湖南省邵东市第三中学2023-2024学年高三上学期第二次月考英语试题（实验班）

邵东市第三中学2024届高三第二次月考

英 语（实验班）

时量：120分钟  满分：150分 

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。听每段对话前，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。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What does the man want to pay attention to?

1. Education.   B. Job opportunities.      C. The environment.

2. What industry has the woman’s father won an award in?

1. Medial industry.    B. Movie industry.        C. Service industry.

3. How is the man trying to help Ellen?

1. By giving her study materials.          B. By helping her relax.

C.By finding her a new job.

4. What is the man doing?

  A. Deleting emails.     B. Doing homework.   C. Playing computer games.

5. Where are the speakers currently?

  A. In a car.          B. On a train.          C. On a plane.

 

第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. What was the man doing at first?

1. Developing a program.     B. Fixing a computer.   C. Miking a staff list.

7. How can the woman be best described?

1. Serious.           B. Helpful.          C. Realistic.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. What colour shoes does the man want?

1. Red           B. Blue           C. Black.

9. How much will the man pay for the shoes?

1. $100.          B. $85.           C. $75.

听第8段材料，回答第10至13题。

10. What is the main topic of the conversation?

A.Geography.        B. Neighborhood.         C. Holiday.

11. What will the man be doing tomorrow?

1. Visiting a neighbor.   B. Taking an exam.       C. Making a holiday plan.    

12. Where does the man want to go for a holiday?

1. Asia.          B. South America.          C. North America.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

13. How is the woman feeling now?

1. She is all right.     B. She is relaxed.     C. She is not feeling well.

14. How long does the woman usually sleep every day?

1. For about five hours.   B. For about seven hours.   C. For about eight hours.

15. What does the man suggest the woman do?

  A. Ask the professor for help.    B. See a doctor.    C. Have a break.

16. What’s the probable relationship between the speakers?

  A. Classmates.       B. Parent and child.        C. Doctor and patient.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

17. Where does the plane fly from?

1. Shanghai.           B. Berlin.               C. Paris.

18. What can the listeners do?

1. Organize games.    B. Watch movies.    C. Chat with the staff members.

19. What will the listeners probably do next?

1. Buy food and drinks.        B. Listen to some safety rules.   

C. Prepare to get on the plane.

20. Who is the speaker probably?

1. A passenger.          B. A chef.           C. A Pilot.

 

第二部分 阅读理解(满分50分)第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

A

   “Unfortunately, 85 percent of what makes us attractive or less to mosquitoes(蚊子) is hardwired in our genetic circuit board,” says Winegard, author of The Mosquito: A Human History of Our Deadliest Predator. Still, there are ways to outsmart summer’s most annoying party crashers, especially if all you want is to enjoy an evening on your patio (露台).

   Know your blood type

   Only female mosquitoes feed on humans, and for good reason: The proteins in your blood help them grow and mature their eggs. “She’s just being a good mom,” Wineguard says. “People with blood type O are her top of choice. They get bitten twice as much as people with blood type A, with blood type B falling in between.”

   Stay cool

   “Mosquitoes hunt by both smell and sight,” Wineguard says. “They can smell the carbon dioxide and see the heat signature of their target.” Avoiding alcohol can keep your body temperature lower— making you harder to find — so consider choosing a cocktail instead.

    Wear light colors

    Avoiding dark clothing can also keep you cooler, but that’s not the only reason it may offer relief. Mosquitoes, like many biting flies, are attracted to darker colors. The thinking behind this is that the animals they typically feed upon are larger, dark-bodied mammals(哺乳动物).

    Get rid of standing water

   Even a glass of drinking water left on the deck can become a breeding ground for mosquito eggs — and mother mosquitoes lay about 100 eggs at a time. “They don’t need very much at all to breed. It can be a backyard toy , like a truck that has a bit of water in it, or a crushed pop can,” says Winegard. If you get rid of it, they’ll go

somewhere else to lay their eggs.

21. What’s the intention of this text?

1. To introduce a new book.      B. To offer professional tips.

  C.To analyze a study of insects.     D. To suggest throwing a party.

22. Why does a female mosquito feed on human blood?

  A. To hatch more eggs.           B. To raise a large family.

 C.To identify blood types.         D. To fully develop her body.

23. What can we learn about mosquitoes according to Winegard?

  A. They can trace the smell of alcohol.   B. They have energy-locating abilities.

  C. They feed off dark-bodied animals.    D. They need abundant water to breed.

B

   The Malaysian actress, Michelle Yeoh, 60, shared some wisdom with the American Film Institute’s newest graduating class in a speech as she accepted an honorary doctorate of fine arts at the class of 2022 graduation ceremony.

   She recalled her early years in the industry. After an injury dashed her dreams of going into ballet, Yeoh bounced back at a gym where several stuntmen (特技替身演员) trained and ended up learning some tricks of the trade from them.

   “The first thing they taught me what to do was to tuck and roll, then how to fall on my side, and then how to fall on my back. And after a while, it dawned on me that they were teaching me how to fall,” she recalled. “And they said to me, ‘How are you going to go up if you don’t know how to come down?’” “That lesson sticks with me to this day. I had to learn how to fall. Well, you could say I learned it in my bones, literally,” Yeoh added.

   The actress mentioned jumping off a 20-foot highway overpass for one stunt, in which she over-rotated(旋转), causing her back to fold in half and a stunt went wrong. “I didn’t land properly, but I completed the scene,” she said.

   “These moments taught me perseverance, courage and humility,” she said. “They also taught me to hone my skills and eventually progress to the point where I was running on rooftops and jumping onto moving trains. I’m not asking you all to do that, okay? What I want to share with you today is that our slips and stumbles(绊跌)are the secrets to our flight. Trust me, that’s part of the deal. Success without failure is called luck. It cannot really be repeated or relied upon. It is from failure that we learn and grow,” Yeoh continued.

   The Crazy Rich Asians star concluded her speech: “Be courageous, take chances, break barriers, be proud of what makes you unique.” “And most importantly, don’t be afraid to fall, for you are learning to fly,” Yeoh said.

24. What can we learn about Michelle Yeoh from the first two paragraphs?

A. She was tricked by several stuntmen.

    B. She was passionate about working out in a gym.

    C. She won a doctor’s degree in fine arts despite her old age.

    D. She was terribly defeated by an injury and discouraged in her early years.

25. What lesson did Michelle Yeoh learn from the stuntmen?

    A. God helps those who help themselves.

    B. Misfortune might be a blessing in disguise.