湖南省长沙市明德中学2023-2024学年高二下学期第三次月考英语试题

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时量：120分钟 满分：150分
命题：杨奇、朱彦妮、戴爱军 审定：张玉婷
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）略
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。
A
21. What’s the purpse f the abve webpage?
A. T guide peple t invest in a sustainable business.
B. T attract dnatins t Natinal Gegraphic Sciety.
C. T appeal t peple t preserve ancient heritage sites.
D. T publicize the missin f Natinal Gegraphic Sciety.
22. T make yur cntributin twice as much, what can yu d?
A. Make it a gift in the name f yur friend.
B. Supprt the mst pressing emplyer.
C. Reduce the tax attached t the dnatin.
D. Try yur cmpany’s matching gift prgrams.
23. What can be learned abut Natinal Gegraphic Sciety?
A. It needs n pening csts.B. Its missin hasn’t been recgnized.
C. It is dedicated t prtecting nature. D. Its emplyees needn’t pay incme tax.
B
My family and I had set ut n a day trip frm Shillng t Cherrapunji, a twn knwn fr being ne f the wettest places n Earth. Hwever, after we had been stuck in traffic fr mre than fur hurs, ne f my sisters prpsed ging back t the city as a last attempt t save whatever remained f the day. A quick nline search revealed ther must-visit spts arund Shillng. Mst were familiar, but ne caught ur attentin — Nartiang with its mysterius mnliths(独石碑). The pht shwed tall stnes piled tgether in a strange frmatin, appealing t us t explre further despite the lack f details prvided.
That is hw I fund myself standing in the shadw f the huge mnliths f Nartiang, which is hme t the thickest and largest cllectin in the regin. Curius t uncver their histry, I apprached Мary Symblai, a village elder I met later that day, wh tld me the stry f the mnliths that has been rally passed dwn ver generatins. She said, “Back in the day, Nartiang didn’t have a bazaar(集市) and the nearest ne was at Raliang. On ne such bazaar, a giant named Mar Phalyngki was caught in heavy rain n his way back. He requested t brrw an umbrella frm the Raliang chief’s yungest daughter, but she wanted t test his legendary strength instead. ‘Why dn’t yu g lift that huge stne in the bazaar and use it as an umbrella?’ she said dismissively. Embldened by her challenge, he just did that, but befre reaching Nartiang, he placed it in a frest when the rain had stpped.”
“There is a certain verlap f ancient stry and memry in the case f the Nartiang mnliths. The lcals’ accunt f hw the place came t be is based n ancient stries r flk custms. But they als remember it because it served their ancestrs as a weekly marketplace, a memrial, and a place fr plitical gatherings. That is hw ral histry wrks. It mixes fact and fictin int cllective memry”, said Dr Reeju Ray, a lcal writer.
Tday, even thugh the traditinal custms and mre cnfirmed histrical accunts ffer sme insight int the site, the mystery f the stne giants lasts.
24. Why did the authr and his family cme t visit the mnliths f Nartiang?
A. It was in their riginal trip plan.
B. They had t chse it as an alternative.
C. It was the nly remaining place t visit.
D. An elder villager gave them the suggestin.
25. Which des the underlined wrd “Embldened” in paragraph 2 mean?
A. Threatened. B. Mved.C. Stimulated.D. Frightened.
26. Why are Dr. Reeju Ray’s wrds mentined?
A. T infrm what the mnliths served as.
B. T illustrate hw the mysterius stry came int being.
C. T intrduce the feature f Nartiang mnliths.
D. T deny the verlap f ancient stry and memry.
27. What is the best title fr the text?
A. A Trip t the MnlithsB. The Mystery f Shillng
C. The Frmatin f the MnlithsD. A Disappinting Travel Experience
C
If yu find yurself embracing the thrilling chas f cmpleting tasks at the last minute, cngratulatins — Yu are nt alne! Accrding t a survey, 20% f U.S. adults prcrastinate(拖延) at hme, at wrk, in relatinships, and mre. Anther survey fund that 88% f peple prcrastinate at least ne hur a day.
Sunds alarming? As it turns ut, if yu’re feeling stressed, yu may be mre likely t prcrastinate. Essentially, ur brains are structured t apprach tasks we find enjyable and avid thse we are afraid f. Our limbic brain(边缘大脑), the emtinal part f ur brain, is screaming, “Let’s d anything but that stressful thing!” while ur prefrntal crtex(前额叶皮层) is the CEO f ur brain, setting the gals, making a plan, and ensuring we stay n track. CEO vs. Drams Queen Brain — wh will win? Actually, there d exist chances when ur limbic brain verrides that prefrntal crtex message.
