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株洲市天元区名校2022-2023学年高三上学期12月月考英语试题（A）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。AYoungWritersAwards

AbouttheContestBenningtonCollegehasauniqueliterarytradition.We’vehadtwelvePulitzerPrizewinners,threeUSpoetlaureates,fourMacArthurGeniuses,andtwoo

fTimemagazine’s100mostinfluentialpeople.Incelebrationofthis,BenningtonlaunchedtheYoungWritersAwardstopromoteexcellenceinwritingatthehigh

schoollevel.Studentsareinvitedtoenterwiththefollowingwork:•Poetry:Agroupofthreepoems•Fiction:Ashortstory(1,500wordsorfewer)orone-actplay•Nonfiction

:Apersonaloracademicessay(1,500wordsorfewer)Afirst-,second-,andthird-placewinnerisselectedineachcategor

y.WewelcomeparticipationofbothUSandinternationalstudents.Awards&RulesFirst-placewinnersineachcategoryareawardedaprizeof$1,000;se

cond-placewinnersreceive$500;third-placewinnersreceive$250.•Nochargeforentrance.Feesforaccidentscausedbyparticipant

sarerequired.•Allentriesmustbeoriginalworkreviewed,approvedandguidedbyateacher.Wewilluseyourteacherasacontactforthecompe

titionshouldwehaveanyquestions.Forhomeschooledstudents,pleasecontactonetoassistinyourwritingevenifyouhaveexperienceinsuchcompetitions.YoungWrit

ersAwardsfinalistsandwinnersarealsoqualifiedforundergraduatescholarshipsatBennington.YoungWritersAwardsfinalistswhoapplyandgainadm

issiontoBenningtonwillreceivea$10,000scholarshipeveryyearforfouryears,foratotalof$40,000.YoungWritersAwardswinnersreachingthestandardwillre

ceive$15,000everyyear,foratotalof$60,000.1．WhatcanbelearnedabouttheYoungWritersAwards?A．Itrewardsthre

ewinnersatlast.B．It’satraditionofBenningtonCollege.C．Itacceptsparticipantsworldwide.D．Itoffersscholarshipstoundergraduates.2．Whatarethepartic

ipantsaskedtodo?A．Handinapersonalessay.B．Haverelatedwritingexperience.C．Payanentryfeeontime.D．Findateachertohelpwiththeentry.3．

Howmuchwillthesecond-placewinnertobeadmittedintoBenningtongainintotal?A．$10,500.B．$15,500.C．$40,500.D．$60,500.BInAugust2012,

whenthousandsofhoneybeeslandedonthewingsofaDeltaaircraftheadedtoNewYork,interruptingrefuelingandbaggageloading,BenShertz

er,wildlifeadministratoratPittsburghInternationalAirport,turnedtomasterbeekeeperSteveRepasky.ShertzerlearnedfromRepaskythathoneyb

eenumbershavesharplydeclinedinrecentyears.Perhaps,thoughtShertzer,theairportcouldhostsomehives(蜂箱).ColonyCollapseDisorder(CCD),firstreport

edin2006byPennsylvaniabeekeeperDavidHackenberg,occurswhenthevastmajorityofbeesinanygivencolony—generallywork

erbees—dieoutunexpectedly.Therefore,Hackenbergtransportshishivesacrossthecountrytopollinate(对……授粉)crop

s:TheymighttravelfromPennsylvaniatoCalifornia,andthen,afewmonthslater,thosesamehivesmightbemovedtoMaineforth

eblueberrycrop.In2006,Hackenberghadleft400hivesinafieldtopollinateBrazilianpeppertrees;whenhereturnedtothehives

amonthlater,allbut36hiveshadbeenabandoned.Thebeeshadjustdisappeared,leavingbehindthequeenandafewbabybees.By2013,morethan10millionbeecolo

nieshadbeenlostworldwide.ShertzerandRepaskyapproachedairportmanagementaboutplacinghivesin2013,butweretoldthattheprogramdidn

