精品解析：新疆石河子第一中学2023-2024学年高三上学期9月月考英语试题

2024届高三上学期第一次月考(9.12) 英语试题 一．单项选择(每小题1.5分,共15分) 1. Sales of CDs have greatly increased since the early 1990s, when people_____to enjoy the advantages of this new technology. A. begin B. began C. have begun D. had begun 2. They became friends again that day. Until then they ______to each other for nearly two years. A. didn’t speak B. hadn’t spoken C. haven’t spoken D. haven’t been speaking 3. – Do you think we should accept that offer? -- Yes, we should, for we ___such bad luck up till now, and time __ out. A. have had; is running B. had; is running C have; has been run D. have had; has been run 4. Every possible means ________ to prevent the air pollution, but sky is still not clear. A. is used B. are used C. have used D. has been used 5. Years of teaching experience as a volunteer has made him convinced that for students’ development timely encouragement along with careful instructions _______. A. counting B. counted C. counts D. count 6. ____ at a college or university in the USA, Chinese and other international students must demonstrate a strong ability in spoken and written English. A. Having been accepted B. To be accepted C. Being accepted D. Accepted 7. ________ the programme, they have to stay there for another two weeks. A. Not completing B. Not completed C. Not having completed D. Having not completed 8. The Smiths have three sons, one a baby, ____ twins of thirteen. A. another B. other C. the other D. the others 9. Child, don’t worry too much about ____ mistakes. They’re ____ natural part of learning something. A. the; the B. /; the C. the; / D. /; a 10. In the after-class activities, the students had plenty of ____ and gained a lot of practical ____. A. exercises; experiences B. practices; experience C. practice; experience D. exercise; experiences 二． 阅读理解(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。 A If you have no difficulty in understanding what native English speakers say in daily life, there is a whole new world of brilliant podcast (播客)