Then there’s the burst f energy we ften get when we’re up against a deadline, which leads t a reward pathway within ur brains and sets the fundatin fr prcrastinatin as a habit. When yu race t the end and get t the gal finally, yur previus stress is gne and yu almst get in that pattern f “See, I wrk better under pressure!”
S, hw t beat prcrastinatin? Well, yu need t retrain yur brain t cpe with the stress. One trick is t take peridic breaks (reward) t refcus yur attentin n the task. Ever heard f the Prmdr Technique? It’s abut wrking fr 25 minutes and resting fr 5. During thse breaks, frget abut brain-burning activities — try relaxing techniques such as meditatin r yga instead. Anther trick is t “eat the frg”, r tackle the mst difficult and stressful task f the day and d it first thing in the mrning, as was nce said by Mark Twain.
28. Why are the tw surveys mentined in the first paragraph?
A. T warn the readers.B. T clarify a cncept.
C. T present a phenmenn.D. T make a cmparisn.
29. Which f the fllwing statements will the authr mst prbably agree with?
A. We are brn t prefer what we like and avid what we fear.
B. The limbic brain is under the cntrl f the prefrntal crtex.
C. We are mre likely t burst when getting clse t the deadline.
D. Failing t cmplete a task can lead t habitual prcrastinatin.
30. What des the authr suggest readers d t stp prcrastinatin?
A. Frce the brain t fcus.B. Take a break regularly.
C. Slve a tricky math prblem.D. Eat smething refreshing first.
31. What is the tne f this text?
A. Humrus.B. Irnic.C. Serius.D. Unclear.
D
T Swedes, the scent f surströmming(鲱鱼罐头) is pleasant, but t mst thers, it’s sickening. This cntrast highlights the rle f culture in shaping ur perceptins f scent. Hwever, researchers nw suggest that bilgy might play a mre significant rle than previusly thught.
Artin Arshamian, a neurscientist at the Karlinska Institute in Sweden, and Asifa Majid, a psychlgist at the University f Oxfrd, nticed frm their wn previus wrk that peple frm different cultures described smells differently. They als knew frm past experiments by ther researchers that culture was imprtant in determining which srts f faces peple fund beautiful. Thus, they expected t see a similar phenmenn with smells.
The researchers cnducted a study invlving nine diverse grups f peple, including hunter-gatherers in Mexic, farmers in Ecuadr, and residents f cities like Mexic City and Bangkk. They were presented with ten smells, ranging frm isvaleric acid t vanilla extract, and asked t rate them accrding t pleasantness. The results shwed high cnsistency acrss cultures, with isvaleric acid universally disliked and vanilla extract mstly enjyed.
Interestingly, the chemical cmpsitin f the smells accunted fr 41% f the reactins, while cultural factrs nly explained 6%. It is quite different in the case f visual perceptin f faces, where a persn’s culture makes up 50% f the explanatin fr which faces they find beautiful. Meanwhile, the researchers identified an “eye f the behlder” effect in ur perceptins f scent. This phenmenn, thugh less bvius than in visual perceptin, represents the persnal preferences that are shaped by influences utside individual culture, accunting fr 54% f
the differences in which smells peple liked.
This study suggests that ur sense f smell may be mre influenced by bilgical factrs than cultural nes. It challenges the idea that culture alne determines what we find pleasant r unpleasant and pens up new ways f explring the bilgical basis f ur senses.
32. What is the initial purpse f the research?
A. T explre hw culture affects ur sense f smell.
B. T prve all peple enjy the scent f surströmming.
C. T examine gegraphy plays a rle in scent perceptin.
D. T cnfirm bilgy has an influence n scent perceptin.
33. Hw did the researchers cnduct the research?
A. By making questinnaire surveys.B. By recrding participants’ reactins.
C. By cmparing cultural backgrunds. D. By referring t previus study reprts.
34. The underlined “eye f the behlder” effect mentined in the research refers t _____________.
A. the standard f beauty acrss different cultures
B. the rle f culture in shaping ur sense f smell
C. the impact f persnal preferences n scent perceptin
D. the influence f utside factrs n ur visual preference
35. What can be inferred frm the participants’ reactins t isvaleric acid?
A. They were familiar with isvaleric acid befrehand.
B. They hated isvaleric acid all due t its unpleasant smell.
C. Their reactins t the scent f isvaleric acid varied amng cultures.
D. Their dislike fr isvaleric acid was based mre n bilgical factrs.
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。
Hw We Talk abut Fear Matters
Lately, there seems t be plenty t fear in the wrld. Hw we talk abut what we fear might ffer clues t hw we perceive that emtin scially and culturally.
Get the rt f fear.
