湖南省衡阳市金太阳金太阳2023-2024学年高三上学期11月期中英语试题

绝密★启用前高三英语考试注意事项:1.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上。2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。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。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。例:Howmuchistheshirt?A.£19.15. B.£9.18. C.£9.15.答案是C。1.HowwillthespeakersgobacktoLondon?A.Byair. B.Bytrain. C.Bycar.2.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?A.Inashop. B.Inanoffice. C.Inacafe.3.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Competitionwitheachother.B.Visitingeachother'scompany.C.Doingbusinesswitheachother.4.Whatisthewoman'ssuggestion?A.Repairingthesofa. B.Cleaningthekitchen. C.Buyingacupboard.5.Whydoesthemanchoosetheguitar?A.Hewantstobedifferent. B.Hewantstofollowsuit. C.Hewantstolookcool.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、从是中所给的A、B.C三个选项中选出最佳选项。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。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.Whereistheaccountingoffice?A.Onthe4thfloor. B.Onthe5thfloor. C.Onthe6thfloor.7.Whatwillthemandoforthewoman?A.Leadhertoameetingroom.B.Invitehertolunch.C.Takethingstothe10thfloor.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Whatisthemanlookingfor?A.BridgeStreet. B.GaryStreet. C.Agasstation.9.Whatshouldthemandofirst?A.Turnright. B.Turnleft. C.DoaU-turn.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Inwhatlanguageistheoperausuallysung?A.ChineseorEnglish. B.ItalianorFrench. C.GermanorFrench.11.Howmanylanguagescanthemanspeak?A.Three. B.Four. C.Five.12.Whatwillthetwospeakersprobablydonext?A.Watchanopera. B.Talkabouttheperformers. C.Learnanewlanguage.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Whatdoesthewomanthinkabouttrainingatweekends?A.Unnecessary. B.Important. C.Unreasonable.14.Whatisthetrainingmainlyfor?A.Skilllearning. B.Culturalawareness. C.Teamworkimprovement.15.Whatbenefitwillaone-yearemployeereceive?A.Asalaryincrease. B.Aseven-dayholiday. C.Apossiblepromotion.16.Whatistheconversationmainlyabout?A.Companyrules. B.Salarystandards. C.Jobtraining.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Whattimeisitnow?A.It's7:45am. B.It's8:00am. C.It's8:15am.18.Wherewillthevisitorsgofirst?A.NewtonStreet. B.CityMuseum. C.RedwoodPark.19.HowlongwilltheyspendatNewtonStreet?A.Anhour. B.Onehourandahalf. C.Twohours.20.Howmanyplaceswilltheyvisittoday?A.Three. B.Four. C.Five.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。ATheBestCavesInTheWorldHangSonDoong,VietnamNaturalcavesdon'tcomemuchlargerthanHangSonDoong,closetotheborderbetweenLaosandVietnam.Thiscavepossessesthelargestcrosssectionofanyknowncaveontheplanet,avastareathatisdifficulttodescribe.Supposedly,aBoeing747couldflythroughwithoutdamagingitswings,butthatdoesn’treallydojusticetothevastnessofHangSonDoong.Thestalactites(钟乳石)hereareprettymassivetoo,withsomereachingupto80metres.WaitomoCaves,NewZealandGlowworms(萤火虫)arethere,asfarastheeyecansee.Okay,notliterally,buttheWaitomoCavesystemonNewZealand'sNorthIslandisbest-knownforthefluorescentfaunathatlightupthewalls,givingitthenot-particularly-creativebutcompletelyacceptable“GlowwormCaves”nickname.Theyaremoreaccessiblethanothercavesonthislit,withraftingandadventuretoursavailabletothoselookingforsomethingalittlemorethrilling.MammothCave,theUSAIfyouhavecertainexpectationsfromsomewherecalled“MammothCave”,thatisentirelyunderstandable.MammothCaveinKentuckyistheworld'slongestknowncavesystem,anincredible420milesofundergroundwonder.That'stwiceaslongasthenextlongest,bytheway,althoughitisn'tunusualfortheUSAtogoalloutonsuchthings.ReedFlute(芦笛)Cave,ChinaNamedafterthereedsthatgrowoutside,whichareusedtomakeflutes,obviously,theReedFluteCave'swallsarecoveredwithinscriptionsfromcenturiesgoneby-ifevidencewasneededthatpeoplehavebeenpayingattentiontothisplaceforalongoldtime.Theinsidepartofthecaveisalsolitupbymulticolouredlights,givingitarealotherworldythemethatadsweighttothenickname.21.WhatisspecialaboutHangSonDoong?A.Itwasonceabaseofafactory.B.Itisthedeepestcaveintheworld.C.Ithasthehigheststalactitesintheworld.D.Itownsthelargestcross-sectionintheworld.22.Whichofthefollowingcanbemucheasiertoenter?A.HangSonDoong. B.WaitomoCaves.C.MammothCave. D.ReedFluteCave.23.Whichcountryprobablyhastheongestcavesystemintheword?A.Vietnam. B.NewZealand. C.TheUSA. D.China.BForVishwanathMallabadifromBangalore,India,thereisnosuchthingasauselessobjector“waste”.Givehimanythingabandonedmetalorplasticitems,olddevices,dysfunctionalprintedcircuitboards-andhe’llcreateartoutofit.Vishwanath’spassionisparticularlyrelevantinthecurrentage,whereIndiageneratesmoree-wastethanitcanrecycle.From2019to2020,thecountrygeneratedatotalofmorethan1milliontonnesofe-waste.Ofthis,only22.7percentwascollected,takenapartandrecycled.Theeco-artisthasupcycledandtansformednearly200kgofe-wasteintousableproductsandproposeseco-artasameanstodealwithwastemanagement.Vishwanath’sfather,DMShambhu,wasafamoussculptorandpainter,buthewantedhissontochoosemedicineandbecomeadoctor.However,Vishwanath,whowasinterestedinupcyclingsecond-handobjectsrigh