’tfittheairport’svision.Itwasn’tuntilChristinaCassotiscameonboardasCEOin2015thatthingsturnedaround.Theairportcurrentlyhas110colonies.Theprograma

ctuallybenefitstheairportaswellasthehoneybees.“Swarming(成群飞行)isreproductivebehavior,”saysRepasky.“Inthespring,ahealthycolonywilldivideint

otwoparts,andwilltakeoffinaswarmtolocateanewhome,travelingupwardsofamileormore.Whilethey’researching,they’llstoptorestonthefirstsolidobjecttheycan

find,whetherit’sthewingofanaircraft,arunwaytaxilight,orabaggagecart.”Topreventthisbehavior,ShertzerandRepaskyhaveplaced15“swarmtraps”

aroundtheairfieldofferingthebeesalternativelandingspots.It’sworked:Whereastheairportusedtohave15ormoreswarmsayearinterruptingairoperati

ons,inthepastyearithashadjustthree.4．WhydidShertzercontactRepaskyin2012?A．Tolethimhelpwithbaggageloading.B．TolearnhowtorefuelaDe

ltaaircraft.C．Toaskhimtohelprelocatethehoneybees.D．Toseekadviceonhowtoraisehoneybees.5．WhatisHackenberg’spurposeoftrav

elingaround?A．Tocometocrops’rescue.B．TodoresearchonCCD．C．Tobuildmorenewhives.D．Tosearchforbeecolonies.6．Whatdo“swarmtraps”mentionedinthelas

tparagraphreferto?A．Baggagecarts.B．Beehives.C．Thewingsofanaircraft.D．Runwaytaxilights.7．Whatisasuitabletitleforthetext?A．Fun

factsabouthoneybeesB．ColonyCollapseDisorderC．Thelatestinairportjobs:beekeeperD．UnwantedvisitorsatanairportCWasy

ourschoolnoisyorpeaceful?Itmightnotseemimportant,butagrowingbodyofresearchsuggeststhatsoundscanhaveanimpactonlearning,performanceandcreativi

ty.Whetherbackgroundsoundsarebeneficialornotseemstodependonwhatkindofnoiseitis—andthevolume.Inaseriesofstudiespublishedlastyear

,RaviMehtafromtheCollegeofBusinessatIllinoisandhiscolleaguestestedpeople'screativitywhileexposedtoasoundtrackmadeupofbackgroundnoises—suchascoffee-sh

opchatterandconstruction-sitedrilling—atdifferentvolumes.Theyfoundthatpeopleweremorecreativewhentheback

groundnoiseswereplayedatamediumlevelthanwhenvolumewaslow.Loudbackgroundnoise,however,damagedtheircreativity.Thismakessens

eforacoupleofreasons,sayspsychologistDrNickPerham,atCardiffMetropolitanUniversityintheUK,whostudiestheeffectofsoundsonlearningbutwasnotinvolvedi

nthestudy.Firstly,hesays,soundsthataremostdisturbingtendtobeveryvariable.Ageneralhum(嗡嗡声)inthebackgroundsuggestsasteady-statesoundwithnotmuchvar

iation."Sothere'snotmuchtheretocaptureyourattention-nothingdisturbingthesubjects,"hesays.Atthesametime,thebackgroundnoisemightcausethesubjectstobein

aslightlyheightenedstateofarousal(觉醒),saysPerham."Mediumarousalisbestforgoodperformance.Soitmightbethatageneralhuminthebackground

givesanideallevelofarousal."Withthatinmind,Perhamsuggeststheremaybesomebenefitstoplayingmusicorothersoundsinanartclassorothers

ituationswherecreativityiskey.Manyteachersallovertheworldalreadyplaymusictostudentsinclass.Manyareinspiredbytheb

eliefthathearingmusiccanimproveIQintasks,theso-calledMozarteffect.Whiletheevidenceactuallysuggestsit'sastretchtosayclassicalmusicimprovesbrainpower