36 . In Angl Saxn times, “fear” primarily referred t sudden danger. The rt f the wrd dates back t “pēr” frm Ind-Eurpean abut 6,000 years ag. This rt suggests that fear develped frm a sudden (frightening) experience yu passed thrugh.
Figure ut the emtinal meaning f fear.
Whether emtins are viewed psitively r negatively varies frm culture t culture. 37 . Fr instance, in English, the wrd “anxius” can be used t mean “wrried” r “eager”. But the wrd meaning “anxius” just means “regret” in Dargwa. Therefre, many English speakers may nt view anxiety as negatively as Dargwa speakers.
Find ut a fearful pattern.
In lking at such pattens acrss the majr language families, researchers fund that the wrd “fear” was ften assciated with anxiety, envy and grief in Ind-Eurpean languages. But in Austrnesian languages, “fear” mre ften was assciated with surprise. 38 .
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Hw we talk abut fear changes hw we react t it. When we talk abut what frightens us, it may be useful t disrupt assciated meanings. In additin, hw ur language categrizes an emtin seems t impact whether we perceive thse emtins negatively r psitively.
In cnclusin, fear is smething that can be changed by cultural and linguistic experience. 40 . Perhaps Rsevelt was right when he in famusly said “The nly thing we have t fear is fear itself.”
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。
In 1985, Vanessa Fster and her husband hpped n a flight t Alaska withut any plan. When they 41 , they used the last f their mney t buy an ld 42 and started wandering acrss the state. A little while int their drive, they saw a hitchhiker(搭便车的人) n the side f the rad, and her husband decided t give him a 43 . A few hurs later, they 44 at a rest stp.
“I hpped ut and 45 t the ladies’ rm. When I came ut a few minutes later, my husband was exiting the men’s rm,” Fster remembered. “We 46 arund the parking lt, and the hitchhiker and ur car were gne. S we 47 the hitchhikers,” Fster said.
As they walked dwn the 48 , nne f the cars slwed dwn t 49 them up. 50 , an El Camin stpped. Sitting in the driver’s seat was a middle-aged man with bright 51 eyes. He tld them t hp in.
“When he heard we were 52 and lst everything, he ffered us summer jbs and a place t stay n his farm near Hmer, Alaska,” Fster said.
The 53 impacted them t such a degree that Vanesa Fster wrte abut it in a bk titled Mre Than Everything. Lking back n that time in her life, all these years later, she says she’ll never 54 that man with the bright blue eyes.
“I really appreciate his kindness tward a cuple f 55 n that Alaskan highway,” she says.
41. A. escapedB. cameC. wn D. landed
42. A. carB. hrseC. pick-up D. bike
43. A. lessnB. treatC. rideD. truck
44. A. gave upB. pulled ver C. checked utD. sat dwn
45. A. rushedB. preferred C. appealedD. referred
46. A. wanderedB. searchedC. playedD. drve
47. A. askedB. invited C. became D. needed
48. A. hillB. valleyC. bankD. highway
49. A. breakB. pickC. cleanD. eat
50. A. CurrentlyB. OccasinallyC. Finally D. Frequently
51. A. littleB. black C. bigD. blue
52. A. jblessB. hungryC. tired D. cld
53. A. driveB. scenery C. experienceD. bk
54. A. frgetB. missC. hateD. frgive
55. A. animalsB. thievesC. wrkersD. strangers
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。
The Mga Grttes, a wrld-renwned 56 (culture) heritage site in Dunhuang, cntains 735 caves and mre than 45,000 square meters f murals. Their preservatin culd nt have been dne 57 the dedicatin f cuntless guardians acrss 58 (generatin). Amng them, Fan Jinshi, frmer president f the Dunhuang Academy, is an illustrative ne.
Fan first trekked all the way t Dunhuang Mga Grttes in July 1963 shrtly after 59 (graduate) frm cllege. She kept a dream t prtect the natinal cultural heritage 60 remained there fr mre than 50 years. Over the past decades, she 61 (put) dwn rts in the desert, as if her life and Dunhuang’s have blended int ne. Thus she has becme knwn as “Daughter f Dunhuang”.
Fan has made utstanding cntributins t the cause f “prtecting, studying and carrying frward” Dunhuang Grttes thrugh her wrk. She was the first 62 (suggest) the “Digital Dunhuang” cncept in the late 1980s t preserve the murals, 63 (paint) sculptures and histrical data in Dunhuang Caves permanently. She als 64 (active) prmted the ppularizatin f the Dunhuang culture.
