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）

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024—2025 学年度上学期 2022 级
9
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 nw?
A. Ht.
B. Windy.
C. Cld.
. What des the wman d?
A. A dentist.
B. A saleswman.
C. A waitress.
. What are the speakers mainly talking abut?
A. What materials t prepare. B. Hw many guests t invite. C. When t decrate the huse.
. Hw des the man feel abut the final exam?
A. Wrried.
B. Cnfident.
C. Relaxed.
. Where are the speakers?
A. At the man’s huse.
B. At a husing agency.
C. At a husehld service cmpany.
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 stry abut?
A. What pllutes the atmsphere.
B. Hw the sun is reflected int the air.
C. Why sheep cause glbal warming.
. Hw des the man feel abut the stry?
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A. Dubtful.
听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。
B. Satisfied.
C. Disappinted.
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. What prblem des the man mentin?
A. A machine wasn’t wrking prperly.
B. An emplyee was late fr wrk.
C. Sme rders were mixed.
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. What will happen at nn?
A. A repair persn will arrive.
听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。
0. What is the prbable relatinship between the speakers?
A. Teacher and student. B. Salesman and custmer.
B. An rder will be delivered.
C. Free cakes will be handed ut.
C. Interviewer and interviewee.
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1. Hw lng did the man stay in the sales department?
A. One year. B. Tw years.
C. Three years.
2. Why did the man leave the fd cmpany?
A. It gave him lw pay.
B. It was nt fun wrking there.
C. It ffered n chance fr persnal develpment.
听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。
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3. Why des the man ften g back t his hmetwn?
A. T meet his friends.
B. T stay with his mther.
C. T lk after an ld huse.
4. What was the man’s childhd like?
A. Jyful.
B. Bring.
C. Busy.
5. What des the man say abut his university?
A. He studied law in Paris.
B. He changed his majr.
C. He quit cllege.
C. Market in a magazine.
6. What did Diana Vreeland advise the man t d?
A. Open a she shp.
听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。
B. Fcus n she designing.
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7. Why wasn’t the Winter Festival rganized last year?
A. There weren’t vlunteers. B. It lacked financial supprt. C. The gvernment canceled it.
8. What is special abut the art exhibitin?
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A. It will be held in a schl.
B. There are three pening nights.
C. The painters f the pictures are lcal students.
9. What will be held in the Main Exhibitin Hall?
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A. A music talent shw.
B. An art exhibitin.
C. A fancy-dress party.
0. What is the purpse f the talk?
A. T raise mney fr the festival.
B. T infrm peple f the festival.
C. T cmpare the events f 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 t the Galaxy (HG2G) by Duglas Adams
This is a cmedy science-fictin series abut a by’s adventures in space. It was initially a radi
cmedy bradcast n BBC Radi 4. It is extremely funny and inventive, and has a very British sense f
humr, whse true meanings freign readers can hardly make ut thugh it has been translated int French
and Italian and s n. But when I read it I feel a strng cnnectin t my hme. It was published in
paperback by Pan Bks, after BBC Publishing had turned dwn the ffer f publishing a nvelizatin, an
actin they later regretted.
The Secret Garden by Frances Hdgsn Burnett
Have yu ever read a descriptin f a landscape r cuntryside that made yu feel like yu were
actually there? Fr me, this bk des exactly that. It is abut a yung girl wh is taken t live in a big
huse in my hmetwn and discvers a secret garden.

Daddy-Lng-Legs by Jean Webster
This bk takes the frm f a series f letters, and fllws the stry f a yung rphan(孤儿), Judy,
as she ges t university and discvers a whle wrld f new experiences. This bk always reminds me
f my family, especially my mther, because she used t read it t me when I was ill in bed.
The Railway Children by E. Nesbit
This was ne f my favrite bks when I was yunger, and fr this reasn it still strngly reminds
me f England and my childhd. It is als set in Yrkshire where I was brn and spent my childhd, and
fllws three children living next t a railway and their adventures.
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1. What d we knw abut HG2G?
A. It was based n true adventures.
B. Its language is abstract and inventive.
C. Its humr is hard fr freigners t understand.
D. It was adapted fr radi after being published.
2. Which bks are set in the same place?
A. Daddy-Lng-Legs & HG2G.
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B. The Secret Garden & The Railway Children.
