2023-2024学年河南省信阳市高中高三上学期8月月考英语试题Word版含答案

这是一份2023-2024学年河南省信阳市高中高三上学期8月月考英语试题Word版含答案，共60页。试卷主要包含了5分，满分37，Frever35， Hidden Brain等内容，欢迎下载使用。
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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
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A pdcast is a sund file similar t a radi bradcast，which can be dwnladed and listened t n a cmputer r iPd. Yu can find a pdcast abut almst anything these days，but yu might need a helping hand t find the pdcasts wrthy f yur ear. Our expertly chsen list will entertain and educate yu，whether yu're ding the dishes，wrking ut，r relaxing in the bath.
1.Revisinist Histry
In this mix f strange stries，Malclm Glad well，a famus writer，handles misunderstd events and rarely discussed ideas，cvering subjects like Tyta's car recall and even the firebmbing f Tky at the end f Wrld War II. Glad well freely mixes research and pinin and enjys challenging cnventinal views，but every episde serves up facts and stries yu have likely never heard befre.
2.The Read
Kid Fury and Crissle West，famus cmedians，review the latest pp culture news and ffer their pinins n everything. Funny and challenging，these cnversatins run fr a cuple f hurs cvering recent events and frequently tuching n scial justice，mental health and race.
3.Frever35
Frever35 started as a physical self-care pdcast but expanded t discuss mental health relatinships，and any ther tpic that appeals t writers Dree Shafrir and Kate Spencer. They g frm chatting abut skin creams t seasnal emtinal disrder—but always in a fun，inclusive and dwn-t-earth way.
4. Hidden Brain
An absrbing deep dive int human behavir related t brains with the help f scientists.Hidden Brain is packed with infrmative messages.The hst，Natinal Public Radi's accmplished science jurnalist Shankar Vedantam，makes cmplex ideas accessible.
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This shw，hsted by physicist Brian Cx and cmedian Rbin Ince，raises questins like"Des time exist?"—which are then debated by a diverse panel f three guests，usually a mix f experts and entertainers. Definite answers are in shrt supply，but it's always accessible enthusiastic，and makes audience think deeply
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21.What is this text?
A. A bk review
C.An academic article
B.A curse plan
D. An nline advertisement
22.Hw many pdcasts are assciated with natural science?
A.Tw
B.Three
C.Fur
D.Five
23.Which pdcast interests listeners wh want t stay yung and healthy?
A.The Read
C. Hidden Brain
B.Frever35
D. The Infinite Mnkey Cage
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The latest data shws the ppulatin f wild Asian elephants in suthwest China's Yunnan Prvince has increased frm arund 150 t mre than 300 frm the 1980s t the end f 2021.accrding t the Natinal Frestry and Grassland Administratin.
With the grwth in the elephant ppulatin，cnflicts between humans and elephants have becme frequent. In rder t fundamentally and peacefully slve the issue and prtect the elephant's habitat at the same time，cnstructin f the Asian elephant Natinal Park is picking up speed. Experts suggest that natinal parks are nt meant t be entirely free f peple. Instead，they shuld ffer a methd fr cexistence.
Asian elephants play an imprtant rle as engineers f the rainfrest，said the expert.Their migratin（迁徙） can speed up the replacement f frest ecsystems alng the way. Elephant waste remains nt nly a delicacy fr insects，but als attracts insectivrus birds，allwing plant seeds t spread. Therefre，prtecting the elephants and their habitats guarantees the shelter t ther wildlife in frest ecsystems.
T cpe with human-elephant cnflicts，Yunnan tk the lead in intrducing a cmmercial insurance mdel int its cmpensatin（补偿） system： lcal residents will be paid with the amunt f mney fr the crps destryed by the elephants by the insurance cmpany. In the past 10 years，Yunnan has paid a ttal f 173 millin yuan fr lsses caused by Asian elephants
"The standard f cmpensatin is cnstantly being adjusted，and the amunt f insurance cverage fr cmpensatin is als increasing，" said Yang Hua frm the Frestry and Grass Bureau f Yunnan Prvince."At present，the insured amunt in Pu'er City and Xishuangbanna Prefecture alne has already gne beynd 50 millin
24.Why des the authr mentin the grwing ppulatin f wild Asian elephants?