,researchersdothinkpleasantsoundsbeforeataskcansometimesliftyourmoodandhelpyouperformwell,saysPerham,whohasdonehisownstudiesonthephenomenon

.Thekeyappearstobethatyouenjoywhatyou'rehearing."Ifyoulikethemusicoryoulikethesound—evenlisteningtoaStephenKingn

ovel-thenyoudidbetter.Itdidn'tmatteraboutthemusic,"hesays.8．WhichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothestudiesbyRaviMehtaand

NickPerham?A．It'sbetternottoexposepeopletoanybackgroundnoisewhileatwork.B．Construction-sitedrillingshouldbeforbid

denwherethereisaschool.C．Noiseswillharmpeople'shealthhoweverlowtheirvolumesare.D．Acertainlevelofnoisemayd

ogoodtopeople'screativity.9．AccordingtoDrNickPerham,itcanbeinferredthatinanartclass,teachershadbetter________.A．keeptheclassroomquietB．playmu

sicatasteadyandmediumvolumeC．broadcastclassicalmusicD．varythevolumeofthemusicconstantly10．Inthelastparagraph,theunderlinedpart"it'sastretch"isusedto

________.A．provetheusefulnessofpleasingsoundsB．confirmthebeliefofMozarteffectC．challengetheimportanceofsoftmusicD．castdoubtonthepowerofmu

sicinraisingIQ11．Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthispassage?A．LearningPower:NoiseandMusicWorkB．NoiseMeetingMusic:ABlessing?C．NoiseorMusic:

CreativityinDangerD．Brainpower:MoreMusicandLessNoiseDSonyWorldPhotographyAwardsOpenEyeGallery,LiverpoolNovember21—December10,2022Wednesday—Sund

ay:11:00am—4:00pm19MannIsland,LiverpoolWaterfront,Liverpool.TravelPhotographeroftheYearChesterCathedralDe

cember2—28,2022MondaytoSaturday:9:00am—5:00pm;Sunday:11:30am—4:00pm9AbbeySquare,Chester,CheshireAnexhibitionofselectedwinningimagesf

romtheTPOTYawardswillbetravelingtoChesterCathedral.BirdPhotographeroftheYear2022September2022—January2023Datesandvenues(地点)tobeconfirmed,moreinfo

rmationsoon.Anexhibitionof70—80ofthewinningimageswillgoonaninternationaltour.RPSGallery,BristolUntilOctober21,2022Thursday—Sunday10:00am

—5:00pmTheRoyalPhotographicSociety,RPSHouse,ArosVale,BristolAtotalof105worksby57photographerswillbeondisplayintheInternationalPhotogra

phyExhibition163atRPSGallery.12．Whichshowisalreadyfinished?A．SonyWorldPhotographyAwards.B．TravelPhotographeroftheYea

r.C．BirdPhotographeroftheYear2022.D．InternationalPhotographyExhibition163.13．HowlongwilltheTravelPhotographerof

theYearexhibitionlast?A．Amonth.B．27days.C．Ayear.D．Unknown.14．IfyouwanttovisitanexhibitiononTuesday,youwillchoose________.A．SonyWorldPhotography

AwardsB．TravelPhotographeroftheYearC．BirdPhotographeroftheYear2022D．InternationalPhotographyExhibition16315．Whatinf

ormationdothefourprogrammesfocuson?A．Photographytheoreticalstudy.B．Photographyreview.C．Photographyshow.D．Photograph

yawardceremonies.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。Thinkabouthowmuchreadingyoudoeveryday.Whenyoulookatit,you

mightfindthatreadingisthework-relatedskillthatyouusemostoften!____16____Afterall,ifwecanreadandcomprehendtext

books,thenaren’twegoodreaders?Maybenot.Giventhetimethatreadingconsumes,itmaybeaskillthatwecanandshouldimprove._