D. Daddy Lng Legs & The Railway Children.
C. The Secret Garden & HG2G.
3. What d all the bks have in cmmn?
A. They fllw children’s adventures.
C. They refer t the authr’s childhd.
B. They are British cuntryside series.
D. They bring memries f hme t the authr.
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Znd, a lawyer and human rights activist, was accmpanied by her family as she discussed the
prcess behind writing her memir—Dearest MaRiky: A Mther’s Jurney thrugh Grief, Trauma and
Healing. In her bk, Znd tells her stry, the tragedy f lsing her sn, musician and rapper Rikhad
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Riky Rick” Makhad.
Speaking n the experience f launching her bk, Znd said she has fund the prcess energising
and fulfilling. “ I fund myself energised by sitting like this, feeling a sense f cmmunity with peple,
sharing penly with peple and feeling that I’m nt alne in a warm way. Of curse, there are times when
I get hme and I just curl up, but verall I’ve been energised,” Znd said.
Parts f Znd’s memir are frmatted as letters t Riky Rick and accrding t her, the writing prcess
has been a healing prcess and clsure fllwing the death f her sn. Znd said the letters in the memir
came frm the fact that she had prmised her sn that she was ging t write sme letters t him and tell
him abut sme parts f her life. Accrding t the self-reflective mther, the details n life were matters
Riky Rick was asking abut in times that he was feeling trubled. He felt cnfused by the experience f
having a mther wh came hme and then went straight t her rm and lcked it. “He felt that he was nt
wanted.” Znd said.
Znd said the feedback she has received n the letters is that the writing has been a much needed
thing. “ I gt a lt f feedback frm peple wh said thank yu s much fr writing …It made me feel like
I culd help smebdy wh is in a similar situatin f being engulfed by deep sadness and grief and lss
and pain and all f that,” Znd said.
The bk is available at mst bkshps arund the cuntry fr R240.
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4.What is the riginal purpse fr Znd t write her bk?
A. t keep her wrd t her sn
C. t share her stry with peple
B. t help her cmmunity
D. t give her energy and curage

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5.What can we infer frm paragragh3?
A. Znd wrte the letters t Riky Rick befre he died.
B. Znd explained in the letters why Ricy Rick died .
C. Znd felt guilty because she ignred Ricy Rick’s feelings.
D. Znd lcked herself in the rm after Ricy Rick’s death.
6.What des the underlined wrd "engulfed" in paragragh2 frm the bttm mean?
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A. mved
B. vercme
C. cnfused
D. attracted
7.What is the purpse f this passage?
A.t intrduce a celebrity
B. t discuss a prblem
D.t prmte a bk
C.t educate the public
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Yu’ve just finished a cup f cffee at yur favrite cafe. Nw yu're facing a trash bin, a recycling
bin and a cmpst bin. What's the mst planet-friendly thing t d with yur cup?
Many f us wuld chse the recycling bin—but that's ften the wrng chice. In rder t hld liquids,
mst paper cffee cups are made with a thin plastic lining, which makes separating these materials and
recycling them difficult. In fact, the mst sustainable ptin isn't available at the trash bin. It happens earlier,
befre yu're handed a dispsable (一次性的) cup in the first place.
In tw natinwide surveys in the U.S. that we cnducted in Octber 2019 and March 2022, we fund
that peple ignre waste reductin and reuse in favr f recycling. We call this tendency recycling
preference and reductin ignring. Our results shw that a decades-lng effrt t educate the U.S. public
abut recycling has succeeded in sme ways but failed in thers. These effrts have made recycling an
ptin that cnsumers see as imprtant—but t the detriment(损害) f mre sustainable ptins.
Prducing and dispsing (处理) f gds is a majr surce f greenhuse gas emissins and a public
health threat, especially fr cmmunities that receive large quantities f waste. New research suggests that
even when plastic des get recycled, it prduces enrmus amunts f micrplastic pllutin.
Experts and advcates widely agree that humans are generating waste wrldwide at levels that are
unmanageable and unsustainable. They have lng recmmended tackling the waste prblem by priritizing
surce reductin strategies that prevent the creatin f waste in the first place, rather than seeking t manage
and decrease its impact later. Creating items that can be recycled is better frm a sustainability angle than
burning them in an incineratr r burying them in a landfill, but it still cnsumes energy and resurces. In
cntrast, reducing waste generatin cnserves natural resurces and avids ther negative envirnmental
impacts thrughut a prduct’s life.
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8.What is the main idea f Paragraph 2?