A.T prmte a better envirnment.
B.T intrduce a pssible crisis
C.T applaud the effrts f the gvernment.
D.T stress the imprtance f the elephants
25.What des the underlined wrd "insectivrus" mean in paragraph 3?
A.Feeding n insects
C.Letting g f insects
B.Driving away insects
D.Keeping track f insects
26.What has been dne t tackle cnflicts between elephants and humans'
A. Cnstructin f undisturbed natinal parks.
B. Supprt f Asian elephants' migratin
C. Cnstant adjustment f insurance plicies.
D. Guarantee f the shelter t ther wildlife
27. What might be the best title?
A. Asian elephants，engineers f the rainfrest
B.Insurance adjusted，cmpensatin increased
C. Ppulatin f wild Asian elephants shts up in China
D. China explres slutins t achieve human-elephant harmny
C
Cities are difficult t navigate（导航） at the best f times，but fr peple with disabilities they can be like curses with hurdles and bring incnvenience t disabled peple.
A UK natinal travel survey fund that adults with mbility difficulties tk 39% fewer trips than thse with n disability in 2017. Yet that culd change as devices and cities grw smarter.Assistive tech is playing a big rle in the transfrmatin. The glbal value f the industry is expected t increase frm $14 billin in 2015 t $30.8 billin in 2024，accrding t Zin Market Research.
One f the things that culd transfrm lives is a smart walking stick designed by engineer frm Yung Guru Academy （YGA）in Turkey. The WeWalk stick has a sensr that detects hurdles abve chest level and uses vibratins（振动） t warn the user. It can be paired with a smartphne t help navigatin，and is cnnected with a vice assistant and Ggle Maps.
Ceylan，wh has been blind since birth，says that cnnecting the stick t the Internet f Things and smart city slutins makes it user-friendly."As a blind persn，when I am at the Metr statin I dn't knw which is my exit ... I dn't knw which bus is appraching ... which stres are arund me. That kind f infrmatin can be prvided with the WeWalk，"he says
"The smart walking stick is really an exciting initiative that will make a huge difference t sme peple，" says Anna Lawsn，the directr f the Center fr Disability Studies at Leeds University in the United Kingdm."But they are very expensive ... they're nt ging t be available t the vast majrity f disabled peple，" she added
Bryan Matthews，a lecturer at the Institute fr Transprt Studies at the University f Leeds shares the cncerns abut cst. He says there shuld als be a fcus n inclusive design，and anything that helps peple navigate their envirnment is psitive.
28. What des "that" in the secnd paragraph refer t?
A.The survey that cmpared adults' mbility.
B. The smart industry that is bming
C. The fact that the disabled traveled less
D. The rle that the assistive tech plays
29. What des paragraph 3mainly talk abut?
A.The wrking principles f the WeWalk stick
B.The intrductin f the WeWalk stick inventrs.
C.The transfrmatin caused by the WeWalk stick.
D. The benefits brught abut by the WeWalk stick.
30. What's the purpse f quting Ceylan？
A. T shw the value f smart tech
B.T urge mre attentin t the blind
C. T increase the ptential market share
D. T encurage tech research and develpment
31. What is the disadvantage f the WeWalk stick?
A. Cnfusing instructins
C.Inclusive designs
B.Pr navigatin
D. High prices.
D
The measure f a gd night's sleep is usually based n tw things—the amunt f time spent sleeping and the quality f that sleep. But nw researchers say there is a third thing that matters even mre than the ther tw when it cmes t keeping gd sleep habits，and that is having a regular bedtime.
A study has fund that ging t sleep and waking up at the same time every day have an imprtant effect n ne's health. Adults wh stick t a regular bedtime tend t weigh less，have lwer bld sugar and reduced risk f heart disease.
The researchers studied the sleeping habits f 2，000 adults with an average age f 69.They fund that peple with greater irregularity（无规律） in their sleep patterns tended t g t sleep later at night，feel sleepy and sleep mre during the day，and experienced reduced light expsure.These peple were als mre likely t be stressed. Amng the three kinds f sleep prblems，sleep regularity was the mst strngly assciated with health.
