyenjoyrelaxingwiththeirfamily.

C.Theyconsidertrickortreatingboring.D.Theyputmuchvalueonresponsibilities.

13.Whyweretheparticipantsaskedtoreadthenewsarticles?

A.Toshapetheirattitudetoleisure.B.Toinformthemofthecatvideos.

C.Tomeasuretheirhappinesslevel.D.Toexaminetheirproductivity.

14.WhataspectofleisureisworthattentionaccordingtoTonietto?

A.Itsaccessibility.B.itsvarioustypes.

C.Itspotentialcontributions.D.Itsflexibility.

15.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.PursuingHappinessIntentionallyMightBackfire

B.HappinessComesfromRealSatisfactionofLife

C.BelievingLeisureIsWastefulReducesHappiness

D.MoreLeisureDoesn'tNecessarilyBringContentment

Maybeyouareprobablygettinganearful（訓(xùn)斥）fromyourinnervoice.16.Hereare

severalwaystochangeyourself-talkscriptandtouseyourinnervoicestoperformbetter.

Listencriticallytoyourinnercritic

Inhigh-pressuresituations,self-talkisoftencritical.Insteadofthinkingdeliberatelyand

logically,ourinnervoicesarecausedbyemotion.Thatinfluenceseverythingfromhowwetalkto

ourselvestoourbehaviors.17.Andwhenyourinnervoicesstarttofillwithwordsof

frustrationanddiscouragement,pausetheconversationasyouconsiderwaystochangeit.

Createpsychologicaldistancefromyourself

Oneeffectivewaytomanagestressistocreatepsychologicaldistance.Thiscanbe

achievedbyusingsecond-orthird-personpronounswhenreferringtothesituation.Asking

yourself,64Whyareyoufeelingsostressed?"isonewaytocreatethepsychologicaldistanceyou

needtoregulateemotion.18.

Fityourconversationtoyourgoal

19.Instructionalself-talklike“shouldersback"or"keeptheleftarmstraight“works

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toimprovetechnique.Motivationalself-talksuchas"you'vegotthis"or"keepgoing^^canhelp

withconfidence,strength,orendurance.Ifsimportanttobeawareofthetypeofself-talkyouare

usingandmakesureitalignswithyourgoalsandneeds.

20

Demeaningornegativeself-talkisonlygoingtoincreaseyourstressandholdyouback.

Instead,speakcompassionatelytoyourself-justasyouwouldtoafriend.Recreatenegative

messagestoincludepositivecontent.t4Iamnotgoodatthis."canbechangedto“Relax.Youare

preparedforthis.”"Idon'tknowwhattosay."canbereplacedby“Remembertosmileandask

goodquestions.9,

A.Treatyourselfasafriend

B.Makeasmanyfriendsaspossible

C.Usinginstructionallanguageisappropriate

D.Differenttypesofself-talkworkbestforspecificgoals

E.Soyourfirststepistolistencriticallytowhatyouaresayingtoyourself

F.Often,negativecommentsinyourheadmakeitdifficultforyoutosucceed

G.Thiswayyoumightfindyourtaskaninterestingchallengeinsteadofathreat

二、完形填空

Onesummernightinaseasidecottage,aboyfelthimself21frombed.Thenhewas

heldinhisfather^armsoutontothenearbybeach.Overheadtheskytwinkledwithstars.66Watch!?,

22,ashisfatherspoke,oneofthestarsmoved.Inalineofgoldenfireitflashedacrossthedark

23.Andbeforethewonderofthiscould24,anotherstarleapedfromitsplace,thenanother,

divingtowardstherestlesssea.

“Whafsthis?”thechildwhispered.

“Shootingstars.TheycomeeveryyearonacertainAugustnight.Ithoughtyou'dliketo

seethe25

Thatwasall:justanunexpected26ofsomethingmysteriousandbeautiful.But,

back27,thechildstaredforalongtimeintothedark,knowingthatallaroundthequiet

house,thenightwasfullofthe28musicofthefallingstars.