___17____Itmeansgettingfasterandmoreefficientatreading,whilestillunderstandingwhatyou’rereading.Althoughyouspendagoodpartofyourdayr

eading,haveyoueverthoughtabouthowyouread?Howdoyoureyesmakesenseoftheshapesoftheletters,andthenputthoseletterstogethertoformsentence

sthatyoucanunderstand?Readingisquiteacomplexskill.Itwaspreviouslybelievedduringreading,botheyesfocusonparticularletter

s.____18____Scientistsnowbelievethattheeyeslockontodifferentlettersatthesametime,usuallytwocharactersapart.Yourbrainthenfuses(融合)these

imagestogethertoformaword.Thishappensveryswiftly,aswelookthroughpagesoftext！Manypeoplereadatanaveragerateof250wordspermi

nute.____19____Imagine,then,ifyoucoulddoubleyourrateto500wordsperminute.____20____Youcouldthenspendthesavedtimeonothertasks,ortakeafewex

traminutestorelax.Anotherimportantadvantageofspeedreadingisthatitallowsonetobettercomprehendtheoverallstruct

ureofanargument.Thisleadstobetter“bigpicture”understanding,whichcangreatlybenefityourworkandcareer.A．Recentr

esearchshowsthisisn’tthecase.B．Speedreadinghasagreatmanybenefits.C．Youshouldpracticetoimproveyourrea

dingspeed.D．Butwhatdoesbecomingabetterreaderinvolve?E．Youcouldreadallofthiscontentinhalfthetime.F．It’salsoaskil

lthatmostofustakeforgrantedbythetimewereachage12.G．Thismeansthatanaveragepageinabookordocumenttakes1-2minutestoread.第二部分语言运用

（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。DaysafterArgentinacanceledallinternationalflightstoprote

ctthecountryfromCOVID-19,ManuelBallestero____21____hisjourneyhometheonlywaypossible.Hesteppedaboardhissmallsailboatforan85-dayjourneyback.The47-year-

oldsailorcouldhavestayedonthetinyPortugueseislandofPortoSanto,to____22____thetimeoflockdownsinascenicplacelarg

elyfreeofthe____23____.Butthethoughtoflivingawayfromhisfamily,especiallyhisfatherwhowassoontoturn90,wasunbearable.S

oheloadedhis29-footboatwithcannedfoodand____24____inmid-March.Aparticularly____25____aspectofthisawfulpe

riodwastheinabilityofanuntoldnumberofpeopletorushhometohelplovedones.Friendstriedto____26____Mr.Ballesterofromstartingther

iskyjourneyandthe____27____inPortugalwarnedhimhemightnotbeallowedtoreenterifheranintotroubleandhadto____2

8____.Buthewasdetermined.SailingacrosstheAtlanticischallenginginthebestofcircumstances.Theaddeddifficultiesofdoi

ngitduringapandemicbecame____29____threeweeksintothetrip.OnApril12,theauthorities(当局)inCapeVerde_____30_____himtodoc

kattheislandnationtogetanewsupplyoffoodandfuel.Hewasexperiencedinspendinglongtimeatsea,butbeing_____31_____onth

eopenoceanisfrighteningtoeventhemostexperiencedsailor.Learningabouthisvoyage,peopleboredathomewereimpressed.He

_____32_____createdanInstagramaccountto_____33_____thefinallegofthetrip.“EnteringmyportwhereIlearnedhowtosailgavemethetasteofa(n)_____34_____accompl

ished,”Juansaid._____35_____Mr.Ballesterodidn’tgettocelebratehisfather’s90thbirthdayinMay,hedidmakeithomeintimeforFather’s

Day.21．A．stoppedB．expectedC．startedD．changed22．A．shiftB．shareC．surviveD．reflect23．A．poisonB．virusC．geneD．cell24．A．wentonB．tookoffC．settl

eddownD．setout25．A．painfulB．dangerousC．complexD．important26．A．saveB．protectC．discourageD．ban27．A．reporters

