1、1霍尔果斯市苏港中学 2024 届高三第三次月考英语测试卷英 语 试 题命题人：徐勇审核人：唐华丽（考试时间：100 分钟试卷满分：120 分）第一部分 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。APoetry FoundationPoetry ExplorersJoin us online for a weekly family program!Each week,participate in live,interactive activities all about po
2、etrylife.Well learn to use the power of poetry and imagination to explore the world from home.These workshops aredesigned for children aged 5 to 11 and their families.Email familiespoetryfoundation.org to register.Date:Wednesday,12:00 PM 12:30 PMTeen Poetry LabAll teens of grades 6-12 are invited to
3、 a weekly online exploration of poetry.Participants will read and discuss awide range of contemporary poems and receive guidance in the creation of their own work.Sessions are free,but spaceis limited;to reserve a space,please email teenspoetryfoundation.org.Date:Thursday,5:00 PM 6:00 PMForms&Featur
4、es Online:PantoumAll are welcome to a poetry discussion workshop.In this session,we will explore the pantoum,a form born ofMalaysian oral poetry that draws heavily upon repetition and rhyme.Registration is required;space is limited.Toregister,email formspoetryfoundation.org with the time of the sess
5、ion you would like to attend.Date:Monday,2:00 PM 4:00 PM;Wednesday,10:00 AM 12:00 PM;Friday,1:00 PM 3:00 PMLibrary Book Club Online:Victoria ChangAll adults are welcome to a monthly book group hosted by library staff.Next month,we will read and discuss Obitby Victoria Chang.Registration is required;
6、space is limited.To register,email librarypoetryfoundation.org.Date:Friday,12:00 PM 1:30 PM1.What do these four activities have in common?A.Including regular poetry creation.B.Being held online.C.Charging registration fee.D.Being aimed at children.2.Which of the following offers guided poetry writin
7、g sessions?A.Teen Poetry Lab.B.Poetry Explorers.C.Forms&Features Online:Pantoum.D.Library Book Club Online:Victoria Chang.3.Where should they email to register if a couple with their child aged 5 attend?A.teenspoetryfoundation.org.B.formspoetryfoundation.org.C.librarypoetryfoundation.org.D.familiesp
8、oetryfoundation.org.BTerasa Hill did not intend to do something unplanned.It began when Terasa was observing a horse auction(拍卖).A chestnut:racehorse was for sale?“She was the most beautiful thing Id ever seen,though it had an injuredleg,”said Terasa.When the bidding started,Terasa surprised herself
9、 by stepping in.Finally,Terasa became the new owner ofSierra,and Sierra,limping(跛)and hurt with pain from a broken knee,became a labour of love for Terasa.Afterthree long months of nursing her under the guidance of a local animal doctor,the leg recovered.It wasnt only Sierras leg that needed to reco
10、ver;Sierra needed to relearn how to trust people.Terasa thoughtthe best way to win Sierras trust and fondness was to feed her treats.Terasa kept providing Sierra with many treats,but none passed the sniff(嗅)test.Desperate,Terasa experimented by making her own mixture of molasses andgrains,which she
11、baked in her own kitchen.The cookies were a hit with Sierra and other horses,sending Terasas lifein a new direction.Her treats,called“Barnies”,were sold to a local store and like hotcakes,within months local businessmen begandemanding for more.Terasas kitchen was no longer big enough for the increas
12、ed demand,moving her operation toan Oshawa company.Then a serious health problem threatened to ruin her plans.Terasa called upon the same resolution that hadhelped her save Sierra to help her overcome her own illness.Family and friends came to her rescue and kept BarniesLtd.going.Almost a year later
13、,healthy and more resolute than ever,Terasa found a national distributor and Bainiesbegan selling in 144 stores across Canada.And what about Sierra,the inspiration for all this success and change?The horse has fully recovered and hasbecome a wonderful riding horse.4.Why did Terasa create her own coo
14、kies?A.To show superb cooking skills.B.To provide a special diet for Sierra.C.To find a way to bond with the horse.D.To lay the foundation for her business.5.Which best describes Terasa according to paragraph 3?A.Inflexible（顽固的）.B.Pessimistic.C.Confident.D.Determined.6.Why is the last paragraph an e
15、ffective conclusion?A.It raises a valuable question.B.It provides surprising information.C.It returns to the topic of the opening paragraph.D.It continues the focus of the paragraph before it.7.What is the text mainly about?A.A remarkable encounter.B.A famous food company.C.A rescue of a weak horse.