Decadeshavepassed,butheremembersthatnightstill,becausehewasthe29boy

whosefatherbelievedthatanewexperiencewasmoreimportantforasmallboythana（n）30

nighfssleep.Nodoubthehadalltheusualchildhoodentertainment,butthoseare31now.

Whatheremembersisthenightoftheshootingstars,andthe“trophy（戰(zhàn)利品）table“inthedining

roomwherechildrenwereencouragedto32thingstheyhadfound-anything33or

beautiful-snakeskins,seashells,flowers,arrowheads...

Hisfatherhad,toamarvelousdegree,thegiftofopeningdoorsforchildren,ofleading

themintoareasofsplendid34.Thissubtle（巧妙的）artof35dimensionstoachild's

worlddoesn'tnecessarilyrequireagreatdealoftime.Itsimplyinvolvesdoingthingsmoreoften

withchildreninsteadofforthemortothem.

21.A.calledB.knockedC.liftedD.transported

22.A.AnxiouslyB.IncrediblyC.SimplyD.Curiously

23.A.heavensB.faceC.eyesD.sea

24.A.workB.fadeC.attackD.continue

25.A.weatherB.placeC.conditionD.show

26.A.comebackB.blowC.visitD.glimpse

27.A.tothebeachB.undertheskyC.inbedD.tohisseat

28.A.seriousB.modernC.silentD.sad

29.A.cautiousB.ambitiousC.sensitiveD.fortunate

30.A.unbrokenB.heavyC.lightD,restless

31.A.resolvedB.avoidedC.forgottenD.delayed

32.A.exhibitB.searchC.collectD,create

33.A.uncertainB.unusualC.practicalD.awful

34.A.victoryB.skyC.cottageD.newness

35.A.applyingB.addingC.turningD.tracing

三、語(yǔ)法填空

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

Earlierthismonth,withthesoundofalongwhistle,aChina-Europefreighttrainslowly

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departedfromWujiashanStationinWuhan.Fully36(load)with55containersoftextiles,

medicalsupplies,electronicproductsandothergoods,thetrainsetoff37itswestward

journeytoDuisburg,Germany,thousandsofmilesaway.

Thistripmarksasignificantmilestone.AsofJuly10,thisyear'sChina-Europefreight

traintripshadsurpassed10,000,38(break)themark19daysearlierthanlastyear.

39isreportedbyChinaRailway,thefreighttrainservicenetworkcurrently40

(reach)224citiesin25Europeancountriesandconnectsover100citiesin11Asiancountries,

coveringalmost41entireEurasiancontinent.Moreover,thetrainshavetransportedmore

than1.08milliontwenty-footequivalentunit(TEU)containersofgoodsthisyear,up11percent

yearly.

Theseachievementsdemonstratethetrips9increasing42(efficient)andvolume,

profoundlyimpactinginternationaltradeandlogistics.

TheBeltandRoadInitiative(BRI),introducedin2013,seeks43(enhance)tradeand

connectivitybetweenChinaandcountriesalongtheancientSilkRoad,includingEurope.44

(consequence),theChina-EuropefreighttrainservicehasbecomeacriticalpartoftheBRI,

facilitatingtrade45fosteringeconomictiesbetweenthetworegions.

四、書信寫作

46.假定你是李華，你班同學(xué)決定本周日下午為外教Daniel舉辦生日聚會(huì)，你因故無(wú)法參

加，請(qǐng)給他寫封郵件，內(nèi)容包括：

1.表不歉意；

2.說(shuō)明原因；

3.表達(dá)祝愿。

注意：

1.寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80個(gè)左右；

2.請(qǐng)按如下格式在答題卡相應(yīng)的位置作答。

DearDaniel,

We'rethrowingapartyforyourbirthdaythisSundayafternoon.

Yours,

LiHua

五、書面表達(dá)

47.閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開(kāi)頭語(yǔ)續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。

Kevinwoketotheblaringbeepofhisalarmclock."Can'twaitforthatcampingtrip,“

Kevinthought,filledwithexcitement.Ashewas