Nw, 85-year-ld Fan Jinshi, 65 still wrks very hard t prtect and manage the caves, is as busy as ever, “I’ve dne all I culd fr Dunhuang,” she says.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
66. 假定你是校学生会主席李华，你校计划举办一场主题为 “当代青少年生活” 的摄影展(pht exhibitin)。
此次影展向学生们展示现当代青少年个人风采。请你写一则通知发布在校英语网站上，内容包括:
1、活动的时间和地点；
2、活动的内容；
3、期待参与。
注意：
1、词数80左右；
2、可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
NOTICE
Dear fellw students,








Student Unin
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。
My father asked me t chat with him fr a while. Actually, I was unwilling t listen t his talking endlessly as he always did. My father was a lawyer, but I never wanted t g t law schl r fllw his path thrugh life.
As was expected, he cleared his thrat and started t say, “Er... What... What d yu really want t d in the grgeus(灿烂的) future?”
I was silent fr a mment playing with the cell phne. I kept thinking, “Shuld I tell him my true thughts? What if he gets angry? What if I let him dwn?” later I replied, “Well, I want t be a writer.”
I guessed this may be nt the answer he wuld expect. But surprisingly, “Interesting idea!” he answered. I was shcked, speaking in a lw vice with hesitatin.
“Are yu serius, dad?”
“Well, yu need cnfidence and gd preparatins, and yu still have plenty f time. Yu need t find ut what yu really enjy nw. Lk, it’s late. Let’s take the bat ut tmrrw mrning, just yu and me. Maybe we can catch sme crabs(螃蟹) fr dinner, and we can talk mre.”
Early next mrning we packed up the equipment and set ff fr the cast. We didn’t talk much, but enjyed the
sund f the seabirds and the sight f the castline.
There were n big waves and blinding sunlight at that time. “Let’s see if we are lucky,” he said, picked up a web basket with a rpe tied and threw it int the sea. We waited a while, then my father std up and said, “Give me a hand with this,” and we pulled up the crab cage nt the deck.
T ur jy, the cage was filled with dzens f sft shell crabs. Squatting(蹲) dwn, we watched them fr a mment. At first they fught against each ther t climb ut hard, trying t escape. Many were pulled back int the cage. Later, sme gave up, but there were still sme crabs trying t escape again and again.
注意:
1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。
Paragraph 1:
At that mment, my father pinted t the cage, “Lk at that crab, there!”.








Paragraph 2:
Frm that day n, I was determined t make my dream cme true.








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A. Talk mre abut fears
B. Change ur perceptin f fear
C. The wrd fear has a lng histry in English
D. There seemed a fearful pattern acrss the majr language families
E. This is based n what peple have learned t assciate with emtin wrds
F. It pens the dr t ptential ways t change hw we talk abut and react t it
G. This makes speakers f the latter languages assciate this emtin with a less negative sense
2023-2024-2明德中学高二下第三次月考
（参考答案）
第一部分 听力 略
第二部分 阅读
第一节 短文理解
21—23 BDC24—27 BCBA
28—31 CABA32—35 ABCD
第二节 七选五
36—40 CEGBF
第三部分 语言运用
第一节 完形填空
41—45 DACBA 46—50 BCDBC
51—55 DACAD
第二节 语法填空
56. cultural 57. withut
58. generatins59. graduating
60. and 61. has put
62. t suggest63. painted
64. actively65. wh
第四部分 写作
第一节
NOTICE
Dear fellw students,
We are excited t annunce that ur schl will be hsting a pht exhibitin themed “Cntemprary Teenage Life.” The exhibitin will take place in the schl auditrium frm June 15th t June 20th.
This event will shwcase the unique and diverse lives f mdern teenagers thrugh phtgraphy. We encurage all students t participate and share their perspectives and experiences.
We lk frward t yur enthusiastic participatin and hpe t see many creative and inspiring phts.
Student Unin
第二节
At that mment, my father pinted t the cage, “Lk at that crab, there!”. See hw it never gives up trying t escape?" I watched as the crab persisted, climbing ver thers and getting pulled back repeatedly. "This crab is determined," my father cntinued, "and that's what yu need t be as a writer. There will be bstacles, and smetimes it might feel like yu're getting nwhere, but yu must keep trying. Success desn't cme vernight, and it's the determinatin t keep ging that will set yu apart." His wrds struck a chrd with me. Fr the first time, I felt he truly understd my dreams and was ffering his supprt.
Frm that day n, I was determined t make my dream cme true. I threw myself int writing with a newfund passin, embracing the ups and dwns that came with it. Whenever I faced setbacks, I remembered the persistent crab and my father's wrds. Over time, my writing imprved, and I started t see prgress. My father remained a pillar f supprt, ffering advice and encuragement alng the way. Eventually, I began t find my vice as a writer and saw my wrk published. Lking back, I realized that cnversatin with my father and ur crab-catching trip had been a turning pint, giving me the cnfidence and determinatin t pursue my dream relentlessly.