16、D.A career from previous devotion.#QQABJYKUggioABJAAAgCEwVwCAKQkBACAIoOAAAIMAABQBNABAA=#2CThe sound of leaves underfoot is usually associated with autumn.But this year,it was the soundtrack（配音）tosummer walks across Europe,as maximum temperature records fell and the continent suffered its worst droug
17、ht in 500years.The drought had been building for months after a dry winter and spring,but it was worse by a series of fierceheatwaves over the summer,says Simon Parry at the UK Centre for Ecology&Hydrology.In France,nuclear powerplants were forced to reduce their output as low river flows meant ther
18、e wasnt enough water to cool their reactors.Water levels on the Rhine river dropped so far that ships loaded with goods in Germany and the Netherlands,includingcoal and petrol,were unable to travel.Besides,farmers saw crops wither(枯萎).Harvests of soya-beans and sunflowerseeds were predicted to fall
19、by between12 and 16 per cent.This was a crisis caused in large part by climate change,says Richard Allan,who is also at the University ofReading.“Warming due to human-caused climate change made this event much more extreme,”he says.Studiessuggest that the drought was made at least 20 times more like
20、ly by global warming.However,that missing rainfall ends up somewhere,says Peter Gleick at the Pacific Institute in California.Thisyears disastrous floods in countries including Australia and Pakistan are the“flip side”of the droughts,he says.“Thedroughts and the extreme floods that we are seeing are
21、 tied together,and are part and parcel of the broader challenge ofclimate change,”says Gleick.In the wake of a drought,it is critical that nature gets time to recover.But for Europe,this was the second severedrought in four years.“My grass has already recovered from this summerbut if I had a tree th
22、at survived it,that wouldtake 10 years or more to get back to a normal state,”says Niko Wanders at Utrecht University in the Netherlands.8.What is the authors purpose in mentioning the sound?A.To show the seasonal cycle.B.To describe the beauty of autumn.C.To emphasize the dry weather.D.To clarify t
23、rees survival mode.9.What is paragraph 2 of the text mainly about?A.The reduction of river water.B.The duration of the drought.C.The causes of various losses.D.The consequences of the disaster.10.Which is probably the best way to tackle（解决）climate change according to the text?A.Expanding climate mon
24、itoring.B.Improving human behavior.C.Promoting natural restoration.D.Balancing water distribution.11.What is the authors attitude toward the climate change trend in Europe?A.Conservative.B.Unclear.C.Concerned.D.Hopeful.DMany of us seem to have lives that follow a certain path.From kindergarten all t
25、he way to marriage,every stage ofour lives seems to be preset（预设的）.Although this works well for many people,according to British motivationalphilosopher Jay Shetty,there is no“right”schedule to live our lives by.A few months ago,a video of Shettys speech Before You Feel Pressure went viral on the In
26、ternet across the world.In the video,he sends an important message that we should think“outside of the path”and have the courage to followour hearts.Shetty adds that,we dont have to get stressed and put ourselves in a race with our peers or judge our livesbased on others.Everything in life happens a
27、ccording to our time,our clocks.In his inspiring speech,Shetty points out that UK author J.K.Rowling got her famous Harry Potter seriespublished at age 32,after being turned down by 12 publishers.Shetty also mentions that Chinese businessman JackMa didnt even start the Alibaba Group until he was 35
28、and US actor Morgan Freeman didnt get his big break untilhe was 52 years old.We shouldnt let anyone rush us.As Albert Einstein once said,“Not everything that counts can be counted,andnot everything thats counted truly counts.”The key to staying on our own tracks is to be patient and embrace our own
29、passions.In Australian nurse BronnieWares best-selling book,she recorded the regrets of her dying patients,and the top one on the list was,“I wish l hadthe courage to live a life true to myself,not the one others expected of me.”Indeed,we are all unique in ourpersonalities and gifts,and theres no pe