Of curse，there are many peple fr whm this may be impssible，such as night-shift wrkers r thse with late-night duty. But fr thse wh dn't have mandatry（强制的） reasns t stay up late，they shuld make an effrt t g t bed at the same time every night. Skip the late afternn cffee. Get ff the phne. Try this calculatr t figure ut the best bedtime.
As Matthew Walker，a scientist，wrte，"The shrter yur sleep，the shrter yur life." Surely that's reasnable enugh t g t bed n time
32. What can we infer frm the research?
A.Peple feel mre stressed when they grw lder
B. The ld ften have less sleep
C.Adults enjy sleeping late.
D. Regular bedtime des gd t ur health.
33.Which f the fllwing influences health mst
A. Reduced light expsure
C. Sleeping during the day
B. Sleep regularity
D.Sleeping later at night.
34. Accrding t the authr，thse wh dn't have t stay up late shuld .
A. avid the late-night duty
B. skip the late-night cffee
C. get ff the phne while wrking
D.try t sleep at the same time each night
35. What is the best title fr the text?
A.The Imprtance f Sleep.
C.Regular Bedtime fr Yur Health.
B.Ways t Have a Gd Sleep.
D.The Suitable Time fr Sleep
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Arund the wrld，peple are realizing the significant prblems caused by plastic waste. In the last 65 years，we have becme increasingly dependent n plastic. It's easy t understand why it's cheap t prduce，light—therefre easy and cheap t transprt-and incredibly strng and durable. 36
One ppular slutin t the prblem is t prhibit single-use plastics. In the British supermarkets，shppers are encuraged t make mre envirnmentally-friendly chices in packing and transprting their fd. 37 Sme gvernments have even prmised t ban the use f single-use plastics altgether by the nt-t-distant future.
Hwever，such plans may nt be beneficial t eliminate（消除） the use f single-use plastics altgether. 38 This is nt just because f its lw cst. It's als because infectin and crss-cntaminatin（交叉感染）are minimized. Plastic packaging is als crucial in the fd industry. It ensures that fd is safe fr cnsumers
Anther issue is that alternative materials t plastic are ften mre envirnmentally harmful than plastic. Take paper bags，fr example. 39 The prcess requires cutting trees，the emissin f greenhuse gases and the prductin f pisnus chemical waste. Even mre pllutin is created when paper bags break dwn.
Clearly there is a need t reduce plastic waste and its impact n the envirnment. 40 Industries that rely n single-use plastics fr peple's health and safety must be cnsidered.Mrever，alternative materials must be evaluated strictly regarding their wn envirnmental impact.
A. But it's these advantages that als make it s harmful.
B. They are very fragile and rarely reusable，unlike plastic.
C. One f the fields where single-use plastics have a vital rle is medicine.
D. Hwever，simply banning their single use may nt be the best ptin.
E. It als bsts the lcal ecnmy and saves csts in managing littering and waste.
F. Bans n single-use plastic items like drinking straws are als cming int place.
G. Accrding t a research，they require fur times mre energy when prduced than a plastic bag.
第三部分 完型填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
Earlier this year，I mved int a suburb f Atlanta. I decided t 41 the area n ft.On my walks，as I admired the range f residential 42 ，I als admired anther type f huse： Little Free Libraries. I'd seen them all ver Atlanta and 43 it'd be fun t build my wn，but when I lked at the website's fficial map，it turned ut there were already a handful nearby. 44 ，I decided t seek each f them ut
I've since fund six sites f these free bk 45 . Withut them，I wuld never have been able t "meet" peple in my cmmunity. I quickly 46 my neighbrs' reading tastes，srting thrugh their small bxes f bks. Each library is unique and shws the 47 f the persn wh built it，with 48 clrs and designs. These Little Free Libraries are als the perfect way t 49 cnversatins with strangers.
Since the pandemic began，Little Free Libraries have becme a lifeline fr many. They dn't 50 scial distancing and everything is n an hnr system. Peple 51 a bk in exchange and sme libraries have even becme 52 fd pantries （食品储藏柜fr peple in need. In all the 53 they've taken n，these libraries have brught peple tgether in a sense，especially when it feels like everything is trying t 54 us.Beynd cnversatin starters and persnality 55 ，Little Free Libraries find cmmn grund — a precius thing，pandemic r nt.