B．relativesC．citizensD．government28．A．turnawayB．turnbackC．giveupD．givein29．A．commonB．differentC．obviousD．minor30．A．urgedB．forcedC．threatenedD．p

rohibited31．A．awakeB．aloneC．forgottenD．deserted32．A．evenB．justC．yetD．still33．A．instructB．affordC．serveD．docum

ent34．A．skillB．missionC．experimentD．exploration35．A．WhileB．AsC．UnlessD．Since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。

Chinaistheglobalhostofthe2019WorldEnvironmentDaycelebrations,andthemaineventisbeingheldinHangzhouinEastChina.Overt

hepastdecade,Hangzhougovernment___36___(improve)bike-friendlyinfrastructure,suchaslanesandtrafficsignals___37___(

create)forcyclistsandhasprovidedalmost86,000publicbikes.InHangzhou,asmartcardallowsusersto___38___(easy)accessallformsofpublictransport,___39___bi

kestobuses.ApartfromleadingtheChinesecyclingresurgence,Hangzhouisalsohometoaninnovativewaytoencouragemore___40___(sustain)lifestyles,witha

napp___41___ishelpingtostopdesertification,cutairpollutionandplantmillionsofnewtrees.The“AntForest”mini-program,aHangzhou-

basedprojectfromgiantChinesepaymentsandlifestyleappAlipay,encouragesuserstomakesmall,environmentallyfriendly___

_42____(decide)intheirdailylives,suchascyclingrather___43___drivingtowork,orrecyclingclothes.Ifusersperfor

manycarbon-reducingactivities,they___44___(reward)with“greenenergy”points.Iftheyaccumulateenoughvirtualpoin

ts,____45____realtreewillbeplanted.AccordingtoAntFinancial,morethan100milliontreeshavebeenplanted,thankstothelow-carbon

actionsof500millionindividuals,roughly5%oftheworld’spopulation.第三部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）46．2022年的春季疫情使得同学们又开启了网课模

式，为鼓励同学们积极锻炼，增强“运动有助于健康”的意识，校学生会英语社团决定举办主题为“Lifeliesinmovement”的征文活动。请你写一篇短文投稿，内容包括：1.运动的好处；2.你喜欢的运动及理由

。注意：1.词数80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，使行文连贯；3.首段已给出，不计入总词数。LifeliesinmovementDuetotheepidemic,ourschoollaunchedtheonlinecourse,duringwhichmanyofusstudent

sdon’tgetmuchexerciselearningathomeallday.However,it’suniversallyacknowledgedthatphysicalexerciseissoimpor

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_________________________第二节（满分25分）47．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。ChristmasDaywascoming.Iwasjustakidthen,andmybigsistert

oldmetherewasnoSantaClaus.IfledtomyGrandmabecauseshewouldbestraightwithme.lknewGrandmaalwaystoldmethetrut

h.Grandmawashome，andItoldhereverything.Shewasreadyforme.“NoSantaClaus!”Sheshouted.“Ridiculous!Don’tbelieveit.Thatrumorhasbeengoinga

roundforyears，anditmakesmemad,plainmad.”“Now，putonyourcoat，andlet’sgo.”“Gowhere,Grandma?”lasked.“Where”turnedou

ttobeKerby’sGeneralStore.theonestoreintownthathadalittlebitofjustabouteverything.Aswewalkedthroughitsdoors，Grandmaha

ndedmetendollars.“Takethismoney.”shesaid，“andbuysomethingforsomeonewhoneedsit.I’llwaitforyouinthecar.”ThensheturnedandwalkedoutofKerby’s.lwasonlye

ightyearsold.I’doftengoneshoppingwithmymother，butneverhadIshoppedforanythingallbymyself.Thestoreseemedbigandcrowded，fullofpeoplecompetingtofinish