30、rfect fit for all.We should listen to our inner voices and unlearn what theworld has taught us.“It is important to allow people to go back to being self-aware of their own interests,needs and concerns”,Shetty told National Geographic.“Its disconnecting from what makes sense to what actually moves yo
31、u and whatmakes sense internally.”12What is many peoples life path like according to Paragraph 1?AIt suits everyone fine.BIt is preset by parents.CIt includes two major stages.DIt seems to be a fixed pattern.13What does Shetty want to convey in the video?ARun your own race.BFollow the preset path.CT
32、hink outside the box.DIntegrate our ideas with others.14How does Shetty prove his idea in Paragraph 3?ABy using quotes.BBy giving examples.CBy making comparison.DBy analyzing figures.15Which statement does the author most probably agree with?AAccept what others teach us.BStick to our own internal th
33、oughts.CLive up to others expectations of us.DReflect on what we undergo in our life.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。One of the most effective skills you can have in life is powerful and effective time management._16_ Hereare vital time management tips for ge
34、tting your goals.Set goals the right way._17_ If you dont set your goals the right way,then youll lack the proper targets,which will force you tofall off track.But when you set them the right way,the sky is the limit.Use proper goal setting method to help you#QQABJYKUggioABJAAAgCEwVwCAKQkBACAIoOAAAI
35、MAABQBNABAA=#3see things through.And when you do set those goals,make sure you have powerful deep down meanings for wanting toachieve them.Find a good time management system.One of the tips for managing your time is to find the right system to actually do it.The quadrant(象 限)time-management system i
36、s probably the most effective._18_Things are either urgent or important,both,orneither.Take frequent breaks when working.One study suggests that you should work for 52 minutes and break for 17 minutes.You might not have enoughtime to do that.But you should take frequent breaks.If youre a boss workin
37、g for yourself,this is vital.Its easy to runout of energy and not even know it._19_Make to-do lists in the evening for the next day.Every single evening before bed,make a list for the next day.Look at your goals and see what you can do to helpmove you closer.20It takes time.But by making to-do lists
38、,youre effectively setting goals for the day.Dailygoals are easier to achieve while helping to move us towards the longer and bigger goals.But that happens by creatingto-do lists.A.This doesnt happen overnight（一夜之间）.B.Theres a right or wrong way to set goals.C.Use your time wisely by abandoning your
39、 bad habits.D.You cannot reach your goals without managing your time well.E.Find a good friend who can help you solve the problem of time management.F.It divides your activities into four quadrants based on urgency and importance.G.Keep your mental,emotional and physical states at peak levels by bre
40、aking frequently.第二部分语言知识运用（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，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Just sign here,sir,the deliveryman(送货员)said as he handed Oscar Reyna a package.The package consisted of(装有)a long,narrow box21wrapped in brown paper.22the box,Oscarsaw an umbrella inside
41、a very old one with a beautifully carved handle.23he had not seen it for more than 20years,he recognized it immediately.Oscar was 16 when he first saw the24umbrella.He had gone to a concert with his grandparents.As theywere leaving,he noticed an umbrella on an empty seat.Impressed by its25_,Oscar fe
42、lt a strong desire to find itsowner.Oscar26the manager to look in the record of advance ticket sales.Just as he thought,a name matched theseat27Oscar had found the umbrella.The name was Mrs.Katie OBrien.Oscar talked his grandparents into going by Mrs.OBriens house on their way home.He rang the bell,
43、the dooropened,and an elderly woman appeared.May I28you?she asked.Id like to return it if its yours,Oscarsaid,29the umbrella as if presenting a gift that had long been wished for.Why,yes!its mine,repliedMrs.OBrien with a30smile and shining eyes.It was given to me by my father years ago.Thank you so
44、muchfor returning it.May I offer you a reward for your31?No,maam.he said,my grandmother says that agood deed is its own reward.Well,thats32what my father used to say.What is your name,Young man?Years later,Oscar was staring at the finely carved handle of the umbrella as he remembered Mrs.OBrien.It w