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42. A. district
43. A. prmised
44. A. Secretly
45. A. exchanges
46. A. crrected
47. A. appearance
48. A. standard
49. A. g n with
50. A. require
51. A. leave
52. A. fancy
53. A. subjects
54. A. infrm
55. A. balancers
B. search
B. setting
B.explained
B. Frtunately
B. giveaways
B. learned
B. express
B. rdinary
B. strike up
B. permit
B. rder
B. traditinal
B. burdens
B. persuade
B. indicatrs
C. measure
C. develpment
C. thught
C. Naturally
C. reservatins
C. imprved
C. health
C. varying
C. break in n
C. deserve
C. edit
C. private
C. frms
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D. clean
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D. satisfied
D. persnality
D. new
D. act ut
D. guarantee
D. write
D. temprary
D. risks
D. divide
D. separatrs
第Ⅱ卷（非选择题共55分）
第一部分语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。（注意：用0.5毫米黑色笔迹的签字笔将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。）
In the Chinese lunar calendar，Sanfu，als called the dg days，refers t the three 10-dayberids that are predicted t be the 56 （ht） days f the year，which are called Tufu，Zhngfu and Mfu.
Sanfu usually cmes between mid-July t mid-August. It is said that 57 （receive）Sanfutie during the httest summer days is 58 （benefit） r ur health. Many peple regard it 59 an effective slutin fr winter ills in summer. The treatment is based n the principle f yin and yang，60 believes the balance f bth elements in the bdy is vital fr gd health.
Peple eat differently in this perid f time. When the dg days cme，peple tend t 61 lse（lse） their appetites，and jiazi，r biled dumplings，can refresh peple's feelings tward fd.Actually jiazi is an all-time classic，which peple eat at Liqiu，the start f autumn，and Dngzhi the start f winter. The secnd phase f Sanfu is 62 （traditinal） a time fr cnsuming ndles because it 63 （believe） t help peple sweat and 64 （relief） internal heat.As Mfu cmes，the weather turns cl，and 65 is easy t get cld if a persn keep seating ndles in sweat. Peple，especially thse living in Nrth China，prefer the Chinese egg pancake by custm.
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第二部分 写作（满分15分）
你校英文报Navigatin English"心理专栏"正在进行征文活动。请刚刚升入高三的你以Live with Pressure为题写一篇短文投稿，内容包括：
1.你感受到的压力；
2.你是如何看待并应对的。
注意：
1.写作词数应为80左右
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Live with Pressure



读后续写 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
Undubtedly，Mther Nature is always attractive t kids. In ur childhd，hw ften did we turn a deaf ear t ur parents' advice? Very ften! Thus，we landed urselves in a situatin where we greatly regretted ur act f nt having listened t the advice f the wise
Such an unfrgettable experience I had at the age f 7 gave me an invaluable lessn，after which I deeply understd why my gentle mther was repeating the bring suggestins and I wuld try t take her suggestins seriusly
In my childhd，I was s crazy abut nature that even playing amng the clrful flwers in ur garden culd make my day. Our huse was next t the wds which had always stirred up（激起）great curisity in me in wanting t find ut what was within. Every time I saw fascinating butterflies dancing frm the wds，my curisity grew
But my mther didn't like me wandering ff n my wn and always ensured that I was within her sight. Even if she allwed me t explre the surrunding area n my wn，it was nly t be smewhere near the huse. Being as curius as the cat，I always desired t explre the wds. It seemed as if my mther had understd my desire，s she had warmed me n lts f ccasins never t enter the wds alne
"Mm，can I g ut and play in the garden?"I asked.
"Sure，" she wuld reply each time."Kate，yu can play in the garden but yu must prmise me ne thing—nly when I'm with yu can yu g int the wds. There are n cases f animal attacks n humans，but it's still dangerus fr a little kid like yu. It's t easy t get lst in the wds.
"Sure，yu've said that many times!"I answered withut patience at her repeated reminders.
注意：1.续写词数应为150左右
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答
Hwever，curisity gt the better f me ne mrning.



"Kate?" Behind the trees cvered by the rays f the setting sun came my mther's vice.