A. The paper cffee cup shuld be reused.
B. The recycling bin desn't live up t its name.
C. The paper cffee cup can't be recycled.
D. The recycling bin shuld be imprved.
9.Why d peple prefer recycling when tackling waste?
A. They have n ther chice abut waste dispsal.
B. It is the mst envirnmentally friendly way.
C. The previus educatin misled them t.
D. It is the easiest and mst sustainable ptin.
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0.Why is a recyclable prduct nt the best chice?
A. It will end up in a landfill.
B. It will give ff greenhuse gas.
C. Energy and resurces are needed t prduce it.
D. It prduces a large amunt f micrplastic pllutin.
1.What is the best strategy t deal with yur waste?
A. reduce
B. reuse
C. recycle
D. reprduce
D
Glbal educatin cmpany, Cengage, has launched a subscriptin service that will give students
access t thusands f digital prducts, including eTextbks, nline learning platfrms and study tls
cvering ver 600 curses.
Vice President and General Manager f Internatinal Higher Educatin at Cengage, Andrew Rbinsn,
said that Cengage Unlimited is designed t address ne f the majr challenges facing higher educatin
and ne wrsened by the crisis ver the last tw years, namely fair and equal access t learning materials.
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Affrdable and accessible curse materials can make the difference between a student drpping ut r
cmpleting their degree." Rbinsn said.
He explained that Cengage Unlimited fr Institutins is nt just anther nline learning ffering - it
is the nly cmprehensive service that includes access t everything a student needs t learn - eTextbks,
learning platfrms, study tls, nline hmewrk and skill-building resurces t develp emplyability
skills. Subjects cvered include accunting, science, maths, psychlgy and engineering, amng many
thers.
The Department f Mathematics and Statistics at University f Cape Twn is using Cengage’s
WebAssign, ne f the platfrms included in Cengage Unlimited fr Institutins, t prvide cntent, nline
study functinality, and efficient hmewrk assigning and grading t a large Calculus curse f 800
students. The platfrm is specifically designed fr STEM subjects and prvides curse cntent, hmewrk,
tests and practice prblems with instant assessment and has been shwn t imprve student grades.
The Psychlgy Department at Nrth-West University (NWU) used anther f Cengage’s platfrms,
MindTap—als included in Cengage Unlimited, fr their Intrductry Psychlgy mdule t help a large
grup f students with their self-study and cmprehensin f key intrductry cncepts. MindTap is a fully
custmisable nline teaching and assessment tl that includes vides, test banks, interactive study tls
and access t eTextbks.
"The ecnmic crisis ver the last tw years had majr impacts fr students and institutins alike.
During this time, Cengage wrked clsely with its custmers t supprt the transitin t remte learning.
Thrughut the prcess, Cengage develped a deeper insight int the ways e-Learning can be supprted,"
Rbinsn said.
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2. What is Cengage Unlimited aimed at?
A. Helping the pr students cmplete the university educatin.
B. Prviding students with the same chance t get learning materials.
C. Aiding the students drpping ut t cmplete their degree.
D. Addressing the majr challenges wrsened by the ecnmic crisis.
3. Hw des Cengage Unlimited fr Institutins differ frm ther platfrms?
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A. Prfessinal
B. Interactive
C. Custmisable
D. All-sided
4. If yu are interested in peple's mind and behaviurs, what platfrm is better?

A. Cengage Unlimited
B. MindTap
C. Cengage’s WebAssign
D. Cengage Unlimited fr Institutins
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5. What des Cengage feature, accrding t Rbinsn's idea?
A. It is a free cmpany f digital prducts
B. It is a glbal educatinal cmpany.
C. It ffers custmized e-educatin.
D. It prvides affrdable educatin.
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 imprtant t nte that while having anxius attachment can smetimes make relatinships difficult,
yu aren't dmed t be unhappy in relatinships.
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and they are ften highly in tune with their
partner’s emtins. If yu think yur anxius attachment style is affecting yur relatinships, there are
several things yu can try t help relieve yur wrries and feel safer with yur partner:
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: Acknwledging yur attachment style and hw it’s related t yur childhd
experiences can help reduce self-blame in relatinships. When anxiety abut yur relatinship creeps in,
remind yurself this may be an ld wund resurfacing. Try t stay mindful f yur triggers (诱因) and
practice checking the facts befre yu have a reactin.
Cmmunicate with yur partner:
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. Cme up with a game plan fr navigating cnflict
and discuss what yu bth need t create mre security in yur relatinship.