45、asin perfect condition,considering how33it was.Why had it arrived here today?As if34 _,a note fellfrom the paper.It read:Mrs.OBrien wanted you to accept this umbrella as a present for a kind,35gesturelong ago.21.A.strictlyB.carefullyC.seriouslyD.carelessly22.A.OpeningB.SeizingC.WatchingD.Searching23
46、.A.AfterB.WhenC.SinceD.Although24.A.ordinaryB.unusualC.simpleD.typical25.A.beautyB.shapeC.sizeD.history26.A.persuadedB.forcedC.encouragedD.advised27.A.untilB.beforeC.whichD.where28.A.inviteB.helpC.botherD.know29.A.putting upB.turning outC.picking upD.holding out30.A.wideB.confidentC.proudD.shy31.A.p
47、atienceB.kindnessC.courageD.determination32.A.clearlyB.naturallyC.exactlyD.probably33.A.oldB.rareC.valuableD.nice34.A.in turnB.in returnC.in exchangeD.in answer35.A.attractiveB.meanC.selflessD.selfish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。On our way to the house,it was raini
48、ng36hard that we couldnt help wondering how long it wouldtake37（get）there.It was in the middle of Pearl City.We were first greeted with the barking by a pack38dogs,seven to be exact.They were well trained bytheir masters（主人）39had great experience with caring for these animals.Our hosts shared many o
49、f theirexperiences and40（recommend）wonderful places to eat,shop,and visit.For breakfasts,we were able to eatpapaya（木瓜）and other fruits from their trees in the backyard.Whentheywerefreefromwork,theyinvitedustolocaleventsandletusknowofaninteresting41（compete）to watch,together with the story behind it.
50、They also shared with usmany42（tradition）stories about Hawaii that were43（huge）popular with tourists.On the last day ofour week-long stay,we44（invite）to attend private concert on a beautiful farm on the North Shore under thestars,45（listen）to musicians and meeting interesting locals.#QQABJYKUggioABJ
51、AAAgCEwVwCAKQkBACAIoOAAAIMAABQBNABAA=#4第三部分写作（共两节，满分 40 分）第一节 书面表达（满分 15 分）假设你是李华，上周收到好友 Tom 的来信，从而得知他最近感觉学习压力很大，学习效率甚微。请你回一封电子邮件，帮助他放松身心，提高学习效率。内容要点包括：1.表示安慰；2.提出建议。注意：1.词数 80 左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Dear Tom,_Yours,Li Hua第二节 读后续写（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。Joyce is in the fourth grad
52、e and he joined the noisy children of his class as usual.Children!Silence!MangatMadam suddenly entered the class.She announced next week would be math week.Id like each of you to work on aproject.You could do it individually or in a group.she instructed.The topic for the project needs approving tomo
53、rrowand it has to be displayed at the math week exhibition.The best project will be awarded and there is also a surprise giftfrom my side,she added.Joyce,who is extremely good at math,sat in the corner seat of the first bench with Karan,an average.Karan askedJoyce if they could work on the math proj
54、ect together.Joyce replied in a prideful tone,Ha-ha you want to join me.Ithink I will do the project on my own.Joyce wanted to get awarded and the surprise gift all for himself from MangatMadam.After deep consideration,Joyce decided to work on a math magic quiz on the circuit board(电路板).The next day
55、in school,Mangat Madam arrived in the classroom and all the children submitted their topics for math exhibition.Theyall chose to work in a group except Joyce.In the following days,Joyce gathered all the materials for the project such aswires,bulbs(灯泡),a switch and a thin plywood board(胶合板).He worked
56、 out a few mathematical basic operations tobe fixed on the board so that when the wire of the circuit touched the right answer,the bulb glowed(发光).Joycecompleted the project and was happy with the result.The evening before the exhibition,while packing his school bags,Joyce again checked the project
57、to see if itwas working fine.Alas!All the lights that were to glow did not seem to light at all.Without finding the reason,Joycewas tense.However,he decided to take the same project to the school as he couldnt change the topic at the lastminute.Then came the next day,and everybody was fascinated（迷住）in the exhibition.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。Paragraph 1:It was Joyces turn to display his project._Paragraph 2:Finally,the teacher announced Karans team was the winner._#QQABJYKUggioABJAAAgCEwVwCAKQkBACAIoOAAAIMAABQBNABAA=#