theirChristmasshopping.ForafewmomentsIjuststoodthere，confused，holdingthatten-dollarbill，wonderingwhattobuyandwhoto

buyitfor.IsuddenlythoughtofBobbyDecker，whowasakidwithbadbreathandmessyhair.HesatrightbehindmeinMrs.Polloc

k’sgrade-twoclass.BobbyDeckerdidn’thaveacoat.lknewthatbecauseheneverwentoutforrecess(休息)duringthewinter.Hismotheralwayswroteanote，tellingtheteacherth

athehadacough，butwekidsknewthatBobbyDeckerdidn’thaveacough，andhedidn’thaveacoat.Ifingeredthetendollarbillwithg

rowingexcitement.IwouldbuyBobbyDeckeracoat!Isettledonaredone，whichlookedreallywarm，andhewouldlikethat.“IsthisaChristmaspresentforsomeone?”thela

dybehindthecounteraskedkindly，asIlaidmytendollarsdown.“Yes.”Theniceladysmiledatme，putthecoatinabagandwishedmeaMer

ryChristmas.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。Thatevening,GrandmahelpedmewrapthecoatinChristmaspaper.___

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________________________________GrandmaandIwaitedbreathlesslyinthebushforBobbyDecker’sfrontdoortoopen._________________________________________

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__________________________________________________________________________________________________________参考答案1．C2．D3．D4．C5．A

6．B7．D8．D9．B10．D11．B12．D13．B14．B15．C16．F17．D18．A19．G20．E21．C22．C23．B24．D25．A26．C27．D28．B29．C30．D31．B32．A33．D34．B35．A36．hasimproved/beenimproving

37．created38．easily39．from40．sustainable41．that/which42．decisions43．than44．willberewarded45．a46．Lifelie

sinmovementDuetotheepidemic,ourschoollaunchedtheonlinecourse,duringwhichmanyofusstudentsdon’tgetmuchexerciselearningathomeallday.However,it

’suniversallyacknowledgedthatphysicalexerciseissoimportanttoourhealth．Takingexercise,whichcannotonlyenhanceourimmunitybutalsoreleaseusfromthefast-pa

cedlife,playsanimportantroleinourheath．Therearevariouskindsofsportsactivitiesincludingballgamesaswellaso

theractivitieslikeswimmingandhiking.WhenitcomestothesportswhichIamfondof,runningmustbementioned.Foronething,iti

seasytocarryout.Wecandorunninginourcommunityorinthepark,savingusmuchtimeandmoneyinfindingaproperplace.Foranother,weca

ndoitaswelike,byourselvesorinagroup.Atlast,allthingstakenintoconsideration,runningnotonlysuppliesuswithgoodhealth,butalsoapositive

mind．Sowhynotchooseasportandenjoythebenefititbringsyou?47．Onepossibleversion:Thatevening,GrandmahelpedmewrapthecoatinChristmaspaper.Shew

rote“ToBobby，FromSantaClaus”onit,afterwhichshedrovemeovertoBobbyDecker’shouse,explaininglwasofficiallyoneofSanta’shelper

s.GrandmaparkeddownthestreetfromBobby’shouse,andltookadeepbreath,anddashedforhisfrontdoor.Seeingnootherpeoplenoticeus,lputtheChristmaspresentd

own,poundedhisdoorbellandthenGrandmaandlhidinthecar.GrandmaandlwaitedbreathlesslyinthebushforBobbyDecker’sfrontdoortoopen.OutwentBob

byDecker.Seeingthecoatinthebag,helookedveryastonishedandthencalledhismothertogoout.Afterhearingthemsay“Thanks”toSantaClaus,Ifeltv

eryproudofwhatlhaddone.Atthattime,IdecidedtobeSanta’shelperforever.ItwasonthatnightthatlrealizedthetruththathewhohasnoChris

tmasinhisheartwillneverfindChristmasunderatree.