Find ways t self-regulate yur emtins: Prcessing and regulating yur emtins with a partner
can be an essential element f relatinships.
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. This culd lk like giving yurself sme space,
listening t music, splashing cld water n yur face, practicing deep breathing techniques, r ging n a
walk.
Cultivate yur life utside f yur relatinship: It can be easy t attach yurself t yur partner
when yu have an anxius attachment style.
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. This culd lk like engaging in activities yu
enjy withut yur partner, seeking supprt frm friends, and spending time with yur family.
A. Understand yur anxiety
B. Mend an Anxius Attachment Style
C. Let yur partner knw what triggers yur anxiety
D. But, dn’t frget t maintain yur nn-rmantic relatinships, t
E. In fact, peple with anxius attachment tend t shw mre appreciatin in their relatinships
F. Peple with anxius attachment may begin t feel safer with a cmmitted and secure partner
G. But fr peple with anxius attachment styles, it’s als imprtant t find ways t regulate emtins n
yur wn
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分 30 分）
第一节 （共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Eighteen years ag, Adam Kaye was hsting a family barbecue at his hme when his mther, Marti
Kaye, brke the news that she was becming frgetful. Marti started
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everyne "Darling"
because names had begun t slip her
Well aware that his mther
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Alzheimer's disease, Adam didn't feel the need t bury

himself in researching it. He was very
the rm t a shadw f her frmer self. His mther had always
buying him guitars, driving him t music lessns and helping with schl.
Befre the nset(发作) f Alzheimer’s, Adam, a famus 46
music fr his mther, while she wuld sing alng, and the pair wuld
family and friends. But as the disease unavidably 48
t ne-syllable wrds that made little sense.
Marti's memry. At the later stage f her 52
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t see her g frm being the wman wh wuld light
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him in his life's endeavrs:
, had always enjyed playing
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a duet (二重唱) fr their
, the wrds t her favrite sngs began t
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Alzheimer's disease had
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culdn’t frm a wrd but she culd still whistle. “And it is alng this
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with my guitar and my visits and playing alng tgether."said Adam.
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fr me t be able t bring her a little bit f
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1. A. saying
B. calling
C. naming
D. asking
2. A. mind
B. hme
C. spirit
D. neighbur
D. wrsened
D. frustrated
D. appreciated
D. pet
3. A. cured
B. defeated
B. frightened
B. encuraged
B. musician
C. develped
C. disappinted
C. supprted
C. writer
4. A. pleased
5. A. blamed
6. A. researcher
7. A. practise
8. A. imprved
9. A. cme ut
0. A. limited
1. A. recvered
2. A. life
B. generate
C. perfrm
D. design
B. apprached
B. slip away
B. fixed
C. disappeared
C. speed up
C. devted
C. crushed
D. prgressed
D. pull thrugh
D. prepared
D. benefited
D. disease
B. strengthened
B. perfrmance
B. pathway
C. memry
C. bstacle
C. nthing
3. A. methd
4. A. everything
5. A. gratitude
D. determinatin
D. smething
D. jy
B. anything
B. inspiratin
C. cnfidence
第二节 (共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
As early as a thusand years ag in Kaifeng, China, there 56 (be) a grup f peple wh
their unique way. Such craft is knwn as Bian embridery(汴
presented art and beauty delicately
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Bian embridery
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(characterize) by simplicity and peace. It is cnsidered
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unique art frm f the Sng Dynasty. The purest natural clrs and delicate stitches（刺绣）
make the embridery lk vivid like a painting. When an embriderer is t wrk, she will firstly be the
mst devut reader and interpreter f the “painting’’, and then the artist and creatr.
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uses the “language f stitches” t express it.
The re-creatin f the first vlume f the wrk Alng the River during the Qingming Festival is the
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(experience) Bian embriderers wh have lng bserved the.
(rigin) wrk, Qingming Festival and relevant bjects.
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embriderers a year wrking arund the clck t cmplete such a masterpiece.
The millennium-ld craft still excludes its charm tday, 64 (bring) ut the best texture f
painting. And it can be a treasure fr us
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第四部分 写作（共两节，满分 40 分）

第一节 （满分 15 分）
假定你是校报“Enlish Wrld”栏目的负责人李华，请给外教 Jhn 写邮件约稿，请他在该栏目中
给同学们一些关于提高英语写作能力的建议。内容包括：
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. 栏目介绍 2. 约稿的初衷和内容 3. 交稿日期
注意：
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. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Jhn,
Yurs
Li Hua
第二节(满分 25 分)
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 Rbert
and Henry were tw friends in the same class. They always played tgether and went hme tgether. One
day, Rbert and Henry were ging hme frm schl, when, n turning a crner, Rbert cried ut, “A
fight! Let’s g and see!”
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N,” said Henry. “Let us g quietly hme and nt meddle with(插手) this quarrel. We have nthing
t d with it and may get int truble. Als ur parents are expecting t have dinner with us tgether at
hme and I dn’t want them t wrry abut me.”
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Yu are a cward, and afraid t g,” said Rbert, and ff he ran. Henry went straight hme, and in
the afternn went t schl as usual.
But Rbert had tld all the bys that Henry was a cward, and they laughed at him a great deal. Frm
then n, they lked dwn upn Henry and didn’t want t play with him tgether.
Henry was sad but he wasn’t angry with Rbert fr his rude behavir, because he learned that true
curage is shwn mst in bearing misunderstanding when it was nt deserved, and that he ught t be
afraid f nthing but ding wrng. Thus, he just ignred the ther bys’ laughter and cntinued t g t
schl and study as well. Hwever, Rbert didn’t invite Henry t g hme with him anymre. Instead, he
had sme ther bys wh als thught Henry was a cward. Every day after schl，they didn’t g hme
directly but went t the river r smewhere t play games and had a lt f fun.
A few days later, Rbert was bathing with his new friends in a river, and gt ut f his depth. He
struggled, and screamed fr help, but all in vain. The bys wh had called Henry a cward gt ut f the
water as fast as they culd, but they did nt even try t help him.
注意：
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. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Paragraph 1
Rbert was fast sinking.
Paragraph 2
Thus, Rbert's life was saved.

高三年级 9 月月考英语答案
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第四部分 写作（共两节，满分 40 分）第一节（满分 15 分）
Dear Jhn，
I’m Li Hua, wh is in charge f the “English Wrld” clumn f the schl newspaper. I’m
writing t invite yu t write an article fr ur clumn.
The “English Wrld” clumn, aimed t expse students t the English wrld and prvide sme
English-learnig strategies, is very ppular with us students. Nwadays many students have difficulty with
English writing, wh ften find it challenging t express their thughts clearly. In respnse t their puzzles,
wuld yu please write smething abut hw t imprve writing abilities? As an expert in English language,
yur expertise and guidance wuld be invaluable t all f us. By the way, culd we have yur article befre
June 6?
Thank yu fr yu time and cnsideratin. Lking frward t yur early reply.
Yurs
Li Hua
第二节(满分 25 分)
One pssible versin:
Rbert was fast sinking. It appeared increasingly likely that Rbert wuld be drwned. Just at the
mment, Henry happened t be passing by. Hearing the desperate screams, he realized there must be
smene in need f help. S Henry prmptly charged tward the riverbank, threw ff his clthes and
jumped int the water withut a mment’s hesitatin. He arrived at Rbert’s side precisely as he was
making his final descent. With tremendus effrt and at cnsiderable persnal risk,Henry managed t drag
Rbert t the safety f the shre. Wrn ut, Henry breathed a sigh f relief and a sense f achievement
verwhelmed him.
Thus, Rbert’s life was saved. The instant he pened his eye after the narrw escape, he realized that
it was Henry wh came t his rescue even at risk f his wn life. Hw ashamed he was at having called
Henry a cward. In fact, Henry was the ne wh had true curage. He made an aplgy t Henry fr their
disrespectful cnduct and asked fr his frgiveness. Unexpectedly, Henry frgave him happily. The spark
f friendship was rekindled, and everything went back t the nrmal track. T Rbert, nt nly did he
harvest a friend, but als learnt the true essence f curage :never be afraid t d gd, but always fear
t d evil.

(Text 1)
M:It’s blwing hard. I wish it were a ht day.
W:I think differently. It has cled ff. I can’t stand baking in the sun all day.
(Text 2)
M:S what d yu advise?
W:Yu shuld give up ice cream, and use this muthwash regularly. Cme and see me after three weeks if
yu’re still having tthaches.
(Text 3)
W:I’ve gt visitrs t cme n Saturday and I’d like t have everything finished befre then. Culd yu
cme t d up my huse n Wednesday?
M:I might nt have the materials by then. What abut the next day, Thursday?
W:OK.
(Text 4)
W:Hey, what’s n yur mind?
M:The final exam. I’m nt well prepared yet.
W:Yu still have a week.
M:Yeah, but seven days will fly past sn.
(Text 5)
W:What can I d fr yu, sir?
M:I rent a huse yesterday. Can yu find smene t help me arund?
W:Our emplyees ffer different assistance; what service d yu want?
M:I want t have the kitchen and bathrm cleaned.
(Text 6)
W:Did yu hear that stry abut the sheep?
M:N, I dn’t think s. What was it abut?
W:⑥They think sheep is related t glbal warming. Yu see, they reflect the sun back int the atmsphere
because they’re s white.
M:Oh yeah?
W:⑥And then the heat frm the sun gets trapped, s it makes everything htter.
M:Cme ff it!
W:Well, that’s what it says in the paper tday.
M:⑦Hmm, I dn’t believe even a wrd!

(Text 7)
W:⑨Rbert, hw’s the special rder f cakes fr the Greenville Cafe cming alng?
M:I’m a little behind. ⑧When I turned n the mixing machine this mrning, there was a strange nise. I
needed t figure ut what it was befre ging any further.
W:Oh, I see. D yu think we’ll need t call smene t cme and have a lk at it?
M:N, I tk care f the prblem. I just needed t replace a small part. ⑨And ur driver can still bring
these cakes t them n time. Everything will be ready at nn.
(Text 8)
W:S what did yu d after graduatin?
M:Well, I traveled fr ne year, mstly in Eurpe and a little in Suth America.
W:What did yu d when yu came back frm yur travels?
M:Well, I wrked in a small fd cmpany just utside the twn.
W:It says here yu wrked in their sales department. Hw lng did yu d that?
M:I was there fr three years and ⑪I wrked in the sales department fr tw f thse three years.
W:Did yu enjy the wrk?
M:Well, it was fun at the beginning and the pay wasn’t lw, but it’s nt a very large cmpany and they
nly have a few custmers in the area, s ⑫there was n space fr prmtin in the lng run. That’s
why wrking fr an internatinal cmpany like yurs wuld really interest me.
W:OK, let’s g and get a cup f cffee and we can cntinue this cnversatin afterwards.
(Text 9)
W:Yu were brn in the Canary Island, weren’t yu? D yu g back there very ften?
M:Yeah, at least a few mnths every year. I have few friends there, ⑬but my mther still lives in the same
huse where I lived when I was a child.
W:Can yu tell me smething abut what it was like t grw up n the small island?
M:It is a small and quiet island. ⑭At that time we had n TV but I lved the cinema, s I wuld g as ften
as pssible. My sister Evangelina and I had lts f tys and we had great fun tgether.
W:But yur parents didn’t want yu t be a she designer, did they?
M:N, they had ther ideas. ⑮They sent me t University f Lndn t learn law. I drpped ut and went
t live in Paris and then New Yrk. I wanted t be a designer, yu see ...
W:But when did yur shes cme in?
M:When I shwed sme f my designs t Diana Vreeland, the editr f the magazine Vgue, ⑯she tld
me that I shuldn’t waste my natural talent in the field f designing shes. I was deeply inspired and
began t make shes. Abut ne year later, I pened my first shp.

(Text 10)
W:Attentin please! Nw I will give yu a brief intrductin t the Winter Festival. It is a free event fr
all peple t enjy, and is rganized by a team f vlunteers. ⑰The first Winter Festival was intrduced
the year befre last. Sadly due t a lack f funds n festival was held last year. This year the gvernment
may prvide $15,000 t the festival. They als persuaded the businessmen arund the twn t ffer the
rest $5,000.
There will be a free art exhibitin n Friday 18th, Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th December in the
Center Park f the twn. The pening hurs are frm 10 a.m. t 4 p.m., and there is an pening night
nly n Friday, frm 7:30 p.m. t 10 p.m. ⑱Different frm ther exhibitins, this art exhibitin is really
a unique ne because the public will have the chance t watch the paintings which are frm the twn’s
schl. And all the paintings are created by the students.
⑲
It is great that the Festival is ging t present a wnderful sund f music in the Main Exhibitin Hall
this year. This prgram aims t shw sme f the musical geniuses that we have in twn. Everyne
watching the perfrmance had better nt wear frmal clthes, but fancy dress. And in the prgram, yu
will hear classical music, pp music, rck music and peras.